PS3 News
April2009
News David Jaffe Talks Creative Freedom, Sony Exclusivity & Love
David Jaffe is a legend in our opinion
Certainly he's one of the most opinionated and respected developers out there, and you'll find us toddling off to davidjaffe.biz from time to time in the hope of gleaning some information about his new Playstation project. In his latest video blog (above), Jaffe explains to his hordes of Neogaf critics why he...
News Killzone 2 Patch Goes Live On April 22nd, Adds Ranks
Have you already reached the top rank in Killzone 2? We actually have, and are hotly anticipating the "hardcore" ranks coming in patch 1
24 which launches on April 22nd. The patch also fixes a number of minor things aswell as making connecting to friends that little bit easier. Of course it also paves the way for the upcoming "Steel &...
News Fallout: New Vegas Announced On Playstation 3 For 2010
Fallout: New Vegas has just been announced at a Bethesda press conference in our home-land, England
The game will be developed in collaboration with Obsidian and will be coming to the Playstation 3 alongside other platforms."It is not a sequel to Fallout 3," Bethesda's Pete Hines said. "It's simply another Fallout game in that...
News Koller's Back: "We've Got The Hardcore, Now We Want The Casual"
We love John Koller, we really do
But there's one fatal flaw in the quote that VG247 an unearthed. When he says (and we paraphrase) - "We've got the hardcore, but now we want the casual", he mentions nothing of price. Now, to us, if you want to appeal to a mass-audience, you've got to have a low entry price, right? The PS3 doesn't have...
We're Not Invited
SCEA's Jeff Rubenstein has confirmed that Sony of America will be holding a pre-E3 media-summit to showcase a select few media outlets. Boo! - Ed) a few of the titles set to appear at this years E3. Did we mention in the headline that Heavy Rain is going to be there. A game we're probably too excited about. Also to be showcased...
News L.A. Noire To Make Final Push To Release
Gah, remember L
A. Noire</a>? It was announced as a Playstation 3 exclusve many moons ago. Apparently a collaboration between Team Bondi (The Getaway) and Rockstar (uh, GTA), L.A. Noire was touted as a homage to film noire. Last September Team Bondi announced the game was a year away — and now they're staffing up for the final push. This +...
This is Harley Quinn's exclusive reveal for upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum
She looks pretty awesome if you ask us. However, even though we've been told these voice actors are from the original Animated Series - we don't like them. Particularly Batman. He sounds dumb. Game's looking brilliant though.
News PSP KOs Nintendo's DSi By Just 213 Units In Japan
Sony are doing brilliantly in Japan just now
So brilliantly in fact that the PSP managed to squeeze out Nintendo's handheld the DSi. Even if it was by just 213 units. It's an impressive feat for Sony, who have been having a slightly rougher time in the USA for a while now. To top the cake off though, the Playstation 3 managed another week above...
News Championship Mode Coming To Street Fighter IV For Free
There's a Championship Mode coming to Street Fighter IV which aims to make the game just that stage more tense
Best of all, it's going to be free! We're kindly copying an explanation from Kotaku to save our heads from imploding: Here's how the tournaments work in the Championship Mode: Tourneys are divvied up into five different levels, making it...
News Killzone 2 Sells Over A Million Worldwide
We've already read a ridiculous article this morning about how if Killzone 2 was an XBOX game it would have sold 4 million or something ludicrous
Keep looking in your crystal balls guys. Regardless, there's no doubt Sony's Playstation 3 exclusive Killzone 2 has sold a truck-load. And now that truck-load total has reached way over a million...
News March NPD's Are In, Fanboys Fight, Playstation 3 Fares Ok
The American sales data, also known as the NPD's, constantly bring the worst out of everyone
Particularly the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 fanboys. Boy does it bring the worst out of them! The figures are in a predictable order, with Sony occupying the bottom half of the chart and Nintendo the top: Nintendo Wii - 601k. Nitendo DS - 563k. XBOX 360 -...
News Assassin's Creed II Trailer Confirms What We Kinda Already Guessed; Italy, Renaissance, Etc
Ubisoft have just released the above trailer for their upcoming adventure game Assassin's Creed II
As already predicted, the game will be set in Italy, during the 15th century, etc. The protagonist is Ezio Auditore de Firenze and Leonardo da Vinci will presumably make an appearance in some way or another. What we love about the Assassin's Creed...
