Review Fight Night Round 4 (PlayStation 3)
Building on the early success of Fight Night Round 3, the latest iteration of EA's boxing franchise builds on the realistic feel and excellent graphics of its predecessor
Review Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (PlayStation 3)
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood is the prequel to the similarly titled XBOX 360 release
Review Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PlayStation 3)
Set in the vibrant world of Ancaria, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel bares many a similarity to hallmark PC titles such as Diablo
Review Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Playing as an elusive silent protagonist only referred to as "Rookie", you fill the shoes of the fifth Ghostbuster, learning from the best and embarking on a campaign to save Manhattan from a ruthless army of undead reapers
Review Gunstar Heroes (PlayStation 3)
Gunstar Heroes was bizarrely excluded from SEGA's Ultimate Mega Drive Collection, and while it's irritating to not have your entire collection of Mega Drive titles collectively under one roof - it does make the PSN version of Gunstar Heroes worth so much more than it might have been
News - June, 2009
Tuesday30th Jun 2009
Review Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (PlayStation 3)
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood is the prequel to the similarly titled XBOX 360 release
It follows the early lives of brothers Ray and Thomas McCall, soldiers for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. The tale of the McCall's is told via Tarantino style time-leaps, an inviting technique which leaves the plot open to a lot of twists along the...
News Tecmo Heart The Playstation 3, Reckon It Has The "Highest Specs"
With two pretty big Playstation 3 exclusives in the works, Japanese developers Tecmo have become a pretty Sony oriented development house
A strange turn of events seeing as in the past the team we very much taken with Microsoft's XBOX. The reason for that? "The PS3 the hardware with the highest specs," reckons Quantum director Makoto...
News God Of War Designer Makes A Badass Akuma Statue
Katon Callaway is working on God Of War III as a character artist
But he's also working for SOTA toys designing really expensive statues. Such as this $120 Akuma one set for release in September. Expensive but seriously, how awesome is that?!
News Statue Of Liberty Sackboy Says "Whaddup?"
Look how cute LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy looks when dressed as the Statue Of Liberty
Awww. Don't you just want to squeeze him and tickle his tummy? No. Oh ok. Still, at the grand total price of £0.00 you'll be able to download this Statue Of Liberty costume for your own little Sackman. The costume will be available from July 2nd. Get it while it's...
News If You Want Serious Sam HD To Come To The PS3 (Hint: You Do), Then Say So
We almost shed tears of disappointment when we heard Serious Sam HD wasn't going to be coming to the Playstation 3
We have fond, fond memories of the Serious Sam game and always believed it would get a remake. Hearing it was indeed making a return raised our hopes exponentially, until we noted the glaring absence of a Playstation 3 version being in...
News The Playstation Network Is Undergoing Some Routine Maintenance
Please Understand
One worried PushSquare reader just sent us an email claiming Sony had "shut down" the Playstation Network, claiming that neither he nor his friends could log on. Sony want you to know, "hey don't worry - we're doing a spot of maintenance". Those of you in Europe, like us, should be back up and running by now (we are) with Sony...
News Sony Patent Software-Based Playstation 3 Emotion Engine Emulation
This is a pretty big deal Playstation 3 owners
In fact it's probably news many of us have been waiting to hear for a long while. According to Siliconera, Sony filed a patent last December for software-based emulation of the Playstation 2's emotion engine. Essentially the patent would allow Playstation 2 games to be playable on any Playstation 3...
News Experience Trine For A Little Less Cost On Playstation Network
Trine has been getting glowing appraisals from all those who gave the recently released PC demo a try
However, people have questioned the game's price, at $40 for the full PC release. We haven't been sure how a $40 PSN download would be received. Thankfully clarification from Joystiq suggests that the PSN version of Trine will retail at just $20,...
News Terrible Bands That Weird People Like Heading To Rock Band Unplugged
Everybody cheer with me now - Avenged Sevenfold are coming to the PSP's awesome Rock Band Unplugged
No cheers? Oh, that's because nobody likes Avenged Sevenfold. Actually, that's not strictly true. People do like Avenged Sevenfold. They're just a bit weird. A bit like the people who like Dream Theater, Motley Crue and Stone Temple Pilots. Meh, it's...
News Sony Start "Official Licensing" Scheme To Encourage Third-Party Playstation Peripherals
Sony Computer Entertainment announced today plans to expand the "Official Licensing Program" for Playstation peripherals for the PS3, PS2 and PSP
"By entering into a license agreement with SCE through this program, peripheral and accessory manufacturers will gain access to technical documentations necessary for designing and creating variety of...
News Three New Red Faction Guerrilla Packs On The Way
We really enjoyed Red Faction Guerrilla so we're kinda pleased to hear that the DLC will cover new ground
Demons Of The Badlands will release on August 13th for $9.99 and will take players on a new single-player quest probably involving explosions. Two more expansion packs are planned but there have been no announcements on them as of yet.
News Taiwanese Companies Awarded Playstation 3 Slim Manufacturing Contracts
Whoops
John Koller won't like this. A strong rumour coming out of Joystiq towers seems to be hinting that two Taiwanese firms have been awarded contracts to manufacture - dum-dum-dum - the PS3 Slim. According to UDN.com the contracts have gone to Foxconn and Pegatron — guess what else they manuf
News Trophy Portal Gets Expanded On The European Playstation Website
Trophies are getting to where they need to be, but we can't help but feel it's taking a bit too long
Sony must be aware that users are crying out for more detailed, instantly accessible stats and avatar/forum signature type images. While Sony Europe did provide the portable trophy cards, they're really a nightmare to keep updated. Alas, signs that...
News New "Hot Shots" Title Headed To The Playstation Portable
The "Hot Shots" series (or "Everybody's" elsewhere) has spawned some excellent golf and tennis games over the years
But now it's time for a new sport, as developers Clap Hanz have teased. The teaser hides the wording of the sport but it won't be long before we find out what it is; a demo is planned alongside the game's announcement this Friday. The...
News These Girls Are Auditioning For A Part In The New Yakuza Game
SEGA have been auditioning nice young ladies to feature in an upcoming sequel to the Yakuza franchise
Between May 8 and June 19, there were over 1,500 applicants. Groups of 2-3 were interviewed by the game's creators. They were asked to read lines and questioned things such as whether they liked karaoke. Apparently all this is an essential part of...
News Pachter Pulls Out His Crystal Ball & Makes Some Predictions
Video games analyst Michael Pachter has been using his crystal ball again
Speaking with Industry Gamers, Pachter believes that Sony will capture "significant market share" through the victory of blu-ray. He also believes Microsoft's position in Japan will eventually cause the XBOX 360 to finish in third-place behind the Playstation 3 this...
Monday29th Jun 2009
Review Fight Night Round 4 (PlayStation 3)
Building on the early success of Fight Night Round 3, the latest iteration of EA's boxing franchise builds on the realistic feel and excellent graphics of its predecessor
The game includes a main campaign entitled the Legacy Mode, which allows you to choose a character and see build them through the ranks. Your ultimate goal is to retire at the...
News Quantic Dream Haven't Quite Figured Out How To Incorporate Trophies Into Heavy Rain Yet
Speaking with Spong, Quantic Dream's co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere has admitted that his company haven't quite figured out a way to implement trophies into their innovative release Heavy Rain
"We havent figured out, as of yet, how the trophy system is going to work. Its not necessarily a game that is conceptually in line with what...
News Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Video Game Trailer Showcases Darker Plot
'arry!
Those of you who have read the Harry Potter books will know that the franchise takes a turn for the dark-side in the penultimate novel, Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, as Master Potter and Dumbledore make preparations to thwart the fast approaching threat of Voldemort. It's a trait which has clearly been taken seriously by EA's...
News Hatsune Miku Project Diva Coming To The Playstation Portable
Hatsune Miku is a Japanese digital pop star powered by Yamaha's Vocaloid voice synthesizer
Apparently "she" is a bit of a sensation in Japan and certainly worthy of "her" own PSP game. Think of Miku as a Japanese Miley Cyrus. Only made out of polygons. Hatsune Miku Project Diva will be available for Japanese PSPs from early next...
News Dude Gets Life Imprisonment Over "Stolen" Playstation 2 Murder
Look, we don't want to make light of this because at the heart it is a really very serious situation
Someone has lost their life and no matter what we say there's nothing fun in that, ever. However, we have to question just how far you'd be willing to go to save your beloved Playstation 2. Hopefully nowhere near the lengths of Jonquel Brooks — who...
News Microsoft's Greenberg: "Sony Did A Good Job At E3, I Have A PS3 & Play Games On It"
Reading a comment like this really warms our heart
We prefer it when companies say nothing about each other, but if they're going to talk, at the very least be respectful. And that's exactly what Aaron Greenberg has been in an interview with Major Nelson. Despite claiming the Microsoft show historic, he also mentions his thoughts on Sony's press...
News Burnout Paradise Experts Earn A Little Bonus Courtesy Of Criterion
Speed Kings
Pictured is the diamond encrusted P12, a reward for all those Paradise City residents who've spent their time completing all 500 online freeburn challenges, including everything from the original game, the new timed and freeburn challenges in the Cagney update, Bikes Pack and Big Surf Island. So only about 200 hours gameplay then...
Sunday28th Jun 2009
News Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Coming At The End Of July
Shattering reports from almost two months ago, a Tweet from the Capcom Twitter page has dashed hopes of a June Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> release, instead pushing the game right the way back to "the end of July". So alas, no Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tomorrow guys. You're going to have to wait that bit longer.
News Hulu Deliberately Blocks Playstation 3 Access
"Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform
We apologize for any inconvenience." It's a glitch you may or may not have seen on your Playstation 3 this weekend when trying to access Hulu via the Playstation 3's web browser. At this moment in time the reason for the block is unknown. All that we know is that it's certainly a...
News Sony Comment On The Tragic Passing Of Michael Jackson, The Undisputed King Of Pop
We haven't commented on the sad passing of Michael Jackson on here yet
We feel like that's a more personal thing to not get bogged down into on a Playstation blog, but needless to say we're most upset about the loss of one of the biggest music icons that there will ever be. Given Michael Jackson's attachment to Epic Records - a Sony label - familiar...
Saturday27th Jun 2009
News inFamous Heading To Playstation Home
SCEA's Katy Field has revealed that inFamous' demo became the first to ever reach 1,000,000 downloads
Hopefully everyone that downloaded the demo ended up buying the game. Still, a successful number for the Sucker Punch team that, at the very least, showcases a lot of interest in the game. In fact, evidently such was the interest that a Playstation...
News THQ Don't Have Sony Playstation Motion Controller Dev Kits Yet
Apparently Sony are having a hard time getting Playstation Motion Controller development kits into the hands of the developer
An interview with THQ's Brian Farrell reveals that while the company have Natal development kits, they don't yet have Playstation Motion Controller kits. Sony apparently did say to developers, via a recent dev community...
News Sony Readying A "Cellphone-Game Hybrid"
According to the Japanese business daily Nikkei, Sony are readying a cellphone-videogame combination platform to rival the iPhone
According to the paper, Sony will be setting up a "project team" next month that will combine a Sony Ericsson phone with, presumably, a PSP Go-style download service. In fact, it would kinda be odd if they...
News Check Out The Best Harvey Nichols Advertisements Ever
Posh department store Harvey Nichols just want to say, "Hey, there's a sale on
".
Friday26th Jun 2009
News Sony Want To Create Synergy Between Products By Next Year
One of the biggest problems Sony has had in the past few years is that they're a victim of their own success
You may not relate to it instantly, but Sony are an absolutely gigantic company. They're a record label, a movie licensing and production house, an electronics producer, a video game publisher, a hardware manufacturer, a mobile phone company...
News Sackboy Highlights The Scale Of Awesome Beards
Oh Media Molecule
How we love thee. The Druid costume is out now.
News Who Wants To Play The Best Looking Pool Game Ever?
Let's be honest, pool games are exceptionally fun if they are bought at the right price
Sometimes developers try to build a full package out of a pool games and it doesn't quite seem worth it; but with the explosion of the PSN we've always been in hope of a really great pool game. We thought Inferno Pool had filled that hole, but given our...
News Two Retail Stores We've Never Heard Of Don't Want To Stock The PSP Go, Sony Shudder In Fear
For the record, we're from England and we've never heard of Chips nor Grainger Games
Alas, if you are aware of one of these stores please let us know via post-card or the comments section. Anyway, said imaginary stores are not very impressed with the PSP Go."From my point of view I've got to think, Do I want to stock this?' Right now I can't...
News Kaz Hirai Gets A New Deputy Type Right Hand Man
Playstation boss Kaz Hirai got himself a sub-boss today, as Kunimasa Suzuki presumably moved his stuff into the Playstation super-office
Suzuki has been with Sony since 1984 and will "assist in managing the day-to-day operations of the PlayStation business". He starts his new position on July 1st. Thanks to Kotaku for the picture.
News Uncharted Probably Heading To The Big Screen At Some Point
You know what, we're not sure how we feel about this
The Uncharted games pride themselves on feeling like movies as it is, why bring it to big screen when a lot of it already feels like cinema? Especially when Uncharted is essentially Indiana Jones. It just doesn't make sense to us. Alas, Columbia Pictures are gearing up a movie adaptation of...
News PS3 Price Cut Will Occur When "Factors Are Aligned"
People are still asking for that price cut
And we keep telling 'em, the PS3 is perfectly well priced considering what you get. We understand it's expensive, but truly we believe it's worth saving for. Especially when you pretty much get everything you need in the box, without any hidden costs. Sony just want to remind everyone that the PS3 will be...
News Playstation Home Used By Around One In Three
Playstation Home has gained 7 million users to date
To be honest we think that's a rather decent number. Joystiq disagree. They report that with over 21 million PS3s in the wilderness, adoption rate for home is probably less than 33%. It's certainly a valid point but not necessarily one that we think matters. Seeing as Home is making a rather decent...
