News ITV Are "In Talks" With Sony To Bring The ITV Player To PlayStation 3
British PlayStation 3 owners have had access to the BBC iPlayer as part of the XMB for some time now
News MORRRRRRRRTAL KOMBAT! Warner Bros Announce New 2D Mortal Kombat Title For The PlayStation 3!
Warner Bros' has just announced the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, due to release sometime in 2011 on PS3
News Max Payne 3 Slips Once More, Now Due Beyond October; L.A. Noire Stays Put
"While we do not take the movement of any title lightly, our recent success with Red Dead Redemption illustrates the importance and the benefit of giving a title the time it needs in order to fulfill its potential in the marketplace," Take Two's Ben Feder addressed investors at a financial call last night
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Review Joe Danger (PlayStation 3)
Formed by four legendary Guildford developers, Joe Danger is the fruit of new studio up-start Hello Games
E3 2010 Official True Crime: Hong Kong Website Launches
Activision's unveiled the official website for United Front's upcoming True Crime: Hong Kong
News - 2010, Week 23
Sunday13th Jun 2010
E3 2010 Kevin Butler Welcomes You To E3 2010
The KB-man would like to welcome you to the Los Angeles Convention Centre -- home of E3 2010
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E3 2010 Kojima Countdown Updates; Still Involves Cutting, Just With More Kanji
You've already seen dozens and dozens of moving images with people cutting things
Hideo Kojima's countdown website has updated however, this time with kanji symbols in the background. </em>What could it mean? We've not the foggiest. The countdown points to Sony's E3 press conference though. Just sayin'.
E3 2010 Leaked DJ Hero 2 Mixes Sound Kind Of Amazing
Oooooooh man, DJ Hero 2 is a real product, and it sounds kind of amazing
Like literally sounds amazing. Leaked mixes include a Deadmau5 reimagining of Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" and some remixed Pussycat Dolls. It also looks like Activision are going for more of a party feel with DJ Hero 2, offering karaoke lyrics at the top of the screen...
News Half-Hour PlayStation Move Demo Hits The Net
A new 30-minute PlayStation Move demo has hit the 'Net, offering new footage of both Sports Champions and Move Party
The video, which is in German, offers some footage we're yet to really see of Sports Champions, including volleyball and frisbee. Sports Champions looks particularly impressive from a technical stance, but we fear its art-style is a...
E3 2010 Whispers Of Bonkers Activision E3 Party Hit The 'Net
Sounds like Activision's planning the E3 party to end all E3 parties -- with a rumoured $6million event on the cards
Held inside the Staples Centre (actually, y'know, inside it), word is Activision's enlisted the likes of Lady GaGa, Usher, Jane's Addiction, and - according to his Twitter page - Eminem for the LA based event. Madness. VG247 also...
E3 2010 Play PlayStation Move, Get Free Subway Sandwich
This is Weird (with a capital "w")
Sony's just announced that they're teaming up with Subway to give free sandwiches away to all those in the LA area who try out PlayStation Move next week. On Tuesday, June 15th, from 6-9PM, Sony will be giving out $5 Subway giftcards to all those who check out the PlayStation Move at three different Best Buy...
News Ubisoft's Patrice Desilets Embarks On "Creative Break From The Industry"
The creative director of both Assassin's Creed titles, Patrice Desilets, has left Ubisoft for a "creative break from the industry", GameInformer report
According to the source, Desilets work on the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is essentially complete, and he'll have no further role on the product. Further details are largely unknown,...
E3 2010 Good Grief, Hard Corps: Uprising Really Is Contra
Remember we told you about Konami and Arc-System Works' Hard Corps: Uprising last week? Well now, courtesy of GameVideos, we've got some gameplay footage of the title
We described it last week as Contra in everything but name — we think the footage after the jump proves as much. <object id="flashObj"...
News Landit Bandit Brings Moonlander To The PlayStation Network
Indie developers The Bearded Ladies have a penchant for great names
Not only is their studio's identity brilliant, but the title of their upcoming PSN game, Landit Bandit, is also rather catchy. But what's it all about? It's a "casual helicopter adventure game" apparently. Of course. "Essentially it's Moonlander in 3D," the...
E3 2010 Latest Shank Trailer Is Mad Stylish
Klei Entertainment's upcoming PSN beat 'em up, Shank, is looking every inch the high-profile downloadable
It's unique art-style, ostentatious humour and fantastic animation really have our interest piqued. It kinda looks like a 2D Devil May Cry, don't you think? Consider us stoked.
News E3 2010 Straw Clutching: Sony Tease New Hardware For E3
A newly opened US portion of the official PlayStation website, has caused the Internet to explode with new rumours regarding fresh PlayStation hardware
The website reads: The E3 2010 Expo is coming! Meet us here to find out what awesome PlayStation games and hardware are being revealed. We'll have exclusive articles, info about new and enhanced...
