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Things Sony did right with the PSPgo
I've made no attempt to hide my venom for the way Sony has handled the PSPgo at launch. From its ludicrous price point to the lack of features and way upgraders have been completely stiffed, Sony... 53 comments
Sony: The key to an all-digital device is education
Yesterday you had the opportunity to read my interview with Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations and Strategic Planning. Yes, I know that he isn't exactly the biggest name in t... 21 comments
Why the PSP is blatantly better than the DS
It's an established fact that if you like one thing, you must hate everything else. You cannot enjoy two of any similar item in this world, which is why bisexuality has been scientifically proven... 208 comments
New releases: NCAA Football 10, Badman!, Madballs and more
The big game of this week is NCAA Football 10 from Electronic Arts. Remember, GameStops across the country are holding midnight launches for the game tonight! The only game that I'm looking forwa... 23 comments
New releases: Battlefield 1943, Monkey Island and more
Well not a whole lot this week. There's some major digital titles hitting all three consoles and The Bigs 2 looks to be the biggest retail title of the week. Tales of Monkey Island is probably th... 14 comments
Destructoid Discusses: PSP's download dilemma
We heard this morning that all PSP games will be downloadable by October 1st, save for some third-party games from uncooperative companies. This refers to games that will be released from that da... 28 comments
E3 09: Hands on with the PSP Go
I was wrong about the PSP Go. In our last Destructoid Discusses we expressed our feelings on the leaked photos and video of the system, and I now have to admit that we were a bit hasty with our j... 72 comments
Pre-E3 09: Destructoid Discusses: PSP NO!
When we first saw the supposed PSP Go leaked images, we were quick to discount them as a fabrications, saying that there's no way that Sony would have released something that looks like that. And... 78 comments
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PS Store Update: adhocParty and Peggle
The cure for a problematic blank screen, a messy desk, and the urge to answer a phone while it’s ringing is Peggle. I’ve been using it for years to avoid doing what I’m supposed...
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Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce 2 announced
Koei Tecmo has today announced Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce 2. The original PSP version is currently in the works for PS3 and Xbox 360, but that hasn't stopped the almighty sequel masters from de...
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PSP Comics detailed and dated ... for Japan
At least three PSP fans have been impatiently tapping their feet, waiting for news on the PSP Comics service that Sony boasted about ten thousand years ago. Today, we're one step closer to the se...
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Sony reveals another bizarre PSP game
Sony can't get enough of those weird PSP games. Following in the footsteps of such titles as LocoRoco, Patapon and Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!, we have a brand new bit of portable weirdness...
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Spike's Video Game Award nominations are here!
The VGAs may be looked at with cynicism and contempt by a great many among the gamer community, but there's no denying that it's about as mainstream an award show as we're going to get. With that...
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Check out the new Kingdom Hearts PSP
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is the latest pretentious-named Kingdom Hearts game to be hitting handheld systems, and Square Enix has revealed a swanky new PSP to commemorate the occasion. Cover...
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Two new Tekken 6 videos to enjoy
Why the hell is Heihachi in space? Is this explained in the console versions of Tekken 6? It's nice to see the game looking so smooth on the PSP, but you can't just throw something as absurd as ...
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Pinball Heroes now up on the PSP Store
I originally scoffed at the idea of an Uncharted-centric pinball game for PlayStation Portable, so now I feel like a proper jerk. There are four separate tables under the Pinball Heroes moniker t...
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It's the Assassin's Creed video extravaganza!
If you woke up this morning wondering what a bunch of mixed martial arts fighters thought about Assassin's Creed 2, today is your lucky day. Ubisoft has put a promo spot together where professio...
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SouthPeak to publish TNA wrestling titles in 2010
As Midway Games crumbled and was eventually gobbled up by Warner Bros., the fate of franchises and licenses hung in the balance. Games like Mortal Kombat, Spy Hunter... we were all concerned. But...
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Check out these proposed PSPgo colors
Destructoid reader Artimecion recently handed me a collection of hot PSPgo color suggestions put forth by Sony in a customer survey. The survey was created by Hall & Partners Europe, a firm t...
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Demo for Dante's Inferno coming this December
Those on the fence about Visceral Games' videogame adaptation of Dante Alighieri's poem The Divine Comedy will get their shot to try it out this December. Electronic Arts has announced that a dem...
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Amazon has Dissidia as Deal of the Day
The idea of Dissidia: Final Fantasy is probably more entertaining than the game will be (Jim's review was less than exuberant), which is why I've held off on picking up a copy for myself. Today m...
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Sony exclusives getting pinball treatment
One of the things that has always amazed me is the prevalence of pinball games on home consoles and handhelds. If you had told me in the 80s that the game of pinball would survive in a pretty maj...
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Patapon shoes will rock someone else's feet
Kyozo Kicks returns! The guy who brings us awesome Zelda and Phoenix Wright shoes that we can never wear because he only makes one pair of them has brought us another pair of shoes we can never w...
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Ten Minute Taste: Armored Core 3 Portable
This PSP download is a good candidate for our Ten Minute Taste videos, as it has a really cinematic opening and great sound. The game itself is no slouch either. You'll see the opening, some of ...
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Ten Minute Taste: Numblast
Numblast is a game we’ve explored before when it was announced a few nights evenings ago. Developed by Japan Studios, it’s an odd puzzle game with a focus on numbers. The core goal i...
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Final Fantasy VII still the most popular PSN game
Despite having a whole wad of brand new and original games all the time, such as Gran Turismo PSP or Critter Crunch, the PlayStation Network proves that nostalgia overcomes all, with Final Fantas...
