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Take On The PSPgo: Team Trial In PlayStation Home Tomorrow! (News)

Nov 4, 2009

PlayStation EU Blog writes: We have a very special, brand-spanking-new, SCEE-exclusive event coming to you tomorrow, the PSPgo: Team Trial.

Get together with three other friends in the re-dressed Presentation Podium to conquer this challenge.

Once you've grouped your team together, you will ALL have to perform a series of actions, (that means no slackers!) successfully complete these and you will unlock a Download Orb, from which your stunning in-Home PSPgo (which is on loan for the duration of the event) can download the next challenge."

MotorStorm Sells Over 3.5 Million (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Motorstorm, developed by Evolution studios, is one of Sony's biggest new IPs and has sold over 3.5 million units worldwide.

MotorStorm Swerves Into PlayStation Home; The Presentation Podium Opens Its Doors For gamescom (News)

Aug 12, 2009

European PlayStation Blog writes:

"Hi guys, welcome to this week's PlayStation Home update, which includes new spaces, outfits and some great new rewards…

First up, we have some very special race costumes coming to you straight from MotorStorm Pacific Rift. These new outfits will be available in Home Threads, check out the screenshots below for the male and female flavours… "

Target holds new PS3 game clearance (News)

Aug 3, 2009

Select Target Corp. stores this month began holding a new game clearance for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3.

Discounted titles include F.E.A.R. 2 at $34.98 from $49.99, MotorStorm at $14.98 from $29.99, and Prince of Persia at $19.98 from $39.99.

MotorStorm Game Launching Crashes Into PlayStation Home, Fat Princess Ambles Slowly Behind (News)

Jul 29, 2009

Elliot Linger from the EU PS Blog writes:

"Hi there guys – time for a PlayStation Home update…!

We have the first wave of MotorStorm content swerving into PS Home this Thursday with MotorStorm Pacific Rift Game Launching functionality topping the bill. If you don't know what Game Launching is, click here for more info on how this great functionality works.

There will be more MotorStorm / PS Home news very soon, however in the mean time, have a look at the screenshots below for a tantalising snippet of some of the great MotorStorm content coming to PS Home over the coming weeks…"

Target receives new PS3 SKU to release after GDC (News)

Mar 17, 2009

According to a reader tip, Target stores are receiving a brand new PS3 SKU. The DPCI item number for the new product is 207-23-0009 and it will be available on March 29, a few days after the end of Game Developer's Conference.

FUEL dev: MotorStorm FMV led to inevitable 'comedown' (News)

Jan 20, 2009

PS3-exclusive racer MotorStorm: Pacific Rift was a "comedown" and its limitations "shocking", the executive producer of upcoming open-world racer FUEL has bravely claimed.

Evolution and WipEout Team to merge under one roof (News)

Jan 7, 2009

Gamezine:

'Two of the best PlayStation 3 racing game developers are to eventually merge under one roof.

Developer Evolution Studios were purchased by Sony Entertainment in 2007, and have since released a successful sequel to their racing classic MotorStorm.

It's well known that the team shared not only their PlayStation 3 engine but also their knowledge with Sony Studio Liverpool in the creation of WipEout HD. The collaboration resulted in a stunning full-1080p, 60 frames-per-second futuristic racer.

When asked whether the studios would merge completely in the future, Denny replies;

"Yes, it was always the intention with them being in the same geographic location and working so closely together, it would be ideal if they could be housed at some point within the same site, but it's not happening overnight."'

Videogame Target Renders Are Important In The Industry (News)

Nov 26, 2008

dailygamesnews.com - Motorstorm: Pacific Rift lead designer Nigel Kershaw recently sparked some debate when he had a good rant at people comparing final game graphics to initial target renders. Axis Animation. the company behind the creation of the target renders used for Motorstorm have shared their views on why it is important to have them.

HUGE Sony Info Blowout (News)

Nov 22, 2008

In attendance at the Sony Computer Entertainment Staff Annual Briefing held yesterday in London, an anonymous source going by the alias of 'Legends' has just tipped D+PAD off in all manner of huge PlayStation news.

Click through for info on LittleBigPlanet PSP, Uncharted 2, God of War 3 and much more.

PS Blog: PlayStation Pros Give MotorStorm A Go (News)

Oct 29, 2008

MotorStorm Pacific Rift crashes into stores today, and if you early adopters think you're going to be cleaning up online - be warned: the athletes on the Dew Action Sports Tour have been practicing. The Dew Tour recently wrapped up with the PlayStation Pro - the final event of the year for this traveling BMX, FMX, and skate road show.

Tired Of Motorstorm 2? (News)

Oct 2, 2008

TheSixthAxis writes: "Unsubstantiated rumours are the foundation stones of many a site. Not us though. Uh-uh, no way, not never. So, we present a fully substantiated rumour. And by substantiated we mean someone told us of a link and we clicked on it and the link worked. And that's as far as we're going."

GameCity Teams Up With Guinness World Records - Wants YOUR Records! (News)

Sep 9, 2008

Brodiesan from PS3 Attitude writes:

"Kicking off its third iteration in Nottingham, U.K. next month, GameCity have decided to add a unique competitive flavour to the usual gamut of game conference festivities this year. Pairing up with Guinness World Records, the organisers of the festival are requesting record breaking submissions from the more extroverted (and fanatical) of gamers ..."

PS3 80GB Motorstorm Bundle for $399 (News)

Jul 18, 2008

As DVD playback made the PlayStation 2 more than just a game machine, hefty multi-media features make the Sony PlayStation 3 an even more versatile home entertainment machine. Features such as Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video will likely make it the central component of your media set-up. Still, it is first and foremost a game console--a powerful one at that.

