News - December, 2010
Thursday30th Dec 2010
Review Top Darts (PlayStation 3)
Double top
You wait years for a darts game to come to PlayStation 3 with little success and then two turn up in the space of a month – such is the power of the PlayStation Move and its suitability for bringing the sport to life. While PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour was a good effort aimed at those who know their Phil Taylor from their...
Gameloft's new kid on the Blokus
More and more classic board games have been making their way into the PSN lately and now a digital version of the classic strategy game Blokus is available from Gameloft, the studio that brought the widely popular card game Uno to the PlayStation Store. The rules to Blokus are simple, but to master this block-laying...
Wednesday29th Dec 2010
Review echochrome ii (PlayStation 3)
Go to the light
Sony hasn't offered up a huge selection selection of puzzling Move games just yet, with Tumble being the major entry in the genre to date. While that game certainly was a blast, many Move owners have been left yearning for some similarly stellar, motion-infused brain teasers. Enter echochrome ii, Sony's direct sequel to their...
News Sony Launches Move Software Deal Across UK
Buy one, get one half price
Several online retailers in North America have offered cut price Move software, but now Sony's UK wing has launched a marketwide buy one, get one half price mechanic on its Move software. Major retailers including Game and Gamestation are both participating in the offer, so now might be a good chance to stock up on some...
Tuesday28th Dec 2010
News Patched for Move: Blue Toad Murder Files
Free update brings point and click back
Relentless Software's already got one Move game under its belt, the melodic Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz, and now the episodic murder investigative adventure Blue Toad Murder Files has been patched for Move too. Split into six episodic adventures, you can play them all with three friends by your side,...
Saturday25th Dec 2010
News Merry Christmas From Everyone At PushSquare.com!
It's Christmas
No seriously it is. Ok, it's not. We're writing this on a dismal Sunday afternoon sometime in early December. Consider this a message from our future-self or something. Did we even say that right? Goodness knows. All we know is that this post will get published on Christmas morning, and we do genuinely wish you all a very Merry...
Friday24th Dec 2010
Review Marvel Pinball (PlayStation 3)
Marvel Pinball's visual effects and gameplay frills are supported by a strong physics core and generally good table design
Zen Pinball was one of our most played PlayStation Network titles of 2009, so it was with some anticipation we got thrift of Zen Studios' impending Marvel Pinball — a stand-alone catalogue of four new Marvel themed tables...
News Merry Christmas from Movemodo!
Season's greetings to all
It's that time of year again when we manage to tear ourselves from our computers just long enough to sit through a massive Christmas dinner with the family and then endless repeats of the same TV shows we watched last year, but that's the magic of Christmas. We'll be taking a short break over the Christmas period, but we'll...
Thursday23rd Dec 2010
News Beat Sketcher Team's Christmas Video is Full of Cheer
Spreading the joy
Beat Sketcher hit the PlayStation Store a few weeks ago, so it's no surprise that some talented users have already created some fantastic videos using the programme, but we doubt any will be able to top this festive masterpiece from the game's audio director Ichiro Ebisu. Performing a live rendition of Joy to the World with...
Wednesday22nd Dec 2010
Review Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 (PlayStation 3)
Become the prey
Hunters around the world often talk about the “thrill of the hunt”, but Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 brings a whole new meaning to this saying. Seeking out a great spot to hunt and long waits for that perfect shot are nowhere to be found here, as instead hunters will be fighting for survival in the deep wilds of several...
News Forget Christmas, The LittleBigPlanet 2 Countdown Starts Now
Four weeks to go
With a fresh demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 having just hit the PlayStation Store, Sony has a double whammy of good news in the form of confirmed release dates for North America, Europe and Australasia. Ready? North America: Tuesday 18th January 2011Mainland Europe: Wednesday 19th January 2011Australia and New Zealand: Thursday 20th...
News Blokus, echochrome ii and Top Darts Hit PlayStation Stores
Choose your title
This week's updates have brought a trio of new Move-enabled titles to gamers all over the world, as well as the long-awaited demo of LittleBigPlanet 2 and some cheap Move games too. Let's get on with the show. Blokus (Gameloft, $4.99/£3.99) – Based on the popular board game, this colourful family puzzler features online play too...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 21st December 2010
Updates Afterburner Climax Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Alien Breed: Impact Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99) Arctic Adventures: Polar's Puzzles Minis Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Battlefield Bad Company 2 Onslaught Mode Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now...
News Qriocity Makes Stealth Appearance On European PlayStation 3s
Ignore the dreadful name and Sony might be onto something with Qriocity
The super-slick cloud based streaming service magically appeared on European PlayStation 3s last night, promising on-demand audio streaming for a small fee. The service — which is accessible from a range of Sony products including Bravias, VAIOs and Blu-ray players —...
Around this time last year everyone was hyped for the somewhat disappointing Split/Second
The game's cinematic take on arcade racing pulled everyone in and delivered a unique but flawed experience when it launched earlier this year. MotorStorm Apocalypse blows everything about Split/Second away. Last year we were comparing Split/Second to Michael...
News "Offensive" PlayStation Move Advertisement Banned For Being "Too Violent"
"Move into the fight" is the tag-line for Sony's print The Fight: Lights Out campaign
Unfortunately for the platform holder, no one will be moving anywhere as the campaign has been banned in Britain. The spot — which depicts a player throwing pretend punches and grasping a digital character in a head-lock — received eight complaints and has...
Tuesday21st Dec 2010
Review A Space Shooter For Two Bucks! (PlayStation Minis)
Two Bucks?
Frima's super self-aware A Space Shooter For Two Bucks hits all the right notes with smooth, space-blaster gameplay, a solid progression system and some comical, if cliche, dialogue. Frima's latest PlayStation Mini is probably the best they've released, but we can't help but feel like the game's title does it a disservice. Sure, the...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers, Get Your Free MAG Trial Now
Well worth a shot
Online shooter MAG is already available cheaply in the Greatest Hits range, but if you're still not convinced it's worth the money then perhaps a PlayStation Plus-exclusive free game trial will help twist your arm. Subscribers to Sony's premium service will be able to play the game for free, with full Move support. You'll only be...
News Blue Toad Murder Files Adopts PlayStation Move Support
Here's an obvious marriage: Relentless' oddball detective soap opera, Blue Toad Murder Files, is to get PlayStation Move support in way of a patch
The motion support will add pointer controls to the game making its pesky puzzles all the more intuitive to solve. As an added festive treat, Relentless has reduced the entire season's value to £9.99 /...
News Sid Waddell Talks Caviar, Oven Chips & A Little About Sony's Top Darts
Top Darts is due out on the PlayStation Store tomorrow and the PlayStation Blog's celebrating with the "Voice Of Darts" himself, Sid Waddell
The legendary commentator describes the PSN title's PlayStation Move implementation as the "the most realistic in any video game", so we're certainly excited. The embedded interview's a must-watch for...
News Eat Them! Launches Exclusively On The PlayStation Network This Week
We'll leave it to FluffyLogic to pitch upcoming PlayStation Network exclusive Eat Them
</a>. According to the developer, "Eat Them! gives gamers the chance to create and bring to life colossal monsters in order to flatten entire cities and feast on their inhabitants." Awesome. It's available on the North American PlayStation Network...
News US PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net Unlimited MAG Full-Game Trial
Here's a novel way of killing three birds with one stone: MAG's set to get an unlimited full-game trial for US PlayStation Plus subscribers this week
The trial will allow players to experience MAG fully, but will cap progress at level eight. This is actually the best idea ever. Why? It serves three purposes: keeps MAG's servers populated with fresh...
News EA: PlayStation Brand Stronger Than XBOX On A Global Basis
EA's John Riccitiello believes that while Microsoft's XBOX has a brand advantage in the US, Sony's PlayStation platform has an "almost-impossible-to-supersede" advantage on the global stage
"Honestly, I think that Microsoft has done great work the last couple of years, and they've made a lot of smart moves: hitting pricing when they needed...
News Sackboy Scores A Batch Of European LittleBigPlanet 2 Release Dates
Oh January
It's like there's one blockbuster PlayStation 3 title per week. The latest in a long-line of killer PlayStation content is LittleBigPlanet 2, which finally has a European release. The game's gone gold (and you can watch Media Molecule celebrate with Spandau Ballet through here) meaning final code is being sent to magical Blu-ray...
