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News Shock Horror: Sony Actually Make Some Money, Expected To Report Profit
According to a report from Nikkei (through the lovely folks at Reuters), Sony are expected to announce a profit of ¥100 billion ($1
1 billion) for the period of October through December 2009. It'll basically be the first profit Sony has posted in what seems like an age. The profit's believed to come from improved Playstation 3 sales (the Slim model...
News Playstation Motion Controller To Launch With 10 Games This Year
A report from Nikkei (via Andriasang
com</a>) suggests that the Playstation Motion Controller will launch with 10 games this year. Sony delayed the controller earlier this month, and our own columnist "Twiggy" discussed the advantages of the move from Spring to Fall here. No other details were given by the report, but "pet and...
News Once More With Feeling: New Heavy Rain Trailer Is Brimming With Awesome
Wow
Heavy Rain may be a little too experimental to be a commercial success; but who really cares about the sales figures when we're on the verge of playing a game this different? The latest (not so spoilery) Heavy Rain trailer, embedded below, is literally packed to the brim with feeling. Sony would do well to market this game next to crime dramas...
News New God Of War III Artwork Includes A Moody Bell Tower, True
As seen via a full-set of "leaked" art on UGDB
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News God Of War II Could Have Been A Playstation 3 Launch Title According To Yoshida
SCE Worldwide Studios honco Shuhei Yoshida has told GameInformer that God Of War II could have been a Playstation 3 launch title
We had a lot of debates about it, actually. I always firmly stood by keeping it on PS2, said Yoshida. Many people, including marketing, suggested that maybe it should be moved to PS3. What I believed was that God...
News Episode Three Of The Blue Toad Murder Files To Be Free
One of our most anticipated PSN titles is the next episode of the Blue Toad Murder Files
So it's exciting to hear that Relentless are giving away episode three for free between February 25th (its launch) and March 25th. Episodes four to six will follow on April 8th and will be bundled as a pack for £9.99. You can see our reviews for the first two...
News SCEE Plan To Release God Of War Collection Separately In Europe
VG247 are reporting this morning that SCEE intend to release the God Of War Collection separately in the UK, outside of the God Of War III Ultimate Collection
They were coy on dates however. It really feels like SCEE have dropped the ball with the God Of War Collection. Not only is it effectively a means of printing money from a game already...
News Zipper: Others Couldn't Do MAG, PS3 Makes It Possible
Zipper Interactive has told VideoGamer
com</a> that MAG is "is what the PS3 can do and few others can."I don't even know if it's possible for multiplatform, senior designer Scott Rudi said. We're using so many architectural features unique to the PS3, like the Cell system, that I would be hard pressed to and I'm not a...
Rumour Sony Put $20million Worth Of Funds Into Multiplatform L.A. Noire
An unusual Twitter account under the pseudonym Veracious_Shift has popped up this morning, claiming to know the secrets of upcoming PS3 title Agent's exclusivity, and the fiasco regarding the oft-lofted, rarely shown L
A. Noire</a>. Veracious Shift writes:To McNamara [dude what did The Getaway - Ed], The Getaway was a tainted brand by Sony's...
News Zipper Interactive Switch On The MAG Servers
We've had our review copy of MAG sitting on the shelf since mid-last week
As an online-only release, we've been waiting for the servers to kick-in. But with copies being sent out ahead of the game's launch this week in the US and Europe, it seems Zipper have finally hit that switch on their massive action game. We had a 37mb patch to download, and a...
News God Of War III Gets March 19th UK "Tracking" Date
Despite rumours you may have seen floating around the 'Net today; SCEE has told us (and a few others) that the touted March 19th UK release date for God Of War III is merely a "tracking date", and not a confirmed release date
Sony are being rather coy with God Of War III at the moment; with the game presumably just a few months away, there's still a...
News Hong Kong International Airport Gets Playstation 3 Kiosks
The plane's delayed, you're bored stiff, and you want to play Gran Turismo 5
Good job you're in Hong Kong International airport, eh, where a host of Playstation 3 kiosks have been installed for bored travelers. There'll be kiosks with Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed II and Final Fantasy XIII. Awesome.
News David Cage: Heavy Rain Is Not Meant For "Tabloids"
Perhaps preparing himself for the inevitable Daily Mail backlash - David Cage has explained that his upcoming Playstation 3 noir thriller, Heavy Rain (which is riddled with themes of child murder and sex), is not meant "for the tabloids"
When you write something or you develop a project like Heavy Rain, you dont write for tabloids. You dont...