E3 2010 Guess What, There's Going To Be Another MMA Game
With UFC Undisputed 2010 already on store-shelves, and EA Sports MMA due later this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking that tthe most MMA franchises the world needs is two
But, nuh-uh, 505 Games wants to jump on board too - announcing that they are bringing their totally unlicensed Supremacy MMA to E3. The game's said to take injuries in a more...
Saturday12th Jun 2010
E3 2010 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Trailer Features Darth Vader, 'Nuff Said
If Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 turns out to be even half as good as its E3 trailer, then it'll be properly amazing
This trailer is fantastic. Not only does it feature a dual-wielding protagonist, it also features the gloriously awesome Darth Vader. What a fantastic antagonist he is. The trailer's pretty vague, opening with Vader betraying...
E3 2010 Itagaki Reveals new PlayStation 3 Title, Devil's Third
Valhalla Studio's Tomonobu Itagaki - the dude what made the Ninja Gaiden and Dead Or Alive games - has announced his new project as part of last night's GTTV pre-E3 special
Published by THQ, Devil's Third looks every inch the type of game you'd expect from Itagaki-san. We've whacked the trailer after the jump. It's worth checking out. <object...
E3 2010 New Need For Speed Game Is In Hot Pursuit
Eagle-eyed users over at TheSixthAxis have spotted a little glimpse of Criterion's new Need For Speed title in GTTV's all access preview show
The split-second EA booth tease reveals Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, the as-of-yet unannounced franchise update from Criterion - the dude's who usually make the Burnout games. No other details have been...
E3 2010 Fallout: New Vegas Trailer Follows The Principles Of "Fallout Trailer 101"
Ultra close-up introduction? Check
Fifties doo-wop music? Check. Ugly graphics and janky animations? Check. Yup, that's right - Fallout's back, and this time it's headed to Vegas, New Vegas to be precise. This new trailer includes colour, gambling and all the other trademark features you'd expect from a Fallout game. Some people will be totally...
E3 2010 First Bodycount Footage Looks Kind Of, Well, Early
We're not really sure why Codemasters have decided to show Bodycount so early
When you have to put a little disclaimer at the bottom of your footage, something is clearly wrong. From what the trailer shows, the concept for Bodycount look pretty solid — you shoot things and they blow up. But the feedback from the weapons looks all kinda wrong...
Last year I had an email
Someone asked me, "if you had a job at SCEA, and you were in the planning room for Sony's E3 2010 press conference, how would you glue the event together?" In response, I wrote a pretty detailed opinionator breaking down the way in which I'd construct Sony's press conference, based on predictions already made. This...
E3 2010 Exactly What "Changes Everything"?
This banner wrapped around the upper-tier of the LA Convention Centre (where E3 is due to take place next week), bears a striking resemblance to the font and colouring used in Sony's "It Only Does Everything" campaign
But what could possibly change everything?</em> Update @ 22:12GMT - so it's the PlayStation Move slogan, then. [Cheers Geoff...
E3 2010 So, How Much Do You Like 16-Bit Brawlers?
We like 16-bit brawlers
Your favourite is probably Streets Of Rage or something. How generic, yo. Our favourite is Two Crude Dudes - man that game was rad; you got to throw cars at peoples heads. Anyway, before we go off on a bigger tangent, check out Ubisoft's trailer for PSN title Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Then you'll see why we started...
E3 2010 Oh Dude, Dead Space Is Totally Back
Watching this pre-E3 trailer of Dead Space 2 reminded us of a couple of things
Numero uno; we still think the original Dead Space was an absolute masterpiece. Numero dos; we can't wait to shoot the limbs off necromorphs all over again. To be fair, this Dead Space 2 trailer doesn't really show you anything you couldn't have experienced in the...
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers 3 - SCEJ Tease Patapon Related Beta Test
Yup, another countdown teaser website has launched - this time by SCEJ who are teasing some kind of Patapon related beta test
The site doesn't really reveal much at all, but that's definitely Patapon, innit. The question is - why would Patapon need a beta test? Why, indeed. Check the site through here.
E3 2010 Sony Online Entertainment Release New Trailer For The Agency
We've been talking about The Agency for a long time now, but this latest trailer finally shows the game in a polished state
Just basing it against other trailers SOE have revealed for the game, this E3 trailer looks slightly redesigned and hella spunky. We daresay it will make a big presence at E3 — whether that presence will come under the...
E3 2010 Killzone 3 Trailer Shows You Everything You Could Possibly Want To See (For Now)
Of the three PlayStation trailers revealed on GTTV's pre-E3 show last night, this Killzone 3 gameplay reveal is by far the best
Not only is it littered with gameplay footage and graphical beauty, but it also features the game's new jet-packs — which look absolutely rad in action. It's also pretty gory, so if you're squeamish, look away now — oh...