The US Greatest Hits Range For PS3 (News)

Jul 12, 2008

Via Kotaku,

"In Japan, they're already out. In Europe, they're on their way. But what of America's line of budget, re-released PS3 games? Well, they're also on their way. Here's a first look at the Greatest Hits Line's initial run of titles, lifted from a new K-Mart entertainment catalogue. Only three titles are pictured (the rest being PSP games), but those games are clearly MotorStorm, Resistance and Warhawk."

European PS3 Platinum Titles Revealed (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Box art of the first european PlayStation 3 Platinum titles have been revealed.

MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destrution are the first ones to be on the Platinum line.

No word on date or prices.

Sony discontinues MotorStorm PS3 bundle (News)

Jun 2, 2008

Sony has confirmed that the 80GB PlayStation 3 MotorStorm bundle is no longer being supplied to retailers.

"Retailers aren't getting any new inventory of the 80GB MotorStorm bundle," the company said in a statement issued to Joystiq.

Sony is not discontinuing the 80GB PS3 entirely though, instead switching its focus to newer titles. A new 80GB bundle featuring a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 and a DualShock 3 controller will be ...

MotorStorm only "scratched the surface" of PS3 (News)

May 14, 2008

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at Sony's recent PlayStation Day Nigel Kershaw, MotorStorm Pacific Rift's game director, has revealed what it's like to develop for the PlayStation 3.

When asked if MotorStorm Pacific Rift is pushing the PS3 Kershaw said: "The first game pushed the PS3, this is pushing the PS3, our next game is going to push the PS3. It's not so much about pushing the hardware, it's about learning how to use the hardware in the best possible fashion."

He added: "We've realised we've just scratched the surface of what we could actually do with the machine. And I'm sure next time around we'll learn a lot more from MotorStorm Pacific Rift."

MotorStorm Complete makes retail appearance (News)

Apr 22, 2008

Darkzero writes: "Over on Play-Asia a game called MotorStorm Complete has appeared, and is currently been sold for US$ 49.90 (€31.55) by the site. The site comments the game will be released May 22, 2008 in Japan.

So, what exactly is MotorStorm Complete? Well, the site itself does not comment on what the disc contains, but judging by the name we'd guess that it could be the normal Motorstorm, but with all the DLC included on disc with it."

Motorstorm becomes first PS3 game to sell 3 million worldwide (News)

Apr 3, 2008

Motorstorm has become the first PS3 game to shift 3 million units worldwide. Close behind are Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2.76 million), Resistance: Fall of Man (2.64 million) and Assassins Creed (2.41 million).

Lost to antiquity: Games that have aged badly (Feature)

Mar 25, 2008

Some games are utterly timeless. Super Mario Bros is still perfect. Soul Calibur 1 is still beautiful. But this is GR’s Week of Hate, after all. So here are the once-great games that might shock you if you play them today. ...

Evolution wants MotorStorm to dominate (News)

Feb 18, 2008

MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios has said that it wants to "dominate reaction racing for a long time".

Asked about the future of MotorStorm as part of a feature exploring the game's first year of downloadable add-ons, gameplay producer Jed Ashworth said the question "goes way beyond downloadable content".

Two New MotorStorm Tracks Tomorrow; Pricing Correction (News)

Jan 17, 2008

Felice Standifer, Sr. US Producer of MotorStorm, writes on the PlayStation.Blog:

"Hey racing fans, the wait is over and we are excited to alert you to some new MotorStorm downloadable content that will be available this Thursday, January 17th. I want to take this opportunity to correct some mis-information currently floating around the web regarding pricing of the content. This latest Track Pack, to be available on the PlayStation Store tomorrow, will be priced at $2.99."

MotorStorm Gets Even Filthier (News)

Jan 7, 2008

MotorStorm, PlayStation 3's muck-'em-up, is being treated to an expansion pack this week, with two new tracks available for download on Thursday.

The first track is Diamondback Speedway and pits players against the high banking of the natural amphitheatre Yei Bichei. The second, Eagle's Nest, is a tight race set atop precarious cliff-edges.

Motorstorm Crosses 2 Million Sales Mark on PS3 (News)

Dec 28, 2007

According to the latest VGCharts Motorstorm has crossed the 2 million sales mark. It is to be noted, however, that the PS3 SKUs bundled with Motorstorm have a big hand in this.

Trusted Reviews: Top 20 Games of the Year: Part One (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Trusted Reviews: Games of the Year - Part One.

As our Andy noted back in November, it has been a fantastic year for games, In fact, it's arguably been the best year ever. However, all that bounty has left us in a dilemma. We originally planned a top ten list for the end of the year, but looking at the long list of titles we've been forced to expand that to twenty - and even then we've had to sacrifice a few of our darlings and lose a couple of still great franchise updates that we felt didn't quite do enough to justify inclusion: Sorry Unreal Tournament III and Sega Rally, apologies Guitar Hero III, Football Manager 2008 and Pro Evo.

MotorStorm 3.1 Update - Mirrored Tracks, and 2D Vehicle Select Added (News)

Dec 11, 2007

The latest update to MotorStorm is out today.

Now included is a vehicle selection of 2D/3D in the host options as well as mirrored tracks.

The vehicle selections lets you have either the traditional 3D select screen or a 2D grid of the vehicles to choose from, which seems to speed up the selection process somewhat.

The host can also choose mirrored tracks which reverses the entire geometry set of the tracks. Where you went left you will now go right. An interesting mix, and will take some getting used too not to forget which way you're actually going!

New MotorStorm Vehicles Out Today (News)

Nov 29, 2007

Hey MotorStorm fans! Are you ready for more high-octane content? Drive on over to the PSN Store later today and check out the latest vehicles and skins from Sony's hard-working friends at Evolution Studios. The new pack available includes two new vehicles - The Mohawk Roadhog Bike and The Lunar-Tec Buffalo BigRig, both with three different paint jobs. Two new skins, QuickFoot and Crazy Samurai, are included in the pack and will allow you to place a new skin on any or all of the seven different vehicle classes in MotorStorm.

