News New MAG Trailer Gives Us Beta Withdrawal Symptoms Already
Here at PushSquare, we're way into MAG
News Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya Inspired By God Of War, Really Excited For GoWIII
Hideki Kamiya, the man behind SEGA's Bayonetta, has described Sony's God Of War franchise as a key influence on the sense of "climactic action" in the game
News David Cage: Heavy Rain "Definitely Ain't Porn"
Heavy Rain creator David Cage has told PSM3 magazine (via CVG) that the sex-scenes in his upcoming masterpiece "definitely aren't porn
Review Army Of Two: The 40th Day (PlayStation 3)
The loud-mouthed American frat-boys Rios and Salem are back, this time in Shanghai
News - January, 2010
Sunday31st Jan 2010
News Sony Should Stump Up The Cash For Shenmue III
A recent interview with SEGA in Japanese gaming publication, Famitsu, hinted that the company are curious to dole out the Shenmue franchise to any buying platform-holder
In fact, the translation hints that the company would be willing to develop the elusive final installment in the acclaimed franchise exclusively so long as a party such as Sony...
News Final Fantasy XIII Producers Explains The Leona Lewis Decision
According to Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase, the use of Leona Lewis' "My Hands" in the Western release of Square Enix's latest blockbuster is purely "experimental" due to translation issues
He told the Dutch iteration of Official Playstation Magazine (via theLostGamer) that, We tried to translate the song [Kimi Ga Iru Kara], but the...
News Capcom Detail Moto GP 09/10 Post Support Details
Capcom's revealed its DLC plans for the upcoming Moto GP 09/10
The game's due in March, with a demo planned about a month after release. Interestingly, Capcom has announced there will be two free DLC packs launching "shortly" after the game's release. The first DLC pack will include the 800cc bike class with various liveries and the...
News David Jaffe Says Words "Twisted Metal", Internet Flips Out
In a recent personal blog-post, former God Of War director David Jaffe discussed his personal sense of gratification at Kratos receiving his own flavour of Slurpee in the build up to God Of War III
In one of Jaffe's renowned vlogs, the outspoken developer talked about his pride in the Kratos character, and how he hoped his latest project could reach...
News Sony: iPad Great For Playstation Portable Sales
In a quote that could be misconstrued as a little arrogant, Sony's director of hardware marketing John Koller has told the Wall Street Journal that devices like the iPad are great for sales of the PSP
The iPad was announced by Apple this week, and is essentially an inflated iPod Touch, capable of supporting the numerous millions of Apps on the...
Saturday30th Jan 2010
In 2004 I fell in love
My XBOX Live subscription had been running for about 6 months and I'd had many enjoyable sessions on Project Gotham Racing 2. But Live never truly demonstrated its potential until later that year. Halo 2 released. Prior to Halo 2, my only real exposure to online shooters on a console had come via Quake III Arena on the...
News Oh Wow Look, It's Final Fantasy XIII... On The Playstation 2!
These shots (via Kotaku) show Final Fantasy XIII running on a Playstation 2
They've been published as part of a book documenting the development of Square Enix's latest RPG thriller. The sceens predate E3 2006, where the game was formally announced. Check the full set here.
News Modern Warfare 2 Patch Fixes Care Package Exploits & Other Stuff
Gah, it feels like every week we're posting about another Modern Warfare 2 patch that fixes some glitch or other
Take the latest patch, which fixes the following: Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized Fix for "infinite care package" exploit Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection,...
News No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Gets Slapped With A Delay In Japan
Gutted
Marvelous Entertainment has announced that No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise is to be delayed in Japan. The game was originally pencilled in for a February 25th release, but the game's now been pushed back as far as April. April! With No More Heroes 2 on the Wii also yet to be delayed, rumours suggest that Marvelous are pushing the games into...
News The Heroes Of White Knight Chronicles Are Headed To LittleBigPlanet
This amazing LittleBigPlanet character pack based around Sony and Level-5's White Knight Chronicles is due for release on February 25th
It'll come with a pack of stickers so you can create your own WKC themed levels in Sackland.
News Confirmation: MLB 10 The Show Will Look Absolutely Amazing
If you know anything about baseball, you know that MLB 10 The Show is due to be the best baseball game there is
It's also going to be the best looking. As these new set of screens from Kotaku prove.
Friday29th Jan 2010
News Latest Borderlands DLC Revealed, "The Secret Armory Of General Knoxx"
Seemingly obsessed with the letter 'X', Gearbox has announced that the latest Borderlands DLC will be entitled "The Secret Armory Of General Knoxx"
According to the press release it'll include "never-before-seen enemies in a huge new environment complete with tons of brand new missions". Great start Gearbox. We already know the DLC will...
First Impressions Modnation Racers on Playstation 3 Beta
Picture the scene: we're bombing it through a barren environment
It's one of the higher-rated tracks, crafted by the hands of a budding race-course designer. We're dressed as Kratos from the God Of War franchise, driving in the Ghostbusters car. Both are works of art in there own right, rated five stars by the community. The Joker's just in front of...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 28th January 2010
Price Updates Bloons Minis permanent price drop (now $2
99, original price $3.99) Brain Pipe Minis permanent price drop (now $2.99, original price $4.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Hustle Kings ($9.99) THEXDER NEO ($9.99) Assault Heroes ($9.99) PSone Classics Extreme Pinball ($5.99) Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back ($5.99) Game Demos...
News Sony Already Reach God Of War III Marketing Saturation Point, Announce Kratos Slurpee
Sony are to market God Of War III on a range of Kratos-themed Slurpees if you buy your iced drink from any 7-Eleven convenience store
Cups will be laced with PS3 codes, including downloads for armour, dynamic themes and much more. The blackberry/lime flavours of Slurpee are to be entitled "Kratos Fury" right through February into March...
News Sony Studio Liverpool Lay-off Whispers Frighten Us No End
We've made it no secret that we want another Wipeout game this year
In fact, right up until this point we'd assumed the excellent Sony Studio Liverpool were quietly crafting away a new iteration. But whispers over on WipeoutZone and TheSixthAxis suggest that isn't the case. In fact, WipeoutZone are reporting that close to the entire studio has been...
News Platinum Games Announce Japanese Halo As Their Next Game, Called Vanquish
As teased by host GTTV Geoff Keighley, Platinum Games have indeed revealed their new game as part of the show
It's called Vanquish and it looks like Halo. Bet your bottom dollar bill it's a cover-based shooter. Resident Evil-man Shinji Mikami is on board for this game. Despite a high-octane trailer, we're most certainly not impressed. The audio's...
News Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City Finally Coming To The Playstation 3
After a period of exclusivity on the XBOX 360, the highly acclaimed Grand Theft Auto DLC, Episodes From Liberty City, is coming to the Playstation 3 this March
This the DLC that Microsoft paid a whopping $50million to keep exclusive.Its been a long time coming, but we are proud to finally deliver Episodes From Liberty City for the PC and...
News Rez HD Absolutely Must Come To Playstation Network, Yes
According to Joystiq, Q Entertainment are considering bringing Rez HD to the Playstation Network
In fact, they've even got as far as Tweeting about the matter, asking fans how much they'd pay for the title. They note, in fact, that at $15 "it would not be a huge profit." Of course, some people (those with no intention of buying the game we...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Gets Slapped With A Delay In Japan
Konami's announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been pushed back a month in Japan
The game was originally due on March 18th in the country, but it'll now land on April 29th. That delay, however, will not affect the Western release in May.
News Super Spoilers You Might Want To Avoid: New Heavy Rain Footage
GameTrailers has published some exclusive footage from Heavy Rain's "Mall" scene
We'd love to tell you about it but we're not watching it. That's right, this editorial team just went on hiatus. Well, only when it comes to Heavy Rain footage. Because we're so excited about the game, there's no way in hell we're ruining it for ourselves. You can catch...
Thursday28th Jan 2010
News Sony To The Rescue: Bayonetta Patch Was Not Handled By SEGA Nor Platinum Games
It would appear that rumours of Sony stepping in to fix Bayonetta's horrific performance issues were true; today's "Installation" patch (which significantly improves load times) is rumoured to have been developed by Sony
That comes according to a quote on Dutch site Tweakers, who claim that a SEGA rep informed them the upgrade had nothing to do with...
News SCEE Aiming To Release God Of War III The Same Week As The US
God Of War III is still without a date here in Europe, but SCEE has announced on the Playstation Blog that they're "aiming" for a launch on the same week as the US version
The US date was confirmed to be the 16th earlier, so that would likely mean the 17th in continental Europe and the 19th in the UK. We can't wait.
News Bayonetta Install Patch Is Live Now In Europe
Hey Europeans
If you've been waiting on your fix of Bayonettawithout the horrendous load times, then insert you game right now - you should be told to download a patch which will allow you to install game data and (hopefully) stop the "loading" message from popping up when you hit the, erm, pause button. It's 136mb patch with a 4.5gb...
News Bioware: A "Few" Playstation 3 Titles Are In The Works; Cross Your Fingers For Mass Effect
As a Playstation fan, it's been pretty gut-wrenching to see those exceptional Mass Effect 2 scores roll in
Not because we want the PC/XBOX 360 title to fail; but because we know we're not going to be able to play it on PS3. Yet. Still, with EA owning all publishing rights for the Mass Effect IP, we can always pray that a port of both the original...
News SEGA Finally Announce Afterburner Climax, Our Tummy Does Barrel Rolls In Anticipation
Look, let's be honest here, we've known Afterburner Climax has been coming for a while
But still, that doesn't mean you can't celebrate the official announcement. 'Cos we are. With champagne (in spirit). The game's due later this year on the Playstation Store."This is an arcade-style action game in which players pilot a fighter jet through...
News God Of War III Officially (Finally) Dated For March 16th In The US
Finally the Playstation Blog has confirmed that God Of War III will launch on March 16th in the US
There will only be chaos, etc. That means the game will likely hit the UK on March 19th. There'll be a brand new God Of War III trailer debuting on GameTrailers this coming February 11th, so mark your diaries for that. Sony's also confirmed that the...
News Playstation Motion Controller To Launch With 10 Games This Year
A report from Nikkei (via Andriasang
com</a>) suggests that the Playstation Motion Controller will launch with 10 games this year. Sony delayed the controller earlier this month, and our own columnist "Twiggy" discussed the advantages of the move from Spring to Fall here. No other details were given by the report, but "pet and...
News Once More With Feeling: New Heavy Rain Trailer Is Brimming With Awesome
Wow
Heavy Rain may be a little too experimental to be a commercial success; but who really cares about the sales figures when we're on the verge of playing a game this different? The latest (not so spoilery) Heavy Rain trailer, embedded below, is literally packed to the brim with feeling. Sony would do well to market this game next to crime dramas...
News First Assassin's Creed II DLC Available On The PSN Today
If you're still craving Assassin's Creed II, then Ubisoft would like you to know that the game's first DLC pack, "Battle For Forli" is available on the PSN today
It costs just £3.99/4.99. There's a trailer above. Sadly the DLC won't add any new trophies.
News Shock Horror: Sony Actually Make Some Money, Expected To Report Profit
According to a report from Nikkei (through the lovely folks at Reuters), Sony are expected to announce a profit of ¥100 billion ($1
1 billion) for the period of October through December 2009. It'll basically be the first profit Sony has posted in what seems like an age. The profit's believed to come from improved Playstation 3 sales (the Slim model...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Coming To Playstation 3 Next Week
DICE has confirmed that the Playstation 3 will get its second-dose of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as of next week (that's February 4th, folks)
Sadly Americans, that February 4th applies only to Europeans, as those of you in the land of NA will have to wait until February 11th. The game's due in early March.
News Red Dead Redemption Continues To Look Jaw-Droppingly Gorgeous In Weapons Trailer
We have a thing for Wild West games
It started (surprisingly) with Gun, and has been most recently fuelled by Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood. But we're ready for more. Red Dead Redemption certainly looks like it might just be one of our favourite games in 2010. The variety, animation and visuals look stunning. Check out the trailer above for a...
Wednesday27th Jan 2010
Review Dark Void (PlayStation 3)
Nathan Drake wannabe Will is a pilot, flying to somewhere or other with British cutie Ava
Just as you're getting a sense of history between the pairing, the couple are sucked into the Bermuda triangle, where Dark Void's goofy, yet endearing sci-fi plot begins to take hold. Playing as Will, Dark Void is structured into three main gameplay elements;...
