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News - 2011, Week 40
Sunday9th Oct 2011
News Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2 Confirmed For PlayStation Network
The Bit
Trip series has already made a name for itself on the Nintendo Wii, and now it's preparing to conquer the PlayStation Network too. Confirmed over-night, developer Gaijin Games and publisher Aksys has announced that Bit.Trip Presents: Runner 2, Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien will debut on the PlayStation Network next year. The game will boast...
News Green Lantern: Extended Cut Blu-ray Includes Batman: Arkham City Sinestro Corps Skin
There's that many additional Batman: Arkham City costumes we're starting to lose count
Yet still the announcements keep flowing. Joystiq reports that those purchasing the Extended Cut Blu-ray edition of Green Lantern will receive a Sinestro Corps themed character model for the PS3 version of Batman: Arkham City. For those unsure of their Green...
News Sony & EA Dishing Out Free Games For The Xperia Play
If you own an Xperia Play then you're in luck
Sony and EA's teamed up to give a way a collection of compatible games for free, including: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dead Space, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and Need For Speed: Shift. The titles can be claimed by following the instructions through here. You've got until January 15th 2012 to grab the...
Saturday8th Oct 2011
News Sony Aiming To Neutralise Smartphone Gaming With PlayStation Suite
Enter any PlayStation Vita thread and at least one smartphone warrior will emerge
"Yeah Uncharted: Golden Abyss looks great, but I can get hundreds of cheap games for my mobile phone for the same price." It frustrates us unlike anything else, but as time goes on we've come to the realisation that this is something we're going to have to...
News DICE Discusses Mirror's Edge... Again
We think it's pretty much set in stone how much fans want another Mirror's Edge game (we're right there with you
), but with DICE heavily involved in this year's first-person shooter showdown with Battlefield 3, you could be forgiven for thinking the series is off-limits for the time being. Realistically you'd probably be right, but that's not...
News Binary Domain Trailer Hones In On Consequence System
We were suitably impressed with Binary Domain when we got to check it out earlier in the year
In fact, given our monumentally low expectations it actually kind of blew us away. A unique art-style, some great shooting and fantastic presentation all contributed to our positive impressions. But we also came away intrigued by Binary Domain's consequence...
News Activision Raises Its Hand With Amazing New Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer
It's bizarre to think that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been flying under the radar this year
The latest entry in the most popular franchise in the world has lost some mind-share amongst hardcore gamers to Battlefield 3. But we've always felt like Modern Warfare 3's had the better showings up until now — the E3 demo involving scuba divers,...
News LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Tackles The More Interesting Half Of The Story
The first few Harry Potter books are obviously great
But they're all about Harry coming of age. It's the conclusion that's the most interesting part, where taking potions lessons becomes a distraction from the overarching plot about the world being plunged into chaos, etc. So naturally, we'd expect LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to be far more...
News Sonic Generations Trailer Shows Off Modern Era
Sonic Generations spans three different eras
The Mega Drive era, the Dreamcast era and the Modern era. Seeing as we've already seen the previous two eras in actions, SEGA's released a final trailer focusing on the stages pulled out of Modern "favourites" such as Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors. Catch the footage after the jump.
News Updated PlayStation 3 Remote Controller To Launch Later This Month
Sony's prepping an updated PlayStation 3 remote controller for "late October"
The updated device will include support for various Sony products, in addition to Netflix. In order to enable these additional functions, the peripheral will include new channel and volume buttons at the base of the unit. No price has been announced yet, but expect it to...
Friday7th Oct 2011
News Just Dance 3 Moonwalks Back to December
Oww!
Wii and Kinect owners can both play Just Dance 3 this month, but poor old PlayStation 3 fans must wait two months to get their groove on. Ubisoft's high profile party game has slipped to 6th December in North America and 9th December in Europe. We've approached Ubisoft for a comment to explain the delay, but so far none has been forthcoming...
News NCIS Drama Investigates PlayStation 3
Can you crack the case?
