Archive for December, 2011

Best Role-Playing Game 2011
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Every day of our lives, we wake up and we’re told what to do. By our families, our jobs, our governments – we are all expected to live a certain way. In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you can do whatever you want [...]

Vita Download Sales Up, Despite Japan’s Past Aversion; This is Good
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

We previously reported Media Create’s hardware and software sales figures, which were of particular interest because they contained the Vita’s first posted sales numbers. While the system had respectable software sales on those charts, the figures released reflect only physical media. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + [...]

Best Sports Game 2011
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Fight Night Champion Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: EA Canada With most sports games, you usually just get the same thing every year, with a little spit and polish and a few new bells and whistles. Not exactly a $60 roster update, but pretty close to it at times. MLB: The Show does a good job of [...]

New PSP RPG Coming to NA
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Atlus USA, known for its lack of hesitation when it comes to localizing niche games and Japanese RPGs, has announced that it will be bringing Sting-developed PSP tactical RPG Gungnir to North America in the summer of 2012.

Best Fighting Game 2011
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Mortal Kombat Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer: NetherRealm Studios Runners Up: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 King of the Fighters XIII WWE ’12

Jaffe Meets With “Producer of God of War”
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

With God of War III having released way back in March 2010, Sony Santa Monica must be deep into the development of their next game. Current rumors and simple guesses point towards the next game being another God of War, and recent comments by David Jaffe once again point towards the game being GOW IV.

Best Shooter 2011
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Battlefield 3 Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: DICE Battlefield 3 was exactly what people were expecting it to be leading up to release – a deeply satisfying war game. As with its predecessors, it showed the competition what war simulation really means with its cast of vehicles, large maps, and heart-pumping audio. Not only was it [...]

GameStop Claims The Last Guardian is Canceled, But it’s Not
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

With The Last Guardian having been delayed repeatedly, and Fumito Ueda now working on a contract basis, the game looked in a bad way. A new rumor from GameStop suggested the game was in an even worse shape and had been completely canceled, but thankfully it hasn’t.

PlayStation Vita US Launch Lineup, Prices Revealed
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Sony has detailed the PlayStation Vita’s US launch, including what games and accessories will be available on day one.

Twisted Metal Creator Unveils Box Art
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

David Jaffe, the creative force behind the Twisted Metal franchise, has released an HD version of the game’s tentative cover art. The artwork originally appeared on GameStop’s website earlier in the week.  He also posted five different variants of the game’s back cover art.

PlayStation Vita Hardware Review
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Is the PlayStation Vita going to be the success Sony is hoping for? Find out in our review.

FFXIII-2 Tops Sales; Vita Games Hold Their Own
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

As expected, Everyone’s Golf 6 (Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational) and Uncharted led the way for Vita’s software, and in that order, actually. All were topped, however, by Square Enix’s latest addition to its flagship franchise.

SSX Now Set To Ship In Late February
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Electronic Arts has delayed SSX, the upcoming reboot of the popular snowboarding franchise. The game was originally scheduled to be released in mid-January before it was pushed back to a mid-February release window earlier in the year, but now has been moved back a little further.

Hot Shots Golf, Uncharted Expected to be Hottest Vita Launch Titles
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

The PlayStation Vita has been out in Japan for a few days now, and while the hardware has impressed without boundary, the software launch line-up is what’s really worth bragging about. Among over a dozen launch titles two are expected to outsell the others, according to Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment and President of [...]

New Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Generations Trailer Released
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

As we come closer to the release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, Namco Bandai have released the third trailer unveiling the culmination of the last two games. The new trailer promises new content created by Studio Pierrot, the Japanese studio responsible for animating the series.