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News CES 2010: Two Firmware Updates Planned For The PS3 In 2010, Will Bring 3D Gaming & 3D Movies
Double vision
Just confirming initial reports out of Sony's CES 2010 presentation last night, Sony will introduce two separate firmware updates to the Playstation 3 this year, the first enabling 3D stereoscopic gaming to the Playstation 3, and the second bringing 3D stereoscopic movie functionality. As we reported earlier, Sony are showcasing the...
News Check Out Gran Turismo 5's Cover Car In Action
Introducing the Mercedes SLS AMG, or, more potently, Gran Turismo 5's cover vehicle
The above trailer includes pretty cars going "vroom" and transitions between real-life photography and in-engine rendering that are hard to decipher.
News CES 2010: Sony Show Off Super Stardust HD In Three-Dimensions
Sony reaffirmed their dedication to pushing 3D last night at CES, by announcing a range of 3D enabled televisions, aswell as partnerships with broadcasters and IMAX
In pushing 3D, Sony made it very clear that the Playstation 3 will be one of their big avenues for the tech, announcing a firmware update that will make the PS3 3D compatible. Among the...
News Playstation 3 Boasts Nearly 4 Million Worldwide Holiday Sales
There was some fist-pumping from SCE shortly after Sony's CES 2010 keynote ended: as the company were able to boast Playstation 3 sales exceeding 3
8million over the holiday season. According to the company, "during the five weeks following the last week of November 2009", the console sold more than any previous holiday season — up 76%...
News CES 2010: Sony Confirm The Expansion Of The PSN To Other Devices
Sony has touted brand loyalty, and a cross-device network for a while, and last night at their Consumer Electronics presentation, a dapper-looking Kaz Hirai confirmed those plans
With 38million confirmed subscriptions to the PSN already, Sony intend to bring services like the Playstation Video Delivery store to connected Blu-Ray players, Bravia...
News Chill Y'all In Playstation Home's London Pub, Available Today
If you were ever in Playstation Home thinking, "I could do with a pint," then today's London Pub private space might just be what you seek
Sure, the 4.99 digital rendition won't give you an endless supply of beer to chug, but instead you'll get an awesome social hub in which to invite your Home buddies. Not only does the digital watering hole sit...
News Spring Blossom PSP Heading To Japan Looks Rather Pretty
Sony of Japan announced today they are bringing a "Spring Blossom Pink" iteration of the PSP to their region in March
The new system (which is a PSP-3000) will cost just 16,800 ($183). It's kinda pretty isn't it? We'd play one anyway.
News CVG Say Heavy Rain Is Coming February 26th
Evidence is mounting for a February 26th launch of Quantic Dream and Sony's ambitious next-gen title Heavy Rain
You can literally feel the hype starting to build for this game at the moment. We've always been firm believers here in the office, so it's nice to see others jumping on board. While un-named, CVG's sources for the date seem pretty...
News Gran Turismo 5 Cover Is Revealed, Is Stunning
There are tons of more exciting things said about Gran Turismo 5's cover art on the Playstation Blog, so we recommend petrol-heads head over there for their fix of Gran Turismo discussion
But while you leave PushSquare a cold, dank, environment of non-car afficianados (we like cars plenty, but not that much) allow us to discuss the game's cover art...
News Naughty Dog Not Interested In Bringing Playstation Motion Controller To Uncharted Anytime Soon
Naughty Dog's Evan Wells has told G4 that his company aren't interested in doing a motion controlled Uncharted game anytime soon
Instead, he reckons if they were to do a game for Sony's new Playstation Motion Controller, they'd be designing a game from the ground-up.We really dont have any interest in using the motion control to do a...
News Heavy Rain Collector's Edition Is Exclusive To HMV In The UK
Well this kinda sucks (but we still ordered it anyway)
The Heavy Rain Collector's Edition we told you about before Christmas has been locked down to a single retailer in the UK, meaning you'll have to get your preorder on over at HMV if you want significantly sexier boxart, a soundtrack, a free dynamic theme and an extra episode. HMV are claiming...
News All Together Now: God Of War III Only Possible On Playstation 3
It's becoming somewhat of a catchphrase this
"Only possible on Playstation 3." The latest game to adorn Sony's self-acknowledged accolade is God Of War III. According to comments made by Sony's Claire Blackhouse to CVG, "The developers have worked hard to use the power of the PS3 to make GOW3 look amazing and have added features that...
News Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Not Coming To The UK We're 'Fraid
If you're a hardcore British gamer who likes nothing more than chillin' to the back catalogue of Michael Jackson - then you're out of luck
Sony has confirmed to VG247 that there are no plans to bring the recently announced "This Is It" bundle to the UK. The bundle's due for release in Japan later this month. Guess you'll just have to make...
News Sony Are Increasing The Storage Capacity Of Blu-Ray Discs
If you're a developer planning on sticking more cut-scenes in your game, then rejoice
Sony and Panasonic have announced that they are planning to increase the storage capacity of the blu-ray disc from 25GB to 33.4GB. The report from Nikkei states the technology "assumes inter-symbol interference, which makes it difficult to base optical disc...
News Michael Jackson Branded Playstation 3 To Launch In Japan
Surely confirming there'll be a Michael Jackson SingStar game at some point in the coming year, Sony of Japan has confirmed a Michael Jackson branded PS3 bundle, which includes a Slim and a copy of "This Is It," the MJ movie on blu-ray
It's due out for sale on the 27th January in Japan, for ¥33,500.
News Say, "Hello Updated Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Web Stats."
Everyone likes stats
And if you don't, well, we think you're weird. So it's perhaps fitting that we should rejoice over the addition of lots of new stat tracking options in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. If, like us, you damn well demand information about your Uncharted 2 performance, then, hey, you should probably head on over to the Naughty Dog site...
News Sony Don't Really Think OnLive Is A Threat At All
Remember OnLive? The announced service that would supposedly allow "gamers" to kinda stream video games from a mega-hub computer server thing-ma-jig
Yeah? Sony doesn't think much to it at all really. In fact, they reckon that in order to play video games at the "expected quality" you'll need a traditional video games system."Whilst...
News Heavy Rain Rated 15 By The BBFC, Hmm...
You know there's loads of tits and stuff in Heavy Rain? Well apparently it's only worth a 15 rating from the BBFC (that's British Board Of Film Classification, yo)
Considering a little while ago we were expecting this game might get refused classification, we're going to assume that Quantic Dream were clever folks and liaised with the various world...
A really early copy of the latest Playstation The Official Magazine has been picked up by a GTPlanet user, revealing what seems to be Gran Turismo 5's boxart and some screens of night-time racing
The magazine also notes the inclusion of Indy Racing League cars and tracks, news which seems to be sending the GTPlanet users into a frenzy. We're not big...
News DS Is 2009's Biggest Hardware Winner In Japan, PS3 & PSP Fare Well
Nintendo may have taken the overall 2009 hardware sales crown in Japan, but there were strong performances from the Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable in Sony's home region too
The PS3 managed to shift 1.7million systems in the region, just short of the Nintendo Wii's 2million; where the PSP managed to shift 2.3million systems for the year...
We've given the Playstation Motion Controller a fair amount of thought recently
When the hell are Sony going to have their big reveal for the peripheral? It's due out in Spring, which would be ahead of E3, and assuming it hits shelves later than suggested, if it's still coming this year Sony have to blow the doors off soon. Surely? Well hey, guess...
News MAG Public Beta Kicks Off Today, Still Requires Stupid Amounts Of Downloading
There's a reason we're still yet to play MAG
It's not because we're not interested in it (we totally are), but it's because those downloads take way, way too long to complete. And that's the same situation for today's public MAG beta, which is, well available to everyone. Again, it's a short but sweet 37mb download from the Playstation Store...
News Sony Claim PS3's VidZone Service Is The World's Biggest Music Video Streaming Application
Blimey
SCEE just dropped a press release in our inbox announcing that the PS3's VidZone application has become the biggest music video streaming service in the world, with more than 2 million users streaming over 200 million videos in its first month. Vidzone launched across Europe in the summer of 2009, and has since stretched to 18 countries. Pats...
News Naughty Dog Don't Want Playstation 4 For A While Yet
Naughty Dog's co-president Evan Wells has announced that his company aren't itching for a Playstation 4 anytime soon, and are happy to keep pushing the PS3 for the next "5 or 6 more years
" Speaking with G4TV, Wells said that he believes there's much more to squeeze out of the PS3's hardware. "We're getting comfortable [with the...
