PSP News
December2011
News Fill Your Stocking With The PlayStation Store's Festive Sale
If you've been a good boy or girl this Christmas, you might want to reward yourself with the odd PlayStation Network download or two
Thankfully you won't have to pay top dollar for the privilege, as SCEE has announced a new Festive Sale initiative set to kick off on December 23rd. During the period Sony will be discounting more than 100 downloads on...
News Atlus Unveils Gungnir For PlayStation Portable, Teases Another Title Beginning With 'G'
Did you correctly guess Atlus' next game? Of course you did, after all, it was totally obvious that the game was going to be Gungnir for PlayStation Portable
What is this, elementary video games class? In an announcement that comes as no surprise to video game professionals like ourselves, Atlus has confirmed that it's bringing Gungnir to the...
Sometimes we deliberate whether to even bother typing up the Japanese sales charts
There's often not much to commentate on, but this week is huge. Final Fantasy XIII-2 topped the Media Create sourced charts, selling over 500k units on the PlayStation 3. While the numbers look impressive on their own, it's worth noting that the game's predecessor...
News Sony Debuts New UMD Dual Packs For The New Year
The PlayStation Vita may be mere months away from worldwide release, but Sony's not quite done promoting classic PSP UMDs yet
The platform holder's announced another trio of UMD Dual Packs, each bundling two classic PSP titles for a competitive $15. Bundles include: Patapon and LocoRoco; Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee and Hot Shots Tennis: Get A Grip; or...
News Corpse Party 2U Confirmed For PlayStation Portable
The Corpse Party franchise is only just finding its feet in the West
XSEED translated and released the quirky handheld horror title in the West earlier this month. But Japan's already gearing up for the franchise's third entry, with word of a new game — tentatively titled Corpse Party 2U — appearing in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation...
News UK Sales Charts: Skyrim Scoops Christmas Number One
It's practically unprecedented for a game not published by EA or Activision to scoop the UK Christmas number one, but after a slew of heavy discounts and promising offers, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has broken tradition
The Bethesda published RPG toppled Just Dance 3, to finish up in first. That pushed Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 into third. The...
We're hotly anticipating the European release of Corpse Party this week
The digital exclusive horror title has been heralded as something of a must play in North America, and so we're keen to dust off the PlayStation Portable and explore what all the fuss is about for ourselves. But Corpse Party is not the only blockbuster PlayStation Portable title...
News Laughing Jackal Releases Debut Hungry Giraffe Footage
Laughing Jackal's released a debut trailer for its upcoming scoff-em-up, Hungry Giraffe for PlayStation Minis
The downloadable title is the developer's first attempt at the "endless climbing genre" that's been a smash-hit on other platforms and smartphones. The British based developer has told us to remind you that the footage shows a work...
News inFamous: Festival Of Blood Becomes The Fastest Selling PSN Download Of All Time
What do you get when you release a great product at the right time with a competitive price-point? Big sales, that's what -- and inFamous: Festival Of Blood is a testament to that philosophy
The bite-sized (pun intended) PlayStation Network standalone has become the fastest selling title in the PlayStation Network's history, topping the downloadable...
News Corpse Party Spooks The European PlayStation Network From December 14th
Promising looking PlayStation Portable exclusive horror adventure, Corpse Party -- which has been receiving rave reviews in North America -- has been lavished with a European release date
Publisher XSEED's confirmed on its official forum that the 16-bit downloadable exclusive will launch on the European PlayStation Store from December 14th for just...
Nintendo's 3DS dominated the hardware and software charts in Japan this week, with Mario Kart 7 getting off to a stormer
But while the system-seller pushed over 400k units, the PlayStation 3 port of popular arcade title Gundam Extreme VS wasn't far behind — selling a very respectable 349k units. Newcomer Assassin's Creed: Revelations managed to...
News Monster Hunter Wins Big At The PlayStation Awards
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan held its annual PlayStation Awards overnight, celebrating the best-selling PlayStation games of the year
As with recent years, Sony also used the event to give out some special awards that were voted for by fans of the platform. The awards covered games released between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011. Six...
News Tomb Raider: Underworld Headlines Bumper Christmas PlayStation Plus Update
European PlayStation Plus subscribers will net a complimentary copy of Tomb Raider: Underworld this month
That's in addition to free copies of Cool Boarders, Sneezies and Orbit, as well as a slew of savings and discounts, including half-price offers on Split/Second and Burnout Crash. Subscribers will also net a free copy of Marvel Pinball later in...
