Archive for August, 2009

Playstation 3 Firmware 3.00 Now Live!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Firmware 3.00 is now live on the PlayStation Network. Well I guess let the speculation begin on Firmware 4.00. Here is a list of features: * “What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be replaced with a “What’s New” section, which allows you to enjoy interactive PlayStation news every time you start the PS3 system. [...]

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Jade Raymond to Head New Ubisoft Toronto Studio

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Montreal, Canada – One of Ubisoft’s most prominent members, Jade Raymond, is to become the head of the soon-to-be-opened studio located in Toronto, Canada. Raymond previously worked as producer for 2007′s Assassin’s Creed and is currently Executive producer for the sequel to that game, set for release in November. It is currently unclear what types [...]

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God of War Collection on PS3 Announced

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Foster City, CA – Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that God of War and God of War II will be released on a Blu-Ray collection featuring newly designed anti-aliased graphics and run at 60 frames per second at full 1280×720 HD resolution.  In addition to that, Trophy support will be included. The collection, retailing [...]

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Video: Mario has Christian Bale Freakout on set of Mario Kart: The Movie

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Ever wonder what Mario is like in real life? Well this video gives us a glimpse at how much of a “Diva” Mario really is when he doesn’t know the cameras on.

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Elder-Speek 20: 20th Episode Spectacular!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Better late than never eh? This week we celebrate episode 20 with a new and episode exclusive intro made by The Kippmaister.

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First “GTA: Ballad of Gay Tony” Screens

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Rockstar has sent out the first batch of screenshots to the second piece of Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content, The Ballad of Gay Tony. The game add-on will be released on October 29th on Xbox Live for $20, day-and-day with a hard disc bundle of both batches of downloadable content (termed Grand Theft Auto: [...]

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“GTA: Chinatown Wars” To Port Over to iPhone

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Looks like the PSP is not the only system to be receiving a belated port of Rockstar Leed’s portable installment in the lucrative and infamous Grand Theft Auto franchise. Publisher Take-Two Interactive made the announcement this morning that Chinatown Wars will be made available to Apple’s multimedia platform, although price and release date details were [...]

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“Katamari Forever” Rolls Over Retail this September

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Namco Bandai announced today that the first PS3 installment in the quirky Katamari franchise has entered into the manufacturing leg of production, and is set to hit roll over and collect retail shelves starting September 22nd. The company has also claimed that Forever will feature “the largest collection of stages, modes, songs, and cousins to [...]

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Marvel Bought out by Disney

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Mickey Mouse just got an edge. The family-friendly multimedia empire has just successfully purchased the comic-book staple for a reported $4 billion, Disney already expressing interest in bringing the Marvel character catalog into their existing film and television outlets. This combines the over 5,000 characters of Marvel Entertainment with the near-century long Disney history, with [...]

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GP2X Wiz Review

Monday, August 31st, 2009

How does it stack up to the iPhone, PSP, and the DS game scene? Very well, it turns out.

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Video Game Releases week of Monday, August 31, 2009

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Another week with more game, this time with Guitar Hero 5 headlining.

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Retro Studios Working on New Nintendo Project

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

With the current release of Metroid Prime Trilogy released on August 24, bundling all 3 Metroid Prime games with Wii motion controls; Retro Studios have announced that they are currently working on an untitled project for the Nintendo Wii. The new project may not likely be part of the Metroid Franchise, seeing Nintendo’s R&D1 Team [...]

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Holiday 09 Console Prices Breakdown

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

With the slew of price drop and new system announcements, we have complied a price list of what you  may expect to pay this holiday season for current gen consoles. Note: Prices are at MSRP (US). Does not include bundles. Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120gb: $299.99 (no longer includes HDMI cable) Xbox 360 Pro 60gb: [...]

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Newest “Ratchet and Clank” to Traverse Time in October

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment laid the official release date of the latest in the weapon combat platforming franchise Ratchet and Clank for just under eight weeks from now. A Crack in Time will land in retail shelves on October 27th, giving players plenty of time to blow stuff up this holiday season. The title has also [...]

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Weekend of Free Xbox LIVE Gold

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Ending the month of August with a bang, cell phone company T-Mobile has supplied Xbox LIVE Silver memberships with 72 hours of free membership to Xbox LIVE Gold. The automatic upgrade will allow everyone to participate in Gold-exclusive events and screenings, download exclusive themes/pictures and deals, and have access to video/game content streaming and online [...]

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