PS3 News
November2010
News Alright, Enough Messing Around, Just Give Us Yakuza 4 Now
Bloody nora
If you frequent this site, you'll know that we adore the Yakuza franchise with passion. It's a brilliantly paced series and we love it. We've been waiting on Yakuza 4 ever since the third-instalment in the franchise was localised for the West. Knowing that the fourth game's coming, we've been trying to keep our hype levels in tact. No...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Nabs Animus Project DLC Next Month
Ubisoft's a batch of DLC for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood due to launch on December 14th on the PlayStation 3
The pack, known as the Animus Project 1.0, will be available for free. The update includes a brand-new game mode and map for multiplayer. Advanced Alliance will make the game's standard mode more difficult than the original with three teams...
News Gran Turismo 5 Launch Trailer Celebrates The Title's Worldwide Release
It's the day we never believed we'd live to see -- Gran Turismo 5 is on store shelves all around the world
Right now. We know because we've seen it. Reviews have been dropping across the Internet all day, and while the general consensus seems to agree that this is still a video game (not the declaration of world peace like it's often been hyped to...
News Joe Danger Finally Gets Playable Monkey, World Breathes A Sigh Of Relief
In a comical nod towards publisher rejection, Hello Games has added the monkey character Joe Danger so desperately needed to succeed as post-release DLC
The character joins a knight rider known as Sir Bonehead, Chicken Joe and a bunch of other ridiculous gubbins. The DLC is detailed in the trailer after the jump. If you haven't bought Joe Danger...
News This Is What Bayonetta Looked Like Before It Was The Bayonetta Inside Your Console
Remember Bayonetta? Yeah, that came out this year
Can you believe it? It's kinda hard, we know. Bayonetta then — that was the game that starred an American politician and ran at like 400 frames-per-second? Sure, but an original version of the game didn't move quite so fast. The YouTube video embedded after the jump reveals the game's early menus...
News Upcoming PSP Firmware Update Prepares For Qriocity
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Portable's being prepped for a firmware update that will bring the platform holder's cloud-based streaming service, Qriocity, to the system
SCEA revealed on the PlayStation Blog: "PlayStation Portable system software update (v6.35) is coming soon. This is a minor update that prepares your PSP system for...
Competition Win MediaTonic's "Who's That Flying?!" For PlayStation Minis!
We described MediaTonic's latest PlayStation Mini, Who's That Flying?
</a>, as an "essential addition to any Minis library" in our four-square review of the title last week. Bet you wouldn't mind snagging a free copy would you? MediaTonic's been kind enough to send us four download vouchers for the fantastic...
News DoubleFine Announces Stacking For The PlayStation Network, Looks Bonkers
DoubleFine's announced the second game in their publishing partnership with THQ
The PlayStation Network title, Stacking, is pitched as third-person adventure puzzle game, set in a diorama open-world environment against a 1930s era backdrop. It's already sounding awesome, right? The game involves Russian stacking dolls — seriously. The...
News Shift Extended Flips Colours & Boggles Minds On PlayStation Minis This Week
We could attempt to explain Shift Extended's brilliant gameplay mechanic, but it'd be easier on our keyboard if we directed you to the trailer embedded above instead
The franchise which began life as an online Flash game is coming to PlayStation Minis with all its brain melting puzzles in tact. It's due out this week on the PlayStation Store.
News Sony Bringing 3D To Over 20 First-Party Titles, More Than 50 On The Platform
That 3DTV sitting in your local Sony Galleria's window might look like an unnecessary expense, but it's slowly becoming an essential purchase
What with the PlayStation 3 now supporting 3D movies and games, the upgrade's looking more and more justified. Just to hammer home the point, SCE's revealed that they have 3D functionality in the works for...
News GAME & GameStation Detail Mega Midnight Launch Plans For Gran Turismo 5 In The UK
You might have started the week sitting on the fence with regards to Gran Turismo 5, but we know you're all happily playing in the field of "must buy" right now
So how about those midnight launches? For those of you in the UK, looks like GAME's getting the show on the road (pun intended) with 55 midnight launches nationwide. GameStation will also be...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: To Those That Received Gran Turismo 5 Early...
We're hearing some complaints around the 'Net this afternoon from those who received Gran Turismo 5 a day early
Apparently the game hangs on an early logo screen. This is not an issue with the game, it's because Gran Turismo 5's online servers have yet to be properly switched on. Remember: the game is not officially released until tomorrow. There...
