Any article based on PlayStation 3 titles, or PS3-based PSN games.
Destiny is a game that promised the moon: a persistent online world with dynamic environments, MMO elements, on-the-fly matchmaking, and next-gen graphics, all wrapped in a sci-fi storyline that would put Halo – Bungie’s former beloved series – to shame. And while you do, in fact, get to travel to the moon, it does not … Read more
Welcome to Neo-Paris in the year 2084. Imagine a time when augmented reality and memory digitization are standard practice. Memories are stored, bought, sold, traded, and even stolen. Privacy is a relic of the past. Citizens have given up their rights in exchange for convenience. Sound familiar? Capcom’s Remember Me sounds like a dystopia that … Read more
Grand Theft Auto is one of the seminal franchises for open-world video games and the most successful entertainment product ever released. So it should be no surprise that Grand Theft Auto V immediately became a cultural phenomenon, managing nearly $1 billion dollars in revenue on its first day alone. To date, it has sold an … Read more
Armature Studios was more than willing to admit that it wanted to go with the Metroidvania theme when developing Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, the handheld tie-in to the console game Batman: Arkham Origins. Unfortunately, it might have been better off thinking about ways to make the Batman: Arkham series’ hand-to-hand combat system and gadget-based exploration … Read more
After twelve years in business, the Wii Shop Channel closed its digital doors for good today. Last year, Nintendo stopped allowing users to purchase Wii Points for digital products. Yesterday was the last day to redeem any remaining Wii Points toward purchases. While users can still re-download WiiWare and Virtual Console titles, as well as … Read more
Few game developers pull off good satire. Sure, there are plenty of examples of tongue-in-cheek humor in video games but not very many dedicate their product to ridiculing an entire cultural era, either intentionally or unintentionally. This is exactly what Ubisoft has done with their ’80s action movie knock-off in the form of Far Cry … Read more
Zombie-themed games have become so frequent that they are almost passé. Deep Silver’s Dead Island: Riptide is just the latest in a string of flesh-eating undead titles in the past few years. Thankfully, its open-world multi-player take is still fairly fresh. Riptide is a sequel to 2011’s Dead Island, an action-RPG survival-horror game that took … Read more
Wind instruments play softly as the camera pans over a wind-swept sand dune before peering into the distant sun. String instruments crescendo as a sand storm covers what appear to be long-forgotten tombstones. The environment is harsh and remote with no signs of life. Suddenly a shooting star sweeps across the sky. A robed figure … Read more
The cartoon-styled PS3 exclusive role playing game Ni No Kuni is getting a sequel. Developer Level 5 revealed Ni No Kuni II during the PlayStation Experience in San Francisco. Ni No Kuni II is coming exclusively to PS4 and like the first, it will be developed with the assistance of Studio Ghibli. The latest game … Read more
Something unusual happened at the Game Awards last night. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain won an award for best action adventure game but series creator Hideo Kojima was no where to be found. Accepting the award in his absence was Kiefer Sutherland, who voiced Snake. That’s not the part that was unexpected. It’s … Read more
Did you spend hours and countless quarters playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game back in the early 90s? I know I did. The franchise has had a number of entries over the years but few of them have captured the magic of those classic arcade titles. In fact, some of the more recent … Read more
Game of Thrones got off to a solid start with Episode 1: Iron From Ice. Telltale’s six-part episodic series follows a sub-plot of the overarching Game of Thrones television and book series, focusing on House Forrester, the former bannermen to House Stark. WARNING: This review contains plot spoilers from Episode 1 of the Telltale Games … Read more
Grand Theft Auto V has a surprisingly robust fan scene. We’ve seen everything from mods that turn Trevor into The Joker to jetpacks for cars. Yes, cars. So it should really surprise no one that a fan recreated the introduction of the 90s children’s show Teletubbies in GTA V. It’s as weird as you would … Read more
The sixth and final episode in the Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series came out this week to much anticipation from fans. It is already official that the series is coming back for a second season. Telltale’s CEO, Kevin Bruner, confirmed the news to Hollywood Reporter during an interview discussing the episodic game series. … Read more
Game of Thrones has enthralled fans through its hit HBO television series and the George R. R. Martin books. The action is gritty and the political drama intriguing. Most important to the series’ success is that the characters illicit an emotional response for their duplicity, occasional knuckleheaded decisions, and brazen acts of cruelty. The winding … Read more
Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 2 is a bit of a mess. The episodic story-driven Minecraft spinoff has hit a rough patch that it might not be able to get out of in time to save the flailing series. Episode 1: The Order of the Stone proved to be a mixed bag at best, focusing heavily … Read more
The Game of Thrones finale is coming. The TellTale Games Series concludes on November 17th with the season finale called The Ice Dragon. The game is based on the award-winning HBO television series, which itself is based on the George R. R. Martin books. Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series tells the story of … Read more