Games: The best 20 titles of 2007 (Digital Spy)
As the year ends, we take a look back at what was an historic year for the games industry.
Feature// SPOnG’s Review of 2007: May/June (Spong)
Rockstar choked by BBFC - Halo fever rises...
Nintendo takes Japan Xmas sales crown (The Register)
Wii, DS in demand Nintendo took the crown last week for pre-Christmas console sales in Japan, with sales of Wiis and DS Lites higher than all the others combined.…
That Was The News 2007 ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
This year E3 took place in July for the first time ever. It was a much smaller affair than usual, but that didn't stop the hardware manufacturers holding their traditional conferences. Just as in previous years there were plenty of exciting surprises plus plenty of old tat no one cared about.
That Was The News 2007 ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
With Christmas over, the platform holders ceased kicking footballs across the trenches and got back to lobbing dog eggs. Microsoft boss (as he was then) Peter Moore took a pop at PS3 , declaring, "I really don't know what we're missing."
2007: A year in review, July (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Universal snubs iTunes; Microsoft says sorry over xbox failures; and Sony hits the headlines...lots
Man attacked and robbed by park (BBC News)
Police seek two men who attacked and robbed a man walking by a park in Telford.
2007 in Review (Jan - Jun) (Ferrago.co.uk)
Welcome one and all to this brief and somewhat abridged look back over the past 12 months in gaming, as we welcome 2008 into our corridors with open arms (oh behave - Ed). Without further ado, then, lets start the round-up, month-by-month, where it all began. Back in January...
Buy now, sell later - how Britain spent Boxing Day (Independent)
Record numbers of shoppers took to Britain's high streets yesterday as retailers offered unprecedented Boxing Day discounts to consumers squeezed by the credit crunch.
Eurogamer’s Top 50 Games of 2007: 40-31 ( Article ) (EuroGamer)
Rob Fahey: My flatmate played this almost every waking hour for about a month. I'm afraid to touch it. Simon Parkin: This is what happens when Zoo Keeper and Bejeweled sit down to play Dungeons & Dragons. Implausibly, the result is greater than the sum of its rolls.
Japan: PSP sales double - beat Wii (Games Radar)
Weekly PSP sales more than doubled during the week ended December 16 as Sony's handheld left all but the mighty DS in the shade. As is the norm, DS was the bestselling system, with sales up almost 55,000 week-over-week.
PSP update bags PSOne games (Infomatics)
An update to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) allows gamers to play PSOne titles purchased at Sony 's online store. Firmware update 3.80 allows the PSP to stream games from PSOne discs played on a PlayStation 3 using the Remote Play function.
Handhelds dominate Japanese pre-Xmas console sales (The Register)
DS rules the roost Nintendo's DS Lite continues to dominate the attention of Japanese consumers, notching up ever increasing weekly sales through the past four pre-Christmas weeks - even as Sony's PSP pushed ahead of Nintendo's other star, the Wii.…
PSP sales double in Japan (gamesindustry.biz)
Sales of Sony's PSP have more than doubled in Japan, with the console selling 184,610 units for the week ended December 16, compared to 91,481 units the previous week.
‘Final Fantasy I & II’ out in Feb on PSP (Digital Spy)
Publisher Square Enix has confirmed the release of its best-selling RPGs for Sony's handheld.
Play PS1 games via PSP Remote Play (Games Radar)
Yesterday's PS3 firmware update packs a nice little surprise Sony didn't mention - it enables PS1 gameplay via Remote Play on your PSP. Just to clarify, that means that you can play PS1 games that are loaded onto your PS3 hard drive on your PSP via a wireless connection, including via the internet.
PSP now able to play PSOne games (Digital Spy)
The latest PSP firmware update includes a number of surprise options for Sony's handheld.
PSP gets surprise PSOne boost (MCV)
Sony handheld now able to play retro titles on the move via Remote Play
Sony bolsters PSP with free Media Manager (MCV)
Firm finally offers dedicated multimedia software for free via Japanese website
Official PSP media manager is free (Games Radar)
You can finally abandon the minefield of third-party media applications for PSP, because the official media manager is now free to download. Sony at last acknowledges that you need to do a fair amount of data manipulation to get the most out of your PSP, and you shouldn't have to pay for it.
PSP Manager released in Japan (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan have released a little Christmas present for their customers this week, offering a Windows-based PSP media manager for free.
