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Out Today The Shoot (North America)
Casual shooting fun for everyone
You may have already screen tested The Shoot in the form of the free demo available on the PlayStation Move Starter Disc. If you thought it was good enough for a callback, good news: it's out in North America today. If you're after bringing a little more plastic to your experience, you might want to pick up one of...
News Gran Turismo 5 Drops Below 60FPS When The Game's Particularly Busy
Given Gran Turismo 5 is not only the prettiest racing game ever created, but also runs in full 1080p at 60FPS -- we can forgive Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi a bit of slack
Most games struggle to maintain 30FPS at a sub-HD resolution; Kaz remains a genius. Still, such is the perfectionist of the man, Kaz has "begged forgiveness"...
.. Seeing as it's signed by all of us!</em>
News So, This Guy Completed Demon's Souls In Under An Hour
Demon's Souls is widely considered one of the hardest games ever made
Ever. This guy in Japan, "alternalw", finished the game in 54 minutes and 54 seconds. He's clearly mad, insane and a little bit genius. You can watch his entire playthrough on YouTube. Beware of spoilers. Beware of the insanity. We're going to have a lie down.
News Guerrilla To Drop 300 Killzone 3 Beta Codes On Twitter
If you didn't download the Killzone 3 theme within the first 30 minutes of its upload to the PlayStation Store, you can probably assume you're not in the game's upcoming multiplayer beta
Guerrilla still wants to give you a chance to play the new multiplayer shooter, though. The dev's announced they will be giving away 300 codes to random Twitter...
News ESRB Rates Twisted Metal For PSone Classics
Y'know what's most bizarre -- that Twisted Metal (the original PSone title) isn't on the PlayStation Store yet
Perhaps it makes sense in Europe, but in America we'd expect the game to already be there. Looks like it's coming though; the American ratings board, ESRB, has slapped a "Teen" rating on the classic car combat title for PS3 and...
News No 60-Player Multiplayer In Resistance 3, Confirm Insomniac
While a novel addition in the days before MAG, Resistance 2's 60-player multiplayer was admittedly a bit of a mess
Sounds like Insomniac are planning to scale down Resistance 3's player-count. It's probably for the best. The approach to multiplayer in Resistance 3 is to really streamline the things that were popular with Resistance 1 and...
News Resistance 3 Ain't The Last You're Gonna See Of The Chimera
Insomniac may have announced a multi-platform deal with the EA Partners programme, but that doesn't mean they're ending their strong relationship with Sony any time soon
The studio's revealed that Resistance 3 — which is sounding more incredible by the moment — will not mark the end of the esteemed alternate history shooter. Speaking to...
News The Animation In The Last Guardian Is Insane
A TV segment aired in Japan has revealed a sneaky little glimpse at new footage from The Last Guardian
The clip shows Fumito Ueda on-stage at Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference, before heading into Team ICO's esteemed studio and capturing Ueda looking contemplative at some TLG development footage. The new gameplay, shown at around 5:32 of the...
News Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Offering 5x XP Today, Exclusive Drake Skin
If you're planning on playing any video game today, perhaps you should consider celebrating Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' birthday
Through 12:01AM PDT and 11:59PM PDT Naughty Dog will be switching on 5 x XP, aswell as special perks and offering the chance to play with the game's developers. There'll also be a "celebration" Drake skin up for...
News Gran Turismo 5 Gets A Fresh Trailer, Post-Delay
NeoGAF's got their hands on a brand new trailer for Gran Turismo 5
It comes out of Thailand just days after the game was delayed. Sony's revealed that the delay is likely to be a "short one" this morning. One day we might actually have the game in our hands. One day.
News Get a Move on with Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz Next Week
The oddly-shaped head returns
Sony's head honcho of quizzes Buzz returns next week in the rather tuneful form of Buzz!: The Ultimate Music Quiz, reaching European PS3 consoles from Wednesday October 20th. As well as the usual buzzer-bashing quiz rounds, The Ultimate Music Quiz offers unique rounds making use of the PlayStation Move, in which the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delay A "Short One," Declares SCEE
Perhaps further supporting rumours posted last night, SCEE's steadied fanboy hearts by stating that the Gran Turismo 5 delay is to be a "short one"
There are numerous reasons why we need a little more time, but Im not going to go into them, an unnamed rep from SCEE told Kotaku. What matters is that the delay will be a short one and the game...
