Review The Impossible Game (PlayStation Minis)
The Impossible Game is designed around one key principle: stress
News - 2011, Week 38
Sunday25th Sep 2011
Review Champion Jockey (PlayStation 3)
Stable
While some of the world's biggest sports are absent from PlayStation Move — we're looking at you, FIFA and Madden NFL — the controller has proved an enticing prospect for developers keen to bring, shall we say, less widely-embraced sports to the masses. After PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour and WSC Real 11, Tecmo Koei has taken the...
News Ninja Gaiden Sigma Slices to Vita
With exclusive control options too
Ninja Gaiden moved into the 3D world when it launched on the Xbox in 2004. Staying true to its 2D side-scrolling roots, the game was difficulty was through the roof, but yet a deep fighting engine reminiscent of Team Ninja’s Dead or Alive series gave those willing to perfect the intricacies of this games engine a...
News Gun Game Mode is Coming to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Up your arsenal
Valve is definitely putting the effort into bringing its well-regarded FPS franchise up-to-date with upcoming PSN title, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. We’ve already reported that the game is coming with PlayStation Move support, mouse and keyboard options and cross-platform play, but now we’ve found about one of its actual...
News Max and the Magic Marker Release Date Revealed
Right around the bend
We recently brought you the news that the WiiWare hit Max and the Magic Marker would be coming to PSN with PlayStation Move support and today we’ve gotten word that the wait to play this upgraded Gold Edition of the game will not be long at all. Max and the Magic Marker: Gold Edition make its PSN landing on September 28th in...
News EA Cites FIFA As An Example Of How It's Stolen Market Share
There was a time not too long ago when Pro Evolution Soccer ruled the digital football roost
Not anymore. FIFA is an absolute monster in almost all of the territories it is released, with PES struggling to maintain market-share. EA believes its upcoming Battlefield 3 has the potential to claw back market share from competing shooters in the same...
News Crysis Releases On PlayStation Network Next Month
EA's slapped an October 4th release date on the PlayStation Network version of Crysis
A European release will follow on October 5th. The remastered game boasts a "modified and enhanced" version of 2007's campaign, with optimised Nanosuit controls, stereoscopic 3D support and more. The whole game's been reworked using Crytek's brand new...
News Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair Depresses The PlayStation Network From September 27th
Fancy killing Dracula again? Konami's announced that one-time XBOX 360 exclusive, Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair, will launch on the PlayStation Network from September 27th
The title will bring with it a few additional goodies, including couch co-op, an additional map, and a couple of extra characters in the form of <span...
Saturday24th Sep 2011
News Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny Slips to October Release
Not yet ripe
In August we reported that Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny would see release on 27th September, but Natsume has decided to go for a later date, with the game now set to launch on 11th October. Despite the earlier announcement announcing a 27th September date, the game actually only went gold — i.e. ready for manufacturing — on 23rd...
News SEGA Bass Fishing Takes the Move Bait on 4th October
PSN release at last
SEGA is gearing up for a double Move whammy in October: with House of the Dead: Overkill — Extended Cut at the month's end, PS3 owners after something a little more sedate are catered for on 4th October with the digital release of SEGA Bass Fishing. Those aware of the game will know its lengthy history: originally an arcade...
News Ubisoft's Rocksmith To Support Co-Operative Play With Seperate Cable
If you're keen on rocking out with another, err, rocker, then Ubisoft's got your back
The publisher's announced a new 1/4"-to-USB cable compatible with its real instrument-only music title, Rocksmith. The cord will retail separately for $29.99. The game's due out on October 11th on PlayStation 3.
News Bayou County Hospital Likely to Fail Health Board Inspection
Shut it down
Reports are flooding in of extreme violence and possible zombie outbreaks at Bayou County Hospital. According to several escaped patients, staff at the hospital have become bloodthirsty and violent, attempting to feast on the brains of any humans still inside. One survivor handed us a video tape, which has been lightly edited and...
News Team ICO Working To Make The Last Guardian's Level Design Unpredictable
We're currently playing through the remastered versions of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus and, to pre-empt our review, we are having an absolute blast
Both games have a subtlety that's, at times, effortless but yet majestic in execution. It's the kind of magic we expect from The Last Guardian when it eventually releases in the near future. But with...
News DICE: PlayStation 3 Owners 'Not Getting Less Of A Game' With Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 looks absolutely staggering on PC
The game looks decent on the PlayStation 3. But in a recent interview with EDGE magazine, producer Patrick Liu insisted that console owners are not drawing the short straw, with Battlefield 3 every inch comparable to its PC counter-part on PS3. "[Console owners are] definitely not getting less of...
