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May2010
News Activision: Playstation 3 Will Outsell XBOX 360 In 2010
As part of their internal estimates for console and portable hardware in North America and Europe, Activision has revealed that they expect the Playstation 3 to rule the roost in 2010
Well, certainly over the XBOX 360 anyway. Their predictions show that they expect the Playstation 3 install base to jump by 9 million in the coming year, while they...
News Cal Of Duty Franchise Delivers A Whopping 17 Million Map Packs
At an Activision investor call yesterday, the company's CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed that the Call Of Duty franchise has delivered over 17 million map packs
And those figures don't even include the numbers for the Modern Warfare 2 map pack which launched on the Playstation Network this week. The businessman was talking about the multi-pronged strategy...
News "The Biggest & Best E3 Ever" Looms, Claim Industry Veterans
This year's E3 feels bigger than any we've ever known
With the longest console lifespan ever predicted, the stakes are high for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo - all of whom will be competing for the strongest software and peripheral line-up that will ensure the extension of their system's cycle. It's also big for the third-parties, with Activision,...
News Jun Takeuchi: Not Considering Resident Evil 6 Due To "Extreme Pressure"
Speaking to British Microsoft mag, XBOX 360 World, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi - the producer of both Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5 - has said that due to the "extreme pressure" of following up Shinji Mikami's Resident Evil 4, he will probably not been involved in Resident Evil 6
Yes, its true we did feel extreme pressure and Mikami-sans...
News Latest Blur Trailer Deals With Multiplayer
Y'know, we've really come around to Blur
At first we were a bit - "meh, Project Gotham mixed with Mario Kart" - but the extra development time seems to have really helped Bizarre Creations' cause. The game looks cool, with a weird blend of styles ranging from sci-fi to street racing. The latest trailer deals with the multiplayer...
News Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Development Reaching "Climax", Us Too!
A recent update on the Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> developer blog (translated by Andriasang) has revealed that development of the title is "reaching a climax". That's according to the game's assistant producer Akihito Kadowaki, though he didn't really elaborate on the meaning of the statement. It's likely the producer is noting some kind...
News Monopoly Streets Sets Up Shop On Playstation 3
Did you ever wish you could play Monopoly in high-definition? We do all the time
And now we're going to be able to thanks to Monopoly Streets. The EA release aims to transform the classic board-game into a dynamic gameworld, representative of the economic status of your properties. Each player will also have a headquarters that grows and crumbles in...
News New Medal Of Honor Trailer Tugs At The Heart-Strings
Not only does this latest Medal Of Honor trailer feature people jumping out of helicopter things, it also features heart-felt communication between a working soldier and his Missus
Altogether now: aww. Presumably the heart-felt message was recorded moments before shooting people in the face. Because, y'know, that's just what video games are like...
News Next Red Faction To Be Unveiled "Later This Month" Y'all
Speaking at a financial call last night, THQ's CEO Brian Farrell announced that the next entry in the Red Faction franchise will be announced "later this month"
Presumably to get ahead of the E3 noise. The executive continued that we'll see a much stronger storyline in the franchise's latest entry: "It's got a new storyline; we think that was...
News THQ To Talk Playstation Move At E3
THQ are being pretty coy about their E3 hand right now
Rightly so, the biggest gaming event in the world is roughly five weeks away, and the company can guarantee a huge splash at, what's looking to be, a monumental show this year. Despite the rumoured core titles though, THQ are also set to talk Playstation Move at this year's show. You will like...
News THE AGENCY FINALLY LAUNCHES! (On Facebook, Yo!)
Sony Online Entertainment's ambitious James Bond-esque MMO has finally launched
On Facebook. So it's free-to-play social network game that's not really all that fun at all - but c'mon - this has to exude hope that the real The Agency can't be too far behind. Right? Right?!?
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Confirmed By Ubisoft
It's been rumoured for some time but this morning, Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is an official video game
The rumours started with a domain name filing by the company last week. Since then, Kotaku has received a photograph of a GameStop placeholder box. Evidence which you can't really deny. So Ubisoft said, "Hey,...
News Dude In Talks For Uncharted Movie Directing Duties
I Heart Huckabees' David O
Russell (nope, we've not heard of him either) is supposedly in early talks regarding the oft-rumoured big screen adaptation of the Uncharted franchise. That's according to the L.A. Times, who rumour he's not the only director in the running. Seems like this things really going to happen. Nathan Drake's going to be a movie...
