PlayStation

Europe Getting New Ice White PSP Colour

This July, Sony is releasing a new, “Ice White” PlayStation Portable in Europe. It’s priced at £89.99 or €99.99.


PlayStation

Classic Japan-Only RPG Remaster Looks Beautiful On PSP

Walk Over My Corpse (Ore no Shikabane wo Koeteyuke) is one of the great Japanese RPGs of the PS1 era that was never released outside of Japan. With its Sumi-e style graphics, complex class-based battle system and in-depth breeding mechanic, missing out on it is truly a loss for RPG fans the world over.


May 26, 2012
PlayStation

This Is The Biggest Selling Game In Japan

Wonder what the biggest selling game is in Japan at the moment? Wonder no more. The PSP game went on sale May 17 and is based on popular light novel My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute. In one week, it sold 53,175, twice the number of games as its nearest rival, Mario Party 9.


May 25, 2012
In Real Life

Pirate Uses ’150 IQ’ To Shoot Himself In The Foot

Selling pirated software or software that allows one to pirate is illegal. But that didn’t stop one man from doing so anyway. A Japanese man with a self-proclaimed “150 IQ” was arrested for misusing his astounding intellect for piracy.


May 18, 2012
PlayStation

The Opening Of Persona 2 Eternal Punishment Is Not Punishment

Remake Persona 2 Eternal Punishment is coming to the PSP. It follows Persona 2: Innocent Sin and was originally released in 2000. The PSP version is out this week in Japan. Persona [Atlus]


May 16, 2012
PlayStation

The PSP Beat ‘Em Up Will Kick You In The Face

In Japan, where the PSP isn’t dead, the latest Kenka Bancho will be out in coming months. Check out the game’s trailer. Warning annoying guitar music.


May 11, 2012
PlayStation

Hey! You’ve Got Ninja Gaiden In My Warriors Orochi

Warriors Orochi 2, a game that brings together characters from the Dynasty Warriors series and the Samurai Warriors series to fight against hundreds of enemy soldiers in epic battlegrounds is being ported to the PSP as Warriors Orochi 2 Special. The new game, like Dynasty Warriors VS for the 3DS, will feature guest characters as bonus playable characters.


April 26, 2012
PlayStation

Monster Hunter Cannot Quit The PSP

Even though the PS Vita could really use a Monster Hunter game, the next spin-off instalment in Capcom’s monster hit series is PSP bound.


April 18, 2012
PlayStation

Why Is Mitsuru So Hot? (And Other Burning Persona 3 Questions)

Yeah, sure, fine, there are a lot of great new games out right now. But for some reason, Persona 3 has captured the hearts and minds of not one but two Kotaku editors: Me (Kirk) and our resident JRPG expert Jason Schreier. We’ve been talking about the game pretty much every day, most likely to the detriment of our other work. So, we decided that we’d do a 2-player chat about what we’ve seen so far and open up the discussion.


April 16, 2012
In Real Life

Even In Plastic, That’s A Big Sword

This summer, Alisa from Namco’s monster hunting game God Eater Burst is getting her own figurine. It’s not very subtle! And at ¥8,190 (US$101), the 1/7 scale figure is not exactly cheap, either.