The best thing on the PlayStation Store this week is Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. This is the cutesy puzzle game dressed up in Street Fighter clothing that got 9/10 when it came out on Xbox Live Arcade last year. Costs GBP 6.99 and is well worth the money.
The teams behind hit Sony titles Echochrome and Patapon have signed up for sessions at July's Develop conference.
Japan's zeitgeisty love-affair with Sony's PSP handheld shows no sign of abating, the device proving the nation's top-selling gaming platform for yet another week.
Sony's PlayStation Portable is still outselling its hardware rivals in Japan. Shifting 64,449 units over the past week, the PSP sits atop the sales figures with the Wii trailing at second place with 49,047 units.
TV commercials, radio jingles and outdoor advertising are all heavily scrutinised under the self-regulation code of practice, leaving marketers no choice but to resort to stealth advertising techniques when trying to reach out to the YouTube generation.
0818: The second day of the S60 Summit kicks off with Esa Eerola, who is the Head of S60 User Experience Marketing at Nokia, taking to the stage. He begins the day stating that "total user experience is a result of many factors", including the software platform (of course), the ability to personalise the device, adding wallpapers, ringtones etc as well as applications and add-ons, and finally, ...
The PlayStation 3 was on life-support for a while, with a "mildly catastrophic" profitability curve according to Sony Chairman Howard Stringer.
– 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that BioShock®, the “genetically enhanced“ story-driven action game, is in development for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system at 2K Marin.
Will Apple Crash the mobile gaming party? Having tamed the music industry, and just surpassed Wallmart's music sales, Apple is turning its attention to videogames.
When Sony launched the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the US last week, the Japanese consumer electronics giant was eager to position the $250 device as more than just a handheld video games machine.
Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, has updated its Dazzle video capture family. The Dazzle family promises to make it easy to transfer video content from camcorders, VCRs or almost any other video device and burn it to DVDs for archiving...
Sales of local favourite Monster Hunter 2 have now passed two-million copies in the land of the rising sun, the action title clearly still driving sales of the PSP handheld, which has topped hardware charts for over a month now.
Speaking at Wedbush Morgan's Access Conference in New York, Sony Computer Entertainment America marking boss John Koller outlined Sony's position on the PSP handheld.
SingStar Volume 2 for PS3 is due out on 20th June in Europe, Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer. The game - the second Blu-ray release in the series - features another 30 songs including those from the likes of The Killers, Eminem, Kaiser Chiefs and Gorillaz.
Laid back Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas put his reputation on the line when he met up with Keith Lemon, Businessman of the Year for 1993.
Laid back Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas put his reputation on the line when he met up with Keith Lemon, Businessman of the Year for 1993.
Laid back Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas put his reputation on the line when he met up with Keith Lemon, Businessman of the Year for 1993.
Laid back Tottenham and England midfielder Jermaine Jenas put his reputation on the line when he met up with Keith Lemon, Businessman of the Year for 1993.
Speaking at a roundtable at the 6th annual Wedbush Morgan Securities Management Access Conference in New York City today, Koller told the audience that the PSP has changed the way people think about handheld gaming.
Sony is keeping the Echochrome content rolling through thick and fast, with ten more levels to appear in the PS3 version of the game this week. This comes after 20 user-created levels were selected by Sony to appear in the game last week.
The PSP is a "gateway drug" into the console world, according to SCEA senior marketing manager John Koller.
Sony has updated PlayStation Network with a couple of PS3 demos, a couple of PSP demos and a bunch of packs for PSP navigation software Go!Explore.
-- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that the company has shipped a combined one and a half million units worldwide of WARRIORS OROCHI™ across all video game platforms.
-- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that the company is bringing WARRIORS OROCHI 2 to North America.
– Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces the return of two legendary TAITO® games, 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 in Europe and PAL territories on 4th ...
20 May 2008: Manchester United and Chelsea fans splutter into their cocktails.
Nintendo going cheapo, well whatever next? The new Super Brain Tease titles from 25-time DS publisher Lexicon Entertainment will comprise of five different specialist editions of Football, Geography, Music, Movies and History and be available for an eye-poppingly reasonable £9.99. The question is, with the DS still ahead of the PSP in total worldwide sales, why?
– Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced a line up of highly-anticipated software titles set to launch over the remainder of 2008 and early 2009 exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStationâPortable) system, and PLAYSTATION®Network.
– Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today announced a line up of highly-anticipated software titles set to launch over the remainder of 2008 and early 2009 exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStationâPortable) system, and PLAYSTATION®Network.
