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News EU PlayStation Plus Subscribers to Get Five Games Next Month
Bandwidth buster
PlayStation Plus is the gift that keeps giving – and it’s about to give a little bit more. If you were disappointed with July’s decent but not entirely outrageous offering, you’ll be pleased to learn that European co-ordinator Ross McGrath is getting all cryptic again. “Oh hey, you know how we’re giving you a new Game...
News PS3 BBC Sports App Scores a Few Extra Pixels
Now in high-definition
If you were worried that you weren’t going to be able to see Jessica Ennis’ incredible... Er, gold medal winning performances in high-definition, then your prayers have been answered. Sony has announced that the beta version of the BBC Sports App currently available for PS3 has been upgraded to support high-definition...
Rumour Sony Unveiling Two New Titles at GamesCom
Place your bets now
Sony is set to announce two new titles at GamesCom, according to a report on German website PlayFront. The publication explains that the games are hinted at in an event invitation from the publisher. It’s unclear what the new titles will be, but it seems likely that they will be for PlayStation Vita considering last month’s...
News Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition Hits the Track This September
Back to school
A brand new budget version of Gran Turismo 5 will race onto European store shelves on 26th September, publisher Sony has announced. Dubbed the Academy Edition, the £19.99 re-release will come bundled with the original game and all of its DLC. Hopefully it has the racer’s extensive backlog of patches pre-installed, too. The game is...
News Japanese Government Investigating Overheating Vitas
Hot stuff
There are times playing WipEout 2048 when we’ve felt like we’re on fire, but that’s just because we’re exceptionally good at Zone mode. We’re pretty sure that’s not why the Japanese government has agreed to investigate the PlayStation Vita over reports of serious overheating. According to Sony, there have been 31 cases of the...
News Limited Edition PS3s Sneak onto UK Store Shelves
Blood and bandages
Sony has released a trio of limited edition PlayStation 3 colours in the UK today. The farm fresh Satin Silver, Scarlet Red and Classic White consoles are available from leading retailers right now – all three of which were previously exclusive to Japan. Each system ships with a matching DualShock 3 controller and a 320GB hard...
News Sony Bringing Big Guns to Brazil Game Show in October
Green with envy
Brazil gets all the luck. Not content with having the most successful football team in international history, Sony has also announced that it will be bringing a bunch of its biggest blockbusters to the Brazil Game Show in October. Playable titles will include God of War: Ascension, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Sly Cooper: Thieves in...
News Latest European PSN Sale Celebrates the Summer of Sport
Going for gold
With London 2012 set to kick off in just a few days, Sony has announced a podium placing European PSN sale designed to celebrate the Olympic Games. Titles such as Sports Champions, Hustle Kings, Top Darts and High Velocity Bowling are all discounted.
News Yoshida: PlayStation 3 Targeting Families This Christmas
Casual content
Shuhei Yoshida, the lovable executive at the helm of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, has finally confirmed what we predicted earlier in the year: that PlayStation 3 is going mainstream this Christmas. Chatting with Game Informer magazine (thanks Gaming Everything), the executive explained that the company’s focusing heavily on...
News Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational Scores New Features
Hole in one
Sony’s hit a scorcher and announced that Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational for PlayStation Vita has been updated to version 1.04. The patch brings with it a caddy-carried bag full of multiplayer enhancements, including the ability to create private tournaments and play head-to-head matches online. Other improvements include the...
News PlayStation Network Goes Under the Knife This Week
Pass the scalpel
In an announcement that will almost certainly be blown out of proportion all over again, Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network will be getting some much needed maintenance later this week. Starting 16:00PM BST on 26th July and running through until 08:00AM BST on 27th July, some elements of the PSN experience will be...
News Be the Belle of Craftverse with LBP2's Disney Princesses Pack
Prom queen
Sackboy is back to tear your masculinity into tatters. Starting this week on the PlayStation Store you’ll be able to kit out your burlap buddy in an array of Disney princess costumes. The first pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will include Aurora, Cinderella, Jasmine and Snow White. You’ll then be able to pick up Belle, Tiana, Rapunzel and...
Rumour PlayStation 3 Super Slim Skips GamesCom
On hold
The recently leaked PlayStation 3 Super Slim will not be announced at GamesCom, according to a VG247 report. The site claims that a Germany reveal had been planned, but a larger than expected inventory of the existing model has forced the platform holder to reconsider. However, while an August announcement appears to be off the cards, the...