News DC Universe Online Release Date Causes Tears At The PushSquare Christmas Party
We've played enough of DC Universe Online to know that we could get seriously, seriously addicted
We can't really afford to get seriously addicted to games because we constantly have to be moving on to the latest thing. Thankfully, last we heard Sony Online Entertainment's comic-book MMO wasn't slated to release until the Spring. We thought we had...
Monday20th Dec 2010
News SCEE Deploys Enormous Christmas Sale On European PlayStation Store
It's Christmas -- or so the neighbours' irritatingly chirpy festive lights are trying to tell us
Of course, we all know that the best thing about Christmas (aside from it being over) are the ridiculous sales. When else can you get Naughty Bear for £3.99 from GAME? (Don't do it.) Digital sales are probably the best kind because there's no physical...
News Grab a Cheap Move Game in the European PSN Christmas Sale
Not a turkey in sight
It's the season of giving, and Sony Europe's present to you is money off a pair of Move-compatible titles in the European PlayStation Network store until January 5th. Flight Control HD was £3.99/€4.99, now £3.19/€3.99 – Firemint's air traffic control title gets a slight reduction. Have a read of our Flight Control HD...
Isn't it bizarre how patching can change games? For example, the MAG we reviewed in January is no longer the same game
Likewise PlayStation Home, the whole things changed yo. So while Gran Turismo 5 sits looking sulkily at its respectable Metacritic score of 84, Polyphony Digital's been busy beavering away on new features that could easily brings...
Rumour Uncharted For The "Very Powerful" PlayStation Portable 2 In Development
Apparently GameInformer's been informed that a spin-off Uncharted title is actively in development for the "very powerful" PSP2
No word on a developer yet. We'll just turn your attention here...</em>
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Got Pool And Bowling In It
Marvel vs
Capcom is cool and all</a>, but your Grandad doesn't know how to play that. LittleBigPlanet 2 is a family game after all. Maybe he knows how to play pool instead? Good job Media Molecule's thought of everything. Check out a bunch of LBP2's sports mini-games in the trailer above. In other related news, LBP2 scored a 10/10 in this...
News Splinter Cell Trilogy HD Confirmed For PlayStation 3 Release
NowGamer's reporting confirmation from Ubisoft that an HD Splinter Cell Trilogy will launch on the PlayStation 3 next year
According to the website, the compilation will include Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. We'd like to think that the PS3 will get recent XBOX 360 exclusive Splinter Cell: Conviction at some point next year too...
Sunday19th Dec 2010
News Crazy People Create Sony vs. Marvel vs. Capcom In LittleBigPlanet 2
We can probably all agree that Marvel vs
Capcom would be better with a dash of Kratos and Cole McGrath. These insane LittleBigPlanet 2 creators have crafted just that, creating a fully fledged beat 'em up within the confines of the upcoming Play Create Share title's beta. The game has proper special moves and everything. It's all a bit bonkers to be...
News Dungeon Defenders Has the Most Colourful Dungeons Ever
Not another dim and grim outing
Dungeons are supposed to be grisly, foreboding places, lit only with torches and the sparks that fly from clashing swords. Not in the world of Dungeon Defenders though, which teams tower defence mechanics with elements of online RPGs, all wrapped up in a cartoon-inspired graphical style. You play one of a team of...
News Tomb Raider Trilogy Confirmed For PlayStation 3 By Crystal Dynamics
Chalk up another PlayStation 3 compilation package slated for release in the new year
Crystal Dynamics' global brand director, Karl Stewart, just put an end to speculation, confirming the existence of a Tomb Raider "Trilogy" package due for release on the PlayStation 3 next year. The pack's rumoured to include Tomb Raider Legend,...
Saturday18th Dec 2010
News DualShock and Move Players Will Square Off in Killzone 3
Plus more sharpshooter info
Will they, won't they? The ongoing saga of whether DualShock 3 and Move users will be able to pit their skills against each other on the battlefields of Killzone 3 has taken many a twist and turn, but now the word has come from the
Friday17th Dec 2010
Review Blimp: The Flying Adventures (PlayStation Minis)
Blimp: The Flying Adventures is a simplistic navigation title built around a strong physics core
The first game Blimp: The Flying Adventures reminded us of was Crazy Taxi. Sure the game's two-dimensional, set in outer-space and puts you in control of a zeppelin rather than a taxi, but stay with us. It reminds us of Crazy Taxi because the core...
News Get Ready to Raid with Dungeon Hunter: Alliance in Early 2011
Going underground
Top-down action RPGs may be long past their 90s heyday when Diablo and its ilk ruled the roost, but Gameloft is handing the genre a revival potion in the form of Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, heading to PlayStation Network in 2011. You'll be able to team up online with three other hunters to plunder dungeons, rest in villages and do...
News Be Part of MLB 11 The Show with a PlayStation Move Minigame
Sony comes out swinging
Sony's MLB The Show series is without a doubt the greatest recreation of baseball ever committed to playable form, so the news that next year's entry MLB 11 The Show will support PlayStation Move is a welcome update to baseball fans everywhere. At the time of writing, it's believed only the home run derby mode will support...
News Gah, This PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Thing Has Gone From "WTF?!" To "Must-Have"
We already have a PlayStation Move gun attachment, but as time goes by we're slowly realising that we need another
Nobody told us this PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter thing was designed by Guerrilla and Zipper. Nobody told us it had pump-action reload. Nobody told us it had a clip slot button on the bottom. This thing is awesome (aside from the...
News Sliding Cars Around *Is* Ridiculously Good Fun
The most fun thing about DiRT 2 (aside from its lavish presentation and addictive progression) was the way the cars handled
It wasn't a simulation game, nor it was it an arcade game — it was somewhere in between. That made sliding around corners ridiculously satisfying. Codemasters clearly understands the strength of its drift mechanic, with this...
News So Y'know They Are Bringing Out All Those NEOGEO Games For PlayStation 3...
.. You might end up wanting one of these PlayStation 3 compatible NEOGEO pads from SNK Playmore and Exar. The USB powered pad will work with both the PS3 and PC. It includes a PlayStation button for easy access to the XMB during gameplay, presumably so you can send your buddy expletives when he kicks your ass with Genan. Jerk. The controller's...
News echochrome ii Priced and Dated for Next Tuesday
Possibly also signed, sealed, delivered
Those of you waiting for echochrome ii can mark your calendars for next Tuesday, with the game set to cost $14.99 when it reaches the PlayStation Store. Producer Kumi Yuasa took to the US PlayStation Blog to spread the word, also discussing the 12 Trophies that await keen puzzle fans when the game launches...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Still Looks Stupidly Pretty
Previews have been going up for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception all over the 'net
Pick your publication and go — though we think Destructoid's got a particularly strong write up. The preview's detail the full sequence demonstrated on Jimmy Fallon earlier in the week, plotting the way in which Drake's French chateau transforms into a burning abyss...
Thursday16th Dec 2010
News New Patch Disarms Time Crisis: Razing Storm's Accuracy Issues
Crisis over, and about time
Time Crisis: Razing Storm is a decent compendium of Namco's arcade shooting games but issues with the cursor's accuracy arguably prevented it from reaching its full potential. Now the publisher has released a new, free patch to address the problem, enabling you to blast with full precision. This new update certainly ups...
News Two Hot Shots Shorties Games Headed To The PlayStation Portable
Y'know what we like? Hot Shots games
They're amazing. So we're totally on board for some "Hot Shots Shorties" titles, which have been rated for the PSP by America's ESRB ratings board. Hot Shots Shorties Green and Hot Shots Shorties Blue are set to include three mini-games a piece, presumably released under the PlayStation Minis platform...
News Official PlayStation App Announced For iPhone & Android
Little bit weird this one
Cool, but weird. To be honest, we're not really sure why it's weird — but you have to agree there's something a little bizarre about an official PlayStation app for iOS. The Android app makes perfect sense because Sony and Google are practically in love with each other right now — but iOS?! Maybe it's just us. Sony's...
