News 30,000 Vote For Yakuza 4 Bar Hostess, Porn Star Rio Leads
SEGA have been running an online poll to find a bar hostess to star in their upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Yakuza 4
Review Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3)
The most horrendous thing about Sonic Unleashed is that it shows signs of being absolutely, totally, awesome
Review Alone In The Dark: Inferno (PlayStation 3)
Sometimes games come along that truly innovate but for some reason collapse under the weight of their originality
News PS3 Slim Interfaces With Sony Bravia TVs, Allows The XMB To Be Navigated With TV Remote
The new Playstation 3 Slim might omit the functionality of an additional OS install, but those who own Sony Bravia TVs are to get a nice extra slice of functionality from the system
News - August, 2009
Monday31st Aug 2009
Review Wolfenstein (PlayStation 3)
It's kind of ironic that Wolfenstein should fall victim to an overcrowded genre that it created
You step into the shoes of BJ Blazkowicz, a chirpy super-American with the chiseled looks of an overweight Nathan Drake. Once again the Nazis are being general douchebags, digging up some bonkers historical element known as Black Sun Energy. For time...
Feature Let's Dance In Anticipation For The Beatles: Rock Band - #10 Drive My Car
Drive My Car
As the launch of the hotly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band draws ever closer, we count down some of our favourite The Beatles tracks. Hopefully these tunes will get you in the mood for dancing ahead of the game's launch this September 9th.
News Australia Get Ultimate Blu-Ray Packaged Bundles
Those lucky folks in Australia (read: they'e not always very lucky with games so perhaps they deserve this) are getting a "PS3 Ultimate Blu-Ray Kit"
Ok, so the use of the word "ultimate" is a bit loose but this is still pretty neat. For $60 AUD (or $51 US), those who purchase the kit will receive an official Playstation 3 remote, a copy of...
News Genuinely Amazingly Good News: SEGA Rate Sonic Adventure DX As A New "Multiplatform" Title
We don't care what anyone says, the original Sonic Adventure is the best Sonic game in recent years
Even the GameCube remake, Sonic Adventure DX, was amazing - adding a few extras that forced us to play through the whole thing again. Brilliant. Thank goodness for an Australian rating filed for a "multiplatform" release of Sonic Adventure...
News Blame Pirates For The PSP Go's Battery Being Entirely Internal
If you want to moan about the fact that the PSP Go's battery is internal, blame pirates, not Sony
They're just doing what they have to do to protect their platform from products such as Pandora's Battery."You won't be able to rip your games and play them on the system, the firmware precludes that," SCEA's John Koller told PlayStation...
News Kazunori Yamauchi Hints At A Simultaneous Worldwide Release For Gran Turismo 5
Speaking with Multiplayer
it (translated by GTPlanet), Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will launch "shortly after Gran Turismo PSP", likely simultaneously worldwide. Yamauchi also talked about the leaked feature list, claiming Polyphony Digital are waiting to talk about it but the list is true...
News Final Fantasy Versus XIII A No Show At Tokyo Game Show
Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura has claimed that Final Fantasy XIII will be playable at Tokyo Game Show, whereas Playstation 3 exclusive Versus XIII will not even be seen at the show
Square Enix are spending this year's show focusing on the games that are due out within the year.
Sunday30th Aug 2009
News Guitar Hero 5 Advert Is Terrible, Repeat, Terrible
Here is an advert for Guitar Hero 5
It features Playboy bunnies and the frankly disgusting Hugh Hefner. We just don't understand the point they're trying to make here. Buy Guitar Hero 5 and you turn into a gyrating sex goddess? What? Terrible.
News Eye Pet Hits The US November 17th, Comes Bundled With Playstation Eye
The more we hear about Eye Pet, the more we're starting to get excited
We hope Sony push the game, because we think it really could be a big deal for families and kids. Get it in stores, get kids some hands on time. Not only is the Playstation 3 great for Mum & Dad's movies, but remind them that kids will have access to stuff like Eye Pet. At a...
Saturday29th Aug 2009
News Playstation 3 Ad Hoc Party May Come To The West As Early As Next Week
Ad Hoc Party has been a popular Playstation 3 application among Japanese gamers for over a year now
The West, well, we still haven't got it. But a trailer for fighting game Fate/Unlimited Codes hints at an end to the wait. The game's trailer, posted on the US Playstation.Blog, hints at playing online with "ad hoc party". Couple that with...
News A Space Oddity: Ratchet & Clank Jet Out Into Space In A Crack In Time
Space Race
In the past, the space elements of Ratchet & Clank have pretty much consisted of rails shooting and short warp hole cut-scenes. That changes with Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time as you'll now have the freedom to explore the entirety of space. You'll be able to stop on various planets and engage in mini spherical platforming...
News Doc Richard Marks Talks Candidly About The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony are presumably gearing up for a big Playstation Motion Controller blow out at next months TGS 09
In this lengthy video interview, Sony's R&D God Dr. Richard Marks talks candidly about his latest game-changing invention; the Playstation Motion Controller. Most interestingly to us, Marks talks about "sub-pixel accuracy" in a 3D...
Friday28th Aug 2009
News Blimey! Batman Arkham Asylum Wins Guinness World Record!
When we told you Batman: Arkham Asylum was a bloody good video game, we meant it
But we never expected this. It's only just gone and won a Guinness World Record for being the "Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever"."We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. It is a fantastic new game and...
News Free Lite Copy Of Rock Band Unplugged Included With The PSP Go In The US
So Europe might be getting a shiny free copy of Gran Turismo PSP with their early-adopter purchase of Sony's latest PSP Go, but what of the US? Well, you guys are getting a copy of Rock Band Unplugged Lite
The Lite version of the game gains you access to five tracks and allows you to download songs from the PSN to bolster your collection. We loved...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Is Impossible On XBOX 360
Naughty Dog are well known for squeezing every inch of power out of the Playstation 3
Heck, they have a division within their offices dedicated to doing just that. Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra wants to absolutely clarify that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is impossible on the XBOX 360."First of all, we fill the Blu-ray 100 percent,"...
News David Cage Talks Candidly About Heavy Rain's Strip-Tease Scene
One of the scenes in Heavy Rain sees protagonist Madison Paige offer a strip-tease to a shady character in order to garner information
Go too far and you risk getting raped, don't go far enough and you don't get the information you need."You need to go through different emotions," Cage said to Eurogamer, "and showing this scene in...
First Impressions Dead Nation on Playstation 3
Nowadays, zombie games aren't getting the attention they used to
We think it's probably fair to say we're all a bit fed up of them right? But, what if a newly announced zombie game was confirmed to be in development by Super Startdust HD developers, House Marque. Yup, thought that would catch you. Essentially, Dead Nation is very much Super Stardust...
News EA Respond To Playstation 3 Cross Game Chat Drama
Yesterday, while we were busy panicking over servers and the whatnot, there was a storm brewing in world Playstation
An anonymous N4G blogger known as Super_Secret supposedly leaked the reason for the lack of one of Playstation's most demanded features: cross game chat. The reason Super_Secret's claims were given credence were because of his past...
News King Of Fighters XII Smashes The UK & Europe This 25th September
Hail To The King
Been waiting for some King Of Fighters XII action on your Playstation 3? Couldn't be bothered to go through the hassle of importing? Well know that SNK Playmore's 2D beat 'em up is due to hit the Playstation 3 in Europe this September 25th courtesy of publisher Ignition Entertainment. The game won a slew of E3 best fighting game...
News LittleBigPlanet Gets Recalled Again In Place Of Game Of The Year Edition
LittleBigPlanet is being recalled in the US again
It's not for the first time, after Sony's big new-IP was pulled back just before it's launch last year due to some stimulating religious discussion. It's happening again. Of course not quite so sinister this time. Internal discussion at American retailer GameStop has revealed that old, unsold copies...
News Motorstorm: Arctic Edge Hits Retail September 29th, Becomes A PSP Go Launch Title
Motorstorm: Arctic Edge has been confirmed as a welcoming gift for the oncoming winter (boo
), launching on UMD September 29th and download on October 1st. Of course, that puts Motorstorm: Arctic Edge right next to Gran Turismo PSP as a spiritual launch title for the PSP Go, which launches on the same day. Both releases are priced at $39.99 and...
News Hans Zimmer Contributing To The Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack
Well, this is a big one
There were rumours last night that Hans Zimmer — the award winning composer for films such as Gladiator, The Pirates Of The Caribean and As Good As It Gets — will be contributing to the Modern Warfare 2 soundtrack. That has now been confirmed by Infinity Ward's community manager Robert Bowling. We can't wait to see what...
First Impressions Mini Ninjas on Playstation 3
Mini Ninjas is a curious title
Coming from IO Interactive (synonymous with dark titles such as Kane & Lynch) it totally shuns the policy of dark and foreboding for something a little more family friendly. Mini Ninjas is a bright, anime-inspired title with an underlining family flare. The game opens on a ninja-training village where you're...
News Katamari Forever Goes A Golden Shade Of Gold, Hits US September 22nd
Namco Bandai just mailed us to let us know that Katamari Forever -- essentially the HD remix of the Katamari games of old -- has gone a golden shade of gold; i
e. it's done. And that means they had a release date for us; September 22nd in the US. The game will retail for $49.99 (a little cheaper than the average PS3 title) and adds in a ton of...
News James Cameron's Avatar Also Heading To The Playstation Portable, PS3 Connectivity Supported
Avatar: The Game is coming to the PSP according to IGN
The handheld version of the game will have you fighting as the film's blue skinned aliens. Most interestingly, the PSP version of Avatar will connect to the PS3 version in much the same way as Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines. We're not sure exactly what the connectivity will unlock, but hopefully...
News Square Enix Tease Japanese Launch Of Modern Warfare 2
Activision don't exist in Japan, but they have talked about making Modern Warfare 2 the "best selling game of all time"
They'll probably need to throw Japan into the mix in order to make it that. Cue this teaser site from Square Enix, headed with a similar looking "2" to that in the Modern Warfare 2 logo. Are we on the same wavelength?
News Sony To Publish DiRT 2 For PSP, PS3 In PAL Land
Sony are set to publish another third-party game post Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Codemasters' DiRT 2 will be published on the Playstation 3 and PSP in PAL territories by Sony. It will not be a timed-Sony exclusive like Ghostbusters was, Codemasters will still handle all the publishing of the other platform releases. Codemasters are pretty pleased...
News New Playstation 3 Ads Are Comical, Brilliant & Genius All At The Same Time
"He hates candles too
!" "Come on!!" "I know, right?" "What's wrong with him?" Just part of the genius you'll experience as part of Sony's new, actually-funny-and-totally-not-weird American marketing push. The advert focuses on humour, as is highlighted by the second campaign embedded after the jump, which even...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Launches No Later Than October 27th
Deadline
Ratchet & Clank will continue their latest space-spanning adventure no later than October 27th with Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. One of Sony's big exclusives for this year will continue the story arc started in Tools Of Destruction & Quest For Booty. We hope so see much more from the game in the future as Sony start to...
News Timbaland Talks Beaterator, We Get All Excited
As budding amateur producers ourselves (buy our song, please
), we're super excited about Beaterator. There's two things we've always wanted to do: a) make music while we're nowhere near a computer/instrument; b) capture the Timbaland drum sound. Beaterator looks like it's going to achieve both those aims for us, and that gets us mega excited...
News New Off Camera Modern Warfare 2 Single Player Gameplay Footage
For your viewing pleasure is a minute of Modern Warfare 2's single player campaign, shot at the GameCrazy company convention
The footage has been taken via a video camera so it's not the best, but it depicts a few soldiers hurling through a busy street. The most exciting thing we noticed was the way civilians come running, screaming down the street...
Thursday27th Aug 2009
News Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Is All About Lighting Effects On The PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars may be a far cry from the graphical powerhouses of Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories on the same platform, but noticable improvements have been made
As revealed in these new screens via Rockstar, the game has had a general makeover with vastly improved lighting. Rockstar also claim the animation has been...
News Welcome To PushSquare's New Home... *UPDATED*
Welcome one and all back to PushSquare
We're sorry about the most dreadful day you've probably all had without us. As you may know, we moved hosts earlier today. As far as we can see the move has gone pretty smoothly. We're still looking at a few things we need to fix, but we're working closely with our new hosts to solve that. If you do have any...
Wednesday26th Aug 2009
News 30,000 Vote For Yakuza 4 Bar Hostess, Porn Star Rio Leads
SEGA have been running an online poll to find a bar hostess to star in their upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Yakuza 4
Porn star Tina Yuzuki (a.k.a. Rio) has lead that poll for a good while. It's now over and there are final auditions to be held tomorrow. We'll keep you posted.
News Ghostbusters Gets PS3 Graphics Patch, Fixes Resolution
Remember just before Ghostbusters: The Video Game came out on the Playstation 3? Yeah, there was a bit of an uproar regarding the graphics
That's not a problem now though, because developers Terminal Reality have issued a patch to fix the problems:"Both single and multiplayer modes have been updated. In single player mode, fixes include an...
News Let's Look At Some Electronics Porn - The PS3 Slim Taken To Pieces
The hot topic on the lips of the NeoGAF message board yesterday was - "has anyone taken apart the PS3 Slim yet?"
GAF, your prayers have been answered. This is what the thing looks like under the hood. The biggest parts appear to the be the fan and the Blu-Ray drive. Take note though, despite having a generous sized fan (to actually y'know, keep it...
News Playstation Home Shopping Sprees Begin Tomorrow
Playstation Home is getting lots of goodies
The Playstation.Blog are promising 100 new items to spend your cash on from tomorrow, including t-shirts, glow-sticks (really!) and the new Visari Throne Room apartment. Purchasing the apartment alone gains you access to over 70 items to direct your space with. Note SCEA's new promotional campaign at...
News Square Enix: PS3 Price Cut Will Have A Big Impact Next Year
Square Enix don't think the PS3 price cut will make much of a difference this year
But next year, boy are they expecting changes."In terms of the impact (the PS3 cut) will have on this financial year's earnings, I don't think there will be a major difference," explained Squeenix big-wig Yoichi Wada. "But I expect there to be a big...
