Life in Playstation coming sometime in August

Noam Rimon Sr. Development Manager SCEA R&D has posted on the Playstation.Blog with a Playstation Life update. Noam said that you will have to hold tight as he knows many of you are waiting to try out the new service but due “Due to a few procedural matters, the new service will make its way [...]


Ninja Theory talks about their next title

Creators of Heavenly Sword have spoken about their next title that promises to break cut scene conventions and promises much bigger appreciation of gameplay and story.
Chief designer and co-founder of Ninja Theory Tameen Antoniadas spoke at the Develop conference this week and said:
“The way we’re doing it now with our next project, we’re starting much [...]


Japanese Playstation Home Beta opens today

The Japanese Playstation Home beta opens today providing you follow the these instructions. There is a banner on the front page of the Japanese Playstation Store, you need to download this banner and you’ll then be in the Home beta.
The banner weighs in at 277KB and you must download this before the 11th of August [...]


Playstation Network cards - the quite arrival to the US

The long awaited Playstation Network cards have made such a quite arrival in the U.S.
“PS3 owners in the U.S. have been clamouring for PSN Cards since shortly after the system’s launch. Now, finally, those precious cards - which let you purchase content on the Playstation Network without needing a credit card - are available for [...]


PS3 80GB MGS4 SKU holds in top three sales

The sales for the 80GB Playstation 3 bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4 was held in the top five sales at Amazon.com. It was rank 3 on Tuesday and held at rank 3 last week. The demand is that high Amazon are limiting this bundle to just 1 per household. You get The 80GB PS3, [...]


Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Update coming August 1st

An update for Gran Turismo 5: Prologue will be released on the 1st of August 2008. It is expected that it will take the users experience to the next level.
The heart of the update is the ‘Gran Turismo TV’ the in-game automotive media channel. You’ll be able to watch free and pay-per-view programmes including Top [...]


Tom Clancy’s HAWX has been delayed until 2009

For those waiting for Ubisoft’s attempt at a jet fighter game will be left dissapointed. The game was originally scheduled for a September release but has now been delayed until 2009. No reason was given for the delay.
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Complete list of PixelJunk Eden Trophies

The Playstation.Blog has posted new information regarding PixelJunk Eden, a Playstation Network only title.
Here’s the full list of Trophies you’ll be playing for.
BRONZE

All Seeds 01 - Open all seeds in garden 01
All Seeds 02 - Open all seeds in garden 02
All Seeds 03 - Open all seeds in garden 03
All Seeds [...]


Konami’s Leipzig event plans

Konami has readed their Leipzig line up and here’s the information:
Games
– PES 2009
– Silent Hill Coming Home (PS3, Xbox 360)
– Castlevania Judgement (Wii)
– Dancing Stage
– Rock Revolution
– Lost in Blue (Wii, NDS)
– Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (NDS)
– new releases
Stage shows + presentations
– Hideo Kojima (Will discuss Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal [...]


Home is not social networking, it’s about gaming

Sony has cleared things up regarding it’s Home service. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s  Darren Cairns and Liam Wickham at the Develop Conference event outlined that the focox of Home is on gaming and not social networking.
“Home is not a social network - it’s focused on games. It’s a visual representation of the PlayStation community.”
My personal [...]


Metal Gear Online rewards shop opens

Just a quick one. The Metal Gear Online Rewards Shop has now opened. Click here to check it out.


Playstation division turned a 51 million dollar profit for Q1

Sony has released their fiscal earning figures and according to the report, Sony sold around 1.56 million Playstation 3’s in the first quarter of 2008 taking the total sales to 14.4 million. Just 700,000 were sold in the first quarter of 2007, so thats a huge leap forwards.
Sony’s gaming division made a profit of 51 [...]


Playstation 3 is now EA’s biggest earner

Well well, what a difference a year can make. This time last year the Playstation 3 earnt Electronic Arts around $13 million, this time however, the PS3 earns EA around £139 million! Thats 969% year on year change. The PS3 is miles ahead of the Xbox 360 who earnt EA around $81 million. The second [...]


FIFA 09: Some new information

FIFA 09 is set to be the best football game ever created and the lads over at fifasoccerblog.com have new information from their visit to EA sports in Vancouver.
Here’s what they have to say:
1. Be a pro is 4 seasons offline
2. They have a new EA locker where the game tactics and formations an stuff [...]


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 [...]