Earlier this month, GameCyte offered a psychological examination of in-game achievements. We spoke to respected researchers from within the field, who helped us explore the reasons why gamers are so drawn to shiny trophies and higher Gamerscores. Those reasons were many, but regardless of your particular reason of choice, the fact is that more and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
1.) Own a PS3. 2.) Do not own an Xbox 360 and/or powerful gaming PC. That’s it. Activision has informed PSU that due to increased server and connectivity data — whatever that means — the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War will only take place on Xbox 360 and PC. Since the Call of Duty series [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 29, 2008
So there you are, hypothetically, playing your swell new copy of Rock Band 2 for the first time ever, enjoying your introduction to the music game genre. You’re having a great time, thrashing your way through the Foo Fighters’ hit single, Everlong. Your drummer glances over and says, “We should play Learn to Fly next; [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A savvy reader over at Joystiq spotted a new announcement from Microsoft this morning: The New Xbox Experience, which will transform your console “through the magic of software,” is nearly upon us. Sneakily included in a new ad in the Xbox 360’s dashboard, which invites gamers to enter Rock Band 2’s “Rock the World” sweepstakes, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Though we suppose nothing is ever truly set in stone, when Valve VP Doug Lombardi has a hunch about a company decision — and president Gabe Newell speaks as if that decision had already been made — chances are good that their forecast will prove accurate. What am I referring to? Merely the news that [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
You hear me? It’s goin’ down. We’re going to show that little so-and-so a thing or two. Oh, wait — Microsoft beat us to it, and will be taking Xbox LIVE down personally. For only 24 hours, mind you. In a quick warning email from MS, we’ve been asked to pass along the word that [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
Not to be outdone by the developers of a different parkour-heavy action adventure, Ubisoft has today announced that the next-gen Prince of Persia will arrive December 2nd on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The cartoony DS title Prince of Persia: The Fallen King will enjoy a simultaneous release. Even if you decide to leisurely enjoy the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
If you’ve been keeping up on Mr. Hollister’s enthusiastic coverage of Mirror’s Edge, the upcoming title from DICE about hurling yourself off of tall buildings, then you know he’ll be excited to hear that the game has finally been given a release date. Gamers can join Faith for her rooftop running adventure in just two [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
In some ways, it’s really a shame that Microsoft decided to cut the price of the Xbox 360 in Japan last week– because if they hadn’t, we could say with some degree of certainty that Microsoft’s strategic RPG initative is working wonders for the system’s traditionally stagnant Japanese sales. According to numbers compiled by Enterbrain (via [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Last night, LucasArts hosted a Best Buy bash to celebrate the midnight launch of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. San Francisco’s downtown Best Buy invited Star Wars fans to play the game, meet some of the game’s cast and crew, mingle with top-notch cosplayers, scream for free t-shirts, and buy armloads of Star Wars stuff [...]
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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