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News Valve Goes Controller Compatibility Crazy With Counter Strike: Global Offensive
If you like the option of using various different controller schemes, then you're going to spend today singing Valve's praises
The company has announced that the PlayStation Network version of Counter Strike: Global Offensive will not only support the DualShock 3 controller and PlayStation Move, but also mouse and keyboard too. Oh Valve, you lovable...
News Fallout: New Vegas' Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash & Gun Runners' DLC Dated
Bethesda's announced that the fourth expansion of Fallout: New Vegas, the Lonesome Road, will be available from the PlayStation Network on September 20th
The single-player expansion will run you $9.99. The expansion won't mark the end of Fallout: New Vegas DLC however. It will be followed by two additional slices of content, Couriers Stash and Gun...
News SEGA Confirms Sonic CD For PlayStation Network
SEGA's formally announced that Sonic CD will be getting a re-release on the PlayStation Network this Winter
When the game showed up on an official XBOX 360 blog earlier in the week, we were worried that Microsoft had pulled some exclusivity shenanigans. Thankfully that's not the case. Sonic CD is widely considered one of the greatest games in the...
News Codemasters Talks Up Bodycount's Online Multiplayer
Codemasters has released the fourth and final video in Bodycount's "Behind The Bullets" documentary series
The video focuses on Bodycount's competitive and co-0perative online multiplayer, which is built upon the same explosive foundations as the game's single-player campaign. In addition to competitive Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch for up to...
News New PixelJunk Sidescroller Trailer Blasts Its Way Online
Q-Games has released a brand new trailer for the stunning looking PixelJunk Sidescroller
The game's still without a release date, but Q-Games' Ariel Angelotti promises that the studio is "hard at work making it oodles of fun all the while incorporating retro goodness, love, and a little bit of cheese into it". Uh-huh. The game itself looks...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 24th August 2011
Playable Content Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (£11
99/14.99) Hamilton's Great Adventure (£7.99/9.99) Backbreaker: Vengeance (£11.99/14.99) Crazy Machines Elements (£7.99/9.99) Disney's Cars 2: The Video Game (£47.99/59.99) Dead Space (£15.99/19.99) Arkedo Series: 01 JUMP! (£1.59/1.99) Baseball Stars 2...
News Bloodrayne Bites Into PSN Next Month
Wayforward's overdue resurrection of classic vampire brawler Bloodrayne is due to take place on September 6th
Launching directly on PSN, Bloodrayne: Betrayal is a side-scrolling action game again following protagonist Rayne as she sets out to due battle with supernatural foes. Those purchasing the game via Sony's PSN Play initiative will get a set...
News Sony Planning To Bundle Compatible PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Vita Titles Together
One of the biggest features of the PlayStation Vita is its ability to connect with PS3 titles
Games such as Ruin will allow you to make progress on the PS3, save data to the cloud, and then continue progress on the PlayStation Vita. In prospect it's an amazing concept. But many players have cited concern about the cost of such a practice. For...
News New Resistance 3 Demo Brings PlayStation Move, 3D Support
Insomniac Games has taken to Twitter to confirm a new Resistance 3 single-player demo
The demo, unlike the beta, will support both Playstation Move and 3D play, two features absent from the beta that are set to be included in the final copy. The developer's Twitter page released a few further details. It will be available on the PSN...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd August 2011
Games Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition ($14
99/$11.99 for PlayStation Plus subscribers) Hamilton's Great Adventure ($9.99) Comix Zone ($4.99)</ul> PSone Classics Parasite Eve II ($5.99) Game Demos Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Warhammer 40,000 Space...
News SEGA Releases First Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Trailer, Playable At PAX
SEGA's senior digital brand manager, Mai Kawaguchi, has taken to the PlayStation Blog to reveal the debut trailer for Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, the first downloadable entry in the popular fighting series announced this morning
In addition to chatting a little about the game, Mai also confirmed that the title will be playable at PAX next...
News Here's Your First Look At The Next Evolution Of PlayStation Home
Earlier today we reported that Sony is looking to completely redefine PlayStation Home as a social gaming platform in the Fall
New genre specific districts will be complimented by a new 'Hub' system — the entrance into PlayStation Home's new world. The aim is to make Sony's digital platform less of a sophisticated chat-room, and more of a...