E3 2010 SOCOM 4 Shoots-Up Shanghai
Apparently you're going to be outnumbered and outgunned in SOCOM 4, as you head to a war-torn Shanghai
Yes, Shanghai again. Why is it that every video game is set in Shanghai these days? Still, the game's looking pretty good. We've enjoyed the single-player SOCOM campaigns on the PSP, so we're definitely stoked for a Zipper Interactive developed...
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Gets Out, Saves Dates Until Next Week (We Hope!)
If you like stupidly well rendered automobiles then you probably have some form of interest in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5
Sony revealed a new trailer for the game as part of GTTV's pre-E3 special last night, and while the video didn't include a release date, we're going to go out on a limb and speculate that such information will follow...
Friday11th Jun 2010
Review Joe Danger (PlayStation 3)
Formed by four legendary Guildford developers, Joe Danger is the fruit of new studio up-start Hello Games
Based around the concept that jumping off ramps is fun (it is!), Joe Danger is a combination of influences. Clearly inspired by Nintendo's overlooked Excite Bike franchise, Joe Danger's a 2D motorcycle side-scroller, in which your objective is...
E3 2010 Official True Crime: Hong Kong Website Launches
Activision's unveiled the official website for United Front's upcoming True Crime: Hong Kong
The website reveals a few details about the game's cast, and there's a few new in-game screenshots of the reboot. You can get the goods through here. No doubt Activision will have a thing or two to say about the game at E3.
E3 2010 David Hayter Not Involved In Metal Gear Solid: Rising
David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake, has confirmed that he's not been signed up to perform in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Rising spin-off title
That's according to an interview with the actor published on MTV Multiplayer. I dont know if Im doing Metal Gear Rising, he said. Nobodys contacted me about it, so I have no idea....
Review Green Day: Rock Band (PlayStation 3)
There's perhaps no game quite as subjective as Green Day: Rock Band
In all honesty, your purchasing intent should depend on one factor only: how much do you like Green Day? As a reviewer, it doesn't really get easier than this. Green Day: Rock Band is a package so firmly routed in subjectivity, that it's impossible for us to educate you as to...
News Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Collector's Edition Includes A Cute Little USB Stick
Collector's editions can be a mixed bag
This Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 collector's edition is the very definition of that. In essence, it's just a beefed up version of the standard package with a fancy USB stick slapped in the box. But that USB stick is pretty cool. Alongside the 2GB USB stick, you'll also get some exclusive in-game content...
E3 2010 Itagaki To Announce His New Title On GTTV
Remember that "legendary developer" Geoff Keighley was hyping? Turns out it's none other than Tomonobu Itagaki, who'll be announcing his new studio's game on none other than Keighley's pre-E3 show in the early hours of tomorrow morning
His studio, Valhalla Games, have updated their website accordingly to reflect the announcement - noting that...
News Dead Rising 2 Gets A Surprise Playboy Makeover
There's probably something deeply inappropriate about sexy ladies and rotting corpses, but that's exactly what you can expect from Capcom's Dead Rising 2
Capcom's just announced a deal with Playboy that'll see popular magazine covers show up in and around Dead Rising 2's Las Vegas-esque setting, Fortune City. Interestingly, collecting and reading...
Feature E3 2010: The Five Most Frequently Rumoured E3 Announcements That Probably Won't Happen
Megaton incoming
With E3 speculation reaching an all-time high (we're finding it hard to keep our excitement for both E3 and the World Cup in check), the blogosphere's literally bulging with rumours of megaton-esque announcements from every corner of the industry. We've put together a list of some of the most frequent rumours, and why they're...
E3 2010 Who Said Weekends Are Quiet Indeed, PS.Blog EU Teases "Two Huge Announcements"
What are you going to be doing Saturday morning? Putting out your St
George's flag bunting — nope, you're going to be tuned into PushSquare and the European arm of the PlayStation Blog who are teasing "two huge announcements" for Saturday morning. Whether these will be in response to Geoff Keighley's pre-E3 GTTV event or not, we're...
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers - Kojima Out Of The Gates First
Not one to break tradition, Hideo Kojima's launched a teaser site involving people - erm - chopping things
What could it mean? Are Kojima Productions about to announce a cooking game? Or, more likely, is this a teaser for all the hacking and slashing that's due to take place in Metal Gear Solid: Rising? Who knows? It's Kojima. And to be honest,...
News Final Fantasy IX Finally Hits The US PlayStation Network On June 15th
Quick snippet for you, Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy IX will finally hit the American PlayStation Network next Tuesday, June 15th
It'll cost you just $9.99. The game launched last month in Europe and has been available in Japan for some time.
E3 2010 Time For Countdown Teasers The Sequel - Criterion Next
Hooray
Our favourite thing about E3 - countdown teaser websites. Not! Next up Criterion, who are teasing their totally-secret-totally-not-a-new-Need-For-Speed-game Need For Speed game. The countdown ends just as EA's press conference takes off. Say, that's convenient isn't it? Watch the clock tick here. Sigh.
