Disregarding the fact that Halo 3 was released on Wednesday - netting Microsoft a cool $170 million in the US alone in just one day - this week’s line up of new releases “belongs” to THQ, with no less than five games out across different formats.
Platform holder to show off non-gaming attributes of console at 02 Arena
As with the PSP game, your job is to herd little singing blobs around 2D platform levels, trying to get to the end with as many as possible in tow. But Cocoreccho gives you even less direct control.
Dutch outfit Playlogic has now become an official PlayStation 3 publisher. The news follows Playlogic's recent accreditation /> by Sony US as an official PS2 and PSP partner.
Japanese gamers snap up Sony's redesigned PSP - mostly thanks to a certain RPG...
Not on the UK road map for the next 12 months
More sold in three days than last nine weeks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp sold about 250,000 units of the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan in the four days since its launch, a game magazine publisher said on Wednesday, roughly matching total Japanese sales of the original PSP in the two months through August.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp sold about 250,000 units of the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan in the four days since its launch, a game magazine publisher said on Wednesday, roughly matching total Japanese sales of the original PSP in the two months through August.
Big numbers for little handheld. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! oooh. I'm pretty happy with my current psp. I guess if it broke I'd go for one of the new ones.
Microsoft's Neil Thompson has paid tribute to the success of Nintendo DS, telling our sister site GamesIndustry.biz that the handheld's meteoric rise has "somewhat derailed Sony".
Following part one of the exclusive interview with Neil Thompson earlier in the week, in part two he tells us his thoughts on Halo 3 and whether there can ever be such a thing as too much hype, as well as Microsoft's decision not to challenge the DS and PlayStation Portable, and who's been buying the Xbox 360 Elite.
Dublin 25th September 2007: Heavenly Sword™, the groundbreaking emotionally engaging next generation title from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Ninja Theory, has hit the shelves with the assistance of Havok, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries.
Engineering problems blamed for delays to DualShock 3
Nearly 2500 skinny PSPs flew off the shelves on each day of its first week of release. We guess you like it
The release of the Slim & Lite Portable PlayStation has seen sales increase four-fold.
Selling more than the DS for first time in ages
FOR THE FIRST TIME in, oooh, ages, Sony has actually managed to outdo Nintendo in hardware sales in its native Japan.
Sony is introducing two Memory Stick entertainment packs for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) system later this month. The new capacity Entertainment Packs will feature a 2GB or 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and will come with a launcher DVD loaded with four movies from Sony Pictures . With the launcher DVD loaded into a PC, one of the four movies can be transferred from the DVD to the Memory Stick ...
Fat figures for skinny handheld
Sony has revealed that the recently launch PSP Slim & Lite has sold around 17,000 units on its first week of release in the UK. The Slim & Lite launched on September 14 and was backed by radio and online advertising campaigns that have helped boost Sony's handheld sales in the run up to Christmas.
Slim and Light redesign and the release of Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core bolster handheld
17,000 units sold in first week of retail
Sony is introducing two Memory Stick entertainment packs for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) system later this month. The new capacity Entertainment Packs will feature a 2GB or 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, and will come with a launcher DVD loaded with four movies from Sony Pictures . With the launcher DVD loaded into a PC, one of the four movies can be transferred from the DVD to the Memory Stick ...
Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired Motorstorm dev Evolution Studios and its subsidiary Pursuit Force dev Bigbig Studios.
Sony has lifted the lid on a new Secret Agent Clank game for PSP. Confirmation came from the Tokyo Game Show, according to Shacknews, where onlookers saw a tuxedo clad Clank embark on a quest to rescue his kidnapped pal Ratchet.
Tokyo, 20th September 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that it had acquired leading game developer Evolution Studios Ltd and its subsidiary Bigbig Studios Ltd to further expand its game development capability as part of Sony Computer Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).
Tokyo, 20 September, 2007 – At Tokyo Game Show 2007, Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), today made a keynote speech that demonstrated the strength and new plans of the PlayStation® business.
At the Tokyo Game Show earlier today, Sony president Kaz Hirai announced that PS3's Second-Life style online community Home will not appear until next spring, but made no announcement of of a console price cut.
Studio and its subsidiary go in-house; MD Hocking to manage SCE's Liverpool Studio
Video-game machines, long seen by parents as a formidable enemy in the battle to get their children to study, are advancing into the Japanese classroom.
