Archive for August, 2011

PlayStation Store Preview – August 30, 2011: Kollection of Collections
Monday, August 29th, 2011

This week, the second of the PSN PLAY promotion titles will be available: The Baconing. Old-school Mortal Kombat fans will be thrilled to know that the Arcade Kollection featuring the original MK, MKII and Ultimate MK3 will be out for just $9.99. On top of that, PlayStation Plus members can grab the God of War: [...]

PAX Hands On – Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Monday, August 29th, 2011

While it was a completely new step for the franchise, our time with the game here at PAX proved that it might just be the best step they have taken in a while.

Mortal Kombat Vitality Could Be An Action Game; Related to Mythologies
Monday, August 29th, 2011

Over the weekend, an image popped up on the internet displaying a what could be a logo of a new Mortal Kombat title for the PlayStation Vita, called Mortal Kombat Vitality. The image also says that the game would be “Koming in Q1 2012″ and features a PlayStation Store logo. The said image could very [...]

God of War Origins Collection Demo Incoming
Monday, August 29th, 2011

The gods have come together here at PlayStation LifeStyle and given our score on the upcoming God of War: Origins Collection. We’ve had plenty of time to play it, and we’ve got good news, you’ll get to play it soon, too. (and it’s before the game’s release date) var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() [...]

PS3 Review – God of War: Origins Collection
Monday, August 29th, 2011

Kratos is the first to make the jump from PSP to PS3… are the Gods pleased?

One Week Left to Pimp Your Robot in Armored Core V
Monday, August 29th, 2011

Fans of the Armored Core series have just one week left to vote on which Japanese kanji decals they want to plaster all over their robots in From Software’s upcoming Armored Core V. The chosen 100 kanji will be loaded into the game as decals that can be applied to a player’s robot.

Namco Bandai X Tecmo Koei: Something Brewing
Monday, August 29th, 2011

Japanese game developers Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei appear to be teaming up for a joint project, if a newly released teaser website is any indication.

PS3 Multiplayer Combat Gets Robotic: Gundam EX VS Screens
Monday, August 29th, 2011

Recently announced for PS3 port treatment, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS will no longer be exclusive to coin-op game joints. Here are some screens of what PS3-playing Gundam fans can look forward to.

Silent Hill: HD Collection Box Art is Ghostly in the Best Way Possible
Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The Silent Hill: HD Collection is only a month or two away, and now we have our hands on the official boxart for the title, and as with other releases in the series, it’s a gorgeous piece of art.

Final Fantasy Type-0 Delayed, As Expected
Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The Japanese release of Final Fantasy Type-0 has been delayed by two weeks, from October 13th to the 27th.

PS3 Dominates the Netflix Scene in Less Than Two Years Time
Saturday, August 27th, 2011

It wasn’t long ago that Sony Computer Entertainment’s main competitor, Microsoft, had an exclusive choke-hold on Netflix. It wasn’t until late 2009 that the extremely popular service found its way to the multimedia device of choice, PlayStation 3. Less than two years later, it’s already dominating the market, and by a reasonable margin.

Double Fine’s ‘Amnesia Fortnights’ Saved the Developer
Saturday, August 27th, 2011

While independent developers can have more creative and platform freedom than publisher owned studios, they are generally just one poor selling game away from bankruptcy. When Brutal Legend failed to set the charts on fire and its sequel wasn’t greenlit, Double Fine faced financial difficulties, but their ‘Amnesia Fortnights’ saved them.

Square Enix Reveals New Game Engine, Titled Luminous Studio
Saturday, August 27th, 2011

Square Enix has detailed their upcoming game engine, called Luminous Studio, which they will use to power their future titles.

PS3 Version of Skyrim to Receive DLC as Sloppy Seconds
Saturday, August 27th, 2011

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and everything about the game has looked positive so far – well, at least until now.

Counter-Strike: GO Gets Mouse, Move and Keyboard Support
Friday, August 26th, 2011

Earlier this month, Valve announced they would release an updated version of Counter-Strike, one of the most legendary and influential video games of all time, on the PS3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will feature new maps, new game modes, and leaderboards. In addition to these features, the PlayStation version of Counter-Strike: GO will be an old-school [...]