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News Activision: Playstation 3 Will Outsell XBOX 360 In 2010
As part of their internal estimates for console and portable hardware in North America and Europe, Activision has revealed that they expect the Playstation 3 to rule the roost in 2010
Well, certainly over the XBOX 360 anyway. Their predictions show that they expect the Playstation 3 install base to jump by 9 million in the coming year, while they...
News Modnation Racers To Get Playstation Portable Demo On May 11th
If you're still very much on the fence when it comes to Modnation Racers, and you're curious about the PSP version Sony have got planned alongside the PS3 version, then your concerns will be answered on May 11th, when Sony will release a downloadable demo for the pocket racer
You'll get quite a bit of content in said demo, including eight racers, a...
News "The Biggest & Best E3 Ever" Looms, Claim Industry Veterans
This year's E3 feels bigger than any we've ever known
With the longest console lifespan ever predicted, the stakes are high for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo - all of whom will be competing for the strongest software and peripheral line-up that will ensure the extension of their system's cycle. It's also big for the third-parties, with Activision,...
News THE AGENCY FINALLY LAUNCHES! (On Facebook, Yo!)
Sony Online Entertainment's ambitious James Bond-esque MMO has finally launched
On Facebook. So it's free-to-play social network game that's not really all that fun at all - but c'mon - this has to exude hope that the real The Agency can't be too far behind. Right? Right?!?
News Dude In Talks For Uncharted Movie Directing Duties
I Heart Huckabees' David O
Russell (nope, we've not heard of him either) is supposedly in early talks regarding the oft-rumoured big screen adaptation of the Uncharted franchise. That's according to the L.A. Times, who rumour he's not the only director in the running. Seems like this things really going to happen. Nathan Drake's going to be a movie...
News Lyon Don Modnation Racers Branded Football Shirts
Continuing the trend of Playstation 3 games popping up on French football jerseys, here Lyon model their latest Modnation Racers kit
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News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Looks A Bit Incredible
Sony's shocked us all this morning by announcing that God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta, a totally new entry in the franchise, will hit the Playstation Portable this year
They've shocked us even further by dropping some ridiculously amazing shots of the game. Check them out after the jump.
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Hits The Playstation Portable This Year
Proper amazing news: Kratos is back
Sony's just announced that there'll be a new God Of War game on the Playstation Portable this year, God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta. What's better is that it's in development at Ready At Dawn studios, the house that were responsible from Kratos' last foray onto the PSP with Chains Of Olympus. Early screenshots show...
News Sony Launch Official "Protection Plan" For PS3/PSP
Playstation hardware is usually pretty reliable
Particularly this generation, where the PS3 and PSP have been two of the more sound units on the market. That's not to say they are faultless pieces of hardware - no electronics are - but their respective system failure rates are typically lower than other pieces of hardware on the market. Sony,...
News THERE'S A NEW (Old) SYPHON FILTER COMING TO THE PLAYSTATION... 2.
If the PS2 re-release of 2007's Playstation Portable title Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow wasn't a hint at the re-emergance of the Syphon Filter franchise, an upcoming PSN digital comic probably is
But first, the former: Sony Bend's just been on the Playstation Blog to announce that Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow will be making the jump to PS2 this...
News PSM3 Magazine Prepare Playstation 3 Game Blow-Out Next Issue
Unofficial British Playstation 3 magazine, PSM3, are promising two world exclusive PS3 game announcements in their next issue
The next issue teaser states that the mag will be showing off a "world exclusive PS3 reveal" and a "second world exclusive reveal". So one's presumably exclusive, the other's probably not. Announcements...
News ModNation Racers Gets Bundled Up Into Lovely Playstation Parcels
According to listings on Amazon Germany (via TSA), ModNation Racers is set to get totally bundled up with Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable hardware
You even get a specially designed box. Sony Europe's yet to confirm the packs, but supposing they are real (they are) then the PSP one will set you back 150 Euros while the 250GB PS3 bundle will...
News No, Gran Turismo 5's Still Not Finished (But It Will Be Out Sometime In September)
Listening to the Weekend Confirmed podcast recently, something struck us very hard about Gran Turismo 5 - it's going to get universally panned even if it's the best racing game ever constructed
Why? Because people are impatient. Look, we agree as much as everyone, Gran Turismo 5's development time has been a bit of a joke (we still think it'll...
News Have These New SOCOM 4 Screens On Us...
