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News Take A Look At The Wealth Of PSP Go Accessories
We'll get this out of the way straight up - the PSP Go doesn't have a standard mini-USB adapter so that means if you already had peripherals with your PSP-3000, they'll no longer work
It's a bit sucky really, considering some of these accessories will become pretty much essential (the USB cable for one). Hopefully these accessories are just...
E3 2009 Interview With Peter Dille
GameTrailers have an exclusive interview with Sony's Peter Dille discussing their content, the PSP Go among other interesting topics
It's an interesting interview for anyone who cares; which is naturally all of you seeing as you're on this site. The second part of the interview is after the jump.
News Early PSP Go Preorder Signs Suggest A Positive Response
There was some initial backlash to the PSP Go when the news leaked late last week
Even we couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed with the look of the system. Since then, it's really grown on us. It looks every inch the piece of quality hardware we come to expect from Sony. And according to PunchJump.com - consumers are reacting in much a similar...
News Metal Gear Solid Coming As A Download To The PSN
You know, when Jack Tretton stood up on stage and said there were more PSone games coming to the PSN we wanted to believe him but we just didn't think it was going to happen
Then bam! Final Fantasy VII went live on the American PSN almost immediately. Well following that up on June 18th is the original Metal Gear Solid. No word on a European release...
News Assassin's Creed Bloodlines Continues The PSP Software March, Looks Gorgeous
Did you hear? The PSP is back
After a year of scavenging little tid-bits of PSP content to write about, we're all of a sudden inundated. Which is awesome. Ubisoft just dropped us some screenshots of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Bloodlines, a PSP exclusive which will plug the links between the original Assassin's Creed and its sequel. Just like its...
E3 2009 Kojima Passing Metal Gear Solid: Rising Onto The "Young Bloods", Will Focus On Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima will pass the development of Metal Gear Solid: Rising onto the "young bloods" at Kojima Productions
He'll take a backset on the game's development, instead focusing his attention on the PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker."We're creating Rising with Kojima Productions' up-and-coming young bloods, because the game is for the young...
E3 2009 echochrono Drops The Third-Dimension, Replaces It With The Fourth-Dimension
The follow up to echochrome doesn't look like echochrome much at all
In fact, echochrono drops a whole dimension and adds colour. But worry not puzzle fans - that does not mean the game is going to be any easier than the last. Instead of having the third-dimension, echochrone will instead opt for the fourth-dimension, using the traits of time to...
E3 2009 Take A Tour Of Sony's E3 2009 Booth With Jeff Gerstmann & Brad Shoemaker
GiantBomb
com</a> is officially our favourite video games website aside from PushSquare. So we decided, while other sites post up their booth tours, there is no better host than Jeff Gerstmann. Alas - here for your viewing pleasure is Jeff Gerstmann touring the ol' Sony booth.
Some protesters, erm, protesting Dante's Inferno
PR stunt or genuinely upset religious types?
E3 2009 Gran Turismo PSP Gameplay Footage
Well, we guess this explains why Gran Turismo 5 has been in development forever; Polyphony Digital have been working on Gran Turismo PSP
And it looks amazing. This footage was captured off the showfloor by Gamekyo.com; their driving skills may need brushing up but - look-at-the-graphics!
E3 2009 Resident Evil Is Coming To The PSP
There's not really much we can say here, as the news was only mentioned in passing, but alas Jack Tretton confirmed at last nights E3 press briefing that Resident Evil is in development for the PSP
It sounds like it'll be a totally new entry into the franchise, and for that alone, we're stoked.
E3 2009 Fat Princess Is Coming To The PSP
Fat Princess is heading to the PSP in the form of Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake
Further reinforcing that the PSP is going to have an absolutely bumper year the game will be a port of the PSN game (that's out this month) with some extra bits and bobs. New modes will include: Grim Ripper, Dilapidated, Demolition, and Jailbreak. 8-player multiplayer...
E3 2009 LittleBigPlanet PSP Revealed
The jewel in Sony's crown last year was LittleBigPlanet
With the "Play. Create. Share" mandate we've probably spent more time coming back to LittleBigPlanet than any other game. There's always something new to do, and you can't say that about many games. Having said that - creation can be time consuming. It's something I'd probably enjoy...
