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Sony PS3 and PS Move Black Friday bundles leaked

Rue Liu, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

The special holiday bundles that Sony is preparing have leaked thanks to images of the printed packaging shot by Scream777, who claims to work at Sony's packaging facility. The shots were then posted by SlickDeals and includes both special edition game titles as well as complete gaming bundles for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Move. The deals should hit store shelves in time for Thanksgiving's Black Friday sale. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 dashboard update beta in October

Rue Liu, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [4]

Microsoft is getting ready to launch a major update for its Xbox 360 dashboard later this fall, with beta testing to roll out in October. The revamped interface will mean easier, faster navigation, and integration of more Kinect voice commands to search for movies, music, games, and more. Read The Full Story

Sony Entertainment Network online portal goes live

Rue Liu, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

The new Sony Entertainment Network is now online following the company's announcement at IFA 2011 that all of its music, video, and gaming offerings will now be under one big umbrella. That umbrella, Sony Entertainment Network or SEN, will encompass both the Qriocity music and video services as well as the PlayStation Network. Read The Full Story

Xbox To Support Free-To-Play Games Soon

Rue Liu, Jun 24th 2011 Discuss [5]

Microsoft may be getting ready to offer "free-to-play" games on its Xbox platform soon. These are games that are, well, free to play but rely on micro-transactions from in-game purchases of virtual items or premium upgrades. According to several sources familiar with the situation, developers are being contacted by Microsoft to discuss new entries into this type of format. Read The Full Story

Playstation Suite brings Sony Playstation to Android and other Platforms

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony revealed a lot of surprises at today's E3 2011. Not only did Sony demo tons of 3D titles today, they also announced their expansion into other platforms that hopefully include the Android universe. Sony is releasing something new that will be called Playstation Suite. Very little detail was leaked at E3 about this new Suite, but the rumor mill is flying. Read The Full Story

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Sony Announces 3D Bombshell at E3 2011

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [7]

Before Sony’s Jack Tretton took the stage today at E3, we got to see a game montage that highlighted many of the games to be released this year. When the audience was cued to put their glasses on, it was clear 3D was going to be featured by Sony at E3 this year. Resistance 3, Uncharted 3 Drake’s Deception, and many other titles are coming out in 3D. Jack also announced that other titles like the God of War Origins collection will be re-released later this year in 3D. Overall, Sony plans on having over 100 3D titles available in the next year. Sony wants to show they are serious about the 3D experience.

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Rocksmith and Just Dance 3, two new Games from Ubisoft at E3 2011

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Two new games Ubisoft announced today at E3 bring their own unique spin to the genre of party/body games. Rocksmith changes the guitar-sim world by introducing a game where you actually play a real life guitar, not a controller. Just Dance 3 expands one of the most popular dance-sim games across all platforms, regardless if you want to Wii or Kinect. Read The Full Story

Rayman Origins from Ubisoft at E3

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Rayman Origins is the newest in the franchise where Rayman and blue friend named Globox are back for some more action in this zany arcade style side-scroller. The demo opens with Rayman and his large blue friend chasing a large decorative treasure chest. Well, we are not sure exactly what it is. The chest looks like a barbeque, and also a little like the Arc of the Covenant from Raiders of the Lost Arc, but eventually does turn out to be a treasure chest. Read The Full Story

FIFA 12 Football Club Reveal from E3

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

When Matt Bilbey, Vice President of football for EA, took the stage at E3 today, we had no idea what that would mean for FIFA fans: the new Tactical Defending, the Player Impact Engine, and the biggest announcement of all the new EA Sports Football Club. Definitely some exciting announcements from EAs Matt stated, Football is the “world’s game.” Set to release on September 30th, FIFA 12 looks to deliver not only better game play, but also new social integration that will be cross-platform and also free (the club, not the game). Read The Full Story

Need For Speed The Run Details From E3

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Need for speed has long been one of the most well known racing franchises. Today at E3, EA revealed some new details that will not only build on traditional elements of the game, but also add some new twists that may potentially revitalize the game. The Autolog feature is now integrated directly into the game, so every second counts toward, or possibly against, your stats. The biggest surprise came when they announced on-foot scenes will be added to the gameplay. Read The Full Story