Archive for December, 2011

PS Vita Import Review – Ridge Racer
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Riiiiiidge Raaaaaacer is diiiiiiiisappointing.

PS Vita Glitch Leads To Discovery of Dolphin Debug Menu
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

It didn’t take long for owners of the recently released PlayStation Vita to discover a hidden debug menu, even if it seems to have been found by accidental as an unfortunate glitch. The debug menu shows three swimming dolphins and an oyster on the center of the screen, the player can use the left thumb [...]

Salvaging a Disc From a YLOD PS3
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

As the PS3 has passed its 5th year, a number of people have had the misfortune of having to lay to rest their system in an untimely manner. Somberly staring at that yellow light, trying to hit the eject button in hopes to free your new game or movie from its black and silver coffin, [...]

Gaming Censorship in Australia – Syndicate’s Uphill Battle
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

The Australian Classification Board (ACB) has labeled Starbreeze’s newest game Syndicate as “RC – Refused Classification”, meaning that, for the publisher to bring out the game in the land down-under, it must edit out some of its original content to bring down the level of explicit material to warrant a rating of MA15+ – something [...]

Borderlands 2 Will Have a Better Story, Better Combat and More Handsome Enemies
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

One of the best new IPs of the console generation, Borderlands offered a fresh new takes on two stale genres – the role playing and first person shooter genres. Developer Gearbox decided to mix the two together to make one of the most compelling games ever, which is why we’re excited for the release of [...]

Dragon Age III Takes An Arrow of Inspiration In The Knee From Skyrim
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Bioware released Dragon Age II earlier this year to a less than stellar response from consumers and critics. Many argued that Dragon Age: Origins is a better game. For the third installment of the franchise, Bioware is listening to the critiques very carefully while taking inspirations from existing games in the market. Especially, The Elder [...]

Another .hack Game to be Revealed Next Month
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

.hack isn’t known too well in the West, but it has a sizable and dedicated group of fans. A new movie adaptation of the series named .hack//Sekai no Mukou ni is releasing in less than a month, and now the nearly one decade old franchise is looking to spread its wings with another video game [...]

Dead Island Ships Three Million Units Since Launch
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

While some say the zombie genre is overcrowded, demand for the undead game Dead Island has propelled the title to success, with the publisher revealing that it has shipped three million copies since its release in September.

Respawn Entertainment Releases Super Blurry Picture, Troll Face
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Comprised of ex-Infinity Ward staff and Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vince Zampella, gamers and analysts across the world are excited to see what independent developer Respawn Entertainment is hard at work on. To give you an idea of what their secret project is, the company has released an incredibly blurry teaser image.

Sony Announces New PSP Dual Packs
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Jealous of all the amazing games available for the PS Vita in Japan? If you want to get your portable PlayStation fix early, and aren’t prepared to import, Sony has announced some new PSP Dual Pack bundles.

New Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen Screenshots Released
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Yesterday, Namco Bandai announced that they were publishing Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, which is in development at ACQUIRE (Sumioni) for PlayStation Vita, along with releasing a new trailer. Today, they’ve released new screenshots of the game.

PlayStation Store Global Update – December 20, 2011
Tuesday, December 20th, 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 [...]

New Screenshots Of Touch My Katamari…and a Trailer Starring Goro The Slacker?
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Namco Bandai have released some new screenshots for their upcoming PlayStation Vita game, Touch My Katamari. They’ve also released a new trailer for the game that curiously has no gameplay footage, but rather, a character named Goro The Slacker.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss – PS Vita Import Review
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is the very best reason to buy a PS Vita.

Rocksteady to Release Free New Batman Inc. Skin for Batman: Arkham City
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

As a “thank you” to everyone who supported Batman: Arkham City and helped the game become a huge success, Rocksteady is going to release a brand-new skin for the game. The developer is also going to release a cheat code to help gamers play the game with their favorite skins even faster.