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News XBOX Boss In 'Vita Won't Be Successful' Shocker
Is anyone else bored to tears of being told what they want to play?
Apparently it's not ok for us to be excited about a new entry in the Everybody's Golf series, because we should be playing GameLoft's Let's Golf rip-off or Flick Golf or something We shouldn't be excited for the likes of Wipeout 2048, Sound Shapes and Street Fighter X Tekken because...
News Sony Loves DLC, Announces Massive PSN Sale
Sony's launched a massive DLC sale to get you ready for the weekend
The deals — which are available from the PSN right now — feature a long list of savings for titles such as Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, Super Street Fighter IV and Grand Theft Auto IV amongst others. Apparently, Sony will be publishing more deals on June 29th, but this...
News Killzone 3 Triples XP All Weekend
Guerrilla Games has switched on triple XP for Killzone 3 this weekend
The promotion applies to all XP earned in multiplayer up until 9:00AM on Monday morning. Presumably the offer's designed to celebrate the recently released From The Ashes map pack.
Report PlayStation Vita To Launch Next Year In Europe
It's the report we've all been dreading, but it's finally here
Both VG247 and CVG are reporting that the PlayStation Vita will not launch in Europe until 2012. Apparently Sony is weighing up a January or February launch, while a US and Japan release still looks likely for Christmas 2011. Shafted once again. Fantastic. "Sony know it's...
News PlayStation Store Still Offline In Japan
While we've been happily been getting back to normal after the PSN hack here in the West, the Japanese PlayStation Store has remained offline
In a short update [translated by AndriaSang], the company apologised for the on-going downtime, stating that it was still making adjustments with multiple organisations. The PlayStation Store is back online in...
Rumour PlayStation 3 To Get Price-Drop At GamesCom In August
It's not really a rumour is it
Everyone's expecting the PlayStation 3 to get a price-drop this year, and there's no better positioned event than August's GamesCom. Sony's known for bringing the heat to the European event, while its competitors flounder. Sounds like a no-brainer to us. MCV's got the report, citing a new price-point of between...
Those monkeys are back
The original Ape Escape wowed with its DualShock controls way back in 1999, and now those simians are hopping over to another new control scheme in the form of Ape Escape (known as PlayStation Move Ape Escape in North America.) The game is perhaps best described as a "first-person catcher" — imagine an on-rail...
News We Would Probably Play Wuthering Heights: The Game
A lot of people don't like Wuthering Heights, presumably because it was shoved down their throats at high-school
We read it off the back of our own steam and loved it. Once you get over the fact that both protagonists are the most reprehensible characters in any novel, then it all becomes really good. According to The Metro, Emily Bronte's classic...
News Get A Glimpse Of The Team ICO Collection, Fall In Love
Sony did amazing jobs on the God Of War and Sly Cooper Collections, but holy heck this Team ICO Collection really is a thing of beauty
Combine the game's stunning art direction with the technical upgrades made on this release and, well, you have a supremely confident remaster. The frame-rate in particular looks silky smooth. Check the video after...
News Amazon Slaps A December 31st Release Date On PlayStation Vita
Sony probably should have cleared up PlayStation Vita's launch windows during E3
We thought the platform holder said "end of the year", but Jack Tretton later clarified with an "end of fiscal year" statement. Now we're looking to retailers and rumours to get any kind of idea of the new handheld's firm launch window. ShopTo...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: New PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Online Now
If you're hopping onto the PS3 this morning to download the Sonic Generations demo, you're going to have to install a new firmware update first
Sony has revealed that firmware 3.66 will improve network services and increase stability when gaming. We're downloading the update now, so presumably it's online for everyone. Only takes a couple of minutes...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse After Party Update Released
Evolution Studios has revealed the first major update for MotorStorm: Apocalypse
Entitled the After Party update, the downloadable patch includes a brand new track called The Rock and a bunch of new single-player special events. Each event "sees you play as a distinguished character from the Festival, offering the grand sum of 120,000 chips if...
News New Twisted Metal Footage Is Insane
NeoGAF's stumbled upon some new B-roll footage for Twisted Metal
The game has come on leaps and bounds since its unveiling at last year's E3. The game is a real visual spectacle now, with tons of detail on the weapons. It's super chaotic, just like Twisted Metal should be. This game is still floating under the radar too much for our liking. It looks...
