Gaming has been on the rise in Korea for a few years now, but it looks like their market is even stronger than initially expected. Pearl Research forecasts the online games market in South Korea will even exceed $1.7 billion by 2009. They believe this is driven by new releases and a “fervent” gaming culture.
PlayStation 3’s highly anticipated game for 2008 starring Sackboy, now has an equally entertaining (and customizable) partner with Sackgirl. User-generated content is at the heart of LittleBigPlanet and I’m sure people will create levels that can be uploaded and reports are saying can be sold for profit. In my opinion, is the level creation takes off, we’ll see developers trying to cash in on LBP’s creativity.
Too cheap to buy the full retail version of SoulCalibur IV? Well, this week’s FREE demo is a nice appetizer to the main dish. Also, The Last Guy looks pretty cool, but stay here for review. Other than that the two Warkhawk Add-on’s are the other updates worth noting. Enjoy your last update in August!
Downloadable Games
Add-on Content:
Game Demos
Game Videos:
Movie and Blu-ray Trailers:
PS3 Wallpaper:
Via Blog.PlayStation
“Dates-wise I also discovered that the first piece of GTA downloadable content will be arriving in November as well. Very little details were given but I was assured it would be sizable bringing roughly 15 hours of additional play time.” - Chris from RPG-TV
Kotaku pointed us to the above RPG-TV blog which gives us a clearer picture of when we can hope to get some more Grand Theft Auto’ing done.
Rockstar has previously stated that it would break a few price barriers when they released the exclusive Xbox 360 DLC this fall and, if the above is accurate, it looks like gamers will get their full money’s worth.
Would you guys mind paying more than premium prices (likely above $30) for an additional 15 hours of GTA IV content?
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And what secret might that be, you ask? Well, that Yoda and Darth Vader will cease to be exclusive for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively, and join up down the line. Eagle-eyed gamers might have noticed that as soon as you boot up Soulcalibur IV, you’re prompted to make a save file AND soon after:
“Checking for downloadable content…”
Might it be checking for the inevitable release of Yoda and Darth Vader to cross-pollinate on both consoles? Or maybe just nice little hats for you to adorn your created character with down the line?
In tribute of “The Dark Knight”, we’ve decided to create ‘LEGO Batman’ action shots, with our bucket of Lego pieces. After 5 minutes of looking for that damn bucket, we decided to show you this trailer instead.
Joining the LEGO series, LEGO Batman is the latest installment of the franchise. If you’ve ever played any previous LEGO games before, you’ll know what to expect. For those who haven’t here are some features of the game.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame brings the one-and-only Caped Crusader to life in a completely original storyline. Players will take control of the Dynamic Duo, Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin, as well as bonus hero Nightwing to fight Gotham City’s most notorious criminals including The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Killer Croc, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Harley Quinn, Two Face, Bane, Clayface, Poison Ivy and many more. The criminals have broken out of Arkham Asylum and are set to wreak havoc on the city.
It’s Thursday again. If you have any PlayStation 3 knowledge you’d know that today is the last PSN Update before E3. Sony sends us some interesting demos and videos to chew on. This weeks demo hit has to be Siren: Blood Curse. Monster Madness is a close 2nd.
Playable Content
* Siren: Blood Curse demo
* Monster Madness: Grave Danger demo
* Wall*E demo
* Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian demo
Add-on Content
* Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Gift Pack (free)
* Rock Band DLC (posted after the break)
Playstation Network lover’s are getting something special this Thursday June 5th. It’s called Qore and it’s a monthly program that provides fans with everything they want to know about gaming. As the first step in a series of planned original content for the PlayStation community, for a one time or monthly fee, will have special access into the world behind the brand, industry news, developer interviews, game demos and trailers, access to game betas and other downloadable and game-related content.
$2.99 per Episode/13x subscription is $24.99 (w/Calling All Cars as an added bonus)
“One of those things that Konami doesn’t want us to talk about is the ‘total length of cut-scenes’. Hopefully it won’t be bending the rules to [sic] far to reveal that they represent about half of the content of the game.”
So reads a part of Dave McCarthy’s MGS4 review on IGN UK which suggests that come June 12 gamers will be able to enjoy Snake’s latest adventure in equal parts gameplay and cut scenes.
As a gamer who enjoys cut scenes, and especially those as expertly crafted in past Metal Gear Solids, it’s a little worrisome that they’ll take up half of the content on that mister-super-disc BluRay, but if their nicely woven into the gameplay and story they should be fine. We’ll just be ready to have some popcorn and Sour Patch gummies handy, won’t we?
Via IGN UK
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