Category Archives: PS3
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 06:26 BST
Dark Souls 2 engine upgrade allows for fancy graphics tricks
Dark Souls 2 director Yui Tanimura is pleased with the new graphical flourishes From Software is able to implement now that it has upgraded the RPG’s engine.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dark Souls 2, From Software, Yui Tanimura
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 22:36 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4 has connected single-player sections
The present-day sections of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag have a subtle opt-in multiplayer component.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Ashraf Ismail, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, ubisoft montreal
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 21:42 BST
Alien Rage’s E3 Trailer Surfaces before burying some aliens
Lost in the confusion of E3 was this none too confusing trailer for City Interactive’s FPS Alien Rage, which used to be called Alien Fear.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Alien Rage, City Interactive
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:56 BST
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD success could pave way for more remasters
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD director Yoshinori Kitase has said that if the PS3 and PS Vita remasters prove successful, they could pave the way for more classic games being updated in a similar fashion.
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Posted in: PS3, Square Enix, Vita
Tags: Final Fantasy X HD, Final Fantasy X-2 HD
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:34 BST
Games are being traded in because they’re too short, says Mad Max dev
Mad Max and Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios makes massive games, and founder Christofer Sundberg has suggested that the reason so many games get traded in is because they’re too short or offer little motivation to return.
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Posted in: E3 2013, PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: avalance studios, just cause 2, mad max
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:26 BST
Namco Bandai announcing new PS3 game in four days
Namco Bandai has been teasing a new PS3 game for about a week now, and the company has posted an update saying the title will be revealed in four days. The internet consensus is still that it’s called Strelka Stories and is in development at CyberConnect2.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3
Tags: Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, Strelka Stories, Tail Concerto
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 15:06 BST
Killer is Dead gets screen assault: shows Mondo on the moon
Killer is Dead has received a screen-gasm, care of Grasshopper Manufacture. The barrage of new shots show Mondo Zappa fighting weird enemies in a mansion on the moon. Did you expect something normal?
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 13:24 BST
Battlefield 4: multiplayer save transfer between current and next gen builds being considered
Battlefield 4 developer DICE may include some kind of cross-game transfer between current and next-gen versions of the shooter, according to the studio’s general manager and vice president Karl-Magnus Troedsson.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 12:05 BST
Battlefield 4 alpha phase begins, recommended specs and details inside
Battlefield 4 developer DICE will open the shooter’s alpha trial today to seasoned players, and a recommended spec list has been made public. Get the details here.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 00:49 BST
UK Charts: The Last of Us top, Animal Crossing second
The Last of Us has entered the UK charts at first this week, after receiving a raft of near-perfect scores across the board at review. Twee 3DS sandbox romp Animal Crossing: New Leaf has entered at second place.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Charts, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, GRID 2, The Last of Us
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 00:49 BST
Battlefield 4: bringing back the destruction (sort of)
Phil Owen checked out Battlefield 4 at E3 and seems to have spent the whole time trying to blow up the environment or asking DICE why he couldn’t.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 03:50 BST
XCOM and Uncharted 3 now available on AU PS Plus
XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the single player campaign from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception are now available for free download from Australia’s Playstation Store if you’re a PS Plus member.
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Posted in: PS3, Platform holders
Tags: PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 00:14 BST
Saints Row 3 mod tools are a test for Saints Row 4
Volition are set to release “what is essentially a full sdk” for Saints Row: The Third over the coming months, one of the chief Saints Row modders has revealed.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Mods, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: saints row 4, Saints Row: The Third, volition
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 03:25 BST
Battlefield 4: leaked screens show boat customisation – rumour
You’ll be able to customise your vehicle’s weapons, optics and even paint colour in Battlefield 4, leaked screenshots suggest.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 09:02 BST
Arkham Origins – dissonance between gameplay, narrative
Warner Bros Montreal has some big shoes to fill with Batman: Arkham Origins, thanks to the populartity of the Rocksteady titles in the series. So, how does it fare? We sent Catherine Cai to E3 to find out for us.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham Origins
Sat, Jun 15, 2013 | 21:53 BST
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn beta nets 676 lovely screenshots
With the Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn beta now open to PS3 players, a beta participant has posted 676 screens from phase three on Flickr. You can have a look at the massive assortment through here. Final Fantasy is out on PC and PS3 in August and will release on PS4. Thanks, AGB.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, PS4, Square Enix
Tags: A Realm Reborn, ff14, final fantasy 14, Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn
Sat, Jun 15, 2013 | 16:58 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag gameplay video is full of ship carnage
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag contains ship battles. You know this already, plus, what would be a a game about pirates without such a thing? Have a look at some ship exploding gameplay below. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is due on PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 in late October and early November. PS4 and Xbox One versions are due alongside the consoles.
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 | 14:12 BST
Call of Duty: Ghosts and the story written by everyone
Call of Duty: Ghosts is written by an Oscar winner, so it should have an amazing story. But, amazing stories don’t always equate to fun gameplay. Phil Owen found out whether that’ll be the case or not during E3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2013, PC, PS3, PS4, Shooter, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Call of Duty: Ghosts, Chance Glasco, infinity ward
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 09:02 BST
Splinter Cell: Blacklist: Fisher favors shadows over gunplay
During E3 2013, Catherine Cai was able to step into the shoes of none other than Sam Fisher. She is happy to report that for Sam, stealth is back.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 20:38 BST
Rivalry between Sony and Microsoft is good for business, says EA
Console wars may be fun for fanboys and girls, and annoying to some; but in all it’s good for the industry, thinks EA’s Peter Moore. So much so, that if Microsoft and Sony weren’t duking it out at retail, there would only be one console powerhouse – which would not be a good thing for EA.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2013, EA, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, hardware
Tags: peter moore
“You’re all being played”: Bleszinski slams Sony’s lack of used game blockers as a PR tactic