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News Sony Reveals 'World Game Project' For Japan
Typically the Japanese games market can be quite introverted
While Japanese games have a history of success in the West, few Western games succeed in the Japanese market. This is something Sony's looking to correct with a new initiative in Japan called the "World Game Project". While details are still scarce about the Akihabara event —...
News Final Fantasy VII Costume Pack To Launch In LittleBigPlanet Next Week
The much anticipated Final Fantasy VII costume pack for LittleBigPlanet will launch on the PlayStation Store next week according to the PlayStation Blog
Costumes for Tifa, Sephiroth, Cloud and Aeris will be available for £1.59 / $1.99 each, or bundled together with an exclusive Vincent outfit for £4.79 / $5.99. Sony's also announced an inFamous 2...
First Impressions Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta on PS3
If the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta has taught us anything, it's that we're terrible at Uncharted multiplayer
After a spot of beginner's luck — winning our first game of Free For All with a deftly timed melee swipe to the face — we've lingered in the loser's half of every game we've played. We're even rubbish at co-op, consecutively getting less...
News Capcom Excited About Cole MacGrath's Inclusion In Street Fighter X Tekken
inFamous protagonist Cole MacGrath's inclusion in Street Fighter X Tekken was announced at this year's E3 for both the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of the cross-over brawler
Following up the announcement, Capcom's Seth Killian has told Siliconera that the "timing was right" for the inclusion and that the publisher is "excited"...
News Sony Extends Welcome Back Offer, Don't Wait Until The Last Second This Time
Sony has extended its Welcome Back package after a barrage of complaints from people seemingly incapable of utitlising 30 full days to download their "compensation" for the recent PSN outage
The offer — which was pulled at Midnight on July 3rd — will now run until 09:00AM PST (17:00PM BST) on Tuesday July 5th. If you were one of those people...
It's Monday morning: we're supposed to be writing about how Zumba Fitness has topped the UK sales charts for a billionth week running and not much else
Instead we've got a zinger of a rumour from DigiTimes, speculating that the PlayStation 4 will launch as soon as next year. The report mentions that Sony will begin production of its new system at...
News Japanese PlayStation Store Set To Return On Wednesday
Huzzah
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Store will finally return in Japan on July 6th. That's this Wednesday if you haven't got a calendar nearby. There's very little else to say other than, yes, the PlayStation Store really has been down this long in Japan. The government demanded Sony provide evidence that the service was sufficiently...
News PlayStation Move Compatible Cricket Title In Development For PS3
SCE India has confirmed that the developers of the PS2's Street Cricket Champions, Trine Studios, are currently hard at work on a PlayStation Move enabled cricket title for PS3
The currently unnamed title is being developed with an Indian audience in mind, and is currently unlikely to release outside of the country. The game's due out in October.
News Sony Demonstrates PlayStation Vita's 'Face Control' Technology
PlayStation Vita's 'Face Control' technology was demonstrated in Tokyo this week
It uses the Vita's front-facing cameras to super-impose animated character model overlays on top of the users. The technology is reasonably impressive, apart from when it's trying to detect blinking. That ends up looking a bit scary.
News Media Molecule Taking A Break From LittleBigPlanet To Generate 'New Ideas'
This is a sweet story with a bitter after taste
British based developer Media Molecule has announced that it is considering taking a break from the LittleBigPlanet series in order to "focus on some new ideas". While this sounds like immediately wonderful news, it would be sad to see Sackboy sit quietly in the sidelines for a few years...
News Sony Continues To Apologise About The PSN Outage, Offers Tons Of PlayStation Home Stuff
What PlayStation Network outage? Seriously, perhaps it's just our blase reaction to the whole scenario, but do people still feel wronged by Sony's alleged inability to protect its data centre? Either way, SCEE is continuing its welcome back process by bunging you an approximated £65 worth of PlayStation Home gubbins
All the stuff is available from...
News Invizimals, Reality Fighters Developer Sticking With Sony For The Foreseeable Future
If you're a fan of augmented reality products, then you'll be delighted to learn that the developer of the Invizimals series on PSP, and Reality Fighters for PSVita, is sticking with Sony platforms for the foreseeable future
The Spanish based Novarama announced a new deal this week that will see more of the company's portfolio released exclusively...
