Twisted Metal: Head-on: Extra twisted edition (Independent)
Originally a PSP title, Twisted Metal: Head-On was one of the handheld console’s best launch titles.
No PS Store updates until April relaunch News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony has officially confirmed that the PlayStation Store will be getting a facelift in mid-April, and there will be no new updates until this happens.
Death of consoles within five to ten years (The Inquirer)
IT'S BEEN A light week for console news, but the odd bit of interesting information has managed to leak out into the ether.
09:35 (BST), 31/03/2008 R-Type Command Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Atlus Invites You to Play the Bold New … (gamesindustry.biz)
- Atlus today unveiled the playable demo for R-Type Command, the upcoming PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system turn-based strategy game, exclusively at the PLAYSTATION Store.
Echochrome and Elefunk here in May News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
Sony has told Eurogamer that it plans to release Echochrome and Elefunk on the European PlayStation Network in May. The former had previously been down for a Q2 2008 release, while the latter was stamping around the TBC forest.
Japan: DS back on top (Ferrago)
The latest hardware retail numbers from Japan are out, and it appears as if Nintendo are once again on the up, the Big N having fallen back slightly in recent weeks.
Xbox 360 and PS3 sales ‘neck and neck’ (Digital Spy)
Latest statistics reveal the Easter break saw sales of all games systems leap ahead.
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
The PSP has been out since 2005, but developers are only now beginning to realise what makes a good game for PSP, admits the PSP marketing boss.
The slew of virtual pet games continues on DS with the awfully named Bunnyz, while Sony have rather silently shoved … (Games Asylum)
It’s a good week for both Wii and PSP owners, but mostly for the former. On Nintendo’s white opus there’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, The House of the Dead, Dancing Stage Hottest Party, Sega Bass Fishing and the sadly offline-only Worms: A Space Oddity amongst others.
PS3 Store updated, Sony apologises News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony has apologised for the problems with the PlayStation Store yesterday and updated it with all the bits we were expecting and a few more. Not only that, but PSone title Reel Fishing has been added (GBP 3.49) to both the PS3 and PSP stores.
360 and PS3 rocket during bumper Easter (MCV)
PS3 leading year-to-date sales battle with 360; Sony and Microsoft consoles see over 70 per cent sales boost
PSP boss sees games improving (Ferrago)
Sony's PSP marketing chief, John Koller, believes that developers are only just beginning to work out which games work on the PSP platform.
Shiny Video Review: four best PMPs for watching Lost on, from Archos, Creative, Apple and Sony (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
In case you haven't been suckered into it, Lost has left our screens for a four-week hiatus, so I thought it was high time to review four of the best PMPs for storing the last four seasons of the addictive show onto, for watching when you're on the train to work, at the football, or waiting for your colleague who's in a sex shop.
11:41 (BST), 27/03/2008 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Hip-Hop Fans Welcome Long … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that 50 Cent will reprise his role as video game hero with the upcoming sequel to the hit 2005 PlayStation®2 and Xbox® game with 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand ™. 50 Cent and G Unit®’s Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid will star and provide voice and likeness in the upcoming video game this fall on Xbox 360® video game and ...
10:24 (BST), 27/03/2008 Space Invaders Extreme and Arkanoid Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Square Enix Ltd., … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that ARKANOID™ DS for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and SPACE INVADERS EXTREME™ for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and the PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system will be available across Europe in Summer 2008.
16:30 (BST), 26/03/2008 Warriors Orochi Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS KOEI’s Hit Crossover of the Dynasty … (gamesindustry.biz)
-- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Warriors Orochi™ for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, and Windows-based PC is available now.
13:24 (BST), 26/03/2008 SingStar: Summer Party Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS It’s packed with summer hits past … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Roll on summer - the weather’s good, the nights are long, it’s the perfect time to get everyone together for a party - and SingStar’s going to be right there with you.
