PS3 News
March2011
Rumour Irem Ceases Production Of Old Disaster Report Titles
Not content with outright cancelling the latest Disaster Report title months before its release, it looks like Irem's putting a stop to the franchise full-stop
Japanese retailer Famicom Plaza reports that Irem has put a stop to the productions of all Disaster Report games after this month's events in Japan. Joyst
News Moon Diver Launches This Week On PlayStation Network
Square Enix has confirmed that timed PlayStation Network exclusive, Moon Diver, will launch this week in Europe and North America
The game, which looks a lot like Strider, is a four-player co-op action game designed by Koichi Yotsui. Unsurprisingly, Yotsui-san was one of the leads on the original Strider game.
News Choplifter HD Brings Nostalgic Games We've Never Heard Of To PlayStation Network
We've never heard of Choplifter, but we're told it's an Apple II classic
Rather than pretend that we know what we're talking about, we thought you'd appreciate a bit of honesty. Chop-erm-lifter, y'say? Oh right, Choplifter HD. Cool. Anyway, feign excitement because the historical series is making it way to PlayStation Network via the Hunted: The...
Rumour Warhawk 2 Details Outed?
Stop tipping us, already
We've read the rumours about Warhawk 2, and weren't going to post them, but seeing as our inbox has been flooded [well, it was more like two or three messages - Ed] with links to Just Push Start's report, we'll damn well cover it, alright? According to the publication, Sony recently held an event inviting fans of the 2007...
News Namco Files Trademarks For New Katamari Games
The magic of the Katamari franchise may well have worn off long ago, but that's not going to stop Namco from churning out the series
Siliconera's picked up on two European trademarks, including Katamari amore and Katamari amore Rolling Whopper. We imagine that there will be another Katamari game in the near future.
News Media Molecule Auctions Off A Bunch Of LittleBigPlanet Goodies For Japan Relief
Media Molecule's getting involved with the industry's Play For Japan campaign, pledging an original piece of LittleBigPlanet artwork to the money-raising initiative
Four sketches are up for grabs, each depicting the evolution of Media Molecule's burlap mascot, Sackboy. As if the artwork wasn't enough, Media Molecule's also throwing in a signed copy...
News Don't Tell Anyone But, Alice: Madness Returns Is An American McGee Game Y'know!
American McGee's importance has clearly been relegated in Alice: Madness Returns
Y'see, the legendary designer's name was a fundamental part of his previous Lewis Carroll stone-'em-up, American McGee's Alice. But unfortunately McGee's stock must be falling. Madness Returns settles for a lowly recognition of McGee's involvement, noting in small,...
News Capcom Confirms Winter Release For Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Capcom's offically confirmed that Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will release on PlayStation 3 this winter
It puts an end to a long period of speculation surrounding the game. The game's essentially a squad based co-op shooter (as the rumours previously suggested) and is in development at SOCOM: Confrontation outfit Slant-Six. Your task is to...
News First Two Downloadable Mortal Kombat Fighters Revealed (One Is Amazing)
Mortal Kombat is not out yet, but NetherRealm's taken it upon itself to announce some upcoming DLC for the gory brawler
Cue so-called "fans" moaning about charging for "content that should be on the disc." Hint: the game's done. Finished. Finito. It's going through certification and being pressed as we speak. I.e. there's a lot...
UK Charts Crysis 2 Scoops Top-Spot, Nintendo 3DS Pads Things Out
Crytek's semi-sandbox shooter, Crysis 2, has jumped to the top of the UK sales charts, scooping the accolade away from last week's winner, Homefront
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars finished up second, while the afore-mentioned Homefront settled for third. Last week saw the release of the Nintendo 3Ds, and naturally there was an abundance of...
Feature Why System Exclusives Need To Stay -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator Returns
It's been a while, friends
There's been a lot of great games, some huge announcements (good grief, the NGP!) and a lot of familiar sentiments around the online gaming community since I left you. One thing that's really been yanking on my metaphorical chain is the idea that all game franchises should be multiplatform. For me system exclusives are...
Despite Need For Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed being released on PlayStation 3 next week, the mood isn't particularly celebratory at developers Slightly Mad Studios
The team has just revealed news of layoffs at the studio, frustratingly because of the cancellation of another project. "Essentially we were let down at the last minute by one publisher...
Report Quirky PC Title Machinarium Is Headed To PlayStation 3 This Year
According to a report on CasualGaming
biz</a>, the quirky PC point-and-click adventure, Machinarium, is headed to the PlayStation Network this year. The site sources a session from the game's creator, Jakub Dvorský, in which he confirmed that the title will be heading to Sony's digital platform as well as tablet computers later this year...
