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News Proof That Sony Are Getting Their Marketing Mojo Back
For a long time Playstation fans have complained about the lack of Sony's marketing
Truth be told, Sony have marketed their products a lot over the past few years, it's just those commercials haven't been very memorable. Anyone who's been tuning into the World Cup Qualification campaign on ITV will have seen those awful "technology...
News There Are Over 8,000 Updates & Bug Fixes In The Latest MAG Beta Patch
Blimey, the folks over at Zipper Interactive must be working around the clock
Still, this is what a beta is for, and its nice to know the community are taking their duties seriously, updating the guys over at Zipper exactly what needs fixing before MAG hits the stores next year. The latest patch includes over 8,000 updates and bug fixes, and it'll...
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Coming To Europe A Little Later
Time Extension!
Disappointing news European Ratchet & Clank fans, you're going to have to wait an extra week to play R&C: A Crack In Time. Many had assumed that the new game in the franchise would launch on the Friday following its American release - October 30th - but Insomniac have confirmed it won't hit the UK until November 6th, with...
News The Last Guardian's Ueda: "This Generation Is About Expressing Ideas"
Sony really are very lucky to have one of the biggest innovators in video games working exclusively for their platform
The man behind Shadow Of The Colossus and Ico, Fumito Ueda, is currently working on The Last Guardian. And speaking to Famitsu, Ueda has confirmed his ideal that "this generation is about expressing ideas".As a creator,...
News Gran Turismo Greater Than Real, New Off-Screen Videos
It's the Tokyo Motor Show this week
And of course, Gran Turismo 5 has a massive presence. Sony's premium racing franchise is due in March next year, and GTPlanet have scouted out some off-screen videos of the game in action. Amidst all the talk of real-time damage and Forza 3, we'd forgotten something about Gran Turismo. Namely that the core driving...
Rumour PAIN Developer Idol Minds Lays Off More Than Half Its Staff
Kotaku have reported that Idol Minds, the company best known for developing PAIN, have laid of more than half their staff
Apparently, the original team of 46 has been scaled back right down to just 20 employees. Kotaku reports that the lay-offs may be because of budget cuts from Idol Minds' long time publisher partners, Sony. To be fair, we've seen...
News Conflict Of Interests: Trivium In God Of War III
Back in high-school, we were asked to write a small piece on something we either loved or hated for English class
Being complete cynics, we chose to write about something we hated. And naturally as music snobs, that came down to a band we hated. Namely: Trivium; possibly the worst band ever invented in the world ever. If the world were to end, the...
News Uncharted Movie "Definitely In The Works"
It's totally happening folks, Uncharted is definitely getting a movie
Hot off the heels of an interview with New York Magazine, creative director of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Amy Hennig, has told fans not to worry."Its definitely in the works, I can tell people. Weve got the best possible partners we could in Columbia Pictures. If...
News Playstation 3 Rockets To The Top Of The Australian Console War
Sony's console continues to conquer around the world
According to Sony, the Playstation 3 sold "in excess of 60,000 units" since the PS3 Slim was launched on September 3rd, outselling both the XBOX 360 and the Wii. So chalk that down as another victory then.
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves On Playstation Home Looks Genuinely Mind-Bendingly Awesome
We've posted our belief for a while that Sony finally understand what people want out of Playstation Home
Today we finally got confirmation of that. Sony have shown off the new Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Home Space on the Playstation Blog today which genuinely looks mind-blowingly awesome. Aside from genuinely looking great, the content is...
News Awesome '69 Corvette & '88 Lamborghini Scratch Each Others Paint
This is an advert for Gran Turismo PSP in Japan
It features rather nice looking - presumably expensive - cars scratching each other. If you're into cars, this probably makes you feel sick or something.
Heavy Rain is going to be a dark, mature game
Not dark in the immature sense. No, Heavy Rain isn't interested in exploding heads and blood littered corridors. Heavy Rain is interested in genuine mature gameplay. Of course, in the video game medium, maturity is often stilted. And that has us worried about Heavy Rain. Even the slightest tweaks to the...
News Patent Looks Like A Playstation Nunchuck But Has No Analogue Stick
It was not long ago that our very own columnist, Twiggy, was ranting about the lack of analogue sticks on the Playstation Motion Controller
Looks like Sony kind of listened, as they've just filed a patent for a "Nunchuck" like controller for the PS3. Interestingly though, while looking like a nunchuck, the controller has no analogue stick...
