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January2012
News The Darkness II Descends Onto The PlayStation Network Later This Month
We're pretty sure 2K Games understands that February is a stacked month for games
With Binary Domain, Grand Slam Tennis 2 and the launch of the PlayStation Vita all vying for your cash — the publisher hopes that by releasing a demo for The Darkness II your money will gravitate towards its dark, comic-book inspired game. It's unclear what The...
News Konami Dates Trio Of Silent Hill Titles For March
It may seem like an eternity since we last got to play a Silent Hill title, but at least March should make up for the drought
Konami's announced that three titles in the survival horror series will release during the month, with the Silent Hill HD Collection first out of the blocks on March 6th. It'll be followed by new entry Silent Hill: Downpour...
News Armored Core 5 Stomps Onto Store Shelves In March
If you've fallen in love with the rock hard Dark Souls, then you might want to know what's next for developer From Software
Hint: it's not the involving fantasy adventure you might be hoping for. No, instead it's Armored Core 5 — the latest release in the long-running mech action series. Assuming you're not instantly put off by the word...
News Lollipop Chainsaw Piles On The Stupidity, Introduces Antagonist Swan
Ignore Lollipop Chainsaw's antagonist Swan's similarities to The Cure frontman Robert Smith, because it definitely ain't like heaven at San Romero High School
As previous trailers have established, Lollipop Chainsaw is a zombie game with a bubblepop twist. Could there be a more fitting bad-guy than a misunderstood high-school goth? Sure, Lollipop...
News Looks Like Hitman: Blood Money's Coming To The PlayStation Network Too
If you want to know which classic PlayStation 2 titles are heading to the PlayStation Network, you need only turn to the ESRB's website
Yesterday, the American ratings board outed the release of the original Killzone for PS3 — something that Sony confirmed within hours of the rumours hitting the net. Today, eagle eyed gamers have spotted a similar...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Creative Director Leaves Ubisoft
Ubisoft must be getting a taste for what it feels like to lose a creative director
Just two years after the departure of series creator Patrice Desilets in 2010, Assassin's Creed: Revelations' creative director Alexandre Amancio has left Ubisoft Montreal in order to pursue a career at Canadian marketing firm, Cossette. Amancio has been an employee...
News GAME Accidentally Outs New Medal Of Honor, Need For Speed
Don't choke on your cornflakes
We know it's hard to believe, but there's going to be new entries in the popular Medal Of Honor and Need For Speed franchises. Shocking, huh? The news was accidentally outed by UK retailer GAME this morning, when it said in a hastily deleted Tweet: EA presentation was great, had mentions of a new Medal of Honor and...
News Killzone Shoots Up The PlayStation Network On January 24th
If the PlayStation 3 marked your first foray into the gritty universe of Killzone, then it seems as though Sony's got your back
After a series of rumours (and leaks), the platform holder has announced that a port of the original Killzone title is coming to the PlayStation Network on January 24th. It appears to be a straight port, so don't expect any...
News Sample Mass Effect 3 And Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning, Unlock New Kit for Both
Here's a novel cross-promotion strategy: if you play the demos for both Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning, you'll unlock new in-game costumes for the other game
Sound complicated? Well, it's really not. Playing the Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning demo, due out next week, will net you two items in Mass Effect 3. The goods include the...
News Grand Slam Tennis 2 Demo Smashes Onto PlayStation Network
It's time to don your Puma head-band and Wilson branded socks, as the demo for Grand Slam Tennis 2 has finally lobbed its way onto the PlayStation Network
In order to celebrate the release, EA Sports has served up a brand new trailer focusing on current top-dog Novak Djokovic and fan-favourite Rafael Nadal. Catch the trailer after the jump, then go...
News CES 2012: Ruin Re-emerges As Warrior's Lair
Looks like Sony's renamed its upcoming PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 based dungeon crawler, Ruin
In an interview with Engadget, the platform holder showed off an updated build of the action RPG, and referred to the title as Warrior's Lair. Honestly, we're not exactly taken with the new name — but then Ruin wasn't particularly endearing in the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PlayStation Vita Holds Steady As 3DS Dominates
At this point in time, there's no chance of any system catching up to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, so there's no point in even discussing it
Nintendo might have seemed "doomed" after a disappointing 3DS launch last year, but it's now conjured up a triple threat of unstoppable software releases. There's nothing anyone can do. As a result, a...
News Binary Domain Gets Pushed Back A Week, Scoops Up New Trailer
February is looking like an outstanding month for video games
Not only does it house the release of the PlayStation Vita — and its host of launch titles — but it also contains some seriously hot PlayStation 3 titles to boot. Binary Domain might be getting short shrift at present, but we've been ridiculously excited about the Yakuza Studio...
News Is The Original Killzone Coming To PlayStation 3?
The Killzone franchise didn't really make its mark until the PS3 came along
While the original PlayStation 2 title was dubbed as Sony's "Halo killer" at the time, the final product ultimately fell short. Sure, the PlayStation Portable spin-off, Killzone: Liberation, remains one of the best entries in the series — but it wasn't until...
News David Jaffe: Multiplayer Is At The Heart Of Twisted Metal
If you've ever stayed up late, huddled around a PlayStation controller, pumping bullet holes in Sweet Tooth's delightfully creepy ice-cream truck; then you'll understand what David Jaffe means when he says multiplayer is at the heart of Twisted Metal
Responding to a fan on Twitter, Jaffe said of the upcoming PS3 reboot: To keep expectations in...
News AMY Launch Trailer Stumbles Online Ahead Of Release
AMY might not be getting the most positive of reviews, but we're still excited for the downloadable survival horror title
Due out later today on the European PlayStation Network — sorry America, you've got to wait a week — developer Lexis Numerique has attempted to reinstate some enthusiasm with a killer launch trailer. The game continues to...
News Saints Row: The Third To Get Even Nuttier With Genkibowl VII DLC Pack
It's time to toss your common sense aside, as THQ has announced the first piece major DLC for Saints Row: The Third is coming to the PlayStation Network next week
And, as expected, it's delightfully mad. Entitled "Genkibowl VII", the DLC pack will bring with it a host of zany sporting events such as Sad Panda Skyblazing, Angry Tiger's...
News Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Swings Onto PS3 On March 27th In North America, March 30th In Europe
After a strong return to form with last year's iteration, EA Sports will be hoping to maintain the momentum of its chief golf simulator with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, due for release on March 27th in North America and March 30th in Europe
Developed by EA Tiburon, the latest version of the game will feature 22 golfers and 16 championship courses, in...
News Mass Effect 3 To Get Single Player, Multiplayer DLC
Looks like the story of Commander Shepard won't come to a firm conclusion at the end of Mass Effect 3 -- as BioWare's Casey Hudson has teased that the game is set to get a smattering of single-player and multiplayer downloadable content following its release
Chatting with Game Informer, Hudson said that the developer is planning "some...
News Release Schedule Outs Unexpected Homefront: Ultimate Edition
We're not sure anyone was clamouring for a repackaged version of Homefront, but that's exactly what THQ's release schedule has revealed
Due out before March 31st, the Homefront: Ultimate Edition will likely bundle the original game alongside its two DLC packs, "Fire Sale" and "The Rock". THQ has yet to make an official statement...
News Activision Snags Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Website Domain
Mega-publisher Activision may simply be keeping its options open by snatching the website domain for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2, but we think it's pretty safe to assume that the powerhouse is eyeing a sequel to Treyarch's 2010 cold-war adventure
Activision had previously registered domains through to BlackOps6.com, but had come unstuck with the Black...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 To Score 20 DLC Updates Over Next Nine Months
It's true that Activision manages to break sales records with each new release of Call Of Duty, but the profits don't end there
The American publisher's consistently posted remarkable DLC sales, and, perhaps as a reflection of that, its post release strategy is set to go into overdrive with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The publisher's announced...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Delayed Again, Beta Incoming
Keeping tradition, Ubisoft has delayed Ghost Recon: Future Soldier again
The game — which was originally due in March — will now release on May 22nd in North America and May 25th in the UK. We make it the shooter's fifth delay since being announced way back in January 2009. A beta is set to release on the PlayStation Network in April, with more...
News Bethesda To Solve Skyrim Issues With Next PlayStation 3 Patch
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim should have got more love on this website than it did
We adored Bethesda's sprawling RPG, but couldn't wholly recommend it due to the slew of technical issues that the game experienced at launch. Sure, it's easy to overlook the odd frame-rate stutter or two — but Skyrim brings a whole new meaning to the phrase...
News Ubisoft Confirms New Assassin's Creed: Revelations Map Pack For January 24th Launch
Ubisoft's lifted the lid on a new map pack for Assassin's Creed: Revelations' popular multiplayer component
Entitled the Mediterranean Traveller, the pack will introduce six new maps, spanning Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers, in addition to Assassin's Creed: Bortherhood favourites Florence, San Donato and Siena at night. The pack will launch on...
