Tag: PSone

Sorcery, Syphon Filter, Vita AR and more

We'll admit it: there were times we thought we'd never get Sorcery, yet that day is finally here. There's also some free Augmented Reality content for Vita and a stack of classic SEGA games, making this a very good day indeed. PlayStation Plus: Full Game Trial: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Full Game...

Something to sink your teeth into

The most demanded PSone Classic in PSN’s history, Tomba!, is set to be immortalised on the PlayStation Store this summer. MonkeyPaw Games has confirmed that it’s bringing the title Stateside, with a European release certain to follow further down the line. MonkeyPaw Games’ John Greiner said in an interview...

Value added

If the free map packs weren’t enough to encourage you to part with your cash for LightBox Interactive’s Starhawk, SCEE has announced that the European retail release will also include a free download for the original PSone version of Warhawk. The publisher has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to emulate the classic title for...

Buzzing

Clever Vita owners have managed to get a first glimpse at how legacy PSone software will be presented on Sony’s new handheld. NeoGAF users discovered that this week’s PSone Classic, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, could be copied to the shiny new system without an error. While the game itself doesn’t run on Vita, the content does boast...

Flap flap

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has taken to the US PlayStation Blog this evening to announce the release of PSone cult classic The Legend of Dragoon for PSN. In his post, Yoshida-san reveals that a sequel to the ambitious RPG was in development at Sony’s Japan Studio, but it later got cancelled for “unknown reasons”...

How many do you remember?

The PlayStation brand has been around for over 15 years, and during that time Sony has cemented itself as a powerhouse in the world of video games. From its humble 32-bit beginnings to 1080p HD and stereoscopic 3D graphics, PlayStation is synonymous with progress. In the spirit of new beginnings here at Push Square, join us...

After a series of mishaps, delays and bitter tears, Monkey Paw has finally announced that the English language version of Arc The Lad is on its way to the European PlayStation Store on January 18th

The revered tactical RPG launched back in October, albeit in Japanese rather than the intended English. At the time, Monkey Paw said it was working on a "fast and efficient" fix for the release..

European PlayStation Plus subscribers will net a complimentary copy of Tomb Raider: Underworld this month

That's in addition to free copies of Cool Boarders, Sneezies and Orbit, as well as a slew of savings and discounts, including half-price offers on Split/Second and Burnout Crash. Subscribers will also net a free copy of Marvel Pinball later in the month, in addition to savings on all of the..

European ratings body PEGI has re-rated the classic PlayStation platformer Pandemonium and its sequel for release on the PlayStation Store

The original Pandemonium was developed by Toys For Bob, and launched on PlayStation back in 1996. Its sequel followed a year later courtesy of Crystal Dynamics. We have fond memories playing through the original game on a PlayStation system set up in our local..

Square Enix has made its annual reference to Final Fantasy VII, telling OXM (?) that if it were to remake the game -- hypothetically, of course -- it would not be able to resist the temptation of tweaking the classic

"If I may speak as a game creator, if we were to produce a remake of VII, for example, I would be really tempted to delete things and add new elements, new systems or whatever..

Backwards incompatibility

Sony's Japanese Vita website has confirmed that the upcoming portable will not run original PlayStation games right out of the box, as rumoured in an issue of Famitsu last month. As reported by Andriasang the Japanese site asks "can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?", which refers to PSOne and...

After a batch of rumours, Sony has officially confirmed that the PlayStation Vita will not support PSone titles at launch

The news was revealed in a Japanese Q&A translated by Andriasang. The question read, "Can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?" to which Sony responded, "It won't be supported at the time of the PS Vita launch. Regarding future support, we'll share..

Following an ESRB rating leak last month, Capcom has confirmed that its PSone brawler Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors is indeed heading to the PlayStation Network

It'll launch in North America on November 29th.

Many fighting fans have been clamouring for a new DarkStalkers title for years

And while Capcom might not be willing to invest in a completely new title in the series, it sure as heck won't pass up on earning some additional revenue from an old version. Hence the ESRB has revealed the imminent release of PSone title, DarkStalkers: The Night Warrior for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Who..

While we'd never consider purchasing an expensive tablet computer for access to PSone games, we're sure it's nice to have the functionality

Those that did splash out on Sony's swish new Tablet S will get the opportunity to pick up a variety of old favourites, with PlayStation Store access opened up on device from today. Games include Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal and Everybody's Golf 2. If you..

No publication's mentioned PSone support on the PlayStation Vita because it was pretty much presumed up until this point

The PSP can play PSone games. The PS3 can play PSone games. Why wouldn't the PlayStation Vita? But in a Japanese FAQ uploaded onto the official PlayStation website this afternoon, Sony has cast doubt over legacy game support. The FAQ mentions that the PlayStation Vita will be..

You asked for it, and you got it

Sony has confirmed that it's bringing a variety of "as is" PSone import classics to the European PlayStation Store, starting with Arc The Lad, infamous homo-erotic shooter Cho Aniki and Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special. All three titles will be released in their original format, so don't expect translations or re-purposed controls. There's more information..

A post on the US arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that SNES favourite RPG Chrono Trigger is coming to the PlayStation Network -- next week

Square Enix product manager Charles McCarter announced the October 4th release date, before stopping to tease the release of Chrono Cross. There's no word as to whether the game will make its way across the ocean to the European PlayStation Store, but..

In a rare twist of fate, it's been North American PlayStation Network users that have been forced to wait for a hotly anticipated PSone Classic

Parasite Eve II launched in Europe and Japan earlier in the year, but not in North America. This week, however, things will be rectified, as the PlayStation Blog has announced that Square Enix's action-horror title will launch tomorrow on the North American..