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December 16th, 2011, 17:48 Posted By: Shrygue
With only one day left to go for launch time, Andriasang reports that Sony has possibly shipped around 700,000 Playstation Vita units to Japanese retailers. It was originally 500,000 but in order to meet pre-order demand, an additional 200,000 was added for shipment. A Select number of retailers reportedly say were available to buy on launch day without one, following the shipment increase.
Playstation Vita releases tomorrow in Japan, December 17th 2011. The UK, US and Europe will get it in February 22nd, 2012 along with Canada for the Wi-Fi model only - Sony has reportedly not announced a release date for the 3G model in that region.
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December 16th, 2011, 02:36 Posted By: wraggster
The launch of the Canadian PlayStation Vita 3G model appears to have been pushed back by two months to April 2012.
 Kotaku says the delay is "due to extensive planning and testing with [Sony's] 3G partner", although the platform holder has yet to comment on the report.More specifically, it's speculated that difficulties in reaching a pricing agreement with 3G network providers could be behind the hold up.
Customers are said to be receiving emails informing them of the delay, while EB Games sources told the site that the retailer's internal systems now show the portable as launching in April.
Vita hits Japan this Saturday, December 17, and launches in west on February 22 with at least 12 first-party games.
Before then, UK gamers will be able to go hands-on with Vita at a series of events to be held over the next few months.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...tedly-delayed/
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December 16th, 2011, 02:34 Posted By: wraggster
PS3 Battlefield 3 players are now able to jump online and grab the Physical Warfare Pack DLC for free.
 The pack was previously only available to those who pre-ordered the game. It includes the DAO-12 shotgun and some custom flechette ammo for it, a flash suppressor for the SKS Sniper Rifle, and the Type 88 Light Machine Gun.PS3's DLC exclusivity deal continues, so while it's out now on the PS Store, PC and Xbox gamers (that don't already have it via a pre-order) will have to wait until "a later date" - i.e. a week.
The Back to Karkand was released earlier this week, and deserves to be played. The new maps - Wake Island, Strike at Karkand, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula - are awesome.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...e-free-on-ps3/
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December 16th, 2011, 02:33 Posted By: wraggster
A fresh batch of Gran Turismo 5 content lands on 21st December, Sony has announced.As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, there'll be two different releases available to download.First up, Car Pack 2 offers a new and improved 2012 Nissan GT-R Black edition R35, 2011 MINI COOPER S, 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI R, and a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R. It'll set you back €3.99 or your local equivalent.Secondly, all those who picked up either the Racing Car Pack 1, Course Pack 1 or the 'Complete Pack' earlier this year can download the Family Upgrade which allows more than one user to access that content from the same PlayStation 3 unit.The upgrade doesn't apply to the Racing Gear Pack or Special Paint Pack but automatically applies to the new Car Pack 2.On top of that, those who own any of the October DLC packs get the Gran Turismo Racing Kart 125 SP and five New Car Refresh cards as an additional extra. The refresh cards revert any car back to 'as good as new' while retaining any modifications or paint jobs you have applied.Finally, update 2.02 also goes live on the 21st, bringing with it a host of tweaks and enhancements. Highlights of the patch include: - Offering the ability to change wheels on standard cars.
- A 'copy' feature will be added to settings sheets.
- In GT Auto, players will be able to see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application.
- Free tickets have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto (10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update).
- Pressing the □ button in the car ticket selection screen of the Car Delivery, will now allow you to exchange all car tickets at once.
- In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events, Special Events, and Seasonal Events, pressing the □ button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the △ button will show the drivers list.
- An option has now been added for 'Max. number of participants - this is featured in the room settings of My Lounge.
- Added ☆ marks which show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event, in the event selection screen of seasonal events.
- Racing sound effect adjustment.
- Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) have been adjusted.
