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News OMG Girlz Can Play Gamez Too LOLZ
Whaddup Hannah Montana fans
Sony want you to know that "Girlz Play Too"; well that's according to their new Playstation Portable promotion page. All together now: OMG LILAC PSP. According to the site girls should be well into like the likes of Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2 and, erm, Petz. Personally, we really like the lilac PSP. We don't care if...
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...
News Sackboy To Become An International Icon
It's about bloody time
Many of us were waiting for this to happen around the time of LittleBigPlanet's release last year. It didn't quite happen then, but now it's about to. Sony have secured a deal with Impact International to put Sackboy, erm, everywhere — plush items, bean toys, bobbleheads, mugs, bags; you name it - it's coming. In what is...
News "Purchased Levels" Option Available In LittleBigPlanet PSP
Siliconera have discovered an option within LittleBigPlanet PSP that hints at purchasable download levels for the new portable platformer
Downloadable levels are one of the more requested additions to the already well supported LittleBigPlanet PS3 title, so it would make sense to build that functionality into the PSP title. But only if there are...
News Here's The Gran Turismo PSP Box Art
Here's the boxart for Gran Turismo PSP
We're told that's Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1 on the cover. We wouldn't know like, we just read it over on GTPlanet. Course most of us won't ever see the boxart because we'll be buying the game as a Digital Download from the PSN for our shiny new PSP Go.
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...
News New R-Type Command Game Readying For Release, Has "Chocolate" In The Title
According to an article over at IGN, Famitsu have confirmed plans to release a sequel to the PSP strategy game, R-Type Command
The game which is wonderfully titled R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate is said to include more content and a branching storyline. The game will release in Japan on October 29th as both a digital download and UMD.
News LittleBigPlanet PSP Will Have 30 Story Levels, 40% Less Than The PS3 But Still Substantial
The Playstation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet comes with 50 story levels on the disc
LittleBigPlanet PSP will have 30. That's quite a substantial total when you consider the difference in size of the medium the games are delivered on - one on Blu-Ray, the other UMD/digital download. Assuming the game garners a rather hardcore audience (and we think...
News LittleBigPlanet PSP Will "Talk" To Its Bigger Brother, Unlock Bonus Content
As expected, LittleBigPlanet PSP will talk to the Playstation 3 iteration of LittleBigPlanet to unlock "bonus content"
There are no details on exactly what that content is yet, but we're hoping it's like, a PSP Go outfit for Sackboy or something. Sony are apparently going to plough a "multi-million marketing campaign" behind the game -...
News T3 Go Hands On With The Playstation Portable Go
T3 have an exclusive review of the new PSP Go alongside a video hands-on
They praise the system's portability and promise of instant access to games but question whether switching to the Go will be worthwhile for PSP-3000 owners. They do however conclude that the most interesting thing about the PSP Go will be how it competes against the iPod Touch...
News Comic-Con 2009: Who Wants A Green Lantern PSP-3000?
The PSP Go may be the latest and greatest PSP hardware to hit the market, but that ain't gonna stop Sony showcasing a Green Lantern themed PSP-3000 at this year's Comic-Con
Sadly, this bad boy ain't available for sale, just for ogling. However, those of you with access to the Playstation Store via your PSP might be interested to know about a 16...
News Producer Promises That Valkyria Chronicles 2 Will Be Bigger Than The Original Game
Valkyria Chronicles 2 may well be a PSP game, but that's not going to stop producer Shuntaro Tanaka packing it with content
The producer has touted that the game will have battles "even deeper" than the original and local multiplayer thanks to the ad-Hoc support of the PSP. We know a portable version of Valkyria wasn't quite what many had...
News Sony Promote echoshift As A "Self Co-Op" Kinda Game
Sony want you to know that their upcoming echoshift (redubbed from echochrono) is a a game all about "self co-op"
Player's must solve puzzles by using past actions to solve puzzles. Of course you'll be playing as echochrome's recognisable mannequin characters. The final game will feature 45 levels and 30 puzzle types with the promise of DLC in the...
