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News Former Capcom Gaffer Keiji Inafune Starts Up Two New Companies
The former Capcom cheif, Keiji Inafune, has announced that he's starting up two new companies: Intercept and Comcept
Intercept will deal with game development, while Comcept handles other areas of media such as books and video. We imagine both companies will work together on similar properties to strengthen brands across different forms of media...
News Sony Online Entertainment Confirms The Agency Cancellation, Lay-Offs
Following a flurry of rumours earlier in the week, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it has cancelled its PlayStation 3 spy MMO, The Agency, laying off over 200 staff in the process
"As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and...
The closet fanboys came out of the woodwork last night
The console war literally erupted after months of quiet acceptance from all sides. According to a report filed by data firm Strategy Analytics, the PlayStation 3 has now surpassed the XBOX 360 in "active install base", pushing the Microsoft system down into last place in the console...
News Sony Remind Us That The PlayStation 3 Is More Than A Games Machine
You know what, we were considering taking an uber-snarky tone with this post
.. But we can't. Because there's actually some truth to Sony describing the PlayStation 3 as an "entertainment media hub" rather than a games machine. We were thinking about all the things we use our system for just the other day. Sure gaming is very top of the...
News BloodRayne: Betrayal Launches This Summer On PlayStation Network
Majesco's confirmed the return of the BloodRayne series, when scantily clad protagonist Rayne returns in PSN title, BloodRayne: Betrayal, this summer
The 2D action game is in development at Californian outfit WayForward. It will be the studio's first PlayStation 3 release. The game's promising plenty of puzzles, weapons and gore, and is being...
Rumour Sony Online Entertainment Hit With Crippling Cuts
There's some bad news funneling out of Sony Online Entertainment right now
According to reports on Kotaku, the developer has shut down its Seattle, Tuscon and Denver studios, laying off around a third of its entire workforce. But that's not all. Apparently SOE's Austin and San Diego studios have also been hit hard, with around half the staff from...
News Capcom Cans Mega Man Universe
Capcom's just revealed that it has cancelled the "Play Create Share" inspired PSN title, Mega Man Universe
The publisher's apologised to fans on the game's website, citing "various circumstances" as the reason for the cancellation. The mostly like reason is the exit of Keiji Inafune, who left Capcom a little while back. Inafune was a...
News So Who's Going To Play Co-Op Streets Of Rage 2 With Us?
As we already know, SEGA's bringing a bunch of classic Mega Drive titles to the PlayStation Store over the coming months
Each of the titles will be free to PlayStation Plus subscribers (you should already own Sonic The Hedgehog, in fact). Something we didn't know though, is that a couple of the titles will be updated with online co-op. While we...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 30th March 2011
Special Offers (available until April 13) Faery: Legends of Avalon (was £11
99/14.99 now £7.19/8.99)</ul>Playable Content Chime Super Deluxe (£7.19/8.99) Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (£7.19/8.99) Swarm (£9.99/12.99) Moon Diver (£9.99/12.99) Add-On Game Content Eyepet Lucky Dip Costume Pack Plants...
News SEGA Team Up With Avalanche For Downloadable Title Renegade Ops
You really do learn something new every day
For yonks now we believed Just Cause developer, Avalanche, was a subsidiary of Eidos (and latterly Square Enix), but we were obviously completely wrong. The studio's just announced a brand new downloadable project in collaboration with SEGA. The title, Renegade Ops, is a co-operative military vehicular...
News BurgerTime HD Builds The Ultimate Burger This Summer
What would you put in your ultimate burger? How about: onion rings, barbecue sauce, pineapple, smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos and an omelette? Yo, sounds good
Our visionary sandwich has absolutely nothing to do with MonkeyPaw's remake of DataEast's classic title BurgerTime HD; we just wanted to make you hungry. Announced and shown off at...
News Mortal Kombat Includes Online Pass, Claims Report
Mortal Kombat looks like it'll be the latest release to combat used games, including an online pass system to force second-hand buyers into paying to play online
A voucher will be included with new copies of the game to allow players to hop online for free. Those buying second-hand will have to purchase a voucher from the PlayStation Store however...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 29th March 2011
Updates Top Darts Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99)</ul>Games Split Second ($29.99) Rush'n Attack ($9.99) Chime Super Deluxe ($9.99) Sonic The Hedgehog ($4.99) Free Realms Free Basic Game (Free) Moon Diver ($14.99) Back To The Future: The Game Episode 2 Free With Season Pass Demos echochrome II Demo/Trial MAG...
