Review SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PlayStation Portable)
If you're looking for a multiplayer shooter on your Playstation Portable, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 is probably the best you're going to get
News Kevin Butler, VP Of Apologetic Apologies, Apologises For ApocalyPS3
The ApocalyPS3 is long over, and we've all returned happily to our Playstation 3
News Ruh Roh: British Newspaper Metro Runs Frontpage On PS3 Errors
If you want hilariously out-of-date news, go pick-up the Metro from your local bus-stop or train-station
News Next PSP To "Blur Distinctions Between Netbook, e-Reader & PSP"
A report from the Wall Street Journal seems to hint that Sony are planning on taking on Apple in their own patch; suggesting a device that blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PSP, that will be released to compete againt the iPad
Rumour IGN Scores God Of War III A Titan-Whipping 10/10
Eagle-eyed IGN users have spotted a leak, suggesting that the website will score Kratos' last hurrah a mighty 10/10
News - 2010, Week 09
Saturday6th Mar 2010
Over the past months I've had the privilege of playing two extremely unique games
Heavy Rain and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories are both arguably flawed titles if you pick them apart. But let them stand on their own merits and they're inspiring. I don't want to do other games a disservice in my appraisal, I have plenty of love for more formal...
News New Lara Croft Game Looks Like "WTF, I Did NOT Expect That!"
Well this is weird
Remember we announced the new Lara Croft game to be downloadable the other day. Yeah, well that was strange enough, but did you expect it to be an isometric co-op arcade-esque game? Noooo. As described in a first-look by GameSpot, Guardian Of Light will feature two playable characters: Lara (obviously
News Sony Santa Monica Has "No Idea" What They're Doing Next
Get this - God Of War III is just around the corner
Literally weeks away. And with that, Sony Santa Monica are kinda turning their attention elsewhere — namely, like what they're going to make next. Talking to IndustryGamers, Senior Producer Steve Caterson revealed his studio really don't know what they're going to do next.I have no idea! I...
Friday5th Mar 2010
News Digital Foundry Declares Playstation 3 Version Of Final Fantasy XIII Far Superior
Honestly, cross-game comparisons aren't our thing
But when it comes to such a high profile port as Final Fantasy XIII, it's very interesting indeed to note that the XBOX 360 version is a "lot worse than it should have been". The website writes:The rumours are true. Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360 isnt anywhere near as impressive as it...
News Watch The SOCOM 4 Trailer Again... With Commentary
Did you miss any of the key points from last night's SOCOM 4 reveal? Perhaps, right? Well worry not then, because Zipper Interactive's creative director, Ed Byrne, has decided to commentate on the full reveal
Of course, last night's trailer was a complete teaser so he actually has very little to say but, y'know, if you're a hardcore SOCOM fan...
News Hey Looks, Kazunori Yamauchi Is Talking About NASCAR In Gran Turismo 5
Want to know a little more about the NASCAR features in Gran Turismo 5? Of course you do
(Maybe). Then look no further than the embedded video, in which Polyphony Digital's Yamauchi talks about the marriage between Gran Turismo 5 and NASCAR. Word.
News Playstation Portable Still Stands Atop The Japanese Hardware Charts
It's another week on top of the Japanese hardware charts for the Playstation Portable this week, despite stiff competition from the various Nintendo DS SKUs (there are about a billion of them)
The Playstation 3 sits just below the Wii in third-place, shifting 27,763 units, with the PSPgo and PS2 at the bottom. Hit the jump for the full round up...
News Want To Play God Of War III Next Week? Head Over To GDC, Yo!
SCEA's confirmed there will be a community meet-up for God Of War III at next week's GDC event in San Francisco
Those attending will get hands-on time with the game, an "un-named musical performance" and the chance to meet director Stig Asmussen. We're assuming there'll be hot-dogs too. The event's taking place on the Wednesday evening of...
