Naughty Dog’s second team, currently hard at work on The Last of Us, was almost assigned the task of rebooting Jak & Daxter for the PS3, the developer has revealed. In an interview with Game Informer (via Destructoid), co-president Evan Wells reveals that before The Last of Us had been …
Read More »What does a hardcore gamer do when he gets stuck in a game? He does this…
The painfully convoluted process of claiming my free copy of 3D Classics Kid Icarus on 3DS was a lot more hassle than I expected, but I’m very glad I did it. Not only because the new game is all the better for its ‘Original Mode’ with its tightened controls, but …
Read More »Best Games of 2011
2011 was indeed a great year to be a gamer. Heres our buyers guide of the top must-own games from the calendar year. Have you played them all? Portal 2 Portal 2 review (opens in new tab)Portal 2 screens (opens in new tab)Portal 2 videos (opens in new tab) Batman: …
Read More »Silent Hill HD Collection delayed, March release now planned
Looks like the January release calender (opens in new tab) just got even emptier. At one time it seemed there was a winter full of Silent Hill, with releases for the spooky series planned (opens in new tab) in January, February, and March. It appears now we’ll instead get a …
Read More »EA Publisher Sale gives old games new life
Missed out on Dragon Age: Origins, DeathSpank, Shank, or Dead Space 2’s creepy DLC? Worry not, for EA’s Publisher Sale on Xbox Live is on for a few more days, and it’s offering some pretty decent discounts on a numbers of older titles and add-ons. Ending next Monday, January 9, …
Read More »EA quietly closed Harry Potter studio Bright Light late last year
Despite any poor reviews we may give a game, it’s always sad to see the studio that makes it close, if for no other reason than for all the people left unemployed in the wake of the closure. It’s even worse when it happens during the holidays, like it did …
Read More »New Music of Journey trailer goes backstage with orchestra on Jenova Chens adventure
While it’s always nice to hear developers effuse over their creations while watching artists spin character-models on a large monitor (see every behind-the-scenes clip ever released), this backstage trailer for Sony’s upcoming Journey takes another tack. Released alongside a blog post by composer Austin Wintory, the clip focuses on Wintory’s …
Read More »Back to the Future and Syphon Filter lead PlayStation Plus freebies
The complete Back to the Future video game series has been made free to PlayStation Plus members as part of the first PlayStation Store update of 2012. As listed on the PlayStation Blog, Telltale’s point-and-click adventure franchise leads a list of January PS Plus deals which also include a free …
Read More »PlayStation Vita launch coverage blowout
The PS Vita has been out for a few days now and we came in on the weekend to get some videos up of all the new features. We also got our hands on some of the launch titles and some are in English, so if you’re looking to import …
Read More »PlayStation Vita: What were anticipating
It’s PlayStation Vita launch day in Japan. As we post this, our connection is picking up Vitas and memory cards for us. We’ve already got our shortlist of games secured and confirmed. And we’re coming in over the weekend to shoot some special videos for you. So, as we wait …
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