E3 2010 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Hits GTTV Tonight
We already knew Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4 were due their debuts tonight on Geoff Keighley's pre-E3 GTTV show tonight, but we didn't have a clue Gran Turismo 5 was going to be there
A teaser posted on the PlayStation Blog from Spike's Geoff Keighley has confirmed just as much however, presumably ensuring the game's presence at next week's E3. We'll...
E3 2010 First Crysis 2 Gameplay Jumps Out From Under The Bed
There are guns and fancy visual effects, therefore it must be Crysis 2, right? Here's your first look at Crytek's long-hyped first-person shooter which is looking
.. alright. Perhaps this is a bad selection of footage, but it all looks like rather average run-of-the-mill console shooter stuff to us, with the exception of a few standout moments...
News Modern Warfare 2 "Resurgence Package" DLC Hits The PlayStation 3 On July 6th
Activision's announced that Modern Warfare 2's second map-pack will hit the PlayStation Store on July 6th (or July 7th for those of you in Europe)
The pack's been available on the XBOX 360 for a week or so now, but was obviously delayed on the PlayStation 3 due to Microsoft's timed-exclusivity dollars. Still, July 6th is only a few weeks away. The...
E3 2010 Latest Splatterhouse Trailer Is Pretty Sweet
We weren't too enamored with the last Splatterhouse trailer we saw, but this E3 2010 trailer is pretty amazing
The combat appears to share some resemblance to Batman: Arkham Asylum — certainly in terms of animation. We don't know if it feels that way, but it wouldn't be a bad place to start. Also, looks like the game's got some 2D segments. Cool.
E3 2010 Rock Band 3 Gets Blown-Out Once & For All
That USA Today video we posted yesterday was just a taster for today's deluge of information, as the Rock Band 3 embargo has finally lifted revealing details of real Fender six-strings and The Cure
That's right, The Cure. We were going to poo-poo all over this Rock Band 3 trailer because, honestly, we couldn't care less about it. But then...
News Tales Of Monkey Island Hits The PlayStation Network On June 15th
Telltale's announced that the entire first season of their Tales Of Monkey Island episodic adventure series will hit the PlayStation Network on June 15th
That's all five episodes for just $20 folks. Bargain, indeed. In addition, Telltale's revealed that the third episode of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (titled "They Stole Max's...
Thursday10th Jun 2010
News ITV Are "In Talks" With Sony To Bring The ITV Player To PlayStation 3
British PlayStation 3 owners have had access to the BBC iPlayer as part of the XMB for some time now
While that service is great, we've long anticipated the addition of further television streaming services to the XMB. We want ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 — not that we ever really watch any of them, but what if we miss Emmerdale, Come Dine With Me...
News MORRRRRRRRTAL KOMBAT! Warner Bros Announce New 2D Mortal Kombat Title For The PlayStation 3!
Warner Bros' has just announced the latest entry in the Mortal Kombat franchise, due to release sometime in 2011 on PS3
The game's in development at Ed Boon's newly named NetherRealm Studios. The new Mortal Kombat will bring the series back to its 2D heritage (at last), with a "triumphant return to the series mature presentation and a...
Feature E3 2010: Push Square's Five Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of E3 2010
With E3 mere days away now, the industry's anticipation is nearing fever-pitch
With pretty high stakes all around for the platform holders, it can be easy to over-look the actual core of the event in anticipation of megaton announcements and new hardware — that's the games. As we continue our E3 build-up, we list our five most anticipated...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Brings The House Down... Quite Literally!
Sony's just officially announced the next installment in the MotorStorm franchise, this time tagged "Apocalypse"
The USP? This time the world crumbles around you (quite literally). Friends, it's the end of the world as we know it - so what better thing to do than race? The setting this time around, with the not-so generic name of "The...
News "The Racing Genre Is Stuck In A Rut," Says MotorStorm: Apocalypse Developer
According to Evolution Studios' Simon Barlow, the racing genre is "stuck in a rut", something he hopes the unique setting of the team's upcoming MotorStorm: Apocalypse will go a way towards correcting
"The racing genre has had a disappointing few years," Barlow told Computer and Video Games. "You can look up any sales figures and...
News Grab The Fantastic Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Soundtrack For Free
Did you enjoy the PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess? We really did, and one of the stand-out things we liked was the fantastic horror-cheese-pop soundtrack that ran throughout the package
Now courtesy of MediaTonic and the PlayStation Blog, you'll be able to download the entire Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess soundtrack...
News EA's Bright Light Studio Working On A New PSN Title Called "Spare Parts"
EA's Bright Lights studio may be working on the Harry Potter games at present, but they've also got another title in the pipeline -- a PSN release called Spare Parts
The game's based around the concept of robots working together to rebuild their space-ship. The game's a co-operative "online action adventure" title, where players will...
