Archive for the 'Game Industry News' Category

David Jaffe’s new game coming 2010

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

 

psbeyond writes:
David Jaffe, best known for his work on the God of War and Twisted Metal series, has been pretty quiet as of late - well, in terms of new games, at least. Since starting his new studio, Eat Sleep Play, Jaffe’s been off the radar, with nothing huge since 2006’s God of War II. 
Seems [...]

Sony Signs Media Molecule to 3 Game Contract?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

PSBeyond writes:
“…rumors are pouring in that Sony, enjoying the success of MM’s LittleBigPlanet, has just offered them an exclusive 3 game contract and the guys over at Media Molecule have graciously accepted. Though its too early to expect to see anything substantial from them any time soon, expect some sort of announcement over the course [...]

Cancelled Game!! Animation reel of “Eight Days”!!

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Jim Jagger, 3D animator for the game, has released a demo reel containing footage of Eight Days…
Damn that game looked good in the teaser and now they show this…thats not fair!!
**hOoDnErD**

Little Big Planet Users Don’t Give A F***

Friday, November 14th, 2008

via MTV Multiplayer
Three “LittleBigPlanet” levels I highlighted last week should have disappeared in the recent infringing content purge by Sony.
All three are still there, though, as of this morning. They’re not the only ones, either.
Even though Sony has told “LittleBigPlanet” creators that copyright-infringing content will be deleted, there are plenty of levels based on “Super [...]

Spike TV’s Video Game Awards Lineup

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

There is some serious competition in the GOTY catagory with more nominations after the jump.
Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Fallout 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2

- A Big Shot

Little Big Planet Sales

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

In reading the comments (which I tend to do often) about the post on Gears Of War 2 sales, I came across Playstation Superstar inthekillzone’s comment wondering what Little Big Planet’s sales were to date.
I have to admit, the way many of my PS3 buddies have been talking, or rather foaming at the mouth over [...]

Gears Of War 2 Sells 2 Million Launch Weekend

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Epic pretty much did to any other game that launched around the same time as Gears Of War 2, what this scaly-faced Locust Drone is about to do to Baird. Crush. Over the Gears Of War 2 midnight launch weekend with over 20,000 retailers worldwide, Epic managed to sell 2 Million copies. [...]

Get Your PS3 and Blu-Ray Fix 24-7

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

via stufftv:
check out a video here

The PoP “entertainment vending machine” is a brand new venture between Universal Pictures and Sony entertainment to allow punters to grab their favourite DVDs, Blu-ray discs, PS3 games and downloads 24/7.
So you’ll be able to sate any midnight movie cravings or post-pub PS3 needs, and the touchscreen vendo will also [...]

PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

A comparison of Sony’s corporate unit sales data and comments made by an investor relations spokesperson for Microsoft suggest that PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 worldwide for the three months ending 30th September.
The PS3 shifted 2.43 million consoles throughout the period, according to freshly-published Q2 FY 2008 figures - nearly double that for the [...]

Sony Uses PSN To Spy On Users

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

via ign
Can you hear me now? Good…because so can Sony. The electronics mega-giant released its new Terms of Service for the PlayStation Network (PSN) this week, and its one of the few times you may actually want to stop to read the fine print.
The new service agreement states that Sony is allowed to not only [...]

God And Games: The Man Behind The Little Big Delay

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

via mtv multiplayer:
The musician behind the song that caused the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 game “Little Big Planet” to get recalled just days before its release has defended his song in a statement issued to MTV Multiplayer.
Perhaps even more significantly, singer Toumani Diabate has explained what the song is about and why its inclusion of [...]

DLB-Network Podcast: PlayStation on Blast Episode 54

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Via: DLB.Podomatic.com / Also on iTunes

Konami’s Official Comment On Xbox 360 Version Of MGS4

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

via techradar:
Konami is officially looking into the possibility of bringing its hugely successful Metal Gear Solid series to Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
For the non-gamers out there, this is a big deal, as Metal Gear Solid has been a definitive series of games, traditionally associated with Sony’s PlayStation.
The rumour is back on the agenda, following Konami’s Yoshitaka [...]

California Files Class Action Lawsuit Against RROD

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

via dailygamenews:
Microsoft are facing a lawsuit, brought under California’s consumer protection statutes, was filed in the Sacramento County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that an excessive number of Xbox 360 consoles have failed, resulting in what is commonly known in the gaming community as the “red ring of death”. The lawsuit further alleges that Microsoft [...]

Next Xbox Rumored To Be “Forward Compatible”

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

via Gizmodo:
I don’t even know how this would work, but Xbox Evolved says that the next Xbox (720 or Next, whatever) won’t just be backward-compatible with games, it’ll be forward-compatible. What the hell does that mean? Forward-compatibility would mean that games made for the 360 will be able to take full advantage of the next [...]