This is operation commander Cullen Gray, ex-NATO and now video game protagonist
The dude's only thirty-six, but already he's seen a lot. Like the inside of Zipper Interactive's studio, and presumably early running footage of his soon-to-be stomping ground, SOCOM 4. You can find out much more about Cullen, and grab a ton of SOCOM screens over at the...
News We Don't Care What Anyone Says, Move Party Looks Awesome
"Bu-bu-but Move Party actually looks fun and it takes a simplistic approach to its gameplay
Who cares? Supermassive's Move Party looks like a ton of fun. Will it keep players hooked for extended periods? The jury is out on that. But does it look like an interesting, technically impressive and, most of all, fun augmented reality experience? Yes it...
News Free Realms PS3 To Make Its Debut At This Year's E3
The Playstation 3 has long promised a slew of massively-multiplayer online games
Sony Online Entertainment announced a long-time ago that the PS3 would usher video games into the MMO-on-consoles era, with ports of Free Realms and their upcoming The Agency and DC Universe Online. It's been a long time since those lofty heights were discussed - but...
News Japanese Hardware Charts Look The Same As They Always Look
We used to look forward to sharing all the interesting anecdotes pertaining to Japan's shifting hardware charts
No more. Sony's been doing the ol' weekly one-two with the PSP and PS3 for months now. What's worse, is that the numbers rarely change either. PSP always sells 28k a week. PS3 always sells 25k a week. Feel free to skip this post if you...
News Sony Register inFamous 2 Web Domain... Duh!
Our buddies over at PlaystationLifestyle have continued the recent trend of DNS sleuthing, by uncovering an SCEA filing for www
infamous2thegame.com. Hmm - yes, wonder what that could be about? Maybe it's about the hotly anticipated sequel to last year's breakout superhero sandbox hit, inFamous? Ya'think!? Pfft. Quick note: we're absolutly STOKED...
News Sony: Bungie Deal Is "Great News For Gamers"
Sony's issued a semi-gloating statement in regards to the announcement that legendary Halo developers Bungie will go multiplatform with their next IP
The company described the deal with Activision as "great news for gamers". “This is great news for all gamers,” said SCEA's Patrick Seybold in a statement. “When Bungie’s amazing talent...
News Bungie: We're Still Independent Yo, New IP Has A "Concrete Path"
Unless you missed our post earlier (how
?), you should know that Bungie's signed a "ten-year contract" with Activision today regarding the publication of their next "multiple platforms" IP. Despite the announcement, Bungie's keen to stress that they will be staying completely independent. In addition to that, Bungie's community...
Bungie, the legendary development studio responsible for creating the entire Halo franchise (to date) has announced that they've signed a ten-year publishing agreement with Activision who will remain exclusive rights to the studios "next big action game universe"
The deal notes that Activision will have the rights to publish said games on...
News Spartan Figure Stands Tall On God Of War Teaser Website
We're a little proud of our community here at PushSquare
Ever since we posted about the Spartans Stand Tall God Of War teaser page, folks on this very site have been leading the discussion as to what it all means. There looks set to be plenty more to talk about aswell, as the site's just gotten its second biggest update: the appearance of a...
News SingStar Gets Vibrato Support, PSP Remote Control
SingStar's a bit like the gift that keeps giving
For years Sony's karaoke platform has evolved - delivering iteration upon iteration to its core, yet somewhat niche, fanbase. And Sony's showing no sign of stopping that support with the addition of Vibrato. The new feature will allow you to pull your best Leona Lewis and actually score points for...
News Sony Offers PS3 Hard-Drive Upgrade Service In Japan
It's pretty easy to upgrade your PS3's hard-drive
Honestly, it was designed that way. But if you're frightened about messing with electronics yourself, and you want someone within Sony to handle the pressure - then you can. But only in Japan. For the costly price of ¥18,000 (~$184), Japanese players will be able to send their PS3 directly to Sony...
News Fake E3 "Wetdream" Leads Jaffe To Suggest No Game Announcement At The Big Show
Embedded above is a supposedly "leaked" list showing both Microsoft and Sony's E3 game line-up
Its true origin is unknown, though our source - TSA - state that it emerged somewhere "on Twitter". And it piqued David Jaffe's interest. The legendary Playstation developer, thought to be working on a PS3 reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise...
News Broken Sword Man: Heavy Rain Was "Deeply Flawed"
Revolution Software's Charles Cecil has told MCV how he admires David Cage's work with MCV, but still finds the experience of Heavy Rain to be deeply flawed
“Half way through I thought it was a work of absolute genius,” said the Broken Sword man . “When I finished it, I still thought it was a work of genius but deeply flawed. There’s a lot of...
