Under Defeat HD Review (PlayStation 3)
Game designer and critic Tim Rogers reviews the HD rerelease of cult shoot-'em-up Under Defeat. read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsWatch the Sound Shapes Launch Trailer
In case you need reminding, Sound Shapes hits the PSN today, along with its official launch trailer. The latest from Queasy Games, Sound Shapes is a 2D musical platformer that allows you to create and compose your own music. The game features three previously unreleased tracks from Beck, as well as musical contributions from Deadmau5, Jim Guthrie, and I Am Robot and Proud.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsJourney Collector’s Edition Headed to the PS3
A collector’s edition of the critically acclaimed Journey is making its way to physical media. Along with Flow and Flower, thatgamecompany will rerelease Journey in a disc-based version for PlayStation 3.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsUncharted 3: Drake's Deception Review (PS3)
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Found in: Games, ReviewsNintendo and Sony Announce New Console Models and Price Drops
Gamescom, the biggest video game event of Europe, is just kicking off today and has already been full of big announcements by the major players of the industry. Still looking to bounce back from the frustration of their network failures earlier this year, Sony announced both a PlayStation 3 price drop and a PSP rerelease yesterday. Effective immediately, all models of the PlayStation 3 will receive $50 price drops, bringing the 160GB model down to $249 and the 320GB model to $299. read more
Found in: Games, NewsPS3 Hackers Sued By Sony
Earlier this week, Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a complaint for injunctive relief, a motion for a temporary restraining order and an order of impoundment against members hacking group fail0verflow (Hector Martin Cantero and Sven Peter), George Hotz, and other anonymous users for working around the PlayStation 3’s security.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsWatch a Videogame Trailer From the Makers of Ponyo and Spirited Away
Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, co-founded in part by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, is known for creating lush landscapes, enchanting storylines and beautifully quirky characters. The studio gave birth to classics like Oscar-winning Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and, most recently, Ponyo. Ghibli recently partnered with video game developers Level-5 (behind a couple of the Dragon Quest games and Professor Layton) to produce a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsWatch the Trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2
When LittleBigPlanet was released in 2008, it charmed players with a puzzle platform and such accomplished digital art that the game took home eight Interactive Achievement Awards (the Oscars of gaming) in categories such as Overall Game of the Year and Oustanding Achievement in Art Direction. What made the game really special, though, was the incorporation of user-generated content — less than two years after the PS3 game hit the market, the number of player-created levels breached the two-million mark.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsDemon's Souls Review (PS3)
Developer: From Software Publisher: Atlus Platform: PlayStation 3 If at first you don’t survive… Outside of a Jack London story or a trip across a tightwire between skyscrapers, you will never feel so acutely aware of your survival as in Demon’s Souls. It’s an action role-playing-game, in the same genus as say, Fable II, but by modern standards it’s punishing and austere. Swing at the wrong time and your enemy will catch you off-balance; overlook the wonkish stats and upgrades and you’ll never stand a chance in the first place. In return for all this work, the game will never... read more
Found in: Games, ReviewsGod of War III Review (PS3)
Developer: SCEA Santa Monica Studios Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Platform: PlayStation 3 A god-killing romp of Nietzschean proportions Some would argue that we flock to videogames for the buzz of a good power trip (consider the laughably absurd dimensions of Marcus Fenix’s musculature in the Gears of War saga). However, flipping this convention on its head, Sony’s ultra-violent riff on Greek mythology, God of War III, goes out of its way to make you feel like a mosquito perched atop a dinosaur’s mountainous shoulder.... read more
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