Review Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PlayStation 2)
Essentially a remake of the original game, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories puts you in the unfortunate shoes of Harry Mason - a father who's experienced a car-crash during a particularly heavy bout of severe weather
Review Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PlayStation 3)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is darker and more mature than its predecessor
News Soundwave Superior... Constructicons Inferior!
Bored of the Bayformers and Megan Fox pouting? Us too
I've been searching the archives: Bioshock? No way
Review Greed Corp (PlayStation 3)
It'll take a while before you feel comfortable playing Greed Corp, but once it clicks there's plenty of fun to be had, particularly in multiplayer
News Bodycount Hitting Playstation 3 In Q1, 2011
Codemasters has announced that Bodycount, the new first-person shooter from ex-Criterion dude Stuart Black, will hit the Playstation 3 in the first quarter of 2011
News - 2010, Week 10
Saturday13th Mar 2010
I've been searching the archives: Bioshock? No way
Goldeneye? The bungie jump was cool. Shenmue? "Fuku-san!". No matter how deep I dive, I can't find an opening as strong as God Of War III's. A sixty-minute period in which everything that makes the God Of War franchise a success is crammed, turned on its head, and amplified to 11. As of...
News GDC 10: Nintendo's Reggie "Blushing" Over Playstation Move
Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime has spoken to IGN about the Playstation Move, noting that the announcement made him a tad "flushed"
If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery then Im blushing Im so flattered, the Nintendo man told IGN. You know, I didnt see the announcement. I did spend some time at the booth and saw some...
Rumour Insomniac Games To Go Multiplatform
It's never more than a few months before the Insomniac Games rumours jump to the forefront of the industry
The independently owned company have long maintained a strong partnership with Sony, but once again industry bumblings and anonymity are hinting that Insomniac will go multiplatform. Sony own both the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance...
News So What You're Trying To Tell Me Is That Medal Of Honor Is Call Of Duty?
Oh look - it's a new trailer for Medal Of Honor
It features guns, shooting and some American-dude talking about war and stuff. It looks a lot like Call Of Duty. Which is actually a good thing we suppose. Though we kind of wish someone would make a shooter about big monsters and stuff instead of military men. Oh well.
Friday12th Mar 2010
News Square Enix Start Work On A Next-Gen Engine, Use Cloud Strife To Promote It
Square Enix has started work on a next-gen engine, and they've used an image of Cloud Strife to announce it
Take from that what you will. Check out Square Enix's recruit page to see the promotion. The company recruitment form reads:"At Square Enix, in anticipation of the appearance of next generation platforms, we've started development on a...
News Stig Asmussen: More To Come From God Of War III Engine
God Of War III's director Stig Asmussen reckons the engine powering the game is only running at "50%"
He told Destructoid:Well, I think our studio will use this engine again, he said, speaking to Destructoid at GDC this week, and itll get better. And I think were probably about 50- or 60-percent at it right now. I think theres a lot...
News GDC 10: Naughty Dog Would Love To See Nathan Drake On The PSP
Naughty Dog's president Evan Wells has told Joystiq that there is a lot of story to tell in the Uncharted universe, and he'd love some of that story to hit the Playstation Portable
Speaking this week at GDC, Wells said:"I think it would be fantastic to see the game (move) onto a handheld system," Wells told Joystiq. "Each one of the...
News Rejoice: DiRT 3 Is In Development, Confirms Codemasters
Codemasters' VP Gavin Cheshire has confirmed that DiRT 3 is absolutely in development at the studio
Speaking with EDGE on the studio's status as one of the last big publishers based in the UK, Gavin stated:Really, its all about letting the teams just innovate. Theres some great stuff coming from Birmingham thats going into Dirt 3, and...
News GDC 10: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Obviously) Wins Big At The GDC Awards
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the big winner at the GDC awards last night, scooping a total of five gongs -- one for the coveted game of the year accolade
It won awards for Best Writing, Best Technology, Best Visual Arts and Best Audio, but Batman: Arkham Asylum stole the award for Best Design. thatgamecompany also won in the Best Downloadable Game...
