Archive for the ‘Playstation’ Category
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 |
The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony will release a new smart phone “capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games” later this year, as well as a competitor to Apple’s iPad that may also play PSone titles.
The Journal notes that the original PlayStation game-playing smart phone is being developed by Sony and mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson. That’s a story that we’ve heard plenty of times before in various incarnations, but with declining PSP sales, a cool reception to the digital download-only PSPgo, and increasing competition from iPhone and iPod gaming, the timing sounds logical.
Sony’s other device that “blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable,” according to the Wall Street Journal, is targeted for a 2010 launch.
Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple [WSJ]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony will release a new smart phone "capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games" later this year, as well as a competitor to Apple's iPad that may also play PSone titles.
The Journal notes that the original PlayStation game-playing smart phone is being developed by Sony and mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson. That's a story that we've heard plenty of times before in various incarnations, but with declining PSP sales, a cool reception to the digital download-only PSPgo, and increasing competition from iPhone and iPod gaming, the timing sounds logical.
Sony's other device that "blurs distinctions among a netbook, an e-reader and a PlayStation Portable," according to the Wall Street Journal, is targeted for a 2010 launch.
Sony Readies Gadgets to Rival Apple [WSJ]
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010 |
Steven Spielberg, filmmaker and part-time game designer, plans to make a live action version of Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell futuristic cop manga. Scribe Laeta Kalogridis is hard at work on the screenplay.
At a recent Q&A for Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (she wrote the script), Kalogridis revealed that she’ll “turn in a draft in a few weeks”. According to website ANN, the screenwriter was cautiously optimistic about the Hollywood adaptation, adding, “Cross your fingers, guys — [it has a] female lead.”
“I can say that Ghost in the Shell was a seminal visual experience,” she told UGO.com last month. “It has spawned so much amazing — not just direct stuff, like the television series — but The Matrix and the evolution of cyberpunk. For me, it is an meaningful as [William Gibson's] Neuromancer.”
DreamWorks has the film rights to Ghost in the Shell and plans on making the film in 3D. Kalogridis, who executive produced Avatar, replaced writer Jamie Moss, who had joined the project in 2008.
Ghost in the Shell was first published in 1989 and then turned into an anime in 1995, a animated feature sequel and two television anime. Since then it has also been made into games for the PlayStation, PS2 and PSP.
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Script Draft in Few Weeks [Anime News Network] [Pic]
Steven Spielberg, filmmaker and part-time game designer, plans to make a live action version of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell futuristic cop manga. Scribe Laeta Kalogridis is hard at work on the screenplay.
At a recent Q&A for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (she wrote the script), Kalogridis revealed that she'll "turn in a draft in a few weeks". According to website ANN, the screenwriter was cautiously optimistic about the Hollywood adaptation, adding, "Cross your fingers, guys — [it has a] female lead."
"I can say that Ghost in the Shell was a seminal visual experience," she told UGO.com last month. "It has spawned so much amazing — not just direct stuff, like the television series — but The Matrix and the evolution of cyberpunk. For me, it is an meaningful as [William Gibson's] Neuromancer."
DreamWorks has the film rights to Ghost in the Shell and plans on making the film in 3D. Kalogridis, who executive produced Avatar, replaced writer Jamie Moss, who had joined the project in 2008.
Ghost in the Shell was first published in 1989 and then turned into an anime in 1995, a animated feature sequel and two television anime. Since then it has also been made into games for the PlayStation, PS2 and PSP.
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Script Draft in Few Weeks [Anime News Network] [Pic]
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Monday, March 1st, 2010 |
A recent Fox News report has shown that while video game controllers can sometimes be used by US and British forces in combat, they can sometimes be used against them as well.
This clip shows a humble PlayStation 1 controller, seized by US forces in a raid on a bomb-making “factory” in a remote village in Afghanistan. The soldier says it’s there as an initiator device, which for the improvised explosive devices (or IEDs) so popular amongst Taliban and insurgent forces in Afghanistan and Iraq is the mechanism used to set the bomb off.
