Max Payne 3 GAME pre-order incentive detailed
Posted by PSU on Apr 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Rockstar’s teamed up with U.K. retail giants GAME & Gamestation to make available an exclusive pre-order incentive for upcoming bullet-time blaster Max Payne 3.
Those of you who plonk down the cash early for the action sequel at the above retailers will be rewarded the Cemetery multiplayer map as a neat pre-order bonus.
Apparently, the incentive is already proving a hit with consumers, with Rockstar trumpeting “strong” pre-order numbers.
Gamers are required to drop a £5...
Star Wars Battlefront 3 was in development at Free Radical
Posted by PSU on Apr 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Steve Ellis, co-founder of TimeSplitters developer Free Radial Design, has revealed that the company was working on Star Wars Battlefront 3 and 4 before the studio was snapped up by Crytek.
Speaking with GI International, Ellis said the studio maintained a strong relationship with LucasArts after signing a deal with the Star Wars IP owner in 2006. In fact, LucasArts approached the studio to develop a sequel to the first Battlefront game before the original was even released.
“They were big...
Layoffs hit EA Montreal
Posted by PSU on Apr 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Publishing giant Electronic Arts has confirmed that a ‘very small number’ of layoffs will hit its Montreal studio this week.
A spokesperson for EA corporate communications told GI International that the layoffs come as part of “routine changes” in light of a refocus on digital initiatives, such as mobile and social projects.
"EA Montreal is reorganizing some teams to focus on digital initiatives, including new mobile and social projects," said the firm.
"These...
Metal Gear Rising live action trailer teases announcement, tells us to ’make it right’
Posted by PSU on Apr 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A new live action teaser video for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has appeared on the internet and teases… something for next week.
Closing with the phrase “make it right,” the mysterious video points to the date April 30 as if to say we might be hearing more then. We probably will.
That’s all we can tell you for now – the game’s official website is pretty empty otherwise.
Today, practically every game has some sort of countdown clock on a website included...
Konami patching Silent Hill Downpour and HD Collection
Posted by PSU on Apr 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Konami today announced it will soon release patches for Silent Hill Downpour and Silent Hill HD Collection to correct frame rate and audio synch issues. Development teams are currently working on patches for both games—including auto-save issues in Downpour. We can expect a fix in the coming weeks.
The patches will be available for download via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.Check out our review of Silent Hill Downpour and let us know if you have found any bugs in either games....
5 tips to a longer PlayStation Vita battery life
Posted by PSU on Apr 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
If you just bought a brand new PlayStation Vita, on behalf of PSU I’d like to welcome you to the future of gaming. That may seem like an exaggeration, but if your experience with gaming is limited to $2 app-style games on your mobile device, you are definitely going to be impressed with juice behind Sony’s Vita.
But all that juice comes at a relatively short battery life. Depending on what you are used to, three to four hours of gameplay may feel extremely short, but it’s...
Dead Space 3, Army of Two 3 appear on resume
Posted by PSU on Apr 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A resume for game designer Jeremie Benhamou unearthed by Superannuation reveals that he has been working on Dead Space 3, Army of Two 3 and an unspecified EA project at Visceral Games for the past three years.
According to the resume, Benhamou worked on UI art direction and pre-production concepts for Dead Space 3, graphic design and UI art direction for the unannounced title and UI concepts for Army of Two 3.
Dead Space 3 has been rumored for some time now, with the game recently appearing for pre-order...
Resistance: Burning Skies
Posted by PSU on Apr 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Sony created PlayStation Vita with core gamers in mind by giving developers a quality piece of hardware that, for the first time in the history of handhelds, provides a serious platform which they can harness to produce console-like gaming experiences on the small screen.
On launch day, Uncharted: Golden Abyss proved that PS Vita has what it takes to propel handheld gaming to a whole new level with a highly polished action adventure that showcased Sony’s gaming device with some style. Resistance:...
Win Greg Hastings Paintball 2 on PSN
Posted by PSU on Apr 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
April 25th is the date to pencil in your diaries for the European launch of Greg Hastings Paintball 2 on the PlayStation Network.
To celebrate its release, PlayStation Universe has teamed up with Majesco Entertainment Company to give away five redemption codes to five lucky readers.
The competition is open to registered members of PlayStation Universe. To enter, you need to:
1. Register on our forums
2. Check out the Greg Hastings 2 official site and take a look at the features in the game
3. Either...
David Jaffe investigating Twisted Metal EU online issues
Posted by PSU on Apr 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Reports cropped up over the weekend of gamers being unable to take Twisted Metal online in Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) territories.
Sony America’s official forums were met with a tidal wave of complaints from predominantly European players stating they were unable to play the vehicular combat title in EMEA regions.
Gamers soon took their issues to Twisted Metal head honcho David Jaffe’s Twitter, who admitted he had no knowledge as to the cause of the problem. However, he...
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