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Did you start your morning with PS Vita's Wake-up Club?

Let's face it: waking up in the morning sucks, but Sony has a new game of sorts to make that harsh reality a little more tolerable. Wake-up Club is essentially an alarm clock with social game elements for your PlayS...   more

Did you start your morning with PS Vita's Wake-up Club? photo

New Xbox and PlayStation expected to hit $400 price point

While it's evident that this year's E3 is going to something special, the announcements of the new Xbox and PlayStation could just as reasonably occur before the expo this June. In the mean time, there are plenty of rumors go...   more

New Xbox and PlayStation expected to hit $400 price point photo

New patch improves PlayStation Store pitfalls

I'm not a fan of the new PlayStation Store. There, I said it. It looks cheap, and the right side is far too busy. Then again, I'm not a fan of the 3DS eShop or Xbox Live either, and I think everything should just copy Steam. ...   more

New patch improves PlayStation Store pitfalls photo

Andrew McCutchen is your MLB 13 The Show cover athlete

Box art is kind of a big deal. Bioshock Infinite's generic packaging landed Irrational Games in hot water last month and now Sony and Major League Baseball have created some excitement of their own. Nearly half a million...   more

Andrew McCutchen is your MLB 13 The Show cover athlete photo

LittleBigPlanet 2: Extras Edition announced, with Muppets

Last year, Sony was hard at work pushing out value packs for many of its exclusive franchises. It has been a little over a year now since LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition was released, but it looks like Sony and M...   more

LittleBigPlanet 2: Extras Edition announced, with Muppets photo

PS3 exceeds Xbox 360 in units shipped worldwide, says IDC

According to the International Data Corporation, the PlayStation 3 has surpassed the Xbox 360 in number of units shipped worldwide. The report, Worldwide Video Game and Entertainment Console Hardware and Packaged Software 201...   more

PS3 exceeds Xbox 360 in units shipped worldwide, says IDC photo

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

CES: Browser-based U.S. PlayStation Store incoming

Speaking to CNET at CES 2013, Sony Network Entertainment COO Shawn Layden shared the company's plan to launch a web version of the U.S. PlayStation Store later this month, something that probably should have been available in...   more

CES: Browser-based U.S. PlayStation Store incoming photo

CES: Snapshot, a Vita photo puzzle platformer

Sony showed off Retro Affect's upcoming Vita/PS3 title Snapshot at CES this week. This nice-looking PC port uses photography as a puzzle element. A robot named Pic has a camera that he can use to snap pictures of objects in t...   more

CES: Snapshot, a Vita photo puzzle platformer  photo

CES: Wake-Up Club for PS Vita is an alarm... game

PlayStation Vita title Wake-Up Club isn't really a game; it’s more of an alarm clock that sports a couple of mini games to make sure that you're really awake and not just hitting snooze. Oh, and there’s social gam...   more

CES: Wake-Up Club for PS Vita is an alarm... game photo

Sony admits PS Vita sales are lower than expected

Sony chief executive Kaz Hirai has admitted the PlayStation Vita is not performing as expected. However, he has deployed Sony's usual get-out, claiming they'd rather be judged on speculative success rather than, y'know, real ...   more

Sony admits PS Vita sales are lower than expected photo

CES: Sony shows Gran Turismo 5 at 4K with SimulView

What's the point of having a 84" 4K Ultra HD television if you're just going to split the screen up for two-player play? Sony was probably thinking the same thing when they rigged up this demonstration at CES that uses their ...   more

CES: Sony shows Gran Turismo 5 at 4K with SimulView photo

Behind the scenes of God of War: Ascension's multiplayer

The team behind God of War: Ascension has shared a behind the scenes videos showing how they started life on the multiplayer component to the game. The video spans over two years of the development process, and it's really c...   more

Behind the scenes of God of War: Ascension's multiplayer  photo

Hanna writer chosen for Shadow of the Colossus movie

Sorry to remind you that a Shadow of the Colossus film is in the pipeline, but a new writer has been brought on. Seth Lochhead (Hanna) will be joining Chronicle director Josh Trank for this adaptation of the beloved PlayStati...   more

Hanna writer chosen for Shadow of the Colossus movie photo

The Question: What was your favorite PlayStation 2 game?

[Every Friday (or whenever), Destructoid will pose topical a question to the community. Answer it if you want!] As you may have heard, the PlayStation 2 is officially dead. Sony has halted all production of the console worldw...   more

The Question: What was your favorite PlayStation 2 game? photo

RIP: PlayStation 2 production has stopped worldwide

Last week we found out that PlayStation 2s had stopped shipping in Japan. Sony has now officially announced that PlayStation 2 production has stopped worldwide, according to The Guardian. Yes, it's truly an end of an era. Har...   more

RIP: PlayStation 2 production has stopped worldwide 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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



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