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News Keiji Inafune Dreamed Up Soul Sacrifice After Leaving Capcom
Mega man
It wasn’t until Keiji Inafune left Capcom that he thought up the morbid ideas behind the upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice. Speaking with Famitsu magazine (thanks Andriasang), the Mega Man creator noted that he spent a month after departing his former employer dedicated to thinking up a handful of game concepts before...
News No, Sports Champions 2 Will Not Have Online Multiplayer
Split
If you were hoping to hit the PlayStation Move powered links of Sports Champions 2 with your digital buddies online, then it’s probably time to start making some long overdue get-together arrangements. Developer Zindagi Games has confirmed that online multiplayer is off the cards, with development focusing on local party play instead...
News Don't Expect a PlayStation Vita Price Cut Anytime Soon
Yoshida rules it out
Despite calls to the contrary from eager gamers, Sony has ruled out a PlayStation Vita price-drop. Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told Eurogamer.net that the platform holder is happy with the Vita’s current price – despite its well publicised struggles at retail. He said: From the value for money standpoint,...
News Hideo Kojima's Next Project Will Deal with Human Issues
Navel gazing
Hideo Kojima sure loves to talk. The legendary developer may have been the creative force behind some of PlayStation’s greatest games, but lately he can’t seem to settle on a single idea. Not content with announcing a new Zone of the Enders just a couple of weeks ago, the developer’s now turned his attention to a new title...
News Tretton on PS4: It's Not About Being First, It's About Being the Best
Weighing in
Sony Computer Entertainment America gaffer Jack Tretton has responded to speculation suggesting that Sony is ready to roll out its next platform ahead of Microsoft. Speaking with Geoff Keighley on GameTrailers TV, the likable executive noted that having the "best" console is what's most important to the company: We’ve never been...
News The Last Guardian Struggling with "Technical Difficulties"
No show
The Last Guardian was not present at this year’s E3 due to “technical difficulties”, Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed. The president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios admitted that while the developer is “working hard” on the game, it is still not working as expected. Some are speculating that the technical issues, coupled with the late...
News Feast Your Eyes on 25 Minutes of Quantic Dream's Beyond
Two souls
Quantic Dream’s latest title Beyond was undoubtedly one of the most interesting titles shown during Sony’s E3 press conference. But while the platform holder opted to reveal an intriguing trailer to build hype around the game, it didn’t show any actual gameplay. Thankfully, Gamekyo has resolved that by capturing 25 minutes of the...
News Yoshida: We Totally Underrepresented Vita
Real talk
One of the biggest issues with Sony’s E3 press conference this year was the platform holder's decision to awkwardly gloss over PlayStation Vita. Chatting exclusively with VG247, Shuhei Yoshida, the head of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, admitted that the move may have been a mistake. He explained: It was our fault for not spending enough...
News The Last of Us Braves the Apocalypse in 2013
Staying safe
Those of you secretly hoping you’d be playing The Last of Us this year are going to be disappointed: Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, has revealed that the game’s not set to release until 2013. The likable executive told VG247: We are not ready to talk about 2013. But some of the games we showed like God...
News Soul Sacrifice Serves Up New E3 Trailer
Hot stuff
Sony’s E3 press conference may have been light on new PlayStation Vita content, but there’s still plenty in the pipeline for the recently released machine. One such game that’s turning heads is Soul Sacrifice, a gritty action game that's being produced by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune. The game – which is being described as...
News Tokyo Jungle Brings its Brand of Madness to the West
Wild
Sony is rounding up the animals of Tokyo Jungle and sending them overseas. The zany PlayStation Network exclusive – which at one point puts you in control of a Pomeranian dog – was listed on an E3 fact sheet, confirming a Western release. Details are scarce right now, but we’re sure Sony will follow up with more information soon. For...
News God of War Series Surpasses 21 Million Sales
Blockbuster
In the seven years since the original God of War title released on PlayStation 2, Sony’s gory melee franchise has sold over 21 million copies. The best selling title in the series is God of War III, which has sold over five million units worldwide since releasing in March 2010. Shannon Studstill, senior director of product development...
News Sony Announces Limited Edition Gold DualShock 3
Always believe in your soul
Sony’s releasing a limited edition gold DualShock 3 to tie-in with this year’s Olympics celebrations. The official blurb explains that using the themed controller will make you feel like a “real winner”. Sure, unless you keep getting sniped by campers in Battlefield 3. The gold controller comes with all the...
