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News Watch Full Movies In PlayStation Home For Free
Fancy watching some free movies and TV shows with your buddies in PlayStation Home? Sony's got you covered
A new partnership with Crackle will allow you to stream movies such as Resident Evil and Starship Troopers directly into the virtual world. Sadly, the feature's only available for North American residents. Don't purchase any popcorn just yet,...
News Blossom Minds Teases Liquid Based Platformer Walter
Platformers are our favourite kind of games
So naturally we're excited to learn about what Blossom Minds is teasing with its new game Walter. Judging from the game's debut screenshots the titular protagonist appears to be composed of nothing more than H2O and a fetching pair of eyeballs. The game will depict Walter's "uneven fight against an...
News Starhawk Private Beta Kicks Off Next Tuesday
Loyal Warhawk fans will get their first taste of Starhawk next Tuesday (November 22nd) when Lightbox Interactive puts the intergalactic shooter's first private beta online
Players will be invited via e-mail to participate in the beta, but Lightbox has reassured fans not to be too disappointed if they are not included in the initial wave of entrants...
News More Move Demos Hit the PlayStation Store
Get fit for a bit
With so many Move games out at the moment it's good to see Sony choosing to promote most of them with free demos on the PlayStation Store, a handful of new demos now available to download for free. You can choose to burn some calories with a spot of Move Fitness (908MB), get the family together for some Start the Party: Save the...
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 Just Add Water Wraps Up Development On Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
Just Add Water has announced that it has completed development on its PlayStation Move enabled, high-definition remake of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
The developer has promised that a release date for the downloadable make-over will be announced soon. In the meantime, it has released a list of changes that have been applied to the 2005 XBOX original...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Finished, Out Very Soon
New features list inside
The long old road for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath to reach the PlayStation Store is nearly at its conclusion, as developer Just Add Water has revealed the game is now finished and nearly ready for release. The studio also passed over to Eurogamer a list of improvements to the project, some of which won't mean much but others...
News Capcom Confirms Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors For PlayStation Network
Following an ESRB rating leak last month, Capcom has confirmed that its PSone brawler Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors is indeed heading to the PlayStation Network
It'll launch in North America on November 29th.
News Buy Saints Row: The Third On PlayStation 3, Get Saints Row 2 For Free
While this definitely feels like damage control for a forgotten promise -- and an opportunity to scoop back some positive press -- we suppose we have to credit THQ and Sony for coming good
Regular readers will recall our heated article regarding the removal of exclusive content from the PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third — despite an additional,...
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 European PlayStation Store Updates: 16th November 2011
Full Games Call of Duty: Black Ops (£47
99/59.99) Call Of Juarez : Bound In Blood (Hdd) (£16.99/20.99) Hasbro Family Game Night 3 (£23.99/29.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Toki Tori (£6.29/7.99) Demos Cars 2 Demo Start The Party! Save The World Demo Move Fitness Demo LittleBigPlanet 2 Demo Demos (PSP) Crystal Mines Demo Geronimo...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 15th November 2011
Downloadable Games Jurassic Park: The Game Full Season (Episode 1-4 Bundle) ($29
99) Hollywood Squares ($9.99) Burgertime World Tour ($9.99) Red Dead Redemption Digital ($39.99) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare ($19.99)</ul>PlayStation minis Rumble Trucks Minis ($3.99) Game Demos LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition Demo Add-on...
News iWaggle Shows More of inFAMOUS's Move Controls
They work this way
We recently reviewed inFAMOUS 2 and PSN spin-off inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood, but if you want to know more about their motion controls our friend at iWaggle3D has put together an informative video explaining their new motion control schemes. This is the first part of two and goes into great detail about how the Move controls...
News Starbreeze Confirm Development On PlayStation Network Title
Starbreeze may be hard at work finishing up its Syndicate reboot, but that's not stopped the company from announcing it has another title in development for the PlayStation Network
CEO Mikael Nermark confirmed the news in an interview with PSM3 magazine, and explained that the project is "self-funded". But while the executive didn't go...
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 THQ Confirms Saints Row: The Third Season Pass
The thing with DLC -- from a publisher's stance anyway -- is that while the first couple of packs traditionally sell really well, there's a huge drop-off after a short while
So nowadays publishers want to sell you all of a game's DLC in advance. Call Of Duty's doing it with Elite, Uncharted's doing it with the Fortune Hunters' Club, and now Saints...
