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News Shock Horror: Sony Actually Make Some Money, Expected To Report Profit
According to a report from Nikkei (through the lovely folks at Reuters), Sony are expected to announce a profit of ¥100 billion ($1
1 billion) for the period of October through December 2009. It'll basically be the first profit Sony has posted in what seems like an age. The profit's believed to come from improved Playstation 3 sales (the Slim model...
News First Assassin's Creed II DLC Available On The PSN Today
If you're still craving Assassin's Creed II, then Ubisoft would like you to know that the game's first DLC pack, "Battle For Forli" is available on the PSN today
It costs just £3.99/4.99. There's a trailer above. Sadly the DLC won't add any new trophies.
News Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Coming To Playstation 3 Next Week
DICE has confirmed that the Playstation 3 will get its second-dose of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as of next week (that's February 4th, folks)
Sadly Americans, that February 4th applies only to Europeans, as those of you in the land of NA will have to wait until February 11th. The game's due in early March.
Feature The Most Notable: SEGA Dreamcast Games We Want To See On The Playstation Store
Ever since SEGA leaked the minutes of a behind-doors meeting with Sony, we've been awaiting the announcement of Dreamcast games for sale on the Playstation Store
We have a host of favourites from the Dreamcast era, but below we've listed those games that would actually pull us away from fresh PS3 releases. Do you agree/disagree? Let us know. Shenmue...
News Episode Three Of The Blue Toad Murder Files To Be Free
One of our most anticipated PSN titles is the next episode of the Blue Toad Murder Files
So it's exciting to hear that Relentless are giving away episode three for free between February 25th (its launch) and March 25th. Episodes four to six will follow on April 8th and will be bundled as a pack for £9.99. You can see our reviews for the first two...
News Half-Minute Hero Demo Coming To The European PSN Next Week
If you're still not sure playing an RPG in order 30-seconds is for you, then perhaps you'd be interested in a demo for Rising Star's Half-Minute Hero
The demo is due next week ahead of next month's full release in Europe."We're really excited about the release of Half-Minute Hero, truly the most innovative game on the PSP today," said...
Feature Army Of Two: The 40th Day on Playstation 3 Multiplayer Impressions
There are some pretty neat ideas in Army Of Two: The 40th Day's multiplayer campaign
Firstly, through the magic of the Internet, you'll be able to create your own Army Of Two flavoured mask via armyoftwo.com and take your personal creation online. It's a gimmicky idea, but it helps give your character personality and thus is worthy of mention...
News Zipper: Others Couldn't Do MAG, PS3 Makes It Possible
Zipper Interactive has told VideoGamer
com</a> that MAG is "is what the PS3 can do and few others can."I don't even know if it's possible for multiplatform, senior designer Scott Rudi said. We're using so many architectural features unique to the PS3, like the Cell system, that I would be hard pressed to and I'm not a...
News Zipper Interactive Switch On The MAG Servers
We've had our review copy of MAG sitting on the shelf since mid-last week
As an online-only release, we've been waiting for the servers to kick-in. But with copies being sent out ahead of the game's launch this week in the US and Europe, it seems Zipper have finally hit that switch on their massive action game. We had a 37mb patch to download, and a...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 25th-31st January 2010
Monday means we tell you about all the cool Playstation software out this week
Of which there is some. Namely multiplayer action in the form of Zipper's MAG. PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: MAG Public opinion has been mixed for Zipper's MAG, but whether it ends up being a huge success or colossal failure, its scope and ambition is great...
News Multiplayer Headed To Ubisoft's I Am Alive?
A job listing picked out by Blend Games seemingly suggests that multiplayer is headed to Ubisoft's I Am Alive
According to the LinkedIn profile of Ubi's Paul Robinson, the mode is very much being considered. He writes, We are doing some exciting stuff, and if you are a leap mp [multiplayer, yo] designer, drop me a line. The game's due in fiscal...
Feature Vancouver 2010 on Playstation 3 Multiplayer Impressions
Mimicking Vancouver 2010's simplistic single-player campaign; taking the Winter Olympics online is a simple case of match-making or lobby hunting
Hosts can setup a varying number of stacked events (all 14 from the main game) for up to four online players to compete in. Medals are attributed according to success, but sadly are only stored by the...
