News There's Free R.U.S.E. Content for You to Download Now
Multiplayer Manhattan pack out now
Features Five Move Games to Excite You in 2011
Something for everyone
Review Everybody's Stress Buster (PlayStation Portable)
Hot Shot Shorties is a hectic, pick-up-and-play mini-game compilation hindered by the cumbersome method Sony's opted to package it
News HMV Nabs UK Exclusive on Killzone 3: Helghast Edition
Preorders start today
News PlayStation Powered Xperia Phone Detailed (Again!), PlayStation Pocket Application Revealed
It seems you really can't quell a good leak when it gathers steam; the (still
Rumour Infinity Ward Developing Call Of Duty 4 Prequel, To Feature The Story Of Ghost
Remember Ghost from Modern Warfare 2? He was the mask toting guy voiced by the same actor as Gaz in Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
News - 2011, Week 01
Sunday9th Jan 2011
News Jade & Goro Confirmed For Mortal Kombat Reboot
The latest issue of GameInformer has confirmed two more characters set to be added to the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot's roster
The mass-armed Goro will join the buxom Jade, with the former's lair stage teased. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to see the characters in action.
News DC Universe Online Gets Its First US TV Commercial
The more we think about DC Universe Online, the more we realise it's actually quite a big deal
MMOs are big business (although it's yet to be proven there's room in the market for a title alongside World Of Warcraft). Likewise, people still like comic book characters. Honestly, if it was a choice between Lord Of The Rings outcasts and Batman, we...
Saturday8th Jan 2011
Review Everybody's Stress Buster (PlayStation Portable)
Hot Shot Shorties is a hectic, pick-up-and-play mini-game compilation hindered by the cumbersome method Sony's opted to package it
Splitting the game into four disparate XMB applications adds an additional layer of navigation to what is essentially a jump-in-jump-out package. Once you get there, the underlying gameplay is charming, addictive and...
News Bulletstorm Originally Netted Skill Kills From A Third-Person Perspective
Somewhere in developer People Can Fly's archives is a prototype for Bulletstorm where the game played as a third-person cover-based shooter
Producer Tanya Jesson told OXM magazine that the early gameplay was "completely different than it is now," revealing the game had transformed from "a third-person shooter to a cover-based...
News Silent Hill 8 Subtitled Downpour, First Details Released
It's been a while since we got word on Vatra Games' upcoming entry into the Silent Hill franchise
The game was announced and trailered at last year's E3, but Konami's been notably quiet about the horror title since then. Thankfully GameInformer's broken the silence, announcing the game's official name: Silent Hill: Downpour. Apparently the game's...
Friday7th Jan 2011
News HMV Nabs UK Exclusive on Killzone 3: Helghast Edition
Preorders start today
UK gamers keen on picking up the special Helghast Edition of Killzone 3 will have to heed His Master's Voice, as retailer HMV has announced it has the exclusive on the limited edition title. Available to preorder online or in-store today, the Helghast Edition will set you back £112.33 and contains a stack of exclusive content...
News PlayStation Powered Xperia Phone Detailed (Again!), PlayStation Pocket Application Revealed
It seems you really can't quell a good leak when it gathers steam; the (still
) yet-to-be-announced Sony Ericsson phone with PlayStation features has been blown out overnight due to a manufacturing leak in Asia. Chinese website IT168 has the scoop, with Engadget reproducing the details in a language we actually understand. Well, kinda anyway. Though...
News Want The Killzone 3: Helghast Edition? Go Grab It Now For ?112 From HMV!
Do you consider yourself a hardcore Killzone fanboy? Did yesterday's story trailer cause you to wet the bed with excitement? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, you might like to know that HMV's taking pre-orders for the ridiculously large Killzone 3: Helghast Edition
The package includes a replica Helghast helmet, a cloaking marksman...
News The SEGA Toylet Has Nothing To Do With PlayStation But Is Just Too Good To Ignore
SEGA may have stepped away from the console business, but if the "Toylet" is anything to go by, the Japanese giant's never stopped being awesome
If you didn't guess from the pun, SEGA's Toylet is a bizarre video game platform operated by the steady stream of your own urine. The device, which has been installed in four Tokyo metro stations, has LCD...
