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Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Few developers have a large enough catalog of praised franchises that they can make entire games featuring a variety of their own iconic characters. Nintendo is obviously the leading company that has made a habit of doing th...   more

Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo


Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo
Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo
Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo
Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo
Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo
Preview: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed photo



Hey! Listen! Deadmau5 & Pixeljam on Sound Shapes for Vita

Toronto-based developer Queasy Games recently showed off their upcoming Vita title, Sound Shapes at a media showcase in New York City. While we've already had some hands-on time with the game, new footage courtesy of the Pla...   more

Hey! Listen! Deadmau5 & Pixeljam on Sound Shapes for Vita photo

Here's a story trailer for Sorcery

Well how about that? Some actual footage of Sorcery to serve as a lovely Tuesday treat. This new trailer details the story, complete as it is with "hilarious" child-safe humor and a talking animal with attitude. No, there's ...   more

Here's a story trailer for Sorcery  photo

Resistance: Burning Skies trailer showcases multiplayer

I am hugely looking forward to Resistance: Burning Skies. I'm eager to see just how good a first-person shooter feels on the PlayStation Vita, and Resistance is a good a series as any to take the first step.  The above ...   more

Resistance: Burning Skies trailer showcases multiplayer photo

Beautiful new Journey trailer bigs up the music

This new Journey trailer lays down some phat beats and slammin' rhythms as it showcases the game's music. Get read to dance like a lemur on acid when these intense jams fill your brain.  It's actually incredibly beautiful orchestral stuff that seems to compliment the eerie visual splendor. Which is rather nice.    more

Beautiful new Journey trailer bigs up the music photo

Reality Fighters inspired interesting story headline

More PS Vita video content! Up next is Reality Fighters, a game in which you use the system's camera to create virtual combat in the real world. This "augmented reality" stuff gets people really hot, so watch the above video...   more

Reality Fighters inspired interesting story headline photo

Uncharted: Golden Abyss looks too gorgeous

Seriously, this is just ridiculous. A handheld game that looks this good ought to be considered witchcraft and Naughty Dog should be tried for heresy.  Here's a new trailer for Uncharted: Golden Abyss that, like all the...   more

Uncharted: Golden Abyss looks too gorgeous  photo

Escape Plan for Vita looks exceedingly special

One of the Vita titles I'm most looking forward to has to be Escape Plan. This unique puzzler has a pair of monochrome creatures attempting to get out of dastardly traps, and it seems like one of those games where dying is j...   more

Escape Plan for Vita looks exceedingly special photo

Hustle Kings trailer makes pool look as exciting as pool

Here's a new trailer for Hustle Kings, a pool game designed for the PlayStation Vita. It looks about as exciting as regular pool, which is all I am going to say because you can draw your own conclusions.  As with all th...   more

Hustle Kings trailer makes pool look as exciting as pool photo

Gravity Rush for PS Vita looks hawt

I'm surprised by Gravity Rush every time I see it, mostly because I keep forgetting what it is and assume it's a puzzle game. Then I'm reminded that it's a weird action title with a colorful girl in a comic book world, and I...   more

Gravity Rush for PS Vita looks hawt photo

'Unbelievable' PS3 exclusive teased as 'The Last of Us'

Sony has a PS3 exclusive in the works that, apparently, we "will not believe." It's due for unveiling at the Spike Videogame Awards on Saturday, but we've been given a little taste today, courtesy of a teaser site called The...   more

'Unbelievable' PS3 exclusive teased as 'The Last of Us' photo

Unit 13 is a PS Vita game with guns and shooting

Zipper Interactive has revealed Unit 13, a squad-based shooter aiming to arrive in time for the PlayStation Vita's launch. This trailer shows of everything you need to know -- which isn't hard considering all you need to kno...   more

Unit 13 is a PS Vita game with guns and shooting  photo

Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game

There's always that one game, the one that finally helps someone decide if they're really going to invest hundreds of dollars into a brand new gaming system. I've been hesitant about getting the PlayStation Vita, as nothing ...   more

Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo


Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo
Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo
Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo
Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo
Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo
Gravity Rush is my first must-own PlayStation Vita game photo



PAYDAY: The Heist rescues criminals from bridges

A new trailer for PAYDAY: The Heist has emerged, detailing the "Green Bridge" scenario. On this stage, players will need to apprehend a criminal transport van and rescue a convict from the hands of police. It looks...   more

PAYDAY: The Heist rescues criminals from bridges photo

New PS Vita trailer shows trendy dicks having a chat

Are you a trendy dick? Do you want to chat with another trendy dick? Well then, step right up! Sony has released a new trailer for the PlayStation Vita, showing off its cross-play and party features. The trendiness is matche...   more

