Sony Online Entertainment's Scott Gulbransen has confirmed rumours we reported last night regarding the upcoming release of DC Universe Online
Review Tehra Dark Warrior (PlayStation Minis)
Tehra Dark Warrior does its best God Of War impression to admirable effect
Feature Playstation Face-Off: Blur vs. Split/Second
Last month saw the release of two hotly anticipated arcade racers
Review Transformers: War For Cybertron (PlayStation 3)
Transformers: War For Cybertron is set years before the events of the original cartoon series, commonly referred to as Generation One
News PlayStation Portable's Digital Comics Reader Grabs New Features
Sony's updated the already excellent PlayStation Portable Digital Comics Reader
News - June, 2010
Wednesday30th Jun 2010
News Superhero Sackboy Daily: The Thing Rocks Up In LBP
After the excitement of the Iron Man Sackboy reveal, Marvel keep dropping the goods
This time it's the cobbles-infected quarter of the Fantastic Four, The Thing. As always, there's more through at Marvel.com.</em>
News Earth-Shattering News: There's Another Yakuza Game In The Works (Honestly!)
We love the Yakuza franchise
Love it. It's consistently brilliant. But with a PSP Yakuza title in the works, we had hoped SEGA would take a break from their annual release schedule and take a bit longer with the next home-console entry in the franchise. They're not — there's a new Yakuza game in development right now for the PlayStation 3. Talk...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 30th June 2010
Special Offers (available until July 7) Blue Toad Murder Files Episode 1 (was £4
79/5.99 now £0.99/1.49) PixelJunk Monsters (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99) PixelJunk Monsters Encore Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Ferrari Challenge Pack 2 (was £4.79/5.99 now £2.39/2.99) UFC Undisputed...
Rumour PlayStation Plus Required For Hulu On PS3
And so it starts
Feel free to bombard our inbox with your complaints of value-added services being, heaven forbid, charged for. According to some digging by Technologizer, PlayStation Plus will be required to run the recently announced Hulu Plus on the PS3. The site notes: The instructions below will help you install Hulu Plus on your PS3. Note:...
News White Knight Chronicles Heads To The PlayStation Portable
The latest issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed that White Knight Chronicles is making its way to the PlayStation Portable
Going by the game's title - White Knight Chronicles: New Project - we're assuming its progress is pretty early. No other details were given. The same issue's also the PS3's White Knight Chronicles 2 a 33/40. That's out in...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 29th June 2010
Sales FIFA Soccer 10: FIFA Ultimate Team Sale (now $2
49, original price $4.99) Section 8 Sale (now $14.99, original price $29.99) LittleBigPlanet - Statue of Liberty Costume Free</ul>Price Drops Don't Let Me Down (Slowly) by The Main Drag Permanent Price Change (now $0.99, original price $1.99) Super Stacker Permanent...
News PlayStation Move Stealthily Added To PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.40
What's that lurking beneath the depths of PlayStation 3's latest firmware update? PlayStation Move calibration? Yup, looks like Sony are planning ahead, with the "Calibrate Motion Controller" option that's magically appeared in "Settings" section of the XMB
The controller's due out in September. Until then, you can at least pretend to calibrate your...
News Final Fantasy XIV Launches In September, PS3 Version Pushed Back To March
Square Enix has announced that they'll release Final Fantasy XIV on the PC worldwide this September
The game will drop on September 30th, with a special edition hitting Europe a week earlier on the 22nd. Unfortunately, it's been announced that the PS3 version has been held back to March 2011. No reason was given for the delay, but we presume it's...
Tuesday29th Jun 2010
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII's Script Is All Finished Up
Ready for this: Final Fantasy Versus XIII's story and script is finished
Uh-huh, that's according to a Dengeki PlayStation quote from Tetsuya Nomura himself. Apparently the character design is all done and dusted too, so we'll get our first glimpses of the game's cast soon. We have to say, it's rather worrying that after years and years of...
News Activision Talking To Hasbro About More Transformers Games
Transformers: War For Cybertron was a really good game
Really good. It proves there's a market for good quality Transformers content that isn't tied into dodgy live-action movies. That doesn't mean every game has to be a shooter however. Speaking at BotCon, High Moon Studio's Matt Tieger and Hasbro's Aaron Archer took part in a little Q&A...
News PSP Firmware 6.30 Hints At NeoGeo & PC Engine Releases
One of PSP Firmware 6
30's main features</a> is the ability to group downloaded content. That's great, because PSP titles have different sized icons to PlayStation Minis and, honestly, we just can't stand the mess. These folders, however, have a story of their own to tell. Among the usual "PSP", "Minis" and...
News Coconut Dodge Is Perfect Practice For Your Game Face
This guy's trying to beat Maze 9 of Futurlab's excellent Coconut Dodge
He looks about like us trying to beat it... except we haven't got the same facial hair this dude's got. By the way, we checked out Coconut Dodge's new features and they're pretty rad. The new lives system helps you to get further than ever before, but it still maintains the...
The Game Critics' Best Of E3 2010 nominations have got out, with a variety of this year's stand-out titles listed
While it's a particularly strong showing, our heart goes out to Guerrilla Games who were given nothing but praise for Killzone 3 throughout this year's showing and have seemingly been pipped at the post. LittleBigPlanet 2 is also notably...
News Hulu Plus Heads To PlayStation 3 "Soon"
It's the announcement you've been waiting for -- Hulu is coming to the PlayStation 3
The announcement comes via confirmation of the Hulu Plus service, a $9.99 monthly subscription to heaps of TV content. You can read more about Hulu Plus through here. The service is already available on the PC and iPhone (among others), but is said to be hitting...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Plus Available Now
Hello readers
Just to let you know, Sony's new PlayStation Plus service is totally available for subscription right now. The service - which sets you back £40 / $50 for a year - gets you access to piles of content every month. Here in Europe a yearly subscription rewards you with a downloadable copy of LittleBigPlanet, while in the US you'll get...
News PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.40 Launches, Adds Facebook & PlayStation Plus Functionality
Heads-up, PlayStation 3's latest firmware update, 3
40, is now available to download. The update includes the functionality for Sony's new premium content delivery service, PlayStation Plus. But that's not all it does. Indeed, there are a host of new goodies added to the PS3 with today's update. For one, the PS3 photo gallery is now enhanced with...
News PlayStation Portable Firmware 6.30 Drops, Finally Allows Game Sorting
Let's be honest here, the big feature of PSP's latest firmware (6
30) is to make the system compatible with PlayStation Plus. But it does include one major feature, something we've been screaming about for months now - game sorting. Finally, those little square PlayStation Mini icons will not be clumped with the rectangular icons of our full PSP...
Monday28th Jun 2010
Review Transformers: War For Cybertron (PlayStation 3)
Transformers: War For Cybertron is set years before the events of the original cartoon series, commonly referred to as Generation One
Fans of the franchise will know that it's at the start of said series where the Transformers take their fight away from their native land of Cybertron to the energy-ridden plains of Earth. War For Cybertron, as the...
News Sackboy Iron Man Is Just A Little Bit Cute, No?
Is it Sackboy? Is it Iron Man? Nope, it's Sackboy dressed as Iron Man and looking all the better for it
This is the first Marvel and LittleBigPlanet cross-over. We're expecting a whole pile of new costumes in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more. In the mean-time, you can see more of Iron Man Sackboy through here.</em>
Review Naughty Bear (PlayStation 3)
Naughty Bear's probably the best PlayStation anti-hero since the God Of War himself, Kratos
The mis-understood plushy just wants to be everybody's friend. But he's constantly ignored by the other bears of Paradise Island, who'd rather laugh at him than invite him to groovy birthday bashes. Naturally, this all results in the scorned super-ted turning...
News PSP-4000 Launching This Year According To Japanese Retailer
You know what the world needs? Yet another iteration on the original PSP hardware
Well, at least one Japanese retailer believes so, as they are showing a device called the PSP-4000 that's due out this year. Oh? Literally no other details on this yet. Could it be an update to the current PSP hardware? Or perhaps it's that new PSP everyone except Sony...
News LEGO Harry Potter Tops The British Sales Charts, Screams "Flipendo" At Red Dead Redemption
LEGO Harry Potter's stolen Red Dead Redemption's crown, and topped the UK sales charts this week
The plastic spell 'em up (which is getting rave reviews) managed to push everybody's favourite video game Western into second place after well over a month in the top spot. It was a pretty good week all round for new video game releases, with releases...
News Amazon France Drop Team ICO Collection Bombshell
We all know it's happening
The Team ICO Collection, that is. To be honest, it's probably already finished. "Why's it being held back then?" you scream. Marketing. Launch the Team ICO Collection a few months before The Last Guardian and you raise that studio's profile. Dramatically. Amazon France seem to know something we don't anyway.
News Split/Second Developers, Black Rock, Working On Unannounced PS3 Game
Split/Second's out the door, and it sounds like Brighton-based developers, Black Rock, are working on something new
That's according to a job listing posted on their website anyway, which notes "an unannounced game on Xbox 360 and PS3". The position - for a Technical Art Director if you're interested - cites experience in "motion...
News Downloadable Red Faction Title To Hit PSN Just Before Armageddon
Slowly, surely, publishers are starting to understand the download-only market
Downloadable prequels are one of our favourite things right now — they allow you to get your hands on a game before the full package drops. That's cool. And it looks like THQ's set to do a similar thing with Red Faction: Armageddon. Danny Bilson told CVG: Theres...
News PushSquare's PlayStation Picks: 28th-4th July 2010
Man, after last weeks pile of post-E3 releases, we've finally hit the Summer drought
Not many games this week, although the US is getting a handful of releases Europe got last week. Let's look at the picks then... PushSquare's PlayStation Pick Of The Week: Hot Shots/Everybody's Tennis The Everybody's (or Hot Shots depending on your neck of the...
News Sony Celebrates PSN Milestone With Sugary Treats, Yum
SCEJ has reached a milestone
There are now five-million PSN accounts in the Japanese wilderness. To celebrate, Sony's sent their publishing partners some commemorative sweets. These edible hard-candies are decorated with PlayStation controllers and PSPs. They were snapped by Shinji Hashimoto, the producer of Front Mission Evolved. Can we have some?
News More PlayStation 2 Collections On The Horizon, Ico Pweeeease
As anticipated, it sounds as though there are going to be more PlayStation 2 HD collections coming to the PlayStation 3
If the Sly Cooper Collection boxart wasn't a big enough giveaway, Sony's Worldwide Studios top-dog, Shuhei Yoshida, has told IGN "we are looking to continue to do these HD conversions". It sounds like there are a load...
News EA: The PlayStation 3 Is "On Fire"
Not literally
Don't call the fire-brigade... Yet. These are just the words of EA executive John Schappert. He's talking about one of the most exciting features of the Sony E3 press conference: Sony's alignment with third-party publisher EA. The PlayStation 3's getting a whole pile of exclusive content courtesy of EA, and people are curious to know...
News Dead Rising 2 Pushed Back A Month In The US, Europe
Expecting Dead Rising 2 in early September? Don't
Capcom's just confirmed that the game's been pushed back a month in both the US and Europe. It's now hitting October 1st in Euro-land, and September 28th in the US of A. No reason has been given for the delay, but if it means an extra layer of polish, it's probably for the best.
Sunday27th Jun 2010
News Fat Roles DLC Headed To Fat Princess Next Week
It's time to get that Princess plumper with a dose of new DLC for Sony's class-based PSN multiplayer title, Fat Princess
The aptly named "Fat Roles" DLC will launch next week on the PlayStation Store for $4.99 and includes three new classes and four maps. The new classes include pirates, ninjas and giants. There are other goodies headed to...
News Ruh-Roh: EEDAR Report Suggests PlayStation Move & XBOX Kinect Purchase Intent Is Low
A post-E3 EEDAR report spells bad news for Sony and Microsoft's new motion controllers -- apparently purchasing intent is pretty low all around
Apparently, despite "high awareness", purchase intent for both devices "ranked relatively low" in its research. While Kinect showed a slight advantage over the PlayStation Move, EEDAR put...
Saturday26th Jun 2010
Feature Why Trophies Outdo Their Counterparts -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
I hate it when people say "me too" in a derogatory fashion
That mentality doesn't make sense to me. The foundations of progress are built upon improvement - taking an idea and making it better. The best most recent example is PlayStation Move. The Wii has proved itself a solid but under-utilised control mechanism, so it pains me to see an improved...
News Konami Gunning For 3 Million Sales Of Peace Walker
A Nikkei interview (picked up by Andriasang) has revealed that Konami CEO, Fumiaki Tanaka, aims to sell about 3 million copies of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Given that the game's a PSP title (where basically everyone is a pirate), that's a pretty high number. But then, this is a Metal Gear game that bares a passing resemblance to Monster...
News The Mighty World Of Marvel Finally Hits LittleBigPlanet
Marvel has (finally
) confirmed</a> that a bunch of their famous characters are heading to the delightfully whimsical world of LittleBigPlanet. The DLC costumes will start dropping from July 7th. They'll be releasing on the PSN every other week. There'll be four different costume packs too, each containing five different costumes. We've...
Friday25th Jun 2010
News Sony's Scott Rohde: Ghost Of Sparta Is The Best Looking PSP Game Ever Made
In our Peace Walker review, we stated: "Peace Walker gives God Of War: Chains Of Olympus a real run for its money in accordance to the beauty stakes
Ready At Dawn take note, youve got your work cut out with Ghost Of Sparta." But Sony's VP of Worldwide Studios, Scott Rohde, has already issued a response of kind. He told IndustryGamers: God...
News Piles Of PlayStation Move Branded Boxart Revealed
Here's your first glimpse at the European packaging for a bunch of PlayStation Move launch titles
The pack shots come courtesy of French site Gamekyo, who somehow managed to get hold of the job-lot. We're not too hot on the "You'll Need These" logo on the front of the boxes, but we guess it gets the job done. Perhaps the most notable point...
News Sorry, We've Got More Jimmy Fallon (But He's Playing Killzone 3 This Time)
We've dealt with what an idiot Jimmy Fallon is
Sadly, he tends to incorporate games into his show, and just like yesterday with Need For Speed, he's got a bunch of Killzone 3 footage. We've embedded it after the jump. The game looks incredible. This is alpha build, guys. Alpha. <object...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2's Still In Development, Being Worked On By A Small Team
Big Plans
The sequel to fan-favourite, Beyond Good & Evil, is absolutely still in development according to series creator Michel Ancel. While he has big plans for the title, Ancel's stated that he'd like to carry them out within a small team. So expect waiting. According to Ancel, keeping the team small and family-like enhances the creativity...
News Lunar Duel Jets Off From The PlayStation Home GAME Space
British retailer GAME's PlayStation Home presence just got a bit more noticeable with the launch of its "Moon Base" space's second mini-game, Lunar Duel
The press release notes: "With the ultimate aim being to battle one-on-one against your opponent until their force field has been reduced to zero, Lunar Duel is a tense game where planning your...
News PlayStation Move Is Cheapy-Cheap In Japan, For Reals
In America you can get a PlayStation Move Starter Kit (that's a Move controller, PlayStation Eye and copy of Sports Champions) for $99
99. In the UK, the same starter kit without Sports Champions is £59.99 (or £49.99 if you do a bit of shopping). In Japan though, the Starter Kit costs just $67 (5,980 yen). You get the same kit as the US version,...
News Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair Could Eventually Hit The PlayStation Network
Perhaps if we make enough noise that we want Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair on the PlayStation Network, Konami will listen
The XBOX Live Arcade platformer does appear to be being teased for the PSN. Konami's Koji Igarashi told Destructoid at E3 last week that, while his priority is the XBLA version, there might be the possibility of bringing the...
Report Hulu Is Headed To The PlayStation 3 After All
Hulu, the American TV catch-up service, was available on the PlayStation 3
You could totally access it through the PS3's browser. It was later pulled, with speculation suggesting Microsoft had the service wrapped up for their XBOX Live subscribers. Alas, according to a report published by Bloomberg, Sony are close to securing a deal that will bring...
News Sony Aren't Planning 3D In The PlayStation Portable Follow-Up
In an interview with IndustryGamers, Sony's Worldwide Studios VP, Scott Rohde, has stated that 3D is not on the agenda for the inevitable PSP follow-up
Nintendo wowed the games industry with their 3DS during E3, but it sounds like Sony aren't planning to do the same. No, no plans for that, he said when asked about 3D for a future PSP,...
News Japanese Advertisement For White Knight Chronicles 2 Hits The Airwaves
This advert's currently doing the rounds in Japan, hyping up the release of Level-5's RPG monster White Knight Chronicles 2
The game comes packed with the original release, so is a bit of bargain.
Thursday24th Jun 2010
News This Heavy Rain Cosplay Is The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
Not content with dressing up as detective Norman Jayden, this DeviantArt cosplayer went the whole hog and added in Heavy Rain-esque control commands too
If we were in charge of the country, this guy would get a medal for his efforts.</em>
Review Sam & Max Episode 302: The Tomb Of Sammun-Mak (PlayStation 3)
Sam & Max: The Tomb Of Sammun-Mak is a clever follow-up to the sometimes formulaic events of the Episode One
The clever story-telling mechanics and challenging puzzles make this episode a solid entry in the season. While the escapades of evil space gorilla Skunka'pe made for a solid return for crime-fighting duo Sam & Max, The Tomb Of...