E3 2009 Motorstorm: Arctic Edge Trailer Looks Really Neat
We're big fans of the Motorstorm franchise - we suck at it, but we still love it
So the announcement of Motorstorm: Arctic Edge a few months back really excited us. And finally we get to see it in action. It looks really awesome. Anyone else still getting used to PSP trailers being shown within the PSP Go shell?
E3 2009 Kratos Will Appear In Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Well, if ever there was a fit for the Soul Calibur franchise it's Kratos, who will show up in the upcoming PSP title Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
For a PSP game, this genuinely looks jaw-droppingly incredible.
Feature E3 2009 Sony Conference Announcements: The Complete & Definitive Guide
Sony's E3 2009 conference was packed with many thrills and spills
No doubt you're trying to digest all the information that came out of the conference. Well we have the definitive guide prepared for you. Here's everything you need to know: E3 2009: Sony Reveal Motion Controller For Playstation 3 E3 2009: Sony Motion Controller Demonstration...
E3 2009 Assassin's Creed II On Playstation 3 Demonstration, Assassin's Creed Bloodline Connectivity
Assassin's Creed II was demonstrated at Sony's E3 press conference today and it looks absolutely stunning
Set in the Italian Renaissance, Ubisoft appear to have improved on every aspect of the original. Exclusive weapons will be unlocked in Assassin's Creed II for those players who own Assassin's Creed Bloodline on the PSP.
E3 2009 Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Trailer Revealed
As predicted, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Sony's E3 conference today to announce Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker for the PSP
The game is set ten years after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and is said to be the "true" sequel. Two Metal Gear games coming to Playstation platforms?!? The game will launch next year.
E3 2009 Gran Turismo PSP Finally A Reality
It's been a long time coming (like most things Gran Turismo), but it's coming this year
The Gran Turismo franchise is finally going to be playable in the palm of your hands. The game will feature over 800 cars, 30 tracks and ad-hoc multiplayer modes. Will be available this October.
E3 2009 PSP Go Officially Announced, Will Retail At $249.99
Kaz Hirai officially unveiled the new PSP Go today, announcing the product would retail at $249
99 when it releases later this year. The system will have 16GB of Flash memory, a slide screen, blue tooth and built in Wi-Fi. Media Go was also announced allowing players to sync the content from their PC to the PSP with relative ease. Sense Me was also...
E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII On Playstation Store Today
At some point today the Playstation Store will be updated with Square's classic Final Fantasy VII available for download to be playable on the PSP and PS3
Keep checking the store to see when the game hits!
- Time to move onto the PSP now
PSP Go announcement pretty likely. Recap of PSP games. Having a sip of tea. Assassin's Creed Bloodlines, November 10th. Lots of diverse content. The pink PSP gets loud applause. Haha. PSP connectivity. Kaz Hirai is out. RIDGGGGGGGGGGE RACER! PSP Go officially announced. There's the PSP Go. Would have been more of a...
E3 2009 Official Press Shots Of The New PSP Go
Snazzy.
Following the leak of the PSP Go today, here are some Sony press shots of the new console Looks really snazzy when in its closed position. These shots are courtesy of Eurogamer. Thoughts in the comments.
E3 2009 Important Information About The PushSquare Coverage
Hey guys
Sony will be hitting the stage in under an hour. We're practically bubbling with excitement. You've heard our predictions, you've heard our ideas for the perfect conference and you've probably followed Nintendo and Microsoft over the last two days. The pressure is firmly on Sony's shoulders to be abrupt, concise and decisive. And we'll be...
E3 2009 Assassin's Creed II Launching November 17
Ubisoft's press conference was a strange beast
It seemed to last approximately seven years in length and, well, there was very little in the way of Assassin's Creed II - which we think everybody expected to be a big deal at the show. Especially when it launches on November 17th. That's, what, five or so months away? We've barely seen anything of the...
E3 2009 Kojima's PSP Outing Will Be Titled Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
So much for being done with the Metal Gear Solid franchise, eh Kojima? Not only do we have Metal Gear Solid Rising, but announced via the very same press site we posted about earlier is a listing for Kojima's PSP game - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
The game is scheduled for a 2010 release.
