Review Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PlayStation 3)
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands takes the PoP franchise back to its Playstation 2 heyday
News Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Launches 10th September Here In Europe, 7th September In USA
Square Enix has just announced that PSP title Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep will launch in Europe on September 10th, which is the same week as the game's US release on September 7th
News Killzone 3 Screenshots & Details Surface, Its Integration Of 3D Technology A "Game Changer"
GamePro magazine's got an upcoming feature on Sony's Killzone 3
News Hustle Kings Snooker Pack On The Horizon
VooFoo's announced on the Playstation Blog that snooker's headed to the PSN title Hustle Kings on June 2nd
Rumour VG247 Fire Their Load On PSP2; "Powerful" Hardware Say Industry Insiders; Due In 2011
Well here's a rumour and a half with cream and cherries sprayed all over it
News Sony Announce Partnership With MUBI, Bring Non-Mainstream Cinema Direct To Playstation 3
Sony's announced this morning that they're bringing avant-garde movie streaming direct to the Playstation 3 thanks to a partnership with MUBI
News - 2010, Week 20
Saturday22nd May 2010
Review Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PlayStation 3)
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands takes the PoP franchise back to its Playstation 2 heyday
Set some time after the events of the infamous Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time (and sometime before the not-so infamous Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within), this is a return to the franchise's glory. And when we say "return" we mean return. The...
E3 is weeks away
Literally just weeks. If you'd have asked me a couple of months ago what I believed would be the biggest Playstation 3 titles to debut at the event I'd have said Killzone 3. I'd have said LittleBigPlanet 2. But both of those games have been announced - one officially, one unofficially. Killzone 3 leaked last night out of an issue
Friday21st May 2010
News Killzone 3 Screenshots & Details Surface, Its Integration Of 3D Technology A "Game Changer"
GamePro magazine's got an upcoming feature on Sony's Killzone 3
It's just leaked onto the Internet. Hang on - Killzone-what-now? Killzone 3! Oh - you mean the game that was going to be announced at E3 but's now been outed early? Yeah, that Killzone 3. Oh well, there's another surprise ruined then - but the details are no less juicy. Perhaps the...
News Words Cannot Convey Our Excitement: Four New Tables Head To Pinball Heroes
We loved the initial four tables released as part of Sony's a-la-carte pinball package Pinball Heroes
So we're literally grinning like a Cheshire at the prospect of four more tables, this time based on: Modnation Racers, Fat Princess, MotorStorm and Wipeout HD. Yay, Playstation fandom shrunk down into pinball form. The tables will plug straight into...
News Blur's TV Ad Seriously Takes The Piss Out Of Mario Kart, All The Better For It
Blur's a racing game that's taken more than a few cues from Nintendo's Mario Kart franchise -- and mixing them all up in a gigantic blender with a hint of Project Gotham Racing
And that's exactly what the game's commercial states. This is racing for "big boys".
News Super Street Fighter IV Gets Patched, Free DLC
Capcom's announced that they will patch Super Street Fighter IV's balance on June 15th - the same day as which the game's free DLC pack launches offering tournament features for competitive players
The patch notes are too technical for us to understand, but if that's totally your bag jump through here for the full details.
News UK: Good Luck Finding A PS3 Copy Of Red Dead Redemption
We warned our Twitter followers a few days ago that there was a shortage situation of Red Dead Redemption on Playstation 3 (supposedly released today)
Seems we underestimated the situation though — unless you've pre-ordered the game, prepare to have a fun weekend hunting out a copy. It's nowhere to be found. GAME and HMV are reporting that they've...
News Killzone 2 Wins Ivor Novello Award For Its Amazing Soundtrack
It's been a while since we posted about Killzone 2 hasn't it? The game was one of last year's most important PS3 releases, but kind of got overshadowed by the releases of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, inFamous and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time to name but a few
Still - the game's still receiving plaudits. This time for its sensational...
News SCEA To Kick Off Kevin Butler Inspired Marketing For PSP
SCEA's preparing an all new ad-campaign for the US
The promotional spots will riff off Sony's now infamous Kevin Butler ads, with the arrogant Sony exec replaced by 12-year old PSP fanboy Marcus Rivers. His first spot will cameo Butler mind, with the kiddy-winkle teaming up with the K-man to bust some "noob kids". Sony are readying adverts...
