God of War III demo out Nov 19 in Japan

The Japanese version of Infamous is being pack with an extra little surprise, Sony is giving out demo codes to download God of War III Japanese demo from the PlayStation Store.

The demo will be available on November 19, about a month after Infamous’ October 15 release date in Japan. Codes can be redeemed from November 19 to February 2010.

Uncharted 2 Demo PSN numbers will amaze you

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves demo hit the PlayStation Store about a week ago, and Naughty Dog could not be more pleased with the reception that fans have shown for the game. Apart from getting downloaded more times than a Brittany Spears crouch shot, the demo has amassed a hard to believe playing time that has is equivalent of 27 years. "WTF"

• Total Number of games played – 1,217,424

• Total Number of Kills – 92,110,787

• Total Number of Treasures Captured – 1,860,645

• Total Amount of Money Earned – $38,841,367,350

• Total Time Played – 9,905 days (or 27+ years!)

Currently, Uncharted 2 holds the record for most downloads for a demo on its first week on the PlayStation Network, and its likely that it will go on to become the most downloaded demo ever. Evan Wells, through his post at the PlayStation Blog, is also happy to report that out of 34 reviews on Metacritic, Uncharted 2 scored perfect on 17, and none went under 90.

Bayonetta shoots it's way onto Japanese PSN

The PS3 demo for Bayonetta has gone live on the Japanese PSN Store, for those who can't wait for it to arrive on our end. It's still not too late to set up all regional PSN accounts for your PS3.

The demo apparently features an extended version of the Angel Metropolis stage seen in the 360 demo, but doesn't have the Clock Tower level in it, according to PS3Center. It's a healthy dose of 1195MB file of super sexy gun slinging ass kicking action.

We expect Sony to confirm today's UK PSN update any time now. Hopefully it'll be in there too, for those of you too lazy to create a Japanese PSN account.

Katamari Forever Demo Now on PS3

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that a Katamari Forever™ demo is now available on the PlayStation®Network for the Sony PS3.

Katamari Forever will boasts the largest collection of stages, modes, songs, and cousins to date. Remixed classic Katamari Damacy tunes, a brand-new storyline, multiple new visual effects and 1080p graphics come together to make this the ultimate Katamari experience yet.

Katamari Forever features a brand new art style along with multiple unlockable graphic filters to bring out even more variety than ever before. The new changeable graphic filters give Katamari Forever a certain “je ne sais quoi” that all Katamari games possess. Wood Tone transforms everything in the world into carved out wooden blocks while Comic Book paints the screen with deep, rich colors. Players looking to take a trip down memory lane can switch to Original and re-create the series trademark visual style in glorious 1080p.

Yakuza 3 Demo on Japanese Store

One of the best features for the Sony PS3 is the ability to create multiple regional accounts. If you have a Japanese account you can download Yakuza 3(Ryu ga Gotoku 3) demo right now. If you need help setting up a regional account you can click here.

Ryū ga Gotoku 3 takes a departure from the first two games with its choice of setting: instead of focusing on the gritty cityscape of Tokyo, it switches gears and sends Kiryu to the tropical island of Okinawa, where he runs a center for orphaned children with his adoptive daughter Haruka. The orphanage is on land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, a boss over a mob known as the Ryudo Ikka. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land. Kiryu once again finds himself in a series of tough situations

Sony's PS3 Ryu ga Gotoku 3 from SEGA will hit Japan February 26th.

Redwood Gameplay Cancelled PS3 Game

Redwood Falls a PlayStation 3 exclusive zombie shooter from Kuju Entertainment – has officially been put on hold/canned/cancel for now. Utilizing the Unreal Engine 3, the title showed off a unique gameplay feature that allowed players to shoot off skin, muscle, and eventually down to organs and bone. Enemies would also boast the ability to regenerate body parts and tissue in real-time.

It would be nice if a talented first party Sony developer saves Redwood Falls, it looks like this can have potential if done right. Do you want to see Redwood Falls on Sony PS3?

Helghast Invasion of Home imminent

According to,PlayStation Blog "In the upcoming (just 12 days away!) Killzone 2, the ISA forces lead an assault of the planet Helghan. But that doesn't mean the Helghast are on the defensive. In fact, my intel tells me that the Helghast forces are en route to PlayStation Home today.

