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News Uncharted Series Sells Nearly Eight Million Copies, Not Too Shabby
Anybody who's anybody loves the Uncharted franchise
The series is clearly having a pretty big impact on both Sony and Naughty Dog's bank-balance, with the two Uncharted titles released thus far racking up sales of nearly 8 million units worldwide. Those are some pretty big numbers for a relatively new IP. See publishers, new franchises can be...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Supports "High Resolution Stereoscopic 3D"
If anyone can justify stereoscopic 3D technology, it's Naughty Dog
While that might not be a fair assessment on other developer's capabilities (MotorStorm: Apocalypse and Killzone 3 both look stunning in 3D), it's a thought that none-the-less crossed our mind after this afternoon's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception announcement. Following the game's...
News UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION REVEALED, WORLD STOPS TURNING
Entertainment Weekly's just outed the third game in Naughty Dog's esteemed third-person action franchise, Uncharted
The latest title, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, will take protagonist Nathan Drake to the desert. The game will release in 2011. The setting, which was rumoured recently, will feature Nate's search for a lost city in the Arabian...
News Under Siege Attacks The PlayStation Network Later This Month
SEED Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network exclusive real-time strategy game, Under Siege, will launch later this month with a price-tag of £11
99 / 14.99 / $19.99. The game will feature full PlayStation Move support, as well as YouTube upload, a level editor and more. We've embedded the intro after the jump. You should watch it,...
News MAG Scores Version 2.10, Nets Multiqueue & Screenshot Features
If you're still heavily engaged in Zipper's massive action game, MAG, then you should probably know that a new patch has been released today
The update brings a fancy new multiqueue which allows you to line-up several game modes all at once. It replaces the game's Directive feature. The patch also includes the ability to take 720p screenshots...
News So, Erm, Someone Created Wolfenstein 3D In The LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta
Sure it looks choppy and, honestly, a little bit crap, but it's worth remembering that LittleBigPlanet 2 has not even come out yet, and already people are pulling off wild stuff like re-creating Wolfenstein 3D within it
We've absolutely zero idea how the creator even got this to work to be honest. It's insane.
Rumour PSP2 Visuals To Be Comparable To Early PlayStation 3 Titles
Another day, another PlayStation Portable 2 rumour
This time from IGN, who claim that the PSP2 will have visuals comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles. Holy moly. The report notes: As far as graphics are concerned, the PSP 2 is a beast, packing enough processing hardware to produce graphics comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles."...
News SCEE Reveal LittleBigPlanet 2 Treats For European PlayStation Plus Members
Haha
Gotta laugh at all those people throwing around the words "useless", "pointless" and "crap" when PlayStation Plus was announced. We're some of the most hardcore PlayStation Network users out there, and Plus has already lavished us in a ridiculous array of goodies. Today we're set to get a few more. SCEE's revealed...
News Kratos Set To Appear In New Mortal Kombat Game
HipHopGamer was spot on -- Sony's angry anti-hero, Kratos, is set to appear in yet another franchise that's not his own
The God Of War — who's already taken time from slaying Olympus to participate in a spot of golf — is apparently set to appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot's arcade mode. According to Official PlayStation Magazine,...
News Insomniac Deliver Resistance 3 Update Ahead Of The VGAs
Resistance 3 is set to get a full gameplay blow-out this weekend as part of Spike TV's VGA awards show
As part of the build-up for the reveal, Insomniac's dropped a bunch of concept art on the PlayStation Blog. Some of the screens we've seen before, others are new. Either way, it's nice to get some of the creative context on the images from creative...
News Japan Sets Monstrous PlayStation Portable Sales Records
The PlayStation Portable's recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since launch, thanks to the release of Mosnter Hunter Portable 3rd from Capcom
The game managed sales of over 2.14 million during its first week on sale, while the PlayStation Portable knocked up a whopping 326,639 units — a new record in Japan. They say the PSP's dead...
Rumour The Agency Is So On For The Second Half Of 2011 (Maybe!)
Remember The Agency? No, not Agent, The Agency -- Sony Online Entertainment's spy-inspired MMO? According to Kotaku it's due out in the second-half of 2011
Apparently the game was delayed because it still "needed work", but it would appear SOE's nearing a conclusion on the game. It's interesting, because if The Agency were to make next...