News Shoot Many Robots Gets Technical In New Trailer
In the video games industry, behind-the-scenes trailers are usually reserved for promotional material and scripted PR babble
But developer Demiurge has eschewed that trend for its latest Shoot Many Robots trailer, offering a peek behind the curtain at some of the game's more complex visual effects. While the different visual layers are traditionally...
News AMY To Launch For $9.99 On January 17th In North America
After a small kerfuffle regarding the price of AMY on the PlayStation Network, developer Lexis Numerique has done the honourable thing and dropped the game's price from $12
99 to $9.99. Unfortunately — as previously hinted — that comes with a small caveat: the survival horror title will now launch on January 17th in North America. The European...
News CES 2012: Sony Sells A Whopping 6.5 Million PlayStation Consoles Over Christmas
More than 6
5 million PlayStation branded consoles were sold during the Christmas period (November 18th to December 31st, 2011), Sony has announced. Of those sales, more than 500k units were contributed by the PlayStation Vita, following its Japanese launch on December 17th. But it was the PlayStation 3 that was the big seller — moving a whopping...
Unsurprisingly, Sony's multi-device cloud streaming music service -- the aptly named Music Unlimited -- will be available on the PlayStation Vita from day one in Europe and North America
Kaz Hirai announced the expected news at Sony's CES 2012 press conference overnight. It'll join third-party services such as Netflix, transforming the system into...
News Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition Officially Kicks Its Way Onto PS3 Next Month
If you're yet to get a handle on NetherRealm's recent Mortal Kombat reboot, then you're in luck
Warner Bros has officially revealed the rumoured Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for a February 28th release in North America. Those in Europe will be able to get their hands on the updated release from March 2nd. As far as repacked titles go — this is...
Rumour Silent Hill HD Collection Pushed Back To March
Will we ever get to experience the twisted narrative of Silent Hill 2 again? It feels like everytime we get a taste for the Silent Hill HD Collection's impending release, Konami shoves it out of sight
The compilation — which collates HD versions of both Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 — was scheduled to release on January 24th, after the game...
News Leaked Image Reveals Collector's Edition For Aliens: Colonial Marines
Try to feign your surprise for this one, but it looks as though Aliens: Colonial Marines will be getting a premium priced collector's edition
We know — big game in limited edition shocker; we can hardly believe it ourselves. A leaked shot of said collector's edition hints at the inclusion of three additional in-game multiplayer weapons, a new game...
News Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Ups The Ante With Stunning CG Trailer
We don't think it would be particularly unfair to say that Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City hasn't had the best build up
Hastily announced after a slew of rumours, then brushed aside because of its spin-off nature — the game needs to catch a break. After being delayed at the end of last year, Capcom's hoping that the extra time will give its...
News Twisted Metal Brings Carnage To PS3 On February 17th In The UK
Talk about timing
We had a horrible thought this morning that Twisted Metal might get delayed in the UK. After all, the game's US Valentine's Day release date was announced a long time ago, but SCEE has kept relatively tight-lipped about the car-combat title's launch overseas. Better late than never though, as the platform holder's just confirmed to...
News Andrew House Reflects On PlayStation's Tough 2011
Andrew House, Sony Computer Entertainment's new gaffer, has admitted that 2011 was a rough year for the electronics manufacturer
In an interview with The Guardian, House admitted that the hacking incident and Japanese earthquake took its toll on the company — but also resulted in a strong sense of unity between employees. "Yes, it has been a...
News Binary Domain Producer Believes Shooters Have The Widest Window Of Entry
Some gamers would argue that there are too many shooters on the PlayStation 3, but Binary Domain's producer, Masayoshi Kikuchi, sees that as a good thing
Speaking with CVG, the developer revealed that Binary Domain took the run-and-gun route in order to achieve "the biggest window of entry for as many gamers as possible". Despite Binary...
News PlayStation 3 Video Editing Application Leaked Ahead Of CES
We can't say we've ever got the urge to edit videos on our PlayStation 3, but it looks like that's something that might be possible in the future
Yay? An unknown assassin sleuth sneaked his way into Sony's CES booth and managed to snap a blurry photograph of a PlayStation 3 application named PlayMemories Studio. According to a trademark filed for...
News Netflix Launches In UK & Ireland, Subscription Prices Confirmed
Looks like the launch of that PlayStation 3 application last week was an omen -- as Netflix has announced that it has officially launched in the UK and Ireland
New customers signing up to the service can get a free month's trial, with subscriptions costing £5.99 (or 6.99) per month from there on out. The slender launch content offering includes...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 12 Maintains Its Reign At The Top Of The Charts
Buoyed no doubt by a strong week of football, FIFA 12 has held onto its position atop the UK sales charts for a third week running
With January ushering a mini-drought for new software releases, the chart is filled with familiar faces; with Battlefield 3, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Just Dance 3 and Skyrim all rounding out the top five. There...
