PlayStation Network, Civilization, and more.

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

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

GDC 2010: Complete coverage with GDC Awards, Sony conference video on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
[UPDATE 4] Uncharted 2 tops Game Developers Choice Awards with five trophies; PlayStation Move debuts; write-ups of Meier, Pardo, Molyneux, Muzyka, Sakamoto, Yamaoka, Toriyama, and Schafer talks also on tap; full run-down of event and new Deus Ex…

Bethesda, Brian Fargo crafting new co-op fantasy game on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Elder Scrolls publisher, Interplay founder’s inXile Entertainment developing Hunted: The Demon’s Forge for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

Activision kicks off ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ contest on GoNintendo
Starting Friday, March 19th, gamers will have the chance to win a How To Train Your Dragon game and gaming system by going to the official site and entering the contest. Gamers are encouraged to enter daily, as a new winner will be chosen each day…

Brian Fargo returns from exile with Hunted: the Demon’s Forge (video) on VentureBeat
One of video game’s pioneers, Brian Fargo went into exile as the longtime company he created foundered earlier this decade. But he’s back with his own game studio, inXile Entertainment , and is announcing today a major new fantasy…

EA Store – Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition (PlayStation 3) $31.99 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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The Daily GameDev.net on GameDev.Net
They say that the first Monday back after a daylight savings change is marked by a significant increase in accidents; I didn’t particularly notice as I was far too busy routing around the usual bunch of accidents on my commute. I’m going to work…


Civilization, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, and more.

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

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L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 & Civilization V All Due By Oct. 31 (Maybe) [It's A Date] on Kotaku
Take-Two Interactive has a very busy fiscal fourth quarter, pegging four big games, L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Sid Meier’s Civilization V, for release between August and October. However, one of those games might not make it. That…

Now’s Your Chance To Desperately Escape In Resident Evil 5 [Dlc] on Kotaku
Capcom’s second heaping helping of Resident Evil 5 drops today, with the release of the Desperate Escape episode starring Josh and Jill, along with new costumes for stars Sheva and Chris. The circle of downloadable content is now complete, and…

Tom Clancy’s HAWX For PS3 $18.85 + FS With Amazon Prime on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
Amazon.com has Tom Clancy’s HAWX for $18.85 next lowest price i can find it for is around $28 You can get FS if you have prime or sign up for a free trial

Amazon Trade-In for Street FIghter IV PS3 is $12.50 on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
Like the title says. I think it’s a good deal if you’re planning to buy the SSF IV when it is released at the end of April. The xbox360 version’s trade-in value is only $3 for some reason. … This is a content summary only. Please visit…

Is There Only 2 Ice Hockey Games In This Planet? on Game Producer
I bought PlayStation 3 and copy of NHL 10. I saw that also NHL 2k10 has their version. Out of curiosity, I started to check out what ice hockey games there are available, and came to conclusion that for PC – there’s hardly any. NHL…


BioShock, Civilization, and more.

Posted: December 17th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Def Jam Rapstar – a pair of trailers on GoNintendo
Video Games | Def Jam Rapstar | I Won’t Be Denied Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Def Jam Rapstar | Raise Your Voice Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Two Million Borderlands, 33 Games And One Mystery Title [Take Two Interactive] on Kotaku
Announcing no release date changes but allowing for some speculation about an unannounced 2010 game, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two Interactive held its last investors’ conference call of the calendar year. And Borderlands, it reiterated, is a…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Consuming Consumables) on PopMatters
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC [$59.99]


Shaun White Snowboarding, Far Cry 2, Civilization, and more.

Posted: December 10th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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GoGamer.com – games on sale today (expired: ) on Hot Deals Club – main index of deals
(expired) They’re calling it a Green Friday sale. Shipping costs $3 for the first game and $2 each additional game, so be sure to factor that in when figuring out your cost. For Xbox 360: Raven Squad Hidden Dagger for Xbox 360 for $30 plus…

40 Million 3D TVs to Take Over Our Homes By 2014 on Mashable!
A few years ago, who would have thought that 3D viewing and those dorky glasses that come with it would become a hot commodity once again? Not only are more and more movies using 3D technology, but even YouTube is testing 3D video. If you think…


Far Cry 2, Civilization, Shaun White Snowboarding, and more.

Posted: December 4th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

GoGamer.com – games on sale today on Hot Deals Club – main index of deals
They’re calling it a Green Friday sale. Shipping costs $3 for the first game and $2 each additional game, so be sure to factor that in when figuring out your cost. For Xbox 360: Raven Squad Hidden Dagger for Xbox 360 for $30 plus…

NEWS: Team17 date Alien Breed for December 16th, on Xbox Live Arcade on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
The reimagining of Alien Breed for the 21st Century arrives this month, in over a week’s time, on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points. <br /> <br />PS3 and PC gamers must wait until next year for their dose. Alien Breed is an…

God of War Collection PS3 USED Around $30 With Ship No Tax! on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Madden NFL, Civilization, and more.