Fortunately, the Helghast won't be armed with STA-52 Light Assault Rifles (per se), but with demo codes for Killzone 2"

If you have not played KillZone2 demo yet and need a reason to hang around HOME what the hell are you waiting for!

Resident Evil 5 Sony PS3 Demo Impressions

February 2009 is a great month to be a gamer and finally one of the heavy hitters for February has dropped a demo on Xbox LIVE and Sony Japanese PSN. First off I would like to mention I am a huge fan of the Resident Evil series.Resident Evil 5 is LIVE on Japanese PSN. According to, rumblings online it may hit EU PSN as soon as tomorrow and here in the US Thursday of this week. If you have not set up multiple regional accounts on your Sony PS3 ,I highly recommend you do so now!

After playing EA Dead Space for Xbox LIVE, I was extremely eager to give Resident Evil 5 a go. After downloading Resident Evil 5 this morning and playing the two levels that's in the demo offline. I have to say I am somewhat disturbed.

Resident Evil 5 graphics are very good, finally we get a HD Resident Evil. You begin either of the two stages in the demo with your female counterpart named Sheva Alomar who is an agent of the West African branch of the BSAA. While playing offline in single player mode. Sheva will be computer controlled, she will provide you with cover fire, assist you to get to out of reach platforms, revive you when you're injuried or you can swap items together. The AI for Sheva is good, she does a good job defending herself and reviving Chris when the end is near.

I did not have chance to play online, but you can see that playing with a friend for free can be a little more fun. What has disturb me about Resident Evil 5 is the controls. After playing Dead Space, you expect every next generation survival horror game to have a fairly competent control scheme. For some strange reason, controlling your character in Resident Evil feels like racing a Sherman tank in the desert. Yeah that bad, but if there's anything that will HURT Resident Evil 5 in future reviews would be the control scheme.

The control scheme for Resident Evil is the excact same as in Resident Evil 4 for Gamecube. Resident Evil 4 for Gamecube was a great experience at the time(2005). Fast forward four years later and add two super powerful next generation consoles, the controls feels antique. Chris Redfield feels slow unbearably slow, he turns slow, runs slow, and using your knife is a hideous affair. Aiming feels like a pain in the ass, when Chris Redfield runs around it's as bad if not worst than running in Fable II.

The controls for Resident Evil 5 could really make the entire game experience a frustrating affair. There are parts where you are swarm with enemies and to accurately target your foes was quite annoying. Sheva did a good enough job fighting and reviving me but Capcom should be reprimanded for dropping the ball on the control scheme on a once great franchise.

Sidenote: Resident Evil was always about survival horror and a few good scares for good measures. Resident Evil 5 looks and has the feel of a out right run and gun shooter. The full game maybe different, but from the demo, online video and pictures, it looks like much of Resident Evil 5 takes place in day light. How can we have a survival horror game that is mostly played in the day light in Africa? After playing the demo fro Resident Evil 5, I may consider this a rental first before I splurge $59.99 plus tax.

NanoGeekTech Alert: Resident Evil 5 Now on Japanese PSN

Great news people, Resident Evil 5 is officially on Japanese PSN right now. I am currently downloading it as I type this. If you have not set up a regional account for your Sony PS3 you will need do so now. Resident Evil 5 is now LIVE on Japanese PSN. Hell my, wait to play Resident Evil 5 demo was less than I excepted and now it's not going to cost me $29.99 to play.

Comic Con 2009: Games, Games and more Games

According to a press release Comic Con 2009 will have 50% more game presence this year verus 2008. It looks like Comic Con 2009 may give E3 2009 a run for their money. From the looks of it every major player in the gaming industry will be converging in New York February 6th – 8th

Activision will showcase some of this year's most anticipated videogames including their 2009 Marvel video game lineup with X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 as well as PROTOTYPE™.

Atari: Champions Online, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution.

Codemasters: Fuel on Xbox 360, Damnation on Xbox 360, Overlord 2 on Xbox 360, Overlord Dark Legend on Nintendo Wii, and Jumpgate Evolution on PC.

