News Witness PlayStation Move's Origins on PlayStation 2
Tech demo shows it existed long before Wii
News God Of War Sneakers Include The Shoelaces Of Chaos
Amazing custom sneakers designed by Jacob Patterson
First Impressions Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter on PSP Demo
Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter is unlikely to release here in the West
News We Rustle Up Some Information on Top Hand Rodeo Tour
What the Move was made for
News Latest Kevin Butler Ad Shows Our Most-Wanted Move Add-On: Vikings
Motion gaming "not just for kids", apparently
News - 2010, Week 35
Sunday5th Sep 2010
Feature There's No Place Like Home: This Week I Dressed Up As A Lobster
One of the big new additions to PlayStation Home is Oscar's Lobster Mania - a target-practice game that challenges you to toss lobsters into the mouth of a greedy mechanical dummy
The whole thing's a showpiece for how PlayStation Home's developed as a platform; not only does it look great, but it actually plays fairly well too.The contraption's...
News Move Gets a Space in Your PlayStation Home
Let your virtual you have a look
There are already some pretty oddball ways to interact in PlayStation Home, but dressing up as a PlayStation Move controller to take part in team tasks probably takes the biscuit. Move's dedicated space opened up in PlayStation Home this week, letting you learn more about the peripheral through your PS3 – though,...
Saturday4th Sep 2010
News Disaster Report 4 Heads To The PlayStation 3 With 3D & PlayStation Move Support
Irem's confirmed that they are working on a new Disaster Report game, entitled Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4: Summer Memories
Mouthful, right? The first HD entry in the franchise will see players attempting to escape an earthquake-ravaged city, and will implement a new "cleanliness" parameter that will affect your character's stress levels...
Feature Is There Still A Place For Duke Nukem? -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
The re-announcement of Duke Nukem Forever this week has put my thoughts to the test
I was semi pleased when the game was cancelled. Obviously, my thoughts went out to all those who had worked hard and were losing employment — but at the same time, I feel like we've moved on from the Duke Nukem character. Does he even matter anymore? I vaguely...
News Digital Foundry Gives its Verdict on PlayStation Move
Eurogamer team impressed by add-on
Digital Foundry, Eurogamer's crack team of technology experts, has been testing Move to see how it stacks up against other motion controllers. The result? A very positive write-up and plenty of fascinating history of the device, including some of the information we brought you in our recent Witness PlayStation...
Hands On High Lighting Our Move Concerns
We get to grips with Move and experience "technical difficulties"
Yesterday we had our first opportunity to go hands-on with the Move controller, and our feelings were mixed about the experience. The Good: Navigating the PS3's CrossMediaBar menu with the Move is intuitive and very pleasing: the controller picks up sweeps and swipes to pass through...
Features Five Games We Don't Need to See on Move
Begone, foul beasts!
Unlike other platform holders, Sony has a concept approval process, meaning a game has to receive a thumbs-up from Sony before it can go into development for a PlayStation platform. Although this should limit the amount of low quality titles released for the company's consoles, the odd one or two still sneaks through the net...
News Fumito Ueda Hints At The Last Guardian For Tokyo Game Show
It might not have appeared on Sony's TGS line-up, but Team Ico's Fumito Ueda wants us to know that there will be something new on The Last Guardian soon
In an interview with Famitsu Ueda noted, I believe well soon be able to make some announcements that will please everyone, so please look forward to it." There won't be a better venue than...
News Bloody Flamin' Nora, inFamous 2 Looks Absolutely Incredible
Oh man
GameInformer's released some new footage of inFamous 2 and, bar some sound compression issues, it looks absolutely sensational. The combat looks as varied as ever - Cole can now pick up vehicles and lunge them at his foes - but it's the graphics engine that's been given the most polish. It looks incredible. Destructible environments, and...
Friday3rd Sep 2010
News Latest Kevin Butler Ad Shows Our Most-Wanted Move Add-On: Vikings
Motion gaming "not just for kids", apparently
Kevin Butler, Sony's made-up mouthpiece for everything PlayStation, is uncharacteristically quiet in this latest advert for PlayStation Move, presumably preferring to let the games speak for themselves. Aiming to convince core gamers that motion controls are for grown-ups too, it takes in everything from...
