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October2009
News This Is What Need For Speed Shift Looks Like When Included In A Playstation 3 Bundle
Does anyone our there not have a Playstation 3? Ok, a few of you then
Do any of you really want to buy Need For Speed Shift as your first game when you eventually buy a PS3? Ok, one of you. Sweet, then this bundle is for you. A 250GB Playstation 3 Slim with a copy of Need For Speed Shift. Perfect, eh? Loving the box art.
News Final Fantasy XIII Trailer In English Is More Romantic, Less Nonsensical
Late last month we posted the latest Final Fantasy XIII trailer -- in Japanese
At the time we were waffling about underage-looking girls because we had little else to say. Having seen the trailer in English (which you can do yourselves right here) we can conclude that the romantic tones we'd predicted (but refrained from writing for fear of...
News Another Super Sweet Playstation 3 Advertisement: "Mon-Tage"
Remember those really awesome Playstation 3 adverts from a few months ago? Well Sony are still pumping them out
This version of the advert (captured off screen) deals with the subject of games. We have two words for you; "Mon-Tage".
News Home v1.3 Causing Some Problems For A Minority Of Users
Playstation Home had one of its biggest updates ever recently
The v1.3 update added lots of new content, including support for the Home camera amongst other things. Sadly, a small minority of users are reporting numerous errors since the update. Home manager Locust_Star says this could be down to a number of in-game objects, such as the Fat Princess...
Look, in all honesty we hate the pseudo-futuristic elements of Assassin's Creed
We really hate it. But look, there is a saving grace - because one of the characters in that segment is voiced by Miss. Kristen Bell. And if you've not been living under a rock for the past 5 years, you'd know Kristen Bell is pretty damn adorable. She'll make another...
News Konami Looking Towards Motion Control In Playstation 3 Games
Sony's Playstation Motion Controller is actually really not that far away
Seriously, it'll be here within the next 6 months or so. And developers are having to prepare for that. Take Konami and their Pro Evolution Soccer franchise; honcho Shingo 'Seabass' Takatsuka said his team are "looking at integrating [Playstation Motion Controller] into...
News Modern Warfare 2 Gets Another New Trailer In Sunday Night American Egghand TV Coverage
So, according to USA Today, Activision will be showing a new trailer for Modern Warfare 2 in between the San Diego Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers game on Sunday
Any Americans who've dropped by this site and feel like kicking us in the face due to our "handegg" joke in the title, please chill — we're simply Brits trying to be comical...
News Modern Warfare 2 Dynamic Themes Are In The Works For Playstation 3
We love our LittleBigPlanet dynamic theme
But we feel like it's time we had a change. Sadly there's not much else available on the Playstation Store. Thankfully Infinity Ward are on the case, with "some [Modern Warfare 2] dynamic themes in the works for the PS3 XMB". We imagine a series of Modern Warfare 2 themes would fair rather well on...
News Final Fantasy XIV Beta Will Be On PC Only We're 'Fraid
If you were hoping to get some early access to the upcoming Playstation 3 Final Fantasy MMO then you're going to have to wait a little while we're afraid
There will be a beta, but sadly it will be PC only, as confirmed by Final Fantasy XIV director Hiromichi Tanaka. The beta will start out closed with just 10,000 people but will eventually open up...
News God Of War III Was Initially Pitched As An FPS
A little known fact within Sony's Santa Monica Studio is that God Of War III was original pitched as a first-person game
Seriously. Art director Ken Feldman pitched the alternate perspective to game director Stig Asmussen early on into the game's development. He explains, "I tried unsuccessfully to convince Stig to make God of War III a...
News Trine Not Hitting The US Until The End Of October
Nobilis Publishing and Frozenbyte can confirm that Trine will be coming to the American Playstation Store
Just not until October 22nd. Trine has already appeared on the European Playstation Store, and received a fairly positive review from this very outlet. The reason for the delay isn't really known but, Americans should rejoice that they finally...
News Tony Hawk Ride Pushed Back Until December 4th In The UK
Tony Hawk Ride will still hit the US on November 17th as planned
Here in the UK though, change of plan. It's been put back by two weeks to the 4th December. We suppose this sucks if you're really excited for the game but, alas, at least you have an extra two weeks to save up for more plastic peripherals. Right?!
News Kazunori Yamauchi Promises Perfection For Gran Turismo 5's Damage System
If there's one thing that's gotten a substantial back-lash in recent weeks it's been Gran Turismo 5's damage system
Appearing rather impressive to the untrained eye, it's the enthusiasts who've had more than a word to say about Polyphony's incorporation of bumps, scrapes and dents. But Polyphony head Kazunori Yamauchi is unphased. Speaking with...