News Gamestop: PS2 Pricedrop Wasn't Worth Doing, $50 PS3 Pricedrop Won't Change Anything
The CEO of American video games retailer Gamestop reckons the recent Playstation 2 pricedrop "really wasn't worth doing"
He also questions whether a $50 Playstation 3 pricedrop would have any effect at all. With the Playstation 3 currently the most expensive console on the market, both the recession and American misconception have left Sony in the...
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII Cut-Scene Is Bewilderingly Amazing
Here's a cutscene from Final Fantasy Versus XIII which was shown behind closed doors at last years Tokyo Game Show
While we haven't the foggiest idea what's going on, we know that watching the cut-scene made us feel really upset, so we presume there is some tear-worthy content going on underneath the emo-hairstyles and amazing rendering.
News New Tekken 6 Character Artwork, Zafina Looks Like Kirsty Gallacher
The most important news to come out about Tekken 6 thus far: new character Zafina looks exactly the same as TV-host Kirsty Gallacher
Fascinating, right? Right, ok, in order to turn this into a worthwhile article, we'll direct you in the way of Kotaku who have 20 pieces of high-res artwork for some of Tekken's new (and returning) characters.
News Bane Looks Frightening, Probably Ok To Be Excited Over Batman Arkham Asylum At This Point
Is it me or does Batman: Arkham Asylum actually look like it's going to be bloody brilliant? This trailer further highlights that as it shows Bane getting particularly angry
It's a surprise we'd rather have encountered for ourselves while playing the game but, shrugs, companies seem to like spoiling their games via trailers these days. We're not too...
News Zen Pinball Coming To The Playstation Network
We're not sure we can think of a trailer in which a pinball game genuinely looked fun
This however is an exception. Zen Studios have announced that their PSN-exclusive pinball-em-up will launch this Spring on the Playstation Network. Zen Pinball will have four tables, mission objectives, online play, worldwide tournaments and probably much more...
News What's The One God Of War III Preorder Item You'd "Defy Zeus" To Get Hold Of?
Remember we told you Sony were polling members of GAP (GamerAdvPanel) for their God Of War III Collector's Edition wishlist? Well, we just got word that Sony are done with that, and now want to know about a single preorder item so awesome "you'd defy Zeus" to get hold of it
Giving away a reward for preorders aswell as a collector's edition — this...
News Why Is inFamous So Late To Hit The Hype-Train?
inFamous is the next Playstation 3 exclusive to land slap bang in the middle of what's shaping up to be one of Sony's most impressive years in a long time
With Killzone 2 already sitting pretty amidst Playstation 3 owners shelves, and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Heavy Rain on the horizon, we can't help but...
News Final Fantasy XIII Dated For "Winter 2009" In Japan
When Dragon Quest IX got delayed, most people expected that would have a knock-on effect with Final Fantasy XIII
Not so, one lucky gamer who got his hands on the Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete blu-ray has already completed the bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo, which concludes in the above "Winter 2009" teaser. Japanese gamers...
News The Beatles: Rock Band Bundle Information & Boxart
We're actually rather fond of the boxart for The Beatles: Rock Band, although we kind of wished that the "fab four" were flying on a gigantic corn flake as opposed to walking on dull concrete
Still, you can't have it all eh? The big boxset includes some juicy objects which are going to prove difficult to resist splashing out on. Aswell as a copy of...
News Japanese Superstar Otaku Reckons It's Time To Get Playstation 3, Fans Flock To The Stores
Shoko Nakagawa is Japan's biggest female geek
She's also a model, a singer, a TV presenter, etc, etc. She's bigtime. Which is important because her website has drawn billions of visits. She's an influence on Japanese gaming culture. So it's interesting to hear her blog about the Playstation 3, and how she's planning on picking one up very shortly...
News Playstation 3 Pushes A Higher Attach Rate For Blockbuster Titles
According to Sony, the Playstation 3 has a higher attach rate to blockbuster titles than the XBOX 360
While the XBOX 360 sold more copies of Street Fighter IV, Prince Of Persia and Grand Theft Auto IV, Sony claim that the attach rate was higher on PS3. In fact, when it came to Street Fighter IV, Sony posted an impressive 5.5% game-to-console ratio,...
News Killzone 2's "Steel & Titanium" DLC Pack Coming April 30th
We're still none the wiser as to whether Killzone 2's "Steel & Titanium" pack will be free
However, we can tell you that it's coming soon. April 30th is the date that has been confirmed by the Playstation Blog and we simply can't wait to get fragging on "that train level from single player that everyone thought was awesome".