News HAWX 2 Jets Off This Fall On Playstation 3
As if one sky-combat announcement wasn't enough for for you today - then brace yourselves
Ubisoft's just announced that HAWX 2 is in development at their Bucharest studio. The game will apparently give players the opportunity to "become elite aerial soldiers in control of the world's most technologically advanced aircraft." Awesome. We...
News Red Dead Redemption Lands Free Post Release Co-Op DLC
Gotta admire Rockstar for promising substantial amounts of free DLC post-Red Dead Redemption's launch this month
But promise they have, stating that a free update in June will bring six multiplayer missions and trophies to the package. The content, entitled "Outlaws To The End", will be playable by 2-4 players and includes numerous mission...
News Medal Of Honor Reboots Contemporary Conflicts On October 12th In USA, 15th In Europe
How would you like to play a Call Of Duty game that's not got Call Of Duty on the box? No - not Respawn Entertainment's new project, nor the half-hearted Modern Warfare 2 (which totally had Call Of Duty on the box)
We're talking about EA's Medal Of Honor reboot, which couldn't look more like a Call Of Duty game if it ran out into the street naked...
News How About A Little Castle Crashers To Pass The Time?
No, Castle Crashers is not finished yet
Alas, that day can't be far away. "We have now sent the title off to a 3rd party vendor for final testing before we begin the submission process with Sony," The Behemoth's Kelly Revak reassured us. So, until the day arrives when the game's all done and dusted, The Behemoth have provided a new...
News MySims: Sky Heroes Sounds... Ahem -- Actually Really Rather Good -- Ahem
Let's cut to the chase shall we - MySims: Sky Heroes is a casual air-combat game where your MySim (think a Nintendo Mii) takes flight against the evil Morcubus and his army
Fight well and your characters fame rises, allowing you to buy (in digital terms) a host of presumably whimsical upgrades for your wings. The game'll feature splitscreen online...
News EA: Respawn Just "Fell Into Our Laps", Wish Bungie The Best At Activision
Frank Gibeau, president of the EA Games label, and Greg Goodrich have come out to say that the recent firings of Jason West and Vince Zampella created an opportunity that the company just couldn't pass up on
But there's no hard feelings between the EA duo and competition over at Activision. In fact in the very same interview the EA pair go on to say...
News Alpha Protocol's All Done & Dusted, Sent To The Printers
SEGA's just dropped word that Obsidian's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol is all done and dusted
That's right folks, it's gone gold and been sent off to the manufacturing plant. The Dynamic Stance System will allow you to play the game whichever way you see fit. The game's due out on May 28th here in Europe.
News Brink Continues To Look Ridiculously Stylish
Bethesda and Splash Damage's quirky first-person shooter Brink continues to look more stylish each time we see it
This time around Kotaku's got a bunch of new screens. The game's still on track to release this Holiday. It could end up being pretty big this one folks, so stay tuned.
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is All About The ?54.99 Price-Tag
Well would you look at that: Activision's once again hedging their bets on Call Of Duty: Black Ops shifting a billion copies, so they want to charge you the extra-fiver that Modern Warfare 2 got away with
That's right folks - forget the RRP standard of £49.99 for new video games, 'cos Activision wants you to stump up £54.99. Of course, retailers...
News Lyon Don Modnation Racers Branded Football Shirts
Continuing the trend of Playstation 3 games popping up on French football jerseys, here Lyon model their latest Modnation Racers kit
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News Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Is A Real Video Game, Promises "Radical Revamp"
While the recent entries in the Pro Evolution Soccer franchise have been good, improvements to the FIFA franchise have kinda left the once-premier soccer sim in its dust
But with Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, Konami are promising a "radical revamp". It's due this Fall on all the major Playstation platforms. That is: PS3, PSP and PS2. New...
News Cryptic Facebook Tease Hints At E3 Reveal For New Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed antagonist Dr
Vidic has invaded the franchise's official Facebook page to tease, what we assume to be, an E3 announcement. It is the time of our rising, the note reads. A new age enters and a great battle looms. Templar destiny is at hand and waiting for you. Dr. Vidic." A new Assassin's Creed was announced at the...
News Job Listing Suggests New Bungie IP Will Be An Action RPG
What do you think Bungie's Next Big Thing will be? That's what much of the industry's attention has turned to finding out
With the studio announcing last week that they are to develop a new multiplatform IP for Activision — what can we possibly expect them to do? Well the straw clutching has begun. GameSpot note that the game is likely be an...
