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News Sony Kicks Off The PlayStation Network Gamers' Choice Awards
Winners and Losers
There were a lot of quality PlayStation Network releases last year, and Sony wants to honour the best of the best with the inaugural PlayStation Network Gamers' Choice Awards. Nominees are after the jump. Voters will cast their ballot by downloading an exclusive theme of each category winner from the PlayStation Store. Sony's...
News Is Warhawk's Successor Finally Going To Get An Announcement?
Dylan Jobe's Lightbox Interactive have been curiously silent over the last couple of months
It's nothing to worry about, the studio hotly believed to be working on a successor to Warhawk — tipped to be called Starhawk — often drop off the radar, before making a dramatic reappearance like a bumped-off soap star. Today just so happens to be one of...
News Guerrilla: Killzone's Not Going To Go Away Anytime Soon
In an interview with Eurogamer TV, Killzone 3's senior producer Steven ter Heide has claimed that the franchise is "not going to go away anytime soon," hinting at the possibility of a Killzone 4
While we know that Sony Cambridge are beavering away on a Killzone title for NGP, Guerrilla have stated numerous times that they are moving onto a new IP...
News Sony Chats PlayStation 3 Pricing, Won't Make The Same Mistakes With NGP
Considering the amount of technology Sony packed into the PlayStation 3, its famous $599 launch-price wasn't quite as bad as people claim
Sure it was an absurd price to launch a console, but it was actually cheap considering what the box was capable of. The problem was more to do with the console simply being too expensive to manufacture, than...
News Sony's Now Shipped A Whopping 150 Million PlayStation 2 Consoles Worldwide
PStoooooo!
.. And last generation's leading console continues to see strong sales. Sony's just announced that they've now shipped 150 million PlayStation 2 consoles worldwide, with no signs of the platform slowing down. The console has now exceeded its ten-year lifespan, with Sony anticipating continued demand for the platform in Eastern Europe,...
News Nippon Ichi Confirms NGP Rumours, New Title Due This Year
Nippon Ichi has confirmed rumours that it is working on a new title for Sony's NGP platform, confirming that the game is due some time this year
Destructoid reports that the developer's vice president, Johanna Hirota, announced the in-development title at an event in San Francisco this week. While Hirota wouldn't specify details, rumours suggest...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's "Hansel & Gretelbot" Project Is Just Glorious
Are you done with LittleBigPlanet 2's wonderful story mode?
Craving more Sack-inspired narrative action? Then you're in luck, as Media Molecule's just announced the "Hansel & Gretelbot" project, a seven-level LittleBigPlanet 2 adventure created by 12 of the very best community creators. There's a trailer after the jump, and it looks incredible...
News inFamous 2 Gunning For "More Believable" Moral Choices, New Footage Within
"With great power, comes great responsibility," is one of the most famous lines in comic book history, so we understand why it's imperative inFamous 2 nails its morality system
The original game featured player choices, but they were very binary, and a bit mechanical. It's a criticism developers Sucker Punch have recognised, and gone some distance...
News Yoshida: NGP And PSP Will Coexist "For The Time Being"
Sony's new handheld device, the NGP, will not replace the current PSP when it launches later in the year
Sony's Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, told EDGE magazine that both devices will coexist for some time going forwards. "The NGP features everything Sony can and wants to do today," he said. "It's a platform looking forward...
News Zipper Respectfully Dubs SOCOM 4 The First "Real" SOCOM Game On PS3
Zipper Interactive are super-nice, professional developers
So they're put in a hard place with SOCOM 4. Undoubtedly the franchise's popularity has been hindered by the slightly rubbish PSN release, SOCOM: Confrontation. But that game wasn't developed by Zipper, and so the studio are clearly having to carefully state, "Hey, SOCOM 4 is the first...
News Place Your Bets: Yoshida States Sony Will Confirm Final NGP Name "Later In The Year"
SCE Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida, has told EDGE magazine that Sony will give the NGP a final name later in the year
Well, NGP is the codename weve used since 2008. We will announce the final name of the console sometime later this year, Yoshida told the magazine, presumably looking towards an E3 reveal. While the news in itself is...
News What If Kratos Was In Every Game Ever Invented?
There's plenty more where that came from through here
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News Who's Ready For More PixelJunk Shooter Next Month?
Q-Games has finally placed a firm March release date on their upcoming puzzle-shooter sequel, PixelJunk Shooter 2
The game will launch in North America on March 1st, following in Europ on March 2nd. The game includes a bunch of new mechanics, as well as a quirky online versus mode that's had the critics raving. In addition to the release date,...
