Archive for September, 2011

New Game from Team Ninja to Debut at TGS
Friday, September 9th, 2011

While Ninja Gaiden fans can look forward to finding out more about the series’ third installment at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, that’s not all that developer Team Ninja is bringing to the table. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = [...]

Crysis Coming to the PSN This October
Friday, September 9th, 2011

When the original Crysis released on PC back in 2007, the entire game industry was in awe of its graphical capabilities. Interest was high, enough for Crytek to bring the sequel to consoles as well as the PC. But any PS3 owners wanting to catch up on what happened in the first game, were shit [...]

Tokyo Game Show Will be Without a Guardian
Friday, September 9th, 2011

There will be a lot of game’s showcased at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, but perhaps one of the most anticipated games will be absent from the show, as Team ICO’s long-awaited The Last Guardian, will not be at the show.

inFAMOUS 2 Borrows Page from LittleBigPlanet and Refines Level Editor with Update
Friday, September 9th, 2011

inFAMOUS 2 was a direct sequel to the original inFAMOUS, and although it retained much of what made the original incredibly popular, and arguably one of the best new IPs this generation, it offered plenty of new concepts. One of its boldest and most noteworthy additions was the mission creator which has allowed thousands of [...]

Dark Souls Prologue Trailer Shows Skyrim Isn’t the Only Game That Can Do Dragons
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Mark another month off your calendar as we approach the release of Dark Souls. Gamers counting down the days can bide their time by watching a series of prologue videos being released by From Software. The first prologue video detailed the genesis of the world of the Dark Souls, which is a land filled with [...]

NPD Hardware and Software Sales for August 2011
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

The NPD Group has released its monthly US sales figures for hardware and software across all platforms for the month of August. The stat tracking period for the month includes all revenue generated from July 31st through August 27th. Retail sales dropped 23% to $669.9 million – software dropped 34% to $264.8 million – hardware [...]

Ragnarok Odyssey Goes Monster Hunting with Trailer and Screenshots
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Following the announcement of Ragnarok Odyssey a few days ago, developer Game Arts (Grandia series), has released the first trailer and screenshots for this PlayStation Vita game. Ragnarok Odyssey is a four-player “hunting action” RPG that will have players defeating towering monsters as different jobs, such as Sword Warrior, Assassin, Mage, Hammer Smith, Hunter and [...]

Analyst: Microsoft is “Clearly Concerned” about Content Looking Better on PS3
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

SCEA’s senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer recently stated that Microsoft was protecting an inferior technology, in regards to their strict publishing guidelines for multiplatform games. Now, DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole has has backed up those claims, saying that he believes Microsoft is concerned about the technical advantage that the PS3 has over [...]

Sony to Make Vita Announcements at Pre-TGS Conference
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

On September 14th, the day following Nintendo’s 3DS product announcement event, Sony will be holding a pre-Tokyo Game Show conference of their own, which is expected to be heavily focused on the PlayStation Vita.

Analyst Believes GTA V Won’t Arrive Until Late 2012 at the Earliest
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

With Rockstar currently hard at work on the upcoming Max Payne 3, which is expected to arrive sometime during March of next year, it is unlikely that we’ll see the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series for some time.

Future Consoles will Reach for the Clouds Says THQ CEO
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Speaking at Cloud Gaming USA in San Jose, THQ CEO Brian Farrell spoke about the different opportunities that cloud gaming could present and what cloud gaming could mean for THQ. He went on to explain how this new online business model would benefit not only game makers, but consumers too.

Max Payne 3 Brings the Pain Next March
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Max Payne 3 has a new expected release window, as Take-Two Interactive has announced that the game will be releasing March 2012 in North America and Europe. Things have been fairly quiet for some time, ever since it was pushed back to allow for more polish, but now it looks like Max Payne 3 is [...]

Boost in Revenue for Online Pass ‘Hasn’t Been Dramatic’ Says EA
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

According to publisher EA, revenue that has been generated because of the companies Online Pass system has been significant but not as major as the publisher had hoped.

Resident Evil 4 HD Trophy List
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

2005′s Game of the Year winning Resident Evil 4 is making its way to the PlayStation 3 in just two weeks. Along with impressive HD visuals, the title will receive trophies for all you hunters out there. However, since it will be a download-only title, it won’t offer a platinum trophy.

First Screens of Persona 4: The Golden Appear Oline
Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Today, Atlus has released the first screenshots of this newly announced game and you can view them after the break.