Competition Name The Enemy In Futurlab's Next PlayStation Mini
Futurlab's Coconut Dodge follow-up may have been in development since before the stone ages, but unfortunately the Brighton based developer still hasn't had chance to come up with a name for its game's evil antagonist race yet
Worry not, though, valued readers — you can help push game's development progress along just that little bit by coming up...
News Pandemonium Titles Rated For European PlayStation Store
European ratings body PEGI has re-rated the classic PlayStation platformer Pandemonium and its sequel for release on the PlayStation Store
The original Pandemonium was developed by Toys For Bob, and launched on PlayStation back in 1996. Its sequel followed a year later courtesy of Crystal Dynamics. We have fond memories playing through the original...
Rumour Final Fantasy Type-0 To Release Internationally After All?
With the current state of the PlayStation Portable in Western markets, you could be forgiven for giving up all hope of the recently released Final Fantasy Type-0 ever making its way outside of Japan
But according to Andriasang, the game may well be on the horizon after all. Inside Square Enix's Ultimania guide for the game, there's an interview with...
November2011
News Japanese Sales Charts: PlayStation Platforms Continue Chugging Along
Despite a smattering of new software releases, it was pretty uneventful seven days for PlayStation in Japan this week
Hardware sales were down after the enthusiasm of new colours last week, with the PlayStation 3 shifting 34k units and the PSP just behind with 33k units. After its tremendous debut last week, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 dropped to...
News Unexpected News: Corpse Party Is Coming To Europe
The PlayStation Vita may be months away from release, but it sounds like XSEED is planning on sending out the PSP with a bang
It's announced that Corpse Party — the excellent looking horror adventure title that launched in North America earlier in the month — is coming to Europe. XSEED didn't provide a date for the game, but urged fans to keep...
News Sony Counts Down To Christmas With Twelve PlayStation Network Deals
Advent calendars are good, but we want to countdown to Christmas in style
Thankfully SCEE's got our backs. Announced on the European arm of the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder's revealed a seasonal PSN initiative offering 12 amazing deals through the dark months of December. The catch is that each deal will only be open for 48 hours, so you'll...
News Ubisoft Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Jumbo PlayStation Network Sale
Ubisoft's celebrating its 25th anniversary from November 30th to December 7th, and everybody's invited to the party
Sort of anyway. The French publisher's announced that to celebrate its silver milestone, it is discounting a massive chunk of its PlayStation Network content range. That includes 50% off games such as Outland and Beyond Good & Evil...
News UK Sales Charts: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Clings On To Top-Spot
Unsurprisingly, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has maintained its position aloft the UK sales charts
Despite seeing a sales dip of 41%, the Activision published shooter maintained its position at the top of the charts. Assassin's Creed: Revelations finished up in second, while the excellent Saints Row: The Third climbed up into third...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Fights Off Assassin's Creed
You shouldn't be surprised to see Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at the top of the UK charts for a second week
The record breaking Activision shooter beat off strong new competition from Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Revelations and THQ's Saints Row: The Third — both of which debuted in second and fourth respectively. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...
News Heads Up: Sony's New Game Sharing Restrictions Are In Effect Now
If you'd made a plans with your friends to go in on that copy of Cho Aniki, you may as well cancel them now
Concluding yesterday's scheduled maintenance, Sony has rolled out its new game sharing restrictions. From now on, any digital items you purchase from the PlayStation Store will be eligible on just two PS3 and two PSP systems. Previous...
News Laughing Jackal Plates Up More Details About Its Upcoming PlayStation Mini Hungry Giraffe
Laughing Jackal has served up a couple of fresh morsels about its upcoming PlayStation Mini, Hungry Giraffe
The game is set to be the developer's first foray into the popular "endless climbing genre" and sees a finicky giraffe unimpressed with his current menu. Thankfully the giraffe has a lengthening neck, allowing him to reach delicious...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Hatsune Miku On PlayStation Portable Takes The Top-Spot
The latest entry in SEGA's Hatsune Miku Project Diva series took the top-spot for the PSP in this week's Japanese sales charts
The title sold 184k units, easily beating out its nearest competitor Sengoku Basara 3 Utage on PS3 which managed 124k units. Sony's remake of classic PlayStation RPG Oreshika occupied the third spot, selling 94k units...
