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Sony Firmware 3.60 Update Is Here with Some New Features
2 years ago
The PlayStation Network was offline yesterday in order for Sony to prepare the new firmware 3.60 update for the PlayStation 3. Now the new update is available and with it the DRM technology has been fixed to prevent hacking, but for how long?
Users will also get something useful for themselves More >
Rochard is Like a 2-D Half Life 2 with some Team Fortress Flavoring
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
For those of you who wished Half Life 2 and Team Fortress could somehow make a 2-D baby, well, your wish was granted. Rochard is a platforming game with puzzle and action elements thrown in. The game has an art style similar to Team Fortress, and the main character, John Rochard, uses a gravity More >
Trials HD, Limbo, and Splosion Man Go Retail, Together
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
That’s right, games that were once only available for download on Xbox Live are now heading to retail stores. It seems a bit backwards to go from download to retail, but hey, at least these excellent titles will get more mass-market awareness by being in major stores.
For the reasonable price of More >
Toy Soldiers: Cold War Invites You to be a Kid Again
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
I’m sure most of us remember the ridiculous arguments: “My soldier shot yours”, “No, my bullets hit yours first”. This is exactly why video games became popular. You don’t have to argue about that anymore. Just let the game decide whose soldiers were shot first. Though I’m sure kids (and adults) More >
First-Person Mech Game? Yes, Please – “Hawken” Unveiled
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
This new indie game, “Hawken“, might just hit that sweet spot and fill a void that’s all too often ignored – the giant robot genre. It’s really surprising to see the dearth of mech games out there. Why would you not want to pilot a robot that can fly, jump across buildings, and shoot More >
Sony Europe Stops UK Studios’ Games to Work on 1st-Party Games
2 years ago
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told developers at London Studio, Studio Liverpool, and Evolution Studios that their game projects will either be streamlined or closed in order for them to focus on 1st-party offerings by Sony. As much as this might sound like bad news for the studios, Sony More >
Grand Theft Auto 5 Heads Back to San Andreas?
2 years ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Video Games
It’s time to rep the set and get back on the block. If you have no idea what I just said, then you obviously did not play Rockstar Games’ highly acclaimed Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
According to IGN, Rockstar Games has just put out a casting call for a game that has been given the codename More >
Microsoft’s Kinect Is the Fastest Selling Consumer Electronic Device Ever!
2 years ago
Microsoft’s Kinect is the “Fastest Selling Consumer Electronics Device” according to Guinness World Records. It’s pretty crazy to see a peripheral for a console sell like crazy. It’s even crazier with iPad and iPhone mania that the Kienct sold faster that those two during the same launch period. More >
Save Your Game Online with PlayStation Plus
2 years ago
Well, here’s another incentive to become a PlayStation Plus member. Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus members will be able to save their games online. For $50 a year, you’ll be able to upload your saved games to a 150MB storage space in cloud for up to 1,000 save files. Even copy-prohibited More >
PlayStation Network Is Down Right Now
2 years ago
The PlayStation Network is undergoing maintenance and started at 8AM PST/11AM EST this morning. It’s going to last a total of 11 hours, so we have until 7PM PST. This means no signing in the network, no online multiplayer, and no store. I wonder what this maintenance can be. It could be Sony More >
Finish Him/Her Using the Mortal Kombat Fight Stick
2 years ago
The Mortal Kombat reboot game is going to be available next month on April 19, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Having said that, what better way to beat the crap out of your opponent than to get the Mortal Kombat Fight Stick.
The Mortal Kombat Fight Stick is an arcade-style joystick in More >
JAX Is Going to Get Ya!
2 years ago
Here’s a new pic of Michael Jai White as Jax in the upcoming Mortal Kombat web series being directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Kevin tweeted this pic on his twitter and Jax is either shooting something, or doing the hokey pokey.
