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News CES 2011: Capcom Confirm Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 For February Release
Capcom's pledged a February 1st release for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 on the PlayStation Network
The publisher's attached a $14.99 price to the North American release, though we're yet to get any details for Europe. In addition to the date and pricing information, Capcom's released a bunch of screenshots over at Capcom Unity. Check them out through...
News Relentless Software To Shift Towards Digital-Only Content
Relentless has made a lot of great games for the PlayStation, most of which revolve around the casual-friendly Buzz
franchise. The quiz game has been a staple of the PlayStation catalogue for some time, but with the developers stretching into new territory — and out of a long-term deal with Sony — the Brighton-based studio's looking at a...
News CES 2011: Kaz Hirai Teases PlayStation-Powered Phones, Tablets, More?
Sony didn't announce the long rumoured PlayStation powered Sony Ericsson phone at their CES press conference last night
Nor did they announce the PSP2. They did however take time to acknowledge the merging of their strongest properties. Taking the stage towards the end of Sony's conference, SCE's Kaz Hirai teased that Sony's "strategy...
News TurboGrafx Classics To Launch On The PlayStation Network Later This Month
We've already got a bumper collection of classic NeoGeo titles to choose from, and now Hudson's lining up a jumbo helping of TurboGrafx-16 titles for the PlayStation Network
The games, which are set to launch throughout January, will be playable on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Highlights include Bonk's Adventure and sci-fi...
News First Modern Combat: Domination Trailer Shoots to Thrill
It's bullet time
PlayStation Network is about to get a whole lot explosiver when Gameloft's Modern Combat: Domination lands later this month. The first trailer below not only shows the game in action, but also shows how it's going to turn players into polite young men rather than the foul-mouthed gamers we've all encountered in online deathmatches...
News Original Mass Effect 2 Pre-Order Bonus Items To Be Given Away On PSN
EA's announced on Mass Effect 2's official Twitter page that the original game's pre-order bonuses will be made available for free on the PlayStation Network through until February 23rd
The bonuses — which were given away with GameStop preorders when the game launched last year — include the Terminus armour (which increases running speed and...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 5th January 2011
Special Offers (available until Jan
19) UNO (PS3) (was £6.29/7.99 now £0.79/0.99) H.A.W.X. Supremacy Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Driver (PSone) (was £3.99/4.99 now £2.99/3.59) Tales of Monkey Island (was £13.99/17.99 now £7.19/8.99, available until Jan. 12) Permanent Price Reductions Legends...
News Oh Right Yeah, That Beyond Good & Evil HD Remake Is Coming Out Isn't It
Beyond Good & Evil is a bit of a cult-classic these days
Ubisoft's quirky adventure title is held in high-regard by almost all ten of the people who played it at release. Ubi will be counting on the goodwill of the game's vocal fan-base to ignite interest in the upcoming PlayStation Network HD remake. We've included a teaser trailer above. It's...
News There's Free R.U.S.E. Content for You to Download Now
Multiplayer Manhattan pack out now
Ubisoft's long-awaited strategy title R.U.S.E. was one of the first titles to receive a Move-enabling patch, but that's not the only thing amateur generals can download for the game, with free downloadable maps available from the PlayStation Network. The Manhattan Project Pack was actually released on December...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 5th January 2011
Games Microbot ($9
99) Tetris ($9.99) NEOGEO Station PS3 Bundle Pack ($79.99) Ricochet ($9.99)</ul>PSone Classic Imports Reloaded ($5.99) Arc the Lad III ($5.99) Demos Microbot Demo Top Gun Network Demo Alien Breed 2: Assault Demo Ricochet Demo Kung-Fu Live Demo Add-ons John Daly's Prostroke Golf Course Pack 01 (free) Fist of the...
News Capcom Blames Sony For Missing Super Street Fighter IV Costumes
There's one major difference between the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 version of Super Street Fighter IV
On the 360, if you participate in an online match with someone wearing a DLC costume, you'll be able to see the get-up even if you haven't purchased it. On PlayStation 3 you can't. This is because Capcom offers a free download on XBOX Live known as...
News Atlus To Provide Demo For The Bizarre Looking Catherine
We know it's got sheep people, bimbos and dead bodies, but to be honest we don't know much else about Catherine, the upcoming PlayStation 3 title from Atlus
With the game roughly a month away from its Japanese launch, perhaps it's time we learned a thing or two about the NSFW title. Good news. The game's director, Katsura Hashino, has confirmed that...