News Lightbox Interactive Teases 'Surprising' DLC Strategy For Starhawk
Starhawk developer, Lightbox Interactive, is planning to surprise players with its DLC plans
In an interview with Respawn Action, senior producer Harvard Bonin told the website that the developer has decided to give a lot of content away, though he added that the expansions will not be throwaway, joking that he'd be "happy to take your...
News Mecho Wars Brings Gothic Styled Advance Wars To PlayStation Minis
A fleeting mention of Oyaji Games' Mecho Wars in the latest episode of the Official PlayStation Blogcast has confirmed the ambitious Advance Wars inspired turn-based strategy game for release in North America next week (January 10th)
The game — which was announced more than a year ago — boasts the artwork of the delightfully outspoken Luc...
News GameStop's Prototype 2 Pre-Order Bonus Is Called, Erm, 'Butt Kicker'
It's hard to believe that a group of executives at Prototype 2 developer, Radical Entertainment, signed off on the game's exclusive GameStop pre-order bonus
Entitled the embarrassingly lame "Butt Kicker", the power upgrade is actually a modified version of the game's explosive human javelin Bio-Bomb ability — allowing you to, ahem, kick...
News Lexis Numerique Responds To AMY Price Concerns, Launches Poll
There's no denying that Lexis Numerique's upcoming survival horror title, AMY, is one of the most anticipated PlayStation Network releases of the year
But despite the goodwill that the game's generated over the past several months, North American fans were perplexed to learn yesterday that the game would retail for $3 more on the PlayStation Network...
News Media Molecule Splashes Out On 'New, Risky Innovations'
Media Molecule spent the best part of last year ploughing cash into new, innovative products, a report has revealed
In an annual director's report, uncovered by Develop, the company indicated that its main business risks came "largely as a result of the company's heavy reliance on the one LittleBigPlanet brand name". As such, the company...
Icon Games has earned our respect as a developer
The indie outfit is behind some of the better PlayStation Minis available on the PlayStation Store — but it's not just the studio's chops as a developer that's won us over. For months now, the studio has been extremely candid, discussing its success — or lack thereof — on the various console...
News Square Enix Reveals Scarygirl For PlayStation Network
Square Enix has lifted the lid on Scarygirl, a PlayStation Network adaptation of Nathan Jurevicius' graphic novel of the same name
Developed by TikGames, the title depicts the story of a lonely girl who sports a tentacle for an arm and dresses like a pirate. No, we're not making this up. Haunted by nightmares of a strange man, the titular Scarygirl...
News Sony Confirms Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition For North America
As previously rumoured, Sony's confirmed the release of the Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition for North America
The inflated retail package includes the original game bundled with all of its hefty title updates, in addition to a voucher for all of the racer's recently released DLC content. The repackaged release will set you back $39.99 when it launches on...
News Netflix Pops Up Unannounced On UK PlayStation 3s
Looks like Sony's started rolling out Netflix on PlayStation 3s across the UK and Ireland
A quick check on our own system confirmed the icon for the digital movie streaming service under the TV heading of the XMB. Clicking on the application prompts a small 13mb download. After tremendous success in North America, Netflix confirmed it would be...
News Japanese Games Market Declines In 2011 Despite New Hardware
The Japanese games market declined in 2011, according to reports published by Enterbrain via Famitsu
That was despite a 2.4 percent increase in hardware sales — up to ¥179,740 million ($2.3 billion) — spurred by the releases of the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Indeed, while the hardware bump was significant, it wasn't enough to stave off...
News Early Screenshot Of Runner 2 Sprints Online
Following Gaijin Games' deliberately ambiguous announcement for Runner 2, the developer has released a slightly less cryptic screenshot of the in-development game
While the original Runner boasted a delightfully retro art-style, its successor looks much more modern in style. Gaijin explains in a blog post that the game's still early and lacking some...
News Batman: Arkham City Was Gamefly's 'Most Wanted' Game Of 2011
Batman: Arkham City was the most demanded game of 2011, according to subscriber data released by video game rental service Gamefly
The caped crusader topped the charts for the most wanted multiplatform title based on subscriber queue numbers. Unsurprisingly, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception was the most coveted game on PS3. Given Batman: Arkham City's...
