Battlefield: Bad Company, Resident Evil 5, Ultimate Hits, and more.

Posted: April 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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Japanese hardware sales, April 12 – April 18: Dry spell edition on Joystiq
Poor, poor April. After a quarter of pretty enormous video game releases, we’ve seen a noticeable slowdown over the past 25 days. Normally, we’d relish the opportunity to get caught up on the surplus the past few months have brought us, but … well,…

Japanese software sales – April 12th to 18th (Top 50) on GoNintendo
01. / 01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 32.108 / 3.686.739 (-14%) 02. / 05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 20.883 / 3.110.984 (-7%) 03. / 03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) – 20.880 / 102.733 (-3 %)…


Killzone 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, and more.

Posted: April 1st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Sony “Struggled” To Market the PS3 At Launch on 1UP RSS feed
At the opening of the 2010 MI6 game marketing conference in San Francisco, Sony’s Peter Dille delivered a keynote speech that addressed the company’s definition of the “Digital Living Room,” discussing the adoption of multimedia devices, the…

Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd Headline April Guitar Hero DLC on 1UP RSS feed
Activision has outlined a list of upcoming DLC for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero . Among this month’s music downloads are tracks from Blur, Black Sabbath, Fall Out Boy, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus several others. April gets off to a solid start…

“Something Around” The Agency Playable Within Weeks, Sony Says on 1UP RSS feed
It’s been a while since the world has seen any update on The Agency , Sony Online Entertainment’s espionage-themed MMO for the PlayStation 3 and PC. But according to SOE president John Smedley, we’re going to be seeing more on The Agency any day…

Ten New Titles Join PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits Library [PS3] on Kotaku
# ps3 Confirming last night’s Walmart ad , Sony has announced ten new titles joining the PlayStation 3’s budget-priced Greatest Hits line, with inFAMOUS, God of War Collection, Killzone 2 and…


Resident Evil 5, RPG Maker, Ultimate Hits, and more.

Posted: March 20th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Japanese software sales – March 8th to 14th (Top 50) on GoNintendo
01. / 01. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 65.355 / 225.887 (-59%) 02. / 06. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 35.993 / 2.953.132 (+2%) 03. / 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 34.795 / 3.487.145 (-14%) 04. /…


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 »


XrossMediaBar, Final Fantasy, PhysX, and more.

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

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

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 wasnÂ’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 SixaxisÂ…


Echochrome, LittleBigPlanet, Resident Evil 5, and more.

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

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Sony Answers Wii Remote With PlayStation Move on Mashable!
Sony has named its forthcoming PlayStation 3 motion controller “PlayStation Move.” The controller is Sony’s answer to Nintendo’s Wii Remote and Microsoft’s Project Natal for Xbox 360 – a way to use motion to play…

First Monkey Island SE coming to PSN, Mac, Telltale, InstantAction on Joystiq
At a GDC 2010 event, LucasArts announced that The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is headed to a plethora of new platforms and services. First and foremost, it’s been ported for both the PlayStation Network and Mac OS. Furthermore,…

The Secret of Monkey Island 2: Special Edition announced for XBLA, PSN, PC, iPhone on Joystiq
At a pirate-themed party in San Francisco tonight (with special guests Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer!) LucasArts announced The Secret of Monkey Island 2: Special Edition , coming “this summer” on Xbox Live Arcade, PSN, PC, iPhone and iPod Touch. This…


PlayStation Network, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, and more.

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

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Lady Gaga and Rock Band Caught in a Bad Romance on Mashable!
The first Lady Gaga song pack for the Rock Band music video game is coming next week. It will include the songs “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face.” You’ll be able to buy…

MySpace Co-Presidents Reveal Company’s Plan for the Future [INTERVIEW] on Mashable!
We had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. The joint office speaks to how closely Hirschhorn and…

Codemasters hits the track this September with F1 2010 for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 on Joystiq
[I F1 2009; Wii] Having dominated the rally track with DiRT and DiRT 2 , and taken a lap around the street-racing arena with GRiD , Codemasters has announced it’s now tossing its hat into the Formula One ring with F1 2010 . Yeah, we…

Eminem & Jay-Z all mixed up in new DJ Hero DLC pack on Joystiq
Scr-scr-scratched through all of DJ Hero’s tracks? Activision has announced a new DLC mix pack featuring Renegade Edition headliners Eminem and Jay-Z. The collection is scheduled to drop on Xbox Live, PSN and Wii this month and includes: …

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light launching this summer for $15 on Joystiq
Click to enlarge It may not have “Tomb Raider” in the title, but Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light — scheduled to launch on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC this summer — will mark the leading lady’s return to a crumbling…

Capy porting Clash of Heroes to PSN and XBLA on Joystiq
If, for some reason, you didn’t purchase and love Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes on DS — or even if you did — you’ll have the opportunity to buy the puzzle RPG on two new systems this year, in glorious hand-drawn HD. Capybara Games has…

