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News Kazunori Yamauchi: Forza Is "Different" To A Simulator
After being the brunt of much of Turn 10's marketing campaign in the lead up to Forza 3's XBOX 360 release, Gran Turismo 5 head-honcho Kazunori Yamauchi has said that Forza doesn't stack up next to GT in the simulation stakes
Some base components of the game are very different from Gran Turismo, he said. Its a little bit different from what...
News Fancy A DualShock Table In Your Living Room?
Designer Stephane Perruchon loves the DualShock controller, reckoning it has "excellent ergonomics"
He didn't own a Playstation 3 until the new cheaper, slimmer system came around, reminding him how much he loved the DualShock design. So he decided to make a table in honour of it. We wonder if it will ever go into production.
News Randy Pitchford Calls Out Valve Over Playstation 3 Stance
Gearbox's Randy Pitchfod thinks Valve are "foolish" to not support Playstation 3 development
I noticed something on the net not too long ago. Doug Lombardi had to take a swipe at the PS3 again, and I thought it was foolish, Pitchford told OPM. I read it the same way I read fanboys. Like theres a guy who bought the Sony platform and hes a...
News Media Molecule Not Ready For LittleBigPlanet Sequel
It's been a year since Media Moleucle launched the massively innovative LittleBigPlanet onto the Playstation 3, and while we ready ourselves for a PSP spin-off, Media Molecule have talked about the possibility of a Playstation 3 sequel
Or lack thereof. "We'd never want to do that," level designer told Danny Leaver told Critical Gamer...
News It's Only Cost Around $60Million To Make Gran Turismo 5
What's $60Million for a game like Gran Turismo 5 that's likely to be Sony's biggest winner when it releases next year? Well, actually quite a lot
Kazunori Yamauchi thinks not, "There are other games that cost more. Considering the size and scale of the game, I think it's probably a fairly small amount." We wonder how much and how long...
News Playstation 3 "Greatest Hits" Games Get Classier Boxart
So if you really hated the old fugly Playstation 3 "Greatest Hits" cases - remind yourself here - know that, alongside the new PS3 hardware, logo and boxart -- the Greatest Hits cases have gotten a bit classier
Actually they're kinda yum. We'd feel happy to buy one of these.
News Netflix Discs Begin Shipping Today
If you've signed up to Netflix's Playstation 3 service, then you should know that the company are shipping the discs you'll need to access the service today
Jump into your inbox to check if yours has been delivered yet. Worry not if it hasn't, we're sure Netflix have a pile to get through and will get round to you ASAP. If you haven't signed up yet,...
News Ubisoft Signs Deal With Sony For Exclusive Assassin's Creed II Ad Campaign
Have you noticed how virtually all Modern Warfare 2 branding is tagged with the XBOX 360 logo? Microsoft paid for that
So Sony are paying for a similar thing in regards to Assassin's Creed II, hoping to tie the innovative renaissance title with their platform. Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot claims that with the deal the campaign will see more activity...
News Sony Reckon "New IP Is The Lifeblood Of The Industry"
Rehashing old IP is something that doesn't interest Sony at all
Of course, we'll always see sequels to popular Playstation franchises, but more than any other publisher this generation, Sony has also championed new IP in the likes of the Uncharted, Resistance and Motorstorm franchises. SCEE's vice president, Michael Denny thinks new IP is massively...
News Ubisoft Ready To Bringing Dancing/Party Games To Playstation Motion Controller
Weirdly, Sony's Playstation Motion Controller is due for release in like, what, under 6 months
We still don't know much about it, but we have to assume the boffins at Sony HQ are working round the clock to get the thing ready. And Ubisoft clearly have their eye on the platform, stating at a consumer call for the companies Q2 earnings that they are...
News Analyst: "The Wii Has Saved Sony"
So, Sony didn't make the Wii
They made the Playstation 3 instead. The Wii has been an absolute runaway success. So what in the world leads analysts DFC Intelligence to the conclusion that the Wii saved Sony. It's quite simple really - by keeping Microsoft's XBOX 360 in touch."The main danger Sony faced was that the Xbox 360 would become...
News Yummy New PSPs Coming To Japan Before Christmas
If you're Japanese and you don't have a PSP yet (unusual), you might be interested to know that there are ton of awesome new colours heading to the Portable range, the full catalogue of which you can see over at Kotaku
They're out in December and will cost ¥19,800 (US$219.50).