News Ape Escape Puts Monkeys On Rails, Hilarity Presumably Ensues
First-person monkey catching on the Move
The first Ape Escape game for PlayStation One innovated with its dual analogue controls, and was one of the first games to use the DualShock pad to its full potential. Sony's upcoming simian sequel Ape Escape Fury Fury is also set to lead with unusual controls, using the Move to simulate a net as you play a...
News Be Michael Jordan with Move Support in NBA 2K11
Well, not really, but you get the picture
If you've always wanted to be Michael Jordan but don't have the money, talent or advertising pull, perhaps it's time you dialled your expectations down a little and thought about a Michael Jordan simulator. The upcoming NBA 2K11 should fill those Nike shoes quite comfortably, with Move support promising to...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Will Get Early Access To The Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Demo
Konami's confirmed that vanilla PlayStation 3 users will get access to the latest Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 demo on September 15th
PlayStation Plus subscribers, however, will be good to go a week early. They'll get the demo next Wednesday. Aside: do you say "pezz" or "p-e-s"?
News PlayStation Move Tipped to Trump Kinect Down Under
Aussie experts are putting all of their eggs in Sony's basket
While many industry experts elsewhere are willing to admit that the jury is still out on which of the new motion control formats - Sony's Move and Microsoft's Kinect - will emerge victorious during the upcoming holiday season, Australian video games retailer Gametraders has declared that...
We don't like Oddworld
There, we said it. Never have, never will. Regardless, we know a lot of our loyal readers are big fans. And we also know you're about to go nuts when we tell you about VG247's big new report; Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is getting remade for the PlayStation 3 by Brit studio Just Add Water, and will hit next Easter. It'll be...
News Oddworld Returning to PlayStation with Move-Enhanced Stranger's Wrath
Title heading to PS Network
It's been a long old time since an Oddworld game appeared on a PlayStation format – the last time was Abe's Exoddus on PSOne in 1998, fact fans – with the last de facto title in the series released on Xbox in 2005. Now the series is returning to its spiritual home, with Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath heading to...
News Duke Nukem Forever Is Coming To The PlayStation 3, Just In Case You Were Wondering
We know you're exciting about Duke Nukem Forever
We don't know why, but it's fact. We were sitting in front of our site traffic counter just as the news of Duke Nukem Forever's re-existence broke, and were amazed by the impact. Suddenly it was like an avalanche of Duke Nukem search queries. Hit counter, high. We had been a little concerned though,...
News Surprise! LA Noire Is Officially Delayed... AGAIN!
Let's be honest, LA Noire is never going to come out is it? To point out just how long Team Bondi's detective game has been in development, let's just look at the origins of the product
In 2004, Sony were funding the project as a PlayStation exclusive. In 2007, Rockstar re-confirmed the game's release for PlayStation 3 in the fall of the following...
News Confirmed: Duke Nukem Forever's "Coming In 2011"
Yep, it's happening
Hooray. Duke Nukem's "will they, won't they" story is finally over. We hope. Gearbox has announced that they are indeed picking up where 3D Realms famously left off, and finishing development of Duke Nukem Forever in time for 2011. More news is sure to follow later this evening, with Gearbox holding a press conference...
News It's Time To Kick Ass & Forget About Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem Forever's going to get announced tonight
There's no way it's not going to happen. The evidence has been mounting. First there was the Gearbox rumour, to which the studio's gaffer, Randy Pitchford, said we'd find out more at PAX. Then 3D Realms' George Broussard posted a picture of some flying pigs on Twitter, one of which was wearing...
News Mmmm... Two Minutes Of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
We bet you £50 that Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit turns out amazing
Ignore all the marketing fluff that's surrounding this game, and just focus on what it is. It's the next game from the studio which created the stunning Burnout: Paradise, with one of the biggest racing game franchises attached to it. We suggest you don't take us up on that bet...
News Killzone 3's Set To Drop On February 22nd In North America
The focus of today may well be on other first-person shooters, but that shouldn't make Guerrilla Games' announcement any less exciting
North American players will get their hands on Killzone 3 from February 22nd, when the game releases exclusively on the PlayStation 3. It'll go head to head with EA's Bulletstorm, which is somewhat of a curious...
