Piracy on the PSP is a problem. Well, it’s a problem for all platforms, but in the world of digital media, the PSP is easily hackable and has been since day one. Sony has a plan, or at least one that they will try with the upcoming PSP SOCOM title, Fireteam Bravo 3. If you buy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Namco’s generally superb Ace Combat series is usually consistent, with original stories, cinematic styles, and fictional warring countries. Surprisingly, with the upcoming PSP edition called Joint Assault, Ace Combat officially enters the real world. Cities such as San Francisco and Tokyo will be the settings for the various dogfights. In addition to that first, Joint Assault [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 14, 2009
It has been 11 years since Taito’s fantastic shooter series last lefts it mark on the industry. Now a reboot is in the works for the PSP entitled Darius Burst. The premiere trailer doesn’t seem to change much, with the giant robotic fish still tormenting the player at the end of each stage. The seizure-inducing [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Considering Atari’s Ghostbusters title was released on all current platforms with a sole exception, it probably isn’t a massive surprise that the sole exception is getting its own version. The PSP edition of Ghostbusters: The Game will probably look familiar. It is ported from the Wii and PlayStation 2 version, which in some ways we preferred [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 2, 2009
So, the PSP is gaining a section of downloadable games called “minis.” Imagine if you could eat a game. A full PSN title would be a steak. Minis would be a cookie.* The problem is that Sony’s pricing structure charges developers by the GB downloaded, although you would need a lot of downloads before being charged [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 13, 2009
A rumor went live about a week ago stating the PSP Go had a substantially faster processor than the original PSP, 40% so in fact clocking in at 480 MHz. Those rumors, as many end up, turned out to be false. The number is technically true, but it refers to the USB port, not the CPU [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Well, here’s one we didn’t see coming. Apparently the disappointing sales of Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars on the DS have prompted Rockstar to port the previous exclusive over to the PSP. The game will now feature widescreen support, new story missions, and improved visuals. Note this will still be overhead, not third person as [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 20, 2009
The upcoming sequel to the quirky Patapon is doing a number of new things, including a multi-player mode for up to four players (local only, sadly). However, those looking to share the UMD of the game with friends to get them hooked will have some problems. Sony has decided to make Patapon 2 into a test [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 5, 2009
Sony’s latest addition to their console family is the PSP Go, a UMD drive-less piece of hardware that will only play downloadable games. As stated by Sony themselves, the worst kept secret of E3 will have games available the same day and date as their retail counterpart. What does this mean? All of the games will [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 3, 2009
You can have Yoda on the Xbox 360. PSP owners are getting Kratos. Yoda lifts rocks; Kratos kills gods. Take that sci-fi green guy. But yes, the above it true. Kratos will be the secret character in Namco’s upcoming PSP debut of Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny. Sadly, he doesn’t seem to have both the chains and a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 29, 2009
With a slow software slate, Sony needs to do something to jazz up the PSP, and their doing so by aiming for buyers pockets. The company has made the decision to drop 10 titles to a manageable $20 price point, including the awesome God of War Chains of Olympus and the questionable SpongeBob Squarepants: The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 27, 2009
The first four King of Fighters titles. All together. Portable. If that brought a smile to your face, prepare to turn it into a frown, because the Orochi Saga compilation is a technical mess that doesn’t do these games justice. To start, the four games included, King of Fighters 94 to 98 are all intact and complete. [...]
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
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