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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...
News Madden NFL 12, Need For Speed: Shift PlayStation Portable Bundles Announced For North America
If you're still in the market for a PlayStation Portable (and we're not sure how many of you that is) -- Sony's got your back
It's announced a brand-new bundle on the PlayStation Blog, featuring copies of Madden NFL 12 and Need For Speed: Shift, in addition to a 2GB memory stick. For the $159.99 asking-price, it's a decent bundle — especially if...
News Sony Confirms Live Stream Of GamesCom Press Conference In PlayStation Home
GamesCom is usually an odd event
Despite housing announcements on par with E3 — the PlayStation 3 Slim for example — SCEE's never quite got round to setting up a reasonable live stream for the event. Perhaps finally realising that its fans do genuinely care about press conferences, the company has announced that its GamesCom presser will be...
News Sony And LG Are No Longer At Loggerheads Over Patents
Cast your minds back to March and you might remember that Sony and LG were not getting along
In fact, LG even halted a shipment of PlayStation 3 consoles, claiming a patent dispute in Sony's Blu-ray technology. According to a report on Reuters, the two companies have now kissed and made up, signing a cross-licensing deal. Hopefully this puts a stop...
News Sony To Replace Injured Man's Stolen PlayStation Portable
Sony's pledged to replace the PlayStation Portable stolen from an injured man during this week's riots across England
Footage — which has since gone viral — showed an injured young man being helped to his feet by thugs, before having his possessions ruthlessly removed from his rucksack. The man — who's since been identified as Ashraf Haziq, a...
News Insomniac Release Documentary Detailing Resistance 3's Motion Capture Process
Insomniac's publicly released a short behind-the-scenes documentary detailing Resistance 3's motion capture process
The footage first debuted at Comic-Con, but is now available for everybody to watch. It's worth a watch if you're curious about the creation of cut-scenes in games. We're suckers for these behind-the-scenes documentary videos, so this...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Offline Again Tomorrow Evening
Just heads up: Sony's announced that the PlayStation Network will be going through another bout of scheduled maintenance from 16:05PM BST tomorrow (Thursday 11th) through to 02:00AM BST (Friday 12th)
During which time you'll be unable to access the PlayStation Store and Account Management. You'll still be able to play online if you sign into the...
News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Dazzles On PlayStation 3
Not content with showing off the openings of Sony's Team ICO Collection, IGN's also got the first six minutes of God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta running on PlayStation 3
The PSP remaster is part of Sony's upcoming God Of War Origins Collection (known as God Of War Collection Volume 2 in Europe) and includes updated versions of prequels God Of War:...
News Oh Go On Then: Let's Watch A Bit Of ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
IGN's gone live with some new footage of the upcoming ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection
The remastered package brings Fumito Ueda's PlayStation 2 classics into high-definition with 3D support. Check the footage out after the jump. The collection is due out at the end of September. [object removed]
News Sony: Some Players Spend Thousands Of Pounds On SingStar
We've only ever wanted to buy one song from SingStar's in-game DLC store: Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean
That makes us lightweights. According to a report on Eurogamer, there are several players that own more than 900 SingStar tracks. That roughly equates to about £1,000 worth of content. Similarly, Sony noted that there are hundreds of players...
News Sony Announces PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.70
If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, then Sony's got some neat new goodies heading your way as part of today's scheduled firmware update
Firmware 3.70 will unlock the ability for automatic trophy syncing as well as automatic save uploads to the cloud. When playing a game you'll be asked if you want to automatically upload saves for it and,...
News Splinter Cell Trilogy Launches Tomorrow On European PlayStation Network
Ubisoft's confirmed that the oft-delayed Splinter Cell Trilogy collection will launch on the European PlayStation Store from tomorrow
The release — which will launch on Blu-ray at a later date — comprises of HD upgrades of Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. As a bundle, the games will set you back...
News Resistance 3 Multiplayer Takes Us To Alice Springs, Australia
One of our favourite things about Resistance 3's multiplayer is the way it takes you all around the world
While the campaign is set in North America, the multiplayer is set in other areas of the world — giving a glimpse of human's struggle against the Chimeran forces across the globe. Insomniac's already revealed maps set in Wales, Africa and...
News Sony Warehouse Set Alight, Likely To Impact Distribution [Updated]
Sony, as a company, can't seem to catch a break it seems
The latest disaster to strike the company has left its British distribution warehouse ablaze, as rioters in London once again took to the streets overnight. According to Reuters, the three-storey centre was set-alight late on Monday night. "There will likely be some impact on...
News Starhawk's Space Gameplay To Debut At GamesCom
Ever since Starhawk was announced, we've all been waiting patiently to see the game's space combat
According to senior producer Harvard Bonin, we'll get our first glimpse of that at this month's GamesCom event in Germany. "Were going to be rolling out our Space level at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on August 17th," he said. "I...
News You're Never Going To Guess What SingStar: Back To The 80s Is All About
Seriously
Any clue what SingStar: Back To The 80s might be about? It's not hard really. Do you give up? Ok we'll tell you: it's a brand new SingStar game comprising 80s songs. How did you not get that? There'll be 30 songs included on the new Blu-ray title, including... Well, we don't know yet because Sony's yet to announce the full roster but if we...
News David Jaffe Chats About Twisted Metal's Delay
Twisted Metal's no longer releasing in October
The game's due out in "early 2012" now. Part of the reason for the delay is because David Jaffe and his Eat Sleep Play team want to ensure Twisted Metal is the best game it possibly can be. The extra months are really needed for polish and we feel we need more than four to six weeks of...
News DC Universe Online Switches To MegaServers From Tomorrow
Sony Online Entertainment will merge DC Universe Online's servers into "MegaServers" from tomorrow, the company has announced
This will combine the MMOs current 26 server roster into just four, hopefully making the game feel much more populated and opening up some nifty features. Players will be able to easily switch between PvP and PvE gameplay...
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