News Modern Combat: Domination Shoots for PlayStation Network Next Month
Gameloft's FPS coming to Move
Move's a perfect fit for first-person shooters, so the news that Gameloft is bringing Modern Combat: Domination to PlayStation Network next month is enough to grab our attention. Further details to pique your interest include the smooth 60 frames per second graphical engine, full online multiplayer support and...
News Mass Effect 2 PlayStation 3 "Truly The Best Version", Utilises Mass Effect 3's Engine
It's a move that we never anticipated, but makes piles and piles of sense
Bioware's bringing Mass Effect 3 to the PlayStation 3 day-and-date with its XBOX 360 counterpart, but the franchise's previous title, Mass Effect 2, is finally coming to the PS3 in January. Makes sense that the port would run under Mass Effect 3's updated graphics engine,...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Pushed Out Of Busy First Quarter
With the fourth quarter of 2010 evaded due to the might of Call Of Duty: Black Ops, it's now time for the Q1 2011 left-overs to leap-frog each other
Deus Ex: Human Revolution's the first game to falter, dropping its first quarter launch in favour of Square Enix's new fiscal year (which runs from April 1st, 2011). Apparently the delay will allow...
News Gameloft's Modern Combat: Domination To Implement PlayStation Move
Modern Combat: Domination might have the worst name in history, but it's coming from Gameloft so we'd expect nothing less
Still, at least the game does exactly what it says on tin. Modern Combat: Domination is all about, well, modern combat domination really. The online multiplayer shooter is heading to the PlayStation Network in January, and will...
News Insomniac Release Director's Cut Resistance 3 Trailer
Insomniac's released an extended "Director's Cut" version of their Resistance 3 trailer
The new footage — which was chopped out of the original trailer due to live television restrictions — depicts several new scenes of live action. According to Insomniac's community manager, James Stevenson, the live action scenes all represent slices of...
News There's More Than A Hint Of Uncanny Valley In This L.A. Noire Trailer
Look, the tech behind L
A. Noire</a> is clearly absolutely phenomenal. We get that. At the same time, the game just looks weird. Because the technology is so amazing and the facial capture is so realistic, the crappy looking character models just make everything look weird. We hope the rough edges are just a result of early development or...
Wednesday15th Dec 2010
News NaturalMotion's New Upgrade Could Bring Big Name Games to Move
Star Wars, GTA, Red Dead Redemption and more
NaturalMotion's Morpheme middleware (stick with us) just got an upgrade to version 3.0, with full support for PlayStation Move now included, meaning one of the industry's best behaviour engines just got better. If you've played Grand Theft Auto IV or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed you'll have encountered...
News Sarbakan Signs Up to Bring its First Move Title to Retail
More in the pipeline
Sarbakan is a veteran of game development, with over 700 titles under its belt, but you'd still be forgiven for having never heard of the Quebec-based developer. That won't last forever though, as the company has signed a deal with an unspecified publisher to bring a PlayStation Move title to retail next year. There's no further...
News Q-Games Detail PixelJunk Shooter 2's Monstrous Online Component
PixelJunk Shooter 2 might have a host of new worlds, liquid, puzzles and bosses -- but clearly what's most exciting about the PSN dual-stick shooter sequel is the game's new online multiplayer component
"Rather than just do a simple battling-type system, we created a special cat-and-mouse type game which has you and the enemy take turns as cat...
Out Today Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (Global)
Case clothed
PlayStation Plus subscribers have had Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves for a week now, but now all PlayStation Network members can get their hands on Sackboy's latest adventure. Costing $5.99/£4.79, the game is a co-operative only title where one player handles the DualShock 3 while the other joins in with the Move controller. It's worth a...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 14th December 2010
Updates Um Jammer Lammy Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) Superstars V8 Racing Sale (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)</ul><strong>Games</strong> PROTOTYPE ($29.99) LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves ($5.99) X-Men ($9.99) Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within HD ($14.99) Marvel Pinball...
News Catch Up On Yakuza 4's Cast With Another Set Of Character Trailers
So now we know all about Akiyama, SEGA's decided to release another couple of trailers detailing Yakuza 4's cast
There's footage dedicated to series stalwart Kazuma Kiryu and also jailbird Taiga Saejima. With our Yakuza craving bordering on "unbearable", these trailers are getting a little testing. Just give us the game SEGA. Please.
We're picturing ourselves at Evolution Studio's offices
Behind us is a big whiteboard with the words, "Race Track Brainstorming Session" emblazoned on it. We know the words are important because they've been underlined not once, not twice, but three times. We're wearing a suit, as are the rabble of ladies and gentleman in our vicinity...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 15th December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
22) Tank Battles (was £3.99/4.99 now £0.79/0.99) DropLitz (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Old West Map Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Permanent Price...
News The Yakuza Shoot Zombies In The Head This Coming March
Famitsu's slapped a March 17th release date on SEGA's PlayStation 3-exclusive zombie shoot 'em up
The bizarre Yakuza spin-off, Yakuza: Of The End, is set to release in Japan on March 17th. With Yakuza 4 due out on PlayStation 3 in early 2011, we're crossing our fingers Yakuza: Of The End makes it over here by mid-2012. Never take anything for...
Tuesday14th Dec 2010
News PlayStation 3 Browser Gets Awesome New Landing Page, Not Compatible With 720p
We always thought 720p was a super popular screen resolution
Seeing as like only three games actually support the full 1080p resolution (and you know, the difference isn't all that noticeable on average TVs), we assumed there were millions of users worldwide playing their games in 720p. According to Sony's statistics though, only 2% of people using...
News ITV Player & 4OD Get Stealth PlayStation 3 Launch In UK
If you're in the UK, there's a treat waiting on your PlayStation 3
No need to install a patch or download any updates, just scroll to the "TV" component of the XMB. What will you find? The ITV Player and 4OD. The Guardian reported yesterday that the TV catch-up services would be launching this week, but we didn't expect to find them online...
News SingStar Actually Makes Sense In North America Again, DLC Parity Incoming
In Europe, SingStar is amazing
That's because the SingStore is packed with piles and piles and piles of good karaoke DLC. In the US, SingStar is less amazing. That's because there's hardly any great DLC across the pond. Thanks to a deal between Sony and Universal Music, that's all set to change. As Sony moves towards parity between the two regions,...
News SEGA Plans Retail Dreamcast Collection For PlayStation 3
Reality check: if SEGA was still a hardware manufacturer, PushSquare would not exist
That's fact. Don't tell anyone, but the guys behind PushSquare, yeah, they're SEGA fanboys. They're kinda Nintendo fanboys too, but anyway... Let's move swiftly on before this gets all kinds of awkward. Fact is, here at PushSquare we like the Dreamcast a lot. A lot,...
News Top Darts Aims for the PlayStation Store Bullseye Next Week
PSN title dated and priced
British developer Devil's Details has announced Top Darts will be available from the PlayStation Store just in time for Christmas. The game launches in North America on December 21st, with a European release following on December 22nd. The European price is set for £6.29/€7.99, with US pricing still to be confirmed but...
News Guerrilla Confirms Split-Screen Co-Op For Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is a stupidly pretty PlayStation 3 game, but in justifying just how much Guerrilla's pushing the PlayStation 3 with their lastest title, Herman Hulst has outed the game's split-screen co-op
Speaking in an interview with 1Up about the technical specifications of Killzone 3, Hulst accidentally detailed the much demanded feature: "We...
News European PlayStation Plus Members Net Free Entry To The DC Universe Online Beta
We're downloading all 15GB of the DC Universe Online beta as we type
The MMO stress-test has been released for PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe today (that's all of you) and will run right through the holiday season. The download's handled in two parts — a fairly tiny client followed by a whopping 15GB download. It's handled similarly to the...
News Jimmy Fallon Debuts The First Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Gameplay
For all his forced excitement, we don't entirely hate Jimmy Fallon
The guy clearly enjoys video games, and he's giving them a prime-time spot on his TV show. There's something neat about that. Still, it's hard to watch this debut Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception footage without wanting to wrangle the controller off him — dude can't seem to navigate...
News Europe Confirmed For Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Looks like Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will not settle for the Middle East as its sole location, as Sony's own portal for the game notes "a variety of spectacular locations around the world from Europe to the Middle East"
No idea how we missed that in the original PR. The derelict chateau featured in Jimmy Fallon's gameplay blow-out last night is...