News Angry Birds Launches On PlayStation Minis This Week
For all the hyperbole that's spewed about iOS being the future of handheld gaming, we don't really feel like its catalogue is all that special
You've got a stream of clunky rip-offs from Gameloft, plenty of games trying to make do with no buttons, and then the critical darlings: Doodle Jump, Angry Birds and Cut The Rope. All three titles are...
Around this time last year everyone was hyped for the somewhat disappointing Split/Second
The game's cinematic take on arcade racing pulled everyone in and delivered a unique but flawed experience when it launched earlier this year. MotorStorm Apocalypse blows everything about Split/Second away. Last year we were comparing Split/Second to Michael...
News Qriocity Makes Stealth Appearance On European PlayStation 3s
Ignore the dreadful name and Sony might be onto something with Qriocity
The super-slick cloud based streaming service magically appeared on European PlayStation 3s last night, promising on-demand audio streaming for a small fee. The service — which is accessible from a range of Sony products including Bravias, VAIOs and Blu-ray players —...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 21st December 2010
Updates Afterburner Climax Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Alien Breed: Impact Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $14.99) Arctic Adventures: Polar's Puzzles Minis Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Battlefield Bad Company 2 Onslaught Mode Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now...
News Eat Them! Launches Exclusively On The PlayStation Network This Week
We'll leave it to FluffyLogic to pitch upcoming PlayStation Network exclusive Eat Them
</a>. According to the developer, "Eat Them! gives gamers the chance to create and bring to life colossal monsters in order to flatten entire cities and feast on their inhabitants." Awesome. It's available on the North American PlayStation Network...
News SCEE Deploys Enormous Christmas Sale On European PlayStation Store
It's Christmas -- or so the neighbours' irritatingly chirpy festive lights are trying to tell us
Of course, we all know that the best thing about Christmas (aside from it being over) are the ridiculous sales. When else can you get Naughty Bear for £3.99 from GAME? (Don't do it.) Digital sales are probably the best kind because there's no physical...
News Dungeon Defenders Has the Most Colourful Dungeons Ever
Not another dim and grim outing
Dungeons are supposed to be grisly, foreboding places, lit only with torches and the sparks that fly from clashing swords. Not in the world of Dungeon Defenders though, which teams tower defence mechanics with elements of online RPGs, all wrapped up in a cartoon-inspired graphical style. You play one of a team of...
News DualShock and Move Players Will Square Off in Killzone 3
Plus more sharpshooter info
Will they, won't they? The ongoing saga of whether DualShock 3 and Move users will be able to pit their skills against each other on the battlefields of Killzone 3 has taken many a twist and turn, but now the word has come from the
News So Y'know They Are Bringing Out All Those NEOGEO Games For PlayStation 3...
.. You might end up wanting one of these PlayStation 3 compatible NEOGEO pads from SNK Playmore and Exar. The USB powered pad will work with both the PS3 and PC. It includes a PlayStation button for easy access to the XMB during gameplay, presumably so you can send your buddy expletives when he kicks your ass with Genan. Jerk. The controller's...
News Get Ready to Raid with Dungeon Hunter: Alliance in Early 2011
Going underground
Top-down action RPGs may be long past their 90s heyday when Diablo and its ilk ruled the roost, but Gameloft is handing the genre a revival potion in the form of Dungeon Hunter: Alliance, heading to PlayStation Network in 2011. You'll be able to team up online with three other hunters to plunder dungeons, rest in villages and do...
News Modern Combat: Domination Shoots for PlayStation Network Next Month
Gameloft's FPS coming to Move
Move's a perfect fit for first-person shooters, so the news that Gameloft is bringing Modern Combat: Domination to PlayStation Network next month is enough to grab our attention. Further details to pique your interest include the smooth 60 frames per second graphical engine, full online multiplayer support and...
News Two Hot Shots Shorties Games Headed To The PlayStation Portable
Y'know what we like? Hot Shots games
They're amazing. So we're totally on board for some "Hot Shots Shorties" titles, which have been rated for the PSP by America's ESRB ratings board. Hot Shots Shorties Green and Hot Shots Shorties Blue are set to include three mini-games a piece, presumably released under the PlayStation Minis platform...
