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By Rajiv Ashrafi With the release of Rock Band 2 looming, EW reveals that Harmonix has quite a few albums planned for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. In fact, the site notes that “Death Magnetic”, Metallica’s upcoming studio album, will be released for the game on September 14.

By Rajiv Ashrafi Ubisoft today announced that it will launch a VIP demo of Tom Clancy’s EndWar for the Xbox 360 before the game’s retail release. “We believe EndWar will revolutionize the strategy genre on consoles and are thrilled gamers will be able to get a little taste of why we are so excited about EndWa...

PS3 Wireless Keypad Priced, Dated - DigitalBattle

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By Rajiv Ashrafi Videogamer carries word that content developed for the PS3 version of BioShock will remain exclusive to the platform, making it unavailable for the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game. PS3 gamers will get Challenge Rooms, which will be made available after the launch of the game on Octobe...

By Will Prusik A job posting went up on Australian/New Zealand game developer website seeking people for a variety of positions to develop an action game based on the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the science fiction tabletop army strategy game. The ad says “We want the most talented, most enthusiastic a...

By Will Prusik Set to debut in Japan on December 4th, the game is set to feature new characters and mobile suits, including some featured in the first feature film of the anime, “Char’s Counter Attack”. I’m silently praying that Deathscythe and Shenlong/Altron get put in. The game will introduce battles...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Far Cry 2 is set for release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this Fall. Related PostsMax Payne Movie Trailer ReleasedThe first teaser trailer for the upcoming Max Payne movie was released today. Starring Mark Wahlberg…Rabbids Go Balance Board CrazyA short trailer for a new title in the Rayman Ravin...

By Rajiv Ashrafi In related news, a fifth game in the series has been confirmed. Related PostsMetal Gear Solid 4 Goes Gold, Features Product Placement Developer Kojima Productions has revealed that the long-awaited stealth action title Metal Gear S…MGS4 Not the End of the Series The Metal Gear Solid fra...

By Rajiv Ashrafi According to the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation, Nomura was “surprised” at the FFXIII Xbox 360 Asia version news, noting that Microsoft’s comment (”it would be nice if the game came out”) was not to be taken literally. However, Toriyama is more straightforward, plainly stating tha...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Unlike Soul Calibur IV, console versions of Street Fighter 4 will not have platform-exclusive characters, noted producer Yoshinori Ono. “I don’t want to give an exclusive character for any particular console,” he said. “And that applies to downloadable characters as well … because it’...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The company had promised Microsoft $15 million in the event that Immersion settled with Sony. In 2007 they did settle with the PlayStation maker, prompting Microsoft to ask for its $15 million. However, Immersion had refused to pay and a lawsuit ensued.

By Rajiv Ashrafi The Unreal Engine 3-powered title is expected Christmas 2009. Related PostsSim City Announced For DSAccording to Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, the Nintendo DS will be receiving a port of Sim City…GTA: Vice City heading for PSP After announcing GTA4 for Xbox360 and PS3, Rockstar c...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi There was also another rumor of a PS3 exclusive from Rockstar North, the one behind the well-received Grand Theft Auto IV. No details were given. Related PostsRockstar closes Vienna office, lays off 1,000 Rockstar Games, makers of Grand Theft Auto have closed down their Vienna office and...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi It was additionally revealed that all three expansions for the game will be available as a bundle for $15.99. Related PostsWarhawk Dated And PricedSony has finally revealed the launch date for the hotly anticipated title Warhawk, as well as the p…Warhawk DLC Bundle Coming Games Radar rep...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi It is yet to be confirmed by Crytek or EA, the publisher. Related PostsEA: No Crysis On Xbox 360Here we go again; someone leaks info that a game is coming to a certain console, and immediately the…Denied: Crysis On The 360 I hope I have succeeded in crushing your dreams today, this is the last o...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The release date marks it on the weekend following Black Friday, the biggest day of the year for retail sales in the US. Related PostsSony Unveils Wireless PS3 Keypad If you’ve wanted to chat with, you know, the 2-3 friends of yours that have a PS3 more easily, the…Wireless Wii Sensor Bar Ava...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi It may have been confirmed since the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, but Kojima Productions employee Ryan Payton, who served as a producer on the game, has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 5 is on the way. Leaving Kojima Productions for greener pasture, he revealed that “it’ll be hard not bein...

