News Resistance 3 - Patch 1.04 Update and Double XP Weekend
Get your Sharp Shooter ready!
News - 2011, Week 39
Sunday2nd Oct 2011
Review Max and the Magic Marker: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3)
Pencil it in
Occupied with a pad of paper and a stack of crayons, Max is minding his own business, making a colourful mess as only a child can. That is, until an unexpected letter drops onto the door mat addressed to him. Curious, Max tears open the envelope to find a brand new marker pen, and it doesn’t take him long to get creative with this...
News Resistance 3 - Patch 1.04 Update and Double XP Weekend
Get your Sharp Shooter ready!
Insomniac Games has finally confirmed that the 1.04 patch is going to be rolled out this weekend, fixing the ADS issues when using the PlayStation Move control method in Resistance 3. Aside from fixing the Move issues, the patch will also introduce a few balance fixes to matchmaking, as well other minor tweaks to better...
News Sideway: New York Looks Like A Pretty Great Idea
The PlayStation Blog's got a massive feature on upcoming PSN title Sideway: New York
The Playbrains developed puzzle platformer sees its main character, Nox, painted onto walls as graffiti — so you must navigate across three-dimensional backdrops as a two-dimensional character. It's a cool set-up, and looks to provide plenty of scope for some...
News EA Solving Issues With Battlefield 3 Beta
We really like the Battlefield 3 beta, and to be honest we haven't had that many issues with it
But the whole point of these kind of multiplayer stress-tests is to isolate issues that might not have occurred during standard QA testing. And so naturally DICE has sifted through feedback from across the web to prepare a list of fixes that will be...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Will Make Use Of PSN Pass
It didn't take a genius to figure this one out did it? Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will take advantage of Sony's PSN Pass system
Like Resistance 3, new copies of the game will come bundled with a one-time use code unlocking access to the multiplayer component of the title. Those buying a used copy will need to splash out an addition $10 in order...
Saturday1st Oct 2011
News Watch Nathan Drake Promote Subway
Only winners eat at Subway
That's according to Nathan Drake in a new TV spot cross promoting the sandwich establishment and Sony's upcoming mega-game, Uncharted 3: Among Thieves. The crude commercial is promoting the fact that North American gamers can get access to the entirety of Uncharted 3's multiplayer component right now, simply by purchasing...
News SSX Characters To Slam Dunk Into NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
EA's always been great at cross-promotion
Play a game of FIFA 12 right now and you can't move without seeing an SSX logo. And the same will be true of NBA Jam: On Fire Edition. Kinda. The publisher has announced that three characters from its arcade snowboarding title will be jumping out of the snow and into the fire, as Elise, Kaori, and Mac all...
News South African Retailer Prompts Jak & Daxter HD Collection Rumours
It's happening?
Now God Of War, Sly Cooper and Team ICO have each received an HD collection, speculation is sky-high as to which PS2 franchise Sony will pick next for PS3. It seems BT Games, a South African retailer, knows something we don't — as the store has added the (currently) unannounced Jak & Daxter HD Collection to its product...
Feature Variety Is The Spice Of Life -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Earlier in the week Deep Silver announced a PlayStation Move enabled sports mini-game compilation called Winter Stars
The news was met with little fanfare, but I couldn't help but feel a flutter of anticipation. Thing is, I adore games packed with variety. I love the idea of being able to play around with different mechanics, jumping from one...
News Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Sneaks In Limited Edition
The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection may not be an entirely new product, but it's still an important one
You didn't think Konami was going to side-step collector's edition for such an anticipated release, did you? No, us neither. The limited edition package includes custom artwork by lead artist Yoji Shinkawa and a 248-page 'The Art Of Metal Gear...
News Portal 2 Runs A 'Peer Review' From October 4th
Portal 2's heavily anticipated debut DLC pack -- 'Peer Review' -- will bend minds from October 4th, Valve has announced
The DLC will be available for free and continues the tale of P-Body and Atlas as you attempt to make your way through a new set of co-operative levels — and come into contact with the devious GLaDOS once again. The DLC also...
Friday30th Sep 2011
News First Puss in Boots Trailer to Claw At
Here, kitty kitty
Following Toy Story 3 and Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension, Puss in Boots is the latest in an increasingly long line of film-to-video-game transitions to feature PlayStation Move support. After the first screenshots a few weeks ago we now have our first look at the game in motion, showing the swordfighting, dancing and...