Thursday2nd Sep 2010
News Witness PlayStation Move's Origins on PlayStation 2
Tech demo shows it existed long before Wii
You've heard the arguments about whether or not PlayStation Move ripped off the Wii; you might even have started one in a moment of boredom. The technology used in Move actually has its roots in the PlayStation 2's EyeToy camera, as a series of technical demos from 2000 onwards show. In the video below from...
News We Rustle Up Some Information on Top Hand Rodeo Tour
What the Move was made for
Move promises to make every gaming experience more realistic, intuitive and enjoyable. In some instances, it might even make the activity it mimics severely less deadly, as is the case with Top Hand Rodeo Tour, just announced by PlayStation Network. Developer Perpetual FX isn't just aiming to recreate the sometimes...
News Ongoing Confusion Surrounds PlayStation Move's Launch Date
Updated: Sony clarifies UK release
Sony officially christened its motion controller Move at E3 2010, simultaneously announcing release dates for North America, Europe and Japan. PlayStation(R)Move Motion Controller to Hit Worldwide Market Starting This September TOKYO, June 15 -- Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that it will...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Refreshes The FPS Multiplayer Component
We can't help but get more and more excited about Call Of Duty: Black Ops
We were one of the first websites to put some serious backing behind Treyarch, and insist that they might actually outdo the good, but over-rated Modern Warfare 2. Going by the details coming out of last night's Black Ops multiplayer reveal, we couldn't feel more comfortable...
News Sony Make No Mention Of The Last Guardian In Their TGS Line-Up
Despite Team Ico's The Last Guardian being promised for Tokyo Game Show by honcho Fumito Ueda himself, the game's looking more and more like it's going to be a no-show
Well, certainly in playable form anyway. While Sony might well be keeping their biggest release close to their chest — the game's not been mentioned on their TGS line-up. That would...
News Sony Expects Slow Move Sales at Launch, Word of Mouth Crucial
New peripheral to take a long tail approach
Although Sony has compared the Move launch to a new platform release, it's not expecting the first week figures to match those of a new console launch. Ray Maguire, Sony Computer Entertainment UK's Managing Director, doesn't think the initial sales will be massive but that momentum will grow as players get...
News These Sports Victory Accessories May Not Guarantee Sporting Victories
They do look nice, though
Despite the array of events in Sports Champions promising the most realistic and intuitive controls yet seen in a console sporting compilation, there will always be those who believe they could be made more reliable by the addition of plastic snap-on attachments. Those people will be greatly cheered, then, to read about the...
News SEGA In "Amazing Yakuza 4 Boxart" Shocker, More News At Ten
Scrawl's managed to grab hold of the US boxart for Yakuza 4
It's actually proper amazing. Which is surprisingly, considering the utter atrocity that was Yakuza 3's cover. Thanks for learning your lesson SEGA. We forgive all. If you missed the new trailer this morning, you can grab it through here.
News Capcom Tease Incoming Resident Evil 6 Details
Capcom's Keiji Inafune has revealed that Resident Evil 6 might not be as far off as you think
In fact, speaking at a Spanish event for Dead Rising 2, the producer revealed that news is incoming shortly. No other details were given, and no one really knows what the game will entail. Resident Evil 5's producer, Jun Takeuchi, will not be involved...
News Disaster Report 4 To Feature PS Move Support
Debut PS3 outing for popular survival title is Waggle-friendly
Irem's Zettai Zetsumei Toshi, better known here in the West as Disaster Report (or SOS: The Final Escape in Europe) is one of those games that is massively popular in its homeland but has struggled to replicate that success elsewhere. Thankfully the series looks set to get another chance...
News Killzone 3 to be Playable at PAX in Glorious 3D
Two-dozen pods available for maximum Helghast chaos
It's 3D, it includes Move support and it's swarming with Helghast troops: it can only be Guerilla Games' Killzone 3, one of the PlayStation 3's most anticipated games of 2011. If you're on your way to PAX 2010 in Seattle this weekend, make a beeline for the Killzone 3 stand as the game is fully...
