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Feature Tokyo Game Show 2011: The PlayStation Headlines So Far
The Tokyo Game Show is go, with Sony already holding its big coming out party
The general consensus from the video game community was one of disappointment — while Sony's been announcing PlayStation Vita titles left right and centre for the past couple of months, the lack of any real megatons was a real blow. Many were expecting Monster Hunter,...
News TGS 11: God Eater 2 Confirmed... For PlayStation Portable
With that gaping Monster Hunter shaped hole still stinging in the PlayStation Vita's line-up, God Eater 2's announcement isn't quite the consolation we'd all hoped for
The title's been confirmed for PlayStation Portable, and is set to take place three years after the events in the original game. There'll be new weapons, new creatures and more. But...
News Sony Releases Launch Trailer For The Latest God Of War Collection
The God Of War Collection Volume II (or God Of War: Origins Collection if you're in North America) launches this week, and in order to celebrate Sony's released a brand new trailer for the latest collection of bloody brawlers
The latest God Of War collection compiles Ready At Dawn's PSP series outings, with both Chains Of Olympus and Ghost Of Sparta...
News UK Sales Charts: New Video Games Are Finally Released
It's finally that time of the year where developers and publishers alike start to release new video games
This week's UK sales chart is evidence of that alone. It's dominated by the release of brand new titles with Dead Island, Wahammer 40K: Space Marine and Resistance 3 all taking spots in the top five. They're joined by relatively new releases in...
News Observe Final Fantasy Type-0's Gorgeous Japanese Collector's Edition
Final Fantasy Type-0 will finally get its Japanese release on October 27th, and in order to celebrate Square Enix has revealed the game's breath-taking collector's edition
The pack includes a rather unexciting book of post-cards and three-disc soundtrack, but it looks absolutely lovely regardless. The set will run fans ¥12,760 exclusively from the...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD To Boast PSN-Powered Co-Op
Being a Japanese focused PlayStation Portable game, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's co-operative mode was all about social multiplayer
But the game's conversion to PlayStation 3 — via the upcoming Metal Gear Solid HD Collection — will side-step the need to get up close and personal, re-routing the game's co-operative multiplayer through the...
News Sony Targeting Teens With New Euro-Exclusive PSP
While much of the Internet sat bemused at the announcement of a new PSP for Europe during this year's GamesCom, we were fairly calm about it
While the announcement of the device certainly took us by surprise, we also felt like it made a lot of sense. Sony's PSP strategy has shifted in recent years, with the platform holder targeting younger users...
News Corpse Party Confirmed For North American PlayStation Network
XSEED has confirmed that Corpse Party is headed to the North American PlayStation Network
The unusual PSP adventure title — derived from an amateur project — boasts hand-drawn 2D sprite art, and depicts the tale of a group of high-school students trapped in a haunted elementary school. The school plays host to the souls of children who have...
News Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition Trailered
SEGA's announced Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition, an updated version of the third PSP-exclusive entry in the strategy franchise
The package comes with the original game and a bunch of new missions and DLC packs pre-included. In short: if you haven't played the game, you might want this. The game's currently set for a Japanese release on...
News PlayStation Network Picks Up 3 Million New Users Since Outage
There was a time during the PlayStation Network outage when things seemed very bleak for Sony
But apparently we were worrying about nothing, as the company's announced that the PSN has picked up more than three million new users since the system's outage. According to CNET, Sony gaffer Howard Stringer made the announcement during the company's IFA...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Not content with the decent Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death, Laughing Jackal has announced another PlayStation Minis conversion in the Fighting Fantasy series
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain was the first book in the Fighting Fantasy series, introducing millions of readers to the world of Titan. Laughing Jackal's also listened...
News Yakuza: Black Panther 2 Gets Cinematic Trailer
SEGA's bridged the gaps between the original Yakuza: Black Panther and its recently announced sequel with a brand new cinematic trailer
The footage adopts Black Panther's unique visual style, and while it is light on gameplay, should be enough to get you pumped for the upcoming sequel. Hit the jump to see the footage in full.
News Sony's On Fire, Bringing 18 Unannounced PlayStation Vita Titles To TGS
Sure Sony's first-party stuff looked great, but where were the third-party games?
A couple of weeks before GamesCom, everyone was worried that the PlayStation Vita was going to get very weak software support. But since then there's been a tirade of announcements. Starting with Ubisoft's launch window offering, through to the more recent Persona 4:...
