Archive for March, 2010

Former SCEE boss to join Capcom

Examiner: David Reeves, the former President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, will be joining the European branch of Capcom as their new COO.

Dante’s Inferno: DLC screenshots

New Trials of St Lucia detailed. Dante’s Inferno was a game which was big on gore, visceral action and just a downright dirty all around great gaming experience for gorehounds. Our own Mike J calling it "thrilling, brutal and frankly awesome", awarding it a well deserved 9/10 in his CVG review. Click here to read [...]

Xbox 360 Needs Mass Effect 2 Much More Than PS3

Ironstar writes;"Despite all the speculation that EA may eventually release Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3 it hasn’t happened. Mass Effect 2 is the best RPG I’ve played in years hands down. It’s quite shameful since gamers without an Xbox 360 or PC can’t enjoy Mass Effect 2; Bioware’s epic Sci-Fi RPG may potentially be [...]

Metroid: Other M gameplay trailer

First look at Team Ninja’s Samus effort. The first Metroid: Other M gameplay footage has appeared online. Here it is. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Take-Two pays out ‘Hot Coffee’ compensation Remedy ‘too small’ to make Alan Wake PC Greenberg: 360 won’t get web browser Diablo 3 fans teased by Blizzard [...]

Master Chief coming to Halo Reach?

An image was released today of a big surprise that was coming to Halo Reach, but what is it? Or rather who is it? When comparing the image to other Spartan armor pics, it’s pretty clear what the big surprise might be. Master Chief may be making his way to Halo Reach. After all, he [...]

Lost Planet 2 screenshots deluge

15 more screens from this week’s demo. Okay this is just overkill – or maybe those naughty boys at Capcom just enjoy one big prolonged tease. Yup we know the Lost Planet 2 multiplayer beta starts this week, but only if you’re one of the lucky Unity few who’ve managed to score themselves a code. [...]

Alan Wake screenshots are scary

Axe wielding boss and hot shotgun action inside. Alan Wake, you want it, we want it, hell everyone wants it and today a few new screens have leaked out courtesy from the official forums, showcasing some of the more spine-tingling action encounters in the game. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Take-Two [...]

Alan Wake scary new screenshots

Axe wielding boss and hot shotgun action inside. Alan Wake, you want it, we want it, hell everyone wants it and today a few new screens have leaked out courtesy of AGB, showcasing some of the more spine-tingling action encounters in the game. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Take-Two pays out [...]

Mac Steam Beta Sign-ups Underway

Valve is now taking sign-ups for the upcoming closed Mac Steam beta.

New action packed Alan Wake images emerge

Remedy just unleashed four new screenshots of their upcoming Xbox360 exclusive, Alan Wake. Out of the 4 new shots, two of them show Alan fighting off and running away from his enemies.

In The 8th Generation, Consoles Will Die

This have been predicted before, but now more than ever, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft need to start thinking of how to move forward when the inevitable occurs.

Monster Hunter Shipments Top Four Million

Andriasang: Capcom CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto said at the Monster Hunter Freedom 3 press conference earlier this month that his company was aiming to top the four million shipment mark for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite by the end of March. It looks like Capcom achieved that goal.

Heavy Rain Sales – 1 Million After 5 Weeks

For a game, which at first, didn’t look like it would succeed in terms of sales, today’s news certainly comes as fantastic news to Sony and Quantic Dream. After being on sale for only 5 weeks, Heavy Rain has reached a milestone and has sold over 1 million copies. The game, regarded to be more [...]

Inside Gaming Plus: Dead Space 2 Interview with Visceral Games at PAX East (Penny Arcade Expo: East)

www.youtube.com Click this to watch Inside Gaming PAX East Coverage: Day 3! Inside Gaming Plus: Dead Space 2 Interview with Visceral Games at PAX East (Penny Arcade Expo: East) While we were at PAX East, Steve Papoutsis and Ian Milham of Visceral Games gave us a sneak peek of Dead Space 2 and debuted Isaac [...]

Persona, Growlanser PSP to be re-released in Japan

Atlus is dressing up two PSP RPGs and sending them to the budget shelf.

Famitsu teases surprise reveal for next week

In their latest issue, Famitsu teased that they will have a surprise reveal next week.

GamesRadar: Halo: Reach Impressions

When Bungie called the first Halo ‘Combat Evolved’ they weren’t pissing about. Eight years after it was released it’s easy to forget just how different the first Halo was, with expansive environments, smart AI, and inventive sandbox combat. It doesn’t feel so different now that every first-person shooter has copied it, of course, but that’s [...]

Steal It For 360 (Natal): Red Steel 2 (Wii)

OXCGN: "Let’s cut to the chase: it’s about time the Wii got some third-party love. I can count the number of good non-Nintendo Wii games on one hand, and Ubisoft’s Red Steel 2 has casually sauntered into that club, kicked off its boots and is now chugging down some beers with Boom Blox and De [...]

Hacker Throws Down Linux Gauntlet as Sony Readies Firmware Patch v3.21

As reported yesterday, Sony’s next PlayStation 3 firmware update (v3.21) is scheduled for release on April 1. This update removes Linux support, partly in response to security concerns that arose with the revelation that iPhone hacker George Hotz (aka, “GeoHot” – see topstory image), had recently cracked the PS3. On his blog, Hotz explained back [...]

Layoffs Hit Hitman Developer IO Interactive

As is becoming too common, layoffs have hit another development studio. This time, it’s IO Interactive, the group behind the Hitman series and the upcoming Kane & Lynch 2. IO Interactive’s upcoming Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Square Enix, which purchased IO Interactive last February, has confirmed the cuts to Joystiq. Reports put the [...]

R.U.S.E. ‘Veteran’ Multiplayer Beta Trailer Talks Strategies, Combos

A newly-released, developer-driven trailer for R.U.S.E., Ubisoft’s real-time strategy game of historic warfare, delves into a bit more detail about some of the title’s more advanced multiplayer strategies, combos, modes, while also underlining subtle differences between the game’s different factions. Senior Producer Mathieu Gerard and Creative Director Alexis Le Dressay give a couple of examples [...]

PlayStation 3 | Resonance of Fate Review

Stylish combat that is as challenging as it is exciting provides the backbone for this great role-playing game. Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot “PlayStation 3 | Resonance of Fate Review” was posted by Tom Mc Shea on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:00:18 -0700

Xbox 360 | Resonance of Fate Review

Stylish combat that is as challenging as it is exciting provides the backbone for this great role-playing game. Score: 8.5 / great Get the full article at GameSpot “Xbox 360 | Resonance of Fate Review” was posted by Tom Mc Shea on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:00:05 -0700

Report: PAX East Attendee Attempts to Steal Breach

At PAX East 2010, a man reportedly attempted to steal the code for Breach, the new multiplayer shooter from Atomic Games, which I had a chance to play before the show. A man had been seen hanging around the Breach booth on the show floor with a laptop. He was confronted by Atomic quality assurance [...]