Archive for June, 2011

Journey to Get Limited Beta, Details Coming Soon
Friday, June 24th, 2011

The developers over at thatgamecompany are busy on their latest title, Journey. Like their previous titles, Journey will be a very emotional game with a major emphasis on music. Journey will also be the first game from the company to feature online multiplayer. Naturally, thatgamecompany wants to test their title before its release, and gamers [...]

Get Batman: Arkham Asylum For Cheap Off Amazon
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Batman: Arkham Asylum won numerous gaming awards, and is regarded as one of the top super-hero titles of all time. In other words, you as a gamer have done yourself a serious injustice if you have not checked out the first entry into the franchise. But worry not, Amazon US saves the day once again. [...]

Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition Detailed
Friday, June 24th, 2011

BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 series is easily one of the most anticipated titles scheduled for release next year. With the popularity of collector’s/special/limited edition iterations of people’s favorite titles, there is no doubt that Mass Effect 3 would receive the same treatment as well. In fact, each installment in the franchise has featured a collector’s [...]

Major Update on Street Fighter X Tekken Coming in July
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Since E3, Street Fighter X Tekken has gained significant momentum in popularity. Even with a relatively small roster of Sagat, Cammy, Chun-Li, Abel, Guile, Ken Masters, Ryu, Kazuya, Nina, King, Marduk, Bob, Julia and Hwoarang (and Cole), fans are eager for more information on what may be the next biggest title to hit the fighting [...]

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Stumbling, Dark Souls Climbing in Japan’s Most Wanted
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Famitsu’s latest round of polling for the most anticipated upcoming games shows Dragon Quest X finally climbing back into the number two spot after having Final Fantasy Type-0 standing in its way for a few weeks. Some things haven’t changed though, as PS3-exclusive RPG Tales of Xillia is still the most wanted game amongst Famitu’s [...]

Team ICO Relocating to be Able to “Take on The World”
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Moving is one of the most stressful things you can do in your entire life; cross-country or across town it still requires an inordinate amount of work. Now imagine you’re working on one of the most anticipated games on the PS3 and it’s time to relocate right in the middle of your project—now you know [...]

Fire Hose Games Talks About Development of Slam Bolt Scrappers
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Fire Hose Games is a brand new development studio that released their first title, Slam Bolt Scrappers, back in March of this year. It received mixed reviews from critics and was scored 6/10 here on PlayStation LifeStyle. Even worse for Fire Hose Games, the PSN went down 3 weeks after the game launched and halted [...]

PS3 Review – Alice: Madness Returns
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Spicy Horse takes the reigns to lead us through the insanity of Alice: Madness Returns, and it’s time to find out if it’s crazy fun, or coma inducing boredom.

32 New Tales of Xillia Screens and Console Bundle Information
Friday, June 24th, 2011

Namco Bandai’s development division known as the “Tales Studio” is hard at work on its namesake, as evidenced by these new screenshots of the PS3-exclusive RPG Tales of Xillia.

Tiny Battlers Not So Small on Sales Charts, Japan’s Current Best-Selling Games Announced
Friday, June 24th, 2011

No one questioned for a second that Ryu Ga Gotoku: Of the End (Yakuza: Of the End in the West) would sell a truckload of copies early into its retail run. Many may be surprised, however, to find that in just its second week on the market, it’s been dethroned by a PSP game. Level-5′s [...]

Black Death Announced by Darkworks
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

A new multiplatform game called Black Death was announced by Darkworks, makers of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, and the yet to be released I Am Alive.

Image Epoch Fires Out Black Rock Shooter: The Game Videos, Website Update
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Image Epoch’s upcoming PSP RPG Black Rock Shooter: The Game has had its official website spit-shined, and now, it includes what will be the game’s opening video.

Mass Effect 2 Looks to Get Boost From PS3 Release in Japan
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The original release of Mass Effect 2 didn’t exactly have a massive effect on the state of the Japanese game industry, largely because of its exclusivity to the Xbox 360 in the region (yes, even the PC version didn’t make it over). This time around, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is the destination, and Electronic Arts is [...]

ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Trailer Illustrates Grand Beauty
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

It wasn’t long ago that gamers were practically begging the award-winning group at Team ICO to make a collection. Now that it’s been made a reality, it’s just a waiting game until it releases. Both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus were staples of Sony’s last generation platform, and their artistic value still stands half [...]

PSN Review – Outland
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

The PSN has a lot of great titles, and plenty of developers capable of producing high-quality gaming experiences. Housemarque was one of the first developers to release a game on the PSN with the amazing Super Stardust HD. Since then, Housemarque has developed Dead Nation and Outland. Keep reading after the jump to find out [...]