News - 2011, Week 49
Sunday11th Dec 2011
News VGA 2011: The Amazing Spider-Man Swings Into Action In Debut Trailer
As promised, Activision and Beenox has debuted the first footage of its upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man movie tie-in
The trailer's disappointingly light on gameplay, but it does show a few seconds of Spidey swinging around an enormous robotic scorpion thing. Catch the footage after the break.
During the build-up to the VGAs, Geoff Keighley pondered how Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us, hadn't leaked
It's a question we're asking ourselves right now. Despite Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launching to critical acclaim less than a month ago, Naughty Dog has confirmed that it is the developer behind the upcoming horror...
News VGA 2011: New Hitman Absolution Trailer Shoots Everyone In The Face
Good grief this is gory
During the VGAs pre-show last night, Square Enix released a new trailer for Hitman: Absolution. What did it show? Well, people getting shot in the face mainly. But in a stylish manner — if that's at all possible. Watch it for yourself after the break.
Feature Why The Last Of Us Looks Like More Than Just 'Another Zombie Game'
As gamers we've probably dismembered thousands of zombies over the years
Reanimated corpses have become a crux for game designers wanting to add a "horror" edge to their action games, and as a result we've all got a little tired of them. It's unsurprising to see a corner of the Internet dismiss Naughty Dog's latest franchise, The Last Of...
News VGA 2011: Epic Games Lifts The Lid On Fortnite
Don't expect much commentary on Epic Games' latest project, Fornite
While we can categorically state that the game looks like a departure from Gears Of War, it's hard to really glean much else out of the debut trailer. There's zombies. And tower defence. (Maybe?) See for yourself after the jump.
News VGA 2011: Latest BioShock Infinite Trailer Gives Us Goosebumps
Leave it to BioShock Infinite to pull something amazing out of the bag
And who knew it would be so simple? The latest trailer for Irrational Games' magnus opus shows destruction in the city of Columbia, and sets it all to the relaxing sound of an acoustic country song. Seriously elegant stuff. Make sure you watch the trailer after the break.
News VGA 2011: Activision Rolls Out Debut Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Trailer
It's the beginning of the end for Cybertron
Activision's released a super-stylish CG trailer for the upcoming Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron, and it shows the robotic home-world on the brink. Despite not showing any gameplay, the trailer's a brilliant mood piece. If developer High Moon Studios can match the vibe of the trailer, then it's going to...
News Codemasters Announces DiRT Showdown, Spin-Off Title With 'Arcade Feel'
Purists, hold onto your hats
Codemasters has announced the latest instalment in its off-road rally series, DiRT Showdown, and it's heading in a different direction to what you might be familiar with. The game's pitched as "an arcade-style spin-off" that takes the extreme-sports elements from DiRT 2, layers on the Gymkhana events from DiRT...
News VGA 2011: Yes, Platinum Games Really Is Developing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Some of you will have already seen the latest trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising -- now known as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
It leaked earlier in the evening after all. But if you haven't seen it yet, you're in luck. Now you can watch it officially. Beware though, there's some seriously crazy footage embedded within. With Platinum Games at the...
News VGA 2011: Shepard Kicks Some Tail In New Mass Effect 3 Trailer
Mass Effect 3 might have already enjoyed its big debut moment at last year's VGAs, but that's not stopped Bioware and EA from releasing a brand new gameplay trailer at this year's event
The trailer — which is derived entirely from gameplay footage — shows Shepard mounting an attack against seemingly impossible odds. It looks way more cinematic...
News Naughty Dog Shares More Details About The Last Of Us
Still in a state of shock regarding the unveiling of The Last Of Us overnight? Yeah, we are too actually
Not about the game itself — it looked pretty much like we'd expected it to — but the fact that Naughty Dog is at the helm. We'd never have suspected that in a million years. But now that the cat's out of the bag, we've started to turn our...
News VGA 2011: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Fights Its Way Onto PlayStation 3 Next Year
Amongst the hype for The Last Of Us and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Namco Bandai's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 announcement got a little bit lost
Which is a shame, because we're big Tekken fans and even we missed it. But now the storm has settled, it's time to get some hype. The fighting game's coming in 2012. No platforms were announced, but it's...
News VGA 2011: Rainbow Six Patriots Raises The Stakes In CG
With Rainbow Six: Patriots not set to hit store shelves until 2013, it was no surprise to see the game's coming out party restricted to CG
But there's still a promising vision here. Like its last trailer, the new footage focuses on terrorists, bombs and, well, more bombs. Watch the concept trailer after the jump.
