News Notch Teases Minecraft PS3 With PlayStation Move Support
A wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (PlayStation 3)
Could it be magic?
News Dan & Anna Williams Miss Out On Street Fighter X Tekken
According to Street Fighter honcho, Yoshinori Ono, Street Fighter X Tekken's character roster has been finalized, with running Street Fighter joke, Dan Hibiki, kicked from the final roster
News - July, 2011
Sunday31st Jul 2011
News Dan & Anna Williams Miss Out On Street Fighter X Tekken
According to Street Fighter honcho, Yoshinori Ono, Street Fighter X Tekken's character roster has been finalized, with running Street Fighter joke, Dan Hibiki, kicked from the final roster
Speaking with Siliconera, Ono explained that Dan has been dropped due to being "killed by a Tekken character at Comic-Con last year". Also out of the...
News iOS Hit Great Little War Game Confirmed For Vita, Sony Working Hard With Indies
Only last week small studio Icon Games took to the Internet to praise Sony's endeavours on the PlayStation Minis platform
Now we've got confirmation from a NeoGAF member that it's building similarly strong relationships with indie developers for the PlayStation Vita. Rubicon — the developers of the iOS smash-hit Great Little War Game — told...
Saturday30th Jul 2011
News Blockbuster Teases October 28th UK Release Date For PlayStation Vita
Oh Blockbuster, we've never wanted you to be more right about anything in your entire stained-carpeted existence
The UK leg of the video rental company is sending out fliers teasing an October 28th release date for the PlayStation Vita in Britain. The promotion was sent into IGN, and looks legit to us. Of course, the bigger issue stems from whether...
Ever since news broke of Nintendo's colossal price-cut to its 3DS system, I've been keeping my ear very close to the ground
I wanted to gauge the implications of the price-cut on PlayStation Vita, particularly from the people that matter: the fans and potential consumers. The news won't have filtered through to the mainstream audience just yet, but...
Friday29th Jul 2011
News Supremacy MMA Bruises Vita Later This Year
Will it be MMAssive?
Vita's getting its first taste of blood with Supremacy MMA later this year. The arcade-styled take on mixed martial arts will reach Vita in time for Christmas, complete with its female fighters and speedy gameplay. The announcement doesn't mention whether the game will make use of Vita's unique features, but stay tuned for more...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD To Run At 60FPS
Tweets from the legendary Hideo Kojima have revealed that the high-definition remake of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will run at 60FPS on PlayStation 3
"60 frames per second in HD It's the best! Say peace!" said Kojima in one Tweet alongside images of the game. The high-definition version of Peace Walker is set to be joined by Metal...
News Brink: Agents Of Change Releases For Free From Next Week
Brink's first dose of downloadable content, "Agents Of Change", will release on the PlayStation Network from next week
That's August 4th if you want to mark your calendars. Those who are prompt enough to download the content within its first two weeks on sale will get the upgrade free of charge. Agents Of Change includes two new environments, five...
News Konami Snaps Up El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron For Europe
Gorgeous platformer-cross-brawler El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron will make its way to Europe courtesy of Konami, the publisher has announced
The game will release in Europe on September 8th. If you haven't played the game's demo already, you should consider giving it a shot. The game's art-style really is something totally unique, as is the...
News Toy Story Content Heads To LittleBigPlanet 2 Next Week
You got a friend in me
Media Molecule's announced a batch of Toy Story content for LittleBigPlanet 2, set to go live on the PlayStation Store next week. The pack includes a level kit featuring nine new levels, a couple of new music tracks and a bunch of new materials, stickers and decorations. That will run you £4.79. A costume pack will also be...
News Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Launches August 2nd On PlayStation Network
THQ's circled an August 2nd North American release date for its class-based dual-joystick PlayStation Network Warhammer spin-off, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
Europeans will have to wait until August 10th to get their hands on the game. THQ's uploaded a stack of information about the downloadable title on the PlayStation Blog. Click through there for...
News EA Would Rather Invest In Social Gaming Than 3D
EA's CEO John Riccitiello isn't hot on 3D gaming in the slightest
The company executive told shareholders overnight that it'd rather invest in social gaming than 3D technology at the moment. Frankly, we have not seen a big uptake for 3D gaming, he told Gamasutra. We havent seen a big uptake for 3D televisions in the home, at least not yet...
News Take PlayStation Vita RAM Cut Rumours With A Pinch Of Salt
Despite what we reported yesterday, a Sony Japan representative has told Develop that there has been no cut to the PlayStation Vita's RAM
Previous rumours had suggested Sony had sliced the RAM in half in order to hit a competitive price-point for its new handheld, but that seems nothing more than baseless speculation at this point. A development...
News Samsung Signed Up To Manufacture PlayStation Vita's CPU
Sony and Samsung may be arch rivals in the TV business, but the consumer electronics giants have joined forces to bring the PlayStation Vita to market
According to Andriasang's translation of a Semiconductor Industry news report [a riveting read, we're sure - Ed], the Korean company will supply the chip for the Vita going forward. The site states...
News Because We Think It Looks Rad: Watch 30-Minutes Of Street Fighter X Tekken
Capcom's released 30-minutes of Street Fighter X Tekken footage from its Comic-Con booth
We're loving the way Capcom's managed to merge Tekken's characters into the Street Fighter universe, and think the cross-over looks really fun. The game's due out on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita next year.
News SEGA Posts Loss As Sales Fall
SEGA's sales have dropped across the board, leaving the company firmly in the red to the tune of about £17
6 million (2.224 billion yen) for the months April, May and June. SEGA made 28.5 percent less than the same period last year, and costs rose due to the impact of the Japan earthquake — which particularly impacted the operating costs of its...
News Analysts: Nintendo 'Really Feel The Heat' From PlayStation Vita
We spent way too much time participating in NeoGAF's PlayStation Vita thread last night
The forum was debating Vita's chances now that Nintendo's hit the panic button and knocked nearly $100 of its 3DS device. The take-away from most posters was that the Vita was all of a sudden doomed. At E3, forum-goers revelled in the device's price. We were all...
Rumour Mirror's Edge 2 To Leverage Battlefield 3's Engine
It's Mirror's Edge 2 rumour time, and this time the Official PlayStation Magazine's got the goods
According to inside whispers, DICE's first-person parkour adventure will return in the near future, leveraging the power of the developer's new uber-gorgeous engine, Frostbite 2. "The Frostbite 2 engine will pave the way for Mirror's Edge to make a...
Thursday28th Jul 2011
News PQube Announces "Most Realistic Move Dancing Game"
No, it's not Let's Dance with Mel B 2
Some PlayStation Move dancing games are OK. Some, like Let's Dance with Mel B, are not OK. Here's hoping that PQube's new announcement Dance! It's Your Stage is better than that, at least. The publisher claims its new dancing game is the "most realistic and detailed Playstation 3 Move Dance game ever released",...
News PS Vita Dev Corroborates System's RAM Reduction
Plenty of power still under the hood
Back when it was known as the PlayStation NGP, Sony released the official specifications for the fancy bits stuffed beneath the system's sexy veneer, listing the handheld's RAM at 512 MB. Since, Sony has renamed the device and supposedly cut the original RAM count in half, bringing the PS Vita's RAM down to 256...
News Trio Of Cancelled PlayStation 3 Titles Revealed
A list of three cancelled PlayStation 3 titles have been revealed via the LinkedIn portfolio of Sony Santa Monica's Steve Johnson
The God Of War studio was apparently working on three titles, including High Rise, Hand Of God and Psynapse. All three releases have since been cancelled. Johnson's profile also acknowledges work on two unannounced...
News The King Of Fighters XIII Comes To PlayStation 3 In October
Rising Star Games has announced that The King Of Fighters XIII will launch on the PlayStation 3 in October
The arcade brawler first launched in Japanese arcades last year. The game takes place shortly after the events of The King Of Fighters XI and features a host of familiar faces including Terry Bogard.
News Wayne Rooney & Jack Wilshere To Grace FIFA 12's Cover
England stars Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere will appear on the front-cover of FIFA 12, EA has announced
The Arsenal midfielder will join Manchester United's forward for the UK, Ireland, Scandinavian and Middle East versions. It's Rooney's seventh appearance on the game's cover.
News PlayStation 3 Hardware Sales Dip, While Software Jumps
Sony's released its sales results for the quarter ending June 30th, showing the biggest sign of a PlayStation 3 price-drop yet
While Sony's estimates for the fiscal year stuck at 15 million units, hardware was actually down for the first quarter by 600,000 units. To us, this says price-drop. Officially, Sony sold 1.8 million PlayStation 3's last...
Heads-up Call Of Duty: Black Ops fans, the 'Annihilation' map-pack is now available on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Store
The map pack includes four new locations as well as a fresh zombie arena.
News THQ Kicks Red Faction Into Touch
THQ has pulled the plug on Volition's Red Faction series, citing poor sales for recent entry Red Faction: Armageddon
Speaking at an investor call today, CEO Brian Farrell said that publisher does "not intend to carry forward with that franchise in any meaningful way". Farrell added that the Red Faction development team has now been put on...
News 505 Games Hints At PlayStation Vita Release This Year
It's been a bizarre day for handheld systems
The Internet seems to have replaced all its goodwill for the PlayStation Vita — born out of an excellent E3 showing and fantastic price-point — for trepidation and concerns. The main take-away, as far as we understand it, is that the pressure is back on Sony now Nintendo's decided to dramatically drop...
News PlayStation Vita's Reduced RAM Not A Problem For Developers
Invizimal's developer Novarama has said that the PlayStation Vita's alleged reduction in RAM will not harm development
Rumours swirled before E3 suggesting that Sony had lowered the Vita's on-board RAM in order to find a more competitive price-point. But while Novarama's Dani Sánchez-Crespo seemed to corroborate the rumour, he didn't think it would...
News Rockstar Announces New Red Dead Redemption DLC For September
Red Dead Redemption is set to get one final DLC pack, Rockstar has announced
The "Myths & Mavericks" pack is due out in September for the lowly fee of nada, and will bring with it a few "fan-favourite" character skins, as well as new arenas for Deathmatch, Gang, Grab the Bag and "other popular online modes".
News Resistance 3's Public Beta Kicks Off In August
Sony's announced that the public beta for Insomniac's hotly anticipated Resistance 3 will kick-off in August
There are a lot of regional differences, so bare with us while we flesh out the details. In North America, those that pre-ordered SOCOM 4 will get first-access to the beta on August 4th. They will be followed by European PlayStation Plus...
News Insomniac Showcase Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One's Weapon Roster
Check it out
In the first of a new series of shorts, Insomniac Games has showcased Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One's weapon roster. The series is famous for its ingenious weapon gadgets, and based on the footage in this trailer All 4 One will be no different. Sony's promising more of these video shorts on the future, so it looks like All 4 One's...
News Sony: PSN Outage Not As Expensive As First Thought
The bill for the recent PlayStation Network outage is "shrinking" according to Sony
The company revealed during its financial call overnight that the costs will "not be as great as originally estimated". In May, Sony predicted that the cost of the outage would be around 14 billion yen (or £105 million). But, "that was the May...
Wednesday27th Jul 2011
Review National Geographic Challenge! (PlayStation 3)
Around the world and back again
Imagine the possibilities of combining PlayStation Move and National Geographic magazine, exploring the rich expanses of the world with the super-accurate motion controller in your hand and so much more. The potential seems limitless, doesn't it? What a shame, then, that National Geographic Challenge! is a quiz game...
News Point and Click, Seek and Solve with Captain Morgane
Go back in time
The humble point and click adventure once ruled the roost, with Broken Sword, Monkey Island and more just some of the highlights. Now the genre's due to make a bit of a comeback with Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle for PlayStation Move, due Q4 2011. The game is written by Broken Sword scribe Steve Ince and is related to the...
News Team 17 Announce Worms Ultimate Mayhem For PlayStation Network
Not got enough Worms from the PlayStation Network yet? Team 17's got your back, with a new title in the series Worms Ultimate Mayhem
But wait just a moment — this is a "souped-up" version of Worms 3D and Worms 4: Mayhem, so naturally it's 3D. All of the content from the aforementioned games will return, in addition to bonus missions and...
News Sony Patents Interactive Toy For PlayStation 3 & PSP
Look, we don't want to frighten you ok? We're just reporting the news
And this seems kind of relevant, seeing as Sony actively patented the monstrosity being projected onto the back of your eyeballs above. What you're actually seeing is a patent filed by Sony. The patent is for an interactive doll, that has various features such as articulated limbs...
News Arkham City: Hugo Strange Chats With The Joker
Rocksteady's getting totally viral in the build-up to Batman: Arkham City
Included after the jump is an audio recording between the Joker and Hugo Strange. There's not actually much to the 100-second recording, but the Joker's sounding suitably demented. Listen to it after the jump.
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 27th July 2011
Summer Sale Offers Slam Bolt Scrappers (was £11
99/14.99 now £6.29/7.99) Swords and Soldiers (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) TerRover (was £8.99/11.25 now £4.39/5.49) Peggle(was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Acceleration of SUGURI X-Edition (was 5.99 -now 2.99) Anarchy: Rush Hour (was £4.79/5.99 now...
News Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Started Life As DLC
Capcom loves to repackage its games, but at least the Japanese publisher has an excuse this time
The company was originally intending to release the contents of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as DLC, and intended to hit a March release window for some of the goods. Unfortunately, the Japanese earthquake disaster halted progress, causing Capcom to...
News Soul Calibur V Definitely Looks Like More Soul Calibur
Namco revealed a new Soul Calibur V trailer at last week's Comic-Con
The main take-away: there's more Soul Calibur on the horizon. The action looks as fast and fluid as you'd hope from a mainline Soul Calibur game, with the outfits equally revealing. Ignore the melodrama elsewhere in this trailer. We've never been ones to follow Soul Calibur's tale...
News All Zombies Must Die! Announced For The PlayStation Network
Doublesix has announced the spiritual successor to its surprisingly addictive cartoon shooter -- Burn Zombie, Burn
</a> — this afternoon. The declarative All Zombies Must Die! is due to release on the PlayStation Network by the end of the year. It sounds like All Zombies Must Die! will lean heavily on Burn's slap-stick humour, putting you in...
News Dead Island Is The Latest Video Game Series To Get Its Own Novel
As more and more video game franchises get novels, it's unsurprising to see Techland's hotly anticipated Dead Island receive the treatment
The novel, written by British author Mark Morris, promises to give readers "a terrifying glimpse into the horrors thrust upon the four individuals who have unwittingly embarked on the ultimate holiday from...
