March 12, 2010
During GDC, Peter Molyneux gave a very nice power point presentation of the goals behind the ambitious Fable III. He may have provided too much information when he stated that the Fable franchise will die if it does not grow.
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Posted in Games, Industry, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 39 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 11, 2010
Sony announced SOCOM 4 last week to much fanfare. This week the Zipper Interactive developed title was demonstrated on stage during the Sony’s GDC press conference. This is the first time the gameplay has been shown and it’s looking pretty good.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony | 39 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 11, 2010
The big news of the day is around Sony’s press conference today at GDC. As speculated, Sony made a big splash about its motion controllers rumored to be called the ‘Arc.’ However, surprisingly Sony instead revealed that the new motion controllers will be called the Playstation Move.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony | 67 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 9, 2010
Zombie games may seem like a dime-a-dozen nowadays, but if you look hard enough there are some real gems out there. That is what Halfbrick studio hopes to bring with Age of Zombies for the PSP and PS3.
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Posted in Games, PS3, PlayStation 3, Reviews, Sony | 71 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 9, 2010
Assassin’s Creed II utilizes the new digital rights management system that needs to communicate with a server to authenticate the game. Ubisoft’s controversial new DRM for the PC backfired on the company after it was heavily attacked yesterday.
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Posted in Games, Industry | 191 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 8, 2010
Heavy Rain is one of those titles with a lot of buzz around it. The developers at Quantic Dream attempted to craft a one of a kind experience with the game. There is no doubt that it was a risky move to make Heavy Rain, but the big question now is – was it well worth it?
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Posted in Games, PS3, PlayStation 3, Reviews, Sony | 133 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 6, 2010
The launch of Final Fantasy XIII is merely days away and many gamers will have to decide which platform to purchase it on. Luckily Digital Foundry gives their take between the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of the game and provides their recommendation.
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Posted in Games, Hardware, Industry, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony, Xbox 360 | 159 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 6, 2010
Things are getting ugly between Activision and the former Infinity Ward heads. Jason West and Vince Zampella recently fired back at Activision with their own lawsuit against the giant publisher. The two former members allege that the publisher owes them unpaid royalties and lists out other complaints.
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Posted in Games, Industry | 10 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 5, 2010
The SOCOM series was one of the most popular online shooters of last gen. The franchise has sold over 12 million units worldwide. The franchise returns to Zipper’s hands once again for SOCOM 4.
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Posted in Games, PS3, PlayStation 3, Sony | 115 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro
March 5, 2010
Bungie recently announced that hardcore Halo fans clinging on to the old ways of the franchise will be in for a treat. The studio will be sending out invitations to participate in the Halo: Reach beta to those that have been actively playing Halo 2.
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Posted in Games, Marketing, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 161 Comments » Posted by: Mike Ferro