PS3 News
November2009
News Modnation Racers Trailer Continues To Make Us Giddy With Excitement
In all honesty Modnation Racers was one of our favourite things to come out of Sony's E3 press conference
The game just epitomises fun. It knows exactly what it is and never really strives for anything more than that. This latest trailer emphasises that. It seems like the game allows you to customise pretty much everything about your car and racer...
News Sonic The Hedgehog & Friends Are Headed To LittleBigPlanet
Just what we've always wanted: a Sonic the hedgehog costume pack to dress our Sackboy with while we play those countless recreations of Green Hill Zone
Hurrah. Amazingly, this costume pack looks rather awesome, with Dr. Robotnick (Eggman) proving to be the pick of the bunch as far as we're concerned. No word on a price or date yet, just know,...
News Gravity Crash Launches Globally Tuesday 24th November On PSN, Mark Your Calendar
Stick it in your PDA
Store it on your mobile phone. Write it in your diary. Tattoo it to your forehead. Do whatever it takes to remember, because this Tuesday (24th November) you're going to want to be sat in front of your Playstation 3. Why? Just Add Water's dual-stick shooter Gravity Crash launches. And as far as we're aware it's rad as hell...
News Resident Evil 5: Lost In Nightmares Trailer Gets Us Excited For Resident Evil Once Again
It only takes a minute of footage and the Resident Evil fanboy inside of us comes out to play
In this case, it took just a short trailer for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition's "Lost In Nightmares" chapter to get the ol' hairs standing on end and the hype-meter bubbling. Oh it's bubbling alright.
News God Of War Collection Causing Some Freezing Problems Amongst Players
So, you're all excited, you've bought Sony's God Of War Collection and it's really fun but - oh, it's frozen
That's the problem some people appear to be having on the Playstation Forums. While the issue doesn't appear to be widespread (and is mainly only affecting original launch 60GB consoles), it's probably something Sony will want to address as...
Feature Quick Impressions: European Playstation Video Delivery Service
Colour us impressed
Very impressed. We'd known the release date for the European Playstation Video Delivery Service (which we'll refer to as the "video store" for convenience) for a while, but we had no idea exactly how much content SCEE would pump into it before launch. We had the titles of just five or six movies when we got told the...
News Playstation Network To Rake In $500million For Sony This Year, Up 300% Over Last Year
The good news continues to roll for Sony as they've announced revenue for the Playstation Network to be up 300% over last year
In fact, the company expect to see $500million of revenue from the service this financial year. Sony can expect the launch of the European video store and the PSPgo to boost sales on the Network even further.
News Brand Playstation Continues To Dominate In Japan
Sony's grip on the Japanese market continues to stregthen as the company once again account for more than half of Japanese video game sales in their home region
During the week ending November 15th, the Playstation 3 and PSP each tallied over 38,000 units, with the PSPgo dropping to just 6,000. PSP 38,770 PS3 38,498 DSi 33,749 Wii ...
News Find Out How To Play Your PSP Online With adhocParty
Sony's PSP marketing manager, Kristin Neirinckx, has posted a video guide over on the US Playstation Blog detailing how to use the newly launched adhocParty
The programme uses the Playstation 3 to allow adhoc-only PSP games to be playable over the Internet. Looks properly amazing actually.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Continues To Look Outrageously Amazing
At this point, if DICE can match Infinity Ward in general gunplay, balancing and lightning matchmaking, we absolutely have no qualms suggesting that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 might top Modern Warfare 2
It's a huge task, the best parts of Infinity Ward's shooter are the gunplay, but Battlefield possesses the "big war" feel that Modern...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Becomes The Fastest Selling Game In The Franchise
Congrats!
It may have failed to set the charts alight, but that's not stopped Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time from becoming the fastest selling game in the franchise. In their latest Full Moon podcast, the Insomniac team herald the game as the fastest selling title in the franchise, impressive seeing as Ratchet games in general have seen over...
News Hirai "Confident" Sony Will Shift 13million PS3s This Year
Sony Computer Entertainment boss-man Kaz Hirai is "confident" Sony will shift 13 million Playstation 3's by the end of the fiscal year in March, 201o
Global reported sales for the first two quarters of this year stand at 4.3 million, but sales have been through the roof since then. Whilst 13 million seems like a far-away estimate, we must all...
