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News American Playstation Store Updates: 5th November 2009
Price Drops TV Show King ($6
99) X-Men Origins Wolverine - X Arena Pack ($4.99)</ul>Qore Episode 18 ($2.99 episode / $24.99 subscription) Downloadable Games Military Madness: Nectaris ($9.99) Numblast ($4.99) Gex (PSone Classic) ($5.99) Demos Trine Demo Military Madness: Nectaris Demo <span style="font-weight:...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta Hits On November 19th, Is Playstation 3 Exclusive
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will get its own Playstation 3 exclusive beta launching this coming November 19th
Details are scarce right now, but the beta will come as part of a preorder bonus (sigh!) with selected retailers. Check the list here for all the names of participating retailers. The beta will focus on one of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's new...
News Tekken 6's Online Mode Is Going To Get All Patched Up According To Namco
We're reviewing Tekken 6 as we type, and rather enjoying it to be honest
It has its faults, but if you're a Tekken fan, there's no way you're coming away disappointed. Sadly, the game's online is probably the weakest part, with very hit or miss net-code leading to lag. Sometimes it's fine, other times it's less so. It's always playable, just not...
News Auditorium Hitting Playstation 3, Playstation Portable Next Year
Auditorium - the awesome reflect the light music puzzler [check it out here - Ed] that won an indie competition to be ported to consoles - is coming to Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable next year according to a press release from publisher Zoo Games
Be warned though, if you do choose to check the game out via the link above, it's unlikely...
News Braid Hitting The American Playstation Store Next Week, November 12th
It's been an agonising 15 month wait, but Braid is finally coming to the American Playstation Store next week, with European release details to come
The highly acclaimed XBOX 360 title may be late, but it still remains one of the best games in Microsoft's arsenal, and thus it's very exciting to welcome the game onto PS3. The game will cost $14.99,...
News BlazBlue Portable Heading To The Sony PSP
According to Famitsu (via the Examiner), the Playstation 3's BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be ported to the PSP under the guise of BlazBlue Portable
We don't really have any details other than that at this point — but it's an interesting move considering BlazBlue on the PS3 already featured Remote Play support - allowing you to play the game on...
News You Probably Shouldn't Expect A PSN Port Of Capcom vs. SNK Anytime Soon
According to a lengthy post on the Capcom-Unity forums by Seth Killian, it seems unlikely there will be a PSN port of Capcom vs
SNK anytime soon. According to Killian a port would just make "bad business sense" with resources taken away from the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV and no guaranteed return. Putting it bluntly, Killian stated,...
News Popular Playstation Characters Coming To LittleBigPlanet PSP If You Preorder
Would you like to dress your Sackboy up as Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer, some dudes from Motorstorm, the Helghast or
.. a tank? You're totally going to need to preorder LittleBigPlanet PSP from GameStop then. We really hope these costumes get released commercially too because, well, a Sackboy Drake is just too much for us to resist.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Beta Details Incoming, Yo
EA have told Blend Games that details about a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo will arrive, like, this week
No prizes for guessing whose thunder EA would like to steal. Seriously though, no prizes. We got nothing. Nadda. Go away.
Sony have a strange affinity to Hannah Montana
First that lilac PSP, now the Hannah Montana movie launching directly alongside the European arm of Sony's digital video store. Of course, if you're over 16 and feeling a little uncomfortable at the prospect of perving on Miley Cyrus, switch your attention t
News Heavy Rain Will Get A Playable Demo At Some Point
Quantic Dream's David Cage has confirmed to G4 that Heavy Rain will get a playable demo at some point in the future
We are currently working on a demo, which is a real challenge, he said. Finding one scene that can convey what we are trying to achieve with Heavy Rain is something really difficult. If we show an action scene, some players...
News Kojima Productions Working On An English Peace Walker Demo
The worst thing about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker at the moment is that it makes no sense at all
Obviously, we chortle. We've only played a Japanese demo so, kinda expect things to be in Japanese. Thanfully, Kojima and his team are working on bringing us an English demo however. According to a Kojima Productions podcast, it's actually already in...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 2nd-8th November
Evening all
It's the calm before the storm a little this week. That storm is obviously Modern Warfare 2 themed. PushSquares Playstation Pick Of The Week: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time - PS3 Insomniac's premier Playstation platforming duo make their third entry on the PS3 in just as many years. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time took a...
