News Free PlayStation Move Game Featured in JPN Welcome Back Program
Movin’ back into action
News BlazBlue on PS Vita Has All New Stories and Modes
Touch controls also planned
News - 2011, Week 27
Sunday10th Jul 2011
News Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta Scoops New Content Before Closure
Naughty Dog is ecstatic today over the announcement of one million players (and counting) having been served a delicious slice of Uncharted 3 beta cake
The announcement precedes the confirmation of new content arriving to the beta featuring a new map (Yemen) and a cooperative Adventure Mode on July 10. The beta closes in little under a week on July...
Saturday9th Jul 2011
Review Puzzle Dimension (PlayStation 3)
Puzzle Dimension is a devilishly moreish brain-bender with a fantastic sense of style
Puzzle games and balls go together like pineapple and cheese. There's something immensely satisfying about rolling spherical objects through non-descript floating environments. That premise is at the heart of Puzzle Dimension — a bare-bones brain-melting puzzler...
Feature Let's Give EA Some Credit -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Over the last three weeks I've played two niche games which I thoroughly enjoyed
Neither of the games were particularly successful at retail, but both enhanced my appreciation of EA as a publisher. Alice: Madness Returns was scorned for being derivative and classical in design, while Shadows Of The Damned was dismissed because of some poor gameplay...
News Move With A Tiger Woods Bundle
Sony is bundling up a Move package for all you naysayers and non-owners out there
Next week is set to see the release of the a $99 limited edition Move bundle, featuring (you guessed it) a Playstation Move Wand, a Playstation Eye, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. The bundle has not yet received an official UK price, and is currently on...
News Dragon Age II DLC Brings More Darkspawn
More epic fantasy and darkspawn-slaying action is in store from Bioware
The developer has lined up its latest batch of downloadable content for its lauded RPG, Dragon Age II, for release on July 26. Dragon Age 2: Legacy, will see a storyline concerning Hawke's father, as gruff protagonist Hawke himself travels to a Grey Warden prison to keep an...
Friday8th Jul 2011
Review Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (PlayStation 3)
Fly by night
Move has helped gamers conquer the wastelands of Helghan, don the famous green jacket and even solve a murder or two, but it's about to achieve its biggest accolade yet: you can now use it to win World War II. Air Conflicts: Secret Wars puts you behind the controls of 16 planes from the first and second World War, with optional...
News Free PlayStation Move Game Featured in JPN Welcome Back Program
Movin’ back into action
The Japanese PlayStation Network has been unavailable ever since the initial outage months ago, and while the North America and European territories kicked back into action over a month ago, Japan’s network was still left out in the dark. All that change today as Japans PlayStation Network kicked back into full swing, and...
News Tiger Woods Gets His Very Own Move Bundle
Everybody, golf!
Professional swinger Tiger Woods is about to get his own PlayStation Move bundle, hitting shelves across North America next week. The package contains Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, a PlayStation Eye camera and PlayStation Move controller. If you're thinking of dropping $99.99 on this bundle, make sure you read our Tiger...
Feature Marvel Pinball: Captain America (DLC) on PlayStation 3 Review
Marvel Pinball's Captain America table is a more refined, elegant release than previous entries, boasting a more traditional design than Zen's more contemporary releases
As Zen Studios extends its table roster for Marvel Pinball and Zen Pinball, we're finding these reviews increasingly more difficult to write. The latest addition to Marvel Pinball...
News Sony Developing Sci-Fi Bollywood Game For PS3 & PS2
A Sony development team in London has started work on a video game adaptation of bonkers Bollywood sci-fi flick, RA
One</a>. The game will release on both PlayStation 2 and PS3, the latter as a PSN download. Presumably the game will be exclusive to the expanding Indian markets. "We have always wanted to bring...
News Limbo Releases July 19th, July 20th On PlayStation 3
PlayDead's macabre downloadable adventure title, Limbo, is set to releae later in the month on PS3
The US will get the game first on July 19th, with Europe joining in on July 20th. Given the heavy praise Limbo has received since its release on XBOX 360, we'll be there day one for the PSN version.