News Turbografx-16 Games Headed To The American Playstation Store
Have you been patiently anticipating the announcement of Bonk for the Playstation Network ever since we reported that Japan were getting PC Engine games? You have?
Well you should know that if you're American, you're in luck. The Turbografx-16 is on its way to the American Playstation Store. While a time-frame wasn't announced, it was confirmed that...
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...
News Europe To Get Playstation Network Cards In Time For The Launch Of PSP Go
Europe is pretty much the last region on the radar to get pre-paid Playstation Network cards
Asian markets have had them for ages. The USA and Canada have gotten them more recently. But nothing in Europe. But it looks like they're on their way according to a retailer listing. The cards are available in 20 and 50 Euro variants and are listed with a...
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...
News Japanese Gran Turismo PSP TV-Spot Is Subtle Yet Effective
Sometimes companies try to hard
Example; when a video game's advert is filled with explosions, terrible rock music, quick camera switches and a few more explosions, you can probably assume that the game is rubbish and is being marketed at a tribe who think games have to be macho to be good. This Gran Turismo PSP TV spot from Japan is the polar...
News Comic-Con 2009: Fate/Unlimited Codes Will Hit The PSP This September
Capcom's download only beat 'em up, Fate/Unlimited Codes, will hit the Playstation Store this September
The game is based on a Japanese visual novel and has been developed by the team behind the Wii's Tatsunoku Vs. Capcom.
News Sony Did Consider Two Analogue Sticks For The PSP Go
The PSP Go has just one analogue nub
Many consumers expected it to have two, seeing as the lack of a second has been one of the biggest complaints for PSP consumers. In the latest issue of Game Informer, Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida discusses the reasoning for excluding a second nub.We also felt like many users that we wish...
News New Gran Turismo PSP Trailer Is Extremely Light On Gameplay Footage
Here's your new trailer for Gran Turismo PSP
As you may have noted if you've watched it already there is absolutely no gameplay involved. The trailer does showcase the new Corvette ZR-1 though. Apparently. We don't really know, we were just told that was the case.
News Half-Minute Hero Will Be A PSN Exclusive, Demo On The Way
Half-Minute Hero is a zany PSP RPG with distinct twist that the action takes place in Half-Minute chunks
Good title, we hear you scream! If you're still not convinced, then keep your eyes out for a demo next month which will feature two stages from the quirky title. Those of you who are anticipating a UMD release of this game should know that it...
News The UK's Gadget Show Provides The First Review Of Sony's PSP Go
The Gadget Show is well known for getting their excited mitts on Sony's latest hardware
In this exclusive review of the PSP Go they praise Sony's strategy of switching to the download-only market but do lament the price of the system and the still less-than-perfect controls. Still, it's an on-the-whole glowing review Sony's new baby. We're not sure...
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...
News Watch Kratos Kick The Crap Out Of Kilik In Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
We wrote merely minutes ago that we think Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny is quickly becoming one of our most anticipated PSP releases
This footage with Kratos confirms such suspicions. The game looks gorgeous. We're totally taken with how well Kratos fits into the universe too. Namco have done a fantastic job bringing Kratos' moves into a beat 'em up...
News Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny's Character Creation Is Just As Awesome As In Soul Calibur IV
Seeing this screenshot actually fills us with joy
The Soul Calibur series has always had some great customisation options but they peaked with Soul Calibur IV. To be honest, given the PSP's limited power and storage, we didn't expect to see character creation in Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny. But it's coming. In fact, Namco are teasing that Broken...
News Kojima Productions Are Attempting "PS3 Quality" With Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima is treating the PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as Metal Gear Solid 5
Despite the drop in hardware possibilities Kojima reckons the team working on it are "aiming for PS3 quality because they were creating MGS4 on the PS3 not too long ago". Kojima did not comment on how Peace Walker's multiplayer would work but he has...