News VGA 2011: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Harks Back To The Glory Days
When Tony Hawk confirmed on Twitter that he was heading (skating?) to this year's VGAs to announce a brand new game, we were secretly cautiously optimistic
We hoped that Activision would see the value in a classic Tony Hawk game after all these years, but after the disastrous Tony Hawk Ride, we weren't ready to place a bet on it. Thankfully,...
News VGA 2011: We Round-Up All The Trailers, All The Awards
Phew
That was a long and exciting night, wasn't it? If you joined us overnight for the VGAs, then it was nice to have your company. But if you were out doing social things or getting a good night's sleep, we've got you covered: included within is every trailer, every award and every shock from the big American awards ceremony. The big news was...
Saturday10th Dec 2011
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer Leaks Ahead Of VGAs, Platinum Games Developing
Phew, talk about quiet Saturday evenings
A brand new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising has leaked online ahead of its expected debut during the VGAs. You could say, Metal Gear's back with a vengeance — or revengeance, huh? That's right, the ripper (Raiden) is back in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The game's being developed by Platinum Games...
News There's More Duke Nukem Forever DLC In The Pipeline
Is anyone still playing Duke Nukem Forever? We suppose someone must be, right? After all, the game did gangbusters at retail
But is there really a market for new DLC? Gearbox thinks so, as its announced a new expansion pack for the critically disliked game. Entitled "The Doctor Who Cloned Me", the pack includes new single player missions,...
News Sony's The Last Of Us Helps Us To Learn About Ants
We don't think we've ever been quite so curious about ants
Sony's mysterious marketing campaign for The Last Of Us — an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive that the platform holder's been drip-feeding information about for the past couple of weeks — has brought out the budding researcher in much of the video games media. PlayStation Lifestyle's got...
News Sony Comments On Team ICO, Says Fumito Ueda Is 'Committed To Completing' The Last Guardian
Sony's said that Fumito Ueda is "committed to completing" upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian, but has once again managed to completely dodge the issue of the developer's employment
In a statement issued to IGN's Colin Moriarty, a SCEA spokesperson revealed that "Ueda-san is in fact under contract and is committed to completing...
News THQ Lays Off 30 Employees From Its uDraw Team
Following less than stellar sales for uDraw on PlayStation 3 (did you know it had even released?), THQ has announced that it has laid off 30 employees from its Play branch
THQ justified the layoffs by reiterating the "weaker than expected" sales performance of the drawing application, which launched on PS3 last month. Due to weaker than...
News November NPD: Call Of Duty & Skyrim Top The Software Charts
It was a monster month for software releases in November
Unsurprisingly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out on top. But despite the high profile roster of software releases — and growth in unit sales across the board — NPD analyst Anita Frazier warned that "a decline in average retail price in all...
News Tales Of Graces F, Erm, Graces American Stores On March 13th
Namco Bandai has finally confirmed a Western release date for Tales Of Graces F
The PS3 title will officially bring its own unique brand of pig-tails and infectious pop music to the 'States come March 13th. Hit the jump to see the game's first localised trailer, but beware, there's some seriously bitter-sweet audio within. Key change.
Friday9th Dec 2011
Out Today Just Dance 3 (Europe)
Better late than never
Just two months after it was released on Wii and Xbox 360, Just Dance 3 reaches PlayStation 3 this week. Released on Tuesday in North America and today across Europe, the game brings PlayStation Move support for up to four players. We're putting the game through its paces at the moment and will have a full review in the near...
News Move Takes the Mound in MLB The Show 12
Big hitter
MLB 11 The Show only uses PlayStation Move in its home run derby mode. While that's serviceable, next year's MLB 12 The Show is going to make much more use of the motion controller, according to the PlayStation Blog. Community manager Ramone Russell confirmed the next instalment uses Move for everything: batting, fielding, pitching and...
News The Last Of Us Teaser Spotted In Uncharted 3
So this is getting really cool now
Regular readers of the site will be aware of the build-up to Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. If you're not up to date, you can read our big blow-out piece on the impending announcement through here. Sony has been gradually drip-feeding information about the game all week, going as far as to add...
News Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom on Vita Lets You Tap to Attack
All the finger fighting detailed
Capcom's PS Vita port of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 will have some pretty cool features. You can watch online matches over WiFi, trade "gold" versions of characters with nearby players and even use the system's touch controls to dole out combos. Capcom recently detailed the later, giving a run down on how...
News MLB 12: The Show To Support Cross-Platform Saves
If there's any genre that needs to take advantage of the PlayStation Vita's ability to share save data with the PlayStation 3, it's the sports genre
Just imagine being able to take your FIFA season on the go when you're out and about, and then upload it back to your PS3 when you're at home. In order for the functionality to take off, someone needs...
