News Turn Yourself Into Kratos With This Amazing God Of War Web Application
Who wouldn't want to be Kratos? Running about, stabbing monsters in the face wearing nothing but a skirt -- sounds incredible, right? PushSquare's editor Sammy Barker thought so, hence why he spent the ten minutes or so required to use Sony's "Kratos Yourself" web-app
News - November, 2010
Tuesday30th Nov 2010
Rumour Uncharted 3 Will Take Nathan Drake To The African Desert
The first Uncharted was all about creating believable characters in a next-generation world
With the cast already established, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' selling point was its snow effects. The gorgeous opening mission saw protagonist Drake climbing around amidst a minor blizzard. With Uncharted 3 hotly tipped to make an appearance at next month's...
News Sony: PlayStation Move Sales Top 4.1 Million Worldwide
Not to be outdone by Microsoft's Kinect sales report yesterday, Sony's countered by revealing that the PlayStation Move has sold 4
1 million units worldwide since its launch in September. The number does not include sales for the PlayStation Eye or Navigation Controller. Sony also reiterated that there are over 25 supported/dedicated titles already...
News Patched for Move: Swords & Soldiers (Free)
Ronimo's game gets all motional
Previously a hit on Nintendo's WiiWare download platform, HD brawler Swords & Soldiers is now playable with PlayStation Move. Publisher Ronimo has released a free update for the title that brings menu and in-game support for the motion controller, helping players hack and slash their way through the nefarious...
News Move Sales Reach 4.1 Million Units Sold Around the World
Count 'em
So far Sony has been tight-lipped about sales figures for its PlayStation Move peripheral, only saying it had shipped 1 million Moves to America and not commenting on actual worldwide sales figures. Now the company has opened its mouth wide to shout "4.1 million units sold worldwide" in the form of this new press release...
News Dead Nation's Launch Trailer Should Properly Get You In The Mood
Yes, Dead Nation is technically another zombie game
But it's a rad one. We know because we've been playing it and it's awesome. The game's from the makers of Super Stardust HD, basically the masters of the dual-stick shooter. And Dead Nation is a dual-stick shooter. So regardless of whether you're sick of zombies or not, you're going to want to buy...
News Kevin Butler Officially Endorses this The Fight: Lights Out Video
VP gives OK
Not everyone has been able to get to grips with The Fight: Lights Out, but Sony's fictitious vice president of just about everything Kevin Butler wants to spread a little information, sharing this video of the game's head-tracking, fist-pumping action in full flow. If this video gets you itching for some brawling action, our The Fight:...
Guerrilla's announced that it's bringing the bonkers Killzone 3 "Helghast edition" previously announced for North America to Europe too
The package is absolutely insane, including a Helghast's mask, action figure and art-book. Guerrilla have also announced a steel-book edition of the game which includes the game, a dynamic theme, soundtrack and...
News Up For More Collector's Editions? Good, 'Cos Deus Ex: Human Revolution's Got One Too!
Continuing the trend of "every video game must have a collector's edition", Square Enix has announced a special package to go alongside the release of next year's Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The beefed up package includes the game, a behind-the-scenes DVD, a motion graphic novel and a 40-page comic ma-jig. Square's also announced pre-order bonuses...
We've grown up watching the various PDC darts tournaments and if there is one thing we object to (and it applies to any sport really), it's the whole "Roman gladiator" vibe the TV production studios gloss onto the game
It's just dumb. Thankfully, PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is really rather good, despite the melodrama of this trailer...
News THQ To Reveal Two "Core" PlayStation Move Titles Soon, One To Support 3D Too
THQ's revealed plans to announce two "core" PlayStation Move titles soon
THQ's core games boss Danny Bilson revealed on Twitter, "Two core games coming on Move. One is a hybrid with Move and 3D." THQ has been on somewhat of a charge lately, making plenty of exciting announcements. Looks like the ref
Monday29th Nov 2010
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 5 Slipstreams Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Takes The Top Spot
It was going to take a monstrous game to overcome Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 is that game
Sony's exclusive has netted the top-spot on this week's all-format charts, pushing Treyarch's Call Of Duty title into the second-place spot. Polyphony Digital's racing sim enjoyed the sixth biggest launch ever on PlayStation...
News Sony Could Update Move to be More Accurate, But Probably Won't
Would be as simple as a firmware patch
Move's technology is super-accurate, but according to Sony engineer Anton Mikhailov most studios aren't yet using the controller to its full potential, something we'd expect after just three months on sale. When they do maximise the controller's precision, they may find Sony moving the goalposts, as Mikhailov...
News Sony Patents Add Further Fuel To The PSP2 Fire
Patents registered by SCEA last month have added more evidence to the never-ending stream of PSP2 rumours
According to Akihabara News (via EDGE) the patent mentions a handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection". Comprising: a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a...
News Kazunori Yamauchi Craftily Exposes Hurried Reviewers With Unlockable Damage In Gran Turismo 5
"The inclusion of damage is so slight as to be insignificant, and even the most violent of crashes will only result in a polygon shifting slightly ajar," writes IGN's Martin Robinson in the website's review of Gran Turismo 5
It's a statement that's not strictly true, and has been exposed by those who've actually had time to play through the game...
News Sony: Gran Turismo 5 Will Push PlayStation 3s This Christmas
Gran Turismo 5 is the very definition of a "system seller"
Like Super Mario for Nintendo and Halo for Microsoft, Gran Turismo is the holy grail of franchises for PlayStation. There's no doubt that God Of War and Uncharted are big-name games, but Gran Turismo sits in a league of its own. And SCEUK reckons that it's going to push systems this...
Rumour Yakuza Team Announce Sci-Fi Shooter Titled Binary Domain
Rumour
Rumour. Rumour. A poster on Japanese message board 2ch claims to have an advanced copy of Famitsu magazine which confirms the existence of a new PlayStation 3 shooter from the Yakuza team. The sci-fi robot game, generically titled Binary Domain, is said to be a collaboration between Toshihiro Nagoshi Yakuza team and western developers...
Saturday27th Nov 2010
News Dynasty Warriors 7 Bringing 60 Characters from Historic China
Great battlers of history
Dynasty Warriors 7 is coming to PS3 with full stereoscopic 3D support, as well as Move controls, with a cast of over 60 playable characters to slash their way through four ancient Chinese kingdoms. Popular characters from the series will return, as well as newcomers Bao San Niang, Sima Zhao, Sima Shi and Zhen Ji, each...
News Anton Mikhailov Talks PlayStation Move, Harmonix, Dance Central, EyeToy & Kinect
Anton Mikhailov believes that Harmonix's success with Kinect launch-title Dance Central is largely down to the developer's experience with EyeToy
Mikhailov revealed that Dance Central probably uses a tracking technique similar to that of their PlayStation 2 EyeToy title, AntiGrav. The R&D man also explained to Eurogamer why Sony passed on the...
News Korean Move Cosplay is the Way to the Country's Heart
Costumes out in the wild
We've seen plenty of Move costumes already – check out Norway's Move Men and Paris's fashion take for just two examples – and now it's the turn of Korean streets, with predictably odd results. Whilst the suits seemed to go down well with most punters, one plucky young chap took a swing at the controller, clearly confused...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Gran Turismo 5 Patch 1.02 Available Now
Kazunori Yamauchi promised an update for Gran Turismo 5, and Kazunori Yamauchi has delivered
The promised multiplayer update patch released on the PlayStation Network this morning bringing with it upgraded server infrastructure while enabling enabling maximum power and weight restrictions for online races. We checked the patch this morning and...
News How Much Do You Like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit? Enough To Watch A Trailer?
Here's a novel idea from Criterion and EA Games: watch a Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trailer in order to unlock more content
EA's dropping three cars via a free DLC pack which they'll release once the embedded YouTube video scores one-million hits. You've got until December 12th to reach the tally. At the time of writing the video has received...
Friday26th Nov 2010
Review Beat Sketcher (PlayStation 3)
Who said games can't be art?
Beat Sketcher combines the art of “light drawing” and music creation to create a new and unique experience for PS3 gamers, and using the PlayStation Move lets budding artists draw highly detailed pictures and share them with friends and family. When the game is first loaded a thorough calibration process kicks in,...
News Blue Tongue Fills In de Blob 2's Move Multiplayer Mode
New interview reveals info
Blue Tongue's de Blob 2 is looking fantastic, as this trailer shows, and now studio creative director Nick Hagger has shed some light on the game's multiplayer mode. In a method that may sound familiar to gamers used to Super Mario Galaxy 2 veterans, a second player can pick up Move at any time and bring up a reticule on...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Shifts One Million Units In Europe
It's only been a week, but already Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood has raked in sales of over one million units in Europe alone
The franchise has now sold a whopping 20 million units across three titles. Ubisoft anticipates the series will have hit 30 million by the end of next year. If you compare [the 1m in a week] with last years ACII sales...
News Sony Europe Reminds You of the Great Move Games Out Already
And some other treats on the way
Sony's Move line-up is growing on a weekly basis, with no fewer than 39 titles now available for the motion controller, so the company naturally wants to crow about the games by putting out a press release. We'll let Sony speak for itself, but as always remember you can get full reviews of these titles and many, many...
News Oh Good, More Publishers Tease Their VGA Announcements
This is getting pretty boring now
Is it really necessary for every publisher to release extremely obscure teasers for their VGA announcements? We get that they want to build hype, but good grief — there's been one of these every single day and the awards event is still a good three weeks away. No, we don't know what Activision's "Murder Your...
News 3D Ushers A "New Creative Medium For Games" According To Sony's Mick Hocking
Speaking at the Develop conference in Liverpool, Sony's Mick Hocking argued that 3D can offer more than increased visual depth, instead providing a "new creative medium" for the industry
The director of Sony's Liverpool studio (the Wipeout guys) stated that 3D technology can make games more natural and inviting to newcomers. "Doing things like...
News Japan Queues For Gran Turismo 5...
Gran Turismo 5 came out earlier in the week in Japan
There were queues at retailers all around Japan. Apparently this car driving lark is popular around the world. </em>
Thursday25th Nov 2010
More play than Create
Play, Create and Share are words that PlayStation fans have become very fond of in the last two years. Games like LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers both have gamers not only playing the games, but creating and sharing their own levels online with others across the world. EA has decided to get in on this trend with Create,...
Review Auditorium HD (PlayStation 3)
Challenge the mind and please the senses
What started as a PC Flash game years back has now been translated into a full HD experience in the form of Auditorium HD. A captivating music puzzle game with fantastic auditory and visual style, the PC original has already won awards for its unique style, and arrives on PlayStation 3 with exclusive content...
News Can You Beat this Sports Champions Disc Golf Record?
Tall order
Sony's fond of its by the numbers diagrams offering statistical fascination to anyone with a numerical interest, and now it's come up with a sheet dedicated to Move's most popular launch title, Sports Champions. Full of interesting statistics – did you know over 155 million arrows have been fired, of which 1.1 million have split? –...
News Move's Lightsaber Game Will be "Damn Sight Better" than Kinect's
Says Move engineer
The demo of Kinect Star Wars caught the imagination of Jedi fans everywhere, and Move's augmented reality capabilities combined with its 1:1 controller tracking is surely a recipe for a great Star Wars game. But whose would be better? You'll never guess which one Sony engineer Anton Mikhailov would favour. In a brief chat with...
Rumour PlayStation Phone To Be Announced On December 9th
According to a report on French website Nowhereelse
fr</a>, Sony Ericsson is to announce the oft-touted "PlayStation Phone" on December 9th. The site touts an invitation to the "most anticipated event of the past 10 years". Other popular websites have corroborated the story. MobileCrunch in particular has some juicy...
Ouch
Sony's R&D duo of Anton Mikhailov and Dr. Richard Marks have been nothing but professional in their discussion of Micrsoft's Kinect device over the past six months. But when it comes to Kinect Star Wars, Anton's got some strong opinions — mainly that it would be "damn better" on PlayStation Move. Speaking about the possibility...
News Deadstorm Pirates Leads This Week's European PSN Update
Plenty of new DLC for other titles too
Deadstorm Pirates is already available as part of Time Crisis: Razing Storm, but for gamers who fancied taking this nautical shooter for a spin they can now do so via the PlayStation Store. Released yesterday for £15.99/€19.99, Deadstorm Pirates was one of the stronger parts of Namco's Blu-ray shooting...
Rumour Spike Teaser Hints At New Resident Evil Game Reveal
If you follow the games media closely you might remember the press going mad over a Spike TV teaser which seemed to hint at the reveal of a new zombie game
Now Spike's dropped another hint, this time including a biohazard logo. It's all part of the build-up for the VGAs — are we on the cusp of a new Resident Evil announcement? There's not enough...