News Phantasy Star Portable 2 Heads To The West This Fall
How good was Phantasy Star Online? Very good is the answer - we still have fond memories of the days when we hooked our Dreamcast up to the phone-line in order to spend a little time in SEGA's online universe
Those days are now gone - but at least SEGA's announced the Western release of Phantasy Star Portable 2 to ease our Phantasy Star-cravings...
News Sony: Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Just Weeks Away
It's been a long ride
There have been happy days. There have been sad days. There have been plenty of tears along the way. But it seems Gran Turismo 5 is finally on the horizon. Kevin Butler's already teased it, but GameTrust's just confirmed it: "We know that the fans are waiting for it and we want to release it too," said a Sony...
News Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Still Feels Weird Typing That) Delayed Until Late 2010
Bad news hedgehog sprinters - SEGA's dropped word that Sonic The Hedgehog 4 has been delayed until late 2010
The game was originally intended for Summer release — no more. "The additional time will allow the Development Team to focus on ensuring overall high-quality throughout the game by continuing to tune, balance, and maintain the kind...
Thursday20th May 2010
News Further Playstation Faces To Appear In Modnation Racers
The positive reaction to the God Of War, Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted Modnation Racers' preorder bonuses has led United Front Games to consider the possibility of other familiar Sony character appearances
And they're curious who you'd like to see. We'll go first: Sweet Tooth, Gabe Logan, Nathan Hale, Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Jack Tretton,...
News Pachter: "I Was Wrong About Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption"
If you're going to be an analyst and make lots of crazy predictions, the least you can do is admit when you get it wrong
That's exactly what Pachter's done in regards to Red Dead Redemption, declaring that he was wrong to be sceptical over Rockstar's Western. "I suppose we should call them visionaries," Pachter told CVG. "I have been...
News Harmonix: Rock Band 3 To Be The "Next Big Leap In Music Gaming"
What could Rock Band 3 do that's going to be so radically different? It's not E3 yet so we can't actually say, but Harmonix wants you to know that whatever they do, it'll be the "next big leap in music gaming"
Appropriately named Dan Teasdale has blogged that "you'll be surprised just how big this game is". Apparently it's going to be a...
News Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Launch Trailer Features Angry Sand Man
Apparently, the lead antagonist in Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a little bit pissed about being locked away in some kind of sand-crypt thing for years and years
"What man could stop me?" the nasty monster asks. We're gonna hedge a bet on the British-American-Persian Prince. [Review forthcoming for this by the way. Verdict:...
Wednesday19th May 2010
News Hustle Kings Snooker Pack On The Horizon
VooFoo's announced on the Playstation Blog that snooker's headed to the PSN title Hustle Kings on June 2nd
The pack'll include a brand new environment, and new ball set with full snooker rules and scoring. As part of the DLC you'll get an offline tournament mode and a new snooker game mode called Snooker6 - a mode perfect for shorter matches as the...
Report Red Dead Redemption Cost A Whopping $100million To Develop
Red Dead Redemption may well be getting glowing reviews - but it sounds like they've come at a price
A $100million price to be precise, which is what one source places Red Dead Redemption's development costs at. For comparison's sake, Sony's own God Of War III cost $44million to develop. Rockstar's no stranger to the $100million price-tag though,...
News SEGA: Yakuza 3 Sales In The West "Positive"
SEGA's made a comment on Yakuza 3's sales, which launched earlier in the year exclusively on Playstation 3
The game's overt Japanese nature made it a tough-sell for many consumers, and many were worried about how the game would be received. But SEGA's come out to say, "hey, it was all good", providing the following statement on the SoA...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 19th May 2010
Special Offers Until May 26: TV Show King (was £5
49/6.99 now £3.99/4.99) Critter Crunch (was £4.49/5.99 now £2.39/2.99) Hyperballoid HD (was £3.19/3.99 now £2.39/2.99) Mushroom Wars (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Magic Orbz (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Monsters Inc: Scare Island...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 18th May 2010
Pricing update and bundles Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix ($7
49; reg. $14.99). Offer good through Monday, 5/24. Joust Permanent Price Drop (now $1.99, original price $4.99) *Offer good through Monday, 6/1 Championship Sprint Permanent Price Drop (now $1.99, original price $4.99) *Offer good through Monday, 6/1</ul>Downloadable...