News Official PlayStation App Announced For iPhone & Android
Little bit weird this one
Cool, but weird. To be honest, we're not really sure why it's weird — but you have to agree there's something a little bizarre about an official PlayStation app for iOS. The Android app makes perfect sense because Sony and Google are practically in love with each other right now — but iOS?! Maybe it's just us. Sony's...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 15th December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
22) Tank Battles (was £3.99/4.99 now £0.79/0.99) DropLitz (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Old West Map Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Permanent Price...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 14th December 2010
Updates Um Jammer Lammy Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) Superstars V8 Racing Sale (PS3) (now $9.99, original price $19.99)</ul><strong>Games</strong> PROTOTYPE ($29.99) LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves ($5.99) X-Men ($9.99) Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within HD ($14.99) Marvel Pinball...
News Prototype Hits The PlayStation Store This Week
Prototype's the very definition of an "impulse buy" sorta game
The title got decent reviews at launch and has maintained a limited but vocal fan-base. It's been on our "to-do" list for quite some time actually. So it's with some anticipation that we've got wind of Activision's plans to bring the open-world superhero title to the...
News PlayStation 3 Version Of Mass Effect 2 To Get Demo Next Week
Mass Effect 2, you might have heard of it
It's one of the most acclaimed games of 2010 by XBOX 360 and PC gamers alike, and it's finally launching on PlayStation 3 in January of next year. But if you want to know more about the action RPG, then fear not -- a demo for the PlayStation 3 version of the game is set to launch on the PlayStation Store...
News It's Games Like thatgamecompany's Journey That Make Us PlayStation Fans
Say what you will about PlayStation, Sony or SCE; there's one area the company has always excelled, and that's in the creation of unique, moving and interesting pieces of interactive entertainment
In 2009 there was flower, a title that missed out on our game of the year accolade by mere inches. In early 2010 there was Heavy Rain, a game so...
News Costume Quest's Icy Downloadable Content Drops In Time For Christmas
Costume Quest's "Grubbins On Ice" will hit the PlayStation Network in time for Christmas, launching on December 21st in North America
The downloadable add-on includes a new area, new costumes and a bunch of new quests to complete. A perfect accompaniment to the festive season indeed.
News Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Heads To The PlayStation Network
TellTale's bizarre point-and-click adventure, Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People, has been confirmed for the PlayStation Network
The episodic series will launch on the US PlayStation Store on 21st December, and will follow "shortly thereafter" in Europe.
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 8th December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
22) Tank Battles (was £3.99/4.99 now £0.79/0.99) DropLitz (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Old West Map Pack (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Playable Content Alien...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th December 2010
Updates Tank Battles Sale (PS3) (now $0
99, original price $4.99) Supermarket Mania Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $4.99)</ul><strong>Games</strong> Alien Breed 2: Assault ($9.99) Qlione Evolve ($6.99) Kung-Fu Live ($14.99) Qore Qore Episode 31: December 2010 ($2.99) Qore Annual Subscription ...
News SCEE Reveal LittleBigPlanet 2 Treats For European PlayStation Plus Members
Haha
Gotta laugh at all those people throwing around the words "useless", "pointless" and "crap" when PlayStation Plus was announced. We're some of the most hardcore PlayStation Network users out there, and Plus has already lavished us in a ridiculous array of goodies. Today we're set to get a few more. SCEE's revealed...
News SNK To Bring NEOGEO Station To The PlayStation Store Later This Month
SNK's confirmed they're bringing the NEOGEO Station to the North American PlayStation Store on December 21st
The collection of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable titles will be released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NEOGEO console. The NEOGEO Station is billed as a continuously growing library of NEOGEO titles, with each game...
News Under Siege Likely to Miss European Launch Date Tomorrow
In limbo
Seed Studios' promising Move-controlled RTS Under Siege was due to debut on PlayStation Network tomorrow, but we've just learnt the game is still in Sony's quality assurance department and is now all-but certain to miss its original release date. Seed Studios is still confident the game will release worldwide before Christmas, and we'll...