News Sony Trademarks "Starhawk", Warhawk In Space Game Confirmed
Remember when it was just a rumour that Lightbox Interactive (a team made up of former Incognito employees) were making a Warhawk type game in space? Well it's probably not rumour anymore because, well, fine-eyed employees over at Joystiq spotted that Sony had registered a trademark for the name "Starhawk"
Now, it doesn't exactly take the biggest of...
News Updates Coming For Magic Ball, Cuboid & Mahjong Tales
What's that you say, updates for Magic Ball? Sold
That's right, Creat Studio's just sent us word of updates coming to their three, highly acclaimed PSN games Magic Ball, Cuboid and Mahjong Tales. Each release will come with its very own downloadable pack adding the following extras: Magic Ball ($2.99) - "Wicked Witches" level pack...
News inFamous Special Edition Revealed For Australia
EBGames of Australia have revealed a special edition pack for upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive inFamous
The bundle includes special digipack packaging, an exclusive artbook and a promo-voucher for a PSN super-power (which we assume will be DLC in the future). We'll keep you informed of an American/European bundle release.
News inFamous Coming Much Earlier Than Expected
In a move that we're sure has absolutely nothing to do with Prototype's June release date; Sony have moved inFamous' US release date to May 26th
Expect news of a European release to be announced soon. Sony have also confirmed that a demo for Sucker Punch's moody electrical-roamer will be available on the PSN from May 21st, with American preorders at...
Hey Japanese readers
Sony want you to know that there are tons and tons of awesome stuff on the Playstation Store. So much so, that if you were to put it all in a shopping bag, the bag would literally break and vomit out dozens upon dozens of games until you drowned in them. Fantastic marketing Sony — take note Western Sony sales people.
News Bayonetta Coming Fall 2009
Ready to suplex dragons in high-heels? Hell, yeah
Platinum Games have just confirmed that their flagship Devil May Cry-esque brawler Bayonetta will be shipping this Fall. We'll be holding on tightly for an exact release date. Hopefully it won't get lost in the mound of Christmas sequels (Call Of Duty, Need For Speed, etc).
News Virtua Tennis 2009 To Be Better Than The Real Thing Probably
We think it's fairly obvious what SEGA are trying to get across in their new "Real Life vs
Gameplay" trailer for Virtua Tennis 2009: you can either get hot and sweaty rushing around a real tennis court or you can be lazy and play the video game. We'll be opting for the latter thanks SEGA, unless you arrange a one on one singles session opposite...
News Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete Prepares Blu-Ray Release, Expect Sales Surge
Final Fantasy means money in Japan
In fact, we're surprised Japan don't replace the Yen with copies of various Final Fantasy games. Alas, this weekend in Tokyo Square Enix held private screenings for the upcoming Final Fantasy Advent Children Complete movie. It's probably the only blu-ray release that will get its own bundled, special-edition...
News Fat Princess Available June 18th?
We're all excited for Fat Princess right? Good
.. because it might be on its way soon. The multiplayer title from Titan Games has appeared on a New Zealand Playstation release schedule, followed by the date June 18th. Hopefully, this is a hint that the game will be landing in worldwide pretty soon. We certainly hope so because we're not sure we can...
News New Killzone 2 Map Pack Will Be Free?
Call this rumour for now but a Dutch news source is claiming that the upcoming map-pack for Guerilla's smash PS3 exclusive Killzone 2 will be free
The rough translation reveals:"The packet is from April 30 in the PlayStation Store and is offered free to download, as Sony Computer Entertainment announced Friday."</blockquote> Treat...
News SEGA Considering A Sequel To Cult-Smash Valkyria Chronicles
Hey SEGA, how are you doing? Here's a hint -- if you do make a sequel to the cult smash Valkyria Chronicles, perhaps give it a teeny bit of promotion and actually make it available in stores
It's been months later and we still haven't seen a copy in our favourite game stores. Regardless of our issues with the original games marketing — we know...
News Final Fantasy VII On Playstation 3 & PSP, Available In Japan Now
The cult-classic Final Fantasy VII is now available for download from the Japanese Playstation Store
Coming mere weeks before the blu-ray release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete (and the Final Fantasy XIII demo that comes with that), the PSone re-release will costs just 1500 yen (£10/$15) and weighs in at 1.7GB. No word on a western...
News Assassin's Creed 2 Protagonist Is Super Stylish
Here's your Assassin's Creed 2 protagonist, according to a leak onto the Ubisoft forums which has since been "dealt" with
Of course, the picture ended up on someones hard-drive and now you're seeing it on PushSquare. According to Screwattack, the particular character pictured is Ezio Auditore de Firenze, a nobleman from Florence in the year 1476...
