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  • Dragon Electronics PS3 Accessories Review Posted on April 6th, 2007 Dragon Electronics is one of the leading designers and manufactures of gaming accessories.  Their goal is to provide very cheap accessories, quickly, ...
  • PSU's Top 5 Blu-ray Movies for this Fall Posted on September 5th, 2007 Now is the time of year where the leaves are turning yellow, people are returning to school and the number of outdoor activities begin to dwindle. So we've...
  • PSU's TGS 2007 Predictions Posted on September 17th, 2007 This year's Tokyo Game Show kicks off on Thursday 20th September. After the downsizing of E3, it could become the biggest gaming event of the year, not lea...
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  • Xbox 360 with built in HD DVD drive a bad thing? Posted on October 22nd, 2007 The ability for the PlayStation 3 to play Blu-ray movies out of the box has been one of the system's strongest selling points in the next-gen console war. ...
  • Does Mass Effect have a future on PS3? Posted on November 3rd, 2007 This month will garnish what is widely regarded as a 2007 Game of the Year candidate. Developed by Bioware, Mass Effect is said to be a spectacular new v...
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  • Shenmue: A Lost Legacy Posted on November 28th, 2007 Project Berkley. At first glance, these two words would almost undoubtedly render the average gaming punter to multiple bouts of head-scratching uncertaint...
  • PSU's Holiday Buyers Guide: Blu-ray Posted on December 5th, 2007 Continuing the Holiday Buyers Guide, PSU.com takes a look at some of the best Blu-ray titles of the year. When compiling our list we looked at the followin...
  • Blu-ray vs HD DVD: What's best for me? Posted on December 19th, 2007 With Blu-ray and HD DVD fighting for the title as the number one high definition video format, this causes a problem for the consumer. Which format provide...
  • PSU brings you CES 2008 Posted on January 6th, 2008 Couldn’t afford the plane ticket to the city that never gets any sleep, or maybe you just couldn’t find your way into the Consumer Electronics...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 1 Posted on January 12th, 2008 We’d like to thank you for reading in on our first entry into the Member Spotlight vault. This is meant for the forum and the sites readers to get a...
  • Roundtable: CES 2008 Afterthoughts Posted on January 14th, 2008 Taking place in America’s Playground, Las Vegas, CES presented the opportunity for geeks from around the globe to gather around in awe over the lates...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 2 Posted on January 26th, 2008 Welcome to our Round 2 featured interview with your fellow forum member, Behemoko. I’m sure you’ve seen him quite a bit around the forum, as he...
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  • The truth behind HD-DVD's demise Posted on February 5th, 2008 Over the last two months we have witnessed certain events within the high definition market shifting in favour of Sony’s Blu-ray format, painting a r...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 3 Posted on February 9th, 2008 We’re on Round 3 of the Member Spotlight and so far this has received a solid amount of feedback. I know you guys are itching to learn more about one...
  • PSU: GDC 08 Predictions Posted on February 16th, 2008 With the Game Developer's Conference of 2008 get ready to launch on Monday, PSU.com is preparing for its busy week ahead.  With that in mind we've dec...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 4 Posted on March 8th, 2008 Welcome to the fourth edition of our Member Spotlight. I apologize for having to skip over the scheduled date for this feature two weeks ago, but as most o...
  • PSU Theme of the Week 2 Posted on March 10th, 2008 Last week's Star Wars: The Force Unleashed theme garnered an incredible increase in downloads after being featured on the front page. This week seems like...
  • Play.com Live Report Posted on March 16th, 2008 As the Play.com Live event comes to a close, PSU reporter Rob Zwetsloot puts on his smoking jacket and reminisces about his time at Wembley Stadium in fron...
  • Censorship in Videogames Posted on March 18th, 2008 Let's face it; as the videogame industry continues to rapidly expand and become an ever-greater recognized medium, uneducated parents and politicians will ...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 5 Posted on March 22nd, 2008 Welcome to Round 5 of the Member Spotlight.  After a lot of votes, I ended up deciding on interviewing Gingo for this installment.  A lot of you ...
  • Cosplay: The good, the bad, and the ugly Posted on March 29th, 2008 Editors note:  This is just a fun little feature we thought we'd share with you guys for laughs.  Hopefully you'll enjoy it like we do. Cosplay,...
  • PSU Theme of the Week 5 Posted on March 31st, 2008 Theme of the Week 5 follows last week's theme entitled Beautiful Nature. While this weeks isn't as vibrant and elegant, it is definitely award-worthy. Cell...
  • Member Spotlight: Round 6 Posted on April 5th, 2008 We’ve finally hit Round 6 together and I thought I’d mark this great job of consistency by interviewing one of the craziest posters that PS3 Fo...
  • PSU Theme of the Week 6 Posted on April 8th, 2008 Last week's Cell Project Theme, designed by the online alias mOdus, was our featured theme of the week. This week we move to a new genre, featuring one of...
  • PSU Editorial: Why Videogames are Art Posted on April 18th, 2008 What is art? It’s a fairly straightforward question, yet it encompasses a limitless amount of correct answers. Art is defined by Webster’s Dict...
  • Sony Electronics talks Blu-ray with PSU Posted on April 28th, 2008 Blu-ray, as of three months ago, became the format of the foreseeable future. With HD DVD officially abandoned, consumers can rest easy knowing that Blu-ra...
  • Is your online gaming experience in jeopardy? Posted on May 17th, 2008 What would you do if your online gaming experience was determined by your internet provider and not whether a server was dedicated or not? You may soon be ...
  • Monthly Roundup: May 2008 Posted on May 29th, 2008 I’m sure everyone can agree that with the PlayStation 3 only seeing a very limited amount of releases, May has been a slow month for gaming in genera...
  • Hook, line and sinker: The Sony experience Posted on June 13th, 2008 I think we can all agree that Sony’s PlayStation has brought a lot of diverse people together under one roof in order to enjoy every aspect of gaming...
  • Monthly Roundup: June 2008 Posted on June 28th, 2008 The month of June has progressed quickly and we’ve been treated to some great news but also our fair share of unfortunate news. One of the more disap...
  • Biggest Surprise of E3 2008 Posted on July 28th, 2008 E3 2008 was stuffed with surprises. From scintillating game announcements to the loss of Final Fantasy XIII exclusivity, this year's expo was chalk full of...
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  • Monthly Roundup E3 Edition: July 2008 Posted on July 31st, 2008 This month sure was a hectic one for PlayStation 3 owners as we all sat and watched E3 unravel. This year’s event happened to bring only a small dose...
  • PlayStation's Top 10 Role Models Posted on October 7th, 2008 (Editor's Note: This entire article is intended as a joke. Don't take it seriously in any way, shape, or form. To do so could cause irreversible trauma. In...
  • Comic Con Roundup Posted on August 6th, 2007 Comic Con used to be purely for the comic book fans like myself, but over recent years the convention has changed entirely. With movie adaptations leading ...