New PS Vita trailer shows trendy dicks having a chat photo

ICO, Shadow of the Colossus PS3 trailers are lovely

Two new trailers have popped up, dedicated to the two halves of the long awaited ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Collection. The video above is for ICO, the one below is for Shadow of the Colossus. They're both fairly lovely.&nbs...;   more

ICO, Shadow of the Colossus PS3 trailers are lovely photo



Uncharted: Fight for Fortune

I don't care if you're a professional tarot reader: no one could have predicted an Uncharted card game. Out of all of the Sony franchises to choose from, I guess it saw fit to create a card game based around the idea of colle...   more

 Uncharted: Fight for Fortune photo

Derrick the Deathfin

So… have you ever wanted to be a cardboard shark hellbent on taking down “the man” and all his dirty, environment-destroying machines? Yeah it’s not something I ever really thought about eit...   more

 Derrick the Deathfin photo

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has some big shoes to fill. While the arena battle genre isn't exactly bursting at the seams these days, the inevitable cloud of Super Smash Bros. looms over Sony in more ways than they car...   more

 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale photo

LittleBigPlanet Karting

When LittleBigPlanet Karting was announced, the first thing I felt was pity. Pity for ModNation Racers, the build-everything karting title that Sony presented under the same "Play Create Share" banner as Media Molecule's crit...   more

 LittleBigPlanet Karting photo

The Unfinished Swan

The Unfinished Swan has come a long way since it was first revealed in 2008 as "that weird game where you chuck paint at white walls." It still is that weird game where you chuck paint at white walls, but there's a lot more t...   more

 The Unfinished Swan photo

PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset

I love a good premium gaming headset because it literally gets your head into gaming audio without the need for a massive sound system. The best of these headsets are a bit expensive, starting about about $100, but they're fa...   more

 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo


 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo
 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo
 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo
 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo
 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo
 PlayStation Pulse Elite Edition headset photo



LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

The original LittleBigPlanet earned a lot of its praise through sheer charm alone. The cute presentation and unique creativity afforded to the player won it a lot of acclaim, despite the fact that, to be fair, the actual game...   more

 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita photo

Sound Shapes

Innovation. Smart developers seek it out in the hopes of capturing lightning in a bottle: that one grasp at a title that will delight and entertain the masses with its unique, fun take on a familiar theme, heightened through ...   more

 Sound Shapes photo

Starhawk

When Starhawk was announced as the follow-up to 2007's PlayStation 3 exclusive Warhawk, cynical gamers wondered if it would be nothing more than Warhawk in space. Going into this completely cold, I was expecting another ...   more

 Starhawk photo

Resistance: Burning Skies

For a long time, Sony has wanted to bring the console experience to handheld devices, and the PlayStation Vita represents its most successful attempt to date, armed as it is with impressive visual capabilities and a wealth of...   more

 Resistance: Burning Skies photo

Gravity Rush

Of all the titles showcased ahead of the PlayStation Vita's launch, Gravity Rush (or Gravity Daze as it's known in Japan) turned the most heads. One of the more unique action games to be released on any system, complete ...   more

 Gravity Rush photo

Sorcery

Sorcery was announced before the PlayStation Move had even graced a store shelf, and it quickly became the most promising motion title out of Sony's small stable of software. Unfortunately, the spell-slinging adventure never ...   more

 Sorcery  photo

MLB 12 The Show

Sony San Diego has consistently produced well-regarded MLB The Show titles that easily outclassed other simulation baseball games. The studio has for years been fighting the stagnation that typically results from a lack of st...   more

 MLB 12 The Show photo

Unit 13

Zipper Interactive is generally regarded to have done a pretty exemplary job when it came to providing staple console experiences in a portable format. Despite the input limitations of the PlayStation Portable, Zipp...   more

 Unit 13  photo

Hustle Kings (Vita)

"I'm a hustler, baby. I just want you to know." Well, those would be the lyrics I would sing as I entered my local pool hall, hoping to scam friend and stranger alike in a friendly game of billiards. Of course, I was no hustl...   more

 Hustle Kings (Vita) photo

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NYCC: Hands-on with charming PS3 platformer Puppeteer

I finally had a chance to go hands-on with Sony's upcoming PS3 platformer Puppeteer here at New York Comic-Con at a PlayStation press event. It's as great as I imagined it would be after hearing about it at gamescom earlier t...   more

