Gamer 2.0

Mutual Benefit, Revisited

May 30th, 2011 by Patrick Mifflin

There’s some perfect parallel world out there somewhere that received the long-demanded Final Fantasy VII remake in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 in celebration of the game’s 10th anniversary. Long-time fans crapped on it for being easier than the 1997 original and for taking a few risks with extras (which included a resurrection sidequest), but [...]

PlayStation 3, Rumors, SmashPad | No Comments |

Rumor: GameStop Expanding PowerUp Rewards Program With Madden 11 Launch?

August 10th, 2010 by Chris Selogy

We’ve known for a few months now that GameStop has been planning to upgrade the Edge card program into a fleshed-out rewards program, but it has only been in a testing phase in a few areas within Ohio, Tennessee, and Missouri until now. I was told by some clerks at the local GameStop that they [...]

Industry News, Rumors | 9 Comments |

SmashPad’s E3 2010 Preview

June 11th, 2010 by Chris Selogy

This year’s E3 may be the most important since the 2006 E3 before the launch of the PS3 and Wii since we have a number of hardware announcements that will affect these platforms for the next few years. Sony and Microsoft have new motion control peripherals that are seeking to bring a new audience to [...]

Industry News, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Rumors, Sony PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 | No Comments |

Gamefly Rumor: UMD Releases In The Works For PixelJunk Monsters And Fat Princess?

March 16th, 2010 by Chris Selogy

From time to time, Gamefly’s database is a nice way to find early hints at release dates and physical releases of games that you may not have been expecting. This latest rumor involves two of Sony’s PSN exclusives for the PSP, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe and Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake being released on UMD at [...]

Rumors, Sony PSP | No Comments |

$299 PlayStation 3 and Xbox Ads Abound, Inspires Artistry

August 18th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

Well, not artistry in the typical sense. With widespread rumors of a PlayStation 3 price cut coming out of Gamescom, fake and not-so-fake appearances of the $299 PlayStation 3 Slim have sprouted all over the web. Here’s a collection of all of the ads we’ve seen around the Web (let us know if we missed [...]

PlayStation 3, Rumors | 5 Comments |

E3 2009: Splinter Cell: Conviction Preview (Xbox 360, PC)

June 3rd, 2009 by Josh Schwartzman

What do you get if you cross Jack Bauer with Jason Bourne; probably one kick-ass agent who everyone should fear, and that is exactly the type of persona and image Ubisoft is giving Sam Fisher in his latest adventure.  Gone are the moments of relaying info back to agencies for help and advice as Sam [...]

Culture, Industry News, PC, Rumors, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments |

EA’s Peter Moore and Media Molecule Call for PS3 Price Cut

March 16th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

More and more gaming execs are jumping on Sony’s case in hopes for a price cut to the PlayStation 3 in order to help boost the platform’s installed base so there would be more potential customers for their games. In an interview with Bloomberg, EA Sports head Peter Moore carefully worded his feelings on the [...]

PlayStation 3, Rumors | No Comments |

God of War III Details Leaked

February 11th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

Looking forward to the upcoming God of War III but dismayed at the lack of information? Well, that may have changed. According to a post in the GameFAQ’s message boards, details from an upcoming feature in Game Informer have surfaced. The information was given to the media at a press event for the game in [...]

PlayStation 3, Rumors | 1 Comment |

List of 2008′s Most Rented Games Lacks PS3 Titles?

January 15th, 2009 by Anthony Perez

Honestly, this one just doesn’t make any sense. Rentrak Corporation, the top national rental tracking service, has just released its list of the 10 most rented videogames of 2008. The list goes as such. RENTRAK’S MOST RENTED GAMES OF 2008 1. Grand Theft Auto IV / Xbox 360 / Rockstar Games 2. Call of Duty [...]

PlayStation 3, Rumors | 7 Comments |

So, What Is the Future of Gaming Mags?

January 9th, 2009 by Josh Schwartzman

With the death of EGM and the struggles of print publications from GamePro to the New York Times, what will happen to gaming magazines?

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Industry News, Rumors | 4 Comments |

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