Feature The Most Notable: SEGA Dreamcast Games We Want To See On The Playstation Store
Ever since SEGA leaked the minutes of a behind-doors meeting with Sony, we've been awaiting the announcement of Dreamcast games for sale on the Playstation Store
We have a host of favourites from the Dreamcast era, but below we've listed those games that would actually pull us away from fresh PS3 releases. Do you agree/disagree? Let us know. Shenmue...
News Naughty Bear Boxart Depicts Teddy Bear With Knife
Indeed, we think Naughty Bear might just be the best concept for a video game ever
Just.
News New God Of War III Artwork Includes A Moody Bell Tower, True
As seen via a full-set of "leaked" art on UGDB
Horrific monster designs over-page.</em>
News Criterion Games To Showcase New Need For Speed Game Today (Behind Closed Doors)
There's a lot of excitement behind the new Need For Speed game
Namely because it's being developed by Criterion Games, the British team behind the excellent Burnout franchise. So imagine our excitement when we skipped through the lines of Criterion's latest Tweet and read that, yes, the new Need For Speed game is to be shown off today...
News No Trophies For Assassin's Creed II "Battle Of Forli" DLC; Sales Plummet
Is it shallow to say that our interest in the upcoming Assassin's Creed II DLC, "Battle Of Forli", dropped by about 100% when we read reports of the game being without trophies? Ubisoft gave PS3Trophies the bad news
Boo! The DLC's due this week for like $3.99.
News Bayonetta PS3 To Get Installation Patch
Finally
We mentioned how gutting it was to see Bayonetta chug its way through levels in our review, and even suggested that a simple installation patch might half those load issues. Well, it's been an announced that online patch for the game will allow installation of some of the game's data, hopefully aiding those issues. It's unknown whether the...
News Modern Warfare 2 The Competitive Goal For Battlefield: Bad Company 2
It seems no-one at EA can talk without mentioning that Modern Warfare 2 is in their cross-hairs
Medal Of Honor is already being touted as a Call Of Duty contender; and it seems EA excpect the same from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. DICE's Robbie Bach explained to GamerZines:A lot of people ask us about Modern Warfare and they compare us to Modern...
News FIFA World Cup 2010 Due In April, Includes Irritating Brazil Fans
EA's just announced that FIFA World Cup 2010 will launch on April 30th here in Europe (27th in America)
The game will launch on PS3 and PSP, so sorry PS2 owners, no version for you! It'll feature annoying Brazil fans.
News Episode Three Of The Blue Toad Murder Files To Be Free
One of our most anticipated PSN titles is the next episode of the Blue Toad Murder Files
So it's exciting to hear that Relentless are giving away episode three for free between February 25th (its launch) and March 25th. Episodes four to six will follow on April 8th and will be bundled as a pack for £9.99. You can see our reviews for the first two...
News Super Street Fighter IV Gets A New Trailer, Yo
Super Street Fighter IV is actually not all that far off, as Capcom dated the game for April 27th/30th for the US and Europe respectively yesterday
And with that an announcement came a brand new trailer of fisty-cuffs. Awesome.
News This Is What FIFA World Cup 2010 Looks Like
EA's announced this morning that FIFA World Cup 2010 will launch this summer, ahead of the actual competition's kick-off on June 11th
Interestingly, the game will not only focus on those teams who actually made it to the finals, but also those who didn't. In fact, you'll be able to opt to start as any of 199 international teams and play right...
News God Of War II Could Have Been A Playstation 3 Launch Title According To Yoshida
SCE Worldwide Studios honco Shuhei Yoshida has told GameInformer that God Of War II could have been a Playstation 3 launch title
We had a lot of debates about it, actually. I always firmly stood by keeping it on PS2, said Yoshida. Many people, including marketing, suggested that maybe it should be moved to PS3. What I believed was that God...
Tuesday26th Jan 2010
Review Army Of Two: The 40th Day (PlayStation 3)
The loud-mouthed American frat-boys Rios and Salem are back, this time in Shanghai
Army Of Two: The 40th Day plots the events of the bustling US-marines over a few short days, as the world around them comes crashing down. There's an almost Cloverfield-like approach to the pacing in The 40th Day; you're never quite sure what's going on, but you know...
News Zipper: Others Couldn't Do MAG, PS3 Makes It Possible
Zipper Interactive has told VideoGamer
com</a> that MAG is "is what the PS3 can do and few others can."I don't even know if it's possible for multiplatform, senior designer Scott Rudi said. We're using so many architectural features unique to the PS3, like the Cell system, that I would be hard pressed to and I'm not a...
Rumour Sony Put $20million Worth Of Funds Into Multiplatform L.A. Noire
An unusual Twitter account under the pseudonym Veracious_Shift has popped up this morning, claiming to know the secrets of upcoming PS3 title Agent's exclusivity, and the fiasco regarding the oft-lofted, rarely shown L
A. Noire</a>. Veracious Shift writes:To McNamara [dude what did The Getaway - Ed], The Getaway was a tainted brand by Sony's...
Feature Army Of Two: The 40th Day on Playstation 3 Multiplayer Impressions
There are some pretty neat ideas in Army Of Two: The 40th Day's multiplayer campaign
Firstly, through the magic of the Internet, you'll be able to create your own Army Of Two flavoured mask via armyoftwo.com and take your personal creation online. It's a gimmicky idea, but it helps give your character personality and thus is worthy of mention...
News Hey, Guess What? EA Are Making A World Cup Football Game!
Who'd have thunk it? EA are to showcase their upcoming World Cup tie-in game tomorrow according to CVG
The game's due in the summer (really!?!). There'll be a first screenshot tomorrow apparently.
News Next Platinum Games Title To Be Announced On GTTV
With Bayonetta already out there on store shelves, attention has turned to the next title Platinum Games work on
And that game's going to get its global announcement this Thursday via GTTV. Host Geoff Keighley Tweeted last night:This week on GTTV global announcement of next title from Platinum Games inside the show!</blockquote> We're...
News Dead Rising 2's Coming This Year Folks
Coming as part of a long list of announcements this morning, Capcom has announced that Dead Rising 2 will still hit this calendar year
Well, in Japan at least. The company announced they intend to release a live action movie alongside the game entitled Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun. That is all.
News Zipper Interactive Switch On The MAG Servers
We've had our review copy of MAG sitting on the shelf since mid-last week
As an online-only release, we've been waiting for the servers to kick-in. But with copies being sent out ahead of the game's launch this week in the US and Europe, it seems Zipper have finally hit that switch on their massive action game. We had a 37mb patch to download, and a...
News SCEE Plan To Release God Of War Collection Separately In Europe
VG247 are reporting this morning that SCEE intend to release the God Of War Collection separately in the UK, outside of the God Of War III Ultimate Collection
They were coy on dates however. It really feels like SCEE have dropped the ball with the God Of War Collection. Not only is it effectively a means of printing money from a game already...
News Super Street Fighter IV's Coming To The US, Europe In April
Capcom's announced that their updated 4/4 brawler, Super Street Fighter IV, will launch on Playstation 3 in both Europe and USA this April
Americans will be able to hadouken on the 27th, while Europeans will have to hold their yoga flames until the 30th. Consider us stoked.
News Half-Minute Hero Demo Coming To The European PSN Next Week
If you're still not sure playing an RPG in order 30-seconds is for you, then perhaps you'd be interested in a demo for Rising Star's Half-Minute Hero
The demo is due next week ahead of next month's full release in Europe."We're really excited about the release of Half-Minute Hero, truly the most innovative game on the PSP today," said...
Monday25th Jan 2010
Review Cubixx (PlayStation Minis)
Cubixx is a surprisingly brilliant reworking of the 80's classic Qix
The presentation and soundtrack make for an intense, futuristic experience that can be enjoyed in short, sporadic bursts. As the name hints, Cubixx's twist on the classic Qix formula, is to have you cutting out the surface of pulsating polygonal cube. The cube pounds with the beat...
Review Vancouver 2010 (PlayStation 3)
Very much what it says on the tin, Vancouver 2010 is the sports-game tie-in to the upcoming Winter Olympics
Featuring a range of snow-based sporting activities, Vancouver 2010 is a simplistically presented package with a rather sparse feel. There's no career mode here, Vancouver 2010 is all about pushing for perfection against an ever-improving...
Feature Vancouver 2010 on Playstation 3 Multiplayer Impressions
Mimicking Vancouver 2010's simplistic single-player campaign; taking the Winter Olympics online is a simple case of match-making or lobby hunting
Hosts can setup a varying number of stacked events (all 14 from the main game) for up to four online players to compete in. Medals are attributed according to success, but sadly are only stored by the...
News Hong Kong International Airport Gets Playstation 3 Kiosks
The plane's delayed, you're bored stiff, and you want to play Gran Turismo 5
Good job you're in Hong Kong International airport, eh, where a host of Playstation 3 kiosks have been installed for bored travelers. There'll be kiosks with Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed II and Final Fantasy XIII. Awesome.
News New PSOne Classics Outed By The ESRB
.. But, yo, if you were looking for something mind-blowing then perhaps set yourself up for disappointment right now; the games listed by the ESRB for release on the American Playstation Store include: Extreme Pinball, Hi-Octane, and Sim Theme Park. There you go.
Feature Push Square's Sammy Hits 2,000 Trophies: At Last!
20 days later than the original specified date, I've finally hit my 2,000 trophy target
Ta very much Vancouver 2010, Dark Void and Army Of Two: The 40th Day review duty! Now I have 2,000 trophies, I feel very much the same as I did while I was sitting in the 1,900's - wishing I had the patience to replay older games just to pick-up all those...
News DICE Dodge The Line Of Fire When It Comes To Mirror's Edge 2
Question dodging - the best way of keeping your job and avoiding a good telling off
Take the comments made by DICE's Karl-Magnus Todesson for example when he was asked about Mirror's Edge 2:I cant really comment on that because we havent officially announced that were working on itBut we were very happy and proud of Mirrors Edge one as...
News Multiplayer Headed To Ubisoft's I Am Alive?
A job listing picked out by Blend Games seemingly suggests that multiplayer is headed to Ubisoft's I Am Alive
According to the LinkedIn profile of Ubi's Paul Robinson, the mode is very much being considered. He writes, We are doing some exciting stuff, and if you are a leap mp [multiplayer, yo] designer, drop me a line. The game's due in fiscal...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Not Happening ("For The Time Being")
We were told by some non-digital friends recently that, "Too many people are demanding it [Final Fantasy VII remake]; they [Square Enix] have to be working on it
" To which we responded, "Nah." Cue Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura explaining a Final Fantasy VII remake as a no-go "for the time being." Ta for that Nomura, we owe...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 25th-31st January 2010
Monday means we tell you about all the cool Playstation software out this week
Of which there is some. Namely multiplayer action in the form of Zipper's MAG. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: MAG Public opinion has been mixed for Zipper's MAG, but whether it ends up being a huge success or colossal failure, its scope and ambition is great...
News We'd Pay $1,000,000 For These S.V.E.R. Sneakers
Look, we're Raven dudes, ok?
We pledged our allegiance during the MAG beta, we swore on the oath. But you know what, forget it, because these S.V.E.R. sneakers are properly amazing. They've been designed by Cory Repp; alongside a faction-specific sneakers for both Valor and Raven. But they're a bit cack - we want the S.V.E.R. ones. It would be the...
News God Of War III Gets March 19th UK "Tracking" Date
Despite rumours you may have seen floating around the 'Net today; SCEE has told us (and a few others) that the touted March 19th UK release date for God Of War III is merely a "tracking date", and not a confirmed release date
Sony are being rather coy with God Of War III at the moment; with the game presumably just a few months away, there's still a...
News Modern Warfare 2 Held Off The UK Charts Top Spot By Just Dance For A Second Week
Can anyone think of any other songs aside from those by Lady GaGa that use the lyric "just dance" as a central theme? We're racking our brains here in the PushSquare office but nothing's coming
Answers on a postcard merci beaucoup. Yep, if the overly obvious post-title didn't give it away, we can confirm that Wii-title Just Dance has beaten Modern...
News David Cage: Heavy Rain Is Not Meant For "Tabloids"
Perhaps preparing himself for the inevitable Daily Mail backlash - David Cage has explained that his upcoming Playstation 3 noir thriller, Heavy Rain (which is riddled with themes of child murder and sex), is not meant "for the tabloids"
When you write something or you develop a project like Heavy Rain, you dont write for tabloids. You dont...