News Naughty Dog Discusses The Last of Us' Dynamic AI
Use your head
Naughty Dog’s upcoming The Last of Us will not succumb to the same issues that have plagued the stealth genre since its inception. Instead of forcing you to learn the patterns of enemy foes, the developer hopes to make you question the consequences of your actions. It intends to do that through dynamic AI. The concept itself is...
News Dyad Could Still Come to PlayStation Vita
But only if it's good
Shawn McGrath’s retina razing arcade racer Dyad is currently only available for PS3, but the developer has not ruled out the possibility of a Vita release too. Chatting on the latest episode of the PlayStation Blogcast, McGrath explained that the title could make the jump onto Sony’s shiny new handheld as long as the port...
News God of War: Ascension "Pulls Back" from Violence Against Women
Drawing the line
Don’t expect Kratos to be ripping the heads off many Gorgons in Sony Santa Monica’s upcoming God of War: Ascension. Chatting with IGN about the series’ trademark violence, game designer David Hewitt admitted that the team is planning to scale back the brutality against women in the PS3 exclusive prequel. He explained: There...
News The Salaryman Is the Latest Wild Animal to Join Tokyo Jungle
Slave to the wage
The bleak, post-apocalyptic landscape of Tokyo Jungle is infested with nefarious wildlife such as hyenas, dinosaurs, and now... Salarymen. Following on from last week’s primeval Peking Man DLC, publisher Sony has announced that it will release the playable workaholic back into its natural habitat for the princely sum of ¥200...
News Beck Shows Off His Sound Shapes
Comebeck
We’d love to regale you with anecdotes about the brilliance of award winning musician Beck, but unfortunately the North American artist hasn’t quite made it onto our iPod just yet. Rest assured it’s on our to-do list, right beneath “sample the delights of salted snail shells”. Mmm. Still, while we might be unimpressed, we’re...
News Sony Shuts Down More Classic Online Servers
Unplugged
If you’re still actively engaged in the Eye of Judgment Legends' online multiplayer community, then you might want to think about saying goodbye to your fellow competitors. Following that, we recommend booking an appointment with your local doctor, because you clearly have serious entertainment taste issues. Sony has announced that...
News Gaikai's David Perry: 'I Have to Start Thinking Differently Now'
Opening doors with Sony
Sony's acquisition of Gaikai, the cloud gaming service, for $380 million was a major statement of intent. It may not necessarily bring dividends in the imminent future, but the potential for cloud gaming under the Sony banner is clearly an exciting prospect. Speculation has ranged from Gaikai featuring prominently on PS4, to...
News Sony's Gamescom Conference is on 14th August
Pressing matters
Sony has announced that it will be holding its Gamescom press conference on 14th August, a day before the show opens. It'll start at 7pm local time (CEST), which means 6pm in the UK / 10am PST / 1pm EST. The conference will be staged at Staatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. With rumours of a new PlayStation 3 model and PS Vita in...
News Free-to-Play Games are "Huge" on PlayStation 3
Free love
Here's a fact that might surprise you: 70% of free-to-play MMORPG DC Universe Online's players are on PlayStation 3. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley revealed the statistic while talking to GamesIndustry International, boasting that PlayStation 3 was proving a viable platform for free-to-play games. It's 70 per cent of...
News Catch Up With The Last Of Us's Comic-Con Panel
Insect inspiration
Sony has been doing a good job keeping us up to date with highlight trailers of its Comic-Con panels. The latest one is for Naughty Dog's much-anticipated The Last of Us. Creative director Neil Druckmann and director Bruce Straley told the audience about the inspirations behind the survival action-adventure. Apparently the idea...
News SuperBot Speaks About PlayStation All-Stars at Comic-Con
Royale rumble
SuperBot Entertainment showed off some more of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale on stage at San Diego Comic-Con — check out these highlights from the panel. In between dodging cheeky references to Smash Bros., the team talked about their love of all things PlayStation, working with the included franchises' original developers and...
News Sony Wanted Limbo As An Exclusive
Playdead in the water
Limbo could have come to PlayStation Network as an exclusive — but Sony wanted the IP rights, leading to a break down in the deal. Speaking at Brighton's Develop Conference last week, Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Pete Smith explained that Sony and Danish developer Playdead were in talks about an exclusive...
