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  • EA leaks Euro Rock Band release date?

    According to Internet reports, an insider at industry giant Electronic Arts has leaked the expected European release date for the company’s upcoming music simulation title, Rock Band The highly anticipated title, already available in North America, will finally be hitting European shelves o...

  • Experience Paradise December 13

    Remember that time you crashed your car into some other car and completely trashed everything? Yeah, you wouldn't, because you got a concussion. Next time, we recommend you play Burnout Paradise instead, where you can get a digital concussion from the comfort of your living room. An online-enabl...

  • New Folklore Add-On Pack Coming

    Eric Fong, associate editor for the PS3 exclusive Folklore, announced today that new downloadable packs for Folklore will be available later this month. The PLAYSTATION Network will be host to the new downloadable add-on packs – each to include a new costume for either Ellen OR Keats, a comple...

  • France/Germany will have to wait a bit longer for Orange Box

    PlayStation 3 gamers in Europe are not far from coming into contact with the little Orange Box, however France and Germany will have to wait until early 2008 to join the party, as reported by Electronic Arts. As it currently stands, the German release date for Orange Box is set at January 17th wh...

  • Sony working on PSP store

    Many would suggest that Sony's main focus in gaming is its home consoles, the PS2 and PS3, whilst the PSP is just a side venture into another market, which it is not finding as successful when being crushed by Nintendo's DS every week. Sony has made attempts to prove this theory wrong by introducing...

  • EA hints at future buyouts

    Yesterday, Electronic Arts showed their gratitude towards Activision Blizzard by wishing them the best of luck in their future projects in relation to the recent merger of Activision and...Blizzard. The full article may be viewed here. Now to put the spotlight back onto themselves, EA released a sta...

  • Games industry receives a 'C' from Watchdog Group

    Yesterday the twelfth-annual MediaWise Video Game Report Card was released, published by the National Institute on Media and the Family, and the video game industry received a "C" for it's controlling of the content accessible to minors. The NIMF criticized Nintendo and Rockstar for re...

  • Yakuza 3 dated for Japan

    SEGA of Japan has announced that the forthcoming PlayStation 3 title Yakuza 3 will be released in the region on March 6, 2008 for approximately JPY 7,980. Speaking at a press conference earlier today, the company unveiled some new details on the PS3 exclusive, among which included news that the ...

  • Sony must define PS3 marketing, says Square boss

    Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has stated that Sony must look to define its marketing strategy for the PlayStation 3, suggesting that the platform holder is sending mixed messages to consumers when advertising the system. Speaking in an interview with CNet, Wada commented, “It seems that Sony...

  • PSU Themes section tops 400 mark

    PlayStation Universe would like to inform our visitor that the PSU Themes section has now accumulated more than 400 different themes since launching little over three weeks ago. Those of you who are new to this feature should perhaps be interested to know we have made your job a lot easier by imp...

  • Monster Hunter 2 sells 1.5 million copies in Japan

    Capcom's Monster Hunter series is now on top of the list of Japan's most popular games. The company announced today that the second title in the Monster Hunter franchise, Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on the PSP, has sold over 1.5 million copies in the region, becoming the first to do so for the handheld...

  • Microsoft wanting both Blu-ray and HD-DVD to fail?

    The entertainment industry as a whole, ranging from music, movies and videogames, in one full of misunderstood concepts and business politics. Sometimes to ensure success, a corporation would do under the table deals in hopes that the public doesn’t learn about the activity, all legal of cours...

  • EA CEO says in-game ad estimates "widly optimistic"

    According to an interview with EA CEO John Riccitiello, analysts predicting in-game advertising as the next booming industry are a little too hopeful. Riccitiello does agree that this facet of the video game market will eventually flourish, but he believes it will be a long time before it gets to th...

  • EA responds to Activision/Vivendi merge

    By now most of our readers should be aware of the recent merging of industry giants Activision and Vivendi. This acquisition has created the Activision Blizzard brand, which will more than likely start an industry trend. Perhaps more crucially, the move has now cemented Activision Blizzard as the...

  • SCEA's Jack Tretton talks PS3

    For a while now, Sony has been in the spotlight for a lot of negativity, primarily regarding the launch of the PlayStation 3 where analysts hit on the idea that the console was thrown into the market with low quality launch titles, short demand, and a high price. Since then Sony has dropped the ...

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