PlayStation Blog: Thanksgiving Wishes from Slant Six (News)

Nov 26, 2007

David Seymour, Design Director of Slant Six Games writes:

"Happy Thanksgiving from Slant Six! While we celebrated our Canadian turkey day earlier in October, we hope that you all have a great holiday. I have actually taken the week off to spend time with family and to play some games. I finally have some time to dig into my fearsome PS3 backlog, including Uncharted, Assassin's Creed and Motorstorm Devil's Weekend".

Low-key European PSN update - Stranglehold (News)

Nov 15, 2007

A demo of John Woo's Stranglehold has gone live in the PS Store in this week's relatively low-key PSN update.

The demo, which 360 fans got back in August, lets you go berserk with Inspector Tequila (Chow Yun Fat) and his duel-wielded guns and blast your way through the massively destructible Hong Kong marketplace level.

There's also yet more Motorstorm goodies to download - new skins for your cars - and some game and Blu-ray trailers up for the taking.

First MotorStorm Devil's Weekend shots (News)

Nov 8, 2007

Nov 8, 2007 Get that Motorstorm disc out again because you've got some new content to crash your way through this weekend. The new Devil's Weekend download content pack has gone live today, packing a whole load of new races and cars to get on with. "With this new pack, you get 4 new tickets containing 10 races (no time for sleeping). Check out the five new vehicles and one special unlockable vehicle - each one available with three new skins," explains Felice Standifer, senior US producer for ...

PSN Update: Uncharted Demo (News)

Nov 8, 2007

THIS WEEK:

United States/Canada

Games:
-Uncharted demo
-MotorStorm version 3.0
-MotorStorm DLC - Devil's Weekend - $5.99

Trailers:

United Kingdom:

Games:
-Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online
-MotorStorm DLC - Devil's Weekend

Trailers:

Japan

Games:
-Dark Mist - 800 yen

Trailers:
-Heavenly Sword - Anime Series part 4

__________________________________________________________________________

COMING BEFORE THE END OF 2007:

Demos:
-Burnout Paradise - December
-Hot Shots Golf 5 - December
-RAW vs. Smackdown - was supposed to come on October 18th

PSN Games:
Released in the US and still to come for Europe:
-Blast Factor: Advanced Research (November)
-Riff: Everyday Shooter (December)
-Piyotama (December)
-Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (no date)
November
-PAIN
-PS Eye - Aqua Vita
-PS Eye - Mesmerize: Distort
-PS Eye - Mesmerize: Trace
-PS Eye - Operation Creature Feature
-PS Eye - Tori Emaki
-PS Eye - Trials of Topoq
-Snake Ball
-Toy Home
December
-Dark Mist
-Elefunk
-Gran Turismo 5: Prologue - JPN (2008 in NA/Europe)
-High Velocity Bowling
-Rocketman: Axis of Evil
-Skydiving
Others scheduled for 2007
-Commando 3
-Soldner X

MotorStorm Devil's Weekend - Available Nov. 8th (News)

Nov 8, 2007

On November 8th, a new server Update 3.0 patch will become available, as will new Devil's Weekend downloadable content on the PSN Store.

MotorStorm (Screenshots)

Nov 8, 2007

Motorstorm 3.0 client update available 25th October (News)

Oct 24, 2007

The 3.0 client update will be available for download on 25th October.

MotorStorm Update 3.0 provides some changes, hit the link to check it out.

New PS3 starter pack unveiled (News)

Sep 20, 2007

The new pack includes the 60Gb PS3, two Sixaxis controllers, Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm and new addition Heavenly Sword, which made its debut on the charts this week at number seven.

TGS: Sony bags Evolution, Motorstorm 2 coming (News)

Sep 20, 2007

Sept 20, 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired Motorstorm dev Evolution Studios and its subsidiary Pursuit Force dev Bigbig Studios. It's not a surprising move really; the Runcorn studio has been working with Sony through five iterations of its World Rally Championship series, series before creating one of the PS3's top-selling titles to date. Bigbig Studios, based in Leamington Spa, England, was founded in 2001 with backing from Evolution Studios and SCE and is the developer of PSP ...

Sony acquires MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios (News)

Sep 20, 2007

Sony has acquired MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios along with Pursuit Force subsidiary Bigbig Studios.

And GamesIndustry.biz can reveal that co-founders of Evolution Studios, Martin Kenwright and Ian Hetherington are to leave the company, with managing director Mick Hocking taking on the role of group studio director responsible for Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studio and Sony's Liverpool Studio.

No Stranglehold demo for EU (News)

Sep 9, 2007

European PS3 owners will have to settle for the new MotorStorm downloadable content on PSN this week as Midway still hasn't confirmed when the Stranglehold demo will be released here.

The Coyote Revent VIP Pass pack will cost GBP 3.99 / EUR 5.80. It includes the new reversed and revamped version of the Coyote track plus two new vehicles and the Eliminator online mode.

There's also a spattering of new trailers you might want to look at, like GT5 Prologue, Lair, and Heavenly Sword - but you can find most of those over on Eurogamer TV already.

BioShock, Guild Wars, Resistance top Swedish charts; Wii misses top 20 (News)

Sep 7, 2007

The Xbox 360 version of BioShock has topped the latest Swedish multiformat sale chart, which is otherwise dominated by PC games. The next five games on the chart are all PC titles - including the PC version of BioShock, listed at number 6. Interestingly, not a single Wii game is in the top 20 spots on the multiformat chart.

The full report includes separate sale charts for multiformat, PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, and PSP.

