Archive for April, 2008
Siren: New Translation Japanese Debut Trailer
The mysterious count down appeared and is basically an announcement to announce a new PS3 exclusive which is Siren: New Translation. Siren, a stealth-based survival horror game that first appeared on the Playstation 2 in the year 2002. After Siren came Forbidden Siren 2, the second in the series that appeared again on the Playstation 2 [...]
Soul Calibur IV will be available on July 29
News has struck regarding Soul Calibur IV. The beat-em-up will be released on the 29th of July and is Namco Bandai’s first touch in this current gen. Soul Calibur IV will be the first in the series to hit a current gen console, and it looks bloody good!
Namco Bandai also released some information on the [...]
PS3 Theme: This is Living
This is a Playstation 3 theme. This is Living theme by Kikanny. A message from the author:
The theme is based on the “This is Living” concept art designed by m0sk from deviantART. Check it out….Its really colourful
If you don’t know how to install a theme on to your Playstation 3, click here for a step-by-step [...]
Tekken 5 online update is now available
A free update is now available for TEKKEN 5: Dark Resurrection Online. Announced by Namco Bandai today, the update has a lot of new features such as Dual Shock 3 rumble support and Pickup Match Mode.
Here is the press release by Namco Bandai:
Santa Clara, Calif., (April 17, 2008) - Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games [...]
North America Playstation Store Update April 17, 2008
The American Playstation Store has now been updated with new content. Here’s whats been added:
Downloadable Games
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ($39.99)
Add-on Game Content
Warhawk Broken Mirror Pack ($7.99)
Warhawk Booster Combo ($11.99)
Rock Band
“Still Alive” - GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton (free)
“Sprode” - Freezepop ($0.99)
“Shake” - Count Zero ($0.99)
“Rock Rebellion” - Bang Camaro ($0.99)
Harmonix Pack 1 ($2.99) - Harmonix Pack [...]
Universal going Blu-Ray this summer
Universal Studios has said that it will start releasing it’s movies on Blu-Ray this summer. They plan to release around 40 titles in the second half of this year.
Among them are the studio’s five big feature films of the summer, including “The Incredible Hulk,” with Edward Norton, William Hurt and Liv Tyler; “Wanted,” an action [...]
European Playstation Store Update April 17, 2008
The European Playstation Store has updated and the following content has been added:
Packs
Lair Deadly Dragons Pack SCEE (FREE)
Warhawk Operation: Broken Mirror Pack SCEE (£3.99)
Metal Gear Online Premiere β Konami Digital Ent (FREE)
Videos
GTA IV: Trailer 4 ‘Everyone’s A Rat’ Rockstar (FREE)
The Metal Gear Online Beta is available to Europe without the need of a code or anything [...]
Metal Gear Online Beta video
The below video is included in the Metal Gear Online Beta. For those of you that don’t have the Beta or can’t get the Beta, check the video out.
It will be interesting to see how this game will turn out, it looks very interesting and wonder how well it plays in terms of gameplay.
Metal Gear [...]
COD4 Map Pack release date and double XP weekend
The new Variety Map Pack for the Playstation 3 version of Call of Duty 4 will be released in North America on the 24th of April 2008 and in Europe on the 1st of May.
Along with the Variety Map Pack, there will be a Double XP weekend in North America from 12:01 AM PDT on the 25th [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 12/04/2008
For the week ending 12th of April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.80M Japan
10.34M America
7.74M Others
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.49M America
6.14M Others
Playstation 3
2.06M Japan
4.59M America
5.14M Others
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.55M Japan
22.03M America
25.54M Others
Playstation Portable
9.04M Japan
12.37M America
11.77M Others
(these sales figures are courtesy of VGchartz.com)
3 new Metal Gear Solid 4 screenshots
I’ve found 3 new Metal Gear Solid 4 screenshots on MetalGearSolid4.net.
It’s a bit of a shame they aren’t in high resolution. In the screenshots you can see Snake carrying an RPG and i bet it’s fun too! Metal Gear Solid 4 is due out worldwide June 12th 2008.
Do you think the surrounding buildings are accessible?
A tour of the new Playstation Store
There is a video over at Gametrailers.com that basically takes you on a tour of the new Playstation Store which was updated yesterday. In the video, you can see how good the new design and layout looks. The video also shows that you can download movies from the web and set them to your background behind the [...]
New PS3 exclusive Siren - New Translation announced
There is a Mysterious count down on the Playstation Japan website. No one knew what it was until akayuki.com announced that Famitsu Magazine have scans of Siren - New Translation and basically said that Sony is going to announce Siren - New Translation as a new PS3 exclusive.
So what is Siren? It is a remake of the [...]
Metal Gear Online Beta available for download
If you have pre-ordered Metal Gear Solid 4 and have the Unique Product Voucher Code, you can head over to the Playstation Store and download the Metal Gear Online Beta. The size of the download is around 741MB.
Please note that the Beta won’t start until 21st of April 2008. The Beta will end on the [...]
PS3 version of Alone in the Dark to have additional content
Eurogamer.de, a german gaming site has said that additional episodes are possible for the Playstation 3 version of the game.
Atari told us yesterday that the PS3 version of Alone in the Dark is coming out in autumn. Eden Studios wants to adapt it instead of just doing a simple port. Additional content (episodes) might be possible [...]
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