News European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get More Goodies Today
Just a heads up to any European PlayStation Plus subscribers: Sony's got another wave of goodies to give-away this month
Most of which revolve around Section 8: Prejudice, which launches on the PlayStation Store this afternoon. PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to the exclusive Hunter Armour should they decide to pick up the game. The...
News Resident Evil Re-Releases To Run You ?15.99
Capcom's upcoming HD re-releases of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica will each stretch you £15
99 when they release on the PlayStation Network in September. The Japanese publisher announced that Resident Evil 4 will release on September 21st with Code Veronica following a week later on September 28th. Both games boast trophy support...
News Need For The Speed: The Run Does Look Hella Pretty
During the furore of E3, most peope were too enamoured by Need For Speed: The Run's (admittedly silly) on-foot sequences to notice how great the actual racing looked
Packed with superb visual effects, weighty arcade-handling and some glorious camera angles, the thrill of the racing got completely overlooked by the QTEs that followed. But while EA...
News PlayStation Vita's Activity Feature A 'Possibility' For PlayStation 3
Ever since Sony announced the PlayStation Vita and its social networking feature, LiveArea & Activity, we've banked on it coming to the PlayStation 3
The system allows players to comment on their friends progress within games, and even allows developers to update fans on the latest events in their games. The feature feels like the next natural...
News Relive The Uncharted 3 Comic-Con Panel
If you were unable to attend Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3 Comic-Con panel last week, don't worry: the PlayStation Blog's got your back
Not only has community manager Arne Meyer posted some photos from the event, but there's also a highlights reel featuring voice actors Nolan North, Emily Rose and Richard McGonagle, as well as Naughty Dog's Amy Hennig...
Tuesday26th Jul 2011
News Combat Wings is Move's Second World War II Plane Game
We sense a pattern
You wait ages for one PlayStation Move aerial dogfighting game based on the Second World War, then another one pops up just after. Typical. After the not-bad Air Conflicts: Secret Wars comes City Interactive's Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII, a game aiming for an arcade-style experience with emphasis on action as well as...
News 2K Promising Better Move Controls for NBA 2K12
Shoots a three-pointer
We loved NBA 2K11 on PlayStation 3, but the Move controls left a little to be desired: no Navigation support and some shaky shot recognition took away some of the game's shine. Now 2K Sports is preparing to unleash NBA 2K12 and it's promising overhauled controls. For one thing, the game now features pointer support, allowing...
News New Champion Jockey Screens Shake Their Jockey Maker
Tutorial too
Champion Jockey will let you whip horses with PlayStation Move, but more than that, it'll let you design your very own jockey, making it the first Move game ever to let you play God and win a horse race at the same time. Tecmo Koei just sent over some new screenshots showing off the jockey customisation screens, where you can change...
Feature Learn All About Vita's Near, Party, LiveArea and Activity
Wireless functions explained
It's all well and good being able to play Vita games on your own, but the machine is designed to help you connect with other users too, whether you know it or not. Sony's R&D man Phil Rogers explained the machine's capabilities at the recent Develop conference, detailing the console's LiveArea, Party, Near and...
News Making Music Is Stupid Easy in Sound Shapes
Even a caveman could do it
Sound Shapes co-creators Jonathan Mak and Shaw-Han Liem recently sat down with the PS Blog to discuss the philosophy behind their game, and how its simplicity and style help it to work both as a quality platformer and an easy-to-use music maker. Players are given simple tools that instantly produce the building blocks of a...
News DICE Discusses Multiplayer Differences Between Console & PC Versions Of Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 will not be the same experience on PC as on consoles
It's just not technically possible, with PC's packing much more potential horse-power than the PlayStation 3. As such, the console version of Battlefield 3 will be much more refined, limiting player-counts to just 24-players compared to the PC's 64-player cap. The biggest...
News Analysts Put Their Money Behind PlayStation 3 For Console War Crown
A number of analysts believe the PlayStation 3 will emerge victorious over the XBOX 360 once this generation has breathed its last -- but that victory will be marginal
EEDAR's Jesse Divinch was first to the plate, telling IndustryGamers that the PlayStation 3 has sold ten percent more than the XBOX 360 in the first half of 2011. To clarify, Divinch...
News Development Application Move.Me Launches Today On PlayStation Store
Sony's announced that Move
Me — a "new software application that runs on the PS3 system and gives researchers, students, and programmers access to PlayStation Moves technology for developing apps beyond traditional gaming" — will launch today as part of the US PlayStation Store update. Move.Me will allow students and researchers to...
News We Know You've Been Waiting For That PlayStation Network Version Of Chu-Chu Rocket...
.. Wait no longer
As LittleBigPlanet 2 user Hymanator has made a pretty decent reinterpretation within Media Molecule's "create-your-own-game" toolset. It's even got the "Cat Mania" and "Fever" power-ups. The pace of the game is a little slow, but if you've been craving some Chu-Chu Rocket on your PlayStation 3, this is probably your best bet for...
News PlayStation Vita's Battery To Be 'Adequate For Continuous Gaming Experience'
PlayStation India's gaffer, Atindriya Bose, has commented on the PlayStation Vita's battery life, reasurring GamingBolt that the system will have an "adequate battery life for someone to have a continuous gaming experience"
Bose added: "Given the fact that we know that we are creating a personal, portable and a mobile gaming experience, the...
News Get Some Cars In Your inFamous 2 Level Creation
Sucker Punch has released the first -- of presumably many -- content packs for inFamous 2's user-generated content feature
The pack — which is available now for free from the PlayStation Network — includes a variety of vehicles from the game's single-player campaign, including Bertrands Limo, Bertrands Semi-Truck, the New Marais Police Car,...
News Witness Sound Shapes' Simplicity In A Brand New Trailer
Creating music is hard
We know because we spent about three years of our life dabbling in song writing and music production. But Sound Shapes — the latest PlayStation Vita title from Jonathan Mak — makes the whole process look easy. The game combines music composition with level design, meaning you're able to create songs and simple platforming...
News PlayStation Vita To Be On-Hand At GamesCom Next Month
Unsurprisingly, Sony will make the PlayStation Vita available at next month's GamesCom
Sony's yet to announce the line-up of games it will be bringing to the event, but expect the usual suspects: Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048 and Everybody's Golf Next. Fingers crossed Sony use GamesCom to give PlayStation Vita a big 2011 European release...
News Twisted Metal Ditches Teen Rating For Mature
The bigger story here is that Twisted Metal was originally gunning for a Teen rating in the US, with David Jaffe and his Eat Sleep Play team gunning for the lower rating in order to reach a wider audience
But the studio's since decided that a Mature rating is more appropriate for the Twisted Metal franchise, and we couldn't agree more. "Without...
News Silent Hill HD Collection Due Out In September/October
Konami's firmed up details of the Silent Hill HD Collection, which will launch around "September/October" exclusively on PlayStation 3 under Sony's Classics HD banner
The collection includes PS2 classics Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 remastered in 720p. The voice acting has also been reworked, with trophies added to each of the titles. Let's watch...
News Evo 2011 To Be Streamed Directly In PlayStation Home
Fighting games are serious business, with many of the top competitors duking it out later this week in the annual Evo 2011 championships
Those unable to make the event in Las Vegas, will be able to watch the entire thing live via PlayStation Home. Players will be competing across a variety of fighting games, including Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal...
Rumour New EA Studio Working On A PlayStation 3 First-Person Shooter
EA's founded a new studio that's working on a PlayStation 3 exclusive first-person shooter, according to some clever detective work by the folks at SystemLink
The website cites the resume of an employee contracted to do work on an unnamed PlayStation 3 first-person shooter at an unknown developer named Black Troll. The project has apparently been in...
Monday25th Jul 2011
News Global Resistance is New, Free Resistance Strategy Game
More war
Resistance 3 marches into battle in September, but you can get a head start on the Chimera by taking part in the new Global Resistance strategy game over at MyResistance.net. The free to play web game will allow players to unlock extra content in the upcoming shooter, including XP boosters, new titles and character skins for multiplayer...
News Tears Of Joy: Tekken Hybrid Confirmed For PlayStation 3 In Europe
Ask and ye shall receive -- Sony has announced that it will be handling publishing duties on the hotly anticipated Tekken Hybrid in Europe
The brilliant teaser-movie-nostalgia package includes an HD version of the original Tekken Tag Tournament, the CG movie Tekken: Blood Vengeance and a special preview for the upcoming Tekken Tag Tournament 2...
News Dead Rising 2 Saves Unlock Bonus Content In Off The Record
Those of you intending to pick up Dead Rising: Off The Record with a Dead Rising 2 save on your system will get a bonus item for your loyalty to the series
Chuck Greene's jacket will be unlocked as a starting costume, allowing you to dress protagonist Frank West as the chiseled hero from the previous game. Awesome. We guess.
News Tekken Hybrid Continues To Grow Into The Most Tempting Package Of The Year
Tekken Hybrid is already confirmed to include a Blu-ray version of the upcoming CGI Tekken movie and an HD remake of the brilliant Tekken Tag Tournament
That alone is one hell of a bundle. But Namco's not done with adding value yet, as it's also confirmed that the package will include a playable prologue for the unreleased Tekken Tag Tournament 2,...
News Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed: Embers
We hope you're not done with Ezio yet, as Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed: Embers this afternoon -- a short movie which will expand on the final moments of Ezio's story
The animated movie will release alongside Assassin's Creed: Revelations on November 15th. The UbiWorkshop developed movie will ship with the Animus Editions of Assassin's...
News Sony Fleshes Out PlayStation Vita's Array Of Social Features
One of the best features of the PlayStation Vita's hardware is its suite of online social options: Near, Party and LiveArea
In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony Europe's R&D gaffer, Phil Rogers, has offered a little more insight into what each of the features offers and hopes to achieve. According to Rogers, Near is a little like Nintendo 3DS'...
News UK Sales Charts: Harry Potter & Call Of Juarez Have Strong Showings, Zumba Fitness Stays Top
It's the summer -- the time of the year when you can pretty much guarantee a success just by putting out a game
The drought is really starting to hit hard, so it's no surprise to see Ubisoft and Techland's distinctly average Call Of Juarez: The Cartel debut in second on this week's UK sales charts. Honestly, as far as summer games go — The Cartel...
Rumour Disgaea 3 Coming To PlayStation Vita
A release schedule for NIS uncovered on Yahoo
Japan has revealed that Disgaea 3 is being secretly prepared for the PlayStation Vita's launch. The schedule has since been pulled from the website, but other sites caught the news in time. Disgaea 3 originally launched on PS3 in 2009. Expect some additional content to be added to the Vita re-release.
News GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Was Always Part Of The Plan
We were really surprised to see Activision announce an HD update of GoldenEye for the PlayStation 3 this week, but according to Activision the release was always planned
Producer James Steer revealed to Kotaku that GoldenEye 007: Reloaded was being worked on "in the background" while the Wii version was in development. This was working...
News Marvel Pinball Slings Itself Onto PlayStation Vita Next Year
Zen Studios' excellent licensed PlayStation Network pinball title, Marvel Pinball, is coming to the PlayStation Vita the developer has confirmed
No firm dates were given for the portable version of the title, but a rough "end of 2012" date was referenced. In other Marvel Pinball news, a new expansion called Vengeance And Virtue will launch...
News Brazil Gets Its Own PlayStation Store & PlayStation Blog
Hello Brazil
How're you doing? We hear your economy is booming. So much so, Sony's looking to get a piece of the pie. The company's just announced the launch of the PlayStation Store in the region. You'll now be able to buy content in Portuguese and English. You're even being offered your own Welcome Back package. There's also now a local version of...
News Public Go Hands-On With PlayStation Vita At Tokyo Game Show
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's gaffer Hiroshi Kawano has revealed that the Japanese public will get their first taste of the PlayStation Vita at September's Tokyo Game Show
Kawano said in a blog post that numerous booths will be provided for fans to get hands-on with the new device, presumably leading into a Japanese release date later in the...
Sunday24th Jul 2011
News Check Out Starhawk's Stellar Transitions Between Cut-Scenes & Gameplay
The emphasis of the footage coming out of Starhawk's Comic-Con panel is to demonstrate the game's transitions between gameplay and cut-scenes
With Starhawk including inFamous' motion comic cut-scene approach, Lightbox has developed a really neat effect that transforms polygons into art, as demonstrated in the video embedded above. The cut-scene...
Saturday23rd Jul 2011
Review Fast Draw Showdown (PlayStation 3)
Shooting blanks
Ported from the 1994 light gun arcade machine, Fast Draw Showdown makes its debut on the PSN. The setting takes place in the old Western times when arguments often started with booze and ended with lead, and all you need to do is draw your gun from its holster faster than your opponent. Using often corny and scripted video clips...
News Elena Fisher Was Originally Chloe Frazer... Or Something
Elena Fisher began life as a Spanish character named "Elena Vargas", Naughty Dog has revealed
Speaking during a Comic-Con panel devoted to Uncharted, series writer Amy Hennig revealed that she wanted Claudia Black — who later took the role of Chloe Frazer — to voice the character. The panel — which was attended by Hennig, Emily Rose (the real...
Review Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PlayStation 3)
There are some great ideas in Call Of Juarez: The Cartel, but misdirection and sloppy execution let the package down
While the game's emphasis on mindless action can be thrilling at times, a slew of technical mishaps lessen the appeal of the title's more bombastic moments. Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood was one of our favourite games of 2009...
News Icon Games Discusses 'Joy' Of PlayStation Minis Development
To some pockets of the industry, PlayStation Minis is a taboo term
Sony's micro-game initiative has struggled with an identity crisis for some time; offering digestible titles similar to those available on smartphones at double the cost. Despite this, the service has been paramount to the success and growth of some independent games developers. One...
Rumour Resident Evil 6 To Get September 15th Reveal?
RelyOnHorror's running a stonking rumour regarding the announcement of Resident Evil 6 this morning
The site claims it was sent the game's logo by someone able to attend a behind-the-scenes Capcom press conference at Comic-Con. The image shows off what pertains to be Resident Evil 6's official logo, and a 15th September date. Interestingly, that...
News Bulletstorm 'Didn't Make Any Money'
Bulletstorm was a critical success when it released earlier in the year, and we'd figured it was a commercial success too
The game spent a number of weeks propping up the UK sales charts, but according to Epic the balls-to-the-wall FPS failed to make the company any money. Despite that small caveat, Epic does not regret handing the project off to...