News Cole, Jak and Daxter Jump Into PlayStation All-Stars
He's electric
Sony has revealed some new entrants to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale at San Diego Comic-Con: inFAMOUS protagonist Cole MacGrath and two-for-the-price-of-one pair Jak and Daxter. We had an inkling that Cole would be making an appearance thanks to his Twitter-happy voice actor laying out several
News Relive Beyond's San Diego Comic-Con Panel
Play beyond
If you’re not lucky enough to be at Comic-Con this weekend, Sony has smuggled a little bit of the experience online for you. Embedded below are the highlights from Quantic Dream’s Beyond panel, which includes input from cast members Kadeem Hardison and, of course, Ellen Page. In addition to discussing their roles, the duo also touch...
News The Last of Us' Latest Survivor Is Cranky but Cool
Not sure Ellie likes him, though
Naughty Dog’s upcoming The Last of Us might well be set in a post-apocalyptic world, but it’s still populated by plenty of survivors. One such character is Bill, a crotchety old man who seems to have an appreciation for gas masks. In this brand new cinematic, the newcomer is heard sprinting from hordes of the...
News Looks Like That Super Slim PS3 Is Totally Real After All
These pictures prove it
The PlayStation 3’s been on a rigorous diet. Cast your mind back to little over a week ago, and you’ll recall us posting about an American FCC listing which appeared to hint at a super slim iteration of Sony’s premium home console. Well, surprise: here it is. Bizarrely, the images popped up on the website of Anatel...
News Delve Behind the Scenes of Quantic Dream's Beyond
"Can we do that again?"
If you’re eager to know a little bit more about the process of creating a game like Quantic Dream’s upcoming Beyond, then this behind the scenes video should give you a deeper understanding of how things work. It looks like a vast majority of the time is spent perfectly attaching tiny silver balls to each actor’s face,...
News No, Willem Dafoe Is Not Starring in Beyond
Chinese whispers
Despite rumours to the contrary, Hollywood heavyweight Willem Dafoe will not star in Quantic Dream’s upcoming Beyond. Cornered by Joystiq after a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con overnight, director David Cage denied the actor’s involvement with a swift shake of the head. One person who is definitely linked with the project,
News David Perry Pushing for Core Focus with PlayStation 4
Lip service
When Sony acquired cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million earlier this month, it also picked up a rather valuable asset in the form of the company’s founder David Perry. The industry legend (who had a hand in creating the original Earthworm Jim) is now a PlayStation employee – and he’s already looking to making an impact on...
News New DLC Adds the Peking Man to Tokyo Jungle
Er, what?
Just when you thought Sony’s post-apocalyptic animal adventure Tokyo Jungle couldn’t possibly get any crazier, the platform holder has announced that you can now play as the Peking Man. Humanity’s oldest ancestor is available to download for just ¥200. Stump up the cash and the playable character will be added to Tokyo Jungle’s...
News Malicious Brings Delicious Combat to North America
Fighting the good fight
Sony has confirmed that Malicious will finally take the long trip over the Atlantic Ocean later this month. The beautiful PSN exclusive debuted in Europe earlier this year, but has taken a curiously long time to make the jump overseas. Thankfully, if you live in North America, you won’t be forced to wait much longer –...
News Magic: The Gathering Apparates Atop June's PSN Charts
Under the spell
It turns out that people are still rather fond of card games. Sony has announced that the wordy Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 was summoned to the top of the PlayStation Network sales charts in June. The enchanted title beat out continued competition from Telltale’s massively popular The Walking Dead...
News Saw Writers Working on God of War Movie
Good fit
There’s no let up from Hollywood. Apparently, if you’re planning on making a theatrical video game adaptation, then now is the time to announce the news. Hot on the heels of similar reports centred on Deus Ex, Assassin’s Creed and Need for Speed, Universal has
News Papo & Yo Featured in PSN Play 2012 Promotion
Full line-up revealed
The hotly anticipated PS3 exclusive Papo & Yo will debut alongside Sound Shapes, The Expendables 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as part of Sony’s PSN Play 2012 promotion. The digital endorsement is set to run from 24th July through until 27th August. If you plump up for two featured titles you’ll get $3.00...
