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News inFamous Costumes Coming To LittleBigPlanet This August
LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy is getting ready to don inFamous' Cole McGrath's outfit come this August 8th
The DLC will allow you to dress Sackboy as an heroic/evil iteration of the inFamous protagonist. Check out the evil Cole Sackboy after the jump.
News Sony Promote echoshift As A "Self Co-Op" Kinda Game
Sony want you to know that their upcoming echoshift (redubbed from echochrono) is a a game all about "self co-op"
Player's must solve puzzles by using past actions to solve puzzles. Of course you'll be playing as echochrome's recognisable mannequin characters. The final game will feature 45 levels and 30 puzzle types with the promise of DLC in the...
News Fat Princess Receives Simultaneous Worldwide Release This Thursday, July 30th
Sometimes when games get delayed a lot, it's best not to make an announcement about their release until literally days before they actually come out
In retail's case, that theory doesn't work so well - hype has to be built, etc. But when it's a digital download, it works fine. Such is the shock and excitement we were struck with when we got word...
News David Jaffe Hints At A Comic-Con 2010 Show Floor Appearance
David Jaffe has been hard at work on his new Playstation 3 exclusive for a while now
After touting a few teasers, information has dried up a fair amount, namely because Jaffe is seriously busy with actually making the game. Thankfully, it seems like that game is around the corner. As part of a series of Tweets from the legendary God Of War/Twisted...
News Comic-Con 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer DLC In The Pipeline
Uncharted 2: Among Theives' creative director Amy Hennig has revealed that Naughty Dog's latest will get post release support in the form of multiplayer DLC
"One of the great things about the multiplayer and the co-op is that it gives us great opportunities to expand the experience for players with downloadable content, unlockables, things like...
News Europe To Get Playstation Network Cards In Time For The Launch Of PSP Go
Europe is pretty much the last region on the radar to get pre-paid Playstation Network cards
Asian markets have had them for ages. The USA and Canada have gotten them more recently. But nothing in Europe. But it looks like they're on their way according to a retailer listing. The cards are available in 20 and 50 Euro variants and are listed with a...
News Comic-Con 2009: Amazingly Cute Marvel Superheroes Heading To The World Of LittleBigPlanet
Do you want to see something adorable? Oh right, we put the image above the text so you've already seen something adorable
That's right, it's LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy dressed as Wolverine! How cute is that?! The answer is: amazingly cute. Likewise Kotaku managed to get snaps of Sackboy dressed as Ironman and Captain America. They're after the jump...
News Does This Look Familiar? LittleBigPlagiarism Springs To Mind
This is a clip from Brazilian TV show Bom Dia & Companhia
You may have noted it looks just like Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet. That's because it does. It's a shameless rip-off. It airs daily on one of the top Brazilian TV networks.
News Earn Double XP On Killzone 2 This Weekend
Killing Time
The US Playstation Blog have confirmed that you'll earn double XP if you play some Killzone 2 this weekend. There's never really been a better time to jump back into Killzone 2 to be honest. Double XP, new maps, map pack bundle, etc. We guess we'll see you on there.
News Comic-Con 2009: We Demand Naughty Dog Implement The "Kitty Got Wet" Phrase Into Uncharted 2
One of the most interesting things to come out of Comic-Con 2009 is the tale of the "Kitty got wet" catchphrase
When asked about the subject of ad-libbing during an Uncharted 2 panel yesterday, Nathan Drake's voice actor Nolan North gave a suspicious smile to creative director Amy Henning and asked, " "Is it okay to discuss KGW?"...
News New Sony VAIO Laptops To Integrate The Playstation Network
Remember when Howard Stringer said Sony were planning to roll out the Playstation Network into a number of their devices? Guy wasn't lying
Sony's new VAIO W laptop will feature 100% support for the Playstation Network. Despite hinting that "games are a possibility", Sony will use the Playstation Network integration to roll out their TV and...