News Stacking Still Has A Really Lovely Art Style, Then
A few shots of Stacking's upcoming DLC, "The Lost Hobo King", have emerged courtesy of Gamekyo
The game still looks properly amazing. Hit the link to see the full-set of images. The DLC is out in April.</em>
News Free Realms Launches In North America Today
Sony Online Entertainment's finally launching its casual free-to-play MMO, Free Realms, in North America today
The game promises a host of activities, ranging from multiplayer mini-games to decorating and dinosaur rides. In order to enhance the action, Free Realms boasts a number of console specific features such as trophies and voice chat...
News Moon Diver Launches This Week On PlayStation Network
Square Enix has confirmed that timed PlayStation Network exclusive, Moon Diver, will launch this week in Europe and North America
The game, which looks a lot like Strider, is a four-player co-op action game designed by Koichi Yotsui. Unsurprisingly, Yotsui-san was one of the leads on the original Strider game.
News Choplifter HD Brings Nostalgic Games We've Never Heard Of To PlayStation Network
We've never heard of Choplifter, but we're told it's an Apple II classic
Rather than pretend that we know what we're talking about, we thought you'd appreciate a bit of honesty. Chop-erm-lifter, y'say? Oh right, Choplifter HD. Cool. Anyway, feign excitement because the historical series is making it way to PlayStation Network via the Hunted: The...
Report Quirky PC Title Machinarium Is Headed To PlayStation 3 This Year
According to a report on CasualGaming
biz</a>, the quirky PC point-and-click adventure, Machinarium, is headed to the PlayStation Network this year. The site sources a session from the game's creator, Jakub Dvorský, in which he confirmed that the title will be heading to Sony's digital platform as well as tablet computers later this year...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd March 2011
Special Offers (available until March 30) MAG (Trial and Unlock Bundle) (was £19
99/29.99 now £11.99/14.99) MAG Interdiction Pack (was £6.29/7.99 now £4.79/5.99) MAG Escalation Pack (was £6.29/7.99 now £4.79/5.99) High Velocity Bowling Complete (was £11.99/14.99 now £8.99/11.25) Hustle Kings (was...
News This Is Amazing: There's Going To Be Some New Super Stardust HD DLC
Super Stardust HD might be old, but it's still one of the best PlayStation Network titles available
It seems both Sony and Housemarque recognise that, as they've decided it's timely to release a new set of DLC for the intergalactic shooter — despite the game being practically ancient in gaming terms. The new DLC — dubbed "Impact Mode" — is...
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Was Originally About Dirty Gods
Mediatonic's gaffers, Paul Croft and Jm Griffiths, have taken to the always-interesting Gamasutra to write a postmortem on the excellent PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
The duo explain that the monsters theme wasn't the game's original concept. "The Waterfall of the Dirty Gods was our original concept pitch," the...
News Hang On, Duke Nukem Forever Has A 'Capture The Babe' Multiplayer Mode?
Uh-oh, time for the sexist white knights to jump on their horse and ride to the rescue -- guess what, Duke Nukem Forever objectifies women? Hang on, wait a minute, Duke Nukem? Is that the sound of a thousand angsty nobodies dismounting their horse? Sure -- because in any other video game this would be deemed "sexist" by said sensitive types, but Duke Nukem always gets a free pass
Mainly because it's "funny". Supposedly. Take Duke Nukem Forever's "Capture The Babe" mode. It's a play on Capture The Flag. Get it? The twist is, instead of picking up a pole and ribbon, your letching after...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Confirmed For Today
Sony's confirmed a short period of "maintenance" downtime for the PlayStation Network today
The service will go down for roughly three hours between 3PM and 6PM GMT. Sony's added that the downtime probably won't affect PSN activity, though error messages may occur when users attempt to download files. If you see the error "80022f10 ...
Report Red Faction Battlegrounds A PlayStation Plus Incentive In North America
A report posted by Joystiq [sourced from a Sony PlayStation Network newsletter] hints that the upcoming Red Faction Battlegrounds will be offered to PlayStation Plus subscribers as a membership incentive in North America
According to the newsletter, those that subscribe to Sony's premium membership service before March 25th will get a free copy of...
