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News Capcom Aren't Dropping The Playstation Platform In A Hurry
Staycom
Concerned gamers may be getting their panties in a twist over Activision's threats last week, but when asked by worried Capcom fans over the companies future with the Playstation brand, there was a resounding level of confidence from the major third-party publisher's community manager Shawn Baxter:"I don't see that happening [dropping the...
News Howard Stringer Gets President Title, Aims To Save $3.1Billion Over The Coming Fiscal Year
Sony have been losing a fair amount of money over the past few years
The company involved with consumer electronics, music and movies - aswell as our beloved Playstation - made their first fiscal loss in 14 years last year. As such Sony have embarked upon a restructuring plan that has seen the American Howard Stringer taking the title of president...
News Quantic Dream To Release Mo-Cap Middleware
The developers of Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream - spent a lot of money on motion capture for their new game
In fact, they spent a year capturing animation for the highly ambitious release. A lot of other developers spend large sums of money on motion capture too. The one way to save such costs is to buy an off the shelf animation package, something...
News Watch The Frightening Hamsters vs. Humans Dance Off
Beware your eyes valued reader
Beware your eyes indeed. For the frightening Playstation Home event involving humans and hamsters dancing for ghetto supremacy has been immortalized in the chastised YouTube video we've embedded above. Reader press play at your own peril.
News Andy Murray: I've Won Wimbledon (On The Playstation 3)
Andy Murray has confirmed on the weekend before Wimbledon kicks off that he's won the tounament numerous times - on his Playstation 3
Speaking with The Sun, British hopeful Murray concluded, "I have played a lot of tennis on PlayStation 3 games. I'm not bad . . . pretty good. I've won all the tour events and Wimbledon a few times."...
It seems Sony haven't just been working on EyeToy and their new Playstation Motion Controller for the past 10 years, but they also toyed with the 3DV technology which Microsoft have implemented for their new Natal device
In a lecture held at Stanford University in 2004, Sony's Richard Marks can be seen demoing early versions of Sony's Playstation...
News UK Retailer Play.com Mark The Gran Turismo 5 Release Date As, Ahem, 27th November 2009
Read into this what you will, but British online retailer Play
com</a> have set Gran Turismo 5's release date as 27th November 2009. Which is a Friday, we checked. There are a number of things that make this news interesting. Firstly, if Sony wanted Gran Turismo 5 to make an impact (which of course they do), then launching just short of...
We truly believe Sony have found their niche with the Playstation Motion Controller
While Nintendo have been consistently criticized for not appealing to their key fanbase, Microsoft appear to be heading in a similar direction. Sony on the other hand appear to be reiterating the fact that their motion controller can be used in core experiences -...
News Fat Princess Actually Won't Be Released This Month
Despite us reporting that Fat Princess would be out this month, we're afraid that won't be happening anymore
The game has been pushed back (again). The game is now pencilled in for "at some point this summer" — which could mean anywhere between July or August. So we'll probably be playing it in December. Seriously though, it's right that...
News Hey Ubisoft, Why Isn't Splinter Cell: Conviction Coming To The PS3?
In this day and age, third-party publishers developing games exclusively for a single platform is considered a bit weird
With around 30million XBOX 360s out there and 20million PS3s, well it seems a bit silly limiting half your audience. Alas, that's exactly what Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction will be doing - the game is an XBOX 360 exclusive...
News Sony Respond To Activision's Threat
Remember when Activision's Bobby Kotick said his company might ditch the Playstation platform? Well Sony have issued a canned PR statement a response regarding his comments
They really don't seem phased at all over in camp Sony:"PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3, and we are seeing positive growth with more than 350 titles...
News Gamestop Predict "Meaningful" Playstation 3 Price Drop Around The Time Of Madden
Mad men
Oh price drop speculation, will thee ever go away? Personally, we wish people would do one of three things: a) buy the Playstation 3 console now; b) wait quietly and patiently to buy the Playstation 3 console when the price inevitably drops, or; c) don't buy the Playstation 3 console. Either way, we're sick of reporting these price drop...
News Activision Threaten To "Stop Supporting" The Playstation Platform
Well, here's something you don't expect to see popping up in your Twitter feed from every source under the sun on a Friday morning
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has warned Sony that his company - Activision, the third largest publisher in the world - will cease to support the Playstation platforms unless they sort out the pricing. Speaking with The...