News Disco Inferno: Just Dance 3 Bops Its Way Onto PlayStation 3
Slick your hair back, iron your best shirt and slip on those dancing shoes -- Just Dance 3 has finally launched on PlayStation 3
Ok, ok, so dancing in your living room in front of the television isn't quite like pulling shapes in a sweaty club surrounded by under-dressed women, but that's where your imagination comes in. If you close your eyes and...
News BBC Confirms Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock For PlayStation 3, PS Vita
We know its considered a mortal sin to be British and not like Doctor Who, but it's a plight we embrace every day
For years we've been curious about the popularity of Doctor Who — particularly overseas — but its something we accept that we'll never understand. Unsurprisingly, we're not particularly enamoured with the idea of the ol' Doc making...
News Hideo Kojima's Business Cards Are Awesome, Over The Top
You didn't expect the creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, to do things by half did you? The Kojima Productions gaffer has shown off his new business cards on Twitter
They are made of metal. Yup.
News Ghostlight To Release Agarest: Generations Of War 2 In Europe
Ghostlight's taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm that its working with Idea Factory to bring the uber niche Agarest: Generations Of War 2 to Europe in 2012
The game features a revamped battle system, high-definition graphics, PlayStation Move enabled minigames, and more. We've included a trailer for the title after the jump. You can find out...
We've been telling you to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription for a couple of weeks now
We sincerely hope you followed our advise. Because in addition to the "12 Gifts Of Christmas", and the regular updates, SCEE has announced that anyone that pur
News New Mass Effect 3, Hitman Absolution Trailers To Round Out The VGAs
There are some big announcements set to take place at the VGAs this weekend: Sony's mysterious exclusive The Last Of Us, the reannouncement of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and the unveiling of Epic Games' next big project
But while Spike's lined up plenty of show stoppers for the event, the awards ceremony will also play host to some lesser reveals...
Rumour Dead Rising 3 Takes A Trip To California
Dead Rising 3 will apparently feature an all-new protagonist named Rick and take place in the fictional Californian city of Los Perdidos if rumours are to be believed
Siliconera claims that Rick is an auto mechanic who finds himself trapped in a locked down zombie infested town. With the government ensuring that nobody leaves the city, Rick and a...
News Warner Bros Planning More DC Comics Games After Batman Success
Warner Bros is planning to release more games based on DC properties following the critical and commercial success of both Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City
Chatting in an interview with Canadian Business, the head of Warner Bros' new Montreal studio, Martin Carrier, said that the outfit is planning on releasing a variety of DC themed...
News Someone Played White Knight Chronicles II For Nearly 9,000 Hours
What's your Skyrim save file look like? Fifty hours, maybe sixty? Sounds like a lot, until you hear about the Japanese White Knight Chronicles II fan that invested nearly 9,000 hours into the Level-5 developed game
According to Siliconera, the unnamed man accumulated 8,701 hours playtime, bringing his playcount up to a whopping 362 days without...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Rating Uncovered
When SEGA announced it was to release Sonic The Hedgehog 4 as an episodic product, we expected the new stages to come thick and fast
But despite the original's great commercial success, Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 has felt like it's been on the back-burner for a while. That's changed this afternoon, as the eagle-eyed editors over at Siliconera...
News Watch The Ultimate Kill In Battlefield 3
Thought you were good at Battlefield 3? You haven't seen anything yet
Embedded after the jump is one of the greatest kills we've ever witnessed in a multiplayer game. No exaggeration. If you do nothing else today, make sure you watch this clip.
Thursday8th Dec 2011
Review Move Fitness (PlayStation 3)
Boxing clever?
Swedish company Coldwood Interactive released The Fight: Lights Out back at the end of 2010 to mainly negative reviews, with many disappointed by the overall quality after seeing such massive potential in early previews, citing poor motion controls and a lack of variety as a couple of reasons for its downfall. A year later, Coldwood...
Review Happy Feet Two: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Let's tap
Packed with wholesome fun for all the family, Happy Feet Two: The Video Game proves to be far more than any old run-of-the-mill movie tie-in, offering thrills, spills, and more than a modicum of outright fun that may even appeal to the inner child of adults, not merely youngsters alone How often do truly great video games based on movies...
News Get A Glimpse Of Ayane & Hitomi Duking It Out In Dead Or Alive 5
Andriasang's got its grubby paws on some fresh shots of Tecmo Koei's upcoming Dead Or Alive 5
The game — which promises to deliver a more cinematic flavour of brawler — still looks unbelievably pretty, not least because of the coo-inducing cuties at the centre of the screens. Series faithfuls will not need introducing to Ayane and Hitomi, two of...