First Impressions GoldenEye 007: Reloaded on PlayStation 3
After naming GoldenEye 007: Reloaded as one of our most anticipated PlayStation 3 games of the year, we couldn't help but feel disappointed by our time with the game's demo
It felt early. Really early. Borderline broken in fact. After restarting our demo — because a bit of geometry was obtruding our entry into a vent — we decided to restart the...
News Catch The First Five Minutes Of Deus Ex's Debut DLC Pack
Done with Deus Ex: Human Revolution's ~50 hour campaign already? Not a problem, Eidos Montreal's got some DLC lined up for you -- and we've got the first five minutes embedded below
The footage is anchored by lead narrative designer Mary DeMarle, and guides you through the first five minutes of the DLC pack — entitled The Missing Link. DeMarle...
Friday23rd Sep 2011
News PSP and Vita Can Play Together
Ad-hoc multiplayer confirmed
We already new that PS Vita will be able to download and play PSP games, but how the multiplayer aspect would translate was still unclear. Now Sony says that certain PSP games that support ad-hoc multiplayer (play between two local, wirelessly connected systems) will carry that multiplayer functionality to PS Vita. This...
Review Renegade Ops (PlayStation 3)
Renegade Ops is a bombastic and knowingly stupid co-operative shooter with some outstanding production values
Explosions are exciting things. They incite the most childish inhibitions in any man, harking back to those playground days spent pretending to be soldiers and watching Transformers cartoons (the originals, of course) on television. Renegade...
News It Was Inevitable: PlayStation Home Gets Free-To-Play First-Person Shooter
We've been mulling over the possibility of a free-to-play PlayStation Home first-person shooter in our heads for months now
We concluded that some kind of paintball game would make the most sense. But Sony's gone further, announcing Bootleggers, a full-on free-to-play first-person shooter set within the PlayStation Home universe. Woah. Bootleggers...
News Lumi Trailer Beckons You to Become a Child of Eden
It's nearly time
Q Entertainment's long-awaited Child of Eden is nearly here, and we have a new trailer to show off. If you know nothing about the on-rails shooter the video below will probably fail to enlighten you, but anyone with even the slightest interest in a synaesthetic experience would do well to pay close attention. There's also a half...
News Heads Up: Black Ops' Rezurrection DLC Pack Out Now On PS3
Just a quick heads-up, Activision's confirmed the release of Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Rezurrection DLC pack on PlayStation 3
You can grab it from the PlayStation Store right now. The DLC includes four re-mastered Call Of Duty: World At War maps, in addition to one brand new encounter set on the Moon. (Really.) Activision's celebrating with Double XP...
News Ruin On PlayStation Vita Is About Much More Than Cross-Platform Compatibility
Much of what we've seen of Sony San Diego and Idol Minds' PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita title, Ruin, has emphasised on the game's cross-platform compatibility
But as senior social media strategist Sid Shuman admits, there's much more to the game than that. "Ruins developers are quietly building a wide, deep social network designed to...
News Galcon Labs Shoots Up The PlayStation Store Later This Month
Ever dreamed of commanding a fleet of intergalactic space-crafts and conquering the Universe one planet at a time? That dream's about to become a reality, when Beatshapers' Galcon Labs launches on the PlayStation Store from September 27th in North America and September 28th in Europe
The arcade-strategy title — originally released on iOS platforms...
News Mercury Hg Launches On PlayStation Network Next Week
The puntastic Mercury Hg is set to release on the PlayStation Store from next week
The HD update of the PSP classic will retail for a lowly £3.99, and features 120 levels, 40 bonus levels and 20 challenge levels. A DLC pack entitled Heavy Elements is planned for release later down the line. We properly loved the Mercury games on PSP, so assuming...
News Batman: Arkham City Trailer Reminds Us To Be Excited
Anyone else feel a bit 'odd' about Batman: Arkham City? Because the first game was so good, we almost feel blasé about its sequel
We know it's going to be good, right? The game's latest trailer — focusing on the Joker — is the first time we've really felt stomach jittering excitement for the title. It's included after the jump.
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD On The Cheap Too
We agree, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X doesn't have quite the same gravitas as Resident Evil 4
But it's still a great game that we're looking forward to playing in HD. And just like Resident Evil 4 HD last week, Capcom will be cutting the title's price by 50% for PlayStation Plus subscribers — making it pretty hard to say no. "Claire...
News Demon's Souls Online Support To Continue Into 2012
Atlus originally only pledged a few months support for Demon's Souls' ambitious multiplayer component
Of course it wasn't counting on the title completely blowing up. And as a result it's announced that it's continuing support for the title into 2012. Good news for soul slayers!
