SBK: Superbike World Championship Released For PSP

SBK: Superbike World Championship

Just arriving on shelves today is the commercial title SBK: Superbike World Championship. Check out the features list: 12 official SBK tracks featuring locations all around the world 22 real riders, with each rider’s AI reflecting their true-to-life riding style Players can choose pick-up-and-play Arcade mode or the more technical, ’Extreme Simulation Mode’ Interact with… [Continue Reading]

Rumor Has It That PSP 2 Will Not Include UMD Drive

According to Acclaim developer David Perry, the new PSP – the PlayStation Portable 2 – will not include a UMD disc drive. In recent statements made by the developer, it’s unclear whether or not Perry is just reiterating rumors he heard himself, or if he’s commenting on genuine information that he received from the inside…. [Continue Reading]

Sony Declares Awesome Year Ahead For PlayStation

PSP Growth Expected

Sony spoke dramatically and forcefully at the annual Destination PlayStation event of “another record year of growth and momentum” for the PlayStation Portable and the PS3. Says the CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment, Jack Tretton, “With a year of record sales ushering us into the new year, we continue to raise the bar… [Continue Reading]

Lilac PSP On The Way With Hannah Montana Entertainment Pack

Sony announces Lilac PSP, Hannah Montana and Assassin's Creed entertainment packs

Sony just had another brilliant idea: A Hannah Montana version of the PSP is set to drop on our heads as part of a $199 awesome marketing package geared toward that particularly screaming and energetic demographic of almost-teenage girls. The PSP Lilac will come with Miley Cyrus’s Hannah Montana PSP game, a UMD with some… [Continue Reading]

Official PSP Firmware v5.05 Released

New PSP firmware released [v5.05]

For those of you keeping it mainstream, above-ground, and for real, here’s what’s up: Sony just released an update to the official PSP firmware, so now the count’s at v5.05. Chances are, though, you won’t run into it at all, because the update is exclusively contained on the UMD of the Japanese game Idolmaster SP…. [Continue Reading]

Dynasty Warriors: Strike Force Demo Is Now Available

Exclusively for Japanese PlayStation Network account holders, the demo for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is now available, just released from its developer, Koei (its Japanese title is Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid). Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce is based on Dynasty Warriors 6 and is slated for release in the US and Europe this Spring. It’ll boast gameplay… [Continue Reading]

New Character Trailers Available On Persona Official Website

Persona character trailers site now up, Special Edition info

Fans who are getting delirious over the forthcoming release of Persona for the PSP will appreciate the addition of some new character trailers  that are posted up on the official game website. In case you’re just tuning in, Persona is a PSP port of the acclaimed PlayStation title from developer Atlus. Lots of new stuff… [Continue Reading]

Metreon PlayStation Store in San Francisco To Close Its Doors

Sony has left the building: Metreon PlayStation Store closing this Summer

Sad news for PlayStation lovers in San Francisco: The PlayStation store in the Metreon will be closing up shop this summer. The store first opened in 1999 and was the epicenter of PlayStation launches on the west coast. Other Sony Style stores certainly will remain open across the country, but none are so central to… [Continue Reading]

Fate/Unlimited Codes To Arrive On The PSP In Japan

Fate/Unlimited Codes coming to the PSP

The popular PS2 fighting game, Fate/Unlimited Codes, is scheduled for release on the PSP under the title Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable. For now, the release is slated only for Japan – no word has leaked yet about its arrival in other global territories. Its developer, Capcom, is a classic purveyor of fighting games, so it certainly… [Continue Reading]

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Hits Three Million Mark In Japan

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G ships over 3 million units in Japan

Capcom’s hit title Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, also known as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, has shipped over 3,000,000 units in Japan. The third installment in the PSP Monster Hunter series was launched on March 27, 2008 in Japan. It won the Double Platinum Prize at the 2008 PlayStation Awards, meaning that the game sold… [Continue Reading]