News Polyphony Pledges Title Update For Gran Turismo 5 This Weekend
Gran Turismo 5 is barely cold off the manufacturing line, but already Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi is pledging huge updates for the title
This weekend's set to deliver the first update, with Kazunori promising it will "refine the usability of the game to make it a better experience". Fast work Kaz. We received a lot of demands...
News Kazunori Yamauchi's Not Sure If Gran Turismo 6 Will Launch On PlayStation 3
Polyphony Digital's gaffer, Kazunori Yamauchi, has told Eurogamer that he "doesn't know" if Gran Turismo 6 will launch on the PlayStation 3
Ten years ago it was easier to predict what would happen three years in the future, Yamauchi said at Gran Turismo 5's launch party in Madrid last night. Nowadays no-one knows what happens in the future...
Report Kaz Hirai Poised For Top Job At Sony
Gunning for first
SCE's current boss, Kaz Hirai, looks like he could be "Ridge Racing" his way to the top of Sony Corp, with a Bloomberg report placing him in the hot-seat to take Howard Stringer's president role. He'll face competition from Executive Deputy President, Hiroshi Yoshioka. Stringer took Sony's presidential job in 2009, but at 69...
News Gran Turismo 5 Issues Due To "Extreme Online Traffic Congestion"
We thought we were the only ones having issues with Gran Turismo 5's loading screens last night, but apparently our issues were shared by a majority of players
To cut a long-story emphatically short: Gran Turismo 5's online servers are getting raped. That's probably a good indication of the game's initial sales, but it causes a few issues for those...
News The 3rd Birthday Is Finished, Square Enix Turn Their Attention To Final Fantasy Agito XIII
The PlayStation Portable's Parasite Eve spin-off, The 3rd Birthday, is finished according to the Final Fantasy Agito XIII's director, Hajime Tabata
The lead's revealed that the entirety of The 3rd Birthday team has turned their attention to Agito, presumably seeking a launch at some point during our life time (or perhaps before the PSP2)...
News Kung-Fu Live Smashes Up Your Living Room Next Month On PlayStation 3
The Virtual Air Guitar Company has slapped a December 7th/8th release date on the bizarre "You Are The Controller" PlayStation Network title Kung-Fu Live in North America/Europe
The game, which will retail at a whopping £10.99 in the UK, uses the PlayStation Eye to place you in the game's bizarre pseudo-comic book world. It's going to depend how...
News Crytek Announces Warface From Its Korean Studio
As far as bad names go, Warface has got to rank pretty highly
Still, that's the name of Crytek's latest project currently in development at their South Korean studio. There are very, very little details at the moment, so enjoy the first screenshot above.</em> Update: Turns out this is a PC-only title. Nothing to see here PlayStation...
Wednesday24th Nov 2010
Review Crazy Taxi (PlayStation 3)
Crazy Taxi's the perfect game to have sitting on your PlayStation 3's hard-drive
The initial pang of nostalgia more than makes up for the digital download's asking price, but it's the game's time-wasting potential that will keep you coming back for more. Crazy Taxi is a game that's so good we actually broke our original Dreamcast copy from playing...
News These Awesome Nikes are Our New Favourite Move Accessory
Ten on the beau foot scale
Move's a lovely item to hold in your hands for sure, but if you wanted to show your love for the controller on your feet you've been all out of luck – until now. Sony and Nike have combined to create two limited edition pairs of sneakers to honour the launch of PlayStation Move and the upcoming arrival of Killzone 3. The...
Interviews Hydravision - Funky Lab Rat
Our Q&A escaped the evil scientists
Games with names like Funky Lab Rat don't come around too often, so we're happy to welcome this title onto the PlayStation Store. Released in Europe today, with a worldwide release to follow, Funky Lab Rat is a puzzle platform game that puts you in the squeaky shoes of Diego, a rat with the ability to control...
News Sony: "We Underestimated Demand for Move Controllers"
Might struggle for stock over Christmas
When putting together your PlayStation move set-up you probably didn't encounter many issues getting a Starter Pack, console bundle or Navigation sub-controller, but you may have struggled to lay your hands on a standalone Move controller. Peter Dille, Sony's marketing senior vice president in the US, has said...
News Joe Danger Finally Gets Playable Monkey, World Breathes A Sigh Of Relief
In a comical nod towards publisher rejection, Hello Games has added the monkey character Joe Danger so desperately needed to succeed as post-release DLC
The character joins a knight rider known as Sir Bonehead, Chicken Joe and a bunch of other ridiculous gubbins. The DLC is detailed in the trailer after the jump. If you haven't bought Joe Danger...
News Take a Behind the Scenes Look at TV Superstars
Spare yourself the pain of playing it
TV Superstars may not be the greatest party game on the PS3, but it's still interesting to hear Cambridge Studio discuss how the title came into being, what made the cut and what didn't. Over on the official PlayStation EU blog you can watch interviews with some of the key players in TV Superstars' creation as...
News Upcoming PSP Firmware Update Prepares For Qriocity
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Portable's being prepped for a firmware update that will bring the platform holder's cloud-based streaming service, Qriocity, to the system
SCEA revealed on the PlayStation Blog: "PlayStation Portable system software update (v6.35) is coming soon. This is a minor update that prepares your PSP system for...
News This Is What Bayonetta Looked Like Before It Was The Bayonetta Inside Your Console
Remember Bayonetta? Yeah, that came out this year
Can you believe it? It's kinda hard, we know. Bayonetta then — that was the game that starred an American politician and ran at like 400 frames-per-second? Sure, but an original version of the game didn't move quite so fast. The YouTube video embedded after the jump reveals the game's early menus...
News PlayStation 2, It's Your Birthday! Oh, It's Your Birthday!
Where were you ten years ago today? If you're a European, you were probably unwrapping your shiny new PlayStation 2 console
Vu-whup. The system originally launched in Europe on November 24th, 2000. Ten years later it still holds a major store presence in most retailers. Incredible. The PlayStation 2 era was probably most famous for ushering a new...
News Alright, Enough Messing Around, Just Give Us Yakuza 4 Now
Bloody nora
If you frequent this site, you'll know that we adore the Yakuza franchise with passion. It's a brilliantly paced series and we love it. We've been waiting on Yakuza 4 ever since the third-instalment in the franchise was localised for the West. Knowing that the fourth game's coming, we've been trying to keep our hype levels in tact. No...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd November 2010
PSN Stock Up for Winter Sales Top Gun Sale (PS3) (now $7
49, original price $14.99) PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap Sale (PS3) (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Deathspank Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Gundemonium Collection Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Joe Danger Sale (PS3) (now $7.49, original price...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Nabs Animus Project DLC Next Month
Ubisoft's a batch of DLC for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood due to launch on December 14th on the PlayStation 3
The pack, known as the Animus Project 1.0, will be available for free. The update includes a brand-new game mode and map for multiplayer. Advanced Alliance will make the game's standard mode more difficult than the original with three teams...
The PlayStation 2 is ten years old in Europe today, and Sony's former head of Worldwide Studios, Phil Harrison, believes the platform holder will have a tough time matching PS2's record-breaking sales with the PlayStation 3
Speaking with Eurogamer, the Sony legend revealed that the "dynamics" are "slightly different" as the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Launch Trailer Celebrates The Title's Worldwide Release
It's the day we never believed we'd live to see -- Gran Turismo 5 is on store shelves all around the world
Right now. We know because we've seen it. Reviews have been dropping across the Internet all day, and while the general consensus seems to agree that this is still a video game (not the declaration of world peace like it's often been hyped to...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 24th November 2010
Special Offers (available until Dec
8) Gold Fever (mini) (was £3.99/4.99; now £2.49/2.99) Mahjongg Artifacts (mini) (was £3.99/4.99; now £2.49/2.99) Premier Manager (was £13.99/17.99; now £9.99/12.99) Prince of Persia Classic (was £7.99/9.99; now £5.49/6.99) Prince of Persia - Epilogue (was £7.99/9.99; now...
Tuesday23rd Nov 2010
News PushSquare Service Announcement: To Those That Received Gran Turismo 5 Early...
We're hearing some complaints around the 'Net this afternoon from those who received Gran Turismo 5 a day early
Apparently the game hangs on an early logo screen. This is not an issue with the game, it's because Gran Turismo 5's online servers have yet to be properly switched on. Remember: the game is not officially released until tomorrow. There...
Competition Win MediaTonic's "Who's That Flying?!" For PlayStation Minis!
We described MediaTonic's latest PlayStation Mini, Who's That Flying?
</a>, as an "essential addition to any Minis library" in our four-square review of the title last week. Bet you wouldn't mind snagging a free copy would you? MediaTonic's been kind enough to send us four download vouchers for the fantastic...
News PlayStation Move Wins Popsci's "Best of What's New" Award
Nabs "most immersive game controller" gong
We know Move works great, you know Move works great, and now Sony's controller has been honoured with an award in Popular Science magazine's "Best of What's New 2010" issue. Honoured in the always hotly-contested Home Entertainment category, Move was called the "most immersive game...
News Gran Turismo 5 Patch Unlocks Online Multiplayer
In a move presumably implemented to prevent piracy, Sony's announced that a day-one patch for Gran Turismo 5 will be required to unlock the game's multiplayer component
The 133mb update is apparently available now for those who've snagged a copy of the game early. For the rest of you — 12 hours to go.
News GAME & GameStation Detail Mega Midnight Launch Plans For Gran Turismo 5 In The UK
You might have started the week sitting on the fence with regards to Gran Turismo 5, but we know you're all happily playing in the field of "must buy" right now
So how about those midnight launches? For those of you in the UK, looks like GAME's getting the show on the road (pun intended) with 55 midnight launches nationwide. GameStation will also be...
News What's In The Gran Turismo 5 Signature Edition's Box?
If you've got a good hunk of cash burning a hole in your pocket, chances are you've been considering picking up Gran Turismo 5's Signature Edition
The gigantic package includes a bunch of extras including exclusive DLC cars, a key fob, USB stick, model car and more. It's all packaged within a contoured metal case. It's super classy. The...
News Kazunori Yamauchi: "I Really, Really Would Love To Try Making Some Other Type Of Game"
Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital's gaffer, may have only just got finished with Gran Turismo 5, but the racing game veteran is already looking to the future
Recently Yamauchi revealed in an interview that work has already began on Gran Turismo 6, with the veteran furthering that it's "too early to talk about it". But in an interview...
News Shift Extended Flips Colours & Boggles Minds On PlayStation Minis This Week
We could attempt to explain Shift Extended's brilliant gameplay mechanic, but it'd be easier on our keyboard if we directed you to the trailer embedded above instead
The franchise which began life as an online Flash game is coming to PlayStation Minis with all its brain melting puzzles in tact. It's due out this week on the PlayStation Store.
News DoubleFine Announces Stacking For The PlayStation Network, Looks Bonkers
DoubleFine's announced the second game in their publishing partnership with THQ
The PlayStation Network title, Stacking, is pitched as third-person adventure puzzle game, set in a diorama open-world environment against a 1930s era backdrop. It's already sounding awesome, right? The game involves Russian stacking dolls — seriously. The...
News Sony Bringing 3D To Over 20 First-Party Titles, More Than 50 On The Platform
That 3DTV sitting in your local Sony Galleria's window might look like an unnecessary expense, but it's slowly becoming an essential purchase
What with the PlayStation 3 now supporting 3D movies and games, the upgrade's looking more and more justified. Just to hammer home the point, SCE's revealed that they have 3D functionality in the works for...
Monday22nd Nov 2010
News Exclusive Day One DLC for PDC on PS3
More players, modes and more
PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour isn't the first sports game from O-Games to make use of PlayStation Move – its previous release was the very playable John Daly's ProStroke Golf, and now the publisher is lined up at the oche with a new title on Friday. PS3 owners who pick the game up on launch day will be greeted...
Hold onto your hats folks, it's looking more and more certain that Uncharted 3 will finally be revealed to the world next month
Remember that post-VGA PlayStation exclusive announcement teased by Sony? Kotaku reckons it'll be a blow-out of Uncharted 3 which will be trailered during the VGAs. In fact, Kotaku's so certain they've cited their good ol'...
News PlayStation 3 Scores One-Hundred-And-Eighty, Nets Exclusive Hawaii 5-0-1 Downloadable Content
O-Games' upcoming PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is not complete without the appearance of Hawaii 5-0-1 himself, and the PlayStation 3 version of the game is the only place you'll see him
Wayne Mardle (as Hawaii 5-0-1's known to normal people) will be joined by Peter "One Dart" Manley and the Las Vegas Desert Classic tournament in...