The massive hit television series, NCIS, is soon making the leap to the video game world, letting you finally experience what it’s actually like to be a part of the NCIS crew. The show’s writers have written the scripts for four unique cases, which can only be viewed by playing the game. With PlayStation Move being your...
Review X-Men Destiny (PlayStation 3)
A bizarrely involving character customisation system makes X-Men Destiny suprisingly playable, even if it never comes close to reaching its full potential
Not every game needs to be a blockbuster. Developer Silicon Knights has taken that advice to heart with the functional but flawed X-Men Destiny. This is a game brimming with ambition, but it lacks...
News Live Hockey Streaming Returns To PlayStation 3
Apparently people in North America and Canada enjoy ice hokey or something
American sports are so weird. Regardless, it's cool to see Sony transforming its system into something of a portal for live sports, with the NHL Gamecenter application returning to the PS3 this week. Non-NHL Gamecenter Live subscribers can enjoy a range of content, spanning...
News The Cast Of South Park Signs Up For Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Curious one this
Deep Silver has announced a new DLC pack for its PSN release of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire -- bringing with it the cast of South Park. Seriously. The add-on will include a plethora of new questions based on the self-referential series, five character avatars and an updated Phone-A-Friend mode provided by key characters from the...
News We Really Hope Dead Or Alive 5 Is As Cinematic As Its Trailer
Tecmo Koei's released the full version of its Tokyo Game Show Dead Or Alive 5 announcement trailer
And it's amazing. But we just don't believe it's real. The footage shows a straight forward one-on-one brawler with bonkers amounts destructibility. We like a bit of flash in our games, and if Tecmo can measure the pizazz against some genuinely...
News Online Exclusive Tekken Hybrid Bundle Is The Biggest Yet
We've already established that Tekken Hybrid on its own is a bumper package
Spanning Tekken: Blood Vengeance the movie, Tekken Tag Tournament HD and a prologue version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it's quite the collection. But, as we reported earlier in the week, the Collector's Edition includes even more — with art-books and soundtrack CDs thrown...
News Marvelous AQL Has Three New Games In Development For PlayStation Vita
Marvelous AQL might have spent its press conference announcing smartphone and 3DS games yesterday, but it's not forgotten about Sony's PlayStation Vita
The company has three games in development for the system, including a "fantasy RPG", a "fantasy action RPG" and a new "action adventure game". As Joystiq points out,...
News Mortal Kobat Arcade Kollection Tops Inaugural PSN Chart
Sony's announced that it is planning to publish a monthly top twenty of the most popular PlayStation Network content from this month forward
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection has topped the inaugural chart, with Resident Evil 4, From Dust and Angry Birds all placing within the top five. Check out the top twenty after the jump, or alternatively on the...
News People Can Fly Were Shocked By The Amount Of Swearing In Their Own Game
The air around People Can Fly's potty-mouthed shooter, Bulletstorm, was blue
But the hilarious thing is, the Polish developer didn't even realise it. Chatting in the October edition of Game Developer's magazine, Adrian Chmielarz said that he couldn't believe the extent of the game's expletives once he saw the game's Polish translation. "Do you...
News Why There Are No Vehicles In The Battlefield 3 Beta
Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Liu has told The Guardian that the game's current beta test is lacking vehicles because it is
.. well, a beta — the insinuation being that it's a real test rather than a glorified demo. "We ran the alpha tests with a Rush map and we wanted to have some sort of reference so we could compare results so we...
News Confirmed: Battlefield 3 Still Looks Stupidly Pretty
We like a bit of online multiplayer from time to time, but we're primarily single-player people
We enjoy spending time with a great narrative and being involved in a story. So while we think Battlefield 3's multiplayer actually looks pretty cool, it's certainly not the highlight for us. That accolade belongs to the campaign. And when the campaign is...
News Team Bondi Owed Lots Of Money To Lots Of People
L
A. Noire</a> developer Team Bondi owed debts to the tune of AU$1,425,156 ($1.4 million USD / £900k) before it was closed. EDGE reports that more than a million dollars were owed to staff, with executives claiming up to $100k a pop. Unbelievably, Team Bondi closed owing $150k to Depth Analysis, the company that created the MotionScan facial...
