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News Get Prepared For The Last Of Us With Various PlayStation Network Goodies
We barely know anything about Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 horror title, The Last Of Us -- but that's not stopping the developer from packing the PlayStation Store with new goodies relating to the upcoming title
Those that head to the North American PlayStation Store right now will be able to grab the game's debut trailer, a couple of...
News Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Probably Won't Have The Soundtrack You Remember
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD sounds like the perfect celebration of the extreme sports games of old
It will feature remastered stages, a mixture of classic characters and more. One thing it probably won't feature is Jerry Was A Race Car Driver and Superman. Activision's Dan Amrich revealed the chilling news on his One Of Swords
News Sonic CD Spin Dashes Onto PlayStation Network Today
SEGA's pulled a Saturn and announced that its re-release of classic Mega CD sidescroller, Sonic CD, is coming to the PlayStation Network in Europe today (December 14th)
Those in North America will have a short wait until the game releases on December 20th overseas. Sonics 20th Anniversary has been a banner year for him as well as for everyone...
News Sony Reveals Top Selling PlayStation Network Indie Titles Of 2011
Indie titles are all the rage right now, and PlayStation Network is a great home for them
Posting on the PlayStation Blog, the platform holder has revealed the best-selling indie titles released through the PlayStation Network in 2011. The platform holder broke the sales charts down into a trio of categories: third-party self-published, Sony...
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 THQ To Publish Nexuiz On PlayStation Network In 'Early 2012'
After a minor mix-up earlier in the month, THQ has revealed that it is to publish CryEngine 3 powered arena shooter Nexuiz on the PlayStation Network "early" next year
No price was announced. Nexuiz began life as an open source PC/Mac shooter, before being licensed to developer IllFonic last year. You can see how the commercial version stacks up in...
News Wanted Corp Twitter Contest Competition Winners
Were you one of the lucky ones?
As everybody who follows Movemodo on Twitter knows, it's the best way to stay up to date with Move news, bargains and even the odd giveaway. We teamed up with Wanted Corp publisher Zoo Games to give five lucky followers in North America this brand new PS Move shooter. If your name is on the list below, check your...
News Heads Up: Playstation Network Maintenance Scheduled For This Week
It's been a while since the last batch of scheduled PlayStation Network maintenance, so we suppose we can't complain
Sony's announced that it's set to do some work on the PSN for a few hours this week, starting Thursday evening. The maintenance will run from 16:00PM, 15th December through to 02:00, 16th December UK time. During the downtime you...
News VGA 2011: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Harks Back To The Glory Days
When Tony Hawk confirmed on Twitter that he was heading (skating?) to this year's VGAs to announce a brand new game, we were secretly cautiously optimistic
We hoped that Activision would see the value in a classic Tony Hawk game after all these years, but after the disastrous Tony Hawk Ride, we weren't ready to place a bet on it. Thankfully,...
News There's More Duke Nukem Forever DLC In The Pipeline
Is anyone still playing Duke Nukem Forever? We suppose someone must be, right? After all, the game did gangbusters at retail
But is there really a market for new DLC? Gearbox thinks so, as its announced a new expansion pack for the critically disliked game. Entitled "The Doctor Who Cloned Me", the pack includes new single player missions,...
News BBC Confirms Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock For PlayStation 3, PS Vita
We know its considered a mortal sin to be British and not like Doctor Who, but it's a plight we embrace every day
For years we've been curious about the popularity of Doctor Who — particularly overseas — but its something we accept that we'll never understand. Unsurprisingly, we're not particularly enamoured with the idea of the ol' Doc making...
News Plus Subscribers Get 40% Off 4 Elements HD
It's on now
Boolat Games wants you to have a happy holiday, so it's knocked 40% off the price of its PSN puzzler 4 Elements HD for European PlayStation Plus subscribers. Until 4th January 2012 UK PS Plus members can get the game for around £3.79, or €4.79 if you're of the Euro persuasion. It's quite a good little puzzler all told, as our 4...
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 is Fastest-Selling PSN Game Ever
Hot Cole
Vampire-themed spin-off inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is officially the fastest-selling PSN release ever, according to the US PlayStation Blog. The Move-enabled game was November's biggest selling download and the fastest-selling download to hit the PSN, though Sony didn't reveal any more specific details. Is the game actually any good,...