News SCEA Slashes PlayStation Network Prices For Black Friday
In the good ol' USA they have this thing called Black Friday
We're only aware of it on a foreigner's level, but apparently it involves people rushing into stores and buying ridiculously low-priced items. It sounds crazy to us, but whatever. Not one to refuse a party, SCEA's decided that the PlayStation Network should be in on the festivities,...
News Sony Ericsson's Gaffer Talks About Smoke & Fires, Hints At The Existence Of PSPhone
Boss talk
Sony Ericsson's CEO Bert Nordberg has virtually confirmed the existence of the long rumoured PlayStation Phone, though it's sounding more and more likely to us that the so called "PSPhone" will be more a "phone that plays good games," rather than an SCE branded product. Nordberg told the Wall Street Journal: Theres a lot of smoke, and...
News Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light Gets Key Gameplay Feature... Finally
Are you still playing Lara Croft and the Guardian Of Light?
It's actually a really good game, but with the release of Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and the imminent arrival of Gran Turismo 5, chances are you've relegated Lara Croft's tight tushy to the side-lines. That's a shame, because Crystal Dynamics has finally...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Holds Off Assassin's Creed & Need For Speed
It's testament to the strength of Call Of Duty that Black Ops suffered an 85% drop in sales last week, while Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood enjoyed the franchise's biggest launch in the UK -- yet still ended up finishing second in the British sales charts
The excellent Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit was also unable to rival Call Of Duty, landing in...
News Mindjack Jacks Minds (See What We Did There?) In January 2011
Square Enix has confirmed a January release date for Feelplus' third-person shooter, Mindjack
The game's due in North America/Europe on the 18th/21st of January. Japan will get it a little later on the 27th January. Honestly, we know very little about this game, so let's read the press-release together shall we? "Square Enixs new near-future...
Sunday21st Nov 2010
Review DanceDanceRevolution (PlayStation 3)
Dance Dance for the world!
The granddaddy of all dance games is back as Konami's classic franchise makes its first appearance on the PlayStation 3. DanceDanceRevolution (DDR) is arguably the one game that proved that not all games needed to be played sitting down. If you aren't familiar with the DDR franchise, gameplay revolves around stepping on...
Interviews Zoo Games - Auditorium HD
Find out more on this audiovisual sensation
The unique-looking Auditorium HD is just a few short days away from its release on the North American PlayStation Store, so we drummed up some questions on this musical medley and fired them over to senior producer Alvin Muolic from Zoo Games. Movemodo: Can you please describe Auditorium HD to gamers who...
Saturday20th Nov 2010
Review The Fight: Lights Out (PlayStation 3)
Get the low down on this beat down
If you're a hardcore gamer interested in the PlayStation Move, chances are that The Fight: Lights Out has been on your radar for quite some time. With a full-fledged online mode, dirty fighting moves and a gritty presentation, it is the very antithesis to Wii Sports boxing. While other motion-based fighting games...
News TRON: Evolution's Move Controls are Light Cycle Only
Short but sweet
TRON: Evolution is due to de-rez Europe on Friday, and now we've had our first look at the Move controls we can confirm they're a bit disappointing. Considering the game's heavy combat focus and use of a throwing disc, you would have thought Move could have been used in any one of a number of interesting ways, but as it happens the...
News Tron: Evolution Diary Details Stereoscopic 3D & PlayStation Move Support
The music
The music. Sure Tron: Evolution looks like a ton of fun, but the soundtrack is going to be the highlight. This developer diary shot by the PlayStation Blog details a number of the game's gameplay mechanics, including the protagonist's acrobatic abilities and persistent unlocks. It also showcases the game's light-cycle PlayStation Move...
News Gah, Catherine Looks So Bloody Amazing... We Want It Now Please
To be honest, we haven't got a clue what's going on in this latest Catherine trailer
Once again there are sheep people, toilets and giant contraptions. It's sounds like Catherine's going to be a bit psychological. From what we can understand about the game, the story revolves around the protagonist's involvement with two characters — Catherine and...
News Sony To Make Post-VGA Announcement, Lining Up New PlayStation 3 Exclusive
While all the other big publishers fight over their "big reveal" spot on Spike TV's VGA event, Sony's decided to save their big announcement until the day after
The platform holder's teasing something so big for its December 12th reveal that it requires an event all of its own. We'd put money on a certain Nathan Drake being in attendance. Get hype.
News Infinity Ward "Reconstructed" According To Vivendi Boss
Remember Infinity Ward? The guys that brought you Call Of Duty? Yeah, we'd almost forgotten too, particularly after all the hoopla that went on earlier in the year
According to Vivendi — which has a controlling interest in Activision Blizzard — the studio is still very much around, albeit in "reconstructed" form. The Treyarch studio,...
Friday19th Nov 2010
News Someone Made A Third-Party PlayStation Move Controller, For Reals
German peripherals manufacturer, Snakebyte, has announced a new line of third-party PlayStation Move devices
The range includes a Move wand, navigation controller and camera. The devices are expected to reach retailers in January, though there is no word on price yet. The devices look decent enough, but the PlayStation Move is already pretty cheap...
Talking Point Why Are Accessories So Important Anyway?
What's the big deal?
We've reported on Move as an important factor in growing the accessory sector at retail, but with hardware and software figures falling year-on-year why is the success of plastic add-ons so important? Accessories Make Money: For retailers, accessories are key: profits made from add-ons far outweighs the margin on a new game or...
News This is What Move's and Kinect's Children Would Look Like
If manufactured very, very cheaply
When the Wii was released we saw countless cheap knock-offs flood the market – remember the Vii? – and now it looks like Move is about to receive its own sincerest form of flattery in the form of the "i-dong". (Really, we're not making these names up.) Displayed at a Chinese technology event, the...
News Check Out Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves Next Month
A taster of LittleBigPlanet's Move mode
Here's something we didn't see coming: Sackboy is about to get his own PSN-exclusive title, called Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, and it's only playable with Move. A co-operative-only experience, the game needs one player with a Move controller and another with a DualShock 3, as players must team up to overcome...
News Seriously, If We Could Catch Up On Neighbours From The PlayStation 3...
There are a number of things that put us in a bad-mood, and missing Neighbours is one of them
It's a crushing feeling arriving home at 17:49, knowing there's still time to catch the end of the show but having already missed over half of it. Channel Five's on-demand Internet catch-up service has kind of fixed that crushing feeling for us, but it's...
News Irrational Promises That Bioshock: Infinite Will "Great" On The PlayStation 3
The original Bioshock did not release on the PlayStation 3 at the same time as its XBOX 360 counterpart
The game launched late, and suffered from a fairly inferior port. With Bioshock: Infinite due to launch day and date on the PlayStation 3, Irrational's taken to reassuring fans that the game will not suffer on Sony's platform. Lead technical...
News Kevin Butler Sells It Straight In New North American PlayStation Commercials
Sony's released a fresh batch of North American holiday ads, once again revolving around fake executive Kevin Butler
In the two new spots designed to push the PlayStation 3 this Christmas, Butler solves a myriad of family crisis'. "Dad With A Dilemma" can't find a way to please both his wife (who wants a blu-ray player) and his children...
News Costume Quest Nets "Grubbins On Ice" DLC In Time For Christmas
Double Fine's delightfully seasonal RPG adventure, Costume Quest, is set to get a fresh slice of DLC next month
The downloadable add-on, titled "Grubbins On Ice", takes the imaginative youngsters from the game's main campaign into the Narnia-esque realm of Repugia. The DLC will bring with it a bunch of new costumes and patterns, alongside...
News Bungie Seek Beta Testers For Secret Project
Bungie, the guys that made Halo an enormous brand, are working on a new project -- and it's coming to PlayStation 3
Not much is known about the studio's next game, though Activision have locked up publishing duties. Those of you who'd like to be in on Bungie's next big thing can enlist on the studio's forums. Apparently the team are looking for...
Boring
Really boring. Look, we accept that the PSP has some issues, but we're really getting tired of the Western games media trying to kick it at every given opportunity. The device has sold over 50 million units, is the top selling device in Japan week-after-week, and remains the only platform to compete with Nintendo in the space they've...
News Gran Turismo 5 Installs While You Race
Debunking reports this afternoon that Gran Turismo 5 has a 50-minute mandatory install, Sony's revealed that the game can actually unpack chunks of data while you play it
"GT5 gives users the option of an install," Sony noted. "This makes loading times throughout much faster but is not a requirement when first playing. "If...
Thursday18th Nov 2010
News Snakebyte Announces the First Third-Party Move Controllers
And they don't look bad
German manufacturer Snakebyte has emerged as the first manufacturer to offer its own line of PlayStation Move controllers, starting in January 2011. Recent PS3 firmware updates have rendered some third-party controllers out of action, but Snakebyte has a cunning plan, equipping its controllers with the ability to receive...
News Kingdom Under Fire II Joins The PlayStation 3's Upcoming MMOs Roster
Blueside's confirmed that they'll be bringing their MMO, Kingdom Under Fire II, to the PlayStation 3 in 2012
The game will hopefully join a series of other MMOs on Sony's console, including Final Fantasy XIV and DC Universe Online. The game was originally meant to launch on the XBOX 360 and PC, but is now set to launch on the PlayStation 3 because...
News Navigation Support is Not Coming to NBA 2K11 After All
Will be in 2K12 though
If you've been playing the superb NBA 2K11 with PlayStation Move, you might have been disappointed that the Navigation sub-controller is unsupported, leaving you with a Move in one hand and DualShock 3 in the other. Whilst we presumed Navigation support would be introduced later in the game's cycle, 2K Sports' Community...
News Disney Announce LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean For 2011
Disney's just announced that Traveller's Tales are hard at work on another entry in their esteemed LEGO: Insert Popular License Here franchise, announcing LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean for release on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable next year
The title will tie in with the movie, On Stranger Tides, which is currently slated for release in...
News Under Siege Cinematic Video Stirs Up the Blood for the Fight Ahead
Brand new video from CG specialists
Under Siege is preparing to storm the PlayStation Store's barricades in early December, and developer Seed Studios has teamed up with CG experts Axis to get gamers excited about the upcoming Move-enabled RTS. Having produced CG animations for Heavenly Sword, Killzone 2, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and more, Axis has...
Sony's dropped some fresh news about what we can expect from the LittleBigPlanet franchise this Christmas
Honestly, a whole lot. Sony will be sending out fresh beta invites and a story demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 from next month, as well as releasing a stand-alone PlayStation Move experience entitled Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves. Sackboy's Prehistoric...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Downtime Scheduled For Today
SCEE's announced that the PlayStation Network will be experiencing some downtime later this afternoon
Those of you getting out of work at 5PM to slot in your brand new copy of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, prepare to be furious. The maintenance is scheduled for between 16:05 and 01:00GMT. Users will not be able to...
News Oh Right Yeah, Gran Turismo 5 Is Out Next Week Folks
Here is Japan's official Gran Turismo 5 commercial
Everybody sing with us: "We love cars, we love cars, la-la-la-laaa." Imaginitive stuff. Still - Gran Turismo 5 is out next week folks. Next week.
News Deus Ex: Human Revolution Continues To Look Absolutely Amazing In Second Gameplay Trailer
Square Enix has dropped us a new trailer for next year's Deus Ex: Human Revolution
It seriously looks really, really good, demonstrating a bunch of new abilities and augmentations that the protagonist will use throughout the main campaign. Shooting people through cover with some kind of crazy laser weapon? You betcha. The trailer alongside a QA with...
News Dragon's Lair Dead Set For The PlayStation Network
Dragon's Lair has released on a lot of platforms over the past 27 years
The game's currently set to make an awkward leap onto the PlayStation Network. Details are still pretty scarce, but the game will feature remastered 1080p visuals. And errrr... Yeah. What more can we say? Hit up Wikipedia if you're unfamiliar with Dragon's Lair. Slightly...
News Kevin Butler Explains Why Gran Turismo 5's So Awesome, Steals A Sports Car
Kevin Butler's excelled himself this time
Not only is this American commercial for Gran Turismo 5 pretty darn comical, it also hammers home every single one of the game's unique selling points. For a spot that's just thirty-seconds long, it's pretty much perfect. Good job SCEA. [Also: ten points to the first person to correctly spot Jacky-T]
Treyarch's announced that it's released a new update for Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The changes are pretty minimal this time, offering some improvements to matchmaking and leaderboard tracking. The PlayStation 3 version also has some "anti-friends list" spamming features. No idea what that is, but apparently it'll improve...
