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News Zipper Interactive: Quit Dissin' Yo, XBOX Live Is More Juvenile Than PSN
Zipper Interactive's Ben Jones has hit back at comments aimed at the PSN, by claiming that XBOX Live is much "more juvenile" than the PSN, and hence MAG "definitely fits" the Playstation audience
The comments come via GamerZines, who were at a launch event in London yesterday. Jones reckons that the immature comments made by XBOX Live users make the...
News Inevitable: God Of War III Gets Console Bundle
As we expected, God Of War III will get a console bundle here in Europe (and we're sure in the US too, though no word on that yet) when the game launches in March
The bundle includes a 250GB Playstation 3 console, controller and copy of the game. Amazon France has spilled the beans on the bundle, much like the Heavy Rain one we reported on...
News Uncharted Twin-Pack Box-Set Thing-Ma-Jig Due For Japanese Retail
If you happen to be Japanese and also living under a rock, then you might have missed out on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Thankfully, for said people who have just emerged from under their rock, you'll be able to catch up with an Uncharted Twin-Pack. The pack features both iterations of Uncharted in a lovely gold wrap...
News Heavy Rain DLC Will Explore The Origins Of The Origami Killer
While you'll get to play numerous characters in Heavy Rain, you'll only play those tracking down the focal character; the "Origami Killer"
Taking control of the mysterious monster will be left for DLC, David Cage has revealed on a French website. Known as the Heavy Rain Chronicles, DLC episodes will add about an hour of gameplay to each character's...
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
News Japanese Heavy Rain Boxart Is All About Noses
The European boxart may be awesome, and the American boxart may be terrible, but what of the Japanese boxart for Quantic Dream's noir-thriller Heavy Rain? Well, it's got a nose on it
News Heavy Rain Getting A Console Bundle In France
Heavy Rain is a game made by a French studio
Therefore it only seems fitting that Amazon France would reveal details (ta, PSLS) of a PS3 Slim/Heavy Rain bundle pack. You'll get a 250GB console, a copy of Heavy Rain, and all the other bits and bobs. Itll cost 349.95 (£309) with a release on February 24, which just so happens to be the same day...
News Bizarre: Japanese PS3 DVR Will Include Trophies
According to Famitsu (via PS3C) the newly announced Japanese Playstation 3 device "Tourne", a kind of DVR, will include trophy support
You'll earn trophies for simply watching television. For example, a trophy will be unlocked for watching the last episode in seven different TV series' and so on. You can see more about the "Tourne" through...
News LittleBigPlanet's The Next Playstation Title To Get The 3D Treatment
Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios' (MotorStorm) office this week
Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet. And according to Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels...
News Playstation Motion Controller Delayed Until Fall, 2010
Sony's just sent us word - not so surprisingly - that the Playstation Motion Controller, tipped to be named "Arc", will not launch until Autumn 2010
The controller was previously believed to launch in Spring.We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles...
News So Where Are The Playstation Exclusive Characters In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing?
Riddle us this
Given the possibility of exclusive brand characters appearing in the relevant SKUs of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing emerged from a leaked Sony document, we'd assumed there would have been an announcement for a racing Sackboy or Ratchet by now. Curiously, announcements for Mii compatibility in the Nintendo Wii version of the game...
Rumour European God Of War III Boxart Revealed
Yes
Hooray. GamersMint are reporting (via French sources) that the European God Of War III boxart has been finalised and is, well, an updated version of the boxart we really, really wanted last year. We're waiting on word from SCEE but, chances are, there's no-one in the office right now! We posted a potential US box here
News Cage: There'll Be No Sequel To Heavy Rain
Speaking in the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine (via TheLostGamer), David Cage has put an end to any suggestions of a sequel to the upcoming Heavy Rain
"I don't want to do a sequel because I've said what I had to say about these characters and this story," Cage explained, later adding, "honestly, I have nothing else to...
News Playstation Revenue Down $1.3 Billion Last Year
Gamasutra's reporting that despite a Playstation 3 resurgence in recent months, the Playstation family as a whole dropped $1
3billion due to a contracting Playstation 2 market. Playstation family revenue was $6.4billion in 2008, but Gamasutra reckon that number dropped as low as $5.1billion last year. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons...