09:58 (BST), 26/03/2008 Supreme Commander Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Renowned RTS from Chris Taylor to … (gamesindustry.biz)
– 505 Games, Chris Taylor’s Gas Powered Games, co-developer Hellbent Games and North American publisher Aspyr Media today announced a collaboration to bring the acclaimed RTS to Xbox 360®. Due for release later this year, 505 Games will be European publishers of the multi-award winning RTS game’s first outing on a next generation console.
10:00 (BST), 26/03/2008 Supreme Commander Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Galaxy-spanning RTS to conquer the 360 … (gamesindustry.biz)
– 505 Games is excited to reveal that , the multi-award winning strategy game from Chris Taylor and Gas Powered Games, will be hitting the Xbox 360® in Europe later this year. The game follows three human factions in the distant future as they battle to win the Infinite War once and for all.
The Charts: Tom Clancy has a Colourful Easter (Spong)
26 Mar 2008: Mario and Sonic aren't quite fast enough
New PS3 firmware now live (Ferrago)
As promised last week, a new PlayStation 3 firmware patch is now available and once downloaded it will update your console to version 2.20. Which sounds... futuristic?
Sony quashes hopes of cramming Blu-ray titles onto PSP (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
There has been quite a bit of excitement about the possibility that Sony's latest PS3 firmware update will allow Blu-ray titles to be compressed and transferred to the PSP for portable viewing.
Warner signs sales hotshots (MCV)
Spencer Crossley and Dean Purse join growing games publishing superpower
Sony promises ‘unique’ games for PSP (PC Advisor)
Plans for new PlayStation Portable titles revealed Sony has promised a number of "very unique" game titles for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) later this year.
Xbox 360 sales up 40% in UK (The Inquirer)
THE CONSOLE war is hotting up, but Microsoft's recent Xbox 360 price-drop could potentially harm the PS3's recent progress. Xbox 360 Last weekend the Xbox 360 saw an impressive 40 per cent sales spike in the UK following a European price cut.
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Games Radar)
More and more, it looks like porting moderately successful PSP games to the PS2 might not be such a hot idea after all.
PlayStation 3 (Games Radar)
Sony has confirmed that a firmware update, version 2.20, to release in late March, will upgrade the PS3's Blu-ray movie playback capabilities to the new Profile 2.0 standard.
PAIN goes live on PAL PSN News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
After 30 years of hurt, which never stopped us dreaming, Sony Europe has released PAIN on PlayStation Network for GBP 4.99...
PRESS RELEASE: Interactive Movies Come to Life on PLAYSTATION®3 with System Software Update Version 2.20 (gamesindustry.biz)
London, 20th March 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that system software update v.2.20, for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), planned for release in late March, will add Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Profile 2.0 (known as BD-LIVE).
Blu-ray hits the interweb (The Inquirer)
AS THE DUST SETTLES on the Blu-ray HD DVD battleground, triumphant Sony has announced that the next batch of DVD-on-steroids players to hit the shelves will feature profile 2.0 support.
Sony pledges Blu-ray Profile 2.0 PS3 update this month (The Register)
BD Live online content links coming to console Updated Sony has announced a PlayStation 3 firmware update that will bring support for the Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0's BD Live online interaction technology to the games console.…
Sony unveils ‘interactive movie’ service for PS3 (MCV)
Next system software update to include new BD-Live functionality; PSP interoperability enhanced
PS3 Firmware Update for Late March Details (Spong)
20 Mar 2008: Plus: PS3/PSP interactivity enhanced
PS3 firmware update 2.20 brings BD-Live (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Console gets interactive Blu-ray features
PS3 2.20 this month with BD-LIVE News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
PlayStation 3's upcoming 2.20 firmware will include Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (known as "BD-LIVE") Internet features and allow you to copy music and photos directly from PS3 to PSP.