News Resistance 3 To Include Three PS3 Demos On Disc
If you're planning on picking up Resistance 3 in September -- and haven't got around to trying out Killzone 3, MotorStorm Apocalypse and inFamous 2 -- then you're in luck
Demos for all three titles will be included on Resistance 3's Blu-ray, according to information published by the BBFC. Resistance 3 itself received an 18 rating by the...
News This Resident Evil 15th Anniversary Collector's Set Is Amazing
If you're a Resident Evil fan, we suspect you're already dousing yourself with a handheld battery-operated fan
This 15th Anniversary Collector's Set is particularly amazing. Available exclusively via the e-Capcom store for ¥7,800, the limited edition boxset includes a bonanza of Resident Evil goods, including: all three original Resident Evil...
News Ubisoft Releases Alternative Far Cry 3 Demo
There'll be multiple ways to tackle objectives in Far Cry 3, as evidenced by the "Alternate" gameplay demonstration Ubisoft's released today
This mixes up the shooting and stabbing of the original E3 demonstration, with zip-lines and sniper rifles. The game still looks glorious, with bright colours bringing the tropical setting to life. While we're...
News Codemasters Reveals New F1 2011 PlayStation Vita Details
While the PlayStation 3 version of F1 2011 has only just got its first trailer, Codemasters has also revealed some fresh details about the PlayStation Vita version of the game
According to Dealspwn, the handheld racing game will be comparable to the full console release, with full seasons and complete race distances. "It's not a straight...
News These Are The Cars Of Driver: San Francisco
There are a lot of cars in Ubisoft's upcoming Driver: San Francisco
That's evidenced by the game's latest trailer, which boasts a roster of more than 120 licensed vehicles. From classics like the Cadillac Eldorado through to modern favourites like the Aston Martin Vantage, Driver's got you covered. We're starting to hear some super postitive things...
News Sony Introduces PlayStation Vita's Social Features With Happy Faces & Catchy Synth Riffs
Sony's released a new PlayStation Vita trailer demonstrating many of the system's social features, including Party and Near
The lifestyle video features tons of new gameplay footage from various Vita games, but is most used to demonstrate the system's array of networking capabilities. What's interesting about the trailer is its portrayal of users...
News Icon Games Reveals Multiple PlayStation Vita Projects
Icon Games is hard at work on a couple of PlayStation Vita titles
The small studio — known for its PlayStation Minis titles — has two games in development: Pub Games and Build N' Race Extreme. The former appears to be a compilation of pub based mini-games, including darts, pool and air hockey. Build N' Race Extreme's premise is a bit more vague,...
News Sony On PlayStation Vita: The Development World Has Changed, So Have We
PlayStation Vita will be the easiest PlayStation platform yet to develop for
That's according to a number of Sony executives quoted by Develop. Sony's thrown-out its old ambition for complicated architecture, and replaced the philosophy with a development environment that's easy for big and small studios to produce content for. In a sense,...
News Codemasters Shows Off F1 2011 With Debut Gameplay Trailer
Who said racing games can't be epic? Codemasters' debut trailer for F1 2011 is suitably extravagant, depicting some of the sequel's hot new features, such as enhanced racing and improved pit-lane cinematics
The game looks seriously pretty. It's due out September 23rd on PS3. Check out the trailer after the jump.
News Harmonix Feels More Rhythm
Harmonix, legendary creature and fabled former developer of the Rock Band series, has filed a trademark on its next major project
Vidrhythm looks to follow in the footsteps of Rock Band in being a rhythm-based development. No details have yet surfaced, and nary a confirmation is to be seen of this prospective title. Harmonix had been hammering out...
News We're Excited: Activision To Debut New James Bond Game At Comic-Con
We never hate James Bond games
While there are good examples of Bond games, and bad examples of Bond games, we usually end up enjoying them regardless of their quality. Perhaps it's because we love the franchise in general, but we've had love affairs with both Quantum Of Solace and Blood Stone already this generation — both of which were panned by...
News Watch BioShock Infinite's E3 Demo In Its Entirety
BioShock Infinite won a whole slew of awards at E3 last month
But the game's demonstration was held behind closed doors. Now GTTV's got the game's full 14-minute blowout on display. We could sit here typing hyperbole, but we think it's best that you hit the jump and enjoy the footage for yourself. This is staggering.
