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News A Playstation Phone "Could Happen" Says Hideki Komiyama
Sony Ericsson is bleeding money right now
They're not doing very well at all. They need a method of making their phones more, erm, relevant. How do you do that? Using alternative brands of course. Namely popular ones that your parent company owns - such as "Playstation". SE boss Hideki Komiyama reckons that a Playstation phone built on...
News Ready For Some inFamous Demo Action?
Those of you outside the US or without a preorder will yet have access to the inFamous demo
That's ok though, because friendly gamers have been tussling over who can get the best footage up onto YouTube. There's more than enough gameplay to keep you happy. Who's excited for the game then?
News Sucker Punch Are Still Thinking Sly Cooper 4
Lucky pre-order people in the USA received their inFamous demos yesterday
The demo, which is one of the longer demos in recent years, allows players to get a feel for the games mechanics and mission types. There's also the hint of Sly Cooper 4 hidden for avid players. Those of you that have the demo can locate the Cineperplexed Movie House which is...
News PushSquare.com Recommends: Darklapino's Alice In Wonderland
Darklapino's interpretation of Alice In Wonderland in LittleBigPlanet is absolutely one of the most amazing experiences we've come across in the game
As big fans of Alice In Wonderland (hurry up Mr. American McGee) we simply had to post about this.
News Judge Dredd Heading Into LittleBigPlanet
The clever thing about LittleBigPlanet is that it can be used as a marketing tool in a really subtle way
Let me pitch this to you: people want to create levels with a genuine city scape, need advertising banners for things like Coca-Cola to make it look more realistic, Coca-Cola release a stick patch, people use the stickers in their advertising...
News THQ: No PS3 Price Cut Until Later In The Year
THQ are not expecting Sony to drop, what could be considered as a "megaton" at this years E3 - nope, they don't expect a price cut announcement until later in the year
PS3 software sales represented about 13% of THQ's revenue for fiscal 2009, an increase from 8% the year before. There's no doubt a PS3 price cut could drastically aid THQ's position,...
News Qore Subscribers - You Can Have The Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta Too
Beta believe it
Are you ready for some multiplayer Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, but not yet convinced by inFamous? First of all; what's not to be convinced about inFamous? If you can give us a good answer to that then, well; we might let you off and tell you that you can also gain access to the Uncharted 2 multiplayer by being a Qore subscriber...
News Siren: Blood Curse Coming To Playstation Home This Week
Siren: Blood Curse really is a gem that should be played by more people
In fact we have a whole new article (we just thought it up - Ed) planned for that. The new Home space will feature plenty of co-operative Siren themed mini-games aswell as a HorrorBowl bowling tournament which will be held at 4PM on May 12th. Competitors stand the chance of...
News VidZone Rolling Music Videos To The Playstation 3
Smash Hits
Ever wanted to be in control of those music channels you were addicted to as a kid? Thank goodness for VidZone, a further application of the Playstation 3 hardware that will provide music on demand for Playstation 3 owners in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Australia. The service - set for release in the summer - will...
News Japan: PS3 Sales Up 288% On Last Year
We're heading towards three months of Playstation 3 dominance in Japan
The Wii has started floundering, the 360 has always floundered and the PS3 has had a lineup of killer, killer titles. One such title was a blu-ray that included a demo; you know the one! So we know things are looking pretty positive for Sony in Japan - but just how rosy are the...
News Fancy Some Digital T-Shirts Involving Patapon?
Something exciting always happens when we see Playstation Home clothes
At first we think they're real. And we let out a little yelp as we scour the page for a "Buy It Now" link; until we finally realise they are DIGITAL clothes for our DIGITAL character in Sony's DIGITAL world. Sigh. At least these Patapon 2 themed shirts do look kind of...
Oh man; video games - this is why we love them
This is insane news. The Ghostbusters game - which was planned as a multiplatform game - has passed publisher's hands like, well, like Swine flu really - starting out at Vivendi, moving to Atari and now - weeks before the June 19th release - ending clasped between Sony's mitts. In this mornings press...
News Spyro Rated For PS3/PSP; Capcom Bringing 20-40 PS1 Titles To The PSN
This is a bit of a double barrel of news regarding the slowly growing PS1 section of the Playstation Store
First up - the ESRB have rated Spyro 2 and Spyro: Year Of The Dragon for release on the US Playstation Store. Of course that doesn't mean they're coming soon - both Klonoa and Vib Ribbon were rated too - but it always means they could be rolled...
