Batman: Arkham Asylum, PlayStation Store, Resident Evil 5, and more.

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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GoGamer Sale: Raven Squad: Hidden Dagger for PC $5, Supreme Commander 2 (PC) $34, Mass Effect 2 (PC) $30, Dragon Age Origins: Awakenings (PC) $33, Assasin’s Creed (Xbox 360 & PS3) $35, + More + S/h on SlickDeals.net

February NPDs: 360 Overtakes Wii, BioShock 2 Tops Software on 1UP RSS feed
The Wii doesn’t often fall off its perch atop the console crowd, and when it does it’s worth noting. The Wii slipped below the Xbox 360 this month, though the reasons aren’t easy to identify. None of the consoles have seen price drops, so this seems…

News: Uncharted 2 wins big at GDC on Eurogamer
Scoops a record five awards. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Eurogamer’s Game of 2009, has gone on to win a record five statuettes at the Game Developers Conference Awards. …

Wii Games come to PS3: Hands-on with Sony’s new PlayStation Move motion controller on Madshrimps News RSS Feed
The glowing ball at the top of the move was always interesting; the colors shift and change; it’s all very psychadelic. We played a Gladiator title where you block with your shield and attack with a large axe. It takes some getting used to, but I…

Small Differences Between Japanese Final Fantasy XIII and International FFXIII [Square Enix] on Kotaku
# squareenix Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 are different . But that’s not all. More »

More No More Heroes Sexy Time! [Nsfw] on Kotaku
# nsfw Honestly. If there was any other time than sexy time. Wii action game No More Heroes is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 with the subtitle Heroes’ Paradise, and it’s bringing saucy character…

PlayStation Store Update: Testing Mega Man [North America] on Kotaku
# northamerica This week, on the North American PlayStation Store: Mega Man 10, some new duds for MAG players and a big bundle of Resident Evil 5 zombie dirtbike goodness. More »


Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, Race Driver: Grid, and more.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Red Steel 2 – preview on GoNintendo
Video Games | Red Steel 2 | Preview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Brutal Legend (Xbox 360 or PS3 Game) $19.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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News: PSN update: Just Cause 2 demo tops bill on Eurogamer
Plus: DLC for Resi, Dante’s, LBP and more. The European PlayStation Store has been updated with a bundle of new demos, videos and downloadable content packs. …

News: Arkham Asylum GOTY with 3D option on Eurogamer
Out this month, works on normal TVs. Square Enix has announced plans to release a special Game of the Year Edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum this month, complete with a 3D viewing option that works on…

News: Special edition GRID due next week on Eurogamer
Comes complete with DLC for 25 quid. Codemasters is releasing a special edition version of tip-top racer GRID for the PS3. Race Driver: GRID…


PhysX, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and more.

Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Hardware Roundup on HotHardware.com News Rss Feed
Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 1GB Toxic Edition Review @ Hardware Canucks MSI HD R5770 Hawk Review @ OCC EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP PhysX Edition against XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition @ XbitLabs Samsung 55in. LED HDTV Review – BCCHardware…

Steady As A Rock… on Blue Sky Disney
It appears that Warner, like Disney wants to be more and more into the interactive part of entertainment…That’s why Warner has purchased a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the game company that created the fantastic “Batman: Arkham Asylum”…


Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Batman: Arkham Asylum, PixelJunk, and more.

Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
Thank goodness it’s Dealsday. Well, I guess every day here is Deals day, but that doesn’t make today’s savings on a 58″ Samsung TV / Blu-ray combo or a Dell XPS 8000 with full Star Trek package any less enticing. Top Deals: • 58″ Samsung PN58B560…

Bleed for Infendo Radio 175! Then test gluclose! on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Infendo Radio # 175 examines Nintendo’s short and relatively unknown history of diabetic gaming peripherals!  Are you hardcore enough to bleed for Nintendo? Check it out as the boys go over news, the new games, and debate over the D-Pad…

News: Classic camera found in Resi 5 DLC on Eurogamer
Play from the cutaway perspectives. Yet more amazing internet detectives have uncovered an alternative camera mode for the recently released Lost in Nightmares DLC for Resident Evil…

News: Uncharted 2 wins 10 AIAS Awards on Eurogamer
Batman and Scribblenauts get the scraps. Sony’s Uncharted 2 dominated last night’s Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards in Las Vegas; the PS3 exclusive went home with no less than 10…

Greed Corp gets initial public offering on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
W!Games’ environmentally themed turn-based strategy game arrives for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 downloadable services next week.