News GDC 10: Playstation Move Has A Very Low System Footprint
Perhaps opening the door for "optional" Playstation Move controls in a range of different content, and certainly suggesting that Playstation Move games can look as good as their DualShock counterparts, Sony has announced that Move takes just 1-2mb of the PS3's memory to run
The tiny amount of processing was announced as part of Sony's tech...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 11th March 2010
Price Updates Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning Sale (now $9
99, original price $19.99) Tom Clancy's End War Sale (now $14.99, original price $29.99) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 Sale (now $9.99, original price $19.99) Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars Sale (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Far Cry 2 Fortunes Pack Sale (now...
News GDC 10: Peter Molyneux Would "Love To" Work On Playstation Move
Peter Molyneux - head of Microsoft Game Studios Europe - has spoken to Eurogamer regarding the Playstation Move, describing it as "not as advanced" as Natal, but still something he'd "love to work on"
Speaking in an interview as to whether he'd seen Playstation Move, Molyneux responded:"We're not really surprised, are we? I mean at E3 last...
News February NPD: Playstation 3 Fares Well, Beaten By Wii & XBOX 360, Heavy Rain Starts Strong
Despite losing out to the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and XBOX 360, there are very positive signs for the industry in general in February's NPD
Namely that every major piece of hardware sold pretty well, with just 62,000 units between the XBOX 360 and the Playstation 3. Sony shifted 360,100 units for the month of February, a pretty impressive...
News Kojima: Metal Gear Solid: Rising Will Bring In "New Users"
Hideo Kojima has suggested via Twitter that the new Metal Gear Solid: Rising game, being developed by a band of Kojima Productions upstarts, will bring new people to the franchise
He posted:The next MGS RISING. this game will create new users, be developed by the new generation, a new MGS."</blockquote> Very little is known about...
News Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg Chips In On The Playstation Move
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg isn't one to keep quiet in affairs relating to Sony and his own company
And so it was inevitable that he'd have something say about Move and Natal.Xbox 360 has a strong history of innovation: Halo, Xbox LIVE and instant-on 1080p HD, Greenberg told TheBitBag. With each of these, we had our sights set on the future...
News GDC 10: Crytek Show Off CryEngine 3 For The First Time
Finally - we might be staring at the end of the Unreal Engine
Let it be known - here at PushSquare we hate the Unreal Engine. It's such a bummer when a new game drops in the office and that familiar "U" pops-up the moment we push the disc into our system. The problem is: all Unreal Engine games look the same. Shiny, fuzzy, no personality...
News Denny: Plenty More Playstation Move To Feature At E3, PSN Titles Will Take Advantage Of Move
Sony's Michael Denny has condemned views that GDC is not a venue for announcing things
He told Eurogamer that he felt the event was the "right" place to go public with the Playstation Move.Its just a very exciting time to show it off, said the exec. The time felt right to announce something new at GDC. Weve already released a...
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Properly Stunning Trailer, We're Excited All Over Again
After the bitter disappointment of Gran Turismo 5's delay, it's taken just one trailer to get our excitement levels rampant once again
This trailer is included on God Of War III in the US, and we had a lower-resolution post of it last week. But now you can enjoy it in lovely high quality. Watch and weep.
Thursday11th Mar 2010
News GDC 10: Sony Keynote Full Recap & Impressions; Everything You Need To Know
Sony held a keynote in San Francisco as part of GDC tonight
Lots of things were announced including Sony's new motion control solution, the Playstation Move. Here's a full recap of tonight's events: Playstation Motion Controller unveiled. Will appeal to the hardcore and casual gamers. The controller will be officially named the Playstation...
News Playstation Move To Have Sub Frame Latency
Sony's announced that the Playstation Move will have latency "under one frame", making it precise enough to handle quick and subtle actions
Sony told Develop Magazine:"The latency for the PlayStation Move is as robust as the DualShock 3 and Sixaxis wireless controller under one frame."</blockquote> That's some speedy response...
News There's A New Red Faction Game Coming In 2011 Folks
Any Red Faction Guerrilla fans here? Yup, us too
Thank goodness for a new entry in the franchise then — one due as soon as March, 2011. Well, that's what THQ's Danny Bilson has told Joystiq, claiming the game will be a hybrid between the first two Red Faction games and Guerrilla.The new game takes [Red Faction] to a whole new place, it kind of...