News Kaz Hirai Promoted To Chairman Of SCEI, Andrew House Becomes CEO
What a difference a week makes -- or something
We've only been away six days or so, but the entire hierarchy of SCE has changed. Sort of, anyway. Kaz Hirai has been promoted to Chairman of SCEI, active as of September 1st. Presumably that means he will sit at the head of a big table wearing an expensive suit like in the Yakuza games. More surprising...
News Team ICO Moves Into Sony's Main Offices In Japan
Everyone's favourite arthouse development suite, Team ICO, has made a bold move into the head offices of SCE this week -- presumably so top figures like Kaz Hirai can ensure creative lead Fumito Ueda actually finishes the studio's latest title, The Last Guardian
Fumito described the move as a "major reformation of our development...
What other game could top our most anticipated list?
Naughty Dog's adventure opus, Uncharted, has gradually become one of the biggest franchises in video games The original launched to muted praise, but got a second wind of enthusiasm when it was one of the first retail titles to boast trophy support. For many, that patch introduced them to the...
Feature Push Square's Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of Holiday 2011: #5 - Team ICO Collection
Look: we get it
You've spent the past few years learning about how pivotal the Team ICO titles are, but you've never actually experienced them for yourself. You've looked on eBay, but the original PS2 titles fetch a packet. You've all but given up. Thankfully HD remasters do serve a purpose after all. With Sony readying a bundle of both ICO and...
News What's This Nonsense About Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Looking Like A PS2 Game?
"Meh," sneered one forum post we read on Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time, "Still looks like a PlayStation 2 game
" What planet are these people living on? The latest Sly Cooper title from Sanzaru Games retains the glorious visual style of Sucker Punch's Sly titles for sure, but it looks like a huge advancement from where we're standing. Seriously:...
Rumour Sony Gearing Up For PlayStation 4 Unveiling Next Year
IndustryGamers is speculating that Sony will unveil the PlayStation 4 next year
The website cites an anonymous source from a top developer, though naturally no names were mentioned. Rumours have already pledged an XBOX 360 unveiling for 2012, though they were resolutely denied. Analysts were less confident about IndustryGamers' rumour: "I think...
News XBOX Boss In 'Vita Won't Be Successful' Shocker
Is anyone else bored to tears of being told what they want to play?
Apparently it's not ok for us to be excited about a new entry in the Everybody's Golf series, because we should be playing GameLoft's Let's Golf rip-off or Flick Golf or something We shouldn't be excited for the likes of Wipeout 2048, Sound Shapes and Street Fighter X Tekken because...
News Sony Loves DLC, Announces Massive PSN Sale
Sony's launched a massive DLC sale to get you ready for the weekend
The deals — which are available from the PSN right now — feature a long list of savings for titles such as Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, Super Street Fighter IV and Grand Theft Auto IV amongst others. Apparently, Sony will be publishing more deals on June 29th, but this...
News Killzone 3 Triples XP All Weekend
Guerrilla Games has switched on triple XP for Killzone 3 this weekend
The promotion applies to all XP earned in multiplayer up until 9:00AM on Monday morning. Presumably the offer's designed to celebrate the recently released From The Ashes map pack.
Report PlayStation Vita To Launch Next Year In Europe
It's the report we've all been dreading, but it's finally here
Both VG247 and CVG are reporting that the PlayStation Vita will not launch in Europe until 2012. Apparently Sony is weighing up a January or February launch, while a US and Japan release still looks likely for Christmas 2011. Shafted once again. Fantastic. "Sony know it's...
News PlayStation Store Still Offline In Japan
While we've been happily been getting back to normal after the PSN hack here in the West, the Japanese PlayStation Store has remained offline
In a short update [translated by AndriaSang], the company apologised for the on-going downtime, stating that it was still making adjustments with multiple organisations. The PlayStation Store is back online in...
Rumour PlayStation 3 To Get Price-Drop At GamesCom In August
It's not really a rumour is it
Everyone's expecting the PlayStation 3 to get a price-drop this year, and there's no better positioned event than August's GamesCom. Sony's known for bringing the heat to the European event, while its competitors flounder. Sounds like a no-brainer to us. MCV's got the report, citing a new price-point of between...
Those monkeys are back
The original Ape Escape wowed with its DualShock controls way back in 1999, and now those simians are hopping over to another new control scheme in the form of Ape Escape (known as PlayStation Move Ape Escape in North America.) The game is perhaps best described as a "first-person catcher" — imagine an on-rail...
