Archive for August, 2011

PSLS On Location: WWE ’12 Community Event
Monday, August 22nd, 2011

To say that I am just a guy who watches wrestling would be a huge lie. The fact is that I have been a huge fan for as long as I can remember. I still get goosebumps at times when I hear Stone Cold’s classic glass shattering entrance, along with the iconic Rock’s entrance music. [...]

Borderlands 2 Load Times Are Back, This Time with Larger Environments
Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Borderlands 2 is on its way, and we’ve just learned that it’ll feature loading times just like its predecessor, but this time around the environments will be much more rich by design. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type [...]

Top PSOne Classics Not Available on the PlayStation Store
Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Just recently, Breath of Fire IV hit the PlayStation Network, giving the store another classic RPG from the genre’s golden days. But being the human I am, my reaction to getting something cool was to immediately think about what I wanted next. That brings us to this list of top PSOne Classics not available on [...]

Battlefield 3 a True Sequel to Battlefield 2, First of its Kind on Consoles
Sunday, August 21st, 2011

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a main release in the Battlefield series and, while the Bad Company titles were great, they differed greatly from the offerings of the original blockbuster war simulators, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 1942. Thankfully, the upcoming release, Battlefield 3, will bring back the qualities that shot Battlefield to stardom, [...]

Sony Stalls Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Localization for Europe and North America
Sunday, August 21st, 2011

The Monster Hunter series has been one of the biggest things missing from the PlayStation 3 platform, but a few months back Capcom gave us hope. A PSP “remaster” version was revealed exclusively for the PS3 titled Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD. Unfortunately, only a release for Japan has been announced, but Capcom has now [...]

Official BF3 Console Case Will Blow Your Friends Away
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

With all the hype building up around EA’s Battlefield 3, fans have probably locked in their pre-orders to guarantee their fix of adrenaline on day one, and maybe even reserve some free swag offered by various retailers. If you think you’ve finished loading your shopping cart for Battlefield 3 paraphernalia, think again. We’re pretty certain [...]

Prepare to Die in the New Dark Souls Trailer
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Dark Souls is the next highly anticipated game from From Software. Their last dungeon crawler, Demon’s Souls, had a deep combat system, but didn’t have much variety in enemy types. According to From Software, Dark Souls will not only have over three times as many enemy types, but will have more mini-bosses scattered throughout the [...]

Resistance 3 Trophy List Revealed
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Resistance 3 is set to release later this year and what better way to get pumped up than with a trophy list?  Brandon Winfrey, community intern at Insomniac Games has revealed the trophy list for this upcoming shooter, but be warned – it contains spoilers.

PlayStation Vita UI Screenshots Include PlayStation Store, Chat and More
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Sony has released some new screenshots of the PlayStation Vita’s UI.

Amazon Offers Games for a Steal to Celebrate PS3 Price Drop
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

The PlayStation 3 is now more affordable than we ever imagined possible with a price point of $249.99. As a result, sales have shot through the roof, and thousands of consumers are on the market for games. Amazon is here, as usual, to offer great deals for everyone.

Sony’s Upcoming Headset Shows Off Sleek Design and Features
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

It wasn’t too long ago that Sony announced a very attractive propriety headset aimed at gamers and entertainment enthusiasts alike. With its release date approaching quickly, Sony has released an ad to help push the product to consumer’s homes across the globe.

I Am Alive Teaser Leaked
Saturday, August 20th, 2011

I Am Alive is an upcoming survival action game set to release early 2012. The emphasis of the game will be exploration and survival, with the player having to find food, water, and weapons to fight off enemies. The game was shown off at E3 in 2010, and ever since then Ubisoft has been very [...]

Pump the Techno Beats to New Pixeljunk: Sidescroller Trailer
Friday, August 19th, 2011

The PixelJunk series has a strong lineup of PSN games available that have been popular among critics and fans. The series is so successful that PixelJunk Monsters is branching out to social media platforms. The next game from Q-Games is PixelJunk: Sidescroller, which, as the name suggests, will be a side scrolling shooter.

Valve Set On Increasing Play Value of Portal 2, Praises Sony
Friday, August 19th, 2011

For the first few years after the release of the PlayStation 3, Gabe Newell didn’t have very many kind words to say about Sony and their console. Then in late 2010, Gabe and other members of Valve started praising the architecture of the PSN over Xbox Live. At E3 last year, Gabe took the stage [...]

Nihilistic: Developing for Vita After Working on PS3 “Not That Big of a Change”
Friday, August 19th, 2011

After finally getting a glimpse of the Vita’s upcoming Resistance game subtitled Burning Skies, it is clear that the first-person shooter genre has a place on Sony’s handheld. Nihilistic, the development team currently working on the title, expressed their love for the hardware, claiming the transition from PS3 to PSV was incredibly smooth.