PSP free chat service launches today (Digital Spy)
Sony launches its free internet telephony package Go!Messenger for PSP users today.
PSP Go!Messenger set for Euro launch (Ferrago.co.uk)
Go!Messenger, the British Telecom - Sony collaboration which sees communication features integrated into the PSP handheld - will arrive in Europe this Friday, according to word in today.
PSP Go!Messenger arrives Friday (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony has confirmed that its PSP wireless communication package, Go!Messenger, will be released on the European PSP Store this Friday.
PSP Go!Messenger on Friday News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony and BT's PSP wireless communication package, Go!Messenger, will be released on the PSP Store on Friday, Sony confirmed today.
PSP Go!Messenger arrives this Friday (MCV)
Free video chat, voice chat and instant messaging between PSP owners is nearly here
Go!Messenger VoIP for ‘fat’ PSPs coming on Friday (The Register)
Skype? Pah! The PlayStation Portable’s (PSP) Go!Messenger service will finally go live on Friday, bringing VoIP and IM to owners of the first-gen PSP left in the cold by the recent Skype release.…
PRESS RELEASE: Brings Friends Closer Together With Go!Messenger (gamesindustry.biz)
27th February 2008. Friends and Gamers can be that little closer together with the launch of Go!Messenger, the new wireless communication package for PSP™ (PlayStation® portable) from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and BT.
Sony announces special games bundles in the States (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
MSG4-flavoured PS3 and God of War PSP
Sony talks up Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 (The Register)
Red limited edition PSP too To coincide with the US launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2, Sony is introducing a PS3 bundle, which will include an 80GB console, MGS 4 and a DualShock 3 wireless controller for $499.…
“No plans” for MGS4 PS3 bundle here News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
SCEE has "no plans" to release a Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle or God of War PSP bundle in Europe. It was responding to queries after the American arm of the company unveiled some fancy offers.
PRESS RELEASE: Sony Computer Entertainment America To Unleash Kratos In Limited-Edition God Of War(R) PSP(R) … (gamesindustry.biz)
DESTINATION PLAYSTATION, SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the God of War® PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Entertainment Pack, a limited-edition offering that celebrates the debut of the best-selling God of War franchise on PSP. This special bundle will feature a limited-edition “Deep Red” PSP with the God of War himself, Kratos, ...
PRESS RELEASE: Sony Computer Entertainment America Introduces Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 Bundle … (gamesindustry.biz)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 26, 2008 – At its annual retail and publisher conference Destination PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced details of upcoming PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-2000) hardware bundles with two of the most highly anticipated 2008 titles.
Special Edition God of War PSP Revealed (Spong)
It's well red
Weekly demo roundup News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
Sorry, we were a little distracted last week with GDC. But now everyone is back we can catch up on the demos you missed. Only, there weren't that many.
Daily news roundup - 26/02/08 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
What's been hot today?
PRESS RELEASE: EA ANNOUNCES THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF NFL HEAD COACH (gamesindustry.biz)
Chertsey, UK. - February 26, 2008 – Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be a head coach in the National Football League.
PSP extends deal with BT (Mad.co.uk)
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has singed a partnership deal with telecoms giant BT to launch a wireless communication package for it PlayStation portable (PSP).
Shiny Video Preview: BT’s Go!Messenger for the Sony PSP (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
This morning I had the opportunity to go up the BT Tower to look at a new service available from Friday for the Sony PSP - Go!Messenger.
PlayTV to be DRM free (MCV)
Sony's PS3 digital TV recorder to allow users to use content freely
Review// Patapon (PSP) (Spong)
Sony's Studio Japan does cute 2D characters with music again.
PRESS RELEASE: Atlus Pulls The Trigger On Persona 3 FES(R) For North America (gamesindustry.biz)
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25, 2008 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc., the vanguard of role-playing games, today announced Persona 3 FES for the PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment system, the highly-anticipated definitive cut of 2007's RPG of the Year, Persona 3. With two games on one disc--a brand new chapter featuring 30+ hours of gameplay and an enhanced version of the original game loaded with new ...