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.
News Japanese Playstation Store Embrace PC Engine Releases
Not being content with having an enormous selection of old Playstation games on the Japanese store, SCEJ have committed Playstation Network support for PC Engine games too
Four PC Engine games have been confirmed for the Japanese PSN: Bomberman '94, New Adventure Island, Sengoku Mahjong and Devil's Crush. They retail at around 600 yen which is a...
News Gran Turismo PSP Will Not Be Supported By DLC
When quizzed by the producers over at Polyphony Digital on the Playstation Blog, some eager fans were keen to ask if Gran Turismo PSP would be supported by DLC
Sadly it's not looking likely as the producers likened DLC in the already 800-vehicle strong package as "throwing water into the ocean", which they describe as a "lifetime's...
News Valkyria Chronicles 2 Announced For The Playstation Portable
Rejoice Valkyria Chroncles fans
The critically acclaimed yet retail under-performer is going to get a sequel on the PSP. The sequel will retain Valkyria's mix of turn-based strategy and third person shooting. SEGA claim on their official site that the game will be a "true sequel". The cel-shaded look seems to have made the jump to the PSP...
News Sony Making The PSP Go More Attractive To Smaller Development Teams
Sony want to steal some of the iPhone's thunder with the PSP Go
How will they do that? Well by essentially copying Apple's philosophy of cheap content which can be built by small teams. It's attractive to developers and gamers. But how are Sony going to pull such a feat off? Speaking with Develop, Sony Europe's head of developer relations - Zeno...
News Check Out Some Footage Of Gran Turismo & LittleBigPlanet Running On The PSP Go
Above is a video of the PSP Go running Gran Turismo PSP courtesy of our friends over at Fase Extra
Is there anything more beautiful? We're not quite sure. The PSP Go has really grown on us as a piece of hardware over the past few weeks. We can't wait to get our hands on the system this October. After the jump is some more Go footage, this time...
First Impressions Gran Turismo PSP on Playstation Portable
Somewhat of a shock announcement during Sony's E3 2009 conference, Gran Turismo PSP had been rumoured for many, many years but never materialised
Gran Turismo 4 Mobile was announced as one of the flag-ship titles of the original PSP but dropped off the radar. Set to commemorate the launch of the PSP Go this October 1st, Gran Turismo PSP will provide...
News Take A Look At Sony's Playstation Portable Summer Bus
If you're in the UK this summer, you might want to head out and take a trip on Sony's Magical Mystery Summer Of PSP tour bus
These are the dates you can catch the magical parade: 11th and 12 July Chessington World of Adventures, Chessington, Surrey 24th to 26th July Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset 2nd August Underage Festival,...
News Bargain Of The Week: Archer Maclean's Mercury On The Playstation Store For Under ?5
Selling at around a Tenner on eBay, Archer Maclean's Mercury was one of the flagship titles of the early Playstation Portable
Called Hydrium in Japan, and with loose inspiration from the classic Marble Madness, Archer Maclean's Mercury is a simple puzzle game regarding the control of a small blob (called, erm, Mercury) through a series of puzzles...
News Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Sells Big Time In Japan
Monster Hunter is big in Japan
Really big. So big is it that Monster Hunter Freedom Unite - the game that just released here in the west - has sold a whopping 3.5 million units since its release in March, of which 1 million units came from the budget "The Best" line. It'll be interesting to see how the game fares in the West. Capcom have...
News Downloadable Comics Coming To The Playstation Portable
Remember a few months back when Sony made hints at bringing comics to the PSP? Well today that service was announced in Japan
There's no word of a release date or the type of content to expect, just that comics will be coming to the PSP and will be downloaded from the Playstation Store. We expect the service will eventually launch in the West...
News Sony Not Playing "Catch Up" Anymore, PSN As Strong As Live
Sony rolled out their online service, the PSN, in 2006
Since then it has grown like crazy. Most of the pressure on Sony's PSN came from Microsoft's XBOX Live which in 2006 was miles ahead. Now, not so much. Sony have improved their PSN drastically over the past few years and there seem to be no signs of slowing down."I don't think there's a lot...