News PlayStation Network Down For Maintenance Again Tomorrow
Sony's dropped word that its bringing some of the PlayStation Network's features offline tomorrow (November 17th) for a spot of maintenance
Yup, again. This time it's the PlayStation Store and account management features that will be rendered inaccessible. The maintenance will run for 16:00PM GMT tomorrow right through until 02:00AM GMT on Friday...
News UK Sales Charts: Modern Warfare 3 Debuts At The Top, Skyrim Finishes In Second
The only real surprise to this week's UK sales charts is that despite its $400 million opening, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 did not manage to outsell its predecessor's first week
In fact, according to Chart Track, sales were down by 1.5 percent on Black Ops. Someone get on the blower to Bobby Kotick quick. Thankfully, revenue was up by 1.6...
News October NPD: Battlefield 3 Tops, Batman: Arkham City Fights Into Second
Microsoft's XBOX 360 continued its North American domination throughout October, leaving the PlayStation 3 sitting behind
It was a big month for multiplatform software, with Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, NBA 2K12 and RAGE all appearing in the top five. Surprising, huh? Sony touted a 5% increase in software sales for the year, and also...
News Sony Outlines PlayStation Portable Compatibility On PS Vita
In addition to the announcement of its UMD Passport program, Sony has also detailed exactly how PlayStation Portable games will work on PS Vita
Similarly to full Vita releases, each PSP game will receive its own LiveArea screen. From here you'll be able to access the game and its digital manual where available. In-game you'll be able to toggle a...
News Sony Releases Initial List Of UMD Passport Supported Software
Sony has released details of the first forty titles that will support its UMD Passport backwards compatibility initiative
The program — announced in Japan overnight — will allow those upgrading to PlayStation Vita to purchase digital versions of their UMD titles at a discounted price. Pricing for the discounted games will range from 500 yen (£4...
News You Must Pay To Transfer PSP UMD Games to Vita
Here's how it works
Sony already had one crack at the UMD-to-digital transfer with its PSPgo, and now with Vita on the horizon it's having another go, revealing exactly how you can turn those plastic discs into downloadable delights. First, keep your PSP, as it's crucial to the whole process. You need to download the UMD Registration Application to...
News Sony Announces PSP-Vita UMD Passport Program For Japan
The PlayStation Portable is still hot property in Japan
So naturally there's a bit of friction in the region about the PlayStation Vita's lack of UMD backwards compatibility. Sony's aiming to reduce that friction by announcing the PSP-Vita UMD Passport Program for the region. While not foolproof — it's better than nothing. The initiative will...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Uncharted And Battlefield Get Off To Surprisingly Strong Starts
When a lot of people criticised the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up for being too Western oriented, we were right there with them
Who in Japan would want to play Uncharted: Golden Abyss? If the sales performance of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is anything to go by, then a lot of people. Media Create's released its weekly sales figures for the...
News Orbit Sets A Course For The PlayStation Store
The latest in Laughing Jackal's long string of PlayStation Minis titles, Orbit, is set to release today on the European PlayStation Store
It will be offered as a temporary exclusive for PlayStation Plus subscribers, before going on sale for £2.49 on November 23rd. Those in North America will get to check out the game from December 6th. After an...
News Futurlab Snaps Up Killzone Composer For Unannounced PlayStation Mini
The PlayStation Minis platform was designed to house smaller gameplay experiences
But with its latest announcement, Brighton-based indie studio Futurlab has blown the doors off our expectations — announcing that its latest unannounced Mini will be scored by award-winning Killzone composer Joris De Man. The team has developed some very innovative...
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefield 3 Holds Off Drake's Deception
It was always going to be a tough ask for the single-format Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception to topple the massively hyped multiplatform Battlefield 3 -- but the Naughty Dog developed exclusive hasn't quite managed the monumental task, winding up in second on this week's UK sales charts
It's not all bad news though, Uncharted 3 saw a 37 percent...
News Sony Clamps Down On Game Sharing
Don your tin-foil hat, there's a backlash incoming
Sony's just announced that it is cutting down on the number of active devices PlayStation Network content can be shared on. In a new PlayStation Blog post, Sony has explained that any content purchased after November 18th will only be compatible with up to two activated PlayStation 3s or PlayStation...