News PSN Idiot Gets His Court Case, Well, Crumpled Up & Spat On
Remember Erik - the PSN user who'd acted like a jerk on PSN and then tried to sue Sony when he got banned? Dudes legal proceedings didn't hold much water
Erik Estavillo tried to sue Sony on the basis that following his ban he was being denied services he had paid for. He also came up with some sob story regarding agrophobia. Regardless, the case all...
News PS3 Slim Interest Declines Somewhat In Japan, Still Dominates The Home Console Market
Ever since the PS3 Slim's launch day, sales for Sony's home console hardware have declined slightly
This week sees the Slim settle just below the 40,000 mark, still a reasonable number for Sony given a slow software week and previous performances. Sony will want to see the Slim even out at some point, perhaps around the 25,000 to 30,000 weekly sales...
News Playstation Is Coming To Indonesia! Hi Guys!
Sony Computer Entertainment Asia have announced that they are to bring the Playstation business to Indonesia
Starting this October, the PS3, PSP and PSPgo will be available for 4,499,000rb, 2,599,000rb and 3,599,000rb respectively. SCE Asia has been expanding into various territories for a while; other subsidiaries include Hong Kong, Taiwan,...
News It's Nathan Drake, Speaking In Japanese. Woah!
Have you ever wondered what Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would sound like in Japanese? Well now you know, as the game will launch in Japan with Japanese voice dub
We tried to concentrate on Drake's unusual language, truly we did, but then we remembered how amazing this particular scene looks. We ended up being graphic whores instead.
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time To Get Two PSN Demos
Makes total sense.
During a discussion on Insomniac Games' Full Moon Show podcast, it was announced that upcoming Insomniac Games masterclass Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time would get not one but two demos. The reason for this is because the original demo Insomniac cut is too long, thus they're going to split it into two parts: one level...
News Naughty Dog Talk Uncharted On PSP, Jak & Daxter On PS3, Plus Much More
An interview with Naughty Dog's Evan Wells conducted by the Examiner has unearthed some new statements regarding the situation of the Jak & Daxter franchise, aswell as the future of Uncharted
When prompted if Naughty Dog's next project would be Jak & Daxter on Playstation 3, Evan responded, "I think you know I cant answer that...
News Modern Warfare 2 Get Its Own Energy Drink, Spills DLC Information
How can you know when a game is hyped through the roof? When it gets its own energy drink of course
Like these specially branded cans of Modern Warfare 2 Monster Drink. The cans come with tons of download codes for special Modern Warfare 2 themed goodies including: 1,000 copies of the Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition; 5,000 map pack codes for a...
News Sony: PS3 Drive Issues Are Totally Not Firmware Related
Ever since Sony release Firmware 3
0, some vocal Playstation 3 users have been reporting problems with games. At first, that was limited to Uncharted: Drakes Fortune — a problem that was fixed with Firmware 3.01; but problems weren't addressed for most. Users are still complaining of read errors when playing blu-ray discs or just bog-standard...
News Check Out The Debut Trailer To Resident Evil 5: Director's Cut
This Resident Evil 5: Director's Cut has us totally sold on Resident Evil 5 again
A new chapter where we get to play as Jill Valentine, dude, we're all over that. Plus the new version will have Playstation Motion Controller support — functionality which should make Resident Evil 5 as fun to play as RE4: Wii Edition. We're so all over it.
News EA Sports Join The Playstation Store In A New Specially Branded Section
Alongside the American Playstation Store's huge overnight update, Playstation Lifestyle bring news that EA Sports have been added to the roster of "publisher pages" -- i
e. they have their very own section within the Playstation Store. They join Capcom to be the second publisher to get their own branded portion of the Playstation Store. Currently on...
News Tekken 6 Viral Ads Are Totally Over The Top, Pretty Awesome
We've really no idea what's going on in this Tekken 6 video
We do know that it's in super slow motion, and very artistically shot. A little pretentious if you will. But still, you can't deny that it's pretty damn classy. After all, "What will you fight for?" is a question we should all ask ourselves when we step into the arena with a...
News Sony Pictures To Bundle PSP-only Digital Copies With Blu-Ray Discs
Upcoming Sony blu-ray releases will include digital copies of movies for exclusive use with the PSP
That means, simply, when you buy a blu-ray movie from Sony, you'll have a digital copy on-hand ready to copy across for portable consumption on your PSP. The first blu-ray releases to feature PSP copies will be Godzilla and The Ugly Truth, both of...
