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PSP Firmware 5.50 Aimed at Digital Distribution

Kris Erickson • April 20 2009 • 0 comments

System software update 5.50 for the PSP is now available and it allows unregistered users to check out content on the PlayStation Store and view the Information Board...Read more

Assassin's Creed 2 Officially Confirmed for PSP

Kris Erickson • April 17 2009 • 4 comments

Ubisoft has today officially confirmed that its Montreal studio is developing Assassin's Creed 2 on "all current-generation platforms" for a scheduled Holiday 2009 launch. We originally took this...Read more

Final Fantasy 7 Lands on PSN in Japan

Kris Erickson • April 15 2009 • 1 comments

This news is so awesome that it took us several days to fully process it. Square Enix has released a Japanese language version of Final Fantasy 7 on...Read more

Sony: Patapon 2 will be Download Only

Kris Erickson • April 15 2009 • 3 comments

The drama surrounding Sony's rumored plans to drop the UMD format just became a little bit more intense today. Sony has announced that the upcoming release of Patapon...Read more

Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament Announced

Kris Erickson • April 10 2009 • 0 comments

Atlus entertainment has announced that it will publish Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament for the PSP in North America this summer. According to the company, this is a Japanese...Read more

Monster Hunter Unite Viral Video is Awesome

Kris Erickson • April 9 2009 • 0 comments

We don't normally like the idea of viral videos being used to advertise PSP software and hardware. After all, the most famous PSP-related viral advertising campaign was, by...Read more

Rock Band PSP Shipping in June with Exclusive Songs

Kris Erickson • April 8 2009 • 0 comments

We have some good news and some great news for music rhythm fans on the PSP. Harmonix has revealed that its upcoming handheld port of Rock Band, dubbed...Read more

Konami Announces Silent Hill: Shattered Memories PSP

Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • 0 comments

Get ready, survival horror fans: Konami today announced that it will release a new entry in the Silent Hill series this fall on the PSP. This remake of...Read more

The Psychology of Achievements

Kris Erickson • April 6 2009 • 2 comments

Glittery objects have always captivated humans and, according to anthropologists, they were important markers of tribal status thousands of years before the modern area. Actually, not much has...Read more

Are You a Video Game Pirate? France Would Like a Word

Kris Erickson • April 3 2009 • 2 comments

In the United States, pirates of all stripes have encountered relatively friendly waters. With the exception of incursions by the much-maligned RIAA and MPAA, and occasional busts of...Read more

Grab the Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Demo

Kris Erickson • April 3 2009 • 2 comments

If the success of the Monster Hunter series has taught developers one thing, it is the popularity of 4-player questing on the PSP handheld. A number of developers...Read more

Lara Croft Double Pack Coming to Europe

Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • 0 comments

Video game publisher Eidos has today announced that an exclusive Tomb Raider PSP Double Pack is making its way to PSPs throughout Europe on April 10th. According to...Read more

Jak and Daxter: Last Frontier Announced

Kris Erickson • April 2 2009 • 3 comments

Rest assured PSP fans, this announcement was no April Fools joke. Our favorite Heroes Jak and his mischievous sidekick Daxter are getting back together… and for the first...Read more

Call of Duty Gamers Sent to Resolve Sudan Crisis

Jason Wong • April 1 2009 • 2 comments

Darfur, Sudan (GameFlavor) -- An elite cadre of hardcore Call of Duty tournament players were sent into the Darfur region of western Sudan to quell the recent rebel...Read more

Sony Taunts PS3 Customers with PS2 Price Cut

Kris Erickson • April 1 2009 • 7 comments

Sony has dropped the price of its aging PS2 home console to $99, eliciting yawns and sighs of frustration across the internet. After their March 31st announcement was...Read more