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News Move Mind Benders Holds Three Puzzlers in One
Best of all, it's got Lemmings
Some of Move's best content is available on the PlayStation Store, but what about those PS3 owners who aren't able to get online: should they miss out on the motion-controlled treats? Of course not. That's why Sony's preparing a pair of Blu-ray compilations, putting together the best Move has to offer. Move Mind...
News GameStop's Testing Out A Console Game Streaming Service
US retailer GameStop is testing a new cloud gaming service expected to release next year, according to GamesIndustry
biz</a>. GameStop purchased Spawn Labs earlier in the year with the aim of facilitating a cloud gaming service and offering a wide selection of high-definition video games on demand on any internet-enabled device"...
News US Retailers Note Increased Demand For PlayStation 3 Post Price-Cut
With the PlayStation 3 now down to $249 in North America, US retailer GameStop has started to detect an upswing in demand for the platform
"We have seen a significant acceleration in the sale of PlayStation 3," GameStop president Tony Bartel told GamesIndustry.biz. GameStop wasn't the only US retailer to notice an increase in sales for the...
News Yoshida: RAM The Reason For PlayStation 3's Missing Cross-Game Chat
We're not the most sociable of gamers in the world
So it continues to baffle us how much PlayStation 3 owners yearn for cross-game chat — the supposed XBOX 360 (and now PlayStation Vita) super-feature that allows players to communicate regardless of what game they're playing. Don't get us wrong, we definitely come from the "more is...
News Escape Plan Trailer Can't Escape the Internet
Captured for your pleasure
Sony has got an all-new game for the PS Vita straight out of Gamescom, and by the looks of it, Escape Plan is one of the more stylised and puzzling titles making its way to the system. The game has players guiding two differently proportioned protagonists, Lil and Laarg, through a variety of dangerous rooms. Players use...
News Fawn Over PlayStation Vita's Operating System And Apps
It's at this stage of a platform launch build-up that everybody gets a bit crazy, desperately looking for screenshots and video footage of said system in action
With the PlayStation Vita launch still some way away, anticipation is transforming into desperation. The crazy (and super smart) people at NeoGAF have collected together a massive library of...
News Nihilistic Finding PlayStation Vita Development Similar To PS3
Nihilistic is currently developing PlayStation Vita spin-off Resistance: Burning Skies, but has previously worked on PlayStation 3 titles such as PlayStation Move Heroes
Making the jump between home console and handheld hasn't been too difficult for the studio however, as it told the PlayStation Blog that it "really hasn't been that big of a...
News Sony: There Is A Market For Rich Portable Gaming
Sony's done its research, and concluded that there is a market for rich portable gaming, despite the opinion of numerous online armchair analysts stating the opposite
When you look at the type of consumer thats playing cell phone games currently, its someone that enjoys smaller kill time gaming and has not gravitated to the larger,...
First Impressions Resistance 3 Multiplayer Beta on PlayStation 3
The most striking thing about Resistance 3 is the way it looks
Insomniac's poured love into every facet of the game's presentation; from the surprisingly minimalistic hand-drawn menu back-drops, to the slick and industrial user-interface — the game's presentation is lavish. We'd read some criticism of the game's visuals prior to going hands-on...
News Sony Laughed Off PlayStation Vita RAM Rumours
Just a few months ago the Internet was reeling over the "revelation" that Sony had cut the on-board RAM in the PlayStation Vita
The speculation at the time suggested that the system's capabilities had been slashed in order to meet a mass-market price. Of course, those rumours weren't true, and Sony has said that it laughed off such claims when they...
News Insomniac Reveals Resistance 3's Sledgehammer In New Developer Diary
In the latest Resistance 3 developer diary, Insomniac Games has offered a little more background on the human weapons from the game
While the likes of the Carbine and Marksman will be familiar to fans of the Resistance series, it's the introduction of the sledgehammer that comes as a complete surprise, allowing you to smash Chimeran brains all over...
GamesCom 2011 Frobisher Says! For The PlayStation Vita Is Nuts, Amazing
Frobisher Says
.. What the heck? Kahoots developer Honeyslug has announced a brand new title for the PlayStation Vita over night entitled Frobisher Says!. The game appears to be a nuts blend of WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven, taking advantage of each of the PlayStation Vita's unique input properties. For example, Frobisher might ask you to scratch his...
