Archive for July, 2008

PixelJunk Eden video and details

Dylan Cuthbert has posted on the Playstation.Blog about PixelJunk Eden. He told the world that they’ve pretty much wrapped up PixelJunk Eden and the project has been interesting from the start. Dlyan speaks about Trophies within the game.
Initially we implemented all our own trophy screens etc., but then Sony Computer Entertainment built it all into [...]


Facebreaker demo coming very soon to PSN

EA Sports has said that a demo of their cartoony boxing game, Facebreaker will be making its way to the Playstation Store. The Playstation 3 version of the demo will be released on the 7th of August 2008.
There’s a nice feature that will be included in the demo. You’ll be able to create a character, [...]


European Playstation Store Update July 24, 2008

The European Playstation Store has updated, July 24 2008 and the following has been added:-
Full Games

Siren Blood Curse (£19.99)

PSP Games

Gangs Of London (£14.99)

Demos

echochrome

Game Packs

Siren Blood Curse Chapter 1: The Sirens Call (£6.99)
Siren Blood Curse Chapter 2: No Refuge (£6.99)
Siren Blood Curse Chapter 3: Nest Of Devils (£6.99)
Siren Blood [...]


L.A Noire reaching final phase?

Team Bondi has posted a job opportunity on their website advertising for some animators. What’s special though is that they have asked for someone to join, in the FINAL production stage phase of L.A Noire. Could this mean the game is nearing completion and could be released sometime this year?
We’re looking to expand our Animation [...]


Resistance 2 intro, walkthrough and gameplay video

Did you not get enough at E3? Here’s a brilliant video of Resistance 2 where Ted Price, the boss at Insomniac Games talks you through the game and shows what could be the intro to the game.
Summary of E3 images and details of Resistance 2
We couldn’t embed the video but here’s a link to it. [...]


Guitar Hero 4 tracklist revealed

The Guitar Hero: World Tour tracklist has found its way to the internet. Currently a rumor, expect there to be an official confirmation within days or weeks. Thanks to Gonintendo for the list.
Click through to see the list as its pretty big.


Qore episode 03 to have Resistance 2 beta invite

A TalkPlayStation.com user has sent in an email stating that they received a PS3 newsletter and there was a preview for Episode 3 of Qore.
Just received my PS3 Newsletter in my inbox, I noticed there was a Qore column and a preview for whats coming next month. I then noticed a Resistance 2 beta will [...]


Disgaea 3 DLC coming soon

For all those Disgaea fans out there, Disgaea 3 downloadable content (DLC) will be coming to North America.
I asked when it will be released but NIS America just replied, “It will come later”.
Disgaea 3 DLC came out in Japan when the game was released and no word for the DLC in other countries were mentioned [...]


LittleBigPlanet US Boxart

LittleBigPlanet is nearing the release date which is currently set to the 28th of October 2008. Here’s the US Boxart for the creative game.


Features Firmware 2.5 needs

Firmware 2.40 (or 2.41 for some people) was a fantastic upgrade, in fact, it’s the best firmware release we’ve had so far (apart from a few problems, so lets call it 2.41). Lets identify whats missing and needed in the next Firmware upgrade presuming its firmware 2.5 if there are no small updates in between.
In [...]


PSP 3000 features and pictures

There’s a rumor going round that Sony is planning on releasing a new Playstation Portable with a model number of 3000. New features include a built in mic, updated buttons, a few cosmetic changes and possible cell phone support.
Here are pictures of this supposed to be new model. Keep in mind this is currently a [...]


More Final Fantasy VII rumors and possible PSN release

We all want a Final Fantasy VII remake without a shadow of a doubt. But will it ever happen? According to Playstationlifestyle, FFVII could be getting a new version of the classive game and it will be exclusive to the Playstation 3. It is however, unclear whether this new version will be a spin off [...]


BioShock’s visuals better on PS3 afterall?

We mentioned earlier that the BioShock visuals on the Playstation 3 are to be on par of those seen on the Xbox 360. Not anymore. Dave Wales, a contributer over at PSU has had some hands on with BioShock at E3.
Wales said:
“One of the very first things you’ll notice within BioShock [PS3] is that all [...]


LittleBigPlanet EU Beta selection now taking emails

If you want to be a beta tester for LittleBigPlanet now is the chance to try and get selected, but only in Europe. If you head over to the Media Molecule’s contact page, you’ll see on the far right hand side a ‘Beta Trials’ area that reads:
Beta Trials:
If you are interested in being involved with [...]


Screenshots of Gran Turismo TV

ThreeSpeech has posted some new screenshots of Gran Turismo TV, a service that will allow you to watch racing events from around the world.

Head straight over to ThreeSpeech for more screenshots.