Skate 2 release date early 2009

Electronic Arts and Black Box have announced that Skate 2, arch rival to the Tony Hawks Pro Skater series will be released early 2009. The game will be released in North America on the 21st of January 2009 and then everywhere else on the 23rd of January 2009.
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Resident Evil 5 demo coming to Japan next month

Get those Japanese Playstation Store accounts ready as there will be a Resident Evil 5 demo released next month on the Japanese Playstation Store. The demo will include co-op.
The exact date of release is the 5th of December.
[UPDATE]
The demo is exclusive to the 360. Sorry.
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Advertisement on the way for LittleBigPlanet

Lets be honest, LittleBigPlanet has been lacking performance in the sales department and i’m sure Sony weren’t looking for this.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, David Wilson, Sony’s head of U.K. PR, explains that Sony are extremely happy with both how LittleBigPlanet has been received critically and by the buying public.
If you bought this game on day one, [...]


Tomb Raider Underworld sales lead on Playstation 3

Tomb Raider Underworld was released not so long ago and the sales are currently leading on the Playstation 3. 51 percent of all units sold in it’s first week of release was on the PS3. The Xbox 360 accounted for 34 per cent of sales with the remaining sales made up of Wii, PC and [...]


UK won’t be getting SFII HD this week

News has it that Super Super Street Fighter II HD Remix  will not be released in the UK in this weeks Playstation Store update. Capcom confirmed this to CVG. The game will be released in America, UK owners will have to wait a little longer for the game.
Capcom couldn’t give CVG a date for the [...]


No installation for Killzone 2

I bet you thought there would be a huge installation when you popped Killzone 2 in? Nope, there will be no installation, or it maybe optional. motherh666, Killzone Dev Team over on the US Playstation Forums noted that there would be no installation required to play the game.
CrimsonQuantum wrote:

motherh wrote:

Annihilator wrote:
whats the latest on the [...]


Can you beat PSB at MotorStorm?

The Playstation.Blog is ready to take you on in the Time Attack mode on MotorStorm Pacific Rift. Here’s some tips to get you started on the Time Attack mode:-

Conservation of momentum - Braking (obviously) and hard turning all reduce your speed. The fastest laps are the ones where you brake and turn as little as [...]


Age of Booty to hit Europe this week

Capcom has announced that Age of Booty will be released in Europe this week (November 27) on the Playstation Network.
Age of Booty plays nicely across territories (North America, Europe, and Asia), so EU gamers should find plenty of people to matchmake with right away.
Age of Booty will most likely be released in this weeks Playstation [...]


Sony has comments on weekend rumors

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has commented on the weekend rumors detailing what is to come in the future.
SCEE issued to following statement:-
Information discussed within the confines of internal company meetings is confidential and subject to change. We do not have anything to announce at present and we do not comment on rumour and speculation.
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PlayStation Home can be shared with no activation

According to PS3-Sense, PlayStation Home v1.0 can be shared with no activation.
Since the launch of PlayStation Home version 1.0 has been chosen for the DRM on a value to which it can be shared. The service has no activation when you install on the PS3 system and can be shared as often as possible as [...]


The Aliens game isn’t cancelled

A lot of rumors surfaced late Friday suggesting that Aliens: Colonial Marines was cancelled due to Gearbox Software laying off several employees. The layoffs did happen but the game is still alive.
Gearbox President Randy Pitchford said to Shacknews:-
Aliens isn’t canned
We’ve made some transformative changes and yes, that’s meant some talent changes, but that’s not the [...]


God of War 1 director comments on God of War 3

David Jaffe, director of God of War 1 has seen God of War 3 with his owns eyes. The best part is the fact that he says it looks better than Gears of War 2.
David won’t release any details on the game, but it’s ok for him to say this (WARNING CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE):-
a- HOLY [...]


Sony Computer Entertainment Staff Annual Briefing 2008

Two days ago in London was the Sony Computer Entertainment Staff Annual Briefing. An anonymous source going by the alias of ‘Legends’has tipped D+PAD magazine massive Playstation news, here’s what was said.
Price cuts coming in March, PS3 performing better in PAL territories than 360
Our source tells us that SCEE President David Reeves took to the [...]


PS3 trophies to be mandatory from January 2009

Great news here. VideoGamer.com has revealed that from January 2009 all newly released Playstation 3 games will be required by Sony to support the trophy system.
Earlier this week VideoGamer.com received a tip from an anonymous source within the UK video game industry that, from January 2009 onwards, all newly released PS3 titles will be required [...]


David Jaffe’s game to be released in 2010

David Jaffe, the man that worked on the Twisted Metal and God of War series has stated that his new game will be released at some point in 2010. His company, Eat, Sleep, Play are hard at work bringing the Playstation 3 a new game. A few months ago there were rumors and hints regarding [...]