News GDC 10: Sports Champions Is Playstation Move's Answer To Wii Sports Resort
During their GDC keynote last night, Sony showed off a sports game collection for the Playstation Move with some similarities to Nintendo's own Wii Sports Resort
The game, Sports Champions, features archery, table-tennis and a gladiator-esque game (massive potential for future third-person action adventure titles there). Check the screens after the...
News GDC 10: Introducing Playstation Move's Motion Fighter
One of the most interesting tech demoes during Sony's GDC keynote last night was a gritty looking game called Motion Fighter
The game's essentially a one-on-one street fighting title with a highly stylised look to it. Players use a Playstation Move controller in each hand to mimick their punches. The difference here is that unlike Nintendo Wii...
News Oh, How About 9 Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Konami's just dropped a nine-minute long look at the upcoming PSP foray into the Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
There's tons of new stuff to see here that wasn't included in the recent demo. Well worth checking out (if you have the time!). Apparently, more videos are planned.
News GDC 10: The Shoot Is Playstation Move's First Attempt At A Rails-Shooter
The Shoot is a new rail-guns shooter game being developed for Sony's new Playstation Move controller
The game allows you to aim and shoot with the Playstation Move, aswell as lean and dodge incoming fire. Think Police 24/7. Aswell as being able to lean, players can initiate special moves by shooting off screen. Time can also be slowed by spinning on...
News SCEE Promo-Reel Details The New Playstation Move
If you're still scratching your head over exactly what the Playstation Move can do, well, firstly you should have read our recap
But if you haven't, we won't hold it against you. This SCEE promo-reel details pretty much all the functionality of the Playstation Move. Check it out if you're curious to know more about Sony's new tech.
News GDC 10: Playstation Move Gets Its First Wii Title
Didn't take long did it? Warner Bros have confirmed to Kotaku that Lord Of The Rings: Aragorns Quest - previously a Wii title - will be headed to the Playstation 3 too as part of Playstation Move
It must have been part of Sony's philosophy to create a device which pushes Microsoft's controller-less device out of the way, and it appears to be working...
News GDC 10: Move Party Brings Augmented Reality Mini-Gaming To Playstation Move
Despite some pretty "core" focused Playstation Move titles, Sony weren't being coy about bringing the new peripheral to the "extended" gamer
Move Party is a title aimed firmly at that, providing a range of whacky mini-games taking advantage of the accuracy of the Playstation Move controller, and the augmented reality possibilities of the Playstation...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Maps Hit March 30th
DICE has announced that anyone who's redeemed their VIP code for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will receive mode updates for both the Arica Harbour and Laguna Presa maps on March 30th
That's the same day as the XBOX 360 version of Modern Warfare 2 gets new multiplayer maps. Interesting. Anyway, if you've redeemed your VIP code, you'll totally get this...
News GDC 10: Sony Announce Playstation Motion Controller Is... Playstation Move
Sony's announced as part of their GDC press conference tonight that the Playstation Motion Controller will in fact be titled
.. the Playstation Move. Lots of demos were shown, including brawling, ping-pong and an updated LittleBigPlanet. We've got a full recap of tonight's proceedings here. Sony announced the controller will launch this fall, and...
News GDC 10: Here's Your First High-Res Look At The Playstation Move
Sony announced their latest PS3 peripheral at a keynote as part of GDC last night
The Playstation Move will launch in the Fall of this year, alongside a host of software titles. Move works alongside the Playstation Eye to offer precise, lag-free motion control gaming steps ahead of Nintendo and Microsoft's offering. The key is in the precise depth...
News GDC 10: Medal Of Honor Screenshots Look Like You'd Expect Them To
EA's released some new screenshots for their Medal Of Honor reboot which you can catch over at Joystiq
We'd love to offer some insightful commentary, but they look exactly like you'd expect them to. It's Medal Of Honor in a post-Call Of Duty era.
News Everything You Need To Know About The Playstation Move
We've been busy here in the PushSquare office
It's been a bit like E3 over the past-12 hours. The reason? Sony officially announced their motion control device, the Playstation Move. With us posting like madmen over the past half-day, there's every chance you might have missed something. So allow us to break down all the news for you in one...
News GDC 10: Who's Making Games For The Playstation Move Then?
