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News European Heavy Rain Collector's Edition Is Gorgeous (& Not Wet)
It might seem like it's raining on the cover of Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain Collector's Edition, but that's just some special manufacturing techniques
Aside from a copy of the game (and it's cool embossed box), you'll also get a free copy Episode 1 (The Taxidermist demo) from Heavy Rain's "Chronicles" DLC, a soundtrack and a dynamic XMB...
News Our Survey Says... Premium Services Headed To The Playstation Network
Insights
Before you get your knickers well and truly twisted around your manly balls, let's make three things very clear; a) in our opinion premium services will definitely hit the PSN next year; b) Sony has confirmed that anything free on the PSN right now, will remain free; c) the following article is in relation to a survey sent out by Sony, and...
News SCEE Confirms God Of War III: Ultimate Trilogy Edition For Europe
SCEE has announced a lovely little God Of War III collector's edition heading to Europe this March
The pack includes, obviously, God Of War III and the recently US-only God Of War Collection among a host of other lucious goodies. The pack includes (deep breath): God of War III God of War Collection Extra PSN game content (God of War Combat Arena...
News Playstation Home Hits The Big 10,000,000! Blimey!
SCEE announced yesterday that Playstation Home has reached the 10,000,000 user milestone
Love it or hate it, there ain't no way Sony are dropping the service with numbers like that.PlayStation Home is fast becoming the meeting place of choice between users and developers, said Dan Hill, European Home Business Manager at SCEE. Every new game...
News Reports List MAG For Release In Late January
Fan-fare for Zipper Interactive's MAG game is fairly low at the moment, but after a lengthy beta process we're sure Sony are ready to start cranking the hype train for the ambitious 256-player shooter
Reports from MCV suggest that hype-train should start rolling in the New Year, as MAG is pencilled in for a European release this coming January 29th...
News Traveller's Tales Director More Impressed With Playstation Motion Controller Than Natal
At the end of the day, marketing is what counts
But it's reassuring to hear a developer talk positively about Sony's seemingly "forgotten" Playstation Motion Controller tech. The Natal talk since Microsoft's no-show "this is what it maybe can do" has stuck, but while Playstation Motion Controller widely impressed at E3 with a...
News T3 Mock Up The Playstation Motion Controller
Beyond the smoke and mirror's of Microsoft's marketing department (there we said it
), Sony actually had a genuine answer to motion control that worked and did things. For reals. Live. Of course, with a shaky, yet genuinely impressive, tech demo and no Stephen Spielberg, everyone seems to have forgotten how awesome Playstation Motion Controller...
It's great to actually hear something about the Playstation Motion Controller
The project is still due for release this coming Spring and all we've really seen is an (impressive) tech demo at E3. Word from Sony's John Koller in an interview with GamePro suggests Sony have plenty to show though. And in that regard, it's kinda nice that we're still in...
News Playstation 3 Sells Over 4 Million In Japan
News of a minor milestone for Sony's Playstation 3 in Japan today, as figures compiled by Famitsu's publisher, Enterbrain, suggest the system has passed the 4million units mark, hitting a life-to-date total 4,020,563
They are great numbers for Sony, but it's humbling to see theWii reach the 9million mark on the same day. Let's see what difference...
News VGAs 2009: Sony Win Big At The VGAs, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Named Game Of The Year
Sony snatched five awards at this year's VGAs
Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the biggest winner, snatching awards for Best Graphics, Best PS3 Game, and the coveted Game Of The Year Award. PushSquare's closet favourite, flower, also got a nod, winning the best Independant Game award. God Of War III rounded out Sony's sweep, winning the...
News Gran Turismo 5 Academy Demo Features Indianapolis Speedway GP Circuit, Just 220mb
This week we get our filthy hands on the first example of newer Gran Turismo 5 code, with the GT Academy Demo
According to reports via TheSixthAxis, the demo will include Indianapolis Speedway GP Circuit and two versions of the Nissan 370z; the R1 and N3. We won't even pretend to know what any of that means. Still, we'll assume you're going to need...
It's been a full year since Sony launched Media Molecule's beautifully innovative LittleBigPlanet
That means a full year of user generated content, and Media Molecule are to honour all those who made the best levels in the annual "Sackademy Awards." One award has been handed out to Anpostteller for Best Visuals and use of Special Effects...
