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News Would You Sue Sony If You Were Banned From The Playstation Network?
Would you sue Sony if you were banned from the Playstation Network? It's a question that we've mulled over for a considerable length of time while planning this piece
On many counts we think no - because at the end of the day we'd probably have to have been a jerk in order to get banned in the first place right? Still, that's what Erik Estavallo is...
News New Gran Turismo PSP Trailer Is Extremely Light On Gameplay Footage
Here's your new trailer for Gran Turismo PSP
As you may have noted if you've watched it already there is absolutely no gameplay involved. The trailer does showcase the new Corvette ZR-1 though. Apparently. We don't really know, we were just told that was the case.
News Here's Your Eye Pet Boxart, Coming October 2nd
Eye Pet will hit European stores this October 2nd Sony have announced
The clever virtual pet title will allow players to use the Playstation Eye in a number of innovative and intriguing ways, such as drawing objects on paper before scanning them into the real world and controlling them with the Dualshock.
Nathan Drake will once again grace the Playstation 3 this October 13th when Uncharted 2: Among Thieves officially launches in the USA
That's not far away folks! Might want to book your sick day before the rest of the office beat you to it though. There'll be preorder goodies for those who take the time to place an order, including Golden Weapons...
News The Playstation Motion Controller Is A "Generation" Ahead Of Its Rivals Say The Developers
In the know
Sony's Playstation Motion Controller has not received the wild hype that Microsoft's Project Natal has received, instead it has gained a steady level of praise based on the fact that while it doesn't immediately seem as flashy as Natal, this Motion Controller appears to work. In an interview with Eurogamer, the Playstation Motion...
News Trophies Heading To The PSN's Edition Of Lemmings
One of the very first PSN games, Lemmings, is about to get a second lifeline according to information discovered by TheSixthAxis
According to the report, Cohort Studios have been contracted by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to add E-Commerce and trophies to the classic game. We can only assume E-Commerce means DLC. Details are scarce but...
News Insomniac Aren't Going Anywhere, Love Sony Very Much
Well this little quote has made us smile from ear to ear
Insomniac are one of our favourite developers and they have a very good relationship with Sony making their games exclusive to the Playstation franchises. Which Insomniac claim will continue for a long time. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Insomniac's Ryan Schneider spoke out about the...
News Is That SingStar: Michael Jackson Sitting Aloft The Horizon?
They claim the game will release November 13th with or without additional microphones.
French site PS3Gen are claiming that Sony are gearing for a November launch on a new edition of the popual SingStar franchise - SingStar: Michael Jackson Interestingly the site are also speculating that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will launch September 30th with...
News Want To Know What The Top Five Best Selling Playstation 3 Games Are This Year?
What's up Playstation 3 owners who care about sales? We have a bit of treat for you this morning
It involves sales and statistics compiled by the lovely folks at Gamasutra. Most specifically they are looking at the Playstation 3's best selling games so far in 2009. Please note these figures are correct in terms of US sales. Exclusive title Killzone...
Rumour Playstation 3 Slim To Launch With Madden In The August
It's certainly a rumour that could shift consoles for Sony
The Madden games are a big deal in the US and August is just close enough to the end of the summer and the start of the Holiday season to make a Playstation 3 Slim bundle a massive marketing attack from Sony. According to the 1-Up Podcast it could happen. David Ellis suggested on the 1-Up...
News The UK's Gadget Show Provides The First Review Of Sony's PSP Go
The Gadget Show is well known for getting their excited mitts on Sony's latest hardware
In this exclusive review of the PSP Go they praise Sony's strategy of switching to the download-only market but do lament the price of the system and the still less-than-perfect controls. Still, it's an on-the-whole glowing review Sony's new baby. We're not sure...
News New Killzone 2 Expansion Available This July 23rd
This Thursday is shaping up to be a crazy day on the PSN
We already know Shatter and Wipeout HD's Fury expansion are on the way — but how about some more Killzone 2 aswell? Given the barren spell we're enduring with retail releases just now, we'll take everything we can get! New Killzone 2 maps "Suljeva Cliffside" and "Arctower...
News Sony Say That The Playstation Eye Can Perform Facial Recognition Now
Speaking at the Develop Conference in the UK this week, Sony have confirmed that the Playstation Eye can currently perform much of the trickery possible with Microsoft's Natal
In addition to the Playstation Motion Controller, Sony confirmed that the Playstation Eye can currently track faces and recognise skeletal movements much like Natal. SCEE...