Sony's announced that, aswell as themselves, a grand total of 36 publishers are signed up to work on the Playstation Move
The tally includes numerous big names such as SEGA, Konami, Square Enix, Activision, Capcom and EA. Check out the full list after the jump. 505 Games U.S. Activision Publishing, Inc. AQ INTERACTIVE Inc. ARC SYSTEMS WORK...
Wednesday10th Mar 2010
Review Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PlayStation 2)
Essentially a remake of the original game, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories puts you in the unfortunate shoes of Harry Mason - a father who's experienced a car-crash during a particularly heavy bout of severe weather
When he comes around, Harry realises his daughter Cheryl is nowhere to be seen, and thus enters the town of Silent Hill for...
Review Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PlayStation 3)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is darker and more mature than its predecessor
That's not to say it's without its own unique brand of goofiness though; the Bad Company are as ridiculous as ever. The plot revolves around a Japanese secret weapon that dates back to World War II, something which is detailed in a moody flashback mission. Fast-forwarding back...
News Soundwave Superior... Constructicons Inferior!
Bored of the Bayformers and Megan Fox pouting? Us too
We want a real Transformers experience, and thankfully Activision's latest title, War For Cybertron, looks set to capitalise on that. Aside from being a new Transformers game that actually might be good, the game's going to have three-player online co-0p, multiplayer, and epic God Of War-esque...
Rumour New Playstation 3 SKU To Drop Another 200g In Weight
Japanese retailers are claiming that an updated SKU of the Playstation 3 hardware will drop an extra 200g from its total weight
No details have been given on what's changed to get the system lighter, but AndriaSang report the change has something to do with a new PS3 model number CECH-2000A to CECH-2100A. This corroborates stories earlier in the...
News Huge Playstation Home Update Incoming Tomorrow
Sony's announced via the Playstation Blog that they will upgrade the Playstation Home client to version 1
35 tomorrow - binning the old World Map navigation tool and replacing it with a new interface. The Navigator will help you to find your friends and "Featured Spaces" much quicker, and looks to resemble Sony's XMB interface. Aswell as...
News GDC 2010: EA Sports Active 2.0 Announced For Playstation 3 [Kinda Looks Properly Awesome]
Is it wrong that we're stoked for EA Sports Active 2
0</a>? EA Sports' foray into the fitness field was previously a Wii-exclusive, but the company have announced today that the game will hit Playstation 3 with a few neat little peripherals to boot. The game will launch with two motion sensors and a heartbeat monitor (amazing, right?) when it...
News Sony Santa Monica Has Two New Projects In Pre-Production
A week ahead of the launch for God Of War III, Sony Santa Monica's John Hight has confirmed to MTV that the company have two other projects undergoing pre-production at the moment
Were jumping right back in, Ive got a small concept team working on our next product for us. Were actually gonna do something different this time, were gonna...
News Square Enix Ship 5million Copies of Final Fantasy XIII Worldwide
Square Enix has just announced that they've shipped 5million copies of their flagship RPG Final Fantasy XIII worldwide
Of that amount, 3million have been shipped to the US and Europe alone. The franchise as a whole has shipped a whopping 96million units since its inception 20 years ago. Of course, shipped copies don't necessarily mean sold copies...
News Hakan Joins The Cast Of Super Street Fighter IV
Capcom's finally officially revealed the identity of Super Street Fighter IV's final warrior
Hakan will be in the game's lineup when it launches at the end of April.</em>
Rumour Playstation 3 To Get 3D Support On June 10th
A translation that's popped up on NeoGAF appears to suggest that the Playstation 3 will get 3D support as part of Firmware 3
20 on June 10th. Many are suggesting the date to be extremely likely, given that June 10th is the day Sony release their new set of 3D capable TVs in Japan. Better get saving, eh?
News GDC 10: Stream Sony's GDC Conference Right Here
We'll be providing insightful commentary over on Twitter during Sony's big press conference tonight, but if you wanted things of a more visual flavour -- well here's a live stream for you
Things kick off in 10 minutes, where-ever in the world you are.
News Sony Trademark "Playstation Move" In Europe, What Could It Mean?
Update @ 19:26 - VG247 are reporting that the name Playstation Arc - what was commonly thought to be the official name of Sony's device - has been dropped
</em> Sony filed a trademark for the name "Playstation Move" in Europe yesterday. Apparently, the name's for a control device which might hint at yet another name for the...
