News Clutching At Straws: Mass Effect 2 Source-Code Hints At Playstation 3 Version
If you ever wanted to clutch at straws regarding the release of an "exclusive" game, then now is the time
In a double-sweep of disappointment for Final Fantasy fans, Square Enix's production duo Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have poo-pooed the HD remake of Final Fantasy VII, declaring traditional RPG towns (as seen in Square's classic) are "too hard" to do in HD
This week news broke that there is redundant PS3 code in the PC version of Mass Effect 2
News Rebellion To Fix Aliens vs Predator Matchmaking Issues On PS3
SEGA's told VG247 that Rebellion are working on some matchmaking issues apparent in the PS3 version of the Aliens vs Predator multiplayer demo
Review Dracula: Undead Awakening (PlayStation Minis)
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News - 2010, Week 05
Sunday7th Feb 2010
In a double-sweep of disappointment for Final Fantasy fans, Square Enix's production duo Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have poo-pooed the HD remake of Final Fantasy VII, declaring traditional RPG towns (as seen in Square's classic) are "too hard" to do in HD
"Considering the amount of work to make graphics that deserve HD, it is hard to...
News Rebellion To Fix Aliens vs Predator Matchmaking Issues On PS3
SEGA's told VG247 that Rebellion are working on some matchmaking issues apparent in the PS3 version of the Aliens vs Predator multiplayer demo
Since our earlier update regarding successful patching of the PC demo of AvP, weve been working with Sony and SEGA on investigating reports of a similar issue from some PS3 owners, a SEGA spokesperson...
Saturday6th Feb 2010
This week news broke that there is redundant PS3 code in the PC version of Mass Effect 2
Naturally this brought up a whole host of rumours that Bioware had a PS3 version of the game running somewhere, and it was only a matter of time before one of the year's highest rated games hit Sony's machine. Bioware were quick to dispell the myths, reiterating...
News Wall Street Journal: PS3 Losses Cut To $18 Per System
According to an article on the Wall Street Journal, Sony has cut the losses of each PS3 system sold to just $18
They might still be losing money, but Sony's turned the costs of their system around in record time. It's actually fascinating. Last December the company were estimated to be losing $37 per system, so it's only a matter of time before they...
Feature First-Time Fantasy: "Twiggy" Plays Final Fantasy VII For The First Time - 3
Twiggys playing through Final Fantasy VII for the first-time ever
Join him as he catalogues his progress but beware, if youre still planning on playing through Final Fantasy VII for yourself, there are spoilers ahead.</em> If the blaring "battle music" is anything to go by, I'd say we're in a panic. The Don's told us that...
News DJ Kiva Launches First PSP Produced Record "BTR8ION"
Check it out
We knew Beaterator was cool when we reviewed it, but we never expected anyone to actually record and produce a full album-esque mixtape on the thing. But that's totally what DJ Kiva has done, using his PSP to loops samples and beats on his record BTR8ION. You can listen to the mixtape here, it's actually pretty cool. PushSquare's very...
News Gran Turismo PSP Does Insane Numbers For A PSP Title, Closes In On 2 Million
Who said the Gran Turismo franchise carries no weight these days?
Sony and Polyphony have just announced that Gran Turismo PSP, launched last Winter, has shifted over 1.8million copies. That's a startling number for a PSP game without "Monster Hunter" in the title. Polyphony's also released the worldwide sales for each Gran Turismo game...
Friday5th Feb 2010
News New Aliens Vs. Predator Trailer Is Pretty Pretty
Aliens Vs
Predator</a> is not too far away. Which means it's time for SEGA to tell us about a new trailer, demo, or thing-ma-jig relating to the game every 5 seconds. Well nearly. But yo, y'know, this trailer is actually pretty awesome. Those lighting effects at the start are great. If you want to try the game out for yourself, a multiplayer...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 4th February 2010
Price Updates Madden NFL Arcade Temporary Sale (now $9
99, original price $14.99)</ul>Qore Qore Annual Subscription February 2010 ($24.99) Qore Episode 21 February 2010 ($2.99) Downloadable Games Fret Nice ($14.99) Game Demos Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Aliens vs. Predator Fret Nice Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce...
