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News Gah, This PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Thing Has Gone From "WTF?!" To "Must-Have"
We already have a PlayStation Move gun attachment, but as time goes by we're slowly realising that we need another
Nobody told us this PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter thing was designed by Guerrilla and Zipper. Nobody told us it had pump-action reload. Nobody told us it had a clip slot button on the bottom. This thing is awesome (aside from the...
News Be Part of MLB 11 The Show with a PlayStation Move Minigame
Sony comes out swinging
Sony's MLB The Show series is without a doubt the greatest recreation of baseball ever committed to playable form, so the news that next year's entry MLB 11 The Show will support PlayStation Move is a welcome update to baseball fans everywhere. At the time of writing, it's believed only the home run derby mode will support...
News Two Hot Shots Shorties Games Headed To The PlayStation Portable
Y'know what we like? Hot Shots games
They're amazing. So we're totally on board for some "Hot Shots Shorties" titles, which have been rated for the PSP by America's ESRB ratings board. Hot Shots Shorties Green and Hot Shots Shorties Blue are set to include three mini-games a piece, presumably released under the PlayStation Minis platform...
News Insomniac Release Director's Cut Resistance 3 Trailer
Insomniac's released an extended "Director's Cut" version of their Resistance 3 trailer
The new footage — which was chopped out of the original trailer due to live television restrictions — depicts several new scenes of live action. According to Insomniac's community manager, James Stevenson, the live action scenes all represent slices of...
News Official PlayStation App Announced For iPhone & Android
Little bit weird this one
Cool, but weird. To be honest, we're not really sure why it's weird — but you have to agree there's something a little bizarre about an official PlayStation app for iOS. The Android app makes perfect sense because Sony and Google are practically in love with each other right now — but iOS?! Maybe it's just us. Sony's...
News Q-Games Detail PixelJunk Shooter 2's Monstrous Online Component
PixelJunk Shooter 2 might have a host of new worlds, liquid, puzzles and bosses -- but clearly what's most exciting about the PSN dual-stick shooter sequel is the game's new online multiplayer component
"Rather than just do a simple battling-type system, we created a special cat-and-mouse type game which has you and the enemy take turns as cat...
We're picturing ourselves at Evolution Studio's offices
Behind us is a big whiteboard with the words, "Race Track Brainstorming Session" emblazoned on it. We know the words are important because they've been underlined not once, not twice, but three times. We're wearing a suit, as are the rabble of ladies and gentleman in our vicinity...
Out Today Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (Global)
Case clothed
PlayStation Plus subscribers have had Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves for a week now, but now all PlayStation Network members can get their hands on Sackboy's latest adventure. Costing $5.99/£4.79, the game is a co-operative only title where one player handles the DualShock 3 while the other joins in with the Move controller. It's worth a...
News Guerrilla Confirms Split-Screen Co-Op For Killzone 3
Killzone 3 is a stupidly pretty PlayStation 3 game, but in justifying just how much Guerrilla's pushing the PlayStation 3 with their lastest title, Herman Hulst has outed the game's split-screen co-op
Speaking in an interview with 1Up about the technical specifications of Killzone 3, Hulst accidentally detailed the much demanded feature: "We...
News European PlayStation Plus Members Net Free Entry To The DC Universe Online Beta
We're downloading all 15GB of the DC Universe Online beta as we type
The MMO stress-test has been released for PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe today (that's all of you) and will run right through the holiday season. The download's handled in two parts — a fairly tiny client followed by a whopping 15GB download. It's handled similarly to the...
News PlayStation 3 Browser Gets Awesome New Landing Page, Not Compatible With 720p
We always thought 720p was a super popular screen resolution
Seeing as like only three games actually support the full 1080p resolution (and you know, the difference isn't all that noticeable on average TVs), we assumed there were millions of users worldwide playing their games in 720p. According to Sony's statistics though, only 2% of people using...
News Europe Confirmed For Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Looks like Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will not settle for the Middle East as its sole location, as Sony's own portal for the game notes "a variety of spectacular locations around the world from Europe to the Middle East"
No idea how we missed that in the original PR. The derelict chateau featured in Jimmy Fallon's gameplay blow-out last night is...
News SingStar Actually Makes Sense In North America Again, DLC Parity Incoming
In Europe, SingStar is amazing
That's because the SingStore is packed with piles and piles and piles of good karaoke DLC. In the US, SingStar is less amazing. That's because there's hardly any great DLC across the pond. Thanks to a deal between Sony and Universal Music, that's all set to change. As Sony moves towards parity between the two regions,...
