News Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square -- What Does It All Mean?
For years people have pondered the meaning of Sony's brand-defining controller face buttons
News Let's Look At The 46 Games Confirmed To Support PlayStation Move In Some Way
With PlayStation Move just a month away, we've been amazed at just how much software support the device has been receiving
GamesCom 2010 How About We Watch Killzone 3 Being Played With The PlayStation Move?
One of the most exciting things about the PlayStation Move is the ease with which it can be implemented into games
News Ken Levine On Skipping Bioshock 2 & His Thoughts On The Game
With the announcement of Bioshock: Infinite, many people are asking the question as to why the series' creator, Ken Levine, skipped on Bioshock 2
News - August, 2010
Tuesday31st Aug 2010
First Impressions Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter on PSP Demo
Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter is unlikely to release here in the West
Yakuza's already a niche franchise on the home consoles; spending enormous amounts of money to localise it on a platform in decline (and riddled with piracy) would not make any sense. We realised this a while ago, and to be honest, we didn't really mind. Shortly after Black...
Clearly inspired by the catalogue of Robert Rodriguez and Streets Of Rage, Shank is a gritty yet childish beat-'em-up romp through 2D plains
The story - which is told through a sequence of flash-backs - is merely justification for the violence; but this is a revenge tale. It's an angry, messy game set to the visual style of a children's cartoon, and...
News Mafia II Tops The UK's Sales Charts With "Biggest" Launch Since Red Dead Redemption
We really enjoyed Mafia II; despite its flaws it definitely deserves to be played
So it's nice to see the game light-up the UK sales charts and finish up with the "biggest UK launch" accolade since Red Dead Redemption fourteen weeks ago. Take-Two won't mind, seeing as they published both games. According to Chart-Track, 41 percent of the...
News Sony Reveal The God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Bundle
If you're yet to buy a PlayStation Portable, it's probably about time you considered it
The current catalogue is huge (with a couple of decent gems still to come later in the year), and the prices appear to be coming down - in terms of added value at least. Take SCEA's God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta bundle. That pack's due in November, and include a...
News Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Hits The PlayStation Network This September
Square Enix's Twitter account has dropped some juicy details for those of us who can't get enough of watching space-ships burn
According to the company, their PlayStation Network version of Space Invaders: Infinity Gene is due next month. Next month starts tomorrow peeps. Just sayin' yo. Hopefully we'll get a more specific date soon.
News Mortal Kombat "Shadows" Trailer Is Packed With Testosterone
This new Mortal Kombat trailer makes us want to punch things
It has a similar effect to the first time we heard Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff". We were impressionable young teenagers at the time; but man, that song made us want to punch people in the face. The franchise reboot from NetherRealm Studios is heading to PAX this weekend, and...
News Get An Extra Slice Of Mafia II On September 7th
If Mafia II's main campaign and exclusive PS3 DLC weren't enough to fill your mobster cravings, then 2K's got your back
They've confirmed that the next slice of Mafia II DLC, Jimmy's Vendetta, will launch on September 7th for $9.99. The pack adds 30 new missions to Mafia's campaign. Jimmy, the DLC's protagonist, is described as "the guy the...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition Officially Confirmed, Out Now(ish)
EA's just released a trailer for the so-called Ultimate Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The game's shipping to stores across the US as we type, and will hit England on Friday, September 3rd. The pack includes a few extra bits and bobs. Aswell as a copy of Bad Company 2, you'll also receive: the four-player co-op mode Onslaught, Battlefield...
News TikGames & Creat Studios Drop Their Catalogue's Prices For The End Of Summer
North Americans are in for a treat over the next two weeks, as TikGames and Creat Studios have announced an "End Of Summer Sale" across their entire PSN catalogue
Starting August 31st (and running through September 14th), the duo will be knocking 40% off all their PlayStation Network titles including Cuboid, Hamsterball, Magic Orbz, Wakeboarding HD...
News Split/Second DLC Due On The PlayStation Store Tomorrow
Brighton-based studio, Black Rock, has detailed the Split/Second DLC we can expect to find on the PlayStation Network from tomorrow
There'll be two packs on offer. First up is the Elite Vehicle Livery Pack, which adds a new lick of paint to the Brawn, Vixen and Raptor cars. That one's totally free. Gee, thanks Black Rock. The second helping is...
News Tron Evolution Collector's Edition Includes Your Very Own Light Cycle
Disney's dropped details on Tron Evolution's collector's edition
The $130 package - which is currently only confirmed for the US - comes in a special display case and includes a copy of the game aswell as a model of the series' famous Light Cycle. The game's due on December 7th in the US.
News James Bond's Still Beating Up Bad-Guys In Istanbul, We Can Prove It
Activision's released an extended version of the James Bond 007: Blood Stone trailer from last week
The new trailer shows Bond driving through the streets of Istanbul and shooting-up some bad guys. The visuals look a bit rough, but truth be told, we have high hopes for this game. Hopefully Bizarre Creations can deliver the goods. They've yet to...
News We're Guessing This Is Important Because It Has Our Name On It...
Someone sent us this picture today
We were planning on ignoring it, until we cross-checked some of the other sites listed. Apparently they've received something similar. If anyone has any information, please drop it in the comments. We're bemused.
News Latest Retro/Grade Trailer Does Synthesizers & Stupid Voice-Overs
If you're heading to PAX this weekend, you're in luck -- 24 Caret Games are bringing their bizarre guitar-controlled-time-reverse-shmup, Retro/Grade, to the show; and you're invited to check it out
The game's due out next year. It continues to look rather pretty. There are more details through here.
Monday30th Aug 2010
News God Of War Sneakers Include The Shoelaces Of Chaos
Amazing custom sneakers designed by Jacob Patterson
As seen on Kotaku.</em>
News Blimey, Did You Know Criterion Were Making A Skate Or Die Game?
At one point, many moons ago, British developers Criterion Games were working on a Skate Or Die sequel for EA
Crazy, right? According to an article in GamesTM magazine, Criterion were working on the sequel before they started work on Burnout 2. Apparently EA were impressed with the studio's work on the Dreamcast title Trickstyle, and challenged them...
News It's Bank Holiday Monday, Let's Check Out Yakuza On PSP
Made2Game's just dropped word that SEGA and Japanese site 4Gamer
net</a> have teamed up to release a demo of the upcoming Yakuza title on PSP — Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter. The demo's all in Japanese and weighs in at minor 200mb (though the site appears to be smashed at the moment, we're only getting a couple of kbps). Still, we'll be...
News Trapped Chilean Miners Get Supplied With PlayStation Portables
You may or may not be aware of the situation in Chile
A group of miners have been trapped underground for at least two weeks, and it could take until Christmas to get them out. The good news is that men are alive and well; and so as work is started to extract them, keeping the men's sanity and fitness is the concern of most psychologists. Thanks to...
Sunday29th Aug 2010
News Got PSPgo? Not Got Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep!
For some bizarre reason of incomprehensible bizarre-ness, Square Enix has confirmed that one of the biggest PlayStation Portable titles this year, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, will not be released on the PlayStation Network
That means that PSPgo owners will not get access to the Square Enix developed Disney-crossover later in the year. No...
News Gran Turismo 5 Boasts Optional 10GB Install
Are you one of those people that hates to wait? Hates to wait so much that you'll spare an initally long wait, in order to make all subsequent waits shorter? Then, Gran Turismo 5's top-bod Kazunori Yamauchi has some big news for you: the game will feature a whopping 10GB optional install
Before you get on your high-horse and troll the comments, note...
Saturday28th Aug 2010
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories proved to me that survival horror benefits from motion control better than most other genres
The game placed you in a particularly threat-free world; opting instead to create tension through interaction and atmosphere. Simply moving your flashlight across the game's eerily dark setting was enough to place you in the...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled For August 30th
August 30th is a bank holiday here in the UK
If you're unfamiliar with the bank holiday concept, it is when people have an added day-off. Three-day weekend, huzzah! Perfect for some time spent curled up in front of the PS3 right? Wrong — Sony's got PSN maintenance planned for the whole day. That's 8:00AM-9:00PM. During this period, the PlayStation...
News Blimey, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Looks A Bit Good Doesn't It?
Ubisoft's released the GamesCom demo for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and, frankly, it looks fantastic
Get over the creepy narration and you'll get an idea of just how much depth is being added to the new game. One new mechanic has you recruiting and managing a number of Assassins, whom you can send on various missions throughout Europe. It's...
News In Racquet Sports You Hit Balls With Bats
Meodia's got some new screens of Ubisoft's upcoming PlayStation Move title, Racquet Sports
As evidenced by the title, the game features a bunch of different racquet based sports including squash, tennis and beach tennis. It also happens to look rather pretty, if a little colour-by-numbers. If they nail the controls, we can picture ourselves having a...
News What's This Telltale Crossover Everyone's Banging On About?
We got wind of some kind of Telltale crossover game this morning
It was hot on the lips of the Twittosphere. We thought little more of it. Then we saw this week's episode of GameTrailers TV; and a subsequently a two-second teaser for something new from Telltale - a crossover. Teased are Penny Arcade's Tycho, Sam & Max, Strongbad and Team...
News Anton Mikhailov Demonstrates The Technical Performance Of The PlayStation Move
The PlayStation Move's less than a few weeks away now, so the PlayStation Blog's beginning to ramp up its coverage of the motion controller
The latest video shows top Sony R&D man (and all around hunk), Anton Mikhailov, demonstrating some of the Move's internal tech demos. We've posted some of these videos before, but if you've missed them...
Friday27th Aug 2010
News Joe Danger Unleashes The People's Patch, Grabs YouTube Support
Have you ever been playing Joe Danger and found yourself wishing -- "Gee, if only people could see me playing this, I'd have the girls queuing up
" Yeah, us too. And when we say girls, we mean girls. Like Kitty Lea and Anna Friel. Exactly. Well the fine folks at Hello Games have been listening to your thoughts. (Yeah, we were worried too, but...
News GiantBomb Takes A Quick Look At John Daly's ProStroke Golf With PlayStation Move
Beneath the weird shadows and low production values, there's something reassuring about this GiantBomb Quick Look
PlayStation Move can make games better. We have a fleeting interest in golf games, but we're not the type to sit anxiously waiting for our copy of Tiger Woods to arrive. That's mainly because golf games don't feel right with the...
News Sony: Introducing New IP Is Our Barometer For Success, Not The Console War
Sony's told Official PlayStation Magazine that they believe the success of their first-party studios should be judged on the performance of new IP, rather than comparison's to their competitors
Michael Denny, Sony's Worldwide Studios boss for Europe, told OPM that he believes there's "nothing more gratifying" than delivering new IP...
News Red Dead Redemption's "Liars & Cheats" Pack Hits On September 21st
Excited about jumping back into Red Dead Redemption once more? Well Rockstar's gone and put a date on the next DLC pack - entitled "Liars & Cheats"
Due on the PlayStation Network on September 21st, the Liars & Cheats pack is set to add a bunch of new content to Red Dead's multiplayer. You'll now be able to play multiplayer versions of Poker...
News Wow, The New SOCOM Game Looks Stunning
We said a little while back that the new SOCOM had bowled us over, but this latest footage has us more satisfied than ever
We don't know why we ever doubted Zipper's ability to create a good, third-person shooter, but we did — and for that we're sorry. This footage is taken from Zipper's behind-closed-doors GamesCom presentation, and they're...
News Does Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Remind You Of Anything?
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Of The Colossus perhaps? It might lack originality - seems like Castlevania's going to work with the formula of a number of PlayStation greats - but it looks stunning all the same
There are more shots over at Kotaku.
News Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Season Finale Drops Next Week
Hit the road
The finale for Sam & Max's third season, The Devil's Playhouse, is scheduled to hit the PlayStation Network next week. The final episode, The City That Dares Not Sleep, sees a gigantic, monster version of Max trounce New York City to the ground. Subscribers will be able to grab it from August 31st.
Thursday26th Aug 2010
News Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square -- What Does It All Mean?
For years people have pondered the meaning of Sony's brand-defining controller face buttons
The Cross (or X) and Circle buttons are simple enough to decipher — the Circle represents "go" or "ok" (as is its use in Japan) and the Cross represents "no" or "cancel". Comically, Western games have managed to...
News Official PlayStation Magazine UK October Issue Leads With Batman: Arkham City
GamesRadar's posted the cover for the October issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK
As you can see, the issue leads with Rocksteady's Batman sequel, Batman: Arkham City. We're just surprised that Harley Quinn's wearing clothes this time.</em>
First Impressions RUSE on PlayStation 3 Demo
The real time strategy genre on consoles has proved a tough nut to crack
It's hard to pick out a particularly memorable console strategy game that's compared favourably to its PC counter-part. Typically that's down to the interface, which suits the mouse and keyboard much better than a dual analogue stick set-up. With RUSE and PlayStation Move...
News DJ Hero 2 Has 105 Songs In It, 84.7% Of Them Are Amazing*
Activision's dropped the bass--erm, the setlist for their upcoming DJ-'em-up sequel, DJ Hero 2
Among the artists features are Basement Jaxx, Chic, Lady GaGa and Timbaland. Naturally we're pretty stoked. This is the only music game we're excited for this Fall (sorry SingStar: Dance) and it looks like it's going to be killer. Get the full list after...
News Europe's Enslaved Collector's Edition Is By-The-Numbers
Enslaved's collector's edition is fairly standard-fare stuff: you get a copy of the game, an artbook and the soundtrack
But that middle offering - the artbook - carries a little bit more weight when the source material is as pretty as Enslaved. We're stoked about the game — it honestly looks fantastic. We could have settled for an action figure of...
News Final Bioshock 2 DLC, "Minerva's Den", Hits The PlayStation Network On August 31st
Take Two's nailed down a date of August 31st for Bioshock 2's final slice of DLC, "Minerva's Den"
The $9.99 extension builds on the single-player narrative of Bioshock 2, and plunges players deep into Rapture once again. The additional campaign adds three new areas to explore, aswell as six new Little Sisters. The DLC's narrative runs alongside...
News Hirai: PlayStation 3's Aim Is To Emulate & Surpass The PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 3 is doing fine
The system's in good-shape, the content's fantastic, the marketing's decent and the PlayStation Move looks set to be a fantastic extension to the experience. Still, it has big shoes to fill. When you look at the PlayStation 3's 38million sales, it's hard to envisage the system ever catching up to the PlayStation 2's...
News How Does Brad Pitt Fit You For A Red Dead Movie?
According to a report on ShowBizSpy, Brad Pitt's being lined up to play John Marston in a movie adaptation of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption
Yup, a movie based on a video game based on movies. No studio's been named in connection to the movie, but apparently Pitt's name is first on the list for the part. Rockstar claims the report's just a rumour,...
News Planet Minigolf Gets Patched Up With PlayStation Move Support Next Month
Zen Studios has confirmed via the PlayStation Blog that their downloadable petit putter, Planet Minigolf, will be patched up with PlayStation Move support just after the peripheral's launch on September 19th
There's a trailer after the jump. Our biggest problem with Planet Minigolf was the controls, so we'd love for PlayStation Move to fix all that...
News Check Out MAG Demonstrated With The PlayStation Move
PlayStationLifestyle's uploaded some fantastic gameplay demonstrations of the new MAG beta being played with the PlayStation Move controller
We have to say, the implementation looks pretty darn impressive. Movement looks fluid (if a teensy bit clunky), while snapping between targets seems fast and precise. No doubt it's going to take a little bit of...