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 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Move Controls Due "In a Few Months"
Game out on 21st December
We reported the other day that Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath isn't Move-enabled at launch, but it seems we may have to wait a while longer for its Move patch than we'd first hoped. Just Add Water confirmed the game will release in Europe on 21st December for £9.99, but stated that Move controls — along with 3DTV support and...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 7th December 2011
Full Games Call Of Duty4: Modern Warfare (£19
99/29.99) Carnival Island (£19.99/29.99) Dragon Age 2 (£19.99/29.99) Disney Universe (£39.99/49.99) Just Cause 2 (£19.99/24.99) Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (£7.19/8.99) Ratchet & Clank All 4 One (£49.99/69.99) Sonic Generations (£31.99/39.99) The Sly Trilogy...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations 'Mediterranean Traveler' DLC Outed
Assassin's Creed: Revelations is set to get a DLC pack entitled "Mediterranean Traveler" on January 24th, a GameStop listing has revealed
The store's page includes no further details, but does point to a $9.99 price-point for the content expansion. While Ubisoft has yet to officially confirm the DLC, the Assassin's Creed Wiki hints that the pack...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 6th December 2011
Full Games Dragon Age II ($29
99) Need For Speed Hot Pursuit ($29.99) Wanted Corp ($9.99)</ul>Game Demos GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Demo Rage Demo Burgertime World Tour Demo Add-on Game Content Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand ($14.99) Resistance 3 Brutality Pack (Warden Theme GWP) ($3.99) Everybody Dance Pack 3 ($8.99) Batman Arkham City...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Drops In Time To Make It A Very Merry Christmas
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD will launch December 21st on the PlayStation Store in Europe, developer Just Add Water has announced
Those in North America will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on the HD remake, with the game pencilled in for a December 27th launch. "I wanted to first thank you all for your patience, its been a...
News Journey's Desert Backdrop Designed To 'Encourage A Connection' Between Players
There are no hard rules to thatgamecompany's Journey
But in an interview with The Guardian, producer Robin Hunicke has explained that the developer designed the world in a way that would encourage player connection. One of the things we talked about early in the project was this idea of creating a connection between players in an environment where...
News Sony Experimenting With Unannounced 'Freemium' Concepts Internally
With social networks and smartphones being a big talking point in the industry at the moment, "freemium" is a term that's starting to emerge more and more frequently
The coining pertains to the idea of "free" and "premium" gameplay models — where players can enjoy a base experience at no cost, but can choose to enhance their...
Out Today Wanted Corp (North America)
Blast off
The biggest releases might be behind us, but there's still more Move goodness on the way, with the North American PlayStation Store updated today with a new title. Wanted Corp is a shooter with a distinctly old-school vibe, as you can see in the trailer below. If you like the look of what you see below, stay tuned for our exclusive Wanted...
News Trine 2 Brings The Pretty To PlayStation Network Before Christmas
Frozenbyte's stylish puzzle platformer, Trine 2, is set to make its long-awaited PlayStation Network debut on December 20th in North America
A European release is said to be not far behind, but we're not holding our breath on that front. We're still waiting for the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection after all. Frozenbyte's yet to announce a price for...
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...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Not Move-Enabled at Launch
The wait is still on
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath was first revealed before Move was even released, but at the time of writing it's still not available. When it's finally released later this month, it won't even come with Move controls. As posted by iWaggle3D, the game's motion controls will be added later on through a patch. There's no date for when...
News Get 50% off Child of Eden on EU PlayStation Store
Heavenly deal
Child of Eden was pretty cheap to begin with, but as part of Sony's 12 Deals of Christmas it just got even cheaper. Head to the European PlayStation Store and depending on your location you could get as much as 50% off the price of Q? Entertainment's sterling shooter. The deal only runs until 7th December so if you want to get a...
News First Freemium Title Announced For PlayStation Vita
Who said PlayStation Vita can't compete with the glut of $1 iPhone applications? Konami's confirmed that it will release a free game to coincide with the new handheld's Japanese launch
The wordy AR Combat Digi Q: Friend Tank Battalion, will release for free on the PlayStation Store, providing players with five stages of the augmented reality battle...
Rumour PlayStation Vita Is Locked To A Single PSN Account
Goodwill peaks early during a new platform announcement
It's the aftermath that a platform holder must weather. Nintendo just went through this very thing, with the 3DS appearing almost infallible at last year's E3 only for consumer positivity to be practically diminished by launch. Now it's Sony's turn to weather the storm, and we feel caught 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 Ubisoft: Digital Releases Mitigate The Risk Associated With New IP
Ubisoft believes that it is best to release new ideas through digital outlets, in order to mitigate the risk associated with launching new products at retail
Chatting with MCV, digital publishing manager Thomas Paincon indicated that retail products are more likely to fail if they're not built upon popular franchises. There is less risk releasing...
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...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD Gets Price-Point, Download Size
Despite receiving a super-positive review from Eurogamer today, developer Just Add Water is keeping quiet about the release date of its upcoming high-definition remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Still, thanks to our friends over at TheSixthAxis, we've at least got some more details to mull over. According to the website, Stranger's Wrath HD will...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 29th November 2011
Games Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ($9
99) Sly 2: Band of Thieves ($9.99) Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves ($9.99) Voltron: Defender Of The Universe ($9.99) Scene It? Movie Night ($9.99) The Sly Collection Bundle ($29.99) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ($39.99) de Blob 2 ($19.99)</ul>Game Demos Voltron: Defender Of The Universe...
