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Critter Crunch dev praises Sony's support of indie games

Vella's praise echoes similar sentiments from other PSN developers, like Shatter's Mario Wynands. In addition to free development tools, Vella noted other benefits by partnering with Sony. Critter Crunch was promoted heavily on the PlayStation Network via the PlayStation.Blog, Puls...

Users report faulty digital copies of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Source -- Official PlayStation Forums Source -- EU PlayStation Blog comments Source -- Youtube video [Thanks, Gian]Users report faulty digital copies of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Gravity Crash lands a global PSN release on Tuesday, November 24

Gravity Crash will be available on PS3 for £6.29 / €7.99 / $9.99. A PSP version -- which also includes a level editor -- is also in the works, and is likely to arrive in December. For more details on the game, check out Episode 140 of the PS Nation podcast. Source - PlayStation.Blog Europe

Sony expects PSN to pull in 50 billion yen in FY 2009

Exactly how Sony plans to boost its revenues so drastically is outlined by other statistics on the slide. According to the company's calculations, the PSN currently has 33 million registered users, 1.4 million of which visit the PlayStation Store on a daily basis. We fall into the latter gr...

God of War Collection players complain of freezing issues

Some folks over on the official PlayStation Forums allege to be having trouble playing God of War Collection. Several users are complaining that the game has been locking up on them, specifically after God of War's first cutscene and during the first mission. Most of the people who claim to...

Blue Toad Murder Files first trailer warns of big mystery in Little Riddle

In addition to the LucasArts adventure game renaissance and Telltale Games' continued efforts in the genre, Relentless Software is bringing a new episodic adventure series to the PlayStation 3's digital distribution service this December titled Blue Toad Murder Files. Aside from th...

ESRB rates SOE-published 2D brawler 'Revenge of the Wounded Dragons' [update]

If it weren't strange enough that Sony Online Entertainment is listed as the publisher for recently ESRB rated PlayStation 3 side-scrolling brawler Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, we find it all the stranger that a trademark filing from last September puts Wet developer A2M in the deve...

Dark Void film adaptation announced

While the parties involved decide whether or not the movie is indeed the Pitt's, someone should probably point out that as far as starring vehicles go, a jetpack is probably the best one. Players will beat Hollywood to the punch and experience it for themselves when Dark Void lands on PC, Pl...

Sony 'looking into' subscription-based PSN services for new revenue stream

Whoa, hey. Slow your roll, sir. We know seeing the terms "PSN" and "subscription" in the same headline might have set off a few red flags for you, but let's look at this logically. Earlier today, Sony released the presentation report from its media and investor conference, one portion of whic...

Sony pushes profitability goal back to 2013

Apparently unwilling to accept the cold, hard scientific fact that the world will end in December of 2012, Sony has announced that it plans to be profitable and operating at a five percent margin by March of 2013, according to the Washington Post. Though the company originally hoped to hit...

Be bad ... and win a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta code

Only the first confirmed eligible commenter of each participating post will receive one code for the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta (ARV: N/A). Codes are only for PlayStation 3 and will be active once today's PlayStation Store update occurs.For a list of complete rules, cli...

Sony to release 'non-game' dev kits in Q2 2010

Last night's 6.20 firmware update for PSP lays down the framework for additional non-gaming content. The PSP update adds a new category to the XMB called "Extras," which allows users to launch the web browser to download third-party apps on the PSP. The PlayStation Network Digital Comics R...

Hands-on: Blu-ray Digital Copy for PSP

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has finally debuted the first batch of Blu-ray discs that take advantage of Digital Copy for PSP. With this feature, people that own both a PS3 and a PSP will be able to copy a portable version of a movie directly from a Blu-ray disc to Sony's handheld. Well, al...

Turkeys to invade PlayStation Home this week

It's rare we quote someone extensively for a post, but we thought this update from PlayStation Home's Locust_Star speaks for itself: Yeah, the PS3 really can do everything.Continue reading Turkeys to invade PlayStation Home this week

Sorry, Goers: LittleBigPlanet PSP still unavailable for PSN download

When the PSP Go was first announced, Sony focused much of its promotion of the new digital distribution model on one upcoming title for the portable platform: LittleBigPlanet. Unfortunately, those who bought a Go with visions of downloadable Sackboys dancing in their heads are probabl...

