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  • Poll Which Persona Game Has the Best Opening?

    Now it's personal

    Atlus revealed the opening for Persona 3 Reload earlier this week, and it's so good that it got us wondering: which Persona game has the best title sequence? In case you don't know, each game in the series typically introduces itself with an animated opening, featuring a unique song and some gorgeous artwork. There's no doubt...

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  • Poll Who's the Best Final Fantasy Protagonist?

    There can only be one

    Now that we've all had time to settle into a reality where Final Fantasy 16 exists, this is our chance to revisit a question that's reverberated around the Final Fantasy fandom for decades: just who is the series' best protagonist? Now, for the sake of this poll, we're going to streamline things and focus on mainline Final...

  • News New Red Dead Redemption Logo Fuels More Remake Rumours

    Also a new RDR codename

    Suggestions a Red Dead Redemption remake or remaster is in the works from Rockstar are doing the rounds again as Internet sleuths have uncovered a new logo for the PS3 title recently uploaded to the developer's website. First spotted by Twitter user Tez2, a site update from earlier today included a new reference within the...

  • News Sony's Infamous E3 2006 Conference Now Viewable in Clear 1080p

    Giant Enemy Crab has never looked this good

    Few video game press conferences are remembered more for all the wrong reasons than Sony's 2006 E3 briefing. It set the tone for a PS3 generation that didn't really get going until the PS3 slim steadied the ship, and now you can watch the two-hour disaster in crystal clear 1080p quality. Uploaded by Danny...

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  • News What Year Is It? There's a New PS3 Firmware Update Out Now

    Strong and stable

    The year may be 2023, but Sony’s just released a new firmware update for the PS3! No, that’s not a typing error: the Japanese giant has just updated its 17-year-old last-last-gen system. Don’t expect any major new features in version 4.90, though: this one is all about that all-important stability. “This system software...

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  • Poll Sleeping Dogs Turns 10 Years Old - Are You Still a Fan?

    Going Wei back

    Sleeping Dogs just turned ten years old! The sandbox title first launched for the PS3 on the 14th August 2012, and it's safe to say that it's fondly remembered. At the time, Sleeping Dogs didn't set the world alight with rave review scores or super high sales figures, but it did gain significant traction over the years that followed...

  • News Apologies PS3 Anime Fans! Crunchyroll Is Closing Down

    Service will continue on PS5, PS4

    If you’re still using your PS3 as a media centre, then you should probably be aware that Crunchyroll is closing down on the console. Despite Sony now owning the streaming service, the company is ceasing support for a number of older devices – including the ol’ Triple, as well as the Xbox 360 and Wii U. RIP to...

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  • Rumour PS Plus Premium's PS1, PS2, PSP Games Have Started to Leak

    Riiiiidge Racer!

    Update #2: A further round of PS1 titles have been found on Sony's servers: Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party. That takes the total up to five leaked games thus far, but only PS1 and PSP are represented right now. Update #1: Assets for PS1 title Mr. Driller have now been discovered as well. That means we've got three Namco...

  • News SEGA Delisting Classic Sonic the Hedgehog Games from PS Store

    But only PS3 is affected

    Much like Rockstar with the GTA Trilogy, SEGA is making the unsurprising move of delisting a bunch of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games from the PS Store – with the PlayStation 3 being the biggest victim. As of 20th May, 2022, it’ll remove the standalone versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the H

  • News Beloved Classics Will Comprise PS Plus Premium Catalogue

    Emphasis on beloved

    Sony will not be tossing random retro releases on its priciest PS Plus Premium subscription tier! New correspondence from the company confirms that the 340 additional games added to the most expensive membership will comprise a “catalogue of beloved classic games” from the PS1, PS2, and PSP era. These will be available to...

  • News Ubisoft Shuts Down Online Servers for Dozens of Old Games

    Including PS3 and PS4 titles

    Ubisoft has announced the termination of online services for nearly a hundred of its older games. The publisher is clearly doing a bit of housekeeping, shutting down online multiplayer servers for software that's, let's be honest, well past its sell-by date. Among the list of 90 games are 40 that appear on PlayStation,...

  • Video How Telltale Nailed The Walking Dead's Opening Scene

    A quiet start to the apocalypse

    Telltale’s The Walking Dead is 10 years old this week (welp!) and we’ve been reminiscing on its fantastic post-apocalyptic story. Within a span of just five episodes, players around the world came to love the wholesome father/daughter relationship between survivors Lee and Clementine. There are a lot of memorable...

  • News Classic Games Including PS1 Curiously Expiring on PS3, PS Vita

    Seems to be a bug

    It looks like Sony has yet another bug to plug. Fans returning to the PS1 Classic re-release of Chrono Cross on PS3 and PS Vita this week – presumably propelled by the recent PS4 re-release – have discovered that a PlayStation Network bug is rendering the legendary RPG unplayable. And it’s not an isolated incident: while...

  • News PS3 Emulation Allegedly in Production for PS5

    It only does everything

    Sony “might be” working on hardware level PlayStation 3 emulation for the PS5, according to talkative Games Beat scribe Jeff Grubb. The industry observer – who’s proven to be well-connected – cited sources who’ve indicated that the platform holder is exploring support for its last-last-gen console, although it...

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