News Fan Service Bank Holiday Monday: Sackboy Stars In Daft Punk Music Videos
Ever wondered what Daft Punk videos would be like if they starred Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet protagonist Sackboy? We wonder all the time
Thank goodness for this Youtube video.
News Microsoft's Japanese Advertising Calls Playstation 3 Inferior
We don't like posting about the XBOX 360 much
We appreciate Microsoft's system is a solid machine with an excellent range of games. We like games and although we have our preferences (obviously) our job isn't to judge which system is best, more help you to get the most out of your system (which we're hoping is the Playstation 3 if you're on this...
News inFamous Is The Latest Playstation 3 Exclusive To Break Street Date
Lucky posters on Neogaf and Gamespot have already managed to get their greasy fingers on copies of Sucker Punch's upcoming open-world adventure inFamous
The game went gold last month, so it's little to no surprise that retailers have decided to put the game for sale, even if it is a whole three weeks until release. We don't think Cole would be too...
News Michael "Pacman" Pachter Puts His Thinking Hat On
Super-analyst Michael "Pacman" Pachter has told EDGE Magazine that he doesn't expect the next generation of video game consoles to start until 2013
"We do not expect the next' generation to begin before 2013, if at all."</blockquote> We'd expect the Playstation 3 to outlive said date, given Sony's history with developing systems...
News Sony To Debut A New Motion Sensing Controller For The Playstation 3?
The rumour has been on the cards for both Sony and Microsoft ever since the Wii became such a success story: Playstation 3/XBOX 360 are getting motion controllers
Up until this point, it hasn't happened yet. We're sure even Nintendo expected their competitors to have imitated them by now, but alas, not yet. However, according to The Cut Scene, Sony...
News UK: FREE WOOLLY SACKBOYS!
Being the devious devils we are, we applied for our free Sackboy (that's err, LittleBigPlanet's cutesy character if you didn't know) before writing this article
Given the 5000 limit, we were worried that information conveyed through our own website would mean we missed out on a woolly critter. So hah, screw you if we got the 5000th because we don't...
News Killzone 2 Has Over One Million Players
Well, there you have it; 2 months after hitting store shelves, Guerilla's Killzone 2 has had over one million accounts log-in and play the online portion of the game
It's worth noting that this only logs individual accounts, but it's still a pretty good number for Guerilla regardless. We'll be looking to jump back into Killzone 2 as soon as the new...
News Playstation 3 Will Dominate In 3-5 Years
Believe it
David Reeves is going to be leaving Sony soon, but before he goes, he'd like to make some predictions if that's gravy with you guys: "I don't think it will be next year, but in three to five years it will become dominant on the market," Reeves told industry site GamesIndustry. "The legacy will be that people will see a tortoise and hare...
News Evil inFamous Screen - Amazing!
There's not much more we can say about inFamous until our review shortly before the game releases next month
So check out this amazing new screenshot Sony have released. Graphically the game seems to have come on leaps and bounds in the last few months.
News Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe Coming To The PSP This Fall
We can predict the simultaneous eruption of cheers as Pixeljunk fans all around the world read this news: Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe is coming to the PSP with new content
1-2-3... ... Hurrah! The game will include all the content from Pixeljunk Monsters/Encore, but will also add a new island with ten new stages, new enemies and new music tracks. Two...
News First MAG Gameplay Trailer Focuses On Scale
Here's the first gameplay trailer for Zipper Interactive's upcoming 256-player shooter MAG
It shows tank driving, massive battles and a lot of variety. If handled correctly, this could, alongside Killzone 2, make the prominent home console for shooters; stealing the crown right from under Microsoft's nose.
News Stuff Magazine Names Playstation 3 One Of The Top 10 Gadgets Of The Past Decade
British gizmo publication Stuff have published their anniversary issue, honouring the greatest gadgets from the past 10 years
Included as some of the most monumental pieces of kit from the past 10 years are Apple's iPod and the Blackberry. As for third place - well that accolade goes to the Playstation 3, thanks to its range of exclusive content,...
News Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle Coming To Europe
Monster Hunter has never quite taken off in the West like it has in Japan
It's literally a cultural phenomenon in Japan. Seriously. Ask the average Western street-dweller about Capcom's Monster Hunter mind, and you might not like the response. It's an attitude Sony hope to change. Speaking with Captivate audiences, almost-ex-SCEE boss David Reeves...
News First Pixeljunk 1-4 Trailer, Give The Game A Name
We'd just like to begin this article by instructing you to check out the amazing Pixeljunk 1-4 trailer above
It's pretty obvious from the trailer that the game is about using water in order to douse flames and lava. All set to amazing music. The game appears to be a cross between retro arcade shooting, Pixeljunk Eden and puzzle games. Which is...
News Even More PSP Rumours Suggest System To Be Titled "PSP Go!"
Still no confirmation, this time more speculation, this time from 1up
com</a>. According to the sites much fabled "sources", the new hardware revision will be titled the "PSP Go!" and will lose the UMD slot in place of a fancy slide-screen. The system will come in two variants: one with 8GB of internal memory, and one with...
News Microsoft Beat Their Chest, Sony & Nintendo Remain Reserved Over E3
Microsoft are promising an E3 presence that will, "completely transform how people think about home entertainment"
Apparently. As a means of stepping up public anticipation, VG247 have posted an article of corporate chest beating, with Microsoft's Don Mattrick crossing the line of hyperbole. Then again, they did tell us that the terribly buzz-worded...
News What Effect Does Marvel vs. Capcom 2's New Graphic Filter Have?
Marvel vs
Capcom 2</a> has been announced. It's also been announced that will include a graphics filter. But what difference does that make? Well, the above screen, courtesy of Kotaku, suggests to us that the "Crisp" filtering will be best, but basically, with three choices on offer you're bound to find something you like. Did we...
News Sucker Punch Boss Chris Zimmerman Talks inFamous, XBOX & Sony
Zimmerview
To be perfectly honest, it took us a little longer to get excited for inFamous than other Sony franchises. Whilst we were basically making out with the HD reveal of Heavy Rain, inFamous has took a little longer to catch our attention - something we discussed in a previous PushSquare column. However, those days are gone; we're currently...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer Trailer
So we've told you all about it; now we're guessing you want to see it in action right
We're of course talking about Uncharted 2's multiplayer features. Check out the trailer above.
First Impressions Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer & Co-Op; Everything We Know
Probably the best kept secret in video games (read with a hint of sarcasm - Ed) is that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has multiplayer
The upcoming follow-up to the 2007 smash, is readily preparing an open-beta for its multiplayer, to be included with copies of Sucker Punch's inFamous. While little was known about the type of multiplayer Naughty Dog...
News Buy A Playstation 3, Get A Bible... Only In Poland!
We often get the urge to read passages from Psalms while we are playing Killzone 2 and Resistance
Being the forward thinking nation that Poland is, they've decided to solve our problem by bundling new Playstation 3's with a copy of the holy Bible. Good one Poland, your actions are restoring faith in the Playstation 3 (groan - Ed).
News First Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Screen/Shot Of Chloe's Bottom
Here's the first (LEAKED
) screenshot of Uncharted 2's multiplayer mode. As you can see, it's not giving away much at all but - we'll have more later this afternoon. Enjoy.
News inFamous Hits The UK On May 29th
We feel like we've been waiting for an inFamous release date in our homeland forever
But it's finally here, amidst much celebration in the PushSquare office. May 29th is the day we'll finally get our hands on the infamous (see what we did there?) release from Sucker Punch. Expect much more on the game over the coming month.
News GiantBomb.com Go Hands-On With Fat Princess
If you didn't know already, GiantBomb
com</a> is our second favourite video games website (PushSquare being first of course - Ed). Being somewhat industry leaders, those lucky scamps have got access to Sony's upcoming PSN release Fat Princess. Read - we should have something on the game soon. Until then, take a look at 20-minutes of the game...
News inFamous Comes With Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Multiplayer Beta
So that was the "electrifying" announcement - as leaked by American retailer Best Buy
Point one: inFamous comes with an Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta; Point two: Uncharted 2 has multiplayer. We're not sure how we feel about one of our favourite single player experiences of this generation buying into the multiplayer train; but there's no doubt with a...
