More from Nokia's Go:Play event as Ewan talks to Dr Mark Ollila, Head of Nokia Games Publishing. The N-Gage platform is going to be a strong component both of the Ovi service, but of mobile games in the near future.
300,000 visitors could attend from 2009 onwards
Sky-PS3 partnership touted, Microsoft looks to keep customers from other video-on-demand providers
LocoRoco, everyone's favourite PSP game, will treat PS3 owners to its unique brand of bright and cheerful puzzling with LocoRoco Cocoreccho. Cocoreccho will hit the PlayStation Network as an "interactive screensaver", according to Sony.
CHERTSEY, UK – August 31, 2007 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 08, featuring the breakthrough new EA SPORTS™ GamerNet and Photo Game Face features, is available in retail stores across Europe today under the EA SPORTS™ brand.
Dublin, 29th August 2007– Powered by Havok, the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries, the latest Wii™ Multiplayer game, Carnival Games™, published by the Global Star division of 2K and developed by Cat Daddy Games, was released this week.
Sony Japan has quietly let slip that LocoRoco for PS3 will be available over there on 21st September. The news spilled like messy singing blobs from Famitsu, in an article translated by IGN , but unfortunately no price was mentioned for the downloadable game.
Sony has announced a range of add-ons that will turn its Playstation 3 (PS3) and Playstation Portable (PSP) games consoles into new multimedia devices.
A WHILE AGO , we published a news story about a new site on the intraweb. This site tracks down retail sales, not numbering shipping units. Sadly for Sony, which claims millions and millions of shipped units.
Sony clarifies details. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Where the fuck is prologue for the PSP?
The real driving simulator that’s sold 50 million units is back: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Polyphony Digital are pleased to announce Gran Turismo™5 Prologue, a prequel title showcasing the forthcoming Gran Turismo™5 for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) – available both on Blu-ray disc and as a download from PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN) at the end of this year.
Just doesn't explain exactly which Christmas he means...
We thought our Spidey senses were tingling. Along with final launch details for the PSP Slim & Lite, Sony's announced Simpsons and Spiderman versions
We thought our Spidey senses were tingling. Along with final launch details for the PSP Slim & Lite, Sony's announced Simpsons and Spiderman versions
Chief David Reeves says that Sony has not ruled out releasing a hard drive for its handheld.
SCEE boss David Reeves discusses the idea
Sony extended the functionality of both the PS3 and PSP at Germany's Games Convention on Wednesday including a personal video recorder for PS3 and a satellite navigation accessory and messaging service for PSP.
Sony Europe boss David Reeves says the company hasn't ruled out introducing a hard disk drive to PlayStation Portable despite the upcoming launch of PSP Slim and Lite.
Leipzig, Games Convention, 22 August 2007 - Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, today announced it will provide Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) digital maps and rich navigation content for the new PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) Go!Explore.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has unveiled a range of services for its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console at the Games Convention in Leipzig, including voice and video chat, IM, video downloads, GPS and mapping features.
Games giant announces release date for PSP Lite and Slim, as well as new applications.
The Go! video download service will be launched early next year, enabling the more than 2.3m PSP users in the UK and Ireland to watch Sky content while on the move.
Can Sony transpose the awesomeness of the God of War series on PS2 to PSP? Well, let's hope so. But why not form an early opinion based off these brand new screens ?
Video on demand on pay per view basis for PSP owners
IMing, VoIP and video chat on the PSP
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Sony Corp. plans to sell a satellite navigation accessory from February 2008 that turns its handheld PSP games console into a navigation device, the company announced at the Leipzig Games Convention on Wednesday.
Sony reveals the PSP Slim and Lite launch date and three Go! branded applications
Leipzig, 22 August 2007. At its Press Conference at Games Convention today, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) unveiled the new PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) Slim and Lite, available across the SCEE territories from 5th September 2007 at €169.
Leipzig, 22 August 2007. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today provided more information on its joint venture with British Sky Broadcasting (Sky) to offer PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) owners in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to watch video on demand and on the move.
Following Sony's recent Leipzig GC announcements, SCEA has indicated that they are still evaluating the services for the North American market. In Leipzig, SCEE announced a voice chat, video chat, and instant messaging service named Go! Messenger . While it will continue to expand the capabilities of the PSP via firmware upgrades, SCEA has not made any announcements for this type of service in ...
