http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Play Station Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 01:07:29 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 01:07:29 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rumor-Mill-PlayStation-4-Will-Have-10-GB-of-RAM-272059.shtml A source has revealed that a specification sheet sent out by hardware developer Sony shows that its next home console will have an advanced version of the Cell processor at its core and will use both 10 GB of RAM and 10 GB of video memory.

The architecture for the Graphics Processing Unit of the new console will apparently be using th... (read more)]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 09:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rumor-Mill-PlayStation-4-Will-Have-10-GB-of-RAM-272059.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rumor-Mill-PlayStation-4-Will-Have-10-GB-of-RAM-272059.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Demon-s-Souls-Multiplayer-Servers-Will-Stay-Online-After-May-31-271991.shtml Great news for owners of Demon's Souls, as Atlus has confirmed that the multiplayer servers for the fantasy RPG will remain online after their estimated shut down date this week.

Demon's Souls introduced PS3 owners to a brutally challenging role-playing experience, in which death, for those that weren't acutely aware o... (read more)]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 07:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Demon-s-Souls-Multiplayer-Servers-Will-Stay-Online-After-May-31-271991.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Demon-s-Souls-Multiplayer-Servers-Will-Stay-Online-After-May-31-271991.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Can-Infect-Players-with-the-Chimeran-Virus-271171.shtml Resistance: Burning Skies is getting ready for its launch at the end of the month, so the game’s developer, Nihilistic, decided to show off a brand-new feature of the shooter, which can infect players with the Chimeran virus during multiplayer.

Resistance games have delighted quite a lot of PlayStation fans o... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 07:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Can-Infect-Players-with-the-Chimeran-Virus-271171.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Can-Infect-Players-with-the-Chimeran-Virus-271171.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Developer-Is-Not-Driven-by-Publisher-Mentality-270954.shtml Despite being linked to the PlayStation platform for a long time, the development team at the Sony Santa Monica studio is not driven by a publisher mentality and is ready to deliver titles driven by innovation rather than by simple commercial concerns.

Shannon Studstill, who is the leader of the development studio,... (read more)]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 08:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Developer-Is-Not-Driven-by-Publisher-Mentality-270954.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Developer-Is-Not-Driven-by-Publisher-Mentality-270954.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Last-of-Us-Gets-New-Cinematic-Video-270151.shtml Naughty Dog has just revealed a brand new video for its upcoming The Last of Us survival title, this time showing off a cut-scene rendered with the game’s engine, in which the protagonists, Joel and Ellie, are driving through the ruins of Pittsburgh.

Naughty Dog may be famous for several franchises, like the recent Uncharted or the clas... (read more)]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 18:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Last-of-Us-Gets-New-Cinematic-Video-270151.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Last-of-Us-Gets-New-Cinematic-Video-270151.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-PSP-and-PS-minis-Games-Now-Available-for-PlayStation-Vita-270047.shtml Sony has just revealed some more PSP games and PS minis titles that PlayStation Vita owners can now download and play on the new handheld platform, as well as some that will soon be available for the portable device.

Quite a few great games were released for the PlayStation Vita earlier this year, when the console made i... (read more)]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 07:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-PSP-and-PS-minis-Games-Now-Available-for-PlayStation-Vita-270047.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-PSP-and-PS-minis-Games-Now-Available-for-PlayStation-Vita-270047.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubisoft-Games-and-DLC-for-PS3-Gets-Major-Price-Cuts-on-North-American-PS-Store-269808.shtml Ubisoft has unveiled a massive series of price cuts for a variety of games from the North American PlayStation Store, allowing owners of the PlayStation 3 console to save quite a lot of bucks on both smaller downloadable titles, as well as larger digital games.

