Daily entertainment news covering Playstation 3 en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/30/everything_geeky_playstation_network_vs__1 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:40:03 EST Entertainment News 139384@http://www.starpulse.com/news Things are starting to shake up in the video game industry now that the holiday season is upon us. For years now there has been a vicious rivalry between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and it is only going to head up from here.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/26/everything_geeky_sony_finally_releases_c_1 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:00:53 EST Entertainment News 135540@http://www.starpulse.com/news The video game Gods have heard our prayers, people, and/or finally Sony is paying attention to their fanbase. For years now the industry has been scolding Sony for their high prices

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/12/video_game_review_madden_nfl_09_ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:51:01 EST Entertainment News 95402@http://www.starpulse.com/news When Electronic Arts announced the retired Brett Favre as its 20th anniversary cover boy, it looked like the notorious "Madden" curse (Starpulse Article: The 'Madden Curse': Real or Not?) — which had mangled the careers of Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander — was finally broken.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/15/video_game_news_metallica_s_guitar_hero_ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:34:03 EST Entertainment News 92779@http://www.starpulse.com/news Real news from the virtual world: — RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company has big news for fans who can't wait for that: Metallica will be releasing its next album, "Death Magnetic," as a "Guitar Hero III" download on the same day that the CD arrives in stores.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/14/rock_band_2_setlist_revealed_see_the_ent Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:35:04 EST Entertainment News 92706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/19/mario_puzo_s_son_sues_over_godfather_vid Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:55:54 EST Entertainment News 90550@http://www.starpulse.com/news The son of The Godfather author Mario Puzo has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures bosses for breach of contract over the popular video game The Godfather: The Game.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/game_review_grand_theft_auto_iv_ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:24:16 EST Entertainment News 85751@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eight hours into ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' (Rockstar Games, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99), I've stolen 17 cars, run over 20 people and killed another 15 (some of whom had it coming). I've shaken down a couple of store owners and beaten up an old lady. I've driven while drunk and, perhaps worse, while talking on a cell phone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/week_in_video_game_news_gta_iv_is_here_a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:12:52 EST Entertainment News 85749@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - THAT OTHER CAR GAME: ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is getting the lion's share of attention this week, and publisher Rockstar Games is expecting that just about everyone with an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3 is going to buy one. But where does that leave Wii owners?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/28/video_game_review_rock_band_is_great_fun Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:26:43 EST Entertainment News 85731@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 2005 Red Octane released Guitar Hero, a rhythm based music game in the vein of Dance Dance Revolution - except players used plastic guitars to follow the beat instead of their feet. The risky move of selling a game and guitar for just under a hundred dollars paid off for the company and a brand new genre found its way into the spotlight.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/sega_unveils_iron_man_video_game_suits Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:44:28 EST Entertainment News 83916@http://www.starpulse.com/news SEGA of America is excited to reveal all of the extremely powerful suits that are playable and unlockable in the upcoming video game - Iron Man! Iron Man, a commanding Super Hero who built his greatest weapon- his suit - is on a mission to protect the world from the weapons he helped to create.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/08/week_in_video_game_news_tom_clancy_takes Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:07:37 EST Entertainment News 83621@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: - MAJOR TOM: Tom Clancy is to Ubisoft as Mario is to Nintendo: a reliable brand name whose appearance in a game title practically guarantees financial success. This, despite the fact that a ''Tom Clancy'' character has never starred in a game, and the author himself appears to have little input on the products bearing his name.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/01/game_review_rainbow_six_vegas_2_ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:59:42 EST Entertainment News 82911@http://www.starpulse.com/news First-person shooters are usually an all-you-can-eat buffet of firepower and adrenaline. Fittingly, the latest game in Ubisoft's ''Rainbow Six'' series continues to bet on Sin City as the urban playground of choice for hunting and taking down superbad terrorists.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/25/wii_will_rock_you_rock_band_announced_fo Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:21:16 EST Entertainment News 82103@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, Inc., today announced plans to release the award-winning music video game Rock Band on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo in the U.S. and Canada on June 22, 2008 for the suggested retail price of $169.99.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/review_round_up_patapon_leads_new_group_ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:01:18 EST Entertainment News 81004@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are two kinds of video war games: those in which you play a soldier (''Call of Duty 4,'' ''Army of Two'') and those in which you play a general. The former, more action-oriented type is better-suited to video-game consoles; the latter, more cerebral type is more popular among computer gamers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/12/video_game_review_karaoke_revolution_pre Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:48:59 EST Entertainment News 80848@http://www.starpulse.com/news For all you amateur singers thinking ''I can do that!'' every time you watch ''American Idol,'' here's your chance to show your stuff - or at least get personally berated by Simon Cowell.