Following an impressive live demo of the PS3’s God of War: Ascension, it was revealed that the title will be hitting store shelves on March 12th of next year. Ascension will follow Kratos before he became the Ghost of Sparta we all know him to be. Over a month ago it was revealed that the title will feature multiplayer, a first […]
Sony has just revealed at their E3 presser Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation for the PlayStation Vita. The new title will revolve around Aveline, the series’s first female main character. The story will take place in New Orleans during the late 18th century and will run alongside the Assassin’s Creed III story. The title will allow owners of both Assassin’s Creed games to […]
The developers beyond the hit PS3 title, Heavy Rain, have just officially unveiled their latest title for Sony’s platform: Beyond: Two Souls. With the announcement a short trailer was shown featuring what looks to be one of the opening scenes in the game. Jodi Holmes, voiced by Ellen Paige, is seen being interogated by a police officer. She was found on the […]
Confirming rampant speculation, EA’s Peter Moore took to the stage at the company’s annual E3 press conference to announce Battlefield 3 Premium. Forking over $50 will net you access to five expansions that due for release over the next 9-10 months. What’s the incentive? Purchasing each expansion individually will cost around $80, so in the end, you’ll save $30 by going all […]
Don Mesa of SCEA took to the PlayStation Blog yesterday to announce that YouTube would soon be available on the PlayStation Vita. The popular video streaming service joins other recently announced apps for Sony’s handheld including nico nico and Skype. Mesa made sure to point out that YouTube will be a free download on the PS Vita Store. While he […]
The high-profile legal dispute between Activision and Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella has officially wrapped up. If you were on the edge of your seat for more drama, well, you might be disappointed. Activision announced today that “all parties to the litigation have reached a settlement of the dispute,” details of which are “strictly confidential.” It’s a […]
id Software knows folks are itching to play the next Doom, but since it’s still a ways off, the company is releasing Doom 3 BFG Edition to ease the wait. The remastered collection features the original Doom 3, along with its expansion pack Resurrection of Evil. Also included are seven never-before-seen levels entitled “The Lost Mission,” accounting for “hours of […]
A new entry in the long-running Ratchet & Clank series has been officially announced by developer Insomniac Games. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, company CEO Ted Price revealed that Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault would launch for the PlayStation 3 “soon.” The game, which is scheduled to hit the PlayStation Network “later this year,” will feature gameplay […]
Is PlayStation Plus getting a makeover? It certainly looks that way. According to sources close to Eurogamer, Sony will make a major announcement regarding its paid online service next week during its E3 press conference. Sony will reportedly attempt to woo gamers by offering Plus subscribers free downloads of top games. Consider me wooed — where’s my credit card? Plus […]
id Software’s output has been almost nil this generation, releasing only a single title — RAGE. While it was an ambitious title in terms of tech, Carmack and co even admitted the development cycle took far longer than planned. Not surprisingly, the company is anxious to move on, as its already looking to get a jump start on the next-generation […]
In a truly commendable move, Atlus has announced that it will once again extend online server support for Demon’s Souls in North America. The servers were originally scheduled to shut down on May 31, 2012. Atlus plans to continue maintaining the servers for the “foreseeable future,” provided user activity and interest remain constant. Considering Atlus is a smaller publisher, we’re sure a […]
A patent filed by Sony in 2011 has been discovered and made public on NeoGAF. The patent is for in-game advertising. Now, I’m not talking about shameless ads on posters or billboards within a game’s world. No, this patent idea is much sleazier. Titled Advertisement Scheme for Use with Interactive Content (that’s funny because it would be a damn scheme), […]
I was originally going to use GIMP to add a PlayStation 3 logo to the image above, but I got lazy. Plus, that’s so cliche! So yeah, here are some pretty clouds for you to look at! You’re welcome! Now that we’ve gotten through that awkward introductory paragraph, let’s talk Sony! Rumors have surfaced indicating that the PlayStation 3 and […]
Sony’s announced that yet another bout of PSN maintenance will begin on Thursday. It’ll start at approximately 8:00 am PDT and wrap up by 11:00pm PDT. During this timeframe, services such as the PlayStation Store will be inaccessible. Related services, such as Account Management and Registration will also be yanked offline. If you’ve set aside a Thursday gaming night, your plans aren’t […]
Capcom’s announced that the Ninja Theory-developed DmC Devil May Cry reboot will arrive on PS3 and Xbox 360 next year, January 15, 2013 to be specific. Alongside the announcement, Capcom confirmed that a PC version of the title is coming after the console equivalents. Beyond that, the company wasn’t specific on a release window, though did say development is “well underway.” This […]
While we’re still awaiting Sony’s implementation of the PSOne emulator for PS Vita, a lone hacker has managed to get PSOne games up and running on the Vita, albeit unofficially. The feat was performed using a kernel exploit inside the emulated PSP environment. That’s right — this is essentially an emulator running inside an emulator. The hacker, who wishes to […]
One of the perks of buying games on Steam is that you can often buy them prior to their launch and pre-download them onto your PC. After that all you have to do is wait for launch day to come and — Bam! — you’ve got a brand new game ready to play, no annoying download times necessary at launch. […]
Previously announced solely for the PlayStation 3, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will now be making its way to the PlayStation Vita, as well. It has also been revealed that the game will be released on both Sony platforms on the same day sometime during its planned fall release date. Players will be able to save their game data via […]
Already released on PS3, Konami’s pinned a release date on the PS Vita version of its Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. It’s coming June 12, comprised of PS2 classics Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Interestingly, the date is actually two weeks ahead of when Japan will get it. No word on when it’ll hit […]
A job listing on Next-gen.biz indicates that developer Criterion Games is working on a new game for the PlayStation Vita. The opening is for a software engineer, and after different mentions of both Burnout and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, it’s more than likely that the game in question will be a racer. According to self-proclaimed internet extraordinaire Superannuation, the […]