News Square Enix Brings The 'Winter Of RPGs' To PlayStation Network
If you're already dreading this winter, then Square Enix has got the perfect antidote: crank up the central heating, get yourself comfortable, and tuck into the Japanese publisher's "Winter Of RPGs" PSN offering
The campaign will see some of the publisher's most revered RPGs brought to the North American PSN over coming weeks, with Chrono Cross,...
News Laughing Jackal Teases 'Hungry Giraffe' For PlayStation Network
"Hungry Giraffe is the only giraffe-feeding game on the PSN store," reads a cryptic teaser from British developer Laughing Jackal, "And it's coming soon to PlayStation Minis
" The game — still shrouded in some secrecy — will see you collecting food in order to grow your giraffe's neck. Sounds utterly bonkers. Laughing Jackal is behind some...
October2011
News ESRB Rating Hints At DarkStalkers PSone Classics Release
Many fighting fans have been clamouring for a new DarkStalkers title for years
And while Capcom might not be willing to invest in a completely new title in the series, it sure as heck won't pass up on earning some additional revenue from an old version. Hence the ESRB has revealed the imminent release of PSone title, DarkStalkers: The Night Warrior...
News Worldwide Hardware Sales Put PlayStation 3 On Top
When it comes to the console wars, worldwide sales are nearly always a point of contention
Sony's PlayStation 3 often comes off second-best in regions such as North America and the UK. Conversely, the PlayStation 3 does much more spectacular numbers in parts of continental Europe and Japan. Unfortunately, we're not often privy to those numbers,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dead Island Batters The Top Ten, While Macross Tops
Another week, another set of Japanese sales figures
It was another bumper week for 3DS hardware — get this, Nintendo released a pink system — but PlayStation software continued to rule the roost, despite seeing a minor drop-off in console sales. PlayStation software accounted for seven spots in the top-ten, and half of the chart as a whole...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled Overnight
It's been a while
Almost, what, two weeks since the last wave of PlayStation Network maintenance. But we were never going to get away with it for too long. And sure enough, Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network will go offline overnight while the platform holder tweaks a few knobs and does, erm, general maintenance stuff. The maintenance...
News Sony Gives One Last Push To PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Vita's just around the corner, but Sony's decided to give one final holiday push to the aging PlayStation Portable
The North American bundle includes a PSP-3000, a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, a UMD version of FIFA 12 and a downloadable copy of Cars 2. The bundle will be available on November 15th for $160. There's more information on...
News Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain Pushed Back
Despite providing an eager release date announcement for its latest Fighting Fantasy title, The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain, last week -- Laughing Jackal has announced that the game has been delayed in Europe
Last minute technical hiccups are to blame apparently. The November 1st release date for North America remains unchanged.
News UK Sales Charts: Batman Arkham City Glides Into The Top Spot
It also happens to be Warner Bros' biggest game release ever. Like, ever.
Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros has enjoyed the fourth biggest launch in the UK this year, with Batman: Arkham City shooting straight to the top of the sales charts. Batman: Arkham City was joined by The Sims 3: Pets, which had a reasonable debut in number six. Ratchet...
News Laughing Jackal Confirm Latest Fighting Fantasy Title For October 26th In Europe
Laughing Jackal's slapped an October 26th European release date on its second Fighting Fantasy PlayStation Mini, Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Those in North America will need to wait a few extra days for the digital novel, when it releases on November 1st. The game's set to retail for £3.49 / $4.99. Catch a trailer after the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ace Combat Rules The Skies, Dead Rising Charts
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon topped the Japanese sales charts this week, scooping up just shy of 150,000 units sold
It was a pretty uneventful week for PlayStation software elsewhere, with Dead Rising 2: Off The Record the only new entry. PlayStation hardware numbers remained static, with Sony's home system sitting at sales of around 28k and the PSP...
News Shining Blade Coming To PSP Next Spring In Japan
SEGA's announced a new game in the Shining series in this week's Famitsu magazine
The game — Shining Blade — will launch on PlayStation Portable next Spring in Japan. Further details are scarce to the point of obscurity.
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Scoops 39/40 In Famitsu
Expect the PlayStation Portable to do gangbusters in Japan when Final Fantasy Type-0 finally drops onto store shelves
The game's just scooped up an almost-perfect score in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, landing a 39/40 and presumably sending Japanese gamers into a hype frenzy. The game's out next week in Japan. Expect PSP to do some serious...
