Archive for February, 2010
Another awesome trailer has just been released for the forthcoming Just Cause 2 – this one’s known as the ‘Gravity’ trailer. See why for yourself below:
Don’t forget, Just Cause 2 is set for UK release on 23rd March 2010 and if you pre-order Just Cause 2 you will be able to get the limited edition version for no extra cost.
For the second year running, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will be honouring the best games of the last year at the GAME BAFTA Awards 2009.
Sponsored by UK retail giant GAME, the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards will be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 19 March 2010. The shortlist for Game of the Year is as follows:
Click here to vote now, where you will also be able to enter a FREE prize draw to WIN a Sony Home Entertainment Package! Read more
Sony and and Future Publishing have today announced a brand new downloadable interactive gaming show called FirstPlay, available exclusively on PlayStation 3 in Europe.
FirstPlay is seen by many to be the equivalent of the long-standing US online PS3 magazine called ‘Qore’ and will contain reviews and previews of the latest games, exclusive access to downloadable content and web links, all available in high definition.
A quick look at Amazon’s Top 10 best-selling PS3 games this week shows three of the top 10 are actually pre-orders for Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy XIII and Aliens Vs Predator. Aside from those, it’s interesting to see how well Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is still doing. Despite record numbers of gamers buying Modern Warfare 2 on release (with 1.23 million sales on day one across all platforms) it’s still clinging to the top spot over three months later; clearly there are still many gamers only just getting started with the game.
Final Fantasy XIII is doing well considering it’s still over three weeks from release – expect a big surge in the week before as the publicity machine kicks in and reviews for the English version start appearing. There are also a surprising number of people buying the original Bioshock game – the publicity for the new sequel is obviously having an effect and there are probably gamers new to the franchise who want to experience the first game before embarking on the second.
As we get closer to the release dates for Heavy Rain, AvP and Final Fantasy XIII it will be interesting to see how their chart positions fare – will Heavy Rain be able to take the top spot from the mighty Modern Warfare 2? And surely God of War III will be making an appearance sooner or later…
As a special treat for fans of the God of War series we’ve got the brand new God of War III trailer, presented by the game director himself, Stig Asmussen.
Video courtesy of the Official EU PlayStation Blog.
Hot off the press on the Official EU Blog comes this week’s PSN Store update – fairly slim pickings unless you’re a fan of the PSP Minis, though Frogger HD looks like it could be fun.
Comet Crash (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
UNO (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
Tank Battles (was – £6.99/€3.99 now – £5.49/€3.19)
Nucleus (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
Snakeball (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99
Buzz! Brainbender (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
Ape Quest (PSP) (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
Go! Sudoku (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
Lilo and Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
Bug’s Life (PSone) (Available until the 4th of March) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
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This week’s PlayStation Home update includes some Valentine’s related SingStar content, a new Audi showroom promoting the new Audi A1 and some brand new costumes from Assassin’s Creed 2.
The SingStar update includes a Valentine’s Day themed dancefloor along with a new mini-game called Stupid Cupid and some new animated tops with LEDs proclaiming “I’m Single” and “Love Stinks”. The Audi A1 will appear in the currently locked showroom in the Audi space and will be alongside a web terminal with more information on the new car.
Having recently launched a dedicated website for the forthcoming ‘Gold Edition’ of Resident Evil 5, Capcom have now announced that the two new characters in the ‘Mercenaries Reunion’ mode will be none of that than Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers who long-time players may remember from the very first Resident Evil game.
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition is currently scheduled for a March 12th release in the UK.
Ten new screenshots have been released by Rockstar Games for their forthcoming western ‘Sandbox’ game Red Dead Redemption, currently set for an April 2010 release. See the new screenshots for yourself below:
This week’s PSN Video Store update – some new films and also a new section for ‘Gangster’ films:
Adventureland
Driving Aphrodite
Along Came Polly
It Might Get Loud
Aliens In The Attic
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (Unrated)
Couples Retreat
Malice In Wonderland
The Ugly Truth
Adventureland
Duplicity
Driving Aphrodite
Secret of Moonacre
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