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PS Fanboy Week in Review: 9/8 - 9/21
Here's a gem that many Joystiq readers may not know about: Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars for PSN. The absurdly-named downloadable game released a new trailer that has that awesome Duke Nukem E3 vibe. The more we see of this game, the more it tickles our fancy. Read more about it here.This week's featured games: LittleBigPlanet (PS3) and Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP). Check out their Game Pages to catch up on everything you may have missed! Also, for Trophy whores out there, don't forget to check out our Trophy Portal, which includes the most up-to-date list of games that will support Trophies, and many lists and guides.Game Pages LittleBigPlanet [PS3] Star Ocean: First Departure [PSP] Previews Alone in the Dark [PS3] Dead Space [PS3] Mirror's Edge [PS3] MotorStorm: Pacific Rift [PS3] NBA 09 The Inside [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 [PS3] PlayStation Home [PS3] Red Baron Arcade [PS3] Reviews Yggdra Union [PSP]
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/25 - 9/7
Have any burning PS3/PSP questions? Good, because that's where our weekly Saturday columns come in. Ask PS3 Fanboy will answer all your PS3 questions. Guess what Ask PSP Fanboy is all about? Every week we'll answer your most burning questions, and our community has responded pretty well. Let us know if you need anything answered!New Pages Resistance 2 [PS3] Resistance Retribution [PSP] Reviews N+ [PSP]"Without a doubt the best version of N+ available. With content already available for download from the community, we're eager to see more players jump online and share their creations. Do not let this title go unnoticed, PSP fans."
PSP Fanboy's five ways to make PSP better
Suggestion No. 1: Give 'em away! Just kidding – our fine friends at PSP Fanboy, undeterred by yesterday's less-than-glowing appraisal of their favorite system's future, have outlined five (clever) ways that Sony could improve the system. And we're not just talking gimmicky peripherals that will never see the light of day in the US.So check out their ideas, drop them some of your own in comments, and tell 'em Joystiq sent you. (If they say "Never heard of 'em," it's probably because we still have their UMD copy of MVP: Most Valuable Primate.)
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/18 - 8/24
This week's big game on PS3 Fanboy? A little gem called EyePet, which actually generated four times more traffic than Heavy Rain. We don't think anyone here (or at SCEE) could've predicted the incredible response for this cuddly critter. On the PSP, everyone focused on the newly announced PSP Brite, but we're itching to learn more about the other big announcement: Everyday Shooter -- on the go?! Where do we sign up?New Pages Everyday Shooter [PSP] Heavy Rain [PS3] Previews Pipemania [PSP] Pure [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [PS3] Yggdra Union [PSP] Reviews: Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty [PS3]
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/11 - 8/17
Looks like Home is finally expanding. A new Home client is being sent to beta testers, new and old. We reminisce about the long history of Sony's oft-delayed online service in our new game page. Then, see all the info on DJ Max -- now coming to the US! Check that out, and all of this week's stories from your friends at PSF.New Pages DJ Max Fever [PSP] Home [PS3] Features Blue PSP unboxing Downloads Ferrari Challenge screenshots [PS3] NBA 09 The Inside screenshots [PS3]
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 8/04 - 8/10
It has been a busy week for us at PSF. Our Trophy Portal is now open for business, and at the same time we're introducing game pages to our site. We've started off with comprehensive pages on WipEout HD for the PS3 and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep for the PSP. Expect more to come!New Pages Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep WipEout HD PS3 Fanboy Trophy Portal Your one-stop destination for all those shiny trophies. Previews Hands-on: The Last Guy goes to America "The Last Guy may be a relatively simple game, but it does have an incredible amount of charm and we're sure the quest to get a high score will keep people coming back for more." PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli "The gameplay was solid, felt authentic, and the difficulty was geared for the hardcore racer." PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Legendary "One of the things that sticks out about Legendary the most is the design and strategy you'll need to utilize in defeating different types of enemies." PS3 Fanboy hands-on: WipEout HD "Don't think of this as a stopgap until a "real" WipEout game -- this really is the real deal." Reviews PSP Fanboy review: Space Invaders Extreme "You might find this silly but you can listen, play, and dance to the game all at the same time and it would feel completely natural." Downloads Secret Agent Clank fan pack
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 7/28 - 8/03
Did you know that Square Enix's DKΣ3713 event just went down this weekend in Japan? Tons of PSP and PS3 news came out of that one. Hit the break for all our headlines, and don't forget to check out the features listed below.Guides PS3 Greatest Hits buyer's guide We examine the "must buys" and "not buys" out of the brand new greatest hits line. We let you know what's good to get and where to get them. Previews Import hands-on: The Last Guy We imported the Japanese version off the PS Store. Soulcalibur IV hands-on: The first few hours "The fighting overall is just fast and fluid and plays a lot like Soulcalibur II." Columns Warning: This dog bites! "One thing the Metal Gear series is known for is making us question the future of military technology. What the Gecko/Big Dog juxtaposition has got me wondering is how much of a role the uncanny valley will play in the design of future weapons of war."