News What Happens When You Fire A PS3 Slim At A Sony Bravia?
You probably break the Sony Bravia
The PS3 Slim though, according to this commercial, will remain pretty much unscathed though. That's the Sony difference for you. Make.Believe.
News Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Double Demo Details Released
We can't wait.
With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves finished and left on our "to platinum" pile, we're turning our attention to Sony's next biggest holiday release - Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Duders, we're literally chomping at the bit to get our hands on Ratchet's latest adventure, which is almost certainly destined to be a ton of fun. As...
News Piracy Seriously Discouraging Future Pixeljunk PSP Ports
We gave Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe a perfect 4/4 because it's awesome
Naturally, that makes the game a desirable product. And we all know pirates like to steal products, rather than pay for them. If you're one of those pirates, reading this post, then you should probably be informed that piracy hurts game developers. In the case of Pixeljunk Monsters...
News God Of War III Director Considering DLC Challenge Rooms
The man behind God Of War III, Stig Asmussen, reckons that challenge rooms are a good way of keeping people hooked into a product beyond the single-player experience
Batman: Arkham Asylum did them well, why not God Of War III? It's a point he raises with GamePro, admitting that the core blu-ray release of God Of War III will include challenge maps,...
News The Great Gran Turismo 5 Packaging Myth
GTPlanet have unearthed some footage of Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi handling, what appears to be, a three-tiered Gran Turismo 5 retail package
The video focuses prominently on Yamauchi talking about the Mercedes-something-or-other (we don't know much about cars - Ed) and how it's likely to end up on Gran Turismo 5's packaging because it...
News Sony Do Not Deny That Killzone 3 Is Launching Next Year
Playstation Official Magazine let the cat out of the bag yesterday regarding the possible 2010 launch of the third game in Guerrilla Games' Killzone franchise, and Sony are refusing to rule out the possibility
According to Eurogamer, Sony have declined to comment on the situation, unusual for the company who are quick to issue "we do not...
News Tretton: We're In The Midst Of One The Most Exciting Times For Playstation
With successful sales reports out of the way, Sony's Jack Tretton obviously felt bullish enough to write a rallying note to the users of the Playstation Blog, describing the coming holiday season as "one the most exciting times for Playstation"
Tretton described the new $299.99 pricetag of the Playstation 3 as a "game changer", and...
News NPD: Playstation 3 Dominates In The US, Conquers Wii & 360, Comes Close To DS
The September NPDs are out
Cue fanboy fights across the world. As expected, the PS3 Slim managed to dominate competition, selling nearly 150,000 more units than closest competitor the XBOX 360, while coming just 32,000 units short of the market leading Nintendo DS. Playstation 3 sales were up nearly double from the previous month, seeing a whopping...
News PushSquare Playstation Picks: 19th-25th October
Y'ello one and all, welcome to our new pick of the week column, a Monday night dive into the week's best Playstation launches across Europe and America
PushSquare's Playstation Pick Of The Week: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Rockstar return to the PSP with the highest rated Nintendo DS game of all time. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars may be a...
News 3D Realms? George Broussard Puts Uncharted 2 Up There With Half-Life
Even after the game's launch, the hype continues to flood for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Many cynics considered the hype something disagreeable and all too often attached to PS3 exclusives. But 3D Realms' George Broussard has spoken out on Shack forums, announcing "believe the hype".[Uncharted 2 is] nearly, if not, on par with Half-Life...
Rumour Killzone 3 "Deep" In Development, Scheduled For 2010
If this turns out not to be a rumour, you have to imagine Sony are absolutely rubbing their hands at the prospect of Guerilla Games turning out another game in the Killzone franchise just a year after the second game
Alas, Killzone 3 is just what Playstation Official Magazine are speculating suggesting the game is "deep in development" and...
News Insomniac Hints At Closure Of The Ratchet & Clank Franchise
"We hope to be wrapping things up with a bow."
We've gotten used to having an annual outing with Ratchet & Clank, how can you not adore the duo and their ridiculously over-powered weapons? Still, it looks like Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time really might spell closure for the franchise for a while. Speaking with CNN, Insomniac's creative...
