[Update:Missed the press conference?Here’s our handy wrap-up] In what will come asno surpriseto anyone, Sony has renamed the NGP to PlayStation Vita, or PS Vita for short. The specs (which we’ve included after the jump) for the device seem to be the same, and the only thing that has really changed is the name on the shell. And with that name change comes a highly reasonable price tag of $249 for the WiFi model (the price of the 3DS!...
Time to pull your Salem’s and Rios’ out of retirement. EA Montreal has announced a new campaign map pack, “Chapters of Deceit,” forArmy of Two: The 40th Day. The pack will feature two new cooperative campaign maps, and the description is pretty vague, so here it is directly from EA: In the new chapters, players stumble upon information that could lead to ending the invasion by Jonah and his 40th Day Initiative army....
BioShock Infiniteisn’t even a thing yet and we already have at least one cosplayer paying tribute. Elisabeth here looks quite lovely, as well as spot-on. Pretty girl, beautiful cosplay,Bioshock Infinitetheme, gives us an opportunity to link to anawesome preview. Win, win, win. Dem Eyes. Be sure to check out the full-sized pictures in our gallery. If you dig this, be sure to checkormeli’s Flickr photstreamas she has a lot of other really great cosplay photos in her collection....
Remember childhood? It was a time of innocence and happiness, when everything was always sunshine and roses and if it wasn’t your mommy would take care of it. It was a time when the printed medium ruled and every month you’d get a new edition of EGM and literally scour every page again and again. Then you grew up, and the internet came along and you stopped looking at EGM despite the fact that it had given you so much....
Today, theofficialFable 2site was completely revamped. Other than a more streamlined look, a new section called “Tales of Albion” was added. Tales of Albion will be a three-part saga of the Fable universe. The first part of the new series is entitled “Fragments of the Old Kingdom,” which explains the creation and subsequent destruction of Albion. The story begins when three extraordinarily powerful people arise from something called the Void. After busting out of it, they decide that they want to call themselves “the Court” and nab some land....
It’s been a long time coming, but Bethesda has finally announced that theFallout 3downloadable content Xbox 360 and PC owners have been playing for quite a while now will soon be making it to PlayStation 3. First up isOperation: Anchorage, which will be out in late June, then there’sThe PittandBroken Steel, whichwill be released 4-6 weeks apart. But that’s not all: there are also two new DLC packs planned for all three platforms....
Here’s a new lubricated game shaft for you to slide right into your puckered spiceholes! This bit of dripping twadge is calledPochi In Spaceand you bunch of wrinkled ballbags can download it for free today if you buggering well want. You control a little green man called Pochi is exploring space. Controls are an incredibly simple case of tilting the iPhone from left to right to avoid space debris, and occassionally tapping the screen for shields....
I’d like to thank Reikijenosaido for today’s suggestion, which is free for one day only in celebration of its own launch. It’s calledUltraviolet Dawnand it’s an open space shooter with a trading aspect. You fly from port to port, accepting missions, shooting stuff, and gaining wealth. It’s got some great visuals and a killer bit of music, although the shooter aspect is very much a case of flying around in circles until something dies....
Opinions on the upcomingAce Combatgame are pretty mixed so far. Some are excited about its focused narrative style while a few of the series’ long time fans are a bit more hesitant. Either way, there will be no shortage of aircraft in the game with 31 various models at your disposal. We’ve got the full list of available craft, but Namco has decided to spotlight a couple of these birds every Friday leading up to the games launch on October 11....
This past Sunday, game-streaming service Gaikai discreetly launched into an open beta. The service has sent out 1,000 invites, and more will be issued in waves of 10,000 going forward.Mass Effect 2is currently the only game playable in the beta. “If you are too far from our servers, don’t worry, you’ve actually helped as you’ve shown us where we need to install more data centers,”Gaikai’s Dave Perry says. Game-streaming services like Gaikai have had my attention for years, so I’m looking forward to see how this pans out....
In light of all the bad press video games have been receiving lately, it felt like the perfect time to bring to the attention of the media all the names in the gaming industry that have been using their position to help their community and set a great example for gamers and other video game companies. With companies likeRockstar Gamesin the media limelight all the time because of their collection of controversial games, the world tends to get this bad view of video games and the industry behind them....
Oh yes, it’s time for another edition of Geek Chic where we look at gaming related fashion. There’s a nice assortment to talk about this week. First up is this shirt calledGame Over. Time has passed in the Mushroom Kingdom and the heroes and villains of the world are all enjoying their retirement. Also, Yoshi is dead. (ViaOffworld) Hit the break for a half dozen more gaming shirts, blankets and the wtf Tetris hat....
[Update:All codes have been given out! For those of you that got the codes, you can enter them tomorrow to redeem them.] TheUncharted 3: Drake’s Deceptionmultiplayer beta kicks off tomorrow on the PlayStation 3! If you’re a PlayStation Plus member or bought the specially marked copies ofInfamous 2then you’re set to get into the beta. For everyone else, you’ve come to the right place. We have 200 beta codes to give out and you can grab one right here at the click of a button....