On May 28, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 will come into force and cause some corporations to reassess their use of social media marketing techniques.
Sony America has coloured in the remaining blanks on its release schedule for the rest of 2008 and early 2009. The most newsworthy appearance is the addition of Buzz PS3 and Buzz PSP to the line-up, with both versions set to launch this Autumn.
Following the departure of Phil Harrison, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has named a new president of SCE Worldwide Studios. Shuhei Yoshida will become the president of SCE WWS beginning May 16, marking what may be the beginning of a new era for PlayStation's software division.
Sony has sneaked a Secret Agent Clank demo onto the US PSP Store for PC. All you have to do to try it out is dress up like an American and lie about where you live on the PC Store log-in page . You need a PSP, of course.
– Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida, Senior Vice President, US Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), as President of SCE WWS, effective May 16, 2008.
Sony's PlayStation 2 outsold the PlayStation 3 by four million units for the 12 months ending 31 March. The latest figures show sales of 9.24 million for Sony's next-generation PS3 system, compared to 13.73 million for its much older sibling.
Sony's PlayStation 2 outsold the PlayStation 3 by four million units for the 12 months ending 31 March.
– Agetec, Inc. is pleased to announce the upcoming “Fading Shadows” for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Featuring 50 exciting levels, this game will be sure to mystify and awe players. Fading Shadows is scheduled to be released early summer 2008.
Phil Harrison may be long gone, he's in New York now helping Atari/Infogrames battle their personal demons, but his role remained unoccupied at Sony until this week.
Yoshida started at SCEI in 1993 and joined SCEA in April 2000 as VP of product development. In February of 2007, he was promoted to senior VP, US Studios, SCE Worldwide Studios, so it's all going well for him.
Sony losing $260 per PS3? Sony could be losing a significantly larger amount of money per PS3 shipped than it's letting on?
London (15th May 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY® VII- will be released across all PAL territories on 20th June 2008, exclusively on the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.
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.
Platform holder predicts slight increase from 9.24 million unit sales in last fiscal year
EA money results show that its games sold better on Sony platforms for the first three months this year. You see, those months were the final three in its financial year, which saw the PS2 crowned as the winner by making USD 166 million.
Sony not worried about Xbox 360 Strong sales across all of Sony’s PlayStation hardware range over the past financial year have left the electronics giant feeling confident that it can still fend off Microsoft’s Xbox 360.…
Strong sales across all of Sony’s PlayStation hardware range over the past financial year have left the electronics giant feeling confident that it can still fend off Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
Ascaron, 93Games and Cyanide are pleased to announce the release of 5 new screenshots for Pro Cycling Manager – Tour de France 2008, the newest version of the popular racing management series for PC and PSP due out in June.
Sony has told everyone that it sold 9.24 million PS3 consoles in its last financial year, which ended in March 2008. That is an increase of 5.63 million from the year before, with software sales seeing a similar leap from 44.6 million to 57.9 million.
Sony have today unveiled their full-year financial results, the number-men revealing that the PlayStation division of the electronics giant made a loss of 1.24 billion USD for the 12 months just concluded.
9.2 million PS3s sold during fiscal 2007; PSP and PS2 both top 13m sales in year
PlayStation Portable props up Sony results Shipments of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) came in under target at 9.24 million units in the financial year to the end of March, and Sony's gaming business remained in the red, Sony said today.
Sony's handheld sells more than double the units of Nintendo Wii
The PSP has been outselling the DS in Japan recently, with games such as Monster Hunter 2nd G and Final Fantasy VII Core Crisis proving incredibly popular. Over in the western world though things are starting to look stark, with publishers seemingly shunning the system.
12 May 2008: It's democratic...
The latest research from outspoken Wedbush Morgan games analyst Michael Pachter suggests that the PS3 may have outsold the Xbox 360 during April in the USA.
I'm glad I bought my PSP, honestly. The majestic Lumines and Lumines II were worth the price of the handheld alone. And good job too - there's nothing else on the machine worth playing*.
BRIGHTON BASED gaming site, Eurogamer, has an in-depth look at the difference between GTA IV on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Though both consoles do a good job, it seems the 360 just pips the PS3 for image quality.
Zoe Mode's creative director Ste Curran says that videogaming is a wide form big enough to contain a lot of things - some of which haven't yet been fully explored.
