CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 30 April 2009 – It’s the year of the Iron Fist as NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S today announced plans to deliver the perfect fighting trifecta with the addition of TEKKEN™ 6 for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable).
"It's a tortoise and hare situation." Outgoing Sony Europe president David Reeves has said it will take the PS3 years to win the console war - but he reckons it WILL win, oh yes. "I don't think it will be next year, but in three to five years it will become dominant on the market," he told GamesIndustry.biz. "The legacy will be that people will see a tortoise and hare situation. In a way, in the ...
Burlingame, CA -- April 29, 2009 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that DYNASTY WARRIORS: Strikeforce for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system is available at retailers starting today.
Outgoing Sony Europe president David Reeves has said that the PlayStation 3 still has a long way to go before it can overtake Microsoft's Xbox 360 on the market, with the exec predicting it could take up to five more years for the console to become the market leader.
Q shows its twist on Thrust for PSN. Q-Games has shown its next - and nameless - PixelJunk game for PlayStation Network, as well as revealing details of the PSP version of its tower-defence hit PixelJunk Monsters. The fourth PixelJunk (after Racers, Monsters and Eden) recalls classics like Thrust and Exile, as players negotiate 2D caverns in a tiny ship, saving stranded adventurers. But it has a ...
One stick, hundreds of downloadable games. Reports are claiming the PSP2 will forego a numbered title in favour of a "Go!" subtitle. Sources also told 1UP that the new model will come in two forms: one with 8MB built-in flash memory and another with 16MB. We're told PSP: Go! will arrive here this autumn. The report goes on to mention the familiar sliding-screen design which, when extended, ...
(29 Apr 2009) UMD inches ever-closer to death
PSP-4000 rumours evolve Sony's long awaited (or long speculated, should I say) PSP-4000 takes another twist today, 1UP reporting that the revised handheld will actually be called PSP Go! Apparently, the new look device will have either 8Gb or 16Gb of flash memory, and it will not having a sliding screen design, according to these latest rumours. A launch in Japan this September is reportedly ...
(29 Apr 2009) New rumour says new handheld in Autumn
London – April 28, 2009 – Capcom® a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, has today announced that it will be working in partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) to support the release of the upcoming Monster Hunter Freedom Unite game for PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable).
PSP bundle unveiled Capcom are going all out with the release of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in PAL territories, the publisher determined to make the series as big in the West as it is in Japan. So important is the IP to the firm that they persuaded Sony Computer Entertainment Europe chief David Reeves to turn up and confirm that the new title will be part of a PSP bundle when it arrives on the ...
PSP exclusive fighter sighted A new PSP fighting game was unveiled by Capcom during their Captivate bash in Monte Carlo last week. The game will be an exclusive for Sony's handheld. According to reports, the title will be delivered in digital-only form, adding further weight to speculation that future PSP revisions could drop the UMD drive. The title is developed by Capcom's Eighting, and it is ...
Sony's outgoing president David Reeves has said that Capcom's continued support for the PlayStation brand has helped the company establish all of its home consoles on the market, from the original PlayStation to the PS3.
Reeves dates game with bundle, demo. In one of his last public appearances as president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, David Reeves last week paid tribute to Capcom and announced details of the two companies' plans to introduce Monster Hunter Freedom Unite to PAL territories. Reeves announced that MHFU would be launched as part of a PSP hardware bundle when the game goes on sale on 26th ...
UK, Marlow -- Trend Micro Incorporated has today announced that its web security services will be made available to users of both PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP).
London, 27th April 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves - exclusive to PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) - will introduce online competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes to the franchise.
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Jurors were shown "distressing" photographs of the bodies of two French students who were tortured and killed in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror" when a burglary at their home went wrong.
Jurors were shown "distressing" photographs of the bodies of two French students who were tortured and killed in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror" when a burglary at their home went wrong.