News Smash Cars Hits The European PSN This August 27th
Creat Studios' latest (and maybe greatest) PSN title, Smash Cars, will hit the European Playstation Network this coming August 27th
The game will cost just €14.99/£11.99. Smash Cars is a trick-based RC toy racing game with tons of vehicle customisation and six player online multiplayer. We'll have a review for you really soon.
News Final Fantasy VII Remake News Perhaps At A Later Date
Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase reckons you should keep your ears tuned for Final Fantasy VII remake news in the future
Speaking with VideoGamer.com, Kitase said:"As for a VII remake, all I can advise right now is to play the PSN release that just came out for the time being. Maybe, perhaps we'll have some news for you at a later...
News Hey Capcom, Is That A New Okami You're Working On?
As delightfully discovered by Siliconera, Capcom have registered a trademark for the game "Okamiden" - which literally means "the legend of Okami"
Given the critical success of the title, it would make sense to make a sequel to the title - while sales were initially low, hype spread through word of mouth. The problem is, the series creator Hideaki...
News Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Hits The PSP This October 20th
One-time Nintendo DS exclusive, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is on the precipice of a PSP release
Despite releasing no screenshots or trailers, the game has been pencilled in by developers Rockstar for October 20th. It will release on both UMD and PSP Go friendly digital download via the Playstation Store. Enhancements have been promised for the...
News Quantic Dream: We Can Do Even Better Visuals Than Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain is, by all accounts, a pretty gorgeous looking video game
But Quantic Dream honcho David Cage reckons there's still more to get from the PS3. He reckons his company can go even further. Asked by VideoGamer.com if Heavy Rain was pushing the PS3 as far as it could go, Cage responded:"Well, you need to keep in mind that Heavy Rain is...
News Bioware Don't Rule Out A Playstation 3 Port Of Mass Effect
One of the few XBOX 360 semi-exclusives (it's on PC too) we'd love to play is Mass Effect
Alas, developers Bioware are always quick to avoid the question of a PS3 port. Take for example Ray Muzyka's comments over at CVG.com. When quizzed about why the developer chose to not bring the game to the PS3, Ray said: "I think a more accurate way to...
News We're Moving Servers Y'all!
Hey welcome back
Yup, you couldn't get on PushSquare in the past hour. We were down again. You may not be totally aware but we've been in an ongoing tussle with our hosts (they are supposed to make the site stay online) for the past few months. That means we're waving goodbye and moving home. Will that make things better? We sure hope so. We're...
News Heads Up: If You're American, Starting Ringing Stores Now - The Slim Is In Town Baby
If you live in America then you might want to know that stores all around you are stocking the new PS3 Slim
Like right now. Just one week after the system was announced. It's amazing work by Sony. Many consider the PS3 Slim a poorly kept secret like the PSP Go, but at the end of the day, we only had a few bits and bobs of rumour to catch onto. Sony...
Tuesday25th Aug 2009
News Timothy Bender Joins SCEA Ahead Of Sony's "Most Aggressive Holiday Season" Yet
The dude behing LiveScribe and LeapFrog, Timothy Bender, is to join SCEA
Raise your glasses folks! Tim has been appointed the role of Senior Vice President of Sales for Sony Computer Entertainment America, meaning his job is to make sure everyone knows how downright awesome the Playstation brand is. His boss, CEO Jack Tretton, had some nice things...
News Sony Prepare To Spend Lots Of Money On Marketing, ?82Million Planned For Marketing PS3 Slim
Sony are preparing to spend lots of money
You know when they said that 2009 was going to be their most aggressive holiday season yet. They bloody meant it. Sony have set aside a whopping £82Million ($134,388,496.78US) to promote the PS3 Slim across Europe. As reported by the Guardian the new campaign will be a massive change from Sony's traditional...
News Good For You: Assassin's Creed II Ain't Scared Of Modern Warfare, No
Despite approximately 92
463% (not an actual scientific calculation - ed) of expected Holiday 09 games being delayed, Assassin's Creed II is sticking to its guns. The game will launch on November 17th, that's just one week after the juggernaut that's had every other game's publisher running scared - Modern Warfare 2. Producer Patrice Desilets was...
News Kojima's Classic Policenauts Now Totally Playable In English Thanks To A Fan-Made Patch
Hey Kojima fans
Have you been waiting to play Policenauts in English since, like, 1996? No problem, the Kojima fan community have got your back. They've totally translated the game. The patch to play in English requires an original Japanese copy of the game and a Playstation that can play CD-Rs. You'll need to rip the game files, apply the patch and...
News The Playstation 3 Logo Was Replaced For Brand Visibility Reasons
Have you ever watched a trailer for a multiplatform game, where you find yourself struggling to find the Playstation 3 logo at the end? That's totally the reason Sony are rebranding the Playstation with the PS3 Slim
Gone is the Spider-Man font and full title "PLAYSTATION 3". Heck, it's all about just the "PS3" these days. Kaz...
News Shock Horror: PS3 Slim Now Out Of Stock On Amazon USA
Looks like Amazon
com have sold out</a> of their allotted PS3 Slim pre-order units. Visiting the page right now brings up the usual box for over ordered video game hardware:“Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your account will only be charged when...
News Playstation 3 Motion Controller Will Not Necessarily Require Two Wands, Development Nearly Done
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Eurogamer in a recent interview that two wands will not be necessary for Sony's upcoming Playstation Motion Controller
At E3, much of Sony's presentation focused on the use of two motion controllers. However, Yoshida reckons the barrier for entry has to be "as low as possible"."The...
News Playstation 3 Firmware 3.0 Is The Last Major PS3 Update This Year
Playstation Network operations director, Eric Lempel, says that the last major Playstation 3 firmware update this year will be 3
0:"You know, I wouldn't say that or sure just yet because we are working on some things," Lempel told G4. "But this is a big and significant update, so you would be correct to assume that [it's the last...
News Look, It's An Amazing Shadow Of The Colossus Munny
We didn't know what a Munny was until we asked Wikipedia
If you're still none the wiser, check this beast out. It is of course an ornamental recreation of Shadow Of The Colossus, a legendary Playstation 2 game from the amazing Team Ico. You can get some more details on how the model was made here. You like? You want? Of course you do.
News Kaz Hirai: The PS3 Slim Will Be Sold At A Loss, But The Business Is Profitable
Making it count
Sony are embarking on one of their most aggressive holiday seasons since perhaps the original Playstation launched. With the PS3 Slim and massive marketing planned, Sony are really taking the fight to the competition. But with lower costing system, there are simple business concerns. Namely is that system making any money? Kaz Hirai...
News Heads Up: The PSN Might Be Down Right Now Where You Are
Don't worry if you can't connect to the PSN right now
No one can. Apparently. Even though we just got done logging off and everything was fine. Whatever. Sony have sent out an official notice to let you know that there will be some scheduled maintenance on their free online gaming service from 4:15PM to 9PM UK-time. Go find a world clock to find out...
News Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent Playstation 3 Returns
So, here's the thing
You might have recently bought a Playstation 3 Phat. You might then have heard about the Slim and decided you want that instead. What you gonna do? Well apparently in America you can just take that system right back to where you bought it and exchange it. But for obvious reasons, big retailers like Best Buy don't want you to do...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Out In The US Today, Free Content On The Way
Batman: Arkham Asylum is pretty rad
As you'll know if you live in the US, because you'll probably be playing right now. Even though we wrapped up our review of the game over the weekend, we're yet to put it down. The thought of extended DLC makes us really happy. The game has an infobar that scrolls with latest news from Eidos' server while you...
News MadCatz To Cash In On The Popularity Of Modern Warfare 2
MadCatz are gearing up to release a surge of officially branded Modern Warfare 2 accessories
The products include an "Action Controller" for the Playstation 3, a wireless controller that allows custom button mapping for "superior" control (apparently). The XBOX 360 counterpart will not be wireless so it looks like us PS3 gamers...
News Latest Red Faction Guerrilla Multiplayer DLC Headed September 17th
There are three packs for Red Faction Guerrilla planned
We've already had the decent Demons Of The Badlands. On September 17th we'll see the second. The pack will cost $7 and will add the following content: New Maps (Playable on all but Siege): Puncture Broadside Compound Division Equilibrium Gradient Haven Remnant New Modes: Bagman Team...
News Japanese PS3 Slim TV Adverts Are Both Disturbing/Friggin' Amazing
If Sony are going to bonkers commercials anywhere, we'd prefer they did it in Japan
Here in the West we're hoping to see a pretty basic Apple-esque campaign for Sony's new PS3 Slim system. In Japan, they're running the PlayFace.jp campaign. In many way it's actually quite a clever campaign. We all pull different faces while playing games. Of course...
News Modern Warfare 2 Gets Age Old Dual-Wielding Mechanic
Your friendly-neighbourhood Infinity Ward blogger, FourZeroTwo, has confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 will have dual wielding
Hooray?"I was presenting a singleplayer mission at the GameCrazy show this morning on stage and happened to walk over a body that had Akimbo (dual wield side arm), therefore the icon for the weapon popped up on screen and...
Monday24th Aug 2009
News The Kingdom Do Come To Save The Obese Princess
We already told you about chefs, ninjas and pirates coming to Fat Princess, but what about the king? Looks like he's heading to the party too
Titan Studios have been very quiet about these new characters — it'll interesting to see how they are implemented seeing as new classes could effectively change the entire game. Still, it's going to be...
News Gran Turismo 5 All But Confirmed For A Q4, 2009 Release
Gran Turismo 5's appearance at GamesCom was a little unusual
While we watched the show-floor videos in awe, many of the Gran Turismo community picked apart every little detail of the game and perhaps came away a little disappointed. We don't neccessarily agree with holding a game to Godly standards — however, we can see how some might have found...
News 28 Weeks Later Dude In The Picture For Bioshock Movie
Variety are reporting that Universal Pictures are in contact with director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo over a Bioshock movie adaptation
Gore Verbinski was originally pencilled in to direct the movie, but he's now moved into a producer role, preferring to direct a new Pirates Of The Caribbean movie. We actually think Bioshock would make an amazing movie...
News Square Enix To Bring Back Classic Franchise Thexder On The PSP & PS3
The ESRB are at it again, back-handedly rating games no one else knew about
This time they're "announcing" a reboot of the Square-Enix classic, Thexder. It'll be called Thexder NEO and has been rated for the PS3 and PSP. The game first appeared on the NEC PC-8801 before being ported to the NES and PC. According to the ESRB rating the...
News Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen To Get The Real Transformers As DLC
August 27th will see the addition of the real Transformers character models to movie tie-in release Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
The DLC includes eight new playable characters based on the original Generation 1 Transformer designs. It also includes three new character skins, three multiplayer maps and an "Expert" difficulty setting...
News Kazunori Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 5's Damage Modelling Is Unfinished
Polyphony Digital's head honcho Kazunori Yamauchi wants you to know, "hey, the Gran Turismo 5 damage you saw at GamesCom was totally unfinished"
Ok, so he didn't say it quite like that, but that's the jist of what he meant when he said to French website GameBlog, that the GT code brought to GamesCom "marks only the first step of what we want to...
News PSP Minis To Leave Content Up To The Developer's Discretion
A document discovered by PocketGamer suggests that Sony don't want to fall into the same trap as Apple's App store with their PSP Minis service
Despite Apple's gaming solution being respected for its scope and variety, it's often come under fire for its inconsistent censorship scale. PSP Minis, though, will remove the "requirement for content...
News Japanese Retailers Only Making ?700 Off The PS3 Slim
Kotaku are reporting that Japanese retailers are only claiming to be making ¥700 (roughly US$7
40) off each PS3 Slim sold. Apparently the reason for the slim (sigh - Ed) profit margin is because retailers are forced to sell the systems for the "sticker price" by Sony. As time goes on, the costs of making the systems will hopefully go down...
News SEGA Officially Announce Phantasy Star Portable 2
SEGA have finally confirmed the official existence of Phantasy Star Portable 2
The sequel will not only be packed with new story and gameplay features, but it will also address the requests of an online multiplayer component. The game's official site lists a December 3rd release for the latest entry in the Phantasy Star franchise.
News Sony Do Away With Bandwidth Fees & Other Developer Risks In Order To Attract Talent
If you're interested in developing PSP Minis, you should know that Sony are scrapping the bandwidth fee which charges publishers per gigabyte of transfer
The information discovered by GamerBytes also states that Sony will scrap the "minimum sales quota" demand that other digital distribution services like Nintendo's WiiWare and XBOX Live...
News Playstation 3 Stumbles In Japan, Stock Shortages & Slim The Likely Reasons
The Playstation 3 fell to the very pit of the Japanese charts this week after stock shortages and impending rumours of the Playstation 3 Slim
Sony are probably going to have to put up with another week of hardware misery as Playstation 3s become increasingly difficult to find around Japan. Of course, Sony will hope that all will end well when the...
News Andrew House: Social Networking Features On The Way, Price Cut Not Due To "Market Conditions"
Andew House has confirmed in an interview with the Financial Times that Sony's recent Playstation 3 price-cut has nothing to do with the current economic climate
The SCEE president explained, "We are aware that consumers are watching their euros and pounds more carefully than before," but later added, "it would not be fair to say [the...
News FIFA 10 Demo Coming September 10th
If you, like us, can't wait to get your hands on the latest version of EA Sport's FIFA 10, perhaps you'd like to know that a demo is scheduled for launch on September 10th (17th if you're in North America)
The demo will contain Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Marseille, and Chicago Fire allowing you to play an exhibition match. The full...
Sunday23rd Aug 2009
News Hey Check It Out, Forza 3 Is Heading To The Playstation 3...
Or is it?
.. Of course it's all just a mistake on the behalf of American retailer GameStop. We doubt Microsoft Game Studios would bring anything to the Playstation 3 soon. Still, we've heard you can get Sonic games on Nintendo consoles these days. Weird.
News Money Waste Alert: Playstation Network Cards To Be Sold In Game Cases In Europe
Back when we thought the Wii was neat, we actually bought Wii Points for our console (Nintendo are very selective of the credit cards you can use with the system)
Said Wii Points were packaged in gigantic DVD game cases in Europe. Looks like Sony are about to do the same thing with PSN points cards. PS3-Sense have shots of the official packaging for...