News Laughing Jackal Launches Cubixx HD Website, New Footage
Laughing Jackal's opened the official website for its upcoming three-dimensional twist on Qix, Cubixx HD
The website features tons of new screenshots and gameplay videos. You can hit up the website through here.
Thursday7th Jul 2011
Review Shadows Of The Damned (PlayStation 3)
The initial announcement of Shadows Of The Damned left us disappointed
When we originally heard that some of Japan's most revered names — No More Heroes' Suda51, Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami, and Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka — were collaborating on a brand new horror IP, our mind started to get ahead of itself with all the psychological horror...
News Bethesda Announces Dishonored, First-Person Stealth Action Adventure Game
Here's a mouthful for you to get your lips around: first-person stealth action adventure game
That's the pitch for Bethesda and Arkane Studios' latest project: Dishonored. The game's featured on the cover of this month's GameInformer magazine, with former Deus Ex designer Harvey Smith leading creative duties. At Arkane we have a passion for...
News This Is What BioShock Infinite's Protagonist Looks Like
The face of BioShock Infinite's protagonist, Booker DeWitt, has been revealed on the cover of EGM magazine
The character looks rugged and dishevelled in a classy sort of way, sporting an expensive jacket and pin-stripe trouser. One thing we liked about the original BioShock was the mystique surrounding the protagonist, so we're not sure how we feel...
News Mass Effect Movie Massively Effects Comic-Con
Legendary Pictures has chimed in to reveal that the long-rumored Mass Effect movie is in production
Writer Mark Protosevich (of I Am Legend fame, if anyone's hoping for a Will Smith Shepherd) and creator series Casey Hudson will take to the tables at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22nd to discuss the upcoming Mass Effect flick. When's it coming? No...
News Sony Signs Up New Director For The Uncharted Movie
Sony Pictures has reportedly signed up Neil Burger to direct the Uncharted movie
David O. Russell left the job earlier in the year, citing creative differences. Burger is known for his work on The Illusionist. No word as to whether Mark Wahlberg is still involved with the project.
News BioWare Overhauling Combat & AI For Mass Effect 3
It always baffles us how people talk about Mass Effect 2 being one of the greatest games of all time
When we think of that game, we can't help but think of naff combat. It's not just naff combat though, it's the worst. Seriously, we can't think of a bigger blockbuster shooter that has worse combat than Mass Effect 2. Of course Mass Effect gets away...
News Let's Take A Look At L.A. Noire's Final DLC Case
We assumed Rockstar and Team Bondi would continue to release L
A. Noire</a> DLC for as long as the market demanded it, but we suppose this content is expensive to make. As such, Reefer Madness is being touted as the final case in the detective game's post-release collection. The Vice case sees Phelps paired up with Earle, attempting to uncover...
News Burnout Crash! Confirmed For PlayStation Network, Fall Release Touted
Criterion's finally confirmed its long rumoured Burnout spin-off, entitled Burnout Crash
</a>. The isometric riff on Burnout's popular crash mode is set to launch on PlayStation Network later in the year. The game promises to offer rewards for "traffic chaos by crashing into cars, triggering explosions and destroying everything in...
News Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair Confirmed For Summer Release On PlayStation Network
Konami's confirmed a PlayStation Network release of former XBOX Live Arcade exclusive, Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair
The PlayStation 3 version of the game will include playable versions of Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades, which were both DLC on the XBOX version. The game will also include a new local co-op feature for four players, though the...
News Remember To Watch The EA Summer Showcase Today
EA's holding its annual Summer Showcase today
Expect new information and details on a number of high-profile titles including Battlefield 3, Need For Speed: The Run and FIFA 12. Also don't rule out some big new announcements. We wouldn't be overly surprised if we saw something new from ex-Call Of Duty developers Respawn Entertainment too. The event...
News Namco Releases Developer Diary For Soul Calibur V
Namco's released the first developer diary for Soul Calibur V
The footage introduces a number of the main figures from the development team, as well as a few teensy nuggets of gameplay footage. The game's not out until next year. Boo!
