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A Side-By-Side Look At The Glories of Remastered PSP God of War Games Running on a PS3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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The PS3 God of War: Origins Collection brings Ready at Dawns two wonderful Playstation Portable games to the PS3. But you can't just dump them over from portable to console and expect them to look good. These games have been remastered in full HD. More »

The PlayStation Portable "Was Doomed" From Launch

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:30:00 EST

Sony's PlayStation Portable, while hardly a failure, hasn't really caught on the way most were expecting it to around the time of its launch back in 2004. Why? Because, as one developer says, it was "doomed". More »

God Of War Developer Wonders Why People Make PSP Games

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT

On November 2, PlayStation Portable game God of War: Ghost of Sparta hit stores. But its developer, Ready at Dawn, is already questioning the rationale for creating PSP games. Don't blame the hardware, blame piracy. More »

Sony Gives Us Six Reasons To Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Brian Crecente — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Developed by the folks behind perhaps one of the greatest games to ever hit the Playstation Portable, God of War: Ghost of Sparta hits in just two months. And Playstation has half a dozen reasons why you should pre-order it. More »

God of War: Ghost Of Sparta Walks The Earth This November

Mike Fahey — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Experience the origin of everyone's favorite vengeful god slayer on November 2 when God of War: Ghost of Sparta hits the PSP, with "the ultimate DLC pack" offered up as a sacrifice to preorder customers. More »

Two God of War Ghost Of Sparta Stats

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EDT

At a PlayStation event in New York this week, I played the PSP's God of War: Ghost of Sparta and learned some details. More »

Kratos Is Good With A Spear & Shield In Ghost of Sparta

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT

You can't see it any of these screen shots, but the star of God of War is pretty good with a spear and shield, one of the angry Spartan's newest tricks in his new PSP adventure. More »

A First Look At PSP's God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Brian Crecente — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:21:58 EDT

Ready at Dawn is back on the Playstation Portable development train, promising to top their best portable effort and one of the greatest games ever made for the PSP with God of War: Ghost of Sparta. More »

God of War Returns to the PSP

Brian Crecente — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:07:22 EDT

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is headed to the Playstation Portable later this year and the best part, it's being developed by the folks who made the first, fantastic God of War PSP title. More »

We Could Have Had (Another) 2D God Of War

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:30:00 EST

While God of War on PSP was a good enough game, the real achievement was in how developers Ready At Dawn managed to translate the console experience onto a handheld. But did you know they almost didn't bother? More »

Ready At Dawn Makes Its Own Game Dev Platform

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Ready At Dawn gives its experience and expertise back to the development community with the Ready At Dawn Engine, a comprehensive game development platform that contains everything a company needs to make AAA console titles. More »

Kratos' Companion Cube Gets Unchained

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:20:00 EDT

Did you know that there's an extremely well-hidden cameo in God of War: Chains of Olympus? It's the much deadlier, more ancient Companion Cube, the omega of all cubeforms, capable of kicking serious ass. More »

Ready At Dawn Would Love A UMD-Less PSP, Hates Used Games

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:40:00 EST

Who truly knows whether Sony is planning on dropping UMDs for the next version of the PSP? Only Sony (and David Perry). Certainly not God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn. More »

Rumor: Second God Of War PSP Game In The Works

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:40:15 EST

The PlayStation Portable may be getting a second helping of Kratos, as reports put God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn Studios hard at work on a follow-up handheld adventure. More »

Sony In Talks with Ready At Dawn About PSP Title

Brian Crecente — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

Ready at Dawn, the development studio behind two of the most popular titles for the Playstation Portable, may be returning to PSP development. More »

At Least Ready At Dawn Is Hiring!

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:40:30 EST

If you're one of the hundreds of video game developers finding yourself newly unemployed, you can always get a job at God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn studios! More »

Ready At Dawn Reconsidering PSP Development?