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December 16th, 2011, 02:31 Posted By: wraggster
Sony has explained why PlayStation Move game Sorcery - re-announced yesterday with a spring 2012 release window - was "re-tooled"."Coming out of E3, we knew there were some things we weren't happy with," design director Brian Upton said in an interview with the PlayStation Blog."We really wanted to re-tool the game's look, its world. We had the gameplay we wanted, but it just wasn't ready for public consumption."The promising Move-enabled action adventure was first shown off at E3 in 2010. There was concern the game had been canned after it failed to turn up at E3 this year - prompting Sony to last month reassure PS3 owners it will still in development.Yesterday Sony unveiled a new "tone" for the game. "What we showed at E3 was largely organized around a dungeon crawl, and we realized we didn't want that," Upton continued."We wanted a full-blown fantasy world, not a series of tunnels. A lot of our re-tooling involved moving the action gameplay into a more free-flowing space. The E3 version also had a much younger hero, and the enemies were a lot more cartoonish. We though, 'you know, we have a game here that would appeal to a hardcore PlayStation gamer…and it looks a little bit like Spyro!' [laughs]"We didn't want people to get the wrong impression, so we wanted to bring the visuals in-line with the gameplay."In Sorcery you play Finn, a sorcerer's apprentice "and a real hothead". He ventures into the realm of the dead, and, oh no, accidentally unleashes something "very, very bad".Sorcery's motion controls, which see the player use the PS Move controller as a magical wand, are accessible, Upton said, helped by a God of War-style automated camera."The very first spell you learn, arcane bolt, is very simple to use because you just flick it forward. It's like throwing stuff at your enemy. As you keep using it, you start to realize its depth: you can curve bolts and arc bolts around obstacles. When you start using ice magic, you can slow down enemies, or freeze them repeatedly and smash them with another spell."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ery-re-tooling
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December 16th, 2011, 02:22 Posted By: wraggster
 Sony has corrected its previous statements about the Vita's ability to support multiple PSN accounts, again. Contradicting what we'd been told before, a PSN account is not merely tied to a memory card, Sony told Wired. It's tied to both the card and the system.
That means that switching accounts is not as simple as it sounded. "If a second person is using your Vita," a Sony rep told Wired, "it's not just a case of switching out memory cards, it's clearing out all of your saved data on the Vita itself when you do the factory reset."
You're extremely unlikely to be willing to completely flash your Vita every time you want to switch accounts, so you can go ahead and forget about keeping separate US and Japanese PSN accounts, for example. And the Vita just became slightly less useful.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/vi...nts-after-all/
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December 16th, 2011, 00:58 Posted By: wraggster
Sony's Andrew House has confirmed that the company still aims to sell 15 million PlayStation 3s in the year ending March 2012, despite a turbulent year for the company.
The head of Sony Computer Entertainment made the comments toReuters, and revealed that sales on the console were ahead of target.
He would not reveal Sony targets for the new PlayStation Vita handheld.
The PS3 news comes despite a number of setbacks for the company, with hacker attacks in April that shook consumer confidence and shutdown the PlayStation Network Store and the devastating effects of the Japanese earthquakes in July.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-million-sales
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December 16th, 2011, 00:44 Posted By: wraggster
Bossa won’t work for console manufacturers who don't promote interconnectivity, says studio co-founder Henrique Olifiers
Vita will suffer a “horrible, premature death” if it doesn’t open up to multiplatform accessibility, Bossa co-founder Henrique Olifiers has claimed.
Olifiers said that the UK studio would not develop games for consoles because of their closed systems, and believes manufacturers would suffer in the long run if they did not change their stance on interconnectivity.
“I hate the fact you cannot play a game on the PS3 against the same game on the Xbox 360 or PC,” Olifiers told Videogamer.
“Walled gardens in a world where people are freely connected all the time is just a dumb idea that limits what is achievable.”
He added: "Valve is bang on, proprietary stuff is madness, we should be moving to more open platforms, to interoperability, bringing everyone together.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/3...remature-death
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December 16th, 2011, 00:33 Posted By: wraggster
Storage platform looks to add to its 8m individual users and 100,000 businesses.
Sony Ericsson says the promotion will allow Xperia users to stash their digital hordes of photos, music and videos on the Box service.
By logging into a Box account through the app, which can be found in the Android Marketplace, users can enjoy free cloud storage and file sharing for life.
The global offer begins today for anyone with an Xperia X10 smartphone or newer, and runs up until December 31st 2012.
Steve Walker, chief marketing officer, Sony Ericsson, said: "Xperia and Box will provide consumers with access to a massive amount of content on the go putting their smartphone at the very heart of their connected lifestyle."