News Star Ocean 4 Producer Stealth-Trolls The XBOX 360
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope - International launched in Japan yesterday
It means that Playstation 3 owners finally get the opportunity to play Star Ocean 4, which has been exclusive to XBOX 360 for about a year. And it would appear Yoshinori Yamagishi - Star Ocean 4's producer - is pretty pleased to see it make the jump. When asked if there were any...
News European Edition Of Yakuza 3 Gets Some Extra Goodies
If you're planning on buying Yakuza 3 here in the Europe, know that SEGA are going to drop you some free goodies
Included in the standard European edition is a soundtrack CD, four DLC packs and an interactive CD for the PC, detailing the series thus far. You'll get all that for £40 or so. Make sure you order the game now.
News Still Like Grand Theft Auto IV's Multiplayer? Jump On The PS3 Tonight.
Rockstar are holding a multiplayer event for Grand Theft Auto IV tonight on the Playstation 3
It's a doubles event so you'll need to buddy up with someone who hasn't turned on GTA's campaign just yet. It's running from like, 9PM to 12AM here in the UK (from 4PM EST). You'll need to add the following PSN names:...
News Check It Out: Final Fantasy XIII On An Old Record Thing
If you're like us, you probably have like a bag of vinyls next your computer
Well, we totally do. If you don't - boo to you. Know what would be a cool complement to our vinyl collection? Final Fantasy XIII's soundtrack. Which is totally happening. The limited edition vinyl is available exclusively through Square's e-shop. Like right now. We suggest...
News L.A. Noire Gets GameInformer Blowout, Grab It Now
If you're in the market for a video games magazine, might we suggest the latest issue of GameInformer, which includes a 10-page cover feature on Team Bondi and Rockstar's noir-esque thriller L
A. Noire</a>. The features focuses on everything from facial animation, to the reconstruction of 1947 L.A. Pick up the magazine for more.
News Oh Right, Modnation Racers Is Coming To The PSP Then
Well how about that, it had been rumoured, but Sony's just announced that Modnation Racers is coming to the Playstation Portable
Like, officially. The portable version will totally feature local and online multiplayer (6 players) and all the same Create tools you may have experienced in the home console version. There's a trailer after the jump, and...
News God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Packaging Is Mighty Impressive
SCEE's revealed the packaging for the upcoming God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy edition
The package includes tons of goodies including God Of War III, the God Of War Collection, tons of game content, and audio bonuses. You can read more about the special edition through here.
News High Voltage Working With Playstation Motion Controller, Reckon It's "Amazing"
In some nice, none-hype lead news, The Conduit's developers High Voltage are rather taken with Sony's Playstation Motion Controller, rumoured to be entitled "Arc"
All we can say is we have development kits in-house and it is an amazing device, said CEO Kerry Ganofsky told IGN. It works exactly as advertised, added CEO Eric...
News Heavy Rain Demo Available Now For Wannabe Detectives
Remember the Four Days challenge for Heavy Rain? Well, turns out it's not just a marketing tool
(Actually it kinda is but stay with us.) Y'see, those of you who have completed the game, will gain access to the Heavy Rain demo. Early access that is. Everyone else will get it next week. A couple of sites have explained exactly how to complete the...
Thursday4th Feb 2010
Feature The Most Notable: Playstation Characters So Far This Generation
Making Roots
There have been a number of stand-out Playstation characters who define this generation of Playstation content, but we've hand-picked the cream of the crop Those who have made the list represent exceptional character design, and go some way to defining the Playstation 3's line-up thus far. Nathan Drake (Uncharted): Perhaps the most...
In a spot of news that probably has us more exciting than it should, Gameshastra has announced a host of new sports Playstation Minis this week; including Steve Davis Pool, Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker and Phil Taylor Darts
Gameshastra's signed a deal with P1 Sports, in order to convert a host of their mobile phone sports titles - including fishing,...
