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News GDC '09: God Of War III First Gameplay Leak
The first gameplay footage of God Of War III has leaked to the t'Internet, despite Santa Monica insisting that no one should record the gameplay
The shakey cam footage shows Kratos locked in a dark room surrounded by familiar minions. It's particularly early footage, and the environment Kratos is fighting within is likely to be a mockup demo...
News GDC '09: Team ICO's Fumito Ueda Talks Around Ico 3
The mastermind behind the PS2's Ico and Shadow Of The Collossus has talked around the topic of a sequel at this years GDC
Sharing the stage with Goichi Suda of Grasshopper and Bethesda's Emil Pagliarulo, Fumito was prompted on his current project. He responded pensively:"I think there are Sony Japan bosses are here, so I better not say too...
News Ragdoll Kung-Fu Producer Details Upcoming PSN Release
Ragdoll Kung-Fu: Fists Of Plastic is shaping up to be a brilliant multiplayer release for Playstation owners
The above video, an interview with producer Joshua Miller, details chmu of the gameplay. The most interesting reveal is that the game includes SixAxis motion controls, which may split the games audience in half. The controls are said to be...
News PS3 Firmware 2.7 Will Probably Make An Appearance This Week
One of the things on our GDC '09 wishlist was that we'd get details on the next firmware update for Playstation 3
Apparently that's looking almost certain right now. The first hint is in the Resistance 2 DLC reveal we published yesterday. One of the new features claims to allow players to enjoy Co-Op locally, whilst still logging scores for their...
News GDC '09: Resistance 2 DLC & Patch Detailed
The first Resistance 2 DLC content pack is scheduled to be released this week (March 26th), a video with Gamespot has confirmed
The content is split into two parts: a free patch and paid content from the Playstation Store. The free patch, 1.5, will add a new multiplayer mode (Meltdown) and a new difficulty level in co-op mode. The patch will also...
News Playstation Home Gets Really, Really Interesting... Xi Is Released
Playstation Home Xi has just launched
It's essentially an Alternate Reality game that takes place within the Playstation Home application. We've spent a few minutes with it and think it's absolutely brilliant. Essentially, you enter a new area called The Hub via the Home Square. From here you're giving a tour around a mysterious room. Nothing is...
News GDC '09: Sony Santa Monica Lecture On "Drop-In Co-Op"
Perhaps confirming that God Of War III will have some kind of co-operative element, the GDC '09 itinery confirms three lectures from Sony's Santa Monica studio
The third, on Friday, seemingly the most interesting: Practical SPU usage on God of War III - Wednesday 4pm (11pm UK) Self Limiting Rigging Methodology used GoWIII - Thursday 1.30pm (8.30pm...
Feature GDC '09: Sony Playstation Wishlist
We're not entirely sure how much will get announced at this years GDC
Usually the really big announcements are saved for E3, with smaller announcements at GDC. In 2007 Sony announced Playstation Home and LittleBigPlanet at GDC, as part of Sony's focus on "Game 3.0" — or community-focused, interactive gaming. This year we're not sure what...
News God Of War III Collector's Edition Is Planned, Fans Asked To Describe What They'd Like In It
Playstation Underground's "Gamers Advisory Panel" (or G
A.P) have been asked what they'd like to see in a God Of War III Collector's Edition. The email received by all members of G.A.P. states:What would make the ultimate GOW III Collector's Edition? We've heard that everything from T-shirts and figurines to behind-the-scenes videos will make the...
The moment we saw the trailer for LittleBigPlanet's Metal Gear Solid inspired level pack, we understood the game on a whole new level
It's not the typical release, supported by high sales within its first week on the shelves. LittleBigPlanet is a whole platform, supported by a rabid community and fresh DLC. When prompted by Geoff Keighley on the...
News Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg Critiques PS3, Concludes "Hemorrhaging At Retail"
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg reckons the PS3 business is failing
Speaking with Gamasutra, the Microsoft man goes on a corporate gloating attack on the Sony business model claiming "PS3 is heading south" and speculating that the GTAIV DLC, "The Lost & The Damned" outsold Killzone 2. We're not sure how much of his interview is...
News Sony Want Profits, Not Interested In Market Share
According to SCEA's VP of marketing, Peter Dille, Sony aren't focusing on market share, they want profitablity
Interestingly, they seem to be failing on both counts. He said:I think it's already well publicized that we have a very clear objective from our parent, Sony Corp., that we're to focus on a profit objective, and with those marching orders...