Sony president Kaz Hirai announced a new PlayStation 3 controller featuring vibration support along with the acquisition of MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios during his keynote address at the start of Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari this morning.
Kaz Hirai on the need to listen and collaborate. Sony president Kaz Hirai announced a new PlayStation 3 controller featuring vibration support along with the acquisition of MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios during his keynote address at the start of Tokyo Game Show in Makuhari this morning.
During his Tokyo Game Show keynote address, SCE president Kaz Hirai promised a "much closer relationship" with Sony's partners. Hirai pointed to Crisis Core, a Square Enix collaboration on the PSP, as a recent example.
And GamesIndustry.biz can reveal that co-founders of Evolution Studios, Martin Kenwright and Ian Hetherington are to leave the company, with managing director Mick Hocking taking on the role of group studio director responsible for Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studio and Sony's Liverpool Studio.
Sony has acquired MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios along with Pursuit Force subsidiary Bigbig Studios.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19: Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that it will publish Downstream Panic!
Fast Growing UK publisher, Mercury Games today announces that its partnership with Japanese publisher Ertain is set to be a huge success thanks to the forecasted sensation of Paint by DS. Mercury Games is intending to ship 60,000 units of Paint by DS across Europe and Australia.
Amsterdam-based independent publisher Playlogic has signed an agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment America giving the company full publishing rights in the US for titles on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable platforms.
"This is another very important milestone for the Company," comments Playlogic's EVP Rogier Smit. "This publishing license will allow us to bring our titles directly to the US market without having to rely on third parties.
Black is no longer the new black
Today's children live in a multimedia word and mobile technology is rapidly supplanting the PC or laptop as their way of accessing it. Back in 2005 one in three youngsters aged between five and nine possessed a mobile phone, according to research by Mobile Youth.
The outspoken games developer says the Portable PlayStation UMD format is a waste of time.
Headlines continue below the advertisement... "If the game is good, we'll be alright. If the game is ass, it will be an impossible battle."
Following his retrospective at the Austin Game Developer's Conference, Dave Perry spoke exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz .
The UMD is a dead format that's a waste of money, time, and investment according to David Perry.
Sony's Studio Liverpool has revealed to GamesRadar the eight racing teams that will appear in WipEout HD when the game is released via the PlayStation Store later this year.
London, United Kingdom, 14 September 2007 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that it has shipped NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes on the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system to retail stores across Europe and other PAL territories.
THIS WEEK'S gaming news has been dominated by Halo 3. Let's hope it settles down once the game is finally released.
Oi, porky! No, not you, your PSP. Time to get a new one that's slimmer and lighter in stores now fatso
When the Xbox 360 Elite was released earlier this month, it had Bioshock and Blue Dragon to bolster its launch. For reasons we cannot comprehend, Sony haven’t bothered to line up anything decent to launch with the £129.99 PSP Slim and Lite - yes, that’s its official name - this week.
Yellow PSP and silver DS soon available. Yey!? Nintendo has sold over 14 million DS handhelds in Europe. Sony has sold over 8 million PSPs in Europe. You'd have thought everyone who wanted one would've bought one already, but both companies are soon launching new colours of their handheld consoles - the DS Silver and Simpsons PSP.
"Pick up and play" style emphasised
Close to US date, says Sony. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in!
Sony has told us that Europe won't have to wait much longer than America for God of War on PSP. The game is due out over there on 4th March, and apparently will follow here shortly after.
More Sony support for PlayStation brand
New games device must also be a "credible phone" if launched, says SE president
Robert Garriott promises new intellectual property. Also hints at PSP MMOs on the way.
Sony says that another minor firmware update for PlayStation 3 is in the offing. Speaking on the official US blog , PSN operations director Eric Lempel said it would fix "the network disconnect issue that some of you have experienced as a result of downloading firmware 1.92".
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Portable firmware has been updated to version 3.70 in Japan and Europe, with the US due to follow soon. Version 3.70 will works on the new PSP Slim & Lite as well as the old one, although some features are specific to one or other model.
NCsoft North America CEO Robert Garriott has released more details on the reasoning behind the company's deal with Sony, and what gamers might expect from the union.
Sony has released a new version of the system firmware for PSP, that brings with it a bunch of nice new features. Custom themes is one of the most interesting additions - it'll let you stylise your PSP themes exactly how you want them under Theme Settings.