News Debut Warhammer 40K: Space Marine DLC Out October 25th
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine will get a free shot of DLC on October 25th, THQ has announced
The DLC includes two, four-player co-operative scenarios that pitch the Space Marines against hordes of Orks and Foes. Developer Relic is said to be working on more DLC, with future packs available in both gratis and premium guises. [Thanks Eurogamer]
News Gotham City Imposters Could Actually Be Pretty Cool
We were really cynical about Gotham City Imposters when it was first announced
The Monolith developed downloadable title sees a bunch of wannabe Batman and Jokers duke it out in a class-based first-person shooter. But as time's progressed, the whole concept has grown on us. And this animated short (embedded after the jump) goes some way towards...
News Capcom Aims To 'Make The Best Use' Of Resident Evil Brand With Multiple Experiences
If there's one aspect of the Resident Evil franchise that fans are most critical of, it's that the series has lost its survival horror origins
Mysterious plots, brilliantly executed jump scares and resource management have all been replaced by a heavy action flavour. For fans, the franchise's change of direction can be epitomised by Resident Evil:...
Rumour Sony Readying Ericsson Buyout?
Not strictly gaming related this one, but interesting none-the-less
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Sony is planning to buyout Ericsson from its joint mobile venture. The move — which would cost between $1.3 and $1.7 billion — would see Sony take sole control of the business, allowing the company to better integrate its smartphone...
News Brand New Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Footage Emerges
Naughty Dog's released some brand new gameplay footage from Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
This is normally the part of the article where we'd start making some appropriate and (hopefully) witty observations about the video within. But we didn't watch the trailer. As we've mentioned before, writing about games can be dicey at times. Sometimes you...
Thursday6th Oct 2011
Review Child of Eden (PlayStation 3)
Virtuosic viruses
Child of Eden's story involves the creation of a human personality, Lumi, for A.I. system Eden, but when it actually comes down to it the narrative is of no consequence. This is not a game that you play to follow a plot – it's a mesmeric feast, a perfect marriage of sound, visuals and movement designed to flood your brain with...
News Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One's Collector's Edition Is Neat But Expensive
Cash grab
As with any other big release, Sony and Inomniac Games is prepping a Collector's Edition for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. The package includes a copy of the game, a 3D lenticular cover, an 8" Ratchet plushie, a bunch of DLC items including character skins and weapons, four exclusive PSN avatars and a dynamic theme. The downside? It...
News Army Corps of Hell Invades Europe 2012
Metalocalypse
Army Corps of Hell, Square Enix's PS Vita game that blends Pikmin-like gameplay with pure death metal, has just been confirmed for a 2012 release in Europe. The game has players controlling "goblin soldiers" that come in a variety of classes, each with unique abilities and powers. Players use the Vita's touch controls to...
Review Mercury Hg (PlayStation 3)
Mercury Hg is an endearing little puzzle title with an attractive price-point and some striking presentation
The periodic table's never got us particularly excited. We distinctly remember it hanging on the wall in the science lab at school, surrounded by various drawings and exemplary pieces of work designed to make us feel guilty. We'd often try to...
News Disney Universe Does Aladdin In Its Latest Trailer
Disney Universe's roster of represented properties keeps on growing
With stages based on Pirates Of The Caribbean, Alice In Wonderland and the Lion King already confirmed, Disney's turned its attention to Aladdin. We agree, it's still hard to shake the overbearing influences of LittleBigPlanet, but as our recent hands-on testified, the game looks...