  • PSU Champions: Resident Evil 2 Posted on October 29th, 2007 Continuing our series of PlayStation games that could be benefit from a new lease of life on PlayStation 3, we present to you something that could well an ...
  • PSU Champions: Silent Hill Posted on January 28th, 2008 PSU Champions: Silent Hill (PSX, 1999) Intro: PSU Champions continues as we scrutinize a number of our favourite PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games und...
  • PS2 2007 Upcoming Releases Posted on August 8th, 2007 While many gamers are strictly focused on the next-generation console race, we cannot forget our roots. We at PSU want to take the time to list not only wh...
  • PS3 HD Cables By Monster Reviewed Posted on December 6th, 2006 Congratulations. You've braved the elements and crowds, or maybe just braved the grossly inflate resale prices, but however it was managed; you have come i...
  • Logitech ChillStream Controller Review Posted on March 21st, 2007 Logitech has always had a long running reputation of creating top notch products and with the new ChillStream series that reputation can live on. The Lo...
  • PSU Champions: Killer 7 Posted on April 21st, 2007 In the final part of the PSU Champions series, Luke proposes that Killer 7, which was released on PS2, should be remade for PlayStation 3. Here is our prev...
  • US Released Games List Posted on July 25th, 2007 Wondering what games have been released for PS3 so far? Below is a list that PSU will constantly update with the latest games available. There are current...
  • Who Holds the Better Hand? Posted on April 4th, 2007 With all next gen consoles released worldwide and sales looking good for each, how can we tell who will be the overall winner? Who will play their cards ri...
  • PSU Champions: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Posted on April 1st, 2007 The PSU Champions series continues and this time we have a title that may not be as well known as our previous one. Name: Eric Blattberg PSU role: Jour...
  • Showcase: The best PS3 exclusives yet to come Posted on March 11th, 2007 With the UK launch of PlayStation 3 just around the corner, let's take a look at some of the biggest upcoming PS3 exclusive games we expect to see this yea...
  • PSU Interview: TN Games Posted on February 25th, 2007 Hidden from nerd radar comes a new technology dubbed the ForceWear Vest. Developed by Dr. Mark Ombrellaro and TN Games, the ForceWear Vest will be the next...
  • PSU Champions: Freedom Fighters Posted on February 18th, 2007 In the second of our series championing existing last-gen PlayStation games to be elevated to the lofty heights of PS3, our second PSU staffer delves to th...
  • US PlayStation Store Offerings Posted on August 4th, 2007 With a wide variety of media ranging from trailers to PSOne games available on the US PlayStation Store, PSU’s list below details all the current of...
  • Exclusive - Inside the PS3 Posted on April 7th, 2006 Over the past couple of months we have been hearing reports from a couple of our sources who wish to remain anonymous.  The following information has ...
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  • PSU Interviews NaturalMotion Posted on September 20th, 2006 Coming in hot via email, PSU had the chance to interview Torsten Reil, CEO and co-founder of NaturalMotion. If you are not familiar with NaturalMotion or T...
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  • PSU.com Interview: Emergent Game Technologies Posted on October 11th, 2006 Recently PSU had the opportunity to interview Ed Holzwarth, lead PS3 Software Engineer at Emergent Game Technologies, on their game engine Gamebyro for the...
  • Headsets Review Posted on May 20th, 2007 The number of titles that support a bluetooth headset on the PS3 is increasing, so we've decided to review a few headsets of our own. Keep in mind that we ...
  • PSU Podcast #1 Posted on November 11th, 2006 PSU discusses the launch of the PlayStation 3 in Japan and the US as well as the Sixaxis controller....
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  • PS3Portals E3 06 Sony Booth Video Tour Posted on May 26th, 2006 PS3Portals E3 06 Sony Booth Video Tour 21 May 2006 Each year E3 brings about a wealth of new information relating to the gaming industry. This years E3 ...
  • E3 2006: The Gameplay Footage Posted on May 26th, 2006 Genji 2 Genji 2's storyline will be set within Japanese history--though this game will occur three years after the first--and will feature historical f...
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  • 4D Graphics: A Reality Only For PlayStation 3 Posted on August 24th, 2007 We all know what 3D graphics are - length, width & depth, but how many know what 4D graphics are? If you are one of the millions of people thinking 'Wh...
  • PlayStation 3 Exclusives List Posted on August 24th, 2007 The list both shows confirmed, and rumored exlusives in an easy to read and well thought out way. Released [13 Titles] * Formula One Championship Ed...
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  • PSU's Top 5 PS3 Games You Must Have Before '08 Posted on September 14th, 2007 This year's Fall is very, very crowded. Even with titles such as GTA 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 slipping into 2008, the remaining months of 2007 will undoubt...
  • PSU's Capcom Announcement Wishlist Posted on October 14th, 2007 Earlier we reported that Capcom will be making a very special PlayStation 3 announcement this week (in just over 2 days). With no clues as to what this ann...
  • The PS3 is the best buy for Christmas Posted on October 19th, 2007 In the latest announcement from Sony Computer Entertainment, the U.S. and Canada will now be receiving the 40GB PS3 model bundled with Spiderman 3 BD for U...
  • PSU's Top 5 Must Have PS3 titles this Xmas Posted on November 12th, 2007 After slowly gathering momentum since its inception in late 2006, Sony’s PlayStation 3 now offers consumers a variety of some of the best software a...
  • PSU's guide to PS3 Themes Posted on November 15th, 2007 With the launch of PSU’s own PS3 themes section, we felt obliged to provide our users with this handy guide to show you exactly how to go about creat...
  • Games to get you through Thanksgiving Posted on November 22nd, 2007 Let’s face it—Thanksgiving sucks. Sure, stuffing your face full of turkey, potatoes, stuffing and Mama’s delectable apple pie is always f...
  • Nyko Blu-Wave Infrared Remote Review Posted on November 22nd, 2007 Everybody realizes that the PlayStation 3 can do much more than just play video games. It can be used to view pictures, listen to music, or watch movies in...
  • PSU's Holiday Buyer Guide: PlayStation 3 Posted on December 2nd, 2007 Out shopping for your kids, your buddies, or yourself this Christmas and not sure what to get? Well look no further. We've compiled a great buyer's guide t...
  • Nyko Dual Charger AC review Posted on December 3rd, 2007 One detriment that the PlayStation 3 unfortunately features is the inability to charge the wireless remotes while the console is turned off. Sure, this doe...
  • PSU's Top 5 Worst Games of the Year Posted on December 7th, 2007 With Christmas right around the corner, PSU.com wanted to warn our readers of the PS3 games that may look promising as great holiday gifts but are in fact ...
  • Thrustmaster T. Flight Stick X review Posted on December 15th, 2007 A couple weeks ago we reported that Thrustmaster had announced the first ever PlayStation 3 joystick dubbed the T. Flight Stick X. Shortly afterwards the c...
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  • Developers struggle with PS3: A thing of the past Posted on January 7th, 2008 For a considerable time now, Sony has had to face the belief that their flagship console, the PlayStation 3, is one of the more difficult platforms to deve...
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PS3 Video Store update; October 10