News Kazunori Yamauchi: "I Really, Really Would Love To Try Making Some Other Type Of Game"
Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital's gaffer, may have only just got finished with Gran Turismo 5, but the racing game veteran is already looking to the future
Recently Yamauchi revealed in an interview that work has already began on Gran Turismo 6, with the veteran furthering that it's "too early to talk about it". But in an interview...
News Gran Turismo 5 Patch Unlocks Online Multiplayer
In a move presumably implemented to prevent piracy, Sony's announced that a day-one patch for Gran Turismo 5 will be required to unlock the game's multiplayer component
The 133mb update is apparently available now for those who've snagged a copy of the game early. For the rest of you — 12 hours to go.
News What's In The Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition's Box?
If you've got a good hunk of cash burning a hole in your pocket, chances are you've been considering picking up Gran Turismo 5's Signature Edition
The gigantic package includes a bunch of extras including exclusive DLC cars, a key fob, USB stick, model car and more. It's all packaged within a contoured metal case. It's super classy. The...
News SCEA Slashes PlayStation Network Prices For Black Friday
In the good ol' USA they have this thing called Black Friday
We're only aware of it on a foreigner's level, but apparently it involves people rushing into stores and buying ridiculously low-priced items. It sounds crazy to us, but whatever. Not one to refuse a party, SCEA's decided that the PlayStation Network should be in on the festivities,...
News Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light Gets Key Gameplay Feature... Finally
Are you still playing Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light? It's actually a really good game, but with the release of Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and the imminent arrival of Gran Turismo 5, chances are you've relegated Lara Croft's tight tushy to the side-lines
That's a shame, because Crystal Dynamics has finally released...
News PlayStation 3 Scores One-Hundred-And-Eighty, Nets Exclusive Hawaii 5-0-1 Downloadable Content
O-Games' upcoming PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is not complete without the appearance of Hawaii 5-0-1 himself, and the PlayStation 3 version of the game is the only place you'll see him
Wayne Mardle (as Hawaii 5-0-1's known to normal people) will be joined by Peter "One Dart" Manley and the Las Vegas Desert Classic tournament in...
News Mindjack Jacks Minds (See What We Did There?) In January 2011
Square Enix has confirmed a January release date for Feelplus' third-person shooter, Mindjack
The game's due in North America/Europe on the 18th/21st of January. Japan will get it a little later on the 27th January. Honestly, we know very little about this game, so let's read the press-release together shall we? "Square Enixs new near-future...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Holds Off Assassin's Creed & Need For Speed
It's testament to the strength of Call Of Duty that Black Ops suffered an 85% drop in sales last week, while Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood enjoyed the franchise's biggest launch in the UK -- yet still ended up finishing second in the British sales charts
The excellent Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit was also unable to rival Call Of Duty, landing in...
Hold onto your hats folks, it's looking more and more certain that Uncharted 3 will finally be revealed to the world next month
Remember that post-VGA PlayStation exclusive announcement teased by Sony? Kotaku reckons it'll be a blow-out of Uncharted 3 which will be trailered during the VGAs. In fact, Kotaku's so certain they've cited their good ol'...
News Infinity Ward "Reconstructed" According To Vivendi Boss
Remember Infinity Ward? The guys that brought you Call Of Duty? Yeah, we'd almost forgotten too, particularly after all the hoopla that went on earlier in the year
According to Vivendi — which has a controlling interest in Activision Blizzard — the studio is still very much around, albeit in "reconstructed" form. The Treyarch studio,...
News Gah, Catherine Looks So Bloody Amazing... We Want It Now Please
To be honest, we haven't got a clue what's going on in this latest Catherine trailer
Once again there are sheep people, toilets and giant contraptions. It's sounds like Catherine's going to be a bit psychological. From what we can understand about the game, the story revolves around the protagonist's involvement with two characters — Catherine and...
News Tron: Evolution Diary Details Stereoscopic 3D & PlayStation Move Support
The music
The music. Sure Tron: Evolution looks like a ton of fun, but the soundtrack is going to be the highlight. This developer diary shot by the PlayStation Blog details a number of the game's gameplay mechanics, including the protagonist's acrobatic abilities and persistent unlocks. It also showcases the game's light-cycle PlayStation Move...
News Sony To Make Post-VGA Announcement, Lining Up New PlayStation 3 Exclusive
While all the other big publishers fight over their "big reveal" spot on Spike TV's VGA event, Sony's decided to save their big announcement until the day after
The platform holder's teasing something so big for its December 12th reveal that it requires an event all of its own. We'd put money on a certain Nathan Drake being in attendance. Get hype.