News Blue Toad Murder Files Looks Like It Might Be Brilliant
You've got to love the style of Relentless' games
The team most synonymous with the Buzz! franchise have just released a teaser trailer for their upcoming PSN detective game Blue Toad Murder Files. The game's set to release near to Christmas. We absolutely can't wait to check it out.
News Advertising To Wipeout HD Returns, Still Causes Load Problems
Remember when Sony removed the advertising from PSN racer Wipeout HD due to fan's concerns over load times? Well, we're afraid to report that those ads are back - and are still causing load problems
A patch bringing the game up to version 2.10 claims to fix loading problems while delivering adverting content. So far, so fine? However, Joystiq...
News Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Launches In March, DLC In February
So, we reckon Capcom were teasing when they kept referring to the updated version of Resident Evil 5 as "Alternative Edition"
We all thought it was rubbish, and it seems the company agreed. The much spunkier titled Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition has been announced for launch on Playstation 3 in March. Those who already own the game will be able to...
A little earlier today, a slide on a Sony business presentation seemed to suggest that the company planned to start charging subscriptions for the Playstation Network
Kaz Hirai (via VG247) quashed these reports, ensuring that the PSN is to remain free to use, with subscriptions for "premium content" to be introduced.SCE will further...
News Sony Shoots For Catch-All Playstation Network Service
Sony said a while back that they planned to make all their products compatible with the Playstation Store
The company have further reinforced that aim today, with further details of a united Sony Online Service. According to a Sony presentation delivered this morning, Sony plan to use the same core infrastructure as the Playstation Store to deliver...
News No More Heroes Looks Gorgeous In High Definition
No More Heroes was a great looking game on the Wii, so the thought of it running in HD on the Playstation 3 is really exciting
The folks over at ScrawlFX have managed to temporarily cure our excitement, with some early screenshots from the PS3 version of the game. They claim more screenshots will be revealed tomorrow so for now you'll have to make...
News European Playstation Movie Store To Get 50+ New Films Each Week
Having had chance to browse around the Playstation Video Store this morning, we have to say we are very impressed
The pricing is more than reasonable and the range of content on offer is already staggering. It's a flawless update from the folks at SCEE, and we have to congratulate them on that. But with 2000 movies already on offer from the service,...
News Playstation 3 Sales Up 70% In The USA, PSN Downloads Up 60%
When we look back on the Playstation 3 in years to come, we may just consider the announcement of the PS3 Slim a turning-point for the system
Sony have announced that the PS3's October performance in the US is up 70% on 2008. That's not all though, as PSN downloads have also increased by 60%, with October seeing more revenue from the service than...
News Sony To Bring 3D Gaming To Playstation 3 By 2011
A stealthy announcement discovered in the latest Sony press release (via the Examiner) hints that Sony are to introduce fully featured 3D gaming to the Playstation 3 by 2011
The press release, which details Sony's 3D plans, hints at "3D gaming on PlayStation 3 in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011." It seems like the industry, and...
News The ESRB Out A2M's Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons
The developers behind WET, A2M, trademarked the title Revenge Of The Wounded Dragons a while back
Now information from the ESRB hints that the title is almost ready for announcement. With publisher Sony Online Entertainment on board, the title will likely be a PSN-exclusive and sounds a lot like a Double Dragon inspired game."This is a 2D...
News Hello Playstation 3 Firmware 3.10!
So, firmware 3
10</a> is totally now available for download when you boot up your Playstation 3. The firmware update allows you to sync your trophy achievement status with Facebook, aswell as providing improved Photo navigation in the XMB and coloured trophy cards. We've tried out the Facebook thing and it totally works. It's pretty cool...
News The European Playstation Store Now Includes Video Content...
.. And that means, like, right now! Trust us, we checked. There are an absolute ton of movies to buy or rent (in SD or HD). To be precise, more than 2000 movies are available. It's a pretty impressive roll out from SCEE, and a service we're looking forward to using. Renting a movie in HD costs around the £4-mark in the UK, with SD a bit cheaper...
News Uncharted 2: Among Theives Nominated For Game Of The Year By The VGAs
It's time to get voting for Spike TV's annual VGA awards show
The nominees are out and the contenders for game of the year include Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The Playstation 3 exclusive will go up against Batman: Arkham Asylum, Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2. Naughty Dog are also up for the award of best studio, with Uncharted 2...
News Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition Has A Second Episode Under Wraps
A report in the latest issue of Famitsu suggests that there is to be another additional chapter added to Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition alongside the "Lost In Nightmares" flashback episode
According to details in the magazine, the additional chapter is currently being kept under wraps. When purchased as DLC, the two new chapters will cost just...
