Don’t judge consoles by launch software, says Harrison (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony's Phil Harrison has warned that it's "dangerous" to make predictions about the success of a console based on the software released for it at launch.
Sony foils hackers with PSP update (Games Radar)
In what must be a record time, Sony has responded to PSP hacker's latest efforts to subvert the handheld's security and play unsigned software and pirate games.
Sony updates PSP firmware to combat hackers (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony has updated PlayStation Portable firmware to version 3.51 after hackers found a way to bypass security in its most recent update and downgrade firmware.
New firmware tackles PSP hackers ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony has updated PlayStation Portable firmware to version 3.51 after hackers found a way to bypass security in its most recent update and downgrade firmware.
PRESS RELEASE: Midway Heats Up Sony’s PSP With the Release of Hot Brain™ (gamesindustry.biz)
Games Press is the leading online resource for games journalists.
Rockstar “proud” of Manhunt 2 (gamesindustry.biz)
In a message of thanks issued to its supporters, Rockstar has defended controversial title Manhunt 2 and argued that games should be judged in the same way as other forms of media.
Wipeout heading to PS3 (Games Radar)
Sony plans to release an HD iteration of PSP game Wipeout Pulse for PS3 before the end of the year, an internet report states. According to 1UP.com, the HD Wipeout game will release via PlayStation Network.
PSP getting new skills? (T3)
Sony big cheese says games are just the beginning for the PSP.
Sony podcast slags Microsoft ( News ) (EuroGamer)
"If you ask most people they say Sony PR is awful.
Sony clocks up PSP processor by 25% (The Register)
Hidden firmware update feature Sony has pulled off a covert PSP firmware release that secretly removes a processor speed limit from the hardware, boosting the handheld games console's clock speed from 266MHz to 333MHz, an increase of over 25 per cent.…
New Sony game to help PSP take on Nintendo DS (PC Advisor)
PlayStation Portable needs more creative titles Although the PlayStation Portable (PSP) is steadily increasing its worldwide user base every month, Sony's handheld is still lagging behind the massive sales figures of the mighty Nintendo DS.
PSP at full power for God of War’s handheld debut ( News ) (EuroGamer)
God of War: Chains of Olympus will be among the first PSP games to take advantage of the handheld's newly unlocked CPU power, according to creative director Cory Barlog.
Sony quietly upgrades PSP processor (Infomatics)
Sony has released a firmware update for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) which finally allows the much-touted interconnectivity between the handheld device and the PlayStation 3.
Nintendo hits top ten company list for first time (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
"Taking back market share from Sony"
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror heading to PS2 ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed plans to publish Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow for PSP this October.
Xbox 360 CPU efuses bypassed (The Inquirer)
WE'RE GOING to start off this week's gaming round-up with a quick look at some of the latest first person shooter news.
PSP CPU power unlocked ( News ) (EuroGamer)
SCEA has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that PSP firmware update 3.5 removes the software restriction capping the CPU speed at 266 MHz.
Interview// Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice - Lead Designer, Chris Whiteside (Spong)
A Bullitt In Your PSP
PSP CPU power unlocked (gamesindustry.biz)
SCEA has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that PSP firmware update 3.5 removes the software restriction capping the CPU speed at 266 MHz.
This Week In PC Games: Duke Nukem Screen, Theft, Spore And More (Spong)
Spore slips. Russian is nicked and more Duke!
PRESS RELEASE: New Enforcement Partnership Swoops On Video Games Criminals (gamesindustry.biz)
Friday 22nd June/...Yesterday saw the successful launch of a new multifaceted crime-fighting initiative in which three people from the North East of England were put under investigation for producing and selling modified games chips and ‘chipped’ Nintendo® Wii™ and DS™, Microsoft® 360™ and Xbox®, and Sony® PlayStation®2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) consoles.
DS storms ahead in Japanese hardware sales (gamesindustry.biz)
The Nintendo DS continues to storm ahead of the competition in Japan, with sales of the dual-screen handheld leaving home consoles behind.
Manhunt 2 shut out by Sony and Nintendo (The Register)
Refuse to release game unless it gets a lower rating Both Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that they will not authorise the release of controversial video game Manhunt 2 on their games consoles - the PS2, PSP and the Wii - in the US.…
Sick Filth? (gamesindustry.biz)
A discussion of the BBFC's decision to ban Manhunt 2. You'll have to forgive the British tabloid press for seeming a little bit out of sorts this week.