News Jive To The Coconut Dodge Soundtrack Courtesy Of Futurlab
We know what you've been thinking
You've been wandering if you could listen to the deliciously addictive sounds of the excellent PlayStation Mini, Coconut Dodge, even when you're not playing it. Haven't you? Go on, admit it. Well thankfully, now you can. Futurlab's just released the Coconut Dodge soundtrack for free on their official website. You...
News 5-In-1 Arcade Hits Does Leaderboards The Old Fashioned Way
PlayStation Minis are PlayStation Minis
I.e. They're miniature versions of PlayStation games. By that very nature, they are restricted to 100mb size limits, low price-tags (sometimes!), and limited functionality. One stipulation of the Minis service pertains to online functionality. Grip Games, developers of upcoming Mini 5-In-1 Arcade Hits, have...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd June 2010
Special Offers Until July 7: Blue Toad Murder Files Episode 1 (was £4
79/5.99 now £0.99/1.49) PixelJunk Monsters (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99) PixelJunk Monsters Encore Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Ferrari Challenge Pack 2 (was £4.79/5.99 now £2.39/2.99) UFC Undisputed 2009 ...
News Ni No Kuni On PlayStation 3 Is Eye-Wateringly Pretty
We dropped the first details of Ni No Kuni just yesterday
The game, which is also coming to the Nintendo DS, is the fruits of a colaboration between anime house, Studio Ghibli, and Professor Layton developers, Level 5. As of yesterday, we could only confirm that the game was coming to the PlayStation 3. Now we have screenshots, of which there are a...
News Trademark Submitted For Alice: Madness Returns, Oh Boy Yes
One of our most anticipated games of forever is the sequel to American McGee's Alice
"He's making a sequel?" we hear you cry. Well, yes. It has been kind of hush-hush hasn't it? He definitely is though, we've even posted a frightening trailer. If you're of a nervous disposition, you probably shouldn't click that link. Anyway, last time we...
News A Whole Load Of People Visited E3 From Home... PlayStation Home
As announced during Sony's E3 press conference, those unable to visit E3 for real were able to enjoy a meticulous recreation of the Sony booth via Sony's digital world, PlayStation Home
Turns out, that was quite a successful move. As much as people like to rag on Sony's totally free online service, it's got quite a following. In fact, according to...
News Enslaved's Confirmed For An October 8th Launch
Enslaved's come out of no-where
Openly, we had no interest in Ninja Theory's adventure title. But a couple of trailers later, we're sold. All we needed was a release date to allow us to plan our time accordingly. Thanks to Eurogamer, we've now got that. Enslaved's hitting UK store shelves on October 8th. No official word on a US launch yet, but...
News First Ni No Kuni Trailer Proves Its Delicious Art-Style To You
First there were simply details
Then there were screenshots. Now there's true, motion footage: Level 5's just released a trailer for their upcoming Studio Ghibli tie-up, Ni No Kuni. See those anime-esque visuals? Yeah, they're in-game.
News Fist Of The North Star Will Have Its Japanese Voices In-Tact
Fist Of The North Star's coming to Europe? The video-game, that is
Awesome. It's not only making the jump over here, mind. According to a Tecmo-Koei spokesperson speaking to Eurogamer, the anime-flavoured Dynasty Warriors-esque affair will ship over here with all its original Japanese voice-acting in tact. Nice. There'll still be an English dialogue...
News Have A Final LEGO Harry Potter Trailer On Us
Gah, what more can we say? It's LEGO
It's Harry Potter. It's the first four years. It's out tomorrow? Dum-de-dum. Yup, here's your LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 launch trailer. Rockin'. We love you Hazza.
News PixelJunk Racers, Erm, Races [Good One! - Ed] Onto The PSN This July 1st
Racers, racing? Did you like that one? It took an entire degree in journalism for us to be able to come up with stuff like that
Bet you wish you went to Uni now don't you? Anyway, yes. PixelJunk Racers - the black-sheep in the PixelJunk franchise. It's not that it wasn't any good (it was), it's just that the game's been overshadowed by the likes of...
![PixelJunk Racers, Erm, Races [Good One! - Ed] Onto The PSN This July 1st](https://images.pushsquare.com/5617e3bc545c9/130x95.jpg)
Wednesday23rd Jun 2010
News BBC iPlayer 3 Comes To The PlayStation 3 This Year
The BBC's revealed that the upgraded version of the iPlayer will hit the PlayStation 3 sometime later this year
A Techradar interview with the BBC's Simon Cross has revealed that the player is on the "roadmap for this year". The upgrade brings new social functionality to the iPlayer, such as a "For You" section which generates...
News Dance Central Could Hit The PlayStation 3, Claim Harmonix
Microsoft's saving grace during a lacklustre E3 was their most casual title
Dance Central, the Kinect only groove game, has been getting rave reviews from those who checked it out during the course of E3. And it could be coming to the PlayStation 3. That's according to a report posted by Kotaku, who claim that Harmonix are considering using the...
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII Looks Just A Little Bit Pretty, Then
A notable absentee from last week's E3, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still a product and it's still coming to the PlayStation 3
The latest issue of Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation has confirmed as much, most importantly noting that the game will be on show at the Tokyo Game Show later in the year. The Dengeki PlayStation write-up also notes a...
News Grab The Free Update For Coconut Dodge From The PlayStation Store Today
Futurlab's Coconut Dodge is without a doubt one of the best PlayStation Minis out there
The joy comes from its unbridled simplicity. It's not trying to do anything but be fun. Today's free update will only extend that fun. New features, based on community feedback, include: a new three lives system, Quit and Restart from the pause menu, updated...
News Studio Ghibli's Ni No Kuni Jets Onto The PlayStation 3
Level 5 and Studio Ghibli's 2008 Nintendo DS tie-up, Ni No Kuni, is set to hit the PlayStation 3 according to Famitsu magazine
According to the piece, <span>"You'll be able to adventure in a world that has the feel of a Studio Ghibli anime." There's no date for the game yet, though the Japanese press are expecting more details later...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 22nd June 2010
Sales Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Add On Bundle Sale (now $6
49, original price $12.99) Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DLC 2 Metal Sonic & Death Egg Zone Track Sale (now $5.49, original price $7.99) Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Ryo with Forklift Character Sale (now $3.49, original price $4.99) Sonic The...
News DC Comics Join The PlayStation Network Digital Comics Service
Finally
DC Comics (and with them their host of world famous IP) have finally jumped aboard ship PlayStation Digital Comics. Starting today, DC will begin distributing the massive collection of comics via the PlayStation Network, with an initial selection of over 80 comics priced from $0.99 to $2.99. Some of the offerings include Batman, Superman,...
News Hey Europe, Fancy A Free Copy Of LittleBigPlanet?
Anyone planning on signing up to the new PlayStation Plus service should prepare for a huge bonus -- the entire retail copy of LittleBigPlanet comes free with any yearly subscriptions placed between 29th June and 3rd August
We should add, this offer is limited to Europe only. Still, it's pretty awesome isn't it? Not only is this news great for...
News Michael Pachter's Way Into Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has exclaimed that Criterion's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is the game that gave him his "oh my God" moment at this year's E3
He told CVG: "Although I was most impressed with shooter games [at E3], there were a remarkable number of high-quality titles. I think that consumers are going to split a much bigger...
News Plenty Of Gran Turismo 5 Announcements To Come Nearer To Release
Sony's Chris Hinojosa-Miranda has told VG247 that there are plenty of Gran Turismo 5 features to be announced before release
The associate producer told VG247 that E3 was just the beginning of a siege of information regarding the racer. E3 is a big event for us, and this is where we start releasing information, said Hinojosa-Miranda. Launch...
Tuesday22nd Jun 2010
News PlayStation Portable's Digital Comics Reader Grabs New Features
Sony's updated the already excellent PlayStation Portable Digital Comics Reader
The update to 2.01 brings the ability to quickly delete titles from your collection, aswell as browse titles by publisher and automatically sort by genre. Nice. An additional feature allows you to move seamlessly between comics in a series if you own more than one...
Review Vibes (PlayStation Minis)
Vibes is a competent rythmn game with a great visual style and a pretty varied track-listing
It's unlikely to hold your attention for longer than five minutes at a time, but afterall, this is what PlayStation Minis were designed for. Our favourite thing about Vibes is likely to be everyone else's least favourite: the tracklisting. This isn't a...
News Yoshida: Almost All Internal Sony Studios Looking Into 3D
We were quite surprised by the sheer amount of content announced for Sony's new 3D enabled PlayStation 3 during E3
Seems like there are currently a lot of developers on-board, and that means more incentive to pick-up the technology. One sub-set of studios you'd expect to adopt the new tech are Sony's in-house development teams. Speaking in an...
Review Sam & Max Episode 301: The Penal Zone (PlayStation 3)
Ultimately, it's clever story-telling and interesting puzzles that are going to make you want to check out Sam & Max's third season debut, The Penal Zone, even if the episode does overstay its welcome
Providing a story more mind-boggling than the sheer fact that Telltale are able to churn out these adventure games at such an alarming rate, Sam...
News Sucker Punch Gunning For Uncharted 2 Visuals With inFamous Sequel
If there was perhaps any complaint attached to the original inFamous, it was that the game just didn't look very good
Empire City was a mess of jaggy lines, grubby textures and foggy city-scapes. In many ways, the game was supposed to look like that. inFamous' setting was dark and foreboding. But also, inFamous lacked that next-level beauty that so...
First Impressions E3 2010: Yakuza 4 on PlayStation 3
Yakuza is a franchise firmly fixed in familiarity
Of the three Yakuza games that have launched on the PlayStation in the past, not much has changed. Yakuza 4 hasn't changed much either - instead it's tweaked one pivotal element that separates it from its predecessors. Here, Kazuma Kiryu is no longer the lead protagonist - instead he shares that...
News FIFA 11 To Support Custom Audio Settings
Are you loving the sound of vuvuzelas or detesting them? FIFA 11's got you covered either way
One of the game's newest features will allow you to tweak custom audio settings. Users will be able to upload sound clips — "Fivvvve Cantonas" — and mix them into the stadium ambience in accordance to events in the match. Which is basically...
News Hot Shots Tennis Hits The PlayStation Portable Next Week
SCEA's dated the upcoming tennis-RPG, Hot Shots (Everybody's here in Europe) Tennis for June 29th
We've contacted SCEE for a European release date and we'll let you know as and when we get confirmation. The game will launch in the US on both UMD and digital download from the PlayStation Store. Key features include RPG-style gameplay, game sharing...
News Naughty Bear: Game Of The Year?
We haven't got a clue what you actually do in Naughty Bear
Not one clue. We think it's some kind of open-world stealth game but honestly, we don't know. For all we know, it could just be a series of hilarious clips sewn together. Either way, we know we'll find out this Friday when our copy arrives. That's right guys, Naughty Bear is out this Friday...
News Blue Toad Murder Files Boxset Hits The European PlayStation Store Tomorrow
Relentless Software has posted on the PlayStation Blog that they're preparing a bundle for the Blue Toad Murder Files from tomorrow on the European PlayStation Store
The bundle will grant you all six episodes of the detective party package for £17.99 / 21.99. Additionally, just because they are nice, Relentless are reducing the price of Episode...
News Sly Cooper HD To Include Three Platinum Trophies On One Disc
The God Of War Collection came with two games and, as such, two platinum trophies
The Sly Cooper Collection, due later this year, will launch with three games and, yes, you guessed it, three platinum trophies. The Sly Cooper Collection will include all three Sly Cooper games remastered in high definition, alongside 3D support in Sly Cooper 3 and...
News Heads-Up: Red Dead Redemption's Outlaws To The End DLC Available Now
Just a quick heads-up, the free Red Dead Redemption co-op pack, Outlaws To The End, is available from the PlayStation Store right now
The free pack adds a bunch of trophies and new co-op multiplayer missions to the already massive Red Dead Redemption package. It's just a 15mb update too, so not much downloading on your part.
News Ubisoft Reflections Detail Driver: San Francisco
After the jump we've embedded Ubisoft Reflections' E3 demo for the upcoming Driver: San Francisco
One of the key phrases you'll hear brought about a lot in this demo pertains to San Francisco's return to Driver's roots — namely the return of protagonist John Tanner and his main counter-part Jericho. The most interesting new mechanic is titled...
News David Jaffe Talks About Lying To Everyone
Amazingly, we'd actually talked ourselves out of Twisted Metal on the PlayStation 3 being a thing
We knew Jaffe was working on something that involved car combat, but we'd given up on that project being Twisted Metal. We'd certainly given up on it making an appearance at this year's E3. But appear it did, in somewhat glorious fashion, and the...
Monday21st Jun 2010
Sony Online Entertainment's Scott Gulbransen has confirmed rumours we reported last night regarding the upcoming release of DC Universe Online
According to Scott, the game will indeed require a $14.99 subscription fee, which will gain you access to the game's massive superhero laden world. Scott's also confirmed that the game will launch on the...
Competition Win A Copy Of J-J-J-J-J-JOE DANGERRRRRRRRRR!
Joe Danger is our favourite PlayStation Network title to launch this year
The mix of great-handling, collect-a-thon hooks and Tony Hawk-esque combo building has had us hooked for more hours than we'd wish to disclose. Now, courtesy of the fine folks at Hello Games, we have two brand spaking copies of the motorcycle title to pass on to you lucky...
News Ninja Theory: We'd Love To Have Done Heavenly Sword 2 If Sony Didn't Own The IP
We're getting a bit bored of Ninja Theory evangelising the multiplatform game
Look guys, we get it, your company is out to make money and you got totally burned releasing an exclusive in the early days of the PlayStation 3. That's fine. We don't blame you, studio boss Tameem Antoniades, for answering CVG's question in this instance, presumably...
News Red Dead Redemption's Free "Outlaws To The End" Co-Op Pack Slings Six Shooters Tomorrow
Rockstar's reiterated that Red Dead Redemption's free "Outlaws To The End" co-op pack will hit the PlayStation Network tomorrow
We've whacked a new trailer from the pack after the jump. It's pretty awesome. You can get more details about the individual missions through the link. Exciting stuff, innit. <object...
News PlayStation Move Hits The Japanese Wilderness
Sony's put the PlayStation Move in front of Japanese gamers for the first time this Summer at the World Hobby Fair
Sony were offering live demos of both Eye Pet and Machi Suberi (which we know as Slider). Sony also had the full range of Move hardware on display, including the awesome PlayStation Move zapper and charging station. Other titles such as...
News Would You Like To Hear A Few Juicy Gran Turismo 5 Rumours?
A rather juicy rumour emerging from the British PlayStation Magazine has lead a few forums to literally ignite into flames this afternoon
Honestly. According to the magazine, and more importantly an interview with Sony Worldwide Studios honcho, Shuhei Yoshida, Gran Turismo 5's going to have go-karting, dynamic weather and a track editor when it...
News PushSquare's PlayStation Picks: 21st-27th June 2010
Whaddup PushSquare-erm-ers
Gah, I vouch never to use the term "PushSquarers" ever again. D'oh, already broken my vow haven't I? Oh well, whatever. There's a ton to make up for our dishonesty this week - E3 is out of the way and video games are releasing again. Lots of them, actually. PushSquare's Pick Of The Week: Transformers: War For...
News Telltale: Jurassic Park To Be Much More Cinematically Serious
As you may be aware, Telltale - makers of fine adventure games such as Sam & Max and Strongbad - are to embark on a new series of episodic titles based around the Jurassic Park franchise
Many of wondered how Telltale's traditionally cartoon vibes will translate into the dinosaur world. The answer? They won't. In an interview with Joystiq ,...
News Dreamcast Ports Not Quite The Masterful Remasters You Might Think They Are
We have to preface this post by stating that any Dreamcast ports on the PlayStation Network are better than none
So keep that in mind while we tell you the damage. First up - Crazy Taxi. As expected, the PSN re-release of this title will be without its licensed gubbins. That means no Offspring, no Bad Religion, no "Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya!"...
Sunday20th Jun 2010
News Kojima Exclusive News Purely Rumour & Speculation For Now
Either Kojima's trying to pull a David Jaffe, or there really is no "face melting" PlayStation 3 in the works
We're hoping for the former, but we're not holding our breath. According to the productions boss on the Metal Gear franchise, Kenichiro Imaizumi, suggestions of a big PlayStation 3 reveal from Kojima are purely rumour and speculation. The...
News About That Silent Hill 8 Trailer We Forgot To Post
Somewhere amongst the E3 hustle and bustle, we managed to skip on posting one of the things we're most excited for: the new Silent Hill game
Despite not having a full title yet, this lengthy trailer for the tentatively named Silent Hill 8 goes pretty in-depth into the latest Silent Hill's psyche. The game appears to revolve around a group of...
Rumour DC Universe Online To Cost $14.99 A Month, Due November 2nd
According to a report on Meodia
com</a>, Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming super-hero based MMO, DC Universe Online, is due to release on the PlayStation 3 and PC this November 2nd. The site notes that the game will have a $14.99 subscription fee. A few people were expecting the game to adopt a free-to-play model, similar to SOE's Free...
