PS3 News
February2010
News "All You Need Is Love" Coming To The Playstation 3, At Last
At last year's E3, Microsoft announced they would release "All You Need Is Love" for The Beatles: Rock Band exclusively on the XBOX platform
Well, lo-and-behold, that exclusivity is totally over, and the song is due to be released on the PSN from March 4th for £0.99.
News God Of War III Scores A Nine In Its World-First Review
It may still be a month off, but God Of War III has scored a nine in its first review via the UK's Official Playstation Magazine
In the review, Nathan Ditum notes, The game is inches away from scoring 10/10, and its only the familiarity of the core gameplay that makes it feel less than the very, very best." God Of War III's really good...
News Fifa World Cup 2010 England Line-Up Is Uncanny Valley
The England team line-up in FIFA World Cup 2010
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News Playstation The Official Magazine Says, "Hey, inFamous 2's Coming In 2010."
The US-arm of Playstation The Official Magazine has hinted that inFamous 2 may make an appearance before the year's out
A feature in the magazine apparently "spills the beans" on three of the hottest sequels in 2010, naming inFamous 2 as one such game. The magazine suggests that the game will " up a significant time after the first...
News SEGA: It's Too Late To Change The Yakuza 3 Boxart
Fact: Yakuza 3's Western boxart is terrible
You know that, we know that, even SEGA know for goodness sake. Which has actually pushed SEGA's assistant community manager Aaron Webber to make comment on the Playstation Blog, in which he explains it's sadly too late to change the art. Apparently, SEGA will remember next time. Pssht... Hopefully there is...
News Square Enix "Interested" In A 3D Iteration Of Final Fantasy XIII
Speaking in an interview on the official Playstation Blog, Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase highlighted his "interest" in 3D technology, and hinted at the possibility of Final Fantasy XIII launching in a further dimension
We dont know how possible it is to build the game in 3D but we are interested in it, he said. In fact, we have already...
Rumour Is This Debug PS3 Outputting Video In 3D?
VG247's nabbed some shots of a debug PS3 option for outputting 3D video
The shots come after last night saw various outlets speculating that Firmware 3.20 is now released on debug kits, and in the hands of developers. That 3.20 update is apparently just "months away" for consumers. Alas, if you've not got a 3D capable TV, don't get your...
News Activision Confirm New Call Of Duty, Guitar Hero & Tony Hawk By Year End
Activision's confirmed during a consumer call tonight that there will be new iterations Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and Spiderman by the time 2010 is done and finished
The Call Of Duty title in development is believed to be set in Vietnam, and is being developed by Activision's secondary CoD team Treyarch. Robomodo confirmed they are...
News "Many Stories" To Tell In Bioshock Lore, Claim 2K
Bioshock 2's Michael Kamper has told CVG that there are many stories to be told in the franchise's universe, mainly thanks to the uniqueness of Raptures setting
Rapture is probably one of the most unique places ever invented. I have to imagine that there are many stories that could be told within its walls. But right now were just focused on...
News Red Dead Redemption Invades New York City
Hello New York City
This is a poster for Rockstar's upcoming Red Dead Redemption and it wants you to take notice. What do you mean you didn't guess? The thing's bloody huge. And striking. It can be seen on the corner of Canal & Greene, which incidentally is not far from Rockstar's NY offices. It's awesome, huh? Let us know if you've seen it in...
News Hi Barry Burton & Rebecca Chambers, You're In My Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Famitsu's announced two more characters for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition today: Rebecca Chambers and Barry Burton will pop up in the Mercenaries component of the game
The game's due on Japanese consoles no sooner than next week.
News Heavy Rain Falls, Reviews Drop, Words Are Fantastic
The embargo for Heavy Rain has just lifted in the US, in typical super-early Sony review tradition
And the word is good. Very good indeed. Here's what a variety of notorious publications had to say about Quantic Dream's latest interactive drama. IGN - 9"Heavy Rain wont be for everyone (namely kids or people just looking to blow stuff up) but...
News Rockstar Announce A Bucket-Load Of Preorder Incentives For Red Dead Redemption In The UK
Red Dead Redemption's coming late in April, and Rockstar would love you to know about the variety of preorder bonuses they have planned for you
There are a whole truckload of them, so bare with us while we compose ourselves. Alright then, let's go: GAME: Deadly Assassin outfit and improved slow-mo shooting regeneration. Amazon: Golden Guns pack,...