PixelJunk Racers taking 2nd Lap – ESRB on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Ratings board hands out an E-for-Everyone for unannounced sequel to Q Games’ original downloadable racer for the PS3.

Sony’s mysterious universal video game controller patent portends PS3 Virtual Console (or maybe it doesn’t, who knows?) on CrunchGear
This is more interesting than I had originally thought. Sony filed a patent last year (it was only unearthed today or yesterday) describing a universal video game controller. You know how there’s universal remote controls (like this one I…


PlayStation Network, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and more.

Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Can You Tell The Difference Between These PS3 And Wii Game Screens? [Gallery] on Kotaku
It may not be as easy as you’d think. Capcom is releasing Sengoku Basara 3 (Devil Kings in the West) on the Wii and the PS3 this summer in Japan. The game map screens for both platforms look identical. This is not a dig at the PS3’s graphic…

Sony’s PS3 Digital Recorder Gets Release Date [Sony] on Kotaku
Sony’s second digital recording peripheral, torne, has a release date in Japan. Sony’s first go was PlayTV which is Sony Europe’s HDTV tuner & recorder and which has been available in Europe since fall 2008. Sony’s PSX console also had digital…

How 3D Actually Works [Tech] on Kotaku
3D is, if the television, film and game industries are to be believed, the future. Whether they’re right or not is still up for discussion, but just in case they are, you may as well know how it all works. Here’s how the three main types of…

News: PSN downtime planned for later today on Eurogamer
Best get your day’s gaming done by 4pm. Sony has warned PlayStation Network users to expect a bit of downtime later today. As announced on the…

News: Cage hints at motion control reveal on Eurogamer
Heavy Rain creator has plans for Arc? Heavy Rain’s creator David Cage has said that he may have an announcement to make about the PS3’s motion controller…

News: Nine BAFTA nominations for Uncharted 2 on Eurogamer
Plus loads for Batman, Assassin’s, MW2. BAFTA has announced the nominations for the British Academy Video Games Awards for 2010, with Uncharted 2 receiving the most…

News: New PS3 PVR gets Japanese date on Eurogamer
Torne to hit Tokyo shops next month. Sony has announced a Japanese release date for Torne, the new PS3-compatible digital video recorder. Torne is a…


PlayStation Store, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, BioShock, and more.

Posted: February 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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News: NIS America has to rename Badman on Eurogamer
“Conflict of interest with existing IP.” Nippon Ichi America has said it will rename its quirky PSP title “Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?” immediately due to a…

News: Rockstar confirms LA Noire for autumn on Eurogamer
There it is in black and white. Rockstar has confirmed that its 1940s detective drama LA Noire will be released this autumn. “We have not announced a…

News: Dead Space 2 canned on PC? on Eurogamer
“PC SKU is not in the plan”, apparently. EA has reportedly said that Dead Space 2 is not on its way to PC after all. “As of right now a PC SKU is not in…

$19.99 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Playstation3 Game KONAMI on Newegg.com RSS Feed – Daily Deals
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Netflix: lack of HD streaming ‘no loss’ for Wii owners on Engadget
Let’s see if we can’t come up with a small list of things that would be, quite frankly, overkill in a modern game console / video streaming device. Color? You know, some of the best films ever made were in black and white. Audio? Just a distraction,…

GoGamer.com Madness Sale: Bioshock 2 for PC for $40 + $3 s&h, more on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
As part of its latest Madness Sale, GoGamer.com offers deals on several video games, PC games, and more, with prices as low as $9.90. With shipping starting at $2.99, many are at the lowest total prices we could find. Sale ends February 12. Notable…

This Summer, the PS3 Goes 3D Through Two Firmware Updates [PS3] on Gizmodo
Sony hasn’t exactly been coy about positioning the PS3 as a platform for 3D gaming and movies, but now SCEA’s John Koller has revealed that multiple 3D firmware updates will arrive on the PS3 by this summer:3D is a major part of our initiatives in…

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BioShock, Final Fantasy, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and more.