News Sucker Punch Already Recruiting For Next PlayStation 3 Project
The studio behind inFamous and Sly Cooper is hiring for a new PS3 project
The Sucker Punch website notes that the American developer is looking for an art director, senior producer and lead sound designer to work on its next game. It's thought that the project will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. There has been some rumours about Sucker Punch working...
News Vita Rear Touch Pad Almost Didn't Happen
Added cost and fun factor a concern
One of the most talked-about features of Sony's upcoming Playstation Vita handheld system has been its rather unique rear touch pad. But in an effort to keep production costs down, this feature was very nearly cut out completely. In a recent Famitsu interview, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studio's Shuhei...
News Sony Worldwide Studios Gaffer Shuhei Yoshida Chats PlayStation Vita
Sony's head of Worldwide Studios, the ultra-cool Shuhei Yoshida, has told Famitsu magazine that the design of the PlayStation Vita is not yet final
While Yoshida explained that the hardware shown at E3 "was basically fine," he added that small changes could still be made. Erm, get on with it Sony — you need to be manufacturing this...
News ShopTo Puts November 4th Placeholder Date On PlayStation Vita
UK retailer ShopTo
net</a> has put a November 4th placeholder date on PlayStation Vita. Please be true. Several titles are listed alongside the system, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, Ruin and ModNation Racers. All have a place-holder price-point of £40. Sony's responded to MCV saying that it has "not made any...
News Ignore The Music, PlayStation Vita's Social Features Are Cool
It's been interesting watching the PlayStation Network evolve since the PS3's release
It's something Sony doesn't necessarily get credit for. We've essentially witnessed Sony draw parity with Microsoft in terms of its networking gaming service, and even exceed it in some areas. Given Microsoft had a headstart, and admittedly pioneered this motion,...
News Sony Confirms Greener PlayStation 3 Model
There were reports over the weekend of a new PlayStation 3 model identified by the code CECH-3000B
Sony has confirmed those rumours this morning, revealing a new 320GB PS3 less power-consumption than its predecessor. Don't get your panties in a twist yet, this is still the standard PS3 Slim design. It's not like a new PS3 or anything. The new model...
News Naughty Dog Open To Killing Off Nathan Drake, Other Uncharted Characters
Look Naughty Dog, we'll make things nice and simple for you: don't touch Elena
We can live with a world without Sully, Chloe and even Nathan Drake, but no Elena would be too much strain for our hearts to take. We're responding to comments made by Naughty Dog gaffer Evan Wells. In an interview with CVG, the company co-president told the publication...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Pack Out At The End Of Summer
Media Molecule's finally blown the doors off LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move add-on, which was quietly getting a lot of buzz around publications attending this year's E3
The pack — which will include new trophies — is said to be Media Molecule's biggest DLC expansion yet, and as such doesn't have a firm release date as of yet. The studio's...
News PlayStation Vita To Have Skype Functionality
Microsoft may own Skype now, but it looks like the PlayStation Vita will follow in the PSP's foot-steps, including Skype as an on-board application
The logo was included in a presentation on PSVita held by Sony in Brazil. Microsoft did say previously it would honour all existing Skype services on non-Microsoft products. It's a slow news day,...
News Killzone 3 'From The Ashes' DLC Announced, Detailed, Trailered
Guerrilla's announced the latest batch of Killzone 3 DLC this afternoon, entitled "From The Ashes"
The pack includes two new Guerrilla Warfare and two new Warzone maps. Sadly, no more Operations maps, which is a shame as it's still our favourite Killzone 3 game mode. With the pack set to release next week, Guerrilla's released videos for two of the...
News Starhawk To Feature At Comic-Con Next Month, Check Out Some Footage
Comic-Con is not about comic books anymore
It's about movies and video games. So it's not surprise to see Sony announce that its bringing Starhawk — Lightbox Interactive's spiritual successor to Warhawk — to the show next month. Sony's promised it will reveal more of Starhawk's single-player at the convention. In the mean-time, the PlayStation...
News Carmack: PlayStation 4 Will Be Ten Times As Powerful As Current Consoles
John Carmack believes the next PlayStation will be ten-times more powerful than Sony's current system
The programming legend told Eurogamer that he believes Sony's new console will arrive "in a couple of years". "The next-generation will be here soon, a couple of years," Carmack told the website. "It'll be another ten times...