News 2010 Fifa World Cup KO's Ryu & Co, Tops The British Sales Charts
EA's excellent World Cup soccer-sim, 2010 Fifa World Cup, has topped the British sales charts this week, a position it's unlikely to stray far from as the worlds biggest sporting event nears
It beat out the other big release of last week - Super Steet Fighter IV - which managed to debut in second-position. It's pretty much as you were elsewhere on...
News Sony Launch Official "Protection Plan" For PS3/PSP
Playstation hardware is usually pretty reliable
Particularly this generation, where the PS3 and PSP have been two of the more sound units on the market. That's not to say they are faultless pieces of hardware - no electronics are - but their respective system failure rates are typically lower than other pieces of hardware on the market. Sony,...
News Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus Package Hits Playstation Network Today
American Modern Warfare 2 players - Microsoft's "exclusivity" window is now up, and you're totally going to be able to play Modern Warfare 2's Stimulus map pack today
You can check out a rundown of the new locales over on the Playstation Blog if you're curious. It's also worth noting that Infinity Ward will be running double XP all this week, so you...
News Konami Looking To Release Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker On Playstation 3?
Konami's been gauging interest as to whether fans would like to see the upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker make the jump to the Playstation 3, via PSN digital download
The jump would apparently bring online multiplayer to Peace Walker, perhaps allowing for the co-operative missions to be played across the 'net. The subject was approached during...
News PSM3 Magazine Prepare Playstation 3 Game Blow-Out Next Issue
Unofficial British Playstation 3 magazine, PSM3, are promising two world exclusive PS3 game announcements in their next issue
The next issue teaser states that the mag will be showing off a "world exclusive PS3 reveal" and a "second world exclusive reveal". So one's presumably exclusive, the other's probably not. Announcements...
News ModNation Racers Gets Bundled Up Into Lovely Playstation Parcels
According to listings on Amazon Germany (via TSA), ModNation Racers is set to get totally bundled up with Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable hardware
You even get a specially designed box. Sony Europe's yet to confirm the packs, but supposing they are real (they are) then the PSP one will set you back 150 Euros while the 250GB PS3 bundle will...
News So What's Project Red All About Then?
Australia's ratings board, the OFLC, has filed a rating for an upcoming EA title - known only as the mysterious "Project Red"
Finger pointing suggests this might be Swedish studio Starbreeze's attempt at rebooting the old Bullfrog franchise Syndicate, but details are groggy. All we know is that Project Red will probably appear at E3 in some...
News No, Gran Turismo 5's Still Not Finished (But It Will Be Out Sometime In September)
Listening to the Weekend Confirmed podcast recently, something struck us very hard about Gran Turismo 5 - it's going to get universally panned even if it's the best racing game ever constructed
Why? Because people are impatient. Look, we agree as much as everyone, Gran Turismo 5's development time has been a bit of a joke (we still think it'll...
News Have These New SOCOM 4 Screens On Us...
This is operation commander Cullen Gray, ex-NATO and now video game protagonist
The dude's only thirty-six, but already he's seen a lot. Like the inside of Zipper Interactive's studio, and presumably early running footage of his soon-to-be stomping ground, SOCOM 4. You can find out much more about Cullen, and grab a ton of SOCOM screens over at the...
News We Don't Care What Anyone Says, Move Party Looks Awesome
"Bu-bu-but Move Party actually looks fun and it takes a simplistic approach to its gameplay
Who cares? Supermassive's Move Party looks like a ton of fun. Will it keep players hooked for extended periods? The jury is out on that. But does it look like an interesting, technically impressive and, most of all, fun augmented reality experience? Yes it...
News First Batch Of Bulletstorm Screens Emerge
These first shots of EA, Epic and People Can Fly's Bulletstorm show less the gritty, war torn environments you might have expected, and more tropical locations with ridiculous violence
Needless to say they look rather good. Check out the screens over at Joystiq and watch your excitement soar by, ooh, 100%.
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Revealed In Debut Trailer
It's baaaaaaa~aaaaack
Forget all the Infinity Ward drama, Treyarch's next foray into the Call Of Duty franchise is upon us: Call Of Duty: Black Ops will launch on the 9th November - presumably to gangs of screaming children queuing at the door of their local GameStop. The trailer doesn't really say much - but it does give plenty to excited about. A...
News Test Drive Unlimited 2 Brings Massively Open Online Racing Back To Playstation 3
It's been a long time since the Eden Studios introduced the world to its conceptual Massive Open Online Racing universe
This fall, it returns with Test Drive Unlimited 2. The game will feature dynamic day/night cycles, vehicle damage and weather effects, aswell as a whole new progressive online world.
