PS3 News
June2009
News Numblast Heading To The PSN For Playstation 3 & PSP
Sony have announced a new Puzzle Quest style release for PSN entitled Numblast in Europe or QRuToN (pronounced: "kuru-ton") elesewhere
In the game youll be presented with several numbered tiles, and using a 2x2 cursor you'll rotate the tiles around, attempting to create 2x2 boxes of like-numbered tiles. Once you get a match, the numbers inside the...
News World Of Warcraft Will Be Dwarfed By A Social Networking Inspired MMO Say Sony
World Of Warcraft is a pretty massively popular MMO at the moment
But Sony's Ryan Barker doesn't think such popularity will last forever. Barker worked on Sony's decade-old Everquest and he reckons that Warcraft will be topped by something totally different that we havent even thought of yet.At some point someone will dwarf those numbers...
News Everybody's Golf Lands In Home Tomorrow, Rag Doll Kung Fu Promo With It
The Everbody's Golf Home space has been a major hit in Japan
And, as of tomorrow, it will be available to Europeans. Not only that, but users who happen to spot an avatar wearing an unusual pair of trousers will do well to say "Fists of Plastic" to it — they'll receive a specially themed Rag Doll Kung Fu rug for their efforts. You can...
News flower Devs Only Contracted For One More Game
thatgamecompany are probably one of our favourite developers out there
We have to admit, it would break our hearts a little bit to see them work on another platform. But alas, their genius and vision really should be seen by others so, while it would hurt, we're totally behind them with whatever they do. Working on other platforms is something they...
News The North American Release Of Afrika Will Include Trophies
Speaking with Siliconera, Graham Markay - the VP of Natsume, who are publishing Sony's Afrika in North America - has confirmed that one of the few tweaks being made to the game is trophy support
When prompted for changes he responded:First and foremost there is going to be a trophy system, which wasnt in the Asian release or Japanese release...
News New Greatest Hits Titles Land In North America
Good morning USA
Just a quick note to let you know there are a bunch of new "Greatest Hits" titles available for your loving Playstation 3 console. The repackaged titles, which cost just $29.99, are a great opportunity to catch-up with some of the big releases you have may have missed earlier in the PS3's life. Army of Two, Electronic...
News Check Out Some Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Footage
Lost Planet 2 - now officially confirmed for the Playstation 3 - is going to have some massive monsters and four-play co-op
All of which is demonstrated in the impressive showcase above. Capcom seem to be obsessed with co-op these days. It must be part of the whole "Western" approach. Still, it looks rather fun. Those bosses are enormous.
News CryEngine 3 On Playstation 3 Is Equal To CryEngine 2 On "Medium" Settings
Were you ever curious how CryTek's new CryEngine 3 (running on Playstation 3) stacks up against the previous PC version, CryEngine 2? No, us neither, but those PC elitists - they just gotta remind us that their £1,500,000,000
01 rig is better than our lovely little Playstations. If you watch the embedded video you'll be able to read all the...
News Visceral "Not Ready" To Reveal Dead Space 2 Just Yet
Visceral Games - formerly known as EA Redwood Shores - have confirmed they are "not ready" to talk about Dead Space 2 at the moment, and are instead focusing their energy on the Wii's Dead Space Extraction and upcoming PS3 action-adventure title Dante's Inferno
These two games are the games were really focusing on. One of the reasons we changed...
News PAIN Is Coming Out On Blu-Ray Next Week
One of the staple-mark titles of the early PSN, Sony have supported their physics-based explode 'em up title - PAIN - since release
And now it's heading to retail. At just 24.99/£19.99 you'll be entitled to the full PAIN experience including all the environments: Downtown, Movie Studios, Abusement Park and Sore Spots. The blu-ray will be...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves & Brutal Legend Top Out The Best Of E3 Listings
The best of E3 2009 game listings are in - with Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and EA's Brutal Legend topping out the tallies with 4 nominations each; including the Best Of Show nominee
They face up against Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction for the coveted award; while the PSP Go faces competition from Microsoft's Natal...
News Grasshopper's PS3 Game Is So Ambitious The Publishers Are Fearing For Their Financial Security
When asked about the Marvelous published Playstation 3 Grasshopper project, the president of the publisher Yasuhiro Wada joked, "if we do that [game] we might go bankrupt
" Of course he backed that statement up with a serious one by confirming, "we are making it, but if we make everything then it's a little too risky." So, Marvelous...
