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News Jack Tretton Writes Rousing Blog On PlayStation 2's Anniversary
Jack Tretton -- SCEA's top gaffer -- states that the "industry was forver changed by the" PlayStation 2 in a rousing blog designed to celebrate the system's tenth birthday in North America
Tretton cites the system's introduction of the DVD format, internet connectivity and motion technology from the EyeToy as reasons for why the device was so...
News PlayStation Phone Rumours Go Nuclear, Sony Declares Them Fake
We woke up this morning to see the words "PlayStation Phone" trending on Twitter
"Great," we thought to ourselves, "This 'lie-in' lark we've got going on has caused us to miss the biggest announcement of the year." After imploring some followers to get us up to speed, it turns out we didn't really miss much at all. Here's the...
News Ready At Dawn Prepping New Action Game Reveal, Done With PSP
God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta is out in a few weeks and is getting great reviews across the 'Net
(We got our review copy this morning and it's amazing.) Developers Ready At Dawn are already thinking about moving on from the PSP though. It's the platform that's made the studio's name, but they have bigger ambitions. That's fair enough, they're a very...
News The PlayStation 2 Turns 10 In The US Today, Bring Out The Party Poppers
The PlayStation 2 launched exactly 10 years ago in North America today
Sony's still supporting the system with new hardware bundles in the region, which is pretty spectacular when you really think about it. The console's tenth birthday in Europe is just a month away. 1Up's got some fantastic archive footage of the PlayStation 2's American launch...
Rumour Apple Poised To Buy Sony? Errr...
Apple are a rich, rich company
Gone are the days of the Mac being the technology sector's punchbag; the success of the iPod has made Apple a global success - and they're only getting stronger with follow-up brands such as the iPhone and iPad. Basically, anyone in the technology sector is watching what Apple do next. And it's keeping a lot of...
News Insomniac Champion Longer Development Cycles
Insomniac are known for releasing a game every year
They've put more big budget titles onto PlayStation 3 than any other developer, but in 2010 they're having a break. Both Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One will launch in 2011, two years after Insomniac's last PS3 release, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Resistance 3's creative...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta "Redemption" Trailer Goes Live, Looks Wicked
Not long now until Sony drop their PSP killer-app for 2010, God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta
The game, which is being developed by Ready At Dawn, is popping up with 9's all over the Internet. It does looks balls-to-the-wall awesome, doesn't it? The game hits North American on November 2nd, and Europe on November 11th.
News PSPgo Gets Price Slashed In The US And Japan
The PSPgo is cheaper today than it was yesterday
Sony's officially dropped the price of the device by $50 in the US, bringing the unit down to an RRP of $199.99. While that cut is substantial, the drop in Japan is enormous. SCEJ has whipped a whopping ¥10,000 (US$124) off the price, giving the device a new RRP of ¥16,800 ($208) compared to the...
Rumour PSP2 Set To Launch In Fall 2011, Has Larger "HD" Screen
And those PSP2 rumours just won't die
Except they're not really rumours anymore are they? All the information we appear to be hearing from "sources" seem to converge at a similar point - that the PSP2 is coming next holiday, is a beast in terms of power and will include a touch-screen on the reverse of the unit. Kotaku's the latest to...
News ... And I Do Declare, That Henceforth, October 25th Shall Be Known As "Killzone 3 Day"...
.. And we shall all frag, and stare at beautiful visuals (like these posted by StrategyInformer) all day long. At least, if you downloaded the Killzone 3 theme quick enough the other week!</em> Keep checking your emails for that beta code, folks.
News Lust Over Eight Minutes Of Killzone 3 Beta Gameplay Footage
Killzone has always been an unbelievably pretty franchise
Everytime we've seen Killzone 3 in action, we've had to stand and admire the game's visual fidelity. It is truly above and beyond everything else out there. We're sure you'll agree when you check out 8 minutes of the game's multiplayer. Pretty, pretty, pretty right? Beta invites are set to go...
News ModNation Racers "Stunt Pack" Available Free For Two Weeks
Sony's announced a ModNation Racers track pack set to launch on October 26th
The pack, entitled the "Stunt Pack", will be available for free two weeks from launch. The contents are listed after the break. It looks like a great little goodie for free. We might be tempted to jump back into ModNation and craft another killer track. Stunt Pack...
