Review Earthworm Jim HD (PlayStation 3)
Essentially a re-release of the Mega Drive (/Genesis) version of Earthworm Jim with pretty visuals and a few bells and whistles; Earthworm Jim HD is extremely faithful to its original 16-bit counter-part
European publisher, Zen United, will make the dreams of 500 BlazBlue fanatics come true this October - with an exclusive BlazBlue: Continuum Shift "Fan" Edition
News Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition Is Bonkers, Awesome, Expensive
Well you've been patiently asking for it -- now we know about it
News XBOX 360 Space Limitations Rear Their Ugly Head Again
It's been a while since we last posted about the XBOX 360's space limitations
News - 2010, Week 31
Sunday8th Aug 2010
Feature There's No Place Like Home: Stomping Scorpions In Sodium One
The moment I realised the true potential of PlayStation Home was when I visited the Sodium One game space
I urge anyone who's still got negative impressions of Sony's virtual world to visit Lockwood's meta-game space and pick-up the gear you need to access the full game. Sodium One is a complete experience tied into the PlayStation Home engine —...
Rumour Splinter Cell, Prince Of Persia Collections To Hit PlayStation 3?
Going by the branding on the Sly Cooper Collection's boxart, the "Classics HD" initiative (i
e. taking PS2 games, making them run at a slick frame-rate in upscaled 1080p and adding trophies) is a program Sony's likely to champion over the coming months. It seems like it might not be limited to first-party stuff either. Amazon France has mysteriously...
News What's This Killzone 3 Beta Site All About?
Most multiplayer shooter these days get a beta
While betas these days are used more for nifty promotional purposes, rather than genuine server stress tests — you can typically rest assured that there will be a window to try out an upcoming multiplayer shooter before release. Killzone 3 looks unlikely to be any different. A website dug up via VG247...
News New Split/Second Content Drops Throughout August & September
Black Rock Studio's confirmed that the slightly disappointing Split/Second will be getting new DLC content right through until the end of September
The developer revealed via their Facebook page that there will be three DLC packs "in the next couple of weeks", aswell as a fourth in September. While the first three packs consist of cars and...
News Oh, So Tony Hawk: Shred Will Involve Snowboarding Too!
While pro-snowboarder Shaun White is living it up in Ubisoft's new skateboarding game, pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk is set to hit the ice in the upcoming Tony Hawk: Shred; Robomodo's latest attempt at Activision waning board franchise
Shred, which can be played with last year's ill-fated Ride board, will put players on both skateboards and snowboards...
Saturday7th Aug 2010
You know what's more predictable than the day turning to night -- LittleBigPlanet 2's reviews
Don't get me wrong, I expect the new game to be received just as well as the first game (if not better). But there's going to be that one paragraph in every review that states — "You know, the Create mode's really good, but it's kind of...
News Fumito Ueda Joins Twitter, Teases Tokyo Game Show Announcement
Fumito Ueda, the PlayStation legend behind titles such as Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus, has revealed on his newly formed Twitter account that his team will be showing "something" at Tokyo Game Show later in the year
Amidst a bunch of lifestyle related Tweets, Ueda declared: "We should be able to show something at Tokyo Game Show, so look...
News Heavy Rain: Move Edition Will Hit "Pre-Christmas", Patch Will Be Free For Everyone
SCEE's product manager, Ross Alexander, has confirmed via the PlayStation Blog that the PlayStation Move-enabled version of Heavy Rain will drop before Christmas
He was keen to stress that those who already bought the game will be able to download the control update for free from the PlayStation Store. A retail re-release with Move controls...
Friday6th Aug 2010
Review Earthworm Jim HD (PlayStation 3)
Essentially a re-release of the Mega Drive (/Genesis) version of Earthworm Jim with pretty visuals and a few bells and whistles; Earthworm Jim HD is extremely faithful to its original 16-bit counter-part
Sadly, the original game wasn't brilliant even in its day. The platforming and level design remain second-fiddle, with the game's focus being on...