News GDC 10: Follow Us On Twitter For All The News & Up-To-The-Second Info
We're gearing up for a big night here in the PushSquare office: first we're off to watch Manchester United qualify for the next round of the Champions League, then we're all huddling around the Playstation for some God Of War III
Finally, we'll be Tweeting the latest news and opinion breaking from Sony's GDC conference tonight. We're assuming if...
News Developer Diary For Playstation Motion Controller Reveals Insane Tech
It's been a while since we've seen Sony's Playstation Motion Controller
In many ways, the hugely impressive tech Sony showed at E3 has been forgotten. Well prepare to remember the serious potential of 1:1 augmented reality control folks, because this first in a series of developer diaries is seriously impressive. More news is expected during this...
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Tuesday9th Mar 2010
Review Greed Corp (PlayStation 3)
It'll take a while before you feel comfortable playing Greed Corp, but once it clicks there's plenty of fun to be had, particularly in multiplayer
Greed Corp is essentially a strategy board-game based in the fantasy world of Mistbound. The game's main focus - aside from staples such as building and development - is sweet, sweet destruction, and some...
News Bodycount Hitting Playstation 3 In Q1, 2011
Codemasters has announced that Bodycount, the new first-person shooter from ex-Criterion dude Stuart Black, will hit the Playstation 3 in the first quarter of 2011
At this stage, details are extremely scarce, but one thing we do know is that the game will run on Codemasters' fantastic EGO engine (DiRT 2, Operation Flashpoint). Black told Joystiq,...
First Impressions Just Cause 2 on Playstation 3 Demo
At first we were a little disappointed with Just Cause 2
It's a game we've been following closely here at PushSquare, namely because the original was somewhat of a flawed gem. Getting hands-on time with the recently released demo is the first time we've had a chance to play Just Cause 2 here at PushSquare towers, and honestly it didn't leave the...
News Bodycount Man: Black 2 Was In Development At Criterion, Was Canned Soon After
Stuart Black, the man behind the PS2's excellent Black and upcoming PS3 shooter Bodycount, has revealed that Black 2 was in development at Criterion
The head told Gamespot that the game was shelved after the team lost their "direction".I certainly did some preliminary pre-production work on Black 2 once we finished Black, the first...
News Aliens vs Predator To Get Downloadable Content Next Week
If you've not been torn away by Battlefield: Bad Company 2 yet, SEGA would like you to know that they have DLC planned for Aliens vs Predator next week
The content's the same as what you might have got if you bought the Special Edition SKU of the game when it launched last month. For those of you that didn't get the SE though, you'll get four bonus...
News Dead Space 2 Competition Is All About Creative Dismemberment
One of the best things about the original Dead Space were the moments when you died
Usually, it's extremely frustrating when you die in a video game because it's a condition of failure. But in Dead Space, you actually got a grotesque reward for your failure - a clever little cut-scene that varied depending on the enemy showing Isaac get dismembered...
News Sony To "Convert Wii Developers To PS3" With Nunchuck Enabled Playstation Motion Controller
It's GDC and Playstation Motion Controller speculation is at an all time low
Namely regarding the Playstation Motion Controller's nunchuk accessory, which we reported on earlier in the year. Already aware of the accessories existence, Develop has practically shut the lid tight on the peripheral, stating that Sony's new Playstation Motion Controller...
News Final Fantasy XIII Gets New Playstation Home Content
Square Enix has announced a host of new Playstation Home content set to release this Thursday 11th March in order to tie in with Final Fantasy XIII's release today
The content includes a new Personal Space set on the planet Eden, alongside a slew of Final Fantasy XIII inspired furniture. You can get the full details over at the Playstation Blog.
News GDC 2010: Sony Announce PhyreEngine Is Expanding To The PSP
Sony's today an announced an update concerning their free to use middleware application the PhyreEngine
The application, which was first announced in 2008, was originally designed to help smaller developers bring their games to the PS3, and has since found success with Critter Crunch, flower and Shatter. Today's update brings compatibility to the...
News GDC 2010: EA To Publish "Project Mercury", First Title From 38 Studios' Acquired Big Huge Games
EA's announced that they will publish "Project Mercury" - an RPG set in the Copernicus universe by R
A. Salvatore - from 38 Studios' subsidiary Big Huge Games. Apparently, the game's an "epic single player" RPG and it's heading to the PS3 at some point in the future. No other information is known at this point.