Thursday25th Jun 2009
News Angelina Jolie Is Pretty Angry That Megan Fox Might Get To Play Lara Croft
This whole story stinks to be honest
Firstly, hot as she may be, does anyone really want Megan Fox to play Lara Croft? Can you imagine the British accent and terrible acting? We're not trying to claim that the Angelina Jolie movies were good by any stretch, but at least she's a competent enough actress to tackle the part. Megan Fox - less so. Alas,...
News Gamestop Lists PS3 Retail Collector's Box For Marvel vs. Capcom 2
An interesting listing on Gamestop seems to point to the possibility of a retail box for Capcom's upcoming Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. Of course, like other retail editions of downloadable games, there'll be no disc - just a redemption code. Alongside the download code, Gamestop suggest there will be a DVD case, a disc containing exclusive...
News Want Rockman Complete Works On PSone? Impossible, We're 'Fraid!
Capcom have just released the PS1 remake of the original Rockman (a
k.a. Mega Man) on the Japanese PSN. Sadly, it's pretty impossible to get. In order to celebrate the belated release of Mega Man 9 on the store, Capcom is holding a competition for those who purchase the game. Winners can either claim a T-shirt or a download code for the Rockman...
News New SCEE Boss Andrew House Says "We Can Charge Excessively For New Hardware"
Andrew House hasn't long been in charge over at SCEE and he's already dropped one or two clangers
But this is probably his best so far. Speaking MCV, House was asked to justify the price of the PSP Go. His response? A classic. "When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is...
News Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? Becomes A PSN Only Release
Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman
What Did I Do To Deserve This?</a> is probably one of the best titles for a video game that has ever been. It also looks immensely fun. Alas, those of you PSP owners without PSN accounts (are there any of you?) will be disappointed to hear that the game will be a download-exclusive when it releases in the near...
News DJ Hero More "Mainstream" Than Guitar Hero Say Activision
Yes, finally someone gets what we've been saying
Not everyone likes the music that's on Guitar Hero. In fact, we see an artist list full of the likes of ZZ Top and we actually want to murder ourselves. Thank goodness for Activision's CEO Mike Griffith who, contrary to popular belief, realises DJ Hero is a big deal. "It's certainly hitting a...
News The Beatles Are Heavily Involved With The Beatles: Rock Band
Despite a disjointed appearance at Microsoft's press briefing, apparently The Beatles are having some hands-on input with the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band video game
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and windows Yoko-Ono and Olivia Harrison are said to be "the shareholders" of the development team and have helped construct the characters,...
News Sony To Announce More On Their Motion Controller In Brighton Next Month
Brighton UK is a lovely place in July
There's Iced Tea and deck chairs and sunshine. And in 2009 only, there will be Sony's Playstation Motion Controller. As part of the Develop Conference, running from July 14-16th, SCEE's Kish Hirani will be giving more details on Sony's new motion controller. Exactly what will be announced is unknown, but either...
News Downloadable PSP Titles Will Average At Around 700MB
We're still concerned about space restrictions of the PSP Go
16GB of on board memory just doesn't sound like a lot to us. Especially when Sony themselves are confirming that game sizes will average out at around 700MB. That means you'll be able to store roughly 17 games on the system at once. Sure, the memory slot will allow you to add another 16GB...
News There's Absolutely No Reason To Not Buy Super Stardust HD Today
Hands up if you haven't played Super Stardust HD
Ok, we see maybe one hand out of a room full of people. Well what's your excuse then? It's too expensive?! Well, hm, ok, you really should have bought it earlier but hey, you know what, we'll let you off because today the game is celebrating its second birthday and as such will set you back just...
News Take A Look At The PSN Exclusive The Punisher: No Mercy
It's strange how The Punisher: No Mercy seems to have no hype attached to it
Especially when it looks as sweet as this trailer depicts it.
News Bethesda Reckon The First PS3 DLC Pack Is Nearing Completion
We sat waiting patiently for the first of the PS3 Fallout 3 DLC today
It never came. We got quite upset about it and trundled away from our PS3 back to the tennis. Alas, Bethesda predicted people must have been waiting and have quelled some fears, claiming Operation Anchorage is nearly ready for PS3 release. Unfortunately a date was not given.
News The Last Remnant Will Probably Never Make It Onto The PS3
Square Enix announced The Last Remnant as a multiplatform title
Even so, it only came out on the XBOX 360 and sold pretty badly. The Playstation 3 version has not been mentioned since. Well until today, when Square Enix's CEO Yoichi Wada stated "it's tough on the development side of things to say that you'll release a game on multiple platforms...
News Get A Closer Look At The PSPGo, Non-Gaming Applications Possible
In this early look at the PSP Go, CNET talk to Playstation's Al De Leon where when pressed he concludes that downloadable content for the handheld "will mostly be games, but there's an opportunity to look at non-gaming applications
" He cites the lower development costs as a reason for this possibility. Personally we're more interested in the...
News Modern Warfare 2 In Less Recognisable Brand Shocker
Chatting to someone we know is a huge Call Of Duty fan recently, we asked if he was excited for Modern Warfare 2
The response? "Nah, more interested in Call Of Duty 6." We didn't have the heart to explain but it really does back up the topic at hand here. Gamasutra are reporting that without the "Call Of Duty" label in the name...
News Take A Look At Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood's Multiplayer Components
In an age where multiplayer seems to be tacked into every single game, we're really getting interested in those games that try to make their multiplayer components a little different and a little more suiting to the source material
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood appears to have everything you'd expect, but it also plays into its fiction. The...
News Gran Turismo PSP Looks Kind Of Exceptional
Trust Polyphony Digital to absolutely blow away any expectations you may have for how a PSP game will look
Gran Turismo PSP looks like the most gorgeous thing ever to grace the handheld. October 1st can't come soon enough. Check out some more screens here.
News Dead Rising To Not Being Shown Off Until TGS, Skipping PAX & Games Con
Apparently Capcom are still a little freaked by this Swine Flu thing
We wouldn't really know, we haven't read/heard anything about Swine Flu for about 2 weeks now. Whatever, we're sure the media are still trying to scare everyone. Alas, while Swine Flu exists, Capcom Japan won't be travelling around the world. And that means there'll be no showings...
Wednesday24th Jun 2009
News SOCOM: Confrontation 1.60 Adds A Load Of New Bits & Bobs
With SOCOM: Confrontation barely being workable until patch 1
50, it's nice to see the development team Slant Six expanding the experience for free for patient players. Patch 1.60 will add new Special Forces to the game: the Dutch KCT and the Italian COMSUBIN. So that means a ton of new heads, voices, outfits, weapons and more. Beyond that Slant Six...
News Gamestop Offer The Pallazo Medici With Assassin's Creed II Preorders
We're really not sure how we feel about this pre-order stuff anymore
Giving away extra game locations with a bundle is one thing but preorders is another entirely. Still, we assume these locations are planned for DLC at some point - you know, for those who don't preorder or buy special editions. Alas, the famous Florentine building Pallazo Medici...
First Impressions Hydrophobia on Playstation 3
Hydrophobia could well end up as being one of the more innovative titles of this generation
Billed as a "survival-adventure" title by developers Dark Energy Digital - the team behind the excellent Inferno Pool - Hydrophobia uses an innovative new water based engine that will see players dynamically control H20 in order to complete puzzles...
News Agent Will Be "A Game About Espionage Set In The 1970s"
Rockstar's exclusive Playstation 3 may have only been given a title at E3, but since then details have slowly trickled out about the game
Try this quote from Take Two's Ben Feder, whereby he claims Agent will be "a game about espionage, set in the 1970s" and will be "very, very different" from the Grand Theft Auto franchise...
News Explodemon! Coming To The PSP, Still Just As Explosive
Curve Studios developed the PSP version of Buzz
Master Quiz</a>. Now they're back working on the platform to bring their upcoming action-platformer to the system. Explodemon! has already been announced for PC, PS3 and WiiWare, but will arrive as a downloadable title for the PSP sometime in 2010. Alongside Explodemon!, Curve Studios confirmed...
News As Of Now There Are 25 Million Playstation Network Accounts
So here's a big figure for you to mull over whilst drinking your afternoon tea
There are 25 million Playstation Network accounts at the time of writing. That's rather a lot. Despite some people making more than one account for different regions, we're sure this all averages out at approximately one PSN account per Playstation 3 sold which is quite a...
News Zen Pinball Deservedly Tops The PSN Charts
Zen Pinball is bloody awesome
That game deserves every slice of success it earns. So it's with some happiness we see the game sitting aloft the May sales charts. In addition to the excellent flipping of Zen, the following games made up the top 5 PSN games for the month of May: ZEN Pinball Worms Mortal Kombat II Wheel of Fortune flower It's great to...
News Firmware 2.80 Stabilises Some Bits & Bobs, Does Nothing Much Else
We warned you yesterday that we doubted Firmware 2
80 would do anything particularly new</a> or amazing. We hope you didn't get your hopes up because we'd hate to have to say "told you so". The firmware update, which should be out sometime today, will improve the quality of playback to some Playstation 3 software. Stop weeping at the...
News Playstation To Sponsor Indie Bands You Probably Won't Like At Glastonbury
Another year, another Glastonbury, another stage, another Playstation sponsorship
Sony will be working with Q Magazine to provide entertainment on the Queen's Head stage which will feature music from the likes of Maximo Park and a load of other bands we've never really listened to. There'll be Singstar and stuff for those of you going to the...
Introducing "PushSquare Review Golden Oldies"
Since PushSquare's launch in January 2009 we've covered pretty much all the big PSP and PS3 releases
But something we've been missing on is a database chock-full of Playstation content. Something which we aim to change over the coming years. "PushSquare Review Golden Oldies" is our new post heading in order to allow us entry to reviewing...
News Playstation Motion Controller The Best For Core Experiences
We think Sony have been really smart with their Playstation Motion Controller
Obviously learning from some of the problems with the EyeToy and carefully observing the backlash served upon the Wii, Sony are constantly touting how the "core" gamer will enjoy the Playstation Motion Controls, as opposed to the more casual approach from both...
Tuesday23rd Jun 2009
Feature Fifteen-Love: The Best Of Tennis On Playstation
Wimbledon 2009 is in full swing and Britain's Andy Murray has evaded upset in the first round
Laura Robson looks like a massive talent but will be back to school next week. Keothavong couldn't hold it together on the court nor at the post match interview. And no other British players are worthy of coverage. It's tennis, it's glorious and it's all...
Review Wolfenstein 3D (PlayStation 3)
Serving as a history lesson for FPS newcomers or a nostalgia trip for the old-school, Wolfenstein 3D's presence on the PSN is certainly justified despite feeling ancient in almost every way
Wolfenstein 3D is a game that has been around for a whopping 17 years and as such offers very little new. There are trophies to unlock and subsequent rewards for...
Replace the gaunt looking character from the above screenshot with Nathan Drake or Chris Redfield and you have the perfect Uncharted or Resident Evil 5 screenshot
Interestingly this is in fact Max Payne 3. Quite the shocker really. Alas this really is the new Max Payne game. Yeah, not much else to say. Thoughts?
News Polyphony Digital Promote Gran Turismo 5 Citro?n Supercar Around London
Perhaps lending some credence to that late 2009 Gran Turismo 5 release date, Polyphony Digital took their new GTbyCITROËN concept car to the streets of London, and recreated the track featured in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
The GTbyCITROËN is the result of a partnership between Citroën and Polyphony, measuring 4.96 meters and just over a metre high,...
News Japan Get New Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Bundles
Sweet
If there's anyone in Japan without a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, they may be pleased to know Sony are making the game that tiny bit harder to resist with the launch of two new bundles this July. The new Red and Blue PSPs are said "to match the image of the notorious monsters 'Teostra' and 'Lunastra' from the game". Check the red...
News Tekken 6 To Get Wireless Hori Fighting Stick Bundle
Much like Street Fighter IV's themed fighting sticks, copies of Tekken 6 will be bundled with wireless Hori fighting sticks and an exclusive art book
The bundles will be available for $150 in the USA. No word on whether the bundle will make it to European shores. Namco Bandai also confirmed collaboration with webcomic Penny Arcade. The...
News Playstation Firmware Update 2.80 Available June 24th
Apparently confirming a series of rumours from throughout the day, ThatGamingSite are reporting that Firmware 2
80 for the Playstation 3 will be available at some point over the next 24 hours. While the update is reported to just be a minor fix, some are touting a "major feature" will be added. We say, don't get your hopes up and wait for...
News Final Fantasy VII Downloads Surpass 100,000 Sales
Indicative of the cheers that erupted due to the announcement of Final Fantasy VII's release on the PSN during Sony's E3 press conference, the Square title has gone on to sell over 100,000 copies in just two weeks
Quite astonishing sales figures really. It makes you wonder what would happen if they fully remade the game doesn't it?
News The Punisher: No Mercy Coming This July 2nd To The PSN
The Punisher: No Mercy certainly sounds like an ambitious release on paper
The game aims to provide a complete first-person single-player and multi-player experience based on the Marvel comics. Being developed by Zen Studios, the team behind the excellent Zen Pinball, we're certainly anticipating the game's release which has been announced as July...
News Uncharted 2 Scoops Three "Best Of E3" Awards Including The Coveted Best Of Show
After E3 lots of really popular journalists all put their heads together and submit votes for a range of games in numerous categories
These votes are then compiled and represent the cream of the crop. According to the journalists, Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is at the very top of the pile, scooping three separate awards including the...
News EA's Peter Moore Talks About Sports Franchises & Playstation Motion Controller
In an interview with Gamasutra, Peter Moore claims Sony's Playstation Motion Controller will aid EA's "Sports" franchises "very positively"
Moore says that EA are already making plans to bring its "licensed products" and "fitness products" to the new interface. He reckons the new controller is a "huge opportunity" and...
News Zipper Interactive Discuss The Reasons For A 256 Player Shooter
MAG is going to be a shooter on a massive scale
256 players is a big, big tally. In this video diary, the developers from Zipper Interactive talk a little more about how the player count will be managed and why they decided to choose such a large number of players. For some reason hype seems relatively low for this game. We hope Sony can manage to...
