The death of Game
It’s been a week since Game closed its doors in Ireland, putting 121 people out of a job and becoming the latest casualty of the downturn.
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The PlayStation Vita: tempted?
Sony’s latest handheld games device, the PlayStation Vita, went on sale today in Ireland, just over two months after it debuted in Japan.
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GameStop to sell white PS3
GameStop has announced it will be selling a white version of the PS3 from November.
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Is it November yet?
There are two reasons I’m looking forward to November. I get to go on holiday (bonus winter sun!), and the new Assassin’s Creed game comes out.
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This is not the Xbox you are looking for…
Or maybe it is. One word: WANT.
The limited edition Kinect Star Wars bundle has an R2-D2 themed console, a C-3PO wireless controller and a white Kinect sensor. All to go with your Kinect Stars Wars game.
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E3: Dead Island demo
You remember the trailer for Dead Island, right? Well here’s some of the in-game footage.
It’s 18s rated, and a zombie game, so expect lots of blood, mutilation and screaming. And swearing. Don’t forget the swearing.
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E3!
E3 officially starts today, but the major games firms have been holding their press conferences over the past 24 hours.
Microsoft, as expected, is concentrating on Kinect, with motion gaming elements planned for titles such as Mass Effect 3, Forza Motorsport 4 and even FIFA.
Sony, meanwhile, is concentrating on 3D, and yesterday announced the name of its new portable device, the Playstation Vita – probably the worst kept secret of the exhibition. We also saw some pricing – €249 to €299, depending on whether you want 3G or not.
And today it’s Nintendo’s turn. We’re expecting to get a glimpse of its Wii successor at its conference later, and get an indication of how Nintendo expects to handle the competition in the games market.
Expect more details – including game trailers for all platforms – later today.
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Fifa 12 – the Impact Engine
A quick video of how Fifa’s new Impact Engine will affect gameplay. I got a sneak preview in April, and it was impressive. The movement looks more real, any collisions are vastly improved – no arms going through players, and you can even play a little more like Messi & Co.
It’s smarter, it’s more impressive – it’s just all-round better than Fifa 11.
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Playstation Network partially restored
It’s the news PSN users have been waiting for: Sony is to restore some of its services from today. And luckily, that limited service includes the restoration of online gameplay for both the PS3 and PSP.
It’s been more than three weeks since Sony took the service offline, following an attack on it’s systems that could have compromised the details of millions of users.
Sony is rolling out the restored services on a country by country basis starting with the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East.
Also on the restoration list is the ability to reset passwords, playback of rented video content, access to services such as Hulu and Netflix, Qriocity music playback, PS3 “friends” services such as chat and trophy comparison, and Playstation Home.
Sony is also promising some beefed up security, so hopefully, this won’t happen again.
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Playstation Network remains shut down
Well isn’t this a massive mess. Sony’s Playstation network has been hit by a major attack and, if you’re registered with it – as 77 million people are – your personal details may now be in the hands of…who knows?
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