E3 2009 ... And Microsoft Clarify Metal Gear Solid: Rising Is NOT Exclusive
Microsoft may have invited Hideo Kojima on stage to announce his new Metal Gear Solid game; but there was no mention of exclusivity
Why? Because it's not exclusive."You know, we didn't say that it was exclusive," clarified Xbox executive and corporate VP John Schappert (he was the guy hosting most of the event) during an interview with me...
E3 2009 Screenshot Seems To Suggest PSP Trophy Support
The image is blurry, but those of you with apt enough eyesight will spot what appears to be a small "trophy unlock" icon appearing during a demo game of SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
This is something we've been wanting for a long, long time, so hopefully Sony announce it at their E3 conference tomorrow. Naturally it could be absolutely anything, so...
E3 2009 Guitar Hero Coming To The PSP
If you feel like you haven't got enough Hero games to look forward to, you'll be pleased to know that Activision are bringing Guitar Hero to the PSP
An Activision investor call made mention of a PSP iteration of the rhythm game, which promises to feature "a drum component," according to Gamespot. There are no other details to speak of at...
E3 2009 Sony's E3 Conference Will Be 2 Hours Long
In traditional style, Sony's E3 conference will span a full 2 hours tomorrow night
For comparison, Nintendo will speak for an hour and Microsoft for around 95 minutes. The news has broken from Geoff Keighley's Twitter page, who incidentally, likes to make sure his Twitter page is never too far from the gaming press. He wrote:To those asking about...
News Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny's Render Of Ivy Is Surprisingly Close To Her PS3 Equivalent
Have you ever wondered how the rendering of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV compares with the rendering of Ivy from Soul Calbur: Broken Destiny? Nope us neither, but we still found the results fascinating
Naturally there are fewer polygons and less shading, but good grief, for a handheld, Broken Destiny is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous. We're...
News Kojima Productions Website Reveals A Parting Of The Clouds
The Kojima Productions website is still updating
But it's E3 this week, and it's unlikely to update many more times. We're going to hear something folks. Kojima is going to make an announcement of some kind. And that means we get to stop posting about these ridiculous countdowns. Today's post may be the last, it may be the penultimate, but either...
E3 2009 Sony Still Have A Lot Of "Shockers" Planned
The PSP Go may have leaked, but SCEA's PR man Jake Osuwah reckons it matters diddly squat
Speaking on Twitter he claimed:<span class="entry-content">Pre-E3 annoucements or not! There's still lots of shockers planned for you guys @ E3, stay tuned...</span></blockquote> <span class="entry-content">So there...
E3 2009 LEGO Harry Potter Becomes A Reality
LEGO Harry Potter has been on the cards for a while
But today, Warner finally released the first trailer for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 — which naturally will document the first four years of Harry's time at Hogwarts. The trailer looks suitably rough but, alas, the game is not due until next year. Press release after the jump. WARNER BROS...
E3 2009 Where Can I Watch E3 2009?
Our friends over at TheSixthAxis have posted a handy guide to this year's E3 coverage
As always you'll get all the news here at PushSquare, but if you want to get in on the Sony conference live, as it happens; here are your points of interest: Sony: 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM GMTG4 (Also on TV)GameTrailers (HD)IGNGameSpot
E3 2009 Kazanori Yamauchi Will Not Talk About Gran Turismo 5 At This Years E3
According to VG247, those interviewing Polyphony Digital's Kazanori Yamauchi have been asked not to mention Gran Turismo 5
The anticipated racing sim was expected to get a launch date at this year's E3 but apparently will be missing from this year's lineup again. Interviews will likely focus on Gran Turismo PSP.
News Fat Princess & Trash Panic Confirmed For The European PSN This June
Sony have confirmed via the European leg of the Playstation Blog that Trash Panic and Fat Princess will be available on the PSN this June
The anticipated multiplayer romp Fat Princess is expected to make its final appearance on the E3 show floor this year before retail sometime this month. Trash Panic on the other hand is an exciting puzzle game...
E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII Rated For The PSN
Presumably in a move to tie in with the American release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete this June 2nd, an ESRB search has popped up that SCEA will be publishing Final Fantasy VII on the PSP and PS3
Europe will probably follow suite when we get the movie in July. Expect this announcement to pop up somewhere at E3.
E3 2009 Sony Still Have "Big Unannounced Games" Says Geoff Keighley
The leak of the PSP Go has prompted Twitter user "Jake" to run to their favourite journalist for reassurance
"<span class="entry-content">Will Sony still have a lot of new announcements despite the PSP Go leaks?" he asks GTTV host Geoff Keighley. The response? "</span><span...
