Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BioShock, God of War III | No Comments »
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“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…” |
| ““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…” |
Posted: March 15th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BioShock, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
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“» 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…” |
| “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,…” |
| “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…” |
Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
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“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…” |
| “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.” |
| “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…” |
| “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.” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | No Comments »
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| “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…” |
| “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…” |
Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Arkanoid, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BioShock, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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 …” |
| “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…” |
| ““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. …” |
| “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. …” |
| “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. …” |
| “Sinclair Solutions expands multiplayer. 2K Games will release the first batch of BioShock 2 DLC on Thursday. Dubbed The Sinclair Solutions Tester…” |
| “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…” |
| “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 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…” |
Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, God of War III, NHL series, Portal, Red Dead Redemption | No Comments »
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“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 …” |
| “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…” |
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“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: …” |
| “Video Games | Pach-Attack! | Episode 105 HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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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Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VIII, God of War III, Grand Theft Auto IV, Just Cause 2, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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. …” |
| “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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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,…” |
| “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…” |
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“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….” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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….” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Assassin's Creed, Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, PlayStation Network, Portal, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, Team Fortress 2 | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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. …” |
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“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: …” |
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