Review Ducati Challenge (PlayStation Minis)
Ducati Challenge is easily the best racing game available for the PlayStation Minis platform
Outperforming the Sharp Shooter?
News Kooky On-Rails Shooter Gal*Gun Jumps Onto PlayStation 3
After having a hard time making it to release on XBOX 360, the titillating on-rails shooter, Gal*Gun, is making the jump to PlayStation 3 this Winter in Japan
News - 2011, Week 35
Sunday4th Sep 2011
News Ninja Gaiden 3 Leads Tecmo Koei's Tokyo Game Show Line-Up
Tecmo Koei's shared the specifics of its Tokyo Game Show line-up
The publisher's booth is headlined by Ninja Gaiden 3 and a couple of Dynasty Warriors titles for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. We've included the full line-up after the jump. Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends (PS3, video & demo) Ninja Gaiden 3 (PS3/X360, video &...
News Sony Preparing 80 PlayStation Vita Kiosks For Tokyo Game Show
As expected, Sony is giving the imminent PlayStation Vita a huge push at this year's Tokyo Game Show
The platform holder has already announced that it will have over 30 titles playable at its booth, and as a result it is bringing over 80 PlayStation Vita units to the show. Insane. The device is expected to release later this year in Japan. [Thanks...
Saturday3rd Sep 2011
News Battlefield 3 Sports Replenishing Vehicle Armour
In real life if you prang your car your in for an expensive bill
But in Battlefield 3, if your tank gets hit by a rocket launcher, it's not much of a big deal. See, vehicles in Battlefield 3 are set to support replenishing armour. The armour will only replenish if the vehicle is kept out of the line of fire however. If it passes a specific damage...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 To Get Separate Japanese Releases
You might not believe it, but Call Of Duty does surpringly well in Japan
It's no Monster Hunter, and it certainly doesn't replicate the success of the series in the West, but for a franchise that you might imagine Japanese gamers would shun, it puts up competent numbers. So it's no real surprise to see Andriasang report that two versions of Call Of...
News Fresh Dragon's Dogma Trailer Details Pawns
Capcom's outlined Dragon's Dogma's "Pawn" system -- a mechanic which allows you to recruit AI partners into your adventuring party
You can customise your own pawn, which can then travel into other player's games via 'rifts'. Refer to the video after the jump for clarification.
News Kevin Butler's On A Horse For Resistance 3
Not the best Resistance 3 commercial to kick-off Kevin Butler's tenure in SCEA's new Long Live Play initiative, but it gets the point across
Butler's on a horse, pleading with the resistance to use their PlayStation Move Sharp-Shooters against the Chimera. Catch the TV spot after the jump.
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Website Outs 'Missing Link' DLC Details
While it seemed like Square Enix wanted fans to do some detective work on Deus Ex: Human Revolution's DLC, we doubt the publisher expected fans to be this vigilant
Eager fans uncovered the full details of the RPG's 'Missing Link' DLC via the company's website's RSS feed. Duh. The DLC takes place during a three-day period in which protagonist Adam...
News Sony Points The Gun At Microsoft's Content Policy
Last week, Microsoft admitted that it reserved the right to decline the release of XBOX Live Arcade titles if they release on the PlayStation Network first
In an interview with IndustryGamers, Sony's VP of public relations, Rob Dyer, pointed a loaded gun at the policy, accusing Microsoft of "protecting inferior technology". Meow. Dyer went...
News Split/Second Developer Black Rock Studio Closes Its Doors
Black Rock Studio is no more
The developer behind ambitious racing titles such as Split/Second and Pure confirmed the sad news on Twitter yesterday. Disney Interactive made the decision to close down the studio earlier in the year. Very best of luck to the unemployed.
News First Back To The Future Episode Available For Free (While Stocks Last)
Just a heads-up to let you know that the first episode of TellTale's Back To The Future series is available for free from now through until September 27th
Hop onto the PlayStation Store to grab it.
Friday2nd Sep 2011
News New House of the Dead Overkill Shots Creep Up
Meat is murder
SEGA's massively gory House of the Dead: Overkill — Extended Cut isn't just a glorified Wii conversion: it's got brand new stages and modes you won't find anywhere else. We've already covered Naked Terror, the first exclusive stage, and now we have the first shots of Creeping Flesh. The new level takes you through some sort of...
