First Devil May Cry 4 Review from GamePro Germany

Devil May Cry 4 has had it's review with a fantastic score of 85/100 from GamePro Germany. The magazine lists all it's faults and accomplishments.

Graphics
+Characters
+Beautiful animations and effects
- flickering shadows and edges
- sometimes too bright

Sound
+ A good mixture of Rock and Classical music
+ directional/ambient effect
+ Good (English) synchro
- often repeating tracks

Controls
+ Good controls
+ Camera
+ Lock On system
- A bit chaotic

Game Design
+ Non-stop action
+ Upgrade system
- Backtracking!
- No innovation
- Can become tedious

Story/Game world
+ Beautiful Setting
+ Cool cutscenes
- Story somewhat chaotic
- Bland main villain

Overall
+ Main Game
+ Two Characters
+ Many side missions
+ Additional Goodies

Motion Sensing support
- You tilt the SIXAXIS controller to move the camera.

The game also comes with PLAYSTATION Network support. The game keeps ranking for you and your friends to compete to see who has the highest score.

[Via NeoGAF]

EGM: New Rumors Surface: Remakes on the PSN, Guitar Hero IV

The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly contains new rumors related to the Sony console, PLAYSTATION 3. Let's take a look at these interesting rumors.

- 4 Guitar Hero sequels out in 2008 (Guitar Hero 4, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, and 2 others).
- Sony teaming up with a major Japanese publisher to remake old games for PLAYSTATION Network.
- Persona 3: FES coming stateside, Next Shin Megami Tensei title is on the PLAYSTATION 3.
- Sin City game released in 2009.

Enjoy the news. I shall be picking up FES if it really does come to the US. Ah, don't we all love rumors.

[Via NeoGAF]

Hail to the Chimp: GRRNews.com Launched

In the spring of 2008, democracy comes to the animal kingdom in Wideload Games’ politically-charged party video game Hail to the Chimp. Only one animal will rally enough support in the wild to win and become president. If you feel like you are uninformed about this election, it is likely due to the human bias at CNN, MSNBC, and the so called Fox News. With the launch of GRRnews.com, you now have a site “by animals for animals” that scares up hard-hitting, probing coverage of the issues YOU care about every day.

The GRR News herd of top notch correspondents includes award-winning News Anchor Woodchuck Chumley, Co-Anchor Juliet the Ostrich, and everyone’s favorite Weatherturtle Rusty. Together they will bring you up-to-the-minute election polls, gossip, stock tips, interviews with candidates, and more. Tireless reporters will track the ten candidates, and each of their different political parties and platforms. Other site features will include a daily blog, video, horoscope, obituaries and regular columns including “This Day in History.”

"News is our territory,” said GRR News team anchor Woodchuck Chumley. “Other news networks are nothing more than the lapdogs of the ruling elite. GRR is the network for the discerning news hound. No matter how chaotic the world gets - and it's going to get pretty wild during the upcoming election - animals everywhere know they can turn to GRR for the truth. Now, with the advent of GRRnews.com, you can get your full dose of GRR using cutting-edge 'Internet' technology."

As the recognized Godfather of animal news, Woodchuck Chumley is a hero of reporters around the world. Wideload Games and Gamecock Media Group are sponsoring Woodchuck Chumley's trip to the upcoming Iowa caucus in Des Moines where he and his video crew will show legions of admiring journalists how it’s done.

Hail to the Chimp, the lead sponsor of GRRnews.com, will deliver exciting gameplay, lush interactive environments, and a comic look at politics. Just like any political race, the candidates will fight hard and are encouraged to team-up and form alliances when it helps their campaign. But, only one will win the right to party.

[Visit: GRRNews]

Devil May Cry 4: Lightning Crashes Gameplay

Capcom's Devil May Cry 4 is almost here with it's release coming next month. Lets enjoy our final pieces of gameplay videos we receive till then. Check out this new action packed Lightning Crashes gameplay. Enjoy!