PS Fanboy E3 Week in Review: 7/14 - 7/20
E3 is now over, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't take a look back and relive the magic. This week's PS Fanboy Week in Review compiles all the top PlayStation stories from the show. Also, take a look at those happy faces playing Rock Band 2 in the picture above. [From left: Jem Alexander, Naughty Dog's Arne Meier, PS Blog's Jeff Rubenstein, and Andrew Yoon]Previews Impressions: Fat Princess Impressions: Killzone 2 multiplayer Impressions: Valkyria Chronicles It's awesome: Flower (PS3) PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Hands-on: Silent Hill Homecoming Hands-on with the new video download service : PS3 PS Store PC PS Store Community Our very own episode of Qore PS Fanboy Caption Competition: E3 Edition PS3 Fanboy live from Sony's E308 press conference Team PlayStation goes Foo on Rock Band 2 Virtually @ PlayStation Blog E3 meet up Columns LittleBigInsideJoke
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 7/7 - 7/12
This week has actually been pretty crazy -- possibly even crazier than The Last Guy developers seen in the above clip. With E3 coming around, we're both really excited and close to losing our marbles in preparation for the big E this year. We have already made our E3 predictions and have sorted out our meet up plans. Check, check, check. All that's left to do now is go to the show and bring home all the goods to you fine folk! So until then, sit back, relax, and read PS Fanboy's Week in Review to get you up to date on all things Sony. Reviews PSP Fanboy review: Secret Agent Clank "After an excellent first outing on PSP, High Impact Games has created a follow-up to Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters that's worse in almost every single aspect." Previews PS3 Fanboy hands-on: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm "Ultimate Ninja Storm, more than any anime game before it, looks just as good, if not better, than its source material. Not only is the level of detail stunning, the fluidity of the animations and the strong use of motion blur give it a truly cinematic look." Columns Give me a reason to fight! "Since when do competitive games need a narrative? Tic-tac-toe never had a narrative. Neither did chess, the most pervasive simulation of military strategy in the Western world." Downloads Phantasy Star Portable demo
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 6/30 - 7/6
This week's big top story was all about Firmware 2.40: its release, initial hiccups, and then getting pulled down. A few people had some significant problems, but the majority saw their shiny new features were running smoothly. For those of you who were able to get this update onto your system, we suggest you start in-game XMBing and grabbing those trophies. For starters, hit up Super Stardust HD and read our guide on how to get those PS3 accolades. Features Everything you need to know about firmware 2.40 "The features to be added in firmware 2.40 represent the biggest jump for PS3 owners, more so than 2.00 released a few months earlier. The key features of the update include the most-wanted things voiced by a majority of PS3 fans." Trophy Guide: Super Stardust HD "With 9 Bronze, 6 Silver and 2 Gold Trophies, we're sure this is going to keep many occupied for quite some time. Here's our guide to unlock all the Trophies. Good luck!" Screens inFAMOUS (PS3 Fanboy Exclusive) Madden NFL 09 (PS3) Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3) Yggdra Union (PSP)
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 6/23 - 6/29
Ah, this is the image that launched a thousand murmurs across the sea of internets. We were tipped off early in the week from (possibly) eager developers willingly gushing about Sony's trophy system. At the moment, this image and others like it should still be taken with skepticism. We suppose it can't (read: definitely won't) be too long before we see something official. In the meantime, read up on what else we Sony Fanboys have been writing about this past week. Our top headlines are after the break. Columns Echochrome - the new Brain Age? "What Echochrome does, quite brilliantly, is tweak our perception of dimensionality in an interactive way not possible with Escher drawings or Penrose triangles." Previews PS3 Fanboy Hands-on: SOCOM Confrontation "Take into consideration that almost everything you can see, you can get to. More importantly, note that almost every building in the game can be entered as well, maximizing the playable area within each territory."
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 4/21 - 4/27
These user-generated levels from echochrome terrify us. We can't wait to try them. Also: Are you ready for the first details of the US SingStore launch? Find out how much DLC songs will cost, and more, in our extensive report.Previews/Hands-on SingStar (PS3)First official details about the upcoming US release. Siren: New Translation (PS3)We get our hands on the Japanese demo. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (PS3)Hands-on with the upcoming anime fighter. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (PS3)We play Sid Meier's next big console game. B-Boy (PSP)Breakdancing arrives on PSP ... a few years late. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 (PSP)Ramen-eating ninja gets another fighter on PSP. Downloads Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (PSP)Get a small taste of this PSP-exclusive fighter. Get the demo here!