Happy 3rd birthday, PlayStation 3!

We can hardly believe that it's been three whole years since we first enjoyed the splendor of the PlayStation 3 in our own homes. Sure, there weren't a million fantastic games for the console right at launch, and there were a few issues at some stores with poor crowd management, but here we ar...

Commercial success dependent on 'more than just quality,' Divnich suggests

When we did compare Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 only games, we did, to no surprise, find that review scores highly correlated to sales," Divnich told Joystiq. "However, marketing correlation was still just a tad bit more." According to EEDAR's research, marketing has played the "more cruc...

Buy a PSP Go from Amazon, get $50 credit for PSN store

If you were planning on picking up a PSP Go for that special physical-media-phobic someone in your life, you might want to hurry over to Amazon where (today only) the purchase of a PSP Go will net you a bonus $50 to spend in Amazon's PlayStation Network store however you like.

Alexander O. Smith on localizing games for Square

We would get a copy of the game," Smith told Gamasutra about working on Final Fantasy VIII, "and we would say, 'Well, what about files?' And they would say, 'Oh, I don't think you need those.' So we all bought Game Sharks." Smith called the situation "very sad." He compared it to Final Fantasy XI...

Sony announces firmware 3.10 for PS3 with Facebook integration, coming 'soon'

Sony has revealed via the official PlayStation blog that PS3 firmware 3.10, due "soon," will allow the console to communicate with social media site Facebook. The news comes on the eve of Microsoft's latest Xbox 360 Dashboard update roll-out -- which, among other features, introduces Fa...

Scandalous! Buzz and Sackboy romantic rendezvous in Vienna!

It looks like some romance may be happening at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Two popular PlayStation mascots were seen on a date in Vienna. In this shocking video (after the break), you'll see Sackboy and Buzz shamelessly holding hands, eating lunch together, and riding the wiener...

Buzz! developer says PlayStation Home is starting to realize its potential

Andrew Eades, executive director of Buzz! developer Relentless Software, recently had a few nonplussed things to say to VideoGamer.com about Sony's virtual social hub, PlayStation Home. Specifically, he remarked, "Home doesn't appeal to me personally that much," adding that he does...

Swag Saturday: Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 controllers for all those holiday games

At that time, we'll randomly select three winners to receive one PS3 DualShock 3 (estimated $55 ARV) or one of two Halo 3: ODST limited edition Xbox 360 controllers (estimated $50 ARV each).For a list of complete rules, click here [Image credit: Ewen and Donabel]Swag Saturday: Xbox 360 an...

Man forced by kidnappers to purchase a PlayStation 3

You can tell the recession is dramatically affecting folks all over the United States when stories about kidnappers forcing their detainee to buy them gaming consoles arise. That's exactly what Kyle Yarkosky is alleging that David Daniels and another unnamed suspect did to him, after f...

Reggie ain't sweating Project Natal, 'Sphere'

In the dilapidated, war-torn streets of the gaming industry, the Console Wars[TM] have taken their toll on not only the landscape, but also the inhabitants of this once peaceful land. With war mongerers Sony and Microsoft preparing their next wave of battle tech -- motion control device...

This article also contains excerpts from BetaNews

Final Fantasy XIII launches March 9, 2010 on PS3, 360

Final Fantasy XIII will launch in North America and Europe on March 9, 2010, just a few months after it debuts in Japan and nearly four years after it was originally announced. Since that time, Square Enix's flagship role-playing game has become a multiplatform project -- the English vers...

Beatles: Rock Band 'Sgt. Pepper's' DLC debuts Nov. 17

Fixing A Hole""She's Leaving Home""Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!""Within You Without You""When I'm Sixty-Four""Lovely Rita""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)""A Day In The Life." Xbox 360 and Wii owners can purchase the DLC on Tuesday, November 17. The tracks will be a...