News Shuhei Yoshida: Team ICO 'Making Progress' With The Last Guardian
Shuhei Yoshida has admitted in an interview with VG247 that Team ICO is "making progress" with The Last Guardian, despite development not moving as quickly as hoped
"The Last Guardian team has been making progress," Shuhei told the website. "Its been very difficult in terms of seeing the progress: not as fast as wed been hoping...
News This is What Move Fitness Looks Like in Motion
Sony steps up
While the announcement of Move Fitness was a surprise to some, it really shouldn't be: Sony's lack of a fitness title has meant it's missed out on a lucrative market for PlayStation Move, but that will change later this year. Here's the official Gamescom trailer showing you just how much fun fitness can be when you've got PlayStation...
GamesCom 2011 Gravity Daze Renamed Gravity Rush In Europe, New Trailer Proves It
Looks like Team Siren's Gravity Daze has gone through a name-change in Europe
The aerobic-based PlayStation Vita exclusive is irritatingly book-ended by the name Gravity Rush in its official GamesCom trailer. Perhaps we're being petty, but we can't stand it when games have different names across multiple regions. Given that this website gets an...
GamesCom 2011 Latest Ratchet & Clank All 4 One Trailer Outlines The Game's Premise
Insomniac's released a new trailer for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
The trailer serves as an introduction to the game's co-operative premise, and, in traditional Ratchet & Clank fashion, is laugh-out-loud funny. Watch the trailer after the jump.
It's been a few months since we heard anything new from Polyphony Digital
The studio released the long anticipated Gran Turismo 5 late last year, and gobbled up the time of many car enthusiasts in the process. But with the project now seemingly in the past, many are starting to wonder what's next for Sony's premium racing game developer. According...
GamesCom 2011 Resistance Burning Skies To Side-Step Loading Times
The PlayStation Portable was famous for its crunching loading times
Partly the fault of Sony's conspicuous portable UMD format, loading completely broke the pace of a number of PSP titles. But if Nihilistic Software's upcoming PlayStation Vita FPS, Resistance: Burning Skies, is indicative of future releases on Sony's new handheld platform, loading...
News Sony Prices PlayStation Vita Development Kits Surprisingly Low
If you didn't think Sony was serious about making development on the PlayStation Vita as straight-forward as possible, then perhaps this will change your mind
The platform holder's announced that Vita development kits will be available for as low as 1,900 — a staggeringly low price considering PlayStation Portable kits cost 15,000. The PS...
GamesCom 2011 Latest Journey Trailer Is Nothing Short Of Beautiful
If you're yet to see thatgamecompany's third PlayStation Network exclusive, Journey, in action, then we recommend you drop everything and hit the jump
It's difficult to use words to describe this game, and that's not us (nor the developer) being pretentious, that's just a fact. Watch the new footage after the jump.
GamesCom 2011 Wipeout 2048 Brings The Beats
To celebrate GamesCom, Sony's released a brand new trailer for Studio Liverpool's upcoming PlayStation Vita launch title, Wipeout 2048
While the trailer doesn't bring any new information, it does show off some of the game's more speculative tracks. And of course, in true Wipeout fashion, it sets the action to some killer electronic beats. We can't...
GamesCom 2011 Resistance 3 Gets All Artistic In Its Latest Trailer
You may have noticed that the boxart for Resistance 3 is a bit unusual compared to everything else that's out there
The cover was crafted by Olly Moss, a British artist know for his simplistic style. In order to celebrate Resistance 3's imminent launch, Insomniac has released a new Resistance 3 trailer inspired by Moss' work. It looks like the...
GamesCom 2011 PlayStation Move Mind Benders Bundles Sony's Best Motion Controlled Puzzle Titles
Secretly announced during last night's GamesCom press conference, Sony has released the first trailer for Move Mind Benders, a reail compilation including PlayStation Move's best puzzle titles
The package includes Tumble, Echochrome II and Lemmings. Interestingly, Lemmings doesn't currently support the PlayStation Move, but the trailer clearly shows...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces Start The Party: Save The World
Move Fitness wasn't the only new PlayStation Move software announcement Sony made during its GamesCom press conference last night
The platform holder also announced a follow-up to the surprisingly fun four-player augmented reality mini-game compilation, Start The Party. Start The Party: Save The World looks like it's more of the same, with the...
