When it comes to customized gaming masterpieces, the creations of expert modder Ben Heck pop up across the Web more than any other professional craftsman. His works of art are typically based around one-of-a-kind mods that are rarely placed up for sale, yet still get the gaming community chomping at the bit in excitement. This month he cranks out his fastest console-based project to date, delivering a PS3 Slim laptop in just 35 days.
There's something comfortingly retro about Wolfenstein, the new first-person shooter from Activision, id Software, and Raven Software. The original Wolfenstein 3D shipped more than 17 years ago and as you probably already know it popularized the first-person shooter. Before Half-Life made scripted shooters all the rage, Wolfenstein 3D relished in the pure simplicity of roaming around big levels and blasting Nazis with an ever-escalating arsenal of weaponry. Call it the Inglorious Basterds of its day. This new Wolfenstein definitely borrows...
Obviously, simulation racing isn't the most organic evolution for the series. Sure, ProStreet had a dose of realism injected into it, but it wavered indecisively between circuit sim and arcade racer. So it's appropriate that the latest NFS title is called SHIFT because it's obviously trying to "shift" the franchise in a new direction.
I reviewed the first Uncharted back when it was first released and thought it was a good game with some promise; I wasn't blown away by it, but I thought it was a good first step. Well, Naughty Dog's taken that first step and followed it up with a giant leap: Uncharted 2 is a great game, a big budget Hollywood blockbuster masquerading as a video game. Seriously, if this keeps up, the Matthew McConaugheys and Nicolas Cages of the world will all be out of a job... which wouldn't exactly be a huge blow to humanity's future.
According to GameSpot AU, Valve's upcoming zombie-styled shooter sequel Left 4 Dead 2 will not be able to be legally sold in Australia. The Australian Classification Board has refused to allow the game to be given an MA 15+ rating (which is the current maximum) based on the graphic violence depicted in-game, particularly that caused by the newly touted range of melee weapons.
The refusal largely focuses on the Board's interpretation of the game's violence finding that "The game contains realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence which is inflicted upon "the Infected"...
Obviously, simulation racing isn't the most organic evolution for the series. Sure, ProStreet had a dose of realism injected into it, but it wavered indecisively between circuit sim and arcade racer. So it's appropriate that the latest NFS title is called SHIFT because it's obviously trying to "shift" the franchise in a new direction.
There's something comfortingly retro about Wolfenstein, the new first-person shooter from Activision, id Software, and Raven Software. The original Wolfenstein 3D shipped more than 17 years ago and as you probably already know it popularized the first-person shooter. Before Half-Life made scripted shooters all the rage, Wolfenstein 3D relished in the pure simplicity of roaming around big levels and blasting Nazis with an ever-escalating arsenal of weaponry. Call it the Inglorious Basterds of its day. This new Wolfenstein definitely borrows...
According to both Kotaku and VG247 there's been a little leak of information from the Swedish arm of retailer GameStop. A dodgy photo shows a snap of the company's internal database system, which apparently confirms four brand-new 250GB PlayStation 3 bundles for the European market.
A screen taken of a Swedish GameStop database shows that the European 250Gb PS3 Slim bundles are more than likely the real deal, and people should be pleased as punch with the offerings, which are supposedly all due next month.
The four bundles listed, as you can see, are Uncharted 2, FIFA...
Today is a big day in PlayStation land. The slimmer PlayStation 3 is official, the system only costs $299.99 as of tomorrow, there are bite-sized games coming to the PSP, and digital comics are a reality.
What a time to be alive.
With the dust still settling around all of these announcements, SCEA Director of Hardware Marketing John Koller sat down for a quick chat with IGN about all things PlayStation. Now, you can listen to the entire segment Thursday on Podcast Beyond, the premier PlayStation podcast on IGN, but to hold you over, I broke out a few of the more enthralling...
Salem and Rios will be bringing in the New Year for the games industry.
Electronic Arts has revealed Army of Two: The 40th Day will get a North American release on January 12, 2010. The game will be released four days earlier in Europe on January 8.
The company also revealed the game's pre-order bonus, which gives players early access to the multiplayer mode 'Extraction.' The mode will be unlocked for everyone one month later. EA says 'Extraction' "pits a team of four players against a series of unique enemy waves as they move from point to point in the ruined city."
Back at E3 2008, Sony came out and announced MAG -- a massive online action game that would be open to 256 players. Since then we've gotten plenty of details in terms of how the first-person shooter handles, how the command structure breaks down, and more, but we haven't heard about when we can enlist with Raven, Valor, or S.V.E.R.
