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News CES 2011: Kaz Hirai Teases PlayStation-Powered Phones, Tablets, More?
Sony didn't announce the long rumoured PlayStation powered Sony Ericsson phone at their CES press conference last night
Nor did they announce the PSP2. They did however take time to acknowledge the merging of their strongest properties. Taking the stage towards the end of Sony's conference, SCE's Kaz Hirai teased that Sony's "strategy...
News DC Universe Online Beta To End With A Bang
After today you can have your life back
For a week at least. The DC Universe Online beta is set to draw to a close ahead of the game's retail release next week. Of course, SOE's not going to let you off the hook without a bang. The developers revealed on the game's forums:Wednesday January 5, 2011 will be the last day of the DC Universe Beta in...
News Capcom Blames Sony For Missing Super Street Fighter IV Costumes
There's one major difference between the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 version of Super Street Fighter IV
On the 360, if you participate in an online match with someone wearing a DLC costume, you'll be able to see the get-up even if you haven't purchased it. On PlayStation 3 you can't. This is because Capcom offers a free download on XBOX Live known as...
News "Offensive" PlayStation Move Advertisement Banned For Being "Too Violent"
"Move into the fight" is the tag-line for Sony's print The Fight: Lights Out campaign
Unfortunately for the platform holder, no one will be moving anywhere as the campaign has been banned in Britain. The spot — which depicts a player throwing pretend punches and grasping a digital character in a head-lock — received eight complaints and has...
Around this time last year everyone was hyped for the somewhat disappointing Split/Second
The game's cinematic take on arcade racing pulled everyone in and delivered a unique but flawed experience when it launched earlier this year. MotorStorm Apocalypse blows everything about Split/Second away. Last year we were comparing Split/Second to Michael...
News Qriocity Makes Stealth Appearance On European PlayStation 3s
Ignore the dreadful name and Sony might be onto something with Qriocity
The super-slick cloud based streaming service magically appeared on European PlayStation 3s last night, promising on-demand audio streaming for a small fee. The service — which is accessible from a range of Sony products including Bravias, VAIOs and Blu-ray players —...
News Eat Them! Launches Exclusively On The PlayStation Network This Week
We'll leave it to FluffyLogic to pitch upcoming PlayStation Network exclusive Eat Them
</a>. According to the developer, "Eat Them! gives gamers the chance to create and bring to life colossal monsters in order to flatten entire cities and feast on their inhabitants." Awesome. It's available on the North American PlayStation Network...
News Sid Waddell Talks Caviar, Oven Chips & A Little About Sony's Top Darts
Top Darts is due out on the PlayStation Store tomorrow and the PlayStation Blog's celebrating with the "Voice Of Darts" himself, Sid Waddell
The legendary commentator describes the PSN title's PlayStation Move implementation as the "the most realistic in any video game", so we're certainly excited. The embedded interview's a must-watch for...
News Sackboy Scores A Batch Of European LittleBigPlanet 2 Release Dates
Oh January
It's like there's one blockbuster PlayStation 3 title per week. The latest in a long-line of killer PlayStation content is LittleBigPlanet 2, which finally has a European release. The game's gone gold (and you can watch Media Molecule celebrate with Spandau Ballet through here) meaning final code is being sent to magical Blu-ray...
News DC Universe Online Release Date Causes Tears At The PushSquare Christmas Party
We've played enough of DC Universe Online to know that we could get seriously, seriously addicted
We can't really afford to get seriously addicted to games because we constantly have to be moving on to the latest thing. Thankfully, last we heard Sony Online Entertainment's comic-book MMO wasn't slated to release until the Spring. We thought we had...
News Blue Toad Murder Files Adopts PlayStation Move Support
Here's an obvious marriage: Relentless' oddball detective soap opera, Blue Toad Murder Files, is to get PlayStation Move support in way of a patch
The motion support will add pointer controls to the game making its pesky puzzles all the more intuitive to solve. As an added festive treat, Relentless has reduced the entire season's value to £9.99 /...
News US PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net Unlimited MAG Full-Game Trial
Here's a novel way of killing three birds with one stone: MAG's set to get an unlimited full-game trial for US PlayStation Plus subscribers this week
The trial will allow players to experience MAG fully, but will cap progress at level eight. This is actually the best idea ever. Why? It serves three purposes: keeps MAG's servers populated with fresh...