News Irrational Promises That Bioshock: Infinite Will "Great" On The PlayStation 3
The original Bioshock did not release on the PlayStation 3 at the same time as its XBOX 360 counterpart
The game launched late, and suffered from a fairly inferior port. With Bioshock: Infinite due to launch day and date on the PlayStation 3, Irrational's taken to reassuring fans that the game will not suffer on Sony's platform. Lead technical...
News Someone Made A Third-Party PlayStation Move Controller, For Reals
German peripherals manufacturer, Snakebyte, has announced a new line of third-party PlayStation Move devices
The range includes a Move wand, navigation controller and camera. The devices are expected to reach retailers in January, though there is no word on price yet. The devices look decent enough, but the PlayStation Move is already pretty cheap...
News Gran Turismo 5 Installs While You Race
Debunking reports this afternoon that Gran Turismo 5 has a 50-minute mandatory install, Sony's revealed that the game can actually unpack chunks of data while you play it
"GT5 gives users the option of an install," Sony noted. "This makes loading times throughout much faster but is not a requirement when first playing. "If...
News Bungie Seek Beta Testers For Secret Project
Bungie, the guys that made Halo an enormous brand, are working on a new project -- and it's coming to PlayStation 3
Not much is known about the studio's next game, though Activision have locked up publishing duties. Those of you who'd like to be in on Bungie's next big thing can enlist on the studio's forums. Apparently the team are looking for...
News Kevin Butler Sells It Straight In New North American PlayStation Commercials
Sony's released a fresh batch of North American holiday ads, once again revolving around fake executive Kevin Butler
In the two new spots designed to push the PlayStation 3 this Christmas, Butler solves a myriad of family crisis'. "Dad With A Dilemma" can't find a way to please both his wife (who wants a blu-ray player) and his children...
News Seriously, If We Could Catch Up On Neighbours From The PlayStation 3...
There are a number of things that put us in a bad-mood, and missing Neighbours is one of them
It's a crushing feeling arriving home at 17:49, knowing there's still time to catch the end of the show but having already missed over half of it. Channel Five's on-demand Internet catch-up service has kind of fixed that crushing feeling for us, but it's...
News Costume Quest Nets "Grubbins On Ice" DLC In Time For Christmas
Double Fine's delightfully seasonal RPG adventure, Costume Quest, is set to get a fresh slice of DLC next month
The downloadable add-on, titled "Grubbins On Ice", takes the imaginative youngsters from the game's main campaign into the Narnia-esque realm of Repugia. The DLC will bring with it a bunch of new costumes and patterns, alongside...
Treyarch's announced that it's released a new update for Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The changes are pretty minimal this time, offering some improvements to matchmaking and leaderboard tracking. The PlayStation 3 version also has some "anti-friends list" spamming features. No idea what that is, but apparently it'll improve...
News Disney Announce LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean For 2011
Disney's just announced that Traveller's Tales are hard at work on another entry in their esteemed LEGO: Insert Popular License Here franchise, announcing LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean for release on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable next year
The title will tie in with the movie, On Stranger Tides, which is currently slated for release in...
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Continues To Look Absolutely Amazing In Second Gameplay Trailer
Square Enix has dropped us a new trailer for next year's Deus Ex: Human Revolution
It seriously looks really, really good, demonstrating a bunch of new abilities and augmentations that the protagonist will use throughout the main campaign. Shooting people through cover with some kind of crazy laser weapon? You betcha. The trailer alongside a QA with...
News Kingdom Under Fire II Joins The PlayStation 3's Upcoming MMOs Roster
Blueside's confirmed that they'll be bringing their MMO, Kingdom Under Fire II, to the PlayStation 3 in 2012
The game will hopefully join a series of other MMOs on Sony's console, including Final Fantasy XIV and DC Universe Online. The game was originally meant to launch on the XBOX 360 and PC, but is now set to launch on the PlayStation 3 because...
Sony's dropped some fresh news about what we can expect from the LittleBigPlanet franchise this Christmas
Honestly, a whole lot. Sony will be sending out fresh beta invites and a story demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 from next month, as well as releasing a stand-alone PlayStation Move experience entitled Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. Sackboy's Prehistoric...