News The Ghostbusters Head Home With The New Firehouse Personal Space
Awww heck
We're so darn tempted by this it hurts. A Playstation Home update will allow you to purchase the Ghostbusters Firehouse and make it your own personal space. Not only do you get the full three story building perfectly replicated, but you'll also be able to control Slimer and make your own movies with StageSet. SOCOM: Confrontation will also...
News Nielsen's Survey Suggests God Of War III One Of The Most Desired Games Post-E3
There were a lot of games at E3
So in order to seperate them, people do surveys and stuff. Like this one conducted by Nielsen which determines the games at E3 with the highest purchase intent. XBOX 360's Halo 3: ODST tops out the chart with 53% of respondants taking interest. God Of War III sits in second place with 49% and Wii Sports Resort in...
News Meet Nathan Drake & His Posse Of Lady Friends
The US Playstation blog were lucky enough to sit down an interview Nathan Drake himself during E3
Nolan North - the voice actor famous for giving Uncharted's Nathan Drake personality, aswell as Assassin's Creed's Desmond and the prince of the lastest Prince Of Persia - talks about his love for working on video games and the "genius'"...
News Heavy Rain Still Needs Plenty Of Work Says David Cage
Heavy Rain was pencilled in for a release this year
Alas, it's been pushed back until 2010 and Quantic Dream's David Cage reckons there is much work to be done:Were still at the alpha stage and theres a whole lot of work to be done, Cage told NowGamer. Theres so much fine-tuning in the game left to do. Everything has to be perfect. If...
News Check Out A Live Demonstration Of Eye Pet
Eye Pet looks like it's going to be massive fun for kids
Drawing objects, scanning them in and taking control of them within the game sounds really exciting. We can't wait to see how people take to this game because it looks like enormous fun.
News Zipper Interactive Discuss The Shadow War
In this developer diary, MAG creators Zipper Interactive talk about the background plot that drives their new multiplayer shooter from a narrative stand-point
It's rather interesting to hear Zipper talk about MAG in a context that represents more than just multiplayer shooting. They also talk about the possibilities of using the universe they've...
News Developer Explains Ghostbusters: The Video Game Graphical Deficiencies
We played through and reviewed Ghostbusters: The Video Game last week
Honestly, we thought graphically it looked fine. Far from the succulent kind of visuals you come to expect from Playstation 3 exclusives these days, but fine. Hence why when Lens Of Truth broke the news of sub-standard graphics in the PS3 version (when compared to the XBOX 360) we...
News Free Druid Costume Heading To The World Of LittleBigPlanet
We kinda love free LittleBigPlanet costumes
Well to be fair, we love the premium ones too. But free is always the most enticing price. Like this Druid sackboy - who will be available for free in order to celebrate the summer solstice. He has a great beard don't you think? The costume will be available for a week as of today for Europeans, and next...
News Check Out An Old Demonstration Of The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony have made no hesitation of letting people know that their motion control technology has been around for a long, long time
In fact, it was being worked on around the time of the Playstation 2, when the Eye Toy was new. Check out the video above and you'll actually see Dr. Richard Marks demonstrate a similar concept to the PS3's motion controller...
News Numblast Heading To The PSN For Playstation 3 & PSP
Sony have announced a new Puzzle Quest style release for PSN entitled Numblast in Europe or QRuToN (pronounced: "kuru-ton") elesewhere
In the game youll be presented with several numbered tiles, and using a 2x2 cursor you'll rotate the tiles around, attempting to create 2x2 boxes of like-numbered tiles. Once you get a match, the numbers inside the...
News flower Devs Only Contracted For One More Game
thatgamecompany are probably one of our favourite developers out there
We have to admit, it would break our hearts a little bit to see them work on another platform. But alas, their genius and vision really should be seen by others so, while it would hurt, we're totally behind them with whatever they do. Working on other platforms is something they...
News The North American Release Of Afrika Will Include Trophies
Speaking with Siliconera, Graham Markay - the VP of Natsume, who are publishing Sony's Afrika in North America - has confirmed that one of the few tweaks being made to the game is trophy support
When prompted for changes he responded:First and foremost there is going to be a trophy system, which wasnt in the Asian release or Japanese release...
