Posted 3/17/10 9:00 am EST by Brian Warmoth in News, PSP
Whether or not Capcom decides to release "Monster Hunter Tri" for the PSP, they do plan on releasing "Monster Hunter Freedom 3" for Sony's handheld platform. The new sequel will be out for the "end of 2010" in Japan and perhaps sometime after that in the U.S., though confirmation on that may have to wait for another announcement.
PSP owners are probably aware that Sony's PSP go presented a conundrum about what owners should do with their UMD games if they plan on upgrading, since the system lacks a drive for them and doesn't provide a natural way to convert a legally owned library of titles. That problem alone caused a lot of us to wonder if the UMD format wouldn't be extinct within a relatively short amount of time. Sony has recommitted to the tiny discs, however, and says they are still a priority.
Posted 3/12/10 5:06 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in 3DS / DS, News, PS3, PSP, Wii
"The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest" was originally only announced for the PS2, PSP, DS and Wii. The PlayStation 3 has joined the mix, however, and the game may now be counted among the Fellowship of the PlayStation Move. Sony mentioned some details about the motion control setup as well as a fall 2010 release date.
Posted 2/17/10 5:01 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in News, PSP
The Hong Kong magazine Gamewave kicked up the dust speculation with a "Monster Hunter Tri Portable" release for the PSP listed on its cover this month, but Capcom wants that dust to settle immediately. In an official response, a company spokesperson not only clarified that "Monster Hunter Tri Portable" was a rumor, he also questioned why such a reveal would occur anywhere other than in the pages of Famitsu.
Posted 2/10/10 3:00 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in 3DS / DS, News, PC, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Ubisoft put the Xbox 360 edition of "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier" front and center when they announced the game this week, revealing that a multiplayer beta would be available to early buyers of "Splinter Cell: Conviction." PC and PS3 versions were confirmed with less fanfare over Twitter, but the complete platform lineup now includes the Wii, PSP and DS as well.
Posted 2/10/10 1:26 pm EST by Brad Nicholson in PSP, Reviews
Slant Six Games has taken another crack at the "SOCOM" series with "SOCOM Navy SEALS: Fire Team Bravo 3," a PSP exclusive. It's a force of habit not to expect much from most handheld games, especially of the 3rd shooter variety, but there's some oomph in this particular title. Let's see just how much there is.
Posted 2/10/10 10:33 am EST by John Constantine in Features, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Fourteen months after its auspicious debut, we are now able to play "Dante's Inferno" in all of its glory. The wait has been unbearable. Who hasn't been chomping at the bit to get their hands on Visceral Games' grand reinterpretation of Dante Aligheri's seven-hundred-year-old poetry?
If "Dante" manages to capture an audience, we might be on the verge of a new gaming zeitgeist, wherein publishers across the land craft their blockbusters from the most traditional IPs in the public domain. Here are five games based on classic lit and the developers most suited to realizing them.
Sony followed Nintendo's Wii strategy instead of Microsoft's path with Xbox Live when they decided to make the PlayStation Network a free service for online play. That model may not be set in stone, however, and a couple of Sony's biggest decision-makers have now indicated that price tags could be showing up on their PSN services sometime in the near future.
Posted 2/3/10 7:00 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in News, PSP
A "Dead or Alive" game earning an "Mature" rating from the ESRB is about as newsworthy as a Wii game coming in a white box, but official description for Tecmo's "Dead or Alive: Paradise" describes the game in language that aspiring trash romance novel authors may wish to take note of. Anyone picking up "DoA: Paradise" should expect nothing less than the nearly-naked female cast members the series has built its reputation on, and according to the ESRB, they go through some truly "voyeuristic" activities this time around.
Posted 2/1/10 5:13 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in News, PSP
Though "Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" should still make its May 25th release date in the U.S., the PSP game has been bumped from March 18th to April 29th in Japan. The announcement may ruffle feathers among Japanese gamers, but some of the most critical blogging targeted at the delay has come the game's director, Hideo Kojima.