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News Sony Snaps Up Timed Exclusive DLC For Battlefield 3
Could this war get any hotter? With video game forums awash with discussion over the relative advantages and disadvantages of Battlefield 3 versus Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; Sony's stepped in and snapped up timed exclusivity for each of Battlefield 3's DLC packs
The move's interesting because Microsoft has traditionally heavily associated...
News Laughing Jackal Serves Up European Sale Of PSN Titles
Laughing Jackal's cut the price of a variety of its PlayStation Network titles
The excellent Cubixx HD can now be purchased for an irresistable £4.99, while a variety of its Minis — including Stellar Attack, Ace Armstrong vs The Alien Scumbags and Duael Invaders — are down to £0.99. Good times. Pick up the reduced titles from the Special...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: So, Errr, The PlayStation Network Is Down
Let's not panic
At the time of writing the PlayStation Network is offline. Sony's revealed that it doesn't have any maintenance planned, and is working hard to resolve the issue. Apparently the outage is not affecting everyone, with some users able to log-in and even access the PlayStation Store. We're hoping that by the time you read this,...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 21st September 2011
Special Offers Beyond Good & Evil HD (Was £7
99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Clash Of Heroes (Was £11.99/14.99 Now £8.99/11.25) Cubixx HD (Was £6.29/7.99 Now £4.99/6.19) Outland (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Prince Of Persia Classic (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £5.19/6.59) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
News Space Channel 5: Part 2, SEGA Bass Fishing Freshen Up The PlayStation Network On October 4th
Two of our favourite Dreamcast titles of all time -- Space Channel 5: Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing -- will finally launch on the PlayStation Network on October 4th, SEGA has confirmed
The games will cost £6.29 / $9.99 a pop. Space Channel 5: Part 2 concentrates on pink-haired hostess newscaster Ulala embroiled in a battle against the Rhythm Rogues...
News Future Publishing's Access Launches On PlayStation Network Today
With FirstPlay barely cold in its grave, Future Publishing has announced that the first episode in its monthly Access video series will launch on the UK PlayStation Network from today
Free to all British account holders, Access will be available every Wednesday and, like FirstPlay, will be hosted by comedian Lucy Porter. The show's set-up will be...
News Cubixx HD Launches In North America From Today
Hey North America, how do you fancy picking up a great reimagining of a arcade classic? Well you'll get the opportunity from today, when Cubixx HD launches on the North American PlayStation Store
The game will you $9.99 with a 30% discount offered to PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you're still not convinced you can refer to our review of Cubixx HD...
News Sony Announces PUMA After Hours Athletes For PlayStation 3
Sony's announced PUMA After Hours Athletes for PlayStation 3, a collection of the platform holder's best PlayStation Move-powered PSN titles collected together on one disc
The set includes Top Darts, Hustle Kings and High Velocity Bowling — each of which also include stereoscopic 3D support. The game's out later this year.
News GAME Now Stocks PlayStation Network Content Across The UK
After a successful trial period, GAME has announced that its to stock PlayStation Network content in stores across the UK
GameStation stores will also join the initiative. The retailer has more than 40 products available, spanning PlayStation Plus subscriptions to DLC and full-game downloads. Redeemable codes are printed on receipts upon purchase...
News Mark Your Calendars: The Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta Kicks Off September 29th
EA's finally announced that the heavily, heavily anticipated Battlefield 3 beta will kick off on September 29th for everybody
Those that picked up Medal Of Honor will, as promised, get access a couple of days earlier on September 27th. Participants will be able to play on the Operation Metro map set in Paris. The map will be locked to Battlefield's...
News Heads-Up: PlayStation 3 Firmware Update v3.72 Out Now
Sorry guys, it's time to update your PS3's firmware again
Don't give us all that nonsense about, "Boo, it takes 45 minutes to update". We just timed the process from start-to-finish on our system. Between the moment we clicked X to start the update and completion the update took a grand total of — wait for it — 6 minutes and 49...
News Beat Hazard Ultra Hits PlayStation Network From October 18th
Quirky musical shooter, Beat Hazard Ultra, will launch on the PlayStation Network on October 18th in North America and October 19th in Europe
The title — designed by British bedroom coder Steve Hunt — will retail for $9.99. A UK price has yet to be announced, but we're expecting it to be about £6. Beat Hazard Ultra uses the music tracks on your...