News Echochrome 2's All About Manipulating Shadows
Appropriately lurking in the shadows beyond all the E3 big-hitters was the upcoming sequel to Japan Studio's Echochrome
The sequel, Echochrome 2, is still all about perspective, but unlike its predecessor, this time the key to the game is finding routes within the shadows. You're able to cast shadows by pointing the new PlayStation Move controller...
News Grab Five Minutes Of Sweet Twisted Metal Footage
Eat Sleep Play's new Twisted Metal game is clearly fairly early in development, but it's still looking damn amazing.
The game gives us the faintest whiff of Warhawk to be honest — mostly in the game's visual style, but it's also apparent from the striking depth of the multiplayer. The cars look like they handle really well, and the chaotic nature...
Saturday19th Jun 2010
Review Tehra Dark Warrior (PlayStation Minis)
Tehra Dark Warrior does its best God Of War impression to admirable effect
It's not the instant classic you'd expect from an outing with Kratos himself, but the mechanics and ambition are enough to make it a viable distraction from all the Greek God murdering. The moment you see a needless dragon roaring upon a fortress wall, you realise Tehra Dark...
News Overheard At E3 2010: "Uncharted 3 Looks Amazing"
According to a report on PS3Hype
nl</a>, recognised Dutch reporter, Jan Meijroos, dropped a Tweet this week regarding something he'd overheard on the E3 show-floor. Apparently some Sony developers were talking about how "amazing" Uncharted 3 looks, presumably at its early stage of development. We expect nothing less from the...
News Report Insists Kojima Has A "Massive" PS3 Exclusive Up His Sleeve
Kojima was at E3 this week talking Metal Gear Solid: Rising and Nintendo 3DS
It was sad not to see him on the Sony stage this year, but according to a "senior US publishing source", there was a reason. Because Kojima's got a "massive PS3 exclusive" to unveil at the Tokyo Game Show later in the year. The report notes that the...
News Driver: San Francisco's Collector's Edition Is Pretty Rad
Here's your first look at the collector's edition for Driver: San Francisco
Obviously, the highlight of the pack is the awesome relica of the Dodge Challenger from the game, which looks totally awesome in its action position. The rest of the pack's goodies are less exciting, but we've embedded them after the jump if you're curious. We've also...
I was right
I went on a record a couple of times before E3, stating vigorously that it would be unlikely we'd see a new PSP. We didn't. Probably a good thing - with all the hype surrounding Nintendo's 3DS, it would have taken something special to top that. But it raises a question of its own. I had speculated that Sony might dramatically drop the...
News Sony Reiterate The 10-Year Life-Cycle Of The PSP
Our very own Twiggy was debating the future of the PlayStation Portable this morning, suggesting that Sony need to get their act together with regards to the PSP
.. And fast. Alas, an interview with SCEA's John Koller seems to suggest disagreement on the manufacturer's part - noting that Sony are still on a 10-year life-cycle with the PSP. Speaking...
News Quantic Dream Puts The Brakes On Heavy Rain DLC
We always thought it was fishy the way in which Sony announced the initial batch of Heavy Rain DLC
It never seemed like it was a sure plan, and so it's unsurprising to hear Quantic Dream put the brakes on anymore DLC for the thriller. According to GameInformer, Quantic Dream were urged to focus on an upcoming PlayStation Move patch for the game, and...
News Gran Turismo 5's 3D In Discussion Over Three Years Ago
Kaunori Yamauchi, the series creator of Gran Turismo, has revealed that discussion regarding Gran Turismo 5's 3D implementation started internally at Sony three years ago
It was officially confirmed during Sony's E3 press conference that the racing sim would include full 3D functionality out of the box. Speaking over at the PlayStation Blog,...
Friday18th Jun 2010
News Yay, Metal Gear Solid: Rising Might Get PlayStation Move Support After All
One thing we've been literally screaming for is PlayStation Move support for Kojima Productions' upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Based on the precise cutting mechanics of that game, it seems like the perfect fit for PlayStation Move's 1:1 control mechanics. According to the games producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama, We [Kojima Productions] are yes...
News PlayStation Video Delivery Service Hits Canada On July 1st
You've been patient, Canadian readers
But finally, finally, you're going to get the PlayStation Video Store. That's right, from July 1st, Sony will launch the PlayStation Video Store service in your region, allowing you to rent and buy HD movies of your choice. Hurrah. Remember, they'll work on your PSP and PS3. Rad, right?
First Impressions E3 2010: Journey on PlayStation 3
thatgamecompany's flower made us feel empowered like no other game
There's a moment, nearing the end of the game's relatively short campaign, where you guide your team of petals up an angled high-way. That moment is unlike any other we've ever experienced in a video game - there's a sensation of pure, unbridled freedom. It touches on pretense, but...
First Impressions E3 2010: Everybody's Tennis On PSP
Playing Everybody's Tennis as though it's Virtua Tennis will leave you lying on your arse, racquet in hand
This is much simpler than that, but it requires adjustment if you've spent years on SEGA's flagship tennis franchise. Unlike said titles hold and release mechanics, hitting the ball here is all about getting into position and tapping a button...
News Former PlayStation Exec: Sony Need PSP2 To Compete In Handheld Space
Former Sony Europe boss, David Reeves, has made a few comments regarding the current state of the handheld market
David, who is now COO of Capcom Europe, reckons that if Sony are serious about competing in the handheld market space, they need to release the PSP2. The comment comes via an interview with GameIndustry, where he was asked about the...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Bundle Goes For Red & Black
Here's your first shot of the God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta special edition PlayStation Portable
The images have popped up on Sony's E3 press site, though there's no real information to accompany them. We're assuming the system will be packaged alongside a copy of the game, mind. That's just common sense. We'll keep you updated as and when we learn...
News Valve Declare That They're Considering Cross-Platform Compatibility For Portal 2
The SteamWorks enabled version of Portal 2 on PlayStation 3 was a shock announcement at Sony's E3 conference this week
Gabe Newell described the PS3 version as "the best available on consoles" and it's slowly starting to sound like that's truly going to be the case. Valves Eric Johnson has declared that cross-platform compatibility is...
First Impressions E3 2010: inFamous 2 on PlayStation 3
Shocked
Perhaps the most fitting word to describe our reaction to the new-look Cole in inFamous 2. The once gruff-voiced egg-head with electric powers had seemingly been replaced by the cover-star of the next Skate game - a brusque, handsome looking extreme sports star who Sucker Punch describe as being "inspired by Tony Hawk". Beyond the...
E3 2010 Trine 2 Brings Online Co-Op To The PlayStation Network
Trine was a fantastic physics-driven platformer on the PlayStation Network with notable omission - online co-op
That's something developers Frozenbyte are aiming to fix with Trine 2, which is set to hit the PSN Spring 2011. The familiar trio of characters will return in Trine 2, each with a new ability to complement the game's direct approach to...
News inFamous 2 Screenshots Do Uber-Pretty
Sony's released the first screenshots of the dividing inFamous 2
While early impressions from the press - who saw the game behind closed doors during E3 - have been positive (GameTrailers' Geoff Keighley described the game as "impressive"), the fan-base seems pretty divided over the new look Cole. He's kinda growing on us, but we still...
News So, Apparently Naughty Bear Has Multiplayer, Then. Who Knew?
Naughty Bear may not be a series of ridiculous trailers after all
Apparently it's a real game too — with multiplayer. Yup, that's right, Naughty Bear's taking the naughtiness to the modem, with game modes such as Jelly Wars and Cake Walk. Jelly Wars has three bears working co-operatively to collect jelly, while a single Naughty Bear tries to stop...
News If You Like MMOs, You Might Want This ENORMOUS PlayStation 3 Controller
Do you want the complete setup for MMOs on your PlayStation 3? Of course you do, right? It's an essential for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV
So thank goodness for Hori's "PS3 MMO Controller". Not only does it include a full keyboard, but it also has an analogue stick and face buttons. Apparently this version's a concept model only, but...
News Sony Not Looking To "Force" The PlayStation Move On Developers
As versatile as the PlayStation Move is, there are still likely to be many experiences that are just better on a standard controller
Racing games, for example. In a reassuring word to PlayStation owners, Sony's said that they're not looking to "force" the Move into games where it just doesn't make sense. Sony's senior researcher, Dr...
Thursday17th Jun 2010
E3 2010 Wait, What? Gran Turismo 5's 3D Mode Is 1080p Too?
Bonkers
Truly, truly bonkers. With most games this generation unable to stick to 60 frames per second and stuggling to meet 720p — Gran Turismo 5 is a technical marvel hitting 60fps constantly, and reaching the dizzying heights of 1080p. But there's more. As per a video interview with GameTrailers, SCEA's Chris Hinojosa-Miranda confirms that...
News Saint's Row 3 Will Debut This December During The VGAs
Another game we expected to appear at this year's E3, which didn't, was THQ's "totally-in-development" Saint's Row 3
According to the company's Danny Bilson, the game is being held back for a December reveal, during the VGAs. Im not going to show it to you today, Bilson said. This is the only room were talking about Saints Row 3. Were...
First Impressions E3 2010: Twisted Metal on PlayStation 3
Twisted Metal is one of the oldest, most recognisable PlayStation franchises out there
Despite being shunned aside by bigger franchise power-houses in PlayStation's history (the likes of Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid), Sony's E3 press conference spelled out quite categorically that Twisted Metal is truly back in bombastic style...
E3 2010 The Move Navigation Controller Can Be Replaced With The DualShock
Are you a complete tight-wad? Fair enough, "times are tough"
Do you want some PlayStation Move action though? Maybe a bit of SOCOM 4 or Resident Evil 5. Well, if you really don't want to drop the muller on the Navigation controller, Sony's confirmed the DualShock will work as a simple substitute. Of course, you'll still need the PlayStation Move...
E3 2010 Worry Not, Hydrophobia Is Bringing Its Outrageous Water Physics To PS3
A few months back we learned, with some disappointment, that Dark Energy Digital's episodic water-physics driven title, Hydrophobia, would be an XBOX 360 exclusive
We were understandably gutted but we should have known better. Like most XBOX 360 exclusives, the game's not really an exclusive to the true definition of the word. It's timed, and it's...
News Your Killzone 3 Boxart Is Both Stylish & Covered In Logos
Killzone 3 does a lot of stuff
It does 3D. It does PlayStation Move. It does multiplayer. It's pretty much a technical show-piece of everything PlayStation 3. As such, its boxart is suitably loaded with pictures, graphics and logos representing its compatibility with various PlayStation features. It still looks awesome though. The game's due in...
E3 2010 Mortal Kombat Brings The Fatalities For Sure
If you were worried that last week's Mortal Kombat reveal looked a bit tame, we've embedded a montage after the jump that may just cause you to bring back your breakfast
Well, not quite, but know that Mortal Kombat is indeed back, for real this time. The footage comes via ScrewAttack, and looks kind of ridiculous. It's gory, it's gross, it's a bit...
First Impressions E3 2010: Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation 3
It's taken half-a-decade, but Polyphony Digital are now just months away from lifting the lid on their masterpiece; Gran Turismo 5 launches this November
With a budget so high even Kazunori Yamauchi won't disclose, and attention to detail so cute you can see the individual screws of its roster's door panels - Gran Turismo 5, like its predecessors,...
News Kojima: Sorry, Zone Of The Enders 3 Is On Hold
Deep down we were expecting some kind of Zone Of The Enders announcement at E3
Kojima had been talking about the franchise for a while, and it just felt like the right time to announce it. Sadly, in the absence of an announcement, it sounds like the game's been pushed back. Regarding ZOE3, theres been various things, so its been sort of...
E3 2010 First Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Single-Player Footage Is Awesome
We had felt that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood might be too early
It was only last year that we were singing the praises of Assassin's Creed II, and now, just 12 months later, we're getting another game? Weird. But this Brotherhood footage has changed our mind. While the single-player campaign appears to routed in the same gameplay and graphics...
News The PlayStation Move Can Succeed -- "Twiggy" The PushSquare Opinionator
I'm looking at my games library
Now I'm comparing it to the launch line-up of PlayStation Move titles. That's an impressive list by the way — 31 games in the first year? There's actual variety to the list too; casual games, shooters, sports games, party games, strategy games. If Move is as easy to implement as Sony are touting, I wouldn't be...
E3 2010 Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Whips The PS3 This Fall
Konami's confirmed that Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow will launch on the PlayStation 3 this Fall
The game's in development over at Mercury Steam, but is being overlooked by Hideo Kojima and his crew at Kojima Productions. (It kinda looks a lot like God Of War.) We've embedded some footage after the jump.
E3 2010 Sly Cooper Collection Hitting Europe In November 2010
VG247 are reporting tonight that the Sly Cooper Collection - an HD re-release of the original three PlayStation 2 Sly titles - will release here in Europe this November
Many believed the release of the Sly Cooper Collection would be delayed here in Europe, as was the case with the God Of War Collection, but thankfully that's not going to be the...
E3 2010 Check Out Kevin Butler's Show Stopping E3 Performance
One of the most zany, unusual things to happen during Sony's E3 press conference, was the appearance of PlayStation's very own marketing mascot - Kevin Butler
And while he had a few scathing words to say about the competition, Butler's speech was more about hitting the line that PlayStation Move is for everyone — whether you're a "core"...
News Sony Pleased With Nintendo's 3D Push
Sony's revealed during a presentation [reported by Gamekyo], that they're pleased Nintendo's decided to make the push into the 3D space
Sony believes that Nintendo's move into the new space will help to raise the technology's profile. We are very pleased that Nintendo is launching in the field of 3D with its Nintendo 3DS, as this will give the...
Wednesday16th Jun 2010
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood "Limited Codex Edition" Heads To Europe
British retailer Play
com</a> are listing an Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood special edition, tagged the "Limited Codex Edition". The box, which will set you back £69.99 includes an array of gubbins, including the game, a collector's chest, a codex, a map, a lineage DVD, a bonus DVD and soundtrack, two exclusive single-player maps,...
E3 2010 PlayStation Move "Zapper" Is Sort Of Shameless, But Super Awesome
Every motion controller needs a good light-gun docking station, right? (Apart from Microsoft's Kinect, 'cos you are the controller - pew
pew!) Well PlayStation Move's kicks some serious ass. Kinda. Sure, it's sorta a shameless play on what Nintendo did with the Wii Zapper - but look at it! It looks like it came straight out of a flippin' sci-fi...
News Cross-Game Chat Finally Makes Its Way To The PlayStation 3
After what seems like an eternity of nagging, Sony has finally confirmed that cross-game chat is heading to the PlayStation 3
But will the nagging cease? No. See, as much as people want cross-game chat (enough to moan and moan in every message board we visit), they object to the idea of it being part of the PlayStation Plus package. So, you guys...
E3 2010 thatgamecompany Detail Their Third PlayStation Network Exclusive, Journey
Journey is pretty much everything you've come to expect from thatgamecompany, the folks who brought you flower
Despite the somewhat covert announcement (c'mon Sony, this should have been mentioned in your press conference), Journey promises "simple gameplay and accessible controls." Naturally it looks super pretty to boot. We're getting an...
E3 2010 Pac-Man Championship Edition Heads To The PlayStation Portable & PlayStation 3
Namco's confirmed that the delicious Pac-Man reboot, Pac-Man Championship Edition, is set to make the jump across to PSP and PS3 via Sony's PlayStation Minis service
The Minis due this fall, and should land alongside the full PlayStation Network release of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. So, basically, plenty of Pac-Man for your PlayStation this...
News Sony Reveals SingStar: Dance & SingStar: Guitar
Sony has revealed the first details regarding SingStar: Dance and SingStar: Guitar; the latest spin-offs in Studio London's SingStar franchise
The news comes via an interview with SingStar's producer Jonathan Mead, who explains the theory behind the spin-offs. "These titles will allow four people to be involved in the game, all at the same...
E3 2010 Time Crisis: Razing Storm Announced, Exclusive To PlayStation 3, Includes Time Crisis 4
We're a sucker for Time Crisis
We just can't help it. We even bought the dodgy iPhone version — a touch screen version; we know, it's mad, without a gun it's not even Time Crisis. But it had Time Crisis written on it, so we bought it. Therefore, one particularly title hidden among Sony's PlayStation Move montage caused a minor squeel to utter from...
E3 2010 Konami Confirm New Silent Hill Coming To PlayStation 3 Next Year
Konami's revealed that a new Silent Hill game is currently in development at Vatra
The game's due to release sometime next year. The press release notes the following on the game's storyline:The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill...
E3 2010 Sony Announce PlayStation Surround Sound System
Sony's announced that they're to release this rather rad looking all-in-one surround sound system for the PlayStation 3
The solitary sound bar uses Sony's S-Force PRO Front Surround Sound to create some, presumably, deep sounds without the expense, space consumption and hassle of a full surround sound set. It actually looks cool, we're kinda...