News Shadow Of Memories Coming To The Playstation Portable
Remember Shadow Of Memories, the time-hopping detective game we called Shadow Of Destiny in the West? Well, it's coming to the PSP
The game will release on UMD in Japan the same day as the West get the PSP Go, October 1st. Alas, there's no real connection between the two seeing as Japan get the PSP Go a month later. No mention of a Western release...
News Blimey, PSP 2 Graphical Specs Possibly Leaked
Did you think that the PSP Go was going to be the end of PSP hardware news for a while? We kind of did
But alas, no. Sources have other ideas. In fact they're rumouring that the PSP 2 is very, very much in development. A press release from British company Imagination Technologies Group this week suggested a license agreement with a major consumer...
News Dissidia Hits Europe On September 4th
Hey Europe
You'll be getting Dissidia on September 4th, just a week after the US release of the game. You'll also be getting extra stuff such as an Arcade Mode and some balanced gameplay. Mark the date on your calendars Final Fantasy fans.
News Playstation To Make A Bigger Presence In Taiwan
The Tapei Times are reporting that Sony have made big strides in Taiwan in an effort to boost the PSP and PS3's presence in the region
New developer relations will mean six independent companies in Taiwan working on Playstation products. The Tapei Times report PS3/PSP digital content will likely be the result of the partnerships. In addition, the...
News So, Who Plays The PSP In The Bath Then?
Hooray for the return of insane Playstation advertising
This classic from SCEE shows a dude playing the PSP in the bath. Has it made anyone want to buy one?
News French Retailers Will Stock The PSP Go
Despite rumours last week that suggested French retailers would refuse to stock the PSP Go, SCEE have outright denied the claims this morning: No French retailers have refused to stock the Go, we were told by SCEE
The rep added that the story simply wasnt true.</blockquote> So hey, if you're French and you want a PSP Go, looks like you...
Rumour Uncharted 2 Among Thieves Heading To The PSP
We all know that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is heading to the Playstation 3 right? But seeing as the PSP is making a comeback, it might make sense to port the game to Sony's handheld
A mysterious screenshot discovered by Screwattack.com from the upcoming issue of Official Playstation Magazine seems to suggest that's exactly what might happen. Of...
News God Eater Coming To The Playstation Portable
This is the debut trailer for Namco Bandai's upcoming PSP title God Eater
It looks a lot like Monster Hunter to us. What about you guys?
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Now Updated With New Content
Just as Capcom did with the Japanese edition, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has been updated with free new content today
There'll be free content every Friday for the next few months. Todays content will feature a desert quest for the Daimyo Hermitaur, Tigrex and Plesioth. Just select the download option from the Monster Hunter menu to gain access to...
News The PSP Go Processor Is More Than 40% Faster Than The Original
The original PSP series (1000-3000) have a processor capable of reaching 333MHz
The PSP Go can hit up to 480MHZ. It's unknown what the extra processing power will be used for; the PSP Go will have in-game XMB (much like the PS3) and thus the extra power may well be used to make this option possible. Speculation for PSP Go-only applications are rife...
News Namco Reckons Unlockables Are Now Outdated
Namco reckon that the traditions of unlocking characters in fighting games as you play them are now totally outdated
Speaking with Videogamer.com, director Katsuhiro Harada explained his reasoning:Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters. And...
News The Playstation 3 Has Sold 2.2 Million Systems In The UK, PSP 3.3 Million
Times are hard ladies and gentleman
However, companies still need your money. And money they will get when awesome games are being released. A set of new data released courtesy of British retailer has given us some perspective on where money was spent on video games in the last year. Nintendo are in the lead with 2.7 million DS' sold in the last...
