Playstation 3

This Year’s Best PS3 Games So Far

The gaming calendar up until this year has typically played out as one long drawn out crescendo starting at January and culminating into the holiday season. It’s during the holiday season were top publishers and big name developers release their blockbusters to the world, in what inevitably turns into one big “great, now my back account is empty” situation.

That really hasn’t been true for 2010 however as early on this year we got several titles that were pushed out of 2009 due to the behemoths of Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST, perhaps you’ve heard of those. And the result has been interesting. While we’ve hit a bit of a slow period at the present moment, most of 2010 has been steady gaming, all the time. And not just for the PlayStation 3 of course. All platforms in fact have played a part in making the first half of 2010 a memorable one.

Torchlight Making Its Way To Consoles

If you were a diehard Diablo fan and have a Steam account you probably already know about Torchlight, a game with a simple concept, but a lot of charm and nostalgia.  I had the chance to play it at a friend’s house and while its gameplay is nothing new it still has that addictive feel about it, to make your character stronger and look more bad ass.  Something that anyone who has played World of Warcraft before can tell you is a combination that can lead to hours upon hours of game time.  So it’s no shock that they did so well, not to mention the fact it was only $20, and now they want to share the love and bring it to both the PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. 

Dungeon Defenders out this Winter on PSN

Trendy Entertainment has announced today on the PlayStation Blog that Dungeon Defenders will be coming to the PlayStation Network this winter, and will support PlayStation Move and 3D. Dungeon Defenders is a class based action game where up to 4 players can team up locally via split-screen or online (which will have split screen support as well) to take on waves of enemies. Players will choose one of four “Hero” classes and be able to learn new abilities, as well as upgrade various weapons and equipment.

Final Fantasy XIV delayed due to memory issue

Hiromichi Tanaka, the producer of Final Fantasy XIV has suggested that the main reason why the PS3 version of the game has been delayed is an issue involving insufficient memory. Speaking via a translator Hiromichi said in an interview with VG247: “They are adjusting the memory size and customising it; it took longer then we were expecting. But we’re really working hard to bring it out as soon as possible.”The interviewer tried to clear up exactly what was meant by “memory” and whether it may have related to Blu-ray or HDD. But Hiromichi’s reply of simply the word “memory” would suggest it is likely linked to a RAM issue. This is the first time the developer has discussed why the PS3 version has been delayed.

PSN and Retail Releases for the Week of 8/24/10

Sony is offering a more complete 3-D package with MotorStorm 3D Rift, a standalone single player racing experience that takes full advantage of that 3-D TV you’ve been eyeing. Released on the heels of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, EA brings us Shank, a 2-D side-scrolling beat-em-up that lets you murder a ton of fools. If that sounds too intimidating (or repetitive), give the free demo a try. MAG has an open beta for some new modes beginning today. Just keep in mind that the beta requires the MAG disc to gain access.

Portal 2 Set for February 9, 2011

In 2007 Portal came as a huge surprise to many of us. The intelligently designed puzzle platformer was one of 2007’s most critically acclaimed that year when it was packaged in with the Orange Box. With the official announcement of Portal 2 back in the April edition of Gameinformer, many wait to see whether or not we can get that same experience in a sequel.

DeathSpank sequel to arrive in September

Ron Gilbert of Hothead Games has revealed via his Twitter page that the second part of Death Spank will be released next month. “Yes, it is true! Part 2 of #deathspank is being released next month!” DeathSpank is a hack and slash action RPG which falls somewhere in between Monkey Island and Diablo. The first part was only released as recently as July for the Playstation Network and Xbox Live.