News Silent Hill: Downpour Certainly Looks The Part
We're still a touch concerned about Silent Hill: Downpour -- it's in development at an unknown studio and we've still seen very little of the game
But one thing we have seen are a host of glorious screenshots, and while they don't reveal much about the game's narrative or mechanics, they at least conclude that the game is looking super pretty. Check...
News On September 20th, You'll Get The Chance To Replay One Of The Best Games Of All Time
Capcom's attached a date to the North American release of Resident Evil 4 HD
The finest third-person shooter of all time will launch on September 20th, and will be followed by the more traditional Resident Evil: Code Veronica X on September 27th. Both titles will be available to download through the PlayStation Network. The games are being...
News Oh Saints Row: The Third, You So Awesome
THQ's dropped a brand new trailer for its upcoming open-world adventure Saints Row: The Third
Ignore the attempts at constructing a narrative here, and just soak up all the craziness that goes down in this 110 seconds of craziness. There are jet-packs, dildos, stupid masks, cars and wrestling moves. Man, this game just keeps climbing up our most...
Friday22nd Jul 2011
Review Captain America: Super Soldier (PlayStation 3)
Captain America: Super Soldier might not bring many new ideas to the table, but it is an enjoyable third-person action game with an enjoyable emphasis exploration and satisfying combat
SEGA's clearly spent a lot of time playing Batman: Arkham Asylum. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Given the quality of SEGA's most recent Marvel movie...
News Phineas and Ferb Get Some Evil News
Blu-ray to feature cartoons too.
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension is coming to PlayStation Move next month, but the pointy-faced duo just got some evil news, as the trailer below shows. The Disney adventurers will be making their first appearance on PlayStation 3 in a new co-operative adventure, and you can use Sony's motion controller...
News House of the Dead: Overkill Trailer is Adults-Only
You have been warned
House of the Dead: Overkill — Extended Cut looks stupendously gory in screenshots, but this new trailer from San Diego Comic-Con puts it just over the top. We should warn you that the trailer is most certainly not for the underage portion of our readership, so if you know you're not old enough to click "play" below...
News First GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Footage Suits Up
Licence to... oh, never mind
After the announcement of GoldenEye 007: Reloaded we've now got the first screenshots and in-game footage from the upcoming Bond-a-thon. The revamped version of last year's Wii adventure comes with support for PlayStation Move, Sharp Shooter and in a surprise turn of events the Top Shot Elite gun used in Cabela's...
News Insomniac Games Posts Resistance 3 Comic-Con Panel Highlights
If you were unable to get to the San Diego Comic-Con last night to witness Insomniac Games' Resistance 3 panel, the PlayStation Blog's got your back
James Stevenson has posted a short highlights video from the panel, featuring Creative Director Marcus Smith, Art Director Grant Hollis, Animation Director Kevin Grow, as well as voice actor Robin...
News Win Fast Draw Showdown in Our Quick Fire Contest!
Fingers at the ready
Fast Draw Showdown is available in the PlayStation Store right now for North American readers, but if your finger has been hovering over the Buy button without ever squeezing the trigger, we have a contest that's just for you. Thanks to Digital Leisure we have three copies of the game to give away to anyone with a North American...
News Team Bondi Blames Blu-ray Space Limitations On Cut L.A. Noire Content
Team Bondi's Brendan McNamara has revealed that content was cut from L
A. Noire</a> due to the limitations of using a single Blu-ray disc — even though L.A. Noire does not use the maximum capacity Blu-ray available. According to McNamara, two desks known as bunko and burglary were written, designed and had art assets created — despite...
News Hang On, The Penguin Is Now British?
Rocksteady's dropped a new Batman: Arkham City trailer right out of the San Diego Comic-Con
The new footage focuses squarely on the Penguin, who's adopted a cockney accent since his last outing. Don't worry though, the Penguin's British-ness totally works, making the character a little more rough-and-ready than previous incarnations. The rest of the...
News Freddy Krueger Joins Mortal Kombat On August 9th
Well, we can't say we expected that
Warner Bros and NetherRealm has announced that Freddy Kruger is the next DLC character to join Mortal Kombat's brawling roster. The character's set to release on August 9th, and will run you $4.99. Check out the trailer above.
News Confirmed: Catherine Travels Overseas To Europe
Just days after Atlus said it was looking for a distribution partner to release Catherine in Europe, Deep Silver has stepped forward
The game will be formally localised in French, Italian, Spanish and German. Catherine is something new, fresh and exciting; unlike anything else in the gaming world a unique mixture of genres. This agreement...
News Mark Your Calendars: PlayStation GamesCom Press Conference Kicks Off August 16th
Please date PlayStation Vita for 2011
Please date PlayStation Vita for 2011. Please date PlayStation Vita for 2011. We predict two fates for Sony's GamesCom press conference this year: jubilation or abject disappointment. All eyes are going to be on the date Sony gives PlayStation Vita in Europe and North America. Japan's pretty much confirmed for a...
News The War Is On: Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders On Par With Black Ops
We don't know if you've heard: there's a war on
EA and Activision each want to dominate the first-person shooter pie, and that means Battlefield 3 and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are preparing for a head-on collision later this year. It's a ballsy move from EA given Call Of Duty's mainstream popularity, but it's a battle that's thus far been...
Rumour Arkham City To Have Downloadable Episodes?
According to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, the upcoming Batman: Arkham City will be an "ongoing" game with players able to "download future episodes of it"
Conroy was talking to Comic Booked about his role in the title, and concluded that due to the sheer amount of content he'd been "recording for a while". No official confirmation from...
News Resistance 3 Multiplayer Beta Begins Kicking Chimera Ass In Early August
Sometimes we wake up in the middle of the night covered in a cold sweat, itching to play Resistance
Insomniac's first-person shooter series has been a staple of our PlaytStation 3 diet for years now. We ploughed hours into Fall Of Man, only to spend a similarly ridiculous amount of time with Resistance 2. But the latest title — Resistance 3 —...
News Latest House Of The Dead: Overkill Extended Cut Trailer Comes Out Swearing
We've said it once and we'll say it again: House Of The Dead: Overkill Extended Cut is one of our most anticipated PlayStation 3 games of the year
The original Wii title was a roller-coaster ride of eff-bombs, gore and zombies giving birth to other zombies. So we can't wait to experience the whole affair in high-definition with PlayStation Move...
News PlayStation Gamers Raise Over ?1 Million For Japanese Earthquake Relief
Give yourselves a huge pat on the back
Seriously, this is genuinely brilliant news. Sony's announced that PlayStation gamers have donated over £1.01 million to the Japanese Earthquake appeal. That's a staggering number. North American PSN users raised £260,995, while Europe stumped up £538,122, and Asian countries offered £16,673. Japanese...
News PlayStation Smartphone Application Reaches Version 1.1
Sony's updated the official PlayStation smartphone application to version 1
1, fixing log-in issues that have persisted since the app was previously updated to 1.05. New features allow you to sort and search you PlayStation Network friends, as well as compare trophies. You'll also be able to comment on PlayStation Blog articles with the app. There's...
Review Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (PlayStation 3)
Could it be magic?
Last year EA made the horrendous mistake of bringing Kinect support to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, ignoring PlayStation Move entirely. The result was a predictably sloppy affair – but with the sequel's Move support, surely there's still chance of redemption. Well, no, there isn't. Purge any thoughts of...
Thursday21st Jul 2011
News Poison, Steve Fox & Yoshimitsu All Confirmed For Street Fighter X Tekken
Capcom's confirmed Poison as a playable character in its upcoming cross-over brawler, Street Fighter X Tekken
The Final Fight bad-girl (bad-guy?) will join Yoshimitsu and Steve Fox when the game launches at an undisclosed date next year. The game itself is coming together brilliantly. We continue to be in awe of the way Capcom's managed to...
Activision's kicked off Comic-Con with a slew of North American release date announcements
Prototype 2 was the first to get a date, with the distant April 24th, 2012 being the target. Next up was Silicon Knights' X-Men Destiny, a game that, admittedly, we've seen very little of. That game's scored a September 27th release date. Finally, Activision...
News Atlus On Catherine In Europe: We Need A Partner
Promising looking puzzle-platformer-cross-dating-simulation, Catherine, does not yet have a European release date
That's because publisher Atlus has no plans for a European release — but it's not for the want of trying. According to the publisher, there are currently no plans because the publisher is in need of a distribution partner. Previous...
News God Of War 'Master Collection' Spotted On Amazon Germany
Never played God Of War ever before? Sony's got the perfect solution for you
Popping up on Amazon Germany is a retail listing for the "God Of War Master Collection", a gigantic PS3 collection that includes every God Of War game ever made — aside from that shoddy mobile phone title. If you're having trouble keeping up, that's: God Of War,...
News The E3 Announcement That Time Forgot
Ever heard of Carnival Island? No, us neither, but surprisingly it's a Sony published PlayStation Move party title in development at Magic Pixel and Sony Santa Monica
Apparently Sony just forgot to tell us all about it. The Carnival Games series has been a huge success on the Nintendo Wii, so it's surprising to see Sony completely ignore Carnival...
News Heads Up: PlayStation Store Down For Maintenance Today, Don't Cancel Your Credit Cards
Just a quick heads-up: Sony's bringing down the PlayStation Store today for a couple of hours maintenance
We're posting this because we know how frightening outages can be in the post-PSNgate climate. We just wanted to let you know that, hey, if you try to log on to the PlayStation Store this afternoon and it flips out — everything is fine. Don't...
News Ubisoft's Uplay Passport To Cost ?7.99 In The UK
Ubisoft's just let us know some concrete details about its Uplay Passport initiative
The program will require players to register a code (included with new copies of compatible games) in order to redeem key features such as online multiplayer and other "exclusive features". Those buying participating Ubisoft titles used will need to pay...
News Sony Shows Off Resistance 3's 'Survivor Edition' With New Trailer
Sony's put out a trailer for Resistance 3's bumper "Survivor Edition" collector's set
The pack is crammed with luxury goodies such as Resistance themed toy soldiers, Capelli's backpack and an SRPA branded hip-flask. Admittedly, much of the content included in this pack is needless tat — but it's dangerously tempting for Resistance fans like...
News Gotham City Imposters Looks Surprisingly Rad
Ok, ok, so it's just a CGI trailer
But after some initial concerns, we're quite taken with the concept behind Monolith's upcoming downloadable squad-based shooter, Gotham City Imposters. The title's concept is simple — when Batman's away, the goons will play. So you'll play as either a Batman or Joker imposter, brawling it out in a variety of...
News Street Fighter III: Third Strike Launches August 23rd On PSN
In addition to announcing Ultimate Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> at Comic-Con yesterday, Capcom has confirmed an August 23rd release date for Street Fighter III: Third Strike on PlayStation Network. The title will set you back $14.99. The updated version of the late 90's arcade title includes online play, leaderboards and replays.
News Rayman Origins Shows Off In Comic-Con Trailer
Ubisoft's released a minute-long Rayman Origins trailer at Comic-Con
The drop-dead gorgeous platformer boasts about its slew of E3 awards, and shows off some new gameplay footage at the same time. The game's due out on PlayStation 3 in November. It'll make a nice change of pace from all those blockbuster shooters later in the year.
News Sony: 3D Can Enhance Experiences, But Only When Done Properly
With Sony so heavily invested in 3D content, you'd think they'd be pushing every visual media outlet to develop content in the extra dimension
But that's not the case. Speaking with Eurogamer at the Develop conference in Brighton, Sony's 3D gaffer, Mick Hocking, revealed that 3D needs to be done properly and appropriately to be truly successful...
News EA Releases Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Trailer, Features Guns
EA's released some new footage for Battlefield 3's hotly anticipated multiplayer component
It looks great. Admittedly we're struggling with the hyperbole some folks are showering this game in. Don't get us wrong, the game looks fantastic. But we can't help but feel that if this trailer concluded with a big Call Of Duty logo, it would be met with...
Wednesday20th Jul 2011
News LOL: Sasha Grey Is Going To Be In Saints Row: The Third
Perfect
While we'd never have guessed that legendary pornstar (and serial knitter) Sasha Grey would make an appearance in THQ's upcoming trashy third-person action game, Saints Row: The Third, the casting makes too much sense. Grey will not play a porn-star in the game though — no, she will play one of two sisters that run the Syndicate's...
News James Bond Comes to Move with GoldenEye: Reloaded
We've been expecting you
Last year's GoldenEye 007 on Wii was a particularly enjoyable slice of James Bond action, bringing the beloved N64 original up to date with online play, experience and all that good stuff. If you were looking on from the sidelines, filled with jealousy, that can stop soon: Activision has announced GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is...
News Media Molecule Talk Candidly About Leaving LittleBigPlanet Behind
Media Molecule is moving on from LittleBigPlanet
While it will continue to support past releases, the British studio wants to put all of its future energy into creating something new. According to the studio, making this decision felt like a child leaving home. "It's a bit like, if you think of LBP as having a child, Sackboy was our child, you...
Review Cars 2: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Cars 2: The Video Game is not the most ambitious of releases, but it achieves much of what it sets out to do
The game's kart-racing fundamentals are fluid and enjoyable, especially when experienced in multiplayer. With an expansive and likable roster of characters, Cars 2: The Video Game is a decent alternative to Mario Kart, though the game's...
News Activision Officially Announces GoldenEye 007: Reloaded For PlayStation 3
As we suspected when details about the game leaked yesterday, Activision has officially confirmed GoldenEye 007: Reloaded for the PlayStation 3 this afternoon
The title is an HD remake of last year's Wii-exclusive GoldenEye, err, redux. Yeah, we're trying hard to get our heads around that too. See, last year's GoldenEye 007 (for Wii) was a complete...
Rumour Grasshopper Working On Cheerleader Zombie Slaying Game Called Lollipop Chainsaw [Updated]
Original story: If this rumour had any other developer's name attached to it, we'd call it rubbish
But this is a rumour for Grasshopper Manufacture's latest title; y'know, the Suda51 joint. That means it's hard to treat any rumours as nonsense — the crazier they are, the more likely they are to be true. Take Lollipop Chainsaw, the studio's latest...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 19th July 2011
Updates Bioshock 2 Exclusive Characters Sale (PS3) (now $0
99, original price $1.99) Bioshock 2 Minerva's Den Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Bioshock 2 Protector Trials Sale (PS3) (now $2.49, original price $4.99) Bioshock 2 Rapture Metro Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Bioshock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester...
