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2  How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »

6  Insomniac Games May Be Going Multiplatform Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 1:47 pm (EST) BY SHAWN According to a "trusted" source during GDC 2010, IGN AU reporting that Insomniac Games, creators of the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, is working on a multiplatform title for the PS3 and Xbox 360. More »

4  Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Being Announced Soon Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 9:30 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Gran Turismo 5's release date is becoming a bit of a saga, with prospective western release dates coming and going, and in the case of Japan, actual release dates coming and going. However, Sony are adamant this time that it will definitely be out in 2010 and according to the European PlayStation Blog, gamers should expect a concrete announcement about it soon. More »

2  Fils-Aime Feels 'Embarrassed' For Sony, Microsoft Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 5:50 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, has never really been one to mix his words and he's given his honest opinion on both Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PlayStation Move in one stinging retort. When speaking to Kotaku on the subject of Sony and Microsoft playing catch-up, he said "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing." More »

1  Kojima: Metal Gear Sold Rising Will Attract New Users Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 1:28 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid, has stated his belief that Metal Gear Solid: Rising "will create new users." While speaking on twitter, Kojima said "the next MGS... "RISING." this game will create new users, be developed by the new generation, a new MGS." This seems in line with the small bits of information we know about Rising, namely that it will be more of an action-adventure experience. More »

0  Sony: 13 Million PS3s Will Be Sold By End Of March Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 12:28 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS The February NPD sales figures revealed a 31% increase from 2009 for the PS3 and Sony is forecasting that trend to continue through March. Despite recent supply shortages, Sony is predicting PS3 sales in 2010 will hit 13 million by the end of March. Patrick Seybold, Sony Computer Entertainment America Senior Director of Corporate Communications, revealed the company is "tracking to sell 13 million PS3s worldwide by the end of March, which marks a 30 percent increase over last fiscal year." More »

0  February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:26 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS The NPD Group has released the February 2010 sales numbers for the United States. The Xbox 360 has come out on top in hardware sales with 422K sold, while Bioshock 2 took the software crown with 563K. Below are the hardware and software numbers. More »

0  GDC 2010: Sony Reveals Support For PlayStation Move Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 8:00 pm (EST) BY SHAWN During Sony's press conference at GDC 2010, the company unveiled the official name for their much-anticipated motion controller, the PlayStation Move. During the conference they mentioned that over 30 publisher had already vouched for supporting the peripheral, but until now the full list had yet to be revealed. More »

1  Nine Minutes With Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 12:36 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS The latest and most anticipated Metal Gear Solid is on its way to the PSP and Konami has decided to highlight some more in game footage showing some of the features of Peace Walker. More »

	0  God of War III DLC and Offshoot Still A Possibility Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 11:16 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS According to a recent interview with VG247, Todd Papy, Design Director at Sony Santa Monica, mentioned that God of War III may see some paid content coming down the line after release. More »

2  GDC 2010: Sony Unveils PlayStation Move Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 8:08 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS During Sony's GDC Press Event, which just concluded, the company unveiled their motion controller PlayStation Move. Sony Computer Entertainment America VP of Marketing, Peter Dille, revealed that the standard kit (complete with a PlayStation Eye camera, Move controller, and a game) will cost under $100 USD. Other details revealed during the event; More »

0  White Knight Chronicles To Get Free Weekly Quests Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 12:14 am (EST) BY COLIN It looks like the adventure isn't over for White Knight Chronicles just yet. Sony and developer Level 5 have just revealed that they will be launching a weekly quest campaign for the RPG that'll last all the way until the end of June. More »

0  Why God of War 3 Doesn't Need Aggressive Marketing Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 1:10 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA As we get closer to the release of God of War III, fans are eating up every bit of information they can get. The men and women at Sony are keeping a tight lid on this one however, with only the occasional trailer here, a screenshot there, and the unveiling of the box set for fans to chew on. That's exactly the way it should be. As a culture we tend to get a little obsessed with how much information we can learn before something even happens, and it's created a lot of false hopes and empty promises. God of War III is better off without it. More »

0  Sony Producing Slightly Slimmer PS3 Slim In Japan Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 12:23 pm (EST) BY DARRYL A Japanese retailer is reporting that Sony will be slightly reducing the weight of the PS3 Slim from 3.2kg to 3.0kg, and to accompany this, it will also be changing its model number to CECH-2100A. This likely means that some modifications are being made to the internal hardware, something that Sony are commonly known for. More »

	0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Issues Being Addressed Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 10:25 pm (EST) BY SHAWN After having some initial trouble over the weekend resulting in server outages, it appears that Battlefield: Bad Company 2's online servers will be coming back online. The issue affected the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. More »

0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »

0  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Review Sun, Mar 7th, 2010, 4:37 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The SOCOM franchise has been known for its focus on tactical squad-based gameplay coupled with a gripping narrative and online play. This time Slant Six, developer of Tactical Strike, will be taking the helm in bringing Fireteam Bravo back from some rest and relaxation for their next outing in SOCOM: US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 on the PlayStation Portable. This sequel boasts a campaign with both new and old characters alike, online co-op and competitive play with more weapons and modifications than one can shake a stick at, but does it live up to the SOCOM standard or is the mission a botch? More »

3  Sony Patents 'Degradable' Demos Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 6:36 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a patent for a new kind of game demo its calling a 'degradable demo'. The degradable demos would allow players to play a game in its entirety for a limited time. After a certain number of hours or plays the demo would slowly start to remove features until the player purchases the game. Degradable demos would allow developers to choose how much of their game is available and when features would be removed. More »

1  NASCAR In Gran Turismo 5 - A Closer Look Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 12:17 pm (EST) BY DARRYL SCEA have released a new video to help promote its upcoming simulation racer, Gran Turismo 5. It looks at how they'll be using the NASCAR licence, while also giving a closer look at some of the research and development. Gamers have been craving over Gran Turismo 5 for quite some time now, but they're still no closer to knowing when they'll be able to get their keen hands on it. Sony still hasn't given a firm release date for the title, simply stating that it might be out this fall. More »

0  Sony Officially Announces SOCOM 4 Thu, Mar 4th, 2010, 3:47 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS It has been a long time coming, but the day SOCOM fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, today Sony announced the next installment in the SOCOM series, SOCOM 4. According to Jeremy Dunham, Senior Community Manager at Zipper, SOCOM 4 will be hitting store shelves this fall exclusively on PS3. The game has been rumored since SOCOM 3 was released back in 2005, but with the announcements of SOCOM: Confrontation being developed by another studio and the new IP MAG most believed Zipper had left the series behind. More »