As far as consoles go, Sony’s PlayStation 3 offers up the most bang for no money spent on getting online. Microsoft charges a nominal fee for premium membership, but Sony’s PSN service is free for the most essential gaming elements (like only play and demo downloading, for instance). In an article about the future of

In the words of the cover of one of the greatest books ever written, “Don’t Panic.” The PlayStation Network is down today. However, this is all part of a planned, scheduled maintenance outage. Newly formed PlayStation Digital Platforms Community Management team member Matthew Harper took to the PlayStation Blog yesterday to announce the scheduled down time, its length

After revealing earlier this week that it expects to see a record loss of $6.2 billion for 2011, Sony is taking some drastic moves in an effort to pull itself out of the red. One of those is called the ‘One Sony’ initiative, which will see the Japanese company shed 10,000 jobs and spend ¥75

Imagine playing the parts of four instruments at once in what appears to be a typical Rock Band setup, only you’re using a normal game controller and you’re doing it by yourself. That’s Rock Band Blitz, the downloadable title announced by Harmonix earlier today. The announcement trailer above gives some indication of how the game will

Insomniac Games, the same studio responsible for Resistance and Ratchet & Clank, were once working on a pinball game for the PlayStation Network. The studio revealed by way of their Facebook timeline that 1080Pinball was a title they began development on in 2007. The company had big plans for this downloadable title: The title would be

Journey, the PlayStation 3 exclusive downloadable title from thatgamecompany, has officially become the fastest selling game on the PlayStation Network. The news comes as Jenova Chen, thatgamecompany’s Creative Director, posted the announcement and subsequent thank you to users on the PlayStation Blog. We actually recorded and shared a video of us playing Journey before the game

Despite being a PlayStation Certified device, the Sony Xperia S launched without access to the PlayStation Store, leaving gamers who had adopted the Android-powered smartphone scratching their heads. But today the PlayStation Store has arrived, bringing with it 14 classic PS One titles. To gain access to the store on your Xperia S — or

Before you ask, this downtime is scheduled…obviously, since it’s in the future. And now you understand my decision to include Bill and Ted up top. Bogus. Starting tomorrow, March 1st, Sony will be taking the PlayStation Network down for maintenance. That downtime is planned to start at 8:00 AM PST (11:00 AM EST) and run until roughly

If you’re looking to sample the Killzone 3 multiplayer element on your PlayStation 3 without paying a dime, you’ll be able to do it starting next week. According the Episode 013 of the PlayStation Blogcast, the multiplayer portion of Killzone 3 will be up for download on the PlayStation Store next Tuesday. The download itself is free,

Journey was originally slated to launch late last year. This unique game will probably be unlike anything most of us have ever played. Thatgamecompany held a private beta for fans, received feedback and decided to push the game a bit in order to make improvements. Improvements have been made and thatgamecompany has officially announced a

The nature of the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network just got a little scarier for the gaming world. In speaking with Hookshot, Tim Schafer revealed how much it costs to patch a game on home consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Before we get to the quote, let’s make sure we’re all

Above, you’ll find the brand new launch video for Monolith’s Gotham City Impostors. This downloadable-only shooter is officially out now for the PC, Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network for $15. Below, you’ll see an infographic that the folks at Monolith made up for Gotham City Impostors and its time in beta. The game spent a

The PlayStation Network will no longer be the PlayStation Network in less than 24 hours. Today, Sony announced that they will be rebranding their gaming network service as the Sony Entertainment Network. They spread the word to PSN users by way of email. Here is a bit of the email sent around to alert PlayStation

If you’re at all interested in the work being done by David Jaffe and the folks at Eat Sleep Play on the brand new Twisted Metal, the game’s official demo is now available on the PlayStation Network. Twisted Metal is the relaunch of an old brand that hasn’t seen a new console game since 2001. It’s a

If you’re a PlayStation 3 gamer from back during the launch period of the console, odds are you spent at least a little time with the excellent multiplayer combat title Warhawk. If you didn’t, well, think of it as a futuristic, third-person version of Battlefield. Hear that? That was the sound of diehard fans slamming

Beyond Good & Evil received an HD remastering for both the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network back during the late spring and early summer of last year. According to one game developer, and perhaps a slew of fans that may start to pipe up, Michel Ancel’s classic shouldn’t have received an HD update. Speaking with

The PS Vita, thank the heavens, is region free when it comes to physical media. That means, for those out there importing Sony’s new handheld, that you’ll be able to play physical games from Japan when your device and the software you imported arrives. In fact, any user with any PS Vita will be able

Sony already offers PlayStation 3 users with a number of applications for watching TV shows here in the U.K., such as the iPlayer service from the BBC, Channel 4′s 4oD service, and Lovefilm. But in a bid to stay ahead of its rivals, the company has today introduced its own TV show downloads via the

Sony has announced their fall sale by way of the PlayStation Blog. The event is set to run a full week and offers two sets of discounts to two sets of consumer bases. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll be able to get all the games on sale for 50% off their original prices.

A takeover has been the subject of rumors for several weeks now, but today, Sony announced that it will take complete control of Sony Ericsson with a €1.05 billion (approx. $1.47 billion) buyout. Sony Ericsson will now become part of the Sony family, wholly-owned by the Japanese company. The deal is good news for Sony Ericsson

If Sony’s learned one major thing with the massive PlayStation Network hack and outage that occurred earlier this year, it’s that transparency and honesty with consumers is the best policy to have in place. That much has become evident as a post written by Philip Reitinger, Sony’s SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, for the PlayStation.Blog has announced a mass

Starting several months back, Warner Bros. Games and Rocksteady have been constantly marketing the upcoming Batman: Arkham City. This bigger, longer and hopefully even better sequel to the breakout Batman: Arkham Asylum seems to consistently cover headlines on gaming blogs and sites across the net. Well, here we go, contributing to the unending wave of coverage.

Gotham City Impostors is the upcoming multiplayer, download-only, first-person shooter from Monolith Productions. While a solid release date has not been set for the title yet, gamers who want in will be able to grab it on Xbox LIVE Arcade, the PlayStation Network or on the PC platform during the beginning of 2012. The animated trailer

Throughout the entire month of October, Sony will be releasing a ton of exclusive PlayStation 3 content onto the PlayStation Network. As such, the company has elected to make an event out of their offerings and give gamers a reason to drop a fair pile of cash during one of the most jam-packed holiday seasons

What you see above is the brand new, official trailer for Ubisoft‘s I Am Alive. If you’ve been following gaming blogs since 2008, then you likely recognize both the name and the basic premise of this project. However, it’s been a long time since the title first showed up, and its trailer featured a different