News New Mortal Kombat Movie, Game Coming In 2013
With Mortal Kombat a big brand again -- cemented by the recent reboot selling 3 million copies to date -- Warner Bros has decided to put some more resources behind the franchise
A report by the LA Times suggests that a new movie is on the horizon, coming from the same director of the franchise's recent web series. Kevin Tancharoen was just an...
News SEGA Showcases Dreamcast Era In New Sonic Generations Trailer
The Dreamcast wasn't quite as kind on Sonic as the Mega Drive, but the blue-spiked hedgehog still had some memorable moments on SEGA's ill-fated system
Sonic Generations pays homage to the system's City Escape, Seaside Hill, and Speed Highway stages. You'll find a trailer of them after the jump. Warning: Shadow The Hedgehog's in it.
News Dead Island's Bloodbath Arena DLC Delayed
Whooops
If you were looking to bathe in the warm crimson of zombie juice, you'll have to wait a little longer. Dead Island developer Techland has revealed it's delayed the game's Bloodbath Arena DLC while it works towards tidying up the main game. We are working hard to make the Bloodbath Arena DLC available as soon as possible. However, due to...
News Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2 Coming To PSP Next Month
Flashy brawler, Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2, will make its way to the PlayStation Portable on November 5th in the UK, Arc System Works has announced
The updated version of the PlayStation 3 title that launched last year includes all of the DLC characters from the outset, in addition to a new Abyss Mode for levelling up characters. The single-player...
News Chrono Trigger Scores PlayStation Network Release Date
A post on the US arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that SNES favourite RPG Chrono Trigger is coming to the PlayStation Network -- next week
Square Enix product manager Charles McCarter announced the October 4th release date, before stopping to tease the release of Chrono Cross. There's no word as to whether the game will make its way across...
First Impressions Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta on PlayStation 3
The Modern Warfare 3 versus Battlefield 3 'war' has been getting on our nerves
We feel like gamers have been acting needlessly contrary, probably in response to the popularity of Call Of Duty and the lingering assumption that the series needs to evolve. Competition certainly can't hurt, but its irritating watching fans praise a laborious Battlefield...
News Ghostlight Goes Nuts With Persona 2, Trails In The Sky Release Information
Phew
You ready? We're ready. Let's spew some information. Ghostlight's attached a November 4th release date to both Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky on PSP in Europe. Both games will retail for £39.99. But that's not all. For those with tight wallets, Ghostlight's announced a special offer entitled the Tales Of...
News THQ Warns Those With Epilepsy In Saints Row: The Third Trailer
Madness
If you thought Saints Row: The Third couldn't get any more nuts than its Tron-inspired trailer — you were wrong Introducing Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax. Its "fun time for the whole family," apparently. You have been warned.
Report PlayStation Vita Downloads Locked At 20MB Over 3G
According to ASCII magazine , PlayStation Vita downloads will be locked at 20MB over 3G connections at launch
The publication cites an unnamed Sony representative as the source of the information. Of course, a cap like that really limits the potential for 'on-the-go' downloads. Asynchronous gameplay data, save files and (potentially) Minis would be...
News FIFA Street Rebooted In March 2012
As the eager eyes over at VG247 noted this morning, EA's narrowed down the release date for its upcoming FIFA Street reboot from "early 2012" to the more specific "March 2012"
The date is mentioned on a pamphlet included inside new copies of FIFA 12. EA's been pretty secretive about FIFA Street up until now, but we expect the publisher to raise the...
News SSX Tempts You To Defy Reality With Big Synth Pads
SSX is back to its outlandish best in its latest 'Defy Reality' trailer
The footage depicts a variety of stunts and drops, all set to the delicious back-drop of shap synth pads and wobbly bass hits. Exciting stuff.
News Sorry Battlefield: Modern Warfare 3 Tops Nielsen's Christmas Video Games Wishlist
Strike one to Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Nielsen's published its "top twenty" Chistmas video games wishlist, with Modern Warfare 3 the most coveted by 5,000 active North American gamers. Modern Warfare 3 was on the list of 27% of participants, while Battlefield 3 was on the list of just 12%. PlayStation 3 exclusives Uncharted 3:...
Square Enix has attached a ¥4,980 ($64) price-point to one of its PlayStation Vita launch titles: Army Corps Of Hell
That price is associated with the game's boxed retail release. Those picking up the downloadable version will save cash, with the PSN release priced at ¥3,990 ($51.90). It's important to note that Japan's variable pricing structure...