News Learn More About Vita With This Video Montage
Montage!
Clever words in our PlayStation Vita previews are all well and good, but moving images are even better. Here's the latest video montage from Sony showing exactly what Vita is capable of, both in terms of games and on a system level. It's a great introduction to Vita and some of its more advanced features. Check it out and let us know what...
News These Incredible Images Were Made with LittleBigPlanet 2
And Move too
You can create almost anything in LittleBigPlanet 2: games, music and even bona fide art. Media Molecule recently held a competition to share the greatest Move artwork with the world, and it resulted in some stunners. The Move Masterpieces competition just ended with the winner, September Girl by natuhito, proudly displayed here. There...
News Multiple PSN Accounts Means Multiple Vita Memory Cards
Get buying
PlayStation Vita offers on-the-go gaming either solo or against others through WiFi or 3G, but there were recent reports that the machine would only support one PSN account. That's not quite true, according to a Sony spokesperson talking to Wired.com. Each PSN account is bound to your Vita memory card, so if you want a second PSN account,...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Move Controls Due "In a Few Months"
Game out on 21st December
We reported the other day that Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath isn't Move-enabled at launch, but it seems we may have to wait a while longer for its Move patch than we'd first hoped. Just Add Water confirmed the game will release in Europe on 21st December for £9.99, but stated that Move controls — along with 3DTV support and...
News Corpse Party Spooks The European PlayStation Network From December 14th
Promising looking PlayStation Portable exclusive horror adventure, Corpse Party -- which has been receiving rave reviews in North America -- has been lavished with a European release date
Publisher XSEED's confirmed on its official forum that the 16-bit downloadable exclusive will launch on the European PlayStation Store from December 14th for just...
News inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is Fastest-Selling PSN Game Ever
Hot Cole
Vampire-themed spin-off inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is officially the fastest-selling PSN release ever, according to the US PlayStation Blog. The Move-enabled game was November's biggest selling download and the fastest-selling download to hit the PSN, though Sony didn't reveal any more specific details. Is the game actually any good,...
News Plus Subscribers Get 40% Off 4 Elements HD
It's on now
Boolat Games wants you to have a happy holiday, so it's knocked 40% off the price of its PSN puzzler 4 Elements HD for European PlayStation Plus subscribers. Until 4th January 2012 UK PS Plus members can get the game for around £3.79, or €4.79 if you're of the Euro persuasion. It's quite a good little puzzler all told, as our 4...
News Ninja Gaiden 3 Slashes Onto Store Shelves In March 2012
Ninja Gaiden 3's set to don its katana and get slicing in March 2012, publisher Tecmo Koei has announced
The game's release window was confirmed by Team Ninja head, Yosuke Hayashi, at an event in San Francisco overnight. Joystiq was around to catch the news. New additions to Ninja Gaiden 3 include a controversial "Easy" mode, which Team...
News Sony Offers PlayStation 3 Owners A 60-Day Trial To Music Unlimited
If you're enjoying your PlayStation 3 but wish you could stream the hits of The Saturdays while not playing games, Sony Entertainment Network's got your back
The company's announced that a 60-day trial for its audio streaming service, Music Unlimited, will be made available to all PlayStation 3 owners imminently. The trial will allow participants to...
News PlayStation Vita Not Limited To A Single PSN Account, But There's Still A Small Caveat
The PlayStation Vita is not limited to a single PlayStation Network account, as was widely reported last week
But you'll need to own multiple memory cards if you want to use different PSN accounts on the same system, Sony has confirmed. Sony suit Crystal MacKenzie confirmed the news in an interview with Wired, explaining that accounts are linked to...
News The Last Of Us Teaser Website Updates With Wallpaper, Extended Video
The teaser website for upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us has updated
While the body of the page remains the same — ants and quarantine videos are still the focus — the big change is the inclusion of a wallpaper image listed as a "screenshot". It shows the foliage that has appeared on the background of the PlayStation Blog...
News David Jaffe's Not So Keen On An Online Pass For Twisted Metal
Legendary PlayStation developer David Jaffe has indicated he'd prefer it if his upcoming Twisted Metal reboot didn't ship with an Online Pass code
The developer told Eurogamer: Id actually prefer [it if we didn't do an Online Pass], even though its probably good business. Only because we have such a mountain to climb in terms of gaining...
News Laughing Jackal Releases Debut Hungry Giraffe Footage
Laughing Jackal's released a debut trailer for its upcoming scoff-em-up, Hungry Giraffe for PlayStation Minis
The downloadable title is the developer's first attempt at the "endless climbing genre" that's been a smash-hit on other platforms and smartphones. The British based developer has told us to remind you that the footage shows a work...
