Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, God of War III, and more.

Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

EA’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 blasts out 2.3M unit sales on VentureBeat
Electronic Arts said today that its Battlefield: Bad Company 2 video game has sold more than 2.3 million units, putting the game on track to be a contender for best seller of the month. The game — where you can destroy environments as you…

SEGA – MadWorld a mismatch for Wii owners on GoNintendo
“I guess there’s a reference to MadWorld there. Critically it got a lot of acclaim, but commercially it wasn’t the success we wanted it to be. Clearly that was a mismatch with the Wii audience – particularly in terms of the amount…


Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BioShock, and more.

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

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mocoNews Quick Hits 03.15.2010 on mocoNews
»   Mog now offers unlimited downloads for $10 per month for Android and iPhone users. [ VentureBeat ] »   Skinny, a web-based editor, allows developers to get apps on the Sony ( NYSE: SNE ) PlayStation Network with no…

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition + $10 GC Ps3 or Xbox 360 $50, PC $40 on SlickDeals.net

Bethesda Unveils New Co-op Dungeon Crawler on Slashdot
Bethesda Softworks took advantage of the recent Game Developers Conference to take the wraps off a new game called Hunted: The Demon’s Forge that they’re partnering with development studio inXile to create. It’s planned for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3,…

BioShock 2’s First DLC Already On Disc on Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes with this quote from 1Up: “Trouble is brewing in Rapture. The recently released Sinclair Solutions multiplayer pack for BioShock 2 is facing upset players over the revelation that the content is already on the disc, and the…


Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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AL-DP100V, an affordable 5.1 Headphone from Alla on Akihabara News
With 10 driver unit in total (2×5) our only-168g AL-DP100V EMOCION will provide you with a real 5.1ch experience (according to ALLA). Sold with a dedicated digital AMP capable of decoding Dolby Digital AC-3, AAC, and Linear PCM, the AL-DP100V…

Dante’s Inferno: Divine Edition for PS3 for $32 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
EA Store offers Dante’s Inferno: Divine Edition for PlayStation 3 for $36.99. Coupon code “M93SW4PQQ2″ cuts it to $31.99 With free shipping , that’s the lowest total price we could find by $18.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PS3, Xbox 360 for $47 + free shipping, more on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Today only, Amazon.com offers Electronic Arts’ Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PlayStation 3 (pictured) or Xbox 360 for $46.99 with free shipping . That’s the lowest total price we could find for either title by $10, although we did see the Xbox…

Video: Medal of Honor trailer features big beards on CrunchGear
Here we have an extended look at EA’s upcoming Medal of Honor , which should—knock on wood—be released this fall for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. You’ll never look at left-clicking over a man’s face the same way again.

News: UK charts: Final Fantasy XIII is top on Eurogamer
PS3 and 360 SKUs nearly neck and neck. Final Fantasy XIII has become this year’s fastest selling game and has topped the UK All-Formats chart. PS3…

Logitech Wireless Drum Set $118 at Surplus Computers on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Surplus Computers has the Logitech Wireless Drum Set for Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 for $118 each with free shipping. Compatible with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Features fully adjustable drum heads and cymbals and can be set up or stowed…


Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and more.

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

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Unity Technologies Unveils Third Generation of Its Powerful Development Platform on DevMaster.net
Unity Technologies, the provider of the market-leading Unity development platform for 3D interactive content on the Web, PC, Mac, Wii™ and iPhone, introduced today Unity 3.0, the newest release of its platform that will be showcased at the Game…

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for $49.99 for PS3 and Xbox360 online at costco.com + FS on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
You obviously need to have a Costco membership to buy things off their site. If you don’t have one then this post is pointless for you to read. Anyways, I was just searching around on costco.com… This is a content summary only. Please visit…


BioShock, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Arkanoid, and more.

Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Sega Releasing Aliens vs. Predator Special Edition Maps on 1UP RSS feed
Sega has officially announced the first round of downloadable content for Aliens vs. Predator . The pack will contain four maps that were previously only available for special edition purchasers. The multiplayer maps are Docks and Machine, which…

Ubisoft Announces New Arcade Soccer Title on 1UP RSS feed
With the World Cup just around the corner, now is apparently the time to cash in on the hype with a soccer video game. The latest publisher to join the party is Ubisoft, which recently announced their answer to EA’s FIFA and Konami’s Pro Evo …

News: Aliens vs. Predator DLC next week on Eurogamer
Special Edition MP maps for all. SEGA’s first lump of downloadable Aliens vs. Predator content will be released on 18th March. This Swarm Map Pack…

News: Modern Warfare 2 hits 25m unique players on Eurogamer
“DLC details coming this week.” Infinity Ward community man Robert Bowling tweeted overnight that Modern Warfare 2 has racked up a whopping 25 million online players. …

News: Final Fantasy XIII on sale today on Eurogamer
PS3 and 360 RPG hits elves. Shelves. Square Enix has sent out a reminder that Final Fantasy XIII goes on sale in the US and Europe today on PS3 and Xbox 360. …

News: Codemasters unveils Bodycount FPS on Eurogamer
Made by Black creator Black. Due 2011. Stuart Black, co-creator of Criterion’s superb game Black, is making a new first-person shooter for Codemasters called Bodycount. …

News: BioShock 2 DLC this Thursday on Eurogamer
Sinclair Solutions expands multiplayer. 2K Games will release the first batch of BioShock 2 DLC on Thursday. Dubbed The Sinclair Solutions Tester…

News: UK charts: Bad Company 2 dominates on Eurogamer
Supreme Commander 2 visible. EA’s newcomer Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has topped the UK All-Formats chart. Xbox 360 claimed most sales (53 per…

News: Shatter coming to PC via Steam on Eurogamer
New modes to be added to PS3 game. Sidhe has revealed that its excellent PS3 arcade game Shatter will be arriving on PC in “the coming weeks”, according to Joystiq. …

Square Enix launches its epic Final Fantasy XIII with an epic party on Kid Mercury’s Blog
Square Enix knows how to do epic video games and big parties. Tonight, the Japanese company threw its launch party for Final Fantasy XIII, a huge release for the U.S. console game market that goes on sale Tuesday. The launch party itself, housed in a…


Final Fantasy, God of War III, Portal, and more.

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Tinker to Chance: Game Makers Rethinking an Orthodoxy? [Stick Jockey] on Kotaku
2K Sports caught plenty by surprise when it said it was taking a break from its NHL series , not killing it outright as many suspected. I hold out hope that it’s a sign the orthodoxy of sports publishing is changing. For roughly 15 years, games of …

Weekend Coupons: Bundles of Joy [Dealtaku] on Kotaku
Big-ticket items lead the latest roundup of values and savings, but if you’re just here for the games, we’ve got plenty of deals there, too. Onward Weekend Coupons! Hardware • As McWhertor pointed out yesterday , Amazon’s cranking out a…

Kotaku Originals: Insanity Ward [Original] on Kotaku
The onslaught of news this week was enough to send anyone to the nuthouse. Activision sacking Infinity Ward’s founders takes the gold, the PS3 clock error the silver, and Portal 2 a hard-fought bronze. The week in Kotaku’s original reporting: …

Pachter talks MotionPlus pack-ins, Wii price cuts and other predictions on Pach Attack Ep. 105 on GoNintendo
Video Games | Pach-Attack! | Episode 105 HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here


Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Bad Company 2 Players Reporting Lost Stats on 1UP RSS feed
Enjoying Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s multiplayer mode? Would you still be enjoying it if suddenly all the stats you’ve accrued and weapons and ranks you unlocked disappeared? That seems to be happening to wide swaths of players, as complaints are…

Final Fantasy XIII deals to pounce on at Target and Amazon on Joystiq
After you heard what we had to say about Final Fantasy XIII , you may very well now be itching to finally get your own hands all over the thirteenth entry in the FF series from Square Enix. Lucky for you, dearest reader , we’ve got news of a…


Battlefield: Bad Company, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, and more.

Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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Rumor: Lucasarts Releasing Monkey Island 2: Special Edition [Lucasarts] on Kotaku
Lucasarts made a special edition of Monkey Island, and it went down real well . Know what that means? Yeah, that Lucasarts will be releasing a special edition of Monkey Island 2. We’ve heard from sources that the game is due to be announced very…

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Players Prefer PC To Console [Battlefield] on Kotaku
These days, multiplatform games tend to be dominated by console gamers. Modern Warfare 2, for example, has a relatively tiny PC-playing community. Not so for Battlefield Bad Company 2! DICE associate producer Barrie Tingle has revealed that at the…

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Review: Judging A Book By Its Cover Works [Review] on Kotaku
The quartet of military misfits introduced in the original Battlefield: Bad Company are back and taking a backseat to a revamped (and far more exciting) multiplayer mode in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. On the single-player side of things, Marlowe,…

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Resident Evil, BioShock, Final Fantasy, and more.

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

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PSP Still In First In Japan, But It’s Still Nintendo’s Pie [Console Taisen] on Kotaku
Sony’s PlayStation Portable is still the bestselling (and worst selling) piece of hardware in Japan, moving another 37,000 PSPs of standard variety and nearly another 1300 of the “go” variety. The PSP secured the top spot on the hardware chart once…

Badass PSP Game Rumbles To The Top Of Japan’s Bestsellers List [Sales Get] on Kotaku
Tough guy simulator Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou is Japan’s bestselling video game, the latest entry in the series that has made its way stateside under the name Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. It dethrones Capcom’s Biohazard 5 re-release this week. …

PlayStation Store Update: Just Because [North America] on Kotaku
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is a good week to both familiarize yourself with Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2, one of three new demos, and to catch up on previous PlayStation Network releases. While the PlayStation 3…

We Were Wrong About Nier Before … Or We Are Now [Impressions] on Kotaku
We here at Kotaku have been underwhelmed by forthcoming Cavia-made video game Nier Gestalt. We have played it and been bewildered . We have questioned the game’s reason for being . So, uh, last time I saw it, I liked it. Maybe we got this Nier…

The Tester: Episode 3: The "There’s No Cry In Team" Liveblog: No Goof Deed Goes Unpunished [Playstation Network] on Kotaku
Thank god it’s Thursday, when new episodes of the PlayStation Network’s only reality show, The Tester, brings us new trials, fresh tears and one less contestant vying for a QA position at Sony. Oh! It also brings our weekly liveblog. Don’t worry,…

Any Doctors On Board Kotaku? [Note] on Kotaku
To: Anyone! From: Totilo Re: But Do I Hate Japan? We’ve got a guy here with an upset stomach. It’s not pretty. The man is in his 30s, I think. Black hair. About shoulder length. He says he’s been feeling ill since last night. Hasn’t been…

When Does God of War Go Too Far? When Someone Laughs [God Of War III] on Kotaku
What is considered out of bounds for the God of War series? It’s not violence, as players will decapitate and eviscerate enemies with gory, glorious detail. It’s not sex, either, as God of War III continues the series’ naughty mini-game tradition….

SOCOM 4 Revealed, Franchise Returns To Zipper Interactive [Game Announce] on Kotaku
Sony’s premier tactical shooter series is back in the hands of Zipper Interactive and ready to redeploy this fall with SOCOM 4. Featuring 32-player multiplayer, what does SOCOM 4 mean for the future of Zipper Interactive’s MAG? A militant…

The Rock Band Network Goes Live With 100 Plus New Tracks [Harmonix] on Kotaku
In January, Harmonix launched the tools needed for artists to publish their songs on the Rock Band Network . Today, the Rock Band Network Store opens to the public, with more than 100 new songs for fans to purchase and play. The Rock Band Network…

EA Cuts Deal To Publish Shank, Deathspank [Ea Partners] on Kotaku
Electronic Arts today announced a deal with the developers of Shank and Deathspank to bring the downloadable games to multiple platforms. The publishing deals are part of agreements that Klei and Hothead Games recently signed with EA Partners….