News Square Enix Working On 5 Unannounced Games
Square Enix has announced that they are working on five unannounced titles at the moment
They also announced that at least two of them are set to launch in 2010. No mention of whether that's just Japan or worldwide. We reckon the titles are Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy XVII, Final Fantasy XVIII... You get the idea. What else...
News Naturally Enlarge Your "Weapon" With 3D Dot Game Heroes
Oh innuendo, our good friend whom never fails to raise a smile across our wizened, jaded old lips
Take this trailer for the upcoming PS3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's supposed to be about increasing the size of your weapon, but we can't seem to say that without sounding filthy. Atlus are playing a joke on us, right?
News Global PS3 Sales Hit 33.5 Million, Close The Gap On XBOX 360
Sony's reported that they are just 5
5 million systems behind the XBOX 360 now, with a strong showing for the Playstation 3 this Christmas driving the system up to 33.5 million global sales. Sony also reiterated that they will hit their 13 million systems sold target during the fiscal year, with 10.8 million systems sold for the nine months ending...
News Minds Blown: SEGA Announce Sonic The Hedgehog 4
It's been roughly 15 years since Sonic The Hedgehog 3
But it seems SEGA has finally realised what their audience what, as they've announced Sonic The Hedgehog 4 for the Playstation 3. This is pretty much mind-blowing news. The game will release digitally in episodic iterations, the first of which landing this Summer. It'll be a 2D game with 3D...
News Fallout: New Vegas Teased, Coming Autumn 2010
Bethesda's just confirmed to us that Fallout: New Vegas will hit the Playstation 3 this Autumn
There's not much on the actual game itself yet, but it has been confirmed that the Obsidian developed spin off will take all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raise the stakes. There's a new trailer...
News Final Fantasy VIII Hits The European Playstation Store Today
Sony's just announced via the European arm of the Playstation Blog that Final Fantasy VIII will indeed launch as part of today's Playstation Store update
Does any other content truly matter? Well, perhaps the small matter of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Aliens Vs Predator multiplayer demos might tempt you. Full list through here.
Feature First-Time Fantasy: "Twiggy" Plays Final Fantasy VII For The First Time - 2
Twiggys playing through Final Fantasy VII for the first-time ever
Join him as he catalogues his progress but beware, if youre still planning on playing through Final Fantasy VII for yourself, there are spoilers ahead.</em> I'm starting to realise why everyone loves Final Fantasy VII so. When I left you last time, I'd been hanging with...
News SCEA: Arc Is A "Code Name" For Playstation Motion Controller
The guessing game goes on
Despite us being fairly certain that the Playstation Motion Controller is to be entitled the Playstation Arc; SCEA's Patrick Seybold has thrown a spanner in the works - suggesting that name is just a "rumoured codename". The exec Tweeted last night, "<span>No. We haven't announced the name of our...
Wednesday3rd Feb 2010
Review Dracula: Undead Awakening (PlayStation Minis)
Dracula: Undead Awakening is a respectable nod towards classics like SmashTV, but the awkward controls cause some issues in this Minis release
With plenty of progression options, some fantastic graphics and a host of modes, you'd be forgiven for thinking Dracula: Undead Awakening was an essential Minis release. As it happens it comes agonisingly...
News Dante's Inferno Super Bowl Commercial Is Actually Very Good
We've no idea who came up with the idea of mixing Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" with a video game adaptation of Dante's Inferno, but bloody hell does it work
This is EA's much touted trailer for Dante's Inferno that will air during the Super Bowl. It's a stroke of marketing genius. Seriously, if anyone reading this came up with the advert, give...
News Aliens Vs Predator Multiplayer Demo Incoming Tomorrow
SEGA's announced there'll be a demo for Aliens Vs Predator on the Playstation Network tomorrow
Sadly, those looking for some single-player goodness will have to make do with some multiplayer modes, as the demo is multiplayer only.Multiplayer was a huge part of our original AvP game back in 1999, and weve kept the spirit of that classic...