News Remote Play Functionality Being Added to New Titles
On the go
Remote Play is arguably one of the most underutilised technologies in Sony’s stable. The feature – which theoretically allows you to stream and control PS3 games from your Vita – is still only compatible with a handful of titles, but Sony announced plans to extend that during its E3 press conference last night. Four new titles will...
News CCP Giving Away 10,000 Beta Keys for DUST 514
No place like Home
Those of you that are eager to check out CCP Games' upcoming PS3 exclusive DUST 514 might want to boot up PlayStation Home at some point soon. To celebrate the launch of its brand new hub within Sony's virtual world, CCP is handing out “All Access” beta passes to the first 10,000 users who visit the space. Meanwhile, the...
News Sony Reveals Wacky PlayStation Move Racing Wheel
Wheely strange
That bizarre looking contraption pictured to your right is the PlayStation Move's official racing wheel. You may recall us picking up on a patent for a similar looking device earlier in the year. The docking station is actually packing some pretty cool features, including the addition of a complete control layout and rumble...
News Sony Rebrands PlayStation Suite to PlayStation Mobile
Thank heavens
Let's be honest: PlayStation Suite was a terrible name. Thankfully, new SCE president Andrew House took to the stage during Sony's E3 press conference last night to announce that PlayStation Suite is no more, and that it will be henceforth known as PlayStation Mobile. Which, y'know, makes a lot of sense. House also announced that HTC...
News Sony Announces Assassin's Creed III PS3 Hardware Bundle
Includes "special" DLC
Sony has always pushed Assassin's Creed as a PlayStation franchise, and this year's E3 was certainly no different. In addition to the Vita title announcement and a new demo of Assassin's Creed III, the platform holder announced that it will be releasing a new themed PS3 hardware bundle when the stealth adventure launches this...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Shooting onto Vita This Fall
Classified information
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is due out this fall on PlayStation Vita, and neither Sony nor publisher Activision is willing to tell you much more about it. The game appeared in logo form during Sony's press conference, with an ironic lack of details shared. Jack Tretton said that the game would be the first title to...
News PlayStation Plus Gets 12 Free Games in June
Perfect package
Sony's supposed partnership with a leading cloud gaming service was nowhere to be seen during last night's E3 press conference, but the platform holder did still touch upon this month's PlayStation Plus offering. Subscribers can expect no less than twelve free games in the month of June, including popular titles sequels such as...
News PSone Classics Finally Coming to PlayStation Vita
History lesson
The amount of actual PlayStation Vita announcements during Sony's E3 press conference may have been light, but at least the platform holder took the time to confirm that PSone Classics are finally headed to its latest handheld. Set to roll out this summer, you'll soon be able to enjoy favourites such as Final Fantasy VII and Twisted...
Feature First The Last of Us Gameplay Demo is Brutal, Glorious
Dangerous new world
The Last of Us needed no introduction: the faint chirp of birds contrasted against the image of a decaying world did the job. Sony certainly saved the best until last, and Naughty Dog's latest title was a fitting conclusion to a press conference packed with interesting new intellectual property. We could describe the demo, but...
News Wonderbook: Book of Spells Enchants PlayStation 3
Spell binding
One of the more unexpected announcements from Sony's E3 press conference was Wonderbook, a new interactive augmented reality book that works with the PlayStation Eye to bring stories to life. Wonderbook itself will be compatible with a variety of different experiences, but Sony dedicated the product's reveal to one in particular: Book...
News PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Takes the Fight on the Road
Portable punch-ups
Those of you pleading for a PlayStation Vita version of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale have got your wish. Sony announced during its press conference this evening that a portable version of the crossover brawler is in development, and it will feature full cross-platform play. Sony also confirmed two new characters for the...
Feature Quantic Dream Officially Reveals Beyond for PS3
Mind blowing
As speculated earlier in the day, Quantic Dream has officially revealed Beyond. The successor to Heavy Rain is in development for PlayStation 3, and casts award winning actress Ellen Page in the lead role. Page plays a misfit named Jodie Holmes, who's spent her life living differently to everyone else. See, she possesses super natural...
