Posts Tagged ‘Playstation 3’
Written by Chip Loan on 01 March 2010
UPDATE: Sony has resolved the issue as of late last night. Those of you who are still having clock problems should reset the times manually. On a side now, I played on my 360 all night last night bwahahaha!!! Owners of older PlayStation 3 consoles should not connect their unit the the PlayStation Network. As [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 02 February 2010
THQ had a lot riding on UFC 2009 Undisputed. The publisher was a financial mess and really needed their marquis MMA game to do well. Luckily for them it did. According to an announcement by THQ earlier today UFC 2009 Undisputed has sold 3.5 million copies to date. That includes both Xbox 360 and PlayStation [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 01 February 2010
EA is spending some serious cash to get the word out on their upcoming release Dante’s Inferno. And that trend will continue when they showcase a spot in this weekend’s Super Bowl match up between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. Estimates have a regular 30 second spot during Sunday’s game costing around [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 29 January 2010
According to Rentrak, a company who tracks video game rentals, Microsoft and the Xbox 360 “dominated” it’s top 20 list of most rented games in 2009 taking 17 out of the top 20 spots. Fallout 3 received top honors for the year. Rentrak compiles their data by measuring “title-level performance via rental transactions from [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 28 January 2010
2K Sports is throwing out a challenge to all of you Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners. If you buy MLB 2K10 on March 2 for either of those consoles and are the first person to pitch a perfect game within the first 60 days from the game’s release, they’ll cut you a check for [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 26 January 2010
Amazon is slashing it’s price on your favorite mercenary dynamic duo’s sequel. Their featured Game Deal of the Day drops the price of Army of Two: The 40th Day by $20 from $59.99 to $39.99 on both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions. But the deal is only good for today and will only [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 14 January 2010
Although not formally announced by Eidos or Rocksteady, it seems as though a listing on the British Board of Film Classification’s website has made it clear that Batman: Arkham Asylum will be re-releasing as a Game of the Year Edition. According to the BBFC’s website the game passed with “not cuts made” and will be [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 22 July 2009
It’s been known for alittle while now that Splinter Cell: Conviction will be an Xbox 360 exclusive. And we’ve been given the usual political reasons for it, like this one brought up in a developer Q & A in the Ubisoft forums: Question by apostam24: Q. I saw the splinter cell conviction gameplay today but [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 26 June 2009
Just as I reported to you back in April, the expected release of the silver DualShock 3 controllers has happened. Sony Playstation 3 owner can now look in awe at this fancy new piece of modern technology. If you don’t mind forking over $54.99 that is. Although we still can’t buy the silver Playstation 3 [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 16 June 2009
Grin’s first global release isn’t doing so hot. The Swedish game developers reloading of the popular old school game Bionic Commando has sold only 27,000 copies for all of May in the U.S. That’s with Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 sales combined. Ouch. This has put a damper on Capcom’s hopes of expanding their reach [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 15 June 2009
It’s pretty much a given that as long as Modern Warfare 2 doesn’t melt your Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 or give you AIDS, it will sell like hot cakes. And analysts agree. Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey is predicting that Modern Warfare 2 will sell over 11 million copies during 2009′s fiscal year alone. [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 10 June 2009
UPDATE: The Poll is now closed. Modern Warfare 2 had an awesome showing at this year’s E3 Expo. Seeing all of that gameplay footage made my mouth water. New environments, weapons and features. So much to look forward to! I want to know what you guys are hoping they add to the game the second [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 07 June 2009
X-men Origins:Wolverine has a fetish for blood. Not a drop here and a smudge there, but buckets of the stuff. The intro cinematic alone would be enough to make the Red Cross jealous. But it’s the over-the-top gore and action that makes the game fun to play. Although it may be a little repetitive at [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 04 June 2009
I first reported to you back on June 1 that Metal Gear Solid: Rising would be coming to the Xbox 360. This announcement was one of the highlights of Microsoft’s keynote speech during the opening day of E3 2009. However, painfully absent from the announcement were details if it would be an exclusive or not. [Continue]
Written by Chip Loan on 02 June 2009
Earlier today Sony showed the world for the first time some extended play of their upcoming game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The game looks as amazing as the original if not more. The texture shading, shadow and reflection effects look outstanding. And Nathan Drake’s interaction with his surrounding environment is great as well. The way [Continue]