News Sony Confirm "Gem" Was A Prototype Name For The Playstation Motion Controller
Worry not folks, it doesn't sound like the Playstation Motion Controller will end up marketed as "Gem," like we rumoured earlier
The term Gem was an early code name for the product, SCEA bossman Patrick Seybold told Kotaku. We havent announced final name at this point.</blockquote> So the debate rages on. What the hell are Sony...
News New LittleBigPlanet Trophies Hint At New Levels & Water, At Last
If there's one game we're itching to stick back inside our system it's LittleBigPlanet
We know there's no excuse for not delving back into the ludicrously whimsical world, after all, people are making great content all the time. We just need that lure of professionally developed content to bring us back. And thankfully, a trophy listing on...
News Playstation 3 Tops Out Metacritic's Annual Game Platform Power Rankings
Sony's Playstation 3 has beaten out all competition to take Metacritics first annual "Game Platform Power Rankings"
The chart uses Metacritic's powerful critic aggregating tool to find the platform with the strongest games lineup over the past 12 months. With five of the top ten over all games, Playstation 3 games managed a median Metascore of...
Reminder PixelJunk Shooter's Out Today
Just a quick heads up to let you know that PixelJunk Shooter is out on the Playstation Store today
Our review is online now, read why we think it's great and worthy of 3/4 right here.
News Playstation 3 Firmware 3.15 Is Available For Download Now
Sony has just released Firmware 3
15 so next time you jump onto your PS3 you'll be able to perform a system update. You'll get the ability to play Minis on the big-screen (we've tried it, and they work great) aswell as an easy method of transferring data between PS3 systems - great if you're planning on upgrading from a Phat PS3 to the new Slim...
News Nintendo DS Takes Playstation 2's Crown, Becomes Britain's Biggest Selling System Ever
The Nintendo DS is now the biggest-selling UK video games system of all time
According to reports, the DS just passed the Playstation 2's 10.02million sales mark, earning the crown in just over 4 years. That's a crazy impressive feat. Kudos to Nintendo.
News Introducing The Sony Playstation... Gem?
So, we've been referring to Sony's motion control solution as the Playstation Motion Controller for months now
Why? Because, it doesn't really have a name. The word "Sphere" has been thrown about in previous months, but it hasn't really stuck. Now it seems, John Riccitiello -head of EA - might know a little more than the rest of us...
News God Of War III Embargo Contains La Smackdown
PlaystationLifestyle just pointed out that there is a series of God Of War III content under-wraps after a recent Playstation event
According to information they've garnered from the Playstation Blog's Jeff Rubenstein, there's set to be a big God Of War III reveal in January. Sony has remained scarily tight-lipped about their biggest action property...
News Check Out A Cluster Of Playstation Power, Amazing
Remember when we posted about the US Air Force's plans to order in 2,200 PS3s to crunch data with? Well, erm, here's a teaser
Kotaku report that the above is a photo of the backroom of the USAF Research Laboratory's information directorate. There are 336 consoles in here. Imagine what those new 2,200 are going to look like. Yush.
News Confirmed: PSP Minis Head To Playstation 3 In Firmware 3.15
As rumoured mere minutes ago, Sony has confirmed that Firmware 3
15 will launch "very soon." As rumoured, the update includes the ability to play PSP Minis on the Playstation 3. If you've already bought some Minis for your PSP, worry not, you'll be able to download them again to your PS3 and enjoy them on the big-screen. The other big...
Rumour PS3 Firmware 3.15 Launching This Week?
According to unconfirmed reports on NeoGAF, the PS3 is due to get a firmware update this coming December 10th
The NeoGAF thread suggests that the firmware updated, number 3.15, will include a fix for DualShock 3 pairing issues, the ability to transfer data between to PS3s via an ethernet cable and, the afore mentioned ability to play PSP Minis on...
News Modnation Racers Beta Coming To US/Europe Soon, New Developer Walkthrough
Sony has announced via the Playstation
Blog this morning that a localised European Modnation Racers beta is planned for 2 weeks in early 2010. According to the European blog, this will include exclusive content to the US version, which is planned for Qore and LBP users from December 18th. There's a new developer walkthrough after the jump. [object...
News Playstation Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Mad
It's been a while since we heard about the Playstation Motion Controller (there's no way it's releasing in Spring, right?), so it's perhaps good timing to see some new patents filed by Sony Computer Entertainment
The patent for "Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment" deals with a series of control options. The patent seems to...