E3 2010 Everybody's/Hot Shots Tennis Demo Hits The PlayStation Store Today
SCEE's announced that a demo for Everybody's Tennis will hit the PlayStation Store today
The game's due later this year, but the demo should give you a taste of what to expect from the tennis RPG. We love tennis games (too much), so we're excited. We kinda wished this was a PlayStation Move title though.
E3 2010 Valkyria Chronicles 2 Deploying On August 31st
SEGA's confirmed that Valkyria Chronicles 2 will launch on the PlayStation Portable this August 31st in North America
The game will be available on UMD and digital download from the PlayStation Store simultaneously.
News SCEE Confirm Heavy Rain: Move Edition Re-Release
Sony's reportedly confirmed to VG247 that they will be re-releasing Heavy Rain later this year with PlayStation Move support
As yet there's no date for the re-release, but it seems like a good Move (geddit?) for Sony to make. Heavy Rain ended up having a surprising amount of mainstream appeal, and it once again secures the PlayStation Move as a...
E3 2010 Sony Say The Last Guardian's Ready When Its Ready
Perhaps the biggest story overshadowing Sony's E3 press conference last night was not what was showed, but what wasn't -- most notably Team Ico's The Last Guardian
Sony's Scott Rohde's has explained that the game's absence was due to timing and nothing more. The SCEA man told 1Up: The best way I can answer that is something that Sony does and...
E3 2010 First Sly Cooper Collection Trailer Has Us Excited
You can't beat a good re-release -- and with 3D and HD upscaling, the Sly Cooper Collection looks to be exactly that
While we were a bit disappointed by the lack of a Team ICO collection last night, this Sly Cooper Collection's looking very pretty indeed. The Sly games were good, so we're excited.
E3 2010 David Jaffe & Scott Campbell Talk Twisted Metal
One of the best highlights of this year's E3 was unveiling of Twisted Metal -- a game that David Jaffe had somehow thrown us off the scent
We truly believed it wasn't coming. But then, right at the end of that E3 conference, Sweet Tooth. The game's looking just as chaotic as it should, which perhaps didn't translate quite as good as it should during...
E3 2010 Kung-Fu Rider Looks Suitably Ridiculous
The pitch: you're an office worker, riding an standard office chair down a hill, trying to escape the Japanese mafia
Yep, we wish we were getting more games out of you this generation, Japan Studio. Still, Kung-Fu Rider looks brilliant.
E3 2010 It's Good To Have You Back, Sweet Tooth
During Sony's press conference last night, they revealed that David Jaffe and his team at Eat Sleep Play are indeed working on a new Twisted Metal game, with much of the original team still intact
With an on-stage Sweet Tooth, Jaffe and co demoed some of Twisted Metal's new 16-player multiplayer features. An exciting new addition to the...
E3 2010 Sony Launch The PlayStation Plus Website, Cross-Game Chat Rumoured
So what is all that PlayStation Plus stuff anyway? If you're confused, Sony's launched this handy little web portal to let you know a little more
PlayStation Plus is an extension to the PlayStation Network experience. While the standard (free) PlayStation Network experience will remain unchanged, PlayStation Plus will include additional features...
E3 2010 Patapon 3 Heads To The PlayStation Portable
Despite rumours claiming Patapon 3 was about to make the jump to the big-screen, Sony's revealed that the latest iteration in the rhythmn RPG is set to release on the PSP
This time, the game's all about playing with friends via ad-hoc or Internet Infrastructure, a pretty big change to the franchise. There are even competitive modes in this new...
E3 2010 MotorStorm: Apocalypse Trailer Is All About Falling Buildings
MotorStorm games have always been fun
But we honestly couldn't imagine how they could get more fun than Pacific Rift. That game, for us, is the pinnacle of arcade racing. But that's why we're not game designers, and developers Evolution Studios are. The answer, of course, was to include falling buildings. And plenty of falling buildings there are in...
E3 2010 Pityoma Heads To The PlayStation Portable This Summer
One-time PlayStation 3 oddball, Pityoma, has been announced for release on the PlayStation Portable this summer
The game's essentially a puzzle-title with a twist involving eggs and hens. It's a "chain the colours" affair at its core though. Still, seems like the type of game that's perfect for the PSP, right? Right.
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Hits In November, 2010
Kudos to Sony
They're not pulling their big-guns out of the Call Of Duty release window, and neither should they. There's plenty of room for variety this Holiday season. Sony's announced that LittleBigPlanet 2 will be released alongside Gran Turismo 5 in November of this year. No specifics on the date, but a November release (just five months guys!)...
E3 2010 Check Out Gabe's PlayStation Apology & Subsequent Portal 2 Trailer
If you missed last night's Sony press conference, you missed history
You've probably already heard that Mr. Gabe Newell of Valve - a.k.a. PlayStation's biggest troll - debuted Portal 2 there, after a rousing apology to PlayStation fans. Before showing off Portal 2, Newell declared that because of the open-nature of the PlayStation platform,...
E3 2010 Heroes On The Move Brings Your Favourite Characters Together
Fanboy overload -- you're telling me that Heroes On The Move features Ratchet, Jak and Sly Cooper? Hell yes
Still not entirely sure what the game's all about, but it definitely features PlayStation Move and we're definitely excited — we've been waiting for a PlayStation mascot "get-together" for some time. Here's hoping Sackboy cameos.
E3 2010 Darksiders 2 Already In Production According To THQ
THQ's confirmed that Darksiders 2 is already in development and will release sometime in 2012
That's according to comments made by the company at an E3 analyst meeting last night. Danny Bilson, VP of core games at the company, said: Darksiders 2 is coming. Weve green lit that. Its well into production now, its two years out from now....
E3 2010 Your First Look At PlayStation Move's European Packaging
Gamerzines has your first look at PlayStation Move's packaging here in Europe
While the stand-alone peripherals for the PlayStation Move controller and Navigation Controller fit in-line with other PlayStation peripherals, the Move Starter Kit packaging is a bit more bold and in-your face. Doesn't look particularly offensive to us. Pricing seems good...
E3 2010 Worry Not, Yamauchi Promises "No More Delays"
Kazunori Yamauchi has reassured readers of CVG that they should not expect any more delays from Gran Turismo 5
The website caught up with Kazunori on the E3 show-floor, stating a firm "Yes" with thumbs-up in response to the question: "No more delays?". Relax guys, it's coming this November.
E3 2010 Eye Pet Does "Cute" In Your Pocket
Sony's confirmed that their under-rated augmented reality release, Eye Pet, is headed to the PlayStation Portable
Looks like there are a host of familiar features to the PlayStation 3 version. This actually looks super cute and we kind of want it. We love the PS3 version of the game. If only Sony dropped the price of the PSP, we're convinced a good...
News Britain: Get Your PlayStation Move Preorders In Now
Two of the UK's biggest online retailers, Play
com and Amazon.co.uk, started taking pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation Move controller today. The device is set to launch on September 15th alongside a slew of content. Play's got the PlayStation Move Starter Kit (which includes the PlayStation Eye camera, Move controller and a demo disc) priced at...
E3 2010 The 3rd Birthday's Still A Product, Trailer Confirms As Much
Square Enix's The 3rd Birthday has been missing in action so long, that some were beginning to question its existence
But the game made a dramatic reappearance last night during Sony's E3 2010 press conference — and embedded above is what we saw. No date on the Parasite Eve spin-off just yet, hopefully it'll be out this year, though.
E3 2010 Thought You'd Seen The Last Of Kratos? God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Says Not!
Kratos is back
Again. And while this trailer for Ready At Dawn's upcoming PlayStation Portable hack-and-slash is incredibly light, it's the kind of debut trailer we've come to expect for a God Of War game. From what we've seen of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta, it's shaping up very nicely. If you want technical spectacle from your PSP (who doesn't),...
E3 2010 Sony Announce US Collector's Edition For Gran Turismo 5
Hey readers, do you like Gran Turismo 5? Odds are, you probably do, and still have a few tears in your eyes from Sony's November 2nd date-bomb just last night
Now you know the date though, you're probably turning your attention to a collector's edition, right? Well, Sony's just detailed it. The Gran Turismo 5 collector's edition in the US will run...
E3 2010 Sony Push Multiplatform Games Hard
One of the most surprising elements of Sony's E3 press conference yesterday, was the enthusiasm with which they pushed multiplatform titles
A move which has long been considered Microsoft's forte, has seemingly been adopted by the upper-Gods at Sony, who offered EA a whole sub-segment of the press conference. From that we got two pretty huge...
E3 2010 Spec Ops: The Line Trailer Is All Stylish & Slow-Mo
The Alice In Chains soundtrack is pumping and the action's in slow-mo -- it must be a trailer for 2K's upcoming cinematic shooter, Spec Ops: The Line
Looks like they're really pushing the style angle in this desert based shooter — everytime we've seen it the trailers have been swish. Differentiation is a good thing with so many familiar looking...
E3 2010 LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta On The Horizon, Yo
Media Molecule's Pete Smith and Lee Cubin have detailed in a video interview with 1Up that a beta for the massively ambitious LittleBigPlanet 2 is coming "fairly soon"
The interview also features some new footage from the game, which is obviously a big "yay" from us. We've embedded the video after the jump. Hit it up. <object...
E3 2010 The Obligatory PlayStation Move Content List
Sony's just dropped a fact-sheet in our inbox providing all the content details for their PlayStation Move controller
There's a lot of games coming too, be they ones that you may already own in some capacity, or completely new titles. We've dropped the list after the jump. You can get pricing and release information through here. First-Party Titles...
Tuesday15th Jun 2010
.. We're in heaven — DJ Hero 2 has been officially announced and now, via Joystiq, we've got some early details on the game's set-list. Activision's outrageously expensive E3 party - which featured performances from Usher, NERD, Chris Cornell, Tool's Maynard Keenan and Jane's Addiction - also featured plenty of DJ Hero 2, with the lists of...
E3 2010 Twisted Metal (Finally!!!) Announced For PlayStation 3
We've seen the future and it involves flipped cars, burning rubber and falling buildings
With the help of an on-stage Sweet Tooth, Sony confirmed today that Eat Sleep Play are working on a new Twisted Metal game for the PlayStation 3. A series of multiplayer demos showed just how deep and technical Jaffe and his team are going with the new version...
E3 2010 Medal Of Honor Beta Kicks Off June 21st
EA confirmed during their press conference last night that their upcoming Medal Of Honor reboot would be getting a multiplayer beta starting June 21st
Players will get access to two maps and will be playable on the PlayStation 3. EA also revealed a new rewards system for fans of shooter games — the "Gun Club" will provide members with...
Sony highlighted their relationship with EA pretty hard during their press conference today, revealing that the PlayStation 3 version of Dead Space 2 would come packed with a copy of Dead Space: Extraction, exclusively on the PlayStation 3
The Wii title will be updated for the PlayStation 3 and will include PlayStation Move controls to match the Wii...
E3 2010 Sly Cooper Collection Is 100% Official... And 3D To Boot
Sony's confirmed (in a round-about fashion) that Sly Cooper will be getting the re-release treatment, as part of a Sly Cooper Collection
The game will be playable in 3D thanks to the PlayStation 3's stereoscopic technology. Hot. The game's on the show floor so we'll get impressions soon.
E3 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Causes A Tear Or Two
It's finally coming
Gran Turismo 5's releasing this November 2nd, as revealed at the end of this uber-stylish trailer shown at the end of Sony's press conference. Does it look rad? Hell yeah it looks rad. We're stoked.
E3 2010 Join PushSquare.com For The Sony E3 Press Conference
We're stoked
We're smiling. We're super-excited. Sony's E3 2010 press conference is upon us, and we're getting excited. Sammy'll be on Tweeting right the way through Sony's press conference with live reaction to every announcement made, so if you want to know what we think of everything PlayStation, jump over to our Twitter account for that. Then,...
E3 2010 Kojima Productions Are, In Fact, Working On A Third Game
Kojima Productions' website has just updated, featuring Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow and
.. a mysterious question-mark. Kojima formally revealed the first trailer of Metal Gear Solid: Rising during Microsoft's press conference last night and it looked incredible. Alas, it appears the show is far from over for Kojima-san,...
E3 2010 Sony Reveal PlayStation Plus To Enhance The PlayStation Network
First of all, don't worry
If you don't want to pay, the PlayStation Network (as you know it) is going to be completely free. Alas, for those of you who do want to pay, Sony's announced the new PlayStation Plus service, which will cost just $49.99 (49.99/¥5,000) a year. You'll also be able to pay for a three month subscription, which will cost...
E3 2010 PlayStation Move Priced $49.99, Releasing September In The West
Ignoring the "head-in-the-sand" approach of Microsoft Kinect's pricing, Sony announced tonight that PlayStation Move will launch in September
Europe will get the device on September 15th, while the US will have to wait a few days until September 19th. Japan will get it on October 21st. The magical part of the announcement was when Sony announced the...
E3 2010 Bulletstorm Shoots Folks In The Face In February 2011
Epic and People Can Fly's ostentatious shooter, Bulletstorm, is due to hit US shelves on February 22nd, 2011, Epic's Cliff Bleszinskis just announced
VG247's got a batch of new screens for you to drool over. The game's big hook is its focus on stylish, kills. It's more "outrageous fun" than "gritty seriousness" — if you get...
News Modern Warfare 2 Shifts A Whopping 20million Copies
How big is Modern Warfare 2? The answer is - ridiculously big
Activision's just announced that Infinity Ward's epic shooter has sold an enormous 20million copies to date. Those numbers are across the PlayStation 3, XBOX 360 and PC. That's an enormous number of games folks.
E3 2010 EA Sports MMA Says "Eat My Fists" In October
Sorry, we switched off during Peter Moore's presentation of EA Sports MMA during EA's press conference last night
Does it look dull? Hell yeah it looks dull. But that's only because we're not the intended audience. Sure we like the UFC games — they're fine. But they don't exactly fill us with blistering excitement. For those that care: EA Sports...
E3 2010 GIGATON! Portal 2 Heads To The PlayStation 3 With SteamWorks Enabled
If you're big enough to apologise for the things you've said about the PlayStation 3, Gabe Newell, we're big enough to apologise to you
We're sorry. In what turned out to be one of the biggest megatons of E3 so far, Gabe Newell announced that Portal 2 is coming to PlayStation 3 and will be enhanced by SteamWorks, making it the "best version of...
News E3 2010 Rumour: Twisted Metal X & Patapon 3 To Debut At Sony's Press Conference Tonight
Kotaku's reporting, via a retail source, that Sony are set to lift the lid on Twisted Metal X and a brand new Patapon title for the PlayStation 3 tonight
Apparently, Twisted Metal X and Patapon 3 are as legit as it gets — with the latter seeming very likely due to a SCEJ countdown we posted earlier in the week. Additionally, Kotaku speculate that...
E3 2010 Killzone 3 Launching February 2011, Will Feature PlayStation Move & 3D
Guerrilla Games has revealed that Killzone 3 will launch exclusively on the PlayStation 3 this coming February 2011
The game will feature both 3D integration, and PlayStation Move as an option control mechanic.
News E3 2010 Recap: Everything PlayStation In One Super Convenient Spot
Miss the big PlayStation show tonight? Well you bloody missed out then, didn't you? What's your excuse? North Korea vs
Brazil? Pfft, lame. Just because we're nice, we'll let you know what you missed, but geez - call yourself PlayStation fans? We're ashamed. But worse of all - Kevin Butler's ashamed. Yeah, we went there. Gran Turismo 5 Launches...
E3 2010 Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Gets The E3 Trailer Treatment
Square Enix has released the E3 trailer for the upcoming PSP prequel Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
The game is set before the original Kingdom Hearts which launched in 2002 on the PlayStation 2. No doubt this game will feature hevily in Sony's PSP montage footage this evening.
E3 2010 Heroes On The Move Brings Your Favourite PlayStation Characters Together
Sony's just revealed Heroes On The Move for the PlayStation 3 tonight, a game which brings your favourite PS3 mascots (Jak, Daxter, Ratchet, Clank, Sly) all into one game
A trailer was shown but we'd need to see more to get a grasp on how the gameplay handles. It'll work with the PlayStation Move though.
E3 2010 Sorcery Is The Stand-Out PlayStation Move Demo Of E3
Sony's revealed Sorcery, a new PlayStation Move title about wizards and goblins
The game uses the PlayStation Move to map directly to the game protagonist's wand. This allows you to cast a host of spells and manipulate the world in a number of unique ways. It looks supremely polished, and a definite stand-out in the PlayStation Move library. You...
News E3 2010 Rumour: Sly Cooper Collection To Go HD (& 3D) At Sony's Press Conference
A blurry photograph taken by the folks at 1Up appears to reveal the presence of a Sly Cooper Collection for PS3
Yes! The poster not only hints at the re-emergence of Mr. Cooper, but also the fact that his PS2 adventures will now be playable in three dimensions. That's right folks, Sly Cooper's getting the full stereoscopic 3D treatment. Rumours...
E3 2010 Square Enix Announced Mindjack, First Trailer Has Some Terrible Voice Acting
Square Enix would like you to know about Mindjack, a new action shooter for PlayStation 3 developed by Japanese studio feelplus
As the title suggests, the game is all about hacking into people's minds. Hack into the minds of the enemy and you can have them do your bidding — but if you're not quick enough, prepare to have your own mind hacked. It...
