Jan 17, 2008 Each and every New Year, members of the gaming press begin tripping over themselves in hopes of predicting the big things in the coming dozen. Be it right, wrong, vague or obvious - you're sick of reading them, we're sick of reading them. So in one fell swoop, GamesRadar has told every other aspiring '08 Nostradamus to suck it long, and suck it hard: We got psychics. Ignoring the tired tradition of basing predictions on facts, intuition or consulting with experts, we went to ... » Read More

17 Jan 2008

Trailer Trash

PSP News | PSP

LittleBigPlanet Screens You will not want to miss this LittleBigPlanet video, which offer a glimpse at how a professional game designer might create a level (in super-fast motion for that “its happening right now” effect.) Your mileage may vary. While youre at it, take a look at the companion video, the always-dazzling leaderboard. Imagine a spreadsheet where one entry keeps moving up the list. Its like nothing you will ever see on Xbox ... » Read More

15 Jan 2008

DVDstruction - 5 reasons your HD-DVDs are still...

PSP News | PSP

Jan 15, 2008 Update: By the way, for all of you frothing-at-the-mouth conspiracy theorists who've written in accusing us of being on the take, you'll note that we never actually endorse HD-DVD over Blu-ray. We're not saying it's better... at all in fact. We're simply trying to shine a little sunshine into the lives of all those HD-DVD fans out there. Relax. We like movies. You like movies. And we have game systems that play movies. In our first week, we look at the current Hi-Def format war. ... » Read More

15 Jan 2008

GT Mobile pushed aside for GT5?

PSP News | PSP

Jan 15, 2008 Suspicions of Sony having canned GT Mobile for PSP have arisen once again after months of silence on the title, and its recent removal from certain retailers' online pre-order lists. When speaking to a Sony UK correspondent today, we were told: "Polyphony is currently focusing all its resources on developing GT5 for PS3." While this does not confirm that GT Mobile has been scrapped, it certainly insinuates that GT Mobile has been put on the backburner while the obviously ... » Read More

15 Jan 2008

The top 10 famous glasses

PSP News | PSP

Sunglasses. Wear them, and no one will know where you're looking. Are you making eye contact when you speak? Maybe, but they don't know. Thats how cool you are. Now, if you wear your sunglasses all the time, indoors and out, rain or not-as-much rain, then you're probably wearing famous glasses. No need to apologize for that. The following are the top 10 famous glasses (in video games, mostly), as deemed by us, the arbiters of cool. ... » Read More

14 Jan 2008

The Top 7... Lovable blobs

PSP News | PSP

Jan 14, 2008 Videogames are weird. Weird. Rules that apply to books, television and movies don't work at all here. Take blobs, for example; so far, Hollywood has produced only one major blob protagonist, and it was a pink monster that devoured everything in its wake. Conventional wisdom holds that nothing that horrible could ever be made cute or marketable, let alone heroic, and yet videogame history is filled with cute blobs who've touched the hearts of millions and become more memorable and ... » Read More

11 Jan 2008

Why the hell did you license that?

PSP News | PSP

11th Jan, 2008 Games based on licensed IPs are the unpleasant body odour of gaming. No-one really likes them, but they're inexorably tied to the medium and just keep coming back no matter what we do to get rid of them. As crap as most of these games are though, the licenses they're based on usually make sense. Big movies, popular, action-packed TV shows and successful sports stars are all perfect subjects to stick on a box in order to persuade the unsuspecting buyer to pick it up. It's a ... » Read More

11 Jan 2008

"Bite-size" PSP games planned for PSN

PSP News | PSP

Jan 11, 2008 Sony has revealed plans to expand the PSN Store for PC with new "bite-size experiences" for PSP, in an effort to broaden the console's demographic. PSP senior product manager, John Koller, says of the PC Store: "We have an opportunity to bring bite-size experiences to the system, ten minute, pick up and play content that can be downloaded from the store." Koller goes on to say that the online store will also serve as a port for highly-demanded PSP games that can no-longer be ... » Read More

11 Jan 2008

You'll never be this fast at games

PSP News | PSP

Jan 11, 2007 Sure you can finish Resident Evil without saving, complete Halo 3 without dying and fight your way to the end of the Iron Fist tournament with all your continues intact. But can you do it in the time it takes to boil a kettle? Didnt think so. But there are gamers out who play so fast it makes our eyes bleed. Lucky for us - and you - they also like filming themselves doing it. So here are 10 of the best. All of which will make you feel like a ... » Read More

10 Jan 2008

The Biggest Flakes of 2007

PSP News | PSP

Jan 10, 2008 Release dates - like hearts, promises and Xbox 360s - are made to be broken. Games scheduled for next week invariably slide into next month, next month into next year, next year into next decade... and next decade into, well, never. We must resign ourselves to this rule or live in perpetual disappointment. But indulge and imagine for a moment. What if those dates were always hit? What if developer and publisher promises were always kept? What if forum predictions were always ... » Read More

