SCEA Closing Servers for Older PS2 & PSP Titles

Effective June 30th, Sony Computer Entertainment of America is closing titles for some older PS2 and PSP games. Unlike Xbox Live, most titles for Sony systems run on an infrastructure independent of each other. Games affected are as follows: PS2 Games Amplitude Destruction Derby Arenas Everybody’s Golf (Hot Shots Golf) EyeToy Chat F1 ’04 Jak …

UK XBOX Chief Get’s The Last Laugh

I’m the biggest anti-Blu-ray guy on this site, I’ve never denied that. So to hear this coming from someone like Neil Thompson makes me feel better about my theory that digital distribution is the true future of media. When asked by UK’s The Guardian if he feels it was a bad move by Microsoft to …

SNES Portable Mod

We’re no tech blog, but its Friday, and I always like linking to something fun and a little different then the standard news and reviews that make up Lonelyreviewer.com. Remember the Sega Nomad? Taking the idea of the Game Gear, in a similar package, you had a handheld system that took games from Sega Genesis. …

Call of Duty 4 Map Pack Montage

I last reported on the upcoming COD4 Map Pack montage a few weeks ago. I’ll be honest, haven’t popped the game in a few weeks, and when I first heard about the map pack, I was a bit skeptical on whether or not I’d check it out. But, I still think COD4 is one of …

Ubisoft Expanding Online Offerrings Via Steam

Valve’s successful online digital distribution service Steam will begin offering Ubisoft titles. Starting with 40 titles, games like Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy Branded games, and Heroes of Might and Magic. I suppose this is exciting news, though I will admit, I haven’t really made use of the Steam system. But for those of you who …

Xbox Live Gamerscore Controversy

Major Nelson announced on his blog the action taken by Microsoft on the ongoing Gamerscore tampering. For those of you who don’t know, Microsoft introduced Gamerscore on Xbox Live as a way to track your progress in your game collection by earning “achievements,” in them. For something with little reward other then bragging rights, it’s …

Clancy MMO?

Ubisoft announced last week that it acquired full rights to the Clancy brand/name free of all future royalty payments. Arstechnica reports that Ubisoft is working on developing a Clancy branded MMO. It seems like MMOs are a hot thing, but very rarely do these products take off. Would such a niché property do well in …