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The NGP Won’t Drive Like Your Old PSP
Ever since the release of the PSP in 2004, Sony has made the “XMB” its trademark user interface, not just for PlayStation products, but many of its other devices as well. With the NGP, the XMB is out the window. What you see here is the new handheld’s user interface (or UI). It looks…well, awful.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2011 -
A Real Dragon Age Sword Can Be Yours
For just USD$399 (plus shipping!), you can get both your hands — and you’re going to need two – on these life-sized replicas of Dragon Age’s signature weapons, the Grey Warden’s Sword and Darkspawn Greatsword. Both swords are 52″ long (1.3 m), are made from stainless steel and are available to purchase right now. They’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2011 -
PS3 Hacker Has To Give Up His Computers
Sony is taking famed hacker George Hotz to court, claiming his contribution to jailbreaking the PS3 is breaking the law. As part of that case, the court gets access to all his computers. Yes, as part of the case, Sony has been granted a temporary restraining order, which is common in situations like this. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2011 -
There Will Be More Than One Model Of The NGP
And not all of them will have 3G connectivity, it seems. Speaking after yesterday’s big PSP2 / NGP reveal in Tokyo, Sony Computer Entertainment’s chief Andrew House told game site Eurogamer “The first thing to clarify, which I’m not sure the presentation did a perfect job of doing today, is that all of the devices…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2011 -
This Isn’t Really StarCraft (But We Like It!)
Earlier this week, StarCraft II developers Blizzard released three new custom maps for the game. Two of the three maps don’t play much like StarCraft at all, so we figured we’d show you what they do play like. The three maps – Aiur Chef, Left 2 Die and Star Jeweled – are attempts by Blizzard…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2011 -
Team Fortress 2 Does Its Best Dreamcast Impression
Space Channel 5 is a Dreamcast (and PS2) rhythm action game that had you controlling a sassy reporter through a series of dance-offs. It has absolutely nothing to do with multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. Until now. Using the magic of the personal computer, YouTube user xcloudx01 has put together this clip in which Space…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
A Beginner’s Guide To The NGP (Or, If You’re Just Joining Us, The PSP2)
Good morning, world! if you’re just waking up to news of Sony’s new handheld gaming platform, here’s a handy cheat sheet to get you started. It should give you all the basics. Then, when you’ve got a cup of tea and/or your breakfast ready, you can work your way through the rest of the evening’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
NGP: Sorting The Myths From The Facts
For nearly four years, we suffered through rumours of what the PSP’s true successor would actually look like. Now that it’s finally here, let’s revisit those rumours, see how right we (and others) were! First things first: In October of last year, we heard a bunch of stuff from developers and other closely-linked sources. That…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
Sony’s New Handheld Is Not Called The PSP2 (Yet)
For the past few months – and over the past few hours, for convenience’s sake – we’ve labelled Sony’s new handheld gaming device the PSP2. That has to stop, because it’s not the thing’s name. As you may already be aware, what we all thought of as the PSP2 has actually been given the working…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
The PSP2 Has A Slick Little Logo
Here’s one of the less obvious, but nevertheless classiest things about the new NGP/PSP2: its branding. While the handheld bears the working title NGP, or Next Generation Portable, that’s neither its final, formal name, nor is it present anywhere on the case of the new device. All you get is…PlayStation. In that nice, clean font…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
Catch The PSP2’s Debut trailer
Here’s the first trailer for Sony’s new PSP2 (or NGP as it’ll be known). It’s heavy on concepts and light on actual footage of the thing (or its games), but it does at least get across the main points Sony’s trying to make with the thing.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
Let’s See How Big This PSP2 Really Is
Here’s how the new PSP2 (or NGP) sizes up compared to its competition in the handheld gaming space. The long answer is below. The short answer is…it’s a monster of a handheld. Want to know more? Like what it feels like to play games on? Or how Uncharted will be different on the NGP? How…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
The PSP2 Is Like A Friends List In Your Pocket
The PSP2 – or, as it’s being called temporarily, the Next Generation Portable – will as expected play nice with cellular data networks via a 3G connection. Here’s what that means for your gaming. Sony will be implementing a service alongside the new handheld called LiveArea, which in conjunction with an “app” called Near is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
Uncharted Leads The PSP2’s First Game Lineup
There’s a new PSP! And it needs games. Lucky, then, it’s getting some, and it’s starting at the very top of the PlayStation tree. With Uncharted. Other games shown off or revealed so far at the PlayStation Meeting 2011 in Tokyo include PSP2 versions of Killzone, WipeOut, Resistance, Monster Hunter, LittleBigPlanet, Call of Duty, Hustle…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
PlayStation Games Coming To Android Phones
At it’s big PlayStation event held today in Tokyo, Sony has revealed a program whereby “certified” PlayStation games will be made available for mobile phones. Rather than be tied to a single device, like we’ve been seeing all along, Sony is calling this idea “PlayStation Suite”, a mobile gaming platform of sorts designed for Android…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011 -
Live From Sony’s Tokyo Press Conference
Sony is almost universally expected to unveil an all-new PlayStation Portable at a special press event in Tokyo today. We’re there, right now, in the front row, camera and keyboard at the ready. Please, won’t you join us? UPDATE: The Liveblog has ended, but our coverage, including hands-on, game impressions, interviews, photos and more, continues…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2011
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