News 3D Dot Game Heroes Is Zelda In The Next Generation On Playstation 3
Gah 3D Dot Game Heroes looks really rather good doesn't it
Ok, so it's clearly ripping off everything about the original Zelda game on the NES you can imagine, but at the same time it's absolutely gorgeous. Plus, these type of games are extremely rare these days. We can't wait to check this game out.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Trailer Literally Blows Us Away
We know all anyone can think about is Modern Warfare 2 when it comes to first person shooters
But blimey, this Battlefield: Bad Company 2 trailer is absolutely breath-taking. Graphically it doesn't look far off Killzone 2, and the epic scale of a typical Battlefield game looks to be in tact. In short, if you've seen nothing on Battlefield: Bad...
September2009
News Dead Space 2 Going Into Production In The "Next Few Months"
It's in
It's not quite official. But we've no reason to not believe it. Joystiq have discovered via a Linked.In job listing that, "The previous installment in the Dead Space franchise received numerous awards ... and the same core team is in place to create an even better follow up." According to the job listing, Dead Space 2 is "in...
News Playstation Home v1.3 Lands Tomorrow, Adds Universal Game Launching & A Ton Of Other Stuff
Sony will update their virtual world tomorrow
Playstation Home will reach v1.3, a milestone update that will bring universal game launching among other updates. Universal game launching will allow you to party up with anyone you meet within Sony's world and jump straight into a multiplayer game. That's pretty awesome. In addition to that, v1.3 also...
News Sony Launch Awesome New Worldwide Studios Website
It's no secret Sony own and operate a massive number of studios across the world
Sony want to let you know more about them via their new Worldwide Studios website. The site keeps track of what is being built and where and even has job listings. Essential if you harbour dreams of working for Sony at some point in your career.
News Uncharted 2 Debuts As Playstation 3's Second Best Game Of All Time According To MetaCritic
A lot of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves reviews dropped yesterday (10/10 from Eurogamer - *gasp*) pushing the game aloft Metacritic's top Playstation 3 titles list
With a critical score of 97, Uncharted 2 sits above LittleBigPlanet as the best Playstation 3 exclusive, and just one point behind the massive Grand Theft Auto IV. Of 22 written reviews, 12...
News Need For Speed Shift Demo Hits The Playstation Store Tomorrow
Did our Need For Speed Shift review not do enough to convince you to pick up the game? Perhaps you should check out tomorrow's PSN demo that will feature five cars and two tracks to play around with
That's quite a beefy demo to get a feel for the game y'all, so if you're interested, check it out.
News Chilean Playstation 3 Advertisements Are Frighteningly Bonkers
We like gothic
We really enjoy surreal imagery, in a subtle but frightening way. Call us sell-outs but it's why we're fans of Tim Burton movies. Still, these Chilean Playstation 3 adverts are step too far towards the bonkers for us. We're not denying the imagery is fantastic it is — our question lies with how this stuff actually helps to sell...
News Square Enix Expect Exceed 6 Million Final Fantasy XIII Sales
In an interview with Reuters, Squeenix honcho Yoichi Wada told the service he expects Final Fantasy XIII to outsell its predecessors, roughly selling upwards of six million copies
Wada also expressed hopes that the recent price cut to the Playstation 3 would drive up sales when it launches this December. We expect Wada won't be far off with this...
News Digger HD Hits The Playstation Store This Week For North America
Creat Studio's have announced that their remake of the classic PC title, Digger HD, will hit the North American Playstation Store this October 1st, and the European store on October 8th
In the game, players control a construction vehicle and are tasked with digging their own path through an underground maze in order to collect power-ups and goodies...
News No Plans For A Modern Warfare 2 Pre-Launch Demo
Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling has confirmed via the wonders of Twitter that there are no plans for a pre-launch demo
Hence, if you're still totally on the fence regarding whether Modern Warfare 2 is the game for you — you're out of luck. Still, seeing as a quarter of the population will own the game by Christmas, you could always...
News @Naughty_Dog To Limit The Frequency Of #UNCHARTED2 Twitter Reports
After much moaning from the Twitter contingent -- "This ain't how we use Twitter, y'all" -- Naughty Dog have decided to pull functionality within Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that automatically updates Twitter accounts regarding chapter completion
While the option will still exist within the game's menu, it won't actually do anything. The option will...
News Let's Look At The Various Guises Of Uncharted 2's Boxart
Here we see three exhibits of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' boxart from around the world
Furthest left we have the European special edition, central we have the North American box, and furthest right we have Japan. Spot the difference? Yep you got it, the Japanese boxart looks like a retro "Boys'" annual from the Fifties.