News PlayStation Vita Playable at Eurogamer Expo This Month
We'll be there
PlayStation Vita is set to make its playable debut in the UK this month. London's Earls Court will host the console during Eurogamer Expo from 22nd to 25th September, with Sony Worldwide Studios' Michael Denny hosting a presentation about the console on Thursday. VitaGamr's editorial team will be pounding the showfloor to get hands-on...
News Dynasty Warriors Ready to Conquer Vita
You can do de-nasty in de past-y
Wherever there is a console, there is Dynasty Warriors. This has been a rock-solid gaming fact for years, and sure enough Tecmo Koei is preparing to unleash another instalment onto PS Vita. With a working title of Dynasty Warriors, the game will use Vita's touch screen and gyrometer for inputs alongside the...
News EA Attempts To Sour Call Of Duty XP With New Battlefield 3 Trailer
Call it a coincidence if you like, but it's not a coincidence
Just hours before Activision's expected to spill the beans on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer campaign, EA's decided to release a brand new Battlefield 3 trailer. Boom.
News Why Sledgehammer Games Ditched Its Third-Person Call Of Duty Game
When Glen Schofield left Dead Space developer Visceral Games to form Sledgehammer, many people expected his new team to take Call Of Duty in an untouched third-person direction
And from what we can tell, that's exactly what Sledgehammer did. Until Infinity Ward collapsed. A year later and Schofield was spotted on stage with Infinity Ward's Robert...
News Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition Trailered
SEGA's announced Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition, an updated version of the third PSP-exclusive entry in the strategy franchise
The package comes with the original game and a bunch of new missions and DLC packs pre-included. In short: if you haven't played the game, you might want this. The game's currently set for a Japanese release on...
News Corpse Party Confirmed For North American PlayStation Network
XSEED has confirmed that Corpse Party is headed to the North American PlayStation Network
The unusual PSP adventure title — derived from an amateur project — boasts hand-drawn 2D sprite art, and depicts the tale of a group of high-school students trapped in a haunted elementary school. The school plays host to the souls of children who have...
Report Namco X Tecmo Announcement Is A One Piece Dynasty Warriors Game
You may recall Namco Bandai and Tecmo putting up an announcement countdown website earlier in the week
The website caused huge speculation about what the duo were about to announce, but Andriasang claims to have uncovered the secret. The website has scans confirming a PS3-exclusive Dynasty Warrior game based on the One Piece manga series. The game's...
Infinity Ward has said that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer will boast "more changes than ever"
"This is the most balanced Call of Duty experience ever," Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling said. "Map layout, speed of movement, perks, every area has been meticulously balanced. We listened to the fans. As such, there's no...
News 'Magical' Ni No Kuni PS3 Ain't So Magical As Far As We're Concerned
We think it's great that Sony's regularly shipping unique PS3 hardware in Japan, but after some fantastic bundles, we're not too hot on Ni No Kuni's supposed 'magical' edition
It just looks garish to us. Does anybody actually like it? It's out November 17th.
News First DC Universe Online Expansion To Be Free, Out Next Week
DC Universe Online's first major content expansion, the Fight For The Light, will be available for free from September 6th Sony Online Entertainment has announced
The pack was announced way back in July, and was originally going to be a premium expansion, but it's gone free as a "way to thank loyal players". The pack includes an entirely...
News Call Of Duty Elite Subscription Service Explained, Priced
Activision's used its Call Of Duty XP event to reveal the details of its Elite subscription service
The package will cost US players $49.95 per year. Around $5 a month then. Much of Call Of Duty Elite will be available to players for free. "Personal leaders boards, stat tracking, weapon analysis, 30-second HD video uploads, weapon perk...
News Guerilla Games Explains Tweaks In New Killzone 3 Patch
Guerrilla Games is adding the finishing touches to its latest patch for Killzone 3
Version 1.12 will bring a variety of bug fixes and tweaks when it launches on September 6th. We've included the full break-down of tweaks after the jump. [Thanks Eurogamer] CAREERS: Changed Marksman's scramble ability into an active ability - The marksman scramble...
News Watch Call Of Duty XP Live Right Here
If you're a big Call Of Duty fan and you're not at this weekend's Call Of Duty XP, you'll probably want to get in on the action
Thankfully Activision's a tech-savvy company, and has posted a live-stream for the event on the Internet. And because we're super tech-savvy too, we've embedded said live-stream into our website. Hit the jump to stream the...