News Yakuza: Black Panther Sequel Looks A Lot Like Yakuza: Black Panther
Our first glimpse of Kurohyou 2 Ryu ga Gotoku (or Yakuza: Black Panther 2) is a familiar affair, as it looks almost identical to the original Black Panther
That title sucked a lot of life out of our PSP so we're naturally excited about the sequel. But without the promise of a localisation, we'll try to keep our anticipating in check. Andriasang's...
News Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Sells Almost 300,000 Copies In Its First Week On Sale
Japan loves Monster Hunter
Loves it. Thus it's no surprise to see such a simple up-port as Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD scoop up close-to 300,000 sales in its first week at retail in Japan. The monster numbers — as reported by Media Create via Andriasang — was enough to put the game top of a PlayStation dominated software chart, in which...
News Confirmed: Yakuza 5 And Black Panther Sequel In Development
As promised yesterday, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has held a press conference in Tokyo, confirming the development of Yakuza 5 and a sequel to the PSP's spin-off series, Black Panther
Excuse us for a moment while we climb onto our house's roof, strip down to our underwear and perform a jig to the chant, "More Yakuza, oh yeah, oh...
News God Of War: Origins Collection Demo Lands Now
PlayStation Plus subscribers will a little extra time and a lot of extra love can access the God of War: Origins Collection demo as early as today
Ready at Dawn's graphical update collection, known as the God of War Collection Volume II in Europe, is a PSN and PS3-ready repackaging of PSP titles God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of...
News First FIFA 12 Commercial Airs On TV, Internet
EA Sports (and PlayStation) aired the first FIFA 12 commercial over weekend
The spot popped up during Manchester United's demolition job against Arsenal. It's after the jump for your viewing pleasure. The commercial itself focuses on the love of football. It gets the message across. Expect the game to do absolute gangbusters when it launches next...
News Valkyria Chronicles News To Arrive Prior To TGS
Stay tuned for some Valkyria Chronicles news, is the message on the game's official blog
Outside of promising information prior to next month's Tokyo Game Show, the blog post itself was alarmingly scarce. One should probably expect a new announcement in the series — is it too early to say "PlayStation Vita"? [Thanks Andriasang]
News Ghostlight Finalises The Legends Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky Collector's Edition
As promised, Ghostlight has confirmed the contents of its collector's edition for the European release of The Legends Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky
The premium package includes a copy of the game on UMD, five art-cards, a soundtrack CD with 33 tracks from the game, and a collector's edition box. Those ordering the game directly from Ghostlight's...
News Atlus Teases Persona Announcement
Let's play a little game: the Tokyo Game Show is coming
Atlus is teasing a Persona announcement. Said Persona announcement adopts the style of Persona 4. Atlus previously released all three of its Persona titles on PSP. We'll leave you to do the maths. We suppose the big discussion here is not what Atlus is about to announce — Persona 4 Portable...
News Konami Confirms Four PlayStation Vita Titles For Tokyo Game Show
Konami's bringing a strong line-up of PlayStation Vita titles to this year's Tokyo Game Show
According to Andriasang, the publisher has four titles to showcase at the Japanese convention: Asphalt Injection, AR Combat Digi Q, New Little King's Story and Mahjong Fight Club (yay!). In addition to the four PlayStation Vita titles, Konami also has a...
News PlayStation 3 Hardware Sees A Small Bump In Japan On The Back Of Its Price-Cut
News of the PlayStation 3's lowered price-point saw the system receive a 50 percent sales boost in Japan last week
According to Media Create statistics , Sony's home system sold 29,666 units compared to 20,239 units the week prior. The boost will probably continue into next week as awareness of the altered price-point spreads. In spite of the boost,...
News Grip Games Brings The Impossible Game To PlayStation Minis
Grip Games has announced that it's bringing FlukeDuke's frustratingly addictive The Impossible Game to PlayStation Minis next month
Due to launch on September 6th in North America and September 7th in Europe, the devilish platforming title will include all of the content from the previous releases of the game in addition to one new exclusive level...
News First Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Demo Out On Wednesday
Konami's got two demos of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 scheduled for release
The first will launch on Wednesday, and is based on a preview build of the game featuring six teams: Manchester United, AC Milan, FC Porto, Napoli, Santos and Peñarol. The demo will include ten minute matches and a challenge training mode. But because the first demo will not...
