News Nolan North Chats Uncharted, Drake's Journal & The Prestigious 'Northies'
Little known fact: Nolan North appears in so many video games that popular website GiantBomb decided to name an award category after the voice actor
Review Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai (PlayStation 3)
Trekking into Uncharted territory
Review Orbit (PlayStation Minis)
As with all of Laughing Jackal's releases, Orbit is easy to pick up but impossible to put down
News - December, 2011
Saturday31st Dec 2011
News Studio Liverpool Sheds Light On The Futuristic Zombie Apocalypse That Never Was
WipEout's always played host to some pretty inventive gameplay types
Unsatisfied with simply delivering an awesome racer, developer Studio Liverpool's introduced a number of popular modes over the years — including the excellent Zones and trippy Eliminator. All of WipEout's modes share a common enthusiasm for speed, but turn the bog-standard...
Friday30th Dec 2011
News Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: Mainstream Media Says PlayStation Vita Is In Trouble
Anyone else got a sense of deja-vu? Those of you that follow the wider video games media in detail will recall hearing the death knells for Nintendo's 3DS earlier in the year
The agenda-pushing mainstream media informed us that dedicated handheld games devices are in decline, and that the market Nintendo once dominated was lost. Of course, no amount...
News Stick Man Rescue Stages A Recovery Mission On PlayStation Minis Next Month
If you liked Choplifter, then you're probably going to love Stick Man Rescue
The upcoming PlayStation Mini from TikGames promises to put you in control of a helicopter tasked with rescuing throngs of stick people on the verge of getting "burned alive, smashed, decapitated, blown up, electrocuted or dissolved by acid". Gruesome. Thankfully,...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 To Boast New Graphics, Remastered Physics
"Something about Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 is just not right," read our review of SEGA's nostalgic reboot last year
While we praised SEGA's intentions to return to Sonic's roots with the episodic Sonic The Hedgehog 4 series, we felt a little letdown by the first episode. It sure looked and sounded like a classic Sonic title, but it didn't feel...
News Don't Worry: There Were PlayStation Vita Titles In The Media Create Top 50
The PlayStation Vita didn't enjoy the best second week at retail
The system only managed to sell 70,000 units, and had no software releases in the top 20. Nor did it have any software releases in the top 30. But the top 50 — worry not, valued reader, because the PlayStation Vita was out in force. According to Andriasang, launch titles Hot Shots...
Thursday29th Dec 2011
News New Gravity Rush Video Lifts Off
Be sure to take your Dramamine
Gravity Rush, or Gravity Daze as it’s known in Japan, is quickly leaping our way with Vita’s release now less than two months away. Along with the Japanese release of the game, Sony dropped a new promotional video for the game to help encourage Japanese gamers to spend their hard-earned Yen, and you can now see the...
News Wipeout 2048 Demo Races Onto Japanese PlayStation Store On January 17th
The PlayStation Vita may not have sold too hot during its second week on sale in Japan, but there's still lots for Japan to get excited about
Well, perhaps — we always felt like the PS Vita's software line-up was very Western oriented so we're not sure; do Japanese gamers get excited about Wipeout? If they don't, then they absolutely should. And...
News More Fuel For The Fire: Blizzard Staffing Up For Console Version Of Diablo III
At this point there is no doubt that Diablo III is coming to consoles
There have been so many rumours, so many nods and winks, that it seems inevitable at this point. Edging us closer to that burgeoning inevitability is the discovery of a job posting on Gamasutra. In the listing, Blizzard states that it's in need of a Console Network Senior Software...
News Nippon Ichi Planning Another PlayStation Vita Title For Next Year
Nippon Ichi was one of the first developers to jump on board Sony's new handheld platform, preparing Disgaea 3 Return in time for the PlayStation Vita's Japanese launch earlier in the month
Now the publisher has announced plans to release another title on the handheld platform as early as next year. Speaking during a Q&A session at the Akihbara...
Wednesday28th Dec 2011
First Impressions Frobisher Says
Stand on your head
If Simon Says had an illicit affair with Nintendo’s madcap minigame series Wario Ware, Frobisher Says would be the hyperactive accidental love-child. Honeyslug’s eccentric PlayStation Vita launch-title might not be drawing the headlines like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Wipeout 2048, but it's easily the most h
Rumour God Of War IV To Feature Online Co-Op
Since its inception, the God Of War franchise has been all about its epic single-player experience
But if rumours in the latest issue of British magazine, PSM3, are to be believed, Kratos could be on the verge of heading online. The publication speculates that the next mainline entry of God Of War will sport online co-op and centre on the plot of...
Out Now All Zombies Must Die (North America)
No bones about it
When you absolutely, positively have to kill every zombie out there, you need All Zombies Must Die's optional PlayStation Move support. The PSN-exclusive shooter just launched in North America for $9.99, with optional PlayStation Move support. You've probably guessed the premise, but developer Doublesix Games promises RPG elements...
News Limited Edition Copies Of Twisted Metal To Include Downloadable Version Of Twisted Metal: Black
In a delightfully scatty video blog, David Jaffe, the creative force behind Twisted Metal and God Of War, has announced that all first-print editions of Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3 will include a downloadable voucher for Twisted Metal: Black
Twisted Metal: Black originally launched on the PlayStation 2 way back in 2001, and was critically...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 27th December 2011
Games All Zombies Must Die ($9
99) Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD ($14.99) Tom Clancys Splinter Cell HD ($14.99) Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD ($14.99) Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD ($14.99) Carnival Island ($39.99) MotorStorm Apocalypse ($59.99)</ul>Game Demos Carnival Island Demo Add-on Game Content...
News Japan Sales Charts: PlayStation Vita's Second Week Sales Disappoint
The PlayStation Vita got off to a reasonable, if unspectacular, debut in Japan -- but its second week sales paint a troubling picture for the platform in the near future
The well equipped handheld was outsold by the 3DS, PSP, Wii and PS3 during its first full week on the market, recording sales of just over 70,000 units. For comparison, Nintendo's...
News PlayStation Vita Goes Fishing In March
It's no secret that Japan has an unhealthy obsession with fishing games
While we're partial to the odd round of SEGA Bass Fishing, we don't fully understand the appeal of the genre. But that's not stopped Japanese gamers from getting a little hot under the collar over Kadokawa Games' wonderfully named Let's Try Bass Fishing: Fish On Next for...
News Sony Bumps PlayStation Vita's Firmware Up A Notch
Staying true to PlayStation's irritating penchant for frequent firmware updates, Sony's bumped up the PlayStation Vita's official firmware for the second time since its Japanese release earlier in the month
A tiny update released in Japan overnight ups the system's on-board software to version 1.51, which aims to alleviate any crashing and freezing...
Tuesday27th Dec 2011
News Resistance: Burning Skies Video Brightens the Holidays
Frightfully perfect transition
With Vita’s recent release in Japan and the media all abuzz comparing Vita and 3DS sales over the holidays, Resistance: Burning Skies developer Nihilistic thought it’d be a perfect time to unload a fresh bit of its upcoming Vita game, as it’s already looking like it’ll do some serious damage to Vita owners'...
News Gravity Rush To Be Download Only In Europe
Sony's made a couple of bizarre decisions regarding the PlayStation Vita's release in Europe
Top of the charts is the platform holder's decision to not offer a 32GB memory stick at launch, with the highest capacity card being the 16GB. While frustrating, we can forgive Sony for saving us money. Less forgivable is the platform holder's decision to...
News Mysterious Gran Turismo 5 'XL Edition' Races Onto Retailer Websites
Y'know, we'd love to get back into Gran Turismo 5, but those patches are a big deterrent
We admit that we haven't been keeping up to date with the racing game's monthly updates, and as a result we're about six hours of downloads away from playing the game. We always kind of hoped that Sony would release an updated version of Gran Turismo 5, with all...
Rumour Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Announced For PlayStation Vita
The hot rumour spilling out of this week's edition of Japanese video games magazine, Famitsu, pertains to the PlayStation Vita's first Gundam game
According to a report on Andriasang, the magazine's latest issue includes a first look at Gundam Seed Battle Destiny for the PlayStation Vita, which is supposedly being developed by Artdink and targeting...
Monday26th Dec 2011
News Tokyo Jungle Opens For Visitors In 2012
Sony's bizarre post-apocalyptic animal adventure, Tokyo Jungle, is still in development if reports are to be believed
The PlayStation C.A.M.P. developed oddity was first announced way back in 2010, but Sony's been keeping the bizarre downloadable title caged since then. Thankfully the Pomeranian sim lives, with Siliconera pointing out that Sony...
Saturday24th Dec 2011
News Merry Christmas from VitaGamr!
Season's greetings
It's that time of year again when we take a step away from Internet land to spend time with our friends and families (and sneak in a bit of gaming too.) While we're only a small site now we have big plans in 2012 and you'll definitely want to see what we have in store for the next 12 months. If Father Christmas leaves you a...
News Merry Christmas from Movemodo!
Season's greetings
It's that special time of year when we all put our feet up and indulge in some hardcore gaming — it's Christmas! Everyone at Movemodo wants to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have big, big plans for 2012 that will see the Movemodo you know and love grow into something awesome, to be quite frank. We'll...
News Resistance: Burning Skies Storms The George Washington Bridge
Just over ten years ago, we remember begging our parents for a copy of Ecks Vs Sever on the Game Boy Advance
We had read about the first-person shooter in a magazine, and recall thinking how awesome it would be to play a proper shooter on a handheld. The game, it turned out, wasn't all that — but ever since Ecks Vs Sever's release, we've been...
Friday23rd Dec 2011
Review Just Dance 3 (PlayStation 3)
Late to the party?
Now into its third main entry, Ubisoft’s Just Dance series has finally shimmied its way onto PlayStation 3 with Just Dance 3, albeit a couple of months later than Just Dance 3 on Wii and Just Dance 3 on Kinect. Does Ubisoft’s key title do enough to stand out amongst PlayStation Move’s already crowded dance game line-up?...
Feature PlayStation Vita Launch Details for North America
Games galore!
Sony Computer Entertainment America has confirmed the games and accessories that'll accompany PlayStation Vita when it launches in North America on 22nd February 2012. Eight first-party titles and 17 third-party titles spread across retail and PSN will land alongside the machine, with Sony promising another ten games within a month of...
News Sony Reveals American Prices For Memory Cards and More
Prepare to spend
Sony's American wing has announced its suggested retail prices for the accessories you'll need to get the most out of Vita, including memory cards. As we said at the time, GameStop's prices were off the mark, an extra $10 or even $20 more expensive in some cases. Here's all the details you need: 4 GB Memory Card — February 15,...
News Vita Downloads Exceeding Sony's Expectations
CEO pleased
Sales of boxed Vita software so far may not be stunning, but according to Sony Computer Entertainment Japan CEO Hiroshi Kawano the download service is going better than expected. The sales figures released by Media Create don't include download sales, but Kawano said: Games and peripherals are selling extremely well. Sales of the...
News Ridge Racer Vita's Development Cycle Was The Biggest Race Of Them All
Earlier in the year, we distinctly remember writing something along the lines of: "Man, it's going to be weird seeing a PlayStation platform launch without a Ridge Racer game
" That was in about April, before Ridge Racer Vita had been announced. Pay careful attention to the dates here, because it's important. Then at E3 in May, Ridge Racer Vita...
News Did You Know? PlayStation Vita Was Designed By The Same Person As The Original Walkman
Here's a fascinating little factoid for you that comes courtesy of a feature published on the PlayStation Blog: the PlayStation Vita was designed by the same person as the original Walkman
Turns out that the man behind PlayStation Vita's sleek design was none other than Takashi Sogabe, a man that's spent 27 years working at Sony on products such as...
News MLB: The Show Developer Leaves To Become Creative Director At EA Sports
Kolbe Launchbaugh may not be a household name like Hideo Kojima and Ken Levine, but he's still a person worth knowing
The developer's spent the past 15 years climbing the corporate ladder at SCEA, starting out as a lowly tester and later becoming a key figure in MLB: The Show's rise to prominence. Sadly, now he's leaving SCEA to take up a position...
News The Incredible Hulk Smashes Onto Marvel Pinball Next Year
We'd assumed that the recently released "Vengeance and Virtue" pack would mark the end of Marvel Pinball's DLC
But it seems that developer Zen Studios has much more content up its sleeve. Eagle-eyed forum posters took note of a comment in which Mel Kirk, Zen Studios' vice president of marketing and PR, announced the appearance of The Incredible Hulk...
News GameStop Issues Apology Over The Last Guardian Cancellation Rumour
GameStop has issued a statement apologising for causing concern regarding The Last Guardian's development status overnight
The US retailer caused a furore when it contacted customers holding pre-orders for the Team ICO developed title, informing them that the game had been cancelled. Sony immediately followed-up the story, declining that the game...
Thursday22nd Dec 2011
News EA Serves Up Grand Slam Tennis 2 in February
McEnroe's on the box
Grand Slam Tennis 2 is ready to take to the court in mid-February, EA has announced. European fans can make a racquet from 10th February, while those in North America get their chance from 14th February. EA has also announced the cover athletes for the game: GermanyRoger Federer, Boris Becker, Maria Sharapova SpainRafael Nadal,...
News Sony Announces Gargantuan PlayStation Vita Launch Lineup, Prices Memory Cards And Accessories
Sony's lifted the lid on the PlayStation Vita's gigantic launch line-up for North America
Director of hardware marketing, John Koller, described the unprecedented 25 game strong launch line-up as the "biggest and best" any platform has ever released alongside. Even if Koller is paid to say these things, it's hard to disagree. Day one...
News Vita Software Attach Rate Below 1:1 at Japanese Launch
Why buy a console but no games?
The PlayStation Vita Japanese launch sales figures analysis continues with word from Media Create that not everyone who bought a Vita actually bought a game to go with it. Media Create's data states the Vita's launch games combined for a total of 300,000 units sold during the launch weekend. Considering Sony sold...
News PlayStation Vita Sold 300,000 Games In Just Two Days
Sales tracking firm Media Create has revealed that the PlayStation Vita pushed 300,000 units of software during its first couple of days on sale in Japan
As previously reported, Sony's sassy new piece of hardware shifted just under 325k units during the same period, giving the system a software attach rate of 0.92 titles per PS Vita. Despite the PS...