News Eufloria Grows Onto PlayStation Network From October 4th
Sony's announced that the latest title in its Pub Fund initiative is preparing for its latest PlayStation Network release, Eufloria, on October 4th
The ethereal strategy game promises to satisfy "both ends of the art game/strategy game spectrum". We'll let developer Omni Systems do the explaining: "Eufloria PSN isnt really like...
News inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood Out From October 25th
Prepare for Hallowe'en in style this year, by watching inFamous protagonist Cole McGrath do his very best Twilight impression in inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood
The standalone downloadable title is due out October 25th in North America and October 26th in Europe. It'll cost you $14.99. Festival Of Blood sees Cole McGrath bitten by a vampire, and left...
News TGS 11: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Launching November 23rd In Japan
Konami's confirmed that the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will infiltrate its way onto Japanese store shelves on November 23rd
The news emerged from Konami's stage show event earlier this evening. Konami also revealed that the PlayStation 3 version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will include a download voucher for the original Metal Gear...
News Updated PlayStation Network Terms And Conditions Protect Against Class Action Lawsuits
Sony's updated the PlayStation Network's Terms & Conditions to protect itself from class action lawsuits similar to those that emerged earlier in the year after the PlayStation Network outage
A new section in the terms — discovered by Eurogamer — includes a "Class Action Waiver", which in non-lawyer language means that no class...
News Just Add Water Lifts The Lid On Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD For PlayStation 3
Just Add Water's taken to the PlayStation Blog to finally reveal the first trailer for its hotly anticipated Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD remake
Just Add Water's been working with Oddworld Inhabitants on the title for some time — with HD versions of Much's Oddysee and Abe's Odysee also on the horizon. Stranger's Wrath it due out on PS3 this Fall...
News Mediatonic Returns To PlayStation Minis With 1,000 Tiny Claws
Mediatonic -- the developer of some of the best PlayStation Minis to date -- has announced it's making a long awaited return to the platform with 1,000 Tiny Claws
The Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess and Who's That Flying?! developer has a fantastic pedigree, and it sounds like 1,000 Tiny Claws is going to maintain the studio's comittment to...
Feature Tokyo Game Show 2011: The PlayStation Headlines So Far
The Tokyo Game Show is go, with Sony already holding its big coming out party
The general consensus from the video game community was one of disappointment — while Sony's been announcing PlayStation Vita titles left right and centre for the past couple of months, the lack of any real megatons was a real blow. Many were expecting Monster Hunter,...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 14th September 2011
PlayStation Plus Additions Renegade Ops - 20% off as part of PLAY (until 21st September) From Dust 20% off (one week only) Alpha Mission (SNK minis) 20% off Playable Content Renegade Ops (£9
99/12.99) From Dust (£11.99/14.99) Bulletstorm (£23.99/29.99) Bodycount (£39.99/49.99) Fast Draw Showdown (£7.99/9.99)...
News TGS 11: Q-Games' Awesome PlayStation Move Music Tool Now Known As PixelJunk 4am
Q-Games and Baiyon's impressive looking/sounding motion controlled music sequencer will be known as PixelJunk 4am when it launches
The game was originally announced as PixelJunk Lifelike. The game — which is hard to explain — allows you to use the PlayStation Move controller to manipulate music in 3D space. In essence: it's a niche but...
News War Of The Worlds Comes To PlayStation Network Early Autumn
Other Ocean Interactive has confirmed its bringing its downloadable War Of The Worlds title to the PlayStation Network this Autumn
The title is pitched as "an upcoming 2D cinematic platformer inspired by the seminal work of beloved author H.G. Wells that pits players in a story of survival as a lone person trying to escape chaos and destruction...
News Saints Row: The Third To Receive '40 Weeks Of DLC'
We've made it perfectly clear over the past six months or so that we think Saints Row: The Third looks absolutely phenomenal
So to hear THQ gaffer Brian Farrell chat about the game's DLC plans is exceptionally exciting. The executive told an audience at a keynote in San Jose that the publisher is planning 40 weeks of DLC for the ambitious open-world...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations Beta Extended
Enjoying the Assassin's Creed: Revelations beta on PlayStation 3? Continue doing so, as Ubisoft has announced its extending the multiplayer test through to next Sunday
That means you'll have more time to ruthlessly stab your buddies in the back. Win-win, huh? [Thanks VG247]
News Ubisoft: No Plans For Downloadable Child Of Eden
Ubisoft executive Tony Key has said that the publisher doesn't plan on releasing its PlayStation Move enabled 'experience', Child Of Eden, as a downloadable title
Despite solid reviews, the XBOX 360 version of the game famously bombed at retail earlier in the year. A PlayStation 3 release is planned later this month, with most retailers offering the...