News That Devil May Cry Game That Everybody Hates Actually Looks Really Cool
It'd be euphemistic to say that the reception to Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry has been less than favourable, but it's always puzzled us exactly what everybody's got their panties in a bunch about
Sure the new Dante looks like he listens to way too much My Chemical Romance, but everything Capcom's shown of the game has looked pretty darn stellar. Not...
News inFamous: Festival Of Blood Becomes The Fastest Selling PSN Download Of All Time
What do you get when you release a great product at the right time with a competitive price-point? Big sales, that's what -- and inFamous: Festival Of Blood is a testament to that philosophy
The bite-sized (pun intended) PlayStation Network standalone has become the fastest selling title in the PlayStation Network's history, topping the downloadable...
News SEGA Announces Samurai & Dragons For PlayStation Vita
SEGA's announced an action/simulation hybrid for PlayStation Vita, entitled Samurai & Dragons
Unveiled in Famitsu magazine, the game will play similarly to SNES favourite Actraiser, which had players developing civilisations while clearing demon-infested areas in classic two-dimensional side-scrolling gameplay. Samurai & Dragons will be...
News Soul Calibur V Story Trailer Soars Onto The Stage Of History
Soul Calibur's well revered for its melodramatic narrative, and it looks like the upcoming Soul Calibur V will remain faithful to the franchise's sweeping scores and tales of warriors with swords bigger than their bodies
"17 years ago, the ultimate clash between Siegfried and Nightmare brought a cataclysmic conclusion to an era and ignited a...
News Unit 13 Takes It To The Dancefloor
Every shooter needs a good nightclub stage
And Zipper Interactive's upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive Unit 13 looks more than happy to oblige. New screenshots fired over by Sony show some four-to-the-floor shootouts. Everyone grab your dancing shoes.
News Capcom Teases New Dead Rising Game
Capcom has teased the announcement of a new Dead Rising game
A post on the franchise's official Facebook page suggests that protagonist Frank West is gearing up for a new undead adventure. "I'm getting packing for my new adventure - camera, notebook and baseball bat. What else would i need for a break in paradise? - Frank," the post says...
Wednesday7th Dec 2011
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Slick
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer. The Sony published “Play Create Share” kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year’s PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation...
News Explore the Weird World of Escape Plan with New Video
The truth in black and white
Escape Plan is an intriguing puzzle exploration game on the way to Vita in 2012, and now Sony's released a new video diving into the game's creation. The interview below with Santa Monica Studio shows gameplay footage and explains how the team created what looks like one of the more visually interesting games coming to...
News Court Refuses to Block Sales of Get Up and Dance
Ubisoft turned down
Get Up and Dance is very similar to Just Dance 3. Very similar. In fact, it's so similar that Ubisoft requested a restraining order in the United States demanding OG International cease sales of its game. A Californian court has refused to uphold the order, allowing OG to continue selling the game across the US. US district judge...
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip on PS Vita
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer
The Sony published "Play Create Share" kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year's PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation Vita...
Nintendo's 3DS dominated the hardware and software charts in Japan this week, with Mario Kart 7 getting off to a stormer
But while the system-seller pushed over 400k units, the PlayStation 3 port of popular arcade title Gundam Extreme VS wasn't far behind — selling a very respectable 349k units. Newcomer Assassin's Creed: Revelations managed to...
News Journey's Desert Backdrop Designed To 'Encourage A Connection' Between Players
There are no hard rules to thatgamecompany's Journey
But in an interview with The Guardian, producer Robin Hunicke has explained that the developer designed the world in a way that would encourage player connection. One of the things we talked about early in the project was this idea of creating a connection between players in an environment where...
News The PlayStation Blog Gets Mysterious New Background
The PlayStation Blog's got a mysterious new background, presumably in preparation for the announcement of upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last Of Us
The image shows little more than foliage and sunshine, but it looks like a real-time screenshot. Meanwhile, the unannounced game's teaser website has updated with a similar image of trees. Interestingly,...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scores Full Marks From Famitsu Magazine
Either the quality of games is improving or Famitsu's getting soft
The Japanese bible has dished out a perfect score to Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2, just a week after it awarded a similarly "rare" 40/40 to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Perhaps importantly, the magazine notes that Square Enix has managed to straighten out any...