News SEGA Considering Bayonetta Patch To Improve Load Times
It's well catalogued now that SEGA's port of Platinum Games' Bayonetta is far from perfect
One such problem is the game's extortionate load times (25 seconds for a level!!!). A patch is currently "under consideration" but SEGA don't have a time-frame yet. Hopefully they can at least get the game loading properly before the Western release...
News Officially Official: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Announced For 2010
Follow up
The original may have lost Jeff Gerstmann his job, but that ain't stopping IO Interactive announcing a sequel to Kane & Lynch. Set in the "gritty Shanghai underworld," Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is going to have a real innovative style, with an undercover documentary vibe going on. Sounds very interesting indeed. "Gamers are...
News Modern Warfare 2 Makes Activision Lots & Lots Of Money
It doesn't matter that DJ Hero was a flop because Activision are now wiping their bottom with cash
Why? Mainly because Modern Warfare 2 managed to earn the company a whopping $550million in five days. Apparently it trumps a number of huge entertainment launches such as The Dark Knight and Harry Potter.
News RIDDDDDDDDDGE RACER! (Accelerated)
Remember when SCE's Kaz Hirai said "Riddddddddddge Racer"? Yeah, that's all we could think about when we heard Namco Bandai has trademarked the title Ridge Racer Accelerated
If, indeed, it's a Playstation 3 game, we hope they let Kaz announce it. Just for sarcasm's sake if nothing else.
News Yakuza 4 Continues To Look Pretty Damn Rad
GameWatch have put up some awesome screen comparisons of Yakuza 4's "living" world at various points through the day
Day, dusk, night; the world looks vibrant at all periods, with some amazing ambient lighting going on. Please SEGA. Please bring this and Yakuza 3 to the West. If you won't let us have Shenmue III, then at least give us this.
News LittleBigPlanet Hits 1.3million User Created Levels
User generated levels in Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet have now hit 1
3million. That's a whopping amount of content to get through - and even if 99% of it is rubbish, still leaves 1,300 good levels to check out. Speaking at the Montreal Game Summit, lead architect Paul Holden said, The figures are obviously changing daily. The last figures I...
News Media Molecule Want To Share Playstation 3 Memory Tool With Other Developers
During the development of LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule developed a tool entitled HeapMon, which allowed software to manage numerous requests of the PS3's hardware memory
Media Molecule now want to make that tool available to other developers, so long as Sony agree. Speaking at the Montreal Game Summit, Media Molecule lead architect Paul Holden...
News Gearbox: Borderlands Is The Fastest Selling New IP Of The Year
Michael Pachter said Borderlands was being "sent out to die
" He was wrong. Gearbox's new IP sold at an alarming rate, faring incredibly on the XBOX 360, and still rather well as part of a congested PS3 line-up. In fact, Gearbox are claiming Borderlands to be the fastest selling new IP of the year, an accolade we won't argue with. Basing it on...
News Facebook Hits The Playstation 3... Today, Y'All!
If you're desperate to share your trophy earning escapades with those on your Facebook account, then fear not: Firmware 3
10 is launching "sometime" today, featuring all the functionality we detailed yesterday. Of course, that also means that today is the end of horribly ugly friends lists.
News No More Heroes Is Coming To The Playstation 3! Jive With Us People, Jivvvve!
Arguably the best third-party Nintendo Wii franchise, No More Heroes, is due to make an appearance on the Playstation 3 according to scans from the latest issue of Japanese gaming Bible, Famitsu
The game, entitled No More Heroes: Eiyuutachi no Rakuen (Heroes' Paradise), has been on the cards for a while going on comments by franchise creator Suda...
News European Vidzone Release Dates Announced
It's easy to forget while we're dancing around to Glockenpop that other regions across Europe are yet to receive the Playstation 3's Vidzone application yet
Worry not though Europeans. The service is on its way. In fact, here's a list of the where and whens. November 23: Austria, The Netherlands, and Portugal December 3: Denmark, Finland, Norway...
News Rockstar's Agent Was Originally Being Developed For Playstation 2
According to information dug up by Shogun Gamer, Rockstar Games' upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive, Agent, was originally in development for the first XBOX and Playstation 2
The resume of a 3D modeller features work on the game Agent way back in 2003. Interestingly, it seems the game was in development at Rockstar San Diego at the time. Agent is...
