I'm all for innovation, but not at the expense of core mechanics.
Sideway: New York is the kind of game that you really want to be good. Its visual charm and unique take on the platform genre make a great first impression, but a few technical issues and a repetitive soundtrack deliver a one-two punch from which it never fully recovers.
ROLLING START!!!!
A few weeks ago, Sega released a video with a little bunny rabbit asking if anyone would remember the sound they played. Those who could would receive the game in question for free. Anyone who was playing games back in the mid 90s probably knows the announcer from Daytona USA and today, Sega announced that Daytona USA would be coming to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
Hackers access thousands of PSN accounts. Sony locks down compromised accounts.
Sony Chief Information Security Officer Philip Reitinger posted this morning on the Official European Sony Blog that a mass attempt at logging into thousands of PSN and SOE accounts was rebuffed last night. Suspected of culling the list from other companies, the hackers used large amounts of username-password combinations to attempt access to Sony users. 93,000 accounts appeared to be successfully accessed by using these username-password sets. In response Sony locked all of those accounts until their proper owners could confirm authenticity and reset passwords. Of those accounts, "a small fraction" had transactions on them before being locked down. Sony is reviewing all account activity and offering to assist anyone who may have had purchases made in their name.
Sideway: New York is now available on the PlayStation Network.
Based on the H.G. Wells novel. This is the third trailer in this series of entries in Arthur's Diary.
King of Fighters 96 and Metal Slug 2 make their debut on the service.
SNK Playmore USA is continuing to release titles for their NeoGeo Channel on the PlayStation Network. Today the company announced that two more titles will make up the fourth set, bringing the total available to 16. The King of Fighters '96 and Metal Slug 2 are now available for $6.99 and $8.99 for the PSP and PlayStation 3, respectively.
Reverb Games is giving Facebook fans a chance to win a copy of the game before it's released exclusively on the PlayStation Network on October 18.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is set to make its PSN exclusive debut in the coming weeks, but Reverb Games is giving gamers the chance to win a copy of the downloadable chicken shooter before it is even released.
Sony continues its month long celebration of exclusives with this fanciful puzzle-adventure game.
HandCircus, best known for their puzzle-adventure video game Rolando on iOS, is soon set to release a brand new IP exclusively for the PSN in the form of Okabu.
The zombie virus aspect of the game is explained. The game comes out later this fall for the PC, PSN and XBLA.
Proof that HD doesn't always make a difference.
Resident Evil 4 on the GameCube was a game that won over countless fans. The game brought the series into a new era with revolutionary gameplay while retaining the series' classic creepy feel. Over the years we've seen many different ports of the game, and this time we see what is likely to be the last version: Resident Evil 4 HD. It retains all of the features from the PS2 and Wii ports along with a graphical makeover which surprisingly is the weakest part of the package. But a great game is a great game, and this HD port is proof.
