Capcom today confirmed that "Dead Rising 2" -- the sequel to the 2006 action-horror title set in a shopping mall filled with zombies -- is currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
In 2005, "F.E.A.R." rocked the FPS gaming world by introducing sophisticated horror and smart A.I. into a genre that had long relied on stop-and-pop combat. Enemies would team to flank you, spectacular, booming bullet ballets would ensue, and just when you thought things were safe, your enemies all dead, a horrific little girl with a [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has no current plans to lay off game studio employees, according to a report at GamesIndustry.biz. Though a financial briefing yesterday highlighted the possibility of game division cuts, and Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer told investors that the international electronics corporation "would avoid unpleasant decisions no more," SCEE President David Reeves has [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
"Skate 2" doesn't innovate quite as much as its predecessor, but a few key changes and additions are testimony to why this franchise knocked "Tony Hawk" from atop its pedestal.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
"Remote Play," "Life with PlayStation," "PlayStation Home," all are lovely features when considering their low, low price of free -- but our time is valuable as well, and none of PlayStation Network's free applications have been interesting, capable or accessible enough to divert PS3 owners' attention from the fact that the $50-a-year Xbox LIVE just [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Capcom announced today that PS3 owners won't miss out on the huge, two-level co-op "Resident Evil 5" demo -- they'll just get it one week after their Xbox 360 brethren. The demo, scheduled to arrive on Xbox LIVE this Jan. 26, will be available to download on PlayStation Network the following Monday, Feb. 2. For some [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
If you're a PS3 owner without a good gaming PC and you've been waiting to try "Red Alert 3," now's your chance as EA has announced that this March, they'll be bringing "Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition" to the PS3 in mid-March. The "Ultimate Edition" version of the game will include everything from [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Xbox 360’s Chatpad is one of my favorite add-ons. It seems a lot of people agree with me, as it has sold a good number of units. There were no surprises, then, when Sony decided to come out with their own controller chatpad add-on: the PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad. While the Wireless Keypad is intended [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Earlier this afternoon, Sony representatives confirmed to GameCyte that software update 2.60 was just around the corner, and that readers like yourself might receive it -- and the included Photo Gallery application -- tomorrow morning. Well, "tomorrow" has morphed into "right now." Fire up your PS3, head to System Update -- as if you had much [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Whatever detractors may say about the $400 entry fee, there's no question that the PlayStation 3 is a powerful multimedia center. Sure, it's no TiVo, but it's much less bloated than your Windows desktop, and houses hardware that can play back the latest movies and rip high-quality music with ease. Tomorrow, Sony will hopefully make the [...]
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