News Sony Apparently Always Planned A PSP Without UMD
Speaking with Gamesbusiness
jp</a>, Sony's planning division top-man Naoya Matsui has confirmed that Sony always planned to release a UMD-less portable. The announcement of the PSP Go puts that plan into fruition:"We'd planned to release a PSP model without a UMD drive since the very beginning," Matsui said. He further makes his case...
News Check Out London's Monster Hunter Gathering Hall
We gave you details on the opening of London's Monster Hunter Gathering Hall yesterday
But now we have some shots of the building itself. There are some indoor views here, but look at the front. It's so frigging cool. We're amazed how far Capcom are going with this Monster Hunter thing. It's kinda awesome.
News New Hot Shots Game Revealed, "Refresh" Is A Minigame Compilation
Remember we speculated earlier in the week what the new Hot Shots game would be? We said bowling
We were so darned wrong. The game has been announced as Hot Shots Refresh, a minigame collection featuring karate, baseball, soccer, boxing, racing - in micro-portions. We're thinking something a bit like WarioWare but with sports involved. Still the...
News Capcom Reveal PSone Classics & Digital Download PSP Releases That Are Coming To The PSN
We all love Capcom games right? Good, now that we've sorted that out, we're sure you'll be pleased to know that Capcom are making good on all those promises they made earlier in the year - lots of PSone titles are indeed scheduled to hit the PSN
The entire (PS1) Resident Evil franchise will be heading to the PSN, as will Dino Crisis. The PSP will...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Advert Features Giant CGI Monsters & Forlorn Kids
Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite onslaught continues with this TV ad
It depicts something that's happened to pretty much all of us on the walk home from work/school. You discover a giant footprint on a grass verge and curiously stop to investigate, only to end up standing face to face with a giant thing. It's happened to us twice already this...
News Head To The Monster Hunter Gathering Hall This Friday In London
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is massive in Japan
We know that, we post about it all the time. In the West - not so much. But that's something Capcom are hoping to change. A big part of the Monster Hunter experience is the community aspect. Meeting up with friends and playing the game together. Capcom aim to recreate that experience in the UK by...
News New Korean PSP Bundles Are A Bit Like The Current British Weather - Very Hot!
Morning/afternoon/evening Korean readers
How do you fancy a new PSP bundle? It includes Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, a black or white PSP system (your choice) and a 4GB memory stick. Alternatively you might prefer the DMB pack which includes a South Korean TV tuner, 32mb memory stick and the unit. The choice is yours. Oh, and they're being promoted...
News Terrible Bands That Weird People Like Heading To Rock Band Unplugged
Everybody cheer with me now - Avenged Sevenfold are coming to the PSP's awesome Rock Band Unplugged
No cheers? Oh, that's because nobody likes Avenged Sevenfold. Actually, that's not strictly true. People do like Avenged Sevenfold. They're just a bit weird. A bit like the people who like Dream Theater, Motley Crue and Stone Temple Pilots. Meh, it's...
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 New "Hot Shots" Title Headed To The Playstation Portable
The "Hot Shots" series (or "Everybody's" elsewhere) has spawned some excellent golf and tennis games over the years
But now it's time for a new sport, as developers Clap Hanz have teased. The teaser hides the wording of the sport but it won't be long before we find out what it is; a demo is planned alongside the game's announcement this Friday. The...
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 Hatsune Miku Project Diva Coming To The Playstation Portable
Hatsune Miku is a Japanese digital pop star powered by Yamaha's Vocaloid voice synthesizer
Apparently "she" is a bit of a sensation in Japan and certainly worthy of "her" own PSP game. Think of Miku as a Japanese Miley Cyrus. Only made out of polygons. Hatsune Miku Project Diva will be available for Japanese PSPs from early next...
News Microsoft's Greenberg: "Sony Did A Good Job At E3, I Have A PS3 & Play Games On It"
Reading a comment like this really warms our heart
We prefer it when companies say nothing about each other, but if they're going to talk, at the very least be respectful. And that's exactly what Aaron Greenberg has been in an interview with Major Nelson. Despite claiming the Microsoft show historic, he also mentions his thoughts on Sony's press...