October NPD: Uncharted 2 takes top spot while hardware sales slow down

On the software side of things, the exceptionally well-received PlayStation 3-exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves took top honors, selling 537K units in just the second half of October. Of course, Sony told us earlier today that the title has broken the coveted million mark (worldwid...

Fox & Friends gets 'fair and balanced' with Modern Warfare 2 discussion

Did you know that there's a murderer in your house ... right now? It's sitting there on your coffee table, in your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC. It's name is Modern Warfare 2, and it lets your eight-year-old child become a terrorist and kill people. Our pals at Fox & Friends got together for a...

Final Fantasy XIII trailer coming Home tomorrow

While we're certainly happy to hear that a brand new Final Fantasy XIII trailer is coming to the theater in PlayStation Home tomorrow, we can't help but be a little put out too. Is this the announcement that had been hinted at on Sunday? Because we were honestly hoping for something a bit more ......

Citizen Game marathon gaming for Children in Need

Interested gamers should visit Citizen Game to learn about event start times, Xbox Live Gamertags and PlayStation IDs and how to donate. Thus far, Citizen Game has reached £215 ($358 USD) of its £2,000 ($3,330) goal and have promised to game for one hour per every £100 ($166) they collect. W...

Yes! We get to write about Ken Kutaragi again!

2000 PlayStation 2 launches. 2006 PlayStation 3 launches. 2007 "As a matter of course, I have the vision of PlayStation 4, 5 and 6, which will merge into the network." 2007 Ken Kutaragi forced into "retirement" by Sony Computer Entertainment

Comet Crash update brings new content and features

A new (and free) title update, now available for the PSN-exclusive Comet Crash, introduces new levels, maps, battle settings and an "expert" difficulty mode to the Tower Defense-style game. What sets Comet Crash apart from other titles in the genre is the game's offensive gameplay, all...

Dante's Inferno concept was greenlit immediately

The Dante's Inferno game concept -- a totally brutal action-adventure based on Dante Alighieri's epic poem -- seems like a hard sell to us, but it was no problem getting EA on board. As it turns out, EA was all in from the very beginning, according to Visceral creative director Jonathan Knig...

ESA founder Doug Lowenstein receives AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award

Previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Nintendo of America founders Howard Lincoln and Minoru Arakawa, as well as PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi. But do any of them know Jack as well as Lowenstein does?ESA founder Doug Lowenstein receives AIAS Lifetime Achie...

PSP Mini 'Bubble Trubble' pops up on PSN Nov. 12

Posting on the PlayStation Blog, Creat Studios has detailed the release plans for its upcoming PSP Mini, Bubble Trubble. Featuring both survival and challenge modes, the bite-sized burst-'em-up will launch on PSN this Thursday, November 12, for $4.99.

ESRB: Uncharted, PAIN and more become Pinball Heroes on PSP

Not what you're getting. This probably wasn't what fans had in mind when they demanded an Uncharted game for Sony's handheld. A series of new ESRB ratings reveals a new pinball franchise, most likely under the PSP Minis label, based on various first-party PlayStation properties. Pinball H...

So you want to play the Bayonetta demo early, do you?

Registration for the "contest" will be open from Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13. Winners will be notified on Monday, November 16. Those not selected will then be referred to as "the group least likely to win a 'boot-gun thing' firing contest" ... or PlayStation 3 players. Should you n...

Hands-on: Netflix on PS3

Many Netflix subscribers will find a rather inconspicuous red envelope in the mail today. It may look like a standard Netflix package, but inside PS3 owners will discover the "Instant Streaming Disc" which enables Netflix's instant streaming service on Sony's console.

Media Molecule talks up DLC, shoots down LittleBigPlanet sequel

One of Media Molecule's unannounced expansions may be similar in execution to the Metal Gear Solid pack from earlier this year. "We're looking forward to some really good original content, and some really strong brands we're working with," Lynagh teased.Media Molecule talks up DLC, sho...

