PS2 - Timeline
Tuesday20th Oct 2009
News NPD: Playstation 3 Dominates In The US, Conquers Wii & 360, Comes Close To DS
The September NPDs are out
Cue fanboy fights across the world. As expected, the PS3 Slim managed to dominate competition, selling nearly 150,000 more units than closest competitor the XBOX 360, while coming just 32,000 units short of the market leading Nintendo DS. Playstation 3 sales were up nearly double from the previous month, seeing a whopping...
Monday19th Oct 2009
News PushSquare Playstation Picks: 19th-25th October
Y'ello one and all, welcome to our new pick of the week column, a Monday night dive into the week's best Playstation launches across Europe and America
PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Rockstar return to the PSP with the highest rated Nintendo DS game of all time. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars may be a...
Before the babies come and bombard the site with tales of how Playstation 3 software doesn't sell and the exclusives suck, let's have a moment of clarification: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the best games of the year, has debuted at number two in the British sales charts -- one spot behind Fifa 10, a game that was able to chart all week and was released on seven chartable platforms
So alas, we think that's a big well done to the strength of EA's game (we really liked it) and Naughty Dog's still relatively new exc...
Saturday17th Oct 2009
News Playstation 3 & Wii Locked In Home Console Sales Supremacy Bout In Japan
Since the PS3 Slim released the PS3 has seen a steady sales boost that's now starting to level out
The Wii also recently saw its price cut in recent weeks. The result is a heated contest for supremacy in which the Playstation 3 managed to win this week by just 155 units. We're sure things are only going to get closer next week. The sales figures for...
Wednesday14th Oct 2009
News Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Hits PSP & PS2 February 2010 In Europe
Konami have been pretty up and down with the release date of their Silent Hill reboot, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Thankfully, Eurogamer have finally got a date out of them for the Europeans. The game will launch in February 2010 on PSP and PS2, with still no American date provided.
Wednesday7th Oct 2009
News EA: Fifa 10 Is The Best Selling Sports Game Ev-errrr!
Fifa 10 has sold pretty darn well
Pretty amazingly well actually. EA claim that the game is the fastest selling sports game of "all time"; selling 1.7 million copies in its first week. EA also went on to describe the game as their biggest "European launch in history". The high sales figures can probably be attributed to the...
Wednesday30th Sep 2009
News Sony Launch Awesome New Worldwide Studios Website
It's no secret Sony own and operate a massive number of studios across the world
Sony want to let you know more about them via their new Worldwide Studios website. The site keeps track of what is being built and where and even has job listings. Essential if you harbour dreams of working for Sony at some point in your career.
Monday28th Sep 2009
News Team Ico Man Having A Meeting To Discuss Colossus PS3 Ports, Will Be Involved In The Movie
Kotaku published a rather interesting and candid chat with Team Ico's lead man, Fumito Ueda last week
In that piece there were two mega-tons, of kind, for fans. Firstly, Ueda dropped hints that he would have involvement in the recently announced Shadow Of The Colossus movie. The game, which was a technical masterpiece for the Playstation 2, followed...
Saturday26th Sep 2009
News TGS 09: Fumito Ueda Would Love To See Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus On PS3
Ever since the God Of War Collection was announced, many Playstation fans have been very vocal about a second "Playstation 2" compilation - providing Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus on a single blu-ray disc
And 1Up seem to have some dirt to suggest that the project could possibly go ahead. Team Ico's Fumito Ueda said when prompted on the...
Tuesday22nd Sep 2009
News Kratos Toy Looks Really, Really Angry But Also Sorta Cute & Cuddly
Would you cuddle a man who rips the eyes out of big cyclops monster things? No? Well, we wouldn't either, but when presented like this NECA toy, Kratos looks kinda cute
Aside from all the frowning and blood splattered torso. Do you see where we're coming from though, valued reader? This is a hand crafted Kratos Mighty Mugg figure and it comes with...
News Playstation 3 Continues To Sell Big In Japan
The Playstation 3 has been selling big in Japan ever since the PS3 Slim dropped
This week's sales were down on their absolute domination, but they were still, on the whole, pretty bloody high with over 55,000 units sold. A pretty big deal. The Final Fantasy XIII week is going to be the most interesting week for Sony. We're not entirely sure what to...
Monday21st Sep 2009
News Mad Catz To Release Sonic The Hedgehog Branded Video Game Accessories
Mad Catz must have been all like, "Hey SEGA, we think our video game accessories would sell better if Sonic was on them," and SEGA must have been all like, "Ok then Mad Catz, give us a cut of the profits and you can have our whored out hedgehog
" Yep, that's exactly what happened, because Mad Catz have got a ton of Sonic The Hedgehog related...