The most recognisable think about the Killzone franchise is those famous orange eyes
They are absolutely pivotal to the experience. The game would lose all its personality without them. So it makes sense to bundle a pair of Helghast goggles with Killzone 3's special edition. The collector's/limited edition - which was accidentally uploaded to...
News PlayStation Move Passes One Million Units In North America, Demand Exceeding Supply
Following the excellent sales numbers for PlayStation Move provided by SCEE earlier this month, many folks in the industry have been looking towards SCEA to comment on the device's launch window sales data
The subsequent silence has led to plenty of scare-mongering from the media; but Sony's finally silenced their critics by stating the motion...
News Time Crisis: Razing Storm Drops November 5th In The UK
YES
The European PlayStation Blog's put a date on Time Crisis: Rising Storm, pitching the PlayStation Move compatible shooter for November 5th in the UK (3rd in mainland Europe). The impressive package boasts three different titles from the Time Crisis catalogue, including the titular Razing Storm, Time Crisis 4 and Deadstorm Pirates. There's also...
News Sony Warns Torne Users that Move May Cause Issues
Video recorder has problems
Out in Japan, Sony's Torne video recorder attachment for PS3 has been quite a hit, shifting 500,000 units over the past six months. More advanced than the PlayTV accessory seen in the West, it's about to encounter a major snag, however: PlayStation Move. Sony Japan has issued a statement to warn Torne users that using...
News Yamauchi Says Polyphony Would "Consider" Bikes As Gran Turismo 5 DLC
Gran Turismo 5 may have been delayed, but that's not stopping Kazunori Yamauchi looking to the future -- once the current vision of GT is in store shelves anyway
Speaking to PSM3 magazine, the Polyphony Digital head's hinted that motorbike DLC could be on the cards if people demand it. The environment we have right now allows us to drive...
News Kratos & The God Of War Collection Hop Onto The PlayStation Store, Get Angry
Sony's announced on the PlayStation Blog this afternoon that the God Of War Collection is set to be released on the PlayStation Store this coming November 3rd (2nd in the US)
The collection, which includes remastered versions of God Of War and God Of War II, will be available for £23.99; while both games will be available individually for £13.99...
News Sony Announce New PlayStation 2 (!!!) Bundle For The US
Seriously, SCEA's just announced a new PlayStation 2 bundle for the US market
The package, which includes a PlayStation 2 Slim and a copy of Toy Story 3: The Video Game, will set you back a puny $99.99. It's due to release on October 31st in the US. Amazing. There's more on the PlayStation Blog. This kind of news is heartwarming in a way. The PS2's...
News Middle Eastern Media Firm Mentions The "Third Installment Of Uncharted"
Rumblings of Uncharted 3 are already starting to fizzle through to main-stream media
A middle-Eastern firm has been quoted as saying the third installment in the Uncharted series. Not much to go on but... UNCHARTED 3, hype frenzy! Seriously, Ghassan Ayoubi, executive director of Rubicon Holding, dropped the quote in regards to an initiative...
News Are Studio Liverpool Working On More Wipeout?
If there's one thing you need to know about us, it's that we love the Wipeout franchise
It's possibly our favourite on PlayStation, special. There's something unique about the games visual style and the culture surrounding it. Wipeout defined PlayStation when it launched in the mid-90s. So it was really sad when we heard about the job losses at...
News Ted Price Praises "World Class" Insomniac Team
High praise
Insomniac Games' boss, Ted Price, reckons no other studio can tame the PlayStation 3 quite like Insomniac's "world class" California studio The team, who have released five PlayStation 3 titles in four years, are having some time off in 2010 — but they'll be back next year with Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. "First...
Out Today The Shoot (North America)
Casual shooting fun for everyone
You may have already screen tested The Shoot in the form of the free demo available on the PlayStation Move Starter Disc. If you thought it was good enough for a callback, good news: it's out in North America today. If you're after bringing a little more plastic to your experience, you might want to pick up one of...
News Gran Turismo 5 Drops Below 60FPS When The Game's Particularly Busy
Given Gran Turismo 5 is not only the prettiest racing game ever created, but also runs in full 1080p at 60FPS -- we can forgive Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi a bit of slack
Most games struggle to maintain 30FPS at a sub-HD resolution; Kaz remains a genius. Still, such is the perfectionist of the man, Kaz has "begged forgiveness"...
