Everybody’s Golf, PlayStation Store, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Pach Attack – Ep. 106: Will SEGA ever re-enter the hardware market? on GoNintendo
Video Games | Pach-Attack! | Episode 106 XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Uncharted 2 PS3 at Walmart B/M $40 on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 1 Posted By: magichau Views: 262 Replies: 1 I just came back from WalMart store in MI Uncharted 2 Roll back price is $40. I’m not sure if national wide or not Online Coupons

PS3 / Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds $34.67 shipped @ Buy.com on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: -2 Posted By: MISURICK Views: 394 Replies: 1 red.com Product Features (from Amazom!) * The new shot system offers a high risk to reward ratio and gives players the ability to hit the ball farther and straighter, but also…


PlayStation Store and more.

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PAL PlayStation Store Update: Tester-Free [Europe] on Kotaku
# europe It’s a pretty slim week on the PAL PlayStation Store, but then, looking at the stuff Europeans and Aussies are missing out on – like the Tester – maybe that’s not such a bad thing. …

Rumor: Ratchet & Clank Devs Going Multiplatform? [Rumor] on Kotaku
# rumor According to “a trusted source”, IGN is reporting that Insomniac Games – creators of both Resistance and Ratchet & Clank – is about to abandon the land of PS3 exclusivity and become a…

Sony Says PlayStation Move Precise Enough To Play StarCraft [Gdc10] on Kotaku
# gdc10 There’s been a flood of information coming from Sony about the new PlayStation Move controller for the PS3, but Sony’s technically inclined folks showed off some of the more technically capable…

Needle Now or Shotgun Later: A Little Dead Rising Cosplay [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Almost lost amid the CCP booth loaded up with free kegs of beer, the PS3 Move set-up and Nintendo was the tiny Zombrex booth packed with faux syringes and a shotgun behind glass. …


PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, BioShock, and more.

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Pachter – Wii decline has to do with more than retail supplies, needs catalyst to bump up sales on GoNintendo
“Nintendo’s overall performance was well below our expectations, with software down over 30% and Wii hardware units down almost 50%. Nintendo had warned us that February would be a difficult month due to supply constraints, but we believe…

This Week’s Rumor Roundup: iPad, PS3, Smurfs on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Before anything is a fact, it was once a rumor. That’s why we seek out and collect together today’s Internet rumors into our Rumor Roundup. It’s like we’re scouting for players for an upcoming [insert sport of your choice] season.

Sam & Max PSN pre-orders start March 18; other console versions a ‘definite possibility’ on Joystiq
Sam and Max will bring their off-kilter humor to PlayStation 3 for the first time in The Devil’s Playhouse: The Penal Zone , the first episode in a new season of Telltale’s episodic adventure series. In a first for the PlayStation Store, the full…

NPD: BioShock 2 Feb. PS3 sales just shy of 200k mark on Joystiq
Having printed and shipped more than 3 million copies of BioShock 2 across the seas, publisher Take-Two is clearly leaning on its sequel to provide a strong sale wind to push the company through another successful quarter . Following its…


Batman: Arkham Asylum, PlayStation Store, Resident Evil 5, and more.

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

GoGamer Sale: Raven Squad: Hidden Dagger for PC $5, Supreme Commander 2 (PC) $34, Mass Effect 2 (PC) $30, Dragon Age Origins: Awakenings (PC) $33, Assasin’s Creed (Xbox 360 & PS3) $35, + More + S/h on SlickDeals.net

February NPDs: 360 Overtakes Wii, BioShock 2 Tops Software on 1UP RSS feed
The Wii doesn’t often fall off its perch atop the console crowd, and when it does it’s worth noting. The Wii slipped below the Xbox 360 this month, though the reasons aren’t easy to identify. None of the consoles have seen price drops, so this seems…

News: Uncharted 2 wins big at GDC on Eurogamer
Scoops a record five awards. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Eurogamer’s Game of 2009, has gone on to win a record five statuettes at the Game Developers Conference Awards. …

Wii Games come to PS3: Hands-on with Sony’s new PlayStation Move motion controller on Madshrimps News RSS Feed
The glowing ball at the top of the move was always interesting; the colors shift and change; it’s all very psychadelic. We played a Gladiator title where you block with your shield and attack with a large axe. It takes some getting used to, but I…