Their terrifying ordeal at the hands of two armed burglars lasted two hours before their bodies were burned in a fire, the jury was told.
Two French students were tortured and murdered in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror" when a burglary at their home went wrong, a court heard today.
Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23 and with "brilliant futures" ahead of them, were stabbed repeatedly in an attack of "brutal and sustained ferocity".
Two French students were murdered in an attack of "brutal and sustained ferocity," leaving a scene of almost unimaginable horror after a botched burglary, a London court heard on Monday.
Two French students were tortured and murdered in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror", a court has heard. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23 and with "brilliant futures" ahead of them, were stabbed repeatedly in a robbery that went wrong, the prosecution alleges.
Two French students were tortured and murdered in a London apartment in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror" when a burglary at their home went wrong, a court heard today.
Two French students were tortured and murdered in a London apartment in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror" when a burglary at their home went wrong, a court heard on Monday.
Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23 and with 'brilliant futures' ahead of them, were stabbed repeatedly in an attack of 'brutal and sustained ferocity'.
Two French students were tortured and murdered in a scene of "almost unimaginable horror", a court has heard.
PSP in very good conditon. It is black, three games -world snooker ,Tiger Woods PGA Tour and Need For Speed. It’s a sony case holder with charger and memory card.
Final Fantasy demo sees Sony console on top Media Create today let rip with the latest hardware sales out of Japan, covering the week ending April 19th. The week saw PS3 sales soar, with the release of the Final Fantasy XIII demo credited with driving interest. The PS3 finished the week with sales in excess of 62,000 units, the PSP a distant second with just over 40,000. Third was the DSi with ...
Very good condition, black psp. Hardly used. Comes with In-car charger, normal charger, usb cable, psp protective case holder, 2 batteries & 2 battery cases.
Very good condition, black psp. Hardly used. Comes with In-car charger, normal charger, usb cable, psp protective case holder, 2 batteries & 2 battery cases.
Redwood City, CA – April 22, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that its highly anticipated action adventure game Dante’s InfernoTM will be coming to the PSP® (Sony PlayStation® Portable).
New version for Sony's handheld on the roster God of War-battling Dante's Inferno is to get a PSP version, which should be ready alongside the Xbox 360 and the PS3 versions of the new action-advernture title, based on the opening portion of epic poem The Divine Comedy. EA's Redwood Shores studio and Artificial Mind and Movement in Canada are crafting the new adventure, which should be out in ...
Sony worried about handheld sales Peter Dille, an exec at Sony Computer Entertainment America, has said that the PSP is being weighed down by an epic piracy problem. Sony are adamant that piracy is seriously hurting sales on the handheld format, also acknowledging that it is a problem that the business in general needs to face up to. "I'm convinced and we're convinced that piracy has taken out a ...
Losing "big chunk" of business. Sony America marketeer Peter Dille has called PSP game piracy "sickening" and believes it to be taking a "big chunk" of his business. "I'm convinced and we're convinced that piracy has taken out a big chunk of our software sales on PSP," Dille told Gamasutra. "It's been a problem that the industry has to address together; it's one that I think the industry takes ...
Guildford, UK – April 22, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that its highly anticipated action adventure game Dante’s InfernoTM will be coming to the PSP® (Sony PlayStation® Portable).
Sony Computer Entertainment America's senior VP of marketing, Peter Dille, has admitted that the PlayStation Portable has been hit hard by piracy - with as many as 50 million units in the marketplace potentially having been compromised.
In perfect condition, no scratches or dirt. Comes with 5 games - The Warriors - Ape Escape - God of War - Ape Acadamy - Sega game (many in one)Comes with 4 gb memory card, a protective case (with storage for your games) and a charger.90 pounds ono
Rivals will need to act quick - Rolando man. Rolando creator Simon Oliver reckons Apple's App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch is "so far ahead" that rivals Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft will have to react quickly or risk being left behind. "The thing about the iPhone is that the distribution is phenomenally good as well - the cut that Apple takes is great, and is so streamlined. You compare it to ...