Saturday22nd Aug 2009
News NPD Group Predict 40-60% Playstation 3 Sales Increase Post Price Drop
The NPD group, the sales analysts responsible for making Sony's life a misery on a monthly basis, predict the Playstation 3 price drop (and subsequently the PS3 Slim) could cause a 40-60% increase in sales for the platform
"The $299 price point is important to getting to a point where the next segment of price-conscious consumers can jump into...
News Gundam Outfit Brings Camp To Playstation Home
We're sure our homosexual readers won't take offence when we declare this Gundam outfit for Playstation Home avatars a teensy bit camp
The costume will come as a reward for those who watch the trailer for Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam (which is being bundled with some Slims in Japan) in the Playstation Home theater. The trailer is only only...
News Mafia II Trailer Looks Seven Shades Of Awesome
Mafia II might look like standard Godfather style stuff
But there's one scene in this trailer that really stands out like a gorgeous sore thumb. The scene about 20 seconds in of a snowy city street. It looks so noir. So beautiful. So inviting. And that single scene has got us all excited about Mafia II now.
News Gamestop: Modern Warfare 2 Could Become The Greatest Selling Game Of All Time
Tony Bartel, the head honcho of American retailer GameStop's marketing department, reckons Modern Warfare 2 could become the best selling game of all time
Ever. In order to achieve that it would have to sell somewhere around 11 million copies, a feat currently held by Wii Play, Nintendo's - admittedly terrible - mini-game collection that sold...
Friday21st Aug 2009
News Chefs, Pirates & Ninjas Coming To Fat Princess
Titan Studios are teasing new classes for Fat Princess
The teasers on their blog come without explanation or description. Just words and images. Still, we can safely assume that Chefs, Ninjas and Pirates are heading to the multiplayer based title. While the other classes are pretty self explanatory, we're curious to see how the Chefs play. Will they...
News Danny Wallace Talks About Assassin's Creed II
Rejoice Danny Wallace fans
Here he is delivering an interview regarding his part in Assassin's Creed II as the historian Shaun Hastings. It's quite an insightful interview into both the character and Danny's history with games. Check it out.
News Audiophiles Rejoice: PS3 Slim Gets Much Improved Audio Performance
Audio is a factor of video game systems that largely gets overlooked
Killzone 2 for example sports some of the most impressive 7.1 surround sound available, largely due to the blu-ray's immense size meaning audio can remain uncompressed. While the PS3 Slim does little new on the performance side of things, audiophiles will be really pleased to know...
News GAME Confirm PS3 Phat Upgrade Deals
We posted recently about the possibility of Brish retailer GAME honouring an upgrade deal concerning the trade-in of a Playstation 3 Phat for a cheaper PS3 Slim
We can confirm (via TSA) that GAME will be going ahead with the scheme. Those of you who trade in 40GB PS3s can get a new Slim for £119.99. Likewise, trading in an 80GB will get you a Slim...
News The PS3 Ain't Never Going To Be Backwards Compatible Again, Ammunition For You Haters
Here's some ammunition for your haters
Remember when the PS3 had no games? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Remember when the PS3 was too expensive? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Now those things have been rectified though, it's time to bemoan the lack of backwards compatibility. Seriously guys, you better go out and buy the XBOX 360 instead,...
News GamesCom 09: Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Trailer Reveals Alex Kidd, Beat & Billy Hatcher
Ears open folks: Billy Hatcher is in Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Our question to SEGA: if Billy Hatcher counts as a SEGA All-Star, Ryo Hazuki has to be in there right? Right? Still, while Billy Hatcher might be the guy nobody picks, we'll almost certainly always pick Beat. That dude is just way too cool. And the Jet Set Radio games are...
News Andrew House: Don't Worry About PS3 Slim Shortages
Despite Amazon sending out stock warnings yesterday regarding the PS3 Slim, Sony Europe's head honcho Andrew House reckons there will be no shortages of PS3 Slim's come launch
“I'm very pleased with how we have managed our inventory system on the existing model,” House told MCV. “We've done that very well in the European market. There are trucks...
News English Demo Will Be New & Downloadable, If It Happens
Those of you hotly anticipating a Blu-Ray release of an English version of the Final Fantasy XIII demo may be a little disappointed
If indeed an English demo ever does make it to the West, it's like to be downloadable. Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase commented, "we are thinking of providing it in a downloadable format." And what would a...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Will Take "Hundreds Of Hours" To Complete
Hideo Kojima has stated that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be a full sequel, so full of content it will take "hundreds of hours to complete"
"The main team from MGS4 is participating in the development of this title and I am involved in all aspects of the game, ranging from design, direction and scenario writing," Kojima writes in...
News GamesCom 09: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Trailer Is An Absolute Epic
Prepare yourself for 9 minutes of Snake-to-the-power-of-four action
This trailer is up there with Kojima's best. Get some pop-corn. Put it in the microwave. Turn the microwave on for a bit. Cover it in salt. Add some butter while it's still warm. Sit back. And press play. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker deserves that kind of attention.
News Hong Kong Are To Host A PS3 Slim Launch Party
Sony are to hold a launch party for the PS3 Slim in Hong Kong, starting 6PM August 31st and running right through until past midnight on September 1st
The celebration will mark the launch of Sony's latest system in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's major shopping areas. Apparently there will be umbrellas too.
News If You Were Baffled By Metal Gear Solid's Timeline, Well, So Is Hideo Kojima
It's often said that if a writer is not sure of his fiction, how can those reading it know better? This statement rings true with Metal Gear Solid
Despite our deep love for the franchise (and the surprisingly helpful Metal Gear Solid Database) we still find the intricacies of the saga baffling. That's ok though, because Kojima himself doesn't know...
News The English Final Fantasy XIII Voice Overs Are Done
Square Enix want you to know that the English voice overs for Final Fantasy XIII are done
Finished. Finito. With the voice acting totally done, we wish they'd cut a slice of the game out and put it on the Playstation Store for us to try. Come on Squeenix. Pwease.
First Impressions Wet on Playstation 3
If Wet takes its core mechanics and continues to make them interesting over time, the Grindhouse setting will do more than enough to make this game a memorable arcade shooter
The best thing about Wet is that it knows exactly what it is. It's not trying to redefine arcade shooters, but at the same time it's blissfully aware it needs to change things...
News GamesCom 09: First Avatar: The Game Footage Is Revealed
We still don't know what Avatar is about
No one sent us a postcard with answers on when we requested it. Apparently it's still the best thing since sliced bread though. Apparently. All we know is that it's a movie by James Cameron and Ubisoft are making the game of the film This reveal trailer doesn't really tell us anything about Avatar's fiction,...
Thursday20th Aug 2009
News Shock Horror: PS3 Slim Carries A Revised Cell Chip Inside
IBM have revealed that the new PS3 Slim carries a revised version of the Cell processor
The electronics giant have confirmed that the Slim's new Cell is "manufactured using an advanced 45-nanometer manufacturing process" that will deliver "many performance improvements while drawing less power than earlier chips". These chips are...
News From Software Do Sexy Pixel Art On The Playstation 3
3D Dot Game Heroes is the latest RPG from From Software on the Playstation 3
The twist? It's done in pixel art. Within the traditional game world, the RPG kingdom's king declares that the world should be 3D. Something goes wrong, making the basis for the game. And some of the most brilliant graphics we've ever seen. Look at it. It's gorgeous. It's...
News David Cage: "Heavy Rain Is Not Dragon's Lair - Do You Think I'm Crazy?"
We'd like you to do something here at PushSquare
It's a win-win for both you and ourselves. Next time you see someone on the Internet ignorantly claim that Heavy Rain is "just a sequence of cut-scenes," send them to this link. Seriously, it'll help our traffic and, most importantly for all of us, shut those fools up. Ever since the game...
First Impressions Colin McRae: DiRT 2 on Playstation 3
Irritating capitalization aside, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 looks and plays like an absolute dream
From the solid handling, to the impressive damage modelling and quirky presentation, we're itching to try out more. The first thing we noticed about Colin McRae: DiRT 2 was the interesting colour palette. The game has a rather quirky, pseudo-cartoon look to...
News The Beatles: Rock Band Album DLC Dated, Detailed
For those of you who are hardcore The Beatles fans, you're probably going to what some of the more obscure album tracks in your The Beatles: Rock Band game
Harmonix have you covered, they will eventually release the entire Beatles back catalogue as DLC. First up is Abbey Road on October 20th. It will cost you $16.98 to download the entire thing,...
News Borderlands Demo Unlikely, Certainly Not Before Launch
Borderlands may be the hottest thing on the gaming press' lips but it's unlikely to enjoy a demo pre-release
Speaking to Joystiq, a 2K rep clarified, "Everyone is really, really focusing on getting the game done for release ... that's not to say there will never be a demo, just not before launch." Despite Borderlands being hyped to...
News EA, Ubisoft Describe New Playstation 3 Price Point As "Exceptional"
The Playstation 3 is now pretty much cheaper around the world
It's thanks, in part, to the newly announced PS3 Slim. It's an announcement which UbisoftÂ’s Yves Guillemot and Electronic ArtsÂ’ Frank Gibeau are both very, very pleased about."It's exceptional news," Guillemot told GI.biz, "I think the machine is a great machine, with the...
News The PSP Minis Keeping Coming, Halfbrick Studios Announce They Are Working On Four
The dominance of Sony's latest PSP Minis banner continues to grow following Tuesday's official announcement
Examiner have just confirmed that Halfbrick Studio banner. Confirmed are: Halfbrick Blast Off - a physics based sci-fi shooter. Halfbrick Echoes - an arty adventure title where spawned enemys walk the exact trail the player walked. Halfbrick...
News GamesCom 09: Take A Look At Final Fantasy XIV Gameplay
Sony's semi-shock announcement from E3 '09 was Final Fantasy XIV
Here is the game being shown off at GamesCom. It looks very much like an MMO to us. To be totally honest, we have no idea what's going on in this video or how it compares to Final Fantasy XI (the previous FF MMO). All we know is that the graphics look pretty.
News GamesCom 09: SCEE Would Push The PS3 At ?199 If It Were A Sensible Option
Sony's Andrew House has confirmed that Sony Europe would "absolutely" slap a £199
99 price-tag on the Playstation 3 Slim if made for "sensible business". Speaking with VG247 during GamesCom, House commented, “If we could get to a more aggressive price point within the boundaries of sensible business, absolutely would we wish to do...
News GamesCom 09: Tekken 6 On PSP Gameplay Is All Rather Amazing Too
So Tekken 6 PSP's bigger brother might be getting all the attention on the high definition consoles, but look at Tekken 6 PSP
Look at it. This is a PSP game. Can you believe this is a PSP game? How is this possible? Look at the graphics and animation. Oh my. If Namco hadn't already put an awesome version of Tekken 5 out on the PSP, we wouldn't...
News PSP Minis Wooing iPhone Developers Towards The PSP Go
Sony is starting to see, what it hopes, will be a migration of iPhone developers over to the new PSP Go
With Sony courting enough developers to already see 50 of their newly branded sub-100MB PSP Minis released before the end of the year, the switch is already starting. Develop are reporting that HoneySlug - a three-man London studio who have...
News GamesCom 09: New Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier Trailer Is Packed With Story
Hit play
We'll wait. You done? Well that was a pretty awesome story trailer wasn't it? Course it doesn't make all that much sense to those who haven't played any of the Jak & Daxter games recently, but even if you haven't we're sure you found the video rather engaging. Some great voice acting and character animation appear to be the subject of...
Every now and then you know a good Tekken trailer has come around
How? Because it makes little to zero sense. This Tekken 6 trailer is one such of that kind. If anybody could explain what's going on, please send us answers on a postcard. Otherwise, heck, we'll just leave it as a mystery. Looking bloody brilliant in our opinion though.
News Photography & Universal Game Launching All Headed To Playstation Home 1.3 This Fall
Actually, this is really a very good idea
We know people like to labour on about Playstation Home but we think it's come on leaps and bounds, and will continue to do so with Home 1.3. And photography is really smart based on the social atmosphere they are trying to create in Home. Pictures you take can be stored on you Playstation HDD, allowing you...
News GamesCom 09: Tony Hawk Ride Trailer Is All Levels Of Awkward
We don't know what it is about Tony Hawk Ride but, we just don't get it
Sure it looks like standing on the board is probably quite intuitive for movement, but we can't see how hand-plants could ever work, seeing as how you should be virtually upside down. How can they ever naturally replicate that? Still, this host of pro-skaters seem way into it...
Wednesday19th Aug 2009
News PS3 Slim Interfaces With Sony Bravia TVs, Allows The XMB To Be Navigated With TV Remote
The new Playstation 3 Slim might omit the functionality of an additional OS install, but those who own Sony Bravia TVs are to get a nice extra slice of functionality from the system
According to Eurogamer's Digital Foundry, the new line of systems can be controlled with a Bravia TV remote. Essentially, those consoles that are plugged into a Sony...
News Document Hints At 250GB HDD Playstation 3 Slim In The Future
A document discovered by PS3 News seemingly hints at a 250GB Playstation 3 Slim
The model number of the system, CECH-2001B (as opposed to CECH-2001A for the 120GB), is listed as carrying a 250GB hard-drive. The document is from the FCC and states that both systems were actually tested in March of this year. Sony used a fictitious company name, Sand...
News Sackboy To Be Lonely In LittleBigPlanet PSP, No Multiplayer Confirmed
For us, the selling point of LittleBigPlanet PSP is being able to create levels on the move
For some it will probably be participating in multiplayer sessions of LBP while in the garden or something. We're afraid if your someone looking forward to the latter, LittleBigPlanet PSP will not support online multiplayer. "It's the one thing we've...
News "Special" Edition Gran Turismo PSP-3000 Coming To Japan
Hello again Japanese readers
How do you fancy a special edition PSP-3000 to coincide with the lovely upcoming racer from Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo PSP. The PSP-3000 looks all pretty standard issue, despite a GT logo on the face. The bundle will include a UMD copy of the game however, and is probably worth it if you don't want a PSP Go, but do...