News Atlus Unveils Gungnir For PlayStation Portable, Teases Another Title Beginning With 'G'
Did you correctly guess Atlus' next game? Of course you did, after all, it was totally obvious that the game was going to be Gungnir for PlayStation Portable
What is this, elementary video games class? In an announcement that comes as no surprise to video game professionals like ourselves, Atlus has confirmed that it's bringing Gungnir to the...
News Yakuza Creator Teases 'Project A', Presumably Yakuza 5
A mysterious new Japanese splash page has appeared online this morning, teasing the next game from Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi
The page itself is light on content, but includes the words "Project A" in the URL. It also sports a link to the official Yakuza website at the bottom — leading us to believe that the splash has something to...
News Starhawk Beta Jets Into The Distance On January 3rd
If you've spent the last couple of months patrolling the skies in a futuristic Warhawk and summoning structures from outer-space, you might be a little disappointed to learn that Lightbox Interactive is pulling the plug on the Starhawk beta come January 3rd
The good news is that the developer's keeping things running over the holidays, giving you...
News Fill Your Stocking With The PlayStation Store's Festive Sale
If you've been a good boy or girl this Christmas, you might want to reward yourself with the odd PlayStation Network download or two
Thankfully you won't have to pay top dollar for the privilege, as SCEE has announced a new Festive Sale initiative set to kick off on December 23rd. During the period Sony will be discounting more than 100 downloads on...
News Starbreeze Working 'Long Days And Nights' To Meet Syndicate Deadline
Starbreeze's Syndicate reboot is not a strategy game, but that's ok because the game looks like an awesome first-person shooter instead
Originally confirmed for a February 21st release, EA later moved the game up to February 13th. That's left the development team scrambling to finish the game in time, but CEO Mikael Nermark reckons he's enjoying the...
News EA Labels FIFA On PS Vita 'The Most Controllable Ever'
People are keen to complain about touch-screen controls wherever they turn up
Even though the PlayStation Vita version of Uncharted: Golden Abyss is entirely playable in the traditional manner, you'll still find a select number of seasoned whiners moaning about the use of touch to navigate Nathan Drake through the world. FIFA on PS Vita's no...
News GameStop Claims The Last Guardian Is Cancelled, Sony Denies
Poor Shuhei Yoshida's Twitter feed is a sight for sore eyes this evening
The Worldwide Studios executive spent the best part of the night clearing up rumours that suggested Team ICO's troubled title, The Last Guardian, had been cancelled. It hasn't — but there's definitely some confusion over the matter. Rumours hit overdrive when customers...
News Grand Slam Tennis 2 Celebrates Wimbledon In New Trailer
There's only so many times you can lift the "London Lawn Tennis" trophy before you start to long for the real thing
The Wimbledon license has been the achilles' heel of a number of top tennis titles over the years, but Grand Slam Tennis 2, it appears, won't suffer from the same flaw. In a chest beating trailer, EA's celebrated Grand Slam Tennis 2's...
News Spec Ops: The Line Plays With Sand, Shoots Up Skylines
The soldiers of Spec Ops: The Line haven't got time to sit around making sand-castles -- there's a war to fight
2K's released a new trailer for the upcoming third-person shooter, which shows various montages of gameplay footage. There's shooting, there's explosions and there's sand. The game's definitely got a unique style to it, but we're a little...
News Watch The Ladies Of Street Fighter X Tekken Duke It Out
As far as trailers for Street Fighter X Tekken go, this is one of the most conventional
Sure it features females fighting on top of moving trucks, but y'know, at least there aren't bears and stuff in it. The cinematic focuses on the females of Street Fighter X Tekken, with Cammy and Chun-Li duking it out against Asuka and Lili. It's a neat little...
News Sony Planning A 'Constant Supply Of Excellent Games' For PlayStation Vita
Sony's lovable executive Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that the platform holder made mistakes with the PlayStation Portable, virtually abandonding first-party development in order to better support the newly released PlayStation 3
It's a mistake that, according to Yoshida, the company's not willing to retread with the PlayStation Vita. "In the...
Wednesday21st Dec 2011
Review Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (PlayStation 3)
Oddly compelling
Developer Just Add Water's done an outstanding job of making the XBOX original look and feel relevant on PlayStation 3, allowing the game's bizarre mix of stealth and shooting to stand up on its own. Some irritating voice acting and offensive difficulty spikes harm the game's appeal, but Stranger's Wrath HD is still a curiously...
Out Today Dungeon Defenders (Europe)
To arms!
Top drawer dungeon crawler Dungeon Defenders is finally out in Europe today, two months after its North American release. To apologise for the delay, European PSN users will be able to download the DLC pack "The Quest for the Lost Shards Part 1: Mistymire Forest" for free in January. Read our Dungeon Defenders review for more on...
Fiery tennis legend, John McEnroe, will head up the cover of the global version of Grand Slam Tennis 2, publisher EA Sports has announced
The argumentative legend will be joined by current top-dog Novak Djokovic and female favourite Maria Sharapova. There's no room for Andy Murray on the UK cover. The cover will differ across Europe, with France...
Sometimes we deliberate whether to even bother typing up the Japanese sales charts
There's often not much to commentate on, but this week is huge. Final Fantasy XIII-2 topped the Media Create sourced charts, selling over 500k units on the PlayStation 3. While the numbers look impressive on their own, it's worth noting that the game's predecessor...
Rumour PlayStation Vita Glitch Leads To... Dolphins?
So much for Sony denying any awareness of widespread PlayStation Vita glitches
A new video spotted by Andriasang shows a brand new PlayStation Vita running a bizarre underwater debug mode. The screen shows four swimming dolphins, a floating oyster and a pearl, all from different perspectives. The debug mode would be cool if it could be exited, but...
News Infinity Ward Lifts The Lid On First Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC Pack
Speaking on the Call Of Duty: Elite exclusive show, "Roll Call", Infinity Ward community strategist Robert Bowling has announced the first DLC pack for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Due to Microsoft's claw-like grip on the franchise's DLC, we can't give you an exact date for the content's release on PlayStation 3, but we can confirm that it'll...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss & Everybody's Golf Headline PlayStation Vita's Japanese Launch Line-Up
Lovable PlayStation executive, Shuhei Yoshida, has revealed that Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Everybody's Golf are the two most popular titles in the PlayStation Vita's Japanese launch line-up
"We collect data from retailers taking pre-orders and we know that Everybody's Golf is the most popular and Uncharted: Golden Abyss is number two. I'm...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 20th December 2011
Games Apples To Apples ($9
99) Trine 2 ($14.99) Sonic CD ($4.99) NCAA Football 12 ($59.99) L.A. Noire ($31.99) Just Cause 2 ($24.99) Brothers In Arms: Hells Highway ($29.99) Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands ($19.99)</ul>Game Demos Trine 2 Demo Scene It? Movie Night Demo Sonic CD Game Demo Apples To Apples Demo Add-on Game Content...
News Devil May Cry HD Collection Cuts Up The PlayStation 3 From April 3rd
If Ninja Theory's new Devil May Cry title makes you mad like a raging bull, then at least you've got the Devil May Cry HD Collection to look forward to
The compilation comprises the original three Devil May Cry titles, allowing you to relive Dante's silver-haired glory days. Capcom's attached a date to the collection, confirming a simultaneous April...
News Hideo Kojima's Project Ogre Is Open World
Hideo Kojima's next game -- the mysterious Project Ogre -- will be an open world title according to the creator himself
In a candid chat with CNN, the Kojima Productions boss revealed that he's eager to make something very free" after spending years on the cinematic Metal Gear Solid series. The kind of game Im making is some game that has...
News Sony Bewildered By PlayStation Vita Glitch Reports
Sony has downplayed any suggestions that the PlayStation Vita is suffering from crashing or freezing problems following the device's launch in Japan over the weekend
Speaking with The Guardian, SCE UK's head of public relations David Wilson said, "We're annoyed with these stories, because we can't find any evidence of widespread glitches."...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 21st December 2011
Games Ferrari Challenge Deluxe (£9
99/12.99) Jurassic Park: The Game Full Season (£15.99/19.99) Ico & Shadow of The Colossus Classics (£19.99/29.99) Ico Classics (£13.99/17.99) Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD (£9.99/12.99) Shadow of The Colossus Classics (£13.99/17.99) Sports Champions (£19.99/29.99) Supercar...
News Sony Debuts New UMD Dual Packs For The New Year
The PlayStation Vita may be mere months away from worldwide release, but Sony's not quite done promoting classic PSP UMDs yet
The platform holder's announced another trio of UMD Dual Packs, each bundling two classic PSP titles for a competitive $15. Bundles include: Patapon and LocoRoco; Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee and Hot Shots Tennis: Get A Grip; or...
News Media Create Reports 325,000 PlayStation Vitas Sold In First Week
Following up Enterbrain's figures yesterday, Japanese sales tracking firm Media Create has released an alternative preliminary report on the PlayStation Vita's opening sales figures
Andriasang reports that the company puts the PS Vita's opening sales at about 325,000 units — slightly higher than Enterbrain. The firm also noted that the the initial...
Report Sony Shipped 500,000 PlayStation Vitas For Japanese Launch
If you were a little disappointed by yesterday's PlayStation Vita sales numbers, it's probably because you believed an earlier rumour that put the system's initial shipment at about 700,000 units
But that number's been clarified overnight. In a column posted on Nikkei, IGDA Japan vice coordinator Kyoshi Shin said that the shipment was closer to...
News Dead Island Ships A Whopping 3 Million Units Worldwide
Dead Island is proof that you only need one amazing trailer to achieve commercial success
Despite launching with a slew of snags, the morbid Techland developed zombie slasher has shipped a whopping three million units worldwide. Deep Silver's manager of marketing and PR, Aubrey Norris, revealed the news to Game Informer: "Dead Island has sold...
News EA Pushes SSX To March, Gets Us Pumped In The Process
EA has delayed its upcoming SSX reboot for the second time
The snowboarding title was originally due out on Valentine's Day, but will now drop on February 28th in North America and March 2nd in Europe. In a letter to fans, producer Todd Batty cited polish as the reason for the delay. Over the course of more than 10 years of making games I have not...
Tuesday20th Dec 2011
Review Disney Universe (PlayStation 3)
When you wish upon a star
The team at Eurocom has done a fine job crafting a surprisingly engaging objective-based adventure with Disney Universe, lifting several ideas from the LEGO games of recent years while mixing in a smattering of fresh concepts and a hearty four-player option Developer Eurocom will always have a special place in the hearts of...
News PlayStation Vita's First Japanese Sales Figures Are Good
Lots of happy customers
After the PlayStation Vita launch in Japan the first sales figures are in, and they're pretty healthy. As reported by Andriasang, Vita sold a very impressive 321,407 units in its first two days on sale (17th and 18th December). By comparison, back in February Nintendo sold 371,326 3DS consoles in two days, so it could be a...
News Corpse Party 2U Confirmed For PlayStation Portable
The Corpse Party franchise is only just finding its feet in the West
XSEED translated and released the quirky handheld horror title in the West earlier this month. But Japan's already gearing up for the franchise's third entry, with word of a new game — tentatively titled Corpse Party 2U — appearing in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation...
News Rocksteady Announces Free Batman: Arkham City Costume As 'Thank You' To The Fans
Can you feel the love? Developer Rocksteady has announced that it's giving away a free Batman Inc-style skin for Batman: Arkham City as a "thank you for your incredible support before, during and after the game's release"
The costume can be yours tomorrow from the PlayStation Store. Ordinarily you'd need to complete the game in order to access the...
News King Of Fighters XIII DLC Delayed On PS3, Netcode Patch Incoming
Atlus has announced that it has delayed the King Of Fighters XIII's upcoming "NESTS Kyo" character DLC pack, citing a remarkably vague "technical error" as the reason for the delay
The downloadable extension was originally intended for a December 20th release, but will now drop on January 10th. In order to make up for the delay, the DLC's price will...
News Dante Dashes Through Dreamlike Environment In New DmC Trailer
There's more than a hint of Alice: Madness Returns to Capcom's latest DmC gameplay vignette
The gameplay short shows moody protagonist Dante darting through a bizarre, dreamlike landscape. Being a Devil May Cry game, there's some midair brawling too. The game looks uber-pretty and the combat sharp. But dare to venture into the game's YouTube...
News New Renegade Ops DLC Blasts Its Way Onto The PlayStation Store This Week
SEGA's announced a fresh dose of DLC for the Avalanche developed isometric blast-em-up, Renegade Ops
The trigger-happy downloadable shooter is set to get two packs in time for Christmas, with the Coldstrike Campaign extending the game's story with a trio of new maps and the Reinforcement Pack adding two operatives to the team: Crystal and Blazemo...
News Capcom: Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 On PS Vita Is 'More Than A Mere Port'
Capcom has talked up the value of its PlayStation Vita launch title, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
The Japanese publisher has hit back at claims that the title is basic port, talking up the game's features and "additional bells and whistles". Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 on PS Vita includes all 50 playable characters, the full suite of...
News thatgamecompany Could 'Definitely See' Previous Releases On PS Vita
thatgamecompany's three game relationship with Sony is set to end soon
The arthouse developer has already produced flow and flower for the PS3, and will conclude its contract with the upcoming Journey. While thatgamecompany is not talking about its future yet, the developer has revealed its interest in Sony's upcoming PS Vita — and more...
News Yakuza: Black Panther 2 Punches Its Way Onto PSP On March 22nd In Japan
The PlayStation Vita may be out, but the PlayStation Portable's still hot property in Japan
Next year will see Sony's first handheld host a slew of hot titles, with SEGA's Yakuza: Black Panther 2 right at the top of the list. A report in Dengeki PlayStation magazine has confirmed the spin-off brawler for a March 22nd release in Japan. The game will...
News Japanese PlayStation Vita Sells 321,000 Units In First Two Days On Sale
The newly released PlayStation Vita enjoyed a strong start in Japan, but failed to outpace the Nintendo 3DS in its first two days on sale
Famitsu reports that Enterbrain recorded 321,407 PS Vita consoles were sold within the system's first 48 hours on the market. In the same period the Nintendo 3DS scooped up 371,326, but Sony will be not be...
