Yoshinori Kitase, producer of the third installment of the Parasite Eve games entitled “The 3rd Birthday,” has gone on record to say that bringing the first two games of the series to the PlayStation Network is being “looked into.”
Nomura and Kitase: Parasite Eve 1 and 2 being looked at for PSN
On August - 24 - 2010
Destruction Derby – The Emulator Review With Jason Heine
On August - 11 - 2010
Hello friends. Today I am attending a class where I will be making a speech! However, I made a little mistake as I made a wrong turn and ended up in a class dedicated in helping reckless drivers drive safely!
I don’t know why everyone has a problem with crashing, I learned how to drive early on by playing Destruction Derby for PlayStation 1! I got all my crashing out of the way early with this game.
Enjoy the review!
Section 8 Review
On April - 5 - 2010
Most people will pass on Section 8, the game looks dated, the story is cliché, and it has some technical problems. As a network title though, Section 8 offers a good time with lots of value. Can this science-fiction first-person-shooter stand out amongst the crowd? Hit the break for our verdict.
Spring Fever Returns on PlayStation Network!
On March - 25 - 2010
For ten weeks the PlayStation Network will be celebrating exceptional titles by discounting them. Each week, select titles will be discounted on the PlayStation Store. This week Gravity Crash and Everyday Shooter will receive a $5 discount.
“Massive Sequel” revealed next month
On March - 13 - 2010
According to Official PlayStation Magazine, a “Massive Sequel” will be announced in next month’s issue. Luckily, OPM has revealed a significant clue. The “Massive Sequel” is a racing game that may challenge GT5’s racing crown.
Straight from OPM, “We’ve seen a top-secret driving game that may threaten GT5’s racing crown. More next month – be excited.”
What it could it be? Could it be Motorstorm 3, Need For Speed, or Burnout?
Stay tuned for more information.
GDC: More PlayStation Move Details
On March - 11 - 2010
Sony’s motion controller, PlayStation Move was formally announced today, and with it details are beginning to slowly surface. PlayStation Move will indeed launch this fall and with it, the support of over thirty-six publishers.
The list can be found after the break.
PlayStation 2 is 10 years old today
On March - 4 - 2010
Happy birthday, PS2! Ten years ago today, Sony launched the PlayStation 2 in Japan. The console launched on October 26 and November 24 respectively in the same year.
Since then the PS2 has become the best-selling console of al time, selling over 140 million units. The best selling PS2 game of all time ended up being Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
So let’s all join together and celebrate the PS2! Good times
Chavez says PlayStation is “poison”
On January - 18 - 2010
Yay, more controvery! From, you guess it, another politician. This time it’s Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ turn on the soapbox. Apparently Sony’s PlayStation console is “poison” that will lead children down the capitalist “road to hell”.
In Chavez’ weekly radio-TV show “Alo Presidente”, he asked Venezuelan manufacturers to make “educational” toys and dolls in order to replace more capitalistic counterparts like the Barbie doll.
Chavez has already bashed Nintendo for promoting “selfishness, individualism and violence”, but decided to take on Sony as well.
“Those games they call ‘PlayStation’ are poison. Some games teach you to kill. They once put my face on a game, ‘you’ve got to find Chavez to kill him.’”
He went on to say that any game that “bomb cities or just throw bombs,” are sold by capitalist countries to sow violence so they can “later sell weapons”. The games also “promote the need for cigarettes, drugs and alcohol so they can sell them. That’s capitalism, the road to hell,” he added.
Wow… I love the bombastic and uninformed.
Uncharted 2 takes over largest game store in UK
On November - 2 - 2009
When we weren’t busy eyeing up Sony’s impressive booth at the Bullring Centre in Birmingham, England, another impressive show of force by Sony caught our eye – Nathan Drake is making his face known in style!
Take a look for yourself.
It’s rather impressive.
The GameStation store in the Bullring Centre is the largest games store in the UK (in terms of floor space), and Sony clearly hasn’t wasted any time in getting Nathan Drake’s face out there where people will see it.