Rumour New Bioware Game Is Mass Effect Multiplayer Spin-Off
The new Bioware title which was teased yesterday is believed to be a multiplayer spin-off of the Mass Effect universe
That's according to a report on Kotaku citing an unnamed source. Apparently the game will be in-line with the Call Of Duty series — because more online competitive shooters are just what the industry needs. The game, which we've...
News Who's That Flying?! Is Out On The PlayStation Store Right Now... GO BUY IT!
Sometimes we get really passionate about certain games, and Mediatonic's Who's That Flying?
</a> is one such example. It's just a really, really good downloadable title. Available as part of the PlayStation Minis service, we recommend you pick this up whether you intend to play this on PSP or PS3 (or both) — it's a great little time filler...
Wednesday17th Nov 2010
Review Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PlayStation 3)
Coming out of Criterion Games, our initial impressions of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit were tempered by it not being Burnout
We expected to jump into the game, hit ridiculous speeds and twist in and out of traffic with Burnout's trademark controller response. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is a lot heavier and slower than Burnout, and it wasn't until...
News First Shots Of The PSP2's Development Unit Hit The 'Net, Send Us Gaga
Somehow VG247 has managed to acquire shots of an early version of the PSP2 development kit
It's real folks, these crumby photos prove it. The shots reveal forward and rear-facing cameras, as well as a track-pad on the reverse of the unit. According to VG247 this is not the final form factor of the PSP2 — in fact, the sliding PSPgo case has since...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 16th November 2010
Price Updates Droplitz Sale (PS3) (now $4
99, original price $9.99) Cool Boarders Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2.99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale</ul>Games Crazy Taxi ($9.99) 3D Ultra Mini Golf Adventures 2 ($9.99) Sky Fighter ($9.99) Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time HD ($14.99) PSone Import Classics...
News VUDU Movie Service To Launch On North American PlayStation 3s Next Week
Variety is the spice of life
.. Or something. SCEA's announced that the on-demand movie service VUDU is set to join Netflix, HULU Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service on the XMB. The service will launch on November 23rd in North America. VUDU offers over "4,000 HD movies" making it the "world's largest HD...
News The 3rd Birthday To Get PlayStation Network Release In Japan, European Date "Coming Soon"
Square Enix has revealed that their upcoming PlayStation Portable shooter, The 3rd Birthday, will get a PlayStation Network release in Japan
The cheers of the country's 22 PSPgo owners could be heard from outside our office in Birmingham, England. The PSN version of the game will set gamers back ¥4,980, while the retail version will cost ¥6,090...
News PlayStation Move Continues to Drive Accessory Sales Upward
Two consecutive months of growth for sector
Whilst sales of hardware and software are down across the board compared to the same period last year, one area of the industry that is growing is accessories, thanks in no small part to Sony's new motion controller. Move grew the sector in September and it's done so again in October, according to figures...
News Funky Lab Rat Grooves Onto PSN Next Week
Nearly time to cut the cheese
Funky Lab Rat takes that classic situation – a laboratory rat capable of manipulating time – and places it in a 2D puzzle-platformer where the titular rodent must use his incredible powers to solve a wide range of physics-based puzzles on his way to the exit of each level. The game will be fully playable with...
News It's Probably Safe To Assume That DiRT 3 Will Be As Pretty As A Painting
Codemaster's generally put out super pretty games
Codemaster's DiRT franchise in particular looks pretty great. Is it any real surprise that first shots of DiRT 3 are amazing, then? Not really no. </em>
News Sony Go Head-To-Head With Microsoft Over Non-Game Offerings
With the announcement of VUDU for the PlayStation 3 this afternoon, analysts are getting all hot and sweaty over Sony and Microsoft's latest console battle -- the war for non-gaming applications
Gamasutra note that with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service already available on the XMB, Sony is making the integration...
News Sony To Conquer "Fourth Global Gaming Superpower" Latin America
One of the reasons the PlayStation 3 is doing so well -- despite XBOX 360's marginal lead in both the US and the UK -- is down to Sony's gaming division being a truly global brand
The news might not be occupying the front page of gaming websites, but the PlayStation is still a leading power in many European countries. While the sales aren't being...
News Funky Lab Rat Brings Puzzle Platforming To The PlayStation Move
We'd already heard about Funky Lab Rat before, but we had no idea what to expect
Thankfully Hydravision's released a trailer detailing the PSN title's gameplay. It essentially looks like a cross between Braid and PlayStation Move title Tumble. Players can pause and rewind time, while using the PlayStation Move (or DualShock 3) to rearrange platforms...
News Bioware Teases New Project, Involves A Man With A Gun
What do we know about Bioware's new project? Well, based on the information that's been released today, let's break it down: It involves a man with a gun
It's being developed by Bioware. It's being published by EA. It will be fully revealed at the Spike VGAs.</ul>Nice. Brilliant. Fantastic. Why say anything at all? We don't even know if...
News European PlayStation Plus Members: Go Grab The Killzone 3 Beta Right Now
SCEE's allowing all European PlayStation Plus members to take part in the Killzone 3 beta
It's a limited offer, so make sure you make the most of this opportunity — jump on the PlayStation Store and hit "Download". Go on, it's free. For a limited amount of time today, you will be able to download the Beta straight from the PlayStation...
News Tony Hawk: Shred Scrapes Just 3,000 Sales In US Launch Week
Tony Hawk: Shred, the second game to utilise Activision's board peripheral, has bombed at retail -- scoring just 3,000 sales in its US launch week
According to Cowan & Company , the game was "a virtual no-show" at retail. We definitely think it's time to craft a Tony Hawk title true to the franchise's roots.</em>
Tuesday16th Nov 2010
Review Who's That Flying?! (PlayStation Minis)
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Who's That Flying? proves once again that Mediatonic are at the forefront of PlayStation Minis development. The game's fusion of different gameplay mechanics help to elevate the package beyond its simple "side-scroller" core. Lavish presentation and doses of genuinely comical self-referential humour compliment...
News Auditorium HD Makes Beautiful Music from Next Tuesday
Unique title gets Moving
PlayStation Network title Auditorium is a unique combination of puzzle, music and stripped-down aesthetics, and it's coming to the PlayStation Store in North America on November 23rd. Originally available as an award-winning Flash game, the PSN download has been packed with extra content and rechristened Auditorium HD. As...
News The PlayStation 2 Is Still Japan's Most Used Piece Of Hardware
The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable might be out, but Japanese gamers are still in love with their PS2s
That's according to a CESA survey which polled 1,000 Japanese gamers on the final day of TGS. The survey found that the PS2 is still the most used piece of video game hardware in the country. Sony's ancient system stole 70% of the votes...
News Interactive Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Trailer Blows Up the Web... Literally
While this Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood trailer "adventure" amounts to little more than clicking on videos, it does take you on a pretty cool "journey" while giving you a taste of the game's opening mission
One section of the interactive trailer sees MSN's homepage being blown to bits by cannon fire. It's a neat touch and certainly a unique way to...
News Activision "Exploring Options" Over The Future Of Bizarre Creations
Activision's released a statement claiming they are "exploring options" over the future of Bizarre Creations after the Internet exploded this afternoon with claims of the studio's closure
The rumours kicked off on GiantBomb when they cited sources claiming that Bizarre Creations will be going through a 90-day consultation period, statutory...
News Yu Suzuki Wants To Make Shenmue III, Will Never Happen
Shenmue creator, Yu Suzuki, revealed his new Shenmue mobile phone title at a press conference yesterday
Honestly, it looks terrible. Still, it means the Shenmue franchise is alive once more, allowing Yu Suzuki to tell Famitsu magazine how much he'd like to make the long anticipated Shenmue III. I want to make three with the same volume as in the...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Multiplayer Launch Trailer Cranks The Synth Bass
Ubisoft always pick amazing tunes for their Assassin's Creed trailers
This multiplayer launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's multiplayer component is no exception. It just oozes "cool", doesn't it? Anyone really excited for some Assassin's Creed multiplayer? We thoroughly enjoyed the beta.
News Warning: This Fan-Made Gran Turismo 5 Trailer May Cause Cases Of Unwarranted Sex-Wee
Gran Turismo 5 has had a lot of trailers over the span of its five-year development
None of them have come close to being as good as this fan-made trailer. Sure it uses bits of recycled footage from the official trailers, but it's the way that it's cut that makes it so exciting. There are eight days to go now folks. Eight days.
News Sony's Latin American Success Down to One Key Principle
And that's "Move is different"
As experienced gamers, we know that PlayStation Move and Kinect for Xbox 360 are very different control methods, but Sony knows that explaining that to the machines' expanded audiences is crucial to Move's success. Speaking to IndustryGamers, Mark Stanley, SCEA's GM for Latin America, expressed the importance of...
News Crazy Taxi Takes A Ride Onto The PlayStation Network Early
Crazy Taxi is out right now on the American PlayStation Network
You didn't expect that did you? Nope, because the game was originally due to release on November 23rd. In case you didn't know, today is November 16th. It's like Christmas came early or something. Even neater is that PlayStation Plus subscribers get $1.99 off the asking price. That's...
News Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia Trilogy Wall-Runs Onto The US PlayStation Network
In Europe, the Prince Of Persia Trilogy is out as a retail release this week
In the US, it's coming next month on the PlayStation Network. The PlayStation 2 Prince Of Persia games, which will be available separately for $14.99, will include 720p visuals and 3DTV support. The Sands Of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones are all set to get the...
News Auditorium On PlayStation Network Nets New Levels, PlayStation Move & 3D Support
Auditorium is all about "transforming light into a symphony of sound"
Nope, we don't get it either, but the game's executive producer assures us we'll have an "a-ha" moment after a couple of levels. Good, because judging the game purely on its aesthetics it looks amazing. Like something we'd want to play anyway. The PlayStation Network...
News Oh Yeah, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Is Out Pretty Soon
If you're like us, you've probably been coasting along feeling like Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> is still months and months away. It's actually not. Capcom's smacked a release date of February 15th and February 18th for the game in North America and Europe respectively. That's not very far away at all. Alongside the release date, Capcom's also...
News What Better Day To Announce Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed?
Criterion's Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit launches today in the US
For some reason EA thinks it's a good idea to lift the lid on their next Need For Speed game, Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed. The game's being developed by Slightly Mad Studios and is due in the Spring of next year. Interestingly, the game's set to include Need For Speed: Hot...
News Tetris Hits The PlayStation Network Next Month, Our Excitement Is Probably Somewhat Overblown
There's a case for Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time being the best game ever made
There's also a case for ICO, Super Mario 64 and Shenmue. Shave away all the fat though, and you'll probably find that Tetris is the greatest game ever made. One of the most pure gameplay experiences ever made, Tetris is both accessible for casual players and deep...
Monday15th Nov 2010
Review The Sly Collection (PlayStation 3)
Adventures of the Thievius Raccoonus
The Sly Cooper games for PlayStation 2 were incredible platforming game experiences in themselves, but here we have all three Sly Cooper games in one package remastered in beautiful high definition for the PlayStation 3. Move supported minigames and stereoscopic 3D support are icing on the cake for this must-have...
News Mercenaries 3 Looked A Bit Like This Before Pandemic Died A Miserable Death
Mercenaries developers Pandemic closed up shop last year
They never got to finish Mercenaries 3, despite it being actively in development before their closure. Kotaku's got hold of a video demonstrating the game in its early form. The game was under the working title of Mercenaries 3: No Limits and was obviously still heavily under development at...
News Sly 4 Teased In Sly Cooper Trilogy Re-Release
Can we get a hell-yeah? Sony's teased the inevitable release of Sly 4 in a sneaky teaser trailer hidden in the PlayStation 3 re-release of the Sly Cooper Trilogy
The teaser trailer doesn't reveal much (apart from looking bloody beautiful), but it finally confirms that a next-generation entry in the franchise is on the way. Speaking of which, the HD...
News Dead Nation Brings The Zombie Apocalypse On November 30th/December 1st
We've been waiting a long time for Housemarque's next PlayStation Network title, but finally the wait ends as December nears
Sony's placed a November 30th date on Dead Nation in the US, with Europe getting it just a day later on December 1st. The game will cost £9.99 / $14.99 but will include a platinum trophy. Of course, Dead Nation's ambitious...
Talking Point What Improvements Would You Make to Move?
Imagine Sony's listening...
Capcom's boss David Reeves recently spoke about an evolved Move for PlayStation 4, which got us thinking: what improvements would you like to see in the Move? Here's a few ideas off the top of our glowing blue heads. Improved PlayStation Eye: The Move itself may be a nifty piece of kit, but the PlayStation Eye camera...
