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UMD/DVD Bundled Movies. Cool!

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 02/09/2006 at 03:50PM CST

PSP owners will be in for a treat, starting on March 28th. Sony has announced that it will start bundling PSP UMD disks along with DVD movies for a special price of $28.95. The two-for-one deals will first include the movies: The Terminator, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Resident Evil, Underworld, and The Grunge. Other titles to be released in late April will feature, Ghostbusters, The Fifth Element, and Mad Max. More bundles will be available in the coming months. As reported by Reuters, president Benjamin Feingold of Sony Home Entertainment said, A lot of people have DVD players and also have PSPs, and this way for one price they can get one movie and play it back on both formats." The move by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a good move to further establish the PSP as a multimedia d...

Street Alpha 3 MAX Comes to the PSP

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 02/07/2006 at 02:40PM CST

Were you one of the many of coin-op fans that stood in line to beat the guy or girl who was the "expert" at Street Fighter? Or did you just do "cheap" moves to defeat your competitors? Whether you were an expert or a cheap fighter doesn,t matter. You,ll be able to not only relieve the glory (or gory) days of the Street Fighter game, but you,ll be able to take it with you. Capcom has announced the release of Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, for the PSP. As is typical of the series, there are a truckload of characters, lots of fighting moves, three-on-three team battles, and the original arcade characters. Pre-orders for the game include a special "support-pad" attachment that will make doing specials and combo moves easier on the PSP. The popular arcade game first appeared on U.S. shores in 1987...

Race Driver 2006 for PSP

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/25/2006 at 12:03AM CST

I myself don™t own a PSP. Why? Because I™m old and that screen is too small for my eyes! No, but seriously, it™s because I™m a petrol head and love my racing games and nothing has thus far made me want to buy one. Thanks to Codemasters I might have to give in and break my piggy bank as they bring Race Driver 2006 to the PSP. This is going to be the ultimate racing game, with more than 50 different cars to race, over a dozen racing comps and the ability to have up to 21 cars on screen at once, RD2006 will definitely be on my list to buy. Not only will there be so much to choose from, but also lots of eye candy with real performance cars, real damage, real physics and with WLAN mode, you can have up to 12 players competing for the tarmac. Compete in GT Sports Car Raci...

SCEA Releases Official PSP Schedule for Q1

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/14/2006 at 10:58AM CST

SCEA announced some official release dates for PSP games in Q1. March seems like the hot-spot, with 4 games set to be released in that month. The for launch in March include Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, MLB 06 The Show, Daxter, and Pursuit Force. The game Ape Escape Academy is expected to be released within the next week. Neopets Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing was expected to be released on February 28th, but is now set for a March release as well. SCEA executive Vice President said, Our first quarter lineup is yet another example of our continuous pledge to consumers to deliver viable and innovative new entertainment choices for the PSP system. Hopefully SCEA will continue with these hot new games throughout the year of ~06.

New Game for the PSP Can Measure Your Intelligence...

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/12/2006 at 01:41PM CST

Usually, the only response to non-gamers about the benefits of playing video game goes something like this, Well, it inproves hand-eye coordination and sharpens your reflexes¦ To which the usual reply goes, So what? Talk about shutting down a discussion in no time flat. But there is a game for the PSP that will change this. A Japanese game developer, Nowproduction, has just released a game for the PSP entitled, PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient. Now before everyone starts to yawn at the blazingly boring title, the game is representative of the many popular intelligence games that have recently swept Japan. PIQ has 100 3D puzzles that measure and quantify a gamer™s intelligence and logic skills through various scenarios related to moving objects, avoiding obstacles, operating device...

New Music Software for the PSP Goes X-OOM!

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/10/2006 at 12:32PM CST

It™s time to get a bigger memory stick for your PSP, as the latest music software by bhv Software, gives you the ability to rip and download internet radio streams to your PC and then upload them to you PSP. Finally, you can rock out to your heart™s desire. The software, X-OOM, has the capacity to record up to 20 channels simultaneously and can be programmed to record at the times you specify. If you plan to record 20 channels all at once, we suggest you buy a few carry-along 100 gig drives plus battery packs. (Oh, you™ll also need to buy a luggage cart to move all your stuff around too.) The X-OOM software can be purchased for the PSP at a MSRP of $29.99 through their website: http://www.x-oom.us/.

Bubble Bobble Evolution Coming to PSP

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/06/2006 at 01:15PM CST by Bradley Philbert,

Bub and Bob make their first appearance on Sony,s PSP in Rising Star,s popular franchise "Bubble Bobble" games. The new title is called, "Bubble Bobble: Evolution" and is tentatively scheduled for release in February 2006. The fanciful game has the classic elements of the series, such as capturing the baddies within bubbles, plus lots of fights and lots of action. This new offering for the PSP, however, has some added new features: puzzles, multiple screen action and the ability for the gamer to "travel" between these different game screens. Producer Tony Byus said, "This isn't Bubble Bobble as fans of the series are used to. This is an entirely new game, and with these puzzle elements included, it is literally an evolution of the original game design concept." Chairman, Owe Bergsten, o...

Strong Sales of Nintendo Handhelds Reported During...

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/04/2006 at 03:00PM CST by Frank Ling, Editorial Director

More good news for Nintendo as holiday retail reports for December show strong sales of Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance products. Nintendo is going against the wave of some game industry downturns regarding video game business. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo vice president of sales commented, "At a time when some sectors of the video game industry are softening, Nintendo DS and the Game Boy Advance line remain shining stars because of their fun experiences and innovative game play. It's important to note that these strong figures represent Nintendo hand-held units and games that consumers have purchased and are now enjoying at home or wherever they like to play." In the U.S., combined game sales of MarioKart DS and Nintendogs have sold well over 2.5 million copies since their release in Novem...

New Movie Download Service for the PSP!

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 12/30/2005 at 11:43PM CST by Frank Ling, Editorial Director

By Frank Ling, GN Writer Friday, December 30, 2005 Have you grown tired of repeatedly viewing Napoleon Dynamite on your PSP because of the lack of available movies for your handheld? If you™re stuck in a rut like this, there is help on the way. 29HD Network announced that it will be opening a new video download store for the PSP. The new service, called 29MP4, will offer full-featured films and videos at an economically priced $2.99 per title. The initial number of titles during the beta launch of the online store will have over a dozen selections, with a planned expansion of more than 200 titles by the middle of 2006. Potential customers will be able to browse and window shop the inventory before purchase. Bob Caird, of 29HDN said, ¦with the right pricing and selection available thr...

Art College Produces PSP Furniture Exhibit

Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 11/22/2005 at 08:49PM CST by Frank Ling, Editorial Director

The Royal College of Art in London has a new art project for display by students of the Industrial Design Engineering and Interaction Design department. Namely: furniture. But not just any type of furniture, it,s furniture that is made for the purpose "specifically when playing the PSP", according to the RC of A website. The exhibit will give attendees a chance to try out the furniture for themselves. Don,t forget to bring your PSP along. What inspired this project? The Royal College of Art students said, "The cocoon-like nature of the furniture is related to the experience of playing games on the PSP. Initial inspiration came from observing group play at a barbecue: when still light in the early evening, a group of players put their coats over their heads to create shade and see the PSP'...

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