PSN Down For Maintenance

If you can’t sign in today during the hours of 8 am- 1 pm Pacific Time, then it means the PSN is undergoing a scheduled maintenance. People are probably thinking that this is meant to be for the rumored Extended Beta of Home. But little to nothing is known if the rumor is true. What [...]


Linger in Shadows is coming to the PSN this week

Linger in Shadows is coming to the PSN this week, according to the PlayStation UK website, and we wanted to reintroduce this unique piece of “interactive art” with a video demo.

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Linger in Shadows is a demo created by Polish demogroup Plastic. It was first shown at Breakpoint 2008 in Germany.
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Mirror’s Edge not a PS3 exclusive afterall?

After some rumors floating around the web saying that free running game Mirror’s Edge is a Playstation 3 timed exclusive, these rumors are false. Electronic Arts have made a response to the rumors and said:
Mirror’s Edge will be shipping this winter on PS3, XBOX360 and PC. Mirror’s Edge will not be a timed exclusive for [...]


Wipeout HD details

Looking for some Wipeout HD details? Here’s some.

The game will run on 1080P @ 60FPS
It will have Split-Screen mode, and 8 person online multiplayer
You won’t have to use the SIXAXIS
The game will support trophies + platinum trophy, which is usually saved only for retail games and not for PSN titles.
The game will support XMB soundtrack

Looking [...]


Home will be released in 2008

The long delayed Playstation Home will be released this year according to comments made by Producer Martijn Van Der Meulen at the Games Convention 2008.
“First and foremost, Meulen told me (without hesitation) that it is a 100 percent guarantee that Home will be released by the end of this calendar year. He has absolutely no [...]


New 80GB PS3 provides minimal power savings

The newest 80GB Playstation 3 units are believed to have the 65nm chips under the hood. According to a buyer of the new 80GB unit, the buyer found out his older 40GB units sucked 125.8-watts when idle. His new 80GB unit sucked 111.9-watts.
Unfortunately, this mighty fine fellow is planning to return the new unit after [...]


Call of Duty: World at War perks and weapons list

I’m sure most of you are waiting for the next Call of Duty game, World at War that is due to be released in November. Call of Duty 4 had some nice features such as customizable weapons and attributes called perks. They are back in World at War and here’s the rumoured list.
Perks
- Juggernaut (Confirmed [...]


All PS3’s To Have Backwards Compatibility?

In an article translated by google on heise online, David Reeves hinted that backwards compatibility will be on all PlayStation 3’s through future firmware updates. He describes it as a long complex process, but it can be done. An example of this is with the compatibility to play SingStar PS2 songs straight on the PS3 version of Singstar.
Reeves [...]


Killzone 2 Multiplayer

Over at Kotaku, they got a hands on the Killzone 2 multiplayer for a couple hours at the Games Convention. The multiplayer sounds pretty good, of how they described it. I never played the multiplayer on the original Killzone, but I was into the multiplayer of Killzone Liberation. Looks like I will be spending lots [...]


VidZone press release

Here’s the real deal about the free online streaming service for the Playstation 3. Below is the press release for VidZone.
Leipzig Games Convention, 20th August 2008: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today that VidZone™, the online destination for music videos, will deliver their free streaming music video service to PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™). The trial service [...]


FIFA 09 demo details

If your a FIFA fan and looking forwards to the Fifa 09 demo that will be released on the Playstation Network September the 11th, you’ve come to the right place for the details.
In the FIFA 09 demo you’ll be able to play a full exhibition match with the following teams.

Marseille
Schalke
Real Madrid
Chelsea
AC Milan
Toronto FC

If the match [...]


50-50 chance of Left 4 Dead being on PS3

There’s a 50-50 chance of Left 4 Dead being ported to the Playstation 3. Valve’s Doug Lombardi has told CVG that support for the PS3 could be on it’s way as the platforms recent success has raised some eyebrows.
“We’re always evaluating what’s happening in the marketplace and certainly something that’s happening in the last couple [...]


LittleBigPlanet is Region Free

A comment made in the EU forums has cleared up the confusion about LittleBigPlanet’s region locking. According to the SCE developer, all downloads will be shared worldwide, the differences between regions are on how moderation will be handled. They have worked around these issues, thus only having one region. 
Hi all, as many of you may [...]


Killzone 2 to get a patch after it launches

Killzone 2 is set to receive a patch soon after it launches. The patch will include the following; co-op mode and vehicles will be made available in online modes.
Co-op mode will be available through the story mode, what we don’t know is whether this is online of offline.
Currently, vehicles are only available in the single [...]


Bionic Commando Rearmed downloads reach 110,000

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a remake of the 1988 NES version of Bionic Commando. Rearmed offer enhancements such as co-operative mode and challenge rooms.
Bionic Commando series producer Ben Judd made a post at the official Bionic Commando blog and stated that Rearmed has topped the 110,000 mark in worldwide sales since it was release last [...]