PlayStation

Starhawk Private Beta Commences On Tuesday

The private beta for Starhawk, the spiritual descendant of 2007′s downloadable hit Warhawk will commence on Tuesday, says Sony Computer Entertainment America. The beta will be “slow-rolled,” so those who don’t get an invitation on day one, don’t give up hope; one may be on the way soon.


November 8, 2011
PlayStation

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: The Kotaku Review

Telling a story is as much about what isn’t included as it is about what is included. It’s easy to overwhelm with too much: Too much story, too many people, too much detail. Artful brevity, careful selection is key to how a story is told and perceived.


September 22, 2011
PlayStation

Sony’s PlayStation Network Goes Down

For the better part of the day, PlayStation 3 owners have been unable to take their consoles online via Sony’s PlayStation Network, a seemingly unplanned network outage that the company says it’s “working hard on restoring”.


September 9, 2011
PlayStation

Your First Look At The Official Uncharted 3 Commercial

Sony kicks off their television campaign for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception with this brand new commercial.


August 23, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Gives PlayStation Home A Massive Theme Park Makeover With MMO-like Gameplay This Fall

PlayStation Home, the digital hang out space for Sony’s PlayStation 3 that opened to the public in 2008, is getting an extreme makeover later this year. Sony’s console social network will be redesigned for the fall, reemerging as an experience that’s part theme park, part online game and part social platform.


July 21, 2011
PlayStation

Blowing Up The Statue Of Liberty In 2011′s Twisted Metal

Twisted Metal 2′s Statue of Liberty Easter Egg returns in the Twisted Metal due out later this year.


July 14, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Sinks $US20m Into Exclusive PlayStation Network Games

Not content to run a service where games already released on Xbox Live Arcade show up when it’s fixed, Sony Computer Entertainment America commits $US20 million over three years towards the development of more excellent PlayStation Network exclusive games.


July 6, 2011
PlayStation

Rumour: Sony To Introduce ‘PSN Pass’, May Hit With Resistance 3

Is Sony following the trail blazed by Electronic Arts and other third-party publishers by limiting who has access to its online multiplayer? That’s our best guess for what the new, still-unannounced PSN Pass is, a feature rumoured to have made its first appearance on the Resistance 3 PS3 bundle.


Mobile

SOCOM Mobile HQ Challenges Players Via Android Phones

Is every moment spent away from SOCOM 4 on the PlayStation 3 a lesson in agony and anxiety? Now available on the Android Market, the SOCOM Mobile HQ app is the free cure to what ails you, as long as you’re up for a little challenge.


June 24, 2011
PlayStation

Lawsuit Says Sony Laid Off Security Workers Before PSN Cyberattack

A new lawsuit alleges that Sony fired workers in its network security operations two weeks before a cyberattack brought down the PlayStation Network.