July 2009 Archives
Does Sony Keep Publishers in the Dark on PSN Sales?
Kris Erickson • July 30 2009 • comments
How many copies does a developer have to sell in order to turn a profit on one of the digital distribution channels like PSN or Xbox Live Arcade?...Read more
Video Game Movies Hollywood Should Make (But Won't)
Kris Erickson • July 30 2009 • comments
What is it with Hollywood's obsession with video games these days? Not content with dredging through our collective childhoods for comic book and cartoon heroes to bend to...Read more
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Impressions
Kris Erickson • July 29 2009 • comments
IL-2 Sturmovik is a love letter to Second World War combat aviation. The dedication to historical accuracy is apparent in every aspect of the demo we played, which...Read more
Echoshift PS3 Will Melt Your Brain
Kris Erickson • July 27 2009 • comments
Do you remember Echochrome, that quirky but addictive black and white puzzle game that featured a perspective-shifted environment? Well, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is getting ready to serve...Read more
GameFlavor Network - New Fresh Flavor!
Paul Sinclair • July 26 2009 • comments
Hey beautiful people! ;-) Here at the GameFlavor Network we've been working our butts off for you behind the scenes to bring you a new slicker, sexier and...Read more
Tatooine DLC Coming to Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Kris Erickson • July 24 2009 • comments
LucasArts today announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will see further expansion this fall through a new downloadable level for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 systems....Read more
Modern Warfare 2 Price Hike is Good for Gaming
Kris Erickson • July 24 2009 • comments
This fall, Activision plans to release its hotly-anticipated shooter Modern Warfare 2 for sale in Britain at the price of £54.99 ($90 USD). A special edition prestige bundle...Read more
Katamari Forever Demo Now Available on Japanese PSN
Kris Erickson • July 23 2009 • comments
Are you kind of on the fence about Namco Bandai's upcoming Katamari Forever super compilation for the PS3? Well to help allay those fears and assure you that...Read more
Stan Lee Has Cameo in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Kris Erickson • July 22 2009 • comments
Activision announced today that beloved comic book legend Stan Lee will make his first onscreen videogame cameo in the upcoming Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, slated for release this...Read more
Limited Edition Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick TE at Comic-Con
Jason Wong • July 21 2009 • comments
Lucky Comic-Con attendees will have the chance to nab the Comic-Con exclusive Limited Edition Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition (TE) and Pads. Produced by Mad Catz®,...Read more
Are You a BF 1943 Noob? Check this Handy Guide
Kris Erickson • July 20 2009 • comments
There is nothing more annoying than playing a multiplayer online game with a bunch of n00bs. There you are, decked out in your battlefield camo, ready to capture...Read more
Battlefield 1943 Review
Kris Erickson • July 19 2009 • comments
If there was a defining moment for America's Greatest Generation, it was quite possibly the experience of U.S. Marines, fighting in the Pacific theater during World War 2....Read more
BUZZ! HQ: Your Prize Awaits
Jason Wong • July 18 2009 • comments
Following the success of 1 vs 100 Beta over on the 360, PS3 sees the long-awaited arrival of BUZZ! HQ to the PSN Home space. At BUZZ! HQ...Read more
Remakes: How Far Back Should Developers Go?
L J Hall • July 17 2009 • comments
Looking around at the moment there are some great games out there, causing many a gold coin to pass from me to thee - if you happen to...Read more
U.S. Playstation Sales Down in June
Kris Erickson • July 17 2009 • comments
There were few bright spots for video game hardware manufacturers in June, as a weak U.S. economy continued to exert downward pressure on sales. When compared to the...Read more
Summer PSN 50% Off Game Sale
Jason Wong • July 17 2009 • comments
Ah summer. The time for baseball, picnics, lemonade, and butterfly catching. Nothing celebrates summer better than spending a sunny afternoon indoors playing all the games you scored for...Read more
DiRT 2 Release Date Announced
Kris Erickson • July 16 2009 • comments
The extreme rally racing sequel from Codemasters will be released in North America on September 8th and in Europe three days later on September 11th. Developed by the...Read more
White Knight Chronicles PS3: Just the Facts
Kris Erickson • July 14 2009 • comments
We honestly don't know when Level 5's uber-hyped new role playing game is going to arrive on store shelves in North America. For now, we'll just assume it...Read more
Mothership Zeta DLC Coming to PS3, Eventually
Kris Erickson • July 14 2009 • comments
Bethesda will finally be wrapping up DLC support for their massive post-apocalyptic role playing game, Fallout 3. However, fans will be glad to know that they seem to...Read more
Has 2010 Become Too Crowded with Game Releases?
