Archive for November, 2011

Spike VGAs to Debut PS3 Exclusive “You Won’t Believe”
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Each year at the annual Spike TV Video Game Awards, the show acts as a grand stage for a number of high-profile video game reveals. Just last year alone saw the announcement of some heavy hitters like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mass Effect 3 and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. This year, Spike TV is [...]

Sony Positioning Vita as Primarily a Gaming Device, Plans to Avoid Confusion that Comes with “Multimedia” Label
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

One of the biggest issues with the PlayStation Portable was Sony’s approach in advertising for the device. They positioned it as a multimedia device that does everything, which ended up confusing consumers who were simply looking for a gaming handheld. Sony doesn’t plan to make the same mistake twice as pushing the hardware as a [...]

Sony Shows Off PS Vita’s Official Accessories
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Sony has released a video showcasing some of the accessories for the PlayStation Vita, including the super-tiny memory cards that will cost you an arm and leg. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; [...]

L.A. Noire Director’s Next Game Called ‘Whore of the Orient’
Monday, November 28th, 2011

L.A. Noire‘s Brendan McNamara, once head of the now closed Team Bondi, has begun work on a new project, titled ‘Whore of the Orient‘.

Kevin Butler Promotes Best Buy 3D Display Deal – With a Monster Truck
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Kevin Butler, VP of Awesome Videos, has teamed up with Best Buy for another explosive advert, this time showing off a new deal where you can buy Sony’s new PlayStation 3D TV Display and get a PS3 for only $100.

Cross Game Chat #64 – Games We’re Glad We Didn’t Review
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Today, is a fun podcast. We talk about games that we are glad we didn’t have to review – there are plenty of bad games that we are glad we didn’t review, but there are some AAA games on our list as well. In addition, Square Enix is back in the news again… no, it [...]

Sony Demonstrates PlayStation Vita Twitter App
Monday, November 28th, 2011

With the boom in social networking sites since the release of the PlayStation Portable, social features will be a key aspect of the PS Vita, with apps for Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Foursquare and Flickr all set to come with the handheld. To demonstrate the custom-built Twitter app, Sony have released a new video of the [...]

Skyrim’s Most Important Update Gets Patch Notes
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Somewhat unsurprisingly, Bethesda have been busy correcting post-launch issues for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As a result, a major update was released earlier today, and although consumer reports have been positive, the official change log and details have now been released by Bethesda.

PlayStation Store Preview – November 29th, 2011
Monday, November 28th, 2011

There’s definitely some good content this week, although most of it is in the form of already released retail titles. But… Darkstalkers. That’s all I really have to say. The PSOne fighter featuring Morrigan and Felicia – both responsible for some of the sexiest cosplay ever – is coming to the PlayStation Network, and is [...]

Zavvi Offers Uncharted 3 for £25 as Part of Mega Monday
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Easily one of the best games of the year, PlayStation 3 gamers owe it to themselves to pick up Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – especially now that the game’s aiming has been fixed. If you’re in the UK, and have held off buying the game, Zavvi’s Mega Monday deal is the perfect opportunity to grab [...]

Irrational’s Ken Levine Discusses the Limitations of Dialogue in Games
Monday, November 28th, 2011

If you’ve seen any footage of the upcoming first person action game BioShock Infinite, then you are likely well aware of the prominence of dialogue within the game. That is why it comes as a bit of a surprise to hear project lead Ken Levine discount the effectiveness of dialogue within games.

Konami Puts New Security System in Place to Ward off “Cybercriminals”
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Ever since the devastating PlayStation Network outage that took the gaming world by storm, other companies have begun to beef up their own levels of cyber-security and Konami is no exception.

Modern Warfare 3 Tops UK Charts Three Weeks in a Row
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Activision’s first-person military shooter is a force to be reckoned with, as the recently released Saints Row: The Third and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations tail in third and second place, respectively.

Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City’s “Intense Acts of Violence” Detailed by the ESRB
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Developed by Slant Six, who also worked on SOCOM: Confrontation, the squad based shooter Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City aims to bring something new to the zombie-killing series by moving away from the standard survival horror genre that fans have come to know and love. But just because the emphasis is on squad teamwork doesn’t [...]