A document detailing Namco Bandai’s financials and outlook for the remainder of 2008 was posted on the company’s Japanese site earlier today. Interestingly, the PDF contained a release list revealing that Tales of Versperia would be coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Obviously, that goes against what Namco has been saying – that Versperia is an Xbox 360 […]

At a press event held in Tokyo yesterday, producer Hideo Kojima announced that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patroits has gone gold. Meaning, the game is now finished development-wise and is currently in the process of being sent to manufacturing in preparation for its June 12 worldwide release date. While on the stand, Kojima noted that Metal Gear […]

According to a release sent out today, DivX’s widely-used video codec is now available to all PlayStation 3 game developers, enabling “them to create high quality DivX video for PS3 games.” “We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to offer DivX video encoding to PS3 game developers,” said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. “PS3 users can already […]

We received a number of tips today concerning the updated design over at Dark_AleX’s website. From looking at the site, some overly optimistic folks have gone on to speculate that he is working on the PlayStation 3. However, this is far from the truth. Alex currently has no plans to begin working on the PS3. The changes to the site […]

Nintendo and Microsoft? Sure, they’re big names in the console gaming market, no doubt. But they aren’t Sony’s only competitors. Not by a long shot. The PlayStation 3 is competing against the entire entertainment space, according to outspoken company president Kaz Hirai: I think that PS3, PS2 and PSP are all entertainment platforms so I feel that our competition is […]

Publisher Electronic Arts sent word today that a playable demo of DICE’s forthcoming first-person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company will hit the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network next month on Thursday, June 5. Highlighting both the single-player and multi-player aspect of Bad Company, the free demo will allow players to experience the multiplayer Gold Rush mode on the Oasis map. […]

Actually, mediocre is too weak of a word to describe this game. The terrible and utter failure that is stealth-action title Vampire Rain, is being ported to PlayStation 3, publisher AQ Interactive announced today. Originally released on Xbox 360, the forthcoming PS3 port is entitled “Vampire Rain: Altered Species,” and will feature over 50 hours of gameplay plus 5.1 channel […]

This week’s PlayStation Store update is packed to the brim with a staggering amount of add-on content and game demos. First up is the Encore expansion pack to PixelJunk Monsters, which adds 15 levels on an all-new map entitled “Toki Island.” Also available now on the add-on content front are three new Rock Back song tracks and the recently-announced Muse […]

So, why was PlayStation Home delayed? Sure, we know Sony desperately needed more time to improve the service, but that’s a rather vague reason. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has elaborated on why they chose to delay Home, revealing that the decision was made due to a lack of focus towards gamers, and more of a focus towards […]

Electronic Arts today confirmed that Lord of the Rings: Conquest is in development at Pandemic Studios, the LA-based studio responsible for crafting the popular Star Wars Battlefront series. According to an early preview over at IGN, the game will feature massive battlefields that allow up to 150 characters on-screen. Players will be able to assume the role of a number […]

Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that Fight Night Round 4 is in development at its Vancouver, Canada-based studio for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Set to be published under the EA Sports label, EA is promising a fully rewritten gameplay engine and an all-new physics system that “allows for missed punches, glancing punches, knockout blows and for the first […]

Update: Rockstar Games has confirmed to eXophase.com that the PS3 patch for GTA IV is now available. The patch significantly reduces the load being placed on Gamespy’s online servers, an issue that was causing the game to stutter and lock up. Rockstar Games has released a GTA IV patch for Playstation 3 today that prevents Gamespy’s servers from being overloaded […]

It’s official. Grand Theft Auto IV has overtaken Halo 3’s title of the biggest software entertainment launch ever. Take-Two today announced that 6 million units of the game have been shifted since its April 29 debut, with sales of the game reaching $500 million in a single week — surpassing expectations set by analysts. For comparison’s sake, Halo 3 made […]

Slowly but surely, the PlayStation 3 is coming into its own with the release of high-profile titles such as Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and Uncharted, but let’s fast-forward to early last year. Back then Sony’s console wasn’t doing so well. The PS3 was being subjected to a great deal of negative press for its high price point and how difficult […]

Is your copy of Grand Theft Auto IV freezing sporadically? Be sure to let Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick know. In a brief CNBC interview segment, the company exec was asked by a reporter if there were any sort of glitches with the game, to which Zelnick replied: No, no, no… none whatsoever. I’d say the only issue is that someone […]

According to a James Bond fan site, publishing giant Activision has launched the official website for its yet to be announced current-generation Bond title. In addition to showcasing more than a dozen (tiny) screenshots and artwork, the site in question reveals a fall 2008 release window for the title, as well as an actual name: Quantum of Solace. Sharing the […]

Still no official word on the performance of Grand Theft Auto IV sales-wise in the states, but Rockstar’s crime-filled opus continues to break sales records in the UK. According to compiled data from research firm Chart Track, the game shifted 926,000 units in less than a week, generating sales of £39.9 million. To put the figure in perspective, that’s 9 […]

Electronic Arts has launched an all-new casual centric sub-brand named EA Sports Freestyle. Games labeled under the announced brand are said to deliver a “playful” and “inclusive” experience geared towards gamers of all ages. “The launch of EA SPORTS Freestyle is an exciting milestone in the evolution of the EA SPORTS brand,” said Peter Moore, president, EA SPORTS. “EA SPORTS […]

Electronic Arts today released details on an all-new car customization feature set to appear in the 2009 edition of its NASCAR video game franchise, which is due out June 10 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The feature, aptly dubbed “Paint Booth,” will allow players to download a car template from the EA Sports website and import it into […]

On June 12, a Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 hardware bundle will be released across Europe, SCEE confirmed today. Expectedly, the bundle is essentially the same as the already announced North American bundle, sans a DualShock 3. Priced at 439.99 Euro, the bundle includes a single SIXAXIS controller, a standard PS3 unit, and of course a copy of Metal Gear […]