Sony PSP April 2007

Crave Entertainment ships Hard Rock Casino for PSP

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, have announced that Hard Rock Casino for PSP (PlayStationPortable) system is shipping to retailers throughout North America, at a suggested retail price of $29.99. The Hard Rock Casino videogame captures the excitement and spectacle of becoming a rockin' high roller in the... [Full Story]

GameFlavor Looking For Writers

As the GameFlavor Network, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Wiiland, and Xboxist, continues to grow and expand, we have found ourselves in need of a few good writers to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for extra writers for all sites in the network,... [Full Story]

PSP-PS3 Increased Future Integration Planned

The PS3 will be still relevant a decade from now. So says Dave Karraker, Sony America's senior director of corporate communications. In an interview with our friends at Kill Zone Unit, Karraker said, "We have always been a technology-driven company, focusing on building systems that stand the test of time... [Full Story]

D3Publisher Releases Cube Exclusively for the PSP

D3Publisher of America, a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced the release of Cube exclusively for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Offering highly addictive puzzle solving action, Cube challenges players to make their way through suspended 3D worlds of platforms and mazes jam-packed with obstacles and collectible items.... [Full Story]

2K Sports Unveils Features of The BIGS

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced today features for The BIGS, the larger-than-life Major League Baseball licensed title coming out this summer. The BIGS delivers a unique pick-up-and-play baseball video game experience driven by quick reflex timing and smart power-up strategies, with highlight reel moments on... [Full Story]

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007 Ships

Oxygen Games, a leading publisher of interactive sports videogames, announced today its popular title, ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007, has shipped in North America for the PlayStationPortable System. ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007, the most realistic golf simulation game to date, introduces a unique stroke technology that gives players absolute... [Full Story]

Graffiti Gets Ready to Ship PS3 and PSP Titles

According to their press release, Graffiti Entertainment, the interactive entertainment and video game development and publishing subsidiary of Signature Devices, Inc., has been granted publishing status for North America from Sony Computer Entertainment America. Graffiti Entertainment plans to publish titles for the two leading video game systems, PLAYSTATION 3 computer... [Full Story]

Sony Announces Extensive Second-Quarter Line-up for Consoles

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) yesterday announced its 2007 second-quarter software line-up for PLAYSTATION3 (PS3), PSP (PlayStationPortable), and PlayStation2 (PS2) computer entertainment systems. More than 100 first- and third-party PS3, PSP and PlayStation 2 titles will launch during the next few months of 2007, bringing to consumers an impressively robust... [Full Story]

Sierra Announce SWAT: Target Liberty For PSP

Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced yesterday that SWAT: Target Liberty, a 3rd person tactical shooter game, will make its handheld debut exclusively on the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. Developed by 3G Studios, the new SWAT: Target Liberty game will be available on the PSP system in fall 2007.... [Full Story]

Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner

The PSP system has been crying out for a while for a solid RPG like Pokemon or Golden Sun to come along and suck the hours away. The question is whether Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner (MKJS) is as epic a game as it's name. I can safely say that the... [Full Story]

Capcom Bring Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman to the PSP

Capcom have officially announced the impending release, yes impending, of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the PSP. Keeping things hush hush at last week's Capcom Spring 2007 Gamers Day, Capcom have teamed up with the writing team of the Adult Swim network which airs the demented cartoon series. “With... [Full Story]

Happy Anniversary FINAL FANTASY!

Square Enix announced today that it is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the FINAL FANTASY franchise by releasing completely remastered anniversary editions of FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY II, exclusively for the PSP. FINAL FANTASY, the global phenomenon that spawned numerous sequels, leading to more than 75 million units in... [Full Story]

PSP Phone Rumours Growing Strength

We did a piece towards the end of last year on the likelihood of a Sony PSP phone - read here. It seems rumours are resurfacing out there on the web, but this time with added strength. Now there are talks of Sony actually starting development of the multi-function devices.... [Full Story]

Capcom Announce New Lineup at Gamer Day Event

Last week saw Capcom announce its upcoming roster of releases at its annual Capcom Spring Gamers Day. Held at their Broadway Studios in San Francisco, Capcom presented attendees with keynote presentations from Capcom Japan staff, including Keiji Inafune and Resident Evil 4 producer Masachika Kawata. They also discussed their future... [Full Story]

300: March To Glory

300: March to Glory is the video game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) that was released last month, based on the comic book mini-series 300 by Frank Miller and the movie of the same name. Facing insurmountable odds, King Leonidas and his warriors battle against the Persian hordes of Xerxes... [Full Story]