News GamesCom 09: White Knight Chronicles Trailers Are Always Epic
We think it's a theme that White Knight Chronicles trailers have to be uber-epic
This latest one from GamesCom introduces you to a number of the game's cast, set to lovely strumming acoustic guitars and fiddles. Note: the game looks amazing.
News GamesCom 09: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Goes Slow-Mo
How do you make a game like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves seem any more epic than it already does? You make it run really slow, with some action packed music and some one-shots from everyone's favourite everyman - Nathan Drake
News GamesCom 09: What's That? Gran Turismo PSP Has A Cock-pit View?
Did anybody truly expect Gran Turismo PSP to have a cock-pit view? We totally didn't
Seriously we really didn't. Did you? Honestly? Well it does, as confirmed by this hands on from GameKyo.com. Amazing.
News British Retailer GAME Cite PS3 Slim Upgrade Deal As A "Possibility"
With previous SKU overhauls such as the Nintendo DS Lite to DSi, British retailer GAME have done "upgrade" deals, allowing customers to upgrade their older system at a nominal fee
Speaking with our local GAME store's manager today, we've learned that a similar deal is a "possibility" regarding the PS3 Slim."The announcement was only...
News GamesCom 09: Ogle Tekken Stick Or Namco Bandai Babe Or Both, Choice Is Yours
Tekken 6 is coming bundled with an exclusive stick if you want to shell out $150
We must admit, they do look rather neat. The question is, what looks neater — hot Namco Bandai girls or hot Tekken sticks? We couldn't possibly choose. Thanks Joystiq for the photo.
News PS3 Slim Orders Growing Around The World
Sony's newly announced Playstation 3 Slim is topping preorders around the world
The system currently sits aloft both the British and American Amazon video game best sellers lists, while it charts highly on the French and German versions of the website. This can only be good, early signs for Sony, who have clearly succeeded in building up the hype...
News GamesCom 09: Namco Bandai Announce "Majin: The Fallen Realm"
Namco Bandai have just announced Majin: The Fallen Realm at GamesCom in Germany
The game from Game Republic is said to have a "Last Guardian feel". Majin is a gigantic beast with which a small thief must work alongside in order to solve puzzles. It's expected to release in Spring 2010. More when we know about it.
News Japan To Get Crazy Mech-Themed PS3 Slim Bundle
If you're wanting a PS3 Slim in Japan, Sony are going the whole hog to get you to cough up
Discovered by Andriasang, the super bundle "Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam 30th Anniversary Box" (breathes) includes Namco's upcoming mech-fest Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki, a few download codes for some extra DLC and an animated film in HD. The...
News GamesCom 09: You Can't Install An Optional OS With PS3 Slim
For those of you who are interested in like, taking your PS3 and installing other stuff on it, well, know that if you buy a PS3 Slim, you no longer can
As stated in Sony's official press release, "users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system." Anybody offended by this development?
News Dark Void Is Coming January 12th
Dark Void was a subject to the Holiday 2009-flu
Sure that was a shame. But there's no need to worry, you won't have to wait too long for the game. It's coming January 12th in the USA and the 15th in Europe. That's not too far into 2010 folks. The game looks like a lot of fun so we're glad it's not been held back too long.
News GamesCom 09: Further Details On Firmware 3.0
Hey y'all, are you all still excited about the new features coming to the XMB via Firmware 3
0</a>? We know we are. How'd you like to see a little bit more about what the new firmware can do, plus get a quick look at some alternative animated themes? You would? Hit the play button above!
News GamesCom 09: Let's Look At Some Smashed Up Cars In Gran Turismo 5
The Internet is ablaze
Gran Turismo 5 replicates damage and it's still not enough. The Playstation 3 Slim is really cheap but it's still not enough. Ahhh the video games industry, how we hate the hypocrisy. Still, if you've been asking for damage in your Gran Turismo 5 and want to check it out, you'll notice that this GamerSyde video represents just...
News GamesCom 09: LittleBigPlanet PSP Looks Just Like The Playstation 3 Version
We're more likely to make levels on our Playstation Portable with LittleBigPlanet PSP if we're being totally honest
The fact that you can play the PSP anywhere, means we're likely to sit hunched over our shiny PSP Go's on the train working on wonderful concoctions on the way to work. So it's pretty much amazing that Studio Cambridge and Media...
News GamesCom 09: New Heavy Rain Gameplay Teases Fourth Character
Introducing Scott Shelby, the detective tasked with the case of the Origami Killer in upcoming adult noire thriller, Heavy Rain
This gameplay trailer is probably the best of the lot, giving you a good idea of the similarities and improvements that have taken place between Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Sit back and enjoy, it's a bumpy ride.
News GamesCom 09: We Reckon Modnation Racers Is Gonna Be Bloody Brilliant
Check out this crazy awesome Modnation Racers trailer and weep at the possibilities
The latest in Sony's line of "Play. Create. Share." titles - Modnation Racers looks like it's going to be fantastic fun. The developers will have to make sure that the actual racing gameplay matches that of the level creation (we reckon they should look...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Update Us On The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony may not have had anything inherently new to say about their Playstation Motion Controller at GamesCom 09 (mainly a "wait until TGS comment") but they did have a quick developers' update
The update gives a few game ideas and talks a little about what's possible with the controller with a few simplistic looking demoes. It's nothing really new,...
News Interested In A Slim? Want To See How It Compares To Other Models?
We're sure there are some readers out there who are interested in a Slim but are not sure exactly what they're getting
Thankfully Joystiq have thrown together this easy to digest chart that compares the Slim with other current (and deceased) models of the Playstation 3. Read it, analyse it and make up your mind.
News GamesCom 09: Check Out Some PSP Minis In Action
Announced yesterday at their GamesCom conference, Sony detailed a new line of PSP titles that would be under 100MB and retail for a lower price
These titles fill out a new area of the Playstation Store known as "Minis" providing players with access to easily digestable, cheap games. We're pretty excited about Sony's latest line of games...
News Singstar: The Beatles Is Totally Not Singstar: The Beatles
We told you it was a rumour
And we also totally concluded it was a rumour as baffling as they come. Thus, we're not surprised the Singstar: The Beatles rumours have been quashed by Harmonix's Sean Baptiste. He stated that while the rumour was not true there was an "element of truth" to the
News PSP Go Locked In At ?224.99 In The United Kingdom
We know most of you who are buying a PSP Go have probably already got your orders for the system already locked in, but we thought we should just confirm to you that we've heard official word from Sony that the PSP Go will retail at £224
99 in the UK. It's a far cry from the $250 (roughly £180) the system should cost via currency conversion but,...
News GamesCom 09: Sony's Digital Comics Service Reveal Trailer
Interested in comics? Got a Playstation Portable? Sony totally have your back with the Digital Comics service they announced at GamesCom yesterday
The service will provide access to hundreds of Marvel comics when it launches later in the year, with a host of other publishers to be announced in the future. This is actually something we have a close...
News GamesCom 09: New Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Trailer Is Totally Fantastic
Captain Quark is back by the way! Hellz yeah!
The latest trailer for Insomniac's big Playstation 3 release for the year, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, reveals Clank's importance within the universe and the bridge towards the climax to one of the most important Ratchet & Clank adventures yet.
Tuesday18th Aug 2009
News GamesCom 09: Playstation 3 Firmware Update 3.0 Makes The XMB A Bit Sexier
Sony have announced a Firmware Upgrade for the Playstation 3 at GamesCom today, coming into affect soon
The upgrade includes the ability for animated themes, a "What's New" section and a genuinely more streamlined XMB experience. The full list of upgrades are included after the jump. “What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be...
News GamesCom 09: New FIFA 10 Trailer Is Brilliantly Well Cut
FIFA 09 was a fantastic football game
Probably the pinnacle of this generation. FIFA 10 will try to build on that by not changing too much, but improving everything that came before. The biggest new addition is the 360 degree dribbling, which removes the 8-direction dribbling of virtually every football game in the past and gives you full control...
News Suda 51 Is Working On A Playstation 3 Exclusive, Kurayami
You may have heard about Suda 51 via his work on Nintendo's Wii, specifically the excellent No More Heroes
But the man hasn't just been working on the sequel to his Nintendo bound franchise, oh no, he's been hard at work on a Playstation 3 exclusive, Kurayami. While details are (extremely) scarce, we can confirm that the title is based on the...
News GamesCom 09: Is That Singstar: The Beatles On The Horizon?
It's rumoured that in a surprising move today, EA will join forces with Sony to release an instrumentless port of The Beatles: Rock Band exclusively to the Playstation 3
The "port" will be titled Singstar: The Beatles and will feature everything from the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band, just without the instruments. The rumour, started by...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Announce New Playstation 3, The PS3 Slim, Coming September 1st At Lower Price
After months and months of hype, the PS3 Slim has finally been announced
The new Playstation system from Sony is 33 percent smaller, 36 percent lighter and 34 percent more energy efficient. The system packs all the functionality of the current Playstation 3 models including the Blu-Ray player and a 120GB HDD. Sony have reduced the price of the...
News GamesCom 09: PS3 Slim Vs. PS3 Phat - Here's The Difference
This handily crafted PR shot from Sony's press office allows us to easily show you the difference in size you can expect between your current PS3 and the newly announced PS3 Slim
It's tiny! How did they manage that?
News French Marketing Arrives At French Retailers For "New Playstation 3"
Marketing posters have arrived at French retailers Micromania promoting the stock of "New Playstation 3s"
The posters give no details on price or dates, the price is to be filled in at the retailers own discretion. But this seriously has to be happening now, right? We'll continue to break the news throughout the day.
News "Traditional" Playstation 3 Stock Continues To Dry Up Around Japan
We're pretty sure someone, somewhere is enjoying the joke: "that's the first time you'll see the words 'Sold Out' attached to a Playstation 3"
Alas, that's exactly what's happening around the world as Playstation 3 stock continues to dry out. Numerous retailers around Japan are reporting that they are completely sold out of Playstation 3 stock. One...
News LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year Edition Heading Soon With Tons Of Stuff
Who didn't play LittleBigPlanet? Hang you heads in shame you terrible, terrible, terrible people
Perhaps you could rectify your mishap by picking up a copy of the newly announced LittleBigPlanet: Game Of The Year edition. But given the $59.99 price tag, what more do you get for your money? Well, you'll receive 18 exclusive levels hand built by...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 To Be Playable At GamesCom 09
GameZine
co.uk</a> are reporting a rumour from Japan's Express magazine regarding the appearance of Gran Turismo 5 at GamesCom. The magazine mostly focuses on the upcoming Gran Turismo PSP title, but does hint at GT5 claiming, "GT5 will be playable at Gamescom and next will be at Tokyo Game Show." A release date is anticipated at...
News Off Screen Footage Of CryEngine 3 Running On The Playstation 3 Looks Pretty Amazing
Not much to say here other than: this is a video of someone filming someone playing with the new CryEngine 3 on the Playstation 3
The upgraded engine of the one that powered the likes of Crysis on the PC is finally coming to consoles and it's looking rather spectacular, right? Thank God some developers can bring their engine to the PS3.
News GamesCom 09: Water Is Heading To LittleBigPlanet Via DLC
Water has been confirmed as a downloadable extra for LittleBigPlanet
The potentially game changing add on hasn't been detailed in full at the time of writing, but we do have this amazing trailer for you.
News KMart Updates, Officially Lists PS3 Slim At $299 On August 24th
KMart's website has been updated since this morning
They are now officially listing the Playstation 3 Slim. They're pitching the product at $299.99 for a release on August 24th. We're expecting pictures to be released officially by Sony during the GamesCom conference in just a few hours. If you'd like to preorder a product before it's official...
News GamesCom 09: Singstar Home Space Is All About Grooving To Dizzee Rascal
Singstar is finally coming to Playstation Home, with a Space that packs jukeboxes, quizzes and dance floors
Exactly what more could you want from a Home space? The answer is of course "nothing". Still, the trailer teases more to come.
News GamesCom 09: Video Store Heading To The European Playstation Network Soon
The Playstation 3 video store is finally coming to the European Playstation Network this Fall
The service launch in the UK, France, Germany, and Spain in November, with more areas to follow in 2010. The service will launch with a host of movies (for rent or purchase in HD or SD) but will soon branch out into local "televised" content...
News KMart: The Rumours Are Reality, New Low Price & A New Exciting Playstation 3
What are you trying to tell us American retailer KMart? Your homepage is hinting towards the rumours of the PS3 Slim, and even going as far as to announcing "a new low price & a new exciting Playstation 3"
The picture is of a current PS3 and the link on the frontpage takes you to familiar bundles, but something has to be happening right? Some...
News GamesCom 09: Dead Nation Is Playstation 3 Exclusive From Super Stardust Developers
We posted about Dead Nation yesterday when the game's title leaked
Now we've got the trailer. The PSN exclusive is a zombie shoot 'em up from the developers of Super Stardust HD. Carrying a grindhouse like feel, it's an isometric shooter in a similar vein as Burn, Zombie, Burn!.
News GamesCom 09: Sony Announce Playstation Portable "Minis"
We speculated that Sony might have an "App store" of some form up their sleeve at this year's GamesCom
PSP "Minis" are just that. The sub-100MB PSP downloads will feature on their own section of the Playstation Store, providing cheap content for the portable system. Fifteen titles will be available on October 1st to coincide with the...
News GamesCom 09: New Heavy Rain Trailer Gives Us The Shivers
The latest Heavy Rain trailer focuses on the emotional bond between a father and a son
"How far would you go to save someone you love?" When it comes to the Origami Killer, clearly a long way. Will Heavy Rain be the first game since Metal Gear Solid 4 to draw a tear?
News GamesCom 09: Playstation Network Paves The Way For... Dare We Say It?
The Playstation Network is going down today
Today is Sony's conference at GamesCom. Dare we make a link? Apparently it's for "maintenance" but note, the downtime will coincide minute to minute exactly against Sony's press conference. What could it mean? Seriously, what could it mean? We have hours until we find out.
News Kotaku Tour GamesCom Early, We're Certain We Spy Big Gran Turismo Presence
Kotaku have infiltrated the massive GamesCom hall and recorded this YouTube hand-cam video for your viewing pleasure
Those of you who aren't in Germany might want to know exactly what the GamesCom hall looks like, and now is your chance. One stealthy day early. Cheers Crecente! The most interesting thing for us, as a Playstation site, is the Gran...