News Sony Sign With Universal To Bring New Music To The SingStore
The SingStar team have just a closed a massive deal with Universal according to the Playstation Blog
The partnership will entitle the team to bring tracks from artists such as Elton John, The Police and Nirvana to the SingStore. The SingStar team also want you to know about the upcoming releases for SingStar: Motown and SingStar: Take That. Motown...
News Comic-Con 2009: Get Some Gold Rush In Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Here's a quick look at new co-operative mode from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
"Gold Rush" will see three players working co-operatively through a series of increasingly difficult round to capture a number of pieces of precious plunder. It looks like the maps are based upon the competitive multiplayer maps, but this mode looks like it could...
News TGS 09: Kaz Hirai Will Provide The Memorable Quotes For Sony's Tokyo Game Show Keynote
The Tokyo Game Show kicks off from September 24th to the 27th
Of course Sony are going to be there. And we'll be covering their every move. Most of which will probably come from company head Kaz Hirai. Interestingly the keynote has already been entitled "New Tactics For 2009"; if Sony's new pricing plans don't come into fruition at next months...
News Japanese Gran Turismo PSP TV-Spot Is Subtle Yet Effective
Sometimes companies try to hard
Example; when a video game's advert is filled with explosions, terrible rock music, quick camera switches and a few more explosions, you can probably assume that the game is rubbish and is being marketed at a tribe who think games have to be macho to be good. This Gran Turismo PSP TV spot from Japan is the polar...
News Comic-Con 2009: Introducing The "Spiral Of Death", Ratchet's "Deadly Yo-Yo" Fan Designed Weapon
Not long ago we posted about Captain Quarks "My Blaster Runs Hot" competition
Thousands of people entered, attempting to get their weapon into the game. At Comic-Con today, the winning entry was announced — the "Spiral Of Death". The weapon will allow Ratchet to fire off buzz saw shaped projectiles and control them post deployment,...
This is a screenshot from a video game
A very special video game in fact. It's from Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. How, amazing, is, it, shaping, up, to, be? We actually completed Tools Of Destruction four times so you can't even measure our hype for the sequel. Sadly outside of our publication interest seems suspiciously low for...
News Comic-Con 2009: Clever Puzzles Dominate New Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Gameplay Footage
Head scratcher
Imagine how good life would be if you could record yourself doing things, then go back in time and play back what you recorded while you do something else. That's exactly what Clank can do in Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time allowing him to conquer a series of dastardly puzzles. We can only imagine how devious Insomniac are going...
News Take A Look At PixelJunk Shooter In Action At Comic-Con 2009
Here's a bit of hot footage straight from the show floow of Comic-Con 2009 -- it's PixelJunk Shooter
The minimalist PSN franchise is back, and by all accounts of this showfloor footage, appears to be as addictive as ever.
News Guerrilla Will Take A "Step Back" From Killzone 2, Taking Time To "Reflect"
Speaking on the European Playstation blog, Guerrilla Games producer Seb Downie has commented on the companies current status with Killzone 2, and that they're looking to take a break from the game for a short period
"Right now were going to take a step back from Killzone 2," said Downie. "Weve been working non-stop since the disc...
News Playstation 3 Dominating Middle Eastern Sales
While touting your high sales figures in Europe and North America is usually top of any international companies list, Sony have always been keen to promote the Playstation brand equally worldwide
Which is perhaps why the company are seeing significantly strong sales of the Playstation 3 in the Middle East."The PS3, which is a high-end machine...
News Sony To Release Bonkers New Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Toy Line
Upon reading the headline to this article you might be fooled into thinking you might be on the verge of purchasing your own stern-faced Nathan Drake action figure
Or perhaps a life-size Elena doll. Wrong, the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves toyline will consist of super-deformed vinyl figures from ESC-Toys. Only 2500 will be made. Quirky.
News Go Historic With The New LittleBigPlanet History Pack
Aww Sackboy could you look any cuter? We were convinced you couldn't but you just keep proving us wrong gosh dang it
Particularly in your new historical pack dressed as Ghengis Khan, Boudica, the Countess of Lovelace and Mozart. As revealed on the Japanese website, the costumes will cost 100 Yen each, and will retail alongside a History sticker pack...
