Remember that Sony ad that everyone was making a fuss over a while back? The ‘Long Live Play’ ad that had everyone saluting ‘Michael’? The one featuring real life representations of Solid Snake, Kratos, Nathan Drake et al? Well the production company who helped create it has released some behind the scenes photography of the shoot, and it’s quite interesting. My favourite shot? The one where ‘Nathan Drake’ had to stand on a box so he can look taller than ‘Lightning’ from Final Fantasy XIII. More »
Today, Sony announced its recent financials, and the Tokyo-based electronics giant is hemorrhaging money. More »
This makes complete sense, but it’s nice to have it confirmed — according to Shack News Sony has stated that downloadable versions of PS Vita games will be 10% cheaper than their regular box retail counterparts. More »
The last thing I want to do is start another debate about video game storytelling. That sounds almost as fun to read as an article about any other dead horse that we’ve repeatedly body-slammed over the last few years. More »
So much is made of NFL 2K5 and the blaze-of-glory conclusion to its rivalry with Madden NFL that it’s easy to forget another title once threatened EA Sports’ glamour franchise. In fact, the Madden team also feared NFL GameDay until the end. More »
I’d never claim to be an expert on automotive design, but this still surprised me: one of the tools that Ford uses when creating new car models is ye humble olde PlayStation controller. More »
The PlayStation 2 was released back in Oct. 2000. That’s well over a decade ago, and the damn thing is still selling — and selling lots. More »
We’ve just gotten confirmation from JB Hi-Fi that the retailer will no longer be taking pre-orders for, or selling, the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita and is limiting its stock to the Wi-Fi version of the console only. More »
I always found Australia’s lack of a Netflix alternative on console disturbing, but starting from tomorrow all Australian PS3s will have access to Quicklflix — a subscription based service that allows users to stream video content through their consoles. More »