News PlayStation 3 To "Exceed Sales Estimates", PlayStation Move Shifts 1.5 Million Units
Not quite the bomba folks were expecting, SCEE's top body Andrew House has revealed Sony's expecting "very, very strong" holiday sales in Europe this season, with the PlayStation Move getting off to a roaring start
House told Bloomberg that Sony expects to exceed its current sales estimate of 15 million PS3 consoles moved this fiscal year party...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 Delayed Due To XMB OS Security Issues
It's the story that's been giving all day - why exactly has Gran Turismo 5 been delayed so close to release? It seems, as time passes, we're getting closer to the true reason
One respectable poster on Blu-ray.com cites firmware as the issue. Like I said it is manufacturing issues, notes the promptly-deleted post. I had it confirmed today....
News Netflix Goes Disc-Free On PlayStation 3 Next Week, Introduces Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
If you're in the the US then prepare to celebrate as you ditch your annoying old Netflix disc; the video streaming service is coming to the PlayStation 3 XMB next week
In addition to eliminating the disc, there's a brand new interface that promises a much "richer and faster browsing experience". The update will also introduce Dolby 5.1...
News Gran Turismo 5 Development Just Three Days Behind Schedule
So perhaps the Gran Turismo 5 delay might not be the big set-back we've all been crying about
According to a Japanese-based colleague of GameReactor, Polyphony's claiming the game is just three days behind schedule. Of course, those extra three days of development could mean weeks in terms of getting the game into consumers hands — but it suggests...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delay Down To "Ironing Out The Kinks", Explains Yamauchi
Gran Turismo 5 was delayed yesterday
There's a temptation to write "again" somewhere in that first sentence, but in reality this is only the game's second delay. It just feels like more because the game's been in development so long. We were angry about the announcement yesterday, and we still kind of are. We don't see how Sony could...
News Kratos Still Likes To Murder People/Things In God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta
Take this giant statue thing -- shortly after the screenshot was taken it lost its head
Like, all of its head. God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta is just a few weeks off now. It's looking absolutely brilliant. There's a demo available on both legs of the PlayStation Store if you want to give it a test run.</em> <em>The full batch of shots are...
News Nathan Fillion Wants The Role Of Nathan Drake In The Uncharted Movie
Last week we reported that the Uncharted movie was back on
This week, actor Nathan Fillion has registered his interest in playing the role of Nathan Drake. Seeing as he's most fan's top choice for the role, we can't see him having too many issues getting a script reading at least. Still, Fillion would dig your help. He told his army of followers on...
News Gran Turismo 5 Delayed In Europe, America & Japan, Still Due "Before The Christmas"
How could Sony possibly let this happen? Gran Turismo 5 is by far and away the most important game to hit the PlayStation 3, yet its reputation is in tatters after the game has been delayed today
Officially, it's only the second time the game has been pushed back — but the fact remains that Sony's premier racer has been in development for what...
News Resistance 3 Details Go Thermal, Make Our Pants Dance In Sheer Anticipation
Looks great!
Remember when we said that Insomniac were going to go crazy with Resistance 3 and blow our minds? Yeah, we stand-by that statement. A NeoGAF post's revealed a load of information on the game via GameInformer's latest issue — most importantly that the franchise is back on form. After such a promising debut, Resistance 2 was a bit of...
News LOVEFiLM Officially Heading To The PlayStation 3 Next Month
While it was semi-officially leaked last week, Sony's confirmed this morning that the British movie streaming service LOVEFiLM is indeed heading to the PlayStation 3 in the near future
The move's been described as "the most significant extension to date of LOVEFiLMs direct-to-TV rollout". The corporate bods are presumably all slapping...
News Feast Your Eyes On More Resistance 3 Artwork
GameInformer's got a cover-story on Resistance 3
You might have seen the artwork: it shows the game's new protagonist, Capelli, riding a train whilst being chased by a gigantic Widowmaker. It wasn't the only piece of artwork designed for the magazine cover. GameInformer's shown off an alternative piece of art which shows Capelli chased by Chimera in...
News Stealth Announcement Confirms LOVEFiLM For The PlayStation 3
A video uploaded to the official PlayStation YouTube channel (and later pulled) has confirmed that the British online movie rental service, LOVEFiLM, is coming to the PlayStation 3 next month
Think Netflix wearing a top-hat and monacle and you'll get the idea. The service will be accessible from the XMB and will stream thousands of movies from...