News Ninja Theory Blames Marketing For Poor Enslaved Performance
Y'know, we really liked Enslaved, but there's an irony to developer Ninja Theory's whiny public perception
Prior to Enslaved's release, studio gaffer Tameem Antoniades talked up the benefits of going multiplatform after its previous PlayStation 3 exclusive project — Heavenly Sword — didn't meet expectations. But since Enslaved sold similarly...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 5th October 2011
Special Offers Borderlands Game Of The Year edition (Was £27
99/34.99 Now £11.99/14.99)</ul>Playable Content Eufloria (£7.99/9.99) NBA Jam: On Fire Edition (£9.99/12.99) Ape Escape (£19.99/24.99) Crysis (£15.99/19.99) De Blob 2 (£19.99/24.99) Homefront (£27.99/34.99) Saints Row 2 (£15.99/19.99) Sega Bass...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Orbit For PlayStation Minis
Laughing Jackal -- the developer behind Cubixx HD and OMG-Z -- has announced its latest PlayStation Minis title
Details are scarce about the tentatively titled Orbit, short of releasing an ambiguous concept statement reproduced below: Help Doc, the Institute of Space Research Institutes last remaining astronaut, as he explores the Solar System...
News Max Payne 3 Dual-Wields In New Screens
Forget one gun, Max Payne doesn't do things by halves
In a batch of new screenshots for Max Payne 3, Rockstar has shown off the moody character clasping weapons in both hands. It's all looking rather dark and gritty. Which we suspect is exactly what fans of the series have been clamoring for.</em>
News Sony Highlights The Importance Of Physical Media For PlayStation Vita
The PSPgo was an experiment
It came about at a time when players clamoured for digital media on their handheld platform. Such enthusiasm quickly vanished, and the PSPgo concluded a failed experiment. But Sony's learned from that experience, and subsequently its not shunning packaged media for its new handheld platform. We believe, for some...
News Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Announced In Latest Game Informer
After a breif hiatus working on the not-entirely-awful Transformers: Dark Of The Moon movie tie-in, High Moon Studios is back with a brand new original entry in the Transformers series
Announced in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron continues the story of the ongoing civil war between the Autobots and...
News Okabu Has The Most Uplifting Visual Style And Soundtrack
With its October 18th release date just weeks away, Hand Circus has started to lift the lid on its upcoming PlayStation Network exclusive Okabu
The game sees you take control of a group of cloud mounted heroes as you manipulate their powers in order to save the world from the industrial threat of the Doza. A dark premise for such a happy-go-lucky...
News Naughty Dog Puts The Lid On Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is done
Sony will begin manufacturing the blockbuster within the next few days. Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer confirmed the news at an event in Jordan over the weekend. The game's due out next month. [Thanks Meristation]
News Square Enix Confirms Army Corps Of Hell For Europe
Square Enix has confirmed that it's bringing Entersphere's Army Corps Of Hell to Europe
The game — "packed with dark vicious combat, dark humour and lightning quick action" — sees players take control of an army of a hundred goblins in a gameplay mechanic that's reminiscent of Nintendo's classic series, Pikmin. The title's exclusive to...
News Gearbox Is Still Putting Out Duke Nukem Forever DLC
We'd be curious to see the numbers for Duke Nukem Forever's multiplayer component
Are any readers still playing it? Well, if you are (why?) Gearbox has got some new DLC for you. The content includes three new multiplayer modes: Freeze Tag, Hail To The King and Hot Potato. It also includes four new maps parodying various popular first-person...
News UK Developers Investing More Heavily In PlayStation Network
The PlayStation Network is two-times more popular than XBOX Live Arcade for UK developers, concludes a report published by Develop
The figure comes from new data collected by Tiga in a survey of 100 British studios. The numbers showed that while approximately 30 developers are working on new PlayStation Network content, only 16 are developing for...
News Level 5 To Stream Japanese Press Conference
Level 5 is too big for the Tokyo Game Show these days
Instead it's holding its own press conference in a couple of weeks time. The main event will be open to the Japanese public, but only press will get entry to the company's keynote. Thankfully, said conference will be streamed online. The focus of the event is expected to be on Level 5's announced...
Wednesday5th Oct 2011
Feature Move's First Year - The Stinkers
The ugly ducklings that couldn’t
Here at Movemodo we’ve been a joyous lot, as we’re still celebrating Move’s first birthday. We’ve taken our first step into looking back at the past year with Move's First Year: Part One, and even looked ahead to some Four Must-Have Move Games for the Future. While we’ll continue this journey further as...