Ubisoft is one videogame publisher that has... (read more)]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubisoft-Games-and-DLC-for-PS3-Gets-Major-Price-Cuts-on-North-American-PS-Store-269808.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubisoft-Games-and-DLC-for-PS3-Gets-Major-Price-Cuts-on-North-American-PS-Store-269808.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Gets-Patch-1-11-This-Month-Introduces-the-Lab-to-Multiplayer-269337.shtml Uncharted 3 is going to receive a major update later this month, in the form of patch 1.11, which introduces the popular Lab mode that should spice things up in the multiplayer of the action adventure game.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the first game in the series to get a multiplayer mode, and Naughty Dog s... (read more)]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Gets-Patch-1-11-This-Month-Introduces-the-Lab-to-Multiplayer-269337.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Gets-Patch-1-11-This-Month-Introduces-the-Lab-to-Multiplayer-269337.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Trophy-List-Revealed-269299.shtml Sony has revealed the trophy list for Resistance: Burning Skies, ahead of its launch on the PlayStation Vita this month, showing off what players need to accomplish in order to boost their online reputation.

Resistance: Burning Skies is out this month on the PlayStation Vita handheld platform, promising to deliver a brand-new story in t... (read more)]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 08:57:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Trophy-List-Revealed-269299.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Trophy-List-Revealed-269299.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Sold-Just-1-8-Million-Devices-Since-Launch-268931.shtml For the fiscal year that ended on March 31, Sony has reported that the newly introduced PlayStation Vita has sold 1.8 million devices all over the world, with 1.2 million of them moved before March 1 in the United States, Asia and Europe.

Kauzo Hirai, who is the current president and chief executive officer of Sony, stated... (read more)]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 17:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Sold-Just-1-8-Million-Devices-Since-Launch-268931.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Sold-Just-1-8-Million-Devices-Since-Launch-268931.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Analysts-Unsure-About-God-of-War-Ascension-s-Multiplayer-Mode-267576.shtml Gamers and industry representatives were surprised to hear that God of War: Ascension, the latest installment in the action trilogy, will have a multiplayer mode, but a couple of analysts aren’t exactly sure that this major change will actually result in better sales or a better experience.

God of War: Ascension wa... (read more)]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 21:21:03 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Analysts-Unsure-About-God-of-War-Ascension-s-Multiplayer-Mode-267576.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Analysts-Unsure-About-God-of-War-Ascension-s-Multiplayer-Mode-267576.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Store-Europe-Hosts-Discounts-for-God-of-War-Sly-Cooper-and-More-267326.shtml In order to celebrate last week’s announcement of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony is running a special spree of discounts on its European PlayStation Store for many games that will lend their characters to the fighting game.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale may have been leaked before its... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 08:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Store-Europe-Hosts-Discounts-for-God-of-War-Sly-Cooper-and-More-267326.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Store-Europe-Hosts-Discounts-for-God-of-War-Sly-Cooper-and-More-267326.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-God-of-War-Ascension-Presentation-Video-Now-Available-267247.shtml Sony presented God of War: Ascension to the world yesterday by unveiling a variety of details about the new hack and slash game and by hosting a special presentation, which is now available online.

The God of War series is among the most popular ones in the world, managing to sell a huge amount of actual copies, as well as ... (read more)]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 20:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-God-of-War-Ascension-Presentation-Video-Now-Available-267247.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Full-God-of-War-Ascension-Presentation-Video-Now-Available-267247.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Gets-Full-Details-about-Story-Multiplayer-and-Mechanics-267121.shtml God of War: Ascension, the next chapter in Sony’s extremely successful hack and slash series, has finally received a full list of details for its single-player story, its “ground-breaking” multiplayer, and its array of new combat mechanics.

Sony confirmed to the world God of War: Ascensio... (read more)]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Gets-Full-Details-about-Story-Multiplayer-and-Mechanics-267121.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Gets-Full-Details-about-Story-Multiplayer-and-Mechanics-267121.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mass-Effect-3-s-Multiplayer-Operations-Now-Available-on-PlayStation-3-266885.shtml Great news for owners of Mass Effect 3 on the PlayStation 3 console, as BioWare has confirmed that Sony is finally allowing it to run special multiplayer challenges on the platform, meaning this weekend's Operation Exorcist is also available on the PS3, not just on the PC or Xbox 360.