News Tekken 6 Hitting North America On October 27th
Following the announcement of that wonderful Tekken 6 arcade stick bundle earlier this morning, we're sure there's little surprise that a good number of you have stuck in preorders for Namco Bandai's upcoming beat-em-up
But what date will the game be available for you to pick up? Namco Bandai say October 27th. Launching first in North America...
News Katarmi Remake's Music Gets Demade, Goes Chip-Tune
How do you make your Playstation 3 exclusive remake of a bizarro title even better? You demake the music of course
Gone is Katamari's Japanese jazz and instead we have Katamari Forever's 8-bit chip-tune. We've embedded two videos in this post. Can you tell which music is from the remake?
You have to admire Infinity Ward's honesty
When asked why they opted for just two players in Modern Warfare 2's co-op mode, spokesman Robert Bowling concluded, "Two player seemed to be the magic number for co-op. That's when it stayed really fun and intense without becoming a clusterf**k of things." Bowling also allayed fears about the...
Monday22nd Jun 2009
News Ghostbusters On Playstation 3 Debuts At Number 4 On The British Sales Charts
Despite complaints over its graphical capabilities, the European Sony timed-exclusive Ghostbusters: The Video Game has managed to chart at number 4 on the British sales charts
It's interesting because more often than not multiplatform games sell better on the XBOX 360, leaving PS3 versions further down the charts. Alas, all this proves is that...
News Is GTA: Chinatown Wars Headed To The PSP?
A tweet picked up by TheSixthAxis seems to suggest that GTA: Chinatown Wars is headed to the PSP
The game, which sold abysmally on the Nintendo DS, received high ratings across the board. Given the success of previous GTA games on the PSP it would make sense to port the popular DS title. Minus the odd touch-screen mini-game it would work rather well...
News There Are "Many Games" Planned For Tony Hawk Skateboard Peripheral
Speaking with Videogamer
com</a>, Robomobo president Joshua Tsui has confirmed that there are a number of games planned for upcoming Tony Hawk Ride's skateboard peripheral."It's really important to us that when people buy this package that they understand that, right now we're concentrating on Tony Hawk Ride, but we want to make sure that...
News Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Confirmed For The PSP This Autumn
Rockstar Games have announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be released for the PSP this Autumn
The game will be available via UMD and via Playstation Network."We're proud to extend this truly unique handheld Grand Theft Auto experience to PSP and offer a downloadable version of Chinatown Wars for PSPgo," said Sam...
News Media Molecule Seek A New Gameplay Programmer For A "Groundbreaking PS3 Title"
Media Molecule broke a lot of ground with their fantastically innovative LittleBigPlanet
The delightfully British platformer won the hearts of many, with the ludicrously lovable Sackboy character scoring a place in our bed (no innuendo intended, we're talking about where we keep the office teddy - Ed). Still, seems like they're not content with...
News Capcom Aren't Dropping The Playstation Platform In A Hurry
Staycom
Concerned gamers may be getting their panties in a twist over Activision's threats last week, but when asked by worried Capcom fans over the companies future with the Playstation brand, there was a resounding level of confidence from the major third-party publisher's community manager Shawn Baxter:"I don't see that happening [dropping the...
News Howard Stringer Gets President Title, Aims To Save $3.1Billion Over The Coming Fiscal Year
Sony have been losing a fair amount of money over the past few years
The company involved with consumer electronics, music and movies - aswell as our beloved Playstation - made their first fiscal loss in 14 years last year. As such Sony have embarked upon a restructuring plan that has seen the American Howard Stringer taking the title of president...
News Use Your Facebook, Twitter Or Disqus Accounts To Comment On PushSquare
We've just got done setting up a new commenting system for PushSquare this weekend
The system allows you to use your Twitter or Facebook accounts to comment on articles, entitling you to tracked commenting (with your respective avatars and profiles) without registering for a new account. Neither your Facebook nor Twitter account details will be...
News Quantic Dream To Release Mo-Cap Middleware
The developers of Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream - spent a lot of money on motion capture for their new game
In fact, they spent a year capturing animation for the highly ambitious release. A lot of other developers spend large sums of money on motion capture too. The one way to save such costs is to buy an off the shelf animation package, something...
News Watch The Frightening Hamsters vs. Humans Dance Off
Beware your eyes valued reader
Beware your eyes indeed. For the frightening Playstation Home event involving humans and hamsters dancing for ghetto supremacy has been immortalized in the chastised YouTube video we've embedded above. Reader press play at your own peril.
Sunday21st Jun 2009
News Left 4 Dead 2 Release Listing Tagged With The Words "Playstation 3"
Before you go crazy over this, we're pretty sure this is going to turn out as being a database error and nothing to really get too excited about
Still, it's exciting enough to warrant mention. Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 - an XBOX 360/PC "exclusive" - has been tagged for release on the Playstation 3 via an EA webpage. The EA game has since had...
Saturday20th Jun 2009
It seems Sony haven't just been working on EyeToy and their new Playstation Motion Controller for the past 10 years, but they also toyed with the 3DV technology which Microsoft have implemented for their new Natal device
In a lecture held at Stanford University in 2004, Sony's Richard Marks can be seen demoing early versions of Sony's Playstation...
News Andy Murray: I've Won Wimbledon (On The Playstation 3)
Andy Murray has confirmed on the weekend before Wimbledon kicks off that he's won the tounament numerous times - on his Playstation 3
Speaking with The Sun, British hopeful Murray concluded, "I have played a lot of tennis on PlayStation 3 games. I'm not bad . . . pretty good. I've won all the tour events and Wimbledon a few times."...
News UK Retailer Play.com Mark The Gran Turismo 5 Release Date As, Ahem, 27th November 2009
Read into this what you will, but British online retailer Play
com</a> have set Gran Turismo 5's release date as 27th November 2009. Which is a Friday, we checked. There are a number of things that make this news interesting. Firstly, if Sony wanted Gran Turismo 5 to make an impact (which of course they do), then launching just short of...
News The New Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Trailer Is A Stroke Of Genius
Complete with country and western and rotin-totin cowboys, this Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood trailer really gets us pumped for Ubisoft's upcoming western shooter
We'll hopefully be reviewing the game over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned.
We truly believe Sony have found their niche with the Playstation Motion Controller
While Nintendo have been consistently criticized for not appealing to their key fanbase, Microsoft appear to be heading in a similar direction. Sony on the other hand appear to be reiterating the fact that their motion controller can be used in core experiences -...
News Fat Princess Actually Won't Be Released This Month
Despite us reporting that Fat Princess would be out this month, we're afraid that won't be happening anymore
The game has been pushed back (again). The game is now pencilled in for "at some point this summer" — which could mean anywhere between July or August. So we'll probably be playing it in December. Seriously though, it's right that...
Friday19th Jun 2009
News Take A Look At The Assassin's Creed II Black Edition
A juicy little JPEG dropped into our inbox within the past hour
The Assassin's Creed II Black Edition - which is not yet confirmed outside of Europe - includes a rather nice little Ezio figure alongside a copy of the game, a collector's box, a bonus DVD/soundtrack and three exclusive bonus missions. For those of you in the UK you can preorder the...
News Gamestop Predict "Meaningful" Playstation 3 Price Drop Around The Time Of Madden
Mad men
Oh price drop speculation, will thee ever go away? Personally, we wish people would do one of three things: a) buy the Playstation 3 console now; b) wait quietly and patiently to buy the Playstation 3 console when the price inevitably drops, or; c) don't buy the Playstation 3 console. Either way, we're sick of reporting these price drop...
News Hey Ubisoft, Why Isn't Splinter Cell: Conviction Coming To The PS3?
In this day and age, third-party publishers developing games exclusively for a single platform is considered a bit weird
With around 30million XBOX 360s out there and 20million PS3s, well it seems a bit silly limiting half your audience. Alas, that's exactly what Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction will be doing - the game is an XBOX 360 exclusive...
News SEGA Seek Out Real-Life Host Club Stories For Use In A New Yakuza Game
Host clubs are common part of the Japanese and East Asian night-life
Visiting such a club entitles you to paid conversation with attentive ladies. It seems rather ludicrous but it's popular in the East. Alas it's something SEGA want to incorporate into a coming Yakuza sequel. They're asking for real-life stories and one winner will have their story...
News Capcom's MotoGP 09/10 Heading To The Playstation 3 In March 2010
Recently Capcom acquired the rights to publish the popular MotoGP franchise
In doing so they've put together a new team known as Monumental Games, which features veteran members of the MotoGP development team. Launching in March 2010, MotoGP 09/10 will feature all of the bikes, riders, and tracks from the 2009 championship series, including a...
News Call Of Duty: World At War Map Pack 2 Sells One Million Copies Over The Weekend
Have you heard? Call Of Duty is big news
Call Of Duty: World At War is ridiculously big news actually, having just sold over 1 million copies of its new premium DLC: Map Pack 2. The DLC, whcih we saw actually being advertised all over the place, spans the PS3 and XBOX Live versions of the game. It's likely the new map pack will trump the milestone...
News Activision Threaten To "Stop Supporting" The Playstation Platform
Well, here's something you don't expect to see popping up in your Twitter feed from every source under the sun on a Friday morning
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has warned Sony that his company - Activision, the third largest publisher in the world - will cease to support the Playstation platforms unless they sort out the pricing. Speaking with The...
News Don't Worry, Infinity Ward Won't Charge You To Use Multiplayer In Modern Warfare 2
Activision-Blizzard have been considering implementing a subscription service to their games
In a survery sent out to customers they asked "how likely" players would be to purchase or subsribe to a system that provides "new in-game content like map packs and betas," and "team-management services." The survey sent out a...
News Sony Respond To Activision's Threat
Remember when Activision's Bobby Kotick said his company might ditch the Playstation platform? Well Sony have issued a canned PR statement a response regarding his comments
They really don't seem phased at all over in camp Sony:"PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3, and we are seeing positive growth with more than 350 titles...
Thursday18th Jun 2009
News Namco Museum Essentials Coming To The North American Playstation Home This July
Already available in the Japan, Namco Museum Essentials is coming to North America this July
Including Pac-man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Dragon Spirit, Xevious, and a new 1080p "re-envisioned" Xevious: Resurrection, you'll be able to compete in leaderboards and earn Home rewards for good performances. Namco Bandai will also be launching a new...
News Nielsen's Survey Suggests God Of War III One Of The Most Desired Games Post-E3
There were a lot of games at E3
So in order to seperate them, people do surveys and stuff. Like this one conducted by Nielsen which determines the games at E3 with the highest purchase intent. XBOX 360's Halo 3: ODST tops out the chart with 53% of respondants taking interest. God Of War III sits in second place with 49% and Wii Sports Resort in...
News Developer Explains Ghostbusters: The Video Game Graphical Deficiencies
We played through and reviewed Ghostbusters: The Video Game last week
Honestly, we thought graphically it looked fine. Far from the succulent kind of visuals you come to expect from Playstation 3 exclusives these days, but fine. Hence why when Lens Of Truth broke the news of sub-standard graphics in the PS3 version (when compared to the XBOX 360) we...
News Breaking News: Modern Warfare 2 Collector's Edition In The Works
Well here's a shocker to spit your cornflakes out over
Modern Warfare 2 is going to get a Collector's Edition. Surprise! A Gamestop listing confirms the package to be $80, although of course, that's subject to change. According to Joystiq (who got in touch with Infinity Ward's community manager Robert Bowling), the collector's edition is currently...
News Meet Nathan Drake & His Posse Of Lady Friends
The US Playstation blog were lucky enough to sit down an interview Nathan Drake himself during E3
Nolan North - the voice actor famous for giving Uncharted's Nathan Drake personality, aswell as Assassin's Creed's Desmond and the prince of the lastest Prince Of Persia - talks about his love for working on video games and the "genius'"...
News Capcom Patching Bionic Commando Rearmed With Trophies Due To Vocal Community
We have a secret to admit - we started playing Bionic Commando Rearmed (loved it) and then we heard trophies were going to be patched
So we kinda stopped playing it for a while. Sadly we never picked it back up again. That was many, many months ago and we thought all hope of trophy patch was gone. Alas, Capcom have conceded - trophies are on their...
News Free Druid Costume Heading To The World Of LittleBigPlanet
We kinda love free LittleBigPlanet costumes
Well to be fair, we love the premium ones too. But free is always the most enticing price. Like this Druid sackboy - who will be available for free in order to celebrate the summer solstice. He has a great beard don't you think? The costume will be available for a week as of today for Europeans, and next...
News European Playstation Store Updates: 18th June 2009
Games!
Add-on Content MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Jester Signature Livery Pack (free) Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (continued) Rock Band DLC (continued) Videos inFAMOUS - Behind The Scenes Technology Trailer Assassin's Creed 2 - Commented Gameplay Trailer Mini Ninjas - Hiro Vignette MotorStorm Pacific Rift - Speed Trailer Inferno Pool - Trailer Guitar...
News Tekken 6 Enlists On Female Costume Designers
You know what, Tekken has got to a point where its biggest hook is how ridiculous it is
So it totally makes sense to get female anime clothes designers working on the the latest iteration of the franchise, Tekken 6. In the above image, you'll note Jin wearing a wonderful white, erm, jacket-robe-type-thing. We're sure that's a term used in the...
News The Ghostbusters Head Home With The New Firehouse Personal Space
Awww heck
We're so darn tempted by this it hurts. A Playstation Home update will allow you to purchase the Ghostbusters Firehouse and make it your own personal space. Not only do you get the full three story building perfectly replicated, but you'll also be able to control Slimer and make your own movies with StageSet. SOCOM: Confrontation will also...
News Check Out A Live Demonstration Of Eye Pet
Eye Pet looks like it's going to be massive fun for kids
Drawing objects, scanning them in and taking control of them within the game sounds really exciting. We can't wait to see how people take to this game because it looks like enormous fun.
News Heavy Rain Still Needs Plenty Of Work Says David Cage
Heavy Rain was pencilled in for a release this year
Alas, it's been pushed back until 2010 and Quantic Dream's David Cage reckons there is much work to be done:Were still at the alpha stage and theres a whole lot of work to be done, Cage told NowGamer. Theres so much fine-tuning in the game left to do. Everything has to be perfect. If...
