Citing quality concerns, EA has axed Tiberium, a squad-based first person shooter set in the Command Conquer universe announced last December. The title was recently delayed into EA’s 2010 fiscal year, but repeated attempts to overcome the design challenges associated with the project have failed, ultimately leading to cancellation. According to an internal memo passed throughout EA, several of those […]
Developer Pandemic Studios has sent word that it will release the “Total Payback” update for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on October 13th for Xbox Live and on October 20th for the PlayStation Network. This update will allow players to create even more chaos in the streets and hills of Venezuela, offering the following additions: * Cheats – Unlock the […]
PS4? It is of course still years away from release, but as with all new hardware, planning begins early on in the development cycle. According to a report from Japanese site PC Watch, Sony is considering to re-use the multicore Cell architecture in the fourth iteration of PlayStation hardware. While the PS3 was largely criticized as hard to develop for […]
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan today unveiled its Tokyo Game Show lineup, revealing that it will showcase 14 yet-to-be-announced titles during the event. In total, three announcements will made on the PSP front, while eleven will be made for PS3, including one from Irem Software of R-Type fame and another from Konami. The full list of confirmed playable offerings for both […]
Capcom has sent word that its tactical real-time strategy title Age of Booty, formerly known as Plunder, will hit Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on October 15 and the 16th, respectively. A PC release will follow soon after on nearly all major digital distribution platforms, including Direct2Drive, Digital River, Metaboli, Impulse, and Steam. Pricing is set at $10, or […]
When Metal Gear Online first launched, there were issues. Issues that ultimately resulted in server downtime and a whole lot of unhappy customers. And in the middle of it all was Konami ID, a user registration system designed specifically for MGO, which Konami decided to use instead of seamlessly integrating account management with PSN. Speaking in a recent interview with […]
There’s not a whole lot to say here other than check your email. Word is that invites to the Killzone 2 closed beta test went out today to a very limited number of European PlayStation 3 owners. We don’t recall sign-ups being made specifically for a Killzone beta, so it’s likely that SCEE is choosing folks that applied for their […]
Reports have surfaced that Blockbuster retail chains across North America are cutting the price of remaining 40GB PS3 stock down to $360 this weekend. The 40GB PS3 HDMI bundle will drop to $360 as well, while the Spiderman and Transformers pack-in will be reduced to $400 come September 28, down from $460. Sounds like a good deal at first, but […]
Massive. It’s the only word suitable for describing this week’s PlayStation Store update. Up for grabs now is WipEout HD, Burnout Paradise, GEON Emotions, and Mega Man 9. Joining the aforementioned titles is add-on content in the form of three question packs for trivia game Buzz! QuizTV, a Halloween equipment set for Soul Calibur IV, and the usual selection of […]
Activision has lifted the veil on Call of Duty: World at War collector’s edition box set. Enclosed in a collectible metal storage tin, purchasers of the set will receive level 45+ FG 42 Machine Gun for use in online matches on launch day (perhaps this is what the whole day one advantage was about…), along with VIP status in multiplayer, […]
According to numerous reports on the official UK PlayStation forums, a number of players are experiencing random lockups and freezing issues with the recently released WipEout HD. The bug is an odd one, seemingly affecting only those with over 54 people on their PSN friends list. SCEE community team leader “MusterBuster” says Sony is looking into the issue. At this […]
Hurray! The long-awaited trophy patch for Burnout Paradise is available now, developer Criterion Games has announced. To grab the update, simply launch the game while connected to PSN and the download will begin automatically. All in all, the update adds over sixty trophies to the car-crashing (and now bike-crashing) sim, all of which are not awarded in a retroactive fashion […]
While developer Valve has no plans to bring the latest round of Team Fortress 2 content updates over to the PlayStation 3 as it is doing with the Xbox 360, it is considering to ramp up PS3 support in the future, per a recent interview with site 1UP. Despite his architectural disdain for the machine, company co-founder Gabe Newell realizes […]
Let’s not kid ourselves, it was a given that The Force Unleashed would shift units like no tomorrow. Anything remotely Star Wars related is guaranteed to sell by the bucket load, after all. But was anyone expecting it to be the fastest selling Star Wars game and LucasArts title ever? According to LucasArts, it is, with more than 1.5 million […]
By way of an updated release schedule from publisher SEGA, Secret Level’s Golden Axe Beast Rider has been pegged for a October 17 launch date on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A prequel to the 1989 Genesis original, the title is a single player hack n’ slash starring amazon warrior Tyris Flare. There’s no cooperative mode present in this installment, […]
European-based site Eurogamer has teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to give away 5,800 invite keys to the ongoing LittleBigPlanet beta. To score one, all you’ll have to do is register for an account and click the button on this page to receive your key. Easy enough, right? It’s harder than it sounds. As of writing the site is […]
Another day, another feature delay. Media Molecule developer “Sam_Protagonist” has confirmed that the online level creation mode in LittleBigPlanet, which allows players to create and construct worlds with up to three other friends over the net, will not be accessible at launch as originally planned. Instead, the functionality will be implemented through a post-launch patch due out at an unspecified […]
IBM announced last February that it had managed to shrink the Cell central processing unit found in the PlayStation 3 to 45nm down from 65nm. We now have been given a more precise timeframe as to when these smaller energy saving chips will roll out: 2009. What does it mean for consumers? Initially, not a whole lot, aside from the […]
If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner that still has yet to pick up Criterion Games’ excellent vehicular carnage sim Burnout Paradise, there will be another way for you to purchase it come Thursday. Yes, as announced earlier last month, the full game is hitting the PS Network and according to developer Criterion, will be made available on September 25. Priced […]
Publisher Activision has sent word that those who place a pre-order for the latest 007 installment, Quantum of Solace, at any participating GameStop retailer or GameStop.com will receive a voucher code redeemable for a multiplayer map pack. Applicable only to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, the deal starts today and runs through “early November.” Quantum of Solace arrives […]