News Sucker Punch Are Hiring A Network Programmer, Adding Online Support To Next Game
With the recent recasting of Cole McGrath, it certainly seems likely that Sucker Punch are currently working on a follow-up to their hit open-world title inFamous
Even more interesting though, is the company's posting of a job position, which requires a network programmer who has "experience building on-line components of video games." If...
News Assassin's Creed II's Launch Trailer Reminds Us The Franchise Is Good Because It's Different
Watching the embedded launch trailer for Assassin's Creed II reminded us of one major thing
The franchise is different. If you've been living under a rock, you'll know that the latest game in Ubisoft's franchise is set in a renaissance Italy. That's awesome. It doesn't really matter what the actual game's like (it's great - Ed), hats off to Ubisoft...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 16th-22nd November
Word up to one and all, we'll be taking a trip back in time to the Renaissance this week
Will you? PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Assassin's Creed II (EU/USA) Ubisoft's biggest new IP of the generation returns for a second dose in the renaissance period this week across Europe and the US. Looks like Ubisoft have really stepped up the...
Rumour EA To Announce Closure Of Pandemic Today
Sources close to the folks over at Kotaku have hinted that EA's Pandemic studio is to be closed down today
The team were due to release their latest game, The Saboteur, early next month - but it now seems like EA Montreal will be left with the task of finishing the game. If true, it's a real shame that EA wouldn't even let the Pandemic team finish...
News Cross Game Chat Is Almost Definitely Coming To The Playstation 3
So, the Playstation Network's product manager James Thorpe (via TSA) probably just made himself the most popular person on the t'Internet
Overstatement, perhaps, but in a comment on the Playstation.Blog he's made hints that Cross Game Chat is coming to the Playstation 3. He writes on the blog, I wish I could just give you a date, I really...
News Double-Shot Espresso: Two Peggle Games Headed To The PSN This Thursday
How much do you want Peggle on the PSN? Afterall, it's been a long time coming
That much, eh? Well know that two games are headed to the PSN this Thursday: Peggle and Peggle Nights. The PS3 games will feature YouTube support - so you'll be able to upload amazing replays directly from the PS3 to your YouTube account, storing all those "oh...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Is Coming To North America On May 11th
Last night Atlus announced that 3D Dot Game Heroes will be coming to the US on May 11th
The game looks like a modern re-imagination of Nintendo's excellent Zelda franchise, so those of you across Europe might want to get your import on thanks to the wonders of Playstation 3's region-free design. Interestingly, American retailer GameStop are listing...
News Capcom Detail Team Battles & Endless Mode For Super Street Fighter IV
The more we hear about Super Street Fighter IV the more we're interested in it
Yes, it absolutely does sound like a repackaged Street Fighter IV, but it sounds like the online modes are really going to be stepped up in this version. Considering how threadbare Street Fighter IV's online modes were, it's great that Capcom are going out of their way to...
News Buzz! Developer Dude Reckons Home Is Hitting Its Stride Right About... Now
The executive director of Relentless Games, Andrew Eades, reckons Playstation Home is totally not for him
"Home doesn't appeal to me personally that much," he told VideoGamer.com. Bad news? Not quite, as Eades reckons Home is just starting to reach its potential. He reckons that Sony should focus on " the tools to allow people to...
Rumour Russia Recalls Modern Warfare 2 Due To The "No Russian" Scene
Well, let's be honest, it was absolutely inevitable that some Russians were going to get upset over that scene in Modern Warfare 2
We'd tell you all about it, but we don't want to spoil things for folks who haven't played the game yet. Chances are, if you have played the game, you know what we're talking about. According to a Hellforge translation,...
News Sony Announce Firmware 3.10 With Facebook Integration Coming Soon
We told you it was coming
Now Sony has announced it on the Playstation.Blog. Firmware 3.10 is "coming soon" and will include full Facebook integration. Given this is a feature Microsoft has been touting as a "system-seller" for the XBOX 360 over the past few months, it must be a kick in the teeth that Sony announce the...
News Rockstar Dude Says The Words "Grand Theft Auto Five"
Rockstar's Dan Houser has casually mentioned the prospect of Gran Theft Auto V in a lengthy interview with the Times
In it, he says that, "We'll think of a city first, then the characters." The game's eventual script will run to around 1,000 pages, nearly ten times as much as a feature film. It's been the first real hint we've caught of...
