Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 21:22:20 GMT -5
Sony Gets Aggressive with PSP Game Pricing, Free PSPgo Games
The PlayStation Portable gets a lot more attractive starting today if you want to game on the cheap. The same for the PSPgo, which in North America, now includes three free games.
If you purchase a PSPgo within the next year, Sony Computer Entertainment America will throw in a voucher that lets you download LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, gratis. According to SCEA, that's an $80 USD value, making the PSPgo financially much more attractive. Sure, Europe may have the better deal, but that's a rare win for the continent.
In good news for cheap-ass owners of the regular PSP, Sony and its third-party publishing pals have dropped the following games to just $9.99 USD, as part of a PSP "Favorites" line. It's the cheaper version of the Greatest Hits segment and features a PSP must-have or two.
* Ape Escape: On the Loose
* Buzz! Master Quiz
* Hot Shots Golf Open Tee
* LocoRoco 2
* Patapon 2
* PixelJunk Monster Deluxe
* SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo
* Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
* Twisted Metal: Head On
* Justice League Heroes
* Manhunt 2
* Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
* Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Collection
* Silent Hill: Origins
* The Sims 2
* The Warriors
kotaku.com/5552923/sony-gets-aggressive-with-psp-game-pricing-free-pspgo-games
A look at ICO & Shadow of the Colossus in HD
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/a-look-at-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-in-hd/
Ubisoft: Michel Ancel still with the company, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development
A rumor popped up on French site wootgaming last week stating that Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel had left Ubisoft, and work had ceased on Beyond Good & Evil 2. It wasn't that hard to believe, given Ubisoft's attitude toward the game -- which seems to range from nonchalance to outright denial of its existence.
According to a terse statement to Eurogamer from Ubisoft, Ancel is still at Ubisoft, and Beyond Good & Evil 2 development continues at its glacial pace. "There are no changes on the horizon," an Ubisoft rep said. Eurogamer then asked if the statement referred specifically to Ancel still being at Ubisoft, and BG&E2's development continuing -- to which the rep responded, simply, "Yes." Apparently, even PR doesn't want to spend too much time talking about BG&E2.
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/ubisoft-michel-ancel-still-with-the-company-beyond-good-and-evil/
inFamous 2 seemingly teased in Portuguese PlayStation mag
The last page in the most recent issue of Portugal's PlayStation: The Official Magazine features a pair of eyes you might be familiar with, depending on how frequently you stare into the baby blues of your video game protagonists. Scrawl captured the image of the teasing brow, which appears to belong to one Cole McGrath, hero (or anti-hero) of inFamous. That observation is supported by the text following the image, which translates to "the announcement of a great PlayStation 3 exclusive sequel in the next ROPS." (ROPS is the acronym for the magazine's Portuguese edition.)
Now that the pile of evidence indicating a sequel to last year's charged action game is teetering into the clouds, we think it's safe to expect some form of announcement at E3. In fact, we'd be shocked if ... no? We can't use that one anymore? Fair enough.
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/infamous-2-seemingly-teased-in-portuguese-playstation-mag/
The PlayStation Portable gets a lot more attractive starting today if you want to game on the cheap. The same for the PSPgo, which in North America, now includes three free games.
If you purchase a PSPgo within the next year, Sony Computer Entertainment America will throw in a voucher that lets you download LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, gratis. According to SCEA, that's an $80 USD value, making the PSPgo financially much more attractive. Sure, Europe may have the better deal, but that's a rare win for the continent.
In good news for cheap-ass owners of the regular PSP, Sony and its third-party publishing pals have dropped the following games to just $9.99 USD, as part of a PSP "Favorites" line. It's the cheaper version of the Greatest Hits segment and features a PSP must-have or two.
* Ape Escape: On the Loose
* Buzz! Master Quiz
* Hot Shots Golf Open Tee
* LocoRoco 2
* Patapon 2
* PixelJunk Monster Deluxe
* SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo
* Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
* Twisted Metal: Head On
* Justice League Heroes
* Manhunt 2
* Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play
* Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Collection
* Silent Hill: Origins
* The Sims 2
* The Warriors
kotaku.com/5552923/sony-gets-aggressive-with-psp-game-pricing-free-pspgo-games
A look at ICO & Shadow of the Colossus in HD
With rumors suggesting that Team Ico's art house games, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, will receive the God of War Collection Blu-ray treatment, Digital Foundry decided to have a look at what the results might be. Using PC emulation -- which reportedly got "very, very close" to looking like the final product with God of War -- the group captured video of the SD version and what the games may look like in HD.
God of War's PS3-fication allegedly didn't replace any in-game art "aside from the on-screen text and button graphics." If ICO and Colossus are indeed given the same Blu-ray treatment, the latter is sure to benefit from the PS3's hardware. Shadow of the Colossus pushed the PS2's tech to the breaking point, with a frame rate that could turn the Colossi into Harryhausen monsters.
God of War's PS3-fication allegedly didn't replace any in-game art "aside from the on-screen text and button graphics." If ICO and Colossus are indeed given the same Blu-ray treatment, the latter is sure to benefit from the PS3's hardware. Shadow of the Colossus pushed the PS2's tech to the breaking point, with a frame rate that could turn the Colossi into Harryhausen monsters.
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/a-look-at-ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-in-hd/
Ubisoft: Michel Ancel still with the company, Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development
A rumor popped up on French site wootgaming last week stating that Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel had left Ubisoft, and work had ceased on Beyond Good & Evil 2. It wasn't that hard to believe, given Ubisoft's attitude toward the game -- which seems to range from nonchalance to outright denial of its existence.
According to a terse statement to Eurogamer from Ubisoft, Ancel is still at Ubisoft, and Beyond Good & Evil 2 development continues at its glacial pace. "There are no changes on the horizon," an Ubisoft rep said. Eurogamer then asked if the statement referred specifically to Ancel still being at Ubisoft, and BG&E2's development continuing -- to which the rep responded, simply, "Yes." Apparently, even PR doesn't want to spend too much time talking about BG&E2.
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/ubisoft-michel-ancel-still-with-the-company-beyond-good-and-evil/
inFamous 2 seemingly teased in Portuguese PlayStation mag
The last page in the most recent issue of Portugal's PlayStation: The Official Magazine features a pair of eyes you might be familiar with, depending on how frequently you stare into the baby blues of your video game protagonists. Scrawl captured the image of the teasing brow, which appears to belong to one Cole McGrath, hero (or anti-hero) of inFamous. That observation is supported by the text following the image, which translates to "the announcement of a great PlayStation 3 exclusive sequel in the next ROPS." (ROPS is the acronym for the magazine's Portuguese edition.)
Now that the pile of evidence indicating a sequel to last year's charged action game is teetering into the clouds, we think it's safe to expect some form of announcement at E3. In fact, we'd be shocked if ... no? We can't use that one anymore? Fair enough.
www.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/infamous-2-seemingly-teased-in-portuguese-playstation-mag/