Archive for June, 2010

Rock Band 3 to Fix Your Terrible Voice

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The hesitation most people feel when left with vocals on Rock Band is well-known. Self-confidence takes a dive when your singing voice is being put on the spot, and Harmonix has introduced some new tech with Rock Band 3 that should put most apprehensions at ease. iZotope, an audio signal processing company, has partnered with [...]

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Rumor: Japanese Retail Site Lists Next PSP

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

With online retail sites being the new method dejour for leaking new hardware – especially on the Sony side of things – (see: PS3 Slim), the fact that a new model PSP is being listed on a Japanese retail web portal has garnered some interest. More prevalent, however, is that both the new model PSP [...]

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Game Critics Best of E3 Nominations

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The Game Critics, a collaboration of journalists and analysts from over 31 publications (woefully, not including Elder-Geek…yet), have announced the full list of their “Best of E3 2010″ awards. The full list can be found after the jump, with the winners being announced on July 6th.

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Sony Has No Plans for 3D-PSP

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

With Nintendo pushing 3D hard in its next DS iteration and Sony leading the console charge in the same field, it seems odd that the Playstation Portable also doesn’t aid the cause, with only a new advertising campaign announced at last week’s E3 for the handheld. Vice President of Sony Worldwide Studios Scott Rhode recently [...]

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White House Steps Up to Fight Software Piracy

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Software piracy has plagued many a console, but it looks like those that take IP without paying me be facing some serious foes. The White House has announced its Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement, which will allocate funds and resources to a multitude of departments in order to pursue intellectual property investigations.

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Portal 2 E3 Demo – Parts 2 and 3

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Valve software continues to release its full E3 demonstration of its followup to the universally acclaimed Portal. In parts 2 and 3, we learn of the new gameplay innovations and Aperture Science equipment we will be using when we return to face GLaDOS once again.

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Trinity Universe Video Review

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Is this crossover RPG worth your time and money? Or is it just empty fanservice?

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Preview: The Grinder (360, PS3, PC Version)

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The Grinder’s gone multi-platform and top-down shooter, so check out our preview to see just how much Grind-house style you can take.

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Preview: Super Scribblenauts

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Maxwell’s back and more verbose than ever in 5th Cell’s follow-up to the critical darling Scribblenauts on the Nintendo DS.

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Transformers: War for Cybertron Review

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Can this new take on the Transformers really undo all the pain Micheal Bay has done?

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Dead Rising 2 Delayed Until September

Monday, June 28th, 2010

After pushing the game from its original “Early 2010″ release window to late August earlier this year, Capcom has once again delayed the release of Dead Rising 2. Currently, the game is set for a release in North America on Tuesday the 28th of September. The game is set in the fictional Fortune City, which [...]

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Team ICO Collection Listed on French Amazon

Monday, June 28th, 2010

A new listing on the French Amazon website indicates that a collection of Team ICO games may be forthcoming on the Playstation 3. The Team ICO Collection, as the listing is named, currently does not have a description but Amazon.fr is already taking pre-orders for the game. The game is listed at a price of [...]

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Portal 2 E3 Demo Part 1

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Valve has just released Part 1 of a 7-part video series that shows off the E3 2010 demo for Portal 2.  Check out the video after the jump and come back tomorrow for Part 2.

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U.K. Cuts Video Game Tax Breaks

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

With countries across the globe dealing video game developers into various forms of tax relief, the lobby effort to gain similar support in the UK seems to have failed. Chancellor George Osbourne announced during a speech in Westminster that “[the] planned tax relief for the video games industry will be canceled,” noting in particular a [...]

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Bioware: PC “Natural Place to Be”

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

With the PC market being called “dead” for years now, the folks at Bioware – long-time game makers for the platform – have always been upfront with their support for the PC. Lead Writer Daniel Erickson reinforced that support in a recent interview with CVG, referring to the PC as the preferred platform for most [...]

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