Tag: Sony
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Fame Nomination: Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics is considered to be one of the best games to bear the Final Fantasy name and one of the best games on the PSX. Does that give it enough of an edge to make it into the Hall of Fame?
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Review: Sonic Wings Special (Sony PS3/PSP)
Sonic Wings Special has flown into the Import Classics section of the PSN. Is it something special, or is its name a misnomer?
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Review: Money Idol Exchanger (Sony PS3/PSP)
Did this Japanese puzzle game survive translation, or is this one game that should have stayed overseas?
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Sony Releases Firmware Update 3.55, Update Fixes Absolutely Nothing
Sony has today pushed out version 3.55 of their PlayStation 3 firmware. Calling it a “minor” update that adds a “security patch”, the update has no changelog on the dashboard, and the entirety of Sony’s blog post on the subject is half as long as this sentence. The update is mandatory; users cannot connect to…
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Pachter: Microsoft, Sony Fibbing On Kinect/Move Shortages
Both Microsoft and Sony have been applying pressure on consumers in a simple, yet historically effective manner: by letting them know if they didn’t get their devices right now, that they would not get them for Christmas, which could lead to crying children who would be scarred for life. Frankly, I didn’t buy it, and…
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Sony Ericsson Boss All But Confirms PlayStation Phone
Sony Ericsson’s Bret Nordberg gave very strong weight to rumours that Sony is working with Ericsson to develop a new Playstation Phone. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Nordberg stated simply that they would like very much to tap Sony’s expertise in the video games market. “There’s a lot of smoke, and I tell…
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Review: God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Sony PSP)
Ghost of Sparta has the tough job of one-upping its predecessor on the PSP and stepping out of the Shadow of God of War III. Has Ready at Dawn set a new high for the system, or is this just a derivative sequel?
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Review: EA Sports MMA (Sony PS3)
EA Sports MMA is trying to prove its a contender for UFC Undisputed’s championship. Does is make a strong shot at the title, or this just a cheap cash grab?
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Review: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Sony PS3)
Is the newest Naturo game good fun for everyone, or is it only going to appeal to you if you wear a hachimaki as part of your dress ensemble? Find out here.
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Sony PlayStation Division Hits $85m USD Q2 Profit
Sony’s Networked Products and Services division, which includes the PlayStation products, profited (reg required) Â¥6.9b ($85m USD) profit for Q2 of their financial year. This is a major turnaround for a company that lost Â¥59b ($731m!) for the same period of time in 2009, and is despite a decrease in game sales from Â¥196b ($2.4b)…
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Playstation Phone Shown By Engadget, Denied By Sony, Defended By Engadget
Yesterday, technology site Engadget showed what can only count as a massive coup: pictures of a Sony Ericsson developed Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) phone that is being dubbed the Playstation Phone. The phone would resemble a PSPgo, in that it has buttons for gameplay sliding out from the touchscreen, a long analogue pad where the start…
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Review: Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (Sony PSP)
The PSP finally gets its very own Tenkaichi game. Is this just more of the same, or will the tag team gimmick push it over the top?
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God of War Dev: It “Doesn’t Make Sense” To Develop For Piracy-Ridden PSP
PSP releases don’t get much bigger than God of War: Ghost of Sparta. The next game in the famous series releases next week, and is sure to do gangbusters at retail. This fact makes it that much more startling that developer Ready at Dawn’s Ru Weerasuriya is talking about something completely unrelated to the game:…
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Sony Stock Boosted By Idiotic Apple Rumours
Remember that load of bollocks I reported on yesterday about Apple being rumoured into buying large companies like Sony? The result of that speculation is a potential reason as to why we’re in a recession* right now: the markets reacted to it. According to Rueters (via Destructoid), at one point today, Sony stock was up…
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Michael Pachter: Apple Should Stick To What They Know
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has responded to the speculation that Apple should purchase a company like Sony or Electronic Arts by actually agreeing with my analysis for a change: Apple shouldn’t bother with videogame companies. “I don’t think a video game company acquisition makes sense… if they make an acquisition, they are far more…
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News: Playstation Store Scheduled For Downtime On Oct. 28
Sony has confirmed to CVG that the Playstation Store will be down for nine hours on Thursday, going down from 0830 to 1730 PST. This seems to coincide with when the west coast – where Sony is based in America – is at work or school. I do not know if this is intentional or…
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News: PSPgo Prices Slashed Worldwide
Sony has announced that they are reducing the price of the PSPgo worldwide. The prices will be as follows: * $199 in the US, down from $249 * 16,800Â¥ ($207) in Japan, down from 26,800Â¥ ($331) * £160 in the UK, down from £225 So let’s analyse for American audiences. For $50 less, you can…
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News: Apple Rumoured To Buy Sony, Electronic Arts By Naff Tossers
I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Last week, Steve Jobs hinted that his company, with $51bn USD in the kitty, was looking to strategically expand into more opportunities to broaden their appeal. Usually when a CEO says this, it’s code for “we’re going on a shopping spree”, and all that people could do…
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Review: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Sony PS3)
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is the latest game based off “Journey to the West.” Is there room for yet another interpretation?