Electronic Arts: Spore Galactic Adventures, Godfather 2, Dragon Age, Burnout Paradise, Battle Forge and Battlefield Heroes.

Konami Digital Entertainment: Yu-Gi-Oh!, TRADING CARD GAME and Blue Dragon Role Playing Card Game.

Namco Bandai Games America: Afro Samurai®, Dynasty Warriors®: GUNDAM® 2, Naruto™: Ultimate Ninja® 4 (tournaments will be going on for this game!), Splatterhouse, We Ski™, Snowboard and much more.

SouthPeak Games: Velvet Assassin on X-Box 360, X-Blades on X-Box 360 and PS3, Roogoo: Attack on Nintendo DS and Roogoo: Twisted Towers on Wii.

TC Digital: TC Digital’s flagship game, the Chaotic TCG, will be featured throughout their booth. Fans and players will be able to take demos, hone their skills, and compete in tournaments for various Chaotic product prizes.

In addition, other well known companies in the videogame industry who will have a prominent role at NYCC include Cryptic Studios, Mythic Entertainment, Rockstar Games, Sega, THQ and Ubisoft.

What is Sony planning for firmware update 3.0?

First off, I would like to state I have no clue what Sony will be planning for the big "firmware update 3.0" but it would be interesting to let the speculation begin. I have been pondering this for a minute and it's an interesting position Sony could be in to make some game changing moves.

If you think about it, firmware update 3.0 in theory should be Sony's most defining evolution in it's hardware lifespan. Could be see 3D upgrade to watch Blu-ray movies in 3D a precursor to 3D games? As the economy continues it's rapid spiral towards "financial doomsday" Sony is feeling the pinch. Even though Blu-ray sales are doing good and Sony PS3 sales are still on a steady pace upwards, the PS3 gets it's ass kicked by the mainstream media and fanboies on a daily basis.

Going from King to pauper can be somewhat traumatic and sometimes tragic. Sony has to do something spectacular to garner some "ohhhs", "ahhhhhs" and most importantly increase interest in their brand. With KillZone2 right around the corner, and some great multi platform games within spitting distance 2009 looks like the year to unleash the beast with "firmware 3.0"
3.0 may arrive sometime this Fall of 2009 alongside the killer exclusive game lineup. I would love to see more game centric features added as part of firmware update 3.0, such as

-cross chat with friends.

-access the Internet browser while in game.

-PIP play game and or watch blu-ray at the same time.

-Customizable PSN interface. ie: make it easier to change icons, change start up sound form chime to your own music.

-Use my content on HDD or the PS3 Eyetoy to customize my PSN user icon.

-I will like to see a revamp PSN. Maybe integrated PSN into HOME ie: start your PS3 and it will greet you and you can also use your avatar to interact with start up menu.

-Access to any PS3 feature while in game without having to quit game.

-In game video chat using PIP

-Ability to play all video codec

-A better Adobe flash so I can listen to ESPN radio on my PS3

-Minority Report style interface with PSN start up menu.

No one knows for sure what Sony has planned for firmware update 3.0. There will be a great flood of hype and speculation about Sony's plans with "3.0". I'll have to say it will be interesting to see what Sony will do? Would they make a big deal out of 3.0 as a gaming changing aspect for the industry and the masses? Or would Sony do absolutely nothing and firmware 3.0 would just be released to help with the stability of the PS3. I believe there will be something game changing when firmware 3.0 is introduce how gaming changing only time and Sony will tell. What are your thoughts?

Haze Sony PS3 Demo Coming Soon

MEDIA ALERT: HAZE(TM) - *4 Player Co-op / Campaign Demo Incoming Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®Network*

April 15, 2008 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced the imminent release of a fully playable demo for Haze, the new first-person shooter set in a harsh future where war is never quite what it seems. Coming exclusively to the PLAYSTATION®Network in early May, this playable demo will give gamers a taste of not only the single-player campaign in Haze, but will also allow up to four-player, drop-in drop-out co-op play online. Developed by shooter experts Free Radical, creators of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters® series, Haze is scheduled for release exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system on May 20th 2008 in the US. Haze is rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB.

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