News Well Would You Look At That, The God Of War Collection Looks Pretty
That's totally not a screenshot from God Of War III in case you were wondering, nope, that's a screenshot from the God Of War Collection - Sony's new awesome blu-ray that includes copies of God Of War I & II
Epic. The game's not coming to Europe before Christmas, so you'll have to get your preorder on if you want it. Naturally, we ordered our...
News Polyphony Digital's Kazunori Yamauchi Finally Breaks His Silence On Turn 10
Ever since E3, Turn 10 - developers of the Forza franchise - have been privy to talking down their competition, Gran Turismo
Call it disrespect, arrogance, or even just plain confidence in their product, no one is going to deny Forza 3 is a bad product. It's not, it's a great game. But the reputation of Turn 10 as developers left a sour taste in our...
News Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe Goes All DIY To Fix Compatibility Problems
If you've been having a few issues with Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe's multiplayer component - namely Europeans being unable to connect to games of those in Asia or America - there's a solution
Albeit of the do-it-yourself kind. As detailed on the Playstation Blog, the process is simple: Delete your game through the PSP Home Menu (select...
News Calling All Cars Servers To Be Shut Down In January
Bummer if you still play David Jaffe's first title with Eat, Sleep, Play
, Calling All Cars. The servers are about to get closed down. Those playing the game have been greeted with the following ominous message:On January 14, 2010 the servers for Calling All Cars will be taken off-line. We would like to thank ya for yar...
News Playstation 3 & Wii Locked In Home Console Sales Supremacy Bout In Japan
Since the PS3 Slim released the PS3 has seen a steady sales boost that's now starting to level out
The Wii also recently saw its price cut in recent weeks. The result is a heated contest for supremacy in which the Playstation 3 managed to win this week by just 155 units. We're sure things are only going to get closer next week. The sales figures for...
I don't want to get into details about plot
I don't want to spoil things for those of you who haven't played Uncharted yet - although you really should be asking yourselves 'why not?'. I just want to say - right here, right now - for my weekly column, that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is without doubt the best written video game of all time. I really...
News LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Hits American PSPs October 29th, $15
Ready for some more LocoRoco? Look no further than LocoRoco Midnight Carnival which is launching on the American PSN this October 29th for just $15
The game will feature "16 brand new stages, full competitive and co-op modes, two minigames, and three additional bonus stages," so plenty for your money!
News White Knight Chronicles Hits The US in February
Sony are really lining up a bumper year of exclusives next year
We predict they're gonna drop one exclusive for every month up to May — with MAG in January, White Knight Chronicles in February, God Of War III in March, and Gran Turismo 5 in April. Purely speculation on our part but — just you wait and see. Of course the news here is not our wild...
News Latest Heavy Rain Footage Literally Blows Our Mind With Potential
There are a few things that seem off in this Heavy Rain video designed for the Japanese audience
The Japanese voice acting sounds poor and the animation looks like it's yet to really be developed. But everything else about this game is currently brimming with clear potential. If you're yet to really follow Heavy Rain, sit down and watch this 9...
News God Of War Collection Trailer Gets Us All Totally Stoked For The God Of War Franchise Again
It's been very quiet on the God Of War front since E3
In fact, dare we say Sony's lead character - Kratos - had slipped to the background behind Nathan Drake and Ratchet. Alas, releasing the God Of War Collection in the US is probably the best piece of marketing Sony have ever done. Not only do they please their fans and bring newcomers into the...
News Cold Front DLC Coming To SOCOM: Confrontation
Sony have announced today that a new DLC pack is headed to SOCOM: Confrontation entitled "Cold Front"
There'll be two new maps included in the DLC, alongside three classic maps. The classic maps are drawn from the most popular SOCOM maps of all time, and have been built from the ground up. For the full list of contents in "Cold Front", hit...
News Microsoft Still Want To Talk About Sony & Their Sales Lead, Not Software
Seemingly given up on the ol' Nintendo platform way in the lead, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has come out of his shell to talk about XBOX 360 games - no, oh sorry - to talk about the Playstation again
Seemingly chuffed that they brought Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy to the XBOX to turn the 360 into a little green Playstation, Microsoft are back...