Analyst: 'Sony was saved by the success of the Wii'

If you haven't heard, the PlayStation Wii is so successful, it pretty much prints money. Wait, Sony didn't make the Wii? Then how did the market analysts of DFC Intelligence come to the conclusion that "Sony was saved by the success of the Wii?"

SCEA files patent for interactive movie technology

Interactive movie technology," you may find yourself asking, "isn't that just another word for video games?" Well, grandpa, yes and no. While this recently filed patent from Sony Computer Entertainment America will likely be implemented in some form of game -- our guess is PlayStation...

Pepsi partners with Uncharted 2 for PS3 bundle giveaway

And that's exactly the choice that folks living in select states have to make when they go to their local supermarkets starting this week. If you dare to purchase specially-marked 12-packs of Pepsi, you could be 1 of 20 equally daring folks who wins a PlayStation 3 system and the entire Unch...

PSA: 250GB PS3 available now

Just a quick reminder to let everyone know that the 250GB PlayStation 3 is available now in North America. The package runs $349 and crams a console, 250GB hard drive, controller and composite AV cables into the box. As the more astute readers have no doubt realized, the only thing different...

Warren Spector envisions two more Disney Epic Mickey games

In the ongoing media blitz that Disney Epic Mickey (yes, it's really still named that) has been receiving over the past few weeks, the game's creative head Warren Spector has been decidedly candid. First, he spoke about the difference between the game's concept art and in-game graphics,...

Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP for a tank costume

Ready to start collecting Sackboy costumes all over again? Pre-ordering LittleBigPlanet for PSP at GameStop seems to be a good way to get a headstart on building a respectable LittleBigCloset. The retailer is offering a series of six outfits based on popular PlayStation franchises, in...

Sony's Japan Studio urged to create more PS3 games

Japan Studios has had little impact on the PlayStation software library this generation. The platform's greatest hits so far have, instead, come from America and Europe. Titles like Uncharted, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, God of War, and WipEout all co...

God of War Collection porting 'lasted 15 weeks'

At E3, we got a lot of positive buzz for God of War III. We read the blog posts, forums and editorials, and it was clear that fans really wanted to see God of War 1 & 2 on PlayStation 3," Santa Monica Studios director John Hight recently told Game Hunters. We're not entirely sure why this would...

Sony Australia flings a PS3 into a Bravia, technophiles cringe

Oh, crap. Listen, Mr. Larson -- I might have forgotten something ... important. See, to promote this offer, we may have flung the last PlayStation 3 into your Bravia television at 50 mph. By "may have flung," of course, I mean "totally did fling." If it makes you feel any better, it was a really good ad...

Pachter: Project Natal will cost $50, 'Sphere' will be over $100

Over at IndustryGamers, everyone's favorite video game predicterer (we're still working on that one) Michael Pachter has taken the reigns of the site and offers his own extensive diatribe on the future of Sony and Microsoft's upcoming new tech: Project Natal and the PlayStation Motio...

Rumor: Tekken 6 also bundled with 250GB PS3 in Europe

There's a confusing variety of 250GB PlayStation 3 bundles available in different regions. Put simply, the following theorem appears to hold true: if there's a high-profile PS3 game on the way this year, there is also a PS3 bundle for it somewhere in the world. The latest potential candida...

UK retailer GAME sees big boost from used game sales

In the second half, the installed base of third generation consoles will continue to build ... price reductions on the Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite and Sony's new model PlayStation 3 are helping to stimulate the market for hardware, chairman Peter Lewis said in the financial results announcem...

Metareview -- Skate 2 (360, PS3)

True story: We were going to review Skate 2 ourselves, but we ... no, not we ... I, I Justin McElroy sucked too bad at it to review it. I don't know if my thumbs are just too stupid or what, but as a long-time Tony Hawk fan, I found it hard not to pine for a game that let me press one button and automagically gr...

Opinion: Molyneux says LittleBigPlanet is 2008's most creative innovation

You have to hand it to Peter Molyneux. Even though his game, Fable 2 can be proven in a court of law to be the best title of 2008, he chose another game, LittleBigPlanet, as the most creative innovation of 2008 in C&binet's (Creative and Business International Network) review of the crea...

