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News Save The Date: Sony Confirms June 6th E3 Press Conference
Sony's breaking tradition this year, confirming that its E3 press conference will be held on June 6th at 17:00 EST -- the day before the E3 showfloor officially opens
Typically Sony's last to the podium, holding their conference alongside the start of the show. Whether Microsoft and Nintendo will follow Sony (or get in first) is unknown at this...
If you haven't picked up a print magazine for a while, we recommend you do so this week
The latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK has ton of new information on Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Amongst the goods is confirmation that Uncharted 3 won't be the last outing for cheeky treasure hunter Nathan Drake, with...
News Confirmed: European White Knight Chronicles II Includes Original Game
As with the Japanese and North American versions of White Knight Chronicles II, Sony has confirmed that the sequel will ship with the original game included on the Blu-ray disc
Players will be given the option to start the game from its sequel or at the very beginning of the adventure.
Rumour Sony Showing 7 NGP Games at E3, Mostly First-Party
Hold onto your hats
A supposed leak has hit the Internet allegedly revealing Sony’s plans for its E3 event in June, including a final name for the NGP, a price and an exhibit of seven titles for the NGP. The leak allegedly comes from Sony France, and while this is still only a rumour, the tipster who divulged the alleged leak does have a...
News PlayStation Move Performing Stronger Than Kinect In Japan
Chalk this one up as the biggest surprise of the year so far: Japanese gamers have bought more PlayStation Move controllers than Kinects
Sony had sold approximately 170k Moves by the end of 2010, while Microsoft had shifted just 90k Kinects. That's about a 2:1 ratio, which to be honest is closer than we'd expected given the number of XBOX 360s...
News Y'Know, SOCOM 4's Single-Player Is What We're Hyped About Playing
SOCOM will always be primarily a multiplayer game
That's what a good chunk of the game's fan-base are interested in. But when it comes to SOCOM 4, personally we're more hyped about the game's single-player campaign. Ever since we played it late last year, it totally won us over. The shooting is good, and the implementation of your squad and tactical...
News PSP Maintains Its Advantage Over 3DS For A Second Week In Japan
After toppling Nintendo's new handheld recently, the PSP has maintained its lead over the 3DS in Japan, shifting about 15,000 more consoles in the region last week
The PSP managed to muster up a whopping 58,075 sales, while the 3DS settled for around 42k. The PS3 maintained its lead over the Nintendo Wii too, mustering up sales of around 27k units,...
News Jack Tretton Says Words, Sets The Internet On Fire
Oh, Jack Tretton
If the Internet goes down today, we're holding you personally responsible. There's fury across the video game webosphere over remarks the SCEA executive made about PlayStation's primary competitors. In an interview with Fortune, Tretton described the Nintendo's portable platforms as "babysitting devices" and Microsoft's...
News EyePet Returns to PlayStation Move With a Friend in Tow
Two eggs are better than one
The adorable creature from EyePet: Move Edition is on its way back to PlayStation 3 later this year, as Sony has announced the sequel EyePet & Friends. The biggest change in the game is the addition of a second pet to play with, with Sony promising the two will be able to interact with each other and form bonds...
Sony's confirmed that there's a Resistance 3 beta trial on the horizon, with North American players getting in on the action by picking up specially marked copies of SOCOM 4
European players will get to trial Insomniac's new multiplayer component with an active PlayStation Plus subscription. There's no word as to whether Plus subscribers in North...
News You're Telling Me There's Going To Be Two EyePets On The Screen At Once?
We loved the original EyePet
Admittedly the technology was a little bit fiddly in places, but the augmented reality worked great and it genuinely felt like a fresh and new experience. As such, we're pretty stoked to see the PlayStation Move-enabled series get a fresh new PS3 release. The new game — due out later this year — doubles the trouble,...
News Heads Up: PSP Version Of Music Unlimited Powered By Qriocity Is Imminent
Sony's announced that it's bringing its on-demand music service, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, to the PlayStation Portable next week
The icon has been present on the PSP's XMB for some time. The service — which is available on computers, laptops, Blu-ray players and the PlayStation 3 — allows users to stream from a pool of over seven...
News Sony Cuts PlayStation Portable Price In Europe, Down 40 Euros
Sony has cut the European price of the PSP by approximately 24 percent in a bid to improve final breath sales in the region
The PSP has been cut from its original price of 169.99 to 129.99 and is effective as of today. The price was reduced to $129.99 in North America earlier in the year. "The price cut is aimed at increasing adoption of...