There are three pivotal points we'd like to make about this Mortal Kombat Tag-Team trailer: a) Publishers, you should never release trailers without backing tracks
No matter how good your game looks (and Mortal Kombat looks amazing, we should add), the trailer feels flat without any music. b) Why, oh, why is there a dragon chasing a helicopter in...
News Remedy: Business & Technical Decisions Kept Alan Wake Off PlayStation 3
Back in the hazy beginnings of this generation one of our most anticipated games was Alan Wake
The XBOX 360-exclusive horror shooter always looked right up our alley, but Remedy took so long to deliver the game that we'd long moved on when it released. We were playing PlayStation 3 and establishing PushSquare by the time the game out. Tellingly,...
News NPD Deems Guitar Hero 3 The Highest Grossing Game Of This Generation
Call Of Duty: Black Ops might be the US' best selling game of all time according to units, but it is not the highest grossing one
That accolade belongs to another Activision title — Guitar Hero 3. According to NPD data (going back as far as 1995), the mainstream plastic instrument title is the highest-grossing game of "this generation"...
News Ed Boon & Stig Asmussen Chat Kratos In Mortal Kombat
As the release of Mortal Kombat nears, Sony's seriously ramping up the amount of promotional material surrounding the PlayStation 3 version of the game
Regular readers will know that Kratos is set to join the roster of Mortal Kombat fighters exclusively in the PlayStation 3 version of the game. You can watch Mortal Kombat's co-creator Ed Boon and...
Rumour Sony To Showcase Rockstar's Agent At E3
Let's be honest, we all figured Rockstar's PS3-exclusive Agent was dead
Announced at 2009's E3 with nothing more than a logo to its name, neither Sony nor Rockstar has mentioned the game since. But questionable sources claim the platform holder are set to showcase "jaw dropping" footage of the game at this year's E3. Plausible? Yes...
Feature Yakuza 4 on PlayStation 3 Half-Time Impressions
Our character is huddled over a group of feral kittens, desperately trying to prompt a response from the litter
The homeless people that appealed for our help tell our character that they think the animals may be injured, and have attempted to tame them without success. Our character tries to reason with the animals, making recognisable...
News Evolution Studios Confirms MotorStorm: Apocalypse Steering Wheel Support
MotorStorm: Apocalypse's top-bod, Matt Southern, has confirmed in a Tweet that Evolution's bonkers off-road racer will be netting steering wheel support in an upcoming patch
Am I allowed to say MotorStorm: Apocalypse is going to have a free update to support Logitech wheels, and is truly amazing? No? Oops, he said. Hint: he was totally allowed...
News THQ's Gamble Pays Off, Homefront Sells Big-Time
We imagine there are some smug faces around THQ headquarters right now
Despite Homefront not getting the best critical reception (though we liked it!), THQ's announced that their alternate future shooter has been a big success at retail. The game's sold one million copies across North America, Europe and Asia. That's in just seven days...
News Being Pursued By Hordes Of The Undead Doesn't Look Particularly Pleasant
Have you ever pondered on a particularly restful holiday in the sun, "What would it be like if I was chased by a horde of zombies right now?" Dead Island gives you the chilling answer, from first-person perspective
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News Green Lantern: Rise Of The Manhunters Can Do Stereoscopic 3D Too
Stereoscopic 3D support is like the new multiplayer
Sometimes it's not necessary, but if you've got the resources to do it — may as well have that tick on the back of your box, right? Anything those Marvel games can do, the DC ones can copy. Warner Bros has just announced stereoscopic 3D support for the upcoming Green Lantern: Rise Of The...
News US Retailer 'Struggling' To Meet Demand For PlayStation Move
Contrary to popular opinion, the PlayStation Move is selling very strongly
That's the message from leading US retailer, GameStop, who have claimed to be "struggling" to meet demand for Sony's motion controlled device. "We have struggled to stay in stock on the Sony Move controllers; there's a tremendous amount of demand for...
News SCEA Transferring PlayStation Network Funds To New Network Division
The PlayStation Network is becoming a major stake in Sony as a company
Finally realising that the company have a wide variety of converging properties, Sony is setting up an entirely new division to handle the company's unified network. For those in America, this means your PlayStation Network funds will be transferred out of the control of SCEA and...
