DuckTales Remastered: One Of The Best NES Games Of All Time Gets An HD Make-Over, How Much Will It Mirror The Original?
Friday, 22nd March 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: capcom, DuckTales Remastered, PSN, Scrooge McDuck, WayForward, WiiU, XBLA
Written by: Craig Hunter
One of the most beloved NES games of all time, DuckTales, is getting the HD treatment and will be re-released for XBLA, PS3 and Wii U this summer.
Below we have several screens of the remastered game’s slick new graphics (via GT) along with the announcement trailer.
The game is being developed by WayForward for publisher Capcom and is called DuckTales Remastered. The team is taking the levels and layout of the original game and expanding them while enhancing the gameplay, graphics and sound. The remastered version will feature “hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a backdrop of luscious, re-envisioned level backgrounds.”
Sony Giving Away Free PSN Credit To ‘Loyal’ Gamers
Wednesday, 20th February 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: 10, credit, loyal, microsoft, playstation, playstation 4, PSN, Sony, users
Written by: Craig Hunter
Reports from NeoGaf and Twitter has Sony sending out free $10 vouchers for the Playstation Network to “loyal” customers.
At this point it is unclear as to what exactly constitutes a ”loyal” customer.
Various PSN gamers in North America have taken to Twitter to report receiving messages from Sony with the free PSN credit inside. You can see the message from Sony below.
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Wait No More…Zeno Clash 2 Gets Spring Release Date
Wednesday, 2nd January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: ace, game, like, original, PC, players, PSN, XBLA, Zeno Clash 2
Written by: Craig Hunter
Back in 2009 a game called Zeno Clash released on Steam and then on Xbox 360 in 2010. Having garnered quite a following along the way the game’s developer ACE Team have now announced that the sequel Zeno Clash 2 will be coming this spring to PSN, XBLA and PC. ACE was previously responsible for games like Zeno Clash and Rock of Ages.
Zeno Clash is a first person beat’em up with some elements of FPS gameplay as well. The game takes place in the world of Zenozoik, and follows protagonist Ghat, who is being hunted by his own vengeful family as they journey through artistic and weird environments.
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Classic Doom Collection Coming To PSN This Week
Tuesday, 20th November 2012Posted in Preview
Tags: available, bethesda, classic, collection, come, doom, PSN, week
Written by: Craig Hunter
Bethesda has just announced today that it is bringing a complete classic Doom collection to PSN this week via Eurogamer.
Earlier this morning rumors surrounding the collection were coming out of various sources before Bethesda had a chance to officially make the announcement.
Originally the US Playstation blog mentioned the collection in its “coming this week to PSN” segment, then Exophase found all the trophies for the launch of the classic games and posted them.
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9 Discounted Ultimate Editions Coming To PSN Today including Mass Effect 2, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Tuesday, 20th November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: Assassin's Creed, deus ex: human revolution, playstation, PSN, Sony, Ultimate Edition
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony announced today on its official blog about some new Ultimate Editions making there way to Playstation Network. In celebration of Thanksgiving, the company is bringing nine new Ultimate Editions “of awesome PS3 Full Games” at a discounted price (via Polygon). Additionally Playstation Plus Members will, as usual, be getting even more of a discount.
There are some really good titles included, all of which released in 2011 or earlier, like Mass Effect 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the last two titles in the Ezio saga, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and Revelations.
New PlayStation Store Hits North America, Vanquish and Other Titles Heading To PSN
Friday, 2nd November 2012Posted in Industry
Tags: content, like, new, playstation, ps3, PSN, search, store, Vanquish
Written by: Craig Hunter
North American Playstation owners have been waiting for the delayed PS Store upgrade and now it has finally come out. The revamped store will bring a new homepage and much improved search functionality.
Originally due out back on October 23, the new store has now gone live in North America after Sony experienced some hiccups with the European launch. The new PS Store had been delayed for PS3 users in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico until now.
Daily Gaming: Sony Launching PSN Day 1 Downloads Program Next Month
Tuesday, 25th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, News
Tags: assassin's creed 3, available, day, Dishonored, download, october, pre-order, PSN, PSN Day 1
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony has announced a new program that offers full title downloads via the Playstation Network on the same day as retail.
The program is called PSN Day 1 and it will be bring some of the platform’s biggest titles to PSN on the same day as retail this fall. The service will launch on October 2nd which means most, if not all, of the major games hitting this Fall will be included.
Players will be able to pre order many of the titles even before the October 2nd launch date. Playstation Plus subscribers will see a 10% discount on day one. With the launch of the new super slim PS3s, that extra storage will really come in handy this quarter. Check out the full list of announced games below.