News New Bayonetta Trailer Is Totally Nuts
We've watched the new trailer for Platinum Games' Bayonetta several times now and we still can't seem to glean any information from it
We think the reason for that is two-fold: a) it's nuts and; b) it's nuts. Honestly, the trailer starts to give you some plot background but it all sounded like nonsense to us. Which is exactly what we'd hoped for in...
News First Bioshock 2 Gameplay Footage Reminds Us Why We Loved Rapture
Another exclusive from last night's GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley
This time Bioshock 2, which interestingly didn't have the "Sea Of Dreams" subtitle of the original trailer. The game looks extremely similar to the original Bioshock, right down to the HUD and narrative. However, the footage that is teased is a good reminder of why the...
News Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime: "It's Hard To Say Something Nice About The PS3"
Reggie Fils-Aime suggested "it's hard to say something nice about the PS3" when prompted by Geoff Keighley on GameTrailers TV
The president of Nintendo was asked what Nintendo are worried about in the competition. Reggie quickly cited XBOX Live as a platform that worried him, but failed to come up with a reason as to why Nintendo are worried about...
News Killzone 2 DLC Map Pack To Be Available By "The End Of April", Retro Map Pack Teased
Upcoming Killzone 2 DLC has been unveiled exclusively on GameTrailers TV
A new map pack titled "Steel & Titanium" will be available by the end of April and includes two new maps: the ISA tech cruiser provides for a very vertical map whereas the train-level makes a reappearance in the form of, what looks to be, one of the best...
News Outrun Online Arcade Drifts Onto The PSN April 16th, ?7.99
We had a minor party when we heard the Outrun Online Arcade announcement
Outrun is one of our favourite racing games ever. To be honest, the announcement back then led us to believe we'd be playing the game in January — evidently there's been some kind of holdup. But that doesn't matter anymore, because SEGA confirmed the game will be available...
News Japanese XBOX 360 Owner Snaps Tales Of Vesperia Disc, Burns Playstation 3 Magazine Announcement
Fan reaction to the recently announced Playstation 3 port of Tales Of Vesperia has been mixed
PS3 owners are on the whole pretty pleased, whereas XBOX 360 owners are less so. Particularly in Japan, where a lot of gamers bought their XBOX 360 systems purely for the formerly-exclusive game. One Japanese fan was in fact so furious to hear of the...
News Rag Doll Kung Fu, Patapon & Norse Mythology Coming To LittleBigPlanet
The Playstation Blog just gave some insight on what we can expect from LittleBigPlanet this month
Among the costume updates is a new free "Creator Pack" which allows some new functionality for level designers including an infinite lives checkpoint and tetherless jet pack. To be included over the next couple of months: Ragdoll Kung Fu:...
News Only 1000 Active BOYS In Noby Noby Boy, Mars 5 Years Away
The chance of any of us actually seeing Mars in Noby Noby Boy is somewhat slim
New data, compiled and presented from the official Noby Noby Boy website concludes that there are only 1000 active players at the moment. At this rate, it's going to take those 1000 people a total of 2000 days (roughly 5 years) to reach the moon. 820 years are predicted...
News Playstation 3-Facebook Integration "Coming Soon"
Speaking at the MI6 Marketing Summit, SCEA's head of hardware marketing John Koller commented on the feasibility of future Facebook-Playstation 3 integration
When asked by a panel moderator if there would ever be a point where someone could be playing and have content "spat out" to Facebook, Koller confirmed plans are already going...
News There Are More Merry Things Coming To Playstation Home
We have to admit, Playstation Home is beginning to motor now
After an initial "there's nothing to do", it's looking more and more likely that there's something for everyone to do, even if you only spend 5 minutes or so doing it. On its way to the service today (April 9th) is another new space. This time a The Godfather II themed area. And...
News Valkyria Chronicles DLC Available From April 16th
Remember that awesome RPG that came out on the PS3 called Valkyria Chronicles? No? Oh right, that's because the game got absolutely zero marketing and store presence
Well anyway, you might have heard it's become quite the cult favourite. And guess what fans, DLC is on the way. In a few weeks to be exact. There will be three packs available, each...
News MAG To Be Called MAG: Shadow War?
Just a follow up to the earlier article about MAG's website launch
It seems people are able to access the same website from an alternative URL, www.magshadowwar.com. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to assume there might be a slight extension to the game's title.