News Sony Hoping To 'Revolutionise' Games With Futuristic 3D Viewer Gizmo
You may remember the Sony HMZ-T1 3D headset
We posted about it a few weeks back. The futuristic visor is designed to give its wearer the impression of playing on an enormous 3D television, and its out in Japan this November for a reasonable 60,000 Yen (that's about £480). In its latest product pitch, Sony's talked up the visor claiming that it has...
News Battlefield 3's First TV Commercial Is About As Mainstream As You Can Get
EA's trying to steal market share from Call Of Duty with Battlefield 3, so it's no surprise to see the publisher go with a socially acceptable artist like Jay-Z for the game's first TV commercial
It doesn't matter that the song '99 Problems' adds absolutely no context to the footage at all. It's all about selling units at this point. The game's out...
News Ninja Theory Closes Book On Enslaved
Ninja Theory's Enslaved sure had its flaws when it released on PS3 last year, but we loved every minute of it regardless
With stunning visuals, quality character development and some breath-taking set-pieces — what the game lacked in polish it made up for in heart. But a sequel's not going to happen according to Ninja Theory boss Tameem...
News Max And The Magic Marker Gets PlayStation 3 Release, Move Support
Developer Press Play has confirmed that it's bringing its Nintendo Wii indie title Max And The Magic Marker to the PlayStation 3 this month in Europe and next month in North America
The updated title will include full high-definition graphics and PlayStation Move support. Max And The Magic Marker is a platformer in which the titular Magic Marker is...
News NetherRealm Tidies Up Mortal Kombat With New Patch
NetherRealm's announced a new patch for Mortal Kombat, tidying up the commercially successful brawler with a bunch of new balance changes
The title update's set to release next week on the PS3. The patch notes are below, courtesy of MortalKombatUnited. Universal Changes Blocked jumping punches provide less advantage on block. The negative edge...
News Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Cracks The PlayStation Network Before The Year's End
We hope you like omelettes, because developer Ratloop has announced that it's bringing its critically acclaimed Rocketbirds series to the PSN before 2011's over
A brand new title in the series — entitled Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken — puts you in the shoes of a heavily armed hen as he shoots up the city of Albatropolis in search of an evil...
News The Final PlayStation Vita Looks Like This
We probably should have tagged this story with a prominent 'not safe for work' heading as the PlayStation Vita feels almost pornographic at times
This is a render of the final piece of hardware, released by Sony overnight. That's it — there will be no more tweaks or changes. This is the system going into production. While it might look like the...
Thursday22nd Sep 2011
News The Closest You're Going To Get To WaveRace On PlayStation 3
What's happened to all the great jet-ski games? Nintendo hasn't put out a WaveRace title since the GameCube
Sony doesn't look like it's ever going to resurrect Jet Moto. And Microsoft owns Hydro Thunder — yes, technically not a jet-ski game we know. Looks like the closest we're going to get to some jet-ski action is in PlayStation Home, as Sony's...
News Grand Knights History Makes Its Way To The West
XSEED and Rising Star Games has confirmed it's bringing the Vanillaware developed Grand Knights History to North America and Europe respectively
Those in the US can expect the PSP RPG this Winter, while Europeans will be made to wait until early next year. (Better late than never, huh?) The medieval turn-based adventure depicts the events of three...
News Neversoft Working On New First-Person Shooter For Activision
Former Guitar Hero developer, Neversoft, has started work on a new first-person shooter for Activision
Gamerzines cites a recruitment page on the developer's website seeking multiplayer level designers and network programmers for a new 'AAA' first-person shooter. Neversoft previously worked on the flawed but decent GUN on PS2.
News Rising Star Outlines Pre-Order Bonuses For King Of Fighters XIII
Fans of the King Of Fighters series will want to make sure they pre-order a copy of the upcoming King Of Fighters XIII in the UK
Publisher Rising Star has announced that all pre-orders will come with a four CD soundtrack spanning the history of the series. The incentive comes in addition to the retail product's variety of goodies, including the...
News Shut Up Some Dead Nurses In House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
SEGA's somehow managed to maintain the quality of its trailers despite House Of The Dead: Overkill spanning two platforms
Check out the latest trailer for the PS3's Extended Cut version after the jump. We actually got our hands on the game earlier in the week. You can read our to-the-point impressions through here.
News Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Trailer Shows Off Luminopolis
We're getting quietly excited for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
But one question's been niggling our noggin since the game's announcement: why is Dr. Nefarious working with the heroes? "Ratchet, Clank and Qwark have arrived on the planet of Luminopolis so that now Galactic President Qwark can pick up an Intergalactic Tool of Justice Award...
First Impressions HOTD: Overkill - Extended Cut on PS3
Consider this less of a preview and more of a confirmation; House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut is exactly what you'd expect it to be
We got to check out the game's Hospital stage and giggled our through the demo as the game's sheer stupidity resurfaced itself. The PlayStation Move controller works perfectly, and the experience is enhanced by...