Sony drummed up the hype last week
A mysterious teaser appeared on the platform holder's YouTube channel, laced with fan service and tempting us to "look beyond the door on October 5th". The video went on to spark massive conversation within the gaming community, with more than two million fans speculating about the imminent announcement...
News PlayStation Access Roadshow Heads To Manchester, Kicks Off UK FIFA Interactive World Cup
See you there?
Sony's announced that it will be holding the first round of the FIFA Interactive World Cup at a PlayStation Access event in Manchester this week. Players will get the opportunity to compete from Thursday through Saturday in addition to getting their hands on a bunch of other unreleased PS3 games. Games outside of FIFA 12 include...
News Japan Sales Charts: PlayStation Software Dominates
PlayStation software took slots in four of the top five selling Japanese games this week, with PSP title Legend Of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki taking the top-spot
It was followed by Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends on PS3 and last week's front-runner Dark Souls. Sadly hardware was down across the board, with PS3 filling the second spot at 30k and PSP just...
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets Bumper Spec 2.0 Update On October 11th
When Gran Turismo 5 launched, Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi said it was only the start of the journey
And true to his word, GT5 has received updates on an almost monthly basis, fixing issues and implementing new features that players requested. Now, on October 11th, Gran Turismo 5 will get its biggest update to date. Spec 2.0 will include a...
News Catch The Introduction To Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken's Co-Op Mode
Ratloop Asia's released the first details on Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken's co-operative campaign
While the main game focuses on the narrative of a rebel rooster named Hardboiled, the co-operative mode includes a ten chapter narrative of its own. It's up to you and your buddies to save the General's daughter. You'll need to choose from six...
News Amy Continues To Look Like The Most Exciting Title In The PSN Pipeline
Vectorcell and Lexis Numerique's Amy has us stupidly excited
The PlayStation Network survival horror has been shrouded in secrecy for some time, but the developer is just starting to lift the cover on the ambitious title. In a brand new trailer the developer details the contamination aspect of the game, which affects the protagonist Lana. Lana can...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 5th October 2011
Games Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition ($29
99) Crysis ($19.99) NBA Jam On Fire Edition ($14.99) Shift 2 Unleashed Digital ($39.99) Eufloria ($59.99) SEGA Bass Fishing ($9.99) Space Channel 5 Part Two ($9.99)</ul>Game Demos Eufloria Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Demo PSOne Classics Chrono Trigger ($9.99) PS2 Classics Odin Sphere...
News DICE: Battlefield 3 Beta Has Six Times More Simultaneous Players Than Bad Company 2
In an effort to prove Battlefield 3 is a much bigger deal than Bad Company 2, DICE has revealed that the threequel's current open beta has six times the number of simultaneous players than its previous release
The news should stop there really, but Videogamer decided to do a bit of digging. The website reports that Battlefield: Bad Company 2's beta...
News Ubisoft Launches UnlockTheAnimus.com
In order to build anticipation for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Ubisoft has announced UnlockTheAnimus
com</a> — a competition website packed with puzzles, boasting a four-night stay in Istanbul as the grand prize. Players registered to the website will be required to overcome a series of challenges, culminating with a final...
News Hooray: Yakuza Of The End Confirmed For Western Release, Now Dead Souls
Celebrate good times, come on
SEGA's just announced that it's bringing Yakuza: Of The End to Europe and North America under the new title Yakuza: Dead Souls. The game — which sees the franchise's famous Kamurocho district invaded by the undead — will release in March 2012 with its full plot in-tact and a new mini-game called Pachislot...
