With its successor here in the form of the PlayStation Vita, it looks like PSP titles are being pulled from 25% of GameStop stores. This news is not shocking to anyone, surely. Sony’s PSP is aging quite a bit, and its performance can’t keep up with the demand of today’s market. It’s only natural that

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

Sonic and his brand new physics engine are looking great in the upcoming follow-up to the relaunch of the 2D brand. Sonic 4: Episode 2 is looking pretty sweet so far; hopefully, it’s good enough to live up to the scrutiny of its biggest fans. I was standing with some friends next to the Sonic demo

Jet Set Radio HD had a small presence on the PAX East 2012 show floor this year. The game is playable for fans, if you don’t mind waiting in the brief line that seems to constantly accompany it. The game feels like a freshened up version of what it once was. The dual stick play, for instance, was

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

It appears that the next DLC for Batman: Arkham City might consist of campaign elements based around Harley Quinn as players take on the role of Robin. The information comes from a leaked set of trophies as picked up by the folks at PS3Trophies.org. Included in the set of trophies is one entitled: A Few New

The first DLC release for the PlayStation Vita’s Escape Plan is set to drop on April 10th, and it will add 19 prequel puzzle rooms for free! The expansion is titled Bakuki’s Lair, and it will be released with the game’s 1.01 patch. The add-on will be available for free to all owners of the title Escape Plan for

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

Bit.Trip Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is the sequel to one of Bit.Trip’s best rhythm-based outings. The game requires players to follow beats and precisely platform unique levels while running in one given direction (to the right). The jumping, dancing, ducking, sliding and kicking is all done in a quick, challenging pace. If you’re

Gravity Rush, as news comes from the PlayStation Blog, will be available in North America on June 12th, 2012 and in Europe on June 13th. The game will release as a digital download on the PlayStation Network as well as a physical copy in retailers. The announcement comes from Sony’s Wilson Cheng. The new trailer above gives

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

Sega teased the return of a franchise with a 22 second video clip on YouTube that presented a mix of familiar beats and a particular logo. That tease has now been confirmed as Sega has announced that Jet Set Radio will see an HD update on the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network and Windows PC Digital

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

Gotham City Impostors, the Batman universe-based multiplayer shooter, has officially been given a release date for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms. Here are the exact release dates, both by platform and gaming locale, as put out on the official Gotham City Impostors site: Starting on February 7th, those of you that choose to game on the 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

The gorgeous, simple and unique Eufloria is about to get time on a completely different platform: the iPad. Here’s what the developer of the game wrote in the YouTube description in order to tease a bit of what fans can expect: Eufloria HD will feature many of the improvements we brought to PSN, plus a whole

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

Gotham City Impostors is an upcoming shooter set in the Batman universe. The title pits fake Jokers against fake Batmen as they go head to head in FPS combat during objective-based games. The emphasis in this title is placed on fast-paced action and customization. The game went through a beta phase last month that saw a