News Rock Band 3 Coming This Year, Will "Revolutionize" The Music Genre
Harmonix's confirmed that they'll release the anticipated sequel to Rock Band 3 this year
Speaking on their Facebook page, the company wrote:Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, will innovate and revolutionize the music...
News GDC 2010: Sony Sign Deal To Deliver Content From All Six Major Movie Studios For PSN
Sony's announced that they have signed deals with 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal and Warner
Bros. to deliver even more content on the PSN Video Delivery Store.Securing high definition content from these studios is another significant milestone further validating PlayStation Network as a complete entertainment...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Hey, Final Fantasy XIII Is Out Today
Just in case you were wondering/weren't quite sure: Final Fantasy XIII is available in stores across the West today, so if you're ready to get your melodrama on - you better head down to your local store
Of course, the likelihood is you're not reading this. You're instead listening to the annoying high-pitched vocal tones of Vanille and co. If...
News GDC 2010: EA Confirm Playstation Motion Controller Support For Tiger Woods 11
Stocks in Tiger Woods may have dropped in recent months, but golf video games with well implemented motion controls have become no less fun
Thus, it's extremely exciting to hear that Tiger Woods 11 will include support for Sony's upcoming Playstation Motion Controller to "give gamers an authentic interactive swing experience". There aren't...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 8th-14th March 2010
It's a really crazy month here in the PushSquare office
Game-a-geddon is in full swing and no sooner are we done with one game, than we have to move on and get to work on another. Still, at least you're not going to be bored this month, as not only is there lots to talk about, there's lots to play. So let's get started with what's releasing this...
News First Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Details Invade Official Playstation Magazine
CVG has put up a few teases regarding Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier; which is due to be revealed in the next issue of Official Playstation Magazine (UK)
Apparently the game takes place 10-15 years after Advanced Warfighter, meaning the Ghost squad have seriously advanced gear in this game. You'll get to mess around with Stealth Cloaks,...
News Bodycount Will "Rip Apart The FPS", Be "Genre Defining"
Lofty claims are being made about Codemasters new FPS Bodycount
The words "genre" and "defining" have popped up in Codemasters' press release piece - suggesting they're apparently taking this game pretty seriously.Our core focus for Bodycount is to deliver best-in-class gun play that places the gamer at the heart of the...
News FIFA World Cup 2010 Trailer Is Exactly What You'd Expect, Has Great Music
What to say about FIFA World Cup 2010 - it's a FIFA game designed to cash-in on this year's World Cup
The difference being - FIFA games are actually properly amazing these days, suggesting even if it's only a small enhancement over FIFA 10, it's still going to be really fun. Plus this trailer has amazing music. Makes us feel all summery, despite...
News So Lost Planet 2 Looks Pretty Awesome After All Then
We've not been sure about Lost Planet 2
The original wasn't particularly brilliant, and the demo (beta?) to the sequel didn't do much to inspire us with confidence. However, this epic trailer featuring trains, massive enemies, character customisation and ridiculously polished production has our attention again. Here's hoping the final game's as good...
News GDC 2010: Playstation Motion Controller To Get An "Aggressive" Push At Launch
Sony's Patrick Seybold has told VG247 that the Playstation Motion Controller will get an "aggressive" push at launch
Seybold was also quoted as claiming that the Playstation Motion Controller is a "step ahead of anything" currently or soon-to-be available, i.e. Nintendo's Wiimote and Microsoft's Project Natal camera.While I wont...
News Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Includes An Exclusive Final Fantasy XIV Code
If you've picked up Final Fantasy XIII this morning, you should probably know that there's an extra little surprise hidden in the box
If you take a little peek at the manual compartment, you'll note there's a Square Enix Members Card. This will allow you to register on the Square Enix Members website, and will earn you a bonus item in Final Fantasy...
Monday8th Mar 2010
Review Switchball (PlayStation 3)
If you're itching for an HD version of Marble Madness, you'll probably be super stoked to play Switchball
For everyone else, this is something that'll divert your attention for the odd five minutes. Switchball's kind of an old game. It launched on XBOX Live Arcade a few years ago, and was probably pretty neat in those earlier days of the digital...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Character Casting Will "Please Fans"
In Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Sonic is going it solo
But in Episode II, it looks like he's getting some company (sigh). Speaking in the latest issue of GameInformer, SEGA's Takashi Iizuka c0nced that fans will be very pleased with the cast in Episode 2. Obviously, fans are most pleased when Sonic's doing his thing against Eggman alone —...