Rumour Modern Warfare 2's "Ghost" To Become Protagonist
Remember Ghost from Modern Warfare 2? Yeah, he sounded a lot like Gaz
That's because the character probably was Gaz. But speculation aside, the voice actor for both characters - Craig Fairbrass - has blurted out some interesting tid-bits regarding the nature of a potential spin-off title starring the masked military dude.I did in the last game a...
News Square Enix Working On A "Global Game" In Montreal
As gaming prominence in the West continues to grow and grow, so must the attitudes of traditionally Eastern developers - like Square Enix
Cue, Square Enix's president - Yoichi Wada - confirming that the company's first "global game" is in development in Montreal. The game is being developed alongside Thief 4 and Deus Ex 3 in Eidos'...
News Konami Confirms Metal Gear Solid For European Playstation Store Release This Thursday
Hurah-guzzah and all that
Kojima's mainstream master-piece, Metal Gear Solid, will see release (at long last) on the European Playstation Store this Thursday. Konami say the game will cost £7.99, and of course, it'll be playable on either Playstation 3 or PSP. Konami also say that Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and its sequel - Portable Ops + -...
News Surprise: Modern Warfare 2 Debuts At The Top Of The UK Charts
Pretend to be surprised for us will you? Thanks
So, guess what? Modern Warfare 2entered the UK charts in the number one position for the week ending November 14th. It managed to sell a whopping 1.78 million copies over the five or so days it was on sale, with a speculated 700,000 or so copies attributed to the Playstation3 version. The rest of the...
News Playstation 3 Continues To Lead The Japanese Sales Charts
When the PS3 Slim launched, many expected the Playstation 3 to lead the charts for a couple of weeks and then drop away
But Sony's HD system has held onto its place at the top of the Japanese charts, even managing to beat out Nintendo's DSi this week. Combined sales of the PSP and PSPgo also managed to beat out Nintendo's handheld system for the...
News Conflict Of Interests: More Dodgy Metal Headed To God Of War III, Dream Theater Say "Hello"
Dream Theater - a band we're absolutely going to judge by the photo embedded above - are to lend their heavy metal audio talents to Sony's upcoming God Of War III
They'll be writing and recording a brand new instrumental for the game. No doubt it will have big chugging guitars and whatnot. So, Dream Theater and Trivium are now on board. We hate...
As exciting as the Final Fantasy XIII release date announcement was yesterday, it really only served as a wake-up call for me
The first quarter of next year is absolutely chock-a-block. If I just construct a list of games coming early next year that automatically spring to mind, we're looking at: MAG, Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, Dante's Inferno, Dark...
News New Red Dead Redemption Screens Confirm That The Game Looks Nice
This is a screenshot from Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption
A new one in fact. Joystiq have a few more you can peruse at your leisure. The game continues to look impressive with each new batch of screenshots released. And with Rockstar at the helm, it's hard not to be a teensy bit excited. Unless you absolutely hate GTAIV. In which case - you're...
News Worry Not SingStars - There's A Patch On The Way
There's a patch headed to Sony's karaoke title, SingStar, according to the European Playstation Blog
The patch is going through QA right now, and is due for release on December 1st. It'll fix a ton of problems caused by Patch 4.20, like stopping the game from deleting SingStore DLC off your HDD, etc.
News Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band DLC Debuts November 19th
Itching for more The Beatles: Rock Band? Then know that MTV and Harmonix have announced the next set of The Beatles: Rock Band DLC due for release on the Playstation Store this coming November 19th
The full album will set you back $13.49 but includes classics such as "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite"...
News Activision To Release Fewer "Hero" Games In '10, Still More DJ, Guitar, Band Hero On The Way
Hilariously, in an interview with MCV, Activision's Guitar Hero brand CEO Dan Rosensweig has confirmed that there are already future iterations of DJ Hero, Guitar Hero and Band Hero in the works
Thankfully, those games aside, there will be fewer SKUs in the "Hero" franchise next year all together. Hopefully this means an end to...
News adHoc Party Finally Goes Western, Launching In The US & EU This Month
Thank goodness for that
Sony has finally announced that adHoc Party - the Playstation 3 application that allows you to play adHoc PSP games over the Internet - is finally coming to the USA and Europe. Essentially, the application allows you to "trick" your PSP into thinking there are other players in the room, making games like Gran...
News Final Fantasy XIII Hits Playstation 3 This March 9th (!!!), Features Leona Lewis
It's official
It's happening. As promised, there has been a Final Fantasy XIII announcement, and alongside new details contained in the embedded video, well, there's a release date. Both Europeans and North Americans will have Final Fantasy XIII in their hands this March 9th. The epic video also confirms the inclusion of music from the British...