[via 1UP]
A recent Fox News report has shown that while video game controllers can sometimes be used by US and British forces in combat, they can sometimes be used against them as well.
This clip shows a humble PlayStation 1 controller, seized by US forces in a raid on a bomb-making "factory" in a remote village in Afghanistan. The soldier says it's there as an initiator device, which for the improvised explosive devices (or IEDs) so popular amongst Taliban and insurgent forces in Afghanistan and Iraq is the mechanism used to set the bomb off.
[via 1UP]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010 |
An Italian man giving video game advice to his son Sunday evening was repaid with a 15-inch kitchen knife to the neck.
A 46-year-old storekeeper identified as Fabrizio R. was watching his 16-year-old son, Mario, play EA’s FIFA 2009 on the PlayStation Sunday evening. According to reports, the father began giving his son advice on how to play the game better, which led to an argument between the two. In response, Fabrizio turned off the PlayStation in the middle of Mario’s game.
That’s when Mario got up, went into the kitchen, grabbed a 15-inch knife, and then returned to the living room, stabbing his father in the neck. He then returned to the kitchen to clean up, according to Fabrizio’s wife, identified as Monica B., who discussed the incident with Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.
“I saw Mario come back into the room, he seemed calm, he went to the sink and I noticed him washing a knife,” Monica told the newspaper. “Then my husband came into the room with a hand round his neck, dripping blood.”
Fabrizio was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and hospital officials say he will recover from the wound.
After washing off the knife, Mario went to his bedroom, making no attempt to resist arrest when the police arrived. According to RIA Novosti, he is currently being held at a juvenile detention facility while police continue their investigation.
With the father surviving the viscous attack and the son safely in police custody, we can on to the message woven into this story. Sometimes video games have nothing to do with how violent we can be.
“Mario is obsessed. He’s forever playing on his PlayStation, and we bought him FIFA 2009 because we didn’t want him playing violent games,” his mother told Il Corriere.
Italian teen stabs father in PlayStation row [Reuters Africa]
An Italian man giving video game advice to his son Sunday evening was repaid with a 15-inch kitchen knife to the neck.
A 46-year-old storekeeper identified as Fabrizio R. was watching his 16-year-old son, Mario, play EA's FIFA 2009 on the PlayStation Sunday evening. According to reports, the father began giving his son advice on how to play the game better, which led to an argument between the two. In response, Fabrizio turned off the PlayStation in the middle of Mario's game.
That's when Mario got up, went into the kitchen, grabbed a 15-inch knife, and then returned to the living room, stabbing his father in the neck. He then returned to the kitchen to clean up, according to Fabrizio's wife, identified as Monica B., who discussed the incident with Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.
"I saw Mario come back into the room, he seemed calm, he went to the sink and I noticed him washing a knife," Monica told the newspaper. "Then my husband came into the room with a hand round his neck, dripping blood."
Fabrizio was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and hospital officials say he will recover from the wound.
After washing off the knife, Mario went to his bedroom, making no attempt to resist arrest when the police arrived. According to RIA Novosti, he is currently being held at a juvenile detention facility while police continue their investigation.
With the father surviving the viscous attack and the son safely in police custody, we can on to the message woven into this story. Sometimes video games have nothing to do with how violent we can be.
"Mario is obsessed. He's forever playing on his PlayStation, and we bought him FIFA 2009 because we didn't want him playing violent games," his mother told Il Corriere.
Italian teen stabs father in PlayStation row [Reuters Africa]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 |
Join us as we sit in on Sony’s Consumer Electronics Show presentation today live in Las Vegas. Join in the chatter and see if Sony brought any bombs or mega bombs with them to the Strip.
Join us as we sit in on Sony's Consumer Electronics Show presentation today live in Las Vegas. Join in the chatter and see if Sony brought any bombs or mega bombs with them to the Strip.
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009 |
British hostage Peter Moore will soon be returning to the UK from Iraq, after spending the last six months of his two-and-a-half year period of captivity with only satellite television, a laptop, and a PlayStation to keep him occupied.
