News/Announcements

Nothing Escapes the Pull of a PlayStation 3, Not Even a Black Hole

- How did Sony’s PlayStation 3 solve an astrophysics puzzler? Easy: With a pallet full of sleek sable doppelgangers crunching the interstellar math in tandem.
Put that another way, what do you get when you take not one, not four, not eight, but sixteen PS3s and chain them together like some crazy video game test center [...]


PlayStation 3 Now 53% Cheaper to Build

Back in 2006, it cost Sony about $840 to manufacture each PlayStation 3. Now 2 years into it’s life, the PlayStation 3 has been stripped of 2 usb ports, card readers, and PS2 backwards compatibility. Then adding bigger HDD’s. iSuppli broke down the costs of manufacturing the PS3 now, it now costs Sony an estimated $448, [...]


Home for Christmas?

Ever dreamed of having a white christmas? Well Sony will be bringing it to you, no matter where you live. PlayStation Home will have a christmasy environment, with snow on the ground, and christmas tree in the central plaza. Sony will also have some giveaways, in which we’re sure you’d like to receive. 
This is a limited [...]


MLB ‘09 The Show Announced

The Show is back for PS3,PS2 and PSP in spring 2009. It’s has new feature:
My MLB Music:This feature help us to put are XMB music for your favorite players when they walk up to the plate.
Voice Record: This feature that’s lets you record your voice to yells or chant like like you are a fan
Transitional lighting and More [...]


SOCOM: Confrontation 1.30 update out in January

As most of you were still wondering when then the update for Socom: Confrontations would be out, Seth Luisi shed some light on a possible release date. He hopes that the update will be available to us before January 13th 2009.
But this all depends on when the SCE Format QA team judges it to be [...]


Take-Two announce 2009 line-up

Take-Two Interactive has announced next year’s line-up after revealing the companies 2008 revenue. So, Playstation 3 was Take-Two’s top earner, but what do we get in return? Absolutely nothing! See below.

BioShock 2 (TBA)
Borderlands (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
Don King Boxing (Wii, DS)
GTA Chinatown Wars (DS)
GTA 4 The Lost and Damned (Xbox 360)
GTA 4 Episodic Content (Xbox [...]


Playstation Home getting essential Maintenance

To resolve the missing rewards problem and disappearing furniture, SCEE is currently working on a maintenance which started at 11am (GMT) and which shouldn’t take longer then an hour.
After the maintenance you will finally be able to disband and join clubs again.
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Eight Days and The Getaway were cancelled under Phil Harrison’s reign

In a interview with Kikizo, Eric Boltjes and Angie Smets talked about the cancelled projects Eight Days and The Getaway. It seems that prior to Shuhei Yoshida appointment the project was already scrapped. The news just came out at the same time as the change of power at the head of the company.
Well, I would [...]


Smackdown vs Raw 2009 Getting Exclusive PS3 DLC

For you wrestling fans, THQ plans on releasing new downloadable content in January, exclusively on the PlayStation 3 console. The content will contain new wrestlers, and attire for wrestlers already on the title. It’s going to be one big pack, not sold individually. The pack is conveniently priced at $4.99. Here’s what you get in [...]


Capcom Comments on PS3 Development

In an interview with Kikizo, capcom talks about resident evil 5 and the development on the console. 
With today, some game developers complaining on how the PlayStation 3 is hard to develop for, Kawata says that he hasn’t seen it too difficult. 
Kikizo: Has one version been more difficult to develop than the other?
Kawata: I can’t really say [...]


PS3 is top earner for Take Two

Who said Grand Theft Auto IV would sell more on the Xbox 360? Ok ok, maybe it did but Take-Two Interactive has revealed that the Playstation 3 has earned the company more money.
So how much did the console’s earn Take-Two? The PS3 earned the company $347.0 million, the 360 made them $281.5 million and lastly, [...]


Two demo’s to hit Christmas Eve in Europe

There will be two demo’s that will be released on Christmas Eve. The first demo is WipEout HD, announced by Sony. The second demo is Metal Gear Online, announced by Konami.
According to Eurogamer, the WipEout HD demo will have one track you’ll be able to race on and the best part is the fact that [...]


More proof to show that Uncharted 2 is set in India

We first mentioned Uncharted 2 on the 20th of April 2008. Basically it was just a picture that referenced something to be in India. More proof shows that the game is set in India, take a look at the shots below.

In this pic, the truck is shown is of TATA motors. TATA is an Indian [...]


Playstation Home update 1.05 to add voice chat feature

The next Playstation Home update, 1.05 is scheduled to be released today. Home users will be able to use the voice chat feature within their own personal space and clubhouses.
You will most likely get prompted to update Home when you next launch it.
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New Agito Trailer and FFXIII Screens

In the latest V-Jump magazine in Japan, some new screens have surfaced for Final Fantasy XIII. A name of the red headed female has also been given, along with a battle sequence. The name revealed appears to be Oerba Dia Vanille. Click the gallery below to view them. 
Also, here’s the latest trailer for the upcoming [...]