News We Really, Really, Really Hope James Bond 007: Blood Stone Is Good
There's no Bond movie this year
It feels like there should be. Quantum Of Solace was ages ago, and we're now being told that there won't even be a Bond movie in 2012 due to financial difficulties. Frankly, it makes us sick. We need Bond. So it's with lofty expectation that we wish, pray, demand and hope Bizarre Creations can deliver with their...
News Good Grief, It's Another One Of Those Horrendous Need For Speed Videos
Sigh
Remember this video? Well EA and Criterion's just put out another one. And it's equally horrific. This time they're in Chicago playing Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, man. Chicago! Wahhhhhhhh, these people just love playing video games! Dudebro! Dudebro!
News We'll Get A Glimpse Of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Agito XIII At TGS
Worry not Final Fantasy fans, Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed via Twitter that we will get a brief glimpse at the latest games in the Fabula Nova Crystallis universe [chuckle - Ed] during TGS
That's both Final Fantasy Versus XIII on the PS3 and Final Fantasy Agito XIII on the PSP. Apparently the footage will be fleeting, but in regards to Versus XIII...
News Good News: Resistance 3's Coming Out In 2011; Bad News: You Ain't Seeing It At PAX
Insomniac's confirmed that Resistance 3 will launch in 2011
We're guessing it's going to be a Fall release. That would put Insomniac on a two-year cycle for this game, which should instantly alleviate any concerns about the game's eventual quality. Sadly, if the teaser trailer from GamesCom left you clamouring for more... That's your lot for now...
News Final Fantasy XIV Delay On PlayStation 3 Down To "Memory"
The PlayStation 3 is a powerful piece of hardware
But it also has restrictions. Restrictions that have caused the delay of Final Fantasy XIV. Speaking to VG247 at GamesCom, producer Hiromichi Tanaka revealed that memory is the reason for
News Sony Expecting Modest Day One For Move, Longevity
One thing we've always defended about the PlayStation Move is how it's going to fare commercially this Christmas
While we expect the device to do fine (particularly on the back of all the recent software announcements), we've never been convinced that the device will do gang-busters out of the gates. PlayStation Move has a lot of potential to be...
Wednesday25th Aug 2010
Feature Late To The Party #3: Pursuit Force on PlayStation Portable
I'm racing down a busy high-way, the glow of syncopated red and blue sirens light up my face
My lips curl as I take aim at my pursuer and pull the trigger. "You ain't getting away so easily," I whisper to myself with all the aggression I can muster. White knuckled I close in on the damaged car. I stand up in my vehicle and try to maintain...
News Hey Mr. Levine, Could Bioshock Ever Return To Rapture?
The latest Bioshock game, Bioshock: Infinite, is notably set in the sky
Aside from going into space, you couldn't get further from the depths of the ocean. So is this the end of Rapture then? This was the question CVG put to Bioshock's creator, Ken Levine, during GamesCom last week. His response was decidedly indecisive (ooooh): It was a very...
News Angry Birds Gets Optimised For PlayStation Portable
Angry Birds has been a sensation on the iPhone
It's sold over six-million copies to date, and there are even talks of a movie. Needless to say, it's a pretty big deal. That's why the game's announcement for PlayStation Minis is pretty big news. Chillingo's Head of Publishing, Johnny Coghlan, has been on the PlayStation Blog this afterno
News European PlayStation Plus Members Get Exclusive Access To The RUSE Demo
We're eagerly anticipating Ubisoft's RUSE - mainly because of its implementation of the PlayStation Move controller
While it's unlikely the demo will provide an opportunity to check those new controls out, it will allow a glance at RUSE's overarching gameplay. And if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you're going to get an extra week to check it...
News Is This "The End" Of The Yakuza Franchise As We Know It?
There are scant details regarding the new PlayStation 3 Yakuza game at the moment
Much of SEGA's marketing muscle is going into the upcoming PSP title, which is due much sooner than its PlayStation 3 brethren. Hence why this morning's Famitsu magazine is so shocking. Building up to the game's full reveal at next month's Tokyo Game Show, SEGA's...
News This Is What It's Like Being A Goalkeeper In FIFA 11
One of the big new additions to FIFA 11 this year is the ability to play as a goalkeeper
We had some reservations about the new mode but it actually sounds like quite good fun. Movement is handled with the left-stick, while diving is performed with the right. There are a number of on-screen visual aids in order to get you into position and make sure...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 25th August 2010
Special Offers Until September 1: Landit Bandit (was £9
99/12.99 now £5.49/6.99) Heavy Weapon(was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Zuma (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando Combo Pack (was £3.99/4.99 now ...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 24th August 2010
Games Shank ($14
99) Press Your Luck ($9.99) PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap ($6.99) MotorStorm 3D Rift ($9.99)</ul>Demos (free) MAG Beta Shank Trial Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Network Demo Add-ons Mafia II The Betrayal Of Jimmy ($9.99) Clash of the Titans Apollo's Challenge Quest Pack ($1.99) Guitar Hero Hanger 18 Megadeth...
News The 3rd Birthday Hits Japan This Winter, Europe Next Year
The 3rd Birthday's producer, Yoshinori Kitase, has told VG247 that Square Enix are aiming for a Winter release for the PSP Parasite Eve spin-off in Japan, with Europe to follow next year
"The Japanese versions going to come out in winter this year, Kitase told VG247 at GamesCom. And weve already started localising the game for...
News Sonic Games Should Have Looked Like This For Years
Don't get too excited: this isn't an official SEGA trailer
It's not even a real game. It's the product of 3D artist (and Sonic fan) Robert Medina. A stunning 2.5D recreation of Sonic & Knuckles' Mushroom Hill Zone. It's incredible. Heck, even SEGA thinks it's "awesome". Now imagine this, running on your PlayStation 3 with a 3DTV. Yeah,...
News Dungeon Defenders Comes To PlayStation 3 With Move & 3D Support
Chalk this one up as another PlayStation Move and 3D combo: Dungeon Defenders is a new PlayStation Network title from Trendy Entertainment and is due this Winter
Inspired by the likes of Castle Crashers and DOTA, Trendy describes Dungeon Defenders as a "cooperative tower defense and online role-playing action bonanza!" Exciting. The game...
News Gran Turismo's Kazunori Yamauchi Responds To Italian Flag Controversy
Who would have thought a bunch of harmless flags could cause so much controversy? As reported last week, officials from Siena are not too impressed with Gran Turismo 5's recreation of Piazza Del Campo
Their problem is with the location of GT's kart track, which happens to be used in real-life as the site of the Palio di Siena, a bareback horse race...
News Anyone Remember This Is Vegas?
Vaguely
We vaguely remember This Is Vegas. There was a bit of a push behind it at E3 2008, but by the time this website launched (in January 2009) things had gone quiet for the Midway published game. To be honest, we'd forgotten about it. So it's been weird seeing rumours pop-up all over the Internet this week regarding the projects status —...
News New In PlayStation Home This Week: Lobsters
You know what we've always thought PlayStation Home lacked: lobsters
Nah, not really, but now that we mention it... Thank goodness for this week's PlayStation Home update then (as detailed on the PlayStation Blog). From tomorrow, the service is set to introduce a new mini-game called "Oscar's Lobster Mania". You'll find the...
Tuesday24th Aug 2010
News If Final Fantasy VII Was An 8-Bit Game...
.. It would probably look a little bit like this. Magical.</em>
News SEGA Registers Valkyria Chronicles 3 Domain, Everyone Goes Potty Over A Potential Sequel
Valkyria Chronicles is a strange little franchise
Despite being showered in praise, it's yet to really capture a substantial audience. Those few that love the franchise, love it though. Hence the excitement on message boards around the world when it was discovered that the publisher had registered valkyria3.jp in May. One could assume that SEGA...
News Beta Feedback Dramatically Changes Medal Of Honor's Multiplayer
Most "betas" these days are multiplayer demos
Sure, they might be put in place to stress-test the servers or balance a couple of weapons but largely, they are a demo. Medal Of Honor's beta was not. EA's shared a gigantic list of changes that have been incorporated into Medal Of Honor's multiplayer component since the beta. Tweaks include improved...
News SAW II: The Video Game Drops Just In Time For The Latest SAW Movie
They make a lot of SAW movies
We're told this year's movie is number seven in the series, but we reckon it's more in the region of 727. Either way, with a new SAW video game on the way it makes sense to tie things into the movie. Which is exactly what Konami are doing. They've announced that SAW II: Flesh & Blood will release on October 19th in...
First Impressions Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 on PlayStation 3 Demo
We quite liked the original HAWX game on PlayStation 3 and went into its sequel with some anticipation
While it was hard to get a grasp for the narrative - one of our favourite elements of the first game - during our short play-session, we did have enough time to acclimatise to the gameplay. Air combat games are different to most other games. You...
News Expect Parasite Eve 1 & 2 To Hit The PlayStation Network At Some Point
PSP shooter The 3rd Birthday is widely considered as the spiritual successor to the classic Parasite Eve franchise, which was a moderate on the original PlayStation
With the game due soon, many are discussing the possibility of bringing the original games to the PlayStation Network. According to VG247, it's looking more and more likely. In an...
News Catherine's Not Getting Any Less Bonkers (Nor Suggestive)
This Japanese promotional poster for Atlus' new title, Catherine, says it all really
Check out the trailer for sex and sheep.Kotaku]</em> [via
News US PlayStation Plus Subscribers Bag 25% Off The PlayStation Protection Plan
Back in May, SCEA launched the PlayStation Protection Plan
The product was designed to give PlayStation users some added stability to their hardware. Sony's announced via the PlayStation Blog today that the Protection Plan can now be purchased via the PlayStation Store. And in addition to that, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be getting a...
News Dead Nation Beta Invites Hit American Inboxes
SCEA's began inviting people to test out Housemarque's latest PSN shooter -- if you're in the US and are a regular PSN user, check your PlayStation account's associated e-mail address for an invite to the Dead Nation beta
The terms of the beta are simple: "Make sure you are signed in to the PSN while trying to kill as many dirt-ridden flesh...
News Sony "Exploring" The Idea Of An Online Pass System For First-Party Titles
Currently, both EA and THQ actively use an Online Pass model for their multiplayer titles
The model allows the publishers to reclaim some money from the used game market, as those buying the game second-hand will need to purchase an online pass for the multiplayer component of the game. It's a practice Sony's already dabbled in — PSP shooter...
News Valkyria Chronicles 2 Trailer Is All Strings & Fancy Names
Valkyria Chronicles 2 is out soon
And by soon, we mean like next week. The game's latest trailer is filled with sketchbook graphics and plot background. We're assuming the people in this trailer are important because they have such fancy names. The Gassenarl family? Still, should tide you over until Valkyria Chronicles 3 shouldn't it?
News Shank Slashes Up The PlayStation Network This Week
Klei's cartoony take on Devil May Cry, Shank, is set to hit the PlayStation Network this week
Those of you lucky enough to be in the United States of America will be able to pick-up the quirky action title when the store updates later today. Europeans will have to wait until tomorrow. But don't worry, it's only 24 hours away. Whichever store update...
News Extend Your Vanquish Arsenal With Amazon Preorder Bonuses
If you're in the UK and planning on ordering Platinum Games' speed-shooter, Vanquish, you should probably know that SEGA's giving away some goodies with pre-orders from Amazon
There's a little look at the extras in the trailer above. The game looks fantastic. There's a demo coming next week.
Monday23rd Aug 2010
News Joris De Man Heads Up The Sheet Music For Killzone 3
One of the most under-rated aspects of Killzone 2 was its unbelievable score, which actually went onto win an Ivor Novello
The man behind the award-winning soundtrack, Joris De Man, has been confirmed for the sequel today and is reportedly "delighted" at the opportunity to work with Guerrilla again. Winning the Ivor this year gave me...
Review Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (PlayStation 3)
The polarizing rag-tag duo Kane and Lynch return for a notably low-brow outing in Shanghai
Teaming up for a final "smuggling operation", events turn decidedly sour when Kane unwittingly takes out the daughter of a corrupt government official, Shangsi. The plot is littered with some pretty uncomfortable moments, but it primarily takes a...
News Sony Announce MotorStorm: 3D Rift For The PlayStation Store
MotorStorm: Apocalypse in 3D is the future
It looks incredible. The kind of incredible that makes skint blog editors like us cry ourselves to sleep knowing we can't afford a compatible television. Those of you who've already splashed out on a new television are in luck though. Following on from the one track demo in the PSN 3D pack, Sony's decided...
News Red Dead Redemption Hackers: Spare Your Dignity, Avoid The Ban-Hammer
Rockstar's vowed to crack down on Red Dead Redemption hackers starting August 24th
The publisher's detected players that are using hacked game saves, and plans to swiftly eliminate all the associated PSN IDs from the game. If you're using a hacked save, you have 24-hours to delete it and you will not be affected by the ban. Aren't Rockstar nice...
News Palio Consortium Not Impressed With Gran Turismo 5
The Consortium For The Protection Of The Palio (or TCFTPOTP for short
) has warned Sony that they're not impressed with the use of its Gran Turismo 5 kart track, which is set in the </span>Piazza del Campo. The historic public space in Tuscany is used to host the Palio di Siena, a horse race which runs twice a year. Apparently, the Gran...
News Britain's Defence Secretary Probably Won't Be Playing Medal Of Honor When It Releases
Shocking
Disgusting. Angry. Tasteless. These are all the words of Britain's defence secretary, Liam Fox, when describing EA's Medal Of Honor reboot. Apparently he's not too happy that players can opt to fight as the Taliban in the game's multiplayer component — it's very "un-British" apparently. Its shocking that someone would think...
News What The Heck Is PlayStation Room 299?
Could this be the PlayStation Move survival horror game we've been touting for months? No, we don't think so, the logo looks too happy for survival horror
Shame. Still — Sony's just launched a website for Room 299, a project teased on Twitter by a SCEE employee over the weekend. What could it mean? We haven't the foggiest.
News PixelJunk Lifelike To Get Tokyo Game Show Debut
We're done with GamesCom
Next up is the Tokyo Game Show, taking place mid-September. And Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert is excited, because he'll be showing off the latest PixelJunk project — PixelJunk Lifelike. The application (?) - which was revealed at GDC earlier in the year - will be a visualizer for the PlayStation 3 that features a collaboration...
News Vanquish Demo Slip Slides Onto The PlayStation Network Next Week
SEGA's confirmed that Vanquish's Velocity Attack demo will hit the PlayStation Network on August 31st for the US and September 1st for Europe
This is the same demo that was confirmed for Japan during the weekend. We're hyped about this game so we can't wait to check out the demo next week. Hopefully it'll get some buzz flowing around the game ahead...
News That Deathspank Game, Yeah, There's A Sequel Coming Out Next Month
We were done with Deathspank before we even finished the first game
We persevered for the sake of our review, and there was certainly plenty to like about the package, but the formula wore thin a little too quickly for our tastes. It's bemusing, therefore, that Hothead Games has already announced the franchise's sequel — and it's due out next...
