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

Posted: March 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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GDC 2010: Hands-on with Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Filed under: Gaming , Software , Odds and ends , Other Events , Apple , Developer Last month at Macworld, Telltale Games announced that they’ll be releasing their games day-and-date on both Mac and PC at the same time. Last week at GDC…

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Sony: Bright Light, Wii Similarities Won’t Deep-Six PlayStation Move [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Sony’s new PlayStation Move controller made headlines last week as it added Wii-like controls to the PlayStation 3. But a key difference in the tech, one lauded by Sony, could hurt the device….

God of War III Review: Olympic Glory [Review] on Kotaku
# review Bombastic, titanic, brutally imaginative and even occasionally subtle, God of War III is the latest, best reason for a gamer to save money and skip action movies. The better thrills are on a…

Rumor: Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Has Freezing Issues [PS3] on Kotaku
# ps3 In the West, role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform game, getting a release on the Xbox 360 and the PS3. While the PS3 version might look better, individuals are claiming…

Pogoplug adds media streaming, remote backup on MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Pogoplug today launched a pair of upgrades for its eponymous network drive sharing device. The adapter can now stream movies, music and photos over the network, initially to a PS3 or Xbox 360. Both automatically recognize the presence of any…


Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

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

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Brazilian builders create an awesome racing simulator on Geek.com
They often say necessity is the mother of invention, but I also like to think boredom and an extreme need for awesome entertainment also play a role now and then. Take for example some guys from Brazil that thought that normal racing on a PlayStation…

Bethesda & InXile announce ‘Hunted: The Demon’s Forge,’ a co-op ‘roots’ game on Joystiq
Click to descend into the Lair of Screenshots If you and your friends are eager to dive into a monster-filled dungeon — and who isn’t — then Bethesda has a thrilling announcement for you: The publisher is handling a new co-op fantasy action…

Final Fantasy XIII tops UK sales chart, Just Dance shows stamina on Joystiq
In its first week at retail, Final Fantasy XIII charged up the UK sales charts like a Lightning bolt, becoming the “fastest selling” game of the year — a record set by Bad Company 2 just last week . According to Chart-Track , the console sales…


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…


Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Final Fantasy XIII Sells 450K Units in the Americas in 1 day on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
A very strong start for the latest Final Fantasy title with two thirds of sales on PS3 – now updated with the figures for Other Regions as well.

GDC 2010: EEDAR talks new IP strategy on Joystiq
Game industry analysis firm EEDAR dropped some interesting statistics during its GDC panel this year. The first half of the presentation — hosted by EEDAR president Geoffrey Zatkin — concerned new intellectual property in the games industry….


Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Metareview: Yakuza 3 on Joystiq
Plenty of attention has been lavished on one nontraditional Japanese RPG this week — but Sega sneaked out another one alongside Final Fantasy XIII . Luckily, enough reviewers remembered that Yakuza 3 exists to provide a decent swath of…

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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 »


Final Fantasy XIII, PhysX, BioShock, and more.

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

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PlayStation Move requires 1-2 MB of system memory on Joystiq
Sony’s GDC panel “Introducing the PlayStation Motion Controller was exactly that: An introduction to the newly named Move peripheral. David Coombes, Kirk Bender and Anton Mikhailov showcased a number of impressive tech demos, many of which…

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Final Fantasy XIII Hair Tutorial on Videojug: New Films
Put down that controller ps3 or xbox 360 and spend 5 minutes on a cute hair style think Final Fantasy XIII. If you aren’t into the game that is ok too because this fits almost all personalities. xo Elessa Distributed by Tubemogul.

Brutal Legend Game for PS3 or Xbox 360: Two for $26 on SlickDeals.net

PATCH: Dark Void (PC) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
This is an updated PhysX patch for Dark Void.

New NASCAR racing wheel available for Wii, PS3 (NASCAR.com) on Yahoo! Sports – NASCAR News
New NASCAR racing wheel available for Wii, PS3

Sony reveals what makes PlayStation Move tick on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
GDC 2010: SCEA’s research team shows off the PS3 motion controller, from untapped potential to unfortunate limitations.

US game sales sink 15% in Feb., BioShock 2 best-seller on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Xbox 360 outsells Wii for first time since 2007, analysts blame supply constraints; PS3 sales up 30%; Dante’s Inferno PS3 outsells 360; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Mass Effect 2, make chart

Two Copies of Brutal Legend for Xbox or PS3 for $20 + $6 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Toys “R” Us offers Brutal Legend for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for $19.99 plus $5.97 for shipping. Plus, add a second copy to your cart and receive the second copy for free . At $13 per copy, that’s $7 under our mention from earlier this month…


God of War III, Team Fortress 2, BioShock, and more.