News Dyad Assaults Your Senses on 17th July
Taste the rainbow
Bonkers PlayStation Network exclusive Dyad is set to send you on a kaleidoscopic trip come 17th July, Sony has announced. The inexplicably hypnotic puzzle action racing thing will set you back $14.99. It promises 27 “sensory scrambling” stages, a Platinum Trophy, and more psychedelic colours than the Magical Mystery Tour. For...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Limbers Up for the Olympic Games
Going for gold
With Sackboy’s summer holiday now a distant memory, it’s time for the real work to begin. Sony has announced a brand new batch of costumes for LittleBigPlanet 2, dressing the woolly winner in a variety of Olympic outfits. Pick up the pack and you’ll be able to properly prepare the cutesy competitor for a range of events,...
News Sony Stresses the Importance of Retail Despite Gaikai Purchase
Brick and mortar
If you’re worried that PlayStation is going to exist exclusively in the cloud from now on, then Sony has a silver lining for you. Chatting with industry website MCV, Sony UK’s Fergal Gara explained that while the high street is going through a “readjustment” period, it’s still massively important to the platform holder's...
News Heihachi and Toro Duke It Out in PlayStation All-Stars
Strong additions
As promised, SuperBot Entertainment has revealed the latest couple of combatants to join its mascot mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Speaking at the EVO Championships overnight, the developer confirmed that platform stalwarts Heihachi Mishima and Toro Inoue will be joining the heavyweight fi
News Gearbox Really Wants Borderlands 2 on Vita
Make some noise
Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford has encouraged fans to pester Sony over a PlayStation Vita version of Borderlands 2. Chatting at Rezzed earlier today, the executive explained that he’d be happy for another developer to handle the port. He said: “Perhaps some of you folks can convince Sony to [bring the title to Vita]. We're too busy...
News PlayStation All-Stars Throws Its Weight Around on 23rd October
Royale rumble
You’ll finally get to find out who is the most powerful PlayStation heavyweight of them all on 23rd October, when PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale dragon-punches onto North American store shelves. Europeans will have a few extra days to prepare themselves for the mash-up of the millennium, with the title set to brawl its way...
News LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta Hits the Starting Grid on 10th July
Ready to race
Sony has confirmed that the recently announced LittleBigPlanet Karting beta will take to the track on 10th July in Europe. Budding boxcar racers will be issued an invite over the coming weeks. It’s unclear what the beta will include at this stage, but we assume it will feature the full creation toolset in addition to online...
News The Walking Dead: Episode 2 Finally Rises in Europe
Better late than never
Those of you distraught at The Walking Dead: Episode 2’s delay in Europe will be delighted to learn that the title is available now from the PlayStation Store. If you've stumped up for a season pass, the episode will be accessible for free. For everyone else, it’ll cost £3.99. The episode is about 811MB in size, so make...
News By the Way, There's a New Optional PS3 Firmware Update
Not again
... And this is why people constantly complain about the PlayStation 3’s overuse of firmware updates. If it’s not bad enough that we got a mandatory update to improve headset support (really!) less than a week ago, Sony’s announced that a new optional update is available now. Unsurprisingly, the download does nothing other than...
Rumour Super Slim PlayStation 3 on the Way
Weight watchers
Sony is working on a new PlayStation 3 model, according to documents uncovered by Japanese website Pocket News. The details, filed by Sony to the Federal Communications Commission, reveal a 4000 series of the home console. We’re currently on the 3000 series by the way. Buried within the document are images of
News Soul Sacrifice Features AI Support Characters
Forever alone
Sony’s upcoming Monster Hunter-esque Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice is designed to be played with other people. But the dark fantasy title will also boast a single-player mode, allowing you to progress alongside AI allies. When alone, you’ll be able to bring two computer controlled party members with you. One such character is...
News The Pinball Arcade Launches in Europe Next Week
About flippin' time
The Pinball Arcade will finally fire onto the European PlayStation Store next week. Following a series of setbacks, developer Farsight Studios had promised that the simulation would launch overseas last Wednesday. However, when the title failed to materialise, gamers once again decided to pull out their pitchforks. But in a...
News Gaikai Purchase Could Bring Gaming to Other Sony Devices
Silver lining
While Sony’s unexpected $380 million acquisition of Gaikai was initiated by Sony Computer Entertainment this week, there’s still a sense that the deal was passed for reasons outside of PlayStation. After all, the very idea of cloud gaming is that state-of-the-art experiences can be enjoyed on significantly weaker connected devices...
