Category: "Playstation 2"

Real Wood, Full-Size Guitar Controller for PlayStation Rock Band and Guitar Heroes

Not content with the plastic miniature guitar you’re forced to use when you pretend rock out? Well, if you’re a PS2 or 3 owner with an extra $180 lying around, you can pick up this new wooden guitar that works with Rock Band and all of the Guitar Hero games.

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EA Simulates Favre’s Impact On 2009 Season

Summer is a slow time. And I don’t mean just for video games. Summer is also that special time of year when nothing exciting happens in sports. Ever. Screw baseball, it’s slow and monotonous, even if you do happen to like the sport. And NASCAR is just a contest to see who can turn left [...]

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More Okami Sales Needed For Sequel

It was public demand that caused Capcom to port Okami over to Wii in the first place, but they won’t cave when it comes to a sequel-– it’s a dead franchise unless the first one starts paying the rent.

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New Game Releases: 7/28-8/02

This week’s selection of game releases seems to be one of the better weeks of the summer so far with the release of the highly anticipated Soul Calibur IV, and a host of new games coming out for the Wii including MLB Power Pros 2008 and SNK Arcade Classic Vol. 1. PC gamers also get [...]

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God of War Movie Details Surface

God of War fans looking for some sort of film confirmation at this years Comic-Con, had a bone thrown their way in the form of a tiny leak courtesy of MGM’s “Robocop Reboot” press release. Below is a snippet from the release: “David Self’s credits include 13 Days and Road To Perdition. He wrote God [...]

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The Demise of E3: ESA to Blame? Think Again.

You never really appreciate something until it’s gone — or in this case, chased from a city by angry gaming press with torches and pitchforks. As E3 showed up, sputtered, then crept out of Los Angeles — hanging its head in dejected embarrassment — industry bloggers and reporters of every stripe began panning this years [...]

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Shocking: Women Make Up 40% of U.S. Gamers

The news is a week old, but it still bears mentioning, even in this internet addicted world in which “new” is measured in seconds. The Entertainment Software Association has compiled a new study on gaming demographics. Among the most notable findings is that women do in fact play video games! Ok, so maybe we knew [...]

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New Game Releases: 7/20-7/26

Alright, another week of summer game releases. My pick of the week is easy: Final Fantasy IV for the Nintendo DS, an old-school classic deserving a remake. Unfortunately, other than that, nothing else really tickles my fancy. But I’d recommend checking out some of the downloadable titles like 1942: Joint Strike and Go! Go! Break. [...]

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Triforce, Metroid, & D-Pad Gaming Pendants For The Nerd In Us All

When it comes to bling bling, Hollywood has long relied on the services of big names such as Jacob the Jeweler. Soon, the gaming world may call on a jeweler of their own. Third Project Juno has hand-crafted a slew of gaming related jewelry pretty enough to make Jay-Z holla-at-ya-gameboy! See what I did there? [...]

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E3 08 Preview: Sonic Unleashed – E3 Exclusive Trailer & In-Game Screens

Hedgehog by day – Werehog by night E3 08 … the moment of truth. Would Sonic Unleashed suck? Well, if you are willing to have an open mind, and can toss aside your hardcore “sonic must run fast all the time” mentality, then the answer will be no, Sonic Unleashed will not suck. First off, [...]

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Ripten Radio: E3 08, Day 4 Wrap Up

Our fourth and final installment of Ripten Radio from this years E3 will run you through the high (and sometimes low) points from day 4 of the conference. We give hands-on impressions of Left 4 Dead, RE5, Socom, Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Mad World, Little Big Planet, and many more. This particular edition features the [...]

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June NPD: Nintendo and Sony Prosper

This is the month we’d see how much of an impact Metal Gear Solid 4 had on actual PS3 hardware sales. The results are promising.

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Ripten Radio: E3 08, Day 3 Wrap Up

Our third installment of Ripten Radio, will run you through the high (and sometimes low) points from E3 08 day 3. We give hands-on impressions of Fallout 3, Mirror’s Edge, Dead Space, Madden 09, DC vs MK, PixelJunk Eden, and many more. This particular edition features the following Ripten super studs: Andrew “Hotel DJ” Podolsky, [...]

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Ripten Radio: E3 08, Day 2 Wrap Up

Our second installment of Ripten Radio, with a special David Hayter (Solid Snake) intro, will run you through the high (and sometimes low) points from E3 08 day 2. This particular edition features the following Ripten super studs: Andrew “Hotel DJ” Podolsky, Jon “as seen on Ripten TV” Zungre, Emily “like a banshee” Balistrieri, Rangebar [...]

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E3 08 Hands-On Preview: NBA Live 09

I just got a chance to play a game of NBA Live 09, and I gotta say I was really impressed. I was a fan of NBA 2K 08 last year, but I think EA might have the upper hand this year with all the new features and gameplay enhancements.

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