Sony PSP September 2007

New GameFlavor Exchange at the GameFlavor Forums

Looking for those Christmas bargains? Well if you haven't noticed, we've recently added a new GameFlavor Exchange forum on the bulletin boards, for you to swap, trade, buy and sell. Please enjoy and use as you will. Just please no livestock! The direct link to the exchange is here. Enjoy!... [Full Story]

Barlog: God of War demo is in the mail

It's not every day that one of the best directors in gaming tells you that they're sending you a demo in the mail but that's just what Cory Barlog did today. The official name of the demo is God of War: Chains of Olympus – Special edition: Battle of Attica... [Full Story]

10 Great Games to Play Besides Halo 3

Alright, non-Halo fans, (all 5 of you) looking for some great, non-halo games to play this year. Lucky for you, Games Radar has got your back. Here's their top 10 games that aren't Halo 3. I found their description of Ratchet and Clank somewhat familiar. "you can expect nothing but... [Full Story]

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

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 some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [Full Story]

Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios

Award winning developer of million-seller MotorStorm strengthens SCE Worldwide Studios network Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it has acquired leading game developer Evolution Studios Ltd and its subsidiary Bigbig Studios Ltd to further expand its game development capability as part of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS). In... [Full Story]

Hudson Entertainment Blasts Bomberman Land onto Wii, NDS, and PSP

Experience Triple The Fun With 3 Full Fledged Game Modes Hudson Entertainment, has announced Bomberman Land, the award-winning series, is coming to the Wii and PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, and BOMBERMAN LAND Touch! 2 is coming for the Nintendo DS. Published by Hudson and distributed in North America by Konami Entertainment,... [Full Story]

Sony Debuts Four Movies in Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for the PSP

2GB and 4GB Memory Stick Micro Media Also Available for Mobile Phones Sony is introducing two capacities of its Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system later this month featuring either 2GB or 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media. Both versions come with a launcher DVD loaded... [Full Story]

Kingdom Hearts Delivers Three Brand-New Titles to the Nintendo DS & PSP

Square Enix has announced three new titles in the award-winning KINGDOM HEARTS series at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 held in Makuhari Messe. The new titles are KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days for the Nintendo DS, KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, and KINGDOM HEARTS coded for... [Full Story]

2K Sports Announces NBA 2K8 Soundtrack to Showcase an Array of Eclectic Music Offerings

Soundtrack to Feature Run-DMC, Devo, Stone Roses and Exclusive J Dilla Collaborations with Common, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and Madlib 2K Sports has announced that NBA 2K8 will feature original and exclusive tracks from the late legendary producer J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) with Common, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli and Madlib providing... [Full Story]

Japan: We love PSP-2000

300,000. That's how many PSPs were sold in three days. For those of you who aren't too bright when it comes to arithmetic, that comes out to 100,000 a day. (and that's not counting the Crisis Core bundle) Who would've thought that releasing a great game would cause the system... [Full Story]

How Do You Pimp Your Playstation Portable?

Here's a fan simply showing off a few PSP apps, NesterJ and a Doom port. He's also got his PSP fully loaded with IM, a web browser, N64 emulator etc.. for the PSP. In addition he's also modded his PSP's THEME. My Custom PSPAdd to My Profile | More Videos... [Full Story]

World Series of Poker 2008 Ships to Stores

Raise the ante! World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets has shipped to retailers nationwide from Activision. The game features Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr. -- owner of a world record eleven WSOP bracelets -- in a special "Beat The Brat" Heads-Up mode and thrusts players deep... [Full Story]

eBuddy launches instant messaging for the PSP

eBuddy has just launched a new chat service, specially for the PSP. By going to m.ebuddy.com in the browser of the PSP, you can chat with MSN, AIM, Yahoo! and Google Talk. No download required and it's free to use. eBuddy is a free web based messenger that enables you... [Full Story]

SNK PLAYMORE USA Announces 2007 Tokyo Game Show Line-up

SNK PLAYMORE USA recently announced its 2007/2008 line-up at the Tokyo Game Show 2007, just held over Sept. 20-23 at Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. "We're pleased to once again be bringing fans more of the quality fighting and great arcade games they've come to expect from us," said Ben Herman,... [Full Story]

PSP Sales Up 400% after PSP Slim Launch

There has got to be a smile on Sony's face after hearing this news. According to MCV PSP sales are up 400% in the UK. The new system is selling at a respectable 17,000 a week.... [Full Story]

Manhunt 2: The Daniel Lamb Session

Complicated, dark and disturbing, The Daniel Lamb Session has finally debuted, at www.rockstargames.com/manhunt2/lamb. The Daniel Lamb Session is an exclusive web-only companion prologue to the events of Manhunt 2 featuring key backstory revelations. The audio component was scripted, directed, and recorded by Rockstar on vintage analog equipment, in order to... [Full Story]

Tokyo Game Show: Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops 2 Coming

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops was released in the winter of last year in the states. Kojima is readying the release of Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops + in Japan but they are also working on the next chapter of the series on the PSP. IGN reports that Kojima Productions... [Full Story]

Tokyo Game Show: Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep announced

For those of you who have played Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts games on the PS2 and couldn't get enough of it, this could be the game to satite your hunger. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is a game that was shown behind closed doors at this year's TGS. The game... [Full Story]

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G announced... already?