Monday13th Dec 2010
News UK PlayStation 3s Get The ITV Player & 4OD This Week
For the most part, television is the worst thing in the world
The top shows — which typically involve no-hopers desperate to become celebrities, or ex-celebrities desperate to become celebrities again — are pretty awful. That said, everyone has their guilty pleasures. And by guilty pleasures, we mean stuff like Emmerdale — gah, what were you...
Review Kung-Fu LIVE (PlayStation 3)
The technology behind Kung-Fu LIVE is incredible at times, transforming the PlayStation Eye into a competent full-body motion controller that literally puts you inside the game
The problem is that the same technology can also be fiddly, with a lengthy set-up process required to get the game working correctly. Even then, though the concept is novel,...
News Fire Up the PS3 Browser for a New, Move-Enabled Experience
New look for European homepage
If you launch your PlayStation 3 browser today you might notice a few changes to the standard homepage, which has been redesigned to look better on HDTVs and feature support for PlayStation Move. You'll be able to use the motion controller to browse through a range of trailers, news and features, with Sony promising...
News Insomniac Still Undecided on Move Support for Resistance 3
Maybe, maybe not
Sony's other first-person shooter juggernaut threequel for next year, following February's Killzone 3, Resistance 3 is set for release in September. According to developer Insomniac it's already playable from start to finish, but so far there's been no decision made on whether or not the game will support PlayStation Move or...
News Sony Europe Chief: Content, Not Marketing, Creates Success
Reiterates strong demand for Move
Head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Andrew House is an old hand at Sony by now, having joined the company way back in 1990, meaning he's seen pretty much everything games-related the company has done. In a recent interview with MCV he spoke of the key to Move's success: games, not marketing. We know a...
UK Charts There's Really Nothing Very Interesting To See Here
The people of Britain like Call Of Duty: Black Ops
How do we know? It's back at the top of the UK sales charts. Again. Y'know what else British people like? Football. Not the kind that's played with eggs, the kind that's played with balls. Football. Yup, FIFA 11's right at the top of the UK sales charts too. In fact, you know what, these charts...
News Mortal Kombat Nets Retailer Exclusive Fatalities In The US
Kratos is a nice little addition for PlayStation 3 owners intending to pick up Mortal Kombat when it launches on 19th April next year
Retailer exclusive fatalities are not so nice. Still, that's exactly what Warner Bros. has announced, confirming original finishers for Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Reptile when the title is pre ordered from various...
News PlayStation 3 Version Of Mass Effect 2 To Get Demo Next Week
Mass Effect 2, you might have heard of it
It's one of the most acclaimed games of 2010 by XBOX 360 and PC gamers alike, and it's finally launching on PlayStation 3 in January of next year. But if you want to know more about the action RPG, then fear not -- a demo for the PlayStation 3 version of the game is set to launch on the PlayStation Store...
News Prototype Hits The PlayStation Store This Week
Prototype's the very definition of an "impulse buy" sorta game
The title got decent reviews at launch and has maintained a limited but vocal fan-base. It's been on our "to-do" list for quite some time actually. So it's with some anticipation that we've got wind of Activision's plans to bring the open-world superhero title to the...
Remember THQ's bumper reveal last night? That's right, inSane, the new horror title from Guillermo del Toro
Well guess what? It's not a one-off title. It's pitched as a trilogy, with THQ holding the rights for all three games. Of course, subsequent editions will depend on the success of the first. "With this new series of video games, I want to...
Sunday12th Dec 2010
News VGA 2010: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Launches November 1st, 2011
Next year's already looking to have one of the strongest video game lineups in a long time
Sometimes great franchises converge on a single year, and 2011 looks to be an example of that. But for every sequel, new IP and downloadable game released in 2011, game developers will be looking over their shoulder. It was telling at last night's VGA awards...
News VGA 2010: Prototype 2 Kills Monsters With Monsters In 2012
Perhaps one of the worst kept secrets of the VGAs this year, Activision's announced Prototype 2 for release in 2012
The game introduces a new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller, who's been tasked with destroying the previous game's antihero, Alex Mercer. That's a nice little twist. Still, Activision's slapped a 2012 release date on this. It's hard to...
News VGA 2010: Batman: Arkham City Gets Strange, Dr. Hugo Strange To Be Precise
Hype
It might be a CG trailer without an inch of gameplay, but this Batman: Arkham City teaser really sets the tone for Rocksteady's upcoming sequel. The trailer introduces the game's new lead antagonist, Dr. Hugo Strange, who is in charge of Arkham City itself. The trailer doesn't reveal much, but it does set the tone.
News PlayStation Move Shortage Draws Anger in New Zealand
Questionable practices going on
Standalone Move controllers are as rare as hen's teeth at the moment no matter where you live in the world, but particularly in New Zealand where the controller has been sold out for over three weeks. Has that stopped unscrupulous retailers from advertising the controller as "in stock" to get more sales?...
News VGA 2010: SSX: Deadly Descents Takes Itself A Little Too Seriously
People have been calling for a new SSX game for a number of years, but we're not sure SSX: Deadly Descents is what they had in mind
The flamboyant nature of the PlayStation 2's SSX titles appears to have been replaced by an edgy, gritty angle. Yeah. The trailer's after the jump.
News VGA 2010: Kratos Kicks Some Ass In The New Mortal Kombat
It was rumoured earlier in the week, but now NetherRealm's put an end to speculation: Kratos will join Mortal Kombat's character roster exclusively on PlayStation 3
The God Of War was officially revealed as part of the VGAs last night, despite waves of speculation last week. Check out the trailer after the jump. (Hint: It's pretty cool.)
News VGA 2010: Mass Effect 3 Officially Announced, Brings The Fight To London
There's some pretty strong imagery in this Mass Effect 3 trailer
Despite the game being accidentally leaked by EA's store over the weekend, there's something stark and interesting about a futuristic London sky-line. The sequel to Bioware's hot RPG franchise is due next Holiday. No platforms have been officially announced, but expect it to land on...
News VGA 2010: Debut Resistance 3 Gameplay Trailer Released, Launches September 6th
They pulled it off
For weeks now we've been worrying whether the style from Resistance 3's artwork would match the actual gameplay. It does. Resistance 3's debut gameplay footage features a style much closer in tone to the original game. The soft colour palette and flickery composition excite us no end, largely because it gives back the franchise...
News VGA 2010: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Announced For November 2011
Well that was a surprise
Bethesda's Todd Howard dropped by Spike TV's VGA awards show last night to announce Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The game will launch on November 11th, 2011. No platforms have been confirmed, but expect it to release on PlayStation 3. According to Howard, the game's been in development for two years. The game's debut trailer is...
News VGA 2010: Guillermo Del Toro Teases "Horrific Adventure" Title For 2013
Sometimes games get announced too early, and we can't help but feel that Guillermo del Toro and THQ's collaboration, Insane, is going to fall victim to that
Despite sounding like our kind of game (THQ's Danny Bilson pitches it as an "horrific adventure"), it's not due to release until 2013. 2013! Sorry THQ, our attention is most certainly...
News Confirmed: Mass Effect 3 Is Coming To PlayStation 3
We're just about a month or so away from playing Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3, but the long awaited release of Bioware's acclaimed RPG sequel only marks the start of a bumper year for the franchise on PS3
EA executive Patrick Buechner has confirmed on Twitter that Mass Effect 3 will also launch on PlayStation 3. It was already assumed that Mass...
News Spike VGA 2010 Super-Duper Round-Up Special
We came, we saw, we conquered: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Batman: Arkham City, Resistance 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
There were some big announcements at the Spike VGA awards last night, and we've got the whole lot rounded up into a neat little package with a bow on top. We've also got the show's winners (this is an awards lark after...
News Insomniac: Resistance 3 Is Already Playable From Start To Finish
Resistance 3's not due for release until September, but Insomniac claims the game is already playable from start to finish
The title's set to benefit from Insomniac's extended development schedule, suggesting the game will be privy to much more polish than its predecessor. Speaking on NeoGAF, Insomniac's community manager James Stevenson revealed:...
