In a rather bizarre move, Fox has decided to produce a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based around the Family Guy universe.
For those who don’t know, Family Guy is an animated comedy series first aired in 1999 and now in it’s 9th season on Fox. Read more
Hail to the King, Baby. It may have taken 14 years but The Duke has finally made it back into the gaming world. But can this latest installment live up to the inevitable hype?
To be fair, it can be hard for anything to live up to a decade long build up, just ask Axl Rose. Read more
Sony have posted a series of videos on the official Playstation blog, detailing in graphic detail the potential power of the upcoming PSP2 console.
The new device, expected to be unveiled as PS Vita at E3 this week will feature a quad core processor, a 5″ capacitive touchscreen, dual cameras, GPS, Wifi AND 3G connectivity. Read more
Sony have finally turned on the PSN store after missing their deadline of “the end of May”.
Sony fans around the world rejoiced as access was granted to the store via PS3 and PSP consoles, only to complain just as loudly when they were denied the free game downloads they were promised. Read more
The first glimpses of one of this years hottest games, Modern Warfare 3, have been seen via the release trailer currently shown on YouTube.
The new trailer depicts playable levels across multiple areas of the globe including the US, France and England.
One scene goes as far as to depict an attack taking place on a London Underground train, resulting in derailment and carnage.
There’s no denying that the graphics are astounding, but it’s pretty obvious that Infinity Ward are continuing to push the envelope when it comes to public decency.
There was a large public outcry when the games predecessor, Modern Warfare 2, called on the player to open fire on innocent civilians in a Russian airport. The displeasure resulted in a patch that gave the player the option to skip this part of the game entirely.
Will Infinity Ward include a similar option in this game? Who knows…
Rockstar Games are well known in the gaming community for creating great titles such as the Grand Theft Auto series, Max Payne and Red Dead Redemption. This time round Rockstar has decided to explore the world of a LAPD detective in the late 1940′s. Read more
Retail giant Dixons is launching their own paid-for download service for PC gaming.
The service, similarin concept to Steam, allows users to purchase and downloanew release games directly onto their computers without the need for a DVD-ROM.
As a bonus, Dixons are offering 4 free games to the first 10,000 users that register. No credit card is require, though users must provide their name and address.
Once you’ve registered you can download either of the two free game packs, each containing four games:
Game Pack One:
Game Pack Two:
Readers can follow THIS LINK to register for the deal.
Sony has today begun to re-activate at least some of the PSN features that have so far been down for three weeks.
In a blog post released this morning, Sony suggested that all affected services in all areas would be back up and running by the end of the month. They also said that the priority would be to get PS3 and PSP gaming systems back up and running.
PS3 users will be required to download a new firmware version before they can sign back in to PSN, and once there will be required to change their user password before performing any other activity on PSN.
Sony Computer Entertainment Executive, Kazuo Hirai brings you this information and more via this video release:
As stipulated previously, UK PSN users will receive two free PS3 or PSP games as compensation for the outage and loss of data. PS3 users will have a choice of five games, PSP users will be able to choose from a list of four titles.
No word on when the UK update will occur, but some users are reporting restored connectivity already.
Has your PSN account been restored yet? Let us know by leaving a comment below…
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