Archive for December, 2007

News: Xbox Live having issues over the holidays

Microsoft has responded to intermittent Xbox LIVE issues that started shortly after Christmas.


News: Microsoft declines comment on motion controller

Will Microsoft release a first-party motion controller for Xbox 360? The company isn’t talking.


Screen Update: Gran Turismo 5

These shots are sure to give you some turbo lag.


Screen Update: Star Ocean 4

From the looks of these first screens, Star Ocean 4 looks like it carries inspiration from classic sci-fi shows!


Screen Update: Gran Turismo 5

Here’s a look at a 60’s model Corvette rendered in Gran Turismo 5.


News: LittleBigPlanet quietly delayed on PS3 until fall

Multiple reports, including Sony’s own European PlayStation blog, suggest that LittleBigPlanet has been pushed from “early 2008″ to “September or October.”


News: Game store caught scalping Wiis on eBay

A chain of retail gaming stores caught with hand in cookie jar, directly selling Wiis on Ebay for higher margins.


News: PS3 owners get first user-created UT3 map

Epic released the inaugural Unreal Tournament 3 mod for PS3 owners on Thursday.


News: Microsoft calls Nintendo Wii success ‘unsustainable’

Xbox head of marketing, Jeff Bell, says Wii success wont last since third-party developers have yet to show they can make any money on Nintendo consoles.


Screen Update: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

The first two screens from the sequel to Rainbow Six: Vegas.


News: Ninja Gaiden DS arrives March 2008

Tecmo’s stealthy action game within portable striking distance.


News: Sony to sell special Devil May Cry PS3

Sony plans to put on sale a special edition of its PlayStation 3 console in Japan in January to mark the launch of Devil May Cry 4.


Screen Update: Street Fighter IV

These screens show off some of the art style from the upcoming re-invention of Street Fighter!


News: EA announces new sci-fi shooter, Tiberium

Futuristic first-person shooter coming to PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in fall 2008.


News: Sony: PS3 becoming lead console for developers

PlayStation boss Jack Tretton says developers are increasingly using the PS3 over Xbox 360 as the lead development platform for new games.


News: New Duke Nukem Forever trailer retains corniness

After six long years, 3D Realms premiered a new teaser trailer for the infamously delayed Duke Nukem Forever. Behold, the cheese.


Screen Update: Infinite Undiscovery

Start discovering Infinite Undiscovery in these screens!


Screen Update: Soul Calibur IV

Get in on the action with Sophitia, Hilde, Raphael and Astaroth.


Review: Soldier of Fortune: Payback

2007 has been a banner year for console gamers. As I type this, there are a lot of triple-A titles sitting on store shelves. The bar has been set incredibly high and mediocre titles look that much worse in comparison.


News: Halo 3 purchased by 52% of all Xbox 360 owners

As of November, 4.1 million Americans have bought Halo 3 — more than half of the current 7.9 million Xbox 360 owners in the U.S.