News If You Like SOCOM, You're Probably Going Nuts Right About Now
SOCOM 4 is a video game
It's happening, and it's being created by the franchise's creators, Zipper Interactive. This trailer's pretty heavy on CGI but it should give you a taste of what to expect from the fourth entry in the SOCOM franchise. Guns, shooting, and lots of squad control. On a personal level, we're not particularly huge fans of...
News Sony Patent Suggests Degradable Demos
A patent filed by Sony has revealed that the company may have plans to release some form of degradable demo functionality
It essentially details a taster for a full game, in which elements are taken away depending on how far you've progressed or how long you've been playing. Those elements can then be restored, should the user decide to purchase the...
Thursday4th Mar 2010
News Next PSP To "Blur Distinctions Between Netbook, e-Reader & PSP"
A report from the Wall Street Journal seems to hint that Sony are planning on taking on Apple in their own patch; suggesting a device that blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PSP, that will be released to compete againt the iPad
The report hints that the device will be compatible with Sony's new global device media platform,...
Rumour IGN Scores God Of War III A Titan-Whipping 10/10
Eagle-eyed IGN users have spotted a leak, suggesting that the website will score Kratos' last hurrah a mighty 10/10
If true, it'll be the first 10/10 since Metal Gear Solid 4 in 2008. Big stuff. The score's since been pulled from the website, but this isn't the first time this has happened. A 9.5 appeared on the Modern Warfare 2 page a few weeks...
News Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday Dear Playstation 2, Happy Birthday To You
Who'd have thunk it: the Playstation 2 is officially ten years old today
Indeed, ten years ago to the day, the Playstation 2 launched in Japan alongside Ridge Racer 5 and Street Fighter Ex 3. The system launched later that same year in Europe and America. In its ten years, the PS2 has sold over 140 million units, becoming the best selling...
News "Surprise Sony Sequel" Isn't David Jaffe's Game
Cross Twisted Metal off your list of potential Playstation 3 announcements tonight
Jaffe's updated his blog stating, We are working hard on our game and were looking forward to showing it to you today on GTTV oh wait thats not us." So it ain't Twisted Metal then. Latest rumour's hinting towards some kind of Killzone 3 announcement...
News Lara Returns, Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Announced
Square Enix Europe's just announced that there'll be a new Lara Croft game this year; note: not Tomb Raider
Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light will be a digital download released, presumably, on the Playstation Store. Though we've not been told concrete platforms as of yet. Apparently, the game's going to be completely different to what you might...
News Sony Announce Zipper Interactive Developed SOCOM 4
Sony's just announced that Zipper Interactive will indeed be making a "suprise sequel" to the SOCOM franchise
A pretty amazing announcement considering MAG is just a few weeks old. The game, which has been confirmed to be SOCOM 4, is the "surprise Sony" title we've been debating for the past few days. The story of the latest game, as...
News Yep, There's More Borderlands DLC Incoming
It's been out for roughly six months now, but we're still talking about Borderlands
Why? Well mainly because it's awesome, but partly because 2K keep committing to new content for the game. Take-Two's committed to even more content for the game with CEO Ben Feder stating, "Well continue to support the title with more digital content."...
News Get PushSquare's Final Fantasy XIII Review At 00:00AM GMT Tonight
There's a reason Twiggy's had to halt progress on his Final Fantasy VII playthrough
Namely, we've been ridiculously busy behind the scenes. Why? Well, aside from it being game-a-geddon out there (where every major publisher decides to release every major game in the span of three months), we got Final Fantasy XIII. And we've been playing it to...
Rumour Killzone 3 To Push All Sony's New Tech, Will Be 3D & Support Playstation Motion Controller
News coming out of CVG this afternoon suggests that Killzone 3 will support Playstation Motion Controller and stereoscopic 3D as Sony embark on showcasing their new tech with a serious killer-app
Whether or not this Killzone 3 rumour ties into tonight's big "secret sequel" announcement is unknown, but it certainly sounds possible. When it...
