PSP News
January2011
News Kotaku Goes Hands-On With NGP: "Pleasantly Surprising. It's Light, And It's Beautiful."
Kotaku's just gone live with some overwhelmingly positive first impressions of Sony's Next Generation Portable
The site describes the system's OLED screen as "stunning", while explaining that the touch components provide "a new experience for PlayStation Portable gamers". The site adds that the device is much lighter than...
Feature Uncharted's Next Generation Portable Entry Looks Staggering
It probably got slightly overlooked in the carnage of this morning's Next Generation Portable announcement, but Sony announced a new Uncharted game this morning
The game's set to be a fresh spin-off of the Uncharted franchise (not a port) and is in development at Sony Bend. (Told you so.) We've been lead to believe that Naughty Dog are overlooking...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Let's Take A Look At Some Of The NGP's Games
The one thing that's been missing from all this morning's NGP action has been actual games footage
Now we've got a smattering courtesy of Engadget. The reel demonstrates Uncharted, Wipeout (please remove the tilt controls), as well as Resistance and others. As expected, everything looks stupidly pretty. We know it's a cliche, but we can't wait to...
Opinion Why Sony's Next Generation Portable Sounds Like The Perfect Device For Me
PushSquare editor Sammy Barker delivers his first reaction to Sony's new handheld announcement, the Next Generation Portable
I often feel like I'm the only person in the world not caught up in the iOS hype hurricane. I think Apple's devices are fantastic pieces of kit, but as gaming systems they don't come anywhere near meeting the kind of...
Report NGP's Battery Life Pegged At A Reasonable 4-5 Hours, Sony To Make A Loss On Each Unit
After the demonstrations of PlayStation 3 titles running on the NGP, the concern on most people's lips -- if not price -- is battery life
A report on Eurogamer pegs the device's battery at a reasonable 4-5 hours, comparable with the notably inferior Nintendo 3DS. According to Eurogamer, 6-8 hours was Sony's original target for the device, something...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: This Is The NGP Screenshot That Excites Us More Than Anything Else
So you've got a problem with console games coming to portable systems
Fair enough, we've got the perfect game for you. Hidden amongst the spectacle of Killzone, Uncharted and Call Of Duty for NGP, Clap Hanz announced a new Hot Shots/Everybody's title for the device, tentatively named Hot Shots Golf Next. Not only does it
So now we've heard the marketing line on Sony's NGP, it's time to digest the specifications
We'd love to give you a colourful commentary on what all the specs mean, but errr, we don't understand any of this stuff. Feel free to peruse the technical details as released by Sony after the jump though. If the thing can run PS3 games, we're assuming it's...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: NGP Concept Video Is All About Putting The Power In Your Hands
Some elements of this NGP concept video are agonisingly cringe-worthy, but it gets across the main pillars of Sony's new handheld device
It showcases the handheld's top-tier features such as trophies, "Near" GPS connectivity and the PlayStation Network. Get the trailer after the jump.
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Yakuza: Of The End & Lost Planet 2 Demonstrated On NGP
Yakuza: Of The End and Lost Planet 2 are PlayStation 3 games
But that doesn't stop them running on Sony's latest portable device, the NGP. During Sony's PlayStation Meeting press conference in Japan, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi took to the stage to demonstrate Lost Planet 2 running on the new handheld. Takeuchi said the demo was running MT Framework...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Unreal Engine 3 Demonstrated On NGP
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney dropped by at Sony's PlayStation Meeting this morning to demonstrate that the Unreal Engine 3 runs on the NGP
Sweeney showcased an updated version of the iPhone's "Epic Citadel" tech demo, which featured more interaction and characters than the iPhone version. Sweeney claimed that the NGP is "four times as...
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: NGP's "Near" Application Tracks Your Location
Amongst its ridiculously powerful specifications and control interfaces, Sony's NGP also has some pretty neat GPS functionalities
An application built into the device called "Near" is an ongoing map allowing you to track where you are and where you have been. Near connects with the PSN to find out what games are popular in your current...
According to Sony, LiveArea is the NGP's "game oriented communication platform"
It will replace the popular XMB interface that has graced numerous Sony products over the past five or so years. LiveArea will support popular PlayStation staples such as the PlayStation Store, Trophies, PSN friends, messaging and more. At long last: trophies on the go!
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: ... And The NGP Looks A Little Bit Like This!
Sony's just sent us press photos of their new PlayStation handheld, the NGP
You can read more about the actual device through here. For now let's gaze at pretty pictures.