Posted: November 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Newegg complete official Black Friday sale listing (most deals start 3pm PST Wednesday 11/25) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 20 Posted By: johnny98 Views: 3617 Replies: 12 Posted on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Newegg?v=app_10339498918Black Friday Starts 3:00PM PST Wednesday 11/25 – Exclusive Sneak PeekWhy wait in line?10% Bing.com CashBack on…

GoGamer Black Friday Sale – Starts Thursday 11/26 – 360, PS3, DS, & PC Games on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 4 Posted By: sandman8288 Views: 628 Replies: 1 Starts Thursday 11/26 at www.gogamer.comAmazing Madness DealsXbox 360 Elite 120gb HD Console (Refurbished W/120 Day Warranty) $209.90Xbox 360 Pro 60gb HD Console (Refurbished) $169.90360 – Call…

Band Hero for Wii, PS3, and XBox 360 $144.99 ($124.99 for PS2) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: ajackson75 Views: 229 Replies: 0 This is my first post. I did the best I could to look to see if this has aleady been posted. Best Buy’s Deal of the Day is the Band Hero for all systems $144.99 for a total of $55.00 off. This…


Resident Evil, High Velocity Bowling, PixelJunk Monsters, and more.

Posted: November 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

3D Dot Game Heroes Launch Trailer Explains It All [Clips] on Kotaku
Atlus will be responsible for bringing the lush pixelized environments of 3D Dot Game Heroes to North American PlayStation 3’s, publishing duties that we sincerely appreciate. So what is this game all about? The standard fantasy drama formula is…

Monster Hunter Tri Preview: Army of Four [Preview] on Kotaku
Monster Hunter is all about the multiplayer, which is why I think it never really took off on PSP in the US the way that it did in Japan – American PSP owners are just too selfish for the buddy system. Monster Hunter Tri, however, is going for a…

PlayStation Store Update: Adhoc It To Me [North America] on Kotaku
Plenty to get excited about this week on the North American PlayStation Store, including the release of adhocParty, Peggle (with Peggle Nights!) and Assassin’s Creed for the PSP. PSP owners with a hunger for playing people over the internet via their…

First No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise Screens Score A Touchdown [No More Heroes] on Kotaku
No More Heroes finds higher resolution with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of the original, now known as No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise. What does it look like? Like the Wii version, just a little prettier. Better textures, improved lighting,…

Japan Still Loves Soccer, Favors PlayStation Games [Sales Get] on Kotaku
Last week, Japan’s video gaming populace snatched up enough copies of Konami soccer sim World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 to put it in first place. This week, Sega’s J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J scores. The PSP game kicked its…

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Review: Nuke The Mini-fig [Review] on Kotaku
With the three best Indiana Jones movies already tapped in the first LEGO Indiana Jones game and rage over the fourth Indy film still not fully dissipated, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues may be on shaky LEGO bricks. LEGO Indiana Jones…

The PlayStation Network By the Numbers [Psn] on Kotaku
Outlined today during a Sony presentation to investors and analysts, the PlayStation Network has 33 million registered accounts, 5.4 million daily user sign-ins and 1.4 million daily visits to the PlayStation Store. Those 33 million users download a…

MOVIE: PlayStation Video Delivery Store (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Sony launched the PlayStation Video Delivery Store today. Check out this new trailer for more information.

SCREENSHOT: PlayStation Video Delivery Store (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe further expanded its PlayStation entertainment experience today with the launch of the PlayStation Network video delivery service for Europe. Now available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other countries…

Gamefly Used Video Games $10 or less: Wii: Bond 007 Quantum of Solace $8, Brothers In Arms: Double time $8, Xbox 360: Condemned 2: Bloodshot $7, Far Cry 2 $10, PS3: Beowulf $10, Turning Point: Fall Of Liberty $10, and more on SlickDeals.net

Sony to expand PlayStation Network into Sony Online Service, sell music, books, videos on Engadget
Sony had a big management meeting in Japan today, where the tech giant announced some extremely vague plans for what’s initially being called the Sony Online Service — a new “iTunes-like” service built on the PlayStation Network that will sell…

Firefox headed to the PS3? Can life get any better? on Engadget
Playstation Insider’s got a tipster (one that’s reportedly “very close” to the company) telling them that Sony is in heavy talks with Mozilla to port Firefox to the PS3. The tipster didn’t know if any actual deal had been struck, but it’s not…

GPU-Z 0.3.7 Released – Available for Download on Madshrimps News RSS Feed
To begin with, GPU-Z now shows the GPU Computing features your graphics cards support, including whether they support technologies such as DirectCompute, OpenCL, CUDA, and PhysX acceleration. Building on the infotips feature the previous version came…


XrossMediaBar, Civilization, Final Fantasy, and more.

