Gamertell

Earlier today (June 26, 2009) VG247 posted a story regarding PS3 firmware update 3.0, stating that it would be released before Christmas and that the system will be getting a huge overhaul. Among the features listed were a reputation system that would give players the ability to evaluate other players… Continue Reading »

The head of Activision Bobby Kotick has expressed his concern over the price of the PS3 and how he was disappointed a price drop wasn’t announced at E3, but we never though he’d go this far. In an interview with The Times, Kotick threatened to cease making games for all… Continue Reading »

Independent research company NPD Group has released its US video game sales numbers for May 2009. The best selling game for the month was THQ’s new release, UFC Undisputed 2009 for Xbox 360 (the PS3 release came in fourth). Six Wii games made the chart followed closely by the Xbox… Continue Reading »

This week’s PlayStation Store is featuring the game Heavy Weapon by PopCap Games rated E10+ on the PS3 for $9.99. This arcade-style game features the same arsenal of heavy artillery as the old PC version with 19 different missions and two difficulty levels pitting players against tanks, planes and even… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 was pretty successful. We saw some interesting games, a new PSP incarnation and quite a few extra peripherals. For the most part, a very productive couple of days. But, there were a few stains upon an otherwise spotless event. Yes, I’m talking about the flops. The moments when… Continue Reading »

Dubbed the “worst kept secret” of E3 by Kaz Hirai himself, the PSPgo was given a release date of October 1, 2009, with a $249 price tag. This is the same price that accompanied the release of the PSP-1000 in 2005. A lot has changed since then in terms of… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 has come and gone in a fluster of press conferences, announcements and releases. Now’s a good time to sit back and regroup, taking time to process the new wealth of information we possess. The handheld consoles did particularly well this year. The DS had quite a few interesting… Continue Reading »

Click your heals three times and repeat after me… “There’s no place like HOME! There’s no place like HOME!” More new spaces are opening up including one for Ghostbusters and Buzz!, there’s plenty of garb and goodies for you to slap on your avatar and in your virtual apartment and… Continue Reading »

Even though the Sony press conference was one of the last press conferences to be held it did its job of hyping up the PlayStation brand very well. Sony spent the first half of the press conference talking about the PS2 and PSP with a sprinkling of PS3 news here… Continue Reading »

This week’s PlayStation Store is featuring the game Trash Panic by Sony Computer Entertainment America. It’s an eco-friendly puzzle available for download for $4.99 that pits up to two players against the clock challenging them to dispose of garbage as quickly as possible as random garbage is delivered via crane… Continue Reading »