News God Of War III Cost A Lot Of Money To Make, $44million To Be Precise
Blimey
Want to know how much God Of War III cost Sony Santa Monica to make? A cool $44million! That's the number announced by the studio's John Hight in an interview over at GiantBomb. That's a lot of moolah guys. Sounds like it was worth it though; the reviews embargo which lifted earlier has revealed nothing but praise for Kratos' final...
News Chaos Ensues: God Of War III Reviews Round-Up
Most of the world's major publications have gone live with their God Of War III reviews
And the verdict is... pretty damn amazing, with a whole host of 9's and 10's for Kratos' last hurrah. We've compiled a handy quick find guide below. Make yourself a brew, secure your God Of War III preorder, and then revel in the lavishing words of praise ahead...
News Oh Snap: Sony Releasing "LBP2" This Year (That's Probably LittleBigPlanet 2 Folks)
We knew there was more to Sony's Media Molecule purchase than was originally being let on
And VG247 might just have slipped the first hint of a rumour on the matter. They claim that Sony are set to release a product called "LBP2" this year — have a wild stab at what that game might be, folks. Media Molecule categorically stated they...
News God Of War III Reviews Hit At 5PM GMT Today, There Will Be Chaos
Arguably, Gran Turismo 5 aside, God Of War III is the biggest and most important Playstation 3 release to date
And you know what? It hits next week. That's crazy soon folks. With the release date so near, the embargo for reviews lifts this evening. While we're still waiting on our review copy, we'll be watching with sheer anticipation as other...
News Fallout: New Vegas Screens Scream "Oh Yup, That's Fallout Alright"
We know we're going to get screamed at for this but, Fallout 3 is not a good looking game
And we're going to assume that Fallout: New Vegas is going to look like ass too. Particularly after seeing this first batch of screenshots from CVG. Will the game rock? Absolutely. Does it look like the most unappealing game ever based on its screenshots?...
News Surprise: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Tops The British Gaming Charts
Winning the war
Heavy Rain's affair with the number one spot of the British gaming charts is over (though it still sits at a respectable fourth place). Indeed, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has taken the top spot this week, with 31 per cent of the sales being accountable to the PS3 SKU. SEGA got a double hit with Aliens vs Predator and Sonic &...
News Get Your First Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Footage Here
Here's your first-look at the new Prince Of Persia game set to release alongside the upcoming movie
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is being developed on the Assassin's Creed engine and is set between the PS2's Sands Of Time and Warrior Within. To be honest, as much as most people want to hate movie tie-in type things, it looks proper amazing.
News If You're After More Black, Look No Further Than Bodycount
OXM UK's revealed that the top-secret shooter Codemasters shooter from Black developer Stuart Black is
.. Bodycount. Utterly generic names aside, the magazine claims that the game is "the Ultimate Shooter". Presumably it'll have lots of explosions and whatnot. Unfortunately no other details are known at this point.
News Oh Look, We Told You the Playstation Motion Controller Was Getting A Nunchuck
Without being smug: we told you so
Sources coming out of GDC are confirming that, yes, Sony's Playstation Motion Controller will have a wireless nunchuck device. One GAF poster, "ichinisan", claimed to have seen images of the Playstation Motion Controller and its nunchuck. He wrote:"Nunchuck has an analog stick at the front, below...
News Firm Playstation Motion Controller Details Expected Tomorrow
According to VG247, Sony will release information on the Playstation Motion Controller and its partners tomorrow
The announcement will come just a day before Sony host a GDC-related press conference in San Francisco. We're still clutching at straws for more concrete information here, but we do believe the controller's going to be compatible with...
News Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Showcases Night Racing, Looks Mind Boggling
Included on the American God Of War III disc is a new trailer for Gran Turismo 5
With the embargo set to lift on God Of War III reviews this very evening, a high-quality capture of the trailer has been posted to YouTube via PSNation.org. Guess what: it looks mind-meltingly beautiful. The trailer features shiny cars, unbelievable lighting, and some...