News God of War: Ascension Attacks on 12th March 2013
Shock and awe
Sony showed off the first single-player footage of God of War: Ascension during its E3 press conference this evening. The gameplay – which looked unsurprisingly impressive – showed Kratos experimenting with a vast arsenal of new weapons and abilities. The demo also showed the titular hero repairing a fallen dock with a new tool...
E3 2012 Watch the PlayStation Press Conference Right Here
Get it all live!
If you're itching for some PlayStation information, we've got you covered with a live stream of Sony's whole conference. The conference kicks off at 6:00pm Pacific — that's 9pm Eastern, 2am UK and 3am Central European Time — but you can tune in half an hour earlier for a special preview. We'll have regular updates for you...
News New LittleBigPlanet Karting Trailer Drifts Online
Final lap
Sony’s steered a new trailer for LittleBigPlanet Karting online. The footage is light on fresh details, but does show off virtually every new feature from the game. Feast your eyes on the complexity of the creation engine, as the game switches between traditional, isometric and two-dimensional viewpoints. Oh, and feel free to make up a...
Rumour Quantic Dream's Beyond to Feature Ellen Page
Hard candy
Looks like Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us won’t be the only PlayStation 3 exclusive to feature a character vaguely resembling Juno’s Ellen Page. Why? Because, according to rumours, Page herself is set to star in Quantic Dream’s next game Beyond. It follows
News Sound Shapes Makes Sweet Music on 7th August
Funky beats
Queasy Games has announced the hotly anticipated Vita musical platformer Sound Shapes is set to release on 7th August in North America and 8th August in Europe. Oh, and the game’s also coming to PlayStation 3 too. Surprise. You’ll be able to snap-up both versions of the inventive indie title for a single price of $14.99 or £9.99...
Rumour Next Quantic Dream Title to Feature Hollywood Talent
Red carpet
Update: MCV is reporting that Quantic Dream's next game is named Beyond. Original: It seems Quantic Dream has learned from the inconsistent accents of Heavy Rain. A report on CVG this morning notes that the developer has hired a “well-known actor and actress” to s
Rumour Drake, Big Daddy Battling into PlayStation All-Stars
Fight your rival
We imagine it’s right about now when video game executives slip into full panic mode. The weekend is over and E3 is practically here, but there are still several hours for major announcements to leak. Luckily for Sony, it’s only suffered a minor slip up this morning. The official PlayStation Facebook page has outed two of...
News PSN Content Now Available in European GameStop Stores
Bricks and mortar
If you still don’t trust Sony with your credit card details after last year’s hacking kerfuffle, GameStop has announced the addition of PlayStation Network content to its European and Australian stores. Currently you'll be able to purchase a range of downloadable content from more than 1,600 GameStop outlets across Australia,...
News Sony to Reveal the "Future of PlayStation Plus" at E3
Plus one
Sony’s E3 press conference will reveal the “Future of PlayStation Plus”, according to a teaser image on its official website. Rumours have been rife regarding changes to PlayStation’s premium subscription service for several weeks now – with some sources speculating the revision might play into a proposed partnership with a
News New Papo & Yo Trailer Changes the World
Favela fella
Those of you not fortunate enough to be attending next week’s E3 will have to make do with this hands-off look at Minority’s upcoming PSN exclusive Papo & Yo. The trailer shows protagonist Quico interacting with the world and changing its layout as a result. The imaginative adventure's come a long way since its original...
News Tomba! Sprints onto PSN on 19th June
Pigs can fly
Tomba!, the most anticipated PSone re-release in the history of the PlayStation Network, finally has a release date: 19th June. Indeed, in just over two weeks you’ll be able to enjoy one of the finest PlayStation titles of all time without the need to auction any of your internal organs. It'll cost you just $9.99 to admire the...
News Soul Sacrifice Was Once Named Forsaken Souls
Killing the mood
Those of you awaiting another Souls related announcement at E3 will do well to temper your expectations. Sony has confirmed that a recent domain registration for Forsaken Souls was actually related to the upcoming Soul Sacrifice. Posting on the
News Take a Short Trip to the Tokyo Jungle
Urban chaos
If you were intrigued by this week’s utterly bonkers Tokyo Jungle television commercial, then we recommend you watch this 17 minute gameplay demo. In it, a Pomeranian dog desperately forages for food before finding a female friend and... well, see for yourself. Sony’s yet to officially announce Tokyo Jungle for Europe and North...