News inFamous 2 UGC Update Adds More Options
Still playing around with inFamous 2's User Generated Content feature? A new update enables access to the game's biggest mini-bosses, the Titan and Devourer -- allowing you to craft your own mini-missions with the hulking enemies in tandem
Other additions include the ability to link your home-crafted stages together to create mini-campaigns, and a...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Updated To Version 1.06, Prepares For PlayStation Move
The majority of LittleBigPlanet 2's new PlayStation Move features will not launch until next week -- but Media Molecule's gone live with a new patch (v1
06) that at least prepares for the platformer's new motion controlled features. The patch includes the integration of a variety of new sensors designed for motion control support. Don't get too...
News Ubisoft Announces New Driver: San Francisco Content
Done with Driver: San Francisco's enormous single-player and multiplayer campaigns? No problem
From September 15th Ubisoft's launching a content update that will bring 15 brand-new routes to the excellent racing game's roster. Then, for the following ten weeks Ubisoft will launch an additional ten routes, releasing one per week. But that's not all...
News Housemarque Announces DLC For Dead Nation
Riding high on the exposure from Sony's recent outage apology giveaway, Housemarque has announced a fresh batch of DLC is coming to its twin-stick zombie blaster Dead Nation
Entitled the 'Road Of Devestation', the DLC sends players to a ruined laboratory. The pack's set to include new levels, weapons and enemies. Naturally it will support full...
News Cubixx HD Slices Up North America On September 20th
Laughing Jackal has announced that its stellar full-PSN debut, Cubixx HD, will launch in North America on September 20th
If you haven't already read our review of Laughing Jackal's finest, click here.
News The Original Crysis Tackles PlayStation Network Next Month
The PlayStation 3 may already play host to Crysis 2, but EA and Crytek has announced this week that that the original Crysis game will retroactively accompany it
The game is said to be 'remastered' on PS3, with new lighting effects and Nanosuit abilities. At the time of writing, no price has been announced.
News Sony Steps Up Security, Hires Former US Homeland Security Official
During the frenzy of this year's PlayStation Network outage, Sony said it was looking to hire a 'Chief Information Security Officer' in order to further bolster the protection of its user's information
That post has now been fulfilled by former US Homeland Security official Philip Reitinger. In addition to the 'Chief Information Security Officer'...
News Resistance 3's First DLC Entitled 'Survival Pack', Extends Multiplayer
Resistance 3's barely had time to cool on store shelves, but already Insomniac Games has announced the title's first shot of DLC
Entitled the 'Survival Pack' — and due out on October 4th — the DLC adds the 'Invasion Mode' to Resistance 3's multiplayer for just $3.99. 'Invasion Mode' is a team-based resource management iteration of Resistance 3's...
News Section 8: Prejudice DLC Shooting Up The PlayStation Network
Not done with the excellent Section 8: Prejudice yet? Secretly hoping for another jolt of content? TimeGate studios has announced a fresh batch of DLC for the downloadable FPS due to release on September 13th (US) / September 14th (EU) for $3
99. Entitled the Frontier Colonies Map Pack, the content includes two new stages — Desolation and Overseer...
News Corpse Party Confirmed For North American PlayStation Network
XSEED has confirmed that Corpse Party is headed to the North American PlayStation Network
The unusual PSP adventure title — derived from an amateur project — boasts hand-drawn 2D sprite art, and depicts the tale of a group of high-school students trapped in a haunted elementary school. The school plays host to the souls of children who have...
News PlayStation Network Picks Up 3 Million New Users Since Outage
There was a time during the PlayStation Network outage when things seemed very bleak for Sony
But apparently we were worrying about nothing, as the company's announced that the PSN has picked up more than three million new users since the system's outage. According to CNET, Sony gaffer Howard Stringer made the announcement during the company's IFA...