News Hey Vietnam: Now You Can Buy A Playstation System
If you live in Vietnam and are an avid reader of PushSquare, there's something you'd probably like to know: the Playstation is out now where you live
That includes: PS3, PSP and PS2. All three systems are officially on sale in your part of the world as of right now. They're reasonably priced (well comparatively at least) too, with a 120Gb PS3...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Scoops, Erm, Seven GDC Nods
High off winning practically every video game award under the sun, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has just gone and got another seven nominations; this time from the Game Developers Choice awards
Uncharted 2 has scooped nominations for Best Game Design, Best Innovation, and just plain Game Of The Year, alongisde other accolades. PSN exclusive flower is...
News Santa Monica: This Ain't The End Of The God Of War Franchise
God Of War III may still be awaiting its full pre-launch blowout (at least we have new screenshots, right?), but alas, that ain't stopping developers Sony Santa Monica from looking to the future
This is not the end of God of War, John Hight, Sony Santa Monicas director of product development told Gamervision. This is definitely the end of...
Rumour Playstation Motion Controller To Be Named "Arc"
VG247 are reporting based on "good authority" that the final Playstation Motion Controller name is "Arc"
There's been much speculation for Sony's secret tech since its unveiling at E3, with names such as "Wand", "Sphere", "Gem" and, plain old "Playstation Motion Controller" all being contenders. But VG247's...
News Heavy Rain Heads-Up: 9/10 In Official Playstation Magazine, New Screens
First and foremost, divert your attention to Eurogamer where some new decidely wet screens for Heavy Rain have been posted
They're wet. Secondly, the game received its first rating in the British iteration of Official Playstation Magazine today, scoring a whopping 9/10:Certainly theres nothing quite like it on PS3, or indeed any other system...
News The Following People Know A Thing Or Two About God Of War III
We haven't seen the latest God Of War III trailer, so we're in the same boat as you nice folks; chomping at the bit for footage
Still, some journalists have. In fact, the kind folks at GamesRadar have given a blow-by-blow account of the trailer we'll all get to see at, erm, some point - presumably the Superbowl. There's also a whole host of hands-on...
News You're Kidding Us Right Sony Santa Monica? New God Of War III Screens Are, Just Stupidly Good!
You know how the first two God Of War games were all about scale? Well see if you can spot Kratos in this latest screen
Seriously. Such is the magnitude of the Titan, well, consider our minds blown. This is an in-game screenshot from God Of War III. It's so good, we're questioning whether it's in-game at all. Seriously, just go to Joystiq and check...
News Sony: Sorry, No God Of War III Trailer Today
Bummer
Were you expecting a God Of War III trailer today? We sure as hell were. Sadly, the Playstation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein has clarified that while there will be new coverage tomorrow, that coverage won't include a new trailer. Maybe we'll get new screens or... something instead? Obviously some previews from Sony's event in USA. But really, we...
News Official MAG Websites Open, Play The Meta-Game Brilliantly
The absolute best thing about MAG (aside from the chaos in 256 player) is the economy driven, faction based meta-game Zipper has created
The way in which you join a team, and fight for the good of that team. It's clever, it's different and most of all it's expandable. It's unusual to find yourself in a situation where you're excited about the...
News Your MAG Dynamic Themes Are A Bit Dull, Will Serve To Remind You Of Your Affiliation
Some videos of the various MAG dynamic themes have popped up around the 'Net (via PS3C)
There's a dynamic theme for each faction in the game. They're a bit dull to be honest (well, compared to the Heavy Rain one), but they will give loyal soldiers a sense of pride each time they boot their PS3. Currently the three themes are only available from...
The big news coming out of CES this year was without a doubt 3D technology in the home
Now, I'm not a tech guy, so I don't really want to get bogged down with semantics and core-duo processing, but what I'd like to talk about in today's opinionator is the effect 3D may have on the Playstation 3s hardware. As PushSquare readers will know, Sony have...