News Remember How Gran Turismo 5 Trailers Always Look Amazing? They Still Do.
GTPlanet
com</a> kindly managed to snag an off-screen recording of the latest Gran Turismo 5 trailer at the Asia Games Show over Chrimbo. Sure, the sound might be muffled, and the image not true HD but, look - this trailer has Rome and Madrid footage, aswell as some new clips on the Nascar and rally content. It's due out in Japan this March...
News Famitsu Readers Reckon PS3 Slim Was The Biggest Story In '09
Top Trumps
According to retailer and reader votes in Japan's super-gaming Bible, Famitsu, the relaunch of the Playstation 3 in September was the biggest gaming story of 2009, with Final Fantasy XIII's release date and PSP Go's announcement all filling out spots in the top five. We can't disagree with the PS3 Slim's announcement; Sony's effective...
News New God Of War III Artwork Screams "Chaos!"
Apparently, in God Of War III, there will only be chaos
And nothing encapsulates that better than some artwork posted on NeoGAF this morning that depicts Kratos in a brutal entangle with Hades [right? - Ed]. Amazing. Oh, and if you wanted evidence God Of War III ain't all that far away - the website just launched.
News Sony Of Japan Trademark The Name "Cloudsurf"
Initiating even more rumours related to a "paid PSN" and different kind of digital distribution, Sony of Japan filed the name "Cloudsurf" on December 28th, for use on practically any Sony related gizmo; including "game machines
" The filing hints at "game services" and "entertainment" via the Internet. Games, audio, and...
News Playstation Juggernauts Pick Their Favourite Moments Of 2009
A ton of key Playstation figures have voiced out about their highlights of 2009 on the official Playstation website
Sony's Worldwide Studio's president Shuhei Yoshida cites "his jaw dropping to the floor" when Naughty Dog showed off Uncharted 2 at last year's E3. Similarly Paul Rustchynsky of Evolution Studios reckons Uncharted 2 is the...
News Dude Makes "Portable" Playstation 3 Type Thing
Remote Play is a pretty awesome addition to the PS3/PSP's arsenal
The problem? The Playstation Portable doesn't have enough buttons to map exactly to a DualShock - thus, the PSP can't be used as a bridge for a "portable" Playstation 3. In principle, correcting such a problem is exactly what modder Techknott has done. He's developed a...
News Hey Look, Your Playstation Could Have Looked Just Like This One
Did you know
.. Oh, what the hell, of course you knew the original Playstation was actually being designed as an extension for the Super Nintendo. Everyone knows that. And if you didn't - you should probably have a history lesson courtesy of the genius minds over at Wikipedia. Bet you didn't know it looked like a walkman with a cartridge sticking...
News Take A Look At United Front Games' Studio
If you're anything at all like us, you'll be massively interested in the workplaces where games are made
This Quick Look of United Front Games' studio is no exception - where the upcoming PS3 exclusive ModNation Racers is being developed. It's an interesting look at how the team work.
News Mini-Review: Hot Shootin' With Hustle Kings
Embedded is the shot that changed our life
Well it would of done, if we were playing for real money. As it happens, in Hustle Kings you're just competing for credits, but damn, when 10,000 of those are on the table (like there were when our Sammy made that shot), you feel the pressure. Hustle Kings is one of the more complete PSN games in a long...
News Namco Plan To Bring Their Back Catalogue To Playstation Store
Namco Bandai has made a lot of games
A lot of games. That means they have an impressive back catalogue. And in this digital age, there's always someone willing to spend money on a piece of nostalgia, or an unvisited game. Hence, Namco Bandai's plans to "increase its digital distribution presence." No actual specifics were given, but the...
News By The Way: European flOw Now Has Trophies, Y'all!
Life is simple
Unless you're on the hunt for trophies. Which is exactly what European owners of flow will be able to do, like, right now, thanks to patch 2.10. The full list of trophies is here, yo.
News Sony Confirm Q1 Triple Header: MAG, Heavy Rain & God Of War III
This is more of a reminder to save any Christmas money you get this year; as Sony's exclusive line-up in Q1 is particularly strong
The company has confirmed that MAG will launch in January (29th), followed by Heavy Rain in February and God Of War III in March. It's also worth noting on the exclusives front, that White Knight Chronicles will also see...