Sweden and Iceland are leading the uptake of online services for the PlayStation 3 in Europe, with eight out of ten PS3 consumers signing up for Sony's service, according to data from Dataspelsbranschen.
PlayStation Portable firmware has been updated to version 3.70 in Japan, with US and European updates sure to follow soon. Version 3.70 which works on the new PSP Slim & Lite as well as the old one, although some features are specific to one or other model.
The eagerly-awaited Portable PlayStation title will now miss out on the lucrative Christmas period.
Developer Ready at Dawn has said God of War: Chains of Olympus will be out in North America on 4th March, 2008. It also revealed to Gamespot that a UMD demo will be sent out later this month - for those of you across the pond who signed up for it on the official site earlier in the year.
DUE TO THE revisions of current hardware, the Xbox 360 has recorded a 260% increase in sales week-on-week in the UK - while the PSP suffered its worst week since its original launch. Hopefully the launch of the new slim-line PSP on September 14th should reverse Sony's fortunes.
Sony Ericsson will unveil a gaming phone at the Mobility World Congress, Mobile Entertainment understands.
Anticipation for PSP Lite & Slim blamed
SCEE has dismissed claims that it issued a release schedule showing launch dates for a load PSP, PS2 and PlayStation 3 titles, including new fangled community thingy Home.
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Sony has dismissed claims that it issued a release schedule showing launch dates for key PSP, PS2 and PlayStation 3 titles, including online community service Home.
Will get Wii-like motion sensitivity
White SKU to follow, says Sony. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! How special can these cables be, does it have some horrible proprietary connector?
Sony has denied reports retailers will not be receiving official TV cables for the new PSP Slim and Lite model when it launches in the UK on 14th September, GamesIndustry.biz reports . Although it did admit the white model has been delayed.
First it was a case of simple discouragement for the growing PSP homebrew underground - now they have been kindly told to shut the hell up.
Sony has denied reports retailers will not be receiving official TV cables for the new PSP Slim and Lite model when it launches in the UK on September 14 - but admitted that the white model has been delayed.
Orange has upped the ante in the increasingly competitive land-grab for mobile phone customers by offering a free flight to the US to customers joining its network over the coming weeks, putting a new bundle from Vodafone in the shade.
Chris Spearing explains how Logitech is hoping to open up new markets for peripherals with the next-generation of consoles.
We revealed on Monday that UK retailer GAME was not expecting any TV cables for the new PSP 'Slim & Lite' when it launches on September 14 in the UK. Now we've got statements from both GAME and Sony to clear up the issue... only there's just one problem: they contradict each other.
Dublin, Wednesday, 5th September 2007; Havok, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, has officially released Havok 5, offering major new features across its acclaimed modular suite of run-time technology and artists tools which dramatically accelerate the development of cross platform, cutting edge electronic games and ...
Creativity and wishful thinking collide in our compilation of the best imaginary Apple products ever.
No ceramic white model yet
Darmstadt/Geneva, September 3rd 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and 10TACLE STUDIOS AG announced they have signed a distribution agreement to release Boulder Dash®-Rocks!™ across Europe this holiday.
Sony's dragon-themed aerial combat game, Lair, has become the first PS3 Blu-Ray game to allow full gameplay on the PSP via Remote Connection.
The T3 Awards celebrate all that is great and good gadgetwise, and last year's inaugural ceremony saw the Xbox 360 beat down the PSP and DS Lite to scoop Best Console.
Rumours abound that the big S will be gunning for Apple and Microsoft with a major new service.
"Unnamed sources" lift lid on future plans
And colour choice for Blighty limited to black
Game retailers will not be receiving official TV cables for the new PSP when it launches in Britain on September 14. An official spokesman for national retail chain GAME told GamesRadar that the cable, which is needed to play PSP games on a home TV set, would not be available at launch and that it was unknown when official units would arrive.
Darmstadt/Geneva, September 3rd 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and 10TACLE STUDIOS AG announced they have signed a distribution agreement to release Boulder Dash®-Rocks!™ across Europe this holiday.
AFTER LAST week's bumper crop of news, this week saw a slower trickle of gaming related announcements.
Hand-held games consoles like Sony's PlayStation Portable can be hacked to snoop on internet traffic