Posts with tag PSN
by Scott Jon Siegel Feb 11th 2008 11:45AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Online
Last week's PSN update brought us the demo of
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, but numerous glitches and user complaints have forced Capcom to
pull the demo from the Playstation Network, promising to return it once the problems have been solved.
Posting on the official Playstation.Blog, a
Capcom representative states that the fixed version will "accurately reflect" the game's online features. The servers for the demo have been also been shut down temporarily, so anyone who has already downloaded the demo will find themselves unable to log on to play. The Capcom rep promises that the team is working hard to deliver the update as soon as possible.
Though removing content for bug-fixes is a tad more unorthodox than simply releasing an update, we assume the issues with the
Lost Planet demo were severe enough to warrant its removal, and we're all for whatever gets that content as clean and optimized as possible.
[Via
PS3 Fanboy]
by Christopher Grant Feb 8th 2008 2:40PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP
Like an MC Escher drawing, this news could be seen a handful of different ways: either Sony is doubling the price of
Echochrome for the PSP UMD release or is halving the PS3's downloadable price. Either way,
Siliconera reports that when the game is released in Japan on March 19, the PSP version will cost ¥3980 (about $37) while the PS3 release will cost ¥1800 (about $17).
Update: The price discrepancy is due to the former version containing
twice as many puzzles -- the value of which is debatable considering you can make your own.
Sure, the price could change for the North American market (as Siliconera sagely points out, several games from
Jeanne D'Arc to
Patapon have been cheaper here) but what about our Japanese gamer brethren? With
Patapon going for
a ridiculously low $20 on UMD, could they really charge much more for the simple, yet similarly bewitching,
Echochrome?[Via
PSP Fanboy]
by Ludwig Kietzmann Feb 4th 2008 7:25PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters
At last, after more than three years of clumsy existence and
thousands upon thousands of
tiresome, incompetent instances of waffling, we've managed to condense an entire news story into a remarkably efficient headline. It's quite miraculous, really, and it likely signals our arrival at the pinnacle of our blogging prowess. No longer will hasty readers have to suffer through pompous opening paragraphs and interminable tangents before laying eyes on the actual news!
So anyway, Activision has announced that new downloadable multiplayer maps for its
smash-success shooter,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, are "on the way" to the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. Questions regarding release date, price and quantity went unanswered by the publisher, thus leaving the headline as the only useful sentence in this entire post.
by Justin McElroy Feb 1st 2008 9:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
OK, so, we've just about had it with the colons. Just recently, we've been assaulted with
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty,
Universe at War: Earth Assault,
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men and we're sure we're forgetting several dozen others. If you're the sort that needs to actually play these games to help yourself keep them straight, a single-player/co-op demo for
Conflict: Denied Ops has just arrived on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
You could always save yourself some time, we guess, and read
our hands-on of the game which ... well, let's just say it was less than "glowing." But honestly, where's the fun in that? It's free, go try it for yourself, then come back and let us know what you think. Just take it easy on the colons when you do ... they're a finite resource, you know.
Read -- Demo: Conflict: Denied Ops (single player and co-op)
Read -- PSN Thursday
by Scott Jon Siegel Jan 31st 2008 9:30AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Portable, Sony PSP, Casual
Thatgamecompany's
flOw is finally floating from the PS3 over to the Playstation Portable,
CVG reports. The PSN title (which started out as a graduate thesis) will soon be available for purchase and download from the PC-based Playstation Store, where it can be beamed to the PSP for on-the-go underwater trippy creature-eating... stuff.
According to CVG, the PSP version will likely remain largely unchanged from the PS3 original. Though no release date was given, CVG speculates that
flOw may appear alongside today's scheduled PSN update. We can't confirm, but that would be neat.
by Ludwig Kietzmann Jan 29th 2008 9:30AM
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20080213211050im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/penny-arcade-enders-game.jpg)
A
new collaboration between renowned author Orson Scott Card and
Undertow developer, Chair Entertainment, will see the popular sci-fi novel
Ender's Game adapted into a series of video games "across all
next-generation consoles, handheld platforms, and PC." The first offering is expected to begin development later this year and will be released in downloadable format.
As the story of
Ender's Game revolves around the protagonist's experiences within the "Battle Room" -- home to a simulation of futuristic combat -- it should come as no surprise to learn that Chair Entertainment's goal is to place players into the very same virtual environment. Turning Ender's fictional game into a "real" one certainly makes sly sense within the context of the book, though we would be
slightly concerned if the people on our Xbox Live friends should start turning up dead.
In a
recently published interview, N'Gai Croal managed to catch-up with the Mustard brothers, Donald and Geremy, founders of Chair Entertainment. They described the
Unreal-engine game with great relish, noting that the "
the unique characteristics of the Battle Room will make a very compelling, competitive game play experience." Let's hope it can make up for the bad taste left in our mouths by one of their previous Card collaborations,
Advent Rising.