Sony has announced two Go!View retail bundle deals that offer free time with the PlayStation Portable's video-on-demand service - coming to retailers on May 8.
Get up to three months free. Sony has announced two new Go!View retail deals that offer more free time with the PSP's video-on-demand service The first is a hardware pack: Black PSP3000, 2GB memory stick, mini-USB cable and two months' free subscription to Go!View. The second is a memory stick bundle: 4GB memory stick, mini-USB cable and two month's free subscription to Go!View.
Browse PS Store without a PSN account. Sony will release a new PSP firmware update today that will let you window-shop in the PlayStation Store without a PSN account. Version 5.50 allows all content - games, trailers, demos - to be browsed. It also lets PSP users view the PSN Information Board, providing you have a Wi-Fi connection. This can be seen on the XMB menu and keeps track of the various ...
Apple's iPhone hasn't even been out for two years yet and already iPhone games, like Metal Gear Solid Touch, Super Monkey Ball, and Wolfenstein 3D are comparable to some games you'd see on the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP.
Has been used a lot so, scratches will be present somewhere, but is working perfectly.Playstation Portable is Sony’s First handheld gaming console it is great for playing video games, watching movies, videos, listening to music, viewing pictures and even connecting to the internet!Come with 2 GB Free Memory Games Included: Rainbow Six Vegas, Fifa 07, Burnout Legends and Spiderman 2. Movies ...
Burlingame, CA – April 20, 2009 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that DYNASTY WARRIORS: Strikeforce for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system has achieved “gold” status.
New XMB features and more planned A new update for Sony's PSP handheld - firmware 5.50 - will be released tomorrow, according to word in from the platform holder this afternoon. We're told the new update will allow users to browse the PlayStation Store regardless of whether they have a PSN account. Searches directly off the XMB will also now be added. "PSP users will now be able to view ...
22 April 2009 – GO!VIEW is pleased to announce that bonus introductory access to the official PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) video-on-demand service in the UK and Republic of Ireland is to be included within two brand new PSP™ retail bundles.
London – April 20, 2009: The doors to PlayStation®Store have just opened wide thanks to the latest system software update for PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
South Central vehicle pack available from Rockstar plus new SingStar update launched by Sony and Zombie Apocalypse screens More... PSP 2 rumours circulate the web - All Unconfirmed sources cite end of year launch for 'iPhone beater' plus Wii Fit stays at top of the charts and Fight Night Round 4 PS3 screens More...
New Fireteam Bravo out this year SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALS: Fireteam Bravo 3 has been announced for the PSP, and will be released in the winter, Sony tell us. The game will see players joining an elite combat group, formed of ex-secret operatives, as you trail former KGB bad guy Alexander Gozorov. Online play will be included, and even voice communications, and you'll be able to compete for Medals ...
Koller talks up big franchises Sony are claiming that this year will be the best ever for their handheld, and with the iPhone circling while the DS stretches its lead, the platform holder need to make good on the platform's potential. Speaking to GI.biz this week, Sony marketing boss John Koller has said 2009 will be a massive year, with more big name franchises yet to be announced for the ...
Also NFS Most Wanted PSP, lots of DLC.
Sony pushing multiplayer envelope.
as new psp hardly used comes with 4 dvds 2 games and a greenday dvd also a speaker system for it all like new.
London, 16th April 2009: Lead a fireteam of friends on an action-packed military hunt for weapons of mass destruction and an ex-KGB agent in SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 for PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
Forget boring company training films.
Big franchises to reinvigorate handheld.
EA founder Trip Hawkins wades in.
Capcom kill off handheld version Japanese magazine Famitsu this week report that Capcom won't be releasing a version of Devil May Cry for the PSP after all, IGN helpfully translating this update on the game. Capcom reportedly began work on a PSP version of their long-running series some four years ago, but the game has now been dropped from release schedules - alongside a note confirming the ...