News Official MAG Website Launches, It's On Its Way
Remember MAG? Oh heck yes, of course you do
After not posting about it for a year, suddenly, we have two articles in a week. And now there's an official website. There's not much on there, apart from some hotspots which reveal some "battlefield" like sound effects when you hover them. And then things flash on the screen and stuff. MAG is...
News Ranks & Friend Invites Coming To Wipeout HD
A new ranking system will be implemented into popular PSN racer Wipeout HD tomorrow
The ranking system will allow players to earn badges in online multiplayer games and subsequently bolster their rank. The update will come in the form of a free patch downloadable from the PSN. The patch also includes friend invite support and a spectator mode if you...
News John Koller: Sony's First Party Dev Pool Is As Big As Nintendo & Microsoft's Combined
Our favourite Sony marketing motor mouth (who now warrants his own tag) John Koller wants you to know: "hey, our first party development team is as big as Nintendo and Microsoft's combined"
While we haven't done the math to confirm his claim, we're assuming he's not far off. Sony do seem to have teams all over the place, and that investment is...
News GameTrailers Tout First Bioshock 2 Footage & "Major" Killzone 2 Announcement
That Geoff Keighley
If he wasn't one of our favourite journalists, we'd be quite jealous of the GTTV host. Not only does he get to premier Bioshock 2 this week, but he also gets to reveal a "major" Killzone 2 announcement. The episode airs at a ridiculous time on Thursday, but if you're in the UK like us, you're best just watching...
Assassin's Creed 2 is on, people
And as rumoured by industry analyst Michael Pachter, it's probably going to be set in the renaissance period. What clue are we going on? The trailers prominent placement of Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man". Sadly, while the setting has the potential for serious levels of awesome - the teaser site also...
News Resident Evil 5 "Versus" Mode Available Tomorrow
For those of you who were interested in some more Resident Evil 5, the "Versus" mode will be available from tomorrow (April 7th)
No word on whether that applies to Europe yet, but we'll keep you in the loop as always. The pack will cost a tidy sum of $4.99 (expect £3.99 in the UK) and will add two new multiplayer modes: Slayer and Survivors. In...
Korean pop group The Wonder Girls love their Playstation 3
So much they put it in their music video. But with the music industry being what it is, the big salary-execs decided the girls couldn't simply sit around eating pizza and playing Gran Turismo in their single-seller promo video. So instead, they have to grind about and point their bottom...
News Some New Bits Of Heavy Rain Artwork, As Gritty As Ever
Good grief, can someone please get Quantic Dream on the blower - we want to know more about this game
Heavy Rain truly is shaping up to be one of the grittiest, nastiest stories in video games — and we've only seen a short trailer and a few bits of concept art. But when that particular artwork depicts a man "bonding" with a woman...
News Lego Rock Band Is Unwittingly Confirmed
Not done with plastic instruments yet? We are
It's just been announced via Harmonix's Dan Teasdale's blog that there is a, erm, Lego iteration of the popular rock band sim in the works. The release has been heavily speculated over the last year. In Teasdale's blog, he provides the slides to Harmonix's GDC presentation. Including a slide that was cut...
News First MAG Screenshots Reveal Scale And Surprising Beauty
Online games usually take a hit in the graphics stakes
Why? Because they have to be lag-free, there's a lot of data to transfer, etc. etc. It's obvious that an online game has to be a little economical with its graphics. MAG is not aiming to be any online game though. MAG is pitched as a 256 player online shooter. And these first screenshots confirm...
News Yu Suzuki Retires, All Hope Of Shenmue III Evaporates
If there's one thing we convince ourselves is going to happen every year, it's Shenmue III
In fact, we've always secretly harboured high hopes that SEGA would announce a Playstation 3 iteration, what with the Yakuza series faring so well on Sony's black behemoth. Sadly, with the news of Yu Suzuki's retirement, comes the damning realisation that it's...
News Explodemon! Coming To The PSN, Inspired By Yoshi's Island
2D platformers are a rare thing these days and we're not entirely sure why
We don't think the genre is "worn out" so to speak, and we'd happily welcome a bunch of new platformers are on our super HD box (new 2D Sonic game SEGA?). Imagine our delight when we saw the debut trailer for Explodemon! (above). Being developed by Curve Studios...
News Killzone 2 Directors Commentary, "Behind The Bullet"
One the more interesting things in yesterdays American Playstation Store update was the inclusion of the interactive Killzone 2 advert
Finally putting a rest to all the criticism Sony took as a result of the infamous Killzone 2 trailer in 2005, Sony have silenced critics by releasing a fully interactive version of their in-engine...
