When you’re the big dog, you can get away with just about anything, and Activision is here to give us all yet another shining example. A subscription service for their premier first-person shooter franchise, Call of Duty, was rumored for the past couple of years, but many dismissed it as a completely implausible joke. However, [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Activision Sets a New Low with Outrageous MW3 Elite Subscription Model
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Sony: Microsoft “Is Protecting an Inferior Technology”
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Last week, Microsoft’s Chris Lewis stated that they would refuse to publish games for XBLA if they were originally exclusive on PSN, or had PSN exclusive content. The rules also extended to retail games, where they must ship with at least the same content on-disc across all platforms. Sony Computer Entertainment America’s SVP of Publisher [...]
Guerrilla Details Killzone 3 Patch 1.12
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Developer Guerrilla Games has shared details on what changes players can expect in the upcoming Killzone 3 1.12 patch, which will be going live on September 6th. The update adds revisions to various multiplayer components, interface, and even implements some community requested features. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? [...]
PS3 Exclusive in Development by Ready At Dawn
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Famed for their fantastic God of War games on PSP, Ready at Dawn were among the best developers on Sony’s handheld, but now they are coming to the PS3. We’re not just talking about GOW: Origins, but a full-blown new IP exclusively on the PS3.
Insomniac Considered Bringing Back Nathan Hale for Resistance 3
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Joseph Capelli is the new star in the upcoming Resistance 3, but Insomniac did consider bringing back Nathan Hale, the main character from Resistance 2. However, Insomniac ultimately decided that bringing Hale back wouldn’t create a very believable story. Spoiler warning – this post contains details about the story (and end) of Resistance 2.
Kevin Butler Leads the Resistance, Rolls out ad Campaign
Friday, September 2nd, 2011After having taken a short break to be the president of a flooring company, Kevin Butler is back at Sony – but he has a lot of work to do. Not only does he have to promote the PlayStation 3′s recent price cut, but Insomniac’s upcoming FPS Resistance 3. Luckily for KB, this time he’s [...]
OPM Rumors Indicate RE6 Debut at TGS, PS3 Exclusive FPS by EA
Friday, September 2nd, 2011The latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine is chock-full of all sorts of juicy rumors including a Resident Evil 6 debut at the Tokyo Game Show as well as an all-new first-person shooter developed from the ground up for the PS3 by the guys at Electronic Arts.
PAX Hands On – Binary Domain
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Binary Domain has been a game on my radar ever since its announcement trailer, so at PAX this year I headed over to the Sega booth and got hands on time with the upcoming robot shooter.
Sony Takes All Top 5 Software Sales Spots in Japan
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Monster Hunter continues to sell like mad in Japan, as the PS3-based HD upgrade to the PSP hit Monster Hunter Portable 3 easily waltzed into the top spot on the software charts. It’s almost a shame, because Image Epoch’s Black Rock Shooter: The Game had a really strong debut with a good shot at being [...]
Dark Souls Tears Apart Lame DLC Trends with Heaps of Content and No Gouging
Friday, September 2nd, 2011During Gamescom this year, Namco Bandai shared with the public for the first time that it doesn’t plan to implement post-launch downloadable content for Dark Souls, something that these days, is becoming rare for such a high profile game. Now the game’s publisher has commented on why the upcoming action role-playing game will stray from [...]
PSN Adds 3 Million New Users Since Hack
Friday, September 2nd, 2011The PlayStation Network outage of April had many consumers worried that there were dark days ahead for Sony. The attack exposed the personal credentials of 75 million users, but it appears that Sony has recovered from the incident, and stands as strong as ever. Sony has revealed that that PSN has added 3 million new [...]
Black Ops Successfully Produces Over 18 Million Sales of Overpriced Map Packs
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Since its inception, the development of downloadable content has been a mixed bag for the gaming industry. While consumers are enjoying additional content for many of their favorite games in ways that previous generations were unable to provide, publishers are finding tricky ways of using it as a way to generate significant additional revenue without [...]
PAX Hands On – Mutant Blobs Attack
Friday, September 2nd, 2011I stopped by the developers PAX booth and got lead into a back cargo room to check out the game on PS Vita.
Burnout CRASH! is Dated for More Than a Fender Bender
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Criterion Games decided to make a PSN game based on Burnout’s classic crash mode, called Burnout CRASH!, and now we know when it’s slamming in the PSN.
Bodycount Stacks a Launch Trailer on the Pile
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Bodycount just released in NA and is coming out in Europe soon, and Codemasters is showing it off with a new launch trailer.
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