News PlayStation Meeting 2011: Call Of Duty Confirmed For Lastest PlayStation Handheld, NGP
With the likes of Killzone and Uncharted heading to the NGP, there's certainly an emphasis on big blockbuster titles for Sony's new flagship handheld
Blockbuster titles don't get much bigger than Call Of Duty, an iteration of which has just been confirmed for NGP by Activision's Phillip Earle. Details were scarce, but Earle billed the game with the...
Sony's bringing out the big names to support their newly announced portable platform, the NGP
Amongst the in-development content includes familiar franchises such as Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Wipeout, Killzone and Hot Shots/Everybody's Tennis. Taking the stage to demonstrate the new Uncharted title, Shuhei Yoshida showcased how the device's...
So y'know all we've been hearing about the PlayStation Phone? Well PlayStation Suite is not that, though it kinda is at the same time
PlayStation Suite is PlayStation on phones and tablets. The service will provide "PlayStation content to other devices", including, of course, Android powered smart-phones. SCE top-bod Kaz Hirai noted that,...
News Tomorrow (We Think) The PSP2 Will Be Announced At Sony's PlayStation Meeting In Japan
This time tomorrow, we're 99
9% sure we'll know a little more about the direction of Sony Computer Entertainment's handheld strategy. At 3PM JST Sony's scheduled an event in Tokyo, Japan deemed "PlayStation Meeting 2011". Last time Sony held a PlayStation Meeting (in 2005), details of the PS3 were revealed. With the 3DS months away from...
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (not PlayStation Phone) has been leaking all over the 'net since Christmas
Some factory workers swiped the still unannounced device off the production line or something. Now Engadget's got their hands on the unit too, and have spent the last week or so scrutinising every element of the gizmo. Remember, it's still...
Rumour PSP2 Longer Than Current Device But Not As Wide, Possible Specifications Leaked
French website 01
net</a> report that the PSP2 could be technically comparable to Apple's next generation iPhone and iPad devices. As the rumours grow in the build-up to Thursday, the site claims to have got its hands on a development unit of the PSP2 (and subsequently the specs). We've included all the technical gubbins after the jump...
News Honestly, We're Almost Certain This Is Not The PSP2
There's an elaborate hoax doing the rounds
Some big publications are posting up grainy shots of what they claim "could be" the PSP2. Never ones to miss out on a hit mongering story, we've decided to jump on the bandwagon and share our opinion on the matter. This is not the PSP2. For starters it looks like a carbon copy of the Xperia Play...
News Codemasters Boss Backs PSP2 Power Rumours
Codemasters' top noggin has added further fuel to the "PSP2 is super powerful" bonfire
Ironically speaking at the 3DS event in Amsterdam last week, Rod Cousens told Eurogamer that rumours about Sony's next handheld are true. It is indeed a bit of beast. In portable areas youre going to have statements, which already out in the press, saying...
News Heads Up: PlayStation Meeting Kicks Off 3PM JST This Thursday
Sony's pinned a 3PM JST start time on this Thursday's PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo
Convert times as appropriate, but that makes it 6AM GMT here in the UK. Don't expect news to trickle out immediately though. We imagine it will take an hour or so before the good stuff hits the 'net. The event's like to see the unveiling of the PSP2 at long last. We...
News Sackboy Steals The British Software Charts, Mass Effect 2 PS3 Comes In Seventh
Let's all pause for a quick cheer: hoo-ray
Chart-Track's just revealed that LittleBigPlanet 2's rightfully topped the British software sales charts, knocking Call Of Duty: Black Ops from its perch. Big congratulations to the guys over at Media Molecule. It's a stunning game and it deserves every success. LittleBigPlanet 2 was only one half of a big...
Definitely sounds like Sony's being Sony again
Nikkei is reporting some colossus information on the PSP2 this evening. According to preliminary information on the device, Nikkei reports that Sony's next portable system will support 3G functionality and an OLED touchscreen. OLED screens are widely considered some of the best available on the market...
News PlayStation Portable Version Of Thor Cancelled By SEGA
SEGA Europe's revealed to VG247 that it's cancelled the PSP version of the upcoming Thor video game
Alarm bells started ringing when the game mysteriously disappeared from SEGA's release schedule. SEGA told VG247 that "there won't be a PSP version".
