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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...
News Ape Escape PS3 A Lock For E3 2010, The Sequel To Piposaru 2001
There's been some movement on the Ape Escape PS3 Twitter page over the last few days
The feed has been promoting an unusual fan-page, which is being slowly updated with information regarding previous Ape Escape releases. You can check out the Geocities-esque mid-nineties fan-page through here. As the page updates with information on the likes of Ape...
Rumour Team Ico Collection To Launch In Q1, 2011
We'll see
Blimey, hot on the heels of VG247's Team Ico Collection rumour this morning, our buddies at TheSixthAxis have followed up with an even more specific tease: they reckon the touted HD re-release of PS2 classics Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus will hit PS3 next year. In Q1 if you want specifics. Again, there's not much else that we can say...
News God Of War Art Exhibition Promises To Be Particularly Gruesome
If you're free this Saturday May 29th and you're in the Hollywood area, you should hit up the Gnomon Gallery who are showcasing a ton of art from God Of War III
Artists from Sony Santa Monica will be on hand to talk about their work, with the display ranging from concept art to 3D renders. You can get more details through here.
News Sony: "Games Are A Perfect Fit" For 3D Technology
Speaking on the Playstation website, SCEE's president Andrew House has claimed that "games are a perfect fit with 3D" and expects them to "lead the way in consumer understanding of how 3D enhances the entertainment experience"
This follows the announcement of Killzone 3 earlier in the week which is set to implement stunning 3D visuals. "Games...
Rumour Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus Getting HD Blu-Ray Re-Release
We tried to buy a copy of both Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus from eBay not too long ago
At £70 we were outbid. Damn those games for being so rare and so sought after. Which is why, ahead of Team Ico's upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last Guardian, it would be lovely to get an HD re-release of the classic PS2 titles. That's exactly what's being rumoured...
News Guerrilla Shooting To Better Uncharted 2 & God Of War III With New Killzone Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was a power-house that surpassed all console games visually
God Of War III then surpassed that. And now Guerrilla Games' Hermen Hulst has told VG247 about his "needs" to surpass the aforementioned titles with Killzone 3. Describing the race for technical superiority between first-party brethren Naughty Dog and...
News Sony: There Are More Games In The "Pipeline"
If you thought Sony had already blown their load pre-E3 well, think again
The early reveals of Killzone 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2 may have come and gone but there's plenty more where that came from. Explaining the reasons behind the early announcements, Sony's James Gallagher commented on the Playstation Blog that, "Our PR team will have their...
News Sony: We'll Continue To Build A "Strong Relationship" With Insomniac Games
Sony's responded to Insomniac Games' slightly predictable multiplatform announcement earlier today, stating that they will continue to build a "strong relationship" with the independent company
SCE told CVG: "Sony Computer Entertainment and Insomniac Games will continue to build upon a strong, successful 14-year partnership that has led to...
News Insomniac Games Jump Into Bed With EA, Announce New Project For Playstation 3 & [Yes] XBOX 360
Well it's happened
It's been on the cards for, well, basically forever. Insomniac Games has finally announced that they're ready to try out multiplatform development. Insomniac's announced today that they are jumping into bed with the EA Partners programme (essentially a publishing deal that allows Insomniac to keep the rights to whatever games they...
Rumour Mysterious Sources Confirm "PSN+" Subscription Package At E3
Those mysterious sources are back
This time they are "sources" of blogging website Joystiq and they're talking about "PSN+". Joystiq reckon the service is going to be announced at E3 2010, which corroborates other rumours we've heard ahead of the big show. According to Joystiq, unlike Microsoft's XBOX Live service, PSN+ will f
News If You Live In LA You Should Probably Read This God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Story
Hey LA (or nosey non-LA) residents
How do you like God Of War? Tons, cool. How do you like God Of War on the PSP? Yeah, we thought Chains Of Olympus was rad too. Well good — because Sony are looking for some play-testers for the upcoming God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta game on PSP. Nice. You can find all the details through here. Let us know if you...
News Killzone 3 Is As Officially Official As An Official Thing
Killzone 3 wasn't supposed to be announced until next week
But certain magazines have forced developers Guerrilla Games' hand. Hence the bringing forward of a massive embargo, and the release of some early hands-on impressions (they are glowing like a Helghast's blinkers). Sony's not really saying anything about the game that wasn't already
E3 is weeks away
Literally just weeks. If you'd have asked me a couple of months ago what I believed would be the biggest Playstation 3 titles to debut at the event I'd have said Killzone 3. I'd have said LittleBigPlanet 2. But both of those games have been announced - one officially, one unofficially. Killzone 3 leaked last night out of an issue
News Words Cannot Convey Our Excitement: Four New Tables Head To Pinball Heroes
We loved the initial four tables released as part of Sony's a-la-carte pinball package Pinball Heroes
So we're literally grinning like a Cheshire at the prospect of four more tables, this time based on: Modnation Racers, Fat Princess, MotorStorm and Wipeout HD. Yay, Playstation fandom shrunk down into pinball form. The tables will plug straight into...
News Sony: Gran Turismo 5 Release Date Just Weeks Away
It's been a long ride
There have been happy days. There have been sad days. There have been plenty of tears along the way. But it seems Gran Turismo 5 is finally on the horizon. Kevin Butler's already teased it, but GameTrust's just confirmed it: "We know that the fans are waiting for it and we want to release it too," said a Sony...
News SCEA To Kick Off Kevin Butler Inspired Marketing For PSP
SCEA's preparing an all new ad-campaign for the US
The promotional spots will riff off Sony's now infamous Kevin Butler ads, with the arrogant Sony exec replaced by 12-year old PSP fanboy Marcus Rivers. His first spot will cameo Butler mind, with the kiddy-winkle teaming up with the K-man to bust some "noob kids". Sony are readying adverts...
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