Author - Jerry Paxton

OnLive and Square Enix have announced that the upcoming action-RPG, Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be coming to the OnLive streaming game service starting on August 23rd – which coincides with the game’s retail launch for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC platforms. Customers who pre-order Human Revolution on OnLive will be eligible for bonuses such as a full OnLive game system should they pre-order the limited edition of the game. Checkout full details at OnLive’s pre-order web page.

Top Chef Champion to Open Restaurant at Nexon America Media Event

2011/05/18

Top Chef winner, Chef Michael Voltaggio confirmed plans for opening his new Los Angeles-based restaurant, ink., in July. Prior to this official opening, however, Voltaggio will open the restaurant by hosting a special video game event for online game publisher, Nexon America. The menu at this E3-timed media event? Chinese-inspired eggs benedict as well as a dragon fruit and frozen yogurt dish.

Why Chinese? Nexon America will be heavily promoting their upcoming social MMO, Dragons Nest, which is schedule to launch later this Summer.

Awesomenauts Announced for XBLA and PSN with First Screenshots

2011/05/18

dtp Entertainment and Ronimo Games have announced Awesomenauts, an upcoming side-scrolling battle arena title that is due out on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network later this year. They also released the first screenshots from the title, which you can see below. The game will be first demoed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in a few weeks.

“We are thrilled to surprise the world with Awesomenauts at E3, and look forward to announcing further details then. If MOBA games and classic animated series were to have a baby, this would be it!”, says Jasper Koning, co-founder of Ronimo Games. “They don’t make ’em like this anymore!”

Renegade Ops First Trailer Released

2011/05/17

SEGA has released the first trailer for their upcoming XBLA/PSN/PC arcade shooter, Renegade Ops. The game is being developed by Just Cause 2 developer Avalanche Studios and is due out sometime this Summer.

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPGeIDw6iM1M%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/PGeIDw6iM1M/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

inFamous 2 Gone Gold, Opening Cinematic

2011/05/17

SCEA and Sucker Punch Productions have announced that their upcoming inFamous 2 has gone gold and is on-target for a June 7th release date for the PlayStation 3 platform. They also released the game’s opening cinematic.

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DmidvHgcy1V0 img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/midvHgcy1V0/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

Ubisoft Motion Pictures Planning Assassins Creed Film, Others

2011/05/16

Ubisoft has announced that it’s motion picture arm, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, is developing “3d features” based on three of it’s most popular franchises: Assassin’s Creed, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell.

“Our strategy is not to diversify but to bolster the appeal of our franchises — that’s why we want to make sure our films will reflect the brands accurately and consolidate our fan base while expanding beyond the games’ primary target audience,” de Rivieres said.

The motion picture division will be heading to LA in June to meet with studio execs and scripts are expected to be finished by year’s end.

Sony Announces Phased PSN Restoration Process

2011/05/14

As of 11:08pm pacific, these states have PSN service returning or returned.

Sony has announced a phased restoration of their PlayStation Network and its assorted processes in this official video. Additionally, services have been steadily return across many parts of North America, as can be seen in this official Sony blog post.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Teaser Trailers

2011/05/13

*Update – now includes ‘England’, ‘France’, and ‘Germany’ teasers as well!

With E3 right around the corner, Activision has released the teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Dubbed ‘America Under Siege’, the trailer shows a bit of the story, with what appears to be a Russian submarine launching sea to ground missiles into New York City. Expect a lot more on this one in the next few weeks as we already have our Activision press appointment penned! According to Kotaku’s Brian Crecente, the game will be launched on November 8th, 2011.

America Under Siege Trailer

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DC_7_dYWMsL0%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%23at%3D17 img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/C_7_dYWMsL0/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

England Trailer

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGG_JegQ2GhQ img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/GG_JegQ2GhQ/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

France Trailer

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D3z_PR4Tg0fM%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/3z_PR4Tg0fM/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

Germany Teaser

[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D7NqwnraL1Pw%26feature%3Drelmfu img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/7NqwnraL1Pw/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=640 height=360 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false /]

SEGA and The Creative Assembly Working on Aliens Title

2011/05/12