News GamesCom 09: "Hundreds" Of Marvel Comics Coming To The Playstation Portable
You'll be able to read all your favourite comics on the Playstation Portable very soon
Sony announced their new "Digital Reader" for the PSP at GamesCom today. While it's unknown exactly what content will hit the service, we currently know that "hundreds" of Marvel comics will be among the first on the system. It'll be...
News GamesCom 09: Latest FIFA 10 Details
EA have confirmed this afternoon at GamesCom '09 that FIFA 10 has expanded in a number of ways
The inclusion of 360 degree dribbling makes the game more precise and like the real game than ever before. The new control mechanics allow you to move anywhere on the pitch with precise controls. The addition of EA's Game Face technology will allow you to...
News GamesCom 09: Gran Turismo 5 Boasts A Whopping 1,000 Vehicles
Polyphony Digital's website has just been updated with a cacophony of information on Gran Turismo 5
You'll have to peruse the dodgy Japanese translation for now and try to pick out what you can; namely Youtube support, 1,000 vehicles and confirmed damage.
News GamesCom 09: Dante's Inferno Dated February 12th For Europe, 9th For USA
EA announced at their press conference today that their retelling of the classic Dante's Inferno would release on February 12th in Europe and the 9th in the USA
We still can't shake that feeling that it looks too much like God Of War mind.
News GamesCom 09: Gravity Crash Is All Play. Create. Share. Too
Ever wanted to create your own retro inspired space shooter in a gorgeous HD environment
Just Add Water's PSN title Gravity Crash will let you do just that and then some. The game will also hit the PSP minus the Play. Create. Share. functionality.
News GamesCom 09: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Launches March 5th In Europe, 2nd In America
DICE have just confirmed they will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on March 5th in Europe/March 2nd in America
They describe the game as true all out war and the definitive multiplayer game available. They even cited their respect for the Call Of Duty franchise, essentially claiming Battlefield is better.
Monday17th Aug 2009
Review Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes (PlayStation 3)
Marvel Vs
Capcom 2, the 3-on-3 fighting game that demands silly money on eBay, just got that much more accessible via the wonders of the Playstation Network. The game is heralded as the very pinnacle of the 2D beat 'em up by the elite, largely thanks to its impressive roster and flat-out bonkers gameplay. We don't recommend this to those with...
News Sony To Rebrand Retail Boxart To Coincide With The Playstation 3 Slim?
Something we've hinted at in regards to the rumoured Playstation 3 Slim is a total image rebrand for the Playstation platform
Cue your new look boxart - in this case Eye Pet, which skips on the vertical "Playstation 3" banner keeping the Spidey font to a minimum. With Playstation 3 Slim expected to be announced at GamesCom tomorrow, we...
News GamesCom 09: Unannounced Playstation Title "Dead Nations" Leaked Via Eurogamer
Eurogamer
de's</a> schedule for GamesCom hints at an unannounced Playstation game. Among the lofty names of Uncharted 2, God Of War III and Eye Pet to be shown at Sony's GamesCom conference, the words "Dead Nations" stand out loud and clear. Certainly as PushSquare editors writing about Playstation all day everyday, it's a game we've...
News Crytek UK Don't Rule Out Doing Timesplitters 4 In The Future
Free Radical may be gone, but Crytek UK have now taken their place, and the chances of Timesplitters 4 with them
Speaking with Develop, Crytek UK's Karl Hilton commented:“Going forward, we’ve always made it very clear that we want to build original games and we’re going to do that, and we are concepting some of that up at the moment.” “It’s...
News id Promise No More Monster Closets In Rage
Doom 3 coined a phrase when it was released
"Monster closets". The term refers to the way in which the game would spawn enemies if you reached a set point. Thankfully id have scrapped such design philosophy. Speaking with 1up, Rage lead designer Matt Hooper explained that enemies will be "doing whatever they're supposed to be doing...
News L.A. Noire Storyboards Are About As Moody As They Come
It's been a very long time since we heard, well, anything about L
A. Noire</a>. Team Bondi and Rockstar Games' collaboration has been quiet to say the least. But, at last, we have hope of the product still being alive. Cue this rather moody storyboards created by contracted team Tui Studios. Head over to their site and hit Storyboards to see...
News Earthworm Jim Is Coming To The Playstation Network
Rejoice
Earthworm Jim is coming to the Playstation Network. Interloft have granted Gameloft exclusive rights to develop and publish Earthworm Jim to Sony's Playstation Network."We are delighted to partner with Interplay to bring Earthworm Jim to multiple downloadable platforms," said Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president, Gameloft...
Rumour I Am Alive Canned On Playstation 3 [Updated]
This would be a kick in the balls of the highest order
Ubisoft's up-and-down survival title I Am Alive was previously planned for a Playstation 3 release late next year. However, a listing on Ubisoft's website hints towards no Playstation 3 version at all, listing just the XBOX 360 and PC versions. We are hoping this is an admin error. Update @...
News Germany Leapfrog The UK As The Biggest European Market
The pound is weak and the British are being used as guinea pigs for increasing prices
No wonder the British video game market is down. Dropping by 20% in the first half of '09, Germany leapfrogged Britain as the biggest European market, with growth also seen in Sweden, Holland and Portugal. So far this year, Wii Fit has been the biggest seller.
News GamesCom 09: New The Beatles: Rock Band Trailer Says It All
What more is there to say about the latest The Beatles: Rock Band trailer? It looks like it's going to be the biggest and best games of the year
And we're totally chuffed for the guys at Harmonix because it looks like they've gone the extra mile here.
News Mini Ninjas Demo Hitting The Ol' PSN This Week
Who wants to try out Eidos' adorable release Mini Ninjas? We do
Seriously. We think it's shaping up rather neatly and we're looking forward to the demo that's been confirmed to hit the PSN this very week. Mini Ninjas is all about Hiro, Futo and Suzume's adorable adventure, bringing peace and harmony to a world teetering on destruction. Sound...
News VidZone To Expand To New Territories, Get Improvements
VidZone has been a massive success story
With a million downloads and a ton of exclusives (ahead of the likes of MTV and more) it's hard to play down the service's rise to prominence. It's even taken the developers by surprise."It was difficult to assess how well it would do," Louisa Jackson, director of marketing for VidZone, told GI.biz...
News VidZone Scores Placebo Sounding Exclusive
What's that coming over the hill, it ain't a monster
It's Placebo. And they're heading exclusively to VidZone. Two new videos from their album "Battle For The Sun" will be available exclusively in VidZone. The Never Ending Why and Ashtray Heart are the tracks that will be getting the VidZone treatment. One of them looks suitably bonkers.
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Sunday16th Aug 2009
Rumour 1Up Podcast Hints Strongly Towards An '09 Gran Turismo 5 Release
We already have some reason to believe that Gran Turismo 5 will hit Playstation 3s this year
Apparently 1up just want to place a further nail in the hype for next week's GamesCom. Speculating on an unexpected Playstation 3 release this year, the team knowingly drop the line, "What are you driving at?" — an in joke or a nod towards Gran...
News British Supermarket ASDA Slash Playstation 3 Pricing
If you're in Britain, you might want to dash to your nearest ASDA retailer
They're practically giving Playstation 3s away, at £250 for an 80GB system bundled with either LittleBigPlanet & Ghostbusters, Killzone 2 & Resistance 2 or Terminator Salvation & inFamous. Arguably something for everyone. Of course, this further reinforces the...
News Borderlands Boxart Literally Blows Our Mind
Borderlands may be this year's biggest sleeper hit
It's a generating a great following from much of the press thanks to its innovative gameplay and unique graphical style. Gearbox bigwig Randy Pitchford says the game will "blow your mind". The boxart has already succeeded in that. Literally. We're looking forward to giving the...
News GamesCom 09: Media Molecule To Announce Updated User Profiles, New Levels & Music Packs
We know Media Molecule are going to announce something at Sony's GamesCom conference on Tuesday
According to their official podcast, we have basis to believe the announcement will somehow involve the new Leerdammer update. Discussing the possibility of improved user profiles, an LBP staffer confirmed that such an update was "imminent" and...
News Insomniac Tease Their Latest Project, "A Lot Of Potential"
Those of you who follow one of our favourite development houses, Insomniac Games, closely will know that the studio have just recently opened a second development house in North Carolina
The new team of 20 employees are apparently hard at work on a playable build of their new project. Speaking on the Full Moon Show, community manager Bryan Intihar...
Saturday15th Aug 2009
News Oh Sony, Remember To Buy Your Domains Before You Announce Your Systems
Remember the PSP Go? Yeah it's that new system from Sony
Those of you who are British and looking to find out more about the handheld might have haplessly typed www.pspgo.co.uk into your browser, only to be directed to... a site about the Nintendo DSi? Oh Sony. Remember to register domain names for the most common permutations of your product before...
News Bethesda Have "No Plans" To Release Any More Elder Scrolls Games, Yet
Elder Scrolls games are a bit of a favourite for most people
Bethesda though, aren't too interested in delivering any more. But Bethesda's Todd Howard spoke about his companies future with the franchise, stating there are "no plans" for a future release of the Elder Scrolls franchise. Of course a "no plans" statement does not...
News Playstation 3 Can Detect You Laughing In Patent
The above patent filed by Sony aims to predict the users mood
As shown in the patent, the Playstation Eye is detecting laughter and smiles from the user. The patent notes other emotions: sadness, excitement, anger, joy, interest, and boredom. Much like Microsoft's Natal, we're struggling to think of a genuine use for something akin to this. While...
News Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? Coming To Europe Next Month
The game crowned with the longest acronym in the world - HIOP,B
WDIDTDT?</a> - is coming to Europe. The game is mixture of RPG, simulation and tower-defense. Naturally for such a mixed title a demo is warranted, which will hit the Playstation Store on September 3rd; the full game coming thereafter.
Friday14th Aug 2009
News Uncharted: Drake's Fortune & SOCOM: Confrontation Go Greatest Hits In The USA
Fancy picking up new copies of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune or SOCOM: Confrontation? Hell yeah you do
Especially if you're yet to play them. Thank goodness for Sony's "Greatest Hits" collection which will entitle you to pick up either game for the lowly cost of $29.99. With Uncharted 2 literally around the corner, if you're yet to play the...
News Valve Not Enamoured With The Playstation 3 In Any Way, Newell "Sorry"
As one of the world's most renowned development houses we find it pretty shocking to hear Valve consistently talk about the Playstation 3 like it's a challenge to their mighty development skills
Perhaps the system isn't indeed worth their time, but there is money to made on Playstation 3 (we'd buy Left 4 Dead) and we find it surprising they don't...
News BlazBlue Is Heading To Europe With New Characters
European fighting fans rejoice
The fan's favourite BlazBlue is to get a European release with new characters thrown into the fold. The release will be a result of a deal between PQube and Zen United, a consortium of Japanese and Asian developers targeting the European market. It'll be localised and everything."The long running 2D fighting genre...
News Some PSP Go Games Are Going To Be Very, Very, Very Cheap
With Sony positioning the PSP Go directly against the likes of the iPhone (perhaps moreso than their closest handhald gaming rival the DSi), it makes sense to offer some super cheap content
Like, $0.99 cheap. Perhaps offering credence to a PSP Go app store rumour, PocketGamer are reporting that Sony are to release a bunch of PSP Go titles at the 1,...
News IGN Back Handedly Announce Another (Yes, Another) Playstation 3 Game
Those of you who listened to this weeks IGN Podcast Beyond will have picked up on a little snippet of conversation between the site's Greg Miller and Chris Roper hinting at yet another Playstation 3 game
20:26 Greg Miller: I went on a secret Sony mission yesterday; I saw a bunch of their games. There's a lot of stuff going on.28:53 Chris Roper: I...
News Mavel Vs. Capcom 2 Soundtrack Hits The Playstation Network Next Week
Ok, so admittedly you won't be picking up one of these super-smexy vinyl discs that were distibuted at Comic-Com
However, there will be Marvel vs. Capcom 2 soundtrack goodness available for those of you who want it next week. There's no announcement on a price yet but we're kinda hoping they give it away. Or at least offer it as a freebie to those...
News Sony @ GamesCom 09: What To Reasonably Expect
The week of another massive games convention is upon us
Sony are scheduled to show up at the event next week and deliver a press conference on Tuesday 18th at 7:00PM CET. But what can we reasonably expect from the event? We look past the hype to deliver our expectations for Sony at GamesCom 2009. PS3 Slim With so many rumours in the Playstation 3...
News QuakeCon 09: Wolfenstein Launch Trailer Looks Sort Of Ridiculous
So the Nazis have unlocked some kind of time warp into another world allowing them to become super-charged super warriors
Thankfully one American dude can save the day with a bunch of one-liners and presumably an arsenal of weapons. If it wasn't so utterly predictable and devoid of anything, we'd probably say this is an alright concept for a game...
News MAG Launches January 26th, 2010 In The USA
There you have it then folks
We've been speculating for weeks on the will they, won't they nature of MAG and the confirmation is in. The game won't go up against Modern Warfare 2. With Sony already accumulating a busy 2009 schedule, we'd pondered where MAG were slot into things, especially with that other shooter coming out late in the year...
News Five Minutes Of Uncharted 2 Singleplayer Footage Ends On A Cliff Hanger; Features Elena
Oh man
This Uncharted 2: Among Thieves footage has gone and whet our appetite all over again. As part of 1Up's week-long Uncharted special they have managed to acquire this footage from the game, depicting Elena, Chloe and Drake's traverse through a storm ridden environment with an injured friend. Breathtaking stuff.
News Sony Reckon The Playstation 3 Is "Just Getting Warmed Up"
Responding to the July NPD figures that were released last night, Sony have concluded they are "just getting warmed up
"“When you compare all the features against other industry offerings, there is no doubt that the PlayStation 3 provides the most complete entertainment system on the market today – right out of the box,” said the firm in a...
