Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Inevitably the Playstation Motion Controller was delayed until Fall this week
News More Terrible US Boxart Emerges, This Time Yakuza 3
What's with American boxart being so rubbish? First Heavy Rain, now Yakuza 3
Feature Against All Odds: Uncharted Quality vs. Modern Warfare Quantity - willxcore Discusses
Someone grab that little dude with the funny suit from Braid because I'm about to take you on a trip through time
News Playstation 2 Phantasy Star Universe Servers To Close
If you're still playing Phantasy Star Universe on your Playstation 2, then well, we're afraid you're going to have to stop soon
News Pachter Reckons Epic "Regret" Microsoft Exclusivity, Want Gears Of War On Playstation 3
Gears Of War is considered one of the biggest XBOX 360 exclusive titles
News - 2010, Week 03
Sunday24th Jan 2010
News Michael Pachter Gets His Own GameTrailers Show, Hilarity Ensues
Stocks in the ever-increasing portfolio of video games analyst Michael Pachter just shot up, with the premiere of his new GameTrailers show, Pach$Attack -- a segment in which the buoyant business-man talks games industry numbers (and his undying appreciation for Microsoft's corporate strategies)
Check the show through here. It's hilarious.
Saturday23rd Jan 2010
Inevitably the Playstation Motion Controller was delayed until Fall this week
No surprises there, we're still reporting on rumoured names here in the PushSquare office, and aside from that very impressive E3 tech-demo, we have nothing at all to go on. But what effect will that delay have on Sony's new hardware? More time will ensure better prepared...
They have to be pissed though, right? Being one of the first titles to take advantage of the Playstation Motion Controller, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition had the opportunity to get an extra push by Sony for using the new peripheral? Alas, what's believed to be entitled the Arc has been pushed back until Fall, leaving Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's main selling point well
.. not very saleable. Capcom say they don't care though. They told Joystiq:Capcom has not announced any compati...
News Dead Or Alive Paradise Sounds Ridiculous, Looks Awesome
There'll be no fighting or volleyball in Dead Or Alive Paradise
Nuh-uh, this PSP title due in America this March is all about taking a vacation with some hot anime chicks. You'll play mini-games with nine bikini-clad polygonal babes, befriending the ladies and unlocking new bathing costumes as you go. As the press release states - "It's a...
News Fat Princess On PSP Looks A Lot Like, Erm, Fat Princess On PSP
Supervillain Studios have released a few new screens for Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake, the upcoming PSP iteration of the popular PSN multiplayer title
Supervillain reckon the game is pretty much ready to go for a simultaneous worldwide launch, however publishers Sony are yet to detail that. We reckon it'll be soon though.
News Hey Look, Sony Own The Domain PlaystationArc.com
Yo, you know we told you that the Playstation Motion Controller was almost probably going to be called the Playstation Arc? Well, erm, yeah
Sony has filed for the domain PlaystationArc.com. The domain's empty but the WhoIs totally says it was purchased by none other than Sony Computer Entertainment. We expect Sony will announce the name at GDC. [Ta,...
Friday22nd Jan 2010
News Playstation 2 Phantasy Star Universe Servers To Close
If you're still playing Phantasy Star Universe on your Playstation 2, then well, we're afraid you're going to have to stop soon
The servers are being closed. As of next Friday, no new subscriptions for the game will be taken, ahead of the big server close on March 31st.While we are sad to see the PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe end, the year...
News Preorder Yakuza 3 To Get "Challenge Pack" In The US
If you're American and order Yakuza 3 from GameStop you'll get a free and exclusive "Challenge Pack"
The pack contains mini-games including pool, darts and bowling. It'll also contain four new outfits. GameStop reckon the game's out March 9th.
News Huzzah! Borderlands To Get Level Cap Increase In Next DLC
After the disappointment of the latest DLC, Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, our Borderlands addiction is kinda teetering; embedded deep inside but refusing to emerge until we can hit a new level cap
Seems Gearbox know that, as they've announced a level cap increase is due with the game's next DLC pack, a pack they describe as "the biggest DLC we...
News Kevin Butler Returns For MAG Commercial
Kevin Butler's back, this time to promote Sony's 256-player shooter MAG as the VP of "first person shooter relations"
Brilliant. MAG's due next week. We'll have a review in the very near future.
