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Confirmed: Call of Duty: World at War perks list

A little over a week ago we leaked a rumored list of perks for Call of Duty: World at War. We can now confirm that the list was in fact 100% accurate, with perks such as Juggernaut, Martyrdom, and Sleight of Hand making a return. Overall, 15 of the 33 perks are new, with unique additions such as the...
- Posted Oct 8th 2008
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Sony to reveal new 80GB PS3 for Japan at TGS

Sony is to announce a new 80GB PlayStation 3 model for the Japanese market at the Tokyo Game Show this week, according to the folks over at IGN.com According to the report (via the latest issue of Famitsu), this latest SKU will include a single DualShock 3 pad, and will retail for approximately J...
- Posted Oct 8th 2008
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Tecmo developing new shooter for PS3

The latest issue of Japan’s Famisu Magazine is reporting that Tecmo are currently working on a brand new third-person shooter for Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. Known as Quantum Theory, the game centres on a supposedly “dark hero” named Sid, who is accompanied by his rebell...
- Posted Oct 8th 2008
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PS3 price is too steep, says Divnich

EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has urged Sony to lower the price of the PlayStation 3 prior to Christmas, believing that causal gamers are unlikely to be swayed by its current USD 399 price tag. Speaking in a research note, Divnich commented, “While we have no doubts that titles like Resistanc...
- Posted Oct 8th 2008
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Guitar Hero World Tour deluxe bundle is $240

Want to spend $50 on a t-shirt (Male XL only), battery charger, key chain and (Guitar Hero) guitar case? Yeah, neither do I, but that's what Red Octane is offering with the $240 Guitar Hero World Tour Deluxe Band Bundle. The rest of the bundles are a bit more reasonable, though the price tag won'...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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PlayStation's Top 10 Role Models

(Editor's Note: This entire article is intended as a joke. Don't take it seriously in any way, shape, or form. To do so could cause irreversible trauma. In conclusion, lighten up and have a laugh.) Role Model (noun) - A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for anot...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Mark Healey "annoyed" by LittleBigPlanet controls

Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey has admitted to Eurogamer that LittleBigPlanet's 2.5D controls "annoy" him, but has promised to patch the issue post-release. Those who've played the beta (lucky devils) will know that the game occasionally struggles to distinguish between its three...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Afro Samurai confirmed for European release

Namco Bandai has confirmed that its heavily anime-inspired PlayStation 3 slash-em-up, Afro Samurai, will be published by Atari in Europe next year. If you don't think this is a Very, Very Good Thing, you obviously haven't watched this trailer. Based on Takashi Okazaki's manga series (...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Treyarch already thinking about next Bond game

Developer Treyarch has revealed that the company is already thinking about a follow up to its inaugural James Bond outing, Quantum of Solace. Speaking with Videogamer.com, co-design director Adam Gascoine reckons the team "has a lot more to say" in regards to the James Bond universe, an...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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THQ unveils Saints Row 2 track list

THQ has unveiled the full track list for its upcoming sandbox title Saints Row 2, due out later this month on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game features a wide range of different genres spread across 11 radio stations: K12, Funk, Krunch, Underground, GenX, Krhyme (Incorporated into "Hip H...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Valve: "Zero chance" of Left 4 Dead PS3 this year

Valve marketing boss Doug Lombardi has extinguished hopes of seeing a PlayStation 3 version of Left 4 Dead out before the year’s end, stating there is “zero chance” of seeing a port this year. Speaking with CVG, Lombardi commented, “There’s zero chance of it happenin...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Sony: Nintendo DSi will not expand DS demographic

When Nintendo unveiled its latest DS model, the DSi, last week, our first thought was that the Kyoto giant was putting some moves on Sony's PlayStation Portable fanbase. The DSi is, after all, much more of a multimedia device than the DS Lite: like the PSP, it features a built-in music player (albei...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Manhunt 2 to get UK release this month

And so a tortuous tale of censorship, sadism and ruddy great virtual chainsaws draws to a close. Rockstar Games' ultra-violent Manhunt 2 will be released for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable on October 31 in the UK. Rockstar's murderous brainchild was refused a rating twice by the British B...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Media Molecule: Small team was vital to the creation of LBP

Media Molecule, the already-acclaimed development studio behind LittBigPlanet, is comprised of only 30 people. That's right, 30. While other studios house over a hundred, maybe even several hundred developers, Media Molecule created LittleBigPlanet with less than three dozen. Media Molecule co-found...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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NBA Live 09 Review

It’s pretty rare that EA Sports has to play catch up on one of its sports titles. The company, which has generally dominated all sports competition since it began, has often-times found itself racing to catch up with its competitors on the basketball court. While NBA Live 08 was a...
- Posted Oct 7th 2008
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Resistance 2 Trophies

When a threat dawns, you resist it. When it comes back for a second round, it's time to dominate. Dominate you must if you want to snag all of Resistance 2's wonderful Trophies. With 20 Bronze, 8 Silver, and 2 Gold Trophies to unlock -- and that's not counting the secret Trophies -- you should hav...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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Armored Core: For Answer Review

After a few stagnant releases, the Armored Core series seemed to be on the track to irrelevancy. With Armored Core: For Answer, however, developer From Software has managed to bring forth an entertaining mech-filled romp for the PlayStation 3. With gigantic robots at your fingertips, expect some ...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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Killzone 2 to be playable at Eurogamer Expo

Those limp-wristed, intellectual all-stars at Eurogamer have snapped up some mighty big fish for their upcoming Eurogamer Expo gaming event. Top of the list -- a playable build of Killzone 2. Among the other offerings are Bionic Commando, Call of Duty: World at War, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, LittleBi...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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LEGO Batman European release date confirmed

Warner Brothers has confirmed that the dashing LEGO Batman will launch in Europe on October 10. North American gamers got their paws on it on September 23, the jammy devils. Batty's latest outing harkens back to the 1960s TV spoofs rather than this year's thoroughly adult blockbuster The Dark Kni...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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Star Ocean PSP dated for Europe

Square-Enix has nailed down a European release date for Star Ocean: First Departure, confirming that the PSP remake will hit PAL regions on October 24, 2008. Released in Japan late last year, First Departure is a remake of the original Star Ocean title released on the SNES back in 1996, featuring...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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All MMOs will be console-based, says Sony Online

In the second part of an already revelations-heavy interview with MTV, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has revealed that all SOE's upcoming MMOs will appear on consoles. He didn't actually say this, to be fair - he just said "yes" when MTV popped the question. But that's goo...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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TimeSplitters 4 concept art and trailer blowout

Free Radical Design has been busy over the past few days, knocking together a trailer and concept art images for upcoming shooter sequel TimeSplitters 4. Dating from the PlayStation 2's launch in 2000, the TimeSplitters series is as known for cartoon parody as it is lightning-fast, devilishly var...
- Posted Oct 6th 2008
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