.. Seeing as it's signed by all of us!</em>
News So, This Guy Completed Demon's Souls In Under An Hour
Demon's Souls is widely considered one of the hardest games ever made
Ever. This guy in Japan, "alternalw", finished the game in 54 minutes and 54 seconds. He's clearly mad, insane and a little bit genius. You can watch his entire playthrough on YouTube. Beware of spoilers. Beware of the insanity. We're going to have a lie down.
News Guerrilla To Drop 300 Killzone 3 Beta Codes On Twitter
If you didn't download the Killzone 3 theme within the first 30 minutes of its upload to the PlayStation Store, you can probably assume you're not in the game's upcoming multiplayer beta
Guerrilla still wants to give you a chance to play the new multiplayer shooter, though. The dev's announced they will be giving away 300 codes to random Twitter...
News ESRB Rates Twisted Metal For PSone Classics
Y'know what's most bizarre -- that Twisted Metal (the original PSone title) isn't on the PlayStation Store yet
Perhaps it makes sense in Europe, but in America we'd expect the game to already be there. Looks like it's coming though; the American ratings board, ESRB, has slapped a "Teen" rating on the classic car combat title for PS3 and...
News No 60-Player Multiplayer In Resistance 3, Confirm Insomniac
While a novel addition in the days before MAG, Resistance 2's 60-player multiplayer was admittedly a bit of a mess
Sounds like Insomniac are planning to scale down Resistance 3's player-count. It's probably for the best. The approach to multiplayer in Resistance 3 is to really streamline the things that were popular with Resistance 1 and...
News Resistance 3 Ain't The Last You're Gonna See Of The Chimera
Insomniac may have announced a multi-platform deal with the EA Partners programme, but that doesn't mean they're ending their strong relationship with Sony any time soon
The studio's revealed that Resistance 3 — which is sounding more incredible by the moment — will not mark the end of the esteemed alternate history shooter. Speaking to...
News The Animation In The Last Guardian Is Insane
A TV segment aired in Japan has revealed a sneaky little glimpse at new footage from The Last Guardian
The clip shows Fumito Ueda on-stage at Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference, before heading into Team ICO's esteemed studio and capturing Ueda looking contemplative at some TLG development footage. The new gameplay, shown at around 5:32 of the...
News Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Offering 5x XP Today, Exclusive Drake Skin
If you're planning on playing any video game today, perhaps you should consider celebrating Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' birthday
Through 12:01AM PDT and 11:59PM PDT Naughty Dog will be switching on 5 x XP, aswell as special perks and offering the chance to play with the game's developers. There'll also be a "celebration" Drake skin up for...
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Fresh Trailer, Post-Delay
NeoGAF's got their hands on a brand new trailer for Gran Turismo 5
It comes out of Thailand just days after the game was delayed. Sony's revealed that the delay is likely to be a "short one" this morning. One day we might actually have the game in our hands. One day.
News Get a Move on with Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz Next Week
The oddly-shaped head returns
Sony's head honcho of quizzes Buzz returns next week in the rather tuneful form of Buzz!: The Ultimate Music Quiz, reaching European PS3 consoles from Wednesday October 20th. As well as the usual buzzer-bashing quiz rounds, The Ultimate Music Quiz offers unique rounds making use of the PlayStation Move, in which the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delay A "Short One," Declares SCEE
Perhaps further supporting rumours posted last night, SCEE's steadied fanboy hearts by stating that the Gran Turismo 5 delay is to be a "short one"
There are numerous reasons why we need a little more time, but Im not going to go into them, an unnamed rep from SCEE told Kotaku. What matters is that the delay will be a short one and the game...
News PlayStation 3 To "Exceed Sales Estimates", PlayStation Move Shifts 1.5 Million Units
Not quite the bomba folks were expecting, SCEE's top body Andrew House has revealed Sony's expecting "very, very strong" holiday sales in Europe this season, with the PlayStation Move getting off to a roaring start
House told Bloomberg that Sony expects to exceed its current sales estimate of 15 million PS3 consoles moved this fiscal year party...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 Delayed Due To XMB OS Security Issues
It's the story that's been giving all day - why exactly has Gran Turismo 5 been delayed so close to release? It seems, as time passes, we're getting closer to the true reason
One respectable poster on Blu-ray.com cites firmware as the issue. Like I said it is manufacturing issues, notes the promptly-deleted post. I had it confirmed today....
News Netflix Goes Disc-Free On PlayStation 3 Next Week, Introduces Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
If you're in the the US then prepare to celebrate as you ditch your annoying old Netflix disc; the video streaming service is coming to the PlayStation 3 XMB next week
In addition to eliminating the disc, there's a brand new interface that promises a much "richer and faster browsing experience". The update will also introduce Dolby 5.1...