News Kevin Butler Explains Why Gran Turismo 5's So Awesome, Steals A Sports Car
Kevin Butler's excelled himself this time
Not only is this American commercial for Gran Turismo 5 pretty darn comical, it also hammers home every single one of the game's unique selling points. For a spot that's just thirty-seconds long, it's pretty much perfect. Good job SCEA. [Also: ten points to the first person to correctly spot Jacky-T]
News Who's That Flying?! Is Out On The PlayStation Store Right Now... GO BUY IT!
Sometimes we get really passionate about certain games, and Mediatonic's Who's That Flying?
</a> is one such example. It's just a really, really good downloadable title. Available as part of the PlayStation Minis service, we recommend you pick this up whether you intend to play this on PSP or PS3 (or both) — it's a great little time filler...
News Dragon's Lair Dead Set For The PlayStation Network
Dragon's Lair has released on a lot of platforms over the past 27 years
The game's currently set to make an awkward leap onto the PlayStation Network. Details are still pretty scarce, but the game will feature remastered 1080p visuals. And errrr... Yeah. What more can we say? Hit up Wikipedia if you're unfamiliar with Dragon's Lair. Slightly...
Rumour New Bioware Game Is Mass Effect Multiplayer Spin-Off
The new Bioware title which was teased yesterday is believed to be a multiplayer spin-off of the Mass Effect universe
That's according to a report on Kotaku citing an unnamed source. Apparently the game will be in-line with the Call Of Duty series — because more online competitive shooters are just what the industry needs. The game, which we've...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Downtime Scheduled For Today
SCEE's announced that the PlayStation Network will be experiencing some downtime later this afternoon
Those of you getting out of work at 5PM to slot in your brand new copy of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, prepare to be furious. The maintenance is scheduled for between 16:05 and 01:00GMT. Users will not be able to...
News Oh Right Yeah, Gran Turismo 5 Is Out Next Week Folks
Here is Japan's official Gran Turismo 5 commercial
Everybody sing with us: "We love cars, we love cars, la-la-la-laaa." Imaginitive stuff. Still - Gran Turismo 5 is out next week folks. Next week.
News Sony Go Head-To-Head With Microsoft Over Non-Game Offerings
With the announcement of VUDU for the PlayStation 3 this afternoon, analysts are getting all hot and sweaty over Sony and Microsoft's latest console battle -- the war for non-gaming applications
Gamasutra note that with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service already available on the XMB, Sony is making the integration...
News Bioware Teases New Project, Involves A Man With A Gun
What do we know about Bioware's new project? Well, based on the information that's been released today, let's break it down: It involves a man with a gun
It's being developed by Bioware. It's being published by EA. It will be fully revealed at the Spike VGAs.</ul>Nice. Brilliant. Fantastic. Why say anything at all? We don't even know if...
News European PlayStation Plus Members: Go Grab The Killzone 3 Beta Right Now
SCEE's allowing all European PlayStation Plus members to take part in the Killzone 3 beta
It's a limited offer, so make sure you make the most of this opportunity — jump on the PlayStation Store and hit "Download". Go on, it's free. For a limited amount of time today, you will be able to download the Beta straight from the PlayStation...
News It's Probably Safe To Assume That DiRT 3 Will Be As Pretty As A Painting
Codemaster's generally put out super pretty games
Codemaster's DiRT franchise in particular looks pretty great. Is it any real surprise that first shots of DiRT 3 are amazing, then? Not really no. </em>
News Funky Lab Rat Brings Puzzle Platforming To The PlayStation Move
We'd already heard about Funky Lab Rat before, but we had no idea what to expect
Thankfully Hydravision's released a trailer detailing the PSN title's gameplay. It essentially looks like a cross between Braid and PlayStation Move title Tumble. Players can pause and rewind time, while using the PlayStation Move (or DualShock 3) to rearrange platforms...
News Tony Hawk: Shred Scrapes Just 3,000 Sales In US Launch Week
Tony Hawk: Shred, the second game to utilise Activision's board peripheral, has bombed at retail -- scoring just 3,000 sales in its US launch week
According to Cowan & Company , the game was "a virtual no-show" at retail. We definitely think it's time to craft a Tony Hawk title true to the franchise's roots.</em>
News VUDU Movie Service To Launch On North American PlayStation 3s Next Week
Variety is the spice of life
.. Or something. SCEA's announced that the on-demand movie service VUDU is set to join Netflix, HULU Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service on the XMB. The service will launch on November 23rd in North America. VUDU offers over "4,000 HD movies" making it the "world's largest HD...