Peter Moore and his four bodyguards were kidnapped in May of 2007 by what is understood to be an obscure militia known as the Islamic Shia Resistance. Over the course of the following months three of his bodyguards were killed, with the fourth presumed dead. After two years of rough treatment, his captors changed their tune in June of 2009. According to BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, from then on, Moore was given access to some more luxurious amenities.
Frank Gardner said that since June, Mr Moore had been given markedly better treatment by his captors, effectively placed under house arrest, with en suite facilities, access to satellite TV, a laptop – though not online – and a PlayStation.
What a surreal experience that must have been for the man. Two years of hopeless bleak despair, his bodyguards killed, and then all of the sudden he might as well be hanging out at my apartment for six months. Part of me wonders about the psychological effects the rapid shift in treatment would have on a man, and is glad to see that Mr. Moore will be returning home after such a long, terrible ordeal.
The other part of me wonders what games he played.
A third part of me would like to point out that he received access to a PlayStation, and not an Xbox 360 or Wii. I wouldn’t call the Islamic Shia Resistance Sony fanboys, mainly because my name is on this post. Those of you hiding behind screen names in the comments section are free to savor the sweet release of anonymity.
Not to make light of a serious situation. I’m just trying to wrap my head around an extremist organization that supplies a video game system to a hostage. The world is a very strange place indeed.
Freed hostage Peter Moore tells of time in captivity [NNC]
British hostage Peter Moore will soon be returning to the UK from Iraq, after spending the last six months of his two-and-a-half year period of captivity with only satellite television, a laptop, and a PlayStation to keep him occupied.
Peter Moore and his four bodyguards were kidnapped in May of 2007 by what is understood to be an obscure militia known as the Islamic Shia Resistance. Over the course of the following months three of his bodyguards were killed, with the fourth presumed dead. After two years of rough treatment, his captors changed their tune in June of 2009. According to BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, from then on, Moore was given access to some more luxurious amenities.
Frank Gardner said that since June, Mr Moore had been given markedly better treatment by his captors, effectively placed under house arrest, with en suite facilities, access to satellite TV, a laptop - though not online - and a PlayStation.
What a surreal experience that must have been for the man. Two years of hopeless bleak despair, his bodyguards killed, and then all of the sudden he might as well be hanging out at my apartment for six months. Part of me wonders about the psychological effects the rapid shift in treatment would have on a man, and is glad to see that Mr. Moore will be returning home after such a long, terrible ordeal.
The other part of me wonders what games he played.
A third part of me would like to point out that he received access to a PlayStation, and not an Xbox 360 or Wii. I wouldn't call the Islamic Shia Resistance Sony fanboys, mainly because my name is on this post. Those of you hiding behind screen names in the comments section are free to savor the sweet release of anonymity.
Not to make light of a serious situation. I'm just trying to wrap my head around an extremist organization that supplies a video game system to a hostage. The world is a very strange place indeed.
Freed hostage Peter Moore tells of time in captivity [NNC]
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Monday, December 28th, 2009 |
2009 wasn’t the best year for Sony, at least financially. So the Japanese company is looking to trim a little more of its overheads, specifically with the way PlayStation games are distributed.
Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment’s distribution arm and that of the rest of the company were entirely separate operations. In 2010, though, they’ll be rolled into the one unit.
You may ask why this hasn’t always been the case, but remember, this is Sony. Units operating in blissful, counter-productive isolation is one of the main reasons the company is in such dire straits in the first place.
Sony to Combine International Distribution Operations [Business Week]
2009 wasn't the best year for Sony, at least financially. So the Japanese company is looking to trim a little more of its overheads, specifically with the way PlayStation games are distributed.
Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment's distribution arm and that of the rest of the company were entirely separate operations. In 2010, though, they'll be rolled into the one unit.
You may ask why this hasn't always been the case, but remember, this is Sony. Units operating in blissful, counter-productive isolation is one of the main reasons the company is in such dire straits in the first place.
Sony to Combine International Distribution Operations [Business Week]
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Monday, December 28th, 2009 |
2009 wasn’t the best year for Sony, at least financially. So the Japanese company is looking to trim a little more of its overheads, specifically with the way PlayStation games are distributed.
Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment’s distribution arm and that of the rest of the company were entirely separate operations. In 2010, though, they’ll be rolled into the one unit.
You may ask why this hasn’t always been the case, but remember, this is Sony. Units operating in blissful, counter-productive isolation is one of the main reasons the company is in such dire straits in the first place.
Sony to Combine International Distribution Operations [Business Week]
2009 wasn't the best year for Sony, at least financially. So the Japanese company is looking to trim a little more of its overheads, specifically with the way PlayStation games are distributed.
Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment's distribution arm and that of the rest of the company were entirely separate operations. In 2010, though, they'll be rolled into the one unit.
You may ask why this hasn't always been the case, but remember, this is Sony. Units operating in blissful, counter-productive isolation is one of the main reasons the company is in such dire straits in the first place.
Sony to Combine International Distribution Operations [Business Week]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009 |
If you are reading chances are you are the lucky owner of a PSP. Chances are that you have also heard about the possibilities of downloading games, movies and music on to your PSP. This is a good way to make sure that you are never bored and that you always have your PSP stocked with games, music and movies. Now the question is “How do I download PSP games, music and movies to my system?”
To find PSP game downloads you have a couple of options to choose from.
You will probably run across a few website that offer “free” PSP game downloads. However, the old saying “you get what you pay for” comes to mind here! Since you aren’t paying a dime, these websites have all sorts of problems associated with them. In fact, several have been shut down in recent months for distributing viruses, spyware and other infections.
Since these websites don’t pull in any profit, the files are usually just provided by random people on the internet. They aren’t “official” game downloads and often end up being corrupt (meaning they don’t work at all). The download speeds are incredibly slow and you will often find that what you download ends up being a completely different file than you searched for.
As I’m sure you can tell, I’m not a fan of these so-called free PSP download sites. They can harm your computer, waste your time and cause a lot of headaches.
The best way to download music, movies and best of all, games for your PSP is to join a membership site. These sites can have one-time membership fees; monthly membership fees or pay per download fees. The costs of these memberships are usually less than buying a new game. You are ensured that by joining a membership site you will get quality, virus and spyware free.
It’s a little surprising that more people aren’t using these site, but I think many PSP users just don’t know they exist. It’s a great value – for less than the cost of one game you can get unlimited access to as many game downloads as you want.
Try to avoid websites that charge monthly or “per-download” fees. Your best bet is to choose a website that only charges a one-time fee for a lifetime membership.
Once you start to download PSP games it’s pretty incredible how quickly you can build up a large library of games and movies. It’s the sure-fire way to make sure you always have a new game to try when you need one!
Use This Link to learn how you will start a free trial at some of the highest-rated PSP download websites. Not only will you find PSP game downloads, but there are also movies, TV shows, music and other media files that you will download and use on your PSP!
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Friday, December 11th, 2009 |
That’s a long time, never. When asked when school yard fighting game Rival Schools would be appearing on the PlayStation Network, Capcom spokesperson Chris Svensson replied.
“There are IP clearances and rights we no longer have (particularly pertaining to voicework/soundtrack I believe) so our IP management group has told us it can’t be re-released,” Svensson said. “I’m sorry as it’s one of the ones I really wanted to see be put back up.
“So if you still have that PS1 Rival Schools disc in your collection, it’s unfortunately going to be the only way that gets played for the forseeable future.”
This does not apply only to the PSN, but all platforms, it seems. Bummer.
No Rival Schools on PSN now, no Rival Schools on PSN ever [Dtoid]
That's a long time, never. When asked when school yard fighting game Rival Schools would be appearing on the PlayStation Network, Capcom spokesperson Chris Svensson replied.
"There are IP clearances and rights we no longer have (particularly pertaining to voicework/soundtrack I believe) so our IP management group has told us it can't be re-released," Svensson said. "I'm sorry as it's one of the ones I really wanted to see be put back up.
"So if you still have that PS1 Rival Schools disc in your collection, it's unfortunately going to be the only way that gets played for the forseeable future."
This does not apply only to the PSN, but all platforms, it seems. Bummer.
No Rival Schools on PSN now, no Rival Schools on PSN ever [Dtoid]
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