News New Greatest Hits Titles Land In North America
Good morning USA
Just a quick note to let you know there are a bunch of new "Greatest Hits" titles available for your loving Playstation 3 console. The repackaged titles, which cost just $29.99, are a great opportunity to catch-up with some of the big releases you have may have missed earlier in the PS3's life. Army of Two, Electronic...
News PAIN Is Coming Out On Blu-Ray Next Week
One of the staple-mark titles of the early PSN, Sony have supported their physics-based explode 'em up title - PAIN - since release
And now it's heading to retail. At just 24.99/£19.99 you'll be entitled to the full PAIN experience including all the environments: Downtown, Movie Studios, Abusement Park and Sore Spots. The blu-ray will be...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves & Brutal Legend Top Out The Best Of E3 Listings
The best of E3 2009 game listings are in - with Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and EA's Brutal Legend topping out the tallies with 4 nominations each; including the Best Of Show nominee
They face up against Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction for the coveted award; while the PSP Go faces competition from Microsoft's Natal...
News Tretton: There Are 15 First-Party Playstation 3 Games In Development
Jack Tretton has confirmed that there are 15 first-party Playstation 3 exclusive titles in development
Ahem, 15. Speaking about the strength of the PS3's lineup Tretton commended the exclusive third party titles such as Rockstar's Agent and Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XIV alongside the 15 in-house titles being developed exclusively for PS3. These...
News thatgamecompany Talk About The Beauty Of Taking Risks
flower is still our game of the year
Nothing has even come close to topping the experience yet. And looking to the future - the likes of Bioshock 2, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are going to have to be pretty bloody special to come close. There's a common theme there in the games we've listed that could potentially take flower's crown. They're...
News Playstation Motion Controller Has Been In Development For Years
Andrew House - the new head of SCEE - seems very unfussed by Sony's Playstation Motion Controller
"I'm not unduly worried and I think the reason for that is that we've done a very good job with the PlayStation 3 as an overall value proposition without any motion control technology," said House. His relaxed nature may stem from the fact...
News Jack Tretton Says Sony Will Do "Everything They Can To Make Their Pricing Relevant"
Let's be honest here, the constant calls for a Playstation 3 pricecut are just a barrier
We're sick and tired of so-called "gamers" complaining about price. We understand, not everyone can spend money on expensive technology. Honestly, we get that. But seriously, the value you get in a Playstation 3 console outstrips any question on the...
News Pre-Paid PSN Cards Make Their Way Over To The Land Of Canada
So, we're only really posting about this because the Canadians never seem to shut-up about pre-paid PSN cards
Well today looks to put an end to your misery, as eagle-eyed Canadian Joystiq readers have apparently got their hands on $20 PSN cards in the land of Maple Syrup. We wonder if Sony have any plans to bring these to Europe? Presumably they're...
News VidZone Wants You... Yes, You!
Asking rather nicely in their Twitter updates, the development team behind VidZone want you to send them pictures of yourself using the new app
They cite editorial inclusion as the reason. Seeing as the app is totally free (minus a few ads), we think you should help them out. You know, in way of saying thank you.
News Who Wants To Play PS3 With A Wii Wheel Style Accessory?
PSLive have brought this rather interesting peripheral from Accessories4Gamers
You snap your Dualshock in and thanks to Sixaxis technology you have the perfect Playstation Wii Wheel component. The question is though - how many racing games work with Sixaxis control? We always turn the motion controls off because they're a bit rubbish frankly.
News App Store Coming To The PSP Go?
Unnamed sources have confirmed to Destructoid that Sony are planning an app store for the PSP Go
Set for announcement at GamesCon, the new PSP Go shop front will feature "smaller, 'non-retail' games and applications", which will be priced at roughly $2-$6 and must come in at under 100MB. It would be unsurprising if this happened and might...
News Pachter Speaks Again: A PS3 Price-Cut Could Cost Sony $350Million
Let's face it, one day the PS3 will be cheaper
Such strategies don't really tie into their goal with profitability, but, it's going to get cheaper at some point in the future. Analayst Pachter stated the obvious regarding a price-cut, namely that Sony could lose $350 million of profits on a price cut of just $50 (accounting for 6-7 million systems...
