| Adam Bruno |
Thus far, Sony’s biggest advantage over Microsoft is that their online network, while not as robust as Microsoft’s own XBOX Live, is free. Well, for now, anyway.
| Erik Johnson |
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has revealed that the Care Package patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 has been sent to Microsoft for certification and should arrive shortly.
| Christian Martin |
Square Enix recently denied that they are working on a PS3 remake of the fan favorite Final Fantasy VII (alliteration FTW!) but didn’t say it would never happen. Now Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase, the director and the producer of Final Fantasy XIII, try to explain one reason why it would be so hard to remake the original Playstation game. Cue the violins.
| Erik Johnson |
Update: Bungie has confirmed that Halo 2’s online components will be put to sleep with the rest of the gang. Ahh shucks, maybe we’ll see it reworked down the road sometime.
Original Story: Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live services for the original Xbox will shut down as of April 15, with the company also confirming that all downloadable Xbox Original titles on the 360 will be losing their online functionality.
| Meredith Sweet |
Every now and again, it’s good to take a break from all those first-person shooters, monster-thrashing RPGs, and gem-matching puzzles. Enter the world of casual games, where companies like PlayFirst and Big Fish excel. Sure, a lot of their games are the same type of casual game, just in a newer, shinier package, but they can be surprisingly addictive and fun to play, like PlayFirst’s “Gotcha! Celebrity Secrets.” I picked it up because PlayFirst offered me a $2.99 game from their selection of already low-priced games. I decided to pick the one where the protagonist looked suspiciously familiar….
| Erik Johnson |
Steam has listed the upcoming ‘Elite Units of the East’ DLC for Creative Assembly’s popular strategy title Empire: Total War, offering a discount for those who purchase the add-on before its release on February 8.
| Erik Johnson |
EA has announced via press release that the PSN will in fact be receiving a demo for DICE’s upcoming tactical shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2, arriving with this Thursday’s update.
| Erik Johnson |
Tecmo and Pieces Interactive have announced that their guitar-controlled musical platformer Fret Nice will land on the North American PlayStation Store this Thursday.
| Erik Johnson |
Action RPG fans listen up, as Steam has slashed 75% off of Iron Lore’s Titan Quest Gold Edition as part of this week’s Mid-Week Madness sale on the digital distribution service.
| Erik Johnson |
Exor Studios has revealed that free DLC in the form of a new Survival game mode is on the way for its action driving title Zombie Driver.