News Let's Take A Look A Quick Look At The Last Guardian
There's a variety of behind-the-scenes videos included on the ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection
Most of them pertain to the development of its titular games, but amongst them is a snippet of The Last Guardian. Much of the footage is reused from various trailers and demonstrations, but there's a few new bits-and-bobs hidden in there...
News Inversion Trailer Drops The G's
There's guns
A protagonist with a shaven head. Enemies wearing silly suits. Cover points made from inexplicable, half-constructed walls. And dreary, muddy environments. But while Saber Interactive's Inversion seems totally generic, its underlying gravity mechanic is what pulls it into an entirely new dimension. Shootouts might be flat and...
News Don't Expect Beyond Good & Evil 2 On PlayStation 3
The reason? Technical limitations.
Michel Ancel has warned against players expecting Beyond Good & Evil 2 on PS3, suggesting that the heavily anticipated sequel might emerge on PS4 instead The first Beyond Good & Evil, when I sent the technical document to Sony, it was the time of the Emotion Engine on the PlayStation 2. We had the feeling...
Thursday29th Sep 2011
Review Dance! It's Your Stage (PlayStation 3)
Step up or step off
PlayStation Move has seen six dancing games in its first year on sale, but none have hit the heights in the same way as Harmonix's Dance Central on Kinect, with Sony's SingStar Dance and Konami's DanceDanceRevolution the closest we've come to boogie bliss. The latest publisher to step up and try its luck is PQube with Dance! It's...
Competition 2K Sports Announces $100,000 NBA 2K12 Tournament
Here's how to enter
2K Sports is well-known for running big money contests for its games: the Major League Baseball perfect game recently awarded $1,000,000 to Brian Kingrey, and although the the prize fund for NBA 2K12 isn't quite so fat the winner could still walk off with a big chunk of change. 2K Sports, GameStop and Virgin Gaming are offering...
News Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Reminds Us That Low Gravity Is Always Fun
Lift off
Introducing the Aldaros Plains, one of the first environments you'll explore on Planet Magnus in Insomniac's upcoming co-operative action adventure title, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. Here the rules of gravity are bent, resulting in some delightfully floaty shoot-outs. The final boss of the area is a menacing beast known as an...
Out Now Max & the Magic Marker: Gold Edition (Europe)
Brush with fate
Press Play's enhanced conversion of its original WiiWare hit — now known as Max and the Magic Marker: Gold Edition — is available from the European PlayStation Store. Naturally the transition to PSN brings HD graphics and support for PlayStation Move, but you can get a feel for its other new features in the official launch...
News Bethesda Releases Final RAGE Gameplay Tidbit
RAGE is just a week away from release now, and to celebrate Bethesda's released a sixth gameplay video taken straight out of the game's campaign
In the video, the Resistance has heard rumors of an Ark surfacing in Jackal Valley and they need you to search the site for a valuable data decrypter. Unfortunately you'll be met with resistance from the...
News House Of The Dead: Overkill Takes You On A Trip To The Pink Pussycat
Strip-clubs and grindhouse movies go together like cheese and pineapple, so its no surprise to see SEGA linger heavily on Baiyou City's 'Pink Pussycat' in its latest trailer for House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
As one YouTube commenter crudely pointed out: in House Of The Dead, the cat eats you. We like that one.
News Zombie Driver HD Splatters Onto PlayStation Network
Zombies might be in everything these days, but that's because they're fun
There's a timeless satisfaction to watching a shuffling corpse explode into a puddle of gore, and that's why Zombie Driver HD for the PlayStation Network looks so exciting. Originally released for the PC, Zombie Driver HD is like the love-child of Grand Theft Auto II and...
News King Of Fighters XIII Hits British Shores On November 25th
Rising Star Games has confirmed that King Of Fighters XIII will release in the UK on November 25th
The game was originally due out in October, but was pushed earlier in the month. Those that pre-order the game will receive a limited edition four CD soundtrack taken from the history of the series. A double-sided A3 poster and digital art disc will...
News Again? PlayStation Network Offline For Two Hours Tonight...
We're getting to the point where we can only imagine Sony has something brewing
That's what we'd like to believe. Because the amount of maintenance the PlayStation Network's getting lately has been pretty bizarre. It's not like this is a common thing. We remember in the 'olden' days, the PSN would get scheduled maintenance once a month at most...
News RAGE Trailer Outlines Anarchy Edition
Pre-order a copy of RAGE ahead of its October 7th release date and you'll have your copy automatically upgraded to the Anarchy Edition
This extended version of the game adds four additional items to your arsenal, including a Double Barrel Shotgun, Crimson Elite Armour, Fists Of Rage knuckle-dusters, and a Rat Rod Buggy. Hit the jump to see the goods...