News Famitsu Score Heavy Rain A Whopping 37/40
Famitsu's dropped their review of Heavy Rain today, scoring it a whopping 37/40 and acknowledging its "fabulous story"
The embargo for much of the video games press is up tonight, meaning a deluge of reviews are due to hit at around 5PM this evening (GMT). Of course, we'll be there for that. The game currently holds a 93 on Metacritic.
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Teaser Is Light On Content, Heavy On Breathy Muttering
Here's your first teaser trailer for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which was announced for PS3 yesterday
The trailer doesn't say much, although the active-camo revealed at the end of the trailer suggests this is more Future Soldier than Modern Warfare. Which is good.
News Demon's Souls 2 Teased For Fall Release In Japan
Demon's Souls is officially the hardest game ever
Probably. And it looks like it's set to get a sequel in Japan this Fall, according to comments made by Dengeki magazine on their podcast. There's still no mention of a European release for the original Demon's Souls, which has gone on to become something of a sleeper hit in the US since Atlus ported...
News Pachter: Cheapest Motion Controller Will Win "The War"
2010 shall hereby be known as the war of the motion controller
With Sony due to release the Playstation Motion Controller (rumoured to be entitled Arc), and Microsoft their body-cam Project Natal, the war for second place appears to really be hotting up between XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. As ever where there's a sniff of the console war, Michael...
News This Is Your Fist Look At Fallout: New Vegas
AGB have a few scans from Fallout: New Vegas in the latest issue of PC Gamer
Unsurprisingly they look rather a lot like Fallout. We wished there was perhaps something more to get excited about here, but Fallout's never been the strongest game visually and the scans aren't much to crow home about. Indeed, Fallout is all about the setting, and we're...
News Rockstar Confirms L.A. Noire For The Fall
Rockstar's just announced over Twitter that Team Bondi's ambitious thriller L
A. Noire</a> is due this fall. The company Tweeted, We have not announced a specific release date yet, but L.A. Noire is coming this fall. Stay tuned. GameTrailers' Geoff Keighley claimed it would be out in September this week.
News Ezio Goes To Rome In Latest Assassin's Creed, Will Feature Multiplayer
Ubisoft's committed to the latest Assassin's Creed including an "innovative" assassination multiplayer mode
Few details were given on the mode, but Ubisoft stated that generally each new title will include multiplayer in some form. Ubisoft would not comment on whether or not they intend to make Assassin's Creed a yearly franchise.
News Playstation 3 One Of Ubisoft's Biggest Earners
Ubisoft has released a breakdown of their Fiscal Year Q3 sales, showing Playstation 3 titles accounting for 30% of revenue earned for the three month period
Europe accounted for 49% of Ubisoft's sales, with the US just behind at 46%. For the nine months starting from April 1 2009, and ending December 31st 2009, the Playstation 3 accounted for 26% of...
Remember when Square Enix's honcho Yoichi Wada said Final Fantasy XIII was to be the last game of its kind? Well, Square Enix developers Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have no idea what he was talking about
They said as much during an interview with the Playstation Blog.We dont know exactly what he meant by that. We dont really know...
News All Of EA's Games In 2011 Will Feature Online Integration In Some Form
EA announced at their financial call last night that all of the company's titles released in fiscal 2011 will feature either online multiplayer or downloadable content
Every one. Considering Dante's Inferno will let you pay for some extra "souls" (which you totally earn from killing enemies in the game anyway), we're not surprised EA are...
News Worry Not: Ghost Recon Future Soldier Is Coming To Playstation 3 Too
Despite being announced on XBOX Live this morning, with no real platforms announced, we kind of assumed Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier would come to the Playstation 3
Ubisoft has just confirmed exactly that via Twitter, announcing the game will launch day and date with the 360 version. So there you have it. The HD twins prevail once again.
News Spore's Totally Coming To Consoles Too
EA has really dropped a bomb of information at the moment
We don't know if we can keep up. The latest little snippet? Spore is coming to consoles in Q1 2011. There are no real details on the console versions yet. The announcement comes after The Sims 3 was confirmed for consoles this Holiday. There are a ton of other tentative EA release dates...
