Sony PSP January 2009

Comic Con 2009: Gaming Highlights

Kris Erickson • January 30 2009 • comments

We will be sending one of our team members to this year's Comic Con in New York City to cover the event from a gamer’s perspective. Comic Con...Read more

Sony Game Division Revenues Down for Q3 2008

Kris Erickson • January 29 2009 • comments

Sony reported its third quarter financial results earlier today, and the picture is not pretty for the company’s usually profitable games division. Sales of all three major hardware...Read more

Euro Developer Says PSP Needs Sony Support

Kris Erickson • January 28 2009 • comments

PSP hardware continues to sell in impressive numbers -- even outside of Japan -- but developers are skittish about making games for the system. In the United States,...Read more

Phantasy Star Portable English Trailer

Kris Erickson • January 28 2009 • comments

Are you as curious as we are to check out the new Phantasy Star Portable from Sega? Well, a new english-language trailer has been released, and it reveals...Read more

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Announced

Jason Wong • January 28 2009 • comments

Japanese software developer Aksys Games has officially announced Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP platforms. The game will be heading to...Read more

Loco Roco Goes Mobile

Kris Erickson • January 27 2009 • comments

European mobile game developer Gamelion have created an official mobile version of the PSP title Loco Roco. This new mobile port is called Loco Roco Hi, and it...Read more

Indiana Jones PSP Debut Trailer

Kris Erickson • January 26 2009 • comments

We hate to say it, George Lucas, but this new trailer for the upcoming PSP/Wii/DS title Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings looks like a lot more...Read more

PSP Carnival Colors Announced

Kris Erickson • January 26 2009 • comments

First there was the white PS3, now PSP owners in America have something to be jealous about. Sony has announced that it will release four new color variations...Read more

The Digital Switch

Kevin Brock • January 23 2009 • comments

On February 17, 2009 the United States will "switch" from an analog to digital broadcast. Hopefully, most of our viewers are aware of the switch from analog to...Read more

First Look at .hack//Link PSP Screenshots

Kris Erickson • January 23 2009 • comments

Today we got our hands on some brand new artwork and screenshots for the upcoming manga adaptation of .hack//Link for the PSP. The game is in development by...Read more

Sony Expects $2.9 Billion Loss for 2008

Kris Erickson • January 22 2009 • comments

Sony announced today that it will post its first net loss since 1995. For fiscal 2008, the company is projecting an operating loss of $2.86 billion USD before...Read more

Here's How to Get 32 GB of Storage on Your PSP

Kris Erickson • January 21 2009 • comments

The largest Memory Stick Pro Duo that you can currently buy for your PSP tops out at 16GB. That is plenty of room, but we know there are...Read more

Dragon Ball The Movie: The Game Announced

Kris Erickson • January 21 2009 • comments

We aren't quite sure what to make of this new Dragon Ball: Evolution game from Namco based on the upcoming 20th Century Fox feature film of the same...Read more

Class of Heroes PSP: Preview and Details

Kris Erickson • January 21 2009 • comments

Japanese RPG lovers rejoice! Boutique publisher Atlus USA is bringing over a new IP from Japan called Class of Heroes. It promises to be one of the most...Read more

WipeOut Pulse Going to PS2?

Kris Erickson • January 20 2009 • comments

Sales of the old workhorse PS2 console may be slowing, but that isn't stopping Sony from porting additional games over from its newer consoles. According to sources in...Read more

PSP Firmware Update 5.03 Now Available

Kris Erickson • January 20 2009 • comments

The PSP is going to get an official firmware update in the next few hours. The Director of Playstation Network Operations Eric Lempel revealed on the official blog...Read more

Flower Blooms on PSN Feb 12

Jason Wong • January 20 2009 • comments

ThatGameCompany has done it again. If you've played its previous PSN game flOw, then you won't be surprised by their unique approach to avant-garde design that blends zen...Read more

Sega's MadWorld No Longer Wii Exclusive?

