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News Tokyo Jungle Brings its Brand of Madness to the West
Wild
Sony is rounding up the animals of Tokyo Jungle and sending them overseas. The zany PlayStation Network exclusive – which at one point puts you in control of a Pomeranian dog – was listed on an E3 fact sheet, confirming a Western release. Details are scarce right now, but we’re sure Sony will follow up with more information soon. For...
News Assassin's Creed III Snags Exclusive Missions on PS3
Ignite the revolution
Sony dedicated a huge chunk of its press conference to the Assassin’s Creed franchise last night. As such, it's not especially surprising to learn that the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed III will launch with exclusive single-player content, unavailable on any other platform. It’s unclear what the content will...
News Epic Mickey 2 Paints PlayStation 3 on 18th November
Brush stroke
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is set to sing onto PlayStation 3 on 18th November, Disney has announced. The date was attached to a new trailer for the PlayStation Move supported platformer, which features more than enough footage of Mickey the Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to lift your mood. Are you excited about the prospect of...
Reaction No Show For PlayStation Streaming
Clear skies
According to rumours over the last week or so, Sony was getting ready to brew up a storm at E3. Several publications reported that Sony was to take a cloud gaming service under its wing to boost the PlayStation brand, yet its E3 conference passed by without mention of anything of the sort. So just what were all those rumours about? And...
News Sony Announces Limited Edition Gold DualShock 3
Always believe in your soul
Sony’s releasing a limited edition gold DualShock 3 to tie-in with this year’s Olympics celebrations. The official blurb explains that using the themed controller will make you feel like a “real winner”. Sure, unless you keep getting sniped by campers in Battlefield 3. The gold controller comes with all the...
News Remote Play Functionality Being Added to New Titles
On the go
Remote Play is arguably one of the most underutilised technologies in Sony’s stable. The feature – which theoretically allows you to stream and control PS3 games from your Vita – is still only compatible with a handful of titles, but Sony announced plans to extend that during its E3 press conference last night. Four new titles will...
News Star Wars 1313 Gameplay Demo Has the Force
Like a bossk
Naughty Dog must be feeling awfully flattered right now. If there’s one recurring theme at this year’s E3, it’s that every third-person shooter looks a lot like Uncharted. Somewhat unsurprisingly, LucasArts’ upcoming Star Wars 1313 is the latest title to join the Naughty Dog love-in. The game’s first footage was debuted live...
News CCP Giving Away 10,000 Beta Keys for DUST 514
No place like Home
Those of you that are eager to check out CCP Games' upcoming PS3 exclusive DUST 514 might want to boot up PlayStation Home at some point soon. To celebrate the launch of its brand new hub within Sony's virtual world, CCP is handing out “All Access” beta passes to the first 10,000 users who visit the space. Meanwhile, the...
News Sony Reveals Wacky PlayStation Move Racing Wheel
Wheely strange
That bizarre looking contraption pictured to your right is the PlayStation Move's official racing wheel. You may recall us picking up on a patent for a similar looking device earlier in the year. The docking station is actually packing some pretty cool features, including the addition of a complete control layout and rumble...
News Sony Rebrands PlayStation Suite to PlayStation Mobile
Thank heavens
Let's be honest: PlayStation Suite was a terrible name. Thankfully, new SCE president Andrew House took to the stage during Sony's E3 press conference last night to announce that PlayStation Suite is no more, and that it will be henceforth known as PlayStation Mobile. Which, y'know, makes a lot of sense. House also announced that HTC...
News Sony Announces Assassin's Creed III PS3 Hardware Bundle
Includes "special" DLC
Sony has always pushed Assassin's Creed as a PlayStation franchise, and this year's E3 was certainly no different. In addition to the Vita title announcement and a new demo of Assassin's Creed III, the platform holder announced that it will be releasing a new themed PS3 hardware bundle when the stealth adventure launches this...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Shooting onto Vita This Fall
Classified information
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is due out this fall on PlayStation Vita, and neither Sony nor publisher Activision is willing to tell you much more about it. The game appeared in logo form during Sony's press conference, with an ironic lack of details shared. Jack Tretton said that the game would be the first title to...
