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Diggs Nightcrawler out this Holiday for PS3's Wonderbook

Oh yeah, I forgot the Wonderbook was a thing. Well anyway, Diggs Nightcrawler, the film noir game where you're a bug detective will be out this Holiday season. You play as Diggs and have to go through books to help solves cr...   more

Diggs Nightcrawler out this Holiday for PS3's Wonderbook photo

PlayStation Network maintenance delays US PSN update

Since Sony doesn't have a set time when they update the PlayStation Network -- a stark contrast to pretty much all of their competitors -- a lot of us were anxiously waiting for them to eventually update the PSN, and get our ...   more

PlayStation Network maintenance delays US PSN update photo

GOW: Judgment and GOW: Ascension failed, says analyst

Recently, the PS3 and Xbox 360 each saw prequels for their leading franchises -- God of War: Ascension and Gears of War: Judgment. According to analyst firm Cowen & Company, the two GOWs failed to impress at retail. ...   more

GOW: Judgment and GOW: Ascension failed, says analyst photo

PlayStation All-Stars developer still alive and kicking

Last we heard, SuperBot Entertainment had amicably split with Sony after developing PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, but the future of the studio was left uncertain. Well, until today that is, as Edge is reporting that Su...   more

PlayStation All-Stars developer still alive and kicking photo

A Soul Sacrifice demo is coming next week

Soul Sacrifice is nearly here, and on April 16, you'll be able to test the game out for yourself in demo form on the PlayStation Network. The demo seems to start near or at the beginning of the narrative, as you are awaiting...   more

A Soul Sacrifice demo is coming next week photo

Sony wants more than FPS games on PS4

Sony worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida wants the PlayStation 4 to avoid churning out the same old games. Hoping to avoid a glut of first-person shooters, the executive has expressed Sony's desire to give us a little flavor on ...   more

Sony wants more than FPS games on PS4 photo

Guacamelee developers share prototype combat video

Originally, the combat system for Drinkbox Studios' Guacamelee was a bit different. For starters, it had blocking, holds, and charge-moves. Instead, they opted to remove all of that, replace blocking with roll dodging, and ho...   more

Guacamelee developers share prototype combat video photo

Upcoming PS Vita update adds streaming video and folders

Contain your excitement, because Sony is set to release a brand new PS Vita firmware update in the coming days. A notable improvement is that web streaming will finally be possible. Even more notable is that you'll be able to...   more

Upcoming PS Vita update adds streaming video and folders photo

Sale! PlayStation Store gets Spring Fever

Sony has kicked off spring with their Spring Fever sale. This time around we're seeing indie games featured, which is nice. As an even nicer bonus, each title features Cross-Buy functionality, meaning that they'll work on bot...   more

Sale! PlayStation Store gets Spring Fever photo

Ni no Kuni developer Level-5 working on PS4 game

What's next for the team behind Ni no Kuni? A mysterious new PlayStation 4 project, apparently. Level-5 boss Akihiro Hino confirmed as much in a recent interview with Nikkei Trendy. Currently in the planning stages, Hino...   more

Ni no Kuni developer Level-5 working on PS4 game photo

The Last of Us focus test had to be made to include women

Naughty Dog has revealed it had to force the hand of its focus testers in order to get them to acknowledge a female perspective. Originally, The Last of Us was exclusively using male gamers to gauge audience interest, until t...   more

The Last of Us focus test had to be made to include women photo

Retro City Rampage dev's Microsoft horror story

After a shaky relationship that put his career and game on the line, Retro City Rampage developer Brian Provinciano joins Jonathan Blow and Team Meat in talking mess about Microsoft. After developing RCR for over four years, ...   more

Retro City Rampage dev's Microsoft horror story photo

Fatal Frame creeping onto PlayStation Network this week

Prepare to wet your pants! Fatal Frame is coming to PlayStation Network. Announced during this week's PlayStation Blogcast, the first entry in Tecmo's unique survival horror series is set to arrive on Sony's online store this...   more

Fatal Frame creeping onto PlayStation Network this week photo

God of War: Ascension update to raise level cap and more

The next update for God of War: Ascension will address some issues with multiplayer as well as add a couple of features. For starters, Sony Santa Monica intends to raise the level cap from 30 up to 40 while adding one it...   more

God of War: Ascension update to raise level cap and more photo

DayZ console port more likely than you might think

Over the past year especially, we've seen a significant amount of crossover between consoles and PC. It's been exciting to watch smaller console titles finally garner financial success after making the transition to Steam and...   more

DayZ console port more likely than you might think photo

Sony's Puppeteer hits on September 10, priced at $39.99

As we previously reported, gorgeous PS3 exclusive title Puppeteer finally has a date: September 10, 2013, where it will be priced at a nice and low $39.99. You'll see in our gallery the special packfront for the game, shown a...   more

Sony's Puppeteer hits on September 10, priced at $39.99 photo



Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Sly Cooper has come out of retirement to try and solve the mystery of why pages have been disappearing from the Thievius Raccoonus, the tome of family history for the Cooper lineage of master thieves. Reunited with best frien...   more

 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time 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

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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

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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

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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

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Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless

Everything we've seen of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us up until now has featured humans as enemies. Really mean, crazed, do-anything-to-survive type humans. In everything we've seen it was like the entire starving, crazy, post...   more

Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo


Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo
Hands-on: The Last of Us scared me sh*tless photo



P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension

We've been seeing bits of pieces of upcoming PS3 game God of War: Ascension since last year, but we've really only seen it's multiplayer side. That changed this week when director Todd Pappy and his team unveiled the game's s...   more

P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo


P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo
P: The first 30 minutes of God of War: Ascension photo



Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway

Media Molecule debuted a papery present at gamescom last year with upcoming Vita game Tearaway, but they haven't said much about it since. And then, out of nowhere, we finally got our hands on a playable version at a Sony pre...   more

Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo


Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo
Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo
Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo
Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo
Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo
Hands-on: Ripping into Vita platformer Tearaway photo



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

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Diggs Nightcrawler out this Holiday for PS3's Wonderbook

Oh yeah, I forgot the Wonderbook was a thing. Well anyway, Diggs Nightcrawler, the film noir game where you're a bug detective will be out this Holiday season. You play as Diggs and have to go through books to help solves cr...   more

Diggs Nightcrawler out this Holiday for PS3's Wonderbook photo

Add some noir to your fairytales in Diggs Nightcrawler

After the mixed reception to the Wonderbook: Book of Spells late last year, I would have thought that Sony would have shelved any future Wonderbook titles for a while. But only a few months after that romp through ...   more

Add some noir to your fairytales in Diggs Nightcrawler photo

inFamous: Second Son announced for PS4

Following what could only be characterized as a "downer" moment during Sony's live presentation today where Sucker Punch's Nate Fox reminded everyone that Big Brother is watching us, we have been shown the first footage of t...   more

inFamous: Second Son announced for PS4 photo

Killzone: Shadow Fall announced for PS4!

Killzone: Shadow Fall has been announced! Guerrilla Games advances the story to a Berlin-inspired setting, separating two rival factions on Planet Vekta by a gigantic wall.  A very gorgeous trailer set up the PS4 exclus...   more

Killzone: Shadow Fall announced for PS4! photo

First look at Killzone Mercenary for Vita: OMG WINGSUITS

At long last the fine folks at Guerrilla Games have unveiled Killzone Mercenary. According to the developer, the upcoming PlayStation Vita title features a nine hour campaign that follows the exploits of a mercenar...   more

First look at Killzone Mercenary for Vita: OMG WINGSUITS 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

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

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