News Sony: Apple Are The Arrogant Ones
Cue streams of comments about "pots and kettles"
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia's Michael Ephraim said that, well, Apple's become arrogant. To be fair Micky - they're kind of allowed. Didn't they just overtake Microsoft as the biggest computing based company in the world? That's no minor feat. Speaking about SCEE's advertising direction,...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Debut Trailer Features Massive Set-Piece Moments
Was that a guy hanging from a crashing helicopter? Did he just jump through a window? Was that an explosive arrow for goodness sake? This debut trailer for Call Of Duty: Black Ops is every inch a winner
We've said many times on this site (and we're not afraid of saying it again) that we truly believe Treyarch's Call Of Duty: Black Ops will...
News Don't Let Wada's Comments About Final Fantasy Versus XIII Keep You Up Tonight
We know - you had a horrible night's sleep
You just couldn't stop thinking about what Square Enix gaffer Yoichi Wada said yesterday. Your eyes are bleary but still the quote replays in your mind, Well be looking into [bringing Final Fantasy Versus XIII to the XBOX 360] internally until right before the formal announcement. You're scared,...
Tuesday18th May 2010
News Sony Announce Partnership With MUBI, Bring Non-Mainstream Cinema Direct To Playstation 3
Sony's announced this morning that they're bringing avant-garde movie streaming direct to the Playstation 3 thanks to a partnership with MUBI
MUBI will allow you to stream movies outside of the mainstream arena, including content from Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Kubrick, aswell as international films. The message is "quality over...
News Ruh-Roh: Square Enix "Looking Into" Final Fantasy Versus XIII Release On XBOX 360
Many Playstation faithfuls believe that the XBOX 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII made that game what it was: very linear and very stream-lined
We don't believe that was the case. However, we were averse to the XBOX 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII purely because of the way Microsoft handled it. Apparently, such is their insecurity, whatever they...
News Yes, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Will Get An Online Multiplayer Beta
Nope, we still haven't got a clue how an online multiplayer Assassin's Creed is going to work - but Ubisoft's going to give us a taste with a beta for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
We have not announced exactly the date yet," Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot said, "but yes, we will have a beta test." We dare say that'll be...
E3 2010 Capcom Ready Sequel "Bombshell" At Next Month's Show
Capcom's preparing a sequel for one of their established franchises at E3
That's according to new rumours emerging out of Garnett Lee's Weekend Confirmed podcast. Discussing Capcom's decision to cease developing new IP outside of Japan, the ShackNews editor declared: "Boy, their E3 bombshell puts that to test. I'm not going to spill it because...
News PixelJunk Shooter 2 Is A Genuine Product, A Full-Blown Sequel
If you were expecting PixelJunk Shooter 2 to be some kind of "Encore"-like extension to last year's PixelJunk Shooter -- it's more than that
It's a full-blown sequel as hinted by Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert earlier in the week. It's also now an official product, as it's just been unveiled on the Playstation Blog. For those that havent already heard,...
Report Blu-Ray Is A Primary Motivator When Buying PS3s
Research company Nielsen's discovered that one of the primary motivators for consumers buying a Playstation 3 is the blu-ray playback functionality
After polling a relatively small sample of 700 people, the company found that 65 per-cent of would-be consumers thought blu-ray was a pretty big deal. 62 per-cent said they wanted access to the PS3's...
News Sony Call For Ratings Change In Australia
As far as we understand, Australia's ratings system is basically borked
The system does not allow for an "adults-only" rating in video games. Sony Computer Entertainment Australia's Michael Ephraim has spoken out against this. "Gaming has moved on, the choice of content has moved on and I think it is time Australia gets in step with...
Rumour Playstation Home To Go International Soon?
TheSixthAxis are speculating that Playstation Home is about to get a new Home Square that will allow players from varying regions to meet up and communicate
Users of Home will know that as of right now you can only meet people from the same region in Sony's digital world. All rumour and speculation for now though, innit.
Monday17th May 2010
News Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Launches 10th September Here In Europe, 7th September In USA
Square Enix has just announced that PSP title Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep will launch in Europe on September 10th, which is the same week as the game's US release on September 7th
The Playstation Blog notes: "The new game narrates the origins of the saga, focusing on the story of heroes Terra, Ventus and Aqua, and will feature new maps,...