News echochrome ii Sheds Some Minimalist Light Over The Festive Period
Sony's confirmed that their ambitious mannequin puzzler, echochrome ii, will launch in time for Christmas on the American PlayStation Store
No word of a European date yet, but we're going to assume it will follow North America's lead. echochrome ii is one of the most anticipated PlayStation Move titles since the device's launch, using the motion...
News Gran Turismo 5 Patch Allows You To Crank Up The Damage
Bash
Presumably in response to the rush of reviews claiming, "Blah blah blah the damage is rubbish and the game took five years to make and we spent three minutes reviewing it because the damage is rubbish," Polyphony Digital's upgraded Gran Turismo 5 to version 1.03, introducing the option to turn-on the game's damage features. Great, now...
News Don't Get Excited, That New PlayStation 3 Firmware Doesn't Do Much
Sony released Firmware 3
55 for the PlayStation 3 last night. It does nothing but update the system's security. You can download it now. Knock yourselves out. P.S. Rumours are swirling about a Google Chrome browser update in the new year. Make of that what you will. It would probably be the best news ever, though.
News Off-Screen Killzone 3 Footage May Be Responsible For Dropped Jaws
Oh hey, now we remember; Killzone is the first-person shooter franchise with industry leading visuals isn't it? We'd nearly forgotten, until someone leaked this off-camera Killzone 3 single-player footage
It doesn't matter that the camera is wobbly and the quality is low, Killzone 3's prowess filters through. Most importantly, the voice acting and...
News Sony Patents Reveal the Fascinating Moves That Never Were
Analogue sticks and more
Move's a simple beast, really: glowing sphere, gyrometers, accelerometers and that's about it. But what if it could be more? Recently revealed patents filed by Sony show the different avenues the controller could have taken in its route to market, including analogue sticks, twistable balls and a pressure-sensitive sphere...
News MAG Version 2.10 Drops Next Week, It's A Slow News Day
Zipper Interactive's revealed that MAG will get a gameplay patch next week
Patch 2.10 includes "gameplay and technical amendments" along with new game queue technology. Bit of a non-story this really, isn't it? Yep, we thought so. It's that kinda day.
News Alright, Alright, Let's Take A Look At This PlayStation Phone Again
Grainy videos are a thing of the past apparently, as Engadget's released a video demonstration of the yet-to-be-announced PlayStation Phone
The PlayStation Phone, which probably won't carry the PS branding at all when it inevitably launches, is set to be less than a week away from a big unveiling. We'll have to wait and see, won't we? <object...
News How's The LittleBigPlanet 2 Launch Coming Together, Sony?
In a super-cute update on the American-arm of the PlayStation Blog, SCEA's released a check-list of tasks to complete as LittleBigPlanet 2's launch date nears
The box-art and ESRB rating? Totally done. The online servers? They're still being tested, and SCEA promises that more beta invites are going out this month. Check your PSN email address to...
News Top Darts Moves Onto The PlayStation Network This Month
Whatever you do, remember to attach your PlayStation Move's wrist-strap before you even consider downloading Sony's Top Darts from the PlayStation Network
The Devil's Details developed PlayStation Move dart-a-thon is set to hit the PlayStation Store before Christmas, and will feature a host of single-player tournaments and simultaneous multiplayer...
News Awesome, This Sony Bravia TV Includes A Built-In PlayStation 2
This is so rad we're surprised it hasn't happened already
Sony's launched a new 22" Bravia TV which includes a built-in PlayStation 2 — all for the paltry sum of £199. The HD-ready television includes support for YouTube, Lovefilm and the BBC iPlayer. Obviously with a PlayStation 2 built-in to the set, it also includes an on-board DVD...
News Voice Chat Functionality Coming To Dead Nation In Post Release Patch
Dead Nation is a really good top-down zombie blaster, and it's definitely most enjoyable in co-op
The problem is, the game's online co-operative component doesn't have voice chat. Bizarre, right? A little bit. Housemarque's said that they are working to implement the feature with a post-release patch, and hope to introduce it as quickly as possible...
News Oh, Gran Turismo 5's Also Getting A Save Back-Up Feature Next Month Too
We're still swimming through all the information Polyphony Digital's, Kazunori Yamauchi, dropped regarding Gran Turismo 5's mechanical damage patch next month, but the studio gaffer's decided to reveal some more upcoming updates
According to the OCD legend, GT5 will get a patch at the end of this month allowing users to back-up saved data. Handy...