News New Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man To Debut At The VGAs
Chalk up another exclusive reveal for this weekend's VGAs
Activision's announced that its set to debut an exclusive look at Beenox's upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man at the awards ceremony. It will tie in to the upcoming Sony Pictures movie of the same name, and depict the events directly after the film's conclusion. Most excitingly, the game will...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 6th December 2011
Full Games Dragon Age II ($29
99) Need For Speed Hot Pursuit ($29.99) Wanted Corp ($9.99)</ul><strong id="demos">Game Demos</strong> GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Demo Rage Demo Burgertime World Tour Demo Add-on Game Content Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand ($14.99) Resistance 3 Brutality Pack (Warden Theme GWP)...
News The Last Guardian Producer Leaves SCEJ For London Based Social Games Company
Things aren't going smoothly at Team ICO it seems
Just days after creative lead Fumito Ueda reassured fans regarding the development of The Last Guardian, news of another departure has surfaced. This time it's the game's executive producer, who's left Sony for London based casual games studio, Bossa. Yoshifusa Hayama worked as the executive producer...
News You Didn't Think Tony Hawk Was Going To Stay Away For Long Did You?
Tony Hawk is back
The pro-skater has teased on Twitter that he's set to announce a brand new game at this year's VGAs on Saturday. Said the Hawkster: Ill be announcing the upcoming release of something new on Saturday; the same day as the Spike Video Game Awards. Coincidence? I think not. Oh you tease Tony Hawk. The Tony Hawk series has been...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations 'Mediterranean Traveler' DLC Outed
Assassin's Creed: Revelations is set to get a DLC pack entitled "Mediterranean Traveler" on January 24th, a GameStop listing has revealed
The store's page includes no further details, but does point to a $9.99 price-point for the content expansion. While Ubisoft has yet to officially confirm the DLC, the Assassin's Creed Wiki hints that the pack...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Drops In Time To Make It A Very Merry Christmas
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD will launch December 21st on the PlayStation Store in Europe, developer Just Add Water has announced
Those in North America will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the HD remake, with the game pencilled in for a December 27th launch. "I wanted to first thank you all for your patience, its been a...
News Brand New Epic IP 'Radically Different', A 'Departure' For The Studio
Epic Games is a name more commonly associated with Microsoft
While the studio has released games on PlayStation 3, its Gears Of War series remains the developer's bread and butter. But the US based outfit has promised that its next IP will be "radically different" from the hurl-inducing machoness of its previous endeavours, and an all...
News Catherine Confirmed For February 10th Release In Europe
Quirky puzzle platformer, Catherine, will release in time for Valentine's Day in Europe, publisher Deep Silver has announced
The curiously romantic adventure will drop on store shelves on February 10th. A special edition version of the game will be made available, including a batch of additional goodies all packaged in a themed pizza box. (Really!)...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 7th December 2011
Full Games Call Of Duty4: Modern Warfare (£19
99/29.99) Carnival Island (£19.99/29.99) Dragon Age 2 (£19.99/29.99) Disney Universe (£39.99/49.99) Just Cause 2 (£19.99/24.99) Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (£7.19/8.99) Ratchet & Clank All 4 One (£49.99/69.99) Sonic Generations (£31.99/39.99) The Sly Trilogy...
Tuesday6th Dec 2011
News The PlayStation Move Interactive Advert in Full
Take your pick
Remember when we reported on the PlayStation Move mini site with its interactive advertisement? We've just been made aware the full video is available to view right now on YouTube or — more helpfully — right below these very words. With PlayStation Move sales catching up with Kinect do you think adverts below are the way to go or...
First Impressions Virtua Tennis 4
Top spin?
Regular readers will not need reminding of our attachment to tennis games. Nor will they be surprised to learn that Virtua Tennis 4 on Vita is one of our most anticipated launch titles. Those of you that played Virtua Tennis 4 on PS3 earlier in the year will be immediately familiar with its PlayStation Vita counterpart. The slick,...
Out Today Wanted Corp (North America)
Blast off
The biggest releases might be behind us, but there's still more Move goodness on the way, with the North American PlayStation Store updated today with a new title. Wanted Corp is a shooter with a distinctly old-school vibe, as you can see in the trailer below. If you like the look of what you see below, stay tuned for our exclusive Wanted...
First Impressions Virtua Tennis 4 on PlayStation Vita
Regular readers will not need reminding of our unreasonable attachment to tennis games
Nor will they be surprised to learn that Virtua Tennis 4 is one of our most anticipated launch titles for the PlayStation Vita. Those of you that played the arcade tennis sim on the PS3 earlier in the year will be immediately familiar with its PlayStation Vita...
News Obsidian Entertainment Were Head Hunted By South Park Studios For Upcoming Game
Turns out someone at South Park Studios was a big fan of Alpha Protocol
Obsidian Entertainment's gaffer Feargus Urquhart has revealed that the developer was coveted by the licensor itself — as opposed to a big publisher — in order to get the upcoming South Park: The Game RPG tie-in off the ground. When the South Park project came up, it was...
