30 New echochrome levels on the way
Playstation.Blog announced that 30 new echochrome levels will be released in the coming two weeks starting on Thursday. Only one of these usermade levels was from outside the US and Canada.
The levels will appear at random in freeform mode on the difficulty your playing. But in freeform mode you will first get the levels [...]
PSP System Software Update Firmware Version 4.01
Official Playstation Blog have posted a little update on the Playstation Portable’s next firmware update which will be version 4.01.
The following are fixes:
Display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages.
Playback of video content under Video has been improved for certain file types.
This is just a minor update and will be [...]
ORZ/OR2, what the hell is it?
Was searching around the internet and ran into a strange looking splash page on the Sony Japan website. Keep clicking on the logo and it will change from ORZ into OR2.
According to TheSixthAxis, ORZ/OR2 is a sequel to a dungeon game for the Playstation Portable.
‘Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida 2′, or ‘These Darn Adventures 2′
This [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 14/06/2008
Metal Gear Solid 4 was released and it sure shifted some units, it made the PS3 outsell even the Wii.
For the week ending 14th of June 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.26M Japan
12.14M America
9.32M Others
Total: 27.72M
Xbox 360
0.62M Japan
11.72M America
6.92M Others
Total: 19.26M
Playstation 3
2.21M [...]
PSP System Software Update Firmware Version 4.00
The official Playstation Blog has hit us with some Playstation Portable firmware version 4.00. They say its going to be released soon and will feature Google Internet search directly to the Cross Media Bar.
“This new upgrade replicates the Google Internet search experience, delivering the same search results that you’d get at www.google.com. And with a [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 07/06/2008
For the week ending 7tht of June 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.22M Japan
12.02M America
9.18M Others
Total: 27.42M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.66M America
6.85M Others
Total: 19.13M
Playstation 3
2.13M Japan
4.99M America
6.14M Others
Total: 13.26M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.88M Japan
23.19M America
27.50M Others
Total: 73.56M
Playstation Portable
9.64M Japan
12.79M America
12.89M Others
Total: 35.32M
(these sales figures are courtesy of [...]
New Dissidia: Final Fantasy Characters Announced
Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an action game developed by Square Enix and Published by Square Enix and will be released on the Playstation Portable. Dissidia: Final Fantasy is part of the campaign of the Final Fantasy series 20th anniversary.
What is different about New Dissidia: Final Fantasy from other Final Fantasy games is that the game [...]
Square Enix’s Party 2008 announced
Todays issue of the Famitsu magazine features the first details regarding a private event Square Enix is going to host on the 2nd and the 3rd of August 2008. The event is strangely called DK Σ 3713.
So what the heck does DK Σ 3713 mean?
D - Dragon Quest, Dissidia
K - Kingdom Hearts
Σ - Sigma Harmonics
3 [...]
Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII PSP bundle for Europe
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced a PSP bundle that will include Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The cost of this bundle is 189.99 Euros and will be available on the 20th of June 2008.
Click through for the full press release.
7 screenshots of Spider Man: Web of Shadows
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is the next instalment in Activision’s Spider Man series. Just like the previous games, Web of Shadows will allow free-roaming action. Also you can customize Spider Mans ground and aerial combat and you will be able to choose the games outcome and Spider Mans path.
No release date yet, but in time [...]
Metal Gear 3: Revolver Ocelot to be unveiled at E3
Metal Gear Solid 4 isn’t even released yet and there are rumors saying that Konami will unveil a new Metal Gear game at E3 for the Playstation Portable.
A Playstation.com forum user has posted information regarding this:
“The game is titled METAL GEAR 3: REVOLVER OCELOT and it takes place between MGS: PORTABLE OPS and METAL GEAR [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 31/05/2008
For the week ending 31st of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.17M Japan
11.89M America
9.03M Others
Total: 27.09M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.60M America
6.78M Others
Total: 18.99M
Playstation 3
2.12M Japan
4.94M America
6.05M Others
Total: 13.11M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.85M Japan
23.02M America
27.30M Others
Total: 73.17M
Playstation Portable
9.58M Japan
12.72M America
12.69M Others
Total: 34.99M
(these sales figures are courtesy of [...]
Console Sale Figures week ending 24/05/2008
For the week ending 24th of May 2008 the sale figures according to VGChartz.com looks like this:-
The overall console sale figures now look like this:-
Consoles
Wii
6.12M Japan
11.70M America
8.88M Others
Total: 26.69M
Xbox 360
0.61M Japan
11.53M America
6.70M Others
Total: 18.84M
Playstation 3
2.11M Japan
4.91M America
5.97M Others
Total: 12.99M
Handhelds
Nintendo DS
22.81M Japan
22.88M America
27.07M Others
Total: 72.77M
Playstation Portable
9.52M Japan
12.65M America
12.61M Others
Total: 34.78M
(these sales figures are courtesy of [...]
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII reached more than 1 million
Square Enix’s Playstation Portable RPG master piece has reached sales of more than 1,250,000. Confirmed by Square Enix in their annual financial report. Around 800,000 Japanese copies and around 450,000 copies have been sold since it’s release back on the 13th of September and 24th of March respectively. Europe will have to wait until the [...]
Could Suikoden come to PSP and PS3?
Konami’s fantastic RPG series Suikoden could be making its way to a PSP/PS3 near you! A listing for the original Suikoden for both Playstation 3 and Playstation Portable has popped up on the ESRB’s website recently which means it could make its way to the Playstation Store for us to buy and download and relive [...]