News PlayStation Plus Gets 12 Free Games in June
Perfect package
Sony's supposed partnership with a leading cloud gaming service was nowhere to be seen during last night's E3 press conference, but the platform holder did still touch upon this month's PlayStation Plus offering. Subscribers can expect no less than twelve free games in the month of June, including popular titles sequels such as...
News PSone Classics Finally Coming to PlayStation Vita
History lesson
The amount of actual PlayStation Vita announcements during Sony's E3 press conference may have been light, but at least the platform holder took the time to confirm that PSone Classics are finally headed to its latest handheld. Set to roll out this summer, you'll soon be able to enjoy favourites such as Final Fantasy VII and Twisted...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 DLC Transforms Vita into a DualShock 3
Wii who?
You didn't think Sony was going to let Microsoft and Nintendo enjoy all the secondary screen excitement did you? During the PlayStation press conference, Jack Tretton announced that a new DLC pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will take advantage of the PlayStation Vita as an “enhanced” controller for PS3. The expansion pack will include a new...
Feature First The Last of Us Gameplay Demo is Brutal, Glorious
Dangerous new world
The Last of Us needed no introduction: the faint chirp of birds contrasted against the image of a decaying world did the job. Sony certainly saved the best until last, and Naughty Dog's latest title was a fitting conclusion to a press conference packed with interesting new intellectual property. We could describe the demo, but...
News Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Sneaking onto Vita
In the shadows
The surprise might have been ruined, but Game Informer's premature preview of Assassin's Creed III: Liberation still couldn't kill the enthusiasm for PlayStation Vita's biggest E3 announcement. For the first time in the Assassin's series, Liberation introduces a female assassin named Aveline. The game – which is a brand new...
News Wonderbook: Book of Spells Enchants PlayStation 3
Spell binding
One of the more unexpected announcements from Sony's E3 press conference was Wonderbook, a new interactive augmented reality book that works with the PlayStation Eye to bring stories to life. Wonderbook itself will be compatible with a variety of different experiences, but Sony dedicated the product's reveal to one in particular: Book...
News PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Takes the Fight on the Road
Portable punch-ups
Those of you pleading for a PlayStation Vita version of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale have got your wish. Sony announced during its press conference this evening that a portable version of the crossover brawler is in development, and it will feature full cross-platform play. Sony also confirmed two new characters for the...
Feature Quantic Dream Officially Reveals Beyond for PS3
Mind blowing
As speculated earlier in the day, Quantic Dream has officially revealed Beyond. The successor to Heavy Rain is in development for PlayStation 3, and casts award winning actress Ellen Page in the lead role. Page plays a misfit named Jodie Holmes, who's spent her life living differently to everyone else. See, she possesses super natural...
News God of War: Ascension Attacks on 12th March 2013
Shock and awe
Sony showed off the first single-player footage of God of War: Ascension during its E3 press conference this evening. The gameplay – which looked unsurprisingly impressive – showed Kratos experimenting with a vast arsenal of new weapons and abilities. The demo also showed the titular hero repairing a fallen dock with a new tool...
E3 2012 Watch the PlayStation Press Conference Right Here
Get it all live!
If you're itching for some PlayStation information, we've got you covered with a live stream of Sony's whole conference. The conference kicks off at 6:00pm Pacific — that's 9pm Eastern, 2am UK and 3am Central European Time — but you can tune in half an hour earlier for a special preview. We'll have regular updates for you...
E3 2012 Watch Dogs Might Be Ubisoft's Biggest Game Ever
Maybe its best, too
Ubisoft closed its E3 2012 presentation with a brand new IP called Watch Dogs, coming to PS3 in the near future. An open world game set in a near-future Chicago, the concept works with 'digital shadows': the amount of online data stored about every one of us. You'll be able to use your smartphone to hack into other people's...
News NBA Live 13 Slam Dunks PS3 This Fall
Back in the game
Remember NBA Elite? EA Sports sure hopes you don’t. During its E3 press conference this evening, the publisher announced NBA Live 13, which is set to shoot some hoops on PS3 this fall. EA promises the title will capture “the future of basketball”. We wonder what the future of basketball could possibly entail – hoverboards,...
News Dante Goes Dancing in New Devil May Cry Trailer
Gatecrasher
Most people wouldn’t even dare try to enter a club if they weren’t on the guest list, but Dante is no ordinary person. In this brand new E3 trailer, the Devil May Cry protagonist finds an interesting way to get on the dance floor – where he spends a good amount of time grooving with a gigantic demon. It’s not our idea of the...
