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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

PlayStation Store Update: June 7th - E3, Day 1

Grace Chen delivers the low-down on special E3-focused PlayStation Store update. Update includes Downloadable games,demos, Addon-game content, Bundle, Game videos, PlayStation 3 themes. Downloadable games and PSP minis are now available on PSP Store. 


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Source: PlayStation Blog

Sony to Sell PlayStation Vita at a Loss

'Company expects to reach hardware profitability within three years'


Sony will be incurring a loss on Vita sales. In an interview with Reuters, Sony consumer products head Kaz Hirai said that the company expects to begin making a profit on the hardware within three years. Sony also revealed at E3 press conference that PSP has shipped 70 million units. 
Sony PS Vita and 3DS are surprisingly at same price, there'll be a tough challenge for both (Sony and Nintendo) to chase each other in international and local markets.
Reuters also reports that Sony Computer Entertaiment America president Jack Tretton said that while Vita will be released in Japan within the year, the release could come later in some other territories.
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Source: andreasang

Naughty Dog Talks PlayStation 4

Christophe Balestra wants a 'social experience'


Nowgamer's author Nick Johns asked Christophe Balestra what he'd like to see from PlayStation 4. Balestra said: "I expect it to be more of a social experience, it'll machine that will let you connect to all things, it will be like this centre of the house, so you can watch TV, listen to music, see pictures... I don't know."


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Source: Nowgamer

E3 2011: Nintendo showcases five new 3DS titles



El33tonline: Nintendo’s E3 press conference has just wrapped up and it was sure fill to the brim with announcements, trailers and more.
The publisher focused on their newly revealedWii U console along with the Nintendo 3DS, for which they gave us a preview into five upcoming titles.

The upcoming titles includes Mario Cart 3d which will be coming in North America this holiday, the second title was StarFox 3D which will be released before this year is over, third one was Kid Icarus: Uprising, which will be released later this yearand lastly Luigi’s Mansion 2.

Source: El33tonline

Sony’s E3 2011 Conference: Where was…?

Last night Sony showcased all of what we’re supposed to look forward to in the coming months for the PlayStation brand, and they truly had a solid conference. However, while there were some great items showcased, such as Uncharted 3, the PS Vita, and more, I felt like as the conference started to wrap up last night, some things were missing, or left out...

·        Where was David Jaffe to talk about how cool Twisted Metal is looking?
·        Where was anyone from Rockstar to talk about either Agent?
·        There has been much There has been much rumor-mill chat about Grand Theft Auto V breaking at E3, where was that? How long will Rockstar make us wait until the next version of their magnum opus?
·        Team ICO had a brief mention with the Ico & Shadow of The Colossus remasters, but where was The Last Guardian?
·        Where was the exclusive blockbuster that people were all supposed to stand up and say OH MY GOD SONY WINS!?

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Source: Defaultprime

PS3-Exclusive Dev Jumps Ship For Microsoft

A deal has been signed between the Rentless software and Microsoft for exclusive title Music in Motion, set to become part of the Kincet Fun Labs which Was revealed yesterday.
“It's really exciting for us to partner with Microsoft”
"We've enjoyed working with Kinect and love the opportunity to bring accessible games and experiences to a broad audience. Kinect is a fantastic innovation that allows us to make fun games anybody can play."
Brighton-based Relentless has also agreed to make iPhone title Quiz Climber for mobile publisher Chillingo.
It will be really a golden opportunity for Rentless softwares to be a partner with Microsoft.

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Source: Nowgamer

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection: Official Konami Statement And New Screens

MGS HD Collection will be released in november 2011. Metal Gear Solid Master mind and series creater Hideo Kojima is overseeing the update for each title. The collection will released on blue-ray disc for PlayStation 3 and and across two DVD's for Xbox 360.


METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER opens the set, with series hero Snake entering a Soviet jungle where intelligence reports a vital scientist is being held captive.METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER takes place a decade later and details the operations of Big Boss in Costa Rica. The year is 1974, and Costa Rica has been overrun by an organization of highly-trained mercenaries.Solid Snake and Otacon receive intel that a new kind of METAL GEAR vehicle is being transported across the Hudson River. Snake infiltrates the tanker, which is then seized by a group of Russian mercenaries lead by Revolver Ocelot.
“The METAL GEAR SOLID games have been a huge success, and the METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection is a stunning way to celebrate this most inventive and entertaining series,” explained Martin Schneider, General Manager for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “Every aspect of the three games has been updated to ensure they look as fresh on their new host formats as they did when first released. Stealth fans should be prepared… November will mark the return of one of gaming and KONAMI’s most iconic series.”
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Source: Gamingbolt

 
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