News Digital Reality Talks SkyDrift In New Developer Diary
Regular readers will know we have a soft-spot for arcade racers, especially those that do something different
Digital Reality's upcoming PlayStation Network title, SkyDrift, has a massive twist in that it takes place in the sky. It's been so long since we've played an aerial racer that the game's getting our panties in a twist from its concept...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Not content with the decent Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death, Laughing Jackal has announced another PlayStation Minis conversion in the Fighting Fantasy series
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain was the first book in the Fighting Fantasy series, introducing millions of readers to the world of Titan. Laughing Jackal's also listened...
News Trophy Hunting Extraordinaire Reaches PSN Trophy Level 50
We thought we were doing well with our Level 21 PlayStation Network account
Since 2008 we've accrued over 4,400 trophies, but that's nothing compared to trophy hunting extraordinaire Hakoom's eye-watering 13,605 trophy tally. Hakoom has scored more than 250 Platinum trophies in his pursuit for Trophy Level 50, which we have to imagine has become a...
News Burnout Crash! Launches September 20th On PlayStation Network
EA's confirmed a September 20th release date for its crash-heavy PlayStation Network title, Burnout Crash
</a>. The game will launch for $9.99 on PSN. The Criterion developed digital title will include three game modes, 18 crash junctions and Autolog support. The one big problem is that the game doesn't look very good. Whoops.
News Sodium 2 Nets Nemesis Update In PlayStation Home
Lockwood's announced that it's adding a new track to its popular PlayStation Home free-to-play racer, Sodium 2
The Nemesis update includes a new track entitled Wasteland Spires, which is set within an "ethically questionable and borderline illegal mining operation on the exoplanet Iridos". A reverse version of the track will also be made...
News Ratloop Asia Announces Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken For PlayStation Network
Ratloop Asia has announced it's expanding its previously browser-based Rocketbirds series to the PlayStation Network with Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
"Set in Albatropolis, a land full of birds taken over by a totalitarian penguin regime, Hardboiled Chicken, the original Coq of War, must assassinate the evil penguin leader Putzki," the...
News Team 17 Releases Brand New Worms Crazy Golf Footage
Throwing grenades is one of the most fun things you can do in Team 17's Worms series, so golf seems to work fairly naturally in the franchise's natural 2D environment
But of course, this is Worms Crazy Golf, and so there are a hole [snigger - Ed] manner of hazards and obstacles along the way. Check out the gameplay trailer after the jump for a...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 30th August 2011
Updates Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 French Resurgence Package Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 French Stimulus Package Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2...
News Skydrift Launches Next Week On PlayStation Network
Digital Reality's painted a release date in the clouds for its upcoming downloadable aerial racing game, Skydrift
The game will launch on September 7th via the PlayStation Store. Digital Reality promises a "fast paced, arcade-heavy game that gives players the ultimate racing experience with smooth, light, and quick flight style"...
News THQ Snaps Up Something Unreal Winner, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
THQ has revealed that it will publish the winner of last year's Something Unreal competition, The Haunted: Hell's Reach
The PlayStation Network title, which is due to release in 2012, focuses on, well, shooting things up. The game boasts four playable characters, over 20 different types of enemy, 30 stages and four game modes. Sadly it also looks...
News Future PixelJunk Releases Will Feature Easier To Obtain Trophies
In an interview with PSU
com</a>, Q-Games' gaffer Dylan Cuthbert explained the studio's trophy design process. We start designing the trophies at around the 70% or 80% point, when we know what features the game is going to have," Cuthbert explained. "We do go out of our way to design the trophies so good players can collect...
News Boolat Games Brings PlayStation Move Powered Puzzles To PSN With 4 Elements HD
Boolat Games has taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm the release of its latest PlayStation Network puzzle title, 4 Elements HD
Promising support for the PlayStation Move motion controller (though totally playable with the DualShock 3 too), 4 Elements HD introduces a unique twist on classic match-four gameplay where you must draw through a...
News Portal Creator Leads New Puzzle Game
Co-creator of puzzle extravaganza Portal, Kim Swift, has unveiled a brand new puzzle game published by Square Enix, titled Quantum Conundrum
The game's premise will see players assume the role of a child trapped in the laboratory...err, house of his eccentric uncle. Using a method of transitioning through various dimensions, the protagonist will...
News Closure Canters Its Way Onto PlayStation Network Next Spring
Macabre puzzle platformers are becoming something of a commodity, but thankfully we can't get enough of them
Eyebrow Interactive has taken to the PlayStation Blog overnight to announce Closure, a brand new puzzle platformer with a strikingly simplistic visual style. But the game's aesthetic is not just window dressing, it actually plays host to a...
