Archive for October, 2011

“We’d Require a Next Generation Console” to do Something Bigger Than Battlefield 3, Says DICE
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Rage and Battlefield 3 are what many consider to be some of the best looking console games of this generation, with both titles containing a high-resolution texture install (optional for BF3). DICE producer Patrick Liu believes that these two titles represent the visual pinnacle of what is possible on current generation hardware. var _CI = [...]

Modern Warfare 3 Emphasizes Story, and Aims to do it Better than Battlefield
Monday, October 10th, 2011

The first-person shooter genre has been filled to the brim with an array of titles this generation, many of which fight to differentiate themselves to stand out from the pack. The Call of Duty has been the best-selling in the genre, while offering little in the way of difference, but has routinely delivered a polished [...]

Cross Game Chat #57 – PSN Sucks!
Monday, October 10th, 2011

This week, we talk about why the PSN totally sucks!…ok, not really, but we will be talking about aspects of the PSN that bother us. Among the long list of things we don’t like are the loading times, organization of the store, the inability to listen to music and surf the store at the same [...]

Pachter Weighs in with September NPD Predictions
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Wedbush Securities Michael Pachter has issued a report with his estimates for hardware and software sales for the month of September in North America. The NPD will publish its official report on new U.S. retail sales of games, hardware and accessories on Thursday, October 13th. The sales forecast predicts a year-over-year overall revenue increase of [...]

DICE Predicts Battlefield 3 Will “Put a Huge Dent” in Modern Warfare 3 Marketshare
Monday, October 10th, 2011

The battle for first person shooter supremacy will be heating up this holiday season, with Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 both releasing within two weeks of each other. DICE producer Patrick Liu has shared some details stating that Battlefield 3′s main objective is to be the best game it can possibly be, so much [...]

Cheap Dates: Brink, Duke Nukem Forever and Hunted
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Brink, Duke Nukem Forever and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, they’re not blockbuster AAA titles by any stretch of the imagination. But they are titles that are amazingly cheap right now, which could make them worth a look.

Long Live Play Phase 2 Begins, “Virtual Fame Awaits”
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Long Live Play might not have ended up being a big reveal of a new product, but the blow was softened by an absolutely incredible advertising video that touched the heart of many a gamer – and hell, we got PS2 games on PSN anyway. If you were hoping to be the next Michael, and [...]

FIFA Tops UK Sales Charts Two Weeks in a Row
Monday, October 10th, 2011

The latest installment in the mega popular EA soccer/football franchise FIFA 12 dominated UK’s sales charts two weeks in a row. Electronic Arts has reported that an estimated 3.2 million units were sold globally in its first week. So clearly, its 68 percent decline in sales during the second week may have been substantial, but [...]

PlayStation Store Preview – October 11th, 2011: Hail to the King of All Fighters
Monday, October 10th, 2011

This week we’re getting some of the best SNK titles ever created. Only on PSN continues with Sideway: New York. There’s also a few demos, and the King makes another return with some free DLC. Want to know what is coming to the PlayStation Store this week? Find out in our weekly PlayStation Store Preview, [...]

Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Outed
Monday, October 10th, 2011

A galaxy will go to war when Mass Effect 3 launches with its all-new multiplayer mode.

Netflix Flip-Flops, Scraps Plans for Qwikster
Monday, October 10th, 2011

It looks like Netflix CEO Reed Hastings wasn’t too pleased with the overwhelming negativity that poured out after his announcement that the Netflix service would be splintering into two separate entities, as he’s recently announced that Qwikster has been canned.

Silent Hill: Downpour Springs a Leak, Gets Delayed
Monday, October 10th, 2011

For those chomping at the bit to get their hands on Silent Hill: Downpour, you are going to have wait a bit longer as the game will not make its fall 2011 launch. Konami has confirmed that the game will be delayed until Q2 2012, which gives them between March and June of 2012 to [...]

Square Enix Sneaks in Hitman: Absolution Trailer
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Square Enix has gone live with the debut gameplay trailer for Hitman: Absolution. This is the same demo that was shown off at E3 and clocks in at around 58 seconds, giving you just enough time to see Agent 47 before he fades into the shadows.

Kojima Wants the Metal Gear Solid Series to Continue After his Death
Monday, October 10th, 2011

Hideo Kojima and the Metal Gear Sold series go hand in hand, with both becoming a huge staple of the gaming industry.  However, Hideo Kojima has been trying to hand off the series to a different director for some time now, going all the way back to Metal Gear Solid 3, but unfortunately it has [...]

Skyrim’s Map is Large and Extremely Detailed; See it and Believe It
Sunday, October 9th, 2011

This ain’t Dora’s map. This bitch is huge.