News Tretton: There Are 15 First-Party Playstation 3 Games In Development
Jack Tretton has confirmed that there are 15 first-party Playstation 3 exclusive titles in development
Ahem, 15. Speaking about the strength of the PS3's lineup Tretton commended the exclusive third party titles such as Rockstar's Agent and Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIV alongside the 15 in-house titles being developed exclusively for PS3. These...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Not Be Compromised By The XBOX 360 Release
XBOX 360 uses DVDs
Playstation 3 uses Blu-Rays. There is a massive difference in the amount of space the media can contain. Final Fantasy XIII was being developed specifically for the PS3. Now it's coming out on the XBOX 360, people are worried things are going to be cut from the game so it can fit on a DVD. There's "no chance" of that...
News thatgamecompany Talk About The Beauty Of Taking Risks
flower is still our game of the year
Nothing has even come close to topping the experience yet. And looking to the future - the likes of Bioshock 2, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are going to have to be pretty bloody special to come close. There's a common theme there in the games we've listed that could potentially take flower's crown. They're...
News Playstation Motion Controller Has Been In Development For Years
Andrew House - the new head of SCEE - seems very unfussed by Sony's Playstation Motion Controller
"I'm not unduly worried and I think the reason for that is that we've done a very good job with the PlayStation 3 as an overall value proposition without any motion control technology," said House. His relaxed nature may stem from the fact...
News Download Festival Fans Smash Air Guitar World Record
Good grief, this is why we're not excited over Brutal Legend
We hate metal, we hate Jack Black and we don't have a strange affinity Tim Schafer like everyone else seems to. Thus there's not much going for Brutal Legend in our opinion. Alas, different strokes for different folks and all, so we'll grit our teeth and write this piece about the pompous...
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Still In Development, Aliens RPG Too
It may have been quiet on the Aliens: Colonial Marines front, but that doesn't mean the game is not coming
Speaking with Joystiq, a SEGA rep confirmed that "Aliens vs. Predator will be the first to ship out of our triplet of Aliens titles; hence it was shown at this year's E3. We'll have more news to share about the other two games in the near...
News ESRB Rate Final Fantasy Tactics For Playstation 3 & PSP
The PSone Square onslaught continues, as the ESRB rate Final Fantasy Tactics presumably for distribution via the Playstation Network in North America
Seeing as the original PSone release never made it across the shores to Europe, we'd be surprised if it popped up on the European store. Alas, there's always that vastly superior PSP title to get hold...
News Unlock Toy Versions Of The Ledgendary Cars By Playing Big Surf Island
Oh Criterion
How we love thee. Not content with making the best piece of DLC period, they've also packed it with value. Namely toy versions of the Legendary Cars pack we reviewed earlier in the year. To earn the toy cars you're going to need to hit all 15 Mega Jumps, 45 Billboards, 75 Smashes, and complete all 24 Road Rules. We know you're loading...
News Jack Tretton Says Sony Will Do "Everything They Can To Make Their Pricing Relevant"
Let's be honest here, the constant calls for a Playstation 3 pricecut are just a barrier
We're sick and tired of so-called "gamers" complaining about price. We understand, not everyone can spend money on expensive technology. Honestly, we get that. But seriously, the value you get in a Playstation 3 console outstrips any question on the...
Although Kojima did cite Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots as his last ever Metal Gear game, he's decided to return to the series that made him a star one more time - with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Speaking in Famitsu, Kojima describes Peace Walker as "his personal MGS5" and that the MGS4 team are working on it. But what of...
News Bionic Commando Doesn't Quite Zip Kick Itself Into Consumers Palms, Only 27,000 Units Sold
This is a shame
With Wanted: Weapons Of Fate and Terminator Salvation clearly being GRIN's side-show releases, many expected Bionic Commando to be their big seller; especially when they totally reignited the franchise with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Apparently not though, as their re-imagining of Capcom's classic only sold 27,000 units in May...
News Pre-Paid PSN Cards Make Their Way Over To The Land Of Canada
So, we're only really posting about this because the Canadians never seem to shut-up about pre-paid PSN cards
Well today looks to put an end to your misery, as eagle-eyed Canadian Joystiq readers have apparently got their hands on $20 PSN cards in the land of Maple Syrup. We wonder if Sony have any plans to bring these to Europe? Presumably they're...
