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News Journey's Desert Backdrop Designed To 'Encourage A Connection' Between Players
There are no hard rules to thatgamecompany's Journey
But in an interview with The Guardian, producer Robin Hunicke has explained that the developer designed the world in a way that would encourage player connection. One of the things we talked about early in the project was this idea of creating a connection between players in an environment where...
News Sony Experimenting With Unannounced 'Freemium' Concepts Internally
With social networks and smartphones being a big talking point in the industry at the moment, "freemium" is a term that's starting to emerge more and more frequently
The coining pertains to the idea of "free" and "premium" gameplay models — where players can enjoy a base experience at no cost, but can choose to enhance their...
News Trine 2 Brings The Pretty To PlayStation Network Before Christmas
Frozenbyte's stylish puzzle platformer, Trine 2, is set to make its long-awaited PlayStation Network debut on December 20th in North America
A European release is said to be not far behind, but we're not holding our breath on that front. We're still waiting for the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection after all. Frozenbyte's yet to announce a price for...
News Monster Hunter Wins Big At The PlayStation Awards
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan held its annual PlayStation Awards overnight, celebrating the best-selling PlayStation games of the year
As with recent years, Sony also used the event to give out some special awards that were voted for by fans of the platform. The awards covered games released between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011. Six...
News Tomb Raider: Underworld Headlines Bumper Christmas PlayStation Plus Update
European PlayStation Plus subscribers will net a complimentary copy of Tomb Raider: Underworld this month
That's in addition to free copies of Cool Boarders, Sneezies and Orbit, as well as a slew of savings and discounts, including half-price offers on Split/Second and Burnout Crash. Subscribers will also net a free copy of Marvel Pinball later in...
News First Freemium Title Announced For PlayStation Vita
Who said PlayStation Vita can't compete with the glut of $1 iPhone applications? Konami's confirmed that it will release a free game to coincide with the new handheld's Japanese launch
The wordy AR Combat Digi Q: Friend Tank Battalion, will release for free on the PlayStation Store, providing players with five stages of the augmented reality battle...
Rumour PlayStation Vita Is Locked To A Single PSN Account
Goodwill peaks early during a new platform announcement
It's the aftermath that a platform holder must weather. Nintendo just went through this very thing, with the 3DS appearing almost infallible at last year's E3 only for consumer positivity to be practically diminished by launch. Now it's Sony's turn to weather the storm, and we feel caught in...
Competition Name The Enemy In Futurlab's Next PlayStation Mini
Futurlab's Coconut Dodge follow-up may have been in development since before the stone ages, but unfortunately the Brighton based developer still hasn't had chance to come up with a name for its game's evil antagonist race yet
Worry not, though, valued readers — you can help push game's development progress along just that little bit by coming up...
News Ubisoft: Digital Releases Mitigate The Risk Associated With New IP
Ubisoft believes that it is best to release new ideas through digital outlets, in order to mitigate the risk associated with launching new products at retail
Chatting with MCV, digital publishing manager Thomas Paincon indicated that retail products are more likely to fail if they're not built upon popular franchises. There is less risk releasing...
News Pandemonium Titles Rated For European PlayStation Store
European ratings body PEGI has re-rated the classic PlayStation platformer Pandemonium and its sequel for release on the PlayStation Store
The original Pandemonium was developed by Toys For Bob, and launched on PlayStation back in 1996. Its sequel followed a year later courtesy of Crystal Dynamics. We have fond memories playing through the original...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Gets Price-Point, Download Size
Despite receiving a super-positive review from Eurogamer today, developer Just Add Water is keeping quiet about the release date of its upcoming high-definition remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Still, thanks to our friends over at TheSixthAxis, we've at least got some more details to mull over. According to the website, Stranger's Wrath HD will...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 29th November 2011
Games Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ($9
99) Sly 2: Band of Thieves ($9.99) Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves ($9.99) Voltron: Defender Of The Universe ($9.99) Scene It? Movie Night ($9.99) The Sly Collection Bundle ($29.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ($39.99) de Blob 2 ($19.99)</ul><strong id="demos">Game...
News Sony Counts Down To Christmas With Twelve PlayStation Network Deals
Advent calendars are good, but we want to countdown to Christmas in style
Thankfully SCEE's got our backs. Announced on the European arm of the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder's revealed a seasonal PSN initiative offering 12 amazing deals through the dark months of December. The catch is that each deal will only be open for 48 hours, so you'll...