News Sony Patent The Playstation Robot
According to Siliconera, Sony filed a patent for a small robot accessory with multiple user-interaction options last year
The patent suggest the robot will be able to move around the house, will have a camera, and a microphone for voice commands. Hopefully this never gets released. Does no one remember R.O.B. for goodness sake?
News Sony Dominates The Japanese Software Sales Charts Yet Again
Playstation 3 has been kicking some ass in Japan lately
Literally. With the Wii floundering of late and the 360's lack of presence, the charts have been open to Sony domination for a few weeks now. This week is no different, with six Sony titles in the Japanese top ten. Resident Evil 5 slipped to second place after an amazing launch. It fell to the...
News Heck yes! Ratchet & Clank Action Figures On The Way!
Finally!
If there's one thing we've wanted for a long, long, long (,long) time, it's a Captain Quark action figure. In fact give us a Ratchet figure too. In fact, just give us the whole cast. Thankfully, DC Comics toys line, DC Direct, have our backs covered. And all yours too. The above photograph represents three prototypes of series headliners...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves To Have Blisteringly Chilling Ice Technology
IGN revealed a whole host of new screens for upcoming Playstation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves recently
Not only were we seriously blown away by the simply stunning levels of detail in the screens, but the excellent, almost photographic ice had us suitably gobsmacked. Speaking with IGN, co-lead designer Richard Lemarchand had to say on the...
News Xi Teased For Playstation Home
Those of you with enough patience to sit through the most annoying video teaser in history might be able to catch a glimpse of (i
e. just a little logo) of something planned for Home called "Xi". We've no idea what it is at all, but we're open to answers on a postcard. What do you reckon?
News UK Retailer Reckons The PS3, PSP Price Cut Is Coming Soon
We reported on a rumour yesterday that the PS3 is on the cusp of a price drop
An unnamed UK retailer agrees. The major highstreet retailer (cough: GAME) said on the subject: "It's been on the cards for a while," they said, "but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact dates so as not to effect sales." Interestingly,...
First Impressions Please Tell Us More About Playstation 3 Exclusive Heavy Rain
Back in the days of the Playstation 2, no game surprised us quite as much as Quantic Dream's "Fahrenheit" (or "Indigo Prophecy" in the USA)
A broodingly immersive release brimming with creativity and little in the way of cliche. Whilst the game took a turn for the worse in later chapters, it was in its attention grabbing opening that many hearts...
News Sony's 2009 Lineup Is Absolutely "Relentless, AAA-Quality" Barks SCEA's Steinberg
Scott Steinberg, VP of product marketing at SCEA wants everyone to know he's pretty proud of Sony's lineup this year
In fact, he cites Killzone 2 as the beginning of "a great lineup [that is] relentless and AAA-quality." If we were Scott we would have used words such as "onslaught" and "annihilating". But let's stay...
News What Are The Top Ten Most Downloaded Singstar Songs?
Well, seeing as you asked so kindly, we of course can tell you
The cultural phenomenon's most downloaded are: 1. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler2. Final Countdown - Europe3. Just Like A Pill - Pink4. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley5. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper7. Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor8. Take...
Rumour USA's EB Potentially Leaks A Playstation 3 Pricedrop
According to an excerpt on 2old2play
com</a> via an overhead conversation (we know!), March 22nd is the day the PS3 will get its price-cut. We quote:"Last night one of community members was in an EB Games store and an employee mentioned a PS3 price drop occuring Sunday March 22nd just in advance of the Game Developer's Conference (GDC)...
News Playstation Air Force Ones Are Rather Rad
We love posting about these video game themed kicks
Above are some rather nice Air Force Ones celebrating the Playstation 2's tenth year anniversary in Japan. There are only fifty pairs being made so, if you want some, we suggest saving. Or you could just look at the picture?
Feature Five Reasons Resistance Retribution's Campaign Is The Best In The Series So Far
It seems odd crowning Resistance Retribution, a game not developed by series creator Insomniac Games, as the best in the series
However we are fastly being converted to the idea that the PSP iteration of the popular shooter really is the best in the series. Yesterday we gave the game 4 Squares in our review. Naturally, the multiplayer doesn't...