News VidZone Wants You... Yes, You!
Asking rather nicely in their Twitter updates, the development team behind VidZone want you to send them pictures of yourself using the new app
They cite editorial inclusion as the reason. Seeing as the app is totally free (minus a few ads), we think you should help them out. You know, in way of saying thank you.
News Bikinis Are Now Available In Metal Gear Online
You know what Metal Gear Online has been missing? Bikinis
Thank goodness Kojima-san and his Konami crew have considered it worthwhile to add such neccessities to the game as way of a celebration for its first birthday. You'll need the GENE update to download the bikinis. Check them in action after the jump. Big bums indeed.
News Who Wants To Play PS3 With A Wii Wheel Style Accessory?
PSLive have brought this rather interesting peripheral from Accessories4Gamers
You snap your Dualshock in and thanks to Sixaxis technology you have the perfect Playstation Wii Wheel component. The question is though - how many racing games work with Sixaxis control? We always turn the motion controls off because they're a bit rubbish frankly.
News Criterion Don't Reckon Anyone Has "Maxed Out" A Console
Remember when a VP over at EA thought the XBOX 360 was "maxed out"? And remember how developers always spout the "we're using 100% of the Playstation 3's power" line to make their games sound better? Yeah well, Criterion say it's "proof that you're not the best," and that "it means you're out of ideas
""You always find new ways to do...
News "Small Team" Working On Mirror's Edge 2
Mirror's Edge had one of the best graphical styles and concepts in years
Sadly, somewhere along the way the execution was a little awry. What should have been a huge release essentially got lost in the shuffle. Thankfully, there is a sequel on the way. While somewhat disappointing for EA, VP of EA Europe Patrick Soderlund has confirmed a sequel is...
News Metal Gear Solid: Rising Won't Use The Metal Gear Solid 4 Engine
The biggest question on our lips since the multi-platform announcement of Metal Gear Solid: Rising has been: how will the addition of a platform skew the output? We know the XBOX is a fine system, but it also lack disc and definite hard-drive space -- something that's had us pondering whether MGS:R will end up being a lesser product than its older brother
In Kojima Production's latest podcast they assure fans it won't be a problem at all. In fact, Kojima Productions even promise that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will end up looking bett...
News Lost Planet 2 Coming To Playstation 3 On The Same "Day & Date" As XBOX 360
Given our irritation over a Japanese page yesterday that seemed to hint Lost Planet 2 timed exclusivity, it seems Capcom have finally thought it apt to put the record straight
"Day and Date launch on both platforms is the plan," Capcom PR director Chris Kramer told Joystiq. "Might ship a bit earlier in Japan (like RE5), but...
News Pachter Speaks Again: A PS3 Price-Cut Could Cost Sony $350Million
Let's face it, one day the PS3 will be cheaper
Such strategies don't really tie into their goal with profitability, but, it's going to get cheaper at some point in the future. Analayst Pachter stated the obvious regarding a price-cut, namely that Sony could lose $350 million of profits on a price cut of just $50 (accounting for 6-7 million systems...
News What Does The Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Patch Fix?
Did you hear? The Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta is actually really good
And it's just been made better with a quick patch. But exactly what was changed? Joystiq sought out the answers:Was player feedback the reason for the tweaks? Or was it internal? A little of both. We LOVE getting feedback on the forums, and appreciate everybody taking the time to...
Reaffirming Sony's desire to bring motion controls to the hardcore gamer, Tretton has confirmed that the Playstation Motion Controller could work with any of today's games
Speaking with CNBC, the Sony head said: "Personally, it's very difficult for me to perceive God of War 3 being played with the Wii controller," he said. "It's a...
News Lost Planet 2 May Be A Timed XBOX 360 Exclusive
The debate on Lost Planet 2 rages on
A Japanese site for the game has estimated release dates for both versions of the game - the XBOX 360 version listed as winter and the PS3 version TBA. While this is no confirmation of timed exclusivity by any stretch, it's certainly looking likely. To be perfectly honest we wish Capcom would just say what's...
News Jack Tretton Not Amused With The Number Of Leaks At This Year's E3
Sony's E3 conference was really good
But you know how it could have been better? If we didn't know about half of it already. Having had time to digest a good portion of Sony's E3 conference, the announcements had much less of an effect. And that's made SCEA boss Jack Tretton a bit annoyed."People don't respect confidentiality in this...
