In recent days, Playstation Home has exploded into aflourishing community of users. Most fittingly explained as a sort of massive, interactive ‘Sims’ experience, Playstation Home enables you to engage with other gamers across the world through your digital avatar. Users can chat, enjoy games and watch interactive trailers and promos. In addition, the growing trend of Playstation Home exclusives is bringing in droves of fresh players.

Playstation Home exclusives are made up of different treats, including exclusive game-based threads or skins, achievement based trophies and mini-games. Many PS3 games use the trophy system, bestowing them on gamers for passing certain challenges or unlocking certain things throughout the game. These trophies are Playstation Home exclusives and are displayed digitally within your ‘space’ ; so if you have a fellow player into your space they will be in a position to witness your gaming mastery!

In order to promote their games, many games developers market Playstation Home exclusives ahead of release to gather interest in their titles. These can comprise promos, small demos or exclusive skins and garments based on the title itself. As an example, prior to release of Street Fighter 4, Capcom created Ryu and Ken garments as special Playstation Home exclusives, available to buy through the clothes shops.

By winning or unlocking certain trophies, Playstation Home exclusives will be available to you. By beating arcade battle in Tekken 6, gamers unlock a great cupboard fortheir space- inspired by a Tekken arcade game! Simplyby owning Batman : Arkham Asylum on the PS3, you may unlock an exclusive Batcave area for you to visit while interacting!

The range of Playstation Home exclusives is almost endless, with loads of awesome content being added all of the time. It’s a great method to broaden the attraction of both the PS3 and the games you’ll be playing with it, so log on now and discover just what’s out there!

Despite acriticised release, the Sony PSP Go is starting to steadily grow in popularity across the videogame world. The device does represent a bold leap forward in gaming, and it appears many fans were not quite ready to embrace the exclusively download-based handheld. But with a large number of upcoming PSP Go accessories to anticipate, all this should be put right.

Firstly, and to make the PSP Go more engaging to a larger audience, Sony are making a wide range of alternate colour shells for the console. Contrary to other handhelds, which provide a tiny choice of colours, Sony plan to create a massive range of colours and have been conducting online surveys to find out which hues would be most well-liked. These upcoming PSP Go accessories will aid in pushing the device out there with more stylish users.

One feature of both the PSP and PSP Go which has long been popular is the ability to link the device to a TV screen and play the games on the big screen. That said, transfer of alittle image to the big screen does affect quality a little on the visual definition. One of the highly anticipated upcoming PSP Go accessories is the gold plated video cable. This gold plating offers optimal video and sound output, creating a clearer and crisper display.

Finally, and probably one of the most promising of the Upcoming PSP Go Accessories is that the rumour as it that famous hardware company Logitech could be manufacturing an external UMD drive for the PSP Go. Amongst the largest gripes with this device is that current PSP owners cant utilize their UMDs on it. So, Sony would probably benefit greatly if such a peripheral was made. Of all of the Upcoming PSP Go Accessories, this is surely the release which could propel the console into the top spot.

The Star Ocean series has been going on for a very long time now, and is still a quietly lucrative aside to the more famous JRPGs out there. In 2009 the Xbox 360 was treated to the latest release within the series; Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope. The game was well received, but a Playstation counterpart was nowhere to be seen. Now, finally, gamers can purchase Playstation 3′s Star Ocean.

The production of this title isn’t a direct port, but rather is titled the ‘international’ edition, and offers some small extras. Firstly, the initial Japanese voice track has been added as an option. This is often a welcome extra for those preferring their JRPGs with a little more authenticity. Also, players can toggle the HUD display to reveal the initial Japanese artwork for characters. Not a large addition, but nice nonetheless.

Onto the title itself, and Playstation 3′s Star Ocean can not disappoint. The game builds on the fighting system of previous installments within the series, providing a straightforward but fun attack approach that is systematically levelled up as time progresses. Fresh extras like the Rush gauge add a brand new take on the combat, rewarding fast handed players with more benefits.