News Sony Initially Intended LittleBigPlanet To Be Free-To-Play
You can see the origins of a free-to-play game in LittleBigPlanet
The accessibility of the PlayStation Store within the game makes the package ripe for freemium potential, and when you factor in DLC content packs for costumes, stickers and materials it's easy to see how the title could adapt to that business model. In fact: that was the original...
News LOL: Respawn Entertainment's First Game Not Releasing Until 2015
Today has been the best day for video game news in a long time
Seriously, we've been sitting here grinning like cats all afternoon. First we got some behind-the-scenes chatter from Media Molecule. Moments later we got word that Sasha Grey would be lending her voice to THQ's Saints Row: The Third. Then we learned about
News In The Interests Of Proving That Lollipop Chainsaw Is A Genuine Product
Some of you may have seen our story on Lollipop Chainsaw earlier in the afternoon
The project may have drawn a stern, "Yeah, whatever, it's not even April fools," from the most cynical amongst you. We can confirm that the girly zombie slayer is indeed an actual product. In fact, Famitsu has released a batch of new screenshots to prove as...
News PlayStation Network Outage Did Not Stop LittleBigPlanet From Growing
More than 1
5 million new players have jumped into LittleBigPlanet 2 since the PlayStation Network outage earlier in the year. Media Molecule confirmed the figures as part of a panel at the Develop conference this morning. "I like that stat because it's growing," revealed Media Molecule co-founder Alex Evans. "LittleBigPlanet is not...
News The Darkness II Gets Delayed Out Of October, Into February
It's that time of the year again
The time of the year where publishers of not-quite-blockbuster-games delay their big fall releases because of the looming threat of Call Of Duty and Uncharted and Batman and Battlefield. 2K Games' The Darkness II is the first notable title to be pushed out of its release window, presumably for marketing reasons. The...
News Bonus Content To Be Bundled With The Team ICO Collection
We approve
One could argue that getting high-definition remasters of Team ICO's massive PlayStation 2 adventure titles, ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus, are bonuses enough, but Sony's got some extra goodies to bundle with the upcoming Team ICO Collection to make the package that touch more tempting. Included with new copies of the game will be a...
News We Will Probably Read Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth
While you all settled down with your high-brow novels last night, we tucked into bed with a copy of Killzone Ascendancy
Don't get us wrong, we like quality literature as much as the next person, but sometimes you just feel like something trashy, right? Speaking of which, we have high hopes for Christopher Golden's upcoming Uncharted novel, The Fouth...
News Capcom Announces Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Let's deal with the white elephant in the room: we know Capcom released Marvel Vs Capcom 3 less than six months ago
But that game's already old news, as the Japanese publisher has just announced Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3. And it's coming out as soon as November. The "mid-range" re-release (read: $40) will include 12 new fighters and...
News Shadows Of The Damned Director Leaves Grasshopper
Shadows Of The Damned director Massimo Guarini has left Grasshopper Manufacture to set-up a new studio
Guarini's upstart, Ovosonico Productions, will be based on "games, music and films with an attitude" according to the company's website.
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Releases October 13th In Japan, Check Out Some Gameplay
After over three years of development (
!!), Square Enix is readying Final Fantasy Type-0 for release in Japan. The ambitious PlayStation Portable RPG — which spans two UMD discs — will release on October 13th in the region, according to information published by Andriasang. There's a celebratory trailer, and seven minutes of gameplay footage...
News Latest Sonic Generations Trailer Goes Through The Ages
It may have escaped your attention, but Sonic The Hedgehog is 20 years old this year
In order to celebrate, SEGA's putting together the promising looking Sonic Generations — a PS3 title designed to celebrate the origins of the character. The above trailer includes footage from all Sonic's most famous outings. And there are a few morsels from...
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Tuesday19th Jul 2011
News Sega's Mystery PS Vita Game Re-appears
New IP gets a job listing
A little while back, Sega promised to bring an "extremely innovative and purpose built new IP" to the PlayStation Vita. Other than mentioning it was exclusively built for the PS Vita, there wasn't much more announced. But now a job listing for a Tools Programmer over at MCV unveils a genre and release window for...
Review One Epic Game (PlayStation Minis)
One Epic Game is a well presented, addictive autorunner that manages to present a surprisingly humorous slant on the current state of the video game industry
Autorunners are all the rage. Popularised by the iOS, the genre can be best identified by having a protagonist that runs from left-to-right at a perpetually increasing speed. In order to...
News New Uncharted Movie Director 'Starting From Scratch'
David O Russell is no longer involved with the Uncharted movie
He left the project earlier in the month citing creative differences between himself and Sony Pictures. With Russell's antique-hunting motion picture out of the window, new director Neil Burger is planning on starting from scratch — and he's making all the right noises about the video...
News Third Time Lucky: DONTNOD To Attend GamesCom
We just received a press release from DONTNOD Entertainment -- the studio believed to be working on an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive called Adrift
While the press release was agonisingly ambiguous about the specifics of DONTNOD's debut project, it did provide a few morsels of information. The game's plot has been crafted by Alain Damasio, a...
News Splinter Cell HD Trilogy Now Launching In September
Eagle-eyed Joystiq readers have spotted that Ubisoft's oft-delayed Splinter Cell HD Trilogy will now release on September 27th in North America
That's according to updated listings posted by Amazon, GameStop and GameFly. The HD collection was previously scheduled for an August release date after bein
News Darksiders Developer: PlayStation 3's 'A Pain In The A**'
Did we just fall asleep and wake up in 2006? Darksiders developer Vigil Games has decided it timely to mouth off about the challenges of PlayStation 3 development
It must be 2006, right? "It's a pain in the a** to work on," Darksiders 2 developer, Marvin Donald told Eurogamer, "Five years later, getting used to it? That means it's a...
News Sony Signs Exclusivity Contract With LittleBigPlanet Vita Developer Double Eleven
Sony has signed an exclusivity contract with LittleBigPlanet Vita developer Double Eleven
The British studio (comprised of former Rockstar Leeds employees) will develop titles exclusively for PlayStation platforms going forward. The firm is currently hard at work on LittleBigPlanet Vita, but will move onto new titles for various Sony platforms in...
News Do Want: Amazon France Lists GoldenEye Reloaded For PlayStation 3
We love James Bond video games
We've spent countless hours with both Quantum Of Solace and Blood Stone on PS3, despite poor review scores and a general sense of ambivalence towards the games. So we're super excited to learn that last year's Wii exclusive GoldenEye reboot could be coming to the PlayStation 3 in high-definition. The rumours first...
News El Shaddai Gets Pushed Into August
Ignition's ambitious (and colourful
) religious brawler, El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron, has been pushed out of its original July release window and into August. Ignition's director Shane Bettenhausen confirmed to Joystiq that the delay was due to "logistical reasons". The game will officially release on August 16th in the US...
News Ubisoft Gaffer The Latest Exec To Start Banging On About PlayStation 4
Next-Gen
Is anyone else getting tired of the constant "next generation" chatter? If analysts are correct and the next PlayStation is not coming out until 2013 at the earliest, does that mean we have to endure another two years minimum of this hypothesising? Urgh. Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot is the latest video games boss to drop the "next-gen is...
News Here's Everything That's Inside Catherine's Ostentatious Collector's Edition
It takes seven-minutes for the over-enthusiastic Atlus employee in this unboxing video to reveal everything that's included in Catherine's "Love Is Over" collector's edition
That's because there's a lot of stuff included. And while most of it might be junk, you've got to appreciate Atlus for releasing its game in a pizza box and including a pair of...
Monday18th Jul 2011
News Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge Looks Scrum-tious
Odd ball
Veteran rugby developer Sidhe Interactive is working on Vita's first representation of the sport with the funny-shaped ball: Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. The former All-Black star has signed up for the game, which features 93 licensed teams from around the world, player customisation tools and online play for up to eight players, according...
Feature Capcom COO: Monster Hunter Vita Has To Happen
Good news all around
One game made the PSP a success in Japan: Monster Hunter. With series sales in the tens of millions, it proved the system had a lot to offer and became a genuine phenomenon. Capcom would be foolish not to bring the series to Vita of course, and chief operating officer David Reeves knows it. Speaking to MEGamers, Reeves spoke of...
News Child of Eden Hits Europe on 23rd September at Low Low Price
Going for a song
The wait for Child of Eden to make the way over from Kinect might test the patience of some PlayStation Move owners, but this should take the sting off: the game is going to cost a lot less on PS3. Ubisoft has announced the game will hit Europe on 23rd September, with a price of just £19.99 listed on the publisher's digital shop...
News Ghostlight Announces Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky For PSP In Europe
Ghostlight's announced that it's bringing Nihon Falcom's PSP RPG Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky to Europe
The game — which released in the US last year courtesy of XSEED — is recommended for its excellent story-telling, visuals and battle system. No release date has been confirmed yet, but Ghostlight has stated it will be putting together a...
News The Future Of PlayStation Is Green! (According To Joseph Dumary Anyway!)
Meet Joseph Dumary, a product designer with a penchant for PlayStation
We've seen hundreds of futuristic PlayStation mock-ups over the years, but Joseph's take on the PlayStation 4 is surprisingly grounded. While the device itself looks like a fairly natural evolution of the PlayStation 3, Joseph has a greater vision for the future of Sony's gaming...
News What's In The Batman: Arkham City Collector's Edition?
We bet you can guess
No seriously, we really do bet you can guess. Both GameStop and Best-Buy has posted pre-order pages for the inevitable big-box edition of Batman's latest PS3 outing, and the contents are as predictable as the day turning to night: premium statue? Check. Art book? Check. Early access to DLC? Check. Pric
News Sony's Experimenting With VR, Has An FPS In Development
Sony is experimenting with virtual reality
Mick Hocking, senior director at Sony's Worldwide Studios, told Develop that that platform holder is experimenting with the technology in a variety of projects, including a first-person shooter. "We've got a new head mounted display that we showed at Consumer Electronics Show," Hocking said...
First Impressions Catherine on PlayStation 3 Demo
Video games can be quite immature
Even when they come attached with mature age ratings, the content inside can often feel like the opposite. Enormous guns, vats of gore and over-sized breasts are not necessarily indicative of what it means to be mature, in fact they are the antithesis. Few games capture the essence of adulthood. For all its faults,...
News GAME: Modern Warfare 3 On Track To Stomp Black Ops' Records
With each iteration of Call Of Duty, the console market grows
There are no shortage of people picking up PlayStation 3s and XBOX 360s, and so it's no surprise to see the Call Of Duty fanbase grow with each release. According to UK retailer GAME, this year's Modern Warfare 3 is set to break the myriad records set by last year's Call Of Duty: Black...
News Child Of Eden Scores Budget PlayStation 3 Price-Point
As champions of original video game concepts, we were a little disappointed to see Q-Entertainment's ambitious audio-visual experience, Child Of Eden, bomb at retail
But with every cloud there's a silver lining, as Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming PlayStation 3 release of the title will retail for a cut-price £19.99. That's half the price of...
News UK Sales Charts: Shoot Us Now
At this point we're questioning whether Zumba Fitness is a good product or not
Five weeks at the top of the UK sales charts must count for something, right? Apparently not — our friends at MoveModo awarded the game a 3/10 earlier in the year. Urgh. Let's just move on already. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon managed to climb into the second-spot on...
News Crystal Dynamics: Lara Croft Was 'Losing Relevance'
Fact: we couldn't be more excited for Crystal Dynamics' upcoming Tomb Raider
The game looks phenomenal. But with Lara Croft established as a house-hold name, what pushed Crystal Dynamics to reboot the historical franchise? Brand director Karl Stewart told Rock Paper Shotgun that the character and series was "losing relevance". The problem,...
News Activision's Not Happy With Modern Warfare 3 URL Gaffe
Remember when we jokingly reported about ModernWarfare3
com</a>? The popular URL was snapped up by a Battlefield fan, and comically redirected to the official Battlefield website. Naturally Activision's not too happy about this. The publisher has filed a $2600 complaint against the domain to the Nation Arbitration Forum, demanding that the...
News Final Fantasy XIII-2 Secures January 2012 Western Release Window
Square Enix has confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will launch in January of next year in Western regions
The date was referenced in the company's Comic-Con line-up, though no specifics were mentioned. We suspect that the release window is subject to change. The company confirmed a December release date for the Japanese version of the game earlier...
Sunday17th Jul 2011
Review Let's Dance with Mel B (PlayStation 3)
Stop right now, thank you very much
While Dance Central on Kinect nailed the dance genre with its first step, many developers are still struggling to turn PlayStation Move into a fruitful dancing experience. Konami's venerable DanceDanceRevolution series had a first go, and Sony's own SingStar Dance had some things going for it, but there's still...
News BioShock on Vita Brand New Game
Ken Levine promises Vita's BioShock is not a port
Ken Levine let us know about BioShock on PS Vita during a brief appearance during Sony's E3 Press Conference, simply revealing that his studio is bringing the franchise to the system in one way or another. But we were still in the dark as to how exactly Irrational Games was going to be doing this...
News Hideo Kojima Talks Fox Engine, Vita and Transfarring
What's the Big Boss up to?
Kojima Production showed off it's latest game engine, Fox Engine, during E3 this year, and in a recent interview with the PlayStation Blog, Hideo Kojima discussed his future plans for the engine, which include taking it beyond the PS3, and perhaps to the PS Vita. For now, FOX Engine has high performance in developing...
News Naughty Dog: Vita & PS3 Can Deliver Wii U Experience
A match made in heaven?
Naughty Dog’s Game Director Justin Richmond was asked during an interview about Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception what he thought of Nintendo's latest console, the Wii U. Richmond says he does find the integration between a console and touch-enabled tablet intriguing, but notes Sony will be able to replicate a similar...
Saturday16th Jul 2011
Rolling out the red carpet
Welcome one and all to VitaGamr, the newest site in the Nlife network. We'll be bringing you all the PlayStation Vita news you need, with previews, reviews, interviews and features all covered too. You can join in the discussion in our PlayStation Vita forums, keep up to date with PlayStation Vita games coming soon and...
News Meet VitaGamr for PlayStation Vita!
The newest site in our empire!
PlayStation fans, meet the newest member of the Nlife gaming network: VitaGamr. VitaGamr will be heaven to anyone interested in PlayStation Vita, bringing you news, reviews, interviews and features about Sony's new handheld gadget. We've already got First Impressions of Little Deviants as well as a PlayStation Vita...
News Fast Draw Showdown Moseys on Down on 19th July
Draw!