News Assassin's Creed II Hits Europe November 20th
Ubisoft's hotly anticipated follow-up to one of the biggest new franchises in recent times, Assassin's Creed II, will land in Europe on the 20th November, just three days after its release on US soil
The bundle we reported earlier today will be available to coincide with the release.
News White Knight Chronicles Coming In March
Does anybody else feel like White Knight Chronicles has been on its way for, like, forever? Well still the wait goes on - we haplessly assumed it would be out this summer but, no, March
That's according to American retailer Gamestop anyway - but with much speculation that the game would be put back until Quarter 1 it's looking probably very likely...
News Assassin's Creed II Bundle Coming To Europe & Probably Everywhere Else
Any big game needs a pre-order bonus lately
It's just the way the industry is changing. Assassin's Creed II is absolutely no different. The European bundle - which is not yet confirmed for the US - has been titled the "Black Edition" and includes the game, a "holographic signature," 64-page leather-style book (not for recording...
News Katamari Damacy Tribute Trailer Features Sock Puppets
Here's a new trailer for Katamari Damacy Tribute
As you can see, there are sock puppets in it. We're really not sure there is anything else for us to say.
News inFamous Becomes Sony's Fastest Selling Exclusive IP On Playstation 3
According to PS3Center, inFamous has made a bit of a shock
In fact, a big shock. It's become the fastest selling new IP on the Playstation 3 platform. Let's break down the figures. -InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first...
News Quantum Isn't Quite A Gears Of War Clone
Quantum, the Playstation 3 exclusive once known as Quantum Theory, has drawn a lot of attention as being the Playstation 3's answer to Gears Of War
Coming from Tecmo, the game strikes many similarities to the 360's top shooter. However, the localisation producer on the project, Peter Garza, doesn't think that the comparisons are entirely...
News Smash Up Cars In London, Win Red Faction: Guerilla
Well, we'll be damned
As far as crazy promotions go, this has to rank pretty highly. In order to promote Red Faction: Guerilla, THQ chained a sledgehammer to a car in London and filled it with copies of the game. Passers by were then encouraged to "smash-and-grab"."Because Red Faction Guerrilla features the world's most realistic...
News Tales Of Vesperia Dated On Playstation 3 For Japan
Former XBOX 360 exclusive Tales Of Vesperia has been dated for Japan on Playstation 3
The game features a new character and will retail for ¥7,800 (US$79) on September 17th.
News Final Fantasy XIV Concept Art Looks Like Final Fantasy Alright
Courtesy of Kazuya Takahashi, here's a first little snippet of some concept art for Final Fantasy XIV Online - it looks like Final Fantasy alright, eh? The game is due on Playstation 3 and PC next year
You can check out the full size concept art on Kotaku.
News Gran Turismo 5 Tops Racing Sim Poll Despite Incentives Of Forza DLC
We don't want to come across as hypocrites here, we think that talking too much about the competition shows a touch of immaturity and, especially in the case of Forza developer Turn 10, insecurity
But after our story yesterday about Turn 10 community managers greasing the palms of forum members to vote for their franchise on a CNET poll, we couldn't...
News Kaz Hirai: We Won't Go Mainstream Too Quickly, We'll Always Support The Core Audience
Kaz Hirai has said a lot of things in his time as head of SCE; namely "$599
" Today though, Kaz has something almost philosophical to say, and we couldn't agree more: "A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers...If you go mainstream too quickly and don't support the core gaming audience then you lack the pillar to support...
News Turn 10 Can Talk About Nothing Else But How Much "Better" Forza 3 Is Than Gran Turismo 5
If talking about the competition shows insecurity then Turn 10 must be feeling pretty insecure right now
Ever since Forza 3 was announced at Microsoft's press conference we've heard nothing about their game, only how much "better" it is than Gran Turismo 5. During said conference Turn 10 constantly described their game as the...
News Prototype In PS3 Is Basically Boned For The Time Being
Who was excited for Prototype? Quite a few people we daresay
Well those of you in the US may know all about having your hopes dashed, seeing as the game is essentially broken. Gamers popping in their shiny new Prototype discs are being told they don't have enough hard-drive space to install the game. Even when they do. An annoying "fix"...