News Ace Combat Demo Downloaded 1.2 Million Times
Namco Bandai's released some impressive figures for its Ace Combat: Assault Horizon demo
According to the publisher the sampler has been downloaded more than 1.2 million times. The game itself launches next week. Admittedly it is a slow news day. [Thanks Eurogamer]
News Worry Not, The PlayStation 3 Can Run Crysis
Back when Crysis was the graphical benchmark for every PC gaming enthusiast out there, one very specific question was passed between fans: "Can it run Crysis?" Well the PS3 can, as an updated version is now available from the PlayStation Network
There's a trailer after the jump.
News L.A. Noire Developer Team Bondi Is No More
What an extraordinary story
L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi was subject to enormous critical acclaim before getting hit by an employment scandal. And now it is no more. The studio entered administration in late August, with its assets supposedly sold to Australian production company Kennedy Miller Mitchell. Despite critical and commercial success, a...
News FIFA 12 Scores Killer Debut Week
FIFA 12 has enjoyed the largest first-week sales than any other sports video game to date
Electronic Arts estimates that the soccer sim scored an impressive 3.2 million sales between September 27th and October 2nd. The company added that sales are up 23 percent over last year, and that October 1st was the busiest day for online gaming in EA Sports...
Tuesday4th Oct 2011
Feature Europe's Vita Box and Launch Apps Look Like This
Start cooing now
Vita may not be out until next year, but that doesn't mean you can't find out exactly what you'll be seeing on shop shelves when the console launches. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe hardware product manager Adam Grant took to the PlayStation Blog to reveal the console's box and pre-installed applications. The box itself isn't...
Review Arkedo Series - 002 SWAP! (PlayStation 3)
Swap is an evocative name
The second title in the Arkedo Series — ported to PlayStation Network by Sanuk Games — is a simplistic puzzle title in which you — that's right! — swap blocks in order to create chains of four similarly coloured squares, and ultimately dismantle a growing tower of primary colours. Like the previous title in the...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scoops Up A Variety Of Pre-Order Bonuses
As is now common-place for new releases, Square Enix has revealed the various pre-order bonuses for Final Fantasy XIII-2 in North America
They range from weird to potentially sensual to the ostentatious. Let's start with the weird. Amazon's giving away the "Omega Boss Battle" pack, an exclusive "coliseum battle" that adds Omega...
News Crystal Dynamics Celebrates 15 Years Of Tomb Raider With Interactive Art Gallery
We'd rather Crystal Dynamics marked the 15th anniversary of Tomb Raider with the release of its awesome looking series reboot, but seeing as that title's still a year away we'll have to make do with a digital art exhibition instead
The developer has commissioned a variety of pieces designed to showcase Lara's look in the new game, while also...
News DunDef Due Date Is A Done Deal
PSN version out first
Here's a turn-up for the books: much-anticipated PSN game Dungeon Defenders is coming to the PlayStation Store before Xbox Live Arcade and Steam. Traditionally it's been Microsoft's stance that multiformat download games must launch on XBLA first, but Trendy Entertainment is bucking that trend and coming to PSN before other...
News Harada Reveals PlayStation 3 Exclusive Tekken Hybrid Collector's Edition
Tekken Hybrid is already a pretty comprehensive package
Not only do you get CGI movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance on Blu-ray, but the package also includes Tekken Tag Tournament HD and a prologue version of the upcoming Tekken Tag Tournament 2. But if you pick up the game's Collector's Edition, you'll be privy to a bevy of additional bonuses, including...
News SEGA Teases 'Mysterious' New Game With Bunny Rabbit Trailer
A PlayStation 3 release of Daytona USA has been on the cards for some time now
The game has previously popped up on the website of various ratings boards, hinting at its impending arrival. Never ones to do things by the numbers, SEGA has released a new trailer teasing the release of a "mysterious" new game. We say "teasing" but...
News Ezio Narrates Assassin's Creed: Revelations' 'End Of An Era' Trailer
It's going to be sad to see Ezio go
Even though he's somewhat overlooked, we actually think he's one of the best characters in games right now. Rounded, tough and well written. It's great to see the character get his dues in the build-up to his concluding story, Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Listen to him narrate the game's latest trailer after the...
Rumour Syphon Filter Returning On PlayStation Vita?
