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Entries for October, 2009

GamePro: Sony’s Weapons: 9 Promising New Games for PS3 and PSP

In response to this recent surge in new PlayStation 3 owners, and in anticipation of what will no doubt be a steady rate of growth for the platform (particularly if it maintains an average of 100,000 units sold each week throughout the Holiday season) GamePro takes a look at the games that Sony is publishing itself to boost the overall PlayStation brand further. In this hands-on report with nine different first-party titles, they talk to producer Petro Piaseckyj about Quantic Dream’s ambitious Heavy Rain, and they look at the novel EyePet virtual toy, which features one of the most inventive uses for the EyeToy. They also take a look at some PS3 favorites that are making their way to the PSP very soon.

GamePro: Sony’s Weapons: 9 Promising New Games for PS3 and PSP

In response to this recent surge in new PlayStation 3 owners, and in anticipation of what will no doubt be a steady rate of growth for the platform (particularly if it maintains an average of 100,000 units sold each week throughout the Holiday season) GamePro takes a look at the games that Sony is publishing itself to boost the overall PlayStation brand further. In this hands-on report with nine different first-party titles, they talk to producer Petro Piaseckyj about Quantic Dream’s ambitious Heavy Rain, and they look at the novel EyePet virtual toy, which features one of the most inventive uses for the EyeToy. They also take a look at some PS3 favorites that are making their way to the PSP very soon.

Sony’s Secret Weapons: 9 New Games for PS3 and PSP

In response to this recent surge in new PlayStation 3 owners, and in anticipation of what will no doubt be a steady rate of growth for the platform (particularly if it maintains an average of 100,000 units sold each week throughout the Holiday season) GamePro takes a look at the games that Sony is publishing itself to boost the overall PlayStation brand further. In this hands-on report with nine different first-party titles, they talk to producer Petro Piaseckyj about Quantic Dream’s ambitious Heavy Rain, and they look at the novel EyePet virtual toy, which features one of the most inventive uses for the EyeToy. They also take a look at some PS3 favorites that are making their way to the PSP very soon.

Sony’s Secret Weapons: 9 New Games for PS3 and PSP

In response to this recent surge in new PlayStation 3 owners, and in anticipation of what will no doubt be a steady rate of growth for the platform (particularly if it maintains an average of 100,000 units sold each week throughout the Holiday season) GamePro takes a look at the games that Sony is publishing itself to boost the overall PlayStation brand further. In this hands-on report with nine different first-party titles, they talk to producer Petro Piaseckyj about Quantic Dream’s ambitious Heavy Rain, and they look at the novel EyePet virtual toy, which features one of the most inventive uses for the EyeToy. They also take a look at some PS3 favorites that are making their way to the PSP very soon.

The Best PS3 RPGs Available Right Now

It’s the end of October 2009 and above all else for RPG fans Final Fantasy XIII looms on the horizon with the anticipation for that title eclipsing even some of the AAA titles of this holiday period making the wait agonizing for many.

Have no fear, though! RPGSite have rounded up our list of the very best PS3 RPGs that are on the market right now so you can go and pick one up to help tide you over. If nothing else, this is hard proof that the myth about the PS3 having no RPGs is just that - a myth.

‘AO’ Rated Manhunt 2 Hits Next Week

Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 is getting an ‘AO’ rated version release, arriving on Direct2Drive next week.

Modern Warfare 2 Leaked Video Survey Results

We put up a poll to gauge reader reaction to the video. Around 22,000 of you responded over the course of two days.

Here are the results!

Modern Warfare 2 Leaked Video Survey Results

We put up a poll to gauge reader reaction to the video. Around 22,000 of you responded over the course of two days.

Here are the results!

Modern Warfare 2 Leaked Video Survey Results

We put up a poll to gauge reader reaction to the video. Around 22,000 of you responded over the course of two days.

Here are the results!

The Wii bubble has burst

Analysis: Inevitably, and for many reasons, the Wii bubble has finally burst. In the half year to the end of September sales were down by 40% compared with the year before. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has no option but to admit: "Wii has stalled" he even admitted that the price drop has failed to arrest the decline.