News Section 8: Prejudice DLC Shooting Up The PlayStation Network
Not done with the excellent Section 8: Prejudice yet? Secretly hoping for another jolt of content? TimeGate studios has announced a fresh batch of DLC for the downloadable FPS due to release on September 13th (US) / September 14th (EU) for $3
99. Entitled the Frontier Colonies Map Pack, the content includes two new stages — Desolation and Overseer...
News Sony To Kick Off Resistance Theatre Experience In London This Weekend
Sounds like those of you with tickets to Sony's Resistance 3 theatre experience in London this weekend are in for a thrill ride
The platform holder's teamed up with performing arts group Punchdrunk to put on a a participatory play set in the Resistance universe. Attendees will be required to make decisions about which survivors to save and which to...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Multiplayer Gets Outlined In New Trailer
Been waiting patiently for your first glimpse of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's multiplayer component? Yeah
You probably already know what to expect. More of the same's not necessarily a bad thing, especially when Call Of Duty is one of the most successful video game franchises of all time. But too much of the same can get tiresome. Exactly where...
Thursday1st Sep 2011
Outperforming the Sharp Shooter?
Has there ever been a time in your life when you thought, ‘I could do or make that better’? But what do we normally do at this point? We go on with our lives, as the thought passes on and whatever it was we thought we could do better... well, it just never comes to be. But what would happen if you actually tried...
News 18 New Vita Games to Be Revealed at Tokyo Games Show
What could they be?
Mid-September heralds the arrival of Tokyo Games Show, one of the calendar's biggest annual gaming events. This year Sony's pledging to go all-out, showing off no fewer than 31 games for Vita. Only 13 games have been announced so far, leaving 18 as-yet unknown titles heading for a big reveal in two weeks' time. Here's the list of...
News Movemodo is One Year Old Today!
Break out the party hats
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's official: Movemodo is one year old today. We first welcomed you to Movemodo on 1st September 2010, and since then we've done everything in our power to make you the most well-informed PlayStation Move gamers around. In the past 12 months we've published nearly 700 news articles,...
News Trophy Hunting Extraordinaire Reaches PSN Trophy Level 50
We thought we were doing well with our Level 21 PlayStation Network account
Since 2008 we've accrued over 4,400 trophies, but that's nothing compared to trophy hunting extraordinaire Hakoom's eye-watering 13,605 trophy tally. Hakoom has scored more than 250 Platinum trophies in his pursuit for Trophy Level 50, which we have to imagine has become a...
News Yakuza: Black Panther 2 Gets Cinematic Trailer
SEGA's bridged the gaps between the original Yakuza: Black Panther and its recently announced sequel with a brand new cinematic trailer
The footage adopts Black Panther's unique visual style, and while it is light on gameplay, should be enough to get you pumped for the upcoming sequel. Hit the jump to see the footage in full.
News Ronaldo Pops Onto Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Cover
Konami's revealed the front-cover for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012, and it adorns the figure of Cristiano Ronaldo cracking one of his trademark dipping bullet free-kicks
The Real Madrid superstar (and Manchester United legend) said he was "flattered" to have been chosen as the coverstar. The game's due out on PS3 on October 14th, and PSP and...
News Sucker Punch Teases inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood With Short Animated Cut-Scene
Sony and Sucker Punch has started to ramp up the hype for inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood -- the upcoming downloadable inFamous side-story -- by releasing one of the game's animated cut-scenes
The footage debuted at this weekend's PAX Prime, where attendees were treated to a panel on the creation of cut-scenes for the inFamous series. There's more...
News Insomniac Games Details Resistance 3's Recording Process
With Insomniac targeting a more personal narrative for Resistance 3, the developer has gone live with a new diary outlining the game's soundtrack
The score was composed by Boris Salchow and recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. Hit the jump for a little more context about the process.
News PlayStation Network Picks Up 3 Million New Users Since Outage
There was a time during the PlayStation Network outage when things seemed very bleak for Sony
But apparently we were worrying about nothing, as the company's announced that the PSN has picked up more than three million new users since the system's outage. According to CNET, Sony gaffer Howard Stringer made the announcement during the company's IFA...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Not content with the decent Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death, Laughing Jackal has announced another PlayStation Minis conversion in the Fighting Fantasy series
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain was the first book in the Fighting Fantasy series, introducing millions of readers to the world of Titan. Laughing Jackal's also listened...
News Sony's On Fire, Bringing 18 Unannounced PlayStation Vita Titles To TGS
Sure Sony's first-party stuff looked great, but where were the third-party games?
