Archive for November, 2011

PS3 Review – Everybody Dance
Monday, November 14th, 2011

PSLS reviews SCE London Studio’s just released dance game known as Everybody Dance in NA and as DanceStar Party in Europe.

PlayStation Store Preview – November 15th, 2011: Year-End Cool Down
Monday, November 14th, 2011

After weeks and weeks of PlayStation Store updates featuring tons of demos, plenty of games, and oodles of DLC – things are finally beginning to cool down and taper off. But, that’s not to say that this week is a dud, there’s still a few games worth picking up, a demo, and a PSOne Classic. [...]

Ezio to Take a Chunk Out of Your Hard Drive with Revelations
Monday, November 14th, 2011

We’ve found out the full install size for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and with how large it is, you should take note before you head to the store and pick-up the game. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = [...]

Montreal Branch Defines Ubisoft as Being a Creative “Evil Empire”
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Everyone loves to hate the big guys, so mega-publishers like EA, Activision and Ubisoft often get labeled as being evil and/or greedy empires that are only in it to make a profit. Ubisoft Montreal’s Jason VandenBerghe has spoken about the stereotype, pointing out the truths in the claims, while adding his own insight. var _CI = [...]

Irrational’s Ken Levine Talks Setting and Inspiration for Time Period in BioShock Infinite
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Irrational Games spent several years fleshing out the mysterious and incredibly detailed world of Rapture for the original BioShock. So why aren’t they building upon that underwater foundation?

PS3 Review – Assassin’s Creed Revelations
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Is the Assassin’s Creed franchise still enjoyable with even more Ezio? PSLS reveals all…

Dead Island’s Bloodbath DLC Set to Arrive Next Week
Monday, November 14th, 2011

Fans of Deep Silver’s latest title will likely recall that Dead Island’s upcoming downloadable content pack ”Bloodbath Arena” was set to arrive back in September, but – for whatever reason – the DLC was delayed to an undefined date. Fortunately, we now have that date for you, and it’s just over a week away.

Dragon’s Dogma Shows Harpy Breasts to ESRB, Gets Mature Rating
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Capcom has caught some attention with their upcoming action-adventure title, Dragon’s Dogma, not only because it looks good, but because it appears to be the mature fantasy game that we’ve seen so little of this generation. Mature is definitely right, and now it’s been rated as such by the ESRB.

PS3 Review – The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

There have been a number of Lord of the Rings games throughout the years, most of which have been average at best. Snowblind Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment hope to crush that trend in much the same way Frodo and pals wanted to destroy a certain ring. But with the game’s story following what [...]

Now That Gran Turismo 6 is In Development, Will it Be for PS3 or PS4?
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Earlier in the week, Yamauchi stated vigorously during an interview that the Polyphony Digital team is currently working on Gran Turismo 6. That got us thinking, will it come out for the PlayStation 3, or will we be waiting until the next generation to see it come to fruition? Let’s step back and approach this question [...]

Final Fantasy XIII Save File Unlocks Bonus Items in XIII-2
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII was released last year and like many Japanese RPGs, gamers put many hours in playing it. If you already beat the game, make sure not to delete your save file just yet.

Batista is Joining WWE ’12
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Hot off the heels of announcing Brock Lesnar as a character in the game, THQ announced another big name superstar to join WWE ’12.

DC Universe Online Sees Huge Increase in New Players
Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Less than a month ago, DC Universe Online decided to go free-to-pla. Soon thereafter, it was reported that it had seen a huge influx of over 330,000 new users.  However, even more recent reports put those previous numbers to shame.

Assassin’s Creed Embers Story Trailer
Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Next week, Assassins Creed fans will not only get a chance to play the next installment in Ezios story, Assassins Creed Revelations, but also will be able to watch the short animated film, Assassins Creed Embers. Today, Ubisoft released a new trailer giving a brief background on the films story.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Turns to Adult Demographic With Cleavage and Drugs
Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII might have sold millions of copies, but Square Enix will never get to shake the feeling that Final Fantasy fans are upset with the direction the series has taken. But with a sequel in the works, and strong plan to rebuild Final Fantasy XIV, could they dig themselves out of their slump? [...]