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News God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Arrives A Week Early For Those Who Plus
The American arm of the PlayStation Blog has confirmed that US subscribers to PlayStation Plus will get early access to the God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta demo from next week, September 7th
No word on a date for non-subscribers, but we assume you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to try out Kratos' second pocket adventure. Hopefully this bonus makes...
News Sony Announces "Music Unlimited" For PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Sony's trying to unite their products and entertainment services under one little neat banner
It's an initiative led by the company's CEO, Howard Stringer. Today the company made the first steps towards delivering their vision, announcing a new service called "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity". Announced at the IFA show in Berlin, the...
News 3D Blu-Ray Support Hits The PlayStation 3 In October
If you've already splashed out on a 3D TV for video games, you may be wondering when your PlayStation 3 will be able to deal with 3D movies too
After all, you want the most bang for your buck right, and those 3D Blu-Ray players are pretty expensive. Well now we've finally got a date for 3D Blu-Ray support on PlayStation 3: October. That copy of...
News New European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Net A Free Copy Of Quest For Booty
Wahoo!
If you're yet to jump aboard the PlayStation Plus gravy-train, then you've already missed out on a free copy LittleBigPlanet. But worry not, SCEE's got a new goodie to tempt you into a 12-month subscription; a free copy of Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty. The game will be available for free to anyone who places a yearly subscription for...
Report Sony To Debut iTunes-esque Media Service For PlayStation, Erm, Today
According to a report in the Financial Times, Sony is set to debut an iTunes-esque digital store today that's set to compete directly with Apple's platform
The new service will apparently demand some kind of subscription fee in exchange for both music and videos, and is set to debut at the IFA technology show in Berlin today. The report notes that...
Feature PlayStation Move Reviews Are Go-Go-Go, Largely Very Positive
Today is the day of reckoning
Just a year after the PlayStation 3 Slim's launch here in Europe, Sony's got another big day ahead of them. The PlayStation Move is out in the wild, and Sony's let some of the big publications go knee-deep with impressions. On the whole, everything's looking pretty positive for Sony's motion controller. Joystiq describe...
News Sony Reveal The God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Bundle
If you're yet to buy a PlayStation Portable, it's probably about time you considered it
The current catalogue is huge (with a couple of decent gems still to come later in the year), and the prices appear to be coming down - in terms of added value at least. Take SCEA's God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta bundle. That pack's due in November, and include a...
News God Of War Sneakers Include The Shoelaces Of Chaos
Amazing custom sneakers designed by Jacob Patterson
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News Trapped Chilean Miners Get Supplied With PlayStation Portables
You may or may not be aware of the situation in Chile
A group of miners have been trapped underground for at least two weeks, and it could take until Christmas to get them out. The good news is that men are alive and well; and so as work is started to extract them, keeping the men's sanity and fitness is the concern of most psychologists. Thanks to...
News Gran Turismo 5 Boasts Optional 10GB Install
Oof!
Are you one of those people that hates to wait? Hates to wait so much that you'll spare an initally long wait, in order to make all subsequent waits shorter? Then, Gran Turismo 5's top-bod Kazunori Yamauchi has some big news for you: the game will feature a whopping 10GB optional install. Before you get on your high-horse and troll the...
News Anton Mikhailov Demonstrates The Technical Performance Of The PlayStation Move
The PlayStation Move's less than a few weeks away now, so the PlayStation Blog's beginning to ramp up its coverage of the motion controller
The latest video shows top Sony R&D man (and all around hunk), Anton Mikhailov, demonstrating some of the Move's internal tech demos. We've posted some of these videos before, but if you've missed them...
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories proved to me that survival horror benefits from motion control better than most other genres
The game placed you in a particularly threat-free world; opting instead to create tension through interaction and atmosphere. Simply moving your flashlight across the game's eerily dark setting was enough to place you in the...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled For August 30th
August 30th is a bank holiday here in the UK
If you're unfamiliar with the bank holiday concept, it is when people have an added day-off. Three-day weekend, huzzah! Perfect for some time spent curled up in front of the PS3 right? Wrong — Sony's got PSN maintenance planned for the whole day. That's 8:00AM-9:00PM. During this period, the PlayStation...
News Wow, The New SOCOM Game Looks Stunning
We said a little while back that the new SOCOM had bowled us over, but this latest footage has us more satisfied than ever
We don't know why we ever doubted Zipper's ability to create a good, third-person shooter, but we did — and for that we're sorry. This footage is taken from Zipper's behind-closed-doors GamesCom presentation, and they're...