News Sony To Conquer "Fourth Global Gaming Superpower" Latin America
One of the reasons the PlayStation 3 is doing so well -- despite XBOX 360's marginal lead in both the US and the UK -- is down to Sony's gaming division being a truly global brand
The news might not be occupying the front page of gaming websites, but the PlayStation is still a leading power in many European countries. While the sales aren't being...
News Interactive Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Trailer Blows Up the Web... Literally
While this Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood trailer "adventure" amounts to little more than clicking on videos, it does take you on a pretty cool "journey" while giving you a taste of the game's opening mission
One section of the interactive trailer sees MSN's homepage being blown to bits by cannon fire. It's a neat touch and certainly a unique way to...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Multiplayer Launch Trailer Cranks The Synth Bass
Ubisoft always pick amazing tunes for their Assassin's Creed trailers
This multiplayer launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's multiplayer component is no exception. It just oozes "cool", doesn't it? Anyone really excited for some Assassin's Creed multiplayer? We thoroughly enjoyed the beta.
News Oh Yeah, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Is Out Pretty Soon
If you're like us, you've probably been coasting along feeling like Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> is still months and months away. It's actually not. Capcom's smacked a release date of February 15th and February 18th for the game in North America and Europe respectively. That's not very far away at all. Alongside the release date, Capcom's also...
News What Better Day To Announce Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed?
Criterion's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit launches today in the US
For some reason EA thinks it's a good idea to lift the lid on their next Need For Speed game, Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed. The game's being developed by Slightly Mad Studios and is due in the Spring of next year. Interestingly, the game's set to include Need For Speed: Hot...
News Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia Trilogy Wall-Runs Onto The US PlayStation Network
In Europe, the Prince Of Persia Trilogy is out as a retail release this week
In the US, it's coming next month on the PlayStation Network. The PlayStation 2 Prince Of Persia games, which will be available separately for $14.99, will include 720p visuals and 3DTV support. The Sands Of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones are all set to get the...
News Crazy Taxi Takes A Ride Onto The PlayStation Network Early
Crazy Taxi is out right now on the American PlayStation Network
You didn't expect that did you? Nope, because the game was originally due to release on November 23rd. In case you didn't know, today is November 16th. It's like Christmas came early or something. Even neater is that PlayStation Plus subscribers get $1.99 off the asking price. That's...
News Activision "Exploring Options" Over The Future Of Bizarre Creations
Activision's released a statement claiming they are "exploring options" over the future of Bizarre Creations after the Internet exploded this afternoon with claims of the studio's closure
The rumours kicked off on GiantBomb when they cited sources claiming that Bizarre Creations will be going through a 90-day consultation period, statutory...
News Yu Suzuki Wants To Make Shenmue III, Will Never Happen
Shenmue creator, Yu Suzuki, revealed his new Shenmue mobile phone title at a press conference yesterday
Honestly, it looks terrible. Still, it means the Shenmue franchise is alive once more, allowing Yu Suzuki to tell Famitsu magazine how much he'd like to make the long anticipated Shenmue III. I want to make three with the same volume as in the...
News Auditorium On PlayStation Network Nets New Levels, PlayStation Move & 3D Support
Auditorium is all about "transforming light into a symphony of sound"
Nope, we don't get it either, but the game's executive producer assures us we'll have an "a-ha" moment after a couple of levels. Good, because judging the game purely on its aesthetics it looks amazing. Like something we'd want to play anyway. The PlayStation Network...
News Warning: This Fan-Made Gran Turismo 5 Trailer May Cause Cases Of Unwarranted Sex-Wee
Gran Turismo 5 has had a lot of trailers over the span of its five-year development
None of them have come close to being as good as this fan-made trailer. Sure it uses bits of recycled footage from the official trailers, but it's the way that it's cut that makes it so exciting. There are eight days to go now folks. Eight days.
News Tetris Hits The PlayStation Network Next Month, Our Excitement Is Probably Somewhat Overblown
There's a case for Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time being the best game ever made
There's also a case for ICO, Super Mario 64 and Shenmue. Shave away all the fat though, and you'll probably find that Tetris is the greatest game ever made. One of the most pure gameplay experiences ever made, Tetris is both accessible for casual players and deep...
News Ubisoft Confirm There'll Be "Something" Assassin's Creed Related In 2011
Hmmm
We're letting Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood slide because we think it looks amazing. That said, we're not sure Ubisoft can continue making yearly installment of Assassin's Creed. The franchise needs space to breathe and grow, so it's a little worrying to hear Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot touting more Assassin's Creed for 2011. There will be...
