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News 80GB Playstation 3 Discontinued In Japan
What do the 20GB, 40GB and 60GB Playstation 3s all have in common in Japan? They're discontinued
The 80GB? Soon to join them. Japanese retailer 7-Eleven are stating that orders for the black and white 80GBs will cease this coming Sunday, August 9th. The reasoning? "Manufacturer's request". The notice even states that all marketing for the...
News What Accessories Will Be Available For Your Shiny New PSP Go?
You know what? The PSP Go is coming out very soon
Surprisingly soon in fact; it'll be on store shelves this October 1st. The line will be labelled the PSP-N1000, so you'll need to be looking out for that mark in order to ensure your accessory is compatible. The accessories will be available in Gold packaging to distinguish them from alternative PSP...
News In-Game Advertising Headed For Wipeout HD
According to Gamasutra, video game advertising company Double Fusion have brought in-game advertising to Sony's Wipeout HD game
The popular PSN futuristic racer is to get hit by dynamic content during the game's loading screens. It's a bit disappointing that they're tarting up the loading screens with advertising, we actually think it would be more...
News OMG Girlz Can Play Gamez Too LOLZ
Whaddup Hannah Montana fans
Sony want you to know that "Girlz Play Too"; well that's according to their new Playstation Portable promotion page. All together now: OMG LILAC PSP. According to the site girls should be well into like the likes of Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2 and, erm, Petz. Personally, we really like the lilac PSP. We don't care if...
News Gran Turismo 5 Release To Cap A Killer Christmas Line-Up For Playstation
We don't always post "he says, she says" rumours - but this one comes from GTPlanet; one of the more dignified Gran Turismo sources on the 'Net and certainly worthy of our attention
That doesn't mean you should treat this as fact, just know that here at PushSquare we trust GTPlanet as a source. While hesitant about giving concrete details (for...
News Sackboy To Become An International Icon
It's about bloody time
Many of us were waiting for this to happen around the time of LittleBigPlanet's release last year. It didn't quite happen then, but now it's about to. Sony have secured a deal with Impact International to put Sackboy, erm, everywhere — plush items, bean toys, bobbleheads, mugs, bags; you name it - it's coming. In what is...
News Fat Princess Multiplayer Fix In The Works
Fat Princess launched to mixed success
We actually managed to get a full five hours with the game in multiplayer before, ping, all was broken. We haven't been able to play the game since. Thankfully developers Titan Studios have confirmed via their blog that a patch is in the works and a number of fixes are on the way. We adore the game, as you'll...
News Playstation 3 Has Sold 23.8 Million Systems To Date, 189.7 Million Bits Of Software Sold
Sony make it a common practice to reveal their lifetime figures everytime they note their quarterly earnings
Note their figures are always measured by number of consoles sold to the consumer, not retailer. 23.8 million Playstation 3s sold does not represent quite the same levels of doom and gloom that the general public tries to construe. Nor do the...
News "Purchased Levels" Option Available In LittleBigPlanet PSP
Siliconera have discovered an option within LittleBigPlanet PSP that hints at purchasable download levels for the new portable platformer
Downloadable levels are one of the more requested additions to the already well supported LittleBigPlanet PS3 title, so it would make sense to build that functionality into the PSP title. But only if there are...
News World Record Listing Hopes For Sony's "Toro Station" Newscast
In Japan there is a semi-interactive Playstation app known as Toro Station
The application provides users with minigames and news programming delivered by two comical cats. The application is about to feature its 1000th update - something Sony believe to be enough of a milestone to get in touch with the Guiness Book Of World Records. They're aiming...
News Playstation 3 Slim Listing Appears On Amazon
What's this? A "Playstation 3 Konsole Slim" listed on Amazon
de</a>? We wonder what on Earth that could be. Still, no details, prices, dates or anything are given on the Amazon listing. It could simply be a mistake. One that happens to correspond with a series of rumours that have been flying for the past 5 or so months. Hmm. We think it's a...
News How Does The Water Look In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves?
The original Uncharted game pretty much set the benchmark for water graphics
Hell, they even set the first level in the middle of the ocean just so you knew from the offset that this game had amazing water. Well here's a sneak peak at how the water physics have advanced in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The screenshot - courtesy of Playstation...
