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Sony EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Sony's newest 'everything' ad is ver - STICK 59 Damn it Sony. How in God's name did it take you this long to come up with a good ad campaign? *Sigh* Well, at least now that you've found one you're milking it for all that it's worth, and you'r... Get a free comic from Sony 10 Do you like free stuff? Of course you do. Sometimes you even take free stuff when you don't want it, simply because it is free. A train whistle might be a good example of this. Well, if you're in... PSN is Sony's basis for taking over the world 21 World domination. It isn't an easily achieved goal. Talk to any dictator with aspirations to rule over Europe or Asia in recent history and they'll tell you, it don't come easy. Sony has a plan t... ModNation Racers videos are mod-tastic... or something 23 If my preview of ModNation Racers wasn't enough for you, or if you were all "tl;dr," then this post is for you.  Sony and United Front Games dumped a bunch of straight up game footage video... Sony: PS3 will hit 13 million sales next year 43 Sony bossface Kaz Hirai has stated that the PlayStation 3 will top 13 million sales in 2010, helped along by a bevy of new features. He believes that the target will be met before the financial y... Unleashing creativity with PS3-exclusive ModNation Racers 25 A surprise announcement at E3 this year, the PlayStation 3 exclusive ModNation Racers looks to redefine the kart racing genre with its ridiculous level of customization and community featur... Go Internet with PSP multiplayer: AdhocParty app hits 20 Late this afternoon, SCE made it possible to compete in Internet multiplayer matches while on the toilet. And it was as easy as offering US PSP owners a downloadable app that works around ad hoc ... PlayStation Video Download service launches in Europe 30 Last night saw my attendance for Destructoid at the Sony PlayStation launch of its Video Download Service in the UK. A very long overdue, Download Service. The service we were shown was pretty m... Halfbrick: Sony's impressing everyone with PS3 and PSP 11 Halbrick isn't just working on Raskulls for Xbox Live Arcade. The Australian developer has also set its sights on the PSP and its new PSP Minis initiative. Despite what you and I may think of the... Sony wants 3D gaming on PS3 by 2010 45 It was a big fad in the nineties, but the rise of high definition has seen a return to that most gimmicky of gimmicks, 3D. With a number of movies getting in on the fun, Sony has pledged to suppo... PSN plans premium subscriptions, online play remains free 67 Earlier today, we reported on news that Sony was planning to generate revenue from a new subscription model on the PlayStation Network. The bad news is, it looks like the PSN is indeed going the ... Paid subscription coming to PlayStation Network [Update] 95 According to Sony, the PS3 will soon generate review from "paid subscriptions" on the PlayStation Network. This news comes courtesy of a recent Media/Investor conference, where a subscription se... Sony reveals another bizarre PSP game 7 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... Twisted Metal and Heavenly Sword toys arrive just in time 23 Never has there been a more relevant time to talk about Twisted Metal and Heavenly Sword, two games that currently enjoy the height of publicity. A pair of toys based on Twisted Metal's Sweet Too... Rumor: inFAMOUS 2 will have online multiplayer 39 Cheeky job listings are a good way to find out about sequels and multiplayer, apparently. Hot off the heels of Dead Space 2's multiplayer mode being (allegedly) revealed, yet another job listing ... No, God of War III will not feature co-op, silly 14 You know what sounds like a bad idea? God of War III with an online cooperative mode. That is, of course, unless Kratos had a wise-cracking minotaur sidekick. That would be awesome.  But des... Rumor: God of War III to feature co-op 25 Technically this rumor has been around for quite some time, but there's some new evidence that God of War III is going to have online co-op in it. Nick McCandless, from The Gamer Access, played t... Winners of LittleBigPlanet Art Game Jam Session announced 6 Earlier this week, Sony made an announcement that they would be holding another LittleBigPlanet Art Game Jam Session, this time for the PSP. Five teams of students from the School of Game Design ... Review: EyePet 57 Before the Wii, Sony brought casual motion-controlled gaming to the masses with EyeToy. Unfortunately, Sony never really capitalized on it and is only now scrabbling to make use of its camera per... Get a PSPgo for $199 using a PlayStation Card 9 Similar to last year's PlayStation Card