Small Differences Between Japanese Final Fantasy XIII and International FFXIII [Square Enix] on Kotaku
# squareenix Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 are different . But that’s not all. More »

More No More Heroes Sexy Time! [Nsfw] on Kotaku
# nsfw Honestly. If there was any other time than sexy time. Wii action game No More Heroes is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 with the subtitle Heroes’ Paradise, and it’s bringing saucy character…

PlayStation Store Update: Testing Mega Man [North America] on Kotaku
# northamerica This week, on the North American PlayStation Store: Mega Man 10, some new duds for MAG players and a big bundle of Resident Evil 5 zombie dirtbike goodness. More »


XrossMediaBar, Final Fantasy, PhysX, and more.

Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Interview: Sony’s Michael Denny on Eurogamer
European exec talks Move and more. There’s no doubt that Sony has made the biggest splash of all the platform holders at this year’s Game Developers Conference. First came the rumours that the new PlayStation 3 motion…

News: Only two pairs of Moves and sub-controllers supported on Eurogamer
Or four Move controllers on their own. Sony has clarified that, although four of the Move wand controllers can be used at a time, the PS3 motion control system only supports two Move controllers and…

News: Fat Princess released on PSP today on Eurogamer
Plus: Resi 5 demo! Mega Man 10! More! Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake – the PSP version – waddles out today. We didn’t see that coming. Let’s hope the formula has been trimmed down from the…

News: Green Day: Rock Band dated on Eurogamer
So close to drowning but I don’t mind. MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June. …

News: M&M Clash of Heroes for PSN, XBLA on Eurogamer
Capybara revamping DS delight. DS delicacy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is to be revamped for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Developer…

News: PlayStation Home update 1.35 live on Eurogamer
New Navigator interface arrives. PlayStation Home has been updated to version 1.35. The download is a brief 49MB, although the Home live servers…

News: Resi 5 Gold content available as DLC on Eurogamer
Sandwiched together for discount price. Capcom’s sandwiched the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition content together online in the Untold Stories Bundle. …

News: Lara Croft returns this summer for $15 on Eurogamer
In Guardian of Light for PC, PSN, XBLA. Crystal Dynamics plans to release newly announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light this summer on PC, PSN and XBLA. …

News: New PAL Releases Roundup on Eurogamer
FFXIII! Chaos Rising! Yakuza 3! Resi 5 Gold! Did you stay up until 1am to find out about Kaz’s magic wand? It doesn’t really matter if you did or not, because you can read everything there is to know…

News: Monkey Island 2 remake this summer on Eurogamer
LeChuck Revenge for PC, PSN, XBLA. LucasArts will adapt The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge for PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone this summer. …

News: Aragorn’s Quest gets PS3 mocon support on Eurogamer
Busting Moves in the House of Elrond. Warner Bros. has announced that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will include features specifically designed for the PlayStation Move motion…

Nvidia Denies Bribing Game Developers for Implementation of PhysX on X-bit labs
We Do Not Force Game Designers to Implement PhysX – Nvidia

Imagination Technologies: You Will Have the Power of PlayStation 3 in Your Pocket in Three Years on X-bit labs
ImgTec Predicts Dramatic Performance Improvements of Mobile Graphics Chips

Heavy Rain: A Peek Into the Future of Movies and Games [Entertain Me] on Gizmodo
# entertainme Even if you don’t own a PlayStation 3 , Heavy Rain is a game you should know because it re-imagines both videogames and movies, combining them into a new genre of Choose Your Own…

PlayStation Move motion controller gets official on TweakTown News RSS Feed
When the Wii launched the console wasn’t known for fantastic graphics, but was known for its cool motion controls. Sony tried to throw in motion control with the PS3 as an afterthought with the Sixaxis…


Final Fantasy, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, PlayStation Store, and more.