Isn't it bizarre how patching can change games? For example, the MAG we reviewed in January is no longer the same game
Likewise PlayStation Home, the whole things changed yo. So while Gran Turismo 5 sits looking sulkily at its respectable Metacritic score of 84, Polyphony Digital's been busy beavering away on new features that could easily brings...
News SCEE Deploys Enormous Christmas Sale On European PlayStation Store
It's Christmas -- or so the neighbours' irritatingly chirpy festive lights are trying to tell us
Of course, we all know that the best thing about Christmas (aside from it being over) are the ridiculous sales. When else can you get Naughty Bear for £3.99 from GAME? (Don't do it.) Digital sales are probably the best kind because there's no physical...
Rumour Uncharted For The "Very Powerful" PlayStation Portable 2 In Development
Apparently GameInformer's been informed that a spin-off Uncharted title is actively in development for the "very powerful" PSP2
No word on a developer yet. We'll just turn your attention here...</em>
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Got Pool And Bowling In It
Marvel vs
Capcom is cool and all</a>, but your Grandad doesn't know how to play that. LittleBigPlanet 2 is a family game after all. Maybe he knows how to play pool instead? Good job Media Molecule's thought of everything. Check out a bunch of LBP2's sports mini-games in the trailer above. In other related news, LBP2 scored a 10/10 in this...
News Crazy People Create Sony vs. Marvel vs. Capcom In LittleBigPlanet 2
We can probably all agree that Marvel vs
Capcom would be better with a dash of Kratos and Cole McGrath. These insane LittleBigPlanet 2 creators have crafted just that, creating a fully fledged beat 'em up within the confines of the upcoming Play Create Share title's beta. The game has proper special moves and everything. It's all a bit bonkers to be...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Still Looks Stupidly Pretty
Previews have been going up for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception all over the 'net
Pick your publication and go — though we think Destructoid's got a particularly strong write up. The preview's detail the full sequence demonstrated on Jimmy Fallon earlier in the week, plotting the way in which Drake's French chateau transforms into a burning abyss...
News Gah, This PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Thing Has Gone From "WTF?!" To "Must-Have"
We already have a PlayStation Move gun attachment, but as time goes by we're slowly realising that we need another
Nobody told us this PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter thing was designed by Guerrilla and Zipper. Nobody told us it had pump-action reload. Nobody told us it had a clip slot button on the bottom. This thing is awesome (aside from the...
News Be Part of MLB 11 The Show with a PlayStation Move Minigame
Sony comes out swinging
Sony's MLB The Show series is without a doubt the greatest recreation of baseball ever committed to playable form, so the news that next year's entry MLB 11 The Show will support PlayStation Move is a welcome update to baseball fans everywhere. At the time of writing, it's believed only the home run derby mode will support...
News Two Hot Shots Shorties Games Headed To The PlayStation Portable
Y'know what we like? Hot Shots games
They're amazing. So we're totally on board for some "Hot Shots Shorties" titles, which have been rated for the PSP by America's ESRB ratings board. Hot Shots Shorties Green and Hot Shots Shorties Blue are set to include three mini-games a piece, presumably released under the PlayStation Minis platform...
News Insomniac Release Director's Cut Resistance 3 Trailer
Insomniac's released an extended "Director's Cut" version of their Resistance 3 trailer
The new footage — which was chopped out of the original trailer due to live television restrictions — depicts several new scenes of live action. According to Insomniac's community manager, James Stevenson, the live action scenes all represent slices of...
News Official PlayStation App Announced For iPhone & Android
Little bit weird this one
Cool, but weird. To be honest, we're not really sure why it's weird — but you have to agree there's something a little bizarre about an official PlayStation app for iOS. The Android app makes perfect sense because Sony and Google are practically in love with each other right now — but iOS?! Maybe it's just us. Sony's...
News Q-Games Detail PixelJunk Shooter 2's Monstrous Online Component
PixelJunk Shooter 2 might have a host of new worlds, liquid, puzzles and bosses -- but clearly what's most exciting about the PSN dual-stick shooter sequel is the game's new online multiplayer component
"Rather than just do a simple battling-type system, we created a special cat-and-mouse type game which has you and the enemy take turns as cat...
We're picturing ourselves at Evolution Studio's offices
Behind us is a big whiteboard with the words, "Race Track Brainstorming Session" emblazoned on it. We know the words are important because they've been underlined not once, not twice, but three times. We're wearing a suit, as are the rabble of ladies and gentleman in our vicinity...