Published 18 h 44 m 46 s ago | PSN | News | Eric Blattberg

It's time for this week's PlayStation Store video content update, and a fair bit of content has been added. Several key additions include It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Grandma’s Boy, ...

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Sony wants Xbox 360 to succeed in Japan

Published Yesterday | General | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has admitted he is keen for the Xbox 360 to make waves in Japan, believing its success will prove instrumental in helping promote the use of high definition ...

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Sony dates Resident Evil: Degeneration

Published Yesterday | Blu-ray | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Pictures has confirmed that upcoming CGI zombie romp Resident Evil: Degeneration will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on December 30, 2008. According to reports, the film will ...

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North American PSN update; October 9

Published Yesterday | PSN | News | Dave Wales

It seems like Sony thrives on giving out great updates during game conventions. Today marks yet another excellent showing for the PlayStation Network. As I had hoped, the Hot Shots Golf pack made it w...

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European PSN update; October 9

Published Oct 9th 2008 | PSN | News | Dave Wales

Europeans can smile this week as their update is more than impressive. Not only are you getting your mitts on Linger in Shadows but you also have the chance to check out a rare JRPG in the Sony lineup...

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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite coming to Europe

Published Oct 9th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

According to Eurogamer, Capcom plans to bring its stupendously profitable PlayStation Portable hit Monster Hunter Freedom 2nd G to Europe - and it will be one of the first games to offer online Ad Hoc...