E3 2009 Official Press Shots Of The PSP Go
After a long sleep, and much mulling over the design of the PSP Go, we've come to the conclusion that we desperately need to know more
Sure we know how it looks, sure we know some specs, but we figure there is still lots for Sony to tell us about their new hardware. [gallery link="file"] We'd love to hear your thoughts on the PSP Go.
E3 2009 Playstation Store Will Be Updated Throughout E3
Sony will be updating the Playstation Store with new content all throughout next weeks E3, as confirmed by a marketing e-mail: "We'll be on the show floor at E3 from start to finish, loading up the PlayStation Store with new videos, themes and game content as it's unveiled," reads the email
"Check for PlayStation Store daily refreshes from 6/2...
E3 2009 20-Second Assassin's Creed 2 Teaser
Clever computery types have managed to download this Assassin's Creed 2 teaser from Ubisofts unsecure website
Looks like CGI footage to us, but it's also a reminder as to why the original games concept was so damn awesome.
A leaked episode of Qore has revealed the new design for the PSP Go, alongside confirmation of a new PSP based Metal Gear and Gran Turismo game
The video interview with Veronica Belmont also includes the first footage of LittleBigPlanet PSP. The system will include 16GB of flash memory and bluetooth support.
E3 2009 Further PSP Go Leaks - Here's The Box
Further confirming the reality of the PSP Go's design, Playstation Lifestyle have a photo of the box
Looks a lot like that PS3 Slim box don't you think?
E3 2009 A Higher-Resolution Shot Of The New PSP Go
It's been a long afternoon, feels like weeks since we broke the news of the new PSP design
But we've had confirmation and here it is in higher resolution. Honestly, we like the look of the top-half of the system, but hate the placement of the "Start" and "Select" buttons. The analogue stick's placement looks like it could make...
E3 2009 Is This Your First Look At The PSP Go/LittleBigPlanet PSP?
Keeping in line with every major E3 announcement usually leaking before E3, here's probably your first taste of the PSP Go; via the GamingConsoleNetwork who've acquired this image through the June edition of Sony's monthly digital magazine: Qore
Treat as rumour for now, we're still waiting for some kind of confirmation - but that right there looks...
First Impressions Rock Band Unplugged on Playstation Portable
Rock Band Unplugged is essentially a compilation of the following parts: the concept of the Playstation 2's Amplitude, a rock-and-roll background and the system-selling name of Rock Band
Oh, and there's not really any electronic music either. Hell no, commercial rock all the way. Ahem. Kicking it with Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle" (we can...
E3 2009 Dante's Inferno On The Cusp Of Absolutely Epic
So, Dante's Inferno may be an absolute outrage if you're a literature snob, but, we think it's starting to look really, really cool
Cue this new trailer which is both epic, disturbing and totally awesome. Apparently it makes a mockery of the book though. Whatever, we hate pretentious people.
News Kojima Announcement Is Certainly Hotting Up, "MASK" Revealed
Kojima has an announcement coming
He's probably running one of the most closely followed "viral marketing hype super-duper" campaigns (they taught us about these in Business Studies!) ever. The weather in the main teaser is worsening. An image of Raiden keeps popping up - but is it Raiden? It kinda looks like Sunny. And now just to top it...
E3 2009 Sony Have An Announcement Of The "Megaton" Degree
How can you tell we're a week away from E3? Because this mysterious character known as "unnamed source" is popping up on every website related to video games
In fact, he's just popped up on 1up.com. We quote:"Sony has been quite the leaky ship, to say the least. Nevertheless, it's managed to keep what our source calls a "MEGATON...
E3 2009 Slimmer Playstation 3 To Launch In The Summer; New PSP A Definite Show
A report on Ars Technica suggests that Sony are building up for a new PSP announcement at E3
What is probably the worst kept secret in video game history, Ars Technica conclude the new PSP will have no UMD slot, longer battery life and will probably be much cheaper. They do suggest however that the system will likely join its UMD-bearing brethren...
