Sony has announced that it will be releasing PlayStation Network Collection Packs on UMD for PlayStation Portable in PAL territories starting in October. The two announced packs will include titles previously available as downloads from the PlayStation Store. The first, thePuzzle Packwill includeLemmings,Go! Puzzle, andGo! Sudoku. The second pack, called thePower Pack, will featureflOw,Syphon Filter: Combat Ops, and the overlookedBeats. Sony is promising more packs in 2009. No word on whether or not the Collection Packs will make their way to the States, but it certainly seems like a good idea for gamers without access to the Internet, a credit card, or a Memory Stick Pro DUO....

Unless you’ve had your face in a first-generation, un-backlit Gameboy Advance this whole time, you know that the R4 is an incredibly popular (and illegal) accessory for the Nintendo DS. But one newspaper says that the device may be popular than we thought, claiming that 90 percent of American DS owners may be getting their pirate on. Wait — what? This figure comes from The Sunday Post, a Scottish newspaper. John Hillier, Manager of ELSPA’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit, was more than happy to speak up for the article....

we’re gonna play fast The name of the game says it all itself. I’m going to venture into this fabled game,Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties. If I remember, this game pretty much is a big Power Point Slideshow with some weird plot and awkward conversations. Tonight, we’re gonna play is so fast that we’re gonna break some World Records. Who knows, maybe we’ll all get lucky. Tonight is also the last night, and I do mean the last night you’ll be seeing yours truly wearing the Destructador mask....

Truly, a Tyrannical Terror The storm outside used to haunt you obsessively. Harsh winds clash into the shuddering walls of the Baker residence. You hear an erratic moan from upstairs. Or was that the wind? You don’t know. You’ll never know. It may have been one of the residents, but it’s certainly not your missing wife, Mia. You have no choice. You walk, suspiciously alone, into the foyer. The floorboards squish underneath you with each step....

What’re you buyin’? Resident Evil Villageis scaring up a decent chunk of sales and goodwill withResident Evilfans, and now comes the part where we all dig into the nitty gritty of all the unlocks, and of course: mod the ever living crap out of the game. We’ve seen some good ones in just the few short weeks the demo and the full release have been floating around, and now this one is just perfect for multiple reasons....

More Destiny footage! Destiny’sabout to come out soon, and then we can put all of these trailers behind us. But for now, let us check out this new gameplay trailer detailing the planet Venus. I think I vastly prefer the prior trailer from only a few days ago that detaileda trip to Mars. Hey, get it? Venus and Mars? Paul McCartney’s involved with the soundtrack? Haha. Just a little while longer, guys....

But will it have Space Jam 2 DLC? So I missed my prediction of Lakers in five: but in six still isn’t half bad. Now that the NBA playoffs have ended and we’re waiting on an announcement for when the 2021 season will begin, all eyes are onNBA 2K21; which came out last month on previous generation consoles andadded in unskippable ads after launch. In a little over two weeks the next-gen versions are on the way with a $70 price tag: one of the first-ever announcements before Sony followed suit....

My precious. We thought publishers had done away with retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses, but it appearsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordoris one such exception. While all retailers and platform versions will include the same in-game digital pre-order bonuses, we’ve spotted THREE physical bonuses at different retailers if you pre-order before the Tuesday, June 14, 2025 release date. Combined with the PC digital pre-order cash discount incentive (up to $22 off!), there are four deals to ponder through for fans of the series....

There’s a pre-order bonus too Civilization: Beyond Earthlooks like a pretty cool entry into theCivfranchise, and now we have a set release date — October 24th, 2014, coming in at $49.99. Currently, PC is the only planned platform. There’s also a pre-order bonus set — the “Exoplanets Map Pack,” which has six custom maps in tow. 2K has also released a gameplay walkthrough video from the developers, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the finished version....

My thoughts on Rabbids Invasion as well as the new Pac-Man cartoon Today, Nickelodeon launched the latest show on its Saturday morning lineup:Rabbids Invasion.Teasedabout for years, the new program is about… the Rabbids, and they do… things. Ummmm… yeah, that’s basically the gist of it. I happened acrossRabbids Invasionby accident as I was flipping channels this morning. It consists of three short segments in a half-hour block; each segment involves the littleRaymanspotlight stealers getting into mischief, while a second and third plot thread runs concurrent with their shenanigans....

Daaaaamn this looks good Finally,Mirror’s Edge Catalysthas gameplay footage available for you all to watch. Thank you gamescom. So, what did we learn from this new footage? Well, we learned thatCatalystlooks a lot like the originalMirror’s Edge, with combat discouraged in favour of running and being a rebellious badass. So, I’m reassured that this should be theMirror’s Edgegame I am hoping for. Fantastic news.

Bethesda’sStarfieldis a delightful game, for sure, though it’s not without its faults. Its randomized nature, specifically,has been criticizedfor how repetitive it can get, with points of interest such as the Spaceship Debris crash site popping up all over the place with virtually no variance in loot or detail. Now, with players spending more and more time in the game, they’re figuring out that there are ways to deliberately trigger the appearance of certain points of interest, potentially underlining this problem....

The lucky 300 will be notified later today 300 of Valve’sprototype Steam Machinesare going out to folks who signed up to participate in the beta. If your reaction to this news is to groan about how you never got an email, worry not — those haven’t gone out yet. Valve will notify the selected beta testers at “about” 2:00pm Pacific today, and those users will get a special badge for their Steam profile....