E3 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Launches November 2nd In US
The day you never thought was coming
.. Is coming. Sony's just announced, alongside a rip-roaring trailer, that Gran Turismo 5 will launch on the PlayStation 3 this coming November 2nd. That's this year. Yep, Gran Turismo 5 finally (finally!) has a release date, folks. It'll also launch with full support for 3D.
E3 2010 Expect New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer Tonight
Square Enix has just let us know that we should expect a new Final Fantasy XIV trailer tonight
The trailer's due about 10PM BST, and, in all likelihood, will debut during Sony's E3 press conference this evening. Apparently it's 3 minutes long. S'all we know for now!
E3 2010 Ubisoft Reveals Michael Ancel Is Working On A 2D Rayman Title
Ecstasy
Ubisoft's bringing Rayman back to franchise's roots. Rayman: Origins will release on the PlayStation Network at an unannounced date. It looks absolutely drop-dead gorgeous to boot. It's being worked on by Ubisoft's legendary developer Michael Ancel, who gave birth to both the Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil franchises. Consider us stoked...
E3 2010 Ubisoft's I Am Alive Gets Mouth-To-Mouth, Coming In Spring 2011, New Trailer Released
Ubisoft's released the first footage of their disaster title I Am Alive in over two-years
The footage shows an idyllic Chicago literally ripped to the ground due to a natural disaster. I Am Alive's had a long and tenuous development cycle, with CEO Yves Guillemot announcing that Ubisoft had gone back to the drawing board earlier this year. Ubisoft...
E3 2010 Child Of Eden Is Like Synthesia Heaven
Ubisoft's revealed that Tetsuya Mizuguchis next title, Child Of Eden, will be heading to the PlayStation 3 with full motion control support for PlayStation Move
The game's all about flashing lights, pulsing music and... Goodness knows. We're not sure we really care either. It looks amazing — who cares about the gameplay part? It seems to be all...
E3 2010 Eric Chahi Brings Project Dust To The PlayStation 3
Remember Another World? Yeah, we do too
It was designed and developed by a French dude called Eric Chahi. Folks, now he's back. That's right - Chahi is working on a new downloadable title for the PlayStation 3 called Project Dust. Chahi's been missing from the game's industry for a good while (something like 12 years), but this project - which is to...
E3 2010 Heavy Rain, Amongst Others, Gets PlayStation Move Support
Sony's rattled off a series of 2010 releases (and updated favourites) that are set to get PlayStation Move support this year
Games include: Time Crisis, Singstar Dance, Echochrome 2, Eyepet, Heavy rain, Resident Evil 5, Bruswick Bowling, Fight Night, Sports Champions, Move Party, Eyepet Heroes On The Move, Socom 4, The Shoot, Tron and Sorcery...
E3 2010 inFamous 2 Trailer Is As Awesome As You'd Expect
As part of their E3 press conference tonight, Sony showcased Sucker Punch's upcoming inFamous 2 with a brand new trailer
And it looks completely amazing. The new look Cole's definitely grown on us, and seems to fit with inFamous' new city.
E3 2010 Debut Driver: San Francisco Trailer Burns Serious Rubber
Ubisoft's just released the debut teaser trailer for their upcoming Driver: San Francisco franchise reboot
The game sets the scene for the game's lead protagonist, John Tanner, and his arch-rival Jericho. It's a great mood setter. Consider our attention piqued.
News E3 2010 Rumour: Three PlayStation Collections To Debut At Sony Press Conference
Sounds like Sony are targeted the upgraded PlayStation 2 collection market pretty hard
We got whiff of a Sly Cooper Collection this morning, but according to reports coming out of VG247 two other games will get the HD re-release treatment. The heavily anticipated Team ICO re-release is expected to make up half of the announcement — while the third
E3 2010 Driver: San Francisco Coming To PlayStation 3, Yo
Ubisoft's announced that they will reboot the Driver franchise with Driver: San Francisco this holiday
As you might assume from the title, the game takes the gritty, open-world Driver franchise right into the streets of San Francisco. Original series protagonist John Tanner will return, who apparently is in a coma. The entire game takes place in his...
Monday14th Jun 2010
Activision wants you to know that they've signed up a range of world-leading music artists for a pile of their upcoming releases, including Call Of Duty: Black Ops, DJ Hero 2, Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock and True Crime
Of all those titles, music by Usher, Eminem, Soundgarden, Pharrell Williams and David Guetta makes sense in two...
News Red Dead Redemption Lands Multiplayer Update, Includes Hardcore Free Roam
Rockstar rolled out an update for Red Dead Redemption's multiplayer yesterday, fixing numerous technical doo-hads, and including support for a new Hardcore Free Roam gametype -- that's without autoaim in case you were wondering
The new gametype will be available soon. We've included the list of fixes after the jump. Resolved various NAT...
E3 2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Takes Players To Vietnam
So, in what's totally not a knee-jerk reaction to the Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Vietnam setting, EA's announced a new expansion pack for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 which takes players to - you guessed it - Vietnam
We'll update you with details as soon as we get them. EA's also announced a new "Gun Club" service, designed to reward those who...
E3 2010 Metal Gear Solid: Rising Blows The House Down
Despite Hideo Kojima's flitting and awkward appearance at Microsoft's press conference this evening - the game he was there to demo looked sensation
Metal Gear Solid: Rising - a new awakening for the Metal Gear franchise - has protagonist Raiden chopping up all manner of enemies in this sensational debut trailer for the game. Next Kojima, stick with...
The term "moneyhat" has long been used in conjunction with Microsoft, and indeed, businesses in general
But I believe, tonight, we saw the true meaning of the term. With a two-hour showing barely raising a muted clap at Microsoft's press conference tonight, we were treated to a range of mediocre to decent to downright poor presentations for the...
E3 2010 Gameloft Ready Major PlayStation 3 Announcement
Gameloft's been busy teasing and Tweeting that they're on the verge of making a major PlayStation 3 announcement today
No word on what the announcement might be yet, but given Gameloft's credentials we're going to guess it's something to do with the PlayStation Minis service. Perhaps they've got a whole onslaught of new Minis to release? Guess we'll...
E3 2010 Gameloft Confirm New PlayStation Network Exclusive, Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
Update @ 17:16BST - we've included the game's E3 trailer above
Looks exactly as you'd expect a game called "Dungeon Hunter" to look. Original Story: Details are pretty scarce right now, but our buddies over at PlayStation Lifestyle have got word that the Gameloft announcement teased earlier is a new PlayStation Network exclusive called...
E3 2010 PlayStation Move Robot Tech Demo Can Move The Way You Do
Look, he's got Wolverine claws
Look, he moves pretty realistically. Kinect body tracking - whut? All thoughts that passed in and out of our mind as we watched IGN's Greg Miller demonstrate this rather impressive looking PlayStation Move tech demo. We've embedded it above for your convenience. We're nice like that.
E3 2010 Latest SOCOM 4 Hands-On Demo Reveals Massive Upgrade
The original SOCOM 4 unveiling was a little underwhelming to us
Seemingly thrown in at the end of Sony's GDC coming-out party, the game looked barely finished and, as such, a little uninspiring. But this hands-on preview with IGN's Greg Miller has totally changed our perception. Not only was the game given a glowing write-up, but Greg's also posted...
E3 2010 Brand New Call Of Duty: Black Ops Trailer Features Eminem, Homies
If you like Call Of Duty (you probably do) and Eminem (you probably do), then you're going to dig Treyarch's new trailer for Call Of Duty: Black Ops, which features a mix of both
The tune's called "Won't Back Down" and it's from Eminem's new record "Recovery". We dig it. Check out more Call Of Duty: Black Ops through here.
E3 2010 Media Molecule Talk LittleBigPlanet 2
The European arm of the PlayStation Blog has uploaded this rather charming little interview with Alex Evans and Mark Healey from Media Molecule
There's not really any new gossip in there - though we're sure that's to follow tomorrow - but, alas, if you love LittleBigPlanet as much as we do, this is well worth a watch.
E3 2010 THQ Announce They're Bringing de Blob 2 To The PlayStation 3
THQ's literally just announced that the hit Wii franchise, de Blob, will be making the jump to the PlayStation 3 with its latest iteration: de Blob 2: The Underground
YES! The new game's set to build on the paint-driven foundations of the original Wii game, and will even include 3D support. We are thrilled to expand the world of de Blob into...
E3 2010 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Launches November 16th
Criterion's just announced that their Need For Speed game, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit will launch November 16th with a host of community features, and a return to the franchise's heritage
E3 2010 Crysis 2 Takes The Fight Into The Third-Dimension
Crytek's just revealed that Crysis 2 will be one of the first multiplatform titles to be playable in 3D
The game will join Killzone 3, amongst the ranks of the first FPS titles to support the television industry's latest push. "The success of 3-D movies like Avatar and the introduction of 3-D TVs from the hardware manufacturers tells us that...
E3 2010 Team SingStar Tease "Very Exciting Announcement"
We're scared
Hold us. Alongside their weekly update, team SingStar's revealed "some very exciting announcements from SingStar at this weeks E3." This wouldn't have anything to do with a little rumour we posted earlier would it? That's right, sounds like SingStar: Dance is on the cards. We like some SingStar
News Red Dead Redemption Staves Off Super Mario Galaxy 2, Stays Top Of The UK Sales Charts
Red Dead Redemption's held onto its spot aloft the UK sales charts, despite the release of Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy 2
The plumber instead had to settle for the number two spot, while FIFA World Cup 2010 held onto its place in the top three, finishing in third. Elsewhere, it's pretty much as you were with appearances from Modern Warfare 2 and...
E3 2010 Under-The-Skin FIFA 11 Personality+ Video Is Kind Of Incredible
EA's released a new developer video which highlights FIFA 11's new Personality+ features
The new features' purpose is to give variation between players of different skills, and the tech demos EA have to show off are very impressive. One example shows a player of low skill turning on the ball and scuffing his shot into the ground, where a more...
E3 2010 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Trailer Is Proper Amazing, Reveals November 16th Release Date
We love Assassin's Creed trailers
They're amazing. This CGI teaser for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is no exception, revealing Ezio's no-longer a lone-wolf, as he calls on the Brotherhood to kick some serious ass. Consider us ridiculously excited for this game; Assassin's Creed II was a masterpiece. The trailer concludes with a November 16th date,...
E3 2010 Dead Space 2 Launches January 25th
Alongside a deeply impressive gameplay demo for Dead Space 2, EA's just announced that the survival horror title will launch on January 25th
The gameplay looks familiar, so no need to worry about EA going off on a complete tangent with this one. It looks awesome. We'll be finding out more about Dead Space 2 during Sony's E3 press conference...
E3 2010 First Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Footage Looks Promising
The first Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was packed with decent ideas, but lacked the polish to really execute on them
Lucasarts will be hoping to nail the mix of close-quarters melee combat and physics-heavy super powers with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Even at this early stage, it's looking infinitely more polished than the original game...
E3 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Dated For October
Bethesda's just dropped the October-bomb for Obsidian's upcoming entry in the Fallout franchise, Fallout: New Vegas
The game will launch on October 22nd here in Europe, with the US getting it a few days earlier on October 19th. We posted a new trailer for the game over the weekend, which you can check out through here. Given Fallout's pedigree, we...
E3 2010 DC Universe Online Is All About Taking Sides
Sony Online Entertainment's revealed the E3 trailer for the upcoming PC and PlayStation 3 MMO, DC Universe Online
The trailer focuses on your ability to pick sides within the Gotham Universe and fight alongside the heroes and antagonists of the DC Universe. Starting to come together now, we hope we get a release date tomorrow.
E3 2010 New PlayStation 3 Hardware Bundles On The Horizon?
Rumours filtering out of E3 suggest that Sony are on the verge of announcing some updated PlayStation 3 hardware
The news, via CVG, suggests that Sony are set to announce a 500GB PlayStation 3 SKU, with a PlayStation Move set bundled inside. Additionally, the report notes that the hardware will include an updated version of the PS3's network card...
E3 2010 Sorry PlayStation 3 Owners, Microsoft's Locked Down Call Of Duty DLC
Do you know what's totally not a big announcement? Timed exclusive DLC
In fact, it's one of my personal pet-hates in this video game industry. A timed exclusive — for DLC. Really? Does that have any factor in purchasing intent. When it comes to Call Of Duty, the answer is, probably, yes. So it was with a wry smile Microsoft announced they have...
News Gran Turismo 5 Le Mans Footage Sneaks Onto YouTube
We picked up this YouTube video of Gran Turismo 5 over at VG247
The most striking thing to us is the unbelievable sense of speed when the player's not crashing. Gran Turismo's often been criticised for its inability to convey a real sense of motion, but it looks like they've finally nailed it. Silky smooth. Surely ready for release now?
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Sunday13th Jun 2010
E3 2010 Kevin Butler Welcomes You To E3 2010
The KB-man would like to welcome you to the Los Angeles Convention Centre -- home of E3 2010
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E3 2010 Kojima Countdown Updates; Still Involves Cutting, Just With More Kanji
You've already seen dozens and dozens of moving images with people cutting things
Hideo Kojima's countdown website has updated however, this time with kanji symbols in the background. </em>What could it mean? We've not the foggiest. The countdown points to Sony's E3 press conference though. Just sayin'.
E3 2010 Leaked DJ Hero 2 Mixes Sound Kind Of Amazing
Oooooooh man, DJ Hero 2 is a real product, and it sounds kind of amazing
Like literally sounds amazing. Leaked mixes include a Deadmau5 reimagining of Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" and some remixed Pussycat Dolls. It also looks like Activision are going for more of a party feel with DJ Hero 2, offering karaoke lyrics at the top of the screen...
News Half-Hour PlayStation Move Demo Hits The Net
A new 30-minute PlayStation Move demo has hit the 'Net, offering new footage of both Sports Champions and Move Party
The video, which is in German, offers some footage we're yet to really see of Sports Champions, including volleyball and frisbee. Sports Champions looks particularly impressive from a technical stance, but we fear its art-style is a...
E3 2010 Whispers Of Bonkers Activision E3 Party Hit The 'Net
Sounds like Activision's planning the E3 party to end all E3 parties -- with a rumoured $6million event on the cards
Held inside the Staples Centre (actually, y'know, inside it), word is Activision's enlisted the likes of Lady GaGa, Usher, Jane's Addiction, and - according to his Twitter page - Eminem for the LA based event. Madness. VG247 also...
E3 2010 Play PlayStation Move, Get Free Subway Sandwich
This is Weird (with a capital "w")
Sony's just announced that they're teaming up with Subway to give free sandwiches away to all those in the LA area who try out PlayStation Move next week. On Tuesday, June 15th, from 6-9PM, Sony will be giving out $5 Subway giftcards to all those who check out the PlayStation Move at three different Best Buy...
News Ubisoft's Patrice Desilets Embarks On "Creative Break From The Industry"
The creative director of both Assassin's Creed titles, Patrice Desilets, has left Ubisoft for a "creative break from the industry", GameInformer report
According to the source, Desilets work on the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is essentially complete, and he'll have no further role on the product. Further details are largely unknown,...
E3 2010 Good Grief, Hard Corps: Uprising Really Is Contra
Remember we told you about Konami and Arc-System Works' Hard Corps: Uprising last week? Well now, courtesy of GameVideos, we've got some gameplay footage of the title
We described it last week as Contra in everything but name — we think the footage after the jump proves as much. <object id="flashObj"...
News Landit Bandit Brings Moonlander To The PlayStation Network
Indie developers The Bearded Ladies have a penchant for great names
Not only is their studio's identity brilliant, but the title of their upcoming PSN game, Landit Bandit, is also rather catchy. But what's it all about? It's a "casual helicopter adventure game" apparently. Of course. "Essentially it's Moonlander in 3D," the...
E3 2010 Latest Shank Trailer Is Mad Stylish
Klei Entertainment's upcoming PSN beat 'em up, Shank, is looking every inch the high-profile downloadable
It's unique art-style, ostentatious humour and fantastic animation really have our interest piqued. It kinda looks like a 2D Devil May Cry, don't you think? Consider us stoked.
News E3 2010 Straw Clutching: Sony Tease New Hardware For E3
A newly opened US portion of the official PlayStation website, has caused the Internet to explode with new rumours regarding fresh PlayStation hardware
The website reads: The E3 2010 Expo is coming! Meet us here to find out what awesome PlayStation games and hardware are being revealed. We'll have exclusive articles, info about new and enhanced...
E3 2010 Guess What, There's Going To Be Another MMA Game
With UFC Undisputed 2010 already on store-shelves, and EA Sports MMA due later this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking that tthe most MMA franchises the world needs is two
But, nuh-uh, 505 Games wants to jump on board too - announcing that they are bringing their totally unlicensed Supremacy MMA to E3. The game's said to take injuries in a more...
Saturday12th Jun 2010
E3 2010 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Trailer Features Darth Vader, 'Nuff Said
If Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 turns out to be even half as good as its E3 trailer, then it'll be properly amazing
This trailer is fantastic. Not only does it feature a dual-wielding protagonist, it also features the gloriously awesome Darth Vader. What a fantastic antagonist he is. The trailer's pretty vague, opening with Vader betraying...