News DC Universe Online's Playerbase Evenly Split Between PlayStation 3 And PC
Seems like this whole MMO thing can work on consoles; Sony Online Entertainment's surprisingly addictive DC Universe Online has proved that point
The game, which we're enjoying in an on-and-off capacity, has seen its playerbase split pretty evenly between the traditional computer and console platformers. Metrics released by Sony Online Entertainment...
News Uncharted Movie Director Compares Drake Family To The Sopranos
Director David O
Russell's fanned more flames in the faces of Uncharted fanboys, comparing the movie's family dynamic to The Sopranos. In an interview with IGN, Russell explain that the movie would hone in on the tale of a "tough" criminal family. I think if we take that family dynamic that we have in The Fighter, and put that in terms...
Rumour Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! NGP Title On The Horizon
Sony's announced nothing in regards to the NGP's third-party line-up, so it's pretty cool picking out these little tid-bits from the developers themselves
The latest little snippet comes via the Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! team, who used the Twitter account of one of the game's main characters (don't ask!) to tease an NGP spin-off. We've never...
News This Is What Happens When Six PlayStation Mascots Get Together
In many ways, PlayStation Move Heroes is a PlayStation fanboy's dream package
There's Sly and Bentley, Ratchet and Clank, heck, there's even Jak and Daxter. What more could any self recognising SCE fanboy need? Each of the characters are voiced by their original actors, with developers Nihilistic citing the cast's personalities as the...
News PlayStation Network Sales Surge By 40%, PlayStation Plus Subscriptions Exceed 100k
Perhaps the most overlooked area of the PlayStation business is the ever-expanding PlayStation Network
Since the PS3 launched we've really watched Sony expand the digital-content service into a fundamental component of the platform, an area they lagged behind Microsoft going into this console generation. With that in mind, digital analysts conclude...
News Japanese Gamers Really, Really Want Sony's NGP
If the PSP is a muted success globally, it's a rip-roaring Goliath in Japan
Sony's first portable gaming system is frequently the most purchased gaming system in Japan, despite waning support worldwide. So it's little surprise Japanese gamers are hyped for the console's successor. In a reader poll published in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine,...
Listen to the games media and you'll hear one converging opinion: "People are done with playing actual games on the go and would rather fiddle about with birds on their iPhone
" It's an endorsement we're not sure we agree with. Clearly there are lots of people happy enough with their smartphone gaming applications, but they also belong to the...
News Custom LittleBigPlanet Shoes Hit eBay For Child's Play
Ever fancied taking LittleBigPlanet everywhere you go -- on your feet? Then these limited-to-one modified Vans, sculpted by shoe-artists KyozoKicks, might be right up your alley
The colourful trainers are heavily inspired by Media Molecule's sticker-heavy PS3 platformer, and are available now from eBay. All of the proceeds from the auction are set...
News Killzone 2 Nearly Got On-Rails PlayStation Move Port
Killzone 3 has full PlayStation Move support, which is pretty awesome once you've spent a couple of hours adjusting to it
Guerrilla's revealed that they nearly used their resources in a different way however, experimenting with a Killzone 2 on-rails PlayStation Move shooter. "When we got the initial prototypes, we had no set plan on how to...
News PlayStation 3 Sales Top 1.1 Million In Australia
To be honest, we're amazed any of the platform holders sell any consoles in Australia at all
If Neighbours and Home & Away are accurate portrayals of the country, residents spend too much time drinking coffee and aimlessly wandering around the beach to play any video games. Therefore, it's probably some kind of miracle that Sony's shifted 1.1...
News Amazon Reveals inFamous 2 Hero Edition, Includes Cole McGrath Statue
We often sit at our desk pondering, "Y'know what this work surface needs? A Cole McGrath statue
" Not really, but that's a brilliant lead-in. As discovered by the Examiner, Amazon has unwittingly revealed a collector's edition for inFamous 2. The "Hero Edition" — which leads us to believe there will be an "Antagonist...
News How Do You Fancy Appearing As A Survivor In Resistance 3?
Look, if the Chimera did ever attack the Earth, we'd like to think that we'd be one of the few remaining survivors
While we're still in the realm of fantasy, Sony's giving a couple of lucky Europeans a chance to live out that very dream, offering an all-expenses trip to San Diego and a spot in Resistance 3. Winners will get their mugs scanned onto...
