News - May, 2009

Sunday31st May 2009

  • E3 2009 Sony Still Have "Big Unannounced Games" Says Geoff Keighley

    The leak of the PSP Go has prompted Twitter user "Jake" to run to their favourite journalist for reassurance

    "Will Sony still have a lot of new announcements despite the PSP Go leaks?" he asks GTTV host Geoff Keighley. The response? "Yeah Sony definitely has some big unannounced games." Geoff Keighley likes his exclusives so we...

  • E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII Rated For The PSN

    Presumably in a move to tie in with the American release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete this June 2nd, an ESRB search has popped up that SCEA will be publishing Final Fantasy VII on the PSP and PS3

    Europe will probably follow suite when we get the movie in July. Expect this announcement to pop up somewhere at E3.

  • E3 2009 Official Press Shots Of The PSP Go

    Thoughts?

    After a long sleep, and much mulling over the design of the PSP Go, we've come to the conclusion that we desperately need to know more. Sure we know how it looks, sure we know some specs, but we figure there is still lots for Sony to tell us about their new hardware. We'd love to hear your thoughts on the PSP Go.

  • News GameSpot Go Hands On With Sony's New VidZone Service

    We're marginally interested in Sony's upcoming VidZone service for the PAL regions

    In this video, GameSpot go through the main functions of the service, showing the browsing facilities, ease-of-use and a quick look at the range of tunes available. Considering the service is free, we can't see this not being popular. It'll certainly get used in the...

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  • Review Virtua Tennis 2009 (PlayStation 3)

    Virtua Tennis is SEGA's acclaimed arcade tennis title, putting you in the shoes of a range of different circuit superstars - Federer, Nadal, Murray, Ivanovic, Sharapova, etc

    The World Tour mode allows you to create your own player and watch them rise through the ranks of the SEGA Pro Tennis tour; completing mini-games and training challenges with...

  • News Starhawk Reaching "Milestone Build" This Friday, Possible E3 Appearance

    Dylan Jobe, head of the new Lightbox Interactive studio has Tweeted about a Friday deadline for a "milestone" build of whatever game his team are working on

    Naturally with a trademark for "Starhawk" filed by Sony, there's only one thing to assume about what game that is. David Jaffe also claimed earlier that he has a "milestone"...

  • News inFamous TV Commercial Is Absolutely Brilliant

    Such is the rarity of Playstation 3 commercials we absolutely have to post about this brilliant inFamous ad

    When Sony said they were going to spend lots of money on promoting the game, we expected that meant like, one dodgy trailer-cum-TV advert. But no, it meant: one genuinely awesome advert. Hooray for good advertising of good games. Hopefully...

  • News David Jaffe: Our Game Is Not Going To Be At E3

    After our speculation yesterday, David Jaffe has confirmed via his blog that his game will not be on the show-floor at next weeks E3

    He does suggest the game will make an appearance next year, and may even be announced during the conference - but until then, the game remains clouded in secrecy. We're not sure if we can take another year without a...

  • News Evangelion Title Heading To The Playstation 3

    An ad on the back of a Japanese Blu-Ray release for anime Evangelion has confirmed the series is heading to the Playstation 3 via Cellius - the joint company between SCE and Namco Bandai

    There's not really much more to say at the moment, but we'll keep you informed as news breaks.

  • News Our Survey Says... Playstation 3 Owners Are Graphic Whores!

    According to a Japanese survey conducted by a Tokyo-based market researcher, Japanese Playstation 3 owners are graphic whores

    According to the survey 66% of the PS3 owners cited graphical prowess of the system as one of the reasons to own it, with the Blu Ray player being another reason. Interestingly the findings also displayed that the average PS3...

  • News PixelJunk 1-4 Will Be Called... PixelJunk Shooter!

    After the somewhat sour signs of defeat and disappointment at our own particular name (PixelJunk Drench) not being chosen in the "name-our-game" competition, we've come to appreciate the title PixelJunk Shooter

    Y'see, this is a series of games that have each been titled Monsters, Racers and Eden - so PixelJunk Shooter sounds just about perfect...

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  • News Sony Get Sued Over Rumble Again

    Two years ago Sony settled a load of legal garbage with Immersion over rumble technology

    Two years later engineer Craig Thorner wants in on the legal action. As Joystiq explain:After its settlement with Sony, Immersion was set to take on Performance Designed Products (PDP) for similar rumble-yoinking reasons. PDP contacted Thorner for some...