PRESS RELEASE: wipEout® HD (gamesindustry.biz)
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
Phil Harrison, Sony’s global head of game development, quits - PS3 disaster to blame? (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Actually, we can't blame Phil for the disastrous PS3 hardware launch. That would be unfair.
Nintendo dominate latest Japanese sales (Ferrago.co.uk)
The Wii was once again Japan's top console for the week ending February 17th, according to the latest stats fresh from the land of the rising sun.
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
Sony has announced that Phil Harrison will resign from his position as president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios on February 29. No reason has been given for Harrison's decision to leave the company, and while there's no official word on his next endeavour, sources told GamesIndustry.biz that he'll be joining Atari in the near future to develop the company's position in the ...
PRESS RELEASE: SCE Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison Resigns (gamesindustry.biz)
Tokyo, February 25, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), will resign from Sony Computer Entertainment Group as of February 29, 2008. Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of SCEI, will immediately assume responsibilities as president of SCE WWS, in addition to his current duties.
Xbox 360 HD-DVD dies along with format (The Inquirer)
NINTENDO SYSTEMS regained their market dominance over the other videogame formats in Japan last week, with the news that the Wii still sits at the top of the hardware sales chart, with the DS replacing the Playstation Portable at number two.
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
The Wii held onto the top spot in Japan while the DS fought back to outsell the PSP during the week ended February 17. A weekly drop in Wii sales wasn't enough to stop the system bossing the latest Japanese hardware chart - the system outsold its handheld sibling by more than 16,000 units.
DVD Jon to ‘liberate your media’ (vnunet.com)
Clement James, vnunet.com , Tuesday 19 February 2008 at 00:00:00 DoubleTwist venture will pull down digital 'Tower of Babel' DoubleTwist Corporation, the company formed by infamous hacker DVD Jon, unveiled its first product today, described as a platform "devoted to helping consumers liberate their media".... > Read the full article
God of War Unchained in Video Here (Spong)
New video inside
GDC: Leverage Will Be Key to Sony’s Victory (gamesindustry.biz)
About this time a year ago, Sony was in the midst of the HD format wars, months away from its first PS3 hardware price drop and talking about Home for the first time.
Red Release Debut Single ‘Seen’ 03/03 (Skiddle)
Already described by BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens as a "scratching-beatboxing genius", ' Seen' is set to propel Red to new heights as it will accompany the brand new Sony PSP advert.
PRESS RELEASE: WARRIORS OROCHI™ COMING TO PSP® (PLAYSTATION® PORTABLE) SYSTEM AND WINDOWS-BASED PC (gamesindustry.biz)
Burlingame, CA -- February 21, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Warriors Orochi™ will ship for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system on March 25, 2008 and for Windows-based PC in March 2008. Warriors Orochi is in stores now for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the PlayStation®2 ...
Related Games (EuroGamer)
It's all aboard the shame train at Sony HQ as this week's PSN Store update is almost entirely devoid of interesting new goodies. Choo-choo. The highlight is another WipEout Pulse download pack for PSP on the PC Store.
HD-DVD’s death prompts more console hot air (The Inquirer)
NOW THAT HD-DVD has officially died, Microsoft, Sony and analysts have all chipped in on what it means for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
PRESS RELEASE: Havok Offers Core Physics Software Free For PC Game Developers (gamesindustry.biz)
San Francisco (February 20, 2008) -- Havok™, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, today announced that the company will offer the PC version of its award-winning physics and animation software product – Havok Complete – for download free of charge.
PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Reveals Renowned Lineup of Current and Legendary Stars for Top Spin 3 (gamesindustry.biz)
New York, NY – February 20, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce the all-star player lineup for Top Spin 3, the industry’s most realistic and action-packed tennis video game experience.
Super Smash Bros still top in Japan (gamesindustry.biz)
Super Smash Bros Brawl has spent another week at the top of the Japanese software sales chart, according to the latest data from Media Create.
GDC: echochrome First Impressions by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
With echochrome due out in Japan this time next month for PSP and PS3's PlayStation Network, Sony brought along a tutorial and three-level demo for Game Developers Conference attendees to wrap their confused eyes and hands around. We played it. Now we're writing about it. Having a good time?
Sony Flaunts In-Game XMB (Spong)
Oh, very bloody amusing...
