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News Now The Uncharted Movie Has A Director Again...
And just like that the big-screen adaptation of Naughty Dog's smash-hit franchise is back on
David O. Russell - who had walked away from the project - has apparently signed back up with Columbia Pictures to write and direct a live-action adaptation of Nathan Drake's exploits. That's according to the Hollywood Reporter anyway. Russell is best known...
Cole McGrath's gone through some changes
Apparently Sucker Punch just can't seem to satisfy their fan-base with inFamous 2's protagonist. Here's the issue: the most berated portion of the original inFamous was its protagonist. As much as we loved the game - Cole was rubbish. So Sucker Punch changed him. But people couldn't deal with the continuity...
News Heroes On The Move Renamed To The Spectacularly Rubbish "PlayStation Move Heroes"
Sigh
Of all the things PlayStation Move has going for it, catchy software titles are not one of them. We already have Start The Party, The Shoot and The Fight. By those standards, PlayStation Move's mascot mash-up title Heroes On The Move had an incredible name. The key being the past-tense. Ahead of this weekend's New York Comic-Con, Nihilistic...
News Heroes on the Move Imaginatively Renamed PlayStation Move Heroes
Oh yes, that's much better
It's official: the tentative title of Heroes on the Move has been swept away, replaced by the new monicker of PlayStation Move Heroes. Quite a change, we're sure you'll agree. Although the official Sony websites still refer to the game as Heroes on the Move, the new name was revealed at an exclusive New York event ahead of...
First Impressions SOCOM: Special Forces on PlayStation 3
When we think of SOCOM, we don't necessarily think of a graphical power-house
But SOCOM: Special Forces is surprising in that regard. All credit to Zipper Interactive, they've crafted something technically stunning with their latest title. This is a different kind of SOCOM game. It conforms somewhat to the requirements of a modern-day third-person...
News The Shoot Goes "Pew, Pew, Pew" On October 19th
Sony's confirmed an October 19th release date for The Shoot in the United States
Cohort Studios on-rails shooter requires the PlayStation Move, and places you on a movie-set with the task of - y'know - shooting stuff. Sony's confirmed that the PlayStation Move sci-fi ray gun peripheral will launch in the US alongside the game. It's an essential...
Rumour Sony To Pull The Plug On PSP Development Kits
In news that's almost certain to push even more PSP2 rumours to the forefront, rumours coming out of French PlayStation site PSPGen suggest that Sony's to cease production of PSP development kits after November 15th
Sony informed PSP developers about the news via a message, part of which read: "SCEE will no longer be selling the PSP Development...
News Kratos' Brother Deimos Joins God Of War III As Part Of Exclusive Ghost Of Sparta Unlock
How about another cheeky look at God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta? Looks flippin' incredible doesn't it? Yep, yep, we know
We absolutely cannot wait to pick the game up next month. And now we've got a little more incentive; Sony's announced that all new copies of the PSP title (digital download or UMD) will include a download voucher to unlock...
News Killzone 3 Public Beta Launches On 25th October, 10,000 PlayStation Plus Members Get In
If you've not got PlayStation Plus yet, you're going to want to rectify that oversight as quickly as possible: the Killzone 3 public beta is a-coming
It's pretty soon too - SCEE's slapped an October 25th date on the monumental PlayStation event. PlayStation Plus members will do well to keep a keen eye on the premium section of the PlayStation...
News Online Co-Op Confirmed For PSN Shooter Dead Nation
What's more exciting than shooting hordes of zombies in the face? Doing it with friends
Ask the millions of people who bought Left 4 Dead on the PC and XBOX 360. We've been sorely missing some co-operative zombie head popping on PlayStation 3, so its with some jubilation that Housemarque's announced their upcoming PSN shooter Dead Nation will be...
News How About Watching One Of inFamous 2's Early Cut-Scenes?
The comic-book cut-scenes are back in inFamous 2
Only this time narrator Cole has got a new voice - a better voice. Aww c'mon, don't pretend like the last Cole's voice was good. It was gruff, generic and terrible. Now he's got a little more personality. This cut-scene is from the start of inFamous 2 when Cole arrives in New Marais. It's edgey...
News SOE: "Free Realms Is Still Definitely Coming To PS3"
The problem, as far as we see it, for Free Realms on the PS3 is PlayStation Home
Arguably, SOE's online world is a much more focused world than Home's virtual chatroom — though Home has taken strides in that direction over recent months. Still, Sony can't have two competing online worlds accessible from the XMB; so that would mean Free Realms...