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

News: F1 2010 due out in September on Eurogamer
Massive Career mode, multiplayer. Codemasters has announced plans to release F1 2010 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this September. The British publisher…

News: FFXIII PS3 includes FFXIV beta invite on Eurogamer
Monster RPG ships 5m copies. There’s a Final Fantasy XIV closed beta invite inside the PS3 Final Fantasy XIII box. Rummage around near the manual…

News: EA to publish 38 Studios’ new RPG on Eurogamer
Project Mercury for PC/PS3/360. EA has announced plans to publish 38 Studios’ single-player RPG Project Mercury on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Developed…

News: R.U.S.E. dated for June on Eurogamer
Open PC beta has begun. Ubisoft’s bluff-based strategy game R.U.S.E. will be released on 4th June on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The date arrives as a…

News: NFS: Shift gets Exotic DLC next week on Eurogamer
Seven curvy cars, one voluptuous track. Several snazzy supercars and one raunchy racetrack will be available for Need for Speed: Shift next Thursday, 18th March. …

News: EA Sports Active heading to PS3 on Eurogamer
2.0 also for iPhone and Wii this autumn. EA has officially announced EA Sports Active 2.0 for iPhone, PS3 and Wii and said it will be released this autumn. …

News: First Modern Warfare 2 DLC this month on Eurogamer
Initial 360 pack due at end of month. Infinity Ward has announced that the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 will be released for Xbox 360 on 30th March. …

News: Tiger Woods dated, PS3 supports Arc on Eurogamer
Plus: Ryder Cup, new cover star, more. EA Sports has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be released for iPhone, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on 8th June. …

Getting chopped: why True Crime loves bladed weapons on Ars Technica
Jeff O’Connell is the lead producer of the new True Crime game, and he’s showing off the game’s hand-to-hand fighting. The part of the game we saw was low on gunplay, but it looked great, with some cinematic-looking moves and kills. The game takes…

HP MediaSmart add-in adds TiVo compatibility, enables video transfers to and fro on Engadget
For those enjoying media bliss thanks to a little MediaSmart box humming away somewhere in the corner, life just got a even more lovely. HP has announced a partnership with TiVo that allows MediaSmart users to install a Windows Home Server…

Playstation Network first to deliver HD Movies from All 6 major studios on Akihabara News
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that purchases and rental of HD movies from the 6 major studios, namely, 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros….

EA Sports Active 2.0 Will Measure Your Heartbeat, Share Your Data, and Work on Your iPhone on Fast Company
Given the roaring success of Wii-exclusive EA Sports Active, the hardcore workout video that masquerades as a video game , a sequel was pretty much inevitable. Thankfully, this one’s more Dark Knight than Electric Boogaloo. The new, improved EA…

GDC Gallery: How The Indie Fund Could Change Game Dev Destiny on Boing Boing
Like UK studio Introversion’s indie-rallying clarion call at the 2006 Independent Games Festival , the announcement of an indie-led investment strategy — simply called the Indie Fund — could be the next watershed moment for the future of…


PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, XrossMediaBar, and more.

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

EA Sports Active 2.0 to get heartbeat sensors and online sharing (video) on VentureBeat
Heartbeat sensors took center stage in Electronic Arts’ preview of its sports game line-up this evening at the Game Developers Conference . EA Sports Active 2.0 will debut this fall with a new kind of heartbeat monitor that you strap around…

Sony proves PS3 is still a movie machine with HD content from all major studios on Betanews
By Tim Conneally , Betanews Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 3 have lagged behind Nintendo’s Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 for most of this generation, and the PSP and PSP Go now face a serious threat from Apple’s iPhone OS-based handhelds. Despite…

Netflix on DS? This is Getting Ridiculous. on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Just before last year’s GDC we saw hints of Netflix for the PS3 and Wii – by means of official Netflix surveys, testing the waters of the potential customer base.  The Wii solution is now a confirmed reality, and these survey suggestions…


LittleBigPlanet, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, and more.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

ModNation Racers blends infinite modding and goofy kart racing (video) on Kid Mercury’s Blog
A new game called ModNation Racers gives you so many choices for creating your cartoon characters, kart racers, and race tracks that you may never get to the racing. The game for the Sony Playstation will launch this summer. Dan Sochan, the…


Resident Evil, BioShock, Final Fantasy, and more.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PSP Still In First In Japan, But It’s Still Nintendo’s Pie [Console Taisen] on Kotaku
Sony’s PlayStation Portable is still the bestselling (and worst selling) piece of hardware in Japan, moving another 37,000 PSPs of standard variety and nearly another 1300 of the “go” variety. The PSP secured the top spot on the hardware chart once…

