In a conference call today with investors, Ubisoft confirmed strong speculation that Splinter Cell: Conviction has been delayed to the company’s 2009-2010 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2009 to March 30, 2010. Without giving a specific reasoning behind the delay, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said, “It is a major product and we want it to be able to […]

Update: In a statement released today, Insomniac clarified that there will be “many” ways to get access into the beta, including a pre-order campaign. Additionally, there will be ways for PS3 owners living in regions outside of North America to get in the beta as well. Details have yet to be announced, but be rest assured that signing-up for Qore […]

Hothead Games today announced that its successful humor-filled XBLA title Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will hit the PlayStation Network later this fall as a digital download. “We keep getting emails asking why our Penny Arcade game is not on PSN,” said Hothead’s CEO, Vlad Ceraldi. “We have always said we wanted to have our games […]

Titles based on the fabled 007 license after the release of Rare’s oft-heralded N64 masterpiece Goldeneye have been, for the most part, forgettable. Now with Activision in control of the license, developer Treyarch is determined to break this troubling trend with Quantum of Solace, the new Call of Duty 4 engine-powered Bond game based on the upcoming movie of the […]

Speaking to trade site MCVUK, Famitsu boss Hirokazu Hamamura went on record to say that the PS3’s slow adoption rate in Japan is gradually improving, despite various software development difficulties that plagued the console early on. Hamamura believes that, in order sustain this level of growth and accelerate it further, a price cut is needed before this year’s holiday season. […]

Konami has issued a formal apology on its official website in response to the unplanned downtime of its Metal Gear Online servers, following the release of the Gene Expansion pack earlier last week. A statement on the site reads: We regret to inform that the release of the Expansion Pack “METAL GEAR ONLINE EXPANSION” on 17th July 2008 was marred […]

As many Metal Gear Online players know, the Gene Expansion was officially released yesterday, subsequently causing a meltdown across Konami’s network of servers. In an attempt to cope with the heavy load, Konami has placed temporary restriction that will disallow certain IP ranges from accessing the MGO shop at random intervals. Additionally, survival games for this weekend have been canceled. […]

MTV Games and developer Harmonix have announced that next week’s round of downloadable content will feature tracks from platinum artists Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown. The full listing of content is as follows: Nine Inch Nails 3-pack “Burn” “Capital G” “Last” Shinedown “Devour” “Junkies For Fame” Each track will be available for 160 Microsoft Points ($1.99) or 440 Microsoft Points […]

Sony has launched the official website for its hotly anticipated creation platformer LittleBigPlanet. While the site is fairly light on actual content at the moment, it does feature a gallery of new screenshots depicting the adorable Sackboy, along with desktop wallpapers and trailers pre-formatted for viewing on your PSP and PC. Check it out. LittleBigPlanet is scheduled for an October […]

According to an anonymous development source, Sony will be making the inclusion of trophies mandatory with the release of each new PS3 title going forward in 2009. Doesn’t sound too far fetched to us, considering that trophies are essentially Sony’s answer to Xbox 360 achievements. What’s interesting, though, is that Sony may be requiring a certain level of variation in […]

Eagerly awaiting the juicy details on BioShock 2? You’re going to be waiting until October at the earliest, as work is currently being concentrated on the BioShock PS3 port. When that’s finished and shipped out the door, 2K plans to lift the media gates on the highly anticipated follow-up (or prequel?), according to 2K Games international PR director Markus Wilding. […]

What’s the status on WipEout HD? Originally scheduled for a summer release on PSN, the futuristic racer was conspicuously absent from this Sony’s E3 showcase this year. Why? Ah, due to a “tricky technical problem,” says SCEE boss David Reeves: There is a specific technical problem with WipEout that we have to solve. I can’t go into details but it […]

Cue the obligatory “why did Electronic Arts not announce this at its E3 press conference” remarks. In an interview with Condé Nast Portfolio, company chief executive office John Riccitiello dropped the tantalizing fact that developer BioWare is working — in partnership with LucasArts — on a Star Wars: Knight of the Republic MMO. “We’ve got two of the most compelling […]

All the hustle and bustle of E3 isn’t stopping Sony from delivering yet another content-packed PlayStation Store update this fine Thursday. Spearheading this week’s selection of downloadable offerings is PS3 puzzle game Elefunk, which challenges players to lead a herd of Elephants through 20 levels of fire pits to murky swaps. Awaiting for you on the demo front is a […]

The NPD Group has released its hardware and software sales figures for the month of June. As Nintendo just announced, the Wii pushed 666,700 units, surpassing the Xbox 360 with a total sell-through of approximately 10.9 million units in North America. Unsurprisingly, the Nintendo DS took top honors this month with 783,000 units sold. Moving on, Sony’s PlayStation 3 saw […]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe head David Reeves told members of the European press at private event held in Santa Monica that the 80GB equipped PlayStation 3 Core Pack – first announced by Jack Tretton at the company’s E3 presser – will hit all PAL territories on August 27, with the exception of Russia. The unit will cost £299 (€399), with […]

According to Sony Worldwide Studios pres Shuhei Yoshida, Super-Ego Games’ Office-inspired PSN comedy title Rat Race has been canned. In explaining the reasoning behind the game’s cancellation to gaming blog Joystiq, Yoshida admitted that Sony was “not quite happy with how the game was turning out ” and that there was “some difficulty in development.” Although the game seemed like […]

Update: The video download service is now live! It is accessible to all North American consumers through the PlayStation Store, either via PC or PlayStation 3. As we mentioned in the original article — content purchased is fully portable, meaning you can playback these videos on both your PS3 and PSP.

Publisher Activision today officially announced that the next installment in the legendary Wolfenstein series is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. In development at id and Raven Software, the game once again puts players in the shoes of protagonist BJ Blazkowicz as they fight against a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination. In addition to the […]

Sony has sent over in-depth details on Killzone 2’s online component, revealing that the game features a badge system which allows players to mix abilities from different roles to suit their distinctive play style. According to the provided fact sheet, you’ll be able to equip up to two badges at any time, with one defining your main ability, while the […]