News Sony Launch The European Arm Of The Official Playstation Blog
Somewhat stepping on our toes a tiny-ickle bit (we kid, not really
), Sony have launched the new awesome-looking European arm of the Playstation Blog. The US version, which has been a massive hit, has been running for a while now but finally Sony have decided to give the same kind of coverage to European (and Australian) visitors. We really like...
News Kojima's Countdown Teaser Updates Yet Again... This Time With Big Boss!
Another day, the end of another countdown over on Kojima's now infamous webpage
There's one thing to be said for Kojima Productions - they know how to create hype. The latest update sports, well, another countdown, but this time placed upon the face of Big Boss. He's looking somewhat older than he did in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater we'd like to...
News Silhouette Teaser Of Kojima's Next Game Hinted In Playstation World Magazine
Here's your first image of Kojima's next game
In typical style, it's blacked out, and raises more questions than it answers. There's nothing much else for us to say, aside from the fact it was printed in an, ahem, Playstation magazine. So that's Famitsu's Playstation mag and a British Playstation mag talking about Kojima now. Ahem. Oh God! We can't...
News "Next Metal Gear" Revealed In Upcoming Issue Of Famitsu Playstation
So, there you have
There's another Metal Gear game on the way. And it's coming to a Playstation platform; be it PS3 or PSP. A listing on the 7-Eleven product database confirms that the May 30th issue of Famitsu PS3+PSP will feature details on the "Next Metal Gear". Presumably playing into the Kojima's countdown shenanigans, we're going to...
News Sony Is "Proper Credit Crunched", Cuts Suppliers By Half To Save $5.3 Billion
Sony has lost a lot of money lately
A lot of money. Business' don't like losing money, they want to make money. So it's evident things at Sony need to change. Sony Corp. plans to make this change by cutting their suppliers down by half. MCVUK reports Sony will be bringing their supplier total down from 2500 to 1200 by 2011. Of course, stakeholders...
News Developers Know About PSP Game Rental
Following our post yesterday regarding Sony's idea of supporting the PSP with a rental service, Develop have published a report in which they suggest Sony pitched subscription based plans to developers at GDC
Developers have moved away from PSP due to piracy concerns, something a digital-only PSP would surely prevent. Only E3 can confirm.
News Major Music Store On The Way To The PSP?
According to CNET, Sony have been in talks with several major record labels over the prospect of the PSP getting its own music store
With music videos headed to the PSP in Europe, and Sony owning one of the biggest record labels in the world, it certainly seems feasible that downloadable music could be a selling point for the ol' PSP. Still, at what...
News Fancy A Subscription Based PSP?
A new poll sent out by Sony further reiterates the possibility of the PSP Go
</a> being a reality; seems Sony want to know whether anyone is interested in subscription based PSP gaming. Of course, it's just a poll, and may never come to fruition. But who knows, it could turn out to be a good way of enjoying handheld titles. What do you think?
News Sony Pick Up Three New Indie PSN Games
Oh Sony, how we love your Playstation Network releases
Only last week did we score the brilliant Zen Pinball 4/4. And it seems like there is more indie stuff on the horizon. Hurrah. The recent Get In The Game project, where five developers were each given £10,000 to create a new game concept, has seen Sony definitely pick up 2 titles with rumours...
News Assassin's Creed II Development Team Is Triple The Size Of The Original
According to Assassin's Creed II producer Sebastien Puel, over 450 people are working on the new game, with over 75% of the original game's team still on board
"The team's size for the second title of Assassin's Creed 2 is about three times the size of the team of the first game," said Puel. "Making [Assassin's Creed] from A to Z took...
News Rock Band Unplugged DLC Includes Mute Math
A leaked version of Rock Band Unplugged blew the door on the official track listing this weekend
But what of DLC? The first batch, due for release on June 9th, will include popular tracks from the franchise's bigger brother's library. They are: 30 Seconds to Mars - "The Kill"Belly - "Feed the Tree"Disturbed - "Inside the...
News Ivy On PSP Looks Pretty Good
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny may be a PSP game, but that's not stopping Namco Bandai doing the very best job of rendering Ivy's breasts to the very best of their ability
That aside though, this game looks amazing.
News NPD Confirms April Hardware Hits A Slump, Nintendo Defies The Trends With DSi
The most noticeable thing about this month's NPD data was the fact that the PS2 outsold the PS3
It's either a positive thing in the sense that there is still life in a very old console, or a negative thing in that the PS3 was very low on the hardware sales sheet. Alas, things weren't particularly much better for the XBOX 360 which only managed...