News Touch This Street Fighter X Tekken Vita Trailer
Crossover chaos
If the thought of Jack-X and touch-activated combos gets you a little bit hot under the collar, then you’ll probably want to open a window before you watch this Street Fighter X Tekken Vita trailer. The title – which is due out later this year – includes a handful of new combatants, in addition to a full character customisation...
News Need for Speed: Most Wanted Brings Open World Back to PS3
Update: Vita version confirmed too
Update: EA has also confirmed the game is coming to Vita. Burnout creators Criterion just wrapped up showing off Need for Speed: Most Wanted on PS3, due for release in late October 2012. The game is an open world racer not unlike Criterion's Burnout Paradise, with enhanced Autolog support and more. It's out in...
E3 2012 Watch the Ubisoft Press Conference Here
Catch it all live
Ubisoft's E3 press conference is always a big one and this year's no different. With new in-game footage and details of Assassin's Creed III to rumours of new Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia games there should be plenty to watch out for, and we'll have it all for you here live. The Ubisoft conference kicks off at 3pm Pacific...
Into the cage
At tonight's press conference, EA has confirmed that it has obtained the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) licence from THQ. The publisher previous released an MMA title which had a mixed critical reception, but will hope for better form with the well-known fight sport. There were no date or platform details confirmed, but we can...
News New LittleBigPlanet Karting Trailer Drifts Online
Final lap
Sony’s steered a new trailer for LittleBigPlanet Karting online. The footage is light on fresh details, but does show off virtually every new feature from the game. Feast your eyes on the complexity of the creation engine, as the game switches between traditional, isometric and two-dimensional viewpoints. Oh, and feel free to make up a...
News Join Battlefield 3 Premium Today
PS3 gets it first
PlayStation 3 owners can pick up Battlefield 3 Premium a week before PC and 360 owners. For $49.99/£39.99 — the content has a supposed retail value of $75 — you get two weeks' early access to five DLC packs over the coming months. Close Quarters, the first pack, is available today to download for PSN members. If you're a...
News Dead Space 3 Hits PS3 in February 2013
Bring a buddy
EA's Dead Space 3 will hit PS3 in February 2013. EA's live press conference opened with a co-operative demonstration of the game, which looks much closer to a third-person shooter-oriented than its horror origins. You and a friend can take down giant enemies in new locales including frozen planets and the depths of space. What did...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops II Sends Los Angeles Straight to Hell
Dead wings
The City of Angels is prone to the odd megaton or two when E3 comes to town, but no amount of practice could prepare it for Call of Duty: Black Ops II's daunting interpretation of the future. The footage shows L.A.’s familiar freeways transformed into a deadly battlefield, as America’s unmanned war assets are turned against them...
News New Resident Evil 6 Story Trailer Shuffles Online
Hair envy
Is it possible to watch a Resident Evil 6 trailer without feeling a pang of jealousy over protagonist Leon S. Kennedy’s perfect hair? Even when faced with hordes of the undead, the lovable character’s golden bangs always seem to sit just right. It's the same old story in this brand new E3 trailer, which features multiple close-ups of...
News Tomb Raider Ventures into Uncharted Territory
Lady Drake
Crystal Dynamics has clearly been playing close attention to Naughty Dog’s Uncharted franchise over the past couple of years. Swap out Lara Croft for Nathan Drake and this brand new Tomb Raider demo would look right at home on Sony’s stage. In the demo, a fragile Lara is shown picking off foes with a bow-and-arrow, before falling...
E3 2012 Watch the EA Press Conference Here
EA3
Get the lowdown on all EA's upcoming games right here with the company's E3 press conference. From Battlefield 3 Premium to Need for Speed Most Wanted, we'll get our first look at the publisher's upcoming games right here today. The event kicks off at 1pm Pacific time — that's 4pm Eastern, 9pm UK and 10pm Central European time. Feed...
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Deploys on 21st August
Boom, headshot
The next instalment in the massively popular Counter-Strike series will attack PlayStation Network on 21st August, Valve has announced. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will feature new weapons, characters and maps, alongside a handful of classic Counter-Strike favourites. It’ll support PlayStation Move and mouse/keyboard controls...