News Resident Evil 4, Code Veronica HD To Launch On PlayStation Network This Fall
The recently announced Resident Evil: Revival Selection, featuring remastered versions of Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica, will launch on the PlayStation Network in the West this fall
The releases are designed to celebrate Resident Evil's anniversary, which turns 15 this year.</em>
Rumour Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Confirmed, In Development At SOCOM Confrontation Studio
Reports filtering out of the US edition of the Official XBOX Magazine confirm that Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is in development at SOCOM: Confrontation developer Slant Six
The reports seemingly confirm rumours we'd heard earlier in the year. According to CVG, the team-based shooter puts teams of four-players in charge of clearing away any...
News F1 2011 In Pole Position For September 23rd
MCV's dropped the first details on F1 2011's release date, slapping a September 23rd time-frame on the hotly anticipated racing game sequel
The racer will initially launch on PlayStation 3, but an NGP version is in development too. Presumably that will follow around the system's launch date.</em>
News NetherRealm Reckons The Gameplay Is What Keeps People Coming Back To Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat's been around forever
It's amazing that the franchise has stayed relevant for as long as it has. Even more incredible is that the latest version looks to be the best yet. NetherRealm's Erin Piepergerdes reckons it's the gameplay that keeps people coming back time and time again. At the heart, the gameplay is the most important...
News Resident Evil 4 Looks A Lot Like Resident Evil 4 On PlayStation 3
Famitsu's published the first couple of screenshots from the recently announced Resident Evil HD compilation, Resident Evil: Revival Selection
The package — which includes Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica — is due out on PlayStation 3 later in the year. You can check out some additional shots on Capcom's official website for the...
News Amazon Outs Mafia II: Director's Cut Edition
Mafia II was a surprisingly captivating game
The open-world lacked variety, but the story had us hooked from the moment we started it up. If you're yet to experience the game yet, it might be worth holding on just a little while. Amazon's listed [looks like it's been pulled now, folks - Ed] a "Director's Cut" edition of the...
News You're Not Going To Believe This: Duke Nukem Forever Is Delayed...
.. But only until June! Duke Nukem Forever was originally due out at the start of May, but Gearbox has pushed the date to June 10th worldwide, and June 14th in North America. Hilariously, Gearbox gaffer Randy Pitchford has released a video announcing the delay. You can catch that after the jump.
News Kratos Even Brought His QTEs To Mortal Kombat
Embedded above is the first gameplay trailer of Kratos' cameo appearance in Mortal Kombat
Our hats go off to NetherRealm Studios. They've done an outstanding job capturing the essence of the Kratos character in a totally different game. Perhaps most exciting, and comical, is the twee reference to God Of War's famous QTE sequences. We can't wait for...
News FEAR 3 Grabs May 27th Release Date In UK
Warner Bros has confirmed a May 27th release date for Day One Studios' horror shooter, FEAR 3, in the UK
The game features co-op gameplay with classic franchise characters Point Man and Paxton Fettel. The game was originally due out at the end of last year.</em>
News Happy Fourth European Birthday PlayStation 3!
The PlayStation 3 is four years old today in Europe
Hurrah. The system launched on Friday, March 23rd 2007 after a pretty enormous delay. The game launched alongside Resistance: Fall Of Man and MotorStorm, as well as Ridge Racer 7 and Call Of Duty 3. SCEUK recently announced that the PlayStation 3 has sold four million units in Britain, with a grand...
News David Cage Talks About His Relationship With Sony, Staying Loyal To The PlayStation Brand
Sorry non-PlayStation owners, but it looks like you're going to have to pick up a PlayStation 3 if you want to play what Heavy Rain developer, Quantic Dream, cook up next
The studio's gaffer, David Cage, has revealed that the platform holder has earned his "loyalty". Speaking with CVG, Cage said that Quantic Dream's relationship with Sony...
News Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica Coming to PSN
We don't know if you know this, but Resident Evil 4 is in our top-five video games of all time
Repeat: all time. It sits one spot below Super Mario 64 in fourth-place. Fact: Capcom's third-person horror shooter is the best of its class. And now it's coming to PlayStation 3. Like, for reals. Feel free to go crazy. We'll wait. Alright. As highlighted...
News Sony: PlayStation 3 Is King Of 3D Content, 'Nearly 30' Titles Coming This Year
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Sony's been beating its chest regarding its commitment to 3D technology today, noting that there are "nearly 30" 3D enabled games coming to the PlayStation 3 this year. A post on the PlayStation Blog references the likes of Uncharted 3, SOCOM 4 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One as upcoming 3D releases. Sony additionally provided some...
