Posts Tagged ‘Sony’

The latest issue of Famitsu is full of information regarding the recently revived Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday game now slated for the PSP since being first announced for the NTT DoCoMo network as a mobile game and appearing at E3 exactly one week ago.  Hit Read More for the full spread courtesy of OtakuWiki [...]

Confirming a leaked memo that surfaced last year, Sega will be porting Dreamcast titles to both the Xbox 360 and PS3 via Live and the Playstation Network respectively.  The first two games to see release will be Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi in the fall. As a bonus the games will feature upgraded graphics, surround [...]

In the never ending saga of Sony’s constant stumbling with the PS3, the latest 3.30 update (which adds 3DTV compatibility) also updates the End User License agreement to allow the manufacturer to modify the console operating system without prior notification or permission. The above change exacerbates Sony’s previous removal of Linux support in the PS3 [...]

Following up on a previous report regarding the UK customer who received a refund from Amazon after an inquiry regarding options for recourse after the 3.21 update, Sony has gone on record stating that it will not reimburse retailers who choose to refund customers under Directive 1999/44/EC regarding device functionality changes and compliance after initial [...]

Following up on the development of tools that cracked open the PS3′s software in January by George Hotz (GeoHot), Sony will be rolling out firmware 3.21. The update will completely eliminate the option to install alternative operating systems on the older generation Playstation 3 consoles released between 2006-2008, as the Slim model already eliminates the [...]

The Misato Katsuragi News Project, a paid news aggregator for the Playstation 3 developed by Namco Bandai and startup voice synthesis technogy developer Cellius (founded by Playstation developer Ken Kutaragi) will cease operation in Japan on June 5th of this year, marking 364 days of operation and ending one day short of what would have [...]

Sony has decided to pursue a new strategy to ensure new purchases and pre-orders of its disc-based PSP games. By turning SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3′s online play into a one time use bonus code that can’t be tranferred or reused when the game is sold either to a store or another individual, Sony hopes to [...]

Microsoft’s senior product manager Michael Chang has alluded to the possibility of allowing other game console online platforms access to Windows Phone 7 integration on the same level as the Xbox LIVE integration previously announced for the operating system, with Sony’s Playstation Network a strong possibility. “If you look at our history in mobiles, we [...]

The official page for the So Ra No Wo To (Sounds of the Skies) anime has posted an update confirming development of a companion video game for Sony’s Playstation Portable console featuring the Bruno Bruno La Seo quintet. The game is being developed by Compile Heart and is slated for a release later this Spring. [...]

A post on the official Fate/Extra blog has confirmed that the game will miss its original March 18th ship date in order to spend more time on development. The game is still slated for a 2010 release on the product page, but no new release date was given. The developer of Arc Rise Fantasia, Image [...]