News This Is Totally How You Play MAG With PlayStation Move
We've tried MAG with the PlayStation Move controller and it's surprisingly good fun
We're not sure personally whether playing the game with Sony's glowing wand would be our preferred method, but it's nice to have the option there. And that's not to say it's not accurate enough for competitive play because it is - we know of plenty of people who've...
News Thank Goodness For LittleBigPlanet And Its Army Of Creators
Of all the things we've posted about LittleBigPlanet 2, this is by far our favourite
thatgamecompany's indie PSN hit, flower, narrowly missed out on our game of the year award last year. Now it's been re-created within the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta. It's important to stress that LBP2 is still in beta mode. The fact that people are making content like...
News Next Wave Of LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Invites Hit The US Next Week
Media Molecule's confirmed that another wave of LittleBigPlanet 2 beta invites are set to hit US email accounts next week, with a mix of "LBP contributors, DLC owners and PlayStation Plus members" set to get in on the whimsical action
The PlayStation Blog explains that this will be a "small phase", so don't get too disheartened if you...
News Now The Uncharted Movie Has A Director Again...
And just like that the big-screen adaptation of Naughty Dog's smash-hit franchise is back on
David O. Russell - who had walked away from the project - has apparently signed back up with Columbia Pictures to write and direct a live-action adaptation of Nathan Drake's exploits. That's according to the Hollywood Reporter anyway. Russell is best known...
Cole McGrath's gone through some changes
Apparently Sucker Punch just can't seem to satisfy their fan-base with inFamous 2's protagonist. Here's the issue: the most berated portion of the original inFamous was its protagonist. As much as we loved the game - Cole was rubbish. So Sucker Punch changed him. But people couldn't deal with the continuity...
News Heroes On The Move Renamed To The Spectacularly Rubbish "PlayStation Move Heroes"
Sigh
Of all the things PlayStation Move has going for it, catchy software titles are not one of them. We already have Start The Party, The Shoot and The Fight. By those standards, PlayStation Move's mascot mash-up title Heroes On The Move had an incredible name. The key being the past-tense. Ahead of this weekend's New York Comic-Con, Nihilistic...
News Heroes on the Move Imaginatively Renamed PlayStation Move Heroes
Oh yes, that's much better
It's official: the tentative title of Heroes on the Move has been swept away, replaced by the new monicker of PlayStation Move Heroes. Quite a change, we're sure you'll agree. Although the official Sony websites still refer to the game as Heroes on the Move, the new name was revealed at an exclusive New York event ahead of...
First Impressions SOCOM: Special Forces on PlayStation 3
When we think of SOCOM, we don't necessarily think of a graphical power-house
But SOCOM: Special Forces is surprising in that regard. All credit to Zipper Interactive, they've crafted something technically stunning with their latest title. This is a different kind of SOCOM game. It conforms somewhat to the requirements of a modern-day third-person...
News The Shoot Goes "Pew, Pew, Pew" On October 19th
Sony's confirmed an October 19th release date for The Shoot in the United States
Cohort Studios on-rails shooter requires the PlayStation Move, and places you on a movie-set with the task of - y'know - shooting stuff. Sony's confirmed that the PlayStation Move sci-fi ray gun peripheral will launch in the US alongside the game. It's an essential...
Rumour Sony To Pull The Plug On PSP Development Kits
In news that's almost certain to push even more PSP2 rumours to the forefront, rumours coming out of French PlayStation site PSPGen suggest that Sony's to cease production of PSP development kits after November 15th
Sony informed PSP developers about the news via a message, part of which read: "SCEE will no longer be selling the PSP Development...
News Kratos' Brother Deimos Joins God Of War III As Part Of Exclusive Ghost Of Sparta Unlock
How about another cheeky look at God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta? Looks flippin' incredible doesn't it? Yep, yep, we know
We absolutely cannot wait to pick the game up next month. And now we've got a little more incentive; Sony's announced that all new copies of the PSP title (digital download or UMD) will include a download voucher to unlock...
News Killzone 3 Public Beta Launches On 25th October, 10,000 PlayStation Plus Members Get In
If you've not got PlayStation Plus yet, you're going to want to rectify that oversight as quickly as possible: the Killzone 3 public beta is a-coming
It's pretty soon too - SCEE's slapped an October 25th date on the monumental PlayStation event. PlayStation Plus members will do well to keep a keen eye on the premium section of the PlayStation...
News Online Co-Op Confirmed For PSN Shooter Dead Nation
What's more exciting than shooting hordes of zombies in the face? Doing it with friends
Ask the millions of people who bought Left 4 Dead on the PC and XBOX 360. We've been sorely missing some co-operative zombie head popping on PlayStation 3, so its with some jubilation that Housemarque's announced their upcoming PSN shooter Dead Nation will be...