News Ubisoft Push Ghost Recon: Future Soldier & Driver: San Francisco Into Next Fiscal Year
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Driver: San Francisco were both expected to release in Ubisoft's fourth fiscal quarter
That's between January and March 2011 to normal people like you and me. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Ubisoft's confirmed that both games will be pushed into the company's next fiscal year, which could see them release...
News Mercenaries 3 Looked A Bit Like This Before Pandemic Died A Miserable Death
Mercenaries developers Pandemic closed up shop last year
They never got to finish Mercenaries 3, despite it being actively in development before their closure. Kotaku's got hold of a video demonstrating the game in its early form. The game was under the working title of Mercenaries 3: No Limits and was obviously still heavily under development at...
News Son Of A Duck! The New Bulletstorm Trailer Is Full On, Yo!
We're not sure what to think of Bulletstorm
On the one hand it looks like a really awesome game. On the other hand it just looks dumb. We're not missing the point, we get that Bulletstorm's intention is to be a bit silly, but some of the voice work is a real turn off. "Pull up your skirt and stap on that dildo." Really? Really? Catch the...
News Dead Nation Brings The Zombie Apocalypse On November 30th/December 1st
We've been waiting a long time for Housemarque's next PlayStation Network title, but finally the wait ends as December nears
Sony's placed a November 30th date on Dead Nation in the US, with Europe getting it just a day later on December 1st. The game will cost £9.99 / $14.99 but will include a platinum trophy. Of course, Dead Nation's ambitious...
News Marvel Pinball Heads To The PlayStation Network Next Month
Zen Studios -- the fine makers of Zen Pinball on the PSN -- have announced their intent to release a series of Marvel themed pinball tables on the PlayStation Network
Marvel Pinball, which will be released as a standalone download on the PSN, is set to feature tables based on Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man and Blade. As you'd expect from Zen, they look...
News Oh Right, Fight Night Champion Does Look Proper Gritty
We don't think EA could have made a better trailer to capture the essence of what they're trying to achieve with Fight Night Champion
When the game was announced there was a lot of PR hyperbole about how EA intended to capture the "dark and gritty" backdrop surrounding the sport of boxing. We didn't read much into it. But if the full game...
News Zipper: MAG Still "Amongst The Most Played PS3 Games Out There"
Zipper Interactive's Jeremy Dunham has responded to claims that MAG is struggling to maintain a substantial player-base
Posting on Zipper's official forums, Dunham stated: This is incorrect MAG has more concurrent players than SOCOM Confrontation worldwide on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. This has been true for every month since...
News Transformers: War For Cybertron Gets The Sequel Treatment
There will be a new entry in the Transformers: War For Cybertron story-arc in 2012
The first War For Cybertron launched earlier this year and was well received due to its reverence for the original Transformers plot and characters. It was also pretty fun to play, but it did have some difficulty and technical issues. Nothing a sequel can't fix...
News This Picture Was Taken In-Game Using Gran Turismo 5's Photo Mode
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UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Kicks Everyone's Ass, As If You Expected Anything Else!
Surprise
Call Of Duty: Black Ops has topped the UK sales charts selling a whopping 2 million units in its first week. Interestingly, the PlayStation 3 managed to command a 44% share of the sales — surprising given Call Of Duty's strong ties to the XBOX 360 fanbase. The usual suspects of FIFA 11 and Just Dance 2 occupied the top three, while a...
News Sly 4 Teased In Sly Cooper Trilogy Re-Release
Can we get a hell-yeah? Sony's teased the inevitable release of Sly 4 in a sneaky teaser trailer hidden in the PlayStation 3 re-release of the Sly Cooper Trilogy
The teaser trailer doesn't reveal much (apart from looking bloody beautiful), but it finally confirms that a next-generation entry in the franchise is on the way. Speaking of which, the HD...
News Capcom: Expect an Evolved Move Controller for PlayStation 4
Sony will learn from Move says Capcom boss
David Reeves, current head of Capcom Europe and former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has spoken to Eurogamer about the importance of supporting Move beyond PlayStation 3's life cycle. I think [motion control is] the preamble to what might come in the next static consoles. There's so much...
News Get Fight Ready with UFC Personal Trainer in April 2011
Get Brock solid
Although we know plenty of men who'd like to get sweaty with Mel B, next year sees a far more masculine take on fitness enter the Move ring, with UFC Personal Trainer from THQ set to launch in April. An extension of THQ's successful collaboration with UFC, the game will give players a hard workout with a range of athletic disciplines...