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Uncharted 1 And 2 Hit PSN Next Month
Wednesday, 23rd May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: Among Thieves, Drake's Fortune, GOTY Edition, PSN, Sony, uncharted
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Naughty Dog and Sony will be bringing the first two Uncharted games to PSN late next month. Both Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and the sequel Uncharted 2: Among Thieves GOTY Edition will be downloadable on June 26, according to the Playstation Blog. For those of us that have already experienced Uncharted 3, this will be a great way to tie us over until Naughty Dog’s newest franchise, The Last Of Us, launches.
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Sony To Offer Killzone 3 Multiplayer As Free-to-Play Download Feb. 28
Friday, 24th February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: download, free, free-to-play, Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3, multiplayer, playstation, PSN, Sony
Written by: Craig Hunter
Good news for gamers that missed out on Killzone 3 multiplayer while undoubtedly spending their time with another online FPS, Sony announced today (via EuroGamer) a free version of the game will be landing next week to celebrate the title’s first anniversary.
The free game will only include the multiplayer portion of Killzone 3, and despite a few limitations, offers all of the maps (including DLC) and modes available in the original game. However, you will only be able to play until you hit “Sergeant”. Continue reading “Sony To Offer Killzone 3 Multiplayer As Free-to-Play Download Feb. 28” »
Sony Appoints New President & CEO, And He’s A Gamer
Wednesday, 1st February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: ceo, gamer, gaming, Howard Stringer, Kazuo Hirai, playstation, president, ps3, PSN, SCEI, Sony
Written by: Craig Hunter
Sony today announced (via The New York Times) a new CEO to replace Howard Stringer, and it just so happens to be a gamer, Kazuo Hirai– former president of Sony’s consumer electronics group and an important figure in the rise of PlayStation and Sony’s online and gaming efforts.
Prior to overseeing the development of Vita and most other Sony consumer electronic goods, he was also in charge of SCEI & Sony Online Entertainment, the VAIO group, and the online distribution of music, video, books and other content. With Sony working hard to integrate its suite of PSN content with its hardware business, Mr. Hirai’s experience might be exactly what the company needs to turn around from four straight years of losses. This is what Hirai had to say in a statement earlier today: Continue reading “Sony Appoints New President & CEO, And He’s A Gamer” »
Playstation Suite SDK Enters Beta as Two More Sony Phones Get Playstation Certified
Friday, 11th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gadgets, Gaming
Tags: android, arc, arco, certified, devices, mobile, phone, playstation, ps, PSN, SDK, Sony, Xperia
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
What’s the advantage of having a PlayStation Certified phone like the Xperia Play? Being able to access Sony’s PlayStation Suite full of old PS games of course (and a ton of other content in the future hopefully).
But if that’s not be enough of an incentive for you to pick up a Sony smartphone at the moment, Sony has opened up the PS Suite SDK to developers in a closed-beta, allowing them to build games that run cross-platform on both PS Certified phone/tablets running Android, and non-Android devices like the PS Vita.
Sony Ericsson also just announced the Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc are now officially PlayStation Certified on the Japan market. These Continue reading “Playstation Suite SDK Enters Beta as Two More Sony Phones Get Playstation Certified” »
Konami’s classic The Simpsons arcade game going multi-platform
Friday, 11th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: arcade, backbone, classic, filing, game, iOS, it's, konami's, original, port, PSN, Simpsons, XBLA
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
For all of the classic console titles being rereleased on Xbox Live and PSN, it’s nice to see some older titles that had their roots in the arcades getting some love too. If a filing with the Australian government’s Classification Board is to be believed, Konami’s The Simpsons Arcade Game might finally be heading to a console near you.
With the filing (first spotted by the guys at XBLA Fans) listing Backbone Entertainment as the developer alongside Konami as publisher, it’s pretty clear this will be a faithful port of the original 1991 game most us spent Continue reading “Konami’s classic The Simpsons arcade game going multi-platform” »
Sony drops Ericsson from phone business, plans deeper integration with PlayStation network
Thursday, 27th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: branding, devices, ericsson, future, playstation, PSN, Sir Howard Stringer, smartphones, Sony
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
It had already been reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier in October that Sony was looking to purchase Ericsson’s 50% share of their joint-venture phone business known as Sony Ericsson. Today, Sony made things official by issuing a press release outlining the $1.5 billion (1.05 billion euros) deal that will presumably see Sony dropping “Ericsson” from branding on future smartphones.
Sony will also gain ownership of “five essential patent families” related to smartphones. Their plan is to better integrate Continue reading “Sony drops Ericsson from phone business, plans deeper integration with PlayStation network” »
The New Castlevania: A Return to (Old) Perfection
Monday, 22nd August 2011Posted in Gaming, Pop Culture
Tags: Castevania: Harmony of Despair, Castlevania, DLC, Playstation 3, PSN
Written by: Jeff Nau
The latest release of Harmony of Despair may be the greatest and most ingenuitive release in the franchise in months. Here’s a bunch of reasons why, if you were longing for the days of Symphony of the Night and the old school side scrollers, they pretty much nailed this one. Continue reading “The New Castlevania: A Return to (Old) Perfection” »
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