If Japanese developers have to start appealing to Western tastes, we hope they take a leaf out of Vanquish's book
While the game appeals to the shooter culture this current generation has bred, it still looks and feels distinctly Japanese. The voice acting and dialogue is horrendous, the gameplay is fast-paced and ostentatious, and the environments...
News Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock Hits PlayStation 3 Late September
Do you still care? One of you, two of you? Fine, we'll chug along then
We'll cater to your video games news requirements. Activision's announced that the next entry in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock, will drop on 24th September in the UK (28th September for the US). It's a month ahead of Rock Band 3, which kinda makes sense...
News Operation Flashpoint: Red River Announced, Will Make You Angry Next Year
We can appreciate what the Operation Flashpoint franchise is trying to do -- create a simulator-like recreation of modern combat
We just can't find any fun in the formula. That's fine, because we hate Starcraft too; but plenty of people love it. Y'know, apples and oranges. Whatever. Seeing as it's our job, we're going to tell you about Operation...
News Hey, You Got PlayStation Move Into My Heavy Rain!
Sony's released the first batch of screenshots for Heavy Rain: Move Edition
It's the exact same game as you played earlier in the year, but it's now been enhanced with PlayStation Move gesture controls. We actually saw this being played the other week. We didn't get a chance to give it a whiz ourselves, but we did watch other people playing. We...
News FuturLab Tease Their New Project With Mysterious Artwork
FuturLab's Coconut Dodge is one of the best games currently available on Sony's PlayStation Minis service
Seriously, if you haven't played it yet — go read our review and then pick it up. Naturally, we're rather excited about their next project. While an announcement still appears to be some way off, FuturLab's got to teasing their new project...
Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick (a
k.a.the most hated man in the video game industry) has said that the upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops will be getting the biggest investment the company has ever made in a game launch. Apparently, the game's pre-order sales alone put it up with Modern Warfare 2. This across the board, the biggest investment...
News Hang On, What? Insomniac Are Working On More Ratchet & Clank?!
Remember how certain we were that the next Insomniac announcement was going to be about Resistance 3? Yeah, there's a chance we might have got that wrong
Weirdly. When Insomniac teased that an upcoming PlayStation 3 project would be announced soon, we jumped straight on the gun. We said that Resistance 3 would be at gamescom. And while we still...
News UFG's True Crime: Hong Kong Flees Into 2011
Hidden within Activision's quarterly financial reports is a spot f bad news for fans of the True Crime franchise; UFG's series reboot, True Crime: Hong Kong, has been pushed back into 2011
The game was originally due to release this fall. Activision hopes the delay will "give the development team more time to deliver the high-quality...
News Latest FIFA 11 Trailer Does A Brilliant Job Of Saying Absolutely Nothing
We're a few weeks away from gamescom now, when one can assume that FIFA 11 will be completely blown wide open
We know the game's a few months off, and we know that Kaka's the global cover-star. This trailer seems like a grab at mind-share more than anything. It's almost like, "HEY, YOU LIKE FIFA DON'T YOU!?! WELL, DON'T FOGET THERE'S ANOTHER...
News This Is A Little Trailer For Red Dead Redemption's Legends & Killers Pack
If you're still not sure whether you want to drop $9
99 / £7.99 on the latest Red Dead Redemption DLC, then Rockstar's sent us this little trailer to get you hyped. While the pack looks good, the price seems a smudge expensive for what it is. However, we still have plenty of goodwill aimed in Rockstar's direction because of the free co-op pack, so...
GamesCom 2010 Street Fighter X Tekken Brings Its Deadly Line Of Cross-Over Fighting To Europe
Tekken producer, Katsuhiro Harada, has dropped a bomb regarding Street Fighter X Tekken -- namely that the game will get debuted at GamesCom
After the official announcement at Comic-Con, Capcom's Yoshinori Ono informed us that it would be the last we'd hear about the game until mid-next year. But apparently, he was lying through his teeth. Sort of...
Thursday5th Aug 2010
News Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC Cars Are All Kinds Of Incredible
Gotta go fast!