News MLB 11 The Show Only Supports Move in Home Run Derby Mode
That's all, folks
As the latest entry in Sony's flagship baseball series, it's no surprise that MLB 11 The Show will support the company's flagship motion controller, PlayStation Move. When MLB 11's Move support was announced it was thought only the game's Home Run Derby mode would be playable with Move, denying pitchers the chance to use Move's...
News Naughty Dog Reiterates Its Stance As "A One Game Studio"
Naughty Dog are not working on the Uncharted game for Sony's new portable
They are however working on Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception for PlayStation 3. So what gives? Were a one game studio so it would be very challenging for us, Naughty Dog's community manager, Arne Meyer, told EGTV. I know a long time ago we had looked at trying to do that...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Used For N-Dubz's "Took It All Away" Music Video, AMAZING
So Tulisa doesn't look as good in cloth, and Dappy's neck tattoos aren't as clear -- but N-Dubz's music video for "Took It All Away" is in fact absolutely amazing in LittleBigPlanet 2
The North London pop-group's promo video was created entirely in Media Molecule's game and is believed to be the first video game music video. The tune's a bit iffy,...
News LG Gets Pissy With Sony, Wants The PlayStation 3 Banned In The US
Korean company LG are not very happy with Sony
In fact, that's an understatement. They're pissed. Really pissed. So much so, they want Sony's PlayStation 3 and Bravia TVs banned in the US. Why? Something to do with Blu-ray patent infringements. According to Eurogamer, LG claims that Sony is infringing four of its patents that relates to...
News AvP Developer Rebellion Get Down And Dirty With Sony's NGP
A Develop report states that British outfit Rebellion -- the guys behind the infinitely popular Aliens Vs
Predator — are actively involved with Sony's new NGP handheld platform. The report notes that the studio has successfully reworked its Asura Engine to take advantage of Sony's portable "in preparation for a new series of internally-built...
Sony Online Entertainment's announced a new, discounted "lock-in" rate for DC Universe Online in North America
The reduced plan will offer players a three-month subscription for $29.99 — significantly cheaper than the standard $41.99 price point. Players that maintain an active subscription will receive the discounted rate forever. The promotion...
Report NGP Is A "Developer's Dream", Due In 2011
Eurogamer's managed to unearth the details from a top-secret SCEE presentation that took place in London yesterday
Attended by roughly 20 developers, Sony shared a wide range of information about its Next Generation Portable, including details on launch plans, specifications and marketing. One attendee, who's sensibly keeping himself anonymous,...
News EEDAR Suspects NGP Will "Handsomely Surpass Sales Of" PSP
Now Sony's Next Generation Portable has been announced, the question on most people's lips is "price, price, price"
Analyst group EEDAR predicts that the system will cost "between $299 to $349" for the Wi-Fi only model, adding that it will "not exceed $399 in the United States". The firm furthers that some regions may not see the...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get DoubleFine's Stacking For Free... On Launch Day
After the wonderful Costume Quest, DoubleFine's upcoming Russian doll adventure, Stacking, is pretty high on our most anticipated PSN games list
We suspect, valued readers, that it's on your radar too. Feel free to dance a joyous jig of celebration with us then, as we reveal that Stacking will be free for all PlayStation Plus subscribers from next...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's PlayStation Move Update To Include New Levels Too
We're always ready for more LittleBigPlanet 2 content
The game has more than 3.6 million levels already, but we'll always welcome a couple more. So we're excited to learn that LittleBigPlanet 2's upcoming PlayStation Move patch won't just include motion control integration, but new levels from the Media Molecule team too. The developer explained,...
Feature Killzone 3 Multiplayer Demo First Impressions: Shooting Higs In The Helgh-ho!
We never enjoyed Killzone 2's multiplayer
We tried. We really tried. But after 25 hours of gameplay it never really clicked for us. The hefty controls made the gameplay too slow; before long we found ourselves itching for something a little less gritty. We appreciate what Guerrilla did with Killzone 2, and we know there are plenty of people that...
News Heads Up: Killzone 3 Multiplayer Beta Available Now From The European PlayStation Store
Just in case you've missed it: Sony's put the open Killzone 3 multiplayer beta on the PlayStation Store this morning
The US version's due up at 10AM PST. The beta is available to anyone with a PlayStation Network account. It weighs in at 802MB and will run through until February 15th. The demo opens up one multiplayer map, the MP05 Frozen Dam...
News Leaking Like A Burst Pipe: Xperia Play Commercials & Demo Booths Hit The 'Net
Sony's well known for suffering some infamous leaks, but the Xperia Play (or "PlayStation Phone") is in a whole different league
The device has yet to be announced, but we still know pretty much everything about it. Now we have a commercial courtesy of Norwegian site, Droidnytt. The advert, posted here on Youtube, shows the Android mascot being...
