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North American PSN update; July 2, 2009

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:32 +0100

Today's North American PSN update is definitely respectable, but doesn't stack up to Europe's mammoth offering. Punisher is out today, but topatoi and Numblast remain European exclusives for now, along with the digital release of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP. Still, there's a new issue of Qore to pick up, along with a hefty amount of add-on...

European PSN update; July 2, 2009

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:42:00 +0100

Phew! There's such a bevy of content in today's Euro PSN update that it's hard to sum up simply. Punisher, Numblast, and topatoi all make their debut today on the PlayStation Store, followed by a Red Baron Arcade demo, a quirky PSone Classic, and an incredible amount of add-on content. Meanwhile, PSP owners are in for a treat; the excellent Monster...

Rumor: New Resident Evil film out by September 2010

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:16 +0100

Film enthusiasts Shocktillyoudrop.com have got wind that Sony Pictures is aiming to have Resident Evil: Afterlife in theatres on September 17, 2010, citing info obtained via a 'studio insider.' Some of you may recall director Paul W. S. Anderson mentioning late last year that he was in the process of working on a script for the long rumored zom...

Suda51/Marvelous Entertainment hint at No More Heroes for PS3

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:16 +0100

Grasshopper bigwig Goichi Suda (known colloquially as Suda51) has hinted that gory Wii slash 'em up No More Heroes may be heading to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the near future. Apparently, Suda feels that the series must make the transition to other platforms in order to 'expand' the franchise to new possibilities. He told Edge: "I really wa...

Namco unveils UK Tekken 6 bundles

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:25:48 +0100

UK beat 'em up fanatics will be able to get their mitts on a pair of wallet-draining Tekken 6 Collector's Edition bundles when the game hits stores later this year, developer Namco Bandai has confirmed. First up, and in a similar deal for those in the U.S., Namco is offering a special arcade stick bundle featuring a copy of the game, art book, ...

New Onimusha title on the horizon?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:49:40 +0100

Capcom has launched a fresh teaser site pointing to the imminent announcement of a new entry in the Onimusha franchise. The teaser displays three dates that correspond to the setting of previous entries in the PlayStation 2 horror series, namely 1560, 1573 and 1582. Each date is promptly crossed out before 1600 appears on screen accompanied by s...

Beyond the Game: Fight Night Round 4

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:22:25 +0100

Stepping into the ring with some of history's greatest boxers would likely leave you bruised and unconscious. In Fight Night Round 4, that's exactly what you do. The successor to 2006's Fight Night Round 3 takes everything you love about boxing games and aims for a knockout with a host of new features, better graphics, and a more realistic Legacy (...

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:57:14 +0100

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is not a 'new' game. Smash Hits merges the greatest hits from past Guitar Hero games with the GH World Tour framework-and really, that's all there is to it. That doesn't mean that Smash Hits is a bad game, however-far from it. If you're a newcomer to the series, or simply a Guitar Hero fanatic, Smash Hits is worth checking o...

Maloof Money Pack coming to Skate 2 on July 9

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:49:57 +0100

Skateboarding's biggest cash prize money event, The Maloof Money Cup, is coming to Skate 2 on July 9. It will be $3.00 USD on the PlayStation Store. The Maloof Money Cup Pack will have different gameplay events both online and off, such as freeskate and skate contests that put gamers against world class pros and an online mode with new challenge...

inFamous space, KZ2 room and more headed Home tomorrow

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:07 +0100

The inFamous game space, The Abandoned Docks of Empire City, is coming to Home in both Europe and North America tomorrow. There will be a graffiti art minigame and a side-scrolling shooter minigame, Reaper Shock. Meanwhile, Europe will be receiving the Killzone 2 Visari throne room, along with the SOCOM Tactical Operations Centre, the latt...

Capcom releasing Classics Collection tomorrow, Resident Evil 2 and 3 later

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:57:13 +0100

Capcom is releasing Capcom Classics Collection Remixed in UMD legacy format on the PlayStation Network tomorrow, with many other classic titles, including Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Dino Crisis, coming later (see below). The Classics Collection, available for download on PSP, is no small collection, with twenty titles include...

topatoi arrives on PSN tomorrow

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:29:06 +0100

Chances are you likely haven't heard of topatoi, the first PSN title by Bootlat Games, an Eastern European developer, yet it's coming out tomorrow on the PlayStation Network. topatoi is a 3D action platformer where you play Raph, who must use his gyroscopic vehicle to rescue his girlfriend. This vehicle has different unique abilities to overcome...

Pachter forecasts strong PlayStation family sales for '09

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:29 +0100

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that software sales across Sony's PlayStation family of consoles will account for approximately 31 percent of all global videogame sales during 2009. The outspoken analyst indicated in Wedbush's annual Interactive Industry Report that although sales of PlayStation 2 software have dwindled in r...

Red Faction DLC dated

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:41:39 +0100

THQ has revealed that the first of three downloadable content packs for Red Faction: Guerrilla will be unleashed on both PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE on August 13, 2009. The first batch of DLC, entitled Demons of the Badlands, boasts a new single player arc set within a fresh Mars landscape not previously featured in the main game. PS3 owne...

Uncharted 2 release date to be announced 'very soon'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:51:08 +0100

Naughty Dog has let slip that the developer will be making an announcement on a firm release date for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 'very soon.' Speaking during a chat with fans on the North American PlayStation Blog yesterday, co-president Evan Wells commented: "We still haven't announced our release date. So for now it's still "Fall", but I assur...

New Vandal Hearts delayed, slightly

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:30:45 +0100

Konami's upcoming downloadable tactical role-playing game Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment was originally slated for release in September, but according to new details announced today, the game will come out sometime in the winter. The game is a prequel to the original Vandal Hearts game, released for the PlayStation in 1996. The new game, sai...

NBA 2K10's 10th Anniversary edition revealed

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:13:19 +0100

For the most part, special editions, anniversary editions, and limited editions don't offer much to the average gamer. For hardcore fans of whatever game is getting the extra treatment, however, sometimes these specials really offer, well, something special. Take, for instance, 2K Sports' 10th Anniversary edition of NBA 2K10. The $99.99 USD pac...

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Review

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:30:55 +0100

The movies would have us believe that the Wild West was full of tobacco-spitting, gambling, whiskey-drinking males who regularly got involved in saloon brawls, slept with hookers, robbed banks and took to the deserted streets for high noon showdowns. It's this romanticized, clich�d version of that era with all its murder, suspense and skulduggery t...

Two Taiwanese companies contracted for PS3 Slim?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:57:33 +0100

There are even more juicy rumors regarding the existence of the alleged PS3 Slim. Joystiq Japan and Engadget Chinese are reporting that two Taiwanese manufacturing companies have been contracted to build Sony's new slim version of the PlayStation 3. Taiwanese groups Foxconn and Pegatron will split the orders, which are expected to start shipping...

Sony providing more support for peripheral makers

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:41:26 +0100

Sony plans to grow its peripheral licensing business by encouraging peripheral makers to make new products. Third parties that enter into a licensing agreement with Sony will receive support documents to help them better design and create peripherals for use with the PSP, PS3, and PS2. Those who enter into this agreement will have the privilege ...