PRESS RELEASE: NEVES WINS CHILDREN’S EXCELLENCE AWARD AND ANNOUNCES PRICE DROP (gamesindustry.biz)
CHICAGO, IL - March 19, 2008 - YUKE'S Company of America, subsidiary of Japanese game publisher YUKE'S Company Limited, announced today that NEVES, published by Atlus for the Nintendo DS, has received the highly coveted "Editor's Choice Award" from the editors at Children's Technology Review, a leading professional source of unbiased reviews of interactive technology for children.
Internet radio upgraded in PSP’s latest firmware update (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Are you one of those odd people who thinks Japanese pop music is a cool thing to listen to? Or perhaps you're more of a 80s man, seeing as it is a bit hard keeping up with all the cool new bands nowadays and you can never really go wrong with Duran Duran's Greatest hits?
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
As the PSOne games on PSN drought continues on this side of the planet, Japan's Famitsu magazine has revealed that the original Metal Gear Solid will be hitting the PSN in spring for play on PS3 and PSP.
PRESS RELEASE: WARRIORS OROCHI™ FOR PSP® (PLAYSTATION® PORTABLE) SYSTEM AND WINDOWS-BASED PC REACH GOLD STATUS (gamesindustry.biz)
Burlingame, CA -- March 18, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Warriors Orochi™ for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, and Windows-based PC has reached gold status.
Original MGS set for PSN (Ferrago.co.uk)
The original Metal Gear Solid, from the PSone, is heading to the PlayStation Network, Famitsu magazine confirm today. Word has it that Kojima's masterpiece will be released for the PS3 and the PSP in the spring.
New Steel PS3 heading to Japan (MCV)
Yet another PS3 colour heads to the East, whilst original Metal Gear Solid is confirmed for PSN
New PSP firmware out today News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)
A post on the US PlayStation blog has revealed a new firmware update for the PSP is coming out today. Update v.3.93 "expands support for PlayStation Network titles", apparently.
New PSP firmware out today by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)
More Internet radio and PSN support. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! The radio function is actually pretty good on the PSP - not really a system seller though Sony, extra channels ta very much though.
PRESS RELEASE: Crisis Core Special Edition Announced (gamesindustry.biz)
London (17th March 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that a limited special edition version of the game will be available with the forthcoming UK release of CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY® VII- exclusively on the PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system in Q2 2008.
How Hulu’s Design Gets It Right (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Hulu, a major coup for Hollywood's Web aspirations, is the latest offering successfully designed for the elusive Gen-Y youth market
Xbox 360 bargains to be had in Blighty (The Inquirer)
IF YOU'VE not bagged an Xbox 360, this month looks to be the best yet for the budget conscious.
Games Asylum » Manhunt 2 (Games Asylum)
Whether it’s morally right to enjoy playing a game where you can knock people down to the ground with a spade then use it to remove their head from their neck is questionable, but you can’t deny that Rockstar are the kings of controversy.
US Hardware Charts Feb 2008: Our Trends Electric (Spong)
14 Mar 2008: Nintendo still rules the roost
Ninty leads US, Japanese hardware tussle (Ferrago.co.uk)
New figures in from US sales monitors NPD reveal that Nintendo are presently leading the way in North American hardware sales.
PRESS RELEASE: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LEVERAGE EXPERTISE IN THE COMPUTER … (gamesindustry.biz)
SAN DIEGO, CA & TOKYO, JAPAN (March 13, 2008) — In a strategic move to closely align itself with the strong growth of the worldwide online gaming market, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) will report to Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, SCEI, effective April 1, 2008. The new structure is designed to mutually benefit both companies by ...
PRESS RELEASE: Asia: need for fighting spirit. (gamesindustry.biz)
Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2008 - Game Factory Interactive is happy to announce that we have entered into a 3-year agreement with Atari Taiwan, a key Taiwanese games industry player, on a number of games – Officers, Warfare and Pranksters: Off your boss!.
Yakuza 3 cruises to Japan number 1 (gamesindustry.biz)
Four new entries broke into the Japanese software sales chart for the week ending March 9, headed by PlayStation 3 title Yakuza 3: Kenzan which crashed straight in at number one, selling over 180,000 units in the process.