News Hey Everyone, Fancy Playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Multiplayer?
Not everyone has played Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer yet
Some might not have got various preorder bonuses or gained access to the beta. That changes today though, when anyone can download the Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo from the Playstation Store. There are four different maps, four game types and two co-operative modes included. You...
News Hot Damn! Super Street Fighter IV Is Announced!
Well, there's an announcement we didn't totally did see coming
Capcom have just announced Super Street Fighter IV, a new version of the smash fighting game that hit PS3 earlier this year. Along with rebalancing the existing game, it will also add eight new fighters to the roster including T-Hawk, Dee-Jay and Juri. Apparently, due to the subtle...
News Insomniac Show You How To Spot A Villain, Make Us ROFL
Good stuff
Be as moody as you like about the Ratchet & Clank games: the gameplay is stale, it looks too cartoony, yadda-yadda-yadda. But, never say Insomniac don't have it anymore. And by it we mean, well, the way they can keep cranking out this games and still make them bloody hilarious. Because this trailer is hilarious, and if you don't...
News Team Ico Man Having A Meeting To Discuss Colossus PS3 Ports, Will Be Involved In The Movie
Kotaku published a rather interesting and candid chat with Team Ico's lead man, Fumito Ueda last week
In that piece there were two mega-tons, of kind, for fans. Firstly, Ueda dropped hints that he would have involvement in the recently announced Shadow Of The Colossus movie. The game, which was a technical masterpiece for the Playstation 2, followed...
News Crap! That's T-Hawk In (Super) Street Fighter IV!
We've been posting rumours about an updated Super Street Fighter IV Dash for a while now, but things are now really coming to fruition
Take this screenshot, which clearly depicts T-Hawk kicking some ass in Street Fighter IV. Those who have played the game know that T-Hawk is totally not in Street Fighter IV's original roster and thus this must...
News TGS 09: International Gran Turismo 5 Release In Early 2010, More Details
It was sad to hear Gran Turismo 5 will release March, 2010 in Japan
Sad, but also kind of comforting — because you know Kaz Yamauchi (Polyphony honcho) and his team will be working tirelessly right up to the minute the game has to be shipped to make this the best racing game since sliced bread. In many ways, this is Polyphony's life; they live...
News TGS 09: Check Out The Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
The recipe to this Final Fantasy XIII trailer is two-parts amazing and one-part we wish we knew what was going on
Still, we suppose we can just sit and stare at the CGI character models of girls who look underage. Or not, because that would be a bad thing. And if you wondered why we are waffling, it's because we have nothing else to say about this...
News The Power Of The Cell: Dude, Look At Yakuza 4!
When you develop games for the Playstation 3, they generally look pretty bloody amazing
When you develop games only for the PS3, well, they look out of this world. It's a shame more developers don't take the time to focus on the platform because, well, you'd have more screenshots akin to the Yakuza 4 one above. German site VideoGamesZone.de have...
News Watchmen Looking Super Cute As LittleBigPlanet DLC
It feels like forever we've had something to write about regarding LittleBigPlanet DLC
We assume it's full speed ahead regarding the upcoming water DLC. Still, at least we have some new costumes to speak of. Introducing Sackboy Watchmen costumes, inspired by the classic graphical novel. There's no Dr. Manhattan we're 'fraid. But that dude walks...
News Let's Watch Gran Turismo 5's Indestructible Ferrari 458
This is a video of a recent Gran Turismo 5 demo
As you can see it includes damage. We sure as heck wished we owned the model of the Ferrari Polyphony were modelling mind; apparently 150MPH smashes only cause scratches! Hopefully we can just polish them out. Memo to Polyphony: finish your game, get the damage system right or leave it out, make sure...
News Is This A Teaser For A New Street Fighter IV Iteration?
A mysterious teaser page has popped up on Capcom's website
The URL is entitled "New Warrior" and features a Flash teaser trailer including similar swirls to the opening intro in Street Fighter IV. There is a date and time there (September 29th, 17:00JST) so we guess we'll find out if indeed a new version of Street Fighter IV is on the...
News Let's All Watch Some Really Dodgy Footage Of The God Of War Collection Because It's God Of War
There are few franchises we'd post such dodgy, shaky cam footage for
We're not going to lie. This footage is terrible. But it's God Of War — so it instantly becomes kinda awesome. This God Of War Collection footage shows off the game in a running state on a PS3. We can't really comment on any improvements - it looks gorgeous, but then so did the...