Rumour Sony Working with Gaikai on PlayStation Backwards Compatibility
An interesting workaround
When rumours regarding a prospective partnership between Sony and a major cloud gaming service started to spread, we speculated that the company might be looking to the technology to solve its platform's backwards compatibility issues. According to a report on GamesIndustry International this afternoon, that’s exactly...
News YouTube Broadcasting to Vita in June
On the air
Soon you’ll be able to keep track of your favourite online personalities on the move, as Sony has announced it’s adding a free YouTube app to the PlayStation Vita in June. The download will be available for free from the PlayStation Store, and will feature many of the functions from the full video sharing website. You’ll be able to...
News Soul Sacrifice Is Coming to Europe and North America
Buy your soul
Keiji Inafune's pretty awesome-looking Soul Sacrifice will reach the West, Sony's announced. No word on when the game will reach Vitas outside Japan but we're guessing it won't be for a good five or six months yet. Until then, just enjoy watching this video from Keiji Inafune and talk about it all in the comments below.
News PlayStation Takes Over the LA Convention Centre
Never stop playing
If E3 fever doesn’t officially start until the first photographs of the LA Convention Centre hit the Internet, then we're just about ready to declare this year’s party well and truly started. The eagle eyed folks over at NeoGAF have managed to uncover a snap of this year’s kitted out venue, and it looks like Sony's nabbed...
News Quantic Dream "Unhappy with Everything" About Heavy Rain
Jason! Jason!
Heavy Rain certainly wasn’t a perfect game: it had more plot holes than a colander, and some of the strangest accents we've ever encountered. But, refreshingly, Quantic Dream acknowledges those flaws, and the Parisian studio is working hard to ensure it corrects them with its next release. Studio gaffer David Cage told Gamasutra:...
Rumour Sony Decided Against Digital Only PlayStation 4
Sticking with discs
Sony decided against making its next home console digital only, the Wall Street Journal reports. The publication claims that the company had considered removing the optical drive from the PlayStation 4 – rumoured to be codenamed Orbis – but decided against the move due to poor Internet speeds. The report echoes
News Tokyo Jungle Commercial is Barking Mad
Poultry in motion
Sony is making a lot of noise about Tokyo Jungle in Japan. The absolutely bonkers post-apocalyptic adventure has been a focus of SCEJ’s promotional campaign for weeks, and that’s concluded with the release of a television advert overnight. Just for the record, Tokyo Jungle is a game which lets you play as an elephant on roller...
News Sony Announces Timed Vita Price Promotion in France
Cash back
The Internet went a little bit crazy this afternoon. “A price cut,” screamed the masses, “Finally a Vita price cut.” Their cheers were a little bit premature. Sony has announced a price promotion for the Vita – but it’s limited to France and it’s not what you think. If you purchase the system between 1st June and 15th July...
News Insomniac Announces Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
In your face
Insomniac Games may have completed its work on the Resistance franchise, but it’s not giving up on the PlayStation platform entirely. The studio’s CEO Ted Price has taken to the PlayStation Blog this afternoon to announce Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault for the PlayStation Network. The game – which is due out later this...
News Sony Announces Trio of New Apps for PlayStation Vita
New ways to play
Even the harshest critics of the PlayStation Vita’s line-up would find it hard to complain over the past couple of weeks. Sony’s essentially been announcing a new game or application every day, and while there’s been nothing particularly breath-taking revealed, it all starts to add up. Continuing tradition, Sony’s taken to...
News SCEE Planning Daily PlayStation Store Updates During E3
Stay updated
Sony’s planning to update the European PlayStation Store every day during E3, it’s announced on the PlayStation Blog. The updates will focus on brand new trailers from the big show in Los Angeles, in addition to a selection of E3 special offers. Starting today Sony will be launching a batch of discounts based on “games and...
Rumour Sony Close to Acquiring Cloud Gaming Firm
Megaton
Sony is not simply looking to partner with a major cloud gaming firm – it is poised to buy one. That’s according to a report on MCV, which claims the move could “rock the next generation of console gaming”. We reported earlier this week that Sony was set to announce a deal with a major c