News Limited Edition Dissidia PSP Bundle Coming To The USA
Guess who loves the PSP? Square Enix
To celebrate they've just announced an exclusive GameStop bundle including Dissidia. But what do you get for your $199 "bones"? Well: a copy of Dissidia, a copy of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, a 2GB memory stick and a special branded Dissidia PSP-3000 - except it's just a bog-standard silver PSP...
News Sony Expect The Playstation 3 To Sell 13 Million This Year
Furthering its fiscal reports, Sony have announced they expect the Playstation 3 to grow from last year's 10 million sales to 13 million this year
They also expect the PSP to grow from 14 million to 16 million. Such growth could be attributed to hardware revisions, price drops and most importantly, continued software support - something the...
News Playstation 3 & PSP Hardware Sales Up, Playstation 2 Hardware Sales Down
For those trying to predict doom in Sony's 2008 fiscal report - stop trying
Sales are up - for the PSP and PS3 that is. The fiscal report, which covers the period from March 31st 2008 - March 31st 2009 detailed a rise of 300,000 PSPs over last year and 940,000 PS3s. Good news for Sony considering the PSP barely had any software and the PS3 is by far...
News Resident Evil Franchise Nears 40 Million Sales
The Resident Evil franchise has neared the 40 million sales benchmark since the series' inception in 1996
Mega Man has managed 28 million with Street Fighter pushing 27 million. The Super Nintendo's Street Fighter II remains the companies best selling game with 6.3 million copies sold.
News Sony Reveal E3 '09 Lineup... Not Many Surprises
Here is Sony's official list of games that they intend to show at this years E3
The list has little in the way of surprises but, then, they're not going to spoil the fun weeks before the event are they? Fat Princess God of War III Heavy Rain inFamous MAG Ratchet & Clank: Future A Crack In Time Uncharted 2: Among Thieves White Knight...
News Fancy Some Digital T-Shirts Involving Patapon?
Something exciting always happens when we see Playstation Home clothes
At first we think they're real. And we let out a little yelp as we scour the page for a "Buy It Now" link; until we finally realise they are DIGITAL clothes for our DIGITAL character in Sony's DIGITAL world. Sigh. At least these Patapon 2 themed shirts do look kind of...
Oh man; video games - this is why we love them
This is insane news. The Ghostbusters game - which was planned as a multiplatform game - has passed publisher's hands like, well, like Swine flu really - starting out at Vivendi, moving to Atari and now - weeks before the June 19th release - ending clasped between Sony's mitts. In this mornings press...
News Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny Trailer Is Short But Sweet
Sometimes we wonder how developer's can pull off graphics like this on a system that sits in the palms
Oh PSP, how we love thee. Agree with us right here, right now - although the trailer is short, the gameplay of Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny that is shown looks equal to the Dreamcast original. Right? Told you.
News Spyro Rated For PS3/PSP; Capcom Bringing 20-40 PS1 Titles To The PSN
This is a bit of a double barrel of news regarding the slowly growing PS1 section of the Playstation Store
First up - the ESRB have rated Spyro 2 and Spyro: Year Of The Dragon for release on the US Playstation Store. Of course that doesn't mean they're coming soon - both Klonoa and Vib Ribbon were rated too - but it always means they could be rolled...
News Is The GTA Hype Dying Out? CNBC Thinks So.
Grand Theft Auto IV was an excellent game and a massive success for everyone involved
The general player consensus was "excellent" - although just lately we have been reading a lot of hate on Rockstar's masterpiece. Many felt the game focused on seriousness as opposed to fun, something that previous iterations in the GTA universe have had...
News Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe Coming To The PSP This Fall
We can predict the simultaneous eruption of cheers as Pixeljunk fans all around the world read this news: Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe is coming to the PSP with new content
1-2-3... ... Hurrah! The game will include all the content from Pixeljunk Monsters/Encore, but will also add a new island with ten new stages, new enemies and new music tracks. Two...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle Coming To Europe
Monster Hunter has never quite taken off in the West like it has in Japan
It's literally a cultural phenomenon in Japan. Seriously. Ask the average Western street-dweller about Capcom's Monster Hunter mind, and you might not like the response. It's an attitude Sony hope to change. Speaking with Captivate audiences, almost-ex-SCEE boss David Reeves...