News Need For Speed Shift Heads Up UK Sales Charts, Playstation 3 Version Has Greater Share
Need For Speed Shift has jumped straight to the number one spot of the British sales charts, with 52% of the sales attributed to the Playstation 3 version -- figures Sony must be pretty pleased with as they've watched their software share stakes grow over recent years
The Beatles: Rock Band surprisingly dropped down the charts from fourth to...
Wednesday2nd Sep 2009
News God Of War Collection May Be The First Release To Feature Two Platinum Trophies
Blimey, here's a big story for all you raging trophies addicts: God Of War Collection might feature two platinums
In an interview with IGN, Sony Santa Monica's John Hight has claimed the game may end up with two platinum trophies. Hight claimed that each game will have their own unique sets of trophies. Certainly lots of fun for completionists...
Tuesday1st Sep 2009
News Sony Will Release A God Of War Game This Christmas, God Of War Collection Announced
We'd like to take some credit for this news
Way back in March we broke the news that Sony were planning to bundle copies of God Of War I and II as a preorder bonus for God Of War III. Given the overwhelming response for that particular bonus on our website, there's no doubt Sony were aware there was a massive demand for a re-release of two of Sony's...
Friday28th Aug 2009
News Motorstorm: Arctic Edge Hits Retail September 29th, Becomes A PSP Go Launch Title
Motorstorm: Arctic Edge has been confirmed as a welcoming gift for the oncoming winter (boo
), launching on UMD September 29th and download on October 1st. Of course, that puts Motorstorm: Arctic Edge right next to Gran Turismo PSP as a spiritual launch title for the PSP Go, which launches on the same day. Both releases are priced at $39.99 and...
Wednesday26th Aug 2009
News Hey Capcom, Is That A New Okami You're Working On?
As delightfully discovered by Siliconera, Capcom have registered a trademark for the game "Okamiden" - which literally means "the legend of Okami"
Given the critical success of the title, it would make sense to make a sequel to the title - while sales were initially low, hype spread through word of mouth. The problem is, the series creator Hideaki...
Tuesday25th Aug 2009
News Look, It's An Amazing Shadow Of The Colossus Munny
We didn't know what a Munny was until we asked Wikipedia
If you're still none the wiser, check this beast out. It is of course an ornamental recreation of Shadow Of The Colossus, a legendary Playstation 2 game from the amazing Team Ico. You can get some more details on how the model was made here. You like? You want? Of course you do.
News Timothy Bender Joins SCEA Ahead Of Sony's "Most Aggressive Holiday Season" Yet
The dude behing LiveScribe and LeapFrog, Timothy Bender, is to join SCEA
Raise your glasses folks! Tim has been appointed the role of Senior Vice President of Sales for Sony Computer Entertainment America, meaning his job is to make sure everyone knows how downright awesome the Playstation brand is. His boss, CEO Jack Tretton, had some nice things...
Friday21st Aug 2009
News If You Were Baffled By Metal Gear Solid's Timeline, Well, So Is Hideo Kojima
It's often said that if a writer is not sure of his fiction, how can those reading it know better? This statement rings true with Metal Gear Solid
Despite our deep love for the franchise (and the surprisingly helpful Metal Gear Solid Database) we still find the intricacies of the saga baffling. That's ok though, because Kojima himself doesn't know...
News The PS3 Ain't Never Going To Be Backwards Compatible Again, Ammunition For You Haters
Here's some ammunition for your haters
Remember when the PS3 had no games? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Remember when the PS3 was too expensive? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Now those things have been rectified though, it's time to bemoan the lack of backwards compatibility. Seriously guys, you better go out and buy the XBOX 360 instead,...
Monday17th Aug 2009
News GamesCom 09: Unannounced Playstation Title "Dead Nations" Leaked Via Eurogamer
Eurogamer
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Thursday13th Aug 2009
News Future Kiss Goodbye To PSW Magazine, A Tear Is Shed
There was a period a few years back when we dabbled with PSW magazine
Much as there is snobbery within the gaming press, we've always been fans of some of the more "mainstream" Playstation press. Sadly with stunted interest in Playstation, and a declining demand in printed press, PSW magazine are to say goodbye. "It's always...
News Ratchet & Clank Action Figure Preorders Begin Over At Amazon
So these Ratchet & Clank Action Figures are not cheap, but they're still frigging awesome
There are four bundles available at $19.99 each. There's standard Ratchet with a Transforming Clank, Dr. Nefarious with Zoni, Armored Ratchet with Mr. Zurkon, and Captain Qwark with Scrunch. Qwark please! The figures are due to roll out on December 9th so...