MOTORSTORM splitscreen/offline Multiplayer PETITION (News)

Sep 7, 2007

A new petition to sony and evolution games has being circulating the net from ps3 owners and motorstorm fans begging them to add a offline multiplayer patch for the game, fans wishing to vote can check out the petition by clicking on this link:

http://www.petitiononline.com/dk2kx/petition.html

I personally think that if gamers want to make their petition be heard they got to go out and VOTE, it will only take 1 minute of their time.

New MotorStorm track dated (News)

Sep 4, 2007

Sept 4, 2007 Sony has said that the new Motorstorm track, dubbed Coyote Revenge, will be available to download via the PlayStation Store this Thursday, September 6. Will it be enough to inject a second life into the racer? The new track, which is basically a mirror of the Coyote track, will then be backed up with two new vehicles, details of which are still to be unveiled by Sony. The first vehicle download should be with us on September 13 with the next on Sept 27. We jumped on MotorStorm ...

MotorStorm 2.0 Patch Available For Download (News)

Sep 4, 2007

Here's some information about the new Motorstorm patch released.

Confirmed PSN Dates (News)

Sep 3, 2007

Confirmed PSN dates for you guysÂ¿

MotorStorm Coyote Revenge 06/09
Vehicle Sets 1 13/09
Vehicle sets 2 27/09

Heavenly Sword Making of and anime part 4 6/09
Heavenly Sword Making of and anime part 5 13/09

Lair trailer #3 6/09

LocoRoco Cocoreccho trailer 13/09

inFamous trailer 13/09

Motorstorm breaks a million at vgchartz (News)

Sep 3, 2007

According to vgchartz.com, Motorstorm broke 1 million, selling .38 million in Europe, .63 million in America, and .08 million in Japan. Making the total sales at 1.09 million.

EU PSN Update - 31/08/07 (News)

Aug 31, 2007

There seems to finally be an update on the EU Playstation Network, although a day later than usual. Don't get too excited there. As of time of writing the update includes:

Colin McRae: Dirt (Demo)
Jed Ashforth Interview (Video)
All the Kings Men (Blu-ray Trailer)

As you have noticed there isn't even a sign of the latest Heavenly Sword video's, so hopefully I've caught it in the middle of an update.

Motorstorm additional content imminent (News)

Aug 29, 2007

PS3 Attitude reveal that SCEE are about to drop two new vehicle packs plus the Coyote Revenge Weekend Pass on the Playstation Network to further augment Motorstorm. The weekend pass includes two new tracks...

PS3 Exclusives List from PSU (News)

Aug 24, 2007

The list both shows confirmed, and rumored exlusives in an easy to read and well thought out way. The list includes both released and unreleased PS3 exclusives including timed exclusives such as Haze.

id Admits Motorstorm Inspirations For Rage (News)

Aug 20, 2007

Think id's upcoming Rage looks a lot like Motorstorm? Well, the similarities are intentional. In an interview with Shacknews, id's Todd Hollenshead and Tim Willits talks about incorporating elements of Motorstorm into their genre-mixing FPS game

Second Ps3 Starter Pack Planned? (News)

Aug 19, 2007

Following the successful PlayStation 3 starter pack containing a ps3 console, Resistance Fall of Man, MotorStorm and two Sixaxis, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe intends to renew the experiment with a second Pack planned for September 19 at the cost of 599.99 euros. This new pack will contain a PS3 ,2 sixaxis controllers and two new additional games as well ,namely Heavenly Sword and Formula One.Stay tune for an official conformation maybe at next weeks Leipzig Games Convention in Germany...

Sony's new PS3 bundle can't be sold to minors (News)

Jul 13, 2007

"You just can't sell it to anyone under 15, and their parents can't buy it for them "

Due to PEGI classifications, 28 of the 29 participating members of PEGI have classified Resistance: Fall of Man as an 18+ In the UK, PEGI didn't rate the game, but the BBFC have, giving it a 15. legally speaking, people under the age of 15 are not allowed to buy the console, and importantly, it's also illegal for parents to buy the console for their children.

Sony Press Conference Lowdown (Feature)

Jul 12, 2007

Sony's annual E3 press conference opened with what could have been the biggest reveal of the entire show if it hadn't been leaked last week: the new $499 price of the PS3, as well as the introduction of a new $599 model that comes with an 80GB hard drive and a copy of online-enabled dirt racer Motorstorm. This left biggy-wig Jack Tretton (who began the event speaking through his character in the PS3 virtual world Home) to launch right into the publisher's game-centric, four-part ...

E3 Day 2 Extra: Liveblogging the Sony Keynote Speech (News)

Jul 11, 2007

PS3 Attitude liveblogs the Sony keynote speech at E3 2007 to bring all the details of every Sony PS3-related announcement.

Not True: Sony to Euro PS3 Bundle & Price Cut 'Leak' (News)

Jul 11, 2007

SCEE has told CVG that details 'leaked' on its Euro PS3 announcement planned for later this week are categorically not true.

SCEA on SIXAXIS Red Light Rumor: Its Not Rumble (News)

Jul 9, 2007

The eagle-eyed writers over at Playstation Universe were the first to spot the mysterious red light emanating from the center of the Playstation 3 SIXAXIS seen on the new 80GB PS3 box. Could the glowing Home button, perhaps, be proof of a new and improved controller, maybe one with rumble?

Not so says SCEA, though their responses to our inquires and the one they posted on their site don't match up.

80 GB PLAYSTATION 3/Motorstorm Box Shot (News)

Jul 9, 2007

Gaming Bits has the image of the new 80GB Motorstorm Bundle.

Official PS3 Motorstorm Bundle for Europe (News)

Jun 26, 2007

An online Belgian retailer has added an Official SCEE backed PS3 Motorstorm bundle to its online catalogue priced at 619.99€, its currently scheduled for release tomorrow (June 27th 2007).