Opinion: Joyswag regift giveaway: PS3 Wireless Keypad and AC Adaptor

Today, we're offering up the PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad (our two word review: pretty terrible) and, since you need to charge the thing separately from your controller (no, really!) we're throwing in the PlayStation 3 AC Adaptor. We're still waiting for Sony to implement some sort of l...

Patch: Home regains voice chat

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Casual The PlayStation Blog notes that the December 22 (i.e. today) PlayStation Home update will restore voice chat to the service. The feature was "temporarily" suspended with the 1.04 patch, but now the oral racism and sexism can flow freely again with 1.05.

Opinion: The Last Remnant receives 'platinum' score from Famitsu

If the Unreal-powered RPG sits as well with gamers as it did with reviewers at Japan's Famitsu, The Last Remnant will be the first of more, er, remnants to come. According to a post on NeoGAF, the magazine's four-person Cross Review team lauded Square Enix's Western-focused title, scorin...

Joystiq review: Fallout 3

As an Oblivion fan, I was ready for Fallout 3 to completely blow me out of the irradiated water. I had the shiny "Game of the Year" trophy all polished and ready, and all I was waiting for was a couple of hours of play time before I made the trip to the engravers.

Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour that utters Rock Band less than a half dozen times. Compar...

Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour

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Metareview -- Far Cry 2

Yahoo! Games (100/100): "The objective of Far Cry 2 as a game is to get out of the way and let you experience the game world. And there is no other game world quite like this one: haunting, spectacular, meditative, explosive, violent, and serene, all at once, and all in a mere shooter."Gamervi...

Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 Trophy patch is live

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 owners with Grand Theft Auto IV can now (virtually) carjack with more purpose. Rockstar has released the Trophy patch for GTAIV tonight, technically a few hours earlier than expected. The Trophies are not retroactive, meaning you'll have to...

This article also contains excerpts from TechNewsWorld, Boomtown, gamesdog.co.uk

Podcast: LittleBigPlanet delayed worldwide, Qur'an misuse cited as cause [update]

We've contacted Sony to find out if the North America version will also be delayed and will update as soon as we hear back. A statement from SCEE about the European delay is expected shortly. Source - very urgent about little big planet [PlayStation Forums]

Patch: PS3 firmware 2.50 is now available in North America

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 Ladies and gentlemen of the Western Hemisphere, start your PlayStation 3s. Sony has released released firmware 2.50, which as we told you yesterday. The update includes support for the official PS3 bluetooth adapter, automatic shutdown after downloadin...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 9/8 - 9/21

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSPHere's a gem that many Joystiq readers may not know about: Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars for PSN. The absurdly-named downloadable game released a new trailer that has that awesome Duke Nukem E3 vibe. The more we see of this game...

Metareview -- The Force Unleashed (360, PS3)

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360 The reviews are in for The Force Unleashed, and though the title promises unparalleled Force-based action, it seems that most of the praise being heaped on the game is for its story and how well it nails Lucas' universe.

Opinion: Joystiq hands-on: WipEout HD race-ready at last

All the pre-race checks have been completed, the airfoils trimmed, and the antigrav systems brought online for WipEout's debut on PS3. Following up on our recent PAX '08 hands-on, Sony invited us for one final go at the game before it hits the PlayStation Store for $19.99 "within the next fe...

Opinion: Kane & Lynch devs talk pain of low scores

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/25 - 9/7

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP Have any burning PS3/PSP questions? Good, because that's where our weekly Saturday columns come in. Ask PS3 Fanboy will answer all your PS3 questions. Guess what Ask PSP Fanboy is all about? Every week we'll answer your most burning questions, and...

Opinion: Zero Punctuation whips it good with Lego Indy

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Adventure

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 6/30 - 7/6

This week's big top story was all about Firmware 2.40: its release, initial hiccups, and then getting pulled down. A few people had some significant problems, but the majority saw their shiny new features were running smoothly. For those of you who were able to get this update onto your syste...

This Week in Review wants to rock (ROCK!)