Japanese giants vie for handheld crown (Guardian Unlimited)
Sony and Nintendo slug it out in Japan to lead the market in mobile digital television and handheld games consoles
Sony update PS3 and PSP (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony have released new firmware updates for both the PSP and PS3 this week. Firstly, the PS3's move to 2.10 sees the recently promised introduction of DivX video playback support, WMV support and a new video section on the CrossMediaBar. Blu-ray 1.1 support is also added.
PSN cards due for US in early 2008 (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony has confirmed it will be releasing PlayStation Network cards in North America early next year, following a successful roll-out in Japan. The cards are an alternative to using credit cards to purchase downloadable content from the PlayStation Store for the PS3 and PSP.
PSP Media Manager for free ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony Japan puts it out there. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in!
PSP Media Manager for free ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony in Japan has released its Windows PC media management program for organising content on the PSP for free. Pop along to the likes of Amazon and you'll find that you're being asked to cough up around 15 quid to use it, but, as the clever clogses at Kotaku have discovered, once you get through the Japanese install procedure the software itself runs in English.
PS3/PSP firmware updates ( News ) (EuroGamer)
As promised, Sony has released firmware updates for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. The PS3 2.10 update introduces DivX and VC-1 (WMV) video playback support in the Video section of the XMB, along with Blu-ray 1.1 support.
PS3 DivX playback imminent ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony is set to launch version 2.10 firmware for PlayStation 3 tomorrow, introducing DivX playback among other new features. That's according to the eagle-eyed NeoGAF forumites who uncovered information on the Spanish PS3 website.
Ratchet’s PSP outing heading to PS2? (MCV)
Rumours suggest portable title Size Matters is making the jump to Sony's last-gen home console
Ratchet PSP heading to PS2? ( News ) (EuroGamer)
PSP title Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters appears to be on its way to PlayStation 2 next year, judging by reports from retail and the US ratings board. According to a listing on GameStop (uncovered by Kotaku ), the PS2 port will cost USD 29.99 and should be out on 12th February 2008.
Old Sony console outsold PS3 in US last month (The Register)
While demand for DS Lite, Wii soars Sony's PlayStation 3 proved less popular than its predecessor in the US last month. According to market watcher NPD, the PS3 fell way behind the market leaders: Nintendo's DS Lite and Wii.…
Console makers all pretend they’ve run out of kit (The Inquirer)
AFTER A MERE month of the PS3 dominating, the Wii is asserting itself in Japan for another week running.
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Tactical Strike ( Review ) (EuroGamer)
When the franchise first came to the PSP two years ago, I wasn't certain that Sony and Zipper would be able to pull it off.
‘Pro Evo 08′ unveiled for PSP and DS (Digital Spy)
Japanese games publisher Konami announces its soccer game will be out in early 2008.
Christmas365 - Episode Three: Odds And Sods (CricketLine.com)
Welcome to our series helping you stuff the stockings of loved ones this festive season. If you balk at the idea of spending money on these shameless hangers-on then we've thought of that too: you can win a Sony PSP plus a top cricket game for free. See bottom on the page for details.
PES 2008 Detailed for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS (Spong)
Konami outlines PSP and DS versions
Sony PSP Turns Into Video Recorder (Spong)
Japanese firmware update detailed
WipEout Pulse demo today ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony jumps around excitedly. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Damn it.The store software doesn´t recognize my PSP.
Sony announces new PS3 & PSP games (PC Advisor)
2008 line-up revealed for PlayStation consoles Sony has announced an impressive line-up of first-party games for PlayStation 3 (PS3), PlayStation Network (PSN), PlayStation 2 (PS2), and PlayStation Portable (PSP). Highlights include Hot Shots Golf 5, Wipeout HD, Grant Turismo 5: Prologue, and God of War: Chains of Olympus - all shipping in the spring. Great news for PS3 owners. Full list ...
God of War PSP - do we care? (Games Radar)
Cyclops, half-dead baddies and swinging blades... yeah, it looks like God of War. But not on PS3...
Sony dates GT5 Prologue, WipEout HD (Games Radar)
Top racers lead promising early 2008 line-up. See the full list Things will get off to a good start in 2008 for PlayStation gamers, as Sony confirms a promising Q1/Q2 launch line-up.
PSP getting new TV features in Japan (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony's new firmware update for the PSP will arrive in Japan on the 18th of December, the 3.8 upgrade introducing a number of new updates for the Japanese market, where the new PSP Slim & Lite has been going down a treat.
PSP gets PVR functionality (MCV)
Japanese gamers get the chance to record TV on the move in upcoming firmware update
Japanese PSP gets TiVo bits ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony is preparing a PSP firmware update for 18th December, although most of the new features appear to be for the Japanese market.