News This Picture Was Taken In-Game Using Gran Turismo 5's Photo Mode
This is not a photograph
This is not a photograph. This is not a photograph.</em>
News Son Of A Duck! The New Bulletstorm Trailer Is Full On, Yo!
We're not sure what to think of Bulletstorm
On the one hand it looks like a really awesome game. On the other hand it just looks dumb. We're not missing the point, we get that Bulletstorm's intention is to be a bit silly, but some of the voice work is a real turn off. "Pull up your skirt and stap on that dildo." Really? Really? Catch the...
News Ubisoft Push Ghost Recon: Future Soldier & Driver: San Francisco Into Next Fiscal Year
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Driver: San Francisco were both expected to release in Ubisoft's fourth fiscal quarter
That's between January and March 2011 to normal people like you and me. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Ubisoft's confirmed that both games will be pushed into the company's next fiscal year, which could see them release...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Kicks Everyone's Ass, As If You Expected Anything Else!
Surprise
Call Of Duty: Black Ops has topped the UK sales charts selling a whopping 2 million units in its first week. Interestingly, the PlayStation 3 managed to command a 44% share of the sales — surprising given Call Of Duty's strong ties to the XBOX 360 fanbase. The usual suspects of FIFA 11 and Just Dance 2 occupied the top three, while a...
News UK PSPgo Price Cut Due To "Website Error", Hope You Nabbed It In Time
Sony's confirmed that PSPgo price-cut reports from this weekend were due to a "website error"
The company accidentally dropped the price of the digital-download system to £130 on their official Sony Store website, leading many publications to believe that the price of the device had dropped for the second time in less than a month. Give yourself a...
News Ubisoft Confirm There'll Be "Something" Assassin's Creed Related In 2011
Hmmm
We're letting Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood slide because we think it looks amazing. That said, we're not sure Ubisoft can continue making yearly installment of Assassin's Creed. The franchise needs space to breathe and grow, so it's a little worrying to hear Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot touting more Assassin's Creed for 2011. There will be...
News The Fight to Get Patched with Transparency and More
Lights on after all
A while ago, Coldwood Interactive spoke about The Fight: Lights Out and its lack of transparencies in the player character. The developers hinted that they would listen to player feedback and consider implementing the feature if enough fans requested it, and now it seems dissenting voices have been heard as the studio is set to...
News Marvel Pinball Heads To The PlayStation Network Next Month
Zen Studios -- the fine makers of Zen Pinball on the PSN -- have announced their intent to release a series of Marvel themed pinball tables on the PlayStation Network
Marvel Pinball, which will be released as a standalone download on the PSN, is set to feature tables based on Spider-Man, Blade, Iron Man and Blade. As you'd expect from Zen, they look...
News Transformers: War For Cybertron Gets The Sequel Treatment
There will be a new entry in the Transformers: War For Cybertron story-arc in 2012
The first War For Cybertron launched earlier this year and was well received due to its reverence for the original Transformers plot and characters. It was also pretty fun to play, but it did have some difficulty and technical issues. Nothing a sequel can't fix...
News Zipper: MAG Still "Amongst The Most Played PS3 Games Out There"
Zipper Interactive's Jeremy Dunham has responded to claims that MAG is struggling to maintain a substantial player-base
Posting on Zipper's official forums, Dunham stated: This is incorrect MAG has more concurrent players than SOCOM Confrontation worldwide on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. This has been true for every month since...
News Oh Right, Fight Night Champion Does Look Proper Gritty
We don't think EA could have made a better trailer to capture the essence of what they're trying to achieve with Fight Night Champion
When the game was announced there was a lot of PR hyperbole about how EA intended to capture the "dark and gritty" backdrop surrounding the sport of boxing. We didn't read much into it. But if the full game...
Sunday14th Nov 2010
Review Get Fit with Mel B (PlayStation 3)
Spice up your life
When people think of gamers, they don't usually think “fitness.” Yet once motion gaming was introduced, a surge of exercise games began entering the market. Some, like Wii Fit, have been a huge success, causing companies like EA and Ubisoft to follow suit. Many of these titles are paired with a celebrity name to help set them...
News Get Fight Ready with UFC Personal Trainer in April 2011
Get Brock solid
Although we know plenty of men who'd like to get sweaty with Mel B, next year sees a far more masculine take on fitness enter the Move ring, with UFC Personal Trainer from THQ set to launch in April. An extension of THQ's successful collaboration with UFC, the game will give players a hard workout with a range of athletic disciplines...
News Capcom: Expect an Evolved Move Controller for PlayStation 4
Sony will learn from Move says Capcom boss
David Reeves, current head of Capcom Europe and former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has spoken to Eurogamer about the importance of supporting Move beyond PlayStation 3's life cycle. I think [motion control is] the preamble to what might come in the next static consoles. There's so much...
Saturday13th Nov 2010
News Capcom Calls Resident Evil 5 "Best Move Game Out There"
Still surprised by its success
Capcom's only released one title for PlayStation Move, the very good Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, a new update to an 18 month-old game. Despite its age, the game has sold remarkably well, breaking into the charts again and making a great accompaniment to Move's hardcore credentials. David Reeves, Capcom's European...
News de Blob 2 Gets a Lick of HD Paint and Move Controls
Colour us intrigued
The original de Blob for Wii was a critical success for THQ, so much so that the publisher is branching out onto other formats with the sequel. de Blob 2 is on the way to PS3 in February next year, and it's bringing PlayStation Move controls to boot. Bringing more of the same paint-splattering platforming action as the previous...
News Is This GameInformer Artwork Teasing The New Tomb Raider?
"A survivor is born
" It's not much to go on, but the phrase and artwork teased in the latest issue of GameInformer are sending Tomb Raider fans bonkers. The image, which shows a ship wreck, is thought to be connected to the leaked Tomb Raider plot which saw Lara crashed onto a "mysterious and remote island hidden off the shores of...
News Sly Cooper Steals into Europe in Early December
Cooper trio next month
The Sly Collection, or The Sly Trilogy in Europe*, is already out in North America but it won't be too long until European gamers can get their claws into it, as the game's launch kicks off on December 1st. Gamers across continental Europe can grab the game from Wednesday December 1st, antipodean fans receive the title the...
News PSPgo Hits Bargain Status In The UK, Now Only ?129.99 From The Sony Store
Whatever your opinion of the PSPgo, it's time to stand-up and take notice
Sony's confirmed that they'll be cutting the price of the device in the UK to £129.99. That might still sound like a lot, but it's worth noting that if you buy the device before January 11th you'll also net ten free games. Seeing as the PSPgo is a great piece of hardware, the...
Friday12th Nov 2010
News The Sly Collection Comes To PlayStation 3 On December 3rd In The UK
Sly Cooper's cutting it fine, but he's going to be around in time for Christmas
Sony's confirmed that the Sly Collection — which includes remastered versions of all three Sly Cooper titles and some bonus PlayStation Move mini-games — will launch across Europe from December 1st, with the UK getting the game on the 3rd. There's more information...
News THQ Announces Date For PlayStation Move UFC Training Game
Ever wanted to wrestle with naked sweaty men? No, us neither, but America loves this UFC stuff
Hence why THQ's slapped an April 2011 date on their PlayStation Move UFC Personal Trainer game. The title's aim is to get you all fit, hot and toned like a UFC star. You'll be fighting the girls off... But you'll have to fight the men first. Ooooh-lala.
News EA's Create Wants to Move You Next Week
Make it work
If you fancy dabbling in a spot of make believe, EA might just have the game for you. Create is set for release next week across North America and Europe, and EA is hoping it'll strike a chord with Move users everywhere. Create is a new spin on the puzzle game that asks players to solve conundrums in innovative ways, whilst also giving...
News Call Of Duty DLC To Be Activision's "Largest Digital Offering Ever" In 2011
Activision's Thomas Tippl has told an audience at an industry conference in New York that 2011 will bring the company's "largest digital offering ever" in the form of Call Of Duty DLC
Over-priced map packs are what you always wanted, right? Still, Tippl's remarks support comments made by publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, when he claimed last week that...
News Gran Turismo 5's Release Date Locked For November 24th (That's 2010 In Case You Were Wondering)
Sony's just confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 will finally launch worldwide on November 24th (Japan has to wait until the 25th)
It's been a long wait since the game was delayed in late October. The game's been leaking all over the Internet for a good week now, with copies reportedly going astray in Europe. But none of that matters any more, the game's...
News Media Molecule Detail LittleBigPlanet 2's Grabinator, Sell Us With Basketball
On its own, the Grabinator sounds like a fine idea
When wearing Sackboy's specially crafted gloves you can pick up objects and throw them. That's fine, but it's not getting us too excited. However, the end of this trailer shows the perfect use for LittleBigPlanet 2's new gameplay mechanic — basketball. Now you can have perfect, free-flowing...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Shifts 1.4 Million Units On Day One In The UK
MCV's gone live with some numbers for Call Of Duty: Black Ops' first 24 hours on sale
According to the site Black Ops sold 1.4 million units in its first day on sale in the UK, raking in £58 million in revenue. Activision revealed yesterday that Black Ops sold 5.6 million units over its first day in the USA and UK, leaving about 4.2 million sales...
News Today Could Be The Day: Yamauchi Claims Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Is "About To Be Announced"
Polyphony Digital's head-honcho, Kazunori Yamauchi, has Tweeted that the Gran Turismo 5 release date is "about to be announced
" It's about time, ever since the game was delayed late last month we've been waiting patiently on a new release window. The game should have been out by n0w. GT's been leaking all over the 'net for the past week or so...
News Treyarch Promises Call Of Duty: Black Ops Update For PlayStation 3 Owners
Treyarch's detailed a list of updates heading to Call Of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation 3
The pipeline updates, posted by community manager Josh Olin, include improved matchmaking, host selection, tweaks to the party functionality and fixes for erroneous weekly and monthly leaderboards statistics. There's more information through here.
So good
Ubisoft's released Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's launch trailer and, as expected, it's properly amazing. The trailer sets up Ezio's vengeance story, with him promoted as the leader of the assassins. There are plenty of contraptions featured in the trailer, delivered no doubt by returning favourite Leonardo Da Vinci. Heck, there's even a...
Thursday11th Nov 2010
Review SingStar Dance (PlayStation 3)
Bust a Move
When you’ve been the leading karaoke title for the past six years, how do you keep the experience fresh? That’s the rather fortunate problem facing SingStar, and this year has seen two significant additions to the formula, first in the form of SingStar Guitar and now with SingStar Dance for PlayStation Move. Rather than hold a Move...
Review The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (PlayStation 3)
Son of Samwise
Aragorn's Quest is the first fruit from a decision by Warner Bros to acquire the rights from Electronic Arts and produce its own spin on games set in The Lord of the Rings universe. Originally developed by Headstrong Games with the Wii as its lead platform, but it was later converted to PS3 by TT Fusion. It's a third-person...
Review Call Of Duty: Black Ops (PlayStation 3)
We go into every Call Of Duty with a degree of trepidation
By launch day the franchise's hype has usually got ahead of itself, giving the game impossible expectations to live up to. The Infinity Ward developed Modern Warfare 2 was greeted with so much rapture and excitement that when the game launched it felt like a let-down. The formula worked fine...
News Sony Release Bonkers PlayStation 3 Ads For Latin America
Up until mid-way through this generation, Sony's marketing strategy for the PlayStation revolved around creating some kind of classy, otherworldly brand image for the platform
After taking a caning from Microsoft and Nintendo's "no-nonsense" advertising, Sony's switched to more generic campaigns with the fake PlayStation exec Kevin Butler...
News New L.A. Noire Trailer Is Good, Fine, Serviceable, Alright, Two-Squares, Whatever
We hopped onto Twitter shortly after the embargo for L
A. Noire's</a> latest trailer lifted and couldn't really fathom the trend of, "OMFG L.A. NOIRE IS TEH BEST THINGZ EVER," that filled our stream. It looks good, for sure. The tone's neat and the facial animation is incredible. Outside of that we're not quite sure what...
News Beat Sketcher's November 23rd Release Draws Near
Rock and (paint) roller
PlayStation Store download Beat Sketcher is on the way to North America in just two weeks, dated for release on November 23rd. A demo of the music and painting title is already available on the PlayStation Store and worth a go, as Beat Sketcher shows off the precision tracking of the Move controller in impressive fashion. To...
News Beat Sketcher Hits The American PlayStation Store On November 23rd
Bizarre PlayStation Move paint/rhythm game hybrid, Beat Sketcher, is set to hit the American PlayStation Store on November 23rd
The whacky paint application — which allows you to draw all over your PlayStation Eye's camera feed — mixes beats and blops with pin-perfect PlayStation Move paint precision. It's all a bit weird, but it's pretty...