News Tokyo Jungle For The PlayStation 3 Sounds Proper Bizarre
The latest game to be born out of Sony's "PlayStation CAMP" initiative is Tokyo Jungle; a bizarre little PlayStation 3 title which sees a futuristic Japan overrun with animals
The game's Story Mode puts players in control of various different animals, including race horses and pets. In these missions you'll discover what happened to make the...
News Kevin Butler Brings The Move-Tage, Pyrotechnics, Cave-Man Costumes
So apparently people think motion control gaming's for little kids
Well Kevin Butler's here to prove you wrong. PlayStation Move is for the big-boys too. This commercial proves it. It has pyrotechnics and everything, so it must be true.
News This Yakuza 4 Trailer Is The Best You'll See All Week
Long time readers of this site will know that we like our music a bit more electronic and a lot less chuggy
But in the case of this Yakuza 4 trailer, we're making an exception. Some trailers go for wild production techniques — flashing lights, catchy slogans, CGI and more. This Yakuza 4 trailer does away with all that. It proves that all you...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Co-Op Mode Is Still To Be Announced
With the massive Call Of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer blow out last night, you might be forgiven for thinking that Activision's blown their load
They haven't — there's plenty more to announce according to developers Treyarch. One such element, is Call Of Duty: Black Ops' co-op mode. While we already know zombies will make an appearance in some...
News Housemarque Announce Outland For The PlayStation Network
Dead Nation's not out until the Fall, but Housemarque's taken some time out to announce their new PSN project today - Outland
The game's being published by Ubisoft and is described by IGN as "a cross between retro platformers like Prince of Persia or Out of This World and the color-switching of shoot 'em up Ikaruga". The hook is that you...
News Shinji Mikami: Motion Controls Aren't Going Mainstream For Ten Years
Despite the Nintendo Wii being the runaway console this generation; legendary game designer, Shinji Mikami, believes it'll be another decade before motion controls become "mainstream"
I dont think motion controls will be in the gaming mainstream in the next ten years, Mikami told UK mag PSM3 . When the technology gets to the point where you...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Arrives A Week Early For Those Who Plus
The American arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that US subscribers to PlayStation Plus will get early access to the God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta demo from next week, September 7th
No word on a date for non-subscribers, but we assume you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to try out Kratos' second pocket adventure. Hopefully this bonus makes...
News Get Your Grubby Mitts All Over Killzone 3's Multiplayer Component At PAX This Weekend
Are you an American heading to PAX this weekend? Oooh
.. Suits you sir. We have some good news for you, then. Sony will be bringing the latest build of Killzone 3's multiplayer, and it'll be on-hand for you to check out. Brapp. There'll be 8-vs-8 matches going down at the show, aswell as seven single-player demo pods, three of which will be running...
News The PlayStation Move Title You've Always Wanted: Top Hand Rodeo Tour
Indie developer, Perpetual FX [neat name - Ed], has revealed its debut project on the PlayStation Blog this week
Top Hand Rodeo Tour is a PSN exclusive designed with the PlayStation Move controller in mind. As you might imagine, the motion controls will see you participating in a whole number of rodeo-based activities, including calf roping...
News Fresh Killzone 3 Shots Are Like, "Is This Even Possible?"
Killzone's always been a franchise that prides itself on its spectacular visuals
But Killzone 3 looks to take one step above the benchmark we've come to expect. Famitsu's got some new shots, concepts and renders. It all looks flawlessly incredible. We can't wait until the game releases in February. [Cheers TSA]
News Top Gun Hits The European PlayStation Network On The 8th September
Paramounts confirmed that their exclusive PlayStation Network Top Gun title is due to hit the Europe on Wednesday, September 8th
The game packs a full single-player campaign, aswell as online multiplayer modes. It launched a few weeks back in America. It'll cost £7.99 / 9.99 on the PlayStation Store.
Wednesday1st Sep 2010
Features What PlayStation Move Does and How
If you're new to Move, read on
Here at Movemodo, we promise to guide you through the confusing labyrinth of PlayStation Move news, reviews and information. We'll even hold your hand if you want us to – this is a new age, after all. Like us, you're just starting out on your PlayStation Move journey, so now's the best time to explain what...