News Kojima Productions Are Attempting "PS3 Quality" With Peace Walker
Hideo Kojima is treating the PSP's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as Metal Gear Solid 5
Despite the drop in hardware possibilities Kojima reckons the team working on it are "aiming for PS3 quality because they were creating MGS4 on the PS3 not too long ago". Kojima did not comment on how Peace Walker's multiplayer would work but he has...
News Wipeout HD "Fury" DLC Pack To Release July 23rd
Wipeout HD programmer Zico Liu (remember him from that terrible, terrible, terrible trophy) has confirmed that the new Wipeout HD Fury pack will release July 23rd
The pack includes new tracks, vehicles and game types. Naturally we seriously can't wait. We're massive fans of Wipeout HD. The pack will cost £7.99 ($9.99). We'll have a review soon.
News Sony Promote "Arcade Style" Trash Panic In Japan
Remember when you used to have to drop a credit into an arcade machine every time you died? It's a theory Sony are trying to promote with Trash Panic
A new version of the game released in Japan charges the player 100 yen for three plays. Once the three plays have been inevitably used up, the game will ask for another 100 yen for a further triplet of...
News thatgamecompany's Third Playstation Release Is Unlike Anything You've Experienced Before
We've written this once but we'll happily write it again: flower is still our personal game of the year
thatgamecompany's master-piece instilled feelings in us that we've never felt before whilst playing a video game. It was a momentous piece of game design. Speaking at the Develop conference in the UK, thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen described the...
News US Retailers Hint At MAG Delay
Previously thought to be one of Sony's blockbuster Christmas releases, various US retailers are hinting that MAG may have been pushed back to 2010
It's worth noting that European retailers have the game scheduled for November — which in our opinion would be the worst time to release the game with a certain Modern Warfare 2 around the corner. It's...
News God Of War Comics Series On The Way Courtesy Of DC
IGN have reported that DC/Wildstorm Comics will chronicle the events of the God Of War story is a new mini-comic series this October
The series will span six issues and is being written by Marv Wolfman. The plot will run right up to God Of War III, detailing the events of the first two games.
News Japanese Playstation Store Embrace PC Engine Releases
Not being content with having an enormous selection of old Playstation games on the Japanese store, SCEJ have committed Playstation Network support for PC Engine games too
Four PC Engine games have been confirmed for the Japanese PSN: Bomberman '94, New Adventure Island, Sengoku Mahjong and Devil's Crush. They retail at around 600 yen which is a...
News Gran Turismo PSP Will Not Be Supported By DLC
When quizzed by the producers over at Polyphony Digital on the Playstation Blog, some eager fans were keen to ask if Gran Turismo PSP would be supported by DLC
Sadly it's not looking likely as the producers likened DLC in the already 800-vehicle strong package as "throwing water into the ocean", which they describe as a "lifetime's...
News Sony Making The PSP Go More Attractive To Smaller Development Teams
Sony want to steal some of the iPhone's thunder with the PSP Go
How will they do that? Well by essentially copying Apple's philosophy of cheap content which can be built by small teams. It's attractive to developers and gamers. But how are Sony going to pull such a feat off? Speaking with Develop, Sony Europe's head of developer relations - Zeno...
News Blue Toad Murder Files Heading To The Playstation Network
The team behind the Buzz
games, Relentless Software are to release a non-trivia related title on the PSN soon. The episodic adventure entitled Blue Toad Murder Files is set to be announced in September and will naturally see the player solving a murder mystery. We can't wait to find out more.
News Check Out Some Footage Of Gran Turismo & LittleBigPlanet Running On The PSP Go
Above is a video of the PSP Go running Gran Turismo PSP courtesy of our friends over at Fase Extra
Is there anything more beautiful? We're not quite sure. The PSP Go has really grown on us as a piece of hardware over the past few weeks. We can't wait to get our hands on the system this October. After the jump is some more Go footage, this time...
News First God Of War Novel Heading March 2010
Presumably to tie in with the March release of God Of War III, Del Ray have announced they will publish the first God Of War novel on March 23rd 2010
The novel will be a 320-page epic, penned by Matthew Stover and will release for $15. A movie release would guarantee some more money sucked from the franchise...