Saturday11th Dec 2010
Review Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (PlayStation 3)
Sackboy’s got the Moves
LittleBigPlanet released on PS3 over two years ago and instantly concreted itself as a landmark title for the system. Sackboy, the adorable stitched doll who is the main character, has become an icon for the PlayStation brand, and is about to partake on his second retail game release in LittleBigPlanet 2 in early 2011...
News NPD: Call Of Duty: Black Ops Shifts A Not-Too-Shabby 3.1 Million Units On PlayStation 3
In many ways, the Call Of Duty franchise is an XBOX 360 exclusive
It's a "modern" exclusive if you like. Back in the day, exclusivity meant "absolutely not coming out on any other platforms". That kind of exclusive still exists in some cases, but the numbers are diminishing. That's especially accurate when it comes to third...
Talking Point The Games You Want Patched for Move
Have your say
Sony's Peter Seybold recently hinted that more PS3 games may get Move-enabling patches, something that naturally got us thinking: what would you want to see updated for Move? Here's just a couple of our choices. Modnation Racers: The cutesy creative racer is a great demonstration of what PlayStation Network can do, but we can't help...
Friday10th Dec 2010
News The New PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter is a Serious Bit of Kit
New accessory enters the kill zone
Move isn't short on plastic guns, but there's always room for one more, particularly when it's officially licensed and designed to get the most out of Killzone 3. The new PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, to give it its official name, is set for release in February and is the first rifle-type accessory to come from...
News New PlayStation Move Heroes Screenshots Bash, Boom and Zap In
Lots of explosions
A PlayStation platform fan's dream-come-true, PlayStation Move Heroes takes Ratchet, Clank, Jak, Daxter, Sly and Bentley and puts them all in one Move-enabled platforming package. If you want to see new screenshots of the game, you've come to the right place. Sony's North American arm just flung these screenshots our way, showing...
News Combination of 3D and Move Crucial to Virtua Tennis 4 says Producer
Passing shots
Sega's Virtua Tennis 4 is one of the most promising Move and stereoscopic 3D-enabled titles for 2011, and it's this winning combination that producer Mie Kumagai believes will help the series to reach new heights. In an interview with TechRadar, Kumagai spoke of the advantages of using a controller that works in 3D space with a 3D...
Sony claims that their new official PlayStation Move gun attachment is the perfect accompaniment to motion control shooters such as Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4
The peripheral, which is set to launch day-and-date with Killzone 3 for $39.99, is said to offer the most "realistic experience possible". It's essentially an assault rifle which the...
News In This Set Of MotorStorm: Apocalypse Screenshots...
.. a bunch of racers are dropped out of a helicopter onto a collapsing building. Just a normal game of MotorStorm: Apocalypse then? Seriously people, this game needs more hype. We've played it twice now and it's insane. There's more information about MotorStorm's "race where you get dropped from a helicopter onto a skyscraper that is already...
News Sony Salutes Move's "Blockbuster Success", Hints at More Patches
All sewn up
The NPD figures for November are out, and Sony is pretty pleased with Move's performance, calling it a "blockbuster success" and suggesting we haven't seen the last of already-released titles receiving updates for the motion controller. Patrick Seybold, SCEA's senior director of corporate communications, had this to say: In...
News EA Accidentally Outs Mass Effect 3 For PlayStation 3, Will Be A Battle For The Earth
Whoops
Hours away from Mass Effect 3's official unveiling at tomorrow's Spike VGA Awards, EA's spilled the beans. A pre-order listing on the EA website's store has appeared for the anticipated sequel, and as expected it appears the game will almost certainly launch day and date on the PlayStation 3. Mass Effect 2 hasn't even hit the PlayStation 3...
News NPD: PlayStation 3 Struggles As XBOX 360 & Nintendo Wii Soar
Let's get straight to the point: the PlayStation 3 did not have a good November in the US
The PlayStation 3's 530k units sold was roughly 25% down year-on-year. It's even more worrying when compared to the competition, with the XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii both managing sales of over 1 million a piece. As concerning as the numbers are, they're also...
News Mass Effect 2 Finally Hits The PlayStation 3 In January
It's happening
One of the highest rated XBOX 360 and PC titles of this generation is finally set to launch on the PlayStation 3 in January. Chatting to IGN, EA's pegged a January 18th/21st launch date for Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe respectively. The PS3 version of the critically acclaimed game will ship with a bunch...
News It's Games Like thatgamecompany's Journey That Make Us PlayStation Fans
Say what you will about PlayStation, Sony or SCE; there's one area the company has always excelled, and that's in the creation of unique, moving and interesting pieces of interactive entertainment
In 2009 there was flower, a title that missed out on our game of the year accolade by mere inches. In early 2010 there was Heavy Rain, a game so...
News PlayStation Home Celebrates Its Second Birthday With Infographic Focusing On Growth
Unfortunately, most users who've visited PlayStation Home did so in the service's first month or so online
The original app was admittedly barren, and it's proving a challenge for Sony to convince users to give it another go. On the social network's second birthday, Sony's released an infographic detailing the service's growth. Most importantly, the...
News Could Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Take The Franchise To Britain?
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set in the desert
We know that. But Naughty Dog's never been the type of developer to set a game in one specific place. The Uncharted franchise is known for its globe-trotting (perhaps loved all the more for it), and in the game's debut teaser trailer, there certainly appears to be a number of hints that the UK is...
News Final Fantasy XIV Delayed On PlayStation 3 While Team Gets Restructured
Final Fantasy XIV is out on the PC but it has had a far from successful launch
The game's been plagued by interface issues and general complaints from users, prompting Square Enix to extend the game's "free" period beyond the game's launch. In fact, the game's been received so poorly that Square Enix are currently restructuring the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Ships 5.5 Million Copies, Series Surpasses 60 Million Units
Sony's sent us a juicy bit of PR this morning, claiming that they've shipped 5
5 million copies of Gran Turismo 5. The tally puts the series' total beyond the 60 million mark, which is insane for a racing game franchise. The majority of Gran Turismo 5 copies were shipped to Europe, with 3.5 million units sent to the region. North America got 1.2...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Proves Video Games Can Include Colour
Y'know what games lack? Colour
Sony's upcoming PlayStation mascot crossover title, PlayStation Move Heroes, proves that games can actually utilise more than 10,000 shades of brown and still look good. The game's heading to the PlayStation 3 next year and will obvious support the Move motion controller. How'd you guess?</em>
Thursday9th Dec 2010
Review Tron Evolution (PlayStation 3)
Derezzed to kill
One of the biggest surprises about the story of a video game coding whiz transported into a computer's mainframe is that after 28 years there are still not many games set in the awesome Tron universe. It started well enough with Bally Midway's 1982 coin-op, but slowed down significantly until the PC's Tron 2.0 in 2003 and Discs of...
News Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Does Girl-On-Girl, C. Viper & Storm Square Up
Capcom's confirmed the appearance of Street Fighter IV's C
Viper and the X-Men's Storm in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. The duo duke it out in a brand new trailer embedded after the jump. The face-off's not as kinky as you might imagine. Storm's always been a staple of the Marvel Vs. Capcom titles, but C. Viper's a newcomer. We quite enjoyed her mix of...
News UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION REVEALED, WORLD STOPS TURNING
Entertainment Weekly's just outed the third game in Naughty Dog's esteemed third-person action franchise, Uncharted
The latest title, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, will take protagonist Nathan Drake to the desert. The game will release in 2011. The setting, which was rumoured recently, will feature Nate's search for a lost city in the Arabian...
Talking Point Why PlayStation Move Needs Uncharted 3
Naughty Dog holds the controller's future
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is real, announced by Sony for a release in 2011, most likely around Christmas time. Playable in stereoscopic 3D, its duck-and-cover gunplay would be a perfect fit for PlayStation Move yet the announcement makes no mention of Move support. It's Got Form: Forget the huge number...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Supports "High Resolution Stereoscopic 3D"
If anyone can justify stereoscopic 3D technology, it's Naughty Dog
While that might not be a fair assessment on other developer's capabilities (MotorStorm: Apocalypse and Killzone 3 both look stunning in 3D), it's a thought that none-the-less crossed our mind after this afternoon's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception announcement. Following the game's...
