March 2009 Archives
Playstation Home: A Success Story for Sony?
Kris Erickson • March 31 2009 • comments
While some observers have lamented the lack of things to do in Sony's new virtual Home environment, the company has big plans for the service. According to Home’s...Read more
Batman: Arkham Asylum Hands-on Footage
Jason Wong • March 28 2009 • comments
The new Batman game from Eidos is shaping up to be a winner. Check out the GDC footage below. The video features two challenge rooms. The first room...Read more
God of War III - Developer Diaries
Jason Wong • March 28 2009 • comments
The developers from the new God of War 3 game give us a rare behind-the-scenes look into the development process. Tap into the minds of these innovative creators...Read more
Sony Will Pay Devs for PSN Exclusivity
Kris Erickson • March 27 2009 • comments
In the high-stakes world of console marketing, nothing is quite as attractive as a hit exclusive game to drive hardware sales. Of course, manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft...Read more
"Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time" World Premier Trailer
Jason Wong • March 27 2009 • comments
Psst... Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is on sale for $9.99 on PSN right now. At five bucks off the regular price, it's a steal! Hurry,...Read more
God of War III - Leaked Gameplay Footage
Jason Wong • March 27 2009 • comments
This is the week of GDC -- the Game Developer's Conference -- a week chock-full of excitement and surprise announcements. Sometimes, if you pray real hard, God drops...Read more
Victory in Utah Game Bill
Kris Erickson • March 26 2009 • comments
Remember that crazy video game labeling law that was the brainchild of disbarred attorney Jack Thompson? Well, common sense eventually prevailed and today the Governor of Utah struck...Read more
Gaming Without a Console? OnLive Promises Realtime Streaming
Kris Erickson • March 24 2009 • comments
Imagine the following scenario: you flip open your two-year-old Macbook Pro and connect a wireless controller. You log on to a server and choose from a selection of...Read more
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Gameplay Trailer
Kris Erickson • March 24 2009 • comments
Genius Products today released the first trailer for their highly anticipated music game, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. The developer is touting this as one of the first music...Read more
PlayStation Meta Game Changes Our Perception of HOME
Jason Wong • March 24 2009 • comments
Alone in the house? Lock the door. PlayStation Home is about to get meta. And it's gonna blow your mind. Say hello to Xi -- the world's first...Read more
Rockstar Announces Max Payne 3
Kris Erickson • March 23 2009 • comments
It was a dark and stormy night, and the air was thick with the scent of dread as our hero Max waited in the shadows for his mark...Read more
Street Fighter IV Dominates February Sales Charts
Kris Erickson • March 21 2009 • comments
Many contenders entered the dojo this past month, but their bodies lie bruised and broken, with only one champion still standing. Combined sales of Street Fighter IV on...Read more
BioShock 2 Comes to PS3 Same Time as Xbox 360
Jason Wong • March 21 2009 • comments
BioShock 2 will not be a timed-exclusive like the first game. Apparently, 2K Games revealed to CVG that they are "aiming for simultaneous release" of BioShock 2 on...Read more
Sony's PSN: Does "Free"dom Come With A Cost?
Kevin Brock • March 20 2009 • comments
Accessing the PlayStation Network (PSN) for PlayStation 3 (PS3) owners is free of charge, unlike Microsoft's XBOX Live Gold annual membership at $49.99. So does PSN "free"dom come...Read more
Unreal 3 Gets Free Titan Pack DLC
Kris Erickson • March 20 2009 • comments
It's great to see developers continue to support their games with free downoadable content. Today, Midway and Epic Games announced that the Playstation 3 version of the Titan...Read more
The Life of a QA Video Game Tester
Kris Erickson • March 20 2009 • comments
In our recent series of articles about how to make money in the video game industry, we explored the lives of designers and video game journalists. However, there...Read more
New PS3 Bundle, But Where's the PS3 Price Drop?
Jason Wong • March 17 2009 • comments
Loose lips let slip that Target will receive a new PS3 bundle pack. The product item # is 207-23-0009 and will be available on March 29. We're sure...Read more
Metal Gear Online Expansion Price and Details
Kris Erickson • March 17 2009 • comments
Konami today unveiled new character skills and ranking emblems for its upcoming Expansion to Metal Gear Online called "SCENE". Metal Gear Online is the online multi-player player experience...Read more
Burn Zombie Burn! Hands-On Preview
Jason Wong • March 17 2009 • comments
Burn Zombie Burn! is a new arcade-style arena shooter by doublesix, the company behind the wonderful Geometry Wars: Galaxies. We recently had the chance to sit down with...Read more
Utah Game Law is Awful and Here's Why
Kris Erickson • March 13 2009 • comments
It is not only Great Britain that has taken an uninformed political stance against the video game industry. Yesterday the Utah Senate passed Bill HB 353, also called...Read more
Deus Ex 3: Will Eidos Bring Cyberpunk Epic to PS3?
Kris Erickson • March 13 2009 • comments
As the world spirals in a toilet bowl of economic uncertainty, we are witnessing a resurgence of the cyberpunk genre. These perpetually dark and gritty fictional worlds show...Read more
PS3 Version of Resident Evil 5 Tops Sales Chart in Japan
Jason Wong • March 13 2009 • comments
The votes are in. Gamers prefer getting their dose of zombie mayhem on the PS3. Resident Evil 5 topped Japanese sales charts this week, with the PS3 version...Read more
High Velocity Bowling Free with Qore Subscriptions
Jason Wong • March 13 2009 • comments
If you haven't picked up High Velocity Bowling from the PlayStation Store, now's the time to buy it on the cheap. The downloadable PS3 game usually costs $9.99...Read more
Germany: Ban Guns Before You Ban Games
Kris Erickson • March 12 2009 • comments
One day after a tragic school shooting in Germany, major media outlets are already trying to make a connection between the violence and video games. A front page...Read more
Majesco Profits From Casual Games
Kris Erickson • March 12 2009 • comments
After learning about Ubisoft's amazing 2008 financial results, we came to the conclusion that there was money to be made in casual games, sometimes derisively referred to as...Read more
Wii Price Hike in UK. Is Nintendo Confused?