News Hideo Kojima Is The Studio's Narrative King
When you've got an IP as rich as the Metal Gear universe, it surprises me that anyone truly understands the fiction
We guess though, if anyone has a semblance of an idea about what's going on - it would be creator Hideo Kojima. Thus it's no surprise to hear Kojima tell Official Playstation Magazine that, "Not so many ideas come from the other...
Sunday24th Jan 2010
News Michael Pachter Gets His Own GameTrailers Show, Hilarity Ensues
Stocks in the ever-increasing portfolio of video games analyst Michael Pachter just shot up, with the premiere of his new GameTrailers show, Pach$Attack -- a segment in which the buoyant business-man talks games industry numbers (and his undying appreciation for Microsoft's corporate strategies)
Check the show through here. It's hilarious.
Saturday23rd Jan 2010
Inevitably the Playstation Motion Controller was delayed until Fall this week
No surprises there, we're still reporting on rumoured names here in the PushSquare office, and aside from that very impressive E3 tech-demo, we have nothing at all to go on. But what effect will that delay have on Sony's new hardware? More time will ensure better prepared...
They have to be pissed though, right? Being one of the first titles to take advantage of the Playstation Motion Controller, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition had the opportunity to get an extra push by Sony for using the new peripheral? Alas, what's believed to be entitled the Arc has been pushed back until Fall, leaving Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's main selling point well
.. not very saleable. Capcom say they don't care though. They told Joystiq:Capcom has not announced any compati...
News Dead Or Alive Paradise Sounds Ridiculous, Looks Awesome
There'll be no fighting or volleyball in Dead Or Alive Paradise
Nuh-uh, this PSP title due in America this March is all about taking a vacation with some hot anime chicks. You'll play mini-games with nine bikini-clad polygonal babes, befriending the ladies and unlocking new bathing costumes as you go. As the press release states - "It's a...
News Fat Princess On PSP Looks A Lot Like, Erm, Fat Princess On PSP
Supervillain Studios have released a few new screens for Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake, the upcoming PSP iteration of the popular PSN multiplayer title
Supervillain reckon the game is pretty much ready to go for a simultaneous worldwide launch, however publishers Sony are yet to detail that. We reckon it'll be soon though.
News Hey Look, Sony Own The Domain PlaystationArc.com
Yo, you know we told you that the Playstation Motion Controller was almost probably going to be called the Playstation Arc? Well, erm, yeah
Sony has filed for the domain PlaystationArc.com. The domain's empty but the WhoIs totally says it was purchased by none other than Sony Computer Entertainment. We expect Sony will announce the name at GDC. [Ta,...
Friday22nd Jan 2010
News Playstation 2 Phantasy Star Universe Servers To Close
If you're still playing Phantasy Star Universe on your Playstation 2, then well, we're afraid you're going to have to stop soon
The servers are being closed. As of next Friday, no new subscriptions for the game will be taken, ahead of the big server close on March 31st.While we are sad to see the PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe end, the year...
News Preorder Yakuza 3 To Get "Challenge Pack" In The US
If you're American and order Yakuza 3 from GameStop you'll get a free and exclusive "Challenge Pack"
The pack contains mini-games including pool, darts and bowling. It'll also contain four new outfits. GameStop reckon the game's out March 9th.
News Huzzah! Borderlands To Get Level Cap Increase In Next DLC
After the disappointment of the latest DLC, Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, our Borderlands addiction is kinda teetering; embedded deep inside but refusing to emerge until we can hit a new level cap
Seems Gearbox know that, as they've announced a level cap increase is due with the game's next DLC pack, a pack they describe as "the biggest DLC we...
News Kevin Butler Returns For MAG Commercial
Kevin Butler's back, this time to promote Sony's 256-player shooter MAG as the VP of "first person shooter relations"
Brilliant. MAG's due next week. We'll have a review in the very near future.
News Uncharted 2 DLC, Demo Due Next Week On Playstation Store
Remember the awesome Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC we told you about yesterday? Sony's confirmed it's coming next week, alongside a demo if you're yet (why not
?!) to play the game. The DLC, entitled the "Playstation Heroes Skin Pack" brings Cole and Zeke from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helghast...
News Rockstar Pledge Good Year For Playstation 3
During the "Asked & Answered" aspect of Rockstar's website, the company have pledged a "very good" year for Playstation 3 users
When prompted about the exclusivity of the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, Rockstar responded with positivity for Playstation 3 users, stating, "We know that it continues to be an often-asked question and believe us,...
News Assassin's Creed II DLC To Be Released On January 28th
Ubisoft has Tweeted that the Assassin's Creed II DLC is due to hit the Playstation Store on January 28th (that's next week folks
). It'll cost $3.99. You'll use Leonardo's flying contraption in the Battle Of Forzi which spans six playable memories.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Single-Player Trailer Is Rad
As promised, GameTrailers has revealed the world-first footage of DICE's upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2's single-player campaign
It looks a lot more serious than the last one. But also rad. Real rad. <object id="gtembed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="468" height="380"...
News SCEE: 3 Million Playstation 3s Sold In The UK
It's milestone time for SCEE, as they've just confirmed that 3 million Playstation 3s have been sold in the UK to date
There's really not much else to say. As Brits ourselves, Sony's efforts have very much been brushed under the carpet by the mainstream here; but still outstanding marketing, pricing and, just sheer brilliant exclusive games have...
News Square Enix Announce Final Fantasy XIII Collector's Edition
Square Enix has revealed the Collector's Edition for Final Fantasy XIII today
The package includes a soundtrack, art-book and printed post-cards, and is due to launch worldwide alongside the standard version on March 9th.
News American Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
PlayStation Network 10 for '10 sale: PS3 Games: Gravity Crash (now $4
99, original price $9.99) ZEN Pinball (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Critter Crunch (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Braid (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Burn Zombie Burn (now $4.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Vandal Hearts: Flames of...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
Special Offers Until February 4: Smash Cars (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Digger HD (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Cuboid (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Interpol (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Unbound Saga (PSP)...
Thursday21st Jan 2010
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
Feature Against All Odds: Uncharted Quality vs. Modern Warfare Quantity - willxcore Discusses
Someone grab that little dude with the funny suit from Braid because I'm about to take you on a trip through time
Rewind the clocks back to November 2006 when Sony released the Playstation 3 upon the world. It was met with feverish anticipation and was considered the second, err, third coming of the great Playstation home console series. All was...
News Pachter Reckons Epic "Regret" Microsoft Exclusivity, Want Gears Of War On Playstation 3
Gears Of War is considered one of the biggest XBOX 360 exclusive titles
It also happens to be developed by a semi-third party developer. The Gears Of War franchise is bound by an exclusivity agreement, something analyst Michael Pachter reckons Epic regret.I think the Epic guys cant wait until they can start doing multiplatform games, Pachter...
News Hey British People, Yakuza 3's Coming March 12th
SEGA has today confirmed that, yo, that Japanese gangster game you've been waiting for (Yakuza 3, obviously) is due to hit British consoles on March 12th
The game is a Playstation 3 exclusive. We can't wait.
News Heavy Rain DLC Will Explore The Origins Of The Origami Killer
While you'll get to play numerous characters in Heavy Rain, you'll only play those tracking down the focal character; the "Origami Killer"
Taking control of the mysterious monster will be left for DLC, David Cage has revealed on a French website. Known as the Heavy Rain Chronicles, DLC episodes will add about an hour of gameplay to each character's...
News Uncharted Twin-Pack Box-Set Thing-Ma-Jig Due For Japanese Retail
If you happen to be Japanese and also living under a rock, then you might have missed out on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Thankfully, for said people who have just emerged from under their rock, you'll be able to catch up with an Uncharted Twin-Pack. The pack features both iterations of Uncharted in a lovely gold wrap...
News Inevitable: God Of War III Gets Console Bundle
As we expected, God Of War III will get a console bundle here in Europe (and we're sure in the US too, though no word on that yet) when the game launches in March
The bundle includes a 250GB Playstation 3 console, controller and copy of the game. Amazon France has spilled the beans on the bundle, much like the Heavy Rain one we reported on...
News SCEE: Heavy Rain Demo Due February 11th (If You Really Want To Play It)
We understand why people might need to play a demo of Heavy Rain to be fully sold on the game's "interactive drama" nature, but for us, we so don't want to play a demo
We're sure the scene's been picked specifically to not only crush the "QTE" rumours, but also show the scope of Heavy Rain's plot without giving anything away. But you know...
News Zipper Interactive: Quit Dissin' Yo, XBOX Live Is More Juvenile Than PSN
Zipper Interactive's Ben Jones has hit back at comments aimed at the PSN, by claiming that XBOX Live is much "more juvenile" than the PSN, and hence MAG "definitely fits" the Playstation audience
The comments come via GamerZines, who were at a launch event in London yesterday. Jones reckons that the immature comments made by XBOX Live users make the...
News Final Fantasy VIII's Hitting The European Playstation Store On February 4th
Playstation Store's Mike Kebby has confirmed that Final Fantasy VIII will hit the European Playstation Store in early February; the 4th to be precise
FF8 is coming on the 4th of February, this is a confirmed date now. Hooray, he wrote on the Playstation Blog. Lovely.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Campaign Getting GameTrailers Blow Out This Week
Hoo-ahh
If you, like us, are rather excited to see just how Battlefield: Bad Company 2's campaign is shaping up, then you best jump over to GameTrailers where there'll be the first footage of the game's single-player campaign. Of course, if you can't be bothered to jump onto GameTrailers, chances are we'll post the video here when it's live. Don't...
News Amazing Gran Turismo 5 vs. Real-Life Video
Polyphony Digital's released a video comparison of a lap in a real car against a lap in a Gran Turismo 5 car
The results are kinda awesome. The video's essentially a tech demo for the Data Logger Visualization, that tracks the bumps and movements a driver makes in a car. It's pretty awesome.
Wednesday20th Jan 2010
News Bizarre: Japanese PS3 DVR Will Include Trophies
According to Famitsu (via PS3C) the newly announced Japanese Playstation 3 device "Tourne", a kind of DVR, will include trophy support
You'll earn trophies for simply watching television. For example, a trophy will be unlocked for watching the last episode in seven different TV series' and so on. You can see more about the "Tourne" through...
News Hey Look, That's Totally Afterburner Climax
GamesWire's got some awesome screens for SEGA's upcoming PSN flight-combat remake, Afterburner Climax
As you'd absolutely expect, the game looks pretty bloody rad. Check the full set through here.
Feature The Most Notable: Overlooked Playstation 3 Games Of Early 2010
Whenever somebody says, "hey, there's a lot of great content coming to the Playstation 3 this year," the titles on many player's lips are Heavy Rain, MAG, Gran Turismo 5 and God Of War III
But there's also a lot of content due on PS3 this year that's been swept under the carpet a little; ignored by the masses. We're here to take a look at some of...
News LittleBigPlanet's The Next Playstation Title To Get The 3D Treatment
Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios' (MotorStorm) office this week
Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet. And according to Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels...
News Playstation Motion Controller Delayed Until Fall, 2010
Sony's just sent us word - not so surprisingly - that the Playstation Motion Controller, tipped to be named "Arc", will not launch until Autumn 2010
The controller was previously believed to launch in Spring.We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles...
News Heavy Rain Getting A Console Bundle In France
Heavy Rain is a game made by a French studio
Therefore it only seems fitting that Amazon France would reveal details (ta, PSLS) of a PS3 Slim/Heavy Rain bundle pack. You'll get a 250GB console, a copy of Heavy Rain, and all the other bits and bobs. Itll cost 349.95 (£309) with a release on February 24, which just so happens to be the same day...
News Japanese Heavy Rain Boxart Is All About Noses
The European boxart may be awesome, and the American boxart may be terrible, but what of the Japanese boxart for Quantic Dream's noir-thriller Heavy Rain? Well, it's got a nose on it
News Modern Warfare 2 DLC To Hit Playstation 3 About A Month After XBOX 360
Microsoft announced at E3 that they'd given Activision lots of money secured "exclusive first looks" at the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC, but until today the exact context of that statement had not been revealed
However, Eurogamer are reporting today that Modern Warfare 2 DLC will receive a period of timed-exclusivity on the XBOX 360, for 30 days...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Voice Actress Tops Japanese Charts
Only serving to fuel our obsession with Asian pop-music, Nana Mizuki - the voice of the Costa Rican chick Paz Ortega Andrade in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - has topped the Japanese pop charts with Phantom Minds
The single moved 54,000 copies last week. It's like a breakneck ballad with an all-over-the-place bassline and lots of filtered drum...