News Noby Noby Boy Update: GIRL Reaches Uranus
Ignore the innuendo in the headline for a moment while we get down to business
It's been a while since we posted an update on Noby Noby Boy — mainly because players have spent the last couple of years stretching GIRL from Jupiter to Uranus. But finally, she's made it! GIRL's next destination is Neptune, which is set to be quite the journey for...
News Trio Of Top Demos Pledged For PlayStation Store
Demotastic
Sony's announced that a batch of anticipated demos are days away from launching on the PlayStation Store. Amongst the retail samples include Final Fantasy XIII-2, Asura's Wrath and, our most anticipated, Grand Slam Tennis 2. The news comes via the American-arm of the PlayStation Blog, meaning the news relates to the US PlayStation...
News Warner Bros Pushes Gotham City Imposters Back A Month
Warner Bros has announced that it has pushed back its quirky Monolith developed downloadable shooter, Gotham City Imposters, until February
The game was originally due out next week on the PlayStation Store, but no reason was given for the delay. We're going to suspect that it's got something to do with feedback from the beta that opened over...
News SSX Gets Tricky In New Trailer, Piles On The Accolades
Would you like to know every single positive thing that's ever been said about EA Sports' upcoming SSX reboot? Then this trailer's totally got your back
Outside of the praise, the trailer boasts a bunch of gameplay footage from the tricked-out racer. It's taken a while, but the game's finally starting to look like it's deserving of its name. Catch...
News Ubisoft Unveils A Couple Of Double Packs For PlayStation 3
For money conscious gamers, double packs represent outrageous value for money
Sure you might have to wait a while to snatch the bargain bundles, but it's worth it in the end. Sony's already released a bunch of Dual Packs for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, but now Ubisoft has decided to follow suit. The company's revealed two PS3 double...
News AMY Spooks The PlayStation Network Next Week
AMY, the promising downloadable horror adventure from Flashback creator Paul Cuisset, is set to launch on the PlayStation Network for £7
99 next week. The haunting post-apocalyptic adventure is inspired by ICO, and sees you form a bond with the titular Amy who's been blessed with mysterious powers. The game's a mixture of survival horror and...
News Sony Reveals The Cast Of The Tester Season 3, Even More Baffling Than Previous Years
Sony's just put the icing on a great day for gaming news
No, it's not announced the next iteration of the God Of War franchise or released a new trailer for The Last Of Us — no, better than that... It's announced the cast of the third season of The Tester. For those unfamiliar, The Tester is an annual reality show distributed exclusively...
News XCOM: Enemy Unknown Appeases Fans, Returns To Strategy
If you were one of those people that hopped straight onto NeoGAF to voice your disgust at 2K Marin's first-person XCOM reboot, then this announcement is for you; the latest issue of Game Informer magazine has revealed that Civilization developer Firaxis Games is currently working on a new XCOM title named XCOM: Enemy Unkown -- and, yes, it's a strategy game
The title is planned for PlayStation 3 this fall, and while details are currently scarce, a full blowout is included in this month's Game Informer magazine. Interestingly, the first XCOM release was subtitled "Enemy Unknown", though it's not believed that this ne...
If you've been having a bad day up until now, prepare to turn that frown upside down; SEGA's just announced that an updated version of House Of The Dead 3 -- with high-definition visuals, trophies and complete PlayStation Move support -- is set to shuffle onto the PlayStation Network from February 7th
But as exciting as that sounds, it isn't even...
News Warner Bros Confirms LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
After a slew of rumours, Warner Bros has finally lifted the lid on LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
The confirmation came via the company's Twitter account, with development once again being handled by TT Games. Despite the confirmation, the publisher's yet to actually send out a press release, so details about the game remain pretty scarce. However...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS Vita Sells 42K, 3DS Unstoppable
Considering all the doom and gloom around the Internet regarding the PlayStation Vita's unspectacular second week sales, the system actually held relatively well in its third week
Given some armchair analysts were expecting the sytem to drop as low as 10k units, its actual sell through of 42k units looks mightily impressive in comparison. Of course,...
News Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Gets Pushed Back Into Second Quarter Of 2012
According to the Polish arm of Forbes, City Interactive has pushed back Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 into the second quarter of 2012
The translation of the original story is sketchy, but the article seems to insinuate that the developer is looking to add an additional layer of polish to the game and firm up the title's marketing plans. Sounds like a good...
News Grand Slam Tennis 2 Introduces Total Racquet Control
Grand Slam Tennis 2 is right at the top of our most anticipated releases for 2012
We know, pretty weird huh? But regular readers will be all too aware of our adoration for tennis based video games. While we're still a little concerned about the quality of the game's pledged PlayStation Move support — please, please, please be good — we're still...