A couple of weeks before GamesCom, everyone was worried that the PlayStation Vita was going to get very weak software support. But since then there's been a tirade of announcements. Starting with Ubisoft's launch window offering, through to the more recent Persona 4:...
News Capcom Releases Street Fighter X Tekken's Official Boxart
In addition to two new character teasers, Capcom's released the boxart for its upcoming cross-over brawler Street Fighter X Tekken
The packshot focuses on Ryu and Chun-Li from the Street Fighter side, and Kazuya and Nina Williams from the Tekken side. It's embedded above, y'know, in case you didn't notice it while scrolling.</em>
Report Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Hardened Edition Outed
Wired's got its hands on what is purported to be the European edition of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's 'Hardened' collector's set
The package includes a one-year subscription to Activision's Call Of Duty: Elite service, in addition to a range of other goodies. PlayStation 3 owners will get an exclusive XMB theme, a 100-page field journal...
News More Than 40 Staffers Dropped From 2K Czech
Two studios under the 2K Czech banner have been hit by a redundancy initiative, according to information obtained by Develop Online
According to the website more than 40 of the developer's staff has been cut from its studio at Brno, with "less than ten" cut from its Prague studio too. Before the redundancies, 2K Czech had a work force of...
News Burnout Crash! Launches September 20th On PlayStation Network
EA's confirmed a September 20th release date for its crash-heavy PlayStation Network title, Burnout Crash
</a>. The game will launch for $9.99 on PSN. The Criterion developed digital title will include three game modes, 18 crash junctions and Autolog support. The one big problem is that the game doesn't look very good. Whoops.
News Rockstar Dates Final Red Dead Redemption DLC
The final Red Dead Redemption DLC pack will launch for free on September 13th, Rockstar has announced
The pack includes a selection of a new maps and characters for the game's multiplayer mode. There's a full rundown of the content on offer after the jump. New maps: Cochinay - Gold Rush, Shootout, Gang Shootout, Stronghold Nekoti Rock - Gold Rush,...
News Activision Shifts Over 18 Million Call Of Duty: Black Ops Map Packs In Just Nine Months
Those of a nervous disposition may want to look away now: Activision has announced that it has sold more than 18 million map packs for its uber-popular first-person shooter, Call Of Duty: Black Ops, in just nine months
The game itself has sold a whopping 23 million units to date. Gaffer Eric Hirshberg revealed the figure during an investor event in...
News PlayStation Vita Makes UK Debut At Eurogamer Expo
Eurogamer's announced that it's going to have the first public showing of the PlayStation Vita in the UK at its Eurogamer Expo event later this month
Eurogamer didn't specify which games would be playable, but expected the device to draw "monumental attention" regardless. Duh. Were really excited to have PlayStation Vita playable at...
News Sony Reiterates That PlayStation Vita Is All About The Games
While Sony focused heavily on the PlayStation Vita's variety of communication options at GamesCom, new SCEE boss Jim Ryan has reiterated that the company is putting games first with its new handheld system
The core principle is to provide the best portable gaming experience possible. Its as simple as that, SCEEs Jim Ryan told EDGE magazine...
News Sony's First PlayStation Certified Tablet Out This September
Sony's confirmed that its first PlayStation-certified tablet, the 'Tablet S' (formerly 'S1'), will release this month for $500
It'll be followed up by the 'Tablet P' (formerly 'S2') in November. The 'Tablet P' is the bizarre DS-esque device. Both systems will be PlayStation-certified, meaning they will play PSone games in addition to PlayStation...
News Digital Reality Talks SkyDrift In New Developer Diary
Regular readers will know we have a soft-spot for arcade racers, especially those that do something different
Digital Reality's upcoming PlayStation Network title, SkyDrift, has a massive twist in that it takes place in the sky. It's been so long since we've played an aerial racer that the game's getting our panties in a twist from its concept...
News Two Fresh Street Fighter X Tekken Character Teasers Emerge
Capcom's teased another couple of characters for its upcoming PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita cross-over brawler, Street Fighter X Tekken
We've no idea who either of the characters teased are (Sean, perhaps?), so we'll leave the detective work down to you guys. Hit the jump for the trailers.
News Pachter Predicts: Sony Will Win The Holidays
Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the XBOX 360 is in danger of being outsold by the PlayStation 3 this Holiday if Microsoft doesn't match the system's recent price-cut
If Microsoft does nothing, I think PS3 will outsell XBOX 360, he told IndustryGamers. My friends at Microsoft are extremely proud, and they absolutely refuse to...