Syphon Filter's been out of the spot-light for some time
Once a mega franchise in the original PlayStation's arsenal, the series trundled through the PSP and PS2 era with some impressive but overlooked releases. But according to Official PlayStation Magazine, franchise creator Sony Bend is lining up a new entry in the series once it's done with...
News More Dead Space 3 Plot Details Emerge
Dead Space 3 hasn't even been announced yet, but we're already massively familiar with it
The game's previous leak was huge, detailing settings and characters. But now Siliconera's uncovered more on protagonist Isaac Clarke's deteriorating mental state, confirming that the beleaguered engineer will now be haunted by a secondary personality. The...
News First Import PSone Classics Confirmed For European PlayStation Store
You asked for it, and you got it
Sony has confirmed that it's bringing a variety of "as is" PSone import classics to the European PlayStation Store, starting with Arc The Lad, infamous homo-erotic shooter Cho Aniki and Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special. All three titles will be released in their original format, so don't expect translations...
News Security Can Take A Breather: Payday Gets Pushed Back Until 'Late October'
Excellent looking PlayStation Network exclusive co-op shooter, Payday: The Heist, has been pushed back until "late October", developer Overkill Software has announced
The game was originally due any day now, with those participating in Sony's PSN Play offer getting the title for free. Worry not though, the promotion still applies. You'll just have...
News Pre-Orders For The Darkness II Upgraded To Limited Edition
If you've already registered interest in The Darkness II or are just about to -- then you're in luck
2K Games has announced that it will be upgrading all pre-orders of the game to a Limited Edition version. This includes a Crazy Abdul darkling outfit and two ability upgrades: Gourmet Hearts and Relic Hunter. You'll also net an illustration by Marc...
News We Really Like The Way Payday: The Heist Looks
Payday: The Heist's visual style has been growing on us
At first we thought, "Urgh clown masks, that's a bit cliche." But now we love it. The game — which is a cross between Left 4 Dead and every bank heist movie ever — is due out on the PSN this month. Sony's been putting a lot of weight behind the game, so it obviously has high...
News Infinity Ward Drops A Good Five Minutes Of Modern Warfare 3's Spec Ops Survival Mode
Get it out of your system: we know the "hardcore" gamer can't stand Call Of Duty anymore
How dare mainstream video game players enjoy a video game, right? You good? Good. To be honest, we get the criticisms. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 does look agonisingly like more of the same. And that's a shame. But while the "new" Spec Ops Survival...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Deploys March 6th
Ubisoft has confirmed a March 6th release date for the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PlayStation 3
The date applies to North America, with no European release currently confirmed. A multiplayer beta is currently expected early next year. [Thanks Joystiq]
Monday3rd Oct 2011
Feature Four Must-Have Move Games for the Future
Gaze into our crystal ball
While many will argue that the PlayStation Move launched with a weak line-up, the number and quality of games available has risen sharply since its launch. An increasing number of game developers have decided to implement Move controls into their games, immersing players like never before. We've taken a look into the...
News Vote for Tiger Woods' Cover Co-Star for PGA Tour 13
Has to be a golfer, though
There's no Tiger Woods golf game due out this year — in fact, there are no golf games of any sort out before 2012, which may be some sort of record, we reckon. The next outing from the Tiger is the cleverly named Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, and it's due out next March. You can start your participation now by helping EA to...
Review F1 2011 (PlayStation 3)
While it doesn't quite pack the same punch as last year's entry, F1 2011 is still a tense and satisfying racing experience -- if you're willing to put in the hours required to master the game's merciless learning curve
When F1 2010 released on PS3 last year, it was a revelation. Codemasters breathed new life into the creaky racing genre — earning...
Rumour Nightwing To Be Playable In Batman: Arkham City
Rocksteady's already confirmed the appearance of Batman, Robin and Catwoman as playable characters in Batman: Arkham City
It hasn't said anything about Nightwing. But eagle-eyed fans of the series have noticed the appearance of a set of trophies alluding to the character's inclusion, with two of the digital trinkets paying reference to a Nightwing...