By Rajiv Ashrafi To satisfy Internet-hungry PSP customers, Sony Japan today announced a partnership with the world’s largest global Wi-fi community FON to create a new service - PSPxFON. The two companies plan to roll out FON access points all over Japan for free Internet browsing via the PSP. There are ap...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Guitar Hero World Tour is set for release this fall on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Related PostsGuitar Hero 4 Getting Another Instrument The Guitar Hero dudes are looking to up the ante a bit more, as Neversoft director Brian Bright tol…Guitar Hero: On Tour - DS Guitar Hero?Activision has re...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi The game was released on August 10 on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade for $10 and on PC for $15. It was going to be released on Steam, but was pulled at the last moment; it can be downloaded from other digital distribution sites. Related PostsBionic Commando Remake Delayed Shackn...

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By Rajiv Ashrafi Pulling off an unexpected and surprising move, Konami has announced that North American gamers will be able to get the PC version of Silent Hill: Homecoming exclusively through Steam in the region; Europe will see a normal retail release. No reason was given for the decision. The game arri...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The game was previously set for release this Fall. It continues the storyline presented in F.E.A.R. for which Monolith no longer retains the rights to. Related PostsE3 2008: Project Origin Details A list of details on Project Origin, the upcoming sequel to F.E.A.R. have been issued by developer …F...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The fourth game in the installment is in development for release this Fall on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. Related PostsXbox 360 Gets Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero Interoperability Too Following Sony, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 versions of Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero Worl…Guitar Her...

Joystiq interview: Guitar Hero World Tour's Brian Bright - Joystiq

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By Rajiv Ashrafi Konami has announced that Clive Barker’s Jericho developer Mercury Steam is working on a new third-person action-adventure game titled Lords of Shadow. Being developed for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010, the game takes place in Southern Europe during the middle ages, telling the ta...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Konami also announced that the PC edition will ship alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. It will be identical to its console brethren and will also be made available through Steam. Related PostsSilent Hill Titled and Dated Konami Digital Entertainment has dubbed the sixth installmen...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Grand Theft Auto 4 is set for release on PC on November 18. Related PostsSony PlayStation Network Details In addition to Sony revealing their peripheral pricing and launch details, Sony has given new detai…Mario Kart Wii Details Emerge It seems that a German magazine, by name of NMag, has...

By Jeff Baker TOKYO, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that it would release the Wireless Keypad, a new peripheral for SIXAXIS(TM) and DUALSHOCK(R)3 wireless controllers for PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(R)), this holiday season throughout the world. It will b...

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By Jeff Baker Sony hopes to entice more users to download movies and games from the Playstation Network with this updated model that will go on sale in the States in November for $499. Related PostsSony Announces 80 GB MGS4 PS3 BundleSony has announced a new PS3 bundle, this time, packing an 80 GB hard dri...

By Jeff Baker Bethesda has recently announced that it’s FPSRPG, Fallout 3 will hit shelves October 28th of this year. Below is a plot synopis of the game, taken from Wikipedia: Similar to previous Fallout games, Fallout 3 takes place in post-apocalyptic United States. The player character is a member o...

By Rajiv Ashrafi While Sony may be having good times in Europe and America with the PS3, the Xbox 360 scored a small victory in Japan, outselling the PS3 2.5-1. The American-designed console has so far been a major flop in the country, being outsold by the PS2 on a regular basis. In fact, the Xbox 360 [...]

By Rajiv Ashrafi The show stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, telling the story of a tattoo-covered structural engineer who intentionally gets himself imprisoned in order to break out with his wrongly-convicted brother. Related PostsPS3 Banned from Prison It seems that criminals won’t be pl...

