Sony and Naughty Dog have sure found a winner in the Uncharted series. The PlayStation 3 series has grown into one of Sony Computer Entertainment’s biggest sellers, with over 17 million copies sold in the last five years. The exclusive franchise has been cited as one of the PS3′s biggest assets, convincing gamers to pick [...]
Gaming industry analyst Michael Pachter is always one to be honest about the industry. The gaming industry insider believes that a new Xbox console – dubbed by some the ‘Xbox 720′ – is an unlikely release, at least in the current gaming climate. With the 360 still selling strongly for Microsoft, the chances of a [...]
It’s no secret that Sony’s been working on its own counterpart to Nintendo’s incredibly successful Super Smash Bros franchise. Given the now legendary state of the PlayStation’s biggest characters – Crash Bandicoot, Cloud Strife, and Kratos amongst them – it’s a copycat game that sounds like it could end up being every bit as good [...]
It’s one of the PS3′s biggest games, and it’s now available in its entirety for online users. GTAIV, one of the biggest games of the last decade, has landed on PlayStation Network for PS3 users to buy and download. Priced at $19.99, the game includes everything you’d expect to see, aside from the load times [...]
“This trailer contains scenes of a violent nature.” Apparently, that’s a thing people are expecting now when it comes to games that relies on shooting things. We imagine that Binary Domain from Sega will contain some blood sport. This multiplayer trailer doesn’t show off a ton of it, but it does focus on some of [...]
Sony’s new portable game console, the PlayStation Vita, is out in ten days, and the game developer wants to be absolutely sure that every gamer knows how it works. From the constant press releases about the system’s PSP compatibility and online offerings to launch titles, we’ve seen a huge amount of pre-release information for the [...]
SEGA has released an interview trailer for their upcoming title Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. In this video, developer Makoto Osaki and director Daichi Katagiri from AM2, discuss the subtle changes made to improve the fighting game. Unrealistic contortions were added to characters to improve satisfaction levels, characters got added that couldn’t be displayed before; [...]
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment are continuing their use of the Batman license. They recently released Gotham City Impostors, a 12 player shooter on the lighter side of the spectrum. Players can battle their teams in colorful levels with customizable weapons and extras. Gameplay is said to be insanely fast and vertical, so it’s best to [...]
It’s not just Nintendo that’s facing record losses for the last twelve months. Japanese gaming and technology giant Sony is expecting to record a $2.9 million loss for the last years, citing the poor exchange rate and ongoing demand issues as the reasons for its poor performance. Sales of Sony’s PS3 console were down over [...]
Can a video game ever be art? While most seasoned gamers would say yes, there’s sure to be a few casual gaming fans that would say no. For serious gamers, there are two games that helped to change the industry from a source of entertainment to a respected art form – Ico and Shadow of [...]