News Get The Lowdown On All This Year's Big EA Titles In One Place, Yo
EA dropped some big names at their financial call last night, detailing the planned release windows for a host of killer franchises over the next 12 months or so
Amongst the big Summer titles, EA's announced that their big, futuristic reboot Medal Of Honor is due between July and September 2010. That means you can expect a huge push at this year's...
News The Sims 3 Is Headed To Playstation This Christmas
EA's announced that the Playstation version of The Sims 3 is due to release this Christmas
No specific SKUs were mentioned, but we expect the game will launch on the Playstation 3 and possibly Playstation Portable. The Sims 3 launched on PC last June.
News Is Dead Space: Extraction Coming To The Playstation Network?
Kotaku are reporting this morning that two more entries in the Dead Space franchise are headed to the Playstation Network
Most interestingly so, one rumoured title is Dead Space: Extraction, last year's Wii shooter that sold all of five copies worldwide. A survey forwarded to the video games blog hints at the same "guided first-person...
News EA Bringing EA Sports Active To "Multiple Platforms", Obviously PS3
It's pretty much official at this point: EA Sports Active is heading to the Playstation 3
Speaking at a financial call last night, EA's John Schappert confirmed that the Wii exclusive is heading to "multiple platforms." Careful use of words there John, but we're totally going to assume you mean "Playstation 3". Yes. See you at...
News Pach-Attack: Playstation 3 Hardware Sales Up Massively In January
Everyone's favourite video games analyst Michael Pachter has come away from the glitz of his GameTrailers TV spot to talk hardware sales, and most importantly the Playstation 3's performance this January
Pachter reckons it's looking pretty good. In his pre-NPD report, the analyst cited that he reckons the PS3 will be up 62 percent over January 2009,...
News Ubisoft Announce New Ghost Recon Title, "Future Soldier"
Modern Warfare
Future Soldier. Modern Warfare. Future Soldier. Ok game developers, now that Ubisoft has officially announced Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, can you quit with your obsession with, erm, modern warfare? Already this year we're due Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Medal Of Honor, and now "Future Soldier". It's getting...
News Zipper Interactive To Introduce "Balancing Adjustments" To MAG
If we get beaten by S
V.E.R. one more time... Seriously! MAG is a fantastic shooter, that's only really been hindered in early months by its slight balancing issues. Y'see, those who have played MAG will know - S.V.E.R. rarely lose on their home turf, whereas Raven often lose at home. The problem isn't always strictly dependent on the quality of...
News Former EyeToy Man Laments The Dangers Of Natal, Playstation Motion Controller
Jamie MacDonald was the former vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios, and was directly involved with the launch of the Playstation 2's EyeToy unit
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, the former Sony man has given some pointers to both his previous employer and Microsoft regarding their respective motion control devices. He told the website...
News Playstation 3 Is Clawing Back Global Market Share
Increased sales, a fairer attitude, an entirely new marketing campaign - there's no doubt that the Playstation 3 is making somewhat of a comeback
It's a thought emphasised in a report by Research & Markets, which suggests the system is gathering steam worldwide. According to the report, "The PS3 is dominant in Japan and Korea and as of...
News Sequel To Pixeljunk Shooter Confirmed By Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert
Q-Games' boss Dylan Cuthbert has told G4 that his company are currently working on a sequel to last year's PSN hit Pixeljunk Shooter
He told the website:Normally sequels are just a re-hashing of the ideas in the original. But for PixelJunk Shooter we still have a ton of ideas on the drawing board and the engine has lots of potential we want to...
News Kingdom Hearts III Is Definitely Going To Happen At Some Point, Fanboys Rejoice
We've never quite understood the lure of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but if you're one of the many people who wish every night for a third-installment in the franchise, rejoice: Tetsuya Nomura has told Famitsu that it will happen at some point
The series creator told the Japanese magazine: "Fans and partners alike are pressing us for it, so...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 8th-14th February 2010
It's a pretty big week for video games this one, as it officially starts the Q1, 2010 phenomenon commonly referred to as Game-ageddon; where one big title drops practically every week until way into April
PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Bioshock 2 Perhaps the most unnecessary sequel of all time, Bioshock 2 may seem surplus to...
News Keighley: L.A. Noire Coming To PS3 This September
GameTrailers TV's very own Geoff Keighley has been Tweeting world exclusives once again
This time via a leaked copy of the L.A. Noire themed GameInformer he's read. He's let slip that the Playstation 3 title is due to hit sometime in September. We're convinced Keighley knows the meaning of life.
News LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Coming Later This Year
Activision's announced LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is coming to the Playstation 3 and PSP later this year
The game's set during the first couple of seasons of the animated series, which you probably haven't watched.The LEGO Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. Were thrilled...
News Guess What? Square Enix Made Money Last Year.
Japanese developers might be ruined right now, but if you're Square Enix, you're doing just fine
Particularly when you've just launched games with Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest in the title. Which Square Enix has just done. Then there was the acquisition of Eidos who published last year's sleeper hit, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Aimed at mid-and...
News Sucker Punch Bulking Up Their Workforce For inFamous 2
Sucker Punch has listed a host of new job positions on their website, presumably in relation to inFamous 2
The positions listed include a concept artist, game designer, texture artist and - most interestingly - a network programmer. The job position for network programmer requests "professional candidates to implement the on-line component for...
News Ain't No Sunshine For Dante's Inferno In The Middle East
Who would have thought? Visceral Games' Dante's Inferno will not be released in the Middle East
Probably the biggest shocker of the year, right?Electronic Arts has decided not to release Dantes Inferno in the Middle East after an evaluation process which is based on consumer tastes, preferences, platform mix and other factors, said a...
News MAG Stays In The UK Charts' Top Ten, Dante's Inferno Enters At Number Four
Very little change this week in the UK's all-formats chart, with Mass Effect 2 still holding the top-spot
Visceral Games' reimagining of Dante's Inferno entered fairly strongly at number four this week, knocking Sony's MAG to a respectable seventh. By the way, why did Ubisoft moan about Avatar's sales? It's been in the top ten for months now...
News So, Killzone 2 Ain't Getting A Playstation Motion Controller Patch
Well that rumour popped up and was quashed in minutes wasn't it? We like it that way
TheSixthAxis reported this morning that Guerrilla Games' Killzone 2 is due a Playstation Motion Controller patch. But SCEE says, "Uhhh. No it's not." And that's the end of that, valued reader.
News Hi China, You Get Final Fantasy XIII In May, Yo
SCE Hong Kong are going to bring Final Fantasy XIII to China in May
If you can't wait, yo, we suggest an import for your lovely non-locked down Playstation 3. Yup. The Chinese version will obviously be localised and is due in May. Western folks, we get it next month.
News EA Sports Boss: Playstation Motion Controller Is Different To Wii
Smashing consensus that Sony's Playstation Motion Controller is a "Wii copy", EA Sports' Peter Moore has claimed the experience with Sony's device is "different" to that with Nintendo's
Its a different experience than Wii and were watching it with great interest. As you might imagine, were working on stuff in particular on what sports...
In a double-sweep of disappointment for Final Fantasy fans, Square Enix's production duo Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama have poo-pooed the HD remake of Final Fantasy VII, declaring traditional RPG towns (as seen in Square's classic) are "too hard" to do in HD
"Considering the amount of work to make graphics that deserve HD, it is hard to...
News Rebellion To Fix Aliens vs Predator Matchmaking Issues On PS3
SEGA's told VG247 that Rebellion are working on some matchmaking issues apparent in the PS3 version of the Aliens vs Predator multiplayer demo
Since our earlier update regarding successful patching of the PC demo of AvP, weve been working with Sony and SEGA on investigating reports of a similar issue from some PS3 owners, a SEGA spokesperson...
This week news broke that there is redundant PS3 code in the PC version of Mass Effect 2
Naturally this brought up a whole host of rumours that Bioware had a PS3 version of the game running somewhere, and it was only a matter of time before one of the year's highest rated games hit Sony's machine. Bioware were quick to dispell the myths, reiterating...
News Gran Turismo PSP Does Insane Numbers For A PSP Title, Closes In On 2 Million
Who said the Gran Turismo franchise carries no weight these days?
Sony and Polyphony have just announced that Gran Turismo PSP, launched last Winter, has shifted over 1.8million copies. That's a startling number for a PSP game without "Monster Hunter" in the title. Polyphony's also released the worldwide sales for each Gran Turismo game...
News Wall Street Journal: PS3 Losses Cut To $18 Per System
According to an article on the Wall Street Journal, Sony has cut the losses of each PS3 system sold to just $18
They might still be losing money, but Sony's turned the costs of their system around in record time. It's actually fascinating. Last December the company were estimated to be losing $37 per system, so it's only a matter of time before they...