Take-Two shelves Manhunt 2 ( News ) (EuroGamer)
"Take-Two Interactive Software has temporarily suspended plans to distribute Manhunt 2 for the Wii or PlayStation platforms while it reviews its options with regard to the recent decisions made by the BBFC and ESRB," the publisher said in a written statement.
Take-Two shelves Manhunt 2 (gamesindustry.biz)
Following bans on the sale of the game in the UK and Ireland, as well as a preliminary Adults Only rating in the US, Take-Two Interactive has temporarily shelved Manhunt 2.
Reader Review (EuroGamer)
When Sony announced the launched dates for the PS3 you could be forgiven for thinking that developers everywhere would be transferring all their weight behind next generation projects.
PRESS RELEASE: SEGA Announces Sonic Rivals 2 For The PSP System (gamesindustry.biz)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (June 20th, 2007) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. announced today that Sonic Rivals™ 2 is in development exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
Lap Two (gamesindustry.biz)
Sega Racing Studio's Guy Wilday talks Sega Rally, next-gen consoles and a changing market.
US platform holders refuse Manhunt sequel ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that Manhunt 2 will not be appearing on consoles in the US following the ESRB's decision to give the game an Adults Only rating.
PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Announces First Details of NHL® 2K8 (gamesindustry.biz)
New York, NY – June 20, 2007 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today the return of its top-rated* NHL franchise with the highly anticipated NHL® 2K8 this fall.
Platform holders refuse to let Manhunt 2 appear on US consoles (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that Manhunt 2 will not be appearing on consoles in the US following the ESRB's decision to give the game an Adults Only rating.
Sony technicians hint at future PS3 features (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Could there be a fan-less model?
Maker of banned video game calls “Manhunt 2″ art (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A video game banned in the UK and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game's publisher said on Wednesday.
Maker of banned video game calls “Manhunt 2″ art (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A video game banned in the UK and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game's publisher said on Wednesday.
More AV features to come for PS3, says Sony (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony technical officers Izumi Kawanishi and Kanehide believe there's room for 30 to 40 per cent more improvement in the PS3 as an audio-visual piece of kit via future firmware updates.
PRESS RELEASE: Experience the race and its highlights (gamesindustry.biz)
Pro Cycling Manager is not just about the management. The game allows you to fully experience the intensity of the races through its real-time simulation mode.
PRESS RELEASE: MumboJumbo Signs Publishing Deal With Universal Digital Platforms Group For Game Based On Hit Comedy, … (gamesindustry.biz)
DALLAS, TX - June 20, 2007 - Premium casual games publisher MumboJumbo today announced a new relationship with the Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group to develop a mass-market game based on the Emmy Award-winning television series "The Office."
The future of PS3 firmware ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony technical bigwigs Kawanishi and Kanehide believe there's room for 30 to 40 per cent more improvement in the PS3 as an audio-visual piece of kit via future firmware updates.
Soft Touch (gamesindustry.biz)
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot discusses new markets, price cuts and why size doesn't matter.
Designer Labels (gamesindustry.biz)
D&AD on why gaming deserves more recognition than it's getting. D&AD is an educational charity representing the creative, design and advertising communities. It was established more than three decades ago, but it was only last year that a gaming category was introduced for the D&AD awards.
Interview// WipEout Pulse Interview with Tony Buckley, Game Director (Spong)
We find out more about the latest, sixth iteration of Sony's classic
Nintendo dominates the world (The Inquirer)
FPS FIRM id software demoed a new engine, 'Tech 5', at a peculiar venue this week - the Apple WWDC07 conference.
US PS3 sales hold up as Wii, Xbox 360 numbers dip (The Register)
PSP demand rises too Nintendo's Wii may be outselling Sony's PS3 by an increasing margin in Japan, but the gap's narrowing in the US, the latest North American market figures show. Not that there's much in it, mind...…
Sony Ericsson look to software in race to become No.1 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
We talk gaming, photography, music and more to UK marketing manager David Hilton
Sony looking to “refine” cost of PS3, says Stringer ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times Stringer said, "While people have not bought as many PlayStation 3s as it looks, it is no different from PS2 and PS1 in terms of percentage of sales."
Sony looking to “refine” price of PlayStation 3, says Stringer (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony boss Sir Howard Stringer has said he is aware that consumers would like the cost of PS3 to be lower - confirming that the company is working to "refine" the console's price.
PRESS RELEASE: Playable demo of “Xyanide Resurrection” for PSP available for download (gamesindustry.biz)
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands) June, 14th – Today, Games Publisher Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB: PLGC) announced that the first level of its upcoming Shoot ‘em Up “Xyanide Resurrection” will be available for download this Friday.
