News - PSU.com

Lord of the Rings: War in the North revealed

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:36:19 +0000

Are you longing for a trip back to Middle-earth? Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has your back as it officially revealed Lord of the Rings: War in the North for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. If you've been waiting to see your Hobbit friends...

Green Day: Rock Band dated

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:05:05 +0000

Harmonix has staple-gunned a global release date to its upcoming music romp Green Day: Rock Band, confirming the spin-off title will be released for PS3, 360 and Wii on June 8. The company also revealed that users will be able to export all 47 tra...

SOCOM 4 to feature Move support; more games revealed

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:56:10 +0000

Zipper's upcoming SOCOM 4 will feature support for Sony's Move. The Move will also feature an optional sub controller, which will be used in SOCOM 4. The sub controller will move the character around on screen, while the Move motion controller will c...

It's Official: "PlayStation Move"

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:26 +0000

Sony revealed the official name for its motion controller at GDC today. It will be known as "PlayStation Move." We'll have more on Sony's press conference from GDC. Expect to hear a lot more about the PlayStation Move - especially some of the gam...

Sony to reveal Motion Controller name tonight at GDC

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:52:50 +0000

Enough rumors. For months the internet has been abuzz about the name of Sony's Motion Controller. Arc? Gem? Motion Controller? That-stick-with-a-ball-on-the-end? OK, we made that last one up, but we've heard so many names the past few months, it's ha...

Weekly Blu-ray releases; March 9, 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:52:29 +0000

March 9th Blu-ray releases: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - $19.99 Up in the Air - $26.99 Precious - $23.99 Old Dogs (Three Disc Edition) - $24.99 Planet 51 - $25.99 Hachi: A Dog's Tale - $24.99 - - - - - - - - - - - PSU'...

GTA V to be announced before E3, says analyst

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:41 +0000

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has stated his belief that eagerly anticipated sequel Grand Theft Auto V will be unveiled before this year's E3 convention. "There is building suspension for a pre-E3 GTA V announcement, although we expect nothin...

EA to publish Deathspank for PSN

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:04:49 +0000

EA announced today that it will publish Hothead Studios' upcoming title Deathspank for both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live sometime in the coming year. The Game has been developed under the supervision of Ron Gilbert, best known for creatin...

Sony's "surprise" sequel is SOCOM 4

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:24:14 +0000

Sony has revealed that its "surprise" sequel is SOCOM 4, coming exclusively to the PlayStation 3 this fall. There aren't a great deal of details available at this time, but here is what we know: there is a militant revolutionary that has unexpectedly...

Digital Comics update; March 4, 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:45:31 +0000

It's time for the weekly update to the Digital Comics Store. There are now more than 1,000 comics available via the PlayStation Network. This week features a hefty dose of Wolverine and X-Men from Marvel. See below for a full list of updates to t...

Shaun White Skateboarding announced

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:54 +0000

Look out Tony Hawk, The Flying Tomato wants a piece of the skateboarding videogame market. Ubisoft announced Shaun White Skateboarding today, a skating game from Ubisoft Montreal. Multiple Olympic snowboard gold medalist, Shaun White, makes his skate...

Ubisoft offering competition to FIFA and PES

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:34:13 +0000

Ubisoft plans to shake up the football/soccer market by introducing Pure Futbol this May. The game, developed by Ubisoft Vancouver, will be released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Ubisoft describes the game as "raw and unfiltered." The arcad...

Ten years later, the PlayStation 2 is here to stay

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:11:51 +0000

Ten years ago today, the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan, marking the launch of what would become the best selling console of all time. Over the past 10 years, more than 140 million PS2s have been sold worldwide. It wasn't that the PS2 came ou...

Square unveils new Lara Croft game

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:38:43 +0000

Square has lifted the curtains on the next Lara Croft outing, which the company states will arrive some time later this year as a digital download. According to the press blurb the game is known as Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and will ap...

European PSN update; March 4, 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:43:42 +0000

Sony Europe has issued its weekly PlayStation Store 'heads-up' for your viewing pleasure. Check out the full list of updates below. PlayStation Store via PS3 Special Offers (Available until the 18th of March) Cellfactor: Psychokinetic Wars (w...

GTTV to debut 'surprise Sony sequel' this week

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:16:06 +0000

A teaser for the latest episode of GameTrailers TV has revealed that gamers can expect the first details on a "surprise Sony sequel" when the show goes live in the U.S. this Thursday. The announcement itself is accompanied by a montage of triple-A...

Sledgehammer Games developing 'action/adventure' CoD title

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:29:15 +0000

Activision has revealed that the newly formed Sledgehammer Games is currently working on an 'action-adventure' entry in the Call of Duty franchise, as well as confirming that a second new title is also in the works for release in 2011. Speaking in...

Weekly Blu-ray releases; March 2, 2010

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:58:43 +0000

This week's Blu-ray onslaught is pretty tame by previous standards, with the only major release being that of disaster flick, 2012. See below for the full release list. - - - - - - - - - March 2nd Blu-ray releases: 2012 (Two-Disc Special Edition)...

PSU Dev Blog: New YouTube&Twitter integration

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:51:06 +0000

Hi everyone! We've been working hard behind the scenes this month to bring our readers a couple of new and exciting additions to PlayStation Universe. The first is a brand new official PSU Youtube channel, which we will be using to add all of the ...

Unreal Engine 4 may not be out for next gen consoles

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:05:16 +0000

Don't expect to see the next generation of Unreal tech in the near future. According to Epic Games' Mark Rein, Unreal Engine 4 won't come out until there are "massively multi-core processors" available in consoles. We may not even see the next Unreal...