Fantastic
We love it when things go wrong. Like this instance, when a blogger from FreakBits noted his XBOX 360 copy of Need For Speed Shift had crashed trying to access the, erm, Playstation Store. Really. He writes:"When navigating menus today while connected to Xbox Live the game suddenly crashed again. When my rage had subsided and I got a...
News Quit Worrying About The Playstation 3 Version Of Bayonetta
Kotaku have spread the word - Bayonetta PS3 is fine
There have been some concerns that the game is vastly lagging behind its 360 counterpart. Kotaku aren't quite sure about that."But when we did get our hands on a DualShock to play Bayonetta, it felt largely the same as the Xbox 360 demos we'd played. That may be due to the familiar settingit...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Marketing Begins In The UK
We knew we weren't dreaming it -- the Twitter messages we read regarding Uncharted 2: Among Thieves appearing on Channel 4 were real; SCEE have started pushing Uncharted 2 towards being the mega hit it deserves to be
Three weeks away from launch, Sony are keeping things pretty low-key; hopefully they have a spectacular "build-up" campaign...
News TGS 09: Fumito Ueda Would Love To See Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus On PS3
Ever since the God Of War Collection was announced, many Playstation fans have been very vocal about a second "Playstation 2" compilation - providing Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus on a single blu-ray disc
And 1Up seem to have some dirt to suggest that the project could possibly go ahead. Team Ico's Fumito Ueda said when prompted on the...
News TGS 09: Find Out Why Ezio Is An Assassin In Assassin's Creed II
Seems like there is some bureaucracy involved in the lead up to Assassin's Creed II's plot
The trailer depicts an angry Ezio watch on as his father is sentenced to death. We're going to go out on a limb and suggest his father was wrongly sentenced death. Probably because of corruption. The trailer also features those crazy ass wings. Dude.
News TGS 09: Hey Everyone, Here's That New Yakuza Trailer
We've known there's been a new Yakuza coming for a while now
But now we can all finally see what it looks like via this Yakuza 4: Heir To The Dragon Tokyo Game Show trailer. And the verdict is... It looks a lot like a Yakuza game! It's hard to get excited when us Westerners are still waiting for the release of Yakuza 3. Yeah.
News Playstation 3 Sales Remain Strong In Japan
Another week at the top for the effectively relaunched Playstation 3 system this week, as Japanese sales dropped just 8% and still cruise at the 50,000+ sweet spot
Sony must be delighted with the bump they've seen from effectively remarketing the PS3 at the start of this month. They'll need to see it continue though; the inclusion of a Gran Turismo...
News Let's Watch LittleBigPlanet Played With The Playstation Motion Controller
When we heard the Playstation Motion Controller was going to be supported by LittleBigPlanet, we instantly thought of Super Mario Galaxy's bobble collecting solution
But in practice, LittleBigPlanet's solution is much more refined. It looks as though levels can be designed with the controllers in mind, offering an experience where one player can...
News Let's Watch Resident Evil 5 Played With The Playstation Motion Controller
Remember how Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition was the best version of the game because of the controls? Yeah, it actually felt a step back to play Resident Evil 5 with the DualShock didn't it? Don't worry - because Resident Evil 5: Director's Cut is all about Wii controls Playstation Motion Controller controls
If you check out the video from 2:50 in,...
News TGS 09: Dynasty Warriors Online Announced For The Playstation 3
Stop press: Dynasty Warriors Online is making the jump to the Playstation 3
We know you're excited. To be honest there are no real details as of yet, aside from this awesome little Flash teaser website. We can infer a lot from the game's title however; it's Dynasty Warriors Online. So if you like Dynasty Warriors and the Internet, well, hallelujah.
News Trousers Down: Microsoft Employee Caught Trolling Gran Turismo 5 On Popular Video Games Forum
This is a fantastic bit of news
Whether you're a Sony or Microsoft fan, you should be having a good ol' chuckle at the stupid lengths companies go to make their products sound better than the competition. That's exactly what a Microsoft employee has been trying to do over on NeoGaf as he tried to troll Gran Turismo 5's release date in a thread...
Rumour Playstation 3 Getting Cross-Game Chat Before October Ends
A reliable source of video game blog VG247
com</a> claims that the Playstation 3 will get another firmware update before October is out: this time including the most requested Playstation 3 feature — cross-game chat. Apparently the feature will be included in update 3.10. VG247 seem pretty damn confident about their source. The timing also...
News Watch Heavy Rain's Madison Paige Strip All The Way [NSFW]
Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain want to tackle a lot of real life themes
The Madison Paige scene seems to really hammer home the game's intentions. In it, you are confronted and propositioned by a guy who'll provide you with information if you strip for him. Given the nature of the shady character, you risk getting raped if you take things too far —...