PSP’s Patapon goes West (Ferrago.co.uk)
The latest quirky handheld sensation, the PSP's Patapon, is getting on the boat to western gaming markets, Sony Computer Entertainment have today revealed. The music-based action title will be out in North America come February 2008, with a European release set for around the same time.
Patapon Europe-bound early 08 ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony Japan's latest exotic-looking PSP export, Patapon, is due out in the US in February 2008, Sony America announced overnight. Sony UK told Eurogamer it hopes to release the game in a very similar time-frame, but that either way it's definitely confirmed for Europe.
PRESS RELEASE: Kynapse Middleware Utilized in Destroy All Humans® 3! Development (gamesindustry.biz)
Paris, France – December 12, 2007 - Kynogon announced today that Kynapse will be utilized in the development of Destroy All Humans® 3! on the Xbox 360™ and PLAYSTATION®3.
Christmas365 - Episode Two: Computer Games (CricketLine.com)
Welcome to the second part in our series helping you stuff the stockings of loved ones this festive season. If you balk at the idea of spending money on these shameless hangers-on then we've thought of that too: you can win a Sony PSP plus a top cricket game for free.
PRESS RELEASE: MLB 08 THE SHOW™ Announced For PLAYSTATION®3, PlayStation®2 AND PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (gamesindustry.biz)
FOSTER CITY, Calif., December 11, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today that MLB 08 THE SHOW™ will be available in Spring 2008, exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), PlayStation®2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
PRESS RELEASE: Patapon™ Coming to North America Exclusively For PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (gamesindustry.biz)
FOSTER CITY, Calif., December 11, 2007 - Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the February 2008 North American release of Patapon™, available exclusively for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
Christmas365 - Episode Two: Computer Games (CricketLine.com)
Welcome to the second part in our series helping you stuff the stockings of loved ones this festive season. If you balk at the idea of spending money on these shameless hangers-on then we've thought of that too: you can win a Sony PSP plus a top cricket game for free.
Sony says U.S. electronics unaffected by economy (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy and is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
Sony says U.S. electronics unaffected by economy (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy and is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
Sony says U.S. electronics unaffected by economy (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy, and it is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
XBLA double tomorrow ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Xbox Live Arcade will be alive with the roar of flying car engines and the steady rumble of subterranean thumping tomorrow when Sidhe Interactive's GripShift and Sierra Online's Arkadian Warriors announce themselves at 9am GMT.
Sony: U.S. electronics unaffected by shaky economy (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the key U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy, and it is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
Sony: U.S. electronics unaffected by shaky economy (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the key U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy, and it is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.
Forget C ++ for mobile, write in Bedrock (The Inquirer)
JAVA HAS become accepted as the most sensible language for developing mobile phone apps – particularly games. With Bedrock, however, Metismo reckons it can offer a mobile app cross-compiler.
PRESS RELEASE: Atari Comes Bearing Gifts For Everyone This Christmas (gamesindustry.biz)
LYON, FRANCE – 7 December 2007 – It’s time to make some room under the tree as Atari proudly presents a comprehensive festive line up of its most recently released video game gems featuring something for everyone this Christmas.
Wii gets fit and back on top (The Inquirer)
EARLIER ON in the week, rumours were flying of a Dreamcast 2 and Sega's return to the world of hardware.
Creat Studios focusing on digital downloads (MCV)
Coded Arms: Contagion creators become an official PSN publisher, with eyes on Xbox Live and WiiWare down the line
Christmas365 - Episode One: Books (CricketLine.com)
Welcome to our new series helping you stuff the stockings of loved ones this festive season. If you balk at the idea of spending money on these shameless hangers-on then we've thought of that too: you can win a Sony PSP plus a top cricket game for free. See bottom on the page for details.
iPod, iPhone hot Christmas gadgets (Macworld UK)
iPods, iPhones, PSPs, and Nintendo's Wii and DS Lite seem set to be the top five electronic gadgets under European Christmas trees this year, new research claims.
Apple iPhone Rank As the Top Phone This Christmas in Europe (Cellular-News.com)
comScore, which monitors internet activity has released the results of a study of the frequency of online search inquiries for the most popular gadgets in the UK, France and Germany this Christmas.
Sony: We Underestimated PS3 Education Process (Spong)
Plus: more PSP multimedia features coming soon?
PRESS RELEASE: Wrapstar Trumps Sony Too! (gamesindustry.biz)
December 2007, London, United Kingdom - Wrapstar are continuing to trump the top players by releasing their “deep red skin” ahead of Sony’s new deep red PSP.
