During my hands-on time with Gran Turismo PSP at E3 2009, the first thing that caught my attention was just how smooth the game felt. And the second thing was how good it looked compared to other PSP racers. In fact, I was dead certain that it looked almost on par with Gran Turismo 4 [...]
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009TGS Trailer Leak Reveals New FFXIII Cast Member
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009It looks like some TGS content is getting leaked after all. These screens from Final Fantasy XIII‘s TGS trailer show some of the first images of Snow’s significant other, Serah. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; [...]
Eidos Sets Sneaky Trap for Arkham Asylum Pirates
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Software piracy has been the bane of videogame development for a long, long time, especially for PC developers. But it’s not very often when a game studio resorts to hidden piracy protection rather than activation codes or shoddy DRM, which makes Batman: Arkham Asylum a classic example of programming brilliance. var _CI = _CI || [...]
GT Pre-Order Bonuses Guaranteed to Agonize PSP Owners
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Pre-order bonuses are a common practice in the game industry, and tend to be fairly lopsided in terms of what’s offered at a game’s respective outlets. A keychain here, a sticker set there, or even a coupon to buy other products within the store. But Gran Turismo PSP’s pre-order bonuses are not only store specific, [...]
FFXIII Release Date and Price Announced
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Square Enix is making good on their promise of releasing Final Fantasy XIII this holiday season in Japan, with a solid release date and price point for the highly anticipated RPG. This epic title has been covered by the media for over four years, and it’ll be interesting to see whether or not it can [...]
Sony Considering Handing out PSP Dev Kits for Free
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009With Apple enjoying so much success with the App Store for its line of iPod and iPhone products, it was expected that Sony would take an aggressive approach to tap into this popular market. And with the price drop of 80% for all PSP development kits, it’s clear that Sony wants to build up their [...]
Noise Canceling Headphones to Make PSP Quieter Experience
Monday, September 7th, 2009MDR-NC300D cuts 98.4% of ambient noise. • World’s first in-ear digital noise cancelling headphone • New Digital Noise Cancelling processor cuts up to 98.4% of ambient noise • Auto Artificial Intelligent Noise Cancelling (AINC) continuously selects optimum NC mode to suit any environment • No-compromise hi-fi audio with digital sound enhancer, full digital amplifier S-Master [...]
Dynamic Themes Not Profitable
Monday, September 7th, 2009Firmware 3.0 brought a slew of new features to PlayStation 3′s operating system, most notably in the form of dynamic themes. Rather than just adding on new icons and sound effects, dynamic themes offer PS3 owners the ability to have background environments rather than just background pictures. But the price tag present on current dynamic [...]
Future Final Fantasy Won’t Take Forever
Monday, September 7th, 2009Final Fantasy XIII has been previewed and written about ever since its debut at E3 2006; amazing stuff considering the game is scheduled for release in 2010, a full four years later. Fans have been waiting a long time for another FF installment, and FF XIII’s Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have an answer on [...]
A Crack In Time Replay Mode Details
Monday, September 7th, 2009Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is sure to make a big impact when it lands on store shelves later next month, and will supposedly complete the the trilogy that started with Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty. But unlike its PSN predecessor, A Crack in Time is going to put a [...]
Rock Band Creators Discuss Rocky Road to Success
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Harmonix employs 320 people, and is responsible for the creation of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, two of the videogame industry’s most successful game franchises. Yet, as founding members Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy reveal, the musical duo had a very rough start, along with numerous failures that ultimately showed them the road to success.
40GB PS3s Go on Price Offensive
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Now that the PS3 is available for the low price of just $299, countless consumers have been snatching up the snazzy new slimline systems at a feverish rate. But there’s one particular console that’s priced even lower than the PS3 Slim, and we’ll show you just how to get it.
Need for Speed: Shift Sports Impressive Car Roster
Monday, August 31st, 2009Need for Speed: Shift, the latest racing title from Electronic Arts and Slightly Mad Studios, is sure to be a hit when it arrives on store shelves this September. And in addition to the simulation emphasis of the title, NFS: Shift is going to sport an impressive variety of circuit cars that are equal parts [...]
MotorStorm: Artic Edge Icy PSP Bundle
Sunday, August 30th, 2009It looks like European gamers are going to be in for an icy treat next month. Despite the impending release of the PSP Go, Sony is making good on their promise of fully supporting the PSP-3000 series with this brand new hardware bundle.
Need for Speed: Shift Proves its Patriotism
Sunday, August 30th, 2009The folks at Electronic Arts and Slightly Mad Studios have been hard at work making Need for Speed: Shift not only a great entry within the historic game series, but also a top-notch simulator. And what separates it from other racing sims is the accessibility of the title, as well as the reward system it [...]
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