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News The Ghostbusters Head Home With The New Firehouse Personal Space
Awww heck
We're so darn tempted by this it hurts. A Playstation Home update will allow you to purchase the Ghostbusters Firehouse and make it your own personal space. Not only do you get the full three story building perfectly replicated, but you'll also be able to control Slimer and make your own movies with StageSet. SOCOM: Confrontation will also...
News Capcom Patching Bionic Commando Rearmed With Trophies Due To Vocal Community
We have a secret to admit - we started playing Bionic Commando Rearmed (loved it) and then we heard trophies were going to be patched
So we kinda stopped playing it for a while. Sadly we never picked it back up again. That was many, many months ago and we thought all hope of trophy patch was gone. Alas, Capcom have conceded - trophies are on their...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 18th June 2009
Add-on Content MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Jester Signature Livery Pack (free) Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (continued) Rock Band DLC (continued) Videos inFAMOUS - Behind The Scenes Technology Trailer Assassin's Creed 2 - Commented Gameplay Trailer Mini Ninjas - Hiro Vignette MotorStorm Pacific Rift - Speed Trailer Inferno Pool - Trailer Guitar Hero World Tour DLC Ben Harper Track Pack (£4
39/5.99) "Fly One Time" (£1.59/1.99) "Number with No Name" (£1.59/1.99) "...
News Namco Museum Essentials Coming To The North American Playstation Home This July
Already available in the Japan, Namco Museum Essentials is coming to North America this July
Including Pac-man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Dragon Spirit, Xevious, and a new 1080p "re-envisioned" Xevious: Resurrection, you'll be able to compete in leaderboards and earn Home rewards for good performances. Namco Bandai will also be launching a new...
News Numblast Heading To The PSN For Playstation 3 & PSP
Sony have announced a new Puzzle Quest style release for PSN entitled Numblast in Europe or QRuToN (pronounced: "kuru-ton") elesewhere
In the game youll be presented with several numbered tiles, and using a 2x2 cursor you'll rotate the tiles around, attempting to create 2x2 boxes of like-numbered tiles. Once you get a match, the numbers inside the...
News Everybody's Golf Lands In Home Tomorrow, Rag Doll Kung Fu Promo With It
The Everbody's Golf Home space has been a major hit in Japan
And, as of tomorrow, it will be available to Europeans. Not only that, but users who happen to spot an avatar wearing an unusual pair of trousers will do well to say "Fists of Plastic" to it — they'll receive a specially themed Rag Doll Kung Fu rug for their efforts. You can...
News flower Devs Only Contracted For One More Game
thatgamecompany are probably one of our favourite developers out there
We have to admit, it would break our hearts a little bit to see them work on another platform. But alas, their genius and vision really should be seen by others so, while it would hurt, we're totally behind them with whatever they do. Working on other platforms is something they...
News PAIN Is Coming Out On Blu-Ray Next Week
One of the staple-mark titles of the early PSN, Sony have supported their physics-based explode 'em up title - PAIN - since release
And now it's heading to retail. At just 24.99/£19.99 you'll be entitled to the full PAIN experience including all the environments: Downtown, Movie Studios, Abusement Park and Sore Spots. The blu-ray will be...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves & Brutal Legend Top Out The Best Of E3 Listings
The best of E3 2009 game listings are in - with Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and EA's Brutal Legend topping out the tallies with 4 nominations each; including the Best Of Show nominee
They face up against Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction for the coveted award; while the PSP Go faces competition from Microsoft's Natal...
News ESRB Rate Final Fantasy Tactics For Playstation 3 & PSP
The PSone Square onslaught continues, as the ESRB rate Final Fantasy Tactics presumably for distribution via the Playstation Network in North America
Seeing as the original PSone release never made it across the shores to Europe, we'd be surprised if it popped up on the European store. Alas, there's always that vastly superior PSP title to get hold...
News Unlock Toy Versions Of The Ledgendary Cars By Playing Big Surf Island
Oh Criterion
How we love thee. Not content with making the best piece of DLC period, they've also packed it with value. Namely toy versions of the Legendary Cars pack we reviewed earlier in the year. To earn the toy cars you're going to need to hit all 15 Mega Jumps, 45 Billboards, 75 Smashes, and complete all 24 Road Rules. We know you're loading...