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 A multi-instrument Guitar Hero World Tour means only one thing: more plastic controllers strewn about our living room. So goes the life of the virtual rocker. Check out all of our impressions and reviews from t...

This Week in Review is Captivated

Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 The biggest event of this past week was Capcom's Captivate event, where they showed off a handful of games from the surprisingly good Neopets Adventures to the expectedly-good Bionic Commando....

How To: Sony makes official PS3 theme creation walkthrough

For those with the time and ambition, the PlayStation Blog has posted a how-to guide on making themes for the PS3 XMB. Written by Noel Silvia, a graphic artist on the PSN team, the guide explains everything that users need. ...

Opinion: GamePro: MGS4 'one of the greatest games ever'

Though forum rumors indicate that Metal Gear Solid 4 is racking up an impressive average review score from European outlets, the only "on the record" review (read: tracked in Metacritic or Game Rankings) thus far belongs to PlayStation Official Magazine UK which awarded Kojima's opus...

Patch: PS3 firmware 2.35 released, 'improves stability of some PS3 titles'

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Adventure. PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.35 is now available. According to the US PlayStation Blog, v2.35 is "a relatively minor update to improve stability of some PS3 titles. ...

Metareview -- Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3)

Carjack a vehicle and call your favorite escort, it's time for the GTA IV reviews to start flowing in. The embargo on non "exclusive reviews" is over and media outlets are chiming in with initially glowing reviews. Here are some of the first we've seen and we'll add some more after the break. Ga...

IGN: First web GTA IV review, another perfect 10

Is it too early to say that we're beginning to see a pattern develop here? We know that a mere handful of reviews for Rockstar's latest opus have been published, but should the current trend continue, Grand Theft Auto IV could be the subject of more perfect scores than 1976 Olympic gymnast N...

First Grand Theft Auto IV review, perfect 10

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 It should come as no surprise that the very first review for Grand Theft Auto IV comes to us from a British magazine - the May issue of Official Xbox Magazine UK to be precise. Not only do magazines have a longer lead time but British ones are p...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 4/7 - 4/13

Warhawk: Operation Broken Mirror (PS3) Joytron's PSP skin case Video shows you how.Over 2 million PS3s sold in Japan Crytek works magic on consoles. PSP Headlines PSP software holds no place on 2007 bestseller list Why are you hacking your PSP?' asks Sony

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/31 - 4/6

For making this "PlayStation" thing.A solemn look at Metal Gear Solid 4's box art Gran Turismo PSP stills exists, delayed until 2009 PEGI rates Magna Carta Portable, possible European version on the way Metal Gear Solid 4Valkyria ChroniclesHaze PSP Videos

Opinion: Zero Punctuation is an army of one in Army of Two

The normally solitary Yahtzee (he is a PC snob after all) takes on Army of Two this week, a game designed to be played co-op -- so we already know this is going to end badly. After becoming frustrated with his computer partner's AI, he decides to invite a friend over and proceeds to become frust...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/24 - 3/30

Warriors Orochi (PSP) The one from real history costs a lot more.Japanese Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle sells out Who saw that coming?Unsurprising: Warhawk dev working on new game Please, don't buy this Wal-Mart GOW PSP Gran Turismo 5 PrologueDragonball Z: Burst Limit PSP Videos

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/17 - 3/23

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) Hands-on with split screen mode. Interviews New software lets you copy 50GB movies ... for now! Could this be yet another legal headache for Sony? Make your PSP waterproof with Aquatalk Square Enix to hold Crisis Core launch event at Metreon Wipeout HD PSP Videos

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16

Umihara Kawase demo (PSP) Obscure Japanese platformer for you to try. Reviews PSP dev unsurprisingly chooses Sony. Video: Adding yen to a Japanese PSN account Online + camera = ass. PSP Headlines Loco Roco teaches Japanese kids how to divide and multiply

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/2 - 3/9

PSP Headlines Ridiculous PSP piracy numbers Is piracy hurting the PSP? We'd say yes. Digital copies of DVDs tested by Wal-Mart, Sony Get PSP-compatible transfers on select DVD movies. Mint green makes PSP top selling console in Japan PSP Videos More of the English voice acting revealed.