Q: Sony is serious about releasing PSP titles via digital download at the same time as the UMD release to High Street retail - can you take us through the thinking behind going day-and-date with the two formats?
Sony is preparing to hit consumers with more major videogame franchises as it continues its renewed focus on the PSP format.
But where to next? Andrew House has been appointed as the new president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, David Reeves announcing that he is departing the firm on April 30th. The executive has been with the firm since 1995 and while there are rumours of him retiring we also hear gossip that he may be taking up a position at Scottish developer Realtime Worlds. "It has been a wonderful ride ...
Tokyo, April 15, 2009 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that David Reeves, President, CEO and Co-Coo, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), and Deputy President, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., will retire from Sony Computer Entertainment Group as of April 30, 2009.
(15 Apr 2009) Sony Corporation marketing man to replace
Andrew House new European CEO.
Sony Europe president David Reeves is to retire from his position at the end of the month. Taking his place as president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is Andrew House, former chief marketing officer and group executive of the corporation.
April 14, 2009 – TikGames (San Mateo, CA) and Creat Studios (Canton, MA) today announced the upcoming release of premium downloadable content for their hit PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN) games, Magic Ball, Cuboid and Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom.
Vicious Cycle Software announced today that Virtual Heroes, Inc. (VHI), “The Advanced Learning Technology Company,” is utilizing the Vicious Engine to power HGI Ultimate Team Play for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) platform, the first interactive training game to be used in the hospitality industry.
Sony skip UMD with US debut Will the next PSP handheld be an online-only affair when it comes to games distribution? We're not sure, but Sony Computer Entertainment America do tell us that Patapon 2 will be delivered as a digital only release. No need for a UMD. "We're considering a digital-only format for the Patapon 2 release as a one time test case as we continue to explore consumer ...
(14 Apr 2009) No UMD release in the US
Plus four PSP games for 15 quid each.
The luxury vending machine which sells Bentley convertibles, designer dresses... and 24 carat gold handcuffs
Big sales quickly for new system Nintendo's DSi console may have already passed 600,000 sales in Western markets - 300,000 apiece from Europe and North America. The system has certainly rocketed past 300,000 sales on the continent, the UK alone contributing over 90,000 units to this total. Reports online suggest that the 600,000 total may have been passed after just two days on sale in Western ...
What happens when four architects with creative leanings form a cutting-edge digital agency? Tom Dennis heads to The Neighbourhood to find out
Users are playing games on the iPhone for the same amount of time as on traditional handheld devices such as Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP.
New York, NY – April 7, 2009 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that MLB® All-Star first baseman, Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for this season’s highly anticipated arcade-style baseball video game, The BIGS™ 2. After breaking the MLB record for youngest ...
Touch screen hinted as before Rumours of a new-look PSP handheld have died down in recent weeks, but they return with vengeance today, word on the street suggesting that the next iteration of Sony's handheld could be unveiled at E3, and out before Christmas. CVG cite an insider source, who is said to be close to the project, as confirming that the so-called PSP 2 is on the way - and will include ...
(7 Apr 2009) The power of the free press
More capacity than rival firms, says Koller Yet more chest-beating from Sony US marketing exec John Koller today, who says that his outfit's development capacity is bigger than Nintendo and Microsoft's first-party studios combined. "Our development studios - the Worldwide Studios team - is as large as Microsoft and Nintendos combined," Koller said at GDC. "We have a tremendously creative group, ...
LOS ANGELES (April 6, 2009) --- Global videogame publisher, 505 Games, together with Zorro Productions, Inc. announced today The Destiny of Zorr o , a new action-adventure videogame for the Nintendo Wii™, featuring the legendary swordsman and defender of the people – Zorro!
Orange County, Calif.-April 6, 2009 -- Solutions 2 GO, LLC (USA) ( www.solutions2go.com), a new distributor of video games in the United States formally launched today.