News Edible PSP's Sound Deliciously Edible
Who wouldn't want to eat a super-sour PSP right? "PSP Sours" are an official SCEA licensed product, containing in a PSP steel shaped tin small sweeties in the form of round Triangles, Circles, X's and Squares
Probably deemed to be US-only we'd love to get our hands on one of these. We could put them next to our Wii Remote Pez dispenser.
News The Next LittleBigPlanet Project Is "Really ****ing Cool", says Alex Evans
Media Molecule's co-founder has broken the silence on the next planned LittleBigPlanet project
Speaking with Gamasutra he said:"We're gonna just take a character, we're just gonna try this direction. It's a quite interesting thing because it was like a magnet. Everyone sort of [joined in] on that thing, then I suddenly saw these people kind of...
News GameTrailers Dissect The Latest God Of War III Trailer
This is a rather quick post for you all, but we saw this and found it really interesting
GameTrailers have dissected the latest God Of War III trailer and filled it with lots of juicy little bits of speculation. Enjoy.
News Killzone 2 Patch Fixes A Selection Of Minor Niggles
Kudos to Guerilla Games
They've not only released the biggest game of the year so far in Killzone 2, but they also seem eager to make it a success. Every game launches with a few niggles. It depends how long those bugs take to get fixed as to whether the game will live too long after its release date. Killzone 2 v.1.2 is 16mb update which fixes the...
News Sony Dominate 49.9% Of The Japanese Hardware Market Last Week
The release of Yakuza 3 should put an end to Sony doom-slaying
The PS3 continues to sell very well despite the economy and its high price tag. SEGA's Yakuza 3 is the latest game to prove that Sony's console can shift units, with 372,000 copies sold in its first week. Naturally this had an effect on the Playstation 3's overall sales, where it...
News The Buzz! Team Are Working On Social PSN Title
Relentess Software, the team behind Buzz
, have teased they are working on a "social PS3 PSN" title according to VG247. Apparently we'll be hearing more about it after GDC (which ends March 27th). Until then enjoy the above screenshots. They've been censored so that we're kept in the dark. Huzzah.
News Heads Up European Playstation Home...
.. You've had an update!
Not only is the Playstation Home Square now tree infested but there's a new Resident Evil area for you to seduce boys dressed as women in. There's not much at the Resident Evil space yet, although there does look like something promising at the far end of the area. You need a Resident Evil 5 game to play it though. We're...
News Playstation 3 Breaks 2 Million Sales In UK, PSP 3 Million
Just shy of its second year on the market the PS3 has broken the 2 million sales barrier
"It's a premium product, so therefore it costs a premium price, and that does give us issues in terms of the expected sell-through that analysts and the media want," explains Sony Computer Entertainment UK's Ray Maguire, "but actually when you...
News God Of War III's "Fire Titan" Concept Art
The first thing we want you to notice about this God Of War III concept art is the the size of Kratos
Look at him. That tiny little thing in the corner. Thankfully, nobody puts Kratos in the corner. We look forward to whipping this big-boys ass when we get our hands on God Of War III at some point within the next 12 months. The art is by Cecil Kim...
News Analyst: "Only Two In Three Who Plan To Buy God Of War III Own A PS3"
Honestly, we think analysts speak out of their arse (hey, you can't spell "analyst" without "anal")
However, so dedicated are we with reporting "the Playstation news" that we couldn't pass up on this story. Speaking with Gamasutra, OTX analyst Nick William talked about Sony's position and how a price drop and God Of War can change that.The...
News Japan's February Charts Are Dominated By PSP
PSP really is making a comeback
There are the PSP-4000 rumours alongside tons of new game announcements and now comes the news that Sony are kicking some metaphorical butt in the land of the rising sun. According to Famitsu, PSP dominated the February software charts with four games taking place in the top ten. Hit the jump to see what they are. 1...
News Even More PSP2 Rumours Surface
We've been hearing a lot about PSP2 lately
Actually what we're hearing about sounds more like a PSP-4000, a radical redesign of the existing PSP platform. After the rumours that the new PSP was going to be without a UMD, we've heard numerous speculation all around the Internet. Eurogamer are the latest to comment, suggesting Sony have dropped the...
News Track Trophies On Playstation.com Tomorrow
As of tomorrow you'll be able to track your trophies on Playstation
com. Hurrah. At the moment this update will only let you view your trophies online but expect all kinds of fancy sorting and... yes... embeddable "gamercard" like updates soon. We presume anyway. Check the video above to see what it's all about.
