Category: "PSN"

Newest Blacklight Tango Down Dev Diary Looks at Weapon Pimping Fo Sho’

Ripten takes a look at the latest Blacklight: Tango Down development diary which features a heavy emphasis on weapon modification and how you can change your weapons to your liking.

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PlayStation 3 Firmware Update v3.40 Features PlayStation Plus, Enhanced Facebook Video

Sony announced today that the firmware update v3.40 for the PlayStation 3 will soon be available, adding the PlayStation Plus subscription service, enhancements to communication between PlayStation Network users and enhanced Facebook accounts, along with other new features…

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PlayStation Network Casting for The Tester Season 2

Are you a video game fanatic? Trying to break your way into the gaming industry? Well, here’s your chance. PlayStation Network is now casting gamers for Season 2 of The Tester, the PSN’s competition reality series in which contestants have a chance to become a Video Game Tester for Sony…

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David Jaffe Absolutely Does Not Want To Make A Sweet Tooth Movie for PSN At All

If there’s one thing David Jaffe has taught me (and there is only one thing) it’s that whenever he tells us something, we should assume the exact opposite …

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Win SEGA’s Sonic 4 Video Contest for a Trip to SEGA Japan

Perhaps the timing of this is a little awkward.

You see, for years now, there have been many a complaint about SEGA’s handling of the once-prominent Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, particularly where the games are concerned. And many people have dreamed of having the simple opportunity to be able to go right up to SEGA’s Japanese headquarters and tell them every last thing that is wrong with Sonic, and what can be done to fix it.

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SEGA on Reaction to Sonic 4 and Episodic Releases

It took them a while, but it appears that SEGA has finally started to figure out just what Sonic fans are looking for. And what they are looking for is 4Sonic the Hedgehog 4, that is.

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SEGA Celebrates 19 Years of Sonic with Mega SEGA Sale

Wednesday, June 23rd will mark the 19th birthday of Sonic the Hedgehog, designated as such by the American and European release of the blue blur’s titular debut on the SEGA Genesis and Mega Drive (fun fact: Sonic 1 wasn’t released in Japan until three days later, a fact fans sometimes exploit in “he should be Robotnik, because that’s what he was called first” arguments). To celebrate, SEGA is making like Walmart and rolling back prices on a bunch of their downloadable games and content. And it’s not just Sonic stuff, either.

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E310 Preview: Lara Croft: Guardian of Light, The Real Tomb Raider

Lara Croft: Guardian of Light is not a Tomb Raider game, and although it does share a protagonist with the series, the differences outnumber the similarities …

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Ripten Review: Joe Danger (PSN)

When we first heard about Joe Danger, all we knew was that it had a cartoonish 3D art style, a sense of humor, and a development team that had been partially responsible for some great games …

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SEGA on Sonic 4′s Leaks and Franchise Critics

Needless to say, eyes both critical and skeptical have been cast toward SEGA’s development of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ever since it was first announced last year …

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Ripten Review: Tecmo Bowl Throwback (XBLA, PSN)

Long armed touchdown passes, sixty-five yard field goals with room to spare, and cut scenes after a critical sack are back. Tecmo delivers to us a full refresh of an old classic …

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E310: Bionic Mustache Rearmed 2

Shortly after the close of Sony’s E3 press conference, Capcom released information on the upcoming downloadable title Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, which was recently revealed at one of the company’s community events.

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Tales of Monkey Island & Sam and Max Ep. 3 Coming to PSN This Month

Recently, Telltale Games added Sam & Max to the PlayStation Network, and by the end of this month, PSN gamers will have two more adventure games to add to their library. Telltale & LucasArts plan to …

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Select Dreamcast Games Coming To XBL Arcade & PSN Later This Year

It’s the moment classic gaming nerds like Keith Apicary have been waiting for since Sega pulled out of the console race in 2002. Sega has decided to bring back the Dreamcast experience …

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New Dead Nation Live Action Trailer Inspires ‘Not To Do’ List

Sony’s PlayStation blog has given us a bit of an update on Housemarque Studio’s PSN exclusive zombie game, Dead Nation. The update comes in the form of …

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