Sony denies PSP Slim rumours in new blog (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Says reports "fall into the rumors/speculation category"
Sony speaks out on PSP ‘redesign’ (PC Advisor)
Blog responds to PlayStation Portable rumours Rumours of a PSP redesign have recently been gaining momentum across the internet, what with the considerable increase in both analyst speculation and rumours from "inside sources".
Sony blog cool on PSP rumours ( News ) (EuroGamer)
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Sony blog cool on PSP rumours ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony has used its new US blog to label rumour and speculation about a new PSP hardware revision and a possible PSP phone as, er, rumour and speculation.
Plausible Deniability: PSP Phone and Slim Remake (Spong)
On the official PlayStation blog no less
SEGA Rally PSP – First Art and Details (Spong)
Finnish developers to do the business
Sony denies imminent PSP phone (Personal Computer World)
Sony Ericsson has moved to quell rumours that it is about to launch a mobile device that combines gaming and phone functionalities.
PRESS RELEASE: SEGA Rally Comes Hurtling Onto PSP (gamesindustry.biz)
LONDON (12th June, 2007) – SEGA Europe Ltd. today confirmed that SEGA Rally™ will be tearing its way onto the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Scheduled for release during September 2007, SEGA Rally for the PSP is being developed by racing game specialists Bugbear Entertainment Ltd.
Sony denies imminent PSP phone (Infomatics)
Sony Ericsson has moved to quell rumours that it is about to launch a mobile device that combines gaming and phone functionalities.
Sony files patent but says gaming phone not ready (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent application for a mobile device with video game features, but said on Monday it is not poised to launch a phone based on its PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game brand.
Redesigned PSP exposed (Games Radar)
An internet report is claiming to have several details on a redesigned PSP that Sony's been heavily rumored to have in production. Kotaku , which says it's received its information on the new version of PSP from "several sources close to Sony," kicks off explaining that the redesigned PSP will be "much slimmer" compared to the original version thanks to a new screen "that will deliver an ...
Sony files patent but says gaming phone not ready (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent application for a mobile device with video game features, but said on Monday it is not poised to launch a phone based on its PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game brand.
Sony files patent but says gaming phone not ready (Reuters.co.uk)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent application for a mobile device with video game features, but said on Monday it is not poised to launch a phone based on its PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game brand.
Sony PSP ‘lite’ on the way? (Stuff via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Is Sony about to drop a slimmed-down PSP, a la Nintendo's DS revamp, with a better screen and improved controls? Our spidey senses say so
Church of England slams Sony PS3 game (PC Advisor)
Demands apology for Resistance - Fall of Man The Church of England is calling on Sony to apologise for using one of its churches as the scene for a gory firefight in its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game ‘Resistance - Fall of Man’.
Sony Euro Chief Denies PlayStation Portable Phone (Spong)
Update to follow shortly from Sony Ericsson in Japan
Slim PSP in the works at Sony (PC Advisor)
New PlayStation Portable gets better battery A slimmer version of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) console may be in the works, according to Kotaku’s report from inside sources at Sony.
Slim PSP rumours surface (The Inquirer)
LAST WEEK WE speculated that the next PSP might come in the form of a VOIP telephony device.
bad idea (Games Asylum)
There’s nothing games websites like more than telling us things that aren’t going to happen, be it to debunk a rumour on a rival site, or apropos of nothing. They just love it! This, then, is the week in not news.
Games Asylum » Archive » The News (Games Asylum)
Not content with upsetting animal rights campaigners with the God of War II dead goat fiasco, Sony has managed to upset the Church of England by featuring Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man allegedly without permission.
Sony PSP slim details revealed (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
New features, but still the same PSP at its core
Sony PSP - Newer - Slimmer - Nearly Here? (Spong)
The pre-E3 rumour mill turns
Five things Sony needs to do save the PS3 (The Register)
Price cuts, exclusive games and a more integrated mobile strategy would help Things are looking tough for Sony: redundancies , missed shipment targets and poor financial results . So what's a giant mega-corporation to do? Take advice from bloggers, of course...…
£100 ultra small PC to topple PSP and DS? (Digital Spy)
A laptop manufacturer is to launch an ultra small PC capable of playing games on the move.