News Playstation.com Hints At An "Electrifying Announcement" On 27th April
There's an electrifying announcement coming on April 27th according to Playstation
com</a>. Upon opening the site visitors are greeted by the words "An Electrifying Announcement Will Be Revealed 4-27-09". The words are padded out by images of both inFamous and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, so we're safely assuming the announcement has...
News EA Sports Complex Rolls Out Onto Playstation Home
EA are supporting Playstation Home bigstyle
There's already the Godfather II home area with a rather excellent game of Texas Hold 'Em, and released today is the first part of the EA Sports Complex. Which includes a racing game. It'll also act as a massive hub for EA Sports fans including trailers of upcoming releases. Nice one EA. Home is continuing...
News Sony Europe Accidentally Dates Uncharted 2: Among Thieves For September
Can't wait to get your hands on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves? Bloody nora, of course you can't, it's arguably the biggest release on Sony's calendar this year
While many of us are expecting it around Christmas time, a leak on Sony Portugal's website may add credence to September. The website has of course removed the information, but a September...
News PixelJunk 1-4 Sells By The Truck Load... In A Fictional Facebook Reveal
PixelJunk 1-4 is on its way
We don't what it's about. We don't know what the aim of the game is. We just know it's coming. And that's because the viral marketing has started — via none other than the worlds current second-favourite Internet dossing point, Facebook. On the Facebook page, a tiny screenshots have been revealed. It looks a lot like...
Oooooh burned
Sometimes we're not a big fan of Sony's smack-talking. It occassionally comes off as desperation. But not this time; this quote is pure gold. It's both clever and entirely exaggerated. As all corporate crying should be. Hailing from an interview with Gamasutra, Peter Dille concluded:Yeah, I don't want to steal Jack 's quote, but he's...
News European Lifetime System Sales Figures, 24.9 Million PS2, 8.0 Million PSP & 4.5 Million PS3
European video game retailer GAME have published a report specifying the exact lifetime sales data of video game systems across Europe
Be aware, that GAME only retails in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Czech Republic, and Australia, so figures from Germany and Italy are excluded. The total sales put the PS3 just a million behind...
News DoubleSix "Absolutely" Delighted With Burn, Zombie, Burn! & Sony's "Pub-Fund" Scheme
Announced during GDC 2009, Sony's "Pub Fund" was a scheme that independent developers must have come away thinking rather positively about
Essentially, the program matches a PSN game's production costs in royalties, in exchange for PS3 exclusivity. It's something which Burn, Zombie, Burn! devs have touted as "invaluable".James Brooksby,...
News PSP Piracy Levels Are Sickening
Once again, the video game pirates continue to ruin things for everyone else
Sony's Peter Dille has been the latest to come out and talk about video game piracy, specifically piracy on the PSP. Speaking with Gamasutra he said developers were "just about ready to jump off the cliff and pull support for the platform" and that "piracy has taken out a...
News Help Earth Day, Sony Donating Up To $10,000 To Celebrate, Trash Panic Announced
Sony have revealed plans to donate $1 per each unique purchase on the Playstation Store during Earth Day (April 22nd)
The donation will go to Conservation International. This goes hand in hand with the current "Earth Day" section of the Playstation Store; featuring loosely related titles such as Flock! and Burn, Zombie, Burn!. This also...
News Stephen Fry's Involvement In LittleBigPlanet PSP Confirmed
As we speculated earlier, Stephen Fry did indeed record voice over for the upcoming PSP version of LittleBigPlanet today
He just posted out on his Twitter account:I've come to the end of a lush voice-athon and yes, am empowered to confess that it was for a new PSP version of Little Big Planet.</blockquote> Fry in the pocket? Blimey.
News Stephen Fry Probably Recording Voice Work For LittleBigPlanet PSP Today
Twitter keeps us close to the celebrities that we love
It also gives a lot of things away. Like the fact that Stephen Fry is recording voice work for the "2nd edition of a video game today" — cough LittleBigPlanet PSP. He posted to his Twitter followers:Morning all. In studio today voicing 2nd edition of a video game. Will check when I'm...
News New GO!VIEW PSP Bundles Coming To The UK/Ireland
GO
VIEW is SCEE's Video On Demand service for the PSP. The service provides PSP users with plenty of video-based content, to be accessed on demand. It's actually a service that we've yet to try in the PushSquare offices because, well, it's a bit pricey. Sony have decided that it's time everyone gave it a go. After all, if you try it and like it, you...
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