Gamertell

Famitsu featured an interesting news story pertaining to the PSPgo today. The system launched November 1, 2009 in Japan, and Enterbrain already has the first day sales figures for Sony’s latest incarnation of the PSP. Brace yourself - only 28,275 PSPgos were sold at launch. A PSPgo costs ￥26,800 (~$296.17)… Continue Reading »

Sony’s PlayStation 2 console may have just turned nine but for fans in the know that may seem to mean there’s only one year left to the system’s life. So when Sony sent out a press release earlier today touting the PS2’s ninth birthday, I contacted Sony to find out… Continue Reading »

It’s always great to see video game companies giving back to deserving individuals. A great, recent example is Flying Lab Software and Sony, which have decided to give men and women serving in the US military Pirates of the Burning Sea for free. The servicemen and women will also be… Continue Reading »

Somewhere soon, a group of video game company executives will meet in a conference room and discuss how to market games to women. Tecmo’s latest ad campaign for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will likely only get mentioned as a “How Not To.” It seems the newest Ninja Gaiden sequel gives… Continue Reading »

Fat Princess got off to a shaky start when it was released. Even though it received high marks during its beta phase, the final build was riddled with game crippling bugs including severe online lag and balance issues. These problems were fixed in a timely manner and the world of… Continue Reading »

Sony and Netflix have just teamed up. Soon, though Sony and Netflix don’t exactly state when, PS3 owners will be able to watch streaming movies and tv shows from Netflix for $8.99 a month. The official deal was announced today, October 26, 2009, on the PlayStation.Blog. The process is very… Continue Reading »

Without seeing the NPD sales figures for October 2009 one would probably not be too far off in assuming that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be one of the top selling games of the month. Uncharted 2 already packs in about 12 hours of single-player gameplay but its multiplayer mode… Continue Reading »

This week’s featured downloadable game is Topatoi: The Great Tree Story for $9.99. Players control a vehicle that operates much like an old fashioned children’s spinning top toy through a platform puzzle to make their way up a tree by leaping, spinning or rolling through, over or across moving platforms.… Continue Reading »

Today (October 15, 2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) officially announced that it will be making available a 250 GB PlayStation 3 on November 3, 2009, in the US for the suggested retail price of $349.99. The increased hard drive is intended to allow PS3 owners to download even more… Continue Reading »

Critter Crunch for PSN is a totally redesigned iPhone puzzle adventure game that was released on October 8, 2009. The original was filled with charm and provided countless hours of stomach filling gameplay. Did the quality of the original get lost in translation or does the PS3 have a new… Continue Reading »