Month: May 2011

  • PSN Welcome Back Details

    Sony have revealed details of their “welcome back” packages for customers who were hit by the PSN outage in April. They have only one condition, users must have been registered on the PSN at the time the hack – 20th April 2011. Details are confirmed that non-members of the PlayStation Plus service will get 30…

  • Agarest: Generations of War Zero Collectors Edition Announced

    Agarest: Generations of War Zero Collectors Edition was announced today by Ghostlight. The PlayStation 3 exclusive title will have lots of little extras with the collectors edition, which range from CDs to limited edition art cards. The full list is as follows.

  • Blocks That Matter Announced

    Swing Swing Submarine today announced that their first Xbox Live Indie Game, Blocks That Matter, is now available on the Xbox Live system for less than $3, or 240 Microsoft Points. Featuring two semi-fictional indie developers named Alexy and Markus, Blocks That Matter is a puzzle platformer where a tiny driller robot travels underground in…

  • PSN Restoration Starting

    The troubled PlayStation 3 network is finally starting it’s restoration today with a limited service being rolled out to all the users in the country. Sony has released a statement on their EU Blog detailing that every user has to update the software to version 3.6.1 in order to resume use. 

  • iOS: Episode 2

    This week the iOS game developers have been busy! This week we see a recurring theme of castle defence games such as Siege Hero and Legendary Wars. Before I start, there is a little house cleaning to be done. Last week I mentioned Destructopus! If you haven’t already seen, the review can be found here.…

  • Starhawk Announced on the PlayStation 3

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced a new title will be released exclusively for the PlayStation 3, developed by LightBox Interactive in partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, titled Starhawk. This fast paced, third-person shooter is set in the unruly frontier of space and allows players to instantly alter the battlefield by calling down…

  • Vanquish Release on Games on Demand for Xbox Live

    SEGA today announced that the latest game to be added to the Xbox Live’s Games on Demand service wil be Vanquish, which is available right now for 3200 Microsoft Points. This titles joins an expanding library of full titles available from SEGA such as Bayonetta, Aliens vs. Predator and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. Vanquish…

  • Soul Calibur V Announced

    Namco Bandai today announced that the next instalment in the best selling franchise, Soul Calibur V will be released on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in 2012. Picking up 17 years after the end of Soul Calibur IV, new and old heroes will grace the game and try and battle through an epic…

  • Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar Confirmed for the UK

    Rising Star Games today announced that the latest Harvest Moon game will be gracing British Nintendo DS’s this year. Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar features a improved social and farming mechanics and continues in Zephyr Town where there was once a world famous bazaar. In recent years the bazaar has fallen into disrepair and only gathers…

  • Destructopus!

    Octopi are solemn, intelligent and often found in the ocean. They are not ostentatious in anyway. The same cannot be said for Destructopus!, our hero in the new iOS game of the same name. Angered by the force of humanity, with a constant quest for oil and complete disregard for the delicate balance of nature,…