News Resistance 3 Gameplay Trailer Locked For VGA Appearance
The more we read about Resistance 3, the more excited we get
The first game was incredible, and for all its faults, the second game was pretty good too. Unfortunately for Resistance 2 it had to follow-up the original, and instead of building on the atmosphere and tone that made the first game so successful, it went in a different, less unique...
News PlayStation Dominates The Japanese Hardware & Software Charts
It's been a while since we posted the weekly Japanese hardware and software sales numbers
We stopped posted them a while back because we were running out of things to say — the hardware charts in particularly nearly always occupy the same order of systems, with even the numbers staying fairly predictable. So why have we decided to post the numbers...
News White Knight Chronicles: Dogma Wars To Hit Japanese Retail In February
Sony Japan's slapped a February release on its PSP White Knight Chronicles spin-off, Dogma Wars
The game's set to launch in Japan on February 3rd on both UMD and PlayStation Network. The game will include an online voucher to unlock online play, but if the voucher is redeemed within the game's first two-weeks on sale, players will get access to a...
News Yamauchi Pledges Mechanical Damage Options Patch For Gran Turismo 5 This Month
Polyphony Digital's boss, Kazunori Yamauchi, has revealed that Gran Turismo 5 will get a patch bringing mechanical damage options to the game this month
The details of the patch are unknown, with some sources stating it will improve on the game's current cosmetic damage model, while others believe it will allow the feature to be selected at any...
Guerrilla's announced that it's bringing the bonkers Killzone 3 "Helghast edition" previously announced for North America to Europe too
The package is absolutely insane, including a Helghast's mask, action figure and art-book. Guerrilla have also announced a steel-book edition of the game which includes the game, a dynamic theme, soundtrack and...
News Move Sales Reach 4.1 Million Units Sold Around the World
Count 'em
So far Sony has been tight-lipped about sales figures for its PlayStation Move peripheral, only saying it had shipped 1 million Moves to America and not commenting on actual worldwide sales figures. Now the company has opened its mouth wide to shout "4.1 million units sold worldwide" in the form of this new press release...
News Sony: PlayStation Move Sales Top 4.1 Million Worldwide
Not to be outdone by Microsoft's Kinect sales report yesterday, Sony's countered by revealing that the PlayStation Move has sold 4
1 million units worldwide since its launch in September. The number does not include sales for the PlayStation Eye or Navigation Controller. Sony also reiterated that there are over 25 supported/dedicated titles already...
News Dead Nation's Launch Trailer Should Properly Get You In The Mood
Yes, Dead Nation is technically another zombie game
But it's a rad one. We know because we've been playing it and it's awesome. The game's from the makers of Super Stardust HD, basically the masters of the dual-stick shooter. And Dead Nation is a dual-stick shooter. So regardless of whether you're sick of zombies or not, you're going to want to buy...
News "Boombassador Of Deals" Kevin Butler Teams Up With Best Buy For Holiday Sale
Kevin Butler disarms a bomb and delivers a baby in this brand new Best Buy commercial
He also happens to team up with a Best-Buy employee for a sweet PlayStation 3 holiday deal. Boom!
Rumour Uncharted 3 Will Take Nathan Drake To The African Desert
The first Uncharted was all about creating believable characters in a next-generation world
With the cast already established, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' selling point was its snow effects. The gorgeous opening mission saw protagonist Drake climbing around amidst a minor blizzard. With Uncharted 3 hotly tipped to make an appearance at next month's...
News So, Just How Realistic Is Gran Turismo 5?
.. Pretty realistic, eh?</em>
News Sony Patents Add Further Fuel To The PSP2 Fire
Patents registered by SCEA last month have added more evidence to the never-ending stream of PSP2 rumours
According to Akihabara News (via EDGE) the patent mentions a handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection". Comprising: a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a...
News Kazunori Yamauchi Craftily Exposes Hurried Reviewers With Unlockable Damage In Gran Turismo 5
"The inclusion of damage is so slight as to be insignificant, and even the most violent of crashes will only result in a polygon shifting slightly ajar," writes IGN's Martin Robinson in the website's review of Gran Turismo 5
It's a statement that's not strictly true, and has been exposed by those who've actually had time to play through the game...