News Burgertime World Tour Delayed For Multiplayer Testing
We've gradually come to the conclusion that a burger is not a buger without including bacon and cheese too
You only live once, right? May as well go the whole hog, so to speak. Speaking of incomplete burgers, MonkeyPaw Games has announced its keeping its intriguing Burgertime reboot in the kitchen for a little while longer. The game — which was...
News Earn Double XP If You Pre-Order Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 From GAME
Looking to get a head-start on your pursuit of Prestige in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? Then you'll probably want to do your pre-ordering from GAME or GameStation in the UK
The retailer's promoting a Classified Intel Pack that comes with all pre-orders of the game, and awards players with four hours worth of double XP. The pack also includes a...
News Disaster Report 4 Was... Well, A Disaster
Disaster Report 4 was cancelled hastily after Japan's earthquake earlier in the year
It didn't take a genius to summarise that the game — about natural disasters — wasn't really appropriate. But it seems that there was more amiss behind the scenes. Kazuma Kujo, who created the Disaster Report series, has been Tweeting about the ill-fated game...
News I Am Alive Reannounced As PlayStation Network Title, Coming 'This Winter'
Ubisoft's frequently forgotten survival title, I Am Alive, has resurfaced this evening with a new trailer and release window
The title — originally intended as a full retail release — will instead launch on the PlayStation Network this 'Winter'. Despite being out of the spotlight for some time, I Am Alive has maintained its survival setting...
Ubisoft's thanked players for participating in the Assassin's Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta with a brand new trailer embedded after the jump
You guys played nearly six million matches, so give yourselves a pat on the back.</em> [Thanks VG247]
News Nihon Falcom Updating Legend Of Heroes For PlayStation Vita
Japanese developer Nihon Falcom already has a game in development for the PlayStation Vita: a remake of Ys IV
But that's not the only title the legendary studio has in development for Sony's new platform, confirming an update of the PSP's Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki (the second title in the series that started with Trails In The Sky). Zero no...
News Starbreeze's Syndicate Actually Looks... Awesome?
Put it down to the amazing music or great editing if you like -- but we reckon Starbreeze and EA's Syndicate reboot actually looks pretty amazing
The game's first trailer is available after the jump, and shows off a variety of gameplay mechanics in addition to some pretty amazing futuristic environments. The game's due out February 21st in North...
News Heads Up: Battlefield 3 Beta Free For All On PS3 Now
The Battlefield 3 beta is now available to everybody via the PlayStation Store
Just head to Sony's online digital market place and you'll find the client in the 'What's New' section. No need for activation keys, the beta will download immediately. It's just over a gigabyte in size. The Battlefield 3 beta includes access to the Operation Metro map...
News Test Out Need For Speed: The Run On October 18th
EA's trotting out a demo for Need For Speed: The Run on October 18th
The demo will land ahead of the game's formal November 15th release. The demo will put you behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni (phew!) in a desert setting. Y0u'll get access to a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S if you recommend the demo to a friend. Oh...
Wednesday28th Sep 2011
News Cabela's Adventure Camp Is Fun for the Whole Family
Better than Space Camp?
When the name Cabela's comes to mind, what's the first thought that crosses you mind? For us it sparks thoughts things like: Big Game Hunting, Dangerous Hunts, arctic survival and even merchandise stores packed to the brim with hunting and fishing apparel too. But, a sports compilations mix that feature
News Need For The Speed: The Run Hopes Hot Girls Will Sell The Game
EA's announced it's teamed up with Sports Illustrated to include hotties Irina Shayk and Chrissy Teigen in upcoming racer, Need For Speed: The Run
The two ladies have been digitised as characters in the game. We're not going to pretend we're outraged by this. As one of the ladies points out in the "Behind The Scenes" interview below, Need...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dark Souls, ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus HD Roar To The Top
Dark Souls topped the Japanese sales charts this week, shifting a monstrous 279,567 copies
We're starting to wonder if Sony regrets not pushing Demon's Souls harder worldwide now, with success pretty much guaranteed in the West too. Sony's ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection had a similarly strong opening, scooping up the second, 14th and...
News PES 2012 Chucks In 3D Support, myPES Social Network Integration
Konami's announced that a day one patch for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 will incorporate stereoscopic 3D support into the game in addition to myPES, a new social network application that will allow players to share information between the game and Facebook
PES 2012's out next month on PS3.
