PS3 News
April2011
If you haven't picked up a print magazine for a while, we recommend you do so this week
The latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK has ton of new information on Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Amongst the goods is confirmation that Uncharted 3 won't be the last outing for cheeky treasure hunter Nathan Drake, with...
News Confirmed: European White Knight Chronicles II Includes Original Game
As with the Japanese and North American versions of White Knight Chronicles II, Sony has confirmed that the sequel will ship with the original game included on the Blu-ray disc
Players will be given the option to start the game from its sequel or at the very beginning of the adventure.
Rumour Dragon Age III Already In Development, Boasts Multiplayer
Just as we were thinking, "You know what the world needs, more Dragon Age," a great stonking rumour from Official PlayStation Magazine hints at just that
The magazine report posted by CVG teases that we should expect "more elf sexy time" as "Dragon Age III is on the way, with an added multiplayer component." For the record,...
News WSC Real 11 Pockets PlayStation Move Support
Aiming for 147 on Friday
Hustle Kings may have the baize and shiny balls market all sewn up on PlayStation Network, but there's a new challenger in the form of WSC Real 11, due out in Europe on Friday. Developer and publisher Dark Energy Digital just confirmed the game will feature PlayStation Move support available as a downloadable patch on day...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 'Escalation' DLC Confirmed
Activision has responded to retailer rumours, confirming that the next Call Of Duty: Black Ops map pack will be called "Escalation"
The DLC will boast five new maps: Convoy, Zoo, Stockpile, Hotel and a new co-op zombies stage. It'll launch on May 3rd for XBOX 360, but PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait until around June to get their hands on the...
News Brink's Release Date Gets Pushed Forward A Week, Avoids L.A. Noire-Mageddon
Bethesda's finally realised that the release of Rockstar's L
A. Noire</a> might put a dent in the sales of their ambitious first-person shooter, Brink. The publisher's responded by moving the game's release date forward a week to May 10th and May 13th in North America and Europe respectively. Smart move Bethesda. Plus, it's nice to see release...
News Apparently Angry Birds Is The Most Downloaded Game On PlayStation Network
It seems not enough people paid attention to our 1/4 review of Angry Birds
Reports suggest that the over hyped, Rovio developed casual game has jumped straight to the top of the PlayStation Network's downloads chart. This is an atrocity. "PSN appears to be gaining traction tapping into the casual and social gaming market with titles such as...
News PlayStation Move Performing Stronger Than Kinect In Japan
Chalk this one up as the biggest surprise of the year so far: Japanese gamers have bought more PlayStation Move controllers than Kinects
Sony had sold approximately 170k Moves by the end of 2010, while Microsoft had shifted just 90k Kinects. That's about a 2:1 ratio, which to be honest is closer than we'd expected given the number of XBOX 360s...
News Y'Know, SOCOM 4's Single-Player Is What We're Hyped About Playing
SOCOM will always be primarily a multiplayer game
That's what a good chunk of the game's fan-base are interested in. But when it comes to SOCOM 4, personally we're more hyped about the game's single-player campaign. Ever since we played it late last year, it totally won us over. The shooting is good, and the implementation of your squad and tactical...
UK Charts Zumba Fitness Takes The Top Spot From Crysis 2, Dynasty Warriors 7 Charts
Zumba Fitness has toppled Crysis 2 to sit atop the British sales charts
We don't have a clue what Zumba Fitness is, but we do know a PS3 version is due within the next couple of weeks. We assume the game's going to be lingering around the sales charts for some time. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 saw a push up to fourth on the back of the Masters...
News PSP Maintains Its Advantage Over 3DS For A Second Week In Japan
After toppling Nintendo's new handheld recently, the PSP has maintained its lead over the 3DS in Japan, shifting about 15,000 more consoles in the region last week
The PSP managed to muster up a whopping 58,075 sales, while the 3DS settled for around 42k. The PS3 maintained its lead over the Nintendo Wii too, mustering up sales of around 27k units,...
Feature Don't Kill The 'Mid-Tier' Game -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator Returns
Jeff Cannata coined a phrase on the Weekend Confirmed podcast that will probably stick with me for as long as I write about entertainment products
Desperately struggling to balance his positive opinion of Square Enix's Nier against the game's catalogue of flaws, Cannata concluded that the title is "more fun than it is good". It's a...