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

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Downhill Office Chair Racing Gets Extreme Motion [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc We saw a peek of Slider yesterday when he trailer was released, but today I got a chance to zip down a paved street on an office chair with the help of the PS3 Move controller first-hand. …

Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes Goes HD For XBLA, PSN [Gdc10] on Kotaku
# gdc10 Just as it did with its colorful puzzle game Critter Crunch, Capybara Games’ Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes is getting the high-definition once-over, making the jump from Nintendo DS to…

June 8 To Be A Green Day In Rock Band History [Release Date] on Kotaku
# releasedate The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3…

Motion Fighter: Putting Science Back Into the Sweet Science [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Viewed in the hands of someone who helped make or market the game, the Playstation 3’s motion controlled Motion Fighter looks like the sort of thing everyone will want to play and watch be…

The Playstation Move: Everything old is new again, if you ask Sony on CrunchGear
So, this Move . I’m pretty sure it brings nothing new to the party. That’s too bad, because the PS3 is starting to take off (after three lackluster years) and it would have helped push units if they had an innovative motion control…

Tecmo Bowl Throwback due for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on CrunchGear
It’s Tecmo Bowl, but on your Xbox 360 or PS3. And without the NFL-licensed players and teams. But with a 3D-style look and feel! You can go old-school and play in 2D mode, too. It’s actually the SNES version of Super Tecmo Bowl, redone for the…

Sic semper tyrannis: motion control in video games on CrunchGear
Let the record show: I think motion controllers, like the Wii , Sony Move , or Microsoft’s Project Natal , are sorta dumb. They simply don’t seem to be precise enough for my tastes—I’m far too used to a mouse and keyboard…

Introducing PlayStation MovePlayStation.Blog.Europe on “cool” via Recommendations in Google Reader
By now you may have seen the update on our new PlayStation 3 motion controller, via our live video stream at GDC . In case you missed it, let me introduce you to ‘PlayStation Move’. We first showed the ‘Move’ controller prototype…

In a more complicated gaming world, OpenGL 4.0 gets simpler, smarter on Betanews
By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews Despite the fact that game console manufacturers still drive studios toward exclusivity for individual titles, so that a popular Xbox 360 game isn’t available for PlayStation 3 and vice versa, developers within…

Heavy Rain Forces You To Make Tough Decisions on Wired: GeekDad
Promotional Image: Sony Computer Entertainment When it comes to consoles, I’m more of an Xbox guy. There’s nothing fanboy about my preference, it’s just the system I’ve fallen into playing more. Every so often, I’ll…

Sony PlayStation Move motion controller announced on Coolest Gadgets
Looks like Sony has finally ceded to the fact that having proper motion controls in their home console is definitely a step forward, instead of having a half-baked one on their original SixAxis. Well, the PS3 finally seems to be taking off in a big…

Deal of the Day – HP TouchSmart 600xt 23in 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC for $1199.99 on The Gadgeteer
The LogicBUY deal of the day is an HP TouchSmart 600xt 23in 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC for $1199.99 . $500 web-use coupon code for HP TouchSmart 600xt 23-inch 1080p All-in-one Multi-Touch PC powered by 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo & 1GB Nvidia…

PlayStation Move to have limited four player support on Akihabara News
The PS3’s 7 wireless controller limit seems to have major implications for its new Move format. News from Sony is that only four Move controllers can be connected at any one time (either four Move motion devices or two Move devices and two…

Naughty Dog wants to half-tuck Uncharted into the PSP on Joystiq
Naughty Dog’s co-president Evan Wells is definitely interested in having people tuck Nathan Drake — either halfway or all the way — into their pockets and visit the world of Uncharted whenever they want to. He feels that there are a lot of…

PSN Thursday: Mega Man 10, some BioShock 2 ‘Sinclair Solutions’ on Joystiq
The Blue Bomber — who is inconveniently red in the pic above — returns in the retro-centric Mega Man 10 . Those who returned to Rapture with BioShock 2 can also pick up the “Sinclair Solutions Test Pack” for $5. There’s also the fourth episode…


XrossMediaBar, Final Fantasy, PhysX, and more.

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

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Interview: Sony’s Michael Denny on Eurogamer
European exec talks Move and more. There’s no doubt that Sony has made the biggest splash of all the platform holders at this year’s Game Developers Conference. First came the rumours that the new PlayStation 3 motion…

News: Only two pairs of Moves and sub-controllers supported on Eurogamer
Or four Move controllers on their own. Sony has clarified that, although four of the Move wand controllers can be used at a time, the PS3 motion control system only supports two Move controllers and…

News: Fat Princess released on PSP today on Eurogamer
Plus: Resi 5 demo! Mega Man 10! More! Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake – the PSP version – waddles out today. We didn’t see that coming. Let’s hope the formula has been trimmed down from the…

News: Green Day: Rock Band dated on Eurogamer
So close to drowning but I don’t mind. MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June. …

News: M&M Clash of Heroes for PSN, XBLA on Eurogamer
Capybara revamping DS delight. DS delicacy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is to be revamped for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Developer…

News: PlayStation Home update 1.35 live on Eurogamer
New Navigator interface arrives. PlayStation Home has been updated to version 1.35. The download is a brief 49MB, although the Home live servers…