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Premium themes come to the PlayStation Store

Published Oct 8th 2008 | PSN | News | Eric Blattberg

To complement the various free and user-created themes currently available, Sony will begin to offer premium themes -- at the price of $1-2 -- on the PlayStation Store. Now, just to clarify, new fr...

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Valve: "Zero chance" of Left 4 Dead PS3 this year

Published Oct 7th 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Valve marketing boss Doug Lombardi has extinguished hopes of seeing a PlayStation 3 version of Left 4 Dead out before the year’s end, stating there is “zero chance” of seeing a port ...

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Sony: Nintendo DSi will not expand DS demographic

Published Oct 7th 2008 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

When Nintendo unveiled its latest DS model, the DSi, last week, our first thought was that the Kyoto giant was putting some moves on Sony's PlayStation Portable fanbase. The DSi is, after all, much mo...

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Star Ocean PSP dated for Europe

Published Oct 6th 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Square-Enix has nailed down a European release date for Star Ocean: First Departure, confirming that the PSP remake will hit PAL regions on October 24, 2008. Released in Japan late last year, First...

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All MMOs will be console-based, says Sony Online

Published Oct 6th 2008 | PS3 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

In the second part of an already revelations-heavy interview with MTV, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has revealed that all SOE's upcoming MMOs will appear on consoles. He didn't actua...

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Yet another PSP RPG on the way

Published Oct 3rd 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

RPGs are like buses - you wait two years for one, then dozens of the wretched things pop up at once. Granted, the average bus ride doesn't usually take fifty hours or more, but let's not ruin a good o...

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PSP outsells all rivals in Japan for first half of '08

Published Oct 2nd 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Enterbrain has published hardware and software sales figures in Japan for the first half of fiscal year 2008. The PlayStation Portable tops the list, fuelled by Monster Hunter Freedom 2nd G's success ...

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Sony Online looking at PSP MMOs

Published Oct 1st 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

While the Nintendo DS has its share of outlandish titles, the PlayStation Portable arguably offers greater room to experiment thanks to its comprehensive suite of functions. Sony Online Entertainment ...

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Molyneux: "I'd love to get games on every platform"

Published Oct 1st 2008 | PS3 | News | Justin Pinter

Speaking with Videogamer.com, Lionhead Studios' Peter Molyneux discussed his views on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and what his thoughts were on ever wanting to create a game for the Sony platform. ...

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Brett Ratner confirms involvement with God of War film

Published Oct 1st 2008 | General | News | Justin Pinter

Speaking in a brief interview with UGO.com, director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-men: The Last Stand) has confirmed his involvement with a movie adaptation of Sony’s popular God of War videogame ...

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PlayStation 4 to be "Wii-tized," launching 2011?

Published Sep 30th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

According to Goto Hiroshige at pc.watch.impress.jp (as translated by the ever-obliging posters at NeoGAF), certain anonymous Japanese developers have received preliminary specifications for the PlaySt...

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Cliff Bleszinski likes Blu-ray, hates PS3 controller

Published Sep 29th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

How about a morsel of articulate analysis from one of the industry's biggest figures? Gears of War 2 developer Cliff Bleszinksi doesn't get on with the PlayStation 3 controller. No sir. “I ha...

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PSP Firmware 5.0 to offer direct PSN access?

Published Sep 29th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

At the start of September we reported that Sony Computer Entertainment would offer direct PlayStation Network access to Japanese PlayStation Portable users. Thankfully, it appears Europe and North Ame...

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Sony ships 85,000 PlayTV units in UK

Published Sep 29th 2008 | PS3 | News | Justin Pinter

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony has confirmed a shipment of 85,000 PlayTV units to retailers in the United Kingdom. Announced last year, PlayTV is a DVR device that allows PlayStation 3 users ...

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PS3 Video Store update; September 27

Published Sep 27th 2008 | PSN | News | Bhavin Shah

Time for this week's PlayStation Store video content update. A good variety of TV shows and movies has been added, including episodes from the current Prison Break season and all three Godfather films...

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Sony expands PSN Card availability

Published Sep 26th 2008 | PSN | News | Bhavin Shah

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today that PlayStation Network Cards will become more widely available this holiday season. The vouchers are already offered at Blockbuster, Pam...

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Shaun White Snowboarding dated for PSP

Published Sep 26th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Ubisoft has slapped an official release date on the upcoming Shaun White Snowboarding for PlayStation Portable. You can look forward to hitting the powder on November 14 in Europe and November 13 in N...

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Blow: Braid "feasible" on PSP as downloadable game

Published Sep 26th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Speaking to the boys and girls at Joystiq, reigning indie figurehead Jonathan Blow has suggested that his ecstatically received Xbox Live Arcade platformer Braid might - just might - make the transiti...

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Kojima: "I have three concepts for MGS5 already"

Published Sep 26th 2008 | General | News | Mike Harradence

Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima has said that he has three concepts for a possible fifth instalment in the popular stealth action franchise, but admitted he isn't keen on the idea of them bei...