Brian Crecente — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

Are Ready at Dawn reconsidering their flight from Playstation Portable development? More »

Ready At Dawn Is Serious About Dropping The PSP

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:00:44 EDT

Daxter and God of War: Chains of Olympus developer Ready At Dawn was dead serious when it said it was moving on from PSP development. Proof is in the form of the boxing up and shipping out of dozens of PSP development kits and the continued teasing of what's in store after the Japanese release of the PSP version of God of War. With three solid games under its belt, we're appropriately psyched about where the dev is going next. More »

Capcom Fuck Clover's Sad Panda Corpse [Updated]

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 EDT

How does Okami director Hideki Kamiya feel about the Wii port? He's pretty bummed out! The Wii version has cut the staff end credits from the game, which was released in North America earlier this month. The original game was developed by now dissolved Capcom subsidiary Clover and ported by Daxter developer Ready at Dawn. According to Kamiya: More »

God of War Chains of Olympus Review: Portable Near Perfection

Brian Crecente — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:00:09 EDT

God of War: Chains of Olympus is a stunning and portable prequel to the much touted God of War franchise. Taking place ten years before the original God of War, Kratos is delivered to gamers in a title that can be played on the go. While the story-driven gameplay and over-the-top action of previous God of War games made them nearly instant classics, developers Ready at Dawn had to try and encapsulate all of that screen-filling glory on a 4-inch LCD without losing any of the pizazz. More »

Ready At Dawn Moving On To "Other Consoles"

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:20:17 EST

If you want to play God of War: Chains of Olympus, you're going to have to do it on a PSP, because a PlayStation 2 port ain't happenin'. That's what Ready At Dawn says, smashing rumors that it would follow the PSP-to-PS2 precedent set by games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Silent Hill Origins. Seriously, get a PSP already! More »

Okami On Wii Delayed

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:30:00 EST

And here you all were thinking you'd be getting the Wii version of Okami on March 25. You're not. The game's been delayed a smidge, and instead of being ready in March now has an American release date of April 15. No reason was given for the delay, so feel free to come up with your own hair-brained plots involving aspect ratios and brushwork calibration below. More »

Ready At Dawn Read-...Prepared For New Franchise

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:30:00 EST

Ready At Dawn have already shown they're great at handling other people's properties. Daxter, God of War PSP, the upcoming Okami on Wii...they're a trusty bunch. Only problem is that those are all, well, other people's properties. Nothing new, nothing original! That's something Ready At Dawn are changing, as it's been announced at GDC today that they're working on "new IPs" for "new platforms". More »

Okami Wii Screens, Video

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST

Capcom have loosened the leash holding their Okami Wii assets back, and today have released a ton of screenshots for the upcoming port, along with some video footage. The video, which you can find after the jump, looks as lovely as you'd hope, so you might want to focus on it if the quality of screens leave you a little underwhelmed. Oh, and remember, while there's black bars along the sides in the screenshots, Ready At Dawn told us yesterday that the final, retail build of the game will feature "full" 16:9 More »

Okami On Wii Controls Well, Only "Quasi-16:9" [UPDATE]

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:20:00 EST

Last week, Capcom stated on their company store that Okami on Wii would be running at 16:9. Why is this important? Because the PS2 version did not, and if the Wii version did, it'd be a very valid reason for many to go out and buy the same game twice. Turns out that the game doesn't really run at 16:9, however. IGN sat down with it the other day and found it actually sports:

...a quasi-16:9 widescreen mode — we call it "quasi" because it's not full resolution; thin black bars remain on each side of the screen.

Ah well. On the bright side, they report that the use of the Wii Remote for celestial brushwork is like "night and day" compared to the PS2 version, with brushwork becoming faster, more accurate and easier to pull off. And in case you weren't already aware, the port's best feature is related neither to aspect ratio nor gameplay: you can now skip the game's cutscenes, which should make a second playthrough all the more enticing. More »

God of War PSP Sex Scene Trailer Skips To The Good Part

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:20:05 EST

Two Million Daxters Sold!