News Live-Action Dead Nation Trailer Is TERRIBLE... In An Awesome Way!
Have any of you guys seen Planet Terror? It's terrible
Really, really bad. But that's what makes it totally awesome. This live-action Dead Nation trailer reminds us of that. The actual game's looking rather exciting too - it's from HouseMarque (Super Stardust HD) and looks to have the same trade-mark silky-smooth control set-up. It's just, this...
News SEGA Announce Sonic Adventure & Crazy Taxi For PlayStation Network
"Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
" the Offspring scream as a yellow-cab with a green-headed driver launches himself over a hill of a fictional US city. Name the intro? Crazy Taxi, innit. If you didn't know, you'll soon be able to school yourself, as SEGA's just announced that Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure are heading to the PlayStation Network this Fall. Sonic...
News Debut Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Awesome, Gross
NetherRealm ain't messing around with the new Mortal Kombat game
They said it was a return to the franchise's heritage, and boy does the new trailer show that off. You can get it over at Kotaku. But be careful watching the ending - it shows a spinning blade and a dude's crotch making connection. Yup. Not messing around at all.
News Rock Band 3 Totally Includes A Keyboard Then, Yo
If you've been following us on Twitter, you'll know we've had some pretty strong predictions about Rock Band 3
We totally got the keyboard bit right. We totally got the 25 key bit right. Sadly, we were off the mark when we said the game would have light-up keys, but we were pretty close right? USA Today's just put up a preview for the game which...
News Sony UK Boss Not Bothered What Competitors Have To Say
Grilled today by EDGE at a 3D conference, Sony UK's boss Ray Maguire has said he's "not fussed" about what competitor's have to say about Sony's first-party titles
Maguire was speaking in response to comments from Microsoft executive Aaron Greenberg that Halo 3 has outsold most of Sony big-hitters. Well Im really happy with [the titles] because...
E3 2010 Trine 2 Outed By Atlus' E3 Lineup
Did you know Frozenbyte were working on a follow-up to last year's PC and PSN hit, Trine? Nope, we had absolutely no idea either, but Trine 2's just popped up as part of publisher Atlus' E3 lineup
So it must be happening, right? No details yet. Atlus are also set to show a PSP port of Knights In The Nightmare at the big show next week.
News EA Move Crysis 2's Release Forward, Turns Out A Refreshing Change
When was the last time you saw a game get moved forward? Yeah, long time ago right
Games only ever get delayed, they never get pushed forward. Well, except for Crysis 2 that is. EA's just announced that they're moving the game forward into the Autumn, as opposed to the previously announced end-of-year date. Woohoo. The news comes via a trade press...
News Space Invaders Infinity Gene's Headed To The PlayStation Network
We like shooting aliens, do you like shooting aliens? Of course you like shooting aliens, who doesn't like shooting al-
.. We'll stop. Ok, the news: Taito's confirmed that Space Invaders Infinity Gene, the iPhone space-blaster reboot, is headed to the PlayStation Network. No word on a date or price as yet, but we're going to assume there may well be...
E3 2010 "Legendary" Game Developer To Show Up At GTTV's Pre-E3 Special
Last year it was Rose McGcgowan, this year it's some 9ft-tall supermodel we've never heard of -- the GTTV pre-E3 special is always talked about more for its co-host than its actual unveilings
But at least Geoff Keighley's there (<3), and to be fair the line-up of reveals look rather compelling - Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4? Nice, ok. Plus,...
Wednesday9th Jun 2010
News Max Payne 3 Slips Once More, Now Due Beyond October; L.A. Noire Stays Put
"While we do not take the movement of any title lightly, our recent success with Red Dead Redemption illustrates the importance and the benefit of giving a title the time it needs in order to fulfill its potential in the marketplace," Take Two's Ben Feder addressed investors at a financial call last night
He was speaking in response to the news...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th June 2010
Sales Sam And Max The Devil's Playhouse Full Season (now $24
99, original price $34.99) Greed Corp. (now $5.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Qore Episode 25: June 2010 ($2.99)<strong></strong> Qore Annual Subscription ($24.99) Games Death Track: Resurrection ($14.99) Joe Danger ($14.99) Sam & Max Episode 1: The Penal...
News PlayStation Move Title, The Fight: Lights Out, Will Have 3D Support
Sony's just announced at a pre-E3 press event in the US, that PlayStation Move title, The Fight: Lights Out, will fully support 3D when it ships
No word on a date or anymore details on the utilisation of the 3D, but hey, Sony's just practically announced virtual reality (in kind). Nice. Apparently other PlayStation Move titles will be compatible...
News Sony Admit That The PSPgo Was A Bit Of An Experiment
Before the PSPgo everyone hated physical media and, in particularly, the UMD
"Why can't we have a download-only system?" they asked, "Why do we have to have this UMD format?" We were with those people, we wanted a smaller more portable disc-less system and we bought one. Sadly, ever since the PSPgo's come out the consumers...