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Auditorium headed to XBLA, PSN, and PSP Minis
Cipher Prime's Auditorium is a relatively simple, very self-explanatory game that's presented brilliantly. Rather than listen to me elaborate further, you can hear Samit discuss it or even try a ...
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Hudson's Creature Defense is a go for PSP, PSPgo
I'm a sucker for any game with cards in it. Name it, and I've dug it. That crap DS game (name 'em). Culdcept, Magic the Geek Gathering, Baiten Kaitos, Eye of Bullsh*t Camera. Done them all. Game ...
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Final Fantasy: Dissidia is available on PSN now
It was not too long ago that I was bitching about Dissidia not being available on the PlayStation Network. It was up on the Japanese PSN, but no dice for North America. PSPgo owners want to play,...
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God Eater gets ridiculously huge ten-level demo
Namco Bandai's not known for giving stuff away, but its upcoming God Eater demo is significantly substantial indeed, going so far as to include missions exclusive to the demo itself. The 150 MB f...
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PSP game sale on PSN has $4.99 games
Poking around on the PlayStation Network this morning, I noticed an icon titled "PSP game sale." To me, sale makes me think of a large selection of discounted items. Here? There's only five items...
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BlazBlue is coming to the PSP
Arc System Works' newest brawler goes portable, or at least that's what Famitsu's fine print says.
There's no screens or scans or anything (yet), but we're sure they're coming. Famitsu does BlazB...
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GameStop says PSPgo story is 'far from over'
By all accounts, the PSPgo was a pretty magnificent failure for Sony. Its release was quiet and sombre like the funeral of a man that nobody could really remember, and it's been surrounded by not...
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Persona 3 Portable: Swag spread is superb
To get the above swag spread, you'd have to be madly in love with Persona 3. I am, but I don't know that I'd spend the money to get all of the above pictured stuff.
Someone in Japan bought six co...
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Sony: Blame PS3 for lack of PSP games
The PSP may finally be getting a more consistent amount of solid game releases, but let us not forget that it took Sony's handheld almost half a decade to get this far. According to Sony Computer...
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PSPgo sells 28,275 at Japanese launch
Sony's miserable new PlayStation Portable, the PSPgo, has launched this past Sunday in Japan, a month after North America and Europe. The sales tally sees a launch that could be accurately descri...
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Review: Half-Minute Hero
Roleplaying games are dramatic, lengthy affairs in which most players could reasonably expect to lose up to eighty hours of their time. Half-Minute Hero exists to tell you just how much you're wa...
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Sorry Canada, no Half-Minute Hero for you
Apparently, if your game doesn't have French in it, Quebec won't let you sell it. This is probably something our millions of Quebec readers already knew, but one of them, Destructoid reader Mike,...
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Destructoid review: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble
You know how it goes. There's always that one badass at school that no one messes with. Everyone around knows that this particular badass has dignified himself by pulling enough sucker punches an...
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Here, have a buttload of Darius Burst PSP screens
Good morning! What's the best thing to wake up to on a day like today? If you said "bacon and coffee," you are WRONG. The answer is actually these screenshots for Darius Burst on PSP. Alright, so...
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Ten Minute Taste: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble
I'm all for a game that has the words "badass" in its name. Wait, is this a first for gaming? Soon to be released on the PSP, Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble has you controlling your home ...
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Review: Thexder Neo
Thexder began life life in 1985 on the NEC PC-8801. Although regarded as a classic, the SHMUP never became a massive franchise. It gained international success when converted for the MSX system, ...
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Armored Core 3 Portable now on PSN
You wanted your Armored Core action, and now you're getting it. See? Taking foreign titles and making them sell-able here is quite easy when you go the digital route.As of October 22nd, Armored C...
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Glutton for punishment: Prinny 2 announced
Nippon Ichi isn't done punishing you. Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? was a ball buster, and now a sequel is coming.As far as details go, there isn't much. An article on Dengeki about the Japan...
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PSP top stories
Rumor: Digital rental of PSP games coming?
UK retailers reduce the price of the PSP Go
Hardware review: PSPgo
PSPgo will launch with 225 games & 16,000 DLC pieces
TGS 09: Download Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker right now
PSPgo gutted, battery is 'unofficially' user-replaceable
First footage of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
Valkyria Chronicles 2 revealed, coming to the PSP
Exclusive: Unbound Saga comic book pin-up artwork
GTA: Chinatown Wars heading to PSPgo
PSP videos
Digital Comics for PSP code hits; a look at the reader
Two new Tekken 6 videos to enjoy
It's the Assassin's Creed video extravaganza!
Ten Minute Taste: Numblast
Ten Minute Taste: Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep trailer looks like this
Ten Minute Taste: Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star
Ten Minute Taste: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (PSP)
Here's a nice, long look at Persona 3 Portable
Half-Minute Hero gets an epic new trailer plus a Web site
New brand trailer for Darius Burst on PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars trailer finally here
Have a new dose of this new Valkyria Chronicles 2 trailer
The Videogame Show What I've Done: The PSPgo
Thexder Neo launches for PSP, has a trailer and screens
New Project Diva title is in the works
Ghostbusters: The Video Game coming to PSP and PSPgo
Check out this God Eater trailer (it's called GOD EATER!)
Ski Beatz really excited about 'swing' in Beaterator
PSP ObsCure definitely lives up to its name
TGS 09: Download Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker right now
New Persona 3 Portable trailer shows it all
Valkyria Chronicles 2 is looking damned good on the PSP
Valkyria Chronicles 2 trailer surfaces
The happy continues with Loco Roco Midnight Carnival screens
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