Archive for October, 2008
Interesting bit about Home at TGS
With some information related to the Playstation Home beta for Japan, there was some interesting info in SCEJ’s press release.
You already know from us that the Japanese version of Home recently got 24 third party developers and publisher on board to make there own area’s and/or more.
Well it seems that there will be a large-scale [...]
LittleBigPlanet bundles you can expect
PSU was so kind enough to let their readers know which LittleBigPlanet bundles the gamers in Japan can expect.
You have the PS3 bundle that contains a 80-GB console and one controller (all Satin Silver). You’ll also be getting an extra controller and the LittleBigPlanet game.
For the people that already have a PS3 there are [...]
Exclusive items for PS3 version of Dead Space
On the official EU Playstation site it appears that EA is offering an exclusive to PS3 users who pre-order Dead Space.
The force not with you?
So your having some problems clearing certain levels or just want to mess around, the folks at PSU posted a list of cheats for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Just Cause 2 pushed back to 2009
For unknown reasons Just Cause has been pushed back to 2009 by Eidos.
Avalanche Studios was planning on implementing many of the features they couldn’t in the first part and improvements fed by the community. One of these features is chaos activities that reward destructive rampages by increasing influence with associated factions. After you have [...]
PS3 sales hit all-time low
VideoGaming247 showed us the sales chart of the japanese market of last week and it looked pretty bad for the PS3.
It’s been out sold by the Xbox 360 for the 4th week running. There is some good news for the Sony camp though. The PSP has sold almost 20000 units more then it’s big brother [...]
[Update]WipeOut HD patch out
After reporting about the bug in WipeOut HD many people were worried about purchasing the game. Either because they were worried that their PS3 would get stuck known with games like Uncharted, or they couldn’t play online because of their huge friends list.
Studio Liverpool has (finally) released a patch for the friends list bug where [...]
Gran Turismo for PSP still coming
For some of our readers who where worried and wondering if Gran Turismo would still be coming to the PSP, we have some news for you. Only it’s no release period/date.
Shuhei Yoshida said to Eurogamer.net that the game is still in development.
It seems Polyphony Digital is working on this project but because of Gran [...]
Dissidia PSP
Remember when we told you about the first custom PSP-3000, well there is another one on it’s way. This time we can expect to see Amano-esque logo characters Cosmos and Chaos on either side on the back.
(click on the picture if you want to see the HD version of it)
This is a 20th anniversary exclusive [...]
echochrome expansion on the Playstation Store
You probably missed this part on our weekly Playstation Store update, but we’re letting you know that users on the PSP can purchase the expansion pack for $5. It will increase level of maps with 40.
If you didn’t have the original version already, they will come with a bundle including both the expansion and the [...]
PSP Playstation Store launch in the coming week
In Japan they can expect access from their PSP to the Playstation Store on October 15th. Making this possible is the 5.00 firmware update that will be included which will put the store under the new XMB category that will be added.
Also following the rest of the year through out the holiday season will [...]
AC adapter for USB devices
As it has been known the PS3 doesn’t have “hot” USB ports where you can plug your controller in and it will charge like with the Xbox 360.
Some have tried solutions like charging them through their PC or even 360’s when their PS3 is off.
As you can see the unit can charge two USB devices [...]
Monsters Encore expansion free with Eden purchase
No doubt that Monster Encore is very popular as it keeps being downloaded from the store week after week. To encourage the sales and popularity of their latest game Eden, the team responsible for the PixelJunk series has cooked up a deal where you will receive the expansion of Monster Encore for free with the [...]
Playstation Video Store update, Oct 10th 2008
With a new week comes a new update to the Video Store of Playstation. After the break you can see the top 20 of Movie downloads being led by Ironman (no suprise) and the top 20 TV downloads of last week.
TV Shows added:
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Star Trek VIII: First Contact
Superjail!, Season 1
Watchmen Motion Comic, [...]
Quantum Theory confirmed as PS3 exclusive
Yes thats right, Quantum Theory has been confirmed exclusive to the Playstation 3 at the Tokyo Game Show 2008.
Out of all the possible answers relating to platform exclusivity inquiries, a simple “yes” is easily the most difficult one to extract. This did not prove to be the case with Tecmo’s Makoto Shibata, however, who calmly [...]
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