Prominent hackers Bushing, Marcan, and Sven took the stage at this year’s annual Chaos Communication Congress (27C3) to showcase their latest underground efforts on PS3. The trio describe Sony’s security measures as an ‘epic fail,’ pointing to the botched implementation of ECDSA. Apparently, the so-called ‘random’ number used to create the private key is always static. What does mean for […]

One of our members just finished playing the new Dead Space 2 demo and decided to share his initial impressions with us. Dead Space 2 is the sequel to the 2008 survival-horror game, Dead Space. Taking place nearly a year after the first game, Issac finds himself killing and dismembering even more creatures in the bowels of darkness. Be sure […]

It seems that our beloved Portal 2 has finally received a release date of April 21st, 2011. The game previously received the award for receiving the “shortest delay in Valve history” marking the release sometime during the week of April 18th, 2011. The game will be released on the PC via Valve’s own Steam while EA Partners will handle the […]

It’s official: Rock Band dev Harmonix has gone independent under the financial backing of investment firm Columbus Nova. Parent company Viacom did not disclose details of the transaction. Viacom made its intent to sell off Harmonix public last month, following the dismal retail performance of Rock Band 3. For those wondering, support for previously released titles will not cease as […]

According to a Gamasutra job listing, Crystal Dynamics, the developer of the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot are seeking a “multiplayer producer” and “senior multiplayer game designer”. The listing specifically says “come and work on the new Tomb Raider” so any doubts about of it being related to another game are squashed. Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light was the first title […]

Although a sequel looms, publisher Konami isn’t finished with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The company announced today that a pair of DLC packs are due out early next year, boasting “all new areas, monsters, and brand new story lines.” Here’s a brief overview on what to expect from these meaty bits of DLC:

Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops continues to set records across all forms of entertainment, with Activision announcing today that the title has grossed a cool $1 billion worldwide. This milestone comes a mere month after the explosive November debut. More eye-popping statistics follow after the break.

The latest Major Nelson podcast brings official word that the first Call of Duty Black Ops DLC pack, entitled First Strike, is due out February 1 on Xbox Live. Priced at 1200 MS Points, it’s a timed exclusive that ushers in four all-new maps, plus an additional zombie map. Treyarch online director Dan Bunting sheds light on the design philosophies […]

Namco Bandai’s announced that medieval romp Knights Contract will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 22. Set on a cursed locale rife with malicious beasts, the title sees players assume the role of Heinrich, an immortal executioner, and Gretchen who is a resurrected witch. The duo embark on a quest for purification. As you’d expect, that endeavor will involve bloodshed. Lots of […]

Good news: Atlus isn’t pulling the plug on its online servers for cult-hit PS3 RPG Demon’s Souls. At least not anytime soon. In a press release sent out today, company PR manager Aram Jabbari assures fans that “[Atlus] will support the online servers for Demon’s Souls as long as we possibly can.” The full statement, in all of its cheeky […]

Developer slicer4ever over on our forums has released a homebrew port of Tetris for PS3. It’s a de-facto port, featuring the usual trimmings like a high-score board, along with the ability to set a dynamic background. To install, perform the usual routines: simply copy over PS3Tetris.pkg to your jailbroken PS3’s storage device and run the associated PKG file. A live […]

Let it be clear: the PS3 edition of Mass Effect 2 is not your average port. Developer BioWare is going the extra mile to make this the definitive console release. That includes packing in several ME3-specific engine enhancements. Expect “improved graphics,” the ability to toggle between PS3 and 360 controller layouts, and a slew of bug fixes according to producer […]

There’s nothing quite like topping off the holiday season with a high-profile delay. Square Enix’s anticipated sci-fi RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been pushed into the company’s next fiscal quarter, which begins in April. That puts it at least a few months off from the original projected release of February-March. Square Enix is spending the additional time to add […]

Square Enix is dipping into its backcatalog once again, announcing that 1999’s time-bending PSOne RPG Chrono Cross is set to receive a digital re-release on the Japanese PSN.

While Mass Effect 2 will make its long-awaited, belated debut on PS3 next month, publisher EA is giving platform owners a chance to try out the intergalactic RPG ahead of time with a playable demo due to hit PSN on December 21. A release in Europe will follow on December 22. The tidbit was subtly mentioned in a press release for Mass Effect […]

Finishing off the Spike VGA’s, Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception took center stage with a new game trailer. The trailer, which contains mostly pre-rendered scenes also gives us a glimpse at a few gameplay scenes near the end. It’s great to see that Uncharted 3 is looking gorgeous, even away from it’s jungle paradise.  The title is slated for […]

After being rumored for revival, the SSX series is getting a new game entitled SSX: Deadliest Descents. Details are slim on the new title currently but from what we’ve gathered the game will allow gamers to race down real-world mountains from all over the globe. You can catch the reveal trailer after the break.

Tony Hawk just introduced us to Prototype 2, the sequel to 2009’s open-world, car-throwing, helicopter stealing, action game Prototype. This time however you won’t be playing with the previous game’s protagonist, Alex Mercer, but Sergeant James Hellen who is looking to kill Mercer and becomes infected himself in order to do so.

During the Spike VGA’s a new trailer was shown showcasing some new in-game footage, ending with the release date of September 6th, 2011. You can catch the new trailer after the break.

A trailer was just shown for the third installment in the Mass Effect series, Mass Effect 3, which ended with a release window of “Holiday 2011”, so roughly a year from now. The announcement came as no surprise, seeing how it was “leaked” earlier by EA’s online store, just two posts below this one (as seen above). No information was […]