News Toy Story 3 On Playstation 3 Lands Exclusive Zurg Character
Like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Sony's landed some exclusive content for the Playstation 3 version of the Toy Story 3 game
That's right folks, he may not quite be as sinister as the Arkham Asylum's antagonist the Joker, but Zurg is every inch as cool. And he'll be playable in the PS3 version only. Don't foget, Disney Interactive's also confirmed...
April2010
News Bungie Aim To Better Halo With New IP
Ex-Halo developers Bungie have signed a deal with Activision, bringing their new IP to "multiple platforms"
And the studio believe the new IP can be "bigger and better" than the Halo franchise which made them famous. Were in a really strong position with, I think, a lot of really good plans, writer Joe Staten told Gamasutra. This...
News Playstation 3 Lands Exclusive Content For UFC Undisputed 2010
THQ UK's community leader, Mike Richardson, has detailed on the PS Blog the exclusive content that will appear only in the PS3 version of the upcoming UFC Undisputed 2010
The exclusive content is called the "Ultimate Fight Mode", which allows players to relive famous moments in UFC history. There are five exclusive bouts in the PS3...
News Free Realms PS3 To Make Its Debut At This Year's E3
The Playstation 3 has long promised a slew of massively-multiplayer online games
Sony Online Entertainment announced a long-time ago that the PS3 would usher video games into the MMO-on-consoles era, with ports of Free Realms and their upcoming The Agency and DC Universe Online. It's been a long time since those lofty heights were discussed - but...
News Persona 5 Lead Has An "Introverted Personality"
Persona 5 may not have been formally announced yet - we assume it'll be at TGS or E3 - but that's not stopped the project's director Katsura Hasino from dropping a few tidbits on the game's main character, claiming he'll have an "introverted personality"
The director also told Dengeki Playstation magazine that Persona 3's Aegis will join P5's cast...
News Dead Space 2 Gets A Slew Of Amazing Artwork
Still hyped over yesterday's phenomenal Dead Space 2 reveal? Yeah - us too
Well prepare to get stoked all over again - as EA's released a slew of artwork pertaining to the new horror release. You can check out the moody imagery courtesy of Kotaku.
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Will Be The "Most Intense, Gripping Experience Possible"
We get criticised for being a little jaded about the Call Of Duty franchise here at PushSquare, but Treyarch's upcoming Call Of Duty: Black Ops has us excited
Not only is it coming from a development team who are constantly shrugged off by their fanbase [the point being that they have something to prove], the speculated Vietnam-to-Cold War plotline...
News Japanese Hardware Charts Look The Same As They Always Look
We used to look forward to sharing all the interesting anecdotes pertaining to Japan's shifting hardware charts
No more. Sony's been doing the ol' weekly one-two with the PSP and PS3 for months now. What's worse, is that the numbers rarely change either. PSP always sells 28k a week. PS3 always sells 25k a week. Feel free to skip this post if you...
News Sony Register inFamous 2 Web Domain... Duh!
Our buddies over at PlaystationLifestyle have continued the recent trend of DNS sleuthing, by uncovering an SCEA filing for www
infamous2thegame.com. Hmm - yes, wonder what that could be about? Maybe it's about the hotly anticipated sequel to last year's breakout superhero sandbox hit, inFamous? Ya'think!? Pfft. Quick note: we're absolutly STOKED...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Officially Set For Release November 9th, 2010
We told you it was going to be called Call Of Duty: Black Ops didn't we? Well now it's official
That is according to the website Activision's just launched which states as much. The site notes that the game's due for release on November 9th, 2010 - and well that's about it. But - we'll just go out on a limb here and predict that the game will...
News Bungie: New Game Might Make An Appearance At E3
According to Bungie's Brian Jarrard, who spoke with VG247 just hours after the studio announced a massive deal with Activision, their "Next Big Thing" project may surprise us all by making an appearance at this year's E3
You know, it might, the community boss said. Its really important for us that we dont lose sight of Reach [Halo: Reach...
News Sony: Bungie Deal Is "Great News For Gamers"
Sony's issued a semi-gloating statement in regards to the announcement that legendary Halo developers Bungie will go multiplatform with their next IP
The company described the deal with Activision as "great news for gamers". This is great news for all gamers, said SCEA's Patrick Seybold in a statement. When Bungies amazing talent...
