Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow

As well as reminding me in a fuzzy nostalgic way that games used to look like a bunch of drunk squares, this PSOne Syphon Filter 2 TV advert also made me chuckle.

Joystiq: Are you one of the few that still need new content on your PS2? Looks like Sony may be reaching into the depths of its PSP archive to find more ports to bring to the aging console. The ESRB has appended its rating for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow -- the latest (and arguably greatest) entry in Sony's stealth franchise -- with both PSP and PS2 as the listed platforms.

WorthPlaying contacted SCEA to find out if it planned to match the PSPgo Rewards program announced by SCEE this morning and was told that Sony had no plans at this time to match the European offer. There hasn't been any announcement yet that there will be an equivalent rewards program for North America...

EDGE review scores Februari 2008 edition: Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii, Sega): 6 Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 2 No More Heroes (Wii, Grasshopper Manufacture): 9 Geometry Wars Galaxies (Wii, Sierra Entertainment): 7 Burnout Paradise (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 9 Soldier of Fortune: Payback (PS3/Xbox 360, Activision): 4 The Club (PS3/Xbox 360, Sega): 7 Pain (PS3 PSN, Sony): 6 Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP, Sony): 6 R-Type Tactics (PSP, Irem): 6 Dragoneer's Aria (PSP, Koei): 4

Provided below via the source link is IGN entire list of individual platform picks for Best of 2007. Here are selected categories and winners: ¿ PC Game of the Year -- BioShock ¿ PS2 Game of the Year -- God of War II ¿ PS3 Game of the Year -- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ¿ Best PlayStation Store Game -- Super Stardust HD ¿ PSP Game of the Year -- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow ¿ Xbox 360 Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ¿ Best Xbox Live Arcade Game -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ¿ Wii Game of the Year -- Super Mario Galaxy ¿ DS Game of the Year -- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass ¿ Wireless Game of the Year -- Digital Chocolate Cafe For each applicable platform, IGN also picks the Best Action Game, Best Adventure Game, Best Expansion, Best Fighting Game, Best First-Person Shooter, Best Music Game, Best Persistent World Game, Best Platform Game, Best Puzzle Game, Best Racing/Driving Game, Best RPG, Best Simulation, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, Best Graphics Technology, Best Artistic Design, Best Original Score, Best Licensed Soundtrack, Best End Credit Song, Best Use of Sound, Best Story, Best Local Multiplayer Game, Best Online Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Content, Most Innovative Design, Best Use of the Wii-Mote, Best Game No One Played, Best Revival, Biggest Surprise, and Best Developer. IGN Best of 2007 Awards also feature gaming and non-gaming categories in Movies, TV, DVD (includes HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs), Music, Comics, Gears, Sports, and Stars. Of those categories, the gaming-related winners are: ¿ Best Videogame Adaptation (Movies) -- Hitman ¿ Best Videogame Soundtrack/Score (Music) -- Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack ¿ Best Best PC Peripheral (Gears) -- Novint Falcon ¿ Best Console Peripheral (Gears) -- Rock Band: Special Edition ¿ Best HDTV (Gears) -- Pioneer Project Kuro Plasm...

Later today, DC Comics will be hosting a live chat with Greg Rucka to talk about his experience working on the script for Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow. Greg has been a highly respected author penning nearly a dozen novels including the Queen & Country series, stories for Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman, and most recently he published the sixth novel in the Atticus Kodiak series, Patriot Acts. Last summer, SCEA invited Greg to hang out in our booths at Comic Con and Penny Arcade Expo, but for those of you who weren't able to make those conventions, now is your chance to get to talk to the man who has been named as one of the architects of the DC universe. When: Thursday, Dec. 13, 8pm EST (5pm PST) Where: http://www2.warnerbros.com/syphonfilter/

The newest Game Informer has just landed in stores in America and this months' issue contains some very interesting reviews of all the coming and available games. Games like Halo 3, Half Life 2: Orange Box, PGR4, Mass Effect, Syphon Filter, Ace Attorney, DiRT, Ace Combat 6, NBA Live 08, NBA 2K8, NBA 08 have all been reviewed in this months' edition. Most noticeable scores are for Halo 3, Mass Effect and Orange Box, which have all received reviews of 9.75 given by two different editors. Ace Combat 6 and PGR 4 also did very well with a 9- for Ace Combat and a 9+ for PGR4. Syphon Filter for PSP did very well with a 9-. Two Worlds was slammed again with two disappointing reviews of a 4 and a 2. Check out all this months' reviews below. Mass Effect (Xbox 360, BioWare): 9.75/9.75 Ace Combat 6 (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 8.75/8.75 The Orange Box (Xbox 360, Valve): 9.75/9.75 Halo 3 (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 9.75/9.75 **Game of the month** Zack and Wiki (Wii, Capcom): 8.25/7.75 NBA Live (PS3/Xbox 360/Wii, EA): 7.5/7.75 NBA 2K8 (PS3/Xbox 360, 2K Games): 8.25/8.5 Conan (PS3/Xbox 360, THQ): 7/7.25 Blazing Angels 2 (Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 7.5/7.75 Crash Of The Titans (Xbox 360/Wii/PS2/PSP/NDS, Sierra): 7.25 Spyro: The Eternal Night (Wii, Sierra): 6.25 Two Worlds (Xbox 360, SouthPeak Interactive): 4/2 Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/PSP/NDS, Activision): 4.5/5.5 Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Xbox 360/PS2/PS3): 8.25/8.5 Dirt (Xbox 360/PS3, Codemasters): 8/8.5 NBA 08 (PS3/PSP, Sony): 7/6.25 Carnival Games (Wii, Take-Two): 5.5 The Sims 2: Castaway (Wii/PS2/PSP/NDS, EA): 7.25 Victorious Boxers: Revolution (Wii, Xseed): 6.75 Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360, Bizarre): 8.75/9.25 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage (Xbox 360, Warner): 7.5/8.5 Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP, Sony): 8.75/9 **Handheld game of the month*...

New issue of free PSP/DS magazine has new screens of WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008, preview and developer interview. Also includes God of War: Chains of Olympus, Zelda and more.

Chris Reese the technical director for SCEA's Bend studio in Oregon, the developer of the Syphon Filter franchise says: We're working hard on the next chapter in the series, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow for PSP, but I wanted to take some time to give a glimpse into how the PSP's recently expanded processor speed (333MHz) will help us deliver a look and feel that wasn't possible under the previous 266MHz limit. For Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, our concentration was developing an engine that could produce stunning PSP visuals, allowing for significant detail in the environments. For Logan's Shadow, we naturally wanted to push the detail even further with our focus turning towards interactivity within those environments.

A spot of PSP news: IGN's PSP Game Of The Year from last year is coming back, with the sequel featuring a storyline by thriller novelist and DC Comics star writer Greg Rucka.Out in Europe in October, the game has Rucka (writer of Batman, Gotham Central and Queen And Country) crafting a story that reaches from the depths of the Indian Ocean to the deserts of the Middle East, with the mission being to prevent a revolutionary new weapon falling into the wrong hands ¿ all the while with a mysterious agent following you in the shadows....