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:00:00 EST

It would be safe to call Daxter *the* PSP game. First released in 2006, it's been bundled with the handheld twice: With the Ceramic White unit and the new silver Slim & Lite PSP. Now, developer Ready At Dawn announces that December was one of the game's strongest months and that the game has sold 2 million copies of Daxter worldwide. From Ready At Dawn's website: More »

Ready at Dawn's Child's Play Auction

Brian Crecente — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:00:12 EST

Ru Weerasuriya, Ready at Dawn co-founder, dropped me a line to let me know that his studio has put two eBay auctions up to hlp raise money for Child's Play. More »

New God of War: Chains Of Olympus Screens

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:40:00 EST

The arrival of Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War franchise on the PSP this coming March will finally give fans of the handheld an opportunity to experience sex mini-games and excessive amounts of gore on the go. To keep hype going through the holidays, SCEA has handed out a new batch of screens of God of War: Chains of Olympus, all of which are in our gallery below. They may not have the polished allure of the original set of screens release many moons ago, but developer Ready At Dawn look to do portable justice to Kratos and whomever he'll be slicing from skull to crotch. More »

Okami Wii "Exact PS2 Port"

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:00:49 EDT

So, the Wii is getting a straight up PS2 port with tacked on waggle, and that could be a really great thing or a really not-so great thing. Since Clover Studios is now kaput, studio Ready at Dawn will be handling the migration and even used Clover's original code due to time constraints. Ready at Dawn president Didier Malenfant stressed how committed he and his team are to staying true to the original. Says Malenfant: More »

God of War: Chains Of Olympus Having A Ball In March '08

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:20:36 EDT

Gamespot writes today that Ready At Dawn's original Kratos adventure for the PlayStation Portable, in which it's expected he'll stab thousands of things and hopefully engage in a portable threesome, along with some plot-driving something-or-other, is still quite some time off. March 4, 2008 will finally bring about the next chapter in the God of War series with God of War: Chains of Olympus. Despite not having an official date set in stone, it was largely assumed to hit before the end of the year. Seems many asses were made based on that. More »

Ready At Dawn Buys GOW-Modded PSP

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:09:22 EDT

Remember that kick-ass God of War-themed Playstation Portable we wrote about last month? The one with the crushed velvet case, the chains, the copper-leafing? Well it finally sold at the end of the month for a whopping $1,725, but that's no surprise, something that beautiful deserves a high asking price. More »

Studio Working on Original Title

Brian Crecente — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:00:03 EDT

Dan Arey, former creative director of Naughty Dog, has signed up with Ready at Dawn to work on the company's first original, yet to be named, title. Arey was the "lead creative force" behind Jak&Daxter as well as the upcoming PS3 title Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. More »

God of War PSP Using New CPU Speed

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:20:06 EDT

The upcoming PlayStation Portable entry in the God of War franchise, God of War: Chains of Olympus is the first confirmed title to take advantage of the recently unlocked 333 MHz CPU speed for the Sony handheld. Developer Cory Barlog revealed that the hardware improving changes added for developers in the 3.50 firmware are indeed being used by developer Ready At Dawn, which, I'll assume, is partially responsible for the game looking so damn good. More »

God of War PSP A Done Deal?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:40:13 EST

PSP developer Ready At Dawn lists their "Unannounced PSP Title" in a very conspicuous way. When you visit the page dedicated to their unannounced game, a flood of blood red covers the Daxter banner with the words Coming Soon displayed in a very familiar (God of War) typeface. God of War PSP proof? Nah. But it's just convincing enough. Michael McWhertor More »

Ready At Dawn Boss Harps on PSP Devs

lsmith — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:41:15 EST

According to Games Industry, the president of Ready At Dawn studios has some harsh words for PSP developers. Didier Malefant said, "There's obviously not as many titles as people would want on the platform, but at the same time, up until now there hasn't been any title that really gives you the same kind of experience you could find on the PS2." On the contrary, I think lots of PSP games give you the same experience you get on the PS2, just lower res, poorer controlling, crappier versions of it. Oh, a cheap shot! Kidding and snark aside, the PSP is starting to grow into its own gaming machine. This year looks to be shaping up decently for it. More »