First Impressions Disney Universe on PlayStation 3
Someone at Disney Universe developer, Eurocom, has spent a lot of time playing LittleBigPlanet
That's not to say this four-player platforming adventure plays exactly like Media Molecule's 'Play Create Share' adventure, but tonally it's extremely similar. Playing as one of four costumed blue-squibs — we were totally Alice from the Wonderland series...
News Cage: Quantic Dream Is All About Breaking Boundaries
Quantic Dream's David Cage has told Develop that he has no interest in making a Heavy Rain sequel because he is not in the video games business to make money
Quantic Dream, he said, is all about breaking boundaries. Let me be stupid for one second; Im not in this business to make money, he told the website. I wrote Heavy Rain because I was...
News Road Of Devastation DLC Makes Us Want To Play Dead Nation Again
Y'know, we didn't like Dead Nation as much as other people did
It all got a bit frustrating for us. That said, we'd love to hop back int0 the game — and the upcoming Road Of Devastation DLC pack is tempting us. In addition to picking up where the story left off, Road Of Devastation also includes new weapons and equipment to play with. Catch a...
News PARTY: Trademark Hints At European Release Of Yakuza Of The End
Regular readers will know that we love nothing more than a Yakuza game
We'd happily play one every year. And if a trademark registered by SEGA is what we think it is, it looks like we'll get our wish granted next year too. Yesterday, SEGA filed a trademark for Yakuza: Dead Souls in Europe. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this is probably...
News Free Realms Launches On European PlayStation Store
Free Realms has finally launched on the European PlayStation Store
The free-to-play, casual MMO originally released on the PC in 2009, and followed on the American PlayStation Store earlier in the year. Now European players can join in on the party. SOE has set the standard for MMOs on the console with two incredibly successful, innovative and...
News Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Hits The PlayStation Network Next Week
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will launch on the PlayStation Network next week for a savoury $24
99. It follows the release of both Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD. Gold Edition bundles the original game, the Lost In Nightmares and Desperate Escape DLC, two costume packs and The Mercenaries Reunion mode. Resident Evil 5: Gold...
News EA Announces Shank 2 For Early 2012
Stylish side-scroller Shank is to get a sequel, publisher EA has announced
Original developer Klei has been hard at work behind closed doors, preparing the follow-up which once again emphasises on the events of its titular hero. Details are scarce, but it seems the game's big new addition will be an arcade survival co-op mode. "Creatively,...
News PlayStation Vita's Japanese Launch Originally Planned For Earlier In December
Our biggest complaint with Sony's handling of the PlayStation Vita thus far is just how long it's taken Sony to get from announcement to store shelves
It feels like the platform holder has been 'umming and ahhing' for an eternity, with the system only just meeting its 2011 release domestically, and no date here in the West. Speaking in the latest...
News Yamauchi Confirms Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Update For October
Polyphony Digital's achingly precise gaffer Kazunori Yamauchi has Tweeted that the Spec 2
0 update for Gran Turismo 5 will arrive at some point during the third week of October, with a fresh batch of DLC due out a week later. Yamauchi didn't clarify what the update nor DLC would entail, but we expect details to follow in the coming weeks. [Thanks...
News Naughty Dog's Stoked That Neil Burger Is Taking Charge Of The Uncharted Movie
The Uncharted movie has been in limbo for some time
For a while, David O Russell was considering transforming Nathan Drake's adventures into an action packed episode of the Antique Roadshow, but Sony eventually canned the director due to "creative differences". Neil Burger has since been named as the movie's new director, an inclusion...
News Square Enix Signs Up For Xperia Play
PlayStation Network favourite -- Lara Croft & The Guardian Of Light -- is headed exclusively to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play this November, Square Enix has announced
It will be followed by a variety of other unannounced content from the publisher. This is just the start of what we plan to do together, Ben Cusack, head of mobile development...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 27th September 2011
Games Rochard ($9
99) Resident Evil Code Veronica X Hd ($19.99) Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair ($14.99) Mercury Hg ($4.99) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 ($59.99)</ul>Game Demos Mercury Hg: Demo Rochard Demo (Trial) Add-ons Dead Nation Road of Devastation ($3.99) Fallout: New Vegas Courier's Stash ($1.99) Fallout: New Vegas Gun Runners'...