News Sony Readying A "Cellphone-Game Hybrid"
According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Sony are readying a cellphone-videogame combination platform to rival the iPhone
According to the paper, Sony will be setting up a "project team" next month that will combine a Sony Ericsson phone with, presumably, a PSP Go-style download service. In fact, it would kinda be odd if they...
News Sony Want To Create Synergy Between Products By Next Year
One of the biggest problems Sony has had in the past few years is that they're a victim of their own success
You may not relate to it instantly, but Sony are an absolutely gigantic company. They're a record label, a movie licensing and production house, an electronics producer, a video game publisher, a hardware manufacturer, a mobile phone company...
News Two Retail Stores We've Never Heard Of Don't Want To Stock The PSP Go, Sony Shudder In Fear
For the record, we're from England and we've never heard of Chips nor Grainger Games
Alas, if you are aware of one of these stores please let us know via post-card or the comments section. Anyway, said imaginary stores are not very impressed with the PSP Go."From my point of view I've got to think, Do I want to stock this?' Right now I can't...
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.
News Downloadable PSP Titles Will Average At Around 700MB
We're still concerned about space restrictions of the PSP Go
16GB of on board memory just doesn't sound like a lot to us. Especially when Sony themselves are confirming that game sizes will average out at around 700MB. That means you'll be able to store roughly 17 games on the system at once. Sure, the memory slot will allow you to add another 16GB...
News New SCEE Boss Andrew House Says "We Can Charge Excessively For New Hardware"
Andrew House hasn't long been in charge over at SCEE and he's already dropped one or two clangers
But this is probably his best so far. Speaking MCV, House was asked to justify the price of the PSP Go. His response? A classic. "When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is...
News Get A Closer Look At The PSPGo, Non-Gaming Applications Possible
In this early look at the PSP Go, CNET talk to Playstation's Al De Leon where when pressed he concludes that downloadable content for the handheld "will mostly be games, but there's an opportunity to look at non-gaming applications
" He cites the lower development costs as a reason for this possibility. Personally we're more interested in the...
News Gran Turismo PSP Looks Kind Of Exceptional
Trust Polyphony Digital to absolutely blow away any expectations you may have for how a PSP game will look
Gran Turismo PSP looks like the most gorgeous thing ever to grace the handheld. October 1st can't come soon enough. Check out some more screens here.
News Want Rockman Complete Works On PSone? Impossible, We're 'Fraid!
Capcom have just released the PS1 remake of the original Rockman (a
k.a. Mega Man) on the Japanese PSN. Sadly, it's pretty impossible to get. In order to celebrate the belated release of Mega Man 9 on the store, Capcom is holding a competition for those who purchase the game. Winners can either claim a T-shirt or a download code for the Rockman...
News Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? Becomes A PSN Only Release
Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman
What Did I Do To Deserve This?</a> is probably one of the best titles for a video game that has ever been. It also looks immensely fun. Alas, those of you PSP owners without PSN accounts (are there any of you?) will be disappointed to hear that the game will be a download-exclusive when it releases in the near...
News As Of Now There Are 25 Million Playstation Network Accounts
So here's a big figure for you to mull over whilst drinking your afternoon tea
There are 25 million Playstation Network accounts at the time of writing. That's rather a lot. Despite some people making more than one account for different regions, we're sure this all averages out at approximately one PSN account per Playstation 3 sold which is quite a...
News Explodemon! Coming To The PSP, Still Just As Explosive
Curve Studios developed the PSP version of Buzz
Master Quiz</a>. Now they're back working on the platform to bring their upcoming action-platformer to the system. Explodemon! has already been announced for PC, PS3 and WiiWare, but will arrive as a downloadable title for the PSP sometime in 2010. Alongside Explodemon!, Curve Studios confirmed...
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...