News Zipper Interactive Discuss The Shadow War
In this developer diary, MAG creators Zipper Interactive talk about the background plot that drives their new multiplayer shooter from a narrative stand-point
It's rather interesting to hear Zipper talk about MAG in a context that represents more than just multiplayer shooting. They also talk about the possibilities of using the universe they've...
News Check Out An Old Demonstration Of The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony have made no hesitation of letting people know that their motion control technology has been around for a long, long time
In fact, it was being worked on around the time of the Playstation 2, when the Eye Toy was new. Check out the video above and you'll actually see Dr. Richard Marks demonstrate a similar concept to the PS3's motion controller...
Wednesday17th Jun 2009
Review Gunstar Heroes (PlayStation 3)
Gunstar Heroes was bizarrely excluded from SEGA's Ultimate Mega Drive Collection, and while it's irritating to not have your entire collection of Mega Drive titles collectively under one roof - it does make the PSN version of Gunstar Heroes worth so much more than it might have been
Alas, Gunstar Heroes is a game you're pretty much going to want to...
Review Red Faction Guerrilla (PlayStation 3)
Red Faction Guerrilla follows the tale of Alec Mason, a simple miner looking to make an honest living on the developing surface of Mars
But politics are rife on Mars - and the EDF are taking control in none to friendly ways. Unable to resist the temptation of avenging his brother - who fell at the hands of the EDF - Alec Mason is dragged into the...
News Numblast Heading To The PSN For Playstation 3 & PSP
Sony have announced a new Puzzle Quest style release for PSN entitled Numblast in Europe or QRuToN (pronounced: "kuru-ton") elesewhere
In the game youll be presented with several numbered tiles, and using a 2x2 cursor you'll rotate the tiles around, attempting to create 2x2 boxes of like-numbered tiles. Once you get a match, the numbers inside the...
News New Greatest Hits Titles Land In North America
Good morning USA
Just a quick note to let you know there are a bunch of new "Greatest Hits" titles available for your loving Playstation 3 console. The repackaged titles, which cost just $29.99, are a great opportunity to catch-up with some of the big releases you have may have missed earlier in the PS3's life. Army of Two, Electronic...
News CryEngine 3 On Playstation 3 Is Equal To CryEngine 2 On "Medium" Settings
Were you ever curious how CryTek's new CryEngine 3 (running on Playstation 3) stacks up against the previous PC version, CryEngine 2? No, us neither, but those PC elitists - they just gotta remind us that their £1,500,000,000
01 rig is better than our lovely little Playstations. If you watch the embedded video you'll be able to read all the...
News Everybody's Golf Lands In Home Tomorrow, Rag Doll Kung Fu Promo With It
The Everbody's Golf Home space has been a major hit in Japan
And, as of tomorrow, it will be available to Europeans. Not only that, but users who happen to spot an avatar wearing an unusual pair of trousers will do well to say "Fists of Plastic" to it — they'll receive a specially themed Rag Doll Kung Fu rug for their efforts. You can...
News World Of Warcraft Will Be Dwarfed By A Social Networking Inspired MMO Say Sony
World Of Warcraft is a pretty massively popular MMO at the moment
But Sony's Ryan Barker doesn't think such popularity will last forever. Barker worked on Sony's decade-old Everquest and he reckons that Warcraft will be topped by something totally different that we havent even thought of yet.At some point someone will dwarf those numbers...
News The North American Release Of Afrika Will Include Trophies
Speaking with Siliconera, Graham Markay - the VP of Natsume, who are publishing Sony's Afrika in North America - has confirmed that one of the few tweaks being made to the game is trophy support
When prompted for changes he responded:First and foremost there is going to be a trophy system, which wasnt in the Asian release or Japanese release...
News Check Out Some Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Footage
Lost Planet 2 - now officially confirmed for the Playstation 3 - is going to have some massive monsters and four-play co-op
All of which is demonstrated in the impressive showcase above. Capcom seem to be obsessed with co-op these days. It must be part of the whole "Western" approach. Still, it looks rather fun. Those bosses are enormous.
News flower Devs Only Contracted For One More Game
thatgamecompany are probably one of our favourite developers out there
We have to admit, it would break our hearts a little bit to see them work on another platform. But alas, their genius and vision really should be seen by others so, while it would hurt, we're totally behind them with whatever they do. Working on other platforms is something they...
Tuesday16th Jun 2009
News Tretton: There Are 15 First-Party Playstation 3 Games In Development
Jack Tretton has confirmed that there are 15 first-party Playstation 3 exclusive titles in development
Ahem, 15. Speaking about the strength of the PS3's lineup Tretton commended the exclusive third party titles such as Rockstar's Agent and Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIV alongside the 15 in-house titles being developed exclusively for PS3. These...
News Download Festival Fans Smash Air Guitar World Record
Good grief, this is why we're not excited over Brutal Legend
We hate metal, we hate Jack Black and we don't have a strange affinity Tim Schafer like everyone else seems to. Thus there's not much going for Brutal Legend in our opinion. Alas, different strokes for different folks and all, so we'll grit our teeth and write this piece about the pompous...
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Still In Development, Aliens RPG Too
It may have been quiet on the Aliens: Colonial Marines front, but that doesn't mean the game is not coming
Speaking with Joystiq, a SEGA rep confirmed that "Aliens vs. Predator will be the first to ship out of our triplet of Aliens titles; hence it was shown at this year's E3. We'll have more news to share about the other two games in the near...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves & Brutal Legend Top Out The Best Of E3 Listings
The best of E3 2009 game listings are in - with Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and EA's Brutal Legend topping out the tallies with 4 nominations each; including the Best Of Show nominee
They face up against Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction for the coveted award; while the PSP Go faces competition from Microsoft's Natal...
News Final Fantasy XIII Will Not Be Compromised By The XBOX 360 Release
XBOX 360 uses DVDs
Playstation 3 uses Blu-Rays. There is a massive difference in the amount of space the media can contain. Final Fantasy XIII was being developed specifically for the PS3. Now it's coming out on the XBOX 360, people are worried things are going to be cut from the game so it can fit on a DVD. There's "no chance" of that...
News ESRB Rate Final Fantasy Tactics For Playstation 3 & PSP
The PSone Square onslaught continues, as the ESRB rate Final Fantasy Tactics presumably for distribution via the Playstation Network in North America
Seeing as the original PSone release never made it across the shores to Europe, we'd be surprised if it popped up on the European store. Alas, there's always that vastly superior PSP title to get hold...
News Visceral "Not Ready" To Reveal Dead Space 2 Just Yet
Soon
Visceral Games - formerly known as EA Redwood Shores - have confirmed they are "not ready" to talk about Dead Space 2 at the moment, and are instead focusing their energy on the Wii's Dead Space Extraction and upcoming PS3 action-adventure title Dante's Inferno. "These two games are the games we're really focusing on. One of the reasons we...
News Grasshopper's PS3 Game Is So Ambitious The Publishers Are Fearing For Their Financial Security
When asked about the Marvelous published Playstation 3 Grasshopper project, the president of the publisher Yasuhiro Wada joked, "if we do that [game] we might go bankrupt
" Of course he backed that statement up with a serious one by confirming, "we are making it, but if we make everything then it's a little too risky." So, Marvelous...
News thatgamecompany Talk About The Beauty Of Taking Risks
flower is still our game of the year
Nothing has even come close to topping the experience yet. And looking to the future - the likes of Bioshock 2, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are going to have to be pretty bloody special to come close. There's a common theme there in the games we've listed that could potentially take flower's crown. They're...
News Playstation Motion Controller Has Been In Development For Years
Andrew House - the new head of SCEE - seems very unfussed by Sony's Playstation Motion Controller
"I'm not unduly worried and I think the reason for that is that we've done a very good job with the PlayStation 3 as an overall value proposition without any motion control technology," said House. His relaxed nature may stem from the fact...
News PAIN Is Coming Out On Blu-Ray Next Week
One of the staple-mark titles of the early PSN, Sony have supported their physics-based explode 'em up title - PAIN - since release
And now it's heading to retail. At just 24.99/£19.99 you'll be entitled to the full PAIN experience including all the environments: Downtown, Movie Studios, Abusement Park and Sore Spots. The blu-ray will be...
Monday15th Jun 2009
Review Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PlayStation 3)
Set in the vibrant world of Ancaria, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel bares many a similarity to hallmark PC titles such as Diablo
You'll initially select a character from a list of six including the standard fare High Elf to the less than conventional robotic Anubis. Initial customisation is weak, although this comes into play as you collect, buy, sell and...
Review Damnation (PlayStation 3)
Damnation is a stomping cyber-punk affair about everything and nothing
Taking control of rebel gang member Hamilton Rourke, you're plunged into an alternate past (or future?) where the American Civil War is fought with robots. Fighting an evil dictator known as Prescott and his horde of super charged soldiers you'll see five main levels over a 10...
News VidZone Wants You... Yes, You!
Asking rather nicely in their Twitter updates, the development team behind VidZone want you to send them pictures of yourself using the new app
They cite editorial inclusion as the reason. Seeing as the app is totally free (minus a few ads), we think you should help them out. You know, in way of saying thank you.
Although Kojima did cite Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots as his last ever Metal Gear game, he's decided to return to the series that made him a star one more time - with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Speaking in Famitsu, Kojima describes Peace Walker as "his personal MGS5" and that the MGS4 team are working on it. But what of...
News Bikinis Are Now Available In Metal Gear Online
You know what Metal Gear Online has been missing? Bikinis
Thank goodness Kojima-san and his Konami crew have considered it worthwhile to add such neccessities to the game as way of a celebration for its first birthday. You'll need the GENE update to download the bikinis. Check them in action after the jump. Big bums indeed.
News Unlock Toy Versions Of The Ledgendary Cars By Playing Big Surf Island
Oh Criterion
How we love thee. Not content with making the best piece of DLC period, they've also packed it with value. Namely toy versions of the Legendary Cars pack we reviewed earlier in the year. To earn the toy cars you're going to need to hit all 15 Mega Jumps, 45 Billboards, 75 Smashes, and complete all 24 Road Rules. We know you're loading...
News Jack Tretton Says Sony Will Do "Everything They Can To Make Their Pricing Relevant"
Let's be honest here, the constant calls for a Playstation 3 pricecut are just a barrier
We're sick and tired of so-called "gamers" complaining about price. We understand, not everyone can spend money on expensive technology. Honestly, we get that. But seriously, the value you get in a Playstation 3 console outstrips any question on the...
News Bionic Commando Doesn't Quite Zip Kick Itself Into Consumers Palms, Only 27,000 Units Sold
This is a shame
With Wanted: Weapons Of Fate and Terminator Salvation clearly being GRIN's side-show releases, many expected Bionic Commando to be their big seller; especially when they totally reignited the franchise with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Apparently not though, as their re-imagining of Capcom's classic only sold 27,000 units in May...
News Pre-Paid PSN Cards Make Their Way Over To The Land Of Canada
So, we're only really posting about this because the Canadians never seem to shut-up about pre-paid PSN cards
Well today looks to put an end to your misery, as eagle-eyed Canadian Joystiq readers have apparently got their hands on $20 PSN cards in the land of Maple Syrup. We wonder if Sony have any plans to bring these to Europe? Presumably they're...
Sunday14th Jun 2009
News Who Wants To Play PS3 With A Wii Wheel Style Accessory?
PSLive have brought this rather interesting peripheral from Accessories4Gamers
You snap your Dualshock in and thanks to Sixaxis technology you have the perfect Playstation Wii Wheel component. The question is though - how many racing games work with Sixaxis control? We always turn the motion controls off because they're a bit rubbish frankly.
News Criterion Don't Reckon Anyone Has "Maxed Out" A Console
Boost mode
Remember when a VP over at EA thought the XBOX 360 was "maxed out"? And remember how developers always spout the "we're using 100% of the Playstation 3's power" line to make their games sound better? Yeah well, Criterion say it's "proof that you're not the best," and that "it means you're out of ideas. "You always find new ways to do...
Saturday13th Jun 2009
News PSP Go To Have Standard Battery Life
Given that the PSP Go is without any moving parts, we kinda figured that the PSP Go's battery would last a fair amount longer
We were wrong. It will have "battery life is equivalent to the current models," according to the European Playstation Blog. That means "approximately 3 to 6 hours for gameplay and approximately 3 to 5 hours...
News Pachter Speaks Again: A PS3 Price-Cut Could Cost Sony $350Million
Let's face it, one day the PS3 will be cheaper
Such strategies don't really tie into their goal with profitability, but, it's going to get cheaper at some point in the future. Analayst Pachter stated the obvious regarding a price-cut, namely that Sony could lose $350 million of profits on a price cut of just $50 (accounting for 6-7 million systems...
News Metal Gear Solid: Rising Won't Use The Metal Gear Solid 4 Engine
Still Rising
The biggest question on our lips since the multi-platform announcement of Metal Gear Solid: Rising has been: how will the addition of a platform skew the output? We know the XBOX is a fine system, but it also lack disc and definite hard-drive space — something that's had us pondering whether MGS:R will end up being a lesser product...
News Lost Planet 2 Coming To Playstation 3 On The Same "Day & Date" As XBOX 360
Given our irritation over a Japanese page yesterday that seemed to hint Lost Planet 2 timed exclusivity, it seems Capcom have finally thought it apt to put the record straight
"Day and Date launch on both platforms is the plan," Capcom PR director Chris Kramer told Joystiq. "Might ship a bit earlier in Japan (like RE5), but...
News App Store Coming To The PSP Go?
Unnamed sources have confirmed to Destructoid that Sony are planning an app store for the PSP Go
Set for announcement at GamesCon, the new PSP Go shop front will feature "smaller, 'non-retail' games and applications", which will be priced at roughly $2-$6 and must come in at under 100MB. It would be unsurprising if this happened and might...