PRESS RELEASE: Havok 5.5 Puts New Power In Hands Of Developers (gamesindustry.biz)
San Francisco, CA (February 19, 2008): Havok™, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, today announced the release of Havok 5.5 at the 2008 Game Developer’s Conference (ES162, West Hall). The latest comprehensive offering from Havok includes enhancements and new features across its award winning modular suite of run-time ...
PRESS RELEASE: Havok Gives Artists Unprecedented Control With Introduction Of Cloth And Destruction (gamesindustry.biz)
San Francisco, CA (February 19, 2008) -- Havok™, the premier provider of interactive software and services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, today unveiled Havok Cloth™ and Havok Destruction™ at the 2008 Game Developers Conference (ES162, West Hall). Available for the first time in mid-2008, these two products provide artists with dramatically increased control over ...
PRESS RELEASE: Southpeak Releases Iridium Runners For PlayStation(R)2 System (gamesindustry.biz)
Grapevine, Texas – February 19, 2008 – SouthPeak Games announced today that Iridium Runners has shipped for the Playstation®2 computer entertainment system. The high intensity on-foot racing title developed by Playstos Entertainment is rated “E” for Everyone and is available now.
Metal Gear Online First Impressions by Rob Fahey (EuroGamer)
Metal Gear is a name that comes with baggage. Think of Metal Gear, and you think of Solid Snake, of Revolver Ocelot, Big Boss, Raiden, Otacon and a host of other improbably named characters down through the past ten years.
‘Hacker’ launches iTunes copying (BBC News)
A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.
‘Hacker’ launches iTunes copying (BBC News)
A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.
Wii Beating Xbox 360 and PS3 in January Sales (XBOX365)
The Wii will be the world's most common video games console by the end of this year, one analyst has predicted.
DVD Jon aims to smash digital Tower of Babel (The Register)
doubleTwist rolls out media sharing utility doubleTwist, the firm founded by scourge of DRM manufacturers Jon Lech Johansen (AKA DVD Jon) last March, has released software designed to allow users to share digital media files - including copy protected content - across devices.…
DVD Jon aims to smash digital Tower of Babel (The Register - Technology News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
doubleTwist, the firm founded by scourge of DRM manufacturers Jon Lech Johansen (AKA DVD Jon) last March, has released software designed to allow users to share digital media files - including copy protected content - across devices.
PRESS RELEASE: Midway And Epic Games Prepare To Ship First Ever Next-Gen Unreal Tournament Console Game In Europe (gamesindustry.biz)
London – 19th February , 2008 - Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), today announced the European ship date of Epic’s highly acclaimed, Unreal Tournament® 3 on Sony’s PlayStation®3.
DVD Jon to ‘liberate your media’ (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
DoubleTwist Corporation, the company formed by infamous hacker DVD Jon, unveiled its first product today, described as a platform "devoted to helping consumers liberate their media".
Norwegian hacker continues battle with Apple (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Launches software which plays iTunes songs on other devices
Hacker’s firm doubleTwist enables copying of iTunes (Reuters.co.uk)
CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - A start-up co-founded by famed Norwegian hacker "DVD Jon" is on Tuesday introducing a service that enables users to copy and use copy-protected Apple Inc iTunes songs on many popular non-Apple devices.
Wii sales beating Xbox 360 and PS3 (Personal Computer World)
Nintendo 's Wii console outsold Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Sony 's PlayStation 3 in January, according to new US sales data. The Wii will be the world's most common video games console by the end of this year, one analyst has predicted.
Warhawk with HOME Integration Free (Spong)
And a monkey wrench
Wii sales beating Xbox 360 and PS3 (Infomatics)
Nintendo 's Wii console outsold Microsoft 's Xbox 360 and Sony 's PlayStation 3 in January, according to new US sales data. The Wii will be the world's most common video games console by the end of this year, one analyst has predicted.
PRESS RELEASE: CRI Middleware, Inc. announces CRI FileMajik: A cross-platform file system for the next generation of … (gamesindustry.biz)
San Francisco, CA – March 15, 2008 CRI Middleware, Inc., announced CRI FileMajik, a file system that unifies game development. CRI FileMajik leverages over ten years of experience in research and development building tools for game developers.