Just Cause 2 Announced

PSW Magazine got a hands on Just Cause 2 preview. The new sequel adds spies and a crobatics to the army of games coming this year.

Just Cause 2 is an open world title on a island free to explore. It ditches the side missions to focus on the main story arc.

The fact that the game will be on the PLAYSTATION 3 enables developer Avalanche to push it's ideas further.

"We identified the key areas we wanted to improve for Just Cause 2. We wanted to make better use of our huge game world, enhance the stunts, improve the combat and reward exploration more." Commented Lead Designer Peter Johansson. "We feel we have been successful at that and created a true sequel."

[Via CVG]

PLAYSTATION 3 Outsells 360 For Week Ending December 29, 2007

The weekly sales for the consoles have just came in via VGChartz. Finally, the PLAYSTATION 3 outsells the Xbox 360. Yes, the PLAYSTATION 3 sold 448,491 units while the Xbox 360 sold 337,322 units.

Then of course, the Wii topped them both by selling 962,683. Guess we can't all be winners.

[Via VGChartz]

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames: Four New Screenshots

Remember the ads for the original Mercenaries game on the PS2? A game where you can blow anything up? Well, Pandemic is keeping that alive as in the upcoming Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. In these screenshots, what do you see? Stuff blowing up. Enjoy the few new screenshots!

Hail to the Chimp: Curbside Service Trailer

Here is a new video of Gamecock & Wideload Games' upcoming wacky title, Hail to the Chimp. The video shows some new gameplay along with a news break from the CNN pardoy. Enjoy your local news from GRR!

US PLAYSTATION Store Update: January 3, 2007

The US PLAYSTATION Store update is finally here. We haven't had an update in two weeks, so you've been waiting for this. Today, sadly, we only received one demo on the store. Let's go down the list.

Demos

• NFL Tour Network Demo (free)

Add-Ons

• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Add-Ons
• Die Fantastischen Vier “Ernten Was Wir Säen” - Single Track ($2.49)
• Trust “Antisocial” - Single Track ($2.49)
• Extremoduro “So Payaso” - Single Track ($2.49)
• Warner/Reprise Track Pack ($6.25)
• Rock Band Add-Ons
• “Attack” – 30 Seconds to Mars ($0.99)
• “The Kill” – 30 Seconds to Mars ($0.99)
• “Dirty Little Secret” - All-American Rejects ($0.99)
• “Move Along” - All-American Rejects ($0.99)
• “Song With a Mission” – The Sounds ($0.99)
• “Limelight” – Rush ($1.99)
• “Hard to Handle” – The Black Crowes ($1.99)
• “Gimme Three Steps” – Lynyrd Skynyrd ($1.99)
• Need for Speed ProStreet Add-Ons
• Shelby GT500 ($1.99)
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ($2.49)
• Lancer Evolution ($2.49)
• BMW M3 E92 ($2.49)
• Ford GT ($2.49)
• Chevrolet Camaro Concept ($2.49)
• Dodge Viper SRT10 ($2.99)

Game Videos

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Japanese Launch Trailer (free)

If you ask me, it's a pretty bad update considering we haven't had one in two weeks. Theres really no excuse for one game video.

PLAYSTATION Store Worldwide

• EU PLAYSTATION Store Update: January 3, 2008

HAZE Release Changed to March 08 on PlayStation US Site

A little notice here. On the official PlayStation US site, the release date for HAZE has changed from 01/08 (January 2008) to 03/08 (March 2008). Could HAZE be seeing another two month delay?

Only time will tell.

[Via PlayStation]

PAIN's Next Character: Ninja Hung Lo

Jason Coker, on the development team for PAIN, posted on the official blog today about a new character coming to PAIN. This new character is a Ninja named Hung Lo.

Able to smack into tall buildings, take out Grannies, gracefully Ooch off crates and plenty more in a single launch, Hung Lo will be the next available addition to our PAIN family.