Out Today Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (Global)
Case clothed
PlayStation Plus subscribers have had Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves for a week now, but now all PlayStation Network members can get their hands on Sackboy's latest adventure. Costing $5.99/£4.79, the game is a co-operative only title where one player handles the DualShock 3 while the other joins in with the Move controller. It's worth a...
News Guerrilla Confirms Split-Screen Co-Op For Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is a stupidly pretty PlayStation 3 game, but in justifying just how much Guerrilla's pushing the PlayStation 3 with their lastest title, Herman Hulst has outed the game's split-screen co-op
Speaking in an interview with 1Up about the technical specifications of Killzone 3, Hulst accidentally detailed the much demanded feature: "We...
News European PlayStation Plus Members Net Free Entry To The DC Universe Online Beta
We're downloading all 15GB of the DC Universe Online beta as we type
The MMO stress-test has been released for PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe today (that's all of you) and will run right through the holiday season. The download's handled in two parts — a fairly tiny client followed by a whopping 15GB download. It's handled similarly to the...
News PlayStation 3 Browser Gets Awesome New Landing Page, Not Compatible With 720p
We always thought 720p was a super popular screen resolution
Seeing as like only three games actually support the full 1080p resolution (and you know, the difference isn't all that noticeable on average TVs), we assumed there were millions of users worldwide playing their games in 720p. According to Sony's statistics though, only 2% of people using...
News Europe Confirmed For Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Looks like Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will not settle for the Middle East as its sole location, as Sony's own portal for the game notes "a variety of spectacular locations around the world from Europe to the Middle East"
No idea how we missed that in the original PR. The derelict chateau featured in Jimmy Fallon's gameplay blow-out last night is...
News SingStar Actually Makes Sense In North America Again, DLC Parity Incoming
In Europe, SingStar is amazing
That's because the SingStore is packed with piles and piles and piles of good karaoke DLC. In the US, SingStar is less amazing. That's because there's hardly any great DLC across the pond. Thanks to a deal between Sony and Universal Music, that's all set to change. As Sony moves towards parity between the two regions,...
News Jimmy Fallon Debuts The First Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Gameplay
For all his forced excitement, we don't entirely hate Jimmy Fallon
The guy clearly enjoys video games, and he's giving them a prime-time spot on his TV show. There's something neat about that. Still, it's hard to watch this debut Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception footage without wanting to wrangle the controller off him — dude can't seem to navigate...
News ITV Player & 4OD Get Stealth PlayStation 3 Launch In UK
If you're in the UK, there's a treat waiting on your PlayStation 3
No need to install a patch or download any updates, just scroll to the "TV" component of the XMB. What will you find? The ITV Player and 4OD. The Guardian reported yesterday that the TV catch-up services would be launching this week, but we didn't expect to find them online...
News UK PlayStation 3s Get The ITV Player & 4OD This Week
For the most part, television is the worst thing in the world
The top shows — which typically involve no-hopers desperate to become celebrities, or ex-celebrities desperate to become celebrities again — are pretty awful. That said, everyone has their guilty pleasures. And by guilty pleasures, we mean stuff like Emmerdale — gah, what were you...
News Insomniac: Resistance 3 Is Already Playable From Start To Finish
Resistance 3's not due for release until September, but Insomniac claims the game is already playable from start to finish
The title's set to benefit from Insomniac's extended development schedule, suggesting the game will be privy to much more polish than its predecessor. Speaking on NeoGAF, Insomniac's community manager James Stevenson revealed:...
News VGA 2010: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Launches November 1st, 2011
Next year's already looking to have one of the strongest video game lineups in a long time
Sometimes great franchises converge on a single year, and 2011 looks to be an example of that. But for every sequel, new IP and downloadable game released in 2011, game developers will be looking over their shoulder. It was telling at last night's VGA awards...
News VGA 2010: Kratos Kicks Some Ass In The New Mortal Kombat
It was rumoured earlier in the week, but now NetherRealm's put an end to speculation: Kratos will join Mortal Kombat's character roster exclusively on PlayStation 3
The God Of War was officially revealed as part of the VGAs last night, despite waves of speculation last week. Check out the trailer after the jump. (Hint: It's pretty cool.)
