Talking Point Will Sony Move Gamers Again at E3 2011?
Crystal balls on stun
News Duke Nudem Is Ridiculous, Not Really Safe For Work
Ok, so there is a safe for work version of Duke Nudem -- 2K Games' latest Duke Nukem Forever spin-off game -- but who wants to play that? The game even appropriately boos you when you try to select it
News Sony Europe Details Games to Welcome You Back
Surprisingly good choices
Review Sniper: Ghost Warrior (PlayStation 3)
Remember that sniper mission from Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? Everybody loved it: no game had ever pulled off the satisfying tension of creeping through a woodland in a ghillie suit, carefully and dramatically picking off targets with your hardened commander
News - 2011, Week 20
Sunday22nd May 2011
News Control Overhaul Confirmed For Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD, No More Claw
Capcom's opened the official website for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD, confirming that the spruced up PlayStation 3 release of the PSP classic will include overhauled controls alongside 3D support, Ad-hoc Party and cross-compatible saves
Monster Hunter is famous for requiring players to master the "claw" grip, a position which allows...
News Killzone 3's Double XP Weekend Is On Now
Two headshots for the price of one
PSN is back in action and the multiplayer battles are raging once again. Guerrilla Games apparently is just as excited as we are, and has upped the ante to get gamers to Move back into Killzone 3 warzones in full force this weekend, by offering up a double XP weekend. Jumping into battle right now will already...
That roar that you heard outside your window earlier this morning, that was not the rapture
That was the sound of jubilation coming out of Japan as Sony announced Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD as part of its PSP Remaster Series. The new product-line — due to release in Japan first — will bring spruced up PlayStation Portable titles to the PS3...
This is huge
Seriously, what a way to liven up a dingey Sunday afternoon. Sony's just announced the "PSP Remaster Series" for PlayStation 3 in Japan, an initiative that will not only bring popular PlayStation Portable content to the big screen, but also pave the way for the NGP. Announced alongside Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD — which...
News Debut Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Trailer Showcases Visual Upgrades
Capcom's released the first trailer for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD which was announced earlier today as part of Sony's PSP Remasters Series
The trailer showcases some of the game's visual upgrades. While the game is undeniable still a PSP title, the HD remaster adds clarity to the image that really highlights Monster Hunter's strong artistic...
Saturday21st May 2011
News Admit It, You're Going To Read The ICO Novel
"The boy was smiling," reads an excerpt from the English translation of the upcoming ICO novel, Castle In The Mist
"Whatever happened to the people in this city had happened so quickly, he hadnt even had time to realize that he was about to die." The book's due out on August 16th, presumably to drum up anticipation for the upcoming Team...
News Warner Bros Waive Mortal Kombat 'Kombat Pass' Until PlayStation Store Returns
One of the most frustrating aspects of the PlayStation Store being offline is the inability to redeem online passes, making the multiplayer functionality you paid for temporarily unavailable
Mortal Kombat is perhaps the most notable multiplayer focused title to be locked out by this practice since the PSN went down, and in respect to its fanbase,...
News Sony Outlines Uncharted 3's Motion Capture Technology
Uncharted is one of the most narratively compelling franchises around because of the way it uses motion capture
The franchise's creative director, Amy Hennig, believes Naughty Dog are kind of ahead of the pack," when it comes to motion capture in games. And that's the fundamental difference between Uncharted and other games. Well, aside from...
Friday20th May 2011
News No PlayStation Move Support for Starhawk
Controller stays on Earth
With its mix of shooting and space flight, Lightbox's aerial shooter Starhawk looked like a perfect fit for PlayStation Move, but the developer has confirmed the upcoming title won't support Sony's motion controller. That VideoGame Blog spotted producer Dylan Jobe responding to a user question on the official PlayStation...
News Mind-Shattering LittleBigPlanet 2 Level Begs The Question: Is This Real Life?
Maybe those crazy Christian folks got their dates wrong and the rapture actually occurred over night, because we can't believe what we're seeing here
This cannot be real life. LittleBigPlanet 2 user Steve_Big_Guns (who's created some memorable levels in the past) has excelled himself with his latest creation. The 3D shooter, called M.E.R.D. (Massive...
News Capcom Can't Bring Mega Man Legends To PlayStation Network Due To Licensing
A lot of Capcom fans have been crying out for the re-release of Mega Man Legends as a PSone Classic on the PlayStation Store
But the publisher's vice president, Christian Svensson, has single-handedly shot down many fans' dreams, claiming the game can't be released due to licensing issues. Responding to a fan inquiry, Svensson responded sharply that...
