Insomniac Games Will Announce New Playstation 3 Title Before PAX‎

By corneliusw | On Sunday, August 1st, 2010 - No Comments »

Insomniac Games said in its latest newsletter that it would be announcing its new Playstation 3 project at some point before the Penny Acrade Expo in Boston. PAX takes place from September 3 to 5, and Insomniac expects to have the title ready to demo at the Expo. “We’re bringing our new game to a very special Penny Arcade Expo panel on Saturday evening (September 4th), at 6:30pm. 

Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 5 Looks Like a PS4 Game‎

By corneliusw | On Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 - No Comments »

It’s no secret that Gran Turismo 5 looks good. Like, REALLY good. Like “I can’t tell if this is a video game or an actual race” good. But did you know, exactly, how good it looks? In an interview with Official PlayStation Magazine (via CVG), Polyphony Digital’s Kazunori Yamauchi reveals that “The level of precision we’ve achieved [in GT5] is actually. 

PS3/PSP Minis reach 1 million downloads

By corneliusw | On Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 - No Comments »

Sony has said today that their PSP, PS3 Minis have reached one million downloads. The Minis are low-priced games available via the PlayStation Network on either the home console or the handheld. It is unclear whether the number includes free demos, but if it does, the number is even more insignificant than it already is. Only 1.7 percent of all PSP owners have downloaded a Minis game, compared. 

PS3 To Gain Support For 3-D Movies On Blu-Ray and YouTube

By corneliusw | On Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 - No Comments »

An anonymous reader writes with news that Sony is planning a firmware update for the PS3 to enable 3-D playback from Blu-ray movies and YouTube. The update is scheduled for September, and support for 3-D photos will come later. Sony’s Kaz Hirai spoke recently about how the PS3 was designed with these kinds of upgrades in mind. “Given how fast technology turns over now, we knew. 

Hulu Plus Preview Available Now for PS3

By corneliusw | On Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 - No Comments »

PlayStation Plus subscribers can now download the Hulu Plus application from the PlayStation Store. Starting today PlayStation Plus subscribers can, after downloading the Hulu Plus application, launch it and request an invitation to the exclusive  preview. Hulu Plus expands their library by allowing to you view every episode aired from the current season of popular shows like glee, House,. 

Is a Team Ico collection coming to PS3?‎

By corneliusw | On Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 - No Comments »

Normally, GamePro is hesitant to report a rumor, since so many of them turn out to be false. However, when two separate developments point to the validity of rumor, it’s a bit of a different situation. Said rumor is also one that any sane gamer would love to see come to pass — that Team Ico’s PS2 titles (Ico and Shadow of the Colossus) will join the ranks of the God of War. 

PlayStation Plus included with PS3 firmware v3.40‎

By corneliusw | On Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 - No Comments »

If you’re interested in reaping the goods and rewards from the new PlayStation Plus service, today is your day.  PS3 firmware 3.40 not only introduces the new service, the Photo Gallery feature has been updated and a new Video Editor and Uploader does what it says on the tin. The revamped Photo Gallery now has network features to upload images to Facebook, Picasa, and other PlayStation. 

Gran Turismo 5: Premium cars have enough details for PlayStation 4, Yamauchi says

By corneliusw | On Friday, June 18th, 2010 - No Comments »

Gran Turismo 5 is overdue. The wait is unbearable. But it will be worth it. For the reason for the long wait is not that Yamauchi Kazunori and his team would be lazy. Quite the contrary. It is this incredible, almost manic richness that makes the development of Gran Turismo 5 so time consuming. Art E3 2010, we sat down with Gran Turismo’s creator Kazunori Yamauchi who explained the. 

E3 2010: Silent Hill 8 Revealed, Coming to PS3 and 360

By corneliusw | On Thursday, June 17th, 2010 - 1 Comment »

The name won’t stick, but as of now it’s called Silent Hill 8 (wow, 8, really?) and it was officially revealed today during Konami’s E3 conference. The game is being developed by Vetra Games, a new developer, and will maintain the series’ standard third-person view. It will put players in the role of Murphy Pendleton, a prisoner who finds himself stranded in Silent.