News SLY COOPER RETURNS TO PLAYSTATION 3! (Calm Down - In Modnation Racers Form)
Sorry about the headline
We couldn't resist sending fans' hearts a-fluttering by mentioning the words "Playstation 3", "Sly Cooper" and "Returns". Still, crafty headlining it might be, this Modnation Racers developer "Spotlight" picks on Sucker Punch's Nate Fox, who's keen to recreate inFamous' Empire City in...
News Microsoft "Exclusive" Hydrophobia Will Come To The Playstation 3... Eventually
Proving that once again a Microsoft "exclusive" is not quite what it says on the tin, Dark Energy Digital - developers of the episodic downloadable water-physics based shooter Hydrophobia - has confirmed about an hour into the GameHounds podcast that there will absolutely be a Playstation 3 version of the game
Going on past performance, Microsoft...
News Cohort Studios Praise The Accuracy Of Playstation Move Over Wiimote
Cohort Studios' CEO Lol Scragg
"The PlayStation Move is a great piece of hardware," said Scragg, whose studio is working on the tentatively titled Move rails-shooter The Shoot. "It has a fantastic feel to it and it's incredibly accurate. We've had no issues with it, and the hardware and the libraries have come on well. "Having used both controllers...
News Our Survey Says: Something About A Very Small Cross Section Of PS3 Owners
A PS3 price comparison website has "revealed" via a survey of 1,000 of their users that most Playstation 3's are bought second-hand
Conclusive. The site asked 1,017 people how they got their system, and found that 33 per cent of respondents had bought a used machine. This beat out the 24 per cent of users who'd paid for a new system. Bizarrely, the...
News Sony Pushes Closer To Console Profitability With More Efficient, Cheaper Graphics Chip
According to PocketNews (translated by PSU), Sony's updated the Playstation 3's hardware once again with a new improved, cheaper RSX graphics chip that reduces the likelihood of the console being affected by the infamous YLOD (yellow light of death)
It also uses 15 percent less power. The 45nm version of the RSX chip replaces the older 65nm chip...
News Worry Not, Shadow Of The Colossus Is Still Going To Be A Real Movie
Honestly, what could you want more than a Shadow Of The Colossus film? Oh, you don't want a Shadow Of The Colossus film - well tough luck
According to a report in the LATimes, it's absolutely still happening. The story emerged out of an interview with the movie's screenwriter Justin Marks, the same dude that did the terrible Kristin Kreuk Street...
News Stuff Magazine Go Hands-On With Playstation Move, Like What They See
The lucky folks at Stuff magazine have got a chance to go hands-on with Sony's new Playstation Move motion controller, a device they describe as "pleasingly accurate"
The British mag checked out the likes Table Tennis, Eye Pet, SOCOM 4 and Move Party - giving a glowing preview of all the content they played. Playstation Move's due later this year...
News Play With PushSquare: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (24th April 2010)
Sammy's committed his evening to playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with you lot
The general PushSquare dogs-body will be checking out the game's new DLC from around 20:30GMT (what time is this for me?) this evening. If you want to get a PushSquare party going, hit him up on PSN account "get2sammyb" (please put something like...
News Retrofitted 3D PS3 Games Will Need To Be Scaled Back
With the introduction of Firmware 3
30</a>, the Playstation 3 is virtually ready for the upcoming three-dimensional onslaught that about six people in the entire country will invest in. Nah seriously, we're quite excited about it just scared of the early adoption. So attention has now turned to actual 3D content. For example, how does a game...
News VidZone Launches VidZone TV On Playstation 3
The latest VidZone update has introduced a new feature to the Playstation 3 based music video streaming service: VidZone TV
“We have dreamt of having over 100 music TV channels at your disposal for any mood or occasion at the touch of a button – this dream is now a reality,” said Ben Creasey head of production at VidZone. “Via a small update...
News Guess What? The PSP's Still Top Of The Japanese Hardware Charts! Uh-huh.
You probably think we recycle this post each week, but the truth is, while people are quick to brand the PSP a failure, that system just keeps on chugging
In fact, it may only be in Japan, but Sony's consistently holding a one-two over the competition with PSP and PS3 constantly passing the 25k units sold. Even the PS2's still chugging with around...