Wednesday31st Aug 2011
News Kooky On-Rails Shooter Gal*Gun Jumps Onto PlayStation 3
After having a hard time making it to release on XBOX 360, the titillating on-rails shooter, Gal*Gun, is making the jump to PlayStation 3 this Winter in Japan
The game is an on-rails shooter in which you must blast pheromones at Japanese schoolgirls in order to make them kinky. Yeah. The PS3 version will boast all new modes in addition to prettier...
News Yakuza: Black Panther Sequel Looks A Lot Like Yakuza: Black Panther
Our first glimpse of Kurohyou 2 Ryu ga Gotoku (or Yakuza: Black Panther 2) is a familiar affair, as it looks almost identical to the original Black Panther
That title sucked a lot of life out of our PSP so we're naturally excited about the sequel. But without the promise of a localisation, we'll try to keep our anticipating in check. Andriasang's...
News Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Sells Almost 300,000 Copies In Its First Week On Sale
Japan loves Monster Hunter
Loves it. Thus it's no surprise to see such a simple up-port as Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD scoop up close-to 300,000 sales in its first week at retail in Japan. The monster numbers — as reported by Media Create via Andriasang — was enough to put the game top of a PlayStation dominated software chart, in which...
News Bayonetta 2 Comments Were A 'Joke'
Hideki Kamiya was "joking" when he hinted at a Bayonetta 2 announcement yesterday
The legendary designer told a fan on Twitter that the game would be announced in a Japanese magazine this week, but Platinum colleague Atsushi Inaba was quick to defuse the situation. "There is no such announcement," said Inaba, before warning that Kamiya's...
News Resistance 3 Debuts Solemn New Commercial
There have been plenty of live-action Resistance 3 adverts
The first batch were exclusively in live action. But that won't stop the marketing execs that be from peddling more live action Capelli to your screen. "Silence Before Storm" features train cars, the American midwest, Chimera, and the dystopian lifestyle we've come to expect of the...
News Ni No Kuni Nets 'Magical' PlayStation 3 Bundle In Japan
With Level-5 and Studio Ghibli's Ni No Kuni just weeks away from its Japanese release on PlayStation 3, Famitsu has revealed a new PlayStation 3 hardware bundle to celebrate the release of the game
Entitled the 'Magical Edition' the special hardware package comes in white and gold. ¥33,780. [Thanks Andriasang]
News Persona 4 Fighting Title Looks Amazing In Its First Screenshots
In addition to confirming a Persona 4 port for PlayStation Vita, Japanese developer Atlus also confirmed that it is handing its popular series off to BlazBlue developer Arc System Works in order to create a brand new fighting game based on the series
Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is set two months after the events of Persona 4, and sees...
News Confirmed: Yakuza 5 And Black Panther Sequel In Development
As promised yesterday, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has held a press conference in Tokyo, confirming the development of Yakuza 5 and a sequel to the PSP's spin-off series, Black Panther
Excuse us for a moment while we climb onto our house's roof, strip down to our underwear and perform a jig to the chant, "More Yakuza, oh yeah, oh...
Report Persona 4 Heading To PlayStation Vita
Remember all those teasers Atlus put out hinting at a Persona 4 re-release? Yeah, Famitsu says the PS2 swan-song is making the jump to PlayStation Vita
In an Andriasang report, the website notes that the game will be getting additional content in a massive update for Sony's new portable subtitled 'The Golden'. The report continues that the...
News Sony Planning To Release Head-Mounted 3D Display In Japan On November 11th
We know what you're thinking: it looks nuts
But stick with us for a moment. Pictured above is the Sony HMZ-T1, a head mounted display due to release in Japan on November 11th. The display features two 1280x720, 0.7-inch OLED screens that are designed to reproduce the sensation of watching a 750ft screen in 3D from around 20 metres away. It also...
News Dead Island Launch Trailer Features Amazing Music, Terrible Accents
There's a like to look-forward to in Techland's much hyped zombie slaying opus, Dead Island
The soundtrack, for one, is sure to be incredible after that debut trailer turned a few well-placed piano chords into a memorable riff. But there's also a lot to be worried about. While Techland is traditionally a forward-thinking and ambitious developer, it...
News Ratloop Asia Announces Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken For PlayStation Network
Ratloop Asia has announced it's expanding its previously browser-based Rocketbirds series to the PlayStation Network with Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
"Set in Albatropolis, a land full of birds taken over by a totalitarian penguin regime, Hardboiled Chicken, the original Coq of War, must assassinate the evil penguin leader Putzki," the...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 30th August 2011
Updates Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 French Resurgence Package Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 French Stimulus Package Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2...
