Archive for June, 2009

User-Generated Content Coming to PlayStation Home
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

PlayStation Home users have been asking for ways to share media in Home. The first stage is here today. Home users will be able to purchase picture frames and place any picture off of their HDD or select from a gallery of default pictures. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) [...]

Final Fantasy VII Available in Europe Today
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Final Fantasy VII, the high-profile RPG released on the North American PSN, is now available in Europe. The game will be on the store later today, though there is still no word on price. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = [...]

flOw Getting Trophies
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

ThatGameCompany‘s debut game for the PlayStation Network maybe seen by some as being “long in the tooth”.  Not according to Sony.  It appears there is a trophy patch in the works for the relaxing title. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script [...]

Metal Gear Solid Coming to PSN
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Following the announcement of Final Fantasy VII on PlayStation Network, another classic game will be coming in the form of Metal Gear Solid.

Heavy Rain Trickles Hints of DLC
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Speaking with Petro Piaseckyj, Managing Producer for SCEA during our session with Heavy Rain he mentioned that Heavy Rain DLC is indeed in the works.

Sony to Offer New Digital Copies Of Your Old UMD Games
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

You may be thinking, with the recently announced PSP Go, how will I be able to play my previous UMD games? Well, you can keep your old PSP, or you can listen to what John Koller has to say. What’s said might just peak your interest.

Kojima Not Directing MGS Rising, only Peace Walker
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Metal Gear Solid fans felt an explosion of extreme fandom as Metal Gear Solid: Rising and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker were both announced at this year’s E3. Both titles will be coming to PlayStation platforms, one being on PS3 (Rising), and the other being on PSP (Peace Walker).

Reserve Uncharted 2: Among Thieves To Get “Revenge”.
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Gamestop has released details on its pre-order bonus for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Killzone 2 v.1.27 Patch Now Available
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Now available to Killzone 2 gamers around the globe, Guerilla Games has released v 1.27, their 9th patch for their flagship title.

PSP Go, a Black and White Issue
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Yep, you guessed it. The PSP Go will be available in black and white, according to some photographic evidence provided so generously by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.

White Knight Chronicles Gets Q1 Release, Town-Building Announced
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

It has been announced that White Knight Chronicles, the console role-playing RPG released last Christmas in Japan, is targeting a Q1 2010 release in North America. This means that the game will take over a year to get over here. The reason? Level-5 is working on adding extra content to the game, which will be [...]

DanceDanceRevolution Coming to PS3
Thursday, June 4th, 2009

DanceDanceRevolution will be coming to PlayStation 3 thanks to Konami.  The game will take advantage of a new mat with 8 buttons.  DanceDanceRevolution is one of the games that many had hoped would come to the platform with as many versions as there were on the PS2.

Beatles Content Exclusive to Beatles: Rock Band
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Rock Band owners interested in the new track releases of Beatles: Rock Band may be in for a slight disappointment. Unfortunately, downloadable content for Beatles: Rock Band will only be playable exclusively to that title. Further adding to the separation of the two disks is the exclusion of the export feature, so Rock Band tracks [...]

“Impossible” For Last Guardian to Live Up to “BBC game” Lore
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Forever enshrined in gaming lore was Darren Waters’ BBC blog post, in which he posted that he was shown a remarkable unannounced PS3 game; and that it left him completely speechless. Here is an excerpt of his blog post : “In fact, the game is such a secret that when I mentioned the game to [...]

Gran Turismo 5 E3 Trailer
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

We have here the Gran Turismo 5 trailer that was shown during yesterday’s Sony press conference. If you look closely, you’ll find an example of the game’s damage system. As of the time of this writing, there still has not been any announcement regarding any kind of release date. However, it is best to assume [...]