E3 2010 Itagaki Reveals new PlayStation 3 Title, Devil's Third
Valhalla Studio's Tomonobu Itagaki - the dude what made the Ninja Gaiden and Dead Or Alive games - has announced his new project as part of last night's GTTV pre-E3 special
Published by THQ, Devil's Third looks every inch the type of game you'd expect from Itagaki-san. We've whacked the trailer after the jump. It's worth checking out. <object...
E3 2010 New Need For Speed Game Is In Hot Pursuit
Eagle-eyed users over at TheSixthAxis have spotted a little glimpse of Criterion's new Need For Speed title in GTTV's all access preview show
The split-second EA booth tease reveals Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, the as-of-yet unannounced franchise update from Criterion - the dude's who usually make the Burnout games. No other details have been...
E3 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Trailer Follows The Principles Of "Fallout Trailer 101"
Ultra close-up introduction? Check
Fifties doo-wop music? Check. Ugly graphics and janky animations? Check. Yup, that's right - Fallout's back, and this time it's headed to Vegas, New Vegas to be precise. This new trailer includes colour, gambling and all the other trademark features you'd expect from a Fallout game. Some people will be totally...
E3 2010 First Bodycount Footage Looks Kind Of, Well, Early
We're not really sure why Codemasters have decided to show Bodycount so early
When you have to put a little disclaimer at the bottom of your footage, something is clearly wrong. From what the trailer shows, the concept for Bodycount look pretty solid — you shoot things and they blow up. But the feedback from the weapons looks all kinda wrong...
Last year I had an email
Someone asked me, "if you had a job at SCEA, and you were in the planning room for Sony's E3 2010 press conference, how would you glue the event together?" In response, I wrote a pretty detailed opinionator breaking down the way in which I'd construct Sony's press conference, based on predictions already made. This...
E3 2010 Exactly What "Changes Everything"?
This banner wrapped around the upper-tier of the LA Convention Centre (where E3 is due to take place next week), bears a striking resemblance to the font and colouring used in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" campaign
But what could possibly change everything?</em> Update @ 22:12GMT - so it's the PlayStation Move slogan, then. [Cheers Geoff...
E3 2010 So, How Much Do You Like 16-Bit Brawlers?
We like 16-bit brawlers
Your favourite is probably Streets Of Rage or something. How generic, yo. Our favourite is Two Crude Dudes - man that game was rad; you got to throw cars at peoples heads. Anyway, before we go off on a bigger tangent, check out Ubisoft's trailer for PSN title Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Then you'll see why we started...
E3 2010 Oh Dude, Dead Space Is Totally Back
Watching this pre-E3 trailer of Dead Space 2 reminded us of a couple of things
Numero uno; we still think the original Dead Space was an absolute masterpiece. Numero dos; we can't wait to shoot the limbs off necromorphs all over again. To be fair, this Dead Space 2 trailer doesn't really show you anything you couldn't have experienced in the...
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers 3 - SCEJ Tease Patapon Related Beta Test
Yup, another countdown teaser website has launched - this time by SCEJ who are teasing some kind of Patapon related beta test
The site doesn't really reveal much at all, but that's definitely Patapon, innit. The question is - why would Patapon need a beta test? Why, indeed. Check the site through here.
E3 2010 Sony Online Entertainment Release New Trailer For The Agency
We've been talking about The Agency for a long time now, but this latest trailer finally shows the game in a polished state
Just basing it against other trailers SOE have revealed for the game, this E3 trailer looks slightly redesigned and hella spunky. We daresay it will make a big presence at E3 — whether that presence will come under the...
E3 2010 Killzone 3 Trailer Shows You Everything You Could Possibly Want To See (For Now)
Of the three PlayStation trailers revealed on GTTV's pre-E3 show last night, this Killzone 3 gameplay reveal is by far the best
Not only is it littered with gameplay footage and graphical beauty, but it also features the game's new jet-packs — which look absolutely rad in action. It's also pretty gory, so if you're squeamish, look away now — oh...
E3 2010 SOCOM 4 Shoots-Up Shanghai
Apparently you're going to be outnumbered and outgunned in SOCOM 4, as you head to a war-torn Shanghai
Yes, Shanghai again. Why is it that every video game is set in Shanghai these days? Still, the game's looking pretty good. We've enjoyed the single-player SOCOM campaigns on the PSP, so we're definitely stoked for a Zipper Interactive developed...
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Gets Out, Saves Dates Until Next Week (We Hope!)
If you like stupidly well rendered automobiles then you probably have some form of interest in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5
Sony revealed a new trailer for the game as part of GTTV's pre-E3 special last night, and while the video didn't include a release date, we're going to go out on a limb and speculate that such information will follow...
Friday11th Jun 2010
Review Joe Danger (PlayStation 3)
Formed by four legendary Guildford developers, Joe Danger is the fruit of new studio up-start Hello Games
Based around the concept that jumping off ramps is fun (it is!), Joe Danger is a combination of influences. Clearly inspired by Nintendo's overlooked Excite Bike franchise, Joe Danger's a 2D motorcycle side-scroller, in which your objective is...
E3 2010 Official True Crime: Hong Kong Website Launches
Activision's unveiled the official website for United Front's upcoming True Crime: Hong Kong
The website reveals a few details about the game's cast, and there's a few new in-game screenshots of the reboot. You can get the goods through here. No doubt Activision will have a thing or two to say about the game at E3.
E3 2010 David Hayter Not Involved In Metal Gear Solid: Rising
David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake, has confirmed that he's not been signed up to perform in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising spin-off title
That's according to an interview with the actor published on MTV Multiplayer. I dont know if Im doing Metal Gear Rising, he said. Nobodys contacted me about it, so I have no idea....
Review Green Day: Rock Band (PlayStation 3)
There's perhaps no game quite as subjective as Green Day: Rock Band
In all honesty, your purchasing intent should depend on one factor only: how much do you like Green Day? As a reviewer, it doesn't really get easier than this. Green Day: Rock Band is a package so firmly routed in subjectivity, that it's impossible for us to educate you as to...
News Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Collector's Edition Includes A Cute Little USB Stick
Collector's editions can be a mixed bag
This Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 collector's edition is the very definition of that. In essence, it's just a beefed up version of the standard package with a fancy USB stick slapped in the box. But that USB stick is pretty cool. Alongside the 2GB USB stick, you'll also get some exclusive in-game content...
E3 2010 Itagaki To Announce His New Title On GTTV
Remember that "legendary developer" Geoff Keighley was hyping? Turns out it's none other than Tomonobu Itagaki, who'll be announcing his new studio's game on none other than Keighley's pre-E3 show in the early hours of tomorrow morning
His studio, Valhalla Games, have updated their website accordingly to reflect the announcement - noting that...
News Dead Rising 2 Gets A Surprise Playboy Makeover
There's probably something deeply inappropriate about sexy ladies and rotting corpses, but that's exactly what you can expect from Capcom's Dead Rising 2
Capcom's just announced a deal with Playboy that'll see popular magazine covers show up in and around Dead Rising 2's Las Vegas-esque setting, Fortune City. Interestingly, collecting and reading...
Feature E3 2010: The Five Most Frequently Rumoured E3 Announcements That Probably Won't Happen
Megaton incoming
With E3 speculation reaching an all-time high (we're finding it hard to keep our excitement for both E3 and the World Cup in check), the blogosphere's literally bulging with rumours of megaton-esque announcements from every corner of the industry. We've put together a list of some of the most frequent rumours, and why they're...
E3 2010 Who Said Weekends Are Quiet Indeed, PS.Blog EU Teases "Two Huge Announcements"
What are you going to be doing Saturday morning? Putting out your St
George's flag bunting — nope, you're going to be tuned into PushSquare and the European arm of the PlayStation Blog who are teasing "two huge announcements" for Saturday morning. Whether these will be in response to Geoff Keighley's pre-E3 GTTV event or not, we're...
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers - Kojima Out Of The Gates First
Not one to break tradition, Hideo Kojima's launched a teaser site involving people - erm - chopping things
What could it mean? Are Kojima Productions about to announce a cooking game? Or, more likely, is this a teaser for all the hacking and slashing that's due to take place in Metal Gear Solid: Rising? Who knows? It's Kojima. And to be honest,...
News Final Fantasy IX Finally Hits The US PlayStation Network On June 15th
Quick snippet for you, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy IX will finally hit the American PlayStation Network next Tuesday, June 15th
It'll cost you just $9.99. The game launched last month in Europe and has been available in Japan for some time.
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers The Sequel - Criterion Next
Hooray
Our favourite thing about E3 - countdown teaser websites. Not! Next up Criterion, who are teasing their totally-secret-totally-not-a-new-Need-For-Speed-game Need For Speed game. The countdown ends just as EA's press conference takes off. Say, that's convenient isn't it? Watch the clock tick here. Sigh.
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Hits GTTV Tonight
We already knew Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4 were due their debuts tonight on Geoff Keighley's pre-E3 GTTV show tonight, but we didn't have a clue Gran Turismo 5 was going to be there
A teaser posted on the PlayStation Blog from Spike's Geoff Keighley has confirmed just as much however, presumably ensuring the game's presence at next week's E3. We'll...
E3 2010 First Crysis 2 Gameplay Jumps Out From Under The Bed
There are guns and fancy visual effects, therefore it must be Crysis 2, right? Here's your first look at Crytek's long-hyped first-person shooter which is looking
.. alright. Perhaps this is a bad selection of footage, but it all looks like rather average run-of-the-mill console shooter stuff to us, with the exception of a few standout moments...
News Modern Warfare 2 "Resurgence Package" DLC Hits The PlayStation 3 On July 6th
Activision's announced that Modern Warfare 2's second map-pack will hit the PlayStation Store on July 6th (or July 7th for those of you in Europe)
The pack's been available on the XBOX 360 for a week or so now, but was obviously delayed on the PlayStation 3 due to Microsoft's timed-exclusivity dollars. Still, July 6th is only a few weeks away. The...
E3 2010 Latest Splatterhouse Trailer Is Pretty Sweet
We weren't too enamored with the last Splatterhouse trailer we saw, but this E3 2010 trailer is pretty amazing
The combat appears to share some resemblance to Batman: Arkham Asylum — certainly in terms of animation. We don't know if it feels that way, but it wouldn't be a bad place to start. Also, looks like the game's got some 2D segments. Cool.
E3 2010 Rock Band 3 Gets Blown-Out Once & For All
That USA Today video we posted yesterday was just a taster for today's deluge of information, as the Rock Band 3 embargo has finally lifted revealing details of real Fender six-strings and The Cure
That's right, The Cure. We were going to poo-poo all over this Rock Band 3 trailer because, honestly, we couldn't care less about it. But then...
News Tales Of Monkey Island Hits The PlayStation Network On June 15th
Telltale's announced that the entire first season of their Tales Of Monkey Island episodic adventure series will hit the PlayStation Network on June 15th
That's all five episodes for just $20 folks. Bargain, indeed. In addition, Telltale's revealed that the third episode of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (titled "They Stole Max's...
Thursday10th Jun 2010
News ITV Are "In Talks" With Sony To Bring The ITV Player To PlayStation 3
British PlayStation 3 owners have had access to the BBC iPlayer as part of the XMB for some time now
While that service is great, we've long anticipated the addition of further television streaming services to the XMB. We want ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 — not that we ever really watch any of them, but what if we miss Emmerdale, Come Dine With Me...
News MORRRRRRRRTAL KOMBAT! Warner Bros Announce New 2D Mortal Kombat Title For The PlayStation 3!
Warner Bros' has just announced the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, due to release sometime in 2011 on PS3
The game's in development at Ed Boon's newly named NetherRealm Studios. The new Mortal Kombat will bring the series back to its 2D heritage (at last), with a "triumphant return to the series mature presentation and a...
Feature E3 2010: Push Square's Five Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of E3 2010
With E3 mere days away now, the industry's anticipation is nearing fever-pitch
With pretty high stakes all around for the platform holders, it can be easy to over-look the actual core of the event in anticipation of megaton announcements and new hardware — that's the games. As we continue our E3 build-up, we list our five most anticipated...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Brings The House Down... Quite Literally!
Sony's just officially announced the next installment in the MotorStorm franchise, this time tagged "Apocalypse"
The USP? This time the world crumbles around you (quite literally). Friends, it's the end of the world as we know it - so what better thing to do than race? The setting this time around, with the not-so generic name of "The...
News "The Racing Genre Is Stuck In A Rut," Says MotorStorm: Apocalypse Developer
According to Evolution Studios' Simon Barlow, the racing genre is "stuck in a rut", something he hopes the unique setting of the team's upcoming MotorStorm: Apocalypse will go a way towards correcting
"The racing genre has had a disappointing few years," Barlow told Computer and Video Games. "You can look up any sales figures and...
News Grab The Fantastic Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Soundtrack For Free
Did you enjoy the PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess? We really did, and one of the stand-out things we liked was the fantastic horror-cheese-pop soundtrack that ran throughout the package
Now courtesy of MediaTonic and the PlayStation Blog, you'll be able to download the entire Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess soundtrack...
News EA's Bright Light Studio Working On A New PSN Title Called "Spare Parts"
EA's Bright Lights studio may be working on the Harry Potter games at present, but they've also got another title in the pipeline -- a PSN release called Spare Parts
The game's based around the concept of robots working together to rebuild their space-ship. The game's a co-operative "online action adventure" title, where players will...
News Live-Action Dead Nation Trailer Is TERRIBLE... In An Awesome Way!
Have any of you guys seen Planet Terror? It's terrible
Really, really bad. But that's what makes it totally awesome. This live-action Dead Nation trailer reminds us of that. The actual game's looking rather exciting too - it's from HouseMarque (Super Stardust HD) and looks to have the same trade-mark silky-smooth control set-up. It's just, this...
News SEGA Announce Sonic Adventure & Crazy Taxi For PlayStation Network
"Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
" the Offspring scream as a yellow-cab with a green-headed driver launches himself over a hill of a fictional US city. Name the intro? Crazy Taxi, innit. If you didn't know, you'll soon be able to school yourself, as SEGA's just announced that Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure are heading to the PlayStation Network this Fall. Sonic...
News Debut Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Awesome, Gross
NetherRealm ain't messing around with the new Mortal Kombat game
They said it was a return to the franchise's heritage, and boy does the new trailer show that off. You can get it over at Kotaku. But be careful watching the ending - it shows a spinning blade and a dude's crotch making connection. Yup. Not messing around at all.
News Rock Band 3 Totally Includes A Keyboard Then, Yo
If you've been following us on Twitter, you'll know we've had some pretty strong predictions about Rock Band 3
We totally got the keyboard bit right. We totally got the 25 key bit right. Sadly, we were off the mark when we said the game would have light-up keys, but we were pretty close right? USA Today's just put up a preview for the game which...
News Sony UK Boss Not Bothered What Competitors Have To Say
Grilled today by EDGE at a 3D conference, Sony UK's boss Ray Maguire has said he's "not fussed" about what competitor's have to say about Sony's first-party titles
Maguire was speaking in response to comments from Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg that Halo 3 has outsold most of Sony big-hitters. Well Im really happy with [the titles] because...
E3 2010 Trine 2 Outed By Atlus' E3 Lineup
Did you know Frozenbyte were working on a follow-up to last year's PC and PSN hit, Trine? Nope, we had absolutely no idea either, but Trine 2's just popped up as part of publisher Atlus' E3 lineup
So it must be happening, right? No details yet. Atlus are also set to show a PSP port of Knights In The Nightmare at the big show next week.
News EA Move Crysis 2's Release Forward, Turns Out A Refreshing Change
When was the last time you saw a game get moved forward? Yeah, long time ago right
Games only ever get delayed, they never get pushed forward. Well, except for Crysis 2 that is. EA's just announced that they're moving the game forward into the Autumn, as opposed to the previously announced end-of-year date. Woohoo. The news comes via a trade press...
News Space Invaders Infinity Gene's Headed To The PlayStation Network
We like shooting aliens, do you like shooting aliens? Of course you like shooting aliens, who doesn't like shooting al-
.. We'll stop. Ok, the news: Taito's confirmed that Space Invaders Infinity Gene, the iPhone space-blaster reboot, is headed to the PlayStation Network. No word on a date or price as yet, but we're going to assume there may well be...
E3 2010 "Legendary" Game Developer To Show Up At GTTV's Pre-E3 Special
Last year it was Rose McGcgowan, this year it's some 9ft-tall supermodel we've never heard of -- the GTTV pre-E3 special is always talked about more for its co-host than its actual unveilings
But at least Geoff Keighley's there (<3), and to be fair the line-up of reveals look rather compelling - Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4? Nice, ok. Plus,...
Wednesday9th Jun 2010
News Max Payne 3 Slips Once More, Now Due Beyond October; L.A. Noire Stays Put
"While we do not take the movement of any title lightly, our recent success with Red Dead Redemption illustrates the importance and the benefit of giving a title the time it needs in order to fulfill its potential in the marketplace," Take Two's Ben Feder addressed investors at a financial call last night
He was speaking in response to the news...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th June 2010
Sales Sam And Max The Devil's Playhouse Full Season (now $24
99, original price $34.99) Greed Corp. (now $5.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Qore Episode 25: June 2010 ($2.99)<strong></strong> Qore Annual Subscription ($24.99) Games Death Track: Resurrection ($14.99) Joe Danger ($14.99) Sam & Max Episode 1: The Penal...