News Superstars V8 Racing Heads Exclusively To The PlayStation Network In October
You may have heard of Superstars V8 Racing -- the game launched on PlayStation 3 in Europe last year
The game was limited by a retail release and minimal marketing budget, but the game actually reviewed fairly well. A year later, it has a greater shot at success in the US as it will be released on the PlayStation Network for $19.99. O-Games are...
News Kane & Lynch Storm The UK Sales Charts, Probably Swear A Bit
Lynched
It's the first release after a month long drought, and it's been heavily marketed; Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days might not be the blockbuster it could have been, but it's certainly been released at the right time. And that's helped the game jump straight to the top of the UK sales charts, pissing all over the competition (Kane & Lynch...
News Bloody Nora: This Is What Killzone Looked Like Before It Was Killzone
Killzone is one of the biggest exclusive franchises in Sony's arsenal
But it hasn't always been. Back in 1999, Guerrilla Games created a concept video for their first meeting with Sony. The video, which Hulst believes showed off the studio's "technical competence" practically has nothing to do with the Killzone we know now; but it marked...
News EA, Suda51 Finally Prepping Horror Announcement For Tokyo Next Month
Aside from the PlayStation Network's Siren: Blood Curse, horror games have been a little tame this generation
Even the biggest new horror franchise, Dead Space, is markedly soft compared to some of the PS2's top horror titles. We're hoping that the EA published Suda51 and Shinji Mikami collaboration fixes that. News of a big Tokyo showing from EA...
Saturday21st Aug 2010
News Vanquish Trailer Primed For September 2nd Release On The PlayStation Network
Vanquish producer, Atsushi Inaba, has revealed that Platinum Games plan to release a demo for their third-person action game on September 2nd
The date was dropped in an interview with GameSpot Japan. According to Inaba, the demo will be called "Velocity Attack" and will feature a prologue sequence aswell as a boss fight with Argos — no,...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Hitting PlayStation 3 In February
We thought it looked pretty polished when we saw it earlier in the year, but we had no idea that MotorStorm: Apocalypse was hitting the PlayStation 3 as soon as February
Still, that's the date GamerZines are touting via GamesCom information supplement. According to the brief summary, "thousands of new customisable vehicles, parts and...
News Sony's Still Got Plenty More To Announce
You'd be forgiven for thinking that last week's GamesCom event might mark the end of a three-four month long announcement bombardment from Sony -- but while you'd be forgiven, you'd also be wrong
Sony Europe's Andrew House has revealed that there "more we've yet to share"; they're probably due at next month's Tokyo Game Show event. Above...
News EA Readying "Several Announcements" For Its Tokyo Showcase
Announcements of announcements are never fun, and with GamesCom just out of the way, we didn't want to come across greedy by talking about new video games we've no idea about
But this was too good to skip over. EA's promising "several announcements" for its TGS Tokyo Showcase; and Tokyo means Japan — the home-land of Shinji Mikami and...
Feature What A Great Week For PlayStation -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
I've got absolutely nothing to moan about
This has been an excellent week for the PlayStation brand; so good, in fact, that even reports of a jailbreak weren't able to subdue the mood. I predicted before GamesCom that it would be a low-key show - but Sony's found their stomping ground. Last year Sony dominated the European event with the headline...
Friday20th Aug 2010
Review Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter (PlayStation Minis)
Those who persevere with Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter will be rewarded with a satisfying experience, but the methodical pacing and lack of variety will not be to everyone's liking
Originally released for the PC in the last 1990's, Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter cashed in on the burgeoning hunting genre that was exploding at the time. Opting to meander...
News Gameloft Bring N.O.V.A. To The PlayStation Minis Service
Gameloft's a company who like to have their games on as many platforms as possible
So it's no real surprise that they've announced their Halo-esque first-person shooter, N.O.V.A., for the PlayStation Minis service this morning. As a PlayStation Mini, the game will be without its multiplayer component, but the campaign will remain in-tact. We've...
News Ubisoft Delays HAWX 2 On The PlayStation 3 For A Week [UPDATE]
Ubisoft's just sent word that HAWX 2 has been delayed on the PlayStation 3, PC and Wii
Bizarrely, while everyone else will have to wait until September 10th, XBOX 360 owners will be able to play HAWX 2 on the original release date of September 3rd. As far as we're aware, these dates only apply to Europe for now. The delay could be down to...
News Scott Pilgrim: The Game's Soundtrack Hits iTunes Next Week
One of our favourite things about Scott Pilgrim vs
The World: The Game</a> was the unbelievable Anamanaguchi soundtrack. The Canadian chiptune rockers elevated the package beyond its basic brawling with a slew of video game inspired tunes sequenced on GameBoys and Nintendo Entertainment Systems. Now the soundtrack's heading to iTunes. From...
News There's No Need To Slice A Thing In Metal Gear Solid: Rising, Not Even A Water Melon
Metal Gear Solid: Rising is a different type of Metal Gear game
It replaces seasoned protagonist Snake with Raiden, and switches tranquilizers for samurai swords. When all's said and done though, it is still a Metal Gear game. And that means that the stealth elements will remain in tact. In fact, according to Rising's producer, you'll be able to...
News DJ Hero 2 Doubles Up The "D-D-D-D-Dictionary" Button This October
In high school we used to have these keyboards with a "Dictionary" mode on them
Nobody really remembers what the button did because we were all too busy pressing it multiple times to notice. Y'see, the button used to have a voice sample attached to it, which made for some fantastic rhythmic manipulation: "D-D-D-D-D-D-Dict-D-Dictionary",...
Sony's had a fantastic GamesCom for the second year running, packing the show with banner announcements once more
Thankfully, the GamesCom awards have paid testament to the quality of Sony's showing — awarding the platform holder with the Best Hardware, Best Console Game and Game Of The Show acknowledgements. PlayStation Move beat out Microsoft's...
News Under Siege Brings Everything But The Kitchen Sink To The PlayStation Network
Seed Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network real-time strategy title, Under Siege, will be available on the PlayStation Store "very soon"
The game is packed with features, including a complete single-player campaign, local/online multiplayer and a level editor. The game also has options for PlayStation Move support, in-game video and...
News Why Are These Nice Ladies Holding PlayStation Portables?
Because they're showing off the latest PSP title in the Yakuza franchise, duh
Via Game Watch Impress.</em>
GamesCom 2010 This Is What Viewtiful Joe Looks Like In Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Viewtiful Joe was announced as part of the Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> roster during GamesCom this week. As part of the announcement, Capcom's released this trailer showing gameplay footage of the pint-sized fighter. Looks like he can handle himself against the big-boys doesn't it? This game keeps looking prettier and prettier. Problem is, we just...
News Square Enix: The 3rd Birthday's Success Could Bring The Franchise To PlayStation 3
If you want some Parasite Eve on your PlayStation 3, Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase has got some tips to make it happen
Speaking at GamesCom, the Square Enix man revealed that The 3rd Birthday was developed for the PSP because the "team had a lot of experience" for the system. But what if millions were to run out in their droves to get a...
GamesCom 2010 Heroes On The Move Details Make Us Gaga
What's better than Ratchet & Clank or Sly & Bentley or Jak & Daxter? The answer is all of them put together, which is exactly what Heroes On The Move - the upcoming PlayStation Move title from Sony and Nihilistic - is all about
Announced at E3 as a 2011 PlayStation Move title, Sony's been particularly tight-lipped about the...
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Thursday19th Aug 2010
Review Fly Fu (PlayStation Minis)
There's a bizarre and creepy charm to Fly Fu's presentation, but repetitive gameplay takes much of the sheen off the game's novelty
Fly Fu is weird. Invictus' side-scrolling brawler uses a combination of doodles and dead flies to make up its graphical style. It's certainly makes for a unique look, and it works better than you might think. Being...
News Sony: There Are Plans For Sports Champions DLC
Sony's confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that "there are plans" to bring DLC to the excellent Sports Champions
According to one of the game's producers, Jeremy Ray, the team will be "announcing details soon". Whether or not the DLC will stretch to new sports, we're uncertain. We'd hazard the added content will focus on adding characters,...
News That New Atlus Game, Catherine, Is WEIRD!
We thought the concept art that dropped out of this week's Famitsu for Atlus' new PS3 project, Catherine, looked a bit strange
But nothing prepared us for the game's debut trailer. In it, protagonist Vincent wanders through a darkened room surrounded by sheep. Then has sex. Then sees dead bodies. Then has more sex... It's also not safe for work...
GamesCom 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Injects Some Car-PG, Gets B-Spec Campaign
We all know about Gran Turismo's A-Spec career path
It's the driving simulator portion of the game, the section where you pick a car and race it. But what of Gran Turismo 5's new B-Spec mode? It's basically a "racing simulation RPG". In B-Spec you are not the driver, but are the voice in the driver's ear. You watch races from the...
GamesCom 2010 Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Hits Early October
Konami's dated their Dracula slaying foray into the God Of War genre, by whipping Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow with an October 5th and 7th release date for America and Europe respectively
Konami's added that the game will be presented with two DLC packs after release, both of which will further the game's narrative. Seems a bit dodgy to us, that...
GamesCom 2010 Sorcery Still Looks Utterly Fantastic
Sorcery was one of the surprise announcements at E3 that seemed to completely justify the PlayStation Move's existence
40-or-so game announcements later, there's plenty more to get excited about regarding the PlayStation Move — but Sorcery still looks like one of the stand-out titles in the motion controllers catalogue. We hope there's plenty of...
GamesCom 2010 LittleBigPlanet 2's Music Sequencer Is Incredible
Before we did this PushSquare lark, we used to lock ourselves in dark rooms with Cubase and Reason trying to create the perfect pop-song
After numerous failed attempts, we decided we weren't cut out for a pop career, so we started writing about video games instead. LittleBigPlanet 2 may just end up merging our two hobbies, however. During GamesCom,...
News Has The Impenetrable PlayStation 3 Been Hacked By A USB Modchip?
Sony's fought a solid war against the hackers
The PlayStation 3's been on the market for a substantial length of time and still the system's yet to be hacked, and subsequently pirated. But a group of hackers claim to have breached the PS3's impenetrable defences with a USB plug-and-play device that bypasses Sony's copy protection. The PSJailbreak...
Rumour Sony's Showing PSP2 To Publishers, Has Touch Sensitive Controls On The Reverse Of The Unit
There's a great big stonking rumour coming out of Eurogamer today, as the site's claiming that Sony are showing various publishers the follow-up to the PlayStation Portable
Apparently the next generation PSP is roughly the same size as the PSP-3000 and is being demonstrated with a number of first-party titles. The big news is how the device controls...
News PlayStation Move Demos Will Make Their Way Onto The PlayStation Store
If you've already bought the PlayStation Eye, there's every chance you might have been feeling a little short-changed lately
Nobody wants a second PlayStation Eye, but up until this point, it seemed like the only way to get hold of some Move demos was to buy the PlayStation Move Starter Kit - which includes the Move controller, Eye and Starter disc...
GamesCom 2010 A Super Early Look At Ryu Rendered In The Tekken Engine
Capcom's Yoshinori Ono and Namco's Katsuhiro Harada are at GamesCom to talk about their upcoming colloboration, Street Fighter X Tekken
While the focus of the presentation was to show European fans the same demo that was at Comic-Con, Harada also revealed some prototypes for the other cross-over game in development, Tekken X Street Fighter. Harada...
GamesCom 2010 Debut Costume Quest Trailer Brings The Whimsy
This debut trailer for Double Fine's downloadable Costume Quest might do little to detail the actual gameplay, but it's certainly packed with plenty of trademark whimsy
Consider our attention piqued. Hopefully there's a suitably fitting Danny Elfman soundtrack to hand.
News Castle Crashers Finally Comes To The American PlayStation Network On August 31st
It's been a long time coming, but The Behemoth's finally confirmed that Castle Crashers will be coming to the American PlayStation Store on August 31st
There's no word of a European release date, but we're hoping that it won't be far behind. There's more information through here.
GamesCom 2010 MUBI Hits European PlayStation 3s In October
MUBI's like Netflix for pretentious people living in Europe
Instead of focusing on the highs and lows of Eddie Murphy's career in cinema, MUBI is all about the unsung heroes. The movies you've never heard of but your existentialist buddy adores. It's coming to PlayStation 3 in October. And it looks great. The service will allow you to view a...
GamesCom 2010 Take A Look At That inFamous 2 Gameplay Footage With The New-Old Cole
Cole's back
We already established that with the GamesCom trailer. And apparently his new model is already back and running in the game. This footage out of GamesCom is the same section of inFamous 2 we've seen before (note: it looks incredible), but it now features the old Cole character model. It's well worth watching again. Are you g
GamesCom 2010 The Fight: Lights Trailer Features Danny Trejo
Known for his Hollywood tough-guy roles, there's no better trainer fit for the brutal The Fight: Lights Out than Danny Trejo
Whether Sony's signed him up purely for this trailer or the full game, we're unsure. We hope Machete himself makes an appearance in the full game though. We were impressed when we played the game a little earlier in the year,...
GamesCom 2010 Ever Wondered What A Time Crisis Game Looks Like With PlayStation Move?
A lot like Time Crisis, actually
Destructoid's got a whole bunch of Time Crisis: Razing Storm screens. You can check the lot through here.</em>
Wednesday18th Aug 2010
GamesCom 2010 How About We Watch Killzone 3 Being Played With The PlayStation Move?
One of the most exciting things about the PlayStation Move is the ease with which it can be implemented into games
It's for this reason that we've seen the Move games list grow exponentially. There's very little risk in offering players an alternative motion control scheme. And it provides choice — some people like motion controls, other people...
Review PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap (PlayStation 3)
By focusing on the underlying competitive nature of PixelJunk Racers, 2nd Lap is worthy add-on that will bring newcomers and veterans alike back to the PixelJunk franchise's roots
Being an early PlayStation Network release, and the first in the PixelJunk franchise, a large proportion of the PlayStation 3's user-base are unlikely to have experienced...
After the initial excitement of Mass Effect 2 for the PlayStation 3 died down yesterday, many people were curious how they would bridge the story elements of the first game for those who didn't play it
The original game was funded and published by Microsoft, so there was no way they'd let up exclusivity rights for the title. It's also a vastly...
GamesCom 2010 About Those Go-Karts In Gran Turismo 5
Gamersyde's captured some pretty stunning footage of Gran Turismo 5's new go-kart modes from GamesCom
It looks like a ton of fun, a super-serious Mario Kart if you will. We can't wait to try it our for ourselves. Apparently there are more Gran Turismo announcements to follow tomorrow; we're not sure how Polyphony can top the excitement from this...
GamesCom 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Nets Course Maker, Weather, Kart Racing
What have Polyphony Digital been up to for the past five or so years? Quite a lot actually
Aswell as building the prettiest racing game ever made, Gran Turismo 5, they've also been packing the title with features. Producer Kazunori Yamauchi's blown the lid of some of the goods at a GamesCom conference today. The biggest addition is the Course Maker,...
GamesCom 2010 Kitana & Cyrax Join The Mortal Kombat Roster
Warner Bros and NetherRealm has confirmed two new characters for the Mortal Kombat roster today: Cyrax and Kitana
Both will be playable in the new game set to launch next year. Don't forget, the game will feature full stereoscopic 3D support on the PlayStation 3.