News Starhawk Promises Something Fresh For The Saturated Shooter Space
Homefront, Battlefield, Call Of Duty
All unique franchises with quality components, but irritatingly similar in design. According to Sony's in-house market research, gamers are starting to long for something a little bit different in their multiplayer shooter experiences. That's where Starhawk comes in. "Sony, of course they want to sell games...
News Sony Announces SmartAR, Possible NGP Bullet-Point
Contrary to popular belief, AR in video games did not start with the Nintendo 3DS
We know Nintendo fans like to believe their favourite video game manufacturer is responsible for every invention in the video game space, but on this occasion they are wrong [ooooh, sick burn - Ed]. Sony, in fact, has been dabbling with AR for years. Overnight the...
News Wait A Minute, Square Enix Is Teasing A New Carmageddon Game?
Regular readers will know that we're big fans of the car-combat genre
Up until last year, we'd given up hope of the genre making a return to its golden years, but then David Jaffe changed everything by announcing Twisted Metal and making us go mad in celebration. Twisted Metal is not out yet, but already the genre seems to be having somewhat of a...
News Guerrilla Games Doubling Up The Ol' XP In Killzone 3 All Weekend
Fans of first-person shooters will have a difficult choice to make this weekend: Call Of Duty: Black Ops or Killzone 3
Both games are running double XP periods to welcome players back to the PlayStation Network. Killzone 3's turned on the double XP as we speak, right through until May 23rd at 10:00AM UK-time. Hop to it soldiers, and blow out some...
News Analyst Expects L.A. Noire To Sell 3-4 Million Copies, We Reckon It'll Go Higher
Arvind Bhatia of analyst firm Sterne Agee reckons L
A. Noire</a> will sell 3-4 million copies. Based on the critical and consumer reaction, we wouldn't be surprised if the game doubled that estimate over the course of its life-span. We think the Street is expecting the title to sell 3 to 4 million units and so far the initial reviews seem...
News Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Teams Up On October 18th In North America
Quite a wait
Sony's whacked a release date on Insomniac's upcoming co-operative adventure, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. The four-player combative platform will hit retail on October 18th in North America and October 19th in Europe. In addition to the release date, Sony's also disclosed a bunch of retailer exclusive bonuses for the US. From...
Thursday19th May 2011
News Resistance 3's Box Art is Frankly Superb
Don't believe us?
As much as we love the ongoing battle between humans and Chimeras, we never thought Resistance 3 and art would be such happy bedfellows, but the newly revealed box art for the upcoming shooter is nothing short of superb. The artwork comes from the desk of respected UK artist Olly Moss, whose style harks back to Saul Bass's...
News National Geographic Challenge! is Risk with Global Trivia
Conquer the world from your sofa
So far, Buzz! The Ultimate Music Quiz has the Move quiz market all to itself, but that motion-controlled monopoly won't last long, as National Geographic Challenge! is on the way in June. Taking a leaf out of Buzz!'s fondness for exclamation marks, National Geographic Challenge! is a Risk-style affair with players...
News L.A. Noire's 'Nicholson Electroplating' Arson Case Due Out On June 21st
As part of a promotion with Best Buy, Rockstar awarded the first sixteen purchasers of L
A. Noire</a> with a free redeem code for the game's first batch of DLC. The pack, entitled the "Nicholson Electroplating" Arson Case, will be available next month according to the redeem code's instruction page, which slaps a June 21st release...
News RAGE Preorders Upgraded To The 'Anarchy Edition' In UK
Bethesda's just let us know that all preorders for id's upcoming first-person-shooter-meets-car-combat affair, RAGE, will be upgraded to the "Anarchy Edition" in the UK
The Anarchy Edition was announced during Bethesda's pre-E3 showcase last month and includes a bunch of in-game goodies. There's a double barrel shotgun, some elite armour, a pair of...
News Warner Bros Confirms LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Coming To NGP
Seems like the LEGO Harry Potter scoop we picked up on earlier in the week has forced Warner Bros hand, as the publisher has just announced LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
And, yes, the game's coming to Sony's new handheld. Officially entitled LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, the Traveller's Tales developed sequel will launch on PlayStation Portable,...