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Gets A New Trailer To Go Along With Its, Well, New Name
Final Fantasy Agito XIII is no more
It is now Final Fantasy Type-0. Re-confirmed for a summer release this morning at a Japanese press conference, Square Enix has also released a new trailer for the game which has inevitably leaked onto the 'net. See the results for yourself after the jump. If you want a quick synopsis of the trailer: it looks like...
News Final Fantasy XIII Agito Renamed Type-0, Due This Summer
PlayStation Portable title, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, has gone through a name-change according to information seeping out of Square Enix's Japanese press event this morning
The game will be renamed Final Fantasy Type-0 and will ship on two UMDs when it launches in Japan this Summer.
News UK Sales Charts: DC Universe Online Smashes Into The Top Ten
Someone get hold of Batman and tell him to fake a smile: DC Universe Online's broken the UK's top ten software sales
The game, which released on PC and PlayStation 3, has been slowly gathering attention since the beta. You can read our initial thoughts on the game through here. We think it's pretty good so far. Elsewhere the charts are pretty much...
News December NPD 2010: PlayStation 3 Passes A Million, While Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cleans Up
After November's sales disaster for the PlayStation 3, December's numbers have come as somewhat of a surprise
When isolated, the PlayStation 3's 1.21 million sales are reasonable if not spectacular. Unfortunately, it's when the other platforms are brought into the equation that the numbers look meagre for Sony. While Microsoft didn't enjoy the North...
News Metal Gear Solid Makes Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Cameo
Proving once again that Solid Snake is the video game industry's biggest whore, the Konami mascot is set to make an appearance in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Armed with a giant sword, Snake will be playable in Japan from January 22nd.</em>
News PlayStation To Expand Into China
A report in the China Daily suggests that Sony Computer Entertainment is to expand into the Asian mainland: China
The article notes that Sony recently signed a letter of intent detailing plans to implement training and R&D facilities in the Guangzhou province. It'll be Sony's first investment into the mainland. In addition to localisation, Sony...
News Earth Defence Force 2 Portable Grabs Double-Pack In Japan
Now here's a novel idea: D3 Publisher has announced that the limited edition for Earth Defence Force 2 Portable will include two full retail copies of the game
We know what you're thinking, "Why?" There's method behind the madness. EDF2P features plenty of co-op gameplay, and the limited edition double pack is available for ¥6,279 ($76)...
News PSP2 "As Powerful As The PS3" According To Sony, Could Be Out As Soon As October
MCV's reporting that the yet-t0-be-announced PlayStation Portable 2 could be released as soon as October 2011
The site furthers that Sony's been telling licensees that the system is "as powerful as the PlayStation 3". It adds fuel to industry whispers we've already heard, namely that the handheld would exceed the XBOX 360 in terms of...
News Final Fantasy X's Yuna Confirmed For DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim]: FINAL FANTASY
The ridiculously titled PSP brawler, DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY, has had a new character added to its roster according to Japanese magazine Shonen Jump
Final Fantasy X's Yuna will join the fight as a playable character. Square Enix has also confirmed that the first run of duodecim will include an additional costume for Tifa. The publisher...
News Bomb-drop: Sony To Announce The PSP2 In Tokyo On January 27th [UPDATE]
VG247's running a stonking story this morning, speculating that Sony will announce the PSP2 in Tokyo later this month
According to the site's source, Sony will hold a business overview and strategy meeting in Tokyo on January 27th, and will use the event as a platform to reveal the PSP2. The date would certainly make sense, with Sony wanting to...
News Grip Games Bring Supermono's MiniSquadron To PlayStation Minis
Grip Games just sent word that they're currently working on bringing Supermono's iPhone hit MiniSquadron to the PlayStation Minis platform
The game's pitched as a "frantic shooter involving lots of little planes vying for the supremacy of the skies". It looks like some solid throw-away fun. The game was recently named as the #3 iPhone game...
News Guess What? Sony's Going To Be At E3 2011! Shock Horror!
The ESA's opened up registration for E3 2011 with a massive list of confirmed exhibitors
Amongst the confirmed names are Sony, EA, Activision and SEGA. "Big video game publishers go to big video game convention". Shocking news. You can view the full exhibitor list through here. What do you think's going to be at this year's E3? Ahem. PSP2,...
News Feign Excitement: Call Of Duty: Black Ops Is The UK's Best Selling Game Of 2010
Surprise!
