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News Cohort Studios Talk The Shoot & Playstation Move
Sony's put up the latest Playstation Move developer diary, this time detailing Cohort Studios' The Shoot, a rails-shooter game set on a movie-set
We actually get a Police 24/7 vibe from this game. Do you guys remember that? It was a rail-shooter where you actually had to move your body to dodge in and out of cover. Was pretty cool back in the...
News Dylan Jobe: Starhawk's Still A Long Way Off
Dylan Jobe's Lightbox Interactive studio is heavily rumoured to be working on a space-bound spiritual successor to the popular Warhawk franchise
Speculated to be entitled Starhawk, Jobe recently submitted a milestone build to Sony, which, by all accounts, went down rather well. So how long until we get a beta, one eager Tweeter asked. "Ha! No,...
News Cole Can Usher A Vortex In inFamous 2, Which Is Kinda Awesome Innit?
These scans from the latest issue of Game Informer magazine (which you can get through here) reveal that Cole can not only electrocute his foes in inFamous 2, but also summon vortexes to suck people into
Awesome. The magazine also has some details on Zeke, Cole's trouble-making friend from the first-game. Apparently he'll be more of a helping-hand...
Feature Competition: Win The Soundtracks From God Of War III & Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Two of the most defining soundtracks of the past twelve months have come from Playstation exclusives God Of War III and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Now, courtesy of Sumthing Else Music Works and Sumthing Digital, we've got both soundtracks in their entirety to give-away on compact disc. That's right, CDs, remember those? [This competition's open to...
News Kevin Butler-Ware Brings The VP Of Micro-Games To LittleBigPlanet
The LittleBigPlanet community continues to astound us
Last time we jumped online, we were truly blown away by the sheer skill of some creators ability. No longer was LittleBigPlanet all "1-1" and "Greenhill Zone" — there were movies and galaga and amazing stuff. This level highlights the downright creativity of Media Molecule's community - Kevin...
News What The Heck Is This Sony Teaser Video All About?
Firstly, if working at SCEJ is actually like this - we want a job now
Secondly, no-one actually knows what this teaser video is about, nor do they know its true origins. It's perfectly possible this could be fan-made, but Kotaku speculate that it's a Sony teaser for upcoming 3D support in the PS3. We'll just put it out there that the last image on...
News We Told You inFamous 2's Redesigned Cole McGrath Was A Pro-Skateboarder (Sorta)
When GameInformer revealed their inFamous 2 cover, we distinctly remember describing the new looking Cole McGrath as a pro-skateboarder
Turns out we were right. Speaking to GameInformer magazine, Sucker Punch's art director Matthias Lorenz described the new-look Cole as a little gritty, a little street, without the grumpiness". He continued:...
News inFamous 2 "Will Give You A Heart-Attack," Claim Sucker Punch
inFamous 2
Rad announcement for Sony. Rad announcement for Sucker Punch. Rad announcement for us. Heck, how great was the original inFamous? Very great is the correct answer. But you ain't seen nothing yet. Sucker Punch has teased in US magazine GameInformer that inFamous 2 is so great it'll "give you a heart-attack". Or something...
News PixelJunk Shooter 2's Online Features Get Detailed
As was already teased, the US edition of the Official Playstation Magazine's got some juicy details on PixelJunk Shooter 2; namely some info on the game's online features
The magazine reveals that the retro-come-new shmup will feature head-to-head battles over PSN, aswell as a Ghost Attack mode, allowing you to download the best score runs from PSN...
News So, We're Gonna Guess You'd Like To See A Few Seconds Of Killzone 3's Campaign...
.. 'Cos we would
This short off-camera video we picked up via TheSixthAxis shows the introduction of the jet-packed Helghast juggernauts from Killzone 3. Man, anyone else's trigger-finger itching? Also, the game looks incredible from a visual stance. Note: this is an alpha build and there's still a year until release. Yeah, exactly. Oh Guerrilla,...
News LittleBigPlanet Heavy Rain Costumes Are A Stroke Of Genius
These latest Heavy Rain themed Sackboy outfits are probably the cutest yet
Of the Heavy Rain crew available are: Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden, as well as an origami costume. The costumes will cost £4.79 for the bunch, or £1.59 each.</em> Brilliant.
News Split/Second, What? Leaked MotorStorm 3 Shots Hit The Net, Blow Our Minds With Awesome!
We all knew it was coming
Here it is. MotorStorm--3 folks, and it looks incredible. Having just reviewed Split/Second, we saw these off-camera shots and thought, "oh, right, that's the end of that then." Sony's racer appears to have an apocalyptic setting which blows away last month's Black Rock title. More off-cam shots through here...
