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News Hustle Kings, Now With Added PlayStation Move Stabbing Motions
We've always imagined that VooFoo's already-quite-good pool simulation title, Hustle Kings, would be better with added PlayStation Move stabbing motions
Turns out, we might have been right. Maybe? Nah, in all honesty, the Move implementation looks kinda wonky; going by the po0r fools in the above trailer anyway. But whatever, it's a free update...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 7th September 2010
Price Updates Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: Emerald Dragon Permanent Price Drop (now $6
99, original price $9.99) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: River Course At Blackwolf Run Permanent Price Drop (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: The Highlands Permanent Price Drop (now $6.99, original price $9.99) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11:...
News Move Update Rattles into the Planet Minigolf Cup
And it's free as well
Planet Minigolf is a blessing to gamers and journalists alike: a game that does exactly what it says on the tin. You play minigolf around the world, customising characters and even designing your own holes to share with the rest of the planet. Soon you'll be able to get to grips with its charms using Move, as a free patch is...
News High Velocity Bowling Aiming for a 3D Move-Enabled Strike at Retail
Listing pops up for ten-pin title
You may already have High Velocity Bowling, the PlayStation Network title that offered Sixaxis motion control at a time when that was still considered to be a good thing. Now retailer Gamestop has listed the title for a full retail release, complete with 3D and Move support. But what if you already have the game and...
News FuturLab Announce Their New Game, Need Your Help Naming It
Fact: Coconut Dodge is one of the best PlayStation Minis available
Don't just take our word for it; check out MetaCritic, where the game currently holds an average score of 81. Needless to say, British-based developers Futurlab know a thing or two about game design. Which is why we're so excited for their next project. We've been working closely...
News Starter Disc Demos Will be Available to Download Too
Just in case you don't buy the disc
Whilst Movers on the West side of the Atlantic Ocean get a copy of Sports Champions and a Move demo disc in their starter packs, European gamers only get the demos on a so-called "Starter Disc". But wherever you live, what if you already have the camera and just want to buy the Move separately – won't...
News Move is Under Siege from a Customisable Real-Time Strategy Game
PlayStation Network title looks promising
PlayStation Move is the ideal platform for real-time strategy games, with R.U.S.E. impressing with its intuitive controls and the possibilities shown off in this tech demo proving the controller's worth to the genre. Seed Studios is bringing a new take on RTS games to PlayStation Network with Under Siege, a...
Feature There's No Place Like Home: This Week I Dressed Up As A Lobster
One of the big new additions to PlayStation Home is Oscar's Lobster Mania - a target-practice game that challenges you to toss lobsters into the mouth of a greedy mechanical dummy
The whole thing's a showpiece for how PlayStation Home's developed as a platform; not only does it look great, but it actually plays fairly well too.The contraption's...
News Oddworld Returning to PlayStation with Move-Enhanced Stranger's Wrath
Title heading to PS Network
It's been a long old time since an Oddworld game appeared on a PlayStation format – the last time was Abe's Exoddus on PSOne in 1998, fact fans – with the last de facto title in the series released on Xbox in 2005. Now the series is returning to its spiritual home, with Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath heading to...
We don't like Oddworld
There, we said it. Never have, never will. Regardless, we know a lot of our loyal readers are big fans. And we also know you're about to go nuts when we tell you about VG247's big new report; Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is getting remade for the PlayStation 3 by Brit studio Just Add Water, and will hit next Easter. It'll be...
News Housemarque Announce Outland For The PlayStation Network
Dead Nation's not out until the Fall, but Housemarque's taken some time out to announce their new PSN project today - Outland
The game's being published by Ubisoft and is described by IGN as "a cross between retro platformers like Prince of Persia or Out of This World and the color-switching of shoot 'em up Ikaruga". The hook is that you...
News We Rustle Up Some Information on Top Hand Rodeo Tour
What the Move was made for
Move promises to make every gaming experience more realistic, intuitive and enjoyable. In some instances, it might even make the activity it mimics severely less deadly, as is the case with Top Hand Rodeo Tour, just announced by PlayStation Network. Developer Perpetual FX isn't just aiming to recreate the sometimes...
News Top Gun Hits The European PlayStation Network On The 8th September
Paramounts confirmed that their exclusive PlayStation Network Top Gun title is due to hit the Europe on Wednesday, September 8th
The game packs a full single-player campaign, aswell as online multiplayer modes. It launched a few weeks back in America. It'll cost £7.99 / 9.99 on the PlayStation Store.