News Viacom To Sell Off Rock Band Developer Harmonix
Blimey, the "plastic-instrument" genre really does appear to be dead
Viacom's announced intent to sell off Harmonix, the developer behind the Rock Band series. No explanation was offered in the company's financial report, but it's probably partly due to Rock Band 3's poor commercial performance. The game was a critical smash, but it couldn't muster...
News Check Out The First Ten Minutes Of The Prince Of Persia Trilogy HD
That Prince Of Persia Trilogy HD disc is out in Europe next week
Despite the collection being a bit of a bargain (three remastered games for under £25), there doesn't appear to be much hype surrounding the release. Which we suppose is somewhat understandable. Still, perhaps this video of the game's first ten-minutes will trigger some memories and...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Launch Makes Activision Lots & Lots & Lots Of Money
Guess what readers? Call Of Duty: Black Ops made a lot of money within its first 24 hours on sale
The Treyarch developed shooter eclipsed Modern Warfare 2's sales records, scoring the world's largest entertainment launch with opening day revenue of $360 million in the US and UK alone. The total destroyed Modern Warfare 2's margin of $310 million...
News Potential PlayStation Move Sackboy Spin-Off Is Rated By Australian Board
What's "Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves"? The game's certainly new to us, but it's been rated by the Australian Classification Board
Siliconera, who picked up the rating, note that the name suggests this could be some kind of PlayStation Move spin-off title. Seeing as Supermassive Games (the studio behind Tumble and Start The Party) are listed as the...
News PlayStation Home 1.4 Client Launches, Brings Voice Chat & More
PlayStation Home has been getting awesome behind the scenes for a while
Today Sony's launched a new client for the virtual world which brings with it new wardrobe support, voice chat and new character status settings. Are you happy, angry or sad? Now you'll be able to tell the world — or at least the small portion of the world using Home...
Wednesday10th Nov 2010
Review Blacklight: Tango Down (PlayStation 3)
Despite playing host to a pile of technical issues, Blacklight: Tango Down is actually a lot of fun and an interesting experiment
The PlayStation 3 version couldn't be launching at a worse time, but those looking for a cheap multiplayer shooter will be well served here. When we heard about Blacklight: Tango Down our scepticism quickly ran into...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Special Edition is Gonzo Gonzo Gonzo
Disney and Muppets characters headline
Got over the sting of LittleBigPlanet 2's delay to early 2011? If not, the content in the game's sweet collector's edition ought to do the trick. Ignore the fancy steelbook packaging that looks like Sackboy's furry torso and the five exclusive PSN avatars you'll receive – the downloadable costumes on offer...
News Get a Sneaky Advantage with The Fight: Lights Out DLC
Leading the charge in this week's US update
So you've bought The Fight: Lights Out and you're finding it a bit tough – why not download some extra content from the PlayStation Store to give you a fighting chance? For $0.99 a pop you can buy yourself the ability to wriggle from grapples, extra stamina and harder punches, amongst other combat...
News LOVEFiLM Is Available On British PlayStation 3s From... Well, Right Now!
Stop reading this and switch on your PlayStation 3
Scroll to the Video section of the XMB and — what's this? — the LOVEFiLM icon's already there!? Apparently the magic Sony ninjas broke into everyone's house last night and installed the application onto our PS3s. Or something. Pretty neat not having to install a patch though, right? For those...
Rumour Behaviour Interactive Hints At Involvement With The PSP2
Behaviour Interactive's working on a "next-generation portable platform" according to CEO Rémi Racine
The studio, who changed their name from A2M earlier in the week, are famous for their work on WET and Naughty Bear. While the executive was keen to point out his studio's involvement with the platform, he did follow up with a big fat, "That's...
News John Daly's Gets Seasonal Price Drop Across the US
Only $29.99 to play links with the Lion
John Daly's ProStroke Golf is a fine golf game for Move users, limited though it may be, and now there's good news for everyone who thought "I might get that when it comes down in price." The good news? It's gone down in price. Already available in the UK for around the £24.99 mark, O-Games has just...
News PlayStation Store Under Siege from December 8th
Get tactical next month
Seed Studios' customisable RTS Under Siege is on the way to the PlayStation Store next month, the developer announced today. The game is expected to reach Europe first, beginning its pillaging on December 8th for €14.99/£11.99 before moving on to North America the following week where it'll cost $19.99. You can read our...
News Live NHL Streaming Application Hits The PlayStation 3 In North America & Canada
Honestly, we couldn't care less about hockey nor the NHL
We can imagine fans of the sport are literally drawling at the prospect of Sony's new NHL GameCenter application for the PlayStation 3 The application allows NHL GameCenter Live subscribers ($169) to "stream live out-of-market regular season and select playoff game broadcasts in HD."...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 10th November 2010
Special Offers Until November 24: TMNT: Turtle in Time Re-Shelled (was £7
99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Cell Factor: Psychokinetic Wars (was £7.99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Assassin's Creed II: Sequence 12 Battle of Forli (was £3.19/3.99 now £1.99/2.49) Assassin's Creed II: Sequence 13 Bonfire of the Vanities...
News Gran Turismo 5's Introduction Movie Is Seven Minutes Long, Fitting Right
For a game that's been in development for so long, it's rather fitting that Gran Turismo 5 should have an epic introduction movie
While we tried not to spoil too much of the intro for ourselves, we did enjoy how classy the opening moments were. This is Polyphony Digital through and through. No jumping cars and chugging guitars, but pianos and...
Rumour House Of The Dead: Overkill Sequel In Development, We Campaign For A PlayStation Move Release
House Of The Dead: Overkill is one of our favourite games on the Nintendo Wii
It's a no-nonsense entry in the rails-shooter franchise which plays heavily on the grindhouse horror movie scene with its gritty presentation and ridiculous narrative. NintendoLife reports that a sequel is well under way and should be released sometime in early or...
News New Data Shows The PlayStation 3 Trailing The XBOX 360 By Just 3 Million Units Worldwide
The PlayStation 3 is seriously closing the gap on the XBOX 360's worldwide sales total, and it doesn't even look like the marketing clout of Kinect is going to stop Sony's resurgence
New worldwide hardware figures shared by both platform holders detail the PlayStation 3 as having shifted 41.6 million units worldwide. The XBOX 360 (which launched...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 9th November 2010
Price Updates Crash Bandicoot Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) **Part of the PlayStation 15th Anniversary Sale Punisher: No Mercy Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Jeopardy Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $9.99, original...
Tuesday9th Nov 2010
Review James Bond 007: Blood Stone (PlayStation 3)
It's fitting that Blood Stone ends with a car chase
The game's developed by the criminally under-rated British studio Bizarre Creations. Y'know, the team behind the excellent XBOX exclusive franchise, Project Gotham Racing, and this year's PS3 combat-racer, Blur. Seeing as there is no James Bond movie this year, Blood Stone is a unique story penned...
News PlayStation Move By the Numbers Offers Up Facts and Figures
But do they add up?
"Numbers never lie" so goes the age-old axiom, so this chart from the official US PlayStation Blog is a big dollop of fact for you to take in. As well as counting up the numbers of games already available for the system – 24 apparently, though our review archives currently hold 25 reviews, oddly – it also gives...
Rumour Sledgehammer's Call Of Duty To Take Place In Space...
Why not?!
.. Because they've got to top that stupid Modern Warfare 2 plot somehow! Call Of Duty: Black Ops has hardly had time to settle on store shelves but already Gamasutra's running a rumour that suggests Sledgehammer will take the CoD franchise into space next year. Sledgehammer have been pretty public about their work with the Call Of Duty...
News Deadstorm Pirates to Swash PSN Buckles in Europe This Month
Pirate shooter ahoy!
It's already been first mate in the shooting compilation Time Crisis: Razing Storm and now Deadstorm Pirates is set to captain its own course towards PlayStation Store this month. Retailing at £15.99 or €19.99, the game will feature all the two-player blasting action of its Blu-ray release as well as online leaderboards...
News Heavy Rain Video Details Cut Content & Deleted Scenes, Is Fascinating
Beware: this video is pretty spoiler heavy.
Did you know that the original version of Heavy Rain featured gameplay segments in which Ethan Mars swam around in a metaphor for the Origami Killer's mind? No, neither did we, that's why we found this trailer featuring deleted scenes from the game absolutely fascinating.
News Get Down to PlayStation Move's Manhattan Lounge
On Madison Avenue
From San Francisco to New York, PlayStation Move continues to touch gamers right across the States, with the latest PlayStation Lounge setting up shop in Manhattan today. Hosted at 550 Madison Avenue, the Lounge will be your chance to get your hands on new Move titles including The Fight: Lights Out, as well as stand a chance of...
Out Today Tuesday November 9th 2010 (North America)
A string of titles to delve into today
Whether you're into singing, dancing, fighting or stealthing, there should be something to tickle your fancy this week as a trio of Move-enabled titles land on North American shores. Of course, we'll bring you full and honest reviews of these games shortly. Will you be picking any of these titles up? The Fight:...
News European LittleBigPlanet 2 Collector's Edition Confirmed, A Bit Disappointing
Remember that amazing LittleBigPlanet 2 collector's edition Sony announced for the US? Yeah, we're not getting that here in Europe
SCEE's decided we'd probably prefer a slightly more boring package to represent our admiration for Media Molecule and Sackboy. In all, it's a bit disappointing, but at least we're getting something, right? Right? The...
Rumour Consider This Your Bi-Yearly Update On Medievil III
We've got a running joke on PushSquare pertaining to the alleged development of a new title in the Medievil franchise
The rumour seems to pop-up every six months or so, but despite us covering the game for a couple of years now, it's never been announced. The latest rumour comes courtesy of PlayStationLifeStyle. They've dug up a job listing for Sony...
News Add-On Content For PlayStation 3 Version Of Mass Effect 2 Confirmed By Boxart
There was some confusion this weekend as to whether the PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect 2 would be getting bonus content or not
The game's boxart has wrapped up the rumours though. Yes the game will come with six hours of bonus content, in the form of pre-packaged DLC packs: Kasumi's Stolen Memory, Overlord and Lair Of The Shadow Broker. An...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is Out Now!
So, regardless of your current location in the world, you should be able to buy a copy of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
The latest in the franchise from Treyarch has been all over the media for the past 24 hours, and now we can finally play it. We want to know if you went to a midnight launch, if you've booked the day off work and what your first...
News New LA Noire Trailer Pledged For This Thursday
Rockstar's sent us a word of notification that LA Noire's set to get a brand new trailer this Thursday
It'll be the first trailer for the game in four years. The trailer's expected to go live around 5PM here in the UK, that's roughly 12PM EST. The crime thriller's often been described in the same sentence as "ground breaking". Guess we'll...
Monday8th Nov 2010
Review Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (PlayStation 3)
Luring them in if only for a while
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing is like having an arcade machine in your living room. It may not have the appeal of current blockbuster titles on the market, but what it brings a fun, arcade-style fishing experience that is sure to please, whether you’re a fishing enthusiast or not. Starting up Rapala Pro Bass Fishing...
Review Time Crisis: Razing Storm (PlayStation 3)
Running out of time
Practically from the moment Sony announced the PlayStation Move controller, so-called ‘hardcore’ gamers have been more than happy to brand it a device aimed at ‘casual’ players. It could be argued that they have a point – especially when you consider how closely some Move titles resemble undemanding Wii-standard...
Review Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PlayStation 3)
World at war
Picking up the epic arc of events in Infinity Ward's blockbuster Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the much-hyped continuation of the near-future storyline. Modern Warfare 2 crafts a darker, grittier plot than Call of Duty 4, but it's also less grounded. Set roughly ten years in the future, you'll play as...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Price-War Begins In The UK
Price of Duty
We've noticed a fair bit of traffic coming into PushSquare via the search phrase "Where can I get Call Of Duty: Black Ops cheap?" Seeing as it's the time of year when every supermarket and mainstream retailer tries to undercut each other, we thought we'd give you a helping hand. The cheapest price for Call Of Duty: Black Ops seems to...
News PDC Darts Includes Two Wizards and a Matador
Six new players make their débuts
If you thought professional darts was a murky world about beer, blokes and bad shirts, you'd be selling the sport short: it's also about daft nicknames and crisps. This latest trailer for upcoming title PDC World Championship Darts Pro Tour shows off the local multiplayer modes you'll be able to enjoy come November...
News Spoilers: The First Fifteen Minutes Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops Hit The 'Net
The first fifteen minutes of Call Of Duty: Black Ops have hit the 'Net
If you can't wait the five or so hours required to actually, y'know, buy the game, then we've embedded the footage after the jump. Obviously, if you want to go into the game fresh then don't watch this footage. It's unbelievable how people will actively watch a video labelled...