PSP patent gets gadget geeks guessing (The Register)
Game console as mobile phone? We're not sure who found it first, but a patent has been issued in the US (numbered 20070123309), which highlights just how Sony might allow the PlayStation Portable to become a cellular handset.…
Japanese Charts: Resident Evil Wii misses No.1 spot (gamesindustry.biz)
Capcom's Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition missed out on the top spot in the Japanese charts for the week ended June 3, as DS title Practice by Observing: DS Observation Training took the number one position.
Sony Combining PSP and Mobile Technology? (Mobile Youth)
Recent rumour has it that Sony is planning to launch a PSP (PlayStationPortable) Sony Ericsson mobile phone. The patent has apparently already been filed at the end of last month. ...
PRESS RELEASE: The Half Broken Crown: The Broken Kingdoms Gears Up For Special Beta Preview And Full Product Launch (gamesindustry.biz)
On June 17th MMO fans will be able to sample Nextgenbooks.com's brand new MMO fantasy adventure The Broken Kingdoms. The game, based upon bestselling author Darren Reid's new novel, is a point and click style adventure heavily slanted towards puzzle solving and player cooperation.
Wii storms ahead of PlayStation 3 in Japan (PC Advisor)
Nintendo console outsells PS3 by 5:1 margin Nintendo’s Wii games console is outselling Sony’s PS3 (PlayStation 3) in Japan, according to Japanese research firm Enterbrain.
Wii stonking the PS3, 5-to-1 shame for Sony (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
And they're getting kicked in the pants over the PSP…
Japanese PS3 ‘Game’ Playable On PSP (Spong)
Remote Play gets more playable
Ex-Vole man helps put cherry onto canvas (The Inquirer)
A LEADING supplier of adult content for mobile phones, Cherrysauce, has abandoned traditional site building techniques in favour of Wapple's Canvas tools.
Sony Ericsson’s PSP phone? (Games Radar)
By the looks of a recent patent filing, Sony Ericsson could be about to launch a PSP mobile phone. The patent application, dated May 31 2007, details a device with a rotating display which switches into landscape mode automatically for gaming.
PRESS RELEASE: Meet the developers of ZENDOKU for DS and PSP! (gamesindustry.biz)
Cambridge, UK - June 5, 2007 - Martin Hollis, owner and founder of Cambridge-based game development studio Zoonami Ltd, and members of the ZENDOKU development team will be appearing at Gamestation Cambridge on Saturday, 9th June from 14:00 - 16:00 to discuss video game development and ZENDOKU for the Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable platforms, published by Eidos Interactive Ltd.
PSP needs an AAA title, says Sony (Games Radar)
Quicker-than-expected PSP sales decline cause for concern? PSP sales are declining faster than Sony had anticipated which is being put down to the overwhelming success of the DS and the lack of a defining title on the console.
Wii Widens Japanese Sales Gap (Spong)
Nintendo platforms outsell Sony five to one
PSP phone in the pipeline? (MCV)
Sony patent spurs on web rumours
PRESS RELEASE: Atari Announces Popular Flash Game N+ for Handhelds (gamesindustry.biz)
NEW YORK, June 4: Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced the development of N+, the successor to the award-winning and beloved flash ninja game N. Created by Metanet and developed by SilverBirch Studios, N+ will leap onto the Nintendo DS TM and the PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system in November 2007.
PSP phone prepped (T3)
Are the chaps in Japan planning the mother of all mobile and gaming get togethers?
Sony Ericsson PSP Phone – Pics and Details (Spong)
Is mobile phone gaming finally going to be worth bothering with?
PSP gaming phone spotted (The Inquirer)
THE TEAM FROM Harmonix announced a donation of $2,000 to ensure Guitar Hero fan site Score Hero can keep on running.
Yes to VoIP calls on your PSP - 60% of you would (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Latest Pocket-lint.co.uk Poll results hot off the press
PSP can now access PS3 hard drive (Digital Spy)
After the release of the latest firmware update, the PSP can now stream content from the PS3.
PSP Remote Play goes live (gamesindustry.biz)
The PSP's Remote Play function, allowing users to stream content from the PlayStation 3 to the handheld, has now gone live thanks to the latest firmware update.
PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Scores Super-Sized Rock Royalty for The BIGS™ Soundtrack (gamesindustry.biz)
New York, NY – May 31, 2007 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that The BIGS, the over-the-top MLB® title with heroically portrayed players and plays that defy physics, will feature a line-up of big name rock bands to complement the video game’s super-sized gameplay.
Gaming (MI6)
Activision released its fiscal year 2007 results revealing profits.
PSP firmware updated for new PS3 features (Games Radar)
A new version of the PSP firmware, version 3.50, is now available, updating PSP's Remote Play capabilities.