Motorstorm 1.2 Patch Now Available for download (News)

Jun 21, 2007

European players have had a chance to play with the 1.2 Motorstorm update for nearly a week. Now, North American players can join in on the action. The major addition? A new Time Attack mode. Stability issues have also been addressed, including glitches with boost, SD text cut-off, online performance and surround sound glitches. The update also allows for up to 50 friends in the game's buddy list..

Motorstorm Adds Online Play In Japan (News)

Jun 20, 2007

Japanese gamers can finally take the frantic muddin' online as Motorstorm for the PLAYSTATION 3 received online play today in Japan. The 550MB update allows for internet multiplayer races and addresses some technical issues and fixes a handful of bugs.

Motorstorm update available or not? (News)

Jun 17, 2007

Something weird has happened. Felice Standifer, who's the producer for Motorstorm claims that the long awaited Motorstorm update 1.2 has been postponed due to a nasty bug. Now the weird thing is that if you fire up Motorstorm and head to the online section of the game, it says there's an update available, and you can even download the new Time Attack mode from the European Playstation Store only.

Right now the patch and new game mode are only available in Europe. The Time Attack mode is only 100KB large so it shouldn't take long to download. But be warned, if you download the new game mode from the Playstation store without updating the game itself, it's possible that you can't play anymore, both online and offline.

A logical explanation would be that they released the patch too early and found out about the bug that's causing the network problems afterwards. In that case it's probably only a matter of time before they pull the patch and the item from the Playstation Store. If you don't really care about the online mode you'd better hurry up before it's too late, since Standifer didn't mention a new date yet.

Do you like taking risks? Download the update and let us know what happens!(Presently available for Europe only)

European PSN releases for June 15th (News)

Jun 15, 2007

PS3fanboy:

Are you ready for this? We feel like, for the first time, we are relaying some good news to all the Europeans out there. Read on to see what your PSN Store now contains.

New Motorstorm patch making the game unbootable (News)

Jun 15, 2007

The new Motorstorm time trial patch is available for download through the PSN Store, however it seems that although it has been delayed already it's still not ready to be released. After downloading the new patch Motorstorm is unbootable.

MotorStorm Dev: We're Bummed About a Bug (News)

Jun 15, 2007

The Senior Producer for Motorstorm has posted on the official PlayStation blog to explain why PS3 owners are still waiting for the 1.2 patch.

"... right before we were planning to go live with the 1.2 updates with Time Attack mode, a new issue was found on the patch that could result in people not being able to establish a network connection. So, unfortunately, for now we need to continue to run tests and monitor the fix to ensure that it does not occur when the patch goes live.

I play Motorstorm religiously and *love* the new Time Attack mode, and I think you will too. Of course, it's in the best interest for everyone that we resolve this before we release the update. Bear with us, we'll have it out as quickly as we can and ensure the bug doesn't cause any problems for future updates."

Motorstorm Update Washed Out (News)

Jun 14, 2007

Network bug in patch is cause of new delay.

Smash your way to first place in MotorStorm online (Feature)

Jun 14, 2007

In single-player, MotorStorms AI is aggressive. It angrily knocks you about, nudges you into obstacles and sends you hurtling over the sides of cliffs. And youre only racing unthinking robots blindly following strings of code. When you play online youre racing against real people. And people are bastards. And these particular bastards will stop at nothing to batter you off the course and, if you have a headset, youll be treated to a slew of swears at every turn. But it gives every race a sense ...

Motorstorm Expanded (News)

Jun 14, 2007

When it was released in March, MotorStorm cut a huge muddy path of racing carnage across the PlayStation 3. Set in the off-road tracks of a large desert festival in Monument Valley, players had access to seven vehicle types, ranging from big rigs to dirt bikes. With the only rules of the competition being that there are no rules, racers could bump and crash their way to the finish line. However, one of the largest complaints lodged against the game was the limited number of tracks that players could fly through as they tried to collect the event tickets during the game.
All of that is about to change, as Evolution Studios and Sony Computer Entertainment will be rolling out new downloadable content for MotorStorm in the next few months. The PlayStation Store will soon provide brand new game features, modes and vehicles for MotorStorm racers to take into Monument Valley. It will even unlock new festival passes, such as the Coyote Revenge VIP Pass that will give completely new tracks and races. Instead of simply telling you minor details about the upcoming content, we managed to get a video interview with Paul Hollywood from Evolution Studios, who breaks down some of the new items that you'll be able to download. Check it out below, and as soon as info on the upcoming content becomes available, we'll get it post

PS3 Store games dated (News)

Jun 11, 2007

Sony UK have today revealed a few new dates for the latest offerings bound for the PS3 Store, with MotorStorm's freely downloadable 'Time Attack' mode set for release this Friday - June 15th. As well as ushering in a new way to play the game, the online update also delivers a number of tweaks and enhancements, bolstering stability and the interface to boot.

Then there's Calling All Cars!, which is due out on Friday June 22nd, and will cost 4.99 GBP or 7.99 Euro. David Jaffe's latest is something of a departure from the world of Greek Gods and war, instead charging the player with racing around the streets, rounding up the low-lifes en masse.

Super Stardust HD is the last new arrival confirmed by the Big S, arriving (again on a Friday) come June 29th. An Asteroids-esque puzzle-blaster thing is order of the day - and from the HD in the title you can derive that while the gameplay may be retrograde the visuals certainly won't be. More on all this soon.

Resistance Online Goes International (News)

May 26, 2007

Accoring to a recent Japanese press release from Sony, the following will take place June 1st;

- Resistance International servers, as well as the map pack will be available June 1st, with the map pack costing 800yen.

