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News GamesCom 09: New Heavy Rain Gameplay Teases Fourth Character
Introducing Scott Shelby, the detective tasked with the case of the Origami Killer in upcoming adult noire thriller, Heavy Rain
This gameplay trailer is probably the best of the lot, giving you a good idea of the similarities and improvements that have taken place between Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Sit back and enjoy, it's a bumpy ride.
News GamesCom 09: Let's Look At Some Smashed Up Cars In Gran Turismo 5
The Internet is ablaze
Gran Turismo 5 replicates damage and it's still not enough. The Playstation 3 Slim is really cheap but it's still not enough. Ahhh the video games industry, how we hate the hypocrisy. Still, if you've been asking for damage in your Gran Turismo 5 and want to check it out, you'll notice that this GamerSyde video represents just...
News PSP Go Locked In At ?224.99 In The United Kingdom
We know most of you who are buying a PSP Go have probably already got your orders for the system already locked in, but we thought we should just confirm to you that we've heard official word from Sony that the PSP Go will retail at £224
99 in the UK. It's a far cry from the $250 (roughly £180) the system should cost via currency conversion but,...
News Japan To Get Crazy Mech-Themed PS3 Slim Bundle
If you're wanting a PS3 Slim in Japan, Sony are going the whole hog to get you to cough up
Discovered by Andriasang, the super bundle "Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam 30th Anniversary Box" (breathes) includes Namco's upcoming mech-fest Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki, a few download codes for some extra DLC and an animated film in HD. The...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Update Us On The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony may not have had anything inherently new to say about their Playstation Motion Controller at GamesCom 09 (mainly a "wait until TGS comment") but they did have a quick developers' update
The update gives a few game ideas and talks a little about what's possible with the controller with a few simplistic looking demoes. It's nothing really new,...
News GamesCom 09: What's That? Gran Turismo PSP Has A Cock-pit View?
Did anybody truly expect Gran Turismo PSP to have a cock-pit view? We totally didn't
Seriously we really didn't. Did you? Honestly? Well it does, as confirmed by this hands on from GameKyo.com. Amazing.
News British Retailer GAME Cite PS3 Slim Upgrade Deal As A "Possibility"
With previous SKU overhauls such as the Nintendo DS Lite to DSi, British retailer GAME have done "upgrade" deals, allowing customers to upgrade their older system at a nominal fee
Speaking with our local GAME store's manager today, we've learned that a similar deal is a "possibility" regarding the PS3 Slim."The announcement was only...
News Singstar: The Beatles Is Totally Not Singstar: The Beatles
We told you it was a rumour
And we also totally concluded it was a rumour as baffling as they come. Thus, we're not surprised the Singstar: The Beatles rumours have been quashed by Harmonix's Sean Baptiste. He stated that while the rumour was not true there was an "element of truth" to the
News PS3 Slim Interfaces With Sony Bravia TVs, Allows The XMB To Be Navigated With TV Remote
The new Playstation 3 Slim might omit the functionality of an additional OS install, but those who own Sony Bravia TVs are to get a nice extra slice of functionality from the system
According to Eurogamer's Digital Foundry, the new line of systems can be controlled with a Bravia TV remote. Essentially, those consoles that are plugged into a Sony...
News GamesCom 09: White Knight Chronicles Trailers Are Always Epic
We think it's a theme that White Knight Chronicles trailers have to be uber-epic
This latest one from GamesCom introduces you to a number of the game's cast, set to lovely strumming acoustic guitars and fiddles. Note: the game looks amazing.
News "Special" Edition Gran Turismo PSP-3000 Coming To Japan
Hello again Japanese readers
How do you fancy a special edition PSP-3000 to coincide with the lovely upcoming racer from Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo PSP. The PSP-3000 looks all pretty standard issue, despite a GT logo on the face. The bundle will include a UMD copy of the game however, and is probably worth it if you don't want a PSP Go, but do...
News GamesCom 09: LittleBigPlanet PSP Looks Just Like The Playstation 3 Version
We're more likely to make levels on our Playstation Portable with LittleBigPlanet PSP if we're being totally honest
The fact that you can play the PSP anywhere, means we're likely to sit hunched over our shiny PSP Go's on the train working on wonderful concoctions on the way to work. So it's pretty much amazing that Studio Cambridge and Media...
