Valkyria Chronicles II Coming to PSP Later this Summer - Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Valkyria Chronicles is one of those hidden gems from the early-ish days of the PS3; a strategy-RPG with third-person shooter controls and stunning anime styling. If you’re into any of those genres (or World War II, for that matter), I highly recommend you procure a copy. While Valkyria Chronicles didn’t top the sales charts, it [...]
Coming Tuesday to PSN: Earthworm Jim HD for PS3 - Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Remember playing Earthworm Jim during the glorious 16-bit era? How about battling Major Mucus and Evil the Cat? Or saving Princess What’s-Her-Name? If you don’t recall ever playing Earthworm Jim, I can only shake my head with utter sorrow. Who else but an ordinary earthworm can transcend fleeing from crows and eating dirt to become [...]
This Week in PlayStation Home: MAG Personal Space, Community Theater update - Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Everyone’s favorite massive multiplayer first-person shooter, MAG, is unleashing yet another awesome personal space into the ever-evolving world of PlayStation Home — and just in time for the Zipper Interactive’s v1.07 update! Come Thursday, July 29th, soldiers from the Raven faction will be able to assemble their clans and plan the next course of attack [...]
Digital Comics Store Update - Wed, 28 Jul 2010
We’ve got a huge update this week for the PlayStation Store Digital Comics. First off, you can now buy a complete digital comic series or story arcs. This is perfect for all of you comic readers who want to buy a full series rather than have to buy each issue individually. Plus when you purchase [...]
Hands-on: PixelJunk Shooter 2 for PS3 - Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Q-Games and Dylan Cuthbert are cooking up plenty of new tricks for PixelJunk Shooter 2, the follow-up to the 2009 PSN title that mixed retro-styled audio-visuals with progressive gameplay mechanics. But once I picked up the controller at last week’s NYC PlayStation media day, I discovered that PixelJunk Shooter 2 expands upon this formula in [...]
Scott Pilgrim vs The World Soundtrack Goes Old School - Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Once we decided to go for the old school, side scrolling, beat ‘em up style with Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game, we wanted to go all in! We brought in pixel artist extraordinaire Paul Robertson. The next step was creating an amazing soundtrack. We immediately thought of Brooklyn chiptune rockers, Anamanaguchi. They [...]
PlayStation Store Update - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update. PlayStation Plus Critter Crunch (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Syphon Filter (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Kahoots (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, original price $5.99) Super Street Fighter IV PSN Avatar Bundle ($4.99) (Exclusive to PlayStation [...]
God of War: Ghost of Sparta Comic-Con Panel, New “Midas” Video - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
This past week was Comic-Con in San Diego – a gathering of all things relating to pop culture, from gaming to movies to television, and everything in between. The Ghost of Sparta development team headlined a Comic-Con panel called “The World that is God of War” in which they discussed details about the new game. [...]
Blade Kitten for PS3: Artificial Intelligence, Physics in a 2D World - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
Working on the PlayStation 3 has been wonderful. As this was my first project on the PS3, I was apprehensive at first about the new technology and how to use it as best we could. But now, I can honestly say I am a fan of the PS3. Early in development, Blade Kitten was both [...]
MAG v1.07 Available Early August - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
If you consider yourself the type of person who likes getting new video game features for free, then our next MAG patch — version 1.07, due in early August — is definitely something for you. Yes friends, in just over a week from now, players will be treated to a number of features that you’ve [...]