- Motorstorm content will be made available at the same time, no price was listed.

- Folk Soul demo will also be uploaded to the PSN on June 1st.

Motorstorm Online Pack Coming to Japan (News)

May 25, 2007

Good news for the few thousand Japanese PS3 owners who purchased Motorstorm in late 2006. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has decided to release an online expansion pack for the game. Set for release on 6/20, the free update will add 12 player online play (domestic rivals only) along with a time attack mode. The download requires 542 megabytes of hard disk space.

If you picked up Motorstorm in your part of the world earlier this year, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. Japan got Motorstorm first late last year, but the game shipped without any form of multiplayer play. There was some initial concern that Sony would not upgrade the title to international spec, but those concerns have thankfully been cleared.

More DLC for MotorStorm (News)

May 21, 2007

The first premium content pack for MotorStorm will be available to download from the PlayStation Store in June.

Coyote Weekend will add three new groups of races, including a revamp of the Coyote Rage map and different car configurations for other existing circuits. A new vehicle will be available, as will an Eliminator multiplayer mode, although Sony wasn't around to offer any more details on these.

PS3 News Fest - MotorStorm's New Track Revealed (News)

May 17, 2007

Sony's senior producer Pete Smith fleshed out the the new MotorStorm driving mode: Time Attack, telling SPOnG, "This is more than a simple time trial. You'll be able to record your best lap for each circuit, and we have global leaderboards and about the top 250 cars will be stored, so you can race against the best in the world. You'll be able to download up to eight ghost cars for a race." You won't have to pay, thankfully, for Time Attack, and it will appear on 25 May.

MotorStorm's New Track
Then on June 1, Sony will put Premium Content Pack One on the PSN, whose main feature will be a new track called Coyote Revenge. Smith said: "This is based on a reversed Coyote Rage, although there is so much that's new about it that you won't recognise it." Pack One will also include three new Tickets, including Coyote Weekend, which will yield an unlockable car (alas, what class it belongs in has not yet been revealed). Plus, there will be a new online mode called Eliminator, in which: "You'll have 20 seconds to catch and overtake the person in front of you". And the pack will include a new Big Rig and a new Rally Car. When we find out how much this Pack One will cost, we'll let you know; in the meantime, it's good to hear that MotorStorm continues to evolve online.

New MotorStorm game mode revealed (News)

May 15, 2007

Sony has revealed an online update for the awesome muddy-racer, MotorStorm, that will add a new game mode to the menus and fix a number of glitches. Here's the blurb: "In Time Attack gamers can set their best times on each track with any available vehicle classes, then race against 'ghost' laps in subsequent Time Attack races. Extra-fast times will see your ghost laps automatically uploaded to the global leader boards for others to compete with. Additionally, gamers will have the option of ...

MotorStorm v1.2 Coming (News)

May 12, 2007

May 11, 2007 - The slick-looking off-road racer, MotorStorm, is quickly becoming the poster child for PlayStation 3 updates. For its next official patch, slated to release on June 7, the game will add a brand new Time Attack mode that allows users to race against their own ghost in an effort to best their most efficient times.

As an added bonus, the fastest ghosts will automatically be uploaded to the global leaderboards so that others can compete against them. Additionally, phantom opponents aren't limited to just one -- in total players can race against seven different specters in a single race; these ghosts include ones made by the user, the previously-mentioned "best time" ghosts, or special developer-made "Evolution Ghosts" made up of a range of different skill levels.

GameSpot Staging First PS3 Tournament (News)

May 6, 2007

Today, GameSpot announced its first PlayStation 3 tournament, centered around Sony Worldwide Studios president's Phil Harrison's favorite game--Motorstorm. Registration for the creatively named MotorStorm Tournament Challenge began today, and will continue through 12 p.m. PDT on Monday, May 7.

One hour after registration closes, the first round of the MotorStorm Tournament Challenge will begin, with seven more throughout the day. In each round, 10 players will compete on five different tracks. Only the five fastest players from each race will advance to the next round.

The final four top-ranked players of the tournament will be flown to San Francisco for the finals on May 18th at 4 p.m. PDT. The final round will be broadcast on Tournament TV, and the winner will be rewarded with the grand prize package, worth some $1,000.

Home/Motorstorm News From London Devstation Conference (News)

May 4, 2007

Open Home as Sony talks to devs:

Denny names social networking as key at London DevStation conference
The latest figures from Sony's PlayStation Network underpinned the bullish attitude at its three-day DevStation developer conference, held in London.

Millions of pieces of content have been downloaded, while Michael Denny, VP of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Europe, also said the number of network registrations since launch was very encouraging.

Next up will be download packs for MotorStorm, which will be available in premium (adding 'significant gameplay' to the title), and lite flavours.

Huge MotorStorm update due in May (News)

Apr 27, 2007

MotorStorm developer Evolution is readying a huge update for its offroad racer that will iron out all the bugs and add improved functionality to the online mode. The update, which will be made available for free in May, will change a long list of features, most crucially fixing a glitch that "allowed a player to use boost in an exploitative manner." The update will also iron out other errors including making it easier to find and join games quickly, improved online stability and a text bug ...

MotorStorm Update 1.2 News (News)

Apr 27, 2007

Here is what the new Motorstorm Update 1.2 will include, read the article for a break down.

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Apologies for the delay in getting these to you but its time to share the Update notes with everyone to show the new features and fixes coming your way in the next couple of weeks.

As you'll see as you read through, a full reset of all Ranks will also happen when the update becomes available. With the ranks being a little messed up with the Boost exploiters and the rank bug we think it's the best solution.

The update will be free and should arrive by the middle of May and it will be required to play online. Once it's ready the update will be installed when you next select the Online option.

Any questions then please ask away as I'm passing a summary of feedback from the community back to the developer team.