News Bond Goes Stealth In New GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Gameplay Trailer
What's your favourite stage from GoldenEye 64? The Dam? The Library? The Cradle? Nah, for us it's always been the Facility
So it's fascinating to see just how developer Eurocom has re-imagined the classic level for PS3 title GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. You can catch the stage being played in stealth after the jump. Looks like remarkably good fun. Hit...
News Sony Aiming To Transform PlayStation Home Into A Social Gaming Network
Sony intends to transform PlayStation Home into "the biggest and best social gaming service on any console", the platform holder has said in a new post on the European arm of the PlayStation Blog
We already know that Sony's got a full reboot for the series in the works, but SCEE's Darren Cairns has given a little more indication as to what we can...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception To Get PlayStation 3 Bundle (Of Course)
Sony's announced that it intends to release an Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception hardware bundle alongside Nathan Drake's latest adventure in North America
The package includes a 320GB PlayStation 3, a copy of Uncharted 3 the game, and a month's free access to PlayStation Plus. The bundle will run you just $299.99, which is actually a really good deal...
News Child Of Eden Prepares For Take-Off On PlayStation 3
Ubisoft's released a new trailer for the PlayStation 3 version of Child Of Eden
It doesn't say much we don't already know — lights, colours, music — but it's a good hype piece if your hotly anticipating next week's release. Catch the trailer after the jump.
News Bowling: Infinity Ward's Not Obsessed With Sales Figures
Infinity Ward creative strategist has hinted that he leaves sales figures for the big-wigs, as the studio is only concerned with creating the best game possible
Our 100 per cent focus is making a game that were going to love to play, that were going to be proud of, and that we know that our fans are going to play," he told IGN. Whether...
News Laughing Jackal Serves Up European Sale Of PSN Titles
Laughing Jackal's cut the price of a variety of its PlayStation Network titles
The excellent Cubixx HD can now be purchased for an irresistable £4.99, while a variety of its Minis — including Stellar Attack, Ace Armstrong vs The Alien Scumbags and Duael Invaders — are down to £0.99. Good times. Pick up the reduced titles from the Special...
News Rockstar Fleshes Out Last Week's Max Payne 3 Trailer
Catch it after the jump
Never ones to shy away from a second appearance on a video game website, Rockstar's let us know it's released an updated version of last week's Max Payne 3 trailer. This time, though, pop-up captions are on-hand to explain everything that's going on.
News Uncharted Started Life As A Fantasy Series
Uncharted has become the tent-pole release in PlayStation's roster
Brushing aside the likes of Killzone, Resistance and (arguably) Gran Turismo — Naughty Dog's tales of Nathan Drake and company have found a market bigger than many of Sony's other endeavours. But it could have been so different. The series was originally intended as a fantasy...
News Sony Snaps Up Timed Exclusive DLC For Battlefield 3
Could this war get any hotter? With video game forums awash with discussion over the relative advantages and disadvantages of Battlefield 3 versus Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; Sony's stepped in and snapped up timed exclusivity for each of Battlefield 3's DLC packs
The move's interesting because Microsoft has traditionally heavily associated...
News All Those Of A Nervous Disposition: Assassin's Creed Revelations Murders Everyone
There's a lot of murdering in Ubisoft's latest trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations
And that's probably an understatement. There's a lot of murdering. Don't tell the Daily Mail. Or GiantBomb.
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII Still Exists (Sorta)
Good news: Final Fantasy Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura has made his way through the entirety of said title's world and is "impressed with how expansive everything is"
You can't see it though. Because the game's not done. Speaking in Famitsu about the horribly over-developed title, Nomura confirmed that the PS3-exclusive's lighting engine has...
Wednesday21st Sep 2011
Review The Impossible Game (PlayStation Minis)
The Impossible Game is designed around one key principle: stress
This is one of the most tense, frustrating, devious and, bafflingly, moreish PlayStation Minis we've played to date. The concept is simple: jump over hazards to complete the level. How hard can it possibly be? The clue's in the name. Controlling a straight-forward orange square you...
News Sony Answers LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Questions
We have the answers
Now that LittleBigPlanet 2 is fully Moved-up, there's been plenty of questions flying around about exactly what the Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling adds to the standalone game and how necessary it is. XDev Studio Europe producer Neil McPhillips has taken to the PlayStation Blog to give some answers. The biggest and best news is...
News Let Steve Ince Tell You About Captain Morgane
Not forgetting the Golden Turtle
If you've played a point-and-click adventure, chances are you've read something written by Steve Ince. The man responsible for dialogue in genre classics like Broken Sword and Beneath a Steel Sky. He's also written Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle, coming to PS3 in November, and he's here to talk about it. Well,...
