Archive for July, 2011

Konami Announces Castlevania: Harmony of Despair for PS3
Friday, July 8th, 2011

Konami has announced that Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which released last August of the Xbox Live Arcade, will be releasing later this summer on the good old PlayStation Network.

Protagonist of Bioshock Infinite Reveals His Scruffy Face
Friday, July 8th, 2011

A lot of footage has been shown for Bioshock Infinite. Irrational Games has released several trailers that showed off combat, story, and even some new gameplay mechanics. The problem with all of the footage shown off so far, is that it has been in first person. The main protagonist, Booker DeWitt, has had his face [...]

New Vita Ad Shows Off Near, Party Chat and Cross-Play
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita may not be out until late 2011 or early 2012, but that doesn’t mean that Sony are going to hold back on advertising the handheld before its launch. After creating a fantastic YouTube portal last month, the company have released another video for the Vita, this time highlighting the social aspects and [...]

PSN Review – Beyond Good & Evil HD
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Beyond Good & Evil was released smack dab in the middle of the holiday 2003 season. While the game released to widespread critical acclaim, its odd cast of characters and low marketing hype did not translate to a commercial success. In fact, it released around the same time as Prince of Persia: The Sands of [...]

Driver: San Francisco Introduces You to Its Garage with New Trailer
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

If you enjoy driving sweet cars quickly through the city, weaving through traffic and zipping in and out of alleyways, then chances are you know what Driver is all about. Ubisoft will be introducing the latest from the franchise in the form of Driver: San Francisco next month, and it mixes together some of the [...]

Uncharted Film Recruits New Director, Possibilities Limitless
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Game-to-film adaptations seem to be almost universally cursed, with most left in a pre-production limbo, while those that are released are critically panned and hated by the fans of the games. Many thought that the Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune film would end up becoming this generation’s Doom after rumors of a Mark Wahlberg-starring movie about a [...]

Dragon’s Age II: Legacy Announced, Coming This Month
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

After some Xbox 360 achievements were spotted, it comes as no surprise that EA have announced the latest DLC for Dragon’s Age II, titled Legacy at the EA Summer Showcase.

Burnout CRASH! Officially Slamming Onto PSN
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Burnout returns to PS3, but can you stomach a top-down take on the franchise?

Sony Heats Up PlayStation Network with Summer Sale
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Sony has some of the best titles released on the PSN available at a significant discount.

LG: “The Era of the Dedicated Handheld Gaming Platform is Over”
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Claims that smartphones own the mobile games industry.

Bethesda Announces Dishonored, a New First-Person Stealth Action Adventure Game
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Under development by Arkane Studios, the title will be the first game from the studio since it was acquired.

The Truth Behind Final Fantasy XIII-2′s Questionable Existence
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Square Enix knows you’ll buy it…

Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Move Patch Rejuvenates Series with Screenshots
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

It wasn’t long ago that Sony announced that the charming Hot Shots Golf (Everybody’s Golf in Europe and Minna no Golf in Japan) series would be introduced to motion controls for the first time in its 14-year history. Although a title is currently being developed for the Vita and will incorporate such controls, the title [...]

Former Sony Employee Sues Nintendo Over 3DS Technology
Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Nintendo has faced several lawsuits due to alleged claims of copyright infringement in the past. A Japanese company, Milestone Co., sued Nintendo over the camera lens system for the DSi, which was one of many defining features of the handheld. This last February, a Texas patent-holding company accused Nintendo of infringing on a patent for motion-sensitive [...]

New Street Fighter X Tekken Trailer Coming at Comic-Con
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Yoshinori Ono, Street Fighter X Tekken Producer, engages his fans like few others in the gaming industry do. Recently, through one of Ono-san’s favorite means of communication, he confirmed something rumored—new details are coming soon for Street Fighter X Tekken.