News Naughty Dog Demonstrate Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Live On Jimmy Fallon
Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Cristophe Balestra featured on Jimmy Fallon last night to demonstrate Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception live
The duo showed the latter part of the E3 demo shown during Sony's press conference last week. Catch the footage after the jump. [object removed]
News Sony's PlayStation Home E3 Booth Pulled In A Whopping 500,000 Visitors
The virtual E3 booth in PlayStation Home was a stroke of marketing genius
It directed you to watch eight of Sony's E3 trailers in order to receive virtual items and access the space's VIP area. Given the casual nature of PlayStation Home, we imagine there were people learning about Twisted Metal and Resistance 3 for the first time in the virtual...
News Sodium 2: Project Velocity Launches In PlayStation Home
We've been saying for a while that Lockwood's Sodium 2: Project Velocity will change gamers' perception of PlayStation Home -- we suppose it's time to put our theory to the test
The sequel to the massively popular Sodium: Salt Shooter brings a full-blown free-to-play Wipeout-esque experience to PlayStation Home, and promises to unlock the virtual...
News Music Unlimited Expands To Android Devices, Free For 180 Days
Sony's announced that it has expanded its Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity audio streaming service to Android phones
But that's got nothing to do with PlayStation really, so we'll point you in the direction of the PlayStation Blog and swiftly move on. What is of interest to PlayStation owners is that Sony is offering a 180 day trial run of the...
News Dancing Eye For The PlayStation Move Is A Bit... Awkward?
Oh right
Japan. Namco has today reannounced Dancing Eye for the PS3, a PlayStation Move enabled game in which you use a monkey to cut off sections of a girl's clothing. Yep. The game was listed as cancelled in April, but according to Kotaku the subsequent online uproar caused developer Namco to reconsider the game's status. Now it's back in all its...
News Cliffy Bleszinski Dashes Gears Of War PS3 Hopes
There's zero chance of Gears Of War coming to PlayStation 3, according to creative lead Cliff Bleszinski
There had been some speculation that Epic would make the franchise multiplatform once its exclusive publishing deal expired with Microsoft. Curiously, Epic retains full rights to the Gears Of War franchise so can feasibly do whatever it wants...
News Jaffe: If Twisted Metal's A Hit We'll Probably Do A PlayStation Vita Version
Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe is one of the most honest figures in the gaming industry
It's hard not to be entranced by the developer's no-nonsense style of discussion. If you haven't had a chance to listen to chat on GiantBomb's E3 special podcast, you really should. He's a fascinating character. Having said that, we think Jaffe puts himself down a...
News Granzella Working On PlayStation Home Title, Planning Vita Game
Kazuma Kojo's new studio, Granzella, is hard at work on multiple projects according to Siliconera
The creative designer behind Steambot Chronicles and Disaster Report left Irem earlier in the year, citing a disconnect between fan expectations and management demands. To emphasise PlayStation Home's transformation into a social gaming platform, Kojo's...
News PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled For Tomorrow, Don't Worry
Sony's announced some super-brief scheduled maintenance for the PlayStation Network tomorrow
The service will be offline between 05:00AM BST and 08:00AM BST. Is anyone eager to get online during those hours? If you need more details, you'll find them through here.
News Insomniac Games Kick-Off Resistance 3 Developer Diary Series
Insomniac's released the first of a series of developer diaries for its upcoming first-person shooter, Resistance 3
The interviews have been shot in Insomniac's "war room", the location where the studio laid out the entirety of Resistance 3's campaign. This first diary details the Story and Environments of Resistance 3. The production is...
News May NPD: L.A. Noire Tops The Class, Video Game Sales Drop
L
A. Noire</a> managed to top the sales charts in North America last month, despite video game spending being down 13% year-over-year. New entries Brink and LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean rounded out the top-three. Unfortunately revenue for the industry as a whole dropped from $829.4 million to $718.8 million, though hardware was only down by...
News E3 2011 MIA: What Happened to Sorcery?
Disappeared into thin air
One of the titles we were looking forward to learning more about E3 2011 was Sorcery, the Move-enabled magic title that Sony was so proud to show off last year, but we left Los Angeles disappointed and downhearted. The magical-looking adventure was completely absent from Sony's show, with not even a mention of the game...
News Could Tekken Come To The PlayStation Vita?
There was a time when the Tekken franchise was very closely associated with the PlayStation brand
That feels like decades ago now. Namco Bandai announced new Tekken games for both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms during this year's E3, but what about the PlayStation Vita? "It is something I'm interested in," said series producer...
