Archive for July, 2011

BioWare Ramps Up Player Choice and Consequence in Mass Effect 3
Monday, July 25th, 2011

While BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise is undoubtedly one of the most beloved game series of this generation, there is still a considerable amount of room for improvement with the third game. Fortunately, the development team recognizes this fact and isn’t playing it safe with ME3. At this year’s Comic-Con, Executive Producer Casey Hudson assured fans [...]

Cross Game Chat #47 – Comic Con-versation
Monday, July 25th, 2011

The largest annual comic book convention is just wrapping up. Allen had a chance to attend Comic-Con this year, so listen in as he talks about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the event. Surprisingly, there was quite a bit of romance brewing at Comic-Con. A type of romance that could only happen between a [...]

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations to Reveal the Mysteries of Ezio, Set Up for “What’s Coming in 2012″
Monday, July 25th, 2011

While fans of the franchise are likely suffering from a bit of Ezio fatigue, they can rest assured in knowing that the assassin’s story will finally have some closure in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. With a franchise that is based so heavily on story, Ubisoft plans to wrap up the loose ends created by both Altair and [...]

Sit Down with the Uncharted 3 Comic Con Panel
Monday, July 25th, 2011

The San Diego Comic Con has just wrapped up this past week and, while there were a lot of great things at the show, one of the best panels on show was the one for Uncharted. Luckily, for those who were not able to make it out to Comic Con or missed the panel, it [...]

PSN Store Comes to Brazil With 200 Pieces of Launch Content
Monday, July 25th, 2011

While most of the gaming world was outraged and saddened when the PlayStation Store was brought offline for over a month due to the network’s unfortunate hack, it is easy to forget that there are still plenty of countries that have never had access to the online retailer. Luckily, that number has just dropped by [...]

PSN Review – LIMBO
Monday, July 25th, 2011

We get lost in LIMBO. Can we survive long enough to finish our review?

PlayStation Store Preview – July 26, 2011: No More Heroes
Monday, July 25th, 2011

After last week’s massive update, this week is looking a little dry and barren. Not quite the lush, tropical oasis that is implied by this week’s demo highlight of No More Heroes’ Paradise. But don’t hold any prejudice, as the Section 8 sequel releases this week on the PSN. Other than that, there’s a few [...]

Could Disgaea 3 be Launching with the PlayStation Vita?
Monday, July 25th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita has a lot of great titles in development, and should have one of the best launch line-ups in gaming history. You might be able to add one more possible game to that strong line-up as Yahoo Japan have listed Disgaea 3: Return as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita.

Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica HD Frightening PSN This September
Monday, July 25th, 2011

As part of the 15th Anniversary of Resident Evil, Capcom revealed the Resident Evil Revival Series, which consists of an HD remastering of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. A firm release date has been revealed at Comic Con, and now we know when we’ll have another chance to relive our zombie- [...]

PlayStation Vita Release Date, Other Questions Answered at Tokyo Game Show
Monday, July 25th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita was at GDC, although it was locked in a case, and no one could touch it. At E3, only members of the press were allowed hands-on time. But at Tokyo Game Show, the PlayStation Vita will be playable by the public for the very first time. That, and Sony plans on answering [...]

Insomniac Strategizes With Resistance ‘Global’ Free-to-Play
Monday, July 25th, 2011

Free-to-play, browser-based games are heating up the video game industry. And some of the PlayStation 3′s top developers–like PixelJunk devs, Q-Games–are taking notice, and bringing their franchises to the world wide web. This time, it’s Insomniac with a new free-to-play online strategy game called Global Resistance.

Prototype 2 Finds Release Date at Comic Con
Monday, July 25th, 2011

Prototype 2 will be releasing April 24, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Tweak Your Save Before Embarking on Mass Effect’s Final Mission
Monday, July 25th, 2011

Mass Effect has been hands down one of the most successful new IPs of the generation, and it isn’t just the dynamic dialog, varied gameplay, or awesome story that make it that way either. The way that the game lets you decide what happens during conversations and important events rendered itself extremely useful when the [...]

Michael Myers and Jason Almost Brought Their Horror to Mortal Kombat
Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Earlier in the week, the next DLC character for Mortal Kombat was revealed: Freddy Krueger. The decision to add Freddy to MK9 has been a shocker for many, despite NetherRealm Studios stating beforehand that it would be such. Plenty of fans haven’t been too happy, but who else could they have added to please everyone? [...]

Uncharted Comic-Con Panel Sheds Light on the Franchise’s Beginnings
Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Naughty Dog pulled out the big guns at this year’s Comic-Con.  Their Uncharted 3 panel, titled “Developing Interactive Entertainment: The Performance Capture Techniques of the Uncharted Franchise and Today’s Film Industry,” revealed all sorts of interesting bits information regarding the development of the series.  On top of that, the famous Nolan North (Nathan Drake), Emily Rose (Elena Fisher), [...]