News Pre-Paid PSN Cards Make Their Way Over To The Land Of Canada
So, we're only really posting about this because the Canadians never seem to shut-up about pre-paid PSN cards
Well today looks to put an end to your misery, as eagle-eyed Canadian Joystiq readers have apparently got their hands on $20 PSN cards in the land of Maple Syrup. We wonder if Sony have any plans to bring these to Europe? Presumably they're...
News App Store Coming To The PSP Go?
Unnamed sources have confirmed to Destructoid that Sony are planning an app store for the PSP Go
Set for announcement at GamesCon, the new PSP Go shop front will feature "smaller, 'non-retail' games and applications", which will be priced at roughly $2-$6 and must come in at under 100MB. It would be unsurprising if this happened and might...
News Kaz Hirai: We Won't Go Mainstream Too Quickly, We'll Always Support The Core Audience
Kaz Hirai has said a lot of things in his time as head of SCE; namely "$599
" Today though, Kaz has something almost philosophical to say, and we couldn't agree more: "A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers...If you go mainstream too quickly and don't support the core gaming audience then you lack the pillar to support...
News Free Hip-Hop To Be Included With Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Hey, we like the quirky jazz that's in Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. But we understand that we're probably the only ones who do. Well the same applies to hip-hop really, but you have to commend Capcom for going out of their and providing an added incentive to buying the PSN download version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 this summer. They've confirmed to...
News Who Fancies Some Gorgeous Music & Cutesy RTS Action On Their PSN?
Well, in answer to the above question - we do
But more to the point Creat Studios do, as they're the team behind this gorgeous nod to PixelJunk Monsters, Mushroom Wars. Mushroom Wars is another PSN exclusive from Creat, once again proving their versatility as a development outfit with this aggression based RTS. We hope the music is as good as the...
News Smash Cars Coming To The PSN This Month, Looks Pretty Amazing
We get the slightest hint that the team at Creat Studios have been playing a bit of Excite Truck and Mario Kart over the past few months
Their upcoming Smash Cars looks every inch as fun as the aforementioned franchises. At a budget price of $10 (expect £9.99 UK) the game's production values look to be top notch. As we've come to expect from Creat...
News Vote Playstation At The Annual Golden Joystick Awards
Every year, the Golden Joystick awards are held to honour the best in gaming
This year is no exception with Sackboy and Sev all donning their tuxedos for the big night. But they need your vote before they can get too excited. Head over to the Awards website for a full list of the categories and nominees cast your vote and you could win some cool...
News Battle Swine Flu With Hong Kong's Playstation Store
If you hadn't heard, Swine Flu is probably a big deal for the media
Why? More frightened people, more viewers of the news, more ad-revenue. Or at least, that's how these things work in our cynical minds. Alas, Sony's Hong Kong Playstation Store has a rather comical (and probably unintentionally so) take on the whole affair. Worried about swine flu?...
News New Playstation Home Executive Suite - Visari's Throne Room
For those of you interested in owning some new real estate in Playstation Home, you'll want to take a look at Visari's Throne Room from Killzone 2
The suite overlooks the war-torn world of Helghan and is lit by a murky sunset which sweeps in through the gothic windows. The new space will be available sometime after June.
E3 2009 Interview With Peter Dille
GameTrailers have an exclusive interview with Sony's Peter Dille discussing their content, the PSP Go among other interesting topics
It's an interesting interview for anyone who cares; which is naturally all of you seeing as you're on this site. The second part of the interview is after the jump.
News Metal Gear Solid Coming As A Download To The PSN
You know, when Jack Tretton stood up on stage and said there were more PSone games coming to the PSN we wanted to believe him but we just didn't think it was going to happen
Then bam! Final Fantasy VII went live on the American PSN almost immediately. Well following that up on June 18th is the original Metal Gear Solid. No word on a European release...
E3 2009 Take A Tour Of Sony's E3 2009 Booth With Jeff Gerstmann & Brad Shoemaker
GiantBomb
com</a> is officially our favourite video games website aside from PushSquare. So we decided, while other sites post up their booth tours, there is no better host than Jeff Gerstmann. Alas - here for your viewing pleasure is Jeff Gerstmann touring the ol' Sony booth.
Feature E3 2009 Sony Conference Announcements: The Complete & Definitive Guide
Sony's E3 2009 conference was packed with many thrills and spills
No doubt you're trying to digest all the information that came out of the conference. Well we have the definitive guide prepared for you. Here's everything you need to know: E3 2009: Sony Reveal Motion Controller For Playstation 3 E3 2009: Sony Motion Controller Demonstration...
