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  • Bladestorm demo headed to Europe this Thursday

    A demo of Koei’s forthcoming Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War will be available to download through the European PlayStation Network this Thursday, the company announced today. Based off the infamous Hundred Year War between English and French armies during the period 1337 – ...

  • Killzone 2 multiplayer to link with Home?

    Cryptic messaging abound as Guerrilla Games hint towards Killzone 2 and Home interactivity. In the recent issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, a hands-on with the highly anticipated title was detailed. When questioning the games producer, Steven Ter Heide, about the multiplayer, he had this t...

  • Hastings Entertainment to expand Blu-ray line-up

    Video rental chain Hastings Entertainment (based in Amarillo, TX) has announced that the company is to expand its output of Blu-ray movies in all of its 150 stores. The purpose of this is to increase the number of Blu-ray copies on their store shelves; such move comes right after the revenue shar...

  • Future to publish US Official PlayStation Magazine

    It has been a long time since the North American market has seen a Official PlayStation Magazine. All that is about to change as Future will now take the helm as the publishers of the Official PlayStation Magazine in America. The first issue will be a Holiday 2007 edition which is slated to hit ...

  • Metal Gear Solid 4 Not To Be Kojima's Last?

    Earlier in the year, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima made a statement saying that the highly anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, would be the last game in the series that he is to be directly involved in. However, in a phone interview with Next-Gen...

  • SNK announces two new titles for PS2

    SNK Playmore has announced two new titles that will be making their way onto the PlayStation 2 later this year - King Of Fighters XI, and NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. King of Fighters XI is the latest in the long running series. It will add Quick Shift and Saving Shift options for more control when s...

  • New information on 40GB PS3

    Realdealgaming.com has an interesting theory on a possible release date for the rumored 40GB PlayStation 3 console. According to the site, there are a few factors, that, when added up could quite possibly reveal a prime time for Sony to put out a budget PS3 later this year. Sony has gone on ...

  • Sony to tour UK to promote PS3 media functionality

    Starting October 1st, Sony will be touring the UK in hopes to promote the PlayStation 3 as a media entertainment hub, not just a gaming console. The tour will last until the end of the year and will hit several major cities, including several large malls, and the O2 Arena in London. Sony hopes t...

  • Hirai reaffirms Sony's stance on PS3 prices

    In an interview with SPOnG, Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai has reaffirmed Sony's confidence in the PlayStation 3's starting price point. When asked whether the original price point for the PS3 was an appropriate one, Hirai stated: "No, I think the original price-point w...

  • Phil Harrison defends Sony on Sixaxis

    A lot of people may believe that Sony is forcing developers to implement the PlayStation 3’s Sixaxis tilt feature. Most recently, it has been argued that Sony forced Lair producer, Factor 5, to add the motion control in the game. However, a recent statement by Sony’s corporate executive,...

  • Square-Enix strives to be diverse

    As we reported recently, Square-Enix is looking for foreign publishers in the United States and European markets, in an effort generate a larger amount of revenue from foreign markets. As the Financial Times article reported, Square-Enix’s foreign sales accounts for no more than 20% of their r...

  • Three new Blu-ray recorders announced for Japan

    Electronics giant Sharp has recently announced three new lines of Blu-ray players for the Japanese market, which are all slated to hit stores by the end of the year. The first is the BD-HDW that will launch in two distinct variations; the HDW15, which comes equipped with a 500GB hard drive, and ...

  • Wal-Mart Canada sale hints at 80GB price drop?

    Wal-Mart Canada is celebrating its anniversary with a sale no potential PS3 owner should pass up. Instead of paying $659 for a PlayStation 3, the retailer has dropped the price by $110, listing the 80GB bundle for only $559. As seen in the ad, the 80GB model comes with MotorStorm and a PS3 Blu-ra...

  • PSP outsells DS fourfold in Japan

    According to Media Create, the Sony's PSP has outsold the DS again this week, sitting at the top of the charts with nearly 280k units sold. Here are the numbers for Japan: - PSP: 277,794 - DS Lite: 70,523 - Wii: 24,992 - PS2: 11,373 - PS3: 10,732 - Xbox 360: 1,687 The cause beh...

  • Folklore Character Design Contest

    Sony is holding a contest for people to design their own character for the fantasy RPG title Folklore. Entries will be judged by a panel from Japan’s Game Republic studios which will include Okamoto-San, executive producer for Onimusha, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, and now Folklore. The r...

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