Xbox 360 Opus and Valhalla kimonos opened (The Inquirer)
THE WII remained the best selling system in Japan during the week ended February 10, while the PSP increased its weekly lead over the DS.
PS3 ‘freeview’ PlayTV details spied (Ferrago)
A few new details have hit the internet today, helping flesh out what we already know about the forthcoming PlayStation 3 'freeview' television service - PlayTV - which has been on the cards for quite some time.
Weekly news roundup - 15/02/08 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
What's been hot this week?
Weekly Premium Content Roundup News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
It's the Game Developers Conference next week. That's exciting because The Big Three will probably announce something or other.
PS3 outselling Xbox 360 in the US News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)
New NPD figures reported by MarketWatch have revealed PlayStation 3 outsold in Xbox 360 in the US last month, with 269,000 Sony machines shifted compared to 230,000 MS consoles.
Analyst: New consoles to arrive by 2010 (Digital Spy)
A games industry analyst has predicted the next line of games consoles will be here by 2010.
PlayStation 3 ‘freeview’ details revealed (Digital Spy)
The PS3's freeview accessory promises to turn the console into a fully-fledged digital TV recorder.
Wii still tops Japanese sales (Ferrago)
Sales data for the week ending February 10th reveals that the Wii spent last week once again straddling the top of the Japanese hardware charts.
NPD: PS3 outsells 360 in January (gamesindustry.biz)
The NPD Group has released US videogame sales figures for the month of January, reporting sales of USD 1.18 billion. Year-over-year sales appear to be down 6 per cent, without taking into account the fact that January 2007 contained five weeks rather than the four weeks in January 2008.
Everyday Shooter and Guitar Hero Tracks Head up PSN Update (Spong)
Trippy old-school shooting and classic rock for your weekend
Riff hits PSN (Ferrago)
The imaginative Riff: Everyday Shooter is out on the PlayStation Store this week, as part of one of Sony's usually-weekly updates.
Sony details PS3’s PlayTV (MCV)
BBC takes a look at the upcoming PVR accessory for Sony's home console
The ‘next’ next-gen predicted for 2010 (MCV)
Analyst predicts that new Xbox, Wii, DS and PSP will all arrive at the turn of the decade
Analyst expects new Nintendo, Microsoft hardware by 2010 (gamesindustry.biz)
Industry analysts Pacific Crest Securities believe that successors to Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii should be on the market in two year's time.
Patapon demo today in Europe/US News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony has brought forward the release of the European Patapon PSP demo to today, 14th February, the publisher confirmed to Eurogamer this morning. You should be able to download it from the PSP Store for PC whenever Sony's FTP elves pull their stuff together later today.
A Musician in a Visual World (gamesindustry.biz)
Masaya Matsuura, a musician who pushed the envelope of computer music in the 1980s, is widely credited for inventing the music/rhythm genre with PaRappa the Rapper on the original PlayStation.
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Games Radar)
If you've missed berserk Spartan sociopath Kratos since his last appearance in God of War II, take heart: the albino murder machine is stomping his way back into the spotlight on March 4, in God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP. Today, Sony sent us a near-finished version of the game, and after playing through a couple levels (hey, they're big), we've got a few things to share.
Daily news roundup - 13/02/08 (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
What's been hot today?
PRESS RELEASE: Atlus Wages Interstellar Tactical War With R-Type(R) Command For PlayStation(R) Portable (gamesindustry.biz)
IRVINE, CA - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 - Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced that R-Type Command, a bold new turn-based strategy entry in the long-celebrated series of side-scrolling shooters, is coming exclusively to the PlayStation Portable. R-Type Command hits store shelves May 6th with an MSRP of $39.99.
OPINION: Apple returning to the Bad Days? Why an Apple games console would be a disaster (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The latest HOT APPLE RUMOUR in the blog-o-verse is that the fashionable computer giant might be planning to enter the gaming world to compete with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
PRESS RELEASE: 2K Sports Swings For The Fences With New Features In Major League Baseball® 2K8 (gamesindustry.biz)
New York, NY - February 12, 2008 - While dedicated baseball fans eagerly anticipate the start of Spring Training™, the next installment of the wildly popular Major League Baseball 2K franchise steps up to the plate and swings for the fences. 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today unveiled a host of exciting new gameplay features and ...