Feature Modern Warfare 2 on Playstation 3 Multiplayer Impressions
The campaign might be a teensy bit contrived, but there's absolutely no doubt that Modern Warfare 2 is absolutely the best multiplayer game available on Playstation 3 right now
It's the subtle tweaks that make Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer a rip-roaring success. This is not evolution, it's iteration. And it's iteration at its very best. Modern...
News Bioware Continue To Deny Mass Effect 2 On Playstation 3
The ongoing sub-drama of Mass Effect 2's potential appearance on the Playstation 3 goes on
Everytime the question's raised, a less than convincing answer is given. This time it's Bioware's Greg Zeschuck who is pressed on the possibility of a Playstation 3 port on GTTV. His response? "We're not saying anything." That Playstation 3 port...
News Sony: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Has Sold Over One Million
Sony of America's VP of Business Development Phil Rosenberg has announced that "as of last week, we've already sold over a million copies [of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves] in just a couple weeks on the market
" So they're not Modern Warfare 2 numbers (they should be?) but, let's be honest, that game is very much a freak case. With the October...
News Artist Lists Resistance 3 Work On His Resume
We assume we already know about Resistance 3 thanks to "that billboard," but if you wanted further confirmation, you should have looked at artist Ben Mauro's LinkedIn profile yesterday
Joystiq report that while the information has since been conveniently removed, Mauro listed work on "R3" at Insomniac Games through the months of March...
News October NPD: Uncharted 2: Among Theives Tops Charts, Playstation 3 Beats Out XBOX 360
Another NPD results post, another month, another fanboy war (we assume)
America's console and games sales charts are in. And they make for minor interesting reading. The Playstation 3's sales are down this month (after a mammoth month in September, that's to be expected) but Sony's high-definition system still managed to beat out Microsoft's XBOX...
News Modern Warfare 2 Sells 4.7 Million Copies On Day One
Activision have announced that Modern Warfare 2 managed to muster up sales in the 4
7million region in just North America and the UK alone. We're going to assume that's a lot of money and stuff. And now, we're not going to post anything else about Modern Warfare 2's sales until at least next week. Because we're bored of it. We get it. It sold lots.
News Eurogamer "Confirm" Facebook Is Heading To The Playstation 3
Being the biggest online video games publication in Europe means one thing to PushSquare: that we trust Eurogamer when they have unnamed sources
Those sources are confirming today that, as speculated yesterday, Facebook is indeed headed to the Playstation 3. According to Eurogamer, there will be more information on this "very shortly." Is...
News Motorbikes May Make An Appearance In Gran Turismo 5
So just to further confirm that everything except the kitchen sink is going into Gran Turismo 5, there are fresh reports this morning that Polyphony's racing simulator might include, erm, motorbikes
In all honesty, it's just an off-the-cuff remark from GT godfather Kazunori Yamauchi, in which he states that, If thats what users really want in...
News Playstation Motion Control Being Treated As A "Platform"
Playstation 3's studio boss Mike Denny reckons the Playstation Motion Controller is being treated as a platform by Sony
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Denny said of the Playstation Motion Controller: The motion control system were putting in place going forward is were treating as more of a platform." Youre right that here in...
News Analysts Predict Roughly 7 Million First-Day Sales For Modern Warfare 2
Analyst Ben Schachter wants to talk numbers
Big numbers in fact, in relation to Modern Warfare 2. He wants to talk a whopping 7million — which he reckons is just how many copies Modern Warfare 2 sold on day-one worldwide. We already know of the 1.23 million sold in the UK, so those worldwide estimates certainly don't seem far off the boil. If...
News The PS3 Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Is, Erm, Totally Working Fine Again
Infinity Ward have finally managed to fix Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer issues, meaning anyone wanting to jump online and shoot some folks can now once again do so
It appears the problem was down to overwhelming demand raping Infinity Ward's servers. Reassuringly though, Infinity Ward's community manager Robert Bowling Tweeted that the company...
Feature Win A Whole Heap Of Tekken 6 Goodies With Push Square.com
To celebrate the European release of Tekken 6 today, we've teamed up with the fine folks over at Namco Bandai to offer you with the chance of winning a whole pile of Tekken 6 related goodies
Tekken 6 is the biggest beat 'em up game to hit the Playstation 3 this year, with a massive roster of fighters and moves to choose from. Tekken 6 is also the...