News MAG Actually Gets Mentioned, "Only Posssible On Playstation 3"
In a shock move, Sony have actually decided to make a comment on their upcoming 256-player online shooter, MAG
The game, which was unveiled at E3 and has since dropped off the radar, is claimed to be "only possible on Playstation 3" by SCEA's John Koller. In an interview with vg247.com, Koller said:MAG is a 256 online-player game...
News Sony Assume A 10-15% Sales Rise For Both PSP and PS3 This Year
Sony just dropped the price of the Playstation 2 and expect it to eat into some of the Wii's market share
Not content with those figures, they also expect the Playstation 3 and PSP to see a boost."We had our largest sales year ever last year, and we'd look to go about 10-15 percent north of that this year," said John Koller, head of SCEA...
News Activision: Modern Warfare 2 Will Be "The Biggest Selling Game Of All Time"
Infinity Ward are making a new game
You may have heard about it. It's called Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Given the success of previous games in the franchise, Activision reckon this game could be the "biggest selling video game of all time", as stated by brand manager Simon Wells. It's interesting that they should drop both the...
News Bayonetta Aiming To Be Sadistically Hard
Director Hideki Kamiya wants it out in the open: Bayonetta is not a fairy tale, it's full of "hardcore battle action"
Speaking on his blog he stated:"With Bayonetta, we would hate for someone to think it is a heartwarming tale and then buy the game to discover it is really a sadistically hard game (I hope...)."</blockquote> So there...
News New Smash Cars Trailer Is Rather Exciting
Creat Studios have just put out a new trailer for their upcoming PSN racer, Smash Cars
It looks a lot like Excite Truck (Wii racer), with the player earning "Stars" for completing stunts. It's actually looking really good in these early stages, we're quite excited about seeing more. Until then you'll just have to make do with the...
News Playstation 3 Firmware 2.70 Is Launched, Includes 16-Player Text Chat
Playstation 3 firmware 2
70 has finally arrived (as it was rumoured to this week) and includes a host of new features. You now have the ability to create text chat parties from the XMB and invite your friends. These text chat parties can be used while in game and can include up to 16 people. The firmware update also allows you to backup movies...
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News Flying The Flag In Japan, Playstation 3 Sells Three Million In As Many Years
News from Enterbrain today that the PS3 has now shifted 3 million systems in Japan
Sony can thank the likes of Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5 and Yakuza 3 for pushing them over the milestone, all of which have been massive sellers for the Playstation 3 in recent months. Coincedentally the XBOX 360 has also sold a million units in the region...
Feature Why Doesn't The PSP Have Trophies Yet?
Here in PushSquare towers, we're currently playing the PSP version of Buzz
: Brain Of The UK</a> [expect a review in the next couple of days - Ed]. One thing we noticed was the way the game has it's own inbuilt trophy system. It's a theme that's shared by other PSP games; Resistance Retribution and No Gravity: The Plague Of The Mind spring to...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Max(xx) Out The Playstation 3
Final Fantasy XIII is a Playstation 3 game first and foremost
Sure it's getting a US and European release on the XBOX 360, but it's still a PS3 game. Which means developer's Square Enix are committed to using all of the Playstation's power instead of "scaling down" in order to make it compatible for the XBOX 360 too. When prompted about...
News Tell Naughty Dog What You Want In An Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Bundle
It's not just God Of War III that has a collector's bundle planned
Naughty Dog want to know what you'd like in an Uncharted 2 bundle too. If you want to let Naughty Dog know, you can either drop a comment on this post and we'll get in touch with Naughty Dog about your ideas, or, you can use Twitter — simply put in the tage "#u2ce". We'd...
News Playstation Home Is A "Perfect Storm" Say Sony
Xi has really got us interested in Playstation Home
I mean, we really think it's a genius idea. So it's no idea Sony are pretty pleased to see their pet-project beginning to gather some steam."You have publishers and brands coming into Home looking to engage with an audience, but they also have the opportunity to generate revenue. It's a model...
News Project V To Be Revealed At This Years E3
SCEE have partnered with development studio "Just Add Water" to create a brand new, downloadable, Playstation Network game for both PS3 and PSP
"Project V" will mark the first time a simultaneous PSP/PS3 PSN release. Keep your eyes peeled at this years E3 for more.