PRESS RELEASE: EA EXTENDS INTERACTIVE VIDEOGAME AGREEMENTS WITH NFL AND NFL PLAYERS (gamesindustry.biz)
Chertsey, UK. – February 12, 2008 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) today announced an extension of its exclusive licensing relationships with the National Football League and NFL PLAYERS to develop, publish and distribute interactive football video games.
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
UMD, however, is safe for now, predicts Kohler - and the recent PSP price drop may mean an influx of new games.
Blue-laser alternative to Blu-ray, HD DVD launched (The Register)
And it's mobile friendly Mobile World Congress It's based on blue-laser technology, but that's where the similarity between the V Media disc and both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc ends. V Media holds just 1GB of data on a disc with a diameter of about an inch and a half and a casing reminiscent of Iomega's ill-fated Clik.…
Resisting Acquisition (gamesindustry.biz)
Ted Price, the CEO of Insomniac Games, did not speak to the crowd at this year's D.I.C.E. Summit. However, as an AIAS Board Member, he was there to present an Annual Interactive Achievement Award - and his company's Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction was itself nominated for three awards.
New PSP demos on US Store News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
Sony has popped two new PSP demos onto its American PC Store. The first is for Puzzle Guzzle, which has you making diagonal shapes on a square board while an opponent tries to make your life more difficult; "your brain tears the box to shreds" apparently, and that sounds like super powers.
PRESS RELEASE: Puzzle Guzzle Demo Now Available (gamesindustry.biz)
Sunnyvale, CA – February 8, 2008. Agetec, Inc. today announced a demo of their upcoming puzzle game, Puzzle Guzzle, for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. The demo is available now as a featured download in the PLAYSTATION®Store ( http://store.playstation.com).
PRESS RELEASE: ROVIO EXPANDS INTO 2008 WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS (gamesindustry.biz)
Helsinki, Finland, 11th February 2008: Rovio, the Finnish based mobile and handheld console developer, has bolstered its studio management team with the appointment of Taina Myöhanen, Harro Grönberg and Liz Lehtonen.
MWC 2008: Spice Movie Phone has a built-in optical disc drive (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Indian handset manufacturer Spice is unveiling its innovative Movie Phone later today, but I've had a go on it already. It's the first handset to come with a built-in optical disc drive for playing movies, and goes on sale in India this June. The discs are a proprietary format, but they use blue laser technology, and the compression uses the H.264 standard.
Related Games (EuroGamer)
Sony has said it will be releasing fresh tracks and craft for WipEout Pulse every week throughout February. The first of these was released yesterday.
FlOw PSP gets a US date News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
SuperVillain Studios has let everyone know its PSP version of flOw will be out in the USA on 6th March. Unfortunately Sony was unavailable to chime in and clear things up for Europe.
PSP catches fire (The Inquirer)
SONY is in more hot water after one of is PSPs overheated in a 12-year-old boy's pocket, caught fire and left him with second-degree burns to the leg.
PSN: Sky Diving, WipEout PSP tracks News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
The second-most exciting thing on the PS3 Store this week is a pair of free DLC updates for two of Sony's best-supported games - Folklore and MotorStorm. The former, Game Republic's charming little blend of hackandslash and spooky adventure, says hello to a new Folk called Malion.
Burning PlayStation Portable injures child (Infomatics)
A 12 year-old boy has been treated for burns after his Sony PlayStation Portable burnt a hole in his pocket. Henry Clay was in class when he realised that something was wrong and a teacher was able to get the device out of his pocket before serious damage occurred.
Boy burned in PSP trouser blaze (The Register)
Scorcher A 12-year-old boy was yesterday treated in hospital for second-degree burns after his Sony PlayStation Portable apparently spontaneously combusted in his trouser pocket.…
PRESS RELEASE: D2COMICS(TM) BRINGS THE CRYPTICS TO LIFE FOR THE PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) SYSTEM (gamesindustry.biz)
SAN MATEO, CA - February 7, 2007 - D2C Games TM , Inc. a premier developer and publisher of downloadable interactive entertainment, announced today the availability of its evolutionary digital video comic, The Cryptics, for the PSP ® system.
PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Interactive acquires Sony Computer Entertainment America Publisher License (gamesindustry.biz)
Toronto, Canada – February 7th, 2008 – Leading worldwide Publisher Lighthouse Interactive is proud to announce that it has acquired full publishing rights for the PlayStation®2 and PSP® system platforms in North America through its signed agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
PRESS RELEASE: FINAL FANTASY & FINAL FANTASY II ON SALE TOMORROW (gamesindustry.biz)
London (7th February 2007) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® and FINAL FANTASY II will both be on sale in the UK on 8th February, 2008 on the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.
Lighthouse gets Sony publisher approval (gamesindustry.biz)
Lighthouse Interactive has been approved as a publisher for Sony's PlayStation 2 and PSP systems in the US. Lighthouse specialises in RPG, simulation and strategy titles, with game such as Ship Simulator, SunAge, Avencast and Darkness Within.
PS3 Twisted Metal spied (Ferrago)
Internet forum types have unearthed a message secreted in Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition on PSP, which suggests that a new Twisted Metal game is in the works for the PlayStation 3.
PRESS RELEASE: ONE MILLION PLAYSTATION®3 USERS PARTICPATE IN FOLDING@HOME RESEARCH PROJECT (gamesindustry.biz)
Tokyo, February 5, 2008 –Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that since PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3®) took part in Stanford University’s Folding@home™ project on March 22, 2007, the total number of registered users has reached over one million users.
PRESS RELEASE: Highly-Addictive Tactical-Action-Puzzler Downstream Panic! Ships to Retailers (gamesindustry.biz)
NEW YORK, Feb 05, 2008 -- Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced that the tactical-action-puzzler Downstream Panic! for the PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system has shipped to retailers across North America.
SN Systems reduces price of development tools (gamesindustry.biz)
SN Systems has announced a 50 per cent price reduction for all of its PSP development tools.
Sony: PSP Yet to See “Day In The Sun” (Spong)
Plus: want a 120GB PS3? Make it yourself
PSP Development Costs Halved (Spong)
Sony attempts to attract smaller devs
PS3 to outsell 360 this year, says EA News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
In a new report, the publisher has predicted a Sony surge into second place behind Nintendo and the Wii. In Europe EA expects the PS3 to sell between 5 million and 6 million units, compared to just 1.5 million to 2.5 million for the Xbox 360.
PRESS RELEASE: SN Systems Halve Price Of All PSP(R) Development Tools (gamesindustry.biz)
Bristol, February 4th, 2008 – SN Systems, a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), is pleased to announce a 50% price reduction for all its development tools for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
Sony prepares to unveil new slimline PS3 (Digital Spy)
The Japanese electronics giant is lining up a new, redesigned PS3 with a high capacity hard drive.
PSP gains ground on DS in Japan (Ferrago)
The DS handheld remains Japan's best selling games system, but only just, Sony's rival PSP handheld making a concerted effort to close the gap according to the latest numbers from stat obsessives Media Create.
Buzz! set for PS3 and PSP (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony today hint that the Buzz! quiz series is likely to arrive on both the PSP and PS3 around spring-time. On the PS3, we'll be getting Buzz! Quiz TV, while the handheld version remains non-specific at present.
PSP and DS nearly tied in Japan News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)
The latest figures from Media Create have revealed the DS was the best-selling hardware platform in Japan last week - but only just. The total for Nintendo's handheld came to 79,370 units, while Sony sold 77,933 PSP units during the same period.
Buzz! for PS3 and PSP this spring News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony has told Eurogamer that it's hoping to release the PS3 version of Buzz! Quiz TV at "around the same time" as the newly announced Buzz! for PSP this spring.
Handhelds lead hardware sales in Japan (gamesindustry.biz)
The Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP are leading hardware sales in Japan, although sales for all consoles are down across the region.
Skype for the PSP goes live (Personal Computer World)
Following an initial announcement at CES in January, the version 3.90 update allows owners of the new slim PSP to make and receive calls over Skype.