  • News Ratchet & Clank Content Touted For LittleBigPlanet, New Levels Likely

    Oh my, how we've longed for new LittleBigPlanet content akin to the Metal Gear pack

    Thank goodness for Twitter, and in particular, a Tweet from Insomniac Games: "lbp levells coming, r&c content done, coming soon hopefully, up next for mm, big pack, bigger than mgs even." Ratchet & Clank in LittleBigPlanet? This could be...

  • News echochrome Gets A Major Patch

    echochrome is getting a pretty sizable upgrade in Japan this week

    The update will include Playstation Eye support and a brand-new, public space for user-created levels. The public space sounds really cool. Alas we haven't a clue why this game needs Playstation Eye support.

  • News Fallout 3 DLC Finally Confirmed For Playstation This Coming June

    Just recently, we've been sitting around mulling over the fact that we'll probably never get to experience the Fallout 3 DLC

    The DLC, which was in some kind of exclusivity deal with Microsoft, was rumoured destined to never be released on Playstation 3 - until Bethesda revealed otherwise today. Starting from late June PS3 owners will be given access...

  • News "Medium Packs" Coming To LittleBigPlanet

    LittleBigPlanet hasn't had a sizeable DLC upgrade for a while

    The Metal Gear Pack was a major success, but since then it's been stickers and costumes. "Medium Packs" are set to bridge the gap.The first of such packs, "Monsters", will include ready made pieces, materials, decorations, sounds and stickers. In addition, the DLC pack...

  • News Heavy Rain Footage This Thursday On GameTrailers

    GameTrailers have another exclusive alongside the Modern Warfare 2 stuff this week

    And it comes in the form of Heavy Rain. As you know, here at PushSquare we're literally chomping at the bit for new Heavy Rain footage. Oh boy... Hurry up Thursday! Hurry up! All these E3 reveals before E3... Hmmm, Sony must have something pretty big to announce...

Monday18th May 2009

Sunday17th May 2009

  • Review Buzz!: Junior: Robo Jam (PlayStation 3)

    There have been a lot of Buzz

    games over the last few years. They were an asset on the Playstation 2 simply because they could blur the lines between casual and hardcore players, much like Nintendo's Wii. Capitalising on the mixed age appeal of the quiz games, Sony diversified the gameshow genre to include minigame compilations under the Buzz!...

  • News Team Ninja Will Definitely Make More Games About Ninjas

    Team Ninja's newest commander in chief Yosuke Hayashi has confirmed "the future of an outstanding series"

    The series being, of course, Ninja Gaiden. Hayashi confirmed that demand for a Ninja Gaiden III had reached "fever pitch" claiming "what the consumers, the gamers are looking for is going to be the next chapter," and,...

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  • News Sucker Punch Are Still Thinking Sly Cooper 4

    Lucky pre-order people in the USA received their inFamous demos yesterday

    The demo, which is one of the longer demos in recent years, allows players to get a feel for the games mechanics and mission types. There's also the hint of Sly Cooper 4 hidden for avid players. Those of you that have the demo can locate the Cineperplexed Movie House which is...

  • News Judge Dredd Heading Into LittleBigPlanet

    The clever thing about LittleBigPlanet is that it can be used as a marketing tool in a really subtle way

    Let me pitch this to you: people want to create levels with a genuine city scape, need advertising banners for things like Coca-Cola to make it look more realistic, Coca-Cola release a stick patch, people use the stickers in their advertising...

  • News American Playstation Store Updates: 7th May 2009

    Playable Content Qore May 2009 edition ($2

    99 or $24.99 for yearly subscription) Puzzle Quest: Galactrix full game ($19.99) Savage Moon demo (free) X-Men Origins: Wolverine demo (free) Bowling PS1 game ($5.99) R-Type Delta PS1 game ($5.99) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage PS1 game ($5.99)</ul>Add-on Content Buzz! Quiz TV Rock Legends pack...

  • News A Playstation Phone "Could Happen" Says Hideki Komiyama

    Sony Ericsson is bleeding money right now

    They're not doing very well at all. They need a method of making their phones more, erm, relevant. How do you do that? Using alternative brands of course. Namely popular ones that your parent company owns - such as "Playstation". SE boss Hideki Komiyama reckons that a Playstation phone built on...

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  • News Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Details Emerge

    Did you know Bioshock 2 had multiplayer? Well it does

    We're not quite sure how it will work in the context of a franchise that is entirely story-driven and has some, well, admittedly lame gun combat. Regardless, it's there and is being developed by Digital Extremes, the team that worked on Dark Sector. In the multiplayer you'll play as a Plasmid...