News Watch Ken Block Tear Up Battersea Power Station, All In The Name Of Video Games
DiRT 3's pretty hot on this gymkhana malarkey
We still haven't quite got a grip on what the activity entails, but it seems to focus pretty heavily on doing ridiculous things in a rally car. While we'd probably burst into tears at the prospect of driving an expensive car so recklessly in real-life, we can bask in the glory of professional driver Ken...
News Treyarch Welcomes Back PlayStation Network With Call Of Duty: Black Ops Double XP Weekend
The PlayStation Network is back, and everything's slowly starting to get back to normal after the service was offline for just over three weeks
In order to welcome players back to the service, Treyarch is planning a double XP weekend for Call Of Duty: Black Ops on PlayStation 3. From tomorrow 18:00 (UK time) right through to Tuesday 18:00, players...
News Zipper Interactive Hit With Layoffs
Bad news coming out of Zipper Interactive
Apparently the Seattle based studio has been hit with a number of redundancies, which Kotaku reports to be in the region of 33 employees. A Sony spokesperson clarified the layoffs as "normal business practice and a result of cutting back on production resources after the launch of two major...
News Uncharted NGP Set Between Drake's Fortune & Among Thieves, Interaction With Uncharted 3 Likely
E3 is getting closer, and after a couple of months of silence, we're starting to hear little trickles of information about the NGP again
News coming out of France this afternoon has shed some light on the upcoming Uncharted NGP. The game, which is in development at Sony Bend, is said to be set between the events of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and...
News Cohort Studios Push The Release Of Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar! Back To July
Cohort Studios' promising looking PlayStation Mini, Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar
</a>, has been delayed into July the company has announced. The game was originally due out this month on the PlayStation Network, but due to the recent PSN difficulties missed its original release window. To keep you occupied until July, Cohort's overhauled the...
News SEGA Pushes Anarchy Reigns Into 2012, No Reason For Delay
SEGA's pushed Platinum Games' ambitious multiplayer melee title, Anarchy Reigns, into 2012 in Japan
SEGA's yet to confirm, but we're assuming the delay will occur worldwide. The brawler, which features the protagonist from Wii-exclusive Madworld, was originally due out this year. SEGA's given no reason for the delay, but we'd imagine it has...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PSP Still On Top, But Hardware Slumps
The PlayStation Portable was on top of the Japanese sales charts again last week, but hardware was down overall
The usually dominant PSP only scooped up 34k sales, while both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii slumped to record lows. The PlayStation 3 didn't do much better either, managing just 13k sales. As for software, Dragon Quest continued to top the...
News Awesomenauts Promises Plenty Of Awesome For The PlayStation Network
Swords And Soldiers developer, Romino, has announced its latest project for the PlayStation Network
Described as a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game (MOBA for short, of course), Awesomenauts is "inspired by 80's animated series" and looks a bit like Super Smash Bros. We can get behind that. The game will be playable at E3 next month,...
Report Sony Eyeing May 24th Return For The PlayStation Store
The PlayStation Network data breach was undoubtedly one of the biggest stories in video games this year, but we're certain that we're not the only ones getting little bit sick of the news overload
As such, we'd love it if Sony got the PlayStation Store back online and drew a big red line under this whole mess so we can get back to writing about...
Wednesday18th May 2011
News Duke Nudem Is Ridiculous, Not Really Safe For Work
Ok, so there is a safe for work version of Duke Nudem -- 2K Games' latest Duke Nukem Forever spin-off game -- but who wants to play that? The game even appropriately boos you when you try to select it
And rightly so too. The actual game is a trashy target practice mini-game — but if you win you get to look at girls take their clothes off. You even...
News Namco's Committed To Pushing The Enslaved Series
Sometimes it feels like you could be sentenced to death-row for publicly acknowledging your enjoyment of Ninja Theory's Enslaved
People really hate that game. It's probably because it was developed by the same team that stole the dude out of Devil May Cry's hair bleach, but whatever — we liked it. May as well cart us away now, huh? At last count...
News Ubisoft Unveils Some Of The Characters In Assassin's Creed: Revelations
GameInformer's lifted the lid on some of the characters in the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Revelations
According to the publication, Ubisoft intends to make the multiplayer in Revelations a bit more meaningful than in Brotherhood, meaning that the full roster of characters will all have grounding in the single-player campaign. Characters announced...
News Put Your Hands Up In The Air: Mortal Kombat DLC Releasing Soon
Mortal Kombat mastermind Ed Boon has said that DLC for the franchise's reboot will be released in the "next few weeks"
The DLC will be bundled with a patch which will re-balance some gameplay alongside playable character Skarlet. We really want to make the patch coincide with the first DLC thats going to come out, he told G4. So the Skarlet...