News Battlefield 3 Tournament Offers Enormous $1.6 Million Prize Pot
EA's pretty serious about this whole Battlefield 3 lark
So much so it's offering console competitors $1.6 million worth of cash prizes in a Worldwide Conquest Tournament in conjunction with Virgin Gaming. The tournament — which is set to open in early 2012 — excludes PC gamers and is subsequently the biggest prize pool in console gaming history...
News PlayStation Home Gets Major Client Update Tomorrow
No, the much publicised PlayStation Home reboot is not launching tomorrow
But the platform's still getting a major update as it jumps to version 1.55. New features include updates to the Wardrobe function, as well as a new Furniture browser that makes sifting through digital goods as straight-forward as an Ikea catalogue. Hit the jump for the full...
News Syndicate Reboot Dropping In February
EA's confirmed that its Starbreeze developed Syndicate reboot will launch on February 21st in North America and February 24th in Europe
The dates were announced during a showcase in Las Vegas, where the publisher also revealed Shank 2.
Tuesday27th Sep 2011
First Impressions Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest
Good job, Zindagi
It probably shouldn’t be funny to watch a guy try to use a digital bow and arrow unsuccessfully for a good five minutes. That’s exactly the scenario we were faced with when taking a peek at Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, the latest PlayStation Move title from Sports Champions developer Zindagi Games. It would have been a...
News Dead Space 3's A Video Game
Visceral Games is hard at work on Dead Space 3, surprise surprise
According to sources, the game is not set on a spaceship this time around. Instead the action takes place on a new planet called Tau Volantis, an arctic world in which protagonist Isaac Clarke must front blizzards and icy conditions. Isaac crash lands on the planet at the start of the...
News Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012 Launches with This Trailer
Something to get your teeth into
It's double-Cabela's-news-day here at Movemodo: first we find out that Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai is coming to Move, now we have a launch trailer for Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012. It never rains but it pours. The Move-enabled animal-shooter launches across North America on this very day, so it's the...
News Fallout: New Vegas' Courier's Stash & Gun Runners' Arsenal DLC Packs Out This Week
Bethesda's dropped us a line to remind you that the final two Fallout: New Vegas DLC packs are due out this week on the PlayStation Store
That's today in North America, and tomorrow in Europe. Courier's Stash (£1.49 / $2.99) opens up access to four content bundles previously available only through pre-orders. The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack,...
News Cabela's Survival Lurks in the Shadows of Katmai
Danger ahead
Last year’s Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 release was one of the more surprising PlayStation Move titles. We never would’ve guessed that the game would have offered a deep storyline and survival horror styled gameplay, but that’s exactly what we got. Top it off with a smart PlayStation Move integration that functioned better...
First Impressions Sound Shapes
Shaping up nicely
The PlayStation Vita queue at the recent Eurogamer Expo was a sight to behold: as the first opportunity for the UK public at large to play with Sony’s new handheld, two lines of people formed on either side of the demonstration area. Early in the day, nobody wanted to give poor Sound Shapes a chance, presumably many were holding...
News Grab Some Of Those Red & Blue 3D Glasses, And Take A Look At This
Showing 3D on 'ye olde' computer monitors is hard -- but give SEGA credit for trying
In order to promote the (anaglyphic and stereoscopic) 3D support in its upcoming rails-shooter, House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut, SEGA's released a couple of new screenshots of the game that work with those cheap red and blue glasses. Try it out. Given the...
News I Gotta Believe: Parappa The Rapper Could Return On PlayStation Vita
Parappa The Rapper hasn't been in the spotlight since the PlayStation 2
But series creator Masaya Matsuura has told Joystiq that the hipster puppy could return on the PlayStation Vita. "We always think about the possibility of remaking or rebuilding or making sequels," he told the website at TGS. Matsuura continued that he prefers making...
First Impressions Binary Domain on PlayStation 3
Sometimes you go into a video game demonstration with remarkably low expectations
For us, Binary Domain was one of those games. Which is strange given that it's the latest project from the studio behind the Yakuza titles — one of our favourite PlayStation franchises of all time. While Binary Domain has shown flashes of brilliance in its underlying...
News New Winter Stars Screens Stay Frosty
Over snow, ice and water
This press release is titled "Warm Up this Winter with Winter Stars". Quite how a game about winter sports is going to warm you up is anybody's guess, but maybe that's why we don't work in PR: it's all about vision. Speaking of vision (segue) here's some new Winter Stars screenshots to look at, showing off...