News Assassin's Creed II's Final Developer Diary Shows Off Ezio's Villa
Oh how we love the renaissance
Grand architecture, inventive thinkers, assassin's villas. Yo, Assassin's Creed II attempts to capture it all. In the final developer diary for next week's blockbuster release, Ubisoft detail the uses of Ezio's safehouse - a place where the cold blooded killer can kick his feet up and read 15th century literature...
Rumour Facebook Coming With Next Playstation 3 Firmware Update
That's a nice selling point you had there for a few weeks Microsoft
Looks like it's not going to remain exclusive for long though, as rumours mount that Facebook will join the realm of Playstation 3 features with the next Firmware Update. Images were originally posted by ScrawlFX, clearly showing Facebook integration aswell as coloured trophy cards...
News Stop Press: Final Fantasy XIII Getting Uber Announcement On Playstation Blog This Friday
You know something's going to be either exciting or disappointing when a company feel it's necessary to announce an announcement
But that's exactly what Square Enix have done in regards to Final Fantasy XIII, which is due an uber announcement over at the European Playstation Blog this Friday. What's most interesting about the announcement is the tie...
News Modern Warfare 2's Multiplayer Borked On Playstation 3 Thanks To Trophy-Fix Patch
So we guess patch number three is on the way then? Since yesterday's launch of Modern Warfare 2 we've already had two patches; today's released to fix the trophy unlocks
Sadly, while we can confirm patch 1.02 has fixed trophies, it's totally borked the online multiplayer which, well, doesn't work at all. Hopefully Infinity Ward can turn out a patch...
News Modern Warfare 2 Shifts A Whopping 1.23 Million Units In The UK, Breaks Sales Records
As expected, Modern Warfare 2's launch was a major deal in the UK
The game sold a whopping 1.23 million units in its first 24 hours or so; absolutely crushing Grand Theft Auto IV's 631,000 units. The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association described the launch as "interactive entertainment come of age." Apparently,...
News Watch God Of War II's QA Tester Give You Some Expert Advice
Stephen Peterson knows his God Of War, and thus he'd like to give you some advice on how to get the "15 Minute Fight Scene" trophy in the upcoming God Of War Collection
The game launches next week and if you've had a little break from God Of War for a while, Stephen's advice might be paramount in helping you get those two platinums.
News Just Cause 2's Grapple Mechanic Continues To Look Amazing
We've seen quite a bit of Just Cause 2's grappling hook in various trailers over the past few months, but the latest mini-documentary from developers Avalance really goes into detail with the mechanic
For example, you can totally tether an enemy to another enemy, sticking them together and giving you an advantage. You can also hook enemies up to...
News Golden Playstation 3 Looks Lovely & Golden
Colorware are crazy
Crazy but so, so cool. They intend to drop five PS3 Slims into 24k gold. Why? Because it looks great. Colorware intend to only produce five. We want one.
News Dante's Inferno Demo Hitting The Playstation 3 As Soon As Next Month
Visceral Games' God Of War inspired Dante's Inferno will not see the light of day until February
It will however, get a demo as soon as next month. The demo, entitled "The Gates Of Hell", will allow players to traverse an entire level, taking them from the Earth's surface to a showdown with Death himself. Gam'es hardcore, yo.
News SEGA Europe Announce A Rather Lovely Bayonetta Special Edition
Europe's Bayonetta special edition looks rather tasty with the inclusion of a single-disc soundtrack, a hardback art book and, of course, the game
The special edition will release alongside the standard game on January 8th. There are no pricing details yet, but we assume it will be in the £60 region.
News Modern Warfare 2 Playstation 3 Patch 1.02 Goes Live
Modern Warfare 2 is barely 24 hours old and it's already been patched twice
We suppose that shows some hefty commitment from Activision and Infinity Ward to make the game's launch as smooth as possible. The patch apparently fixes trophy unlock issues that were affecting some users on launch day. The slightly broken party system will be fixed by...
News Yamauchi Comments On Gran Turismo 5 Track Editor
Man, do you really have to pick at Gran Turismo Godfather Kazunori Yamauchi's words to get any hint of a story
GTPlanet have picked up on the wording of an answer Kaz gave during an interview with IGN regarding GT5's rumoured track editor. In the interview, IGN staffer Ryan Geddes asks if a track editor would make Gran Turismo 5's dev
News Public Service Announcement: PushSquare Go On Modern Warfare 2 Themed Hiatus
Today is November 10th
That's the day that Modern Warfare 2 officially lands on store shelves. Chances are there's no one around to read this. Fact is, we aren't actually around to write it. This is being written on Sunday 8th November to inform you that, today (today being the Tuesday November 10th) we are playing Modern Warfare 2. And no, we don't...