News Ubisoft Out For Blood, Wants To Beat EA And Activision
Ubisoft's gaffer Yves Guillemot reckons his company has the oomph to overturn Activision and EA as the world's largest third-party publisher
Fighting talk, yo. Chatting with MCV, the executive said that Electronic Arts' decision to sell off its 20 percent stake in the publisher "changed lots of things for us. We had a competitor owning a share...
News DiRT 3 Likes To Party With Cardboard Robots
Upcoming rally-racer DiRT 3 is a game after our own heart
It totally knows how to party. Screw nightclubs and supermodels, we're all about rally cars and cardboard robots. DiRT 3 gets what's up, yo. According to Rock Paper Shotgun, DiRT 3 will boast a multiplayer party mode consisting of three unique mini-games. On the agenda is Invasion, where...
News Surprise: Battlefield 3 Won't Look Quite As Good On PlayStation 3 Compared To PC
Everything we've seen of Battlefield 3 has looked amazing
But everything we've seen of Battlefield 3 has also been running on a computer as big as Buckingham Palace. It doesn't take a genius to understand that the PlayStation 3 version won't look quite as good. Speaking with VideoGamer, DICE executive Patrick Bach revealed that the console port will...
News Rockstar Promises You Won't Have To Wait Long For L.A. Noire's Preorder Bonuses
Rockstar's only just getting round to releasing Red Dead Redemption's pre-order bonuses on the PlayStation Store
The publisher cites "technical reasons" for the delay. In the case of the RDR, the delay isn't actually such a big deal. The game's pre-order bonuses were pretty low key — adding in golden guns, additional costumes and a new...
News Jack Tretton Says Words, Sets The Internet On Fire
Oh, Jack Tretton
If the Internet goes down today, we're holding you personally responsible. There's fury across the video game webosphere over remarks the SCEA executive made about PlayStation's primary competitors. In an interview with Fortune, Tretton described the Nintendo's portable platforms as "babysitting devices" and Microsoft's...
News Latest Duke Nukem: Forever Trailer Hones In On The Babes
If Duke Nukem: Forever's idea of "babes" are what's depicted in this trailer, we'll be replacing next years Hollyoaks calendar for the one featuring Cristiano Ronaldo in his swimwear -- these girls look like they were rendered on late 90's hardware
Oh wait, they were. (For the record: this game is starting to win us over.)
News The Cheshire Cat's All Like, "Man, Alice: Madness Returns Gets Curiouser And Curiouser!"
Step into the warped mind of American McGee
Or rather, step into the warped mind of American McGee's interpretation of Alice. Or rather, step into the warped mind of American McGee's interpretation of Lewis Carroll's Alice. Or rather... Whatever! You get the idea. Just make sure you get hype, because Alice: Madness Returns looks incredible. We've...
News Check It Out, Disgaea 4 Is Coming To PlayStation 3 In September
NIS America's slapped a September release date on PS3 title Disgaea 4
The hardcore turn-based RPG released in Japan earlier in the year. A European release is confirmed, but it's still shrouded in the vagueness of a "fall" window. As you may have guessed, we have nothing to add to this article. FACTS ARE FUN THOUGH, RIGHT?</em>
News EyePet Returns to PlayStation Move With a Friend in Tow
Two eggs are better than one
The adorable creature from EyePet: Move Edition is on its way back to PlayStation 3 later this year, as Sony has announced the sequel EyePet & Friends. The biggest change in the game is the addition of a second pet to play with, with Sony promising the two will be able to interact with each other and form bonds...
Sony's confirmed that there's a Resistance 3 beta trial on the horizon, with North American players getting in on the action by picking up specially marked copies of SOCOM 4
European players will get to trial Insomniac's new multiplayer component with an active PlayStation Plus subscription. There's no word as to whether Plus subscribers in North...
News You're Telling Me There's Going To Be Two EyePets On The Screen At Once?
We loved the original EyePet
Admittedly the technology was a little bit fiddly in places, but the augmented reality worked great and it genuinely felt like a fresh and new experience. As such, we're pretty stoked to see the PlayStation Move-enabled series get a fresh new PS3 release. The new game — due out later this year — doubles the trouble,...
News Mass Effect 3 Details Hit The 'Net, Offer Few Surprises
It didn't take long for the first Mass Effect 3 details to be leaked out of GameInformer's cover story and onto the 'net
As always, we support print media, so if you want the full story, go and buy a copy of GameInformer. We'll summarise for the sake of convenience here. The biggest take-away from the new set of Mass Effect 3 information is: more...
