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News DoubleFine Announces Stacking For The PlayStation Network, Looks Bonkers
DoubleFine's announced the second game in their publishing partnership with THQ
The PlayStation Network title, Stacking, is pitched as third-person adventure puzzle game, set in a diorama open-world environment against a 1930s era backdrop. It's already sounding awesome, right? The game involves Russian stacking dolls — seriously. The...
News Shift Extended Flips Colours & Boggles Minds On PlayStation Minis This Week
We could attempt to explain Shift Extended's brilliant gameplay mechanic, but it'd be easier on our keyboard if we directed you to the trailer embedded above instead
The franchise which began life as an online Flash game is coming to PlayStation Minis with all its brain melting puzzles in tact. It's due out this week on the PlayStation Store.
News SCEA Slashes PlayStation Network Prices For Black Friday
In the good ol' USA they have this thing called Black Friday
We're only aware of it on a foreigner's level, but apparently it involves people rushing into stores and buying ridiculously low-priced items. It sounds crazy to us, but whatever. Not one to refuse a party, SCEA's decided that the PlayStation Network should be in on the festivities,...
Sony's dropped some fresh news about what we can expect from the LittleBigPlanet franchise this Christmas
Honestly, a whole lot. Sony will be sending out fresh beta invites and a story demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 from next month, as well as releasing a stand-alone PlayStation Move experience entitled Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. Sackboy's Prehistoric...
News Who's That Flying?! Is Out On The PlayStation Store Right Now... GO BUY IT!
Sometimes we get really passionate about certain games, and Mediatonic's Who's That Flying?
</a> is one such example. It's just a really, really good downloadable title. Available as part of the PlayStation Minis service, we recommend you pick this up whether you intend to play this on PSP or PS3 (or both) — it's a great little time filler...
News Dragon's Lair Dead Set For The PlayStation Network
Dragon's Lair has released on a lot of platforms over the past 27 years
The game's currently set to make an awkward leap onto the PlayStation Network. Details are still pretty scarce, but the game will feature remastered 1080p visuals. And errrr... Yeah. What more can we say? Hit up Wikipedia if you're unfamiliar with Dragon's Lair. Slightly...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Downtime Scheduled For Today
SCEE's announced that the PlayStation Network will be experiencing some downtime later this afternoon
Those of you getting out of work at 5PM to slot in your brand new copy of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, prepare to be furious. The maintenance is scheduled for between 16:05 and 01:00GMT. Users will not be able to...
News Sony Go Head-To-Head With Microsoft Over Non-Game Offerings
With the announcement of VUDU for the PlayStation 3 this afternoon, analysts are getting all hot and sweaty over Sony and Microsoft's latest console battle -- the war for non-gaming applications
Gamasutra note that with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service already available on the XMB, Sony is making the integration...
News Funky Lab Rat Brings Puzzle Platforming To The PlayStation Move
We'd already heard about Funky Lab Rat before, but we had no idea what to expect
Thankfully Hydravision's released a trailer detailing the PSN title's gameplay. It essentially looks like a cross between Braid and PlayStation Move title Tumble. Players can pause and rewind time, while using the PlayStation Move (or DualShock 3) to rearrange platforms...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 16th November 2010
Price Updates Droplitz Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Cool Boarders Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale</ul>Games Crazy Taxi ($9.99) 3D Ultra Mini Golf Adventures 2 ($9.99) Sky Fighter ($9.99) Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time HD ($14.99) PSone Import Classics...
News The 3rd Birthday To Get PlayStation Network Release In Japan, European Date "Coming Soon"
Square Enix has revealed that their upcoming PlayStation Portable shooter, The 3rd Birthday, will get a PlayStation Network release in Japan
The cheers of the country's 22 PSPgo owners could be heard from outside our office in Birmingham, England. The PSN version of the game will set gamers back ¥4,980, while the retail version will cost ¥6,090...
News Crazy Taxi Takes A Ride Onto The PlayStation Network Early
Crazy Taxi is out right now on the American PlayStation Network
You didn't expect that did you? Nope, because the game was originally due to release on November 23rd. In case you didn't know, today is November 16th. It's like Christmas came early or something. Even neater is that PlayStation Plus subscribers get $1.99 off the asking price. That's...