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North American PSN update; September 25

Published Sep 25th 2008 | PSN | News | Dave Wales

This week's PlayStation Network update should place a smile on anyone's face. Gamers have an opportunity to check out highly anticipated and regarded titles such as WipEout HD and Burnout Paradise (do...

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European PSN update; September 25

Published Sep 25th 2008 | PSN | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has updated the region’s PlayStation Store for another week, offering up a stellar batch of playable content, add-ons and other goodies. See below fo...

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Sony explains "recipe for success" on PSP

Published Sep 25th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has responded to an article on the PlayStation Portable's slowing publisher support by UK magazine Edge, promising "significant growth" in 2009. ...

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Future and Sony announce UK Qore clone

Published Sep 24th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Sony Europe and titanic UK pulped-wood-and-ink firm Future Publishing are at work on a UK interactive magazine similar to Sony America's Qore. The new publication is pencilled in for a UK PlayStati...

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Level 5 working on cardboard Senki for PSP

Published Sep 24th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Guess one new PlayStation Portable IP wasn't enough for Level 5. The talented chaps behind Dragon Quest VIII and White Knight Story have pulled another videogaming rabbit out of their development hat-...

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Level 5 announces "Ushiro" horror RPG for PSP

Published Sep 24th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

According to Gamekyo, the role-playing wizards at Level 5 are hard at work on a new PlayStation Portable IP, titled "Ushiro" or "Behind". While the developer is best known for l...

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Valve says EA is "interested" in PS3 Left 4 Dead

Published Sep 24th 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has addressed the possibility of a PlayStation 3 version of zombie romp Left 4 Dead, stating that Electronic Arts is “interested” in handling a port of the gam...

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Punisher: No Mercy announced exclusively for PSN

Published Sep 23rd 2008 | PSN | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

The PlayStation Network's roll of big-whiz exclusives just got one game longer. Bucharest developer Zen Studios has unveiled Punisher: No Mercy over at the PlayStation blog, an arena-based online firs...

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Final Fantasy VII defined RPG genre, says Molyneux

Published Sep 23rd 2008 | PS1 | News | Mike Harradence

Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has described how he considers Square’s 1997 masterpiece Final Fantasy VII as the game that defined the RPG genre, before claiming that the PlayStation 3 lacks any &...

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Crytek: PlayStation 4 will "drive our research"

Published Sep 22nd 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

While Sony has taken steps to ensure that the PlayStation 3 will be the longest-lived of current-gen machines, some developers can't wait to get their hands on the next slab of hardware. Speaking ...

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Suda51's The Silver Case to grace PSN?

Published Sep 22nd 2008 | PSN | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

You may know him as the creator of No More Heroes and killer7, but Grasshopper Manufacture's resident genius Goichi Suda was creating crazy games long before the advent of the PlayStation 2. Case in p...

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PS3 Video Store update; September 19

Published Sep 20th 2008 | PSN | News | Bhavin Shah

For those of you that are unaware, it's the weekend, which means it's time for another PlayStation 3 Video Store update. Continuing the trend from past weeks, we have another sizeable batch of movies ...

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Sony: India to be "key development hub"

Published Sep 19th 2008 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has said that it believes India has much to contribute to international videogame development. Speaking to Develop, SCEE country manager Atindriya Bose pr...

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Level 5 starts countdown, promises "shocking" news

Published Sep 18th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

This is a bit of a minor story, but it could blossom into something bigger. Celebrated indie JRPG developer Level 5 has just launched a countdown site for an upcoming press conference, Vision 2008, wh...

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North American PSN update; September 18

Published Sep 18th 2008 | PSN | News | Dave Wales

The North American update has once again proven to be the upper echelon of updates week in and week out. Not only is the store updated with Fracture and Mercenaries 2 demos, but the Call of Duty 4 Map...

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European PSN update; September 18

Published Sep 18th 2008 | PSN | News | Dave Wales

We're sure you've grown to expect each European update to be disappointing and seriously lacking, however it's time for a change. SCEE has finally released an update capable of being proud of. With de...

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Life with PlayStation launching today

Published Sep 18th 2008 | PS3 | News | Justin Pinter

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced that Life with PlayStation will release today, September 18, worldwide simultaneously.  For those of you who don't know, Life with PlayStation ...

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New slim trophy card available at Playfire.com

Published Sep 17th 2008 | PS3 | News | PSU Staff

London based social networking site for gamers Playfire.com has today released a major update to their popular trophy card system. In the backdrop of three new trophy patches hitting the console for W...

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PlayStation Store cards now on retail shelves

Published Sep 17th 2008 | PSN | News | Emmanuel Brown

Purchasing items from the PlayStation Store just got a whole lot easier for those of you without access to credit, as Sony has finally gotten around to shipping PlayStation 'Entertainment Cards' to st...

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Official: Infinity Ward returning for Call of Duty 6

Published Sep 16th 2008 | PS3 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

With Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War still weeks from release, Activision has whipped the camo off Call of Duty 6. The big reveal came at the company's Analyst Day conference, as reported by Sha...

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Microsoft happy with success against PS3

Published Sep 16th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Games Studios, has gone on the warpath against Sony in an interview given to GI.biz yesterday. "Let's start from the beginning of both consoles - PlayStation 3...