News Parasite Eve II Comes To The North American PlayStation Network This Week
In a rare twist of fate, it's been North American PlayStation Network users that have been forced to wait for a hotly anticipated PSone Classic
Parasite Eve II launched in Europe and Japan earlier in the year, but not in North America. This week, however, things will be rectified, as the PlayStation Blog has announced that Square Enix's...
News UK Sales Charts: You Guessed It...
The Zumba train continues to do what it does best in this week's British sales charts
That's right, Zumba Fitness has made it thirteen weeks at the top of the UK sales charts. We sense the game's time is up this week though, with the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution teetering on the horizon. Elsewhere, it's pretty much as you were. Hit the jump...
Feature Sony Bullish After Another Promising GamesCom -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Each year, the hardcore video game community ignites with debates over which platform holder 'won' E3
It's a topic that's been adopted by industry analysts and high-profile journalists, with fictional grades awarded to the manufacturers with the most surprises and best content. But GamesCom — now the world's largest video game event — has a very...
News Sports Interactive Not Planning A PlayStation Vita Version Of Football Manager... Yet
Sports Interactive has said that it currently has no plans to bring Football Manager to the PlayStation Vita, despite a PSP version of the game being in development
Studio boss Miles Jacobson told Eurogamer that a decision about Sony's new platform would made after the system had launched. "At the moment, there aren't any plans for [a Vita...
News Persona 3 Portable Launches September 7th On PlayStation Network
Ghostlight's just let us know that Persona 3 Portable will be available on the PlayStation Store from September 7th
The game will be available for £23.99 during its first two weeks on sale. The price will be raised to £27.99 thereafter, so make sure you act fast if you want the game. Persona 3 Portable shot straight to the top of the PSP sales...
News Laughing Jackal Takes Over The PlayStation Store
British developer Laughing Jackal is celebrating the release of three titles on the PlayStation Store today: Cubixx HD, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death and OMG-Z
</a>. Those of you that aren't PlayStation Plus subscribers will get the opportunity to find out exactly why we fell in love with OMG-Z!, with the chain-reaction zombie blaster...
Feature PlayStation At GamesCom 2011: The PushSquare Round-Up
Phew
Thus concludes another bonkers day in PlayStation land, and we're sure the announcements won't stop coming as GamesCom fever takes hold over the course of the week. Sony's GamesCom press conference was, all told, a fairly muted affair with not an enormous number of huge announcements to shout about. But despite the lack of mind-shattering...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces New 'Budget' PlayStation Portable Model For Europe
Perhaps the biggest 'WTF?' moment of Sony's GamesCom press conference this evening was the announcement of a new PlayStation Portable model for Europe
The updated hardware will launch without Wi-Fi support, but will cost a mere 99.99. The new handheld is due out this Fall, and will be marketed heavily alongside Sony's budget PSP Essentials range...
News Beatshapers Announces Galcon Labs For PlayStation Minis
Beatshapers has announced that it's converting iOS arcade-strategy title, Galcon Labs, to PlayStation Minis
The game — which requires players to send swarms of ships to defeat enemy planets and conquer the universe — is set to feature a brand new campaign designed with PlayStation Minis in mind, in addition to four unique game modes. Billiards...
News Ready At Dawn Goes Nuts With God Of War Origins Collection
Ready At Dawn's taken to the PlayStation Blog to discuss (and showcase) its work remastering the God Of War PSP titles for the PlayStation 3
Both God Of War: Chains Of Olympus and God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta will be playable in high-definition on the PlayStation 3 as part of next month's God Of War Origins Collection (God Of War Collection: Volume...
News July NPD: Sales Drop, NCAA Football 12 Tops
Ever since we've played video games, we've struggled to get our head around the furore surrounding EA Sports' NCAA sports titles
For those that aren't American and don't understand, NCAA stands for (as we understand it at least) National Collegiate Athletic Association. These are essentially teams — in a variety of sports — made up of college...
News Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death Launches Next Week On The European PlayStation Store
Laughing Jackal's put an August 17th European release date on its PlayStation Minis conversion of gamebook, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death
North Americans will have to wait a little longer, until August 23rd. The game's due to retail for £3.49 / $4.99. In celebration of the release, Laughing Jackal's preparing some Fighting Fantasy themed...
News Madden NFL 12, Need For Speed: Shift PlayStation Portable Bundles Announced For North America
If you're still in the market for a PlayStation Portable (and we're not sure how many of you that is) -- Sony's got your back
It's announced a brand-new bundle on the PlayStation Blog, featuring copies of Madden NFL 12 and Need For Speed: Shift, in addition to a 2GB memory stick. For the $159.99 asking-price, it's a decent bundle — especially if...