News PlayStation Move Title, The Fight: Lights Out, Will Have 3D Support
Sony's just announced at a pre-E3 press event in the US, that PlayStation Move title, The Fight: Lights Out, will fully support 3D when it ships
No word on a date or anymore details on the utilisation of the 3D, but hey, Sony's just practically announced virtual reality (in kind). Nice. Apparently other PlayStation Move titles will be compatible...
News Sony Admit That The PSPgo Was A Bit Of An Experiment
Before the PSPgo everyone hated physical media and, in particularly, the UMD
"Why can't we have a download-only system?" they asked, "Why do we have to have this UMD format?" We were with those people, we wanted a smaller more portable disc-less system and we bought one. Sadly, ever since the PSPgo's come out the consumers...
News Mafia 2 Demo Does Its Best Godfather Impression On PSN This August
During a financial call last night, Take-Two's Ben Feder confirmed that 2K Czech's gangster title, Mafia 2, will be getting a PSN demo sometime in August
"In August, 2K will launch a comprehensive demo program on Xbox Live Marketplace, PSN and the Internet that will allow gamers to experience the game up until its launch," he said. Big...
News Microsoft Executive Plays The Numbers Game, PushSquare Plays The "Shut Up" Game
"Just in from the research team," Microsoft ass-hat Aaron Greenberg Tweeted this afternoon
"NPD," he clarified under hushed breathing. "Halo 3 has outsold Resistance 1 and 2, Uncharted 1 and 2, Killzone 2 and God of War III COMBINED." Smugly thinking of his raise, Aaron Greenberg concluded, "Wow." We're not making this up, though we may be...
News DJ Hero 2's Debut Trailer Features Cool People, Beatboxing, Lady GaGa
This debut trailer for DJ Hero 2 will tell you everything you need to know
The game's designed for c0ol people (not greasy metal-heads), features microphone and dual-deck support... and it also has Lady GaGa in it. That mix sounds kind of rad, yo. We've placed the trailer after the jump courtesy of IGN. We literally cannot wait. <object...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 9th June 2010
Special Offers Until June 9: Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battles Cars (was £7
99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Section 8 (was £19.99/24.99 now £8.69/10.99) Greed Corp (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) LocoRoco Cocorrecho! (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Ferrari Challenge Pack (NÜRBURGRING,...
News Stereoscopic 3D Gaming Starts From Tomorrow On PlayStation 3
The US-arm of the PlayStation Blog's just dropped a reminder that, hey, stereoscopic 3D gaming becomes a reality from tomorrow
For reals. Sony's new Bravia HDTVs are due to launch this month, and you can get more details about all that through here. Alternatively you can turn your questioning arm to @Jas_n on Twitter, who's been helping us get to...
News Red Dead Redemption Ships A Whopping Five Million Units
According to Take Two and Rockstar, five million copies of Red Dead Redemption have been packed up and shipped to retailers around North America and Europe since the game launched just a few weeks ago
Take Two revealed the number last night during a financial earnings call. We're sure there were more than a few smug smiles around the room. It wasn't...
E3 2010 Square Enix Bringing The 3rd Birthday Along To LA
Square Enix has confirmed its E3 games-list, and there's a surprise amongst the names, indeed
PSP shooter, The 3rd Birthday, which has been kept under-wraps for some time now, is set to make an appearance at the show, and will presumably feature heavily during Sony's PSP spotlight. Other Square games of note include Deus Ex: Human Revolution,...
News Psst... Neversoft's Working On A New Shooter
A job listing for a senior level designer at Neversoft has revealed that the Guitar Hero studio is working on a new shooter
You want more details? You can't have them because there aren't any. Speculation hints at a long overdue sequel to GuN, but the Call Of Duty name has also been tossed around. Y'know, if Red Dead Redemption hadn't come out last...
E3 2010 Enslaved Trailer Reveals October Release Window
Namco Bandai's whacked an October 2010 release date at the end of the E3 trailer for Enslaved: Odyssey To The West
That means folks that the game's just a few months away. Which is pretty excellent news all around because we're starting to get rather excited about this. For us - it's kind of come out of no where. The last couple of trailers have...
Tuesday8th Jun 2010
1998 was a sensational year for the video games
If I name-drop just a few of the releases from that year it's pretty easy to note why. Metal Gear Solid. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. Half-Life. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Heck, even Fallout 2. They all released in 1998, a year which, in hind-sight, has long been considered the most important...
News Cole Can Usher A Vortex In inFamous 2, Which Is Kinda Awesome Innit?
These scans from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine (which you can get through here) reveal that Cole can not only electrocute his foes in inFamous 2, but also summon vortexes to suck people into
Awesome. The magazine also has some details on Zeke, Cole's trouble-making friend from the first-game. Apparently he'll be more of a helping-hand...
News "Interdiction" DLC Brings New Maps & Game Types To MAG
We stopped playing MAG when we eventually realised we'd never be able to beat SVER on their home-turf
Since then we've longed for a patch but, sigh, it's never really come has it? Still, new maps all together might fix the balance problem, and thus we have some excitement for MAG's new $9.99 DLC pack, detailed today on the Playstation Blog...
News Playstation Store Goes Offline For Maintenance Tomorrow
Muster_Buster's just confirmed via the official Playstation forums that the Playstation Store will be offline tomorrow (Wednesday 9th June) from 16:30BST until the early hours of Thursday morning
During the time you'll be unable to access the Playstation Store, Account Management or Account Registration. Maintenance has been cited as the reason for...
News Dylan Jobe: Starhawk's Still A Long Way Off
Dylan Jobe's Lightbox Interactive studio is heavily rumoured to be working on a space-bound spiritual successor to the popular Warhawk franchise
Speculated to be entitled Starhawk, Jobe recently submitted a milestone build to Sony, which, by all accounts, went down rather well. So how long until we get a beta, one eager Tweeter asked. "Ha! No,...
E3 2010 Respawn Planning "Big Time Announcement" In LA
Confirmation indeed that ex-Infinity Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella work fast
The duo, who were sacked by Activision just a few months ago, are now teasing some form of status update at next week's E3 showdown. They'll probably show-up at the EA press conference, seeing as that's the publisher they are currently in partnership with...
News DJ Hero 2 Formally Revealed By Activision
If this morning's story wasn't confirmation enough, Activision's just formally announced DJ Hero 2
First details reveal that there will be over 85 artists involved in the game, with a total of 70 mashups included. Artists name-dropped include Lady GaGa, The Chemical Brothers, Dr. Dre Metallica (?) and more. There'll be all new multiplayer modes in...
News DJ Hero 2 Is Finally Official, Launching In October! We Do Dodgy Dance To Celebrate!
Sorry, excuse us a moment while we run outside and dance to the hits of Madonna - DJ Hero 2 is finally official
The over-priced (but totally awesome) mix 'em up was overshadowed by a stonking price-tag when it launched last year, but with the peripheral already in a number of homes, we're looking forward to simply picking up DJ Hero 2 on disc. We...
News Twin-Stick Fire Breathing Heads To The Playstation Store With Hoard
Big Sandwich (mmm) Games has just announced a new dual-stick shooter for the PSN
The twist? You're controlling a dragon. The game's called Hoard (not to be confused with The Horde), and will have players destroying crops, stealing livestock and stealing away princesses for points. The game will support two player co-op and will be playable at E3...
News Get In! SEGA Answer Our Prayers, Announce Yakuza 4 For Western Release!
SEGA's just confirmed that Yakuza 4 will be launching in the West sometime next year exclusively on Playstation 3
The game released in Japan a few weeks ago to both critical and commercial acclaim. Meanwhile, after months of "will they, won't they" speculation, us Western gamers got our hands on the excellent Yakuza 3 in March - albeit a...
News The Debut Trailer For The Sims 3 On PS3 Makes Us Want To Punch The Wall
It's apt that the debut trailer for the console version of The Sims 3 is being hosted on MTV
It fits right in. Now we have no real problem with "scene", teeny-bop humour and stuff - but this is a step too far for our tastes. It's like, it's trying so hard to be hip, new and cool that it comes across old and tired. Just show us the game...
E3 2010 Pachter Bets On PSP2 Reveal
Wedbush Morgan analyst, and part-time industry celebrity, Michael Pachter, has confirmed that he believes Sony will showcase a sequel to the Playstation Portable hardware at this year's E3
Talking to MCVUK, he revealed that he believes the system will feature a touch-screen and will be somewhat tied into a subscription based Playstation Network...
News First FIFA 11 Screenshot Won't Exactly Blow Your Socks Off
FIFA games are really, really good
Seriously, ever since FIFA 08 (roughly), EA Sports have been on a roll with the franchise. The thing is, FIFA screenshots are really, really boring. This first screen from FIFA 11 is no exception. It's Chelsea vs. Arsenal. It's John Terry. Wooohooo.
News Cohort Studios Talk The Shoot & Playstation Move
Sony's put up the latest Playstation Move developer diary, this time detailing Cohort Studios' The Shoot, a rails-shooter game set on a movie-set
We actually get a Police 24/7 vibe from this game. Do you guys remember that? It was a rail-shooter where you actually had to move your body to dodge in and out of cover. Was pretty cool back in the...
Monday7th Jun 2010
News We Told You inFamous 2's Redesigned Cole McGrath Was A Pro-Skateboarder (Sorta)
When GameInformer revealed their inFamous 2 cover, we distinctly remember describing the new looking Cole McGrath as a pro-skateboarder
Turns out we were right. Speaking to GameInformer magazine, Sucker Punch's art director Matthias Lorenz described the new-look Cole as a little gritty, a little street, without the grumpiness". He continued:...
News Want To Spend More Money On Plastic? Check Out These New Guitar Hero Guitars!
These are the new guitars set to launch alongside Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock
The new game will feature 90-songs, aswell as some new game modes, and the biggest guitar redesign since the series' inception. As Gizmodo report, the big change here is the repositioning of the guitar's electronic innards into the controller's neck. This allows for a...
Feature Competition: Win The Soundtracks From God Of War III & Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Two of the most defining soundtracks of the past twelve months have come from Playstation exclusives God Of War III and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Now, courtesy of Sumthing Else Music Works and Sumthing Digital, we've got both soundtracks in their entirety to give-away on compact disc. That's right, CDs, remember those? [This competition's open to...
News YES! Sonic Adventure Is Coming To The Playstation 3!
Perhaps, just perhaps, we're the only people in the world excited by this announcement
Perhaps. But we still remember that cold, dark winter day sometime after Christmas. We were younger back then, and new games consoles felt like the unattainable holy grail with which every inch of our persona must work towards. The Dreamcast was out, and every...
E3 2010 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Trailer Looks Kinda Messed Up
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days' selling-point is that it looks a little messed-up
While Sony's in-house development studios continually push each other to raise the graphical bar time after time, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days aims to make everything low-res. It's all for dramatic effect of course, and it looks great. Check the latest trailer after the...
News Little Game Called Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot
We played Red Dead Redemption for about 10 hours this weekend
We've already beaten the game. Go figure. It's properly, properly amazing. So it's no surprise to see it uphold the top of the UK sales charts once again. UFC Undisputed 2010 continues to do surprisingly well here, with a slot in third, while EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup moves into second...
News Hideo Kojima & Square Enix Tease New Collaboration
Looks like Square Enix and Hideo Kojima are set to colloborate once again, with the details still under-wraps for now
The tease comes from Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto, who Tweeted: "A new promotion with Hideo Kojima is set. Details will be shared at a later date." He also attached the above photo of himself, Hideo Kojima and Metal...
News New Kingdom Hearts Game To Be Revealed At E3, Claims Nomura
Megaton? For some we assume
Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura has just announced that there's a new Kingdom Hearts on the cards... And it will be announced as soon as next week, during E3. No word on platforms (please be Playstation) or anything else at this point. Last week it was revealed that Nomura would be making the trip to the big gaming show in...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 7th-13th June 2010
Welcome to Monday
Next Monday we'll be too busy to talk about new releases. Next Monday it will be E3. Next Monday it will be crazy. So enjoy this Monday. Stay calm, settle down. Because next Monday, it is going to be mayhem. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Kojima's latest entry in the long-running Metal...
News Kevin Butler-Ware Brings The VP Of Micro-Games To LittleBigPlanet
The LittleBigPlanet community continues to astound us
Last time we jumped online, we were truly blown away by the sheer skill of some creators ability. No longer was LittleBigPlanet all "1-1" and "Greenhill Zone" — there were movies and galaga and amazing stuff. This level highlights the downright creativity of Media Molecule's community - Kevin...
News Red Faction: Armageddon Blowing Stuff Up (Presumably) In March, 2011
THQ's let us know that Red Faction: Armageddon - naturally the next entry in the destruction focused franchise - is set to release some time in March, 2011
The game's based on the grandson of Guerrilla's protagonist, a character known as Darius Mason. Nice name, bro. We posted up the first trailer from the game this weekend. You can check that out...
News inFamous 2 "Will Give You A Heart-Attack," Claim Sucker Punch
inFamous 2
Rad announcement for Sony. Rad announcement for Sucker Punch. Rad announcement for us. Heck, how great was the original inFamous? Very great is the correct answer. But you ain't seen nothing yet. Sucker Punch has teased in US magazine GameInformer that inFamous 2 is so great it'll "give you a heart-attack". Or something...
News What The Heck Is This Sony Teaser Video All About?
Firstly, if working at SCEJ is actually like this - we want a job now
Secondly, no-one actually knows what this teaser video is about, nor do they know its true origins. It's perfectly possible this could be fan-made, but Kotaku speculate that it's a Sony teaser for upcoming 3D support in the PS3. We'll just put it out there that the last image on...
News PixelJunk Shooter 2's Online Features Get Detailed
As was already teased, the US edition of the Official Playstation Magazine's got some juicy details on PixelJunk Shooter 2; namely some info on the game's online features
The magazine reveals that the retro-come-new shmup will feature head-to-head battles over PSN, aswell as a Ghost Attack mode, allowing you to download the best score runs from PSN...
News So, We're Gonna Guess You'd Like To See A Few Seconds Of Killzone 3's Campaign...
.. 'Cos we would. This short off-camera video we picked up via TheSixthAxis shows the introduction of the jet-packed Helghast juggernauts from Killzone 3. Man, anyone else's trigger-finger itching? Also, the game looks incredible from a visual stance. Note: this is an alpha build and there's still a year until release. Yeah, exactly. Oh Guerrilla,...
News Ubisoft Tease New Driver Game With Countdown, Cars
Driver's back
Do you remember Driver? It was a bit of a PSone classic if we recall correctly. Sadly, as the years passed, so too did the franchise's quality. Still, those last few games should not shroud shadow over Ubisoft's reboot of the franchise, which has just been teased via a new website and teaser video ( that's the one above). Cool. Cars...
Saturday5th Jun 2010
Review UFC Undisputed 2010 (PlayStation 3)
The sequel to last-year's surprise hit, UFC Undisputed 2010 tunes all that was in the 2009 version and turns it up to eleven
Naturally the roster has been beefed up, with now over one-hundred fighters to choose from. The gameplay's also been tweaked, with defensive sways now added to heighten the countering strategy during gameplay. It's the career...
News LittleBigPlanet Heavy Rain Costumes Are A Stroke Of Genius
These latest Heavy Rain themed Sackboy outfits are probably the cutest yet
Of the Heavy Rain crew available are: Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden, as well as an origami costume. The costumes will cost £4.79 for the bunch, or £1.59 each.</em> Brilliant.
Feature The Obligatory Pre-E3 Playstation Predictions Post - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
E3 is coming and everyone's got their own opinions on what they think's going to be shown
It's the hottest topic of debate in the video games industry right now. Just what are Sony going to show for their range of Playstation platforms? I've dissected the most reasonable estimates I can muster and compiled them into this week's Opinionator post...
News First Red Faction: Armageddon Shots Pop Out, Say "How'd You Do?"
If you haven't yet seen it, check out Red Faction: Armageddon's trailer right through here
Then head off to VG247, who have the first screenshots of the upcoming destuctive shooter from THQ.</em>
News Split/Second, What? Leaked MotorStorm 3 Shots Hit The Net, Blow Our Minds With Awesome!
We all knew it was coming
Here it is. MotorStorm--3 folks, and it looks incredible. Having just reviewed Split/Second, we saw these off-camera shots and thought, "oh, right, that's the end of that then." Sony's racer appears to have an apocalyptic setting which blows away last month's Black Rock title. More off-cam shots through here...
News Red Faction: Armageddon Announced, First Trailer Detonates
THQ's just announced Red Faction: Armageddon via GameTrailers TV
The first trailer reveals the mine-setting of Mars that was teased some time again. Thing is - in those mines there are ancient creature things. And presumably they're seeking blood. Trailer doesn't show much, but Guerrilla was awesome so we've high hopes for this.