Tuesday11th Aug 2009
News Playstation 3 Seconds Most "Active" Console Users List, Wii Bottoms It Out
Before we all get our fanboy knickers in a twist, let's provide some context
This chart - tracked by Nielsen - targets the number of active users per console for the first half of 2009. So basically, most people who are playing their consoles every day either own an XBOX 360 or Playstation 3. As you'll have noticed, the Wii sits way, way at the...
Friday7th Aug 2009
News Konami Are Bringing Back Solid Snake & Friends To The Playstation 2
Eurogamer are reporting that you Europeans who missed out on classic Konami Playstation 2 titles will get another chance
The first batch of games will include Suikoden Tactics, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and will later be joined by Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent...
Wednesday5th Aug 2009
News Sony Trademark "P.S. Thanks", Potential Reward Scheme Likely
A Kotaku discovered trademark seems to hint at the possibility of a Playstation based reward scheme akin to Nintendo's Club Nintendo
The aptly titled "P.S. Thanks" hints at an "incentive rewards program geared toward quantifying, identifying and motivating top consumer base with the goal of promotion and sale of video game hardware...
News EA Anticipate Console Price Cuts Before The End Of The Year
EA make games for all of the major platforms on the market
Naturally they'd like to see all the systems sell more. The more systems out there, the more people they can market their games at. It's business. Speaking at an EA conference call, the companies CEO John Riccitiello said, "We think pricing will move hardware," and added, "We...
Monday3rd Aug 2009
News UK City Might Name A Road After Lara Croft
This story is quite close to our hearts because Derby is just up the road from the place where we're typing this article
The city of Derby, UK is of course the home to Lara Croft, where she was designed by Core Design in 1996. The city are taking suggestions for two stretches of road and one such popular choice is Lara Croft Way."Personally I...
Thursday30th Jul 2009
News Want To Know What Tracks You'll Be Playing In Guitar Hero 5?
Here is the final, confirmed setlist for Guitar Hero 5
There are a couple of high-points in the list, Stevie Wonder and David Bowie for example. Then there are the low points such as - well - majority of the list. Still we've included the full listing after the jump because we know some of you people like this... "Music". [Note due to...
News Playstation Software Sales Down Across The Board
The hardware sales picture wasn't too rosy, but nor are the software sales
The Playstation platforms have all seen a drop in software sales. Playstation 3 shifted 14.8 million games during Q1 '09, which was down from last year's 18.9. Likewise PSP software was down from 11.2 million to 8.3 million. Playstation 2 sales were down from 11.3 million to...
News Playstation 2 Sales Are Up, PS3 Down & PSP Well Down
The world is in a recession and the games industry is finally feeling it
But there's positive news for Sony before we get into all the bad. The Playstation 2 managed to remain relevent in Quarter 1 2009 by selling one million more units than its tally last year (1.5 million vs. 1.6 million). The $99 price drop is certainly good reasoning for that...
Wednesday29th Jul 2009
News Ghostbusters: The Video Game Sells Big In The US
Thankfully for Atari, a company in pretty dire need of a successful game, Ghostbusters: The Video Game has gone on to sell over one million copies in the US across all platforms
That's a massive big deal for Atari so well done to them. The game was pretty good too.
Monday27th Jul 2009
News FIFA 10 Will Sponsor, Erm, Swindon Town
This is a bit of a weird one really
Lowly Swindon Town are to be sponsored by EA Sports' latest and greatest FIFA 10. The team are floundering in England's third division - England's League 1 - and aren't likely to pull it much extra exposure for the game. Still, having a video game splashed across a shirt for a full year is a pretty big deal for...
Friday24th Jul 2009
News Sony Sign With Universal To Bring New Music To The SingStore
The SingStar team have just a closed a massive deal with Universal according to the Playstation Blog
The partnership will entitle the team to bring tracks from artists such as Elton John, The Police and Nirvana to the SingStore. The SingStar team also want you to know about the upcoming releases for SingStar: Motown and SingStar: Take That. Motown...
News TGS 09: Kaz Hirai Will Provide The Memorable Quotes For Sony's Tokyo Game Show Keynote
The Tokyo Game Show kicks off from September 24th to the 27th
Of course Sony are going to be there. And we'll be covering their every move. Most of which will probably come from company head Kaz Hirai. Interestingly the keynote has already been entitled "New Tactics For 2009"; if Sony's new pricing plans don't come into fruition at next months...
Wednesday22nd Jul 2009
News Band Hero Trailer Will No Doubt Annoy The Living Senses Out Of The Rockstar Elitists
Look everyone, it's Band Hero
It features hot American chicks singing Lily Allen songs. How do we know they're American? Because their lip syncing doesn't really match up with the British tones of Lily Allen. You can just tell they're doing it all wrong. Still, the mere sight of sexy people, Lily Allen and flashy fonts is sure to piss off the Guitar...
