Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced that survival horror title Siren Blood Curse will be hitting the PS3’s PlayStation Network this summer. The game will be broken up into twelve “TV-style” episodes. The next-gen horror-survival title is set in the Japanese village of Hanuda, where a TV crew from America arrive to research the legend of the ‘Vanished Village’ where […]
Previously penned for a September release, Media Molecule’s forthcoming world-creation title LittleBigPlanet will hit retail shelves in October, SCEE president David Reeves told members of the press at the company’s PlayStation Day event in London. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai said that LittleBigPlanet will “revolutionize” the way folks interact with games. PlayStation Day Conference [Eurogamer]
Publisher SEGA has released twelve new stills from the Xbox 360 version of The Incredible Hulk, showcasing the rampaging Hulk as he fends off foes in a variety of action sequences. The game is slated to hit store shelves next month on a number of handheld and console platforms, including the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, PS2, Nintendo DS, and […]
In a recent community update, UK-based development house Codemasters confirmed that a playable demo of its forthcoming racer GRID is set to arrive on “all non-handheld formats” next week, ahead of the game’s scheduled June retail release on PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and PS3. The demo will allow players to compete across three separate international events, as detailed below. […]
Sierra Entertainment confirmed today that its upcoming open world title Prototype has been pushed back to the 2009 calendar year, according to an IGN report. Uncertainty regarding Prototype’s summer 2008 release window arose when a listing for the title on specialty retailer GameStop was updated to reflect an April 1, 2009 ship date. According to a Sierra representative, the official […]
Currently slated for a release on both the Xbox 360 and PC, Valve’s upcoming zombie-infested shooter Left 4 Dead may come to the PlayStation 3 at a later date if sales take off, according to the company’s marketing VP Doug Lombardi. If you mention a new Half-Life, people want to make as many versions of it as possible. If Left […]
G4TV’s X-Play just aired a short Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots gameplay segment on television, showcasing around two and half minutes of never before seen footage. Won’t make the wait till June 12 any more bearable, but it’s definitely worth a watch. So what are you waiting for? Hit up the video above.
Capcom has sent word that an expansion to its original top-down shooter Rocketmen: Axis of Evil will hit the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network later this month on May 14 and 15, respectively. Entitled It Came from Your Uranus, the expansion pack requires that players already own Axis of Evil. Priced at 400 Microsoft Points ($5), newly added content […]
Speaking at the company’s first quarter earnings call, Philippe Dauman, chief executive of MTV parent Viacom, revealed that “more than 10 million” Rock Band songs have been downloaded since the game’s debut in late November. By comparison, 3 million units of the game have shipped since launch. You could theoretically say that at least every Rock Band owner is downloading […]
Activision today announced that British rock band Muse is poised to return to Guitar Hero with the release of an all-new downloadable song pack for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Composed of three separate tracks, the pack features hits “Supermassive Black Hole,” “Exo-Politics,” and “Stockholm Syndrome.” The Muse track pack will hit PSN […]
In addition to the already announced premium MGS 4 PS3 bundle package, Sony today announced that it plans to release three more standard MGS 4 hardware bundles in Japan. The “Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots Welcome Box,” as they call it, will be available on June 12 in three different flavors – Clear Black, Ceramic White and […]
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another exciting PlayStation Store update! This week highlights the stateside release of Sony Japan Studio’s perspective-bending PS3 and PSP puzzler echochrome. Weighing in at 86.4 MB, the game costs $9.99. Add-on content? Three new Rock Band tracks are available for download at $1.99 each, along with 42 new song tracks for American Idol […]
According to a Take-Two customer support representative, Rockstar’s development team is “working around the clock” on what is presumably a patch for the freezing issues that a sizable number of PlayStation 3 and (to a lesser degree) Xbox 360 owners are experiencing with their copy of Grand Theft Auto IV. A patch is being worked on around the clock to […]
The fine folks over at Capcom have released twenty all-new Street Fighter IV screenshots featuring four of the main goons behind crime syndicate Shadoloo. Namely, M. Bison, Balrog, Sagat, and Vega. Still no official confirmation on platforms, but look past the break for the rest of the shots. Street Fighter IV Screenshots
According to UK ChartTrack sales data, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has set the record for the fastest-selling video game in a span of 24 hours, amassing sales of 609,000 units on day one. A total of 335,000 GTA IV copies were sold on the Xbox 360 alone. By comparison, Microsoft pushed 266,000 Halo 3 units at launch in the […]
To coincide with this week’s PlayStation Store update, Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that it will adjust the prices on the Canadian store to reflect the current American to Canadian dollar exchange rate. We are continually looking for ways to enhance the player experience on the PLAYSTATION®Network, and downloadable content through the PLAYSTATION Store is just one of our […]
Will Grand Theft Auto IV be the biggest video game software launch of this year? It’s almost a certainty. Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter expects 6 million copies of the title to ship throughout this week, with several other industry analysts forecasting an upwards in sales of $400 million. Take-Two CEO Ben Feder, however, expects sales of GTA IV […]
Koei has revealed that its futuristic racing title Fatal Inertia EX will hit the PlayStation Network in late May, with no plans for a retail release. In case you haven’t been following the racer, it was originally scheduled to release alongside the launch of the PS3 but due to various issues with Epic’s Unreal Engine 3, was delayed. An Xbox […]
Sierra Entertainment today announced that Dawn of the Dragon, the final chapter in The Legend of Spyro trilogy, will hit this fall for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, and Nintendo DS. In the game, players team up with former nemesis Cynde in an effort to thwart the plans of the Dark Master. Dawn of the Dragon introduces a […]
Confirming recent speculation, Ubisoft today announced that a new Prince of Persia game is in the works for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Development on the title is being headed by the company’s Montreal studio, the same team responsible for hits such as Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy. Slated for a Holiday 2008 release, […]