Tag: Nihilistic Software

Frightfully perfect transition

With Vita’s recent release in Japan and the media all abuzz comparing Vita and 3DS sales over the holidays, Resistance: Burning Skies developer Nihilistic thought it’d be a perfect time to unload a fresh bit of its upcoming Vita game, as it’s already looking like it’ll do some serious damage to Vita owners'...

Just over ten years ago, we remember begging our parents for a copy of Ecks Vs Sever on the Game Boy Advance

We had read about the first-person shooter in a magazine, and recall thinking how awesome it would be to play a proper shooter on a handheld. The game, it turned out, wasn't all that — but ever since Ecks Vs Sever's release, we've been obsessed with the idea of first-person shooters..

Nihilistic is currently developing PlayStation Vita spin-off Resistance: Burning Skies, but has previously worked on PlayStation 3 titles such as PlayStation Move Heroes

Making the jump between home console and handheld hasn't been too difficult for the studio however, as it told the PlayStation Blog that it "really hasn't been that big of a change" switching to PlayStation Vita..

The PlayStation Portable was famous for its crunching loading times

Partly the fault of Sony's conspicuous portable UMD format, loading completely broke the pace of a number of PSP titles. But if Nihilistic Software's upcoming PlayStation Vita FPS, Resistance: Burning Skies, is indicative of future releases on Sony's new handheld platform, loading won't be an issue going forward. See, Resistance:..

Sony kicked off its PlayStation Vita software offering by announcing Resistance: Burning Skies, a brand-new title in Insomniac's first-person alternate history franchise developed by Nihilistic Software

The game puts players in control of Tom Riley, a New York fireman faced with the threat of Chimera's initial invasion on New York. Nihilistic showed off a lengthy demonstration during Sony's press..

Nihilistic's game gets named

Resistance on PlayStation Vita has an official name: Resistance: Burning Skies. Developed by Nihilistic Software, the game was shown off during Sony's media briefing at Gamescom in Cologne. With a brand new hero — Tom Riley — and a brand new story, here's hoping the game can live up to the standard set by its...

The lighter side of Naughty Dog

PlayStation Move Heroes is now upon us, and we've previously taken a look into the sneaky heroes that are Sly Cooper and Bentley, but now it’s time to head back into Sony’s past to take an inside look at another of PlayStations greatest series – Jak and Daxter. Come with us as well delve into the wacky world of...

It feels like we've been waiting forever for a UK release date for Nihilistic Software's PlayStation Move mascot mash-up, the imaginatively titled PlayStation Move Heroes

Now we've got confirmation of a firm release date for Britain: next week. Uh-huh, it's due out on March 25th nationwide. Gives you ten days to put your pre-order in. What do you mean, "cutting it fine"?

PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America will continue to get the privileged treatment  next month, as Sony unloads exclusive early access to the PlayStation Move Heroes demo on March 1st

Players will get to test out the PlayStation Move controlled mascot cross-over title at least three weeks before its release in North America, while Europe still waits for that all important release date..

Or California, one of the two

Californian developer Nihilistic Software is the studio entrusted with bringing three key Sony franchises – Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper – to PlayStation 3, and now the studio has opened its doors for a behind-the-scenes video to explain the process that brought the six heroes together...

Join the Interuniversal Hero Games

Ever wonder how the six lead characters in PlayStation Move Heroes came together for the first time in Sony history? If you guessed "a gravitational anomaly has opened a rift in space-time, creating a wormhole into another world" then give yourself a big pat on the back. In order to decide which of the...

In many ways, PlayStation Move Heroes is a PlayStation fanboy's dream package

There's Sly and Bentley, Ratchet and Clank, heck, there's even Jak and Daxter. What more could any self recognising SCE fanboy need? Each of the characters are voiced by their original actors, with developers Nihilistic citing the cast's personalities as the "biggest goal on the project, and the most..

See a raccoon with a laser whip

How much more needs to be said about PlayStation Move Heroes? Six of Sony's top characters – Sly, Bentley, Ratchet, Clank, Jak and Daxter – uniting for the first time in a Move-exclusive adventure. You likely already know if you're going to buy it or not, but these screenshots might entice you into keeping a...

Sony's confirmed via the comments section of the PlayStation Blog that upcoming mascot crossover title, PlayStation Move Heroes, will get a demo before its late March release

Sony promises there'll be more information in February.

Killzone 3 aside, PlayStation Move Heroes looks like it's the next big title for Sony's motion controller

The title — which lets you play as Sly Cooper, Bentley, Ratchet, Clank, Jak and Daxter — is due out in the US on March 22nd and it looks like Sony's teamed up with Toys 'R' Us to offer a new Move bundle including the game. The $99.99 package includes a Move controller, PlayStation Eye and..

Demo expected before launch

Toys 'R' Us brought home an exclusive EyePet bundle a few months ago, and the critter obviously behaved itself as the company is back to bring a new exclusive bundle for upcoming title PlayStation Move Heroes. When the game launches in North America on March 22nd you'll be able to pick it up in a bundle containing a...

Fresh eyes on the series

Insomniac Games may have made a name for Resistance on the PS3, but the studio won’t be handling the franchise's latest handheld incarnation for the NGP. In a tweet by Insomniac, the team congratulated Nihilistic Software for its hard work on the game, and then followed up by adding that NGP Resistance is a brand new game,...

While Nihilistic Software put the finishing touches to PlayStation Move Heroes, the studio already has another project in the works

A Tweet from Resistance creators Insomniac Games has revealed that Nihilistic are the studio behind the upcoming Resistance title for NGP. According to Insomniac, the game will be a new entry in the franchise and not a port. We're hoping Resistance Retribution's..

What's in the package?

Taking PlayStation's six most beloved heroes and putting them into one package, PlayStation Move Heroes has caught the attention of many, but how does the game actually play? Far from the 3D action platformer some would have expected, the title is actually more like a minigame compilation, according to Siliconera. One game on...