Mass Effect 3's multiplayer mo... (read more)]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mass-Effect-3-s-Multiplayer-Operations-Now-Available-on-PlayStation-3-266885.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mass-Effect-3-s-Multiplayer-Operations-Now-Available-on-PlayStation-3-266885.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-3-PS3-Voice-Chat-and-Input-Lag-Issues-Will-Be-Fixed-Soon-266827.shtml DICE has once again talked about the problems encountered by Battlefield 3 owners on the PlayStation 3 platform, saying that the voice chat and the input lag issues will be addressed soon enough, right before the Close Quarters expansion is launched, in June.

Battlefield 3 delivered an intense experience last year... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-3-PS3-Voice-Chat-and-Input-Lag-Issues-Will-Be-Fixed-Soon-266827.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-3-PS3-Voice-Chat-and-Input-Lag-Issues-Will-Be-Fixed-Soon-266827.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-All-Stars-Battle-Royale-Confirmed-Video-and-Screenshots-Available-266715.shtml After many rumors, Sony and its newly founded SuperBot Entertainment studio have presented to the world the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale game that will allow players to control some of their favorite videogame characters and fight it out against or alongside their friends.

A brawling game from Sony... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:25:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-All-Stars-Battle-Royale-Confirmed-Video-and-Screenshots-Available-266715.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-All-Stars-Battle-Royale-Confirmed-Video-and-Screenshots-Available-266715.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Pre-Order-Bonuses-Revealed-266685.shtml Sony and Nihilistic Software have presented the pre-order bonuses that are now available for Resistance: Burning Skies on the PlayStation Vita.

The Resistance series is going to get a brand new installment next month, with Nihilistic launching Burning Skies for Sony’s new handheld platform, the PS Vita.

We alrea... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Pre-Order-Bonuses-Revealed-266685.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Pre-Order-Bonuses-Revealed-266685.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Plus-Subscribers-Get-Free-Copies-of-Trine-2-and-Much-More-in-May-266419.shtml Sony has just unveiled the array of things that would appear throughout the month of May, ranging from free games to exclusive discounts, for subscribers to its PlayStation Plus premium service.

Quite a lot of PS3, PSP or PS Vita owners now have PlayStation Plus memberships and gladly pay a monthly or year... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:11:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Plus-Subscribers-Get-Free-Copies-of-Trine-2-and-Much-More-in-May-266419.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Plus-Subscribers-Get-Free-Copies-of-Trine-2-and-Much-More-in-May-266419.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-on-PS-Vita-Is-Now-Available-as-a-Free-App-266350.shtml PlayStation Vita owners can now turn their portable videogame console into an actual phone, thanks to the recently launched Skype app for the new platform, which supports not only regular voice calling, but also video calls. This can be achieved thanks to the device’s built-in microphone and its two cameras.

Sony has been hyping... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-on-PS-Vita-Is-Now-Available-as-a-Free-App-266350.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Skype-on-PS-Vita-Is-Now-Available-as-a-Free-App-266350.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-Announced-266337.shtml Sony just confirmed that a special Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Game of the Year edition would be launched in the near future, which includes all previously released DLC for the popular third person shooter.

The Uncharted franchise has delighted PS3 owners with three impressive games, as well as a special version for the PS Vit... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-Announced-266337.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Uncharted-3-Game-of-the-Year-Edition-Announced-266337.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Has-Multiplayer-Survival-Mode-266266.shtml After showing off two of the multiplayer modes in Resistance: Burning Skies earlier this month, developer Nihilistic Software has now presented a new one, in the form of the Survival mode, which sees humans and Chimera aliens fighting it out.

Resistance: Burning Skies is set to appear next month on the PlayStation Vita handheld... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Has-Multiplayer-Survival-Mode-266266.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Has-Multiplayer-Survival-Mode-266266.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bejeweled-3-Out-Today-on-PSN-266134.shtml After getting millions of people hooked on the Bejeweled 3 experience last year, PopCap is now getting ready to debut the digital edition of the game for the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network.