News "Small Team" Working On Mirror's Edge 2
Mirror's Edge had one of the best graphical styles and concepts in years
Sadly, somewhere along the way the execution was a little awry. What should have been a huge release essentially got lost in the shuffle. Thankfully, there is a sequel on the way. While somewhat disappointing for EA, VP of EA Europe Patrick Soderlund has confirmed a sequel is...
Friday12th Jun 2009
Review Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Playing as an elusive silent protagonist only referred to as "Rookie", you fill the shoes of the fifth Ghostbuster, learning from the best and embarking on a campaign to save Manhattan from a ruthless army of undead reapers
Whilst we were initially concerned, playing as the fifth Ghostbuster gives you a snapshot view of the interaction between the...
News What Does The Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Patch Fix?
Did you hear? The Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta is actually really good
And it's just been made better with a quick patch. But exactly what was changed? Joystiq sought out the answers: Was player feedback the reason for the tweaks? Or was it internal? A little of both. We LOVE getting feedback on the forums, and appreciate everybody taking the time...
News White Knight Chronicles Coming In March
Does anybody else feel like White Knight Chronicles has been on its way for, like, forever? Well still the wait goes on - we haplessly assumed it would be out this summer but, no, March
That's according to American retailer Gamestop anyway - but with much speculation that the game would be put back until Quarter 1 it's looking probably very likely...
News Assassin's Creed II Bundle Coming To Europe & Probably Everywhere Else
Any big game needs a pre-order bonus lately
It's just the way the industry is changing. Assassin's Creed II is absolutely no different. The European bundle - which is not yet confirmed for the US - has been titled the "Black Edition" and includes the game, a "holographic signature," 64-page leather-style book (not for recording...
Reaffirming Sony's desire to bring motion controls to the hardcore gamer, Tretton has confirmed that the Playstation Motion Controller could work with any of today's games
Speaking with CNBC, the Sony head said: "Personally, it's very difficult for me to perceive God of War 3 being played with the Wii controller," he said. "It's a...
News Lost Planet 2 May Be A Timed XBOX 360 Exclusive
The debate on Lost Planet 2 rages on
A Japanese site for the game has estimated release dates for both versions of the game - the XBOX 360 version listed as winter and the PS3 version TBA. While this is no confirmation of timed exclusivity by any stretch, it's certainly looking likely. To be perfectly honest we wish Capcom would just say what's...
News Analyst Pachter Apologises Over PSP Go Comments
Analyst Michael Pachter claimed that the PSP Go was a rip-off
Now he wants to take that back. In an interview with IndustryGamers took the opportunity to reiterate that he doesn't believe Sony is conning anyone. He stated that Sony have "the right to price its products at a point that they think is competitive" and that in trying to be...
News Katamari Damacy Tribute Trailer Features Sock Puppets
Here's a new trailer for Katamari Damacy Tribute
As you can see, there are sock puppets in it. We're really not sure there is anything else for us to say.
News inFamous Becomes Sony's Fastest Selling Exclusive IP On Playstation 3
According to PS3Center, inFamous has made a bit of a shock
In fact, a big shock. It's become the fastest selling new IP on the Playstation 3 platform. Let's break down the figures. -InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first...
News Assassin's Creed II Hits Europe November 20th
Ubisoft's hotly anticipated follow-up to one of the biggest new franchises in recent times, Assassin's Creed II, will land in Europe on the 20th November, just three days after its release on US soil
The bundle we reported earlier today will be available to coincide with the release.
News Jack Tretton Not Amused With The Number Of Leaks At This Year's E3
Sony's E3 conference was really good
But you know how it could have been better? If we didn't know about half of it already. Having had time to digest a good portion of Sony's E3 conference, the announcements had much less of an effect. And that's made SCEA boss Jack Tretton a bit annoyed."People don't respect confidentiality in this...
Thursday11th Jun 2009
FUEL is a massive (5,000² miles massive) open-world racing game, set in a post-apocalyptic future
Think Fallout 3 meets Burnout Paradise and you're along the right lines. There's a loose story about global warming and a lack of fossil fuels, but this is a racing game through and through. You enter races, earn credits, buy better vehicles and win...
News Quantum Isn't Quite A Gears Of War Clone
Quantum, the Playstation 3 exclusive once known as Quantum Theory, has drawn a lot of attention as being the Playstation 3's answer to Gears Of War
Coming from Tecmo, the game strikes many similarities to the 360's top shooter. However, the localisation producer on the project, Peter Garza, doesn't think that the comparisons are entirely...
News Smash Up Cars In London, Win Red Faction: Guerilla
Well, we'll be damned
As far as crazy promotions go, this has to rank pretty highly. In order to promote Red Faction: Guerilla, THQ chained a sledgehammer to a car in London and filled it with copies of the game. Passers by were then encouraged to "smash-and-grab"."Because Red Faction Guerrilla features the world's most realistic...
News Final Fantasy XIV Concept Art Looks Like Final Fantasy Alright
Courtesy of Kazuya Takahashi, here's a first little snippet of some concept art for Final Fantasy XIV Online - it looks like Final Fantasy alright, eh? The game is due on Playstation 3 and PC next year
You can check out the full size concept art on Kotaku.
News Kaz Hirai: We Won't Go Mainstream Too Quickly, We'll Always Support The Core Audience
Kaz Hirai has said a lot of things in his time as head of SCE; namely "$599
" Today though, Kaz has something almost philosophical to say, and we couldn't agree more: "A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers...If you go mainstream too quickly and don't support the core gaming audience then you lack the pillar to support...
News Gran Turismo 5 Tops Racing Sim Poll Despite Incentives Of Forza DLC
We don't want to come across as hypocrites here, we think that talking too much about the competition shows a touch of immaturity and, especially in the case of Forza developer Turn 10, insecurity
But after our story yesterday about Turn 10 community managers greasing the palms of forum members to vote for their franchise on a CNET poll, we couldn't...
News Tales Of Vesperia Dated On Playstation 3 For Japan
Former XBOX 360 exclusive Tales Of Vesperia has been dated for Japan on Playstation 3
The game features a new character and will retail for ¥7,800 (US$79) on September 17th.
Wednesday10th Jun 2009
News Turn 10 Can Talk About Nothing Else But How Much "Better" Forza 3 Is Than Gran Turismo 5
If talking about the competition shows insecurity then Turn 10 must be feeling pretty insecure right now
Ever since Forza 3 was announced at Microsoft's press conference we've heard nothing about their game, only how much "better" it is than Gran Turismo 5. During said conference Turn 10 constantly described their game as the...
News Resident Evil Portable Promises "Totally Different" Gameplay
We're constantly excited over new Resident Evil announcements
We may write about Sony, but we are big fans of anything Resident Evil. Thus, hearing Sony announce a new PSP Resident Evil game caused us to squeel a little bit. Who doesn't want new Resident Evil games huh? But details are scarce. So scarce in fact that the words "totally...
News Prototype In PS3 Is Basically Boned For The Time Being
Who was excited for Prototype? Quite a few people we daresay
Well those of you in the US may know all about having your hopes dashed, seeing as the game is essentially broken. Gamers popping in their shiny new Prototype discs are being told they don't have enough hard-drive space to install the game. Even when they do. An annoying "fix"...
News A Majority Of PSP's Back Catalogue Will Be Available To Download On PSP Go
Sony have confirmed that a "majority" of the PSP's back catalogue will be available to download by October 1st, the launch day of the PSP Go, with all of Sony's first-party releases following that up
So basically, virtually every PSP game (save the odd third-party release) is going to be available from the Playstation Store to near-enough coincide...
News Pachter Reckons The PSP Go Is A Rip-Off
Oh, Michael Pachter
Ever the Internet celebrity, for all the wrong reasons. Cue his rant on the PSP Go - where cites the profitable PSP-3000 as $80 cheaper than the new $250 PSP Go. His point? PSP-3000's are more expensive to make than the new PSP Go, due to the UMD disc assembly. As a business analyst we're utterly concerned with Pachters apparent...
News Warning: The Last Guardian Artwork May Make You Cry Like You've Never Cried Before
The picture really does say it all here
Check out the full set of images over at Kotaku.
News VidZone Launches In Europe Tomorrow
You know what? We think VidZone sounds brilliant
We were big fans of the music channel when they were big along with the popularity rise of Sky Digital. So getting an "on-demand" music service directly on the PS3? Well that's awesome. And it's coming to Europe in a few hours, along with three weeks worth of content and "much more on...
News Activision Reckon Modern Warfare 2 Will Eclipse All Other Call Of Duty Games
Infinity Ward have set themselves a massive task
By creating one of the best games this generation in Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - they have to eclipse it with their sequel Modern Warfare 2. With Call Of Duty 4 selling 7,894,673,721,544,013 (note: not entirely factual) copies, and World At War bringing in a fifth of new players; Activision...
News John Koller Is Sick Of Things Leaking, Practically Confirms PS3 Slim
John Koller wants "less leaks and more meat" - well - that's what he told Ars Technica anyway
The head of hardware marketing at SCEA seems notably pissed off regarding the number of slip-ups Sony have endured over the past few months and the PS3 Slim rumours can't be helping sales. Speaking of the Slim rumour Koller said it is a matter of what...
News Kaz Hirai: No Regrets Over Blu-Ray
We're at the point of this generation where the platform holders can look back on their systems and question any mistakes that may have been made along the way
Faulty hardware for Microsoft, Wii Music for Nintendo, but what about Sony? The blu-ray player perhaps? Kaz Hirai - Sony's head honcho - thinks not:"Purely from a gaming standpoint there...
Tuesday9th Jun 2009
News What's Up Europe? This Is Your Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle
With PSP Go's lurking around the corner, we're not sure how well this Monster Hunter Freedom Unite bundle will sell
But hey, the boxart's cool. Alongside a mystic silver PSP-3000 you'll receive: a gold UMD case, a pendant and a sticker to "theme" your new PSP with. Oh and you get a copy of the game aswell! But dude, the boxart. Also,...
News Valkyria Chronicles Actually Manages To Sell A Few Copies, Sales Increase By 400%
Rejoice
Valkyria Chronicles has started selling. In fact, its April sales were the equivalent of its launch sales. That's an increase of 400% over March. There are a number of reasons for that could be cited as the reason for its increase: DLC, online contests, and most importantly, a price drop. We'd just like to clarify at this point that we've...
News Heartbreak: Trophies Flatout Not Coming To The PSP
There was one announcement we were anticipating from Sony during their PSP Go unveiling at E3 this year
We didn't think it would be a focus, just a quick aside, but we expected it all the same. Trophies on PSP. Seems like Joystiq expected it too, but they were told it's flat-out not happening when they asked. The interviewee, Eric Lempel - director...
News New SCEE Boss Reckons The Wii Will Be A Gateway Platform To The PS3
Speaking with EDGE Online, the new SCEE president Andrew House - who replaced David Reeves earlier this month - has said he expects Wii owners will eventually "upgrade" to the PS3
House explains that he sees the Nintendo console as the "entry level device" which will see gamers move onto Playstation hardware in the long-term. Honestly,...
News Watch A Just Cause 2 Gameplay Walkthrough, Hint: Looks Pretty Amazing
One game that we didn't expect to hear so much about after E3 as we have done is Just Cause 2
People appear to have fallen in love with the game. And it's not hard to see why watching this developer walkthrough. The gameplay seems really exciting; combining elements of stunt action and gunplay. This game looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.
News Free Hip-Hop To Be Included With Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Hey, we like the quirky jazz that's in Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a>. But we understand that we're probably the only ones who do. Well the same applies to hip-hop really, but you have to commend Capcom for going out of their and providing an added incentive to buying the PSN download version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 this summer. They've confirmed to...
News Observe Some Gorgeous Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Screens
Beautiful
It was sad to see Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time get "snubbed" during Sony's E3 2009 conference simply because they had such a ridiculous amount of content to get through. It almost feels like blasphemy to miss out a Ratchet & Clank game, but we're sure Sony will make it up to Insomniac by giving the game some serious coverage...
News Who Fancies Some Gorgeous Music & Cutesy RTS Action On Their PSN?
Well, in answer to the above question - we do
But more to the point Creat Studios do, as they're the team behind this gorgeous nod to PixelJunk Monsters, Mushroom Wars. Mushroom Wars is another PSN exclusive from Creat, once again proving their versatility as a development outfit with this aggression based RTS. We hope the music is as good as the...
News The Agency Trailer Lacks British Accents & Gameplay Footage
As Brits ourselves, we're a bit disappointed that in the trailer for their upcoming PC/PS3 MMO, Sony Online Entertainment have taken the entire concept of a James Bond movie and removed the British accents
Still, while there's no gameplay in the trailer, The Agency continues to sound like a really quite inspired concept. We're tired of MMO's being...
News Smash Cars Coming To The PSN This Month, Looks Pretty Amazing
We get the slightest hint that the team at Creat Studios have been playing a bit of Excite Truck and Mario Kart over the past few months
Their upcoming Smash Cars looks every inch as fun as the aforementioned franchises. At a budget price of $10 (expect £9.99 UK) the game's production values look to be top notch. As we've come to expect from Creat...
News The Playstation Motion Controller Will Get "Hardcore Gamers" Into Motion Controls
Wii'll see
It's a very bold statement, but one that will hopefully delight those who've cursed the Wii's existence since the releases of Wii Play, Wii Fit and EA Sports Active; Sony aim to bring motion controls to the "hardcore" - perhaps instantly finding a niche for their controller. Speaking with Kotaku, SCEA marketing chief Peter Dille...
News Lost Planet 2 Is Launching "This Winter" According To Its Winter
Were you being kept up at night not knowing when Lost Planet 2 would launch? Don't worry valued reader, we've got your back
According to the official website, the game will launch "this winter" in Japan. Note: winter leads anywhere up to February 2010, and given Capcom's endeavours earlier this year, we'd expect them to skip on the...
