Archive for July, 2011

Darkness II Can’t Find Light Switch, Loses Release Date
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

There are almost a dozen high-profile games releasing in October of this year, such as Dark Souls, Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, and the Sims 3: Pets… OK, maybe not that last one. As of today, there will be one less game on October’s full plate. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

Talk Trash With $299.95 Modern Warfare 3 Headset
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Sometimes, developers will work with third-party manufacturers to create a peripherals to enhance their game. Logitech has developed racing wheels for the Gran Turismo series, Harmonix teamed up with RedOctane to produce the first three Guitar Hero games, and several fighting games have had unique fight sticks and game pads made for them. With online [...]

Enough Ragnarok Screens to Destroy the World
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

A couple of months ago, Gung Ho Online Entertainment introduced Ragnarok Hikari to Yami no Koujo (Roughly translated into English as Ragnarok: Princess of Light and Dark). Now, we’ve got over 50 screenshots for your to look upon: var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; [...]

Atelier Totori Translates First English Trailer
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

The very first english trailer of Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland has been released today.

Dragon’s Dogma Screens, Art Introduce Advanced Jobs
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Those awaiting more info and imagery on upcoming open-world action game Dragon’s Dogma get something to nibble on today, as Capcom has let out some new screens as well as a few pieces of artwork to go with them. This batch of new media introduces several new job classes and combinations thereof.

PS3 Child of Eden Moves to September Release Date
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Ubisoft’s trippy-visual, music-’n’-motion mash-up already released on the Xbox 360 for Kinect last month, but was unfortunately met with abysmal sales (34,000 units sold). But maybe they’ll have more luck on the PS3, as it’s finally arriving in September with some added features.

New The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Blue Trailer Released
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Fresh off the news of The Legend of Heroes:Trails in the Sky being localized for PAL territories, fans of The Legend of Heroes series have another reason to rejoice, as Nihon Falcom has released another trailer for its upcoming PSP title The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki (in English, The Legend of Heroes: Trails [...]

FBI Arrest a Handful of Anonymous Hackers, Karma Exists After All
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Hackers have been on the rise since earlier in the year, and while Sony has been the most notable victim of cyberattacks, a handful of developers and publishers have been hit hard as well. Anonymous, a large and extremely vocal group that is perhaps the most notorious of its kind, has been dishing out threats [...]

NISA Whites Out Bleach With Anime, Dual-language Audio
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

NIS America, the North American publishing division of Nippon Ichi Software, has just announced that every copy of Bleach: Soul Resurrección sold within the United States and Canada will include download vouchers for three free episodes (episode numbers 190-192) of the Bleach animated series, via the PlayStation Network. Careful though, you’ll need to redeem these [...]

Cross Game Chat #46 – Does Final Fantasy Need a Phoenix Down?
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

The guys have a lengthy,  in-depth discussion analyzing the Final Fantasy series. Listen in to hear what the crew thinks future installments of the Final Fantasy series need to do to hold onto the fans. Is the story the main factor holding back the series, or is it the gameplay,  or something else entirely? Should [...]

Japan’s 20 Best Sellers of 2011′s First Half
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Japanese software sales measurement clan Media Create now reveals the 20 best-selling video games in the country so far this year.

GoldenEye Reloaded Reveals Face with Over a Dozen Images
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Amazon France outed GoldenEye Reloaded this week with an accidental post which all but confirmed a PlayStation 3 version of the award-winning GoldenEye 007. Although the game has since been removed from the website, screenshots have emerged prematurely from this week’s Comic-Con event in San Diego, and the images represent a further enhanced revision of [...]

PlayStation Store Global Update – July 19, 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. ** Note for other regions ** European PSN [...]

PlayStation Release Horizon – Week of July 19, 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

The summer dry spell of video games is still upon us but the season of blockbuster movies continues to take the box offices by storm with releases such as Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and coming up this weekend, Captain America: The First Avenger. Just like [...]

Voltron: Defender of the Universe Combines for Release Date
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

THQ has announced that Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which was originally announced back in February, will be releasing on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this October.