Sony Vegas Pro 9 lets you get the best from your home movies with its collection of powerful editing and production tools. It normally costs £570 but Computeractive has teamed up with Sony Creative Software to give away a copy to one lucky winner.
(30 Jul 2010) Wii and PS3 down, PSP 3000 and DSi up.
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty has been getting fans of the series all emotional – one chap in Singapore who waited in line for 24 hours allegedly burst into tears upon being handed his copy.
We've said before that Gran Turismo 5 must be the best racing game ever. With so many years of development and such a brilliant base of four trailblazing games to build from, it can only be amazing.
Ads for deals on anything from Harrods furniture to Asda school uniforms run in today's national papers alongside ideas to keep the kids happy during the summer holidays.
But PSP sales slip year on year. Sony's latest financial results reveal that worldwide sales of PlayStation 3 now stand at 38.1 million units, following 2.4 million sales of the console in the company's first quarter, which ended 30th June 2010. Microsoft announced a few days ago that Xbox 360 has shipped 41.7 million units worldwide, although it has had a year longer on the market than its main ...
(28 Jul 2010) Namco Bandai throw RPG support behind Sony platforms.
(27 Jul 2010) That's not a recommendation, it's an addition.
What is it you look for from your mobile phone? Great coverage in your area? A mobile that makes surfing the Internet a breeze, or one that has a high-end camera so that you don’t miss out on those unforgettable shots wherever you are?
In firmware slated for "end of July". Sony has let the world know that game and video recommendations are coming to the PlayStation Store with the next PS3 firmware update. Version 3.41 "is slated to go live by the end of July", wrote Sony's Eric Lempel on the US PlayStation blog. Video and game recommendations are offered in a "You May Like" menu on the right hand side of the PlayStation Store ...
Also talks about the PSP and Activision. EA's second in command John Schappert loves Nintendo's 3DS. He described Sony's PSP business as "challenged", and said stories about rival publisher Activision "haven't been very positive". Zing. "The 3DS is just incredibly cool. The 3DS is magical. You put that in your hand, you look down, and all of a sudden it's in 3D without glasses. That's an amazing ...
(23 Jul 2010) Exec gushes over Nintendo's new handheld, as well as the PS3.
(23 Jul 2010) PSP leaps over DSi LL.
Sometimes, Wednesday is a weirdo. In an effort to promote this weekend’s San Diego Comic Convention, Sony has put the film Godzilla 2000 on the Playstation Store to rent free of charge.
Those who cannot remember the past, the saying goes, are condemned to repeat it. Or become the games industry. Important clause there that no-one ever quotes, but it's there, we swear.
The social gaming bandwagon hasn’t left town, and it appears Sony is the latest company to hop on. The company today announced a number of social casual games will be added to Home, the PlayStation 3's flagship virtual-world-with-very-little-to-do.
The budget-price Platinum range obviously wasn't budgety enough for Sony, who have released a second, even cheaper line of PSP games. You can buy them from the PSP Store at the prices below or you can now pick up UMD versions from game retailers for about £9.99 each. Sounds good, right?
(19 Jul 2010) Distances itself from the PS3.
PlayStation 3/Nintendo DS/Xbox/Nintendo Wii/PC/Sony PSP; £39.99-£49.99; cert 7+; Disney Interactive Load up Toy Story 3 and within moments you're barrelling on horseback through a hazardous canyon, dodging bright red projectiles fired by a pig in a pink spaceship. It's big and colourful fun that's hard to dislike. Sadly, it's not long before the cartoony action is undermined by frustrating level ...
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Plus five new minis, special offers. DeathSpank is the highlight of this week's PlayStation Store update, which also sees the Sony shops updated with a free demo of Activision racer Blur. Hothead Games' DeathSpank, reviewed on Eurogamer last night, costs £9.99 / 12.99. Fans of PSP/PS3 minis, which we just learned have now been downloaded one million times in total, get a choice of five additions ...
Plus five new minis, special offers. DeathSpank is the highlight of this week's PlayStation Store update, which also sees the Sony shops updated with a free demo of Activision racer Blur. Hothead Games' DeathSpank, reviewed on Eurogamer last night, costs £9.99 / 12.99. Fans of PSP/PS3 minis, which we just learned have now been downloaded one million times in total, get a choice of five additions ...
