Tiki Games president and creative director Kevin McCann recently revealed that an update for PSN shooter Novastrike will hit this August. After listening to feedback from players, the development team has decided to tweak the game’s range of difficulty settings, making the “Recruit,” “Solider,” and “Veteran” modes a tad bit easier for newcomers of the shoot ’em up genre. For […]
Publisher Activision today announced that “I am Murloc,” a trash metal-style song created by Blizzard’s in-house World of Warcraft band Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain, will be released as a free downloadable Guitar Hero III track. The track will be available to download starting July 26 on both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Neat way to promote both games […]
Metal Gear Solid 4 wasn’t exactly a system seller in Europe, but it is enjoying impressive retail sales. Publisher Konami today announced that Solid Snake’s finale has shipped — and sold — over 1 million copies in European territories since its worldwide June 12 debut. “The Metal Gear Solid series has again proved its huge potential, and we are delighted […]
According to a report from Eurogamer Portugal, a Sony spokesperson has confirmed that God of War III will make its first-ever appearance at this year’s E3 conference, which kicks off next month July. That’s news to us. It’s unknown as to what Sony plans to show, but our bets are on a brief trailer reveal. God Of War III vai […]
According to a knowledge base article posted on Sony’s official PlayStation website, the PSN will be taken offline for scheduled maintenance tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., until 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. And yes, during this time, access to the online PS store will be disabled as well. Does this mean the elusive firmware 2.4 is due for release tomorrow? Despite […]
Five new screenshots from Call of Duty: World at War, the latest installment in Activision’s war-centric first person shooter series, have surfaced. Developed by Treyarch, the World War II based shooter is scheduled for a multi-platform release on PlayStation 3, PS2, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and Wii later this fall. Call of Duty: World at War Screenshots
It was inevitable, yes? Konami today officially announced Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for a fall release this year, promising the next iteration in the series will feature a “stunning graphical update,” along with vaguely detailed but all-new innovate control elements that aim to further push the realism envelope. Now for commentary from series project lead Jon Murphy: “The announcement of […]
A new patch for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV is now available, Rockstar Games announced today. The patch specifically addresses multiplayer connectivity issues, including “freezes during certain modes, continuation when players leave matches, and bugs within races and race lobbies.” For the complete list of fixes and changes, hit the break. You […]
For the first time in months, the PSP has been awarded second place in terms of weekly Japanese hardware sales. Despite an overall increase in sales from last week, the latest Media Create figures for the week ending June 15 peg the handheld as selling 64,675 units — nearly 11,000 units shy of the PlayStation 3, which took top honors […]
Publisher Eidos Interactive today re-launched the official website for Tomb Raider Underworld, confirming that Lara’s latest will arrive this November, just before the holiday season kicks into high gear. The game will launch across a number of platforms, including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS2, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC. With a story centered around Norse mythology, Underworld features a […]
Namco Bandai has sent over a selection of eight new screenshots from its upcoming Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title Soulcalibur IV, showcasing a variety of custom outfits designed with the game’s built-in character customization system. In addition to changing costumes, players can use the system to adjust the height, built and voice of their character. Soulcalibur IV is slated […]
A user over at Spanish-based forum EOL has posted up a few seemingly legit renders of the PlayStation 3’s budget line for Europe, dubbed “Platinum Hits.” Featured in the render shots are a number of titles, including Uncharted, MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet & Clank, and Heavenly Sword. While it’s great these excellent titles will be available at a […]
As promised, Koei’s oft-delayed futuristic racer Fatal Inertia EX finally makes its debut on the PlayStation Store this week, complete with tweaked controls and extra levels not found in the original 360 retail release. In addition to the launch of recently announced Metal Gear Solid 4 knowledge database, add-on content this week is comprised of an Oceania course for PS3 […]
Publisher Ubisoft today announced that Gearbox’s forthcoming World War II based shooter Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway will hit North American retailers on August 26 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Alongside confirmation of a release date, Ubisoft sent over an all-new gameplay trailer, showcasing the game’s highly realistic destructible environments.
Reports surfaced yesterday suggesting that work on Square Enix’s action RPG Final Fantasy XIII Versus had halted while members of the game’s development team went to help finish up Final Fantasy XIII. This isn’t completely true, however, as SE issue a statement today, clarifying that only “some” of the devs working on Versus XIII moved over and that work on […]
Konami’s Brandon Laurino has announced that tomorrow will see the launch of the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Database on PlayStation Network. Fully interactive, the online database will give veterans and series newcomers alike the chance to brush up their knowledge on MGS lore, with unabridged access to complete storylines, character profiles, and in-depth relationship diagrams. Worried […]
Update: Square Enix responds, says Versus development is proceeding as planned. According to a Famitsu interview with director Tetsuya Nomura, transcribed by fan site Forever Fantasy, development on Final Fantasy XIII Versus has entered a state of hiatus. Cue the obvious question: why? FFXIII is Square Enix’s numero uno priority at the moment and they want it completely finished before […]
Famitsu has released details on what is and isn’t going to be playable at Square Enix’s upcoming DKΣ3713 event in Japan. Among the highlights is Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep, which will both be playable in demo form, along with DS RPG Sigma Harmonics. Final Fantasy XIII will not be playable at the event. A trailer will […]
PS3 firmware 2.36, the update we’ve all been anxiously waiting for, is now available for download on Network Update. As revealed by PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel earlier today, 2.36 includes compatibility fixes for certain PlayStation software titles. And that’s all! No word on which titles benefit from this update, either. At any rate, if you have time to spare, […]
Ending a long period of speculation and leaks, Sony finally made it official today. PlayStation 3 firmware 2.4 will bring the much requested in-game XMB access feature, along with the addition of an Xbox Live-esque “Trophies” system. Though Sony isn’t ready to pin a firm release date on the firmware just yet, previous statements made by Sony UK boss Ray […]