News Virtua Tennis 4's 3D Button-Free Play is a Frightening Glimpse of the Future
3D motion control is the way forward
Sega's Virtua Tennis series is the longest-running rendition of the sport, having been going since the days of the much-missed Dreamcast, and it's come a long way since those zombie-like characters skulked up and down grass courts. Virtua Tennis 4 is the next instalment in the series, and has enough features to...
Feature PlayStation Move Reviews Are Go-Go-Go, Largely Very Positive
Today is the day of reckoning
Just a year after the PlayStation 3 Slim's launch here in Europe, Sony's got another big day ahead of them. The PlayStation Move is out in the wild, and Sony's let some of the big publications go knee-deep with impressions. On the whole, everything's looking pretty positive for Sony's motion controller. Joystiq describe...
News Try Your Arm at the R.U.S.E. Demo on PlayStation Store
Ubisoft real-time strategy playable now
Although you may not be able to experience its Move features until the peripherals launch later this month, the newly-released demo of Ubisoft's R.U.S.E. should give you a good idea of what to expect from the upcoming real-time strategy title. The final game will support traditional Dualshock 3 controls as...
Features Five Games We Need to See on Move
From pipe dreams to no-brainers
PlayStation Move promises to change the PlayStation experience completely, adding extra realism, immersion and brand new control capabilities to the console's library. With that in mind, which games really should come over to Move? Here's five of our picks. Everybody's Golf (Hot Shots Golf): Forget Tiger Woods, this...
We want to Move your brains out
PlayStation Move is on the horizon, bringing with it a stack of new games and possibilities. Who's going to guide you through the Move minefield and make sure you're the most clued-up Move gamer there is? We are, of course. Movemodo is a new site from the team behind the world-dominating Nintendo Life, and it's here...
News Kojima "Wanted" To Develop 3D Metal Gear Solid 4 With Trophies, Doesn't Have The Time
What's the one thing you've always wanted in Metal Gear Solid 4? Trophies, right
Yeah, us too. 3D support would just be the icing on the cake, right? Totally. Well it nearly happened. In fact, agonisingly Kojima's revealed that he "wanted" to release a "Complete" version of the title. Sadly, he just doesn't have the time. We...
News Konami Bringing Travis Touchdown to PlayStation Move
Punk's not dead
The original No More Heroes on Nintendo Wii was a highly original but equally flawed game that never really found its audience on the machine. Suda51's homage to punk, trashy TV and laser katana-wielding assassins fell foul of some of the Wii's limitations, but the forthcoming PlayStation 3 version of the game will combine the...
News Gabe Newell Teases Three "Big Announcements" From Valve
Valve's big boss-man Gabe Newell has revealed that fans should expect three "big announcements" from his company this year
I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isnt going to stop any time soon, Newell told PC Gamer. Im just laughing because people will be shocked again. We have three pretty big...
News GOOD GRIEF, BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY LOOKS GOOD!
Way to break embargo, Batman
A Flickr user has uploaded, what looks to be, the first batch of Batman: Arkham City shots. They look pretty incredible to be honest. The shots show Two-Face, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and more. There are 20 shots in total. Hit the link, y'all.
News Sony Announces "Music Unlimited" For PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Sony's trying to unite their products and entertainment services under one little neat banner
It's an initiative led by the company's CEO, Howard Stringer. Today the company made the first steps towards delivering their vision, announcing a new service called "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity". Announced at the IFA show in Berlin, the...
News It's the North American PlayStation Move Launch Extravaganza
Everything you need to know
So you're excited about PlayStation Move and all the new features and games it's promising to bring to your black box of tricks, and you can't wait until the accessory launches in North America on September 15th. But you need information: cold, hard facts about the prices, the games, the bounty of available accessories...
News BlitzTech Gets Boosted with Full Kinect and Move Support
Multi-platform middleware gets all e-motional
Blitz Games Studios is a multi-talented bunch: as well as developing its own Move software such as the "movie karaoke" game Yoostar2, it also produces and maintains the BlitzTech middleware engine that runs on PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC, making it a very versatile piece of kit. It...
News Hang On, Are SEGA Teasing Valkyria Chronicles III?