News Check It Out: Final Fantasy XIII On An Old Record Thing
If you're like us, you probably have like a bag of vinyls next your computer
Well, we totally do. If you don't - boo to you. Know what would be a cool complement to our vinyl collection? Final Fantasy XIII's soundtrack. Which is totally happening. The limited edition vinyl is available exclusively through Square's e-shop. Like right now. We suggest...
News Still Like Grand Theft Auto IV's Multiplayer? Jump On The PS3 Tonight.
Rockstar are holding a multiplayer event for Grand Theft Auto IV tonight on the Playstation 3
It's a doubles event so you'll need to buddy up with someone who hasn't turned on GTA's campaign just yet. It's running from like, 9PM to 12AM here in the UK (from 4PM EST). You'll need to add the following PSN names:...
News New Aliens Vs. Predator Trailer Is Pretty Pretty
Aliens Vs
Predator</a> is not too far away. Which means it's time for SEGA to tell us about a new trailer, demo, or thing-ma-jig relating to the game every 5 seconds. Well nearly. But yo, y'know, this trailer is actually pretty awesome. Those lighting effects at the start are great. If you want to try the game out for yourself, a multiplayer...
News Star Ocean 4 Producer Stealth-Trolls The XBOX 360
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope - International launched in Japan yesterday
It means that Playstation 3 owners finally get the opportunity to play Star Ocean 4, which has been exclusive to XBOX 360 for about a year. And it would appear Yoshinori Yamagishi - Star Ocean 4's producer - is pretty pleased to see it make the jump. When asked if there were any...
News European Edition Of Yakuza 3 Gets Some Extra Goodies
If you're planning on buying Yakuza 3 here in the Europe, know that SEGA are going to drop you some free goodies
Included in the standard European edition is a soundtrack CD, four DLC packs and an interactive CD for the PC, detailing the series thus far. You'll get all that for £40 or so. Make sure you order the game now.
News L.A. Noire Gets GameInformer Blowout, Grab It Now
If you're in the market for a video games magazine, might we suggest the latest issue of GameInformer, which includes a 10-page cover feature on Team Bondi and Rockstar's noir-esque thriller L
A. Noire</a>. The features focuses on everything from facial animation, to the reconstruction of 1947 L.A. Pick up the magazine for more.
News God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Packaging Is Mighty Impressive
SCEE's revealed the packaging for the upcoming God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy edition
The package includes tons of goodies including God Of War III, the God Of War Collection, tons of game content, and audio bonuses. You can read more about the special edition through here.
News High Voltage Working With Playstation Motion Controller, Reckon It's "Amazing"
In some nice, none-hype lead news, The Conduit's developers High Voltage are rather taken with Sony's Playstation Motion Controller, rumoured to be entitled "Arc"
All we can say is we have development kits in-house and it is an amazing device, said CEO Kerry Ganofsky told IGN. It works exactly as advertised, added CEO Eric...
News Heavy Rain Demo Available Now For Wannabe Detectives
Remember the Four Days challenge for Heavy Rain? Well, turns out it's not just a marketing tool
(Actually it kinda is but stay with us.) Y'see, those of you who have completed the game, will gain access to the Heavy Rain demo. Early access that is. Everyone else will get it next week. A couple of sites have explained exactly how to complete the...
Feature The Most Notable: Playstation Characters So Far This Generation
Making Roots
There have been a number of stand-out Playstation characters who define this generation of Playstation content, but we've hand-picked the cream of the crop Those who have made the list represent exceptional character design, and go some way to defining the Playstation 3's line-up thus far. Nathan Drake (Uncharted): Perhaps the most...
News Fallout: New Vegas Teased, Coming Autumn 2010
Bethesda's just confirmed to us that Fallout: New Vegas will hit the Playstation 3 this Autumn
There's not much on the actual game itself yet, but it has been confirmed that the Obsidian developed spin off will take all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raise the stakes. There's a new trailer...
News Final Fantasy VIII Hits The European Playstation Store Today
Sony's just announced via the European arm of the Playstation Blog that Final Fantasy VIII will indeed launch as part of today's Playstation Store update
Does any other content truly matter? Well, perhaps the small matter of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Aliens Vs Predator multiplayer demos might tempt you. Full list through here.