News Sorry Europe, No God Of War III Demo For You Guys
And by "you guys" we actually mean "us" because, awww, we're European baby
Still, there's always the lovely art of import meaning, if you import the God Of War Collection from the US, chances are you'll have access to that lovely God Of War III demo. If you're Japanese you'll need to pick up inFamous to get access to the demo. Still bemusing to see...
News Sony: Third Parties Are Not Required To Publish PSP Games On The Playstation Store
This is bemusing
We'd assumed post the release of the PSPgo, on October 1st, all companies would have to ready a Playstation Store compatible version of any PSP game they launch. Not so according to Sony's Eric Lempel, in an interview with Joystiq. Apparently it's up to each publishers discrestion."It's up to individual third parties to decide...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Would Have Been "Very Different" Without Playstation 3
Naughty Dog's co-president Evan Wells has confirmed to VG247 that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would have been a very different game without the Playstation 3
However the exec did suggest that the difference you see between Playstation 3 and XBOX 360 games has a lot to do with developer talent than the actual systems themselves.I think the...
Michael Pachter, famous video-game "analyst", is back to drop some predictions on the home console motion control "war"
As usual, his predictions side in Microsoft's favour, but without shouting bias — we assume as Playstation fans we're all used to that from Pachter. When guaging the prices of Sony and Microsoft's new motion control tech; Pachter...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Shifts Around 47,000 Units On Its First Day In Japan
Considering we didn't expect Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to sell well at all in Japan - it's a very Western focused game - we're surprised to see Japanese reports of the game selling around 47,000 copies in its first day
We suppose if we were to extrapolate, we'd imagine around 55,000 sales before the week is out, if not more. Hopefully Naughty Dog...
News Get 130GB For $50, Sony Confirm Standalone 250GB Playstation 3 At $349.99
The two SKU Playstation 3 is back
Not the greatest way of keeping things easy for your consumer base, but this 250GB Playstation 3 announced at the price of $349.99 for the US demographic represents outstanding value for money. You're essentially getting 130GB for $50. It's, like, totally up to you whether you think you'd use that extra space (we...
News Quantic Dream On Striptease Reaction: "Exactly What We Wanted"
We think everyone was a little surprised to see the gritty nature of Heavy Rain's strip-tease scene
At the time we described it as "shady and a little uncomfortable". But we thought it was great for those exact reasons. And thus Quantic Dream have confirmed to EGTV that's exactly the reaction they were aiming for."We had a couple of...
News Insomniac Games Reckon Naughty Dog Have Raised The Bar For Game Development With Uncharted 2
Insomniac Games are no strangers to fantastic video games
Both the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises have both been consistently top-tier exclusive titles on the Playstation 3, and they have a history of quality that dates back right to the early Playstation days. With Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time looking like the best Ratchet...
News Look At That PSPgo In The Middle Of The Street
Sony used to have a massive PSP billboard in New York's SoHo that got taken down
They've now replaced it with a slightly smaller PSPgo, which is totally cool because, well, the PSPgo is smaller than the original PSP.
News God Of War III Demo Hitting Japan On November 19th
If you're in Japan and you want to play God Of War III, you're going to need to get a code with a copy of inFamous
The demo will then be redeemable from November 19th. If you're in the West, you'll get a code with a copy of God Of War Collection, which releases late next month.
News Insomniac To Throw A Ratchet & Clank Community Day
Insomniac Games are really awesome to their fans
Along with constantly pumping out Ratchet & Clank themed content for their audience, those guys are big on getting to know their fans. Hence why they're holding a Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time party in Burbank, California this October 23rd. There will be rare swag on offer, free food and,...
News Sony Shifting Playstation Home's Focus Away From Social Network & Towards "Game Platform"
Sony have discussed the shift of priority Playstation Home has seen over the last year in a San Francisco meeting documented by Gamasutra
"In the early days when we built Home, we really were building a social network for gamers," said platform director Jack Buser, "Through that, over the last year, it's developed into a game...
News Playstation 3 Cross-Game Chat Incoming By The Looks Of Things
Cross-Game Chat is the most requested feature for the Playstation 3, like, ever
Of course Sony are aware of that. Personally we couldn't give two hoots about Cross-Game Chat. But if it shuts people up about it for goodness sake; we're in. Alas, people have been going nuts over comments made on the Playstation Forums by Naughty Dog staffer...
