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Home open beta confirmed for November
PlayStation Home Creative Director Ron Festejo has confirmed that the online social platform will be entering its open beta stage in November 2008. “Home is currently in a closed beta phase,” said Festejo. “We have between 8,000 and 10,000 users in this closed beta phase. Around...
- Posted May 13th 2008
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Force Unleashed is "greatest" Star Wars game ever, says dev
The producer of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has proclaimed that the title is the “greatest” videogame entry in the Star Wars franchise to date. Speaking to Videogamer.com, LucasArts’ Cameron Suey commented, "I'm a humble guy so ...
- Posted May 13th 2008
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PSU Theme of the Week 9
Last week's Grand Theft Auto IV Themes, designed by Man2Vir and DragonKiss, were our featured themes of the week. This week we thought we'd switch it up and provide a cool new theme that Xbox users would probably have to pay for, Gears of War 2. Created by OPTICS, this new theme includes one wall...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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PSU's COD4 Map Pack Code Giveaway Winners
Congratulations to FantasyStar, hamushka11 , jdmtunerguy , Sparv-en , and Jwaldo19; you are our winners! Your Call of Duty 4 map pack voucher has been sent to you via a private message on our forums. If you haven't already figured it out, your PSU account and PS3Forums account are one in the same, s...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo confirmed
One thing gamers look forward to the most is the demo of an upcoming title they may be anticipating. LucasArts understands this and has officially confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be receiving a demo on the PlayStation Network. Though no time frame has been given on when you can ex...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Hot Shots Golf to receive DLC soon
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds has been one of the more addicting titles in recent memory. With in-depth online play and Mii-like customizations, fans of the series are sure to have put in a lot of hours into this golfing masterpiece. One question still remains though, "What is there left for me...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Killzone 2 levels to take 45-50 mins to complete?
Playr, an updated version of GamerTV on Bravo in the UK, recently hosted an episode where a Sony representative played and talked about the highly anticipated shooter, Killzone 2. On the show, the rep spoke about a number of things including AI, weapons and the like. The one thing that caught ou...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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MMOs will become "selling point" for PS3, says Smedley
The President of Sony Online Entertainment, John Smedley, recently told the Seattle Times that the Xbox 360 will find it hard to compete with the upcoming MMO titles for the PlayStation 3. Smedley believes that titles like The Agency will help separate the PS3 from its competition. On top of that, S...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Hirai: Third parties initially "confused" by PS3
It's no secret that the majority of third party PS3 games haven't been up to par with Sony's first party offerings. From minor things like the framerate in Madden to major game differences like the vastly inferior port of Blacksite: Area 51, third parties just weren't putting effort into their PS3 t...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Pachter: PS3 to beat 360 in April
During the early parts of each month, we've begun to expect and wait for Michael Pachter's latest predictions in the world of gaming and the console war. Last month, Pachter misjudged the console sales by a small margin, but that hasn't stopped him from coming out and proclaiming the same prediction...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Metal Gear Solid 4 track list revealed
[Editor's Note: Some track names may contain spoilers, please avoid if you do not wish to know anything that could potentially spoil a portion of the game for you.] The track list for Metal Gear Solid 4 is not very often regarded as a sought after part of the MGS franchise; however, we've included ...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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EA confirms Skate 2 for PS3
Electronic Arts confirmed today that Skate 2 is currently in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The original Skate was developed by EA Black Box and released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in September 2007. It outsold rival skateboarding title and past genre king, Tony Hawk's P...
- Posted May 12th 2008
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Hideo Kojima is happy with the PlayStation 3
Hideo Kojima took a complete 180 in relation to his recent comments about being unsatisfied with Metal Gear Solid 4 and has reiterated his statements in new fashion. Below are several interview quotes describing how Kojima truly feels about the hardware he has been developing for. "On the inte...
- Posted May 11th 2008
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Madden 09 Hands-on
EA and Tiburon have set the bar high this year with Madden NFL 09, providing not only 60fps gameplay for the PlayStation 3 platform but rethinking and improving much of their game mechanics and A.I. system. For all the Madden fans out there, get excited, because this year’s edition will be wor...
- Posted May 11th 2008
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Niko and Vlad from GTA IV on Saturday Night Live
Everyone should've seen this coming. In last night's episode Saturday Night Live, Grand Theft Auto IV's Niko and Vlad appeared in a news broadcast skit complaining about the portrayal of Liberty City in GTAIV. People who have played the game should get the joke, otherwise it might not be worth watch...
- Posted May 11th 2008
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New Killzone 2 Gameplay Footage
Here is a new look at Killzone 2 from the PlayStation Day event held in London earlier this week. The 2008 gameplay footage shows off not only flying aircrafts and Helgast tanks, but new weapons such as the revolver. Also notice the lifelike animations, beautiful indoor lighting, and particle effect...
- Posted May 11th 2008
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GRiD PS3/360 comparison video -- or is it?
GameTrailers.com has become infamous for their comparison videos of multiplatform titles spread across the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360, but they've seemed to decide to take it one step further. After the entire Devil May Cry 4 debacle that left a lot of gamers displeased on both sides of the spectrum...
- Posted May 10th 2008
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EA takes out loan; Take-Two buy imminent?
With a recent SEC filing came the knowledge that EA has taken out a substantial loan in the amount of $1 billion dollars (cue Dr. Evil whenever ready). The loan was acquired from Morgan Stanley and lenders in order to make the buyout of Take-Two that much more possible. Of course, this is all specul...
- Posted May 10th 2008
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Codemasters gains Formula One license
With Sony no longer wishing to develop their Formula One franchise, the licensing for the sport was put up for grabs. According to a press release sent out by Codemasters, this gave them the opportunity to swoop in and make the deal happen which has resulted in them adding yet another racing franchi...
- Posted May 10th 2008
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Mirror's Edge dev praises PS3's cell processor
The developer behind the upcoming First Person Shooter (FPS) Mirror’s Edge has said that the power of PlayStation 3’s Cell processor allows the team to “push the resolution of our textures much higher." Speaking at a presentation this week, DICE General Manager Sean Decker ...
- Posted May 10th 2008
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PSP needs more games in Europe, admits Reeves
David Reeves, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), has expressed his desire to see more software released for the PlayStation Portable in the territory. Publisher release schedules reveal little in the way of new titles for the portable gaming device, with a notable lack of...
- Posted May 10th 2008
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PSU talks with Peter Moore
Over the last couple of weeks, PlayStation Universe has had multiple opportunities to sit down and talk with the big man over at EA, Peter Moore. As Moore is an ex-Microsoft employee, we’re sure a lot of you felt that this may result in a lower quality product for the PlayStation 3 in some gra...
- Posted May 9th 2008
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