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 DC Universe Online Scoops Up 1 Million New Players Since Going Free-To-Play
Since switching to a free-to-play model, Sony Online Entertainment's announced that DC Universe Online has scooped up a million new players
One million new players have joined DCUO with a 50/50 split between PC and PS3, executive director Lorin Jameson said in a statement. DC Universe Onlines transition to free-to-play has been welcomed by...
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...
Report The Simpsons Arcade Game Is Coming To PlayStation 3
One of the most memorable arcade brawlers of all time -- The Simpsons Arcade Game -- is coming to the PlayStation Network if an Australian rating is to be believed
The rating lists Backbone Entertainment as the developer and Konami as the publisher — meaning the game's very likely to be the original arcade release rather than EA's hokey iOS...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 9th November 2011
Full Games Monopoly Streets (£23
99/29.99) Move Mind Benders (£17.99/24.99) Premier Manager 2012 (£13.99/17.99) Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (£15.99/19.99)</ul>Trial & Unlock Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone (£7.99/9.99) Demos Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Network Demo Rayman Origins Demo Medieval Moves...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 8th November 2011
Downloadable Games Fight Night Champion ($4
99) Dead Space 2 ($29.99) Monopoly Streets ($29.99)</ul>Game Demos Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Demo Disney Universe Demo Rayman Origins Demo Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Demo Add-on Game Content LittleBigPlanet 2 Oddworld Stranger costume ($1.99) Dead Rising 2: Off The Record: Firefighter...
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...
Out Now Move Mind Benders (Europe)
PSN release confirmed
Move Mind Benders is out on Blu-ray this Friday, but if you can't wait — or, more probably, you just don't want to leave your gaming lair — you can download it from the European PlayStation Store right now. The £17.99/€24.99 is a bundle of some of Move's best puzzlers; your money gets you echochrome ii, Tumble and 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 NBA Jam: On Fire Edition Tops PlayStation Network Charts For October
Sony's dropped the top twenty PlayStation Network titles for the month of October
EA Sports' NBA Jam: On Fire Edition slam-dunked its way to the top of the charts, beating out the heavily promoted robbery sim PAYDAY: The Heist. Crysis finished up in third, while classic releases Chrono Trigger and Resident Evil 4 completed the top five. There was...
News Joe Danger Developer Sympathises With PlayStation Fans
If you've visited a multi-platform website over the past couple of days, you might have read that Hello Games' excellent PlayStation Network "exclusive", Joe Danger, is coming to XBOX Live
The announcement alone prompted an embarrassing backlash from a portion of the PlayStation community, forcing Hello Games gaffer Sean Murray to respond. Its...
News Under Siege is Now 30% Cheaper
Not bad eh?
Good news, everyone: PSN exclusive strategy game Under Siege just dropped in price by a rather good 30%. North American users can now grab it for $13.99, down from $19.99, with the European price dipping to €9.99 instead of €14.99. Developer Seed Studios also confirmed the game will soon receive an update bringing new co-op and...
News Rayman Origins Demo Due On PlayStation Network Next Week
Ubisoft's confirmed that its super stylish platformer, Rayman Origins, will receive a demo on the PlayStation Network next week (November 9th)
The gameplay slice will feature three levels from the Jungle, Food and Ocean worlds. Those players capable of collecting enough Electoons will unlock a new costume. There's a new trailer after the jump,...
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 Lexis Numerique Discuss The Importance Of ICO, Showcases More AMY
In a brand new gameplay trailer for the ridiculously exciting downloadable horror game, AMY, developer Lexis Numerique has discussed some of its influences
None come stronger than PlayStation 2 classic, ICO, which Lexis Numerique heralds as a milestone release in video game history. "The first time you finished ICO, what remained was great...
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...
News Heads Up: The New PlayStation Home Is Out Now
Check it out
If you're one of those people that tried PlayStation Home back in the hazy days of 2008, danced around in the main plaza and then decided to devote the next three years of your life to ragging on the social world in forums and blog comments — then you're about to get a shock. PlayStation Home has been going through a subtle...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 2nd November 2011
Full Games Cars 2 (£31
99/39.99) Hydrophobia Prophecy (£6.29/7.99) Payday: The Heist (£12.99/16.99) Toy Story 3 (£23.99/29.99)</ul>Demos Disney Universe Demo Saints Row: The Third Initiation Station Demo Happy Feet 2 Demo PSone GaiaSeed (£3.99/4.99) Add-On Game Content Batman Arkham City Nightwing Bundle Pack...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 1st November 2011
Downloadable Games Hydrophobia Prophecy ($9
99) Pinballistik ($3.99) Max & The Magic Marker Gold Edition ($9.99) Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe Digital ($19.99) DC Universe Online (free)</ul>Game Demos Medieval Moves: Deadmunds Quest Demo Max & The Magic Marker Gold Edition Demo Saints Row: The Third Initiation Station...