E3 2009 Disney Content Coming To LittleBigPlanet
Ever dreamed of dressing Sackboy up as Captain Jack Sparrow or Mickey Mouse? Well, Sony today announced a partnership with Disney to bring content into LittleBigPlanet
Look out for more in the future.
E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII On Playstation Store Today
At some point today the Playstation Store will be updated with Square's classic Final Fantasy VII available for download to be playable on the PSP and PS3
Keep checking the store to see when the game hits!
E3 2009 Important Information About The PushSquare Coverage
Hey guys
Sony will be hitting the stage in under an hour. We're practically bubbling with excitement. You've heard our predictions, you've heard our ideas for the perfect conference and you've probably followed Nintendo and Microsoft over the last two days. The pressure is firmly on Sony's shoulders to be abrupt, concise and decisive. And we'll be...
E3 2009 New MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Expansions Announced - Speed & Adrenaline
Evolution Studios have just announced two entirely new content packs for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift giving players a slew of new tracks, vehicles and trophies to play with
Speed Expansion: Three new tracks and variants (Quicksands, Engorged, Dark Fire Swamp) Four new vehicles 48-event Mini-Festival Speed Weekend Plus rewards, Trophies and...
News Creat Studios Extend PSN Lineup With Digger & Mushroom Wars
Reaffirming our affection for the loveable Creat Studios, our inbox just bulged with confirmation of two new PSN games: Digger, an HD remake of the 80's classic, and, slightly more interesting, Mushroom Wars
Mushroom Wars is an arcade inspired RTS with a really great look to it. Players can play through Skirmish and Campaign mode with four...
E3 2009 Sony's E3 Conference Will Be 2 Hours Long
In traditional style, Sony's E3 conference will span a full 2 hours tomorrow night
For comparison, Nintendo will speak for an hour and Microsoft for around 95 minutes. The news has broken from Geoff Keighley's Twitter page, who incidentally, likes to make sure his Twitter page is never too far from the gaming press. He wrote:To those asking about...
E3 2009 Sony Still Have A Lot Of "Shockers" Planned
The PSP Go may have leaked, but SCEA's PR man Jake Osuwah reckons it matters diddly squat
Speaking on Twitter he claimed:<span class="entry-content">Pre-E3 annoucements or not! There's still lots of shockers planned for you guys @ E3, stay tuned...</span></blockquote> <span class="entry-content">So there...
E3 2009 Some Soothingly Beautiful New Screens Of Trine Appear
Heading to the Playstation 3 and PC later this year via Ascaron, Trine is looking like one gorgeous beast
The platformer should release later this year. You can see the full set of screenshots here.
E3 2009 Wipeout HD Expansion Pack Announced, Set For E3 Reveal
Ahh Wipeout HD, how we've been loging for more of thee
And thank goodness we're finally getting one! Wipeout HD Fury will include a ton of new stuff as detailed via the Playstation Blog.The WipEout HD Fury expansion pack will increase the content of your current game with 8 new tracks, 13 new ship models and 3 new game modes, 2 of which will be...
E3 2009 Where Can I Watch E3 2009?
Our friends over at TheSixthAxis have posted a handy guide to this year's E3 coverage
As always you'll get all the news here at PushSquare, but if you want to get in on the Sony conference live, as it happens; here are your points of interest: Sony: 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM GMTG4 (Also on TV)GameTrailers (HD)IGNGameSpot
News Fat Princess & Trash Panic Confirmed For The European PSN This June
Sony have confirmed via the European leg of the Playstation Blog that Trash Panic and Fat Princess will be available on the PSN this June
The anticipated multiplayer romp Fat Princess is expected to make its final appearance on the E3 show floor this year before retail sometime this month. Trash Panic on the other hand is an exciting puzzle game...
E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII Rated For The PSN
Presumably in a move to tie in with the American release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete this June 2nd, an ESRB search has popped up that SCEA will be publishing Final Fantasy VII on the PSP and PS3
Europe will probably follow suite when we get the movie in July. Expect this announcement to pop up somewhere at E3.
E3 2009 Playstation Store Will Be Updated Throughout E3
Sony will be updating the Playstation Store with new content all throughout next weeks E3, as confirmed by a marketing e-mail: "We'll be on the show floor at E3 from start to finish, loading up the PlayStation Store with new videos, themes and game content as it's unveiled," reads the email
"Check for PlayStation Store daily refreshes from 6/2...