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 4/14 - 4/20
This weekend was the premiere of PS Nation's first joint podcast with PS3 Fanboy. For our Joystiq recap, we thought we'd give you an early look: check it out. Also, read our early before-the-beta impressions of Metal Gear Online.Previews Metal Gear Online (PS3)We play at New York Comic Con and come back to tell you about it. Downloads Secret Agent Clank (PSP)Brand new screenshots of upcoming PSP exclusive. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 (PSP)It's golf. In English. On the go.
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 4/7 - 4/13
What do you think about this new PS3 ad campaign? Check out high resolution images here, whilst you read our weekly recap.Previews Warhawk: Operation Broken Mirror (PS3)We get our hands on the upcoming multiplayer expansion. NovaStrike (PS3)We play the upcoming PSN shooter. Impressions and screens. R-Type Command (PSP)Irem's space shooter gets tactical. Hands-on impressions. Hardware Joytron's PSP skin caseEasy to install peripheral does the job. Nyko's FrontMan guitarGreat guitar works on both Rock Band and Guitar Hero III.
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/31 - 4/6
We love European ads -- and here's a great example of why. After you're done recovering from this, read our weekly recap.Downloads Alpha Protocol (PS3)What does Obsidian's new stealth game look like? Find out in the first screenshots. Sonic Unleashed (PS3, PS2)Could it be a good Sonic game? We hope so. Screenshots and video. R-Type Command (PSP)Irem's shooter gets strategic on PSP. See new screenshots.
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/24 - 3/30
Wyclef Jean loves singing about Burnout Paradise and the PS3. And PSP. And PlayStation Eye. Who doesn't?Reviews Warriors Orochi (PSP)"Ultimately falls to the curse of the Warriors franchise: a weak story, repetitive gameplay, and completely generic and replaceable characters." Features Top 20 characters that should be in DissidiaThe Smash Bros.-esque Final Fantasy game has a lot of potential. We explore the characters we hope Square Enix will put into their upcoming brawler.
Retrospective: Three years with the PSP
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation/50_of_the_biggest_moments_in_PSP_s_history'; Today marks the third birthday of Sony's PlayStation Portable. Our sister site PSP Fanboy takes a look back at the 50 biggest moments in the platform's history. From the worst marketing disaster to what sold 77,777 copies on its first day, everything is covered.
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/17 - 3/23
Master Chief is finishing the fight on PS3 -- thanks to the user community of Unreal Tournament III. Check out some more fancy UTIII mods while you read this week's update. Previews Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)Hands-on with split screen mode. Interviews Secret Agent Clank's Lesley Mathieson (PSP)Talking about the next Ratchet game. Downloads Dragonball Z: Burst Limit (PS3)New screenshots of the first DBZ game on the current generation. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3)Yummy in-game shots of the Ferrari. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)Last batch of screenshots before the US release. Dungeon Explorer demo (PSP) Astonishia Story 2 demo (PSP) Reviews Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (PS3)"A worthy game to add to one's collection and definitely an experience that shouldn't be passed up." FlatOut: Head On (PSP)"On a system that has so many strong racing offerings, FlatOut can easily be bypassed."
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16
This awesome bit of Patapon fan art comes from canecodesign. Now, enjoy the rest of this week's PSF updates. Downloads Umihara Kawase demo (PSP)Obscure Japanese platformer for you to try. Reviews Rocketmen: Axis of Evil (PSN)"There are a number of things Rocketmen does wrong -- impressive, considering how simple the genre of the dual-analog shooter is." Hands-on with Nyko's Zero controller (PS3)"There are a number of flaws in its design that make it hard to recommend whole-heartedly." Wild Arms XF (PSP)"Not only the best Wild ARMs game I've played ... one of the best SRPG's I've played."
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/2 - 3/9
Crisis Core, the prequel to Final Fantasy VII is hitting US audiences very soon. Check out tons of new English-language videos and screenshots from this hotly anticipated PSP exclusive. Interviews Eye of Judgment's Yusuke WatanabeFind out more about the future of this innovative card game. Q-Games' Dylan CuthbertThe history and future of the PixelJunk series. Insomniac chats about the Nocturnal InitiativeFind out why Insomniac is reaching out to the development community. Metanet and N+Find out more about the upcoming PSP and PS3 versions of N+ from the creators. Reviews Lost: Via Domus (PS3)"We'd recommend fans just stick to their show." Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)"The PS3 version of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition had the chance to redeem itself and rectify some of the issues that plagued the game originally. Unfortunately, it didn't." flOw (PSP)"It may not be a perfect port of the PS3 title, but it still does a great job of offering a unique, soothing experience on the go." God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)"While Chains of Olympus is an excellent game, it's not the definitive God of War experience that perhaps many are craving for." Gallery: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