News Stream London's Call Of Duty: Black Ops Launch Event Live
If you're not sad social enough to head down to London's massive Call Of Duty: Black Ops launch event tonight, don't worry: Activision's streaming the whole thing on their Facebook page
They're also pledging to upload plenty of images and information from the premiere which is set to feature plenty of celebrities and nerds fans. Heck, even the BBC...
News Gran Turismo 5 Is Real As Real Can Be, This Guy's Playing It
Just to put a nice, frilly feather-bow on top of one of the worst build-up campaigns to a blockbuster release, it seems photographed copies of Gran Turismo 5 that have been popping up on the Internet all weekend were real
How do we know? Because this guy's playing it. Hot rumours around the 'Net are stating that the game's going to hit the US on...
News Football Manager 2011 Tops The UK Charts As 007 Languishes Outside The Top Ten
The UK charts paint a bizarre picture this week
Apparently Britain still loves football (both Football Manager 2011 and FIFA 11 occupy the chart's top two spots), but it seems there's not quite the same love for 007 at the moment. Activision's Wii-exclusive Goldeneye reboot only managed to reach the thirteen in the charts, while Blood Stone debuted...
News Sony Right to Target Core Gamers with Move, says Analyst
The brilliantly named Billy Pidgeon
If Kinect is for casual, Move is for more accomplished gamers, with M2 Research's senior analyst Billy Pidgeon backing Sony's strategy in selling the motion controller to regular gamers. Speaking to IndustryGamers Pidgeon emphasised Move's appeal to enthusiastic gamers thanks to solid titles such as MAG, Heavy...
News WTF?! Finally Hits The PlayStation Network Next Week
It's been a nail-biting few weeks for Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess developer, Mediatonic
We had our review for their latest title, Who's That Flying?!, loaded and ready to go. Then disaster struck. We got an email telling us that the game had been delayed. Thankfully, the side-scrolling shooter (which incorporates court-room action and a...
News Yamauchi: PlayStation 3 "Still Not Enough" For Gran Turismo
Polyphony Digital god-father Kaz Yamauchi believes that the PlayStation 3 "restricted" what was possible in Gran Turismo 5
"Software has to be created under the restriction of the hardware," he told the latest issue of Esquire UK (via CVG). "With each new PlayStation, the vessel has become bigger, but it's still not enough. "With...
News Gran Turismo 5's Trophy-List Hits The Web, Features A Whopping 60 Awards
It's fitting that the most complete title to hit the PlayStation 3 also happens to have an insane number of trophies
Gran Turismo 5 will come packaged with a whopping sixty awards, so prepare to work your ass off for that platinum. It's also hilarious how this story continues to develop. Let's not forget that Gran Turismo 5 is the biggest game in...
News WET & Naughty Bear Sequels Confirmed As A2M Switch Names
The studio formerly known as Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) has announced that they're switching back to their original title, Behaviour Interactive
In addition to the name-change news, the studio's also announced sequels to a couple of their recent titles — WET and Naughty Bear. Both franchises did quite well at retail, though the latter...
News LOVEFiLM Hits The PlayStation 3 This Week
MUBI last week, LOVEFiLM this week -- as an entertainment hub the PlayStation 3 will truly cater to everyone come Wednesday, as the LOVEFiLM affiliates blog has confirmed the movie-streaming application's launch
The blog notes:Good news for all LOVEFiLM members and PS3 owners our free streaming service is launching on the PS3 on 10th November...
News Metal Gear Solid: Rising Slices Itself Into 2012
Metal Gear Solid: Rising was originally due next year
Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Kotaku reports that the game's been pushed back into 2012. The multiplatform title replaces Metal Gear Solid's traditional "Tactical Espionage Action" for a new breed of "Lightning Bolt Action" fronted by the game's protagonist,...
News Sony Confirms Smaller, Sleeker, (Sexier) PlayStation Headset
Last week we reported that Sony might be giving the PlayStation 3 Bluetooth headset a bit of a make-over
Today we can confirm it. The smaller, sleeker and totally sexier headset will arrive at American retailers for $49.99. The headset carries the same features as its predecessor, but features better noise cancelling technology and is obviously...
Sunday7th Nov 2010
Review Brunswick Pro Bowling (PlayStation 3)
This is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
When it comes to simulating sports in video games, there is always a fine line for developers to tread between realism and accessibility. Hardcore fans of a given sport can criticise games that fail to live up to the real thing, while more casual players just want to be able to jump into an...
News The Sly Collection May Be an Appetiser for Sly Cooper 4
Trophies hints at further raccoon adventures
The Sly Collection is a HD, 3D-enabled, Move-compatible collection of Sly Cooper's three PS2 adventures, but what we all really want is a brand new adventure for Thievius Raccoonus. The good news is that the collection's trophies hint at a possible future return for Cooper's clan. The Platinum trophy...
Rumour PlayStation 3 Version Of Mass Effect 2 To Include Interactive Comic, DLC & More
The original Mass Effect is not coming to the PlayStation 3, but the franchise is
The celebrations start with Mass Effect 2 which is due to release on the PlayStation 3 in little over three months. XBOX 360 and PC players have been going gaga over the space RPG for the past 11 or so months, so we're literally aching to get our hands on the game...
Saturday6th Nov 2010
News Turn Yourself Into Kratos With This Amazing God Of War Web Application
Who wouldn't want to be Kratos? Running about, stabbing monsters in the face wearing nothing but a skirt -- sounds incredible, right? PushSquare's editor Sammy Barker thought so, hence why he spent the ten minutes or so required to use Sony's "Kratos Yourself" web-app
Thing is, he couldn't get it to work, so here's a picture of Kratos' kitty...
Review The Shoot (PlayStation 3)
Lights, Camera, Action!
The Shoot is that simplest of creatures: the arcade lightgun game. If you’ve played any on-rails shooter in the past 20 years you’ll think you know what to expect, but The Shoot makes enough subtle additions to be worth a look even for jaded shooter fans. Setting the scene with a brass James Bond-style theme, The...
No pain, no gain!
Televisions all across the globe have humans inflicting pain and injury upon each other every day. Martial arts, reality bloopers and viral videos fill the airwaves, and millions of viewers find enjoyment in this type of entertainment. The creative developers at Idol Minds know that some gamers crave the chance to inflict pain on...
News Learn Some Dirty Tricks for The Fight: Lights Out
Practise your elbows and headbutts now
The Fight: Lights Out just landed in Europe with a North American release on Tuesday, but if you want to prepare yourself for the upcoming bout you might want to check out this video from Sony's official PlayStation blog. As well as detailing the character customisation available to let you craft a fighter in...
Friday5th Nov 2010
Interviews Lightning Fish Games - Get Fit with Mel B
Get Answers with These Qs
Get Fit with Mel B is the first fitness game for Move, although there's been plenty of sweat poured out in Sports Champions. We had plenty of questions about how Move was used in the upcoming workout title, so we collared developer Lightning Fish Games and demanded answers. Movemodo: First of all, please introduce yourself...
Competition Win Chris Ryan's Medal Of Honor Novel!
We've teamed up with the fine folks at EA and Mischief PR to give away three copies of Chris Ryan's Medal Of Honor novel
The book, which acts as a prequel to the Medal Of Honor video game, details the back-story of "Southern American old-boy Dusty, father-of-six Rabbit and no-nonsense soldier Voodoo" as they cross enemy lines in modern-day...
Feature A Little Something About Rock Band 3...
It took us a long time to get excited for the music game genre that exploded a few years back
Guitar Hero was never our cup of tea because we didn't like the music. Rock Band seemed stupid because we'd rather be in a real rock band than a plastic one. It was the release of The Beatles: Rock Band and DJ Hero that got us to buy into the "music...
News Tons of Great Third Party Games Out Next Year, says Sony
Hoping to redress the imbalance
You need only look at our PlayStation Move games list to see that the lion's share of support for the controller is coming from Sony itself, with no fewer than 26 games either released or officially announced. Sony's line-up accounts for nearly half of the currently-known Move titles, but that's not always going to be...
News Sony Launch £14m Advertising Campaign In The UK
Woof
With Microsoft about to launch their Kinect camera in under a week here in the UK, Sony's launched a £14million PlayStation Move advertising initiative to counter the "controller-free" hype. Sony's formed partnerships with Channel 4, Disney, Nickelodeon and more, and will also sponsor Cineworld and Odeon's Kids Clubs. The ad campaign will...
News FIFA 11 Shifts A Whopping 100 Million Titles Over Its 18-Year Lifespan
FIFA games have been coming out for the past 18 years
This year, with FIFA 11, EA Sports has passed the 100 million games sold milestone. They are some impressive numbers. FIFA 11 sold 2.6 million copies after just five days on sale. To celebrate, EA's giving away their "Ultimate Team" card-trading DLC for free. Traditionally the DLC comes...
News Check Out God Of War II's Cut "Lost Atlantis" Level
If you enjoyed the cut sections from God Of War III the other day, then here's another relic for you -- God Of War II's "Lost Atlantis" level that never was
The watery city is featured in God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta, so it came to the franchise in the end.
News Activision Confirms New Transformers, X-Men & Hero Titles Are On The Way Next Year
Transformers: War For Cybertron was a good game, but it lacked the polish to carry it through the year
We played it obsessively for about three weeks, but we haven't touched it since. Still, it feels like there's a great Transformers game dying to get out of Activision, so it's great to see them commit to another game in the franchise. As well as a...
News Sniper: Ghost Warrior Targets A PlayStation 3 Release In 2011
Sniper: Ghost Warrior's been popping up in the UK charts for months now
It's surprising because outside of the sales reports, we've never heard of the game. Apparently the budget title's been a big success on the XBOX 360, so big in fact that it's coming to the PlayStation 3 next year. The port will include all the updates (and presumably DLC) from...
News This Live Action Call Of Duty: Black Ops Commercial Is Either Amazing Or Terrible
There's a soldier in all of us apparently
At least, that's the point this live action Call Of Duty: Black Ops advertisement is trying to get across. It features Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant. They are people you've probably heard of if you live in North America. (Honestly, we do know who they are here in Britain. Just about.) The thing about the...
News SCEA: Gran Turismo 5 Still Locked For Pre-Christmas Release
Everyday that passes without word on Gran Turismo 5 raises more concern in the PushSquare office
We'd just like to know what's going on. We get the impression Sony want to make sure everything is absolutely 101% locked down before they make a new announcement, and that makes sense, but it would be nice to be kept in the loop wouldn't it? SCEA's...
Thursday4th Nov 2010
News Meet The Hellequin Character From Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Meet the Hellequin (after a few moments of awkward black screen), one of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's unlockable multiplayer characters
The knife-wielding crowd pleaser can only be unlocked using Ubisoft's in-game rewards method "UPlay", so you'll need to pay attention to this tutorial video for more on that. The character looks cool...
News Sorcery Mysteriously Absent from Sony's Coming Soon List
Curiouser and curiouser...
Magic wand-wielder Sorcery is undoubtedly one of the most exciting titles on the way to Move, promising a completely accurate motion-based method of casting spells. Whilst some retailers have it listed for a release in the first three months of 2011, the official US PlayStation Blog recently posted up a list of games on...
Review Superstars V8 Racing (PlayStation 3)
Superstars V8 Racing is not Gran Turismo, but it's certainly not bad either
With a competent race model and some pretty graphical effects, it's certainly worth checking out while you wait for that other game. Racing games. What else is there to say? There are cars on a track and they go "vroom". Superstars V8 Racing is one of those games...
News Sony Launches £14m Advert Campaign to Counteract Kinect Effect
Will have sold 500,000 Moves in UK by Christmas
With six days before Kinect for Xbox 360 lands in the UK, Sony has kicked off a high-profile advertising campaign for its own motion controller across the country. Sony's spending £14m to reach three major audiences: families, social players and core gamers. It's formed partnerships with Channel 4,...
News Coldwood Interactive Sheds Light on The Fight
Transparencies, first-person view and more
Full body motion fighter The Fight: Lights Out is set to launch in Europe tomorrow with a North American release following on Tuesday, but previews have raised some issues with the game. One such gripe raised is the lack of transparent characters, making it tough to see what your fighter is doing from the...
Sony's countered the release of Microsoft's Kinect device with an extensive list of PlayStation Move compatible software
The list — which includes new, old, upcoming and patched titles — makes for enticing reading to anyone considering picking up the device, but there are a couple of notable absentees. In the category for upcoming PlayStation...
News Polyphony Digital Get Started On Gran Turismo 6 (Really!)