News Capcom Kicks-Off Resident Evil ARG
Those keeping a keen eye on Twitter this afternoon may have seen some discussion of an Umbrella Sciences recruitment website
The promotional page is set to kick off an ARG designed to promote Slant-Six's upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. The website — which reads little more than, "Let us turn you into something incredible. Your...
News Sodium 2 Nets Nemesis Update In PlayStation Home
Lockwood's announced that it's adding a new track to its popular PlayStation Home free-to-play racer, Sodium 2
The Nemesis update includes a new track entitled Wasteland Spires, which is set within an "ethically questionable and borderline illegal mining operation on the exoplanet Iridos". A reverse version of the track will also be made...
News DICE Talks Battlefield 3 Campaign
Battlefield 3 developer DICE has expressed some interesting opinion relating to Battlefield 3's single-player campaign length, and how the not so friendly rivalry with Call of Duty fares
"I would say its a pretty decent length. Its not Skyrim, but its not three hours, or anything like that," said lead designer David Goldfarb...
News Qriocity Rebranded As Sony Entertainment Network
Sometimes simple terms are better than buzzwords
Qriocity was never a good buzzword, and so it's with little surprise that Sony has announced it's planning on re-branding its digital delivery services as simply the 'Sony Entertainment Network'. Sony will drop the 'Powered By Qriocity' extensions to its Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited services,...
News Team 17 Releases Brand New Worms Crazy Golf Footage
Throwing grenades is one of the most fun things you can do in Team 17's Worms series, so golf seems to work fairly naturally in the franchise's natural 2D environment
But of course, this is Worms Crazy Golf, and so there are a hole [snigger - Ed] manner of hazards and obstacles along the way. Check out the gameplay trailer after the jump for a...
News Here's Your First Look At Persona 4: The Golden On PlayStation Vita
Famitsu's released the first screens of Persona 4: The Golden -- a PlayStation Vita remake of the PS2 classic
The screens themselves are fairly low quality — the game's certainly not showcasing Vita's power like some of Sony's first-party content — but will delight fans of the series. Catch the full set over on Famitsu's official website.
News Robert Bowling Provides A Tour Of Call Of Duty XP
Activision's bonkers Call Of Duty XP event is just days away, but if you're eager for a sneak-peak of the event then Robert Bowling's jumped onto YouTube to give a little background tour of the show
Hit the jump for the hyperactive video. And lots of XBOX branding. Seriously, lots of XBOX branding.
News Spike TV Introduces Uncharted 3 Inspired Reality TV Show
Spike TV's announced that it's to air a reality TV special based on the upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Entitled Race To The Ring (ahem), it's not entirely clear what the show will involve but Spike's started a casting call for US residents available from October 3rd. If you're interested you can get application details through here.
News Resident Evil Bundles Shirt And Book For 15th Birthday
The Resident Evil series is turning 15, which is almost old enough to bypass the rating recommendation on the majority of its titles
To celebrate, Capcom is bundling some swag together for you tireless fans. Under it's Japanese Biohazard label, developer and long-time publisher Capcom is throwing in a groovy T-shirt and a book featuring 112 pages of...
Tuesday30th Aug 2011
Review Ducati Challenge (PlayStation Minis)
Ducati Challenge is easily the best racing game available for the PlayStation Minis platform
The game's impressive visual presentation is complimented by its accessible handling model and rich variety of content. The PlayStation Minis platform has played host to some fantastic two-dimensional games, but it's been less successful with more ambitious...
News Move Fitness Comes From The Fight: Lights Out Developer
Now we're interested
Here's something we totally missed in all the Move excitement at Gamescom: Move Fitness is in development at Coldwood Interactive, developer of one of Move's best workouts so far, The Fight: Lights Out. The upcoming fitness title will also use two Move controllers to track your movements more accurately, and places the emphasis...
News Kamiya Teases Bayonetta 2 Reveal
Ready for more high-octane action and sexy witches dressed in hair? If the Twitter account of legendary game designer Hideki Kamiya is anything to go by, you could be in luck
Plugged by a fan as to when Bayonetta 2 would be announced, the Platinum Games employee responded, "This week in a game's magazine," according to a translation by...