News Japan Celebrates Gran Turismo 5 With Titanium Blue PS3 Bundle
Japan seriously gets all the fun
They already have white PlayStation 3s, and now, to celebrate the November 3rd release of Gran Turismo 5 in Japan, they're set to get a "Titanium Blue" console too. The Gran Turismo 5 Racers Pack includes a 160GB blue PS3 Slim and a LE edition of the game for ¥35,980 ($421). The limited edition of the game...
GamesCom 2010 Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's Move Patch Hits September 19th
Capcom's clarified today that the PlayStation Move patch for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (and only the Gold Edition) will be released on September 19th (which incidentally is day and date with the Move's launch in America)
For regions that didn't get Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, Capcom's releasing Resident Evil 5: Move Edition. Either way, rest...
GamesCom 2010 We're Guessing The Guy In This Bioshock: Infinite Screenshot Is Not A Happy Chappy
No matter how fresh, bright and exciting Bioshock's worlds are supposed to look; they're usually dark, sinisted and horrible
We assume Bioshock: Infinite's sky-city, Columbia, will be no different. See this guy holding a gun? Yeah, he's probably not a happy man.
GamesCom 2010 Viewtiful Joe Joins The Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Roster
Capcom's confirmed two new characters set to join the Marvel vs
Capcom 3</a> roster at GamesCom today. Both Viewtiful Joe from the 2003 GameCube classic and Marvel antagonist Dormammu (anyone?) are the latest entries into the roster. We're stoked about Viewtiful Joe, but honestly, we don't know who the other guy is. Kotaku's got a bunch of...
GamesCom 2010 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Kicks-Off In October
Konami's dated the latest entry in the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise, scheduling PES 2011 for October 8th here in the UK
This year's being touted as the biggest yet for the PES franchise, as the game's been overtaken by FIFA in recent years. There are new pass placement mechanics which allow you to weight the ball, aswell as new AI routines,...
GamesCom 2010 Portal 2 Drops In February 2011
The ever-informed Geoff Keighley has confirmed that Portal 2 will release on February 9th next year on the PlayStation 3
The journo teased that more will be revealed on this week's GameTrailers TV.
News Persona Director Brings Catherine To The PlayStation 3
We've no idea who Catherine is, but we're assuming she's a character from Atlus' new game, erm, Catherine
The game's been revealed in this weeks Famitsu and is the first HD project from the Persona team. Apparently the game follows Vincent, an insomniac plagued by nightmares of never-ending staircases (stay with us). Siliconera reports that the game...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 17th August 2010
Games Top Gun ($14
99)</ul>Demos (free) Joe Danger NHL 11 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 Add-ons Guitar Hero Library - Weezer Track Pack ($5.49) "Beverly Hills" ($1.99) "Island In The Sun" ($1.99) "Pork And Beans" ($1.99) LittleBigPlanet - Marvel Costume Kit #4 ($5.99) Green Goblin ($1.99) Hulk ($1.99)...
GamesCom 2010 Colours Just What The Doctor Ordered In Enslaved
You know how most games these days are brown and grey? Enslaved, the new action title from Ninja Theory, is totally not
It has a thing we call colours in it. Makes a world of difference. Joystiq's got a bunch of screens from GamesCom.
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 18th August 2010
Special Offers Until September 1: Landit Bandit (was £9
99/12.99 now £5.49/6.99) Heavy Weapon(was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Zuma (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando Combo Pack (was £3.99/4.99 now ...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Will Prove 3D's Worth, Claim Sony
We've seen MotorStorm: Apocalypse in 3D and we have to say that it is pretty incredible
The depth adds to your ability to judge corners, but the effect brings so much more to the image. There was one moment during our hands-on where we intuitively ducked to the side as a large piece of debris flew out of the screen. Along with Killzone 3, Apocalypse...
GamesCom 2010 Virtua Tennis 4 Looks A Bit Like This When Played With PlayStation Move
One of our favourite announcements from yesterday was the that Virtua Tennis 4 will be coming to the PlayStation 3 with full PlayStation Move integration
Despite being 3D, this video from GameTrailers gives a good idea of how the game will play out. It adopts a new camera system that switches into a first-person view-point when the ball comes...
GamesCom 2010 Suda51 Announces "Sine Mora" For The PlayStation Network
Suda51's (of No More Heroes fame) has just announced a new PlayStation Network title called Sine Mora
The game's being developed by Grasshopper Manufacture in conjunction with Digital Reality. Apparently it's a horizontal shoot 'em up. The game won't be the first venture between Grasshopper and Digital Reality; apparently they have "a range of...
News PlayStation Move Gun Bundle Heads To Japan
Sony's pushing the PlayStation Move hard in Japan
One of the games they are promoting heavily is Time Crisis: Razing Storm (or Big 3 Gun Shooting as it's known in Japan). We've embedded the commercial for that after the jump, it's well worth watching. In addition to endless promotion, Sony's also bundling the game into a "Shooter Pack" in...
GamesCom 2010 New DC Universe Online Trailer Is All About Escapism
Video games are, for us, all about being something you're not
This DC Universe Online trailer really hammers home that point. In the MMORPG you'll create a character and fight alongside (or against) the superheroes of the DC Universe in a massive online world. Conceptually it sounds fantastic. It hits PC and PlayStation 3 in November.
Tuesday17th Aug 2010
News Gam3sCom Twenty10: F.3.A.R. 3 Slips Into 2011, Pregnant Antagonist Alma Is Reportedly Pissed
If you were looking forward to playing the curiously titled paranormal FPS F
3.A.R</a> this year, you'd better sit down. We'll be straight with you: it's been delayed. The game - which was originally due in October of this year - is now expected sometime in 2011. We imagine Call Of Duty has a little something to do with it. That's all we know...
GamesCom 2010 David Beckham Jumps Aboard The EA Sports Active Fitness Tra
EA's just confirmed during their GamesCom press conference that England footballer David Beckham will be joining the EA Sports Active 2 team
David has always worked hard to stay in excellent shape and has inspired people around the world to make fitness a priority, said Jens Uwe Intat of EA. Were excited about this collaboration with...
GamesCom 2010 Sony Press Conference Round-Up
Sony's GamesCom 2010 press conference is over and done with, and it brought with it some pretty big news for PlayStation 3 owners
The announcements of two new Insomniac Games projects - Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One - were undoubtedly the highlights, but the PushSquare office is getting into a bit of a tiswas over the announcement...
GamesCom 2010 Virtua Tennis 4 Gets PlayStation Move, 3D Support
If there's one genre we love, it's the tennis game genre
Seriously, we just can't get enough of games involving racquets and balls. We know it sounds absurd (you probably like your shooting and killing), but ever since we first tried Virtua Tennis in an arcade we've been in love with the genre. So it's with massive announcement we can confirm that...
GamesCom 2010 The ITV Player Joins The PlayStation 3 XMB
For UK PS3 owners, a new icon will be popping up under the TV section of the XMB
Sony's confirmed at GamesCom tonight that the ITV Player catch-up service will be joining the BBC iPlayer on the PlayStation 3. Six other TV catch-up services across Europe will be added to their specific regions, including: Yahoo 7 (Australia), Animax and NOS YLE...
GamesCom 2010 Resistance 3 Officially Announced For PlayStation 3
Good grief, after tricking the entire Internet into believing they weren't going to show it, Insomniac's just confirmed Resistance 3's existence with a stunning trailer
Update @ 21:00 — we've uploaded the announcement trailer here.
News Sony Launches New Gaming Headsets, Come With A Free Copy Of Medal Of Honor
Sony's announced two new gaming headsets designed and built around the specifications of gamers
The DR-GA500 comes with support for Dolby Pro Logic IIx, offering 7.1 3D surround sound effects. The other, labelled the DR-GA200, promises superb sound quality at a lower budget. Neither of the headsets have been priced, but we're assuming they're...
GamesCom 2010 Bargain 320GB PS3 Slim Includes Move, Due By Holiday 2010
Sony's announced a new 320GB SKU of the PlayStation 3 will be available by the holiday season in Europe
The package will not only include a PS3 stacked up with hard-drive space, but it'll also pack in the PlayStation Move Starter Kit. The Move starter kit includes a PlayStation Eye, PlayStation Move controller and demo disc. The full 320GB package...
News FIFA 11's All About Eleven, Play As The Goalkeeper In 11v11 Online Team Play
EA Sports has finally dished the dirt on the upcoming FIFA 11 at their GamesCom press conference
The biggest new headline announcement is the ability to play as the goalkeeper in new 11v11 online team play. Elsewhere, EA were keen to hammer home the points of refinement, personality and improved passing. FIFA 11 looks to be all about improving on...
News Square Enix Reveal Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days DLC
Square Enix has dropped details on Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days' first batch of DLC
The game's not out until Friday here in the UK, but that's not stopping the flow of downloadable extras. There'll be three unique packs available on the PlayStation Store: the Multiplayer Mask Pack, the Alliance Weapon Pack, and the Doggie Bag Pack. All of the packs...
GamesCom 2010 Crytek Announce Limited & Nano Editions Of Crysis 2
Fans of special editions will be pleased with the news coming out of Crytek this morning -- Crysis 2's set to get two special editions upon its release next year
The Nano Edition, which will retail for £119.99 / $149.99 will include an 11" statue, a high quality art-book and a specially modelled backpack to house the goods. Obviously, you'll...
GamesCom 2010 inFamous 2 Welcomes Back Cole McGrath
There's a familiar face vying for your attention in this inFamous 2 trailer
Who is it? It's none other than Cole McGrath. You know, the one you remember. The one you fell in love with. The one from the original inFamous.
GamesCom 2010 MAG Gets PlayStation Move Update
Zipper Interactive's massive scale first-person shooter, MAG, will be getting a PlayStation Move update before the year is out
No other details were given, but this should stave off your squad-based Move-controlled shooting needs until SOCOM 4 releases next year.
GamesCom 2010 Don't Just Make Games, Make Sweet Sweet Music In LittleBigPlanet 2
As those who've dabbled in plenty of music production, LittleBigPlanet 2's music editor has almost as excited as the rest of the actual game
With the new tools at hand, you'll be able to craft the score for your own levels. You'll also be able to direct complete cut-scenes. It's all a bit ridiculous, in an absolutely brilliant way. As best it...
GamesCom 2010 Mass Effect 2 Comes To PlayStation 3 In January 2011 [UPDATE]
EA's just confirmed at their GamesCom press conference that hit XBOX 360 and PC RPG Mass Effect 2 will be making the jump to the PlayStation 3
The game will launch in January, 2011. How EA are going to bridge the gap between the first Mass Effect game (which was published by Microsoft) and its sequel is unknown, but we're assuming some kind of movie...
GamesCom 2010 In Case You Were Wondering, This Is What Red Faction: Battlegrounds Looks Like
This trailer's a bit rock and roll for our tastes, but whatever
It's the first look at the downloadable Red Faction game THQ announced yesterday, Battlegrounds. Consider it an isometric take on Twisted Metal. It looks fun, but we're a little concerned that the perspective might make the controls fiddly. We're curious to see more. Next time though,...
GamesCom 2010 Rock Band 3 Gets A Mixture Of New Tracks
Rock Band 3's a music game
MTV's announced some new songs for the game ahead of GamesCom today. Names like Roxette get us excited, while Slipknot, Rammstein and HIM make us angry. It's a really mish-mash of tunes, and it's not even the good Roxette song. Consider us completely unexcited. You know what would be a good tune for Rock Band's keyboards?...
GamesCom 2010 Resistance 3 Is Finally Official & This Trailer Proves It
Insomniac Games has finally made Resistance 3 official, and this is the live-action trailer which proves it
The trailer depicts a group of stragglers riding a train through the countryside. Their journey takes them into a New York tunnel, where they face off against a horde of Chimera. It's something to whet the appetite for sure. We're so pleased...
News Sony Confirms 320GB PlayStation Move Bundle For The US
SCEA's just announced a new set of PlayStation 3 SKUs for the US
As detailed for Europe earlier, the new SKUs will be in 160GB and 320GB flavours. They are due out ahead of the holidays. The 160GB will cost $299.99. The 320GB will include a PlayStation Move, PlayStation Eye and a copy of Sports Champions for $399.99. That's a pretty good deal by the...
Rumour Lucasarts Cancel The Force Unleashed III Nice & Early
Lucasarts' new president Paul Meegan isn't wasting any time
That's according to a report on Kotaku this morning, who claim the new boss has already chopped a high profile sequel. According to the website, Meegan has seen fit to cancel production of The Force Unleashed III before work even properly begins. Apparently, a huge number of staff who were...
GamesCom 2010 Guerrilla Games Working On Brand New Exclusive IP For PlayStation 3
We'd already heard rumblings about a new IP from Guerrilla Games, but the studio's managing director, Herman Hulst, has just confirmed the project's existince during a speech at GDC Europe
The new IP will not be connected to the Killzone franchise in anyway, and aims to bring back the "level of scope and ambition" the studio had as a...
GamesCom 2010 Dragon Age 2 Hits March 8th In The US, March 11th In Europe
After a stunning CGI trailer during their GamesCom press conference, EA's just confirmed that Dragon Age 2 will hit store shelves on the 8th and 11th of March in the US and Europe respectively
We've included the trailer after the jump.
GamesCom 2010 Get A Look At Killzone 3's Ridiculously Bombastic Multiplayer
Sony's released the first trailer of Killzone 3's multiplayer component at GamesCom this evening
The trailer reveals plenty of details — a new, more robust XP system is apparent. This will hopefully complimented by more ranks and upgrades. The multiplayer also reveals the use of vehicles, such as the Exoskeletons and Jet Packs. It also just...
GamesCom 2010 160GB PlayStation 3 Bundles Look Deadset For Today
If you were planning on buying a PlayStation 3 today, first of all: good thinking
May we just recommend you wait 24 hours or so, though. We know you're waiting to jump into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and all the other fantastic PS3 titles, but have some patience. Just for a short while. Last night, US retailer GameStop put a new "just...
GamesCom 2010 Insomniac Announce Four Player Online Co-Op Ratchet & Clank Title
Didn't see that coming.
Just prior to spilling the beans on Resistance 3, Insomniac announced they have a new four-player co-op Ratchet & Clank title in development. The new game, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, will feature drop-in/drop-out co-op, where you'll play as Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and even Nefarious. The game's being developed by...
GamesCom 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Hits Europe On November 3rd
Sony's confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will hit Europe on November 3rd
That's just a day after the US release which is currently scheduled for November 2nd. Those in the UK will probably have to wait until the 5th due to the way distribution is handled here. Still, it's nice to have firm release dates isn't it?
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Monday16th Aug 2010
News Ubisoft Announce Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator For The PlayStation Portable
Proving there's still plenty of life in the ol' PSP yet, Ubisoft's announced a new game in the Tom Clancy franchise
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator is set in the jungles of Sri Lanka, where players will lead an elite squad on the hunt for terrorists. Sounds like a video game to us. As you're fighting on the enemy's turf, you'll need to use wit,...
We already had an idea that hit iPhone title, Flight Control, was coming to the PlayStation 3; but this morning, Firemint's revealed to us the game's full-list of features
And what a list it is. Flight Control HD will hit the European PlayStation Network on September 15th; just in time for the PlayStation Move's release. While it will support...