News Bungie: We're Still Independent Yo, New IP Has A "Concrete Path"
Unless you missed our post earlier (how
?), you should know that Bungie's signed a "ten-year contract" with Activision today regarding the publication of their next "multiple platforms" IP. Despite the announcement, Bungie's keen to stress that they will be staying completely independent. In addition to that, Bungie's community...
News IGN Pull Apart Dead Space 2 Trailer, Decode Encrypted Messages
IGN's pulled out their unitology scrolls and sat down to some serious work decoding the latest Dead Space 2 trailer
Hidden messages include "Reborn as one 614" - perhaps hinting at EA's E3 conference scheduled for June 14th. Less interesting are the words "Key", "Konverge" and "Altman", which tend to have no...
News Dead Space 2 Trailer Is Now Official As A Panini Sticker Album
It might have leaked last night, but EA's just revealed the official trailer for the upcoming Dead Space 2, erm, officially
That's indeed correct folks, the video short, entitled "Dementia", features dead people, necromorphs and protagonist Isaac's actual face. Awesome. Let us know what you think.
Bungie, the legendary development studio responsible for creating the entire Halo franchise (to date) has announced that they've signed a ten-year publishing agreement with Activision who will remain exclusive rights to the studios "next big action game universe"
The deal notes that Activision will have the rights to publish said games on...
News Red Faction's Set To Bring About Armageddon
Superannuation's been up to their DNS sleuthing yet again, and discovered a slew of domain name records pertaining to the Red Faction franchise
And guess who registered them? That's right - Mr. THQ. The URLS indicate that "Red Faction Armageddon" and "Red Faction Origins" may be the full names of the promised RF sequel.THQ...
News Joe Danger Excite Bikes Himself Onto Playstation Network "Late May/Early June"
One PSN time you should be anticipating like summer sunshine and ice-cream, is Hello Games' Joe Danger
Question: do you like Excite Bike? Answer: yes. Good, because Hello Games' co-founder Sean Murray has told Eurogamer that their PSN bike 'em up may be available as early as "late May/early June". The busy man explained that "fingers...
News UK Election 2010: Kinky Cleggy, Bully Brown & Dealer Dave Join The 3D Dot Game Heroes Plight
PushSquare: bringing you all the UK General Election 2010 news you need
Like these hand-crafted party leaders in pixel form courtesy of 3D Dot Game Heroes. Sure to swing the polls. [And yes, we fully appreciate these look NOTHING like their namesakes - Ed.]</em> It's hard to deny these images are infinitely more exciting than tonight's...
News Dead Space 2 Trailer Appears... Then Disappears... Is Due Today
If you wanted to know what Isaac Clarke looks like in Dead Space 2 then - voila
Now you know. Joystiq captured the shot of the now toughened-up protagonist via a Dead Space 2 trailer that somehow leaked onto YouTube a day early. The trailer is in fact due to go live officially today - so if you want to see it you should probably tune in to...
News New Call Of Duty Game To Be Announced This Week On GameTrailers TV
Geoff Keighley's done it again
He's gone and scored one of the biggest exclusives imaginable. The next teaser trailer for this year's upcoming Treyarch Call Of Duty game. Apparently the trailer will "put all the rumors to rest." Juicy. The show's on really late Friday, but rest assured the trailer will be uploaded to GameTrailers and...
News Spartan Figure Stands Tall On God Of War Teaser Website
We're a little proud of our community here at PushSquare
Ever since we posted about the Spartans Stand Tall God Of War teaser page, folks on this very site have been leading the discussion as to what it all means. There looks set to be plenty more to talk about aswell, as the site's just gotten its second biggest update: the appearance of a...
News Infinity Ward To Be "Essentially Closed" After Next Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Is Released
Here's some incentive for those of you still working hard at Infinity Ward crafting Modern Warfare 2's next over-priced DLC pack: Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey reckons the studio will be closed when the content's finished up
What with all the legal drama and defections going down at the once market leading studio, Hickey reckons the studio will...
News SingStar Gets Vibrato Support, PSP Remote Control
SingStar's a bit like the gift that keeps giving
For years Sony's karaoke platform has evolved - delivering iteration upon iteration to its core, yet somewhat niche, fanbase. And Sony's showing no sign of stopping that support with the addition of Vibrato. The new feature will allow you to pull your best Leona Lewis and actually score points for...
News Sony Offers PS3 Hard-Drive Upgrade Service In Japan
It's pretty easy to upgrade your PS3's hard-drive
Honestly, it was designed that way. But if you're frightened about messing with electronics yourself, and you want someone within Sony to handle the pressure - then you can. But only in Japan. For the costly price of ¥18,000 (~$184), Japanese players will be able to send their PS3 directly to Sony...
