Archive for July, 2011

Alleged UK Blockbuster Ad Indicates an October Release for the PS Vita
Friday, July 29th, 2011

PlayStation fans were only just teased by rumors stemming from Supremacy MMA s press release, which indicated a fall launch window for the PSV, but the rumor was squashed when 505 Games clarified it as simply speculation. Now, another bit of evidence for a fall release has sprung up in the UK.   var _CI = [...]

Sony Working on a New Movie/TV Streaming Application
Friday, July 29th, 2011

When Sony first introduced the PlayStation 3, they promoted it as the ultimate multimedia device that would not only play games, but surf the web, play music, and play films. Since then, the PS3 has greatly expanded its capabilities, bringing a whole host of features that allow it to do more than what you would [...]

Grab Your Zanpakutou for Latest Bleach: Soul Resurreccion Media
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Bleach: Soul Resurreccion’s release date is just around the corner, but that isn’t stopping NIS America from releasing new media for the game. The media, which is two trailers and 62 screenshots, comes straight from the database in Soul Society. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 [...]

PS3 Review – Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Back in 2009, Techland released a sequel to Call of Juarez, Bound in Blood which received mostly positive scores and even scored a 7/10 here on PSLS. Techland has just released their follow-up called Call of Juarez: The Cartel, but is it worth your money?

505 Games Clarifies Press Release, Vita Fall Release Window “Only Speculative”
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Earlier today, 505 Games’ press release got quite a bit of attention when it alluded to a fall release for the PlayStation Vita. According to the release, the developer’s upcoming title Supremacy MMA will launch on Sony’s new handheld this fall. Naturally this caused quite a stir as PlayStation fans took this to be confirmation that [...]

Madden 12 Demo Touches Down in August
Friday, July 29th, 2011

During August, football fans wait in eager anticipation for what is known as the “Madden Holiday“. Essentially, this is the time where many Madden fans take the launch day off of work to play the newest entry into the series non-stop. Those looking to get their hands on the demo of this year’s Madden title [...]

Novarama Dev Confirms PS Vita Ram Cut
Friday, July 29th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita is an impressive, little handheld, with two analog sticks, a 5 inch OLED screen, 3G connectivity, and even cross game chat. A few months ago, rumors spread that Sony had to cut the RAM of the Vita in half from 512mb to 256mb to make it cheaper for consumers, something that Novarama [...]

Infinity Ward Says No to Commando BS in Modern Warfare 3
Friday, July 29th, 2011

The Call of Duty series has been a juggernaut this generation, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. The past few installments have suffered from several exploitable glitches, as well as some balancing issues. One of the most prevalent balancing issues in the previous Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, was the Commando perk. [...]

Vita Receives Full RPG Support From Idea Factory and Compile Heart
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Idea Factory and Compile Heart are currently hard at work on the PlayStation 3 exclusive, Hyperdimension Neptunia Nk2, but it was revealed today that they are also hard at work on titles for the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS.

Little Battlers eXperience Might Be Up Level 5′s Sleeve
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Yesterday we brought you the news that Level 5 was holding a vote as to which game you would most like to see localized, and while the tally isn’t over, we could have a champion crowned that isn’t anywhere close to the lead in votes. The Little Battlers, which just released on the PSP last [...]

Authorities Arrest LulzSec Spokesperson in Scotland
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Over the past couple months, the hacker group LulzSec has been wrecking havoc on a number of websites without resolve, but, as of yesterday, the police managed to apprehend a member of the organization, a 19 year-old individual known as Topiary. He was found north of Scotland in the Shetland Islands.

Final Fantasy Type-0 Preemtively Strikes with New Screenshots
Friday, July 29th, 2011

Today, that media comes in the form of 54 brand new, very slick looking screenshots for the upcoming PSP title.

Orks and Humans Clash in the Latest Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Trailer
Friday, July 29th, 2011

A new cinematic trailer has emerged from THQ‘s vault featuring Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. After some post-E3 silence, some more of the game’s story has been revealed.

RAGE to Have Two and a Half Hours of Cutscenes, Another Two and a Half Hours of Supplementary Cutscenes
Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Created by the award winning ID Software, RAGE is finally set to come out this October after an extended development time. Combining FPS, RPG and driving genres all into one title, we were blown away when we played it at E3, but we weren’t given a chance to look at the game’s cutscenes – which [...]

Fighting Reality: Novarama on Augmented Games, Sony Exclusivity and PlayStation Vita
Thursday, July 28th, 2011

We talk to Dani Sánchez-Crespo, CEO of Novarama, about Reality Fighters, Invizimals and Vita.