SEGA have unveiled nine new screens for Yakuza 3 ahead of it’s Western launch on March 12th.
Check them out after the jump!
New screens for Yakuza 3 released
Posted in PlayStation 3, SEGA with tags Sega CS1 Team, Yakuza 3 on January 19, 2010 by James LoveE3 2010 exhibitors announced
Posted in E3 2010 on January 19, 2010 by James Love
The exhibitor list of those companies appearing at the 2010 E3 trade show this June in Los Angeles has been published today.
E3 this year takes place from June 15-17th, with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are all set to appear, along with major publishers such as Activision and SEGA.
Check out the full list of companies after the jump.
Thanks to MCV.
VidZone boasts over 2 million users
Posted in PlayStation 3 with tags Adrian Workman, VidZone on January 19, 2010 by James Love
European users have for a while now been graced with the ability to stream ad-supported music videos to their PlayStation 3′s free of charge.
VidZone’s chief Adrian Workman has been speaking to MCV and has claimed that “compar[ing] us to something in the music area, such as Spotify, we are just as successful.” A bold claim from Workman, but with 200 million videos streamed in the last six months they have reason to be proud of their product.
Microsoft in talks with ESPN for 360 content
Posted in Xbox 360 with tags Disney, ESPN on January 19, 2010 by James Love
According to a report by The New York Times Microsoft have begun talks with Disney to bring the ESPN sports franchise to the 360.
Subscribers would be able to access live streaming of sports events along with a range of interactive games. This is the latest push by Microsoft to position it’s 360 as more than just a games console, as in recent times we’ve seen the addition of Last.FM, Twitter, Facebook and Netflix all on the 360.
Thanks to GI.biz
iPlayer usage on consoles rockets
Posted in Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 with tags BBC iPlayer on January 19, 2010 by James Love
BBC iPlayer has seen phenomenal growth since the month of November according to GI.biz, with growth of 74%. Percentages of course can always sound impressive so to put that into perspective, that’s now 1 in 8 using a console for iPlayer.
Usage figures now sit at 114.8 million since November, and the BBC “expect more people to start using the service as we continue to make it more widely available.”
RUMOUR: Sony’s motion controller to be named Arc
Posted in PlayStation 3 with tags Arc, Gem, PlayStation 3 Motion Control on January 19, 2010 by James Love
VG247 are reporting that they’ve been tipped off by a source about the name for Sony’s new motion controller. The only name ever known for the device was Gem, an old in-house name.
When contacted, SCEE said “We don’t comment on rumour or speculation.”
First Heavy Rain review is in!
Posted in Magazine Scans, Official PlayStation Magazine, PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios with tags Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream on January 18, 2010 by James Love
That’s right, we’ve got Official PlayStation Magazine’s Heavy Rain review right here for you. Has it turned out to be an almighty flop, or could it be among the first games of this year to reach AAA status?
Well, we won’t spoil it for you. Click on to find out after the jump.
New screens for RISK: Factions
Posted in EA, Xbox 360, Xbox Live with tags RISK: Factions, Stainless Games on January 17, 2010 by James Love
EA have released a batch of screenshots for their upcoming XBL Arcade title, RISK: Factions.
No date as yet for release, but check out the shots after the jump!
GOONL!NE Review: Hustle Kings
Posted in PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios with tags Hustle Kings, VooFoo Studios on January 17, 2010 by James Love
Developer: VooFoo Studios
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Also on: N/A (PlayStation 3 exclusive)
Console Played On: PlayStation 3
Release Date: 22nd December 2009
Age Rating: N/A
The Top 10: Elevators In Games
Posted in Opinion Articles, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 with tags Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, Dead Space, Elevators, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Half Life: Episode 1, Left 4 Dead, Lifts, Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, Mirror's Edge, Modern Warfare 2, Splinter Cell, Top 10 on January 16, 2010 by Chris Hawke
Yep, you read that title right. It’s the little things that make a game great, and there’s nothing more insignificant than a lift (or an elevator, of you’re one of them…). So, by that flawed logic, which game has the most iconic lifts? We’ve looked high and low (get it?) for games with memorable metal transport boxes in (there are very few), and complied a list of the best, and possibly only, 10. You need never be without lift-based trivia again, thanks to GOONL!NE.
We’ve tried to equally disperse the ‘lift’ and ‘elevator’ word usage, to please both sets of Anglophones.