A new study released by the Blitz marketing firm today suggests strongly that current video game marketing practices are coming up very short. The study focused on the factors that influence the buying decisions of games who play games for at least seven hours a week, dubbed “Avid Gamers” by Blitz. According to the study, it’s these “avid [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Media Molecule Studios, developers of the multi-award winning LittleBigPlanet, have today been acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment. According to Sony’s press release, the acquisition is a strategic move “to secure excellence in game development for current and future PlayStation platforms”, and the move will undoubtedly ensure the future exclusivity of the LittleBigPlanet series to Sony’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 28, 2010
With a release date finally announced, the wait for God of War III is nearly over. The long awaited sequel to two of PS2’s most impressive Action Adventure titles, GOWIII is hoping to bring a whole new audience to Playstation 3. Few titles deserve excessive hype as much as God of War III does, and with [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 7, 2010
Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony ended up towards the bottom end of environmental group Greenpeace’s quarterly Greener Electronics rankings this year with little improvement from last year. Despite game companies cutting some unnecessary plastic from game cases (the pie-pieces you’ve noticed cut out of recent game purchases are intentional) the Greenpeace scale rated Nintendo and Microsoft at [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 14, 2009
In what seems like an attempt to bring SingStar to even more people, the SingStore and My SingStar aspects of the karaoke title are on their way to the XMB, allowing access even without a SingStar game spinning in the console. Avaiable as a free download from the Playstation Store, even those who are yet to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Locoroco series is one of the most unique series of games that exists on the PSP. A game played solely using three buttons, it’s simple, yet compelling gameplay, and beautiful art style have made it a firm platform favourite.
Continue reading...Thursday, November 19, 2009
Continuing the trend seen so far this holiday season, another hit game from 2007 is back for a full sequel. Ratchet may have had a brief excursion on the Playstation Network last year, but A Crack in Time closes the Future trilogy in two distinct styles of play. Ratchet and Clank may be separated here, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
Mad Catz, purveyor of cheaper accessories that do the same thing as first-party accessories (sometimes better!) has released its own wireless n adapter to compete with Microsoft’s own offering. Mad Catz’s Wireless-N Gaming Adapter is not only $20 cheaper than Microsoft’s but works on the PlayStation 3 as well. It even looks like a mini-360. The Wireless-N Gaming [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 2, 2009
As expected in the current gaming climate, Sony has announced plans to release a massive ‘collectors’ edition of their big March game God of War III. Rather than some extra in game items and art cards though, this really does look like a special deal, incorporating 2 MP3 soundtracks, a DVD documentary, a detailed GOW art [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Fans of the Robot/Lombax duo have just over a week left to wait for the next installment of the Ratchet and Clank series, but Insomniac have announced their plans to release the first of two playable demos tommorow. The demo will be included in the Playstation Store update, and it will focuson the Clank portions of the [...]
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