News Bethesda Announces Star-Studded Cast List For Skyrim
Bethesda's announced the cast list for its highly anticipated fantasy RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The game features the voice of Christopher Plummer (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) as a powerful Greybeard elder named Arngeir. Plummer's joined by Max Von Sydow (The Exorcist) as Esburn and Joan Allen (The Bourne Ultimatum) as Delphine, "one...
News ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection Launch Trailer Gets You In The Mood
Spoilers: we've already finished both ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus in high-defition
You'll get your chance this week, when the game launches in various territories around the world. If you're still undecided, then we have a review forthcoming. But we suppose we can say that this collection compiles the definitive versions of two of the best games...
News X-Men Destiny Gets Launch Trailer
For or against? That's the question X-Men Destiny's launch trailer ponders
Backed by the dulcet tones of Nolan North himself (Nathan Drake to everybody else), this trailer's filled with punching, sorcery and big explosions. Watch it after the jump.
News Meet the Monks of Dungeon Defenders
They're fast
While we wait on a release date for Dungeon Defenders, Trendy Entertainment is stoking anticipation by releasing a series of videos. Last week we had the development diary, and now we have a look at the game's Monk class. Xbox Live Arcade users get the game on 19th October with a PlayStation Network release date "to be announced...
News Sony Pushes Journey Into Spring 2012
The writing's been on the wall for a while
Journey's not coming out this year. Developer thatgamecompany was never specific about a date, but did confirm that it was aiming for a 2011 release date. The indie studio's silence has been telling over the last couple of months though, and it's true what they say: you can't rush brilliance. So with the...
News Dead Island Movie On The Way, Based On Trailer
Movie company Lionsgate has optioned film rights from Dead Island publisher Deep Silver to make a movie based on the game's infamous debut trailer
"The film Dead Island will be an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling," the company explained. The movie's currently in...
News What's That, A New Co-Operative Shooter From IO Interactive?
Spin off
The last co-operative third-person shooter IO Interactive developed was the divisive Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Despite taking a bit of a critical pounding, the game sold exceptionally well on the back of its unique visual style. So it wouldn't be a surprise if we did see another title in the series. And in a recent job listing for a...
News Activision Believes Call Of Duty: Elite Will Set A Precedent
Social networking attachments to popular games -- like Call Of Duty: Elite -- will be a "necessity" in the future, according to Activision's Jamie Berger
"We believe that a 24/7, year-round services strategy that broadens the game experience beyond just playing is going to be a necessity," he told MCV. "Right now, it's an option, but...
News Heads Up: Battlefield 3 Beta Kicks Off Today
Just a reminder in case you'd forgotten (as if
) — the Battlefield 3 beta kicks-off today for those who purchased Medal Of Honor: Limited Edition on PlayStation 3. EA has said that keys will be sent out from lunch-time, but obviously there's a lot to get through so don't expect it bang on noon. "Please don't ask about 'when do I get my email'...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Early Preview Of Video Unlimited
Sony's announced that it's launching a preview of its Video Unlimited application for PlayStation Plus subscribers today
The app — which provides a new interface for browsing the content on the PlayStation's Video Store — will be available in North America and Canada. Users will be able to browse content via genres and other categories. It also...
News Battlefield 3 Beta Live On PlayStation Network Now
What are you doing sitting here? The Battlefield 3 beta has gone live on the PlayStation Network, significantly earlier than expected
All you need to do is search 'Battlefield 3' on the PlayStation Store, and you'll find the relevant download. Remember, you'll need to have registered a PS3 copy of Medal Of Honor in order to download it. The...
News Skullgirls Not Popping Heads Until 2012
Revenge Labs' downloadable brawler, Skullgirls, will not release until 2012 the company has announced
The team's decided to delay the game into the new year in order to give the product a final layer of polish. "Some companies call this 'feature creep,' but we call it the extra polish that takes a game from 'good' to 'great,'" noted...
News Winter Stars Promises To Warm You Up This Winter
Deep Silver's announced it's bringing a brand new PlayStation Move enabled winter sports title to the PlayStation 3 this Fall
Winter Stars promises to "entice gamers off their sofas" with a variety of competitive sports spanning paraskiing, curling, snowmobile, bobsled, downhill skiing, figure skating, biathlon, freeride skiing, snowboard...
Monday26th Sep 2011
First Impressions House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
Goregasmic
It's no surprise to see House of the Dead: Overkill making the leap to PlayStation Move. Originally developed for Nintendo Wii, Headstrong Games' title seemed like an ideal candidate for a port from the second that PlayStation Move was announced, following similar arcade shooter efforts such as EA's Dead Space: Extraction. What is still...