My 10 Years With The PlayStation 2 [Happy Birthday PS2] on Kotaku
On March 4, 2000, Sony unleashed the successor to their wildly successful PlayStation on an unsuspecting world. Ten years later I’ve still got PlayStation 2 games on preorder. And to think I didn’t even care until 2002. In 1999, I was still new to…

But Do I Hate Japan? [Note] on Kotaku
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Hump Day Before the talk about hate… Do you know why there was no heavy rain today? No, I’m not talking about the PS3 game…nor about where you are per se. Sorry! When I woke up this morning, I found…


Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, Final Fantasy, and more.

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Sony puts together Patchwork Heroes demo for March 4 on Joystiq
Known as Million Ton Barabara in Japan and the work of Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?! dev Acquire, Patchwork Heroes is hands-down the coolest-looking PSP game about sawing up giant airships…

Blur issues Twitter challenges between friends, across platforms on Joystiq
Not only are the cats and dogs living together, but they’re using Twitter . According to MTV Multiplayer , upcoming racer Blur will allow some social interaction not only between players, but between different platforms. Whether you’re on Xbox…

NHL 2K11 skips Xbox 360 and PS3, only coming to Wii [update] on Joystiq
Update: We reached out to Take-Two for a more comprehensive explanation of the choice to ditch PS3 and Xbox 360 this year. Here’s what the spoksperson said: “We have decided to reevaluate our NHL strategy and will only be releasing NHL 2K11 for…

RUSE’s June 3 release date is no trick, beta arriving next week on Joystiq
If you were paying close attention to Twitter this morning, you might’ve noticed Ubisoft community developer Aymeric Evennou noting that a RUSE public beta will be strategically moving itself onto Steam on March 9. More importantly, though, if…

HardGrip: Wii game uses MotionPlus for rock climbing, other motion-based platforms on the horizon on Joystiq
Human Soft calls its upcoming MotionPlus-enhanced rock climbing game HardGrip “the first extreme rock climbing game for Wii,” but we disagree with that appellation. How could Human Soft (or anyone) forget Rock N’ Roll Climber , Nintendo’s…

Joyswag: Limited edition Resident Evil 5 ‘Chibi Majini’ shirt and Desperate Escape DLC on Joystiq
A new Resident Evil 5 DLC episode, ” Desperate Escape ,” is out today on Xbox Live and tomorrow on PSN. To celebrate, Capcom has once again set up your friends at Joystiq with five “Chibi Majini” T-shirts (in red this time) and DLC codes for the…

Shinji Mikami’s Vanquish headed to 360, PS3; Winter release date for Japan on Joystiq
As listed in the most recent issue of Japanese mag Famitsu (and translated by Andriasang ), Platinum Games’ fourth effort for Sega, Vanquish , is headed to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this winter. The game’s director, the acclaimed Shinji…

Test Drive Unlimited 2 leaves the showroom this Fall on Joystiq
Is no one impressed by your massive stockpile of (relatively) ancient virtual cars in Test Drive Unlimited ? It’s almost time for you to pick up this year’s model — Atari recently announced that this coming Fall would see the release of Test…

Ear Force PX21: Universal Chat Headset for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC [Headsets] on Gizmodo
So here’s the good news: Turtle Beach announced a universal version of their gaming-oriented chat headset. In stereo, it mixes your talking with your gaming perfectly, meaning you won’t be shouting at your teammates (unintentionally). Here’s the…

How Sony Lost Its Way [We Miss Sony] on Gizmodo
More than anything, Sony’s lost its spirit, spending too much time telling us it’s the greatest electronics company in the world and not nearly enough showing us . Proprietary Formats Sony’s last huge format hit was a product called “Compact…

Valve’s Mac Teasers Just Made Me Change My Pants [Valve] on Gizmodo
It’s apparently true: Steam is coming to Mac . Not just Steam, though. Judging by these awesome teasers released by Valve , so are Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2 AND Left 4 Dead. Ho-lee crap . UPDATE: We’ve got all six teasers now. …

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
Great day for deal hunters, there’s the penny saving Dell laptop with accessories, Bioshock 2 is on sale for anyone who’s been itching for some plasmid slinging action, and three iPhone apps of amusement to round out the savings. Top Deals: …

Final Fantasy XIII Game Preorder (Xbox 360, PS3) w/ $10 Gift Card $59.96 at Walmart on Techbargains.com
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