Feature Push Square's Sammy Hits 2,000 Trophies: At Last!
20 days later than the original specified date, I've finally hit my 2,000 trophy target
Ta very much Vancouver 2010, Dark Void and Army Of Two: The 40th Day review duty! Now I have 2,000 trophies, I feel very much the same as I did while I was sitting in the 1,900's - wishing I had the patience to replay older games just to pick-up all those...
News We'd Pay $1,000,000 For These S.V.E.R. Sneakers
Look, we're Raven dudes, ok?
We pledged our allegiance during the MAG beta, we swore on the oath. But you know what, forget it, because these S.V.E.R. sneakers are properly amazing. They've been designed by Cory Repp; alongside a faction-specific sneakers for both Valor and Raven. But they're a bit cack - we want the S.V.E.R. ones. It would be the...
Inevitably the Playstation Motion Controller was delayed until Fall this week
No surprises there, we're still reporting on rumoured names here in the PushSquare office, and aside from that very impressive E3 tech-demo, we have nothing at all to go on. But what effect will that delay have on Sony's new hardware? More time will ensure better prepared...
News Hey Look, Sony Own The Domain PlaystationArc.com
Yo, you know we told you that the Playstation Motion Controller was almost probably going to be called the Playstation Arc? Well, erm, yeah
Sony has filed for the domain PlaystationArc.com. The domain's empty but the WhoIs totally says it was purchased by none other than Sony Computer Entertainment. We expect Sony will announce the name at GDC. [Ta,...
News Fat Princess On PSP Looks A Lot Like, Erm, Fat Princess On PSP
Supervillain Studios have released a few new screens for Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake, the upcoming PSP iteration of the popular PSN multiplayer title
Supervillain reckon the game is pretty much ready to go for a simultaneous worldwide launch, however publishers Sony are yet to detail that. We reckon it'll be soon though.
News SCEE: 3 Million Playstation 3s Sold In The UK
It's milestone time for SCEE, as they've just confirmed that 3 million Playstation 3s have been sold in the UK to date
There's really not much else to say. As Brits ourselves, Sony's efforts have very much been brushed under the carpet by the mainstream here; but still outstanding marketing, pricing and, just sheer brilliant exclusive games have...
News Uncharted 2 DLC, Demo Due Next Week On Playstation Store
Remember the awesome Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC we told you about yesterday? Sony's confirmed it's coming next week, alongside a demo if you're yet (why not
?!) to play the game. The DLC, entitled the "Playstation Heroes Skin Pack" brings Cole and Zeke from inFamous, Nathan Hale and the Chimera from Resistance and Sev and the Helghast...
News Rockstar Pledge Good Year For Playstation 3
During the "Asked & Answered" aspect of Rockstar's website, the company have pledged a "very good" year for Playstation 3 users
When prompted about the exclusivity of the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, Rockstar responded with positivity for Playstation 3 users, stating, "We know that it continues to be an often-asked question and believe us,...
News Kevin Butler Returns For MAG Commercial
Kevin Butler's back, this time to promote Sony's 256-player shooter MAG as the VP of "first person shooter relations"
Brilliant. MAG's due next week. We'll have a review in the very near future.
Feature Against All Odds: Uncharted Quality vs. Modern Warfare Quantity - willxcore Discusses
Someone grab that little dude with the funny suit from Braid because I'm about to take you on a trip through time
Rewind the clocks back to November 2006 when Sony released the Playstation 3 upon the world. It was met with feverish anticipation and was considered the second, err, third coming of the great Playstation home console series. All was...
News Amazing Gran Turismo 5 vs. Real-Life Video
Polyphony Digital's released a video comparison of a lap in a real car against a lap in a Gran Turismo 5 car
The results are kinda awesome. The video's essentially a tech demo for the Data Logger Visualization, that tracks the bumps and movements a driver makes in a car. It's pretty awesome.
News Pachter Reckons Epic "Regret" Microsoft Exclusivity, Want Gears Of War On Playstation 3
Gears Of War is considered one of the biggest XBOX 360 exclusive titles
It also happens to be developed by a semi-third party developer. The Gears Of War franchise is bound by an exclusivity agreement, something analyst Michael Pachter reckons Epic regret.I think the Epic guys cant wait until they can start doing multiplatform games, Pachter...