News Persona 3 Portable Hits North American PSPs This July
Fans of GiantBomb and the Persona franchise, rejoice, Persona 3 Portable is due to release on the Playstation Portable this July 6th in America
It'll feature a new playable character and dozens of hours of new gameplay. There's an intro video after the jump, and an official website here.
Tuesday19th Jan 2010
News More Terrible US Boxart Emerges, This Time Yakuza 3
What's with American boxart being so rubbish? First Heavy Rain, now Yakuza 3
The super stylish Japanese boxart has been replaced by a red background and an uber close-up of the protagonist's face. Rubbish. To be fair, the art has only shown up on GameFly so may just be a placeholder. We hope so. Here's the Japanese box.
News Playstation Revenue Down $1.3 Billion Last Year
Gamasutra's reporting that despite a Playstation 3 resurgence in recent months, the Playstation family as a whole dropped $1
3billion due to a contracting Playstation 2 market. Playstation family revenue was $6.4billion in 2008, but Gamasutra reckon that number dropped as low as $5.1billion last year. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons...
News So Where Are The Playstation Exclusive Characters In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing?
Riddle us this
Given the possibility of exclusive brand characters appearing in the relevant SKUs of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing emerged from a leaked Sony document, we'd assumed there would have been an announcement for a racing Sackboy or Ratchet by now. Curiously, announcements for Mii compatibility in the Nintendo Wii version of the game...
Rumour European God Of War III Boxart Revealed
Yes
Hooray. GamersMint are reporting (via French sources) that the European God Of War III boxart has been finalised and is, well, an updated version of the boxart we really, really wanted last year. We're waiting on word from SCEE but, chances are, there's no-one in the office right now! We posted a potential US box here
News Hey Vietnam: Now You Can Buy A Playstation System
If you live in Vietnam and are an avid reader of PushSquare, there's something you'd probably like to know: the Playstation is out now where you live
That includes: PS3, PSP and PS2. All three systems are officially on sale in your part of the world as of right now. They're reasonably priced (well comparatively at least) too, with a 120Gb PS3...
News Big-Bucks Activision Boss Admits Some Activision Games Suck
Probably one of the most hated figures in the video game industry, smug money maker Bobby Kotick has admitted to Game Informer (via Destructoid) that, yep, Activision's Spider-Man games have kinda sucked
Our Spider-Man games have sucked for the last five years, Kotick claimed. They are bad games. They were poorly rated because they were bad...
News New Yakuza 3 Screens Are Rad, Include Helicopters
Joystiq's got a host of new Yakuza 3 images for you to peruse
Despite technically being a year old now, the game still looks nice and shiny, and will easily impress when it gets its long awaited Western release here in March. Get your preorders in folks. Especially if you want SEGA to release Yakuza 4 over here too.
News Hey, Check Out This Big Daddy Home Outfit
If you fancy rolling up to the Playstation Home bowling alley dressed as a Big Daddy then, erm, you can
All you need to do is preorder the Bioshock 2 Special Edition (on Playstation 3 obviously) from Amazon. The outfit is exceptionally detailed, and comes from Heavy Water (the folks who also make really good Home personal spaces and the like).
Rumour Playstation Motion Controller To Be Named "Arc"
VG247 are reporting based on "good authority" that the final Playstation Motion Controller name is "Arc"
There's been much speculation for Sony's secret tech since its unveiling at E3, with names such as "Wand", "Sphere", "Gem" and, plain old "Playstation Motion Controller" all being contenders. But VG247's...
News Quantum Theory Hits The UK On March 26th
Throwing itself into one of the busiest March periods ever in video games, Tecmo Koei's just announced that their Gears-esque third-person shooter, Quantum Theory, will hit the Playstation 3 on March 26th here in the UK
There's a new trailer through here.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 18th-24th January 2010
Hey look, it's that time of the week again: Mon-day
Despite us incessantly rambling that, yo, this is the busiest first quarter of game releases like, erm, ever, there's not much to pick from here. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Dark Void Ok, so early reviews haven't quite been as positive as they could have been, but, yo, Dark Void is...
News Santa Monica: This Ain't The End Of The God Of War Franchise
God Of War III may still be awaiting its full pre-launch blowout (at least we have new screenshots, right?), but alas, that ain't stopping developers Sony Santa Monica from looking to the future
This is not the end of God of War, John Hight, Sony Santa Monicas director of product development told Gamervision. This is definitely the end of...
News GAME Out The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo For Next Month
British retailer GAME (the ones with the purple logo) have outed the date of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's scheduled demo
According to their listing, the demo's due to start on February 4th, 2010. It'll run for three weeks on the Playstation Network. Officially, there are no details from DICE nor EA; but we're taking this date as fact, or close to...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Scoops, Erm, Seven GDC Nods
High off winning practically every video game award under the sun, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has just gone and got another seven nominations; this time from the Game Developers Choice awards
Uncharted 2 has scooped nominations for Best Game Design, Best Innovation, and just plain Game Of The Year, alongisde other accolades. PSN exclusive flower is...
News Cage: There'll Be No Sequel To Heavy Rain
Speaking in the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine (via TheLostGamer), David Cage has put an end to any suggestions of a sequel to the upcoming Heavy Rain
"I don't want to do a sequel because I've said what I had to say about these characters and this story," Cage explained, later adding, "honestly, I have nothing else to...
Monday18th Jan 2010
News Just Dance, Gonna Be Ok, Da Da Doo-Doo-Mmmm, Just Dance, Spin That Record Babe...
Come on guys
Dance. After nine weeks, Modern Warfare 2 has finally been knocked off the top of the British sales charts which means — we get to say something interesting in this post for once. Like quoting Lady GaGa lyrics. That's right folks, of all the games to topple Infinity Ward's shooter, the Wii's Just Dance has done the impossible. On red...
News You're Kidding Us Right Sony Santa Monica? New God Of War III Screens Are, Just Stupidly Good!
You know how the first two God Of War games were all about scale? Well see if you can spot Kratos in this latest screen
Seriously. Such is the magnitude of the Titan, well, consider our minds blown. This is an in-game screenshot from God Of War III. It's so good, we're questioning whether it's in-game at all. Seriously, just go to Joystiq and check...
News Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Being Developed With PS3 As Lead Platform
Hurrah for games starting to be developed with the Playstation 3's architecture in mind
Cue Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow's lead David Cox, who tweeted: <span>PS3 is the lead platform but the game is identical on both formats, he said. Excellent, take note SEGA.</span> <span><span>Alongside development details, David also...
News Sony: Sorry, No God Of War III Trailer Today
Bummer
Were you expecting a God Of War III trailer today? We sure as hell were. Sadly, the Playstation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein has clarified that while there will be new coverage tomorrow, that coverage won't include a new trailer. Maybe we'll get new screens or... something instead? Obviously some previews from Sony's event in USA. But really, we...
News Heavy Rain Heads-Up: 9/10 In Official Playstation Magazine, New Screens
First and foremost, divert your attention to Eurogamer where some new decidely wet screens for Heavy Rain have been posted
They're wet. Secondly, the game received its first rating in the British iteration of Official Playstation Magazine today, scoring a whopping 9/10:Certainly theres nothing quite like it on PS3, or indeed any other system...
News The Following People Know A Thing Or Two About God Of War III
We haven't seen the latest God Of War III trailer, so we're in the same boat as you nice folks; chomping at the bit for footage
Still, some journalists have. In fact, the kind folks at GamesRadar have given a blow-by-blow account of the trailer we'll all get to see at, erm, some point - presumably the Superbowl. There's also a whole host of hands-on...
Sunday17th Jan 2010
News Official MAG Websites Open, Play The Meta-Game Brilliantly
The absolute best thing about MAG (aside from the chaos in 256 player) is the economy driven, faction based meta-game Zipper has created
The way in which you join a team, and fight for the good of that team. It's clever, it's different and most of all it's expandable. It's unusual to find yourself in a situation where you're excited about the...
News Your MAG Dynamic Themes Are A Bit Dull, Will Serve To Remind You Of Your Affiliation
Some videos of the various MAG dynamic themes have popped up around the 'Net (via PS3C)
There's a dynamic theme for each faction in the game. They're a bit dull to be honest (well, compared to the Heavy Rain one), but they will give loyal soldiers a sense of pride each time they boot their PS3. Currently the three themes are only available from...
So, this bonkers Japanese promotion for the upcoming HD reboot of Suda51's No More Heroes, No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, may feature ridiculous amounts of Japanese dialogue and a Japanese MMA star; but it also features gameplay
HD gameplay. Of No More Heroes. Rad.
Saturday16th Jan 2010
The big news coming out of CES this year was without a doubt 3D technology in the home
Now, I'm not a tech guy, so I don't really want to get bogged down with semantics and core-duo processing, but what I'd like to talk about in today's opinionator is the effect 3D may have on the Playstation 3s hardware. As PushSquare readers will know, Sony have...
News Quantum Theory Absolutely Is Gears Of War On Playstation 3
If you've been waiting for some meat-head cover-based shooting on your Playstation 3; y'know, something to fill the Gears Of War-void, then it definitely looks like you should invest some interest in Tecmo's Quantum Theory
The above trailer could easily pass as a debut reveal for Epic's latest Gears title. Maybe Tecmo found their niche?
News BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable Hits US Retail, Playstation Store This March
The PSP version of Arc System Works BlazBlue is due in NA, with a host of bonus features to boot
The game's due for release on UMD and Playstation Store download."Every frame of animation and hit box is painstakingly replicated from the original game, so all of your combos work without a hitch. It's really nice when you need your BB fix on the...
News Check This Teaser Trailer For God Of War III's "Unearthing The Legend" Documentary
You're going to want to order the God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition to watch this "Unearthing The Legend" documentary, trailered today over at GameTrailers
Check the teaser after the jump. <object id="gtembed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="468" height="380"...
News Ahem, Gran Turismo 5 Is Only "90%" Complete According To Yamauchi
Following the delay of Gran Turismo 5 in Japan, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has told USA Today that, well, About 90% of the game is done
We are just working on the last 10% and polishing up everything. Don't shoot the messenger, ok! Kaz also revealed that the game could use the Playstation Motion Controller, but only for menus,...
News New Naughty Bear Trailer Is Short, Still Awesome
And suddenly, every gamer, boy or girl, wanted to play A2M's Naughty Bear
For a concept so absolutely bonkers, Naughty Bear is already gaining quite the fanbase. We can't wait to see more of this game in the coming weeks. In the meantime, you'll have to make do with this deviously short trailer.
Friday15th Jan 2010
Review Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond (PlayStation 3)
Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond is self-aware enough to be comical, and its gameplay is superior to its balding protagonist's last romp; but you can't help but feel the whole experience needed one more sheen of polish to reach its full potential
Taking the sarcastic video game satire fiction from the first Matt Hazard title, Eat Lead, Matt...
News Heavy Rain Website Is Now Live, Collector's Edition Contents Revealed
The Heavy Rain website is now live [read: was, seems to be having some server issues at time of writing - Ed], and features a pretty cool online murder mystery called "Four Days", beginning on January 26th
There'll be daily tasks for you to complete, and some cool exclusive content; but most importantly: no spoilers. If you register at the site...
News Hopefully God Of War III Boxart Isn't God Of War III Boxart
Eagle-eyed IndianVideoGamers have found what they believe to be the US boxart for God Of War III
While kinda awesome, we preferred the "other" boxart that was tentatively shown off earlier in the year, but we did assume Sony would opt for a picture of Kratos looking angry.
News December NPD Hardware Reports Put Playstation 3 Above 360, Just
Sony can claim a very minor victory over their closest rival the XBOX 360 today, after the December NPD reports revealed that the Playstation 3 came in just ahead of Microsoft's XBOX 360 for the month
With 1.36million Playstation 3 hardware units sold for through the month of December (and in the US alone), Sony's marketing department can officially...
News New Gran Turismo 5 Screenshots Have A Similar Effect To The New God Of War III Screenshots
Consider today the "Official Day Of Amazing Playstation 3 Screenshots
" Not content with giving us amazing God Of War III screenshots, the day has also spurned amazing Gran Turismo 5 screenshots, via Gaf. You'll see amazingly good looking cars right through here.
News American Playstation Store Updates: 14th January 2010
Demos UNO Add-on Content Magic Orbz Bundle Pack ($13
99) Magic Orbz Winter Pack ($2.99) ZEN Pinball Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Table ($2.49) Guitar Hero 5 "Cousins" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) "Holiday" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) Vampire Weekend...