News Auditorium On PlayStation Network Nets New Levels, PlayStation Move & 3D Support
Auditorium is all about "transforming light into a symphony of sound"
Nope, we don't get it either, but the game's executive producer assures us we'll have an "a-ha" moment after a couple of levels. Good, because judging the game purely on its aesthetics it looks amazing. Like something we'd want to play anyway. The PlayStation Network...
News Tetris Hits The PlayStation Network Next Month, Our Excitement Is Probably Somewhat Overblown
There's a case for Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time being the best game ever made
There's also a case for ICO, Super Mario 64 and Shenmue. Shave away all the fat though, and you'll probably find that Tetris is the greatest game ever made. One of the most pure gameplay experiences ever made, Tetris is both accessible for casual players and deep...
News Dead Nation Brings The Zombie Apocalypse On November 30th/December 1st
We've been waiting a long time for Housemarque's next PlayStation Network title, but finally the wait ends as December nears
Sony's placed a November 30th date on Dead Nation in the US, with Europe getting it just a day later on December 1st. The game will cost £9.99 / $14.99 but will include a platinum trophy. Of course, Dead Nation's ambitious...
News Marvel Pinball Heads To The PlayStation Network Next Month
Zen Studios -- the fine makers of Zen Pinball on the PSN -- have announced their intent to release a series of Marvel themed pinball tables on the PlayStation Network
Marvel Pinball, which will be released as a standalone download on the PSN, is set to feature tables based on Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man and Blade. As you'd expect from Zen, they look...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 10th November 2010
Special Offers Until November 24: TMNT: Turtle in Time Re-Shelled (was £7
99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Cell Factor: Psychokinetic Wars (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Assassin's Creed II: Sequence 12 Battle of Forli (was £3.19/3.99 now £1.99/2.49) Assassin's Creed II: Sequence 13 Bonfire of the Vanities...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 9th November 2010
Price Updates Crash Bandicoot Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale Punisher: No Mercy Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Jeopardy Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original...
News WTF?! Finally Hits The PlayStation Network Next Week
It's been a nail-biting few weeks for Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess developer, Mediatonic
We had our review for their latest title, Who's That Flying?!, loaded and ready to go. Then disaster struck. We got an email telling us that the game had been delayed. Thankfully, the side-scrolling shooter (which incorporates court-room action and a...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 3rd November 2010
Special Offers Until November 10: Voodoo Dice (was £7
99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack (was £3.49/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Level Editor (was £3.19/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Booster Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £0.79/0.99)</ul>Permanent Price...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 2nd November 2010
Price Updates Spyro The Dragon Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) MAG Interdiction Pack Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Qore Qore Episode 30: November 2010 ($2.99) Qore Episode 30: November Renewal ($19.99) Games Hoard ($14.99) God of War Collection ($29.99) Virtual pool 3...
News BLOODY NORA: SOMEONE MADE AFTERBURNER IN LITTLEBIGPLANET 2!
We've come to the conclusion that Sony don't need a marketing team for LittleBigPlanet 2
The game just totally sells itself. Take this Afterburner level that's emerged on YouTube this afternoon. Have you ever seen anything quite so amazing? Exactly.
News XBOX Live Price Hiked To Keep Content Off The PlayStation 3
On the PlayStation 3, you don't have to pay for multiplayer
On the XBOX 360, you do. Many people cite the "greater" experience on XBOX Live as the reason for the cost, but the reality is that the services are roughly comparable, with Live offering a few extra bells and whistles. Microsoft recently increased the price of the XBOX 360's Live...
Urhhhh
Hear that? That's us practically having an orgasm over this Pac-Man Championship Edition DX trailer. Look at it. Look - at - it. It's so good. Urhhh. We're going gaga here. Give us this game now!
News MUBI Brings Indie Cinema To The PlayStation 3 This Week
The PlayStation 3's MUBI application is set to launch across Europe this week
The app — which is a movie streaming service for independent and classic films — will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on November 3rd in a range of different European countries. Hit up the PlayStation Blog to check you're covered. The service...
News Can We Get A 'Hell Yes"? Tokyo Jungle's Confirmed For Europe!
Keiji Inafune may have thought the Tokyo Game Show was filled with "awful games", but one title which did get the press buzzing was PlayStation Network exclusive Tokyo Jungle
The game is set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in which the human race has been completely wiped out, leaving wild animals to rule the city. It's kind of hard to explain, but...