Which publisher gets the best review scores?

Filed under: Nintendo DS, Hacks, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 Ah, review scores. Besides letting us skip all that long, boring text that actually describes a game's high and low points, it also allows for some excellent statistical analysis and fanboy-...

Some Rock Band DLC titles get patched

A teeny-tiny Rock Band patch will be available this week which only affects a few DLC songs. Harmonix is apparently doing some early spring cleaning as it fixes some genre tags for songs and one vocal bug. The songs can simply be redownloaded today for Xbox 360 and Thursday for PS3 to receive t...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 2/11 - 2/17

Sony launches new Gran Turismo website Have you had your recommended daily value of rumor yet?Gran Turismo Prologue headed to Europe in March FCC report: Sony changing PSP innards Buzz! announced for North American release English debut trailer.Patapon

Opinion: Rumor: Mercenaries 2 delayed until August

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionIn the gaming world, a good rule of thumb is that when a game is delayed once, chances are it could be delayed again. See as examples recently announced "follow-up" delays for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Haze and Age of Conan, to name bu...

Opinion: Best of the Rest: Ross' Picks of 2007

Sure, it was technically released on Nintendo 64 in 2000, but this Treasure, erm, treasure has only this year been translated and officially released in North America via a Virtual Console download. The characters are extremely androgynous (short shorts but with very manly grunts? Rea...

Opinion: Reminder: Celebrate PS3's birthday, win console

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Joyswag Win an Uncharted prize pack, which includes the game, a piece of concept art, a t-shirt and a replica ring from the game. Also, be sure to check out PS3 Fanboy's additional coverage of the one-year anniversary:

Nega-review: Rock Band

If you're looking for another game to whittle away the hours perfecting guitar parts by yourself, Rock Band likely won't live up to your expectations." (2) "Rock Band's singing and guitar campaigns aren't as developed ... as standalone games like SingStar or Guitar Hero." (8) The game "isn't...

Metareview: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Metareviews Poor Kane & Lynch. We were thinking they'd do better (and be better) than this, especially considering Eidos dropped them at Ground Zero in the holiday game release insanity. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is ap...

Opinion: Variety says Mario Galaxy shows Wii's weaknesses

Here at Joystiq, we like to have some fun with our Nega-reviews. When the critical apparatus tells us almost unanimously that a game is undeniably good, we like to pick apart their words and find out what small negatives can be found in the overwhelmingly positive whole. This was a bit tough f...

Metareview: Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)

Sometimes, we almost wonder if gamers really wanted Assassin's Creed to actually make it onto shelves. Not that they don't want to play the game per se, but because they seem so gosh darn infatuated with that pretty Miss Jade Raymond that they couldn't bear to go a couple years without playi...

Patch: PS3 firmware 2.0 is now live

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Online The latest PlayStation 3 firmware update, version 2.0, has now gone live. And now that we've crossed a new, whole-number threshold, we eagerly await PS3 firmware update 2-point-whatever. In case you're hesitant to upgrade your system, check out th...

Nega-review: Call of Duty 4

Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters While Modern Warfare finally brings the Call of Duty series into the present day, "the story itself ... isn't exactly cutting edge." (2) "The story unfolds from an unapologetic 'us versus them, and they are wrong...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 10/29 - 11/4

Congratulations, halcyonTwilight! A winner is you! You get a copy of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions and a black mage chocobo plushie. Check out some of our big reviews and interviews from the previous week, and stay tuned. You're going to get first official details on PS3 firmwa...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 10/22 - 10/28

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP You did enter our Square Enix Store contest on PSP Fanboy right? Of course, maybe you don't want to win a Chocobo plushie (pictured, above). Or, maybe you really don't want a Cloud figurine. Heck, a free copy of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lio...

Nega-review: The Orange Box

There are mid-level loads that halt the action... often [for] 30 seconds to a full minute. This is especially aggravating when a load comes during a high-speed chase." (8) "Whenever you approach a new area, the game pauses and loads. This feels distinctly last-gen, especially compared with FP...