promotion for a cheap(er) PlayStation 3, Sony is offering more savings to those who use the special credit cards to buy Sony merchandise. This time, the pr... Demon's Souls dynamic theme as lonely as the game 32 Demon's Souls is a lonely game. Even though its multiplayer features are geared towards letting players know that their suffering is shared, a Demon's Souls player is alone in Boletaria. From Sof... White Knight Chronicles makes Home fun for another hour 6 Say what you will about PlayStation Home, but I think it's alright. It's not quite worth spending much time in, but stuff does happen in there. Popping in every so often to see new gamespaces and... A new Final Fantasy XIII trailer hitting Home real soon 16 I didn’t see much going on in PlayStation Home when I last visited, but things do happen in Sony’s digital dance party simulator. Case in point: this argument I witnessed last week. U... Sony treating PS3 Wiimote as 'a new platform' 25 It seems that Sony isn't keen on letting Microsoft have all the fun in pretending that its new "me too" motion-sensing peripheral is a brand new platform. PS3 studio boss Michael Denny has joine... Could PlayStation 3 be getting integrated Facebook? 40 By all accounts, social networking is a necessity for making your console an it-can-do-everything device. Microsoft has brought Facebook, among other Web sites, directly to Xbox 360, and it's loo... Check out these proposed PSPgo colors 27 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... Don't get rid of your PS3 Netflix disc anytime soon 33 While the knowledge that those Netflix Instant Watch discs for streaming movies on PlayStation 3 aren't permanent isn't new, the notion that the disc-less embedded application won't be out until ... MAG beta rolls out new features today 17 PlayStation 3 exclusive first-person shooter MAG has been in beta since the beginning of summer, and it has been opening up to more players as time goes on. At a recent training session with the... Killzone 3 'confirmed' on Dutch TV, Guerrilla denies all 19 A few weeks ago, we ran a rumor that said Killzone 3 was in development for a 2010 release. Now the rumor has gained more ground with a Guerrilla's animation director allegedly confirming the gam... Sony exclusives getting pinball treatment 11 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... Visually impaired gamer sues Sony 92 It's tough to be blind or visually impaired. I think we can all agree that that is a true enough statement. You probably miss out on a lot of great things. Playing videogames would be one of thos... Being a face in the crowd with the PS3's 256-player MAG 46 MAG, the PlayStation 3-exclusive first-person shooter that boasts 256-player multiplayer, is set to release on January 26, 2010. So to get people geared up and ready, Sony invited us to a one-on-... Media Molecule: We'd never want to do LittleBigPlanet 2 44 Well, this isn't something you read every day. A PS3 exclusive that has been promoted heavily by Sony apparently isn't in line for a sequel, with Media Molecule adamant that no plans are in place... Heavy Rain's David Cage wants game industry to grow up 72 With its complex narrative and serial killer storyline, there's no denying that PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain will be a thoroughly adult affair. Developer Quantic Dream has no intention of marketing t... GameStop says PSPgo story is 'far from over' 30 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... Toro gets evicted, new app to replace Mainichi Issho 29 [As originally seen on Japanator] This is the worst news I have ever had to report. For three years, SCEJ's Mainichi Issho has been a free app for the PS3, and as far as I'm concerned, one of the... Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP and dress up like a tank 4 Here's another pre-order incentive for those keeping score, this time concerning the PSP debut of LittleBigPlanet. It would appear that LittleBigPlanet PSP will be just as obsessed with Sackboy c... Sony: Blame PS3 for lack of PSP games 27 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... PSPgo sells 28,275 at Japanese launch 25 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... Home still a priority for all those who care 20 Do not panic! Playstation Home is still a priority. Please go back to whatever it is you were doing before you heard the news that it was possibly no longer a priority for Sony. Chances are whate... For you: Video of the full God of War III demo 46 As reported, the God of War III demo is live, with customers who pre-ordered the game already receiving vouchers for the game.  