News Final Fantasy VII Downloads Surpass 100,000 Sales
Indicative of the cheers that erupted due to the announcement of Final Fantasy VII's release on the PSN during Sony's E3 press conference, the Square title has gone on to sell over 100,000 copies in just two weeks
Quite astonishing sales figures really. It makes you wonder what would happen if they fully remade the game doesn't it?
News Japan Get New Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Bundles
If there's anyone in Japan without a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, they may be pleased to know Sony are making the game that tiny bit harder to resist with the launch of two new bundles this July
The new Red and Blue PSPs are said "to match the image of the notorious monsters 'Teostra' and 'Lunastra' from the game". Check the red...
News Capcom Aren't Dropping The Playstation Platform In A Hurry
Concerned gamers may be getting their panties in a twist over Activision's threats last week, but when asked by worried Capcom fans over the companies future with the Playstation brand, there was a resounding level of confidence from the major third-party publisher's community manager Shawn Baxter: "I dont see that happening [dropping the Playstation platform]
Monster Hunter has sold over 8.5 million on the PSP worldwide."</blockquote> Pretty much enough said then we think. Rather ironically the PS3 version of Prototype - an Activision published title - stayed in the top 5 of t...
News Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Confirmed For The PSP This Autumn
Rockstar Games have announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be released for the PSP this Autumn
The game will be available via UMD and via Playstation Network."We're proud to extend this truly unique handheld Grand Theft Auto experience to PSP and offer a downloadable version of Chinatown Wars for PSPgo," said Sam...
News Is GTA: Chinatown Wars Headed To The PSP?
A tweet picked up by TheSixthAxis seems to suggest that GTA: Chinatown Wars is headed to the PSP
The game, which sold abysmally on the Nintendo DS, received high ratings across the board. Given the success of previous GTA games on the PSP it would make sense to port the popular DS title. Minus the odd touch-screen mini-game it would work rather well...
News Howard Stringer Gets President Title, Aims To Save $3.1Billion Over The Coming Fiscal Year
Sony have been losing a fair amount of money over the past few years
The company involved with consumer electronics, music and movies - aswell as our beloved Playstation - made their first fiscal loss in 14 years last year. As such Sony have embarked upon a restructuring plan that has seen the American Howard Stringer taking the title of president...
News Activision Threaten To "Stop Supporting" The Playstation Platform
Well, here's something you don't expect to see popping up in your Twitter feed from every source under the sun on a Friday morning
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has warned Sony that his company - Activision, the third largest publisher in the world - will cease to support the Playstation platforms unless they sort out the pricing. Speaking with The...
News Numblast Heading To The PSN For Playstation 3 & PSP
Sony have announced a new Puzzle Quest style release for PSN entitled Numblast in Europe or QRuToN (pronounced: "kuru-ton") elesewhere
In the game youll be presented with several numbered tiles, and using a 2x2 cursor you'll rotate the tiles around, attempting to create 2x2 boxes of like-numbered tiles. Once you get a match, the numbers inside the...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves & Brutal Legend Top Out The Best Of E3 Listings
The best of E3 2009 game listings are in - with Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and EA's Brutal Legend topping out the tallies with 4 nominations each; including the Best Of Show nominee
They face up against Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction for the coveted award; while the PSP Go faces competition from Microsoft's Natal...
News ESRB Rate Final Fantasy Tactics For Playstation 3 & PSP
The PSone Square onslaught continues, as the ESRB rate Final Fantasy Tactics presumably for distribution via the Playstation Network in North America
Seeing as the original PSone release never made it across the shores to Europe, we'd be surprised if it popped up on the European store. Alas, there's always that vastly superior PSP title to get hold...
Although Kojima did cite Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots as his last ever Metal Gear game, he's decided to return to the series that made him a star one more time - with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Speaking in Famitsu, Kojima describes Peace Walker as "his personal MGS5" and that the MGS4 team are working on it. But what of...