Joystiq review: The Eye of Judgment (PS3)

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Online, Simulations, Competitive Gaming

Opinion: Another analyst: Wii will beat the other things this holiday

We were initially going to suggest that opposing analysts Jesse Divnich and Michael Pachter engage in battle to establish this holiday's winner (or Wii-ner, as it were), but this line of thought invariably winds up with two people hurling calculators across the room, yelling percenta...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 10/8 - 10/14

So, who won our week-long Star Wars Battlefront PSP giveaway? Well, here's the list of winners so far: Jonah P. from Joystiq, Silver R. from PS3 Fanboy, Joe from PSP Fanboy, and drinkdrink from PS3 Fanboy. These winners have already been contacted -- congrats to them! Now, check out some of th...

PS Fanboy Week in Review: 10/1 - 10/7

Congrats to Sting, curryman, and Chuck McGee. They get to take home a copy of the Special Edition God of War demo disc, courtesy of PSP Fanboy. But, there's more! Here's the best content from the PS Fanboy sites. Check out Japan's reaction to Lair, and see what happens when you add a faster hard d...

Opinion: Joystiq impressions: Ratchet & Clank Future (PS3)

As innovative and new as the graphics may appear, the gameplay feels identical to previous iterations of the Ratchet series. Of course, that's not a bad thing -- the franchise has rightfully earned its legions of fans. However, we couldn't help but feel as though we've played Tools of Destr...

Sony's PlayStation 3 production problems are over

Though you might feel somewhat confused by the mention of PlayStation 3 production issues in the face of plentiful in-store stock, it was a shortage of blue laser diodes used in the construction of the console that delayed its European release and constricted its initial launch supply. C...

Joystiq Review: Pelican PS2 to PS3 controller adapter

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, RhythmThe whole point of backward compatibility for most PS3 owners is being able to get rid of that PS2 in the old entertainment center. Yet many PS3 owners have had to keep their PS2 units hooked up for a few reasons, namely:

Joystiq Podcast 003 - 1337 edition (feat. X360F's Richard Mitchell)

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Podcasts, Microsoft Xbox 360With the Elite finally making its status known, the PlayStation 3 finally making its European debut, and even more exclusivity brouhaha bubbling up, we decided it was high time for another podcast! So gather around as we're...

U.S. next to lose PS3 backward compatibility?

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, BusinessThis week Sony announced there may be some slight backward compatibility issues on the European PS3. CVG followed-up and received word from Sony European PR, "Backwards compatibility is important but it does not define the...

Circuit City busts out the used games

Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessCheap Ass Gamer points to Circuit City's new pre-owned games section on the retailer's website. GameDaily reports that an analyst from Lazard...

Hacked PSone emulation on PSP now more efficient

Filed under: Hacks, Sony PSP, RetroDark_AleX has released another edition of his custom PSP firmware. Just as it appears '3.03 Open Edition Revision A' (OE-A) is essentially a modified version of Sony's official v3.03 fimware. 3.03OE-A also comes with its own PSone emulator, popstation; a...

Aggregate reviews' best and worst games of 2006

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Portable, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360Metacritic, which aggregates review scores from various media outlets, profiles the best and worst games on the ye...

Hack: Play ripped PS1 games on PSP

Filed under: Hacks, Sony PSP, RetroTired of waiting for Sony to release your favorite classic PlayStation game for PlayStation Portable playback through the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Store?* Well, if you don't hacking your firmware and breaking what is no doubt a bevy of Sony end-u...

The PS3 when used as a computer

The AP examines the non-game playing features of the PS3 including Blu-ray playback, connecting a PSP, wireless networking, downloading games, and chatting with friends (or "computer" for short). The article rates each feature by usability, value, and setup difficulty both praisin...

Xbox 360 price cut vs. cost reduction

The San Jose Mercury News has posted an interview with Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division (a title alone that speaks volumes about the structural problems at MS), that has some interesting tidbits in it. Most notable is when Bach says, "Right now we...

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