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Daily Scoop: February 20, 2012 – Add some Disgaea to your day!
Well I certainly did do a lot of baking this weekend, and a lot of writing, but not nearly as much video gaming as I wanted. I did go to the movies, and play some Dungeons & Dragons, and watched “The Walking Dead,” of course. And ate lots and lots and lots of food. Yum!
So what’s the big deal for today? I’m happy to say it’s Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games, which is the Premium Edition of Atlus’ Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. If you’ve never played this series, there’s no better time than now – grab that up for $39.99, and maybe find a cheap deal on the PSP version of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, and say goodbye to your free time for the next few… months.
There’s also a fantastic video game related shirt today: (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PS3, PSP
The Vita has arrived in this week’s PSN update
With the Vita First Edition Bundle now available in stores, Sony has flooded the PlayStation Network with games and content for the handheld system.
A total of sixteen Vita games are now available for your playing pleasure including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Lumines: Elecronic Symphony, Wipeout 2048, and many, many more. PlayStation Store exlcusives Escape Plan and Super Stardust Delta are also now available to download.
But don’t think Sony has forgotten the PS3 (or PSP) just because the Vita is vying for your affection. A Move-compatible version of The House of The Dead III and Worms: Ultimate Mayhem can be had for your PS3 while Hakuoki: Demon of The Fleeting Blossom is available for the PSP.
And let’s not forget that demos for Mass Effect 3 and Binary Domain can be downloaded today as well.
Wow. You can check out all the games available in this week’s update after the break and for a full list of all of this week’s new game add-ons, I refer you to the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PSP, Vita
Tagged The House of the Dead III, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, WipEout 2048
New Releases: Vita First Edition, Twisted Metal, UFC Undisputed 3, More
It’s a fight for the hearts of gamers everywhere in this week’s new release roundup as the octagonal orgy of ouchies that is UFC Undisputed 3 (PS3, Xbox 360) goes up against the open-world vehicular violence of Twisted Metal (PS3).
But the real fight this week is for the wallets of gamers everywhere as Sony plans to put out the PlayStation Vita First Edition Bundle and the first wave of Vita software including Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Little Deviants, Lumines: Electronic Symphony, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, and more.
Nintendo, and other publishers, plan to counter this onslaught with a trio of big 3DS games of their own including Tales of the Abyss, Tekken 3D: Prime Edition, and Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
You can check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
With no new releases, Modern Warfare 3 leads the January 2012 NPD report
With their January 31 release date, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Soul Calibur V missed the cutoff date for the monthly NPD report, so Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 emerges victorious once again.
Infinity Ward’s latest shooter was followed by string of titles that have been racking up big sales all Winter including Just Dance 3 (#2), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (#3), NBA 2K12 (#4), and Battlefield 3 (#5). And a #8 finish for Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure capped off a strong 2011 for the toy/video game hybrid, including 22% of all accessory sales.
With no major new releases last month, game and hardware sales for January 2012 dropped 38% from the year before when Dead Space 2, which explains the large number of holdovers from 2011.
You can find the complete top ten for January 2012 after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Just Dance 3, Madden NFL 12, Mario Kart 7, NBA 2K12, NPD, Saints Row: The Third, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PSN Today: Madden NFL 12 full game; Twisted Metal, Syndicate demos
It’s demo day on the PlayStation Network as a multiplayer demo for David Jaffe’s Twisted Metal reboot and a co-op demo for Starbreeze’s Syndicate reboot are now available on the PlayStation Store.
In addition to these gaming appetizers, Sony will be adding six new games to the store as a main course. Most of them are reheated leftovers (Madden NFL 12, the Kane & Lynch games), but there’s definitely a full spread of genres available.
Hit the jump for more details on all of this week’s releases and hit up the PlayStation Blog for a complete look at this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, PSP
Tagged Madden NFL 12, Puddle, Syndicate, Twisted Metal
Tetris, Black Ops DLC lead all PlayStation Store purchases in 2011
For over 20 years, Tetris has captivated the world. And in 2011, it sank its tetrahedronal teeth into PS3 gamers all over again as the vintage puzzler managed to outsell every other PSN game on the PlayStation Store. Sing it with me!
Doo, do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do, do, dododo.
The data comes from a Game Informer report listing the ten best-selling PSN games for 2011. Other top ten contenders include the Resident Evil 4 HD remake, the InFamous 2 standalone expansion InFamous: Festival of Blood, and Telltale’s Back to the Future adaptation.
You can find the full list, as well as a look at the bestselling DLC add-ons, after the break. (more…)
Daily Scoop: January 24, 2012 – All-day Gold Box Event!
Wee! Amazon’s got an all-day Video Game Gold Box Event for us! Here’s the dilly, yo:
6 AM PST/9 AM EST: Bring your eyepatch and sword for this exciting DS adventure – It’s Lego Pirates of the Carribbean for Nintendo DS for just $14.99!
8 AM PST/11 AM EST: A multiplayer Dance-Fitness game for Wii that gives players a great full body workout in a fun dance class environment!
11 AM PST/2 PM EST: Enjoy the biggest game release of all time
Our guess… Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, duh!
3 PM PST/6 PM EST: Enjoy this Wii fitness game with your entire family!
6 PM PST/9 PM EST: Rock out with your own guitar.
Our guess… Rocksmith
8 PM PST/11 PM EST: “I Gotta Feeling”… this game will make you move.
Our guess… The Black Eyed Peas Experience
And their Deal of the Day all day is Dead Island, which you can get today only for $25 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Whew. Scoop ’em up!
Today’s gamer t-shirt is sure to make Dr. Who fans happy: (more…)
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time announced for PSP in North America
Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time will be released in North America by Atlus for the PSP. This enhanced and remastered version is scheduled to arrive on our shores this summer.
This fourth title in the series has never been released outside of Japan, where it is called Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded, and is considered by some to be the best game in the Growlanser series. The game will have many improvements and additions, including “new characters, scenarios, and events [which] are complemented by dramatically improved loading times and a message skip option that allows players to advance the story at a faster pace.” This epic game also has a “40+ hour narrative with over 40 different possible endings, deep tactical RPG mechanics, the character designs of the legendary Satoshi Urushihara, and a host of enhancements over the original release.”
This game seriously sounds off the hook, especially when you consider that they were unable to include voice acting for the entire script, due to the fact that it is “already one of the largest localization projects in the publisher’s two decade history.” At least the anime cutscenes will be voiced.
Posted in News, PSP
Tagged Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time