News Of Course We Want To See Things Go Boom In Split/Second
Split/Second's serious business
In a tongue-in-cheek, very silly kind of way. As this trailer proves with its ridiculous narrator and Michael Bay-esque close-ups of things going "boom". Why? For the hell of it! Got a problem with that?
News FuturLab Make The Jump From Flash To Playstation Minis With Coconut Dodge
Seasoned Flash developers, FuturLab, have announced that they're to make the jump from Adobe to Sony Playstation with the launch of their upcoming Mini Coconut Dodge
The game, as featured in more detail over on the Playstation Blog, puts you in the shoes of a crab. Gah - why crabs? We really hate crabs. The objective of the game is to guide the...
News Fake E3 "Wetdream" Leads Jaffe To Suggest No Game Announcement At The Big Show
Embedded above is a supposedly "leaked" list showing both Microsoft and Sony's E3 game line-up
Its true origin is unknown, though our source - TSA - state that it emerged somewhere "on Twitter". And it piqued David Jaffe's interest. The legendary Playstation developer, thought to be working on a PS3 reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise...
News Shatter Soundtrack & Dynamic Theme Hit The Playstation Network This Week
Sidhe's Shatter was one of the best Playstation Network releases of last year
In fact, no, it's one of the best PSN releases of all time. As a rather awesome little nod to their fans, Sidhe's decided to release the game's fantastic soundtrack on the PSN. It'll set you back $5.99 but comes bundled with a dynamic theme and concept art. That's a great...
News Jazz, Demolishor & Shockwave All Join Transformers: War For Cybertron, Get Trailered
In this post we've included three teaser trailers for Jazz, Demolishor and Shockwave -- all of whom are "in" Transformers: War For Cybertron
.. As pre-order bonuses. That's right, if you buy the game from Best-Buy, Amazon or GameStop (US folks) you'll respectively be rewarded with Jazz, Demolishor or Shockwave. Naturally it's best to go the...
News The Sims 3 Is Coming To Playstation 3 This Fall
As was already promised, EA's confirmed that The Sims 3 is indeed in development for the Playstation 3 and is due on the system in time for the end-of-year holidays
The console version of the PC game will include new features such as "Karma Powers" which determine whether your Sim can "get lucky" or, on the flipside, suffer an...
News Broken Sword Man: Heavy Rain Was "Deeply Flawed"
Revolution Software's Charles Cecil has told MCV how he admires David Cage's work with MCV, but still finds the experience of Heavy Rain to be deeply flawed
Half way through I thought it was a work of absolute genius, said the Broken Sword man . When I finished it, I still thought it was a work of genius but deeply flawed. Theres a lot of...
News SLY COOPER RETURNS TO PLAYSTATION 3! (Calm Down - In Modnation Racers Form)
Sorry about the headline
We couldn't resist sending fans' hearts a-fluttering by mentioning the words "Playstation 3", "Sly Cooper" and "Returns". Still, crafty headlining it might be, this Modnation Racers developer "Spotlight" picks on Sucker Punch's Nate Fox, who's keen to recreate inFamous' Empire City in...
News Farsight Studios: Playstation Move Head-And-Shoulders Above Competitors In Terms Of Versatility
Sony's released a new Playstation Move developer diary with Farsight Studios, the team working on a PS3 version of Brunswick Pro Bowling
In the video, Farsight's president Jay Obernolte describes the Playstation Move controller as head-and-shoulders above the competition "in terms of versatility". He continues to state that "it's...
News Microsoft "Exclusive" Hydrophobia Will Come To The Playstation 3... Eventually
Proving that once again a Microsoft "exclusive" is not quite what it says on the tin, Dark Energy Digital - developers of the episodic downloadable water-physics based shooter Hydrophobia - has confirmed about an hour into the GameHounds podcast that there will absolutely be a Playstation 3 version of the game
Going on past performance, Microsoft...
News Cohort Studios Praise The Accuracy Of Playstation Move Over Wiimote
Cohort Studios' CEO Lol Scragg
"The PlayStation Move is a great piece of hardware," said Scragg, whose studio is working on the tentatively titled Move rails-shooter The Shoot. "It has a fantastic feel to it and it's incredibly accurate. We've had no issues with it, and the hardware and the libraries have come on well. "Having used both controllers...