News Pre-Paid PSN Cards Make Their Way Over To The Land Of Canada
So, we're only really posting about this because the Canadians never seem to shut-up about pre-paid PSN cards
Well today looks to put an end to your misery, as eagle-eyed Canadian Joystiq readers have apparently got their hands on $20 PSN cards in the land of Maple Syrup. We wonder if Sony have any plans to bring these to Europe? Presumably they're...
News App Store Coming To The PSP Go?
Unnamed sources have confirmed to Destructoid that Sony are planning an app store for the PSP Go
Set for announcement at GamesCon, the new PSP Go shop front will feature "smaller, 'non-retail' games and applications", which will be priced at roughly $2-$6 and must come in at under 100MB. It would be unsurprising if this happened and might...
News PSP Go To Have Standard Battery Life
Given that the PSP Go is without any moving parts, we kinda figured that the PSP Go's battery would last a fair amount longer
We were wrong. It will have "battery life is equivalent to the current models," according to the European Playstation Blog. That means "approximately 3 to 6 hours for gameplay and approximately 3 to 5 hours...
News Analyst Pachter Apologises Over PSP Go Comments
Analyst Michael Pachter claimed that the PSP Go was a rip-off
Now he wants to take that back. In an interview with IndustryGamers took the opportunity to reiterate that he doesn't believe Sony is conning anyone. He stated that Sony have "the right to price its products at a point that they think is competitive" and that in trying to be...
News Kaz Hirai: We Won't Go Mainstream Too Quickly, We'll Always Support The Core Audience
Kaz Hirai has said a lot of things in his time as head of SCE; namely "$599
" Today though, Kaz has something almost philosophical to say, and we couldn't agree more: "A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers...If you go mainstream too quickly and don't support the core gaming audience then you lack the pillar to support...
News A Majority Of PSP's Back Catalogue Will Be Available To Download On PSP Go
Sony have confirmed that a "majority" of the PSP's back catalogue will be available to download by October 1st, the launch day of the PSP Go, with all of Sony's first-party releases following that up
So basically, virtually every PSP game (save the odd third-party release) is going to be available from the Playstation Store to near-enough coincide...
News Pachter Reckons The PSP Go Is A Rip-Off
Oh, Michael Pachter
Ever the Internet celebrity, for all the wrong reasons. Cue his rant on the PSP Go - where cites the profitable PSP-3000 as $80 cheaper than the new $250 PSP Go. His point? PSP-3000's are more expensive to make than the new PSP Go, due to the UMD disc assembly. As a business analyst we're utterly concerned with Pachters apparent...
News Resident Evil Portable Promises "Totally Different" Gameplay
We're constantly excited over new Resident Evil announcements
We may write about Sony, but we are big fans of anything Resident Evil. Thus, hearing Sony announce a new PSP Resident Evil game caused us to squeel a little bit. Who doesn't want new Resident Evil games huh? But details are scarce. So scarce in fact that the words "totally...
News What's Up Europe? This Is Your Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle
With PSP Go's lurking around the corner, we're not sure how well this Monster Hunter Freedom Unite bundle will sell
But hey, the boxart's cool. Alongside a mystic silver PSP-3000 you'll receive: a gold UMD case, a pendant and a sticker to "theme" your new PSP with. Oh and you get a copy of the game aswell! But dude, the boxart. Also,...
News Heartbreak: Trophies Flatout Not Coming To The PSP
There was one announcement we were anticipating from Sony during their PSP Go unveiling at E3 this year
We didn't think it would be a focus, just a quick aside, but we expected it all the same. Trophies on PSP. Seems like Joystiq expected it too, but they were told it's flat-out not happening when they asked. The interviewee, Eric Lempel - director...
News Vote Playstation At The Annual Golden Joystick Awards
Every year, the Golden Joystick awards are held to honour the best in gaming
This year is no exception with Sackboy and Sev all donning their tuxedos for the big night. But they need your vote before they can get too excited. Head over to the Awards website for a full list of the categories and nominees cast your vote and you could win some cool...
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