News Sony's Jack Tretton Talks Playstation Growth In 2009
Fox just put up an interview with SCEA's big-wig Jack Tretton
He doesn't really talk about anything we don't really know, but touches on the Playstation Motion Controller and the growth of the PS3 since the price-cut. If, like us, you can't wait until E3 to catch another glimpse of Jack Tretton, then, you should probably watch this interview...
News Conflict Of Interests: Introducing The God Of War: Blood & Metal EP
We don't like blood
We certainly don't like metal (of the physical, or musical kind). But we sure as hell do like God Of War. Thus - the God Of War: Blood & Metal EP (which comes with the Collector's Edition of God Of War III) has us torn. Y'see, "popular" metal acts Killswitch Engage (who did that one song we didn't like), Dream...
News Gran Turismo's Yamauchi Completes 25-Hour Car Race
Even if you only keep a moderate eye on the happenings of Gran Turismo, you'll probably know that the series' mastermind, Kazunori Yamauchi, is an actual race-car driver
Kinda. Just this month, Yamauchi completed a 25-hour race as part of the "Spoon Sports" team."Not having a lot of experience in circuit driving, and not knowing what...
News Now That's What I Call Marketing 41: Final Fantasy XIII vs. Sony Bravia
Marketing, marketing, marketing
It's all about synergy. Final Fantasy XIII is a Playstation-related product (in Japan). Playstation is a Sony developed system. Sony also make the Bravia TV range. So what do you do? You get Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning to stand behind the latest Sony Bravia TV. Subconsciously anyone who picks up that Sony TV,...
News Hustle Kings Hits The European Playstation Store Today
It's all been a little quiet on the Hustle Kings front
Until today that is! Because Hustle Kings is due on the European Playstation Store today for £6.29 (or 8 Euros if you're that way inclined). This news has PushSquare's Sammy literally jumping for joy! As you may have noticed via the Twitter stream. You can check the full Store update here.
News Advertisement Does Not Confirm PSP-4000, Was A Mistake
Remember that advertisement with a PSP-4000 logo we told you about? Yeah, that was a mistake
NegativeGamer got in touch with Accessories4Gamers and were told it was a told blunder on their part. Still, a PSP-4000 doesn't seem out of the realms of possibility does it?
News MAG Is Finished, Finito, Done, Gold
Zipper Interactive's MAG has gone gold the US Playstation Blog has confirmed
The game is due out on January 26th in the US. The European version of the game is also just going through its final stages of QA, and is due soon afterwards. A final MAG beta ("Beta 5") is due to go live on January 4th, ahead of the game's release. We're...
News Heavy Rain Is "Not A Video Game Anymore" To QD's David Cage
The more we hear about Heavy Rain, the more intrigued we get
Seriously, this game just keeps on sounding better. Naturally, there are plenty of people on the opposite side of the fence to us. The more they hear about Heavy Rain, the more pissed they get. So we're pleased to bring you another famous Cage-ism - as he talks about his video game not...
News Playstation Hardware Increases For The End Of Year In Japan
Playstation 3 sales were up nicely in Japan for the week ending December 13th, with PSP sitting just behind it
The Playstation 3 managed to shift 75,086 units for the week, with the PSP shifting 71,885. Things are looking grim for the PSPgo in the region though, with just 3,077 units sold in the region. What's going on? It's actually a good piece of...
News Qriouser & Qriouser: Sony Trademark "Qriocity" Network Brand
Sony has caused interest among the Web today by filing a trademark for the very Sony sounding "Qriocity" - a proposed network
The company that brought us "Qore" and "Xross Media Bar" have been looking to introduce a Sony-wide network for a while, and it looks like that product may finally have its brand. The trademark (that comes...
News Final Fantasy XIII Launch Sales Exceed 1million In Japan, Square-Enix Party
Final Fantasy XIII is out (in Japan)
That means that practically everyone living in the country stopped what they were doing, cancelled work, and went and bought a copy. Well, maybe not everyone in the country - but at least 1million, as early indications suggest sales for the game were strong in its first 24 hours. The 1million figure does not...
News Innocent Advertisement Says "PSP-4000" On It
PSP-4000? What's that then? Blimey, another SKU of the Playstation Portable surely can't be on the cards
.. Can it? Apparently yes, if this Sony-released accessories advertisement is anything to go by. Take a look for yourself.