News Choplifter HD Takes Flight On PlayStation Network Next Week
The remake of nostalgia infused chopper rescue classic, Choplifter HD, is set to drop onto the PlayStation Network next week
The inXile developed title will grace Sony's digital store front on January 10th for a pricey $14.99. We've included a trailer of the game after the jump.
News Bioware Reveals Mass Effect 3's Pre-Order Bonuses
Following the trend of every other hot new video game release, BioWare's announced a small arsenal of pre-order bonuses for Mass Effect 3
Simply pre-ordering the space RPG from anywhere will guarantee you access to the M55 Argus Assault Rifle for free, while pre-orders at GameStop will also reward you with the N7 Warfare Gear pack. You can catch a...
News First Shots Of Max Payne 3's Multiplayer Mode Shoot Online
Rockstar's released some new shots of Max Payne 3's multiplayer component for you to feast your eyes on
The publisher's hoping to innovate with the game's online mode, bringing in narrative beats to set the feature apart. The screenshots though, well, they could be mistaken for any other third-person shooter. It all looks a bit bland, doesn't it?...
News Sample The Magical Music Of Journey
Lest we forget that beyond the big names such as BioShock: Infinite and The Last Of Us, there's one very promising game coming exclusively to the PlayStation Network this Spring; thatgamecompany's beautiful flower narrowly missed out on our game of the year award in 2009, and we wouldn't bet against the indie outfit's latest, Journey, from being a similar contender in 2012
In a brand new interview with co-founder Kellee Santiago and composer Austin Wintory, USA Today has debuted...
News Ken Levine Disappointed With The Physical Interest In BioShock: Infinite's Elizabeth
Irrational Games' outspoken gaffer, Ken Levine, has spoken out about his "disappointment" regarding the gaming community's sexualised response to BioShock: Infinite's female protagonist, Elizabeth
The luminary said in an interview with OXM that creating a sex symbol was never the developer's intent, and that it's a shame that gamers are so focused...
News Soul Calibur V's Finished, Namco Bandai Celebrates With New Trailers
Publisher Namco Bandai's celebrated the completion of Soul Calibur V with a bevy of new videos showing off the stage of history
The game's gone gold today, meaning that it's been sent off for production ahead of its January 31st release date. There's a surprisingly low level of hype for the upcoming weapons based brawler, which is staggering...
News Back To The Future Heads Up Bumper January PlayStation Plus Update
The start of a new month is always an exciting time for PlayStation Plus subscribers
It's the time of the year when Sony drops a cavalcade of goodies on premium members, and this month's update certainly sets an exciting precedent for the rest of 2012. The full season of Back To The Future headlines the update for North American and European...
News Syndicate's New Co-Op Trailer Reveals Enviable Character Names
If there's only one thing you take away from this debut trailer for Syndicate's co-operative mode -- which is separate from the main single-player campaign -- make sure it's the names of the characters
Sure the core gunplay looks ace, and we love the visual style of the game — but we're sold on the operative's names alone. Emma Thalos? Tihomir...
News CTA Digital Creates Official U.S. Army Move Accessories
Fire at will
CTA Digital's range of Move accessories already includes a PS3 bowling ball and a three-in-one Move sniper rifle, but the peripheral manufacturer just scored a huge licence: the United States Army. The U.S. Army Sniper Action Rifle is Move-exclusive, and looks like a slightly revamped version of its original sniper peripheral. The other...
News Token Final Fantasy Versus XIII Update: People Will Be Excited, Says Square Enix
We wished we could hop online and give you the full unveiling of Final Fantasy Versus XIII that you deserve -- heck, we know people that bought a PlayStation 3 for this game -- but we can't, because Square Enix is taking a really, really, really, really long time to make the game
Instead we're forced to post sweet little nothings in order to...
News CCP Opens Closed Beta Registrations For DUST 514
CCP's announced that it has opened closed beta sign-ups for its upcoming, uber-ambitious PlayStation 3 exclusive persistent shooter MMO, DUST 514
Current registrations are exclusive to subscribers of the developer's PC MMO, Eve Online — which makes sense given the two title's promised interoperability. If you are an Eve Online subscriber though,...
News Composer Mentions God Of War IV On Resume, Confirms The Game's Existence
As with so many other Sony published titles, God Of War IV is leaking faster than a burst pipe
Eagle eyed gamers picked up on the inclusion of the game's name in composer Timothy Williams' online resume. The musician has since confirmed the game's existence to Joystiq, telling the website that he is "working on [the game] in the capacity of...