News Zipper Interactive Deploys New Gameplay Footage For Unit 13
Zipper Interactive's tactical shooter, Unit 13, has been generating some hype in the US
The third-person shooter combines social and competitive gameplay to create a unique portable experience. In a new video — narrated by Zipper's Seth Luisi — the developer shows off a bunch of new gameplay, in addition to explaining the aforementioned social...
Monday19th Dec 2011
Review Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai (PlayStation 3)
Trekking into Uncharted territory
Since Move released last September, the Cabela’s team has brought two of its quirky hunting titles to the motion controller: Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 and Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012. Both surprised us with an entertaining story creatively crafted upon the quirky FPS/hunting gameplay style that...
Review Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (PlayStation 3)
Making waves?
The newest edition of the Rune Factory saga finally makes it's début on the PlayStation 3. Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny starts the story off without much explanation or details; all you know is somehow two friends, Aden and Sonja, have become trapped in the same body in an odd parallel world. With plenty of help from the friendly...
News Dungeon Defenders Gets New DLC This Wednesday
Journey to Eternia
The absolutely top notch Dungeon Defenders is about to get bigger, with Trendy Entertainment loading some extra content up on the PlayStation Store this week. The DLC is titled Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards: Part One, and should set you back no more than $3.99. It adds a new mission, enemies and a new boss, though there's more...
News Behind the Scenes with BioShock Infinite's Voice Actors: Part 2
Further down the rabbit hole
A while back we got a chance to go behind the scenes with the voices behind BioShock Infinite's Booker DeWitt and Elizabeth in the first instalment of Irrational Games' two-part video blog series. The studio has now unleashed the second part of the series and the results inside are quite shocking, but we’ll let the...
News Ninja Gaiden 3's Hero Mode Explained
New multiplayer details too
Ninja Gaiden III is slicing into Europe on March 2012 and new details are finally starting to sneak our way. This time up, Game Informer recently published an article that broke new details on the controversial Hero Mode in the game, a new approach for the series that's pushing to attract gamers who are more casual than...
News The World's First Vita Owner Doesn't Look Thrilled
First photos in
PlayStation Vita launched in Japan on Saturday, and Sony bigwigs Andrew House and Kaz Hirai attended the official launch event to meet the very first PlayStation Vita owners. There's no official sales for the first weekend yet but we'll bring you when we get them. The following photo story is one of our moments of the gaming year so...
News The Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailer Is In
Touch it
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is out in February and comes with the Heroes and Heralds DLC as standard, Capcom announced today. The DLC is just one of the bonus features in UMvC3, including the ability to use your PS Vita as a PlayStation 3 controller and exclusive gold herald colours for all characters. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a...
News EA Slots the First FIFA Vita Video Home
It's a beaut
EA Sports' FIFA 12 looks good in stills, but it's even better when moving, as the sizzle trailer below shows. FIFA 12's due to launch with PS Vita in February 2012 so feast your eyes on what awaits.
News Captain Morgane Promises to Launch on 24th February
Prepare the champagne
Reef Entertainment's announced what we make to be the third official release for Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle — 24th February 2012. The point-and-click adventure was due for release on 4th November, then was put back until 3rd February, but Reef is giving it a little extra polish and putting it out on 24th February...
Rumour Battlefield 3 Easter Egg Points To Possible Battlefield 2142 Sequel
An eagle-eyed Battlefield 3 player has spotted what looks like a hint at developer DICE's next game
An Easter egg hidden deep within Wake Island — which ships as part of the the game's Back To Karkand expansion pack — shows the number 2143 scrawled on a wall. Alone it means nothing, but fansite BF3Blog points out that DICE has a habit of...
News Pick Up Sony's PlayStation 3D Display For Less Than $300 At Best Buy
Those of you in North America don't know how lucky you are
Not content with getting products for rock-bottom prices out of the gate, your nation hosts some of the greatest discounts in the history of, well, discounts. Take the recently released PlayStation 3D display (not yet out in Europe, we might add). Best Buy's already knocked $100 off the...
News UK Sales Charts: Skyrim Scoops Christmas Number One
It's practically unprecedented for a game not published by EA or Activision to scoop the UK Christmas number one, but after a slew of heavy discounts and promising offers, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has broken tradition
The Bethesda published RPG toppled Just Dance 3, to finish up in first. That pushed Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 into third. The...
News UK Retailer Reveals Tiered Pricing Structure For PlayStation Vita Software
Ignore the over-dramatic headlines
PlayStation Vita software will not retail for £44.99 like some overzealous publications indicated earlier this afternoon. That's the game's recommended retail price (and not a confirmed one at that). If you're unsure of how retail works in the UK, we'll give you the overview: manufacturer sets extortionately high...
News Shinobido 2: Revenge Of Zen Cranks Up The Melodrama In New Trailer
Namco Bandai's cooked up a brand new trailer for upcoming PlayStation Vita launch title, Shinobido 2: Revenge Of Zen
The footage is packed with orchestral swirls and overdramatic dialogue. It looks cool though, and it's being produced by Acquire who sharpened their blades on the popular Tenchu and Way Of The Samurai franchises. The trailer's...
News Naughty Dog Describes The 'Terrifying' Switch To PlayStation 3
Believe it or not, Naughty Dog's not always been the assured industry leader you think it has
In an interview with Eurogamer, the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception developer admitted to being terrified of the "difficult" switch to PlayStation 3, describing the transition as a "double-edged sword". "The geek inside you is always...
News L.A. Noire Interrogates The PlayStation Network This Week
If you haven't got around to sampling L
A. Noire's</a> outrageously nifty interrogation mechanics yet, then things are about to get a whole lot easier. Detailed in the PlayStation Blog's weekly "The Drop", Sony's announced that Rockstar has a digital version of the crime thriller in the pipeline. It's set to release when the...
Sunday18th Dec 2011
News XSEED Pens Plans To Publish PlayStation Vita Platformer Sumioni: Demon Arts In The West
Having just released the brilliant Corpse Party worldwide, XSEED is already eyeing its next big project
It's announced plans overnight to publish quirky PlayStation Vita platformer, Sumioni: Demon Arts, next Spring in the West. Sumioni puts players in control of an ink demon, fighting through a watercolour landscape. The game uses traditional button...
News 8-4 Play Podcast Releases Four Hour PlayStation Vita Launch Special
The PlayStation Vita is now out in Japan
That means there are impressions, videos and information already all over the Internet. But if you want some definitive discussion all in one place, the 8-4 Play podcast has got your back. For those unfamiliar: 8-4 Play is fronted by a couple of former US games journalists who now work in Japan on video game...
Saturday17th Dec 2011
News Persona 4: The Golden Summons New Screenshots
Gold standard
The high school friends of PlayStation 2's swansong RPG will soon be graduating to PS Vita, bringing along with them new characters, voice-overs and gameplay features. The game will also feature some revamped visuals, which you can check out in the new screens Atlus have revealed for the game. For those who missed the original, will...
News New Twisted Metal Trailer Introduces The Brothers Grimm
Sony's Twisted Metal reboot continues to up the stakes
Having a vehicle armed to the teeth with rockets and chainsaws is all well and good — but try using them effectively against the The Brothers Grimm. You'll be lucky if you manage to scratch the paint-work of their ridiculously oversized monster trucks.
News Ever Wondered What A PlayStation Vita Looks Like Without Its Clothes?
As has become customary at every new hardware launch, images of a dismantled PlayStation Vita have emerged online
We were saddened to discover that the system is not powered by fairy-dust and the blood of Ken Kutaragi, but instead totally boring electronic parts. Still, make sure you enjoy these photographs: someone sacrificed their PlayStation Vita...
News Sony Launches PlayStation Vita In Japan
There's officially a new member to the PlayStation family
Almost 12 months after Sony unveiled its "Next Generation Portable" to the world, the platform holder has released the PlayStation Vita to much fanfare in Japan. Despite the inclement weather, gamers in their hundreds gathered outside Japanese retailers to get their hands on the new...
News It's A PlayStation Platform Alright: PS Vita Launches With First Firmware Update
The PlayStation Vita's not one to buck the trends of a lifetime: the portable system has launched with a day-one firmware update in Japan
It's unclear at present what the firmware update actually does, but we suspect it's for stability reasons. After all, we imagine a lot of the PlayStation Vita's launch stock has been sitting in a warehouse for the...
Friday16th Dec 2011
News PlayStation Vita's English Manual is Online Now
Ideal for importers
In an act of unprecedented preparedness — Vita is still two months away from Europe and North America — Sony has released the console's English manual. The instructions introduce the Vita hardware and double-confirm that you cannot press the analogue sticks in, but that doing so may cause damage to your Vita system. Likewise,...
News Brand New HD Sorcery Trailer Looks the Business
Details and more inside!
Must-have Move game Sorcery is back in action after a long absence, with a brand new trailer right below these very words. There's a new fact sheet too, confirming the game is single-player only, so there'll be no online magic battling for you. The Workshop's magic title is now down for a release in spring 2012, meaning we...
News Guess What Snakebyte's cam:clip Does
Oh, you got it
If you're still without a camera mount or clip for your PlayStation Eye, Snakebyte's just released its cam:clip in Europe. The clip can be adjusted to fit most plasma and LCD TVs, and is available now for €9.99. It's not quite as imposing as this PS Eye, Kinect and Wii Megazord, but then what is? snakebyte announces cam:clip for...
News Sony Details UK PlayStation Vita Pre-Order Offer
Here's what you get
If you haven't put your pound sterling down for a PlayStation Vita, here's what's on offer if you pre-order at select retailers. Get your pre-order in now to get some Vita-branded in-ear headphones, money off a selected Vita game download, PS Vita-related items for your PlayStation Home avatar, early access to Frobisher Says! and...
News Sony Backtracks: "Only One PSN Account Per Vita"
Honestly
Last week we reported that multiple PSN accounts means multiple Vita memory cards, but Sony has once again changed its mind on just how many PSN accounts you can link to a single Vita. The company has gone back to its original statement that you can only use one PSN account on Vita: The PSN account is tied to the hardware and the memory...
News In Case You Wondered, Here's A Helpful PlayStation Vita Box Comparison
With the PlayStation Vita due out in less than 24 hours in Japan, we're starting to get a slow and steady trickle of news and information
The littlest details are always the most fascinating. Take for example the PlayStation Vita's boxes — just how big are they? ShopTo News has got your back, with a selection of images comparing the PS Vita...
News Syndicate Taps Into Your Mind With New Trailer
While we're thankful that technology hasn't advanced to the point where someone can hack into our mind just yet, we are eager to give the mechanic a go in Starbreeze's upcoming first-person shooter, Syndicate
The game's latest trailer (embedded after the jump) hones in on the game's range of technical nonsense. You can totally force soldiers to turn...
News Kojima Posts Project Ogre Screens On Twitter
Hideo Kojima's being Hideo Kojima again
The cryptic gaming visionary has casually dropped a couple of screenshots showing off the developer's new Fox Engine — one of which is apparently from a prototype of his upcoming game, Project Ogre. The first image shows a crouching soldier, while the second focuses on a couple of ladies. We're hoping...
News Army Corps Of Hell Adds Another Name To PlayStation Vita's Western Launch Line-Up
Heavy metal crossed with Pikmin doesn't necessarily get our taste-buds tingling, but someone out there will probably love Army Corps Of Hell
And that's what a good launch line-up is all about: variety. Square Enix has confirmed the curious strategy title for PlayStation Vita's Western launch in a press release this afternoon. That means you'll be...
News Familiar Faces Return For Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City's 'Heroes Mode'
Proving that you can't quite beat a familiar face, Capcom's lifted the lid on a new mode for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Entitled the "Heroes Mode", the additional playlist will allow players to assume the role of several Resident Evil stalwarts, including Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, Ada Wong, Leon Kennedy and Hunk...
Report First PlayStation Vita Shipment To Top 700,000 Units In Japan
Yesterday Sony suit Andrew House said that the PlayStation Vita was all but sold out in Japan due to advance orders, but he failed to provide any concrete numbers
Today we've got a better idea of just how well the PlayStation Vita is going to sell out of the gate, with Andriasang reporting that the system's opening shipment could exceed a whopping...
News FIFA Football Volleys Onto PlayStation Vita In Time For Launch
Hey Europe, here's your killer-app
For real. It's no secret that FIFA is one of the biggest video game franchises here in Europe, and EA's upcoming PlayStation Vita release looks promising for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it's FIFA on the PlayStation Vita. There are no concessions nor compromises — this is the console FIFA experience...
News On The Rollcoaster Of Life: PlayStation Vita Only Supports One PlayStation Network Account
This is brilliant: if only to see the hordes of self-entitled trash-talkers flip-the-heck-out on the NeoGAF forums
After reassuring potential PS Vita purchasers that PlayStation Network accounts would be tied to memory cards last week, Sony has since back-tracked — meaning that, as originally believed, you'll need to wipe your entire PlayStation...
News Bethesda Ships Ten Million Copies Of Skyrim
There are ten million copies of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in the wilderness, Bethesda has confirmed
The game has netted the publisher $650 million in sales since its release last month. Hopefully the publisher can spend a bit of that money fixing up the partially broken PlayStation 3 version. We are gratified that Skyrim continues to garner high...
News Atlus Wants You To Guess Its Next Game
Atlus wants to play a game of 20Q with you
The publisher's teasing the announcement of its next game. We already know that it's the fourth game in a series, starts with the letter "G" and ends with the letter "R". It's also a strategy RPG, which means we have zero interest in playing whatever the game ends up being. Because we're...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gets New Multiplayer Playlists, Bug Fixes
Anybody would think it's the season of goodwill or something
Activision's announced a bunch of updates for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, all set to launch ahead of the Holidays. First up is the inclusion of a brand new multiplayer mode found under the Community Playlists heading. Dubbed "Drop Zone", the mode unsurprisingly sees teams...
News Latest I Am Alive Trailer Teaches The Intricacies Of Vitality
How do you live through adversity? Ubisoft's latest I Am Alive trailer has the answers
In it the game's protagonist discusses the key to vitality — don't inhale dust without a gas-mask, always carry a map, and pick-up everything you find because you never know when it might come in handy. Survival games are a rarity in this day and age, but I Am...
Thursday15th Dec 2011
News Get Inside Vita's Augmented Reality Features with New Video
Keep learning
Feeling your brain start to explode with PlayStation Vita news and information ahead of its Japanese launch this weekend? This video might just tip you over the edge. Sony's just released a new video explaining the system's powerful augmented reality functions, with talking heads from development studios telling you just why this...
News Sorcery Video, Screenshots and Details All Inside
Due in spring
It's been a long wait to see more of Sorcery, but Sony finally lifted the game's invisibility cape this week to reveal more of what The Workshop has in store for 2012. Revealing differences since the game's well-received E3 2010 showing, design director Brian Upton says: What we showed at E3 was largely organized around a dungeon...
News Ninja Gaiden III Slices Europe on 23rd March
Collector's Edition detailed too
Ninja Gaiden III will reach Europe on 23rd March complete with Dead or Alive 5 demo, Tecmo Koei has confirmed. Those who pre-order Ryu Hayabusa's first motion-controlled adventure will be eligible for a downloadable demo of the upcoming fighter, but it's the collector's edition that's most tantalising, with an art...
News The Last Of Us Concept Art Hints At Gameplay Possibilities
You'd think that for the number of stories we've written about The Last Of Us over the past week, we'd know a thing or two about the upcoming title's gameplay
But we don't. Naughty Dog's insisted that fans should watch the game's debut trailer over and over in order to etch out some new details, but we're more taken with the game's concept art. One...
News Ninja Gaiden III Packs In a Dead or Alive 5 Demo Too
More for your money
Hack-and-slash Ninja Gaiden III is bringing a little gift when it launches in Japan on 22nd March. Early purchasers will get an exclusive Dead or Alive 5 demo featuring Ayane and Hayate, but anyone who picks up the game's collector's edition will also get Hayabusa and Hitomi in their demo, as well as a figurine and other good...
First Impressions Frobisher Says on PlayStation Vita
If Simon Says had an illicit affair with Nintendo's madcap minigame series WarioWare, Frobisher Says would be the hyperactive accidental love-child
Honeyslug's eccentric PlayStation Vita launch-title might not be drawing the headlines like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Wipeout 2048, but its easily the most humorous game we've played in a long time...
News StarDrone Extreme Trailer Makes You Go Boom
Another launch title
Beatshapers' StarDrone Extreme is shooting its way to PlayStation Vita in time for the console's launch, and we have a trailer to prove it. PlayStation Network fans might already recognise the name: StarDrone for PlayStation Move saw the light of day earlier this year, with the Vita version promising new stages and features,...
News Ninja Gaiden 3 To Include Early Dead Or Alive 5 Demo
If you're really eager to get a taste of Team Ninja's upcoming Dead Or Alive 5, then you'll need to ensure you pick up a copy of Ninja Gaiden 3 in Japan
Publisher Tecmo Koei has confirmed that all PlayStation 3 versions of the upcoming slash-em-up will include a playable demo of Dead Or Alive 5 featuring Hayate and Ayane. Those that purchase the...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 Hardware Sales Ahead Of Expectations
Good news for those that choose to enjoy their games based on sales numbers: Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 is actually slightly exceeding expectations
The platform holder previously predicted that it would sell 15 million consoles during the fiscal year ending in March 2012, and executive Andrew House has told journalists that he fully...
News Max Payne 3's Multiplayer Component Scoops Up 'Gang War' Narrative
Earlier in the year, Rockstar's Sam Houser revealed that the upcoming Max Payne 3 would boast lots of innovative ideas in its multiplayer component
Now IGN's got the scoop, and it sounds great. The competitive arm of the game will revolve around the "Gang War" mode, an objective driven team game that sees goals change dynamically based on...
Rumour 3G PlayStation Vita Pushed Back Until April 2012 In Canada
According to Kotaku, the launch of the 3G PlayStation Vita has been pushed back by two months in Canada
The North American website reports that "due to extensive planning and testing with [Sony's] 3G partner", the SKU has been delayed until April 2012. The website speculates that difficulties in reaching a pricing agreement with the 3G...
News Sony Discusses 'Re-Tooled' Sorcery
It's evident from yesterday's reannouncement that Sorcery has grown since its promising debut at last year's E3
While the PlayStation Move exclusive includes the same precise motion control mechanics as its original demo, it's visually prettier and much bigger in scope. "Coming out of E3, we knew there were some things we weren't happy...
News Anarchy Reigns Collared Until July 2012
SEGA's announced that it has delayed Platinum Games' arena brawler game, Anarchy Reigns, until July 2012
The game was originally intended to release in January, but the move's probably for the best — despite having played the game, we're still not entirely sure what it is. Speaking of the delay, SEGA's marketing vice president Gary Knight was...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss To Last Longer Than Ten Hours
Worried upcoming PlayStation Vita launch title, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, was going to be over in the blink of an eye? Don't
Sony Bend writer John Garvin has reportedly told NowGamer that the handheld title will be the longest in the franchise's history, lasting upwards of ten hours on a first playthrough. Discussing the challenges of bringing...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 13th December 2011
Full Games Family Feud Decades ($9
99) Red Faction: Armageddon ($39.99) Alice: Madness Returns ($39.99) Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood ($19.99)</ul>Game Demos Winter Stars Demo The King Of Fighters XIII Demo Add-on Game Content EyePet & Friends Pack (x2) (free $2.99) EyePet & Friends Add-Ons (x4) ($0.69 ...
News StarDrone Extreme Confirmed As Western PlayStation Vita Launch Title
It just keeps getting bigger doesn't it? We've never known a platform launch line-up be this big
But PlayStation Vita's software offering is showing no signs of slowing, with Beatshapers signing up to the party with an updated version of its recent PS3 release — StarDrone. Entitled StarDrone Extreme, the updated puzzle pinball mash-up promises to...
News Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock To Be Ready In Time For PlayStation Vita's Launch
Why not add another title to the mix, huh? MCV is reporting that the recently announced Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be ready in time for the PlayStation Vita's hardware launch
The Supermassive Games developed title features Matt Smith as The Doctor and Alex Kingston as River Song. The game's also due out on PlayStation 3. It's unclear...
News Amy Eyes A Return To Classic Survival Horror
With Naughty Dog's The Last Of Us still at least a year away, Amy continues to look like one of the most intriguing upcoming survival horror games
The PlayStation Network downloadable depicts the story of a contaminated future, where the game's protagonist — Lana — is able to fight the disease by keeping close to Amy, a young girl able to...
News Sony Claims The PlayStation Vita Has Already Sold Out In Japan
Without providing any numbers, Sony's Andrew House has announced that the PlayStation Vita has already sold out in Japan -- despite it not releasing until Saturday
The former SCEE executive told Bloomberg that the system had sold out purely on pre-orders. There were lines to make reservations for the machine at retailers, he said. It's unclear...
Wednesday14th Dec 2011
News Nolan North Chats Uncharted, Drake's Journal & The Prestigious 'Northies'
Little known fact: Nolan North appears in so many video games that popular website GiantBomb decided to name an award category after the voice actor
The "Northies" attempt to honour Nolan North's eclectic range by nominating games he worked on and picking an overall winner. This year's Northies will see the voice actor nominated for his...
Review Just Dance Kids 2 (PlayStation 3)
Child's play
Why should adults should get all the fun? Ubisoft’s Just Dance franchise has been selling like the X-Factor winner’s single at Christmas since its first days on Wii, becoming one of the system’s biggest third party sellers in the process. The series has now spread across multiple formats, and with the French publisher’s musical...
Review Wanted Corp (PlayStation 3)
Move over dual analogue controls
Swarms of mini-robots continue their attacks as two enormous cyborg monkeys furiously charge onto the screen, while two bounty hunters try to evade a robed wizard’s constant onslaught of deadly purple energy balls. The powerful walking mech is closing in; its massive destructive power will hopefully ensure...
News We Have 9 New PlayStation Vita Trailers Inside
What are you waiting for?
PlayStation Vita is just three days away from release in Japan, so it's understandable that Sony is cranking up the excitement with new trailers for some of its biggest games. We won't waste your time with text: here's the videos you came to see. Escape Plan Uncharted: Golden Abyss Gravity Rush Wipeout 2048 Super...
First Impressions Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz
Do the splitz
It’s a bit of a shame that Super Monkey Ball has been relegated to launch window fodder. SEGA’s zany primate-populated pseudo-puzzle platformer felt like a breath of fresh air when it debuted on the Nintendo GameCube ten years ago, transforming a basic gameplay concept into something cute and, most importantly, memorable. But an...
News Watch Sonic Team's Kazuyuki Hoshino Discuss The Art And Design Of Sonic CD
Video games are so bizarre sometimes
We fondly remember playing Sonic CD on the ill-fated Mega CD add-on. We never dreamed at the time that all of the game's ideas existed inside a couple of low-key sketch-books. But that's exactly what Sonic Team's art director, Kazuyuki Hoshino, has shown off in a developer diary preempting the digital re-release...
News Sorcery Enchants Stores In Spring 2012, Looks Hella Pretty
Sorcery was the first game to make people take notice of the PlayStation Move
Debuted at E3 over a year ago, The Workshop developed motion exclusive generated buzz because it felt like the title gamers had been calling for ever since the Wii was released. Family oriented, yes, but with a deep underlying core. A year later, Sony's re-revealed Sorcery...
News Lollipop Chainsaw's Boxart Is Appropriately Awesome
Good boxart should summarise a game's contents in a single image
Lollipop Chainsaw's front-cover does exactly that. The artwork shows protagonist Juliet Starling clutching at a chainsaw with her beheaded companion key-fob dangling from her waist. In the background are high-school lockers with zombies inside. Pretty much tells you everything you need...
News NetherRealm Announces Mortal Kombat Hiatus [Updated]
This sounds like a ruse to us
Despite NetherRealm's recent Mortal Kombat reboot selling over 3 million copies, and rumours of a PlayStation Vita release rampant, co-creator Ed Boon has revealed that the studio is taking a break from Mortal Kombat to work on "a different project&
News Yakuza: Dead Souls Teaches You How To Kill A Zombie
There are dozens of ways to kill a zombie, but we reckon Yakuza: Dead Souls has a majority of them
Having got our hands-on an import version of the tongue-in-cheek spin-off earlier in the year, we can confirm that Dead Souls is packed with plenty of ridiculous zombie debilitating methods. You can hit them with conveniently ditched bicycles, smash...
News Travel Through The Ages With Assassin's Creed: Revelations' 'Ancestors' DLC Pack
If you're looking for an excuse to secretly stab some shady assassins, then Ubisoft's got your back
The publisher's announced that Assassin's Creed: Revelations' "Ancestors" DLC pack is available now from the PlayStation Store for $3.99 / £3.19. The pack includes a bunch of new multiplayer characters (including "the swashbuckling...
News Sonic CD Spin Dashes Onto PlayStation Network Today
SEGA's pulled a Saturn and announced that its re-release of classic Mega CD sidescroller, Sonic CD, is coming to the PlayStation Network in Europe today (December 14th)
Those in North America will have a short wait until the game releases on December 20th overseas. Sonics 20th Anniversary has been a banner year for him as well as for everyone...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Probably Won't Have The Soundtrack You Remember
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD sounds like the perfect celebration of the extreme sports games of old
It will feature remastered stages, a mixture of classic characters and more. One thing it probably won't feature is Jerry Was A Race Car Driver and Superman. Activision's Dan Amrich revealed the chilling news on his One Of Swords
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets New Content To Celebrate The Holidays
We know what you've spent the past 12 months doing
No, we're not stalkers or anything, we've simply been keeping a keen eye on your PlayStation Network account. You've been playing Gran Turismo 5, haven't you? Ok, so this post might not apply to you specifically, but there are genuinely four or five people on our PSN friends list that play nothing...
News Infinity Ward Issues 5,000 Day Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Bans
Ready your excuses, because Infinity Ward is starting to get heavy with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 bans
Those engaging in improper behaviour will be issued with a 5,000 day ban from the multiplayer shooter. That's just under 14 years, and effectively a permaban. What can constitute such a kicking? "Boosting, Cheating, Hacking, Exploiting,...
News Sony Releases More PlayStation Vita Trailers Than Your Eyes Can Handle
How are you handling all that PlayStation Vita hype? We've taken to printing off PlayStation Vita screenshots and sticking them onto our PlayStation Portable's screen
It sort of gets the job done, but the problem is that none of the games move, or do much of anything really. To be honest it's all a bit rubbish. The number of trailers Sony's pumping...
News What The Heck Is The PlayStation Game Music Service?
Have you ever been walking to work wishing you could listen to the Uncharted soundtrack along the way? It happens to the best of us
But it's mighty frustrating when you realise you haven't got the MP3 on your portable music player of choice. Sony's PlayStation Game Music service in Japan attempts to alleviate that problem. The service allows...
News Get Prepared For The Last Of Us With Various PlayStation Network Goodies
We barely know anything about Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 horror title, The Last Of Us -- but that's not stopping the developer from packing the PlayStation Store with new goodies relating to the upcoming title
Those that head to the North American PlayStation Store right now will be able to grab the game's debut trailer, a couple of...
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Tuesday13th Dec 2011
Review Orbit (PlayStation Minis)
As with all of Laughing Jackal's releases, Orbit is easy to pick up but impossible to put down
Laughing Jackal is the master of carrot dangling. Its previous PlayStation Mini — the gloriously stylish OMG-Z — hooked you into its underlying "one more go" philosophy by rewarding you with new upgrades at every opportunity. The British...
News Deadmau5 Shapes Sound Shapes' Soundscapes
On the sea shore
DJ Deadmau5 has signed up to provide exclusive new tracks for upcoming music platformer Sound Shapes. According to the press release, Deadmau5 will create "a variety of exclusive new tracks" for the game, due out for Vita in 2012. We took the game for a spin back in September: our Sound Shapes preview tells you all you...
News Sony Brings Vita On Tour Around the UK
Get on board
Sony's Vita Rooms will be touring the United Kingdom in 2012, letting you get hands on with Vita before its 22nd February release. It all kicks off in Manchester on 13th January before taking in Glasgow, Birmingham and London. For more details check out PlayStation Access. PlayStation Brings Portable Gaming to Your Doorstep PlayStation...
News Sony Talks Up Cross-Platform Play With New PlayStation Vita Trailer
It looks like cross-platform play is going to form a key component of Sony's promotional activities for the PlayStation Vita
The platform holder's released a brand new trailer showing off all of the handheld's PS3 connectivity functions. The snippet shows save sharing in the Diablo-esque dungeon crawler Ruin, cross-platform multiplayer in Wipeout...
News Kojima Productions Doesn't Have Enough Staff To Make Zone Of The Enders 3
For as long as there have been video games, fans have demanded Zone Of The Enders 3
Alright, so maybe it's not quite that extreme, but few would deny that the next entry in Hideo Kojima's mech combat series is not heavily anticipated. Sadly, Kojima has admitted that his studio just doesn't have the resources to produce the game right now. But the...
News Dark Days: Sony Confirms Fumito Ueda's Departure
Legendary PlayStation developer Fumito Ueda -- the creative force behind ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus -- has left Sony, the platform holder has announced
Ueda's departure comes following a series of rumours surrounding the developer's employment. But while Ueda's long-term future remains unclear, Sony confirmed that his immediate commitments are...
News Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Lets You Use PS Vita As A PS3 Controller
.. And so it starts. Sony touched upon the potential of using the PlayStation Vita as a PS3 controller back at the Tokyo Game Show, but we never thought the functionality would amount to much. We especially never expected a third-party publisher to take advantage of the tech ahead of the platform holder, but that's exactly what Capcom's announced...
News The Last Of Us Nets Oscar Winning Composer Gustavo Santaolalla
Don't ever expect Naughty Dog to do things by halves
The Uncharted developer has announced that it has snapped up Oscar winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel) to score the music for its recently revealed PS3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. "He's awesome," creative director Neil Druckmann said of the musician. "He...
Despite details being relatively scarce, Naughty Dog's The Last Of Us has been a hot point of discussion all over the Internet since its announcement at the weekend
The game — borne out of a BBC documentary about the haunting cordyceps fungus — depicts the story of Joel and his teenage companion Ellie, who find themselves survivors in an...
News Plants Vs Zombies Blossoms Onto PlayStation Vita In Time For Launch
A PlayStation Vita version of popular tower defense title, Plants Vs Zombies, is being prepared in time for the system's launch
The game was announced on the official PlayStation Twitter page: "Surprise! Plants vs Zombies is coming to PS Vita." An early preview of the game posted on IGN revealed that the PlayStation Vita version of the...
News Sony Reveals Top Selling PlayStation Network Indie Titles Of 2011
Indie titles are all the rage right now, and PlayStation Network is a great home for them
Posting on the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder has revealed the best-selling indie titles released through the PlayStation Network in 2011. The platform holder broke the sales charts down into a trio of categories: third-party self-published, Sony...
News New PlayStation Vita Trailer Sells Us On The System All Over Again
It doesn't take much to sell a great product; all you need to do is explain exactly what it can do
Sony's released a brand new trailer for the PlayStation Vita that does exactly that. It covers every feature in just over two minutes, and it's hard not to get excited. Dual analogue sticks, multiple touch interfaces, cross-game chat, social...
News Naughty Dog Talks About Keeping The Last Of Us Secret
The announcement that upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us is in development at Naughty Dog came as a surprise to most people at the VGAs this weekend
And in an interview with the PlayStation Blog, co-presidents Evan Wells and Cristophe Balestra have discussed a little about what the process was like keeping the game secret for almost two...
Monday12th Dec 2011
News Wanted Corp Twitter Contest Competition Winners
Were you one of the lucky ones?
As everybody who follows Movemodo on Twitter knows, it's the best way to stay up to date with Move news, bargains and even the odd giveaway. We teamed up with Wanted Corp publisher Zoo Games to give five lucky followers in North America this brand new PS Move shooter. If your name is on the list below, check your...
News Bethesda Planning 'Meaty' DLC Add-Ons For The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
How are you getting on with Skyrim?
Assuming you've got past the horrendous technical issues -- that cause the game to lag and stutter on PlayStation 3 once your save-file reaches a certain size -- then we anticipate that you've just about managing to scratch the surface, right?Bethesda doesn't care if you've already got a quest list as long as your...
News UK Sales Charts: Skyrim Topples Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Our expectations are getting shattered at every opportunity at the moment
Firstly, we never expected Naughty Dog to be behind Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. But it is. And now this: Skyrim has toppled Modern Warfare 3 at the top of the UK sales charts. We thought Call Of Duty was a lock at the top for the rest of the year. The...
News Hideo Kojima Reveals The Truth About Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
If you're willing to ignore The Last Of Us, the reannouncement of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was easily the biggest story at this year's VGAs
The challenged title was first announced back in 2009, before heading into hiding for a good couple of years. That's because staff at Kojima Productions lost sight of the project, and the game was promptly...
We're hotly anticipating the European release of Corpse Party this week
The digital exclusive horror title has been heralded as something of a must play in North America, and so we're keen to dust off the PlayStation Portable and explore what all the fuss is about for ourselves. But Corpse Party is not the only blockbuster PlayStation Portable title...
News THQ To Publish Nexuiz On PlayStation Network In 'Early 2012'
After a minor mix-up earlier in the month, THQ has revealed that it is to publish CryEngine 3 powered arena shooter Nexuiz on the PlayStation Network "early" next year
No price was announced. Nexuiz began life as an open source PC/Mac shooter, before being licensed to developer IllFonic last year. You can see how the commercial version stacks up in...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD To Feature Mixture Of Old And New Skaters
The announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD may not have been the biggest reveal at the VGAs this weekend, but it was certainly one of the best
We've been desperate for a new "classic" Tony Hawk game for a while, and finally Activision is set to deliver — drawing on a generous helping of nostalgia in the process. In addition to the...
News PlayStation Access To Roll Out PS Vita Across The UK
Unsurprisingly, Sony UK's community event label, PlayStation Access, has announced plans to tour the PlayStation Vita nationwide
It'll be taking the so-called Vita Rooms to Manchester first, and later Birmingham, Glasgow and London. Playable titles will include: Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, FIFA 12, Reality Fighters, ModNation Racers: Road...
First Impressions Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz on PS Vita
It's a bit of a shame that Super Monkey Ball has been relegated to launch window fodder
SEGA's zany primate-populated pseudo-puzzle platformer felt like a breath of fresh air when it debuted on the Nintendo GameCube ten years ago, transforming a basic gameplay concept into something cute and, most importantly, memorable. But an overzealous SEGA was...
News Heads Up: Playstation Network Maintenance Scheduled For This Week
It's been a while since the last batch of scheduled PlayStation Network maintenance, so we suppose we can't complain
Sony's announced that it's set to do some work on the PSN for a few hours this week, starting Thursday evening. The maintenance will run from 16:00PM, 15th December through to 02:00, 16th December UK time. During the downtime you...
News Fresh The Last Of Us Details Trickle Online
While a lot is still unknown about Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us, a sparse number of development details have leaked online overnight
The first of which is that Enslaved lead designer Mark Davies is working on the project. "Okay, so I never worked on Uncharted 3 - I was really doing this," the newly employed...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Makes $1 Billion In Just 16 Days
Activision likes money
Good job it knows how to earn lots and lots of it. The publisher's announced that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has hit the $1 billion milestone just 16 days after release. That's 24 hours quicker than James Cameron's Avatar movie reached the same feat. Engagement of our Call Of Duty audience continues to rise around the...
Sunday11th Dec 2011
News VGA 2011: The Amazing Spider-Man Swings Into Action In Debut Trailer
As promised, Activision and Beenox has debuted the first footage of its upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man movie tie-in
The trailer's disappointingly light on gameplay, but it does show a few seconds of Spidey swinging around an enormous robotic scorpion thing. Catch the footage after the break.
During the build-up to the VGAs, Geoff Keighley pondered how Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us, hadn't leaked
It's a question we're asking ourselves right now. Despite Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception launching to critical acclaim less than a month ago, Naughty Dog has confirmed that it is the developer behind the upcoming horror...
News VGA 2011: New Hitman Absolution Trailer Shoots Everyone In The Face
Good grief this is gory
During the VGAs pre-show last night, Square Enix released a new trailer for Hitman: Absolution. What did it show? Well, people getting shot in the face mainly. But in a stylish manner — if that's at all possible. Watch it for yourself after the break.
Feature Why The Last Of Us Looks Like More Than Just 'Another Zombie Game'
As gamers we've probably dismembered thousands of zombies over the years
Reanimated corpses have become a crux for game designers wanting to add a "horror" edge to their action games, and as a result we've all got a little tired of them. It's unsurprising to see a corner of the Internet dismiss Naughty Dog's latest franchise, The Last Of...
News VGA 2011: Epic Games Lifts The Lid On Fortnite
Don't expect much commentary on Epic Games' latest project, Fornite
While we can categorically state that the game looks like a departure from Gears Of War, it's hard to really glean much else out of the debut trailer. There's zombies. And tower defence. (Maybe?) See for yourself after the jump.
News VGA 2011: Latest BioShock Infinite Trailer Gives Us Goosebumps
Leave it to BioShock Infinite to pull something amazing out of the bag
And who knew it would be so simple? The latest trailer for Irrational Games' magnus opus shows destruction in the city of Columbia, and sets it all to the relaxing sound of an acoustic country song. Seriously elegant stuff. Make sure you watch the trailer after the break.
News VGA 2011: Activision Rolls Out Debut Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Trailer
It's the beginning of the end for Cybertron
Activision's released a super-stylish CG trailer for the upcoming Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron, and it shows the robotic home-world on the brink. Despite not showing any gameplay, the trailer's a brilliant mood piece. If developer High Moon Studios can match the vibe of the trailer, then it's going to...
News Codemasters Announces DiRT Showdown, Spin-Off Title With 'Arcade Feel'
Purists, hold onto your hats
Codemasters has announced the latest instalment in its off-road rally series, DiRT Showdown, and it's heading in a different direction to what you might be familiar with. The game's pitched as "an arcade-style spin-off" that takes the extreme-sports elements from DiRT 2, layers on the Gymkhana events from DiRT...
News VGA 2011: Yes, Platinum Games Really Is Developing Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Some of you will have already seen the latest trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising -- now known as Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
It leaked earlier in the evening after all. But if you haven't seen it yet, you're in luck. Now you can watch it officially. Beware though, there's some seriously crazy footage embedded within. With Platinum Games at the...
News VGA 2011: Shepard Kicks Some Tail In New Mass Effect 3 Trailer
Mass Effect 3 might have already enjoyed its big debut moment at last year's VGAs, but that's not stopped Bioware and EA from releasing a brand new gameplay trailer at this year's event
The trailer — which is derived entirely from gameplay footage — shows Shepard mounting an attack against seemingly impossible odds. It looks way more cinematic...
News Naughty Dog Shares More Details About The Last Of Us
Still in a state of shock regarding the unveiling of The Last Of Us overnight? Yeah, we are too actually
Not about the game itself — it looked pretty much like we'd expected it to — but the fact that Naughty Dog is at the helm. We'd never have suspected that in a million years. But now that the cat's out of the bag, we've started to turn our...
News VGA 2011: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Fights Its Way Onto PlayStation 3 Next Year
Amongst the hype for The Last Of Us and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Namco Bandai's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 announcement got a little bit lost
Which is a shame, because we're big Tekken fans and even we missed it. But now the storm has settled, it's time to get some hype. The fighting game's coming in 2012. No platforms were announced, but it's...
News VGA 2011: Rainbow Six Patriots Raises The Stakes In CG
With Rainbow Six: Patriots not set to hit store shelves until 2013, it was no surprise to see the game's coming out party restricted to CG
But there's still a promising vision here. Like its last trailer, the new footage focuses on terrorists, bombs and, well, more bombs. Watch the concept trailer after the jump.
News VGA 2011: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Harks Back To The Glory Days
When Tony Hawk confirmed on Twitter that he was heading (skating?) to this year's VGAs to announce a brand new game, we were secretly cautiously optimistic
We hoped that Activision would see the value in a classic Tony Hawk game after all these years, but after the disastrous Tony Hawk Ride, we weren't ready to place a bet on it. Thankfully,...
News VGA 2011: We Round-Up All The Trailers, All The Awards
Phew
That was a long and exciting night, wasn't it? If you joined us overnight for the VGAs, then it was nice to have your company. But if you were out doing social things or getting a good night's sleep, we've got you covered: included within is every trailer, every award and every shock from the big American awards ceremony. The big news was...
Saturday10th Dec 2011
News Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Trailer Leaks Ahead Of VGAs, Platinum Games Developing
Phew, talk about quiet Saturday evenings
A brand new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Rising has leaked online ahead of its expected debut during the VGAs. You could say, Metal Gear's back with a vengeance — or revengeance, huh? That's right, the ripper (Raiden) is back in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The game's being developed by Platinum Games...
News There's More Duke Nukem Forever DLC In The Pipeline
Is anyone still playing Duke Nukem Forever? We suppose someone must be, right? After all, the game did gangbusters at retail
But is there really a market for new DLC? Gearbox thinks so, as its announced a new expansion pack for the critically disliked game. Entitled "The Doctor Who Cloned Me", the pack includes new single player missions,...
News Sony's The Last Of Us Helps Us To Learn About Ants
We don't think we've ever been quite so curious about ants
Sony's mysterious marketing campaign for The Last Of Us — an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive that the platform holder's been drip-feeding information about for the past couple of weeks — has brought out the budding researcher in much of the video games media. PlayStation Lifestyle's got...
News Sony Comments On Team ICO, Says Fumito Ueda Is 'Committed To Completing' The Last Guardian
Sony's said that Fumito Ueda is "committed to completing" upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian, but has once again managed to completely dodge the issue of the developer's employment
In a statement issued to IGN's Colin Moriarty, a SCEA spokesperson revealed that "Ueda-san is in fact under contract and is committed to completing...
News THQ Lays Off 30 Employees From Its uDraw Team
Following less than stellar sales for uDraw on PlayStation 3 (did you know it had even released?), THQ has announced that it has laid off 30 employees from its Play branch
THQ justified the layoffs by reiterating the "weaker than expected" sales performance of the drawing application, which launched on PS3 last month. Due to weaker than...
News November NPD: Call Of Duty & Skyrim Top The Software Charts
It was a monster month for software releases in November
Unsurprisingly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came out on top. But despite the high profile roster of software releases — and growth in unit sales across the board — NPD analyst Anita Frazier warned that "a decline in average retail price in all...
News Tales Of Graces F, Erm, Graces American Stores On March 13th
Namco Bandai has finally confirmed a Western release date for Tales Of Graces F
The PS3 title will officially bring its own unique brand of pig-tails and infectious pop music to the 'States come March 13th. Hit the jump to see the game's first localised trailer, but beware, there's some seriously bitter-sweet audio within. Key change.
Friday9th Dec 2011
Out Today Just Dance 3 (Europe)
Better late than never
Just two months after it was released on Wii and Xbox 360, Just Dance 3 reaches PlayStation 3 this week. Released on Tuesday in North America and today across Europe, the game brings PlayStation Move support for up to four players. We're putting the game through its paces at the moment and will have a full review in the near...
News Move Takes the Mound in MLB The Show 12
Big hitter
MLB 11 The Show only uses PlayStation Move in its home run derby mode. While that's serviceable, next year's MLB 12 The Show is going to make much more use of the motion controller, according to the PlayStation Blog. Community manager Ramone Russell confirmed the next instalment uses Move for everything: batting, fielding, pitching and...
News The Last Of Us Teaser Spotted In Uncharted 3
So this is getting really cool now
Regular readers of the site will be aware of the build-up to Sony's new PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Of Us. If you're not up to date, you can read our big blow-out piece on the impending announcement through here. Sony has been gradually drip-feeding information about the game all week, going as far as to add...
News Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom on Vita Lets You Tap to Attack
All the finger fighting detailed
Capcom's PS Vita port of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 will have some pretty cool features. You can watch online matches over WiFi, trade "gold" versions of characters with nearby players and even use the system's touch controls to dole out combos. Capcom recently detailed the later, giving a run down on how...
News MLB 12: The Show To Support Cross-Platform Saves
If there's any genre that needs to take advantage of the PlayStation Vita's ability to share save data with the PlayStation 3, it's the sports genre
Just imagine being able to take your FIFA season on the go when you're out and about, and then upload it back to your PS3 when you're at home. In order for the functionality to take off, someone needs...
News Disco Inferno: Just Dance 3 Bops Its Way Onto PlayStation 3
Slick your hair back, iron your best shirt and slip on those dancing shoes -- Just Dance 3 has finally launched on PlayStation 3
Ok, ok, so dancing in your living room in front of the television isn't quite like pulling shapes in a sweaty club surrounded by under-dressed women, but that's where your imagination comes in. If you close your eyes and...
News BBC Confirms Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock For PlayStation 3, PS Vita
We know its considered a mortal sin to be British and not like Doctor Who, but it's a plight we embrace every day
For years we've been curious about the popularity of Doctor Who — particularly overseas — but its something we accept that we'll never understand. Unsurprisingly, we're not particularly enamoured with the idea of the ol' Doc making...
News Hideo Kojima's Business Cards Are Awesome, Over The Top
You didn't expect the creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, to do things by half did you? The Kojima Productions gaffer has shown off his new business cards on Twitter
They are made of metal. Yup.
News Ghostlight To Release Agarest: Generations Of War 2 In Europe
Ghostlight's taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm that its working with Idea Factory to bring the uber niche Agarest: Generations Of War 2 to Europe in 2012
The game features a revamped battle system, high-definition graphics, PlayStation Move enabled minigames, and more. We've included a trailer for the title after the jump. You can find out...
We've been telling you to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription for a couple of weeks now
We sincerely hope you followed our advise. Because in addition to the "12 Gifts Of Christmas", and the regular updates, SCEE has announced that anyone that pur
News New Mass Effect 3, Hitman Absolution Trailers To Round Out The VGAs
There are some big announcements set to take place at the VGAs this weekend: Sony's mysterious exclusive The Last Of Us, the reannouncement of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, and the unveiling of Epic Games' next big project
But while Spike's lined up plenty of show stoppers for the event, the awards ceremony will also play host to some lesser reveals...
Rumour Dead Rising 3 Takes A Trip To California
Dead Rising 3 will apparently feature an all-new protagonist named Rick and take place in the fictional Californian city of Los Perdidos if rumours are to be believed
Siliconera claims that Rick is an auto mechanic who finds himself trapped in a locked down zombie infested town. With the government ensuring that nobody leaves the city, Rick and a...
News Warner Bros Planning More DC Comics Games After Batman Success
Warner Bros is planning to release more games based on DC properties following the critical and commercial success of both Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City
Chatting in an interview with Canadian Business, the head of Warner Bros' new Montreal studio, Martin Carrier, said that the outfit is planning on releasing a variety of DC themed...
News Someone Played White Knight Chronicles II For Nearly 9,000 Hours
What's your Skyrim save file look like? Fifty hours, maybe sixty? Sounds like a lot, until you hear about the Japanese White Knight Chronicles II fan that invested nearly 9,000 hours into the Level-5 developed game
According to Siliconera, the unnamed man accumulated 8,701 hours playtime, bringing his playcount up to a whopping 362 days without...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Rating Uncovered
When SEGA announced it was to release Sonic The Hedgehog 4 as an episodic product, we expected the new stages to come thick and fast
But despite the original's great commercial success, Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 has felt like it's been on the back-burner for a while. That's changed this afternoon, as the eagle-eyed editors over at Siliconera...
News Watch The Ultimate Kill In Battlefield 3
Thought you were good at Battlefield 3? You haven't seen anything yet
Embedded after the jump is one of the greatest kills we've ever witnessed in a multiplayer game. No exaggeration. If you do nothing else today, make sure you watch this clip.
Thursday8th Dec 2011
Review Move Fitness (PlayStation 3)
Boxing clever?
Swedish company Coldwood Interactive released The Fight: Lights Out back at the end of 2010 to mainly negative reviews, with many disappointed by the overall quality after seeing such massive potential in early previews, citing poor motion controls and a lack of variety as a couple of reasons for its downfall. A year later, Coldwood...
Review Happy Feet Two: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Let's tap
Packed with wholesome fun for all the family, Happy Feet Two: The Video Game proves to be far more than any old run-of-the-mill movie tie-in, offering thrills, spills, and more than a modicum of outright fun that may even appeal to the inner child of adults, not merely youngsters alone How often do truly great video games based on movies...
News Get A Glimpse Of Ayane & Hitomi Duking It Out In Dead Or Alive 5
Andriasang's got its grubby paws on some fresh shots of Tecmo Koei's upcoming Dead Or Alive 5
The game — which promises to deliver a more cinematic flavour of brawler — still looks unbelievably pretty, not least because of the coo-inducing cuties at the centre of the screens. Series faithfuls will not need introducing to Ayane and Hitomi, two of...
News Learn More About Vita With This Video Montage
Montage!
Clever words in our PlayStation Vita previews are all well and good, but moving images are even better. Here's the latest video montage from Sony showing exactly what Vita is capable of, both in terms of games and on a system level. It's a great introduction to Vita and some of its more advanced features. Check it out and let us know what...
News These Incredible Images Were Made with LittleBigPlanet 2
And Move too
You can create almost anything in LittleBigPlanet 2: games, music and even bona fide art. Media Molecule recently held a competition to share the greatest Move artwork with the world, and it resulted in some stunners. The Move Masterpieces competition just ended with the winner, September Girl by natuhito, proudly displayed here. There...
News Multiple PSN Accounts Means Multiple Vita Memory Cards
Get buying
PlayStation Vita offers on-the-go gaming either solo or against others through WiFi or 3G, but there were recent reports that the machine would only support one PSN account. That's not quite true, according to a Sony spokesperson talking to Wired.com. Each PSN account is bound to your Vita memory card, so if you want a second PSN account,...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Move Controls Due "In a Few Months"
Game out on 21st December
We reported the other day that Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath isn't Move-enabled at launch, but it seems we may have to wait a while longer for its Move patch than we'd first hoped. Just Add Water confirmed the game will release in Europe on 21st December for £9.99, but stated that Move controls — along with 3DTV support and...
News Corpse Party Spooks The European PlayStation Network From December 14th
Promising looking PlayStation Portable exclusive horror adventure, Corpse Party -- which has been receiving rave reviews in North America -- has been lavished with a European release date
Publisher XSEED's confirmed on its official forum that the 16-bit downloadable exclusive will launch on the European PlayStation Store from December 14th for just...
News inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is Fastest-Selling PSN Game Ever
Hot Cole
Vampire-themed spin-off inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is officially the fastest-selling PSN release ever, according to the US PlayStation Blog. The Move-enabled game was November's biggest selling download and the fastest-selling download to hit the PSN, though Sony didn't reveal any more specific details. Is the game actually any good,...
News Plus Subscribers Get 40% Off 4 Elements HD
It's on now
Boolat Games wants you to have a happy holiday, so it's knocked 40% off the price of its PSN puzzler 4 Elements HD for European PlayStation Plus subscribers. Until 4th January 2012 UK PS Plus members can get the game for around £3.79, or €4.79 if you're of the Euro persuasion. It's quite a good little puzzler all told, as our 4...
News Ninja Gaiden 3 Slashes Onto Store Shelves In March 2012
Ninja Gaiden 3's set to don its katana and get slicing in March 2012, publisher Tecmo Koei has announced
The game's release window was confirmed by Team Ninja head, Yosuke Hayashi, at an event in San Francisco overnight. Joystiq was around to catch the news. New additions to Ninja Gaiden 3 include a controversial "Easy" mode, which Team...
News Sony Offers PlayStation 3 Owners A 60-Day Trial To Music Unlimited
If you're enjoying your PlayStation 3 but wish you could stream the hits of The Saturdays while not playing games, Sony Entertainment Network's got your back
The company's announced that a 60-day trial for its audio streaming service, Music Unlimited, will be made available to all PlayStation 3 owners imminently. The trial will allow participants to...
News PlayStation Vita Not Limited To A Single PSN Account, But There's Still A Small Caveat
The PlayStation Vita is not limited to a single PlayStation Network account, as was widely reported last week
But you'll need to own multiple memory cards if you want to use different PSN accounts on the same system, Sony has confirmed. Sony suit Crystal MacKenzie confirmed the news in an interview with Wired, explaining that accounts are linked to...
News The Last Of Us Teaser Website Updates With Wallpaper, Extended Video
The teaser website for upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us has updated
While the body of the page remains the same — ants and quarantine videos are still the focus — the big change is the inclusion of a wallpaper image listed as a "screenshot". It shows the foliage that has appeared on the background of the PlayStation Blog...
News David Jaffe's Not So Keen On An Online Pass For Twisted Metal
Legendary PlayStation developer David Jaffe has indicated he'd prefer it if his upcoming Twisted Metal reboot didn't ship with an Online Pass code
The developer told Eurogamer: Id actually prefer [it if we didn't do an Online Pass], even though its probably good business. Only because we have such a mountain to climb in terms of gaining...
News Laughing Jackal Releases Debut Hungry Giraffe Footage
Laughing Jackal's released a debut trailer for its upcoming scoff-em-up, Hungry Giraffe for PlayStation Minis
The downloadable title is the developer's first attempt at the "endless climbing genre" that's been a smash-hit on other platforms and smartphones. The British based developer has told us to remind you that the footage shows a work...
News That Devil May Cry Game That Everybody Hates Actually Looks Really Cool
It'd be euphemistic to say that the reception to Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry has been less than favourable, but it's always puzzled us exactly what everybody's got their panties in a bunch about
Sure the new Dante looks like he listens to way too much My Chemical Romance, but everything Capcom's shown of the game has looked pretty darn stellar. Not...
News inFamous: Festival Of Blood Becomes The Fastest Selling PSN Download Of All Time
What do you get when you release a great product at the right time with a competitive price-point? Big sales, that's what -- and inFamous: Festival Of Blood is a testament to that philosophy
The bite-sized (pun intended) PlayStation Network standalone has become the fastest selling title in the PlayStation Network's history, topping the downloadable...
News SEGA Announces Samurai & Dragons For PlayStation Vita
SEGA's announced an action/simulation hybrid for PlayStation Vita, entitled Samurai & Dragons
Unveiled in Famitsu magazine, the game will play similarly to SNES favourite Actraiser, which had players developing civilisations while clearing demon-infested areas in classic two-dimensional side-scrolling gameplay. Samurai & Dragons will be...
News Soul Calibur V Story Trailer Soars Onto The Stage Of History
Soul Calibur's well revered for its melodramatic narrative, and it looks like the upcoming Soul Calibur V will remain faithful to the franchise's sweeping scores and tales of warriors with swords bigger than their bodies
"17 years ago, the ultimate clash between Siegfried and Nightmare brought a cataclysmic conclusion to an era and ignited a...
News Unit 13 Takes It To The Dancefloor
Every shooter needs a good nightclub stage
And Zipper Interactive's upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive Unit 13 looks more than happy to oblige. New screenshots fired over by Sony show some four-to-the-floor shootouts. Everyone grab your dancing shoes.
News Capcom Teases New Dead Rising Game
Capcom has teased the announcement of a new Dead Rising game
A post on the franchise's official Facebook page suggests that protagonist Frank West is gearing up for a new undead adventure. "I'm getting packing for my new adventure - camera, notebook and baseball bat. What else would i need for a break in paradise? - Frank," the post says...
Wednesday7th Dec 2011
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip
Slick
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer. The Sony published “Play Create Share” kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year’s PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation...
News Explore the Weird World of Escape Plan with New Video
The truth in black and white
Escape Plan is an intriguing puzzle exploration game on the way to Vita in 2012, and now Sony's released a new video diving into the game's creation. The interview below with Santa Monica Studio shows gameplay footage and explains how the team created what looks like one of the more visually interesting games coming to...
News Court Refuses to Block Sales of Get Up and Dance
Ubisoft turned down
Get Up and Dance is very similar to Just Dance 3. Very similar. In fact, it's so similar that Ubisoft requested a restraining order in the United States demanding OG International cease sales of its game. A Californian court has refused to uphold the order, allowing OG to continue selling the game across the US. US district judge...
First Impressions ModNation Racers: Road Trip on PS Vita
ModNation Racers stole our hearts last summer
The Sony published "Play Create Share" kart racer was a real triumph, championing the best of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet in one tidy, well presented package. ModNation Racers: Road Trip sees the core ideas from last year's PlayStation 3 game shrunk down and repurposed for PlayStation Vita...
Nintendo's 3DS dominated the hardware and software charts in Japan this week, with Mario Kart 7 getting off to a stormer
But while the system-seller pushed over 400k units, the PlayStation 3 port of popular arcade title Gundam Extreme VS wasn't far behind — selling a very respectable 349k units. Newcomer Assassin's Creed: Revelations managed to...
News Journey's Desert Backdrop Designed To 'Encourage A Connection' Between Players
There are no hard rules to thatgamecompany's Journey
But in an interview with The Guardian, producer Robin Hunicke has explained that the developer designed the world in a way that would encourage player connection. One of the things we talked about early in the project was this idea of creating a connection between players in an environment where...
News The PlayStation Blog Gets Mysterious New Background
The PlayStation Blog's got a mysterious new background, presumably in preparation for the announcement of upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last Of Us
The image shows little more than foliage and sunshine, but it looks like a real-time screenshot. Meanwhile, the unannounced game's teaser website has updated with a similar image of trees. Interestingly,...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Scores Full Marks From Famitsu Magazine
Either the quality of games is improving or Famitsu's getting soft
The Japanese bible has dished out a perfect score to Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2, just a week after it awarded a similarly "rare" 40/40 to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Perhaps importantly, the magazine notes that Square Enix has managed to straighten out any...
News New Trailer For The Amazing Spider-Man To Debut At The VGAs
Chalk up another exclusive reveal for this weekend's VGAs
Activision's announced that its set to debut an exclusive look at Beenox's upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man at the awards ceremony. It will tie in to the upcoming Sony Pictures movie of the same name, and depict the events directly after the film's conclusion. Most excitingly, the game will...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 6th December 2011
Full Games Dragon Age II ($29
99) Need For Speed Hot Pursuit ($29.99) Wanted Corp ($9.99)</ul><strong id="demos">Game Demos</strong> GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Demo Rage Demo Burgertime World Tour Demo Add-on Game Content Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand ($14.99) Resistance 3 Brutality Pack (Warden Theme GWP)...
News The Last Guardian Producer Leaves SCEJ For London Based Social Games Company
Things aren't going smoothly at Team ICO it seems
Just days after creative lead Fumito Ueda reassured fans regarding the development of The Last Guardian, news of another departure has surfaced. This time it's the game's executive producer, who's left Sony for London based casual games studio, Bossa. Yoshifusa Hayama worked as the executive producer...
News You Didn't Think Tony Hawk Was Going To Stay Away For Long Did You?
Tony Hawk is back
The pro-skater has teased on Twitter that he's set to announce a brand new game at this year's VGAs on Saturday. Said the Hawkster: Ill be announcing the upcoming release of something new on Saturday; the same day as the Spike Video Game Awards. Coincidence? I think not. Oh you tease Tony Hawk. The Tony Hawk series has been...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations 'Mediterranean Traveler' DLC Outed
Assassin's Creed: Revelations is set to get a DLC pack entitled "Mediterranean Traveler" on January 24th, a GameStop listing has revealed
The store's page includes no further details, but does point to a $9.99 price-point for the content expansion. While Ubisoft has yet to officially confirm the DLC, the Assassin's Creed Wiki hints that the pack...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Drops In Time To Make It A Very Merry Christmas
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD will launch December 21st on the PlayStation Store in Europe, developer Just Add Water has announced
Those in North America will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the HD remake, with the game pencilled in for a December 27th launch. "I wanted to first thank you all for your patience, its been a...
News Brand New Epic IP 'Radically Different', A 'Departure' For The Studio
Epic Games is a name more commonly associated with Microsoft
While the studio has released games on PlayStation 3, its Gears Of War series remains the developer's bread and butter. But the US based outfit has promised that its next IP will be "radically different" from the hurl-inducing machoness of its previous endeavours, and an all...
News Catherine Confirmed For February 10th Release In Europe
Quirky puzzle platformer, Catherine, will release in time for Valentine's Day in Europe, publisher Deep Silver has announced
The curiously romantic adventure will drop on store shelves on February 10th. A special edition version of the game will be made available, including a batch of additional goodies all packaged in a themed pizza box. (Really!)...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 7th December 2011
Full Games Call Of Duty4: Modern Warfare (£19
99/29.99) Carnival Island (£19.99/29.99) Dragon Age 2 (£19.99/29.99) Disney Universe (£39.99/49.99) Just Cause 2 (£19.99/24.99) Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (£7.19/8.99) Ratchet & Clank All 4 One (£49.99/69.99) Sonic Generations (£31.99/39.99) The Sly Trilogy...
Tuesday6th Dec 2011
News The PlayStation Move Interactive Advert in Full
Take your pick
Remember when we reported on the PlayStation Move mini site with its interactive advertisement? We've just been made aware the full video is available to view right now on YouTube or — more helpfully — right below these very words. With PlayStation Move sales catching up with Kinect do you think adverts below are the way to go or...
First Impressions Virtua Tennis 4
Top spin?
Regular readers will not need reminding of our attachment to tennis games. Nor will they be surprised to learn that Virtua Tennis 4 on Vita is one of our most anticipated launch titles. Those of you that played Virtua Tennis 4 on PS3 earlier in the year will be immediately familiar with its PlayStation Vita counterpart. The slick,...
Out Today Wanted Corp (North America)
Blast off
The biggest releases might be behind us, but there's still more Move goodness on the way, with the North American PlayStation Store updated today with a new title. Wanted Corp is a shooter with a distinctly old-school vibe, as you can see in the trailer below. If you like the look of what you see below, stay tuned for our exclusive Wanted...
First Impressions Virtua Tennis 4 on PlayStation Vita
Regular readers will not need reminding of our unreasonable attachment to tennis games
Nor will they be surprised to learn that Virtua Tennis 4 is one of our most anticipated launch titles for the PlayStation Vita. Those of you that played the arcade tennis sim on the PS3 earlier in the year will be immediately familiar with its PlayStation Vita...
News Obsidian Entertainment Were Head Hunted By South Park Studios For Upcoming Game
Turns out someone at South Park Studios was a big fan of Alpha Protocol
Obsidian Entertainment's gaffer Feargus Urquhart has revealed that the developer was coveted by the licensor itself — as opposed to a big publisher — in order to get the upcoming South Park: The Game RPG tie-in off the ground. When the South Park project came up, it was...
News Resistance 3 Goes Heavy Metal With The Brutality Pack
Insomniac Games has announced the latest DLC pack for the brilliant Resistance 3
Entitled the Brutality Pack, the $3.99 expansion brings Horde-inspired co-op to the bleak shooter's roster of modes. Faced with a never-ending stream of Grims, you'll need to keep your cool in an overcast Wales to stem the threat. The expansion pack will see the...
News Trine 2 Brings The Pretty To PlayStation Network Before Christmas
Frozenbyte's stylish puzzle platformer, Trine 2, is set to make its long-awaited PlayStation Network debut on December 20th in North America
A European release is said to be not far behind, but we're not holding our breath on that front. We're still waiting for the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection after all. Frozenbyte's yet to announce a price for...
News Brand New BioShock Infinite Trailer To Debut At The VGAs
If you thought you were going to have to wait until 2012 for another look at BioShock Infinite, how's this for a nice surprise? A hyperactive Geoff Keighley has teased -- with a single, secretive screenshot -- that Irrational Games' latest PS3 shooter is set to get a brand new trailer at this weekend's VGAs
The game will join The Last Of Us, Metal...
News Sony Experimenting With Unannounced 'Freemium' Concepts Internally
With social networks and smartphones being a big talking point in the industry at the moment, "freemium" is a term that's starting to emerge more and more frequently
The coining pertains to the idea of "free" and "premium" gameplay models — where players can enjoy a base experience at no cost, but can choose to enhance their...
News The Darkness II Scores Four Player Co-Operative Mode
You absolutely won't need to harbor The Darkness alone
Publisher 2K Games has announced this afternoon that The Darkness II will sport a four-player co-operative game mode known as Vendettas. The moody mode takes place in parallel to the main plot, and has players assuming the role of four different characters, each possessing a unique Darkness...
News Head Back To Karkand Now With Battlefield 3 On PlayStation 3
The debut Battlefield 3 expansion pack, Back To Karkand, is available now from the PlayStation Store
If you purchased a specially marked limited edition copy of EA and DICE's destructive shooter, then the DLC is yours to download for free. Everyone else will need to stump up a reasonable £11.99 / $14.99. In order to celebrate the DLC's release, EA...
News Heavy Rain Was Completed By 74% Of Players
Heavy Rain remains one of our favourite PlayStation 3 games to date
Quantic Dream's moody adventure might not have got everything right, but it deserved its plaudits for trying. And according to statistics released by an IGN infographic, the game got its just deserves. The thriller was completed by a whopping 74% of players, which we're guessing is...
News Very Exciting THQ Game To Debut In December
'Tis the season to announce games apparently
As if Sony's upcoming The Last Of Us and Epic Games' brand new "experience" wasn't enough, THQ's confirmed its got a "very exciting" announcement in the pipeline. THQ core games boss Danny Bilson told AusGamers: We actually have a game we havent announced yet and I cant announce...
Monday5th Dec 2011
Review Winter Stars (PlayStation 3)
Chilled out
After a year of motion control, Sports Champions is still Move's best sports package by far: MotionSports Adrenaline was a wash-out, and After Hours Athletes is a compilation of PSN games, so that doesn't really count. Winter Stars doesn't quite topple Zindagi's launch title, but it comes closer than we'd expected. Winter Stars leads...
Review Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (PlayStation 3)
The edutainer
French developer Lexis Numérique has gradually been building up a strong portfolio in recent years, seeing some particularly strong success with its series of children’s educational entertainment games Learning with the PooYoos on WiiWare. The cute and colourful baby animals have ventured into the world of Sony with moderately...
News You Can't Game and Browse At the Same Time on Vita
Not at first, anyway
You're playing on your Vita, but you want to hit the web to look something up. Unfortunately the machine won't be able to run a game and browser simultaneously — not at first, anyway. Andriasang reports that if you want to use the browser you'll need to save your game and quit, unlike the Nintendo 3DS which allows you to...
News Get 50% off Child of Eden on EU PlayStation Store
Heavenly deal
Child of Eden was pretty cheap to begin with, but as part of Sony's 12 Deals of Christmas it just got even cheaper. Head to the European PlayStation Store and depending on your location you could get as much as 50% off the price of Q? Entertainment's sterling shooter. The deal only runs until 7th December so if you want to get a...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Not Move-Enabled at Launch
The wait is still on
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath was first revealed before Move was even released, but at the time of writing it's still not available. When it's finally released later this month, it won't even come with Move controls. As posted by iWaggle3D, the game's motion controls will be added later on through a patch. There's no date for when...
News Obsidian Entertainment Sheds Light On Game Destroying Skyrim Bug
"Where's your Skyrim review?" is a question we're getting asked quite a lot at the moment
The answer is that it's in limbo. Those of you that follow all the major PlayStation websites will already be aware of the game-breaking Skyrim bug, which essentially renders the PS3 version of the game unplayable. For those unaware, we'll provide a quick...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 To Skew Towards 'Younger Demographic', Core Gamers Won't Be Neglected
The PlayStation 3 still hasn't reached a mass market price-point, but it's getting there
And with the hardcore gaming crowd already well serviced, SCEE boss Jim Ryan believes that the console's next challenge is to appeal to a younger demographic. I think youll see us taking the console more towards a slightly younger demographic. More family...
News No, You Won't Be Able To Browse The Web While Playing PS Vita Games
The Internet's going batty once again
Despite there being zero precedent for mid-game web browsing functionality on other video game systems, people aren't impressed that the PlayStation Vita won't do exactly that. Which we must concede is shame — we've always dreamed of having an FAQ open alongside a game on the same device. But, whatever. Sony...
Rumour Digital PlayStation Vita Releases To Be Discounted By Up To 40% In North America
Take this one with a huge pinch of salt, because we can already sense the inevitable backlash
According to a report on Thrifty Nerd, a Sony representative at a recent PS Vita hands-on event has confirmed that digital releases for the upcoming handheld are set to get a hefty discount. The website claims that retail releases will be capped at $40,...
News Cliff Bleszinski To Debut New Epic Experience At The VGAs
Cliff Bleszinski's popped up in a teaser trailer for the Spike VGA awards, confirming that Epic Games has a brand new "experience" to show off at the ceremony
The developer said: "2011 marks the 20th anniversary for Epic as a studio. And while weve been busy supporting Gears of War and Infinity Blade, we have something new in store for you...
News Tomb Raider: Underworld Headlines Bumper Christmas PlayStation Plus Update
European PlayStation Plus subscribers will net a complimentary copy of Tomb Raider: Underworld this month
That's in addition to free copies of Cool Boarders, Sneezies and Orbit, as well as a slew of savings and discounts, including half-price offers on Split/Second and Burnout Crash. Subscribers will also net a free copy of Marvel Pinball later in...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Lands Fourth Week At The Top
We told you Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wasn't going anywhere
The Activision published shooter has held its place at the top of the UK sales charts for four weeks now — and we doubt it's planning on relinquishing that spot anytime soon. With few new releases, FIFA 12 climbed into second, while Assassin's Creed: Revelations moved into third...
News Dynasty Warriors Next Confirmed For European PlayStation Vita Launch
Chalk up another title to the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up
Tecmo Koei's just confirmed that Dynasty Warriors Next will be ready in time for the launch of Sony's next handheld in Europe, adding yet another bullet-point to the system's already enormous roster of software. The game will support all of the PlayStation Vita's unique input functions,...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss Is Japan's Most Anticipated PlayStation Vita Title
Following a successful launch for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Japan seems pumped to get its hands on upcoming portable outing Uncharted: Golden Abyss
The Sony Bend developed exclusive won a poll conducted by Japanese gaming bible Famitsu magazine, which also noted that more than 50% of readers intend to buy the system at launch. Just 8.2% of...
News First Freemium Title Announced For PlayStation Vita
Who said PlayStation Vita can't compete with the glut of $1 iPhone applications? Konami's confirmed that it will release a free game to coincide with the new handheld's Japanese launch
The wordy AR Combat Digi Q: Friend Tank Battalion, will release for free on the PlayStation Store, providing players with five stages of the augmented reality battle...
News Fumito Ueda Reassures Fans Of The Last Guardian
Fumito Ueda has responded to rumours suggesting that he has left Shadow Of The Colossus developer Team ICO, affecting development of the studio's next project
In a short Twitter message, the creative powerhouse said that development of The Last Guardian was still on track and that fans have nothing to worry about. While Ueda did not outright deny...
News Uncharted Series Serves Up 13 Million Sales
Don't expect the Uncharted series to go anywhere soon
According to an interview on Industry Gamers, the franchise has netted a whopping 13 million sales to date. Nathan Drake's first escapade appeared on PlayStation 3 back in 2007. Naughty Dog's developed two more entries in the series since, with the latest releasing last month on PS3. A fourth...
News Monster Hunter Wins Big At The PlayStation Awards
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan held its annual PlayStation Awards overnight, celebrating the best-selling PlayStation games of the year
As with recent years, Sony also used the event to give out some special awards that were voted for by fans of the platform. The awards covered games released between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011. Six...
Sunday4th Dec 2011
News PlayStation 3 Exclusive 'The Last Of Us' Teased, Dissected
There are still surprises in the video game industry
When GameTrailers' Geoff Keighley promised an unbelievable PlayStation 3 exclusive would debut at this year's VGAs, speculation automatically pointed towards the heavily rumoured Sony Smash Bros. But a brand new teaser trailer has proved us all wrong. The Last Of Us is the name of Sony's
Saturday3rd Dec 2011
First Impressions LittleBigPlanet
A stitch up
The PlayStation Vita was made for LittleBigPlanet. Double Eleven and Tarsier Studios’ latest entry in Media Molecule’s sandbox series is one of the most intelligent experiences available in the handheld’s initial wave of software. Everything from the user interface to the game mechanics has been expertly tweaked and adjusted not...
News Game Informer Reveals Details About The Upcoming South Park Game
Game Informer's cover reveal wasn't the megaton many hoped for, but it was still a big surprise
We don't think anybody expected Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment to be working on South Park: The Game. But it is, and the first details of which have emerged. The RPG promises to depict the struggles associated with being a new kid on...
News There Was Going To Be A New Silent Scope Game
Believe it or not, Konami was planning a revival of the Silent Scope series
FEAR 3 developer Day 1 Studios was signed up to handle development duties, but when the publishing deal fell through, the company was forced to lay-off a whopping 95 percent of the team involved with the project. There hasn't been a Silent Scope game since 2002's internally...
Rumour PlayStation Vita Is Locked To A Single PSN Account
Goodwill peaks early during a new platform announcement
It's the aftermath that a platform holder must weather. Nintendo just went through this very thing, with the 3DS appearing almost infallible at last year's E3 only for consumer positivity to be practically diminished by launch. Now it's Sony's turn to weather the storm, and we feel caught in...
News Sony: Plenty Of Surprises Planned For PS3 Before The Year's End
If you think Sony's done with PS3 for the year, you're dead wrong
SCEE's gaffer Jim Ryan has teased that there's still plenty of surprises to come before the year's out, though the suit wouldn't be drawn on specifics. "Theres a bunch of stuff at the back end of the year which Im very excited by, and youll hear about it over the coming...
Friday2nd Dec 2011
Competition Win a PlayStation 3 with Move in PQube Competition
It could be you
With Christmas just around the corner, a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Move would be an ideal gift for most people. But while it's better to give than to receive, it's even better to win, so it's a good job UK publisher PQube has revealed its Christmas competition. If you want to win a PS3 and PS Move for Christmas then simply submit...
News Sony Negotiating Flash Support For PlayStation Vita, Comments On Proprietary Memory Cards
Despite what Sony says, the PlayStation Vita is as much a multimedia power-house as it is a gaming machine
But while games such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss are stealing all the headlines, some of the PS Vita's lesser known features are getting brushed under the carpet. In an interview with Impress Watch, a selection of Sony's hardware developers...
Competition Name The Enemy In Futurlab's Next PlayStation Mini
Futurlab's Coconut Dodge follow-up may have been in development since before the stone ages, but unfortunately the Brighton based developer still hasn't had chance to come up with a name for its game's evil antagonist race yet
Worry not, though, valued readers — you can help push game's development progress along just that little bit by coming up...
News Square Enix Releases Concept Art For Its Unreal Engine Project
The above image is a piece of concept art from Square Enix's upcoming Unreal Engine project
You're going to have to imagine the texture pop-in and inconsistent frame-rate for yourself. Squint and its possible. The concept art emerged as part of an employment hub for the recently revealed "massive, original action RPG", where Square Enix is...
News Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron Teaser Trailer Gets Us Hyped
High Moon's released a brand new teaser trailer for its upcoming War For Cybertron follow-up, Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron
The game's set to get a full reveal at next week's VGAs. The trailer, while desperately light on content, should get you in the mood. It shows various Transformers characters — including Grimlock — staring moodily at the...
News Sony Europe Boss Regrets Insomniac Games' Switch To Multiplatform
With both Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One already sitting on store shelves, developer Insomniac Games' parting gift to PlayStation fans is complete
The company's next project is multiplatform co-operative shooter Overstrike. But while the title will still naturally launch on Sony's system, SCEE boss Jim Ryan has expressed his...
News The Jak & Daxter Trilogy Celebrates Ten Years Of Perfect Platforming
Happy Birthday!
Whether you were around day one for the release of the original Jak & Daxter or are only just learning about the series, it's hard to deny the legacy Naughty Dog's platforming duo have left on PlayStation. With the franchise's tenth anniversary quickly approaching, Naughty Dog's teamed up with Mass Media to produce the Jak &...
News Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 Out Next Month
Capcom's Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Version 2012 update is in the running for the longest title for anything ever
It's right up there with Ed Vega's "No Matter How Much You Promise To Cook Or Pay The Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again" and I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business. The free patch is...
News Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Accidentally Outed?
If you still haven't played NetherRealm's most recent Mortal Kombat reboot, you owe it to yourself to give the game a go
But just hang fire before you click that "Add To Basket" button. The BFBC — a British ratings board — has slapped an 18 certificate on the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition. While the listing doesn't offer any details...
News NeverDead Heads To Retail Early Next Year
We're going to be honest, we don't know a whole lot about Konami's NeverDead
We know it's being developed by British-based studio Rebellion. And we know that the game's protagonist is immortal, able to lose limbs during combat and then pick them up at a later date. But that's about the extent of our knowledge. Perhaps that's all Konami wants us to...
News Battlefield 3's 'Back To Karkand' DLC Blows Up The PlayStation 3 On December 6th
Are you ready to head 'Back To Karkand'? No time to think soldier, you're going anyway
Publisher EA has confirmed that Battlefield 3's debut expansion pack will launch on PlayStation 3 as soon as December 6th. That's a week earlier than on other platforms, as promised by the publisher at launch. The pack's comprised of four maps from previous...
News Ubisoft: Digital Releases Mitigate The Risk Associated With New IP
Ubisoft believes that it is best to release new ideas through digital outlets, in order to mitigate the risk associated with launching new products at retail
Chatting with MCV, digital publishing manager Thomas Paincon indicated that retail products are more likely to fail if they're not built upon popular franchises. There is less risk releasing...
News Uncharted Without Nolan North Is Like Bread Without Butter
Some things go together perfectly: bread and butter, fish and chips, cheese and pineapple
.. You get the idea. Uncharted and Nolan North is one of those things, so it's jarring sitting through footage of the adventure game without the well-timed quips of the video game industries most recognisable voice actor. But if you want to catch a glimpse of...
News Confirmed: Army Corps Of Hell Is Not Our Cup Of Tea
We were willing to overlook Army Corps Of Hell's terrible heavy metal art aesthetic when it was confirmed former Pikmin producers were working on the game
But a batch of new trailers released by publisher Square Enix have confirmed our concerns: this is not a game made for people like us. Considering Feeder's "Seven Days In The Sun" is...
Thursday1st Dec 2011
News Order Up!! for North America in January 2012
More coffee hun?
PS3 cook'em up Order Up!! is out in Europe this month, but UTV Ignition Games have plans to bring it Stateside early next year. The publisher and developer Supervillain Studios today announced the game will see release in North America in January 2012. Here's the press release and a little trailer too. UTV IGNITION GAMES AND...
News Buy A PlayStation 3D Display At Best Buy, Get A PS3 For A Song
Are you one of those people that's yet to jump into the next generation? You've still got a PlayStation 2 hooked up to an old CRT television? Look, we're not going to judge, but we are going to let you know about a great upgrade path if you happen to be based in North America
Sony's announced a special promotion with US retailer Best Buy, which nets...
First Impressions LittleBigPlanet on PlayStation Vita
The PlayStation Vita was made for LittleBigPlanet
Double Eleven and Tarsier Studios' latest entry in Media Molecule's sandbox series is one of the most intelligent experiences available in the handheld's initial wave of software. Everything from the user-interface to the game mechanics have been expertly tweaked and adjusted to not only make the...
News Catherine 'Stray Sheep' Edition Coming To Europe
With Catherine due to release in Europe next year, publisher Deep Silver has announced the game's "Stray Sheep" special edition
The collector's pack, named after the Stray Sheep bar from the game itself, is set to cost £54.99 — just a tenner more than the standard game. The set, which comes packaged inside a pizza box, includes a replica t-shirt,...
Rumour Resident Evil 6 To Take Place In China?
It's only been a couple of days since the last Resident Evil 6 rumour, but that's not stopped online super-sleuths from digging up another
According to the resume of Chinese voice actress Wendy Mok, she's currently playing the part of a Chinese villager in Resident Evil 6. Does this point to a new setting for the unannounced game? Wendy Mok has...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Developer Expands Engine For PS Vita Support
Silicon Studio's 3D Dot Game Heroes was a real gem
The Legend Of Zelda parody not only played great, but it also looked the part. So it's exciting to learn that the Japanese developer has expanded its Orochi engine to include support for the PS Vita. For those unclear, Orochi is a native Japanese language game engine originally designed as a means...
News Saints Row: The Third Website Adds Interactive Stats And Maps
Comprehensive stat-tracking is one of the best features of open-world games, and THQ seems to understand that
Showing a shrewd awareness of its audience, the publisher has levelled up Saints Row: The Third's official website — adding support for interactive stat-tracking and maps. The website also includes leaderboards for many of the game's...
News Pandemonium Titles Rated For European PlayStation Store
European ratings body PEGI has re-rated the classic PlayStation platformer Pandemonium and its sequel for release on the PlayStation Store
The original Pandemonium was developed by Toys For Bob, and launched on PlayStation back in 1996. Its sequel followed a year later courtesy of Crystal Dynamics. We have fond memories playing through the original...
News Sony Offers '12 Gifts Of Christmas' For European PlayStation Plus Subscribers
We've always talked up the value proposition of Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription service, but even we'd admit the last couple of months have been a bit slow
Sony's aiming to bring back the goodwill with its "12 Gift Of Christmas" initiative for European PlayStation Plus subscribers. Similarly to its "12 Deals Of Christmas"...
Report Scott Steinberg And Rob Dyer Leave Sony
Seems like there's some major reshuffling going on at SCEA at the moment
With Peter Dille's office barely cold after his departure earlier in the year, Sony's lost another two executives according a report published by Industry Gamers. The site claims that VP of marketing, Scott Steinberg, and senior VP of public relations, Rob Dyer, are both no...
News Sony Releases PlayStation Vita UMD Passport List, Internet Gets Mad
We're starting to wonder whether Sony would have been better off not announcing any backwards compatability plans for PlayStation Vita at all
The fact that it's offering anything — albeit in the form of the clunky UMD Passport initiative — is just bringing out malice and moaning from online forum users. The latest brouhaha pertains to a list of...
News BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend Confirmed For Europe
Need a little more BlazBlue in your life? Worry not, Arc System Works and PQube has your back, confirming that BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend is set to dragon-punch its way onto European store shelves early next year
The game's poised to release on both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, and includes a bunch of additional features not found in...
News So, Obsidian Entertainment Is Making A South Park Role Playing Game
When editors of Game Informer magazine teased that its next issue would boast one of the most surprising covers in the publication's history, the Internet went mad
Was the heavily rumoured Sony Smash Bros about to get an unveiling? What about the next Sony platform? As is so common in the video game industry, most gamers let unrealistic expectations...
News IO Keen On Creating New IP After Hitman: Absolution
IO Interactive has been one of the few developers committed to new intellectual property
The developer has already produced two new franchises this generation in Mini Ninjas and Kane & Lynch, the latter of which spawned a sequel last year. The Danish studio is currently working on Hitman Absolution, a new entry in the stylish stealth series it...
Rumour Final Fantasy Type-0 To Release Internationally After All?
With the current state of the PlayStation Portable in Western markets, you could be forgiven for giving up all hope of the recently released Final Fantasy Type-0 ever making its way outside of Japan
But according to Andriasang, the game may well be on the horizon after all. Inside Square Enix's Ultimania guide for the game, there's an interview with...
Rumour New Army Of Two In Development Using Frostbite 2 Engine
The EA rumours keep coming
Mega-blog Kotaku's just gone live with a report regarding the successor to EA's Army Of Two franchise, claiming that a new entry in the co-operative shooter series is in development. According to the website, the latest Army Of Two will feature four player co-op (Army Of Four?) and is being developed using DICE's top-notch...
News Sony Announces Gran Turismo 5: Spec II Retail Package For Japan
We were eager to dive back into Gran Turismo 5 when it got its Spec II update earlier in the year, but we just couldn't justify sitting through a day's worth of downloads and updates
Given the price of electricity at the moment, it would probably be cheaper for us to just re-purchase an updated version of the game. But up until this morning, a...
News Syndicate Scoops Up Weapons Trailer
EA's released a brand new trailer for its upcoming Syndicate reboot
The latest footage — accompanied by an irritating robotic voice sample — shows off the game's massive weapons roster, which is split across a number of different types. There's assault rifles, snipers, explosives and — most excitingly — special weapons. We especially like...