Gran Turismo 5 may have gone gold, but there's still no release date for the top-tier racing sim
That said, it's not stopping Polyphony Digital's head honcho, Kazunori Yamauchi, from turning his attention to the next game in the Gran Turismo series. When asked about Gran Turismo 6 in an interview with Autoweek, Yamauchi admitted that development for...
News Dead Space 2 "Ring Around The Rosie" Trailer Is Just As It Should Be: Messed Up
There's something extremely cliche about tying a horror trailer to a nursery rhyme or children's verse, but whatever, Dead Space 2 looks absolutely amazing
The game's due out in January, which sounds like ages but is actually a matter of a couple o' months. We absolutely cannot wait.
News Is Metal Gear Solid 4 Finally About To Get Trophies?
Metal Gear Solid 4 pre-dated trophies
Given its status as one of the best games in the PlayStation 3's library, many fans have been clamouring for a trophy update ever since Sony announced the rewards system. Despite frequent reports to the contrary, Metal Gear Solid 4 has never received trophies. That could be about to change. PlayStation...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Gets Censored In Japan
Square Enix -- who are bizarrely handling publishing duties on Call Of Duty: Black Ops in Japan -- have confirmed that certain elements of the localized first-person shooter will be cut in order for the title to see release
This includes Nazi references, as well as a particularly brutal interrogation scene. The game's due worldwide next week. Get...
News What's LittleBigPlanet 2's Creatinator All About Then?
Leave it to Media Molecule to explain LittleBigPlanet 2's new features in a cavalcade of synth-pop and whimsy
The Creatinator allows Sackboy to launch a variety of objects from his head. Sackboys are clever folks y'know. The trailer shows a burlap doll firing off a boot with his magical headwear. Told you Sackboys were clever.
News Fancy Grabbing Call Of Duty: Black Ops For ?7.99?
If you're in the UK, then you'll know that it's around this time of year when retailers fight over who can sell the biggest video games for the lowest prices
It looks like Call Of Duty: Black Ops is the game to spark pricing fisticuffs this year, with HMV offering the game for a lowly £7.99 when you trade in EA's Medal Of Honor. Considering Black...
Wednesday3rd Nov 2010
News John Daly's ProStroke Golf Demo Available Now in Europe
Take on the Lion for free
We were pretty pleased with John Daly's ProStroke Golf's fine motion controls, though less so with its presentation, and now anyone who's been putting off getting to grips with the Lion can get a slice of the game with a free demo, available across Europe today. The demo offers several single-player modes, with nine holes...
News Plenty of Move Videos and Themes in This Week's Store Update
Head on in to see what's up
A bumper crop of Move content this week, with trailers, videos, a patch for PAIN and even a full game to download. Sports Champions gets a reverse disc golf course, High Velocity Bowling gets a digital compendium of all content and TV Superstars themes jump up and down screaming "pick me! Pick me!" in a manner...
News Patched for Move: PAIN (Free)
Shake to ooch
If you're a fan of PAIN – the game, that is – you can now grab a free update to let you use the Move controller in game. It seems from the official description that you won't be able to use Move in every level, but it compensates by adding new stages and gameplay modes. There's more information over at the official PAIN blog. We'll...
God Of War III was an amazing game packed with incredible set-piece moments, but originally the game was set to have even more
One of the biggest features cut from the game was a final three-way boss fight between Zeus, Kratos and Gaia at the end of the game. There's some footage of the cut scenes embedded above.
News EyeToy Retrospective Video Makes a Good Case for Buttons
"People like holding things"
You may already be aware that PlayStation Move started on PS2, but this nifty video from Dr Richard Marks and the team at Sony is a neat look back at the legacy of the original EyeToy. It also contains a few thinly-veiled digs at Microsoft's Kinect sensor as Dr Marks talks up the importance of buttons, precision and the...
News What's This Spanking New PlayStation Headset?
The PlayStation 3 already has an official headset which is pretty darn amazing
But Kotaku's reporting that the old headset might be getting replaced by a slimmer, sleeker unit. Shots of the new device — sent in by a reader — reveal a smaller unit with tidier button placement. Kotaku ensure that the device is an official headset. It doesn't...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 3rd November 2010
Special Offers Until November 10: Voodoo Dice (was £7
99/9.99 now £5.49/6.99) Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack (was £3.49/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Level Editor (was £3.19/3.99 now £0.79/0.99) Cuboid Booster Pack (was £2.39/2.99 now £0.79/0.99)</ul>Permanent Price...
News James Bond 007: Blood Stone Gets Launch Trailer, Still Looks Exciting To Us
We suppose we have a weakness to anything with James Bond on the cover
The last PlayStation 3 Bond game, Quantum Of Solace, was pretty rubbish. But we still found ourselves ploughing in the 30 hours or so needed to get the Platinum trophy. It's because it's got Bond on the box. Even though Activision appears dead-set on burying James Bond 007: Blood...
News The Game They Said Would Never Be Finished Is Finished: Gran Turismo 5 Goes Gold
According to reports blowing up all over the 'net over-night, Gran Turismo 5 has finally gone gold
Gold is a term used in the industry to describe a game which is finished and has been sent off to manufacturing. According to Jalopnik, who spent the evening with Polyphony Digital's gaffer Kazunori Yamauchi, the game is finished and is in...
News New Battlefield Announcement Coming This Friday, Not Battlefield 3
EA's Easy division (the lot behind Battlefield: Heroes) are set to announce a new Battlefield related game in London this week
The game — which is categorically not Battlefield 3 — will be announced at an EA event on Friday Easy's GM Ben Cousins announced on Twitter: "Flying to London later today to show a new, unannounced #Battlefield game...
News We Suppose This Could Be Considered A Spoiler Right? Keep Scrolling If So...
Guess who's signed up to take part in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood? You guessed? Yeah, we did too
The cross-over cotinues after the jump... Yup, that's totally Raiden from the Metal Gear franchise. Just like Altair was in Metal Gear Solid 4, Raiden's set to appear as an unlockable costume in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. We reckon Ezio's a dead...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 2nd November 2010
Price Updates Spyro The Dragon Sale (PS3/PSP) (now $2
99, original price $5.99) MAG Interdiction Pack Permanent Price Drop (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99)</ul>Qore Qore Episode 30: November 2010 ($2.99) Qore Episode 30: November Renewal ($19.99) Games Hoard ($14.99) God of War Collection ($29.99) Virtual pool 3...
News Sony Chats Openly About The Evolution Of The PlayStation Eye. Coincidence?
We're sure it's an absolute coincidence that Sony's decided to run a look-back feature on the PlayStation Eye today
Today being the eve of a competing camera product's launch in North America. Absolute coincidence. Intentional or not, the PlayStation Blog published feature raises a few interesting points about camera technology and the...
News Ubisoft Reveals PlayStation 3 Exclusive Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood DLC
Ubisoft's announced it is to release a set of free DLC for the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
The exclusive content, known as the Copernicus Conspiracy, will add a few extra missions to the game and will be available for free on the PlayStation Network in time for Brotherhood's launch. Difficult to complain about a freebie...
Tuesday2nd Nov 2010
News Get More from Your Workout with Mel B's Accessories
Workout mat and weights
Get Fit with Mel B is out now in North America, but any UK-based readers with one eye on making the most of their fitness experience might want to check out these performance-enhancing accessories available from Blaze. Officially endorsed by both Mel B and Fitness First, the BLAZE Fitness First Wrist & Ankle weights are...
News Only PlayStation Move Does Augmented Reality Justice, says Dev
Kinect delay ruins experience
PlayStation arguably brought augmented reality into the home, with the PS2's EyeToy games getting further refined into EyePet: Move Edition, Start the Party! and more on PlayStation Move. Now Dana Jan, director at PlayStation masters Ready at Dawn, has spoken out about how Move has the edge in augmented reality gaming...
News XBOX Live Price Hiked To Keep Content Off The PlayStation 3
On the PlayStation 3, you don't have to pay for multiplayer
On the XBOX 360, you do. Many people cite the "greater" experience on XBOX Live as the reason for the cost, but the reality is that the services are roughly comparable, with Live offering a few extra bells and whistles. Microsoft recently increased the price of the XBOX 360's Live...
News Now This is How You Sell Move in Paris
With spandex and coloured dots, of course
We've seen Move lend itself to some crazy costumes already, particularly the Move Men featured in this Norwegian advert for the controller, but this neat ensemble seen at Paris Games Week might take the cake. Sony's motion controller had a big presence at the show, with practically every Sony-published Move...
Rumour SOCOM Confrontation Team Working On A New Resident Evil
Do something for us: read that headline a second time
How absurd does it sound? But with Devil May Cry being shipped over to Ninja Theory, and Dead Rising 2 coming out of Canada, how believable does it sound too? Pretty darn believable in our opinion. Kotaku's got the scoop that SOCOM: Confrontation developers Slant Six are in control of the...
News BLOODY NORA: SOMEONE MADE AFTERBURNER IN LITTLEBIGPLANET 2!
We've come to the conclusion that Sony don't need a marketing team for LittleBigPlanet 2
The game just totally sells itself. Take this Afterburner level that's emerged on YouTube this afternoon. Have you ever seen anything quite so amazing? Exactly.
News SEGA: "Never Say Never" To Shenmue III
Stop teasing us like this SEGA
It's actually starting to hurt. Everytime we read the words "Shenmue III" it's like a dagger to our heart. We want the game so bad, but no matter how many times it's mentioned, we know it's never coming out. SEGA West's top gaffer is the latest to mention the esteemed franchise. Mike Hayes told CVG that...
News US Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Promotion Attempts Get Worse
Just when we thought EA couldn't possibly top those horrible, horrible dudebro party videos for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, they release these terrible commercials
The ads star Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara from Entourage. They are also not funny. We're huge fans of the games Criterion make, but everything EA's done to promote this game has made...
News EA's Totally Had "Exposure" To The Unannounced PSP2
Sometimes, you've got to feel sorry for the platform holders
They have to show third-party developers their products because, y'know, they are going to be the ones making games for it. The problem is, people speak out of place. We're already well aware of the PSP2 — it's been name-dropped countless times — but today EA's European VP, Patrick...
Monday1st Nov 2010
Review TV Superstars (PlayStation 3)
A real turn-off
TV Superstars is a minigame collection that hinges on the concept of being contestants on a range of reality TV shows, so it’s fitting that it ends up being a shallow and forgettable experience. It all starts off well: you use the PlayStation Eye camera to snap three photos for your contestants’ head, record a short sample and...
News Move Starter Pack and Controllers Sold Out at Amazon UK
Purchase limit imposed
It's not just Kinect selling out at Amazon – Move is also in short supply on the major retailer's site, resulting in price increases and stock limitations. At the time of writing, the Starter Pack is only available through Amazon sellers rather than the website itself, at
News UK Sales Charts: Not Much Change Apart From That One XBOX Game
Not much change in the UK sales charts this week
Fable III's topped the charts apparently. Y'know, we're in a little PlayStation bubble here, but we still like to consider ourselves savvy about the industry in general. We had no idea the Fable franchise was a big deal. Conceptually it's actually always appealed, but there are always so many reports...
News MUBI Brings Indie Cinema To The PlayStation 3 This Week
The PlayStation 3's MUBI application is set to launch across Europe this week
The app — which is a movie streaming service for independent and classic films — will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on November 3rd in a range of different European countries. Hit up the PlayStation Blog to check you're covered. The service...
News Pachter: Move Could Make Publishers Billions
We're talking big money
Kinect vs. Move, Move vs. Kinect – who will win? Everybody's favourite analyst Michael Pachter is being uncharacteristically cagey about who he'll be backing, as he reckons both systems can shift over 10 million units before the end of 2011, making half of those sales before the current financial year ends in April 2011...
Urhhhh
Hear that? That's us practically having an orgasm over this Pac-Man Championship Edition DX trailer. Look at it. Look - at - it. It's so good. Urhhh. We're going gaga here. Give us this game now!
News How-To Videos Heading To The PlayStation 3
If you're reading this, you're probably something of a "savvy" PlayStation user who can get just about everything the system has to offer up and working
What about people who are just buying into the system though? The XMB is super-simple, but we imagine it could get a touch confusing with Netflix, Vidzone and PlayStation Store icons all over the...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops' Launch Trailer Is Actually 101% AMAZING
Well Treyarch, take your seat on the throne
Looks like you've earned your place in the Call Of Duty elite. We still need to actually, y'know, play Call Of Duty: Black Ops to make sure but, man, we don't think we've ever been this excited for a Call Of Duty game. Infinity Ward — certainly as we knew them — are gone, and it looks like it's time...