News Pachter: You Will "Absolutely" See Splinter Cell Conviction On Playstation 3
Let's be honest here folks
Splinter Cell Conviction not appearing on the PS3 at some point makes about as much sense as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I.e. NONE AT ALL. And seasoned video game industry analyst Michael Pachter agrees. The Wedbush Morgan analyst stated on his GameTrailers slot PachAttack that "Ubisoft gets it" and that...
News Our Survey Says: Something About A Very Small Cross Section Of PS3 Owners
A PS3 price comparison website has "revealed" via a survey of 1,000 of their users that most Playstation 3's are bought second-hand
Conclusive. The site asked 1,017 people how they got their system, and found that 33 per cent of respondents had bought a used machine. This beat out the 24 per cent of users who'd paid for a new system. Bizarrely, the...
News Sony Pushes Closer To Console Profitability With More Efficient, Cheaper Graphics Chip
According to PocketNews (translated by PSU), Sony's updated the Playstation 3's hardware once again with a new improved, cheaper RSX graphics chip that reduces the likelihood of the console being affected by the infamous YLOD (yellow light of death)
It also uses 15 percent less power. The 45nm version of the RSX chip replaces the older 65nm chip...
News Just In Case You Were Wondering: Red Dead Redemption's Gonna Be Mature
American ratings board, the ESRB, has served up a big fat "M" for Mature in regards to Rockstar San Diego's upcoming Western sandbox, Red Dead Redemption
As you'd expect, Redemption gets the full suite of mature content: Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs. It all makes sense when you remember this...
News Worry Not, Shadow Of The Colossus Is Still Going To Be A Real Movie
Honestly, what could you want more than a Shadow Of The Colossus film? Oh, you don't want a Shadow Of The Colossus film - well tough luck
According to a report in the LATimes, it's absolutely still happening. The story emerged out of an interview with the movie's screenwriter Justin Marks, the same dude that did the terrible Kristin Kreuk Street...
News So This Is What You Get In The Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Collector Edition
Just as a quick side-note - the music in the trailer embedded above sounds exactly the same as a God Of War track
Y'know, we're not trying to start anything here, we're simply stating. When it's not sounding like God Of War mind, the trailer above shows you what you get as part of the upcoming Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Collector Edition...
News UK Software Charts Are As You Were In The Top Three
Ubisoft's double-billing of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Just Dance continue to head the UK software charts this week, with Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Episode From Liberty City coming in just behind them
The only real change to this week's charts is the entry of the Wii's Monster Hunter Tri, which we're desperately fighting the impulse to order...
News Stuff Magazine Go Hands-On With Playstation Move, Like What They See
The lucky folks at Stuff magazine have got a chance to go hands-on with Sony's new Playstation Move motion controller, a device they describe as "pleasingly accurate"
The British mag checked out the likes Table Tennis, Eye Pet, SOCOM 4 and Move Party - giving a glowing preview of all the content they played. Playstation Move's due later this year...
News From Software Stick With Playstation 3 For New Mech Release
We're not sure whether it would be an exaggeration or not to describe From Software as one of the most important studios thus far in the Playstation 3's life-span
True or not, the consideration is a fantastic compliment to the studio that's green-lit the likes of Demon's Souls and 3D Dot Game Heroes. And it seems like the company are going to stick...
News First Toy Story 3 Gameplay Trailer Looks Properly Amazing
If you're not excited about a new Toy Story movie and video game you either: a) grew up in the wrong era, and/or; b) don't have a soul
Either way, the first footage from Disney's Playstation Move compatible Toy Story tie-in looks properly, properly amazing. The trailer shows off the Toy Box mode which appears to be some kind of sandbox element...
News Want More Darkstalkers? Yoshinori Ono Says, "Keep Asking For It!"
It may be a little niche, but the Darkstalkers franchise is still one hot on fighting fans lips
And now Capcom's Yoshinori Ono has told fans if they want a new entry into the franchise: keep talking about it. The Super Street Fighter IV producer told VideoGamesDaily that he wants to make a new Darkstalkers game pretty badly, and encourages fans who...
News Play With PushSquare: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (24th April 2010)
Sammy's committed his evening to playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with you lot
The general PushSquare dogs-body will be checking out the game's new DLC from around 20:30GMT (what time is this for me?) this evening. If you want to get a PushSquare party going, hit him up on PSN account "get2sammyb" (please put something like...
