Archive for August, 2011

Mortal Kombat DLC ‘Warrior Bundle’ Uppercuts PSN
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Back when the first Mortal Kombat DLC character, Skarlett, released on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE, a discounted “Season Pass” was announced for Xbox LIVE that purchased access to all four characters for a low price, while PS3 users were left to purchase each character seperately. However, this won’t be the case any longer [...]

L.A. Noire Sells Four Million Units: Truth, Lie, or Doubt?
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

L.A. Noire has been one of the most controversial titles of the generation, not only because of its extreme level of ambition, but because of the complaints of a cruel work environment, and a lack of credit given to dozens of workers who devoted time to the difficult project. Despite the bad taste left in [...]

Find Which Way Is Up With Inversion Gameplay
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Inversion is an upcoming third-person shooter, where the player is able to manipulate gravity on the battlefield. The game is developed by Saber Interactive, who previously worked on Battle: Los Angeles and Timeshift. Saber Interactive will be showing off their game at gamescom, but decided to tease their game a little early. var _CI = [...]

Dark Souls Loses Its Body In Japan
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Dark Souls is the highly anticipated spiritual successor to Demon’s Souls. Demon’s Souls was known for its difficulty, atmosphere, and deep combat system. Dark Souls is going to ramp up the difficulty, the size of the enemies, and even the amount of spells players can cast. Gamers in Japan will have to wait a little [...]

Battlefield 3 Has Immense Amount of Unlockables; New SpecAct Screens Too
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Dice’s Battlefield 3 will have 10 times the unlocks of Bad Company 2. Also, new SpecAct Kit screens have been released.

BBC iPlayer Redesign Launches on the PlayStation 3
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

The latest version of the BBC’s iPlayer is primed and ready to go, boasting a number of substantial improvements, all of which are now available on the PlayStation 3. The software is also designed for internet-based televisions, though owners of such sets can’t access the new version yet, as the update is planned to roll [...]

BioShock Infinite Originally “Looked Like BioShock 1 in the Sky”
Monday, August 8th, 2011

BioShock Infinite blew everyone away at E3, taking home all sorts of awards including a nod from us. Now, Irrational Games’ Ken Levine is speaking out on exactly how this industry defining game evolved into the masterpiece it’s shaping up to be.

Western Audiences Brace for a Malicious Release
Monday, August 8th, 2011

All that clamoring seems to have paid off as the game’s developer Alvion has confirmed via Twitter that the 3D action game will release here.

Resistance 3 Beta Code Giveaway – PART 2 [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]
Monday, August 8th, 2011

Sad because you didn’t win at our last Resistance 3 Beta Code Giveaway? Suck it up and smile! Because we’ve got more codes to give away. But act fast, see these Chimera above? They’re pissed they didn’t win last time, too. And we’re more afraid of them. Enter part two our contest now for a [...]

No PS4 Until 2014 Says Skyrim Director
Monday, August 8th, 2011

Sony has always claimed that the PS3 was in it for the long haul, stating that the console would have a ten year life cycle. Bethesda’s Todd Howard has chimed in offering his opinion on when consumers can expect to see a successor to Sony’s sexy black box.

Cross Game Chat #49 – Winners and Losers of July
Monday, August 8th, 2011

The regular midnight crew is joined by the venerable, yet particularly tired and cranky Editor-in-Chief, Anthony Severino, to talk about the PlayStation Vita, Twisted Metal and how well David Jaffe handled its delay, Resident Evil 6 and if Capcom should just let the undead franchise die already, along with the best and worst games to [...]

PlayStation Store Preview – August 9th, 2011: Nightmare on MK Street
Monday, August 8th, 2011

While there are a few notable demos coming the PlayStation Store this week, the one thing that made the most waves when it was announced has to be the Freddy Krueger DLC for Mortal Kombat. Joining Freddy will be two skins for Sub-Zero, a retro-robo skin and a MK3 maskless skin. Want to know what [...]

QuakeCon Hunted by Prey 2 Screenshots
Monday, August 8th, 2011

publisher Bethesda has released fourteen new screenshots for the first-person shooter.

Uncharted 3 Brought to Life In Sand Sculpture
Monday, August 8th, 2011

The Interactive and Digital Entertainment Festival took place back in June in southern France. Publishers placed their games on display to entice potential consumers, but Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception, Sony’s flagship title for the holiday season this year, was demoed to the public in a very unique way.

BloodRayne: Betrayal Gets Backstabbed; Delayed Until October
Monday, August 8th, 2011

WayForward only just announced the BloodRayne: Betrayal release date, but, sadly, the game has been delayed, with its not too long ago and now that has been changed, pushing the game back from its August 31st release shifting to an October release date on the PlayStation Network.