Wednesday6th Jul 2011
Out Today Sega Rally Online Arcade (Europe)
Slip slidin' in
After a month of doing donuts in the North American PlayStation Store, Sega Rally Online Arcade has started the European leg of its PSN Rally, complete with PlayStation Move support. The game will set you back £6.29 or €7.99 if you want to take it for a spin. We've already given it a thorough test drive, and here's an excerpt from...
News Sony to Start PSN Pass Scheme with Resistance 3
One game, one code
Sony has been dabbling with online content codes for its recent shooters, with a single-use code in SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs giving North American players access to the SOCOM "Pro" club. Without the code, entry to the club costs $14.99, but at least there's still online play. Now Sony is ready to change things up again...
News PlayStation Plus Is A Year Old, Celebrates With Cake
Sony has updated the PlayStation Plus content for July, announcing the service's one year anniversary with images of cake
Sadly your PlayStation Plus subscription does not include a slice of the iced delicacy. Sony reckons that since it launched the service last July it's delivered over £700 worth of content. There are a few cheeky stipulations in...
News Heads Up: You Can Now Buy Gex: Deep Cover Gecko From The PlayStation Store
Back in the mid-1990's, Gex was hotly associated with Panasonic's 3DO platform
The character later became tied with the PlayStation platform, with the protagonist making an appearance in Hot Shots Golf 2 on the original PlayStation. The best selling game in the Gex series was Gex 3, or Gex: Deep Cover Gecko as it was known in Europe. Now you can...
News Crystal Dynamics Teases New IP On Podcast
Crystal Dynamics might be hard at work on the fantastic looking Tomb Raider reboot, but it seems that it's not the only title the studio has in its portfolio
Speaking on the studio's podcast, gaffer Darrell Gallagher discussed the new IP for the first time, explaining that the new title is still in its "early stages". Were starting to...
News Sony Confirms Online Pass System For Resistance 3, Future Titles
Sony's confirmed that Resistance 3 will be the first PS3 title to make use of a new "network pass program" designed to combat used sales
The PSN Pass — which emerged as part of a boxart leak yesterday — is very similar to the type of system employed by EA, Warner Bros and other third-party publishers. Sony's employed the use of online passes in...
News Hallelujah: PlayStation Store Officially Returns In Japan
After a long and torturous rate, the Japanese arm of the PlayStation Store has finally released
The service was taken down after the infamous PSN outage earlier in the year, and has been held at ransom by the Japanese government ever since. But it's back now, meaning those of us in the West can hop online and finally find out what that bonkers El...
Rumour Sony To Introduce PlayStation Network Pass For Resistance 3
Sony's voiced its support of EA's Online Pass system in the past, and now it looks like it's about to introduce the used game sale combating feature into Resistance 3
A hardware bundle packshot — featuring a 320GB PS3 and copy of Resistance 3 — advertises something called the "PSN Pass", which sounds a lot like a one-time use code...
News PSP Digital Comics Store Receives Its Last Update
Sony's confirmed that the Digital Comics store for PSP will no longer be updated
In a final update post on the PlayStation Blog, community moderator Yaster revealed that the "Digital Comics team are now working on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices". We hear Sony's got a new handheld console and a couple of tablet computers...
News Be Ready For Your Date With Catherine Next Week
If you're still not entirely sure what Catherine is all about, everything will be revealed next week
Atlus has confirmed that the game will receive a PlayStation Network demo on July 12th, so you'll finally be able to make sense of all the platforming, dating and sheep-people drama. Perhaps. The demo will be exactly the same as the one on the...
News EA Gaffer Says Publisher Is Working On Something Mirror's Edge Related
We suspect most gamers that played the original Mirror's Edge live in hope of a sequel
While the original title was far from perfect, but it always felt like it was teetering on the edge of brilliance, in need of a little more iteration to fulfill its potential. Of course, Mirror's Edge succumbed to the new IP syndrome, selling poorly and being...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 5th July 2011
Updates Burnout Paradise Party Pack Sale (PS3) (now $1
99, original price $4.99) Burnout Paradise Toy Car Collection Sale (now $1.99, original price $6.99) Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island Sale (now $2.99, original price $6.99) Burnout Paradise: Cops And Robbers Sale (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Burnout Paradise: Legendary Car...
