Autoweek.com (linked above) met with Gran Turismo creator and godfather Kazunori Yamauchi at SEMA and asked him several questions about the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 title for Sony's PS3 console.
To quote from the interview:
When will you release GT5?
Yamauchi: We will release it in March in Japan but for other regions, it has not been decided yet.
During an interview with G4TV (linked above), Quantic Dream co-CEO and writer/director David Cage reveals some details of the an upcoming Heavy Rain PS3 demo, his concerns, and why a demo will be important for gamers to try to gain a better understanding of Heavy Rain’s concept.
To quote: "G4: Have you considered releasing a short demo via PSN of a scene such as the Norman...
According to the latest Famitsu Magazine, R-Type 3D is coming exclusively to the PS3 console.
It appears that R-Type Final is indeed not the last in the series, according to distantmantra commenting on the latest Famitsu issue at NeoGAF: "There's something about a PS3 exclusive (?) R-Type 3D, and 3D Dot Game Heroes got 8/8/7/7."
God of War III will not have PS3 multiplayer, and according to the title's director Stig Asmussen the underlying reason why is that it simply wouldn't fit.
This was recently revealed in an interview with GamePro, to quote:
"With God of War 3, there's a story we want to tell and an experience we want to deliver, and multiplayer doesn't fit into that." said the games producer...
Just under two months ago the nDreams Pirate Galleon PlayStation Home Space was first announced.
Today Patrick O'Lunaigh, CEO of nDreams (the developer behind Xi), tweeted that it will be released in Europe this Thursday and shared a video trailer.
To quote: "An exclusive look at the PlayStation Home Pirate Galleon apartment, brought to you by nDreams, which launches very soon in...
GTPlanet (linked above) reports today that Gran Turismo 5's PS3 packaging has been revealed by Kazunori Yamauchi himself in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG video below... which shows how the car made it into the game.
The GT5 packaging includes room for three mysterious Blu-ray discs.
To quote: The most curious thing, of course, is the fact that the packaging clearly contains...
Update: Edge-Online is now reporting that Analysts Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities and Jesse Divnich of EEDAR wouldn’t be at all surprised if Sony’s next handheld supported the platform holder's proprietary UMD format.
According to PlayStation Insider (linked above), they have received a tip regarding the functionality of the upcoming PSP 4000.
Sony's Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has shared a video today from TGS '09 covering the debut of PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe PSP on PSN this Thursday... and it's heading to PlayStation Home.
To quote: For the rest of the week, we’ll be sharing Tokyo Game Show show-floor interviews in which developers of PlayStation exclusives answer your questions.