News VidZone Launches In Europe Tomorrow
You know what? We think VidZone sounds brilliant
We were big fans of the music channel when they were big along with the popularity rise of Sky Digital. So getting an "on-demand" music service directly on the PS3? Well that's awesome. And it's coming to Europe in a few hours, along with three weeks worth of content and "much more on...
News Kaz Hirai: No Regrets Over Blu-Ray
We're at the point of this generation where the platform holders can look back on their systems and question any mistakes that may have been made along the way
Faulty hardware for Microsoft, Wii Music for Nintendo, but what about Sony? The blu-ray player perhaps? Kaz Hirai - Sony's head honcho - thinks not:"Purely from a gaming standpoint there...
News Warning: The Last Guardian Artwork May Make You Cry Like You've Never Cried Before
The picture really does say it all here
Check out the full set of images over at Kotaku.
News John Koller Is Sick Of Things Leaking, Practically Confirms PS3 Slim
John Koller wants "less leaks and more meat" - well - that's what he told Ars Technica anyway
The head of hardware marketing at SCEA seems notably pissed off regarding the number of slip-ups Sony have endured over the past few months and the PS3 Slim rumours can't be helping sales. Speaking of the Slim rumour Koller said it is a matter of what...
News Activision Reckon Modern Warfare 2 Will Eclipse All Other Call Of Duty Games
Infinity Ward have set themselves a massive task
By creating one of the best games this generation in Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - they have to eclipse it with their sequel Modern Warfare 2. With Call Of Duty 4 selling 7,894,673,721,544,013 (note: not entirely factual) copies, and World At War bringing in a fifth of new players; Activision...
News Free Hip-Hop To Be Included With Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Hey, we like the quirky jazz that's in Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. But we understand that we're probably the only ones who do. Well the same applies to hip-hop really, but you have to commend Capcom for going out of their and providing an added incentive to buying the PSN download version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 this summer. They've confirmed to...
News The Agency Trailer Lacks British Accents & Gameplay Footage
As Brits ourselves, we're a bit disappointed that in the trailer for their upcoming PC/PS3 MMO, Sony Online Entertainment have taken the entire concept of a James Bond movie and removed the British accents
Still, while there's no gameplay in the trailer, The Agency continues to sound like a really quite inspired concept. We're tired of MMO's being...
News Who Fancies Some Gorgeous Music & Cutesy RTS Action On Their PSN?
Well, in answer to the above question - we do
But more to the point Creat Studios do, as they're the team behind this gorgeous nod to PixelJunk Monsters, Mushroom Wars. Mushroom Wars is another PSN exclusive from Creat, once again proving their versatility as a development outfit with this aggression based RTS. We hope the music is as good as the...
News Smash Cars Coming To The PSN This Month, Looks Pretty Amazing
We get the slightest hint that the team at Creat Studios have been playing a bit of Excite Truck and Mario Kart over the past few months
Their upcoming Smash Cars looks every inch as fun as the aforementioned franchises. At a budget price of $10 (expect £9.99 UK) the game's production values look to be top notch. As we've come to expect from Creat...
News Valkyria Chronicles Actually Manages To Sell A Few Copies, Sales Increase By 400%
Rejoice
Valkyria Chronicles has started selling. In fact, its April sales were the equivalent of its launch sales. That's an increase of 400% over March. There are a number of reasons for that could be cited as the reason for its increase: DLC, online contests, and most importantly, a price drop. We'd just like to clarify at this point that we've...
News The Playstation Motion Controller Will Get "Hardcore Gamers" Into Motion Controls
It's a very bold statement, but one that will hopefully delight those who've cursed the Wii's existence since the releases of Wii Play, Wii Fit and EA Sports Active; Sony aim to bring motion controls to the "hardcore" - perhaps instantly finding a niche for their controller
Speaking with Kotaku, SCEA marketing chief Peter Dille discussed the new...
News Lost Planet 2 Is Launching "This Winter" According To Its Winter
Were you being kept up at night not knowing when Lost Planet 2 would launch? Don't worry valued reader, we've got your back
According to the official website, the game will launch "this winter" in Japan. Note: winter leads anywhere up to February 2010, and given Capcom's endeavours earlier this year, we'd expect them to skip on the...
News Watch A Just Cause 2 Gameplay Walkthrough, Hint: Looks Pretty Amazing
One game that we didn't expect to hear so much about after E3 as we have done is Just Cause 2
People appear to have fallen in love with the game. And it's not hard to see why watching this developer walkthrough. The gameplay seems really exciting; combining elements of stunt action and gunplay. This game looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.