News Gran Turismo 5 Development Just Three Days Behind Schedule
So perhaps the Gran Turismo 5 delay might not be the big set-back we've all been crying about
According to a Japanese-based colleague of GameReactor, Polyphony's claiming the game is just three days behind schedule. Of course, those extra three days of development could mean weeks in terms of getting the game into consumers hands — but it suggests...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delay Down To "Ironing Out The Kinks", Explains Yamauchi
Gran Turismo 5 was delayed yesterday
There's a temptation to write "again" somewhere in that first sentence, but in reality this is only the game's second delay. It just feels like more because the game's been in development so long. We were angry about the announcement yesterday, and we still kind of are. We don't see how Sony could...
News Kratos Still Likes To Murder People/Things In God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta
Take this giant statue thing -- shortly after the screenshot was taken it lost its head
Like, all of its head. God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta is just a few weeks off now. It's looking absolutely brilliant. There's a demo available on both legs of the PlayStation Store if you want to give it a test run.</em> <em>The full batch of shots are...
News Nathan Fillion Wants The Role Of Nathan Drake In The Uncharted Movie
Last week we reported that the Uncharted movie was back on
This week, actor Nathan Fillion has registered his interest in playing the role of Nathan Drake. Seeing as he's most fan's top choice for the role, we can't see him having too many issues getting a script reading at least. Still, Fillion would dig your help. He told his army of followers on...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delayed In Europe, America & Japan, Still Due "Before The Christmas"
How could Sony possibly let this happen? Gran Turismo 5 is by far and away the most important game to hit the PlayStation 3, yet its reputation is in tatters after the game has been delayed today
Officially, it's only the second time the game has been pushed back — but the fact remains that Sony's premier racer has been in development for what...
News Resistance 3 Details Go Thermal, Make Our Pants Dance In Sheer Anticipation
Remember when we said that Insomniac were going to go crazy with Resistance 3 and blow our minds? Yeah, we stand-by that statement
A NeoGAF post's revealed a load of information on the game via GameInformer's latest issue — most importantly that the franchise is back on form. After such a promising debut, Resistance 2 was a bit of a let-down. It...
News LOVEFiLM Officially Heading To The PlayStation 3 Next Month
While it was semi-officially leaked last week, Sony's confirmed this morning that the British movie streaming service LOVEFiLM is indeed heading to the PlayStation 3 in the near future
The move's been described as "the most significant extension to date of LOVEFiLMs direct-to-TV rollout". The corporate bods are presumably all slapping...
News Feast Your Eyes On More Resistance 3 Artwork
GameInformer's got a cover-story on Resistance 3
You might have seen the artwork: it shows the game's new protagonist, Capelli, riding a train whilst being chased by a gigantic Widowmaker. It wasn't the only piece of artwork designed for the magazine cover. GameInformer's shown off an alternative piece of art which shows Capelli chased by Chimera in...
News Stealth Announcement Confirms LOVEFiLM For The PlayStation 3
A video uploaded to the official PlayStation YouTube channel (and later pulled) has confirmed that the British online movie rental service, LOVEFiLM, is coming to the PlayStation 3 next month
Think Netflix wearing a top-hat and monacle and you'll get the idea. The service will be accessible from the XMB and will stream thousands of movies from...
News This Is Totally How You Play MAG With PlayStation Move
We've tried MAG with the PlayStation Move controller and it's surprisingly good fun
We're not sure personally whether playing the game with Sony's glowing wand would be our preferred method, but it's nice to have the option there. And that's not to say it's not accurate enough for competitive play because it is - we know of plenty of people who've...
News Thank Goodness For LittleBigPlanet And Its Army Of Creators
Of all the things we've posted about LittleBigPlanet 2, this is by far our favourite
thatgamecompany's indie PSN hit, flower, narrowly missed out on our game of the year award last year. Now it's been re-created within the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta. It's important to stress that LBP2 is still in beta mode. The fact that people are making content like...
News Next Wave Of LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Invites Hit The US Next Week
Media Molecule's confirmed that another wave of LittleBigPlanet 2 beta invites are set to hit US email accounts next week, with a mix of "LBP contributors, DLC owners and PlayStation Plus members" set to get in on the whimsical action
The PlayStation Blog explains that this will be a "small phase", so don't get too disheartened if you...
