Aug 12, 2010

We reported, a few weeks back, that collector’s editions would be available for Call of Duty: Black Ops – a Hardened Edition and a Prestige Edition, similar to it’s predecessor, Modern Warfare 2 – but at the time, no details were known about what these editions would include. No, it isn’t a riot shield or a tactical insertion...

Aug 12, 2010

While rumours of a Playstation phone have been around for a while, it seems that this one comes with specification details! The phone will boast the Android 3.0 OS and is reported as being a “cross between the Samsung Captivate and the PSP Go” with a landscape slider and game controls instead of a keyboard. There will be a D-pad and what’s been...

Aug 11, 2010

A patent, filed by Microsoft led to recent reports that Kinect would be able to read sign language. It won’t. Not yet, anyway. While it seems to be true that the technology is there to make it happen, Microsoft have opted to use a lower camera resolution in order to keep the retail cost down. Unfortunately, this means the camera wouldn’t be able to...

Aug 9, 2010

No new entries this week but Toy Story 3 isn’t complaining as it moves back into the top spot. Former no. 1, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty has slipped a couple of places down to no. 4. One surprise this week is seeing Modern Warfare 2 storm back up the chart to camp at no. 2 (maybe Activision’s decision to release the demo paid off!). 1. (2) Toy...

Aug 7, 2010

Dubbed as a “spiritual” successor to the PSOne games, Parasite Eve 1 and 2, The 3rd Birthday has been a long time coming for loyal Aya Brea fans. PSP exclusive, The 3rd Birthday seems to be a hot topic for the game’s director, Tetsuya Nomura, on Twitter at the moment. Commenting on the series, Nomura thinks that any future sequel would be in...

Aug 6, 2010

You’d be forgiven for assuming, like me, that a demo for the hugely successful Modern Warfare 2 had already been released – apparently not. The single player demo features the Cliffhanger level and is available to download from the Playstation Network and Xbox Live. Considering the game hasn’t been out of the charts since it’s release...

Jul 30, 2010

It’s seems that online retailer, Buy.com was spotted listing “Hardened” and “Prestige” editions of the upcoming Call of Duty title, Black Ops and priced them at $79.99 and $149.99 respectively. The listings have since been pulled but there were no further details were included. Fans of the series will be familiar with these editions...

Jul 30, 2010

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Kinect pricing causing quite a stir (in a bad way), Sony have assured us that “PlayStation Move controllers will be cheaper to buy in the UK than we had expected.” “One PlayStation Move controller costs £34.99, one PlayStation Eye camera costs £24.99 and one PlayStation sub-controller costs £24.99. Note...