News We Would Probably Play Wuthering Heights: The Game
A lot of people don't like Wuthering Heights, presumably because it was shoved down their throats at high-school
We read it off the back of our own steam and loved it. Once you get over the fact that both protagonists are the most reprehensible characters in any novel, then it all becomes really good. According to The Metro, Emily Bronte's classic...
News Get A Glimpse Of The Team ICO Collection, Fall In Love
Sony did amazing jobs on the God Of War and Sly Cooper Collections, but holy heck this Team ICO Collection really is a thing of beauty
Combine the game's stunning art direction with the technical upgrades made on this release and, well, you have a supremely confident remaster. The frame-rate in particular looks silky smooth. Check the video after...
News Amazon Slaps A December 31st Release Date On PlayStation Vita
Sony probably should have cleared up PlayStation Vita's launch windows during E3
We thought the platform holder said "end of the year", but Jack Tretton later clarified with an "end of fiscal year" statement. Now we're looking to retailers and rumours to get any kind of idea of the new handheld's firm launch window. ShopTo...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: New PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Online Now
If you're hopping onto the PS3 this morning to download the Sonic Generations demo, you're going to have to install a new firmware update first
Sony has revealed that firmware 3.66 will improve network services and increase stability when gaming. We're downloading the update now, so presumably it's online for everyone. Only takes a couple of minutes...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse After Party Update Released
Evolution Studios has revealed the first major update for MotorStorm: Apocalypse
Entitled the After Party update, the downloadable patch includes a brand new track called The Rock and a bunch of new single-player special events. Each event "sees you play as a distinguished character from the Festival, offering the grand sum of 120,000 chips if...
News New Twisted Metal Footage Is Insane
NeoGAF's stumbled upon some new B-roll footage for Twisted Metal
The game has come on leaps and bounds since its unveiling at last year's E3. The game is a real visual spectacle now, with tons of detail on the weapons. It's super chaotic, just like Twisted Metal should be. This game is still floating under the radar too much for our liking. It looks...
News Sucker Punch Already Recruiting For Next PlayStation 3 Project
The studio behind inFamous and Sly Cooper is hiring for a new PS3 project
The Sucker Punch website notes that the American developer is looking for an art director, senior producer and lead sound designer to work on its next game. It's thought that the project will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. There has been some rumours about Sucker Punch working...
News Vita Rear Touch Pad Almost Didn't Happen
Added cost and fun factor a concern
One of the most talked-about features of Sony's upcoming Playstation Vita handheld system has been its rather unique rear touch pad. But in an effort to keep production costs down, this feature was very nearly cut out completely. In a recent Famitsu interview, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studio's Shuhei...
News Sony Worldwide Studios Gaffer Shuhei Yoshida Chats PlayStation Vita
Sony's head of Worldwide Studios, the ultra-cool Shuhei Yoshida, has told Famitsu magazine that the design of the PlayStation Vita is not yet final
While Yoshida explained that the hardware shown at E3 "was basically fine," he added that small changes could still be made. Erm, get on with it Sony — you need to be manufacturing this...
News ShopTo Puts November 4th Placeholder Date On PlayStation Vita
UK retailer ShopTo
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News Ignore The Music, PlayStation Vita's Social Features Are Cool
It's been interesting watching the PlayStation Network evolve since the PS3's release
It's something Sony doesn't necessarily get credit for. We've essentially witnessed Sony draw parity with Microsoft in terms of its networking gaming service, and even exceed it in some areas. Given Microsoft had a headstart, and admittedly pioneered this motion,...
News Sony Confirms Greener PlayStation 3 Model
There were reports over the weekend of a new PlayStation 3 model identified by the code CECH-3000B
Sony has confirmed those rumours this morning, revealing a new 320GB PS3 less power-consumption than its predecessor. Don't get your panties in a twist yet, this is still the standard PS3 Slim design. It's not like a new PS3 or anything. The new model...
News Naughty Dog Open To Killing Off Nathan Drake, Other Uncharted Characters
Look Naughty Dog, we'll make things nice and simple for you: don't touch Elena
We can live with a world without Sully, Chloe and even Nathan Drake, but no Elena would be too much strain for our hearts to take. We're responding to comments made by Naughty Dog gaffer Evan Wells. In an interview with CVG, the company co-president told the publication...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Pack Out At The End Of Summer
Media Molecule's finally blown the doors off LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move add-on, which was quietly getting a lot of buzz around publications attending this year's E3
The pack — which will include new trophies — is said to be Media Molecule's biggest DLC expansion yet, and as such doesn't have a firm release date as of yet. The studio's...