TGS ain't too far away
Valkyria Chronicles II is out this week. So it seems just about time to talk about a new Valkyria Chronicles title, don't you think? Well, SEGA's not being particularly explicit about anything. But they are teasing an announcement of kinds. You know - like every game publisher does these days. Hot from the rumours of a domain...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Multiple SKUs In Japan
If you're Japanese and a fan of shooters, you might want to give Call Of Duty: Black Ops some consideration before you go out and order a copy
Square Enix, the game's publisher in Japan, have committed to two separate SKUs for the title. The first version - which will be available on November 18th - will be a simple sub-titled version of the Western...
News New European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net A Free Copy Of Quest For Booty
Wahoo!
If you're yet to jump aboard the PlayStation Plus gravy-train, then you've already missed out on a free copy LittleBigPlanet. But worry not, SCEE's got a new goodie to tempt you into a 12-month subscription; a free copy of Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty. The game will be available for free to anyone who places a yearly subscription for...
News 3D Blu-Ray Support Hits The PlayStation 3 In October
If you've already splashed out on a 3D TV for video games, you may be wondering when your PlayStation 3 will be able to deal with 3D movies too
After all, you want the most bang for your buck right, and those 3D Blu-Ray players are pretty expensive. Well now we've finally got a date for 3D Blu-Ray support on PlayStation 3: October. That copy of...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 31st August 2010
Price Updates Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Sale (now $7
49, original price $9.99) Digger HD Sale (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Mushroom Wars Sale (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Worms Sale (now $6.49, original price $12.99) Sam And Max The Devil's Playhouse Full Season Sale (now $19.99, original price $29.99)...
Rumour Rocksteady Confirms Multiplayer For Arkham City
According to a post on Batman: Arkham City fansite, ArkhamCity
Rocksteady's sequel will feature multiplayer when it launches next year. That's according to a story in the latest issue of British magazine, PSM3. Few other details were given about the game's multiplayer, but one can assume it will be implemented into the series' Challenge Rooms mode...
Report Sony To Debut iTunes-esque Media Service For PlayStation, Erm, Today
According to a report in the Financial Times, Sony is set to debut an iTunes-esque digital store today that's set to compete directly with Apple's platform
The new service will apparently demand some kind of subscription fee in exchange for both music and videos, and is set to debut at the IFA technology show in Berlin today. The report notes that...
Tuesday31st Aug 2010
First Impressions Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter on PSP Demo
Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter is unlikely to release here in the West
Yakuza's already a niche franchise on the home consoles; spending enormous amounts of money to localise it on a platform in decline (and riddled with piracy) would not make any sense. We realised this a while ago, and to be honest, we didn't really mind. Shortly after Black...
Clearly inspired by the catalogue of Robert Rodriguez and Streets Of Rage, Shank is a gritty yet childish beat-'em-up romp through 2D plains
The story - which is told through a sequence of flash-backs - is merely justification for the violence; but this is a revenge tale. It's an angry, messy game set to the visual style of a children's cartoon, and...
News Mafia II Tops The UK's Sales Charts With "Biggest" Launch Since Red Dead Redemption
We really enjoyed Mafia II; despite its flaws it definitely deserves to be played
So it's nice to see the game light-up the UK sales charts and finish up with the "biggest UK launch" accolade since Red Dead Redemption fourteen weeks ago. Take-Two won't mind, seeing as they published both games. According to Chart-Track, 41 percent of the...
News Sony Reveal The God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Bundle
If you're yet to buy a PlayStation Portable, it's probably about time you considered it
The current catalogue is huge (with a couple of decent gems still to come later in the year), and the prices appear to be coming down - in terms of added value at least. Take SCEA's God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta bundle. That pack's due in November, and include a...
News Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Hits The PlayStation Network This September
Square Enix's Twitter account has dropped some juicy details for those of us who can't get enough of watching space-ships burn
According to the company, their PlayStation Network version of Space Invaders: Infinity Gene is due next month. Next month starts tomorrow peeps. Just sayin' yo. Hopefully we'll get a more specific date soon.
News Mortal Kombat "Shadows" Trailer Is Packed With Testosterone
This new Mortal Kombat trailer makes us want to punch things
It has a similar effect to the first time we heard Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff". We were impressionable young teenagers at the time; but man, that song made us want to punch people in the face. The franchise reboot from NetherRealm Studios is heading to PAX this weekend, and...