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Sony plans to sell a satellite navigation accessory from February 2008 that turns its handheld PSP games console into a navigation device, the company announced at the Leipzig Games Convention on Wednesday.
Is there anything the PSP can't do? Sony encourages you to Go! Explore with it's new sat-nav add-on for your portable PlayStation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BT Group Plc and Japan's Sony Corp have unveiled new software that will allow millions of gamers using portable PlayStations to make video and voice calls and send instant messaging.
Leipzig, 22 August 2007. At its Press Conference at Games Convention today, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) unveiled Go!Explore, the new Satellite Navigation package for PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable), due for release in the New Year. Collaborating with market leaders TeleAtlas and NavNGo and utilising the very latest in map data and navigation software, Go!Explore is a state of the art, ...
BT Group and Japan's Sony have unveiled new software that will allow millions of gamers using portable PlayStations to make video and voice calls and send instant messaging.
Time to tick off another box on the PS3s list of achievements, now its getting square eyes with its very own hi-def TV tuner
Sony has announced two limited edition PSP bundles specifically for Europe, featuring Spider-Man and The Simpsons branding.
Sony has detailed a range of rich features for the PlayStation Portable, all due to launch in Europe early next year. Fleshing out previously announced deals with BT, Sky and sat-nav specialists TeleAtlas and NavNGo, the new functions all appear under the Go! branding.
Sony has announced PlayTV for the PlayStation 3, allowing users to watch, pause and record live TV, with the software set to launch in Europe early next year.
Sony sprinkled plenty of love on the PSP during its Games Convention 2007 conference, by introducing its new Go! Entertainment brand and announcing a 5th September release date for the Slim and Lite model.
Sony has taken the wraps off a new television tuner and personal video recorder for PS3 in its Games Convention 2007 press conference.
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announcements later today
CHERTSEY, UK. – August 22, 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled plans for a new feature called Be A Pro: Online Team Play that will enable10 people anywhere in the world to connect online to play a single match of FIFA 08. The new feature, available for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, will be offered as a ...
Sony is set to make key announcements ahead of the Leipzig game show, with reports of a TV tuner for PS3.
Sonyis set to make key announcements ahead of the Leipzig game show, with reports of a TV tuner for PS3.
Media Create's latest figures show the Nintendo DS and Wii still atop the sales charts. For the week ending August 12, Nintendo sold 147,205 DS handhelds and 65,120 Wii consoles in Japan.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Atari Classics Evolved, an homage to Atari's landmark catalogue, is in development on the PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 20 -- Today, Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLGC) announced its results for the fiscal half-year 2007, ended June 30.
Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has released his preview of July US hardware and software sales. Among his other findings, the analyst believes that Sony sold 160,000 PS3 consoles during the month, compared to sales of 115,000 Xbox 360 consoles.
New York, NY - August 20, 2007 - 2K Games and 2K Sports, publishing labels of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced an exciting line-up for Games Convention 2007 in Leipzig, Germany.
Mastertronic and Rising Star Games are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership to bring the innovative range of Rising Star Games products to a broader retail base and together take the three-year old firm to the next publishing level.
Darmstadt, August 20th 2007 – Rockford™, the hero of Boulder Dash®-ROCKS!™, sets out today to conquer the Internet! Players can guide the diamond-loving Rockford™ and his spaceship between four worlds at www.boulder-dash-rocks.com.
THERE HAS BEEN heated debate on the World Wide Wibble concerning the differences between Madden '08 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Capcom Europe boss Mark Beaumont on growing globally. It's been less than a year since Mark Beaumont was appointed the boss of Capcom's European arm, as part of plans to increase the company's reach in the West.
The comic book, a staple of British childhood for 90 years, is to receive a 21st-century makeover as the adventures of characters such as Dennis the Menace and Desperate Dan are sent frame-by-frame to children’s mobile phones.
The comic book, a staple of British childhood for 90 years, is to receive a 21st-century makeover as the adventures of characters such as Dennis the Menace and Desperate Dan are sent frame-by-frame to children’s mobile phones.
VGCHARTZ.COM IS THE name of the new website that tracks sales of games and gaming hardware from the wonderful world of consoles. In short, our gaming gurus will probably play around with stats - but we will give you a short brief.
New York, NY – August 16, 2007 – 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it will publish Borderlands™, the latest release from acclaimed developer Gearbox Software, for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows®.