[Image: "
Ender's Game(s)" by
Penny Arcade]
by Griffin McElroy Jan 27th 2008 3:15PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, RPGs
We know that
Final Fantasy games, much like fine wine and Radiohead albums, take some time to come together nicely -- still, it's hard for us to believe that
Final Fantasy XIII (in all its shapes and forms) will be dropping any time soon. We've had our hearts broken so many times by delays for hotly anticipated titles that we've sadly come to expect them.
Fear not, for the long wait for the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection will be over soon enough. According to
FinalFantasyVersusXIII.net's translation (there appear to be
conflicting versions), game director Motomu Toriyama teases that a playable demo for
FFXIII would be arriving in 2008 to show off the game's revamped battle system. So don your steepled hat and cuddle tight your cactuar plushie -- your chance to sit down with
the unluckiest chapter in Square Enix's seminal RPG franchise may have just gotten a teensy bit closer.
[
Update: We originally posted an incorrect interpretation of the original translated comments. The post has been corrected and Joystiq apologizes for the error.]
[
Update 2: Square Enix has released an official response – and we eat
more crow.]
by Justin McElroy Jan 24th 2008 10:45AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
Last week,
we told you of the rumor that
Guitar Hero III would be getting a handful of new classic rock tunes. This morning has proven it to be true, with Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero," Journey's "Any Way You Want It" and Boston's "Peace of Mind" all landing on Xbox Live for 500 points, or $6.25 in Earth dollars.
What we don't know is if these songs will be appearing on PSN later in the day, but since this is Thursday, we're thinking it's likely. If you're unfamiliar with any of the new tracks (for shame!) we've put samples of them after the break.
Continue reading Guitar Hero III 'Classic Rock' pack now live
by Christopher Grant Jan 23rd 2008 9:04PM
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Interviews
Can't get enough of
Bionic Commando Rearmed, the 2D remake coming to
PSN,
XBLA, and PC? Head on over to Xbox 360 Fanboy and
read their interview with Ben Judd, Capcom Japan's producer in charge of the
Bionic Commando brand, to get the skinny on the production, their plans for the franchise, and the rationale for cutting out online co-op.
by James Ransom-Wiley Jan 22nd 2008 6:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360
Sink your hooks into
Condemned 2 come March 11, Sega says. If that's not enough to whet your appetite for
macabre delights, the publisher has also revealed several multiplayer modes that look standard on paper, but are decidedly vicious in practice (see videos after the break). Aside from the usual Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes, there's "Bum Rush" (one team has 3 minutes to survive a ...
bum rush) and "Crime Scene," which attempts to incorporate
Condemned's analytical investigations into the otherwise chaotic blood sport as one team tracks evidence while the other 'protects' it –
Quick! Lose that 2x4 and grab a mop for that bloodstain! Multiplayer matches support up to eight players on both Xbox Live and PSN.
Continue reading Condemned 2 dated March 11, multiplayer detailed
by James Ransom-Wiley Jan 18th 2008 1:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm
Rock Band wannabes have downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs
trumpets MTV, exceeding the game publishers expectations and opening up a new stream of revenue for a "challenged" music industry. The most popular downloads have been 3-song packs, led by the Metallica bundle, and The Police and Queens of the Stone Age collections. As for individually downloaded tracks, the "Juke Box Hero" cover has taken top billing, followed by the "Fortunate Son" cover and Weezer's "Buddy Holly". Not surprisingly, all of the top downloads except "Buddy Holly" were included in the
first DLC release.
With more songs arriving
each week,
Rock Band has made
Guitar Hero III's sporadic DLC updates look like an amateur act (though Activision's sequel has a considerable lead in
total software sales) – and there are no signs that MTV and company are letting up. More than 200 downloadable songs are currently in the pipeline for 2008, including
long-awaited full album releases and music directly related to gaming (similar to
GH3's Halo track), reports
IGN. Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice President of MTV Games, explained that this massive DLC commitment "changes the approach [for a sequel] from one that's purely about new music to one that's about new features." This suggests that if there is a
Rock Band sequel, we'll be able to tote our millions of downloads along for a second tour. Rock on!
by Christopher Grant Jan 17th 2008 8:30PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
While the rest of the Xbox 360-owning world enjoys the
Turok demo, North American players are left
waiting ... unless they have a PS3, in which case the demo for both
Turok and
FIFA Street 3 are available in the latest
PSN Thursday update. In addition, there are two PlayStation Eye "games" (read: interactive screensavers) available for $2 a pop, those
MotorStorm maps we told you about, some
Rock Band DLC, and a bunch of videos and themes. Check out the full list of offerings, neatly indexed into adorable little groups, after the break. European? Check out what's in Store for you at
PS3 Fanboy.
Continue reading PSN Thursday: Turok demo shows, PlayStation Eye games watch
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