Posted: October 26th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

News: UK charts: PES 2010 overturns FIFA 10 on Eurogamer
Forza 3, Borderlands, SmackDown appear. Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 has overturned a rampant FIFA 10 to take the UK all-formats top 40 crown. The PS3 had the lion’s share (66 per cent) of the…

Netflix Coming Soon to PlayStation 3PlayStation.Blog on “cool” via Recommendations in Google Reader
Attention, PlayStation 3 owners: want to watch a movie streamed instantly from Netflix via your PS3? I’ve got terrific news for you; very soon you’ll be able to do just that. We’re excited to announce today that Netflix and Sony have…

Exclusive Xbox 360-Netflix Partnership Not So Exclusive Anymore on Digital Daily
This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience, available to Xbox LIVE Gold…

Best Buy Buy 2 Get 1 Free on PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii Video Games at Best Buy on Techbargains.com
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NEWS: BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins goes gold, PS3 “alongside” others on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
The impending early November arrival of Dragon Age: Origins will be simultaneous across Xbox 360,PS3 and PC announces BioWare. The PS3 version won’t be held back after all. <br /> <br />That news may be true for North America but the RPG…

SCREENSHOT: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
“The New Tale of The Crystal” is the latest saga to hit the Final Fantasy series, with three titles to be making an appearance for XIII. Two are based on the PS3 platform and one on mobile phones, it would seem the Final Fantasy tales are far from…

SCREENSHOT: Avatar: The Game (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
James Camerons Avatar: The Game is the official video game based on the highly anticipated film James Camerons Avatar. The video game will take you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers will encounter the…

PREVIEW: Avatar: The Game (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
To Na’vi or not to Na’vi? (PS3)

REVIEW: Heavy Weapon (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Because Light Weapons just won’t do in a global crisis. (PS3)


Guitar Hero World Tour, Street Fighter IV, Civilization Revolution, and more.

Posted: August 10th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

More on Guitar Hero 5 song import, DLC support (Band Hero will do it, too) on Joystiq [Nintendo]
Yes, Guitar Hero 5 is getting all modern-like and letting those who buy it — and own other GH games — access all those songs they already bought (on disc or in DLC form) without firing up another title. GH5 and the upcoming Band Hero will work with…

Retailer claims PS3 Slim is headed for Europe next month, getting 100 Euro price drop on Engadget
More fuel to the spreading rumor of a gamescom debut for the PS3 Slim: French games site JVN got ahold of an “anonymous retailer” who spilled the supposed beans of an impending PS3 Slim launch in Europe. Word is that the console is supposed to land…

PS3 Slim rumor #852492893583495: Out next month, announcement next week on CrunchGear
We all know what the PS3 Slim is by now, so no need to get into details. Here’s the skinny on what French site JVN has learned about the PS3 Slim: • It’s real! • Launching in Europe next month for €300 • Possibly announced at…

Official Street Fighter IV FightPad Controller for Sony PS3 – $31.50 or less w/ FREE Shipping! on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
This is the lowest price that I have seen yet for this controller for the PS3. The nomal selling price at stores is $39.99 not including tax so this is a great find for anyone looking to improve… This is a content summary only. Please visit…

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 retail package confirmed on Joystiq
Following a GameStop listing discovered way back in June, a forum thread over at Capcom Unity has confirmed the existence of a PS3-exclusive retail package of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, with a moderator posting the image seen above. One forum dweller…

G.I. Joe Review: Now We Know [Review] on Kotaku
They’ll fight for freedom, wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is there, riding the wave of live-action movie hype to a console near you. G.I. Joe is the code name for America’s daring, highly trained special mission force. Its…

Civilization Revolution Released on App Store Today on 1UP RSS feed
iPhone and iPod Touch owners are in for a treat today, as the first App Store version of the acclaimed Civilization series has been released. Civilization Revolution was first released last summer on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and DS as a somewhat…

Walmart Prepares Gamers to ‘Talk Tough’ and Get Ready for Madden NFL 10 on GoNintendo
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — As sports fans and gamers eagerly await the Aug. 14 arrival of Madden NFL 10, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is preparing for what is always one of the biggest video game releases of the year. This…


Civilization and more.

Posted: June 21st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

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Shie Labeouf Goes ‘Fanboy’ On The Nintendo Wii on Wii Blog: Nintendo Wii News and Views
It’s not enough that he’s left a dark taint on two of my favorite franchises, Transformers and Indiana Jones. Nor is it enough that he’s going to star in a sequel to one of my favorite movies of all time, Wall Street. No, now I have…