Feature PlayStation At GamesCom 2011: The PushSquare Round-Up
Phew
Thus concludes another bonkers day in PlayStation land, and we're sure the announcements won't stop coming as GamesCom fever takes hold over the course of the week. Sony's GamesCom press conference was, all told, a fairly muted affair with not an enormous number of huge announcements to shout about. But despite the lack of mind-shattering...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces Graffiti Application For PlayStation Vita
A trailer for Tag -- what looks like a simplistic, downloadable graffiti application for PlayStation Vita -- has popped up on Sony's YouTube channel this evening
The video demonstrates the creation of simple pieces of graffiti which can then be placed and shared within the world, presumably taking advantage of Vita's 3G connectivity. The trailer...
GamesCom 2011 New Uncharted Golden Abyss Trailer Introduces New Faces
Sony's released a brand new trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss, revealing the game's fresh cast of characters and giving some background on the title's plot
Check the trailer after the jump.
News Updated PlayStation Vita Specifications Discredit RAM Rumours
Earlier in the year the Internet went mad with stories that Sony had cut the PlayStation Vita's on-board RAM in order to meet a more approachable price-point
But according to new system specifications released this evening, those rumours were wrong. The updated specification sheet [posted on NeoGAF], denotes that the PlayStation Vita includes 512MB...
GamesCom 2011 Naughty Dog Unleashes Mind-Melting Uncharted 3 Footage
Easily the stand-0ut of Sony's GamesCom 2011 press conference, Naughty Dog demonstrated an unbelievable ten-minute sequence of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Those ten-minutes have been condensed into a short-but-sweet trailer after the jump. This one's well worth watching folks. [Thanks Godisageek]
GamesCom 2011 Sony Confirms Dedicated Facebook, Twitter & FourSquare Apps For PlayStation Vita
In addition to the PlayStation Vita's own catalogue of unique social functions, the device will also ship with dedicated applications for Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare and Skype
GamesCom 2011 PlayStation Branded 3D Display Makes Its Way To Europe
Remember the "affordable" PlayStation branded 3DTV that Sony announced at E3? The platform holder's announced that the 24" stereoscopic display is making its way to Europe this year too
The TV will retail for 499 across Europe during the Autumn. Sony executive Jim Ryan boasted the television's ability to offer an "accessible entry to 3D...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Unveils The Whimsical Escape Plan For PlayStation Vita
Concluding Sony's PlayStation Vita software presentation, the platform holder announced a whimsical puzzle-platformer called Escape Plan
The game has super-stylised two-dimensional visuals, with a Tim Burton-esque gothic theme to the art direction. Very little is known about the game at this stage, other than that it features two characters named...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces Resistance Burning Skies For PlayStation Vita
Sony kicked off its PlayStation Vita software offering by announcing Resistance: Burning Skies, a brand-new title in Insomniac's first-person alternate history franchise developed by Nihilistic Software
The game puts players in control of Tom Riley, a New York fireman faced with the threat of Chimera's initial invasion on New York. Nihilistic showed...
News Sony Slashes Global PS3 Prices
Now just €249 or $249
We reported earlier about a rumoured price cut, and now it looks like those rumours have mostly come to pass. Sony has just announced at Gamescom that it's dropping the pricetag on the PS3, effective immediately. That's €249/ $249 for the 160 GB model and €299/ $299 for the 320 GB version. CEO Jack Tretton commented on...
GamesCom 2011 inFamous 2 Festival Of Blood Launches In Time For Hallowe'en
Sucker Punch isn't hanging about now its a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
The developer showcased a downloadable, standalone inFamous spin-off during Sony's GamesCom press conference earlier this evening, entitled inFamous 2: Festival Of Blood. The gothic, vampire-themed PSN title sees New Marais infested with vampires. When...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces New 'Budget' PlayStation Portable Model For Europe
Perhaps the biggest 'WTF?' moment of Sony's GamesCom press conference this evening was the announcement of a new PlayStation Portable model for Europe
The updated hardware will launch without Wi-Fi support, but will cost a mere 99.99. The new handheld is due out this Fall, and will be marketed heavily alongside Sony's budget PSP Essentials range...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Announces Move Fitness For PlayStation 3
.. And so the circle is complete
With both Microsoft and Nintendo already offering their own fitness titles, it was only a matter of time before Sony jumped on board. Move Fitness — as the agonisingly to-the-point name explains — gets you active with the PlayStation Move. A short teaser trailer for the game made things perfectly clear, showing...
