PixelJunk Monsters Launching Next Week on PLAYSTATION Network

Dylan Cuthbert, the President and Exectuive Producer for Q Games, updated us today on the PlayStation.Blog of PixelJunk Monsters' status.

According to Cuthbert, you can put your other games down because this title is going to keep you occupied for weeks and weeks again.

The point of the game is to protect yrour isand and it's villages from the monster horde stampeding through the game. There are difficulties to make the game easy, medium, or hard. The easy set includes ten waves of monsters. There are many types of these monsters, but they are fast.

When a monster is killed, it drops money for you to pick up and build more towers for defense. Sometimes they drop important gems that you can use to upgrade your current towers.

The types of towers included in the game are the Ice Tower, Fire Tower, Tesla (Electric) Tower, Laser Tower, Hive Tower, and Mortar Tower.

Top that off, the game is launching next week on the PLAYSTATION Store.

[Via PlayStation.Blog]

Echochrome Arriving In March on the PLAYSTATION Network

On March 19, 2008, Echochrome will be arriving on the PLAYSTATION Network and PSP. Currently, no price is announced, but the PSP version is currently selling in Japan for 3,990 yen ($36) meaningn it will probably cost within the $25-$30 range here.

[Via Siliconera]

Resistance 2 GameInformer Scans Reveal More

We may have seen the game revealed already, but now we have some scans online.

Resistance 2 is one hell of a game. Insomniac is opening up the sequel with a bang due to complaints of the first game not opening up with something to remember.

Insomniac wants to have monstrous bosses, and they are. The bosses you are going to see in Resistance 2 are bigger than anything you saw in the first game. They want to deliver encounters like you've never seen before.One of these new enemies is The Goalith, which is a new enemy type that towers 150 over the player.

Regarding online, Insomniac states "With 60 players, we want to give that sense of epic battle... But at the same time, we don't want that to be the gameplay. We actually think more focused squad versus squad gameplay is going to be the best". When you enter online, you'll go into a lobby with smaller four-to-eight person squads, major communication, and a nice pre-game before the actual battle begins. The Squads each have their own objectives. The game will sport full-featured profile pages, social networking concepts, open clan and party systems, improved voice chat, and much more.

Hit the link for the scans.

[View: Scans]

Atari Announces Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit for PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360

Today, Atari officially announced the upcoming Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The game is in development by Nacmo Bandai Games.

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is revolutionizing the series by entering the realm of next-generation gaming. Complete with fierce online battles and radical 3D graphic effects only possible on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit will blur the line between video game and iconic anime series. Jam-packed with graphically enhanced playable characters, realistic battle stages and environments, players can take hold and experience Dragon Ball Z as never before.

"Atari is excited and ready to offer fans the next iteration of the Dragon Ball Z video game series on the next-gen consoles," said Donny Clay, Producer, Atari, Inc. "With explosive cinematic graphics and online gameplay, fans of the series and of the fighting genre will surely enjoy Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit."

It's great that we will finally get to go online with a Dragon Ball Z title. I look forward to this, as for now, let's enjoy the first three US screenshots.

Bionic Commando: Master D Revival Plan Coming to PLAYSTATION Network

No, we aren't talking about the next-gen remake, all though that is coming as well. Today, Famitsu announced that the PLAYSTATION Network will be receiving a remake of Bionic Commando for the NES called Bionic Commando: Master D Revival Plan (shown in the picture to the top right).

The game will be in 3D visuals while maintining the flavor of the original title. Capcom is throwing in a simultaneous two-player mode, secret areas, and some secret elements that will connect the title to the upcoming remake.

This title is going to be a download through the PLAYSTATION Store and Xbox Live Arcade. A Japanese release is planned for Spring.

[Via IGN]

Square Enix President Yoichi Wada Expresses His Thoughts on the PLAYSTATION 3

Yoichi Wada, the big boss of Japanese gaming company, Square Enix, likes to express his opinions. What does he feel about the PLAYSTATION 3? Wada feels that Sony isn't expressing the use of the console properly, as in not telling the consumer what kind of games are on the market.

He feels that the recent price cuts are going to improve sales big time, but he beleives the price is too cheap for what you get. He claims his phone is more expensive than the PLAYSTATION 3, but hey, he's rich. We aren't surprised. You can read that full interview with him here.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

Surfer Girl: Twisted Metal PLAYSTATION 3 to be PSN Title

A commenter asked Surfer Girl (the girl with the inside scoop) on her blog if she knew anything about a Twisted Metal on the PLAYSTATION 3.

She replied that the game is coming out on the PLAYSTATION Network. Hopefully, it will have a blu-ray disc release as well.

[Via Surfer Girl]

Japanese PLAYSTATION 3 Ad Falsely Advertises

In a world where there is barley any news, one man must write another story before the readers go mad. So here is the attempt.

A new free PLAYSTATION 3 brochure in Japan seems to falsely advertise the console. It states that the PLAYSTATION 3 can enjoy all of the other PLAYSTATION series (meaning PS2, PSone). In the brochure however, it advertises the 40GB model which is not backwards compatible.

Company error? Probably.