News 2XL Releases Brand New Gameplay Trailer For Jeremy McGrath's Offroad
We're suckers for off-road racing games
Sure 2XL and Reverb Publishing's PlayStation Network title, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad, doesn't quite have the same polish as, say, a MotorStorm title, but there's still plenty of potential for fun here if the price is right. The game's promising an eight-player multiplayer mode, a deep single-player campaign...
News Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Launches In North America, Be Patient Europe
Capcom's dropped us a reminder that Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition is now available from the PlayStation Store
Those that pre-ordered the title via Sony's PSN Play programme should be free to download the title without spending a penny. European players will have to wait until tomorrow to pick up the brawler. Capcom's said that the...
News Warner Bros Confirms Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection For August 31st
Wow
That was sooner than expected, huh? Warner Bros has gone ahead and attached an August 31st release date to the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection. The downloadable compilation includes copies of the original Mortal Kombat trilogy: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The package will retail for $9.99 / £6.29.
News TellTale's Jurassic Park Opens November 15th
TellTale's anticipated take on the Jurassic Park franchise will hit the PlayStation Store on November 15th, according to IGN
Unusually for TellTale, each of the game's 'episodes' will be made available immediately, rather than in monthly periods like Back To The Future. The game looks like a cross between Heavy Rain and Sam & Max. Check out...
News Grip Games Brings The Impossible Game To PlayStation Minis
Grip Games has announced that it's bringing FlukeDuke's frustratingly addictive The Impossible Game to PlayStation Minis next month
Due to launch on September 6th in North America and September 7th in Europe, the devilish platforming title will include all of the content from the previous releases of the game in addition to one new exclusive level...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Kicks Its Way Onto PlayStation Network Next Summer
SEGA's announced that it's bringing a refined version of celebrated brawler, Virtua Fighter 5, to the PlayStation Network next Summer
Entitled Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, the standalone downloadable title will include a full overhaul of Virtua Fighter 5's mechanics, including "balance and animations, along with new game modes, new dynamic...
News Sony Looking To Reboot PlayStation Home As A Social Games Platform
We've been saying it for years
In fact, we feel like we were one of the few publications that even noticed. PlayStation Home has transitioned. It is less about interaction — though that's still a key component — and more about gaming. And that's absolutely the right direction for the service. But we've seen nothing yet. According to a series of...
News Arkedo Series 01 Jumps Onto The European PlayStation Store This Week
Sanuk Games has confirmed that the first title in its promising (and affordable) Arkedo Series will launch on the European PlayStation Store this week
Imaginatively entitled Jump, the first title in the set of three introduces a simplistic retro platformer in which players must collect bombs whilst simultaneously avoiding hazards such as bats and...
News Admittedly Awesomenauts' GamesCom Trailer Is, Well, Pretty Awesome
Ronimo Games has released a new trailer for its upcoming 80's inspired PlayStation Network brawler, Awesomenauts
Do yourself a favour and don't discount the game based on its (intentionally) horrendous title, just hit the jump and watch the trailer. The footage is based on the game's intro movie. If the rest of the game can live up to even 0.1% of...
News Airtight Games & Square Enix To Debut New Downloadable Title At PAX
Remember Airtight Games? They were behind last year's decent-but-uneventful PS3 shooter, Dark Void, and have been keeping pretty quiet ever since
The team's set to re-emerge at PAX later this month however, with the announcement of a "top-secret joint project" in collaboration with Square Enix. Airtight is currently believed to be working...
News Ubisoft Picks Up Shoot Many Robots, Due Out Early Next Year
Ubisoft's announced that it will publish Demiurge Studios' promising looking Shoot Many Robots on PlayStation Network "early" next year
The co-operative game puts you in control of a ripped protagonist named P. Walter Tugnut and challenges you to shoot as many robots as possible. The four-player side-scrolling shooter promises a hearty side-order of...
News The Baconing Launches August 31st As Part Of PSN Play
HotHead Games has confirmed an August 31st PlayStation Network release for The Baconing -- the third adventure in the DeathSpank series
The title will, of course, launch as part of Sony's PSN Play programme, and is available for pre-order now. Those that pre-order through the PSN Play initiative will receive a bonus DLC character, "a 70's era...
News How Microtransactions Will Work In PS3 Exclusive Dust 514
CCP Games' upcoming PS3 exclusive, Dust 514, is so ambitious that we're not quite sure we understand the value proposition just yet
The developer clearly has its work cut-out explaining to average users just how the game's constant interaction with PC MMO Eve Online will actually work. But before it can do that, the developer also needs to...