News Fate/Unlimited Codes Coming To PSP As Digital Download
Starting out as an adult visual novel, the Fate series has branched out into other mediums
One such medium is the PSP, on which the upcoming Fate/Unlimited Codes will see a digital-download only release. The game will be available this winter for $29.99 from the Playstation Store.
News Even More PSP Rumours Suggest System To Be Titled "PSP Go!"
Still no confirmation, this time more speculation, this time from 1up
com</a>. According to the sites much fabled "sources", the new hardware revision will be titled the "PSP Go!" and will lose the UMD slot in place of a fancy slide-screen. The system will come in two variants: one with 8GB of internal memory, and one with...
News Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny Also Coming To The PSP
If the Tekken announcement wasn't enough, you may be interested in some portable Soul Calibur goodness too
Well thankfully, everyones favourite weapons based brawler is getting the PSP treatment this summer. Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny features all the trappings you'd expect from a home-console Soul Calibur (minus silly Star Wars characters)...
News Tekken 6 Is Coming To The PSP
Well here's a turn-up for the books
It seems like the PSP really is making a comeback this year. We've already had the announcements of a ton of games (Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, LittleBigPlanet, etc.) but this is first we've heard of Tekken 6. Alas, according to IGN it's official. Set to launch alongside its PS3 counterpart, the game will feature a...
News Microsoft Beat Their Chest, Sony & Nintendo Remain Reserved Over E3
Microsoft are promising an E3 presence that will, "completely transform how people think about home entertainment"
Apparently. As a means of stepping up public anticipation, VG247 have posted an article of corporate chest beating, with Microsoft's Don Mattrick crossing the line of hyperbole. Then again, they did tell us that the terribly buzz-worded...
News SCEE Boss Reckons He Hasn't Heard Of Crackdown Developers
David Reeves is retiring from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe after many, many years
He's practically the figurehead of what has made the Playstation such a success in Europe. He's pretty important etc. Rumours were that when he announced his retirement he would be going to work for Realtime Worlds, developers of the XBOX 360 exclusive title...
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has been labelled Most Valuable Person during the 2008 Famitsu Awards in Tokyo today
According to a snippet from Developmag, the award honours "the person who has contributed to the growth of the games industry, not limited to developers". In other words Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots was...
News First Dante's Inferno PSP Screenshots Are Impressive
Here are your first screenshots of Dante's Inferno on the PSP, courtesy of Eurogamer
pt</a>. They're looking massively impressive, even at this early stage. We can't wait to approach the final results. The game is aiming to be as faithful to the console iterations as possible.
We speculated yesterday that the Playstation 3 had taken a massive sales boost thanks in part to the release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete
Those preliminary figures were actually beaten, with the Playstation 3 managing to shift a whopping 62,527 systems last week. In second place? The PSP with 40,065. Nintendo were down once again, with...
News Fan Support Could Bring Back Cancelled Makai Wars
Some of you may remember an ambitious strategy/puzzle game that was planned for the PSP and moved to development on the Playstation 3
Then it was resurrected for both. Then... No more. The game has been put on hold indefinitely... unless fans want it enough. One of our readers has been in correspondence with NIS and they've told him that while there...
News F1 2009 Coming To PSP, 2010 Coming To PS3 Next Year
Are you into F1 and Jenson Button and that kind of stuff? We actually have quite a few buddies (yes, we have friends - Ed) who actually are, so news of F1 2009 coming to PSP this year will be a thrill to them
Announced today by Codemasters, "F1 2009 will use all of this year's cars, teams and tracks - including the Singapore night race, the...
News European Lifetime System Sales Figures, 24.9 Million PS2, 8.0 Million PSP & 4.5 Million PS3
European video game retailer GAME have published a report specifying the exact lifetime sales data of video game systems across Europe
Be aware, that GAME only retails in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Czech Republic, and Australia, so figures from Germany and Italy are excluded. The total sales put the PS3 just a million behind...
News PSP Piracy Levels Are Sickening
Once again, the video game pirates continue to ruin things for everyone else
Sony's Peter Dille has been the latest to come out and talk about video game piracy, specifically piracy on the PSP. Speaking with Gamasutra he said developers were "just about ready to jump off the cliff and pull support for the platform" and that "piracy...
