April 2009 Archives
Katamari Forever Coming to PS3 Fall 2009
Kris Erickson • April 30 2009 • comments
Just in case you haven't had enough of the colorful Katamari series, Namco Bandai is bringing what could be the best Katamari game yet to the PS3 system...Read more
Internet Nanny Software Planned for PS3
Kris Erickson • April 28 2009 • comments
Are you worried that your child could use their PSP or PS3 system to order sexy Russian brides online with daddy's credit card? Well, you should be. That...Read more
Marvel vs Capcom 2 Demo out on PSN
Jason Wong • April 28 2009 • comments
We broke the news to you that Marvel vs Capcom 2 was coming to PSN and XBLA a few weeks ago. To all you doubters, hope you still...Read more
"Wet" Announced, Doesn't Look Pretty
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
Bethesda Softworks today announced that it will publish Wet, a brand new third-person action game from Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M). The game was originally going to be...Read more
Konami Cancels Six Days in Fallujah
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
After angry protests from just about every group imaginable, Konami has decided to cancel its plans to publish a game based on one of the bloodiest battles of...Read more
Eidos Will Keep Name in Square Enix Buyout
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
The proposed buyout of struggling British developer Eidos by Japanese mega publisher Square Enix has been successfully completed. Eidos will remain as an independent operation, as a wholly-owned...Read more
The Saboteur Coming to PS3 in 2009
Kris Erickson • April 27 2009 • comments
Many people believed Pandemic's upcoming stealth-action game The Saboteur to be a casualty of studio cutbacks during the economic crisis. However, the company today assured fans that its...Read more
EA Sports Complex Added to Home
Kris Erickson • April 23 2009 • comments
Electronic Arts has given us a big reason to log on to Sony's Home service once again. The global software company has created a massive "Sports Complex" to...Read more
Red Faction: Guerrilla Impressions
Kris Erickson • April 23 2009 • comments
Volition has released a demo for its upcoming open-world shooter, Red Faction: Guerrilla. We bring you our impressions of this demo, which is worth a download for any...Read more
LEGO Rock Band Announced
Jason Wong • April 23 2009 • comments
The newest series that will get the LEGO makeover will be... **drum roll**... Rock Band. Wow, now that's out of left field. LEGO Rock Band will be developed...Read more
Red Dead Redemption Oozes Style
Jason Wong • April 23 2009 • comments
Rockstar Games announced a sequel to 2004's Red Dead Revolver. The new game will be titled Red Dead Redemption. We got our hands on the game's stylish cover...Read more
Fallout: New Vegas Rolls Out Next Year
Jason Wong • April 21 2009 • comments
Bethesda has announced a new game called Fallout: New Vegas. This is not DLC nor a sequel, but an entirely new game set in the Fallout 3 universe....Read more
Zone of the Enders 3 Rumor
Jason Wong • April 21 2009 • comments
Hideo Kojima is famous for Metal Gear Solid, but he is also known around the anime and mecha-loving community for his Zone of the Enders games. The last...Read more
Lamest Guinness World Record Ever?
Kris Erickson • April 20 2009 • comments
Alright readers, it's official: video games have gotten soft. It used to be that if you wanted to do something to impress other gamers, it had to involve...Read more
SFIV Gets Free Championship Mode Update
Kris Erickson • April 17 2009 • comments
After a month of charging controversial sums of money for DLC, Capcom has found a way to get back on our good side. The publisher is bringing some...Read more
Assassin's Creed 2 Officially Confirmed for 2009
Kris Erickson • April 17 2009 • comments
Ubisoft has today officially confirmed that its Montreal studio is developing Assassin's Creed 2 on "all current-generation platforms" for a scheduled Holiday 2009 launch. We originally took this...Read more
Marvel vs Capcom 2 on PSN Rumors Supported by Evidence
Jason Wong • April 17 2009 • comments
There have been rumors for a while now about Marvel vs Capcom 2 coming to PSN. Naysayers point to the fact that Capcom no longer holds the Marvel...Read more
Marvel vs Capcom 2 Rumored to be Coming to PSN
Jason Wong • April 17 2009 • comments
There have been rumors for a while now about Marvel vs Capcom 2 coming to PSN. Naysayers point to the fact that Capcom no longer holds the Marvel...Read more
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Cut Scene
Jason Wong • April 16 2009 • comments
As the release date approaches for the Final Fantasy XIII series of games, we're getting more and more excited by any morsel of news. Last year's Tokyo Game...Read more
Bane to Appear in Batman Arkham Asylum
Jason Wong • April 16 2009 • comments
Looks like our favorite venom-powered physical therapist will be scheduling a long overdue follow-up with Batman. Why? To check on his bad back, of course. How thoughtful! Bane...Read more
Final Fantasy 7 Arrives on PSN in Japan
Kris Erickson • April 15 2009 • comments
This news is so awesome that it took us several days to fully process it. Square Enix has released a Japanese language version of Final Fantasy 7 on...Read more
EA Sends Illegal Weapons to Game Press