News Valve Aiming For Cross-Platform Play In PS3 Version Of Counter Strike: Global Offensive
Given Gabe Newell's recent comments about Sony's acceptance of third-party applications on the PlayStation Network, it's unsurprising to hear the Valve gaffer reveal in an interview with PCGames
de</a> that the developer is looking to implement cross-platform play in the upcoming PSN release of Counter Strike: Global Offensive. "That's...
News Gabe Newell's A Big Fan Of The Flexible Nature Of PlayStation Network
Valve's gaffer Gabe Newell believes that Sony should be commended for allowing third-parties to integrate services through the PlayStation Network
Chatting with Develop, Newell said that allowing Valve to integrate Steam into the PlayStation Network will eventually benefit Sony in the long-term. Theyve done the scary thing and I think its up...
News Burnout Crash Reminds Us What Could Have Been
Let's be honest, Criterion's first foray into the downloadable game market doesn't look like it lives up to the usual high-standards that the developer has set itself
If we're honest, Burnout Crash looks a bit, well, trash. But there is a glimmer of hope at the end of this trailer, with asteroids and hurricanes taking hold of the crash arena and...
The premise is simple: the future is bleak
In a 2034 the world has been swept by disease and natural disasters. You play as Lana, a young woman who has just recovered consciousness after a comet strike decimated her home town of Silver City. Struck by the same virus that is transforming the rest of the city's inhabitants, it's only a matter of time...
News Elevator Action Deluxe Hits The PlayStation Network On August 31st
Taito and Square Enix has officially confirmed Elevator Action Deluxe -- a high-definition remake of the similarly named arcade classic -- for the PlayStation Network this afternoon
As opposed to rebooting Elevator Action's gameplay, Taito's opted for a Bionic Commando-esque reboot, maintaining the classic's flavour while giving the visuals a good...
News Persona 3 Portable Launches September 7th On PlayStation Network
Ghostlight's just let us know that Persona 3 Portable will be available on the PlayStation Store from September 7th
The game will be available for £23.99 during its first two weeks on sale. The price will be raised to £27.99 thereafter, so make sure you act fast if you want the game. Persona 3 Portable shot straight to the top of the PSP sales...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 16th August 2011
Games Medal Of Honor Frontline ($14
99) BREATH OF FIRE IV ($5.99)</ul>Game Demos Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer Demo Add-ons LittleBigPlanet 2 Toy Story 2 Costume Pack ($5.99) LittleBigPlanet 2 Costumes (x4) ($1.99 each) Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 Missions 07 09 ($0.99 each) Dynasty Warriors 7 Costume Pack 3...
GamesCom 2011 Grasshopper Manufacture Announces Black Knight Sword For PlayStation Network
Grasshopper Manufacture and imaginative game concepts go together like cheese and pineapple, so the Japanese developer's latest PlayStation Network title won't come as a huge surprise
Entitled Black Knight Sword, the downloadable title — which is set to be published by Digital Reality early next year — is a 2D platformer with a "picture...
News Laughing Jackal Takes Over The PlayStation Store
British developer Laughing Jackal is celebrating the release of three titles on the PlayStation Store today: Cubixx HD, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death and OMG-Z
</a>. Those of you that aren't PlayStation Plus subscribers will get the opportunity to find out exactly why we fell in love with OMG-Z!, with the chain-reaction zombie blaster...
GamesCom 2011 Latest Journey Trailer Is Nothing Short Of Beautiful
If you're yet to see thatgamecompany's third PlayStation Network exclusive, Journey, in action, then we recommend you drop everything and hit the jump
It's difficult to use words to describe this game, and that's not us (nor the developer) being pretentious, that's just a fact. Watch the new footage after the jump.
News Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon Launches At The End Of August On PlayStation Network
We've never heard of the US animated comedy it's based on, but apparently Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon is making the jump onto the PlayStation Network
Due to launch in North America on August 31st, the spin-off includes top-down four-player co-op action and lactating zombies. Sure. The download will run you $9.99. [Thanks Destructoid]
GamesCom 2011 inFamous 2 Festival Of Blood Launches In Time For Hallowe'en
Sucker Punch isn't hanging about now its a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
The developer showcased a downloadable, standalone inFamous spin-off during Sony's GamesCom press conference earlier this evening, entitled inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood. The gothic, vampire-themed PSN title sees New Marais infested with vampires. When...