News Dead Island Comic Prequel Available From The Marvel Website
The zombie apocalypse is upon us
Just to get us prepared, Deep Silver has released a six-page Dead Island prequel comic. It's available exclusively from the Marvel website. The comic's been created by Marvel Custom Solutions writer William Dailey, along with artists Jorge Lucas, Juan Santacruz, Diego Olmos, Carlos Rodriguez and Sergio Arino. The...
News Check Out Driver: San Francisco's Movie Director Mode
We've been playing Driver: San Francisco all weekend ahead of the game's European retail release this Friday
(Spoilers: it's really good). In order to celebrate the game's upcoming release, Ubisoft has dropped a new trailer outlining the game's movie director mode. The feature has been a hallmark of Driver games since the series began (and it's...
News God Of War: Origins Collection Demo Lands Now
PlayStation Plus subscribers will a little extra time and a lot of extra love can access the God of War: Origins Collection demo as early as today
Ready at Dawn's graphical update collection, known as the God of War Collection Volume II in Europe, is a PSN and PS3-ready repackaging of PSP titles God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of...
News Resistance 3 Doomsday Edition Now Available For Pre-Order
Amazon has made the Resistance 3 Doomsday Edition available for pre-order
Bundled with the PlayStation Move navigation and motion peripherals, a Move sharp shooter peripheral, and of course the Resistance 3 game, the set will knock you back a clear $149.99. Though who wouldn't want all those goodies? You can check out the bundle here.
Rumour Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Details Leaked
Modern Warfare 3 is still a few months off, but the upcoming Call of Duty XP event looks to be a treasure trove of information, as one leak presents
As an anonymous break-in at the Call of Duty XP event depicts in a YouTube video, MW3 will contain 13 maps, down from numbers previously seen in Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2. Carbon, Coast, Dome,...
News Kevin Butler Returns To PlayStation In Dramatic Style
After concern that PlayStation icon Kevin Butler had quit Sony late last week, we can confirm that the straight-faced executive is back
Sony's announced via the PlayStation Blog that it's launching a brand new marketing campaign with Butler at the forefront. The new campaign is entitled 'Long Live Play' and is set to takeover various websites, TV...
News UK Sales Charts: Deus Ex Defeats Zumba Fitness At Last
Zumba Fitness is at the top of the UK sales charts no more
It's in second instead. The game was defeated by last week's banner release, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Square Enix's RPG fell 26,000 units short of the lifetime sales for Deus Ex: Invisible War, a number which has probably been eclipsed by the time of writing. The other new entry, 505...
News Tekken Tag Tournament 2 To Get Arcade Launch Next Month In Japan
Arguably the most anticipated Tekken game in some time, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, will finally get its Japanese arcade debut on September 14th
This is good news because it means publisher Namco Bandai will finally be able to turn its attention to the promised PlayStation 3 port which is due out next year. And we all know, more Tekken can only be a...
News Gran Turismo 5 Updated To Patch 1.11
Gran Turismo 5's got a new patch including some new features and fixes
Patch 1.11 weighs in at a lowly 62MB and introduces a new NASCAR Seasonal Event featuring Jeff Gordon's racing suit and helmet as a special prize. There's a new Time and Drift Trial added to the game too, as well as an updated version of the game's online dealership. There's more...
News THQ Snaps Up Something Unreal Winner, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
THQ has revealed that it will publish the winner of last year's Something Unreal competition, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
The PlayStation Network title, which is due to release in 2012, focuses on, well, shooting things up. The game boasts four playable characters, over 20 different types of enemy, 30 stages and four game modes. Sadly it also looks...
News Yakuza Developer Planning Big Announcement Tomorrow
Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has revealed that he's making a big announcement tomorrow at a press conference in Tokyo
The announcement will be streamed via Japan's Nico Nico video service. And that's really all we know. Nagoshi is currently working on Binary Domain for PlayStation 3. A new Yakuza title would send us crazy like a bag of...
News DICE Keeping The Mirror's Edge Dream Alive
DICE isn't giving up on the Mirror's Edge series, is the message from the developer's creative boss Lars Gustavsson in an interview with VG247
No, the dream is definitely still there, he said. Its a game loved by the studio. Its one of those games where you miss the universe, such as Shadow of the Colossus. I really liked Alan Wake, for...
News SEGA Details House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut's Second Exclusive Stage
SEGA's lifted the lid on House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut's second exclusive stage
Entitled 'Creeping Flesh', the level is set inside the "cosy confines of an abattoir taken over by a meaty disease of sorts". Lovely. 'Creeping Flesh' once again sees the return of Varla and Candy, as they fight against a slew of monsters and...