Capcom has hinted that it is working with Sony on a new top-secret feature for Street Fighter X Tekken that sounds a lot like cross-platform play to us
At an offsite SCE event [as reported on by ImpressWatch], Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono revealed that Sony is working with the publisher on a new feature for Street Fighter X Tekken that's likely to...
First Impressions ModNation Racers on PlayStation Vita
One of our favourite games on PlayStation 3 last year was ModNation Racers
In our line of work, we're constantly moving on to the next thing. But ModNation Racers was one of those titles that never fell too low down our stack of PS3 games. We'd pull it out every rainy Sunday or slow afternoon, just to browse the game's latest creations, or race a...
Feature Why PlayStation Vita Changed Perceptions At E3 2011 -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator
Nintendo might have announced a new platform at E3, but if you listen to the buzz bubbling beneath the Wii U, you'll notice the perception of Sony's PlayStation Vita has changed dramatically
The spiritual successor to the PlayStation Portable already convinced some when it was announced earlier in the year. With dual analogue sticks, a gorgeous...
Rumour PlayStation Vita's Voice Chat Feature Coming To PS3?
Apparently it's the one feature that stops PlayStation Network from matching the services of XBOX Live: cross-game chat
Sony announced during E3 that its upcoming handheld, the PlayStation Vita, will support the feature, allowing you to chat with folks on your PSN friends list regardless of the content you (or they) are currently experiencing. The...
News Cuddle Up to this EyePet and Friends Trailer
Cute critter now comes with a friend
As if one monkey-cat creator wasn't enough, Sony's giving its oddball offspring a companion in the upcoming EyePet & Friends, and we've got the first footage of the game in action right here. Sony also let loose a bundle of screenshots, showing how your two digital pets will interact with each other using the...
News So There Is A New PlayStation 3 Dancing Game After All
Days before E3 there was a lot of speculation about Sony publishing a new dancing game for the PlayStation 3
Just for the record: Studio London is concocting a new title called DanceStar Party — Sony just forgot to mention it until today. Naturally the game will have PlayStation Move support, as evidenced in the title's first trailer after the...
News Stop Press: Stephen Fry Is Doing Some LittleBigPlanet Voice Work Today
Stephen Fry's currently not on his annual hiatus from Twitter, and has announced on the social networking platform that he is off to do "some voicing for LittleBigPlanet" before lunch
This is important news that we felt compelled to share with you. So let the speculation begin — exactly which version of LittleBigPlanet is ol' Stephen Fry-Up...
News Sony Showcases A Social Revolution With PlayStation Vita
One of the biggest features of the PlayStation Vita that Sony's yet to properly trumpet is its integration into the PlayStation Network and social networking features
This trailer does a pretty good job of breaking down everything the Vita is capable of, from Twitter-inspired game alerts right through to cross-game chat and LiveArea — a kind of...
News Sony: There's A Lot More Headroom Left In The Ol' PlayStation 3 Just Yet
Kaz Hirai has told the Guardian that the PlayStation 3 will continue to grow even though it's already several years into its life-span
He said: One of the things that we always talked about is the 10-year life cycle. When we launched the PS3 back in 2006, one of the questions I kept getting asked was why we were putting so much technology into...
News Oh Right Yeah, Gravity Daze Is Really Bloody Pretty
Sony and Team Siren's whacked up a new trailer for the cel-shaded action-adventure title, Gravity Daze
While the soundtrack used in the trailer doesn't necessarily fit the game's aesthetic, we're going to assume that's placeholder. It's the visual style that's most intriguing. Check the trailer out on the game's official Japanese website through...
News MotorStorm Apocalypse Cancelled In Japan
Talk about bad luck: MotorStorm Apocalypse is a fantastic game that's been kicked while its down time after time again
First the release was delayed worldwide after the Japanese earthquake. Then it released with no marketing right in the middle of the PlayStation Network outage in North America. Now it's been outright cancelled in Japan. The team...
E3 2011 PlayStation Home Experiencing Record Traffic Levels
As PlayStation Home continues to grow, Sony's announced that the virtual world has been experiencing record traffic over the past week
Of course, this is surprising because it comes on the back of the PlayStation Network outage. Were having record traffic in Home. The week we restored the service, we hit a new record in terms of weekly unique...
