Additionally, the company said it will relaunch some UMD titles like FIFA 12 and Invizimals as "PSP Essentials" for just €9.99. Today, the company has released all the specs for the new device, which strips Wi-Fi (among other features) in order to save on costs.Spec list (via GR):LCD screen: 4.3 inches / 10.9 cm (16:9) full-transparent type, TFT drive. Approximately 16,770,000 colours displayed.... more.

PS3 1 Comment Mon, Aug 22nd, 2011, 4:10am EDT by Darryl Kaye The North American PlayStation Blog has confirmed that Square Enix classic, Parasite Eve II, will be released on the PlayStation Network this week. The title is already available on the European and Japan PlayStation Stores, so it's about time North America will have a chance to check out Aya Brea's second outing. This was the las... more.

Sales for Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo 3DS spiked in the latest retail data in Japan pending a price cut for the handheld. Media Create Co. this week said the Nintendo 3DS sold 196,077 units between Aug. 8 and Aug. 14 to rank as the No. 1 game hardware for the week. By comparison, the hardware sold 4,132 units the week prior. The 3DS ranked two titles in the top 10, including Pokemon Rumble... more.

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Sony has said that it will soon release a cheaper, Europe-only, Wi-Fi-free version of the PSP. At its Gamescom 2011 keynote, Sony announced that it would be cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 around the world. However, the company also made a splash with the revelation that it plans to ship a new "value ... more.

Two strikingly similar announcements came out of Gamescom over the past two days. During a press conference yesterday, Sony unveiled the PSP-E1000, a discounted PlayStation Portable that can still run UMDs but lacks WiFi. Today, Nintendo revealed a new W... more.

Not only did Sony reveal new prices and an Infamous 2 bundle for the PlayStation 3 at Gamescom 2011 in Germany today, it also surprised by announcing a new PSP for Europe this fall, with no plans to bring the device to America at all according to ThisIsMyNext. Priced at a budget-friendlier €99.99 (approximately $144 US as of this writing), Sony clearly wants to win th... more.

Sony brings the two God of War games from the PSP to the PS3, with remastered graphics. God of War: Origins won’t hit stores until September 13, but we had the chance to spend some time with it. Hi. My name is Ryan, and I’m a God of War addict. I can’t help it, I love the series. The setting, the stories, and especially the play controls are among the pantheon (see what I did there?) of game... more.

Malaysian student Ashraf Haziq made world headlines last week when he was the victim of not one but two sickening attacks during the London riots, one which broke his jaw and one which saw his PSP stolen by a man supposedly "helping" him. While there was initially some good news for Haziq, with Sony pledging to send him a new PSP and some games, there's now hopefully some justice to go wit... more.

Re-mastering both of the God of War PSP games in full HD for the PS3 God of War: Collection Volume II definitely had its share of challenges for us. The first goal we had was simply the daunting task of up-rezing the engine and content authored on a PSP running at 480 x 272 resolution and 30 frames per second to 1920 x 1080p at a steady 60 fps on the PS3. This required a custom PS3 version of our ... more.