News Beatshapers Bundle Up Carnivores Titles For PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3
We know the feeling
It's 3AM but you just can't sleep. You're thinking about dinosaurs and how you'd like to hunt them. Well think no more, friends, as you'll soon be able to do your very best Jurassic Park impression at a low, low price courtesy of Beatshapers. The Stardrone developer's just dropped word that is bundling up both Carnivores:...
News PlayStation Access Magazine To Launch Across The UK This Week
PlayStation Access is slowly becoming a big deal in the UK
What started as a series of relatively low-key community events across the country now boasts a weekly digital video series and a magazine. The first issue of the magazine is set to be distributed across "retailers, bars, restaurants, students unions, gigs and events across the country...
News BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II To Get 'Manga Edition' In Europe
How much do you like BlazBlue? Arc System Works is hoping quite a bit, as it's announced a limited Manga Edition collector's pack designed to accompany the European release of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
The bundle — available directly from the publisher's online store — includes the game, a localised version of the BlazBlue "Phase Zero...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 12 Displaced, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Stumbles
For the first time in many years, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 has not debuted at the top of the UK sales charts
Far from it in fact, the game only managed to scrape into fifth position during its debut week, a disappointing entry considering Konami's significantly stepped up its game this year. FIFA 12 couldn't hold onto the top-spot this...
News UMD Owners May Get Digital Discounts for PSP Games on Vita
Here we PSP Go again
Sony's has posted a PS Vita FAQ to its Japanese PlayStation site, revealing that the company may plan on offering discounted digital downloads for the UMD games PSP gamers have amassed over the years. The FAQ includes the question "Can PS Vita play PSP Games?" The answer is yes, but only via digital downloads. Sony...
News Final Fantasy: Type-0 To Be Supported By Free DLC
Post-release support for Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy: Type-0 will be free, according to director Hajime Tabata
Free DLC will apparently include new outfits and more. The game's due out in Japan later in the month. Expect PSP sales to sky-rocket as a result.
News September NPD: Madden Tops, FIFA Shocks, Industry Drops
Madden NFL 12 was the top-selling video game in North America for the month of September
But proving that those living overseas do have some semblance of taste, FIFA 12 wasn't too far behind it, finishing up in fourth. Dead Island did ridiculously well, propping up the charts in third position of the back of that trailer and, well, zombies we...
News Winning Eleven 2012 Tops Japanese Software Charts, Hardware Remains Consistent
The PlayStation 3 version of Winning Eleven 2012 was the top-selling game in Japan this week, beating out curious PSP dating sim AKB1/48
But despite another strong showing for PlayStation software — which dominated the Japanese top twenty, taking up twelve of the available slots — hardware remained static, with the PlayStation 3 scooping up...
News Level-5's Time Travelers Heading To PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Level-5's one-time Nintendo 3DS exclusive Time Travelers is also coming ot PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable, the developer has announced
The news was revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, translated by Andriasang. Little is known about the game at the moment, but we expect more to be shown at Level-5's Japanese keynote over the...
News Nope, Valkyria Chronicles 3 Isn't Getting Localised
What's that? You were holding out hope for a Western release of Valkyria Chronicles 3? Really? Yeah, don't
SEGA has told Gamespot that a localisation of its third PSP strategy RPG is totally off the cards. The reason? Well the PSP isn't popular enough in Western markets apparently. That and Valkyria Chronicles 2 — which did get localised — sold...
News Sony To Offer UMD Titles At A Discount For PlayStation Vita Owners
Backwards compatibility
It's a discussion constantly on the minds of people upgrading to a new system. But it's an odd one really. The ability to play legacy titles is always welcome of course, but who actually upgrades their hardware to play old games? Still, it might not be an important issue to us, but it is to a lot of others. And so Sony's got...
News XSEED's Corpse Party Is Much More Than Just A Visual Novel
Corpse Party is a game ab0ut a haunted elementary school filled with dead children
Sounds depressing, huh? The premise is already well established, but what of the game itself? Writing on the PlayStation Blog, XSEED localisation wizard Tom Lipschultz suggested it was a "horror adventure game" and certainly much more than an...