News This MLB Bobblehead Game Really Should Support Move
But it doesn't
We've got a list as long as your arm of games we wish we could play with Move, but you might as well tear that list up and start a new one with this game right at the top. Japanese game MLB Bobblehead! has one of the most self-explanatory game names ever: it's a baseball game where all the characters have big heads. That's pretty much...
Rumour Final Fantasy X HD To Be Updated Using Final Fantasy XIII's Engine?
The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita version of Final Fantasy X might be getting more than a resolution bump if rumours are to be believed
According to PSTime, a full upgrade of the PlayStation 2 title is in the works using Square Enix's Crystal Tools engine. It's the same engine Square Enix is using to develop Final Fantasy XIII-2 and
News UK Sales Charts: F1 2011 Soars Into Second
We've no interest in the game that finished first on this week's UK sales charts, so let's jump straight into what came second: F1 2011
That was followed by Techland's Dead Island, which continued to hold onto its place in the top ten despite taking a bit of a critical beating. (We concluded that the game was fun, but far too buggy to fully...
First Impressions Starhawk on PlayStation 3
Starhawk is a dense experience that demands more time than our demo allowed
By the end of our short hands-on, we were flying over a huge changing battlefield, tailing enemy Warhawks desperately trying to assume a lock-on. Unfortunately, we didn't get enough time with the game to truly get a grasp on how the gameplay will be structured. Playing as...
News Ignition Debuts Mercury Hg With First Trailer
Mercury Hg might well have a terrible name, but the game looks like a ton of fun -- as evidenced by its debut trailer embedded after the jump
Brimming with a variety of new levels and mechanics — in addition to SixAxis controller support — Mercury Hg rolls onto the PlayStation Network this week.
News RAGE Has An 8GB Install On PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 version of RAGE will come packed up on a single Blu-ray disc (unlike the XBOX 360's enormous three-disc solution) and will require an 8GB install, id Software's creative director Tim Willits told Eurogamer
"Sony was great," Willits praised. "Kudos to Sony for letting us do that. They don't allow every game to do...
News Mystery Thickens For Bizarre PlayStation Move Title
Remember the mysterious PlayStation Move collaboration between demoscene group Plastic and Sony Santa Monica? It was hinted at a couple of weeks ago with a bizarre trailer
Well now we've got another one, along with some speculation to go with it. PlayStation Move specialist iWaggle3D hypothesises that the game's name is Datura, having unravelled a...
News I Am Alive Curiously Rated By The ESRB
What the heck is going on with I Am Alive? The game's been mysteriously absent from any of Ubisoft's release schedules for years now, and yet its popped up on the ESRB's website this afternoon with a rating of "Mature"
That means the game's presumably finished and ready to be released somewhere. And it's not the first time it's been rated either —...
News Battlefield 3: Above And Beyond The Call...
Haha
This is brilliant. EA's released the full, final commercial for Battlefield 3. It still features Jay-Z, but it's much better cut than the teaser we posted late last week. But the real kicker is the tag-line: "Above And Beyond The Call". They don't even need to finish that phrase do they? Brilliant. The first-person shooter war kicks...
News Curious PlayStation 3 Teaser Hints At... Something
Your guess is as good as ours
A mysterious new PlayStation 3 teaser video has launched on the platform holder's YouTube channel promising to show us what's "beyond the doors" on October 5th. The footage shows a group of war veterans enter a pub or hotel. There appears to be Killzone-themed weapons on a rack against the wall, and a...
News The Latest Darkness Trailer Keeps You Up To Date
Did you miss out on the original The Darkness? Shame on you
The game was actually a surprisingly unique first-person shooter. Still, we understand if you're not willing to set aside the time to play through the game in 2011. And 2K gets that too. Hence it's released a little recap video to get you up to date ahead of its upcoming sequel, The...
News From Software Preparing Patch For Dark Souls On PS3
From Software has announced it's preparing a patch to fix online issues in the Japanese version of Dark Souls
A number of Japanese players have been reporting freezing issues since the game's release yesterday. From Software said it has isolated the issue and will release a patch in the coming days. Until then, From has suspended the online...
News Ubisoft Releases Extended Assassin's Creed: Revelations Trailer
Ubisoft's released an extended version of its E3 Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer
The updated trailer includes 20 seconds (!!) of additional footage and an updated Ezio voice-over. It's a cool trailer so probably worth watching again. Catch it after the jump. [Thanks Ve3tro]
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