At least, not until today. MAG is officially storming U.S. PlayStation 3s on Jan. 26, 2010.
PlayStation Home: the only real place to mindlessly dance and get harassed by 14 year-olds all at once.
There's actually a lot more interesting stuff to do in home than the above -- especially after checking out the official PlayStation Blog today. PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star (not his real name, we imagine) made a post about several new PlayStation Home additions that will be coming to Sony's free PS3 social networking service.
The first -- and perhaps most exciting -- addition is a Batman personal apartment space. An atmospheric layer with its...
Kotaku is reporting that an image of a Meijer retail catalog has revealed an upcoming price cut for the Xbox 360 Elite model video game system. The console, which currently retails at $399, will reportedly drop by 25% ($100), to a svelte $299 price tag on or around August 30.
Additionally, Kotaku is saying that this price drop corroborates with info provided earlier in the summer from Ars Technica that claims that Microsoft will also discontinue the Pro model Xbox 360, and that Sony will also drop the PlayStation 3's price this fall. We will keep you updated if either of those two events...
In the ongoing debate between European and American PlayStation gamers about which region gets certain features and when, it appears the Americans are doing some catch-up this week in regards to online Trophy support. Sony announced today that U.S. gamers will see a significant enhancement to the way they view their Trophies online.
Some of the biggest additions include the ability to compare your trophies with multiple friends and other PSN ID’s, track your progress to the next level against friends, a new sorting feature, more detailed Trophy information on PlayStation.com, and the...
Sony plans on revealing its European plans for the PlayStation 3 Video Store at next week’s GamesCom, according to Angela Madronero, manager of the European PlayStation Store.
“We will be making an official announcement regarding our forthcoming Video Store, next week, at GamesCom,” said Madronero. You can expect the announcement to come during Sony’s press conference on Tuesday, August 18.
The U.S. video-on-demand service went live last year, and former SCEE boss David Reeves has said the service won’t come to Europe until 2009.
If you're looking to drop a few extra presidential flash cards in order to ensure that your DJ Hero experience is as fulfilling as possible, GameStop's got you covered -- the retailer recently priced the rhythm title's limited "Renegade Edition" at $199.99. That's a bit of a markup from the standard version's $119.99 price tag, but big enough fans of Jay-Z, Eminem, high quality turntable peripherals and collapsible stands for said controllers may be willing to part with the extra bones.
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has confirmed that rap star and entrepreneur 50 Cent will be making a cameo appearance in the firm’s eagerly anticipated shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
According Bowling, Fiddy’s part in the sequel forms just one of a few “casual cameos in the game, none of which I can name at this point.” The world famous rapper can be seen in several shots on his website visiting Infinity Ward HQ alongside Good Charlotte members Benji and Joel, who “came along with him when he was here recently to check out his voice in the game.”
MTV Games plans on unleashing a three-song track pack from quirky virtual band Gorillaz as part of next week’s Rock Band update. In addition, heavy metal group Iron Maiden will also be gracing Rock Band: Unplugged around the same time.
Both updates will be available from August 13 as part of the weekly PlayStation Store update. See below for a full roundup of what to expect.
PS3:
The Band "Chest Fever (LIVE)" Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood" Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz "Re-Hash" Janis Joplin "Piece...
Activision's quarterly financial call yesterday was chock full of news, particularly for the Call of Duty franchise.
President and CEO of Activision Publishing Mike Griffith gave investors a full look at the company's upcoming plans for Modern Warfare 2, including what type of online content is in development.
"We plan to launch two separate map packs for this title," Griffith said. "Map packs help extend the shelf life of the franchise, as evidence by the strong catalog sales and premium pricing that we maintained a year and a half after launch."
Yes, there are new things in Guitar Hero 5! Producer Brian Bright told 1UP about the new "Rockfest" multiplayer, which he described as "a suite of new multiplayer game types in Guitar Hero 5 that can be played individually or in teams." These different games can be strung together in a "playlist" so that each round of multiplayer involves a different goal. That's kind of clever!
MODERN WARFARE Wii REVEALED: Activision announces that a Nintendo Wii version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will release on November 10.
Kotaku reports Activision has announced that a Nintendo Wii version of their critically acclaimed shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is coming soon. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which drops the number 4 from its title, will be released on the Wii November 10, 2009, the same day Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 releases on PS3, Xbox 360, PC.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for the Wii is being developed by Treyarch, the team who...
Soccer fans (that’s football in the rest of the world) should mark their calendars for October 2 when EA releases FIFA 10. Today, we got our first look at the box art for the game’s release in English-speaking PAL territories.
