All Entries Tagged With: "Sony"

MLB 10 The Show Review

MLB 10 The Show's Cover Boy Joe Mauer

It seems that with every passing year, video game sports simulations are constantly becoming more authentic.  In the past 4 years, no series has lived up to that standard more so than MLB The Show from SCE San Diego Studio. With little room for improvement, they have once again proved why not only is the series the best baseball game on the market, it also sets the standard for sports simulation as a whole. Sorry Madden fans, while MLB 10 The Show may not be perfect  it really is just that damn good.

Is a PS Cloud Announcement Imminent?

Yesterday we brought you a taste of Microsoft’s view of the future for Xbox 360. Today we continue the look at how storage methods could change for the PlayStation 3 in the near future. With the announcement this Tuesday that the PlayStation Network will now be supported by all six major movie studios, for not only the rental, but also purchase of High Definition movies, it feels almost like the stage has been set for something even bigger. With HD Movies now available to own, the disappearance of the PS3 250gb Slim bundles, two new PS3 SKUs emerging, and various other mysterious happenings lately it feels like something massive heads our way. Read more for a little insight as to what this all means and what the heck PS Cloud might be.

SONY GDC 2010 Press Conference Video

For those of you who missed the press conference, here is a peek at what you missed. Check out the announcement of PlayStation Move and the demo that went along with it. Enjoy.

PlayStation Move Motion Controller

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today at GDC announced that the PlayStation Move motion controller for PlayStation 3 will launch worldwide this fall and promises a motion-based, high-definition gaming experience that will blow away anything seen before.

SONY Introduces PhyreEngine For PSP

Sony has announced the PhyreEngine, which is used for multiple titles for the PS3, Blu-Ray Disc, and PlayStation Store, will be available to developers for the PSP. PhyreEngine is an advanced graphics rendering engine provided as source code and tools that is used for many of the games already available for PS3. With the PhyreEngine, developers for PSP titles will have at it’s disposal, the ability to fully realize the ability of the PSP platform.

White Knight Chronicles: Free Quests Through June

Who doesn’t love free stuff right?  If you have been playing the solo campaign and feeling the need for something more, you’ve got your wish. Starting Thursday, March 11th, Sony will be releasing free quests for free every week through the month of June. All you have to do to grab your free quests is log on to the PlayStation Network, crank up White Knight Chronicles and, voila, the new quests will start popping up on your world map, easy as pie. Each week will mark the release of a new permanent quest, along with limited quests that will only be usable for a two week period. Check out their Twitter for the list of quests and find out which ones will stay and which ones will be limited.

PlayStation Network is King of HD Movies

Today Sony Computer Entertainment America announced that all major movie studios in the United States including 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, as well as Sony Pictures Entertainment will continue to provide High Definition movies for rental. In addition to having rental content from all movie studios, the PlayStation Network will now be the king of HD movies becoming the first to offer HD movies for purchase from all movie studios as well! Read more to hear about some of the movies you can purchase in HD right now on the PlayStation Network!

Why MAG is Essentially a $60 Beta

I know what you’re thinking. You just read the title above and thought to yourself “who in the name of Jim Sterling wrote this drivel?” and to that, all I have to say is… relax. Not only is what you’re about to read pro Zipper Interactive, it is also very much pro Sony. Just read on.

The Rise and Fall of My Sony Obsession

As a kid growing up in a small town in Iowa, all I had as far as game systems goes was the classic NES and SNES that my parents had purchased for us. After that it was the let-down that was the N64. So, I basically grew up a Nintendo fanboy, because that is what I got started on. If it was between an SNES and a Sega Genesis, I would have gone SNES all the way. Even though I did enjoy some Sega games, I really only got to play them at my cousin’s place, and he lived in Florida. So, once a year or so, we would make the trip down there and I would play his Sega Genesis with him until the wee hours of the morning.

One of the games I immediately attached myself to in those early days was Final Fantasy III (which was really VI, but you know that story) for the SNES. My brother and I spent days huddled together in front of a small TV taking turns playing it. This began my Final Fantasy obsession and desire to play and experience all RPGs in general, but it also, unknown to me at the time, secretly jump-started my future fanboyism toward Sony’s world-devouring console line-up that was to come.

Sony Computer Ent. Acquires Media Molecule, What’s After LBP2?

Today is a monumental day for LittleBigPlanet developers Media Molecule as they ‘join the Sony family’ for developing more exciting games like LittleBigPlanet on current and future PlayStation platforms.  This bold move extends the exclusive partnership between the two parties and will likely bring gamers a definite sequel to LittleBigPlanet on the PlayStation 3 and Portable systems.  Read more about the factors that led to the final moments in this decision and what it means in the long term for gaming.

Are You Ready for Some… Baseball?

Well are you? You better be, because not 1 but 2 officially licensed baseball series’ will be landing on store shelves today. While one of them will be coming out for every single game machine out their (possibly Texas Instruments calculators even) the other will be Sony only. This has pretty much been a one horse race for the past two years but let’s take a quick look into the two who will be contending for your $60, shall we?

God of War III Event Coverage by HipHopGamer

Yeah, that just happened. DualShockers and HipHopGamer together at last. Or as N4G would call us "The Video Game Axis of Evil"

Check out the latest episode from the HipHopGamerShow by, well… the HipHopGamer. In the latest insallment Mr. HipHop, or is it Mr. Gamer? Either way, he also had  the privilege of attending the same God of War III preview event in LA as our very own golden boy Evan Velez. While there he got a chance to chat with the game’s director, Stig Asmussen to talk about Krato’s upcoming big dance. There’s also a review for Dante’s Inferno, as well as some talk about Sony’s upcoming plans for E3. Give it a watch and make sure to check out this weeks ShockCast as Mr.HipHopGamer and Mr. Velez talk all about last weeks event and make Yaris incredibly jealous.