News Resistance 3 Goes Heavy Metal With The Brutality Pack
Insomniac Games has announced the latest DLC pack for the brilliant Resistance 3
Entitled the Brutality Pack, the $3.99 expansion brings Horde-inspired co-op to the bleak shooter's roster of modes. Faced with a never-ending stream of Grims, you'll need to keep your cool in an overcast Wales to stem the threat. The expansion pack will see the...
News Trine 2 Brings The Pretty To PlayStation Network Before Christmas
Frozenbyte's stylish puzzle platformer, Trine 2, is set to make its long-awaited PlayStation Network debut on December 20th in North America
A European release is said to be not far behind, but we're not holding our breath on that front. We're still waiting for the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection after all. Frozenbyte's yet to announce a price for...
News Brand New BioShock Infinite Trailer To Debut At The VGAs
If you thought you were going to have to wait until 2012 for another look at BioShock Infinite, how's this for a nice surprise? A hyperactive Geoff Keighley has teased -- with a single, secretive screenshot -- that Irrational Games' latest PS3 shooter is set to get a brand new trailer at this weekend's VGAs
The game will join The Last Of Us, Metal...
News Sony Experimenting With Unannounced 'Freemium' Concepts Internally
With social networks and smartphones being a big talking point in the industry at the moment, "freemium" is a term that's starting to emerge more and more frequently
The coining pertains to the idea of "free" and "premium" gameplay models — where players can enjoy a base experience at no cost, but can choose to enhance their...
News The Darkness II Scores Four Player Co-Operative Mode
You absolutely won't need to harbor The Darkness alone
Publisher 2K Games has announced this afternoon that The Darkness II will sport a four-player co-operative game mode known as Vendettas. The moody mode takes place in parallel to the main plot, and has players assuming the role of four different characters, each possessing a unique Darkness...
News Head Back To Karkand Now With Battlefield 3 On PlayStation 3
The debut Battlefield 3 expansion pack, Back To Karkand, is available now from the PlayStation Store
If you purchased a specially marked limited edition copy of EA and DICE's destructive shooter, then the DLC is yours to download for free. Everyone else will need to stump up a reasonable £11.99 / $14.99. In order to celebrate the DLC's release, EA...
News Heavy Rain Was Completed By 74% Of Players
Heavy Rain remains one of our favourite PlayStation 3 games to date
Quantic Dream's moody adventure might not have got everything right, but it deserved its plaudits for trying. And according to statistics released by an IGN infographic, the game got its just deserves. The thriller was completed by a whopping 74% of players, which we're guessing is...
News Very Exciting THQ Game To Debut In December
'Tis the season to announce games apparently
As if Sony's upcoming The Last Of Us and Epic Games' brand new "experience" wasn't enough, THQ's confirmed its got a "very exciting" announcement in the pipeline. THQ core games boss Danny Bilson told AusGamers: We actually have a game we havent announced yet and I cant announce...
Monday5th Dec 2011
Review Winter Stars (PlayStation 3)
Chilled out
After a year of motion control, Sports Champions is still Move's best sports package by far: MotionSports Adrenaline was a wash-out, and After Hours Athletes is a compilation of PSN games, so that doesn't really count. Winter Stars doesn't quite topple Zindagi's launch title, but it comes closer than we'd expected. Winter Stars leads...
Review Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (PlayStation 3)
The edutainer
French developer Lexis Numérique has gradually been building up a strong portfolio in recent years, seeing some particularly strong success with its series of children’s educational entertainment games Learning with the PooYoos on WiiWare. The cute and colourful baby animals have ventured into the world of Sony with moderately...
News You Can't Game and Browse At the Same Time on Vita
Not at first, anyway
You're playing on your Vita, but you want to hit the web to look something up. Unfortunately the machine won't be able to run a game and browser simultaneously — not at first, anyway. Andriasang reports that if you want to use the browser you'll need to save your game and quit, unlike the Nintendo 3DS which allows you to...
News Get 50% off Child of Eden on EU PlayStation Store
Heavenly deal
Child of Eden was pretty cheap to begin with, but as part of Sony's 12 Deals of Christmas it just got even cheaper. Head to the European PlayStation Store and depending on your location you could get as much as 50% off the price of Q? Entertainment's sterling shooter. The deal only runs until 7th December so if you want to get a...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Not Move-Enabled at Launch
The wait is still on
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath was first revealed before Move was even released, but at the time of writing it's still not available. When it's finally released later this month, it won't even come with Move controls. As posted by iWaggle3D, the game's motion controls will be added later on through a patch. There's no date for when...
