PlayStation 3

God of War III Free MP3 Doesn't Disappoint

Sat, 2010-03-06 10:30 — PMunn

gow3cover300_shadow Dealnews carries word of a free download of a single track from the God of War III soundtrack. The soundtrack is due out on iTunes and Sumthing Digital on March 16th (alongside the game itself) followed by a CD release on Amazon on the 30th.

I'm a very big fan of the God of War II soundtrack and will likely pick up the CD version. Read more »

Sony Finally Buys Media Molecule

Tue, 2010-03-02 19:00 — PMunn

mediamolecule_logo_shadowed Well it took them gosh-diddley-darn long enough, but Sony Computer Entertainment has gone ahead and purchased Media Molecule as a first party studio (Joystiq, PS Blog). Read more »

Ones to Watch: PS3 and PSP for March 2010

Sun, 2010-02-28 22:14 — PMunn

March is a big month for the PlayStation 3 with three top exclusive franchises coming home to roost, and a fourth formerly-exclusive franchise appearing for the first time on the system.

On the exclusive front we have the critically acclaimed MLB'10 The Show from Sony on March 2nd, Yakuza 3 from SEGA on March 9th, and the vengeance-filled rage-fest God of War III on March 16th. MLB'09 The Show was called "a true pinnacle of sports gaming" by the creative director of the Madden team last year, so Major League Baseball 2k10 has a high bar to reach for this year. Yakuza 3 brings an English-subtitled version of the very popular Japanese GTA-style open world game sans a couple of heavily Japanese aspects like a trivia game and so-called hostess clubs -- and this one is notable because melee seems to be the game's strong suit while GTA typically falls down very flat in that department. God of War III really needs no introduction and seriously, if you think it does, go pick up the God of War Collection to see where Kratos is coming from.

The PSP isn't slacking off this month, either, with an enhanced remake of Lunar: Silver Star Harmony, the late-but-could-be-great Dante's Inferno port, handheld ports of MLB'10 The Show and Major League Baseball 2k10, and oddly enough a port of BlazBlue Calamity Trigger. Lunar has already gotten high praise and an 8.0 from Gamespot, and I have to say that the PlayStation Store demo's combat system, effects, and decent story charmed me, despite my normal complete disdain for JRPGs and anime. Chris Roper had positive, Chains-of-Olympus-like things to say about the early build of Dante's Inferno he had seen for the PSP, so there is hope there for action fans. That's all I can say about the PSP, so back to the PS3. Read more »