.. It might only be two-seconds, but it's absolutely worth your time. The extended Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception trailer — which was shown in stereoscopic 3D during Sony's CES press conference — is largely the same as what we've already seen. But there's a twist. Hidden in the last few moments of the trailer is a smattering of additional...
News EA Announce First Dragon Age II DLC, Comes Free With The Signature Edition
EA's announced the first slice of DLC for Dragon Age II, named "The Exiled Prince"
The DLC follows the story of Sebastian Vael, an angered archer darkened by the rage of his families' murder. Yup, it's Dragon Age. (Yawn.) Turns out Sebastian is a recruitable character in Dragon Age II's main campaign, so there's a bit of synergy between the DLC and...
Thursday6th Jan 2011
Review Tetris HD (PlayStation 3)
It's Tetris in the same blocktacular format you've been enjoying since the late 1980's
Tetrominoes fall from the heavens and it's your job to arrange them into solid lines. The PlayStation 3 version may introduce some new features such as 1080p visuals, 5.1 surround sound and exclusive multiplayer modes, but at its very core it is still the same old...
News Namco Bandai Partnership Bringing Yoostar2 to Europe in Q1
Movie karaoke game gets distributor
We played Yoostar2 when we visited Blitz Games Studios in October and rather enjoyed its unique mixture of movies and karaoke, so it's good news all-around that the game will reach a sizeable European audience thanks to a distribution deal with Namco Bandai Partners. While the deal doesn't pin down a particular...
News PlayStation Plus Gets Modern Combat: Domination Discount
Cheap shots
Only the very stingiest gamers should object to paying $7.99 for Gameloft's upcoming Modern Combat: Domination when it launches in North America on January 18th, but there's good news for frugal fans of first-person shooters as the game will land with a day-one 25% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. That means North American...
News DanceDanceRevolution Gets New Moves in Europe in March
PS3 title on the way
DanceDanceRevolution has been out in North America for a while now, but European fans of the dancing series were clueless as to when or if the game would make its way to the continent. Until now, that is, with Konami renaming the game DanceDanceRevolution New Moves and bringing it over in March 2011. Coming to the continent with...
News Square Enix Formally Announces "The Tomb Raider Trilogy" For PlayStation 3
We always follow the same cycle whenever we play a Tomb Raider game
We load it up, watch a few cut-scenes, wander around the world and feel extremely happy. The tutorial levels teach us all the mechanics and we feel stoked about the rest of the game. About an hour later, we hit a brick wall. As we enter an enormous room, the camera zooms out and...
News CES 2011: Kaz Hirai Teases PlayStation-Powered Phones, Tablets, More?
Sony didn't announce the long rumoured PlayStation powered Sony Ericsson phone at their CES press conference last night
Nor did they announce the PSP2. They did however take time to acknowledge the merging of their strongest properties. Taking the stage towards the end of Sony's conference, SCE's Kaz Hirai teased that Sony's "strategy...
News Capcom Confirms Metro City's Very Own Mike Haggar For Marvel vs. Capcom 3
After mounting speculation, Capcom's finally confirmed that Final Fight's brawling mayor, Mike Haggar, will join Marvel vs
Capcom 3's</a> stellar roster of playable characters. He'll join Marvel's Phoenix. We've got trailers for both characters after the jump. The game's less than a month away now. Get hype.
News Relentless Software To Shift Towards Digital-Only Content
Relentless has made a lot of great games for the PlayStation, most of which revolve around the casual-friendly Buzz
franchise. The quiz game has been a staple of the PlayStation catalogue for some time, but with the developers stretching into new territory — and out of a long-term deal with Sony — the Brighton-based studio's looking at a...
News TurboGrafx Classics To Launch On The PlayStation Network Later This Month
We've already got a bumper collection of classic NeoGeo titles to choose from, and now Hudson's lining up a jumbo helping of TurboGrafx-16 titles for the PlayStation Network
The games, which are set to launch throughout January, will be playable on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Highlights include Bonk's Adventure and sci-fi...