News Pachter Predicts Playstation 3 Hardware Sales Are Up 85% In The US
Pulling out his crystal ball for, presumably, the last time this year; seasoned American analyst Michael Pachter reckons Sony shifted 700,000 PS3 consoles in the last month
That'd be up 85% on Sony's performance in the same period last year.We [Pachter's organisation, Wedbush Morgan] estimate sell-through of 1,050,000 Wii hardware units (down 49%...
News Buzz! Quiz World Hits PSP On December 17th
If you've been waiting to get your PSP quizzing on, then the wait is almost over
Buzz! Quiz World will launch exclusively for the PSN this coming December 17th. There'll be over 3,000 new questions, online infrastructure multiplayer and access to the MyBuzz user generated content. Looks like December 17th is going to be one busy update!
News New MAG Trailer Includes Lots & Lots Of Televisions
Weirdly, Zipper Interactive's super-ambitious multiplayer shooter MAG is not far away
It's due to release late next month. We're aware there have been a few betas for the game, but we're still eager to know more about it. Hopefully this trailer marks the start of Sony sticking the game in everyone's face, because the game could realistically be...
News Playstation 3 Bluetooth Issues Rear Their Ugly Head
We thought we were the only ones
We totally wondered why our DualShock 3's refused to sync. We were on the verge of buying a new controller. Until, Loot-Ninja came to the rescue. It seems, most people are experiencing DualShock 3 syncing issues right now. It appears the syncing issues are largely isolated to the PS3 Slim, although some people are...
News Playstation 3 & Wii Battle It Out In Japan Hardware Sales
The Wii had a narrow victory on the Playstation 3 in Japan last week, selling just 115 consoles more
The PS3 was still showing its new found lease of life however, with a decent 46,558 consoles sold. The PSP was in good stead also, with 38,839 units sold. Sadly, the PSPgo dawdled at the bottom of the charts with less than 4,000 units this week,...
News Latest Blue Toad Murder Files Teaser Is Wonderfully Narrated
The latest Blue Toad Murder Files trailer should be put up for an award or something
The narrator's voice-over work is nothing short of fabulous. We're absolutely loving the build-up for Blue Toad Murder Files. We can't wait to download the game ahead of Christmas.
News Kojima & Co Scribble On PSPs For Playstation's Birthday
It was the 15th birthday of the Playstation brand yesterday
So how did long-term fans Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear Solid artist Yoji Shinkawa celebrate? By scribbling on their PSPs of course. The top PSP is signed by Hideo Kojima himself, and the bottom one is signed and drawn all over by Shinkawa. If you want to win one of the systems you'll need to...
News Traveler's Tales: PSPgo Will Die If Content Does Not Become Cheaper
According to Traveler's Tales founder John Burton, Sony's new PSPgo could die if the content does not get cheaper
"I own a PSP Go but don't want to buy LittleBigPlanet, for instance, as I can get it 20-percent cheaper on UMD from Amazon and could resell it once I'm finished with it," Burton explained. "But if I download it, I get no...
News White Knight Chronicles "International Edition" Coming To The USA On February 2nd
So, just to cement the outrageous Sony line-up that kicks off with MAG in January, Sony has announced that the long-awaited import of White Knight Chronicles (sub-headed "International Edition") will launch in the USA on February 2nd
The game is a localised version of the Japanese release from earlier in the year, with 50 new quests, voice chat,...
First Impressions Digital Comics on Playstation Portable
Sony's decision to bring comics to the Playstation Portable has always been something that's stuck us as interesting
Interesting because we're not entirely sure who the move is aimed at. Hardcore comic fans will surely prefer reading their superhero gossip on paper; and will casual comic readers care enough to download them to their PSP? These are...
Rumour Sony Santa Monica Readying New IP After God Of War III
An interesting tid-bit dug up by Split-Screen this morning suggests that Sony's Santa Monica studio may be working on some new IP after God Of War III
Santa Monica's director of development, John Hight, has updated his LinkedIn profile, listing "new IP" as his current task for the studio. Most things Santa Monica touch turn to gold so, we...
Rumour PSP Minis Playable On Playstation 3 This Month
According to sources of Joystiq, PSP Minis are going to be playable on the Playstation 3 before this month is out
Joystiq's sources claim that the entire selection of Minis will be playable on the Playstation 3 and will even receive a resolution bump to boot. Sony are refusing to comment. Guess we'll find out this month won't we?
News Are You Feeling Lucky, Punk!?