Thats not all though, the PAIN team is also working on a pirate character as well. There is still more. The team is also working on an all new single player mode. They put together a single player mode of Fun With Explosives. It’s complete with a Freestyle mode for practicing, the classic Normal, Hard, and PAINful difficulties, and it has its own Leaderboard

It's all coming soon.

[Via PAIN]

Fallout 3 Boxart Surfaces on Amazon

The boxart for one of the most anticipated games to hit the PLAYSTATION 3 (as all of Bethesda Softworks' titles are) has just surfaced on Amazon.

The game is Fallout 3, and the box is amazing. There is something about the PLAYSTATION 3 boxes that makes you want it, isn't there.

[Buy: Fallout 3]

Closest Thing to Gears on PS3: Shoulder View Invasion

If you've been wanting to experience a bit of the action that came with Gears of War and own Unreal Tournament III on the PLAYSTATION 3, then we've got some good news for you.

With Mark Rein mentioning the tool to convert mods to the PLAYSTATION 3 is coming next week, we will soon be able to mod out our copies of the game.

Two mods have really come across my eye as great modifications. One being a mod called Invasion. This mod is a multiplayer mode were you must stop the swarms of invading creatures/aliens. Remind you of anything?

The second mod is called Action Cam. In this mod, you get the shoulder view that you would see in games like Gears of War. I'll see if I can contact the creator to see if he could add some kind of cover system to the Action Cam.

Combine these two mods and what do you have? Gears of War on the PLAYSTATION 3. Want it? Request the creators to convert these mods next week.

Cory Barlog Welcomes Back, Mentions God of War III

In a welcome back post from Cory Barlog on his official blog, he mentions the upcoming title by SCE Studios Santa Monica, God of War III. He writes.

"I know for the God of War fans out there it might be a bummer that I am not working on God of War 3 (or for some it may be a good thing I am not) but rest assured that it is all in good hands."

I ask as a fan and news reporter: Can we please get an official announcement with some screenshots? Please?

It's coming, it's coming. Just be patient.

[Via Cory Barlog]

Official PlayStation Magaizine UK Reviews Burnout Paradise

The Official PlayStation Magazine of the United Kingdom has reviewed Electronic Arts and Criterion's upcoming title, Burnout Paradise.

We will get straight to the point, the scan we obtained is way to small to tell what the magazine thought of the title, but we can see the big number at the bottom.

What did this title get from the Official PlayStation Magazine of the United Kingdom? A 9 out of 10 for Criterion's Burnout Paradise.

Burnout Paradise will be out in stores late January 2008.

[Via Ruliweb]

Something Out of Nothing: Grand Theft Auto IV Map?

A user on GameTrailers recently saw the "Move Up, Ladies" trailer for Rockstar's upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV title. One interesting thing he noticed was the map in the boat, so he thought it might be the map of the game. Me myself? I think it could be possible, but I doubt the map looks like that. Watch for yourself. Enjoy!

LittleBigPlanet To Showcase at CES 2008

At the upcoming Consumer Electronic Show 2008, Sony Computer Entertainment will be showcasing some PLAYSTATION 3 titles. One happens to be the cute and lovable LittleBigPlanet from Media Molecule. Others include the PLAYSTATION Eye and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Although we won't be at the Consumer Electronic Show 2008, we'll be sure to have you covered on all news related to the PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP.

[Via PunchJump]

Far Cry 2 Coming to the PLAYSTATION 3 & Xbox 360

The rumors that have been going around seem to be true. Today, Ubisoft confirmed that Far Cry 2 is coming to the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360.

Far Cry 2 is scheduled for release in Ubisoft's fiscal year 2008-2009. View the press release below.

Ubisoft Announces Far Cry® 2 For Xbox 360® And PlayStation®3 System

London, United Kingdom – 3rd January, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry® 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Far Cry 2 is a next-generation first-person shooter being created by Ubisoft’s Montreal development studio.

More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, featuring a custom-made video game engine built from the ground up. Players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Far Cry 2 is scheduled to ship fiscal 2008–2009.