News TGS 09: Polyphony Confirm YouTube Video Uploading In Gran Turismo 5
A neat feature that is underused on the Playstation 3 is the ability to upload gameplay videos directly to YouTube
It's something that would surely see a lot of use in, for example, Gran Turismo 5. Thankfully, the feature has been confirmed for the game during the Tokyo Game Show. Expect to see the availability of uploaded Gran Turismo videos get...
News The God Of War Collection Gets That Little Bit More Awesome, Includes E3 God Of War III Demo
We're already totally stoked about the God Of War Collection - a blu-ray compilation of the original two God Of War games - but now the icing has just truly been spread; as the disc will include the infamous 20-minute God Of War III E3 demo aswell
Dude. It's not a preorder bonus, it's not a store exclusive; the demo will be in every copy of the God...
News TGS 09: White Knight Chronicles: Awakening Of Light and Darkness Is Revealed
We might not have White Knight Chronicles yet, but that hasn't stopped Level 5 from teasing sequel White Knight Chronicles: Awakening Of Light and Darkness
There's no real details on the game as of yet, although there is a trailer in the wilderness at the moment that we're desperately trying to track down. Until then, know that a sequel to WKC is on...
News SCE UK Announce 250GB Playstation 3 Bundles, ?284.99
As speculated over the past few weeks, Sony UK have just announced a series of 250GB Playstation 3 bundles due for release in the UK
Following the great success of the new, smaller, 120GB PS3, which sold over 1m units in its first three weeks on sale, the 250GB model has the same hardware specifications as the current model, but with greater...
News Sony Score One Million Playstation 3 Sales In Just Three Weeks
Remember when the PS3 Slim was announced and everyone thought it was a big deal? Yeah, here's why -- just three weeks since launch, the new Playstation 3 has gone on to sell a whopping one million systems worldwide
That's based on internal estimates but we're likely to see corroboration of those estimates later in the year. They're pretty big...
News TGS 09: Final Fantasy XIV Trailer Has Amazing Music
We know very little about Final Fantasy XIV other than it's on the Playstation 3 (and PC) and is an MMO
Still, this trailer gives us a little artistic context, showing some of the world Eorzea. Apparently the place has lots of food. Oh and trading card games. Very, very important are trading card games. Did we mention that this trailer has really...
The Playstation Motion Controller is still on track for release in 2010
When Sony announced these things at E3 2009 we kinda expected the tentative date (Spring 2010) to change. But it's remained pretty consistent throughout. And now we have an idea of the kind of software in development for the new controllers. Some of the titles are going to be...
News TGS 09: Resident Evil 5, LittleBigPlanet To Get Updated With Motion Controls
During a press conference at Tokyo Game Show today Sony announced that an updated version of Resident Evil 5 will launch on the Playstation 3 with updated Playstation Motion Controller support
The title Resident Evil 5: Director's Cut will launch this Spring with a bunch of new features alongside the new Motion Control support. Which we actually...
News TGS 09: Behind The Scenes With The Last Guardian, New Trailer
Well it's not much, but you don't need to see much when it comes to The Last Guardian
This game truly looks to be something entirely new and completely special. In this new trailer and behind the scenes video, Fumito Ueda talks about the process of developing the game and some of the design choices behind it. Fascinating stuff.
News TGS 09: Sony Unveil 250GB Final Fantasy XIII Playstation 3 Bundle
The PS3 looks hella good in silvery-cream and pink
This new Playstation 3 design is sure to shift a helluva lot of systems in Japan. It's easy to see why aswell. The thing looks flippin' gorgeous. The bundle will cost 41,600Yen, and will be available to tie-in with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII. Also of note, Final Fantasy VIII has just gone up...
News TGS 09: Gran Turismo 5 Is Dated For Japan, March 2010
We guess a tad disappointingly, Gran Turismo 5 has not met the Christmas 09 release date we have been speculating for ages
In fact, Kazunori Yamauchi announced at TGS today that Gran Turismo 5 will launch in March 2010 over in Japan. There's no other information just yet, but it's a bit disappointing for Sony's Christmas sales, which we expected to...
News Even More Free Batman: Arkham Asylum Content Coming To The PSN
Hats off Eidos
Seriously, hats off. Not only did you and Rocksteady Studios deliver a fantastic game in Batman: Arkham Asylum, but your commitment to post release support has been admirable. Sure, everytime you let us know about two new maps that are launching on the PSN you keep your game in the press, but that's not the point. The point is,...
