Sony today announced that Media Molecule’s PS3 exclusive world-creation title LittleBigPlanet has officially gone gold. With that, comes worldwide release dates. We know it’s hitting Japan on October 30, but for the rest of the world? North America gets it a week earlier on the 21st, with a 22nd release following in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Folks in the […]

The wait is nearly over. Capcom has announced that Mega Man 9 will begin hitting digital distribution services across North America next week. The title is scheduled to roll out September 22 on WiiWare, with a PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade release following on the 25th and October 1, respectively. Plus, Capcom revealed that it plans to make the […]

The half-price Variety Map Pack sale that hit Xbox Live last week has now gone into effect on the PlayStation Network. Starting today at 2:00 p.m. PDT, gamers can download the set of maps for $4.99, down from $9.99. The deal runs through next week September 25 and to coincide with it, Activision is hosting a Double XP weekend specifically […]

Ubisoft today announced that the highly-lauded Prince of Persia reboot will hit store shelves on December 2 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, a separate entry in the series exclusive to Nintendo DS, will ship on the same day. Opening an all-new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, the title features […]

Sony today announced that Life with PlayStation has officially launched. Integrating with Folding@home, the free service serves as a centralized hub delivering news headlines from across the world. It doubles as an interactive 3D world map and features an up-to-the-minute weather ticker, all while folding proteins in the background. To install, just hit the Folding@home icon located on the XMB […]

It’s not everyday that a developer asks you which platform you’d like to see “X title” on, but that’s exactly what Free Radical is doing. Over at the company’s official website they are running a poll, asking the gaming public to divulge their platform of choice for TimeSplitters 4. Surprisingly, Wii is in the lead right now, taking 44 percent […]

Although it doesn’t surprise us in the slightest considering Crytek’s intent to shift over to multi-platform, a job listing has appeared on the company’s site, calling for programmers with an expertise in PlayStation 3 game development. Interestingly, the job description mentions that the chosen applicant will “work on various aspects of porting to engine code to PS3 and creating solutions […]

Famed game designer David Jaffe and publisher Sony Computer Entertainment America have been named in a suit alleging both parties for infringing on Olympiad, a film pitch that plaintiffs Jonathon Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog sent over to Sony in 2002. Bissoon-Dath and Barrette-Herzog claim that God of War lifted story elements straight from Olympiad without explicit permission.

A new PlayStation 3 firmware has appeared on Network Update! What does it add, you ask? Er… not much. Specific to Japan, firmware 2.43 simply brings minor improvements to the region’s PS Store and video service. Those not in Japan can still download and safely install the update, but it won’t change anything other than waste a few minutes of […]

Above, a snapshot of Capcom’s simply awesome box art for Mega Man 9. Wait, box art? Although MM9 is being released exclusively as a digital title across all three major platforms, Capcom decided to go all out and created this packaging for members of the press, complete with an asset CD and fact sheet loaded with information on the game. […]

If you recall, a trio of key employees from Retro’s Metroid Prime development team decided to take leave of the studio last April. The three that left have since formed Armature Studio, a startup “built on the foundation of finding a new way to make AAA quality games with a smaller team.” Based in Austin, Texas, the studio’s development efforts […]

Calling all artists! Publisher Ubisoft today launched an online-based contest inviting gamers to submit designs of their own custom snowboard to be included in Shaun White Snowboarding. Entries are displayed on the official contest website and visitors can vote on their favorite design. Every two weeks, the top two boards with the most votes will be made playable in the […]

Sony today announced that its long-awaited PS3 racer WipEout HD will be available to purchase from the PlayStation Network next week on September 25. The price of admission is only $19.99, which admittedly is an incredible deal for a game of this magnitude. As a brief overview, there’s eight reversible tracks in all, trophy support, online play over PSN with […]

In response to why LucasArts’ upcoming Star Wars title The Force Unleashed won’t hit the PC platform, producer Cameron Suey has revealed that the physics engine in the game is simply too complex, and cannot be downscaled to run smoothly on mainstream PC configurations. In this case, it just really wasn’t feasible. As much as I really understand everybody’s concerns […]

The folks over at Criterion Games aren’t taking a break from working on their open-world racer Burnout Paradise. The developer announced today that, barring any last-minute delays, the first downloadable bike pack will made available to all PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners of the game next week September 18. It’s free and includes the following:

Activision has lifted the veil on the entire Guitar Hero World Tour set list. The title will span over 40 years of rock history, with 86 tracks in all, which Activision proclaims is the largest selection of on-disc master recordings ever to appear in a video game of the music genre. Looks like they’re right too, seeing as Rock Band […]

Publisher Eidos has released a second round of direct-feed screenshots from Rocksteady Studios’ upcoming Unreal Engine 3 powered PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC effort Batman: Arkham Asylum. An original title based on the DC Comic series, the dark and gritty Arkham Asylum is slated for a release across all three platforms later next year. Batman: Arkham Asylum Screenshots

According to a Dengeki report, Capcom’s highly anticipated 8-bit styled Mega Man 9 will arrive on Nintendo’s WiiWare service in Japan on September 24. Unfortunately, there’s been no word on an exact date for North America or Europe yet. Seeing as Bionic Commando Rearmed hit all territories during its release week, we’re hoping Capcom has a similar strategy in place […]

If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner still not sold on BioShock despite the numerous awards and glowing reviews it has received, then you’ll be pleased to know that 2K today announced that a playable demo will be hitting PSN on October 2 – nearly two weeks ahead of the game’s retail release date.

It’s that time again, the NPD Group has released its hardware and software sales figures for the month of August. As expected, Electronic Arts’ Madden dominated the software side of the charts, pushing a whopping 2.3 million units across all platforms it was released on combined. “Madden NFL ’09 was the top-selling game of the month, and launched with 2.3 […]