News The Killzone 2 Soundtrack Is Now Available On iTunes
Finally we can live out our fantasy in which we pretend to have orange eyes and march around a dark, stormy environment listening to the sounds of Killzone 2
How? By downloading the soundtrack from iTunes. The soundtrack was performed in the Abbey Road Studios, London (so you know it's good) and features 74 minutes of epic, jaw-grindingly intense...
News Criterion's Need For Speed Game Coming "Next Year", Will Probably Be Amazing
Burnout developers Criterion Games are probably the masters of the arcade racer right now
Sure, it looks like Black Rock Studio's Split/Second is going to give Burnout Paradise a run for its money early next year; but don't think Criterion are down and out just yet — they're set to release a Need For Speed game "next year". With...
News Zombie DLC Heading To Borderlands November 24th
If you've had enough of Borderland's on-disc content and are itching for more, you'll be pleased to know that Gearbox are planning some Zombie based DLC for the loot-based shooter later this month
The content is due to hit the PSN this November 24th and promises "ferocious brain-eating zombies, carnivorous Were-Skags and more." The content...
News Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition Will Be Available As DLC
Well this is surprising
We originally expected Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition to be a completely new retail package. However, according to Joystiq the new missions and Playstation Motion Controller support will be available as DLC for European and American players. Japanese players will get the content in a new retail box.
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 9th-15th November 2009
So this week there's only really one release everyone cares about
And chances are you're playing it right now, rather than reading this. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) Well, let's face it, it wasn't going to be anything else was it? Infinity Ward's military tour-de-force should be available worldwide right now...
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Screenshots Are All Like, "Hey Activision!"
As expected, just ahead of Activision's "big night", EA has released a few new shots of the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Which predictably look rather amazing. We just feel like EA should let Activision have their moment for now - seeing as by the time Battlefield: Bad Company 2 comes around everyone will have shut the hell up about MW2.
News This Is How A Modern Warfare 2 Themed London Looks Right Now
Well, obviously not right now, this isn't a magic photograph
It is still a recent photograph from tonight's Modern Warfare 2 launch event in London's Leicester Square however. We'd be there, seeing the sights and brushing shoulders with the Zoo models but, y'know, we're in Birmingham. Sorry folks.
News Playstation Network Scheduled Maintenance Planned For... Erm... Tomorrow
So, erm, Sony have announced some scheduled maintenance for, erm, tomorrow
Don't bite our heads off, we know what tomorrow is. We're just the messengers. The downtime will take place between 8AM and 11AM GMT and is promised to only affect PSN sign-in for roughly 15 minutes (so not to a big a deal). On the plus side, the European Playstation Blog are...
Rumour Killzone 3 Confirmed, On Track For 2011
According to Eurogamer
de</a>, Guerrilla Games' epic shooting franchise is all but confirmed to return in 2011. According to them, animation director Jan-Bart Van Beek was on a Dutch TV show in which he confirmed the existence of Killzone 3 and a targeted release date of 2011. He was probably all like, "Yo, I work for Guerrilla Games and...
News Are You Planning On Boycotting Modern Warfare 2?
Perhaps you're offended by the game's subject matter? Maybe you hate Bobby Kotick with a vengeance? Or perhaps you just don't have the cash -- for whatever reason, Kotaku has compiled the complete strategy guide for the bitter Modern Warfare 2 boycotter
May we add one thing to Kotaku's list? Those of you boycotting because of the game's hype levels:...
News Final Fantasy XIII Announcement Probably Happening On November 13th
A Final Fantasy XIII puzzle discovered by Siliconera has been cracked by the fine brains at a Final Fantasy fansite
The anagram ("A Henchmen Inventor Tent Unto.") has been solved to read: "Announcement Nov Thirteenth." The nature of the announcement is unknown, but we suppose we could speculate it might have something to do with...
News Modern Warfare 2 Launch Action Kicks Off In London From 7PM GMT
Modern Warfare 2 is getting its own premiere in London's Leicester Square tonight
No, we're not making it up. It's really happening. Apparently there's going to be a load of famous people and "top DJs" and a secret gig and stuff. Some guy off Big Brother Series 3 will probably be there or something. We don't know. It's hard to remember...
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