News White Knight Chronicles Looks Pretty Darn Gorgeous
No, it's not a photograph
We're being dead serious, that's not a photograph. It's a screen from Level 5's White Knight Chronicles. Sure it feels like we've been waiting for this game for an eternity, but you can never see too many screenshots for this game. Especially when they look as good as Joystiq's latest.
Sony's God of technology, Dr
Richard Marks is a man in demand right now. The genius responsible for the Eye Toy camera showed off his (and his employer's) answer to motion control in early June at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Since then he's been fairly quiet, but in an interview with GameOn he gives his thought process for the Playstation...
News Playstation 3 Manufacturing Costs Are Down By 70%
Over time, the cost of manufacturing products come down in price, mainly because parts get cheaper and manufacturing gets easier
In an investor call, Sony corporate CEO Nobuyuki Oneda confirmed that the Playstation 3's manufacturing costs are down by 70%. Oneda initially stated, "We don't disclose how much of the PS3, specifically the cost...
News Here's The Gran Turismo PSP Box Art
Here's the boxart for Gran Turismo PSP
We're told that's Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1 on the cover. We wouldn't know like, we just read it over on GTPlanet. Course most of us won't ever see the boxart because we'll be buying the game as a Digital Download from the PSN for our shiny new PSP Go.
News Burn, Zombie, Burn! Patch Includes Custom Soundtracks & YouTube Video Uploading
Seriously we don't understand why more games don't include YouTube uploading
LittleBigPlanet for example is a game that would thrive from the functionality. Still, we guess it makes it all the more special when a game does include YouTube uploading. Like Burn, Zombie, Burn! which has just got a patch to support the functionality. The new patch will...
News Look, The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Official Website Is Now Live
Are you really excited about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? Dude, you're not the only one
We've got the game marked on our calendar for goodness sake (it's actually not that unusual for us really, seeing as we're a games site, but you get the idea - Ed). We're here to tell you that you can quell your Uncharted 2 hype over on the official website which...
First Impressions Fat Princess on Playstation 3
If you're normal, you've probably got a twitching feeling of excitement in the pit of your stomach right now
That's because today is the day Sony finally unleash the highly anticipated Fat Princess into the hands of you greedy Playstation owners. Having beaten the single-player campaign, we're on hand to offer some impressions. Fat Princess is a...
News PaRappa Creator Considering A Return To The Playstation Platforms
PaRappa The Rapper and Vib Ribbon were iconic characters of the Playstation era
But since 2004, Masaya Matsuura - the genius behind said games - has not touched a Playstation console. But that might change. Speaking with EDGE Online, Masaya has cited the Playstation 3 as the system he'd "most like to explore at the moment" because...
News Playstation Software Sales Down Across The Board
The hardware sales picture wasn't too rosy, but nor are the software sales
The Playstation platforms have all seen a drop in software sales. Playstation 3 shifted 14.8 million games during Q1 '09, which was down from last year's 18.9. Likewise PSP software was down from 11.2 million to 8.3 million. Playstation 2 sales were down from 11.3 million to...
News Playstation 2 Sales Are Up, PS3 Down & PSP Well Down
The world is in a recession and the games industry is finally feeling it
But there's positive news for Sony before we get into all the bad. The Playstation 2 managed to remain relevent in Quarter 1 2009 by selling one million more units than its tally last year (1.5 million vs. 1.6 million). The $99 price drop is certainly good reasoning for that...
News LittleBigPlanet PSP Will Have 30 Story Levels, 40% Less Than The PS3 But Still Substantial
The Playstation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet comes with 50 story levels on the disc
LittleBigPlanet PSP will have 30. That's quite a substantial total when you consider the difference in size of the medium the games are delivered on - one on Blu-Ray, the other UMD/digital download. Assuming the game garners a rather hardcore audience (and we think...
Rumour Dubious Killzone 3 Logo Revealed
TheSixthAxis have an unusual story running this morning
Basically one of their editors received an email (unknown source, we know what you're thinking - Ed) this morning containing the logo prototype for Killzone 3. Now given that anyone with half a brain and Photoshop know-how could knock this up, we suggest treating this as rumour. But there's...
News LittleBigPlanet PSP Will "Talk" To Its Bigger Brother, Unlock Bonus Content
As expected, LittleBigPlanet PSP will talk to the Playstation 3 iteration of LittleBigPlanet to unlock "bonus content"
There are no details on exactly what that content is yet, but we're hoping it's like, a PSP Go outfit for Sackboy or something. Sony are apparently going to plough a "multi-million marketing campaign" behind the game -...