News Sony: Playstation Motion Controller Totally Still Coming This Year
Sony exec Patrick Seybold has reiterated that the company are set to launch their Playstation Motion Controller "this year," but, erm, that Spring 2010 date is seemingly getting a little more unlikely
The date was originally announced by SCEA boss Jack Tretton at last year's E3. We're sure the controller will be at GDC.
News "Interactive" Just Cause 2 Trailer Showcases Engine Potential, Awesomeness
In what can only be described as a master-class of viral marketing, the latest Just Cause 2 trailer is fully interactive
Kinda. It uses YouTubes video link tools to create the kind of trailer you want, based on your play type. It also helps showcase the depth of Just Cause 2's gameplay variety. Game is still flying under the radar, but looks even...
News Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Screens Are Grainy, Intentionally So
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days aims to look like a YouTube video
In a generation where games try to outpretty each other, it's a risky move. But we think it actually is shaping up awesome here. There's a full set of screens on VG247.
Remember when people doubted whether God Of War III was going to be a good-looking game? You probably chuckled awkwardly, told them they were mad and shoved the Blades of Chaos through their heart
You were right to do so. Some new hi-res shots from Andriasang should tell you everything you need to know. A painting come to life. Indeed.
The latest trailer for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition features a ton of footage from the game's new DLC extension
It looks mad awesome if you're yet to watch it. We're still non-plussed as to why Jill Valentine looks nothing like Jill Valentine though.
News New Assassin's Creed Will Continue Ezio's Story
If you are eager to hear more of Ezio's story, then sweet
You're in luck. If you are waiting for the Assassin's Creed story to go all, "present-day," and become a Nolan North voiced cover-shooter (like it's going to one day!); then shucks, you're out of luck. Ubisoft's confirmed to CVG that the newly announced Assassin's Creed title will...
News Pinball Heroes PSP Bundle Headed To Europe
Sony are to release the Pinball Heroes pack - already available in the US - on the European Playstation Store this February
The game includes four pinball tables based on Sony properties: Uncharted, Everybody's Golf, High Velocity Bowling and Pain. Each table will be available at 2.99 each, or 9.99 for the full pack. More on the Playstation...
News Sony: 2009 "Was A Great Year" For Playstation 3, We Agree
Y'know, aside from all those top games Sony put out in 2009, the biggest success story of the Playstation 3 has been re-entering the race
This year we saw Sony outsell the Wii for stretched periods in Japan, and we even saw Playstation 3 overtake XBOX 360 on Microsoft's home-turf a couple of times. The potential has always been there, but the...
News Playstation Portable Leads The Japanese Weekly Hardware Sales Charts
We guess a Kingdom Hearts game just come out
Hence the Playstation Portable saying: hello Japanese hardware charts leadership. The handheld shifted 145k units, with the PS3 two places behind at 61k. Full figures after the jump. PSP 145,682 Wii 76,722 PS3 61,591 DSi 50,178 DSi LL 45,221 DS Lite 10,067 Xbox 360 5,461 PS2 ...
News Just A Little More Gran Turismo 5 For You...
Here's a video of a shiny car skidding around a race-track
It's yet another Gran Turismo 5 trailer thing. Enjoy.
News Confirmed: Sonic Is The Only Character In Project Needlemouse, The Gods Do Listen
SEGA has confirmed this afternoon that yes, there will be just one character in their upcoming franchise reboot Project Needlemouse; the one that matters, Sonic
"In Project Needlemouse, there will be no new characters playable or otherwise. The focus will remain solely on one blue hedgehog," SEGA said on their US blog. Hallelujah. They...
Thursday14th Jan 2010
News David Cage: Heavy Rain "Definitely Ain't Porn"
Heavy Rain creator David Cage has told PSM3 magazine (via CVG) that the sex-scenes in his upcoming masterpiece "definitely aren't porn
""There are a couple [of sex scenes], but its definitely not porn. We dont intend to push the boundaries and be ultra-realistic in every detail. Its about real characters having emotions and doing...
News Ratchet & Clank, Resistance Action Figures Now Available
Need an excuse to spend money? Dude, yes
A fan of Insomniac Games? Duhhhhhhh. Then you're going to want the newly launched Ratchet & Clank and Resistance action figures from DC Unlimited. The figure packs are detailed by DC Direct:» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: ARMORED RATCHET AND MR. ZURKON Action Figures» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: CAPTAIN...
Rumour Chu Chu Rocket Stars Set To Appear In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
We swear, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing keeps getting more and more bloody awesome
It's also paving the way for a rejuvenation of many classic SEGA franchises that seemed to have been forgotten. Which is great, because for years we've said: hey, why don't SEGA release a PSN update of Chu Chu Rocket? And hey, strengthening that thought, look...
News Pre-Order God Of War III From 7-Eleven, Get Poster
As far as we can fathom (being xenophobic Brits), 7-Eleven is a US gas station franchise that just so happens to sell video games
Sweet. Well, if you're looking to pre-order your copy of God Of War III from a gas station (or petrol station as we know 'em), you better be headed to 7-Eleven where you'll get a Kratos poster to sweeten the deal.
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Game Of The Year Edition Outed
Well whadda'ya'know? It's that time of the year again when all those good games from last year start getting repackaged and sold at full price in new, highly valued, Game Of The Year editions
Batman: Arkham Asylum is the first to be outed; with the BBFC holding a classification for a game of the year edition. Usually these packs include some package...
News EA Want Ideas For A Hypothetical Dead Space 2 Collector's Edition
You know what's big in retail these days? Collector's editions
Of bloody course. What else? So obviously, just post its announcement, EA are already considering options for a Dead Space 2 collector's edition. In fact, they've been on Facebook to purposely ask what you want. "I will have our Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis comment on some of...
News Square Enix Cut A Whole Ton Of Content Out Of Final Fantasy XIII
In an interview with FF-Reunion, Final Fantasy XIII's art director Isamu Kamikokuryou has revealed that enough locations and content were cut from the final game to make up a whole new release entirely
Sections cut include a zoo inside one of the game's amusement parks, and a secret base for Snow's hero squad. Dude, we have to bring up the XBOX 360...
News Greed Corp Introduces Mistbound: A Beautiful World, Divided By Greed
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Games has today launched the official Mistbound website, the fictional backdrop to their upcoming PSN strategy title Greed Corp. The site's set to be updated right up until the release of the anticipated Greed Corp, with prizes obtainable by community members. Greed Corp is due in early 2010.
News Sony Trademark Four New Game Titles
We'd put £0
11 of our hard earned cash on the following game title copyrights being Playstation Motion Controller supported releases. Superannuation has dug up the trademarked names, which include: Digitiles, EarthShield, Legend Of Kunoichi, and Smashbreak. We betcha Legend Of Kunoichi involves swords.
News Half-Minute Hero Not Quite 30-Seconds Away, Due February 12th In Europe
Y'know, we love RPGs here in the office but sometimes they can be a bit of a daunting investment
Thank goodness then for Half-Minute Hero, a quirky PSP release that sees you take part in a full scale RPG in well, under half a minute. With Japanese and American releases already available, Rising Star has stepped up to publish the European version of...
News 250GB Playstation 3 SKU Due In Japan This February
SCEJ has announced a 250GB Playstation 3 SKU for release on February 18th in Japan
The SKU will retail at ¥34,980. The 250GB Playstation 3 is already available in Europe and America. That's all.
News I Am Alive Coming Maybe One Day In 2011, Who Knows
IGN are reporting that Ubisoft's ambitious survival horror title, I Am Alive, is not due until 2011 at the earliest
The report indicates that the game, originally unveiled in '08, has been totally reworked with the Splinter Cell engine. Ubisoft remain hopeful that product will be, "very good;" we remain sceptical it'll ever see the light...
News Wanna Know What Your MAG Trophies Will Look Like?
So, we don't often post trophy lists and whatnot, but when it comes to big Sony exclusives we know there's a lot of buzz around, there's absolutely no exception
So, without us wittering any further, here are your MAG trophies; note: it'll take reaching the level cap with all three factions to, erm, get that platinum. Happy MAGing, you're going to...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Is Coming To Europe In May, No Need To Import
When it comes to super-obscure Japanese RPGs on Playstation 3, it seems like Demons Souls taught everyone a lesson: obscure as the games may be by nature, people still want to play them
Since its launch in the US, the Playstation 3 exclusive Demons Souls has become somewhat of a cult classic, requiring a reprint due to exceeding sales. With Demons...
News Playstation 3 To Bounce Back Strongly In 2010 Predict Industy Professionals
Industry boffins reckon that the Playstation 3 will have more success in 2010 than rival consoles the XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii
It sounds like a bold claim, but a poll conducted by industry professionals on GamesIndustry.biz saw 34 per cent of boffins backing Sony's powerhouse, citing major releases such as Gran Turismo 5, Heavy Rain, God Of War...
News SCEA Claim December '09 The Best For PS3 Since Launch
Playstation 3 has really come into its own in the past 8 months, thanks to a fantastic rebranding campaign from SCE worldwide
As such, the various subsidiaries of Sony Computer Entertainment have been posting huge growth around the world. And that's no different in America, where SCEA has claimed a 90 per cent increase in hardware sales, and 60 per...
Wednesday13th Jan 2010
News Ulala & BD Joe Hop On Board The Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Roster
You know, the more we hear about Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing the more awesome it gets
The latest trailer (above) reveals Space Channel 5's Ulala and Crazy Taxi's BD Joe as part of the roster. Amazing.
News Ubisoft: Online Multiplayer Assassin's Creed Announced, New Driver On The Way
Ubisoft are finally set to put more resources into big budget Playstation 3 games, according to reports
They can start by announcing Splinter Cell: Conviction for PS3. With an operating loss predicted in the 2010 fiscal year, Ubisoft are to change their strategy for 2011's business year starting April 1st. They have a line-up of "major"...
News We Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry: Gran Turismo 5 Delayed
Seriously, questions must be answered now
Exactly what the hell is going on at Polyphony Digital for them to slap another delay on Gran Turismo 5? Which is exactly what has happened. Initial reports suggested a delay of three months, but more recent discussion suggests a temporary postponement. Whatever the reason, for the good of the product or...
News Americans: Hate The Heavy Rain Cover? Print Out The European One
In a move that suggests, "hey, we know the US boxart is terrible too," Sony has confirmed that Americans will be able to print out and replace their Heavy Rain boxart with the European artwork
Rest easy American gamers frustrated by awful boxart.
News Modern Warfare 2 & FIFA 10 Amongst The Biggest Games On Playstation In 2009
ELSPA's confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest selling game for the Playstation 3 in 2009
The news comes shortly after Modern Warfare 2 was announced as the biggest game of the year by ELSPA, raking in sales of £67million in just one week. The game's now pulled in over $1billion. Sitting next to Modern Warfare 2 in the Playstation 3's...
News Tekken 6 Patch To Add Online Co-Op Scenario Campaign
The scenario campaign in Tekken 6 (essentially, a modern Streets Of Rage) was absolutely not the best thing about the game, but you have to admire Namco's will to tout it
Not only is it the focus of the game's menu, but it's also about to get a patch adding in online co-op. There'll even be voice chat. The patch is due on Monday.
News EA To Have Playstation Motion Controller Content At Launch
In an interview with MCV, EA's Jens Uwe has confirmed that the company will have games ready for the launch of the Playstation Motion Controller
Our studios are working with the first parties to create some interesting games for those controllers. We can expand the audience for an existing game, but its also a good time to come up with brand new...
News David Jaffe Talks Multiplayer & The Meta-Game
In his latest video blog, Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe talks about the multiplayer in his upcoming, yet to be announced Playstation 3 title
In the video, he describes his lack of interest in levelling and stats in multiplayer, and questions whether this "meta-game" (as he describes it) has become more important than the actual gameplay in...
News Sony Reckon MAG Will Be The "Tipping Point" For New Console Purchasers
Sony's told MCV that they reckon Zipper's 256-player online shooter MAG will be the "tipping point" for potential console purchasers to buy the Playstation 3
Sony also confirmed today that the game will release on January 29th in the UK."MAG is a very important IP for us and definitely a key exclusive for PS3," SCEE UK product manager Phil...
News RUSE Gets Put Back Into Fiscal Year, 2011
Alongside a host of other titles (XBOX 360/PC's Splinter Cell Conviction for example), Ubisoft's RUSE has been pushed back into fiscal year 2011
And that's pretty much all there is to say. Check out today's making of video here.