Jason Wong • March 12 2009 • comments
In these bleak economic times, game companies understand that money is hard to come by. Jobs are being lost and currency exchange rates are depreciating every day. Amidst...Read more
New Racing Game Split/Second Announced for PS3
Kris Erickson • March 11 2009 • comments
Black Rock Studios today announced a brand new racing title for the PS3 and Xbox 360 called Split/Second. Black Rock is best known for its previous work on...Read more
Riddick: Dark Athena Developer Diary
Kris Erickson • March 11 2009 • comments
The talented developers behind The Chronicles of Riddick: Assaut on Dark Athena will be sharing some of their experiences with us as we get closer to the game's...Read more
The Office, Battlestar Come to PlayStation Store
Kris Erickson • March 11 2009 • comments
If you have a television addiction like we do, you probably wish you could stream entire seasons of them directly from your PS3. Well thanks to a recent...Read more
GamePro Makes Games Professionally
Jason Wong • March 11 2009 • comments
Here's some surprising news amidst recent game studio closures: GamePro has thrown its name into the game publisher hat. The newly formed GamePro Labs intend to publish titles...Read more
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Characters Preview
Kris Erickson • March 10 2009 • comments
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel is an upcoming hack-n-slash RPG epic for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. In our series of exclusive previews, we are featuring various aspects...Read more
Can Video Games Kill You?
Kris Erickson • March 10 2009 • comments
The British government says that they can. A recent advertisement from the Department of Health depicts a child holding a PlayStation controller with the text "Risk an early...Read more
First-Look at New Game by Castle Crashers Developer, Behemoth
Jason Wong • March 10 2009 • comments
Word on the street is that Behemoth, the makers of the cutesy but oh-so-addictive Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid, are hard at work on a third title. They...Read more
Burn Zombie Burn Video Preview
Kris Erickson • March 9 2009 • comments
Double Six Games has today announced that its top-down shooter Burn Zombie Burn! will be coming to the Playstation Network later this month (March 26th, to be exact)....Read more
Are Used Game Trade-In Programs Hurting the Industry?
Jason Wong • March 7 2009 • comments
It seems like everyone and their grandma are jumping into the used games business. Who doesn't want to be swimming in money? GameStop reported sales of $7.1...Read more
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Coming Summer 2009
Kris Erickson • March 7 2009 • comments
You've probably never heard of this game, but fans of arcade fighters know that it was one of the hottest things in Japanese arcades last year. Aksys Games,...Read more
Analyst Says Next GTA Will Come in 2010
Kris Erickson • March 6 2009 • comments
Grand Theft Auto IV impressed many, disappointed some, and was undoubtedly one of the most important games of 2008. The first downloadable expansion for the game called The...Read more
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Heavy Metal Preview
Kris Erickson • March 6 2009 • comments
Heavy metal and fantasy go together like peanut butter and chocolate, so it is somewhat surprising that it has taken game developers so long to meld the two...Read more
Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix Gets Patched
Jason Wong • March 5 2009 • comments
Street Fighter maniacs turned off by game bugs in Street Fighter II: Turbo HD Remix can get their fight on once again. The upcoming patch will be available...Read more
The Beatles: Rock Band Wants Your $250
Jason Wong • March 5 2009 • comments
The stars have aligned (read: intense negotiations have come to an end). Beatles Mania may begin anew. Apple Corps LTD., Harmonix and MTV Games bring you The Beatles:...Read more
Why Procedural AI is the Next Big Milestone in Gaming
Kris Erickson • March 5 2009 • comments
Here's a scene that will be familiar to many current-generation gamers. You are cruising down a city street in your drop top, rap music blaring from the radio....Read more
Megan Fox Gets Wet in "Fathom" Movie
Jason Wong • March 4 2009 • comments
I'll be lying if my eyes didn't pop when I first saw Megan Fox in "Transformers". Turned out she was the only reason to watch the sacrilegious movie...Read more
Resident Evil 5: Mercenary Mode Patched with On-Line Co-Op
Jason Wong • March 4 2009 • comments
After you beat Resident Evil 5, you will unlock the Mercenary mode. The mini-game lets you replay sections of the game and shoot enemies in a timed mode....Read more
King of Fighters XII Coming in July
Kris Erickson • March 4 2009 • comments
Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore have announced today that The King of Fighters XII is releasing worldwide in July 2009 on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 video...Read more
Sack Boy Gets Crowned
Jason Wong • March 3 2009 • comments
Here's a list of things you can do in order to get the gold crown for your Sack Boy in LittleBigPlanet. Please note this is the rarest of...Read more
The 5 Most Important Exclusives for the PS3 in 2009
Kris Erickson • March 3 2009 • comments
How do we know that these games are important to the success of the Playstation brand in 2009? Because Sony told us so. In a recent press release...Read more
Yakuza 3 Moves 300,000 Copies During Launch Week
Kris Erickson • March 3 2009 • comments
To say that Sega's ultra violent urban crime game Yakuza 3 was highly anticipated in Japan would be a bit of an understatement. The previous two games proved...Read more
Midway Looking to Sell Mortal Kombat Franchise
Kris Erickson • March 2 2009 • comments
Video game publishers are locked in a pitched battle to the death as the current economic slowdown forces many medium and small sized companies into bankruptcy. One of...Read more
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