News Ubisoft Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Jumbo PlayStation Network Sale
Ubisoft's celebrating its 25th anniversary from November 30th to December 7th, and everybody's invited to the party
Sort of anyway. The French publisher's announced that to celebrate its silver milestone, it is discounting a massive chunk of its PlayStation Network content range. That includes 50% off games such as Outland and Beyond Good & Evil...
After a failed attempt with FirstPlay, Future Publishing's officially endorsed PlayStation Access TV show has soared straight to the top of the PlayStation Network's free content chart
The show — which shares a name with SCEE's community event initiative — has also amassed 14,500 Facebook fans since launching earlier in the year. SCE UK's Ian...
News Ubisoft Shanghai 'Started From Scratch' On I Am Alive
One day, someone will write a novel about the development of I Am Alive
Until that day, we'll have to make-do with the bits and pieces of information spoon-fed to us. The game was originally announced at E3 2008, when French developer Darkworks was at the helm. But it passed production onto Ubisoft Shanghai last year before the title went...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd November 2011
Games Call Of Duty4: Modern Warfare (£19
99/29.99) Daytona USA (£6.29/7.99) Medieval Moves (£19.99/29.99) Motorstorm Apocalypse (£19.99/29.99) Move Fitness (£19.99/29.99) Rayman Origins (£47.99/59.99) Tour de France (£23.99/29.99) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (£7.99/9.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Learning with the...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 22nd November 2011
Games Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ($9
99) Learning With The Pooyoos Episode 2 ($8.99) Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One $59.99 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ($19.99)</ul>Add-on Game Content White Knight Chronicles II DLC (x137) (various prices) Goldeneye 007: Reloaded Pussy Galore (free) Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 The Evil Twin...
News Call Of Duty: Elite Scoops Up A Whopping One Million Subscribers
When Activision first announced Call Of Duty: Elite we thought: people won't want this
Turns out our first impressions were damn wrong, as Activision has just announced that its "premium" Call Of Duty experience has scooped up a whopping one million subscribers in just six days. Unsurprisingly, Bobby Kotick was stoked: "The audience...
News Flickr Confirmed For PlayStation Vita
At a press event in London this evening, Sony confirmed that Flickr will join Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare as part of the PlayStation Vita's "Social Essentials" offering
The custom applications — designed specifically for PlayStation Vita — promise to provide a "gateway into the most popular social media channels".
News Sony Reveals Augmented Reality Marker Cards And Games For PlayStation Vita
Sony's proven over the years that it is at the forefront of augmented reality gaming
Just recently we wrapped up reviews for both EyePet Adventures and Invizimals: The Lost Tribes — two PlayStation Portable titles that put augmented reality at the heart of their respective experiences. So it's no surprise to see Sony lift the lid on a slew of new...
News Sony Announces MotorStorm RC For PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
As speculated, Evolution Studios has lifted the lid on MotorStorm RC for PlayStation Network and PlayStation Vita
The game was announced moments ago at a special press event in London. The downloadable title's set to be a slight departure for the MotorStorm series, promising "a perfect combination of classic racing with really modern...
News Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD Heads To PlayStation Network Next Year
After a smattering of rumours, Ubisoft has announced that Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD is heading to the PlayStation Network next year
"In Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc HD, fans and newcomers alike can now enjoy this piece of video game history with stunning new HD graphics," said the publisher. "Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc HD...
News Codemasters Teases Eggciting News Regarding Dizzy
Remember Dizzy? The egg-shaped platforming mascot of yesteryear? It looks like Codemasters is teasing a comeback
Rumours started circling when Codies PR head Rich Eddy revealed that "Eggmergence Day" is coming. A teaser website named EggcitingNews.com has since been discovered asking "Guess Who's Back?". It accompanies a cryptic...
News PlayStation Network's Fall Sale Offers Up To 50% Off Top Titles
With the Winter months fast approaching, Sony wants you to stock up ready for the cold
The North American PlayStation Blog has announced a Fall sale, offering up to 50% off a bunch of top PlayStation 3 titles. Those with a PlayStation Plus subscription will get the best discounts, while everyone else will still receive a reasonable 30% off...
News Watch Full Movies In PlayStation Home For Free
Fancy watching some free movies and TV shows with your buddies in PlayStation Home? Sony's got you covered
A new partnership with Crackle will allow you to stream movies such as Resident Evil and Starship Troopers directly into the virtual world. Sadly, the feature's only available for North American residents. Don't purchase any popcorn just yet,...