NYCC: Hands-on with charming PS3 platformer Puppeteer photo

TGS: It's all about Soul (Sacrifice, that is)

[With apologies to Billy Joel] Soul Sacrifice was certainly one of the biggest games at this year's Tokyo Game Show. I had a chance to play it on the show floor and, well, I'm confused. Demos are always a little bit confusing...   more

TGS: It's all about Soul (Sacrifice, that is) photo

TGS: Open Me, open you, open everything in the room

Augmented Reality games are a neat thing, but there aren't a lot of them which have captured my interest beyond that. But I've finally found one that I'm really into in the Sony booth at Tokyo Game Show. Open Me is a game whe...   more

TGS: Open Me, open you, open everything in the room photo

TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita

I never tire of shooting giant bugs, so I was thrilled to see D3 publisher with not one, but two EDF titles on the Tokyo Game Show floor. Earth Defense Forces 3 Portable is port of the game we know as Earth Defense ...   more

TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo


TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo
TGS: Earth Defense Force 3 perhaps more awesome on Vita photo



TGS: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition looks like Yakuza 3

I took a few minutes today at Tokyo Game Show to have a peek at how the HD re-release of the first two installments in the Yakuza series are shaping up. It's looking good, folks. Crisp and sexy, I think players will...   more

TGS: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Edition looks like Yakuza 3 photo

TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc.

I don't know how many times I can play Okami and come up with something to say without feeling like I'm repeating myself. I played it on the PS2, then again on the Wii, and today I played it on the PS3 in its latest inca...   more

TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo


TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo
TGS: Okami, third time, charm, etc. photo



TGS: I took on a booth girl at Hot Shots Golf 6 and lost

Look, I'm pretty good at videogame golf. I'm a seasoned veteran when it comes to Korean golf MMO Pangya, but I'm not half bad at Hot Shots Golf either. I've been an avid player of the series for 15 years now, so I'd like to t...   more

TGS: I took on a booth girl at Hot Shots Golf 6 and lost photo

gamescom: Puppeteer is as weird as it is beautiful

Game director Gavin Moore showed off his newly announced PS3 title Puppeteer at gamescom this morning in a closed session. If you saw the debut trailer you'd have some idea how beautiful this game is, but screenshots and vide...   more

gamescom: Puppeteer is as weird as it is beautiful photo

P: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (beta)

Clone. Ripoff. Copycat. Call it what you want, but PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a game that stands on its own. There have been a couple games that have aped the style of Super Smash Bros. in the past, but none of...   more

P: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (beta) photo

Jimpressions: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

There's no escaping the fact: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is one of the most blatant and shameless rip-offs seen this generation. It might as well embrace the sarcasm and actually call itself Sony Smash Bros., because...   more

Jimpressions: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale  photo

E3: No Man's Land pushes PlayStation Home to its limit

At E3 this week, Sony showed off their latest free-to-play release for PlayStation Home called -- w-w-wait, come back! Okay, I know PlayStation Home isn't the first place you go when you're looking for a new cover-based mult...   more

E3: No Man's Land pushes PlayStation Home to its limit photo

E3: PlayStation All-Stars can be played on Vita, but why?

I love what Sony is doing with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, but I have a hard time finding the appeal of playing it on such a small screen. The visuals hold up surprisingly well on Sony's handheld, with only some slig...   more

E3: PlayStation All-Stars can be played on Vita, but why? photo

E3: PS All-Stars Battle Royale hands-on: Drake, Big Daddy

With every new character unveil, I become more excited for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Now that the Internet has had a couple of weeks to fight over whether it's a soulless Super Smash Bros. clone (it isn't), Sony ha...   more

E3: PS All-Stars Battle Royale hands-on: Drake, Big Daddy photo

First look: The Last of Us

Today, Sony and Naughty Dog showed off the first gameplay for their upcoming survival action game, The Last of Us. The demo played out after the cutscene Naughty Dog released this morning. It was a short look at the cross-cou...   more

First look: The Last of Us photo

P: Way of the Samurai 4

The Way of the Samurai series has a cult following here in the states. The open ended gameplay and emphasis on story turned many heads back with its original release in 2002. The fourth installment of the series, coming cour...   more

P: Way of the Samurai 4 photo

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Here's the official Oboromuramasa Vita trailer

Muramasa: The Demon Blade is still one of the best Wii games available, and it's coming to the PlayStation Vita in Japan on March 28th. This new trailer shows off the beautiful new visuals, and gives you a general outline of...   more