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Arrives A Week Early For Those Who Plus
The American arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that US subscribers to PlayStation Plus will get early access to the God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta demo from next week, September 7th
No word on a date for non-subscribers, but we assume you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to try out Kratos' second pocket adventure. Hopefully this bonus makes...
News The PlayStation Move Title You've Always Wanted: Top Hand Rodeo Tour
Indie developer, Perpetual FX [neat name - Ed], has revealed its debut project on the PlayStation Blog this week
Top Hand Rodeo Tour is a PSN exclusive designed with the PlayStation Move controller in mind. As you might imagine, the motion controls will see you participating in a whole number of rodeo-based activities, including calf roping...
News Sony Announces "Music Unlimited" For PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Sony's trying to unite their products and entertainment services under one little neat banner
It's an initiative led by the company's CEO, Howard Stringer. Today the company made the first steps towards delivering their vision, announcing a new service called "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity". Announced at the IFA show in Berlin, the...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 31st August 2010
Price Updates Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Sale (now $7
49, original price $9.99) Digger HD Sale (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Mushroom Wars Sale (now $5.99, original price $9.99) Worms Sale (now $6.49, original price $12.99) Sam And Max The Devil's Playhouse Full Season Sale (now $19.99, original price $29.99)...
Report Sony To Debut iTunes-esque Media Service For PlayStation, Erm, Today
According to a report in the Financial Times, Sony is set to debut an iTunes-esque digital store today that's set to compete directly with Apple's platform
The new service will apparently demand some kind of subscription fee in exchange for both music and videos, and is set to debut at the IFA technology show in Berlin today. The report notes that...
News Split/Second DLC Due On The PlayStation Store Tomorrow
Brighton-based studio, Black Rock, has detailed the Split/Second DLC we can expect to find on the PlayStation Network from tomorrow
There'll be two packs on offer. First up is the Elite Vehicle Livery Pack, which adds a new lick of paint to the Brawn, Vixen and Raptor cars. That one's totally free. Gee, thanks Black Rock. The second helping is...
News Get An Extra Slice Of Mafia II On September 7th
If Mafia II's main campaign and exclusive PS3 DLC weren't enough to fill your mobster cravings, then 2K's got your back
They've confirmed that the next slice of Mafia II DLC, Jimmy's Vendetta, will launch on September 7th for $9.99. The pack adds 30 new missions to Mafia's campaign. Jimmy, the DLC's protagonist, is described as "the guy the...
News TikGames & Creat Studios Drop Their Catalogue's Prices For The End Of Summer
North Americans are in for a treat over the next two weeks, as TikGames and Creat Studios have announced an "End Of Summer Sale" across their entire PSN catalogue
Starting August 31st (and running through September 14th), the duo will be knocking 40% off all their PlayStation Network titles including Cuboid, Hamsterball, Magic Orbz, Wakeboarding HD...
News Latest Retro/Grade Trailer Does Synthesizers & Stupid Voice-Overs
If you're heading to PAX this weekend, you're in luck -- 24 Caret Games are bringing their bizarre guitar-controlled-time-reverse-shmup, Retro/Grade, to the show; and you're invited to check it out
The game's due out next year. It continues to look rather pretty. There are more details through here.
News Space Invaders: Infinity Gene Hits The PlayStation Network This September
Square Enix's Twitter account has dropped some juicy details for those of us who can't get enough of watching space-ships burn
According to the company, their PlayStation Network version of Space Invaders: Infinity Gene is due next month. Next month starts tomorrow peeps. Just sayin' yo. Hopefully we'll get a more specific date soon.
News Got PSPgo? Not Got Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep!
For some bizarre reason of incomprehensible bizarre-ness, Square Enix has confirmed that one of the biggest PlayStation Portable titles this year, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, will not be released on the PlayStation Network
That means that PSPgo owners will not get access to the Square Enix developed Disney-crossover later in the year. No...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled For August 30th
August 30th is a bank holiday here in the UK
If you're unfamiliar with the bank holiday concept, it is when people have an added day-off. Three-day weekend, huzzah! Perfect for some time spent curled up in front of the PS3 right? Wrong — Sony's got PSN maintenance planned for the whole day. That's 8:00AM-9:00PM. During this period, the PlayStation...
News What's This Telltale Crossover Everyone's Banging On About?
We got wind of some kind of Telltale crossover game this morning
It was hot on the lips of the Twittosphere. We thought little more of it. Then we saw this week's episode of GameTrailers TV; and a subsequently a two-second teaser for something new from Telltale - a crossover. Teased are Penny Arcade's Tycho, Sam & Max, Strongbad and Team...
News Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Season Finale Drops Next Week
Hit the road
The finale for Sam & Max's third season, The Devil's Playhouse, is scheduled to hit the PlayStation Network next week. The final episode, The City That Dares Not Sleep, sees a gigantic, monster version of Max trounce New York City to the ground. Subscribers will be able to grab it from August 31st.
News Red Dead Redemption's "Liars & Cheats" Pack Hits On September 21st
Excited about jumping back into Red Dead Redemption once more? Well Rockstar's gone and put a date on the next DLC pack - entitled "Liars & Cheats"
Due on the PlayStation Network on September 21st, the Liars & Cheats pack is set to add a bunch of new content to Red Dead's multiplayer. You'll now be able to play multiplayer versions of Poker...
News Joe Danger Unleashes The People's Patch, Grabs YouTube Support
Have you ever been playing Joe Danger and found yourself wishing -- "Gee, if only people could see me playing this, I'd have the girls queuing up
" Yeah, us too. And when we say girls, we mean girls. Like Kitty Lea and Anna Friel. Exactly. Well the fine folks at Hello Games have been listening to your thoughts. (Yeah, we were worried too, but...
News Final Bioshock 2 DLC, "Minerva's Den", Hits The PlayStation Network On August 31st
Take Two's nailed down a date of August 31st for Bioshock 2's final slice of DLC, "Minerva's Den"
The $9.99 extension builds on the single-player narrative of Bioshock 2, and plunges players deep into Rapture once again. The additional campaign adds three new areas to explore, aswell as six new Little Sisters. The DLC's narrative runs alongside...
News Planet Minigolf Gets Patched Up With PlayStation Move Support Next Month
Zen Studios has confirmed via the PlayStation Blog that their downloadable petit putter, Planet Minigolf, will be patched up with PlayStation Move support just after the peripheral's launch on September 19th
There's a trailer after the jump. Our biggest problem with Planet Minigolf was the controls, so we'd love for PlayStation Move to fix all that...
News Dungeon Defenders Comes To PlayStation 3 With Move & 3D Support
Chalk this one up as another PlayStation Move and 3D combo: Dungeon Defenders is a new PlayStation Network title from Trendy Entertainment and is due this Winter
Inspired by the likes of Castle Crashers and DOTA, Trendy describes Dungeon Defenders as a "cooperative tower defense and online role-playing action bonanza!" Exciting. The game...
News New In PlayStation Home This Week: Lobsters
You know what we've always thought PlayStation Home lacked: lobsters
Nah, not really, but now that we mention it... Thank goodness for this week's PlayStation Home update then (as detailed on the PlayStation Blog). From tomorrow, the service is set to introduce a new mini-game called "Oscar's Lobster Mania". You'll find the...
News Angry Birds Gets Optimised For PlayStation Portable
Angry Birds has been a sensation on the iPhone
It's sold over six-million copies to date, and there are even talks of a movie. Needless to say, it's a pretty big deal. That's why the game's announcement for PlayStation Minis is pretty big news. Chillingo's Head of Publishing, Johnny Coghlan, has been on the PlayStation Blog this afterno
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 25th August 2010
Special Offers Until September 1: Landit Bandit (was £9
99/12.99 now £5.49/6.99) Heavy Weapon(was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Zuma (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando (was £6.29/7.99 now £3.19/3.99) Crash Commando Combo Pack (was £3.99/4.99 now ...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 24th August 2010
Games Shank ($14
99) Press Your Luck ($9.99) PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap ($6.99) MotorStorm 3D Rift ($9.99)</ul>Demos (free) MAG Beta Shank Trial Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Network Demo Add-ons Mafia II The Betrayal Of Jimmy ($9.99) Clash of the Titans Apollo's Challenge Quest Pack ($1.99) Guitar Hero Hanger 18 Megadeth...
News European PlayStation Plus Members Get Exclusive Access To The RUSE Demo
We're eagerly anticipating Ubisoft's RUSE - mainly because of its implementation of the PlayStation Move controller
While it's unlikely the demo will provide an opportunity to check those new controls out, it will allow a glance at RUSE's overarching gameplay. And if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you're going to get an extra week to check it...
News US PlayStation Plus Subscribers Bag 25% Off The PlayStation Protection Plan
Back in May, SCEA launched the PlayStation Protection Plan
The product was designed to give PlayStation users some added stability to their hardware. Sony's announced via the PlayStation Blog today that the Protection Plan can now be purchased via the PlayStation Store. And in addition to that, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be getting a...