News Sony PlayStation Division Records Profit In First-Half 2010, PlayStation Portable Winds Down
That PSP's successor couldn't come sooner according to the picture Sony's financials paint
In their fist-half report, Sony's revealed that PSP sales dropped from 3 million in the second financial quarter of last year to just 1.5 million this year. That's a significant drop in demand. It wasn't all bad for the division which holds the PlayStation...
News Pigsy's Perfect 10 DLC Heading To Enslaved Alongside 3D Support
Pigsy was the worst character in Enslaved as far as we were concerned
Aside from some comical moments, he kinda broke the tone we'd grown to love about the game. That said, Enslaved was absolutely brilliant, so it's hard for us to be too down on the character's central role in the game's first slice of DLC. The DLC, entitled Pigsy's Perfect 10, will...
News Red Dead Redemption Gets Double XP This Weekend
It's Hallowe'en
What better way to spend it than shooting up the undead in Red Dead Redemption's new Undead Nightmare pack? If you're planning on taking the game online, then you should know that Rockstar are celebrating all weekend with double XP. The fun will begin tomorrow evening (18:00PM in England apparently) and will run right through until...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 27th October 2010
Special Offers Until November 10: Voodoo Dice (was £7
99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack (was £3.49/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Level Editor (was £3.19/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Booster Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £0.79/0.99)</ul>Playable Content...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 26th October 2010
Price Updates MX Vs ATV Reflex Track Pack 1 Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $1
99, original price $4.99) MX Vs ATV Reflex Track Pack 2 Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $1.99, original price $4.99)</ul> Games Blacklight: Tango Down ($14.99) Superstars V8 Racing ($19.99) Demos (free) Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Demo Blacklight:...
News Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Goes Live In Europe, Plus Members Get Discount
PlayStation Plus is the gift that keeps giving
Honestly, we totally get why people are against it, and at the end of the day that's fine; it's a completely optional service, either you want it or you don't. But with yesterday's Killzone 3 beta and today's 20% discount on the Red Dead Redemption DLC we'd already planned to buy, it all starts to add...
News Parasite Eve Rocks Japanese PlayStation Network Next Month
For as much dancing around the issue as Square Enix did, the original Parasite Eve games were always going to come to the PlayStation Network
Now there's a date placed on the re-releases. The first game in the franchise will hit the Japanese PlayStation Store on November 4th, with the sequel following on November 18th. Both will land plenty of time...
News Joe's Adventure Hits Mafia II On November 23rd
If you loved Mafia II (like us) and are itching for the next instalment of narrative DLC, then know that the game's next pack of DLC, "Joe's Adventure", is set to hit the PlayStation Network on November 23rd
In the narrative flashback you'll play as Joe Barbaro during Vito Scaletta's spell in prison. The press release describes the package as...
News ModNation Racers "Stunt Pack" Available Free For Two Weeks
Sony's announced a ModNation Racers track pack set to launch on October 26th
The pack, entitled the "Stunt Pack", will be available for free two weeks from launch. The contents are listed after the break. It looks like a great little goodie for free. We might be tempted to jump back into ModNation and craft another killer track. Stunt Pack...
News Red Faction: Battlegrounds Beta Extended To October 26th
American PlayStation Plus members lucky enough to get into the Red Faction: Battlegrounds beta will have an extra week to zoom around in the vehicular combat title
The PlayStation Blog notes that in addition to the beta extension, 1,000 new Plus members are set to get in on the action. The full game's still due in early 2011.
News Parasite Eve Confirmed For The PlayStation Network
So you're telling us just after we bid upwards of £10 for a retail copy of Parasite Eve II, the franchise is set to head to the PlayStation Network (presumably at half the price)
Brilliant. We should have known, there's been mumblings about bringing the classic PlayStation horror franchise to the PS3's Store for some time now; but it looked like...
News Blimp: The Flying Adventures For PlayStation Minis Gets Debuted
Grip Games has just sent us word of their latest PlayStation Mini, Blimp: The Flying Adventures
The game's due in December and is pitched as a "physics-driven gameplay" experience. The animation looks a little choppy in the trailer but the hand-drawn visuals are clearly Blimp's selling point. Reminds us of Another World actually.