Feature The Obligatory Pre-E3 Playstation Predictions Post - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
E3 is coming and everyone's got their own opinions on what they think's going to be shown
It's the hottest topic of debate in the video games industry right now. Just what are Sony going to show for their range of Playstation platforms? I've dissected the most reasonable estimates I can muster and compiled them into this week's Opinionator post...
News inFamous 2 Is Official, Sports An All New Cole
GameInformer's website has crumbled under the weight of another Playstation exclusive announcement, but announcement there has been
This time: inFamous 2. And the sequel to Sucker Punch's super-hero escapade is set to get a fresh face too - with protagonist Cole looking somewhat less rugged than his last outing. Early details reveal that the game...
News Sony Says No To Quality Content Such As "The Chauffeur's Daughter" & "Touch Me"
Were you hoping to get Vivid Video's back-catalogue of adult entertainment on your PS3? Really? Well tough - Sony's said no
One of the world's biggest porno content providers (ok, grow up), has declared that talks with Sony to get a new "adult" section added to the Playstation Video Store directory fell flat pretty early. "We started...
News Isn't It Time We Stopped Being Jaded About 3D Technology?
Honestly, we feel like we're the only publication on the Internet in support of the 3D movement
Every other publication out there seems to be grappling with the "why" and "how" rather than the base-line concept. Look, we understand as well as everyone else that 3D is going to be expensive, and many (us included) will not be...
News Sony Announce Third Annual Playstation Blog Pre-E3 Meetup
While Microsoft's showing the press their Project Natal camera (behind closed doors no less), Sony will be holding their third annual Pre-E3 meet-up
Starting at 5:00PM on Sunday, June 13 in downtown LA, the event will be open to all Playstation fans who RSVP to the Facebook Event invite. In addition to playing games such as Hot Shots (Everybody's)...
News Thief 4 Almost Certainly Coming To The Playstation 3
A Tweet from the official Playstation Twitter account has all but confirmed that Thief 4 is coming to the Playstation 3
The Tweet, which simply states "Oh Man" before directing to a Thief 4 placeholder page, was posted last night. The placeholder page has been around for a while, and it certainly has been updated. But the Playstation Tweet...
News Debut Killzone 3 Teaser Trailer Is Super Stylish
Now we remember: Guerrilla Games don't do things by half do they? This Killzone 3 teaser trailer has just reminded us
It's a super-stylish slow-motion video set to creaking music and brutal melee kills. It all looks a bit like a James Bond opening. Moody, stylish and a bit sexy. Check the trailer through here. Give us Killzone 3 now, please.
News Sony: It's Kind Of Hard To Retrofit 3D, Yo
We daresay it is, Mr
Sony. You know, you develop your game in high definition and then you have to render it twice. Difficult. Still, speaking to OPM magazine, Sony's Simon Benson was keen not to rule-out any future updates. Im sure we will [retrofit more games with 3D], as adding 3D to a game can make it a whole new experience, he said...
News John Daly's ProStroke Golf Gets Playstation Move Support
Publisher O-Games has announced that their upcoming golf 'em up, John Daly's ProStroke Golf, will be getting Playstation Move support when it launches October 1st
Sounds like Move will be the premier experience for golf games, with Move already planned for Tiger Woods '11 and Planet Minigolf. It also makes sense, right? O-Games (and the titular John...
News Dylan Jobe To Present Milestone Review To Sony
Sony's going to be checking out the latest playtest of Lightbox Interactive's latest game today
That's according the studio's big-wig Dylan Jobe who Tweeted overnight about being "off to SONY tomorrow for our latest milestone review and playtest. Really happy with the progress this month!" The title in question is likely to be the...
News Media Molecule Move To A New House Down The Road
Ever wondered what a development studio looks like in pieces? Well, a bit like this actually
Media Molecule's posted some pictures of their recent office move. They're now located in slightly larger premises up the road from their old place. As far as we're aware, their old office was above a kitchen fitters or something. Don't quote us on that...
News DC Universe Online Gets Pegged With A November Release Date
Could the Playstation MMO revolution be about to explode? For literally years now Sony has promised that they're going to lead the way when it comes to MMO content on the console, but it's yet to happen
However, with Free Realms PS3 already confirmed for E3, and DC Universe Online apparently drawing to a conclusion - maybe it's time to believe...
News Digital Foundry Imagine ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus In HD
Eurogamer's tech-blog Digital Foundry have done some pretty amazing work to predict how an HD re-release of ICO and Shadow Of The Colossus might look
They're using PC emulation to derive the results, and have a full technical breakdown if that's your bag. Honestly, after watching Shadow Of The Colossus' intro redone with the technique we're more on...
