Archive for May, 2008
Would GTA be GTA under EA?
So we all know that Electronic Arts attempted to buyout Take 2 Interactive but it never happened. What if it did happen, would Grand Theft Auto under EA be as good as GTA has been in the past? I mean look at what they did to Command and Conquer when they took over Westwood Studios, [...]
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Ferrari F2007 (f1) video
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue features a fast car, a very fast car, the Ferrari F2007 Formula One car. But your gonna have to pay a whopping 2 million credits to drive this beast and for those that havent seen the F1 in action on GT5 below are some videos just to get you motivated and [...]
Metal Gear Solid 1 revived? We could be playing it soon!
Below is a video of what looks like the first Metal Gear game to appear on Playstation back in 1998/1999. But wait, it looks as though it’s in Metal Gear Solid 4 graphics! What makes me wonder is that could we be seeing a Metal Gear Solid remake? Or could it be included within MGS4? [...]
New MGS 4 Gameplay Footage from G4TV
Here is a new Metal Gear Solid gameplay video from the G4TV that aired some hours ago. In this trailer you witness the autoaim feature along with some intense gun battles, although the video quality is not up to scratch you can clearly see how action packed this game is going to be. The first [...]
2 Playstation Store updates next week
SCEE has told the world that there will be 2 Playstation Store updates next week with it being Playstation Day on the 6th of May.
The first of the two updates will happen on the 6th of May and the following content will be added:
Game Demos:
Condemned 2
Haze
Full Games:
Blast Factor Advanced
High Velocity Bowling
Street Skater
Expansion Packs:
Blast Factor Advanced [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 26/04/2008
For the week ending 26th of April 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
5.90M Japan
10.73M America
8.14M Others
Total: 24.77M
Xbox 360
0.60M Japan
11.60M America
6.26M Others
Total: 18.46M
Playstation 3
2.08M Japan
4.73M America
5.22M Others
Total: 12.03M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.64M Japan
22.46M America
25.57M Others
Total: 70.67M
Playstation Portable
9.22M Japan
12.51M America
11.72M Others
Total: 33.45M
(these sales figures are courtesy of [...]
FFVII remake possible according to director!
Ok, so we all want a Final Fantasy 7 remake yes? Hope is not all lost because the director of Final Fantasy 7 said something spontaneous could happen. For example, the team came up with the idea of Crisis Core in just 2 days and thought ‘this is what we want to do, so let’s do [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV drove PS3 hardware sales
Sony released a press release stating that the release of Grand Theft Auto IV drove Playstation 3 sales, continuing the success and legacy of the franchise on Playstation platforms. Analyst predicted that Grand Theft Auto IV would sell more on the Playstation 3, boosting the sales of the hardware along with Playstation 2 owners upgrading [...]
How to run Grand Theft Auto IV at 1080p
Here is a little how-to guide on how to run Grand Theft Auto at 1080p on the Playstation 3. If you have a 1080p set and the game keeps booting up in 720p all you need to do is disable the other resolutions, i will show you how to do that now…
Go to to the [...]
New Project Origin Screenshots
Here are 5 new screenshots for Monolith Productions upcoming horror sequel to F.E.A.R, Project Origin. The game is looking very detailed, especially in the blood screenshot, i’ve never seen blood so real in a video game! Project Origin is due to be released Q4 2008. You can see some gameplay videos of Project Origin in [...]
US Playstation Store Update May 1, 2008
The US Playstation Store has finally updated and new content added are:-
Echochrome - PS3/PSP
Dark Sector Demo - PS3
Rock Band Songs
Karaoke Revolution Songs
Echochrome wallpapers
Kung Fu Panda wallpaper
Not really a huge update but you got Echochrome which seems like a very interesting game!
5 new Mercenaries 2: World in Flames screenshots
Here are 5 new screenshots for the upcoming sequel Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts has a current release date of the 31st of August 2008.
Mercenaries 2 promises to feature destructible environments, a co-op mode, a fire effects engine that allows players to set fire to oil [...]
European Playstation Store Update May 1, 2008
The European Playstation Store has updated and the following has been added:-
Games
Ape Quest (£8.99)
Add-ons
Need for Speed Pro Street - Bugatti Veyron (£1.99)
Need for Speed Pro Street - Mclaren F1 (£1.99)
Need for Speed Pro Street - Premium Car Pack (£3.49)
Need for Speed Pro Street - Premium Car Pack 2 (£3.49)
Snakeball - Team Mode Pack (£1.99)
Kane & [...]
PS3 Theme: Wardevil
This is a Playstation 3 theme. Wardevil theme by YASAI.
WarDevil: Unleash the Beast Within 2008 Teaser 4 screen pictures
If you don’t know how to install a theme on to your Playstation 3, click here for a step-by-step guide on how to do so.
Click here to download theme.
Provided by: psu
LittleBigPlanet closed beta coming this summer
Potentially the biggest PS3 game is available to play as early as this summer but only to select PS3 owners. G4 has had the chance to play this masterpiece and its looking as good as ever.
The multiplayer side of things sound very interesting as it will support 1 to 4 players on 1 to 4 [...]