News Uncharted 2 DLC, Demo Due Next Week On Playstation Store
Remember the awesome Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC we told you about yesterday? Sony's confirmed it's coming next week, alongside a demo if you're yet (why not
?!) to play the game. The DLC, entitled the "Playstation Heroes Skin Pack" brings Cole and Zeke from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helghast...
News Rockstar Pledge Good Year For Playstation 3
During the "Asked & Answered" aspect of Rockstar's website, the company have pledged a "very good" year for Playstation 3 users
When prompted about the exclusivity of the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, Rockstar responded with positivity for Playstation 3 users, stating, "We know that it continues to be an often-asked question and believe us,...
News Assassin's Creed II DLC To Be Released On January 28th
Ubisoft has Tweeted that the Assassin's Creed II DLC is due to hit the Playstation Store on January 28th (that's next week folks
). It'll cost $3.99. You'll use Leonardo's flying contraption in the Battle Of Forzi which spans six playable memories.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Single-Player Trailer Is Rad
As promised, GameTrailers has revealed the world-first footage of DICE's upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2's single-player campaign
It looks a lot more serious than the last one. But also rad. Real rad. <object id="gtembed" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="468" height="380"...
News SCEE: 3 Million Playstation 3s Sold In The UK
It's milestone time for SCEE, as they've just confirmed that 3 million Playstation 3s have been sold in the UK to date
There's really not much else to say. As Brits ourselves, Sony's efforts have very much been brushed under the carpet by the mainstream here; but still outstanding marketing, pricing and, just sheer brilliant exclusive games have...
News Square Enix Announce Final Fantasy XIII Collector's Edition
Square Enix has revealed the Collector's Edition for Final Fantasy XIII today
The package includes a soundtrack, art-book and printed post-cards, and is due to launch worldwide alongside the standard version on March 9th.
News American Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
PlayStation Network 10 for '10 sale: PS3 Games: Gravity Crash (now $4
99, original price $9.99) ZEN Pinball (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Critter Crunch (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Braid (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Burn Zombie Burn (now $4.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Vandal Hearts: Flames of...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
Special Offers Until February 4: Smash Cars (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Digger HD (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Cuboid (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Interpol (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Unbound Saga (PSP)...
Thursday21st Jan 2010
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
Feature Against All Odds: Uncharted Quality vs. Modern Warfare Quantity - willxcore Discusses
Someone grab that little dude with the funny suit from Braid because I'm about to take you on a trip through time
Rewind the clocks back to November 2006 when Sony released the Playstation 3 upon the world. It was met with feverish anticipation and was considered the second, err, third coming of the great Playstation home console series. All was...
News Pachter Reckons Epic "Regret" Microsoft Exclusivity, Want Gears Of War On Playstation 3
Gears Of War is considered one of the biggest XBOX 360 exclusive titles
It also happens to be developed by a semi-third party developer. The Gears Of War franchise is bound by an exclusivity agreement, something analyst Michael Pachter reckons Epic regret.I think the Epic guys cant wait until they can start doing multiplatform games, Pachter...
News Hey British People, Yakuza 3's Coming March 12th
SEGA has today confirmed that, yo, that Japanese gangster game you've been waiting for (Yakuza 3, obviously) is due to hit British consoles on March 12th
The game is a Playstation 3 exclusive. We can't wait.
News Heavy Rain DLC Will Explore The Origins Of The Origami Killer
While you'll get to play numerous characters in Heavy Rain, you'll only play those tracking down the focal character; the "Origami Killer"
Taking control of the mysterious monster will be left for DLC, David Cage has revealed on a French website. Known as the Heavy Rain Chronicles, DLC episodes will add about an hour of gameplay to each character's...
News Uncharted Twin-Pack Box-Set Thing-Ma-Jig Due For Japanese Retail
If you happen to be Japanese and also living under a rock, then you might have missed out on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Thankfully, for said people who have just emerged from under their rock, you'll be able to catch up with an Uncharted Twin-Pack. The pack features both iterations of Uncharted in a lovely gold wrap...