News PSP Favourites Are Outrageous Value, Cost Just $9.99
C'mon - no matter what you think of the PSP, $9
99 for games such as Patapon 2, Loco Roco 2 and Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow are super-bargains. Other "Favourites" include Ape Escape: On The Loose, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo and Twisted Metal: Head On. Sony'll also be offering American gamers a three-game incentive to buy a new PSPgo,...
Rumour David Cage Casting For New Project Called "Horizon"
VG247's reporting this afternoon that Heavy Rain's David Cage is now casting for a new project entitled "Horizon"
According to the website, the game's to be focused on a couple in their twenties. VG247 reports that the plot involves a curious man raised very insularly meeting a free woman who is hesitant to exercise her freedom". Sounds like...
News MotorStorm 3 Announcement On The Horizon, JET-SKIS PLEASE!?!
Why not make it three out of three, eh? Sony apparently has some goodies saved up for E3 that are bigger than the slew of amazing sequels they have planned for the coming 12 months
We already know about LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 and (to some degree) inFamous 2. But what else can there be? MotorStorm 3! It's being teased by the folks over at...
News Joe Danger Brings Stunt, Create & Share To The Playstation Store On June 8th
Hello Games has announced on the American Playstation Blog that the excellent looking Joe Danger is set to debut exclusively on the Playstation Store this coming June 8th
Perfect pre-E3 fodder. Jumping on the "Play Create Share" bandwagon, Hello Games are labelling Joe Danger's level editor as "Stunt Create Share". "Creating...
News Did You Just Say There's Going To Be A Play TV, Erm, Sequel?
An interview with Sony Cambridge [conducted by Spong, picked up by TSA] has revealed that there may well be a sequel to Play TV on the horizon
Play TV's essentially a DVR add-on for the PS3, compatible in SCEE regions. But it looks like it might be getting an update in the future. Amongst details for LittleBigPlanet PSP and TV Superstars, Sony...
News Playstation 3 Firmware Update Brings Three-Dee On June 10th
Sony's announced over-night in Japan that, hey, 3D is coming to your Playstation 3
It's coming June 10th to be precise, alongside a slew of updated content. Games supporting the service out of the gates include PAIN, Wipeout HD and Super Stardust HD, the former of which we posted about yesterday. PAIN will require a ¥300 update in Japan, which we...
News PAIN Does Broken Arms And Splintered Shins In 3D From Next Week
Unofficial Playstation Store blog, PSNStores, are suggesting that the 3D update for PAIN will land this week
They note that the pack's due for Hong Kong next week and assume that it'll be coming to the UK and US too. The pack includes two new game modes: Alien Toss and Ice Breaker, the latter of which has you tossing explosives at an ice fortress...
News Sony: PSP2? You'll Find Out At E3...
The eagle-eyed bloggers over at Connected-Consoles have picked up on an off-the-cuff remark on the American arm of the Playstation Blog
Grilled about the existence of the PSP2, Senior Social Media Specialist Sid Shuman claimed that while the company can neither confirm or deny the existence of a portable successor, "you'll find out for yourself...
News Another Week, Another Magazine, Another Leak: inFamous 2 Outed
Are you taking this in? Sony are on an unbelievably powerful roll
After the strength of this year first couple of quarters - MAG, Heavy Rain, God Of War III, Modnation Racers - many people were assuming Sony would have nothing left. But it's been consecutive week-after-week announcements from the company, and this all comes before E3. We've had...
Feature Racing Games... Too Many Racing Games - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Burnout Paradise predates this website
It was released in January 2008, at a time when I didn't have to play every game that released. I picked it up sometime in September. Being a fan of arcade racers, it still bemuses me that I didn't buy it earlier, and I honestly can't for the life of me recall why. But I didn't - I picked it up late. At the...
News Sony Looking To Bring More Playstation Collections To PS3
Playstation users have been sent a survey asking which titles they'd like to see "in a future collection"; a la God Of War Collection
The survey notes: "What titles would you like to see in a future collection (2 or more PS2 titles upgraded with similar features to God of War Collection)?" Our response - Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus...
News Insomniac Details Their Canceled PS2 Project, "Girl With A Stick"
Insomniac's dropped some details on their canceled PS2 project, "Girl With A Stick"
The project came about after Insomniac had spent many years working on the Spyro platform titles. Studio head Ted Price described the project as "exciting" as the company had spent so long making sequels. "Girl With A Stick" was pitched as being a...