News Future Publishing's Access Launches On PlayStation Network Today
With FirstPlay barely cold in its grave, Future Publishing has announced that the first episode in its monthly Access video series will launch on the UK PlayStation Network from today
Free to all British account holders, Access will be available every Wednesday and, like FirstPlay, will be hosted by comedian Lucy Porter. The show's set-up will be...
Review SkyDrift (PlayStation 3)
SkyDrift is a polished aerial racer with a thoughtful risk/reward sub-mechanic
The game could benefit from a touch more content, but what's included is enough to channel a hearty does of nostalgia from a variety of late 90's arcade racers. The more we played SkyDrift, the more we came to the conclusion that its like Hyrdo Thunder in the sky. Hydro...
News Space Channel 5: Part 2, SEGA Bass Fishing Freshen Up The PlayStation Network On October 4th
Two of our favourite Dreamcast titles of all time -- Space Channel 5: Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing -- will finally launch on the PlayStation Network on October 4th, SEGA has confirmed
The games will cost £6.29 / $9.99 a pop. Space Channel 5: Part 2 concentrates on pink-haired hostess newscaster Ulala embroiled in a battle against the Rhythm Rogues...
News Dark Souls Players To Get Punished For Playing Early
This is great
According to Japanese blog Esuteru, those picking up illegitimate pre-release copies of Dark Souls are set to get punished by overpowered, maximum level Black Phantoms which developer From Software is dropping into the game-world. The irony is whether players will even notice the retribution. After all, those picking up the sequel to...
News Sony Santa Monica Staffing Up For New IP
God Of War developer -- and support team across many PlayStation projects -- Sony Santa Monica is staffing up in preperation for a new "unannounced IP"
The news comes courtesy of a job posting on Gamasutra, requesting the services of a level designer with "experience in designing or contributing to the development of an open world game"...
News Uncharted Novel Out October 4th, Comic Out November 30th
If you've been living under a rock, you may not have noticed Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise transform into one of the biggest names in video games
So it's obviously no surprise to see the game getting books, comics and even a potential movie thrown at it. While the movie's still some way off, Sony's got the franchise's first novel, Uncharted: The...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: So, Errr, The PlayStation Network Is Down
Let's not panic
At the time of writing the PlayStation Network is offline. Sony's revealed that it doesn't have any maintenance planned, and is working hard to resolve the issue. Apparently the outage is not affecting everyone, with some users able to log-in and even access the PlayStation Store. We're hoping that by the time you read this,...
News Ready At Dawn Working On New PlayStation 3 Title
The developer of the PSP's fine God Of War titles is heavy at work on a new title for PlayStation 3
The game is pitched as a third-person action adventure title in a Gamasutra job listing. Ready At Dawn's on the lookout for an animator and technical artist to work on the "exciting new IP". The American studio has a fabulous track record...
News Latest Need For Speed: The Run Trailer Tackles The Story
All racing games need a good story right? Err, right? Perhaps not, but that's the vibe EA's gunning for with Need For Speed: The Run
Having had some hands-on time with the racer, we've concluded that the game itself actually plays pretty damn well. But we're not so sure about the "wanted man must drive across America in a winner takes all...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 21st September 2011
Special Offers Beyond Good & Evil HD (Was £7
99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Clash Of Heroes (Was £11.99/14.99 Now £8.99/11.25) Cubixx HD (Was £6.29/7.99 Now £4.99/6.19) Outland (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Prince Of Persia Classic (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £5.19/6.59) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
Tuesday20th Sep 2011
News NBA 2K12 Demo Hits the Hardwood Today
Grapple with the greats
We're just a few weeks away from NBA 2K12, but if you want a taste of the new improvements awaiting in this year's instalment there's a demo available on the PlayStation Store to help you out. In a replay of the 2011 NBA Finals, the demo pitches Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks and shows off some of the new features...
News Sony Announces PUMA After Hours Athletes For PlayStation 3
Sony's announced PUMA After Hours Athletes for PlayStation 3, a collection of the platform holder's best PlayStation Move-powered PSN titles collected together on one disc
The set includes Top Darts, Hustle Kings and High Velocity Bowling — each of which also include stereoscopic 3D support. The game's out later this year.
News Multiple Move Titles Added to Europe Platinum Range
Prices coming down
If you're after a cheap Move bargain from Sony's top drawer, you'll be pleased to know the European Platinum range has expanded with four new titles. The newly Move-fitted LittleBigPlanet 2 and superlative shooter Killzone 3 both join the budget range, alongside MotorStorm Apocalypse, which is due to be updated for Move in the...
News BioShock Infinite TGS 2011 Teaser Trailer
In Japanese too!