News Audi Join The Playstation Home Lineup With A Sleek New Space
Playstation Home is becoming quite the place to promote your products
Seems Audi want in on the action. Later this year will see the launch of the Playstation Home Audi space. The space will have a driving minigame. Those who rock at the minigame will unlock a housing apartment within the Audi space. Of course, there'll also be TVs looping Audi...
News Potential TGS Show Stealer: The Last Guardian Spotted On Show Floor
So you're going to need razor sharp eyes to see it
You're going to need to have a whole lot of hope on your side. And you're going to need to keep your fingers crossed for the next 11 or so hours, but we swear we just saw The Last Guardian in this TGS sneak peak video from GameVideos. Dude. It has to be there right? Right? We'll find out...
News Netflix Want To Be On Playstation 3 Aswell
One of the big draws of the XBOX 360 is its Netflix compatibility
Often touted as the blu-ray beater, Netflix's integration is a trump card for Microsoft. Alas, Netflix are limiting themselves as a company if they are only available on one box. They know that. Speaking with Reuters, Netflix talked about their ambition to be in all video game...
News Details On Sony's Kaz Hirai Fronted Tokyo Game Show Keynote
Tokyo Game Show 2009 kicks off soon
And it ain't started until Sony have had their press conference. What is building to be the third big Sony press conference in less than five months kicks off tomorrow morning at 10:30AM local time. Thats 2.30am BST, 3.30am CET, 6.30pm PST and 9.30pm EST. Expect to wake up to all the news tomorrow morning as we...
News So, There's Probably Definitely An Uncharted 3 On The Way
Naughty Dog have pledged their future to the blossoming Uncharted franchise, claiming in an interview on the Playstation Blog that,"[Uncharted 2] doesn't conclude the story at all
The expectation with Uncharted is that it can be an ongoing franchise as long as people want more of it. All these stories are self-contained. You don't have to play...
Duddde Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time looks rad
We know the excitement for the game is there, bubbling beneath the surface. We're just waiting for people to really eat into it. Because Ratchet & Clank really bloody rocks as a franchise. We just can't wait to see which way the story arc goes in this sequel.
News Pachter Says There'll Be A New Grand Theft Auto In "Calendar 2010"
Michael Pachter is back with another famous Pach-attack
This time he reckons that a new Grand Theft Auto game will launch in "calendar 2010". However, Pachter doesn't expect the game to launch before the end of the fiscal year (i.e. October 31st, 2010) noting, While we still expect a GTA game in calendar 2010, it is not clear that the...
News More Street Fighter IV Mad Catz Controllers On The Way
Remember those awesome Street Fighter IV Mad Catz controllers? Yes, us too
In fact we're still bitter about the fact we never got one. But now we might actually stand a chance, with a bunch of new controllers on the way. The second batch still involves the same Tournament Edition FightSticks and FightPads as the first batch, but this time, they're...
News Itagaki On Ninja Gaiden Sigma II Boob Bounce: "What The Hell...?"
Former Team Ninja honcho Tomonobu Itagaki has been well documented as an outspoken man in the past
But in this interview with Kotaku, he comes across less outspoken, and more just pleasently opinionated. In the interview, seemingly unaware of the progress on Ninja Gaiden Sigma II [the original XBOX 360 title was designed by Itagaki - Ed] he jokes,...
News Uncharted 2's European Release Is Brought Forward A Week
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was set to launch on October 23rd here in Europe
No longer must we wait. It will instead see release on October 16th. It's like, just over two weeks away folks! Can you believe how it's crept up. Oh man, we've been having so much fun in the multiplayer beta, we just can't wait to get our hands on the full product now.
News 250GB Playstation 3 Sorta Confirmed For British Release Next Week, ?300
The website backbone behind publications such as gamesTM, NowGamer, reckon they have had an anonymous tip-off regarding the release of the rumoured 250GB Playstation 3 hardware bundles
In a move to once again confuse the average consumer, the "high-end" 250GB Playstation 3 will likely launch bundled with either Need For Speed Shift or FIFA...
News Gran Turismo 5, The Ferrari 458 Italia & Drum 'n' Bass Music = Heaven
We wanted to spend the entirety of this article talking about what a brilliant rendering this Ferrari 458 Italia trailer contains
We wanted to spend the entirety of this article talking about the amazing lighting the Gran Turismo 5 engine can produce. We wanted to talk about a lot of things. As it happens, we're just going to recommend you skip to...