News Killzone 3's Story Trailer Is The Absolute Best Thing You'll See Today
Shivers
If Killzone 2 could be faulted in any way, it was for its soul-less cast and contrived storyline. But basing assumptions on this two-minute Killzone 3 story trailer, we'd say Guerrilla Games has learned its lesson. The PlayStation Blog's revealed that two acting legends will be heading up the Helghast's leadership positions in Killzone...
What a staggering first-party line-up Sony has planned this year
Seriously, even with our fanboy hats taken firmly from our head, we'd be fools to not acknowledge the strength of Sony's exclusive PlayStation 3 software offering this year. When you can follow-up an astounding trailer like the one Guerrilla's just released for Killzone 3 with an...
News CES 2011: Capcom Confirm Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 For February Release
Capcom's pledged a February 1st release for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 on the PlayStation Network
The publisher's attached a $14.99 price to the North American release, though we're yet to get any details for Europe. In addition to the date and pricing information, Capcom's released a bunch of screenshots over at Capcom Unity. Check them out through...
News Namco Bandai Snaps Up Yoostar 2 For Europe
Yoostar 2's an odd-ball title coming to the PlayStation 3 that uses the PlayStation Eye to put you into the movies
It takes a karaoke approach, tasking you to deliver lines all the while filming your progress. The end-result places you in the movies, rubbing shoulders with some of Hollywood's biggest names. The game, which was originally slated for...
News Homefront To Take Advantage Of THQ's "Online Pass" Functionality
You'll need to make sure you pick up a new copy of Homefront if you want to take full advantage of the game's online multiplayer
Either that, or shell out an extra $10 to buy a new "Online Pass" code. THQ's upcoming shooter will be the second game to take advantage of the publishers "Online Pass" model, the first being UFC...
Wednesday5th Jan 2011
News There's Free R.U.S.E. Content for You to Download Now
Multiplayer Manhattan pack out now
Ubisoft's long-awaited strategy title R.U.S.E. was one of the first titles to receive a Move-enabling patch, but that's not the only thing amateur generals can download for the game, with free downloadable maps available from the PlayStation Network. The Manhattan Project Pack was actually released on December...
Rumour Infinity Ward Developing Call Of Duty 4 Prequel, To Feature The Story Of Ghost
Remember Ghost from Modern Warfare 2? He was the mask toting guy voiced by the same actor as Gaz in Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
According to rumours published by ThisIsXBOX [we know! - Ed], the face-less gunner could be about to become the star of his own game. The site notes that Infinity Ward are working on a Ghost themed Call Of Duty title set...
News Take on the Masters with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
PS3 gets exclusive Collector's Edition
While Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 may not have been the best demonstration of how to 'do' PlayStation Move controls, it easily beat the competition in terms of features, and successor Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters looks set to improve still further. The biggest addition, you won't be surprised to learn, is...
Review Eat Them! (PlayStation 3)
Eat Them
is essentially Rampage on the Dreamcast. The Fluffy Logic developed PlayStation Network title is a monster-themed smash 'em up inspired by Godzilla and Jet Set Radio. Occupying an outrageously attractive cel-shaded visual style, Eat Them! puts you inside a comic-book world where mad scientists create and control monsters at the expense of...
News Yakuza: Of The End Tips Its Hat To Shenmue
Many people consider SEGA's Yakuza franchise to be the spiritual successor to Shenmue
While the games share some themes, it's not really an apt comparison. Yakuza is much more of an RPG than Shenmue, despite including all of the "free-roaming" gameplay elements that Shenmue introduced. Considering the nature of the upcoming Yakuza: Of The...
News Hole Out on New John Daly's ProStroke Golf Courses for Free
It's free DLC day
If the free downloadable content for R.U.S.E. doesn't tickle your fancy, you might want to check out the new courses for John Daly's ProStroke Golf, now available in North America and most PAL territories. Four new courses make up the free pack, all playable in solo or multiplayer modes. Pay a visit to the PlayStation Store to get...
