Last week, Final Fantasy XIII released in North America and Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Some of you may have noticed that there was a huge marketing push for the Xbox version of Final Fantasy XIII. There were Microsoft branded commercials, an exclusive bundle, and plenty of magazine coverage. Microsoft’s newest piece of [...]
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Microsoft Promotes PS3 Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
Sunday, March 21st, 2010Tiger Woods Hooks Up with Move, Tells Natal They’re Just Friends
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010In support of Sony’s promise to deliver a wide array of Move supporting titles, comes word from Electronic Arts that their next installment of Tiger Woods PGA Golf Tour will please both golf and motion controller enthusiasts.
Sony Says PS3 FFXIII is “The Way it Was Meant to be Played”
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010When it was announced almost two years ago that Final Fantasy XIII was no longer a Sony exclusive, many fans of the platform were enraged. Final Fantasy has been a flagship series for the PlayStation platform since 1997 with the release of the almighty Final Fantasy VII. However, while the title is still available on [...]
PS3 Doesn’t Need Mass Effect, Mass Effect Doesn’t Need PS3
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010A rumor that is consistently pressed upon the gaming community is the release of the Mass Effect series on the PlayStation 3 platform. Retailer listings have appeared for a PS3 version of the game, adding fuel to the already aggressively hot rumor that the current Microsoft exclusive series would eventually make its way to PS3. [...]
Sony Invests in Bigger Picture
Friday, January 29th, 2010With the recent announcement of the formerly exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV DLC coming to the PlayStation 3, exclusivity has been called into question. With roughly $50 million dollars spent by Microsoft for only 1-year of exclusivity on the content, the difference in strategy between both Microsoft and Sony have become as apparent as ever. [...]
Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Bundle Up Close
Sunday, December 13th, 2009Beautiful, shiny, pink … those are the words used to describe the Final Fantasy XIII PS3 bundle. Sony and Square Enix have teamed up to bring one of the coolest seen bundles to Japan yet. Sorry Microsoft, but you will be missing out, as Final Fantasy XIII is exclusive in Japan, to Sony’s console.
Locust Invasion Not in PS3’s Near Future
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Since the PlayStation 3’s anticipated launch back in 2006, rumors of once Xbox 360 exclusives hitting the console have been massive. Mass Effect, a PC and Xbox 360 console exclusive, has been on the rumor mill quite some time. Like BioWare has before, Epic Games designer Cliffy B has come to address the rumors of [...]
Halo Has a Date With the PS3
Friday, November 6th, 2009This coming February, Halo fans around the world will be able to get their hands on “Halo Legends,” a series of animated shorts involving their favorite Chief. But the only console that will be able to play the release in its highest quality will be PlayStation 3 owners.
Microsoft Admits Defeat in September Sales
Monday, October 19th, 2009Ever since Sony announced the PS3 slim back in August at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, the console manufacturer and consumer electronics giant has been on quite a roll. Following the release of the announced slimmer, lighter version of the PS3, came the PSPgo launch, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves releasing to much acclaim. It seems [...]
Mass Effect 2 for PS3 is Massively Confusing
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009The debate of whether Mass Effect 2 is coming to the PS3 is getting rather confusing. First, GAME lists the title for PS3, followed by EA Russia (which were quick to point out that it was a mistake), which was then concluded by a comment by a BioWare rep that was rather cryptic. It doesn’t [...]
Mass Effect 2 Potentially Soars to PS3
Saturday, October 10th, 2009Mass Effect 2 has been somewhat of a debate over confusion during recent months. BioWare has neither confirmed or denied the existence of a PS3 version of Mass Effect 2. Many rumors have also suggested both Mass Effect titles coming to PS3, as EA now owns BioWare. It’s all so very confusing, and it isn’t [...]
PlayStation Beats Xbox At Coolness Contest
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009Between the fanboys of the beloved PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, one must always come up on top. Whether it be for graphics, or games, or even online, it always has to be something. But, how about coolness? Is PlayStation perhaps cooler than Xbox?
PlayStation Store ‘Shifts’ Onto Xbox 360
Monday, September 28th, 2009Need for Speed: Shift, the first title from developer Slightly Mad Studios, has come under recent fire as of late for the number of bugs the title has. One bug is so strange in fact, that even Microsoft may not be pleased by it.
Microsoft Steals LittleBigPlanet’s Music
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Microsoft, aka the “me too” of the consumer electronic world has decided to “me too” a LittleBig too obvious this time around. As they have used the theme music to LittleBigPlanet, in one of their latest commercials.
Halo Legends Sees the Blu Light in 2010
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Several premium Japanese studios have been working on a Halo anime for over a year now which was announced under the title Halo Legends only days ago. Although Microsoft battled against the Blu-Ray format for several years with their format HD-DVD, that doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t use the format.