News Sony: Introducing New IP Is Our Barometer For Success, Not The Console War
Sony's told Official PlayStation Magazine that they believe the success of their first-party studios should be judged on the performance of new IP, rather than comparison's to their competitors
Michael Denny, Sony's Worldwide Studios boss for Europe, told OPM that he believes there's "nothing more gratifying" than delivering new IP...
News Joe Danger Unleashes The People's Patch, Grabs YouTube Support
Have you ever been playing Joe Danger and found yourself wishing -- "Gee, if only people could see me playing this, I'd have the girls queuing up
" Yeah, us too. And when we say girls, we mean girls. Like Kitty Lea and Anna Friel. Exactly. Well the fine folks at Hello Games have been listening to your thoughts. (Yeah, we were worried too, but...
News Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square -- What Does It All Mean?
For years people have pondered the meaning of Sony's brand-defining controller face buttons
The Cross (or X) and Circle buttons are simple enough to decipher — the Circle represents "go" or "ok" (as is its use in Japan) and the Cross represents "no" or "cancel". Comically, Western games have managed to...
News Check Out MAG Demonstrated With The PlayStation Move
PlayStationLifestyle's uploaded some fantastic gameplay demonstrations of the new MAG beta being played with the PlayStation Move controller
We have to say, the implementation looks pretty darn impressive. Movement looks fluid (if a teensy bit clunky), while snapping between targets seems fast and precise. No doubt it's going to take a little bit of...
News Sony Expecting Modest Day One For Move, Longevity
One thing we've always defended about the PlayStation Move is how it's going to fare commercially this Christmas
While we expect the device to do fine (particularly on the back of all the recent software announcements), we've never been convinced that the device will do gang-busters out of the gates. PlayStation Move has a lot of potential to be...
News Good News: Resistance 3's Coming Out In 2011; Bad News: You Ain't Seeing It At PAX
Insomniac's confirmed that Resistance 3 will launch in 2011
We're guessing it's going to be a Fall release. That would put Insomniac on a two-year cycle for this game, which should instantly alleviate any concerns about the game's eventual quality. Sadly, if the teaser trailer from GamesCom left you clamouring for more... That's your lot for now...
News Hirai: PlayStation 3's Aim Is To Emulate & Surpass The PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 3 is doing fine
The system's in good-shape, the content's fantastic, the marketing's decent and the PlayStation Move looks set to be a fantastic extension to the experience. Still, it has big shoes to fill. When you look at the PlayStation 3's 38million sales, it's hard to envisage the system ever catching up to the PlayStation 2's...
News New In PlayStation Home This Week: Lobsters
You know what we've always thought PlayStation Home lacked: lobsters
Nah, not really, but now that we mention it... Thank goodness for this week's PlayStation Home update then (as detailed on the PlayStation Blog). From tomorrow, the service is set to introduce a new mini-game called "Oscar's Lobster Mania". You'll find the...
News Gran Turismo's Kazunori Yamauchi Responds To Italian Flag Controversy
Who would have thought a bunch of harmless flags could cause so much controversy? As reported last week, officials from Siena are not too impressed with Gran Turismo 5's recreation of Piazza Del Campo
Their problem is with the location of GT's kart track, which happens to be used in real-life as the site of the Palio di Siena, a bareback horse race...
Feature Late To The Party #3: Pursuit Force on PlayStation Portable
I'm racing down a busy high-way, the glow of syncopated red and blue sirens light up my face
My lips curl as I take aim at my pursuer and pull the trigger. "You ain't getting away so easily," I whisper to myself with all the aggression I can muster. White knuckled I close in on the damaged car. I stand up in my vehicle and try to maintain...
News US PlayStation Plus Subscribers Bag 25% Off The PlayStation Protection Plan
Back in May, SCEA launched the PlayStation Protection Plan
The product was designed to give PlayStation users some added stability to their hardware. Sony's announced via the PlayStation Blog today that the Protection Plan can now be purchased via the PlayStation Store. And in addition to that, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be getting a...
News Dead Nation Beta Invites Hit American Inboxes
SCEA's began inviting people to test out Housemarque's latest PSN shooter -- if you're in the US and are a regular PSN user, check your PlayStation account's associated e-mail address for an invite to the Dead Nation beta
The terms of the beta are simple: "Make sure you are signed in to the PSN while trying to kill as many dirt-ridden flesh...
