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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20:34 -0400

FRIDAY 9:00 AM: Sorry for the lack of an update yesterday guys. You have no idea how tiring covering this on your own is. However, I will have over 10 previews for you to read by Sunday night and a full E3 Recap for Monday evening. So hopefully that...

Sony releases The Last Guy gameplay footage

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:37 -0400

The Last Guy

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) has unveiled the first gameplay footage of its upcoming PlayStation Network title, The Last Guy. Due for release through the PlayStation Store, The Last Guy takes place in a zombie-infested town in Japan, i...

Yoshida says PSN is "perfect learning opportunity" for devs

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:13:54 -0400

Sony's PlayStation Network service offers "a perfect learning opportunity" for young and upcoming developers, believes Sony Worldwide Studios President, Shuhei Yoshida. Speaking during an interview with Kotaku.com, Yoshida commented, "This is grea...

Trophy support confirmed for PS3 Rock Band 2

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:41:16 -0400

Rock Band 2

Harmonix has revealed that trophy support will be included in the PlayStation 3 version of its forthcoming music simulation title, Rock Band 2. "We're going to be including features that you didn't have in the previous version on the PS3," said Le...

Eidos unveils Tomb Raider: Underworld teaser trailer

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:52:30 -0400

Tomb Raider: Underworld

Eidos has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming eight instalment in the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider franchise, Tomb Raider: Underworld. Seen below, the video splices all-new gameplay footage with short clips from the development team...

No Soul Calibur IV demo until after release

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:56:04 -0400

Soul Calibur IV

Namco Bandai has confirmed that it will not be releasing a demo of Soul Calibur IV until after the game's release. According to company representatives at this week's E3 convention, the developer is currently pooling all resources into getting the...

WipEout HD development stunted by "specific technical problem"

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:12:04 -0400

WipEout HD

SCE Studios Liverpool have encountered a "specific technical problem" that has stunted the development of futuristic racer WipEout HD. "There is a specific technical problem with WipEout that we have to solve. I can't go into details but it is a ...

PS3 tops 400K units in June NPD figures

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:53:13 -0400

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

According to NPD figures, Sony sold 405,488 PlayStation 3 units during the month of June, thanks in large part to a little game called Metal Gear Solid 4. Speaking of MGS4, the title rested comfortably at the top of the NPD software chart, shifti...

Singularity announced, debut trailer inside

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:26:50 -0400

Singularity

Time travel is a fickle thing. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the time it goes wrong. Very wrong. Introducing Singularity, Raven Software's new first-person action game. Unveiled at Activision's E3 2008 press conference, the game wrestles with the gener...

Ted Price: "We've really upped the gore"

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:39:45 -0400

Resistance 2

According to Insomniac Games President Ted Price, Resistance 2 will be upping the violence and showing off more intense depictions of gore than it's predecessor. "We've really upped the gore," said Price. In the final version of the game, players ...

PlayTV release date announced; will record whilst playing games

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:32:29 -0400

The rollout of PlayTV in Europe will begin in just under two months time. The first country to receive Sony's clever little Freeview box will be the UK on September 10 followed by the rest of Europe by December. PlayTV is Sony's digital video reco...

Kitase-san reveals FFXIII's story is now "complete"

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:37:40 -0400

Final Fantasy XIII

Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase has revealed that Final Fantasy XIII's story component is now complete, with the team soon to begin work on the game's Japanese voice recording sessions. Speaking with 1up.com, Co-Producer Kitase-san addressed the to...

EU&US in joint Home Beta this autumn

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:13:44 -0400

Home

The Home Beta will be made available to Europe and the US simultaneously, it was revealed last night. During a press conference in Santa Monica, SCEE President, David Reeves, said the online 3D community service would arrive "with the same specs, ...

FaceBreaker Hands-on

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:44:50 -0400

FaceBreaker

Facebreaker. It's a word that many gamers know so long as they've been following anything EA related over the course of the last two months. While it hasn't been given a great deal of marketing at present (certainly not in the same capacity as Madden...

Hirai questions lifecycle of rival consoles

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:27:22 -0400

Sony Computer Entertainment President and CEO Kazuo Hirai has questioned the longevity of rival platforms, highlighting the success of the company's previous videogame systems as evidence that its latest home console, PS3, will remain on the market f...

Video store to determine fate of UMDs?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:22:32 -0400

After much speculation from gamers and the media on the future of PSP going the hard drive route, it seems as if now the top guys at Sony are thinking and evaluating the same idea. Speaking in a roundtable discussion at E3, Sony Computer Entertai...

Heaps of new Resident Evil 5 footage

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:55:48 -0400

Resident Evil 5

A plethora of new footage on Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 5 has been released in light of the game's extensive showing at the E3 Media and Business Summit this week. Available for viewing below, the new videos include an alternate take on the r...

No European Video Store this year

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:37:30 -0400

Whilst Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is working on getting "local" content, it won't be ready in the near future. Presumably that means sometime in 2009, but if past ventures are anything to go by (PlayTV, PSP GPS etc) then we may not see anythi...

Ratchet&Clank: Quest for Booty on Blu-ray

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:22:31 -0400

Ratchet&Clank Future: Quest for Booty

Insomniac's recently revealed PSN version of Ratchet & Clank will be available on Blu-ray in Europe. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (notice the word 'Future' is missing from the PAL version) will release simultaneously with its US counte...

Eternal Sonata gameplay videos released

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:03:46 -0400

Eternal Sonata

Namco Bandai has unveiled some new gameplay footage for its upcoming PlayStation 3 version of JRPG Eternal Sonata. Originally released on the Xbox 360 in September 2007, Eternal Sonata casts players inside an elaborate ...