Posts Tagged ‘Castlevania’

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair To Suck PSN Blood
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Originally released as an Xbox 360 exclusive last year, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair will be making it’s way to the PlayStation Network according to multiple different sources.

Amazing Castlevania/MGS4 Bundle Sneaking Towards Japan
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Konami recently confirmed that something special is heading towards Japan this holiday season. This package deal is something that is truly worth saving up for you prefer to deal in yen.

Japanese Lords of Shadows LE Contains Symphony of the Night
Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, directed and produced by Hideo Kojima, released in the United States and the United Kingdom only one week ago and the Japanese title is already faring well on the sales charts. Alongside the standard retail release was a premium collector’s edition. Despite the game releasing in its home country of Japan [...]

PS3 Review – Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Since becoming a fan-favorite in 1986, Konami’s Castlevania series has had quite the journey through the ages. It’s had the Good (Super Castlevania IV), the bad (Castlevania: Judgement) and THE Masterpiece (Symphony of the Night. Need I say more?). While the series has mastered the realm of 2D artwork and sprites, the series battles in the world of 3D have almost always been failures and major disappointments in the eyes of fans. Konami looks to change this with Castlevania: Lords of Shadows, with little known developer MercurySteam handling the development duties and some team production company named ‘Kojima Productions’ helping supervising along the way. PlayStation LifeStyle’s review for this ‘rebirth’ is finished. Did Konami finally make an AAA quality 3D Castlevania game or is this yet another stumble along the way?

Castlevania Crashing and Corrupting PS3′s Save Files
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Many PS3 users have been reporting frustration and anger over Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and it’s not over the difficulty of the game either.  Some nasty bug has crept its way onto the release copy of this action-adventure game, causing their save files to spontaneously corrupt.

PlayStation Release Horizon 10/04/10
Monday, October 4th, 2010

It’s hard to believe that it is already the month of October. Before we know it, with the help of some of these week’s releases, it will be January 2011 in the blink of an eye. This week takes us to the west while bringing in a treat from the east by a renowned Japanese developer.

PlayStation Plus Conquers the Lords of Shadow For Early Castlevania Demo Access
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Mercurysteam and Kojima Productions take on the classic Castlevania series, Lord of Shadows , looks to pull the series away from the series 2D roots into the world of 3D, even if fans didn’t demand it.. You’ve waited months to get your hands on the game..now it almost the time, however, there’ s a catch that even Dracule himself didn’t see coming.

$20 Credit When You Buy Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

The Castlevania revamp from Mercury Steam in association with Kojima Productions is nearing its October 5th landmark release. Creeping out from behind the shadows is a deal on the upcoming game that would make the entire Belmont family ‘whip’ their heads around to do a double take on.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collector’s Edition Discovered [Update]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010

When Lords of Shadow was originally introduced briefly by Konami in 2008, no one knew what to think about it. Truth is, Konami had planned for LOS to be the new, radically different Castlevania reboot all along, but wanted to keep it a major secret, which is hard to do nowadays with internet(s). Boy howdy was the gaming world in shock when LOS turned out to be the new game and the fact that Hideo Kojima Productions and Kojima Productions were helping supervise the game, it immediately became a triple-A title. And like any other major release, it’s going to be receiving a Collector’s Edition, which hasn’t officially announced, but has been outed by many gaming sites. Whiplash your way inside for the details.

Konami Orders Castlevania Transformation
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

The Castlevania series, created by Japan-based Konami, the series has a unique Japanese feel to it, unlike many games on the market. This is going to change, according to a Konami representative.

Lords of Shadow Was Almost a Remake of 8-Bit Castlevania
Sunday, April 11th, 2010

With initial impressions of Konami’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow from developers Kojima Productions and Mercury Steam on the ‘up and up’, the hype train for the game is chugging along rather nicely. Bits of details are being let out and one of the more interesting is the fact that C: LOS was almost a remake of the original 8-Bit Castlevania. Find out why this didn’t happen inside.

New Castlevania: LOS Details and Screens Escape from the Darkness
Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Mercury Steam looks to successfully translate the mostly 2D world of Castlevania to the 3D this fall with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Konami recently showed the title off to a select group of the press and the news and reception has been overwhelmingly positive so far. The first 3D Castlevania to make fans of the series proud might just be Lords of Shadow.

New Castlevania Screens Cast Their Own Shadow
Sunday, March 7th, 2010

MercurySteam and Kojima Productions goal with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is to successfully translate the 2D world of Castlevania into 3D. It’s been attempted before, but to less than average results. From the look of these newest screenshots, it seems that the teams will finally do the series justice in the realm of 3D.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Leads the Way on PS3
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Since being revealed at E3 last year, MercurySteam/ Kojima Productions take on the Castlevania series, Lords of Shadow, has gone into the ‘shadows’ regarding information about the game. Thanks to Twitter, a bit more information has been revealed and it’s nothing but good news for PS3 owners.

Sink Your Teeth into this Castlevania Collection Rumor
Saturday, January 9th, 2010

There is no doubt of the popularity of the Castlevania series. It holds a special place in most gamers’ hearts.  That’s why this recent rumor will definitely make many PlayStation Portable owners happy if it turns out to be true.