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Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 DLC comes to PS3

, Feb 29th 2012 Discuss [6]

The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 online maps Liberation and Piazza are now available for PS3 owners to download. The downloadable content (DLC) has already been available for the Xbox 360 as part of the long-running deal in which Microsoft pays Activision for exclusive first access to all Call of Duty DLC. It should be noted that only Call of Duty Elite members on the PS3 have access to the new content. Read The Full Story

Sony’s PlayStation Network to be down March 1

, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [10]

Attention, PlayStation gamers - the online PlayStation Network service will be going under the knife on Thursday, March 1 for nearly the entire day. This is to address bugs, optimize performance, and perform necessary maintenance. The service is expected to be down starting at around 11:00 AM Eastern Time and will not be back online until after midnight. Read The Full Story

Sony PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards nominees announced

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

There was a little awards show in Hollywood last night, but no one really cares about that, right? We all know that Sony's PSN Gamers' Choice Awards are much more exciting. Beginning tomorrow, users will be able to log into the PlayStation Store and cast their votes for their favorite downloadable PS3 and PSP games. As a reward, gamers who vote will receive an exclusive XMB theme for their console. Read The Full Story

Warner Bros Gotham City Imposters gets free DLC on Xbox 360

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [3]

The downloadable game that features everything you love about the Batman universe, except everything that's actually part of the Batman universe, has just been handed a free pack of downloadable content. Gotham City Imposters, which as the name suggests is an action adventure starring characters that look like the classic heroes and villains but aren't quite, was released earlier this month so the launch of DLC is pretty quick. Read The Full Story

Sony to offer Killzone 3 online multiplayer as free-to-play

, Feb 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

If you like the idea of the spectacle of Killzone 3 but can't justify plopping down $60 for the game, there will soon be a solution for you. A free download will be showing up on the PlayStation Network next week that will allow players to jump into the online multiplayer version of the game. Of course, all the limits that typically come with a free-to-play MMO will be in place. Read The Full Story

Sony acknowledges obscure “PlayStation mini” problem on PS Vita

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

When Sony's new PlayStation Vita handheld launched in Japan late last year, you could say it suffered from some pretty major problems. Now that it's launched in other territories, it seems there's a mini problem, both figuratively and literally. Apparently there's an issue with players trying to launch their Playstation mini games that were received through a Playstation Plus subscription. Read The Full Story

Could SEGA rescue Sony and Nintendo?

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [5]

Sony and Nintendo have each turned to gaming stalwart SEGA to help them pad out their gaming options, resurrecting classic titles from the company's back catalog for the PS3 and 3DS. The PlayStation Plus gaming membership program now offers six Genesis titles - including Sonic 1 and Streets of Rage 2 - for free download, while Nintendo's Virtual Console for the 3DS will get its own selection of titles from SEGA's Game Gear line-up. Read The Full Story

Sony details PS3/Vita cross-play compatibility

, Feb 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

Before you even rush out to the store to buy a PlayStation Vita, it's possible you may already own a handful of games that you can start playing on the system right away. It's already been confirmed that gamers who purchased select PSP games through the downloadable PlayStation Network will be able to download those games free of charge onto their Vita, and now the same is being said of downloadable PS3 games. Read The Full Story

Sony Pictures signs deal for Twisted Metal movie

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [3]

The game franchise that is easily known more for its explosions, mayhem, and radical vehicular combat than it is its masterful storytelling will be turned into a motion picture. This news comes just a matter of days after a long-awaited sequel in the PlayStation series was released for the PS3. At the helm of the movie project is Brian Taylor. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim was second best-selling game in 2011, MW3 was first

, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

The fact that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pulled in more money than any other video game in 2011 is not a surprise. Anyone could have seen that coming. But the title that managed to score second place is rightfully turning some heads. The latest entry in Bethesda's epic Elder Scroll franchise, Skrim, outsold all the others in the race to become the top non-Call of Duty title of the year. This comes despite a backlash after some PS3 users found game-crippling lag problems when playing through the open world adventure. Read The Full Story

Twisted Metal PS3 drops in USA today

, Feb 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

It's that time again, folks, time to take your love of destroying your auto-bound enemy to a whole new level of bright flashes of explosions and pain with Twisted Metal. In a 2012 release with the same name as the original murder-tastic car battle, this Twisted Metal is being sent out to the PlayStation 3 exclusively (at first, at least,) and will be available in all your favorite gaming stores right this minute (if you're lucky) for $60 USD. Be sure you're 17 years and older though, as this one's going to get messy. Read The Full Story

Bethesda’s Skyrim on PS3 still buggy after patch

, Feb 13th 2012 Discuss [33]

PS3 gamers who have been playing through the latest Elder Scrolls epic, Skyrim, had been complaining of lag issues for months, and Bethesda finally released a patch this this month. Players have been rejoicing that the fix has indeed solved the game-crippling lag problems, but other glitches unfortunately still remain. Read The Full Story
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