It looks like that PS3 to PSP connectivity will add quite a bit of features to those of you who own Resistance 2 for the PS3 and buy Resistance Retribution for your PSP. This video walks you through some of the features which are broken down into two different modes: Infected mode will allow you…
A 23-year-old Beijing game addict was rushed to a hospital after swallowing five pieces of saw blades in an attempt to commit suicide, the Beijing Legal Times reports. The man “kept talking incoherently about how to win his favorite computer games, even after being sent to a Beijing hospital ICU” on Sunday. According to the…
Two apparently disgruntled former Crystal Dynamics employees have confirmed the rumored lay-offs at the studio and dished a little inside information about the development of Tomb Raider Underworld, including how the DLC came to be. A poster who says he is Eric Lindstrom, the creative director for the game, said that the downloadable content coming…
Crystal Dynamics laid off 30 people this morning in the wake of underperforming Tomb Raider Underworld sales, reliable sources tell Kotaku. The cuts were made across the board, we’re told, to eliminate redundancy and give the studio tighter focus moving forward. Earlier this week, UK publisher Eidos said that sales of the latest Tomb Raider…
To:Owen From: Crecente I’ve been speaking to folks over at the Rocky lately. Things don’t look good. Not at all. In fact I’m writing a game of the year feature for them right now and it seems like there’s a chance it will never see the light of day. It’s due on the day that…
The past week in gaming news gave us a glimpse into 2009. It’s a year that could witness plummeting sales with Rock Band on the sidelines, Sony’s continued struggle to reinvent itself and Nintento working again to innovate with an eye toward new gamers. It may be Nintendo’s greatest stumbling block. How do you appeal…
Despite revenue of $7.5 billion in December, Best Buy still saw a drop in video game sales. “While the environment continues to be as challenging as we expected, consumers are being drawn to brands that they trust, and they are responding to our customer-centric model. In this light, we believe the market share gains we’ve…
I’ve been all over the place on Rolando. When I first saw the idea for this LocoRoco-esque iPhone game I was eager to play. When it finally arrived, it struck me as too LocoRoco. But a tilt-control puzzle game with catchy music and interesting art should be a sure thing, right? Loved Concept: Combing the…
SOCOM: Confrontation’s 1.30 update should now be available for download on your Playstation 3. The release of the patch was proceeded by a couple-hour outage to update the servers with the new code. That’s the good news. The bad news is that in order to “resolve incorrect player stats” and to correct the stats for…
Call it hints 2.0. Nintendo is working on a gameplay system meant to ease the pain of completing a difficult game, without watering it down so much that it turns hardcore gamers off. The new system, described in a patent filed by Nintendo Creative Director Shigeru Miyamoto on June 30, 2008, but made public today,…
This detailed glimpse of a bit of Halo War gameplay does more than show off the snowy terrain and unit design. We also get a chance to see how simplified they’ve made unit selection and description. I’m not sure if I love or hate that when you select a unit it tells you, clear as…
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Here Is American Money, Grandma The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicked off last night. Today the thing is in full swing with both Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Sony’s Howard Stringer having a go at the whole keynote dealio. By now Mike is trucker hat brim deep in nonsensical gadgets, gizmos…
A multiplayer beta for Relic’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will be coming to Steam on Jan. 21, THQ announced today. The beta will be available exclusively to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm owners on Jan. 21, followed by a worldwide public release on Jan. 28. The beta will feature all four…
The Brutal Art of Brutal Legend and rendering techniques of Killzone 2 will both be making an appearance at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco later this year. Michiel van der Leeuw and Michal Valient from Guerilla Games will walk attendees through an overview of the rendering techniques they used in creating the Playstation…
Playstation 3s will be showing up in every suite of the new Yankee Stadium and in a gaming zone for non-rich folk, as part of a new agreement between the stadium and Sony Electronics. The plan will bring a Sony HD broadcast control room, more than 550 flat-panel BRAVIA and LCD HD television sets in…
The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show officially kicked off today and our very own Mike McWhertor is feet down, hands-on at the show with an eye towards gaming do-dads, announcements and goodies. Even though we’re only one day into the show there has already been some interesting news shaking loose from the show. Here’s a break…
Earlier today Lionhead Studios announced that Knothole Island is coming to the Xbox 360 on Jan. 13 for $10. Here’s a chance to check out all of the hardwork that goes into earning your two fins.
Nintendo is giving one gamer a chance to take on Australian Open Champion, and third best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic in a game of Wii Tennis. But wait, there’s quite a catch. To be eligible to enter you must be able to travel to Melbourne any day during the first week of…
Time Warner’s recent acquisition of LEGO-crazy game developer TT Games was “wildly successful”, and has the media giant considering expansion into the video game industry, Time Warner Chief Financial Office John Martin told investors Wednesday. “The games area is an area that intrigues us,” said Martin at an investor conference in Arizona. “That said, I…
Fable II’s Knothole Island hits Xbox Live worldwide on Jan. 13 for $10 (800MP). And the expansion isn’t coming without gifts. Even gamers who don’t purchase it will get some freebies next week. Knothole Island will come with three new quests set in three new dungeons, a new range of outfits, six new weapons, dozens…
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