News Surprise, Surprise: Activision's Making A New Spider-Man Game
Intentionally or not, the folks behind the Comic Book convention, WonderCon, have confirmed that the next Spider-Man video game will make an appearance at the San Francisco event
WonderCon's official website lists a panel entitled "Activision Spider-Man" and notes that there will be "exclusive details, screenshots and videos of the...
News This Is Amazing: There's Going To Be Some New Super Stardust HD DLC
Super Stardust HD might be old, but it's still one of the best PlayStation Network titles available
It seems both Sony and Housemarque recognise that, as they've decided it's timely to release a new set of DLC for the intergalactic shooter — despite the game being practically ancient in gaming terms. The new DLC — dubbed "Impact Mode" — is...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Releases Next Week In Britain
After a brief delay due to the disaster in Japan, Sony's slapped a March 31st release date on MotorStorm: Apocalypse in the UK
That's next Thursday to be specific. The game was originally due out last Friday. We had our review locked and ready to go, but decided to pull it in order to better inform you around the game's release date. Guess you'll be...
News Crysis 2 Does New York, New York With A Modern Spin
"Start spreading the news
I'm leaving today. I want to be a part of it - New York, New York," are the lyrics that would be present in this Crysis 2 launch trailer if Crytek hadn't gone for some dodgy street remix majig. Don't get us wrong, we like some urban beats. Not keen on this tune though. But that doesn't matter because it's Crysis 2!...
News Sorry America, You Can't Look At Dead Island's Logo
Dead Island's logo has caught the attention of North America's ratings board, the ESRB
The image — which depicts a zombie dangling from a tree — has been censored in the US. IGN reports that the change will only affect the game's cover art in North America.
News This Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Trailer Got Our Hype Levels Pumping
Classy
Ratchet & Clank's always felt like a Summer, Pixar blockbuster -- but, man, the latest trailer for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One totally nails that vibe. The writing is fantastic, and we love the idea of our favourite Ratchet & Clank characters being bundled together in one massive co-op adventure. The game's sure to slip under the...
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess Was Originally About Dirty Gods
Mediatonic's gaffers, Paul Croft and Jm Griffiths, have taken to the always-interesting Gamasutra to write a postmortem on the excellent PlayStation Mini, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
The duo explain that the monsters theme wasn't the game's original concept. "The Waterfall of the Dirty Gods was our original concept pitch," the...
News Hang On, Duke Nukem Forever Has A 'Capture The Babe' Multiplayer Mode?
Uh-oh, time for the sexist white knights to jump on their horse and ride to the rescue -- guess what, Duke Nukem Forever objectifies women? Hang on, wait a minute, Duke Nukem? Is that the sound of a thousand angsty nobodies dismounting their horse? Sure -- because in any other video game this would be deemed "sexist" by said sensitive types, but Duke Nukem always gets a free pass
Mainly because it's "funny". Supposedly. Take Duke Nukem Forever's "Capture The Babe" mode. It's a play on Capture The Flag. Get it? The twist is, instead of picking up a pole and ribbon, your letching after...
News Evidence For Quantic Dream's Next Game Mounts
Snippets of information pieced together by superannuation's Twitter feed, TheSixthAxis and NeoGAF [quite the collaborative effort
Ed] might just be enough to paint our first impression of Quantic Dream's next project. We've known for a while that David Cage and his crew have been working on two new projects, but now we have the briefest sniff of...
News Killzone 3 On Kinect Makes Great Case for Buttons
Sensor works on PlayStation 3
We've written plenty about how good Killzone 3 is with PlayStation Move, but secretly we'd all love to know what it'd be like if played on Kinect. Now you need wonder no more, as an enterprising coder has got the sensor to work on PS3, and the first game on display is Guerilla Games' shooter. Naturally, as the game...
News There'll Be No Collector's Edition For L.A. Noire, Confirms Rockstar
Rockstar's confirmed that there will be no collector's edition for L
A. Noire</a> when the game releases in May. It's a semi-refreshing change for an industry that demands any remotely popular game franchise must have a special edition. Of course, it's not a first for Rockstar — Red Dead Redemption also launched without a special edition...
News Levine Rules Out PlayStation Move For Bioshock Infinite, Keen On 3D Though
Irrational Games' Ken Levine has ruled out any PlayStation Move support for the upcoming Bioshock Infinite, stating that gamers would feel "cheated" by it
"I'd never want to throw in Move support just because it's going to make some first party happy or because some marketing department wants it on the box because, at the end of the day,...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Confirmed For Today
Sony's confirmed a short period of "maintenance" downtime for the PlayStation Network today
The service will go down for roughly three hours between 3PM and 6PM GMT. Sony's added that the downtime probably won't affect PSN activity, though error messages may occur when users attempt to download files. If you see the error "80022f10 ...