News Japanese Hardware Sales Stay Static
Hey valued reader, would you like to play a game? It's called "What came first and second in the Japanese hardware sales this week?" Here's a big clue - look through our archives and you'll note it never changes
So yes, valued reader, you're correct. The PSP was in first, the PS3 second. And right at the bottom? Yup the PS2 and PSPgo. Everything...
Rumour Gran Turismo 5 To Launch On 27th August?
Eagle-eyed PushSquare reader, Adam White, has just let us know that UK retailer Argos are touting an August 27th release date for Gran Turismo 5
The date, mere months away, would fit in line with comments made by Sony that the game is coming "very soon", and will likely get a confirmation at next month's E3 event. Course, this could just...
News Battlestar Galactica Composer Scores "Shifting" Soundtrack For SOCOM 4
Bear Mcreary (apparently yes, that is his real name) has announced on his blog that he'll be scoring the soundtrack to Zipper's upcoming SOCOM 4
Bear's best known for his music in the Battlestar Galactica series, but is stoked to be working on SOCOM. Ever since I was a kid, Ive dreamt of a video game score that would feel as if it were being...
News Here Are Your Free PSPgo Games (They're Good)
Remember a little while ago we told you Sony were planning to include 10 free games with all new PSPgo registrations (post April 1st, 2010)
Well, details of those free games have emerged this morning via a German website. The list of games is as follows: LittleBigPlanet Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Assassins Creed: Bloodlines FIFA World Cup...
News First Killzone 3 Footage Is Awesome... For Reasons You Might Not Expect
Man, overtime we've come to learn that Killzone's fan-base is super hardcore
People love Killzone. Adore it in fact. This "new" footage is testament to that. Remember yesterday we posted an interview from the Playstation Blog that had the game running in the background? Well someone's cut the game footage away from the interview, stretched...
News Gears Of What? Killzone 3 Goodies Blow The Roof Off!
Killzowned
It was a prominent coining around February last year, ahead of the release of the anticipated Killzone 2. We expect the phrase will re-emerge soon due to Killzone 3. A host of hands-on reports for the game have come out of the US tonight, and they're particularly glowing. They address control concerns, to visual upgrades, to general...
News White Knight Chronicles 2 Gets A New Trailer
Ooooh - moody, mysterious, romantic, engaging
This new White Knight Chronicles 2 trailer has a bit of everything. The game's due in Japan within the next couple of months. Seeing as the Western version only just launched... Don't hold your breath for an English-language release just yet.
News Pachter: Killzone 3's 3D Isn't A "Game Changer"
Everyone's favourite (or least favourite) industry analyst Michael Pachter has had a word or two to say about Killzone 3's 3D implementation
He's told CVG: "I don't think that 3D support is a huge game changer, as I don't think that a significant portion of the population will have 3D displays any time soon." We're lost for words. When...
News Hang On, Naughty Dog Are Working On A PSP Game?
Betcha didn't expect this on your Monday morning, did you? The LinkedIn profile of one Naughty Dog employee suggests that, hey, Naughty Dog were working on one
Ben Weston - currently a programmer at Rebellion in the UK - notes that during his time at Naughty Dog he worked on an "Action Game" for the PSP alongside Uncharted: Drake's...
News Playstation Home To Leave Beta This December
Two years after the services launch, Sony's ambitious virtual world, Playstation Home, will finally leave beta
Veemee's Kirk Ewing - whose company working on the Audi space - confirmed as much at an event in Dundee last weekend. Home is due to come out of its beta-testing phase in December of this year. One in three PS3 owners use Home...
News Analyst: Playstation 3 Eating Away XBOX 360's Global Share
According to a report by Strategy Analytics , the PS3 is set to enjoy a bumper year, which will see Sony eat away the XBOX 360's global share
In the first quarter of 2010, Sony increased their market share to 31%, largely at the expense of the XBOX 360. Strategy Analytics predict that the PS3 will shift 14 million units globally this year, second to...
News Sony To, Erm, Give-Away 10 Free Games With Future PSPgo Purchases
Blimey
According to MCV, Sony's set to announce a new deal for future PSPgo buyers — that will see consumers receive 10 free games. Anyone registering their device after April 1st will be entitled to 10 free game vouchers, including full games such as FIFA 10, LittleBigPlanet and Grand Theft Auto. On PSPgo weve decided to innovate with that...
News Target Out MLB 10: The Show Playstation 3 Bundle
It's only been a couple of weeks since a Target employee last outed a special MLB 10: The Show Playstation 3 bundle
Now Joystiq's picked up a listing for the bundle on Target's very own website. No denying it now chaps! The pack includes a 250GB PS3 and a copy of the MLB 10: The Show game. Makes perfect sense seeing as the PS3 can now stream live...