Here's the official Oboromuramasa Vita trailer photo

Hope springs eternal: First look at MLB 13 The Show

It's a new year, a time for new beginnings. Soon the ice shall begin to retreat, birds and leaves will return to the trees, and each passing day will bring us closer and closer to the most joyous time of year. I'm talking ab...   more

Hope springs eternal: First look at MLB 13 The Show  photo

Uncharted: Fight for Fortune announced for PS Vita

An all-new Uncharted game is coming to PlayStation Vita, but unlike Golden Abyss, it'll be taking a less traditional approach. Uncharted: Fight for Fortune is a card-based strategy game that seems to have a tiny bit of inspi...   more

Uncharted: Fight for Fortune announced for PS Vita photo

LittleBigPlanet Karting launch trailer (yes, it's out!)

[Update: It appears the servers were running all day during launch, and some issue with my PS3 actually prevented me from accessing the online mode. Once I'd just gone ahead and reset my connection on the system, it got in. ...   more

LittleBigPlanet Karting launch trailer (yes, it's out!) photo

New Assassin's Creed III: Liberation video is all stabby

Have you and Aveline been properly introduced? If not, this newest trailer for Assassin's Creed III: Liberation will take care of just that. In it, she'll tell you a bit about herself, why she decided to do what she doe...   more

New Assassin's Creed III: Liberation video is all stabby photo

ibb and obb coming to PSN in spring, looks cute

The PlayStation Network has a cooperative puzzle-platformer heading its way in spring 2013, and it looks like it could be a grand old time. ibb and obb is a cute little game from Sparpweed, featuring a pair of shapes who hel...   more

ibb and obb coming to PSN in spring, looks cute photo

TGS: PlayStation All-Stars gets a dramatic trailer

Check out the full roster of bros that'll be smashing each other in the face when PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale launches later this year. A new trailer has come from the Tokyo Game Show and it gives us a good look at all the characters.  I really am quite looking forward to this by now. Really, how can you not love a fighting game with Sackboy in it?   more

TGS: PlayStation All-Stars gets a dramatic trailer photo

Build an ecosystem, for free, with PS Vita's Ecolibrium

Sony will be releasing Ecolibrium onto the PlayStation Store this week, giving PS Vita users another free app to fiddle with. You keep stuff like this up, Sony, and I'll be happy with you for more than five minutes! Players ...   more

Build an ecosystem, for free, with PS Vita's Ecolibrium photo

Have a trailer for Wonderbook's Book of Spells

Enter a world of majesty and wonder! Concoct spells dreamed of only in your most glittering fantasy! Feel like a bigger fanny than you ever thought you could be with Wonderbook, Sony's answer to the EyePet! Oh, wait ... ...;   more

Have a trailer for Wonderbook's Book of Spells photo

gamescom: God of War: Ascension flaunts multiplayer mode

It's been awhile since we heard anything about God of War: Ascension's multiplayer (Dale previewed it way back in April), but with this week's gamescom press event Sony has released some promising new footage.  A p...   more

gamescom: God of War: Ascension flaunts multiplayer mode photo

Papo & Yo hits PSN today, have a cinematic trailer

Sony's not shy about bringing weirdness to the PlayStation Network, and Papo & Yo looks like it may be the next quirky winner for Sony. The pretty looking puzzle-platformer is hitting the network today, and Minority Medi...   more

Papo & Yo hits PSN today, have a cinematic trailer  photo

Resident Evil: Retribution trailer craps all over itself

I really loved the first Resident Evil movie. It was a self-contained story set within the universe that didn't mess with the main story arc. I even liked Apocalypse, even though they messed a little with the main story. I f...   more

Resident Evil: Retribution trailer craps all over itself photo

E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls

Quantic Dream co-founder David Cage came out on stage at Sony's E3 2012 press briefing to introduce his studio's next project, Beyond: Two Souls. Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page (Hard Candy, Inception) stars as heroine Jod...   more

E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo


E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo
E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo
E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo
E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo
E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo
E3: Quantic Dream unveils Beyond: Two Souls photo



Preview: Way of the Samurai 4

The Way of the Samurai series has a cult following here in the states. The open ended gameplay and emphasis on story turned many heads back with its original release in 2002. The fourth installment of the series, coming cour...   more

Preview: Way of the Samurai 4 photo

PS3-exclusive The Unfinished Swan looks very pretty

Remember a game from ten thousand years ago in which players were supposed to chuck paint around a white room to reveal the similarly colored objects inside it? First revealed in 2008, The Unfinished Swan has finally been re...   more

PS3-exclusive The Unfinished Swan looks very pretty photo

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