News GamesCom 09: We Reckon Modnation Racers Is Gonna Be Bloody Brilliant
Check out this crazy awesome Modnation Racers trailer and weep at the possibilities
The latest in Sony's line of "Play. Create. Share." titles - Modnation Racers looks like it's going to be fantastic fun. The developers will have to make sure that the actual racing gameplay matches that of the level creation (we reckon they should look...
News Document Hints At 250GB HDD Playstation 3 Slim In The Future
A document discovered by PS3 News seemingly hints at a 250GB Playstation 3 Slim
The model number of the system, CECH-2001B (as opposed to CECH-2001A for the 120GB), is listed as carrying a 250GB hard-drive. The document is from the FCC and states that both systems were actually tested in March of this year. Sony used a fictitious company name, Sand...
News GamesCom 09: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Goes Slow-Mo
How do you make a game like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves seem any more epic than it already does? You make it run really slow, with some action packed music and some one-shots from everyone's favourite everyman - Nathan Drake
News Interested In A Slim? Want To See How It Compares To Other Models?
We're sure there are some readers out there who are interested in a Slim but are not sure exactly what they're getting
Thankfully Joystiq have thrown together this easy to digest chart that compares the Slim with other current (and deceased) models of the Playstation 3. Read it, analyse it and make up your mind.
News PS3 Slim Orders Growing Around The World
Sony's newly announced Playstation 3 Slim is topping preorders around the world
The system currently sits aloft both the British and American Amazon video game best sellers lists, while it charts highly on the French and German versions of the website. This can only be good, early signs for Sony, who have clearly succeeded in building up the hype...
News GamesCom 09: Further Details On Firmware 3.0
Hey y'all, are you all still excited about the new features coming to the XMB via Firmware 3
0</a>? We know we are. How'd you like to see a little bit more about what the new firmware can do, plus get a quick look at some alternative animated themes? You would? Hit the play button above!
News GamesCom 09: Sony's Digital Comics Service Reveal Trailer
Interested in comics? Got a Playstation Portable? Sony totally have your back with the Digital Comics service they announced at GamesCom yesterday
The service will provide access to hundreds of Marvel comics when it launches later in the year, with a host of other publishers to be announced in the future. This is actually something we have a close...
News GamesCom 09: New Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Trailer Is Totally Fantastic
Captain Quark is back by the way! Hellz yeah!
The latest trailer for Insomniac's big Playstation 3 release for the year, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, reveals Clank's importance within the universe and the bridge towards the climax to one of the most important Ratchet & Clank adventures yet.
News GamesCom 09: Check Out Some PSP Minis In Action
Announced yesterday at their GamesCom conference, Sony detailed a new line of PSP titles that would be under 100MB and retail for a lower price
These titles fill out a new area of the Playstation Store known as "Minis" providing players with access to easily digestable, cheap games. We're pretty excited about Sony's latest line of games...
News GamesCom 09: You Can't Install An Optional OS With PS3 Slim
For those of you who are interested in like, taking your PS3 and installing other stuff on it, well, know that if you buy a PS3 Slim, you no longer can
As stated in Sony's official press release, "users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system." Anybody offended by this development?
News GamesCom 09: Gravity Crash Is All Play. Create. Share. Too
Ever wanted to create your own retro inspired space shooter in a gorgeous HD environment
Just Add Water's PSN title Gravity Crash will let you do just that and then some. The game will also hit the PSP minus the Play. Create. Share. functionality.
News GamesCom 09: PS3 Slim Vs. PS3 Phat - Here's The Difference
This handily crafted PR shot from Sony's press office allows us to easily show you the difference in size you can expect between your current PS3 and the newly announced PS3 Slim
It's tiny! How did they manage that?
News GamesCom 09: Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.0 Makes The XMB A Bit Sexier
Sony have announced a Firmware Upgrade for the Playstation 3 at GamesCom today, coming into affect soon
The upgrade includes the ability for animated themes, a "What's New" section and a genuinely more streamlined XMB experience. The full list of upgrades are included after the jump. Whats New The Information Board will be...
News GamesCom 09: Gran Turismo 5 Boasts A Whopping 1,000 Vehicles
Polyphony Digital's website has just been updated with a cacophony of information on Gran Turismo 5
You'll have to peruse the dodgy Japanese translation for now and try to pick out what you can; namely Youtube support, 1,000 vehicles and confirmed damage.