We nearly called it and then we were like, nah, too crazy. Who'd have thought Call Of Duty: Black Ops would become the UK's best selling game of 2010? Our money was on the Nintendo Wii's Just Dance. We were close. That came in second. But blimey. Black Ops — crazy that. Gran Turismo 5 fared pretty well, coming third on the PlayStation...
News Photos Of That Sony Ericsson Phone Are Still Doing The Rounds...
More sites have acquired shots of the PlayStation powered Sony Ericsson Xperia phone
Remember, Sony still hasn't even acknowledged this thing exists. The longer this thing goes on though (and uninformed blogs continue to type the words "ZOMGZ PlayStation Phone...") the more damage this does. Either block up the leak Sony, or announce the...
UK Charts There Were No New Releases Last Week So This Post Isn't Very Interesting
FIFA 11 and Just Dance 2 are still the UK's favourite games
Probably because no games have released since before Christmas. All that changes this week though: new video games actually release. It's going to be interesting to see where DC Universe Online ends up charting — we feel like the game's beta has pumped some real positive feedback around...
News PlayStation Powered Xperia Phone Detailed (Again!), PlayStation Pocket Application Revealed
It seems you really can't quell a good leak when it gathers steam; the (still
) yet-to-be-announced Sony Ericsson phone with PlayStation features has been blown out overnight due to a manufacturing leak in Asia. Chinese website IT168 has the scoop, with Engadget reproducing the details in a language we actually understand. Well, kinda anyway. Though...
News Take A Look At The Device That Probably Won't Be Called The PlayStation Phone
Looks like we're on the cusp of an announcement
Sony Ericsson's PlayStation Phone Xperia Play appears to be leaking out of production factories and the results are somewhat pleasing. The Android powered mobile phone (plus game device) has a chunky but attractive format, with the PSPgo's design being a clear influence for the device's slide out...
News Angry Birds Launches On PlayStation Minis This Week
For all the hyperbole that's spewed about iOS being the future of handheld gaming, we don't really feel like its catalogue is all that special
You've got a stream of clunky rip-offs from Gameloft, plenty of games trying to make do with no buttons, and then the critical darlings: Doodle Jump, Angry Birds and Cut The Rope. All three titles are...
December2010
News SCEE Deploys Enormous Christmas Sale On European PlayStation Store
It's Christmas -- or so the neighbours' irritatingly chirpy festive lights are trying to tell us
Of course, we all know that the best thing about Christmas (aside from it being over) are the ridiculous sales. When else can you get Naughty Bear for £3.99 from GAME? (Don't do it.) Digital sales are probably the best kind because there's no physical...
Rumour Uncharted For The "Very Powerful" PlayStation Portable 2 In Development
Apparently GameInformer's been informed that a spin-off Uncharted title is actively in development for the "very powerful" PSP2
No word on a developer yet. We'll just turn your attention here...</em>
News Two Hot Shots Shorties Games Headed To The PlayStation Portable
Y'know what we like? Hot Shots games
They're amazing. So we're totally on board for some "Hot Shots Shorties" titles, which have been rated for the PSP by America's ESRB ratings board. Hot Shots Shorties Green and Hot Shots Shorties Blue are set to include three mini-games a piece, presumably released under the PlayStation Minis platform...
UK Charts There's Really Nothing Very Interesting To See Here
The people of Britain like Call Of Duty: Black Ops
How do we know? It's back at the top of the UK sales charts. Again. Y'know what else British people like? Football. Not the kind that's played with eggs, the kind that's played with balls. Football. Yup, FIFA 11's right at the top of the UK sales charts too. In fact, you know what, these charts...
News Y'Know, Those Dissidia Games Are Pretty Bloody Good
Judging by this artwork, DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY is going to be pretty rad too
It's just on PSP next year. </em>[Cheers RPGSite.net]
Rumour PSP2 Visuals To Be Comparable To Early PlayStation 3 Titles
Another day, another PlayStation Portable 2 rumour
This time from IGN, who claim that the PSP2 will have visuals comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles. Holy moly. The report notes: As far as graphics are concerned, the PSP 2 is a beast, packing enough processing hardware to produce graphics comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles."...
News Japan Sets Monstrous PlayStation Portable Sales Records
The PlayStation Portable's recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since launch, thanks to the release of Mosnter Hunter Portable 3rd from Capcom
The game managed sales of over 2.14 million during its first week on sale, while the PlayStation Portable knocked up a whopping 326,639 units — a new record in Japan. They say the PSP's dead...