News Cole's Got Some Kickin' New Powers In inFamous 2
Man, we wished we were inFamous 2's Cole McGrath
Not only does he get to leg it around cities grinding on rails and telephone cables, but he also gets to star in slow motion trailers where he blows stuff up in slow motion to a killer guitar riff. Some guys get all the luck.</em>
News D3 Publisher To Bring White Knight Chronicles 2 To North America
Despite Sony announcing White Knight Chronicles 2 for Europe a couple of weeks back, word of a North American release has been significantly more muted
That's because Sony's not publishing the game in the US, instead handing off the rights to D3 Publisher. The game will release on PS3 this summer, complete with the new game and the...
News Twisted Metal Trailer Explains The Game's Absence, Releases In October
To be perfectly honest, we've been a little bit worried about Twisted Metal
We've seeen very little gameplay footage since the title's E3 reveal, and even the typically outspoken David Jaffe has been quiet over the last couple of months. But with the latest Twisted Metal trailer, everything makes sense. The Eat Sleep Play have really been working...
News Bumper Rumour: NGP Blowout Coming At E3, New Polyphony Digital Title Within Next 12 Months
A forum post on Gamekult has been gathering traction across the 'net this morning
The supposed post details much of Sony's E3 announcement plans, as well as some specifics beyond. The leak hints that an NGP price and release date will be announced at E3, in addition to the device's real name. Seven first-party titles are set to be announced for the...
News Sony: Japanese Disaster Will Not Delay NGP
Responding to comments made by SCEA gaffer Jack Tretton earlier in the week, a Sony Japan representative has told the Wall Street Journal that reports suggesting the NGP could be delayed due to the recent string of Japanese disasters are "wrong"
Tretton had previously said that the events in Japan "may be the straw that says maybe we get to...
News Quantic Dream 'In Discussions' With Sony For E3 Announcement
E3's coming guys, hold onto your hats
Quantic Dream boss, David Cage, has just dropped the most exciting E3 tid-bit of the year thus far — that his studio is "in discussions" with Sony for an E3 announcement of its new project in June. This is in discussion right now with Sony, Cage told CVG when asked about an E3 reveal. Well...
News Sony Online Entertainment's Gunning For 100 Million Free Realms Players Milestone
Sony Online Entertainment wants Free Realms' player-base to reach 100 million users
SOE gaffer John Smedley envisioned that the free-to-play MMO — available on PC and PS3 — could hit enormous numbers within the next five to six years. He said, "I don't see any reason why [Free Realms] can't go to 100 million , because there are so many kids...
News Sony Online Entertainment: NGP 'A Perfect Machine' For MMOs
Sony Online Entertainment's gaffer John Smedley reckons that the NGP is the "perfect machine" for MMOs
The executive made the comment while answering GamesIndustry.biz on the subject of free-to-play MMOs on consoles. Having just launched Free Realms in North America, Smedley was naturally supremely positive about the prospects of the genre on both...
News Jack Tretton Says Sony's In 'Growth Mode, Not Cruise Control'
SCEA's gaffer Jack Tretton has said that the platform holder has not peaked yet with PlayStation 3, and that it is still in "growth mode"
The exec told Fast Company that the platform was just getting going with regards to line-up, accessories and new features such as 3D. When you look at all the games Sony still has left to release this year, it's...
News PlayStation UK Boss Departs After 17 Years
Veteran Sony Computer Entertainment gaffer, Ray Maguire, has departed the company after 17 years
Maguire joined Sony back when the original PlayStation launched, and worked his way up to the position of SCEUK managing director during his 17 year service at the company. "Having been here right from the start and after a lot of soul searching, I...
News Sony Sign-Up French Studio For Exclusive PlayStation 3 Action-Adventure Title
This one slipped right under our radar, which is surprising given the significance of the news
Apparently SCEE has teamed up with unknown French studio Dontnod to publish a new action-adventure title exclusively for PlayStation 3. The game, which SystemLink reports is called Adrift, has been in development since last year, when video games...
News PlayStation Network Donantions Drum Up $1.3 Million In Japanese Relief Aid
Sony's announced that the Japanese donation area of the PlayStation Store has raised a whopping $1
3 million over the past couple of weeks. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to those affected by Great East Japan Earthquake, said SCE boss Kaz Hirai. While we continue to make every effort to help the recovery of the affected...