News David Cage: Heavy Rain's Success "Proves The Market Is Ready For New Paradigms"
Quantic Dream's forward-thinking director, David Cage, has revealed that he didn't expect Heavy Rain to be a success
He told an audience in Cologne that he believes the acceptance of Heavy Rain shows that the market is ready for new paradigms". I think the industry is ready for new ideas, he said . "Games are today based on violent...
News F1 2010 On PlayStation 3 Looks a Little Bit Like This
Codemasters has released some footage from F1 2010
The game's due out at the end of next month. As you'd imagine, it involves fast cars that go "vwoooooooom". It actually looks proper good too. Aswell as showing off some of the driving, this gameplay sizzle shows a cross-section of the campaign extras. In order to get the full experience,...
News What's That? There's A Mortal Kombat Arcade Compilation Heading To The PlayStation 3?!?
Every three or four years we think to ourselves, "Y'know, we could really settle for some Mortal Kombat right now
" So we seek out a copy; be it a second-hand cartridge off eBay or a PSN download. We sit down, load the game up and lose our first fight. "Wh-?! What?" we declare in anguish, "Why is Mortal Kombat so slow, clunky and...
News Square Enix Confirm Front Mission 3 For The European PlayStation Network
With Front Mission Evolved due later in the year, there's never been a better time for Square Enix to re-release the classic PSone strategy title, Front Mission 3, on the PlayStation Network
While Square Enix is yet to commit to a firm date for the PSone classic, we assume it will drop before Evolved in September. For those unfamiliar with the...
News Red Faction Does Arena Combat In Red Faction: Battlegrounds
THQ's just announced Red Faction: Battlegrounds for the PlayStation Network
The game - which is being used as a teaser for the upcoming PS3 title, Red Faction: Armageddon - is described as an isometric, four-player arena combat title by Eurogamer. Apparently playing through the game will unlock exclusive titles in Armageddon. Details are scarce at...
UK Charts Put Time And Effort Into A Movie Tie-In, Top The Charts Frequently Like Toy Story 3
Disney Interactive's Toy Story 3 is still top of the UK sales charts
That's despite a surge of interest in Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, which jumped back into second position from fifth. Elsewhere, there's plenty of life-style toff for the Nintendo platforms (what the heck is Art Academy!?) and the usual first-person shooter suspects in Modern...
Rumour Mass Effect PS3 Announcement Incoming
There's a great stonking rumour over on NeoGAF tonight
According to user "De-Mon", Sony and EA are on the verge of announcing some kind of Mass Effect port entitled Mass Effect: Genesis. "De-Mon" anticipates that the title will be announced during either of the companies' GamesCom conferences tomorrow, but suggests a magazine...
News Is Popcap's Plants Vs. Zombies Making Its Way To The PlayStation Network
Popcap's uber-addictive tower-defense title, Plants Vs
Zombies</a>, is heading to the XBOX Live Arcade next month, leaving many wondering when the love will be spread across to the PlayStation Network. In an interview with M2G, the developer remained tight-lipped about the specifics of a PSN port, but did hint at the possibility. We...
News New Bethesda Title Is "Pretty Far Along", For PlayStation 3
Bethesda's finally revealed a few tiny details about their next project
It's been two years since we last heard anything from the team, but executive producer Todd Howard had some reassuring words for fans at QuakeCon. He told Eurogamer that the game's "pretty far along" and that 90 people are currently working on it. Howard reckons the...
News Subway & Sony Continue To Be BFFs
We thought we'd seen the end of the Sony and Subway partnership the moment we posted this story earlier in the year
We were wrong. Seems the pairing really are best buddies at the moment. Take Subway's latest promotion, the "Fiery Footlong Frenzy". There's a bunch of PlayStation-related gubbins involved, including: PS3 systems, games, 3D...
News Vidzone Lands EMI Support, Enhanced Software Functionality
The European arm of the PlayStation Blog has revealed that the on-demand PS3 music service, Vidzone, has been bolstered by music from EMI
The label's roster includes over 8,000 music videos from the likes of David Bowie, Daft Punk and Katy Perry. In addition to the playlist update, Vidzone's also getting a software upgrade. Version 1.15's main aim...
News he Zombie Apocalypse Has Arrived! What Should We Do?
Housemarque, the developers of upcoming PSN zombie shooter Dead Nation, has a few tips in the game's latest trailer
It's expected later this year. We got a chance to play this recently and its ace. Read more about that through here.
News Castle Crashers PSN Coming Soon For $14.99
It's been a long, long, long, long time coming, but The Behemoth's finally revealed that they're gearing up for the release of Castle Crashers on the PSN
According to the developer's blog, the game's currently in the submission process and will cost $14.99 when it releases in the USA. That works out at roughly a Tenner over here. We're expecting...
News Listen To Ninja Theory Talk About Their Upcoming Title, Enslaved
It's always nice to hear people talk about something with passion, and it's hard to find a team more passionate than Ninja Theory
The British developers have been beavering away on Enslaved for some time now, and it's really shaping up nicely. It's taken us a while to get excited about Enslaved, but everytime we see a new chunk of the game we get on...
News Marcus Ain't A Fan Of iPhone Gaming
Marcus Rivers calls out this iPhone gaming buffoon in the latest PSP commercial
And he's kinda got a point. Sure, you can get a decent iPhone game for $1.99; but the PSP's $9.99 Essentials collection offers a much broader spectrum of full (and that's the key part) games for little more investment. It's an interesting angle for Sony to push, but...
Sunday15th Aug 2010
News Keita Takahashi's Taking A Break From Gaming, Misses The PS2 Era
Keita Takahashi is responsible for some bold, bold games
Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy are two examples. But after seeing the output at this year's E3, Takahashi reckons it might be time to take a break from the games industry. He told OPM that he's "not thinking about a future in video games," and added: At E3 I saw people putting...
News Brink's Pre-Order Bonuses Are Actually Worthwhile, Includes Doom Or Fallout Equipment
Bethesda's becoming quite the publishing power-house, as this story evidences
For those of you pre-ordering next year's "one-to-watch" new shooter IP Brink, you'll get access to an additional set of equipment from two big titles in the publisher's growing roster: Doom or Fallout. The Doom pack's exclusive to GameStop and includes armour,...
News Debut Medal Of Honor Campaign Footage Is Surprisingly Rather Good
Hands up if you thought the Medal Of Honor reboot was going to be a weak Call Of Duty rip-off? A few of you, fair enough
You're all right of course, except for the weak part. This debut single-player campaign footage is surprisingly good. Sure, it's all a bit "dudebro", but whatever. The shooting looks good, and the visuals are pretty...
Saturday14th Aug 2010
This time last year we were about to experience one of the most pivotal moments in the PlayStation 3's history; the announcement of the PlayStation 3 Slim and the entire platform's re-branding completely rejuvenated Sony's platform and put it back into serious contention with the XBOX 360
The announcement came at GamesCom, a German-based video games...
News id's Gorgeous RAGE Confirmed For September 2011
RAGE may look like a bland reskin of Gearbox's Borderlands, but boy does it look like a pretty one
During QuakeCon last night, id committed to a September release date for the post-apocalyptic shooter. The game will hit North America on September 13th, 2011. Europe will have an extra two day wait, as it'll hit store shelves September 15th there...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Zombie Maps, Retailer Spills The Beans [UPDATED]
Update @ 13:02: Treyarch's just confirmed on Twitter that Black Ops will indeed feature zombie co-op
The four maps included with the Hardened and Prestige editions of Black Ops are throw-backs to the original World At War zombie settings. Original story: Treyarch's been pretty tight-lipped about the return of their popular zombie horde mode in Call...
News HAWX 2 Demo Flies Freely On The PlayStation Network From Next Week
Ubisoft's confirmed that there will be a single-player demo for the upcoming flight combat sequel HAWX 2 available on the PlayStation Store next week
The demo will feature two missions from the game's campaign. The first will put you in a Russian air-craft chasing down a stolen jet, while the other puts you in US shoes and has you taking off from an...
News DJ Hero 2 Is All About Building An Empire
In the original DJ Hero you played tracks and that was about it really
In DJ Hero 2, that's set to change. Freestyle games are introducing a massive career mode called "Empire", in which you'll pick a brand and location and watch your DJ turn into a super-star as your reputation grows. It sounds like a cool way to flesh out the dry...
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Friday13th Aug 2010
Review Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (PlayStation 3)
Boy meets girl
Boy falls in love with girl. So far, so cliche? Not quite — see, there's a twist to Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers' burgeoning relationship; Scott must defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to go on a date with her. Thus ensues the perfect set-up for a seven-stage beat 'em up game moulded around classics such as Final...
News Ken Levine On Skipping Bioshock 2 & His Thoughts On The Game
With the announcement of Bioshock: Infinite, many people are asking the question as to why the series' creator, Ken Levine, skipped on Bioshock 2
The answer's simple, he told Joystiq that he "felt like we said what we wanted to say about Rapture". He continued: "That's one of the reasons Bioshock 2 wasn't the right project for us...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer Skins & Dynamic Theme Hitting Next Week
Sony's announced some new DLC for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves set to drop next week
The sidekick skins pack adds eight new skins to the game's multiplayer, include new costumes for Sully, Chloe and Elena (among others). The pack will retail for $2.99 / £2.39. In addition to the new skins, there's an excellent new dynamic theme being released for...
News Let's Take A Quick Look At Sackboy Dressed As The Green Goblin
Of all the Marvel themed Sackboy costumes that have been hitting the PlayStation Network over the past month or so, this Green Goblin set is our favourite
Not only is it adorable (in a menacing way), but it's the the little pumpkin hand-grenade thing that gets our heart fluttering like a schoolboy in front of the newsagent's top-shelf. This one's...
News Eat This, Kazuya Mishima!
Siliconera's got hold of some brand-new shots of Street Fighter X Tekken
The shots, released by Capcom, show Ryu and Chun-Li kicking lumps out of Tekken's Nina and Kazuya. Still seems weird. Looks proper awesome, though.
News European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Tomb Raider For PSone Early
If you're a fan of the original Tomb Raider game, then you're in luck
European PlayStation Plus subscribers are being given the option to purchase the original PSone title two weeks before it hits the PlayStation Store proper. It'll cost £7.99. The game's a bit of a PlayStation cult-classic, so we're eager to see how well its aged. There's more...
News Just So You Know, F1 2010's Hitting UK Stores At The End Of September
Codemasters has committed to a UK release date of September 24th for F1 2010
The date's revealed at the end of a video for the game over on the Formula One website. The game's being made just up the road from us (sort of). Naturally we feel rather excited about it. Thankfully, it's not just our location that's getting us excited — the game...
GamesCom 2010 EA Announces Massive Germany Line-Up, Will Stream Press Conference Live
Just like last year, EA's announced an enormous presence at the Cologne-based GamesCom event
EA will be holding a press conference along with Sony on Tuesday, 17th August. They've confirmed that a live-stream of the event will be available on their website. You can hit-up the page and add it to your bookmarks by clicking through here. We've added...
News Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Has Yoda, It Does
Thought you should know, we did
Lucasarts sent us this trailer, they did. Features Yoda, it does. Cameo in Star Wars: The Force Unleahsed II, he will. Ok, ok... We'll stop. This little segment shows Yoda giving series protagonist Starkiller some advice. Nice bit of CGI, it is. Ok! Moving on...
News July NPD: And It's All Downhill From Here...
Well not literally downhill, but July's NPD sales don't make for particularly pleasant reading whichever way you look at it
The XBOX 360 won out this month (for the first time since 2007, apparently), but on the back of a new hardware launch, even Microsoft must be disappointed with a 2% drop over June. The PlayStation 3 dropped 30%, pulling in...
News DanceDanceRevolution PS3 Includes Support For PlayStation Move, PlayStation Eye
We already know that DanceDanceRevolution PS3 will include support for Sony's motion controller, the PlayStation Move
But now we know to what extent. At its core, DDR PS3 is simply that: DanceDanceRevolution on the PlayStation 3. The game sports a track-list of 45 songs (25 from Konami's in-house artists, 20 from mainstream artists) which seems sort...
News American Ratings Board Outs New Buzz! Title
The American ratings board is carrying a listing for a new Buzz
title, Joystiq's discovered. Buzz! Quiz Player is a "trivia game in which players compete to answer questions on a variety of topics, including sports, TV shows, movies, and music". Sound familiar? We love the Buzz! games so we'll be all over this. Hopefully it's a bit of a...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer Includes More Stabbing Than You'd Probably Like To See
If we had weird genetic body upgrades and strange cybernetic suits, we'd probably stab people as frequently as the protagonist of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Seeing as we're never going to get either things, we can probably type that sentence safe in the knowledge that we're not going to be surrounded by police in the next couple of hours. Stabbing...
News Crytek Confirms Crysis 2 For March, 2011
After details regarding Crysis 2's delay emerged last week, Crytek's been tellingly hush about giving the first-person shooter an alternative launch window
Until now, at least. The studio's just confirmed on Twitter that Crysis 2 will launch in March 2011. More specifically, the game will hit the US on March 22nd and the UK on March 25th.
Thursday12th Aug 2010
How do you top Modern Warfare 2's insane collector's edition (which featured night vision goggles if you'd forgotten) -- you throw in a remote controlled car of course
Yup, we all saw the detonating cars in the game's multiplayer trailer. Well now you can own one of the little gizmos yourself, as part of Call Of Duty: Black Ops' premium Prestige...
News It'd Be Nice If Police Cars Actually Did Look Like This, Wouldn't It?
Admittedly we know about as much about cars as we do American Football
That is to say, not a lot. Still, while we're destined to get pulled up in the comments about our non-description of the above pictured car (we think it's a Dodge Viper?), we just want to say that we like the way it looks. In fact, we're pretty certain Need For Speed: Hot...
News Bioshock Infinite Announced: Plot Details Uncovered, First Trailer Goes Live
What is Icarus? It's Bioshock: Infinite, the latest title from Ken Levine's Irrational studio
Infinite lifts players out of the depths of Rapture and places them in Columbia, a heavenly estate in the sky. Set in 1912, protagonist Booker DeWitt is sent to the airborne city to rescue an imprisoned child named Elizabeth. The pair's powers are fused...
News Hand Made Kratos Sackboy Is Too Cute To Kill Greek Gods
Nikki, aka GoldenJellyBean, has been in touch with us before regarding her incredibly cute Sackboy
She's an absolute whizz at creating Sakboys in all different guises. And she wants to share her talent with you lot. We've embedded her Kratos tutorial above, but she's also got steps for creating standard Sackboys and ICO Sackboys. Check out her full...
News DiRT 3 Gets Weather Effects, We're Singing In The Rain
Do you know what's better than DiRT 2? DiRT 2 in the rain, or, more efficiently, DiRT 3
That's right valued readers, Codies' new racer will feature brand-new weather effects. This target render of a rainy route shows some of Codemasters' ambition with the new title, while other screens show off snow and dusty tracks. But rain! Look, it's raining!...
News Kojima Teases "Big" Pre-Tokyo Game Show Announcement
Presumably peeved at having to share the headlines with Ken Levine, Hideo Kojima's teased some "big" news of his own on Twitter [cheers Andriasang] -- basically, he's got something to say this weekend
The Metal Gear man revealed on Twitter that despite being ill, he wants to rest up and recover in time for the weekend, and his "big"...