News Kevin Butler Sackboy Video Shows the Power of LittleBigPlanet 2
VP of Characterisation
LittleBigPlanet 2 promises to make all your gaming fantasies come true, and while it may not be quite powerful enough to let us create Shenmue 3 this advert proves it can do plenty more than its predecessor. Considering the wealth of costumes on the way to Media Molecule's next create 'em up, only a fool would doubt the...
News Costume Quest's Icy Downloadable Content Drops In Time For Christmas
Costume Quest's "Grubbins On Ice" will hit the PlayStation Network in time for Christmas, launching on December 21st in North America
The downloadable add-on includes a new area, new costumes and a bunch of new quests to complete. A perfect accompaniment to the festive season indeed.
News One More Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Post Ain't Gonna Hurt, Is It?
Sony's released boxart for the just-announced Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
In fact, the game is already available for pre-order at some retailers. Seems a bit crazy pre-ordering a game this early, but we'll understand if you get swept up into the hype. It is Uncharted after all.</em>
News Uncharted Series Sells Nearly Eight Million Copies, Not Too Shabby
Anybody who's anybody loves the Uncharted franchise
The series is clearly having a pretty big impact on both Sony and Naughty Dog's bank-balance, with the two Uncharted titles released thus far racking up sales of nearly 8 million units worldwide. Those are some pretty big numbers for a relatively new IP. See publishers, new franchises can be...
News Dead Space 2's Necromorphs Are No Friendlier This Time Around
Dead Space 2's out soon and to tide you over until that all important January launch, EA's announced a demo
That demo's not out for a few more weeks though, so to get you through until then, have a new trailer on us. We won't charge you (this time). The footage details the Necromorphs which, surprise surprise, aren't very pleasant. We can't wait to...
News Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Heads To The PlayStation Network
TellTale's bizarre point-and-click adventure, Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People, has been confirmed for the PlayStation Network
The episodic series will launch on the US PlayStation Store on 21st December, and will follow "shortly thereafter" in Europe.
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Trailer Won't Utilise CG Footage
It's the video game on everyone's lips right now, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set to get its first trailer during this weekend's VGA awards show, and trust GameTrailers pimp Geoff Keighley to drum up some more anticipation -- if that was possible
Asked if the trailer would be "in-engine", Keighley responded, "I think you'll be...
News Y'Know, Those Dissidia Games Are Pretty Bloody Good
Judging by this artwork, DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY is going to be pretty rad too
It's just on PSP next year. </em>[Cheers RPGSite.net]
News Under Siege Attacks The PlayStation Network Later This Month
SEED Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network exclusive real-time strategy game, Under Siege, will launch later this month with a price-tag of £11
99 / 14.99 / $19.99. The game will feature full PlayStation Move support, as well as YouTube upload, a level editor and more. We've embedded the intro after the jump. You should watch it,...
Wednesday8th Dec 2010
News 505 Games Bringing Brunswick and Zumba to Europe in February
A real mixed bag
Whether you want to burn off the Christmas turkey in Zumba Fitness or bowl a turkey in Brunswick Pro Bowling, you'll be able to do both from February as 505 Games announces European release dates for both titles. Or release date, rather: both games will launch on February 4th in the UK, and both will support the PlayStation Move...
News BigBen Aims to Strike it Lucky with New Move Software
Budget games on the way
The name BigBen Interactive might not ring any bells, but it soon will. The European manufacturer of Wii games including Cocoto Magic Circus, Pool Party and Western Heroes, each of which was released with a plastic accessory accompaniment, is set to release its first PlayStation Move games in 2011. The company didn't announce...
News Yu Suzuki: Shenmue III Exists In Concept Form, Yo
Piling on the heart-ache, 1Up's currently running a massive retrospective on SEGA legend Yu Suzuki
Why should you care about Yu Suzuki? Because he's the guy behind Shenmue. We all know Shenmue is the best thing since sliced bread. Shenmue is so good, we're still writing about it ten years later on a website dedicated to a platform it never released...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 8th December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
22) Tank Battles (was £3.99/4.99 now £0.79/0.99) DropLitz (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Old West Map Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Playable Content Alien...
News Dead Space 2 Demo Confirmed For December 21st, Makes Christmas Miserable
Trust EA to make Christmas a thing of misery
Visceral's announced that a Dead Space 2 demo will hit the PlayStation Network on December 21st. Unfortunately, we won't be playing it. Why? Because we're too excited for Dead Space 2. "That makes no sense," we hear you scream. Well it kinda does. We're so excited about Dead Space 2 that we want...
News PlayStation Plus Members, Get Your Prehistoric Moves On Now
Go back in time
Sony announced that Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves was going to get an early launch for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and true enough the game appeared on the PlayStation Store last night for members of Sony's premium club to download for free. If you're not a PlayStation Plus subscriber there's no need to fret as the game is available...
News MAG Scores Version 2.10, Nets Multiqueue & Screenshot Features
If you're still heavily engaged in Zipper's massive action game, MAG, then you should probably know that a new patch has been released today
The update brings a fancy new multiqueue which allows you to line-up several game modes all at once. It replaces the game's Directive feature. The patch also includes the ability to take 720p screenshots...
News Kratos Set To Appear In New Mortal Kombat Game
HipHopGamer was spot on -- Sony's angry anti-hero, Kratos, is set to appear in yet another franchise that's not his own
The God Of War — who's already taken time from slaying Olympus to participate in a spot of golf — is apparently set to appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot's arcade mode. According to Official PlayStation Magazine,...
Rumour New SSX Title In Development At EA Canada
If there's one franchise that fans have been longing for on current generation consoles, it's SSX
The EA developed snowboarding franchise was a huge hit on the PlayStation 2, and it's almost bizarre that it hasn't made the jump to PlayStation 3 yet. We can only assume EA wants to make sure the game's done properly. According to Kotaku, a new SSX...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th December 2010
Updates Tank Battles Sale (PS3) (now $0
99, original price $4.99) Supermarket Mania Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)</ul><strong>Games</strong> Alien Breed 2: Assault ($9.99) Qlione Evolve ($6.99) Kung-Fu Live ($14.99) Qore Qore Episode 31: December 2010 ($2.99) Qore Annual Subscription ...
News SCEE Reveal LittleBigPlanet 2 Treats For European PlayStation Plus Members
Haha
Gotta laugh at all those people throwing around the words "useless", "pointless" and "crap" when PlayStation Plus was announced. We're some of the most hardcore PlayStation Network users out there, and Plus has already lavished us in a ridiculous array of goodies. Today we're set to get a few more. SCEE's revealed...
Rumour PSP2 Visuals To Be Comparable To Early PlayStation 3 Titles
Another day, another PlayStation Portable 2 rumour
This time from IGN, who claim that the PSP2 will have visuals comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles. Holy moly. The report notes: As far as graphics are concerned, the PSP 2 is a beast, packing enough processing hardware to produce graphics comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles."...
News So, Erm, Someone Created Wolfenstein 3D In The LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta
Sure it looks choppy and, honestly, a little bit crap, but it's worth remembering that LittleBigPlanet 2 has not even come out yet, and already people are pulling off wild stuff like re-creating Wolfenstein 3D within it
We've absolutely zero idea how the creator even got this to work to be honest. It's insane.
Tuesday7th Dec 2010
News New Tomb Raider Features 21-Year Old Lara Croft, Promises Seamless Open World Environment
Whether you think she looks cool or like a bloodied version of Ruud Van Nistelrooy, the new Lara Croft is here to stay
That's because Crystal Dynamics has spent the past few years creating a brand new Tomb Raider adventure, one which hopefully propels the franchise back to its former glory. The game was officially announced yesterday as part of...
News Pachter: Disney Epic Mickey Will Come to PS3 Eventually
It's a shoe-in
Disney Epic Mickey on Wii is raking in some pretty positive reviews around the world but, despite Warren Spector's insistence that it was made for Wii, Michael Pachter is in no doubt it'll appear on PlayStation 3 in the fullness of time. It will ultimately come there. Maybe they’ll do it as a Playstation Network game for a lot less...