Rumour VG247 Fire Their Load On PSP2; "Powerful" Hardware Say Industry Insiders; Due In 2011
Well here's a rumour and a half with cream and cherries sprayed all over it
Prepare to have your mind blown, as VG247 dig-up a host of PSP2 rumours from industry insiders. According to the site, insiders are "99 per cent" certain the device won't be unveiled at E3 (as was speculated last week), with TGS and/or GamesCom looking the more...
News You Should Probably Pre-order Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood From GameStop, The Bonus Is Amazing
If you're planning to buy Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft's multiplayer follow-up to last year's Assassin's Creed II - you should probably pre-order it from GameStop
That's if you're in the US anyway. Why? Because while we still know nothing about what Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will actually be like, the retailer has revealed that...
News Kevin Butler, VP Of Artistic Modification Talks Modnation Racers; Jack Tretton Cameos
Wow
We'd mentioned in the past that these Modnation Racers "Artist Spotlights" were a great way of promoting United Front's upcoming Playstation racer but how do you top the latest - which not only features Playstation marketing guru Kevin Butler, but also SCEA's president Jack Tretton. Playstation celebrities of the highest calibre,...
News UK Software Charts: Football > Shooting Big Monsters In The Orange Bit
The UK software charts are in, and there's very little surprise as far as number one goes
Yep, apparently British people still like to kick balls around a field, as FIFA World Cup 2010's still in pole position. Uh-huh. XBOX 360 exclusive Alan Wake managed to place in second whilst Capcom's Lost Planet 2 entered in a respectable third. There's little...
News Capcom Give Up On Western Development For New IP
Capcom's head honcho Haruhiro Tsujimota has told the FinancialTimes that they are to stop commissioning new IP from Western developers after the likes of Bionic Commando and Dark Void flopped
Capcom's Japanese teams will now focus on new creations, while Western developers will be left handling ports and sequels. As a group, the new titles where...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 17th-23rd May 2010
This is probably the craziest May release schedule ever
It really is ridiculous. There are about 4 top-tier releases this week, vying for your attention. Good luck choosing. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Red Dead Redemption Rockstar's western is already receiving the kind of acclaim its modern-day commentary GTAIV received in 2008. The...
News Grip Games Showcase The Next Layer Of Their Mini 5-In-1 Arcade Hits
We already know about Grip Games' 8-ball pool mode in their upcoming Mini compilation, 5-In-1 Arcade Hits
But what exactly is "Tetroid". Well - it's Breakout. Interestingly, the game includes a multiplayer mode which can be played on a single PSP. This plays out a little like pong, with players competing for points.
News PixelJunk Shooter 2 Outed; "A Proper Sequel," According To Q Games
Over the weekend, the American arm of the Official Playstation Magazine outed in a Tweet that the magazine's next issue would formally announce PixelJunk Shooter 2
Since then, our buddies over at TheSixthAxis have been grilling Q Games' gaffer, Dylan Cuthbert, in search of concrete details for the game. They dug up some nice little goodies, namely...
News Hey Look, Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Really Is Taking A Different Direction
We've obviously known about Crystal Dynamics' downloadable Lara Croft adventure for a while; but no amount of preparation had us readied for this trailer
It's just weird. A Lara Croft game that's: a) downloadable; b) isometric; c) co-operative... What's going on? It does look rather pretty mind. They've still got to sell us though. It's just —...
Rumour Playstation Network Premium Features Set To Debut At E3
After this morning's monstrous PSP2 rumours, VG247's followed up with some details on the hotly touted Playstation Network Premium service, which they expect to debut at E3 next month
The site notes, via a "highly placed source", that Sony's large-scale premium online service will not gimp any features currently enjoyed by Playstation...
News Naughty Bear Heads Out To Sea In His Latest Trailer, Best One Yet
Well, we're not really sure what to say
Sit back, click the video above and enjoy. No words can top Naughty Bear's latest trailer. Oh how we long for this game. Day one, as the kids on the forums say.
News Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light To Cost About A Tenner, Yo
Crystal Dynamics' global brand manager Karl Stewart has told Eurogamer that Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light will cost roughly £10 when it hits the Playstation Network
We believe that, in terms of the arcade space, were trying to raise the bar of what it means to spend 10 pounds on nowadays, Stewart said. Obviously were dictated to...
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