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PlayStation Vita UMD Passport program scrapped in North America

PlayStation Vita UMD Passport program scrapped in North America

In Japan, Sony introduced the "UMD Passport" program alongside the launch with the PlayStation Vita. The program allowed gamers to register their PSP games on PSN, and then download their games to their PS Vita for a ... continue
EA shutting down servers for many older titles next month

EA shutting down servers for many older titles next month

EA will be doing a little server cleaning next month - and by cleaning, I mean they're shutting down multiplayer servers for several older EA titles. Among the list of titles having their onlnie play axed is the ... continue
Sony shutting down PSP digital comics service

Sony shutting down PSP digital comics service

In today's update of the PSP's digital comics service over at the PlayStation Blog, Sony announced they'll be pulling the plug on the digital comics service. Fortunately for comic fans, that doesn't mean the 4,000+ strong digital comic ... continue
Sony introduces the ‘PSP Engine’

Sony introduces the ‘PSP Engine’

Last month, Sony announced that Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was headed to the PlayStation 3 as Monster Hunter 3rd HD. Earlier this month, we got word that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is also headed to the ... continue
PSP Dual Packs Coming to Stores This Week, Offers Two Games For $15

PSP Dual Packs Coming to Stores This Week, Offers Two Games For $15

Sony announced a new "PSP Pack" bundle on the PlayStation Blog today, offering up two games from the "Greatest Hits" and "Favorites" collection for a rather agreeable $15 starting this week in retailers across the U.S. The new ... continue
PlayStation Network Welcome Back Program Now Available

PlayStation Network Welcome Back Program Now Available

Sony's tribulations have been testing the patience of PlayStation 3 users since back in April, but with the relaunch of the PlayStation Store things are looking brighter for Sony and their users. To win back the hearts ... continue
Gamer pitches perfect game in MLB 2K11, claims $1m prize

Gamer pitches perfect game in MLB 2K11, claims $1m prize

Brian Kingrey is one lucky - and now rich - gamer. The 25-year-old from Hammond, Louisiana picked up a check for a million bucks after becoming the first person to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K11, ... continue
New PlayStation Network password system already hacked

New PlayStation Network password system already hacked

So the PlayStation Network is back, and Sony has forced every PSN user to change their password. Crisis over, right? Er, maybe not. Just as I assumed I wouldn't have to write another depressing PSN hack story ever ... continue
Sony confirms death of PSP Go

Sony confirms death of PSP Go

Ding dong, Sony's PSP Go is dead - and that's official. Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed to AV Watch that it was no longer manufacturing or shipping the download-only portable, which sold only 207 units in Japan last week. ... continue
11 videogames you need to play in 2011

11 videogames you need to play in 2011

It's the start of a new year, and already there are at least sixteen thousand games I want to play. So yes, this list is tinged with a touch of personal bias, but I'd like to think ... continue
$1m prize for first perfect game in MLB 2K11

$1m prize for first perfect game in MLB 2K11

The folks at 2K Sports are offering an eye-watering $1 million jackpot to the first person who can throw a perfect game in their latest MLB title. If this rings any bells, it's probably because they ran ... continue
Analyst: PSP 2 will be ‘dead on arrival’, game handhelds in trouble

Analyst: PSP 2 will be ‘dead on arrival’, game handhelds in trouble

PSP 2 is coming ... soon, but according to at least one analyst, it may as well not bother showing up. Speaking on his show Pach-Attack!, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter has predicted the console will be "dead ... continue
Calling gamers! All the best Cyber Monday deals: 2010 edition

Calling gamers! All the best Cyber Monday deals: 2010 edition

Fancy a cheap game to go with the turkey sandwiches you'll be eating for the next eight weeks? We have you covered! If you've change left over from Black Friday, you may want to consider some of ... continue
Michael Jackson videogame to come with free glove

Michael Jackson videogame to come with free glove

But not just any glove, naturally. No, that glove. Michael Jackson's single sparkly mitt was one of the many iconic things about the late singer, and now YOU can own your OWN Jackson glove. Yay? There's a catch, ... continue
[RUMOR] PSP 2 to have touch pad, bigger screen, analogue sticks

[RUMOR] PSP 2 to have touch pad, bigger screen, analogue sticks

[NOTE: Image above is a fan mock-up] Sony's PSP 2 has a problem - it's called the Nintendo 3DS. So far, the 3DS looks and sounds pretty awesome, so Sony's next handheld - whenever it's officially revealed - ... continue
Sony: PSP is “getting a bit old”

Sony: PSP is “getting a bit old”

Please forgive the faint smell of cabbage in here, won't you. It's just ... well, it's the PSP. *whispers* It's getting kind of old, see. But don't take my biased word for it. Sony itself is now admitting ... continue
This R2-D2 mod rocks TEN game consoles and a projector

This R2-D2 mod rocks TEN game consoles and a projector

Most modders are happy modding one console at a time. Mechanical engineering grad student Brain De Vitis has bigger ideas. The lifesize R2-D2 unit above is his work, and contains no less than ten game consoles from ... continue
Hold that moonwalk: Michael Jackson videogame delayed until 2011

Hold that moonwalk: Michael Jackson videogame delayed until 2011

Michael Jackson may have gone, but his spirit ability to turn a posthumous profit lives on. Hurray! A few months ago, Ubisoft announced Michael Jackson The Experience would be released this year for a variety of consoles, ... continue
Dubious: Apple thinks iPod touch is “#1 portable game player”

Dubious: Apple thinks iPod touch is “#1 portable game player”

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has called the iPhone and iPod touch platforms "the number one portable game players" on the market, boasting that "the iPod touch outsells Nintendo and Sony's portable game players combined." Whether you believe this ... continue
[VIDEO] Sony takes potshot at iPhone in new PSP ad

[VIDEO] Sony takes potshot at iPhone in new PSP ad

The iPhone and iPad have helped Apple make a splash in the gaming market, so it's interesting to see how the big established names in the games industry react. Nintendo has simply dismissed the Apple devices as "not ... continue
Landon Donovan on cover of North American FIFA 11

Landon Donovan on cover of North American FIFA 11

Even though most of the US stopped caring about soccer the moment this happened, there's no doubt that Landon Donovan's last-minute winning goal against the, er, mighty Algeria will have stayed in the minds of many Americans ... continue
[VIDEO] Obama to appear in Madden NFL 11

[VIDEO] Obama to appear in Madden NFL 11

In slightly-bizarre-but-still-sort-of-cool news, IGN's latest Madden NFL 11 videos reveal that President Obama himself will be appearing in EA's football game. The video below shows the cut-scene (complete with treacly commentary from Gus Johnson) you get for clinching ... continue