UK Charts Homefront Takes The Top Spot
As expected, THQ's heavily marketed first-person shooter has shot straight to the top of the UK sales charts this week
The game is THQ's first number one since UFC Undisputed 2009 released a couple of years ago. According to Eurogamer, it's also the biggest new release of the year so far. Staggering stuff. We quite liked it. You can find out more...
News Remember That Hitman 5 ARG? Now It's Kicking Up Screenshots!
Remember that alternate-reality Hitman 5 game we told you about the other day? Well now it's kicking up bonafide screenshots
Four of the images reference the Canada's CN Tower — the world's largest free-standing structure. Fans are speculating that this suggests Hitman 5 will be set in Canada. It's the fifth image that is most interesting though...
Report Red Faction Battlegrounds A PlayStation Plus Incentive In North America
A report posted by Joystiq [sourced from a Sony PlayStation Network newsletter] hints that the upcoming Red Faction Battlegrounds will be offered to PlayStation Plus subscribers as a membership incentive in North America
According to the newsletter, those that subscribe to Sony's premium membership service before March 25th will get a free copy of...
News Britain: Here's Your Mortal Kombat Kollector's Edition
The kraftily titled Mortal Kombat Kollector's Edition will kome with a kool kollectible figurine in the UK
The book-ends from the US version are out, and its place is a statue of Sub-zero and Scorpion kicking the krap out of each other. There's also an exclusive art-book and an in-game retro "ninja costume" to sweeten the deal. Now let's...
News Donate To The Japan Tsunami Effort On PlayStation Network, Get A New XMB Theme
Sony's opened up donations for the Japanese tsunami effort on the PlayStation Network
You can donate via the American or European PlayStation Store. You can make donations from your wallet in the PlayStation Store, wrote SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton. With your donation, youll get a free theme for your PlayStation 3. In order to make...
News Sony Delays MotorStorm: Apocalypse In North America Too
Despite the US launch not expected until April 12th, Sony has decided to delay the release of MotorStorm: Apocalypse in the region
The game has now been delayed worldwide. Presumably Sony will wait until the situation in Japan calms before giving the title a new date. It'll probably get a worldwide launch later in the Summer.
News Killzone 3, PlayStation Move Heroes & Tron Packs Coming To LittleBigPlanet 2
In a beefy post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's dropped the upcoming roster of LittleBigPlanet 2 content players can expect over the coming month
Upcoming is a Killzone 3 mini-pack featuring Rico and a Hazmat trooper. That will be followed by a bunch of costumes based on upcoming mascot mash-up Move title, PlayStation Move Heroes. The costumes...
News Chime Super Deluxe (HD Turbo Remix) Launches March 29th On PlayStation Network
Sony's slapped a March 29th/March 30th release date on the ostentatiously named rhythmn puzzle title, Chime Super Deluxe, in North America and Europe respectively
The puzzle title's basic premise is to slide blocks together, forming 'quads' which generate musical notes and phrases. The PlayStation Blog's got a new trailer, in addition to the game's...
News Fresh Mass Effect 2 DLC 'Arrives' On March 29th
EA's finally confirmed a March 29th release date for the next instalment of Mass Effect 2 DLC, "Arrival"
The DLC sends protagonist Shepard to the "border of the galaxy" in order to rescue a female undercover agent that might have evidence regarding the impending Reaper invasion. If none of this makes sense to you, we're assuming you didn't...
News Sony Confirms 3 Million PS3 Unit Milestone In France
Sony's announced that the PlayStation 3 has shifted 3 million units in France since its release in March 2007
If we wanted to fan the fanboy flames, we'd tell you that Microsoft's XBOX 360 has moved 2.3 million units over a longer period of time. Did we say that out loud? Sony's shifted 418 million worth of software, which equates to roughly eight...
News Back To The Future: Episode 2 Launches On The PlayStation Network March 29th
Telltale's confirmed that the second episode of their Back To The Future adventure series will release in the US on March 29th
The chapter, entitled "Get Tannen!", has been available on the PC for nearly a month now.