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Evolution Studios Working on Headset FIX (News)

Apr 25, 2007

Looks like the guys over at Evolution Studios are working on a FIX for the Headset issues people are having during the game of Motorstorm.

News came from a phone call to the Evoltion Studios who confirmed the team was working on a FIX

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Playstation 3 (News)

Apr 24, 2007

Motorstorm was top of the PS3 charts last week, is it still number one?

Blu-ray Disc Sales Surpass One Million Mark (News)

Apr 23, 2007

Blu-ray Disc has become the first high definition format to sell more than one million discs, a milestone it has achieved in less than a year. Blu-ray Disc sales also accounted for 70 percent of the high-definition movies sold during the first quarter of 2007, according to sales figures published today by Home Media Research.

MotorStorm: Best Selling PS3 Game, March (News)

Apr 21, 2007

Among the best-selling PS3 games last March, one game stood out. Sony's Motorstorm sold 199,075 copies, beating out Resistance: Fall of Man and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

ELSPA Weekly Chart - Playstation 3 (News)

Apr 17, 2007

There's a battle at the top of the charts between Motorstorm and Resistance: Fall of Man - but which is top?

Sony to address MotorStorm issues via update? (News)

Apr 16, 2007

Sony may come out in a week or two and address a lot of the issues people have been experiencing/taking advantage of -- ultra boost, spawn glitches, quick joining an idle game, as well as additional downloads (free or otherwise). Most of the game's online play will get tweaked and repaired, as well as the possibility of additional maps!

Japan not bothered about MotorStorm online play (News)

Apr 10, 2007

Nigel Kershaw, lead designer on MotorStorm, has said that the reason the Japanese version of the game doesn't have online play was simply because the Japanese market wasn't "as bothered about online." The US and European version of Sony's mud-curdling racer shipped with full online play, while the first game out for the doors, the Japanese version, went solo. Many thought the online mode may have been dumped in order to get the game out of the door in time for the Japanese launch. Not so ...

Japan not bothered about MotorStorm online play (News)

Apr 10, 2007

Nigel Kershaw, lead designer on MotorStorm, has said that the reason the Japanese version of MotorStorm doesn't have online play was simply because the Japanese market wasn't "as bothered about online".

Evolution Studios celebrate Motorstorm success (News)

Apr 5, 2007

Evolution Studios were today celebrating the news that their Playstation 3 off-road racer, Motorstorm has reached Number One spot in the Japanese, US and European charts...

Another analyst speaks: It's Xbox 360 for the US! [X360] (News)

Mar 30, 2007

That's right, folks. Yet another US-based business analyst has chucked his hat into the ring, this time predicting that the Xbox 360 will be the next-gen consoles market leader. Sigh. You know, what we'd really like to do is get all these guys together in a room, lock the door, shout 'FIGHT' through the letterbox and retire to a safe distance...

The controversial soothsayer in this instance is one Bill Kreher of A.G. Edwards financial consultants. In a recent interview with Next Generation Bill has even taken the brave/foolish step to quantify Microsoft's dominance of the American market, stating that the Xbox 360's "first mover advantage" will see the console attain a 38% share by 2009. Well, if the Xbox 360 really does have, as Bill reckons, a five million headstart over the PS3 in the USA he's probably not a mile off! In the meantime the Wii will have a 34% slice of the pie, leaving just 28% for the PS3. Ouch!

Free PlayStation 3 magazine launches (News)

Mar 23, 2007

Gamerzines, the site behind the free magazines for Xbox 360, PC games, PSP and DS, has launched its free PlayStation 3 magazine to co-incide with the UK launch of the console. As with other Gamerzines, the magazine is written by professional games journalists and offered for free in a digital format. All that is required is Adobe Reader 8 on a PC. The magazine is enhanced with videos and multimedia that play on the pages themselves.

Issue 1 is available for download immediately and covers every single European launch game, as well as lengthy preview feature highlighting their pick of the top 20 games still to come on the PS3 this year.

The magazine is to publish a new issue for free every month from launch, to match the other existing Gamerzines for other platforms.

Playstation Network/Downloadable Packs Release (News)

Mar 23, 2007

Here's some info on the kind of things that you will be able to pick up on the PSN come April.

If you've already managed to take your games through their paces by then, you'll be able to add some more flavour by downloading different sets of battle dress for your four playable Genji characters. Or if that doesn't grab you, you can always opt for the school uniformÂ¿

There will also the option to customise your car and download a special race event for Ridge Racer, two new playable maps for Resistance: Fall of Man and any PS3 owner playing MotorStorm online will receive Time Trial Mode automatically Â¿ you won't even need to download this one from the Store.

Phew, anyone would think that European think launch day was just around the cornerÂ¿

Press release follows -

Want more from your PLAYSTATION 3? Just download it!
Enhance your PLAYSTATION 3 games at PLAYSTATION Network

- PLAYSTATION Network to feature downloadable extras for PLAYSTATION 3

- Genji: Days of the Blade and Ridge Racer 7 packs available at launch

- New packs to be added regularly Â¿ check online for your favourites

On the 23rd March, PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) will launch with a stunning lineup of titles. Games like Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Genji: Days of the Blade and Ridge Racer7 are set to turn the gaming world on its head. Now, thanks to PLAYSTATION®Network1 (PSN), the interactive, evolving space which opens the door to a new world of exciting entertainment opportunities, you can enhance your favourite PS3 games with downloadable extras for the ultimate gaming experience.

PSN will launch simultaneously with PS3, and, on the first day, two downloadable packs containing extra content for Ridge Racer 7 and Genji: Days of the Blade will be available in the PLAYSTATION®Store. More downloadable packs will become available in April and May, including ad...