News Square Enix Slaps Spring Dates On New DISSIDIA, The 3rd Birthday In Europe
Square Enix has slapped juicy spring release dates on The 3rd Birthday and DISSIDIA 012 [duodecim] FINAL FANTASY in Europe
The two titles were always planned for a 2011 release in Europe, but now we've got specifics. Spring sounds good to us. We're all over both titles.
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Knocks Gran Turismo 5 Off Its Perch
Last week's leader, Gran Turismo 5, is back down to the number four slot this week in the UK weekly sales charts
Call Of Duty: Black Ops reclaimed its place at the top of the charts, with FIFA 11 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood all sitting above Sony's racer. Ubisoft's Nintendo Wii dance games claimed two of the top ten spots, with a bunch of...
News Alright, Alright, Let's Take A Look At This PlayStation Phone Again
Grainy videos are a thing of the past apparently, as Engadget's released a video demonstration of the yet-to-be-announced PlayStation Phone
The PlayStation Phone, which probably won't carry the PS branding at all when it inevitably launches, is set to be less than a week away from a big unveiling. We'll have to wait and see, won't we? <object...
News And They Say The PlayStation Portable Is On Its Death Bed...
Hundreds of Japanese gamers line-up for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd on the PlayStation Portable
Expect hardware and software sales to shoot through the roof.</em> [Pic Famitsu]
News White Knight Chronicles: Dogma Wars To Hit Japanese Retail In February
Sony Japan's slapped a February release on its PSP White Knight Chronicles spin-off, Dogma Wars
The game's set to launch in Japan on February 3rd on both UMD and PlayStation Network. The game will include an online voucher to unlock online play, but if the voucher is redeemed within the game's first two-weeks on sale, players will get access to a...
November2010
News Sony Patents Add Further Fuel To The PSP2 Fire
Patents registered by SCEA last month have added more evidence to the never-ending stream of PSP2 rumours
According to Akihabara News (via EDGE) the patent mentions a handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection". Comprising: a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo 5 Slipstreams Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Takes The Top Spot
It was going to take a monstrous game to overcome Call Of Duty: Black Ops, and Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 is that game
Sony's exclusive has netted the top-spot on this week's all-format charts, pushing Treyarch's Call Of Duty title into the second-place spot. Polyphony Digital's racing sim enjoyed the sixth biggest launch ever on PlayStation...
Rumour PlayStation Phone To Be Announced On December 9th
According to a report on French website Nowhereelse
fr</a>, Sony Ericsson is to announce the oft-touted "PlayStation Phone" on December 9th. The site touts an invitation to the "most anticipated event of the past 10 years". Other popular websites have corroborated the story. MobileCrunch in particular has some juicy...
News The 3rd Birthday Is Finished, Square Enix Turn Their Attention To Final Fantasy Agito XIII
The PlayStation Portable's Parasite Eve spin-off, The 3rd Birthday, is finished according to the Final Fantasy Agito XIII's director, Hajime Tabata
The lead's revealed that the entirety of The 3rd Birthday team has turned their attention to Agito, presumably seeking a launch at some point during our life time (or perhaps before the PSP2)...
Competition Win MediaTonic's "Who's That Flying?!" For PlayStation Minis!
We described MediaTonic's latest PlayStation Mini, Who's That Flying?
</a>, as an "essential addition to any Minis library" in our four-square review of the title last week. Bet you wouldn't mind snagging a free copy would you? MediaTonic's been kind enough to send us four download vouchers for the fantastic...
News Shift Extended Flips Colours & Boggles Minds On PlayStation Minis This Week
We could attempt to explain Shift Extended's brilliant gameplay mechanic, but it'd be easier on our keyboard if we directed you to the trailer embedded above instead
The franchise which began life as an online Flash game is coming to PlayStation Minis with all its brain melting puzzles in tact. It's due out this week on the PlayStation Store.
News Sony Ericsson's Gaffer Talks About Smoke & Fires, Hints At The Existence Of PSPhone
Sony Ericsson's CEO Bert Nordberg has virtually confirmed the existence of the long rumoured PlayStation Phone, though it's sounding more and more likely to us that the so called "PSPhone" will be more a "phone that plays good games," rather than an SCE branded product
Nordberg told the Wall Street Journal: Theres a lot of smoke, and I tell you...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Holds Off Assassin's Creed & Need For Speed
It's testament to the strength of Call Of Duty that Black Ops suffered an 85% drop in sales last week, while Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood enjoyed the franchise's biggest launch in the UK -- yet still ended up finishing second in the British sales charts
The excellent Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit was also unable to rival Call Of Duty, landing in...