News PlayStation 3 Sales Rise To 47.9 Million, Within Touching Distance Of XBOX 360
Look, fanboys hat off, we've all known that unless Microsoft's Kinect was a global cultural phenomenon, PlayStation 3 was always going to overtake the XBOX 360 in worldwide sales at one point
While Kinect's success is constantly being rammed down our throats by the American press, we're just not seeing the same story in Britain. Has Kinect flopped?...
News Kaz Hirai: Sony Aiming To Match And Exceed PSP's Install-Base With NGP
The PlayStation Blog's put up an interview with Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai regarding the NGP
While the interview is naturally light on new details, a tired looking Kaz does discuss some of the reasoning behind the handheld's January announcement (nothing to do with 3DS, honest), as well as talking about Sony's success barometer...
News What's Included In Killzone 3's Retro Map Pack?
Guerrilla's lifted the lid on the Retro map pack that was announced as part of the Helghast and Collector's editions of Killzone 3 last year
The downloadable content is also available as a pre-order bonus from participating retailers. The map pack includes two popular multiplayer layouts from Killzone 2, including one of our favourites: Salamun...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: Killzone 3 Multiplayer Demo Goes Live 11AM GMT
Sharpen up soldier; Sony's slapped an 11AM GMT time-frame on the Killzone 3 multiplayer demo
The open "beta" will be available to everyone with a PlayStation Network account until February 15th. Plenty of time to sharpen up your skills ahead of the proper launch then.
News Evolution Studios "Squeezing Everything Out Of The PS3" With MotorStorm: Apocalypse
When we first saw alpha-code of MotorStorm: Apocalypse, our jaw was close to the floor
It's amazing how "alpha" for some PlayStation developers is better than "finished" for others. Perhaps it's just indicative of the talent within Sony's first-party. Speaking at a London event this week, Evolution's Matt Southern revealed that...
News Killzone 3 PS3 Bundle Looks Like A Lock For Europe
Despite not being officially announced, a number of European retailers are listing Killzone 3 PS3 bundles expected on the same day as the game's launch
Amazon.fr peg the package at 348.38, noting that the bundle includes a 320GB PlayStation 3 Slim and copy of Killzone 3. Expect official confirmation soon.
News Let's Dissect These Four Minutes Of Resistance 3 Gameplay
We've already established just how brilliant Resistance 3 looks in trailer form, but some quick slices of gameplay footage aren't really the best indication of how a game looks (and plays) without the fancy editing
Eurogamer.pt's got their hands on four minutes of Resistance 3 gameplay footage (without the editing). We've embedded the gameplay in a...
News We'd Totally Be OK With Scarlett Johansson Playing Elena In The Uncharted Movie
There are few women we fancy more than the polygonal model of Elena in the Uncharted games, but Scarlett Johansson ranks among them
So while we're not totally stoked about director David O. Russell's vision for the video game adaptation, we can at least appreciate his taste in female actresses. According to Russel, the movie script is being written...
News Oh Hey, Cole Still Has To Make Moral Choices In inFamous 2
The original inFamous had a heavy emphasis on the morality of your actions
Choices were binary and contrived, but the whole mechanic shaped the way the world responded to you as well as Cole's looks. In inFamous 2, Cole will need to make moral decisions once again, but this time they will be represented by character-driven dialogue and 3D mocap...
News With This Next Generation Portable Footage We'd Like To Launch A Public Appeal
You can sell anything with quick cuts and a catchy chorus, but thankfully the Next Generation Portable looks like it's actually going to be pretty rad
Still, we're not here to talk about how good Uncharted NGP looks and how excited we are for a new Wipeout. We're here to launch a worldwide public appeal. What is the name of that song? We've tried...
News Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Makes Even The Ugliest Of Carnivorous Fish Look Friendly
Qwarkward
The only problem with Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is that only one player can assume the role of Captain Qwark. We predict straw drawing and angrily exchanged PlayStation Network messages. See while Ratchet's side-kick Clank, and nemesis Nefarious are cool, they pale in significance to the adorably arrogant Qwark. The latest gameplay...
Resistance: Fall Of Man was brilliant
Resistance 2 had its moments. But judging by this new gameplay clip of Resistance 3, Insomniac's really stepped up their game. The footage includes a quick glimpse at Resistance 3's "Weapon Wheel" — one of fan's most demanded features after it was removed from Resistance 2. It also looks pretty...