Thursday13th Aug 2009
Review G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (PlayStation 3)
Based upon the recent movie, G
I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra pits you amidst Cobra's deadliest plot yet, putting you in the shoes of the Joes in a co-op arcade shooting environment. Taking its concept from classic run-and-gun shooters like Contra, The Rise Of Cobra is an isometric co-op shooting experience that can be played locally. There are a range...
News Confirmed: Drake's Shirt To Be Three Quarter-Tucked
One of the most famous characteristics of the Nathan Drake character from the original Uncharted was the half-tucked nature of his shirt
But what about the sequel? How can you better half-tucked? Three quarter-tucked of course! As we discovered in a recent 1up interview, Drake is to have his shirt positioned a little differently this time. Speaking...
News Danny Wallace Gets A Part In Assassin's Creed II
Rather interesting announcement from Ubisoft this morning
Broadcaster, writer, dude-that's-on-various-TV-shows-from-time-to-time and subject of a friend's obsession, Danny Wallace is to appear in Assassin's Creed II. He'll play Shaun, a historian. There's a full interview with Danny, regarding the part and his history with video games over on...
News KMart Flyer "Prints" Playstation 3 Slim, Uses NeoGAF Mockup, Mystery Solved
The mystery thickens
Or it does until NeoGAF are involved. Cue American retailer KMart's latest flyer. According to this skaky cam photograph it includes a listing of Sony's "new" Playstation 3 Slim for just $299.99. The unconvincing thing? They're using the, now famous, NeoGAF mock-up as their product image. Thankfully, not content with...
News Hard Hitting Ad Campaign Takes One Offensive Phrase & Uses It To Abolish Another
Apparently twelve year olds like to say "that's so gay" a lot
A derogatory term, apparently, for those who are challenged with their sexuality. ThinkB4YouSpeak.com want you to change your attitude, they want you to change your phrases and they want you to please think before you speak. We appreciate this ad campaign is supposed to be offensive,...
News Rockstar To Release Beaterator On PSP
The much rumoured Beaterator game from Rockstar is to hit the PSP this September 29th (US)/October 2nd (Europe) via UMD and PSN download
Popstar Timbaland is on board for the release, claiming, "I've worked closely with Rockstar Games to make something completely unique. Beaterator is like taking my music studio and turning it into a suite of...
News Future Kiss Goodbye To PSW Magazine, A Tear Is Shed
There was a period a few years back when we dabbled with PSW magazine
Much as there is snobbery within the gaming press, we've always been fans of some of the more "mainstream" Playstation press. Sadly with stunted interest in Playstation, and a declining demand in printed press, PSW magazine are to say goodbye. "It's always...
This guy managed to get Dualshock 2 control on his PSP, as proved via this - somewhat dodgy - hardware alteration
Having Dualshock 2 control totally enables two analogue sticks. It also makes his system like, 100% less portable. Hurrah! Honestly, we know they do awesome stuff, but we'll never understand the PSP modding community.
News Creat Studios Launch Smash Cars Onto The PSN This Thursday 20th August
It feels like it has been forever doesn't it? It's been an agonising wait for the next PSN title to come out of Creat Studios, but the day is finally upon us
Smash Cars will hit the Playstation Network this August 20th. That's next week folks. Awww, so many great games, so little time. Physics, stunts and online multiplayer are the serving of the...
News Ratchet & Clank Action Figure Preorders Begin Over At Amazon
So these Ratchet & Clank Action Figures are not cheap, but they're still frigging awesome
There are four bundles available at $19.99 each. There's standard Ratchet with a Transforming Clank, Dr. Nefarious with Zoni, Armored Ratchet with Mr. Zurkon, and Captain Qwark with Scrunch. Qwark please! The figures are due to roll out on December 9th so...
News Raven Software Will Refund Your Purchase Of The New Wolfenstein...
Maybe
.. If their game sells more than Madden 10 based on the NPDs. Knowing there is little to no chance in hell of such a thing ever occuring in this world, we think Manveer Heir's cash is safe. The software designer Tweeted the contest stating the stipulations that the offer only applies to sales in August and that you're limited to one copy per...
News IGN Go Hands On With The PSP Go, Sell Us Even Further
We can't wait for October 2nd
It's no secret that we have an office PSP Go preordered. We ordered shortly after it was announced. We can't wait. Alas, that doesn't mean we aren't up to justifying our purchase that bit more, and while this video from IGN doesn't tell us anything new, we're simply awe-struck by how good the system looks. Initially,
News Korean Readers - Buy Us The Hell One Of These
It's a little known fact to some readers, but we're pretty in love with Namco beat 'em ups
Now, we like all the beat 'em ups (even though we're a glutton for punishment), but we'll always have a special place for the Tekken and Soul Calibur franchise. So, you can imagine the yelps of joy emitted from our mouths when we see this wonderful looking...
News Afrika Goes Budget In Japan, We Still Really Want It
Japan are to get a bunch of budget titles this September
Included in those titles is one of our most anticipated (don't ask) Afrika. We so want that game. Anyway, those who are curious about the lineup of titles, hit the jump. AfrikaSept. 3Â¥2,980 UnchartedSept. 3Â¥2,980 LittleBigPlanetSept. 3Â¥2,980 Gundam: Target In SightSept. 3Â¥2,980 Eternal...
News Army Of Two: The 40th Day Launches Q1 2010 (Sur-prise!)
Army Of Two: The 40th Day will launch in the totally not crowded (read with complete sarcasm - Ed) Q1 2010 period
EA announced specifically that it will hit Europe on January 8th and the US on the 12th. EA are obviously hoping to capitalise on the "Christmas money" crowd.
Wednesday12th Aug 2009
News Is Medievil III Coming To The Playstation 3, Sony Cambridge Are Up To Something
Oh Sony Cambridge
We've heard speculation off the grapevine that you're up to something. We know you're working on LittleBigPlanet PSP and Play TV. Anything else you'd like to tell us about? You're employing? Oh really — for an "unannounced Playstation 3 title"? Is it Medievil III by any chance? ... Ok, so we're just speculating but...
News Gorgeous Gran Turismo Collector's Edition Revealed
If ever there was a reason not to buy downloadable versions of games, well this would rate pretty darn highly
See, we'd had it in our minds that our non-office copies of Gran Turismo PSP would be lovely little downloads on our shiney new PSP Gos. Then we saw the above. There are no real details for any extras the edition provides. Just the boxshot...
News Leonardo Da Vinci To Act As A "Q" In Assassin's Creed II
You've watched James Bond right? Q was a member of the British government who came up with all kinds of crazy military inventions for Bond to use
In Assassin's Creed II's renaissance setting, there will be no Q. There will however be Leonardo Da Vinci, who will use protagonist Ezio as a test dummy for his wacky inventions. Ok, so when we put it into...
News The Beatles: Rock Band DLC To Include Sgt. Pepper's, Rubber Soul & Other Albums
If you're releasing DLC for The Beatles: Rock Band, you're restricted to songs by The Beatles
Right? Makes sense. Thus you'll be happy to know that DLC for the mainstream darlings favourite upcoming music game will take the form of full albums. So you'll be able to play the songs that you liked, but never hit the mainstream. Like Maxwell's Silver...
News Hong Kong Magazine Is All Like, "PS3 Slim Launching Next Month"
This is the cover of Hong Kong magazine GameWave
Notice that terrible mock-up of how a PS3 Slim could look? Yeah, well the text next to it is all like, "Slim PS3 appears at the end of the month." Supreme confidence from the press outlet we think. Unless they're trying to cash in on the year's hot video game discussion point. Totally not...
News MAG Beta Enrollment Begins
Some of you lucky people (read: not us - Ed) might have a tantalising email in your inbox right now
It's headed with the words "MAG" and ends with "Public Beta". Check your emails. We'll wait. Ok, so we're assuming those of you that got that email probably won't be paying much attention to the rest of this post. For those of you...
News New Playstation Home Space From The Excellent Xi Team Around The Corner
Remember Xi? The alternative reality game that made Playstation Home a real living place to be
Yeah, it was awesome wasn't it? People always think we're being sarcastic when we talk about Home being awesome, but we think the developers and its audience are really starting to find their niche. There are a surprising number of people who spend a lot...
News Playstation 3 Struggles Hampered Haze
Haze was not the best shooter ever
Surprising seeing as it came from the now defunct Free Radical. A development team known for pretty awesome shooters. Karl Hilton of Cytek UK (basically what used to be Free Radical) protested that part of the problem with the team's Haze was due to the learning curve of the Playstation 3 platform."We spent...
News GamesCom 09: Sony To Unveil PSN Video Store In Europe
It's not quite E3 hype, but we're getting very excited about Sony's GamesCom conference next week in Germany
Not only is the thing scheduled to run a decent length of time, there are also likely to be announcements on the PS3 Slim among others. One such thing to be announced - the much anticipated European video store. If you're in the US you may...
News XBOX 360 Battlefield: Bad Company On-Demand Download Provides Playstation 3 Manual
This is one to chortle about
You may or may not be aware that Microsoft unlocked the possibility to download complete XBOX 360 games on-demand to the HDD recently. We could get all snarky and comment on why this is such a stupid idea for a system with really terrible price gouging on their storage devices but we'll move on. The comical part:...
News Sony Extend Trophy Functionality For American Whores
Hey American trophy whores
Guess what? SCEA are implementing the trophy features currently available on the European Playstation website to the ol' USA this week. The update comes with a "live-update" image of player's current trophy roster. The image will update automatically via Sony's background programming magic and will be embeddable...
News Which Of The Following Trophies Do You Want In Assassin's Creed II?
Assassin's Creed II is not delayed
And presumably it's nearing completion. So the team are currently working on the game's trophies. And they want you to decide which ones should go into the final game. A vote on the game's forums has you deciding from a list of four choices. Which one do you most want to see in the game: "The Taste of...
News UK Playstation 3 Shipment Is Cut Off, We Wonder Why?
Anonymous spokes-people from the UK have confirmed that Playstation 3 consoles have all but dried up
We can't possibly comment on why. One source claimed that "sourcing Playstation 3 stock has been a challenge for three weeks". Sony have informed retailers that further shipments would arrive in late August/early September. GamesCom it is...
News You're Totally Going To Get Preorder Bonuses For PSP Downloads
Something we have been pondering in the comments section for a while here at PushSquare are PSP preorder bonuses
With bonuses seemingly the standard for every release these days, and PSP games getting in on the action, how are us PSP Go owners going to reap the benefit of extra content for our purchasing loyalty. Sony are on hand to let us know...
News Sony Europe Blame Publishers For PSN Game Delays
We know how annoying it is when a game is due out on the European PSN but never comes
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix was a perfect example. Speaking openly on the Playstation Blog, Sony's Angela Madronero tried to clear some of those issues up. Talking about first party titles, Angela claimed, "We know how important this is to you, and...
News Out With The Old, In With The New; Ex-GRIN Staffers Form Outbreak Studios
GRIN may be on its last legs, but as is usually the case, it doesn't mean their employees are down and out
Introducing the team of ex-GRIN staffers: Outbreak Studios. Having worked on big retail releases such as Bionic Commando and Wanted: Weapons Of Fate, Outbreak's moniker is much less risky. They intend to make games for "Xbox 360 (XBLA),...
Tuesday11th Aug 2009
News Dino Crisis & Resident Evil All Rated For Playstation Store
What's up classic Capcom games? We know you're coming, but we hope you're coming soon
What's that? The ESRB have rated you? Rejoice. Listings on the ESRB have practically confirmed the released of classic Capcom titles Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. The update in listings also serves to suggest that perhaps the content...
News Gitaroo Man Lives & Other Cult PSP Awesomeness Hits The Playstation Portable
Do you own a PSP? Chances are you have some investment in Playstation if you're visiting this site, so we're going to assume yes
Are you in Japan? Our website stats tracker suggests you're not (just 0.73% of our visitors come from the land of the rising sun). We guess we're just going to have to be content with being jealous than informative then...
News Surprisingly Noby Noby Boy Shifts Just 100,000 Copies
Ahh Noby Noby Boy, the game that we just assumed everyone had downloaded to their PS3 because of the decent reviews and amount of coverage it gets
Sadly, seems like not everyone has been giving it to GIRL. Despite a potential 24 Million install base, Noby Noby Boy has gone on to sell just 100,000 copies. Perhaps that's a lot for a game that's about...
First Impressions Supercar Challenge on Playstation 3 Multiplayer
Staggeringly for a Playstation 3 exclusive, Supercar Challenge is not hyped beyond belief
We've all experienced the hype for Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet and inFamous come and go. We're currently in the process of screaming in anticipation for Gran Turismo 5 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. But Supercar Challenge we can sum up in one single phrase we...
News Oh, Hello PS3 Slim; What Are You Doing On This Database?
This is a screenshot from French retailer Micromania's Product List
For those who want to cry and moan about the size of our images, we'll tell you that the screenshot lists "PLAYSTATION 3 Slim" in the product title row. That's right, PS3 Slim. Now, the first question that jumped to our lips was; why on Earth would a retailer list the PS3...
News Playstation 3 Seconds Most "Active" Console Users List, Wii Bottoms It Out
Before we all get our fanboy knickers in a twist, let's provide some context
This chart - tracked by Nielsen - targets the number of active users per console for the first half of 2009. So basically, most people who are playing their consoles every day either own an XBOX 360 or Playstation 3. As you'll have noticed, the Wii sits way, way at the...
News EA Looking Back At Classic Bullfrog Titles
Isn't it funny how life works out sometimes? The day after we post our Golden Oldies review for Theme Hospital, news emerges that EA are to think about bringing some of the classics from the same development house back
Bullfrog were a dominant house in the 90's churning out classics such as Theme Park, Magic Carpet, Populous and Syndicate. EA's...
News GamesCom 09: Namco Bandai Bring The Big Guns To Germany
Namco Bandai have started the hype train for their appearance at GamesCom in Cologne, Germany next week
Apparently they are bringing eight games, obviously including Tekken 6 and Katamari, plus some "major exclusive new announcements". Namco Bandai are penciled in for a show on Wednesday, August 19th, so we're guessing the announcements...
News FIFA "Soccer" 10 Delayed In The Ol' USA
We're just writing to let you Americans know that FIFA "Soccer" 10 has been delayed in the USA
It's so weird seeing that "Soccer" word stamped on the front. Whatever. If you guys care (we're aware you don't) the game lands in your region on October 20th, a few weeks later than the October 2nd date in the UK. Strangely, the USA cover leaves...