Don’t underestimate WipEout HD - Sony News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
WipEout HD lead designer Colin Berry says that anyone labelled the game as a port of its PSP predecessors "should not underestimate the changes that 60 frames per second and 1080p visuals make to the game".
MLB 08: The Show (Games Radar)
Fans have come to know and love the handheld versions of Sony’s baseball games for the past couple of years now, so no one should be surprised to hear that the 2008 version is yet another gem.
R&C: Size Matters set for PS2 (Ferrago.co.uk)
PSP favourite Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters is being created for the PlayStation 2 console, Sony Computer Entertainment have revealed today.
Home, Sweet Home (gamesindustry.biz)
One of the most anticipated releases of 2008 isn't a game, it's a social platform that will be served up free to any PlayStation 3 owner with an internet connection, and provide users with the ability to meet, play and customise their experience in a beautiful virtual environment.
PRESS RELEASE: Buzz!™ Junior brings Dinos back to life in time for Easter (gamesindustry.biz)
The Buzz!™ Junior franchise is on a mission to take children back in time this February with the launch of Buzz!™
PRESS RELEASE: Get Your Motor Running - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue™ (gamesindustry.biz)
o 16-player online racing on PLAYSTATION®Network – a Gran Turismo first!
Survey: Gaming more popular than sex in Britain’s bedrooms (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A new survey shows that playing video games is more popular than sweaty carnal encounters in Britain's bedrooms. In fact, sex was only tenth on the list, being topped by surfing the internet, chatting on the phone, listening to music, working, and sleeping (natch). Who ever said romance was dead?
Panasonic and FON love the Japanese more than us, with the KX-WP800 Skype handset (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Over in Japan last week, Panasonic showed off their first Skype phone, the KX-WP800, which will go on sale at the end of the month. In Japan, sadly, with no word as yet on availability for the Western side of the world.
Xbox 360 HDD to triple to 60GB (The Inquirer)
MORE WEEKLY news from the wonderful world of consoles. PS3/PSP The PSP is once again ruling the roost in Japan after the weekly sales of Sony’s handheld jumped 20,000 following the release of a mint green edition of the handheld.
BBC iPlayer comes to iPhone (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
At the end of last week, the Beeb's iPlayer passed a significant landmark: it is now available on a portable device for the first time.
Sony patent PSP Phone? (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony may have filed a patent for a "PSP Phone", The Register report this week.
PSP Outsells Wii - PS3 Outsells PS2 in Japan (Spong)
7 Mar 2008: See how we didn't say "Pwn"... damn!
The Knowledge (Games Radar)
It seems Sony's recent push to drive up PSP sales is working - last week, the console utterly owned both DS and Wii in the hardware charts.
Fresh ‘PSP phone’ patent surfaces (The Register)
Could this be the final design? Sony has long denied rumours that it's working on a PlayStation Portable (PSP) phone, but the company has lots of explaining to do now that a new Sony Ericsson patent application has come to light detailing just such a device.…
Ready at Dawn seek pastures new (Ferrago.co.uk)
Ready at Dawn, developers of the new PSP version of God War, Chains of Olympus, has said that their work on Sony's popular series will be their "first and last" entry in the series.
Opinion: Why Apple’s iPhone won’t beat Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS at their own game! (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Jonathan Weinberg writes...
PSP outdoing Wii and DS in Japan News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
The release of a Mint Green model has boosted the PSP to the top of the Japanese hardware charts. An extra 20,000 sales were racked up last week, bringing the total to 73,706 sold in seven days and pushing Sony's handheld ahead of regional best-sellers Wii and DS.
Mint PSP spurs Japanese sales (gamesindustry.biz)
The Sony PlayStation Portable has leapfrogged the Nintendo platforms in the latest Japanese hardware sales chart with the release of the new mint green edition of the handheld.