9 Jan 2008

Sony shows off Skype PSP headset

PSP News | PSP

Jan 9, 2008 Images appearing earlier this week of the PSP Skype mic and interface have been quickly followed by a shot of the headset. Check out the picture right ... » Read More

9 Jan 2008

What game names really mean

PSP News | PSP

Jan 9, 2008 If you want to sell your product, you need a catchy name, something that immediately resonates with your intended audience. This is incredibly true in video games, an industry that began with no-nonsense names like "Combat" and "Pong." Today, with a global marketplace and niches to fill on a daily basis, game names have become increasingly cryptic, nonsensical or double-meaning in-jokes that about five people get. That's where this list comes in. By compiling information from ... » Read More

8 Jan 2008

Official PSP keyboard coming

PSP News | PSP

Jan 8, 2008 It's only taken Sony three years to realise that it takes three years to type anything on PSP. So it's finally gone and unveiled a keyboard for the portable. Sony offered no pictures or descriptions as to what it will look like, but we expect it'll have lots of buttons with letters on them. But that's only a guess. Hopefully it'll be better than previous attempts by third parties to make a decent portable keyboard, which mostly turned out flimsy, cheap and awkward to ... » Read More

8 Jan 2008

Blu-ray films get PSP playback

PSP News | PSP

Jan 8, 2008 UMD films are rubbish because you can only play them on PSP - but that won't matter anymore because Sony has revealed plans to include PSP playback support in future Blu-ray titles. Select Blu-ray films due for released in 2008 will come with a second PSP-formatted version of the film on the same disc. Owners of both consoles will simply be able to link their machines wirelessly and copy the smaller version to their portable, allowing for viewing on the move. Compatible ... » Read More

7 Jan 2008

The Top 7... Franchise Embarrassments

PSP News | PSP

Jan 7, 2008 Every family's got one. The drunken brother-in-law. The cousin with a criminal record. The perverted uncle who hasn't been invited to reunions or holidays since his incident with the goat. Whatever the name and whatever the shame, we all know that one relative we're just not supposed to talk about. Every videogame franchise has one of these regrettable members as well. Fans and developers may try to ignore, forget or even erase its existence, but the stain will always remain. Here ... » Read More

7 Jan 2008

Skype on PSP Slim only

PSP News | PSP

Jan 7, 2008 Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that free voice-over-IP service Skype is coming to PSP - but only if you've got a Slim and Light. Damn.Owners of Sony's updated handheld will be able to begin using the service as early as this month, when a upcoming system update slaps a Skype icon in the Network menu category.PSP users who don't have a Skype username can register by clicking the icon and following the instructions, whereafter wonderful free phone calls will be theirs.By ... » Read More

7 Jan 2008

Sony shows off PSP GPS in English

PSP News | PSP

Jan 7, 2008 The PSP GPS service, which has been available in Japan for ages, will finally be exploring beyond the far-eastern islands as Sony confirms it's headed to the US.Sony has updated its flashy CES website to give you the first glimpse of the software that'll help you find the nearest KFC wherever you are, running on a PSP in all its 3D glory."Utilizing the GPS peripheral and the latest mapping software on UMD, your PSP will provide 2D/3D locations, driving directions, POI's, and even ... » Read More

7 Jan 2008

Meet the Class of 2008

PSP News | PSP

7 Jan, 2008A new year of gaming stretches before us. A vast, virginal territory as limitless as the imagination of its creators. New worlds. New adventures. New experiences. And, of course, new heroes. While many virtual wrinklies - like Solid Snake, Sam Fisher and Ryu Hayabusa - are all set to return in 2008, they will be joined by a fresh-faced crop of contenders all looking to make their mark. But who are these heroic hopefuls and what can they bring to the arena of complex algorithms that ... » Read More

3 Jan 2008

Sony mulls PSN subscription fee

PSP News | PSP

Jan 3, 2008 Sony could introduce a subscription fee that allows users unlimited download access to PSP and PSone games for a monthly charge. Sony has launched a questionnaire in Asia quizzing customers on their use of the new PlayStation Store on PC, in which one of the questions suggests a "Monthly subscription plan (1 price for unlimited download)". It also asks users to choose from a selection of UMD titles they'd "Very agree" to see as downloadable titles, including LocoRoco and ... » Read More

3 Jan 2008

Skype bound for PSP

PSP News | PSP

Jan 3, 2008 Skype, a program that allows you to talk to people for free via the internet, is headed for the PSP, Sony has revealed. The voice-over-IP client works a bit like MSN, but specialises in voice transfer; you build up a friends list or simply dial the number of the Skype account you want to contact, and it works like a phone from there on in. Although Sony hasn't given it the whole press-release treatment, the revelation comes from an easily miss-able mention on their official site ... » Read More