According to a study recently conducted by UK-based publication BBC, nearly 40 percent of who play games online, specifically of the MMO variant, are in fact female. This is interesting, as a vast majority of people still consider gaming to be a primarily male-dominated hobby. The study in question polled more than 2,400 active EverQuest II players, an online RPG […]
Independent game designer Jonathon Blow today provided an update on the PC version of Braid, revealing that the acclaimed time-bending puzzler will hit the platform in early 2009. Right now, a February-March drop date is being considered. At this time, we’re looking at a window of February-March 2009 for the PC release. I know this isn’t good news for those […]
At this year’s annual SpikeTV Video Game Awards show, famed game designer Hideo Kojima was quizzed on that mysterious teaser plastered over on the official Metal Gear site. His response? While reluctant to drop any noteworthy details, he did let one tidbit of information slip, namely that a public announcement by Konami would be made within a few weeks, in […]
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, […]
Looks like Sony isn’t taking a break from releasing yearly PSP refreshes, that is, if a report from Eurogamer is to be believed. Citing “publishing sources,” the site claims that a PSP-4000 will be released in 2009. While said sources did not offer any insight in the way of actual details, the 4000 will presumably feature slight hardware upgrades. We’re […]
Click through for a high-res version of the God of War III trailer that debuted at last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards show. Although brief, gameplay footage is shown, depicting Kratos as he plunges his fire-lined gauntlets into the head of a giant beast and forces his way through legions of demonic foes. Exclusive to PlayStation 3, a release […]
When the monthly NPD charts were released last night, we happened to notice that LittleBigPlanet already slid off the top ten video game software chart. Those of us who follow retail sales estimates were likely not surprised, given the title’s relatively lackluster performance in October. So how well did Media Molecule’s world-creation platform sell in November?
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 […]
The NPD Group has published its video game software and hardware sales figures for November. Without a doubt, Nintendo is the star of the show here, it shifted an incredibly remarkable 2.04 million Wii units, up from 981,000 last year. DS sales were equally as impressive at 1.57 million units sold. Yes, we knew Wii sales were going to be […]
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 […]
Speaking to UK-based industry site MCV, SCEE president David Reeves assured that Sony has “no plans” for a PSP2. Earlier reports suggested that the company had signed a deal with Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR tech, but Reeves says nothing of the sort. No, there are currently no plans for a PSP2. I go to Tokyo quite a lot and no one […]
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 […]
Speaking in a recent interview, Sony Computer Entertainment America marketing manager John Koller dropped word that the company is “interested” in providing downloadable PS2 titles on PS3. We’re still sorting through that. We’re absolutely interested, but there are some technical hurdles there that we have to overcome first. But this is something that we’re absolutely interested in. You make good […]
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 […]
This week’s lineup of PlayStation Store offerings kicks off with episode seven of Sony’s digital magazine Qore. Available free to all PS3 owners, annual subscribers of the service can also grab an exclusive demo of Capcom’s upcoming sheep laden puzzle title Flock. Other noteworthy offerings include shoot em’ up Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer, along with a selection of LittleBigPlanet costumes, Age of […]
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 […]
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan today released the list of “PlayStation Awards” winners for 2008, titles that shipped at least 500,000 copies. Publishers of recognized titles are endowed ¥1,000,000 yen ($10,770), or ¥2,000,000 yen ($21,550) if over two million copies of said title were shipped. Rather unsurprisingly, Capcom – and only Capcom – took home the grand prize this year, for […]