News PlayStation Vita To Have Skype Functionality
Microsoft may own Skype now, but it looks like the PlayStation Vita will follow in the PSP's foot-steps, including Skype as an on-board application
The logo was included in a presentation on PSVita held by Sony in Brazil. Microsoft did say previously it would honour all existing Skype services on non-Microsoft products. It's a slow news day,...
News Killzone 3 'From The Ashes' DLC Announced, Detailed, Trailered
Guerrilla's announced the latest batch of Killzone 3 DLC this afternoon, entitled "From The Ashes"
The pack includes two new Guerrilla Warfare and two new Warzone maps. Sadly, no more Operations maps, which is a shame as it's still our favourite Killzone 3 game mode. With the pack set to release next week, Guerrilla's released videos for two of the...
News Starhawk To Feature At Comic-Con Next Month, Check Out Some Footage
Comic-Con is not about comic books anymore
It's about movies and video games. So it's not surprise to see Sony announce that its bringing Starhawk — Lightbox Interactive's spiritual successor to Warhawk — to the show next month. Sony's promised it will reveal more of Starhawk's single-player at the convention. In the mean-time, the PlayStation...
News Carmack: PlayStation 4 Will Be Ten Times As Powerful As Current Consoles
John Carmack believes the next PlayStation will be ten-times more powerful than Sony's current system
The programming legend told Eurogamer that he believes Sony's new console will arrive "in a couple of years". "The next-generation will be here soon, a couple of years," Carmack told the website. "It'll be another ten times...
News Naughty Dog Demonstrate Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Live On Jimmy Fallon
Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Cristophe Balestra featured on Jimmy Fallon last night to demonstrate Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception live
The duo showed the latter part of the E3 demo shown during Sony's press conference last week. Catch the footage after the jump. <object id="dmlkZW9faWQ9MTMzNDI5Ng"...
News Sony's PlayStation Home E3 Booth Pulled In A Whopping 500,000 Visitors
The virtual E3 booth in PlayStation Home was a stroke of marketing genius
It directed you to watch eight of Sony's E3 trailers in order to receive virtual items and access the space's VIP area. Given the casual nature of PlayStation Home, we imagine there were people learning about Twisted Metal and Resistance 3 for the first time in the virtual...
News Sodium 2: Project Velocity Launches In PlayStation Home
We've been saying for a while that Lockwood's Sodium 2: Project Velocity will change gamers' perception of PlayStation Home -- we suppose it's time to put our theory to the test
The sequel to the massively popular Sodium: Salt Shooter brings a full-blown free-to-play Wipeout-esque experience to PlayStation Home, and promises to unlock the virtual...
News Music Unlimited Expands To Android Devices, Free For 180 Days
Sony's announced that it has expanded its Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity audio streaming service to Android phones
But that's got nothing to do with PlayStation really, so we'll point you in the direction of the PlayStation Blog and swiftly move on. What is of interest to PlayStation owners is that Sony is offering a 180 day trial run of the...
News Dancing Eye For The PlayStation Move Is A Bit... Awkward?
Oh right
Japan. Namco has today reannounced Dancing Eye for the PS3, a PlayStation Move enabled game in which you use a monkey to cut off sections of a girl's clothing. Yep. The game was listed as cancelled in April, but according to Kotaku the subsequent online uproar caused developer Namco to reconsider the game's status. Now it's back in all its...
News Cliffy Bleszinski Dashes Gears Of War PS3 Hopes
There's zero chance of Gears Of War coming to PlayStation 3, according to creative lead Cliff Bleszinski
There had been some speculation that Epic would make the franchise multiplatform once its exclusive publishing deal expired with Microsoft. Curiously, Epic retains full rights to the Gears Of War franchise so can feasibly do whatever it wants...
News Jaffe: If Twisted Metal's A Hit We'll Probably Do A PlayStation Vita Version
Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe is one of the most honest figures in the gaming industry
It's hard not to be entranced by the developer's no-nonsense style of discussion. If you haven't had a chance to listen to chat on GiantBomb's E3 special podcast, you really should. He's a fascinating character. Having said that, we think Jaffe puts himself down a...