News Japan, How Would You Like Another PlayStation 3 SKU?
There's no shortage of PlayStation 3 variants in Japan
The system is already available with different hard-drive sizes in a trio of alternative colours. Now SCEJ has decided to add one more bundle to the PS3's roster. Due out for ¥39,980 ($480) on November 18th, the latest PS3 bundle throws in Sony's popular Torne TV tuner. The DVR's been a big...
First Impressions inFamous 2 on PlayStation 3
The original inFamous was a success because of its silky smooth combat mechanics
They're still apparent in inFamous 2, though Sucker Punch has gone out of their was to improve the visual clarity of the open-world environment and up the number of combat mechanics at Cole's disposal. Our demo starts out with a bunch of super-natural goons for us to...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Delayed In Order To Avoid Launch-Day Patches
Media Molecule's revealed that they decided to delay LittleBigPlanet 2 beyond the holidays so that they were not dependent on launch day patches
Media Molecule's Alex Evans told VG247 that the team wanted the "retail" disc to be perfect and something the company could be "proud of", ensuring those without their PlayStation 3...
News What If You Attached The PSPgo To A DualShock 3 Controller?
The PSPgo allows you to hook up a DualShock 3 controller via Bluetooth and play your handheld games with the added comfort of a traditional controller
Not many people use this functionality because it would be, well, weird. Could you imagine propping your PSPgo up on your lap while playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with the DualShock 3? Nah, us...
News Pachter Predicts Hardware Price-Cuts "Across The Board" In 2011
Infamous video games analyst Michael Pachter has predicted $50 console price-cuts "across the board" next year, with Microsoft expected to take charge in the Spring
"We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive 5%, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some time in Spring 2011,"...
News New Characters Join The Sports Champions Roster This Week
Cast your mind back to E3 2009 when Sony demoed the "PlayStation Motion Controller"
You may remember some tech demonstrations involving skeletons and specters. The PlayStation Motion Controller eventually became the PlayStation Move, and those tech demonstrations formed the basis of Sports Champions. But what of the skeletons and specters? Sony's...
News DC Universe Online Delayed Into 2011, Beta Coming Soon
C'mon - you didn't really think DC Universe Online would be out next month did you? Nuh-uh
Not a chance. Sony Online Entertainment's just confirmed the game's delay; placing it somewhere in early 2011. There was no exact reason given for the delay, but SOE's John Smedley said that the extra time will allow us to address community feedback in a...
News PlayStation Portable 2 To Release Holiday 2011 Claims British Source
You have to feel sorry for hardware manufacturers
They have to get their kit out to developers in order for the systems to launch with games — but man, trying to get people to keep their mouth shut is next to impossible. Apparently people just can't miss an opportunity to say they know something about Sony's next handheld. The latest in a string...
News Shock! PlayStation 3 Losing Ground As The US' Dominant Blu-ray Player!
Here's an amazing piece of research Home Media Magazine's carried out: the PlayStation 3 is losing its grip as the most dominant blu-ray player in the US
The report states that 47 percent of people watch blu-rays on their PS3, while 45 percent now watch with standalone players. Apparently six-months ago the PlayStation 3 had a two-to-one advantage...
News Evolution Studios: 3D Is No Processor Hog
If there's one game that's certain to convince you 3D technology is the future, MotorStorm: Apocalypse is that game
It looks absolutely breath-taking in the third dimension; almost like developers Evolution Studios have worked some kind of magic on the PlayStation 3. Speaking with Eurogamer, the team's rubbished claims that the added dimension eats...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 To Launch With Multi-Level PlayStation Move Demo
LittleBigPlanet 2 won't launch with its full PlayStation Move integration included -- that'll come in a patch further down the line
The game will however ship with a multi-level PlayStation Move demonstration, giving users a taste of how the new controller will work with the game. With the main game there will be an extra game possibly on...
News Tales From Space: About A Blob Goes PlayStation 3 Exclusive
DrinkBox's Tales From Space: About A Blob has joined Sony's growing "pub fund" program, giving the developers additional marketing and budget support in the return for PSN exclusivity
The title joins the likes of Joe Danger and Burn Zombie Burn. Tales From Space: About A Blob combines Katamari with LocoRoco. Players will need to navigate an alien...
News Guerrilla Details Killzone 3's PlayStation Move Controller Support
Guerrilla Games' Steven Ter Heide has joined the PlayStation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein to discuss Killzone 3's PlayStation Move controller support
In the discussion, Steven talks about the way the controls work with Move, aswell as online segregation between control schemes. There's more information over on the PlayStation Blog.