News Crystal Dynamics To Lift The Curtain On New IP This Year
It's been a while since we heard anything from Crystal Dynamics
The developer has clearly been working hard on its uber-promising upcoming Tomb Raider reboot. But while Lara Croft's latest adventure is clearly at the heart of the studio's endeavours, Crystal Dynamics is also making plans to unveil a brand new IP in 2012 too. The New Year ushers in...
News Analyst: Grand Theft Auto V Poised To Be Biggest Release Of 2012
We're still not sure if Grand Theft Auto V is due out in 2012, but EEDAR analyst Jesse Divinch is making some assumptions
He's also predicting that Rockstar's latest will outsell every other title released in 2012 should it drop this year. Y'know what, we think he could be onto something. Chatting to Industry Gamers, the analyst put his head on the...
News Shocker: Activision To Accompany New James Bond Movie With Video Game
We're suckers for James Bond games -- real suckers
How many people do you know that have the platinum trophy in Quantum Of Solace? Yeah, erm, we do. So obviously, we're more than a little excited to learn that the latest issue of movie magazine, Empire, has hinted at the release of a new 007 title to tie-in with the upcoming flick, Skyfall. It's not...
News Former Irem Developer Working On New Title For PlayStation 3 And PlayStation Vita
The man behind Disaster report, Kazuma Kujo, has opened 2012 by confirming that his studio, Granzella, is hard at work on a new game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
Kujo's comments came in response to a fan on Twitter who asked if Granzella's next title would be on PlayStation 3 or PSP. Kujo responded that PS3 and PS Vita were a lock, but...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II Officially Announced For Japan
SEGA's kicked off the new year with a bang, officially announcing Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II for Japan
The sequel to the two-dimensional noscon will arrive on PlayStation 3 in 2012. SEGA promised that the title would boast improved physics and visuals in an interview with GameSpot last week. The game's also set to host the return of Metal...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 12 Dribbles Its Way To The Top, Modern Warfare 3 Shoots Into Second
FIFA 12 headed into the festive season at the top of the UK sales charts, according to Chart Track's list of the top selling software for the week leading up to Christmas Eve
EA Sports' footie sim increased its sales by up to 34 percent in order to drive its way to the top of the charts, while Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 also saw a big enough...
News Xiaoyu And M. Bison Exhange Attacks In Street Fighter X Tekken
Oooh, you gamers really are eagle eyed folk
A screenshot for Street Fighter X Tekken uploaded to the XBOX Live Market Place (we know!) has inadvertently revealed Tekken's jailbait hottie Xiaoyu and Street Fighter's trend-setting M. Bison for the crossover fighter. Joystiq reports tha
Feature Push Square's PlayStation Predictions For 2012
It's 2012; the future is upon us
You didn't notice? Seriously, stop reading this article right now and find your nearest window — don't worry, we'll wait. Good, you're back. Did you notice the flying cars and newly built steel sky-scrapers on the horizon? Yeah, exactly. The future, huh? Unfortunately the future isn't quite as exciting as late 70s...
News Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Is Absolutely As Bonkers As Ever
We distinctly recall unlocking an upgrade for Paul Phoenix in Tekken 5 that attached a puppy to his hair-sprayed quiff
That was pretty weird, but totally awesome at the same time. Thankfully it looks like Tekken Tag Tournament 2's not planning on forgetting the franchise's bonkers routes. A new, low quality Japanese trailer shows Ganryu sporting a...
News PS3 & PS Vita Bound Final Fantasy X HD To Be A Full Scale 'Remake'
Fleetingly announced at last year's Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix has been pretty quiet about its upcoming Final Fantasy X HD re-release for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita
But breaking the silence, producer Yoshinori Kitase has told German magazine M! Games that the title will not be a simple HD repaint, more a full scale remake. Don't expect the...
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News Stick Man Rescue Stages A Recovery Mission On PlayStation Minis Next Month
If you liked Choplifter, then you're probably going to love Stick Man Rescue
The upcoming PlayStation Mini from TikGames promises to put you in control of a helicopter tasked with rescuing throngs of stick people on the verge of getting "burned alive, smashed, decapitated, blown up, electrocuted or dissolved by acid". Gruesome. Thankfully,...
News More Fuel For The Fire: Blizzard Staffing Up For Console Version Of Diablo III
At this point there is no doubt that Diablo III is coming to consoles
There have been so many rumours, so many nods and winks, that it seems inevitable at this point. Edging us closer to that burgeoning inevitability is the discovery of a job posting on Gamasutra. In the listing, Blizzard states that it's in need of a Console Network Senior Software...