As fans of the original BioShock, it’s not hard for us to get excited about any new titbit we can rummage up about the upcoming BioShock Infinite. With each new trailer that Irrational Games releases, it seems that the game just continues to look better and better, and this can be said once again from this new trailer from TGS...
News Winter Stars Aims to Test Your Move Skills
An enjoyable sports collection, or complete waggle fest?
It’s been a year now since the PlayStation Move launch title Sports Champions released, and we’re quite surprised that a multitude of sports compilation titles haven’t released this past year to try and capitalise on its success. Well, that’s about to change as Winter Stars is headed...
News Here's How Dungeon Defenders Was Developed
Well, bits of it anyway
We're still no closer to a release date for PSN title Dungeon Defenders but at least we have a trailer showing you how the game is put together. The game is due for release on Xbox Live Arcade on 19th October, and owing to Microsoft's policy of publishing digital games first or not at all, we can expect a PSN release any time...
News PlayStation Vita And PSP Are Able To Communicate In Ad-Hoc Mode
The PlayStation Vita will be able to communicate with the PSP in Ad-Hoc mode, a compatibility report released by Sony has confirmed
That means those with Monster Hunter Portable 3rd installed on their PlayStation Vita will have no issues setting up a game with vanilla PSP owners and vice versa. The feature's also a positive for the newly announced...
News What The Heck: Crytek Confirmed As Developer Of Homefront 2
Well this one's a turn up for the books
You could probably call this a megaton if you wanted. THQ has just announced that the next entry in its Homefront series will be handled by Crysis developer Crytek. What the heck, indeed. Naturally the game will run on Crytek's CryEngine technology. The game's currently scheduled to release in THQ's fiscal...
News What's Up With Ninja Gaiden 3's 'Hero Mode'?
Ninja Gaiden 3 is not going to be asininely difficult like previous titles in the series
The game will include a 'Hero Mode', a less challenging iteration of the gameplay with auto dodges and blocks. But why was the option included into a series that's well known for its punishing difficulty? "We really wanted to flesh out the story this time...
News Codemasters Drops F1 2011 Launch Trailer
Who ever thought cars going around a track in slow-motion could be so dramatic? Codemasters obviously, as its the style the British publisher's chosen for its F1 2011 launch trailer
The game's certain to tear up the charts when it launches later this week.
News Sony Extends PlayStation Platinum Range In Europe
Sony's announced that four more blockbuster PS3 titles are joining the platform holder's "Platinum" range in Europe
New titles include LittleBigPlanet 2, MotorStorm: Apocalypse, Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone 3. Each of the titles will be available at around £20. If you've yet to pick up any of the listed titles, there's never been a better...
News LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Out November 18th
Warner Bros has attached a November 18th release date to LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The game will launch on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, with a PlayStation Vita version supposedly in the works. Years 5-7 will cover the final three books in the Harry Potter series: Order Of The Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and, of course, the Deathly...
News Deadly Premonition Developer Directing Lord Of Apocalypse On PlayStation Vita
The man behind cult-favourite, Deadly Premonition, is working on Lord Of Apocalypse for PlayStation Vita
The title — which is the successor to PSP title Lord Of Arcana — is in development at Access Games where <span style="border-collapse: collapse; clear: none; cursor: auto; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations Comes With Original Assassin's Creed On The Disc
Finally someone's decided to take advantage of the additional space the Blu-ray disc provides
Ubisoft has announced that all those people purchasing Assassin's Creed: Revelations on PS3 will get a free copy of Assassin's Creed included on the game's disc. Only first-run copies of the game will include the bonus, so you'll need to make sure you're...
News Pachter: Grand Theft Auto Leadership Won't Last Forever
Some people would argue that in spite of the insurgence of Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto is still the franchise to beat
Unlike Activision's first-person shooter series, GTA is put on a pedestal. There's really no other series quite like it. But veteran video games analyst Michael Pachter believes that dominance won't last forever. Call of Duty is...
News Heads-Up: PlayStation 3 Firmware Update v3.72 Out Now
Sorry guys, it's time to update your PS3's firmware again
Don't give us all that nonsense about, "Boo, it takes 45 minutes to update". We just timed the process from start-to-finish on our system. Between the moment we clicked X to start the update and completion the update took a grand total of — wait for it — 6 minutes and 49...
News Heads Up: Various PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable Titles Undergoing Maintenance On Sunday
Sony's scheduled a period of maintenance for a number of its first-party PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable tiltes this weekend
The maintenance will see a dozen titles go offline for a few hours from 5AM through to mid-day UK time on Sunday 25th. PlayStation Home will also be affected. Hit the jump for the full run-down of titles undergoing...
