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Resistance: Burning Skies For PS Vita Dated – Boxart Released
Sony announced yesterday via their Vita Live Chat that Resistance: Burning Skies for the PlayStation Vita will be in stores on May 29th.
This will be the first dual-analog first person shooter to hit the new console. All eyes will be on this game to see exactly how well the handheld will handle an FPS. The game has been built from the ground up to take advantage of the PlayStation Vita’s control scheme including the use of the front and rear touchpads. Read On »
‘Splode and Steak On Twisted Pixel This Valentine’s Day
Twisted Pixel announced today that this February 14th (Valentine’s Day) through the 27th, Ms. Splosion Man will feature a new challenge; and with it, a big meaty reward! The “Shoot The Glass” challenge will show up in the main menu of Ms. Splosion Man starting on Valentine’s Day. Players will have a chance to put down their best times against the rest of the world. The top five players with the best times will receive an Omaha Steak Filet prize pack! Read On »
Misguided Video Games Bill To Do Some Good?
Having played video games for the better part of my 33 years, most of them violent, I staunchly believe that violent video games don’t make people more violent; and regardless of the numerous debunking of “studies” that supposedly proved the point, many people still believe otherwise. One Oklahoma State Representative by the name of William Fourkiller would be one of those people who do not believe as I do. However, rather than trying to put a ban on violent video games, attempting to impose a government bureaucracy in the place of the ESRB, or threatening to call the FBI on every media outlet and entity on the planet with an opposing view (like some disbarred Florida attorneys we know), Mr. Fourkiller is trying to pass a law that will do some good; and yet I feel strangely conflicted. Read On »
Shunning Used Games Will Be Bad For Business
Detroit area consumers shopping for dozens of new and used titles at a local Gameplay retailer.
Rumors have been running rampant lately that the “Xbox 720,” that is, Microsoft’s next generation console, won’t be able to play used games. Microsoft, of course, has dismissed this as merely “rumor and speculation,” but without denying it outright, and the internet has most certainly become lively regarding this possibility. Most recently, Volition designer Jameson Durall spoke out about the rumor saying, “Personally I think this would be a fantastic change for our business and even though the consumers would be up in arms about it at first…they will grow to understand why and that it won’t kill them.” Read On »
Sony to Gamestop: Go Ahead And Sell Vita Games
With a week left to go before the launch of the PlayStation Vita, Gamestops around North America have already begun receiving their shipments of first party titles games from Sony. Titles such as ModNation Racers, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and more have begun arriving in boxes as early as today at the video game retailer.
Additionally surprising is that Sony has apparently green-lit Gamestop to start selling their stock of Vita games. According to an unnamed source at Gamestop, employees have just received a corporate email stating that consumers can now head up to your local Gamestop and begin purchasing first-party Vita titles right now! Of course, you still can’t buy the PlayStation Vita until the 15th if you purchased the early bundle, or the 22nd if you purchased the normal bundle. But at least you won’t have to worry about your game being in stock!
UPDATED 8:28PM EST – This is confirmed. I was able to visit my local Gamestop and pick up Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Hot Shots Golf, and Wipeout 2048.
Skylanders Giants Officially Announced
The rumors are true! The highly popular toy/video game line from Activision, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure will be receiving a sequel! According to the press release from Activision:
Ubisoft Announces Rocksmith Hot Pick Contest
You’ve played every Guitar Hero and Rock Band song and mastered every one of them, you’ve even earned gold on every lesson and song there is to learn on Rocksmith. So you think you’re a pretty good player? Think you can beat the best? Here’s your chance to prove it! Ubisoft Canada recently announced the Rocksmith Hot Pick Contest. Read On »
Zen Studios Brings Epic Quest To Your Pinball Table
The pinball masters at Zen Studios are bringing forth a quest of epic proportions to Pinball FX2 on Xbox Live Arcade and Zen Pinball on PlayStation Network, Android Marketplace and the Apple App Store with Epic Quest! Epic Quest will be landing this February and features a unique take on pinball by adding some RPG elements. Read On »
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention for PS Vita – New Trailer Revealed
Today, NIS America released a new trailer on the upcoming RPG for the PlayStation Vita, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention on the PlayStation Blog. The new trailer details features specific to the Vita port including new character stories, new systems, new attack levels, new bosses, and touch pad support! Also included in D3:AoD will be all of the downloadable content that was made available for the PlayStation 3 version, all on one card. Read On »
Freddie Prinze Jr. – Jessica Chobot Joining Cast of Mass Effect 3
Electronic Arts announced today that Freddie Prinze Jr. (Scooby Doo, I Know What You Did Last Summer, 24) and G4 TV’s Jessica Chobot will be joining the star-studded cast of Mass Effect 3; the final game in Bioware’s epic sci-fi trilogy. Prinze Jr. will will voice the character of James Varga, a marine who joins Commander Shepard’s crew in their mission to take on the relentless Reapers, a race of ancient beings bent on destroying all life in the galaxy starting with Earth.
Vega (left) will be portrayed by Freddie Prinze Jr.