In a spot of news that probably has us more exciting than it should, Gameshastra has announced a host of new sports Playstation Minis this week; including Steve Davis Pool, Ronnie O'Sullivan Snooker and Phil Taylor Darts
Gameshastra's signed a deal with P1 Sports, in order to convert a host of their mobile phone sports titles - including fishing,...
News Naturally Enlarge Your "Weapon" With 3D Dot Game Heroes
Oh innuendo, our good friend whom never fails to raise a smile across our wizened, jaded old lips
Take this trailer for the upcoming PS3 exclusive 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's supposed to be about increasing the size of your weapon, but we can't seem to say that without sounding filthy. Atlus are playing a joke on us, right?
News Square Enix Working On 5 Unannounced Games
Square Enix has announced that they are working on five unannounced titles at the moment
They also announced that at least two of them are set to launch in 2010. No mention of whether that's just Japan or worldwide. We reckon the titles are Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XVI, Final Fantasy XVII, Final Fantasy XVIII... You get the idea. What else...
News SCEA: Arc Is A "Code Name" For Playstation Motion Controller
The guessing game goes on
Despite us being fairly certain that the Playstation Motion Controller is to be entitled the Playstation Arc; SCEA's Patrick Seybold has thrown a spanner in the works - suggesting that name is just a "rumoured codename". The exec Tweeted last night, "<span>No. We haven't announced the name of our...
News Global PS3 Sales Hit 33.5 Million, Close The Gap On XBOX 360
Sony's reported that they are just 5
5 million systems behind the XBOX 360 now, with a strong showing for the Playstation 3 this Christmas driving the system up to 33.5 million global sales. Sony also reiterated that they will hit their 13 million systems sold target during the fiscal year, with 10.8 million systems sold for the nine months ending...
News Minds Blown: SEGA Announce Sonic The Hedgehog 4
It's been roughly 15 years since Sonic The Hedgehog 3
But it seems SEGA has finally realised what their audience what, as they've announced Sonic The Hedgehog 4 for the Playstation 3. This is pretty much mind-blowing news. The game will release digitally in episodic iterations, the first of which landing this Summer. It'll be a 2D game with 3D...
News Aliens Vs Predator Multiplayer Demo Incoming Tomorrow
SEGA's announced there'll be a demo for Aliens Vs Predator on the Playstation Network tomorrow
Sadly, those looking for some single-player goodness will have to make do with some multiplayer modes, as the demo is multiplayer only.Multiplayer was a huge part of our original AvP game back in 1999, and weve kept the spirit of that classic...
News Sequel To MotoGP 09/10 Could Have Stereoscopic 3D, Head-Tracking
MotoGP 09/10 is coming pretty soon
But MotoGP 10/11, well that's a little way off. And it's giving Capcom the opportunity to consider future tech for those titles; namely head-tracking and stereoscopic 3d.One of the things that Im really excited about is that the PS3 going to support 3D technology. So when you combine that with the PS Eye and...
News Yakuza 3 Gameplay Trailer Screams Shenmue, Features Mason Vs. Princess Superstar
Aside from the fitting choice of Mason Vs
Princess Superstar as its soundtrack, this Yakuza 3 gameplay trailer rocks because it's all like, "Yo, this could easily be a Shenmue game." Apart from all the blood and brutality. 'Cos Ryo was a bit of a lover, really. Beneath all the revenge and beatings. Anyway, you should absolutely order this...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Comes To US PSN Tomorrow
Despite initial reports that the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo would only hit the European PSN tomorrow, EA has announced that it'll also hit the US PSN too
Hurrah. The multiplayer demo is now due in both the European and American regions tomorrow. Erm... And that's all.
News Sony Considering The "Best Way To Approach" PSN Subscriptions
SCEA's Peter Dille has told IGN that Sony are "actively thinking" about charging customers for the PSN, but are still considering the "best way to approach" it
Its been our philosophy not to charge for from launch up until now, but Kaz recently went on the record as saying thats something were looking at, said Dille. I can confirm...
News Bioshock 2 Launch Trailer Is Properly (Properly) Amazing
This epic 3-minute Bioshock 2 launch trailer is properly the best trailer we've seen thus far this year
It's totally all CGI but it captures the game perfectly. We'd forgotten how subtley creepy the universe of Bioshock is too. If you weren't hyped for the game, you probably will be now.