Sony announced today that Flower, the latest effort from indie developer thatgamecompany, will hit the PlayStation Store this week on February 2. Company president Kellee Santiago likens the game to a “video game version of a poem; an exploration into the tension between urban bustle and natural serenity.” Essentially, the object is to collect flower petals while following the direction […]
Yes, PS3 owners, you haven’t been forgotten. As promised, Capcom is bringing that Resident Evil 5 demo over to PSN. The company’s European division sent word today that said demo will be available on the PlayStation Store come February 2. We’d assume this is a worldwide date, but if not, we’ll update when Capcom U.S.A. makes their announcement later today. […]
With all the Christmas festivities kicking off, Sony decided to release this week’s round of PlayStation Store a couple days earlier than usual. And you’ll be glad they did, as there’s a whole bunch of premium content to choose from, perfect for last-minute holiday shoppers. In brief, LUMINES Supernova is now available to all PlayStation 3 owners, along with the […]
Publisher Konami today announced that the first entry in its critically-acclaimed Suikoden RPG franchise will hit PlayStation Network today, to coincide with this week’s store update. An addition to Sony’s “PSOne Classics” library of titles, Suikoden will carry a price tag of $5.99, standard for the majority of digital PSOne conversions. Quite frankly, its a steal at this price, considering […]
A multiplayer-focused shooter dubbed CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars is hitting Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2009, publisher Ubisoft announced today. Players can wage war by utilize a host of telekinetic powers, which can be used to rip environmental objects and throw them at enemies or create bullet-proof shields by absorbing energy from foes. To be sold exclusively as a […]
Sony today announced that a plethora of Metal Gear Solid themed costumes and level pack will hit the PlayStation Store next week on Thursday. For $2 each, you can pick up costumes that dress up your Sackboy into Meryl Silverburgh, Screaming Mantis, Raiden, and even the legendary hero himself — Solid Snake. Alternatively, all four can be had in a […]
This week’s PlayStation Store update kicks off with the arrival of two brand-new downloadable titles, namely Crash Commando and Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rainslick Precipice Of Darkness: Episode 2. In addition to a $9.99 price reduction on Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, add-on content for this week consists of holiday-themed LittleBigPlanet levels and costumes, along with apparel for High Velocity […]
Still having trouble accessing PlayStation Home? We wrote last week that Sony was well aware of the issues people were having with connecting to the service and sure enough, a patch designed to rectify these issues will be out worldwide this Thursday, according to SCEE community manager TedTheDog: We’ll be patching Home this Thursday and part of this change will […]
Not content with releasing oodles of SackBoy character costumes each and every week, Sony will begin to offer exciting new LittleBigPlanet level packs on the PlayStation Store next Thursday. Each will be priced at $2.99, packed to the brim with new costumes, objects, as well as decorative items. The first level up for grabs will be a holiday themed one, […]
With PlayStation Home now officially out, some users are unfortunately experiencing connectivity trouble, as is typical for launches of a large scale online-based service. In a recent post on the PS Blog, communications director Patrick Seybold says Sony is fully aware of the issues and that work to meet the “incredible demand” for Home is ongoing. While we prepare solutions […]
This week’s PlayStation Store update is here, bringing with it an assortment of LittleBigPlanet costumes and downloadable PSN title PowerUp Forever. Additionally, all Resistance: Fall of Man Map Packs are now available free of charge. Rounding out this week’s lineup of offerings is add-on content for High Velocity Bowling, Tom Clancy’s EndWar, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Age of […]
The day legions of PlayStation 3 owners have been waiting for is finally here. Yes, Home is now officially open to the masses. Boot up your PS3 and you should see an icon for the service inside the PlayStation Network section of the XMB. From there you will simply be prompted to download and install the software itself — which […]
SCEA producer Tsubasa Inaba has announced that today will see the arrival of a trophy-enabling patch for the PS3 variant of perspective-bending puzzler echochrome. If that isn’t enough, a total of a 1,000 user-created levels will soon be available post-update. Said levels are chosen at random while playing on the “Freeform” game mode. Talk about replay value for a $9.99 […]
It’s official and almost here: Sony sent over a press release earlier this morning announcing that PlayStation Home will officially launch on December 11. That’s tomorrow. For users accessing the service from Europe, Sony says that a number of themed environments will be available to explore on day one, from spaces for Far Cry 2 to Uncharted. Look for the […]
While it fell short of making a huge impact at retail this fall, the latest installment in Evolution Studios’ hit off-road racing series is enjoying steady sales. According to Sony Worldwide Studios boss Michael Denny, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has sold over one million units worldwide since its debut in late October. In terms of the other titles it was also […]
Following an early reveal late last month, Sony has went ahead and details on the roster of Street Fighter characters slated to hit LittleBigPlanet. All four costumes, each representing the personas of Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile and Zangief, will hit the PlayStation Store this week on December 11. Each character will $1.99 or you can purchase the whole shebang for $5.99. […]
Is Sony’s oft-delayed virtual community PlayStation Home slated to finally go public next week? Without any mention of sources, mainstream news outlet Times Online UK reckons so. To quote: To try Home, which is slated for release in the next 10 days, players must download a piece of free software from Sony’s PlayStation store onto their own PS3. The article […]
According to a Dengeki report, Media Molecule has teamed up with Q Games to design a selection of LittleBigPlanet themed skins for hit music-based puzzle title Lumines Supernova. The themes are due out later this Winter and will feature locales taken from LBP, along with Sackboy designs in the background. No word on pricing or when they’ll hit North America. […]
According to a report from JV247, citing anonymous sources, Sony is prepping a firmware update to enable backwards compatibility with PS2 software titles on newer PS3 units. The release of the update will coincide with the availability of PS2 format titles on the PlayStation Store. Which, isn’t too much of a stretch, considering that the ESRB recently rated former PS2 […]
According to a GI.biz report, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe launched a competition today in which development studios are invited to send over prototypes for a chance to receive 10,000 GBP. A hand-picked total of five pitched ideas will be accepted and each studio will be allowed to use the money to further development efforts on their prototype over the first […]