News Sequel To MotoGP 09/10 Could Have Stereoscopic 3D, Head-Tracking
MotoGP 09/10 is coming pretty soon
But MotoGP 10/11, well that's a little way off. And it's giving Capcom the opportunity to consider future tech for those titles; namely head-tracking and stereoscopic 3d.One of the things that Im really excited about is that the PS3 going to support 3D technology. So when you combine that with the PS Eye and...
News Sony "Confident" PS3 Will Beat XBOX 360 In Life-Cycle
SCEA's Peter Dille has claimed confidence that the Playstation 3 will overtake the XBOX 360 in unit-sales over the next 10 years
I dont think [360 will] be around in 10 years so Im very confident well pass them within that time frame, said the exec, speaking to IGN. I mean, weve got 31 million [units sold] worldwide right now ...
News Sony Santa Monica Talk About God Of War III's Chimera
SCEA's released a making-of video for the upcoming God Of War III
The document catalogues the development of one of the game's enemies - the Chimera. Those of you who have played the God Of War III E3 demo will have encountered the Chimera, a cross between a lion, a snake and a goat. There's also some footage of God Of War III's updated build; with...
News Yakuza 3 Gameplay Trailer Screams Shenmue, Features Mason Vs. Princess Superstar
Aside from the fitting choice of Mason Vs
Princess Superstar as its soundtrack, this Yakuza 3 gameplay trailer rocks because it's all like, "Yo, this could easily be a Shenmue game." Apart from all the blood and brutality. 'Cos Ryo was a bit of a lover, really. Beneath all the revenge and beatings. Anyway, you should absolutely order this...
News Ueda: Tons Of The Last Guardian Information To Be Released This Year
Rejoice
Fumito Ueda and his pals at Team Ico are to blow the doors of The Last Guardian at some point this year — the type of video game no other company can match. Microsoft may have Master Chief and the frat boys of Gears Of War, but Sony have a boy and his giant cat-bird thing. Could the differences be any more apparent? Ueda mentioned there...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Comes To US PSN Tomorrow
Despite initial reports that the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo would only hit the European PSN tomorrow, EA has announced that it'll also hit the US PSN too
Hurrah. The multiplayer demo is now due in both the European and American regions tomorrow. Erm... And that's all.
News Sony Considering The "Best Way To Approach" PSN Subscriptions
SCEA's Peter Dille has told IGN that Sony are "actively thinking" about charging customers for the PSN, but are still considering the "best way to approach" it
Its been our philosophy not to charge for from launch up until now, but Kaz recently went on the record as saying thats something were looking at, said Dille. I can confirm...
News Bioshock 2 Launch Trailer Is Properly (Properly) Amazing
This epic 3-minute Bioshock 2 launch trailer is properly the best trailer we've seen thus far this year
It's totally all CGI but it captures the game perfectly. We'd forgotten how subtley creepy the universe of Bioshock is too. If you weren't hyped for the game, you probably will be now.
Tuesday2nd Feb 2010
News Clutching At Straws: Mass Effect 2 Source-Code Hints At Playstation 3 Version
If you ever wanted to clutch at straws regarding the release of an "exclusive" game, then now is the time
A cracked piece of Mass Effect 2 source code seems to retain two-lines of code retaining to the apparent existence of a Playstation 3 version of the game. Source code from the PC version of the game,...
Feature Playstation 3 Dynamic Themes Round-Up
Firmware 3
0 brought the ability to render 3D animations behind the XMB and since then there have been a trickle of Dynamic Themes to choose from. In this round-up, we'll be taking a look at some of the Dynamic Themes available for the PS3, and scoring them based on their interactivity, gneeral look and usability. Heavy Rain: Probably the best...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2's Multiplayer "Simply Better" Than Modern Warfare 2
The executive producer of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Charles Magnusson, has told Eurogamer
de</a> that he believes Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer is simply "better" than Modern Warfare 2."I certainly respect our colleagues and they have made a first-class title on the legs, but I think we simply have a better, richer...