Report Sony Tablet Out This Summer
Every consumer electronics company needs its own tablet computer on the market
Not one to buck the latest trends, a report on Bloomberg suggests Sony will release its long-rumoured tablet computer this summer. The report cites company CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, confirming as much to Japanese newspaper Nikkei. The device will apparently run Android...
News Tretton: Japan Disaster Could Limit NGP Release To Just One Region
SCEA gaffer, Jack Tretton, has said that the recent disaster in Japan may limit the NGP's release to just one region this year
You may remember Tretton making a similar comment around the same time as the device's announcement. Back then Tretton suggested a worldwide launch would be unlikely. Now the exec seems to think that the device would be...
News Naughty Dog Looking To Make Uncharted 3 The "Go-To Game" For Multiplayer On PlayStation 3
Despite early concerns, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer was brilliant without impacting the quality of the game's single-player campaign
With the frame-work in place, Naughty Dog wants to improve on Uncharted 3's multiplayer component, making it the "go-to game" for online play on PS3. In an interview published by GamePro magazine,...
UK Charts Crysis 2 Sticks To The Top-Spot As EA Conquers The Full Line-Up
We imagine there are plenty of chuffed faces around EA UK this morning -- no less than four of the publisher's games occupy the top ten this week
Crysis 2 is still at the number one spot, with new release Shift 2: Unleashed a few spots behind in fourth. Elsewhere for EA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 took the sixth spot, while FIFA 11 continues to do...
This week the PSP reclaimed its crown at the top of the domestic hardware sales charts in Japan, despite Nintendo's 3DS releasing just a month ago
Numbers for Nintendo's systm were also disappointing across Europe, with exact figures in North America seemingly hush-hush. It's worth stressing that the 3DS represents Nintendo's best ever launch, but...
News Music Unlimited Coming To PlayStation Portable, Obviously On The Cards For NGP
Sony's announced that its cloud-based music service, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, will launch on the PlayStation Portable in the coming weeks, with an NGP version naturally set for launch thereafter
The service is already available on PlayStation 3. We will make [an NGP version] happen. Our services need to be available on that device...
News Sony Conquers Japanese Video Game Market In 2010
It's been a while since Sony was the dominant force in the video game industry, but numbers coming out of Japan show that the platform holder is back on top in its home region as of 2010
The fiscal year — which ended, like, overnight — has concluded with PlayStation 3 on top of the Wii, and the PSP on top of the DS. Enterbrain notes that this is...
News Sony Online Entertainment Confirms The Agency Cancellation, Lay-Offs
Following a flurry of rumours earlier in the week, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it has cancelled its PlayStation 3 spy MMO, The Agency, laying off over 200 staff in the process
"As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and...
The closet fanboys came out of the woodwork last night
The console war literally erupted after months of quiet acceptance from all sides. According to a report filed by data firm Strategy Analytics, the PlayStation 3 has now surpassed the XBOX 360 in "active install base", pushing the Microsoft system down into last place in the console...
News Cage: Quantic Dream's Latest Technology Makes L.A. Noire Look Restricted
Quantic Dream's outspoken gaffer, David Cage, has said that the Team Bondi's impressive Motion Scan performance capture technology is a "dead end", and that his own studio's new gizmos are already more advanced
I think [Motion Scan is] an interesting solution to a problem for now. But its also an interesting dead end, the visionary head told...
News Sony Remind Us That The PlayStation 3 Is More Than A Games Machine
You know what, we were considering taking an uber-snarky tone with this post
.. But we can't. Because there's actually some truth to Sony describing the PlayStation 3 as an "entertainment media hub" rather than a games machine. We were thinking about all the things we use our system for just the other day. Sure gaming is very top of the...
News PlayStation 3 Leads XBOX 360 Across Europe, Nintendo Conquers All
A rare sales report compiled by IDG and cited in a GameStop document has given us the first picture of Europe's console install base for some time
The data puts PlayStation 3 about a million units ahead of XBOX 360, despite launching some 15 months after Microsoft's console. The report, accurate as of December 2010, puts PS3 sales at 14.7 million...
News Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Launch Hindered By 'Freight Issues'
Sony Ericsson's "PlayStation-certified" Android phone, the Xperia Play, seems to be everywhere we look
But behind-the-scenes, things are looking less rosy for the device which is due to launch tomorrow. The mobile manufacturers told VG247 that "freight issues" are set to impact the number of units available at launch, causing Vodafone to...