News Dead Rising 2 Has Multiplayer And Thousands Of Zombies
Capcom claim that there will be 6000 zombies on screen at any one time in sequel to zombie-em-up Dead Rising 2
Apparently, this claim will be true for a multiplayer mode. Practically a confirmation, but there are no more details to talk about yet. We'll have to wait and see. However, Capcom have claimed that there will be over 800 different clothes...
News See Your Weapon In Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
Awesome competition, this
You may remember we said one of the things we wanted in Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time were awesome weapons. Well Insomniac are giving you the chance to design one. You have until April 10th to submit your creations. The winner of the game will find the weapon digitized in the game and will also be shipped to Comic...
News Sony Prepare To Make Big Global Announcement This Tuesday
Do you know what day it is on Tuesday? March 31st
Not mean anything to you? It's the end of Sony's fiscal year. It's where they look at all the profits, look at all the losses and start again. Both Kotaku and Smarthouse have received word from the international powerhouse that an announcement regarding the Playstation brand is imminent. The rumour...
News GDC '09: Leaked Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Footage Is Awesome
So it wasn't just God Of War III gameplay that leaked out of GDC this year
Leaking from the same site (I doubt Sony will be sending them any Christmas cards this year) is footage from Uncharted 2. Which is unsurprisingly epic. The gameplay looks like it remains fairly similar to the original game. Of course the setting is totally different to the...
News GDC '09: Single Player Story Is Planned For Fat Princess, Releasing In The Summer
New details on upcoming PSN exclusive Fat Princess have been revealed at this years GDC
"The Legend Of Fat Princess" is a traditional story-led quest type mode explaining how "cake came to the realm" (really!), which sounds most intriguing. Also included is a "Gladiator" mode where players take a fully levelled...
It's one of our favourite Playstation franchises thanks to its wit, charm and likable characters.
We found it difficult to describe our excitement over the announcement of a Ratchet & Clank sequel yesterday. Playing through Tools Of Destruction last night, we thought of a number of things we'd like to see in the sequel, A Crack In Time. More...
News GDC '09: Kojima Teases Raiden And "The Next MGS"
Did anyone really belive that Metal Gear Solid 4 was going to be series mastermind Kojima's last? We didn't
It seems we were right to doubt him too. Snake may be gone, but Raiden lives, and while there is a subprotagonist, there are always sequels to be made. Cue: Kojima's "Mission: The Next MGS" and a tiny picture of Raiden in the corner...
News Ace Combat Flying Its Way Onto The PS3?
Ace Combat has always been one of those franchises people associate with the Playstation
Until Ace Combat 6 of course, which was an XBOX 360 exclusive. However, a Japanese job listing suggests Namco Bandai are on the lookout for a PS3 artist experienced in MAYA. This is important because the person who lands the job will be creating textures for jet...
News GDC '09: LittleBigPlanet Scoops Four Awards
LittleBigPlanet continued its award winning success by scooping four awards at last nights Game Developers Choice Awards
The game scored brownie points for its innovation, technology, game design and debut. The latter of which caused Media Molecule's recipient to claim, "Best new debut? We've been doing this for 20 years!" Sackboy's...
News Gamers Rejoice: Ratchet & Clank Sequel Is Finally Officially Confirmed
You've got to hand it to Insomniac Games, they have us at PushSquare under their spell somewhat
Few game announcements give our tummies a little flutter quite like a new Ratchet & Clank game does. But that's exactly what happened when our inbox bulged with a formal announcement of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Ahh, after the slightly...
News Resistance 2 Upgraded To 1.50 As Of Now
A heads up to all you Chimera-slayers
Resistance 2 has just been upgraded to 1.50. Among the new features are the new "Meltdown" multiplayer mode, a "Superhuman" version of the co-op mode and the ability to locally login a second PSN account. The "Aftermath" DLC pack (pictured) is set to follow suite. Would you call us...
With the arrival of Xi recently, many of you might have dipped back into Playstation Home for a while
But we suppose you've run out of stuff to do until the next set of Xi missions right? Seems like many of you are just running out of reasons to visit Home. Which is why Sony have just announced their plans to "refresh" the experience with...
Embedded above is the first trailer for Infinity Ward's Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Rather swish it is too, using clever use of sound to depict a raid on, what appears to be, an airport security line. Sadly no gameplay footage or storyline details, but there is a date for your diary. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released on November...
News GDC '09: God Of War III First Gameplay Leak
The first gameplay footage of God Of War III has leaked to the t'Internet, despite Santa Monica insisting that no one should record the gameplay
The shakey cam footage shows Kratos locked in a dark room surrounded by familiar minions. It's particularly early footage, and the environment Kratos is fighting within is likely to be a mockup demo...