News Media Molecule Will Make An Announcement At GamesCon
Amidst all the celebration of 1,000,000 LittleBigPlanet levels, a Playstation Blog post teased that Media Molecule would have an announcement to make on August 18th
One interesting tid-bit that totally skipped over our heads yesterday - pointed out by GameZine - is that August 18th is when Sony hold their mammoth GamesCon keynote. Now don't get your...
News Killzone 2 DLC Bundle On The Way [Updated]
If you're new to the world of Killzone 2, or have yet to stump up the cash for all the DLC that Guerrilla have been releasing, you should know that a bundle pack is on the way
Alongside the release of the Napalm & Cordite pack tomorrow, a new bundle priced at $11.99 (no European details yet) will provide you with all three of the currently...
News Here's Your Surprisingly Colourful European MAG Boxart
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nl</a> [you'd never have guessed from the enormous watermark eh? - Ed] have managed to get their hands on the European boxart for Zipper Interactive's MAG. And it's surprisingly colourful. The game had an excellent showing at E3 and it's something we're excited for. Still, the lack of commitment for a release date makes us wonder...
News Shatter Developers Sidhe Praise Sony's PhyreEngine
The PhyreEngine may be free to use but it's pretty powerful
Afterall, flower is a testament to that truth. It's a truth that Shatter developers, Sidhe, agree with. After all, Sidhe managing director Mario Wynands described the engine as "great solution for download products where budgets are lower and every dollar counts". So if you've got...
News LittleBigPlanet Hits 1,000,000 Levels Milestone, Media Molecule Tease August 18th Announcement
The LittleBigPlanet community should give themselves a massive pat on the back
Today marks the day that 1,000,000 user levels have been created and uploaded. That's a lot of levels; one for every 21 seconds since LBP launched to be precise. To commemorate the event the Playstation Blog have posted this little montage of some of the best levels...
News God Of War Blades Of Chaos Replica On The Way
Games, comic books, movies and novels not enough God Of War for you? How about an authentic replica of the Blades Of Chaos? Yes, the marketing claws are deep into Sony's mega franchise right now
We'll leave you with the words of Kotaku to explain the details of this fantastic memento.United Cutlery's Blades of Chaos (October 2009): United Cutlery ,...
News Splinter Cell: Conviction Totally Possible On The PS3, Not Coming Due To "Business" Reasons
You know what, we've been harsh on Valve in the past, but fair play to them
If they don't want to make Playstation games, at least their honest about it. In the case of Splinter Cell: Conviction though, it's all about money, money, money. We don't really blame Ubisoft for taking Microsoft's cash - hey, their money is as good as anybodies - however...
News Grab The Wipeout HD 2.00 Patch Now Ahead Of Thursday's DLC
The new Wipeout HD 2
00 patch is now available. Aside from obviously getting things ready for the Fury DLC later this week, the patch tweaks a few things to improve the experience: Brand new Statistics section Reworked ship and track select screens New community functionality has been added to make it easier to play with friends online Several...
News Sony Did Consider Two Analogue Sticks For The PSP Go
The PSP Go has just one analogue nub
Many consumers expected it to have two, seeing as the lack of a second has been one of the biggest complaints for PSP consumers. In the latest issue of Game Informer, Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida discusses the reasoning for excluding a second nub.We also felt like many users that we wish...
News Michael Jackson Signed Playstation Will No Doubt Set You Back A Few Quid
Pictured is an image of a genuine signed Playstation by the King Of Pop himself, the late Michael Jackson
It's currently at $650 with 6 bids placed. No doubt prices will rise over the next few days. The system is actually doubly special because it is the 1,000,001st Playstation to be made. Who's going to bid?
News Hooray, Insomniac Will Not Back Down From Holiday Releases
Isn't it interesting? This Christmas has become a barren spell of releases
Why? Everyone is too scared to put their game next to Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed II. Look back through our archives from the past three months and you'll note one thing: all the big '09 releases are being pushed back until early 2010. It defeats the whole ethos of...
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...
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