Digital Leisure's already released Fast Draw Showdown on WiiWare, but it's ready to reload and take a shot at PlayStation Network on Tuesday. The enhanced version of Fast Draw Showdown launches in North America for $9.99, with all the content of the original release as well as some brand new stuff too, including online leaderboards, Trophy...
News Shinobido Awakens on PS Vita
With loads of bloody screenshots
Fans of the PS One era will likely have fond memories of the stealthy ninja title Tenchu. Developed by Acquire, it was a ground-breaking title that had gamers sneaking into fortified villages to assassinate clan leaders by any means necessary. The nonlinear levels allowed for the freedom to infiltrate the villages by...
On paper it sounds like a dream scenario: a future where Sony and Microsoft work together to build the ultimate system
Sony's knowledge of hardware architecture coupled with Microsoft's dominance in the software sector. Sony's outstanding first-party output supported by Microsoft's (supposedly) superior networking talents. Combining both Sony and...
News Pull Out Your PlayStation Move With Fast Draw Showdown On PSN
If there's one video game genre we love, it's the overlooked "bad FMV western light-gun shooter" genre
Admittedly we're primarily referring to Ground Zero Texas, but it looks like Digital Leisure's got our backs too. Posting on the PlayStation Blog, the developer confirmed that its WiiWare title Fast Draw Showdown is coming to the PSN on July 19th...
Rumour Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 To Be Announced At Comic-Con
Capcom sure loves its re-releases, so it's not hard to imagine an updated version of Marvel Vs
Capcom 3</a> being announced at next week's Comic-Con. We already know the Japanese publisher has a surprise in store, and comics blog The Quarter Bin reckons it's uncovered the secret. The site reckons that Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 will be...
News Uncharted 3's Multiplayer Beta Concludes, Is The Biggest In PS3 History
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's multiplayer beta has come to a conclusion, and Naughty Dog's taken to the PlayStation Blog to reveal that it was the biggest PS3 beta of all time
By the time the beta concluded, Naughty Dog had scooped up a whopping 1.53 million unique players. That's absolutely monstrous for a multiplayer test, and bodes well for...
Friday15th Jul 2011
News Notch Teases Minecraft PS3 With PlayStation Move Support
A wolf in sheep’s clothing?
The surprise announcement at this year's E3 that the massively successful game Minecraft is coming to Kinect instantly got us thinking; wouldn’t PlayStation Move be a perfect fit too? Move launch title Tumble proved the controller could easily select objects and manoeuvre them in a 3D environment with extreme...
News Japan's Hot Shots Golf is Now Move-Enabled, But Ours Isn't
Update rattles into the cup
Yesterday the Move update for Japan's Minna No Golf 5 — aka Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds in North America and Everybody's Golf: World Tour in Europe — went live, bringing stereoscopic 3D support and Move controls to the cutest golf game on PS3. According to iWaggle3D the motion controller is supported in offline play...
Review Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (PlayStation Minis)
Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar can be a bit too dense for its own good, but its unique premise and lavish visual style make up for any initial gameplay complications
The premise of Cohort Studios' Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar is not too dissimilar to Pac-Man. In this arcade score-driven PlayStation Mini, your primary goal is to advance your character through...
News Call Of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation DLC Launches July 28th On PS3
Activision's slapped a big fat July 28th release date on the third Call Of Duty: Black Ops expansion pack for PS3
Like all Call Of Duty packs, Annihilation includes four new maps and a brand new zombie arena. There's more information on the PlayStation Blog.
News SEGA Lets Off a Round of House of the Dead Screenshots
Goresome
The unflinchingly gory House of the Dead: Overkill — Extended Cut is shambling towards Move later this year, and SEGA has sent over a revolver barrel's worth of new screenshots to celebrate. The shiny new 720p screenshots and pleasingly grindhouse-like artwork and box art show Headstrong is improving pretty much everything that was good...
News Four To The Floor: Child Of Eden Hits PlayStation 3 On September 23rd
Ubisoft's finally confirmed a PlayStation 3 release date for Q-Entertainment's spiritual successor to Rez, Child Of Eden
The PlayStation Move-enabled trance 'em up will launch on September 23rd on Sony's platform, according to the publisher's updated release schedule. Earlier in the year a Ubisoft representative told us to expect 3D compatibility in...
News June NPD: Patrick Seybold You Sly Dog, You
Turns out Patrick Seybold was very crafty with his wording of inFamous 2's sales success
While Sucker Punch's super-hero adventure might have been the top selling single SKU in June, it did not manage to outsell its multiplatform rivals L.A. Noire and Duke Nukem Forever. But that's ok, we'll forgive it that. Finishing up in third on the...
News Sony Brings Western Games To Japan, Reveals World Game Project
Sony wants to educate Japanese gamers on the values of Western titles, and it intends to do so with an event dubbed the "World Game Project"
The initiative will see the platform holder bring a slew of hot Western titles to Japan's famous Akihabara district. Playable titles will include inFamous 2, Resistance 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Shadows...
Rumour Ubisoft To Introduce Uplay Passport With Driver: San Francisco
Ubisoft's looking to get in on the online pass game too
According to Gamerzines, the publisher will introduce a new initiative called the "Uplay Passport" with the release of Driver: San Francisco. Similarly to other programs, the Uplay Passport will allow new buyers of multiplayer titles to play online free of charge. Those buying used...
News House Of The Dead: Overkill Looks Purrrdy In High-Definition
When we say "purrrdy", we also mean "a bit gross"
But that's the whole point; House Of The Dead: Overkill is a nasty, gory on-rails shooter. And it's brilliant. Hot on the heels of yesterday's big blow-out, SEGA's sent us some brand new screens of the upcoming PS3 title. Embedded above is a shot from Overkill's Carnival level. Yes — there are...
News How Do You Make The Best Trailer Of E3? Crystal Dynamics Explains...
Crystal Dynamics has released a bumper making-of documentary for its staggering Tomb Raider E3 trailer
In the 12-minute video, Tomb Raider's brand manager Karl Stewart reveals how Crystal Dynamics worked with Square Enix's internal CG team to craft the game's moody debut. It's a fascinating watch if you're into making-of videos. Man, we wished...
News Laughing Jackal Announce Early August Release Date For OMG-Z
Oh my god, zombies are coming
The undead will shuffle their way into North America on August 2nd with the release of Laughing Jackal's latest PlayStation Mini OMG-Z. Europeans will get an extra day to prepare for the onslaught, with the "gore-splattered chain-reaction shooter" set to launch on August 3rd across the Atlantic. The game will...
News Bizarre: Microsoft Registers Sony Domains
Strange tid-bit coming out of Internet supersleuth Superannuation's Twitter account this morning: Microsoft has registered a slew of Sony-related website domains
The US company owns the URLs for Sony-Microsoft.com and Microsoft-Sony.com. We suspect this has got something to do with a non-video game related collaboration. After all, despite being...
News Ubisoft Confirms Uplay Passport For Driver: San Francisco, Future Releases
As anticipated, Ubisoft has confirmed its own version of the online pass craze that is currently sweeping the games industry
The Uplay Passport will first feature in the upcoming Driver: San Francisco, and will restrict online play to those that have redeemed a code included in new copies of the game or purchased a code from the PlayStation Network...
News BloodRayne: Betrayal Rounds Out The Summer
WayForward's two-dimensional twist on the BloodRayne series, BloodRayne: Betrayal, has been pushed out of its "early August" release window for a firm spot at the end of the month
The game will now launch August 30th on the PlayStation Network.
News Lightbox Interactive Explains How To Create A New Universe
Creating new IP must be one of the most exciting and daunting tasks for any game designer
On one hand, it must be extremely satisfying to see your ideas brought to life in front of you. But on the other hand, it must be a serious creative challenge. Great ideas flourish at good teams, but they don't always grow on trees. Thus it's interesting to...
News inFamous 2 Shocks June NPDs, Takes Top Spot
It's not often that a PlayStation 3 exclusive tops the American sales charts, so let's all celebrate the news that Sucker Punch's inFamous 2 dominated the NPD software charts for the month of June
According to the latest NPD report, PlayStation continues to see growth in software with a strong demand for exclusive PlayStation 3 franchise...
News Development Of Final Fantasy Type-0 Is Nearly Done
PlayStation Portable exclusive Final Fantasy Type-0 is nearly finished, Square Enix has revealed
Director Hajime Tabata said on the game's development blog that the final tasks involved tuning and debugging the game. Final Fantasy Type-0 has been in development for a whopping three-and-a-half years. But Tabata defended the game's development,...
News SEGA Issues Captain America: Super Soldier Launch Trailer, Doesn't Look Awful
SEGA's movie tie-ins aren't known for their high level of quality, but we have to say that its Captain America game is looking pretty decent
The title's out today in Europe and next week in North America.</em>
Thursday14th Jul 2011
News Japanese Version Of Minna No Golf 5 Secures PlayStation Move & 3D Support
As has been speculated for a few months now, Sony has released a title update for Minna No Golf 5 (Everbody's Golf: World Tour, Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds) which brings PlayStation Move and 3D support to the PS3 classic
Unfortunately the update is currently limited to the Japanese version of the game, and is unlikely to make its way into the...
News The House Of The Dead: Overkill Extended Cut Is Longer, Harder & Gorier On PlayStation 3
When an updated version of one of the best Nintendo Wii games gets announced for PlayStation 3, you should probably take notice
That's exactly what SEGA's House Of The Dead: Overkill Extended Cut is, a self-proposed "longer, harder and gorier" version of the ultra-sweary Wii light-gun shooter. Posting on the PlayStation Blog this...
News Section 8: Prejudice Comes To PlayStation Network July 26th/July 27th
TimeGate Studios finally put a date on the PlayStation Network version of Section 8: Prejudice, revealing that the multiplayer first-person shooter will launch on July 26th in North America and July 27th in Europe
With the game already available on the XBOX 360, TimeGate's made up for the delay by including a few additional bells and whistles to the...
Now we're over the hurdle of the PlayStation Network hack and are well on the way towards getting back to normal, it's strange timing for a Sony employee to describe the downtime as a "really good time"
But that's exactly what Tim Schaaff has said in an interview with GamesBeat. "Great experience, really good time," Schaaff said of the...
News Capcom Confirms Development Of Four PlayStation Vita Titles, One To Be Available At Launch
Capcom has hinted that a new Monster Hunter title is in development for the PlayStation Vita, in addition to revealing that it has four titles on the horizon for Sony's new handheld -- one of which is set to be a launch title
In an interview with MEGamers, Capcom Europe boss (and former SCEE gaffer) David Reeves suggested that the company has lots...
News Joint Sony/Namco Bandai Studio Handling Development Of Ridge Racer Vita
A studio originally founded by Sony and Namco Bandai to work on R&D for the cell processor is developing Ridge Racer for the PlayStation Vita
Namco Bandai gaffer, Hideo Teramoto, revealed that Cellius was developing the Vita-bound racer in an interview with Gamasutra, and gave a bit of background on the studio. Ken Kutaragi who was running...
News Latest Binary Domain Trailer Fills You Full Of Holes
There's nothing especially outstanding about the firearms and explosives featured in Binary Domain's "Weapons" trailer, but the game continues to look mighty compelling from where we're sitting
The game's uber-clean, futuristic urban setting makes for an impressive visual style, and we're especially taken by some of the showcases of scale in this...
News Capcom Art Contest Hints At Unannounced Devil May Cry Game
Capcom wants budding artists to pull out their pencils and paintbrushes in order to concoct a masterpiece for an "unannounced Capcom game"
The competition is designed to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Devil May Cry franchise, so rest assured that the new title's probably got something to do with the hectic slasher. Sounds to us like Capcom's...
News Insomniac Release Resistance 3 Lab Video, First Up The Mutator
Resistance 3's art-direction is stupidly strong, is it not? The grainy, flickery effect in this Lab Video gives the footage an old-fashioned vibe
It's almost like you're watching a genuine 1950's science experiment. The weapon at the forefront of this trailer is the Mutator, a bioligical blaster that causes the Chimera to suddenly sprout fatal...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Uncharted 3 Beta Extended By 24 Hours
Naughty Dog's announced that its extending the multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception by 24 hours, giving you until July 15th to pop some pirate skulls
The beta will close on the aforementioned date at 9AM PST / 12PM EST / 5PM BST. Yesterday Naughty Dog announced that a bug had caused it to permenantly lose the statistics of some...
News Sonic Generations Nets Mysterious Special Edition At GAME
Whether you're personally excited by it or not: Sonic Generations is set to be a big game this holiday
As with all big games, SEGA's got a special edition planned, which has been spotted on the website of UK retailer, GAME. The PS3 version of the special edition notes the inclusion of a bonus "Casino Nights" stage, which supposedly...
News These Are The Multiplayer Modes In Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
Ubisoft's released a trailer detailing the multiplayer modes in Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
There's a good mix of objectives based modes on offer, the most interesting of which being Robbery Crew, in which you have to plunder several suitcases of cash from a heavily defended bank. The multiplayer in Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood was really good, so...
News Spoil Yourself With 30 Minutes Of Resistance 3 Footage
We suspect if you're still undecided about Resistance 3, you might want to watch this half-hour video of the game's first level
If you've already decided to pick up Insomniac's latest shooter though, perhaps skip on the details of the embedded video because this is spoilerific. You've been warned. A bunch of previews for Resistance's opening seven...
News Hang On, Final Fantasy Versus XIII Has Not Even Hit Production Yet?
We were optimistic yesterday
We extrapolated comments made by Tetsuya Nomura regarding Final Fantasy Versus XIII's voice acting process to mean that the game was nearing the end of production. We were wrong. Dead wrong. The game is, in fact, only just starting production. According to Andriasang's translation of Nomura's Famitsu interview, the...
Wednesday13th Jul 2011
News 5 Things You Might Not Know About Dragon's Crown
Let us don the Dragon's Crown
George Kamitani is a master of 2D gaming. Developing titles that boast hand-drawn animations, amazing artwork and an attention to detail not found in many games today, his studio Vanillaware has opted for 2D style and flair in a gaming world increasingly obsessed with 3D realism. The studio's latest game, Dragon's...
First Impressions Resistance 3
Fight the opposition
If the third entry in the Killzone series wasn’t enough sci-fi shooter action to keep you busy, then the upcoming release of Insomniac’s Resistance 3 is shaping up to Move you back into action in just a few short months. We recently survived some hands-on time with the Resistance 3 demo and have returned to give you some...