News Check This Teaser Trailer For God Of War III's "Unearthing The Legend" Documentary
You're going to want to order the God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition to watch this "Unearthing The Legend" documentary, trailered today over at GameTrailers
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News Ahem, Gran Turismo 5 Is Only "90%" Complete According To Yamauchi
Following the delay of Gran Turismo 5 in Japan, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has told USA Today that, well, About 90% of the game is done
We are just working on the last 10% and polishing up everything. Don't shoot the messenger, ok! Kaz also revealed that the game could use the Playstation Motion Controller, but only for menus,...
News Just A Little More Gran Turismo 5 For You...
Here's a video of a shiny car skidding around a race-track
It's yet another Gran Turismo 5 trailer thing. Enjoy.
News Pinball Heroes PSP Bundle Headed To Europe
Sony are to release the Pinball Heroes pack - already available in the US - on the European Playstation Store this February
The game includes four pinball tables based on Sony properties: Uncharted, Everybody's Golf, High Velocity Bowling and Pain. Each table will be available at 2.99 each, or 9.99 for the full pack. More on the Playstation...
News Heavy Rain Website Is Now Live, Collector's Edition Contents Revealed
The Heavy Rain website is now live [read: was, seems to be having some server issues at time of writing - Ed], and features a pretty cool online murder mystery called "Four Days", beginning on January 26th
There'll be daily tasks for you to complete, and some cool exclusive content; but most importantly: no spoilers. If you register at the site...
News Sony: Playstation Motion Controller Totally Still Coming This Year
Sony exec Patrick Seybold has reiterated that the company are set to launch their Playstation Motion Controller "this year," but, erm, that Spring 2010 date is seemingly getting a little more unlikely
The date was originally announced by SCEA boss Jack Tretton at last year's E3. We're sure the controller will be at GDC.
News Playstation Portable Leads The Japanese Weekly Hardware Sales Charts
We guess a Kingdom Hearts game just come out
Hence the Playstation Portable saying: hello Japanese hardware charts leadership. The handheld shifted 145k units, with the PS3 two places behind at 61k. Full figures after the jump. PSP 145,682 Wii 76,722 PS3 61,591 DSi 50,178 DSi LL 45,221 DS Lite 10,067 Xbox 360 5,461 PS2 ...
News Hopefully God Of War III Boxart Isn't God Of War III Boxart
Eagle-eyed IndianVideoGamers have found what they believe to be the US boxart for God Of War III
While kinda awesome, we preferred the "other" boxart that was tentatively shown off earlier in the year, but we did assume Sony would opt for a picture of Kratos looking angry.
News New Gran Turismo 5 Screenshots Have A Similar Effect To The New God Of War III Screenshots
Consider today the "Official Day Of Amazing Playstation 3 Screenshots
" Not content with giving us amazing God Of War III screenshots, the day has also spurned amazing Gran Turismo 5 screenshots, via Gaf. You'll see amazingly good looking cars right through here.
Remember when people doubted whether God Of War III was going to be a good-looking game? You probably chuckled awkwardly, told them they were mad and shoved the Blades of Chaos through their heart
You were right to do so. Some new hi-res shots from Andriasang should tell you everything you need to know. A painting come to life. Indeed.
News Sony: 2009 "Was A Great Year" For Playstation 3, We Agree
Y'know, aside from all those top games Sony put out in 2009, the biggest success story of the Playstation 3 has been re-entering the race
This year we saw Sony outsell the Wii for stretched periods in Japan, and we even saw Playstation 3 overtake XBOX 360 on Microsoft's home-turf a couple of times. The potential has always been there, but the...
News December NPD Hardware Reports Put Playstation 3 Above 360, Just
Sony can claim a very minor victory over their closest rival the XBOX 360 today, after the December NPD reports revealed that the Playstation 3 came in just ahead of Microsoft's XBOX 360 for the month
With 1.36million Playstation 3 hardware units sold for through the month of December (and in the US alone), Sony's marketing department can officially...
News Ratchet & Clank, Resistance Action Figures Now Available
Need an excuse to spend money? Dude, yes
A fan of Insomniac Games? Duhhhhhhh. Then you're going to want the newly launched Ratchet & Clank and Resistance action figures from DC Unlimited. The figure packs are detailed by DC Direct:» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: ARMORED RATCHET AND MR. ZURKON Action Figures» RATCHET AND CLANK: SERIES 1: CAPTAIN...