Rumour Sony Online Entertainment Hit With Crippling Cuts
There's some bad news funneling out of Sony Online Entertainment right now
According to reports on Kotaku, the developer has shut down its Seattle, Tuscon and Denver studios, laying off around a third of its entire workforce. But that's not all. Apparently SOE's Austin and San Diego studios have also been hit hard, with around half the staff from...
News French Official PlayStation Magazine Teases 'Big Comeback', Place Your Bets Now
The French edition of the Official PlayStation Magazine is teasing a "big comeback" as part of its next issue
A silhouette mentions a "long overdue" return that's sure to make a "lot of noise". Hitman 5? It doesn't really look like that guy to be honest. You guys got any better guesses?</em>
News Insomniac Will Not Develop Any NGP Titles In-House, Maintaining Focus On PS3
Insomniac Games has revealed that it would not develop any NGP titles in-house as it wants to maintain its focus on the PlayStation 3
Speaking at the developers community event in LA yesterday, community manager James Stevenson revealed that the developer would "support Sony" in developing any games for the platform, but would...
Insomniac Game's going all out with Resistance 3, confirming support for the PlayStation Move, Sharpshooter and 3D televisions at a community event over night
To be honest, after Killzone 3's fantastic implementation of both technologies, we'd be disappointed if they weren't in the game. It just makes sense to give players as many options as...
News Free Realms Launches In North America Today
Sony Online Entertainment's finally launching its casual free-to-play MMO, Free Realms, in North America today
The game promises a host of activities, ranging from multiplayer mini-games to decorating and dinosaur rides. In order to enhance the action, Free Realms boasts a number of console specific features such as trophies and voice chat...
News Zipper Showcase New SOCOM 4 Multiplayer Maps
As promised, Zipper Interactive's provided us with a teasing glimpse at two of SOCOM 4's multiplayer maps: Von Heine Express and Cesspool
Jeremy Dunham explains on the PlayStation Blog that Von Heime Express is designed to capture the spirit of the classic SOCOM 2 map, Fox Hunt: "Set on the coast of Southeast Asia in a makeshift military base...
News Job Listing Hints At Online Integration In The Next God Of War Project
Sony Santa Monica's staffing up, and it's looking for an "online programmer" to work on the God Of War franchise
The job posting on Gamasutra states that the studio is looking for a senior online programmer to "join the God of War team," adding that the role involves supporting "networking needs such as in-game communication,...
News Sony Wraps Up PlayStation Rewards Beta, Delays Service
No rewards
Sony's wrapped up its beta test of the PlayStation Rewards program — an initiative that showers active PlayStation Network users in various goodies — but has decided to indefinitely delay the service out of its intended April release window to allow for further development. "We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your...
Rumour Warhawk 2 Details Outed?
Stop tipping us, already
We've read the rumours about Warhawk 2, and weren't going to post them, but seeing as our inbox has been flooded [well, it was more like two or three messages - Ed] with links to Just Push Start's report, we'll damn well cover it, alright? According to the publication, Sony recently held an event inviting fans of the 2007...
News Media Molecule Auctions Off A Bunch Of LittleBigPlanet Goodies For Japan Relief
Media Molecule's getting involved with the industry's Play For Japan campaign, pledging an original piece of LittleBigPlanet artwork to the money-raising initiative
Four sketches are up for grabs, each depicting the evolution of Media Molecule's burlap mascot, Sackboy. As if the artwork wasn't enough, Media Molecule's also throwing in a signed copy...
Feature Why System Exclusives Need To Stay -- 'Twiggy' The Push Square Opinionator Returns
It's been a while, friends
There's been a lot of great games, some huge announcements (good grief, the NGP!) and a lot of familiar sentiments around the online gaming community since I left you. One thing that's really been yanking on my metaphorical chain is the idea that all game franchises should be multiplatform. For me system exclusives are...
News Remedy: Business & Technical Decisions Kept Alan Wake Off PlayStation 3
Back in the hazy beginnings of this generation one of our most anticipated games was Alan Wake
The XBOX 360-exclusive horror shooter always looked right up our alley, but Remedy took so long to deliver the game that we'd long moved on when it released. We were playing PlayStation 3 and establishing PushSquare by the time the game out. Tellingly,...