News MAG Patch Goes Live, Gets PlayStation Move Support & More
If you load up your copy of MAG right now, you'll be prompted to download a fresh patch which brings the 256-player shooter up to version 2
0. The update vastly changes much of MAG's progression system, aswell as increasing the level cap, introducing clan support and, of course, introducing PlayStation Move support. You're going to need to jump into...
News Hey PlayStation, It's Your Birthday! It's Your Birthday! *Does Camp Dance*
The PlayStation turns 15 today in Europe
Happy Birthday to you, Tekken and Point Blank 2, Happy Birthday dear PlayStation, Happy Birthday to you! Brappppppppp! The original grey box launched on September 29th, 1995 in Europe. Ridge Racer was the big title from the launch line-up. The brand later became synonymous with Final Fantasy VII, Wipeout,...
News ModNation Racers Drops Down To $40 On PlayStation 3, $20 On PSP
Sony's confirmed a price-drop for United Front's excellent ModNation Racers in the US
The kart 'em up will now be available for $40 on the PlayStation 3 and $20 on the PSP. If you haven't picked the game up yet, we recommend you do. The load times might be frustrating, but the core racing is fun and the character creation stuff is amazing. There's...
News How About A Gran Turismo 5 Bundle, Then?
It was inevitable wasn't it? Gran Turismo 5 is the biggest title to hit the PlayStation 3 to date, so a good value bundle was always going make sense
Seems like Amazon.co.uk are the ones to spill the beans, listing a 320GB PlayStation 3 package with the Gran Turismo 5 Collector's Edition included. It'll retail for £28
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Gets A Game Of The Year Edition This October 12th
Still not played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? What are you - insane? You've just been busy? Ok, we'll let you off the hook because now's your chance
Sony's just announced a game of the year edition for the massive Naughty Dog developed title. The package is set to release on October 12th for a discounted price of $49.99. The pack will include the...
News Sumo Digital Working On "Bleeding Edge" Game, Let's Make Some Assumptions
Eurogamer posted a report last night that suggested the studio behind the recent OutRun ports, Sumo Digital, are working on a "bleeding edge" title for "a big hardware company"
The news means nothing on its own, but once you start to align some assumptions things begin to make sense. Sumo Digital predicts the title is still some 18 months away,...
News This PlayStation Move Battle Rifle Is Absolutely Nonsense
The PlayStation Move zapper is cool because it looks like it come off the set of a bad sci-fi movie
(And by "bad" we mean "really, really" good.) This battle-rifle however is terrible. It's popped up on Amazon.com with an attached price of $29.99. No offence to the company manufacturing it (we know your children need to eat) —...
News How Do You Fancy Another PSP2 Rumour, Yo?!
Develop's reporting that a number of key studios have received PSP2 development kits in time for a "significant launch window line-up"
The site's claims back up industry rumours that have been running over the past couple of months. Those rumours reached a head recently when NetherRealm's Shaun Himmerick blatantly stated that his studio has a PSP2...
News flOw In LittleBigPlanet 2 May Cause You To Do Little Happy Backflips Of Awesome
LittleBigPlanet 2 is amazing
Amazing. Ay-may-zing. We don't need review code or release dates to reach that conclusion. It is incredible. Here's the thing — the LittleBigPlanet community already gets LittleBigPlanet. There's no learning process anymore, because that's been taking place over the past two years with the original game. So let free on...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Gets Fresh Polygons For PlayStation 3
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is being re-made for the PlayStation 3, and it's getting some extra polygons as part of the deal
The PlayStation Move-supported re-release will boast extra polygons as the game's visuals get an overhaul. Just Add Water's dev-blog reveals the changes in more clarity than we could possibly have the bandwidth to publish here...
News LittleBigThen And LittleBigNow, Digital Foundry Investigates
LittleBigPlanet 2 might have been delayed, but that's not stopping it from looking cute as a knitted jumper
As Eurogamer's technical-arm Digital Foundry has investigated, the sequel is looking notably prettier than its predecessor. Throughout their report, the Digital Foundry team look at the improved special effects such as fog, lighting and...
News Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert Considering A Follow-Up To PixelJunk Monsters
There are plenty of tower-defense games available these days, but Q-Games' PixelJunk Monsters is still widely considered as one of the better ones
With the team currently working on a full-blown sequel to PixelJunk Shooter, the studio's head Dylan Cuthbert was questioned as to whether he'd consider a full sequel to another of PixelJunk's titles. And...
