Sony’s 2008 E3 Press Conference

It’s that time of the year again.. A time where all the big names in the Gaming industry converge on one city for the biggest Video Game conference in the world.  Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo go head to head in an all out war to see who can put on the best show and grab the most attention.

Out of all the shows that were put on, Sony had the best in my opinion, as usual. Call me bi est but the Playstation 3 has one of the best line up of games and one of my favorite hosts Jack Tretton.

Follow the jump to check out the highlights of Sony’s E3 Press Conference, including Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy XIII and the new PSN on demand video store!

Space Invaders 30th Anniversary

2008 marks the 30th Anniversary for the classic ‘Space Invaders’.  One of the most monumental games in the history of man-kind, where the player would shoot waves of aliens with a laser gun.  Upon the release in 1978 it caused a shortage of Yen all over Japan and earned game developer Taito over US$ 500 million in revenue.

In celebration a remake of the classic has been release by Taito, namely ‘Space Invaders Extreme’.  If you happen to own a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS, do yourself a favor and grab this absolute A grade reincarnation of possibly the most influencial video game to grace planet earth.

Retro Review: Snatcher

As Metal Gear Solid 4 hits the shelves and takes over gamers lives all over the world, I take a step back.  A step back to where it all began for famed Game Developer Hideo Kojima.

One of his first ventures into the gaming business being ‘Snatcher‘, which was released on the SEGA CD.  The game had quite a cult following amongst hardcore gamers and still stands today as one of the best games ever made.
Follow over to here for my first ever retro game review!

The best of the Super Nintendo

The Super Nintendo has some of the most highly acclaimed games to ever be released on any console system and what a better way to start off my Retro Gamer section than to have a countdown list of the best games to grace the SNES.

In the coming months I will be working on more additions to the Retro Gamer section with more top game countdowns, reviews and features, so stay tuned.  For now follow onto my countdown of the Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time.

Playstation Home’s finishing touches

Things look to be heating up for Playstation Home, which is now in the final stages of beta testing. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, Playstation Home is Sony’s answer to social networking, providing a virtual world where you can hang with your friends, meet new people and create your very own Home.

Within Home you will firstly create your identity. There are thousands of different combinations from changing eyebrow position to giving yourself a beard. Extra items such as additional clothes will be available to purchase right within Home’s clothes store (Threads).

2008.. Year of the Playstation 3

Analysts are predicting that it’s going to be a big year for our friends at Sony. After nothing but a bumpy start for the PS3, things look as though they are on the turn around. The high price point, confusing HD format war and small game library were all factors in the sluggish start for Sony.

However, now that all of these hurdles have been overcome, things are looking in Sony’s favor and it’s set to be a very strong year for the PS3. Particularly now that Bluray has won the HD format for the future. Movie studios, retailers and consumers have all but ditched the HD DVD format and it won’t be long untill it has completely died out.

Warhawk on Playstation 3

If you own a Playstation 3, you owe it to yourself to grab a copy of Warhawk. Icognito’s mutiplayer awesomeness! The game is based off the original Warhawk which debuted in 1995 on the Playstation 1. Warhawk is only multiplayer, which means you need your internet to be connected to your PS3, otherwise you’ll just be playing a localy networked game. Though the game was initially to have both single-player and multiplayer modes, the single-player was scrapped because developers decided that it was vastly inferior to the game’s multiplayer component