Electric goes digital: inFAMOUS 2 on PSN
The “Welcome Back” program on the PlayStation Network quieted the inevitable outage rage from free and Plus subscribers alike. Among the apology bonuses lay the comic-garde superhero story from...
View ArticlePapo & Yo hands-on preview
Pretend is a comfortable setting for video games. The light-hearted silliness endemic to interactive media (see the “Halo Hump,” friendly fire) muddles efforts by game designers to add “realism,”...
View ArticleJourney hands-on preview
A brief demo of Silent Hill: Downpour was stressful enough. Then Metro: Last Light… I mean how loud can a private demo be? And don’t get me started on the military shooters — Really? A truck and a...
View ArticlePuzzle Dimension 3D rolls in 3D
The Swedes aren’t often known for their puzzles, but this week Swedish developer Doctor Entertainment brings 360 degrees of intrigue to the PlayStation Network with Puzzle Dimension. So maybe its not...
View ArticleBeta-Max June 28, 2011: Uncharted 3 and Journey
June 28 marks the biggest day for PlayStation beta gamers of 2011. Today, Naughty Dog’s multiplayer beta for the upcoming blockbuster action shooter Uncharted 3 hits the Network, and thatgamecompany’s...
View ArticleRumor: LIMBO coming to PSN
PlayDead Studios found fortune in the afterlife when its purgatorial platformer LIMBO found its way onto Xbox LIVE’s Summer of Arcade last year. Then the rumors started flying about LIMBO ports for...
View ArticleSummer Discounts Sweep PSN
Xbox LIVE can keep its Summer of Arcade, and Steam its Summer Camp Sale, ’cause the PlayStation Network is heating up this summer with some deals of its own, artfully named “Summer Sale 2011.” Granted...
View ArticleSideway explores 3D graffiti platforms
As is the curse of the indie developer community, great games are often overlooked. Back in January, Sony Online Entertainment announced a handful of unique titles that met their media demise as soon...
View ArticlePSN’s Awesome Autumn Exclusives Could Dominate XBL’s Summer of Arcade
In the waning days of Xbox LIVE’s Summer of Arcade, you’ll find no bigger Bastion supporter than me. Eric Chahi’s From Dust was just my kind of innovative strategy game. Hell, I pined for Insanely...
View ArticleAMY Review
AMY is nothing if not bold. It’s also frustrating and dated, but the insistence on particularly risky design decisions put this odd, survival horror downloadable title in a category almost of its own....
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