News Sony: Gran Turismo 5 Will Push PlayStation 3s This Christmas
Gran Turismo 5 is the very definition of a "system seller"
Like Super Mario for Nintendo and Halo for Microsoft, Gran Turismo is the holy grail of franchises for PlayStation. There's no doubt that God Of War and Uncharted are big-name games, but Gran Turismo sits in a league of its own. And SCEUK reckons that it's going to push systems this...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 5 Slipstreams Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Takes The Top Spot
It was going to take a monstrous game to overcome Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 is that game
Sony's exclusive has netted the top-spot on this week's all-format charts, pushing Treyarch's Call Of Duty title into the second-place spot. Polyphony Digital's racing sim enjoyed the sixth biggest launch ever on PlayStation...
News Anton Mikhailov Talks PlayStation Move, Harmonix, Dance Central, EyeToy & Kinect
Anton Mikhailov believes that Harmonix's success with Kinect launch-title Dance Central is largely down to the developer's experience with EyeToy
Mikhailov revealed that Dance Central probably uses a tracking technique similar to that of their PlayStation 2 EyeToy title, AntiGrav. The R&D man also explained to Eurogamer why Sony passed on the...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Gran Turismo 5 Patch 1.02 Available Now
Kazunori Yamauchi promised an update for Gran Turismo 5, and Kazunori Yamauchi has delivered
The promised multiplayer update patch released on the PlayStation Network this morning bringing with it upgraded server infrastructure while enabling enabling maximum power and weight restrictions for online races. We checked the patch this morning and...
News Japan Queues For Gran Turismo 5...
Gran Turismo 5 came out earlier in the week in Japan
There were queues at retailers all around Japan. Apparently this car driving lark is popular around the world. </em>
News 3D Ushers A "New Creative Medium For Games" According To Sony's Mick Hocking
Speaking at the Develop conference in Liverpool, Sony's Mick Hocking argued that 3D can offer more than increased visual depth, instead providing a "new creative medium" for the industry
The director of Sony's Liverpool studio (the Wipeout guys) stated that 3D technology can make games more natural and inviting to newcomers. "Doing things like...
Ouch
Sony's R&D duo of Anton Mikhailov and Dr. Richard Marks have been nothing but professional in their discussion of Micrsoft's Kinect device over the past six months. But when it comes to Kinect Star Wars, Anton's got some strong opinions — mainly that it would be "damn better" on PlayStation Move. Speaking about the possibility...
News Polyphony Pledges Title Update For Gran Turismo 5 This Weekend
Gran Turismo 5 is barely cold off the manufacturing line, but already Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi is pledging huge updates for the title
This weekend's set to deliver the first update, with Kazunori promising it will "refine the usability of the game to make it a better experience". Fast work Kaz. We received a lot of demands...
News Move's Lightsaber Game Will be "Damn Sight Better" than Kinect's
Says Move engineer
The demo of Kinect Star Wars caught the imagination of Jedi fans everywhere, and Move's augmented reality capabilities combined with its 1:1 controller tracking is surely a recipe for a great Star Wars game. But whose would be better? You'll never guess which one Sony engineer Anton Mikhailov would favour. In a brief chat with...
Rumour PlayStation Phone To Be Announced On December 9th
According to a report on French website Nowhereelse
fr</a>, Sony Ericsson is to announce the oft-touted "PlayStation Phone" on December 9th. The site touts an invitation to the "most anticipated event of the past 10 years". Other popular websites have corroborated the story. MobileCrunch in particular has some juicy...
News Kung-Fu Live Smashes Up Your Living Room Next Month On PlayStation 3
The Virtual Air Guitar Company has slapped a December 7th/8th release date on the bizarre "You Are The Controller" PlayStation Network title Kung-Fu Live in North America/Europe
The game, which will retail at a whopping £10.99 in the UK, uses the PlayStation Eye to place you in the game's bizarre pseudo-comic book world. It's going to depend how...
Report Kaz Hirai Poised For Top Job At Sony
Gunning for first
SCE's current boss, Kaz Hirai, looks like he could be "Ridge Racing" his way to the top of Sony Corp, with a Bloomberg report placing him in the hot-seat to take Howard Stringer's president role. He'll face competition from Executive Deputy President, Hiroshi Yoshioka. Stringer took Sony's presidential job in 2009, but at 69...
News Kazunori Yamauchi's Not Sure If Gran Turismo 6 Will Launch On PlayStation 3
Polyphony Digital's gaffer, Kazunori Yamauchi, has told Eurogamer that he "doesn't know" if Gran Turismo 6 will launch on the PlayStation 3
Ten years ago it was easier to predict what would happen three years in the future, Yamauchi said at Gran Turismo 5's launch party in Madrid last night. Nowadays no-one knows what happens in the future...