News Toki Tori Hatches Onto The PlayStation Network November 16th
Chirpy puzzle-platformer Toki Tori is set to release on the European PlayStation Network from November 16th, developer Two Tribes has announced
The GameBoy Color classic will score new levels, PlayStation Move compatibility, stereoscopic 3D support and more. It will also include an intuitive new easy mode for newcomers. The game will run you a super...
News Play God with Babel Rising on PSN Next Year
Thou shalt not miss it
This one passed us by last week, but Ubisoft's announced its first Move-enabled download will see the light of day in 2012. Called Babel Rising, it's a big brother to the current iOS game that sees you using God-like powers to stop the Babylonians finishing the titular tower. We've not been able to unleash the wrath of God...
News Take A Tour Of The New PlayStation Home
We've always seen the potential in PlayStation Home as a gaming platform, and its great to see Sony finally deliver on that
In a new video posted on the PlayStation Blog, excitable director Jack Buser has offered a tour of the new features we can expect in the rebooted virtual world. Buser's really keen to emphasise Home's new focus on games,...
News Ruh-Roh: Another Wave Of PlayStation Network Maintenance Coming Your Way This Thursday
Sony's now infamous weekly maintenance is slotted in once again for this Thursday
This time you'll be unable to access key online features betweeen 16:00 and 18:00PM UK time. No reason was given for the maintenance. Feel free to vent your frustration in the comments.
News PlayStation 3 Version Of Machinarium To Be Definitive Version
The PlayStation 3 version of indie favourite Machinarium will be the "ultimate version" when it launches on the PlayStation Network next year
That's according to the game developer Amanita Design's boss Jakub Dvorský. This PlayStation version will be the ultimate version of Machinarium, he told Eurogamer. There will be a few new features,...
News Toki Tori Makes a PSN Nest on 16th November
Egged on
Adorable puzzle platformer Toki Tori is just two weeks from getting PSN all in a flap, with a European release confirmed for 16th November. The game will set Brits back £6.29 or those who use the Euro €7.99, a superb price considering Toki Tori on WiiWare costs 900 Nintendo Points, or around £8. To celebrate the launch — and Toki...
News More PlayStation 2 Titles Bound For US PlayStation Store
Sure the current release schedule is stacked with promising fresh content, but the PlayStation community has been keen to announce its desperation for classic games over the past few months
And SCEA's more than happy to oblige. The publisher's announced on the US PlayStation Blog that it is to release three more classic PS2 titles on the PlayStation...
News Machinarium Creator Favours DualShock Over Move
But why?
Machinarium is coming to PlayStation Network next year in what developer Amanita Design says is "the definitive version" of the game, but Amanita founder Jakub Dvorský isn't a full convert to the Move controls yet. Speaking to Eurogamer, Dvorský revealed he's sticking with DualShock over the game's optional motion controls: For...
News Purchase PlayStation Plus, Get Jurassic Park: The Game For Free
There are two types of people in this world
Those that Plus and those that don't. Regardless of which camp you fall into, SCEA might have an offer that will twist your arm. It's offering a free version of Telltale's Jurassic Park: The Game (that's all four of the game's episodes) to anyone that purchases a year of PlayStation Plus between November...
News Counter Strike: Global Offensive Skips On Planned October Beta
Valve's Chet Faliszek has confirmed that it's cross-platform PlayStation Network first-person shooter, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, will skip on its planned October beta
With the month being pretty much over at the time of writing, we can't say that we're surprised. Chet revealed the news in an interview with ESEA, citing feedback from...
News SEGA Announces Partnership With Arkedo, Snaps Up 'Project Hell Yeah!'
Those of you that have been keeping a close eye on the PlayStation Store recently will have noticed a slew of games under the 'Arkedo' label
Originally released for XBOX 360 and then ported to the PlayStation 3 by Sanuk Games, these super simple, retro flavoured indie titles gave Arkedo their excellent reputation. They've spent the past nine months...
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 DC Universe Online Goes 'Free-To-Play' On November 1st
Sony Online Entertainment's slapped a big November 1st date on DC Universe Online's transition to free-to-play
Those curious about the game will be able to experience it for free from said date. Anyone that spends more than $5 on content (or has done previously) will see their account upgraded to include an extra set of perks. Those hooked on the...