Excel Home Videos and 20th Century Fox Backing UMD

Excel Home Videos are teaming up with Twentieth Century Fox to bring movies to gaming consoles. According to Tech2.com, these will be available on UMD and so playable on your PSP. Initial releases include, Alien, Alien vs Predator, Aliens -2, Day After Tomorrow, Garfield: The Movie, I, Robot, Ice Age,... [Full Story]

300 Director Discussess New March To Glory Game

GameSpy have managed to get some time with 300's director Zak Snyder, discussing a number of things including licensing considerations and why they chose to realease the game, 300: March for Glory on PSP. Read the full interview here.... [Full Story]

Midway's HotBrain Due to Heat Up This Summer

In a move to snatch the casual gamer market away from the likes of Nintendo, Midway will be bringing their brain teaser to Sony's PSP this summer. It seems that puzzle games are all the rage now, especially on handhelds, which makes sense as they are a welcome alternative to... [Full Story]

Boulder Dash Classic Coming To PSP

10TACLE Studios announced yesterday that they will be bringing back the classic gaming character Rockford, this time to the PSP in their new game Boulder Dash- Rocks! As the press release reads, 10TACLE STUDIOS and 10TACLE STUDIOS MOBILE along with First Star Software, Inc. are proud to present the first... [Full Story]

PSP Download Sites Adding Emulators

Top PSP download sites like PSP Blender are allowing members access to emulators and PSP compatible ROM games in their downloadable content. According to the Open Press, PSP Blender has added exciting new downloads to the website including ROM games and emulators for systems such as: Gameboy, Gamboy Color, Super... [Full Story]

Namco's Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes Coming This Summer

Namco announced on Wednesday plans to bring the first Naruto title to the PSP. They have already announced plans to release Naruto: Clash of Ninja for the Nintendo Wii later this year, and Naruto has already become an established brand on the Game Cube back in 2006. Based on the... [Full Story]

Sony Announces WipEout Pulse For PSP

Sony has announced the release WipeOut Pulse for the PSP with a scheduled for September. Developed by Sony Studios Liverpool, this is fantastic news for fans of the original franchise as they will be granted with brand new tracks, new racing anti-grav craft, an impressive array of destructive weapons and... [Full Story]

Teens Getting Their PSP

Yesterday we reported Sony's immediate plans to cut the price of PSP. Possibly seen as a welcome change by many of its fans, one analyst in the report, Mitchell of Kaufman Bros, speculated that "the PSP price cut may actually be an effort by Sony to clear out inventory before... [Full Story]

Crave Brings Spelling Bee To PSP

Crave Entertainment, announced they will publish Spelling Challenges and More!, a new family game for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and for the Nintendo DS handheld system. Based on the growing enthusiasm for spelling bees and brain games, Spelling Challenges and More! offers fun for the whole family in an... [Full Story]

Championship Gaming Series Appoints Commissioner

The Championship Gaming Series (CGS), the first global professional gaming league in history, has announced the appointment of Andy Reif as the new league commissioner. Reif will serve as chief executive and will oversee the establishment of the league and its development in North America, South America, UK/Europe and Asia/Australia.... [Full Story]

Atari's Test Drive Unlimited In Stores Now!

Atari recently announced that Test Drive Unlimited has arrived in retail stores nationwide for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system. As the press release describes, the ultimate automotive and lifestyle gaming experience, Test Drive Unlimited provides gamers with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing and the pure freedom... [Full Story]

New PSP Firmware 3.30 With T-Mobile Hotspot Access

Sony Computer Entertainment America recently announced a new firmware upgrade for the PSP(PlayStationPortable) system, version 3.30, enabling PSP users to play compatible games online, surf the Web, and download podcasts at more than 7,000 T-Mobile HotSpot locations, including select Starbucks coffee shops, Borders bookstores, Hyatt Hotels, and more than 70... [Full Story]

PSP Celebrates its Second Anniversary With Greatest Hits Collection

Following their price cut announcement yesterday, Sony also announced that Daxter and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror are the newest additions to the PSP "Greatest Hits" collection, enabling PSP users to build up their software library with two popular titles at great value. As Sony stated in their press release: "We... [Full Story]

Sony to boost handheld game sales with PSP price cut

According to MarketWatch, Sony cut the price on its PlayStation Portable, on Tuesday in an effort to boost sales of the handheld gaming device, which has so far been far outsold by rival devices from Nintendo. Sony said Tuesday that it will shave $30 from the retail price of the... [Full Story]

Magazines for your PSP to takeaway

Load Magazine is now available in PSP format. As Load magazine themselves attest, "you can download in full PC formatted PDF or special PSP formatted jpeg. We take the PSP magazine a step further too. Using purely the PSP screen size is limiting, so our new issue is the width... [Full Story]