News God Of War III To Feature Almost Three-Hours Of Bonus Content
Honestly, one of our favourite things about the original God Of War games has been the additional "making of" content
That sounds sorta dumb, we know, but we find that stuff fascinating. Obviously if the actual games weren't so good, we wouldn't care about it; but God Of War game are always good, so we're stoked to get that extra content...
News EA Blow Dante's Inferno Advertising Budget On Super Bowl Blowout
As much as we think Dante's Inferno looks to be a decent hack and slash title, we've always wondered why they're putting a God Of War inspired title up against well, the real thing
With Dante's Inferno due this week in Europe (next week in the US) and the real deal God Of War III coming just a month after that - it seems like commercial suicide...
News God Of War III Snatches An 18 Rating Here In The UK, There's A Surprise
God Of War III's passed rating in the UK with no cuts made
It scored an 18 from the BBFC. No surprise there for a game that has you ripping someone's head off. The God Of War Collection has also been rated at an 18. Better make sure you've got that fake ID* ready for March then, eh? *- PushSquare do not condone the act of using fake IDs. Sometimes
News Namco Gets Hit Hard, Sheds Profits & Staff
Namco's recorded a whopping $129million loss for the nine months ending December 31st, compared to a profit of $99
4million in the same period the year previous. That's a lot of money, yo. As a result the company has announced they are to cut the employment of roughly 10% of their workforce. That's gutting news for about 630 people.Since the...
News 128 S.V.E.R. Dudes Get Together To Just, Y'know, Say Hi
The bitter Raven player in us wants to make a snarky comment about this group of S
V.E.R. players who were winning so comfortably</a> on Domination they decided to just, y'know, hang out in the middle of the map. Apparently, still no one was able to take their Cooling Towers. Yeah, us Ravens know why, eh? 'Cos the S.V.E.R. map is horrifically...
News Quantum Theory Pushed Back Until "Later In 2010"
Thought that announced March release date for Quantum Theory was suspect? Yup, us too
We guess it's little surprise then, that the game's been pushed back until later in the year. A rep for Tecmo Koei told VG247 that the game has been delayed for "quality" reasons and that the team were committed to delivering the "very best...
News For The Love Of: SCEE Mention "Gran Turismo 5" & "Fall Release" In The Same Sentence
Enough Sony, SCEE, Polyphony or whoever is involved with making Gran Turismo 5 take so bleeding long to come out
We were expecting it early 2009. It didn't come. We were expecting it late 2009. It didn't come. We were really expecting it early 2010. It ain't coming. Now you're talking about Fall? Really? Yes, really. SCEE Portugal's honcho James...
News EA Release Screenshots Of Their Dante's Inferno Super Bowl Advertisement
EA are on assault with Dante's Inferno
In fact, they're about to promote their product on the Super Bowl, one of the US' biggest sporting events. Because this is such a big deal (an estimated $2.5million is being spent on each spot) EA's decided to release some screens from the advert. They're CGI. Interestingly, according to Kotaku the CBS are not...
News Dante's Inferno DLC Brings Online Co-Op, User Generated Content
Australian gamers who already have their copies of Dante's Inferno have uncovered a trailer for an upcoming DLC pack for the game
The DLC, entitled "The Trials Of St. Lucia", will allow players to create there own player-based combat challenges and share them with friends — think LittleBigPlanet. The DLC will also add online co-op aswell...
News Playstation 3 To See Greatest Year Over Year Growth In January
Hardly a surprising revelation, but one analyst believes that Playstation 3 will see the greatest YoY growth in next week's January NPD report
Arvind Bhatia of Sterne Agee reckons that the PS3 will keep its momentum throughout January and "will have the best year-over-year growth in January among all consoles." This is on the back of the...
