PlayStation Vita Will Hits Shelves With 20 Titles
Approaching its release, Sony revealed the launch details about its latest handheld, the PlayStation Vita, including a list of launch titles and platform accessories. When the handheld launches in North America on February 22, it will feature twenty retail titles and five additional downloadable titles available only through the PlayStation Network. Sony also outlined the [...]
PlayStation Network Goes Down For Maintenance
If you’re trying to connect to PlayStation Network and can’t; it’s hasn’t been hacked. According to the PlayStation.Blog, the online service is scheduled for “routine maintenance” tomorrow. Sony communication director Patrick Seybold has detailed the maintenance for a “14 hour period” on November 14, 2011. During this time, the PlayStation Store, account management options and [...]
Nightwing Comes To Batman: Arkham City
After an ocelot of speculation, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has confirmed the existence of Nightwing in Batman: Arkham City — the upcoming sequel to Arkham Asylum — in the announcement of the Nightwing Bundle Pack. The character will release with moves and gadgets unique to him, as well as the “Wayne Manor” and “Main Hall” [...]
Sony Confirms “External Intrusion” Are Behind PSN Outage
The PlayStation Network has been down for a solid two days, and anger and distress has begun to set in. But, beside Anonymous denying its involvement, Sony has confirmed that “external intrusion” are responsible for the outage. According to Patrick Seybold, a company spokesperson, the “intrusion” led the company to take the service down to [...]
Red Faction Armageddon Gets Downloadable Prequel
Transmedia promotions have proven a marketing “dependent” within the industry – either its a pressing commercial event, such as launch parties, or downloadable prequels; they’re all becoming dependents. Though the hardcore market hasn’t adapted to this strategy, THQ has announced a downloadable prequel to Red Faction Armageddon. In a recent interview, executive vice president of [...]
Battlefield 1943 Hits 1 Million Units on Xbox Live
It’s apparent that Battlefield 1943 is one of the best downloadable titles this generation, and to prove this fact even more relevant, DICE has revealed that Battlefield 1943 has sold, and/or has been downloaded, over 1 Million times via Xbox Live; making Battlefield the fastest title to reach 1M units sold on the service. “The [...]
EA Considering Charging For “Very Long” Demos
Electronic Arts have proven themselves as serious investors in digital distribution. That said, in continuation of their digital business approach, Michael Pachter, Wedbush industry analyst, revealed, at an investor event, Electronic Arts’ plans for a “premium downloadable content” — other-wise known as a paid downloadable content (PDLC) — approach. According to Pachter, the PDLC “would [...]
GDC 10: UMD Format “Alive And Well”
It’s pretty safe to say that Universal Media Discs are a dead content format. However, during Sony’s development session at GDC, the company said that they have no plans to abandon its optical disc format. The session was about the marketplace advantages and befits that exist on all PlayStation platforms. When discussing its portable platform, [...]
Hirai Confirms PSN “Premium Level”
One the most important selling points of the PlayStation 3 is its no additional charge for online play feature. However, reports have been surfacing about a two-layered subscription model for the PlayStation Network – much like the levels of Xbox Live, but fundamentally different. During a presentation, emphasizing Sony’s plans to make its video game [...]
Brütal Legend “Tears of the Hextadon” DLC Announced
If you aren’t happy with the current map selection for Brütal Legend‘s Stage Battle multiplayer mode, I have some important news for you. Double Fine, the games developers, have announced Brütal Legend’s first episode of downloadable content entitled “Tears of the Hextadon“, which includes two new maps for the games Stage Battle mode. In the [...]
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