News Retrofitted 3D PS3 Games Will Need To Be Scaled Back
With the introduction of Firmware 3
30</a>, the Playstation 3 is virtually ready for the upcoming three-dimensional onslaught that about six people in the entire country will invest in. Nah seriously, we're quite excited about it just scared of the early adoption. So attention has now turned to actual 3D content. For example, how does a game...
News RUSE Gets Pushed Back Once Again, Now Due In September
Ubisoft's decided to push their real-time strategy game RUSE back to September
A game delay is hardly a surprising thing, but in RUSE's case this is approximately the fourth time it's been pushed back. The announcement comes via the game's Facebook page, and cites "massive feedback" from the game's recent beta. They state that "this...
News Blur Trailer Tells You Pretty Much Everything You Need To Know
Bizarre Creations' first Playstation 3 racer Blur is not particularly far away at this point, but we're still yet to get our hands-on the game like our XBOX owning brethren
Thankfully this trailer pretty much details everything you need to know about it. The game's due next month.
News Red Dead Redemption To Get 30-Minute Machinima
The Road's director, John Hillcoat, has helped Rockstar put together a 30-minute machinima based on next month's Red Dead Redemption
It will run on Fox on Saturday, May 15th, and will be animated with in-game assets according to Kotaku. Details are really scarce at the moment, but we daresay we'll be hearing more about this soon. It sounds like an...
News DJ Shadow Mentions "The Next One" In Regards To DJ Hero
If you played the original DJ Hero, or enjoy the notion of spinning discs and its culture, you're probably already familiar with DJ Shadow
The disc-jockey recently appeared on BBC's Radio One, and was asked about the original DJ Hero experience. To which he responded, "it was interesting, I'm actually working on the next one as well. But yeah,...
News VidZone Launches VidZone TV On Playstation 3
The latest VidZone update has introduced a new feature to the Playstation 3 based music video streaming service: VidZone TV
We have dreamt of having over 100 music TV channels at your disposal for any mood or occasion at the touch of a button this dream is now a reality, said Ben Creasey head of production at VidZone. Via a small update...
News Red Dead Redemption Multiplayer Trailer Has Us Even More Excited
If you've not seen something that excites you in Red Dead Redemption over the 10 or so trailers Rockstar has released up until now, you've probably got a screw loose or something
This multiplayer trailer, which details the specific competitive modes in the game, doesn't particularly stray too far from the normal online game expectations - but it...
News Guess What? The PSP's Still Top Of The Japanese Hardware Charts! Uh-huh.
You probably think we recycle this post each week, but the truth is, while people are quick to brand the PSP a failure, that system just keeps on chugging
In fact, it may only be in Japan, but Sony's consistently holding a one-two over the competition with PSP and PS3 constantly passing the 25k units sold. Even the PS2's still chugging with around...
News Second Freebie DLC Pack Adds New Snipers & Light Armour To MAG
Zipper's just committed to an April 29th date for the second free DLC pack for their massive online shooter MAG
The "Fast Attack" gear pack adds three new special edition sniper rifles to the mix (Ravens HM 90 SE, SVERs SASR M, and Valors MK 14 Mod 1 EBR) that include a number of performance adjustments. You'll also get a new set of...
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess (Finally) Released On Playstation Store
With the greatest of respect to all those working hard on Playstation Minis right now, few games have managed to generate the levels of hype that Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess has
Maybe it's the quirky name, cutesy art-style or Doodle Jump-esque gameplay. Whatever the reasoning, Mediatonic's done a fantastic job getting the word out about...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Celebrates Siege Expansion Launch With Double Cash Weekend
Yay, there's a double cash weekend going down on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer
Why you may ask? Because the Siege expansion pack is due on the Playstation Store today. Alongside title update 1.07 - which fixed a whole host of bugs and glitches - the Siege expansion DLC (available on the Playstation Store today with change from £5 / $6)...
News Drew Brees Headlines Madden 11 Cover, We Don't Really Care
Look, we're British
We're sorry. When someone says football we think of the sport where you, y'know, play with your feet. Not that other game people call football that's absolutely not football. Take the cover for Madden 11, which features Drew Brees (apparently). It shows the man holding a ball in his hand. Football. Mmmhm. We wanted to tell you...
News Ironhide's Ready To Kick Hide In The Transformers: War For Cybertron
Hot-headed Ironhide's been announced as part of the cast for Activision's upcoming tradition Transformers title, Transformers: War For Cybertron
He'll be joined by Decepticon counter-part Skywarp, who had the ability to teleport in the original series. He'll have cloaking technology in the game, for the sake of balance we assume. Urgh. Everytime a...
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