Sony's PSP handheld is still the favourite gaming platform in the land of the rising sun, that's the word from Japanese chart monitors Media Create.
9 May 2008: Is it snowing again?
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has told GI.biz that Sony are aware that the PSP format is lacking when it comes to new games.
The only titles mentioned for the handheld during its recent PlayStation Day keynote were echochrome and Buzz! Quiz Master. "Hand on heart, would we like more PSP games? Yes, we would. We really would," Reeves told GamesIndustry.biz.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has admitted that the PlayStation Portable is suffering from a lack of new games titles in the region.
9 May 2008: British publisher takes official F1 games off Sony's hands
Celebrity Squares: Globetrotting filmmaker Morgan Spurlock finds that his Sony Vaio really takes a load off
As the MP3 turns 10, Claudine Beaumont charts its rise from clunky brick to all-singing sensation.
PlayTV incoming Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 3’s PlayTV digital video recorder (DVR) add-on will be available in four months' time.…
If gaming be the food of tech, mod on.
Sony says sales of the PlayStation 3 console in Europe have overtaken those of Xbox 360.
Sony says sales of the PlayStation 3 console in Europe have overtaken those of Xbox 360.
Sony's PlayStation Day has been and gone. Here's everything that went down in London town. Sony Japan's main man Kaz Hirai was backed-up by Euro boss David Reeves as they both revealed the year ahead for PS3 and PSP.
Sony Computer Entertainment president and CEO Kaz Hirai and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves have addressed the media at PlayStation Day 2008 in London, which Reeves said he hoped would become an annual event.
Sony has revealed that its PSP video on demand service Go!View will be in the UK on 30th June. It will be out for selected countries in mainland Europe next month.
SCEE boss David Reeves has told the audience at the PlayStation Day conference that Sony is beating Microsoft in the console battle - in Europe, at least.
Sony have told the assembled might of the European gaming press that PlayTV will launch in September, and will cost 99 Euro (something like 79 GBP in the UK).
Sony reveals full global sales data for PlayStation hardware family
- Empire Interactive, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced the addition of two new hires to the North American team, P.J. Snavely, director of product management, and Zach Rener, director of product marketing.
GTA IV might be plagued with bugs, but this hasn't stopped Rockstar spending an estimated $100 million on developing the game.
- SouthPeak Games announced today that it will distribute “B-Boy” for PlayStation®2 computer and entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in the U.S this summer. B-Boy allows players to prove their skills as they challenge the world’s greatest breakdancers.
Games that straddle the PS3-PSP divide tend to be re-released PSone titles, or games with graphics and gameplay simple enough to avoid awkward questions, like echochrome, but WipEout HD is a welcome exception.
CHERTSEY, UK.– May 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 09, the next installment of the world’s #1 selling golf video game franchise, will be available in retail stores this summer.
For a relatively young company, NCsoft is proud of its global success to date - something that its European COO attributes to the company's diversity.
Sony will be offering you two PSN updates next week as a treat while its Gamers Day is in full flow.
Sony has enjoyed another week atop the Japanese hardware charts as its PSP claimed a further 92,000 sales and pushed closer to 1.5 million units shifted in 2008.
Sony is planning a press conference on Tuesday, 6th May in London during its PlayStation Day event at The O2 in Greenwich, and Eurogamer will be reporting live.
2 May 2008: Monster, monster, monster... hunter.
A few months ago at Fluid, we were asked by Sony to pitch for a press-kit packaging project to raise awareness of the new Pink Sony PSP, endorsed by the artist of the same name.
Sony's PlayStation Portable is still the most desirable gaming gadget in the land of the rising sun, according to the latest bean-counting for the week ending April 27th.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game gear outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's DS portable player more than 2-to-1 in Japan in April, game magazine publisher Enterbrain said.
Sony's mind-melting puzzler, Echochrome, is out on the US PSN today for your brain-aching pleasure. In case you've not been following it, Echochrome is an innovative little title which sees you rotating simple 3D environments to create paths for a little walking make to traverse.
GTA IV adds many elements to the established series that fans have been clamouring for, such as a better combat system, cars that don't vanish if you leave them for two minutes, autosaves and instant mission restarts.
Struggling games legend moves to France Infogrames Entertainment will buy the rest of video game pioneer Atari for $11m as well as loaning Atari a $20 million until the deal is complete.
Unique-looking puzzler Echochrome is being released in the US today for both PS3 and PSP. According to the PlayStation blog it will cost USD 9.99, whichever version you plump for.