News de Blob 2 Gets a Lick of HD Paint and Move Controls
Colour us intrigued
The original de Blob for Wii was a critical success for THQ, so much so that the publisher is branching out onto other formats with the sequel. de Blob 2 is on the way to PS3 in February next year, and it's bringing PlayStation Move controls to boot. Bringing more of the same paint-splattering platforming action as the previous...
News PSPgo Hits Bargain Status In The UK, Now Only ?129.99 From The Sony Store
Whatever your opinion of the PSPgo, it's time to stand-up and take notice
Sony's confirmed that they'll be cutting the price of the device in the UK to £129.99. That might still sound like a lot, but it's worth noting that if you buy the device before January 11th you'll also net ten free games. Seeing as the PSPgo is a great piece of hardware, the...
News Is This GameInformer Artwork Teasing The New Tomb Raider?
"A survivor is born
" It's not much to go on, but the phrase and artwork teased in the latest issue of GameInformer are sending Tomb Raider fans bonkers. The image, which shows a ship wreck, is thought to be connected to the leaked Tomb Raider plot which saw Lara crashed onto a "mysterious and remote island hidden off the shores of...
News THQ Announces Date For PlayStation Move UFC Training Game
Ever wanted to wrestle with naked sweaty men? No, us neither, but America loves this UFC stuff
Hence why THQ's slapped an April 2011 date on their PlayStation Move UFC Personal Trainer game. The title's aim is to get you all fit, hot and toned like a UFC star. You'll be fighting the girls off... But you'll have to fight the men first. Ooooh-lala.
News Treyarch Promises Call Of Duty: Black Ops Update For PlayStation 3 Owners
Treyarch's detailed a list of updates heading to Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The pipeline updates, posted by community manager Josh Olin, include improved matchmaking, host selection, tweaks to the party functionality and fixes for erroneous weekly and monthly leaderboards statistics. There's more information through here.
News The Sly Collection Comes To PlayStation 3 On December 3rd In The UK
Sly Cooper's cutting it fine, but he's going to be around in time for Christmas
Sony's confirmed that the Sly Collection — which includes remastered versions of all three Sly Cooper titles and some bonus PlayStation Move mini-games — will launch across Europe from December 1st, with the UK getting the game on the 3rd. There's more information...
News Gran Turismo 5's Release Date Locked For November 24th (That's 2010 In Case You Were Wondering)
Sony's just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will finally launch worldwide on November 24th (Japan has to wait until the 25th)
It's been a long wait since the game was delayed in late October. The game's been leaking all over the Internet for a good week now, with copies reportedly going astray in Europe. But none of that matters any more, the game's...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Shifts 1.4 Million Units On Day One In The UK
MCV's gone live with some numbers for Call Of Duty: Black Ops' first 24 hours on sale
According to the site Black Ops sold 1.4 million units in its first day on sale in the UK, raking in £58 million in revenue. Activision revealed yesterday that Black Ops sold 5.6 million units over its first day in the USA and UK, leaving about 4.2 million sales...
News Call Of Duty DLC To Be Activision's "Largest Digital Offering Ever" In 2011
Activision's Thomas Tippl has told an audience at an industry conference in New York that 2011 will bring the company's "largest digital offering ever" in the form of Call Of Duty DLC
Over-priced map packs are what you always wanted, right? Still, Tippl's remarks support comments made by publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, when he claimed last week that...
News Media Molecule Detail LittleBigPlanet 2's Grabinator, Sell Us With Basketball
On its own, the Grabinator sounds like a fine idea
When wearing Sackboy's specially crafted gloves you can pick up objects and throw them. That's fine, but it's not getting us too excited. However, the end of this trailer shows the perfect use for LittleBigPlanet 2's new gameplay mechanic — basketball. Now you can have perfect, free-flowing...
So good
Ubisoft's released Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's launch trailer and, as expected, it's properly amazing. The trailer sets up Ezio's vengeance story, with him promoted as the leader of the assassins. There are plenty of contraptions featured in the trailer, delivered no doubt by returning favourite Leonardo Da Vinci. Heck, there's even a...
News Today Could Be The Day: Yamauchi Claims Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Is "About To Be Announced"
Polyphony Digital's head-honcho, Kazunori Yamauchi, has Tweeted that the Gran Turismo 5 release date is "about to be announced
" It's about time, ever since the game was delayed late last month we've been waiting patiently on a new release window. The game should have been out by n0w. GT's been leaking all over the 'net for the past week or so...