News echochrome ii Sheds Some Minimalist Light Over The Festive Period
Sony's confirmed that their ambitious mannequin puzzler, echochrome ii, will launch in time for Christmas on the American PlayStation Store
No word of a European date yet, but we're going to assume it will follow North America's lead. echochrome ii is one of the most anticipated PlayStation Move titles since the device's launch, using the motion...
News Sony Sheds Light on echochrome ii Release Date
December 21st in America
You may have already tried the echochrome ii demo via PlayStation Network or the Starter Disc, but Sony has been silent on the release date for the final product – until now. echochrome ii will hop its way to North American PlayStation Network users on December 21st, though Sony has not yet revealed a final price for the...
News PlayStation Rewards Gets Move-Specific Quests Tomorrow
Another reason to Move
North American readers might already be participating in the PlayStation Rewards programme, an exclusive invite-only experience that seeks to honour regular PlayStation gamers with elite status, goodies and more. Tomorrow the package gets boosted with the introduction of Quests, and PlayStation Move is getting one of its own...
News Consider the LittleBigPlanet 2 Demo an Early Christmas Present
Stocking filler
If you've not been able to participate in the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta, do not despair: you'll get your chance to play it soon, with a free demo available across North America on December 21st and December 22nd in Europe. In Sony's own words, here's what you can expect from the bite-sized piece of Sackboy: This demo will give...
News Top Darts Moves Onto The PlayStation Network This Month
Whatever you do, remember to attach your PlayStation Move's wrist-strap before you even consider downloading Sony's Top Darts from the PlayStation Network
The Devil's Details developed PlayStation Move dart-a-thon is set to hit the PlayStation Store before Christmas, and will feature a host of single-player tournaments and simultaneous multiplayer...
News Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime Slops Its Way Onto PlayStation 3 Next Spring
If you've ever thought that the PlayStation 3 needs more Ghostbusters games, then Atari's Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime has totally got your back
The PlayStation Network follow-up to 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game is being developed by Wanako, and features online (and local) four-player top-down ghost guzzling.Unfortunately the game will not...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 1st December 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
8) Prince of Persia Classic (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Prince of Persia Epilogue (was £7.99/9.99 now £3.99/4.99) Premier Manager (was £13.99/17.99 now £9.99/12.99) Permanent Price Reductions Sid Meier's Pirates! now £11.99/14.99 Playable Content Dead Nation...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 30th November 2010
Updates Hot Shots Golf 2 Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale Uno PS3 Sale (PS3) (now $0.99, original price $7.99) Dynogems Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $1.49, original price $1.99) Tehra: Dark Warrior Minis Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.49, original price $2.99) Tehra: Dark...
News Kung-Fu Live Smashes Up Your Living Room Next Month On PlayStation 3
The Virtual Air Guitar Company has slapped a December 7th/8th release date on the bizarre "You Are The Controller" PlayStation Network title Kung-Fu Live in North America/Europe
The game, which will retail at a whopping £10.99 in the UK, uses the PlayStation Eye to place you in the game's bizarre pseudo-comic book world. It's going to depend how...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 24th November 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
8) Gold Fever (mini) (was £3.99/4.99; now £2.49/2.99) Mahjongg Artifacts (mini) (was £3.99/4.99; now £2.49/2.99) Premier Manager (was £13.99/17.99; now £9.99/12.99) Prince of Persia Classic (was £7.99/9.99; now £5.49/6.99) Prince of Persia - Epilogue (was £7.99/9.99; now...
News Joe Danger Finally Gets Playable Monkey, World Breathes A Sigh Of Relief
In a comical nod towards publisher rejection, Hello Games has added the monkey character Joe Danger so desperately needed to succeed as post-release DLC
The character joins a knight rider known as Sir Bonehead, Chicken Joe and a bunch of other ridiculous gubbins. The DLC is detailed in the trailer after the jump. If you haven't bought Joe Danger...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd November 2010
PSN Stock Up for Winter Sales Top Gun Sale (PS3) (now $7
49, original price $14.99) PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Deathspank Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Gundemonium Collection Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Joe Danger Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price...
Competition Win MediaTonic's "Who's That Flying?!" For PlayStation Minis!
We described MediaTonic's latest PlayStation Mini, Who's That Flying?
</a>, as an "essential addition to any Minis library" in our four-square review of the title last week. Bet you wouldn't mind snagging a free copy would you? MediaTonic's been kind enough to send us four download vouchers for the fantastic...