News New SCEE Boss Reckons The Wii Will Be A Gateway Platform To The PS3
Speaking with EDGE Online, the new SCEE president Andrew House - who replaced David Reeves earlier this month - has said he expects Wii owners will eventually "upgrade" to the PS3
House explains that he sees the Nintendo console as the "entry level device" which will see gamers move onto Playstation hardware in the long-term. Honestly,...
News Observe Some Gorgeous Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Screens
Beautiful
It was sad to see Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time get "snubbed" during Sony's E3 2009 conference simply because they had such a ridiculous amount of content to get through. It almost feels like blasphemy to miss out a Ratchet & Clank game, but we're sure Sony will make it up to Insomniac by giving the game some serious coverage...
News Borderlands Releasing This October '09
The genre shrugging "role-playing shooter with strong co-op and split-screen gameplay" Borderlands will release some time this October confirmed Gearbox today
The game will see a launch simultaneously on Playstation 3, XBOX 360 and PC. With a totally new graphical style, E3 feedback on Borderlands has been very positive.
News Ico Comes To LittleBigPlanet, Sadly No New Levels
One thing that Media Molecule seem to have vastly overlooked the demand for with LittleBigPlanet are new levels
The Metal Gear Solid 4 pack was one of our favourite downloads from last year so we're surprised it hasn't been followed up yet. Alas, fans of Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus will be interested in decorating their levels with costumes,...
News Miyamoto Is Not Concerned By Competing Motion Controllers
Speaking with the BBC, Nintendo's God-like games designer Shigeru Miyamoto is clarified that he is "unconcerned" by competing motion controllers: a
k.a. Microsoft's Natal and Sony's Playstation Motion Controller. He said he's "not worried at all" about Nintendo being left behind. Having reflected what he'd seen from the competition,...
News Vote Playstation At The Annual Golden Joystick Awards
Every year, the Golden Joystick awards are held to honour the best in gaming
This year is no exception with Sackboy and Sev all donning their tuxedos for the big night. But they need your vote before they can get too excited. Head over to the Awards website for a full list of the categories and nominees cast your vote and you could win some cool...
News Burnout Paradise's Big Surf Island To Cost ?9.99/$12.99
A few pages regarding Burnout Paradise's Big Surf Island DLC went online early recently, meaning tipsters revealed the price of the package before was supposedly intended
At just $12.99 (12.99 in Europe, £9.99 UK) it seems like Criterion have learned from their mistakes on earlier DLC and really want to make this thing available to everyone...
News Battle Swine Flu With Hong Kong's Playstation Store
If you hadn't heard, Swine Flu is probably a big deal for the media
Why? More frightened people, more viewers of the news, more ad-revenue. Or at least, that's how these things work in our cynical minds. Alas, Sony's Hong Kong Playstation Store has a rather comical (and probably unintentionally so) take on the whole affair. Worried about swine flu?...
News Polyphony Digital Check Out Forza 3 On XBOX 360
Perhaps showing they're not quite as arrogant as people believe them to be, some of the team behind Gran Turismo went to check out Microsoft's XBOX 360 alternative Forza 3 on the E3 showfloor
Coming from the development team behind Forza 3's blog, they said of the event this:Perhaps the most surprising to me was when a couple developers from Gran...
News Ubisoft Reckons The PS3 Faces An "Uphill Struggle" In The UK
Ubisoft's British marketing boss Murray Pannel has stated his belief that the Playstation 3 faces an uphill struggle in the UK
However he did concede that the brand name still carries enormous weight throughout the region. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the former Microsoft employee of six years said:"So if I'm just looking at the UK...
News Rockstar Believe In The Playstation 3, Exclusivity Will Help Their New IP Agent
One of the bigger surprises at this year's E3 was the announcement of the Rockstar game Agent being developed exclusively for the Playstation 3
But many people are miffed as to why Rockstar are launching the game exclusive; especially when third-party exclusivity is essentially considered dead.At this phase in the cycle, when youre trying to...
News New Playstation Home Executive Suite - Visari's Throne Room
For those of you interested in owning some new real estate in Playstation Home, you'll want to take a look at Visari's Throne Room from Killzone 2
The suite overlooks the war-torn world of Helghan and is lit by a murky sunset which sweeps in through the gothic windows. The new space will be available sometime after June.