News Donate To The Japan Tsunami Effort On PlayStation Network, Get A New XMB Theme
Sony's opened up donations for the Japanese tsunami effort on the PlayStation Network
You can donate via the American or European PlayStation Store. You can make donations from your wallet in the PlayStation Store, wrote SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton. With your donation, youll get a free theme for your PlayStation 3. In order to make...
News Killzone 3, PlayStation Move Heroes & Tron Packs Coming To LittleBigPlanet 2
In a beefy post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's dropped the upcoming roster of LittleBigPlanet 2 content players can expect over the coming month
Upcoming is a Killzone 3 mini-pack featuring Rico and a Hazmat trooper. That will be followed by a bunch of costumes based on upcoming mascot mash-up Move title, PlayStation Move Heroes. The costumes...
News So, Erm, There Might Be Another River City Ransom Game
According to AndriaSang, a sequel to the NES classic side-scroller, River City Ransom, is in development at Japanese developer Miracle Kidz
The original game released a whopping 22 years ago. Apparently Miracle Kidz has called on the developers of the original game to help work on the game, which is due on "consoles" this Summer. No...
News Chime Super Deluxe (HD Turbo Remix) Launches March 29th On PlayStation Network
Sony's slapped a March 29th/March 30th release date on the ostentatiously named rhythmn puzzle title, Chime Super Deluxe, in North America and Europe respectively
The puzzle title's basic premise is to slide blocks together, forming 'quads' which generate musical notes and phrases. The PlayStation Blog's got a new trailer, in addition to the game's...
News Back To The Future: Episode 2 Launches On The PlayStation Network March 29th
Telltale's confirmed that the second episode of their Back To The Future adventure series will release in the US on March 29th
The chapter, entitled "Get Tannen!", has been available on the PC for nearly a month now.
Nice one
Beyond Good & Evil HD is already available on the XBOX Live Arcade, but Ubisoft's confirmed that PlayStation Network users will have to wait until May. In order to make up for the delay, the publisher's confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that those which pick up the game within its first two weeks on sale will get a couple of exclusive...
News StarDrone Due for North America in Early April
Celebrate with new video
If you've read our StarDrone review and still aren't entirely sure what BeatShapers' PSN title is all about, perhaps this new video below might help you out. StarDrone is a combination of racing, score attack and puzzle, which is probably why seeing it in motion makes things a lot clearer. The game is already available in...
News nDreams Bring Their Aurora Headquarters To PlayStation Home
nDreams is launching its official PlayStation Home headquarters in Sony's digital world this week, revealing the fantastical floating land of Aurora
The world is packed with mini-games and secret bonus rewards to unlock. It also looks stunning. In addition to the Aurora island, Sony's announced a bunch of other goodies that are launching in Home...
News Sony's Considering Bringing PlayStation Home To The NGP
Given the financial success of PlayStation Home, we think it would be a glaring oversight to not bring a similarly social experience to the NGP
Thankfully Sony is looking into the idea according to a report in the latest issue of Famitsu. Reporting on the upcoming major Home update, Famitsu mentions that Sony is considering some method of...
News Don't Worry Europe, You'll Get Dissidia duodecim prologus FINAL FANTASY Next Week
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At this point, we're wishing Dissidia duodecim FINAL FANTASY would just flippin' come out already. It's not because we can't wait to play it...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 16th March 2011
Special Offers (available until March 30) MAG (Trial and Unlock Bundle) (was £19
99/29.99 now £11.99/14.99) MAG Interdiction Pack (was £6.29/7.99 now £4.79/5.99) MAG Escalation Pack (was £6.29/7.99 now £4.79/5.99) High Velocity Bowling Complete (was £11.99/14.99 now £8.99/11.25) Hustle Kings (was...
News Rejoice: Resident Evil Director's Cut Infects The European PSN Next Week
Are you ready to make a Jill sandwich? Well, European masters of unlocking will get their chance next week, as Capcom has revealed to Eurogamer that the Director's Cut version of the original Resident Evil will be launch on the PlayStation Store next week for £7
99. The director's cut version of Resident Evil, originally released in 1997, includes...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 15th March 2011
Updates Resident Evil 3 PSone Classic 50% Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) Hero Of Sparta Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $1.99, original price $6.99) Boom Beats Minis Price Change (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $3.99)</ul>Games Slambolt Scrappers ($14.99) Hard Corps: Uprising ($14.99) Prince Of Persia...
