Archive for July, 2011

First Official F1 2011 Gameplay Trailer Drives In
Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Codemasters has released the first official F1 2011 gameplay trailer

UK Will Get Uncharted 3 Two Days Sooner
Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Uncharted 3 is one of the most highly anticipated games of 2011. The multiplayer beta that was launched last week has already passed 1 million users. The multiplayer is very robust and builds upon the structure of Uncharted 2′s multiplayer. Uncharted 3 has received a lot of press, and has even appeared on Late Night with [...]

Fallout: New Vegas Finally Gets Bugs Exterminated in Gargantuan v1.06 Patch
Saturday, July 9th, 2011

When you look at western RPGs this generation, Bethesda stands out as an orchestrator of success with titles like Oblivion and Fallout 3 garnering acclaim on several platforms. However, last year’s Fallout: New Vegas wasn’t able to capture the same positive light that its predecessors did. The familiarity of the title probably didn’t help, and [...]

IO Interactive is Definitely Interested in Freedom Fighters Sequel
Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Hitman developer IO Interactive may be hard at work on the upcoming Hitman: Absolution game but that doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in other series; like the fan favorite and highly overlooked Freedom Fighters. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = [...]

Mortal Kombat Summons Rain in Latest Character Render
Saturday, July 9th, 2011

The latest addition to the Mortal Kombat series has been a great trip down memory lane due to the return of many original MK qualities such as the 2D plane, characters, and music. To keep the feeling alive, NetherRealm Studios has been pitching in some quality DLC, with Skarlet and Kenshi recently arriving on-scene. Now [...]

Arkham City To Get More Lively
Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Batman: Arkham City is going to be a larger game than its predecessor in terms of gameplay and number of characters. Instead of playing only as Batman, gamers will jump into the tight leather pants of Catwoman – figuratively speaking – as she seeks revenge against Two Face. Rocksteady announced last month that Robin will [...]

Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta Surpasses One Million Players, New Map Coming Soon
Friday, July 8th, 2011

The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta launched on June 28th to PlayStation Plus members and inFamous 2 buyers, but it was not until this week, on July 5th, that the beta went public for all PlayStation Network users. Now that the beta has been under way for a little over a week, Naughty Dog has [...]

Move Gets Bundled with Tiger Woods, Brings Sexy Back
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Despite the blow to his career from putting a few too many holes, and an underwhelming performance after returning to golf, the Tiger Woods name still holds a prestigious position in the sports video game industry. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, while putting less emphasis on the Tiger Woods name, was still a [...]

Hero Edition of inFAMOUS 2 Gets Big Price Cut
Friday, July 8th, 2011

The sequel to the smash hit inFAMOUS released last month, and it has been receiving exceptional reviews from both critics and users alike. The sequel from Sucker Punch also got a great collector’s edition for fans of the series to pick up. What’s even better is that those that have yet to try out inFAMOUS [...]

Collector Has Entire PS2 Library… Sealed
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Video gaming, especially to the hearts and minds of the enthusiastic readers of this site, is more than just a pastime but a hobby. Veteran gamers likely have a few, maybe several hundreds of titles for their favorite console of choice, such as the PlayStation 2 of the last generation. However, one PS2 connoisseur took [...]

Resident Evil 15th Annivesary Box Set is Deadly Good
Friday, July 8th, 2011

The first Resident Evil release from Capcom occurred way back in 1996 and has been a fan favorite ever since. The games have a deep history across a number of platforms and more installments than you could count on the severed zombie hands in the picture above. With a completely new direction being taken in [...]

Limbo Coming to PSN on July 19th, Possibly with Extra Content
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Limbo is one of the few games that PlayStation 3 owners were rightfully jealous of with it being restricted to an Xbox 360 release only. The game has won a number of awards, and is easily one of the best downloadable titles to date on any platform. PS3 owners need to take notice now that [...]

Mortal Kombat Creator Says Next Game Is Being Worked On
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Mortal Kombat is an incredibly storied franchise spanning almost two decades of blood and gore. The first three titles were known to be the best in the series, and anything thereafter wasn’t up to snuff for hardcore MK fans. That is, until the latest Mortal Kombat released this year as a reboot of the original [...]

Sony Extends Identity Theft Protection Enrollment Window
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Many people are still recovering from the massive hack that took place on the PlayStation Network back in April. In fact, some regions such as Japan only recently came back online, thanks to the government intervening so it could ensure the network was up to snuff when it came to security. Sony announced a partnership [...]

Pachter Criticizes PSN Pass, Believes it Won’t Make Much Money
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Earlier in the week, Sony announced the PSN Pass, an online pass system similar to the EA Pass. If gamers buy a used title published by Sony, they must buy a one-time code to access online play. The pass aims to discourage used game sales, as well as make some money off of the second [...]