News Mafia 2 Demo Does Its Best Godfather Impression On PSN This August
During a financial call last night, Take-Two's Ben Feder confirmed that 2K Czech's gangster title, Mafia 2, will be getting a PSN demo sometime in August
"In August, 2K will launch a comprehensive demo program on Xbox Live Marketplace, PSN and the Internet that will allow gamers to experience the game up until its launch," he said. Big...
News Microsoft Executive Plays The Numbers Game, PushSquare Plays The "Shut Up" Game
"Just in from the research team," Microsoft ass-hat Aaron Greenberg Tweeted this afternoon
"NPD," he clarified under hushed breathing. "Halo 3 has outsold Resistance 1 and 2, Uncharted 1 and 2, Killzone 2 and God of War III COMBINED." Smugly thinking of his raise, Aaron Greenberg concluded, "Wow." We're not making this up, though we may be...
News DJ Hero 2's Debut Trailer Features Cool People, Beatboxing, Lady GaGa
This debut trailer for DJ Hero 2 will tell you everything you need to know
The game's designed for c0ol people (not greasy metal-heads), features microphone and dual-deck support... and it also has Lady GaGa in it. That mix sounds kind of rad, yo. We've placed the trailer after the jump courtesy of IGN. We literally cannot wait. <object...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 9th June 2010
Special Offers Until June 9: Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battles Cars (was £7
99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Section 8 (was £19.99/24.99 now £8.69/10.99) Greed Corp (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) LocoRoco Cocorrecho! (was £2.39/2.99 now £1.19/1.49) Ferrari Challenge Pack (NÜRBURGRING,...
News Stereoscopic 3D Gaming Starts From Tomorrow On PlayStation 3
The US-arm of the PlayStation Blog's just dropped a reminder that, hey, stereoscopic 3D gaming becomes a reality from tomorrow
For reals. Sony's new Bravia HDTVs are due to launch this month, and you can get more details about all that through here. Alternatively you can turn your questioning arm to @Jas_n on Twitter, who's been helping us get to...
News Red Dead Redemption Ships A Whopping Five Million Units
According to Take Two and Rockstar, five million copies of Red Dead Redemption have been packed up and shipped to retailers around North America and Europe since the game launched just a few weeks ago
Take Two revealed the number last night during a financial earnings call. We're sure there were more than a few smug smiles around the room. It wasn't...
E3 2010 Square Enix Bringing The 3rd Birthday Along To LA
Square Enix has confirmed its E3 games-list, and there's a surprise amongst the names, indeed
PSP shooter, The 3rd Birthday, which has been kept under-wraps for some time now, is set to make an appearance at the show, and will presumably feature heavily during Sony's PSP spotlight. Other Square games of note include Deus Ex: Human Revolution,...
News Psst... Neversoft's Working On A New Shooter
A job listing for a senior level designer at Neversoft has revealed that the Guitar Hero studio is working on a new shooter
You want more details? You can't have them because there aren't any. Speculation hints at a long overdue sequel to GuN, but the Call Of Duty name has also been tossed around. Y'know, if Red Dead Redemption hadn't come out last...
E3 2010 Enslaved Trailer Reveals October Release Window
Namco Bandai's whacked an October 2010 release date at the end of the E3 trailer for Enslaved: Odyssey To The West
That means folks that the game's just a few months away. Which is pretty excellent news all around because we're starting to get rather excited about this. For us - it's kind of come out of no where. The last couple of trailers have...
Tuesday8th Jun 2010
1998 was a sensational year for the video games
If I name-drop just a few of the releases from that year it's pretty easy to note why. Metal Gear Solid. The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. Half-Life. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Heck, even Fallout 2. They all released in 1998, a year which, in hind-sight, has long been considered the most important...
News Cole Can Usher A Vortex In inFamous 2, Which Is Kinda Awesome Innit?
These scans from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine (which you can get through here) reveal that Cole can not only electrocute his foes in inFamous 2, but also summon vortexes to suck people into
Awesome. The magazine also has some details on Zeke, Cole's trouble-making friend from the first-game. Apparently he'll be more of a helping-hand...
News "Interdiction" DLC Brings New Maps & Game Types To MAG
We stopped playing MAG when we eventually realised we'd never be able to beat SVER on their home-turf
Since then we've longed for a patch but, sigh, it's never really come has it? Still, new maps all together might fix the balance problem, and thus we have some excitement for MAG's new $9.99 DLC pack, detailed today on the Playstation Blog...
News Playstation Store Goes Offline For Maintenance Tomorrow
Muster_Buster's just confirmed via the official Playstation forums that the Playstation Store will be offline tomorrow (Wednesday 9th June) from 16:30BST until the early hours of Thursday morning
During the time you'll be unable to access the Playstation Store, Account Management or Account Registration. Maintenance has been cited as the reason for...
