Posts tagged PlayStation Portable

A History of Violence: The future of the God of War series

Even if subsequent God of War games flop, Kratos could always make a lucrative career out of chiropractic work

After recently completing the fifth entry in the God of War series, Ready At Dawn Studios’ PSP title Ghost of Sparta, I find it difficult to believe the franchise is little more than five years old. God of War is now such a tent-pole first party franchise for Sony that Kratos is arguably as iconic as Halo’s Master Chief. Though games in the God of War series are usually released in March, they are essentially the summer blockbusters of video games — and to be honest, you’d likely be better off watching someone else play God of War III than trying to sit through a screening of the recent Clash of the Titans remake.

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Daily Recap: June 8, 2009

Ubisoft's James Cameronstravaganza really was the most boring thing about E3 -- but we still promise to post the older (but still good!) stuff this week

Ubisoft's James Cameronstravaganza really was the most boring thing about E3 — but we promise to post the older (and much more interesting) info later this week

So that whole triple-E expo thing is over, right?

We still have our Nintendo and Sony conference impressions on-tap and ready to be served, but we’re simply terrible at sliding that frothy information down the counter to you, the frustrated consumer.

Look for those articles later this week with a comp for your first few Jägerbombs.

Yesterday’s news ran quite the gamut of topics: Sony’s trophy system isn’t happening on PSP, Satoru Iwata “scuttles” when it comes to new handhelds and playing a game might just help lower your car insurance rates. Read the rest of this entry »

Daily Recap: April 13, 2009

Imagine me presenting the daily news from behind that desk, and with that mustache.

Imagine me presenting the daily news from behind that desk, and with that mustache.

Welcome back to the stage of history. After a weekend away, we’re back at it, and I’m delivering the news updates for the week.

First off, it appears Netflix may be expanding its console reach. Stories surfacing today suggested this may be occurring based off of Netflix posting job listings for “Engineering Leader – Gaming Platforms,” a position which the postings say would require “prototyping, testing and building the Netflix experience for gaming consoles.” Could PS3 and even Wii users know the joy of Netflix streaming soon? Perhaps.

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