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She Tried To Make Good Video Games For Girls, Whatever That Meant There are rumours going round that Sony, whilst not debuting any sort of next generation console, do have a couple of surprises up their sleeves. The Classification Board has just classified two Sony titles — one for the PS3 and one for PS Vita — making us wonder if those surprise games could be closer to release than we think?
Some of my favourite console experiences this generation have come from PixelJunk games, my personal favourite being PixelJunk Monsters, and now to celebrate Q Games’ 10th anniversary, all of the PixelJunk games are on sale, starting tomorrow.
Jet Moto, aka Jet Rider, is a bit of a cult classic from the PlayStation days. It did well enough to get a bunch of sequels, but even then, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a new game in the series.
Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote a piece on Sony’s Net Yaroze, a kit which allowed PS1 users to make their own video games. Well, anyone who was interested in the subject, please check out this enormous feature over on Gamasutra, which even has in-depth interviews from the men behind it.
I remember the day I heard that the PSP would be able to use Skype. “This is the future,” I thought “My portable games console will become my phone.” Little did I realise that it was the other way around. I never used Skype on my PSP not once, so is the announcement that the PS Vita will today gain the ability to utilise Skype video and voice calling an important one? Or is it just another application most of us will never use?
If you had read our feature Lost Ones: What Happens When Video Games Die, you’d know that developers aren’t supposed to show footage of cancelled games on their CV or showreel, but some do it anyway. The above showreel is particularly interesting, because it reveals previously unseen footage of cancelled titles such as The Getaway 3 and Heavenly Sword 2.
Precisely how much financial trouble Sony is in at the moment is up for debate, but one fact is clear — it is struggling as a company right now. But why? According to one Marketing expert, it’s diluting the brand with too many appliances across across a too wide spectrum of products.
After last year’s PlayStation Network security breach, Sony has had a hard time winning back the trust of PSN users. As they take steps to strengthen their security network, the man entrusted with ensuring the ongoing safety of the system has outlined his strategy for keeping user profiles safe.