News Inevitable: God Of War III Gets Console Bundle
As we expected, God Of War III will get a console bundle here in Europe (and we're sure in the US too, though no word on that yet) when the game launches in March
The bundle includes a 250GB Playstation 3 console, controller and copy of the game. Amazon France has spilled the beans on the bundle, much like the Heavy Rain one we reported on...
News SCEE: Heavy Rain Demo Due February 11th (If You Really Want To Play It)
We understand why people might need to play a demo of Heavy Rain to be fully sold on the game's "interactive drama" nature, but for us, we so don't want to play a demo
We're sure the scene's been picked specifically to not only crush the "QTE" rumours, but also show the scope of Heavy Rain's plot without giving anything away. But you know...
News Zipper Interactive: Quit Dissin' Yo, XBOX Live Is More Juvenile Than PSN
Zipper Interactive's Ben Jones has hit back at comments aimed at the PSN, by claiming that XBOX Live is much "more juvenile" than the PSN, and hence MAG "definitely fits" the Playstation audience
The comments come via GamerZines, who were at a launch event in London yesterday. Jones reckons that the immature comments made by XBOX Live users make the...
News Final Fantasy VIII's Hitting The European Playstation Store On February 4th
Playstation Store's Mike Kebby has confirmed that Final Fantasy VIII will hit the European Playstation Store in early February; the 4th to be precise
FF8 is coming on the 4th of February, this is a confirmed date now. Hooray, he wrote on the Playstation Blog. Lovely.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Campaign Getting GameTrailers Blow Out This Week
Hoo-ahh
If you, like us, are rather excited to see just how Battlefield: Bad Company 2's campaign is shaping up, then you best jump over to GameTrailers where there'll be the first footage of the game's single-player campaign. Of course, if you can't be bothered to jump onto GameTrailers, chances are we'll post the video here when it's live. Don't...
News Amazing Gran Turismo 5 vs. Real-Life Video
Polyphony Digital's released a video comparison of a lap in a real car against a lap in a Gran Turismo 5 car
The results are kinda awesome. The video's essentially a tech demo for the Data Logger Visualization, that tracks the bumps and movements a driver makes in a car. It's pretty awesome.
Wednesday20th Jan 2010
News Bizarre: Japanese PS3 DVR Will Include Trophies
According to Famitsu (via PS3C) the newly announced Japanese Playstation 3 device "Tourne", a kind of DVR, will include trophy support
You'll earn trophies for simply watching television. For example, a trophy will be unlocked for watching the last episode in seven different TV series' and so on. You can see more about the "Tourne" through...
News Hey Look, That's Totally Afterburner Climax
GamesWire's got some awesome screens for SEGA's upcoming PSN flight-combat remake, Afterburner Climax
As you'd absolutely expect, the game looks pretty bloody rad. Check the full set through here.
Feature The Most Notable: Overlooked Playstation 3 Games Of Early 2010
Whenever somebody says, "hey, there's a lot of great content coming to the Playstation 3 this year," the titles on many player's lips are Heavy Rain, MAG, Gran Turismo 5 and God Of War III
But there's also a lot of content due on PS3 this year that's been swept under the carpet a little; ignored by the masses. We're here to take a look at some of...
News LittleBigPlanet's The Next Playstation Title To Get The 3D Treatment
Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios' (MotorStorm) office this week
Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet. And according to Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels...
News Playstation Motion Controller Delayed Until Fall, 2010
Sony's just sent us word - not so surprisingly - that the Playstation Motion Controller, tipped to be named "Arc", will not launch until Autumn 2010
The controller was previously believed to launch in Spring.We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles...
News Heavy Rain Getting A Console Bundle In France
Heavy Rain is a game made by a French studio
Therefore it only seems fitting that Amazon France would reveal details (ta, PSLS) of a PS3 Slim/Heavy Rain bundle pack. You'll get a 250GB console, a copy of Heavy Rain, and all the other bits and bobs. Itll cost 349.95 (£309) with a release on February 24, which just so happens to be the same day...