Posted: February 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Relax, Square Enix Is Doing Just Fine [Final Fantasy XIII] on Kotaku
The past nine months have been rough for many Japanese game companies. But those companies didn’t release Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII. Oh, and Square Enix arm Eidios released Batman: Arkham Asylum. Net sales for Square Enix are up 31…

Care Packages On The Way for Xbox 360 Modern Warfare [Patch] on Kotaku
Modern Warfare 2’s “Care Package” patch already has released for PS3 and PC; via Twitter, Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling says it was submitted on Friday to Microsoft for certification on the Xbox 360.The fixes and changes this patch…

Week in Games: Rapture and Hell [New Releases] on Kotaku
The wait is over for BioShock 2. The viral marketing is over for Dante’s Inferno. 2010 gets its first big head-to-head multiplatform release date. Which one (if any) are you picking up?Star Ocean The Last Hope: International, Sins of a Solar Empire:…


Winning Eleven, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Resident Evil, and more.

Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Japanese software sales – Jan. 18th to 24th (top 50 on GoNintendo
01. / 02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 110.918 / 3.117.087 (-20%) 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) – 94.444 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) – 76.088 /…


BioShock, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and more.

Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Bioshock 2 drops activation limits for… activation limits on Ars Technica
Gamers weren’t happy with the news that Bioshock 2 would launch with SecuROM, and limit the number of times you would be able to install the game on different systems. 2K Games has heard your complaints, and the company has removed the SecuROM…

Three years later, the PS3 gets hacked on Ars Technica
After over three years on the market, the PlayStation 3 has finally been hacked. Famous iPhone hacker George Hotz, aka “GeoHot”, has become the first to achieve the feat, though what this means for the PS3 modding community remains to be seen. …


Resident Evil 5, Resistance 2, Just Cause 2, and more.

Posted: January 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Vandal Hearts: Flames Of Judgment In Motion [Clips] on Kotaku
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is now available on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, and here’s a peek at what it looks like in action. If you’re looking for a downloadable turn-based tactical action role-playing game for the…

Assassin’s Creed II’s “Battle of Forli” Taken Out Next Week [It's A Date] on Kotaku
Ubisoft has put a price and firm date on Kotaku Game of the Year contender Assassin’s Creed II’s first batch of downloadable content. The “Battle of Forli” DLC will arrive January 28. It can be yours for 320 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 or $3.99…

The Best Role-Playing Games Of 2009 [Special Awards] on Kotaku
While the jury may still be out on our Game of the Year, we’ve already rolled the dice on the Best Role-Playing Games of 2009. Why are we doing a best Role-Playing Game award and not a Best Shooter, Best Driving Game, etc.? Because this is an…

PS3 Just Cause 2 Has Video Capture Built Right In [PS3] on Kotaku
A game like Just Cause 2 is filled with explosive moments you’ll want to share with your friends, and PlayStation 3 players will be able to do just that, thanks to a PS3-exclusive built-in video capture feature. Just Cause 2 is all about emergent…

Game of the Year 2009: The Readers’ Choice Award [2009 Game Of The Year] on Kotaku
Taking nearly half of the more than 16,000 votes in our Game of the Year poll, this Playstation 3 exclusive garners Kotaku’s 2009 Reader’s Choice Award for Game of the Year. No, despite Mike McWhertor’s vigorous defense of the game, it wasn’t Demon’s…

The Lost Characters of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom [Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars] on Kotaku
It all started with fond childhood memories. “The anime that Tatsunoko makes is well known in Japan,” said Capcom producer Ryota Niitsuma. “Even now, looking back on them they had a lot of good stories and were really fun. I think a lot of adults in…

Hey, I Got A Magic Mouse [Note] on Kotaku
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bad Cuts I got Apple’s Magic Mouse the other day as a late, very late, Christmas present. Mrs. Bashcraft couldn’t find it during the holidays in Dallas (it was sold out!), and since we never leave the house. No,…

Capcom USA: PS3 Wand Delay Does Not Affect Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition [PS3] on Kotaku
During last fall’s Tokyo Game Show, Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi announced that Resident Evil: Alternative Edition would be using Sony’s new wand motion controller. That controller has been delayed until this fall. Here are the wand controls in…

Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Infamous Skins Coming To Uncharted 2 [Gallery] on Kotaku
On January 28, a free multiplayer pack for Uncharted 2 will be released with skins from PS3 exclusives Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and Infamous. PS3 owners will need 141MB of HDD space.

Front Mission Evolve-ing spring 2010 on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Double Helix’s third-person-shooter take on Square Enix’s turn-based strategy franchise deploying early this year on 360, PS3, PC.