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PlayStation Meets Apple In The Best iPhone Case We’ve Ever Seen
Nearly every single one of us owns an iPhone. So we see our fair share of iPhone cases. But only once, ever, have we seen one this cute. This great. Hand-crafted and available from hand-crafted megastore Etsy, the case itself is $20. The controller, an extra $7. Premium price for an iPhone case, sure, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2009 -
That Hulu That Your PS3 Won’t Do
Some PS3 websurfers have reported that, as of this morning, they’re no longer able to play Hulu videos. Engadget dug through the Hulu TOS and thinks it knows why. The PS3 had access to Hulu thanks to the console browser’s flash support, leading some to wonder if this was a glitch or a block caused…
By Owen Good Published June 27, 2009 -
Turn PlayStation Controller Into Wii Remote
Don’t like the Wii’s Classic Controller? Not thrilled with the GameCube controller? Or the Club Nintendo SNES controller? Save for the Wii Remote itself, those were pretty much the only options. Well, no! Now you can play Wii games with a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 controller with this fancy adaptor. Priced at ¥1,785 (US$18.50). Wii用リモコンツナイデント…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 -
Remembering Final Fantasy VIII
PopMatters recently posted an extremely in-depth look back at Final Fantasy VIII, exploring the themes, emotions, and insight into human behavior that make one of the most neglected entries in the franchise great. Final Fantasy VIII was light-years ahead of VII both graphically and in terms of complexity, and perhaps that’s the reason the game…
By Mike Fahey Published June 16, 2009 -
Sony Prepares An Army of Playstation Evangelists
Earlier this year Sony began quietly readying an army of evangelists to take to the front lines of the escalating console wars. The Experience Playstation Now program had a “beta test” of sorts earlier this month, with Sony employees well-versed in the ins and outs of the Playstation Portable and Playstation 3 setting up temporary…
By Brian Crecente Published May 29, 2009 -
European PlayStation Blog Open For Business
Poor Europe. Americans have long been spoiled with up-to-the-minute PlayStation info straight from the horse’s mouth, in the form of the PlayStation.Blog, while Europeans got…Three Speech. Yuck. Today, that changes! Yes, Three Speech’s final post has been to announce that the PlayStation Europe Blog opens for business today, having first been announced last month. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2009 -
Game Controllers That Clean Your Filthy Hands
You know those shaped soaps at your mother’s house that no one is allowed to actually use? Here’s our version, courtesy of Etsy seller Digitalsoaps. Digitalsoaps offers our favorite video game weapons, lovingly recreated in the form of scented soap products. Take the green Xbox 360 controller above. Scented with Mountain Dew, it’s the most…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2009 -
Klonoa Wii-make Challenge Preview: Yep, It’s Challenging
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a classic PlayStation adventure game remade for the Wii that’s entirely true to the original in content, color and even voice actors. The only new things in the game are bonus stages and challenge levels to extend gameplay for hardcore fans that have likely outgrown the difficulty level of the…
By AJ Glasser Published May 1, 2009 -
SCEE: Sony PSP Line-Up Hasn’t Met Expectations
David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, picked an odd place to make his farewell speech: Capcom’s annual press event. “After 15 memorable years, I’m going to retire at the end of this month,” said Reeves. “It has been a true pleasure working at Playstation, pushing the boundaries of the gaming industry.” Reeves said…
By Brian Crecente Published April 30, 2009 -
inFamous Engineer Talks Trophies And Stunts
Sucker Punch software engineer Chris Heidorn stopped by the PlayStation Blog today to discuss the trophies to unlock and stunts to perform in their upcoming superhero game inFamous. Chris goes into great detail about the stunts included in the game, which are sequences of events and combinations of powers used to kill the enemy creatively.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2009 -
Edge Explores The Genesis Of The PlayStation
The history of Sony’s original PlayStation is largely well known to gamers, born of a disagreement with Nintendo, who it once partnered with to provide a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo. That disagreement, which reportedly infuriated Sony president Norio Ohga, let to a transition in power. Edge explores the birth of the console that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 24, 2009 -
So Long Three Speech, Hello PlayStation Blog
Europeans with a hankering for PlayStation news tailored to their continent of choice should say their goodbyes to the officially unofficial Three Speech blog. It’s going the way of the dinosaur. Three Speech will be replaced by a new, shiny European PlayStation blog, one we presume will be a lot like the one we’ve been…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2009 -
Sony To Release “Clothes, Toys, Stationery, Housewares & Gifts”
Video game merch is nothing new. It’s been with us since the dawn of, well, video games. But in a quest for more cash money (and brand awareness), Sony Europe will be going merch mad. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have employed a company called Target Entertainment, who will be acting as “consumer product licensing agent”…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 6, 2009 -
Man Stabs Mother of His Children “Hooked” On PlayStation
Malcolm Palmer stabbed the mother of his three children and partner of 30 years after having to sleep on the sofa so she could play Grand Theft Auto on a plasma TV in their bedroom. That, and the 62-year-old Palmer, who is a retired Heathrow airport employee, had become convinced his 46-year-old partner Carol Cannom…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2009 -
PlayStation Moving Into The Cloud?
Sony may be the latest company to explore the hot topic of cloud computing, the off-loading of software and services to remote servers, based on recent trademark filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has registered a trademark for “PS Cloud,” protecting it against it against all manner of video…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 30, 2009 -
PixelJunk Eden Encore, New Resistance 2 Content At GDC
Next week’s Game Developers Conference is going to be packed with hands-on, presentations and even a little news. Over at the Playstation Bloggers Lounge, Sony has set up a number of interviews for some of their upcoming and current titles. Q-Games founder and president Dylan Cuthbert will be on hand to talk about PixelJunk Eden…
By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2009 -
Rumor: More Details On The Next PSP
According to unnamed developers, Sony is readying a new iteration of its PlayStation Portable. Whether you call it the PSP 2 or PSP-4000, the rumored new version sounds like the most radical change to date. That’s because it’s going to drop the battery-draining, bulk-adding UMD drive, according to word from Acclaim chief creative officer David…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 -
Kaz Hirai Will Continue Playstation Leadership
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai will continue to oversee Playstation in his new role as the head of the Networked Products and Services Group. Earlier this morning Sony announced a major restructuring of their company, with Sony CEO Howard Stringer being named president of the company and the formation of two new groups within…
By Brian Crecente Published February 27, 2009 -
PlayStation Boss Heading New Sony Division
Major changes are going down at Sony. President Ryoji Chubachi is stepping down, and Sony CEO Howard Stringer will take over Chubachi’s role as president. The company’s PlayStation boss has a new role, too. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai will head a new business group that brings together Sony’s mobile electronics and personal computers.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2009