Whassup American readers
We're hear to inform you about a game us Europeans have been playing for a while, Coconut Dodge. You might have heard about it, we've posted about it quite a bit over the past few months. That's becuase it's basically amazing. Seriously, prepare to kiss your social lives goodbye. Just ask this guy about that. "We're...
News Bethesda Adds Arkane Studios To Its Roster
Bethesda's Pete Hines has confirmed at QuakeCon that its parent company, Zenimax, has acquired Bioshock 2 level designers Arkane Studios
The French-based studio was said to be experiencing some "financial challenges" recently, which have presumably disappeared now thanks to this acquisition. Apparently the studio's currently working on an...
News Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Gets The Launch Trailer Treatment
It drops next week
Square Enix has got the marketing bucks out big-time for this one; Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days' launch trailer may be a showy sequence of CGI, but, going by our hands-on with the game, it's a pretty good representation of the type of gritty action players can expect from the game.
Report Sony Actively Developing A PlayStation Branded Android 3.0 "Gaming Phone"
Tech-site Engadget's got wind of word from some "trusted sources" that Sony's actively developing a PlayStation branded phone
PlayStation Phone rumours have been on the cards since the PSP's inception — but these suggestions would play into a report posted by the Wall Street Journal earlier in the year. According to Engadget's sources, the device...
News Test Drive Unlimited 2 Says "Sayonara" To 2010, "Hola" To 2011
Atari's pushed their upcoming MMO racing game, Test Drive Unlimited 2, out of its release window in 2010 in order to give the game's multiplayer more polish
It's now due to release in 2011. The game's beta, which was due in a few weeks, has also been delayed. Atari's revealed they'll announce a new start-point for the beta soon. Atari had some good...
News Because Motion Controller Demonstrations Are Always Better With The Fairer Sex At The Helm
Irritating, cheap, annoying
.. cute. We couldn't resist posting this one. Good PlayStation Move promotional work PlayStation Taiwan. Just make sure you turn off the sound.</em>
News Public To Get Their First Taste Of DC Universe Online At gamescom
SCEE's told VG247 that the public will get their first hands-on with DC Universe Online at next week's gamescom event in Germany
The super-hero MMO is due in November on both the PlayStation 3 and PC, and a beta is due soon. Those heading to the big exposition in Cologne will be able to get their hands on the game, though we're not sure how much...
News Kung-Fu Live Does Controller-Less Brawling With The Humble PlayStation Eye
Kung-Fu Live's bringing controller-less gaming exclusively to the PlayStation Network later this year
It's funny how suddenly everyone's remembering the PlayStation 3 has a controller-less input solution — and fair play to Virtual Air Company Ltd for coming up with something fun and exciting for the PlayStation Eye. The game uses FreeMotion...
News Knights In The Nightmare Jump Scares The PlayStation Portable This October
According to a post on the US-arm of the PlayStation Blog, bullet-hell meets tower-defence title, Knights In The Nightmare, is set to make the jump from Nintendo DS to PSP this October 19th
In the jump from Nintendo DD, Knights In The Nightmares received a screen-resolution boost, aswell as improved audio and a new third character. It looks...
News Irrational's Going To Tell Us Exactly What Is Icarus Tonight
S'up
One question: What Is Icarus? Well, we don't know. Yet. The much anticipated project from Ken Levine's Irrational studio set to get blown out tonight at rougly 7:00PM BST. Naturally, we'll be there to watch the action unfold. What could it be folks? Rumours are hinting at something completely new, or the Darkness 2. Could be either, but given...
Wednesday11th Aug 2010
News Let's Look At The 46 Games Confirmed To Support PlayStation Move In Some Way
With PlayStation Move just a month away, we've been amazed at just how much software support the device has been receiving
We always expected the practicality of the device and the simplistic nature of its implementation (be it optional, or required) would make for a strong software line-up, but we never imagined the catch would be quite so large...
Feature Late To The Party #2: Ridge Racer Type 4 on PSone
It's hard to go back to racing games
It's a genre that's constantly evolving. While two-dimensional platformers and puzzle games remain fairly time-less — racing games evolve. It's funny, in fact, that I should return to the original PlayStation's Ridge Racer Type 4 just days after getting a hands-on with Sony's upcoming Gran Turismo 5. Despite...
News DanceDanceRevolution PS3 Joins The Long List Of PlayStation Move Supported Titles
PlayStation Move is getting support quicker than a snowball rolling down an ice-capped mountain
Since the motion controller's announcement at GDC, announcements have come frequently and steadily. There's going to be no shortage of games to play with the glowing ball wands. The latest game to support Sony motion controller is the recently revealed...
News Harvest Moon: Hero Of Leaf Valley Heading To European PSPs This Year
Rising Star Games has confirmed that the PSP farm 'em up, Harvest Moon: Hero Of Leaf Valley, will hit European PSPs this year
It's a typical Harvest Moon affair, with inhabitants of Leaf Valley working together to save the dwelling from ruin. Naturally you'll be growing crops, raising animals, and earning the trust of the locals. The game's due this...
News Sony Launches The PlayStation 3 In Brazil, Prices Are High, High, High
Roughly nine months after the PlayStation 2's launch in Brazil, Sony's officially brought the PlayStation 3 to the country
It's not exactly cheap, mind. When the PlayStation 2 launched last November it cost roughly $461US. Naturally, the PlayStation 3 carries a higher price-tag. The 120GB system launching in Sony Style stores today will cost...
News This Is What Sony's gamescom Booth Looks Like Right Now
German site, PlayFront
de</a>, has got some cheeky snaps of the under-construction PlayStation gamescom booth. Remember to check back to PushSquare all next week (particularly Tuesday) for plenty of new announcements coming out of SCEE.</em>
News Stupid Rumourville: Gearbox Are Finishing Off Duke Nukem Forever
Can anyone say they really care about Duke Nukem Forever anymore? Did anyone even care in the first place? Games have moved on since Duke Nukem -- the world can happily continue to exist without the release of Duke Nukem Forever; which was supposed to be the case when it was cancelled last year
This morning's rumour from Kotaku suggests the game's...
News Oh Right, Yeah, Naughty Bear's Still A Video Game; Gets Free DLC
We'd almost forgotten about Naughty Bear
While we loved the game's concept, we found the reality of its gameplay sorely lacking. Sadly, we weren't the only ones drawn in by that initial batch of comical trailers. Plenty of you bought the game, and we suppose some of you want a bit more. Thankfully, A2M and 505 Games are going the right way about it...
News Visit PlayStation Home This Week, Dress Up As A PlayStation Move Controller
As far as weekly PlayStation updates go, they don't get much better than this week's Home update
As previously reported, the new PlayStation Move events space within Home will allow you to dress up as a glowing wand. The outfits free to those who visit the Home Presentation Podium. Subsequently, those who wear the costume will gain access to a...
News American PlayStation Store Update: 10th August 2010
Price Updates 1942: Joint Strike Sale (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Section 8 New Sale (now $24.99, original price $29.99) Matt Hazard: Blood Bath And Beyond Permanent Price Change (now $9.99, original price $14.99)</ul>Qore Qore Episode 27: August 2010 ($2.99) Qore Annual Subscription: August 2010 ($24.99) Qore Annual...
News Borderlands Gets New DLC This September, "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution"
It was nice of Gearbox to mention that there'd be even more Borderlands DLC
Assuming the third pack was the last, we eliminated Borderlands from our growing PlayStation 3 software tower a while ago. Wrong move, PushSquare. "Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" is due in September and will set you back roughly $10. The DLC will include 20 new...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Diary Puts Ubisoft Employees In Ridiculous Robes
This Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood developer's diary is supposed to give the game's narrative some context
Unfortunately, all we could see was those ridiculous robes. Sniping aside, the game sounds fascinating, and we're actually super-stoked about the multiplayer components too. Sounds like it's going to be a great package. We can't wait.
News Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Launch Trailer Should Be Enough To Push You Over The Edge
You're probably wondering -- "Should I buy Scott Pilgrim vs
The World</a>?" We'd recommend you wait for our definitive review but... whatever. This trailer's going to push you over the edge anyway. Do you know why? Because it looks properly, properly amazing. That is all.
News European Dead Rising 2 Release Date Moves Forward
Like a zombie out of 28 Days Later, Dead Rising 2's release date likes to move around a lot
Capcom's just told us that the game's European release date has been moved forward to September 24th. The US release date will remain unchanged, it's due on the 28th September there. No more last minute changes please Capcom.
Tuesday10th Aug 2010
News Secret Batman: Arkham Asylum Map Shows Arkham City Was Under Our Noses All Along
Rocksteady must be having a good old laugh at the video games community
While we all haplessly described the Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel as "Arkham Asylum 2", they'd hidden a map of Arkham City (the sequel's true name) within its predecessor. GameInformer's posted up a video of the secret room, revealing its secret entrance for the first...
First Impressions Mafia II on PlayStation 3 Demo
"Take out the fat guy," our partner declares as we point a sub-machine gun out of an upstairs window
Just moments earlier we'd been knocking back coca-cola while perusing a copy of Playboy magazine. Such is the life of a gangster. There's a good sense of place in Mafia II. Almost meticulously so. Take for example the afore-mentioned Playboy...
News Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Is A "Rebirth" For The Series
After yesterday's fantastic trailer, many have been wondering if Ace Combat: Assault Horizon would mark a reboot for the franchise
Namco Bandai's kinda confirmed as much in today's press release. Apparently, Team Aces wanted to create a game that not only told a compelling story but also presented the most explosive air combat possible. "For...
News Ninja Theory: "Never Say Never" To Heavenly Sword Sequel
After all the crying Ninja Theory's Tameem Antoniades has done about Heavenly Sword, we're surprised to hear him utter the words "never say never" in response to the possibility of a sequel
GameIndustry.biz were the ones asking him the question, which usually ends up with Tameem ranting about how the studio didn't profit from the game. Weve kind...
News Yakuza PSP Comes With A Cool Shaving Razor... No, Really, It Does!
If you're lucky enough to understand Japanese, you're probably going to be wanting the upcoming PSP Yakuza title, Black Panter: New Yakuza Chapter
If you're picking it up, make sure you buy it from Bic Camera. They're giving away Yakuza branded razors with the game. Doesn't really get much cooler than that now does it?
Wow, THQ are really gunning for the hardcore market aren't they? After the coup of Tomonobu Itagaki just before E3, you'd think they might be happy to rest on their laurels for a little why
Nuh-uh, they've just announced a deal to publish Costume Quest, the first downloadable title from Tim Schafer's studio Double Fine. Costume Quest will be the...
News Those Of You Looking Forward To Playing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II On PSP... Stop
Lucasarts has revealed to IGN that the PSP port of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is no more
No reason was given for the cancellation, but you're probably free to assume that for yourselves. The PS3 version is still in development, mind. That's due in October.
News There Are People Lending Their Voices For Fallout: New Vegas
While its safe to assume that the characters in Fallout: New Vegas will be about as animated as a desert rock, at least there's a bunch of "celebrity" talent being brought in to voice them
That might give the lifeless lumps of digital meat some character, right? (Sorry, we really did like Fallout 3 but, let's not pretend it didn't have issues.) A...
News Devil's Third Due Sometime Before April 2013
THQ's attached a loose date to Tomonobu Itagaki's latest game, Devil's Third
At a financial call, the publisher noted that the game "is currently scheduled for release in THQ's fiscal year ending March 31, 2013". Some way off then.
News PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap Hits PlayStation Plus Two Weeks Early
US PlayStation Plus subscribers will get a nice treat in the form of PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap from today
The add-on, which will be made available as a free update to existing owners of Racers, will be a PlayStation Plus exclusive for the next two weeks. Plus subscribers will also get a discount on the price of the main game. PixelJunk Racers:...
News This News Probably Won't Excite You: My Aquarium Is Coming To The PlayStation 3
If a recent ESRB rating is anything to go by, Hudson's surprisingly popular $5 WiiWare title, My Aquarium, is heading to the PlayStation 3
The "game" is basically a virtual fish-tank in which you can "learn facts about a variety of different species". You can also customise your tank with "rocks, plants, and coral...
News So, Who Thought Brink Would Actually Have An Interesting Story?
We like a lot of what we've seen of Splash Damage's Brink, but the last thing we were expecting was an interesting narrative behind the first-person shooter
Apparently, we were very wrong to assume. It seems like the studio have gone some way towards setting up an interesting fiction. There's a utopia, floating city - the Ark. But it's over...
News Transform Your World With Carrot Top
This new Shaun White Skateboarding game actually looks pretty cool
The skateboarding video game genre's a hard one to get into. It was previously ruled by the Tony Hawk franchise, and now it's all about Skate. But Shaun White Skateboarding might have actually carved out a little niche for itself. The hook is that you're skating in a dank, drab and...
Monday9th Aug 2010
News Read Carefully: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Limited Edition Includes A Jack-In-The-Box
As Limited Editions get more elaborate, they are also getting a lot less predictable
Back in the day you used to get a steel case and DVD, now you get night-vision goggles and bookends. This Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood package proves our point — it includes a jack-in-the-box. Doesn't get much more elaborate than that now does it? For your $99.99...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Teaser Trailer Is Bonkers, Brilliant, Exciting
Activision's teased the very first look at Call Of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer component, and it echoes everything we've said about Treyarch's latest attempt at the prestigious shooter franchise -- they're genuinely poised to knock it out of the park with this one
There's tons to pick out of this trailer: exploding crossbow arrows, maps that take...
Feature Competition: Name The Video Game Starlet, Win PlayStation Minis!
Grip Games -- the developers behind the PlayStation Mini 5-In-1 Arcade Hits -- want you to name their cover girl, and they're giving away PlayStation Minis in reward for your creative juices
We've got five copies of 5-In-1 Arcade Hits to give away to the best five submissions. And you thought naming babies was hard... 5-In-1 Arcade Hits is a fun...
News Jade Raymond Aims To Turn Ubisoft Toronto Into A "Triple-A" Powerhouse
Most studios can barely manage the development of one single big budget game at a time
Jade Raymond's not aiming small with the newly opened Ubisoft Toronto - she's told Develop that the studio aims to produce five "tripe-A" projects at the same time. The new outfit's currently known to be working on two big-budget titles — one of which...
News Toy Story 3 Tops The British Sales Charts, Modern Warfare 2 Jumps Back Into Second
Disney Interactive's surprisingly brilliant Toy Story 3 has topped the British sales charts this week, holding off a surge of interest in Activision's Modern Warfare 2 which finished up second
Elsewhere, dance titles are clearly the "in" thing, as both Just Dance and Dance On Broadway make up two slots in the top ten. Sigh, imagine when...
News gamescom & PlayStation Move To Head Home This Month
Sony's confirmed that they'll be opening two new PlayStation Home event spaces this month
The first will launch this week and will be used to build up to the launch of Sony's upcoming motion controller, the PlayStation Move. Hilariously, the Move space is set to include "lots of PlayStation Move fun including a unique PS Move costume to wear...
News Tumble Appears To Be Another Under-Rated Gem In PlayStation Move's Launch Line-Up
We recently posted about Echochrome II - the PlayStation Move controlled shadow-manipulation puzzle title - not getting the attention it deserved
Seems we've been skipping over Tumble too. Set to release on the PlayStation Network day-and-date with the Move controller, Tumble's a physics-led puzzle title which has you using the PlayStation Move to...