News UK Sales Chart: FIFA 12 Holds Onto Top Spot, RAGE & Dark Souls Debut
We told you FIFA 12 would hold onto the top of the UK sales charts for a good number of weeks
Not even an onslaught of new releases — RAGE and Dark Souls no less — could push the soccer sim from its perch, with both titles finishing second and third respectively. Elsewhere, there was room for Resistance 3 to re-emerge in the top-ten, while usual...
News Mortal Kobat Arcade Kollection Tops Inaugural PSN Chart
Sony's announced that it is planning to publish a monthly top twenty of the most popular PlayStation Network content from this month forward
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection has topped the inaugural chart, with Resident Evil 4, From Dust and Angry Birds all placing within the top five. Check out the top twenty after the jump, or alternatively on the...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Orbit For PlayStation Minis
Laughing Jackal -- the developer behind Cubixx HD and OMG-Z -- has announced its latest PlayStation Minis title
Details are scarce about the tentatively titled Orbit, short of releasing an ambiguous concept statement reproduced below: Help Doc, the Institute of Space Research Institutes last remaining astronaut, as he explores the Solar System...
News Japan Sales Charts: PlayStation Software Dominates
PlayStation software took slots in four of the top five selling Japanese games this week, with PSP title Legend Of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki taking the top-spot
It was followed by Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends on PS3 and last week's front-runner Dark Souls. Sadly hardware was down across the board, with PS3 filling the second spot at 30k and PSP just...
News First Import PSone Classics Confirmed For European PlayStation Store
You asked for it, and you got it
Sony has confirmed that it's bringing a variety of "as is" PSone import classics to the European PlayStation Store, starting with Arc The Lad, infamous homo-erotic shooter Cho Aniki and Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special. All three titles will be released in their original format, so don't expect translations...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 12 Tops, Team ICO Does Decently
FIFA 12 has topped the UK sales charts for the week
No real surprise there. Expect it to maintain its position at the top until Battlefield. The new arrival sees F1 2011 pushed down into third, with Zumba Fitness, Dead Island and Deus Ex: Human Revolution in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Sony's ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection had...
September2011
News Ghostlight Goes Nuts With Persona 2, Trails In The Sky Release Information
Phew
You ready? We're ready. Let's spew some information. Ghostlight's attached a November 4th release date to both Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Legend Of Heroes: Trails In The Sky on PSP in Europe. Both games will retail for £39.99. But that's not all. For those with tight wallets, Ghostlight's announced a special offer entitled the Tales Of...
News Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2 Coming To PSP Next Month
Flashy brawler, Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2, will make its way to the PlayStation Portable on November 5th in the UK, Arc System Works has announced
The updated version of the PlayStation 3 title that launched last year includes all of the DLC characters from the outset, in addition to a new Abyss Mode for levelling up characters. The single-player...
News Chrono Trigger Scores PlayStation Network Release Date
A post on the US arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that SNES favourite RPG Chrono Trigger is coming to the PlayStation Network -- next week
Square Enix product manager Charles McCarter announced the October 4th release date, before stopping to tease the release of Chrono Cross. There's no word as to whether the game will make its way across...
News Sorry Battlefield: Modern Warfare 3 Tops Nielsen's Christmas Video Games Wishlist
Strike one to Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Nielsen's published its "top twenty" Chistmas video games wishlist, with Modern Warfare 3 the most coveted by 5,000 active North American gamers. Modern Warfare 3 was on the list of 27% of participants, while Battlefield 3 was on the list of just 12%. PlayStation 3 exclusives Uncharted 3:...
News Again? PlayStation Network Offline For Two Hours Tonight...
We're getting to the point where we can only imagine Sony has something brewing
That's what we'd like to believe. Because the amount of maintenance the PlayStation Network's getting lately has been pretty bizarre. It's not like this is a common thing. We remember in the 'olden' days, the PSN would get scheduled maintenance once a month at most...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dark Souls, ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus HD Roar To The Top
Dark Souls topped the Japanese sales charts this week, shifting a monstrous 279,567 copies
We're starting to wonder if Sony regrets not pushing Demon's Souls harder worldwide now, with success pretty much guaranteed in the West too. Sony's ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection had a similarly strong opening, scooping up the second, 14th and...
News UK Sales Charts: F1 2011 Soars Into Second
We've no interest in the game that finished first on this week's UK sales charts, so let's jump straight into what came second: F1 2011
That was followed by Techland's Dead Island, which continued to hold onto its place in the top ten despite taking a bit of a critical beating. (We concluded that the game was fun, but far too buggy to fully...