News Second Freebie DLC Pack Adds New Snipers & Light Armour To MAG
Zipper's just committed to an April 29th date for the second free DLC pack for their massive online shooter MAG
The "Fast Attack" gear pack adds three new special edition sniper rifles to the mix (RavenÂ’s HM 90 SE, SVERÂ’s SASR M, and ValorÂ’s MK 14 Mod 1 EBR) that include a number of performance adjustments. You'll also get a new set of...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Celebrates Siege Expansion Launch With Double Cash Weekend
Yay, there's a double cash weekend going down on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer
Why you may ask? Because the Siege expansion pack is due on the Playstation Store today. Alongside title update 1.07 - which fixed a whole host of bugs and glitches - the Siege expansion DLC (available on the Playstation Store today with change from £5 / $6)...
News This Gran Turismo Fan's A Better Driver Than You Are, We Guarantee It
The photograph may be a little homo-erotic, but there's nothing camp about France's Jordan Tresson - dude's just undergone six-weeks of rigorous training at the GT Academy after emerging victorious from last year's Gran Turismo 5: Time Trial demo
"I never imagined I would end up here when I was on my PlayStation back in December," French...
News Yamauchi On Putting Top Gear Into Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo's mastermind, Kazunori Yamauchi, has explained why he wanted to put the infamous Top Gear test track into the upcoming GT5
Speaking on the Top Gear website, the car-fanatic stated that he wanted the Top Gear track in the game because the program is "funny and interesting". “We had a helicopter [to map the track] taking aerial...
News Kevin Butler Dons His Shorts For Modnation Racers' Commercial
Oh man
You've got to love these American Playstation adverts. We've no idea how they keep thinking them up, but seriously, they're onto something gold with fake Playstation exec Kevin Butler. The latest commercial is for Modnation Racers, and it sees Kevin Butler (now VP of Inspiration and Perspiration) don his shorts and 'tash to do his best PE...
News Major League Baseball Streaming Heads To Playstation 3
The New York Times report this morning that Sony is to announce a deal that will allow streaming of live Major League Baseball games directly through the PS3
The report states that sign-ups will be under way by the end of the week for the US-only service, allowing subscribers to watch live games. “This is more than just a game console. This is a...
News Firmware 3.30 Readies Playstation 3 For Third-Dimension, Enhances Trophy Features
Sony's readied the Playstation 3 for the upcoming launch of their 3D Bravia TVs, by updating the PS3 firmware to 3
30. The update, which launched last night, "preps the PS3 system for some upcoming new features, including 3D stereoscopic gaming". It also introduces some neat little trophy sorting features, as detailed over at the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Producer To Be "Angered" By Game's Completion
We all know Kazunori Yamauchi and his team at Polyphony Digital are complete perfectionists
Even though, it's perhaps not Kaz's best PR practice to be telling people that when Gran Turismo 5 finally launches (we still believe that might happen one day in the distant future) he'll be "angry" due to not being satisfied with the product...
News Phil Harrison - Come Back To Sony, We Miss You Man!
Good news: Phil Harrison has left Atari
Bad news: Phil Harrison probably won't be returning to Sony. The former Sony worldwide studios man (now replaced by Shuhei Yoshida) left Sony in 2008 to join Atari. Phil was a key member of each of the Playstation hardware family's launches, even demonstrating the Playstation 3 hardware with the famous ducks...
News David Jaffe Talks Modnation Racers In This Neat Little Developer Diary
We don't like developer diaries here at PushSquare
Honestly, they're usually really boring. But these Modnation Racers interviews with seasoned Playstation developers (check out the Insomniac one through here) have been nothing but refreshing. The editing is exciting, the subjects are passionate, and the videos are just about the right length...
News Modnation Racers Trophies Revealed, Sound Exciting
Our friends over at TheSixthAxis reckon if we don't acknowledge their leg-work in scoring this list of Modnation Racers trophies, they're going to scout us out in an A-team esque van and unleash a swarm of rockets at our towing pinkle
To which we respond - nice try guys but the Dukes Of Hazzard automobile is invincible to rocket-fire, don'tchaknow?...
News European Demon's Souls Comes With Fan-Made Strategy Guide
We told you last week that Demon's Souls was finally getting a Western release in part thanks to Namco Bandai who have taken on publishing responsibilities for the Playstation 3 exclusive
We also told you last week that the game comes with a much needed strategy guide. And in heart-warming news, it's just been announced that said strategy guide has...
Feature What's Next For Play Create Share? - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Everytime I jump back into LittleBigPlanet I have a mild brain explosion
Having worked tirelessly for several days to create my own LBP representation of Alice In Wonderland back in '08, I know the amount of work that needs to be instilled into these projects in order to create a masterpiece. But everytime I go back to LBP, there's something that...