Feature Push Square's Sammy Hits 2,000 Trophies: At Last!
20 days later than the original specified date, I've finally hit my 2,000 trophy target
Ta very much Vancouver 2010, Dark Void and Army Of Two: The 40th Day review duty! Now I have 2,000 trophies, I feel very much the same as I did while I was sitting in the 1,900's - wishing I had the patience to replay older games just to pick-up all those...
News New PSOne Classics Outed By The ESRB
.. But, yo, if you were looking for something mind-blowing then perhaps set yourself up for disappointment right now; the games listed by the ESRB for release on the American Playstation Store include: Extreme Pinball, Hi-Octane, and Sim Theme Park. There you go.
News Fat Princess On PSP Looks A Lot Like, Erm, Fat Princess On PSP
Supervillain Studios have released a few new screens for Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake, the upcoming PSP iteration of the popular PSN multiplayer title
Supervillain reckon the game is pretty much ready to go for a simultaneous worldwide launch, however publishers Sony are yet to detail that. We reckon it'll be soon though.
News Uncharted 2 DLC, Demo Due Next Week On Playstation Store
Remember the awesome Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC we told you about yesterday? Sony's confirmed it's coming next week, alongside a demo if you're yet (why not
?!) to play the game. The DLC, entitled the "Playstation Heroes Skin Pack" brings Cole and Zeke from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helghast...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
Special Offers Until February 4: Smash Cars (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Digger HD (was £7.99/9.99 now £4.79/5.99) Cuboid (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Interpol (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Unbound Saga (PSP)...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 21st January 2010
PlayStation Network 10 for '10 sale: PS3 Games: Gravity Crash (now $4
99, original price $9.99) ZEN Pinball (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Critter Crunch (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Braid (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Burn Zombie Burn (now $4.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Downloadable Games Vandal Hearts: Flames of...
News SCEE: Heavy Rain Demo Due February 11th (If You Really Want To Play It)
We understand why people might need to play a demo of Heavy Rain to be fully sold on the game's "interactive drama" nature, but for us, we so don't want to play a demo
We're sure the scene's been picked specifically to not only crush the "QTE" rumours, but also show the scope of Heavy Rain's plot without giving anything away. But you know...
News Final Fantasy VIII's Hitting The European Playstation Store On February 4th
Playstation Store's Mike Kebby has confirmed that Final Fantasy VIII will hit the European Playstation Store in early February; the 4th to be precise
FF8 is coming on the 4th of February, this is a confirmed date now. Hooray, he wrote on the Playstation Blog. Lovely.
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
News Hey Look, That's Totally Afterburner Climax
GamesWire's got some awesome screens for SEGA's upcoming PSN flight-combat remake, Afterburner Climax
As you'd absolutely expect, the game looks pretty bloody rad. Check the full set through here.
News Modern Warfare 2 DLC To Hit Playstation 3 About A Month After XBOX 360
Microsoft announced at E3 that they'd given Activision lots of money secured "exclusive first looks" at the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC, but until today the exact context of that statement had not been revealed
However, Eurogamer are reporting today that Modern Warfare 2 DLC will receive a period of timed-exclusivity on the XBOX 360, for 30 days...
News Bizarre: Japanese PS3 DVR Will Include Trophies
According to Famitsu (via PS3C) the newly announced Japanese Playstation 3 device "Tourne", a kind of DVR, will include trophy support
You'll earn trophies for simply watching television. For example, a trophy will be unlocked for watching the last episode in seven different TV series' and so on. You can see more about the "Tourne" through...
News Hey, Check Out This Big Daddy Home Outfit
If you fancy rolling up to the Playstation Home bowling alley dressed as a Big Daddy then, erm, you can
All you need to do is preorder the Bioshock 2 Special Edition (on Playstation 3 obviously) from Amazon. The outfit is exceptionally detailed, and comes from Heavy Water (the folks who also make really good Home personal spaces and the like).
News Playstation Revenue Down $1.3 Billion Last Year
Gamasutra's reporting that despite a Playstation 3 resurgence in recent months, the Playstation family as a whole dropped $1
3billion due to a contracting Playstation 2 market. Playstation family revenue was $6.4billion in 2008, but Gamasutra reckon that number dropped as low as $5.1billion last year. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons...