News Dante's Inferno Coming To The PSP Aswell
Well here's a turn up for the books
We know Dante's Inferno was coming to the Playstation 3, but we had no idea it was coming to the PSP aswell. Confirmed by Electronic Arts this morning for release in 2010, EA Redwood Shores are working with A2M to convert the God Of War-esque brawler to the PSP's small screen. Potential to be amazing: high.
News Stephen Fry's Involvement In LittleBigPlanet PSP Confirmed
As we speculated earlier, Stephen Fry did indeed record voice over for the upcoming PSP version of LittleBigPlanet today
He just posted out on his Twitter account:I've come to the end of a lush voice-athon and yes, am empowered to confess that it was for a new PSP version of Little Big Planet.</blockquote> Fry in the pocket? Blimey.
News Stephen Fry Probably Recording Voice Work For LittleBigPlanet PSP Today
Twitter keeps us close to the celebrities that we love
It also gives a lot of things away. Like the fact that Stephen Fry is recording voice work for the "2nd edition of a video game today" — cough LittleBigPlanet PSP. He posted to his Twitter followers:Morning all. In studio today voicing 2nd edition of a video game. Will check when I'm...
News New GO!VIEW PSP Bundles Coming To The UK/Ireland
GO
VIEW is SCEE's Video On Demand service for the PSP. The service provides PSP users with plenty of video-based content, to be accessed on demand. It's actually a service that we've yet to try in the PushSquare offices because, well, it's a bit pricey. Sony have decided that it's time everyone gave it a go. After all, if you try it and like it, you...
News Ex-SCEE Employee Reckons The PSP SDK Is A Bit Rubbish, iPhone SDK Is Better
Just to clarify before you read the rest of this article: SDK means Software Development Kit
It's ok if you didn't know, we Googled it too! Moving on, Sebastien Rubens, a former SCEE employee, has spoken out about the PSP's SDK. Speaking with Edge-Online, he asked Sony to give more support to developers. He claimed that Apple's own iPhone SDK is...
News PSP Firmware 5.50 Makes It Just That Little Bit More Like The PS3, Information Board Added
Y'know the Information Board on the PS3? That ticker in the top-right that no-one reads keeps you up to date with all the happenings of World Playstation (they should totally just stream the contents of PushSquare instead - Ed)
Well now you can get it on the PSP as part of Firmware 5.50. There's also some kids safety stuff. Hurrah. "Read all...
We're Not Invited
SCEA's Jeff Rubenstein has confirmed that Sony of America will be holding a pre-E3 media-summit to showcase a select few media outlets. Boo! - Ed) a few of the titles set to appear at this years E3. Did we mention in the headline that Heavy Rain is going to be there. A game we're probably too excited about. Also to be showcased...
News PSP KOs Nintendo's DSi By Just 213 Units In Japan
Sony are doing brilliantly in Japan just now
So brilliantly in fact that the PSP managed to squeeze out Nintendo's handheld the DSi. Even if it was by just 213 units. It's an impressive feat for Sony, who have been having a slightly rougher time in the USA for a while now. To top the cake off though, the Playstation 3 managed another week above...
News Assassin's Creed PSP Is A Port Of Assassin's Creed II?
According to Ubisoft's official announcement of Assassin's Creed II for this holiday 2009, the game will be making an appearance on the PSP
Apparently a division of Ubisoft's Montreal studios is working on a port of the game for Sony's handheld which will debut at the end of the year. We're a little disappointed the PSP isn't getting its own version...
News March NPD's Are In, Fanboys Fight, Playstation 3 Fares Ok
The American sales data, also known as the NPD's, constantly bring the worst out of everyone
Particularly the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 fanboys. Boy does it bring the worst out of them! The figures are in a predictable order, with Sony occupying the bottom half of the chart and Nintendo the top: Nintendo Wii - 601k. Nitendo DS - 563k. XBOX 360 -...
News SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Heading To The PSP Before The Year's Out
Chalk this up as another PSP announcement; SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 has just been announced
Being developed by Slant Six, the team behind Tactical Strike on the PSP, Fireteam Bravo 3 will provide an online campaign, co-op and leaderboards. The single player campaign takes players on a mission to locate ex-KGB agent Alexander Gozorov, who is believed...
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