News Kratos Toy Looks Really, Really Angry But Also Sorta Cute & Cuddly
Would you cuddle a man who rips the eyes out of big cyclops monster things? No? Well, we wouldn't either, but when presented like this NECA toy, Kratos looks kinda cute
Aside from all the frowning and blood splattered torso. Do you see where we're coming from though, valued reader? This is a hand crafted Kratos Mighty Mugg figure and it comes with...
News Scene It? PS3 Will Work With Buzz! Buzzers
Now that the one-time XBOX 360 exclusive Scene It? has been announced for the Playstation 3, many questioned whether the game would be compatible with Sony's Buzz
</a> peripherals. The answer is yes. The game will allow players to use their Dualshocks or Buzz! controllers, so the choice is really dependent on what you own. Seeing as Scene It?...
News PixelJunk Launch Charm Offensive On TGS 09 With A Lovely New Website Arm
Tokyo Game Show is coming
And Q-Games' PixelJunk arm have stuff to show. PixelJunk Shooter and PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe are all set to make an appearance at this week's games convention in Japan. If you're heading to the event, know that anybody who stops by the booth to play a PixelJunk game will receive a themed fan. Seriously! You can check out...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Ships Over 2.5 Million Units
This what happens when you have a good franchise and use it to make an excellent game
Take note publishers who rush their developers to release sub-standard tie-ins — if you actually gave everyone involved time to release a fully fleshed out experience — well you might sell more copies. Like Batman: Arkham Asylum has, having been shipped...
News Playstation 3 Continues To Sell Big In Japan
The Playstation 3 has been selling big in Japan ever since the PS3 Slim dropped
This week's sales were down on their absolute domination, but they were still, on the whole, pretty bloody high with over 55,000 units sold. A pretty big deal. The Final Fantasy XIII week is going to be the most interesting week for Sony. We're not entirely sure what to...
News PixelJunk Shooter Heading To The Playstation 3 This December In Japan
Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert has updates on the progress of PixelJunk Shooter on the Playstation 3
Apparently the release date for the game is slated for December in Japan. So now you know.
News Duderz, It's A Mercedes SLS AMG In Gran Turismo 5
Mercedes Benz want you all to know -- they are the highlight of Gran Turismo 5's Tokyo Game Show, erm, showing
The vehicle will be on display during TGS alongside the game's release date " latest information on Gran Turismo 5". We know nothing about cars y'all, but we gotta admit, this one looks pretty darn smexy.
News Mad Catz To Release Sonic The Hedgehog Branded Video Game Accessories
Mad Catz must have been all like, "Hey SEGA, we think our video game accessories would sell better if Sonic was on them," and SEGA must have been all like, "Ok then Mad Catz, give us a cut of the profits and you can have our whored out hedgehog
" Yep, that's exactly what happened, because Mad Catz have got a ton of Sonic The Hedgehog related...
News Salut 250GB European Playstation 3 Bundles Which Are So Totally Going To Happen
Joystiq have received some curious photos of a Norwegian GameStop's computer database
They include the listing of five (oui, five!) Playstation 3 250GB bundles. The bundles listed on the computer point towards Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, Assassin's Creed II, Fifa 10, Need For Speed Shift and, of course, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves...
News That Saying Again: Modnation Racers Will Push The Playstation 3 To Its Max
Modnation Racers may be hovering under many peoples radar but it's still firmly honed in on ours
We can't wait to get building our own tracks with the game's intuitive level editor. In an interview with PS3Center.net, Modnation Racers' producer Dan Sochan said of the Playstation 3, "it's a great system to develop for, [with Modnation Racers]...
News Microsoft "Shape Up Really Well" Against Sony This Winter
In an interview with Eurogamer, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg reckons the XBOX 360's software line-up this Winter "shape up really well" next to the Playstation 3
In the interview, Eurogamer drop the names of a fair few Playstation 3 titles set to drop over the next 6-8 months, including Uncharted 2, God of War III, Eye Pet, Heavy Rain, ModNation...
News Blur Gets Pushed Back To 2010
Bizarre Creations' weapons-based shooter, Blur, will not make its planned November release date
Like most of the other games this Holiday, it's been delayed. According to Activision CEO Mike Griffith, this is a strategic move to "fully optimize the vision set out to create for Blur including a distinctive and groundbreaking multiplayer mode...
News Square Enix Expect Playstation Motion Controller Impact To Be Minimal
With Sony likely to show off the Playstation Motion Controller in a big way at this year's Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix's big-wig Yoichi Wada believes impact will be small
"Present game machines already have a lot of functions: they are a network terminal, a Blu-ray or DVD player, and a gaming machine. Compared to these three pillars, the [new...
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