News Cole's Got Some Kickin' New Powers In inFamous 2
Man, we wished we were inFamous 2's Cole McGrath
Not only does he get to leg it around cities grinding on rails and telephone cables, but he also gets to star in slow motion trailers where he blows stuff up in slow motion to a killer guitar riff. Some guys get all the luck.</em>
News Moore: Persistent EA Profiles Are 'Not Far Away'
EA's hoping to unify all of its games under one persistent player profile, EA Sports' Peter Moore has revealed
"Today we're looking at a seamless experience across all our franchises," he said in a speech watched by Joytsiq. "Regardless of where you are, what platform you have, what game you're playing, that you're constantly...
News D3 Publisher To Bring White Knight Chronicles 2 To North America
Despite Sony announcing White Knight Chronicles 2 for Europe a couple of weeks back, word of a North American release has been significantly more muted
That's because Sony's not publishing the game in the US, instead handing off the rights to D3 Publisher. The game will release on PS3 this summer, complete with the new game and the...
News Twisted Metal Trailer Explains The Game's Absence, Releases In October
To be perfectly honest, we've been a little bit worried about Twisted Metal
We've seeen very little gameplay footage since the title's E3 reveal, and even the typically outspoken David Jaffe has been quiet over the last couple of months. But with the latest Twisted Metal trailer, everything makes sense. The Eat Sleep Play have really been working...
News Assuming We Don't Have To Do Any Mountain Climbers, We'll Be Cool With UFC Personal Trainer
Ignore the Kinect branding and you get a good idea what THQ's PlayStation Move-enabled UFC Personal Trainer will be all about
Presumably you'll hold PlayStation Move controllers in each hand to throw punches and complete various UFC style workouts. Assuming we can skip the mountain climber exercises, we're looking forward to it. Urgh, mountain...
News SSX: Deadly Descents Drops The Subtitle
EA's toned down the gritty appearance of its next generation SSX title by dropping the game's sub-title
Now named "SSX", EA's keen to win back the fans it lost with last year's action oriented debut trailer. "I've always thought racing was the core of SSX," creative director Todd Batty told Game Informer, "and we didn't...
News By The Way: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Is Coming As DLC
The website ConsoleTech just got black-balled by Capcom for life
Hope the hits were worth it guys. The ballsy site has posted a trailer from Capcom's heavily embargoed Captivate event. The footage concludes what we all hoped: Super Street Fighter IV will get a fresh set of DLC updating it with the new characters and features from the Arcade Edition...
News Dungeon Siege III Delayed Until June 17th In Europe, June 21st In North America
Square Enix has pushed back the European release of Dungeon Siege III by a couple of weeks, the publisher has announced today
The Obsidian developed game was originally scheduled for release on May 27th. It'll now launch on June 17th. No announcements regarding the US release date were made. Update @ 19:46 BST: Square Enix has just confirmed that...
News We Have No Interest In UFC, But We Kinda Want This Training Game
We've watched some UFC
We've played some UFC games. We have about as much interest in the "sport" as we do professional Starcraft. But somehow, UFC Personal Trainer appeals to us. Regular readers will know we have a fairly long standing relationship with these new crop of fitness games. Both EA Sports Active 2 and The Fight spend a lot of...
News Mass Effect 3's The Cover Story For The Latest Issue Of GameInformer
We've still not adjusted to writing about Mass Effect as a PlayStation franchise yet
It's so weird that the franchise's has jumped from being a pseudo-XBOX exclusive (we know there were PC versions) to being closely associated with the PlayStation 3. Don't get us wrong — we're absolutely not complaining. It's just a bit weird. Maybe it's just us?...
News Is There Anything Left For Us To Say About L.A. Noire?
Good grief, Rockstar's pulled it off again
Sure, we actually need to play L.A. Noire before we go out spewing too much hyperbole, but we can't think of a single game due out this year (including Uncharted 3) that looks as promising as this. Bloody nora.</em>
News New Sonic The Hedgehog Game Revealed, Dashing Onto PlayStation 3 This Year
No matter how many bad Sonic games we've played over the past decade, we always get excited by the prospect of a new title
As previously promised, SEGA has released the first teaser trailer for a brand new Sonic The Hedgehog title due out on PlayStation 3 this year. The game's set to mark Sonic's 20th anniversary. The trailer — which you can watch...
News Battlefield 3 vs. Call Of Duty Marketing War To Cost Upwards Of $200 Million
One of the most exciting gaming stories of this year is EA's war with Activision for the first-person shooter crown
In the red corner is EA's Battlefield 3, with the inevitable November Call Of Duty release sitting in the blue corner. Speaking at the Ad Age Conference in New York, EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed that both publishers will drop...
