February 2008 Archives

Konami reveals details for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Paul Sinclair • February 29 2008 • comments

Following opening remarks made during the General Session at the 2008 Destination PlayStation retailer event in Scottsdale AZ, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. confirmed several new initiatives related to...Read more

Konami launches New Community Portal for DanceDanceDance Revolution

Paul Sinclair • February 29 2008 • comments

Fans of the popular dance rhythm franchise DanceDanceRevolution have a new online home as Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. launched a community portal for the franchise this week. This...Read more

"Obscure: The Aftermath" and The Audition Set to 'Warm Up' Both Gamers and Music Fans

Paul Sinclair • February 29 2008 • comments

Ignition Entertainment has partnered with Chicago-based music group THE AUDITION on the band's latest music video. The music video for "Warm Me Up," the pop-rock quintet's first single...Read more

FIFA, EA SPORTS and PlayStation Heat up Search for Best Virtual Soccer Player in North America in FIFA Interactive World Cup 2008

Paul Sinclair • February 29 2008 • comments

Chivas USA Players Jorge Flores and Anthony Hamilton to Greet Competitors in Los Angeles The search for the best virtual soccer player in North America will take place...Read more

Grand Theft Auto 4 to Offer 100 Hours of Gameplay

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

Quite those jobs now GTA fans, when the game hits retail shelves in April, your social and work life (If you even have one) is going down the...Read more

Pre-Order Metal Gear Solid 4, Get Into April Beta

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

If you want to get into the beta for Metal Gear Online, the online portion of Metal Gear Solid 4, there's no better way to do that than...Read more

New PS3 Bundles Euro Bound

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

Though not as lucky as Americans that are getting MGS4 Bundles, Europe can look forward to getting two special bundles, and a lot sooner than June. The two...Read more

PS Store Update February 28th 2008

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

Unless you have a taste for trailers and add-ons, there's not a whole lot of substance in this update. (Though I must say, Condemned does intrigue me.) The...Read more

Secret Agents Speaks on Shadow of the Colossus 2 Controversy

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

I went to sleep last night, knowing full well I would have rabid Shadow of the Colossus fans emailing me about the previous post, asking for more info....Read more

Exclusive Screen of Shadow of the Colossus 2

Fel Martins • February 28 2008 • comments

Our secret agent managed to extract massive amounts of awesome in the form of 8 days info but s/he also managed to snag a screen for Shadow of...Read more

Sony Computer Entertainment America Expands Executive Team With Appointments to Key Management Roles

Paul Sinclair • February 27 2008 • comments

Appointments Include Industry Veterans Robert Dyer to Senior Vice-President, Publisher Relations, Ian Jackson to Vice-President, Sales and Sally Buchanan to Vice-President, Human Resources Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)...Read more

GameFlavor and PS3Informer Getting Top Ranks in TrafficJam.com

Paul Sinclair • February 27 2008 • comments

The Blog Rushed Network has announced the launch of TrafficJam.com and GameFlavor with PS3 Informer have regularly featured prominently in the top ten video game blogs! Here's what...Read more

Eight Days Intel: New leaked Screenshots + E3 06' information.

Fel Martins • February 27 2008 • comments

First thing's first: The title the BBC reporter saw was a new Tears of Blood game, not Magna Carta or a remake of that title. (That's a misunderstanding...Read more

Intel: 8 Days Looks Better Than Killzone 2. Will Be Awesome

Fel Martins • February 26 2008 • comments

Ever wonder what happened to 8 days? We sent our PS3informer spy out to infiltrate Sony's studios to see what they could uncover. Turns out the game is...Read more

MGS4 Bundle Coming in June, DualShock 3 to Arrive in April

Fel Martins • February 26 2008 • comments

For those of you sitting on the fence wondering when would be the best time to pick up a PS3, there's no better time to do that than...Read more

SplitFish Gameware to Present at the Concord Investors Event

Paul Sinclair • February 26 2008 • comments

SplitFish AG a leader in video game hardware innovation, today announced it will be presenting at the Concord Stock Day in Frankfurt, Germany on March 11. Investors, brokers...Read more

GameFly Reveals Winners of the Fifth Annual Q Awards, Recognizing the Top Video Games of 2007

Paul Sinclair • February 26 2008 • comments

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Takes Home "Game of the Year" and Two Individual Awards GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, has announced the winners...Read more