News GamesCom 09: Singstar Home Space Is All About Grooving To Dizzee Rascal
Singstar is finally coming to Playstation Home, with a Space that packs jukeboxes, quizzes and dance floors
Exactly what more could you want from a Home space? The answer is of course "nothing". Still, the trailer teases more to come.
News GamesCom 09: Dead Nation Is Playstation 3 Exclusive From Super Stardust Developers
We posted about Dead Nation yesterday when the game's title leaked
Now we've got the trailer. The PSN exclusive is a zombie shoot 'em up from the developers of Super Stardust HD. Carrying a grindhouse like feel, it's an isometric shooter in a similar vein as Burn, Zombie, Burn!.
News GamesCom 09: New Heavy Rain Trailer Gives Us The Shivers
The latest Heavy Rain trailer focuses on the emotional bond between a father and a son
"How far would you go to save someone you love?" When it comes to the Origami Killer, clearly a long way. Will Heavy Rain be the first game since Metal Gear Solid 4 to draw a tear?
News GamesCom 09: "Hundreds" Of Marvel Comics Coming To The Playstation Portable
You'll be able to read all your favourite comics on the Playstation Portable very soon
Sony announced their new "Digital Reader" for the PSP at GamesCom today. While it's unknown exactly what content will hit the service, we currently know that "hundreds" of Marvel comics will be among the first on the system. It'll be...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Announce Playstation Portable "Minis"
We speculated that Sony might have an "App store" of some form up their sleeve at this year's GamesCom
PSP "Minis" are just that. The sub-100MB PSP downloads will feature on their own section of the Playstation Store, providing cheap content for the portable system. Fifteen titles will be available on October 1st to coincide with the...
News GamesCom 09: Video Store Heading To The European Playstation Network Soon
The Playstation 3 video store is finally coming to the European Playstation Network this Fall
The service launch in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain in November, with more areas to follow in 2010. The service will launch with a host of movies (for rent or purchase in HD or SD) but will soon branch out into local "televised" content...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Announce New Playstation 3, The PS3 Slim, Coming September 1st At Lower Price
After months and months of hype, the PS3 Slim has finally been announced
The new Playstation system from Sony is 33 percent smaller, 36 percent lighter and 34 percent more energy efficient. The system packs all the functionality of the current Playstation 3 models including the Blu-Ray player and a 120GB HDD. Sony have reduced the price of the...
News GamesCom 09: Water Is Heading To LittleBigPlanet Via DLC
Water has been confirmed as a downloadable extra for LittleBigPlanet
The potentially game changing add on hasn't been detailed in full at the time of writing, but we do have this amazing trailer for you.
News KMart Updates, Officially Lists PS3 Slim At $299 On August 24th
KMart's website has been updated since this morning
They are now officially listing the Playstation 3 Slim. They're pitching the product at $299.99 for a release on August 24th. We're expecting pictures to be released officially by Sony during the GamesCom conference in just a few hours. If you'd like to preorder a product before it's official...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 To Be Playable At GamesCom 09
GameZine
co.uk</a> are reporting a rumour from Japan's Express magazine regarding the appearance of Gran Turismo 5 at GamesCom. The magazine mostly focuses on the upcoming Gran Turismo PSP title, but does hint at GT5 claiming, "GT5 will be playable at Gamescom and next will be at Tokyo Game Show." A release date is anticipated at...
News French Marketing Arrives At French Retailers For "New Playstation 3"
Marketing posters have arrived at French retailers Micromania promoting the stock of "New Playstation 3s"
The posters give no details on price or dates, the price is to be filled in at the retailers own discretion. But this seriously has to be happening now, right? We'll continue to break the news throughout the day.
News "Traditional" Playstation 3 Stock Continues To Dry Up Around Japan
We're pretty sure someone, somewhere is enjoying the joke: "that's the first time you'll see the words 'Sold Out' attached to a Playstation 3"
Alas, that's exactly what's happening around the world as Playstation 3 stock continues to dry out. Numerous retailers around Japan are reporting that they are completely sold out of Playstation 3 stock. One...
News Kotaku Tour GamesCom Early, We're Certain We Spy Big Gran Turismo Presence
Kotaku have infiltrated the massive GamesCom hall and recorded this YouTube hand-cam video for your viewing pleasure
Those of you who aren't in Germany might want to know exactly what the GamesCom hall looks like, and now is your chance. One stealthy day early. Cheers Crecente! The most interesting thing for us, as a Playstation site, is the Gran...