News David Cage Reckons Heavy Rain Is A Playstation 3 System-Seller
In the game's industry we have a term for games, generally exclusives, which will push systems into households namely for that one piece of software
Aptly, that term is "system seller", and Quantic Dream's David Cage thinks Heavy Rain is just that.This experience should be available exclusively on PlayStation 3, and we want people to buy...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Earns ELSPA Silver Sales Award
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is selling pretty well in the UK, with over 100,000 copies sold thus far
That's enough for the game to earn a Silver Award from ELSPA. The previous game sold between 200,000-300,000, earning the ELSPA Gold Award, an accolade Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is now well on track to earn.
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Partners With Pepsi For PS3 Bundle Giveaway
If you like Pepsi but worry about the effects of sugary drinks on your body - worry no longer
Nathan Drake personally endorses Pepsi. And he's got a whole bunch of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS3 bundles to give away if you buy specially marked 12-packs of Pepsi. The bundles include a PS3 Slim, alongside both Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted...
News America: 250GB Playstation 3 Slim In Stores Now
If you're American and still without a Playstation 3, well it's worth noting that Sony released the 250GB PS3 Slim in your region yesterday
The new PS3 Slim does all the normal stuff a PS3 does, but with a 130GB more hard-drive space to play around with. It's only $50 more than the standard system too — so you're getting over double the HDD space...
News GameStop: Playstation 3 Sales Remain "Very Strong" Post Price Cut
American retailers GameStop have announced that the Playstation 3 continues to sell extremely well post-price cut
According to executive vice president Tony Bartel, momentum for the system has remained strong since the price cut in early September. Usually price cuts cause a strong spike in sales, before dropping away. Sounds like the Playstation 3...
News Sony Finally Readying Themselves To Reveal More Of God Of War III
So, in the past year we haven't seen that much of God Of War III
Sure, we've got our hands on a pretty lengthy demo, but - yo, dawg - that's all we've seen. According to PS3Center, Sony Santa Monica have a new trailer ready for release. All we have to show for it at the moment is a "latest build" screenshot to be featured in the upcoming...
News Popular Playstation Characters Coming To LittleBigPlanet PSP If You Preorder
Would you like to dress your Sackboy up as Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer, some dudes from Motorstorm, the Helghast or
.. a tank? You're totally going to need to preorder LittleBigPlanet PSP from GameStop then. We really hope these costumes get released commercially too because, well, a Sackboy Drake is just too much for us to resist.
Sony have a strange affinity to Hannah Montana
First that lilac PSP, now the Hannah Montana movie launching directly alongside the European arm of Sony's digital video store. Of course, if you're over 16 and feeling a little uncomfortable at the prospect of perving on Miley Cyrus, switch your attention t
News Heavy Rain Will Get A Playable Demo At Some Point
Quantic Dream's David Cage has confirmed to G4 that Heavy Rain will get a playable demo at some point in the future
We are currently working on a demo, which is a real challenge, he said. Finding one scene that can convey what we are trying to achieve with Heavy Rain is something really difficult. If we show an action scene, some players...
News Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: Wii & Playstation 3 Going Neck & Neck In Japan
Chalk this down to a phenomenal turn-around in fortunes for SCE worldwide, or a drop in demand for Nintendo's wildly popular Wii system -- Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata reckons that in their current climates the Wii and Playstation 3 are "neck and neck" in Japan
A notable dip can be seen in sales of Wii this year; which is approximately half...
News Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You, Yadda Yadda Dear Sackboy...
If you want to celebrate the first Birthday of the lovable Sackboy, then know that free LittleBigPlanet costumes are headed your way this November 5th
You'll get a cake costume (!) and the launch exclusive spaceman costume absolutely free. Now you guys need to get creating an awesome birthday celebration level for the burlap man.
News God Of War Collection Took Just 15 Weeks To Port To Playstation 3
Sony Santa Monica have confirmed that they read a lot of "blog posts" before deciding to port God Of War I & II to Playstation 3
Dare we say, our own piece may have been what sparked Santa Monica into building the God Of War Collection, with more than a 150 comments [we've cleaned up the backend since - Ed] calling for a God Of War re-release on...
News Killzone 2 Intro Wins A Roses Design Award
According to a report by GI
biz</a>, Killzone 2's stunning CG introduction has been recognised with a reward from the Roses Design Awards. It's the first time games have ever competed alongside graphical, visual design and architecture categories, so massive kudos to the people at Guerrilla Games and Axis Animation for pulling this off. The...
News Sony's Japan Studio "Re-Energising" For Playstation 3 Onslaught
If you think about all the big Playstation 3 games since launch, chances are they came from a Western developer
Aside from the odd title here or there - Siren: Blood Curse, Trash Panic, Eye Of Judgement - a lot of Sony's Studio Japan output has been on PSP over the past few years. Sony Worldwide Studios honcho Shuhei Yoshida is fully aware of this,...
News PSPgo Shifts 28,275 Units On Its First Day Of Retail In Japan
The PSPgo has finally launched in Japan, and has managed to shift a respectable 28,275 units according to Andriasang
com</a>. The unit was supported by a ton of Playstation Network releases including Persona 3, Dissidia Final Fantasy and LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. Domestic lifetime sales for the PSP pre-Go stand at <span>12,797,180...
News Insomniac: Now We Can Perform Tricks On The Playstation 3
James Stevenson explains
There's a learning curve involved with developing for the Playstation 3, no doubt, but Insomniac reckon they're now making the Playstation 3 "perform tricks". Insomniac's James Stevenson explained to VideoGamer.com: "We had to rebuild Ratchet for PS3," Stevenson said. "All that stuff we took for granted: the move set, the...
News Sky: Playstation 3 Player "May Very Well Happen"
Sky's On Demand director Griff Parry reckons a Playstation 3 version of the Sky Player could be on the cards in the near future
I can talk generally about our desire to extend to any device that supports a good quality experience to project the content. The PS3 is clearly a device where that is possible. And so it may very well happen in the...
News Rumour, Rumour, Rumour: Gran Turismo 5 Maybe To Launch With A Track Editor, Ahem
If this turned out to be true and, y'know, actually kind of good, then you can pretty much guarantee that Gran Turismo 5 will totally set itself apart from the competition
As it happens, we're not sure how reliable our source is, so take with a big fat pinch of salt. E4G have "confirmed" this weekend that Gran Turismo 5 will launch with a...
First Impressions God Of War III on Playstation 3
Dude, Kratos is really, really angry
Obviously writing about trailers, demos and collector's editions here on PushSquare, we knew a lot about God Of War III. But nothing could prepare us for actually going hands-on with the game. Santa Monica's latest in Sony's biggest pie is brutal. The first thing God Of War III wants you to notice is the detail...
News Playstation 3 Is "By Far The Best Platform" For Heavy Rain
During a Heavy Rain Q&A session at London's Eurogamer Expo this weekend, Quantic Dream's David Cage got drawn back into the ol' "why Playstation 3" discussion all over again
With a hesitation, a sigh and a pause, Cage responded, Whatever I answer, my answer will be suspicious I think it had to be on PlayStation 3 for two main reasons: the...
I'm confident saying Siren: Blood Curse is one of the scariest games I've played
Fear, like humour, is something video games have difficulty trying to portray. But Siren did it, making you feel vulnerable at every stage of the game. What Siren: Blood Curse does so well is make you feel involved. You're often powerless in the game, which changes the...
News Playstation Home Is Still A Priority, Worry Not Virtual World Lovers
Speaking in London this week, Sony's Director of Playstation Home in Europe, Pete Edwards, sparked some controversy claiming that Sony's virtual word is "not a priority"
"It's been a long road," Pete Edwards said, according to Edge Online. " We've proved there is a market out there and we've got a lot of people that spend a lot of...
News You Should Probably Check Your Emails Right About Now
So, despite this apparently being limited to Europeans, we've heard from people all over the world who got access to the God Of War III demo this weekend
We got in. We're currently waiting for it to download. It's a whopping 2.6GB but, hey, it's God Of War. Who else got in? What do you think? What do you mean you haven't checked your emails yet?
News Playstation 3 Holds Strong Around The 30K Mark In Japan
After the initial monster sales of the PS3 Slim in Japan, we always assumed weekly sales would settle down around the 30k mark - 20k higher than pre-Slim's average weekly figures
That's something that's happened for Sony, with figures of 29,997 this week. Many expected the Wii to overtake the PS3 after its pricedrop, but that hasn't happened, with...
News Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joystick Awards, Killzone 2 Best Playstation Game
We've been very jealous today
While reading our surprisingly buoyant journo colleagues Tweets from sunny ol' London, we've been sat here in the gloomy Midlands typing stuff. Still, DJ Hero did come in the post. Score. Over in London though, a real party has kicked off as Fallout 3 won the annual Golden Joysticks "Ultimate Game Of The...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Getting Title Update, Hallowe'en Festivities
They're not skinny Helghast types
They're spooky characters in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, helping Naughty Dog celebrate the Hallowe'en weekend. But that's not all - Naughty Dog have also announced on the Playstation Blog that this weekend will mark the first "double XP" period in Uncharted 2. That means, all this...