Kris Erickson • July 14 2009 • comments
By most estimates, a solid current generation AAA game takes about 4 years and $30 million to make. As a result, we are starting to get to a...Read more
Bioshock 2 Delayed Until 2010
Kris Erickson • July 13 2009 • comments
What is it with developers suddenly missing their release dates? First, the Quantic Dream CEO reported that Heavy Rain would not be released on the PS3 this holiday...Read more
Meet the Characters of Arkham Asylum
Kris Erickson • July 13 2009 • comments
The Batman comic book universe is special because it doesn't rely on supernatural abilities for its pathos. Instead, characters' motivations, abilities and weaknesses are recognizably human. Even the...Read more
New Michael Jackson Game Features Singer's Voice
Kris Erickson • July 13 2009 • comments
There can be no doubt that Michael Jackson loved video games. Earlier this year, when items from his Neverland Ranch went on auction to help pay outstanding debts,...Read more
Heavy Rain Misses Holiday Release, Slips to 2010
Kris Erickson • July 13 2009 • comments
Not a good sign for Quantic Dream's ambitious suspense thriller Heavy Rain, which is hoped by many to be the definitive exclusive that will rejuvenate excitement around Sony's...Read more
Tales of Monkey Island Run Amok in July
Jason Wong • July 10 2009 • comments
The Monkey Island series was a phenomenal hit back in the point-and-click adventure heydays. Now Telltale Games is reviving the franchise with the release of the first chapter...Read more
Win a Trip to the Playboy Mansion and a Pile of EA Games
Kris Erickson • July 8 2009 • comments
Without exaggeration, we would basically give our left nut to get into the Playboy Mansion, and we reckon that some of our readers would, too. After all, this...Read more
Five Good Reasons to Follow Us on Twitter
Kris Erickson • July 8 2009 • comments
We won't try to pretend that we were always hip to this Twitter thing. At first it just seemed like another annoying web 2.0 flash in the pan,...Read more
Why do Some Predict the PS3 Slim Will Be Cheaper?
Kris Erickson • July 8 2009 • comments
There is a persistent rumor, almost as persistent as speculation about the PS3 slim itself, that when the new slimmed-down console arrives it will be cheaper than the...Read more
Assassin's Creed 2 Features GTA Style Missions
Kris Erickson • July 7 2009 • comments
Ubisoft has announced that its time-hopping stealth adventure game Assassin's Creed 2 will release simultaneously on all platforms this November 17, 2009. That means PC gamers, Xbox 360...Read more
Ubisoft Opens Studio in Toronto, Canada
Kris Erickson • July 7 2009 • comments
Worldwide publisher Ubisoft likes Canada, having opened studios in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City already. Today the company announced plans to build a massive new studio in Toronto,...Read more
Sony's Jack Tretton Sticks to the Ten Year Plan
Kris Erickson • July 5 2009 • comments
The ten-year plan is to Jack Tretton what tear gas is to the Iranian Government, or what heterosexual marriage is to Sarah Palin. In other words, it's an...Read more
Top PS3 Back-Catalog Game Recommendations
L J Hall • July 5 2009 • comments
Morning, campers. I was looking at my library of games and I thought that there are many great games out there that don't really catch people's attention. I...Read more
Sources Confirm GTA IV DLC for PS3 Soon
Kris Erickson • July 5 2009 • comments
A source close to Rockstar has confirmed to us that the development studio will be releasing two additional dowloadable content packs for Grand Theft Auto IV, that both...Read more
Resident Evil Movie Franchise Breathes Again in the Afterlife
Jason Wong • July 4 2009 • comments
Prepare yourself for the afterlife -- Resident Evil: Afterlife, that is. Well, if Milla Jovovich is there to greet me, then it's been a life worth living. Yes,...Read more
Battlefield 1943 Gets Release Date
Kris Erickson • July 2 2009 • comments
DICE and Electronic Arts today announced that Battlefield 1943 will be available starting July 8th on the Xbox Live Marketplace and July 9th on the PlayStation Network, making...Read more
Rumor: The New PS3 Experience
Jason Wong • July 1 2009 • comments
- By Liam J Hall Rumors - they tend to be very reliable at the moment. Just look at how all those PSP Go! rumors leaked months before...Read more
Is DJ Hero Too Expensive?
Kris Erickson • July 1 2009 • comments
Mike Griffith, the CEO of Activision, really likes peripherals. He also evidently really likes games that come pre-packaged with peripheral controllers that can be sold at additional profit....Read more
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