Archive for October, 2009

PSPgo’es Perfect with a Dualshock 3
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The PSPgo, which has been officially launched as of today, has spurred many of mixed reactions since its debut on the stage of Sony’s 2009 E3 Press Conference. The premium $249.99 price, along with the lack of the UMD drive were among the biggest concerns. Now, with the massive list of launch titles for the [...]

Brutal Legend Demothon Live
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Are you ready to Rock? Ormagoden, the Cremator of the Sky, the Destroyer of the Ancient world, the Lord of all things Brütal has demanded that 666 Million humans download the face meltingly awesome Demo of Brütal Legend or he will give “everyone” Swine Flu. While this may seem like a good time to panic, [...]

Amazon Shakes its Wand at Final Fantasy Dissidia’s Price
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

With today being the official release date of the PSP-Go in North America, there has been a lot of buzz around the web for the device. Earlier today there was the official announcement for the full list of games for this new handheld device, as well as an early PlayStation Store update to add all [...]

Tekken 6 Asks What You’ll Fight For
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Tekken 6, the latest installment in Namco Bandai‘s  fan-favorite fighting franchise is inching ever so closer to it’s long awaited release. To prepare for the game’s launch later this month, Tekken 6 will follow the gaming industry’s hottest trends by running a viral marketing campaign, as well as promotion through social networking sites.

FFVIII Being Summoned to EU PS Store
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

To mark the Tokyo Game Show, Japan’s biggest games conference, Square Enix, Japan’s biggest third-party developer, released the PS1 classic game Final Fantasy VIII on the Japanese PlayStation Store. FF VIII, the fastest selling FF game of its time, was released in 1999 to rather positive reviews, and, while many suggest that the game lies in the shadow of its predecessor, FF VII, it still remains a highly desirable game. Therefore, it was seen as a shame that the game was only released on the Japanese PS Store, with only the usual “no comment” given regarding an overseas release.

PlayStation Home Gets 1.3 Addition
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

PlayStation Home has been gaining a massive amount of hype recently. The PS3 application had it’s extensive new 1.3 update detailed during Gamescom, and people have not stopped clamoring about it since. Now, the people’s cries for the update can cease, as Home is getting the update, very, very, soon.

PlayStation Store Global Update 10/01/09
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what’s new in this week’s PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.

‘Universal Acclaim’ for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, plain and simple, is set to be this year’s flagship masterpiece for the PlayStation 3. From the trifecta of awards at all 2009 trade show events to the already impressive multiplayer beta, there is no denying that Naughty Dog has set its sights to carve a new benchmark in this generation.

Half Minute Hero Fact Sheet
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Title: Half-Minute Hero Publisher: XSEED Games Developer: Marvelous Entertainment Inc./Opus Studio Platform: PSP Release Date: October, 2009 UPC: 8-53466-00123-0 Genre: RPG Player: 1-4 players ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For centuries, an epic battle between humans and evil lords has been raging and destroying everything in its path. The civilized world is under attack by these relentless enemies and [...]

Take a ‘Split Second’ to Check Out This New Boxart
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Split Second, the newest racer from Black Rock Studio, has received it’s cover shot. The title was recently delayed from it’s 2009 release into the now crowed 2010, and will be published by Disney Interactive. Black Rock Studio is known for their critically acclaimed racing title Pure.

EA Sports: It’s In the… PlayStation Store
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The US PlayStation Store has just updated, and along with the massive influx of games in preparation for the PSPgo comes a new publisher page in the PlayStation Store. Capcom was the first publisher to receive this red carpet treatment from Sony. Now EA has joined Capcom as the second publisher to launch its own EA [...]

US PlayStation Store Updates Early To Ready PSPgo Launch
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

October 1st is upon us, and the PSPgo has been officially released. Because of this, it seems as though SCEA wanted to be sure that day one buyers of the PSPgo had plenty of content the first time they entered the PlayStation Store.

Full PSPgo Launch Title List
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Want to know what games are available to day one owners of the PSPgo? Look no further as we have the full list of launch titles gracing the PlayStation Store for the launch of Sony’s new UMD-less PSPgo.

PSPgo Goes Online Wherever You Go
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The PSPgo is set to launch tomorrow, and already new features have been added via the latest firmware update. One of the new features gives the PSPgo access to a 3G network for accessing the internet.

PSP Firmware 6.10 Now Live
Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The latest firmware update for the PlayStation Portable is now live. PSP firmware 6.10 brings some new features to the PSP, but the most exciting new feature is exclusive to the PSPgo. Check out the full PSP firmware 6.10 change list after the jump.