News Killzone 2 Tops The UK Charts, Becomes 4th Fastest Selling Sony Game
Killzone 2 is on store shelves worldwide and is doing pretty well
It currently sits pretty atop the video game charts in the UK, outselling rivals Halo Wars and last weeks number one Street Fighter IV. It marks an end to Sony's two year long drought from the chart top, the last being God Of War II all the way back in April 2007. See the full charts...
News Sony Want More PSP Grand Theft Auto Games Please Rockstar
John Koller, head of Sony's PSP hardware marketing in the US wants more Grand Theft Auto on Sony's portable venture
Speaking with MTV Multiplayer, he said:No one should sleep on that franchise. Thats a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general. Weve had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, theres definitely continued...
News Sony Launch Irritating PSP Advertising "Campaign"
You may have heard the PSP is back
With Rock Band, Motorstorm and LittleBigPlanet on their way and fresh PSP2 rumours, there's no reason to not be excited. In fact Sony think it's time everyone should be excited. So they've launched a new ad campaign via YouTube. The premise is, you make a vide
News How Can I Get A Sackboy Crown?
It's unlikely you've seen a Sackboy wearing a crown until now
That's because it's really, really (, really) hard to unlock the above object. Media Molecule have you covered though; here's how to get it: #1 A Gold Star on the LittleBigWorkshopFrequently, when were on LittleBigWorkshop.com, every so often, we come across a submission, whether...
News Playstation Home Updates Imminent
Playstation Home is finally about to get some fresh content according to community manager Ted The Dog
The Warhawk Space (which was expected last week) is now "imminent" alongside spaces for SOCOM: Confrontation and Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Siren: Blood Curse and Resident Evil 5 content is "being prepared" as are the Street...
News Killzone 2 Out Everywhere As Of Today!
I'm sure you guys know, but, just a heads up
Killzone 2 is out now. I'm sure you'll excuse us while we spend a long weekend playing the game we've been writing about for weeks and weeks. Hey, if you want to hit us up will be on PSN all day — PSNID is "get2sammyb". We'd love to play with you guys!
News Buzz, Killzone and Heavenly Sword Coming To LittleBigPlanet
More updates on new LittleBigPlanet DLC
Sev from Killzone, Buzz from the Buzz! series and Kai from Heavenly Sword are all set to make an appearance over the coming weeks. We expected Sev to be in todays Playstation Store update but, sadly, no sign of him in Europe. Perhaps America will have better luck?
News Killzone 2 Breaks First-Party Preorder Records
According to an email from SCEA received by VGChartz, Killzone 2 is the most preordered Playstation 3 video game to date
Orders for Guerilla's FPS exceeds those of other anticipated PS3 titles such as LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2. We're looking forward to playing with everyone tomorrow. See you online!
News Downloadable flower Soundtrack May Be On Its Way
We at PushSquare love flower
You may have noticed from our review. One of the main things we loved about flower was its soundtrack. Without getting all pretentious, we did actually say (and we quote): "Were holding out for a soundtrack announcement (please)." Imagine our delight when we read over at GameSetWatch that flower composer...
News Sony Politely Say "Playstation Palmar Hidradenitis" Is Bollocks
Talking to trade magazine MCV, Sony said of the Daily Telegraph's "research": "We would not wish to belittle this research and we will study the findings with interest, but this is the first time we have ever heard of a complaint of this nature
"</blockquote> The Sony spokesman concluded "with any leisure pursuit there are possible...
News Warhawk Home Space Launches Today
Fans of Warhawk will be interested to hear that the game centric Home space opens today, allowing fans of the game to communicate and team up
Within the space, a piece of furniture (the Warhawk Sand Table) will allow players to draw and plan game strategies with each other. You do this by using small objects and moving them around 2D recreations of...
Acclaim developer David Perry reckons the PSP2 won't have a UMD drive
Writing on his Twitter and Facebook accounts he claimed:"I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they've removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I'm excited!"</blockquote> If true, then it's likely all future PSP games will be downloaded...
News Analyst Says PS3 Price Cut Is Imminent
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that Sony are on the verge of dropping the PS3's price
He believes the market is expecting a price cut of at least $100USD before June.Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days, he said. We think the company needs to reduce...
