VGW: Read Beyond the Headline
Back in 2012 (oh, so long ago!), rumors circulated that Sony’s next console would feature anti-used game technology. Rumors heated up in the fall of 2012, and sure enough, it was unveiled Thursday that Sony filed a patent in September that would all but kill the used game market. The technology would essentially use a [...]
Back at Tokyo Game Show, Tecmo Koei and Omega Force teased a new game complete with online counter and teaser site. Naturally, this new title is Dynasty Warriors 8, the latest entry into the unending franchise. The Japanese magazine Jump has pictures of the new title, and confirms it will release on PS3 in Japan in [...]
You may remember a Bridgestone tire commercial, recently, featuring a man and woman who were a little too excited to be playing a racing game on the Wii. It was part of Bridgestone’s latest “Game On” promotion in which customers could win a Wii or a $70 gift card with the purchase of new tires. [...]
It could be argued that Sony’s biggest announcement from Gamescom was the PS3 and PS Vita Cross Buy initiative. Anyone who purchases a PS3 copy of a game will automatically have the license to play said game on the PS Vita, too. However, it’s important to note that this only applies to games which are [...]
Japanese website PocketNews has discovered documents posted with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) that may reveal the next upgraded PS3 console. The Slim model currently available is the 3000 series, and the documents appear to show a CECH-4001x model. Rumor has it that this slimmer model, potentially the PS3 4000 series, may be announced at [...]
BioWare is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. On the heels of the Mass Effect 3′s free multiplayer DLC, Resurgence Pack, BioWare announced their latest multiplayer event, Operation Resurgence. Anyone who plays from Friday-Monday will unlock on the new alien classes, “guaranteed.” The only problem? Sony has not approved the event, meaning [...]
Disgruntled with your streaming Netflix service? Wish you had a more robust option? How about Amazon’s Instant Video service? No, seriously. Amazon has confirmed its Instant Video service is available under the “TV/Video Services” tab of your PS3′s main dashboard right now. Not only can you access any and all videos in Amazon’s Instant Video [...]
When Transformers: Fall of Cybertron was revealed last year, some fans were disappointed to see the game would only release on PS3 and Xbox 360. After all, the previous entry in the series was available for PC players. Game director Matt Tieger is very candid in his reasons why they won’t be making a PC port: [...]
Ratings watchdog Nielsen is reporting that televison and movie streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu have seen a significant boost in usage throughout the past year, with an increased usage of up to 13% on some consoles. With in 3,000-user sample size, the Big Two are relatively evenly matched, with the average Xbox or [...]
In the latest episode of BioWare’s Pulse video series, we’re being able to witness a demonstration of a selection of some of the new character behaviors for Commander Shepard in their March 2012 trilogy bookend Mass Effect 3. The new and improved Shepard is now able to roll out of and between cover, and also [...]
The lead designer of Fallout: New Vegas, Joshua Sawyer, made waves this week when he claimed that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim‘s lag issues on the PS3 were issues inherent in the core engine of the game. How does he know this? Because, he claimed, similar issues were present in Fallout: New Vegas’s Gamebryo engine, [...]
If you’re a serial-saver (you know who you are…) and a PS3 user, you may have noticed that, after an hour or so of game play, your framerate drops to nothing and you are suddenly playing a laggy, choppy mess. Bethesda’s official forumshave exploded with PS3 users reporting the issue. Apparently, the more you save, [...]
The First Year: Nintendo 3DS versus current-gen consoles
March 27, 2012 marks the one year anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS’s US launch. After its rough launch lineup, many doomed it to failure after only a few months of being on shelves. Holiday 2011 changed that, however, as a price-drop, combined with some insanely strong releases, caused sales to soar. Since 2012 hit, the [...]