News Dead Or Alive 5 Promising Crazy Stages
During the Tokyo Game Show last week, Tecmo Koei announced Dead Or Alive 5
The game was pitched as "fighting entertainment", a tag-line which prompted Joystiq to do some investigative work. Exactly what is fighting entertainment though? Studio head Yosuke Hayashi explained that early fighting games, like Street Fighter II, "had some...
News Cubixx HD Launches In North America From Today
Hey North America, how do you fancy picking up a great reimagining of a arcade classic? Well you'll get the opportunity from today, when Cubixx HD launches on the North American PlayStation Store
The game will you $9.99 with a 30% discount offered to PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you're still not convinced you can refer to our review of Cubixx HD...
News GAME Now Stocks PlayStation Network Content Across The UK
After a successful trial period, GAME has announced that its to stock PlayStation Network content in stores across the UK
GameStation stores will also join the initiative. The retailer has more than 40 products available, spanning PlayStation Plus subscriptions to DLC and full-game downloads. Redeemable codes are printed on receipts upon purchase...
News Watch Capcom Demo A Bunch Of Titles At TGS
Catch the footage after the jump
Capcom's uploaded the TGS stage presentations for a variety of its upcoming titles including Asura's Wrath, Dragon's Dogma and the heavily maligned DmC.
News Mark Your Calendars: The Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta Kicks Off September 29th
EA's finally announced that the heavily, heavily anticipated Battlefield 3 beta will kick off on September 29th for everybody
Those that picked up Medal Of Honor will, as promised, get access a couple of days earlier on September 27th. Participants will be able to play on the Operation Metro map set in Paris. The map will be locked to Battlefield's...
News Resident Evil 4 HD Launch Trailer Makes Us Giddy
It's ridiculous: Resident Evil 4 HD is getting panned by critics for being a lazy optimisation of a classic game, but our interest remains pristine
We simply cannot wait to replay Resident Evil 4. Bring it, bring it, bring it on.
Monday19th Sep 2011
Review LittleBigPlanet 2 (PlayStation 3)
Move your Sackthing!
Sackboys and Sackgirls, lend us your ears! Craft World is in trouble! The Negativatron (basically an evil vacuum cleaner) is sucking up all the fun and dreams out of Craft World! It’s up to you to take control of your little Sackperson and save the planet from the Negativatron with help from your allies "The...
Features Move's First Year - Part One
Its first four months
As PlayStation Move celebrates its first birthday this month, it is an apt time to look back at our year of content and share with you the news and reviews that were a highlight of Move’s year. Starting with Part One of this ‘Year in Review’, we look at the months from its September launch release through to Christmas...
News GoldenEye: Reloaded Gets All Bundled Up For Release
Includes other exclusives as well
We previously reported that the once Wii exclusive GoldenEye 007 is coming to PS3 with PlayStation Move support, but new details have been scarce since the game's initial announcement. TGS 2011 put this news lull to an end and we’ve got exciting news that GoldenEye 007: Reloaded will be releasing in North America...
News PlayStation Vita Hardware is Region-Free
Import with impunity
With the news of a significant delay for gamers in the West, many are looking to Japan to satiate their desire for PlayStation Vita this Christmas. Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has some good news, then: the console is region-free. When asked via Twitter if the machine would be region-free, Yoshida simply replied...
News Lumines Returns to Beat Up PlayStation Vita
Hip to be square
Original PSP launch title Lumines was one of the best reasons to own Sony's first-time portable console: a unique blend of music and puzzle, the good news is it's returning to Vita in the form of Lumines for PS Vita. Produced by original developers Q Entertainment, Lumines on Vita will add social functions allowing you to see how...
News Kojima: Zone Of The Enders 3 Was In Development, ZOE HD Out Mid-2012
Hideo Kojima has revealed that Zone Of The Enders 3 was in development
The Metal Gear man wouldn't go into more details about the unannounced title, but did confirm that he intends to produce the title at some point in the future. With Zone Of The Enders 3 put on hold for now, fans can at least look forward to the Zone Of The Enders HD Collection,...
News Backwards Compatible PlayStation Portable Games To Get Improved Controls On PlayStation Vita
Sony Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, has confirmed that the platform holder is aiming to make a "high" number of PlayStation Portable games compatible with the PlayStation Vita
The executive stressed that the company can't yet "confirm 100 percent compatibility" as the system is still undergoing testing. That said, those...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution's Boss Battles Were Outsourced To Another Studio
This one's crazy
Deus Ex: Human Revolution's heavily maligned boss battles were not developed in-house at Eidos Montreal, they were instead out-sourced to minnow studio Grip Entertainment. The boss battles are recognised for having an action focus and frustrating difficulty spikes. Grip Entertainment's Paul Kruszewski admitted crafting the...