News Ni No Kuni Nets 'Wrath Of The White Witch' Subtitle For Western Release
Sometimes you have to make a compromise
There's a chance Ni No Kuni might never have released in the West, so you have to take the good with the bad. It's getting a sub-title in time for its Western release: Wrath Of The White Witch. We know, we know. Terrible. But whatever. The super pretty PS3-exclusive RPG is still getting a Western release and...
News Rocksteady Promises More Batman Games If There Are 'Stories To Tell'
Don't expect Batman: Arkham City to be the last superhero title from Rocksteady Studios
In an interview with CVG, marketing game manager Dax Ginn said that more titles were on the cards if the developer has "stories to tell". "I mean I think as long as we're still enjoying it and as long as we feel we can contribute to the Batman...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 12 Tops, Team ICO Does Decently
FIFA 12 has topped the UK sales charts for the week
No real surprise there. Expect it to maintain its position at the top until Battlefield. The new arrival sees F1 2011 pushed down into third, with Zumba Fitness, Dead Island and Deus Ex: Human Revolution in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Sony's ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection had...
News Sony Puts Weight Behind PlayStation Network Exclusives, Announces Digital Versions Of PS2 Games
"Only On PSN" is a phrase you might have read on this website or forums, but it's never been an official marketing label until now
Realising that it has a huge opportunity to differentiate its platform through exclusive digital content, Sony has adopted the phrase in order to better promote those PSN titles that aren't available anywhere else. Sony...
News Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Pass Uncovered
Just get on with it EA
You're not fooling anyone. We know Mass Effect 3's going to have a multiplayer component of kinds. You may as well just announce it. It's pretty much confirmed anyway. A scan of a South African magazine lists the contents of a Mass Effect 3 collector's edition, with a "multiplayer pass" being amongst the goods...
News Sony Reveals PlayStation Vita's Box
Drink it up readers
This is the packaging your shiny new PlayStation Vita will be contained within when you pick up the hardware next year. Sony's European PlayStation Vita product manager, Adam Grant, unveiled the boxart on the PlayStation Blog this morning. In addition, Grant's outlined each of the PlayStation Vita's on-board apps. The post...
News Sony Confirms PS2 Titles For European PlayStation Store
Do you want the good news or the bad news? We'll start with the bad
SCEE's decided not to promote its PSN exclusive titles as heavily in Europe as in North America. "'The Only On PlayStation Network programme is for the SCEA region only," a Sony spokesperson revealed when asked by Eurogamer. Silly idea? We think so. We don't really...
News Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Open To European PlayStation Plus Subscribers
Jealous of Nathan Drake's cross-promotion with Subway in the US? Don't be
You don't even need to eat fresh to get in the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception multiplayer test here in Europe. All you'll need is a little glowing plus icon next to your username — so a PlayStation Plus account, then. The "multiplayer experience" will go live on...
News Sony Predicts Financial Gloom Due To Falling Euro
Sony never gets much luck
This year alone it's been a hit by an Earthquake, widely publicised hack-attack and riots. Now it's predicting financial trouble due to the falling Euro and its inability to protect itself from the changes. Without diving too heavily into an unbelievably dry Bloomberg report — many of Sony's exports are to European...
News Assassin's Creed: Desmond's Tale To Be Done & Dusted By December 2012
Assassin's Creed: Revelations isn't out yet
But while that game promises to wrap up the story of Ezio and Altair, Ubisoft's already turned its attention to modern-day protagonist Desmond and his story. Which according to Revelations producer Alexandre Amacio will conclude before December 2012. In Assassins Creed we set up a timeline with this...
News Sonic Generations Release Brought Forward In Japan
Presumably running away from the coming PlayStation Vita release, SEGA's pushed the Japanese launch date of Sonic Generations forwards a week
It'll now launch domestically on December 1st, as opposed to the previously announced December 8th date. The European release will stay remain unchanged, dropping November 4th. [Thanks Andriasang / VG247]