News Sony "Exploring" The Idea Of An Online Pass System For First-Party Titles
Currently, both EA and THQ actively use an Online Pass model for their multiplayer titles
The model allows the publishers to reclaim some money from the used game market, as those buying the game second-hand will need to purchase an online pass for the multiplayer component of the game. It's a practice Sony's already dabbled in — PSP shooter...
News Sony Announce MotorStorm: 3D Rift For The PlayStation Store
MotorStorm: Apocalypse in 3D is the future
It looks incredible. The kind of incredible that makes skint blog editors like us cry ourselves to sleep knowing we can't afford a compatible television. Those of you who've already splashed out on a new television are in luck though. Following on from the one track demo in the PSN 3D pack, Sony's decided...
News What The Heck Is PlayStation Room 299?
Could this be the PlayStation Move survival horror game we've been touting for months? No, we don't think so, the logo looks too happy for survival horror
Shame. Still — Sony's just launched a website for Room 299, a project teased on Twitter by a SCEE employee over the weekend. What could it mean? We haven't the foggiest.
News Joris De Man Heads Up The Sheet Music For Killzone 3
One of the most under-rated aspects of Killzone 2 was its unbelievable score, which actually went onto win an Ivor Novello
The man behind the award-winning soundtrack, Joris De Man, has been confirmed for the sequel today and is reportedly "delighted" at the opportunity to work with Guerrilla again. Winning the Ivor this year gave me...
News Bloody Nora: This Is What Killzone Looked Like Before It Was Killzone
Killzone is one of the biggest exclusive franchises in Sony's arsenal
But it hasn't always been. Back in 1999, Guerrilla Games created a concept video for their first meeting with Sony. The video, which Hulst believes showed off the studio's "technical competence" practically has nothing to do with the Killzone we know now; but it marked...
News Palio Consortium Not Impressed With Gran Turismo 5
The Consortium For The Protection Of The Palio (or TCFTPOTP for short
) has warned Sony that they're not impressed with the use of its Gran Turismo 5 kart track, which is set in the </span>Piazza del Campo. The historic public space in Tuscany is used to host the Palio di Siena, a horse race which runs twice a year. Apparently, the Gran...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Hitting PlayStation 3 In February
We thought it looked pretty polished when we saw it earlier in the year, but we had no idea that MotorStorm: Apocalypse was hitting the PlayStation 3 as soon as February
Still, that's the date GamerZines are touting via GamesCom information supplement. According to the brief summary, "thousands of new customisable vehicles, parts and...
News Sony's Still Got Plenty More To Announce
You'd be forgiven for thinking that last week's GamesCom event might mark the end of a three-four month long announcement bombardment from Sony -- but while you'd be forgiven, you'd also be wrong
Sony Europe's Andrew House has revealed that there "more we've yet to share"; they're probably due at next month's Tokyo Game Show event. Above...
Feature What A Great Week For PlayStation -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
I've got absolutely nothing to moan about
This has been an excellent week for the PlayStation brand; so good, in fact, that even reports of a jailbreak weren't able to subdue the mood. I predicted before GamesCom that it would be a low-key show - but Sony's found their stomping ground. Last year Sony dominated the European event with the headline...
Sony's had a fantastic GamesCom for the second year running, packing the show with banner announcements once more
Thankfully, the GamesCom awards have paid testament to the quality of Sony's showing — awarding the platform holder with the Best Hardware, Best Console Game and Game Of The Show acknowledgements. PlayStation Move beat out Microsoft's...
News Under Siege Brings Everything But The Kitchen Sink To The PlayStation Network
Seed Studios has revealed that their PlayStation Network real-time strategy title, Under Siege, will be available on the PlayStation Store "very soon"
The game is packed with features, including a complete single-player campaign, local/online multiplayer and a level editor. The game also has options for PlayStation Move support, in-game video and...
GamesCom 2010 Heroes On The Move Details Make Us Gaga
What's better than Ratchet & Clank or Sly & Bentley or Jak & Daxter? The answer is all of them put together, which is exactly what Heroes On The Move - the upcoming PlayStation Move title from Sony and Nihilistic - is all about
Announced at E3 as a 2011 PlayStation Move title, Sony's been particularly tight-lipped about the...