News Jimmy Fallon Debuts The First Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Gameplay
For all his forced excitement, we don't entirely hate Jimmy Fallon
The guy clearly enjoys video games, and he's giving them a prime-time spot on his TV show. There's something neat about that. Still, it's hard to watch this debut Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception footage without wanting to wrangle the controller off him — dude can't seem to navigate...
News ITV Player & 4OD Get Stealth PlayStation 3 Launch In UK
If you're in the UK, there's a treat waiting on your PlayStation 3
No need to install a patch or download any updates, just scroll to the "TV" component of the XMB. What will you find? The ITV Player and 4OD. The Guardian reported yesterday that the TV catch-up services would be launching this week, but we didn't expect to find them online...
News UK PlayStation 3s Get The ITV Player & 4OD This Week
For the most part, television is the worst thing in the world
The top shows — which typically involve no-hopers desperate to become celebrities, or ex-celebrities desperate to become celebrities again — are pretty awful. That said, everyone has their guilty pleasures. And by guilty pleasures, we mean stuff like Emmerdale — gah, what were you...
News Insomniac: Resistance 3 Is Already Playable From Start To Finish
Resistance 3's not due for release until September, but Insomniac claims the game is already playable from start to finish
The title's set to benefit from Insomniac's extended development schedule, suggesting the game will be privy to much more polish than its predecessor. Speaking on NeoGAF, Insomniac's community manager James Stevenson revealed:...
News VGA 2010: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Launches November 1st, 2011
Next year's already looking to have one of the strongest video game lineups in a long time
Sometimes great franchises converge on a single year, and 2011 looks to be an example of that. But for every sequel, new IP and downloadable game released in 2011, game developers will be looking over their shoulder. It was telling at last night's VGA awards...
News VGA 2010: Kratos Kicks Some Ass In The New Mortal Kombat
It was rumoured earlier in the week, but now NetherRealm's put an end to speculation: Kratos will join Mortal Kombat's character roster exclusively on PlayStation 3
The God Of War was officially revealed as part of the VGAs last night, despite waves of speculation last week. Check out the trailer after the jump. (Hint: It's pretty cool.)
News VGA 2010: Debut Resistance 3 Gameplay Trailer Released, Launches September 6th
They pulled it off
For weeks now we've been worrying whether the style from Resistance 3's artwork would match the actual gameplay. It does. Resistance 3's debut gameplay footage features a style much closer in tone to the original game. The soft colour palette and flickery composition excite us no end, largely because it gives back the franchise...
News In This Set Of MotorStorm: Apocalypse Screenshots...
.. a bunch of racers are dropped out of a helicopter onto a collapsing building
Just a normal game of MotorStorm: Apocalypse then? Seriously people, this game needs more hype. We've played it twice now and it's insane. There's more information about MotorStorm's "race where you get dropped from a helicopter onto a skyscraper that is already...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Proves Video Games Can Include Colour
Y'know what games lack? Colour
Sony's upcoming PlayStation mascot crossover title, PlayStation Move Heroes, proves that games can actually utilise more than 10,000 shades of brown and still look good. The game's heading to the PlayStation 3 next year and will obvious support the Move motion controller. How'd you guess?</em>
News PlayStation Home Celebrates Its Second Birthday With Infographic Focusing On Growth
Unfortunately, most users who've visited PlayStation Home did so in the service's first month or so online
The original app was admittedly barren, and it's proving a challenge for Sony to convince users to give it another go. On the social network's second birthday, Sony's released an infographic detailing the service's growth. Most importantly, the...
News It's Games Like thatgamecompany's Journey That Make Us PlayStation Fans
Say what you will about PlayStation, Sony or SCE; there's one area the company has always excelled, and that's in the creation of unique, moving and interesting pieces of interactive entertainment
In 2009 there was flower, a title that missed out on our game of the year accolade by mere inches. In early 2010 there was Heavy Rain, a game so...
News Sony Salutes Move's "Blockbuster Success", Hints at More Patches
All sewn up
The NPD figures for November are out, and Sony is pretty pleased with Move's performance, calling it a "blockbuster success" and suggesting we haven't seen the last of already-released titles receiving updates for the motion controller. Patrick Seybold, SCEA's senior director of corporate communications, had this to say: In...