  • News Ready For Some inFamous Demo Action?

    Those of you outside the US or without a preorder will yet have access to the inFamous demo

    That's ok though, because friendly gamers have been tussling over who can get the best footage up onto YouTube. There's more than enough gameplay to keep you happy. Who's excited for the game then?

  • News PushSquare.com Recommends: Darklapino's Alice In Wonderland

    Darklapino's interpretation of Alice In Wonderland in LittleBigPlanet is absolutely one of the most amazing experiences we've come across in the game

    As big fans of Alice In Wonderland (hurry up Mr. American McGee) we simply had to post about this.

  • News Sony Reveal E3 '09 Lineup... Not Many Surprises

    Here is Sony's official list of games that they intend to show at this years E3

    The list has little in the way of surprises but, then, they're not going to spoil the fun weeks before the event are they? Fat Princess God of War III Heavy Rain inFamous MAG Ratchet & Clank: Future A Crack In Time Uncharted 2: Among Thieves White Knight...

Thursday7th May 2009

Wednesday6th May 2009

  • News Siren: Blood Curse Coming To Playstation Home This Week

    Siren: Blood Curse really is a gem that should be played by more people

    In fact we have a whole new article (we just thought it up - Ed) planned for that. The new Home space will feature plenty of co-operative Siren themed mini-games aswell as a HorrorBowl bowling tournament which will be held at 4PM on May 12th. Competitors stand the chance of...

  • News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Lands On PSN June 29th

    Are you excited for Marvel vs

    Capcom 2</a> yet? We know we are. We can barely contain our excitement from overcoming our brain and forcing us to dress up like a cross between Mega Man and the Incredible Hulk. Which is why we're so pleased to finally have a release date to focus our attention on: June 29th. Which is in fact a Monday. Whether...

  • News Sony Europe Produce An 11th Hour Deal To Claim The Rights To Publish Ghostbusters As PS3/PS2 Exclusive [UPDATED]

    Oh man; video games - this is why we love them

    This is insane news. The Ghostbusters game - which was planned as a multiplatform game - has passed publisher's hands like, well, like Swine flu really - starting out at Vivendi, moving to Atari and now - weeks before the June 19th release - ending clasped between Sony's mitts. In this mornings press...

  • News VidZone Rolling Music Videos To The Playstation 3

    Smash Hits

    Ever wanted to be in control of those music channels you were addicted to as a kid? Thank goodness for VidZone, a further application of the Playstation 3 hardware that will provide music on demand for Playstation 3 owners in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia. The service - set for release in the summer - will...

  • News Downloadable Final Fantasy Demo In The Pipeline?

    Square Enix producer Yoshinore Kitase reckons there are no plans to release a disc based demo for Final Fantasy XIII in the West, however, Kitase reckons a PS3-only demo would be unfair considering the 360 release of the game over here

    He did conclude that he "would like to check" the possibility of offering the demo as a download. We're...

  • News Check Out What Bayonetta Looked Like When It Had Only Been Worked On For A Month

    The embedded video, believe it or not, is Platinum Games' Bayonetta

    When it was just a month old. Proving themselves as genuinely awesome people, Platinum have decided to show the world what their masterpiece looked like before they'd done much work on it. As you can see it looks a bit rubbish. But prototyping is very important when making games...

  • News Japan: PS3 Sales Up 288% On Last Year

    We're heading towards three months of Playstation 3 dominance in Japan

    The Wii has started floundering, the 360 has always floundered and the PS3 has had a lineup of killer, killer titles. One such title was a blu-ray that included a demo; you know the one! So we know things are looking pretty positive for Sony in Japan - but just how rosy are the...

  • News Fancy Some Digital T-Shirts Involving Patapon?

    Something exciting always happens when we see Playstation Home clothes

    At first we think they're real. And we let out a little yelp as we scour the page for a "Buy It Now" link; until we finally realise they are DIGITAL clothes for our DIGITAL character in Sony's DIGITAL world. Sigh. At least these Patapon 2 themed shirts do look kind of...

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  • News Michael "Pacman" Pachter Puts His Thinking Hat On

    Super-analyst Michael "Pacman" Pachter has told EDGE Magazine that he doesn't expect the next generation of video game consoles to start until 2013

    "We do not expect the ‘next' generation to begin before 2013, if at all."</blockquote> We'd expect the Playstation 3 to outlive said date, given Sony's history with developing systems...

Saturday2nd May 2009

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