News Bumper Rumour: NGP Blowout Coming At E3, New Polyphony Digital Title Within Next 12 Months
A forum post on Gamekult has been gathering traction across the 'net this morning
The supposed post details much of Sony's E3 announcement plans, as well as some specifics beyond. The leak hints that an NGP price and release date will be announced at E3, in addition to the device's real name. Seven first-party titles are set to be announced for the...
News Yakuza: Of The End Rescheduled For June 9th Japanese Launch, Sales Will Support Red Cross
Our import pre-order of Yakuza: Of The End has been sitting in limbo ever since the recent string of disasters struck Japan
Pushed out of its original March launch window, SEGA's given the apocalyptic spin-off to its soap-opera series a June 9th release date in Japan. That's still some time off, so you're probably best to reign in your excitement...
News Quantic Dream 'In Discussions' With Sony For E3 Announcement
E3's coming guys, hold onto your hats
Quantic Dream boss, David Cage, has just dropped the most exciting E3 tid-bit of the year thus far — that his studio is "in discussions" with Sony for an E3 announcement of its new project in June. This is in discussion right now with Sony, Cage told CVG when asked about an E3 reveal. Well...
News Famitsu Promises Capcom Blow-Out Next Week
Capcom is currently holding its Captivate press event in the US
But with information embargoed until April 12th, we still don't know exactly what the publisher's showcasing. Thankfully, this week's Famitsu magazine has a few hints . The menu includes: Street Fighter X Tekken, Asura's Wrath, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and the mysterious...
News Start Your Virtua Tennis 4 Career Early With Exclusive PlayStation 3 Demo
This time next week we'll be pulling a sickie
We don't even care if Sony announces the PlayStation 4, you won't find us in the PushSquare office. Why? Because SEGA's just confirmed that a PlayStation 3 exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 demo is on the way. And it's not a one-set taster either. The demo will allow you to get a taste of Virtua Tennis 4's...
News Sniper Elite V2 Coming To PlayStation 3 In 2012
505 Games has announced that it will publish Sniper Elite V2 on the PlayStation 3 next year
The game is being developed by Rebellion. Its very exciting to be working with one of the new breed of major publishers like 505 Games, said Rebellion CEO, Jason Kingsley. Sniper Elite was an important, genre-defining property and were hoping to...
Report Ubisoft Finally Confirms Child Of Eden Will Be Playable With PlayStation Move
Date incoming
After much hush-hush pertaining to Child Of Eden's potential PlayStation Move compatibility, our friends over at MoveModo have finally drawn a confirmation out of a Ubisoft representative. According to the site, the PlayStation 3 version of Q's spiritual Rez successor will support the PlayStation Move controller when it launches later...
News Stacking's Lost Hobo King DLC Launches On PlayStation Network
The first slice of Stacking DLC is available now from the North American PlayStation Network, presumably with the European version following as part of today's PlayStation Store update
Entitled "The Lost Hobo King", the additional content adds new dolls, challenges and narrative to DoubleFine's rustic adventure. It costs $4.99 in the...
News Sony Online Entertainment's Gunning For 100 Million Free Realms Players Milestone
Sony Online Entertainment wants Free Realms' player-base to reach 100 million users
SOE gaffer John Smedley envisioned that the free-to-play MMO — available on PC and PS3 — could hit enormous numbers within the next five to six years. He said, "I don't see any reason why [Free Realms] can't go to 100 million , because there are so many kids...
News Red Faction: Battlegrounds Isn't Twisted Metal, But It Should Tide Us Over
While we desperately cling on to the hope that Sony might say something about Twisted Metal at some point in the near future (seriously, that game has dropped off the radar entirely), we guess Red Faction: Battlegrounds might be able to fulfill our car-combat cravings for a while
Especially seeing as it's free for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Note...
News Sony Online Entertainment: NGP 'A Perfect Machine' For MMOs
Sony Online Entertainment's gaffer John Smedley reckons that the NGP is the "perfect machine" for MMOs
The executive made the comment while answering GamesIndustry.biz on the subject of free-to-play MMOs on consoles. Having just launched Free Realms in North America, Smedley was naturally supremely positive about the prospects of the genre on both...
News Domain Name Sleuth Outs Sonic Generations
Sonic turns 20 years-old this year -- but don't worry, we're sure he won't be tossing aside his rad attitude for a more mature lifestyle and a placement at University
(More's the pity.) Given that it's a milestone year for SEGA's mascot, video games super-sleuth Superannuation has been digging for dirt. The Internet investigator has pulled up two...