Take-Two Interactive Software's Board Rejects Electronic Arts' Unsolicited Proposal as Inadequate

Paul Sinclair • February 26 2008 • comments

The Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Electronic Arts Inc to acquire Take-Two for $26.00 per...Read more

EA's Dead Space Dismembers the competition this halloween

Paul Sinclair • February 26 2008 • comments

Electronic Arts today announced that the new sci-fi survival horror game, Dead Space™ will be in stores in North America and Europe on October 31st for the PLAYSTATION®3...Read more

Electronic Arts Announces NFL head Coach 09

Paul Sinclair • February 26 2008 • comments

Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be a head coach in the National Football League. Today, Electronic Arts...Read more

Breaking: Phil Harrison Leaves Sony

Fel Martins • February 25 2008 • comments

Talk about shocking, Phil Harrison, one of the most recognizable faces in the SCE executive is leaving. (Yes, leaving, he wasn't given the boot.) Although we don't know...Read more

Sorry EU, No GT5 Until 2009 For You.

Fel Martins • February 23 2008 • comments

Feels like being run over by a hot chick. Game retailer is reporting that EU PS3 gamers won't be able to get their hands on the ultra-sexy Gran...Read more

Dragon ball Z Burst Limit Coming In July

Fel Martins • February 23 2008 • comments

The game is pure awesome. It's a must-buy for any Dragon Ball Z fan and even casual observers. Of course you don't have to take our word for...Read more

Metal Gear Solid 4 set for June Release

Fel Martins • February 22 2008 • comments

If this featured ad in Famitsu is to be believed then MGS4 is being released on the 12th of June. Sure, it's a Japanese only mag but Konami...Read more

Resistance 2 To Be Released in the Fall. Demo Expected July

Fel Martins • February 22 2008 • comments

Insomniac was kind enough to drop a bombshell in a press release today. Sure it's no demo, but at leas we're closer to deciphering when and what to...Read more

GameFly Opens Latest Distribution Warehouse in Tampa Area

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

GameFly Offers Members in Southeastern States Even Quicker Shipping Times with Opening of Tampa Area Distribution Center GameFly, the leading online video game rental service, has announced the...Read more

Game Development Community Chooses 'Portal' as Game of the Year at the 8th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

Valve's 'Orange Box' Puzzler and 2K Boston/2K Australia's 'Bioshock' Receive 3 Awards Each; 'Crackdown,' 'Crysis,' 'Fl0w' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass' Take Prizes Valve's genre-blending first...Read more

2K Sports Reveals Renowned Lineup of Current and Legendary Stars for Top Spin 3

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

Tennis greats get back in the game, marking a first for next-generation consoles 2K Sports is pleased to announce the all-star player lineup for Top Spin 3, the...Read more

Havok Gives Artists Unprecendented Control With Introduction of Cloth and Destruction

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

Havok(TM), the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, recently unveiled Havok Cloth(TM) and Havok Destruction(TM) at the 2008...Read more

SouthPeak Releases Iridium Runners for Playstation 2 System

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

SouthPeak Games announced today that Iridium Runners has shipped for the Playstation(R)2 computer entertainment system. The high intensity on-foot racing title developed by Playstos Entertainment is rated "E"...Read more

Grand Theft Auto IV Website Update

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

Just a heads up to let you know that RockStar have updated their new Librty City site with a bunch of new content. Going forward, the site is...Read more

EA and Image Comics Announce Dead Space Comic Series with Ben Templesmith and Antony Johnston

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

Limited Edition First Issue Only Available at WonderCon in San Francisco Electronic Arts and Image Comics have announced a new comic book series based upon the upcoming original...Read more

Starbreeze Studios Teams Up With EA Partners To Reinvent A Classic EA Francise

Paul Sinclair • February 22 2008 • comments

EA Partners has announced that it has teamed up with Starbreeze Studios, the award-winning developers of The Darkness and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay to...Read more

Playstation Eye = Best Peripheral Ever

Fel Martins • February 21 2008 • comments

Ever wish something you drew could end up inside a game? Well, Playstation Eye is your Holy Grail. This little machine has so many levels of awesome, I'm...Read more

Sony Unveils PhyreEngine

Fel Martins • February 21 2008 • comments

For the casual playstation fan, this may seem insignificant but it's actually far from the truth. At GDC, Sony showed off their PhyreEngine, an engine specifically built for...Read more