News DC Universe Online Goes Free-To-Play From Next Month
Tired of being tied to frustrating subscription fees
No more, superhero, as Sony Online Entertainment's "powing" DC Universe Online's monthly fee in favour of a free-to-play business model. Beginning late October, players will be able to download a free copy of DC Universe Online for the PlayStation 3. The current subscription model will...
News Sony Drops More Details On Gravity Rush For PlayStation Vita
You're going to have bear with us while we decide on a universal name for Gravity Rush (also known as Gravity Daze in other regions)
Perhaps we're making more of a to-do out of this issue than it deserves, but regional naming conventions really are the very bane of our existence. Shakes fist. We'll forgive Gravity Rush that minor irritation, as the...
News TGS 11: Catch A Glimpse Of Cole McGrath In Street Fighter X Tekken On PlayStation Vita
A rougue Youtuber has uploaded a fresh gameplay video of inFamous protagonist Cole McGrath duking it out with Ryu and co in Capcom's upcoming crossover brawler, Street Fighter X Tekken
It's running on a PS Vita. The game looks a bit slower than its console counterpart, but we're not ruling out shoddy video encoding. Either way, fighting aficionados...
News Armored Core V Drops During January In Japan
From Software's attached an all-new January 26th release date to its mech title Armored Core V
The title was originally due out next month in the region, but was pushed back earlier in the year due to feedback from the game's beta. Namco Bandai has already signed up publishing duties in the West.
News Shuhei Yoshida Surprised By 3DS Circle-Pad Extension
Sony Worldwide Studios gaffer Shuhei Yoshida has said he was surprised by Nintendo's decision to include an additional circle-pad on the Nintendo 3DS
In an interview with GameInformer, the boss speculated that the peripheral was probably produced at the request of Capcom in order to support the controls of the system's upcoming Monster Hunter title...
News UK Sales Charts: Dead Island Still On Top, Resistance 3 Holds Strong
Deep Silver's ambitious (but desperately buggy) Dead Island has topped the UK sales charts for the second week running, scooping up sales greater than any other title in the publisher's history -- in just two weeks
The co-operative zombie RPG is in fact outselling Resistance 3 on the PlayStation 3 platform alone — a title which still managed to...
News Activision Launches Call Of Duty Elite Beta On PlayStation 3
Activision's just tipped us off that it's started sending invites for the Call Of Duty Elite beta on PlayStation 3
The beta will be rolled out in stages, so don't worry if you're not part of the initial phase today as there's still plenty of time for you to get your hands on the premium service. The beta works in Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and is...
News Shuhei Yoshida On Learning The Lessons Of PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable was a success
The system's sold more than 70 million units to date, so regardless of your stance it's unarguably achieved much more than any other portable gaming device not manufactured by Nintendo. But mistakes were made during Sony's first foray into portable gaming, and Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida is keen...
News Shuhei Yoshida Clarifies PlayStation Vita Remote Play Potential
When Shuhei Yoshida demonstrated Killzone 3 running on a PlayStation Vita via Remote Play at last week's Tokyo Game Show, we got a bit ahead of ourselves
We just assumed that the updated Remote Play feature-set would provide the potential to play all PS3 games via the Vita. Unfortunately, that's not the case, as only games designed with the feature...
News Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition Sneaks Its Way Into European Retailers This Week
Think you can fit in upwards of 100 hours of gaming before Skyrim launches later in the year? The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition might fit the bill
The special package — which includes the game, DLC packs, two world maps and a 'Making Of' documentary — is due out on PS3 this week in Europe. It'll run you a reasonable £19.99...
News Square Enix Planning Plenty Of Post-Release Content For Final Fantasy XIII-2
Square Enix has confirmed it will release plenty of downloadable content for its upcoming PlayStation 3 RPG, Final Fantasy XIII-2
Downloadable costumes, monsters and weapons will all be available post-release. "Regarding the DLC content, we feel that the final product is 100 per cent enjoyable... it's the complete package. So we're not...
News Sony Aiming For Less Obtrusive Updates On PlayStation Vita
Whenever Sony releases a new firmware update, the Internet groans
We're not sure what all the fuss is about to be honest, firmware updates take no longer than a few minutes to download and install where we are — but apparently it takes other people upwards of half-an-hour. (We're sure they're exaggerating, but anyway.) Thankfully, all those...
News Beat Hazard Ultra Hits PlayStation Network From October 18th
Quirky musical shooter, Beat Hazard Ultra, will launch on the PlayStation Network on October 18th in North America and October 19th in Europe
The title — designed by British bedroom coder Steve Hunt — will retail for $9.99. A UK price has yet to be announced, but we're expecting it to be about £6. Beat Hazard Ultra uses the music tracks on your...
