The folks over at IGN went over the latest issue of Famitsu magazine and revealed that Final Fantasy XIII won't require a PS3 HDD installation.
They also made a comment on loading times, and how the only time you will see them is when the transition from town to field occurs.
The devs Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama commented on how they did this because they wanted to create...
Today SCEA Producer Daimion Pinnock has announced that Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign is coming to Sony's PSP console, as follows:
I’m pleased to inform you that you will now have a chance to take Savage Moon on the go as it will now be available on the PSP! Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign will feature new gameplay and content galore.
For more details, here are my...
Today SCEA Product Marketing Manager Chris Munson has announced that a MAG PS3 Recruitment Kit and Poster will be hitting participating 7-11 stores this month.
To quote: "Starting this month, you can head to your local 7-Eleven and reserve your copy of MAG to receive an exclusive MAG recruitment kit and poster. What’s in this uber-exclusive recruitment kit?
Expect to...
Creat Studios' Director of Business Development Scott Hyman has announced today that Digger HD will be hitting PS3 tomorrow on PSN for $9.99.
To quote: If you’re a fan of classic games, but not so much a fan of tired, ancient graphics, then you’re going to love Digger HD.
Creat Studios has reconstructed the timeless 1980s PC hit, Digger, for the 21st century as...
Following yesterday's rumor of a THQ takeover by EA came another, this time stating that Microsoft is eyeing EA.
Citing information from traders, a Reuters report said there was "unsubstantiated talk" that Microsoft (MSFT) is interested in buying the publisher of the Madden, Medal of Honor and FIFA series.
However, Microsoft spokesman David Dennis has already dispelled the...
Once again, PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is here with this week's PSN update! To quote:
Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.
Downloadable Games
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled ($9.99)
The Turtles are back! The game has been recreated in beautiful full 3D HD graphics and enhanced animations but still has all of the favorite...
Sony has been working on distributing a number of new technologies, already available in some PS3 programs.
The first is voice recognition software, employed by SingStar, that allows the PS3 to quickly recognize up to 20 different languages.
Another technology developed by Sony allows the PS3 and PSP to quickly zoom in on massive images.
Already...
PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is back with this week's PSN update, as follows:
It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.
Dynamic Themes debuted on Tuesday with the LittleBigPlanet Dynamic Theme, and today three additional Dynamic Themes are releasing on the PlayStation Store: PixelJunk Monsters, PAIN and High Velocity Bowling.
Even with the PS3 Firmware 3.0 official full changelog available, it appears there are some previously unmentioned extras surfacing in the update.
To begin, PSInsider (linked above) reports that an integrated connection speed test is now included... as pictured below.
To quote: "The first I noticed is a speedtest in the connection test. So next time you turn on your ps3,...
Rumor has it Starhawk from LightBox Interactive Studio is planning a single-player mode, at least according to their job listings.
The development team listed one of the following job responsibilities for a Tech Game Designer, to quote:
“Implementing mission logic and game rules, also in Lua, in both single- and multi-player environments.”
LightBox...