A cry of anguish has been going out over the internet since the night of June 18, 2013. Sony released PS3 firmware update 4.45. As is usual with an update, legions of PS3 owners downloaded it and found that after the update, they now each owned a shiny, bricked PS3. The systems, whether they had more »

I was skeptical about Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. The fact that the game was being called a reimagining of the classic Genesis game, rather than a remaster like DuckTales Remastered, had me worried. After all, the original game was amazing and a lot of people have fond memories of spending their childhoods at more »

Yesterday evening turned out to be stressful for some PS3 owners. Shortly after Sony released firmware update 4.45, many users started complaining about malfunctioning systems. Their PS3s would turn on as normal, but wouldn’t go past the wavy line animation that precedes the XMB loading. Sony is aware of the issue and has taken the more »

Bioware had been quiet about Dragon Age III, but at E3 2013 EA revealed a brand new trailer. The game is now known as Dragon Age Inquisition and is coming in 2014 to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. Everybody eager for this one will get to play regardless of the more »

Were you looking for The Last Guardian at E3 2013? If so, you probably came away disappointed. There was absolutely no mention of the highly anticipated Team Ico game. Which shouldn’t have been too surprising, given it’s troubled development cycle and general ephemeral existence, but still. If we can see Final Fantasy Versus XIII appear more »

If you were at E3 2013, odds are you noticed the rather extraordinary amount of Disney Infinity signage. Disney knows it has a tough fight against the already installed Skylanders, and is ready to bring it. As a fan of the latter, I knew I had to try the former. Fortunately, most Disney booth visitors more »

Tales of Xillia is a game I’ve been dying to play. With the Tales series, there’s a certain expectation of quality and though the seres sometimes relies too heavily on tropes, I’ve never had a bad time playing one of the games. It’s very hard to offer a demo for this kind of game, given more »

I’m a kid at heart, which must explain why I love Skylanders Swap Force so much. I couldn’t let E3 2013 pass without seeing the latest installment in the series, so I not only made an appointment to hear about the game from Activision representatives, but also to try it on the show floor. I more »

Get ready to meet the cast of Skylanders Swap Force from E3 2013! Okay, I’m not at E3 anymore, but you have to understand – when you play over 35 games in a three day period, you’re going to need about a week to write about all of them. I was going to do one more »

The Last of Us was released today, and you can already purchase it for $15 off the normal retail price. Newegg is selling the game for $44.99 with free shipping through its eBay page. This is an amazing deal for a great game that hasn’t even been out for 24 hours. Newegg has managed to more »

The Rain E3 2013 demo began simply. We see a town inundated by rain, and a little girl who’s invisible. The only way we even know she exists is that the rain reveals her form. She’s obviously alone and scared, based on her mannerisms, and running from something. That something is quickly revealed as an more »

We’re taking a brief step back from our E3 coverage to let you know beta invites for the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn are being sent out today. If you signed up for the chance to get into the beta, go ahead and check your email throughout the day. If you more »