News Yamauchi Trolls The Internet One Last Time, Claims Gran Turismo 5 Still Ain't Finished
Don't worry
Don't worry, ok! Gran Turismo 5's still going to meet its November release date. Kazunori Yamauchi — Gran Turismo father [a.k.a. the Internet's top troll] — has revealed that GT5 still ain't finished. He recently Tweeted, "GT5 is getting to where it will be finished shortly." He went on to add that each GT release is...
News Insomniac's Announcement Is Ready To Roll, But What Will It Be?
Whether it'll be a new Resistance or a new Ratchet & Clank, it seems like Insomniac's PlayStation 3 announcement is mere moments away
We'd bet everything we had on the news dropping during Sony's gamescom conference next week, but whenever it drops, it sounds like Insomniac are ready to go. The team Tweeted earlier today: "Back in the...
News Mafia II Demo Goes PlayStation Plus Exclusive For 24 Hours
Look, getting a demo 24 hours earlier than everyone else doesn't exactly justify the purchase of PlayStation Plus -- but as subscribers we can't help but feel like it's a nice little feel-good gesture
As the PlayStation Blog notes, European PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to the Mafia II demo via automatic download or the Plus front-end...
News Mafia II "Behind The Scenes" Trailer Talks About Technology
Making open world games is hard
This "Behind The Scenes" trailer with the developers of Mafia II details just how hard. They make an excellent point when they state that Mafia II is not a "sci-fi game and therefore people have an understanding how things should work within the gameworld". And it's true — watching people wait...
News Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Hits Next Year, Brings Explosions & Chugging Guitar Riffs With It
Phew
Good trailer? You bet. After a pretty lengthy hiatus, Namco Bandai's just confirmed the return of Ace Combat. Next year's Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be the first game in the franchise to hit the PlayStation 3. Namco's confirmed single-player and online multiplayer modes for the game, but details are pretty tight right now. The clip's...
Sunday8th Aug 2010
Feature There's No Place Like Home: Stomping Scorpions In Sodium One
The moment I realised the true potential of PlayStation Home was when I visited the Sodium One game space
I urge anyone who's still got negative impressions of Sony's virtual world to visit Lockwood's meta-game space and pick-up the gear you need to access the full game. Sodium One is a complete experience tied into the PlayStation Home engine —...
Rumour Splinter Cell, Prince Of Persia Collections To Hit PlayStation 3?
Going by the branding on the Sly Cooper Collection's boxart, the "Classics HD" initiative (i
e. taking PS2 games, making them run at a slick frame-rate in upscaled 1080p and adding trophies) is a program Sony's likely to champion over the coming months. It seems like it might not be limited to first-party stuff either. Amazon France has mysteriously...
News What's This Killzone 3 Beta Site All About?
Most multiplayer shooter these days get a beta
While betas these days are used more for nifty promotional purposes, rather than genuine server stress tests — you can typically rest assured that there will be a window to try out an upcoming multiplayer shooter before release. Killzone 3 looks unlikely to be any different. A website dug up via VG247...
News New Split/Second Content Drops Throughout August & September
Black Rock Studio's confirmed that the slightly disappointing Split/Second will be getting new DLC content right through until the end of September
The developer revealed via their Facebook page that there will be three DLC packs "in the next couple of weeks", aswell as a fourth in September. While the first three packs consist of cars and...
News Oh, So Tony Hawk: Shred Will Involve Snowboarding Too!
While pro-snowboarder Shaun White is living it up in Ubisoft's new skateboarding game, pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk is set to hit the ice in the upcoming Tony Hawk: Shred; Robomodo's latest attempt at Activision waning board franchise
Shred, which can be played with last year's ill-fated Ride board, will put players on both skateboards and snowboards...
Saturday7th Aug 2010
You know what's more predictable than the day turning to night -- LittleBigPlanet 2's reviews
Don't get me wrong, I expect the new game to be received just as well as the first game (if not better). But there's going to be that one paragraph in every review that states — "You know, the Create mode's really good, but it's kind of...
News Fumito Ueda Joins Twitter, Teases Tokyo Game Show Announcement
Fumito Ueda, the PlayStation legend behind titles such as Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus, has revealed on his newly formed Twitter account that his team will be showing "something" at Tokyo Game Show later in the year
Amidst a bunch of lifestyle related Tweets, Ueda declared: "We should be able to show something at Tokyo Game Show, so look...
News Heavy Rain: Move Edition Will Hit "Pre-Christmas", Patch Will Be Free For Everyone
SCEE's product manager, Ross Alexander, has confirmed via the PlayStation Blog that the PlayStation Move-enabled version of Heavy Rain will drop before Christmas
He was keen to stress that those who already bought the game will be able to download the control update for free from the PlayStation Store. A retail re-release with Move controls...
Friday6th Aug 2010
Review Earthworm Jim HD (PlayStation 3)
Essentially a re-release of the Mega Drive (/Genesis) version of Earthworm Jim with pretty visuals and a few bells and whistles; Earthworm Jim HD is extremely faithful to its original 16-bit counter-part
Sadly, the original game wasn't brilliant even in its day. The platforming and level design remain second-fiddle, with the game's focus being on...
If Japanese developers have to start appealing to Western tastes, we hope they take a leaf out of Vanquish's book
While the game appeals to the shooter culture this current generation has bred, it still looks and feels distinctly Japanese. The voice acting and dialogue is horrendous, the gameplay is fast-paced and ostentatious, and the environments...
News Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock Hits PlayStation 3 Late September
Do you still care? One of you, two of you? Fine, we'll chug along then
We'll cater to your video games news requirements. Activision's announced that the next entry in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock, will drop on 24th September in the UK (28th September for the US). It's a month ahead of Rock Band 3, which kinda makes sense...
News Operation Flashpoint: Red River Announced, Will Make You Angry Next Year
We can appreciate what the Operation Flashpoint franchise is trying to do -- create a simulator-like recreation of modern combat
We just can't find any fun in the formula. That's fine, because we hate Starcraft too; but plenty of people love it. Y'know, apples and oranges. Whatever. Seeing as it's our job, we're going to tell you about Operation...
News Hey, You Got PlayStation Move Into My Heavy Rain!
Sony's released the first batch of screenshots for Heavy Rain: Move Edition
It's the exact same game as you played earlier in the year, but it's now been enhanced with PlayStation Move gesture controls. We actually saw this being played the other week. We didn't get a chance to give it a whiz ourselves, but we did watch other people playing. We...
News FuturLab Tease Their New Project With Mysterious Artwork
FuturLab's Coconut Dodge is one of the best games currently available on Sony's PlayStation Minis service
Seriously, if you haven't played it yet — go read our review and then pick it up. Naturally, we're rather excited about their next project. While an announcement still appears to be some way off, FuturLab's got to teasing their new project...
Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick (a
k.a.the most hated man in the video game industry) has said that the upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops will be getting the biggest investment the company has ever made in a game launch. Apparently, the game's pre-order sales alone put it up with Modern Warfare 2. This across the board, the biggest investment...
News Hang On, What? Insomniac Are Working On More Ratchet & Clank?!
Remember how certain we were that the next Insomniac announcement was going to be about Resistance 3? Yeah, there's a chance we might have got that wrong
Weirdly. When Insomniac teased that an upcoming PlayStation 3 project would be announced soon, we jumped straight on the gun. We said that Resistance 3 would be at gamescom. And while we still...
News UFG's True Crime: Hong Kong Flees Into 2011
Hidden within Activision's quarterly financial reports is a spot f bad news for fans of the True Crime franchise; UFG's series reboot, True Crime: Hong Kong, has been pushed back into 2011
The game was originally due to release this fall. Activision hopes the delay will "give the development team more time to deliver the high-quality...
News Latest FIFA 11 Trailer Does A Brilliant Job Of Saying Absolutely Nothing
We're a few weeks away from gamescom now, when one can assume that FIFA 11 will be completely blown wide open
We know the game's a few months off, and we know that Kaka's the global cover-star. This trailer seems like a grab at mind-share more than anything. It's almost like, "HEY, YOU LIKE FIFA DON'T YOU!?! WELL, DON'T FOGET THERE'S ANOTHER...
News This Is A Little Trailer For Red Dead Redemption's Legends & Killers Pack
If you're still not sure whether you want to drop $9
99 / £7.99 on the latest Red Dead Redemption DLC, then Rockstar's sent us this little trailer to get you hyped. While the pack looks good, the price seems a smudge expensive for what it is. However, we still have plenty of goodwill aimed in Rockstar's direction because of the free co-op pack, so...
GamesCom 2010 Street Fighter X Tekken Brings Its Deadly Line Of Cross-Over Fighting To Europe
Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada, has dropped a bomb regarding Street Fighter X Tekken -- namely that the game will get debuted at GamesCom
After the official announcement at Comic-Con, Capcom's Yoshinori Ono informed us that it would be the last we'd hear about the game until mid-next year. But apparently, he was lying through his teeth. Sort of...
Thursday5th Aug 2010
News Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC Cars Are All Kinds Of Incredible
Gotta go fast!
SEGA's confirmed via their official blog that Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC cars are available in US Toys 'R' Us Stores right now. The remote controlled goods will set you back $25 and are available in Sonic or Knuckles variations. They look awesome too.
News Sony's Dr. Richard Marks: Controller-Free Experiences Are "Limited"
Sony's R&D master, Dr
Richard Marks, has lofted some hefty criticism at his own creation, the EyeToy, and Microsoft's Kinect device. According to the Sony man, controller-free devices are "limited". We're inclined to agree. "I created the technology for EyeToy which we made a controller-less device and it was really neat and it...
News Catch Up With Come Dine With Me On Your PlayStation 3
According to TechRadar
com</a>, Sony's currently in talks with Channel 4 to bring their digital catch-up service, 4OD, to the PlayStation 3. Sony's already got the BBC iPlayer nestled in the television sub-section of the XMB, and hopes to extend that with 4OD and the previously rumoured ITV Player. A report in Broadcaster magazine hints that...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel Officially Announced, Called Batman: Arkham City, Due Fall 2011
Warner's just announced the sequel to last year's Batman: Arkham Asylum, confirming it will be called Batman: Arkham City
The game's due for release next Fall on PlayStation 3. Alongside the official announcement, GameInformer's revealed the cover for their September issue, which features Arkham City on the front. The cover features Catwoman and a...
First Impressions Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation 3
Gran Turismo 5 is gorgeous
Unbelievably so. Chances are, you already know. We're just here to remind you. When we saw the Toscana rally track in motion, we were stunned. Startled in fact. The game's silky smooth, running at an unwavering 60 frames per second. We watched on as day turned to night, and the blue sky was replaced by twinkling stars...
News Kaka Graces The Worldwide Cover Of FIFA 11, Loves EA Sports (Apparently)
EA's confirmed that Real Madrid "superstar", Kaka, will grace the cover of FIFA 11 worldwide
Apparently, the midfielder is thrilled about this news. Ive always been a fan of EA SPORTS and especially the FIFA series, he "said" in a totally-not-canned press release. Being on the FIFA 11 cover is a great honor for me since very few...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Trailer Is Charming, Cute & Cool All At The Same Time
Just when you thought LittleBigPlanet 2 couldn't get any cuter -- Media Molecule deliver the sucker punch
While a big component of LittleBigPlanet's always been about the Create mode and user-developed levels, the franchise has always boasted an awesome Story component. LittleBigPlanet 2 looks set to bring things to a whole new level, thanks to...
News UFC Undisputed 2010 Punches Up The PSP From Next Month
THQ's confirmed that they're shrinking the big punches of UFC Undisputed 2010 down to the PlayStation Portable
The game will drop next month, on September 7th for US readers. The game features all the options of its home console brother, including a massive roster, customizable moves, and character creation options. There's also Ad-hoc multiplayer...
News Man, The Vulture's A Bit Of A Jerk In This Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Trailer
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions -- the upcoming Spidey outing from Activision -- will span four different Spider-Man "universes"
One of the universes is Spider-Man Noir; a darker version of the Spider-Man story in which Uncle Ben is not shot by criminals, but eaten by the Vulture. This little gameplay snippet from the noir sub-section of...
News Story-Expanding DLC Headed To Bioshock 2
2K Games has confirmed that Bioshock 2 will be getting new single-player focused story content
The add-on, titled Minerva's Den, will see players taking on the role of a brand new character and teaming up with Brigid Tenebaum to fight a dictator's district in Rapture. "Minerva's Den is a substantial addition that will give players more of what...
News DJ Hero 2's Multiplayer Is Vast, Exciting
DJ Hero is a party game
It is strange, therefore, that the original game had nothing in the way of party modes. Thankfully, DJ Hero 2 rectifies that. There are a ton of multiplayer modes being added to the game, the most exciting of which is the "Party Play" mode. This allows players to drop-in and drop-out of the game seamlessly, without...
News Red Dead Redemption Title Update Puts An End To Griefing
Rockstar's released the latest title update for their hit Western shooter, Red Dead Redemption
The update deals mostly with alleviating griefing in its various forms. There are also a number of fixes for known bugs — including geometry issues and the removal of downloadable costumes from the player's inventory. We've included the full list of...
News Paul Dini Returns As Writer For Batman: Arkham City
MTV Multiplayer's confirmed that Paul Dini will return as the writer for Batman: Arkham City
Dini said that work on Batman: Arkham City began almost immediately after work on Arkham Asylum was completed. And while he was keeping schtum about the specifics of the game's storyline, he did drop a hint regarding the current state of the project...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Beta A Gamestop Exclusive In The US
How do you like exclusives? Yeah, we love 'em
How about exclusives within exclusives? Yeah, not so much. The Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood beta is an example of an exclusive within an exclusive — sure, it's cool for those of us batting for the Sony team that Ubisoft's made the beta locked to the PlayStation 3. The problem for US citizens, is that...
Wednesday4th Aug 2010
News Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition Is Bonkers, Awesome, Expensive
Well you've been patiently asking for it -- now we know about it
SCEE's just confirmed the top-tier collector's edition for Gran Turismo 5, and it's just a little bit mad. Known as the Signature Edition, the bumper package will set you back a whopping 179.99 (~£150). Let's take a look at what you get then: a metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG...
News Mediatonic Ask "WTF!?" With Their Latest PlayStation Mini
Mediatonic want to know Who's That Flying
?</a> The studio behind the excellent (and hilarious) PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, are back — with their trademark humour in tact. Who's That Flying!? (or WTF!? for short) promises to mix side-scrolling shooting with tower defence and courtroom action — WTF indeed! The...
News Uncharted Movie On Hold As Discussions With Director Break Down
The last time we posted about the long over-due Uncharted movie was back in May, when we reported that I Heart Huckabees director David O
Russell</a> was in-line to take the helm of Nate's big-screen debut. However, according to the LA Times, talks between Russell and the Sony-owned Columbia Pictures have broken down. The report notes that...
News Need For Speed: Shift 2 Announced, Due Early 2011
Let's be honest, when the early months of 2011 roll around, we'll probably all still be playing Gran Turismo 5 won't we? That's why we feel kind of sorry for Need For Speed: Shift 2, the follow-up to last year's NFS simulation attempt
The last version was good, but it had too many bugs and quirks to put it anywhere near Gran Turismo 4, let alone 5...
First Impressions LittleBigPlanet 2 on PlayStation 3
Sackboy's back, alright!