News Suda-51 Will Create New IP For Playstation Motion Controller
Grasshopper Manufacture's Suda-51 has revealed to GameSpot that he's extremely interested in making games for the Playstation Motion Controller and will create "new IP" to fit it
I will make some original IP to fit that control system.</blockquote> Suda-51 also expressed some interest in making a Heavy Rain-esque game, but cited it could...
News Red Dead Redemption Delayed For An Extra Layer Of Polish
Red Dead Redemption has been pushed back until May 18th (21st in the UK)
Boo! It was originally due in April, but Rockstar have told Kotaku it's been delayed for an extra layer of polish.We at Rockstar have always prided ourselves on the uncompromising quality of our games and will always opt to take a bit longer to polish and fine-tune a...
News ModNation Racers Continues To Look Proper Amazing
Sony's just uploaded a new trailer for ModNation Racers, showing off some new weapons in the game
As always, the game continues to look completely bonkers and totally amazing. We can't wait for this one.
News Insomniac: Surprise Sony Sequel Ain't Resistance 3
Well that narrows things down a touch
Insomniac's come out and said that the "surprise Sony sequel" due to be revealed this week ain't got nothing to do with Resistance 3. Posting on NeoGAF, Insomniac's community manager James Stevenson claimed to know what the big Sony title being revealed was, but claimed that it is "not a game from...
News Ubisoft Announce A New... Football Game, Looks Kinda Cool
We're huge fans of the recent entries in the FIFA franchise
So good are those games, we never really imagined anyone else going out and making a new football game (yes, This Is Football is dead folks). But man, something about the ridiculous melodrama in this trailer has us moderately excited. (Oh, before we forget, the game's called Pure Football).
Wednesday3rd Mar 2010
News Kevin Butler, VP Of Apologetic Apologies, Apologises For ApocalyPS3
The ApocalyPS3 is long over, and we've all returned happily to our Playstation 3
But Kevin Butler, SCEA's figure-head marketing man, has had a word or two to say on the proceedings. Namely that he's sorry. He wrote on his Twitter page:"Sorry you had to do something else for 24 hours. I empathize. I game too. Kevin Butler, VP of Apologetic...
News Hustle Kings & AvP Hit Playstation Home
Hustle Kings has officially hit Playstation Home, occupying the Playstation Events Space
Players will be transported to a huge pool table where they'll have to live life on the edge, avoiding multiple shots from all over the table. Survive ten shots and you'll earn yourself a cape for your avatar. Top the leaderboards and you'll earn a crown too. In...
Feature Realistically, What Could Be The "Surprise Sony Sequel"?
Geoff Keighley's promo video for this week's GameTrailers TV threw a surprise for most Playstation fans
During a show-reel of Playstation 3 games, Keighley announced that this week's episode of GTTV would see the unveiling of a "surprise Sony sequel". But what could that game be? Obvious choices would boil down to Killzone 3 or Resistance...
News Enjoy The Worst God Of War III Commercial You're Ever Likely To See
The European commercial for God Of War III was semi-awesome
But this American GameStop commercial takes the biscuit. It's promoting the GameStop exclusive "Phantom Of Chaos Skin" and features the Chimera-thing from the demo. Talking in a ridiculous manner. Sigh. "Woahhhh - hisss-is that your new outfit Kratossss?"
News L.A. Noire Goes Beyond Motion Capture, Claims To Set New Bar For 3D Performances
Team Bondi's claimed that L
A. Noire's</a> motion capture goes above and beyond traditional methods. "MotionScan" is said to bring "to life the subtle nuances of the chaotic underworld", which would be impossible with "tradional motion capture". Apparently. The tech uses "32 high-definition cameras to capture...
News Activision Practically Kill Call Of Duty In A Sweep Of Announcements
Remember Call Of Duty? Yeah it was a big deal for a little while
It'll continue to be a big deal for a while longer. But it kinda sounds like the franchise is done. In a whole pile of drama starting yesterday, Activision has fired the Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West. Activision's also filed a document citing a human resources...