Monday8th Jun 2009
Review Trash Panic (PlayStation 3)
Coming from Japan, Trash Panic is as suitably bonkers as you'd expect
Trying to explain the concept of the game in a few sentences will be difficult, but we'll try our best. Challenged with a rectangular playing field [a.k.a. bin], you'll be presented with a range of junk - from simple office stationery to entire golf courses (really); you're tasked...
News Burnout Paradise's Big Surf Island To Cost ?9.99/$12.99
A few pages regarding Burnout Paradise's Big Surf Island DLC went online early recently, meaning tipsters revealed the price of the package before was supposedly intended
At just $12.99 (12.99 in Europe, £9.99 UK) it seems like Criterion have learned from their mistakes on earlier DLC and really want to make this thing available to everyone...
News Polyphony Digital Check Out Forza 3 On XBOX 360
Perhaps showing they're not quite as arrogant as people believe them to be, some of the team behind Gran Turismo went to check out Microsoft's XBOX 360 alternative Forza 3 on the E3 showfloor
Coming from the development team behind Forza 3's blog, they said of the event this:Perhaps the most surprising to me was when a couple developers from Gran...
News Borderlands Releasing This October '09
The genre shrugging "role-playing shooter with strong co-op and split-screen gameplay" Borderlands will release some time this October confirmed Gearbox today
The game will see a launch simultaneously on Playstation 3, XBOX 360 and PC. With a totally new graphical style, E3 feedback on Borderlands has been very positive.
News Vote Playstation At The Annual Golden Joystick Awards
Every year, the Golden Joystick awards are held to honour the best in gaming
This year is no exception with Sackboy and Sev all donning their tuxedos for the big night. But they need your vote before they can get too excited. Head over to the Awards website for a full list of the categories and nominees cast your vote and you could win some cool...
News Battle Swine Flu With Hong Kong's Playstation Store
If you hadn't heard, Swine Flu is probably a big deal for the media
Why? More frightened people, more viewers of the news, more ad-revenue. Or at least, that's how these things work in our cynical minds. Alas, Sony's Hong Kong Playstation Store has a rather comical (and probably unintentionally so) take on the whole affair. Worried about swine flu?...
News Ico Comes To LittleBigPlanet, Sadly No New Levels
One thing that Media Molecule seem to have vastly overlooked the demand for with LittleBigPlanet are new levels
The Metal Gear Solid 4 pack was one of our favourite downloads from last year so we're surprised it hasn't been followed up yet. Alas, fans of Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus will be interested in decorating their levels with costumes,...
News Miyamoto Is Not Concerned By Competing Motion Controllers
Speaking with the BBC, Nintendo's God-like games designer Shigeru Miyamoto is clarified that he is "unconcerned" by competing motion controllers: a
k.a. Microsoft's Natal and Sony's Playstation Motion Controller. He said he's "not worried at all" about Nintendo being left behind. Having reflected what he'd seen from the competition,...
Sunday7th Jun 2009
Review Bionic Commando (PlayStation 3)
A reboot of the franchise starring mechanical armed Nathan "RAD" Spencer, Bionic Commando mixes elements of platforming and shooting tied together in a rather loosely written bizarre-o-rama storyline
The game is set 10 years after Capcom's NES original, in which time has not been kind to protagonist Nate. As he waits for his execution on death-row,...
News Take A Look At The Wealth Of PSP Go Accessories
We'll get this out of the way straight up - the PSP Go doesn't have a standard mini-USB adapter so that means if you already had peripherals with your PSP-3000, they'll no longer work
It's a bit sucky really, considering some of these accessories will become pretty much essential (the USB cable for one). Hopefully these accessories are just...
News Ubisoft Reckons The PS3 Faces An "Uphill Struggle" In The UK
Ubisoft's British marketing boss Murray Pannel has stated his belief that the Playstation 3 faces an uphill struggle in the UK
However he did concede that the brand name still carries enormous weight throughout the region. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the former Microsoft employee of six years said:"So if I'm just looking at the UK...
Saturday6th Jun 2009
News Rockstar Believe In The Playstation 3, Exclusivity Will Help Their New IP Agent
One of the bigger surprises at this year's E3 was the announcement of the Rockstar game Agent being developed exclusively for the Playstation 3
But many people are miffed as to why Rockstar are launching the game exclusive; especially when third-party exclusivity is essentially considered dead.At this phase in the cycle, when youre trying to...
News New Playstation Home Executive Suite - Visari's Throne Room
For those of you interested in owning some new real estate in Playstation Home, you'll want to take a look at Visari's Throne Room from Killzone 2
The suite overlooks the war-torn world of Helghan and is lit by a murky sunset which sweeps in through the gothic windows. The new space will be available sometime after June.
E3 2009 is over
Normality returns. And thus, we'd just like to give you some quick stats to mull over. We posted 152 articles about E3 this year. 31 of which were trailers. We Tweeted over 300 times. We had over 40,000 readers... ... And a 70% increase in subscribers. We uploaded over 100 images. We hope you had a blast. We loved every second of...
E3 2009 Interview With Peter Dille
GameTrailers have an exclusive interview with Sony's Peter Dille discussing their content, the PSP Go among other interesting topics
It's an interesting interview for anyone who cares; which is naturally all of you seeing as you're on this site. The second part of the interview is after the jump.
Friday5th Jun 2009
Review Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars (PlayStation 3)
Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars is a steam-punk first-person-shooter in the vain of Quake and Doom
The gameplay has a frantic feel to it, with characters defying physics both in their armoury and combat abilities - hence the name, we assume. Cellfactor has a rather simplistic single-player "campaign" accompanied by some more worthwhile...
News Early PSP Go Preorder Signs Suggest A Positive Response
There was some initial backlash to the PSP Go when the news leaked late last week
Even we couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed with the look of the system. Since then, it's really grown on us. It looks every inch the piece of quality hardware we come to expect from Sony. And according to PunchJump.com - consumers are reacting in much a similar...
News EA's Patrick Soderlund Reckons The XBOX 360 Is Maxed Out, PS3 Is Not
Speaking with OXM magazine, EA Europe's VP Patrick Soderlund has spoken about how he feels EA have maxed out with the XBOX 360, with juice still to pull from the PS3
However, he does go on to say that the XBOX 360 is his "favourite" console - objectivity we expect from a major third-party VP (sarcasm). Either way, we don't believe him...
News Sony Already Passing Playstation Motion Controller Kits Out To Developers
One thing that is paramount in making your new motion controllers a success is making sure that developers can go hands on with them
At the end of the day, purchasing power of the new peripheral will be dictated by the number of games that support it. Thankfully, Sony are all to aware of that, as Peter Dille confirmed development kits are already...
News Take That Are Heading To The Playstation 3 & Playstation 2 With SingStar: Take That
The rhythm-music genre is never (ever) content with not pumping out another sequel
And SingStar: Take That is absolutely no exception. Set to launch later this year you'll be whipping out the ol' Singstar mics to bawl Gary Barlow's ballads on the Playstation 3 or Playstation 2. Let it shine.
News Media Molecule Release A Shadow Of The Colossus DLC Teaser
It's been a long time since Media Molecule's last full DLC pack of Metal Gear Solid 4 for LittleBigPlanet
But it looks like there's finally something new on the way... Shadow Of The Colossus. Feast your eyes on the wonderfully brilliant trailer above to see it for yourself.
Thursday4th Jun 2009
E3 2009 Kojima Passing Metal Gear Solid: Rising Onto The "Young Bloods", Will Focus On Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima will pass the development of Metal Gear Solid: Rising onto the "young bloods" at Kojima Productions
He'll take a backset on the game's development, instead focusing his attention on the PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker."We're creating Rising with Kojima Productions' up-and-coming young bloods, because the game is for the young...
News Killzone 2 v.1.27 Is Available Now, Includes "High Precision" Controls
Guerilla Games have announced that patch 1
27 for Killzone 2 is available for download now. The patch includes the "high precision" control mode we posted about earlier in the week. We'll be on hand to give some impressions on the new controls, and whether they lose any of Killzone 2's personality in the wake of making the game a CoD clone...
E3 2009 Sony Exec "Looks Forward To Playing Metal Gear Solid Rising On Playstation 3"
Peter Dille, Sony's head of marketing for the US, has claimed he's "looking forward to playing Metal Gear Solid Rising on the Playstation 3
" When asked if the game would come out on the same day as the 360 he responded "yes, that's correct.""I think the difference between our approach in our press conference and our competitors'...
E3 2009 "Big Plans" For The Modnation Franchise
Modnation Racers impressed us no end during its demonstration at this years E3
When prompted by Joystiq on the possibility of a future "Modnation" franchise - think: Modnation Shooter, Modnation Golf, etc - United Front's William Ho claimed there were "big plans" for the franchise. Regardless of the future, we can't wait to find...
E3 2009 Take A Tour Of Sony's E3 2009 Booth With Jeff Gerstmann & Brad Shoemaker
GiantBomb
com</a> is officially our favourite video games website aside from PushSquare. So we decided, while other sites post up their booth tours, there is no better host than Jeff Gerstmann. Alas - here for your viewing pleasure is Jeff Gerstmann touring the ol' Sony booth.
News David Cage: Heavy Rain Won't Go Balls-Out Bonkers In The Second Half
We love Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
It's probably the biggest reason for our Heavy Rain excitement. But if there's one criticism of Fahrenheit, it would be when it goes a bit bonkers. "That's absolutely not the case with Heavy Rain," explained Quantic Dream's David Cage, director of both the aforementioned Indigo Prophecy and forthcoming...
News Activision Suing Double Fine Over Brutal Legend
Yahoo are reporting that Brutal Legend developer Double Fine have received a lawsuit from Activision to "stop the release" of the game
Activision claim they have invested "roughly $15 million" into the game's development and that "it still has a valid contract to release the game". Double Fine transferred to Electronic Arts late...
E3 2009 Watch An Interview With Jade Raymond & Patrice Desilets On Assassin's Creed II
We get the distinct feeling Jade Raymond is trying to distance herself from the public when it comes to Assassin's Creed II
We were so waiting for her to walk out onto the Sony conference's stage to introduce the demo. Alas, it matters not because the game was more than candy enough for our eyes. In fact it's left us itching for more gameplay...
News Metal Gear Solid Coming As A Download To The PSN
You know, when Jack Tretton stood up on stage and said there were more PSone games coming to the PSN we wanted to believe him but we just didn't think it was going to happen
Then bam! Final Fantasy VII went live on the American PSN almost immediately. Well following that up on June 18th is the original Metal Gear Solid. No word on a European release...
News EA's John Riccitello: "Sony's Motion Tech Is More Instantly Accessible"
Faith
EA's CEO John Riccitello reckons Sony's Playstation Motion Controller will be more instantly accessible than Microsoft's "Natal" leap-of-faith: "It's a great bridge technology, that provides users with an brand new experience but one that doesn't require quite the leap of faith that Natal does. "It's certainly very compelling for a number of...
News Yamauchi: We Could Release Gran Turismo 5 Now
Eurogamer are reporting that Gran Turismo godfather Kazunori Yamauichi reckons the fifth iteration of the series is "at a point [where] we can release it any time we want"
"I want to release it as fast as I can," Yamauchi told us, "but GT5 for us, when you talk about its status, it's at a point we can release it any time we want, but...
News Heavy Rain Not Pouring Until Q1, 2010
Unsurprisingly, Joystiq are reporting Heavy Rain has been pushed back until 2010
They cite concerns of the game getting "lost in the shuffle" as the main reason; with high-profile releases such as Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 planned for the same timeframe. It's a disappointing but it makes sense. With Heavy Rain being such an...
News Bayonetta Will Still Be Playable By Those Who Aren't God-Like Players
Bayonetta has been described in the past as being "sadistically hard"
But thankfully, it's also going to have the option to be "Very Easy" thanks to a range of difficulty modes. It's comforting for those of you that may be frightened by Bayonetta's seemingly complex combo system.
E3 2009 echochrono Drops The Third-Dimension, Replaces It With The Fourth-Dimension
The follow up to echochrome doesn't look like echochrome much at all
In fact, echochrono drops a whole dimension and adds colour. But worry not puzzle fans - that does not mean the game is going to be any easier than the last. Instead of having the third-dimension, echochrone will instead opt for the fourth-dimension, using the traits of time to...
News Assassin's Creed Bloodlines Continues The PSP Software March, Looks Gorgeous
Did you hear? The PSP is back
After a year of scavenging little tid-bits of PSP content to write about, we're all of a sudden inundated. Which is awesome. Ubisoft just dropped us some screenshots of the upcoming Assassin's Creed Bloodlines, a PSP exclusive which will plug the links between the original Assassin's Creed and its sequel. Just like its...
E3 2009 First Look At Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
Kratos' first showing on Playstation 3 looked mighty incredible
But Kratos might do well to be a little concerned these days - what with Dante's Inferno and now, Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow lingering. The game is being developed by Mercurysteam but is being overlooked by the ever-so important Kojima Productions team. And it looks like that input is...
Wednesday3rd Jun 2009
First Impressions Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Multiplayer Beta) on Playstation 3
We've read the comments everywhere: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves doesn't need multiplayer
Ever since our blow-out coverage of the multiplayer portion to Naughty Dog's super impressive third-person shooter the scepticism has been apparent. Thus, we're pleased to console those with milling anxiety - take our word for it; you're going to want to play the...
News The Last Guardian Is The "BBC Secret Game"
For years, BBC journalist Darren Waters has hyped a Playstation 3 exclusive as having the potential to deliver a "step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion"
That game, eventually caused so much hype it was entitled the "BBC Secret Game". The journalist behind the hype has now confirmed that...
E3 2009 Resident Evil Is Coming To The PSP
There's not really much we can say here, as the news was only mentioned in passing, but alas Jack Tretton confirmed at last nights E3 press briefing that Resident Evil is in development for the PSP
It sounds like it'll be a totally new entry into the franchise, and for that alone, we're stoked.
E3 2009 Eye Pet Says, "Hey Peter Molyneux."
It's a shame to see Peter Molyneux's adventurous yet clearly entirely preposterous Milo demo steal the headlines that Eye Pet deserved a year ago
Here in this trailer you can see a clan of children interacting with the adorable Eye Pet in a range of ways. It's clearly not aimed at gamers like, well, us, but it still looks very cool.