News Japanese Heavy Rain Boxart Is All About Noses
The European boxart may be awesome, and the American boxart may be terrible, but what of the Japanese boxart for Quantic Dream's noir-thriller Heavy Rain? Well, it's got a nose on it
News Modern Warfare 2 DLC To Hit Playstation 3 About A Month After XBOX 360
Microsoft announced at E3 that they'd given Activision lots of money secured "exclusive first looks" at the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC, but until today the exact context of that statement had not been revealed
However, Eurogamer are reporting today that Modern Warfare 2 DLC will receive a period of timed-exclusivity on the XBOX 360, for 30 days...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Voice Actress Tops Japanese Charts
Only serving to fuel our obsession with Asian pop-music, Nana Mizuki - the voice of the Costa Rican chick Paz Ortega Andrade in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - has topped the Japanese pop charts with Phantom Minds
The single moved 54,000 copies last week. It's like a breakneck ballad with an all-over-the-place bassline and lots of filtered drum...
News Persona 3 Portable Hits North American PSPs This July
Fans of GiantBomb and the Persona franchise, rejoice, Persona 3 Portable is due to release on the Playstation Portable this July 6th in America
It'll feature a new playable character and dozens of hours of new gameplay. There's an intro video after the jump, and an official website here.
Tuesday19th Jan 2010
News More Terrible US Boxart Emerges, This Time Yakuza 3
What's with American boxart being so rubbish? First Heavy Rain, now Yakuza 3
The super stylish Japanese boxart has been replaced by a red background and an uber close-up of the protagonist's face. Rubbish. To be fair, the art has only shown up on GameFly so may just be a placeholder. We hope so. Here's the Japanese box.
News Playstation Revenue Down $1.3 Billion Last Year
Gamasutra's reporting that despite a Playstation 3 resurgence in recent months, the Playstation family as a whole dropped $1
3billion due to a contracting Playstation 2 market. Playstation family revenue was $6.4billion in 2008, but Gamasutra reckon that number dropped as low as $5.1billion last year. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons...
News So Where Are The Playstation Exclusive Characters In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing?
Riddle us this
Given the possibility of exclusive brand characters appearing in the relevant SKUs of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing emerged from a leaked Sony document, we'd assumed there would have been an announcement for a racing Sackboy or Ratchet by now. Curiously, announcements for Mii compatibility in the Nintendo Wii version of the game...
Rumour European God Of War III Boxart Revealed
Yes
Hooray. GamersMint are reporting (via French sources) that the European God Of War III boxart has been finalised and is, well, an updated version of the boxart we really, really wanted last year. We're waiting on word from SCEE but, chances are, there's no-one in the office right now! We posted a potential US box here
News Hey Vietnam: Now You Can Buy A Playstation System
If you live in Vietnam and are an avid reader of PushSquare, there's something you'd probably like to know: the Playstation is out now where you live
That includes: PS3, PSP and PS2. All three systems are officially on sale in your part of the world as of right now. They're reasonably priced (well comparatively at least) too, with a 120Gb PS3...
News Big-Bucks Activision Boss Admits Some Activision Games Suck
Probably one of the most hated figures in the video game industry, smug money maker Bobby Kotick has admitted to Game Informer (via Destructoid) that, yep, Activision's Spider-Man games have kinda sucked
Our Spider-Man games have sucked for the last five years, Kotick claimed. They are bad games. They were poorly rated because they were bad...
News New Yakuza 3 Screens Are Rad, Include Helicopters
Joystiq's got a host of new Yakuza 3 images for you to peruse
Despite technically being a year old now, the game still looks nice and shiny, and will easily impress when it gets its long awaited Western release here in March. Get your preorders in folks. Especially if you want SEGA to release Yakuza 4 over here too.
News Hey, Check Out This Big Daddy Home Outfit
If you fancy rolling up to the Playstation Home bowling alley dressed as a Big Daddy then, erm, you can
All you need to do is preorder the Bioshock 2 Special Edition (on Playstation 3 obviously) from Amazon. The outfit is exceptionally detailed, and comes from Heavy Water (the folks who also make really good Home personal spaces and the like).
Rumour Playstation Motion Controller To Be Named "Arc"
VG247 are reporting based on "good authority" that the final Playstation Motion Controller name is "Arc"
There's been much speculation for Sony's secret tech since its unveiling at E3, with names such as "Wand", "Sphere", "Gem" and, plain old "Playstation Motion Controller" all being contenders. But VG247's...