Resident Evil 5 DLC available at a discount in ‘Untold Stories Bundle’ on Joystiq
Confused about exactly which costumes you’d get from a Resident Evil 5 costume pack? Buy them all! And buy both DLC episodes while you’re at it. Capcom just announced that it’s bundling the two costume packs, as well as both the ” Lost in…

GDC Hands-on: Joe Danger (PSN) on Joystiq
Hey PS3 owners, have you been waiting for the PSN equivalent of Trials HD ? Well, Joe Danger’s for you. Have you been waiting for a new side-scrolling Sonic the Hedgehog game? Then, Joe Danger is also for you. How about an HD version of …

Impressions: True Crime on Joystiq
click to enlarge After a five-year hiatus, free-roaming felony franchise True Crime is set to return (sans subtitle) in Fall 2010. United Front, which is also working on the upcoming ModNation Racers and houses veterans from games such…

EA Sports Active 2.0 coming this fall to Wii, PS3 and iPhone on Joystiq
EA Sports’ “Season Opener” event at GDC contained one major announcement for the developer’s bevy of franchises: EA Sports Active will receive the sequel treatment this Fall with EA Sports Active 2.0 (working title), an updated version of…

GDC 2010: Facebook hasn’t found its Mario on Joystiq
This year’s Game Developers Conference has two new tracks for the new kids in town: the Social & Online Games Summit and the iPhone Games Summit. Facebook’s Gareth Davis delivered the keynote for the former this morning, titled “How Friends…

First Modern Warfare 2 map pack coming to Xbox Live on March 30 on Joystiq
Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling has pointed us toward a new self-help website filled with good news: new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mutliplayer maps are coming to Xbox Live on March 30. While the powers that be at…

PlayStation Network gets HD films from six major studios on TechSpot
Sony has bagged a deal with six major studios to deliver HD movies on the PlayStation Network — reportedly the first and only service to do so. In addition to its own Sony Pictures Entertainment, the company has signed an agreement with 20th Century…

Analysts: PS3 to win current-generation console war on TechSpot
Avid gamers are quick to defend their platform of choice, often exchanging heated words over features, exclusive titles, and even company policy. In the end, there isn’t one platform that’s “best” for everyone, but Strategy Analytics believes the…

Sony Signs All 6 Major Studios for HD Movies on PlayStation on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
Well, it looks like Sony has a little treat for PS3 users now that they’re able to turn their consoles back on — it’s just announced that it has signed up all six major studios to deliver HD movies on the PlayStation Network (the first company to do…


BioShock, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, and more.

Posted: March 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

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How to Construct a 3.5mm Audio Switch (diy) on Instructables: exploring
Tired of having to get off from bed to unplug your ps3 audio wire from the speaker and then getting on all fours so you can try to find your computer audio wire and finally plugging it back into your speaker? Try these easy steps to make a switch…

More homes have a game console than a cable box on Engadget HD
Think twice before you say that using a game console to watch TV will never go mainstream because according to a survey from the Yankee Group , more people have a gaming console at home than a cable set-top box — in fact the survey says that 2…

Week in Games: Finally [New Releases] on Kotaku
This is Final Fantasy XIII’s week, as the game arrives in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. Other releases of note: Assassin’s Creed II, DRM and all, on the PC, BlazBlue on PSP, and the BioShock 2 DLC. Let’s not forget Mega Man 10 on the PS3,…

MLB 10 The Show Review: The Game for All America [Review] on Kotaku
The game of baseball was brought to video game consoles long ago. The total experience – the Pastime – represents the next frontier of simulation, for a public delighted by every stat and detail, no matter how small. This is the direction in which…

Video Games: PC, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars $2, Clive Barker’s Jericho $4, Mercenaries 2 $4, Tom Clancys End War $5, Xbox 360 Alone In The Dark $7, Race Pro $7, Eat Lead $7, PS3 American Idol 2 Encore w/ mic $10, Wii Lost in Blue Shipwrecked $7, Dead Ris on SlickDeals.net


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, Race Driver: Grid, and more.

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

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Red Steel 2 – preview on GoNintendo
Video Games | Red Steel 2 | Preview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Brutal Legend (Xbox 360 or PS3 Game) $19.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 3 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 505 Replies: 1 Brutal Legend (Xbox 360 or PS3 Game) $19.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg $19.99 with free shipping for this heavy metal action game. 5/5 eggs with only 4 reviews. Xbox 360 Link …

News: PSN update: Just Cause 2 demo tops bill on Eurogamer
Plus: DLC for Resi, Dante’s, LBP and more. The European PlayStation Store has been updated with a bundle of new demos, videos and downloadable content packs. …

News: Arkham Asylum GOTY with 3D option on Eurogamer
Out this month, works on normal TVs. Square Enix has announced plans to release a special Game of the Year Edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum this month, complete with a 3D viewing option that works on…

News: Special edition GRID due next week on Eurogamer
Comes complete with DLC for 25 quid. Codemasters is releasing a special edition version of tip-top racer GRID for the PS3. Race Driver: GRID…