Archive for August, 2008
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Pirate Ship
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is now availabe and you can buy it off the Playstation Store. It is the 8th game in the series and is also the follow up to previous entry, Tools of Destruction. The Blu-Ray version will be release in September.
Hit those bloody pirates with the best weapons ye’ve [...]
LittleBigPlanet is Region Free
A comment made in the EU forums has cleared up the confusion about LittleBigPlanet’s region locking. According to the SCE developer, all downloads will be shared worldwide, the differences between regions are on how moderation will be handled. They have worked around these issues, thus only having one region.
Hi all, as many of you may [...]
Leipzig GC 2008: GTi Club+ Compact Cars gameplay video
Remember the 1996 arcade racing game GTI Club? Well Konami will be remaking the game with a number of enhancements and the new version will be called GTI Club+. Here’s a gameplay video of the racing game from the Games Convention 2008.
Small cars, tight turns, and almost no maneuverability.
GTi Club+ GC 2008: Compact Cars [...]
Killzone 2 to get a patch after it launches
Killzone 2 is set to receive a patch soon after it launches. The patch will include the following; co-op mode and vehicles will be made available in online modes.
Co-op mode will be available through the story mode, what we don’t know is whether this is online of offline.
Currently, vehicles are only available in the single [...]
Bionic Commando Rearmed downloads reach 110,000
Bionic Commando Rearmed is a remake of the 1988 NES version of Bionic Commando. Rearmed offer enhancements such as co-operative mode and challenge rooms.
Bionic Commando series producer Ben Judd made a post at the official Bionic Commando blog and stated that Rearmed has topped the 110,000 mark in worldwide sales since it was release last [...]
A new Dissidia Final Fantasy video
A new video of Dissidia Final Fantasy has appeared and here it is! The game will be released in December for Japan and hasn’t been announced just yet for anywhere else.
US PlayStation Video Store Update August 23, 2008
Its Friday, which means another Video Store Update. Here’s the full list:
This week we’ve added new video content from the following television series:
Afro Samurai, Season 1
American Chopper, Season 3
American Dad, Season 2
Astro Boy, Season 1
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero
Chowder, Season 2
Chuck, Season 1
Criss Angel Mindfreak, Season [...]
GameStop Bonus Little Big Planet Pre-Order?
Over at the PlayStation Universe forums a user pre-ordered their copy of Little Big Planet at their local GameStop. Not only did he get the code for the Kratos Sackboy but he got something else. he describes it as this:
I will describe it, I may upload pictures soon. Okay, it has a slip off sleeve, [...]
Sony’s MMO’s will be released in Europe
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that they plan to bring The Agency, Free Realms, and DC Universe Online to PAL territories. After teaming up with Sony Online Entertainment it is certain that Europe will see the named games.
Here’s the press release.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today that SCEE has joined forces with Sony [...]
LittleBigPlanet User Generated Content Region Locked?
Sony had just confirmed that LittleBigPlanet user generated content is region specific. This means you can’t download a level if your friends lives in another region. This gives LittleBigPlanet a huge blow, and people have already begun backlashing on the PlayStation.Blog.
The reasoning behind why, is because each region has a dedicated server in which levels [...]
160GB PS3 will be in limited supply
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has revealed that the new 160GB Playstation 3 will be in limited supply when it launches in Europe in November.
David Reeves has been speaking with uk.playstation.com about the new 160GB model and said that the machine will be in limited supply. This is what he has to say.
So [...]
Valve To Re-Evaluate PS3
Remember way back when Gabe Newell said he despises developing on the PS3? Then there’s this balancing act on whether or not Left 4 Dead is coming to PS3. Well Doug Lombardi just told CVG that developing on the PlayStation 3 is a possibility now.
“We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something [...]
Leipzig GC 2008: Vidzone trailer
The new wonderful service called VidZone will allow free streaming of music straight to your Playstation 3. Check out this trailer for more information.
Bring music to your PS3.
PlayStation 3 GC 2008: Vidzone
Killzone 2 Q&A
Over at the eu.playstation forums a post was made by BongoFrenzy of questions and answers about Killzone 2. Here’s the list of information:
1) Q: What resolution and frame rate does the game run at?
A: 720p at 30fps
2) Q: Will PlayStation Trophies be supported in game?
A: Yes definitely, there will be unique trophies to be won, earned both [...]
Heavy Rain Tech Demo vs Gameplay comparison
Many people are slightly dissapointed in Heavy Rain and we’ve heard people say that the visuals have took a downgrade since the tech demo that was shown all the way back at E3 2006. We’ve finally seen some actual gameplay footage of the game, shown at the Leipzig Games Convention 2008 just a few days [...]