MotorStorm Updates For Friday: New In Game Buddy List (News)

Mar 22, 2007

Though Evolution Studios' off-road racer MotorStorm has only been out for a couple of weeks, there are already plans to make additions to it. Starting Friday, March 23, Sony will release a brand new in-game Buddy List to coincide with the European launch date.

PS3 event at small local shopping centre (News)

Mar 19, 2007

Every new console that arrives is always welcomed with midnight launches and news coverage but from Oxford street.

Today i recieve a phonecall from the local GAME store where i pre ordered my PS3 (perry barr) birmingham and recieve a major shock.

The manager tells me the bundles and prices then tells me that the store and one stop have teamed up to midnight launch the PS3 with a BANG!

For pre ordered customers only, they would be invited in the store at 11pm to view all the prices, bundles, deals, acessories and view trailers for PS3 games before midnight. The staff will be on the floor chatting PS3 to everyone and once it hits midnight the consoles are sellable.

He said 'as gamers we've never really experienced the buzz of a midnight launch so what better way to experience it than with the PS3'

Motorstorm was the game that was going to be on the screens and blaring out of the speakers along with competitions for goodies.

He sounded extremelly enthusiastic over the phone and the buzz around the store was eletric when i walked in later that day.

What is your local store doing for launch?

PSU: Motorstorm 2 Confirmed! (News)

Mar 16, 2007

Still reporting news [post event] from GDC, PSU has some great information to share with everyone.

"Proceeding the Phil Harrison Keynote last week, PSU ran into a few guys from Evolution Studios, whom all were wearing Motorstorm attire. After a little chit-chat about the keynote speech and thoughts on Sony's recent announcements, we began to ask questions about Motorstorm and what Evolution Studios had next on their list.

"Motorstorm 2!" was the reply and its been in development for quite some time. Outside of announcing the title, the developers wouldn't divulge into any other details, other than its being built on a revamped version of the original Motorstorm Engine."

MotorStorm: Building Monument Valley (News)

Mar 14, 2007

When MotorStorm was first unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2005, it demonstrated a new level of detail for racing environments and gave us some idea of what we could look forward to on next-generation hardware. The dirt tracks that populate the game take their cue from the famous Monument Valley in Utah, North America. With a mix of dirt surfaces, sweeping canyons, and rock formations, the immense area should be a familiar sight to people who have seen such films as Back to the Future III and Thelma & Louise. While it was also featured in Namco's first Tekken game, this area hasn't been used so extensively as a backdrop for a game, let alone modelled in as much detail, as it is in MotorStorm.

Motorstorm Downloadable Content - New Track, Eliminator and Time Trial (News)

Mar 12, 2007

Gamespot.com were shown some Downloadable Content for Motorstorm. Article includes exclusive video footage of the new modes.

"It's fair to say that after it was unveiled at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005, MotorStorm was one of the most anticipated titles for Sony's PlayStation 3. The end result didn't quite live up to our high expectations, but some of the criticisms leveled at the game appear to be addressed by a series of downloads that are due for release in the coming months. With new multiplayer modes and new tracks already nearing completion, we made the journey to Evolution Studios' headquarters in the north of England to become the first in world to see some of this new content in action.

Many of the negative points made about MotorStorm revolved around the game's multiplayer mode, which lacked variety beyond the single-race mode. While that in itself was fun enough, and the game was more than capable of allowing 12 players from across the world to hit the dirt, it lacked the depth of the majority of its contemporaries. While split-screen multiplayer remains off the cards because of technical issues, Evolution plans to appease the online community with a number of new modes, two of which we saw on our visit. The eliminator mode should be familiar to players of such games as Burnout Revenge, where the car in last position is forced to retire at periodic intervals. The tried-and-tested time trial mode will also be making an appearance."

MotorStorm UK Review (News)

Mar 10, 2007

Evolution's ballsy off-roader leads the PS3 launch-day race, but has it been worth the wait?

There are so many crashes in MotorStorm it wouldn't surprise us if the Department for Transport started using clips of spectacular smashes for its next road safety campaign. 'Driving too fast off cliffs can KILL', the ad might say. 'Smashing into a 50-ton boulder at 30mph will leave a nasty scrape on your paintwork; at 100mph you'll DIE' could be another slogan. Only you won't cark it. Sure, you'll likely lose a few precious seconds and the battle for first place will become more of an uphill struggle, but moments after your dune buggy explodes in a shower of body panels and flaming engine parts you're back in the hot-seat and the race is on once more.

MotorStorm (Review)

Mar 5, 2007

What could possibly be enjoyable about a racing game which sees you gloriously thrash the field for 97 per cent of a race, only to be shoved straight into a tire barrier six agonizing yards from the finishing line? And not even by a malicious human competitor, but through the seemingly entirely random behavior of a computer-controlled one? Life is spectacularly unfair at times. Well, if it was just about any other game, the answer would be “to hell with it.” But this isnt just any ...

MotorStorm on March 6th (News)

Mar 2, 2007

MotorStorm, the highly anticipated off-road racing title available on March 6th exclusively for the PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3), is revved up to bring you hours of action-packed muddy mayhem.

MotorStorm - Behind the Scenes 02-28-07 (Video)

Feb 28, 2007

Don't think mud is dangerous? You haven't seen the way these off-road rides throw it around in this full-contact racer.

MotorStorm screens clean up good (News)

Feb 20, 2007

With MotorStorm shaping up to be most gamers' must-have title for the PS3 after Resistance, we thought we'd show you some more shots to whet your appetite still further. Don't worry, the dust will soak up your drool, no problem. Just hit the Images tab above and remember to hit the "Supersize" button to get up-close and personal. The shots include some impressive views of the vehicles, revealing no drop in crispness as you zoom in on sponsor stickers and suspension springs. It's all rather ...