UT3Mods: No Resolution on 360, Improvements for PS3

Fel Martins • February 21 2008 • comments

360 Owners waiting for UT3 are going to have to wait a little longer. No progress has been made on the 360/UT3 mod issues and thus the game...Read more

Home Improvements Coming Next Week

Fel Martins • February 21 2008 • comments

No, not the sit-com, we're talking about Sony's virtual service Home. If you're in the beta, you'll notice some new things, the most notable of which will probably...Read more

PS Store Update February 21st 2008

Fel Martins • February 21 2008 • comments

Considering that this is GDC week we were hoping to some awesome stuff to download. That does not seem to be the case. Guess there's always Sony's Gamer's...Read more

France PSM3 Hand-On with Grand Theft Auto 4

Fel Martins • February 19 2008 • comments

It seems like every publication has gotten their grubby mits on GTA4 except for us. (Yeah, we're just jealous). This time around, it's the French version of Playstation...Read more

Sony Teases Fans On In-Game XMB

Fel Martins • February 19 2008 • comments

Never let it be said that Sony doesn't have a sense of humor. At GDC, the Japanese Giant was caught selling T-shirts that poked fun at those of...Read more

Unreal Tournament 3 Has Shipped Over 1.2 Million Units, Feb 22nd date for EU

Fel Martins • February 19 2008 • comments

Our hats are off to Epic for creating one of the most enjoyable PS3 shooters of 07. You know you've done something right when you game ships over...Read more

Motorstorm Sells 3 Million Copies

Fel Martins • February 19 2008 • comments

How do you know a game is good? When it sells 3 million copies, that's how. Motorstorm reached that mark this week. While we love our Motorstorm, we...Read more

Image Metrics Facial Animation to Showcase Power of Emergent Game Technologies' Gamebryo at GDC 2008

Paul Sinclair • February 19 2008 • comments

Image Metrics' Computer Generated Facial Animation Technology Demonstrates Graphics Processing Capabilities of Gamebryo Image Metrics today announced that its proprietary performance capture solution was used by Emergent Game...Read more

FIFA Street 3 in Stores Now

Paul Sinclair • February 19 2008 • comments

Ultimate Arcade Soccer Game Turns Global Stars Into Stylized Action Heroes Electronic Arts announced that FIFA Street 3 is available in stores now around the world. This arcade...Read more

World Renowned Recording Group Aerosmith Rocks This Way to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Paul Sinclair • February 19 2008 • comments

Epic Collaboration Creates First Music-Based Game to Feature One Band Free Download of ''Dream On'' Offered to Commemorate Alliance Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to...Read more

Final Fantasy 13 Demo to be Included in Last Remnant

Fel Martins • February 18 2008 • comments

Time to save up those pennies. The guys are Square Union are predicted that Square Enix is going to release FF13 demo as a pack-in with Last Remnant,...Read more

PS3 Has Sold Over 10 Million Units

Fel Martins • February 18 2008 • comments

10.5 Million to be exact, according to Kotaku. Not to shabby. VGChartz has current PS3 numbers at 10.03 million, so the numbers are accurate. (Sony counts sold to...Read more

Blu-Ray Wins the Format War

Fel Martins • February 18 2008 • comments

It seems like only a year ago video game journalists were proclaiming the death of both the PS3 and Blu-Ray. Well, actually, it was only a year ago.Now...Read more

Free Radical: Haze is NOT Duke Nukem Forever

Fel Martins • February 18 2008 • comments

Some comforting words given by a Free Radical developer. Haze will not turn out to be an internet joke like Duke Nukem Forever. The game's coming along great...Read more

Rumor Mill: Pre GDC Edition

Fel Martins • February 16 2008 • comments

Oh how we love our rumors. The only thing that gets us more excited than this is game reviews. Keep in mind that these are RUMORS so don't...Read more

Game Developers Conference Next Week, Game Titles Announced

Fel Martins • February 16 2008 • comments

Gamespot was kind enough to release a list of some games that are set to make an appearance at this years GDC. (It's going to be the best...Read more

Jack's At It Again With More Lies

Fel Martins • February 16 2008 • comments

The recent college shooting here in the States was horrific and our condolences go out to all those affected by this tragedy. Unfortunately, there's always gotta be some...Read more