Archive for November, 2011

Spec Ops: The Line Trailer Coming Soon, New Screenshot Released
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Since it’s reveal way back in 2009, little has been shown about 2K Games’ latest installment in the Spec Ops series, The Line. If our E3 preview isn’t enough to keep you tied over until the release next year, the publisher is set to reveal a new trailer next week. var _CI = _CI || [...]

PlayStation Vita Case is Full of Class, Usefulness
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita’s launch is only one month away in Japan, so Sony is gearing up for the launch of their new handheld hardware by showing off key accessories in video form. The first of the videos demonstrates the PlayStation Vita’s case – for a total of eight minutes. var _CI = _CI || {}; [...]

PS3 Celebrates Fifth Birthday in the US
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

It’s amazing to think that only 5 years ago one of the greatest consoles ever made released in the US. On November 17th 2006, Sony’s most powerful console to date was finally available to purchase in North America after an E3 reveal over a year before. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter [...]

PS3 Review – The Cursed Crusade
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Developed by Kylotonn Games and published by Atlus, The Cursed Crusade places us in the boots of two men seeking to rid themselves of a terrible curse while battling through the fourth crusade in medieval times. Now it’s time to find out if the hack and slash style brings us a fun adventure, or something [...]

PSA: Game Sharers Should Buy PSN Games Now
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Do you have more than 2 PS3s or PSPs, or do you share your PSN games with other family members? If so, you might want to buy any PlayStation Network games you had your eyes on right now.

PS3 Version of Saints Row 3 Includes Saints Row 2 Download Code
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Update: THQ have extended the offer to Europe as well. Consumers were understandably outraged when it was revealed that the promised PS3-exclusive content for Saints Row: The Third was nowhere to be seen, with THQ not helping matters by refusing to comment on the matter. Luckily, it seems like the publisher and SCEA were just [...]

Lengthy PSN Scheduled Maintenance Set For Tomorrow
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Hoping to play one of the many AAA holiday games online tomorrow? Unfortunately, it looks like you won’t be able to, as Sony has scheduled some downtime for the PlayStation Network for most of the day.

Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Visits the Past in Upcoming DLC
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has been no stranger to play value with its exciting campaign, treasures, unlockables, and robust multiplayer. But even then, Naughty Dog is ready to unload some additional content to keep things fresh for fans.

PlayStation Network Title in the Works at Starbreeze
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

It looks like Starbreeze, the Swedish studio that is currently hard at work on Syndicate, is working on a smaller project as well. Excitingly enough, this self-funded title is being developed specifically for PlayStation owners and will be available on PSN in the near future.

Amazon Discounts Video Game Collector’s Editions All Day Long
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Today only, Amazon.com is offering up to 75% off the year’s biggest and best collector’s editions.

Sony Developer Working Exclusively on PS4
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

One of SCEA’s first-party developers are already hard at work developing for the PlayStation 4.

Bethesda’s Skyrim Sells a Whopping 3.5 Million in First Two Days
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Elder Scrolls developer Bethesda announced earlier today that their fifth installment in the franchise, Skyrim, has done quite well for them over the past couple of days since its launch.

Nolan North Praises Uncharted’s Mo-Cap, Suggests Ubisoft Uses it with Assassin’s Creed
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Everyone’s favorite video game voice actor Nolan North is the voice behind Uncharted’s Nathan Drake as well as Assassin’s Creed’s Desmond Miles. While both games are story-driven action adventures, Uncharted 3 outclasses the latest Assassin’s Creed in the character animation department. North recognizes this and suggests Ubisoft adopt the same tech that Naughty Dog is using.

PS3 Review – Need for Speed: The Run
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The Need for Speed series has been around a long time, and is now split into two distinct camps. For the simulation lovers out there, you have the Shift series, and for the old school NFS racers, you have games like Most Wanted, Underground, and Hot Pursuit. Need for Speed: The Run falls into the [...]

Quick Fix for PS3′s Skyrim Problem
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

As we reported here, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been seeing its fair share of bugs and performance issues. One of the bigger problems specific to PS3 users seems to be that performance goes down as save file size goes up and playtime stacks into more hours. There is, however, a quick fix for [...]