Archive for the ‘PlayStation’ Category

Level-5 and Studio Ghibli collaborate on Ni no Kuni

Developers of the Professor Layton team up with Studio Ghibli for a awesome new adventure . At a press conference in Japan today, Level 5 took the wraps off their next big game and announced their partnership with Studio Ghibli- the famous animation studio behind films such as Spirited Away and Ponyo....
June 25th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PS3, PlayStation | Read More

Just Cause 2 DLC Released

Square Enix announced the released of an update for “Just Cause 2″ called “Tuk Tuk Boom Boom”, enhancing the Tuk Tuk vehicle. “It’s safe to say, there’s never been a ride quite like the Tuk Tuk Boom Boom. Pimped-out and pumped-up, this auto...
June 22nd, 2010 | DS, PC, PlayStation, Xbox | Read More

Telltale working on Jurassic Park and Back to the Future games

Great Scott! Episodic dinosaur and time travelling fun on the way.. TellTale Games have announced that it will be bringing games based on the Back to the Future and Jurassic Park franchises to the Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC and Mac later this year. The games based on the Universal Studios film...
June 9th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PC, PlayStation, Wii, Xbox | Read More

New Guitar Hero guitar designs revealed

Like those stupid plastic faceplates for mobiles, you’ll be able to swap out your guitar body for a new one . Activision has revealed the new look Guitar Hero guitars. All the electronics in the guitar have been moved into the neck and fretboard leaving the main part of the guitar (I’m sure it...
June 9th, 2010 | DS, Mobile, PlayStation, Wii, Xbox | Read More

Friday Slide: Let’s Talk About The Price of Downloadable Games (Or Not)

Early in life, the average kid aspires to be an astronaut, a lion tamer, or a bear. As the mundane realities of life whittle away at those ambitions, he or she drops a tier and looks at jobs that are a little easier to achieve, but still kind of cool. So on and so forth until he or she settles on “Video...
May 21st, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PlayStation, Wii, Xbox, iPhone | Read More

Padvance Friday Takeaway: It Doesn’t Just Play Games

Despite the popularity of handheld gaming devices, there are still only a handful of key players. Apple is relatively new to the market, but it has quickly gained a strong foothold with the iPhone and iPod Touch. The iPad has once again raised the bar and in ways that give it a dramatic edge over its...
May 21st, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PSP, iPhone | Read More

Sonic 4 Confirmed for iPhone, But Hit by Delay

Good news is, quite often, quickly followed by bad. While Sega has finally revealed that, as rumored, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is in development for iPhone as well as Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, it’s also sadly confirmed that the 2D platformer has been hit by a delay. Just how long it will now...
May 20th, 2010 | DS, Mobile, PlayStation, Wii, Xbox, iPhone | Read More

Friday Slide: A Compromise Called Castlevania Puzzle

Only two weeks ago, I praised 3G Studios’ for The Deep, an iPhone game with a heavy emphasis on gaining new powers and then backtracking to previously inaccessible areas. The Deep, I said, plays a lot like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Playstation and Xbox Live Arcade– one of...
May 14th, 2010 | DS, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, iPhone | Read More

Friday Slide: Confessions of an iPhone Noob: My Five Favorite Games

When I hooked up with my iPhone last fall, I was nervous. I wondered, would we work well together? Would he understand that I wanted an open relationship, and he would therefore have to give me some time to be alone with my Nintendo DS and PSP? I can safely say my iPhone has been patient and accommodating....
April 30th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PSP, iPhone | Read More

Slashed! What the Wii price drop means for Aussie gamers

After three-and-a-half years, the Wii has had its first price cut – and at $100, it’s a huge discount. What does this hold for us and can we read into Nintendo’s long term plans?. When the Wii launched in December 2006, it was cheap and it was profitable. At $399, it cemented itself as the cheapest...
April 28th, 2010 | DS, Nintendo, PC, PlayStation, Wii, Xbox | Read More