News SCEE: Heavy Rain Demo Due February 11th (If You Really Want To Play It)
We understand why people might need to play a demo of Heavy Rain to be fully sold on the game's "interactive drama" nature, but for us, we so don't want to play a demo
We're sure the scene's been picked specifically to not only crush the "QTE" rumours, but also show the scope of Heavy Rain's plot without giving anything away. But you know...
News Zipper Interactive: Quit Dissin' Yo, XBOX Live Is More Juvenile Than PSN
Zipper Interactive's Ben Jones has hit back at comments aimed at the PSN, by claiming that XBOX Live is much "more juvenile" than the PSN, and hence MAG "definitely fits" the Playstation audience
The comments come via GamerZines, who were at a launch event in London yesterday. Jones reckons that the immature comments made by XBOX Live users make the...
News Inevitable: God Of War III Gets Console Bundle
As we expected, God Of War III will get a console bundle here in Europe (and we're sure in the US too, though no word on that yet) when the game launches in March
The bundle includes a 250GB Playstation 3 console, controller and copy of the game. Amazon France has spilled the beans on the bundle, much like the Heavy Rain one we reported on...
News Uncharted Twin-Pack Box-Set Thing-Ma-Jig Due For Japanese Retail
If you happen to be Japanese and also living under a rock, then you might have missed out on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Thankfully, for said people who have just emerged from under their rock, you'll be able to catch up with an Uncharted Twin-Pack. The pack features both iterations of Uncharted in a lovely gold wrap...
News Heavy Rain DLC Will Explore The Origins Of The Origami Killer
While you'll get to play numerous characters in Heavy Rain, you'll only play those tracking down the focal character; the "Origami Killer"
Taking control of the mysterious monster will be left for DLC, David Cage has revealed on a French website. Known as the Heavy Rain Chronicles, DLC episodes will add about an hour of gameplay to each character's...
Awesome Uncharted 2 Getting Killzone/Resistance/inFamous Multiplayer Skins
Well, if there was ever a way to get me back into Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' multiplayer component, it'd involve character skins from other games
Which is exactly what's going to happen according to SCEJ, as upcoming DLC will feature inFamous, Resistance and Killzone 2 skins. Siliconera's got some shots of the DLC, which are due in Japan net...
News Japanese Heavy Rain Boxart Is All About Noses
The European boxart may be awesome, and the American boxart may be terrible, but what of the Japanese boxart for Quantic Dream's noir-thriller Heavy Rain? Well, it's got a nose on it
News Heavy Rain Getting A Console Bundle In France
Heavy Rain is a game made by a French studio
Therefore it only seems fitting that Amazon France would reveal details (ta, PSLS) of a PS3 Slim/Heavy Rain bundle pack. You'll get a 250GB console, a copy of Heavy Rain, and all the other bits and bobs. Itll cost 349.95 (£309) with a release on February 24, which just so happens to be the same day...
News Bizarre: Japanese PS3 DVR Will Include Trophies
According to Famitsu (via PS3C) the newly announced Japanese Playstation 3 device "Tourne", a kind of DVR, will include trophy support
You'll earn trophies for simply watching television. For example, a trophy will be unlocked for watching the last episode in seven different TV series' and so on. You can see more about the "Tourne" through...
News LittleBigPlanet's The Next Playstation Title To Get The 3D Treatment
Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios' (MotorStorm) office this week
Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet. And according to Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels...
News Playstation Motion Controller Delayed Until Fall, 2010
Sony's just sent us word - not so surprisingly - that the Playstation Motion Controller, tipped to be named "Arc", will not launch until Autumn 2010
The controller was previously believed to launch in Spring.We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles...
News So Where Are The Playstation Exclusive Characters In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing?
Riddle us this
Given the possibility of exclusive brand characters appearing in the relevant SKUs of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing emerged from a leaked Sony document, we'd assumed there would have been an announcement for a racing Sackboy or Ratchet by now. Curiously, announcements for Mii compatibility in the Nintendo Wii version of the game...