In years past, the box art has featured Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho, but this year EA went with an all-England cover. Other regions in Europe will have different players on the cover, but English speaking regions will get Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott from Arsenal, and Frank Lampard, FC midfielder from Chelsea. FIFA 10 is the fifth year that Rooney...
Mega publisher Electronic Arts has revealed that Sony’s PlayStation 3 generated significantly more revenue for the industry giant than the Xbox 360 during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009.
PS3 turned in an impressive $121 USD million for the company, while Xbox 360 only managed to scrape $73 USD million during the same period. Unsurprisingly, Nintendo Wii outstripped both with a whopping $161 USD million, with PC only just nabbing second place away from Sony with $124 USD million.
Despite leading the pack in regards to the home console market, Nintendo didn’t quite manage...
Assassin's Creed II is the product of over two years of intensive development by the original creative team behind the Assassin's Creed brand. In a vast open world environment, the game invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy.
Today we bring you the details regarding the special limited edition announced by Ubisoft.
What:Ubisoft and GameStop Announce Assassin's Creed(r) II Limited Edition: Master Assassin's Edition - available exclusively at U.S. GameStop locations and at Gamestop.com...
More rumors surface surrounding the PS3 Slim. This round, Sony places an order for an abundant amount of PS3 parts, and Japanese 7-Eleven's receive a notice to stop pre-orders of the 80GB PS3.
Who needs real news when we've got rumors! And what better rumors are there in the gaming universe than some new PS3 Slim rumors? This week, Kotaku uncovered a document from a 7-Eleven in Japan, which reportedly was issued from Sony, asking stores to stop taking pre-orders for 80GB PS3s starting August 9. Sounds a little fishy, but then again, there have been so many bizarre little incidents lately...
Square Enix’s forthcoming new MMO, Final Fantasy XIV, will not feature experience points or a leveling system, according to a video interview published by Famitsu. Instead of a traditional MMO or RPG leveling process, players will progress more naturally based on their experiences in game, with an emphasis on character growth, explained FFXIV’s director Nobuaki Komoto.
While we can expect a lot of changes to Square’s previous MMO Final Fantasy XI, the new game will hold onto its predecessor’s job system. Jobs in FFXI allow players to create various character classes. The focus in FFXIV...
There's good news and slightly-less-good news for the many fans of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's multiplayer. The good news comes from Infinity Ward community manager Robert "fourzerotwo" Bowling via his twitter feed: the developer is onto the recently discovered multiplayer exploits that unscrupulous players are using to cheat their way to victory. The slightly-less-good news is that the fix is "in the works," meaning there's no definite ETA for it.
Still, we'd have to imagine Infinity Ward has been hard at work on the patch -- we just hope it comes up with something...
You might have thought you'd heard the last of the PS3 Slim stories – well tough luck, because the torrent of rumours is unlikely to cease until this year's GamesCom.
UK broadsheet The Telegraph is rumouring that the slim-line SKU is to be announced at the Cologne show later this month – and is as bold as to detail some of the console's specifics.
The PS3 Slim, according to the report, is to come in 40 GB and 80 GB flavours, with a price point starting at around 260 GBP (which translates as 440 USD at the current exchange rate – though with the unique exchange system employed...
Activision has announced that Modern Warfare will be traversing a much smaller battlefield this holiday with the introduction of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized for the DS. It's a little joke, see, because it's mobile? Get it? Anyway, the title is being developed by n-Space, which also worked up the DS versions of both Call of Duty 4 and World at War.
Mobilized is set to feature "building-to-building tactical combat," controllable vehicles and will serve as a "companion narrative," presumably to its big brother on consoles. The game will also feature online...
Electronic Arts on Monday announced the first expansion pack for The Sims 3. The Sims 3 World Adventures will be released for PC and Mac on November 16, 2009. First Sims 3 expansion pack called World Adventures, hits in November
The Sims 3 was released simultaneously for both Mac and Windows in June, along with a version for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's the latest major installment to the long-running game franchise that puts you in charge of virtual people's lives, making decisions that affect where they live, who they're friends with, what career they'll have and how...
Polyphony Digital has lifted the lid on the official packaging art for upcoming portable racer Gran Turismo PSP – and surprise surprise, there’s a flash motor gracing the cover.
Check out the boxart below.
Speaking on the decision to include the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 on the cover art, Sony’s European brand manager, Penrose Tackie, observed: “The resulting selection of one of GMs’ cars is clearly a reflection of Kazunori Yamauchi at Polyphony’s respect and admiration for the global motoring...