News South Park: The Stick of Truth Kills Kenny on 5th March
Trey bien
As part of Xbox’s E3 press conference this evening, Microsoft ushered out South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone who – after taking a well timed dig at the rest of the press conference – announced that its upcoming collaboration with THQ, South Park: The Stick of Truth, is set to release on multiple platforms on 5th March,...
Rumour Quantic Dream's Beyond to Feature Ellen Page
Hard candy
Looks like Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us won’t be the only PlayStation 3 exclusive to feature a character vaguely resembling Juno’s Ellen Page. Why? Because, according to rumours, Page herself is set to star in Quantic Dream’s next game Beyond. It follows
News Sound Shapes Makes Sweet Music on 7th August
Funky beats
Queasy Games has announced the hotly anticipated Vita musical platformer Sound Shapes is set to release on 7th August in North America and 8th August in Europe. Oh, and the game’s also coming to PlayStation 3 too. Surprise. You’ll be able to snap-up both versions of the inventive indie title for a single price of $14.99 or £9.99...
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Screenshots Leak
Not so sneaky
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a real video game after all. The first screenshots of the stealth sequel have leaked online, showing series protagonist Sam Fisher kitted out with his trademark night vision goggles. Details are alarmingly scarce right now, but you can bet we’ll be learning more about this one at some point later tonight...
Rumour Quantic Dream Looking to Move Beyond Heavy Rain
Play beyond
Speculation is really starting to gather around Quantic Dream’s next game. A new report from MCV speculates that the title – which is set to be announced during Sony’s press conference later today – will be named Beyond.
News Battlefield 3 Premium Trailer Lands Early
Advanced assault
EA just can’t seem to keep a secret this year. If it wasn’t enough that Battlefield 3 Premium was already leaked, the publisher’s now gone and uploaded the DLC’s trailer prematurely. Similarly to Call of Duty: Elite, Battlefield 3’s premium tier will grant you early access to all of the game’s DLC packs. In addition,...
News Zeno Clash II Fights onto PlayStation Network
Fisticuffs
On the eve of E3, Atlus has officially announced Zeno Clash II. The sequel to the first-person brawler – which is due out at some point in 2013 – is in development at Chilean studio ACE Team. In it, you’ll play as a character named Ghat who will be free to explore an enormous open-world. Changes to the sequel include improved...
Rumour Next Quantic Dream Title to Feature Hollywood Talent
Red carpet
Update: MCV is reporting that Quantic Dream's next game is named Beyond. Original: It seems Quantic Dream has learned from the inconsistent accents of Heavy Rain. A report on CVG this morning notes that the developer has hired a “well-known actor and actress” to s
Rumour Diablo III Charging onto PlayStation 3
The crowds go crazy
Diablo III could be coming to the PlayStation 3, if a retail listing is to be believed. The trigger happy folks over at German shop RedCoon have listed a product page for Blizzard’s uber-popular dungeon crawler on PS3, prompting speculation that an announcement could be made during Sony’s E3 press conference this evening...
Rumour Drake, Big Daddy Battling into PlayStation All-Stars
Fight your rival
We imagine it’s right about now when video game executives slip into full panic mode. The weekend is over and E3 is practically here, but there are still several hours for major announcements to leak. Luckily for Sony, it’s only suffered a minor slip up this morning. The official PlayStation Facebook page has outed two of...
News More Dead Space 3 Details Leak Ahead of E3
Find a friend
That errant issue of Game Informer magazine is causing a whole heap of misery, it seems. Not content with leaking Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation for PlayStation Vita, the publication’s also outed a handful of details pertaining to Dead Space 3. Then again, we suppose it’s par for the course for Visceral Games’ oft-leaked...
News Sony to Reveal the "Future of PlayStation Plus" at E3
Plus one
Sony’s E3 press conference will reveal the “Future of PlayStation Plus”, according to a teaser image on its official website. Rumours have been rife regarding changes to PlayStation’s premium subscription service for several weeks now – with some sources speculating the revision might play into a proposed partnership with a
Rumour Medal of Honor: Warfighter Breaching Vita
Pocket fighter
Make sure you’ve got a pinch of salt handy, as French retailer CDiscount has listed a product page for Medal of Honor: Warfighter on PlayStation Vita. Interestingly, the online store is also taking pre-orders for a Need for S