News Beat Sketcher Hits The American PlayStation Store On November 23rd
Bizarre PlayStation Move paint/rhythm game hybrid, Beat Sketcher, is set to hit the American PlayStation Store on November 23rd
The whacky paint application — which allows you to draw all over your PlayStation Eye's camera feed — mixes beats and blops with pin-perfect PlayStation Move paint precision. It's all a bit weird, but it's pretty...
News PlayStation Home 1.4 Client Launches, Brings Voice Chat & More
PlayStation Home has been getting awesome behind the scenes for a while
Today Sony's launched a new client for the virtual world which brings with it new wardrobe support, voice chat and new character status settings. Are you happy, angry or sad? Now you'll be able to tell the world — or at least the small portion of the world using Home...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Launch Makes Activision Lots & Lots & Lots Of Money
Guess what readers? Call Of Duty: Black Ops made a lot of money within its first 24 hours on sale
The Treyarch developed shooter eclipsed Modern Warfare 2's sales records, scoring the world's largest entertainment launch with opening day revenue of $360 million in the US and UK alone. The total destroyed Modern Warfare 2's margin of $310 million...
News New L.A. Noire Trailer Is Good, Fine, Serviceable, Alright, Two-Squares, Whatever
We hopped onto Twitter shortly after the embargo for L
A. Noire's</a> latest trailer lifted and couldn't really fathom the trend of, "OMFG L.A. NOIRE IS TEH BEST THINGZ EVER," that filled our stream. It looks good, for sure. The tone's neat and the facial animation is incredible. Outside of that we're not quite sure what...
News Viacom To Sell Off Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Blimey, the "plastic-instrument" genre really does appear to be dead
Viacom's announced intent to sell off Harmonix, the developer behind the Rock Band series. No explanation was offered in the company's financial report, but it's probably partly due to Rock Band 3's poor commercial performance. The game was a critical smash, but it couldn't muster...
News Sony Release Bonkers PlayStation 3 Ads For Latin America
Up until mid-way through this generation, Sony's marketing strategy for the PlayStation revolved around creating some kind of classy, otherworldly brand image for the platform
After taking a caning from Microsoft and Nintendo's "no-nonsense" advertising, Sony's switched to more generic campaigns with the fake PlayStation exec Kevin Butler...
News Check Out The First Ten Minutes Of The Prince Of Persia Trilogy HD
That Prince Of Persia Trilogy HD disc is out in Europe next week
Despite the collection being a bit of a bargain (three remastered games for under £25), there doesn't appear to be much hype surrounding the release. Which we suppose is somewhat understandable. Still, perhaps this video of the game's first ten-minutes will trigger some memories and...
News Potential PlayStation Move Sackboy Spin-Off Is Rated By Australian Board
What's "Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves"? The game's certainly new to us, but it's been rated by the Australian Classification Board
Siliconera, who picked up the rating, note that the name suggests this could be some kind of PlayStation Move spin-off title. Seeing as Supermassive Games (the studio behind Tumble and Start The Party) are listed as the...
News Live NHL Streaming Application Hits The PlayStation 3 In North America & Canada
Honestly, we couldn't care less about hockey nor the NHL
We can imagine fans of the sport are literally drawling at the prospect of Sony's new NHL GameCenter application for the PlayStation 3 The application allows NHL GameCenter Live subscribers ($169) to "stream live out-of-market regular season and select playoff game broadcasts in HD."...
News LOVEFiLM Is Available On British PlayStation 3s From... Well, Right Now!
Stop reading this and switch on your PlayStation 3
Scroll to the Video section of the XMB and — what's this? — the LOVEFiLM icon's already there!? Apparently the magic Sony ninjas broke into everyone's house last night and installed the application onto our PS3s. Or something. Pretty neat not having to install a patch though, right? For those...
Rumour Behaviour Interactive Hints At Involvement With The PSP2
Behaviour Interactive's working on a "next-generation portable platform" according to CEO Rémi Racine
The studio, who changed their name from A2M earlier in the week, are famous for their work on WET and Naughty Bear. While the executive was keen to point out his studio's involvement with the platform, he did follow up with a big fat, "That's...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition is Gonzo Gonzo Gonzo
Disney and Muppets characters headline
Got over the sting of LittleBigPlanet 2's delay to early 2011? If not, the content in the game's sweet collector's edition ought to do the trick. Ignore the fancy steelbook packaging that looks like Sackboy's furry torso and the five exclusive PSN avatars you'll receive – the downloadable costumes on offer...
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