E3 2009 Interview With Peter Dille
GameTrailers have an exclusive interview with Sony's Peter Dille discussing their content, the PSP Go among other interesting topics
It's an interesting interview for anyone who cares; which is naturally all of you seeing as you're on this site. The second part of the interview is after the jump.
News Media Molecule Release A Shadow Of The Colossus DLC Teaser
It's been a long time since Media Molecule's last full DLC pack of Metal Gear Solid 4 for LittleBigPlanet
But it looks like there's finally something new on the way... Shadow Of The Colossus. Feast your eyes on the wonderfully brilliant trailer above to see it for yourself.
News Take That Are Heading To The Playstation 3 & Playstation 2 With SingStar: Take That
The rhythm-music genre is never (ever) content with not pumping out another sequel
And SingStar: Take That is absolutely no exception. Set to launch later this year you'll be whipping out the ol' Singstar mics to bawl Gary Barlow's ballads on the Playstation 3 or Playstation 2. Let it shine.
News EA's Patrick Soderlund Reckons The XBOX 360 Is Maxed Out, PS3 Is Not
Speaking with OXM magazine, EA Europe's VP Patrick Soderlund has spoken about how he feels EA have maxed out with the XBOX 360, with juice still to pull from the PS3
However, he does go on to say that the XBOX 360 is his "favourite" console - objectivity we expect from a major third-party VP (sarcasm). Either way, we don't believe him...
News Sony Already Passing Playstation Motion Controller Kits Out To Developers
One thing that is paramount in making your new motion controllers a success is making sure that developers can go hands on with them
At the end of the day, purchasing power of the new peripheral will be dictated by the number of games that support it. Thankfully, Sony are all to aware of that, as Peter Dille confirmed development kits are already...
News Activision Suing Double Fine Over Brutal Legend
Yahoo are reporting that Brutal Legend developer Double Fine have received a lawsuit from Activision to "stop the release" of the game
Activision claim they have invested "roughly $15 million" into the game's development and that "it still has a valid contract to release the game". Double Fine transferred to Electronic Arts late...
News Metal Gear Solid Coming As A Download To The PSN
You know, when Jack Tretton stood up on stage and said there were more PSone games coming to the PSN we wanted to believe him but we just didn't think it was going to happen
Then bam! Final Fantasy VII went live on the American PSN almost immediately. Well following that up on June 18th is the original Metal Gear Solid. No word on a European release...
E3 2009 Watch An Interview With Jade Raymond & Patrice Desilets On Assassin's Creed II
We get the distinct feeling Jade Raymond is trying to distance herself from the public when it comes to Assassin's Creed II
We were so waiting for her to walk out onto the Sony conference's stage to introduce the demo. Alas, it matters not because the game was more than candy enough for our eyes. In fact it's left us itching for more gameplay...
E3 2009 Kojima Passing Metal Gear Solid: Rising Onto The "Young Bloods", Will Focus On Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima will pass the development of Metal Gear Solid: Rising onto the "young bloods" at Kojima Productions
He'll take a backset on the game's development, instead focusing his attention on the PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker."We're creating Rising with Kojima Productions' up-and-coming young bloods, because the game is for the young...
News Yamauchi: We Could Release Gran Turismo 5 Now
Eurogamer are reporting that Gran Turismo godfather Kazunori Yamauichi reckons the fifth iteration of the series is "at a point [where] we can release it any time we want"
"I want to release it as fast as I can," Yamauchi told us, "but GT5 for us, when you talk about its status, it's at a point we can release it any time we want, but...
News EA's John Riccitello: "Sony's Motion Tech Is More Instantly Accessible"
EA's CEO John Riccitello reckons Sony's Playstation Motion Controller will be more instantly accessible than Microsoft's "Natal" leap-of-faith: It's a great bridge technology, that provides users with an brand new experience but one that doesnt require quite the leap of faith that Natal does
Its certainly very compelling for a number of...
News Heavy Rain Not Pouring Until Q1, 2010
Unsurprisingly, Joystiq are reporting Heavy Rain has been pushed back until 2010
They cite concerns of the game getting "lost in the shuffle" as the main reason; with high-profile releases such as Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 planned for the same timeframe. It's a disappointing but it makes sense. With Heavy Rain being such an...
