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The Head-Trippy Dyad Descends Onto The PlayStation Store Today
Music lovers rejoice—Shawn McGrath’s splendid racing/music/freakout game Dyad arrives on the PlayStation Store today. We’ve done a lot of pre-release coverage of McGrath’s game, and Chris Person just reviewed it today There’s plenty of other stuff up on the PlayStation store as well—find the full list at the PlayStation blog
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 17, 2012 -
This Sure Looks Like the Next PlayStation 3
A series of photos attributed to a filing with the Brazilian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission appears to give the first look at the case of a redesigned “superslim” PlayStation 3, which last week was rumored to be in manufacturing by Sony. The Brazilian site Tecnoblog reports that the unit’s model number in…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012 -
Dyad, Rhythm Thief and Theatrhythm: Three New Music Games For Three Different Audiences
Just over the halfway mark, 2012 has already provided an embarrassment of riches for music game fans. We’ve had music games of every shape and color, with many more on the horizon. If you like gaming and you can keep a beat, chances are there’s a game out there that you’ll enjoy. Over the past…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
The Kama Sutra PlayStation Game Pitch Sony Turned Down
Game publishers get all manner of weird game pitches. Sometimes, one man’s weird pitch is another man’s potential goldmine… especially when sexual positions are involved. In an interview over at Eurogamer, Sony producer Pete Smith talked about a pitch the company once got for a game for the PlayStation 2’s EyeToy camera based on the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 11, 2012 -
Street Fighter Expert Joins Sony to Dragon-Punch PlayStation All-Stars Into Shape
The man who became synonymous with Capcom’s fighting games will now be helping Nathan Drake, Fat Princess and Kratos knock each other out. Most gamers first got to know Seth Killian as Mr. Evo, after he helped start the internationally renown fighting games tournament that re-energized the community of fans dedicated to that genre. Then,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
This Playstation Move Steering Wheel Must Be Seen To Be Believed
If I were to ask you what the one thing was that it would take to get you to dust off your Playstation Move, my guess is that you wouldn’t say a steering wheel attachment. Well, too bad! The fine folks over at Sony will be rolling out this bad boy in the hopes that…
By Dave Oshry Published June 30, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Spice Girls & PlayStation Just About Sum Up The Late 1990s
Just in case you woke up this morning feel good about life, music or the PlayStation, here’s Spice World, released in 1998. It featured the vocal talents of all five Spice Girls! Which is about all it featured, really.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2012 -
Sony’s Best Commercial in Years
For around a decade, Sony and its various advertising agencies managed to create not only some of the most memorable commercials in gaming, but straight-up of the most memorable advertisements. While things haven’t been too bad lately – Kevin Butler has his fans, and as corny as it is, “Michael” was a neat idea –…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2012 -
This PlayStation Strategy-RPG Is Looking Pretty Neat
You might have heard of Rainbow Moon when it was announced late last year, but now that it finally has a release window—late July for U.S. PlayStation Network users—I’m starting to get psyched to play it. Rainbow Moon will run you $15 on the PlayStation Network. Check out the game’s official Facebook page for more…
By Jason Schreier Published June 18, 2012 -
Now This Is How You Start Out A Video Game
Kirk was like “yo Jason write me something for Kotaku Melodic” and I was like “yo okay.” So immediately I went to YouTube and found the opening video to Suikoden II, aka the greatest intro to the greatest video game of all time. Just watch. Watch the way it opens, setting the stage with an…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
I Asked Sony: ‘Why Did You Wind Up In Third Place?’
I spent most of my interview at E3 with Sony’s head of hardware marketing, John Koller, talking about the PlayStation Vita and what in the world is going on with Sony’s lovely handheld. But today I’m going to tell you about how he responded to a question about the PlayStation 3, a most basic question…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2012 -
Here’s Proof That Final Fantasy VII Will Actually Run On Your Vita
In case you were worried that the Vita couldn’t handle your PSOne Classics version of Final Fantasy VII or something, here it is in action. It looks great, too! You might not be able to tell from the video, but the graphics are really slick. Square’s classic role-playing game will be available this summer when…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
Beyond: Two Souls is Basically Heavy Rain Meets Ghost Trick
After seeing a lengthy demo of a level from David Cage’s new game Beyond: Two Souls, that headline is more or less the best way I can describe it: The somber, occasionally stilted tone and QTE-style controls of Heavy Rain coupled with the non-corporeal hijinks of Ghost Trick. Starring Ellen Page. All things considered, that’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 7, 2012 -
Imagining Sony’s Next Home Console: The Octave
Swedish designer Daniel Åberg has, just for kicks, taken a crack at designing not just the logo for Sony’s next – and still unrevealed – home console. He’s also designed its packaging, game art, menu screen and even a system boot-up sequence. While it’s as far from official as you can get, you should still…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2012 -
Why Does PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale‘s YouTube Page Have A Tag For Super Smash Bros.?
Some might say that Sony’s upcoming brawl game, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, is something of a Super Smash Bros. clone. Maybe Sony agrees. PlayStation® All-Stars Battle Royale E3 Trailer [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2012 -
Harry Potter’s Author Helping Sony With an Interactive PlayStation…Book…Thing
It’s either the cutest or the most ridiculous thing we’ll see at this year’s E3, but it’s a thing: Sony has developed an interactive book. It’s called Wonderbook (trailer above), and it works by being read in front of a PlayStation Eye camera, which can turn the pages into interactive animations on a TV screen.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2012 -
Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, Other PS1 Games Coming To Vita This Summer
Sony will bring its PS1 Classics service to Vita this summer, it said today at its press conference. Announced games so far include Tomb Raider, Arc the Lad, JetMoto, Final Fantasy VII. Presumably the lineup will be a lot more robust when it’s actually out, like the actual PS1 Classics that are currently available on…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2012 -
Report: Sony Close to Buying a Cloud Gaming Service, Potentially Transforming Future of PlayStation
Sony might be in talks to acquire either OnLive or Gaikai—the two biggest cloud gaming providers—according to a report on Edge that follows up on previous articles on MCV and VG 24/7. The speculation jibes with comments previously made by a Gaikai executive about this coming E3. It begs the question: what if a console…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
The Sworcery Guys Will Be Making Beautiful Music for Sound Shapes
Just like an all-star music festival where awesome acts keep announcing that they’ll be showing up to play, upcoming PlayStation Vita game Sound Shapes keeps pulling in top-notch talent to its creative roster. Game-loving celebrity DJ Deadmaus is contributing to the game and now he’ll be joined by some bonafide indie gaming superstars. Two of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 17, 2012