Archive for February, 2011
February 9, 2011
Mass Effect 2 may seem like a distant memory for Xbox 360 and PC owners, but the game recently received an energy injection with the launch of the PS3 version. The PS3 version comes in a tidy bundle with hours of additional content on the disc not found on the previous versions, but is it enough to categorize this version as the definitive one?
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Posted in Games, PlayStation 3, PS3, Reviews, Sony | 367 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 8, 2011
A 11-year-old boy racked up over $1,470 in charges on his mother’s debit card through Xbox Live. The son apparently unknowingly purchased downloadable contents over the course of six months.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 149 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 8, 2011
Sony is looking to launch Killzone 3 in a big way across Walmart stores in the U.S. Apparently the midnight launch will double as a Killzone 3 tournament event where you can win prizes.
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Posted in Games, Industry, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony | 44 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 6, 2011
Who needs Call of Duty when you have Duty Calls? Or Bulletstorm for that matter.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Opinion, PC, PlayStation 3, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360 | 37 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
February 6, 2011
Sony’s internal PSP studios are hard at work on bringing next (current) gen experiences to the NGP. With NGP graphics touted as coming close to the PS3, the studios will have its work cut out.
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Posted in Games, Industry, PSP, Sony | 32 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 5, 2011
Famitsu recently spilled the beans on Project Dark revealing its new name – Dark Souls. This has caused some to confuse this game as Demon’s Souls sequel.
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Posted in Games, Previews, PS3, Xbox 360 | 238 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 4, 2011
Earlier today DICE finally revealed the mythical Battlefield 3 game after years of speculation. The game never received a proper announcement as it was merely inferred when EA offered up beta access when preordering Metal of Honor.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, PC, PlayStation 3, PS3, Xbox 360 | 13 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 4, 2011
Upon criticism over the lack of platform exclusive games, Microsoft indicated that some unannounced Kinect games were on the way. Even Robert Scoble, former Microsoft tech evangelist revealed that some “mind blowing” Kinect games would be revealed soon.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Microsoft, Peripherals, Xbox 360 | 50 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 4, 2011
Earlier today, Sony released its earnings report for the holiday quarter and the numbers are stunning. The company highlighted some very interesting figures about hardware and software sales.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Microsoft, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sales Figures, Sony, Xbox 360 | 109 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
February 3, 2011
Another game Sony featured at the PlayStation Experience event in London is Sucker Punch’s inFAMOUS 2. The studio revealed that the morality system has been revamped so that every decision will impact the game’s story.
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Posted in Games, Industry, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony | 36 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro