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News Playstation 3 Continues To Sell Big In Japan
The Playstation 3 has been selling big in Japan ever since the PS3 Slim dropped
This week's sales were down on their absolute domination, but they were still, on the whole, pretty bloody high with over 55,000 units sold. A pretty big deal. The Final Fantasy XIII week is going to be the most interesting week for Sony. We're not entirely sure what to...
News PixelJunk Shooter Heading To The Playstation 3 This December In Japan
Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert has updates on the progress of PixelJunk Shooter on the Playstation 3
Apparently the release date for the game is slated for December in Japan. So now you know.
News Duderz, It's A Mercedes SLS AMG In Gran Turismo 5
Mercedes Benz want you all to know -- they are the highlight of Gran Turismo 5's Tokyo Game Show, erm, showing
The vehicle will be on display during TGS alongside the game's release date " latest information on Gran Turismo 5". We know nothing about cars y'all, but we gotta admit, this one looks pretty darn smexy.
News Salut 250GB European Playstation 3 Bundles Which Are So Totally Going To Happen
Joystiq have received some curious photos of a Norwegian GameStop's computer database
They include the listing of five (oui, five!) Playstation 3 250GB bundles. The bundles listed on the computer point towards Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, Assassin's Creed II, Fifa 10, Need For Speed Shift and, of course, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves...
News That Saying Again: Modnation Racers Will Push The Playstation 3 To Its Max
Modnation Racers may be hovering under many peoples radar but it's still firmly honed in on ours
We can't wait to get building our own tracks with the game's intuitive level editor. In an interview with PS3Center.net, Modnation Racers' producer Dan Sochan said of the Playstation 3, "it's a great system to develop for, [with Modnation Racers]...
News Microsoft "Shape Up Really Well" Against Sony This Winter
In an interview with Eurogamer, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg reckons the XBOX 360's software line-up this Winter "shape up really well" next to the Playstation 3
In the interview, Eurogamer drop the names of a fair few Playstation 3 titles set to drop over the next 6-8 months, including Uncharted 2, God of War III, Eye Pet, Heavy Rain, ModNation...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Under The Tech Hammer
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry is back again to pick apart every minute graphical detail of Naughty Dog's upcoming masterpiece Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In their report they detail the improvements made in the near-Gold product when compared to the earlier multiplayer beta. Frame-rates, motion blur, v-sync and aliasing are all details touched upon by...
News Fat Princess On PSP Adds A Fistful Of Content (And Cake)
Despite Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake - the PSP repackaging of Sony's PSN darling - looking just like its Playstation 3 counterpart, "it'll feature 50 percent more content" according to those working on the title
So what's new? New modes to begin with — including one such mode where the class switching hat generators are busted from the off;...
News Sony Recreate E3 Demo In Less Nerve-Racking Circumstances
Doctor Richard Marks, Sony's in-house genius behind the Eye Toy and Playstation Motion Controller, has took the time to run through pretty much the entire E3 motion control demo in the comfort of Sony's R&D offices
I.e., with less nervousness. The demo goes through pretty much all that we saw at E3, with a few things that were missed out...
News The BBC Defend Shoddy Playstation 3 Watchdog Report
The BBC's Watchdog report on the Playstation 3's rarely mentioned YLOD hardware "defect" (read: not really a defect at all - Ed) was sloppy at the very best
The report lacked cohesion and facts, serving only as a slanderous piece of uninformed journalism. But the BBC have rushed to the defence of their report.More than 150 Watchdog viewers have...
News Hype Machine: First Online Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review
"Since we briefly played Uncharted 2 at Gamescom in Cologne recently and were part of the multiplayer Beta, we expected it to be pretty good, butnot this good
" The words of GamesRadar as they become one of the first online publications to review Naughty Dog's upcoming Playstation 3 blockbuster. In that review they describe Uncharted 2 as...
Everyone's not-so favourite online video games retailer, ShopTo, want you to know that they think the PSPGo is a dead format before it launches; "As a format it is almost dead before it has arrived," the ShopTo boss told Eurogamer
Of course the price ($250, £229.99) is a talking point, but it seems most retailers are more concerned with the lack of...
News BBC Watchdog Report Lacks Credibility, Consumers Can Rest Easy
Despite the greatest of attempts by the BBC to damn the Playstation 3's hardware reliability on their flagship consumer electronics show Watchdog, evidence fell short
The BBC were unable to repute Sony's claims that the Playstation 3's failure rate was any higher than one percent, with host Anne Robinson merely able to claim that...
News The Quality Of Uncharted 2's Multiplayer Has Even Surprised Naughty Dog Themselves
The Uncharted franchise is synonymous with its single player campaign
Thus it's been surprising to see many of Uncharted 2: Among Thieve's plaudits come from it's extremely fleshed out multiplayer campaign. That's something that's even surprised Naughty Dog."We took the core move set of Nathan Drake, gave the player the ability to wear the...
News Meet Dizzee Rascal In Playstation Home Next Week
British rap sensation Dizzee Rascal will be on hand to launch the new Singstar Playstation Home space next week
On September 24th at 8PM (UK time) players will be able to chill with Dizzee himself, as well as receiving goodies and checking out an exclusive set of songs off Dizzee's new album. We'll be there to report on, what could be, a pretty...
News Sony Speed Up QA Approval Service Of PSP Minis By Removing Network Support
Let's get this out of the way
Sony have confirmed that PSP Minis will not include network or online features. With that out of the way, let's look at the reasoning behind the decision. Current PSP titles take two weeks to be approved for the Playstation Store. By contrast, Minis will be approved in just three to five days. Releases can be...
News SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 Hits The PSP This November In North America
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 is on the horizon for Playstation Portable shooting fans
The game comes with a host of pre-order related bonuses (as detailed on the Playstation Blog) should you wish to place your committment to the product in stores or order it within the first 30 days of release on the PSN. We'll have a hands-on with the game next week.
News BBC To Air Damning Playstation 3 Report, Sony Respond With "At Your Peril" Document
The BBC's consumer show Watchdog is to tonight air a damning report on the little known Playstation hardware problem, the "Yellow Light Of Death"
The system error, which has caused some instances of hardware failure in early 60GB Playstation 3s, is the subject of tonight's episode on the BBC. In a seemingly furious response, Sony have documented an...
So apparently those rumours of a The Beatles: Rock Band: Singstar edition weren't all that false
Look at the picture! It's The Beatles: Rock Band - with Singstar mics. A good idea really. The odd coupling is available later this month.
News The Last Guardian Named To Appeal To The West, Studio Japan Boss Urges Japan To Think Western
The VP of Sony's Japan Studio, Yasuhide Kobayashi, has urged Japanese developers to think Western
The man leading the ambitious The Last Guardian project told game makers at the DICE Asia summit to go Western or die.There are so many issues we have to solve, and the biggest challenge is that the market in Japan is shrinking they key is gaining...
News Sony Trademark The Name "TV Superstars"
TV Superstars
It sounds sorta Buzz!-esque right? But given the strength of the Buzz! brand, if this latest trademark filed by Sony had anything at all to do with Buzz!, wouldn't they just call it Buzz! TV Superstars? Hmm. Food for thought. Details from Siliconera suggest TV Superstars is an online title. Could this be Sony's answer to Microsoft's...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Will Feature Twitter Support
Remember when everyone thought Uncharted 2: Among Thieve's online component would be a tacked on after-thought? Yeah? Us too
Apparently Naughty Dog want to put us all to shame. With solid ranking, stat tracking, match making and gameplay already in place, they have just one more trick up their sleeve. Twitter. As demonstrated on Jeff Rubenstein's...
News Playstation Motion Controller May Just Open The Door To Wii Ports
Playstation's Motion Controllers work similarly to Nintendo's Wii
We've always wondered what kind of doors this opens up for developers, given the practical similarity between the devices. Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi reckons it opens up one door in particular. Speaking with 1Up he said, "Speaking to other developers in Japan, I've heard a few...
News 250GB Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Themed Playstation 3 Bundle On The Horizon
Those sneaky spies over at Engadget have discovered a tasty morsel of information
Namely a Playstation 3 (Slim) bundle including Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and a beefed up 250GB hard-drive. Ooooh. Sony America are completely denying the bundle, but that doesn't rule out the new box in Europe, particularly the UK where Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed...
News Playstation 3 Stock Shortages Forecast, Act Now
Playstation 3 sales are on the rise
We would take the time to find all the links to articles we've posted involving sales figures recently but, hey, you can probably find all those stories here. Fact is: Playstation 3, going like hot-cakes. What happens when things sell fast? They sell out. Analyst Arvind Bhatia reckons that the strong sales of the...
News The Agency Cancellation Rumours Are Purely "Ridiculous"
A few months back we reported the departure of several top-tier employees from Sony Online Entertainment
This news brought with it a ton of speculation that The Agency was in a state of disrepute and on the verge of cancellation. Thankfully, those rumours have been quashed. Joystiq have just posted an exclusive report with SOE's president John...
News The Best Use Of PS3's Power: Instant Pizza Ordering
In what is absolutely amazing news, American PS3s should now see a new icon on the dash of the Internet Browser's homepage
It links to pizza delivery service Papa John's, allowing you to order pizza with a few taps of the Dualshock controller. Amazing. Now all we need to do is to try and convince Sony to add a "Playstation Pizza" button to...
News Are Microsoft Inadvertently Funding The Development Of Playstation 3 Titles?
A developer for one-time XBOX 360 exclusive Vampire Rain has spoken out about the trend of XBOX 360 exclusives being ported to the Playstation 3 a year later
We've already seen it happen with titles like Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope and Tales Of Vesperia amongst others. But why? The blogger writes that development on the XBOX 360 is easier. The...
News Major Dutch Retailer Says "Screw You PSP Go!"
There's unrest in Dutch retailer NedGame's camp
They really don't want to stock the PSP Go. Apparently it's too expensive. But not only that, with no support for physical media the company will unable to generate return sales via games. Oh noes. It just shows what a bold move Sony have made by cutting out physical media. It seems like retailers are...
News Sony Hushed On The Prospect Of A Modern Warfare 2 Bundle
With Microsoft putting their collective energy into marking the release of Modern Warfare 2 with a complete XBOX 360 bundle, Sony are remaining tight-lipped on whether they intend to do something similar for the Playstation 3
With Sony expected to keep the current 120GB PS3 Slim bundle-less for the forseeable future, rumours are mounting of a...
News Graphic Designer's XMB Ideas Take A Step Even Closer To The Awesome
Last time we posted about YouTube user "tubescorch" we thought his ideas for an improved XMB were really good
With his updated video embedded above, we've convinced ourselves this is how the XMB has to be. Seriously. Sony really should get this guy on the phone and get him working internally solely on the user interface. The ideas he's presenting...
News Early Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Reviews Released
Areas of the press have gotten their hands on early copies of Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and the results are as tantalising as you might expect
America's Official Playstation Magazine scored the title a 5/5, wrapping it in glory. France's PSM3 went the extra mile though, scoring the game 21/20. Yes. We know. Say what you will...
News PS3 Slim Sales Predictably Drop A Fair Bit In Japan
After a flying first week in Japan, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain have released data that suggests the PS3 Slim sold 57,056 units in its second week
Obviously, no one expecting Sony to continue selling 150,000 units every week, and it'll now be interesting to see whereabouts Slim sales settle. Before the price drop Sony were shifting around 10,000...
First Impressions MotorStorm: Arctic Edge on Playstation Portable
You may not be a MotorStorm fan, but MotorStorm: Arctic Edge should be an exciting title regardless of your tastes; namely because it starts the onslaught of excellent Playstation Portable content
We've never been quite so inundated with PSP content. And that's exciting. Probably the biggest compliment you can pay to MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is that...
News Sign Up To The European MAG Beta (Kinda)
SCEE have 16,000 MAG beta codes to give away
That's quite a few, right? Right? Well, erm, we'll assume no because they've probably all been snapped up by the time you read this. Still, it's worth a punt right, you never know, a couple of clicks and you might be accepted into the loving world of the Massive Action Game. Head over to Sony's official...
News Marvelous Entertainment Love The New Playstation 3, Wanna Make More PS3 Games
According to PS3center
net</a>, the staunch Wii-supporting Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment have fallen in love with Sony's new Playstation 3 hardware. The company who have so oft been stung by poor sales of their top-tier third-party Wii releases (No More Heroes, Little King's Story) have found solace in Sony's new cheaper hardware...
News Final Fantasy XIII Could Shift 500,000 Japanese Playstation 3s!
The publisher of Japanese gaming-Bible Famitsu, Enterbrain, think that the coming December 17th release of Final Fantasy XIII could do absolute wonders for the Playstation 3
Perhaps even miracles. Enterbrain prez Hirokazu Hamamura said at today's Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan that the Playstation 3 could well see sales around the 500,000...
News Playstation 3 Firmware 3.01 Is Available Now
Y'all heads up, there's a new Playstation 3 firmware online
Entitled 3.01 it's not a mandatory update so we're not sure entirely what the thing does. Perhaps it fixes those Uncharted problems people were having? Perhaps it fixes the friends list? We don't know, we're updating as we type. Answers on a postcard if you have a clue.
News Check Out Gran Turismo PSP Running At 60FPS
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry technical blog is back again to provide us with some 60FPS video capture footage of Polyphony Digital's upcoming Gran Turismo PSP
Eurogamer's video shows the PSP marvel in all its ravishing glory and even goes some way into dissecting exactly how Polyphony Digital pulled off such a complete experience on Sony's handheld...
News Wipeout HD Is (Finally) Officially Announced As A Retail Product
The PSN's crown jewel, Wipeout HD, is finally getting a retail release
The excellent Wipeout HD will retail at £19.99 in stores from October 16th and will include the original game and the excellent Fury expansion pack. If you haven't got this game yet, we absolutely urge you to pick it up. It's one of the Playstation 3's best titles, a real gem.
News Buzz! Quiz World Looks Like A Suitably Excellent Upgrade
Remember Buzz
Quiz TV</a> and Buzz! Brain Of The UK? Yep, two Buzz! games that were actually rather awesome but needed fleshing out. A lot. Looks like Buzz! Quiz World is set to fix those problems. The popular quizzing game is back but with what looks like tons of new content. As confirmed via the embedded trailer. The trailer reveals...
News Fan Made XMB Redesign Exudes Awesome At Every Pixel
What's wrong with the XMB? Honestly - not a lot
It's an amazing (and award winning) interface. But it could be improved. YouTube user "tubescorch" thinks he knows how. So he's implemented his redesign thoughts in the handy embedded video. The result — hopefully a phone-call from Sony. A more indepth profile card is something we've been...
News Hello Britain, Take A Look At Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Preorder Bonuses
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is going to be the biggest thing to happen to the Playstation 3 this year
Aside from the PS3 Slim. And Modern Warfare 2. Still, if you're a PS3 owner, chances are you're practically gouging your eyes out over the prospect of playing the latest installment of Nate's adventure. With that in mind, perhaps you'd like to peruse...
What can you imagine that is better than Motorstorm, set on a snowy mountain? The fact that it fits in your pocket? Hell yes
We're so stoked about the PSP's upcoming Sony racers, Motorstorm for wreckless fun, Gran Turismo for simulation awe. Check out this developer diary to get a little more detail about the upcoming Motorstorm: Arctic Edge...
News PSP Minis Could Come To UMD & PS3 In The Future
Sony have got those who have an avid hate of buying stuff from the Playstation Store covered
If you want to play Minis, and you don't want to make a transaction via the Store, Sony are looking at bringing the best of the bunch to UMD. SCEE's Zeno Colaco told Develop magazine, "The most successful Minis titles will probably transition to...
News Playstation 3 Absolutely Crushes Japanese Hardware Sales Chart
We knew that the launch of the PS3 Slim was going to result in big sales for the PS3 Slim
But nothing says domination better than Kotaku's pie chart. That big angry red Pacman — that's Sony completely annihilating the Japanese sales charts. With over 150,000 units sold in the first week of the PS3 Slim, we're carefully anticipating what kind of...
News Sony Announce Tokyo Game Show 09 Lineup, Two Unannounced PS3 Titles Will Be Present
Sony have announced their Tokyo Game Show 09 presence minus those titles that are, well, yet to be announced
The list is long and exciting, with the promise of two unannounced titles for the PS3 and a further three for PSP. Sadly there's no sign of The Last Guardian on the lineup. PlayStation 3 FIFA 10 World Class Soccer Lost Planet 2 Shin Sangoku...
News Playstation 3 Becomes Bigger Than The Mac... For BBC Content
The Playstation 3's latest firmware 3
0 added BBC iPlayer functionality to the XMB. Guess which platform has just become bigger than the Mac for streaming iPlayer content. That's right, the Playstation 3. The Playstation 3 owning iPlayer user base has in fact grown to 10% since the icon was added to the XMB. Proof that if you optimise your content...
News Playstation 3 Sales Are Up By 999% In The UK
Surprise
The PS3 Slim is shifting units! Lots of units in fact. So many units that sales in the UK have increased by a whopping 999% since the Slim was introduced. So put it this way if Sony were selling 1,000 PS3s a week pre-Slim, they're now selling 9,999 units a week. Blimey. Did we get our maths right? We're not quite sure actually. Can someone...
News Final Fantasy XIII Release Confirmed, Bundle Planned
We assume Sony (and Square Enix) are readying themselves for the Japanese sales figures of the century (perhaps slight exaggeration - Ed) as Final Fantasy XIII has been confirmed for release on December 17th in the East
The game will retail for a whopping 8,800 yen ($95!!!) in an act of severe price gouging by the folk at Square Enix. Sony are...