News Crysis 2's Debut Reveal Is Not Really Worth Bothering With
A teaser trailer they said
More than twelve-seconds we expected. This Crysis 2 trailer really takes the biscuit. If you're not going to show anything, why bother at all? "Enjoy".
News Vanquish Looks Properly Incredible, Then
Shinji Mikami's Vanquish looks like a Dreamcast launch title
Re-read that statement and then watch the trailer. There's something about the physics, art-direction and even overlying concept that feels very SEGA. It looks awesome too. We're not too interested in the story and stupid voice-acting — but the dude can boost into cover. It's like a...
Friday4th Jun 2010
News Red Dead Redemption's Free DLC Pack "Outlaws To The End" Hits Playstation 3 On June 23rd
More Red Dead Redemption? We're split in two minds about this - on one hand we're super excited
It's more Red Dead Redemption, how could that not be amazing? On the other hand, we're super excited. It's more Red Dead Redemption, how are we supposed to find time to play more Red Dead Redemption? Still, seeing as Rockstar are being lovely and giving...
News Sony Says No To Quality Content Such As "The Chauffeur's Daughter" & "Touch Me"
Were you hoping to get Vivid Video's back-catalogue of adult entertainment on your PS3? Really? Well tough - Sony's said no
One of the world's biggest porno content providers (ok, grow up), has declared that talks with Sony to get a new "adult" section added to the Playstation Video Store directory fell flat pretty early. "We started...
News New Smash Cars Add-On Pack Heading To The Playstation Network
Creat Studios has just dropped us word that there's a new add-on pack for Smash Cars due to go live on the Playstation Network this month
The pack, entitled Smash Cars: Virus Run, will hit the American Playstation Store on June 8th, and the European Store a week later on June 16th. For $2.99 (2.99), the Virus Run pack includes an all new online,...
This game is Hard Corps: Uprising
It's not Contra. But it looks a hell of a lot like Contra. Because, basically it is Contra. Confused? You shouldn't be, come on keep up. The run and gun PSN title is due out this year. It's in development at BlazBlue's developer Arc System Works. That means, if nothing else, you should expect big flashing lights and...
News Here's Your First Fallout: New Vegas Footage (Hint: It Looks Exactly The Same As Fallout 3)
"Fallout: New Vegas," declares IGN's Eric Brudvig, "It's just like Fallout 3
" We sit back, shut off the sound and watch. Yup, it's exactly the same as Fallout 3. That's not a bad thing though, right? Fallout 3 was pretty damn good. But it was also janky, broken and ugly. Oh well, eh? At least Eric Brudvig clarifies by stating, "It's just...
News inFamous 2 Is Official, Sports An All New Cole
GameInformer's website has crumbled under the weight of another Playstation exclusive announcement, but announcement there has been
This time: inFamous 2. And the sequel to Sucker Punch's super-hero escapade is set to get a fresh face too - with protagonist Cole looking somewhat less rugged than his last outing. Early details reveal that the game...
Rumour Dead Space: Extraction Coming To The Playstation Network
Publishers wonder why Wii games don't sell very well
Presumably because they're considered as "downloadable quality" titles elsewhere. Haha - but Nintendo's "loss" (it's not really a loss is it, but it's a good link phrase) is our gain. Or something. That's right - those Dead Space: Extraction rumours are back. Sounds like the...
News Isn't It Time We Stopped Being Jaded About 3D Technology?
Honestly, we feel like we're the only publication on the Internet in support of the 3D movement
Every other publication out there seems to be grappling with the "why" and "how" rather than the base-line concept. Look, we understand as well as everyone else that 3D is going to be expensive, and many (us included) will not be...
News Dead Space 2 Gets Gameplay Reveal Next Week
We told you Geoff Keighley was back in the game didn't we? He's just sent out a Tweet regarding the reveal of Dead Space 2's first gameplay footage next week in GameTrailers' pre-E3 special
Another big game in our pre-e3 special next Fri First real hd gameplay footage from Dead Space 2. The show will also have the first gameplay footage of...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer Is Probably One Of The Best You're Likely To See
You can have no affinity with the Deus Ex franchise
No excitement for the upcoming title. Even no love for video games at all. But it's impossible to not be excited by this trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which screams high-budget from every inch of its production. The sweeping synth-lines, the wonderful opening, the big spider robot things...
Thursday3rd Jun 2010
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Nuggets Dip Into The Barbeque Sauce
British Playstation mag PSM3 has some of the first details on Ubisoft's upcoming multiplayer Assassin's Creed title, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
CVG's being stingy passing on the details, but apparently yes, the eight-player multiplayer mode will have you silently sneaking around small sub-sections of Italian cities assassinating each other. Will...
News John Daly's ProStroke Golf Gets Playstation Move Support
Publisher O-Games has announced that their upcoming golf 'em up, John Daly's ProStroke Golf, will be getting Playstation Move support when it launches October 1st
Sounds like Move will be the premier experience for golf games, with Move already planned for Tiger Woods '11 and Planet Minigolf. It also makes sense, right? O-Games (and the titular John...
News Thief 4 Almost Certainly Coming To The Playstation 3
A Tweet from the official Playstation Twitter account has all but confirmed that Thief 4 is coming to the Playstation 3
The Tweet, which simply states "Oh Man" before directing to a Thief 4 placeholder page, was posted last night. The placeholder page has been around for a while, and it certainly has been updated. But the Playstation Tweet...
News Def Jam Rapstar Rocks The US On October 5th, UK November 5th. Bounce, Bounce!
Soon you'll be able to do your best Jay-Z impression and rap right into your PS3
Konami's announced that Def Jam Rapstar will hit the US on October 5th, with the UK getting it a month later on November 5th. The UK will be getting an exclusive Tinchy Strider and N-Dubz track - the one with the amazing bass synth. (Tulisa's hot, yo). Other artists...
Rumour Elder Scrolls V Announcement Coming At E3
Bethesda fans - hold onto your hats
If Internet rumours are to be believed, the popular action-RPG studio are readying an announcement of enormous magnitude for this coming E3. How does Elder Scrolls V catch you? The rumour's all a bit higgledy-piggledy - it's true source runs back to Famitsu magazine where they've confirmed that publishers such as...
News Sony: It's Kind Of Hard To Retrofit 3D, Yo
We daresay it is, Mr
Sony. You know, you develop your game in high definition and then you have to render it twice. Difficult. Still, speaking to OPM magazine, Sony's Simon Benson was keen not to rule-out any future updates. Im sure we will [retrofit more games with 3D], as adding 3D to a game can make it a whole new experience, he said...
News Ubisoft Drop Artwork For "Secret" Non-Game Project
Ubisoft's dropped some artwork on their Twitter page for a "secret" non-game project which has "absolutely nothing to do with Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"
Narrows things down doesn't it? The artwork's by Grzegorz Domaradzki, who incidentally worked on the cover for Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.
News Red Dead Redemption Gets Patched Up Next Week
Rockstar's announced over on their website that some tweaks are being made to Red Dead Redemption next week via a patch
Issues with one of the game's bounties, aswell as multiplayer connectivity issues are cited - with fixes for other lesser bugs probably dealt with too. Rockstar's also announced that they'll be releasing some new outfits and Expert...
News Debut Killzone 3 Teaser Trailer Is Super Stylish
Now we remember: Guerrilla Games don't do things by half do they? This Killzone 3 teaser trailer has just reminded us
It's a super-stylish slow-motion video set to creaking music and brutal melee kills. It all looks a bit like a James Bond opening. Moody, stylish and a bit sexy. Check the trailer through here. Give us Killzone 3 now, please.
News New Red Faction Title To Debut On GTTV Tomorrow
Geoff Keighley's doing it again - he's pulling the big exclusive reveals
And this week he's got THQ's anticipated Red Faction sequel to reveal. The show airs in the US tomorrow night, so expect the trailer sometime on Saturday. Interestingly, the next GTTV will also have debut gameplay footage of Crysis 2 and FEAR 3, aswell as some more from...
News Sony Announce Third Annual Playstation Blog Pre-E3 Meetup
While Microsoft's showing the press their Project Natal camera (behind closed doors no less), Sony will be holding their third annual Pre-E3 meet-up
Starting at 5:00PM on Sunday, June 13 in downtown LA, the event will be open to all Playstation fans who RSVP to the Facebook Event invite. In addition to playing games such as Hot Shots (Everybody's)...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 2nd June 2010
Special Offers Until June 9: Wakeboarding HD (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Numblast (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.39/2.99) Magic Orbz Bundle Pack (was £9.99/12.99 now £5.19/6.49) Magic Orbz Booster Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Magic Orbz Winter Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now ...
News LEGO Harry Potter Demo Lands In Late June
Harry Potter
In LEGO! How about that? When we read Philosopher's Stone all those years back, we never imagined we'd still be talking about Mr. Potter now. But we are - in LEGO form no less. Let's get to the point: Warner Bros. has a demo for LEGO Harry Potter planned for late June. It would be next week, but unfortunately Microsoft's got exclusive...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Main Campaign Will Not Be Playable In Co-Op
Call Of Duty: Black Ops' campaign will not be playable in co-op according to Treyarch's Mark Lamia
He explained that "single-player is the epic, cinematic, seat-of-your-pants thrill ride that you star in," while the game will offer seperate, more focused co-op modes for up to four players. It's sounding more like Black Ops' co-op mode...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2010
Feature Playstation Face-Off: Blur vs. Split/Second
Last month saw the release of two hotly anticipated arcade racers
Sadly, too much of a good thing can lead to a difficult choice, but worry not, we're here to help. Marking the first of our Playstation face-offs, we take a look at the pros and cons of Bizarre Creations' Blur and Disney Interactive's Split/Second. Blur on Playstation 3 Review -...
News DC Universe Online Gets Pegged With A November Release Date
Could the Playstation MMO revolution be about to explode? For literally years now Sony has promised that they're going to lead the way when it comes to MMO content on the console, but it's yet to happen
However, with Free Realms PS3 already confirmed for E3, and DC Universe Online apparently drawing to a conclusion - maybe it's time to believe...
News Modern Warfare 2's Soundtrack Hits iTunes
Do you like Hans Zimmer? Do you like music scored to the images of guns, explosions and dead bodies? Then Modern Warfare 2's soundtrack - which has just hit iTunes for $9
99 - may very well be your cup of tea. To be fair, it was a pretty good soundtrack.
News American Playstation Store Updates: 1st June 2010
Price Drop Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Permanent Price Drop (now $7
99, original price $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Tecmo Bowl Throwback ($9.99) Planet Minigolf ($9.99) Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle ($17.99) PSone Classics N20 Nitrous Oxide ($5.99) Game Demos Planet Minigolf Minis Telegraph Crosswords...
News Indie Title Eufloria Hits The Playstation Network In 2011
Omni Systems' quirky strategy title Eufloria will hit the Playstation Network sometime in 2011
The game has you growing trees from the surface of asteroids which are then set against opponents. The hook though is the game's super-minimalist look and soft, pastel colours. The PSN version will also get some bonus features including improved graphics,...
News Creat Studios Announce Their Next Playstation Network Release, TerRover
The name might be terrible, but Creat Studios games are always good, so it's with some excitement that we've got wind of the company's next PSN game - TerRover
It's a 2D physics-based vehicle side-scroller, which is explained better by IGN's Greg Miller in this hands-on preview. Essentially you control an off-road vehicle through various planets...
News Dylan Jobe To Present Milestone Review To Sony
Sony's going to be checking out the latest playtest of Lightbox Interactive's latest game today
That's according the studio's big-wig Dylan Jobe who Tweeted overnight about being "<span>off to SONY tomorrow for our latest milestone review and playtest. Really happy with the progress this month!"</span>...
News Media Molecule Move To A New House Down The Road
Ever wondered what a development studio looks like in pieces? Well, a bit like this actually
Media Molecule's posted some pictures of their recent office move. They're now located in slightly larger premises up the road from their old place. As far as we're aware, their old office was above a kitchen fitters or something. Don't quote us on that...
News Earthworm Jim HD Looks Particularly Pretty In Motion
GameLoft's released a new trailer for its prettied-up Earthworm Jim HD game which is due sometime in July (after Microsoft's exclusivity dollars run dry)
The game adds in new levels, jet-packs and four-player co-0p. Earthworm Jim was a bit of a classic back in the day, so we're stoked about seeing the franchise return. It does look awfully pretty...
News Arty Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Promo Has Sweeping Orchestral Chords, Fuzzy Video
Oh
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II you say? We remember, that's a video game isn't it? This new footage from Eurogamer shows Subject 1157 awaken to a back-drop of sweeping chords and flash-back sequences. At least that's what we think. We're not totally sure what's going on to be honest. Hey, at least we're upfront about this stuff, right?
Tuesday1st Jun 2010
Blur is the sum of a combination of games
At its very core it is Project Gotham Racing: take to the circuit with semi-sim, semi-arcade car handling and earn "fans" (as opposed to kudos) by racing creatively. But there's much more to Blur than its PGR inspired core. The power-up racing concept is very much a Mario Kart staple, though here...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Shots Show Scary Man Running Around With A Syringe
We've always felt that Assassin's Creed could be darker
We know the games are already fairly nasty as they are, but we wouldn't mind seeing them pass into a more psychologically dark direction. This new screen from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood doesn't really confirm anything like that, but it does show a scary man wearing a mask while sticking a...
News Digital Foundry Imagine ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
Eurogamer's tech-blog Digital Foundry have done some pretty amazing work to predict how an HD re-release of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus might look
They're using PC emulation to derive the results, and have a full technical breakdown if that's your bag. Honestly, after watching Shadow Of The Colossus' intro redone with the technique we're more on...
News Joe Danger Brings Stunt, Create & Share To The Playstation Store On June 8th
Hello Games has announced on the American Playstation Blog that the excellent looking Joe Danger is set to debut exclusively on the Playstation Store this coming June 8th
Perfect pre-E3 fodder. Jumping on the "Play Create Share" bandwagon, Hello Games are labelling Joe Danger's level editor as "Stunt Create Share". "Creating...
E3 2010 Tetsuya Nomura To Make An E3 Appearance
Siliconera's reporting, via Shinji Hashimoto, that Tetsuya Nomura - of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy Versus XIII fame - is set to make an appearance at E3
Of course, that's set message boards alight as to what he'll be doing there. Could it be Final Fantasy Versus XIII? Will he be at Sony or Microsoft's show? We're guessing it won't be the latter as...
Rumour Rockstar Pull Massive E3 Game Announcement
So the source may be Nuts' [NSFW] associate editor (we know, we know) and the comment may be relatively vague, but we guess any Rockstar announcements are a big deal -- moreso when they get pulled
Nuts' Rory Buckeridge wrote on Twitter that "Rockstar have pulled their E3 game launch. Oopsie. Now, it's possible that game could be PS3...
News Transformers: War For Cybertron GameStop Commercial Tugs On The Heartstrings
This Transformers: War For Cybertron commercial says a lot about the game
Firstly, Soundwave is actually a boom-box. Score one to developers High Moon. Secondly, Starscream is a whiny annoying idiot. Score two to developers High Moon. And finally - the ad features Stan Bush's "The Touch". Score three to developers High Moon. Everytime we...
News Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot, Blur & Alpha Protocol Miss Out
Red Dead Redemption's still top of the UK software charts, despite all those shortages
And there should be no real surprise about this - the game's sensational. THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010 managed to debut in second-place, with a slew of familiar titles rounding out the rest of the top ten. Perhaps the bigger story is the absence of Alpha Protocol and...
Rumour David Cage Casting For New Project Called "Horizon"
VG247's reporting this afternoon that Heavy Rain's David Cage is now casting for a new project entitled "Horizon"
According to the website, the game's to be focused on a couple in their twenties. VG247 reports that the plot involves a curious man raised very insularly meeting a free woman who is hesitant to exercise her freedom". Sounds like...
News Stop Worrying: Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Still In Development (Apparently)
"There are no changes on the horizon"
Despite rumours last week that one of the key members of Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil 2 team had left, the company's come out to tell Eurogamer that all is well in pig-land. "There are no changes on the horizon," an Ubisoft rep said. Asked if Beyond Good & Evil 2 was still in development the rep simply...
News PSP Favourites Are Outrageous Value, Cost Just $9.99
C'mon - no matter what you think of the PSP, $9
99 for games such as Patapon 2, Loco Roco 2 and Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow are super-bargains. Other "Favourites" include Ape Escape: On The Loose, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo and Twisted Metal: Head On. Sony'll also be offering American gamers a three-game incentive to buy a new PSPgo,...
News MotorStorm 3 Announcement On The Horizon, JET-SKIS PLEASE!?!
Why not make it three out of three, eh? Sony apparently has some goodies saved up for E3 that are bigger than the slew of amazing sequels they have planned for the coming 12 months
We already know about LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 and (to some degree) inFamous 2. But what else can there be? MotorStorm 3! It's being teased by the folks over at...
News Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Formally Announced By EA
EA and Warner Bros
have announced today that the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows video game will follow the movie's structure of being divided into two parts. The first part will release this Autumn. The final Harry Potter adventure has given us the opportunity to make a darker and more action-oriented game than we have before, says...