News Obsidian Entertainment Sheds Light On Game Destroying Skyrim Bug
"Where's your Skyrim review?" is a question we're getting asked quite a lot at the moment
The answer is that it's in limbo. Those of you that follow all the major PlayStation websites will already be aware of the game-breaking Skyrim bug, which essentially renders the PS3 version of the game unplayable. For those unaware, we'll provide a quick...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 To Skew Towards 'Younger Demographic', Core Gamers Won't Be Neglected
The PlayStation 3 still hasn't reached a mass market price-point, but it's getting there
And with the hardcore gaming crowd already well serviced, SCEE boss Jim Ryan believes that the console's next challenge is to appeal to a younger demographic. I think youll see us taking the console more towards a slightly younger demographic. More family...
News No, You Won't Be Able To Browse The Web While Playing PS Vita Games
The Internet's going batty once again
Despite there being zero precedent for mid-game web browsing functionality on other video game systems, people aren't impressed that the PlayStation Vita won't do exactly that. Which we must concede is shame — we've always dreamed of having an FAQ open alongside a game on the same device. But, whatever. Sony...
Rumour Digital PlayStation Vita Releases To Be Discounted By Up To 40% In North America
Take this one with a huge pinch of salt, because we can already sense the inevitable backlash
According to a report on Thrifty Nerd, a Sony representative at a recent PS Vita hands-on event has confirmed that digital releases for the upcoming handheld are set to get a hefty discount. The website claims that retail releases will be capped at $40,...
News Cliff Bleszinski To Debut New Epic Experience At The VGAs
Cliff Bleszinski's popped up in a teaser trailer for the Spike VGA awards, confirming that Epic Games has a brand new "experience" to show off at the ceremony
The developer said: "2011 marks the 20th anniversary for Epic as a studio. And while weve been busy supporting Gears of War and Infinity Blade, we have something new in store for you...
News Tomb Raider: Underworld Headlines Bumper Christmas PlayStation Plus Update
European PlayStation Plus subscribers will net a complimentary copy of Tomb Raider: Underworld this month
That's in addition to free copies of Cool Boarders, Sneezies and Orbit, as well as a slew of savings and discounts, including half-price offers on Split/Second and Burnout Crash. Subscribers will also net a free copy of Marvel Pinball later in...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Lands Fourth Week At The Top
We told you Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wasn't going anywhere
The Activision published shooter has held its place at the top of the UK sales charts for four weeks now — and we doubt it's planning on relinquishing that spot anytime soon. With few new releases, FIFA 12 climbed into second, while Assassin's Creed: Revelations moved into third...
News Dynasty Warriors Next Confirmed For European PlayStation Vita Launch
Chalk up another title to the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up
Tecmo Koei's just confirmed that Dynasty Warriors Next will be ready in time for the launch of Sony's next handheld in Europe, adding yet another bullet-point to the system's already enormous roster of software. The game will support all of the PlayStation Vita's unique input functions,...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss Is Japan's Most Anticipated PlayStation Vita Title
Following a successful launch for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Japan seems pumped to get its hands on upcoming portable outing Uncharted: Golden Abyss
The Sony Bend developed exclusive won a poll conducted by Japanese gaming bible Famitsu magazine, which also noted that more than 50% of readers intend to buy the system at launch. Just 8.2% of...
News First Freemium Title Announced For PlayStation Vita
Who said PlayStation Vita can't compete with the glut of $1 iPhone applications? Konami's confirmed that it will release a free game to coincide with the new handheld's Japanese launch
The wordy AR Combat Digi Q: Friend Tank Battalion, will release for free on the PlayStation Store, providing players with five stages of the augmented reality battle...
News Fumito Ueda Reassures Fans Of The Last Guardian
Fumito Ueda has responded to rumours suggesting that he has left Shadow Of The Colossus developer Team ICO, affecting development of the studio's next project
In a short Twitter message, the creative powerhouse said that development of The Last Guardian was still on track and that fans have nothing to worry about. While Ueda did not outright deny...
News Uncharted Series Serves Up 13 Million Sales
Don't expect the Uncharted series to go anywhere soon
According to an interview on Industry Gamers, the franchise has netted a whopping 13 million sales to date. Nathan Drake's first escapade appeared on PlayStation 3 back in 2007. Naughty Dog's developed two more entries in the series since, with the latest releasing last month on PS3. A fourth...
News Monster Hunter Wins Big At The PlayStation Awards
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan held its annual PlayStation Awards overnight, celebrating the best-selling PlayStation games of the year
As with recent years, Sony also used the event to give out some special awards that were voted for by fans of the platform. The awards covered games released between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011. Six...