News Dylan Jobe: Starhawk's Still A Long Way Off
Dylan Jobe's Lightbox Interactive studio is heavily rumoured to be working on a space-bound spiritual successor to the popular Warhawk franchise
Speculated to be entitled Starhawk, Jobe recently submitted a milestone build to Sony, which, by all accounts, went down rather well. So how long until we get a beta, one eager Tweeter asked. "Ha! No,...
E3 2010 Respawn Planning "Big Time Announcement" In LA
Confirmation indeed that ex-Infinity Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella work fast
The duo, who were sacked by Activision just a few months ago, are now teasing some form of status update at next week's E3 showdown. They'll probably show-up at the EA press conference, seeing as that's the publisher they are currently in partnership with...
News DJ Hero 2 Formally Revealed By Activision
If this morning's story wasn't confirmation enough, Activision's just formally announced DJ Hero 2
First details reveal that there will be over 85 artists involved in the game, with a total of 70 mashups included. Artists name-dropped include Lady GaGa, The Chemical Brothers, Dr. Dre Metallica (?) and more. There'll be all new multiplayer modes in...
News DJ Hero 2 Is Finally Official, Launching In October! We Do Dodgy Dance To Celebrate!
Sorry, excuse us a moment while we run outside and dance to the hits of Madonna - DJ Hero 2 is finally official
The over-priced (but totally awesome) mix 'em up was overshadowed by a stonking price-tag when it launched last year, but with the peripheral already in a number of homes, we're looking forward to simply picking up DJ Hero 2 on disc. We...
News Twin-Stick Fire Breathing Heads To The Playstation Store With Hoard
Big Sandwich (mmm) Games has just announced a new dual-stick shooter for the PSN
The twist? You're controlling a dragon. The game's called Hoard (not to be confused with The Horde), and will have players destroying crops, stealing livestock and stealing away princesses for points. The game will support two player co-op and will be playable at E3...
News Get In! SEGA Answer Our Prayers, Announce Yakuza 4 For Western Release!
SEGA's just confirmed that Yakuza 4 will be launching in the West sometime next year exclusively on Playstation 3
The game released in Japan a few weeks ago to both critical and commercial acclaim. Meanwhile, after months of "will they, won't they" speculation, us Western gamers got our hands on the excellent Yakuza 3 in March - albeit a...
News The Debut Trailer For The Sims 3 On PS3 Makes Us Want To Punch The Wall
It's apt that the debut trailer for the console version of The Sims 3 is being hosted on MTV
It fits right in. Now we have no real problem with "scene", teeny-bop humour and stuff - but this is a step too far for our tastes. It's like, it's trying so hard to be hip, new and cool that it comes across old and tired. Just show us the game...
E3 2010 Pachter Bets On PSP2 Reveal
Wedbush Morgan analyst, and part-time industry celebrity, Michael Pachter, has confirmed that he believes Sony will showcase a sequel to the Playstation Portable hardware at this year's E3
Talking to MCVUK, he revealed that he believes the system will feature a touch-screen and will be somewhat tied into a subscription based Playstation Network...
News First FIFA 11 Screenshot Won't Exactly Blow Your Socks Off
FIFA games are really, really good
Seriously, ever since FIFA 08 (roughly), EA Sports have been on a roll with the franchise. The thing is, FIFA screenshots are really, really boring. This first screen from FIFA 11 is no exception. It's Chelsea vs. Arsenal. It's John Terry. Wooohooo.
News Cohort Studios Talk The Shoot & Playstation Move
Sony's put up the latest Playstation Move developer diary, this time detailing Cohort Studios' The Shoot, a rails-shooter game set on a movie-set
We actually get a Police 24/7 vibe from this game. Do you guys remember that? It was a rail-shooter where you actually had to move your body to dodge in and out of cover. Was pretty cool back in the...
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News We Told You inFamous 2's Redesigned Cole McGrath Was A Pro-Skateboarder (Sorta)
When GameInformer revealed their inFamous 2 cover, we distinctly remember describing the new looking Cole McGrath as a pro-skateboarder
Turns out we were right. Speaking to GameInformer magazine, Sucker Punch's art director Matthias Lorenz described the new-look Cole as a little gritty, a little street, without the grumpiness". He continued:...
News Want To Spend More Money On Plastic? Check Out These New Guitar Hero Guitars!
These are the new guitars set to launch alongside Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock
The new game will feature 90-songs, aswell as some new game modes, and the biggest guitar redesign since the series' inception. As Gizmodo report, the big change here is the repositioning of the guitar's electronic innards into the controller's neck. This allows for a...
Feature Competition: Win The Soundtracks From God Of War III & Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Two of the most defining soundtracks of the past twelve months have come from Playstation exclusives God Of War III and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Now, courtesy of Sumthing Else Music Works and Sumthing Digital, we've got both soundtracks in their entirety to give-away on compact disc. That's right, CDs, remember those? [This competition's open to...