News NPD: PlayStation 3 Struggles As XBOX 360 & Nintendo Wii Soar
Let's get straight to the point: the PlayStation 3 did not have a good November in the US
The PlayStation 3's 530k units sold was roughly 25% down year-on-year. It's even more worrying when compared to the competition, with the XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii both managing sales of over 1 million a piece. As concerning as the numbers are, they're also...
News Gran Turismo 5 Ships 5.5 Million Copies, Series Surpasses 60 Million Units
Sony's sent us a juicy bit of PR this morning, claiming that they've shipped 5
5 million copies of Gran Turismo 5. The tally puts the series' total beyond the 60 million mark, which is insane for a racing game franchise. The majority of Gran Turismo 5 copies were shipped to Europe, with 3.5 million units sent to the region. North America got 1.2...
News Could Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Take The Franchise To Britain?
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set in the desert
We know that. But Naughty Dog's never been the type of developer to set a game in one specific place. The Uncharted franchise is known for its globe-trotting (perhaps loved all the more for it), and in the game's debut teaser trailer, there certainly appears to be a number of hints that the UK is...
Sony claims that their new official PlayStation Move gun attachment is the perfect accompaniment to motion control shooters such as Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4
The peripheral, which is set to launch day-and-date with Killzone 3 for $39.99, is said to offer the most "realistic experience possible". It's essentially an assault rifle which the...
News The New PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter is a Serious Bit of Kit
New accessory enters the kill zone
Move isn't short on plastic guns, but there's always room for one more, particularly when it's officially licensed and designed to get the most out of Killzone 3. The new PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, to give it its official name, is set for release in February and is the first rifle-type accessory to come from...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Trailer Won't Utilise CG Footage
It's the video game on everyone's lips right now, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is set to get its first trailer during this weekend's VGA awards show, and trust GameTrailers pimp Geoff Keighley to drum up some more anticipation -- if that was possible
Asked if the trailer would be "in-engine", Keighley responded, "I think you'll be...
News One More Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Post Ain't Gonna Hurt, Is It?
Sony's released boxart for the just-announced Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
In fact, the game is already available for pre-order at some retailers. Seems a bit crazy pre-ordering a game this early, but we'll understand if you get swept up into the hype. It is Uncharted after all.</em>
News Uncharted Series Sells Nearly Eight Million Copies, Not Too Shabby
Anybody who's anybody loves the Uncharted franchise
The series is clearly having a pretty big impact on both Sony and Naughty Dog's bank-balance, with the two Uncharted titles released thus far racking up sales of nearly 8 million units worldwide. Those are some pretty big numbers for a relatively new IP. See publishers, new franchises can be...
News Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Supports "High Resolution Stereoscopic 3D"
If anyone can justify stereoscopic 3D technology, it's Naughty Dog
While that might not be a fair assessment on other developer's capabilities (MotorStorm: Apocalypse and Killzone 3 both look stunning in 3D), it's a thought that none-the-less crossed our mind after this afternoon's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception announcement. Following the game's...
News UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION REVEALED, WORLD STOPS TURNING
Entertainment Weekly's just outed the third game in Naughty Dog's esteemed third-person action franchise, Uncharted
The latest title, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, will take protagonist Nathan Drake to the desert. The game will release in 2011. The setting, which was rumoured recently, will feature Nate's search for a lost city in the Arabian...
News Under Siege Attacks The PlayStation Network Later This Month
SEED Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network exclusive real-time strategy game, Under Siege, will launch later this month with a price-tag of £11
99 / 14.99 / $19.99. The game will feature full PlayStation Move support, as well as YouTube upload, a level editor and more. We've embedded the intro after the jump. You should watch it,...
News MAG Scores Version 2.10, Nets Multiqueue & Screenshot Features
If you're still heavily engaged in Zipper's massive action game, MAG, then you should probably know that a new patch has been released today
The update brings a fancy new multiqueue which allows you to line-up several game modes all at once. It replaces the game's Directive feature. The patch also includes the ability to take 720p screenshots...
News So, Erm, Someone Created Wolfenstein 3D In The LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta
Sure it looks choppy and, honestly, a little bit crap, but it's worth remembering that LittleBigPlanet 2 has not even come out yet, and already people are pulling off wild stuff like re-creating Wolfenstein 3D within it
We've absolutely zero idea how the creator even got this to work to be honest. It's insane.
