August 2008 Archives

Square Enix Plans to Buy Tecmo

Kris Erickson • August 29 2008 • 0 comments

It seems that the Japanese mega-publisher is going on a bit of a shopping spree of late. Having already purchased rival company Taito in 2005, Square Enix today...Read more

Little Big Planet Gets Metal Gear Parody Treatment

Kris Erickson • August 28 2008 • 0 comments

Just in case your excitement for Sony's upcoming physics-based platformer wasn't already high enough, a talented fan today released a trailer that tips its hat to another successful...Read more

Exclusive GTAIV DLC Would be a Slap in the Face to Gamers

Kris Erickson • August 28 2008 • 0 comments

Microsoft reportedly paid Rockstar 50 million dollars to develop downloadable content for GTA IV which will be exclusive to the Xbox 360. Even though there is much speculation,...Read more

Batman: Arkham Asylum Preview

Naquan Baity • August 28 2008 • 0 comments

There are times when a hero has to go a little bit insane in order to take on an even greater evil. This is the theme of the...Read more

Warhawk Gets Expansion Pack, Free Update

Kris Erickson • August 27 2008 • 0 comments

We have to commend Sony and Incognito on their untiring support for Warhawk. The developers have continued to release great downloadable content and free updates for the title...Read more

Sony Plans Big Showing For PS3 at PAX

Kris Erickson • August 27 2008 • 0 comments

Sony has announced the games that it will be formally showing this year at the Penny Arcade Expo. Unsurprisingly, they are focusing almost entirely on PS3 titles, and...Read more

What Makes A Great Fighting Game?

Kevin Brock • August 27 2008 • 0 comments

What comprises a great fighting game? The roster! Exactly! The roster is the the soul of the entire franchise and creates the dynamics for the plot. Basically, a...Read more

Pre-Order: PS3 Wireless Keypad

Kevin Brock • August 25 2008 • 0 comments

Last week, we (rather Sony) announced new hardware at the Leipzig Gaming Convention. One of the items announced was a wireless, bluetooth enabled keypad. The keypad is equipped...Read more

Could Bad Company Become Multiplayer Shooter of the Year?

Kris Erickson • August 25 2008 • 0 comments

It's tough out there for a first-person shooter these days. It seems that the fickle hearts and minds of gamers have lots of great options to turn to...Read more

5 Reasons Not to Get Excited About Heavy Rain (Yet)

Kris Erickson • August 25 2008 • 5 comments

Is it just us, or is the incredible amount of hype for Heavy Rain a little bit puzzling? Sony clearly believes in the project, having allegedly cancelled some...Read more

GameFlavor.com Looking For New Business Developer/SEO

Paul Sinclair • August 24 2008 • 0 comments

As the GameFlavor Network, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Wiiland, Xboxist and now DS Village, continues to grow and expand, we have found ourselves in need of...Read more

Preview: FUEL's Massively Open Racing

Kris Erickson • August 21 2008 • 0 comments

UK game studio Codemasters are perhaps best known for their work on the Colin McRae series of rally racing games. And rightly so: up until Colin’s untimely death...Read more

First Details on Savage Moon: New PSN Exclusive

Kris Erickson • August 21 2008 • 0 comments

Sony has released details on an upcoming, exclusive title for the Playstation Network called Savage Moon. The premise of the game will be immediately familar to anyone who...Read more

Come Fold With Us! PS3 Informer Joins PS3Folding.com

Kris Erickson • August 20 2008 • 0 comments

If you own a PS3, you may have heard of a little program called Folding@Home. Before there were any games worth playing (zing!) for the black monolith, owners...Read more

New 160GB PS3 & Wireless Keypad

Kevin Brock • August 20 2008 • 0 comments

Sony announced new hardware today at the Leipzig Gaming Convention, Europe's version of America's E3. The new hardware consists of a whopping new 160GB PS3 and a wireless...Read more

Beijing 2008 Races to Top Spot in UK Sales

Kris Erickson • August 19 2008 • 0 comments

There have been some significant changes in the UK software sales charts as a flurry of big PS3 game releases have added some competition to the mix. Neither...Read more

World of Zellians announced for PS3

Kris Erickson • August 19 2008 • 3 comments

The company with perhaps the worst name in the world has announced that they are working on a game with one of the worst titles for a video...Read more

Rock Hero Revolution: Sony Confirms Music Hardware Compatibility

Kris Erickson • August 18 2008 • 0 comments

Anyone who has ever had to plunk down 150 clams for music hardware peripherals in order to play a game like Rock Band will be excited by this...Read more

Is this the Guitar Hero: World Tour Track List?

