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Back at E3 2009, ModNation Racers was one of the most hyped PS3 games announced. But it turns out it isn’t a PS3 exclusive. Sony announced today that ModNation Racers is also a PSP game, and both the PSP and PS3 versions of the game will launch simultaneously. Sony’s Director… Continue Reading »

The PSPgo wasn’t the record breaking success that Sony expected. The $249.99 price tag combined with lack of UMD drive were the main discouraging factors. Plus it doesn’t help that a PSP with a UMD drive, that’s compatible with old games and downloadable games, is only $169.99. $199.99 if you… Continue Reading »

It’s every Play-Asia customer’s favorite time of year - time for the annual Lunar New Year Sale! Until February 11, 2010, over 5,000 in-stock items at Play-Asia have been discounted. So if there’s an import game, console, peripheral or toy you’ve been watching and pondering purchasing, now could be the… Continue Reading »

Sometimes I wonder if the term “fan service” was created with the Dead or Alive series in mind. The latest game, a PSP game called Dead or Alive Paradise certainly goes above and beyond to deliver the kind of pandering some fans of the series expect to see. It’s a… Continue Reading »

We’d already heard talk of EA buying a 2010 Super Bowl ad spot to show off Dante’s Inferno, but now the company itself has confirmed it with a press release. EA has purchased a 30 second spot to run “Hell Awaits.” Based on the wording in the press release, it… Continue Reading »

This week’s PlayStation 3 downloadable game is Hustle Kings for $9.99. This realistic-looking pool simulation game features more than just earning a PSN trophy. This week’s featured PSP downloadable game is Route 66 for $3.99. Players assist biker Madeleine Mayflower in finding various items as she explores 25 different locations… Continue Reading »

Visual novels still are a niche genre in North America, though games like Heileen, Lux-Pain and even Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor are helping to pave the way. So it’s kind of surprising to hear that NIS America is stepping up to release the Disgaea PSP visual novel Disgaea Infinite… Continue Reading »

Harvest Moon games are typically about starting a farm to either revitalize it, or restore a town, but things are a bit different in Natsume’s forthcoming PSP game, Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley. Instead of bringing new life to a forgotten farm and country town, you’re trying to raise… Continue Reading »

Japanese PSP owners, or people with Japanese PlayStation Store accounts, can get X-Radar Portable, a really neat, free program, courtesy of Sony. As you can probably tell from the radar part of its name, it allows you to see where you are on maps with the help of PetaMap. It’s… Continue Reading »

PSP UMDs are fragile little things. Without even realizing it, the casing could crack or the little metal circle in the center of the disc could become dislodged. When using a third party UMD case, I discovered that the tiny metal circle in the center of the UMD disc had… Continue Reading »