If you live in Australia and you feel that you're being cheated by the delayed release of games and the censorship of the Australian Board, and the consequent banning of some violent titles, you don't have the right to complain about it anymore. Also, if you live in some other part of the world and feel in some way wronged when it comes to video games, you too have officially been denied the right to whine about it. No matter what your wounds and emotional scars are, they're nothing but a wood splinter stuck in your finger compared to the brutal evisceration that Sony did to Brazil. The console market has seen a lot of pric... [read more >>] My colleague Florian Totu has posted a review of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, the military simulation developed and published by Codemasters, giving it mostly high marks and praising the way the title puts you in the middle of intense firefights with a squad of other three guys taking on the might of the People's Liberation Army.As the United States tries to liberate the island of Skira, the game offers just a few tactical aids on the lowest difficulty levels and playing on the higher ones can test the most hardcore of players. I recently finished the single player element of the game and I find it lacking in a critical departm... [read more >>] I killed a lot of people in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, a game for which we now have a review up on the site. Yes, all of them were bad, mercenary types that dressed in drab gray or in black and that wore a much-too-heavy armor for their own good (although I suppose that it kept warm that way up there, in the Himalayas). All of them were out to also kill me. But that did not make it easier. The killing is all Hollywood-like, with little blood, very clean corpses and the advantage of picking up ammo and weapons from their bodies. But there's also civilian death in Uncharted 2, most clearly shown in the idyllic, little Sherpa village th... [read more >>] Somehow you feel that they are going to be a bother even before the moment you actually see them. For a villain with a military background who dresses his stooges in grey and black uniforms attack helicopters are the ultimate weapon, a way to project power and probably compensate for the many ways in which his plans ultimately fail.So, when the first helicopter begins flying around and shooting at about the quarter mark of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, surprise was not the main thing in my mind. I was prepared for frustration.Naughty Dog has really crafted a nice adventure in the Uncharted sequel. But the scene where you take out the first he... [read more >>] 14:00. Popped in the disk. The first Uncharted did not manage to surprise me in any way and I found the combat extremely unsatisfying. Let's hope the Among Thieves proves to be more interesting.14: 02. It takes about two minutes for the game to initially load up. And then, just before it starts, it needs to save itself, which is a bit weird. Now, it's loading things again but the music keeps me entertained.14:04. Does Nathan Drake ever fully shave his beard shadow? We'll know in Uncharted 3. 14:12. The initial train falling down sequence is nicely done, with a bit of an awkward camera but with nice tension and easy-to-underst... [read more >>] Naughty Dog and Sony are announcing that today is the last day during which fans of the Uncharted series can get their hands on a special edition of the upcoming sequel by simply playing the demo for it. Gamers will need to download the demo, available on the PlayStation Network for all, log on with their player identity, get into the matchmaking interface and then join a game.This automatically enters the player into a draw that can get them one of the ten copies of the Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition. The winners will be announced on the official PlayStation blog and on the official site of developer Naughty Dog on October 19. Further ... [read more >>] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is not out yet but the creators at Naughty Dog seem to be very eager to talk about what comes next for the franchise. Initial reviews for the game are very positive, emphasizing that the new adventure starring Nathan Drake managed to build on the positive elements of the original while adding better combat, sharper graphics and more complex puzzles.Justin Richmond, who is the multiplayer designer for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, told Eurogamer quite clearly that “There will be downloadable content, yes,” adding that “What you'll probably see is more of the competitive type: more maps, more mo... [read more >>] Sony has announced having released a new firmware version for the PlayStation Portable handheld labeled 6.10. The company is emphasizing the fact that those who bought a new PSP Go need to apply the firmware in order to make sure that their systems are fully compatible with all PSP games.But the update does more than just ensure compatibility, as there are some new features introduced. Users are advised to get the new firmware as soon as possible.One of the features in question is the fresh SenseMe, a music-oriented application based on the 12 Tone Analysis technology developed by Sony and allowing all the music tracks coming from Media Go ... [read more >>] Sony and Naughty Dog have announced that the planned integration of the popular communication service Twitter into their upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has been dialed down a lot. Initially, the plan was for the game to log into the Twitter account of the gamer playing it in order to send out messages when each chapter and sub-chapter was completed. There were some reports that this caused multiple updates to be released in an hour and that some Twitter users considered it to represent spam.This has spurred Sony to limit functionality. A post on the official PlayStation blog reads “We obviously want to provide the best experience... [read more >>] The 16GB PSP Go gets a final price of $250 for the October 1 launch at just $50 dollars short of the 160GB PlayStation 3 Slim. To promote the product, Sony Computer Entertainment America will make available for the launch over 16,000 items PSP Go-compatible in the form of 13,300 television episodes and 2,300 movies. To complete the figure, some 225 games will be available straight from day one of the launch. The list will be made up of games that have already been released on the UMD and the PlayStation Network and PlayStation One games ported to the PSP. The list includes titles such as God of War: Chains of Olympus, Tom Clancy's Ra... [read more >>] | 
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