News Hey Vietnam: Now You Can Buy A Playstation System
If you live in Vietnam and are an avid reader of PushSquare, there's something you'd probably like to know: the Playstation is out now where you live
That includes: PS3, PSP and PS2. All three systems are officially on sale in your part of the world as of right now. They're reasonably priced (well comparatively at least) too, with a 120Gb PS3...
News Your MAG Dynamic Themes Are A Bit Dull, Will Serve To Remind You Of Your Affiliation
Some videos of the various MAG dynamic themes have popped up around the 'Net (via PS3C)
There's a dynamic theme for each faction in the game. They're a bit dull to be honest (well, compared to the Heavy Rain one), but they will give loyal soldiers a sense of pride each time they boot their PS3. Currently the three themes are only available from...
The big news coming out of CES this year was without a doubt 3D technology in the home
Now, I'm not a tech guy, so I don't really want to get bogged down with semantics and core-duo processing, but what I'd like to talk about in today's opinionator is the effect 3D may have on the Playstation 3s hardware. As PushSquare readers will know, Sony have...
News BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable Hits US Retail, Playstation Store This March
The PSP version of Arc System Works BlazBlue is due in NA, with a host of bonus features to boot
The game's due for release on UMD and Playstation Store download."Every frame of animation and hit box is painstakingly replicated from the original game, so all of your combos work without a hitch. It's really nice when you need your BB fix on the...
News Pinball Heroes PSP Bundle Headed To Europe
Sony are to release the Pinball Heroes pack - already available in the US - on the European Playstation Store this February
The game includes four pinball tables based on Sony properties: Uncharted, Everybody's Golf, High Velocity Bowling and Pain. Each table will be available at 2.99 each, or 9.99 for the full pack. More on the Playstation...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 14th January 2010
Demos UNO Add-on Content Magic Orbz Bundle Pack ($13
99) Magic Orbz Winter Pack ($2.99) ZEN Pinball Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Table ($2.49) Guitar Hero 5 "Cousins" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) "Holiday" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" by Vampire Weekend ($1.99) Vampire Weekend...
News Sony: 2009 "Was A Great Year" For Playstation 3, We Agree
Y'know, aside from all those top games Sony put out in 2009, the biggest success story of the Playstation 3 has been re-entering the race
This year we saw Sony outsell the Wii for stretched periods in Japan, and we even saw Playstation 3 overtake XBOX 360 on Microsoft's home-turf a couple of times. The potential has always been there, but the...
News Wanna Know What Your MAG Trophies Will Look Like?
So, we don't often post trophy lists and whatnot, but when it comes to big Sony exclusives we know there's a lot of buzz around, there's absolutely no exception
So, without us wittering any further, here are your MAG trophies; note: it'll take reaching the level cap with all three factions to, erm, get that platinum. Happy MAGing, you're going to...
News Greed Corp Introduces Mistbound: A Beautiful World, Divided By Greed
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Games has today launched the official Mistbound website, the fictional backdrop to their upcoming PSN strategy title Greed Corp. The site's set to be updated right up until the release of the anticipated Greed Corp, with prizes obtainable by community members. Greed Corp is due in early 2010.
News Half-Minute Hero Not Quite 30-Seconds Away, Due February 12th In Europe
Y'know, we love RPGs here in the office but sometimes they can be a bit of a daunting investment
Thank goodness then for Half-Minute Hero, a quirky PSP release that sees you take part in a full scale RPG in well, under half a minute. With Japanese and American releases already available, Rising Star has stepped up to publish the European version of...
News David Jaffe Talks Multiplayer & The Meta-Game
In his latest video blog, Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe talks about the multiplayer in his upcoming, yet to be announced Playstation 3 title
In the video, he describes his lack of interest in levelling and stats in multiplayer, and questions whether this "meta-game" (as he describes it) has become more important than the actual gameplay in...
News Tekken 6 Patch To Add Online Co-Op Scenario Campaign
The scenario campaign in Tekken 6 (essentially, a modern Streets Of Rage) was absolutely not the best thing about the game, but you have to admire Namco's will to tout it
Not only is it the focus of the game's menu, but it's also about to get a patch adding in online co-op. There'll even be voice chat. The patch is due on Monday.
News Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Demo Is Downloaded 1Million Times
Sony's GT Academy Time Trial demo for Gran Turismo 5 has hit 1million downloads, according to Sony
The demo launched just a month ago.We created the Time Trial purely as the mechanic to run the first phase of GT Academy 2010, said Polyphony Digital boss, Kazunori Yamauchi. The massive interest is testament to the strong GT Academy concept that...
News Purchase Gravity Crash's Soundtrack Right Now
If you happened to find yourself bopping to the tunes in Just Add Water's retro-shooter Gravity Crash, then you're probably going to want to head to CoLD SToRAGE's site right now and download the game's official soundtrack
Writing the score for this game was a total joy for me, said CoLD SToRAGE, real name Tim Wright. Although I have to...
News EA: "Innovative" Madden, Dead Space 2 & Need For Speed In The Coming Fiscal Year
EA's John Riccitiello was keen to offset further financial woes last night with news of a solid games line-up in the coming fiscal year
The boss said consumers could expect a great new version of Medal of Honor, a revitalized Need for Speed, Sims on console, FIFA in a World Cup year, an innovative and new take on Madden, Dead Space 2, Crysis an...
News PushSquare's Playstation Picks: 11th-17th January 2010
Is it really Monday again? Already
Really!? Why does it come to Monday so fast? Why are we suddenly having to do so much work? Why am I rambling? PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Army Of Two: The 40th Day So the last game wasn't brilliant and the demo for this one wasn't too hot either; but this is a big sequel out of camp EA. It can't be...
News European Modnation Racers Beta Coming January 21st
There's a European Modnation Racers beta on the way Sony has announced via the European arm of the Playstation Blog today
The beta will be available for the first 100,000 who download it from the Playstation Store when it appears on January 21st. If you're too late: you won't be getting in. The US beta ended today.
News Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! Coming To Minis Next Month
We just got word of a new (probably) excellent Minis title headed to the Playstation Store next month, developed by London studio Mediatonic
The craftily entitled Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! is an upwards scrolling platformer, in which players control a aristocratic demon named "The Duke". The game is set to push what's possible...
Feature Co-Op Is Definitely The Future Of Online Multiplayer - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Co-op is the future of online multiplayer
Never in all my years of opinionating have I been more sure of one thing: co-op is the future of online multiplayer. There'll always be a place in video games for the wrought solo escapades of a tight single-player experience, as will there always be the space for competitive multiplayer — but co-op is...
News Sony Still Planning Pre-Release Heavy Rain Demo
VG247 are reporting that Sony are still planning a pre-release demo for the upcoming PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain
The game's creator, David Cage, mentioned a while back that he'd like to release a PSN demo for the game, but was struggling to find the right scene that conveyed what the game was about. All had gone quiet on the demo front, but a Sony rep...
Rumour Infinity Ward Hiring For Call Of Duty MMO
Blimey oh riley
Here's not news you expect to report on everyday. According to reports from Destructoid, Infinity Ward are hiring staff to develop an MMO. The company are apparently sniping employees from Sony Online Entertainment and Blizzard to help out on the game, including EverQuest II's Ryan Barker. Destructoid reckon the MMO will run...
News CES 2010: Sony Show Off Super Stardust HD In Three-Dimensions
Sony reaffirmed their dedication to pushing 3D last night at CES, by announcing a range of 3D enabled televisions, aswell as partnerships with broadcasters and IMAX
In pushing 3D, Sony made it very clear that the Playstation 3 will be one of their big avenues for the tech, announcing a firmware update that will make the PS3 3D compatible. Among the...
News CES 2010: Sony Confirm The Expansion Of The PSN To Other Devices
Sony has touted brand loyalty, and a cross-device network for a while, and last night at their Consumer Electronics presentation, a dapper-looking Kaz Hirai confirmed those plans
With 38million confirmed subscriptions to the PSN already, Sony intend to bring services like the Playstation Video Delivery store to connected Blu-Ray players, Bravia...
News Chill Y'all In Playstation Home's London Pub, Available Today
If you were ever in Playstation Home thinking, "I could do with a pint," then today's London Pub private space might just be what you seek
Sure, the 4.99 digital rendition won't give you an endless supply of beer to chug, but instead you'll get an awesome social hub in which to invite your Home buddies. Not only does the digital watering hole sit...