News Wanna Know What Your MAG Trophies Will Look Like?
So, we don't often post trophy lists and whatnot, but when it comes to big Sony exclusives we know there's a lot of buzz around, there's absolutely no exception
So, without us wittering any further, here are your MAG trophies; note: it'll take reaching the level cap with all three factions to, erm, get that platinum. Happy MAGing, you're going to...
News Sony Trademark Four New Game Titles
We'd put £0
11 of our hard earned cash on the following game title copyrights being Playstation Motion Controller supported releases. Superannuation has dug up the trademarked names, which include: Digitiles, EarthShield, Legend Of Kunoichi, and Smashbreak. We betcha Legend Of Kunoichi involves swords.
News David Cage: Heavy Rain "Definitely Ain't Porn"
Heavy Rain creator David Cage has told PSM3 magazine (via CVG) that the sex-scenes in his upcoming masterpiece "definitely aren't porn
""There are a couple [of sex scenes], but its definitely not porn. We dont intend to push the boundaries and be ultra-realistic in every detail. Its about real characters having emotions and doing...
News 250GB Playstation 3 SKU Due In Japan This February
SCEJ has announced a 250GB Playstation 3 SKU for release on February 18th in Japan
The SKU will retail at ¥34,980. The 250GB Playstation 3 is already available in Europe and America. That's all.
News SCEA Claim December '09 The Best For PS3 Since Launch
Playstation 3 has really come into its own in the past 8 months, thanks to a fantastic rebranding campaign from SCE worldwide
As such, the various subsidiaries of Sony Computer Entertainment have been posting huge growth around the world. And that's no different in America, where SCEA has claimed a 90 per cent increase in hardware sales, and 60 per...
News Pre-Order God Of War III From 7-Eleven, Get Poster
As far as we can fathom (being xenophobic Brits), 7-Eleven is a US gas station franchise that just so happens to sell video games
Sweet. Well, if you're looking to pre-order your copy of God Of War III from a gas station (or petrol station as we know 'em), you better be headed to 7-Eleven where you'll get a Kratos poster to sweeten the deal.
News Playstation 3 To Bounce Back Strongly In 2010 Predict Industy Professionals
Industry boffins reckon that the Playstation 3 will have more success in 2010 than rival consoles the XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii
It sounds like a bold claim, but a poll conducted by industry professionals on GamesIndustry.biz saw 34 per cent of boffins backing Sony's powerhouse, citing major releases such as Gran Turismo 5, Heavy Rain, God Of War...
News Sony Reckon MAG Will Be The "Tipping Point" For New Console Purchasers
Sony's told MCV that they reckon Zipper's 256-player online shooter MAG will be the "tipping point" for potential console purchasers to buy the Playstation 3
Sony also confirmed today that the game will release on January 29th in the UK."MAG is a very important IP for us and definitely a key exclusive for PS3," SCEE UK product manager Phil...
News EA To Have Playstation Motion Controller Content At Launch
In an interview with MCV, EA's Jens Uwe has confirmed that the company will have games ready for the launch of the Playstation Motion Controller
Our studios are working with the first parties to create some interesting games for those controllers. We can expand the audience for an existing game, but its also a good time to come up with brand new...
News Americans: Hate The Heavy Rain Cover? Print Out The European One
In a move that suggests, "hey, we know the US boxart is terrible too," Sony has confirmed that Americans will be able to print out and replace their Heavy Rain boxart with the European artwork
Rest easy American gamers frustrated by awful boxart.
News Quantic Dream "Will Definitely Experiment" With Playstation Motion Controller
Quantic Dream, the innovative studio behind the upcoming Heavy Rain, will definitely experiment with Playstation Motion Controller according to studio boss David Cage
I am curious to see what can be done with more mature games, if it can be used to support immersion and create a new way of playing. Quantic Dream will definitely experiment with the...
News US God Of War III Listed As March 16th, European Date Imminent
GameStop are listing the God Of War III date as March 16th, after details emerged regarding a Sony corporate email ovet at JustPushStart
With that date seemingly a lock, SCEE are claiming the European date is not far away. We should get another glimpse at God Of War III this month.