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Activision expects PS3 to last at least eight years

Published Sep 16th 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Activision CEO Robert Kotick has said that his company expects Sony’s PlayStation 3 console to remain on the market for at least another eight years. Speaking during the Activision Blizzard ...

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Capcom to produce multiplatform games only

Published Sep 15th 2008 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

With the hardware market fiercely divided and videogame budgets swelling into the hundreds of millions, many publishers have been focussing on multiplatform development to maximise sales. Few, however...

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EA terminates Take-Two takeover attempt

Published Sep 14th 2008 | General | News | Eric Blattberg

After seven months of discussion, debate and speculation, it's officially over. Take-Two will remain its own separate entity, instead of residing under EA's arching umbrella. Take-Two's take on th...

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PS3 Video Store update; September 12

Published Sep 13th 2008 | PSN | News | Bhavin Shah

Another weekend is here, and that means another juicy video content update on PlayStation 3! This time we've got TV shows including Bones and UFO Hunters, and top movies such as Spider-Man 2 and Troy....

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Yoshida: PSP is "lost opportunity" for third parties

Published Sep 12th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida has criticised third-party publishers for failing to devote output to the PlayStation Portable. "It's really, really disappointing and it's a lost o...

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North American PSN update; September 11

Published Sep 11th 2008 | PSN | News | Eric Blattberg

Arriving on a grim day in North America, this week's PlayStation Network update may do little to brighten the atmosphere, but at the very least it's stuffed with fantastic content. With quite a few de...

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SingStar Abba coming to PS2/PS3

Published Sep 10th 2008 | PS3 | News | Emmanuel Brown

Abba have become the latest act to cash in on the SingStar phenomenon, set to star in their own version of the karaoke title due out for both PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 before Christmas. If any o...

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Puzzle Quest, Dead Head Fred to hit PSN

Published Sep 9th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

According to Joystiq, D3 Publisher intends to bring its back catalogue of PSP titles to the PC PlayStation Store. Topping the list from a quality perspective are scintillating Bejeweled/RPG fusion ...

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Oddworld creator says consoles are "problem"

Published Sep 9th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Lorne Lanning, creator of the classic PSone Oddworld games, has criticised consoles for making game development too expensive. "Personally, I think the consoles are a problem," he said in...

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PS3 Video Store update; September 5

Published Sep 6th 2008 | PSN | News | Bhavin Shah

Another big update for the PlayStation Video Store has hit this week, adding more seasons of American Dad and Scooby-Doo as well as top movies such as I Am Legend and Matrix Reloaded. Here's the full ...

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Samsung: Blu-ray will last five years

Published Sep 4th 2008 | Blu-ray | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Speaking to Pocket-lint, electronics giant Samsung has claimed that the Sony-sponsored Blu-ray format will be dead in five years. "I think it [Blu-ray] has five years left," commented And...

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Resident Evil: Degeneration Blu-ray details released

Published Sep 4th 2008 | Blu-ray | News | Mike Harradence

Capcom has unveiled all-new details regarding the forthcoming Blu-ray release of its CGI movie, Resident Evil: Degeneration. According to a post on the company’s official blog, the upcoming h...

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Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 coming to Europe in '09

Published Sep 3rd 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Koei has confirmed that it will be bringing Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to European territories at some point in 2009. Will Curly, Sales Manager for Koei, commented, &...

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Sony: Euro PSP-3000 bundles may not reach UK

Published Sep 3rd 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Sony has poured cold water over the hotly anticipated UK arrival of the PSP-3000 bundles recently announced late last month at the Leipzig Games Convention. The company said this week that the bund...

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Capcom: PS3 has reached "full swing"

Published Sep 3rd 2008 | PS3 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Legendary Japanese publisher Capcom thinks the PlayStation 3 is starting to realise its market potential. In a conference call held for the firm's Q1 financial results, Capcom commented that the succe...

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PSP to get new networking features

Published Sep 2nd 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Sony Japan has announced a few significant new PlayStation Portable networking features, as reported by IGN. Top of the list is direct PSP access to the PlayStation Store via the handheld's web bro...

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PSP-3000 dated for Japan, new bundles detailed

Published Sep 2nd 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Sony has announced that the PSP-3000 will be released in Japanese territories on October 16 for JPY 19,800. In addition, the platform holder also confirmed that forthcoming PSP bundles for Gundam v...

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New Nippon Ichi unveiled for PSP

Published Sep 1st 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Nippon Ichi has pulled the wrappers off a new 2D action-platformer for PSP, the unforgettably titled Prinny: Is It OK For Me To Be The Main Character, Dood? Little is known about the game at present, ...

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New PS3 shooters on the way?

Published Sep 1st 2008 | PS3 | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Blorge.com has caught wind of another three game projects, at least one of which is confirmed for PlayStation 3. The confirmed PS3 title is Sky Gods, a cooperative shooter that sees you paradroppin...

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PlayStation Video Store update, August 29

Published Aug 30th 2008 | PSN | News | Justin Pinter

Sony has released their latest update for the PlayStation Video Store, adding films such as Alien 3, Blade Runner, Independence Day and Saw. Here is the full list of new movies added to the exponen...