News Agent Will Be The "Ultimate Action Game"
Rockstar's Sam Houser reckons the companies upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive - Agent - is going to be the "ultimate action game"
We have always enjoyed making action games, and with Agent we are making what we believe will be the ultimate action game, he said in a statement. Agent is a game we have wanted to make for a long time. The team in...
E3 2009 Gran Turismo PSP Gameplay Footage
Well, we guess this explains why Gran Turismo 5 has been in development forever; Polyphony Digital have been working on Gran Turismo PSP
And it looks amazing. This footage was captured off the showfloor by Gamekyo.com; their driving skills may need brushing up but - look-at-the-graphics!
E3 2009 LittleBigPlanet PSP Revealed
The jewel in Sony's crown last year was LittleBigPlanet
With the "Play. Create. Share" mandate we've probably spent more time coming back to LittleBigPlanet than any other game. There's always something new to do, and you can't say that about many games. Having said that - creation can be time consuming. It's something I'd probably enjoy...
E3 2009 Fat Princess Is Coming To The PSP
Fat Princess is heading to the PSP in the form of Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake
Further reinforcing that the PSP is going to have an absolutely bumper year the game will be a port of the PSN game (that's out this month) with some extra bits and bobs. New modes will include: Grim Ripper, Dilapidated, Demolition, and Jailbreak. 8-player multiplayer...
Some protesters, erm, protesting Dante's Inferno
PR stunt or genuinely upset religious types?
E3 2009 Modnation Racers Live Demonstration, Build A Race Track In 5 Minutes
Sony's E3 conference was packed with really memorable demos and trailers - but hell, if one thing has stuck with us through the night it's Modnation Racers
Mixing the playability of Mario Kart and the depth of LittleBigPlanet's level creation features; this game is right up our alley!
E3 2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves E3 Trailer
Oh man, an absolutely amazing trailer for Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The biggest megaton of the trailer? Elena is back! Hell yeah.
E3 2009 New Heavy Rain Trailer Includes Story Elements
Quantic Dream's David Cage mentioned "The Silence Of The Lambs" as one of the inspirations behind Playstation 3 psychological thriller Heavy Rain - and that shines through in this trailer
The game will revolve around a shady individual known as "the origami killer" — how far will you go to save someone you love?
E3 2009 Kratos Will Appear In Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
Well, if ever there was a fit for the Soul Calibur franchise it's Kratos, who will show up in the upcoming PSP title Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
For a PSP game, this genuinely looks jaw-droppingly incredible.
E3 2009 Motorstorm: Arctic Edge Trailer Looks Really Neat
We're big fans of the Motorstorm franchise - we suck at it, but we still love it
So the announcement of Motorstorm: Arctic Edge a few months back really excited us. And finally we get to see it in action. It looks really awesome. Anyone else still getting used to PSP trailers being shown within the PSP Go shell?
Tuesday2nd Jun 2009
E3 2009 The Beatles: Rock Band Drums Revealed
For your viewing pleasure, The Beatles: Rock Band's packaged Ludwig drum kit which kinda doesn't look anything like the real kit but is designed around being used in a video game so we'll let them off
E3 2009 Ozzy Osbourne Will Cameo In Brutal Legend As Himself
What do you need to make your heavy metal video game even better? A better initial idea? Well, yes, that - or the Prince Of Darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne will be playing an unnamed character in Brutal Legend who looks a lot like Ozzy Osbourne. Funny that. We hope he can manage to read his script ok.
E3 2009 Keighley Hints At Assassin's Creed II Demo At Sony's Conference
Many were bemused at the lack of Assassin's Creed II content at the Ubisoft conference yesterday
After all, it's their biggest title this year. Perhaps it's because Sony want to show the game off? GTTV host Geoff Keighley thinks so:"If you're looking for the first demo of Assassins 2, look to the Sony briefing later this...
E3 2009 Disney Content Coming To LittleBigPlanet
Ever dreamed of dressing Sackboy up as Captain Jack Sparrow or Mickey Mouse? Well, Sony today announced a partnership with Disney to bring content into LittleBigPlanet
Look out for more in the future.
E3 2009 PSP Go Officially Announced, Will Retail At $249.99
Kaz Hirai officially unveiled the new PSP Go today, announcing the product would retail at $249
99 when it releases later this year. The system will have 16GB of Flash memory, a slide screen, blue tooth and built in Wi-Fi. Media Go was also announced allowing players to sync the content from their PC to the PSP with relative ease. Sense Me was also...
E3 2009 Metal Gear Solid Rising Destined For Playstation 3, 360 & PC
Hideo Kojima may have announced Metal Gear Solid Rising is in development for XBOX 360, but, hey, you know what? It's multiplatform
We already assumed that after Konami dodged the term "exclusive" and Microsoft's John Schappert clarified no exclusivity. But hey - a press listing for the game on PS3 and PC has pretty much confirmed things...
E3 2009 Lost Planet 2 Confirmed For The Playstation 3
Sneaked into Jack Tretton's briefing, he announced that Capcom's Lost Planet 2 would be coming to the Playstation 3 this year
There had been some confusion as to whether the game was an XBOX 360 exclusive; apparently not.
E3 2009 Sony Reveal Motion Controller For Playstation 3
One of the most impressive demos from Sony's E3 2009 press conference was a live tech demo of their new motion controller
While the hardware wasn't finished, the controller represented 1:1 motion controls, allowing the player to handle guns or sports items. By integrating the Playstation Eye the PS3 is able to replace the wand that players are...
E3 2009 Rockstar Announce "Agent" As A Playstation 3 Exclusive
Not much was said about Rockstar's upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive "Agent", but we do know that the game will be set in the 70's and have a dark noire theme to it
Jack Tretton reckons it will be just as definitive as the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
E3 2009 Final Fantasy VII On Playstation Store Today
At some point today the Playstation Store will be updated with Square's classic Final Fantasy VII available for download to be playable on the PSP and PS3
Keep checking the store to see when the game hits!
E3 2009 Final Fantasy XIV Online A Playstation 3 Exclusive
Igniting a few sharp intakes, Sony today announced that the next entry in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIV will be a Playstation 3 exclusive
A short trailer of the game was shown but few details, apart from a 2010 release date, were announced.
E3 2009 Sony Ready "The Wand" As A Motion Control War Seems Imminent
Microsoft announced a weird Eye Toy-esque gimmick last night with the terrible name "Natal"
With Nintendo already prominent in the motion control department, it seems just Sony are left to make the jump. Cue rumours coming out of E3 about Sony's "Wand"; a new controller which will allow full motion tracking. After the uproar Microsoft's...
E3 2009 Assassin's Creed II Launching November 17
Ubisoft's press conference was a strange beast
It seemed to last approximately seven years in length and, well, there was very little in the way of Assassin's Creed II - which we think everybody expected to be a big deal at the show. Especially when it launches on November 17th. That's, what, five or so months away? We've barely seen anything of the...
E3 2009 Assassin's Creed II On Playstation 3 Demonstration, Assassin's Creed Bloodline Connectivity
Assassin's Creed II was demonstrated at Sony's E3 press conference today and it looks absolutely stunning
Set in the Italian Renaissance, Ubisoft appear to have improved on every aspect of the original. Exclusive weapons will be unlocked in Assassin's Creed II for those players who own Assassin's Creed Bloodline on the PSP.
E3 2009 New Gran Turismo 5 Trailer Showcased
It may not have got a release date but, hey, at least we know Gran Turismo 5 is still in development
E3 2009 Modnation Racers Announced Exclusively For Playstation 3
Furthering the success of LittleBigPlanet, Sony today announced Modnation Racers, a Mario Kart-esque game that allows players to create their own racing tracks and share them online in minutes
The game is being developed by United Front Games and in the demonstration they showed how users can essentially "paint" there own race tracks,...
E3 2009 God Of War III Coming March 2010
Sony Santa Monica showcased a decent chunk of God Of War III at this year's E3, and typically the game looked absolutely amazing
However, they also announced that the game will be released March 2010, somewhat missing optimistic expectations the game will be available this year. To say it looks incredible would be an understatement.
E3 2009 MAG Demonstration With 256 Players
Zipper Interactive today showcased the first ever 256 MAG battle - live at their E3 conference
Employees were playing back home in Seattle to fill out the map. There was a real sense of strategy to the game with overhead maps and objectives being set by team leaders. The main thing is though: it works baby.
E3 2009 Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Trailer Revealed
As predicted, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima took to the stage at Sony's E3 conference today to announce Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker for the PSP
The game is set ten years after Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and is said to be the "true" sequel. Two Metal Gear games coming to Playstation platforms?!? The game will launch next year.
E3 2009 Gran Turismo PSP Finally A Reality
It's been a long time coming (like most things Gran Turismo), but it's coming this year
The Gran Turismo franchise is finally going to be playable in the palm of your hands. The game will feature over 800 cars, 30 tracks and ad-hoc multiplayer modes. Will be available this October.
E3 2009 God Of War III Live Gameplay Demonstration
God Of War III was always going to look gorgeous, and this trailer proves that Sony Santa Monica will not disappoint you when the game lands this March 2010
E3 2009 Sony Motion Controller Demonstration Video
Without wanting to be total morons, we just want to say before you enjoy the above video - live demonstrations are so much better than pre-recorded ones Peter Molyneux
This technology is very impressive. It's interesting how all three of the hardware manufacturers have totally different motion controllers coming out.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Resident Evil Coming To The PSP
- Jack Tretton is back
Hopefully the pace will pick up now. PSP games look good though. Resident Evil announced for PSP. This should wrap up PSP. Montage of the games. First LittleBigPlanet PSP footage. Jak footage. New Motorstorm: Arctic Edge footage. Everything is being displayed either on PSP-3000 or PSP Go. Soul Calibur Broken Destiny...
- LittleBigPlanet content announced
Disney coming to LittleBigPlanet. New Playstation 3 exclusive announced. United Front Games announced Modnation Racers. "Play. Create. Share." title. Kart racing game. Only possible on Playstation 3. Players can upload and download racers. Great sense of humour. You can create your own cars,...
E3 2009 Kojima Taking On A Third Game? This Time Castlevania?
As part of a trio of reveals from press site GamesPress we now have details on Metal Gear Solid Rising's platform origins, Metal Gear Solid's romp on the PSP with Peace Walker and also a new Castlevania game entitled - Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
Lords Of Shadow was a game originally pitched as an "action IP" by Madrid-based Mercury...
E3 2009 New Quantum Theory Trailer Is Absolutely Phenomenal
Here's the E3 trailer for Tecmo's upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Quantum Theory
We suggest if you're reading instead of watching you stop right now and watch the video. Ok, we're now happy you've stopped reading and are instead being dazzled by the trailer, thus we'll continue to talk to ourselves about how amazing this game looks.
E3 2009 Final Fantasy XIII Still On Track For Winter '09 Japan Release
Final Fantasy XIII was announced for Spring 2010 at Microsoft's XBOX 360 conference; but the Japanese version is still on its way on Playstation 3 this Winter as confirmed by Square Enix's E3 line-up listings
There had been mumblings of a delay but it seems like the game is still on track. Thankfully.
E3 2009 EA Announce A New Sports Game, EA Sports MMA
At their conference last night, EA's Peter Moore announced an entirely new game for the "consoles" - EA Sports MMA
The game will feature "multiple fighting techniques" and looks like a martial arts style affair. We assume more details about the game will appear at some point soon.
E3 2009 First The Beatles: Rock Band Gameplay Trailer
Following up the introduction trailer, the first The Beatles: Rock Band trailer shows off the game's harmony system, graphic style and range of career spanning tunes
Awww man. This is actually the first time we've been sold by a rhythm game. This is going to be big.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: MAG Gameplay Showcased, LIVE 256 DEMO REVEALED
- "Only On Playstation" means "Only Possible On Playstation"
Live gameplay of MAG. "An FPS that pits 256 players online." Demonstration of a MAG battle. THEY ARE PLAYING IN SEATTLE. CHEERS This is real 256 player. The graphics are pretty good for such a big battle. Seems very objective based. The command issuing looks awesome. You assign...
E3 2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Gameplay Demonstration
Naughty Dog would like you to know that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves beta starts tonight
But hey, they also want you to know that the single player is going to be more epic than any other game this year. Check out the footage.
E3 2009 Kojima's PSP Outing Will Be Titled Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
So much for being done with the Metal Gear Solid franchise, eh Kojima? Not only do we have Metal Gear Solid Rising, but announced via the very same press site we posted about earlier is a listing for Kojima's PSP game - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
The game is scheduled for a 2010 release.
E3 2009 Important Information About The PushSquare Coverage
Hey guys
Sony will be hitting the stage in under an hour. We're practically bubbling with excitement. You've heard our predictions, you've heard our ideas for the perfect conference and you've probably followed Nintendo and Microsoft over the last two days. The pressure is firmly on Sony's shoulders to be abrupt, concise and decisive. And we'll be...
E3 2009 Fight Night 4 Releases 5 Days Early, June 25th
Fight Night Round 4 is shaping up to be one of the most visceral and graphically pleasing sports games of all time
At EA's press briefing last night they announced that the game would be available 5 days earlier than expected, releasing on June 25th. Expect a review on PushSquare around then.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: We're 2 Minutes Away From Beginning...
- Just so you know
2 minutes until things kick off. "Find your seat".
E3 2009 A Quick Look At Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2's E3 Trailer
There's rain, bad dudes and lycra in Tecmo's trailer for the upcoming Playstation 3 semi-exclusive Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Oh, and there are giant hammers too. Can't forget the giant hammer!
Feature E3 2009 Sony Conference Announcements: The Complete & Definitive Guide
Sony's E3 2009 conference was packed with many thrills and spills
No doubt you're trying to digest all the information that came out of the conference. Well we have the definitive guide prepared for you. Here's everything you need to know: E3 2009: Sony Reveal Motion Controller For Playstation 3 E3 2009: Sony Motion Controller Demonstration...
