PlayStation

HD Re-Release Of Devil May Cry Trio Looks More Likely Than Ever

Earlier this year we published a rumour that the first three games in Capcom’s famed Devil May Cry series would be getting an HD re-release.


July 20, 2011
PlayStation

The Classic Klonoa May Be Your Next PSone Classic

PlayStation game Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was recently re-rated by the ESRB for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. That means the 1998 original is a very likely candidate for a digital PSone Classics re-release. :)


July 18, 2011
In Real Life

Here’s What The ESRB Has To Say About Dead Island

It’s no surprise that Deep Silver’s zombie title is getting an M-rating. The certificate just handed to it by the ESRB is still a little interesting for the bits of details it gives up from the game, from dialogue to gameplay features.


July 16, 2011
Nintendo

Rating For Aliens: Infestation Shows It’s Not Game Over For Aliens On DS

The Nintendo DS game based on the Aliens franchise that leaked more than two years ago looks like its finally going to happen. Proof? Aliens: Infestation for the DS, a side-scrolling, alien-shooting platformer, was just rated by the ESRB.


June 28, 2011
News

Video Games Are Ruled Protected Speech, Now What?

Ending a years-long battle with California legislators, the US Supreme Court this week ruled that video games are protected free speech and that their sale to minors can’t be criminalised.


May 25, 2011
Xbox

Looks Like The Witcher 2 Is Also Coming To The Xbox 360

Developer CD Projekt has teased console versions of The Witcher games before, but it looks like it might actually happen for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The game’s producer talked around it to Eurogamer and the ESRB now has a rating for an Xbox 360 version. Maybe at E3, then?


May 13, 2011
News

How Working At The ESRB Can Be The Best Job In The World

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board used to manually assess the content of the games it was awarding a classification to. Now, computers do most of the work. Which must be a bummer to anyone hoping to get a job there.


May 7, 2011
PlayStation

Burnout Crash! Finally Adds Lobster Monsters And UFOs

Already outed by Australian ratings board, the ESRB details the next game in the Burnout series, a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game that sounds… well, really different.


May 3, 2011
Nintendo

It’s Time For Chrono Trigger To Join The Wii’s Virtual Console

Looks like the original SNES version of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the Wii’s Virtual Console service. The ESRB recently rated Chrono Trigger for Nintendo’s platform, so expect the 16-bit version of that JRPG favourite to show up on a Wii Shop Channel near you. (The PlayStation port is also imminent for North American gamers.)


April 23, 2011
PlayStation

It’s Time For Chrono Trigger To Become A PSone Classic

Looks like the enhanced PlayStation port of Square Enix’s seminal role-playing game Chrono Trigger is bound for the PlayStation 3 and PSP. The ESRB has just rated Chrono Trigger for those platforms, so expect the update of that JRPG favourite to show up at a PSone Classic on a PlayStation Store near you soon.