News Shank Slashes Up The PlayStation Network This Week
Klei's cartoony take on Devil May Cry, Shank, is set to hit the PlayStation Network this week
Those of you lucky enough to be in the United States of America will be able to pick-up the quirky action title when the store updates later today. Europeans will have to wait until tomorrow. But don't worry, it's only 24 hours away. Whichever store update...
News Expect Parasite Eve 1 & 2 To Hit The PlayStation Network At Some Point
PSP shooter The 3rd Birthday is widely considered as the spiritual successor to the classic Parasite Eve franchise, which was a moderate on the original PlayStation
With the game due soon, many are discussing the possibility of bringing the original games to the PlayStation Network. According to VG247, it's looking more and more likely. In an...
News Dead Nation Beta Invites Hit American Inboxes
SCEA's began inviting people to test out Housemarque's latest PSN shooter -- if you're in the US and are a regular PSN user, check your PlayStation account's associated e-mail address for an invite to the Dead Nation beta
The terms of the beta are simple: "Make sure you are signed in to the PSN while trying to kill as many dirt-ridden flesh...
News Sony "Exploring" The Idea Of An Online Pass System For First-Party Titles
Currently, both EA and THQ actively use an Online Pass model for their multiplayer titles
The model allows the publishers to reclaim some money from the used game market, as those buying the game second-hand will need to purchase an online pass for the multiplayer component of the game. It's a practice Sony's already dabbled in — PSP shooter...
News Superstars V8 Racing Heads Exclusively To The PlayStation Network In October
You may have heard of Superstars V8 Racing -- the game launched on PlayStation 3 in Europe last year
The game was limited by a retail release and minimal marketing budget, but the game actually reviewed fairly well. A year later, it has a greater shot at success in the US as it will be released on the PlayStation Network for $19.99. O-Games are...
News Vanquish Demo Slip Slides Onto The PlayStation Network Next Week
SEGA's confirmed that Vanquish's Velocity Attack demo will hit the PlayStation Network on August 31st for the US and September 1st for Europe
This is the same demo that was confirmed for Japan during the weekend. We're hyped about this game so we can't wait to check out the demo next week. Hopefully it'll get some buzz flowing around the game ahead...
News That Deathspank Game, Yeah, There's A Sequel Coming Out Next Month
We were done with Deathspank before we even finished the first game
We persevered for the sake of our review, and there was certainly plenty to like about the package, but the formula wore thin a little too quickly for our tastes. It's bemusing, therefore, that Hothead Games has already announced the franchise's sequel — and it's due out next...
News Sony Announce MotorStorm: 3D Rift For The PlayStation Store
MotorStorm: Apocalypse in 3D is the future
It looks incredible. The kind of incredible that makes skint blog editors like us cry ourselves to sleep knowing we can't afford a compatible television. Those of you who've already splashed out on a new television are in luck though. Following on from the one track demo in the PSN 3D pack, Sony's decided...
News PixelJunk Lifelike To Get Tokyo Game Show Debut
We're done with GamesCom
Next up is the Tokyo Game Show, taking place mid-September. And Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert is excited, because he'll be showing off the latest PixelJunk project — PixelJunk Lifelike. The application (?) - which was revealed at GDC earlier in the year - will be a visualizer for the PlayStation 3 that features a collaboration...
News Vanquish Trailer Primed For September 2nd Release On The PlayStation Network
Vanquish producer, Atsushi Inaba, has revealed that Platinum Games plan to release a demo for their third-person action game on September 2nd
The date was dropped in an interview with GameSpot Japan. According to Inaba, the demo will be called "Velocity Attack" and will feature a prologue sequence aswell as a boss fight with Argos — no,...
News Under Siege Brings Everything But The Kitchen Sink To The PlayStation Network
Seed Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network real-time strategy title, Under Siege, will be available on the PlayStation Store "very soon"
The game is packed with features, including a complete single-player campaign, local/online multiplayer and a level editor. The game also has options for PlayStation Move support, in-game video and...
News Gameloft Bring N.O.V.A. To The PlayStation Minis Service
Gameloft's a company who like to have their games on as many platforms as possible
So it's no real surprise that they've announced their Halo-esque first-person shooter, N.O.V.A., for the PlayStation Minis service this morning. As a PlayStation Mini, the game will be without its multiplayer component, but the campaign will remain in-tact. We've...