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Monster Hunter Freedom 2 in America), is the highest selling PSP game in Japan to date with over 1.4 million units sold in under a year so it was no surprise that a sequel or expansion would obviously be in the works but one that'll be... [Full Story]

Play with your PlayStation 3... Remotely!

Last night was Kaz Harai's Keynote Speech at the Tokyo game show. Among other announcements such as the official announcement of the DualShock 3 for the PS3 and the delay of home was the expanded remote play abilities the PSP and PS3 will share in the future. PSP Fanboy reports... [Full Story]

Coded Arms: Contagion Hits Retail Shelves

Konami’s Sequel to Top-Selling First Person Shooter Now Available for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system Konami has announced that Coded Arms: Contagion for the PSP system is now available in retail outlets nationwide. The sequel to the best-selling title Coded Arms, Coded Arms: Contagion, features online multiplayer support for up to... [Full Story]

Coded Arms Contagion Review

What would you do if you had to jack into the net to fight cyber criminals? Would you risk your brain to save the world from cyber terrorism? Here is your chance soldier with Coded Arms Contagion for the Playstation Portable. This is the new sequel to the last game... [Full Story]

Secret Agent Clank coming to a PSP near you...maybe...

Everyone's favorite robot sidekick (Sorry R2D2) is going to be starring in his very own PSP adventure. No news other than the announcement but it's expected that High Impact Studios (the devs behind R&C Size Matters, review coming soon) will be developing this little gem.... [Full Story]

Crisis Core Pushes PSP to Number One

Almost every gamer who owns a PSP has been waiting for this game to come out. Apparently, many of these gamers must live in Japan. PSP Fanboy reports that Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII sold around 470,000 units in it's first week! While not enough to beat out this weeks... [Full Story]

Sony America Appoints New Vice President of Product Marketing

Scott A. Steinberg, Digital Entertainment and Industry Veteran, Joins SCEA Management Team Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has announced the appointment of 20-year industry veteran Scott A. Steinberg to the newly-created role of Vice President, Product Marketing, SCEA. Steinberg will report to Peter Dille, Senior Vice President, Marketing and PlayStation... [Full Story]

RealNetworks Brings Award-Winning Casual Game to Handhelds

Best-selling Super Collapse! 3 busts its way onto new gaming platforms, delivering portable fun for the whole family Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks, today announced the expansion of one of RealArcade's most popular casual game titles, Super Collapse! 3 onto the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, the Nintendo DS system and mobile... [Full Story]

DFC Intelligence Forecasts Video Game Market to Reach $47 Billion by 2009

According to a series of new reports from DFC Intelligence the worldwide video game and interactive entertainment industry is expected to grow from about $33 billion in 2006 to as much as $47 billion in 2009. This forecast includes revenue from video game hardware and software, dedicated portable system hardware... [Full Story]

Resurrection of The PSPNation Meetup.

The famed PSPnation group graces New York City's Manhattan Mall once again with another meet up. If you haven't heard of the group before well take a look at what gamers do on their spare time flavoring the world with many good conversations and game challenges for all to enjoy... [Full Story]

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Anyone?

Anyone want to play Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII? Well, if you live (or are going to visit Japan), the game is out. But, those of you who wanted the game and the new PSP Slim & Lite are out of luck. Kotaku reports that the bundle of the game... [Full Story]

EA Trax Drafts Best of Old & New School for NBA LIVE 08 Soundtrack

Top International Artists Include Joss Stone, Timbaland, Stephen Marley, Eve, and The Hives produced by Pharrell Williams EA today unveiled the music track listing for NBA LIVE 08 set to release October 2, 2007. Long considered the industry's most influential launching pad for innovative new music, this year's soundtrack features... [Full Story]

Tweens and Teens Reveal Their Holiday Video Game Wish Lists

Guitar Hero, Mario Party DS, Super Mario Galaxy, My Sims and Halo 3 Among Most-Wanted Games for 8-17 Year-Olds; Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 Among Most-Coveted Game Systems Video games and game systems will continue to be hot holiday gifts this year, with more than 80 percent of tweens and... [Full Story]

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

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 some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [Full Story]

EA'S FIFA Soccer 08 Music Soundtrack Sets the Stage for International Soccer Glory

EA will kick off the new international soccer season with the incredible FIFA Soccer 08 soundtrack -- one of its largest soundtracks ever with 50 artists representing 27 countries. Set to launch in 16 languages and 37 nations, EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 08 creates a soccer experience that matches the... [Full Story]

EA and Best Buy Want You to Feel the Gridiron at The EA Sports Madden NFL 08 Challenges

Electronic Arts today announced the start of the EA SPORTS Madden NFL 08 Challenge series presented by Best Buy, one of the nation's leading gaming retailers. In its sixth year, the Madden Challenge series has proven to be the ultimate competition for EA SPORTS Madden fans. The new season officially... [Full Story]

The World's First PSP Camera Webcam!