GamesCom 2010 MUBI Hits European PlayStation 3s In October
MUBI's like Netflix for pretentious people living in Europe
Instead of focusing on the highs and lows of Eddie Murphy's career in cinema, MUBI is all about the unsung heroes. The movies you've never heard of but your existentialist buddy adores. It's coming to PlayStation 3 in October. And it looks great. The service will allow you to view a...
GamesCom 2010 LittleBigPlanet 2's Music Sequencer Is Incredible
Before we did this PushSquare lark, we used to lock ourselves in dark rooms with Cubase and Reason trying to create the perfect pop-song
After numerous failed attempts, we decided we weren't cut out for a pop career, so we started writing about video games instead. LittleBigPlanet 2 may just end up merging our two hobbies, however. During GamesCom,...
News Has The Impenetrable PlayStation 3 Been Hacked By A USB Modchip?
Sony's fought a solid war against the hackers
The PlayStation 3's been on the market for a substantial length of time and still the system's yet to be hacked, and subsequently pirated. But a group of hackers claim to have breached the PS3's impenetrable defences with a USB plug-and-play device that bypasses Sony's copy protection. The PSJailbreak...
News PlayStation Move Demos Will Make Their Way Onto The PlayStation Store
If you've already bought the PlayStation Eye, there's every chance you might have been feeling a little short-changed lately
Nobody wants a second PlayStation Eye, but up until this point, it seemed like the only way to get hold of some Move demos was to buy the PlayStation Move Starter Kit - which includes the Move controller, Eye and Starter disc...
News Sony: There Are Plans For Sports Champions DLC
Sony's confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that "there are plans" to bring DLC to the excellent Sports Champions
According to one of the game's producers, Jeremy Ray, the team will be "announcing details soon". Whether or not the DLC will stretch to new sports, we're uncertain. We'd hazard the added content will focus on adding characters,...
GamesCom 2010 The Fight: Lights Trailer Features Danny Trejo
Known for his Hollywood tough-guy roles, there's no better trainer fit for the brutal The Fight: Lights Out than Danny Trejo
Whether Sony's signed him up purely for this trailer or the full game, we're unsure. We hope Machete himself makes an appearance in the full game though. We were impressed when we played the game a little earlier in the year,...
GamesCom 2010 Gran Turismo 5 Injects Some Car-PG, Gets B-Spec Campaign
We all know about Gran Turismo's A-Spec career path
It's the driving simulator portion of the game, the section where you pick a car and race it. But what of Gran Turismo 5's new B-Spec mode? It's basically a "racing simulation RPG". In B-Spec you are not the driver, but are the voice in the driver's ear. You watch races from the...
GamesCom 2010 Take A Look At That inFamous 2 Gameplay Footage With The New-Old Cole
Cole's back
We already established that with the GamesCom trailer. And apparently his new model is already back and running in the game. This footage out of GamesCom is the same section of inFamous 2 we've seen before (note: it looks incredible), but it now features the old Cole character model. It's well worth watching again. Are you g
GamesCom 2010 Sorcery Still Looks Utterly Fantastic
Sorcery was one of the surprise announcements at E3 that seemed to completely justify the PlayStation Move's existence
40-or-so game announcements later, there's plenty more to get excited about regarding the PlayStation Move — but Sorcery still looks like one of the stand-out titles in the motion controllers catalogue. We hope there's plenty of...
Rumour Sony's Showing PSP2 To Publishers, Has Touch Sensitive Controls On The Reverse Of The Unit
There's a great big stonking rumour coming out of Eurogamer today, as the site's claiming that Sony are showing various publishers the follow-up to the PlayStation Portable
Apparently the next generation PSP is roughly the same size as the PSP-3000 and is being demonstrated with a number of first-party titles. The big news is how the device controls...
News MotorStorm: Apocalypse Will Prove 3D's Worth, Claim Sony
We've seen MotorStorm: Apocalypse in 3D and we have to say that it is pretty incredible
The depth adds to your ability to judge corners, but the effect brings so much more to the image. There was one moment during our hands-on where we intuitively ducked to the side as a large piece of debris flew out of the screen. Along with Killzone 3, Apocalypse...
GamesCom 2010 About Those Go-Karts In Gran Turismo 5
Gamersyde's captured some pretty stunning footage of Gran Turismo 5's new go-kart modes from GamesCom
It looks like a ton of fun, a super-serious Mario Kart if you will. We can't wait to try it our for ourselves. Apparently there are more Gran Turismo announcements to follow tomorrow; we're not sure how Polyphony can top the excitement from this...
