Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Grand Theft Auto IV, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “# zipperinteractive The first batch of downloadable goodies for owners of the PlayStation 3 massively multiplayer shooter MAG will arrive next week, according to Zipper Interactive, bringing fresh…” |
| “# playstationnetwork Another week, another 1GB worth of PlayStation 3 hard drive space eaten by The Tester, the PlayStation Network’s first reality show in which 11 hopefuls fight for a spot to play…” |
| “# delayofgame Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City for the PlayStation and PC—and their individual downloadable episodes—won’t be making their previously scheduled release dates ….” |
| “# playstationnetwork While we were at the Game Developers Conference, PlayStation Network reality show The Tester carried on as normal, meaning we didn’t get a chance to liveblog the fourth episode…” |
Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, God of War III, Grand Theft Auto IV | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
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“GameStop , the worlds biggest video game retailer, managed to grow in its fourth fiscal quarter thanks to sales of used games and new store openings. Even in the age of digital distribution from rivals such as OnLive , GameStop plans on opening 400…” |
| “A portion of an IndustryGamers interview with Sony Worldwide Studios VP Scott Rohde… IG : From what the third parties have been saying over the past few months, and from what I’ve seen here today, the experiences are very reminiscent…” |
| “Rating: 2 Posted By: surferr Views: 163 Replies: 1 As the title states, get a Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for you PS2/PS3 owners who have Guitar Hero and with Band Hero Games. This is being offered by Yugster .com as a daily offer,…” |
| “When Sony unveiled its PlayStation Move (nee Arc ) controller at the GDC last week , it came along with some impressive promises : it would only cost developers 2MB of system memory (out of 256MB on offer) and it would respond to user inputs…” |
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 »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
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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: February 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XIII, Grand Theft Auto IV | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
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“We’d already heard that the PS3 wouldn’t need anything more than a simple firmware update to make the jump to 3D, and it looks like we now have the first evidence of that very firmware update. It’s obviously not ready for public consumption just yet,…” |
| “That Final Fantasy sponsorship of the NBA All-Star weekend came with some strings attached, it seems; namely, that there’d be ads running depicting the game as available on the Xbox 360, with nary a PS3 logo in sight. Reader Christian points us…” |
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“This week sees the return of Aliens vs. Predator 10 years later, back to the PC and also on Xbox 360 and PS3. Other headliners include another round of SOCOM on the PSP, plus Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.This week’s count: six for PC and DS, five…” |
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“According to this latest trailer from Rebellion and Sega, you’ll also jam a wrench down an alien’s throat. Here’s two minutes-plus of PS3 multiplayer from a Predator’s often-cloaked point of view, and trust me, it is age-gated for a reason. Aliens…” |
Posted: February 1st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Grand Theft Auto IV | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Rockstar has announced that the episodic content that’s been released for GTA IV will finally see a PC and PS3 release.” |
Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Dynasty Warriors 6, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, Grand Theft Auto IV, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Resident Evil, Tekken 6, Valkyria Chronicles, Winning Eleven | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “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 /…” |
Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Grand Theft Auto IV | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Rockstar Games announced today that the two downloadable episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV – The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony – will have their world-wide debut on the PlayStation 3 and the PC this March 30. This is the first time…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Dragon Age: Origins, Grand Theft Auto IV, PlayStation Network | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “After The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, Gearbox Software is now putting the finishing touches on its third downloadable expansion for Borderlands. Entitled The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, this expansion will be…” |
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“Next stop, PlayStation Network, followed by Games for Windows Live and several threads complaining about Games for Windows Live Whoa. Rockstar just announced that the two DLCs for Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony,…” |
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“The development of Star Wars Battlefront III has been rocky, to say the least. Work began at Free Radical before Crytek snapped up the company, then the game was rumored to be in Rebellion’s care before it eventually dropped from the face of the…” |
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“As evidenced by the image above and this link, Dragon Age: Origins’ once-released and subsequently pulled DLC offering, Return to Ostagar has, uh, returned to Xbox Live! No, seriously, we’re not lying — we understand your skepticism, but, we assure…” |
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“Finnish developer Pixolane expects to make its PS3 debut later this year with its first game, Rust Buccaneers. The PlayStation Network title is an arcade-style shooter featuring modern-day pirates. Just like pirates have done throughout history,…” |
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“Remember HEI$T? No? It was a bank robbery game set in 1969, being developed for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 by Codemasters. Remember it now? Okay, now forget about it. “After a much extended development period,” a Codemasters rep told CVG, “Heist has been…” |
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“Things took a step towards the alternative in last month’s Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero DLC offerings, but it seems February will see the games’ downloadable music get back on the path of straight-up rock. We’ll be seeing new (old) jams from 30…” |
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“We were all expecting it and finally Rockstar has come through with the announcement: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is coming to the PS3 and PC on March 30. There will be two ways to get your expansion fix: you can either jack each…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Army of Two, Echochrome, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIII, Grand Theft Auto IV, LittleBigPlanet, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
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“Kotaku’s runner-up for 2009 Game of the Year gets its first expansion with the downloadable, playable bonus “memory” of The Battle of Forli. Somehow managing to be essential and unessential, it’s unlikely to be nominated for DLC of the Year. The…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gadgets Guess there are loads of gadgets in Japan, but haven’t really had the time to think about them. Exhausted and drained. Emotional week, looking forward to the weekend. What you missed last night Introducing…” |
| “The PAL PlayStation Store finally gets humming for 2010 this week, with new content available for Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted 2. Assassin’s Creed II’s “Battle of Forli” is one of those missing chapters hinted at during the main game. If Ubisoft…” |
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“This fall, Sony will be releasing its new wand controller, which is currently known under the temporary “Motion Controller” title. According to Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper, the game will have approximately ten titles supporting it this year According to…” |
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“Released on the Xbox 360 in October 2009, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is coming to the PlayStation 3 and Games for Windows – LIVE. Episodes from Liberty City is a compilation of the episodic downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto…” |
| “Star Wars: Battlefront III may have been binned, but we’ve heard from sources that the series lives on, in the form of currently-in-pre-production Battlefront Online. The game, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is currently being worked on by both…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Grand Theft Auto IV, PlayStation Store | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Gamers who don’t own an Xbox 360 missed out on the additional content offered for GTA IV last year exclusively on Microsoft’s console. The two additional episodes were called The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. As is…” |
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“This week was all about the metal. Next week’s Rock Band DLC caters more to the other end of the music spectrum with former exclusives from the standalone Country Track Pack disc. All six tracks will be available either individually for $1.99 (160…” |
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“Former Xbox Live Arcade exclusives like Castle Crashers and Braid have started to migrate over to the PS3, but so far Rez HD has remained entrenched on Microsoft’s console. It may be not be long before that changes though. Q Entertainment…” |
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“Shortly over a year after The Lost and Damned debuted on the Xbox 360, Grand Theft Auto IV’s Episodes from Liberty City will no longer be exclusive to Microsoft’s console. Rockstar just announced plans to bring both The Ballad of Gay Tony and The…” |
| “Amazon.com offers IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey for Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for $19.99 plus $4.98 for shipping. (Pad your order over $25 for free shipping.) That’s $2 under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find for either…” |