News Sony Sheds Light on echochrome ii Release Date
December 21st in America
You may have already tried the echochrome ii demo via PlayStation Network or the Starter Disc, but Sony has been silent on the release date for the final product – until now. echochrome ii will hop its way to North American PlayStation Network users on December 21st, though Sony has not yet revealed a final price for the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Patch Allows You To Crank Up The Damage
Bash
Presumably in response to the rush of reviews claiming, "Blah blah blah the damage is rubbish and the game took five years to make and we spent three minutes reviewing it because the damage is rubbish," Polyphony Digital's upgraded Gran Turismo 5 to version 1.03, introducing the option to turn-on the game's damage features. Great, now...
News SNK To Bring NEOGEO Station To The PlayStation Store Later This Month
SNK's confirmed they're bringing the NEOGEO Station to the North American PlayStation Store on December 21st
The collection of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable titles will be released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NEOGEO console. The NEOGEO Station is billed as a continuously growing library of NEOGEO titles, with each game...
News Under Siege Likely to Miss European Launch Date Tomorrow
In limbo
Seed Studios' promising Move-controlled RTS Under Siege was due to debut on PlayStation Network tomorrow, but we've just learnt the game is still in Sony's quality assurance department and is now all-but certain to miss its original release date. Seed Studios is still confident the game will release worldwide before Christmas, and we'll...
News Japan Sets Monstrous PlayStation Portable Sales Records
The PlayStation Portable's recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since launch, thanks to the release of Mosnter Hunter Portable 3rd from Capcom
The game managed sales of over 2.14 million during its first week on sale, while the PlayStation Portable knocked up a whopping 326,639 units — a new record in Japan. They say the PSP's dead...
News echochrome ii Sheds Some Minimalist Light Over The Festive Period
Sony's confirmed that their ambitious mannequin puzzler, echochrome ii, will launch in time for Christmas on the American PlayStation Store
No word of a European date yet, but we're going to assume it will follow North America's lead. echochrome ii is one of the most anticipated PlayStation Move titles since the device's launch, using the motion...
News Square Enix Slaps Spring Dates On New DISSIDIA, The 3rd Birthday In Europe
Square Enix has slapped juicy spring release dates on The 3rd Birthday and DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY in Europe
The two titles were always planned for a 2011 release in Europe, but now we've got specifics. Spring sounds good to us. We're all over both titles.
Rumour The Agency Is So On For The Second Half Of 2011 (Maybe!)
Remember The Agency? No, not Agent, The Agency -- Sony Online Entertainment's spy-inspired MMO? According to Kotaku it's due out in the second-half of 2011
Apparently the game was delayed because it still "needed work", but it would appear SOE's nearing a conclusion on the game. It's interesting, because if The Agency were to make next...
News Don't Get Excited, That New PlayStation 3 Firmware Doesn't Do Much
Sony released Firmware 3
55 for the PlayStation 3 last night. It does nothing but update the system's security. You can download it now. Knock yourselves out. P.S. Rumours are swirling about a Google Chrome browser update in the new year. Make of that what you will. It would probably be the best news ever, though.
News Insomniac Deliver Resistance 3 Update Ahead Of The VGAs
Resistance 3 is set to get a full gameplay blow-out this weekend as part of Spike TV's VGA awards show
As part of the build-up for the reveal, Insomniac's dropped a bunch of concept art on the PlayStation Blog. Some of the screens we've seen before, others are new. Either way, it's nice to get some of the creative context on the images from creative...
Monday6th Dec 2010
Review PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour (PlayStation 3)
Oche dokey
For what it's worth, PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is the first darts game to hit the PS3, and comes fully equipped for PlayStation Move support - though DualShock 3 is also supported. With a host of licensed players, tournaments and sponsors it’s certainly not a half-hearted effort, but it falls just short of hitting the...
News Sony Patents Reveal the Fascinating Moves That Never Were
Analogue sticks and more
Move's a simple beast, really: glowing sphere, gyrometers, accelerometers and that's about it. But what if it could be more? Recently revealed patents filed by Sony show the different avenues the controller could have taken in its route to market, including analogue sticks, twistable balls and a pressure-sensitive sphere...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Knocks Gran Turismo 5 Off Its Perch
Last week's leader, Gran Turismo 5, is back down to the number four slot this week in the UK weekly sales charts
Call Of Duty: Black Ops reclaimed its place at the top of the charts, with FIFA 11 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood all sitting above Sony's racer. Ubisoft's Nintendo Wii dance games claimed two of the top ten spots, with a bunch of...
News Square Enix Announce Tomb Raider Reboot, Early Indications Suggest It Will Be Brilliant
Y'know what franchise has needed a reboot for a long, long time? Tomb Raider
Y'know what franchise is getting a reboot after a long, long time? Tomb Raider. That's right, Square Enix has announced a new Tomb Raider game called, well, Tomb Raider. It's an origin story too, and it looks kinda awesome. "Forget everything you knew about Tomb...
News PlayStation Rewards Gets Move-Specific Quests Tomorrow
Another reason to Move
North American readers might already be participating in the PlayStation Rewards programme, an exclusive invite-only experience that seeks to honour regular PlayStation gamers with elite status, goodies and more. Tomorrow the package gets boosted with the introduction of Quests, and PlayStation Move is getting one of its own...
News Off-Screen Killzone 3 Footage May Be Responsible For Dropped Jaws
Oh hey, now we remember; Killzone is the first-person shooter franchise with industry leading visuals isn't it? We'd nearly forgotten, until someone leaked this off-camera Killzone 3 single-player footage
It doesn't matter that the camera is wobbly and the quality is low, Killzone 3's prowess filters through. Most importantly, the voice acting and...
Sunday5th Dec 2010
Review Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos (PlayStation 3)
Dead in the water
Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch has been a massive television success, spanning six seasons and still going strong. Fishermen risk life and limb to catch King and Ophelia crab off the coast of Alaska in the brutal Bering Sea, and the risk is worth it in massive pay-outs that can stretch to over $1,000 an hour. Fighting near...
News Consider the LittleBigPlanet 2 Demo an Early Christmas Present
Stocking filler
If you've not been able to participate in the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta, do not despair: you'll get your chance to play it soon, with a free demo available across North America on December 21st and December 22nd in Europe. In Sony's own words, here's what you can expect from the bite-sized piece of Sackboy: This demo will give...
Saturday4th Dec 2010
Review Dead Nation (PlayStation 3)
Dead Nation creates an unbelievably tense atmosphere through frustrating methods
The game's dark, zombie-laden world is enhanced by an incredible lighting engine, but is hindered by a distant camera and an imprecise aiming mechanic. What's more, for as much tension as the game's sporadic checkpoints create, their limited nature concludes in...
News In Case You Care: There's Going To Be Another Prototype Game
Remember 2009, when similar-looking super hero titles launched on the PlayStation 3? Those games were Prototype and inFamous
Many forum topics debated which game would come out "the winner", but it wasn't long before people totally forgot about Prototype, succumbing to inFamous' brilliance. A sequel to inFamous was announced at E3 this...
News Alright, Alright, Let's Take A Look At This PlayStation Phone Again
Grainy videos are a thing of the past apparently, as Engadget's released a video demonstration of the yet-to-be-announced PlayStation Phone
The PlayStation Phone, which probably won't carry the PS branding at all when it inevitably launches, is set to be less than a week away from a big unveiling. We'll have to wait and see, won't we? <object...
News MAG Version 2.10 Drops Next Week, It's A Slow News Day
Zipper Interactive's revealed that MAG will get a gameplay patch next week
Patch 2.10 includes "gameplay and technical amendments" along with new game queue technology. Bit of a non-story this really, isn't it? Yep, we thought so. It's that kinda day.
News Meet Akiyama, Yakuza 4's Richest Stone-Cold Killer
Does it really get much better than this? Rooms full of a money, hot Asian girls and fisti-cuffs? Yakuza 4's Akiyama has got it made
Literally.</em>
Friday3rd Dec 2010
Review Deadstorm Pirates (PlayStation 3)
Davy Jones' lock-on
Over the years Namco has been prolific in developing light-gun titles including Ninja Assault, Point Blank and most prominently the Time Crisis series. Earlier this year it unleashed two-player on-rails shooter Deadstorm Pirates as a sit-down booth coin-op, so considering the possibility that your local arcade has not invested in...