News New International Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Features Some Disjointed Dialogue, Leona Lewis
Is it just us, or is the voice acting in this international Final Fantasy XIII trailer a little, erm, crap? Perhaps layering voices with a loud, and overly vocal rendition of Leona Lewis is not the best way of showcasing a games voice actors but erm, well
.. Please tell us we're not the only ones. CGI looks good. Shifts eyes.
News SCEE: Gran Turismo 5 Date "In Due Course", Japan Delay "Only Applicable" To Japanese Market
VG247 are quoting a SCEE rep this morning, claiming a European date for Gran Turismo 5 will arrive in "due course"
This of course follows another delay in Japan, which SCEE are claiming is "only applicable to the Japanese market". Of course, with Europe having been denied a release date, who knows what effect the delay is really having...
News Naughty Bear Trailer Is As Creepy As Hell
Naughty Bear is going to be an actual video game
.. Erm. No, it really is going to be a real video game. If you want to scare yourself senseless, check out the debut trailer above. Weird, man. Really weird. But also kind of awesome.
News New Yakuza 4 Trailer Is 101% Badass
Want to see exploding buildings and angry Japanese people? Of course you do
Then you'll need to watch the latest Yakuza 4 trailer, a sub-five-minute epic of lovely PS3 visuals.
News US God Of War III Listed As March 16th, European Date Imminent
GameStop are listing the God Of War III date as March 16th, after details emerged regarding a Sony corporate email ovet at JustPushStart
With that date seemingly a lock, SCEE are claiming the European date is not far away. We should get another glimpse at God Of War III this month.
News Transformers: War For Cybertron Trailer Is Awesome, How It Should Be
Take that, Megan Fox and Shia whatsyername
You ruined Transformers. Now a generation of kids will think Transformers is all about personality-less lumps of CGI and gawky American humour. We're so glad the latest Transformers game, Transformers: War For Cybertron, actually looks like it could be good. Mainly because it's not tied into a bad film. But...
News Big Budget RUSE Video Tells You More About RUSE
We're starting to fall in love with Ubisoft's pre-release making-of videos
Not only do they tend to be beautifully presented, they're also fascinating. Sure, we understand they're, at the end of the day, marketing videos. But Ubisoft make it so fun. We're looking forward to this RUSE series. Embedded above is episode one which deals with a little...
News Quantic Dream "Will Definitely Experiment" With Playstation Motion Controller
Quantic Dream, the innovative studio behind the upcoming Heavy Rain, will definitely experiment with Playstation Motion Controller according to studio boss David Cage
I am curious to see what can be done with more mature games, if it can be used to support immersion and create a new way of playing. Quantic Dream will definitely experiment with the...
Tuesday12th Jan 2010
News Game Of Movie Of Game Screenshots In Game Of Movie Of Game Shocker
Remember that Nolan North voiced prince from 2008's Prince Of Persia reboot? Ubisoft hope not, because they're back to the ol' formula with Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands; the game which is surprisingly due to launch alongside the Jake Gyllenhaal movie later this year
Despite all our scepticism, this is Ubisoft making a game in their key...
News Purchase Gravity Crash's Soundtrack Right Now
If you happened to find yourself bopping to the tunes in Just Add Water's retro-shooter Gravity Crash, then you're probably going to want to head to CoLD SToRAGE's site right now and download the game's official soundtrack
Writing the score for this game was a total joy for me, said CoLD SToRAGE, real name Tim Wright. Although I have to...
News EA: "Innovative" Madden, Dead Space 2 & Need For Speed In The Coming Fiscal Year
EA's John Riccitiello was keen to offset further financial woes last night with news of a solid games line-up in the coming fiscal year
The boss said consumers could expect a great new version of Medal of Honor, a revitalized Need for Speed, Sims on console, FIFA in a World Cup year, an innovative and new take on Madden, Dead Space 2, Crysis an...
News American Heavy Rain Boxart Is... Not So Great
You know the European boxart for Heavy Rain
It's bloody brilliant, isn't it? All that rain and, erm, origami. Cool. The recently announced US boxart, yeah, erm, that's not so great. It kinda looks like a straight-to-rental B-movie; which isn't so hot. Also, it's distressing how clearly this is aimed at a mainstream American audience. It's after the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Demo Is Downloaded 1Million Times
Sony's GT Academy Time Trial demo for Gran Turismo 5 has hit 1million downloads, according to Sony
The demo launched just a month ago.We created the Time Trial purely as the mechanic to run the first phase of GT Academy 2010, said Polyphony Digital boss, Kazunori Yamauchi. The massive interest is testament to the strong GT Academy concept that...
Monday11th Jan 2010
News Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya Inspired By God Of War, Really Excited For GoWIII
Hideki Kamiya, the man behind SEGA's Bayonetta, has described Sony's God Of War franchise as a key influence on the sense of "climactic action" in the game
was greatly stimulated by the spectacular expression and dynamism in the God of War series in the respect of reflecting the sense of climactic action, Kamiya told XboxLiveAddicts (via...
News God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition To Cost ?109.99 In The UK
£110 sounds expensive but, let's take a breather and remember what you're getting in the God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition: three games (God Of War III, plus God Of War I & II remastered), a ton of extra PSN content (skins, characters, challenge modes), a full length documentary, two audio CDs, exclusive artwork, and a replica of Pandora's Box
Phew. So, SCEE has confirmed that the full God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition package will cost £110, with no plans to bundle just God Of War III with Colle...
News Leaked God Of War III Scans Reveal Poseidon
In God Of War III you will fight Poseidon
Poseidon. Needless to say he looks absolutely immense. Look at the size of him! New God Of War III footage is due this month. Here's hoping it includes a snippet of this boss fight. Do we even need to say anything else? Hype x a billion plus one. More scans through here.
News Rebellion Confirm Demo For Aliens Vs. Predator
Amazing news if you're interested in Rebellion's upcoming Aliens Vs
Predator</a> title. Not so interesting news for everyone else. AvP's lead designer Alex Moore has confirmed to AvPGalaxy that, "There will be a demo," and, "That's all we can say." No platforms nor dates were mentioned. You can move on now.
News Project Needlemouse Character Reveal Hopefully Reveals Solo-Sonic
SEGA are playing a little game on their official blog this week
Basically the site has a list of "potential" characters that will show up in the new Project Needlemouse game. SEGA are asking trivia questions, and for every 100 the community get right, they'll remove a character from the list (meaning said character isn't in the game)...
Maybe next time, we'll drop the clue
But our little game still won't be much fun, yo. It's too obvious. At this stage we're starting to believe that even when something huge, like, say, Final Fantasy XIII or God Of War III launches; Modern Warfare 2 will still be sitting atop the British sales charts. It'll probably still be there in 2011. By which...
News Armored Core 5 Announcement Presumably Coming Soon
It's totally not concrete or anything, but we'd suggest that glowing orange "5" that's appeared on armoredcore
net/ac5/</a> might possibly have a little something to do with well, Armored Core 5. We're not making promises or anything. MAYBE! Guess we'll find out at the "BEGINNING" on January 14th, right?
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 11th-17th January 2010
Is it really Monday again? Already
Really!? Why does it come to Monday so fast? Why are we suddenly having to do so much work? Why am I rambling? PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Army Of Two: The 40th Day So the last game wasn't brilliant and the demo for this one wasn't too hot either; but this is a big sequel out of camp EA. It can't be...
News Sony: Graphically Heavy Rain "Blows Uncharted Away"
It's a nice position for Sony to be in when they can constantly claim their next exclusive looks better than the last
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves arguably took the ribbon from Killzone 2, which according to a CES Sony rep is about to be passed onto Heavy Rain. The comments were made to a GamerTell writer, where the rep goes on to clarify that, while...
News Get A Feel For Gran Turismo 5 With This Detailed Hands-On
The fine folks at GamerLive
tv</a> have put up a pretty decent sized hands-on with Gran Turismo 5 on the show-floor at CES. The preview deals with vehicle selection right through to racing. It should give you a decent idea on how the final game will feel. Part two is after the jump.
News European Modnation Racers Beta Coming January 21st
There's a European Modnation Racers beta on the way Sony has announced via the European arm of the Playstation Blog today
The beta will be available for the first 100,000 who download it from the Playstation Store when it appears on January 21st. If you're too late: you won't be getting in. The US beta ended today.
News Fanmade MAG Trailer Showcases Scale Better Than Official Attempts
Some forum posts popping up around the 'net have questioned MAG's scale; but those of us who stook with it will have unlocked Domination mode, MAG's 256 player, objective based multiplayer component
A fan video by venuslourdes (via PSLS) showcases that sense of scale better than any other officially produced MAG trailer we've seen.
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! Coming To Minis Next Month
We just got word of a new (probably) excellent Minis title headed to the Playstation Store next month, developed by London studio Mediatonic
The craftily entitled Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! is an upwards scrolling platformer, in which players control a aristocratic demon named "The Duke". The game is set to push what's possible...
Sunday10th Jan 2010
News New MAG Trailer Gives Us Beta Withdrawal Symptoms Already
Here at PushSquare, we're way into MAG
Sure, we have a couple of issues with the game here and there; but in terms of achieving exactly what it sets out to (Massive Action), MAG absolutely hits the nail on the head. In fact, such is MAG's depth, it only gets better and better the more time you spend with it. With the final beta now done and wrapped...
Review Bayonetta (PlayStation 3)
Wicked witch of the "wha?"
Bayonetta's an extremely self-indulgent tale about nothing in particular. The constant waffling from the game's mish-mash of characters is wholly Japanese, but filled with subtle nods at both Western and Eastern popular culture that almost serves as a Michael Bay constructed satire rather than a video game plot. Abundant...
It's sequels we're excited for at the moment
Buzz for God Of War III, Killzone 3, inFamous 2 and Resistance 3 is extremely high in the office, and rumours in the latest US Playstation Official Magazine (via VG247) do nothing to quell our excitement. Reports from the magazine suggest that God Of War III custom PS3 system will launch alongside the...
Saturday9th Jan 2010
Feature Co-Op Is Definitely The Future Of Online Multiplayer - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Co-op is the future of online multiplayer
Never in all my years of opinionating have I been more sure of one thing: co-op is the future of online multiplayer. There'll always be a place in video games for the wrought solo escapades of a tight single-player experience, as will there always be the space for competitive multiplayer — but co-op is...
Review LEGO Rock Band (PlayStation 3)
LEGO Rock Band sounded ridiculous when it was announced, and playing the game has failed to convince us it's anything otherwise
But at the same time: it's absolutely not terrible. The song listing's fine, the LEGO angle injects humour, and the Rock Band gameplay is still as stellar - if not quite as original - as ever. LEGO Rock Band is exactly what...
News Wives Of Rockstar Employees Accuse The Company Of Poor Working Conditions
Pissed off wives of Rockstar San Diego employees have formed a coalition to educate the public on the company's strenuous work hours and mistreatment of workers
"Initially, as work pressure in the office increases, so do the stress levels of employees. Recently, with the amount of stress that has been built up, there have been physical...
Friday8th Jan 2010
News Twisted Metal's Sweet Tooth Joins The ModNation Race: Amazing
"Twisted Metal on PS3," says David Jaffe, "would be a cool idea
" Oh Dave you tease.</em>
News Heavy Rain Dated In The US, Hitting February 16th
Whether Sony wanted you to know the date for Quantic Dream's epic adventure title, Heavy Rain, just yet; the latest episode of Qore has gone ahead and revealed it anyway
According to reports on the Examiner, Heavy Rain will hit US stores on the 16th February. We're now praying that SCEE pitch the game in the same time-frame (rather than the believed...
News Sony Still Planning Pre-Release Heavy Rain Demo
VG247 are reporting that Sony are still planning a pre-release demo for the upcoming PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain
The game's creator, David Cage, mentioned a while back that he'd like to release a PSN demo for the game, but was struggling to find the right scene that conveyed what the game was about. All had gone quiet on the demo front, but a Sony rep...
News Dude Announced As MLB 10: The Show's Cover Star, He's Called Joe Mauer
Baseball is all about leggings and ripping off rounders, right? Still, we're told it's a big deal in the US, and not only that, Sony's exclusively developed MLB 10: The Show is supposed to be one of the best sports games available
Like, period. Thus, there's probably some excitement that Joe Mauer has been picked as the game's cover starlet this...