News: Resi 5 Gold content available as DLC on Eurogamer
Sandwiched together for discount price. Capcom’s sandwiched the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition content together online in the Untold Stories Bundle. …

News: Lara Croft returns this summer for $15 on Eurogamer
In Guardian of Light for PC, PSN, XBLA. Crystal Dynamics plans to release newly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this summer on PC, PSN and XBLA. …

News: New PAL Releases Roundup on Eurogamer
FFXIII! Chaos Rising! Yakuza 3! Resi 5 Gold! Did you stay up until 1am to find out about Kaz’s magic wand? It doesn’t really matter if you did or not, because you can read everything there is to know…

News: Monkey Island 2 remake this summer on Eurogamer
LeChuck Revenge for PC, PSN, XBLA. LucasArts will adapt The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge for PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone this summer. …

News: Aragorn’s Quest gets PS3 mocon support on Eurogamer
Busting Moves in the House of Elrond. Warner Bros. has announced that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will include features specifically designed for the PlayStation Move motion…

Nvidia Denies Bribing Game Developers for Implementation of PhysX on X-bit labs
We Do Not Force Game Designers to Implement PhysX – Nvidia

Imagination Technologies: You Will Have the Power of PlayStation 3 in Your Pocket in Three Years on X-bit labs
ImgTec Predicts Dramatic Performance Improvements of Mobile Graphics Chips

Heavy Rain: A Peek Into the Future of Movies and Games [Entertain Me] on Gizmodo
# entertainme Even if you don’t own a PlayStation 3 , Heavy Rain is a game you should know because it re-imagines both videogames and movies, combining them into a new genre of Choose Your Own…

PlayStation Move motion controller gets official on TweakTown News RSS Feed
When the Wii launched the console wasn’t known for fantastic graphics, but was known for its cool motion controls. Sony tried to throw in motion control with the PS3 as an afterthought with the Sixaxis…


Final Fantasy, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, PlayStation Store, and more.

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

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News: F1 2010 due out in September on Eurogamer
Massive Career mode, multiplayer. Codemasters has announced plans to release F1 2010 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this September. The British publisher…

News: FFXIII PS3 includes FFXIV beta invite on Eurogamer
Monster RPG ships 5m copies. There’s a Final Fantasy XIV closed beta invite inside the PS3 Final Fantasy XIII box. Rummage around near the manual…

News: EA to publish 38 Studios’ new RPG on Eurogamer
Project Mercury for PC/PS3/360. EA has announced plans to publish 38 Studios’ single-player RPG Project Mercury on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Developed…

News: R.U.S.E. dated for June on Eurogamer
Open PC beta has begun. Ubisoft’s bluff-based strategy game R.U.S.E. will be released on 4th June on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The date arrives as a…

News: NFS: Shift gets Exotic DLC next week on Eurogamer
Seven curvy cars, one voluptuous track. Several snazzy supercars and one raunchy racetrack will be available for Need for Speed: Shift next Thursday, 18th March. …

News: EA Sports Active heading to PS3 on Eurogamer
2.0 also for iPhone and Wii this autumn. EA has officially announced EA Sports Active 2.0 for iPhone, PS3 and Wii and said it will be released this autumn. …

News: First Modern Warfare 2 DLC this month on Eurogamer
Initial 360 pack due at end of month. Infinity Ward has announced that the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 will be released for Xbox 360 on 30th March. …

News: Tiger Woods dated, PS3 supports Arc on Eurogamer
Plus: Ryder Cup, new cover star, more. EA Sports has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be released for iPhone, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on 8th June. …

Getting chopped: why True Crime loves bladed weapons on Ars Technica
Jeff O’Connell is the lead producer of the new True Crime game, and he’s showing off the game’s hand-to-hand fighting. The part of the game we saw was low on gunplay, but it looked great, with some cinematic-looking moves and kills. The game takes…

HP MediaSmart add-in adds TiVo compatibility, enables video transfers to and fro on Engadget
For those enjoying media bliss thanks to a little MediaSmart box humming away somewhere in the corner, life just got a even more lovely. HP has announced a partnership with TiVo that allows MediaSmart users to install a Windows Home Server…

Playstation Network first to deliver HD Movies from All 6 major studios on Akihabara News
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that purchases and rental of HD movies from the 6 major studios, namely, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros….

EA Sports Active 2.0 Will Measure Your Heartbeat, Share Your Data, and Work on Your iPhone on Fast Company
Given the roaring success of Wii-exclusive EA Sports Active, the hardcore workout video that masquerades as a video game , a sequel was pretty much inevitable. Thankfully, this one’s more Dark Knight than Electric Boogaloo. The new, improved EA…

GDC Gallery: How The Indie Fund Could Change Game Dev Destiny on Boing Boing
Like UK studio Introversion’s indie-rallying clarion call at the 2006 Independent Games Festival , the announcement of an indie-led investment strategy — simply called the Indie Fund — could be the next watershed moment for the future of…