News Capcom Hopes To Shift 300,000 Copies Of Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition
With a sub-title like "Alternative Edition", Capcom will be lucky to shift 50 copies of the Playstation Motion Control supported upgrade of Resident Evil 5
Still, in a company report Capcom have stated they hope the numbers to be somewhere around 300k. Interestingly, that same report predicts figures of 3.7million for Lost Planet 2. High hopes...
News Exactly What Are Naughty Dog Hinting At?
A late night Tweet from those fine folks at Naughty Dog seems to be hinting at something new in the world of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The Tweet - closed with the image embedded above - simply stated "working late tonight, got a ton of things that need to get done". How much do you want to bet it has something to do with Hallowe'en?
News Europe: Check Your Inbox For The God Of War III Demo This Weekend
Well there's a turn up for the books
Just when we assumed SCEE weren't going to dish out the God Of War III demo, a Playstation Blog post pops up informing us Europeans to check our email inboxes this weekend. Why? Because SCEE are gonna send out the God Of War III demo to a handful of us lucky folk. You'll need to have opted in to receive the SCEE...
News God Of War III Ultimate Edition Is Packed To The Brim With Goodies
If it's big boxes and lots of downloadable media you want, the God Of War III Ultimate Edition just announced by the Playstation Blog looks absolutely perfect
In the gigantic 8.3" wide x 10.5" long x 5.9" tall sculpted replica of Pandora's Box you'll get the following God Of War goodies: God of War Combat Arena containing an...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time To Probably Be Insomniac's Last 60FPS Game
Shame
Insomniac Games' Mike Acton has declared Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time as likely being the companies last 60FPS game, noting that it does little to drive sales or review scores. Acton said that the company looked at the review of 47 top-notch games and "there was a clear correlation between graphics scores in reviews and the final...
News XBOX Live Features Kratos Oddly Enough
If you jump on XBOX Live right now you'll see a Hallowe'en special segment on the NXE
There are heads on a wall. One of those heads is that of Kratos. Weird huh?
News Playstation 3 Sales Jump, PSP & PS2 Down
The divisions devoted to Sony's Playstation and VAIO businesses are reporting a 24
2 percent decrease in sales over the period ending September 2009 when compared to last year's figures. "This decrease," states Sony, "was mainly due to lower VAIO PC and game sales." Sony also claimed that lower PS2 sales alongside the...
News New In-Game Ads Coming To Wipeout HD
Wipeout HD will be updated to version 2
10 soon. "New content on the way?" we hear you ask. Well, kinda. Despite some front-end fixes, the patch's main feature will change the way in-game ads are displayed. You may recall some controversy a while back involving Wipeout HD's loading ads for State Farm. Sony pulled those ads almost...
News SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 Gets On The Delay Train
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 is one of those games we weren't sure about
Just the whole concept of SOCOM on a PSP has never sounded too stellar to us. Then we played it, and came away pleasantly surprised. So we're a little disappointed to see the game slip. It was originally due in late November but will now launch on January 12th. SCEA Senior Producer...
News District 9 Totally Comes With The God Of War III Demo
So, you want to play God Of War III demo now, but you're not happy picking up the God Of War Collection it comes with? No problem, because it totally comes with the District 9 blu-ray too
It's a bit of an unusual use of Sony's corporate synergy but, hey, whatever. We're sure some people are probably stoked. Once you've played the demo you'll unlock...
News Buzz! Continues To Be Awesome With Trendy People
There's a new Buzz
game coming soon, in the form of Buzz! Quiz World. It does a few new things, like the introduction of recorded character names so you can be addressed directly. Which is actually a big deal, right, in a quiz game. There also appears to be a ton more modes and variety. So basically, it's the awesome Buzz! Quiz TV, with a lot...
News Race Those Folks That Made Motorstorm Arctic Edge Today
Are you good enough at Motorstorm: Arctic Edge to beat the folks that made the game? Well now's your chance, as the developers are putting themselves on the line against you guys
They'll be hitting the European servers around 17:30 GMT today, so if you want to race against the fine folks that made the game, be sure to play Motorstorm: Arctic Edge...