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Life with PlayStation to tie-up with Folding@home

Published Aug 30th 2008 | PS3 | News | Bhavin Shah

A post on Sony's Official PlayStation.Blog has revealed a little more about the upcoming 'Life with PlayStation' application for PS3. Unfortunately, Noam Rimon, Development Manager at SCEA R&D,...

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Max Payne theatrical trailer released

Published Aug 29th 2008 | News | Justin Pinter

20th Century Fox just released the first theatrical trailer for Max Payne. The trailer features narrative by Mark Wahlberg and over two minutes of intense action sequences. The film is being direc...

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Square Enix plans to acquire Tecmo

Published Aug 29th 2008 | General | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Renowned RPG-maker Square Enix has revealed plans for a friendly takeover of Ninja Gaiden publisher Tecmo, according to a report by Reuters. Square Enix has offered 920 yen per share for Tecmo stoc...

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PSP-3000 to support PS3 controller?

Published Aug 29th 2008 | PSP | News | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Maxconsole is claiming that the upcoming PSP-3000 can be played using a PlayStation 3 controller, having been tipped off by an inside contact at Best Buy. Maybe Sony does love our thumb joints after a...

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Consumers buying PS3s faster than production

Published Aug 28th 2008 | General | News | Dave Wales

In a recent interview with Die Welt, Sony CEO Howard Stringer made a claim that the PlayStation brand had captured casual gamers long before Nintendo. Stringer stresses that even though they had the s...

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No slim-line PS2 for the UK

Published Aug 28th 2008 | PS2 | News | Mike Harradence

According to Eurogamer, Sony has revealed that it has no plans to release the new slim-line PlayStation 2 model in UK territories. “We won’t be releasing the new model PS2 in the UK,&rd...

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European PSN update; August 28

Published Aug 28th 2008 | PSN | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has updated the region’s PlayStation Store for another week. Among the content available this week includes the PAL release of The Last Guy, along wi...

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The Harmonix-Neversoft drum war officially begins

Published Aug 28th 2008 | News | Emmanuel Brown

Any prospect of a peaceful co-existence between Harmonix's Rock Band series and Neversoft's Guitar Hero was blown out of the water this morning, with GH's Brian Bright talking smack to Eurogamer about...

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THQ recruiting for PS3 Warhammer title

Published Aug 28th 2008 | PS3 | News | Emmanuel Brown

THQ has begun advertising for its upcoming action project, reportedly looking for “videogame development talent across all disciplines to work on an action game for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony P...

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PSN cards not coming to Gamestop until 2009

Published Aug 28th 2008 | PSN | News | Justin Pinter

Sony has confirmed that US retail chain Gamestop will not be stocking pre-paid PSN cards until some time in 2009. According to Kotaku, a Gamestop employee received a note from Sony stating that the...

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Golden Joystick Awards 2008

Published Aug 27th 2008 | News | Dave Wales

The Golden Joystick Awards is one of the most prestigious gaming award ceremonies worldwide. Some consider the awards to be the "People's Awards," leaving out the politics of gaming. In this...

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Rumor: Rockstar working on PS3 exclusive

Published Aug 27th 2008 | PS3 | News | Justin Pinter

According to the October issue of EGM, the developers behind the infamous Grand Theft Auto IV franchise are hard at work on a new PlayStation 3 exclusive. The PS3 exclusive was revealed to be in th...

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PlayStation Blog meet-up at PAX

Published Aug 27th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

Those of you headed to the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) on Friday might want to hang out at the nearby 'Top Pot Doughnuts' before you head into the convention, as those friendly chaps from the Official Pla...

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Immersion pays Microsoft $20 million

Published Aug 27th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

In a rather strange turn of events, Immersion - the infamous patent holders for rumble technology - have been forced to pay Microsoft a one-off fee of around USD 20 million as a result of Sony impleme...

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Japanese PSP sales top 10 million

Published Aug 27th 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

The latest issue of Famitsu magazine has confirmed that Sony’s PlayStation Portable has now sold over 10 million units of hardware in Japan since its inception in December 2004. In addition, ...

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Sony confirms TGS attendance

Published Aug 26th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

As if you couldn't have guessed, Sony have confirmed their attendance at this year's Tokyo Games Show, along with a host of other companies that promise the usual weird spectacle. We're shuddering at ...

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Rumor: Crysis coming to PS3 in Q2 2009

Published Aug 25th 2008 | PS3 | News | Justin Pinter

According to a PSU source, Crytek is planning to release Crysis bundled with the new expansion Warhead on the Xbox 360 in Q4 2008 - Q1 2009, followed by a PlayStation 3 version in Q1-Q2 of 2009. Ou...

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Reeves defends European announcements

Published Aug 25th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) President David Reeves has gone on the record concerning Sony's oft-criticised lack of focus on European consumers, defending the company's stance by pointing...

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Games Convention targets the US

Published Aug 25th 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

Following on from a rather successful 2008, the organisers of Leipzig's annual Game Convention have set themselves a goal of bringing the event to a North American audience, filling the huge former-E3...

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Leipzig: Sony snags several 'Best of GC' awards

Published Aug 23rd 2008 | News | Eric Blattberg

What's a games convention without a few awards? Unexciting, that's what. The Leipziger Messe has announced their 'Best of GC' awards, of which Sony has snagged several. Sony's top-notch first-part...

