News/Announcements
35k PS3s with Bravias TVs are sold out in Australia
If you live in Australia and looking to snap up one of them free Playstation 3’s with a new Bravia television, look no longer because Sony Australia has reported that they have all gone and sold out.
Sony Australia was giving away a 40GB PS3 with each purchase of its BRAVIA 1080p FULL HD LCD. There [...]
LittleBigPlanet information from Comic Con 08
New information on LittleBigPlanet has emerged from Comic Con 08. ConfusedCartman from lbpcentral.com manage to spend around an hour and a half with the game.
First of all, check this video out, it’s a tutorial level from the game.
ConfusedCartman wrote up a good article on the game and summed up good points, here’s what he has [...]
PS3 Soul Calibur IV leads over XBox 360’s
Namco Bandai’s fighter Soul Calibur IV was released in North America but which version had the best start? The Playstation 3 version of the game led over the Xbox 360 version in launch sales at Amazon.com on Tursday morning.
The PS3 version was ranked at number 9 while the X360 version came in at number 11. [...]
Uncharted Trophies Q&A
Did you want to know more regarding the upcoming Trophy patch for Uncharted. IGN has been speaking with senior manager of marketing communications of Naughty Dog, Arne Meyer.
First of all there will be a total of 48 trophies to collect in Uncharted, 47 of which are related to what you do in the game, for [...]
Madden NFL 09 demo coming in this weeks PSN update
The Madden NFL 09 demo will be released in this weeks Playstation Store update. EA has confirmed the demo and here’s what they have to say:
The Madden NFL 09 Demo showcases some of the new and exciting features in Madden NFL 09. The demo begins with the user being loaded into the all new Virtual [...]
“SC4 is more polished and quicker on PS3.”
It seems that the Playstation 3 version of Soul Calibur IV is better than the Xbox 360 version. According to the IGN review, they state “SC4 is more polished and quicker on PS3.”
“Despite the aforementioned concerns, Soulcalibur IV is a lot of fun and I highly recommend it, especially — as I said before — [...]
Hirai: Rivals can’t compete with PS3’s exclusives
Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai says that first party titles and Blu-Ray capacity set the Playstation 3 apart from the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
Mr. Hirai believes that PS3’s unrivalled first party line up and Blu-Ray capabilities mean the console enjoys better exlusive content than it’s rival machines.
Hirai said the following:
“On the exclusivity front [...]
Project[M] from PlayNC coming soon
If you head over to the PlayNC website, you will see that it has a holding page for an upcoming project called ‘Project[M]‘. There is a message saying ‘Coming in 20080731′ which is basically this Thursday so check back then. I wonder what this could be?
No Console Specific Fighters In Street Fighter IV
Thats right, there will be no exclusive fighters for different consoles. You will see the same characters in the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
That means it won’t be coming home with console-exclusive fighters a la Yoda and Darth Vader (or Link, Spawn and Heihachi). Instead, each version is planned to include the same roster, [...]
SIREN: Blood Curse FAQ
TripleChat has posted a good FAQ on Sony’s survival horror, Siren Blood Curse. For those of you still thinking about buying this game off the Playstation Store, this is a good read.
Pricing : Siren: Blood curse is composed of 12 episodes, separated into 3 episode packs, available bundled together in one complete SKU.
* 3 bundles [...]
Square-Enix’s next MMORPG will not replace FFXI
In this months issue of EGM #232, it features an interview with Hiromichi Tanaka, the lead developer for Final Fantasy XI.
Here’s the key points taken from the interview.
The back and fourth communication with the fans has made FFXI successful.
Problem with Japanese market compared to EUR/US is that it hasn’t changed much. Doesn’t move as fast [...]
Ghostbusters Video Game gone?
It seems that the Ghostbusters video game has gone off the radar when Activision Blizzard submitted their latest release schedule with no mention of the game.
The company plans to realign staff at High Moon Studios and Radical Entertainment, while Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios are both under consideration for sale or closure.
Activision publishing CEO Mike [...]
PixelJunk Eden Demo: The Hidden Secret
So you’ve downloaded the PixelJunk Eden demo from the U.S Playstation Store and want to know how and where to get the hidden secret?
Special thanks to Studio4DX over on the Gametrailers forums for pointing this out to us.
Here it is… THE PIXEL JUNK EDEN, DEMO: THE HIDDEN SECRET! IS NOT REALLY A SECRET, mybad!
>I RETRACT [...]
Blu-Ray sales rise by 300%
With help from the Playstation 3, Blu Ray sales continue to rise despite staggering U.S. economy.
DVD sales have been declining while Blu-ray sales have bee rising. Most likely due to people switching over to high definition and helping Blu-ray achieve sales of more than $200 million in the first half of 2008.
Mike Dunn of 20th [...]
Prince of Persia classic coming to PS3?
It appears the classic version of Prince of Persia will be coming to the Playstation 3 via the Playstation Network.
Last summer, Prince of Persia classic came to the Xbox Live Arcade, but according to an ESRB listing, the PS3 version is on its way.
No release date has been stated but i’m sure it will be [...]
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