PlayStation Home patch 1.3 adds universal game launching … kind of

One of the most attractive promised features of PlayStation Home was the ability to meet up with friends in Sony’s virtual space, pick a PS3 title and join in the multiplayer offerings of said title as a group.

Australian attorney general refuses to support 18+ game rating

Australia has a long, sordid history when it comes to banning the sale of mature games. Titles which exceed the limits of the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s MA15+ rating are refused classification, preventing them from being sold in the Land Down Under.

Preview: Crackdown 2

A hands-on preview of Crackdown 2 at TGS last week came with a catch: deathmatch only. No matter how much potential for greatness a game might possess, it’s hard to gauge it’s true character when limited to a boring multiplayer mode

Watch the making of Halo 3: ODST live-action short

Like us, you’ve probably been wondering what sort of work (apart from directing people in costumes and laying on the special effects) went into Microsoft’s now-legendary Halo 3: ODST live-action short, ” The Life .” Its creators must have anticipated our curiosity because they’ve put together a short-but-sweet behind the scenes video, which includes a rough cut of a scene that didn’t make it into the final production.

X3F TV — XBLA in Brief: Military Madness, Football Genius, Bust-A-Move Live!

There are three new titles available to anxious Xbox Live Arcaders this week, and even though your usual host is off gallivanting around some spooky hotel, we wouldn’t dare dream of not highlighting them in a new XBLA in Brief video. So strap yourself in and prepare for quite the eclectic mix of titles — Military Madness, Football Genius and Bust-A-Move Live — in this week’s XBLA in Brief! Shortcuts: Download the trial version of Military Madness Download the trial version of Football Genius Download the trial version of Bust-A-Move Live [ iTunes ] Subscribe to X3F TV directly in iTunes. [ Zune ] Subscribe to the X3F TV directly

Darth Vader senses your Wiimote’s presence

With the economy the way it is, even Sith Lords are having to work second jobs. Take Darth Vader here, who’s moonlighting as the absolute coolest Wii sensor bar holder ever

GameFly changes Alpha Protocol release to ‘TBD’

With Sega still refusing to respond to inquiries about Alpha Protocol ’s release date, it seems retailers are doing the talking for ‘em: GameFly has changed its release date of “the espionage RPG” from October 27th to TBD. The video game rental site has a long-standing history to “simply post information as it is supplied to [GameFly] by the publishers.” Further requests for clarification from Sega continue to be met by the Sega Wall of Silence[TM]. We have been told by the company’s development director that we should expect “an update shortly via PR.” And for the record, the official release date for Alpha Protocol is still next Tuesday

Hydrophobia floats to XBLA, goes episodic

We haven’t heard anything about Dark Energy Digital’s water physics-based horror/puzzle game Hydrophobia in nearly a year, which makes today’s news that the game is heading to XBLA rather than getting a full retail release all the more jarring.

Snap Judgment: Dead Space Extraction

When we review a game without finishing it, we call it a Snap Judgment. Read why here . Time played: 3 hours I’m personally a big fan of on-rails shooters, a genre that I think rarely gets its due.

Retailers pleased with PSP Go … because it helps sell the PSP-3000

Despite word from a few European retailers that Sony’s download-only handheld, the PSP Go, won’t be sold in their stores , the company’s UK product manager isn’t afraid of poor sales.

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