InvenSense’s MotionPlus technology is not exclusive to Nintendo, company exec Joe Virginia revealed in a recent interview with Eurogamer. As you’d expect, other parties are taking interest in licensing the tech, but Joe of course isn’t saying who: I can’t get into details about other folks that are interested in this technology, but as you might imagine of course there […]
The long-promised PlayStation Home beta expansion is rolling out soon. How soon? Sony announced today that users who download a Home branded PS3 theme from the PS Store will be automatically entered in for possible participation in the ongoing beta program. Straight from Home director Jack Buser: Later today, the PLAYSTATION Store will be updated with a PlayStation Home theme. […]
Sony has announced that its interactive PSP linguistics guide Talkman Travel will hit the North American PlayStation Store in digital form tomorrow. It’ll be sold in three separate city packs (Tokyo, Paris, Rome), each priced at $5.99 and featuring over 100 pre-translated phrases, complete with an audio enabled on-screen pronunciation tool. Geared towards tourists and vacationers, the phrases will range […]
Following word of a delay into October, the SOCOM team confirmed today that Confrontation will simultaneously debut on the PlayStation Network and retail shelves come October 14. The retail package will be available in two flavors, one with the license PS3 Bluetooth headset peripheral included and one without. Specific details and pricing on each can be found after the jump.
According to a page on Sony Europe’s official website (which mysteriously was deleted while typing this), the 1.5 patch for Incognito’s popular aerial combat title Warhawk will be released on August 27. The patch is said to bring forth trophy support with over 50 trophies based on overall performance, as well as unlocked modes, weapons, and vehicles. Ten of the […]
Sony has confirmed that Media Molecule’s ambitious world creation platformer LittleBigPlanet will hit Japanese store shelves on October 30, exclusively on PlayStation 3. A firm launch date for other territories has yet to be officially announced, aside from a vague fall release window. However, considering that the developer is European based, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect a release in […]
Despite being previously announced for a July debut last month by Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai, SCEA company senior development manager Noam Rimon has revealed that Life with PlayStation will launch in August. Rimon attributed the unexpected delay to “a few procedural matters.” From what was shown to Japanese press, the service will allow PS3 owners to interact with […]
Developer Insomniac Games has announced that PlayStation 3 title Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty will arrive on PlayStation Network next month on August 21. Initially unveiled at Sony’s E3 2008 press conference as the first-ever downloadable Ratchet title, Quest for Booty promises to deliver all the intensity of Insomniac’s triple-AAA efforts in a shorter, high-quality gameplay experience priced at […]
Update: According to PlayStation Network director Eric Lempel, firmware 2.42 “improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software.” Like we said, minor update. Yes you read that heading correctly — a new PlayStation 3 firmware has hit Network Update! 2.42. No idea on what it changes, fixes, or adds yet. But considering the .1 version increment, […]
Felt underwhelmed by the lack of “new” game announcements at E3? Outspoken Sony Computer Entertainment Europe honcho David Reeves is promising that Sony has a number of “blockbuster” caliber announcements in store for this year’s annual Games Convention in Leipzig. Oh, and the key point here is that some of these revelations will concern the global market — not just […]
It’s Thursday already? Yes, time for another PlayStation Store update! This week, sees the release of downloadable PS3 offerings 1942: Joint Strike and Siren: Blood Curse, the latter of which is available in three bundles of four episodes at $14.99, or $39.99 for the whole shebang. Additionally, previously released PSN titles PAIN, PixelJunk Monsters, High Velocity Bowling, High Stakes on […]
Update: In a statement released today, Insomniac clarified that there will be “many” ways to get access into the beta, including a pre-order campaign. Additionally, there will be ways for PS3 owners living in regions outside of North America to get in the beta as well. Details have yet to be announced, but be rest assured that signing-up for Qore […]
Editorial written by Paul Govan of Family Gamer. Every year the games industry gathers around the collective camp fire and tells stories of their past and future. E3 has long stood as the biggest and most exciting of these, garnering not only the best people and games but the most engaging fireside tales. These days, it stands as a revised […]
With Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox 360, is Sony concerned that it lost a major exclusive? Nope. Speaking in a recent interview, SCEA senior vice president Peter Dille shared his thoughts on the announcement, comparing it to Grand Theft Auto IV. He believes that since FFXIII is now a cross-platform title, it will not move consoles in the […]
According to forum posters at PSPChina, the long-rumored PSP-3000 in is production and will include a built-in mic, along with minor cosmetic changes. To substantiate their claims, one of the forum goers supplied a photo of the unit, which depicts a new button with the PS brand logo next to the two volume push buttons, in replace of the HOME […]
Sony has launched the official website for its hotly anticipated creation platformer LittleBigPlanet. While the site is fairly light on actual content at the moment, it does feature a gallery of new screenshots depicting the adorable Sackboy, along with desktop wallpapers and trailers pre-formatted for viewing on your PSP and PC. Check it out. LittleBigPlanet is scheduled for an October […]
According to an anonymous development source, Sony will be making the inclusion of trophies mandatory with the release of each new PS3 title going forward in 2009. Doesn’t sound too far fetched to us, considering that trophies are essentially Sony’s answer to Xbox 360 achievements. What’s interesting, though, is that Sony may be requiring a certain level of variation in […]
What’s the status on WipEout HD? Originally scheduled for a summer release on PSN, the futuristic racer was conspicuously absent from this Sony’s E3 showcase this year. Why? Ah, due to a “tricky technical problem,” says SCEE boss David Reeves: There is a specific technical problem with WipEout that we have to solve. I can’t go into details but it […]
All the hustle and bustle of E3 isn’t stopping Sony from delivering yet another content-packed PlayStation Store update this fine Thursday. Spearheading this week’s selection of downloadable offerings is PS3 puzzle game Elefunk, which challenges players to lead a herd of Elephants through 20 levels of fire pits to murky swaps. Awaiting for you on the demo front is a […]
The NPD Group has released its hardware and software sales figures for the month of June. As Nintendo just announced, the Wii pushed 666,700 units, surpassing the Xbox 360 with a total sell-through of approximately 10.9 million units in North America. Unsurprisingly, the Nintendo DS took top honors this month with 783,000 units sold. Moving on, Sony’s PlayStation 3 saw […]