Pick up this awesome Assassin's Creed II Sackboy ensemble for just $1
99/£1.59 today from the Playstation Store. Includes cardboard knives.
News GT Academy 2010 Time Trial Demo Is Running On Gran Turismo 5 Code
Big shout out to VG247 who have managed to clear up whether the recently announced GT Academy 2010 Time Trial demo is running on Prologue or Gran Turismo 5 code
A Sony rep has confirmed to them that the demo is indeed based on the Gran Turismo 5 engine, so while it's unlikely to be the final polished thing, it should offer a good taste of how far GT...
Really exciting news for car-boffs and Gran Turismo fans: Sony have announced the release of GT Academy 2010 Time Trial for release on December 17th on the Playstation Store
The release will provide the "first opportunity" for players to get a "hands-on taster as to what Yamauchi-san and his Polyphony team have been carefully...
News SingStar Sells A Whopping 20million Units
Sony have just announced that their specialist karaoke franchise has now topped 20million units sold
The franchise began in 2004 and has seen numerous versions over the past 5 years, right up to the latest Take That themed release. We expect a Michael Jackson SingStar will be on the cards for early next year, with the franchise completely free to go...
News Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday Dear Playstation, Happy Birth-...
Today, the Playstation is officially 15 years old
The original system launched in Japan on December 3rd, 1994. That was 15 years ago! Can you believe that? There was an age before Ape Escape, Wipeout and other such franchises the Playstation made popular. With the Playstation 2 still officially the biggest selling system of all time, and the...
News Pixeljunk Shooter Shooting For A December 10th Launch
Q-Games' latest Pixeljunk game is due to launch worldwide on the Playstation Store this coming December 10th
Shooter takes a modern-twist on classic retro gameplay, introducing realistic fluid physics to a 2D blaster. The game's likely to cost around $10 when it launches.
News Sony To Step In & Fix Bayonetta Issues On The Playstation 3
It's no secret that the PS3 version of Bayonetta isn't quite up to scratch
With the game being lavished in such high profile praise (the XBOX 360 version of the game scored 40/40 in Japanese publication Famitsu), Sony have decided to step in and fix the some of the problems. Sony "guarantee" a better version of the game ahead of the...
News Are Logitech Working On A UMD Add-On For PSPgo?
According to CVG, third-party peripheral manufacturer Logitech are working on a UMD add-on for the PSPgo
No release information was given, but apparently the device plugs into the PSPgo, allowing users to play UMDs on the UMD-less portable. Apparently the device will make the handheld a little more "bulky", but works fine. Logitech's UK...
News Multiple Japanese Retailers Pitch Heavy Rain For A February 18th Release
When one retailer lists a game's release date, we tend not to listen
But when multiple retailers, including Amazon, say "yo, Heavy Rain is hitting Japan on February 18th,&qu
News "No Comment" On Modnation Racers PSP *Cough Cough Wink Wink Nudge Nudge*
A GameStop listing for United Front's Modnation Racers on the Playstation Portable seems to suggest their might be some customisable kart-racing coming to the PSP in the future
Sony's comment was a "no comment" to Destructoid earlier today. We're going to say this: it would make perfect sense to bring Modnation Racers to the PSP.
News Buy A PSPgo, Get A Free Game For Free. Obviously!
If you were quick enough to pick up that £150 PSPgo from HMV yesterday, you should consider yourself happy as Larry [who is Larry? - ed]
Sony just announced via the Playstation Blog that Europeans who own a PSPgo can pick up a free game as a Holiday present from Sony. All you need to do is jump onto the Playstation Store through your PSP, download...
News Gossip Column: British Tennis Ace Andy Murray Dumped Over 7-Hour Playstation 3 Marathons
We already knew British tennis number one Andy Murray was a Playstation 3 enthusiast when he claimed he'd already won Wimbledon on his favourite video games system
But reports in The Sun suggest he's more of a Playstation fanboy than we initially believed. According to the British tabloid, Andy Murray has been dumped by his almost-hot girlfriend Kim...
News Playstation Sales Hit The Roof Over Thanksgiving Weekend
SCEA comms boss Patrick Seybold has confirmed through-the-roof sales for the Playstation 3 in America over thanksgiving weekend
The Playstation 3 mustered a whopping 440,000 sales for the week ending November 29th.The 2009 holiday season got off to an amazing start for PlayStation, with all key retailers showing a significant increase for PS3, PSP...