Amidst all the furore surrounding EA's re-release of NBA Jam last year, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that the game actually released on PlayStation 3 last year
We saw it in a shop once. Originally intended as a pre-order bonus, then a PSN release, before ending up as a boxed retail title, most people had forgotten they wanted NBA Jam by the time...
News Albert Wesker Hypes Up Resident Evil's 15th Anniversary
Yes
There are like five Resident Evil games coming out this year. Sure, they're not all releasing on PlayStation platforms (though we still have high-hopes that an enhanced port of Resident Evil: Revelations will get ported from 3DS to NGP), but that doesn't make the line-up any less exciting: Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD, Resident Evil 4 HD,...
News Jack Tretton Says Sony's In 'Growth Mode, Not Cruise Control'
SCEA's gaffer Jack Tretton has said that the platform holder has not peaked yet with PlayStation 3, and that it is still in "growth mode"
The exec told Fast Company that the platform was just getting going with regards to line-up, accessories and new features such as 3D. When you look at all the games Sony still has left to release this year, it's...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops 'Escalation' DLC Revealed By Retailer
Call Of Duty: Black Ops is set to get another slice of DLC later in the year, a retail mess-up has revealed
The news was leaked by an Australian branch of GAME, revealing five new maps: a zoo, a hotel, a convoy, a stockpile, and a new locale for the bemusingly popular zombies mode. No price was listed. The reveal noted a May release date, but seeing...
News Finish Him: Mortal Kombat Goes Gold On The PlayStation 3
Mortal Kombat is finished
We just got word from Warner Bros that the game has gone gold and is currently being manufactured as we type. So exciting. The game looks poised to be the best fighting game of the year (sorry Marvel vs. Capcom 3) when it launches on April 19th (US) and April 21st (UK). Seriously: we cannot wait. Who's ready to take on our...
News Brink Continues To Look Fab-u-larse In Its Latest Gameplay Trailer
We're not entirely sure why Brink is flying under the radar so badly
It seems to have all the core elements people want: deep but accessible competitive multiplayer, tons of unlocks, vibrant and unique art-style, loads of weapons, great online integration. On paper it looks like the perfect video game. In fact, we're convinced Splash Damage is going...
News Sony Sign-Up French Studio For Exclusive PlayStation 3 Action-Adventure Title
This one slipped right under our radar, which is surprising given the significance of the news
Apparently SCEE has teamed up with unknown French studio Dontnod to publish a new action-adventure title exclusively for PlayStation 3. The game, which SystemLink reports is called Adrift, has been in development since last year, when video games...
News PlayStation Network Donantions Drum Up $1.3 Million In Japanese Relief Aid
Sony's announced that the Japanese donation area of the PlayStation Store has raised a whopping $1
3 million over the past couple of weeks. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to those affected by Great East Japan Earthquake, said SCE boss Kaz Hirai. While we continue to make every effort to help the recovery of the affected...
News Ninja Gaiden 3 To Boast 'Complex' Multiplayer Component
Speaking in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine (US), Ninja Gaiden 3's project lead, Yosuke Hayashi, has said that the title will feature a "complex" multiplayer mode
The developer did not offer a comparison to Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2's online co-op mode, suggesting it will be something different. The good news for budding Ninja Gaiden...
News Final Fantasy V Nets PlayStation Network Release
The PSone edition of Final Fantasy V is headed to the PlayStation Network according to a press release distributed by Square Enix this afternoon
The game originally launched on the SNES in 1992, but later got re-released on PlayStation with additional cut-scenes. The game will be in good company — Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX are all currently...
News Let's Take Another Look At BurgerTime HD
Nope we still don't know what the heck is going on in MonkeyPaw's HD remake of cult retro title, BurgerTime
There are definitely burgers involved though. We can confirm that much.</em>
News Naughty Dog Looking To Make Uncharted 3 The "Go-To Game" For Multiplayer On PlayStation 3
Despite early concerns, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer was brilliant without impacting the quality of the game's single-player campaign
With the frame-work in place, Naughty Dog wants to improve on Uncharted 3's multiplayer component, making it the "go-to game" for online play on PS3. In an interview published by GamePro magazine,...