News Ruh-Roh: EA Pulls PS3's Crysis 2 Demo From The PlayStation Store
Amidst a huge backlash from the gaming community, EA has pulled the PlayStation 3 version of the Crysis 2 demo from the PlayStation Store
The publisher's told gamers that it wants to resolve reported issues so that players can enjoy a "flawless" launch. "Though many gamers have had a great experience playing the demo, we are aware...
News Homefront PlayStation 3 Patch Available Now
If you've just got back from GAME with a brand new copy of Homefront in hand, well, set some time aside to download a new patch
Kaos has responded promptly to bugs found in the PS3 version of the game, fixing up freezing issues in addition to other problems. We've included the full patch notes after the jump. Check out our review through here...
News SEGA's Marvel Movie Tie-Ins Save The World In 3D
Y'know, you can't really say that there's a "lack" of stereoscopic 3D content out there anymore
It was a common criticism last year, but seriously, it seems like virtually every game supports the additional dimension these days. Take SEGA's Marvel tie-in games for Captain America and Thor. You'd assume that both games would just be cheap cash-ins,...
News Naughty Dog's Stoked For The Uncharted Movie Even If You're Not
While fans have been quick to dig their claws into some of director David O Russell's comments about the inevitable Uncharted movie, Naughty Dog's Richard Lemarchand has said he has high hopes for the Hollywood adaptation
"Having worked for so long and so hard to create the world and characters of Uncharted, we're very excited about extending...
News David Cage Is Eager To Prove Heavy Rain Was Not A Fluke
Heavy Rain was one of the big winners at last night's video game BAFTAs
But despite winning awards for story, technical innovation and music, Quantic Dream's gaffer, David Cage, is eager to prove his studio can replicate the game's success. We created the genre. We own the genre, and we want to show that Heavy Rain was not a coincidence or a...
News Warner Signs Major Deal To Exclusively Use Unreal Engine 3 Until 2014
Warner Bros has pledged its alleigance with the worst engine in video gam-
.. Whoops. Did we say that out loud? Sorry. Ahem. Let's start again: Warner Bros has signed a long-term deal with Epic, ensuring the publisher's portfolio exclusively uses the Unreal Engine until 2014. That means you can almost guarantee the next Batman and Mortal Kombat game...
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Beyond Good & Evil HD is already available on the XBOX Live Arcade, but Ubisoft's confirmed that PlayStation Network users will have to wait until May. In order to make up for the delay, the publisher's confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that those which pick up the game within its first two weeks on sale will get a couple of exclusive...
News There's Definitely Still A Touch Of Uncanny Valley To L.A. Noire
L
A. Noire</a> screenshots are pretty hit or miss. While the game looks absolutely amazing in motion, the still shots can look a bit... Odd. It's, of course, the faces. They look like they've been stuck on with a Pritt-Stick. It reminds us of Goldeneye 64. Remember how the guards had a photographs for faces? Yeah, that was weird.</em>
News Hans Zimmer Contributes To The Crysis 2 Soundtrack
EA's confirmed that legendary composer Hans Zimmer has contributed to Crysis 2's soundtrack
It'll be the second shooter Zimmer has scored, after he previously worked on Modern Warfare 2. Zimmer said he was drawn to the project because of Crytek's "passion", and eventually teamed up with current composers Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu...
Report Rockstar Didn't Enter Red Dead Redemption Into The BAFTAs
There's a bizarre omission in last night's BAFTA results: Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption is nowhere to be seen
It wasn't even a nomination in fact. Why is that? According to the BAFTA's chief operation officer, Kevin Price, it's because Rockstar didn't enter. "We dont have the right to automatically enter a videogame, he said. We...
News Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2 Score Big At The Gaming BAFTAs
Mass Effect 2 took the top-prize at last night's gaming BAFTAs, scooping the gong for game of the year
Sony and Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain wasn't far behind though, winning three awards for its story, technical innovation and original music. Elsewhere on PlayStation, God Of War III took the prize for artistic achievement while Assassin's Creed:...
News Crytek Promises Crysis 2 Parity Between PlayStation 3 And XBOX 360
The net's been alight with criticism aimed at Crytek over the PlayStation 3 version of Crysis 2
While nobody seems to be all that satisfied with the XBOX 360 version, apparently the PlayStation 3 version is worse. But Crytek's Nathan Camarillo insisted that is not the case on the PlayStation Blog. "I've gone on the record saying that if you...
News Batman: Arkham City's Riddler Is Basically Jigsaw From The Saw Movies (Or So We're Told)
One of the best features of Batman: Arkham Asylum was the little Riddler challenges dotted around the world
Batman: Arkham City gives ol' Edward Nigma a bigger role — comparable to that of Jigsaw from the Saw movies. Here's the catch: Nigma's constantly setting Batman puzzles to solve. If you fail to complete them, a resident of Gotham dies. Sound...
