July 2007 Archives

"Devil May Cry 4" Hits This Winter!

The next installment of the Devil May Cry series looks very promising and is sure to please all fans of the franchise and gamers as well! The game is one of the most awaited games of the year for the PS3 and is sure to hit the Xbox 360 and... [More]

PS3 beats 360 in WW sales for w/e 7/21

Suprise, Suprise. VGChartz informs us that the PS3 has beaten the XBOX 360 in sales for the week ending July 21, 2007. Is this a tale of things to come? With releases such as Lair, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Socom: Confrontation, and Gran Tourismo 5: Prologue, could this be the beginning... [More]

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

As the GameFlavor Network, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Wiiland, and Xboxist, continues to grow and expand, we have found ourselves in need of some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [More]

GameFlavor now gets it own TV station

Along with a number of other newly added site features, our new presence on YouTube seems to have caused quite a stir with over 176,000 views for only a handful of our videos so far. We have even one video response illustrating a PS2 emulation on Xbox. The post is... [More]

New site features and recent events at GameFlavor

We've seen plenty of activity recently here at GameFlavor, what with a number of new features including the new fan blogging feature on PSP World and DS Village, and our very own new GameFlavor TV presence on YouTube featured here (look out for our video sharing feature coming soon). Also... [More]

Penny Arcade Expo Pre-Registration Deadline Looms

Penny Arcade has sent out an urgent reminder to those intending to be at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) next month, with Tuesday, July 31st being the last chance to pre-register for the game festival. Numbers for 2007 are already approaching the total attendance for last year, making the move... [More]

Activision Ranks No.1 Third-Party U.S. Console and Handheld Publisher

Activision was the number one third-party U.S. console and handheld publisher for the first six months of calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group. The company increased its market share over the six month period to a record 13.7%, a 5.1% increase over the same period last year. Additionally, for... [More]

Konami Celebrates Metal Gear's 20th Anniversary with Metal Gear Solid 4 Showing

Legendary Video Game Creator Hideo Kojima Conducts Real-Time Presentation of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Discusses New Projects at Event Konami recently hosted an exclusive party at the newly opened Ritz Carlton hotel in Tokyo in celebration of the Metal Gear video game series’ 20th anniversary. Hosted by series creator... [More]

Konami Announces Silent Hill 5

The Legendary Horror Series is Reborn on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 System with Haunting Visuals, a Psychologically Intense Storyline, and an Evolved Combat System. At E3 07 konami recently announced Silent Hill 5 (working title) for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION... [More]

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s Rocks Its Way Onto Retail Shelves

Activision, recently announced that the latest instalment of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, is now available at retail stores nationwide. Available exclusively for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s takes fans back to an era where neon was... [More]

Heavenly Sword Preview

I’ve got a confession to make that’s sure make the airwaves explode. (No, I’m not gay.) I didn’t like God of War. (Sorry Jaffe and Barlog) While the story was top-notch and deserves a place in video game history, I just wasn’t too fond of the combat, with my preference... [More]

New White Knight Story Trailer

A new trailer in what could be the PS3's first great RPG. courtesy of GameTrailers... [More]

Metal Gear Solid 4 Gameplay

It's everything you could've hoped for and more! courtesy of GameTrailers... [More]

Konami Debuts new Metal Gear Solid Trailer at E3 07

Konami recently debuted a new trailer at E3 07 for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the newest game in Hideo Kojima's legendary tactical espionage action series for the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. Featuring the first-ever presentation in English as well as displaying stunning real time graphics and... [More]

GameFlavor Launches New Reader Blogging Feature

New feature now available for PSP World and DS Village. We've listened to your requests and accepted that the demand was there for this exciting new feature. Now in addition to posting comments to existing posts, readers can now post their own entries and upload relevant images. Instead of limiting... [More]

Price drop or bait-and-switch?

