Archive for December, 2011

Sony Execs Discuss Vita Multimedia Support & More
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Several members of Sony’s development community as well as Corporate Executives spoke with Impress Watch this week about the upcoming PlayStation Vita. Some of the big names involved in the interview include Senior VP of Sony Computer Entertainment Yoshio Matsumoto and Head of Software Development Muneki Shimada. They discussed the type of multimedia support we [...]

UK Ratings Board BBFC Reveals Existence of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition?
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Warner Bros. Interactive & NetherRealm Studios’ current blood-shedding installment of Mortal Kombat on current generation consoles may receive the equivalent of a Game Of The Year Edition, if a UK ratings board listing proves to be correct. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); [...]

Valve Employee’s Half-Life 3 T-Shirt Trolls Web
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

The release of Valve’s The Orange Box saw epic FPS title Half-Life 2 and its DLC — Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Half-Life 2: Episode 2 — released on the same disc. Episode 2 ended with a cliffhanger that has left gamers anticipating the next episode for years, teasing that Gordon Freeman would have to [...]

Sony Denies Remote Play Support for All PS3 Titles Rumor
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Some time ago, Sony had performed a Remote Play demonstration on PlayStation Vita with the FPS Killzone 3. Remote Play was a liked feature on PSP, despite the fact that only a few games used it, and gamers grew excited when they heard that the Vita would have Remote Play support. That excitement grew exponentially [...]

Sony Defends Vita Memory Cards, Talks Custom Soundtracks
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

In an interview with Japanese site Impress Watch, Sony’s Vita development staff explained the reason behind choosing the highly expensive proprietary memory cards, rather than supporting SD cards, as well as discussing the handheld’s custom soundtrack support.

PSP Import Review – Final Fantasy Type-0
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

School settings have been especially popular in JRPGs lately, and following suit, the newest Final Fantasy begins in a school, but don’t expect too many giggles and panty jokes. As early as the opening, Type-0‘s story is darker and more constantly serious than most others that use the setting, and even more than most JRPGs [...]

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ringing in The New Year
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

With the new year around the corner, Capcom is preparing yet another update on the popular Street Fighter IV that will further refresh and refine the game, including some balancing that players will no doubt appreciate.

Best Buy Challenges GameStop to a Duel of Game Trading
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Used game games sales have been under scrutiny by developers and consumers alike as their prevalence has grown. GameStop has been a king of this section of the video game market, but a challenger has entered the ring.

More Skyrim Patches Coming Soon
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Bethesda released patch 2.01 (or 1.2 on 360 and PC) for Skyrim earlier this week, with the aim of fixing some of the game’s many issues – especially the in-game lag that plagues players who played the game for a long period of time. But, despite fixing a few things, the patch also introduced a [...]

Japanese Uncharted: Golden Abyss Trailer Released
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

A brand new trailer for the PS Vita exclusive Uncharted: Golden Abyss has been released. The new footage is intended to promote the upcoming Japanese release, so if you are not fluent in Japanese don’t expect to really understand any of the trailer’s narration. That doesn’t stop you from enjoying the pretty pictures, however.

Rumor: Army of Two Devs Working on “Army of Four”
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Rumors are circulating that the next game in the Army of Two franchise will be titled “Army of Four”. The first details surrounding the project allegedly broke this morning.

Ken Kutaragi Working On Something “Totally Cool”
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Ken Kutaragi, often cited as the father of the original PlayStation, has drummed up some excitement for his next project with just a few simple words. Speaking to Bloomberg, he revealed that he is working on something “totally cool”.

Sony Corrects GameStop Pricing for 4GB, 8GB PlayStation Vita Memory Cards
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

The PlayStation Vita, despite having an attractive price tag as video game hardware, has a quite expensive proprietary medium used for saving games. Video game retailer GameStop had put up a number of prices for Vita’s memory cards and accessories, but two of those prices have since been revealed not to be correct.

Sony Giving Out TVs, Tablets and PS3s in European PlayStation Promotion
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

It’s December, and that means that it’s the season to be jolly – right up until you see your Christmas bank statement. To make your life a little easier, Sony has unveiled a daily giveaway that includes games, PS3s, tablets and TVs.

Square Enix Releases New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screenshots and Battle System Trailer
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Square Enix’s upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, has plenty of new features that weren’t in the previous game, including Cinematic Action events and a new battle system. The screenshots and video released today by the RPG publisher highlight some of those features.