I went out of my way to get my own voucher for a few reasons.... PSA: God of War III demo available with pre-order voucher 24 Heads up: If you pre-ordered the God of War III or God of War III Ultimate Collection for PlayStation 3, you should be able to download the God of War III E3 demo right now.  Of course,... God of War III Ultimate Edition, pre-order details 36 Sony has announced the God of War III Ultimate Edition, and you'd better make some room for this one -- it's massive.  The ultimate edition comes in a sculpted replica of Pandora's Box, as w... Shadow of the Colossus cosplay climbs us, stabs weak spot 12 While Columbia Pictures' Shadow of the Colossus film will probably feature elaborate computer-generated colossi, we have a suggestion -- the film's producer should just call up cosplayer Isaac Jo... PlayStation Home gets some Halloween crap 22 It's not just your local Walgreens that's stocked to the gills with Halloween-themed pagan nonsense. Sony has jumped on the spooktacular bandwagon to provide Halloween costumes for PlayStation Ho... Would the 'Sexiest Man Alive' make a good Nathan Drake? 65 While we have no idea how far along Hollywood is in taking Naughty Dog's Uncharted to the big screen, it's at least on the mind of one person -- voice of Nathan Drake, actor Nolan North. "[Hugh] ... Insomniac: Sony Japan listens to Western market now 31 Perhaps if Sony Japan had listened to Western concerns, the PS3 might have had a better time of it when it launched over here. According to PS3 developer Insomniac, Sony Computer Entertainment Ja... 'Undead yourself' in PlayStation Home for fame and profit 10 Zombie parties exist now, apparently. They are an actual thing.Assuming you still have PlayStation Home occupying hard drive space, you may want to check out the DeadQuarters, a new spot dedicate... PlayStation 2 turns nine today, we're feeling old 69 Sony has pinged us to remind of us of our own mortality, and to tell us that the PlayStation 2 is nine-years-old. That's right, the system made its North American debut on October 26, and fo... Here, have a buttload of Darius Burst PSP screens 15 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... Importing FTW: Bayonetta PS3 is region-free, in English 35 If you're anything like Jim, you can't wait for Bayonetta to come out. Well, guess what? You don't have to. Siliconera has confirmed that the Japanese PS3 version, at least, is not only region-fr... Sony: 3D Dot Game Heroes 'DEFINITELY' coming to NA 53 Fresh from the official PlayStation Twitter, it appears 3D Dot Game Heroes is definitely coming to North America. How do we know this? Well, because the tweet says:"No need to import - 3D Do... Banned PSN troll tries to sue Sony again ... twice 51 Erik Estavillo, the troll who got banned PSN for abusing Resistance players, tried to sue, then failed miserably, is at it again. Not content with getting his ludicrous case thrown out of court, ... Free LittleBigPlanet pumpkin costume back for the holiday 10 Last Halloween, I missed my window of opportunity to download the free, limited-time-only Pumpkin Head mask for LittleBigPlanet. I was so furious, I called up Topher and demanded he come over, lo... I wanna be the kitty: Monster Hunter Diary for PSP 12 At yesterday's Monster Hunter Festa finals, Capcom unveiled a new project in the works for PSP, called Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village. It's a Monster Hunter Freedom spinoff, in whic... Netflix Instant Watch coming to PS3 in November 81 Color this PS3 owner surprised: after more than 11 months of Xbox 360 exclusivity, Netflix will be making its way to the PlayStation 3 next month. We’ve heard this rumor many times before, ... Ratchet & Clank figures available this holiday 9 I love me some Ratchet & Clank. Could you not tell in my review for the duo's latest exploits, A Crack in Time?So imagine how thrilled I was when I flipped through the instruction manual for ... Review: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time 42 Insomniac Games' Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time represents the ninth game in the series, which started back in 2002 on the PlayStation 2. That's nine games in seven years, folks. Wow.&... Heavy metal band writing song for God of War III 52 We kind of had an idea that God of War III was going to rock, but now it's official -- it's actually going to rock.  In an interview today with Baltimore radio station 98 Rock, the lead sing... Ten Minute Taste: LocoRoco Midnight Carnival 13 LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for PlayStation Portable/PSPgo hits PlayStation Network next week, but Sony was nice enough to pass the goods to us a little early. While we have to wait until October ... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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