News Sony To Replace Injured Man's Stolen PlayStation Portable
Sony's pledged to replace the PlayStation Portable stolen from an injured man during this week's riots across England
Footage — which has since gone viral — showed an injured young man being helped to his feet by thugs, before having his possessions ruthlessly removed from his rucksack. The man — who's since been identified as Ashraf Haziq, a...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Offline Again Tomorrow Evening
Just heads up: Sony's announced that the PlayStation Network will be going through another bout of scheduled maintenance from 16:05PM BST tomorrow (Thursday 11th) through to 02:00AM BST (Friday 12th)
During which time you'll be unable to access the PlayStation Store and Account Management. You'll still be able to play online if you sign into the...
News Sanuk Games Brings Hysteria Project 2 To The European PlayStation Store Today
After last week's announcement, Sanuk Games has revealed that Hysteria Project 2 will launch on the European PlayStation Store this afternoon as part of today's scheduled update
The FMV-driven choose your-own-adventure sequel promises trickier puzzles and plenty more gruesome death sequences. While we found the original Hysteria Project heavily...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Dazzles On PlayStation 3
Not content with showing off the openings of Sony's Team ICO Collection, IGN's also got the first six minutes of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta running on PlayStation 3
The PSP remaster is part of Sony's upcoming God Of War Origins Collection (known as God Of War Collection Volume 2 in Europe) and includes updated versions of prequels God Of War:...
News Ghostlight Confirms European Release Of Persona 2 On PlayStation Portable
Ghostlight's announced that its bringing the PlayStation Portable version of Persona 2: Innocent Sin to Europe later in the year
The company wouldn't give an exact date, but did confirm a collector's edition would be made available to accompany the game. Persona 2 PSP was released in Japan earlier in the year, with the US version due for release...
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII Will Not Be At TGS 2011
Square Enix's resident apologist, Tetsuya Nomura, has told Dengeki PlayStation magazine that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will not make an appearance at next month's Tokyo Game Show
According to Andriasang, Square Enix has set a date for Final Fantasy Versus XIII's next showing, but it won't be at TGS. In other news, Square Enix confirmed that Final...
News UK Sales Charts: Do We Even Need To Bother Anymore?
Yes, Zumba Fitness is still number one
No, no new games have been released. Sunglasses. Deal with it. Zumba Fitness (505 Games) DiRT 3 (Codemasters) Cars 2 (Disney Interactive) Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean (Disney Interactive) FIFA 11 (EA Games) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (EA Games) LEGO:...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets More Ambiguous European Release Date
Earlier in the month Square Enix said it was planning a January release for Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the US
It's now revealed its plans for Europe, confirming a more ambiguous "early 2012" launch window. The date discrepancy suggests Europeans might have to wait for Square Enix's promising follow-up, but we imagine it just indicates that...
News Monochrome Racing Looks Like A Neat Little Top-Down Racer For PlayStation Minis
Regular readers will know that we adore arcade racing games
Unfortunately, there's a real lack of these types of games on PSP. Yes, there's SEGA Rally and Split/Second, but they don't really work as well as on their PlayStation 3 counterparts. Perhaps then, top-down racing is the best way to ensure an accessible arcade driving experience on PSP...
News Hysteria Project 2 Stumbles Its Way To PlayStation Minis
The original Hysteria Project was a flawed product, but there was merit in its ideas
So we're excited to see if its sequel can fair any better. For those that don't know, Hysteria Project is essentially an FMV horror game where you need to make choices and react to the environment in order to stay alive. Definitely a cool concept. Hysteria Project...
News Sony Confirms Emulated International PSone Classics For Europe
Visit the European PlayStation Blog at any point in the week and you'll no doubt spot a large number of people moaning in the comments
Often these complaints stem from the lack of quality PSone re-releases on the PlayStation Store. SCEE's been pretty open about the challenges of bringing some of this content over in recent months, and so today its...
News PlayStation 3 Hardware Sales Dip, While Software Jumps
Sony's released its sales results for the quarter ending June 30th, showing the biggest sign of a PlayStation 3 price-drop yet
While Sony's estimates for the fiscal year stuck at 15 million units, hardware was actually down for the first quarter by 600,000 units. To us, this says price-drop. Officially, Sony sold 1.8 million PlayStation 3's last...