Rumour European God Of War III Boxart Revealed
Yes
Hooray. GamersMint are reporting (via French sources) that the European God Of War III boxart has been finalised and is, well, an updated version of the boxart we really, really wanted last year. We're waiting on word from SCEE but, chances are, there's no-one in the office right now! We posted a potential US box here
News Cage: There'll Be No Sequel To Heavy Rain
Speaking in the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine (via TheLostGamer), David Cage has put an end to any suggestions of a sequel to the upcoming Heavy Rain
"I don't want to do a sequel because I've said what I had to say about these characters and this story," Cage explained, later adding, "honestly, I have nothing else to...
News Playstation Revenue Down $1.3 Billion Last Year
Gamasutra's reporting that despite a Playstation 3 resurgence in recent months, the Playstation family as a whole dropped $1
3billion due to a contracting Playstation 2 market. Playstation family revenue was $6.4billion in 2008, but Gamasutra reckon that number dropped as low as $5.1billion last year. Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter reckons...
News Hey Vietnam: Now You Can Buy A Playstation System
If you live in Vietnam and are an avid reader of PushSquare, there's something you'd probably like to know: the Playstation is out now where you live
That includes: PS3, PSP and PS2. All three systems are officially on sale in your part of the world as of right now. They're reasonably priced (well comparatively at least) too, with a 120Gb PS3...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Scoops, Erm, Seven GDC Nods
High off winning practically every video game award under the sun, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has just gone and got another seven nominations; this time from the Game Developers Choice awards
Uncharted 2 has scooped nominations for Best Game Design, Best Innovation, and just plain Game Of The Year, alongisde other accolades. PSN exclusive flower is...
News Santa Monica: This Ain't The End Of The God Of War Franchise
God Of War III may still be awaiting its full pre-launch blowout (at least we have new screenshots, right?), but alas, that ain't stopping developers Sony Santa Monica from looking to the future
This is not the end of God of War, John Hight, Sony Santa Monicas director of product development told Gamervision. This is definitely the end of...
Rumour Playstation Motion Controller To Be Named "Arc"
VG247 are reporting based on "good authority" that the final Playstation Motion Controller name is "Arc"
There's been much speculation for Sony's secret tech since its unveiling at E3, with names such as "Wand", "Sphere", "Gem" and, plain old "Playstation Motion Controller" all being contenders. But VG247's...
News Heavy Rain Heads-Up: 9/10 In Official Playstation Magazine, New Screens
First and foremost, divert your attention to Eurogamer where some new decidely wet screens for Heavy Rain have been posted
They're wet. Secondly, the game received its first rating in the British iteration of Official Playstation Magazine today, scoring a whopping 9/10:Certainly theres nothing quite like it on PS3, or indeed any other system...
News The Following People Know A Thing Or Two About God Of War III
We haven't seen the latest God Of War III trailer, so we're in the same boat as you nice folks; chomping at the bit for footage
Still, some journalists have. In fact, the kind folks at GamesRadar have given a blow-by-blow account of the trailer we'll all get to see at, erm, some point - presumably the Superbowl. There's also a whole host of hands-on...
News You're Kidding Us Right Sony Santa Monica? New God Of War III Screens Are, Just Stupidly Good!
You know how the first two God Of War games were all about scale? Well see if you can spot Kratos in this latest screen
Seriously. Such is the magnitude of the Titan, well, consider our minds blown. This is an in-game screenshot from God Of War III. It's so good, we're questioning whether it's in-game at all. Seriously, just go to Joystiq and check...
News Sony: Sorry, No God Of War III Trailer Today
Bummer
Were you expecting a God Of War III trailer today? We sure as hell were. Sadly, the Playstation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein has clarified that while there will be new coverage tomorrow, that coverage won't include a new trailer. Maybe we'll get new screens or... something instead? Obviously some previews from Sony's event in USA. But really, we...
News Official MAG Websites Open, Play The Meta-Game Brilliantly
The absolute best thing about MAG (aside from the chaos in 256 player) is the economy driven, faction based meta-game Zipper has created
The way in which you join a team, and fight for the good of that team. It's clever, it's different and most of all it's expandable. It's unusual to find yourself in a situation where you're excited about the...
News Your MAG Dynamic Themes Are A Bit Dull, Will Serve To Remind You Of Your Affiliation
Some videos of the various MAG dynamic themes have popped up around the 'Net (via PS3C)
There's a dynamic theme for each faction in the game. They're a bit dull to be honest (well, compared to the Heavy Rain one), but they will give loyal soldiers a sense of pride each time they boot their PS3. Currently the three themes are only available from...