News Get An Extra Slice Of Mafia II On September 7th
If Mafia II's main campaign and exclusive PS3 DLC weren't enough to fill your mobster cravings, then 2K's got your back
They've confirmed that the next slice of Mafia II DLC, Jimmy's Vendetta, will launch on September 7th for $9.99. The pack adds 30 new missions to Mafia's campaign. Jimmy, the DLC's protagonist, is described as "the guy the...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition Officially Confirmed, Out Now(ish)
EA's just released a trailer for the so-called Ultimate Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The game's shipping to stores across the US as we type, and will hit England on Friday, September 3rd. The pack includes a few extra bits and bobs. Aswell as a copy of Bad Company 2, you'll also receive: the four-player co-op mode Onslaught, Battlefield...
News TikGames & Creat Studios Drop Their Catalogue's Prices For The End Of Summer
North Americans are in for a treat over the next two weeks, as TikGames and Creat Studios have announced an "End Of Summer Sale" across their entire PSN catalogue
Starting August 31st (and running through September 14th), the duo will be knocking 40% off all their PlayStation Network titles including Cuboid, Hamsterball, Magic Orbz, Wakeboarding HD...
News Split/Second DLC Due On The PlayStation Store Tomorrow
Brighton-based studio, Black Rock, has detailed the Split/Second DLC we can expect to find on the PlayStation Network from tomorrow
There'll be two packs on offer. First up is the Elite Vehicle Livery Pack, which adds a new lick of paint to the Brawn, Vixen and Raptor cars. That one's totally free. Gee, thanks Black Rock. The second helping is...
News Tron Evolution Collector's Edition Includes Your Very Own Light Cycle
Disney's dropped details on Tron Evolution's collector's edition
The $130 package - which is currently only confirmed for the US - comes in a special display case and includes a copy of the game aswell as a model of the series' famous Light Cycle. The game's due on December 7th in the US.
News James Bond's Still Beating Up Bad-Guys In Istanbul, We Can Prove It
Activision's released an extended version of the James Bond 007: Blood Stone trailer from last week
The new trailer shows Bond driving through the streets of Istanbul and shooting-up some bad guys. The visuals look a bit rough, but truth be told, we have high hopes for this game. Hopefully Bizarre Creations can deliver the goods. They've yet to...
News We're Guessing This Is Important Because It Has Our Name On It...
Someone sent us this picture today
We were planning on ignoring it, until we cross-checked some of the other sites listed. Apparently they've received something similar. If anyone has any information, please drop it in the comments. We're bemused.
News Latest Retro/Grade Trailer Does Synthesizers & Stupid Voice-Overs
If you're heading to PAX this weekend, you're in luck -- 24 Caret Games are bringing their bizarre guitar-controlled-time-reverse-shmup, Retro/Grade, to the show; and you're invited to check it out
The game's due out next year. It continues to look rather pretty. There are more details through here.
Monday30th Aug 2010
News God Of War Sneakers Include The Shoelaces Of Chaos
Amazing custom sneakers designed by Jacob Patterson
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News Blimey, Did You Know Criterion Were Making A Skate Or Die Game?
At one point, many moons ago, British developers Criterion Games were working on a Skate Or Die sequel for EA
Crazy, right? According to an article in GamesTM magazine, Criterion were working on the sequel before they started work on Burnout 2. Apparently EA were impressed with the studio's work on the Dreamcast title Trickstyle, and challenged them...
News It's Bank Holiday Monday, Let's Check Out Yakuza On PSP
Made2Game's just dropped word that SEGA and Japanese site 4Gamer
net</a> have teamed up to release a demo of the upcoming Yakuza title on PSP — Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter. The demo's all in Japanese and weighs in at minor 200mb (though the site appears to be smashed at the moment, we're only getting a couple of kbps). Still, we'll be...
News Trapped Chilean Miners Get Supplied With PlayStation Portables
You may or may not be aware of the situation in Chile
A group of miners have been trapped underground for at least two weeks, and it could take until Christmas to get them out. The good news is that men are alive and well; and so as work is started to extract them, keeping the men's sanity and fitness is the concern of most psychologists. Thanks to...
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