News Sony Patents Interactive Toy For PlayStation 3 & PSP
Look, we don't want to frighten you ok? We're just reporting the news
And this seems kind of relevant, seeing as Sony actively patented the monstrosity being projected onto the back of your eyeballs above. What you're actually seeing is a patent filed by Sony. The patent is for an interactive doll, that has various features such as articulated limbs...
News UK Sales Charts: Harry Potter & Call Of Juarez Have Strong Showings, Zumba Fitness Stays Top
It's the summer -- the time of the year when you can pretty much guarantee a success just by putting out a game
The drought is really starting to hit hard, so it's no surprise to see Ubisoft and Techland's distinctly average Call Of Juarez: The Cartel debut in second on this week's UK sales charts. Honestly, as far as summer games go — The Cartel...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Releases October 13th In Japan, Check Out Some Gameplay
After over three years of development (
!!), Square Enix is readying Final Fantasy Type-0 for release in Japan. The ambitious PlayStation Portable RPG — which spans two UMD discs — will release on October 13th in the region, according to information published by Andriasang. There's a celebratory trailer, and seven minutes of gameplay footage...
News Ghostlight Announces Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky For PSP In Europe
Ghostlight's announced that it's bringing Nihon Falcom's PSP RPG Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky to Europe
The game — which released in the US last year courtesy of XSEED — is recommended for its excellent story-telling, visuals and battle system. No release date has been confirmed yet, but Ghostlight has stated it will be putting together a...
News UK Sales Charts: Shoot Us Now
At this point we're questioning whether Zumba Fitness is a good product or not
Five weeks at the top of the UK sales charts must count for something, right? Apparently not — our friends at MoveModo awarded the game a 3/10 earlier in the year. Urgh. Let's just move on already. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon managed to climb into the second-spot on...
News Laughing Jackal Announce Early August Release Date For OMG-Z
Oh my god, zombies are coming
The undead will shuffle their way into North America on August 2nd with the release of Laughing Jackal's latest PlayStation Mini OMG-Z. Europeans will get an extra day to prepare for the onslaught, with the "gore-splattered chain-reaction shooter" set to launch on August 3rd across the Atlantic. The game will...
News Development Of Final Fantasy Type-0 Is Nearly Done
PlayStation Portable exclusive Final Fantasy Type-0 is nearly finished, Square Enix has revealed
Director Hajime Tabata said on the game's development blog that the final tasks involved tuning and debugging the game. Final Fantasy Type-0 has been in development for a whopping three-and-a-half years. But Tabata defended the game's development,...
News June NPD: Patrick Seybold You Sly Dog, You
Turns out Patrick Seybold was very crafty with his wording of inFamous 2's sales success
While Sucker Punch's super-hero adventure might have been the top selling single SKU in June, it did not manage to outsell its multiplatform rivals L.A. Noire and Duke Nukem Forever. But that's ok, we'll forgive it that. Finishing up in third on the...
News UK Sales Charts: Keep On Dancing
Urgh
Zumba Fitness is still top of the UK sales charts this week, beating out Codemasters' DiRT 3 and Activision's Transformers: Dark Of The Moon to take the top spot again. The top ten was familiar territory this month, with Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4 both taking up slots in the aftermath of Wimbledon, and favourites such as L.A. Noire, Brink...
News PSP Digital Comics Store Receives Its Last Update
Sony's confirmed that the Digital Comics store for PSP will no longer be updated
In a final update post on the PlayStation Blog, community moderator Yaster revealed that the "Digital Comics team are now working on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices". We hear Sony's got a new handheld console and a couple of tablet computers...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Japanese Release Delayed Due To PSN Outage
Final Fantasy Type-0 is about 80-percent finished according to Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura, but the game's still unlikely to meet its Summer release window
The game's now due to release in the Autumn, as the developer apologised for the delay. According to Nomura, the PlayStation Network outage is responsible for the delay. Nice to have a...
News Sony Extends Welcome Back Offer, Don't Wait Until The Last Second This Time
Sony has extended its Welcome Back package after a barrage of complaints from people seemingly incapable of utitlising 30 full days to download their "compensation" for the recent PSN outage
The offer — which was pulled at Midnight on July 3rd — will now run until 09:00AM PST (17:00PM BST) on Tuesday July 5th. If you were one of those people...