Koller says the PSP has broader appeal Speaking online following the release of Nintendo's new DSi handheld, Sony marketing boss John Koller has hinted that the system is mainly for "kids". Talking to Engadget , Koller says that the PSP's demographic is far wider than Nintendo's, and that the new DSi won't appeal much beyond the 'kids', still. "Significant gamer demographic groups are being ...
He also claimed that third-party publishers struggle to release successful software on the platform. "Significant gamer demographic groups are being ignored, and there continues to be limited opportunities for games from external publishers to do well on the DSi.
Third parties struggle, for kids, etc.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nintendo is rolling out the next generation of its popular handheld gaming console in the United States on Sunday, pitching the product as more of an all-purpose social and entertainment device.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nintendo is rolling out the next generation of its popular handheld gaming console in the United States on Sunday, pitching the product as more of an all-purpose social and entertainment device.
Atari dismiss handheld version The ESRB website recently hinted, as it does from time to time, that Atari's new Ghostbusters game could be on the way for the PSP, in addition to the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii and DS. Given that the game is out on almost every other format we assumed that the ESRB's listing was probably on the money, however this isn't the case, according to the publisher. Speaking ...
Nintendo aims to keep a step ahead of the market with the latest version of its successful handheld console.
First impressions of Nintendo latest handheld console
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that system software update 2.70 for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) will be available on 2nd April 2009. The capabilities of PS3 are stepping up yet another gear with this new system software update that gives users even more of the features they’ve requested from the ever-evolving PS3 service.
Online marketing agency, Hot Cherry, has devised an online marketing campaign for BBC One legal drama Damages.
April 2nd 2009, Lyon, FRANCE – Award winning developer Smack Down Productions S.A.R.L ( « SDP » ) announced today the release of their first iPhone application.
Two older favourites heading to Sony's handheld Eidos have today affirmed plans to release a new Tomb Raider Double Pack on the PSP handheld, the new duet of Lara adventures set to arrive across the continent on April 10th. Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary will be offered up via the new pack; the games bundled together for "the first time". Legend takes Lara off to the jungles of ...
(2 Apr 2009) New game coming autumn
Flying machines spinning up in autumn.
Version 2.0 of Realtech VR iPhone and iPod touch 3D Mixed Martial Art and Boxing game 'Realtech Iron Fist Boxing' is now available on the iTunes App Store.
Out this autumn A brand new adventure for comic duo Jak and Daxter has been unveiled, Sony promising a journey through "mysterious lands" in The Lost Frontier. Once again, our heroes will be battling to save the planet, and it sounds like a spot of aerial action will also be included in this new PS2 and PSP game. The title will continue where the first trilogy concluded, with Kiera on a quest to ...
London, 01st April 2009: The critically-acclaimed LittleBigPlanet™ for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) has marked the coming of age of gaming as it moves into a new realm defined by creativity and community.
London, 01st April 2009: Hero Jak and his mischievous sidekick Daxter are back together… and for the first time-ever they’ve joined forces on PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
Sony exclusive mooted Developer Just Add Water have been beavering away on a new title, referred to cryptically as Project V, for some time now, the studio today hinting that the game will be an old-school style retro shooter. According to VG247 , the new JAW game will be a PSN exclusive and is being crafted with Sony's aid, with a full unveiling at E3 hinted. "It's first-party for Sony, so we ...
Apple's iPhone has emerged as a serious videogame platform, fulfilling the long-held promise of mobile phone gaming and positioning itself as a legitimate competitor to handheld consoles.
New York, NY, April 1, 2009 – MTV Games and Harmonix’s Rock Band® are joining forces with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment to celebrate the May 8th theatrical release of the film STAR TREK from director/producer J.J. Abrams.
It's a brand new shooter for PSN.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - March 31, 2009 – Paint on the eye black and lace up the cleats, Electronic Arts Inc.