News Final Fantasy XI Online May Hit PS Vita
For massive damage
During an interview published in the latest issue of Famitsu, Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka revealed that his epic MMORPG may be getting a revamp in the form of a PS Vita port. Final Fantasy XI was first released in Japan nearly a decade ago, and eventually spread to multiple regions and systems. It was available on...
Review Alien Zombie Mega Death (PlayStation 3)
A simple but addictive arcade shooter, Alien Zombie Megadeath is the perfect antidote to what's medically referred to as "lazy weekend syndrome"
Alien Zombie Megadeath is the latest in a growing list of popular PlayStation Minis to get a full high-definition upgrade. Pom-Pom's obnoxiously titled two-dimensional arcade shooter released last year as...
News Naughty Dog Explains The Lack Of Dedicated Servers In Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Naughty Dog has blamed long-term costs as the reason for Uncharted 3's lack of dedicated server support
Were not going to have dedicated servers, made that decision long time ago we built the current player host-client architecture, Naughty Dog stated on Twitter. decision for that server architecture was to be better able to support our...
News Resistance 3 Impressions Hit The 'Net, Are Super Positive
With the backlash of Resistance 2 still ringing in the ears of Insomniac Games, this must be quite a nervous time for the Burbank-based studio
High-profile members of the American press got access to the first seven stages of Resistance 3 this week, and have gone live with their impressions this evening. Thankfully, it looks like Insomniac's...
News EA Shuts Down Another 18 Online Multiplayer Services
EA's announced another batch of multiplayer titles that it is to cease supporting as of this coming August 11th
The original Army Of Two, Skate and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will all get the boot across PlayStation platforms, with Madden 10 and NHL 10 set to be closed at the start of October. We've included the full list of shutdowns after the jump...
News Euro PS Plus Members Get Free Castle Crashers Today
All that bickering and moaning seems to have done the trick, as Sony has revealed the first of its "anniversary treats" for European PlayStation Plus subscribers this morning
On top of the huge roster of content currently available for July, Sony is also giving away free copies of Castle Crashers — The Behemoth's awesome looking four-player beat...
News Sony To Invest $20 Million Into Its Exclusive PlayStation Network Portfolio
Sony's put out some huge PlayStation Network exclusives over the past four years
Ranking amongst our favourites are PixelJunk Monsters, Shatter, Joe Danger, flower and Critter Crunch. Today Sony has pledged to invest a further $20 million into extending its exclusive portfolio of PlayStation Network games. The company's planning to use the money to...
News Ummm: Square-Enix Looking Into Bringing Final Fantasy XI To PlayStation Vita
Final Fantasy XI is an MMO for the PlayStation 2 and PC
Square Enix is looking at ways of bringing the title to Sony's new handheld, the PlayStation Vita. Hiromichi Tanaka broke the news in this week's Famitsu magazine. He said nothing was concrete, and that the publisher was merely looking into the possibility of porting the title. With a Vita...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 12th July 2011
Summer Sale Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Full Game (now $6
99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89) PixelJunk Shooter 2 Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89) Hard Corps: Uprising Full Game (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34) Hard Corps: Character: Harley...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 13th July 2011
Playable Content Dead Nation (£9
99/12.99, trial and unlock) PixelJunk Shooter 2 demo</ul>Minis Arcade Pool & Snooker (£3.49/3.99) Awesome Summer Minis Bundle (£4.99/5.99) Gamocracy One : Legend Of Robot (£4.15/5.19) Add-On Game Content DanceDanceRevolution: New Moves — DDR Supernova 2 Greatest Hits...
News How Would You Like To Know A Few Things About Final Fantasy Versus XIII?
As promised, Tetsuya Nomura has given Famitsu magazine an update on the upcoming Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Hilariously, Nomura spent much of the update apologising for the game's long development cycle, promising more substantial updates in the future. But there were a few snippets of interest, as reported by Final Fantasy Union. Firstly, Versus...
Tuesday12th Jul 2011
News PS Vita Dev Kit is Undoubtedly Retro
Retro already?
It’s quite hard to fathom the thought of the PlayStation Vita as retro before it has even seen its release, especially when the upcoming handheld is unquestionably powerful and chocked full of unique features. But, the dev kit that developers have been working with looks awfully familiar to Vita's younger sibling; PSP Go. Eurogamer...
News Resistance 3 Is Making a Right Bloody Mess
Guts everywhere
When it's released in September, Resistance 3 has a few tricks up its sleeve to entice PS3 owners to pick it up. As well as arriving with demos of Killzone 3, Motorstorm Apocalypse and Infamous 2 on the Blu-ray, letting you try some of Sony's biggest 2011 titles out before you buy, the game will also come with a fantastic-sounding...
Rumour The Last Guardian to Support PlayStation Move
Stranger things have happened
We reported on The Last Guardian's PlayStation Move support last year, when Fumito Ueda commented the game 'may' receive optional Playstation Move controls. The trail went cold after that though, but now it's heating up again. As spotted by iWaggle3D, the Sony Computer Entertainment America press site listed The Last...
Review Heracles: Chariot Racing (PlayStation Minis)
Who doesn't enjoy a good kart racing game? As we browsed through the PlayStation Store's roster of PlayStation Minis looking for something to occupy us during the summer drought, Heracles: Chariot Racing stuck out like glowing beacon of brilliance
"A Mario Kart clone featuring characters and stages from Greek mythology?" we exclaimed...
News Insomniac Games Discusses The Return Of The Weapon Wheel In Resistance 3
One of the most exciting prospects about Resistance 3 is the return of Fall Of Man's "Weapon Wheel"
The feature, which was conspicuously absent in Resistance 2, resulted in a massive back-lash from fans of the series. The "Weapon Wheel" is such a key aspect to the Resistance series, that Insomniac's managed to base an entire developer...
News Sony Announces Brand New PlayStation Network Video Show For The UK
Sony's announced a brand new weekly HD video show for the British PlayStation Network today
The show — which has been created in conjunction with Future Publishing — will replace the now defunct FirstPlay, and will be free to PSN subscribers in the UK. Similarly to SCEA's Pulse, the show will feature up-to-the-minute HD previews, interviews and...
News Levine: BioShock Vita Will Be 'Strange And Surprising To People'
Irrational Games boss Ken Levine doesn't do things by half, so it's not necessarily surprising to hear the video games luminary tease his upcoming PlayStation Vita project as being "strange"
In an interview with IGN, the legend reiterated that the game would be something new, and not simply a port of a previous BioShock title. Thats a new game...
News Sony's 'Welcome Back' Plan Actually Boosted PlayStation 3 Sales
Remember all the doom and gloom during the PlayStation Network outage? Many wondered if the PlayStation business was finished for good
Sony desperately tried to claw back goodwill by announcing the PlayStation Network "Welcome Back" package, a plan involving a number of free games as way of apology for the inconvenience caused by the...
News It's A Slow News Day: Where Does ModernWarfare3.com Direct You To?
Activision's not been keeping on top of its website domains
The URL for ModernWarfare3.com takes you to Battlefield 3's homepage. Given that both titles are currently engaged in a deadly war to the grave, that's pretty funny. The website was registered by an anonymous owner in the US. We suspect it's the work of a long-time Battlefield fan, rather...
News Rain Likely With New Mortal Kombat DLC
NetherRealm's lifted the lid on Mortal Kombat's latest DLC kombatant, Rain
The character — who originally debuted in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 — will be available to download from the PlayStation Network on July 19th. He'll run you approximately £3.19. As the character's name suggests, Rain is able to manipulate water and lightning to his deadly...
News Sony: Industry Needs To Support 'Garage' Developers
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has continued to prove that he's the most level-headed employee at SCE right now, telling Develop that the industry will "stall" if it does not support garage developers
As an industry, we have to support those smaller teams, and let them try out their ideas, Yoshida told Develop. Without doing so, the whole industry will...
News How Come Limbo's Only Just Releasing On The PlayStation 3?
PlayDead's ambitious downloadable adventure title, Limbo, has been available on the XBOX 360 for over a year now
Next week the title will debut on the PlayStation Network — but why's the game taken so long to hit Sony's platform? "Initially, Arnt Jensen, my partner and game director for Playdead, was interested in releasing Limbo as a PC...
News Board Up The Windows: EA Purchases PopCap For A Whopping $750 Million
EA executives were clearly hard at work this afternoon
"Damn," one EA employed businessman suddenly declared, "It's such a slow news day, we need to do something about it." "Well we have always courted the idea of purchasing Plants Vs. Zombies developer, PopCap Games," came the response of a stern looking businesswoman,...
News Hang On Wait, Burnout Crash! Is Coming Out Next Month?
EA's confirmed that Burnout Crash
</a> will release next month on the PlayStation Network. The isometric, downloadable spin-off being developed in-house at Criterion, was previously confirmed to have an Autumn release date. Now it's dead-set for August. Of course, the game looking a bit rubbish is best left for another discussion.
Monday11th Jul 2011
News Dust 514 Won't Be Entirely Free After All
Want in? Cough up.
Innovative Move shooter Dust 514 takes place in the world of EVE Online, and although the game is free to play you'll still have to pay to download it. Developer CCP confirmed you'll have to pay a "cover charge" to get in, which will be refunded to you as in-game credits. In the beginning you have to pre-buy credits, so...
News 15 Glorious Minutes of BioShock Infinite Await
What are you waiting for?
There's no bigger third-party Move game than BioShock Infinite, and here's 15 minutes of video from Irrational Games' heavenly-looking shooter. We've not seen much of the game's PlayStation Move controls yet, but if they can live up to the quality currently demonstrated by the rest of the game it'll be happy days indeed...
Feature What Do You Mean You're Not Playing SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars?
The online communities of PlayStation Network titles tend to dwindle quickly
But despite being released in the hazy days of 2008, the obnoxiously titled SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is still brimming with activity. Given a new lease of life via PlayStation Plus this month, we hopped into the part-racer, part-soccer title to find...
News Burnout Crash! Started Life On Nintendo Wii
When Burnout Crash
</a> was rumoured, we were expecting a bite-sized PlayStation Network release of Burnout's popular crash mode. We weren't necessarily expecting the isometric, cartoon spin-off that Criterion actually announced. The British studio has now revealed that Burnout Crash! started life as a Nintendo Wii game. We can't say that...
News Dust 514 Is Free-To-Play, Except Not
Despite CCP insisting Dust 514 will be free-to-play, it's actually not
Well it is, but it isn't. Contradictions? We'll let CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson explain. In the beginning you have to pre-buy credits, so you pay something like $10-$20 to enter the game and you get the equivalent number of credits in the game once you do that. We call this...
Grip Games has released a new trailer showcasing One Epic Game's challenge mode
These challenges provide new ways to play the autorunner-come-two-dimensional-shooter, including avoiding enemies entirely or only killing marked targets. The game's due out on July 19th and July 20th in North America and Europe respectively, with a 50% discount promised...
News UK Sales Charts: Keep On Dancing
Urgh
Zumba Fitness is still top of the UK sales charts this week, beating out Codemasters' DiRT 3 and Activision's Transformers: Dark Of The Moon to take the top spot again. The top ten was familiar territory this month, with Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4 both taking up slots in the aftermath of Wimbledon, and favourites such as L.A. Noire, Brink...
News Square Enix Releases Fresh Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screenshots
Something bizzarre's happening with Final Fantasy XIII-2: there's just no enthusiasm
While the original Final Fantasy XIII was certainly a flawed experience, it wasn't so terrible that the sequel should be ignored entirely. And yet despite having a huge showing at this year's E3, few publications took the time to really put the title in the...
News Saints Row: The Third's Professor Genki Pre-Order Trailer Is The Best Thing You'll Watch Today
The summer drought is in full effect now, leaving us desperately searching the 'net for interesting things to post about
Thankfully, this trailer for Saints Row: The Third's Professor Genki pre-order bonus is sensational. The pack includes a "man-a-pult", octopus cannon and leisure stunt suit. But it's not the items that are the most fun...
News 'Stay Tuned' For Mass Effect 3 Demo
Sounds like there's a Mass Effect 3 demo on the horizon
Bioware's Casey Hudson told fans to "stay tuned for demo plans" in a Tweet over the weekend. Mass Effect 3 was delayed into 2012 earlier in the year, but we wouldn't rule out the possibility of a pre-Christmas demo release to keep fans engaged. And with multiplayer hotly tipped for...
News Fantastic News Promised For Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Panel At Comic-Con
Brace yourself for "fantastic news" if you're planning on attending this year's Comic-Con
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer Ryota Niitsuma has promised to give attendees of the game's official panel a sneak peak at something new in the series. Whether it's new DLC, or (our bet) a full "Super" upgrade remains a tightly-sealed secret. Attendees...
News Riddle Me This: Latest Arkham City Trailer Goes Heavy On The Cryptic Criminal
Rocksteady's released a new Batman: Arkham City trailer this afternoon focusing on the Riddler
The dapper antagonist is one of a number of new foes set to feature in Rocksteady's hotly anticipated sequel. The editing in this trailer is erratic, but there's a few snippets of gameplay. We're already super excited for Batman: Arkham City. Trailers are...
Sunday10th Jul 2011
News Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta Scoops New Content Before Closure
Naughty Dog is ecstatic today over the announcement of one million players (and counting) having been served a delicious slice of Uncharted 3 beta cake
The announcement precedes the confirmation of new content arriving to the beta featuring a new map (Yemen) and a cooperative Adventure Mode on July 10. The beta closes in little under a week on July...
Saturday9th Jul 2011
Review Puzzle Dimension (PlayStation 3)
Puzzle Dimension is a devilishly moreish brain-bender with a fantastic sense of style
Puzzle games and balls go together like pineapple and cheese. There's something immensely satisfying about rolling spherical objects through non-descript floating environments. That premise is at the heart of Puzzle Dimension — a bare-bones brain-melting puzzler...
Feature Let's Give EA Some Credit -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Over the last three weeks I've played two niche games which I thoroughly enjoyed
Neither of the games were particularly successful at retail, but both enhanced my appreciation of EA as a publisher. Alice: Madness Returns was scorned for being derivative and classical in design, while Shadows Of The Damned was dismissed because of some poor gameplay...
News Move With A Tiger Woods Bundle
Sony is bundling up a Move package for all you naysayers and non-owners out there
Next week is set to see the release of the a $99 limited edition Move bundle, featuring (you guessed it) a Playstation Move Wand, a Playstation Eye, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. The bundle has not yet received an official UK price, and is currently on...