By Rajiv Ashrafi They are all master tracks priced at 160 Microsoft points ($1.99), with The Janitors track going for 80 Microsoft points. Expect the songs to hit Xbox Live on Tuesday, followed by a PS3 release on Thursday. Related PostsDevo is Through Being Cool in Rock Band G4TV reports that new-wave band D...

By Jeff Baker Selling 3.6 million units in NA and Europe on the first day, and 6 million in the first week will we see the same booming success for the game in Japan? Only time will tell. Related PostsGT5 Prologue Coming October 20 In Japan Boy those Japanese are lucky, they’ll soon get a preview of the highly...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Despite Valve’s insistence that the game is coming only to PC and Xbox 360, a brief aside in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine reports that Left 4 Dead is coming to the PS3, but that EA will be taking on development duties in-house.

By Rajiv Ashrafi In today’s bit of stupid news, a Thai video game distributor has pulled Grand Theft Auto IV from stores after an 18-year old student confessed to killing a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the popular open-world game.

By Jeff Baker In addition, SCEA introduced a new family entertainment bundle for the PlayStation(R)2 system, the most successful console in industry history. The limited-edition LEGO(R) Batman(TM): The Videogame PlayStation(R)2 Pack will feature the highly anticipated TT Games/Warner Bros I...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Which franchise revival do you think Capcom is working on now? Or is it a completely new franchise like Dark Void? Related PostsCapcom Licenses Unreal Engine Japanese developer and publisher, Capcom, has announced that they have licensed the Unreal Engine …Sega Licenses Unreal Engin...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Breaking the code of silence on Duke Nukem Forever, developer 3D Realms has released a small, single screenshot from the game showing the Duke in action. Discovered in an update to the company’s careers page, the screenshot depicts Duke gripping a classic pipebomb from the original game.

By Rajiv Ashrafi A new traditional core game bound for home consoles, and another title developed in collaboration with South Korea-based online game developer Neowiz aimed at the Korean games market are in development. No details were given on the third Battlefield title. Related PostsEA Acquires DIC...

By Rajiv Ashrafi The game was first mentioned in the manual of God of War: Chains of Olympus, Kratos’ outing on the PSP, where it described the PS3 game as “coming soon.” Related PostsNew Halo 3 Maps, Vehicle, Unveiled Bungie has unveiled new maps for Halo 3; Last Resort (a remake of Halo 2’s Zanzibar map) and...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Maybe we will get to see something of this sort at next month’s E3. Let’s wait and see. Related PostsSupreme Commander amBX-enabled and Bundled with Philips Peripherals Philips sent word that they have struck a deal with THQ that will see the award-winning RTS Supr…Wii Motor Sports Coming...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Activision has finally confirmed that Guitar Hero World Tour will be accompanied by the rumored touch-sensitive guitar controller that adds a touch pad below the five standard fret buttons, allowing players to “mimic a slap bass” and tweak sustained notes.

By Jeff SAN MATEO, CA — June, 5, 2008 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is pleased to announce that Wolf of the Battlefield™: Commando 3 is now available for download on PLAYSTATION®Network and will be available June 11, 2008 on Xbox LIVE® Arca...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Now that you might have read the US console sales figures for the month of April, it’s time to hear what Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have to say on the matter. “The tremendous legacy of Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation, combined with the blockbuster launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue packed a...

By Rajiv Ashrafi Mario Kart Wii, as Nintendo announced earlier, sold 1.1 million units, followed by Wii Play at 360,000. The highly anticipated racing simulator Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sold 224,000 copies; the rest of the chart was dominated by Pokemon titles and Guitar Hero 3 and Call of Duty 4.

By James Hyde Sony has released firmware edition 2.80 for the PlayStation Portable. You can download it via the … PSP Firmware 2.82 Released. Sony has released the latest firmware update for its PSP handheld console. The new update fixes mino… ...