News Rockstar Reminds Us All That Max Payne 3 Is A Video Game With Big EDGE Magazine Feature
Hot-on-the-heels of the first Max Payne 3 screenshots in years last week, EDGE has uncovered a massive cover story on the long forgotten sequel
Not ones to be left behind, Rockstar's confirmed that Max Payne 3 will feature a new multiplayer mode. The magazine also shows that since his hiatus, Payne has grown some hair. When the game was shown off...
News Ratings Board Outs Possible Burnout Crash Game For PSN
What's your favourite part of the Burnout series? Sure, weaving through oncoming traffic at a slick 60 frames-per-second is a highlight, but the real joy is participating in those puzzle-esque crash events that have been a staple of the series for a long time now
According to information leaked via the Australian Ratings Board, a PSN release of...
UK Charts Crysis 2 Sticks To The Top-Spot As EA Conquers The Full Line-Up
We imagine there are plenty of chuffed faces around EA UK this morning -- no less than four of the publisher's games occupy the top ten this week
Crysis 2 is still at the number one spot, with new release Shift 2: Unleashed a few spots behind in fourth. Elsewhere for EA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 took the sixth spot, while FIFA 11 continues to do...
News Irem Cancels Even More Of Their Upcoming Video Games Lineup
The recent events in Japan have had some pretty tragic consequences on millions of people, and we must never lose sight of that
But one company that seems to have been hit hard by the disaster is Irem, who recently outright cancelled the release of Disaster Report 4 and the production of the rest of the series. Not content with pulling an entire...
News This Duke Nukem Forever Video Is Not An April Fools Day Joke...
.. And to be honest that's pretty much the scariest thing about it.</em>
News Former Capcom Gaffer Keiji Inafune Starts Up Two New Companies
The former Capcom cheif, Keiji Inafune, has announced that he's starting up two new companies: Intercept and Comcept
Intercept will deal with game development, while Comcept handles other areas of media such as books and video. We imagine both companies will work together on similar properties to strengthen brands across different forms of media...
News Sony Conquers Japanese Video Game Market In 2010
It's been a while since Sony was the dominant force in the video game industry, but numbers coming out of Japan show that the platform holder is back on top in its home region as of 2010
The fiscal year — which ended, like, overnight — has concluded with PlayStation 3 on top of the Wii, and the PSP on top of the DS. Enterbrain notes that this is...
News Sony Online Entertainment Confirms The Agency Cancellation, Lay-Offs
Following a flurry of rumours earlier in the week, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it has cancelled its PlayStation 3 spy MMO, The Agency, laying off over 200 staff in the process
"As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and...
The closet fanboys came out of the woodwork last night
The console war literally erupted after months of quiet acceptance from all sides. According to a report filed by data firm Strategy Analytics, the PlayStation 3 has now surpassed the XBOX 360 in "active install base", pushing the Microsoft system down into last place in the console...
News Cage: Quantic Dream's Latest Technology Makes L.A. Noire Look Restricted
Quantic Dream's outspoken gaffer, David Cage, has said that the Team Bondi's impressive Motion Scan performance capture technology is a "dead end", and that his own studio's new gizmos are already more advanced
I think [Motion Scan is] an interesting solution to a problem for now. But its also an interesting dead end, the visionary head told...
March2011
News Activision Announces Spider-Man: Edge Of Time
Activision's announced that Spider-Man: Edge Of Time is in development at Shatter Dimensions outfit Beenox and will release this year
No platforms were mentioned in the press release but we imagine PlayStation 3 is a safe-bet. NGP could be a possibility too. The story-line combines the Amazing Spider-Man with Spider-Man 2099 as you attempt to...
News Sony Remind Us That The PlayStation 3 Is More Than A Games Machine
You know what, we were considering taking an uber-snarky tone with this post
.. But we can't. Because there's actually some truth to Sony describing the PlayStation 3 as an "entertainment media hub" rather than a games machine. We were thinking about all the things we use our system for just the other day. Sure gaming is very top of the...
News GameInformer? Posts First Saints Row: The Third Trailer
We're not even going to attempt hosting a mirror of GameInformer®'s EXCLUSIVE Saints Row: The Third trailer
Here — visit their website for the EXCLUSIVE. It's EXCLUSIVELY EXCLUSIVE just for you. PLEASE VISIT GAMEINFORMER®'S WEBSITE. Remember: this is a GameInformer® EXCLUSIVE. We're just le
News PlayStation 3 Leads XBOX 360 Across Europe, Nintendo Conquers All
A rare sales report compiled by IDG and cited in a GameStop document has given us the first picture of Europe's console install base for some time
The data puts PlayStation 3 about a million units ahead of XBOX 360, despite launching some 15 months after Microsoft's console. The report, accurate as of December 2010, puts PS3 sales at 14.7 million...