Jason Wong • April 15 2009 • comments
The word "Oops" is used to express surprise at one's own mistake, clumsy act, or social blunder. Ten bucks says there were more than a few "Oops!" uttered...Read more
The Problem with Six Days in Fallujah
Kris Erickson • April 14 2009 • comments
There is an old saying which has it that the victors write the history books. Now it seems, the victors also make the video games. Konami today announced...Read more
The Historical Venice of Assassin's Creed 2
Kris Erickson • April 13 2009 • comments
The first Assassin's Creed game was a history student's dream come true. Here was a game that brought the political intrigue and daily life of the crusades period...Read more
Midnight Club LA DLC Includes New Cars, Bikes
Kris Erickson • April 10 2009 • comments
Rockstar representatives have contacted us to say that they have two brand new vehicle packs coming to Midnight Club: Los Angeles very soon. Each will be available on...Read more
Batman Arkham Asylum Collector's Edition Gives Grown Men Excuse to Play Dress-Up
Jason Wong • April 10 2009 • comments
Robin: Holy wallet gouge, Batman! Is that a fancy Collector's Edition of your new game I see? Batman: That's right. Take it in, Man-boy Wonder. Behold my fancy...Read more
Mini Ninjas Screenshots and Story Details
Kris Erickson • April 9 2009 • comments
The quirky brawler Mini Ninjas has been on our radar for a while, ever since Eidos Interactive announced the project back in January. At that time, all we...Read more
Tales of Vesperia Coming to PS3... 360 Exclusive No More
Jason Wong • April 9 2009 • comments
Seems like the word "exclusive" doesn't mean what it used to. Tales of Vesperia was billed as an exclusive Xbox 360 title, but fast-forward a few scant months...Read more
Resident Evil 5 DLC Controversy
Jason Wong • April 8 2009 • comments
Resident Evil 5 gets new DLC in the form of Versus Mode for $4.99 or 400 Microsoft Points. Gamers were in an uproar when told they would have...Read more
Flock! Headed to PSN
Kris Erickson • April 7 2009 • comments
If someone told us that they were hard at work on an a farming puzzle game for consoles, we might be tempted to feel their foreheads for signs...Read more
"Silent Hill: Shattered Memories" Re-imagines First Game for PS2 and PSP
Jason Wong • April 7 2009 • comments
Coming this fall to the PlayStation 2, PSP, and Wii is Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a re-imagining of the first game in the renowned survival horror series. The...Read more
Wolfenstein Video: Meet the Heavy Trooper
Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • comments
Not that you would want to meet this nazi monstrosity anywhere, but Activision's upcoming Wolfenstein reboot will let you get up close and personal with it in combat....Read more
The Psychology of Achievements
Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • comments
Glittery objects have always captivated humans and, according to anthropologists, they were important markers of tribal status thousands of years before the modern area. Actually, not much has...Read more
New Title, "Explodemon!" Announced for PSN
Kris Erickson • April 3 2009 • comments
We are almost ready to give this game a glowing recommendation based on its name alone. Any title that includes demons, exploding, and a vague relation to Pokemon...Read more
Are You a Game Pirate? France Would Like a Word
Kris Erickson • April 3 2009 • comments
In the United States, pirates of all stripes have encountered relatively friendly waters. With the exception of incursions by the much-maligned RIAA and MPAA, and occasional busts of...Read more
PS3 Firmware v2.70 Update Now Available
Jason Wong • April 2 2009 • comments
PS3 gets a new firmware update. Part of the v2.70 update is the new Text Chat feature that enables communicating with your PSN friends online. The feature allows...Read more
April Fool's Gaming News We Wish Was True
Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • comments
Yesterday was April Fool's, in case you didn't notice, and video game publications the world over were out in full force trying their darnedest to make, well, fools...Read more
Next-Gen Syndicate Title Rumored to Be in Development
Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • comments
Sources from within the Starbreeze development studio have revealed to journalists that the company is indeed working on a new Syndicate game for consoles and the PC. Starbreeze...Read more
Jak and Daxter Announced for PS2, PSP
Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • comments
Rest assured adventure fans, this announcement was no April Fools joke. Our favorite heroes Jak and his mischievous sidekick Daxter are getting back together on the PS2 and...Read more
Call of Duty Gamers Sent to Resolve Sudan Crisis
Jason Wong • April 1 2009 • comments
Darfur, Sudan (GameFlavor) -- An elite cadre of hardcore Call of Duty tournament players were sent into the Darfur region of western Sudan to quell the recent rebel...Read more
Sony Taunts PS3 Customers with PS2 Price Cut
Kris Erickson • April 1 2009 • comments
Sony has dropped the price of its aging PS2 home console to $99, eliciting yawns and sighs of frustration across the internet. After their March 31st Announcement was...Read more
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