The Mortal Kombat web series also stars Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade and Ian More >
Doom 3D Reboot in the Works
2 years ago
Hollywood Insider has got the scoop on a Doom reboot and they are very enthusiastic and excited about the news. Like really excited. Universal is looking for a good script for the movie that will take full advantage of… yes you guessed it, 3D. I always thought that a 3D Doom game/movie would be More >
New L.A. Noire Gameplay Video Shows More Believable-Looking Facial Animation
2 years ago
Rockstar Games has released a new gameplay video for L.A. Noire, “Investigation and Interrogation”. In this video, you’ll get to see how investigating and interrogating works. These are the two most important skill sets for any detective. Everything you see is actual in-game footage as you search More >
Matchmaking MMO ‘Lucent Heart’ Takes Dating Outside the Game with Dating Site for Gamers
2 years ago
Lucent Heart is a matchmaking MMORPG that offers a unique way to pair up players to share adventures with the help from cupid. GamerDating.com is a social networking dating site where gamers can meet, blog, and game together. It would make sense that somehow these two would meet together and form More >
Uncharted 3: Meet Drake’s New Villain, Katherine Marlowe
2 years ago
During GDC last week, Naughty Dog unveiled the new villain that Nathan Drake will be facing in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Her name is Catherine Marlowe, and she is one person you do not want to cross. She’s a leader of a secret society that has been around since the first Queen Elizabeth, More >
Heavy Rain’s Jacqui Ainsley Pregnant with Sherlock Holmes’ Guy Ritchie
2 years ago
So news has broke that Jacqui Ainsley is going to have a baby with Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch). For those that don’t know, Jacqui Ainsley was the motion capture actress and model for Heavy Rain‘s Madison Paige. I’m sad to hear this news because I wanted to have her baby.
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Robert De Niro Hasn’t Read Script but Is Interested in Uncharted Movie
2 years ago
In an interview with Robert De Niro, he mentions that he hasn’t read the script for the Uncharted movie yet, but is interested in being in the project with David O. Russell directing with Mark Wahlberg starring as Nathan Drake.
“Absolutely, sure. I’m aware of it,” says De Niro. “I haven’t seen it More >
Dead Island Artwork: Hi-res Xian Mei Image
2 years ago
Here’s a nice high-res artwork of one of the characters from Dead Island, Xian Mei. She’s of Chinese origin and works as a receptionist at the Royal Palm Resort. She’s athletic and smart. The other playable characters you’ll get to play are Sam B. (former rapper), Logan (surfer) and Pura.
Dead More >
Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath DLC Trailer
2 years ago
Here’s a new video featuring Jill Valentine and Shuma-Gorath for Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds. They will be available March 15, 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as individual downloads for 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99 on the PSN.
Jill Valentine is based on her Resident Evil 5 More >
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Disappearance Out Today
2 years ago
Today, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be getting their biggest DLC to date with The Da Vinci Disappearance. It will have new single and multiplayer features.
Everything may seem peachy after the fall of the Borgias in Rome, but danger still lurks in the city of Rome. The single player More >
Lara Croft Will Try to Raid Tombs Again on the Big Screen
2 years ago
Looks like this reboot won’t bother me at all since the first two Tomb Raider movies with Angelina Jolie were mediocre. Producer Graham King (The Town, The Departed) will try to take Tomb Raider back to the big screen. His company, GK Films, has acquired the rights to film from Square Enix More >
Sean Bean to Play Harry in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D?
2 years ago
Sean Bean is in talks to play as Harry Mason in Silent Hill: Revelation 3D alongside Adelaide Clemens (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), who’s playing Heather Mason and Kit Harington (Game of Thrones). If he’s in, this won’t be his first time being in a Silent Hill movie, since he played a father in the More >
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Release Date and Augmented Edition Details
2 years ago
by Ryan Southard
in Video Games
Hot off the presses, Deus Ex: Human Revolution finally has a release date in this crowded year. You can expect it to be released on August 25th, 2011, though that is according to EB games in Australia.
::UPDATE::
The release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be August 23rd, 25th, and 26th More >
Review: Shira Oka: Second Chances
2 years ago
by Benson Chen
in Video Games
Shira Oka: Second Chance is a dating simulation game created by a company called Okashi Studios that is based in San Francisco Bay Area. As one of the first dating simulation game that is created by an American company, this is a great attempt at the genre.
The story of Shira Oka begins with a More >
