The PS3 doesn’t support backwards compatibility these days. The only way players can experience the classic games from the PS2 era is to either dig out the PS2 or hunt down a PS3 online that does have PS2 support. SCEA decided that no one should be left out of experiencing the God of War series [...]

If you’re one of the types of people who absolutely adore firmware updates of all kinds (even the security based ones) consider this a friendly reminder of good news. Firmware 3.0 will be available to download starting tomorrow September 1, 2009. This is said to be the last major firmware update of the year and [...]

Activision just announced that the late Nirvana frontman and unofficial Generation X spokesman Kurt Cobain will be making an appearance in Guitar Hero 5, making him one of five artists who will be making an in-game, digital appearance.
“Kurt Cobain is one of the most recognizable frontmen in rock ‘n’ roll history and it’s an honor [...]

A little misinformation did it’s rounds yesterday in regards to Facebook and Twitter coming to the Xbox 360 this Fall. Early reports stated only Gold members will have access to these features until Microsoft clarified that it is still finalizing the details. It didn’t take long for Microsoft to officially announce the differences Facebook and [...]

As the Fall season approaches we are preparing for the launch of Facebook and Twitter services on Xbox Live. Microsoft is defiantly trying to get as many people as possible hooked up with these services as evidenced by today’s price drop announcement. However a news story broke this morning about the Fall update which was [...]

Price drops seem to be the thing to do these days. Hot off the heels of the Sony announcement that lowered the PS3’s price to $299, Microsoft has confirmed that it will be slashing prices on its consoles as well. First we will say goodbye to the Xbox 360 Pro model as it’s no longer [...]

The PlayStation Blog has announced a cross-promotional gesture between Eidos and PlayStation Home. If you purchase Batman: Arkham Asylum (set to release August 25th), you can unlock a Batcave Outpost personal space. I’m not sure what you can do in it other than ogle the Batmobile and Batsuit, but I guess that would be fun [...]

Capcom has announced its lineup for this year’s GamesCom in Colonge. The impressive array of titles that will be featured at their booth are Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter Tri, Dark Void, Moto GP 9/10, and Tastunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars, Resident Evil 5 (for the PC), and Spyborgs.
As a special Dark Void promotion, [...]

Well, color me nostalgic! LucasArts’ classic Super Nintendo games Super Star Wars, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi are coming to the Wii Virtual Console. More specifically, Super Star Wars is available today on Virtual Console for 800 points, while the other two games do not [...]

EA and Double Fine Productions have released the full soundtrack for the litigatious-attracting Brütal Legend, which will feature 75 metal bands including Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Rob Zombie, and Motörhead.
The game, due October 16th, revolves around roadie Eddie Rigs (voiced by Jack Black), who stumbles into the world of metal and apparently has to conjure [...]