News GDC '09: Team ICO's Fumito Ueda Talks Around Ico 3
The mastermind behind the PS2's Ico and Shadow Of The Collossus has talked around the topic of a sequel at this years GDC
Sharing the stage with Goichi Suda of Grasshopper and Bethesda's Emil Pagliarulo, Fumito was prompted on his current project. He responded pensively:"I think there are Sony Japan bosses are here, so I better not say too...
News Exclusive Version Of Katamari Damacy Coming To The Playstation 3
For those of you who were already fans of Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy probably whet your appetite on Playstation 3
But now you want more don't you? So does creator Keita Takahashi. Which is why he's bring Katamari to the PS3 in full-HD glory. The title, Katamari Damacy Tribute, suggests that this will be a compilation of classic bits and bobs...
News Ragdoll Kung-Fu Producer Details Upcoming PSN Release
Ragdoll Kung-Fu: Fists Of Plastic is shaping up to be a brilliant multiplayer release for Playstation owners
The above video, an interview with producer Joshua Miller, details chmu of the gameplay. The most interesting reveal is that the game includes SixAxis motion controls, which may split the games audience in half. The controls are said to be...
News GDC '09: Yosuke Hayashi Talks Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 & Exclusivity
New boss-man of Team Ninja, Yosuke Hayashi was dignified to the end when prompted by Joystiq on previous head Itagaki
When asked if the release of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was a "loss of face" like Itagaki had suggested, he simply dodged the question."Development began only after we read and heard about fan feedback ... after Ninja Gaiden...
News PS3 Firmware 2.7 Will Probably Make An Appearance This Week
One of the things on our GDC '09 wishlist was that we'd get details on the next firmware update for Playstation 3
Apparently that's looking almost certain right now. The first hint is in the Resistance 2 DLC reveal we published yesterday. One of the new features claims to allow players to enjoy Co-Op locally, whilst still logging scores for their...
News GDC '09: Pixeljunk Eden Was Completely Profitable After One Day Of Sales
According to Q-Games' Susan Panico Pixeljunk Eden had made a "return on investment within 24 hours
" That means, any sales after the first day on the PSN became clear, green, lovely profit. While sales were likely to be the highest within the first 24-hours, we've no doubt that Pixeljunk Eden has gone on to sell reasonably well in the...
News Noby Noby Boy Multiplayer Mode Teased
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Blog</a> have teased the upcoming multiplayer mode coming to the excellent Noby Noby Boy. The short, disturbing teaser video above highlights four BOYS popping out of their colourful house. It's all about eerie, but totally awesome at the same time.
News GDC '09: Resistance 2 DLC & Patch Detailed
The first Resistance 2 DLC content pack is scheduled to be released this week (March 26th), a video with Gamespot has confirmed
The content is split into two parts: a free patch and paid content from the Playstation Store. The free patch, 1.5, will add a new multiplayer mode (Meltdown) and a new difficulty level in co-op mode. The patch will also...
News Need For Speed Shift First-Look Is Extremely Impressive
Remember when Need For Speed games came out yearly and, generally weren't very good? Well Need For Speed Shift, this years Need For Speed release, attempts to change all that
Not only does it look absolutely gorgeous, but it also takes a more immersive approach to the racing genre. Being touted is the excellent cockpit view, in which the camera...
News Resident Evil 5 "Versus" DLC Is Delayed In Japan
Resident Evil 5 is getting some DLC that lets you play against each other
Why you'd want to bother playing competitively in a Resident Evil game, we've no idea. But the DLC is coming and will let you do just that. The "Versus" pack was due out this week in Japan, but obviously something has gone awry as it's now slated for a release on...
News GDC '09: CryEngine 3 Revealed For Consoles
Crytek's infamous CryEngine is many a fanboys wetdream
"Sure Killzone 2 might look good but, my PC's £8999 setup with Crysis set to 'uber' looks about a billion times better y'all." To which we respond - "shame the gameplay isn't very fun." Yo, burned. It's been no secret that Crytek have been working on their engine for...
News Playstation Home Gets Really, Really Interesting... Xi Is Released
Playstation Home Xi has just launched
It's essentially an Alternate Reality game that takes place within the Playstation Home application. We've spent a few minutes with it and think it's absolutely brilliant. Essentially, you enter a new area called The Hub via the Home Square. From here you're giving a tour around a mysterious room. Nothing is...
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