Monthly Archives: February 2011

Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 21:40 GMT

Euro PS Plus content for February and March – Stacking, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, KZ3

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Sony has posted an update for what European PS Plus members can expect between now and March, as well as a glimpse of what’s to come into April. The site has also confirmed PS Plus members will get Double Fine’s latest next week.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 21:35 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2′s Move DLC to include new levels

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Sackboy’s upcoming PlayStation Move DLC won’t just add in further motion control gimmicks to LittleBigPlanet 2, but feature new levels from the Media Molecule team.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 21:31 GMT

Swarm heading to PSN and XBL in March

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HotHead games has announced that Swarm will see a digital release in March and has also released the latest edition of “Ask Dr. Mike”.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 21:20 GMT

Coming soon to Xbox Live Marketplace – Retro Shooter Sale, Stacking, TNT Racers

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Major Nelson has posted a list of what to expect on the Xbox Live Marketplace between February 7 and February 16.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 21:02 GMT

Play Team Fortress 2, get spider head for RIFT

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Trion Worlds and Valve announced today that Steam customers who pre-order Rift by March 1 be the recipient of two exclusive melee weapons in Team Fortress 2.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 20:47 GMT

New MK game is “Mortal Kombat being Mortal Kombat,” says Boon

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On the latest edition of X-Play, host Adam Sessler sat down with Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon to have a nice, wholesome chat about the latest game in the series, and how Netherrealm Studios went about returning the game to its roots.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 20:04 GMT

Conduit in development for 3DS

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High Voltage chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger has revealed to Eurogamer that the firm is currently working on bringing The Conduit series to 3DS.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 19:41 GMT

GAME has Yakuza 4 Steelbook Edition up for grabs

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GAME has posted the Yakuza 4 SteelBook Edition Includes on its site, and in included unlockable costumes for Akiyama, Saejima, Tanimura, Kiryu and Haruka as well as several additional modes.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 18:47 GMT

Insomniac describes early gameplay in Resistance 3

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During the PlayStation Experience in London, Insomniac’s Jon Paquette and Ryan Schneider chatted with the EU PS Blog about Resistance 3 which made its first public appearance at the event.

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Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 08:34 GMT

Killzone 3 reviews round-up – Guerrilla fails to break 90% MC

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Following the lifting of Killzone 3′s review embargo yesterday, the hugely awaited PS3 exclusive actioner has settled at an 87 percent Metacritic average, 4 percent lower than 2009′s Killzone 2. Get every score after the break

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 17:30 GMT

Mightnight Venus and her afro introduce us to Catherine

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Famitsu has posted the latest video for Catherine, and it in television host Midnight Venus introduces us to the female character. The video also provides viewers with the first glimpse of The Stray Sheep Bar’s bathroom.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 17:44 GMT

“All platforms” Dragon Age II demo for February 22

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EA confirmed that the rumoured Dragon Age II demo will, indeed, release on February 22.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 16:54 GMT

DICE cancels PC versions of Battlefield 1943 and Onslaught for Bad Company 2

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DICE has taken to the Battlefield blog to announced it has canceled the PC port of Battlefield 1943 and well as the Onslaught for Bad Company 2 on PC.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 16:27 GMT

Crysis 2 Xbox 360 demo randomly selecting players to try out Pier 17 map

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A report over on Digital Foundry states that folks playing the Crysis 2 demo on Xbox 360 are being tossed into a second map called Pier 17 on a random basis.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 16:26 GMT

Dungeon Siege III to release on May 27 in Europe

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Square Enix has just announced a May 27 launch date for Dungeon Siege III in Europe.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 16:02 GMT

Google finally launches Android Market web store

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Google has officially launched its Android Market web store, which will allow users to buy and install apps on their phones via the Internet just by signing into their Google account.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 17:40 GMT

New Deus Ex trailer shows action scenes, first hands-ons

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Square Enix has just released a brand new trailer of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Catch it after the break.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 15:33 GMT

Konami reports 9.5% net income decline as Pro Evo series sells 69 million units lifetime

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Konami has posted its financials for the last nine months of its fiscal 2010, and the period saw a 9.5 percent decline in year-on-year net income.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 15:22 GMT

PlayStation Move Heroes gets new screens

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New shots of PlayStation Move Heroes has appeared online.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 14:57 GMT

Xperia Play commercial slips out on YouTube

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A Norwegian site has posted a commercial for the Xperia Play, known fondly throughout the Internet as the PS Phone.

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