News The New Mortal Kombat Will "Revolutionize" Online Play
For those of you who played Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe
you'll have been aware of the hit or miss nature of the online play. Some people loved the ability to smack talk a lobby full of people and then subsequently get challenged to a battle of wills. Others found it clunky. The new Mortal Kombat wants to appease everyone, hence a
News That Ninja Gaiden Sigma II Special Edition Is An HMV Exclusive In The UK
If you want that Ninja Gaiden Sigma II special edition and you're in the UK, might want to hop yourself over to HMV where they're taking preorders for the single-retailer exclusive at a reasonable £39
99. The special edition is mostly the same as the US version (pictured), except with the inclusion of a soundtrack alongside the book/comic/thing...
News If You Wanted Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 In A Box It's Totally Still Happening
Not a formal announcement of kinds, but an announcement of such
Ever since GameStop listed a retail version of Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 for the Playstation 3, we've been waiting for confirmation. The above image comes from Capcom's own Unity forums from a moderator. The box does not contain a disc, instead you'll get a download voucher, an eight
News Agonisingly GRIN Are In Big, Big, Big Trouble
It hurts a little to type this
Not only because we know someone who used to work at Swedish outfit GRIN, but also because of the two games they've put out this year, we thought they were both pretty darn good. Bionic Commando was a clever platform-esque shooter. Sure there were issues with the design, but we certainly had fun playing it. Wanted:...
Monday10th Aug 2009
News Check Out Paul Phoenix Kicking Some Ass In Tekken 6
This may be Tekken 6, but Paul Phoenix is still pulling those same moves from the original Tekken
Albeit with a better framerate.
News Activision's Bobby Kotick Pockets A Cool $15 Million Salary
Ever wondered why Activision products are so darn expensive? We're questioning it all the time
Seems like we have the answer. Activision boss Bobby Kotick must be so out of touch with the general income of mortals, given his $15,000,000 pay-packet for the year of 2008. That's $15,000,000 folks; $5,000,000 of which were bonuses. As the cynical words...
News New Guitar Hero Van Halen Trailer Has Pyrotechnics
Hey Guitar Hero Van Halen fans (if you exist)
Fancy checking out a new trailer? Personally, we absolutely abhor the "hits" of Van Halen. But you get the drift!
News New Heavy Rain Character To Be Shown At GamesCom
Many of us assumed it would we'd be seeing a new character at GamesCom when Quantic Dream confirmed they would show one Heavy Rain character at a time
Madison was last year. Jayden was earlier in this year. With GamesCom just around the corner, Quantic Dream are readying themselves to reveal the next character in their psychological thriller, Heavy...
Sunday9th Aug 2009
News Modern Warfare 2 Squad Characters To Be Voiced By 50 Cent
If, "Yo dawg, where ma skull?" isn't a line in Modern Warfare 2, we'll be disappointed
The voice of many nightclubs (and the star of a few video games), 50 Cent is currently in the studio recording some voice work for Infinity Ward's upcoming Modern Warfare 2. As confirmed by community manager Robert Bowling, Fiddy will be serving one of the many...
News Fat Princess Patch Live In The US, Hitting The UK Next Week
Hey America, Fat Princess now works
At least that's what we've heard from people in the region who have downloaded the latest game-fixing patch for the title. The patch is designed to improve server stability, reduce lag, and fix a few bugs. Europe are to get the patch sometime next week (presumably the rigorous SCEE quality control policy is...
News Amazon List LittleBigPlanet Game Of The Year Edition, Then Remove It Again
A cheeky wandering eye from an IGN reporter has discovered the listing for the Game Of The Year edition of Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet
The listing has now been removed, but the boxart was recovered by the reporter which teases $30 of extra content. The IGN report also suggests the pricing of the game was at $49.99 ($10 cheaper than a typical US...
News DJ Hero: Renegade Edition $200 In The States
GameStop have updated their listing for the Renegade Edition of DJ Hero, pricing it at $199
99. That's a substantial step-up from the standard $119.99 price point, but hey, if you want a stand that doubles as a carry case, this should be your thang.
News Tekken 6 On The PSP Will Feature Downloadable Content
This is so awesome but at the same time we feel terrible
We'd forgotten that Tekken 6 was coming to the PSP. But it's so awesome that it is. Because we'll be rocking some King on the train. Anyway, the handheld version of Namco's weapon-less brawler will have "pretty much everything [from the] console version," said PR man Arne...
News Don't Be Alarmed If Something Breaks!
Hey, we're about to bring you that new PushSquare
We're plugging it in and hitting the switch. And that means fireworks will fly. Literally. It wouldn't be a launch if stuff didn't... well, stuff up. We think we have everything in place to make this as smooth as possible - but this is the Internet and computers and we've all been there; it's never...
News Square Enix Announce Announcement Of An Announcement Regarding Final Fantasy XIII
"We'll be making an announcement in a few weeks," said Square Enix gaffer Yoichi Wada regarding the release of Final Fantasy XIII
We'll pause while you people compose yourselves. ... That's right, Square Enix's masterpiece is likely to be dated at late September's Tokyo Game Show. For Japan, the launch of Final Fantasy XIII will be the biggest thing...
Saturday8th Aug 2009
News These Silent Hill My Little Ponies Are Frightening
Viewers of a nervous disposition, look away, now
Too late? Aww well. Enterprising ebay member clickclackcat has concocted these disgustingly awesome My Little Pony designs based on Pyramid Head and a Zombie Nurse from Silent Hill. They're vile and we wouldn't want to put them anywhere near our house. Still, you can kinda see how they're also really...
News Hey PushSquare, What Have You Been Doing?
We'll admit it, it's been hard
Last Thursday we said to ourselves, "You know what PushSquare, you're the best Playstation site on the 'Net, but you could be better." So we brainstormed. Then we brainstormed some more. We come up with all the things we liked about the site, and all the things we didn't like. Our biggest concern was with the...
News Atomic Games Are Practically "Dead"
Remember Atomic Games? They were making a controversial shooter entitled Six Days In Fallujah
Well according to a report from IndustryGamer, they are practically dead."Out of 75 people, less than a dozen are left and about a third of that isn't even developers," the source commented. "The remaining team is basically a skeleton cleanup...
Friday7th Aug 2009
News Konami Are Bringing Back Solid Snake & Friends To The Playstation 2
Eurogamer are reporting that you Europeans who missed out on classic Konami Playstation 2 titles will get another chance
The first batch of games will include Suikoden Tactics, Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and will later be joined by Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent...
News There's A Shatter Demo In The Works, Multiplatform Release Is Likely
What do you mean you haven't played Shatter yet? Are you mad
? We gave it 4/4. Get on it. So if you're still not sure, we reckon you should probably hold out for the demo that Sidhe are preparing for you. Alas, if you're fanboy enough to prefer your games while they're exclusive (why?), be told that Sidhe will probably put this game out on...
News American Playstation Store Updates: 6th August 2009
Games!
Qore Qore Annual Subsciption ($25) Qore Episode 15: August 2009 ($3) Playable Content Crystal Defenders full game ($10) Spec Ops: Covert Assault PS1 game ($10) Rag Doll Kung Fu demo (free) Batman: Arkham Asylum demo (free) Crystal Defenders demo (free) Worms demo (free) Add-on Content Savage Moon Waldgeist Add-On ($4. 99) LittleBigPlanet...
News Gorgeous City Artwork Go Live As Part Of Final Fantasy XIV Website
New Final Fantasy XIV artwork has gone live as part of the launch of the game's official website
It features details of regions that will feature in the game, alongside information on character races and whatnot. You get the drift - if you like the fiction you might find something of interest on the site.
News Trophies Might Be Heading To Metal Gear Solid 4 Afterall
Hear this Metal Gear Solid fans: Kojima Productions know you want trophies
As part of the latest Kojima Productions podcast, the company talk a little bit about the word on every MGS-avid's lips; trophies."I just wanna tell everybody out there right now that your voices are being heard and that we're not ignoring you. We hear everything that...
News Tecmo Koei Show Interest In Sony's Playstation Motion Controllers
Talking about Sony's Playstation Motion Controllers, Tecmo Koei honcho, Kenji Matsubara, reckons that there is certainly a potential to look at how the controllers could work in something like Ninja Gaiden
Until then, he wants to see how the casual games work:"I'm sure that for casual games these motion controls will be very popular, but for...
News Check Out This Interview With Heavy Rain's Guillaume de Fondaumiere
Heavy Rain sounds more and more ambitious everytime we hear about it
Without really giving away anything new, in this interview executive producer for Heavy Rain Guillaume de Fondaumiere talks candidly about the experience and the game's influences. Citing something like The Silence In The Lambs as an influence gets us all excited. Not only was that...
News Activision Settles Lawsuit With Double Fine, Brutal Legend Unscathed
Associated Press are reporting Activision and Double Fine have settled outside of court regarding Brutal Legend, on the day they were supposed to present their arguments
Activision were hoping to delay the game but a tentative judge ruling suggested he was "not inclined" to do so. He also had some damning words for Activision's case. The...
Thursday6th Aug 2009
Review Alone In The Dark: Inferno (PlayStation 3)
Sometimes games come along that truly innovate but for some reason collapse under the weight of their originality
Alone In The Dark: Inferno is one such example of brilliant ideas being released before fully developed. Alone In The Dark: Inferno is a vastly improved version of the XBOX 360 game. Improved camera and control make Inferno the...
News Tony Hawk Ride To Cost An Arm & A Leg In UK
Tony Hawk Ride will hit British stores on November 20th at the dastardly sum of £100
A nice round figure, but a real beast when you consider you'll be getting a game and a plastic board to step on. If you're seriously still interested in buying Tony Hawk Ride then know that if you buy it from Brit retailer GAME, you'll get a board with a picture of...
First Impressions Batman: Arkham Asylum on Playstation 3
Batman: Arkham Asylum has a hard task to live up to
Hyped as the definitive super-hero game this generation early into its development, the game has always had a hard task ahead of it. With a number of delays to ensure quality behind it, Batman: Arkham Asylum is finally gearing up to release. Can it ever live up to the hype? From what we've played,...
News New Fairytale Fights Trailer Is More Trailer-Like, Brilliant
The last Fairytale Fights teaser trailer was a bit disappointing
But this one, this one is brilliant. What appears to be a quiet day out walking for Little Red Riding Hood ends with blood and, erm, chainsaws. As the trailer depicts, "there'll be no fairy-tale endings".
News Persona Will Launch On The Playstation Network & UMD
Persona is releasing on UMD this September 22nd
That's just a week short of the PSP Go. What are Atlus going to do about it? Release simultaneously on the PSN and UMD that's what. Atlus' title will mark the first time such an event has ever taken place. The UMD version of the game does come with a soundtrack however. And not just any old soundtrack...
News Zen Studios Announce Super Street Fighter II Turbo Themed Pinball Table
As hinted at yesterday, Zen Studios are to bring a Street Fighter II themed table to their acclaimed pinball game Zen Pinball
"Here at ZEN Studios, we are long time Street Fighter fans and have a great relationship with Capcom, so the idea came naturally," ZEN Studios' managing director Zsolt Kigyossy told Joystiq.</blockquote> We're...
News Double XP Weekend Heading For Red Faction
Remember that Red Faction: Guerrilla patch we were talking about? It's coming this August 6th (*cough* that's today)
To celebrate the launch of the patch, developers Volition are having a long weekend of double XP. Running from today (once the patch has released) until Sunday night you'll be able to bump up your XP titles and (hopefully) earn...
Make no mistake
We are massive Tim Burton fans. It's also been our wet dream for the past few years that he bring his dark imagination to our favourite novel in the whole wide world, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland (yeah, we're calling it by its proper title for elitist sake). Tim Burton, though, is not a big gamer. "I'm not a real hardcore...
News This Microsft Advert Really Reminds Us Of Something, We Can't Quite Put Our Fingers On It
Watch this ad-campaign
It's for Microsoft's XBOX 360. We're busting our guts trying to think what it reminds us of but we can't... Oh yes, that's right! This is the LittleBigPlanet theme they're running over their suspiciously similar marketing campaign. Now to be honest, this song is by The Go Team and was licensed by Sony for use in...
News Like Van Halen? You'll Probably Want To Be Reading The Guitar Hero: Van Halen Tracklist Then
Our only experiences with Van Halen date back to when we were in school
We had a guitar lesson and were learning "Eruption". Never had we listened to Van Halen before. Never will we ever again. Alas, we're sure there are some people reading who are totally stoked about Guitar Hero: Van Halen, and thus you'll probably want to read the...
News Sorry Europe, No Guitar Van Halen For You This Year
If you're European and were super pumped by the Guitar Hero: Van Halen track listing we published earlier, you might be disappointed by the news that the game has caught the Holiday 09-flu in Europe
There's absolutely no reason for the delay. It's just not coming out in Europe until next year.
Wednesday5th Aug 2009
Feature Why Choose The Sony PSP Go?
The Portable Platform
Ever since E3 2009, we've been approached by a number of people all hampered with the question, "Why should I buy the PSP Go?" In this piece, we'll look at the reasons for choosing the PSP Go over its older brother the PSP-3000, and discuss the platforms strengths and possible weaknesses. The Playstation Portable was named...
Review Archer Maclean's Mercury (PlayStation Portable)
Archer Maclean's Mercury is a very clever puzzle game that is well worth the price of entry
It's a game you'll certainly want downloaded onto your PSP's memory stick for a drab 20 minute journey. Building on the classic Marble Madness, Mercury is a game involving blobs of, well, mercury, and the guiding of them through increasingly difficult mazes...
News Playstation 3 VidZone App Passes One Million Downloads
We believe congratulations are in order for the fine folks at VidZone
Their excellent on-demand music video service has already topped the one million downloads mark, despite only being available in Europe. In addition to the one million downloads, 100 million videos have been streamed via the service, numbers not to be scoffed at. Alas, we can't...