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...
After a failed attempt with FirstPlay, Future Publishing's officially endorsed PlayStation Access TV show has soared straight to the top of the PlayStation Network's free content chart
The show — which shares a name with SCEE's community event initiative — has also amassed 14,500 Facebook fans since launching earlier in the year. SCE UK's Ian...
News Vita Won't Play PSOne Games Right Away
Backwards incompatibility
Sony's Japanese Vita website has confirmed that the upcoming portable will not run original PlayStation games right out of the box, as rumoured in an issue of Famitsu last month. As reported by Andriasang the Japanese site asks "can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?", which refers to PSOne and...
News Ubisoft Shanghai 'Started From Scratch' On I Am Alive
One day, someone will write a novel about the development of I Am Alive
Until that day, we'll have to make-do with the bits and pieces of information spoon-fed to us. The game was originally announced at E3 2008, when French developer Darkworks was at the helm. But it passed production onto Ubisoft Shanghai last year before the title went...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 23rd November 2011
Games Call Of Duty4: Modern Warfare (£19
99/29.99) Daytona USA (£6.29/7.99) Medieval Moves (£19.99/29.99) Motorstorm Apocalypse (£19.99/29.99) Move Fitness (£19.99/29.99) Rayman Origins (£47.99/59.99) Tour de France (£23.99/29.99) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (£7.99/9.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Learning with the...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 22nd November 2011
Games Who Wants To Be A Millionaire ($9
99) Learning With The Pooyoos Episode 2 ($8.99) Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One $59.99 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ($19.99)</ul>Add-on Game Content White Knight Chronicles II DLC (x137) (various prices) Goldeneye 007: Reloaded Pussy Galore (free) Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 The Evil Twin...
News Patched for Move: Lemmings (PSN)
Out for nowt
After a partially pleasing appearance as part of Move Mind Benders, the original PSN release of Lemmings has now received a free update to add Move support. The game is now bumped up to v3.0, letting you guide the little critters around with a single Move controller. We've already appraised the game as part of our Move Mind Benders...
News Call Of Duty: Elite Scoops Up A Whopping One Million Subscribers
When Activision first announced Call Of Duty: Elite we thought: people won't want this
Turns out our first impressions were damn wrong, as Activision has just announced that its "premium" Call Of Duty experience has scooped up a whopping one million subscribers in just six days. Unsurprisingly, Bobby Kotick was stoked: "The audience...
News Flickr Confirmed For PlayStation Vita
At a press event in London this evening, Sony confirmed that Flickr will join Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare as part of the PlayStation Vita's "Social Essentials" offering
The custom applications — designed specifically for PlayStation Vita — promise to provide a "gateway into the most popular social media channels".
News Sony Reveals Augmented Reality Marker Cards And Games For PlayStation Vita
Sony's proven over the years that it is at the forefront of augmented reality gaming
Just recently we wrapped up reviews for both EyePet Adventures and Invizimals: The Lost Tribes — two PlayStation Portable titles that put augmented reality at the heart of their respective experiences. So it's no surprise to see Sony lift the lid on a slew of new...
News Sony Announces MotorStorm RC For PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
As speculated, Evolution Studios has lifted the lid on MotorStorm RC for PlayStation Network and PlayStation Vita
The game was announced moments ago at a special press event in London. The downloadable title's set to be a slight departure for the MotorStorm series, promising "a perfect combination of classic racing with really modern...
News Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD Heads To PlayStation Network Next Year
After a smattering of rumours, Ubisoft has announced that Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD is heading to the PlayStation Network next year
"In Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc HD, fans and newcomers alike can now enjoy this piece of video game history with stunning new HD graphics," said the publisher. "Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc HD...
News Codemasters Teases Eggciting News Regarding Dizzy
Remember Dizzy? The egg-shaped platforming mascot of yesteryear? It looks like Codemasters is teasing a comeback
Rumours started circling when Codies PR head Rich Eddy revealed that "Eggmergence Day" is coming. A teaser website named EggcitingNews.com has since been discovered asking "Guess Who's Back?". It accompanies a cryptic...
News PlayStation Network's Fall Sale Offers Up To 50% Off Top Titles
With the Winter months fast approaching, Sony wants you to stock up ready for the cold
The North American PlayStation Blog has announced a Fall sale, offering up to 50% off a bunch of top PlayStation 3 titles. Those with a PlayStation Plus subscription will get the best discounts, while everyone else will still receive a reasonable 30% off...

















