Well so the producers of this little hack claim. First Linux now this, is there no end to myriad uses of a PSP. Tell us your favourites hacks, by commenting below or join the discussion in the boards. Here's the blurb: Using a PSP2000, a PSP Camera, the video out... [Full Story]

New site features and recent events at GameFlavor

We've seen plenty of activity recently here at GameFlavor, what with a number of new features including the new fan blogging feature on PSP World and DS Village, and our very own new GameFlavor TV presence on YouTube featured here (look out for our video sharing feature coming soon)! We're... [Full Story]

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

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 some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [Full Story]

The Japanese Software Chart This Week

Another Century's Episode 3 has taken the top spot for this week's Japanese software sales chart, with only a few new titles breaking into the top ten. Namely, "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Kidou Gekidan Haro Ichiza Gundam Mahjong + Z— proving Gundam + Nintendo DS + mahjong... [Full Story]

GameStop Looking After Grandma

Speaking to the New York Times yesterday, Daniel DeMatteo, vice chairman and COO of GameStop believes that casual gamers are playing an increasingly important role in the video game market today. “There is a real breadth of properties now appealing to a much broader audience than we’ve seen before,” Mr.... [Full Story]

New Issue of LOAD magazine available now!

Load Magazines new issue 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... [Full Story]

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes Review

Greetings fellow Shinobi and welcome to the genin exams to becoming the next Hokage. For those who have followed the series, Naruto Uzamaki is a young misguided ninja who is on a quest to prove one self as being the best ninja of his village and we all know that... [Full Story]

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus Japanese Trailer

Gametrailers [via Kotaku] have a nice little vignette available of the new Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus for the PSP. Although in Japanese, it's a decent length, and demonstrates quite a bit of the gameplay footage. A treat for all, especially our Japanese fans. Sugoi desu!... [Full Story]

Russian Hackers Confirm Custom Firmware for PSP Slim

Russian hackers, Team M-33, have confirmed on their site that they'll be bringing a custom firmware v3.6 compatible with the PSP Slim will be coming soon. They will also be releasing a popsloader plugin that will allow older firmswares like 3.51 M-33 and 3.52 M-33 to load. Source: [MaxConsole via... [Full Story]

PSP Slim. Who's Got the Best Ad?

Kotaku are right, the recent Korean butterfly ad, does a much better job of emphasising the new PSP's benefits. Whereas the Japanese version implies that they worked so hard, only to make a tiny difference in the weight. Judge for yourself. Also, for those visiting Korea any time soon, it's... [Full Story]

Capcom Leading Monster Hunt For Real

As part of their UK promotion for the release of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on PSP, capcom are sponsoring a real life monster hunt in Guyana, for the "di-di" and the 40ft Anaconda. The search will begin in November, with the Centre of Fortean Zoology (CFZ) experts in tracking down... [Full Story]

New Releases This Week!

Some kick ass games are scheduled for release this week. Most notably is the arrival of Heavenly Sword for the PS3, as this means good news for PS3 owners, what with the recent release of Warhawk on the platform as well. Here's the full list: PS3: * Heavenly Sword *... [Full Story]

Lean Mean PSP Machine Somewhere Out There in the Wild

Sony have recently announced that the new PSP 2000s or slim PSPs are actually now available worldwide. [via Joystiq].Gamers however will have to buy the $199.99 Entertainment Pack in order to get their hands on the low fat version. At least the pack comes complete with copies of Daxter, Family... [Full Story]

Girls Spurn Poor Little PSP For Each Other

Here's one for Friday morning. I am sure you'll agree that these two young ladies look totally lost without the spurned PSP, almost undetectable by their side. Don't they know they would get a much more fulfilling experience from God of War or such like, than the intimacy received from... [Full Story]

Let's Stop The Terminator

Judge Terminates Anti-Video Game Law, but Governor Schwarzenegger Wants It Back After Federal Judge Ronald Whyte, declared California's Anti-Video Game Bill, AB1179, unconstitutional as it would have regulated video games, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now will appeal the ruling and wants the law back. He is completely disregarding the Constitution,... [Full Story]

Hot Pixel Review

Like the current obsession to turn almost every 'serious' title into a brain workout of some description there's also been something of a rush to produce a 'best selling' selection of mini-games. First seen of Nintendo's GBA the idea that a quick firing selection of 5 second games could be... [Full Story]