News WayForward Officially Confirms Mighty Flip Champs! DX For PlayStation Minis
WayForward has officially announced Mighty Flip Champs
DX</a> for PlayStation Minis this week. The former DSiWare favourite will release on the PlayStation Network on July 12th. The game adapts to the PSP's single wide-screen by showcasing the "flip" based puzzle gameplay side-to-side. Check out the screenshot above for a better idea...
News Invizimals, Reality Fighters Developer Sticking With Sony For The Foreseeable Future
If you're a fan of augmented reality products, then you'll be delighted to learn that the developer of the Invizimals series on PSP, and Reality Fighters for PSVita, is sticking with Sony platforms for the foreseeable future
The Spanish based Novarama announced a new deal this week that will see more of the company's portfolio released exclusively...
News UK Sales Charts: Nothing To See Here...
The UK sales charts are a depressing sight this week
Even though we're a PlayStation website, we can acknowledge the misery of 505 Games' long-in-the-tooth Zumba Fitness outselling Nintendo's newly released Ocarina Of Time remake. Sick. It wasn't a good week in general for gamer's games, with Ubisoft's Child Of Eden failing to break the top...
Feature Competition: Win A Copy Of Open Emotion's Ninjamurai For PlayStation Minis
Ninjamurai is yet another showcase of Open Emotion's gothic visual style, and a gratifying platformer to boot
We've teamed up with the Irish studio to give away ten copies of the slick new PlayStation Mini, and all you need to do to be in with a chance of winning the game is fill in a simple form. In our review of Ninjamurai, we described the game...
News Laughing Jackal Announces OMG-Z For PlayStation Minis
Zombies
We've killed them a trillion times in a billion different ways, but we're still not tired of the thrill. Neither is British indie studio Laughing Jackal, who has just announced OMG-Z for PlayStation Minis. We're assuming that name's hipster-talk for "Oh My God, Zombies!" or something. Could a reader under the age of 14 please let...
News Square Enix Undecided About Dissidia For PlayStation 3
Later this year Sony will launch its PSP Remasters Series for PlayStation 3
The initiative will bring upgraded versions of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd and both handheld God Of War titles to Sony's home-system. With two top-tier PSP titles already pledged to get the remasters treatment, many have been wondering which games will follow their lead...
News May NPD: L.A. Noire Tops The Class, Video Game Sales Drop
L
A. Noire</a> managed to top the sales charts in North America last month, despite video game spending being down 13% year-over-year. New entries Brink and LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean rounded out the top-three. Unfortunately revenue for the industry as a whole dropped from $829.4 million to $718.8 million, though hardware was only down by...
News UK Sales Charts: Always Bet On Duke, Baby
Despite a number of seriously scathing reviews over the weekend, Duke Nukem Forever has knocked L
A. Noire</a> off its perch at the top of the UK sales charts, scoring a number one finish for the long-in-development FPS. L.A. Noire finished up in second, while Sucker Punch's new superhero escapade finished up just behind Zumba Fitness in...
News Square Enix Updates Final Fantasy Type-0 Website, Includes New Character Renders
Did you hear? E3 is over
That means we're left processing all the left-overs. Like this exciting tid-bit: Square Enix has updated Final Fantasy Type-0's official website. The page includes renders from the upcoming PSP title's roster. There are even some wallpapers for you to download. Woah! Check it all out through here.
E3 2011 God Of War Origins Trailers, Screens Released
Sony announced God Of War Origins during its PlayStation 3 E3 press conference last night
The PlayStation 3 compilation will include HD remakes of Ready At Dawn's two God Of War prequels: Chains Of Olympus and Ghost Of Sparta. Check out the first trailer after the jump.
E3 2011 Remember To Follow Us On Twitter For Full Reaction To Sony's E3 Press Conference
Just a heads-up: remember to follow us on Twitter for our moment-to-moment reaction of everything announced during Sony's press conference
The show is set to start shortly, and you can catch a live-stream of the entire event through here. We're as much a part of the PlayStation community as you guys, so we want to be there with you for every shock,...
E3 2011 Sony Santa Monica To Show Eight Games At E3, Four Of Them Still Unannounced
Before you take a cartwheel into the road outside your house, let's make one point absolutely clear: Sony Santa Monica works as a micro-publisher within SCEA
It supports smaller developers getting to grips with the PlayStation hardware, and has an input in second-party development. In short: while Sony Santa Monica might have eight games at E3, not...
News Yoshida: Sony 'Comfortable' With Internal NGP Price-Point
If there's anything to dread at Sony's press conference this evening, it's going to be the NGP's price point
There's a definite sense that the company can't win no matter how they tackle the pricing situation. If Sony don't announce a price then people will assume the new handheld really expensive. But if the company announce a price now and don't...