News PSP Go To Have Standard Battery Life
Given that the PSP Go is without any moving parts, we kinda figured that the PSP Go's battery would last a fair amount longer
We were wrong. It will have "battery life is equivalent to the current models," according to the European Playstation Blog. That means "approximately 3 to 6 hours for gameplay and approximately 3 to 5 hours...
News What Does The Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Patch Fix?
Did you hear? The Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta is actually really good
And it's just been made better with a quick patch. But exactly what was changed? Joystiq sought out the answers: Was player feedback the reason for the tweaks? Or was it internal? A little of both. We LOVE getting feedback on the forums, and appreciate everybody taking the time...
Reaffirming Sony's desire to bring motion controls to the hardcore gamer, Tretton has confirmed that the Playstation Motion Controller could work with any of today's games
Speaking with CNBC, the Sony head said: "Personally, it's very difficult for me to perceive God of War 3 being played with the Wii controller," he said. "It's a...
News Analyst Pachter Apologises Over PSP Go Comments
Analyst Michael Pachter claimed that the PSP Go was a rip-off
Now he wants to take that back. In an interview with IndustryGamers took the opportunity to reiterate that he doesn't believe Sony is conning anyone. He stated that Sony have "the right to price its products at a point that they think is competitive" and that in trying to be...
News Jack Tretton Not Amused With The Number Of Leaks At This Year's E3
Sony's E3 conference was really good
But you know how it could have been better? If we didn't know about half of it already. Having had time to digest a good portion of Sony's E3 conference, the announcements had much less of an effect. And that's made SCEA boss Jack Tretton a bit annoyed."People don't respect confidentiality in this...
News White Knight Chronicles Coming In March
Does anybody else feel like White Knight Chronicles has been on its way for, like, forever? Well still the wait goes on - we haplessly assumed it would be out this summer but, no, March
That's according to American retailer Gamestop anyway - but with much speculation that the game would be put back until Quarter 1 it's looking probably very likely...
News inFamous Becomes Sony's Fastest Selling Exclusive IP On Playstation 3
According to PS3Center, inFamous has made a bit of a shock
In fact, a big shock. It's become the fastest selling new IP on the Playstation 3 platform. Let's break down the figures. -InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first...
News Gran Turismo 5 Tops Racing Sim Poll Despite Incentives Of Forza DLC
We don't want to come across as hypocrites here, we think that talking too much about the competition shows a touch of immaturity and, especially in the case of Forza developer Turn 10, insecurity
But after our story yesterday about Turn 10 community managers greasing the palms of forum members to vote for their franchise on a CNET poll, we couldn't...
News Kaz Hirai: We Won't Go Mainstream Too Quickly, We'll Always Support The Core Audience
Kaz Hirai has said a lot of things in his time as head of SCE; namely "$599
" Today though, Kaz has something almost philosophical to say, and we couldn't agree more: "A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers...If you go mainstream too quickly and don't support the core gaming audience then you lack the pillar to support...
News A Majority Of PSP's Back Catalogue Will Be Available To Download On PSP Go
Sony have confirmed that a "majority" of the PSP's back catalogue will be available to download by October 1st, the launch day of the PSP Go, with all of Sony's first-party releases following that up
So basically, virtually every PSP game (save the odd third-party release) is going to be available from the Playstation Store to near-enough coincide...
News Turn 10 Can Talk About Nothing Else But How Much "Better" Forza 3 Is Than Gran Turismo 5
If talking about the competition shows insecurity then Turn 10 must be feeling pretty insecure right now
Ever since Forza 3 was announced at Microsoft's press conference we've heard nothing about their game, only how much "better" it is than Gran Turismo 5. During said conference Turn 10 constantly described their game as the...
News VidZone Launches In Europe Tomorrow
You know what? We think VidZone sounds brilliant
We were big fans of the music channel when they were big along with the popularity rise of Sky Digital. So getting an "on-demand" music service directly on the PS3? Well that's awesome. And it's coming to Europe in a few hours, along with three weeks worth of content and "much more on...
News Kaz Hirai: No Regrets Over Blu-Ray
We're at the point of this generation where the platform holders can look back on their systems and question any mistakes that may have been made along the way
Faulty hardware for Microsoft, Wii Music for Nintendo, but what about Sony? The blu-ray player perhaps? Kaz Hirai - Sony's head honcho - thinks not:"Purely from a gaming standpoint there...
