81w ago - MonkeyPaw Games Marketing Manager Ray Almeda has shared a video today announcing that their smooth and silky shooter GaiaSeed hits PSN Imports today.

To quote: Japanese retro lovers have a special attachment to the shooting genre. Remember the days when shooters ruled the skies?

So many great games came from that era but not all were shared with the West. Here's one you might enjoy.

GaiaSeed is for the pure shooter enthusiast. When you get your hands on this one, you'll be taken back to that era. Supremely smooth with a silky techo backbeat, GaiaSeed is one of those lost gems that should have become a classic. The game is guaranteed to satisfy, again and again.

This horizontal scrolling shooter from Techno Soleil has solid control, precise bullet collision, and a simple power-up system. With six stages, it's not the longest game on the block, but the massively scaling 2D backgrounds and variable difficulty make up for that.





But the real beauty of GaiaSeed lies in its subtlety. The technique and effects used will give shooter aficionados a work of art to go back to for multiple exposure. The soundtrack stands out for its techno/ambiance mood and adds to the subliminal nature of...

172w ago - Today VidZone's Head of Production Ben Creasey has posted this week's update, which includes MTV, Smooth Operators, and a whole lot of Hassle.

To quote: The awesome people of MTV are running a month long campaign in Scandinavia promoting VidZone on their Web site and TV channel.

They're also running a competition to test your music video knowledge with the person scoring highest in each territory winning a PS3, the person with the overall highest score will also win tickets to see Alphabeat live. Bloody hell!!

You can enter the competitions here: this is only open to residents in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

During the campaign we'll be featuring MTV's top 20 videos on our homepage, Including Alphabeat, Black Eyed Peas and Beyonce.

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Sade (All countries except Germany)
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Tokio Hotel (Germany)
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197w ago - Today SCEA's Director of Network Advertising David Winding has introduced a new "Smooth Jarvis" character and some new moves in PAIN for PlayStation 3.

To quote: Starting today Sony Computer Entertainment America and AXE will be introducing the first ever AXE-branded virtual video game character in the form of "Smooth Jarvis."

Smooth Jarvis will come enabled with two Double Pits to Chesty (DPTC) themed moves that mimic the signature motions involved in applying AXE deodorant bodyspray for men. You've seen the moves before-under both arm pits and across the chest -- now here's your chance to use them to your advantage.

Combine these moves successfully with any of the eight original standard PAIN moves and not only will you earn classic points and trophies, you'll also rack up some bonus points to help take that final score to the next level!

The fun won't end there though. Keep practicing those moves because it may just earn you bragging rights for your favorite combo as part of a four-week PAIN contest. Players will be able to use PAIN's in-game video capture feature to capture and post your favorite combination to your YouTube account, putting...