News The PS3 Slim For Reals Captured On YouTube?
The video above was captured on a cell-phone
It seems to depict the conversation between a market trader and potential consumer regarding the possible purchase of a PS3 Slim. When asked if the product was new, the trader claimed, "You won't see this anywhere else because it's new, we just got it in". Hmm. Treat this as epic rumour for now...
News Amazing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Ice Cavern Scaling Footage
Hands up: who can't get enough Uncharted 2: Among Thieves footage? No, us neither
So just to quench the thirst, here's some more new footage of the game posted over at GameTrailers. Pretty slick, huh. As it's traditional to talk about the graphics in an Uncharted post allow us to say on your behalf: dooderz look at teh graphixx!
News Is That A God Of War Movie On The Horizon?
Let's be honest
Movies based on games are usually rubbish, even with the mountains of possible plot and angry characters in God Of War, we just can't imagine it being in a film. Still, CC2K reckon they've read a script for an upcoming God Of War movie penned by David Self. Apparently the script sticks very closely to the original game and as such...
First Impressions Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time on Playstation 3
The game is said to be the conclusion of the "Future" trilogy
The continuation of Insomniac Games' popular Ratchet & Clank franchise, A Crack In Time is the third entry into the series on Playstation 3 and follows on from the plot-line served up in Tools Of Destruction and Quest For Booty. We take a look at some of the things you can expect...
First Impressions Gran Turismo PSP on Playstation Portable
Somewhat of a shock announcement during Sony's E3 2009 conference, Gran Turismo PSP had been rumoured for many, many years but never materialised
Gran Turismo 4 Mobile was announced as one of the flag-ship titles of the original PSP but dropped off the radar. Set to commemorate the launch of the PSP Go this October 1st, Gran Turismo PSP will provide...
News God Of War III Team Concerned About Austalian Release
Australia are pretty strict with what they will and won't release
Their ratings system does not go past "MA15+" meaning any games not suitable for 15 year olds don't get release. Ridiculous right? Exactly. God Of War III looks particularly brutal. Even we, as grown adults, cringed at some of the details present in the E3 demo. Still, we...
News Take A Look At Sony's Playstation Portable Summer Bus
If you're in the UK this summer, you might want to head out and take a trip on Sony's Magical Mystery Summer Of PSP tour bus
These are the dates you can catch the magical parade: 11th and 12 July Chessington World of Adventures, Chessington, Surrey 24th to 26th July Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset 2nd August Underage Festival,...
News Killzone 2: Napalm & Cordite DLC Announced
We told you there was more Killzone 2 content coming didn't we? Seems we were right
As part of Patch 1.28 you'll get two new maps, "Suljeva Cliffside" and "Arctower Landing", aswell as multiplayer support for the flamethrower and bolt gun. Additionally there will be those new trophies we told you about earlier.
News First ModNation Racers Trailer Is Play, Create, Share
"Play, Create, Share" - the buzz word started by LittleBigPlanet which Sony seem to want to turn into their own exclusive genre
Continuing that theme is ModNation Racers, the Mario Kart-esque racing title that will allow players to create their own tracks and share them with others online. It's a fantastic premise that's packed with charm and...
News Sackboy Dons His Proton Pack In Some Excellent Looking Ghostbusters LittleBigPlanet DLC
Sackboy Venkman? Check
Sackboy Slimer? Check. Sackboy Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? Check. Here's your first look at the official Ghostbusters DLC for LittleBigPlanet via NeoGaf. The costumes look great. Expect a Western announcement soon.
News New LittleBigPlanet Headed To PS3 Bundled With Plenty Of DLC
If you haven't got LittleBigPlanet yet (why not?) you may take some interest in learning that Media Molecule are currently working on a new iteration of everyone's favourite Playstation 3 exclusive
A new "Game Of The Year" edition will include the complete LittleBigPlanet experience alongside a ton of DLC that has been released on the...
News Looks Like There Are New Killzone 2 Maps/ Weapons On The Way
Looks like the Flamethrower and Bolt Gun are heading to Killzone 2's multiplayer alongside two completely new maps: "Suljeva Cliffside" and "Arctower Landing"
The new goodies have been revealed via an updated trophy listing so we can only imagine an announcement isn't too far away.
