Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Given October Release Date

Konami’s Castlevania reboot that is being produced by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, will hit shelves this October, although an exact date has not been released.

Just in time for Halloween, Castlevania: Lord of Shadows swings into stores this October! Get it? “swings” into stores? Because, you know, the main character has a whip and swings…
PS3vault is reporting that Konami has announced the release window and box art for Catlevania: Lords of Shadow. There is no exact release date yet, but launching the game during the Halloween season is not a total surprise- not just because the content of the game, but previous Castlevania games, including the last game Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, was was released on October 27, 2009.

The reboot of the franchise stars Gabriel Belmont, a member of a holy order dedicated to defeating supernatural threats. Gabriel’s wife is brutally murdered by something supernatural, trapping her soul in limbo. Gabriel then begins a quest to defeat the three Lords of Shadow to obtain the pieces of the God Mask, a relic with the ability to bring back the dead.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow made a huge splash at E3 with its revamped controls and gameplay, plus it managed to breathe life back into a beloved, but stagnating series.  Check out our hands-on impression from E3, and look for this game in October on PS3 and Xbox 360.

PS3 to Stream Netflix Without Disc

This fall, PS3 owners will no longer need to insert a disc to stream Netflix movies.

On paper it might not sound like much of an issue, but users who have the choice of streaming Netflix directly to an Xbox 360, or streaming to the PS3 after inserting a disc will almost always lean towards the easier, disc-free option.

It is a good problem to have, whether to watch Netflix’s increasing streaming library on the PS3 or on the Xbox 360, but the necessity of using a disc on the PS3 has always seemed somewhat bizarre when the technology to do without it is obviously there, and currently in use elsewhere. According to Shacknews, beginning this fall, PS3 users will be able to throw the disc out, thanks to an expected update that will make the disc unnecessary.
There has never been an official explanation as to why the PS3 requires a disc where the Xbox 360 does not, but many have assumed that it is due to an exclusivity agreement between Netflix and Microsoft. Many DVD and Blu-ray players similarly do not require a disc to access Netflix, but the Nintendo Wii needs the disc due to smaller internal memory available.