Rumour PSP2 Visuals To Be Comparable To Early PlayStation 3 Titles
Another day, another PlayStation Portable 2 rumour
This time from IGN, who claim that the PSP2 will have visuals comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles. Holy moly. The report notes: As far as graphics are concerned, the PSP 2 is a beast, packing enough processing hardware to produce graphics comparable to early PlayStation 3 titles."...
News SCEE Reveal LittleBigPlanet 2 Treats For European PlayStation Plus Members
Haha
Gotta laugh at all those people throwing around the words "useless", "pointless" and "crap" when PlayStation Plus was announced. We're some of the most hardcore PlayStation Network users out there, and Plus has already lavished us in a ridiculous array of goodies. Today we're set to get a few more. SCEE's revealed...
News Kratos Set To Appear In New Mortal Kombat Game
HipHopGamer was spot on -- Sony's angry anti-hero, Kratos, is set to appear in yet another franchise that's not his own
The God Of War — who's already taken time from slaying Olympus to participate in a spot of golf — is apparently set to appear in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot's arcade mode. According to Official PlayStation Magazine,...
News Insomniac Deliver Resistance 3 Update Ahead Of The VGAs
Resistance 3 is set to get a full gameplay blow-out this weekend as part of Spike TV's VGA awards show
As part of the build-up for the reveal, Insomniac's dropped a bunch of concept art on the PlayStation Blog. Some of the screens we've seen before, others are new. Either way, it's nice to get some of the creative context on the images from creative...
News Japan Sets Monstrous PlayStation Portable Sales Records
The PlayStation Portable's recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since launch, thanks to the release of Mosnter Hunter Portable 3rd from Capcom
The game managed sales of over 2.14 million during its first week on sale, while the PlayStation Portable knocked up a whopping 326,639 units — a new record in Japan. They say the PSP's dead...
Rumour The Agency Is So On For The Second Half Of 2011 (Maybe!)
Remember The Agency? No, not Agent, The Agency -- Sony Online Entertainment's spy-inspired MMO? According to Kotaku it's due out in the second-half of 2011
Apparently the game was delayed because it still "needed work", but it would appear SOE's nearing a conclusion on the game. It's interesting, because if The Agency were to make next...
News echochrome ii Sheds Some Minimalist Light Over The Festive Period
Sony's confirmed that their ambitious mannequin puzzler, echochrome ii, will launch in time for Christmas on the American PlayStation Store
No word of a European date yet, but we're going to assume it will follow North America's lead. echochrome ii is one of the most anticipated PlayStation Move titles since the device's launch, using the motion...
News Gran Turismo 5 Patch Allows You To Crank Up The Damage
Bash
Presumably in response to the rush of reviews claiming, "Blah blah blah the damage is rubbish and the game took five years to make and we spent three minutes reviewing it because the damage is rubbish," Polyphony Digital's upgraded Gran Turismo 5 to version 1.03, introducing the option to turn-on the game's damage features. Great, now...
News Don't Get Excited, That New PlayStation 3 Firmware Doesn't Do Much
Sony released Firmware 3
55 for the PlayStation 3 last night. It does nothing but update the system's security. You can download it now. Knock yourselves out. P.S. Rumours are swirling about a Google Chrome browser update in the new year. Make of that what you will. It would probably be the best news ever, though.
News Off-Screen Killzone 3 Footage May Be Responsible For Dropped Jaws
Oh hey, now we remember; Killzone is the first-person shooter franchise with industry leading visuals isn't it? We'd nearly forgotten, until someone leaked this off-camera Killzone 3 single-player footage
It doesn't matter that the camera is wobbly and the quality is low, Killzone 3's prowess filters through. Most importantly, the voice acting and...
News Sony Patents Reveal the Fascinating Moves That Never Were
Analogue sticks and more
Move's a simple beast, really: glowing sphere, gyrometers, accelerometers and that's about it. But what if it could be more? Recently revealed patents filed by Sony show the different avenues the controller could have taken in its route to market, including analogue sticks, twistable balls and a pressure-sensitive sphere...
News MAG Version 2.10 Drops Next Week, It's A Slow News Day
Zipper Interactive's revealed that MAG will get a gameplay patch next week
Patch 2.10 includes "gameplay and technical amendments" along with new game queue technology. Bit of a non-story this really, isn't it? Yep, we thought so. It's that kinda day.