News Mikami Confirms Vanquish Is Coming To Playstation 3, Due In The Winter
Platinum Games and Shinji Mikami's latest title, Vanquish, will release this year (in Japan at least)
The game's been announced for release on the Playstation 3 in this week's Famitsu. Mikami's revealed that the game is 80 percent finished and, contrary to popular belief, is a third-person shooter. We posted the debut trailer a few weeks back.
News Six Days In Fallujah Is A Finished Video Game, Still Being Released
Blimey
Remember Six Days In Fallujah - the "realistic" shooter set in Iraq? Yeah, we all thought it was canned. Nuh-uh. IGN are reporting this morning that the game's actually kinda finished, and developers Atomic Games intend to release it as a real product. If they've spent all this time making it, we suppose a release makes sense. Erm,...
Tuesday2nd Mar 2010
Review Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (PlayStation 3)
It's Mario Kart with Sonic
Really. Developed by Outrun's Sumo Digital, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is a marriage of all things SEGA in the guise of a really simple racing game. There's drifting, power-ups and tons of SEGA heritage in a neat little package of nostalgia. What's great about Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is that it'll appeal...
Review SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 (PlayStation Portable)
If you're looking for a multiplayer shooter on your Playstation Portable, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 is probably the best you're going to get
It's a pretty staggering technical achievement, providing all the staples you'd expect from a standard console multiplayer shooter, on a system that fits inside your pocket. The campaign is fine, but it's the...
News Ruh Roh: British Newspaper Metro Runs Frontpage On PS3 Errors
If you want hilariously out-of-date news, go pick-up the Metro from your local bus-stop or train-station
The paper, released this morning, runs with the headline "Millions Hit By PS3 Meltdown". Not great PR for Sony, but kinda ironic given that by the time people were reading this "news" all PS3s had been back online for roughly...
News Fuuuuuuuuu-: "Surprise Sony Sequel" To Debut On GTTV This Week
The latest promo for this week's GameTrailers TV has a very exciting tease for Sony fans
During a reel of Playstation 3 exclusives, host Geoff Keighley reveals a "surprise Sony sequel". Sony have been throwing exclusives at GTTV left and right in recent months, with God Of War III episodes and a ton of exclusive MLB 10: The Show...
News Make Your Ears Bleed: The God Of War III EP Hits iTunes
Fancy a host of terrible metal music without buying the God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition? You're in luck - the God Of War: Blood & Metal EP has just hit iTunes (in the US at least)
It includes bands such as Killswitch Engage ("This is my lassst serenade - ROAR RAH ROARRRRRR!"), Opeth and Trivium. As much as we love God Of War...
News Sony Strengthen European First-Party, Acquire Media Molecule
Media Molecule and SCE has today announced that they're getting hitched
That is — Sony has acquired Media Molecule making them an official first-part studio under the SCE Worldwide Studios banner. Obviously, if you didn't know, Media Molecule made the brilliantly innovative LittleBigPlanet.Since they burst onto the gaming scene, Media Molecule...
News Blur Brings Its Destructive Racing To The PS3 On May 28th
Bizarre Creations' announced that its power-up focused racing title Blur will hit the UK on May 28th
The game was due in November but has since been pushed back for an extra lick of polish or two. Interestingly, that's in a similar window to Disney's destructive racer Split/Second. Decisions, decisions. Although arcade racing games are one of our...
News Playstation 3: It Only Does Self-Resurrection, Bugged Consoles Back To Full Working Order
As we speculated yesterday, at 00:00AM GMT last night a whole host of borked Playstation 3 systems fixed themselves
There was a simple glitch in the system clock that caused the Playstation 3 to think March 1st was actually February 29th; in turn causing older systems to flip out. Everything should be back to normal now though, regardless of which...
News Splinter Cell's Almost Probably (More Like Definitely) Coming To PS3
Ubisoft's Max Beland has hinted what we all assumed, Splinter Cell is coming to the Playstation 3 at some point in the near future
Whether it'll be Splinter Cell: Conviction or not - Beland ain't so sure. But he definitely thinks Splinter Cell is coming to the PS3 at some point.I joined Splinter Cell after the exclusivity deal with Microsoft had...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 1st-7th March 2010
Worry not guys, the ApocalyPS3 has totally 101% passed, and you might be looking to pick up some games to make up for it
Well, what with the month being March, there's plenty to choose from, so let's hop to it. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Just about edging out MLB 10: The Show, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is...
