Archive for September, 2011

PlayStation Store Preview – September 13, 2011: From Dust Do Us Part
Monday, September 12th, 2011

The fourth and final PSN PLAY title, Renegade Ops will be available today. If you’ve purchased all four PSN PLAY titles, you should receive a voucher to download PAYDAY: The Heist with next week’s update. On top of PSN PLAY, this is a great week all around. We’ve got demos, games, PSOne Classics, Imports, DLC [...]

Bayonetta Sequel Likely to be Announced at TGS
Monday, September 12th, 2011

Sega’s over-the-top action game starring a scantily clad female may see a sequel in the near future. So soon in fact, that an announcement for Bayonetta 2 is expected at the Tokyo Game Show later this week. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

Second Hand Gaming Stole Heavy Rain’s Thunder
Monday, September 12th, 2011

The war between developers and the pre-owned market has been a fierce one, with both sides fighting hard for that extra money. One company that feels that they got hit hard due to the pre-owned market is Quantic Dream, developers of Heavy Rain, who stated that around 1 million people played the game without ever [...]

EA Announces Syndicate for Early 2012
Monday, September 12th, 2011

Following a leak of the game on EA’s Origin Store, the publisher has officially announced that Syndicate, a reboot of the classic tactical game series is in development at Starbreeze Studios. Syndicate is a game where the world is without government oversight and three companies fight for control of the American Market. The game is [...]

EA Says Battlefield 3 Has No Chance Against Modern Warfare 3′s Popularity
Monday, September 12th, 2011

The Call of Duty and Battlefield series have been competing for years now, but this year is different. The upcoming Modern Warfare 3 has been the target of skepticism, while Battlefield 3 has been garnering unprecedented pre-release attention. This extremely apparent behavior would make you think that EA has the upper hand this year, but [...]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Hacks Online Price, Get it for Only $34.99
Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution kicked off this year’s avalanche of highly anticipated titles last month, and has already managed to sell over two-million copies across three platforms. While that number is very high, especially for a game that launched three weeks ago, there are still plenty of people out there who haven’t experienced the cyberpunk [...]

PS3 Review – Dead Island
Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Don’t let your braaaaaains go to waste… read our review of Dead Island.

Square Enix Might Be Losing it; Final Fantasy XIII-3 Website Registered
Saturday, September 10th, 2011

When Square Enix announced a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, many were shocked, but nobody would have ever imagined that the sequel of a disappointing game would get a sequel of its own.

Whoever Said Consoles Can’t Run Crysis Should See These Gorgeous Screenshots
Saturday, September 10th, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, Crysis is coming to the PlayStation 3 next month. Now we have the screenshots to show just how good-looking it’ll be on Sony’s cell processor.

West & Zampella’s $125 million Court Case Against Activision Gets Dated
Friday, September 9th, 2011

Former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella fell out with Activision last year, with the pair believing that the publisher owed them a whopping $125 million in unpaid royalties from Modern Warfare 2 sales and contractual rights to the Modern Warfare brand. Now founders of Respawn Entertainment, the duo are working on an [...]

PS3 Review – NHL 12
Friday, September 9th, 2011

It’s time to lace up your skates and tape up your sticks, hockey season is just around the corner and as with every year, EA Sports has NHL 12 primed and ready to take the puck on a breakaway. With a new game coming every year, it leaves a lot of people wondering just how [...]

Lumines Vita Screens Are Full of Color
Friday, September 9th, 2011

Lumines originally launched back on the PSP, and was a smash hit among gamers and critics. It was a simple, yet addicting puzzle game that was great to play on the go and had one of the best soundtracks at the time. Naturally, a follow-up to Lumines would make a great addition to the PlayStation [...]

PSP Import Review – Black Panther: Yakuza New Chapter (Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinshou)
Friday, September 9th, 2011

Having had tremendous success in Japan and even a spot of praise and profit from across the sea, the Yakuza series went from consoles to handheld with Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shin Shou (Black Panther: Yakuza New Chapter) for PlayStation Portable.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Says No to Stealth Approach, Ships 2 Million Copies
Friday, September 9th, 2011

Deus Ex: Human Revolution received a lot of hype leading up to its release, but Eidos Montreal managed to live up to people’s expectations, causing gamers everywhere to answer with their wallets.

Play God This September with From Dust
Friday, September 9th, 2011

Have you ever desired to play the role of God and control the lives of a primitive tribe in a world that is ever evolving? If you find yourself saying yes to that question, then you might want to pay attention, as Ubisoft has announced that From Dust, will be releasing on the PlayStation Network [...]