Presumably, Sony Ericsson's main reason for the partnership is that it will be hoping to see devices fly off shelves for Christmas gifts and during the January sales period.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/...oid-app/016501
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December 15th, 2011, 01:31 Posted By: wraggster
Sony is getting into the festivities with PlayStation Home, which has a new wintery space to explore.
 As Sony explains: "Your journey begins in the brand new snow-covered Pier Park, where a collection of quests will unravel in the coming weeks and which will reward players with exclusive items and collectibles only available from this limited-time event."Start by going to the Activity Board to start your first quest, then catch a boat from Pier Park to transport to this chilly locale where Snowman and Snow Bear will provide clues that will lead you throughout a vast winter wonderland filled with tons of surprises. Complete all the quests to unlock a variety of special rewards that will leave your inventory bulging with awesome Yuletide mementos."
Sony says it's also called in the help of Snowman and Snow Bear and "special guests".
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...istmas-spirit/
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December 15th, 2011, 01:25 Posted By: wraggster
t's a time for discounts and special bundle deals on the US PlayStation Store this Christmas.
 This week's update list comes with a trailer highlighting some of the top deals you can get this week on the PS3 and PSP digital store.A new Holiday Collection banner will lead you to the deals, but just for a heads-up, Sony says: "Some of the best games available on the service are packaged up with DLC, map packs and more; all at a great discount. If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you'll unlock even greater discounts. We've also grouped together 2011's Top 20 selling PSN Games, PS one Classics, Add-Ons and more and made them easy to find within the Holiday Collection category."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...deals-aplenty/
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December 15th, 2011, 01:18 Posted By: wraggster
 This is so cool. Well, maybe "cool" isn't the right way to describe a service that lets you stream Final Fantasy music from anywhere, but we like the idea. In Japan, Sony just started a "PlayStation Game Music" service that allows subscribers to several mobile services to play music from first- and third-party PlayStation games.
The official (again, Japan-only) launch is accompanied by music from Final Fantasy XIII-2, and the Monster Hunter, Dynasty Warriors, and Yakuza series. It would be dangerous for us to walk around Tokyo to the music from Yakuza -- we'd be liable to start throwing bicycle wheels at anyone we saw in a suit. And it's always dangerous for us to hear the .
Along with those, the service will also stream PS3 system sound effects. That "cool" label is looking really hasty now.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/pl...from-phones-i/
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December 15th, 2011, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster
Modern Warfare 3 developer Infinity Ward is handing out 5,000 day bans to a number of those found guilty of non-specific “bad” things – presumably cheating.
The ban effectively means that users will not be able to access the game with the associated account until the latter half of 2025.
The bans, word of which has spread online, were confirmed by voice of Infinity Ward Robert Bowling on Twitter, who stated: "If you see this message, it means you've been Permabanned (for something bad)."
It hasn’t been confirmed exactly what deeds warrant the harsh penalty.
Of course, there’s nothing to stop offenders re-registering under another name, though at least next time around they may be less likely to cheat.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/infin...-3-bans/088644
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December 14th, 2011, 01:12 Posted By: wraggster
Sony US has revealed PlayStation Network's best-selling independent games of 2011.The platform holder broke the category down into three separate charts: self-published, SCEA-published and games that came out of its Pub Fund initiative.Playdead's stylish platformer Limbo took the self-published crown, Q-Games' PixelJunk Shooter 2 dominated the SCEA chart and Big Sandwich Games' strategy effort Hoard came out on top in the Pub Fund rundown.Here's how each list looked, as published on the PlayStation Blog:Top 10 Best-Selling Indie PSN Games of 2011 - Third-Party Self-Published - Limbo (Playdead)
- Castle Crashers (The Behemoth)
- TestYourself Psychology (Creat Studios)
- Marvel Pinball (Zen Studios)
- Worms 2 Armageddon (Team 17)
- Dungeon Defenders (Trendy Entertainment)
- Armageddon Riders (Targem Games)
- Braid (Number None Inc.)