News British Red Cross Thanks PlayStation Users For Japan Quake Donations
Take a look at this Daily Mail: video games can do positive things
The British Red Cross has this morning thanked PlayStation users for its "amazing contribution" to the Japanese quake relief appeal, which raised a total of £466,465.60. That's an incredible tally, so give yourselves a pat on the back. In a statement published on the
News UK Sales Charts: L.A. Noire Makes It Three Weeks At The Top
L
A. Noire</a> has held onto its spot aloft the UK sales charts, in a week where very little has changed in the top ten. LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean and DiRT 3 swapped places from last week, finishing second and third respectively. Elsewhere, it's your usual selection of casual and pseudo-casual experiences. Knock yourself out. L.A. Noire...
E3 2011 SCEE Trademarks PSVita, PlayStation Vita In Europe
SCEE's registered two new trademarks for PSVita and PlayStation Vita in Europe, adding weight to the rumours suggesting the former codename will be the NGP's final name
The trademarks were spotted on GAF, and were registered on Friday to the Trademarks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union. There's really no point debating it...
E3 2011 What's Happening When?
It still doesn't feel like E3 is happening
Not properly. Tomorrow (June 6th) is arguably the biggest day in the PlayStation calendar, with Sony and others preparing to showcase their entire video game lineup for the coming year. Expects twists, turns, surprises and betrayals; it just wouldn't be E3 without them. EA's set to get the party started at...
News NGP Can Play All PSP Games on PSN
Smoothing and dual analog supported
The NGP may not be able to play the soon-to-be-defunct UMDs powering the physical media of the PSP, but it will be able to play all the PSP games currently available for download on the PSN. Also, players will not be locked into the original control scheme of their title of choice, as the games will be able to...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Sony's 'Welcome Back' Package Goes Live
Sony's just announced that its PlayStation Network "Welcome Back" compensation package has gone live in Europe and North America
The package allows PlayStation Network subscribers to claim two free PlayStation 3 and two free PlayStation Portable titles from a selection of five. The "Welcome Back" package is part of Sony's goodwill gesture...
First Impressions Hustle Kings on NGP
No-one in their right mind should get excited over a pool game
Considering the NGP's stunning line-up, Hustle Kings should be the game that gets easily overlooked. But with the promise of a new interface and intriguing new multiplayer options, Hustle Kings is an important component of the NGP's line-up in spite of its dry subject matter. Touch...
News Sony: NGP Development Budgets To Be Closer To PSP Than PlayStation 3
One of the arguments lofted against the NGP by critics is that the system's bigger and better graphics will likely result in higher development costs for publishers
While this criticism ignores the NGP's ability to run smaller games (PlayStation Suite, Minis, etc), Sony's Worldwide Studios Europe president, Michael Denny, believes development costs...
News Sony's NGP Not Attempting To Compete With Smartphones, Looking To Create Companion Device
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida is one of the best assets the company has right now
The head of Worldwide Studios development is not only responsible for the platform holder's phenomenal game line-up, but also has an input in the direction of the NGP. That direction is not designed to compete with smartphones according to Shuhei. Why? Because Sony can't...
News Silent Hill: Book Of Memories Announced For NGP, No Other Details
Just to underline the real lack of content at Konami's pre-E3 press conference, the publisher announced Silent Hill: Book Of Memories for NGP
"Fantastic," you might be saying, "Tell me more." Well, err, there's nothing more to tell. The announcement came with a big fat logo stating the game was not "concept approved" by...
First Impressions Wipeout 2048 on NGP
While Uncharted undoubtedly rules the roost when it comes to PlayStation content in 2011, Wipeout has been quietly defining the brand throughout its entire life-span
Studio Liverpool's club-culture inspired racer was a smash on the original PlayStation, and hasn't looked back since. The most recent entry, Wipeout HD on PlayStation 3, is probably the...
First Impressions Uncharted: Golden Abyss on NGP
Uncharted is arguably the most important franchise in Sony's roster at the moment
Not only is it a critical and commercial success for the platform holder, the franchise is also an industry leader. Uncharted is continuously setting a precedent for other developers to follow — it's influential. Uncharted: Golden Abyss aims to take that influence...