Review Funky Lab Rat (PlayStation 3)
It's time to get funky!
2D platformers have seen a revival in recent years, with the rise of downloadable games, which has brought us many fantastic titles such as Super Meat Boy and Braid. Now, imagine a mix of the time travel elements of Braid with the puzzle mechanics of Tumble and you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect in Funky Lab...
News Awesome, This Sony Bravia TV Includes A Built-In PlayStation 2
This is so rad we're surprised it hasn't happened already
Sony's launched a new 22" Bravia TV which includes a built-in PlayStation 2 — all for the paltry sum of £199. The HD-ready television includes support for YouTube, Lovefilm and the BBC iPlayer. Obviously with a PlayStation 2 built-in to the set, it also includes an on-board DVD...
News Farming is Coming to Move with Rune Factory: Oceans
Become a cropper
Marvelous Interactive's Rune Factory: Frontier for Wii is an off-shoot of the company's popular Harvest Moon franchise, and it's coming to PlayStation Move next year in the form of Rune Factory: Oceans. Marvelous just released the first promotional video for the game showing off its revamped battle mode, with more combos and...
News How's The LittleBigPlanet 2 Launch Coming Together, Sony?
In a super-cute update on the American-arm of the PlayStation Blog, SCEA's released a check-list of tasks to complete as LittleBigPlanet 2's launch date nears
The box-art and ESRB rating? Totally done. The online servers? They're still being tested, and SCEA promises that more beta invites are going out this month. Check your PSN email address to...
News Top Darts Moves Onto The PlayStation Network This Month
Whatever you do, remember to attach your PlayStation Move's wrist-strap before you even consider downloading Sony's Top Darts from the PlayStation Network
The Devil's Details developed PlayStation Move dart-a-thon is set to hit the PlayStation Store before Christmas, and will feature a host of single-player tournaments and simultaneous multiplayer...
Thursday2nd Dec 2010
Review Swords & Soldiers (PlayStation 3)
Don your Sword and ready the Soldiers
A port taken from the the popular WiiWare title and recreated with HD graphics and a new game mode, Swords & Soldiers recently received a free patch to support PlayStation Move. In a tower defence style of gameplay, gamers control troops and advance them forward while trying to both take the opponents base...
News This Move Keychain Torch May Be Cooler Than the Real Thing
It even lights up blue
Ever wish you had a small, portable Move controller you could put on your keychain and use to illuminate darkened areas? Your wishes just got answered, as US site DealExtreme is offering tiny LED torches for just $3.10. At less than three inches long and weighing less than 10g it's a truly tiny version of the controller, and...
News Voice Chat Functionality Coming To Dead Nation In Post Release Patch
Dead Nation is a really good top-down zombie blaster, and it's definitely most enjoyable in co-op
The problem is, the game's online co-operative component doesn't have voice chat. Bizarre, right? A little bit. Housemarque's said that they are working to implement the feature with a post-release patch, and hope to introduce it as quickly as possible...
News Uncharted Movie Pitch Causes Our Blood To Boil
We're kinda in a strop with regards to Hollywood's adaptation of the Uncharted franchise
Why? Because it sounds like the worst thing to have ever existed. It's so bad, we don't even want to type about it. But we'll force ourselves to, hoping someone, somewhere reads our words and realises what a huge stinking pile of turd this movie is going to be...
News Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime Slops Its Way Onto PlayStation 3 Next Spring
If you've ever thought that the PlayStation 3 needs more Ghostbusters games, then Atari's Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime has totally got your back
The PlayStation Network follow-up to 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game is being developed by Wanako, and features online (and local) four-player top-down ghost guzzling.Unfortunately the game will not...
News Resistance 3 Gameplay Trailer Locked For VGA Appearance
The more we read about Resistance 3, the more excited we get
The first game was incredible, and for all its faults, the second game was pretty good too. Unfortunately for Resistance 2 it had to follow-up the original, and instead of building on the atmosphere and tone that made the first game so successful, it went in a different, less unique...
News And They Say The PlayStation Portable Is On Its Death Bed...
Hundreds of Japanese gamers line-up for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd on the PlayStation Portable
Expect hardware and software sales to shoot through the roof.</em> [Pic Famitsu]
News Oh, Gran Turismo 5's Also Getting A Save Back-Up Feature Next Month Too
We're still swimming through all the information Polyphony Digital's, Kazunori Yamauchi, dropped regarding Gran Turismo 5's mechanical damage patch next month, but the studio gaffer's decided to reveal some more upcoming updates
According to the OCD legend, GT5 will get a patch at the end of this month allowing users to back-up saved data. Handy...
Wednesday1st Dec 2010
Review Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PlayStation 3)
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX is a delightfully addictive sensory experience
Everything about Namco's re-reboot is perfectly tuned and overwhelmingly memorable. A must-have. Pac-Man has always been a bizarre game. Take a moment to digest the original's pitch: an incomplete pizza roams around a haunted maze scoffing tablets. Weird, right? Pac-Man...
News Killzone 3's Mighty Helghast Edition is Coming to PAL Regions
Clear some shelf space
Remember the majestic Helghast Edition of Killzone 3 announced for North America in October? It's coming to PAL regions next year, Sony has confirmed. The good news is that the contents are identical to the North American version, but if you don't fancy having a replica Helghast helmet taking up valuable living space then the...
News The Fight's Transparency Patch is Out Now
See through it all
The Fight: Lights Out is very much an acquired taste, with many reviewers criticising the lack of transparent fighters to make landing your punches easier, and now developer Coldwood Interactive has released a free patch making a few tweaks to the title. The biggest of these is the ability to turn your pugilist see-through, which...
News Get a Handle on Swords & Soldiers' Move Controls in New Trailer
A winning combination
If you haven't played Ronimo Games' PlayStation Network title Swords & Soldiers yet, you're now able to control your armies using PlayStation Move after a recent free update. Whilst the video below doesn't go into masses of detail about how the control system works, it's a pretty straightforward method: Move's cursor can be...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 1st December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
8) Prince of Persia Classic (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Prince of Persia Epilogue (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Premier Manager (was £13.99/17.99 now £9.99/12.99) Permanent Price Reductions Sid Meier's Pirates! now £11.99/14.99 Playable Content Dead Nation...
News Yamauchi Pledges Mechanical Damage Options Patch For Gran Turismo 5 This Month
Polyphony Digital's boss, Kazunori Yamauchi, has revealed that Gran Turismo 5 will get a patch bringing mechanical damage options to the game this month
The details of the patch are unknown, with some sources stating it will improve on the game's current cosmetic damage model, while others believe it will allow the feature to be selected at any...
News Need For Speed Shift 2's Lead Designer Ain't A Big Fan Of Car Collecting Games
At times Gran Turismo 5 feels more like an RPG than a racing game
Collecting cars, building them up, grinding out credits and collecting more cars is a big part of the experience outside of the racing. It's an experience that Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed is aiming to avoid. Well, certainly if lead designer Andy Tudor has anything to do with it...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 30th November 2010
Updates Hot Shots Golf 2 Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale Uno PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $7.99) Dynogems Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $1.49, original price $1.99) Tehra: Dark Warrior Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.49, original price $2.99) Tehra: Dark...
News White Knight Chronicles: Dogma Wars To Hit Japanese Retail In February
Sony Japan's slapped a February release on its PSP White Knight Chronicles spin-off, Dogma Wars
The game's set to launch in Japan on February 3rd on both UMD and PlayStation Network. The game will include an online voucher to unlock online play, but if the voucher is redeemed within the game's first two-weeks on sale, players will get access to a...
News PlayStation Dominates The Japanese Hardware & Software Charts
It's been a while since we posted the weekly Japanese hardware and software sales numbers
We stopped posted them a while back because we were running out of things to say — the hardware charts in particularly nearly always occupy the same order of systems, with even the numbers staying fairly predictable. So why have we decided to post the numbers...
News SEGA Confirms Binary Domain For PlayStation 3
Following up on reports we posted earlier in the week, SEGA's confirmed that the Yakuza team are indeed working on a third-person sci-fi shooter known as Binary Domain
The game's set in 2080 Tokyo during a conflict between humans and robots (a-hah), and it has seen the city split into two: the rich and the poor. What I wanted to create this time...