E3 2009 Sony's E3 Press Conference Comes Home This June 2nd
If anyone was wondering whether Sony's press conference would be available via the Playstation Home platform, the answer is yes -- albeit not live
Streaming will begin a couple of hours after the event at the Presentation Podium. Of course, you can get all the news here on PushSquare before that.
News Buzz! Heads To Playstation Home; Quizzing Fun Expected
Buzz
HQ is heading to Sony's Playstation Home platform very soon. In the area you can chat and meet up with other quiz fans in a new lobby area or take part in a multiplayer Buzz! quiz game extravaganza. Rob Rutter, European Product Manager for Buzz! had this to say on the new Playstation EU Blog:The game works by making you run around the studio to...
News Sony Launch The European Arm Of The Official Playstation Blog
Somewhat stepping on our toes a tiny-ickle bit (we kid, not really
), Sony have launched the new awesome-looking European arm of the Playstation Blog. The US version, which has been a massive hit, has been running for a while now but finally Sony have decided to give the same kind of coverage to European (and Australian) visitors. We really like...
News This Is How You Promote The Retail Version Of The Last Guy
Out in Akihabara, Japan today, Sony held an outdoor food stall with demo versions of their Playstation 3 game The Last Guy
The reason? To promote the retail launch of the game. We can't think of a better way, can you?
News The Last Guy Trophies Coming To The USA Tomorrow
The Last Guy, a quirky top-down "avoid-the-monster" romp that appeared on the PSN last year will be getting trophies as of tomorrow
There'll be 15 trophies in all to collect along with the promise of 8 further trophies included in an upcoming DLC pack. The DLC pack will feature three new stages but no price has yet been set.
News Playstation Home Is Gaining Momentum
An interview conducted with Home director Peter Edward in The Escapist concludes that the population of Sony's digital world is on the way upwards: "We're at the point now where we're starting to see our active user-base go up and we're getting more people coming back than are leaving," said Edward
"So, we're at the tipping point of where the...
News GIRL Cheated The Journey To Mars
We knew our calculations weren't wrong
When we said it would take 5 years for Noby Noby Boy's GIRL to reach Mars, we did not "fail" (like one certain N4G poster claimed); Namco cheated. Apparently, Namco multiplied player's submitted lengths by 765, speeding up the process. Essentially, it cheated, though undeniably in a good way. Which...
News PixelJunk 1-4 Will Be Called... PixelJunk Shooter!
After the somewhat sour signs of defeat and disappointment at our own particular name (PixelJunk Drench) not being chosen in the "name-our-game" competition, we've come to appreciate the title PixelJunk Shooter
Y'see, this is a series of games that have each been titled Monsters, Racers and Eden - so PixelJunk Shooter sounds just about perfect...
News Important Noby Noby Boy Update: GIRL REACHES MARS!
Well, somewhere along the way our calculations messed up
We claimed it would be 5 years until GIRL from Noby Noby Boy reached Mars. We were wrong. She's there now. That's right - new Noby Noby Boy level for everyone; MARS! We had a tinker about and you'll never guess what's on Mars - an octopus.
News Boom Blox Producer Robin Hunickle Leaves EA, Joins thatgamecompany
We have a secret to tell you
Here on the PushSquare database there is a secret, unfinished file in which we're keeping track of our favourite games of the year. As of today, flower is still the number one game. So it's nice to hear thatgamecompany recruiting a new team member - especially someone as talented as Robin Hunickle who worked on Boom Blox...
News Developers Know About PSP Game Rental
Following our post yesterday regarding Sony's idea of supporting the PSP with a rental service, Develop have published a report in which they suggest Sony pitched subscription based plans to developers at GDC
Developers have moved away from PSP due to piracy concerns, something a digital-only PSP would surely prevent. Only E3 can confirm.
News Resistance 2 Home Space Lands On European Home Soonish, May 21st In USA
Sony just emailed to let us know that the Resistance 2 Home Space is available in Europe now
Don't know what they're smoking but, erm, it's not. Anyway. The Resistance 2 Home Space - which we're presuming will be on European servers soon and May 21st in US - features Resistance 2 game launching and a jazzed-up space invaders minigame where you fend...
News Killzone 2 "Flash & Thunder" Coming June 11th
The second map pack for Guerilla Games' hottest FPS Killzone 2 is about to land on Playstation 3's this June 11th
The pack includes two classic Killzone maps from the Playstation 2 game: Beach Head, in which you're tasked with resisting a Helghast invasion force on a coastal stronghold, and The Southern Hills, in which it's the ISA's turn to invade...
