Archive for January, 2012

Uncover The Origins of Uncharted’s Inspiration
Monday, January 30th, 2012

How did Naughty Dog come up with Nathan Drake and Uncharted? In a video for Sony’s make.believe channel, various developers at the studio describe how the renowned series and lifelike characters were formed. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); [...]

North American PSN Senior Director Departs From Sony
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Sony has revealed today that Susan Panico, the Senior Director of the North American PlayStation Network, has left the company. 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 reddit_newwindow=’1′

PSLS Community Fan Art Runners-Up
Monday, January 30th, 2012

When we launched the PSLS fan art competition less than a week ago, we were excited to see what would fill our inboxes. But even though we had high hopes, we were blown away by what you came up with, making the process of picking a winner nigh impossible. Tomorrow, we’ll be giving you the [...]

BioShock Infinite’s Elizabeth to Serve as “Catalyst” for Game’s Main Conflict
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games are working hard to wrap up their story-heavy shooter BioShock Infinite in time for release later this year, and as the game nears its debut, new details continue to trickle out from the studio.

New Aliens: Colonial Marines Teaser Trailer Shows a Delay Until Fall
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Sega has released a new teaser trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines that shows some cutscenes for the game and reveals that the FPS has been delayed until Fall 2012.

PlayStation Store Preview – January 31st, 2012
Monday, January 30th, 2012

This week, it’s all about multiplayer carnage in the Twisted Metal demo. There’s also some DLC, a Puddle, and some retail PS3 titles hitting the store. Also, be sure to look out for our PlayStation Store Preview 2.0 “firmware update” in the coming weeks, as this feature is going to undergo some changes in anticipation [...]

EA Sports Surprises No One, Includes Online Pass with SSX
Monday, January 30th, 2012

The battle against used games sales rages on as the latest entry in EA Sports’ popular snowboarding franchise has unsurprisingly been confirmed to feature an online pass.

PS4 Will Probably be Announced Last, Says PlayStation France CEO
Monday, January 30th, 2012

There’s no denying that we are on the cusp of the next generation of gaming, but that fact apparently isn’t pressuring Sony into making any major hardware announcements in the near future. According to a statement from the head of PlayStation France, Philippe Cardone, Sony will likely be the last out of the gate yet [...]

Splash Damage Recruits New Programmer from Ninja Theory
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Marc Fascia, the gameplay programmer who worked on Enslaved: Odyssey to the West over at Ninja Theory has been hired by Splash Damage to serve as the team’s technical director for the studio’s next major projects.

Secret Game Coming from Nomura and Co. at Square Enix
Monday, January 30th, 2012

The famed game director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura has just let the cat out of the bag; Square Enix has ”a secret team working on an unannounced title”.

Sony On Vita’s Struggle in Japan; Monster Hunter Coming To Save the Day
Monday, January 30th, 2012

Since the PlayStation Vita launched in Japan this past December, the staff here at PlayStation LifeStyle has been signing the praises of the hardware and its games. The Japanese public isn’t feeling the same way, however, and sales have been off to a rocky start. Sony understands the reasoning behind it, and has an ace [...]

Best Snack for Long Gaming Sessions
Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Last night, you waited outside a game store for your favorite game’s midnight launch. You’ve waited months and months for this game to come out, and that day is finally here. There’s only one thing missing: Gamer fuel. What are you going to reach for to keep in prime condition for an all-night frag-fest? Chips? [...]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’s Online Pass Required To Access Seven Quests
Friday, January 27th, 2012

The single player content Online Pass was recently seen in GOTY contender Batman: Arkham City and now seems to have been included with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer Shows Battle Gameplay, Cutscenes, and More
Friday, January 27th, 2012

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s launch that shows cutscenes and various gameplay from the game.

Improvements Being Made to MLB 12 The Show’s Franchise Mode, PS3/Vita Cloud Save Details, New Screenshots Released
Friday, January 27th, 2012

SCE San Diego Studio has detailed improvements that they’re making to MLB 12 The Show‘s Franchise Mode, as well as cloud saving support for data transfer between the PS3 and PS Vita versions of the game.