News PSPgo Shifts 28,275 Units On Its First Day Of Retail In Japan
The PSPgo has finally launched in Japan, and has managed to shift a respectable 28,275 units according to Andriasang
com</a>. The unit was supported by a ton of Playstation Network releases including Persona 3, Dissidia Final Fantasy and LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. Domestic lifetime sales for the PSP pre-Go stand at <span>12,797,180...
I'm confident saying Siren: Blood Curse is one of the scariest games I've played
Fear, like humour, is something video games have difficulty trying to portray. But Siren did it, making you feel vulnerable at every stage of the game. What Siren: Blood Curse does so well is make you feel involved. You're often powerless in the game, which changes the...
News Playstation Home Is Still A Priority, Worry Not Virtual World Lovers
Speaking in London this week, Sony's Director of Playstation Home in Europe, Pete Edwards, sparked some controversy claiming that Sony's virtual word is "not a priority"
"It's been a long road," Pete Edwards said, according to Edge Online. " We've proved there is a market out there and we've got a lot of people that spend a lot of...
News Exactly What Are Naughty Dog Hinting At?
A late night Tweet from those fine folks at Naughty Dog seems to be hinting at something new in the world of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The Tweet - closed with the image embedded above - simply stated "working late tonight, got a ton of things that need to get done". How much do you want to bet it has something to do with Hallowe'en?
News Playstation 3 Sales Jump, PSP & PS2 Down
The divisions devoted to Sony's Playstation and VAIO businesses are reporting a 24
2 percent decrease in sales over the period ending September 2009 when compared to last year's figures. "This decrease," states Sony, "was mainly due to lower VAIO PC and game sales." Sony also claimed that lower PS2 sales alongside the...
News Takahashi Blames Noby Noby Boy Budget For Customer Misunderstanding
We kinda thought Noby Noby Boy was awesome
However, we can understand why people would pick it up and curse its very existence. It's bonkers and proud to be so. Still, creator Keita Takahashi remains unsatisfied with the product."Ultimately, with Noby Noby Boy, I wanted to break the barriers between toy and game," Takahashi told Develop...
News Marvel Details Upcoming Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC
Marvel have confirmed the price and release date for the first batch of DLC for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
The pack will launch on the Playstation Store this coming November 5th for $9.99 and will include new simulator missions, boosts, and three new characters. Those characters include Carnage, Psylocke and Cable. Juggernaut will also see release...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 29th October 2009
Playable Content Inferno Pool ($9
99) Hasbro Family Game Night ($39.99) Ratchet And Clank Future: A Crack In Time - Ratchet Demo Fat Princess Demo Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Demo</ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Add-on Content</span> PAIN - Celebrity Character Elvira ($1.99) Trivial Pursuit Sports Pack ($4.99) DJ...
News Zombie Tycoon Launches On The PSP Minis Section Of The PSN Today
Have you been looking forward to some new PSP Minis? Do you have a penchant for the undead? Good, because today sees the launch of a brand new PSP Mini in Zombie Tycoon
"Let's be clear, Zombie Tycoon isn't a port from a phone game, it's a whole new strategy game designed specifically for PSP," producer Martin Brouard boasted on the...
News New In-Game Ads Coming To Wipeout HD
Wipeout HD will be updated to version 2
10 soon. "New content on the way?" we hear you ask. Well, kinda. Despite some front-end fixes, the patch's main feature will change the way in-game ads are displayed. You may recall some controversy a while back involving Wipeout HD's loading ads for State Farm. Sony pulled those ads almost...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 29th October 2009
Special Offers Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack (PS3) (£3
99/4.99) (Ends 2nd November) Riff Everyday Shooter (PS3) (£3.99/4.99) (Ends 5th November) SOCOM Fireteam Bravo (PSP) (£9.99/12.99) (Ends 5th November) Future Cop: LAPD 2100AD (PSone Classic) (£2.39/2.99) (Ends 5th November) Syndicate Wars (PSone Classic) (£2.39/2.99) (Ends...
News SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Gets On The Delay Train
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 is one of those games we weren't sure about
Just the whole concept of SOCOM on a PSP has never sounded too stellar to us. Then we played it, and came away pleasantly surprised. So we're a little disappointed to see the game slip. It was originally due in late November but will now launch on January 12th. SCEA Senior Producer...