News nDreams Bring Their Aurora Headquarters To PlayStation Home
nDreams is launching its official PlayStation Home headquarters in Sony's digital world this week, revealing the fantastical floating land of Aurora
The world is packed with mini-games and secret bonus rewards to unlock. It also looks stunning. In addition to the Aurora island, Sony's announced a bunch of other goodies that are launching in Home...
News Sony's Considering Bringing PlayStation Home To The NGP
Given the financial success of PlayStation Home, we think it would be a glaring oversight to not bring a similarly social experience to the NGP
Thankfully Sony is looking into the idea according to a report in the latest issue of Famitsu. Reporting on the upcoming major Home update, Famitsu mentions that Sony is considering some method of...
News Sony's Not Planning To Do Away With The Controller Anytime Soon, Doesn't Make Sense
Sony's R&D boffin, Dr
Richard Marks, has revealed that the platform holder doesn't plan on ditching the traditional controller anytime soon. Why? "I don't think it makes sense," he told Gamesutra, highlighting the importance of the traditional controller against popular motion solutions like the Wii. Marks added that while he thinks...
News Fresh Hitman 5 Clues Bubble To The Surface
It sounds like Hitman 5's finally set to get its long awaited announcement at this year's E3
Members of the franchise's forums are dizzy with speculation after a bunch of ARG clues started appearing around the Internet. Hit the link for all the clues. As with any ARG it all gets a bit confusing after the first couple of announcements, but, from what...
News Mega 64 Does Its Very Best Heavy Rain Impression, Makes Us Smile
Mega 64's cringe-worthy public interpretations of popular video games don't always grab us, but the group's second Heavy Rain video is pretty funny
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News Battlefield 3 Looks Absolutely Amazing In Latest Gameplay Trailer
At its core Battlefield 3 might just be yet another military first-person shooter, but good grief does it look amazing
This latest snippet released by DICE is a little swear-heavy, but its emphasis on Frostbite 2's enhanced destruction engine is wildly impressive. Look at those pots smash!
News Is LittleBigPlanet 2 Taking A Step Into The Classroom?
A report on industry magazine, MCV, suggests Media Molecule is turning its hand to edutainment, with a new "Teacher Pack" planned for LittleBigPlanet 2
The developer hopes the learning aid will inspire schools to use the DIY platformer as a learning aid, and will feature several levels based around National Curriculum topics, developed with input...
News Homefront's Multiplayer Servers 'Outstripped Expectations', Currently Taking A Caning
If Homefront's server demand is anything to go by, THQ's first-person shooter is a huge success
Apparently demand for the game's multiplayer has "outstripped expectations", leaving developers Kaos scrambling to put more servers online to cope. "Demand for dedicated servers outstripped expectations. Though we're thrilled by the...
News Rejoice: Resident Evil Director's Cut Infects The European PSN Next Week
Are you ready to make a Jill sandwich? Well, European masters of unlocking will get their chance next week, as Capcom has revealed to Eurogamer that the Director's Cut version of the original Resident Evil will be launch on the PlayStation Store next week for £7
99. The director's cut version of Resident Evil, originally released in 1997, includes...
News God Of War III's Director Is Stoked For Kratos' Appearance In Mortal Kombat
God Of War III's director, Stig Asmussen, has taken to the PlayStation Blog to talk about Kratos' cameo in Mortal Kombat
The Sony Santa Monica gaffer pointed out, "Mortal Kombat had a huge influence on me growing up. I remember the first time I saw it in the arcade I almost crapped myself!" He added: "I was like, 'Look what they...
News Rocksteady Slaps An Eight Hour Campaign Length On Batman: Arkham City
Haven't you heard? The latest craze is to tell everyone how long your game's main campaign is going to last long before its launched
We've already had solid figures for Homefront and L.A. Noire, and now Batman: Arkham City's developer, Rocksteady, has decided to chime in — slapping an eight hour campaign on the hotly anticipated super-hero...
News Pick Up Some New PlayStation 3 Games, Support The Japanese Earthquake Relief Effort
What's up, guys? I don't want to make this post unnecessarily convoluted, so I'm going to jump straight to the point
I'm sure you're all aware of the situation in Japan. I've spent the last couple of days wondering what little I can do to help, and figured that the huge stack of PS3 games situated next to my desk might hold the answer. So I've...
