PS2 in 2008: A year in review
2008 will probably be the last year we’ll see anything remarkable happen on the PS2 ever again. As the year concludes, we’re taking these last few days to look back and reflect upon the titles that have come out for this veteran console — a system which has outlived its contemporaries long after they’ve retired. [...]
Yoshiki Okamoto Explains What’s Up With Game Republic
Sometimes when we do an interview, for one reason or another we sit on them until we’re ready to unveil them to the world. Take our last interview with Game Republic founder, Yoshiki Okamoto, the man better known as one of the co-creators of the Street Fighter franchise (and a slew of classic [...]
Major Tecmo Shareholder Hesitant About Koei Merger
One of the more curious news stories of the past year was Tecmo’s decision to merge with Koei, after denying interest from Square Enix. While the merger seems to be set to go forward next year, Bloomberg reports that one major Tecmo shareholder isn’t satisfied with the plan. Effissimo Capital Management Pte, a Singapore-based investment [...]
PlayStation Network experiencing Trophy issues
Congrats! You unlocked a Trophy! Time to sync it up with … Oh, wait. Looks like there’s a bug in the PlayStation Network right now, preventing users from syncing their Trophy data with the servers. You won’t be able to compare Trophies with friends, with a frustrating error message (80022D27) popping up at every attempt.
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Pre-order Killzone 2, get free ISA/Helghast costumes for Home
There’s no better way to prove you’re a Killzone 2 fanboy than to don a Killzone costume in PlayStation Home. amazon.com is offering a unique promo for those that pre-order the upcoming FPS on their site. According to the online retailer, players will receive “costume pieces for your head, torso, legs, hands and feet; you [...]
Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of December 28th
What exactly were you expecting? It’s new year’s week, which means no games. Are you really done playing through all the great games that came out over the last four months? Always one to buck the trend, Europe has a game coming out that we’ve never heard of, so if you’re really desperate that might [...]
Blu-ray releases for the week of December 28th
Nothing too exciting in terms of Blu-ray releases this week, but Firefly fans will be extremely glad to see Serenity make its debut in the HD format of our choice:
Oh, you mean you didn’t get enough of Matthew McConaughey’s hair plugs and shirtless torso in the tabloids and Fool’s Gold? Then we highly recommend Surfer, [...]
PS3 costs 53% less to make now than at launch
It’s well known that Sony’s latest console is a powerful, expensive piece of tech. When Sony launched the PS3, it lost over $200 on every unit sold — in spite of its $600 price point. However, over time Sony has been able to reduce the costs of manufacturing the system, by removing PS2 compatibility and [...]
Warren Spector’s Studio Making ‘Epic Mickey’ Game?
It’s been well known for some time now that Deus Ex creator Warren Spector and his Junction Point studio have been working on a new project in collaboration with Disney. In fact, our own Quartermann dished a juicy rumor earlier this year that the game would be a platformer starring Mickey Mouse, with the intention [...]
Home items selling like hotcakes
We’re not sure why, but it seems that quite a few of you out there are buying Home pay-for content. In an interview with Silicon Alley Insider, Susan Panico (Senior Director of the PlayStation Network) says that content in the social networking service is selling tremendously. In fact, in the first four days of the [...]