Tuesday5th Jul 2011
News Sony Japan Reveals Move Bundle for Hot Shots Golf PS3
Will it come West?
Sony's preparing to patch Move controls into its classic PS3 golf game Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds — otherwise known as Everybody's Golf: World Tour — but in Japan it's going a step further, physically re-releasing the game with a Move Starter Pack to entice PlayStation gamers onto the fairway. The bundle of game, controller...
News BlazBlue on PS Vita Has All New Stories and Modes
Touch controls also planned
Developer Aksys Games re-released its sequel to the original BlazBlue, BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, on both the PSP and the Nintendo 3DS, and now says that the game will be treated to some brand new features in its transition to the PlayStation Vita. In a recent interview with Siliconera, producer Toshimichi Mori detailed...
Rumour Sony Redesigning PlayStation Store
"More streamlined" says source
The PlayStation Store holds a huge amount of content but can sometimes be tricky to navigate, but according to a new rumour the shopfront could be getting a new lick of paint soon. Website Reg Hardware claims Sony is testing a revamp behind-the-scenes, with a greater emphasis on images and more easily identifiable...
News Scratch That, Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is Out 8th July
Taxiing for approach
Confused why you couldn't find a copy of Air Conflicts: Secret Wars in Europe last week? Probably because it's not released yet, despite proclamations to the contrary. The game was delayed from its original 1st July release date to this Friday, 8th July, when it'll land on the PlayStation Move runway. We're already putting the...
Out Today PlayStation Move Ape Escape (North America)
Those apes infest PSN
After a disc release in Europe, PlayStation Move Ape Escape hits North America as a digital download today. The on-rails net-swinging catch-em-up may not be the best demonstration of PlayStation Move's abilities, but it's charming enough and might be worth a go if you're desperate to reunite with those escaped apes again. Be...
Rumour Sony 'Quietly Testing' PlayStation Store Overhaul
According to reports popping up all over the Internet this afternoon, Sony is "quietly testing" a major overhaul for the PlayStation Store behind closed doors
The redesign will supposedly declutter the store-front with what's described as "an aesthetic layout with logically marked sections and rolodex lists" according to Reg Hardware. The...
News Gawp At ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus, Cry A Little Bit
Sony's updated the Japanese websites for the upcoming ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus HD remakes
With the updated pages comes two new trailers which have been handily posted to YouTube for our embedding pleasure. Check out trailers for both games after the jump.
News Nomura: New Final Fantasy Versus XIII Details Incoming
Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still a video game
According to Andriasang, this week's Famitsu magazine contains an interview with project lead Tetsuya Nomura in which he promises an update on the game next issue. The website also states that Nomura also teased a new title in the magazine — perhaps best to finish off the ones you are still working...
Report Rockstar Won't Publish Team Bondi's Next Title
It's funny what goes on behind closed doors
While the relationship between Rockstar and Team Bondi seemed water-tight during the public build-up for L.A. Noire, it's capitulated ever since. Talk of long hours, poor management and "disdain" between the developer and publisher have surfaced over the past few weeks — prompting a report from...
News Sony's Still A Hot Brand In Asia
Sony's still a force in Asia according to a survey published by the Wall Street Journal
The Japanese electronics giant was rated ahead of rival consumer electronics brands as the most valued brand in Asia. Over 3,000 people aged between 15 and 64 were surveyed. Interestingly the survey was conducted after the widely publicised PlayStation Network...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Japanese Release Delayed Due To PSN Outage
Final Fantasy Type-0 is about 80-percent finished according to Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura, but the game's still unlikely to meet its Summer release window
The game's now due to release in the Autumn, as the developer apologised for the delay. According to Nomura, the PlayStation Network outage is responsible for the delay. Nice to have a...
News Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta Updated With Two New Gameplay Modes
No sooner than we finish up our hands-on impressions, Naughty Dog has updated the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta with two new game modes
The public test — which goes public in the US today — has been bolstered by the inclusion of Team Objective and Co-Op Hunters. The former shares some similarities to Killzone 3's Warzone mode, while the latter...