Rumour God Of War IV To Feature Online Co-Op
Since its inception, the God Of War franchise has been all about its epic single-player experience
But if rumours in the latest issue of British magazine, PSM3, are to be believed, Kratos could be on the verge of heading online. The publication speculates that the next mainline entry of God Of War will sport online co-op and centre on the plot of...
News Limited Edition Copies Of Twisted Metal To Include Downloadable Version Of Twisted Metal: Black
In a delightfully scatty video blog, David Jaffe, the creative force behind Twisted Metal and God Of War, has announced that all first-print editions of Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3 will include a downloadable voucher for Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black originally launched on the PlayStation 2 way back in 2001, and was critically...
News Japan Sales Charts: PlayStation Vita's Second Week Sales Disappoint
The PlayStation Vita got off to a reasonable, if unspectacular, debut in Japan -- but its second week sales paint a troubling picture for the platform in the near future
The well equipped handheld was outsold by the 3DS, PSP, Wii and PS3 during its first full week on the market, recording sales of just over 70,000 units. For comparison, Nintendo's...
News Mysterious Gran Turismo 5 'XL Edition' Races Onto Retailer Websites
Y'know, we'd love to get back into Gran Turismo 5, but those patches are a big deterrent
We admit that we haven't been keeping up to date with the racing game's monthly updates, and as a result we're about six hours of downloads away from playing the game. We always kind of hoped that Sony would release an updated version of Gran Turismo 5, with all...
News Tokyo Jungle Opens For Visitors In 2012
Sony's bizarre post-apocalyptic animal adventure, Tokyo Jungle, is still in development if reports are to be believed
The PlayStation C.A.M.P. developed oddity was first announced way back in 2010, but Sony's been keeping the bizarre downloadable title caged since then. Thankfully the Pomeranian sim lives, with Siliconera pointing out that Sony...
News MLB: The Show Developer Leaves To Become Creative Director At EA Sports
Kolbe Launchbaugh may not be a household name like Hideo Kojima and Ken Levine, but he's still a person worth knowing
The developer's spent the past 15 years climbing the corporate ladder at SCEA, starting out as a lowly tester and later becoming a key figure in MLB: The Show's rise to prominence. Sadly, now he's leaving SCEA to take up a position...
News The Incredible Hulk Smashes Onto Marvel Pinball Next Year
We'd assumed that the recently released "Vengeance and Virtue" pack would mark the end of Marvel Pinball's DLC
But it seems that developer Zen Studios has much more content up its sleeve. Eagle-eyed forum posters took note of a comment in which Mel Kirk, Zen Studios' vice president of marketing and PR, announced the appearance of The Incredible Hulk...
News GameStop Issues Apology Over The Last Guardian Cancellation Rumour
GameStop has issued a statement apologising for causing concern regarding The Last Guardian's development status overnight
The US retailer caused a furore when it contacted customers holding pre-orders for the Team ICO developed title, informing them that the game had been cancelled. Sony immediately followed-up the story, declining that the game...
News GameStop Claims The Last Guardian Is Cancelled, Sony Denies
Poor Shuhei Yoshida's Twitter feed is a sight for sore eyes this evening
The Worldwide Studios executive spent the best part of the night clearing up rumours that suggested Team ICO's troubled title, The Last Guardian, had been cancelled. It hasn't — but there's definitely some confusion over the matter. Rumours hit overdrive when customers...
News Watch The Ladies Of Street Fighter X Tekken Duke It Out
As far as trailers for Street Fighter X Tekken go, this is one of the most conventional
Sure it features females fighting on top of moving trucks, but y'know, at least there aren't bears and stuff in it. The cinematic focuses on the females of Street Fighter X Tekken, with Cammy and Chun-Li duking it out against Asuka and Lili. It's a neat little...
News Fill Your Stocking With The PlayStation Store's Festive Sale
If you've been a good boy or girl this Christmas, you might want to reward yourself with the odd PlayStation Network download or two
Thankfully you won't have to pay top dollar for the privilege, as SCEE has announced a new Festive Sale initiative set to kick off on December 23rd. During the period Sony will be discounting more than 100 downloads on...
News Starbreeze Working 'Long Days And Nights' To Meet Syndicate Deadline
Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot is not a strategy game, but that's ok because the game looks like an awesome first-person shooter instead
Originally confirmed for a February 21st release, EA later moved the game up to February 13th. That's left the development team scrambling to finish the game in time, but CEO Mikael Nermark reckons he's enjoying the...
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