News VGA 2010: Debut Resistance 3 Gameplay Trailer Released, Launches September 6th
They pulled it off
For weeks now we've been worrying whether the style from Resistance 3's artwork would match the actual gameplay. It does. Resistance 3's debut gameplay footage features a style much closer in tone to the original game. The soft colour palette and flickery composition excite us no end, largely because it gives back the franchise...
News In This Set Of MotorStorm: Apocalypse Screenshots...
.. a bunch of racers are dropped out of a helicopter onto a collapsing building. Just a normal game of MotorStorm: Apocalypse then? Seriously people, this game needs more hype. We've played it twice now and it's insane. There's more information about MotorStorm's "race where you get dropped from a helicopter onto a skyscraper that is already...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Proves Video Games Can Include Colour
Y'know what games lack? Colour
Sony's upcoming PlayStation mascot crossover title, PlayStation Move Heroes, proves that games can actually utilise more than 10,000 shades of brown and still look good. The game's heading to the PlayStation 3 next year and will obvious support the Move motion controller. How'd you guess?</em>
News PlayStation Home Celebrates Its Second Birthday With Infographic Focusing On Growth
Unfortunately, most users who've visited PlayStation Home did so in the service's first month or so online
The original app was admittedly barren, and it's proving a challenge for Sony to convince users to give it another go. On the social network's second birthday, Sony's released an infographic detailing the service's growth. Most importantly, the...
News It's Games Like thatgamecompany's Journey That Make Us PlayStation Fans
Say what you will about PlayStation, Sony or SCE; there's one area the company has always excelled, and that's in the creation of unique, moving and interesting pieces of interactive entertainment
In 2009 there was flower, a title that missed out on our game of the year accolade by mere inches. In early 2010 there was Heavy Rain, a game so...
News Sony Salutes Move's "Blockbuster Success", Hints at More Patches
All sewn up
The NPD figures for November are out, and Sony is pretty pleased with Move's performance, calling it a "blockbuster success" and suggesting we haven't seen the last of already-released titles receiving updates for the motion controller. Patrick Seybold, SCEA's senior director of corporate communications, had this to say: In...
News NPD: PlayStation 3 Struggles As XBOX 360 & Nintendo Wii Soar
Let's get straight to the point: the PlayStation 3 did not have a good November in the US
The PlayStation 3's 530k units sold was roughly 25% down year-on-year. It's even more worrying when compared to the competition, with the XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii both managing sales of over 1 million a piece. As concerning as the numbers are, they're also...
News Gran Turismo 5 Ships 5.5 Million Copies, Series Surpasses 60 Million Units
Sony's sent us a juicy bit of PR this morning, claiming that they've shipped 5
5 million copies of Gran Turismo 5. The tally puts the series' total beyond the 60 million mark, which is insane for a racing game franchise. The majority of Gran Turismo 5 copies were shipped to Europe, with 3.5 million units sent to the region. North America got 1.2...
News Could Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Take The Franchise To Britain?
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set in the desert
We know that. But Naughty Dog's never been the type of developer to set a game in one specific place. The Uncharted franchise is known for its globe-trotting (perhaps loved all the more for it), and in the game's debut teaser trailer, there certainly appears to be a number of hints that the UK is...
Sony claims that their new official PlayStation Move gun attachment is the perfect accompaniment to motion control shooters such as Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4
The peripheral, which is set to launch day-and-date with Killzone 3 for $39.99, is said to offer the most "realistic experience possible". It's essentially an assault rifle which the...
News The New PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter is a Serious Bit of Kit
New accessory enters the kill zone
Move isn't short on plastic guns, but there's always room for one more, particularly when it's officially licensed and designed to get the most out of Killzone 3. The new PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, to give it its official name, is set for release in February and is the first rifle-type accessory to come from...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Trailer Won't Utilise CG Footage
It's the video game on everyone's lips right now, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set to get its first trailer during this weekend's VGA awards show, and trust GameTrailers pimp Geoff Keighley to drum up some more anticipation -- if that was possible
Asked if the trailer would be "in-engine", Keighley responded, "I think you'll be...
News One More Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Post Ain't Gonna Hurt, Is It?
Sony's released boxart for the just-announced Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
In fact, the game is already available for pre-order at some retailers. Seems a bit crazy pre-ordering a game this early, but we'll understand if you get swept up into the hype. It is Uncharted after all.</em>