News Ever Wondered What The Biggest Online Game On The Playstation 3 Is...?
Killzone 2? Motorstorm: Pacific Rift? Resistance 2? Nope
.. SOCOM: Confrontation. SCEA's Mark Rogers is basing this statistic by counting the number of simultaneous Playstation Network connections. He bases the game's success off the community's commitment to the franchise. Rogers concluded that dedicated fans will be rewarded by an upcoming patch...
News inFamous Is Heading To The Cinema Too, Erm, Hurrah!
Alongside Nathan Drake, Sony Pictures want to bring Sucker Punch's Cole McGrath to the big screen
In fact, they want to do it so badly they've already got a screenplay drafted out by Sheldon Turner. Hollywood hotshots Avi and Ari Arad are said to be producing the movie; they're also apparently going to work on the Uncharted movie. To be honest,...
News T3 Go Hands On With The Playstation Portable Go
T3 have an exclusive review of the new PSP Go alongside a video hands-on
They praise the system's portability and promise of instant access to games but question whether switching to the Go will be worthwhile for PSP-3000 owners. They do however conclude that the most interesting thing about the PSP Go will be how it competes against the iPod Touch...
News MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Game Launching Heading To Playstation Home
Hey MotorStorm: Pacific Rift fans
Up for meeting some likeminded gamers in Playstation Home and launching a game of your favourite off-road racer? Wicked. It's heading to Home as part of tomorrow's update so now you've got your bases covered. The Playstation Blog are also teasing big announcements for Home/MotorStorm connectivity.
News Brilliant New Fat Princess Themed Quest Launches In Playstation Home
As part of a brilliant new Fat Princess themed Playstation Home quest, the Princess needs cake
And you're going to stuff her full of it. You'll participate in a quest for slices of cake throughout the Home based adventure and eventually unlock gigantic gateux to stuff her majesty. Fantastic stuff. This launches tomorrow. We'll see you in there.
News First Screens Of The Playstation Home Fat Princess Space
PSNow have some of the first screens of the new Fat Princess themed Playstation Home space
An announcement of the space is expected before the launch of the PSN game tomorrow.
News Premium Kratos Figure To Hit The Market From Sideshow Collectibles
Sideshow Collectibles have received the go-ahead to produce one of their uber expensive - note these $300 Star Wars figures - premium format figures for Sony's Kratos character
The God Of War star's likeness will end up being captured over a full 15" and will retail in the $300-$400 range. They're also planning to sculpt some God Of War...
News Quantic Dream's David Cage Will Deliver A Keynote At GDC Europe
Quantic Dream's David Cage is to deliver a keynote at the European version of the Game Developer's Conference on "Writing Interactive Narrative For A Mature Audience"
Given Cage's most recent games, Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain, we certainly think he's up to the task of delivering a lecture on such matter. In fact we wish we could be there to hear it...
News Ghostbusters: The Video Game Sells Big In The US
Thankfully for Atari, a company in pretty dire need of a successful game, Ghostbusters: The Video Game has gone on to sell over one million copies in the US across all platforms
That's a massive big deal for Atari so well done to them. The game was pretty good too.
News Smexy Blue & Red DualShock 3 Controllers To Hit American Soils
So Engadget ran a whole patriotic angle on this story
We'll ignore that. Mainly because whether these colours are "American" or not (they remind us more of the UK, France and Holland to be honest) they look mighty gorgeous. And we'd love to see them in other countries. Namely the European ones. Because we've still only got black...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Will Not Require A Mandatory Install
Despite what you may have read around the Interweb last night, Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra has confirmed that like the original Uncharted, Uncharted 2 will not require an installation to play
Rumours were flying of a 1.7GB install at various other outlets. Guess that means you should listen to us and only us, right?
News Sony Confirms A US Eye Pet Launch This Holiday '09
One game that's not caught the 2009-flu is Eye Pet, as Joystiq are reporting that the game will be available this Holiday 2009
Hurrah! Variety. Studio London's clever virtual-pet type release aims to deliver on Natal's promises a year early without the hype. According to Joystiq the game will be available as a stand alone release or bundled with the...
News Media Molecule To Extend LittleBigPlanet As A Creation Tool
Speaking with VG247, Media Molecule boss Mark Healey has explained that LittleBigPlanet will be expanded as a creation tool in future DLC
A lot of our DLC so far has been based around expanding our palletes, if you like; more costumes, more stickers, and things like this, said the developer. A big part of whats coming in the future expands...