Boring
Really boring. Look, we accept that the PSP has some issues, but we're really getting tired of the Western games media trying to kick it at every given opportunity. The device has sold over 50 million units, is the top selling device in Japan week-after-week, and remains the only platform to compete with Nintendo in the space they've...
News Disney Announce LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean For 2011
Disney's just announced that Traveller's Tales are hard at work on another entry in their esteemed LEGO: Insert Popular License Here franchise, announcing LEGO: Pirates Of The Caribbean for release on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable next year
The title will tie in with the movie, On Stranger Tides, which is currently slated for release in...
News Who's That Flying?! Is Out On The PlayStation Store Right Now... GO BUY IT!
Sometimes we get really passionate about certain games, and Mediatonic's Who's That Flying?
</a> is one such example. It's just a really, really good downloadable title. Available as part of the PlayStation Minis service, we recommend you pick this up whether you intend to play this on PSP or PS3 (or both) — it's a great little time filler...
News First Shots Of The PSP2's Development Unit Hit The 'Net, Send Us Gaga
Somehow VG247 has managed to acquire shots of an early version of the PSP2 development kit
It's real folks, these crumby photos prove it. The shots reveal forward and rear-facing cameras, as well as a track-pad on the reverse of the unit. According to VG247 this is not the final form factor of the PSP2 — in fact, the sliding PSPgo case has since...
News The 3rd Birthday To Get PlayStation Network Release In Japan, European Date "Coming Soon"
Square Enix has revealed that their upcoming PlayStation Portable shooter, The 3rd Birthday, will get a PlayStation Network release in Japan
The cheers of the country's 22 PSPgo owners could be heard from outside our office in Birmingham, England. The PSN version of the game will set gamers back ¥4,980, while the retail version will cost ¥6,090...
News UK PSPgo Price Cut Due To "Website Error", Hope You Nabbed It In Time
Sony's confirmed that PSPgo price-cut reports from this weekend were due to a "website error"
The company accidentally dropped the price of the digital-download system to £130 on their official Sony Store website, leading many publications to believe that the price of the device had dropped for the second time in less than a month. Give yourself a...
UK Charts Call Of Duty: Black Ops Kicks Everyone's Ass, As If You Expected Anything Else!
Surprise
Call Of Duty: Black Ops has topped the UK sales charts selling a whopping 2 million units in its first week. Interestingly, the PlayStation 3 managed to command a 44% share of the sales — surprising given Call Of Duty's strong ties to the XBOX 360 fanbase. The usual suspects of FIFA 11 and Just Dance 2 occupied the top three, while a...
News WTF?! Finally Hits The PlayStation Network Next Week
It's been a nail-biting few weeks for Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess developer, Mediatonic
We had our review for their latest title, Who's That Flying?!, loaded and ready to go. Then disaster struck. We got an email telling us that the game had been delayed. Thankfully, the side-scrolling shooter (which incorporates court-room action and a...
News Football Manager 2011 Tops The UK Charts As 007 Languishes Outside The Top Ten
The UK charts paint a bizarre picture this week
Apparently Britain still loves football (both Football Manager 2011 and FIFA 11 occupy the chart's top two spots), but it seems there's not quite the same love for 007 at the moment. Activision's Wii-exclusive Goldeneye reboot only managed to reach the thirteen in the charts, while Blood Stone debuted...
News EA's Totally Had "Exposure" To The Unannounced PSP2
Sometimes, you've got to feel sorry for the platform holders
They have to show third-party developers their products because, y'know, they are going to be the ones making games for it. The problem is, people speak out of place. We're already well aware of the PSP2 — it's been name-dropped countless times — but today EA's European VP, Patrick...
News UK Sales Charts: Not Much Change Apart From That One XBOX Game
Not much change in the UK sales charts this week
Fable III's topped the charts apparently. Y'know, we're in a little PlayStation bubble here, but we still like to consider ourselves savvy about the industry in general. We had no idea the Fable franchise was a big deal. Conceptually it's actually always appealed, but there are always so many reports...
October2010
News Sony To Announce New PlayStation Portable When "Timing Is Right"
Talking to investors yesterday, Sony has stated that it will announce a new PlayStation Portable product when the "timing is right
" The declaration comes days after Engadget's reports on the PlayStation Phone, as well as countless more rumours on the supposed PSP2. Interestingly — given their leaks all week — it was