News Valkyria Chronicles 2 Getting Japanese Playstation Store Demo On November 2nd
You ready for more Valkyria Chronicles? More importantly, more Valkyria Chronicles on your Playstation Portable? Then you're totally in luck, because the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 2 - lovingly scaled down to the PSP - is totally getting a demo on the Japanese Playstation Store this coming November 2nd
You've been told.
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Getting Another Demo
Kojima's official blog has brought word that there is another Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo headed to the Japanese PSN this Sunday, November 1st
It'll be a tweaked version of the demo that was playable on Konami's Tokyo Game Show booth. Kojima Productions have modified the controls based on player feedback, adding a third control scheme on top...
News Fairytale Fights To Get Free DLC For Those Who Register The Game Within The First 90 Days
If you've bought Fairytale Fights and you want to get $15 worth of free DLC, better get yourself over to Fairytale Fights' website and register your game
If you do so within the first 90 days of release you'll get four "new playable characters" and three new "PvP arenas". It seems a bit crafty DLC being ready this early, but, hey...
News Buzz! Continues To Be Awesome With Trendy People
There's a new Buzz
game coming soon, in the form of Buzz! Quiz World. It does a few new things, like the introduction of recorded character names so you can be addressed directly. Which is actually a big deal, right, in a quiz game. There also appears to be a ton more modes and variety. So basically, it's the awesome Buzz! Quiz TV, with a lot...
News Race Those Folks That Made Motorstorm Arctic Edge Today
Are you good enough at Motorstorm: Arctic Edge to beat the folks that made the game? Well now's your chance, as the developers are putting themselves on the line against you guys
They'll be hitting the European servers around 17:30 GMT today, so if you want to race against the fine folks that made the game, be sure to play Motorstorm: Arctic Edge...
News Why Did The Frogger Cross The Road? To Get To The PSN!
Frogger Returns
Yup, literally. That is the title of the Playstation Network Frogger reboot Konami are currently working on. The game will have local multiplayer and be 12 times the size of the original. There'll also be modern power-up twists, such as the ability to reverse time and become invincible. Oh, and if you didn't know anything about...
News Playstation 3 Getting Free Brutal Legend DLC
Tim Schafer's heavy-metal romp, Brutal Legend, is getting DLC this November 5th on Playstation 3
And if you download it within the first two weeks it hits the Playstation Store, you'll get it absolutely free. Why? "We love the PS3," EA's Brent Dady told the PlayStation Blog. The DLC is entitled "Tears Of Hextadon" and features...
News So When's Sky TV Coming To The Playstation 3 Then?
Xbox got it
If you're an XBOX owner in the UK, you might be aware that this morning the Sky TV service rolled out onto XBOX 360s. To be perfectly honest, we're not quite sure how Microsoft are handling the whole service, but we assume it requires an existing Sky subscription and an XBOX Live Gold account. Given that the service is a perk for...
News Resistance: Fall Of Man Dude Tries To Sue Sony All Over Again
Remember Erik Estavillo? Dude, acted like a knob on Resistance: Fall Of Man and decided to sue Sony when they banned him
He lost his lawsuit, but now he wants to appeal. GamePolitics reports:Estavillo also filed (on October 14th) a civil lawsuit against SCEA in Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara seeking $180,000. Estavillo tells GP...
News Netflix Answer Pressing Questions About Playstation 3 Integration
Yesterday, Netflix announced that they are to launch their service on the Playstation 3, after a period of exclusivity on the XBOX 360
The Playstation 3 will provide free movie streaming at the cost of a Netflix subscription, substantially cheaper than the XBOX 360 which requires a Live membership too. However, the initial launch of Netflix on the...
News Oh Hai Scary Sackboy! Trick Or Treaaaaat!?
If you didn't get the special Halloween Sackboy pumpkin hat last year, then you're totally going to get the chance to download it this year
It'll hit on Thursday for free. We're not sure how long it will stay there, so you better act fast to make sure you get yours.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 26th - 1st November
Whadda're You Buyin'?
Quite an exciting week in the PushSquare office this week, with two of our personal most anticipated games hitting store shelves. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: DJ Hero - PS2/PS3 Ok, so it's really expensive, but it's crammed to the rafters with music you should like, and the gameplay genuinely looks like a lot...
News Megaton Of Kind: Netflix Is Heading To The Playstation 3
After a few weeks of rumours, Netflix have finally confirmed that their exclusivity deal with Microsoft is over -- they're bringing movie and TV streaming to the Playstation 3
More to the point, if you have a Netflix and PSN account, the service will be free to access. "Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no...