News David Cage: Heavy Rain Won't Go Balls-Out Bonkers In The Second Half
We love Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
It's probably the biggest reason for our Heavy Rain excitement. But if there's one criticism of Fahrenheit, it would be when it goes a bit bonkers. "That's absolutely not the case with Heavy Rain," explained Quantic Dream's David Cage, director of both the aforementioned Indigo Prophecy and forthcoming...
News Killzone 2 v.1.27 Is Available Now, Includes "High Precision" Controls
Guerilla Games have announced that patch 1
27 for Killzone 2 is available for download now. The patch includes the "high precision" control mode we posted about earlier in the week. We'll be on hand to give some impressions on the new controls, and whether they lose any of Killzone 2's personality in the wake of making the game a CoD clone...
E3 2009 "Big Plans" For The Modnation Franchise
Modnation Racers impressed us no end during its demonstration at this years E3
When prompted by Joystiq on the possibility of a future "Modnation" franchise - think: Modnation Shooter, Modnation Golf, etc - United Front's William Ho claimed there were "big plans" for the franchise. Regardless of the future, we can't wait to find...
E3 2009 First Look At Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
Kratos' first showing on Playstation 3 looked mighty incredible
But Kratos might do well to be a little concerned these days - what with Dante's Inferno and now, Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow lingering. The game is being developed by Mercurysteam but is being overlooked by the ever-so important Kojima Productions team. And it looks like that input is...
News Bayonetta Will Still Be Playable By Those Who Aren't God-Like Players
Bayonetta has been described in the past as being "sadistically hard"
But thankfully, it's also going to have the option to be "Very Easy" thanks to a range of difficulty modes. It's comforting for those of you that may be frightened by Bayonetta's seemingly complex combo system.
E3 2009 Sony Exec "Looks Forward To Playing Metal Gear Solid Rising On Playstation 3"
Peter Dille, Sony's head of marketing for the US, has claimed he's "looking forward to playing Metal Gear Solid Rising on the Playstation 3
" When asked if the game would come out on the same day as the 360 he responded "yes, that's correct.""I think the difference between our approach in our press conference and our competitors'...
E3 2009 Take A Tour Of Sony's E3 2009 Booth With Jeff Gerstmann & Brad Shoemaker
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com</a> is officially our favourite video games website aside from PushSquare. So we decided, while other sites post up their booth tours, there is no better host than Jeff Gerstmann. Alas - here for your viewing pleasure is Jeff Gerstmann touring the ol' Sony booth.
Some protesters, erm, protesting Dante's Inferno
PR stunt or genuinely upset religious types?
E3 2009 Eye Pet Says, "Hey Peter Molyneux."
It's a shame to see Peter Molyneux's adventurous yet clearly entirely preposterous Milo demo steal the headlines that Eye Pet deserved a year ago
Here in this trailer you can see a clan of children interacting with the adorable Eye Pet in a range of ways. It's clearly not aimed at gamers like, well, us, but it still looks very cool.
E3 2009 Fancy Playing God Of War III?
.. You've got a long wait. How long would you wait idley to play God Of War III? We reckon - six hours.
First Impressions Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Multiplayer Beta) on Playstation 3
We've read the comments everywhere: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves doesn't need multiplayer
Ever since our blow-out coverage of the multiplayer portion to Naughty Dog's super impressive third-person shooter the scepticism has been apparent. Thus, we're pleased to console those with milling anxiety - take our word for it; you're going to want to play the...
News The Last Guardian Is The "BBC Secret Game"
For years, BBC journalist Darren Waters has hyped a Playstation 3 exclusive as having the potential to deliver a "step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion"
That game, eventually caused so much hype it was entitled the "BBC Secret Game". The journalist behind the hype has now confirmed that...
News Agent Will Be The "Ultimate Action Game"
Rockstar's Sam Houser reckons the companies upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive - Agent - is going to be the "ultimate action game"
We have always enjoyed making action games, and with Agent we are making what we believe will be the ultimate action game, he said in a statement. Agent is a game we have wanted to make for a long time. The team in...
E3 2009 Modnation Racers Live Demonstration, Build A Race Track In 5 Minutes
Sony's E3 conference was packed with really memorable demos and trailers - but hell, if one thing has stuck with us through the night it's Modnation Racers
Mixing the playability of Mario Kart and the depth of LittleBigPlanet's level creation features; this game is right up our alley!
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