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Home beta v1.0 video walkthrough

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:12:07 -0500

Home

A new video has hit the web showcasing the various areas and features available to users in the PlayStation Home v1.0 beta. The footage includes locations such as the Home Theater, Bowling Alley, and main lobby, in addition to showcasing various a...

New Final Fantasy XIII/Versus XIII footage on Dec. 13th

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:01:46 -0500

Final Fantasy XIII

Famitsu publisher Enterbrain will be releasing a new DVD next month featuring 60 minutes worth of new trailers and gameplay footage for both Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Entitled "Re: Final Fantasy XIII", the DVD will include ...

Rumor: Splinter Cell: Conviction coming to PS3?

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:54:44 -0500

According to the rumors section in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction - previously believed to be an exclusive to Xbox 360 - may now be coming to the PlayStation 3. Conviction features an expande...

Prince of Persia hits gold status

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:34 -0500

Prince of Persia

Ubisoft has confirmed that the hotly anticipated Prince of Persia has officially gone gold, with the game now on track for its UK release in early December. The Prince and his dexterous sidekick Elika will be battering enemies and leaping precario...

Warner Bros confirms Terminator: Salvation for 2009

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:51:23 -0500

Warner Bros has announced that the upcoming videogame adaptation of Terminator: Salvation will be released to coincide with the film's launch in May 2009. The sci-fi romp is currently in the development at Halcyon Games, and is expected to hit cur...

New David Jaffe title out no later than 2010

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:18:48 -0500

David Jaffe, co-founder of studio Eat Sleep Play has confirmed that his next project will be released no later than 2010. Jaffe's comments come following a meeting with Sony earlier this week to discuss the unnamed title. "Going to visit Sony ...

The Agency to appear at summer 2009 trade shows

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:37:16 -0500

The Agency

In an interview with Massively, Sony Online Entertainment Seattle's Hal Milton has claimed that MMO shooter The Agency will show its face at trade events in 2009. He kept mum on likely release windows, unfortunately. Milton (who serves as Lead Des...

Killzone 2 releasing February 17?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:24:03 -0500

Killzone 2

According to Internet reports, Guerilla Games' hotly anticipated PlayStation 3 shooter Killzone 2 will be hitting store shelves on February 17, 2009. News comes following a recent video blog by the folks over at Gamespot.com, where it was divulged...

Capcom prices up Super Street Fighter II HD

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:32:48 -0500

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Capcom has slapped a price sticker on its upcoming high definition makeover of Super Street Fighter II Turbo on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The publisher confirmed that the retro fighter will cost approximately USD 14.99 for the PSN release, and 1...

Ubisoft offering Altair skin for Prince of Persia

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:07:33 -0500

Prince of Persia

The latest Prince of Persia has an interestingly close relationship with Assassin's Creed - both games are developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio, both are powered by the same Scimitar engine, and both feature astonishingly acrobatic protagonists. Ub...

Bethesda working on Fallout 3 patch

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:46:56 -0500

Fallout 3

What's that? Bethesda, working on a multiplatform patch for Fallout 3? A game widely considered not only one of the buggiest PlayStation 3 titles this winter, but also one of the buggiest overall? Well quel surprise. The announcement comes care of...

Sony promising more PSone classics on PSN "soon"

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:28:42 -0500

PlayStation 3

Sony has pledged that the company will be making more PSone titles available for download over PlayStation Network following a distinct lack of retro classics in western markets. In comparison, Sony Japan has been treating PS3 owners to an abunda...

PSP 2nd in Japanese charts, PS3 holds firm at 4th

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:59:14 -0500

The latest hardware charts at Japanese retail (data for the week ending November 16 - thanks VG247) put the DSi comfortably ahead of number two contender the PlayStation Portable, with over 85,000 sales as against the Sony slab's 38,000. The PlayS...

Trophies mandatory starting January 2009

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:53:11 -0500

PlayStation 3

We're sure the majority of you are getting frustrated wondering as to whether or not Trophies will be included in a new PlayStation 3 title. Do post-release patches inconvenience you to replay a title in order to gain the Trophies that were added...

North American PSN update; November 20

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:33:31 -0500

This week's PlayStation Network update is acceptable. Racing fans will be delighted about the MotoGP 08 demo, but that's it for demos this week. As always, there's a bunch of music downloadable content. Also, be sure to snag the free LittleBigPlanet ...

Square Enix LA to focus on digital titles

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:59:50 -0500

In a historic move within the industry, Square Enix is finally setup outside of Japan and in North American waters -- Los Angeles to be exact. The new studio, which marks the first stateside venture from the roleplaying game powerhouse, is said to be...

European PSN update; November 20

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:58:08 -0500

It seems as though the weeks continue to fly by as we're already up to yet another update. This European update features nothing truly noteworthy outside of the BioShock "Challenge Rooms" which may be of interest to some. Outside of that, there is yo...

Top 5 PS3 commercials that had us hooked

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:20:44 -0500

PlayStation 3

When you watch TV, what's the thing you hate the most? Commercials, right? Perhaps other than Super Bowl commercials, TV spots are generally a signal to hit the mute button or fetch a quick snack from the kitchen. However, once in a while an ad comes...

Home v1.0 hits beta, Qore invites sent

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:36:13 -0500

Home

PlayStation Network members across the U.S who have purchased Qore are in for a treat today, as Sony has sent out invites to the PlayStation Home v.1.0 beta. Over the course of the next couple weeks, the company will be sending out invites in two ...

Colin McRae Rally: DiRT 2 unveiled

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:22:45 -0500

Codemasters has confirmed that a sequel to its hit off-road racer Colin McRae Rally will be kicking up dirt on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii and DS in 2009. The sequel marks the first entry in the series following McRae's trag...