News Sony Confirm Western Heavy Rain Release Dates; 23rd February In The US, 26th In The UK
Sony's finally confirmed a date for Quantic Dream's ambitious adventure game, Heavy Rain
The game's due on the 23rd February in the US, with it hitting mainland Europe on the 24th and finally, the UK on the 26th. Phew. Glad that's finally all cleared up. You can order the Heavy Rain special edition exclusively from HMV if you're in the UK.
News Sony: God Of War 3 Is Must-Have, Unmistakably Realistic
In an exclusive interview with CVG, presumably fuelling the hype cogs a little, Sony's product manager for the game, Claire Blackhouse, has claimed that God Of War III is a "must have" and is "set apart" from other next-gen games on the market
She reckons that Sony's latest blockbuster provides "unmistakable realism". "God of War 3...
News Bayonetta Launch Trailer Features La Roux & Maximum Levels Of Awesome
What do you get when you cross La Roux's "In For The Kill" with some sleek footage of SEGA's Bayonetta? A launch trailer, silly
A rad one. Remember: Bayonetta is the game about the witch with hair that attacks people.
News Latest Vancouver 2010 Commercial Reminds Us About The Snow Outside
You know, we spend so much time working inside, we'd almost forgotten there was snow outside
Until SEGA sent through the latest Vancouver 2010 commercial. Which features plenty of snow. Game's due out next week.
Rumour Infinity Ward Hiring For Call Of Duty MMO
Blimey oh riley
Here's not news you expect to report on everyday. According to reports from Destructoid, Infinity Ward are hiring staff to develop an MMO. The company are apparently sniping employees from Sony Online Entertainment and Blizzard to help out on the game, including EverQuest II's Ryan Barker. Destructoid reckon the MMO will run...
News SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Finally Coming February 16th
It seems to have been subject to a never-ending list of delays, but Slant Six's latest portable take on the SOCOM franchise, SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3, is finally due for release on February 16th
It'll be available on the Playstation Store and in retail outlets on UMD. Amazingly, this Playstation Portable shooter will feature both 16-player online...
News Further Sources Suggest Dead Or Alive 5 Is Headed To Playstation 3
Official Playstation Magazine are reporting that Dead Or Alive 5 is indeed in development for the Playstation 3, following reports we issued late last year
It would be the first Dead Or Alive to hit Playstation since the Sony published DoA2 8 years ago. The franchise has been an XBOX exclusive over the past many years. Awesome.
News EA: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 To Take On Modern Warfare 2
EA Europe's Jen Uwe Inat has described March's launch of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as the first "strong attack on Call Of Duty" in an interview with MCV
In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first strong attack on Call Of Duty, he told the publication, The shooter space is one we dont want to give up. Its an...
News CES 2010: Heavy Rain Footage We Daren't Watch
Doing this job, writing for PushSquare, can be most difficult at times when you're excited for a game
We're not faceless, we write about Playstation because we genuinely love it, and while our interest levels are different depending what we're writing about; Heavy Rain is one game that has had us united since it's announcement. It feels like we've...
News Latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Trailer Highlights High Levels Of Badass
You know what, it's got to a point where we could talk and talk about Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but honestly, do you really need us to? Hit play and prepare to be astounded
Modern Warfare what?
Thursday7th Jan 2010
News CES 2010: Two Firmware Updates Planned For The PS3 In 2010, Will Bring 3D Gaming & 3D Movies
Just confirming initial reports out of Sony's CES 2010 presentation last night, Sony will introduce two separate firmware updates to the Playstation 3 this year, the first enabling 3D stereoscopic gaming to the Playstation 3, and the second bringing 3D stereoscopic movie functionality
As we reported earlier, Sony are showcasing the tech at this...
News Next Call Of Duty Game Due Out In November, 2010
Treyarch's next foray into the Call Of Duty franchise - widely rumoured to be set in Vietnam - is due for release in November, ahead of the "gifting season" according to CVG
Their source - a "senior UK trade rep" - said Activision had told them to expect the game in the same window as Modern Warfare 2.Activision believes that it can own...
First Impressions MAG on Playstation 3
Patience, endeavour, team-work, intrigue - all words associated with Zipper Interactive's MAG; a wrought 256-player first person shooter stacked with the anticipation of simply delivering its namesake: massive action
It cannot be denied, MAG does exactly what it says on the tin; but only if you're willing to put in the effort it insists for payback...
News CES 2010: Sony Confirm The Expansion Of The PSN To Other Devices
Sony has touted brand loyalty, and a cross-device network for a while, and last night at their Consumer Electronics presentation, a dapper-looking Kaz Hirai confirmed those plans
With 38million confirmed subscriptions to the PSN already, Sony intend to bring services like the Playstation Video Delivery store to connected Blu-Ray players, Bravia...
News SCEJ Confirm God Of War III For March 25th In Japan
SCEJ has confirmed that Sony's blockbuster exclusive God Of War III will launch on March 25th in Japan
The game will available stand-alone, or as part of the God Of War Trilogy Edition, containing both GoWIII and the God Of War Collection. SCEJ also confirmed a re-release of Shadow Of The Colossus will be due on February 4th for ¥1,800. Still no...
News Sony Strengthen Their Make.Believe Tag With Real World Examples
A year ago, Lucas Ordonez went from being a bog-standard Gran Turismo fan, to a real race car driver, all thanks to competitions held on the Playstation 3 similar to the GT Academy available right now
It's a story Sony are keen to tell, as they strengthen their "Make.Believe" sales pitch tagline. Whether these "commercials"...
News CES 2010: Sony Show Off Super Stardust HD In Three-Dimensions
Sony reaffirmed their dedication to pushing 3D last night at CES, by announcing a range of 3D enabled televisions, aswell as partnerships with broadcasters and IMAX
In pushing 3D, Sony made it very clear that the Playstation 3 will be one of their big avenues for the tech, announcing a firmware update that will make the PS3 3D compatible. Among the...
News Playstation 3 Boasts Nearly 4 Million Worldwide Holiday Sales
There was some fist-pumping from SCE shortly after Sony's CES 2010 keynote ended: as the company were able to boast Playstation 3 sales exceeding 3
8million over the holiday season. According to the company, "during the five weeks following the last week of November 2009", the console sold more than any previous holiday season — up 76%...
News Chill Y'all In Playstation Home's London Pub, Available Today
If you were ever in Playstation Home thinking, "I could do with a pint," then today's London Pub private space might just be what you seek
Sure, the 4.99 digital rendition won't give you an endless supply of beer to chug, but instead you'll get an awesome social hub in which to invite your Home buddies. Not only does the digital watering hole sit...
News Medal Of Honor Actually Kinda Doesn't Have Two Single Player Campaigns
We know we said it does, but it actually doesn't
Blah blah. EA has clarified that their Medal Of Honor reboot doesn't actually have two separate single-player campaigns, more over it has one seamless campaign with multiple playable characters. A bit like that other franchise. Oh darn, what's it called? Oh yeah - Call Of Duty. Surprise!"We want...
News Check Out Gran Turismo 5's Cover Car In Action
Introducing the Mercedes SLS AMG, or, more potently, Gran Turismo 5's cover vehicle
The above trailer includes pretty cars going "vroom" and transitions between real-life photography and in-engine rendering that are hard to decipher.
Wednesday6th Jan 2010
News Heavy Rain Collector's Edition Is Exclusive To HMV In The UK
Well this kinda sucks (but we still ordered it anyway)
The Heavy Rain Collector's Edition we told you about before Christmas has been locked down to a single retailer in the UK, meaning you'll have to get your preorder on over at HMV if you want significantly sexier boxart, a soundtrack, a free dynamic theme and an extra episode. HMV are claiming...
News All Together Now: God Of War III Only Possible On Playstation 3
It's becoming somewhat of a catchphrase this
"Only possible on Playstation 3." The latest game to adorn Sony's self-acknowledged accolade is God Of War III. According to comments made by Sony's Claire Blackhouse to CVG, "The developers have worked hard to use the power of the PS3 to make GOW3 look amazing and have added features that...
News Capcom Kinda Ditch The Wii, Claim "The Future Is Playstation & XBOX 360"
Capcom France's head-honcho - Antoine Seux - has declared a cull on the Wii after his company's light-gun shooter, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, did kinda rubbish at retail
The game only mustered 16,000 units in the three weeks since its launch back in November.This is the year of the emergence of so-called new console generation,...
News Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Not Coming To The UK We're 'Fraid
If you're a hardcore British gamer who likes nothing more than chillin' to the back catalogue of Michael Jackson - then you're out of luck
Sony has confirmed to VG247 that there are no plans to bring the recently announced "This Is It" bundle to the UK. The bundle's due for release in Japan later this month. Guess you'll just have to make...
News Magic Ball Becomes Magic Orbz, Goodness Only Knows Why
The bad news: for some reason PSN favourite Magic Ball is set to become Magic Orbz
The good news: a patch heading to Europe on January 7th, and America on January 14th means new content (the Winter Theme Pack Add-On) is headed to the game.TikGames and Creat Studios are thrilled to deliver even more fun-filled and addictive content for our Magic...
News Gran Turismo 5 Cover Is Revealed, Is Stunning
There are tons of more exciting things said about Gran Turismo 5's cover art on the Playstation Blog, so we recommend petrol-heads head over there for their fix of Gran Turismo discussion
But while you leave PushSquare a cold, dank, environment of non-car afficianados (we like cars plenty, but not that much) allow us to discuss the game's cover art...
News Naughty Dog Not Interested In Bringing Playstation Motion Controller To Uncharted Anytime Soon
Naughty Dog's Evan Wells has told G4 that his company aren't interested in doing a motion controlled Uncharted game anytime soon
Instead, he reckons if they were to do a game for Sony's new Playstation Motion Controller, they'd be designing a game from the ground-up.We really dont have any interest in using the motion control to do a...
News Yo, Final Fantasy XIII May Be The Last Of Its Kind Reckons Square-Enix's Wada
Yoichi Wada's told EDGE that Final Fantasy XIII may be the "last of its kind" as the company move on to next generation forms of play
I believe Final Fantasy XIII is going be something special, and that its going to be well received by the audience, Wada said. But whether we are going to continue to internally create this type of...
News Michael Jackson Branded Playstation 3 To Launch In Japan
Surely confirming there'll be a Michael Jackson SingStar game at some point in the coming year, Sony of Japan has confirmed a Michael Jackson branded PS3 bundle, which includes a Slim and a copy of "This Is It," the MJ movie on blu-ray
It's due out for sale on the 27th January in Japan, for ¥33,500.
News Medal Of Honor Reboot To Feature Two, Yes Two, Single Player Campaigns
We got more details on EA's, ahem, modern warfare reboot of Medal Of Honor via the Lost Gamer today
The news comes as part of a feature in the latest GamesMaster magazine, where an un-named Tier 1 (a real, but strictly secret military agency) representative explained that the game is all about honor (or "honour" to Brits like us) and...
News Hey Guess What, Most PSP Owners Are Actually Female
According to American analysis folks Nielsen, 52% of PSP owners are actually female
We checked our private parts and concluded we're not part of that 52%. That's basically all we have to say on the matter.
News Sony Are Increasing The Storage Capacity Of Blu-Ray Discs
If you're a developer planning on sticking more cut-scenes in your game, then rejoice
Sony and Panasonic have announced that they are planning to increase the storage capacity of the blu-ray disc from 25GB to 33.4GB. The report from Nikkei states the technology "assumes inter-symbol interference, which makes it difficult to base optical disc...
News Spring Blossom PSP Heading To Japan Looks Rather Pretty
Sony of Japan announced today they are bringing a "Spring Blossom Pink" iteration of the PSP to their region in March
The new system (which is a PSP-3000) will cost just 16,800 ($183). It's kinda pretty isn't it? We'd play one anyway.
News New Ultras Revealed In Super Street Fighter IV Trailer Look Pretty Rad
An exclusive trailer for Capcom's upcoming fighting game update, Super Street Fighter IV, has revealed the game will feature a host of new (awesome) Ultra and Super combos, aswell as Rival Battles (adding to the drama) and exclusive new costumes
Looks like Capcom are planning on packing this edition of SFIV.
News CVG Say Heavy Rain Is Coming February 26th
Evidence is mounting for a February 26th launch of Quantic Dream and Sony's ambitious next-gen title Heavy Rain
You can literally feel the hype starting to build for this game at the moment. We've always been firm believers here in the office, so it's nice to see others jumping on board. While un-named, CVG's sources for the date seem pretty...