Darren Reid’s The Half Broken Crown: The Broken Kingdoms, the online point and click adventure game based upon the forthcoming book by fantasy bestseller Darren Reid, has just been given its largest upgrade to date.
EA responds to an American newspaper review which tears into the PS3 version of the game.
READING, UK (14th August, 2007) – Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced the development of a PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system exclusive, based on the new Aliens/Predator film, which Twentieth Century Fox releases nationwide on December 25. Designed solely for the PSP System, players will become the ultimate Predator, hunting down and eliminating the Alien species in ...
Our tech-ier readers will know of Sony recently unlocking the full potential of the PSP's 333MHz CPU (previously restricted to 266MHz) for developers to use. But it has emerged that the increased CPU speed is only available when the handheld's Wi-Fi functionality is disabled.
Its here. At last. How can the PS3 possibly live up to our ridiculously high expectations? By being the best games console and media hub ever...
The original DS was a bit lardy but this is a leaner, meaner addiction inducing portable console
Middlesbrough, 10 August 2007 – Atomic Planet Entertainment (APE) Limited is continuing its steady growth into one of the UK’s most prolific games development studios.
PSP version to follow after?
Does Apple plan to transform iPhone into a mobile gaming platform? Apple is secretly preparing to push its iPhone as a gaming platform, taking on the likes of Sony, Nintendo and Nokia in one move, a report suggests.
According to a report on Beyond3D , Sony's PlayStation Portable loses a third of its processing power when the WiFi adapter is enabled. The tests were run using the clock control function in the Firmware 3.5 update, which allowed the clock to run at its full 333MHz frequency.
Networked games stuck with limited processing speed
NOT CONTENT with their touch-screen telephony Ipod, Iphone owners now have the opportunity to play titles such as Mario and Doom . This should distract them long enough from the dead areas on the phone's screen...
The Sony PlayStation Portable comes with its own UMD movie format, has a 4.3in colour screen and a pile of freebie online content
The trouble with proprietary formats is they’re usually expensive. For example, compared to standard, anyone-can-make-‘em memory devices such as CompactFlash or SD Cards, Sony’s own-brand Memory Stick is significantly more costly.
MMO addicts: it's time to cut up your Ethernet cables (and turn off you Wi-Fi), because Home is well and truly on the way - and it looks like Sony's trying to stick it on PSP as well.
Sony US spills beans. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Why restrict it to the PSP? It would've been so much intuitive to make parts of Home accessible from an online hub from any PC in the world.
Sony America marketing boss John Koller has said PlayStation Home will be heading to the PSP. The idea at the moment is to have a special area or room created and rendered specifically for the handheld, which you can view on the move.
And what about Remote (game)Play, while we're at it?
FOSTER CITY, Calif., August 6, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced the availability of a new 80GB PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) at online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States and Canada.
Capital Games, an independent cluster of videogames designers from the Paris Region, will be represented by four of its members at the Games Convention trade show to be held in Leipzig from 22 to 25 August 2007. The four companies are AD-Invaders (specialists in 3D advergaming and Virtools software), Neko Entertainment (development engines and projects on console), Tetraedge (developments on ...
TO START THE round-up this week we'll begin by offering you the link to the new Penny Arcade Adventures trailer courtesy of the new look Joystiq . Lets hope it lives up to the glorious art work, and the genius of PA.
London – XXX, 2007 - Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), has signed the European publishing rights to the fast and fun-packed Cocoto Kart Racer™ from Paris-based developer and publisher, Neko Entertainment, on Nintendo™ DS™.
London – 6 August, 2007 - Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), today announced a European publishing agreement (excluding South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) for Myst™ on Nintendo DS.
Nintendo's latest Pokemon titles are the best-selling games in Spain for the week ended July 29, according to data from Media Control GfK International.
Sony gets a shot in the arm... well, on the green.
All three films getting Blu-ray release in October
Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 have doubled in Japan, with data from Media Create showing that the console has shifted 28,829 units for the week ended July 29, compared to just over 12,000 for the previous week.
Eurogamer : Why did you decide to leave Naughty Dog? Dan Arey : Naughty Dog and Sony were a wonderful ride, and it was an experience I'll never forget. I was there for almost ten years, the last four as creative director. Really it was just a matter of being the right time for something new.
London, United Kingdom, 2 August 2007 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced that it entered into an agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS to distribute NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes on the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system across Europe and other PAL territories.