Construe the numbers any which way you’d like: it doesn’t change the fact that April was a slow month for the video game industry. On a year-over-year basis, sales took a considerable hit, down from 1.03 billion to 766.3 million dollars — a 26 percent drop off. Despite a somber showing across the board, Nintendo still emerged victorious on both […]

The United States Air Force is feeling the pinch over Sony decision to nix OtherOS support on PS3. The USAF invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital as part of a $663,000 contract that called for building a cloud-like computational cluster of PS3 units running Linux-based operating systems, only to have Sony remove the feature via a firmware update. […]

While Sony continues to dismiss rumors that a PSP2 is not far off, such efforts have done little to quell speculation. Murmurs of a PSP successor have surfaced once again, this time from a “senior industry source” that UK-based trade site MCV reports has solid intel on Sony’s future plans. MCV’s source says publishers are in the process of ramping […]

As we reported back in March, LittleBigPlanet 2 is on the way. It’s coming sooner than you think, too. The June issue of GameInformer touts a full feature story on the follow-up to Media Molecule’s creation platformer, which is poised to take advantage of the upcoming PlayStation Move motion controller. Details from the aforementioned issue have already surfaced courtesy of […]

Have a nostalgic urge to replay a highly-lauded RPG classic from the PlayStation era? Sony and Square Enix have you covered. According to Squenix marketing VP Ami Blaire, Final Fantasy IX is set to hit PSN as a digital offering “soon” in North America.

Change comes to the PlayStation Store today, as Sony dishes out its weekly round of offerings on Tuesday, marking an end of an era for Thursday updates. There’s a myriad of reasons to pull out that credit card this week, chief among of them sales. In celebration of its Spring Fever initiative, Sony has temporarily — through Monday — slashed […]

That last ten percent is a tough nut to crack. Or at least it is for Gran Turismo 5 developer Polyphony Digital. Company head-honcho and GT franchise creator Kazunori Yamauchi says progress on the oft-delayed title is moving along a steady pace at around 90 percent complete. “Gran Turismo 5 is about 90 percent finished,” Yamauchi-san revealed in a interview […]

Yet another E3 will miss the presence of exuberant Eat Sleep Play co-founder and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe, as will his next project.

Update: There was a bit of erroneous information in our previous report. The GPU in newer PS3 units is manufactured on a 40nm process, not 45nm like that of the Cell processor. We regret the mix-up. New PS3 Slim units that sport a 40nm die-shrink of RSX — the PS3’s GPU — are out in the wild. In Japan, at […]

Update: Well, that was quick. True to its word, Sony has made firmware 3.30 available. Grab it through Network Update or our download section. PS3 firmware 3.30 is due out “shortly,” Sony announced today. In addition to bringing preliminary stereo 3D support to the table, it features several enhancements that streamline accessibility when browsing through your collection of Trophies. These […]

Currently under contract for a three-title exclusive deal with Sony, Eat Sleep Play co-founder David Jaffe has no plans to break away from his stomping grounds. While the studio still remains open to the prospect of going multi-platform, Jaffe has went on record to say that his team is sticking by Sony’s side for the foreseeable future: We have great, […]

Get ready for a change of pace on the PlayStation Store, as weekly updates will make the transition from Thursday to Tuesday beginning early May in North America. Stemming from the latest segment of PlayStation Network’s bi-weekly video program PULSE, this revelation was revealed by host Christina Lee. We’re moving to Tuesdays along with the PlayStation Store weekly update. I’ll […]

NPD figures for March are in and suffice to say, it was an interesting month for both camps. For the second consecutive month, Xbox 360 edged past the PS3, a victory Microsoft might not have had if Final Fantasy XIII never made the multi-platform jump. Cumulatively, Square Enix’s RPG opus sold over 1.3 million copies on both formats. The lion’s […]

Sony has ceased development efforts on PSP Room, first announced during 2009’s Tokyo Game Show. The PSN-driven, PlayStation Home-esque app was poised to deliver a social networking space for PSP, giving users free reign to create their own avatars as well as share content amongst each other on-the-go. Up until today, the project was in a closed beta, limited to […]

Unit sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 have topped the 5 million mark in Japan, according to data released by Famitsu parent Enterbrain. Total system sales hit 5,001,598 last Sunday. This milestone comes nearly three and a half years later, as the PS3 make its debut in the region on November 11, 2006. Despite launching later, the PS3 maintains a slight […]

In addition to the already announced Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Entertainment Pack, Sony is serving up a special edition “Big Boss” bundle for Peace Walker. Due out this in June alongside the game itself in US and Canada, this configuration packs a PSP-3000 unit decked in cameo, unlike the previous bundle which includes a rather plain-looking Spirited Green unit […]

At a Japanese launch event for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, producer Hideo Kojima shared his thoughts on the future of the gaming industry, envisioning an era where closed platforms are nothing but a past relic. Kojima feels consoles in their traditional form are headed to the chopping block during this transition as content will be delivered anywhere at anytime, […]

Meet 3.21 OO — true to his word, famed hacker George “GeoHot” Hotz has delivered on his promise to devise a “custom firmware” based on the PS3 3.21 update that retains access to OtherOS. See video proof above. Jokingly, he adds “I would have added something showing off the new features of 3.21, but oh wait, there aren’t any.” According […]

Indie developer Mediatonic today announced that its upwards-scrolling platformer Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess will hit the PlayStation Network on April 22. Playable on both PSP and PS3, pricing is set at £3.49. First announced back in January, the PS Minis effort sees players assuming the role of a vampire-like demon known as Duke, offering an simple yet addictive premise […]

SCEA has announced that its E3 media briefing will take place on June 15, the company revealed in a “Save the Date” email sent to select outlets today. Kicking off at 11:30 AM, the event is being held at the Shrine Auditorium, same venue as last year. Here’s hoping Sony can keep a tighter leash on its surprises this time […]