News First Modern Combat: Domination Trailer Shoots to Thrill
It's bullet time
PlayStation Network is about to get a whole lot explosiver when Gameloft's Modern Combat: Domination lands later this month. The first trailer below not only shows the game in action, but also shows how it's going to turn players into polite young men rather than the foul-mouthed gamers we've all encountered in online deathmatches...
News Make Your PlayStation Move A Beam Katana With No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise
To remind everyone that the stupidly stylish No More Heroes is coming to PlayStation 3, Konami's released a batch of new screenshots of the Nintendo Wii port
The HD update's due in the West this year with added PlayStation Move controls. There are more screens through here.</em>
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 5th January 2011
Games Microbot ($9
99) Tetris ($9.99) NEOGEO Station PS3 Bundle Pack ($79.99) Ricochet ($9.99)</ul>PSone Classic Imports Reloaded ($5.99) Arc the Lad III ($5.99) Demos Microbot Demo Top Gun Network Demo Alien Breed 2: Assault Demo Ricochet Demo Kung-Fu Live Demo Add-ons John Daly's Prostroke Golf Course Pack 01 (free) Fist of the...
News DC Universe Online Beta To End With A Bang
After today you can have your life back
For a week at least. The DC Universe Online beta is set to draw to a close ahead of the game's retail release next week. Of course, SOE's not going to let you off the hook without a bang. The developers revealed on the game's forums:Wednesday January 5, 2011 will be the last day of the DC Universe Beta in...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 5th January 2011
Special Offers (available until Jan
19) UNO (PS3) (was £6.29/7.99 now £0.79/0.99) H.A.W.X. Supremacy Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Driver (PSone) (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.99/3.59) Tales of Monkey Island (was £13.99/17.99 now £7.19/8.99, available until Jan. 12) Permanent Price Reductions Legends...
News Original Mass Effect 2 Pre-Order Bonus Items To Be Given Away On PSN
EA's announced on Mass Effect 2's official Twitter page that the original game's pre-order bonuses will be made available for free on the PlayStation Network through until February 23rd
The bonuses — which were given away with GameStop preorders when the game launched last year — include the Terminus armour (which increases running speed and...
News Oh Right Yeah, That Beyond Good & Evil HD Remake Is Coming Out Isn't It
Beyond Good & Evil is a bit of a cult-classic these days
Ubisoft's quirky adventure title is held in high-regard by almost all ten of the people who played it at release. Ubi will be counting on the goodwill of the game's vocal fan-base to ignite interest in the upcoming PlayStation Network HD remake. We've included a teaser trailer above. It's...
News Everyone Keeps Talking About A Masters Of The Universe Video Game
Mattel owns a lot of top toy brands: Hot Wheels, Barbie, Fisher Price, Tyco R/C, Masters Of The Universe
What's more, the company's just teamed up with THQ to make video games based on their properties. While Hot Wheels, Barbie and Fisher Price remain at the forefront of THQ's interest, the video games publisher has expressed interest in some of...
News Kaos Tempted To Bring Homefront's Narrative To The UK & Other Countries
Perhaps the biggest selling point for Kaos' upcoming first-person shooter, Homefront, is its "why we fight" dynamic
The game aims to put the player in awkward situations, and draws on its North American setting to really conjure an antagonistic setting. While watching mothers shot point-blank in front of their children is certain to have an effect...
News EA Announces Enormous List Of Online Shutdowns
EA's announced a massive list of games that it'll shut down throughout this year
The list mostly includes older games from EA Sports, though we daresay some people will be disappointed at the decision. While the games will continue to operate as normal in a single-player capacity, it's the multiplayer components that will be stripped out. These...
News First Catherine Gameplay Trailer Tells Us Absolutely Nothing At All
What's Catherine? Looks like Atlus has finally given us our first taste
This debut gameplay trailer (the game's out next month in Japan) reveals what appears to be a puzzle platformer. Not exactly what we expected. As the protagonist tries to navigate the hazardous isometric corridors in his boxer shorts, a murderous figure appears to attack him...