News PSP and Vita Can Play Together
Ad-hoc multiplayer confirmed
We already new that PS Vita will be able to download and play PSP games, but how the multiplayer aspect would translate was still unclear. Now Sony says that certain PSP games that support ad-hoc multiplayer (play between two local, wirelessly connected systems) will carry that multiplayer functionality to PS Vita. This...
News Galcon Labs Shoots Up The PlayStation Store Later This Month
Ever dreamed of commanding a fleet of intergalactic space-crafts and conquering the Universe one planet at a time? That dream's about to become a reality, when Beatshapers' Galcon Labs launches on the PlayStation Store from September 27th in North America and September 28th in Europe
The arcade-strategy title — originally released on iOS platforms...
News Laughing Jackal Serves Up European Sale Of PSN Titles
Laughing Jackal's cut the price of a variety of its PlayStation Network titles
The excellent Cubixx HD can now be purchased for an irresistable £4.99, while a variety of its Minis — including Stellar Attack, Ace Armstrong vs The Alien Scumbags and Duael Invaders — are down to £0.99. Good times. Pick up the reduced titles from the Special...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: So, Errr, The PlayStation Network Is Down
Let's not panic
At the time of writing the PlayStation Network is offline. Sony's revealed that it doesn't have any maintenance planned, and is working hard to resolve the issue. Apparently the outage is not affecting everyone, with some users able to log-in and even access the PlayStation Store. We're hoping that by the time you read this,...
News LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Out November 18th
Warner Bros has attached a November 18th release date to LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
The game will launch on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, with a PlayStation Vita version supposedly in the works. Years 5-7 will cover the final three books in the Harry Potter series: Order Of The Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and, of course, the Deathly...
News GAME Now Stocks PlayStation Network Content Across The UK
After a successful trial period, GAME has announced that its to stock PlayStation Network content in stores across the UK
GameStation stores will also join the initiative. The retailer has more than 40 products available, spanning PlayStation Plus subscriptions to DLC and full-game downloads. Redeemable codes are printed on receipts upon purchase...
News PlayStation Vita And PSP Are Able To Communicate In Ad-Hoc Mode
The PlayStation Vita will be able to communicate with the PSP in Ad-Hoc mode, a compatibility report released by Sony has confirmed
That means those with Monster Hunter Portable 3rd installed on their PlayStation Vita will have no issues setting up a game with vanilla PSP owners and vice versa. The feature's also a positive for the newly announced...
News Heads Up: Various PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable Titles Undergoing Maintenance On Sunday
Sony's scheduled a period of maintenance for a number of its first-party PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable tiltes this weekend
The maintenance will see a dozen titles go offline for a few hours from 5AM through to mid-day UK time on Sunday 25th. PlayStation Home will also be affected. Hit the jump for the full run-down of titles undergoing...
News Backwards Compatible PlayStation Portable Games To Get Improved Controls On PlayStation Vita
Sony Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, has confirmed that the platform holder is aiming to make a "high" number of PlayStation Portable games compatible with the PlayStation Vita
The executive stressed that the company can't yet "confirm 100 percent compatibility" as the system is still undergoing testing. That said, those...
News TGS 11: New Suikoden Coming To PlayStation Portable
Konami's closed out the Tokyo Game Show with the announcement of a new Suikoden title for the PlayStation Portable
Named Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki, the game's yet to be fleshed out with too many details but there is at least a trailer after the jump. Release date and pricing are still to be announced. Catch the trailer after the...
News TGS 11: Yakuza: Black Panther 2 Gets Full Story Trailer
Yakuza: Black Panther 2 for PSP is getting its playable debut at the Tokyo Game Show this week
And to celebrate SEGA's released a full four minute trailer for the part-adventure-part-brawler action title. Catch the new footage after the jump.
News TGS 11: Final Fantasy Type-0 Reminds Us It Exists
Tokyo Game Show might be all about PlayStation Vita this year, but there's still a little room for Final Fantasy Type-0 -- Square Enix's PlayStation Portable swan-song
Catch the trailer after the jump.