Tuesday21st Jul 2009
News Heads Up: Fantastic New Grand Theft Auto Playstation 2 Bundle On The Way
Yes, £17.99.
Lost among the piles and piles of Playstation 3 and PSP announcements, we were totally unaware Rockstar were releasing a fabulous new package for the Playstation 2 which consists of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Vice City and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. If you've never touched said games then the Grand Theft Auto Triple...
Monday20th Jul 2009
News Surprise: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Tops The UK Video Game Charts
Who would have thought? The week the movie goes on to make a gajillion copies, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince the video game leap frogs four other games in the UK charts to take the top spot
Fellow movie tie in Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen props up second place with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 sitting in third. If you've just seen the...
Sunday19th Jul 2009
News God Of War Comics Series On The Way Courtesy Of DC
IGN have reported that DC/Wildstorm Comics will chronicle the events of the God Of War story is a new mini-comic series this October
The series will span six issues and is being written by Marv Wolfman. The plot will run right up to God Of War III, detailing the events of the first two games.
Saturday18th Jul 2009
News First God Of War Novel Heading March 2010
Presumably to tie in with the March release of God Of War III, Del Ray have announced they will publish the first God Of War novel on March 23rd 2010
The novel will be a 320-page epic, penned by Matthew Stover and will release for $15. A movie release would guarantee some more money sucked from the franchise...
News Is That A God Of War Movie On The Horizon?
Let's be honest
Movies based on games are usually rubbish, even with the mountains of possible plot and angry characters in God Of War, we just can't imagine it being in a film. Still, CC2K reckon they've read a script for an upcoming God Of War movie penned by David Self. Apparently the script sticks very closely to the original game and as such...
Monday6th Jul 2009
News Who Loves Playstation 2? This Guys Loves Playstation 2 More Than You!
Who wants to see a massive Playstation 2 collection? Ok then, move your browser up a spot
This is Syd from Collectorz Playstation 2, erm, collection. He has over 1,200 games. Blimey. For interest's sake, his first game was Jak & Daxter in 2002. We wonder if they're sorted into alphabetical order.
Tuesday30th Jun 2009
News Sony Start "Official Licensing" Scheme To Encourage Third-Party Playstation Peripherals
Sony Computer Entertainment announced today plans to expand the "Official Licensing Program" for Playstation peripherals for the PS3, PS2 and PSP
"By entering into a license agreement with SCE through this program, peripheral and accessory manufacturers will gain access to technical documentations necessary for designing and creating variety of...
News Sony Patent Software-Based Playstation 3 Emotion Engine Emulation
This is a pretty big deal Playstation 3 owners
In fact it's probably news many of us have been waiting to hear for a long while. According to Siliconera, Sony filed a patent last December for software-based emulation of the Playstation 2's emotion engine. Essentially the patent would allow Playstation 2 games to be playable on any Playstation 3...
Monday29th Jun 2009
News Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Video Game Trailer Showcases Darker Plot
Those of you who have read the Harry Potter books will know that the franchise takes a turn for the dark-side in the penultimate novel, Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, as Master Potter and Dumbledore make preparations to thwart the fast approaching threat of Voldemort
It's a trait which has clearly been taken seriously by EA's video game...
News Dude Gets Life Imprisonment Over "Stolen" Playstation 2 Murder
Look, we don't want to make light of this because at the heart it is a really very serious situation
Someone has lost their life and no matter what we say there's nothing fun in that, ever. However, we have to question just how far you'd be willing to go to save your beloved Playstation 2. Hopefully nowhere near the lengths of Jonquel Brooks — who...
Friday26th Jun 2009
News Kaz Hirai Gets A New Deputy Type Right Hand Man
Playstation boss Kaz Hirai got himself a sub-boss today, as Kunimasa Suzuki presumably moved his stuff into the Playstation super-office
Suzuki has been with Sony since 1984 and will "assist in managing the day-to-day operations of the PlayStation business". He starts his new position on July 1st. Thanks to Kotaku for the picture.
Thursday25th Jun 2009
News The Beatles Are Heavily Involved With The Beatles: Rock Band
Despite a disjointed appearance at Microsoft's press briefing, apparently The Beatles are having some hands-on input with the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band video game
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and windows Yoko-Ono and Olivia Harrison are said to be "the shareholders" of the development team and have helped construct the characters,...
Tuesday23rd Jun 2009
Feature Fifteen-Love: The Best Of Tennis On Playstation
Wimbledon 2009 is in full swing and Britain's Andy Murray has evaded upset in the first round
Laura Robson looks like a massive talent but will be back to school next week. Keothavong couldn't hold it together on the court nor at the post match interview. And no other British players are worthy of coverage. It's tennis, it's glorious and it's all...