News BloodRayne: Betrayal Launches This Summer On PlayStation Network
Majesco's confirmed the return of the BloodRayne series, when scantily clad protagonist Rayne returns in PSN title, BloodRayne: Betrayal, this summer
The 2D action game is in development at Californian outfit WayForward. It will be the studio's first PlayStation 3 release. The game's promising plenty of puzzles, weapons and gore, and is being...
News Check Out L.A. Noire's 'A Slip Of The Tongue' Bonus Case
L
A. Noire</a> continues to toe game of the year territory with this short teaser trailer for its "A Slip Of The Tongue" bonus case. The mission is available alongside pre-orders of the game from Walmart in North America and Play.com in the UK. Rockstar previously confirmed that all of its preorder bonus missions will be available as...
News PS3 Nets Exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 Content, Scores Plastic Peripherals Edition
If you wanted to turn your PlayStation Move controller into a plastic representation of a tennis racket, then SEGA's got your back
Posting on the PlayStation Blog, veteran SEGA executive producer, Mie Kumagai, has revealed a bunch of exclusive features for the PlayStation 3 version of the upcoming Virtua Tennis 4. So ok, the tennis rackets look...
Rumour Sony Online Entertainment Hit With Crippling Cuts
There's some bad news funneling out of Sony Online Entertainment right now
According to reports on Kotaku, the developer has shut down its Seattle, Tuscon and Denver studios, laying off around a third of its entire workforce. But that's not all. Apparently SOE's Austin and San Diego studios have also been hit hard, with around half the staff from...
News Capcom Cans Mega Man Universe
Capcom's just revealed that it has cancelled the "Play Create Share" inspired PSN title, Mega Man Universe
The publisher's apologised to fans on the game's website, citing "various circumstances" as the reason for the cancellation. The mostly like reason is the exit of Keiji Inafune, who left Capcom a little while back. Inafune was a...
News Suda51 Is Keen On Doing Another No More Heroes, Won't Be Doing It Any Time Soon
For as repetitive and eye-wateringly frustrating as No More Heroes is, we have a fondness for the franchise
Suda51's motion controlled slasher isn't the most technically refined game in the world, but it's no-less comically ridiculous. So would we be up for a third game in the series? Damn right we would, and Suda51's totally with us. The legendary...
News So Who's Going To Play Co-Op Streets Of Rage 2 With Us?
As we already know, SEGA's bringing a bunch of classic Mega Drive titles to the PlayStation Store over the coming months
Each of the titles will be free to PlayStation Plus subscribers (you should already own Sonic The Hedgehog, in fact). Something we didn't know though, is that a couple of the titles will be updated with online co-op. While we...
News SEGA Team Up With Avalanche For Downloadable Title Renegade Ops
You really do learn something new every day
For yonks now we believed Just Cause developer, Avalanche, was a subsidiary of Eidos (and latterly Square Enix), but we were obviously completely wrong. The studio's just announced a brand new downloadable project in collaboration with SEGA. The title, Renegade Ops, is a co-operative military vehicular...
News Let's Try Not To Be Too Cynical About Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Ok?
Capcom's released a teaser trailer for the freshly announced Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
The reaction around the 'net hasn't been brilliant. "Capcom played Left 4 Dead then," seems to be the common reaction, and while it appears those people are probably on the money, we're not sure how they are deriving that from this trailer...
News BurgerTime HD Builds The Ultimate Burger This Summer
What would you put in your ultimate burger? How about: onion rings, barbecue sauce, pineapple, smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos and an omelette? Yo, sounds good
Our visionary sandwich has absolutely nothing to do with MonkeyPaw's remake of DataEast's classic title BurgerTime HD; we just wanted to make you hungry. Announced and shown off at...
News Guys, Errr, Just To Let You Know: Max Payne 3 Is Still A Thing
Completely out of the blue, Rockstar's released the first new screenshots of Max Payne 3 in two years
The images — which were attached to a Tweet stating "he's coming" — appear to be pulled from a new trailer of some sort. The game's been delayed multiple times since its announcement. If we were betting men, we'd put money on a new...
News Way To Send Our Hype Levels Through The Ceiling, DiRT 3
We played DiRT 2 for an outrageous amount of time
When we got the platinum trophy, we'd probably put in close to 40 hours with the rally title. To be honest, despite absolutely adoring the previous entry, DiRT 3's been bubbling under our radar a bit. Well it had been. Now Codemasters has released this amazing slow-motion trailer showing off Group B...