News GamesCom 09: Is That Singstar: The Beatles On The Horizon?
It's rumoured that in a surprising move today, EA will join forces with Sony to release an instrumentless port of The Beatles: Rock Band exclusively to the Playstation 3
The "port" will be titled Singstar: The Beatles and will feature everything from the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band, just without the instruments. The rumour, started by...
News KMart: The Rumours Are Reality, New Low Price & A New Exciting Playstation 3
What are you trying to tell us American retailer KMart? Your homepage is hinting towards the rumours of the PS3 Slim, and even going as far as to announcing "a new low price & a new exciting Playstation 3"
The picture is of a current PS3 and the link on the frontpage takes you to familiar bundles, but something has to be happening right? Some...
News Suda 51 Is Working On A Playstation 3 Exclusive, Kurayami
You may have heard about Suda 51 via his work on Nintendo's Wii, specifically the excellent No More Heroes
But the man hasn't just been working on the sequel to his Nintendo bound franchise, oh no, he's been hard at work on a Playstation 3 exclusive, Kurayami. While details are (extremely) scarce, we can confirm that the title is based on the...
News LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year Edition Heading Soon With Tons Of Stuff
Who didn't play LittleBigPlanet? Hang you heads in shame you terrible, terrible, terrible people
Perhaps you could rectify your mishap by picking up a copy of the newly announced LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year edition. But given the $59.99 price tag, what more do you get for your money? Well, you'll receive 18 exclusive levels hand built by...
News GamesCom 09: Playstation Network Paves The Way For... Dare We Say It?
The Playstation Network is going down today
Today is Sony's conference at GamesCom. Dare we make a link? Apparently it's for "maintenance" but note, the downtime will coincide minute to minute exactly against Sony's press conference. What could it mean? Seriously, what could it mean? We have hours until we find out.
News VidZone To Expand To New Territories, Get Improvements
VidZone has been a massive success story
With a million downloads and a ton of exclusives (ahead of the likes of MTV and more) it's hard to play down the service's rise to prominence. It's even taken the developers by surprise."It was difficult to assess how well it would do," Louisa Jackson, director of marketing for VidZone, told GI.biz...
News VidZone Scores Placebo Sounding Exclusive
What's that coming over the hill, it ain't a monster
It's Placebo. And they're heading exclusively to VidZone. Two new videos from their album "Battle For The Sun" will be available exclusively in VidZone. The Never Ending Why and Ashtray Heart are the tracks that will be getting the VidZone treatment. One of them looks suitably bonkers.
News GamesCom 09: Unannounced Playstation Title "Dead Nations" Leaked Via Eurogamer
Eurogamer
de's</a> schedule for GamesCom hints at an unannounced Playstation game. Among the lofty names of Uncharted 2, God Of War III and Eye Pet to be shown at Sony's GamesCom conference, the words "Dead Nations" stand out loud and clear. Certainly as PushSquare editors writing about Playstation all day everyday, it's a game we've...
News Sony To Rebrand Retail Boxart To Coincide With The Playstation 3 Slim?
Something we've hinted at in regards to the rumoured Playstation 3 Slim is a total image rebrand for the Playstation platform
Cue your new look boxart - in this case Eye Pet, which skips on the vertical "Playstation 3" banner keeping the Spidey font to a minimum. With Playstation 3 Slim expected to be announced at GamesCom tomorrow, we...
Rumour 1Up Podcast Hints Strongly Towards An '09 Gran Turismo 5 Release
We already have some reason to believe that Gran Turismo 5 will hit Playstation 3s this year
Apparently 1up just want to place a further nail in the hype for next week's GamesCom. Speculating on an unexpected Playstation 3 release this year, the team knowingly drop the line, "What are you driving at?" — an in joke or a nod towards Gran...
News British Supermarket ASDA Slash Playstation 3 Pricing
If you're in Britain, you might want to dash to your nearest ASDA retailer
They're practically giving Playstation 3s away, at £250 for an 80GB system bundled with either LittleBigPlanet & Ghostbusters, Killzone 2 & Resistance 2 or Terminator Salvation & inFamous. Arguably something for everyone. Of course, this further reinforces the...