Apple to take on PSP and Nintendo DS (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Strong focus on games with new software developers kit
flOw (PSP) (Games Radar)
The previously-announced PSP port of flOw - that strange deep-sea fishing-like game/pastime on PS3 - will be arriving on the PS Store (on PC) tomorrow.
PRESS RELEASE: flOw (PSP) (gamesindustry.biz)
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
PRESS RELEASE: Critically Acclaimed Baseball Franchise Set For the New Season With MLB® 08 The Show™ on PLAYSTATION®3, … (gamesindustry.biz)
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 4, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the North American launch of MLB® 08 THE SHOW™, available exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), PlayStation®2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
PRESS RELEASE: Award-Winning Franchise Makes Its Debut on PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) With God of War®: Chains of … (gamesindustry.biz)
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 4, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today the North American release of God of War®: Chains of Olympus, exclusively for PSP® (PlayStation® Portable).
Related Games (EuroGamer)
Pulsating squiggly worm vanity explosion flOw is due out on PSP this Thursday, 6th March, via the North American PSN. Sony UK has yet to get back to us about its European fate.
Sony launches PSP cradle in Japan (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Docking solution complete with remote control
Bronze PSP Slim prepped for Japan by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Along with cradle and microphone. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! poo colour... nice!
Bronze PSP Slim prepped for Japan News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
Sony has announced a special bronze limited edition PSP for release in Japan on 24th April. Any references to Nintendo's silver and gold DS Lites here would of course be unkind.
Sony Japan confirms Skype for PSP this month (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony has announced that Japanese PSP users will be able to use Skype services from March 18. The software will be included in the next system update scheduled for this month, with Sony releasing official microphones to coincide with the communications service.
Sony to launch Skype via PSP in Japan this month (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sony said on Tuesday it will add the Skype telephone service to its slim PlayStation Portable handheld console in Japan this month, enabling users to make free or low-cost telephone calls.
Japan getting bronze PSP (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony have this morning confirmed rumours doing the rounds on the interweb, namely that that a bronze limited edition slimline PSP will be launched in Japan. The special handheld will arrive on April 24th in the land of the rising sun.
Brits buying more games than music on the high street (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Statistics from the Entertainment Retailers' Association reveals that in the UK, revenue from sales of video games is topping that of music sales for the first time. Video games are now the second most valuable entertainment market at £1,719m, still trailing the DVD market at £2,164m but rapidly closing the gap.
Sony to add Skype service to PSP in March in Japan (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it would add a Skype Web phone function to its PlayStation Portable later this month in Japan in a bid to boost the appeal of the handheld machine, which is running behind Nintendo Co Ltd's DS in sales.
Sony to add Skype service to PSP in March in Japan (Reuters.co.uk)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony said it would add a Skype Web phone function to its PlayStation Portable later this month in Japan in a bid to boost the appeal of the handheld machine, which is running behind Nintendo's DS in sales.
Sony to add Skype service to PSP in March in Japan (Reuters.co.uk)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it would add a Skype Web phone function to its PlayStation Portable later this month in Japan in a bid to boost the appeal of the handheld machine, which is running behind Nintendo Co Ltd's DS in sales.
Megawhat goes green at the Eco-Build show (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Get a gander at the green home of the future
Sony tease over God of War 3 (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony have hinted in a fairly major way that God of War 3 is in development and could be released sooner rather than later.
Sony details PlayStation Store updates News by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)
Sony has finally whisked over its list of PlayStation Store updates for last Thursday. Well, "list" is a bit strong. For those with a PS3 it consists of two trailers - one for Haze and one for Conflict: Denied Ops.
God of War 3 “coming soon” by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)
According to PSP game manual. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! It's a Sony "soon"... 1-2 years.
Related Games (EuroGamer)
Sony has dropped its biggest hint yet about God of War 3. Flipping over the instruction booklet that comes with the US version of God of War PSP game, Chains of Olympus, IGN discovered a "coming soon" teaser.