Fearless Spartan warrior Kratos will return to PSP on November 2 in God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Sony announced today. Developed by Ready At Dawn in conjunction with SCEA Santa Monica, the Greek mythology embroiled title chronicles the backstory of our favorite god-slaying protagonist, exploring Kratos’ origins. While the original God of War on PSP was already a technical […]
Guerrilla Games of Killzone fame is working on a new IP, managing director Herman Hulst revealed in a recent interview with Dutch-based game magazine Control. Although details are scant, Hulst noted that the project is still in the concept stage. Development is expected to ramp up following the release of Killzone 3 in February. In an effort to gather ideas […]
Expect to see more PlayStation-branded apparel and lifestyle items hitting retail shelves as Sony has opened up its official license program to interested licensees. The initiative aims to bolster brand image by granting third-parties the ability to use iconic PlayStation marks on a wide range of everyday products, including “apparel, accessories, house wares and more.” That means we could soon see LittleBigPlanet […]
Just Add Water’s vector-styled shooter Gravity Crash will make the jump to PSP on July 20 with a host of gameplay enhancements and changes, Sony announced today. A PSN effort, the Thrust-inspired title pays homage to arcade classics of old with its 2D perspective and straightforward pacing mechanics. Players are tasked with guiding a spacecraft through intertwining caverns in the […]
Ubisoft today announced plans to expand on the lore in its ever-growing Assassin’s Creed universe with a comic book mini-series scheduled to release this fall. Developed through Ubisoft Montreal’s UbiWorkshop initiative by illustrators Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl, the project is set to be unveiled during a panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con on July 22. Featured panelists […]
Developer Ready At Dawn, the A-list team behind 2008’s hit PSP title God of War: Chains of Olympus and the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta announced a reduction in workforce today. In a somber note on its official site, the California, Irvine-based dev revealed that it reluctantly let 13 employees go today. “We’ve spent the majority of our time at […]
Sony today announced that its PlayStation Minis label has surpassed the one million mark in total downloads worldwide across the regions of Europe, North America, and Asia. The feat was achieved in less a year following the addition of Minis to the PlayStation Store back in October of 2009. Since then, 85 Minis have been released digitally from over 50 […]
Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo has let it slip that it has been discussing with various “videogame makers” to bring 3G connectivity to their next-generation handheld platforms. Both the Nintendo DS and Playstation Portable introduced WiFi connectivity to the handheld gaming market when they launched. With the emergence of smartphones and constant connectivity it is only fitting that we see […]
Disney Interactive today announced that its well-received racer Split/Second is slated to hit the PSP later this holiday season. Promising to retain the explosive bits of its console brethren on a smaller screen, the PSP rendition touts “unique handling and controls designed specifically for Sony’s premier handheld game platform,” in addition to an exclusive new track and challenges. While online multiplayer […]
Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Worldwide Studios (WWS), told Develop Magazine that they are bringing Worldwide Studios into hardware development. WWS serves as Sony’s own network of game developers who will now help in the development of hardware, primarily new unannounced hardware. This move of cooperation between the hardware and software developers was one of the first moves taken by […]
Developer iFun4all is bringing over what appears to be an enhanced version of its addictive iPhone tower defense effort Crap of Defense to PSP. No further details were provided. The title sports a unique art style, as evidenced by the piece of teaser artwork provided above. Units on the battlefield are displayed as paper style cut-outs. For a look at […]
Update: The (short) wait is over. Sony just announced that PS3 firmware 3.40 will hit Network Update tonight, bringing with it PlayStation Plus support, in addition to social networking enhancements that strengthen integration between PSN services and Facebook.
According to a Japanese retailer, Geo, the Nintendo 3DS will launch this year alongside the unannounced PSP-4000. The Nintendo 3DS launch of this year in Japan isn’t very shocking since Nintendo has already confirmed a similar launch schedule. However, the mention of a new PSP system, the PSP-4000 has caught our attention. The retailer also has it scheduled to come […]
Capcom is contemplating to back the launch of feature-film Resident Evil: Afterlife with a game tie-in, according to company CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto. In a recent interview with Japanese publication Nikkei, the exec noted the company’s intent to time the release of the film with another Resident Evil game installment. The 3D movie Resident Evil IV Afterlife starring Milla Jovovich is […]
Individuals that fall within what market research group NPD calls the “Extreme Gamers” segment spend 48.5 hours a week, on average, playing video games — according to a recent study.
While the PSP has had its fair share of success, stateside sales have dropped off significantly over the past few months. Latest NPD figures display a poor showing for Sony’s six-year old handheld, having shifted a meager 65,500 units in April, a mere fraction of the sales its nearest competitor enjoyed. Sony has placed blame on piracy – in large […]
Always outspoken Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has chimed in on what he feels is a suitable price point for Sony’s next generation handheld. While Patcher is reserving final judgment until the device is announced, he reckons that the PSP2, regardless of its eventual feature set or capabilities, must be priced at $199 or less in order to have […]
Fans awaiting the localized release of action RPG Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep finally have a firm date to look forward to, as Square Enix announced today that the title is poised to hit retailers on September 7 in two flavors: a standalone UMD disc and limited edition PSP Entertainment Pack.
Developer Hellcat simplifies the process of installing custom firmware on your PSP-1000 or PSP-2000 series unit with an add-on to his always-handy Recovery Flasher app. By using it, users can bypass the usual requirement of having to install an M33 revision first before making the transition over to GEN. Nifty, huh?
Sony’s long-running Hot Shots line of sports titles will enter the racketeering space for a second time next month, as the company has confirmed that Hot Shots Tennis is slated for a June 29 release on PSP, the follow-up to 2007’s PS2 effort. Not your average tennis outing, Sony is promising an all-new cast and a story mode with exploration elements a […]