Monday1st Feb 2010
News Carlsberg Don't Make Open World Games, But If They Did, They'd Probably Be A Bit Like Mafia II
Mafia II's senior producer, Denby Grace, has told IncGamers that 2K's upcoming noir open-world title is pretty much better than all the competition
He might be right too. The game looks phenomenal. Said he:No other open world city comes close with the texture quality, attention to detail and destructibility of our environments. As well as the...
News MAG Stands Strong, Enters The UK Charts At Number Four
We were kind of worried about MAG's sales
Oh, there are plenty of people playing the game to make the servers active, and the actual game is worthy of 4/4 on this very website — but if the initial sales were bad then, yo, it might mean less post-support from the folks at Zipper. Which is where MAG is likely to thrive. So it's pleasing to see MAG...
News Vinyl Fantasy 7 Mashes Hip-Hop With Final Fantasy, Results Are Amazing
Twiggy's in agreement - Team Teamwork's Final Fantasy VII/hip-hop mash-up is phenomenal
Aside from a brief appearance of the frighteningly folk Tom Waits, this "pay-what-you-want" record is the perfect compliment to our First-Time Fantasy series. Go download it from here.
News Sony Studio Liverpool To Be Cut In Half?
Last week we reported the sad news that there was a "restructuring" process going on at Sony's Studio Liverpool
News this morning from Develop suggests that the "restructuring" is likely to result in a cull of 50%. An affected staff member told Develop that the layoff was looking "heavy", estimating around half us may be...
News Japanese Last Guardian Website Opens Its Doors
SCEJ has launched the official website for Team Ico's upcoming The Last Guardian today
There's not a lot of new stuff to see on the website, but its launch will come as a welcome reminder that the game is still coming soon. We'd put money on a Japanese launch this year.
News Lego: Harry Potter Confirmed For Release In May
The latest mash-up between Lego and another popular franchise, Lego Harry Potter, is due in May according to a trailer published on Eurogamer today
The game certainly looks to have a lot of potential. It's coming to PS3 and PSP.
News Heavy Rain Gets Slapped With A Fairly Large HDD Install
Just to get it out there, Heavy Rain requires installation before you play it
It'll need 4.2GB of space to run in-fact, presumably to keep load-times reasonable. Don't worry too much about the horrific install screen progress bar though; Quantic Dream's come up with a clever way to keep you occupied - teaching you how to make your own Origami bird.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 1st-7th February 2010
It's a new month again, and that means more video game releases
In fact, February brings a whole host of anticipated Playstation 3 content, including Heavy Rain. But if you need something to tide you over until then, fear not, there's a decent amount of content to pick from this week. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Dante's Inferno So,...
News Sony: More Final Fantasy Versus XIII News Incoming [Updated]
Sony's Jeff Rubenstein has hinted that there is more information on Final Fantasy Versus XIII incoming
Perhaps as soon as next month. In response to a query regarding Square Enix's latest title, Rubenstein commented, I have [some more info on FF Versus XIII], and theyre [Square Enix] eager to get some posts on the blog in February. Awesome...
News Sony: Heavy Rain Is A Total "Gamble", Yo
Heavy Rain literally looks bonkers
The latest game from David Cage and his team at Quantic Dream dares to think outside the box. In that, it's a huge gamble for publishers Sony, but one they are giving their full support. Product manager Lucy Duncan told CVG:Being Sony, I suppose we have a little more luxury to take a gamble on more original and...
Feature First-Time Fantasy: "Twiggy" Plays Final Fantasy VII For The First-Time - 1
Twiggy's playing through Final Fantasy VII for the first-time ever
Join him as he catalogues his progress but beware, if you're still planning on playing through Final Fantasy VII for yourself, there are spoilers ahead.</em> Apparently Square want me to know two key things about the cast of Final Fantasy VII: they like nothing more than riding...
News Kojima Gutted About Peace Walker Delay, Describes It As A "Crime"
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has been delayed
Director Hideo Kojima is pretty gutted about that. He wrote on his blog:I always preach to the staff, You must not have a delay after a release date has been announced. There is no greater crime as a game developer.Official announcement of a release date is nothing less than a promise to fans...
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