Bejeweled 3 brought forth an array of impressive improvements over its predecessors at the end of 2010, when it appeared on the PC.

Since the... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bejeweled-3-Out-Today-on-PSN-266134.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bejeweled-3-Out-Today-on-PSN-266134.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Doesn-t-Need-a-Price-Cut-Analyst-Believes-265900.shtml After quite a few analysts mentioned that a price cut for the PlayStation 3 is pretty much mandatory if Sony hopes to attract customers, EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich begs to differ, saying that Sony has no reason to make a discount to its home console.

Sales for both videogames and actual consoles have been gradually decreasing... (read more)]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Doesn-t-Need-a-Price-Cut-Analyst-Believes-265900.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Doesn-t-Need-a-Price-Cut-Analyst-Believes-265900.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Is-Now-Official-More-Details-Coming-Next-Week-265257.shtml After the pretty major leak earlier today, Sony has now come forward and officially revealed God of War: Ascension, the next title in the series developed by its Santa Monica studio.

The God of War franchise impressed lots of people when its first two titles came out on the PS2, and later with its two installments o... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Is-Now-Official-More-Details-Coming-Next-Week-265257.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/God-of-War-Ascension-Is-Now-Official-More-Details-Coming-Next-Week-265257.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Gets-Three-New-Free-Apps-265211.shtml Sony has presented three new applications for its recently launched PlayStation Vita console that will be released for free in the near future and provide some interesting activities for owners of the device.

The PlayStation Vita came out back in February and, since then, Sony’s been launching many new games for the portable console, ... (read more)]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Gets-Three-New-Free-Apps-265211.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-Vita-Gets-Three-New-Free-Apps-265211.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Multiplayer-Mode-Revealed-264822.shtml Sony and Nihilistic Software have just unveiled the multiplayer that will be included in their upcoming Resistance: Burning Skies first person shooter, which allows up to eight players to face off against one another via the PlayStation Vita’s Wi-Fi connection.

Resistance: Burning Skies is scheduled to appear at the end of Ma... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Multiplayer-Mode-Revealed-264822.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resistance-Burning-Skies-Multiplayer-Mode-Revealed-264822.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Needs-a-Price-Cut-to-Stay-Relevant-Analyst-Says-264773.shtml Sony will make a price cut to its PlayStation 3 home console soon, in order to keep it relevant before the announcement of an actual replacement, in the form of the next generation PlayStation 4 (aka Orbis), at least according to games industry analyst Colin Sebastian.

Sony hasn’t been going through the best of times... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Needs-a-Price-Cut-to-Stay-Relevant-Analyst-Says-264773.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/PlayStation-3-Needs-a-Price-Cut-to-Stay-Relevant-Analyst-Says-264773.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sony-Refuses-to-Offer-Sales-Data-for-PlayStation-Vita-in-the-United-States-264647.shtml Video game hardware maker Sony has refused to offer any hint as to the number of PlayStation Vita handhelds that it has managed to sell on the United States market during the month of March, opting instead to highlight that the new console has momentum and an important number of launches set for the new future.

read more)]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sony-Refuses-to-Offer-Sales-Data-for-PlayStation-Vita-in-the-United-States-264647.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sony-Refuses-to-Offer-Sales-Data-for-PlayStation-Vita-in-the-United-States-264647.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dumitrescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mortal-Kombat-on-PS-Vita-Gets-More-Details-Full-Live-Action-Video-264261.shtml NetherRealm has just unveiled some more details about its upcoming Mortal Kombat game for the PS Vita platform, detailing the extra content that’s included besides the full experience seen last year on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Mortal Kombat impressed lots of people with its return to the franchise’s violent ... (read more)]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mortal-Kombat-on-PS-Vita-Gets-More-Details-Full-Live-Action-Video-264261.shtml Play Station http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mortal-Kombat-on-PS-Vita-Gets-More-Details-Full-Live-Action-Video-264261.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Andrei Dobra)