News Quantum Theory Hits The UK On March 26th
Throwing itself into one of the busiest March periods ever in video games, Tecmo Koei's just announced that their Gears-esque third-person shooter, Quantum Theory, will hit the Playstation 3 on March 26th here in the UK
There's a new trailer through here.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 18th-24th January 2010
Hey look, it's that time of the week again: Mon-day
Despite us incessantly rambling that, yo, this is the busiest first quarter of game releases like, erm, ever, there's not much to pick from here. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Dark Void Ok, so early reviews haven't quite been as positive as they could have been, but, yo, Dark Void is...
News Santa Monica: This Ain't The End Of The God Of War Franchise
God Of War III may still be awaiting its full pre-launch blowout (at least we have new screenshots, right?), but alas, that ain't stopping developers Sony Santa Monica from looking to the future
This is not the end of God of War, John Hight, Sony Santa Monicas director of product development told Gamervision. This is definitely the end of...
News GAME Out The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo For Next Month
British retailer GAME (the ones with the purple logo) have outed the date of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's scheduled demo
According to their listing, the demo's due to start on February 4th, 2010. It'll run for three weeks on the Playstation Network. Officially, there are no details from DICE nor EA; but we're taking this date as fact, or close to...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Scoops, Erm, Seven GDC Nods
High off winning practically every video game award under the sun, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has just gone and got another seven nominations; this time from the Game Developers Choice awards
Uncharted 2 has scooped nominations for Best Game Design, Best Innovation, and just plain Game Of The Year, alongisde other accolades. PSN exclusive flower is...
News Cage: There'll Be No Sequel To Heavy Rain
Speaking in the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine (via TheLostGamer), David Cage has put an end to any suggestions of a sequel to the upcoming Heavy Rain
"I don't want to do a sequel because I've said what I had to say about these characters and this story," Cage explained, later adding, "honestly, I have nothing else to...
Monday18th Jan 2010
News Just Dance, Gonna Be Ok, Da Da Doo-Doo-Mmmm, Just Dance, Spin That Record Babe...
Come on guys
Dance. After nine weeks, Modern Warfare 2 has finally been knocked off the top of the British sales charts which means — we get to say something interesting in this post for once. Like quoting Lady GaGa lyrics. That's right folks, of all the games to topple Infinity Ward's shooter, the Wii's Just Dance has done the impossible. On red...
News You're Kidding Us Right Sony Santa Monica? New God Of War III Screens Are, Just Stupidly Good!
You know how the first two God Of War games were all about scale? Well see if you can spot Kratos in this latest screen
Seriously. Such is the magnitude of the Titan, well, consider our minds blown. This is an in-game screenshot from God Of War III. It's so good, we're questioning whether it's in-game at all. Seriously, just go to Joystiq and check...
News Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Being Developed With PS3 As Lead Platform
Hurrah for games starting to be developed with the Playstation 3's architecture in mind
Cue Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow's lead David Cox, who tweeted: <span>PS3 is the lead platform but the game is identical on both formats, he said. Excellent, take note SEGA.</span> <span><span>Alongside development details, David also...
News Sony: Sorry, No God Of War III Trailer Today
Bummer
Were you expecting a God Of War III trailer today? We sure as hell were. Sadly, the Playstation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein has clarified that while there will be new coverage tomorrow, that coverage won't include a new trailer. Maybe we'll get new screens or... something instead? Obviously some previews from Sony's event in USA. But really, we...
News Heavy Rain Heads-Up: 9/10 In Official Playstation Magazine, New Screens
First and foremost, divert your attention to Eurogamer where some new decidely wet screens for Heavy Rain have been posted
They're wet. Secondly, the game received its first rating in the British iteration of Official Playstation Magazine today, scoring a whopping 9/10:Certainly theres nothing quite like it on PS3, or indeed any other system...
News The Following People Know A Thing Or Two About God Of War III
We haven't seen the latest God Of War III trailer, so we're in the same boat as you nice folks; chomping at the bit for footage
Still, some journalists have. In fact, the kind folks at GamesRadar have given a blow-by-blow account of the trailer we'll all get to see at, erm, some point - presumably the Superbowl. There's also a whole host of hands-on...
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