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US Video Store update; August 22

Published Aug 23rd 2008 | PSN | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has updated the US PlayStation Video Store for the weekend, offering up a variety of TV series and films, including the likes of Afro Samurai, Nip Tuck, Full...

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Valve says "50-50" chance of Left 4 Dead on PS3

Published Aug 23rd 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Valve Software’s Doug Lombardi has said that there is a “50-50” chance of upcoming zombie title Left 4 Dead appearing on Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. Speaking with CVG, Lomba...

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Kojima says Metal Gear Acid on PSN is "possible"

Published Aug 22nd 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Speaking at the Leipzig Games Convention this week, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima revealed that it is “possible” the Metal Gear Acid franchise may be released for Sony’s PlayStatio...

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Sega reveals new DLC for Phantasy Star PSP

Published Aug 22nd 2008 | PSP | News | Emmanuel Brown

The all-conquering Japanese re-release of Phantasy Star on PlayStation Portable continues to go from strength to strength, with Sega confirming new downloadable content for the addictive title. The...

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Yoshida: Leipzig is important

Published Aug 22nd 2008 | General | News | Emmanuel Brown

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has extolled the importance of Leipzig in the videogame conference season, confirming the waning influence of E3. “It’s always important to ha...

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Sony confirms UK pricing for new PS3/PSP SKUs

Published Aug 21st 2008 | General | News | Mike Harradence

Sony has confirmed that the 160GB PlayStation 3 model will retail for GBP 339.99 when it launches in the UK (along with the rest of Europe) on October 31. In addition, the platform holder also reve...

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Star Ocean PSP gets Euro release window

Published Aug 21st 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Square Enix has announced that it will be bringing Star Ocean: First Departure on PlayStation Portable to European territories in October 2008. Released in Japan late last year, First Departure is ...

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Leipzig: Euro PSP sales top 13.4 million

Published Aug 21st 2008 | PSP | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has revealed that PlayStation Portable sales across Europe have reached 13.4 million since its inception in early 2005. The figures were divulged at the co...

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[UPDATE] Leipzig: Konami reveals Lords of Shadow

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PS3 | News | Emmanuel Brown

Konami has just unveiled brand new console IP known as ‘Lords of Shadow’ during its press conference at the Leipzig Games Convention. Sounding remarkably like a cross between Castlevan...

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[UPDATE] Leipzig: Sony announces wireless keypad

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PS3 | News | Dave Wales

Tired of trying to stretch your USB Keyboard over to your couch or typing out words via the directional pad? Sony finally has you covered in the form of a new wireless keypad accessory. Announced ...

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Leipzig: Sony officially announces PSP-3000

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PSP | News | Bhavin Shah

Sony has finally confirmed reports of a new PlayStation Portable iteration. Dubbed the PSP-3000, the updated handheld will include a couple of new features and be sold in eight bundles across PAL regi...

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Leipzig: Disney is next up for SingStar franchise

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PS3 | News | Dave Wales

Sony Computer Entertainment today announced development of SingStar Disney, the latest instalment in its multi-million dollar selling SingStar franchise. SingStar Disney affords gamers the opportu...

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Leipzig: Stream music videos for free on your PS3

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PS3 | News | Dave Wales

Think the Video Store was a nice additional feature for your PlayStation 3? Think again. Sony is proud to bring its European user base a brand new feature entitled VidZone. VidZone will give you t...

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Leipzig: Sony announces 160GB PS3 for PAL regions

Published Aug 20th 2008 | PS3 | News | Mike Harradence

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has announced that it will be releasing a 160GB PlayStation 3 unit across PAL territories later this year. Speaking at the platform holder’s press co...

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Full PSU coverage of Leipzig 2008 inside

Published Aug 20th 2008 | News | PSU Staff

Couldn't attend Leipzig this year? Don't worry, PlayStation Universe has you covered. We'll be bringing you round the clock updates from today's event. The main purpose of this article is to compile a...

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World of Zellians coming to PS3 this Fall

Published Aug 19th 2008 | PS3 | News | Jamie Davey

Gameinvest announced today that it's currently developing World of Zellians, a strategic life simulation game where players must create, manage and grow a prosperous new civilization while caring for ...

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Crytek: PS4/Xbox '720' to be released by 2011-2

Published Aug 19th 2008 | General | News | Mike Harradence

Crytek CEO and President Cevat Yerli has estimated that successors to Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will arrive on the market between 2011 – 2012. Speaking during ...

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Turbine developing console MMO

Published Aug 19th 2008 | PS3 | News | Emmanuel Brown

Lord Of The Rings Online developer Turbine has revealed plans for a PlayStation 3 MMO, adding to a rapidly-expanding list that includes The Agency, DC Universe Online and the recently-announced Biowar...

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PS3 Left 4 Dead available to pre-order

Published Aug 19th 2008 | PS3 | News | Emmanuel Brown

The previously-unannounced PlayStation 3 port of Valve's Zombified multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead surfaced this morning, with several UK retailers listing the game for pre-order. Play, Gameplay, a...