- UnderSiege (Seed Studios)
- Hamsterball (TikGames)
Top 10 Best-Selling PSN Games of 2011- SCEA-Published Indies - PixelJunk Shooter 2 (Q-Games)
- Fat Princess (Titan Studios)
- Flower (thatgamecompany)
- Aquatopia (Playlogic Entertainment)
- Hustle Kings (VooFoo Sudios)
- Eat Them! (FluffyLogic)
- Top Darts (Devil's Details)
- Super Stardust HD (Housemarque)
- Linger in Shadows (Plastic)
- Rag Doll Kung Fu (Qi Studios)
Top 5 Best-Selling Pub Fund Titles of 2011 - Hoard (Big Sandwich Games)
- Tales From Space: About a Blob (DrinkBox)
- Joe Danger (Hello Games)
- Eufloria (Omni Systems Limited)
- Explodemon! (Curve Studios)
"PSN has been the only platform to fully embrace indie developers, and in 2012, more indie-developed PSN exclusives are on the way, including Papo & Yo, Retrograde, Closure, Dyad, and many more," commented PSN director Susan Panico.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-2011-revealed
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December 14th, 2011, 01:05 Posted By: wraggster
 In an announcement of new Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Vita media (in our gallery), Capcom shared some kind of weird news about the portable port: it allows you to use the Vita as an "Ultimate Controller" for the PS3 version. We're guessing this means you'll be able to use the touch controls when playing the console version. We're sure Hori and Mad Catz are raising their collective, corporate eyebrows at the "Ultimateness" of that option, but more options are always welcome.
In addition, the Vita version will offer "exclusive Gold Herald" color options for the characters, essentially making the game look like a battle between Academy Awards. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be released on February 15, concurrent with the Vita's week-early "First Edition" hardware bundle, providing an escape from Little Deviants.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/13/ul...as-a-ps3-cont/
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December 14th, 2011, 00:01 Posted By: wraggster
UK consumers will be able to go hands-on with PlayStation Vita games such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss before the handheld launches.
Sony is bringing ‘Vita Rooms’ to UK cities such as Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and London in January and February 2012. The first event will kick off on Friday, January 13th at 63 Deansgate in Manchester and will run until Wednesday, January 18th.
Playable games include Uncharted: Golden Abyss, FIFA 12, Reality Fighters, MotorStorm RC, ModNation Racers: Road Trip, Little Deviants, Escape Plan, Super Stardust and Wipeout 2048.
Sony staff and developers will also be on hand at the events.
PlayStation Vita launches in the UK on February 22nd.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-...ta-tour/088566
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December 13th, 2011, 23:59 Posted By: wraggster
Vita owners will be able to pick up a copy of Plants vs Zombies when the Sony handheld launches on February 22nd.
Sony revealed the news in a Tweet earlier which said: “Surprise! Plants vs Zombies is coming to PS Vita. Thanks @popcap @SonyOnline.”
The tower defence strategy title joins other PlayStation Vita launch titles including Sony’s Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Namco Bandai’s Ridge Racer and PQube’s BlazBlue Extend.
Plants vs Zombies originally arrived on PC and Mac before heading to iOS devices last year. It later went on to hit Xbox Live, PSN and the DS.
The title is regarded as one of the most popular games on iPhone. In its first ten days on sale it grossed over $1m in sales.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/plant...to-vita/088570
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December 13th, 2011, 23:57 Posted By: wraggster
An accessory that lets PSP owners view games in 3D is available to order online.
RealView Innovations’ V-Screen clips onto the PSP and provides “greater depth and richer environments than standard 2D”.
It is priced at £19.99 and is available to order from AntiGrav. E-tailers such as Ladz.biz and Electrolounge are stocking the product.
“The V-Screen is the most effective, comfortable current solution to the 3D question,” said RealView’s executive director Eamonn Ansbro.
“As gamers want an increasingly sophisticated visual experience, we are keen to share the V-Screen with the games industry.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/3d-ps...-retail/088575
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December 13th, 2011, 23:34 Posted By: wraggster
You may recall that in early 2010, Sony decided to roll out an update that would remove the ability for PlayStation 3 owners to install a different operating system on the console, citing security concerns as the reason. Geeks and Linux enthusiasts were outraged at the move, particular since the "Other OS" functionality had been advertised as a feature of the PS3. A class-action lawsuit was soon brought against Sony. Many of the initial claims were thrown out, and now, a federal judge in California has granted Sony's motion to dismissed the lawsuit, saying, 'As a matter of providing customer satisfaction and building loyalty, it may have been questionable. As a legal matter, however, plaintiffs have failed to allege facts or articulate a theory on which Sony may be held liable.' Here's the full text of the order (PDF).
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/1...t-against-sony
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