We only got to check out one level from LittleBigPlanet 2, but the charmingly titled "Tower Of Woop" seemed like a good starting point for the cutesy platforming sequel The level was a showcase for a couple of things: firstly the new graphics engine. LittleBigPlanet 2 looks cuter than ever, thanks in part to sharper colours...
News Star Wars Heads To PlayStation Home, Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Empire Strikes Back
Sony's detailed a stonking PlayStation Home update on the PlayStation Blog this week
In aid of celebrating The Empire Strikes Back's 30th anniversary, PlayStation Home will be kitted out with a new public space based on the Mos Eisley Cantina. Star Wars nuts will know that the location first appeared in the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope...
Rumour PlayStation Move Demo Kiosks To Storm The USA Next Month
A report from Destructoid suggests that big American chain stores (Best Buy, Wal-Mart) are to start demoing PlayStation Move content from next month
According to the website, Sony are planning to put demo kiosks in stores right through the holiday period. Apparently they'll also be hiring trained representatives to make sure the demos actually work...
News Naughty Dog: We'll Only Use Motion Control & 3D If It "Fits"
Naughty Dog's community strategist, Arne Meyer, has told PSUniversity that the studio will only utilise motion control and 3D if it "fits into the story" of their future projects
3D is an interesting technology, especially given how well its been recently implemented in the cinema and all the support its getting in the industry, he said...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 4th August 2010
Special Offers Until August 18: High Stakes on the Vegas Strip (was £7
99/9.99 now £3.99/7.99) Switchball (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.99/4.99) Section 8 (was £19.99/24.99 now £7.99/9.99) Flock (was £11.99/14.99 now £5.49/6.99) 1942: Joint Strike (was £7.99/9.99 now ...
News Excuse Us, Ahem: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS HALF-MINUTE HERO SEQUEL ANNOUNCED!
We loved Half-Minute Hero
Loved it. So much so, you can often see us mincing about the streets of England sporting our Half-Minute Hero t-shirt. Because we loved it. So it's with plenty of enthusiasm we can reveal that the game's getting a sequel. Hooray. The new game, known as Yuusha 30 Second, will focus on the best sections from Half-Minute Hero:...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 3rd August 2010
Sales Fat Princess (now $7
49, original price $14.99) PixelJunk Shooter (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Groovin Blocks PS3 (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Madden NFL Arcade (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Wakeboarding HD (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Section 8 (now $14.99, original price $29.99) Final Fight/Double Impact (now $4.99,...
Tuesday3rd Aug 2010
News Sadly, Fight Night: Champion Will Not Support The PlayStation Move
While The Fight: Lights Out is far from perfect, our hands-on time with the game made us realise that there's something in this "motion controlled beat 'em up" thing
It's genuinely satisfying when you throw a punch and watch it connect on screen. A perfect game for motion control punching would be the recently announced Fight Night: Champion. Sadly,...
News Become Both A Legend & Killer At The Same Time With Next Week's Red Dead Redemption DLC
Rockstar's announced that the next set of Red Dead Redemption DLC, the Legends & Killers pack, will hit the PlayStation Network next week
That's August 10th in case you were wondering. It'll cost just $9.99 / £7.99, and comes loaded with new multiplayer maps, weapons and trophies. Sounds like a good deal to us. Rockstar announced a ton of Red...
News Official PlayStation Magazine To Drop The First Details On Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
Official PlayStation Magazine's confirmed that it will drop the first details and screens on Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 next month
The issue will drop on September 2nd, 2010; so you've less than a month to wait eager readers. The game's believed to be set inside Gotham City itself, with the Joker and Harley Quinn certain for adventure. Other characters...
News The PlayStation Move Car Is Probably The Best Thing You'll See Today
Sony's taking the PlayStation Move hatchback around Taiwan to promote their upcoming motion controller
The car comes accompanied with a slew of pretty ladies, but as attractive as they are, the vehicle's the real highlight here. Look at it — it's even got the glowing bulb!</em>
News Heads-Up, Yo: PS3 Firmware 3.41 HDD Upgrade Issues Resolved
Some users have been reporting an issue with the PlayStation 3's new firmware
Apparently, those with upgraded hard-drives in their system were being prevented from updating to the 3.41 firmware update. It's all sorted now though, as the PlayStation Blog notes that an updated version of the firmware is ready to download. Sorted, yo. Feel free to rant...
First Impressions Killzone 3 on PlayStation 3
Guerrilla's done an incredible job
Somehow, they've managed to keep the polarizing sense of weight in Killzone 3, while still appeasing concerns that the previous game was too loose. Killzone 3 is a much tighter, much more responsive shooter — but it still has that key ingredient that makes the franchise so different to its peers. Oh, and it looks...
News British Demon's Souls Practically Sold Out Nationwide
The Black Phantom Edition of Demon's Souls is practically sold out everywhere in the UK
That's according to publishers Namco Bandai Partners, who are only aware of a few "dribs and drabs". "I can't give you a number, but what I mean by an 'amazing success' is that all the stock we built of the Black Phantom Edition has sold out...
News That One Soundgarden Song Was Pretty Good Though, Wasn't It?
Activision's announced a "ground breaking" deal today that will reward launch-day buyers of Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock with the new Soundgarden record a week early
Those who pick up the game will get a retail version of the band's new album and downloadable content for the game. The album, Telephantasm: A Retrospective, includes plenty of...
News European PlayStation Plus Content Detailed For August & September
Check it out
Sony's revealed the content that PlayStation Plus subscribers can expect in the months of August and September. Aswell as teasing some "exclusive" treats, subscribers will snatch copies of Zen Pinball, Medievil, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and the entire season of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. Of course, a further selection of DLC...
News DanceDanceRevolution's Coming To The PlayStation 3 (We Think!)
A mysterious image has popped up on Konami's Facebook page
The three-minute PhotoShop knock-up states, "You really wanted it, so we really listened!" There's an image of an old-school DanceDanceRevolution cover and a phat PlayStation 3, with a "+" sign between them. We're going to go out on a limb and guess what it all means:...
News US PlayStation Plus Deals Announced, Going Bi-Weekly From Now On
The US PlayStation Blog has posted up a list of goodies that subscribers can expect from PlayStation Plus when the service updates on August 10th
SCEA's confirmed that US PlayStation Plus updates will be going bi-weekly from now on. We have to wonder if that decision has anything to do with the complaints aimed at the European version. We've posted...
News It's Ridiculous PlayStation Move Accessories O' Clock...
You know how the Nintendo Wii got all those ridiculous add-ons and what not? Well now they're making the jump to PlayStation Move
Take exhibit A: PlayStation Move gloves. Just velcro your Move controllers in, fit your hands inside, and pretend you're a UFC superstar. While the gloves might make you feel more authentic playing The Fight: Lights Out,...
News NBA Jam Officially Heading To The PlayStation 3 (Sort Of, Anyway!)
NBA Jam is officially heading to the PlayStation 3
EA's just confirmed it. But it's not what you think... While NBA Jam will be heading to the PlayStation 3, it won't be the full version and you'll have to buy NBA Elite 11 to get it. EA's Jordan Edelstein explained: Were still holding back the Remix Tour for the Wii consumer, and thats about...
News The Call Of Duty Franchise Shifts A Whopping 20 Million Map Packs
Proving that map packs are just as big business as the games themselves, Activision's announced that as of June 30th the Call Of Duty franchise has pushed 20 million map packs out to consumers
That's a lot of maps. And a lot of money too.
News Media Molecule On Changing People's Lives
For most people, Sackboy is a cutesy character from a fantastic video game
For others, he is a symbol that has changed their life. In an interview with Play magazine, Media Molecule's co-founder, Mark Healey, explained some of the life-changing stories attached to LittleBigPlanet. Theres a guy that weve go working here called John and because...
News PushSquare Give You The Guided Tour Of The PlayStation Beta Rooms
We thought it would be nice to take you on a little tour around the PlayStation Beta Rooms if you were unable to make it
So we filmed it. Here, PushSquare editor Sammy Barker takes you around the PlayStation Home inspired Sony haven, and points out some of the sights. [Big thanks to Jas-n from SonyFanatic.com for shooting and editing the footage. We...
First Impressions Kung Fu Rider on PlayStation 3
Questionable controls
Despite looking like the spiritual successor to zany PSone classic, Incredible Crisis, our hands-on time with the PlayStation Move's Kung Fu Rider revealed some irritating control quirks. We just couldn't get Kung Fu Rider to work. It took several attempts before we realised what the game wanted from us, and even then it...
Monday2nd Aug 2010
European publisher, Zen United, will make the dreams of 500 BlazBlue fanatics come true this October - with an exclusive BlazBlue: Continuum Shift "Fan" Edition
If you love the game, stop reading this and click through to Zen United's website right now. That's the only place you'll get the super-special edition which is limited to 500 copies. The...
News XBOX 360 Space Limitations Rear Their Ugly Head Again
It's been a while since we last posted about the XBOX 360's space limitations
Last time, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi basically conceded that content had been cut from Lost Planet 2 (both XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3) to get the game on a DVD. It sucks, because those of us with PlayStation 3s are often suffering due to the 360's storage limitations. Ever...
News Linkin Park Up The Ante, Team Up With Medal Of Honor
This trailer made us a little sick in our mouth
As if Medal Of Honor didn't already look like a big "USA! USA!" patriot jerk-off fest, EA's enlisted on the help of America's favourite pop-rock band, Linkin Park, to make it more-so. This new Medal Of Honor trailer is mostly live-action, directed by the "creative" eye of Park's DJ...
News EA Bright Lights Announce "Create" For PlayStation 3, Confirm PlayStation Move Support
It had to happen at some point
In fact, we're amazed it didn't happen sooner. LittleBigPlanet was such a run-away success in 2008, another developer was always going to take the idea; seems like Guildford's EA Bright Light are the first though. Interesting that it should be the team up the road from Media Molecule though, eh? Create actually sounds...
News Madden NFL 11 PlayStation Portable Bundle Announced For The US
SCEA's confirmed that they've teamed up with EA Sports to release a new Madden NFL 11 hardware bundle next week
The pack, which is likely to stay a US exclusive for obvious reasons, includes a black PSP-3000 and a copy of the game. It'll cost just $159.99, which is pretty decent if you're in the market for a PSP. There are more details over at the...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Hits The PlayStation Portable On November 2nd In North America
November 2nd shall hereby be known as PlayStation Day
For reasons only Sony's marketing department can explain, Sony's confirmed that God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta will join both DC Universe Online and Gran Turismo 5 on US store shelves this November 2nd. Sony's offering a massive pre-order pack alongside the game, given you order it between now and...
First Impressions The Fight: Lights Out on PlayStation 3
The Fight: Lights Out surprised us
Having read many negative reports on Sony's PlayStation Move controlled brawler, we went in with no expectations at all. We came out of the demo quietly impressed. While the game had noticeable lag and input issues, there were moments when the gritty boxer felt genuinely satisfying. It's just a shame that the AI we...
News Codies: DiRT 3 "Is The Biggest Rally Game Ever Made"
Codemasters released the first trailer for DiRT 3 over the weekend, and have followed up the reveal with a blow-out in this month's EDGE magazine
In the issue, Codies game designer Matt Horsman describes it as "the biggest rally game ever made". They're not aiming small, then. Critically, the magazine notes that the festival setting of the...
First Impressions MotorStorm: Apocalypse on PlayStation 3
Man, do we feel sorry for Black Rock Studio
With Split/Second they created a cinematic racing title with an interesting hook. Watching the environments crash around you was the game's selling point, in an overall package that didn't feel particularly well tuned. MotorStorm: Apocalypse is based on a similar concept, but is every inch more impressive;...
News Hey, Remember The 3rd Birthday? That's Still A Video Game!
If you've been itching for a new trailer from Square Enix's The 3rd Birthday -- then prepare to itch some more
The game's official Twitter account (we're presuming it's run by the lovely lady from the screenshots), has teased that there will be a new trailer sometime in "mid-August". I received many questions about publishing a trailer,...
News Playing PlayStation Move: The Fight: Lights Out & Kung Fu Rider
PushSquare's editor, Sammy Barker, recently got a chance to go hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Move offerings
While we were unable to get video for Sports Champions [we were too busy having fun with it - Ed], we did get chance to shoot some video for The Fight: Lights Out and Kung Fu Rider. [Big thanks to Jas-n from SonyFanatic.com for shooting and...
News Wow, This Mafia II Trailer Proves That Gangsters Are Jerks!
Gangsters are jerks
This Mafia II trailer confirms as much. Shoot-outs, bribes, cabaret, dead bodies, drugs and stupid accents. Could the mid-1940s have been any worse? We guess they could have been without Frank Sinatra. Yeah, that would have been worse.
Sorry, excuse me? No, seriously, hang on a moment; we're still getting our head around this
There are video games for the Personal Computer? Th-the, PC — y'know, the thing you do work on, etc. There are video games for that? That's what they're telling us. We don't believe it. Apparently there's this game called Starcraft II, and it's top of the...
News Namco Confirm New PlayStation 3 Exclusive Tales Game
We told you about all the Tales content heading to the PlayStation last week
The information wasn't official. But following a press conference this morning in Japan, Namco's confirmed the existence of all three upcoming PlayStation titles. The first, is a new PlayStation 3 entry in the Tales franchise. There's no title for the game yet, though the...
Sunday1st Aug 2010
First Impressions Sports Champions on PlayStation 3
Admittedly, Sports Champions has about as much charm as a limp sock
But having got hands-on time with the compilation's table tennis game, we're not sure it matters. That's because PlayStation Move works; this is not a device playing on empty promises and faked lifestyle commercials - it does what Sony have always said it will: track your movements...
News Angry Birds Heads To PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3
One of the iPhone's most popular games, Angry Birds, is set to hit the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3
That's according to developer Rovio's co-founder, Joe Wee. He told The Sun: When it was released last December Angry Birds made a slow start but as word got round, everyones gone crazy for it. We are also releasing it on Nintendo DS,...
News Pachter: PlayStation Plus Needs 2-3 Million Subscribers Before PSN Starts Turning A Profit
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has weighed in with his impressions on Sony's PlayStation Plus service, predicting that the company will need 2-3 million subscribers before they start turning a profit
Comparing the service to XBOX Live on his GameTrailers show Pach Attack, the Wedbush Morgan man said that the Microsoft service had a slow start...
First Impressions Dead Nation on PlayStation 3
Housemarque don't need a new title to prove that they're the masters of the PSN dual-joystick shooter
We've put more hours into Super Stardust HD than we care to imagine, so it was with lofty expectations we checked out the studio's latest zombie driven PSN endeavour - Dead Nation. The first thing you notice about the PSN download - due later this...
News Debut DiRT 3 Trailer Is Actually Super Cool
As promised, Codemasters has released the first trailer for DiRT 3
It doesn't really reveal much about the game, but it does have us totally pumped. The trailer shows a Ford driving through a number of different environments, before drifting beneath an exploding truck. We're hyped as we loved DiRT 2. How about you guys?
News Guerrilla Games To Begin Work On New IP After Killzone 3
Guerrilla Games' managing director, Herman Hulst, has confirmed in a magazine interview that the studio are beginning work on a new IP
Their priority is currently Killzone 3, but Hulst has revealed that the studio are currently at the concept stage for the new property. It's assumed that Guerrilla will ramp up development of the new IP once Killzone...