Kris Erickson • August 18 2008 • 0 comments

Some skilled internet detectives over at the NeoGaf forums have been piecing together what they believe to be the final track list for the upcoming Guitar Hero: World...Read more

Sony PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 in July, Nintendo Rules All

Kris Erickson • August 15 2008 • 0 comments

The NPD group has published the monthly hardware and software sales figures for July. Last month in the United States, the PS3 sold more units than the Xbox...Read more

That's Cold: Activision-Blizzard Cuts 100 Jobs from Radical Entertainment

Kris Erickson • August 14 2008 • 0 comments

One of the casualties of the recent Activision/Vivendi merger is Radical Entertainment, based out of Vancouver, Canada. The developer behind upcoming games Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant and...Read more

Top 5 Fighting Games for 2008 (Year of the Fighter)

Kevin Brock • August 14 2008 • 1 comments

Welcome to the year of the Fighter! This great genre was almost lost 15 years ago, when at its peak, the most popular fighters were Street Fighter II...Read more

Bionic Commando Rearmed Arrives on Playstation Store

Kris Erickson • August 13 2008 • 0 comments

For those of you who have been patiently awaiting the updated arcade classic from Capcom, we have good news. The game finally arrived today on the PlayStation...Read more

Street Fighter Alpha Coming to PSN on Thursday

Kris Erickson • August 12 2008 • 1 comments

The "Senior Marketing Manager" for Capcom's Street Fighter series has a tough job. The poor guy was given the thankless task of announcing a surprise on the company's...Read more

The Future of Paradise City

Kevin Brock • August 11 2008 • 0 comments

"Welcome to Paradise City, where what happens next is completely up to you." Criterion's Burnout Paradise is like no other racing game as its an open-world racing and...Read more

Second Batch of Gold Located in Velvet Assassin Reality Game

Kris Erickson • August 11 2008 • 0 comments

Fans of alternate reality games have a chance to find some actual buried treasure, but you are going to have to work for it. A worldwide scavenger hunt...Read more

Rage Will Look Better on PS3 than 360, Says Developer

Kris Erickson • August 8 2008 • 0 comments

As the War of the Fanboys ™ rages on, id developer John Carmack has added some ammunition to the Sony side. Apparently, the upcoming shooter game Rage...Read more

Midnight Club LA Official Site Reveals Car List

Kris Erickson • August 8 2008 • 0 comments

Rockstar has officially launched its Midnight Club LA promotional website, with lots of high-resolution screenshots and some new trailers that show off some of the game’s open-world locations...Read more

Wolfenstein Preview

Kris Erickson • August 7 2008 • 0 comments

Castle Wolfenstein is back with more zombie-fighting action set in WWII Germany, but can it capture the attention of First Person Shooter fans in a genre crowded with...Read more

GTA IV Coming to PC with Extra Content

Kris Erickson • August 6 2008 • 0 comments

In news that we all knew was coming, Rockstar officially admitted today that their console hit GTA IV will be coming to the PC this September. Moreover, the...Read more

Bad Company Gets Free Multiplayer DLC on Thursday

Kris Erickson • August 5 2008 • 0 comments

Owners of EA's Battlefield: Bad Company will get a special treat later this week in the form of a free downloadable content pack. The DLC, available this Thursday,...Read more

Preview: Battle Fantasia

Kris Erickson • August 1 2008 • 0 comments

Have you ever wanted to beat the stuffing out of one of the fuzzy creatures from a Disney movie? Personally, I've always wanted to have a go at...Read more

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