SEGA's confirmed via their official blog that Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC cars are available in US Toys 'R' Us Stores right now. The remote controlled goods will set you back $25 and are available in Sonic or Knuckles variations. They look awesome too.
News Sony's Dr. Richard Marks: Controller-Free Experiences Are "Limited"
Sony's R&D master, Dr
Richard Marks, has lofted some hefty criticism at his own creation, the EyeToy, and Microsoft's Kinect device. According to the Sony man, controller-free devices are "limited". We're inclined to agree. "I created the technology for EyeToy which we made a controller-less device and it was really neat and it...
News Catch Up With Come Dine With Me On Your PlayStation 3
According to TechRadar
com</a>, Sony's currently in talks with Channel 4 to bring their digital catch-up service, 4OD, to the PlayStation 3. Sony's already got the BBC iPlayer nestled in the television sub-section of the XMB, and hopes to extend that with 4OD and the previously rumoured ITV Player. A report in Broadcaster magazine hints that...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel Officially Announced, Called Batman: Arkham City, Due Fall 2011
Warner's just announced the sequel to last year's Batman: Arkham Asylum, confirming it will be called Batman: Arkham City
The game's due for release next Fall on PlayStation 3. Alongside the official announcement, GameInformer's revealed the cover for their September issue, which features Arkham City on the front. The cover features Catwoman and a...
First Impressions Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation 3
Gran Turismo 5 is gorgeous
Unbelievably so. Chances are, you already know. We're just here to remind you. When we saw the Toscana rally track in motion, we were stunned. Startled in fact. The game's silky smooth, running at an unwavering 60 frames per second. We watched on as day turned to night, and the blue sky was replaced by twinkling stars...
News Kaka Graces The Worldwide Cover Of FIFA 11, Loves EA Sports (Apparently)
EA's confirmed that Real Madrid "superstar", Kaka, will grace the cover of FIFA 11 worldwide
Apparently, the midfielder is thrilled about this news. Ive always been a fan of EA SPORTS and especially the FIFA series, he "said" in a totally-not-canned press release. Being on the FIFA 11 cover is a great honor for me since very few...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Story Trailer Is Charming, Cute & Cool All At The Same Time
Just when you thought LittleBigPlanet 2 couldn't get any cuter -- Media Molecule deliver the sucker punch
While a big component of LittleBigPlanet's always been about the Create mode and user-developed levels, the franchise has always boasted an awesome Story component. LittleBigPlanet 2 looks set to bring things to a whole new level, thanks to...
News UFC Undisputed 2010 Punches Up The PSP From Next Month
THQ's confirmed that they're shrinking the big punches of UFC Undisputed 2010 down to the PlayStation Portable
The game will drop next month, on September 7th for US readers. The game features all the options of its home console brother, including a massive roster, customizable moves, and character creation options. There's also Ad-hoc multiplayer...
News Man, The Vulture's A Bit Of A Jerk In This Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Trailer
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions -- the upcoming Spidey outing from Activision -- will span four different Spider-Man "universes"
One of the universes is Spider-Man Noir; a darker version of the Spider-Man story in which Uncle Ben is not shot by criminals, but eaten by the Vulture. This little gameplay snippet from the noir sub-section of...
News Story-Expanding DLC Headed To Bioshock 2
2K Games has confirmed that Bioshock 2 will be getting new single-player focused story content
The add-on, titled Minerva's Den, will see players taking on the role of a brand new character and teaming up with Brigid Tenebaum to fight a dictator's district in Rapture. "Minerva's Den is a substantial addition that will give players more of what...
News DJ Hero 2's Multiplayer Is Vast, Exciting
DJ Hero is a party game
It is strange, therefore, that the original game had nothing in the way of party modes. Thankfully, DJ Hero 2 rectifies that. There are a ton of multiplayer modes being added to the game, the most exciting of which is the "Party Play" mode. This allows players to drop-in and drop-out of the game seamlessly, without...
News Red Dead Redemption Title Update Puts An End To Griefing
Rockstar's released the latest title update for their hit Western shooter, Red Dead Redemption
The update deals mostly with alleviating griefing in its various forms. There are also a number of fixes for known bugs — including geometry issues and the removal of downloadable costumes from the player's inventory. We've included the full list of...
News Paul Dini Returns As Writer For Batman: Arkham City
MTV Multiplayer's confirmed that Paul Dini will return as the writer for Batman: Arkham City
Dini said that work on Batman: Arkham City began almost immediately after work on Arkham Asylum was completed. And while he was keeping schtum about the specifics of the game's storyline, he did drop a hint regarding the current state of the project...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Beta A Gamestop Exclusive In The US
How do you like exclusives? Yeah, we love 'em
How about exclusives within exclusives? Yeah, not so much. The Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood beta is an example of an exclusive within an exclusive — sure, it's cool for those of us batting for the Sony team that Ubisoft's made the beta locked to the PlayStation 3. The problem for US citizens, is that...
Wednesday4th Aug 2010
News Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition Is Bonkers, Awesome, Expensive
Well you've been patiently asking for it -- now we know about it
SCEE's just confirmed the top-tier collector's edition for Gran Turismo 5, and it's just a little bit mad. Known as the Signature Edition, the bumper package will set you back a whopping 179.99 (~£150). Let's take a look at what you get then: a metal sculpted box finished in SLS AMG...
News Mediatonic Ask "WTF!?" With Their Latest PlayStation Mini
Mediatonic want to know Who's That Flying
?</a> The studio behind the excellent (and hilarious) PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, are back — with their trademark humour in tact. Who's That Flying!? (or WTF!? for short) promises to mix side-scrolling shooting with tower defence and courtroom action — WTF indeed! The...
News Uncharted Movie On Hold As Discussions With Director Break Down
The last time we posted about the long over-due Uncharted movie was back in May, when we reported that I Heart Huckabees director David O
Russell</a> was in-line to take the helm of Nate's big-screen debut. However, according to the LA Times, talks between Russell and the Sony-owned Columbia Pictures have broken down. The report notes that...
News Need For Speed: Shift 2 Announced, Due Early 2011
Let's be honest, when the early months of 2011 roll around, we'll probably all still be playing Gran Turismo 5 won't we? That's why we feel kind of sorry for Need For Speed: Shift 2, the follow-up to last year's NFS simulation attempt
The last version was good, but it had too many bugs and quirks to put it anywhere near Gran Turismo 4, let alone 5...
First Impressions LittleBigPlanet 2 on PlayStation 3
Sackboy's back, alright!
We only got to check out one level from LittleBigPlanet 2, but the charmingly titled "Tower Of Woop" seemed like a good starting point for the cutesy platforming sequel The level was a showcase for a couple of things: firstly the new graphics engine. LittleBigPlanet 2 looks cuter than ever, thanks in part to sharper colours...
News Star Wars Heads To PlayStation Home, Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Empire Strikes Back
Sony's detailed a stonking PlayStation Home update on the PlayStation Blog this week
In aid of celebrating The Empire Strikes Back's 30th anniversary, PlayStation Home will be kitted out with a new public space based on the Mos Eisley Cantina. Star Wars nuts will know that the location first appeared in the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope...
Rumour PlayStation Move Demo Kiosks To Storm The USA Next Month
A report from Destructoid suggests that big American chain stores (Best Buy, Wal-Mart) are to start demoing PlayStation Move content from next month
According to the website, Sony are planning to put demo kiosks in stores right through the holiday period. Apparently they'll also be hiring trained representatives to make sure the demos actually work...
News Naughty Dog: We'll Only Use Motion Control & 3D If It "Fits"
Naughty Dog's community strategist, Arne Meyer, has told PSUniversity that the studio will only utilise motion control and 3D if it "fits into the story" of their future projects
3D is an interesting technology, especially given how well its been recently implemented in the cinema and all the support its getting in the industry, he said...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 4th August 2010
Special Offers Until August 18: High Stakes on the Vegas Strip (was £7
99/9.99 now £3.99/7.99) Switchball (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.99/4.99) Section 8 (was £19.99/24.99 now £7.99/9.99) Flock (was £11.99/14.99 now £5.49/6.99) 1942: Joint Strike (was £7.99/9.99 now ...
News Excuse Us, Ahem: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS HALF-MINUTE HERO SEQUEL ANNOUNCED!
We loved Half-Minute Hero
Loved it. So much so, you can often see us mincing about the streets of England sporting our Half-Minute Hero t-shirt. Because we loved it. So it's with plenty of enthusiasm we can reveal that the game's getting a sequel. Hooray. The new game, known as Yuusha 30 Second, will focus on the best sections from Half-Minute Hero:...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 3rd August 2010
Sales Fat Princess (now $7
49, original price $14.99) PixelJunk Shooter (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Groovin Blocks PS3 (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Madden NFL Arcade (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Wakeboarding HD (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Section 8 (now $14.99, original price $29.99) Final Fight/Double Impact (now $4.99,...
Tuesday3rd Aug 2010
News Sadly, Fight Night: Champion Will Not Support The PlayStation Move
While The Fight: Lights Out is far from perfect, our hands-on time with the game made us realise that there's something in this "motion controlled beat 'em up" thing
It's genuinely satisfying when you throw a punch and watch it connect on screen. A perfect game for motion control punching would be the recently announced Fight Night: Champion. Sadly,...
News Become Both A Legend & Killer At The Same Time With Next Week's Red Dead Redemption DLC
Rockstar's announced that the next set of Red Dead Redemption DLC, the Legends & Killers pack, will hit the PlayStation Network next week
That's August 10th in case you were wondering. It'll cost just $9.99 / £7.99, and comes loaded with new multiplayer maps, weapons and trophies. Sounds like a good deal to us. Rockstar announced a ton of Red...
News Official PlayStation Magazine To Drop The First Details On Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
Official PlayStation Magazine's confirmed that it will drop the first details and screens on Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 next month
The issue will drop on September 2nd, 2010; so you've less than a month to wait eager readers. The game's believed to be set inside Gotham City itself, with the Joker and Harley Quinn certain for adventure. Other characters...
News The PlayStation Move Car Is Probably The Best Thing You'll See Today
Sony's taking the PlayStation Move hatchback around Taiwan to promote their upcoming motion controller
The car comes accompanied with a slew of pretty ladies, but as attractive as they are, the vehicle's the real highlight here. Look at it — it's even got the glowing bulb!</em>
News Heads-Up, Yo: PS3 Firmware 3.41 HDD Upgrade Issues Resolved
Some users have been reporting an issue with the PlayStation 3's new firmware
Apparently, those with upgraded hard-drives in their system were being prevented from updating to the 3.41 firmware update. It's all sorted now though, as the PlayStation Blog notes that an updated version of the firmware is ready to download. Sorted, yo. Feel free to rant...
First Impressions Killzone 3 on PlayStation 3
Guerrilla's done an incredible job
Somehow, they've managed to keep the polarizing sense of weight in Killzone 3, while still appeasing concerns that the previous game was too loose. Killzone 3 is a much tighter, much more responsive shooter — but it still has that key ingredient that makes the franchise so different to its peers. Oh, and it looks...
News British Demon's Souls Practically Sold Out Nationwide
The Black Phantom Edition of Demon's Souls is practically sold out everywhere in the UK
That's according to publishers Namco Bandai Partners, who are only aware of a few "dribs and drabs". "I can't give you a number, but what I mean by an 'amazing success' is that all the stock we built of the Black Phantom Edition has sold out...
News That One Soundgarden Song Was Pretty Good Though, Wasn't It?
Activision's announced a "ground breaking" deal today that will reward launch-day buyers of Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock with the new Soundgarden record a week early
Those who pick up the game will get a retail version of the band's new album and downloadable content for the game. The album, Telephantasm: A Retrospective, includes plenty of...
News European PlayStation Plus Content Detailed For August & September
Check it out
Sony's revealed the content that PlayStation Plus subscribers can expect in the months of August and September. Aswell as teasing some "exclusive" treats, subscribers will snatch copies of Zen Pinball, Medievil, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and the entire season of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. Of course, a further selection of DLC...
News DanceDanceRevolution's Coming To The PlayStation 3 (We Think!)
A mysterious image has popped up on Konami's Facebook page
The three-minute PhotoShop knock-up states, "You really wanted it, so we really listened!" There's an image of an old-school DanceDanceRevolution cover and a phat PlayStation 3, with a "+" sign between them. We're going to go out on a limb and guess what it all means:...
News US PlayStation Plus Deals Announced, Going Bi-Weekly From Now On
The US PlayStation Blog has posted up a list of goodies that subscribers can expect from PlayStation Plus when the service updates on August 10th
SCEA's confirmed that US PlayStation Plus updates will be going bi-weekly from now on. We have to wonder if that decision has anything to do with the complaints aimed at the European version. We've posted...
News It's Ridiculous PlayStation Move Accessories O' Clock...
You know how the Nintendo Wii got all those ridiculous add-ons and what not? Well now they're making the jump to PlayStation Move
Take exhibit A: PlayStation Move gloves. Just velcro your Move controllers in, fit your hands inside, and pretend you're a UFC superstar. While the gloves might make you feel more authentic playing The Fight: Lights Out,...
News The Call Of Duty Franchise Shifts A Whopping 20 Million Map Packs
Proving that map packs are just as big business as the games themselves, Activision's announced that as of June 30th the Call Of Duty franchise has pushed 20 million map packs out to consumers
That's a lot of maps. And a lot of money too.
News Media Molecule On Changing People's Lives
For most people, Sackboy is a cutesy character from a fantastic video game
For others, he is a symbol that has changed their life. In an interview with Play magazine, Media Molecule's co-founder, Mark Healey, explained some of the life-changing stories attached to LittleBigPlanet. Theres a guy that weve go working here called John and because...
News PushSquare Give You The Guided Tour Of The PlayStation Beta Rooms
We thought it would be nice to take you on a little tour around the PlayStation Beta Rooms if you were unable to make it
So we filmed it. Here, PushSquare editor Sammy Barker takes you around the PlayStation Home inspired Sony haven, and points out some of the sights. [Big thanks to Jas-n from SonyFanatic.com for shooting and editing the footage. We...
First Impressions Kung Fu Rider on PlayStation 3
Questionable controls
Despite looking like the spiritual successor to zany PSone classic, Incredible Crisis, our hands-on time with the PlayStation Move's Kung Fu Rider revealed some irritating control quirks. We just couldn't get Kung Fu Rider to work. It took several attempts before we realised what the game wanted from us, and even then it...
News NBA Jam Officially Heading To The PlayStation 3 (Sort Of, Anyway!)
NBA Jam is officially heading to the PlayStation 3
EA's just confirmed it. But it's not what you think... While NBA Jam will be heading to the PlayStation 3, it won't be the full version and you'll have to buy NBA Elite 11 to get it. EA's Jordan Edelstein explained: Were still holding back the Remix Tour for the Wii consumer, and thats about...
Monday2nd Aug 2010
European publisher, Zen United, will make the dreams of 500 BlazBlue fanatics come true this October - with an exclusive BlazBlue: Continuum Shift "Fan" Edition
If you love the game, stop reading this and click through to Zen United's website right now. That's the only place you'll get the super-special edition which is limited to 500 copies. The...
News XBOX 360 Space Limitations Rear Their Ugly Head Again
It's been a while since we last posted about the XBOX 360's space limitations
Last time, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi basically conceded that content had been cut from Lost Planet 2 (both XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3) to get the game on a DVD. It sucks, because those of us with PlayStation 3s are often suffering due to the 360's storage limitations. Ever...
News Linkin Park Up The Ante, Team Up With Medal Of Honor
This trailer made us a little sick in our mouth
As if Medal Of Honor didn't already look like a big "USA! USA!" patriot jerk-off fest, EA's enlisted on the help of America's favourite pop-rock band, Linkin Park, to make it more-so. This new Medal Of Honor trailer is mostly live-action, directed by the "creative" eye of Park's DJ...
News EA Bright Lights Announce "Create" For PlayStation 3, Confirm PlayStation Move Support
It had to happen at some point
In fact, we're amazed it didn't happen sooner. LittleBigPlanet was such a run-away success in 2008, another developer was always going to take the idea; seems like Guildford's EA Bright Light are the first though. Interesting that it should be the team up the road from Media Molecule though, eh? Create actually sounds...
News Madden NFL 11 PlayStation Portable Bundle Announced For The US
SCEA's confirmed that they've teamed up with EA Sports to release a new Madden NFL 11 hardware bundle next week
The pack, which is likely to stay a US exclusive for obvious reasons, includes a black PSP-3000 and a copy of the game. It'll cost just $159.99, which is pretty decent if you're in the market for a PSP. There are more details over at the...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Hits The PlayStation Portable On November 2nd In North America
November 2nd shall hereby be known as PlayStation Day
For reasons only Sony's marketing department can explain, Sony's confirmed that God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta will join both DC Universe Online and Gran Turismo 5 on US store shelves this November 2nd. Sony's offering a massive pre-order pack alongside the game, given you order it between now and...
First Impressions The Fight: Lights Out on PlayStation 3
The Fight: Lights Out surprised us
Having read many negative reports on Sony's PlayStation Move controlled brawler, we went in with no expectations at all. We came out of the demo quietly impressed. While the game had noticeable lag and input issues, there were moments when the gritty boxer felt genuinely satisfying. It's just a shame that the AI we...
News Codies: DiRT 3 "Is The Biggest Rally Game Ever Made"
Codemasters released the first trailer for DiRT 3 over the weekend, and have followed up the reveal with a blow-out in this month's EDGE magazine
In the issue, Codies game designer Matt Horsman describes it as "the biggest rally game ever made". They're not aiming small, then. Critically, the magazine notes that the festival setting of the...
First Impressions MotorStorm: Apocalypse on PlayStation 3
Man, do we feel sorry for Black Rock Studio
With Split/Second they created a cinematic racing title with an interesting hook. Watching the environments crash around you was the game's selling point, in an overall package that didn't feel particularly well tuned. MotorStorm: Apocalypse is based on a similar concept, but is every inch more impressive;...
News Hey, Remember The 3rd Birthday? That's Still A Video Game!
If you've been itching for a new trailer from Square Enix's The 3rd Birthday -- then prepare to itch some more
The game's official Twitter account (we're presuming it's run by the lovely lady from the screenshots), has teased that there will be a new trailer sometime in "mid-August". I received many questions about publishing a trailer,...
News Playing PlayStation Move: The Fight: Lights Out & Kung Fu Rider
PushSquare's editor, Sammy Barker, recently got a chance to go hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Move offerings
While we were unable to get video for Sports Champions [we were too busy having fun with it - Ed], we did get chance to shoot some video for The Fight: Lights Out and Kung Fu Rider. [Big thanks to Jas-n from SonyFanatic.com for shooting and...
News Wow, This Mafia II Trailer Proves That Gangsters Are Jerks!
Gangsters are jerks
This Mafia II trailer confirms as much. Shoot-outs, bribes, cabaret, dead bodies, drugs and stupid accents. Could the mid-1940s have been any worse? We guess they could have been without Frank Sinatra. Yeah, that would have been worse.
Sorry, excuse me? No, seriously, hang on a moment; we're still getting our head around this
There are video games for the Personal Computer? Th-the, PC — y'know, the thing you do work on, etc. There are video games for that? That's what they're telling us. We don't believe it. Apparently there's this game called Starcraft II, and it's top of the...
News Namco Confirm New PlayStation 3 Exclusive Tales Game
We told you about all the Tales content heading to the PlayStation last week
The information wasn't official. But following a press conference this morning in Japan, Namco's confirmed the existence of all three upcoming PlayStation titles. The first, is a new PlayStation 3 entry in the Tales franchise. There's no title for the game yet, though the...
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