OnLive, the upstart company hard at work on a cloud-based, on-demand gaming console, has been on the defensive because of a PC Perspective article published last week detailing the author’s experience with the closed beta test of the service. While his experience with playing Burnout Paradise and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. was generally …
Seriously: Sony Computer Entertainment is producing a reality show about contestants competing to be an official PlayStation game tester. To prove it’s really happening, SCEA just announced the cast of the show, whose collective list of favorite games and characters suspiciously references titles that you can only play on the …
When Final Fantasy XIII hits U.S. shores in March, it’ll have a different theme song than its Japanese counterpart. Leona Lewis’ “My Hands” is the official anthem for the North American and European releases while Sayuri Sugawara serenades players of the already-released Japanese version with “Kimi ga Iru Kara” (“Because …
Recording artists longing to see their songs performed on plastic instruments are one step closer to seeing their music dreams come true now that Harmonix’s Rock Band Network entered its open beta today.
The entire process looks pretty intricate: to participate in the network, you’ll need a $99 XNA Creators Club license, authoring …
With one week to go until Mass Effect 2 comes out, developer Bioware has finally handed out some meaty details on their downloadable content plans.
The good news: free DLC will be available on January 26th and include a few new missions, one of which will introduce Zaeed, a ruthless merc (pictured above right) who becomes a member of …
Capcom’s retro 8-bit Dark Void Zero went on sale today on Nintendo’s DSI Shop for 500 points ($5). Billed as a “lost project” (read the details here), DV0 is a prequel of sorts to tomorrow’s Dark Void third-person shooter for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The SNES-style box art adds a nice touch, don’t you think?
Wait longer, pay less. This adage applies to nearly anything on your shopping list, but as I’m looking at some of the deals on Amazon.com right now, it seems to apply to videogames even more. Some of last year’s best titles—Assassin’s Creed 2, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Forza 3 to name a few—are currently selling at a 25% …
Sega’s Aliens vs. Predator game comes out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC next month. As a huge fan of the Alien and Predator franchises, I’m praying for a favorable outcome because it’s been a while since these classic sci-fi heavyweights have starred in a worthy vehicle (games or movies: take your pick). 1999’s Aliens vs. …
It’s a question that’s becoming one for the ages: when will Gran Turismo 5 finally go on sale?!
Japanese gamers have come the closest to a resolution—they were supposed to be getting behind the wheel this March—but earlier this week Sony Computer Entertainment announced an indefinite delay for the racing game. The setback …