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/05/week_in_video_game_news_ea_s_uninvited_b Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:31:40 EST Entertainment News 80028@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -TAKE IT AWAY: Electronic Arts, the Borg collective of video-game publishers, wants to assimilate Take-Two Interactive. But Take-Two says it isn't interested - at least not until April 30, when its sure-to-be-a-blockbuster ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' goes on sale.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/28/video_game_news_gears_of_war_2_announced Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:12:04 EST Entertainment News 79492@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -SECOND GEAR: The one big announcement at this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco came as a surprise to absolutely no one: Epic Games is working on ''Gears of War 2,'' the sequel to its 2006 smash. Lead designer Cliff Bleszinski promised it will be ''bigger, better and more bad-ass'' when it comes to the Xbox 360 in November.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/04/review_no_more_heroes_ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:49:43 EST Entertainment News 76750@http://www.starpulse.com/news If you're reading this I'm assuming that you're a gamer. Perhaps your taste lies in homegrown first person shooters or maybe you anxiously await the new iteration of Madden every year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/28/review_uncharted_drake_s_fortune_ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:10:41 EST Entertainment News 75969@http://www.starpulse.com/news Did you know the original protagonist in Tomb Raider was supposed to be a guy? Much to many a pubescent gamer's delight, Lara Croft ended up taking over and a franchise was born. Flash forward a decade or so and meet Nate Drake, a pistol wielding treasure hunter and star of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the Playstation 3.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/24/review_ratchet_aamp_clank_future_tools_o Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:32:50 EST Entertainment News 75526@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ahh Ratchet, my favorite Lombax, we've been doing this dance a long time. I remember you years ago when you had less polygons and certainly didn't have James Arnold Taylor doing your voice. Still though, I gave you a chance and in return you took a piece of my heart. Now on your 5th console outing, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, you are once again proving why I would leave my wife for you.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/video_game_review_conan_delivers_fists_o Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:55:01 EST Entertainment News 71349@http://www.starpulse.com/news The legend of Conan the barbarian, the many-muscled pulp novel creation of Robert E. Howard, has been delivered in full gory glory with ''Conan'' the video game, a fantastic release thick with violence and gorgeous graphics.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/assassin_s_creed_boosts_ubisoft_profits_ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:47:15 EST Entertainment News 71346@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Middle Ages assassin is helping game maker Ubisoft stand up to bigger competitors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/14/gamestop_to_sell_nintendo_wii_rain_check Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:42:03 EST Entertainment News 71345@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - To deal with frustration among holiday shoppers hunting for its Wii game console, Nintendo Co. and retailer GameStop Corp. are launching a rain check program.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/06/week_in_video_game_news_nintendo_s_holid Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:42:04 EST Entertainment News 70274@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -NINTENDO THANKSGIVING: What's the hot toy this holiday season? TMX Elmo? Webkinz? Transformers? If Thanksgiving weekend sales are any indication, video-game systems could eclipse all of those once Santa has received everyone's wish list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/15/playstation_3_sales_zoom_after_price_cut Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:26:19 EST Entertainment News 68022@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 more than doubled in the weeks after the company slashed the video game console's price $100 and launched a low-end model, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer told The Associated Press Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/29/rock_band_set_list_finalized Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:31:12 EST Entertainment News 65709@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cambridge, Massachusetts October 29, 2007 Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, announced today the final song list for its highly anticipated music videogame Rock Band.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/18/sony_announces_new_cheaper_playstation_3 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:23:19 EST Entertainment News 64339@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Sony Corp. on Thursday cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/09/video_game_review_ea_s_nhl_08_all_but_sh Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:39:30 EST Entertainment News 63040@http://www.starpulse.com/news Two titles are facing off to be this season's top National Hockey League video game: ''NHL 08'' from EA Sports and ''NHL 2K8'' from 2K Sports. ''NHL 08'' is a real fan and player's dream game, whereas ''NHL 2K8'' serves in more of an arcade-type capacity.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/the_week_in_video_game_news_halo_3_break_170 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:51:37 EST Entertainment News 62184@http://www.starpulse.com/news News from the virtual world: -HUGE ''HALO'': Of course, ''Halo 3'' had the biggest first-day sales of any video game in history. The thing was practically unavoidable; you could even buy it at 7-Eleven. If ''Halo 3'' hadn't done boffo numbers. Microsoft executives would have been hung by their joystick thumbs and the Xbox 360 would be pretty much dead.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/19/video_game_review_stranglehold_brings_ci Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:50:09 EST Entertainment News 60649@http://www.starpulse.com/news ''Stranglehold'' revives Inspector Tequila's starring role in John Woo's 1992 action flick ''Hard-Boiled,'' this time as a video game.

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