[via Joystiq] This year's E3 really was all about the games. Well, almost. One of the loudest, nastiest thuds coming out of the biggest event in gaming is Sony's decision to lower the price on the PS3. This announcement was met with great enthusiasm and optimism from the beginning.... [More]

Full Voice Cast For Hellboy The Science of Evil Announced

Konami has revealed the full voice cast for Hellboy The Science of Evil (working title), its upcoming video game adaptation of the smash hit entertainment property for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. In addition to Ron Perlman,... [More]

Guns N' Roses Frontman Slash to Appear in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Activision has announced that legendary guitar hero Slash will provide an original track and appear as a boss battle character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, delivering wannabe rock stars the chance to shred against the music icon. Additionally, Guns N' Roses' rock anthem hit "Welcome to the Jungle"... [More]

Konami Announces BlockBuster Lineup at E3 2007

Konami has just revealed its blockbuster product lineup for the 2007 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Santa Monica, Calif. With nine high-profile titles for multiple video game platforms being showcased at this year's event, Konami reinforces its position as an industry leader and trend setter. Featuring games across all genres... [More]

Activision Ships More Than 8 Million Units Worldwide 1st Quarter

Activision announced that during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the company shipped more than four million units of Spider-Man 3, two million units of Shrek the Third, approximately one million units of TRANSFORMERS: The Game and more than one million units of Guitar Hero II. As a result,... [More]

Killzone Demonstration!!

Unless you're one of the chosen ones, then you weren't allowed to see the Killzone demonstration last night. Well, Guess what. Guerrilla Games did it! Though not quite as good as the E305 trailer, it does look DAMN GOOD! Don't take my word for it, let your own eyes judge.... [More]

Killzone Screen Shot!!

Sony finally released a screen shot of their new PS3 game, Killzone. And guess what?! It's......a screen shot....of a poster.... [More]

GT's Top Ten Most Anticipated Games of E3 2007

Take a look at what GameTrailers considers to be the ten most anticipated games of E307.... [More]

Euro PS3 Price Cut Coming Soon?

Feeling left out, Europe? Feel like Sony has "shanked" you yet again without giving you a price cut? Well, according to gameindustry.biz SCEE contacted them and revealed that they would be "making a major announcement regarding the PlayStation 3 this Thursday at the E3 Media and Business Summit" and that... [More]

PS3 Price Drop Confirmed

As reported by KOTV, Starting on Monday, July 9th, the 60 GB PS3 will be priced at $499, despite the fact that Sony president Ryoji Chubachi told Reuters in an interview, "At present we have no plans [to cut the PS3 price]," More of "Sony's lies"? (I kid) The report... [More]

Warhawk Preview

Finally, another kick@$$ PS3 game! I managed to get a lot of playing time with this title and it’s certainly not going to disappoint. And with online 4 player split screen, it’s like having a foursome. (Whatever that is.) Gamers claim that warhawk is like the Battlefield series and in... [More]

Dynasty Warriors Gundam Preview

I’m probably going to get a lot of hate mail for saying this, but I’m not a fan of either Dynasty Warriors or Gundam. Now, don’t think it’s cause I’ve never tried them. I have. I played a dynasty warriors game. (Can’t remember which, but that doesn’t matter cause they’re... [More]

Super Stardust HD

“Maybe I’m expecting too much from these downloadable titles.” That’s what I thought after playing Blast Factor but Super Stardust HD proved me wrong. I can expect a lot and eat it too. (Wait, I think I forgot to mention something about cake. Oh well.) The two games are similar... [More]

Sony Slashes PS3 to 499 USD in North America

As reported by internet site Kotaku The PS3 may be priced at $500 at Curcuit City for the week of July 15th. And yes, that is the 60 GB version. Now if only the 20 GB was revived and worth $399. Sony president Ryoji Chubachi told Reuters in an interview,... [More]

New Trailer Available for Grand Theft Auto IV

Recently RockStar Games have spoiled us with their new trailer for the upcoming Autumn smash Grand Theft Auto IV. Entitled, "Looking For That Special Someone", the trailer opens with an aerial shot of Liberty City before showing Niko in conversation who replies "We're all looking for that special someone". The... [More]

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