Monday4th Jul 2011
Rumour PlayStation 4 with Kinect-Style Controls Due in 2012
Apparently so
We're just going to come out and say it: this rumour is almost certainly complete and utter nonsense. Still, it's interesting nonsense, so let's go with it. According to DigiTimes, Sony's PlayStation 4 will feature body movement controls, with production starting late this year ready for a 2012 release. Current PS3 assemblers Pegatron...
News Capcom Excited About Cole MacGrath's Inclusion In Street Fighter X Tekken
inFamous protagonist Cole MacGrath's inclusion in Street Fighter X Tekken was announced at this year's E3 for both the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of the cross-over brawler
Following up the announcement, Capcom's Seth Killian has told Siliconera that the "timing was right" for the inclusion and that the publisher is "excited"...
First Impressions Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta on PS3
If the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta has taught us anything, it's that we're terrible at Uncharted multiplayer
After a spot of beginner's luck — winning our first game of Free For All with a deftly timed melee swipe to the face — we've lingered in the loser's half of every game we've played. We're even rubbish at co-op, consecutively getting less...
News UK Sales Charts: Britain's Still Trying To Shed Its Bingo Wings
Zumba Fitness is top of the UK sales charts again
Sigh. It's the game's third consecutive week in premium position, proving, if nothing else, that overweight middle-aged women now enjoy video games as much as spotty teenagers. The chart was backed up by usual suspects of LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean and L.A. Noire, with F.E.A.R. 3 taking the...
News Free Klassic Skins Included With Next Mortal Kombat Kompatibility Pack
Not got enough Mortal Kombat yet? NetherRealm's got your back, with another due of komplimentary Klassic Kostumes for Mortal Kombat's expanding character roster
Included in the upcoming kompatibility pack — due out July 5th — are two new klasssic skins for Noob Saibot and Smoke. Check out a trailer of the duo in their retro outfits through here.
News Japanese PlayStation Store Set To Return On Wednesday
Huzzah
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Store will finally return in Japan on July 6th. That's this Wednesday if you haven't got a calendar nearby. There's very little else to say other than, yes, the PlayStation Store really has been down this long in Japan. The government demanded Sony provide evidence that the service was sufficiently...
News Sony Reveals 'World Game Project' For Japan
Typically the Japanese games market can be quite introverted
While Japanese games have a history of success in the West, few Western games succeed in the Japanese market. This is something Sony's looking to correct with a new initiative in Japan called the "World Game Project". While details are still scarce about the Akihabara event —...
News Final Fantasy VII Costume Pack To Launch In LittleBigPlanet Next Week
The much anticipated Final Fantasy VII costume pack for LittleBigPlanet will launch on the PlayStation Store next week according to the PlayStation Blog
Costumes for Tifa, Sephiroth, Cloud and Aeris will be available for £1.59 / $1.99 each, or bundled together with an exclusive Vincent outfit for £4.79 / $5.99. Sony's also announced an inFamous 2...
News EA Teasing 'Big Announcements' For Summer Showcase
EA's promising some bombs for the company's summer showcase this week
The publisher's senior media manager has said that "big announcements" will appear at the event on Thursday. Big games such as Alice: Madness Returns were announced at last year's showcase. Any guesses for what will be shown this year? It would be cool to see something...
It's Monday morning: we're supposed to be writing about how Zumba Fitness has topped the UK sales charts for a billionth week running and not much else
Instead we've got a zinger of a rumour from DigiTimes, speculating that the PlayStation 4 will launch as soon as next year. The report mentions that Sony will begin production of its new system at...
News Sony Extends Welcome Back Offer, Don't Wait Until The Last Second This Time
Sony has extended its Welcome Back package after a barrage of complaints from people seemingly incapable of utitlising 30 full days to download their "compensation" for the recent PSN outage
The offer — which was pulled at Midnight on July 3rd — will now run until 09:00AM PST (17:00PM BST) on Tuesday July 5th. If you were one of those people...