GamesCom 2011 Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Hardware To $249
Sony closed out its GamesCom press conference earlier this evening with a price-drop, revealing that the 160GB PlayStation 3 will now be available globally for $249
99 / 249.99 / ¥24,980. The price-drop is effective immediately. As in right now. Sony last cut the price of the PlayStation 3 at GamesCom in 2009, dropping the price of the then...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Sony & EA GamesCom 2011 Press Conferences Today
Despite the anticipation being nowhere near E3, we always enjoy the muted build-up to the GamesCom press conferences
You're never going to see a megaton announcement at GamesCom, but because the anticipation is lower, those muted surprises are all the more impactful. The PlayStation 3 Slim announcement in 2009 was huge, and we'll never forget the...
News Sony Reveals The Bonus Content And Trophies For The Team ICO Collection
The Team ICO Collection includes more than two of the most revered titles in PlayStation history
A post on the PlayStation Blog this afternoon has revealed the game's full range of bonus video content. The on-disc videos include prototype footage of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus, as well as a round-table discussion with Fumito Ueda (creator), Kenji...
News Fresh Footage From Cancelled PlayStation 3 Project Eight Days Emerges Online
New footage from Sony Studio London's canned Eight Days has bizarrely emerged on YouTube this afternoon
The game — which was described as jaw-dropping by ex-employees recently — was cancelled in 2008 due to spiralling development costs and a refocusing of first-party projects within Sony Worldwide Studios. The footage itself appears to be based...
News Sony Starts Selling Digital Content In GAME & GameStation
As of today you'll be able to purchase digital download versions of first-party PlayStation content from British stores GAME and GameStation
The brick-and-mortar video games retail institution recently started selling digital PC content in store, and will now stock downloadable versions of PlayStation content such as the God Of War Collection and...
News Naughty Dog Website To Get Fresh Lick Of Paint
Naughty Dog's announced that its website will be down for periods of August 14th (Sunday) while it works on some technical maintenance and introduces a face-lift in preperation for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Aside from looking much prettier, the website itself appears to demonstrate some improved multiplayer statistics functionality that will...
News DONTNOD Prepares For GamesCom Reveal With DualShock Controllers In Hand
Parisian developer DONTNOD has long been associated with PlayStation
The developer is believed to be working on a science fiction title, which is due to be announced at next week's GamesCom in Cologne. The developer has updated its Facebook page with photos of the development staff rehearsing for the announcement -- DualShock controller in hand we...
News Analysts Predict PlayStation Vita To Shift 2.5 Million Units By March 2012
Nikko Securities analyst Kazuharu Miura has predicted that the PlayStation Vita will sell about 2
5 million units by the end of March 2012, adding that software sales are likely to hit around 7 million units. The PlayStation Vita is due to release in Japan later this year, with a Western release due before the end of the fiscal year. In a report...
Feature What Is Sony Going To Announce At GamesCom 2011? -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Sony always has a big presence at GamesCom in Cologne
In 2009 it used the European show to reveal the PlayStation 3 Slim. And last year it made some huge software announcements: Virtua Tennis 4, Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One all got their debuts at the German event. But what can we expect from this year's show? Plenty of...
News Ready At Dawn Goes Nuts With God Of War Origins Collection
Ready At Dawn's taken to the PlayStation Blog to discuss (and showcase) its work remastering the God Of War PSP titles for the PlayStation 3
Both God Of War: Chains Of Olympus and God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta will be playable in high-definition on the PlayStation 3 as part of next month's God Of War Origins Collection (God Of War Collection: Volume...
News There Are Four Ways To Watch Sony's GamesCom Press Conference Live
Sony's finally got the message: fans love press conferences
While we've had to suffer through dodgy live blogs over the past couple of years, Sony's committed to streaming this year's GamesCom press conference in a variety of places. And honestly, your options are pretty expansive. As we reported yesterday, you can watch the whole thing in...
News Evolution Studios Reinvents MotorStorm: Apocalypse With Latest Patch
MotorStorm: Apocalypse had one of the most troubled launches we've ever had the misfortune to witness, but you can't fault developer Evolution Studio's commitment to ensuring the game stays populated and fresh
In its latest update, Evolution's touting Sony's favourite buzz-phrase: play, create, share. From Friday, MotorStorm: Apocalypse will allow...