News Dragon Age II DLC Brings More Darkspawn
More epic fantasy and darkspawn-slaying action is in store from Bioware
The developer has lined up its latest batch of downloadable content for its lauded RPG, Dragon Age II, for release on July 26. Dragon Age 2: Legacy, will see a storyline concerning Hawke's father, as gruff protagonist Hawke himself travels to a Grey Warden prison to keep an...
Friday8th Jul 2011
Review Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (PlayStation 3)
Fly by night
Move has helped gamers conquer the wastelands of Helghan, don the famous green jacket and even solve a murder or two, but it's about to achieve its biggest accolade yet: you can now use it to win World War II. Air Conflicts: Secret Wars puts you behind the controls of 16 planes from the first and second World War, with optional...
News Free PlayStation Move Game Featured in JPN Welcome Back Program
Movin’ back into action
The Japanese PlayStation Network has been unavailable ever since the initial outage months ago, and while the North America and European territories kicked back into action over a month ago, Japan’s network was still left out in the dark. All that change today as Japans PlayStation Network kicked back into full swing, and...
News Tiger Woods Gets His Very Own Move Bundle
Everybody, golf!
Professional swinger Tiger Woods is about to get his own PlayStation Move bundle, hitting shelves across North America next week. The package contains Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, a PlayStation Eye camera and PlayStation Move controller. If you're thinking of dropping $99.99 on this bundle, make sure you read our Tiger...
Feature Marvel Pinball: Captain America (DLC) on PlayStation 3 Review
Marvel Pinball's Captain America table is a more refined, elegant release than previous entries, boasting a more traditional design than Zen's more contemporary releases
As Zen Studios extends its table roster for Marvel Pinball and Zen Pinball, we're finding these reviews increasingly more difficult to write. The latest addition to Marvel Pinball...
News Sony Developing Sci-Fi Bollywood Game For PS3 & PS2
A Sony development team in London has started work on a video game adaptation of bonkers Bollywood sci-fi flick, RA
One</a>. The game will release on both PlayStation 2 and PS3, the latter as a PSN download. Presumably the game will be exclusive to the expanding Indian markets. "We have always wanted to bring...
News Limbo Releases July 19th, July 20th On PlayStation 3
PlayDead's macabre downloadable adventure title, Limbo, is set to releae later in the month on PS3
The US will get the game first on July 19th, with Europe joining in on July 20th. Given the heavy praise Limbo has received since its release on XBOX 360, we'll be there day one for the PSN version.
News Resistance 3 To Include Three PS3 Demos On Disc
If you're planning on picking up Resistance 3 in September -- and haven't got around to trying out Killzone 3, MotorStorm Apocalypse and inFamous 2 -- then you're in luck
Demos for all three titles will be included on Resistance 3's Blu-ray, according to information published by the BBFC. Resistance 3 itself received an 18 rating by the...
News This Resident Evil 15th Anniversary Collector's Set Is Amazing
If you're a Resident Evil fan, we suspect you're already dousing yourself with a handheld battery-operated fan
This 15th Anniversary Collector's Set is particularly amazing. Available exclusively via the e-Capcom store for ¥7,800, the limited edition boxset includes a bonanza of Resident Evil goods, including: all three original Resident Evil...
News Ubisoft Releases Alternative Far Cry 3 Demo
There'll be multiple ways to tackle objectives in Far Cry 3, as evidenced by the "Alternate" gameplay demonstration Ubisoft's released today
This mixes up the shooting and stabbing of the original E3 demonstration, with zip-lines and sniper rifles. The game still looks glorious, with bright colours bringing the tropical setting to life. While we're...
News These Are The Cars Of Driver: San Francisco
There are a lot of cars in Ubisoft's upcoming Driver: San Francisco
That's evidenced by the game's latest trailer, which boasts a roster of more than 120 licensed vehicles. From classics like the Cadillac Eldorado through to modern favourites like the Aston Martin Vantage, Driver's got you covered. We're starting to hear some super postitive things...
News Codemasters Reveals New F1 2011 PlayStation Vita Details
While the PlayStation 3 version of F1 2011 has only just got its first trailer, Codemasters has also revealed some fresh details about the PlayStation Vita version of the game
According to Dealspwn, the handheld racing game will be comparable to the full console release, with full seasons and complete race distances. "It's not a straight...
News Sony Introduces PlayStation Vita's Social Features With Happy Faces & Catchy Synth Riffs
Sony's released a new PlayStation Vita trailer demonstrating many of the system's social features, including Party and Near
The lifestyle video features tons of new gameplay footage from various Vita games, but is most used to demonstrate the system's array of networking capabilities. What's interesting about the trailer is its portrayal of users...
News Icon Games Reveals Multiple PlayStation Vita Projects
Icon Games is hard at work on a couple of PlayStation Vita titles
The small studio — known for its PlayStation Minis titles — has two games in development: Pub Games and Build N' Race Extreme. The former appears to be a compilation of pub based mini-games, including darts, pool and air hockey. Build N' Race Extreme's premise is a bit more vague,...
News Sony On PlayStation Vita: The Development World Has Changed, So Have We
PlayStation Vita will be the easiest PlayStation platform yet to develop for
That's according to a number of Sony executives quoted by Develop. Sony's thrown-out its old ambition for complicated architecture, and replaced the philosophy with a development environment that's easy for big and small studios to produce content for. In a sense,...
News Codemasters Shows Off F1 2011 With Debut Gameplay Trailer
Who said racing games can't be epic? Codemasters' debut trailer for F1 2011 is suitably extravagant, depicting some of the sequel's hot new features, such as enhanced racing and improved pit-lane cinematics
The game looks seriously pretty. It's due out September 23rd on PS3. Check out the trailer after the jump.
News Harmonix Feels More Rhythm
Harmonix, legendary creature and fabled former developer of the Rock Band series, has filed a trademark on its next major project
Vidrhythm looks to follow in the footsteps of Rock Band in being a rhythm-based development. No details have yet surfaced, and nary a confirmation is to be seen of this prospective title. Harmonix had been hammering out...
News We're Excited: Activision To Debut New James Bond Game At Comic-Con
We never hate James Bond games
While there are good examples of Bond games, and bad examples of Bond games, we usually end up enjoying them regardless of their quality. Perhaps it's because we love the franchise in general, but we've had love affairs with both Quantum Of Solace and Blood Stone already this generation — both of which were panned by...
News Watch BioShock Infinite's E3 Demo In Its Entirety
BioShock Infinite won a whole slew of awards at E3 last month
But the game's demonstration was held behind closed doors. Now GTTV's got the game's full 14-minute blowout on display. We could sit here typing hyperbole, but we think it's best that you hit the jump and enjoy the footage for yourself. This is staggering.
News Laughing Jackal Launches Cubixx HD Website, New Footage
Laughing Jackal's opened the official website for its upcoming three-dimensional twist on Qix, Cubixx HD
The website features tons of new screenshots and gameplay videos. You can hit up the website through here.
Thursday7th Jul 2011
Review Shadows Of The Damned (PlayStation 3)
The initial announcement of Shadows Of The Damned left us disappointed
When we originally heard that some of Japan's most revered names — No More Heroes' Suda51, Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami, and Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka — were collaborating on a brand new horror IP, our mind started to get ahead of itself with all the psychological horror...
News Bethesda Announces Dishonored, First-Person Stealth Action Adventure Game
Here's a mouthful for you to get your lips around: first-person stealth action adventure game
That's the pitch for Bethesda and Arkane Studios' latest project: Dishonored. The game's featured on the cover of this month's GameInformer magazine, with former Deus Ex designer Harvey Smith leading creative duties. At Arkane we have a passion for...
News This Is What BioShock Infinite's Protagonist Looks Like
The face of BioShock Infinite's protagonist, Booker DeWitt, has been revealed on the cover of EGM magazine
The character looks rugged and dishevelled in a classy sort of way, sporting an expensive jacket and pin-stripe trouser. One thing we liked about the original BioShock was the mystique surrounding the protagonist, so we're not sure how we feel...
News Mass Effect Movie Massively Effects Comic-Con
Legendary Pictures has chimed in to reveal that the long-rumored Mass Effect movie is in production
Writer Mark Protosevich (of I Am Legend fame, if anyone's hoping for a Will Smith Shepherd) and creator series Casey Hudson will take to the tables at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22nd to discuss the upcoming Mass Effect flick. When's it coming? No...
News Sony Signs Up New Director For The Uncharted Movie
Sony Pictures has reportedly signed up Neil Burger to direct the Uncharted movie
David O. Russell left the job earlier in the year, citing creative differences. Burger is known for his work on The Illusionist. No word as to whether Mark Wahlberg is still involved with the project.
News BioWare Overhauling Combat & AI For Mass Effect 3
It always baffles us how people talk about Mass Effect 2 being one of the greatest games of all time
When we think of that game, we can't help but think of naff combat. It's not just naff combat though, it's the worst. Seriously, we can't think of a bigger blockbuster shooter that has worse combat than Mass Effect 2. Of course Mass Effect gets away...
News Let's Take A Look At L.A. Noire's Final DLC Case
We assumed Rockstar and Team Bondi would continue to release L
A. Noire</a> DLC for as long as the market demanded it, but we suppose this content is expensive to make. As such, Reefer Madness is being touted as the final case in the detective game's post-release collection. The Vice case sees Phelps paired up with Earle, attempting to uncover...
News Burnout Crash! Confirmed For PlayStation Network, Fall Release Touted
Criterion's finally confirmed its long rumoured Burnout spin-off, entitled Burnout Crash
</a>. The isometric riff on Burnout's popular crash mode is set to launch on PlayStation Network later in the year. The game promises to offer rewards for "traffic chaos by crashing into cars, triggering explosions and destroying everything in...
News Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair Confirmed For Summer Release On PlayStation Network
Konami's confirmed a PlayStation Network release of former XBOX Live Arcade exclusive, Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair
The PlayStation 3 version of the game will include playable versions of Julius Belmont and Yoko Belnades, which were both DLC on the XBOX version. The game will also include a new local co-op feature for four players, though the...
News Remember To Watch The EA Summer Showcase Today
EA's holding its annual Summer Showcase today
Expect new information and details on a number of high-profile titles including Battlefield 3, Need For Speed: The Run and FIFA 12. Also don't rule out some big new announcements. We wouldn't be overly surprised if we saw something new from ex-Call Of Duty developers Respawn Entertainment too. The event...
News Namco Releases Developer Diary For Soul Calibur V
Namco's released the first developer diary for Soul Calibur V
The footage introduces a number of the main figures from the development team, as well as a few teensy nuggets of gameplay footage. The game's not out until next year. Boo!
Wednesday6th Jul 2011
Out Today Sega Rally Online Arcade (Europe)
Slip slidin' in
After a month of doing donuts in the North American PlayStation Store, Sega Rally Online Arcade has started the European leg of its PSN Rally, complete with PlayStation Move support. The game will set you back £6.29 or €7.99 if you want to take it for a spin. We've already given it a thorough test drive, and here's an excerpt from...
News Sony to Start PSN Pass Scheme with Resistance 3
One game, one code
Sony has been dabbling with online content codes for its recent shooters, with a single-use code in SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs giving North American players access to the SOCOM "Pro" club. Without the code, entry to the club costs $14.99, but at least there's still online play. Now Sony is ready to change things up again...
News PlayStation Plus Is A Year Old, Celebrates With Cake
Sony has updated the PlayStation Plus content for July, announcing the service's one year anniversary with images of cake
Sadly your PlayStation Plus subscription does not include a slice of the iced delicacy. Sony reckons that since it launched the service last July it's delivered over £700 worth of content. There are a few cheeky stipulations in...
News Heads Up: You Can Now Buy Gex: Deep Cover Gecko From The PlayStation Store
Back in the mid-1990's, Gex was hotly associated with Panasonic's 3DO platform
The character later became tied with the PlayStation platform, with the protagonist making an appearance in Hot Shots Golf 2 on the original PlayStation. The best selling game in the Gex series was Gex 3, or Gex: Deep Cover Gecko as it was known in Europe. Now you can...
News Crystal Dynamics Teases New IP On Podcast
Crystal Dynamics might be hard at work on the fantastic looking Tomb Raider reboot, but it seems that it's not the only title the studio has in its portfolio
Speaking on the studio's podcast, gaffer Darrell Gallagher discussed the new IP for the first time, explaining that the new title is still in its "early stages". Were starting to...
News Sony Confirms Online Pass System For Resistance 3, Future Titles
Sony's confirmed that Resistance 3 will be the first PS3 title to make use of a new "network pass program" designed to combat used sales
The PSN Pass — which emerged as part of a boxart leak yesterday — is very similar to the type of system employed by EA, Warner Bros and other third-party publishers. Sony's employed the use of online passes in...
News Hallelujah: PlayStation Store Officially Returns In Japan
After a long and torturous rate, the Japanese arm of the PlayStation Store has finally released
The service was taken down after the infamous PSN outage earlier in the year, and has been held at ransom by the Japanese government ever since. But it's back now, meaning those of us in the West can hop online and finally find out what that bonkers El...
Rumour Sony To Introduce PlayStation Network Pass For Resistance 3
Sony's voiced its support of EA's Online Pass system in the past, and now it looks like it's about to introduce the used game sale combating feature into Resistance 3
A hardware bundle packshot — featuring a 320GB PS3 and copy of Resistance 3 — advertises something called the "PSN Pass", which sounds a lot like a one-time use code...
News PSP Digital Comics Store Receives Its Last Update
Sony's confirmed that the Digital Comics store for PSP will no longer be updated
In a final update post on the PlayStation Blog, community moderator Yaster revealed that the "Digital Comics team are now working on bringing the comic service to other Sony devices". We hear Sony's got a new handheld console and a couple of tablet computers...
News Be Ready For Your Date With Catherine Next Week
If you're still not entirely sure what Catherine is all about, everything will be revealed next week
Atlus has confirmed that the game will receive a PlayStation Network demo on July 12th, so you'll finally be able to make sense of all the platforming, dating and sheep-people drama. Perhaps. The demo will be exactly the same as the one on the...
News EA Gaffer Says Publisher Is Working On Something Mirror's Edge Related
We suspect most gamers that played the original Mirror's Edge live in hope of a sequel
While the original title was far from perfect, but it always felt like it was teetering on the edge of brilliance, in need of a little more iteration to fulfill its potential. Of course, Mirror's Edge succumbed to the new IP syndrome, selling poorly and being...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 5th July 2011
Updates Burnout Paradise Party Pack Sale (PS3) (now $1
99, original price $4.99) Burnout Paradise Toy Car Collection Sale (now $1.99, original price $6.99) Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island Sale (now $2.99, original price $6.99) Burnout Paradise: Cops And Robbers Sale (now $1.99, original price $4.99) Burnout Paradise: Legendary Car...