News Sony Drops Bombs Before E3, Details NGP's First-Party Line-Up
There's a lot of criticism of Sony reverberating throughout enthusiast gaming forums
"Way to blow your load Sony," read most, insinuating that Sony's E3 surprises have been revealed prematurely. Some of the posters might have a point; Sony's been keen on turning E3 into an on-going season for some time. We've already seen announcements of...
News Reality Fighters Showcases NGP's Augmented Reality Features
Sony has always done great augmented reality
Up until recently, it was the sole company using AR for new and unique gameplay experiences. But that changed this year with Nintendo's introduction of the 3DS; a system that introduced augmented reality similar, but admittedly a small step ahead of what we've seen from various Sony platforms in the past...
News Sound Shapes Is An Audio-Platformer For NGP
From the folks that developed the PlayStation Network's indie darling, Everyday Shooter, Sound Shapes is an experimental audio-platformer for Sony's new handheld
You play as a gelatinous sphere covered in small suction pods, and your task is to navigate through a beautifully abstract audio world. The object of the game is to collecting floating...
News Hustle Kings Promises Shiny Balls For NGP
When Hustle Kings launched on the PlayStation Network it promised glorious high-definition visuals with startlingly accurate ball-physics
And it delivered. Hustle Kings on the NGP is promising much of the same, with rear- and front-touch controls adding to the immersion of the experience. If it has the online gambling mechanic of its home console...
News NGP To Optimise PlayStation Network's Entire Library Of PSP Games
If you were smart -- like us
you would have switched to purchasing all your PSP games via the PlayStation Network a long time ago. It was clear a few years back that Sony was making the switch towards digital downloads for its PSP releases.If you made the jump, then you're well prepared for the NGP. Sony has
News Just So You Know: There's Going To Be A New Super Stardust On NGP
Super Stardust HD is one of the best games available on the PSN to this very day
So it's insanely exciting to see the NGP get a follow-up in the franchise. Super Stardust Delta not only looks glorious on the NGP's five-inch screen, but also makes use of the device's fairly ordinary dual-analogue controls. That extra stick really does make a...
News Wipeout 2048 Makes NGP Hard To Ignore
It's impossible to ignore a platform with a Wipeout game on it
Sony's futuristic racing franchise is probably one of the reasons we are such fanboys in the first place; how can you resist the game's serene environments and slick space-crafts? Like the original PSP, Sony's new handheld will have a Wipeout game around launch. That title — Wipeout...
News Uncharted: Golden Abyss Announced For NGP, Believe Your Eyes
Believe it or not, Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a portable game that you can play on the move
The NGP launch title was officially announced this afternoon as part of a massive embargo lift for many of Sony's first-party offerings for the new handheld. Developed by Sony Bend — the studio behind the excellent Resistance: Retribution on PSP —...
News European PlayStation Plus Content Detailed For June
The PlayStation Store is back, and with it a bumper PlayStation Plus update
As Sony is giving a 30-day free trial to all PSN members, we're sure this month's update is going to carry a little bit more interest than usual, so let's get to it. First of all Sony's confirmed that PlayStation Plus subscribers before April 21st will be getting an...
News PlayStation Network To Go Down For Maintenance This Afternoon
The PlayStation Network was supposed to go down for maintenance last night
It was postponed. Instead it will go down for maintenance this afternoon, from 16:30 GMT. Insanely the service will remain offline until 07:00 GMT tomorrow morning. That's a lot of downtime. We can only suspect it has something to do with the PlayStation Store. Sony
News UK Sales Charts: DiRT 3 Unable To Overtake L.A. Noire
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A. Noire</a> has held onto the UK sales charts top spot for a second week running, beating off Codemasters' semi-sim DiRT 3 which finished up in a respectable second. LEGO Pirates Of the Caribbean, Zumba Fitness and Brink all held onto their high positions to round out the top five, with familiar faces such as Crysis 2 and Call Of Duty:...
So the PlayStation Store is not coming back before the end of the month, but it is returning before the end of the week according to Sony
Let's not get too moany about the slight delay, seeing as its only a couple of days at max. Furthermore, when you have things like this going viral all over Twitter, it's probably better to be safe than sorry. The...
News Kojima Posts Mysterious Image On Twitter, Says He's Not Going To E3
Ah Hideo Kojima
We like to imagine his life is just as complex and convoluted as a good Metal Gear Solid narrative. The video game visionary has posted an image on Twitter alongside a statement that he is recording for his new project. The image shows two monitors with an unclear figure on the screen. What does it all mean? We'll let someone else...
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