Over 85 titles across the range. Sony has announced that over one million units of games in its "minis" range for PSP and PS3 have been downloaded since it launched in October last year. There are now more than 85 minis from over 50 developers, and the current top seller is Age of Zombies by Halfbrick Studis. AOZ is followed by Monopoly, Fieldrunners, Zombie Tycoon, Bloons, Spot the Differences ...
A RENEWED appeal has been issued by detectives after a woman and her son were robbed outside their home in Whalley. (14/07/2010 12:15:00)
Sega recently released a new trailer for Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter for the PSP today. Prepare your eyeballs for a barrage of footage that may excite and confuse you.
Thinking of buying a 3DS? Or maybe a PSP 2 if it’s ever announced? How about a third option you may not have considered - the iPad? Don’t laugh. A recent study by Resolve Market Research suggests the iPad is becoming a viable option to portable gaming systems.
(9 Jul 2010) DSi LL sales drop despite software domination.
Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo wants to put 3G network access on future handheld gaming systems, potentially including the 3DS and whatever succeeds the PSP.
Disney Interactive announced today that Split/Second, the reality show-based racing game that popped up on consoles and PC in May, will speed on to the PSP this holiday season with all of its over-the-top cinematic power plays in tow.
New offers, DLC, comics, demos, more. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge joins the PlayStation Store today. This, like the first game, has been beautifully restored for a new set of eyes that aren't old and world-weary. And for those old-timers there is developer commentary and nostalgia to loosen a tear. Monkey Island 2 costs eight quid. The PlayStation Store has a new batch of ...
(8 Jul 2010) Apparent discussions with 3G carriers for implementing technology in portable devices.
Gaming, e-book, netbook features, 3G... One of Sony's future portable systems will play games and a whole lot more, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. "Sony is developing a portable device that shares characteristics of handheld game machines, e-book readers and netbook computers, according to people familiar with the matter," the newspaper claimed, although it did not describe ...
Confession time: we probably could have had this review of Persona 3 Portable up last week. Could , of course, is quite a bit different from should , but nonetheless there isn’t a ton here that's different from either of Atlus' PS2 releases of Persona 3.
Will this SKU sales upwards? How does Disney plan to reinvigorate Split/Second: Velocity sales? By porting the game to PSP and PSPgo of course. Due autumn, the conversions promise "unique" controls to fit "Sony's premier handheld game platform". Plus, there's to be one new track, some extra challenges and local multiplayer for up to four (humans). The press release doesn't mention a developer ...
Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of Sony Entertainment, talks to Nick Cowen about 3D gaming, PS Move and how the PS3 was made to be future-proof for 10 years.
Windows phones still waiting Microsoft's Flash challenger Silverlight has landed on Symbian handsets from Nokia ahead of full Silverlight on Windows phones.…
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New statistics released by ELSPA suggest that 32 per cent of UK residents now play video games regularly.
Predators in cinemas July 8.
Follow us on... Share on... Patapon is great, addictive fun. So it's no surprise that the PSP rhythm game is about to see its third iteration on the handheld.
A DISABLED pensioner has spoken of her terror after being attacked by a robber outside her home.
Online multiplayer taster. Sony plans to release a Patapon 3 demo this week. The multiplayer demo is due out on 6th July in the US and 7th July in Europe. Patapon 3 is a PSP-exclusive 2D adventure about a tribe who like to "dance, sing and pillage their way through the countryside". Read more...
A businesswoman and her son are robbed in a "pre-planned and organised" attack in Lancashire.
A MOTHER and son were ambushed by robbers as they sat in a car outside their home.
US videogame sales slid anew in May with lower console prices proving a boon to buyers but eating into industry revenue.
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PSP title "coming soon". Square Enix has announced a new PSP game called LORD OF ARCANA. It looks like Capcom's phenomenally successful Monster Hunter, and it's "coming soon" to Europe. It's got four-player co-operative multi-player, which - as you'd imagine - allows you to team up with your mates to "face tough monsters and battles together". Read more...
Series makes the switch to handheld