News How About Watching One Of inFamous 2's Early Cut-Scenes?
The comic-book cut-scenes are back in inFamous 2
Only this time narrator Cole has got a new voice - a better voice. Aww c'mon, don't pretend like the last Cole's voice was good. It was gruff, generic and terrible. Now he's got a little more personality. This cut-scene is from the start of inFamous 2 when Cole arrives in New Marais. It's edgey...
News SOE: "Free Realms Is Still Definitely Coming To PS3"
The problem, as far as we see it, for Free Realms on the PS3 is PlayStation Home
Arguably, SOE's online world is a much more focused world than Home's virtual chatroom — though Home has taken strides in that direction over recent months. Still, Sony can't have two competing online worlds accessible from the XMB; so that would mean Free Realms...
News Japan, How Would You Like Another PlayStation 3 SKU?
There's no shortage of PlayStation 3 variants in Japan
The system is already available with different hard-drive sizes in a trio of alternative colours. Now SCEJ has decided to add one more bundle to the PS3's roster. Due out for ¥39,980 ($480) on November 18th, the latest PS3 bundle throws in Sony's popular Torne TV tuner. The DVR's been a big...
First Impressions inFamous 2 on PlayStation 3
The original inFamous was a success because of its silky smooth combat mechanics
They're still apparent in inFamous 2, though Sucker Punch has gone out of their was to improve the visual clarity of the open-world environment and up the number of combat mechanics at Cole's disposal. Our demo starts out with a bunch of super-natural goons for us to...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Delayed In Order To Avoid Launch-Day Patches
Media Molecule's revealed that they decided to delay LittleBigPlanet 2 beyond the holidays so that they were not dependent on launch day patches
Media Molecule's Alex Evans told VG247 that the team wanted the "retail" disc to be perfect and something the company could be "proud of", ensuring those without their PlayStation 3...
News What If You Attached The PSPgo To A DualShock 3 Controller?
The PSPgo allows you to hook up a DualShock 3 controller via Bluetooth and play your handheld games with the added comfort of a traditional controller
Not many people use this functionality because it would be, well, weird. Could you imagine propping your PSPgo up on your lap while playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with the DualShock 3? Nah, us...
News Pachter Predicts Hardware Price-Cuts "Across The Board" In 2011
Infamous video games analyst Michael Pachter has predicted $50 console price-cuts "across the board" next year, with Microsoft expected to take charge in the Spring
"We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive 5%, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some time in Spring 2011,"...
News New Characters Join The Sports Champions Roster This Week
Cast your mind back to E3 2009 when Sony demoed the "PlayStation Motion Controller"
You may remember some tech demonstrations involving skeletons and specters. The PlayStation Motion Controller eventually became the PlayStation Move, and those tech demonstrations formed the basis of Sports Champions. But what of the skeletons and specters? Sony's...
News DC Universe Online Delayed Into 2011, Beta Coming Soon
C'mon - you didn't really think DC Universe Online would be out next month did you? Nuh-uh
Not a chance. Sony Online Entertainment's just confirmed the game's delay; placing it somewhere in early 2011. There was no exact reason given for the delay, but SOE's John Smedley said that the extra time will allow us to address community feedback in a...
News PlayStation Portable 2 To Release Holiday 2011 Claims British Source
You have to feel sorry for hardware manufacturers
They have to get their kit out to developers in order for the systems to launch with games — but man, trying to get people to keep their mouth shut is next to impossible. Apparently people just can't miss an opportunity to say they know something about Sony's next handheld. The latest in a string...
News Shock! PlayStation 3 Losing Ground As The US' Dominant Blu-ray Player!
Here's an amazing piece of research Home Media Magazine's carried out: the PlayStation 3 is losing its grip as the most dominant blu-ray player in the US
The report states that 47 percent of people watch blu-rays on their PS3, while 45 percent now watch with standalone players. Apparently six-months ago the PlayStation 3 had a two-to-one advantage...
News Evolution Studios: 3D Is No Processor Hog
If there's one game that's certain to convince you 3D technology is the future, MotorStorm: Apocalypse is that game
It looks absolutely breath-taking in the third dimension; almost like developers Evolution Studios have worked some kind of magic on the PlayStation 3. Speaking with Eurogamer, the team's rubbished claims that the added dimension eats...