Originally Posted by Treyarch You heard right – Map Pack 3 will be available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlaystationStore August 6th, 2009 – that’s next Thursday! It will cost 800 Microsoft Points, or $9.99 on the PlaystationStore; be sure to get your Microsoft points early as it should be a hot-ticket item come Thursday.
Mass Effect 2 may not be ready to save the galaxy until next year, but its cover art is all set to sell some pre-orders. The box features what may be Wrex (but, all Krogans look alike. Racist!), what appears to be a sexy version of Ashley (or Miranda Lawson... or Dead Space Girl) and the same dude from the original Mass Effect cover. We have NO IDEA who this guy is! He never appears in the game, but EA and BioWare keep insisting on putting him on the box and in the commercials. Maybe his identity will be revealed...
If thrashing guitars, zombies and Call of Duty: World at War are all things you enjoy, we have a treat for you! The above trailer for Map Pack 3, a new set of maps featuring three locales for multiplayer and one zombie-specific map, incorporates all of these things while highlighting the exploits of a group of Russian soldiers fighting off hordes of the undead. If you've enlisted for duty in all of...
With the grand scope of the battles featured in Zipper Interactive's MAG, you'd think it'd require a hefty, server-straining beta test. For now, though, it seems Sony's keeping it small -- a few people have seen their PSN friends participating in a MAG beta (as evidenced by the image above). All of these friends have something in common -- they're all on Sony's payroll.
Sony confirmed to CVG that an internal MAG beta is being conducted. Sure, this news has no bearing on you (unless Kaz Hirai signs your...
Sony has revealed that the upcoming PSP iteration of LittleBigPlanet will be able to connect with its PS3 counterpart via a process known as ‘Cross –Talk.’
Utilizing this system, players will be able to unlock additional bonus content for the original game, though it remains unknown as to what the content will entail (Joystiq speculates on the possibility of new costumes, though, which seems highly likely)
Elsewhere, a leaked retail sellsheet confirms that Sony will be backing the PSP platformer with a "multi-million dollar marketing push,” with plans also in the pipeline...
Sony Corp. has recorded significant losses for the Q1 period in its Network Product and Services division, with sales of both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable hardware down compared to the same period last year.
The Japanese console manufacturer shifted 1.1 million PS3 and 1.3 million PSP units for the quarter, compared to last year, where the firm sold through approximately 1.6 million PS3’s and 3.6 million PSP’s. PS2 managed to sell 1.6 million units during the Q1 period.
Meanwhile, the company’s PlayStation sector (which includes Viao PCs) recorded a year-on-year...
Nexon America today announced Quarantine Mode, a new content update for its popular multiplayer online first-person shooter (FPS), Combat Arms. The new play mode introduces player-versus-zombie combat where players compete as soldiers or as infected zombies. The mission for players: to either survive and destroy the infected or infect as many humans as possible. Players can acquire the updated game now at http://combatarms.nexon.net.
Quarantine Mode is introduced as "Operation: Overdose," on a new map...
With the San Diego Comic-Con in the books, the countdown to the release of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is officially on.
To fan the flames, Activision officially rolled out the game's box art today so that all of us nerds could froth at the mouth and dream of playing both sides of Marvel's famed Civil War storyline -- which puts Captain America and Iron Man at odds over a new law requiring superheroes to give up their secret identities and register with the government. When Cap goes against the law and raises an army of like-minded heroes and Iron Man sides with the government and forms...
in anticipation for the upcoming release of DJ Hero, Activision has unveiled a new bundled variation of the game and its custom turntable peripheral. Dubbed the Renegade Edition, the new bundle will include a premium Renegade turntable controller, which will feature a custom black finish and premium metal controls. The specialized controller will also come with its own custom hardshell carrying case. But beyond simply providing a handy way to take your turntable controller on the go, the Renegade Edition carrying case converts into a "performance-ready" DJ stand, which incorporates extendable...
With the white DualShock 3 already available, it's time to show true American patriotism with the purchase (consumerism!) of the red and blue DualShock 3s being released this October. The same show of pride also applies to the French, British, and Russians. Just want two controllers? Well, that's fine if you're Canadian or Argentinian. Either way, our point is the same: controllers are all about displaying national pride, people.
Insomniac Games had a big presence at this year’s Comic-Con, complete with a panel session featuring Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. The session included exclusive video footage that is apparently too exclusive for the public, but over at the PlayStation Blog, Insomniac’s James Stevenson posted the first footage of Clank in action.
Insomniac’s creative director Brian Allgeier narrates the video, which shows off some of Clank’s...
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