News THQ Insists It's 'One Of The Big' Publishers
We love THQ, but we wish they'd shut up trying to remind us how relevent they are
You earn relevence through good content, something THQ has in abundance. You don't earn it by telling people to take notice every five minutes. That's exactly what CEO Brian Farrell has done in an interview with IndustryGamers though. We certainly think of ourselves...
News L.A. Noire Pushes Take-Two Shares Through The Roof
L
A. Noire</a> is not yet out in the UK. The crime-thriller released overnight in North America. Even though it's early days, the unique Rockstar published title has already made a killing for Take-Two. A round of positive reviews pushed Take-Two's shares up by 7.75 per cent to $17.10, a 32-month high for the company. We wonder if Sony regrets...
News Resistance 3's Boxart Is Totally Not What You'd Expect...
Resistance 3's boxart is weird
We haven't decided yet whether it's weird in an "OMG that's so awesome" or "OMG what were they thinking" kind of way. We'll leave that up to you. One thing's for sure: it's going to stand out on retail shelves like a sore-thumb. Which in many ways is a good thing. The image, which depicts a Chimeran...
News Valve Claims It's Not Showing Anything At E3 This Year
Remember last year? Valve said that it wasn't showing anything at E3, only for gaffer Gabe Newell to show up at Sony's press conference and announce Portal 2 for PlayStation 3
With Portal 2 come and gone, Valve has said it is definitely not showing anything at this year's E3. We really wouldn't be surprised if the developer had a change of heart and...
Tuesday17th May 2011
Talking Point Will Sony Move Gamers Again at E3 2011?
Crystal balls on stun
Sony’s E3 presentation is less than three weeks away, and even though PSN is coming back online the looming issues still weigh heavy on gamers' minds, and the company definitely needs to pull out all the stops at E3 to regain its lost momentum. PlayStation Move’s first eight months on the market have proven successful and...
News Bigben Brings Out Big Guns with Three New Move Games
Locked and loaded for E3
So far we've seen shooters rule the roost on PlayStation Move, with high profile Sony FPS titles like Killzone 3 and Resistance 3 stealing much of the limelight. There's still room for off-shoots of the genre to make names for themselves though, and that's clearly the thinking at accessory manufacturer and publisher Bigben...
News Sony America Welcomes You Back with These Games
Hard choices ahead
The North American PlayStation Blog has let loose with details of the free games you'll be able to claim as part of its Welcome Back programme when PlayStation Store service is restored in the near future. PlayStation 3 owners will be able to choose two of the following five games: Dead Nation inFAMOUS LittleBigPlanet Super...
News Sony Europe Details Games to Welcome You Back
Surprisingly good choices
It's not long until the PlayStation Store is back now, and as part of its promised "Welcome Back" programme Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced the games affected users will be able to choose from as compensation. Users across Europe can choose two of the following PS3 games:...
News Rune Factory Sails the Tides of Destiny Later This Year
Land, hoe!
As we rumoured last week, North American publisher Natsume has just confirmed the latest RPG off-shoot from the Harvest Moon franchise will be coming to the region later this year. The newly named Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (formerly Rune Factory: Oceans) was announced over at Siliconera
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Now Up For Preorder In The UK
If you're desperate to give Activision your money for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the game can now be preordered from a variety of UK retailers
ShopTo, GAME and HMV have all followed the lead of US ch
News Dead Island Trailer Is Really Sad, A Bit Misleading
After the last Dead Island trailer, the pressure's really on Deep Silver to maintain the emotional tone that caught fire earlier in the year
This latest trailer — which features some gameplay footage — manages to pull at the heart-strings once more, but we're starting to feel like the tone is a bit misleading. While the trailers try to portry...
There's a flaw in Sony's PlayStation Network "Welcome Back" package that was always going to occur
While Sony's offering a pretty compelling selection of games, the hardcore fans are likely to be the ones that miss out — mainly because they'll already own the choices. Still, think outside of the hardcore circle and Sony's "Welcome Back"...
News There Will Be A LEGO Harry Potter Game On The NGP
We're going to change our daily activities
As opposed to sitting on our backsides playing video games, we're going to start sitting on our backsides and reading resumes. Because that's how you get all the big video game scoops. But while we adopt our changes in practice, we'll let someone else do the leg-work. Someone like that dude from...
News Do You Ever Want To Get Married?
That's the question posed by the latest trailer of Catherine, which features the first ever footage of the puzzle-platformer in English
In truth, the trailer's a little bit goofy, with numerous "fans" discussing whether they want to get married. We quite like the guy that implies getting married would ruin his life. We also like the fat...
News Sony Details European ID Protection For Europe
Sony has finally rolled out details for its ID protection plan in Europe after the PlayStation Network was hacked last month
The plan is available to users in the UK, France, Span and Germany at the moment, with details of other countries to follow. Sony reiterated that the convoluted nature of the region was causing some headaches, but the company...
News inFamous 2 Confirmed For June 8th In Europe, June 10th In The UK
We already know inFamous 2 is releasing on June 7th in North America, but what about Europe? SCEE's confirmed this afternoon that Sucker Punch's superhero adventure will launch June 8th in Europe and June 10th in the UK
There's a bunch of special editions available for the game, including the super-awesome "Hero" package which includes a...
News Duke Nukem Forever Demo Drops June 3rd For 'First Access Club'
Those of you that purchased the game of the year edition of Borderlands will already have access to the Duke Nukem Forever 'First Access Club'
Alternatively, you can gain entry by preordering a copy of Duke's overdue adventure from various retailers. Once you're into the super elite club, Gearbox has announced that you'll get early access to the...
Monday16th May 2011
Review Sniper: Ghost Warrior (PlayStation 3)
Remember that sniper mission from Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare? Everybody loved it: no game had ever pulled off the satisfying tension of creeping through a woodland in a ghillie suit, carefully and dramatically picking off targets with your hardened commander
Essentially, Sniper: Ghost Warrior is that mission extrapolated across a full campaign...
News PSN Phased Roll Out Begins, Start Changing Passwords Now
Kaz Hirai sent you a message
The green light is on: power up your PS3 and you'll be greeted by the familiar sight of a mandatory firmware update, pushing your system software up to v3.61. This will allow you to log in and change your PlayStation Network account password, securing your personal details from prying eyes. Sony Computer Entertainment...
News Mass Effect 3 Will Feature Same-Sex Relationships
As time goes by, more and more people become obsessed with game's portraying various sexual preferences
It's almost like games aren't good anymore if there isn't the option to be gay, straight or bisexual. Bioware's on a one developer crusade to change all that though. According to Bioware's Casey Hudson, Mass Effect 3 will support "wider...
News Monolith Announces Gotham City Imposters, Multiplayer FPS For PlayStation Network
What would you expect the developers of F
E.A.R. to cook up next? If you answered "first-person shooter", then give yourself a pat on the back. If you answered "gritty first-person shooter with scary pregnant mutant women", take that pat away. You don't deserve it anymore. Warner Bros has announced Gotham City Imposters this...
News UK Sales Charts: Brink Takes The Top-Spot, LEGO Pirates Saunters Into Second
Brink has knocked Zumba Fitness [urgh - Ed] off the top of the UK sales charts this week, scoring a domestic top-spot for developer Splash Damage
The brilliant LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean made it a one-two for new releases, finishing up in second. Of course, Zumba Fitness was still around to keep Mums happy, finishing up in third just ahead of...
News Ghostlight Details Bumper Agarest: Generations Of War Zero Collector's Edition
As far as collector's editions go, Ghostlight's package for the upcoming Agarest: Generations Of War Zero is pretty comprehensive
Not only do you get the game, a poster, a bunch of artwork, and the soundtrack, but if you pre-order the package from the publisher's webstore you'll also score an exclusive black t-shirt. Nifty. Hit up Ghostlight's...
News Sony Planning Multiple Weekly PlayStation Store Updates Upon Return
Since the PlayStation Network went down, Sony's missed three PlayStation Store updates
With no estimated date for the Store's restoration, that number might end up increasing by two or three weeks. As such, Sony's got a lot of content to catch up on. In order to clear the backlog, Sony's confirmed in a FAQ on the PlayStation.Blog that it will update...
News L.A. Noire Reviews Make The Wait For Release Even Tougher
Let's be honest: most people have already decided whether they're going to buy L
A. Noire</a> by now. There's no need for reviews at this point. Still, L.A. Noire is a video game, and naturally publications will review the game. So what's the consensus? It's good, really good. GiantBomb's Brad Shoemaker scored it a 5/5, explaining that...