News Mortal Kombat Includes Online Pass, Claims Report
Mortal Kombat looks like it'll be the latest release to combat used games, including an online pass system to force second-hand buyers into paying to play online
A voucher will be included with new copies of the game to allow players to hop online for free. Those buying second-hand will have to purchase a voucher from the PlayStation Store however...
News French Official PlayStation Magazine Teases 'Big Comeback', Place Your Bets Now
The French edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine is teasing a "big comeback" as part of its next issue
A silhouette mentions a "long overdue" return that's sure to make a "lot of noise". Hitman 5? It doesn't really look like that guy to be honest. You guys got any better guesses?</em>
Insomniac Game's going all out with Resistance 3, confirming support for the PlayStation Move, Sharpshooter and 3D televisions at a community event over night
To be honest, after Killzone 3's fantastic implementation of both technologies, we'd be disappointed if they weren't in the game. It just makes sense to give players as many options as...
News Battlefield 3 Is Still Like, "Mmmmm Nom Nom Nom"
EA's released the third in its series of Battlefield 3 gameplay teasers, promising that there will be a full reveal on April 17th
Frankly the game looks phenomenal. We appreciate this footage is probably running on a PC the size of our house, but DICE has always been good about maximising the potential of its PlayStation 3 games. Battlefield: Bad...
News Stacking Still Has A Really Lovely Art Style, Then
A few shots of Stacking's upcoming DLC, "The Lost Hobo King", have emerged courtesy of Gamekyo
The game still looks properly amazing. Hit the link to see the full-set of images. The DLC is out in April.</em>
News Free Realms Launches In North America Today
Sony Online Entertainment's finally launching its casual free-to-play MMO, Free Realms, in North America today
The game promises a host of activities, ranging from multiplayer mini-games to decorating and dinosaur rides. In order to enhance the action, Free Realms boasts a number of console specific features such as trophies and voice chat...
News Zipper Showcase New SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Maps
As promised, Zipper Interactive's provided us with a teasing glimpse at two of SOCOM 4's multiplayer maps: Von Heine Express and Cesspool
Jeremy Dunham explains on the PlayStation Blog that Von Heime Express is designed to capture the spirit of the classic SOCOM 2 map, Fox Hunt: "Set on the coast of Southeast Asia in a makeshift military base...
News Right, Looks Like It's Time To Buy Street Fighter IV Again
Look at your games collection
How many copies of Street Fighter IV do you own? Two, three different copies? How do you fancy buying another. Looks like you'll get your chance soon. The BBFC's revealed a rating for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition that's supposedly due out in June. Presumably the new version will include the four new characters...
News You Totally Know WSC Real 11 Is A Snooker Game Because Of The Music
Duh-dah-doo-la-duh-dah-doobeedoo-dah-dah-dah
Aside from the waffling grunts of John Virgo, that memorable guitar noodle defines snooker. It's the exciting, hype-inducing riff that bookmarks three hours of Peter Ebdon staring at the table with resolute intensity. Will he ever make a shot? In WSC Real 11 you decide. Snark aside, Dark Energy Digital...
News Private Take-Two Casting Call Outs Returning Grand Theft Auto Character
Grand Theft Auto's on-going, errr, paedophile gag, looks set to continue in Grand Theft Auto V
A private casting call filed by Take-Two reveals the reappearance of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas character, James Pedeaston. The character also made a cameo appearance in Grand Theft Auto IV as part of the game's Internet component. Of course, unlike the...
News Activision Leaving Bungie To Do Their Job, Claims The Studio
Bungie's revealed that their new publishing partners, Activision, are totally keeping their "hands off" the Halo developers latest multiplatform project
"Not only were we excited about the contract that we were able to get with Activision but they seem really committed to being hands-off," Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell told...
News Sony Wraps Up PlayStation Rewards Beta, Delays Service
Sony's wrapped up its beta test of the PlayStation Rewards program -- an initiative that showers active PlayStation Network users in various goodies -- but has decided to indefinitely delay the service out of its intended April release window to allow for further development
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation...
News Job Listing Hints At Online Integration In The Next God Of War Project
Sony Santa Monica's staffing up, and it's looking for an "online programmer" to work on the God Of War franchise
The job posting on Gamasutra states that the studio is looking for a senior online programmer to "join the God of War team," adding that the role involves supporting "networking needs such as in-game communication,...
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