News Netflix On The Cusp Of Launching On The Playstation 3?
Looks like Netflix are ready to expand their service beyond the XBOX 360
The movie rental service wouldn't name the box they are planning to launch on, but Associated Press report it is one "already owned by a large number of consumers". AP speculate it could be the Playstation 3 or Wii, something Netflix has spoken about in the past...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves "Exceeding Sales Expectations", DLC Coming Before 2009 Is Over
With all the hype and critical praise laid upon Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, it would be disappointing to see it flop at retail
Thankfully, creative director Amy Hennig reckons it "is exceeding expectations" and outselling the original by "many, many times". With Uncharted a more established franchise and the Playstation 3 now in...
News It's Spaceman Sackboy... On A PSP...
We've been playing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars today
But you know what's exciting — having a PSPgo with both Chinatown Wars and LittleBigPlanet on the same system. Amazing. Still... That has very little to do with this story. We just wanted to say, once again, just how awesome Chinatown Wars is. 'Cos it rocks. A recent LittleBigWorkshop post...
News Prinny's Coming Back To The Playstation Portable
The penguin-men known as Prinny are heading back to the PSP, y'all
We can't tell you the full title for the new game yet because, well, developers Nippon Ichi are only telling us part of it: Prinny 2: Dawn's ? ? ? Epic Battle. The "? ? ?" obviously representing the impaired part. Still, that means we can hold a mini competition. What do...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 22nd October 2009
Updates Lumines Supernova Holiday Pack Price Drop (now $2
49) Lumines Supernova Permanent Price Drop (now $9.99) Lumines Supernova Add-On Bundle Temporary Price Drop (now $4.99) Burnout Paradise Temporary Price Drop (now $14.99) Siren Halloween Sale! (full game now $29.99, originally $39.99 - three bundles now $11.99, originally...
News James Cameron's Avatar: The Game Launching On December 1st
Looks like Avatar is going to be one of the last games we review this year, as it's just been noted by Ubisoft that the game will launch on December 1st
It'll be on PS3 and PSP. The movie doesn't actually launch until the 16th, so it'll give potential fans of what we assume is going to be a franchise, plenty of time to get engaged into the universe...
News Army Of Two: The 40th Day Introduces Extraction Mode
Every shooter needs a Gears Of War-esque horde mode
So check out what's been announced for Army Of Two: The 40th Day — Extraction. Which is essentially horde mode. The mode, strangely, comes as a bonus for GameStop preorders but, worry not, everyone will have access to the mode 30 days after the game's release. It's kind of a weird idea, but the...
News There Are Over 8,000 Updates & Bug Fixes In The Latest MAG Beta Patch
Blimey, the folks over at Zipper Interactive must be working around the clock
Still, this is what a beta is for, and its nice to know the community are taking their duties seriously, updating the guys over at Zipper exactly what needs fixing before MAG hits the stores next year. The latest patch includes over 8,000 updates and bug fixes, and it'll...
News Vempire Launches Today In The USA, Gets A Bit Cheaper In The UK
We rather liked Impressionware's PSP Minis title Vempire
In fact, the only real thing we disliked was the somewhat steep price point. That's now come down in the UK, settling at a more reasonable £2.49 rather than the initial £3.99. It's also worth noting that the game will be available in the USA today as part of their Playstation Store update...
News Licensing Issues Keeping Lumines Off The Playstation Store
We don't actually like Lumines
But some people don't cosider the PSP complete without a copy. So why hasn't it shown up on the Playstation Store yet? Licensing issues. Tweeting about this very subject, Q Entertainment said yesterday, We would love to bring Lumines/Lumines II to the PSN store but there are complications, music licensing, was...
Rumour PAIN Developer Idol Minds Lays Off More Than Half Its Staff
Kotaku have reported that Idol Minds, the company best known for developing PAIN, have laid of more than half their staff
Apparently, the original team of 46 has been scaled back right down to just 20 employees. Kotaku reports that the lay-offs may be because of budget cuts from Idol Minds' long time publisher partners, Sony. To be fair, we've seen...
News Gearbox Identify & Fix Borderlands Playstation 3 Problems
Congrats to the guys over at Gearbox
Bloody awesome show folks! Yesterday the Internet was ablaze with scorned Playstation 3 owners who were having problems accessing Borderland's friends list correctly. A bumper forum thread ensued, with Gearbox's Scott Velasquez noting that his company were "working on a fix". That fix is now out there...