News Blossom Minds Teases Liquid Based Platformer Walter
Platformers are our favourite kind of games
So naturally we're excited to learn about what Blossom Minds is teasing with its new game Walter. Judging from the game's debut screenshots the titular protagonist appears to be composed of nothing more than H2O and a fetching pair of eyeballs. The game will depict Walter's "uneven fight against an...
News Starhawk Private Beta Kicks Off Next Tuesday
Loyal Warhawk fans will get their first taste of Starhawk next Tuesday (November 22nd) when Lightbox Interactive puts the intergalactic shooter's first private beta online
Players will be invited via e-mail to participate in the beta, but Lightbox has reassured fans not to be too disappointed if they are not included in the initial wave of entrants...
News Heads Up: Sony's New Game Sharing Restrictions Are In Effect Now
If you'd made a plans with your friends to go in on that copy of Cho Aniki, you may as well cancel them now
Concluding yesterday's scheduled maintenance, Sony has rolled out its new game sharing restrictions. From now on, any digital items you purchase from the PlayStation Store will be eligible on just two PS3 and two PSP systems. Previous...
News Laughing Jackal Plates Up More Details About Its Upcoming PlayStation Mini Hungry Giraffe
Laughing Jackal has served up a couple of fresh morsels about its upcoming PlayStation Mini, Hungry Giraffe
The game is set to be the developer's first foray into the popular "endless climbing genre" and sees a finicky giraffe unimpressed with his current menu. Thankfully the giraffe has a lengthening neck, allowing him to reach delicious...
News Just Add Water Wraps Up Development On Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
Just Add Water has announced that it has completed development on its PlayStation Move enabled, high-definition remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
The developer has promised that a release date for the downloadable make-over will be announced soon. In the meantime, it has released a list of changes that have been applied to the 2005 XBOX original...
News Capcom Confirms Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors For PlayStation Network
Following an ESRB rating leak last month, Capcom has confirmed that its PSone brawler Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors is indeed heading to the PlayStation Network
It'll launch in North America on November 29th.
News Buy Saints Row: The Third On PlayStation 3, Get Saints Row 2 For Free
While this definitely feels like damage control for a forgotten promise -- and an opportunity to scoop back some positive press -- we suppose we have to credit THQ and Sony for coming good
Regular readers will recall our heated article regarding the removal of exclusive content from the PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third — despite an additional,...
News PlayStation Network Down For Maintenance Again Tomorrow
Sony's dropped word that its bringing some of the PlayStation Network's features offline tomorrow (November 17th) for a spot of maintenance
Yup, again. This time it's the PlayStation Store and account management features that will be rendered inaccessible. The maintenance will run for 16:00PM GMT tomorrow right through until 02:00AM GMT on Friday...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 16th November 2011
Full Games Call of Duty: Black Ops (£47
99/59.99) Call Of Juarez : Bound In Blood (Hdd) (£16.99/20.99) Hasbro Family Game Night 3 (£23.99/29.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Toki Tori (£6.29/7.99) Demos Cars 2 Demo Start The Party! Save The World Demo Move Fitness Demo LittleBigPlanet 2 Demo Demos (PSP) Crystal Mines Demo Geronimo...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 15th November 2011
Downloadable Games Jurassic Park: The Game Full Season (Episode 1-4 Bundle) ($29
99) Hollywood Squares ($9.99) Burgertime World Tour ($9.99) Red Dead Redemption Digital ($39.99) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare ($19.99)</ul>PlayStation minis Rumble Trucks Minis ($3.99) Game Demos LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition Demo Add-on...
News Starbreeze Confirm Development On PlayStation Network Title
Starbreeze may be hard at work finishing up its Syndicate reboot, but that's not stopped the company from announcing it has another title in development for the PlayStation Network
CEO Mikael Nermark confirmed the news in an interview with PSM3 magazine, and explained that the project is "self-funded". But while the executive didn't go...
News Sony Outlines PlayStation Portable Compatibility On PS Vita
In addition to the announcement of its UMD Passport program, Sony has also detailed exactly how PlayStation Portable games will work on PS Vita
Similarly to full Vita releases, each PSP game will receive its own LiveArea screen. From here you'll be able to access the game and its digital manual where available. In-game you'll be able to toggle a...