News Yakuza 4's Launch Trailer Shows Us The Ropes
If you're living in North America, we officially hate you
Why? Because you're probably playing Yakuza 4 as we type. Meanwhile, we're sitting in a lonely room rocking forwards-and-backwards, muttering to ourselves about how "we have to wait another three days until we get to play Yakuza 4." If you think we've gone mad, then, well, you're...
News First Batman: Arkham City Gameplay Trailer Covers All The Bases
Warner Bros and Rocksteady Studios have covered all the bases with Batman: Arkham City's debut gameplay trailer
There's some gameplay footage, cinematics, villain reveals and plenty more to mull over in the two-minutes of footage embedded after the jump. Most exciting are Batman's new locomotive abilities, which see him dive-bombing around the...
News Latest Brink Trailer Is Hot On Subby Sound Effects
Any trailer -- be it for a movie or video game -- is more exciting when the sound engineers go crazy with their sub-woofers
Don't you just love those big, bassy, slow-motion muffles they do for practically every action trailer these days? Well even if you don't, Bethesda do. This Brink trailer is littered with low-frequency wobble. What's more, the...
News Sony Delays MotorStorm: Apocalypse In The UK
Sony's announced that it has temporarily delayed the UK release of MotorStorm: Apocalypse following the events in Japan
The game — which sees players race through a series of natural disasters — was due out this Friday. "Although we have shipped the game into the channel last week, given that we are able to do so, we have chosen to...
News David Jaffe Reveals Twisted Metal Reboot Started Life As A PSN Download
Twisted Metal is coming back this year, and we can't wait
Sure we might be in the minority, but there really is nothing better than a slice of car combat for serious competitive multiplayer fun. We sound like a shill, but it's true. And it's been so long since a good developer has sat down and said, "Let's make a really good car combat...
News Hang On, What? Ubisoft Just Announced A New Music Game?
Guitar Hero is dead
Rock Band is presumably dead (for now, anyway). But apparently someone forgot to send Ubisoft the memo, as its just announced Rocksmith, a new music game for the PlayStation 3. According to reports, the game will ship with an input jack that works with a real guitar. The idea being that you'll be able to play the game with your...
News Bioware Teases Mass Effect 2 DLC With 'Arrival' Screenshot
Remember the Mass Effect 2 DLC Bioware accidentally leaked? Well, hey-ho, here's your first glimpse of it
This mysterious new screenshot popped up on Bioware's Facebook page, craftily hinting at its relation to the rumoured "Arrival" DLC. Bioware's promising more screens if enough people hit the "Share" button. Social network...
News Sucker Punch Unleash Budding inFamous 2 Mission Designers On April 12th
Do you want to take a shot at designing your own inFamous 2 missions that could appear in the game when it releases in June? Of course you do right? You better pull up a chair and listen carefully then, Sucker Punch has some information to share
The inFamous 2 User Generated Content beta is due to go online in Europe and North America on April 12th...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Finally Gets A UK Release Date... Erm, Next Week!
It feels like we've been waiting forever for a UK release date for Nihilistic Software's PlayStation Move mascot mash-up, the imaginatively titled PlayStation Move Heroes
Now we've got confirmation of a firm release date for Britain: next week. Uh-huh, it's due out on March 25th nationwide. Gives you ten days to put your pre-order in. What do you...
News Rocksteady Release New Batman: Arkham City Artwork
Following the announcement of a release date for Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City, the British developer has released a fresh set of concept art for the game which can be found through here
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News Bethesda Announces Prey 2 For 2012 Release, Developed By Human Head Studios
Bethesda has just announced that Prey 2 is in development at Human Head Studios, the developers of the original Prey game
It will utilise id Tech's game engine and will release in 2012. Bethesda revealed precious little other details about the game, other than the news that its in development for PlayStation 3. Apparently the US edition of Official...
News L.A. Noire's Campaign Is Roughly 25 Hours In Length
Hopefully nobody will be moaning about the length of L
A. Noire's</a> single-player campaign, as a report on PlayStation Lifestyle pitches the experience at about 25 hours in length. Apparently that time-span relates purely to the main campaign, and not side-missions and cases that help to flesh out the secondary characters.
News Parasite Eve Launches On The North American PlayStation Store This Week
Square Enix has revealed that it will launch the PSone classic, Parasite Eve, on the American PlayStation Store this week
The release comes ahead of the Western launch for PSP Parasite Eve spin-off, The 3rd Birthday. There's still no news of a European release for Parasite Eve nor its sequel.
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