News Commander Shepard Plans On Early Retirement
Ray Muzyka of Bioware has solemnly announced that Mass Effect 3 will be the last time you see Command Shepard
What will happen to the now legendary protagonist? After this, Commander Shepards story is complete," Muzyka says. Further confirmation came when asked to confirm that Shepherd will appear in no more Mass Effect games past 3...
News Skydrift Launches Next Week On PlayStation Network
Digital Reality's painted a release date in the clouds for its upcoming downloadable aerial racing game, Skydrift
The game will launch on September 7th via the PlayStation Store. Digital Reality promises a "fast paced, arcade-heavy game that gives players the ultimate racing experience with smooth, light, and quick flight style"...
News Warner Bros Trailers The Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
Due out on the PlayStation Network this week, Warner Bros has released a brand new trailer for the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
The footage takes us back. Catch it after the break.
News Uh-Oh, There's More Duke Nukem Incoming
Gearbox Software is in the initial stages of planning a new Duke Nukem title, CEO Randy Pitchford has announced
Pitchford told an audience at PAX — watched by Kotaku — that the studio picked up the Duke Nukem franchise with the intention of making more titles in the series. "And then soon I know that you guys figured out that, when...
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News Pre-Order Your $499 3DTV, Get Resistance 3 Too
What a deal
Sony's official PlayStation-branded 3D monitor is coming to North America soon, and if you're taken with it enough to put down money for a pre-order you'll get a nice little bonus. Put your name down before 30th September and as well as the 3D monitor, two pairs of glasses and MotorStorm Apocalypse you'll also get a free copy of...
News First FIFA 12 Commercial Airs On TV, Internet
EA Sports (and PlayStation) aired the first FIFA 12 commercial over weekend
The spot popped up during Manchester United's demolition job against Arsenal. It's after the jump for your viewing pleasure. The commercial itself focuses on the love of football. It gets the message across. Expect the game to do absolute gangbusters when it launches next...
News Lightbox Interactive Releases Fresh Starhawk Footage Out Of Comic-Con
Comic-Con may be old like a bad joke, but it's not stopped Lightbox Interactive from releasing a fresh bout of Starhawk footage out of the show
The trailer features the thoughts and opinion of fans (to its detriment), but there's enough new gameplay footage to make the video worth a watch.
News Choose Your UFC Undisputed 3 Cover Athlete
THQ and Yuke's upcoming entry to the UFC Undisputed series (UFC Undisputed 3, to be precise) doesn't have a cover athlete
That's where you come in. On September 30 the winner of an online voting campaign will be selected as the face of UFC Undisputed 3, gracing the cover and, well....the cover of the popular UFC game. Players will have the choice...
News Gearbox Announces Second Brothers in Arms Title
Gearbox demonstrated the latest instalmment in the Brothers in Arms series this past E3
Fans seemed a little concerned by the changes that were to take place to the previously lauded series. Deciding to depart from the series' previous habit of depicting accurately-portrayed battle tactics, such as those seen in the most recent release, Hell's...
News Rockstar Randomly Releases New Max Payne 3 Screenshots
"I'm not dead," screams Max Payne in a duo of two new images released today by video games mega-label Rockstar
At least, that's the assumption we're making based on the screenshots randomly released by the publisher this Bank Holiday Monday. With L.A. Noire out of the way, Rockstar describes Max Payne 3 as its "next big release on...
News Namco Bandai Teases Crossover Announcement With Tecmo Koei
We haven't posted a countdown teaser for a while
More's the pity. Thankfully, Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei aren't giving up hope on the much overused video game announcement tool, teasing a joint venture that's due to be announced seven days from the time of writing (so, roughly September 5th). What could it be? We'll eat our head if its Tekken X...
News Shocker: Analysts Predict New Monster Hunter Announcements At TGS
The analysts have been earning their dollars this weekend
In a report picked up by Andriasang, Mizuho Securities has predicted that Capcom will make a couple of new Monster Hunter announcements at next month's Tokyo Game Show. Let's put this into perspective: analysts predict that sequels to the biggest franchise in Japan will be announced at...
News Amazon Looks Into Its Crystal Ball, Predicts Silent Hill: Downpour's Release Date
Mega-retailer Amazon
co.uk</a> has plumped up a November 4th release date for the previously release date-less Silent Hill: Downpour. Publisher Konami originally attached a late October release to the game, but has since gone quiet about the game's launch schedule. With the Silent Hill Collection due out in late October, the window would...