[Via Ruliweb]

The Bourne Conspiracy: X-PLAY New Details and Gameplay Video

On a new episode of G4TV's X-PLAY, they got to interview Rory Mcguire, the lead game designer for The Bourne Conspiracy. In the watch, we see some new gameplay video for the title, along with some new details.

PLAYSTATION 3 In-Game XMB Are Fake, Says Sony

The recently "leaked" in-game XMB images for the PLAYSTATION 3 appear to be fake, according to Sony Computer Entertainment.

Yeup. It was just some jerk trying to mess with our heads because he, along with everyone else, knows that all we want is our in-game XMB.

"The XMB images are fake," Sony told CVG, adding: "There are no firmware updates planned for January."

I guess for now, we just need to cross our fingers and keep hoping it will still arrive soon.

[Via CVG]

PEGI Rates Klonoa for PSP and PLAYSTATION 3

The PEGI (Pan-European Game Information), which is like the United States' ESRB, has listed a new game they rated for the PSP and PLAYSTATION 3.

This new game is a PSone Classic we know as Klonoa: Door to Phantomile from Namco Bandai. Of course this means this 3+ Rated title will be hitting the PLAYSTATION Store, in Europe at least.

We will inform you upon it's arrival.

[Via PS3 Fanboy]

MicroCenter Dates Grand Theft Auto IV

MicroCenter, a National electronics chain, has releasd a sales circular today with Grand Theft Auto IV at the bottom of the page with a stamped logo. After the logo, the words "March 08" appear. GameDaily got in touch with Rockstar to see if they can get any sort of confirmation.

A Rockstar Games representative on Tuesday replied by reiterating that Grand Theft Auto IV "is going to come out during our second financial quarter of 08."

Well, seems that we will still have to sit and speculate. Darn you Rockstar, just tell us, and we will be happy.

[Via Kotaku]

The Difference Shows: PLAYSTATION 3 In RGB Full

If you guys own a PLAYSTATION 3 and don't know about the RGB and Super White settings, let us inform you.

Head over to your settings menu. When your there, head to the display options and switch on the RGB from limited to full, and go to the Super White option, and switch it on.

Immediately, you'll notice a difference in your games as many said before, but what kind of difference?

Well if you take a look at the image (to the left), you will notice the difference quite well. [Thanks to CrazzyMan @ GT Forums]

2K Boston Refuses to Announce PLAYSTATION 3 Game, Rule out Bioshock

2K Boston seems to not want to rule out the possibility of it's Xbox 360 exclusive title, Bioshock, coming to the PLAYSTATION 3.

Earlier this week, we found out that 2K Boston was look for programmers with Unreal Engine 3 and PLAYSTATION 3 experience on it's official site.

Of course, we are all going to point to Bioshock considering it's developed on the Unreal Engine 3. But then again many games are developed on this engine.

A spokesperson for 2K Boston stepped in and said The spokesperson added: "As usual in these matters we don't comment on Internet rumour and speculation."

They just don't seem to want to rule out the possibility of the game on the PLAYSTATION 3. Perhaps it is coming.

[Via Video Gamer]

NBA Ballers: The Chosen One: Four New Screenshots

Midway Games has released four new images of their upcoming next-gen iteration of NBA Ballers. This new title is called NBA Ballers: The Chosen one, and will feature gameplay unseen in earlier titles. The screens feature cover player Dwight Howard. Enjoy the screenshots!

More Resistance 2 Details Emerge

Three Speech, Sony's semi-official blog site, revealed some new details about the newly unveiled Resistance 2.

The game's fighting action will take place in the United States, with the beginning and end levels being the only ones in different countries.

Those gigantic 60-player online battles will be squad-based, and have you choose your role from one of three classes: a hardy soldier with heavy weaponry, a special ops type for ranged attacks like sniping and a medic.

Resistance 2 will matchmake you with others of your skill too, meaning you won't get killed as fast as you do in the first game.

New enemies will also be featured such as the Chameleon and Stalker baddies with a cloaking ability.

Insomniac has also taken feedback from the first game to improve long checkpoints and the health system, as well as using more of the PLAYSTATION 3's power to get in a greater number of enemies on screen and boost their intelligence to Key Stage 2.

The biggest new additions are a separate eight-player co-operative campaign (or two-player in local mode), and the enormous online battles.

[Via Three Speech] [Credits to EuroGamer]

CES 2008: LittleBigPlanet: Death & Content to Solid Sack

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, Media Molecule & Sony Computer Entertainment were showcasing their upcoming title, LittleBigPlanet, for the PLAYSTATION 3. Kyle Shubel, the Managing Producer of Int'l Softwawre Dev't for Sony CEA, discusses death in the game, as well as the community. The video shows some new levels that you can create besides the wilderness levels as well if you pay close attention. The ending is a treat as well, as it introduces Solid Sack.

Alligator Skinned DUALSHOCK 3 Matches Our Boots

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2008, teh foreign OEM companies had some strange things at their booths. One thing being an alligator skinned DUALSHOCK 3. So now you can wear that suit and boots with pride as your play your PLAYSTATION 3.

[Via Kotaku]