- Time to move onto the PSP now
PSP Go announcement pretty likely. Recap of PSP games. Having a sip of tea. Assassin's Creed Bloodlines, November 10th. Lots of diverse content. The pink PSP gets loud applause. Haha. PSP connectivity. Kaz Hirai is out. RIDGGGGGGGGGGE RACER! PSP Go officially announced. There's the PSP Go. Would have been more of a...
E3 2009 The Beatles: Rock Band Intro Trailer
One of the most impressive things at Microsoft's E3 conference last night was the focus on The Beatles: Rock Band
In fact, they kicked the whole thing off with the intro (above) which really shows off the lengths Harmonix have gone to in nailing the look and feel of The Beatles throughout the years. By the time the trailer gets to the Sgt. Pepper...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: PS3 Sales Are Going Up, PS2 Will Be Supported Beyond 10 Years
- Talking about Playstation 2
Hopefully they'll get it out of the way quickly. 100 new titles for Playstation 2 this year. PS3 install base grew by 40%.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Jack Tretton's On The Stage - 364 Games On Playstation Coming Out
- Jack Tretton makes a joke about the PSP Go leak
"We're industry leaders at press leaks." "My heart-beat is beating really fast." "Biggest problem is doing justice to the 364 games we have coming out."
- Tretton is wrapping things up
"We will never become complacent." Pretty big applause. And that's your lot.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Playstation Motion Controller Announced
- Talking about motion controls
Here it comes... Playstation Motion Controller announced. Guy looks really nervous. He pulls out a controller that's much like a wand. No pre recorded video like Milo. It's as responsive as Wii Motion Plus. Oh man. The demonstration is certainly impressive, the camera replaces the wand with any object imaginable. It's...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Hideo Kojima Announces Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
- Hideo Kojima takes to the stage
Snake is coming back to the PSP. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is announced. It's set 10 years after Metal Gear Solid 3. Hideo Kojima is writing and producing. Cheers before trailer. Typical Kojima trailer. Graphics are sweet for a PSP game. Looks like this game will be huge for fans. Epic trailer to be...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: 35 Playstation Exclusives This Year
- 24 Million on PSN
Moving away from sales. inFamous is pretty awesome. 35 exclusives on Playstation this year. Naughty Dog built up.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Crazy CGI Intro Games Showcase...
- Spotted a ton of games in Sony's intro
Uncharted, White Knight Chronicles, God Of War, LBP, Heavy Rain. Interestingly different logo. PSP Games. LittleBigPlanet. PSN games. I think perhaps Sony are showcasing the range of content they're going to have here.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Glossy Techno Music On The Showfloor
As is traditional, Sony have some sparse tech-rock spinning in the conference room
Helps to keep everyone quietly anticipating. And how we're anticipating - quick predictions: Assassin's Creed II, DJ Hero, all the pre-announced exclusives, PSP Go, loads (LOADS) of PSP games, Team Ico, Kojima. Calling it!
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: 12 Minutes To Go
Ok, 12 minutes to go until the press conference
Who's excited? Remember Twitter and RSS to follow us.
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Final Fantasy VII Available Today
- Moving onto PSN
24 million registered users. 475 million downloads. More than 90 exclusives. 50 PSone classics. Final Fantasy VII available now. Onto Home. 6.5 million people worldwide. People buy stuff in Home. inFamous, Buzz & Socom Home spaces on the way. Quick look at how Playstation Home has evolved. Sony pick some good tunes. "Hey...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: No Cellphones. Starting In A Few Minutes.
"Just a reminder to turn your cellphones off
" It's kicking off in literally, minutes. Oh-em-gee!</ul>
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: And We're Off. Anticipation Is So High.
- An amazing CGI intro for Sony's conference
We are go!
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: These Things Never Kick Off On Time...
- We're still waiting for the conference to start
2 minutes late right now. No doubt something to do with the Nintendo conference over-running. We'll take this time to apologise for typos in advance!
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: There Are Lots Of Games Coming To The PS3
- Playstation 3 games showreel
Uncharted 2. More amazing music. inFamous. Madden (eww). Final Fantasy XIII. Batman: Arkham Asylum. Brutal Legend. White Knight Chronicles. Ghostbusters. Ninja Gaiden Sigma II. Wet. Buzz! Saw. King Of Fighters. Tekken. Yeah ok, there is lots of content! Heavy Rain. I don't even know what some of these games...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: "In 2009, You Need Playstation 3."
- "2009 will be our best year ever
Even better than 2008." Playstation has grown lots. "This is the best lineup on Playstation to date." Heavy Rain gets big applause. "In 2009, you need Playstation 3."
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Uncharted 2 Demonstrated
- Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta starts tonight
We're going to show you more Uncharted 2 singleplayer today. "Here is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves." Drake is in a city like vista. Game looks phenomonal. So colourful. Draw distance is unreal. Cheers from throughout the auditorium. A helicopter chase ensues. The cinematic elements to this game...
News E3 2009 Sony Liveblog: Longer That 2 Minutes!
- Music has stopped
I guess we'll be off pretty soon? Now worrying my computer has crashed. Music is back. Nothing happening yet. 2 minutes UP Sony. sigh.
Monday1st Jun 2009
News Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny's Render Of Ivy Is Surprisingly Close To Her PS3 Equivalent
Have you ever wondered how the rendering of Ivy from Soul Calibur IV compares with the rendering of Ivy from Soul Calbur: Broken Destiny? Nope us neither, but we still found the results fascinating
Naturally there are fewer polygons and less shading, but good grief, for a handheld, Broken Destiny is shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous. We're...
E3 2009 What's The Big Banner At E3 This Year?
Can you guess?
.. Assassin's Creed 2. Admit it, you were expecting Modern Warfare 2 weren't you. Nope! It's Assassin's Creed 2. Jade Raymond appearance confirmed? We hope so!
News Fat Princess & Trash Panic Confirmed For The European PSN This June
Sony have confirmed via the European leg of the Playstation Blog that Trash Panic and Fat Princess will be available on the PSN this June
The anticipated multiplayer romp Fat Princess is expected to make its final appearance on the E3 show floor this year before retail sometime this month. Trash Panic on the other hand is an exciting puzzle game...
E3 2009 New Metal Gear Game Announced For The XBOX 360
A new Metal Gear game entitled Metal Gear Rising was just announced for the XBOX 360
Most interesting part of this - the word "exclusive" was not mentioned at all. Expect Hideo Kojima to show up at Sony's E3 conference tomorrow.
E3 2009 Where Can I Watch E3 2009?
Our friends over at TheSixthAxis have posted a handy guide to this year's E3 coverage
As always you'll get all the news here at PushSquare, but if you want to get in on the Sony conference live, as it happens; here are your points of interest: Sony: 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM GMTG4 (Also on TV)GameTrailers (HD)IGNGameSpot
E3 2009 BBC Technology Man Reckons The "Secret BBC Game" May Be Revealed At E3 This Year
Since the beginning of time, BBC technology editor Darren Waters has spoken about a "secret game" Sony showed him a while back that led him to hype a "step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion"
And now he reckons it might finally be shown to the public. The game, which has since taken on its own title...
E3 2009 Blur Burns Rubber With Gary Numan
Here's the latest trailer for Bizarre Creation's weapons based racer Blur
We thought the addition of Gary Numan was perfectly fitting. This game reminds us so much of Megarace. Remember that?
E3 2009 No Comment On Metal Gear Solid Rising Format
Konami has declined to comment on the platform of Metal Gear Solid Rising; neither confirming XBOX 360 exclusivity, nor denying a Playstation 3 version
Kojima surely won't deny the platform that has made his franchise a success?
E3 2009 New MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Expansions Announced - Speed & Adrenaline
Evolution Studios have just announced two entirely new content packs for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift giving players a slew of new tracks, vehicles and trophies to play with
Speed Expansion: Three new tracks and variants (Quicksands, Engorged, Dark Fire Swamp) Four new vehicles 48-event Mini-Festival Speed Weekend Plus rewards, Trophies and...
E3 2009 LEGO Harry Potter Becomes A Reality
LEGO Harry Potter has been on the cards for a while
But today, Warner finally released the first trailer for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 — which naturally will document the first four years of Harry's time at Hogwarts. The trailer looks suitably rough but, alas, the game is not due until next year. Press release after the jump. WARNER BROS...
E3 2009 ... And Microsoft Clarify Metal Gear Solid: Rising Is NOT Exclusive
Microsoft may have invited Hideo Kojima on stage to announce his new Metal Gear Solid game; but there was no mention of exclusivity
Why? Because it's not exclusive."You know, we didn't say that it was exclusive," clarified Xbox executive and corporate VP John Schappert (he was the guy hosting most of the event) during an interview with me...
E3 2009 Guitar Hero Coming To The PSP
If you feel like you haven't got enough Hero games to look forward to, you'll be pleased to know that Activision are bringing Guitar Hero to the PSP
An Activision investor call made mention of a PSP iteration of the rhythm game, which promises to feature "a drum component," according to Gamespot. There are no other details to speak of at...
E3 2009 The Beatles: Rock Band Songs Revealed
During Microsoft's Press Briefing today Harmonix showed the first real footage and details of The Beatles: Rock Band
The game has a really exciting look to it that perfectly suits the Beatles. The songs announced for the game are as follows: I Saw Her Standing There I Wanna Hold Your Hand I Feel Fine Day Tripper Tax Man I am the Walrus Back in the...
E3 2009 Konami Announces Zephyr: Rise Of The Elements For Playstation 3
Zephyr: Rise Of The Elements is a new game for the PS3 in which you'll guide a tornado in its path of destruction
Looking at the image above, we're guessing Zephyr's going to be a pretty tongue in cheek experience. It's the first game to come from Loose Cannon Studios, a new team consisting of Sucker Punch veterans. We'll have more as we know it.
E3 2009 Sony's E3 Conference Will Be 2 Hours Long
In traditional style, Sony's E3 conference will span a full 2 hours tomorrow night
For comparison, Nintendo will speak for an hour and Microsoft for around 95 minutes. The news has broken from Geoff Keighley's Twitter page, who incidentally, likes to make sure his Twitter page is never too far from the gaming press. He wrote:To those asking about...
E3 2009 Screenshot Seems To Suggest PSP Trophy Support
The image is blurry, but those of you with apt enough eyesight will spot what appears to be a small "trophy unlock" icon appearing during a demo game of SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3
This is something we've been wanting for a long, long time, so hopefully Sony announce it at their E3 conference tomorrow. Naturally it could be absolutely anything, so...
E3 2009 Kazanori Yamauchi Will Not Talk About Gran Turismo 5 At This Years E3
According to VG247, those interviewing Polyphony Digital's Kazanori Yamauchi have been asked not to mention Gran Turismo 5
The anticipated racing sim was expected to get a launch date at this year's E3 but apparently will be missing from this year's lineup again. Interviews will likely focus on Gran Turismo PSP.
E3 2009 Crytek Announce Crysis 2 For The Playstation 3
Only Killzone 2's graphics are talked about as much as those in Crysis
Simply put, on a high-end PC, Crysis is technically the best looking game ever built. And now it's coming to the Playstation 3, via the creatively titled Crysis 2. Nothing else is known about the game, aside from the fact it will be built with the new CryENGINE3. Fact: this will...
E3 2009 Front Mission Evolved Trailer Is High On Cinematic Drama
Here's the trailer to Square Enix's recently announce Front Mission Evolved
There's a pretty cool explosion in the video. There are also some nice looking robots. It's hard to assume much else though, because, well this is a cinematic trailer. There's zero gameplay in here. Hey, it all looks like it would probably be quite good though. Right?
E3 2009 Sony Still Have A Lot Of "Shockers" Planned
The PSP Go may have leaked, but SCEA's PR man Jake Osuwah reckons it matters diddly squat
Speaking on Twitter he claimed: Pre-E3 annoucements or not! There's still lots of shockers planned for you guys @ E3, stay tuned... So there you have it then; Halo on PS3 confirmed. Ah-hah. N.B. We were joking by the way.
E3 2009 New Dante's Inferno Trailer Is Mad
What you see above is what happens when you take CGI, a classic novel and craft it all together into one sub-3 minute trailer with sole intent of getting people excited for your game
Dante's Inferno looks amazing in our opinion.
E3 2009 Glorious Quantum Theory Screenshots Pop Up
Quantum Theory may have been delayed for a little while, but when the game is already looking this good, we're almost frightened to imagine how the delay could make the final version look
Often touted as the Playstation 3's answer to Gears Of War, dare we say this might end up being better? You can catch the full set of screens here.
News Creat Studios Extend PSN Lineup With Digger & Mushroom Wars
Reaffirming our affection for the loveable Creat Studios, our inbox just bulged with confirmation of two new PSN games: Digger, an HD remake of the 80's classic, and, slightly more interesting, Mushroom Wars
Mushroom Wars is an arcade inspired RTS with a really great look to it. Players can play through Skirmish and Campaign mode with four...
E3 2009 First Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Footage
Doesn't seem like Infinity Ward are going to drop the ball in regards to a totally cinematic single-player experience for their upcoming Modern Warfare 2
The game was shown off during Microsoft's E3 press conference and showcased some really interesting snow locations. The player is shown peering over an arctic cliff, before subsequently climbing it...
E3 2009 Wipeout HD Expansion Pack Announced, Set For E3 Reveal
Ahh Wipeout HD, how we've been loging for more of thee
And thank goodness we're finally getting one! Wipeout HD Fury will include a ton of new stuff as detailed via the Playstation Blog. The WipEout HD Fury expansion pack will increase the content of your current game with 8 new tracks, 13 new ship models and 3 new game modes, 2 of which will be...
News Kojima Productions Website Reveals A Parting Of The Clouds
The Kojima Productions website is still updating
But it's E3 this week, and it's unlikely to update many more times. We're going to hear something folks. Kojima is going to make an announcement of some kind. And that means we get to stop posting about these ridiculous countdowns. Today's post may be the last, it may be the penultimate, but either...