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 20th October 2010
Special Offers Until October 27: Topatoi: The Great Tree Story (was £4
79/5.99 now £2.39/2.99) Topatoi Bundle (Contains full game, Pillar of Skies and Arcade Style Packs) (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Blue Toad Murder Files Episodes 4-6 (was £9.99/12.99 now £4.99/6.19) Smash Cars Virus Run (was ...
News TV Superstars Hogs the Limelight in Europe's PSN Update
New avatars and themes up now
Yesterday's US PlayStation Store update brought with it Heavy Rain videos and a playable demo of The Shoot, but the European update isn't quite so interesting, unless you're crazy about TV Superstars that is. The upcoming small-screen party game gets a pre-release boost in the form of a brand new premium theme and...
News Ignition Dates Blacklight: Tango Down For PlayStation 3
Too late
There was a window for Ignition's micro-downloadable first-person shooter Blacklight: Tango Down, and the busy holiday season is not it. The title, which launched on XBOX 360 in the summer, is set to hit the PlayStation Network on October 26th. It'll cost $15. While the game might have filled a void in the barren summer months, we can't see...
News Crazy Taxi Looks A Lot Like This When Played On The PlayStation Network
Look, there's no Offspring
We're sorry. We want them in there too, but they're not. We've no idea who the band in this trailer is but they're not that bad. Well, ok, they're terrible — but so are the Offspring. The Offspring are only good because they trigger memories of your earlier days. Oh, and that "Want You Bad" song was passable...
News Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare Drops In Time For Hallowe'en
The awesome looking horror extension to Rockstar San Diego's open-world westerner Red Dead Redemption is set to drop in time for Hallowe'en the publisher's confirmed
Undead Nightmare will hit the PlayStation Network on October 26th. The pack, which will cost $10, will provide "5-12 hours" worth of content involving hordes of the undead and...
News Netflix Goes Disc-Free On PlayStation 3 Next Week, Introduces Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
If you're in the the US then prepare to celebrate as you ditch your annoying old Netflix disc; the video streaming service is coming to the PlayStation 3 XMB next week
In addition to eliminating the disc, there's a brand new interface that promises a much "richer and faster browsing experience". The update will also introduce Dolby 5.1...
News Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare Still Looks Amazing
Rockstar's dropped another awesome trailer for the upcoming horror-themed Red Dead Redemption expansion, Undead Nightmare
The DLC pack which still has no date - but is totally coming around Hallowe'en! -brings death, horror and "braaaaains" to the sandbox Westerner. Not only will the game feature a bunch of new missions, it'll also boast...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 13th October 2010
PlayStation Plus Full Game Trial -- Hustle Kings Game Add-ons -- Fallout 3 Packs Point Lookout, Mothership Zeta and Operation Anchorage Theme -- Killzone 3 Beta (goes live at 8pm in the UK, 9pm CET and 6am tomorrow in Sydney, Australia) Special Offers Until October 27: Topatoi: The Great Tree Story (was £4
79/5.99 now ...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 12th October 2010
Price Updates Fighting Force Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle Sale (PS3) (now $5.99, original price $12.49) Blue Toad Murder Files Episodes 4-6 Bundle Pack Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Astro Tripper Sale (PS3) (now $2.99, original price $4.99) Section 8 ...
News Wuh-Ho-Ho It's Time To Make Some Kerrrrrrazy Mon-ayyy On November 24th
SEGA's confirmed that they will re-release Crazy Taxi on the PlayStation Network on November 24th in Europe
Americans will get it a day earlier on November 23rd. Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, right? Actually no. There'll be no Bad Religion or The Offspring, so it's going to be a bit different. Also - remember when Tower Records were actually a retail chain? Yeah,...
News LOVEFiLM Officially Heading To The PlayStation 3 Next Month
While it was semi-officially leaked last week, Sony's confirmed this morning that the British movie streaming service LOVEFiLM is indeed heading to the PlayStation 3 in the near future
The move's been described as "the most significant extension to date of LOVEFiLMs direct-to-TV rollout". The corporate bods are presumably all slapping...
Feature Competition: Win A Copy Of Flight Control HD For PlayStation 3
Our last Flight Control HD themed competition was such a roaring success, Firemint's kindly supplied us with a batch of new codes to give away to three lucky readers
To be in with a chance of winning, all you've got to do is visit Firemint's Facebook page and hit the "Like" button just at the top. Once you've done that, fill in the form...