News THQ Confirms Saints Row: The Third Season Pass
The thing with DLC -- from a publisher's stance anyway -- is that while the first couple of packs traditionally sell really well, there's a huge drop-off after a short while
So nowadays publishers want to sell you all of a game's DLC in advance. Call Of Duty's doing it with Elite, Uncharted's doing it with the Fortune Hunters' Club, and now Saints...
News DC Universe Online Scoops Up 1 Million New Players Since Going Free-To-Play
Since switching to a free-to-play model, Sony Online Entertainment's announced that DC Universe Online has scooped up a million new players
One million new players have joined DCUO with a 50/50 split between PC and PS3, executive director Lorin Jameson said in a statement. DC Universe Onlines transition to free-to-play has been welcomed by...
News Sony Announces PSP-Vita UMD Passport Program For Japan
The PlayStation Portable is still hot property in Japan
So naturally there's a bit of friction in the region about the PlayStation Vita's lack of UMD backwards compatibility. Sony's aiming to reduce that friction by announcing the PSP-Vita UMD Passport Program for the region. While not foolproof — it's better than nothing. The initiative will...
Report The Simpsons Arcade Game Is Coming To PlayStation 3
One of the most memorable arcade brawlers of all time -- The Simpsons Arcade Game -- is coming to the PlayStation Network if an Australian rating is to be believed
The rating lists Backbone Entertainment as the developer and Konami as the publisher — meaning the game's very likely to be the original arcade release rather than EA's hokey iOS...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 9th November 2011
Full Games Monopoly Streets (£23
99/29.99) Move Mind Benders (£17.99/24.99) Premier Manager 2012 (£13.99/17.99) Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (£15.99/19.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone (£7.99/9.99) Demos Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Network Demo Rayman Origins Demo Medieval Moves...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th November 2011
Downloadable Games Fight Night Champion ($4
99) Dead Space 2 ($29.99) Monopoly Streets ($29.99)</ul><strong>Game Demos</strong> Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Demo Disney Universe Demo Rayman Origins Demo Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Demo Add-on Game Content LittleBigPlanet 2 Oddworld Stranger costume ($1.99) Dead Rising 2:...
News Orbit Sets A Course For The PlayStation Store
The latest in Laughing Jackal's long string of PlayStation Minis titles, Orbit, is set to release today on the European PlayStation Store
It will be offered as a temporary exclusive for PlayStation Plus subscribers, before going on sale for £2.49 on November 23rd. Those in North America will get to check out the game from December 6th. After an...
News Futurlab Snaps Up Killzone Composer For Unannounced PlayStation Mini
The PlayStation Minis platform was designed to house smaller gameplay experiences
But with its latest announcement, Brighton-based indie studio Futurlab has blown the doors off our expectations — announcing that its latest unannounced Mini will be scored by award-winning Killzone composer Joris De Man. The team has developed some very innovative...
News NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Tops PlayStation Network Charts For October
Sony's dropped the top twenty PlayStation Network titles for the month of October
EA Sports' NBA Jam: On Fire Edition slam-dunked its way to the top of the charts, beating out the heavily promoted robbery sim PAYDAY: The Heist. Crysis finished up in third, while classic releases Chrono Trigger and Resident Evil 4 completed the top five. There was...
News Joe Danger Developer Sympathises With PlayStation Fans
If you've visited a multi-platform website over the past couple of days, you might have read that Hello Games' excellent PlayStation Network "exclusive", Joe Danger, is coming to XBOX Live
The announcement alone prompted an embarrassing backlash from a portion of the PlayStation community, forcing Hello Games gaffer Sean Murray to respond. Its...
News Rayman Origins Demo Due On PlayStation Network Next Week
Ubisoft's confirmed that its super stylish platformer, Rayman Origins, will receive a demo on the PlayStation Network next week (November 9th)
The gameplay slice will feature three levels from the Jungle, Food and Ocean worlds. Those players capable of collecting enough Electoons will unlock a new costume. There's a new trailer after the jump,...
News Sony Clamps Down On Game Sharing
Don your tin-foil hat, there's a backlash incoming
Sony's just announced that it is cutting down on the number of active devices PlayStation Network content can be shared on. In a new PlayStation Blog post, Sony has explained that any content purchased after November 18th will only be compatible with up to two activated PlayStation 3s or PlayStation...