Badass PSP Game Rumbles To The Top Of Japan’s Bestsellers List [Sales Get] on Kotaku
Tough guy simulator Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou is Japan’s bestselling video game, the latest entry in the series that has made its way stateside under the name Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble. It dethrones Capcom’s Biohazard 5 re-release this week. …

PlayStation Store Update: Just Because [North America] on Kotaku
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is a good week to both familiarize yourself with Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause 2, one of three new demos, and to catch up on previous PlayStation Network releases. While the PlayStation 3…

We Were Wrong About Nier Before … Or We Are Now [Impressions] on Kotaku
We here at Kotaku have been underwhelmed by forthcoming Cavia-made video game Nier Gestalt. We have played it and been bewildered . We have questioned the game’s reason for being . So, uh, last time I saw it, I liked it. Maybe we got this Nier…

The Tester: Episode 3: The "There’s No Cry In Team" Liveblog: No Goof Deed Goes Unpunished [Playstation Network] on Kotaku
Thank god it’s Thursday, when new episodes of the PlayStation Network’s only reality show, The Tester, brings us new trials, fresh tears and one less contestant vying for a QA position at Sony. Oh! It also brings our weekly liveblog. Don’t worry,…

Any Doctors On Board Kotaku? [Note] on Kotaku
To: Anyone! From: Totilo Re: But Do I Hate Japan? We’ve got a guy here with an upset stomach. It’s not pretty. The man is in his 30s, I think. Black hair. About shoulder length. He says he’s been feeling ill since last night. Hasn’t been…

When Does God of War Go Too Far? When Someone Laughs [God Of War III] on Kotaku
What is considered out of bounds for the God of War series? It’s not violence, as players will decapitate and eviscerate enemies with gory, glorious detail. It’s not sex, either, as God of War III continues the series’ naughty mini-game tradition….

SOCOM 4 Revealed, Franchise Returns To Zipper Interactive [Game Announce] on Kotaku
Sony’s premier tactical shooter series is back in the hands of Zipper Interactive and ready to redeploy this fall with SOCOM 4. Featuring 32-player multiplayer, what does SOCOM 4 mean for the future of Zipper Interactive’s MAG? A militant…

The Rock Band Network Goes Live With 100 Plus New Tracks [Harmonix] on Kotaku
In January, Harmonix launched the tools needed for artists to publish their songs on the Rock Band Network . Today, the Rock Band Network Store opens to the public, with more than 100 new songs for fans to purchase and play. The Rock Band Network…

EA Cuts Deal To Publish Shank, Deathspank [Ea Partners] on Kotaku
Electronic Arts today announced a deal with the developers of Shank and Deathspank to bring the downloadable games to multiple platforms. The publishing deals are part of agreements that Klei and Hothead Games recently signed with EA Partners….

My 10 Years With The PlayStation 2 [Happy Birthday PS2] on Kotaku
On March 4, 2000, Sony unleashed the successor to their wildly successful PlayStation on an unsuspecting world. Ten years later I’ve still got PlayStation 2 games on preorder. And to think I didn’t even care until 2002. In 1999, I was still new to…

But Do I Hate Japan? [Note] on Kotaku
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Hump Day Before the talk about hate… Do you know why there was no heavy rain today? No, I’m not talking about the PS3 game…nor about where you are per se. Sorry! When I woke up this morning, I found…


Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, Race Driver: Grid, and more.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Red Steel 2 – preview on GoNintendo
Video Games | Red Steel 2 | Preview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Brutal Legend (Xbox 360 or PS3 Game) $19.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 3 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 505 Replies: 1 Brutal Legend (Xbox 360 or PS3 Game) $19.99 w/ Free Shipping at Newegg $19.99 with free shipping for this heavy metal action game. 5/5 eggs with only 4 reviews. Xbox 360 Link …

News: PSN update: Just Cause 2 demo tops bill on Eurogamer
Plus: DLC for Resi, Dante’s, LBP and more. The European PlayStation Store has been updated with a bundle of new demos, videos and downloadable content packs. …

News: Arkham Asylum GOTY with 3D option on Eurogamer
Out this month, works on normal TVs. Square Enix has announced plans to release a special Game of the Year Edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum this month, complete with a 3D viewing option that works on…

News: Special edition GRID due next week on Eurogamer
Comes complete with DLC for 25 quid. Codemasters is releasing a special edition version of tip-top racer GRID for the PS3. Race Driver: GRID…