News More PlayStation Classics Emerge, Mortal Kombat & Prince Of Persia To Support 3D
Perhaps one of the more divisive decisions this generation has been to remaster some of the PlayStation 2's classic titles for the PlayStation 3
We sit firmly on the "Love the idea" side of the fence, but not everyone agrees. We'd argue that improving the performance of classic PlayStation titles, while adding in new features such as 3D,...
News Ueda Aiming For Accessible Controls In The Last Guardian
Ueda's clear that The Last Guardian is not a "pet game"
He stated as much in a Q&A session on the PlayStation Blog, explaining that the player will be protected by the giant animal from the trailers. The title suggests that while the giant griffin-like animal might be the last protector of its kind, the player might run into other large beasts...
Feature Overlooking The Depth In Sports Champions -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
I've spent a good chunk of my week playing table-tennis
Don't be silly, I've not risked my life sharing the Youth Club's beaten down excuse for a table-tennis table with a group of hoods — I've been playing the sport in my living room via PlayStation Move. I've always been a fan of motion controls and, in particular, motion controlled sports...
News EA: The PlayStation 3 Can Still Topple The XBOX 360
EA believes the PlayStation 3 can still topple the XBOX 360 in terms of sales
The publisher's European senior vice president Uwe Intat made his feelings clear to MCV, "We could certainly see Sony come back in the UK it's still a head-to-head competition between PlayStation and Xbox, but on the continent Sony is traditionally stronger than...
News The PlayStation Network Netted A Cool $5.7 Million In August
The PlayStation Network business is booming with dollar notes according to an industry report by FADE
According to the digital entertainment analysis group, Sony's online network netted a cool $5.7 million during August - with sales lead by Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. According to the group, PSN sales were up 20 percent over July. Scott Pilgrim vs...
First Impressions TV Superstars on PlayStation 3 Demo
TV Superstars is nothing if not unusual
The Studio Cambridge-developed PlayStation Move party game is clearly a parody of British celebrity culture. But its presentation is so bonkers it's hard to believe that anyone outside of the UK will understand it. At least we can say it's "unique". Our demo started with an introduction to TV...
Rumour Sony PlayStation Recruiting Engineers With Android Experience
A couple of months back, there was a great stonking rumour that Sony were about to mix the PlayStation Portable platform with Sony Ericsson -- developing a phone that would employ the Android OS
There's been little other information on the endeavour, though eagle-eyed bloggers have spotted that Sony London are recruiting engineers with "mobile...
News PlayStation 3 Does 3D Blu-ray Playback With Lossy Audio
The big feature of Sony's latest firmware update was to allow 3D Blu-ray playback on the PlayStation 3
Despite working like a charm, it does have some issues - as pointed out by Blu-ray.com. The site notes that while viewing movies in full 1080p 3D on the PlayStation 3, viewers will have to sacrifice lossless audio. The report on Blu-ray.com states:...
News Heartbreak: LittleBigPlanet 2 Delayed Into January 2011
What a difference a few short months can make
We write this news with a heavy heart and sadness behind our eyes. Even our plush Sackboy - whom sleeps in the office bed - doesn't look his usual jovial self this morning. That's because LittleBigPlanet 2's been officially delayed. The game was originally due for release in November, but Sony and Media...
News THQ See Motion Control Games As A "Cheap Alternative" To Core Games
THQ's been talking about the "benefits" of developing games for the PlayStation Move (and XBOX Kinect)
The company's CEO, Brian Farrell, sees motion control games as a cheap alternative to traditional core titles. He said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in New York: They are more mass-market type games. The cost of games for Kinect...
News Sony Touts The Importance Of Buttons As An Input Device
Sony tried controller-less last generation
It didn't really work out. While the EyeToy was an interesting piece of tech, it hit a brick-wall when it came to most control decisions. The lack of tactile feedback in a controller-less device severely limits the number of things that can be achieved. Hence the direction taken with the PlayStation Move...
News American PlayStation Plus Subscribers Jump Into The Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Beta
The American arm of the PlayStation Blog has detailed the upcoming content PlayStation Plus subscribers can expect over the coming months
The highlights include a Lara Croft & The Guardian Of Light demo, numerous discounts and the possibility of an invite to the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Red Faction: Battlegrounds betas. You can get a...
News Microsoft Ask: "Who Needs Blu-ray?"
We ask: "Who needs HD-DVD?" Heyoh
Microsoft's PR department's been spewing ridiculous statements left right and centre this week. Normally we don't choose to report them because we're a PlayStation website and our opinion about the "competition" holds little weight. Who really cares what we think about Microsoft's games division? We're...