Tuesday4th Jan 2011
News New No More Heroes Shots Show Leather, Beam Swords, Gimps
All bases covered
Konami recently released a batch of new screenshots for the upcoming Move-compatible port of No More Heroes: Heroes's Paradise, Grasshopper Manufacture's ode to otaku everywhere, and the game is shaping up very nicely indeed. The story of Travis Touchdown's attempt to rise to number one in the assassin league, the PS3 port will be...
News Capcom Blames Sony For Missing Super Street Fighter IV Costumes
There's one major difference between the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 version of Super Street Fighter IV
On the 360, if you participate in an online match with someone wearing a DLC costume, you'll be able to see the get-up even if you haven't purchased it. On PlayStation 3 you can't. This is because Capcom offers a free download on XBOX Live known as...
News Well Of Course There's Going To Be A Call Of Duty Subscription Model
We're not really sure why people blame Activision for making money
They have the hottest property in video games right now, and while we share concerns about them taking something actually quite good and driving it into the ground, we absolutely don't blame them for wanting to make some money. Which is why, despite frequent denials, some kind of...
News Rock Band Developers Sold For The Same Price As A Copy Of Rock Band 3
At the time of writing, Rock Band 3 is available for $49
96 on Amazon</a>. The game's developers, Harmonix, are worth a similar amount of dough according to a report on All Things Digital. The site details that Harmonix's independence cost investment group Columbus just $49.99. Of course, it all gets a bit complicated from there on. Harmonix's...
News Take A Look At The Device That Probably Won't Be Called The PlayStation Phone
Looks like we're on the cusp of an announcement
Sony Ericsson's PlayStation Phone Xperia Play appears to be leaking out of production factories and the results are somewhat pleasing. The Android powered mobile phone (plus game device) has a chunky but attractive format, with the PSPgo's design being a clear influence for the device's slide out...
News Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Is More Masters Than Extramarital Affairs
EA Sports said they'd stick with Tiger Woods for their premium annual golf franchise and they have
The upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 boasts the scandalous golfers name right on the cover. What it doesn't include is a mug-shot of ol' trouser-snake. EA's decided to make the inclusion of the game's Masters tournament the star of the cover. EA's used...
News Kratos Will "Look And Feel" Like Fans Expect In Upcoming Mortal Kombat Reboot
Kratos has a very distinct gameplay feel in the God Of War games that's been copied honoured in a range of other video games
With Sony's leading anti-hero set to make an appearance in NetherRealm's upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, director Ed Boon's reassured fans that the studio's pulling out all the stops to ensure the character's trademark...
News You Did Play The Original Dead Space, Right?
Nice little treat for fans of the franchise this
Those of you who've got a Dead Space save-file on your PlayStation 3 (it doesn't have to be complete, though we'd recommend it is) will get a reward in the upcoming Dead Space 2. A skin will be made available unlocking the original game's Plasma Cutter weapon. Boom. Now you can be all like "pew...
Monday3rd Jan 2011
Features Five Move Games to Excite You in 2011
Something for everyone
There are already around 50 games that support PlayStation Move, but if you haven't yet found something to tickle your fancy there's almost certainly something for you in the line-up of titles heading to the controller in 2011. Here we pick our most-anticipated titles of the coming 12 months. LittleBigPlanet 2: The...
News Angry Birds Launches On PlayStation Minis This Week
For all the hyperbole that's spewed about iOS being the future of handheld gaming, we don't really feel like its catalogue is all that special
You've got a stream of clunky rip-offs from Gameloft, plenty of games trying to make do with no buttons, and then the critical darlings: Doodle Jump, Angry Birds and Cut The Rope. All three titles are...
News Atlus To Provide Demo For The Bizarre Looking Catherine
We know it's got sheep people, bimbos and dead bodies, but to be honest we don't know much else about Catherine, the upcoming PlayStation 3 title from Atlus
With the game roughly a month away from its Japanese launch, perhaps it's time we learned a thing or two about the NSFW title. Good news. The game's director, Katsura Hashino, has confirmed that...