Kris Erickson • January 19 2009 • comments

Sega's new action game Madworld might be coming to other platforms besides the Wii, according to a classification by the Australian ratings board. The listing on the official...Read more

Import Review: Macross Ace Frontier

Naquan Baity • January 16 2009 • comments

Fans of the Macross anime series will know this sensation: Imagine being able to take off towards the stars on an endless journey into space and beyond within...Read more

NPD December Sales: PSP Outsells PS3

Kris Erickson • January 16 2009 • comments

The NPD group has released its monthly video game sales data for North America. December is traditionally the strongest month for both hardware and software sales, and this...Read more

Persona PSP Announced by Atlus

Kris Erickson • January 16 2009 • comments

Atlus has announced plans to bring one of its beloved RPG series to the PSP this spring. The first installment in the Persona franchise will arrive on the...Read more

Sony, Don't Ask Gamers What They Want

Kris Erickson • January 15 2009 • comments

In preparation for a rumored successor to the PSP, Sony has been polling its customers to find out what features they would like to see in the new...Read more

.hack//Link announced for PSP

Kris Erickson • January 14 2009 • comments

The most recent issue of Famitsu Magazine contains a real treat for anime fans. The long-running manga series .hack will get a PSP game later this year. The...Read more

Should Video Games Carry a Health Warning?

Kris Erickson • January 14 2009 • comments

It seems that the political argument about the effects of video games continues to rage in Washington DC. According to US congressman Joe Baca, video games should come...Read more

Sony CES 2009 News Roundup

Kris Erickson • January 13 2009 • comments

This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has come and gone, and hardware manufacturers from around the world have shown us some amazing new technology. Video games featured heavily...Read more

Hackers Boot Custom Firmware on PSP 3000 Using GripShift

Kris Erickson • January 13 2009 • comments

If the video below turns out to be real, then it looks like the PSP 3000's recent run of 87 days without being hacked has come to an...Read more

GPS Finds Its Way into the PSP

Jason Wong • January 12 2009 • comments

At last week's 2009 CES, Sony announced that a GPS peripheral is slated to find its way to North American shores. The device has been available in Japan...Read more

5 DS Games We Wish Were on the PSP

Kris Erickson • January 12 2009 • comments

It used to be that schoolyard rivalry between the two handhelds meant that PSP owners were obligated to look down their noses at games developed exclusively for the...Read more

More Undead Knights Details

Kris Erickson • January 12 2009 • comments

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, developer Kohei Shibata shared some of his thoughts about Tecmo's new PSP action title Undead Knights. The game features a novel twist...Read more

Hammerin Hero Levels Preview

Kris Erickson • January 9 2009 • comments

Hammerin' Hero, the upcoming side-scrolling beat 'em up from Atlus, looks like a breath of fresh air for the PSP system. The Japanese brawler is deeper than your...Read more

Has Sony Created the Unhackable PSP?

Kris Erickson • January 9 2009 • comments

We have to hand it to Sony. After struggling against software pirates for the first several years of the handheld console's life, the company appears to have finally...Read more

Pervy Golf Game Gets PSP Port

Kris Erickson • January 9 2009 • comments

Pangya Golf is a Japanese title developed by Tecmo and currently available on the PC and Wii console. The game’s major claim to fame, apart from being a...Read more

PSP: Employee Training Device?

Kris Erickson • January 9 2009 • comments

We can't decide if this sucks or rules, so maybe you can help us figure it out. Hilton Hotels (yes, that Hilton) have announced that the company will...Read more

Is the PSP Hurting the PS3?

Kris Erickson • January 8 2009 • comments

Sony likes to refer to its lineup of video game consoles as a "family". But just like in a Wes Anderson movie, each member of the family has...Read more

Scrabble announced for PSP and DS

Kris Erickson • January 7 2009 • comments

Electronic Arts today announced that it will be bringing a portable version of its Hasbro licensed Scrabble game to the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. The Vancouver-based publisher...Read more

Media Shake Up: EGM Closes Doors

Kris Erickson • January 7 2009 • comments

Venerable magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly will finally shutter its doors after more than two decades of publication. The closure comes as part of a complex merger deal between...Read more

Gundam Senjou no Kizuna coming to PSP?

Kris Erickson • January 6 2009 • comments

Back in 2006, Namco Bandai's Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield was the hottest thing to arrive in Japanese arcades. The pod-like game featured a fully immersive...Read more

Developer Says PSP Offers "Huge Opportunity"

Kris Erickson • January 5 2009 • comments

Slitherine Software is a tiny development studio from Britain, but the owner of the company told gaming journalists recently that the PSP is actually the most profitable platform...Read more

Hackers Cause a Run on GripShift

Kris Erickson • January 4 2009 • comments

Gamestop employees were probably feeling perplexed all around the country this weekend as would-be hackers descended on their stores looking for copies of an old PSP game called...Read more

Is PSP Piracy Increasing?

Kris Erickson • January 3 2009 • comments

The Sony PSP has had its fair share of ups and downs, which is expected for the first generation of any given console. If the device has an...Read more

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