News Roon, Lamps & Theo Head The FIFA 10 Box Art In The UK
Here's the FIFA 10 boxart for the UK
Featuring the faces of Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Chelsea's Frank Lampard and Arsenal's Theo Walcott. Gone is Ronaldhino into the realms of mid-life mediocrity. Other regions will get an alternative cover (Schweinsteiger is on the German cover for example). No doubt a range of people are pissed about the...
News Zen Studios Tease Street Fighter Themed Pinball Table For Zen Pinball
We really enjoyed Zen Pinball when it launched earlier in the year
It's currently one of our favourite PSN releases this year. So we're really happy to hear that the team behind the game, Zen Studios, are working on some DLC for the game. We don't really have much to go on yet (hint: it might not be much but it's a big bloody clue) except this...
News This Is Your Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Boxart
Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction is one of our favourite Playstation 3 games to date
We've beaten countless times and we just can't wait for Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time to ramp up the story. Insomniac have showcased the game's boxart today. It's darn attention grabbing we think. We can't wait to see where the story takes Ratchet...
News HD Version Of Grand Slam Tennis Delayed Indefinitely
Grand Slam Tennis is already available on the Wii
It was meant to be coming to the Playstation 3. Despite Peter Moore insisting the game will arrive eventually, the title has been delayed indefinitely while EA shift their focus to a Holiday release iteration of EA Sports Active for the Wii. Perhaps they'll end up integrating Sony's Playstation...
News Blur Preorder "Incentives" Revealed For North America
Bizarre Creations have a fantastic track-record so it's hard not being excited about upcoming combat racer Blur
With the release pencilled for November, as usual there are a number of preorder bonuses popping up around the net, in this case for the USA. GameStop will offer the "Multiplayer Advantage Booster Kit" that offers...
News EA Anticipate Console Price Cuts Before The End Of The Year
EA make games for all of the major platforms on the market
Naturally they'd like to see all the systems sell more. The more systems out there, the more people they can market their games at. It's business. Speaking at an EA conference call, the companies CEO John Riccitiello said, "We think pricing will move hardware," and added, "We...
Feature Let's Dance In Anticipation For The Beatles: Rock Band - #5 Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
As the launch of the hotly anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band draws ever closer, we count down some of our favourite The Beatles tracks. Hopefully these tunes will get you in the mood for dancing ahead of the game's launch this September 9th.
News Fancy Watching The Entire Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Comic-Con Panel
Hardcore Uncharted fans should know that this Comic-Con 2009 panel featuring Nolan North and the real person [Emily Rose] behind Elena (swoons), is packed with anecdotes from the creation of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
With the game now agonisingly close to release, we can't wait to see how the story unfolds.
News Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars Expanded Via Patch
The heartily titled Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars has been expanded via a free DLC patch
The new content adds two new levels: "Galleon" and "Stadium" — the former being set on a pirate ship. A number of enhancements have been made to the replay system, camera control, friends list, server browser, HUD, music...
News VidZone Secure The World Premiere Of The New Prodigy Track
The Prodigy's latest video "Take Me To The Hospital" will debut exclusively on the Playstation 3's VidZone service
The European on-demand music video app for Playstation 3 has already secured an exclusive video from U2 and this latest from The Prodigy really showcases the app picking up steam. The video should be live now so if you haven't checked...
News David Bowie Vs. Boogie Down Productions In DJ Hero
How can you not be into DJ Hero? Here we have a perfect example of why you should be on the off-chance your not
An exclusive mashup of David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Boogie Down Productions "Jack Of Spades" by DJ Shadow. Hell yes. There are more over at Joystiq.
News Sony Trademark "P.S. Thanks", Potential Reward Scheme Likely
A Kotaku discovered trademark seems to hint at the possibility of a Playstation based reward scheme akin to Nintendo's Club Nintendo
The aptly titled "P.S. Thanks" hints at an "incentive rewards program geared toward quantifying, identifying and motivating top consumer base with the goal of promotion and sale of video game hardware...
Tuesday4th Aug 2009
Review Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3)
The most horrendous thing about Sonic Unleashed is that it shows signs of being absolutely, totally, awesome
It's just a shame about the rest of the game. Mandatory medal-hunts. Awful God Of War-ripped sub-gameplay. Terrible voice acting. Drawn-out level design. Just a few of the reasons that Sonic Unleashed is not quite the game you'd expect it to...
News The Real Optimus Prime Hits Revenge Of The Fallen Via Downloadable Costume
Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen is getting a bit better this Summer
Namely through the form of downloadable content which will make Optimus Prime look a bit more like Optimus Prime. The new version of Soundwave will also make an appearance. But we don't care for new versions right?
News 80GB Playstation 3 Being Phased Out In Australia Too
It seems like the 80GB Playstation 3 isn't just getting discontinued in Japan, but Australia too according to Kotaku
They claim to have spoken to several retail sources, all of whom agree that stock of the 80GB Playstation 3 in the region is painfully low. If Sony are to introduce a new SKU or platform (like the rumoured PS3 Slim), they'll need to...
News Taylor Swift Stars In Band Hero, Looks Good All Rendered Up
Everybody look, it's Taylor Swift in Band Hero looking a lot like Taylor Swift
Impressive rendering aside, Activision want you to know that Miss. Swift will be making an appearance in the upcoming Band Hero game on Playstation 3. She had this to say of the game:"Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully...
News 80GB Playstation 3 Discontinued In Japan
What do the 20GB, 40GB and 60GB Playstation 3s all have in common in Japan? They're discontinued
The 80GB? Soon to join them. Japanese retailer 7-Eleven are stating that orders for the black and white 80GBs will cease this coming Sunday, August 9th. The reasoning? "Manufacturer's request". The notice even states that all marketing for the...
News The Telegraph Pitch Playstation 3 Slim At ?260
With all the rumours about the Playstation 3 Slim circling the Internet, it was only a matter of time before the mainstream press started to pick up on the details
In this case, The Telegraph who are reporting (via DigiTimes) that Sony have ordered enough parts to make a million Playstation 3s in the third quarter of this year; that's twice as many...
News Sony Scrap Wipeout HD Advertising Due To Fan Reaction
Never say Sony don't care about their fans
Following some bad responses from fans of Wipeout HD regarding the inclusion of advertising on the game's loading screens, Sony have pulled the feature. "The ad has been removed from WipEout HD", a Sony rep told Eurogamer, "and we are investigating the situation to ensure that any in-game advertising does...
News Red Faction Guerrilla Patch Extends The Game That Little Bit More
Red Faction Guerrilla is already a generous offering
Great single-player mode. Some decent local multiplayer. Excellent online multiplayer. Still, THQ aren't content with what they've got just yet, they want to give you more. How about a new Wrecking Crew mode? Sorted; Challenge Mode will set players across three different levels, each time with a...
News PSP Trophies Not Quite Dead In The Water, "Under The Discussion"
It was a case of pirate party pooping earlier in the year when Sony's Eric Lempel claimed trophies were flatout not happening on the PSP due to piracy
Thankfully, an interview with Shu Yoshida is much less decisive, claiming that trophies are "under discussion" for the platform but there "are some challenges". We think trophies...
News Fairytale Fights Looks Right Up Our Alley In New Trailer
Hoodrich
Despite this being one of the worst cut trailers we've ever seen (it features the wonderful activity of walking), the backend footage reminds us why we're excited about Fairytale Fights. You play as Little Red Riding Hood and chop people up. Heck yes, this is a twisted depiction of the classic (but always sinister) world of fairytales...
News Fat Princess Patch Incoming Quicker Than A Waddling Princess
Fat Princess is a great game
We said so in our review. Problem is, it's kind of unplayable right now. We've been trying to hop on to the game for two days and the multiplayer has just been broken. Thankfully a patch has reached its testing stage and will probably hit the public soon. Developers Titan Studios have detailed the fixes the patch deals...
News More Legendary Wild West Content Heading To Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
Launching this Thursday on the Playstation Network will be the Old West Map Pack for Ubisoft's Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
New legendary battles heading to the western shooter include Little Bighorn, Vulture Mine, Fort Worth and Union's Elmira Prison Camp. Princing is yet to be announced.
News Gran Turismo PSP Pre-Order Items Revealed
If you were planning on preordering Gran Turismo PSP (we're getting a digitial copy so erm, how do you preorder a digital game?) then you might like to know that there are some bonus cars and colours available as a reward for your troubles
We're not too hot on car manufacturers and types but the Playstation Blog do a very good job of explaining...
Monday3rd Aug 2009
News What Accessories Will Be Available For Your Shiny New PSP Go?
You know what? The PSP Go is coming out very soon
Surprisingly soon in fact; it'll be on store shelves this October 1st. The line will be labelled the PSP-N1000, so you'll need to be looking out for that mark in order to ensure your accessory is compatible. The accessories will be available in Gold packaging to distinguish them from alternative PSP...
Review Fat Princess (PlayStation 3)
Fat Princess is a co-operative multiplayer game comparable with few other titles
The objective of the game's main multiplayer type is to rescue your captured princess. The twist is that the princess cannot be swooped up like a heroine from movies of old; she'll have been force-fed ungodly amounts of cake by the opposing team, making her as heavy as...
News Sackboy To Become An International Icon
It's about bloody time
Many of us were waiting for this to happen around the time of LittleBigPlanet's release last year. It didn't quite happen then, but now it's about to. Sony have secured a deal with Impact International to put Sackboy, erm, everywhere — plush items, bean toys, bobbleheads, mugs, bags; you name it - it's coming. In what is...
News Milla Jovovich Talks About Why They're Making A Fourth Resident Evil Movie
Did you wonder why?
S. Anderson and his fiancee actress Milla Jovovich were making a fourth Resident Evil movie about your favourite RE character Alice? The answer, according to Milla, is money. "The movie makes money," says Jovovich. "If it makes more money than the last one, you'd think that people want to see another one, so we'll do another...
News OMG Girlz Can Play Gamez Too LOLZ
Whaddup Hannah Montana fans
Sony want you to know that "Girlz Play Too"; well that's according to their new Playstation Portable promotion page. All together now: OMG LILAC PSP. According to the site girls should be well into like the likes of Patapon 2, LocoRoco 2 and, erm, Petz. Personally, we really like the lilac PSP. We don't care if...
News New Final Fantasy XIII Screenshots Still Look Amazing, Still Take A Significant Hit
The forums were awash with the flame-wars of old last night
"What has happened to my Final Fantasy XIII?" the question on the avid's lips. If you're eyes aren't trained enough to notice the differences between the August 2008 screen (left) and June 2009 screen (right), let us play spot the difference for you: poorer background textures,...
Before E3 we were a little worried about The Beatles: Rock Band
We weren't expecting the amount of attention to detail to be honest. We just assumed it would be a typical Rock Band game with The Beatles songs in it. We were so wrong. The following videos (above and after the jump) prove what a brilliantly well thought out package The Beatles: Rock...
News Gran Turismo 5 Release To Cap A Killer Christmas Line-Up For Playstation
We don't always post "he says, she says" rumours - but this one comes from GTPlanet; one of the more dignified Gran Turismo sources on the 'Net and certainly worthy of our attention
That doesn't mean you should treat this as fact, just know that here at PushSquare we trust GTPlanet as a source. While hesitant about giving concrete details (for...
News UK City Might Name A Road After Lara Croft
This story is quite close to our hearts because Derby is just up the road from the place where we're typing this article
The city of Derby, UK is of course the home to Lara Croft, where she was designed by Core Design in 1996. The city are taking suggestions for two stretches of road and one such popular choice is Lara Croft Way."Personally I...
News In-Game Advertising Headed For Wipeout HD
According to Gamasutra, video game advertising company Double Fusion have brought in-game advertising to Sony's Wipeout HD game
The popular PSN futuristic racer is to get hit by dynamic content during the game's loading screens. It's a bit disappointing that they're tarting up the loading screens with advertising, we actually think it would be more...
News Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo Launches This Friday, August 7th
A demo for one of the most hotly anticipated superhero games, Batman: Arkham Asylum, will hit the Playstation Network this Friday, 7th August
Strangely it won't come as a part of the usual Thursday update, presumably to keep all things fair between the various platforms the game is being released on (the XBOX 360's online marketplace gets updated on...
Sunday2nd Aug 2009
News Fat Princess Multiplayer Fix In The Works
Fat Princess launched to mixed success
We actually managed to get a full five hours with the game in multiplayer before, ping, all was broken. We haven't been able to play the game since. Thankfully developers Titan Studios have confirmed via their blog that a patch is in the works and a number of fixes are on the way. We adore the game, as you'll...
Saturday1st Aug 2009
News "Purchased Levels" Option Available In LittleBigPlanet PSP
Siliconera have discovered an option within LittleBigPlanet PSP that hints at purchasable download levels for the new portable platformer
Downloadable levels are one of the more requested additions to the already well supported LittleBigPlanet PS3 title, so it would make sense to build that functionality into the PSP title. But only if there are...
News Playstation 3 Has Sold 23.8 Million Systems To Date, 189.7 Million Bits Of Software Sold
Sony make it a common practice to reveal their lifetime figures everytime they note their quarterly earnings
Note their figures are always measured by number of consoles sold to the consumer, not retailer. 23.8 million Playstation 3s sold does not represent quite the same levels of doom and gloom that the general public tries to construe. Nor do the...
News Braid Is Heading To The Playstation Network
The XBOX Live Arcade's indie darling, Braid, is set to make an appearance on the Playstation Network - many would argue the right home for adventurous title
The impressive title from Jonathan Blow won a steam of awards last year when it launched on the XBOX 360. The game has been rated for Germany by a classifications board in the region, and has...
News Playstation 3 Slim Listing Appears On Amazon
What's this? A "Playstation 3 Konsole Slim" listed on Amazon
de</a>? We wonder what on Earth that could be. Still, no details, prices, dates or anything are given on the Amazon listing. It could simply be a mistake. One that happens to correspond with a series of rumours that have been flying for the past 5 or so months. Hmm. We think it's a...
News World Record Listing Hopes For Sony's "Toro Station" Newscast
In Japan there is a semi-interactive Playstation app known as Toro Station
The application provides users with minigames and news programming delivered by two comical cats. The application is about to feature its 1000th update - something Sony believe to be enough of a milestone to get in touch with the Guiness Book Of World Records. They're aiming...
