Speaking to CNN, a Sony spokesperson has confirmed that the revision of its PSN terms of service to forbid class-action lawsuits was prompted by a US Supreme Court decision from earlier this year.
Swedish developer Paradox has revealed to Rock Paper Shotgun that its new project, PC strategy title Cartel, was inspired in large part by EA's decision to reboot the classic Syndicate series as an FPS.
In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Tommy Rydling, junior producer at developer DICE, reveals that all "full-blown" Battlefield 3 expansions will be exclusive to PlayStation 3 for a week.
The deal will start with the release of Back To Karkand, an expansion pack containing four maps from Battlefield 2, new weapons and vehicles, Trophies and more.
Prominent among them are a range of artist jobs at Crytek UK in Nottingham, which this week was revealed to be the developer behind Homefront 2. Take your pick, from 3D weapon and lead /senior character artists. Find all Crytek's vacancies here.
Developer Focus Interactive has released the below trailer for A Game Of Thrones: Genesis, a strategy game based on George R R Martin's novels, ahead of its PC release next week.
In a press release, Square Enix says its iPad peripheral is a "faithful recreation" of Taito's original Space Invaders cabinet from 1978.
Set for release later this year, the Invadercade has an internal amp and speakers, headphone socket, joystick and a single button. At £150, it's almost double the price of the £80 iCade - and only supports a single game, Space Invaders HD.
Valve is to incorporate one of Counter-Strike: Source's most beloved mods, Gun Game, into the upcoming Global Offensive.
While the name has been changed - Gun Game will now be playable across two modes, Arsenal: Arms Race and Arsenal: Demolition - Valve has turned to the original modders for help.
Michael Barr, lead developer on the Gun Game mod, said: "We are excited that Valve reached out and is working with us to ensure Arsenal mode is the best version of Gun Game."
In which I enlist Tiger Style’s Theron Jacobs to help me figure out why Capybara’s iPad game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is so rad.
Randy Smith Sword & Sworcery EP, bro. It’s hip. I can imagine a mixed group of 20-somethings wearing trendy clothings sitting around drinking beers and playing it together. I want to examine this idea of games being ‘cool’. Comparatively, most games are so dorky.
Forget Dark Souls, one of the hardest games around is Minecraft, says RPG maker Jeff Vogel. For adults. As we've noticed ourselves, kids have no problem simply playing it, dreaming up projects to make and do, made spellbound by possibilities. But adults? Vogel, who runs Avernum developer Spiderweb Software, says:
OnLive founder, president and CEO Steve Perlman is no stranger to cutting edge technology, having worked for both Apple and Microsoft over the course of a career that’s seen him dabble in everything from Quicktime to motion capture. OnLive can be viewed as an amalgamation of his past experience, drawing in aspects of digital distribution, hardware manufacture and software development as he attempts to take cloud-gaming by the horns.
OnLive founder, president and CEO Steve Perlman is no stranger to cutting edge technology, having worked for both Apple and Microsoft over the course of a career that’s seen him dabble in everything from Quicktime to motion capture. OnLive can be viewed as an amalgamation of his past experience, drawing in aspects of digital distribution, hardware manufacture and software development as he attempts to take cloud-gaming by the horns.
Details on the 3DS RPG unveiled by Square Enix at last week's Tokyo Game Show remain scarce, and these screens reveal little beyond its charming aesthetic.
Producer Tomoya Asano has confirmed that Bravely Default's battle system will be turn-based, with random encounters, but is tight-lipped on who else is working on the game, saying that those responsible for sound and storyline are "interesting people" who haven't worked for Square Enix. The game will also use 3DS's AR capabilities.
Californian mobile game developer Appy Entertainment's iOS games have been downloaded ten million times since the studio was formed in 2008.
The developer tells us that since it began experimenting with the freemium model 12 weeks ago, download volumes are up 340 per cent to 20,000 per day, which has resulted in its revenue doubling. It's doing well on Android, too, with FaceFighter Gold downloaded 650,000 times since its release.
Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine, Yusuke Amano, the man charged with coordinating development of the recently released Star Fox 64 3D between Nintendo and Q-Games, said that the game's lack of online multiplayer was due to cost and time restrictions.
Sega has confirmed that Dreamcast classic Space Channel 5 Part 2 will be released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on October 4 and 5 respectively.
Another Dreamcast game, Sega Bass Fishing, will be available on the same day and, on PS3, includes Move support. Both games will be priced at 800 Microsoft Points on XBLA, and £6.29 on PSN.
Steve Perlman, CEO of OnLive, the cloud gaming service which launched overnight in the UK, believes that the console cycle as we know it is a thing of the past.
OnLive, the cloud gaming service that launched in the US last year, is now live in the UK.
The service launches with a library of some 150 games, playable instantly on an HDTV, PC or Mac, with iPad and Android tablet support to be added in future. Games can be bought individually, with prices starting at £1.99, or played through a subscription package, the PlayPack Bundle, which costs £6.99 a month.
Dragon Quest Collection has debuted at number one on the Japanese software chart.
Released as part of publisher Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 25th anniversary festivities, the Wii collection of the first three games in the series sold over 263,000 copies during the week ended September 18.
Dragon Quest Collection has debuted at number one on the Japanese software chart.
Released as part of publisher Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 25th anniversary festivities, the Wii collection of the first three games in the series sold over 263,000 copies during the week ended September 18.
Edge publisher Future has teamed with Sony Computer Entertainment UK to launch Access, a new on-console PS3 video show available to download for free every Wednesday from the PlayStation Store.
Hosted by comedian Lucy Porter and billed as a ten minute weekly HD video guide to PlayStation in the UK, it promises to offer "unrivalled access to... the best games, the biggest industry events and SCE UK's Access community".
Angry Birds creator Rovio is reportedly preparing to launch a new publishing label for independent studios.
According to Develop, the Finnish outfit has already been in contact with multiple mobile games studios regarding its plans, although nothing has been officially announced.
“We have some plans for this area, but not ready to announce yet,” Rovio executive Peter Vesterbacka told the site. “If we do something in the publishing area, you can expect it to be a bit different.”
UPDATE: It's back up.
ORIGINAL STORY: The PlayStation Network has been out of action for over three hours and there is currently no indication when it will be back online.
While there are no updates on the US or European PlayStation blogs concerning the unscheduled downtime, both divisions have acknowledged the current outage on their official Twitter accounts.
Here's one: why there aren't many civilians in military shooters? The first answer's obvious - so you can't shoot them and games aren't pilloried as awful murder simulators. But doesn't a game world in which everything you kill is an enemy, and therefore deserving, tacitly reinforce the idea that lethal force is always OK? Michael Thomsen's question in his Slate column provides a good head scratcher, spanning MW2's No Russian to Six Days In Fallujah.
The Angry Birds developer is reportedly continuing its expansion into other walks of life by entering talks with Starbucks with a view to putting leaderboard displays into its coffee shops.
Rovio's Wibe Wagemans told The Guardian: "It's tying in the real world with the virtual world. Retailers get new customers who've not been to their stores yet, and repeat customers.
While rumours of the precise date on which Apple is to unveil the next iPhone have been swirling for some time, we're inclined to believe All Things Digital's claim that new Apple CEO Tim Cook will reveal the device to the world on October 4.
The reason? It's been right before, correctly revealing that Apple would unveil the iPad 2 in San Francisco on March 2. Sources have told All Things Digital that the device will be put on sale within a few weeks of the announcement.