News Mediatonic Returns To PlayStation Minis With 1,000 Tiny Claws
Mediatonic -- the developer of some of the best PlayStation Minis to date -- has announced it's making a long awaited return to the platform with 1,000 Tiny Claws
The Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess and Who's That Flying?! developer has a fantastic pedigree, and it sounds like 1,000 Tiny Claws is going to maintain the studio's comittment to...
Feature Tokyo Game Show 2011: The PlayStation Headlines So Far
The Tokyo Game Show is go, with Sony already holding its big coming out party
The general consensus from the video game community was one of disappointment — while Sony's been announcing PlayStation Vita titles left right and centre for the past couple of months, the lack of any real megatons was a real blow. Many were expecting Monster Hunter,...
News TGS 11: God Eater 2 Confirmed... For PlayStation Portable
With that gaping Monster Hunter shaped hole still stinging in the PlayStation Vita's line-up, God Eater 2's announcement isn't quite the consolation we'd all hoped for
The title's been confirmed for PlayStation Portable, and is set to take place three years after the events in the original game. There'll be new weapons, new creatures and more. But...
News Sony Releases Launch Trailer For The Latest God Of War Collection
The God Of War Collection Volume II (or God Of War: Origins Collection if you're in North America) launches this week, and in order to celebrate Sony's released a brand new trailer for the latest collection of bloody brawlers
The latest God Of War collection compiles Ready At Dawn's PSP series outings, with both Chains Of Olympus and Ghost Of Sparta...
News UK Sales Charts: New Video Games Are Finally Released
It's finally that time of the year where developers and publishers alike start to release new video games
This week's UK sales chart is evidence of that alone. It's dominated by the release of brand new titles with Dead Island, Wahammer 40K: Space Marine and Resistance 3 all taking spots in the top five. They're joined by relatively new releases in...
News Observe Final Fantasy Type-0's Gorgeous Japanese Collector's Edition
Final Fantasy Type-0 will finally get its Japanese release on October 27th, and in order to celebrate Square Enix has revealed the game's breath-taking collector's edition
The pack includes a rather unexciting book of post-cards and three-disc soundtrack, but it looks absolutely lovely regardless. The set will run fans ¥12,760 exclusively from the...
News Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD To Boast PSN-Powered Co-Op
Being a Japanese focused PlayStation Portable game, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's co-operative mode was all about social multiplayer
But the game's conversion to PlayStation 3 — via the upcoming Metal Gear Solid HD Collection — will side-step the need to get up close and personal, re-routing the game's co-operative multiplayer through the...
News Sony Targeting Teens With New Euro-Exclusive PSP
While much of the Internet sat bemused at the announcement of a new PSP for Europe during this year's GamesCom, we were fairly calm about it
While the announcement of the device certainly took us by surprise, we also felt like it made a lot of sense. Sony's PSP strategy has shifted in recent years, with the platform holder targeting younger users...
News Corpse Party Confirmed For North American PlayStation Network
XSEED has confirmed that Corpse Party is headed to the North American PlayStation Network
The unusual PSP adventure title — derived from an amateur project — boasts hand-drawn 2D sprite art, and depicts the tale of a group of high-school students trapped in a haunted elementary school. The school plays host to the souls of children who have...
News Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition Trailered
SEGA's announced Valkyria Chronicles 3: Extra Edition, an updated version of the third PSP-exclusive entry in the strategy franchise
The package comes with the original game and a bunch of new missions and DLC packs pre-included. In short: if you haven't played the game, you might want this. The game's currently set for a Japanese release on...
News PlayStation Network Picks Up 3 Million New Users Since Outage
There was a time during the PlayStation Network outage when things seemed very bleak for Sony
But apparently we were worrying about nothing, as the company's announced that the PSN has picked up more than three million new users since the system's outage. According to CNET, Sony gaffer Howard Stringer made the announcement during the company's IFA...
News Laughing Jackal Announces Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Not content with the decent Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death, Laughing Jackal has announced another PlayStation Minis conversion in the Fighting Fantasy series
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain was the first book in the Fighting Fantasy series, introducing millions of readers to the world of Titan. Laughing Jackal's also listened...
News Yakuza: Black Panther 2 Gets Cinematic Trailer
SEGA's bridged the gaps between the original Yakuza: Black Panther and its recently announced sequel with a brand new cinematic trailer
The footage adopts Black Panther's unique visual style, and while it is light on gameplay, should be enough to get you pumped for the upcoming sequel. Hit the jump to see the footage in full.
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