SOCOM Confrontation Public Beta 1.40 Patch

Another patch for SOCOM Confrontation is on it’s way and here are the details. Socom Confrontation has been filled with bugs and glitches but what do you expect when a game is in beta? Isn’t that the whole idea as to why game developers beta test their games?
Below are the fixes.

Fixed an issue which was [...]


Could LittleBigPlanet be released early?

We all know that the release date for LittleBigPlanet in the UK got bumped up a little. What about North America? According to the below image, it seems that LittleBigPlanet could be released on the 7th of October, a good few weeks earlier than the expected release date of 21st of October. The below image [...]


Street Fighter IV boxart revealed

The North American and European boxart has been revealed for Street Fighter IV.
Hi all - it’s been awhile since I’ve posted…my apologies for that.  We’ve been cranking away on SFIV marketing in preparation for the big launch.  One of those items is the package front artwork.
Street Fighter North American Boxart

Street Fighter European Boxart

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New clubs and stadiums for PES 2009

Manchester United and Liverpool will appear in Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 as fully licensed teams. Konami have confirmed a number of additional clubs. The following clubs are confirmed:

F.C. Barcelona
Real Madrid
Inter Milan
F.C. Porto
Brondby IF
St Petersburg

The French Lique 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie both feature full and complete licensing. New stadiums include:

Wembley
Stade de France
Stadio Olimpico di Torino

PES [...]


Some Resident Evil 5 baddies confirmed

Wondering what and who you’ll be up against in Resident Evil 5? Famitsu scans have revealed two new characters set to join Resident Evil 5. Albert Wesker is confirmed to make an appearance in RE5. Wesker has appeared in past RE games such as RE, RE: code Veronica, RE Zero and RE4.
The other characters confirmed [...]


Geon comes to PSN today

Geon is making a surprise appearance on PSN today. According to PS3Trophies.co.uk, “Short notice, but that’s the miracle of digital distribution.” It will be released today in North America and next week for Europe. A lot of other games will be released today on the PSN as Burnout Paraside, WipEout HD and Mega Man 9 [...]


The Force Unleashed sell more than 1.5 million

Star Wars The Force Unleashed seems to be doing well, very well indeed. LucasArts will be happy as their game has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide within it’s first week on sale.
“The record-setting sales of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed shows the undiminished power of Star Wars and its popularity across all media [...]


Final Fantasy VII defined the RPG genre says Molyneux

Molyneux recently spoke about the Playstation 3 recently but now he’s said that Final Fantasy VII defined the RPG genre. Speaking to VideoGamer.com earlier this week, Peter Molyneux has said that he considers Square’s Final Fantasy VII to be the game that defined the RPG genre.
“I always remember back to Final Fantasy VII, when I [...]


Madden NFL 2009 patch 2 is now out

The Madden Patch 2 is now available to download. After waiting for it to be released Madden has been filled with quite a lot of bugs, but hopefully patch 2 will sort out the problems.
Below is the list of fixed patch 2 introduces.
1. Kicking play disconnect: If two opponents play a game with two different [...]


EA interested in Left 4 Dead on PS3

Lots of attention is surrounding Left 4 Dead, especially the rumors saying that the game might be ported to the Playstation 3. Valve have denied all rumors but there is still hope. EA are interested in the idea of a PS3 version of Left 4 Dead, most likely because it will make them money.
Valve do [...]


White Knight Chronicles to run at 1080p

Playstation 3 exclusive RPG game White Knight Chronicles is expected to run at full 1080p resolution. A member on the NeoGaf forums managed to procure some dengeki scans and below is some new information found on the game.

First RPG on the market to be native 1080p
Storyline quality on par with that of DQ series story [...]


The Punisher: No Mercy Coming Exclusively to PSN

Zsolt Kigyossy, Managing Director of Zen Studios has made a post on the Playstation.Blog stating that The Punisher: No Mercy will be coming to PSN and it will be exclusive.
For the first time on consoles, you’ll see the Marvel Universe through a first-person perspective in some intense arena-based multiplayer action. Also, the game is being [...]


Burnout Paradise full game available on PSN this week

In this week’s Playstation Store update you’ll be able to purchase the full version of Burnout Paradise. Already out in the shop on Blu-Ray, the digital version will be available on the 25th of September which is like a couple of days away. Criterion Games announced this yesterday.

Buying the game gets you all the original [...]


Heavy Rain story continues even if you die

How unique is Heavy Rain? The story will continue even if you die in the game. What does this exactly mean then? A lot of questions are left unanswered but Quantic Dreams David Cage explains what this means.
“Yes, there will be the opportunity for players to reply as much as they want from where they [...]


L.A. Noire could be most expensive game in development

The was going to be PS3 exclusive game L.A. Noire has been tipped to be the most expensive game in development. Maybe this was part of the decision to make the game multiplatform. No one knows yet.
Tom Crago, the CEO of Tantalus and the president of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia says:
“could be the [...]