Sony and PlayStation takes over UK retail
On November - 2 - 2009
The console industry is a huge and competitive market, Sony aren’t sitting on their laurels, and they’ve taken the fight to the Bull Ring.
The Bullring Centre in Birmingham, England, is one of the largest shopping centres in Europe. Imagine our surprise when we pop into the centre, only to see Sony had come out in full force to promote the PlayStation name to the public, with a truly impressive display.
A bird's eye view of one of the most recognisable symbols in gaming today. It's certainly a smart way to make people take notice of your brand logo!
The giant PlayStation logo above was only the start.
Microsoft sued over Xbox Live
On July - 2 - 2009
Back in 1994, two men by the name of Peter Hochstein and Jeffery Tenenbaum patented a method for playing computer games over a centralised network. In 2004, they raised a case against Sony and Microsoft, believing that their patent was being infringed with PS2′s online system, and Xbox Live.
Finally, after five years, the case is starting to get going… If Microsoft lets it.
You see while most of the time these lawsuits are just people trying to make a quick buck, this one seams legit. Legit enough for Sony to settle out of court for an unpublished sum. Microsoft, on the other hand, despite being entirely able to drop a truck load of high-priced lawyers on the case, is in fact choosing to do anything they possibly can to delay it getting to court.
This has come down to tricks that should fit on a schoolyard, rather than a court of law. They held the case up for weeks in February because of a single typo, and gave the suing parties over 140,000 documents… without an index. Just two examples which are not making Microsoft shine in this particular case.
You will want to follow this, as any result in court could potentially effect the Live service completely.
If you want to read up on the case, please click here, here and here.
E3 2009: PSP Go! details annouced
On June - 2 - 2009
The PSP Go!, a.k.a. “Worst kept secret of E3″ was detailed during Sony’s press conference this morning and it sounds like a pretty sweet little machine.
The Go! is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the original PSP and features a new 16 gig internal memory, the possibility to plug in M2 memory card, and no UMD port. To quote Kaz Karai: “The PSP Go! is made for the difital lifestyle”, and also features internal WiFi and Bluetooth
Sony also made sure to mention that the PSP Go! is not replacing the original PSP, and all PSP games will now be distributed both digitally and in retail.
The PSP Go! will launch on October 1 all over the world and is going to cost 249 dollars and euros.
Wolfman joins DCU Online
On January - 30 - 2009
Comic book legend Marv Wolfman, the man behind Crisis on Infinite Earths, has been added to the writing staff of SOE’s MMO; DC Universe Online. Wolfman is also known for creating the vampire hunter Blade.
Wolfman will be expanding on Geoff Johns’ storylines.
Sony certainly knows where the talent lies and Wolfman will make a great addition to the team.
Full story at BigDownload
Original WipEout designers shut down
On January - 27 - 2009
It’s a sad day for the PlayStation Generation… The Designers Republic, the design firm responsible for inventing the legendary, stylish look of the original WipEout game, unfortunately closed its doors earlier today.
A story which appeared on design magazine Creative Review’s blog confirmed the closure.
“We’d lost a couple of clients, didn’t win a couple of pitches, got a tax bill which should have been sorted out and wasn’t and a major client who didn’t pay the money they owed us”, explained company founder Ian Anderson, “in themselves any of those things would have been fine but when they come all at once there’s not much you can do.”
The studio’s staff of nine has unfortunately been made redundant. Anderson has vowed to be back though, and with the mark this company left on gaming culture and designers in general, we wish them the best in their future endeavours and can only hope they return to us soon.
Home in 10 days? No comment from Sony
On December - 8 - 2008
A Times Online report yesterday claimed that PlayStation Home’s open beta would launch in ten days, but a representative from Sony refuses to confirm or deny the claims.
“We’re not commenting on that story, I’m afraid,” said the representative, which in rumour-speak is a usually a definite “yes, it’s true”.
While the piece said the open beta would launch by December 17, Sony’s official statement is still that the app’s release would happen before the end of 2008.