News Parasite Eve Launches On The North American PlayStation Store This Week
Square Enix has revealed that it will launch the PSone classic, Parasite Eve, on the American PlayStation Store this week
The release comes ahead of the Western launch for PSP Parasite Eve spin-off, The 3rd Birthday. There's still no news of a European release for Parasite Eve nor its sequel.
News Soldner-X Developer Confirms Strategy RPG 'Rainbow Moon' For PSN
SideQuest Studios -- the developers of the rage inducing Soldner-X series on PlayStation Network -- are hard at work on a new title for Sony's digital platform
According to publisher eastasiasoft, Rainbow Moon is an isometric strategy RPG in a fantasy setting. The game's official website showcases a colourful hand-drawn style, and reveals that...
News Free Realms Finally Comes To PlayStation 3 On March 29th
After years of speculation, Sony Online Entertainment's finally attached a release date to the PS3 port of its free-to-play MMO, Free Realms
Get your pens and calendars ready, because March 29th is the date to mark. For those unfamiliar with the PC version, Free Realms is a kind of casual MMO that's totally free to play. Think PlayStation Home but...
At some point, Square Enix decided it would be funny to troll games bloggers
As if Dissidia 012 FINAL FANTASY wasn't heinous enough, the publisher's just announced a kind of premium demo for the game entitled Dissidia duodecim prologus FINAL FANTASY. The taster comes with a unique scenario featuring Lightning, as well as the ability to carry any...
Rumour Concept Art For PlayStation Home Reveals Snazzy New Space
Sony's virtual world, PlayStation Home, could be getting a fresh lick of paint in the near future
That's according to some leaked concept art picked up by FourPlayerCoOp.com. The new screens demonstrate a cleaner, web 2.0 Home plaza, with a bigger emphasis on gaming made possible through the service's latest update. The art was apparently sent out...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Firmware 3.60 Brings Online Storage, Enhanced PS3 Security
Hot-on-the-heels of yesterday's Online Storage announcement, Sony has released the latest PS3 firmware update
You'll be prompted to update to the latest firmware when you turn your system on, just scroll to the "System Update" tab on the PS3's menu. The new firmware brings with it the Online Storage feature detailed yesterday. Online...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net Online Cloud-Save Storage Service Tomorrow
Remember all that PlayStation Network maintenance? It was totally justified, as Sony's just announced Online Storage, a cloud-based save service for PlayStation Plus subscribers
The service will allow players to store game saves online, with a maximum capacity of up to 1,000 saves or 150mb. The service will be accessible via a new icon on the XMB...
News ... And You Thought Mortal Kombat Was The Only Attraction On The PlayStation Store Today
Mortal Kombat's getting an exclusive demo for PlayStation Plus subscribers on the PlayStation Store today
But that's not the only attraction. Evolution's Matt Southern has taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm that a MotorStorm: Apocalypse demo will also be going live this afternoon. You'll get to play on the Mainline track against fifteen other...
Sony has announced some scheduled maintenance for the PlayStation Network this evening
According to the PlayStation Blog, the service will be down from 16:05 PM GMT this evening through to 03:00 AM GMT tomorrow. You'll be unable to access the PlayStation Store nor manage your account during the downtime. If you want to play online tonight, you'll...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th March 2011
Updates Castle Crashers Sale (PS3) (now $10
49, original price $14.99) Dead Nation Sale (PS3) (now 10.49, original price $14.99) Age of Zombies Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.50, original price $4.99) Ricochet Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $7.99) Kung-Fu Live (PSN Exclusive) Sale (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99) Shift...
News The PlayStation Network Gets Spring Fever Starting This Week
Admittedly, the sun's been shining a little bit more here in frosty England
It still doesn't feel like spring yet, but there are tell-tale signs everywhere you look. It's about time too, the winter feels like it's been around forever. We don't know how the winter's been across the pond, but SCEA's promising to warm you up regardless. This week marks...
Out Today PlayStation Move Heroes Demo (North America)
Non-Plussed
PlayStation Plus members lost their exclusivity on the PlayStation Move Heroes demo yesterday, as it's available from today for all PlayStation Network members across North America. With the game set for release in North America on 22nd March and following in Europe not long after — though the exact date is subject to some confusion...
News Tiger Woods 12 Demo Strokes PlayStation Network Today
EA chips in
You can get your hands on Tiger's wood from today, as EA releases a free Move-enabled demo for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters on PlayStation Network across North America. The free trial of the game shows off the new True View first-person perspective that will hopefully make those clutch shots easier to pull off. It'll also explain...
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