News MLB 10: The Show Gets A Launch Trailer, Looks Amazing
Just a little more visual confirmation that MLB 10: The Show is one of the best looking Playstation games available right now for you
This is the launch trailer for today's (USA) release. It looks fantastic.
News Sony Registers "Arc" In Japan, Playstation Motion Controller Meet Your Name
Perhaps fuelling the fires that Sony's Playstation Motion Controller will eventually be called the Playstation Arc, Siliconera's found a Japanese trademark filing for the name
Couple that with a website registration a few weeks ago and you have your name. It doesn't really take a genius, eh?
Monday1st Mar 2010
News Disaster: PS3s Conk Out, PSN Serves Blackout, Trophies Lost, Armageddon Nears
Update @ 15:35GMT - it's now commonly believed the issues are related to a system clock error
</em> When we went to bed last night, everything seemed sugar and rainbows. Over night though, all hell has broken loose. The PSN has gone tits up, bombarding users with a host of 8001050F error codes. The frightening error basically locks you out of...
News New Line Cinema Own The Rights For A Heavy Rain Movie, Won't Ever Happen
What if interactive drama wasn't quite so interactive? It would be a movie right? Of course it would
And while it would never happen, it's been discovered that copyright documents exist for such a thing. Apparently, in May 2006 New Line Cinema grabbed the rights for a Heavy Rain movie. It's totally never going to come out of course. But y'know. It's...
News Split/Second Is The "Uncharted 2" Of Racing Games, Reckon Black Rock
Black Rock's Jason Ried has pitched racer Split/Second up there with the best, telling CVG: Its a tough one
[Activision's] Blur is obviously competition its racing and its doing things slightly different as well. But we almost feel were closer to Call of Duty or Uncharted in what we do than other racing games." Animation-wise,...
News Heavy Rain Stock Shortages Are Being Dealt With
If your PS3 is totally working right now, you might be suffering from a whole new problem this evening: you can't find a copy of Heavy Rain
According to MCV, Quantic Dream's thriller is suffering from shortages in some retail circles after the game shot straight to the top of the UK charts this morning.We have been extremely delighted with the...
News Keighley: Wait Until You See What The God Of War Team Are Doing Next
GameTrailers TV's Geoff Keighley has given the first hint on Sony Santa Monica's next project, simply stating on his Twitter page, "Wait until you see what they're doing next
" It comes in response to a fan's Tweet to Keighley, in which he stated "Can't believe how amazing God Of War III looks." God Of War III already appears to push...
News God Of War III Advert Pops Up, Features Silly Voices
We're torn by this God Of War III advert that will be shown in the UK
On one hand, it does everything you'd want it to: show the actual gameplay, show the scale, show the violence. On the other hand though, the narrator's voice is bloody ridiculous. We definitely think this trailer could do with an "Actual gameplay footage" note though, as...
News Sony Issue Statement On PS3 Bug Situation, Hope To Fix The Problem Within The Next 24 Hours
Sony's released a press release regarding the impending "apocalyPS3" which has seen millions of Playstation 3s borked since Sunday evening
As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3. We believe we have identified that this problem is...
News God Of War III Previews Laud The Opening 30 Minutes
An embargo for God Of War III has lifted this afternoon, with much of the American press evangelising the game's opening scene
Kotaku describe the opening boss fight as "unforgettable", while Destructoid suggest "you're not ready" for it.
News Heavy Rain Tops The UK Sales Charts & Rightly So
"Bu-Bu-But Heavy Rain sucks because it's not going to sell
" It may be a comment you've read on a message board somewhere. Well those people are not only stupid, but they're also officially wrong: Heavy Rain just topped the UK sales charts. As in — outsold every other video game in the UK in the past seven days. We thought it was...
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