News Capcom Touts Street Fighter III: Third Strike's PSN Play Inclusion
Capcom's Derek Neal has taken to the PlayStation Blog to promote Street Fighter III: Third Strike's inclusion in Sony's PSN Play promotion
The game — which includes upscaled visuals, fresh training modes, integrated tournament support, lag-free multiplayer and more — is due out on the PlayStation Network from next week. Those that pre-order the...
News SEGA Showcases The Weapons In Renegade Ops
SEGA's taken to the PlayStation Blog to showcase Renegade Ops' variety of weapon upgrades
Digital campaigns manager, Mike Kebby, explains that the more you play Avalanche's downloadable shooter, the more scope you'll be given to unlock new abilities. There are three skill trees to choose from, allowing you to customise the game in a way that best...
News Square Enix Teases Elevator Action Deluxe With New Website
Square Enix has finally acknowledged the existence of Elevator Action Deluxe via a teaser website discovered by Andriasang
The game was first uncovered via an Australian ratings board, but the appearance of a teaser website seemingly confirms the game's existence. PlayStation Network logos as well as worldwide ratings notifications point to PS3...
News Team 17 Announces Worms Crazy Golf For PlayStation Network
We love arcade golf games
Clap Hanz's Everybody's Golf series is one of our favourite PlayStation franchises of all-time, even if it rarely changes with each new iteration. So we always get a little excited when we learn about a brand new, whimsical golf game. Take Team 17's Worms Crazy Golf, "a brazenly bonkers mixture of classic 2D Worms and...
News Sony Starts Selling Digital Content In GAME & GameStation
As of today you'll be able to purchase digital download versions of first-party PlayStation content from British stores GAME and GameStation
The brick-and-mortar video games retail institution recently started selling digital PC content in store, and will now stock downloadable versions of PlayStation content such as the God Of War Collection and...
News Beatshapers Announces Galcon Labs For PlayStation Minis
Beatshapers has announced that it's converting iOS arcade-strategy title, Galcon Labs, to PlayStation Minis
The game — which requires players to send swarms of ships to defeat enemy planets and conquer the universe — is set to feature a brand new campaign designed with PlayStation Minis in mind, in addition to four unique game modes. Billiards...
News Warner Bros Releases Latest Gotham City Imposters Trailer
To celebrate the imminent GamesCom, Warner Bros has released a brand new trailer for its upcoming downloadable shooter, Gotham City Imposters
The trailer focuses heavily on the game's range of customisation options. The game's certainly got a unique and interesting look to it, hasn't it? Check out the trailer after the jump.
News Woah: Valve Announces Counter-Strike: Global Offensive For PlayStation Network
Following a slew of rumours this morning, Valve has just come out and announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the PlayStation Network
The downloadable shooter — derived from the seminal PC title — is due out on PS3 early next year. Global Offensive will boast new maps, characters and weapons, with updated versions of classic...
News Hello Games Reveals Joe Danger: The Movie
British-based indie developer Hello Games has been hard at work on a sequel to 2009's PlayStation Network smash-hit, Joe Danger, and the result is both surprising and brilliant
Entitled Joe Danger: The Movie, the game portrays the biker protagonist as a Hollywood stuntman, his career on the up after the success of his previous game. "It's kind...
News Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death Launches Next Week On The European PlayStation Store
Laughing Jackal's put an August 17th European release date on its PlayStation Minis conversion of gamebook, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death
North Americans will have to wait a little longer, until August 23rd. The game's due to retail for £3.49 / $4.99. In celebration of the release, Laughing Jackal's preparing some Fighting Fantasy themed...
News Sony Confirms Live Stream Of GamesCom Press Conference In PlayStation Home
GamesCom is usually an odd event
Despite housing announcements on par with E3 — the PlayStation 3 Slim for example — SCEE's never quite got round to setting up a reasonable live stream for the event. Perhaps finally realising that its fans do genuinely care about press conferences, the company has announced that its GamesCom presser will be...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 10th August 2011
Permanent Price Reduction Gladiator Begins (was £23
99/29.99 now £11.99/14.99) </ul>Playable Content Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (£6.29/7.99) Galaga Legions DX (£7.99/9.99) Spelunker HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom...
News Fallout: New Vegas' Lonesome Road DLC Pushed Back
Bethesda's delayed the latest DLC pack for Fallout: New Vegas, citing problems "beyond the publisher's control"
The company announced a trio of content packs way back in May. Both "Honest Hearts" and the brilliant "Old World Blues" (which we reviewed last week) arrived on time, but "Lonesome Road" has clearly missed its...