News YES! Sonic Adventure Is Coming To The Playstation 3!
Perhaps, just perhaps, we're the only people in the world excited by this announcement
Perhaps. But we still remember that cold, dark winter day sometime after Christmas. We were younger back then, and new games consoles felt like the unattainable holy grail with which every inch of our persona must work towards. The Dreamcast was out, and every...
E3 2010 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Trailer Looks Kinda Messed Up
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days' selling-point is that it looks a little messed-up
While Sony's in-house development studios continually push each other to raise the graphical bar time after time, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days aims to make everything low-res. It's all for dramatic effect of course, and it looks great. Check the latest trailer after the...
News Little Game Called Red Dead Redemption Holds Onto The UK Charts' Top Spot
We played Red Dead Redemption for about 10 hours this weekend
We've already beaten the game. Go figure. It's properly, properly amazing. So it's no surprise to see it uphold the top of the UK sales charts once again. UFC Undisputed 2010 continues to do surprisingly well here, with a slot in third, while EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup moves into second...
News Hideo Kojima & Square Enix Tease New Collaboration
Looks like Square Enix and Hideo Kojima are set to colloborate once again, with the details still under-wraps for now
The tease comes from Square Enix's Shinji Hashimoto, who Tweeted: "A new promotion with Hideo Kojima is set. Details will be shared at a later date." He also attached the above photo of himself, Hideo Kojima and Metal...
News New Kingdom Hearts Game To Be Revealed At E3, Claims Nomura
Megaton? For some we assume
Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura has just announced that there's a new Kingdom Hearts on the cards... And it will be announced as soon as next week, during E3. No word on platforms (please be Playstation) or anything else at this point. Last week it was revealed that Nomura would be making the trip to the big gaming show in...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 7th-13th June 2010
Welcome to Monday
Next Monday we'll be too busy to talk about new releases. Next Monday it will be E3. Next Monday it will be crazy. So enjoy this Monday. Stay calm, settle down. Because next Monday, it is going to be mayhem. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Kojima's latest entry in the long-running Metal...
News Kevin Butler-Ware Brings The VP Of Micro-Games To LittleBigPlanet
The LittleBigPlanet community continues to astound us
Last time we jumped online, we were truly blown away by the sheer skill of some creators ability. No longer was LittleBigPlanet all "1-1" and "Greenhill Zone" — there were movies and galaga and amazing stuff. This level highlights the downright creativity of Media Molecule's community - Kevin...
News Red Faction: Armageddon Blowing Stuff Up (Presumably) In March, 2011
THQ's let us know that Red Faction: Armageddon - naturally the next entry in the destruction focused franchise - is set to release some time in March, 2011
The game's based on the grandson of Guerrilla's protagonist, a character known as Darius Mason. Nice name, bro. We posted up the first trailer from the game this weekend. You can check that out...
News inFamous 2 "Will Give You A Heart-Attack," Claim Sucker Punch
inFamous 2
Rad announcement for Sony. Rad announcement for Sucker Punch. Rad announcement for us. Heck, how great was the original inFamous? Very great is the correct answer. But you ain't seen nothing yet. Sucker Punch has teased in US magazine GameInformer that inFamous 2 is so great it'll "give you a heart-attack". Or something...
News What The Heck Is This Sony Teaser Video All About?
Firstly, if working at SCEJ is actually like this - we want a job now
Secondly, no-one actually knows what this teaser video is about, nor do they know its true origins. It's perfectly possible this could be fan-made, but Kotaku speculate that it's a Sony teaser for upcoming 3D support in the PS3. We'll just put it out there that the last image on...
News PixelJunk Shooter 2's Online Features Get Detailed
As was already teased, the US edition of the Official Playstation Magazine's got some juicy details on PixelJunk Shooter 2; namely some info on the game's online features
The magazine reveals that the retro-come-new shmup will feature head-to-head battles over PSN, aswell as a Ghost Attack mode, allowing you to download the best score runs from PSN...
News So, We're Gonna Guess You'd Like To See A Few Seconds Of Killzone 3's Campaign...
.. 'Cos we would. This short off-camera video we picked up via TheSixthAxis shows the introduction of the jet-packed Helghast juggernauts from Killzone 3. Man, anyone else's trigger-finger itching? Also, the game looks incredible from a visual stance. Note: this is an alpha build and there's still a year until release. Yeah, exactly. Oh Guerrilla,...
News Ubisoft Tease New Driver Game With Countdown, Cars
Driver's back
Do you remember Driver? It was a bit of a PSone classic if we recall correctly. Sadly, as the years passed, so too did the franchise's quality. Still, those last few games should not shroud shadow over Ubisoft's reboot of the franchise, which has just been teased via a new website and teaser video ( that's the one above). Cool. Cars...
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