PRESS RELEASE: Jose Reyes Named Cover Athlete and Official Spokesman for Major League Baseball® 2K8 (gamesindustry.biz)
New York, NY – December 6, 2007 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), announced today that New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will be the cover athlete and official spokesman for Major League Baseball® 2K8.
New content reaches US PSN (Ferrago)
A fresh update for the PlayStation Network has swaggered in the door stateside, adding new goodies for both the PS3 and PSP to Sony's online service. High-Velocity Bowling can be yours for 9.99 USD on PS3, and then there's rhythm-action title Beats, a PSP game that you can land for 4.99 USD.
Bowling, Beats on US PSN ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Meanwhile, Black Sabbath tracks are also available for Rock Band, there's a TimeShift multiplayer demo, and those of you collecting the PSone games (which work on PS3 and PSP) can grab Wild Arms for USD 5.99. The PSP Store also gains wallpapers for Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters and LocoRoco - the latter sporting a holiday theme (presumably not "too many football matches at once" though).
PRESS RELEASE: Another Shot Across Bows For Piracy As Market Trader Jailed (gamesindustry.biz)
Thursday 6th December/... A market trader who made a living selling illegally copied games worth thousands of pounds at a Wolverhampton market has been jailed for eight months.
Direct game downloads for PSP owners (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A hint about the future from Sony
PRESS RELEASE: Activision Rocks in the Holiday Season with a Stellar Game Line-Up for Gamers of All Ages (gamesindustry.biz)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Can video-game companies revolutionise teaching in the 21st century? (Independent)
If you still associate school education with dog-eared textbooks, chalky blackboards and 1970s geography videos, you're living in the past ? that will be the message at the annual BETT educational technology fair in London this January. BETT is the world's leading information and communications technology event. It's been around since 1985, the same year that Microsoft launched the first version ...
Pure-PSP store under consideration (Games Radar)
Sony has admitted that a store for PSP that can be accessed only via the handheld is under consideration. "Clearly that's something we're thinking about," Eric Lempel, PlayStation director of network operations, tells MTV Multiplayer.
Jaffe promises PSP success with TW: Head On (Ferrago)
God of War creator David Jaffe secretly reckons his new game, Twisted Metal: Head On - Twisted Edition for PSP, will be more than a little bit good, after the outspoken developer revealed to the US PlayStation blog that his development team had stumbled upon a way to turn around the fortunes of the 'misunderstood' PS2 port.
PRESS RELEASE: Activision Rocks in the Holiday Season with a Stellar Game Line-Up for Gamers of All Ages (gamesindustry.biz)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
PSP Store could be coming to… PSP (MCV)
Sony confesses to be looking into plans to bring content sharing site directly onto its handheld machine
PRESS RELEASE: NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and DEEP SILVER sign co-publishing agreement (gamesindustry.biz)
Basingstoke – England – 5th December 2007 The leading game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and DEEP SILVER today announce the signing of a co-publishing agreement, as a result of which Koch Media will market three further titles in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Baltic, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
PRESS RELEASE: Mercury Games release new Jamster Allstars screen shots (gamesindustry.biz)
Mercury Games today released new screen shots from Jamster Allstars. Jamster Allstars contains licensed characters from mobile content provider Jamba Gmbh.
Sony mulls over Store for PSP ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Along with Mac support, more. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Be the first to write a comment!
Sony mulls over Store for PSP ( News ) (EuroGamer)
Sony is "definitely" looking at getting the PSP Store working on actual PSPs rather than asking users to access it via PC. "Clearly that's something we're thinking about," he said.
Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition (Games Radar)
And here you thought you’d heard the last of David Jaffe, creative director of God of War II and now co-founder of game design studio, Eat Sleep Play (located in Middle of Nowhere, Utah). Jaffe left Sony Computer Entertainment with a multi-game PS3 contract under his belt, but lo and behold - here he is with a PS2 game: Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition.
Q&A// UK Developer Mick Stockton (Spong)
PDC Darts, Newcastle and Viking Funerals
PRESS RELEASE: Kynogon announces Kynapse support for Wii(TM) (gamesindustry.biz)
Paris, France – December 4, 2007 - Kynogon announces today Kynapse support for Wii TM . Game developers for Wii can now access all Kynapse functionalities and tools to empower their Non Player Characters with advanced behaviors.
PS3 wins November in Japan (The Inquirer)
MORE SALES FIGURE fun this week, with the news that Sony's PS3 has beaten Nintendo's Wii in Japan for entire month of November - the first time since the launch of both consoles a year ago that the PS3 was ahead of the Wii in terms of sales.