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New Vanquish Gameplay Emerges
Monday, July 5th, 2010

From the director of Resident Evil and Devil May Cry series comes Vanquish, a third person action shooter being published by SEGA. First exhibited in January, the game looks to have stylish and intuitive gameplay that incorporates jet packs on the main character’s suit to get in and out of cover and the ability to slow down time. var [...]

Gran Turismo 5 Photo Mode Illustrated
Monday, July 5th, 2010

The Gran Turismo series is undoubtedly one of the best racing simulations around, boasting realistic track visuals and almost life like car detail. The latest iteration the series – Gran Turismo 5 looks set to finally release this year, with Sony announcing a North American release date of the 2nd of November.

Sony: We’re Looking Into Team ICO Collection
Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Team ICO, most notably famous for ICO, Showdow Of Colossus and now the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian. With all these HD PS2 remakes such as the God Of War Collection and now the Sly Cooper Collection is it time for Sony to bring ICO and Shadow of Colossus to the PS3? var _CI = _CI [...]

Mafia 2′s Multiple Endings Are No More
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Mafia 2, the upcoming gangster third person shooter is set to release this August. When it does make its way to store shelves, the PlayStation 3 version will be able to download free bonus content. Despite bonus content being added, some things, endings in particular, got cut. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { [...]

Another Yakuza Game On The Horizon
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Showing much love to their loyal Japanese fan-base, SEGA have released Yakuza game after Yakuza game for the fans of the series on the PS3.  There’s even a PSP game in the world of the Yakuza crime-syndicate being worked on. You certainly can’t deny SEGA’s commitment to the series, and their dedication doesn’t seem to [...]

Dead Space 2 Limited Edition, The Only Edition
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

In 2008 Dead Space graced next-gen consoles with its spine-tingling horror and strategic dismemberment. EA Redwood set out to create something darker and creepier than their previous titles, and boy did they hit their mark. With the explosive success of Dead Space, there’s no surprise that the follow up is looking even better than the first, especially for [...]

Take Two: Bioshock 2 Wasn’t As Successful As We’d Hoped
Monday, June 28th, 2010

When Take Two announced that Bioshock would be getting a sequel fans of the series cringed. With the massive success of Bioshock in recent memory it looked a daunting task for them to follow up on the game which won many game of the year awards. Bioshock 2 put you in the boots of a [...]

New Crysis 2 Trailer Lands
Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Crysis 2, the sequel to the highly graphical PC hit Crysis looks set to invade our living rooms come fall 2010 with nano-machines and big ass alien combat. Undoubtedly one of EA’s master plans of the FPS shooter along with Medal of Honor to try and conquer Activision’s Call Of Duty Franchise.

Codemasters: “GT5 Won’t Affect Our Game”
Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Codemasters when it comes to driving simulations/arcade they are one of the best, with their recent release DiRT2 gaining mass appeal. Codemasters latest project comes in the form of another racer, F1 2010, acquiring the license for the high speed motorsport Codemasters looks set to bring the arcade/sim driving style to the series.

All You Need to Know About PlayStation Plus, Plus More
Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Since its announcement at E3 there have been a lot of comments and questions surrounding some of the details of PlayStation Plus which is set to launch on June 29th. Boasting a host of bonus content such as free PSN games as well as discounts from the PlayStation Store. We’ve got all the info you [...]

PlayStation Plus First 2 Months Content Revealed for PAL Regions
Thursday, June 24th, 2010

At E3, PlayStation Plus made its bow after months of speculation. With Sony announcing this service they also said that the current free PSN service will not change but rather PS+ is to add content for those willing to pay for it. With PS+ including features such as automatic download and full game trial as well as offering [...]

New Metal Gear Solid Rising Details Slash You In Half
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Metal Gear Solid Rising, the next MGS game in line after the PlayStation 3 mass hit Metal Gear Solid 4 made its bow at E3 showcasing what the ‘Lightning bolt action’ game has to offer. With mystery shrouded around where Rising will take place in the MGS timeline and how the gameplay will work. At E3 [...]

BBC iPlayer Update In-bound
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

The BBC, famous for such British TV shows such as Eastenders and Doctor Who made their console debut by bundling their on-demand TV service BBC iPlayer with PlayStation 3′s 3.00 firmware. Thus taking a lot of market share amongst console users, and today the BBC look set to bring a better experience to PS3 users [...]

Ninja Theory: Heavenly Sword 2 Was On The Cards
Monday, June 21st, 2010

Ninja Theory, the famed developer of Heavenly Sword on the PlayStation 3 is currently working on their recently announced project called Enslaved. With Heavenly Sword receiving decent reviews, it would seem to be only a matter of time before Ninja Theory started on Heavenly Sword 2 with the PS3’s tech under control. But today in an interview with CVG Ninja Theory explains the multiplatform stance and the reason for not following up on Heavenly Sword.

DC Universe Online Subscription Price Revealed
Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Comic book superhero fans rejoice, DC Universe is releasing later this year as an action packed MMO set to deliver superhero action from your favorite heroes from the DC Universe. With the likes of Flash and Superman gracing the game it would be hard to resist. The subscription fee for the game has been revealed.