Tuesday5th Jan 2010
News NowGamer Score Final Fantasy XIII A, Well, 7.9/10
Sure, we don't like posting about other site's reviews
Review is opinion and all that. But when you have one of the first English language reviews of Final Fantasy XIII, it's certainly worth sharing. And, sadly the review echoes many of thoughts filtering out of Japan over the past few weeks: Final Fantasy XIII is pretty good, but not as great as...
News Platinum Games Post New Countdown Clock, Includes Disco Ball & Seizure Colours
What are Bayonetta developers Platinum Games up to next? Well until the countdown on their website ends, we really don't really know
You know who probably does know though? An employee at Platinum Games. The countdown, well, erm, counts down in seconds. We didn't bother trying to work out the date of Platinum Games' next announcement, but by the...
News Heavy Rain Rated 15 By The BBFC, Hmm...
You know there's loads of tits and stuff in Heavy Rain? Well apparently it's only worth a 15 rating from the BBFC (that's British Board Of Film Classification, yo)
Considering a little while ago we were expecting this game might get refused classification, we're going to assume that Quantic Dream were clever folks and liaised with the various world...
News Say, "Hello Updated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Web Stats."
Everyone likes stats
And if you don't, well, we think you're weird. So it's perhaps fitting that we should rejoice over the addition of lots of new stat tracking options in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. If, like us, you damn well demand information about your Uncharted 2 performance, then, hey, you should probably head on over to the Naughty Dog site...
News SEGA People Already Coming Up With Concepts For Alpha Protocol 2
Alpha Protocol may not be out of the door just yet, but that ain't stopping SEGA from coming up with concepts for an eventual sequel
On the 4 Guys 1 Up podcast, Constantine Hantzopoulos confirmed that folks internally are dreaming up an AP2. As for the first game - it's apparently "content complete," but QA are still ironing out some bugs.
News Dark Void Demo On The Playstation Network This Week
If you like shooting and jet-packs, you probably won't need a demo of the budget priced Dark Void
But yo, perhaps if you're still not sure you might consider checking out the taster Capcom have prepared for you on the Playstation Store this week. Game's due out on the 22nd.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 4th-10th January 2010
It's the future
And that means now all the Christmas lark is out of the way, new games are being released. Actual video games. Y'know, that you can buy. Here's what's hot this week. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Bayonetta Apparently the Playstation 3 version's not quite up to snuff, but for what it's worth, the sections we've played...
News Final Fantasy XIV Shots Are All Pyrotechnics & Glamour, "You're A Tiger, Baby!"
IGN has just uploaded some new screens of the upcoming Playstation 3 MMO, Final Fantasy XIV
The game's due out this year [is it really? - Ed] [yes, it is really! - PushSquare Staffer], and we have to admit, looks kinda hot in these screenshots. Check out the full collection through here.
A really early copy of the latest Playstation The Official Magazine has been picked up by a GTPlanet user, revealing what seems to be Gran Turismo 5's boxart and some screens of night-time racing
The magazine also notes the inclusion of Indy Racing League cars and tracks, news which seems to be sending the GTPlanet users into a frenzy. We're not big...
News Sony Don't Really Think OnLive Is A Threat At All
Remember OnLive? The announced service that would supposedly allow "gamers" to kinda stream video games from a mega-hub computer server thing-ma-jig
Yeah? Sony doesn't think much to it at all really. In fact, they reckon that in order to play video games at the "expected quality" you'll need a traditional video games system."Whilst...
We've given the Playstation Motion Controller a fair amount of thought recently
When the hell are Sony going to have their big reveal for the peripheral? It's due out in Spring, which would be ahead of E3, and assuming it hits shelves later than suggested, if it's still coming this year Sony have to blow the doors off soon. Surely? Well hey, guess...
News Army Of Two Dudes Hit, Erm, London
We have no idea what point this viral video for EA's Army Of Two: The 40th Day is trying to make, but we thought we'd post it anyway so our entire readership can sit collectively looking puzzled
Dude, what?
News DS Is 2009's Biggest Hardware Winner In Japan, PS3 & PSP Fare Well
Nintendo may have taken the overall 2009 hardware sales crown in Japan, but there were strong performances from the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable in Sony's home region too
The PS3 managed to shift 1.7million systems in the region, just short of the Nintendo Wii's 2million; where the PSP managed to shift 2.3million systems for the year...
Monday4th Jan 2010
Review Borderlands (PlayStation 3)
Good question, yo
What is Borderlands all about? Something to do with a Vault and bi-century openings and keys and Skags. Yes, lots of Skags. Look, Borderlands is a co-operative "RPS" (that's Role Playing Shooter if you've been following trends), in which you control one of four character types in a heavily stylised world. Choosing between...
News SEGA: Yakuza 3 Will Have Japanese Voice Actors Only
It seems SEGA Of America's Constantine Hantzopoulos' comments on the 4 Guys 1 Up podcast have been taken out of context, as SEGA's just confirmed to us that the Western release of Yakuza 3 will feature only the original Japanese voice actors with English sub-titles, as previously believed
Reports had earlier indicated that the game might include...
News New God Of War III Artwork Screams "Chaos!"
Apparently, in God Of War III, there will only be chaos
And nothing encapsulates that better than some artwork posted on NeoGAF this morning that depicts Kratos in a brutal entangle with Hades [right? - Ed]. Amazing. Oh, and if you wanted evidence God Of War III ain't all that far away - the website just launched.
News PushSquare's Sammy Hits 2,000 Trophies: Not Quite
My quest for 2,000 trophies came to a rather abrupt end shortly after my last post
See, the thing is, not only was I getting a little tired of the hunt, I'd also made contingency plans. "I'm never going to hit 2,000 with just old games," I told myself, "Need to strengthen my backlog by two games, and I'll do it easily." Of...
WTF Yakuza 3 Will Feature English Language Voice Overs After All
An interview on the latest 4 Guys 1 Up podcast has hinted at an English language track being added to Yakuza 3
The original announcement suggested there would be full English sub-titles to the already stellar Japanese voice-cast, but Sega of America's studio director Constantine Hantzopoulos hinted differently in the podcast interview.The bulk of...
News MAG Public Beta Kicks Off Today, Still Requires Stupid Amounts Of Downloading
There's a reason we're still yet to play MAG
It's not because we're not interested in it (we totally are), but it's because those downloads take way, way too long to complete. And that's the same situation for today's public MAG beta, which is, well available to everyone. Again, it's a short but sweet 37mb download from the Playstation Store...
News Final Fantasy XIII Sales Take A Plunge In Japan, No Big Deal-o
With an opening week pushing over a million copies of Final Fantasy XIII, it's really no big deal that the game dropped to fourth on the Japanese sales charts this week
Still, with figures of around 200,000 copies shifted, we doubt Square Enix will be worrying too much, with Final Fantasy XIII seemingly meeting all its ridiculous expectations in the...
News It's 2010. A New Year. A Fresh British Games Chart. A Similar Story.
Modern Warfare 2 is still top of the British sales charts
Still. That's the eighth consecutive week for Infinity Wards game about shooting people. Elsewhere, nothing much happened. Interesting. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 ASSASSIN'S CREED II MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WII SPORTS RESORT WII FIT PLUS FIFA 10 JUST DANCE NEW SUPER...
Rumour Fallout: New Vegas Details Leaked, Sorta Maybe
A mysterious post on the GameSpot forums claims to have a host of leaked information about Bethesda's upcoming Fallout: New Vegas
Of course, comment from the publisher is of the "no comment" variety, but that doesn't stop these details looking any more solid. Still the forum "leak" goes on a friend-of-a-friend basis, so take it...
News Guetta Thinks DJ Hero Is Banging, Is Working On DJ Hero 2
Top DJ David Guetta [and the mastermind behind tons of amazing French house - Ed] has hinted he's working on a follow-up to DJ Hero
In an interview with Kelowna, Guetta said, I think its amazing, this game [DJ Hero], and Im going to work on the No. 2 version. Its a really crazy game, he said.After ten minutes, you get the rush that a DJ...
News Matt Hazard Hits The Playstation Network This Week, Y'all
For all that Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazard did wrong, you have to admire the faux "video game superstar" plot it tried to depict
Sure, the actual game became an irony of its own humour, but that's something its developers are keen to point out themselves. Vicious Cycle Software's president Eric Peterson describes The Return Of Matt Hazard on...
News Remember How Gran Turismo 5 Trailers Always Look Amazing? They Still Do.
GTPlanet
com</a> kindly managed to snag an off-screen recording of the latest Gran Turismo 5 trailer at the Asia Games Show over Chrimbo. Sure, the sound might be muffled, and the image not true HD but, look - this trailer has Rome and Madrid footage, aswell as some new clips on the Nascar and rally content. It's due out in Japan this March...
News Sony Claim PS3's VidZone Service Is The World's Biggest Music Video Streaming Application
Blimey
SCEE just dropped a press release in our inbox announcing that the PS3's VidZone application has become the biggest music video streaming service in the world, with more than 2 million users streaming over 200 million videos in its first month. Vidzone launched across Europe in the summer of 2009, and has since stretched to 18 countries. Pats...
News Medal Of Honor To Feature Multiple Playable Characters
According to information just stuck up on CVG's website (from the upcoming OXM magazine), the upcoming Medal Of Honor reboot will feature multiple playable characters, aswell as tactical gameplay that has you taking out lights in order to approach situations in night vision
Amazingly the game will also feature sprinting and knife melee. More in the...
News Famitsu Readers Reckon PS3 Slim Was The Biggest Story In '09
According to retailer and reader votes in Japan's super-gaming Bible, Famitsu, the relaunch of the Playstation 3 in September was the biggest gaming story of 2009, with Final Fantasy XIII's release date and PSP Go's announcement all filling out spots in the top five
We can't disagree with the PS3 Slim's announcement; Sony's effective platform...
News Naughty Dog Don't Want Playstation 4 For A While Yet
Naughty Dog's co-president Evan Wells has announced that his company aren't itching for a Playstation 4 anytime soon, and are happy to keep pushing the PS3 for the next "5 or 6 more years
" Speaking with G4TV, Wells said that he believes there's much more to squeeze out of the PS3's hardware."We're getting comfortable [with the PS3],"...
Saturday2nd Jan 2010
News Heartache: Shenmue's Nozomi Was Cut From Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Urgh, we hate that title
Really hate it. Everytime we utter the words Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing we die a little. Hint, SEGA - this is how you make your game's title better: Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. We understand though, commercial reasons. Marketing departments. Etc. Still, if you're anything like us, you'll be massively interested...
News Sony Of Japan Trademark The Name "Cloudsurf"
Initiating even more rumours related to a "paid PSN" and different kind of digital distribution, Sony of Japan filed the name "Cloudsurf" on December 28th, for use on practically any Sony related gizmo; including "game machines
" The filing hints at "game services" and "entertainment" via the Internet. Games, audio, and...
Friday1st Jan 2010
A happy new year to you from PushSquare
It's 2010, and if you can take a break from riding your hover-boards through neon-futuristic skylines, perhaps you'd like to read our thoughts on the year ahead, and what it means for Sony and, most importantly, the Playstation. With our thinking caps firmly on, here's our list of predictions for the year...
News Playstation Juggernauts Pick Their Favourite Moments Of 2009
A ton of key Playstation figures have voiced out about their highlights of 2009 on the official Playstation website
Sony's Worldwide Studio's president Shuhei Yoshida cites "his jaw dropping to the floor" when Naughty Dog showed off Uncharted 2 at last year's E3. Similarly Paul Rustchynsky of Evolution Studios reckons Uncharted 2 is the...
News Hey Look, Your Playstation Could Have Looked Just Like This One
Did you know
.. Oh, what the hell, of course you knew the original Playstation was actually being designed as an extension for the Super Nintendo. Everyone knows that. And if you didn't - you should probably have a history lesson courtesy of the genius minds over at Wikipedia. Bet you didn't know it looked like a walkman with a cartridge sticking...
News Dude Makes "Portable" Playstation 3 Type Thing
Remote Play is a pretty awesome addition to the PS3/PSP's arsenal
The problem? The Playstation Portable doesn't have enough buttons to map exactly to a DualShock - thus, the PSP can't be used as a bridge for a "portable" Playstation 3. In principle, correcting such a problem is exactly what modder Techknott has done. He's developed a...
News PushSquare's Sammy Hits 2,000 Trophies: Part Three
The difference of a few days indeed
Followers will notice that I'm not only closing in on my 2,000 trophy target, but I've also bolstered my platinum trophy count: Borderlands and DiRT 2 being my completed conquests. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time sit closely on my 100% list also, requiring just multiple...
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