Sony has always been a staunch supporter of its 10-year platform lifecycle, and the PSP is no exception. SCE worldwide studios exec Shuhei Yoshida has told Edge Magazine that the holiday 2011 arrival of NGP will not signal the PSP’s demise. “[NGP] can’t replace a platform that has already been on sale for seven years now. In terms of pricing, […]

Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that the company will finalize its name for the PSP successor — currently codenamed NGP — later this year. “Well, NGP is the codename we’ve used since 2008. We will announce the final name of the console sometime later this year,” Yoshida told Edge Magazine. Backed by 3G tech and […]

2K is giving the King a fitting return, with a Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Edition designed to satisfy even the most rabid fans. Available in “limited” quantities, the $99 collector’s edition will be sold exclusively through GameStop and Amazon. It’ll net you the following:

While Blizzard hasn’t shipped a console title in what seems like eons, that could change with the long-awaited release of Diablo III. Speaking at the DICE Summit yesterday, company CEO Mike Morhaime says the prospect of Diablo on consoles is being explored. It might not be a straight-up port, but rather an experience modified to fit consoles:

It’s time to bring your A game, the ultimate PSP homebrew competition is here! We’ve joined forces with wololo, npt, PSP-Hacks, PSPSlimHacks, and PSPGen to sponsor what is assuredly the largest competition to grace the PSP scene. A cumulative total of $4300 in prizes is up for grabs — and the prize pool could grow should other sites or individuals decide to […]

Activision has scrapped plans for a 2011 Guitar Hero title, according to outlook statements in its just-released financial results for calendar year 2010. This comes amid the company’s decision to disband Activision Publishing’s entire Guitar Hero business unit. Additionally, development on True Crime: Hong Kong has ceased. “These decisions are based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities […]

Are dedicated gaming handhelds like the 3DS and NGP a dying breed? id Software founder and DOOM creator John Carmack thinks they could be. Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Carmack said the upcoming crop of devices may represent the “last generation of specialized handheld game consoles ever built.”

Rockstar’s Western epic Red Dead Redemption continues to have legs, with parent company Take-Two’s fiscal Q3 2011 earnings report revealing that the title has shifted a staggering 8 million units to date. In reference to investor outlook, company chairman Strauss Zelnick said the holiday sales figures for Take-Two’s entire portfolio exceeded expectations, recording $334.3 million in net revenue. Take-Two’s 2011-2012 […]

The house of Bomberman is closing. Following its recent move to take complete ownership of Hudson as the sole shareholder, Konami has decided to close Hudson Entertainment, which represents the US division of Hudson. Product and Brand Manager Morgan Haro broke the news in a blog post earlier today. His account of the events indicate that all previously planned projects […]

When the original Crysis came out, it was a beast — practically no hardware configuration available at the time could handle it at max settings, unless you opted for a dual video card setup. Expect Crysis 2 to offer a level of detail beyond its console counterparts on PC, however, it won’t completely obliterate the high-end setups of today. That’s according to […]

Despite garnering a sizable following during the PS2 era, Capcom’s feudal-age horror franchise Onimusha has been dormant for quite some time. While the company remains tight-lipped regarding its plans for the franchise, Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono recently expressed interest in a Onimusha revival in an interview with IGN. “The time feels right to me. It feels like it’s the […]

A new DLC-based offering is en route to Marvel vs Capcom 3, Capcom announced today. Dubbed ‘Shadow Mode,’ it’s scheduled to arrive post-launch in March, allowing players to “face off against custom-built computer opponents, modeled after famous players and specific themed teams.” Think ghost fights, but with a finely-tuned AI. Capcom plans to dole out a series of packs that […]

Guns are a blazing over at Sony’s legal branch, with a new round of filings that indicate the firm is seeking to subpoena user accounts and related data from several information havens for PS3 hacks. This includes the likes of Slashdot, YouTube, Twitter, PSX-Scene, and Github. Sony wants the sites to furnish “all information and documents” that reproduce “server logs, […]

Namco Bandai’s announced that Ridge Racer Unbounded is due for a release in 2012. It’s touted as a revival for the long-running franchise, and aims to “shake up” its associated genre. Unbounded mixes destruction with traditional arcade racing gameplay. “Players will careen through the competition using their four-wheeled street-racing thoroughbreds as high-octane wrecking machines with a new mantra – Drive, […]

George “geohot” Hotz is not succumbing to Sony’s recently granted TRO, not without a fight. Hotz’s lawyer, Stewart Keller, has served up papers arguing why Sony’s basis for jurisdiction in California is flawed. Specifically, Keller points out that SCEA is not responsible for creating the PS3, as Sony is a Japanese company. He further attacks Sony’s claims of extortion, explaining that Hotz’s request for […]

In what seemed like a one-off test for Final Fight Double Impact to foil game sharing might become a standard for Capcom’s PSN efforts going forward. It’s been confirmed that Bionic Commando 2 Rearmed requires players to sign into their PSN account when launching the title, despite being a solo experience with no online functionality apart from leaderboards. The game’s […]

In response to the onslaught of recent PS3 ‘custom’ firmware releases that have hit the homebrew scene, developer KaKaRoTo of PSFreedom fame has teased a new project he is working on along with other prominent devs: PS3MFW. In essence, it’s an all-in-one customizable tool that allows users to build their own modified firmware. It includes an API-driven framework that “facilitates […]

In a not-so-shocking revelation, Square Enix today announced that it is gearing up to release Final Fantasy IV The Complete Collection in North America. This comes following the successful debut of the full-blown FFIV remake on DS and its 16-bit styled WiiWare sequel The After Years. Exclusive to PSP, Final Fantasy IV The Complete Collection combines both the original outing […]

Released on Xbox Live Arcade as a timed-exclusive nearly four years ago, Namco Bandai’s Pac-Man Championship Edition will make its much-belated debut on PSN tomorrow. As a PS Minis effort, it is cross-compatible with PSP and PS3. Boasting crisp HD visuals, the title features all-new mazes designed by Toru Iwatani before he bowed out of the industry in 2007. Minus […]

Adding to the list of big-name franchises that may make the jump to portable format, developer Visceral Games has expressed interest in bringing its delightfully horrific Dead Space universe to Sony’s upcoming NGP (PSP2). Speaking to CVG, art director Ian Milham said he was “absolutely interested” in bringing the franchise over. At the same time, however, he was keen to […]