Archive for December, 2011

Capcom Reveals Devil May Cry HD Collection Release Date
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The three classic action titles that earned Dante the recognition of gamers everywhere — Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition — are coming next year to consoles in HD. Today, Capcom has revealed the release date for the collection of titles in the classic action [...]

PSA: Gran Turismo 5 2.02 Patch Now Live
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Rev up your engines gearheads because the latest patch for Gran Turismo 5, v2.02, is now live on the PlayStation Network. 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; script.async = true; document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(script); })(); Tweet [...]

Square Enix Releases New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer That Shows the Game’s Cast
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Square Enix has released another trailer for their upcoming RPG, Final Fantasy XIII-2. The trailer focuses on the game’s characters, which includes a cast of existing characters from Final Fantasy XIII, as well as new characters. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var [...]

PlayStation Vita Launch Sales Revealed
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The PlayStation Vita was released on December 17 in Japan and it’s already sold a staggering amount of systems. But just how many PlayStation Vita systems were Sony able to move?

First Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Adds New Story Content for Free
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 might only be four days old in Japan, but without hesitation Square Enix is planning to release DLC just a week after its launch date.

Heroes & Heralds Standard for UMVC3 Vita, More Features Confirmed
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Capcom has revealed that, in addition to the availability of Heroes and Heralds mode for free today for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, the Vita version of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will come standard with the mode. Today, via a new trailer, Capcom also confirmed two cool new features for [...]

New Unit 13 Guided Walkthrough & Details
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Sony has released new details via a Q&A on the PlayStation.Blog about their upcoming shooter title in development at Zipper Interactive for the PlayStation Vita, Unit 13. They’ve also released a new video of a developer-guided walkthrough for the title.

Anti-Class Action Lawsuit ToS Prompts Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony
Monday, December 19th, 2011

The recent Terms of Service change that Sony initiated with the latest version of the PlayStation 3 firmware has been challenged in federal court.

Dante Gets Warped to Secret Area In New Trailer for DmC
Monday, December 19th, 2011

One recurring element of the Devil May Cry series is Dante discovering secret areas, which are different from normal areas in the game and may ask Dante to perform specific challenges or defeat specific enemies. The new trailer for DmC shows that Capcom and Ninja Theory are going to bring that back for the series’ [...]

PS Vita Software Hands-on Impressions
Monday, December 19th, 2011

I’m in an interesting situation where I was able to snag a Vita from a Japanese game shop on the 17th (16th to you North Americans), but the very next day, I had a long series of flights back to North America for Christmas vacation. While I haven’t yet done enough gaming to bust out [...]

Cross Game Chat #67 – Starhawk Talk and Extreeeeeeeeeme Gaming Moments
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Boom! It’s the last podcast of the year and we are going out by talking about some of our most extreme gaming moments. Josh, by far, has the most extreme life out of anyone. Josh also goes into more detail on his Starhawk beta impressions during obsessions portion of the podcast. Once the podcast returns [...]

Namco Bandai to Publish Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen for Vita Launch, New Trailer
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Namco Bandai has announced that they’ll be publishing Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen for PlayStation Vita. The title, developed by ACQUIRE (Sumioni), will arrive for PlayStation Vita in time for launch.

PlayStation Store Preview – December 20th, 2011: Have a Holly Jolly Update
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Last week we said that was “The Last of It” for the PlayStation Store in 2011. Boy, were we ever wrong. This week’s update is very strong, and brimming with games, demos, DLC and so much more to ensure a very happy holiday break. Want to know what is coming to the PlayStation Store this [...]

Battlefield 3 VoIP Issues a “High Priority”; Server List a Possibility
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Here we are again, another few weeks forward from Battlefield 3‘s launch and voice communication within the PlayStation 3 version of the game is still inconsistent. Players have reported chat completely cutting out with their squad, primarily after a round ends, which has put a serious damper on the game given its teamwork-centric approach. Thankfully, [...]

New Details on Weapons in ModNation Racers: Road Trip, To Be A Vita Launch Title
Monday, December 19th, 2011

After revealing quite a bit of interesting information about the upgrades to racing gameplay in ModNation Racers: Road Trip, SCE San Diego Studio has now revealed details about the weapons system in the Vita installment of the ModNation Racers series. Also, the title now appears to be a launch title for the PlayStation Vita.