News Afrika Looking At Slightly Cheaper Price Point
Thank goodness Afrika is coming out
We know it probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it something we wanted on store shelves to at the very least try for ourselves. We get really bored with the "typical" releases y'see. With Natsume releasing the game in America - no word on Europe yet - at the very least we know there'll be an...
News New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Cinematic Is Literally Breath Taking
The biggest challenge while watching the new Uncharted 2: Among Thieves trailer is trying to remember you're not watching a movie
Oh man; the acting, the animation, the plot, the script, the graphics. It's just absolutely amazing. It pretty much leaves every other video game in its dust. We just hope Sony are able to turn Uncharted into the mega...
News Wipeout HD's Fury Pack Is Entering Its Final Testing Sessions
According to a post on the Playstation Europe blog, Wipeout HD's upcoming Fury DLC is in its final stages of testing
That means the new pack is not far away from release. Which is awesome if you, like us, have been waiting for a reason to jump back into the excellent Wipeout HD.
News New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Footage On This Week's GTTV
Geoff Keighley's GTTV will have some new footage of Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 2: Among Thieves this week
Apparently they're going to show off the opening cinematic which, quite frankly, we feel a bit sad about. Opening cinematics are a thing of beauty. They should be saved for when the game is fresh out of its plastic wrapping. Still,...
News New LittleBigPlanet Levels Are A High Priority
The sensational Metal Gear Solid 4 pack for LittleBigPlanet seems like it was released a long time ago now
The DLC which provided new levels based on Kojima's masterpiece was a stroke of genius in itself. Since its release last year though, we've sat and waited patiently for more Media Molecule designed levels. Which haven't come. Thankfully Media...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 + Backwards Compatible Levels = Mm Reckons Alex Evans
Who wants a LittleBigPlanet 2? Media Molecule's Alex Evans sure as hell does
In fact, he'd "love there to be a sequel". And he wants it to be backwards compatible."If you look at online distribution for LBP, when the sequel comes along, what do we do with all that content? We can give backwards compatibility with those...
Remember the words "price-cut"? How could you forget
You read them everyday because we type them everyday. It's everyone's favourite topic. Never mind the games. Let's talk price cuts! Speaking with the Fast Company, Sony's Jack Tretton wanted to address price cut discussion, namely the fact that the PS3 is designed with a 10 year life span in...
News Downloadable Comics Coming To The Playstation Portable
Remember a few months back when Sony made hints at bringing comics to the PSP? Well today that service was announced in Japan
There's no word of a release date or the type of content to expect, just that comics will be coming to the PSP and will be downloaded from the Playstation Store. We expect the service will eventually launch in the West...
News Sony Not Playing "Catch Up" Anymore, PSN As Strong As Live
Sony rolled out their online service, the PSN, in 2006
Since then it has grown like crazy. Most of the pressure on Sony's PSN came from Microsoft's XBOX Live which in 2006 was miles ahead. Now, not so much. Sony have improved their PSN drastically over the past few years and there seem to be no signs of slowing down."I don't think there's a lot...
News Sony CEO Howard Stringer Finally Talks About Playstation Price Cuts
Ever since Activision's Bobby Kotick made his threat of boycotting the Playstation, we've been waiting for an official Sony response
Not a PR type one, we already have one of those. Like an off-the-cuff remark from one of Sony's big boys. Today that comes in the form of a Howard Stringer quote, Sony's top boss dude."He likes to make a lot of...
Hype's a funny thing
It used to be that people got hyped up on games and consoles. Now they get hyped over firmware upgrades, touting unachievable lists and moaning when they don't materialise. Still, the fact that people get so excited over their system is a testment to both Sony's platform and the interest in it from consumers. So we'll let...
News Blimey, PSP 2 Graphical Specs Possibly Leaked
Did you think that the PSP Go was going to be the end of PSP hardware news for a while? We kind of did
But alas, no. Sources have other ideas. In fact they're rumouring that the PSP 2 is very, very much in development. A press release from British company Imagination Technologies Group this week suggested a license agreement with a major consumer...
News Playstation To Make A Bigger Presence In Taiwan
The Tapei Times are reporting that Sony have made big strides in Taiwan in an effort to boost the PSP and PS3's presence in the region
New developer relations will mean six independent companies in Taiwan working on Playstation products. The Tapei Times report PS3/PSP digital content will likely be the result of the partnerships. In addition, the...