News So Where Exactly Do Playstation 3 Games Come From?
These shots were taken inside Sony's new Blu-Ray factory in Sydney, Australia
The recently opened factory had its doors opened for press photography this week and the fascinating shots of machinery were the result of the opened doors. Looks like they were pressing some retail copies of PAIN at the time.
News Comic-Con 2009: Who Wants A Green Lantern PSP-3000?
The PSP Go may be the latest and greatest PSP hardware to hit the market, but that ain't gonna stop Sony showcasing a Green Lantern themed PSP-3000 at this year's Comic-Con
Sadly, this bad boy ain't available for sale, just for ogling. However, those of you with access to the Playstation Store via your PSP might be interested to know about a 16...
News inFamous Costumes Coming To LittleBigPlanet This August
LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy is getting ready to don inFamous' Cole McGrath's outfit come this August 8th
The DLC will allow you to dress Sackboy as an heroic/evil iteration of the inFamous protagonist. Check out the evil Cole Sackboy after the jump.
News Sony Promote echoshift As A "Self Co-Op" Kinda Game
Sony want you to know that their upcoming echoshift (redubbed from echochrono) is a a game all about "self co-op"
Player's must solve puzzles by using past actions to solve puzzles. Of course you'll be playing as echochrome's recognisable mannequin characters. The final game will feature 45 levels and 30 puzzle types with the promise of DLC in the...
News Fat Princess Receives Simultaneous Worldwide Release This Thursday, July 30th
Sometimes when games get delayed a lot, it's best not to make an announcement about their release until literally days before they actually come out
In retail's case, that theory doesn't work so well - hype has to be built, etc. But when it's a digital download, it works fine. Such is the shock and excitement we were struck with when we got word...
News David Jaffe Hints At A Comic-Con 2010 Show Floor Appearance
David Jaffe has been hard at work on his new Playstation 3 exclusive for a while now
After touting a few teasers, information has dried up a fair amount, namely because Jaffe is seriously busy with actually making the game. Thankfully, it seems like that game is around the corner. As part of a series of Tweets from the legendary God Of War/Twisted...
News Comic-Con 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer DLC In The Pipeline
Uncharted 2: Among Theives' creative director Amy Hennig has revealed that Naughty Dog's latest will get post release support in the form of multiplayer DLC
"One of the great things about the multiplayer and the co-op is that it gives us great opportunities to expand the experience for players with downloadable content, unlockables, things like...
News Europe To Get Playstation Network Cards In Time For The Launch Of PSP Go
Europe is pretty much the last region on the radar to get pre-paid Playstation Network cards
Asian markets have had them for ages. The USA and Canada have gotten them more recently. But nothing in Europe. But it looks like they're on their way according to a retailer listing. The cards are available in 20 and 50 Euro variants and are listed with a...
News Comic-Con 2009: Amazingly Cute Marvel Superheroes Heading To The World Of LittleBigPlanet
Do you want to see something adorable? Oh right, we put the image above the text so you've already seen something adorable
That's right, it's LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy dressed as Wolverine! How cute is that?! The answer is: amazingly cute. Likewise Kotaku managed to get snaps of Sackboy dressed as Ironman and Captain America. They're after the jump...
News Does This Look Familiar? LittleBigPlagiarism Springs To Mind
This is a clip from Brazilian TV show Bom Dia & Companhia
You may have noted it looks just like Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet. That's because it does. It's a shameless rip-off. It airs daily on one of the top Brazilian TV networks.
News Earn Double XP On Killzone 2 This Weekend
The US Playstation Blog have confirmed that you'll earn double XP if you play some Killzone 2 this weekend
There's never really been a better time to jump back into Killzone 2 to be honest. Double XP, new maps, map pack bundle, etc. We guess we'll see you on there. [image - joystiq]
News Comic-Con 2009: We Demand Naughty Dog Implement The "Kitty Got Wet" Phrase Into Uncharted 2
One of the most interesting things to come out of Comic-Con 2009 is the tale of the "Kitty got wet" catchphrase
When asked about the subject of ad-libbing during an Uncharted 2 panel yesterday, Nathan Drake's voice actor Nolan North gave a suspicious smile to creative director Amy Henning and asked, " "Is it okay to discuss KGW?"...
