Archive for December, 2011

Editor’s Note On Our Skyrim Review for PS3, Lag, Bugs, Etc. [Update]
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

We are well aware of the widespread issues that many PlayStation 3 owners of Skyrim are suffering from, and we have deep empathy for those who are. That said, our review score stands. The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim is a deep immersive world, well-deserving of the recognition it is receiving, even despite reports of lag, [...]

Sega Bringing New Version of iOS Title Kingdom Conquest, Samurai & Dragons, to PlayStation Vita
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Sega is going to bring an upgraded version of the Apple iOS title, Kingdom Conquest, to Sony’s upcoming next generation handheld. The name of the PlayStation Vita version is Samurai & Dragons. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type [...]

RAGE Demo Now Available on PlayStation Network
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Gamers looking for a chance to sample id’s visually impressive FPS, RAGE, will get a chance to do so today. Publisher Bethesda Softworks has announced that a demo for RAGE is now available on the PlayStation Network. The demo has already arrived for North American PSN users and will arrive for European users later today. [...]

New Tony Hawk Game To Be Unveiled At The VGAs
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

The Tony Hawk series has had a troubled track record over the past few years. What started out as a phenomenal, over the top, action sports franchise quickly devolved into a series of repetitive yearly rehashes. 2011 was the first year without a Tony Hawk title but it looks like the skating franchise’s yearlong break [...]

Executive Producer of The Last Guardian Quits to Pursue Facebook Games
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

The Last Guardian seems to be in the news quite a bit lately, with rumors of creator Fumito Ueda’s departure from Sony and continuing to work on the project in a freelance capacity. A translated tweet of Ueda’s claimed he was still “hard at work” on his highly anticipated PS3 exclusive, but didn’t deny the [...]

Vita’s Most Important Launch Titles – Japan Edition
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Sony’s last system launch was for the PlayStation 3, over five years ago. It’s been a while since we’ve got through the whole launch routine, but now it’s only 10 days till the PlayStation Vita becomes commercially available in Japan. With time winding down, here’s a look at some standout software, the success of which [...]

New Tales of Innocence-R Screens, Videos
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Namco Bandai has sent out a heck of a lot of screens as well as some videos to promote the upcoming PSVita RPG, Tales of Innocence-R.

Modern Warfare 3 Development Team Hiring for Unannounced Title
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Following the collapse of Infinity Ward, which wasn’t too long ago, a new development team was born. Named Sledgehammer Games, the team was constructed specifically to follow in Infinity Ward’s footsteps, a team that produced four extremely well-received Call of Duty titles. Now that they’ve released their first title with success, it appears that they [...]

Spike Teases PS3 Exclusive Reveal: In-Game Trailer, Amazing Developer, Absolutely Mind-Blowing
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

With publishers often hyping minor upcoming reveals like it’s the second coming of Kevin Butler, it’s hard to still get excited when you hear words like “amazing” and “incredible” being used to describe an unrevealed product. But after you watch Spike TV’s incredibly positive promo video, will you be able to remain impassive?

Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand Launch Trailer Released
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

To mark the release of Battlefield 3‘s first DLC expansion, Back to Karkand, EA have released a new trailer of Wake Island, one of the maps in the pack.

Bloodrayne: Betrayal Now On Sale
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

  WayForward’s two dimensional reimagining of the Bloodrayne franchise will be on sale for the next seven days. If you missed out on all of the vampire slaying action you can now get in on the fun for $11.99 – a $3 reduction.

PlayStation Store Global Update – December 6, 2011
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update. ** Note for other regions ** European PSN [...]

THQ to Announce New Title Later This Month
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

THQ’s head of core development, Danny Bilson, has teased that a new game will be announced from the publisher later this month. Speaking to AussieGamer at an event to promote the upcoming UFC Undisputed 3, he shared the following tidbit.

New BioShock Infinite Trailer Premieres at VGA 2011
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

On December 10th, Spike TV will host the annual Video Games Awards show. Last year, we saw the reveal of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and also The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, both of which are game of the year contenders for PSLS. This year will be no different, with a new Epic game, BioWare game, [...]

Google + PlayStation LifeStyle = Goodies, Giveaways and Freebies
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

PlayStation LifeStyle is now on Google’s new social network, Google+, and we’re going to celebrate our new page in classic PSLS style – by giving away prizes worth over a hundred dollars!