Tuesday5th Jul 2011
News Sony Japan Reveals Move Bundle for Hot Shots Golf PS3
Will it come West?
Sony's preparing to patch Move controls into its classic PS3 golf game Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds — otherwise known as Everybody's Golf: World Tour — but in Japan it's going a step further, physically re-releasing the game with a Move Starter Pack to entice PlayStation gamers onto the fairway. The bundle of game, controller...
News BlazBlue on PS Vita Has All New Stories and Modes
Touch controls also planned
Developer Aksys Games re-released its sequel to the original BlazBlue, BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, on both the PSP and the Nintendo 3DS, and now says that the game will be treated to some brand new features in its transition to the PlayStation Vita. In a recent interview with Siliconera, producer Toshimichi Mori detailed...
Rumour Sony Redesigning PlayStation Store
"More streamlined" says source
The PlayStation Store holds a huge amount of content but can sometimes be tricky to navigate, but according to a new rumour the shopfront could be getting a new lick of paint soon. Website Reg Hardware claims Sony is testing a revamp behind-the-scenes, with a greater emphasis on images and more easily identifiable...
News Scratch That, Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is Out 8th July
Taxiing for approach
Confused why you couldn't find a copy of Air Conflicts: Secret Wars in Europe last week? Probably because it's not released yet, despite proclamations to the contrary. The game was delayed from its original 1st July release date to this Friday, 8th July, when it'll land on the PlayStation Move runway. We're already putting the...
Out Today PlayStation Move Ape Escape (North America)
Those apes infest PSN
After a disc release in Europe, PlayStation Move Ape Escape hits North America as a digital download today. The on-rails net-swinging catch-em-up may not be the best demonstration of PlayStation Move's abilities, but it's charming enough and might be worth a go if you're desperate to reunite with those escaped apes again. Be...
Rumour Sony 'Quietly Testing' PlayStation Store Overhaul
According to reports popping up all over the Internet this afternoon, Sony is "quietly testing" a major overhaul for the PlayStation Store behind closed doors
The redesign will supposedly declutter the store-front with what's described as "an aesthetic layout with logically marked sections and rolodex lists" according to Reg Hardware. The...
News Gawp At ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus, Cry A Little Bit
Sony's updated the Japanese websites for the upcoming ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus HD remakes
With the updated pages comes two new trailers which have been handily posted to YouTube for our embedding pleasure. Check out trailers for both games after the jump.
News Nomura: New Final Fantasy Versus XIII Details Incoming
Final Fantasy Versus XIII is still a video game
According to Andriasang, this week's Famitsu magazine contains an interview with project lead Tetsuya Nomura in which he promises an update on the game next issue. The website also states that Nomura also teased a new title in the magazine — perhaps best to finish off the ones you are still working...
Report Rockstar Won't Publish Team Bondi's Next Title
It's funny what goes on behind closed doors
While the relationship between Rockstar and Team Bondi seemed water-tight during the public build-up for L.A. Noire, it's capitulated ever since. Talk of long hours, poor management and "disdain" between the developer and publisher have surfaced over the past few weeks — prompting a report from...
News Sony's Still A Hot Brand In Asia
Sony's still a force in Asia according to a survey published by the Wall Street Journal
The Japanese electronics giant was rated ahead of rival consumer electronics brands as the most valued brand in Asia. Over 3,000 people aged between 15 and 64 were surveyed. Interestingly the survey was conducted after the widely publicised PlayStation Network...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Japanese Release Delayed Due To PSN Outage
Final Fantasy Type-0 is about 80-percent finished according to Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura, but the game's still unlikely to meet its Summer release window
The game's now due to release in the Autumn, as the developer apologised for the delay. According to Nomura, the PlayStation Network outage is responsible for the delay. Nice to have a...
News Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta Updated With Two New Gameplay Modes
No sooner than we finish up our hands-on impressions, Naughty Dog has updated the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta with two new game modes
The public test — which goes public in the US today — has been bolstered by the inclusion of Team Objective and Co-Op Hunters. The former shares some similarities to Killzone 3's Warzone mode, while the latter...
Monday4th Jul 2011
Rumour PlayStation 4 with Kinect-Style Controls Due in 2012
Apparently so
We're just going to come out and say it: this rumour is almost certainly complete and utter nonsense. Still, it's interesting nonsense, so let's go with it. According to DigiTimes, Sony's PlayStation 4 will feature body movement controls, with production starting late this year ready for a 2012 release. Current PS3 assemblers Pegatron...
News Capcom Excited About Cole MacGrath's Inclusion In Street Fighter X Tekken
inFamous protagonist Cole MacGrath's inclusion in Street Fighter X Tekken was announced at this year's E3 for both the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions of the cross-over brawler
Following up the announcement, Capcom's Seth Killian has told Siliconera that the "timing was right" for the inclusion and that the publisher is "excited"...
First Impressions Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta on PS3
If the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta has taught us anything, it's that we're terrible at Uncharted multiplayer
After a spot of beginner's luck — winning our first game of Free For All with a deftly timed melee swipe to the face — we've lingered in the loser's half of every game we've played. We're even rubbish at co-op, consecutively getting less...
News UK Sales Charts: Britain's Still Trying To Shed Its Bingo Wings
Zumba Fitness is top of the UK sales charts again
Sigh. It's the game's third consecutive week in premium position, proving, if nothing else, that overweight middle-aged women now enjoy video games as much as spotty teenagers. The chart was backed up by usual suspects of LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean and L.A. Noire, with F.E.A.R. 3 taking the...
News Free Klassic Skins Included With Next Mortal Kombat Kompatibility Pack
Not got enough Mortal Kombat yet? NetherRealm's got your back, with another due of komplimentary Klassic Kostumes for Mortal Kombat's expanding character roster
Included in the upcoming kompatibility pack — due out July 5th — are two new klasssic skins for Noob Saibot and Smoke. Check out a trailer of the duo in their retro outfits through here.
News Japanese PlayStation Store Set To Return On Wednesday
Huzzah
Sony's revealed that the PlayStation Store will finally return in Japan on July 6th. That's this Wednesday if you haven't got a calendar nearby. There's very little else to say other than, yes, the PlayStation Store really has been down this long in Japan. The government demanded Sony provide evidence that the service was sufficiently...
News Sony Reveals 'World Game Project' For Japan
Typically the Japanese games market can be quite introverted
While Japanese games have a history of success in the West, few Western games succeed in the Japanese market. This is something Sony's looking to correct with a new initiative in Japan called the "World Game Project". While details are still scarce about the Akihabara event —...
News Final Fantasy VII Costume Pack To Launch In LittleBigPlanet Next Week
The much anticipated Final Fantasy VII costume pack for LittleBigPlanet will launch on the PlayStation Store next week according to the PlayStation Blog
Costumes for Tifa, Sephiroth, Cloud and Aeris will be available for £1.59 / $1.99 each, or bundled together with an exclusive Vincent outfit for £4.79 / $5.99. Sony's also announced an inFamous 2...
News EA Teasing 'Big Announcements' For Summer Showcase
EA's promising some bombs for the company's summer showcase this week
The publisher's senior media manager has said that "big announcements" will appear at the event on Thursday. Big games such as Alice: Madness Returns were announced at last year's showcase. Any guesses for what will be shown this year? It would be cool to see something...
It's Monday morning: we're supposed to be writing about how Zumba Fitness has topped the UK sales charts for a billionth week running and not much else
Instead we've got a zinger of a rumour from DigiTimes, speculating that the PlayStation 4 will launch as soon as next year. The report mentions that Sony will begin production of its new system at...
News Sony Extends Welcome Back Offer, Don't Wait Until The Last Second This Time
Sony has extended its Welcome Back package after a barrage of complaints from people seemingly incapable of utitlising 30 full days to download their "compensation" for the recent PSN outage
The offer — which was pulled at Midnight on July 3rd — will now run until 09:00AM PST (17:00PM BST) on Tuesday July 5th. If you were one of those people...
Sunday3rd Jul 2011
News Activision Gaffer Positive But Unsure About PlayStation Vita
Activision gaffer, Bobby Kotick, has said that his company is "super excited" about the PlayStation Vita, but remains unsure about the device's target audience
Because we're all supposed to be playing Angry Birds these days, remember. That's right, Kotick brought up the old "bu-bu-but smart-phones" as a cautionary statement about Vita,...
Feature Push Square's Most Anticipated PlayStation Games Of Holiday 2011: Let's Recap
We counted down our most anticipated PlayStation games of the holiday season this week, touching on what we think are the five most intriguing titles of this year's end
Some of the games were included out of curiosity — Battlefield 3 and Sonic Generations might not be the best games of the year, but they are titles that we can't wait to play...
Saturday2nd Jul 2011
News Watch the PSVita Do Face Recognition and Giant Dinosaurs
Quite the capable camera
One of the PSVita's most alluring new features is it dual cameras, capable of creating some pretty impressive augmented reality. We've already seen how games like Reality Fighters can project street brawls into backyards, tabletops and looming cityscapes, and a video posted by Sony a while back gave us a brief glimpse of an...
News PlayStation Move Compatible Cricket Title In Development For PS3
SCE India has confirmed that the developers of the PS2's Street Cricket Champions, Trine Studios, are currently hard at work on a PlayStation Move enabled cricket title for PS3
The currently unnamed title is being developed with an Indian audience in mind, and is currently unlikely to release outside of the country. The game's due out in October.
News Kaz Hirai Promoted To Chairman Of SCEI, Andrew House Becomes CEO
What a difference a week makes -- or something
We've only been away six days or so, but the entire hierarchy of SCE has changed. Sort of, anyway. Kaz Hirai has been promoted to Chairman of SCEI, active as of September 1st. Presumably that means he will sit at the head of a big table wearing an expensive suit like in the Yakuza games. More surprising...
News Invizimals, Reality Fighters Developer Sticking With Sony For The Foreseeable Future
If you're a fan of augmented reality products, then you'll be delighted to learn that the developer of the Invizimals series on PSP, and Reality Fighters for PSVita, is sticking with Sony platforms for the foreseeable future
The Spanish based Novarama announced a new deal this week that will see more of the company's portfolio released exclusively...
News WayForward Officially Confirms Mighty Flip Champs! DX For PlayStation Minis
WayForward has officially announced Mighty Flip Champs
DX</a> for PlayStation Minis this week. The former DSiWare favourite will release on the PlayStation Network on July 12th. The game adapts to the PSP's single wide-screen by showcasing the "flip" based puzzle gameplay side-to-side. Check out the screenshot above for a better idea...
News XBOX 360 Favourite Limbo Comes To PlayStation 3
XBOX 360 owners have been raving about Playdead's stunningly macabre Limbo for just about a year now
This week the developer confirmed an imminent PlayStation 3 version to Joystiq, explaining that "Limbo is in production for PSN" and more details would be released shortly. Even better, the main Playdead team is handling the ports itself,...
News Media Molecule Taking A Break From LittleBigPlanet To Generate 'New Ideas'
This is a sweet story with a bitter after taste
British based developer Media Molecule has announced that it is considering taking a break from the LittleBigPlanet series in order to "focus on some new ideas". While this sounds like immediately wonderful news, it would be sad to see Sackboy sit quietly in the sidelines for a few years...
News Sony Continues To Apologise About The PSN Outage, Offers Tons Of PlayStation Home Stuff
What PlayStation Network outage?
Seriously, perhaps it's just our blase reaction to the whole scenario, but do people still feel wronged by Sony's alleged inability to protect its data centre? Either way, SCEE is continuing its welcome back process by bunging you an approximated £65 worth of PlayStation Home gubbins. All the stuff is available...
News Team ICO Moves Into Sony's Main Offices In Japan
The Last Offices
Everyone's favourite arthouse development suite, Team ICO, has made a bold move into the head offices of SCE this week — presumably so top figures like Kaz Hirai can ensure creative lead Fumito Ueda actually finishes the studio's latest title, The Last Guardian. Fumito described the move as a "major reformation of our development...
News Resident Evil 4, Code Veronica Look Pretty Purrdy In High-Definition
Capcom's released a comparison video of both upcoming Resident Evil high definition remakes
Both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica are due out on September 8th in Japan. We're totally there day-one for Resident Evil 4.
News Huge Batman: Arkham City Reveal
Warner's bided its time with Batman: Arkham City's big gameplay blow-out
Embargoes, NDAs and general silence have shrouded the game's build-up. Now the publisher's decided to blow the doors off with a massive 12-minute gameplay trailer. No nonsense, just footage. The biggest problem with this reveal is that the game's not out until the end of the...
News Sony Demonstrates PlayStation Vita's 'Face Control' Technology
PlayStation Vita's 'Face Control' technology was demonstrated in Tokyo this week
It uses the Vita's front-facing cameras to super-impose animated character model overlays on top of the users. The technology is reasonably impressive, apart from when it's trying to detect blinking. That ends up looking a bit scary.
Friday1st Jul 2011
News Get a Taste of MotionSports: Adrenaline in October
Start gearing up
Ubisoft's first attempt at a Move-controlled sports game, MotionSports: Adrenaline, has just been confirmed for release around the world this October. The game will hit Europe on 7th October and follow up with a North American release on 25th October. Featuring sports including kayaking, jungle parkour, "extreme...
News Get Grease on Your PlayStation Move This November
Shake and shimmy with Sandy
The inexplicably popular musical Grease is coming to PlayStation Move later this year, with UK publisher 505 Games planning to unleash it on the Christmas crowds on 4th November. Last year the game released on Nintendo Wii to less than glowing reviews, but earlier this year 505 promised an improved Grease for Sony's...
Out Today Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (UK)
Shoot for the skies
Today Move finally becomes a flight stick as Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is released across the UK, with a European release to follow in two weeks. The World War I and II aerial combat game takes to the skies with 3DTV support and the ability to use Move to pilot 16 aircraft through nearly 50 missions. We've taken possession of a...
What other game could top our most anticipated list?
Naughty Dog's adventure opus, Uncharted, has gradually become one of the biggest franchises in video games The original launched to muted praise, but got a second wind of enthusiasm when it was one of the first retail titles to boast trophy support. For many, that patch introduced them to the...