The story that runs throughout Playstation 3′s Star Ocean is suitably grand, as one would anticipate from developers Square Enix. A great feature is the optional Private Actions, which permits users to interact among their characters to gain a deeper sense of character development. This might not be integral to the story, but is great for those wanting to totally immerse themselves with the storyline.

It might have taken a while, but Playstation 3′s Star Ocean is definitely worth the wait. The graphics, whilst perhaps less than Final Fantasy standards, are still lovely and the story can reward you the more you put into it. Any fans of the genre ought to definitely explore this awesome title.

Sony are busy creating a multitude of downloadable PSP Go games available to their new console. As the PSP Go no longer utilizes a UMD drive, all titles are downloaded through the Playstation Store. The benefit is that PSP Go now gains access to a vast store of titles from many varied Sony systems.

Many PS One classics are available as downloadable PSP Go games. These offerings are bound to evoke nostalgia to veterans as they revisit the classics of their youth! These titles are also great in their own right, and many new fans will surely enjoy such awesome titles as Crash Bandicoot, Ehrgeiz and the Soul Reaver titles.

Such is the power and potential of the PSP Go that it can access a number of Playstation 3 titles. These arenot full blown Playstation 3 titles, but instead shorter, more compact versions. They do exhibit wonderful graphics and gameplay though, and are therefore ideal downloadable PSP Go games. A few examples are Final Fight, Joust and LocoRoco.

The console is capable of playing PC ported titles, broadening the choices further. The number of these titles is at present small, but Sony promise that the range will be expanded to comprise even more downloadable PSP Go games. The most well known titles from the PC arena available for the PSP Go are the Bonk franchise – which are as fun as they sound!

Critics were doubtful of the download basis of the PSP Go, but with a slew of great titles already available, the device is growing in renown. The range of downloadable PSP Go games just keeps swelling, so go check out what all the commotion is about!

The latest release of Sony’s gaming portables isthe PSP Go, revealed in Q4 of 2009 at the E3 show. The PSP Go features are noticeably different to previous machines in the line, and come together to offer aclassy and practical alternative to the regular series.

The initial, and probably most discussed, of the PSP Go features to deviate from older models is the lack of a UMD drive. Previous models have used this media outlet for both gaming and videos, but the PSP Go drops it completely. In its place, Sony want all software on the PSP Go to be downloaded onto the sixteen GB of built-in memory. This brave move will be allowed by the PS store, which is building amassive library of titles and films to be supplied to the PSP Go features.

The previously discussed 16 GB of memory is flash based, and is free to be maxed to 32 GB by the memory stick micro. This PSP Go feature offers a huge stock of memory so gamers will not be stuck for room. The screen is slightly reducedin size since the PSP 3000, but presents a much sharper display at 480×272 pixels. Thecompact screen shelf is slid upwards to bare the buttons and d-pad, which also offers an analogue stick as before.

The PSP Go keeps all of the basic features of its progenitor, including wi-fi functioning and connectivity to the PS store both individually or via a PS3. Sony are busying themselves to make all prior UMDs available in the store, and game players can also access ‘Minis’, a new range of cheaper titles from fan-favourite ranges such as Tetris and Megaman.

And so that’s a quick introduction to the PSP Go features. The console retains the classic feel and features of the original, while showcasing a dynamic new design and innovative media capabilities. Sony have said that exclusively downloading titles is the plan for all videogames in the future, and so the PSP Go is leading the way for a new step in gaming legend.

Both the Sony PSP and PSP Go are ready to receive a welcome addition later on this year with the release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The famous gaming series returns to the portable system in this long awaited game. Now, we have seen Metal Gear on the PSP beforenow, with Portable Ops one or two years ago, but this will be the first instalment that will be directed by the mastermind behind the famous franchise; Hideo Kojima, and this can only be a nice portent.

The game is set after the events of Metal Gear Solid 3, with players returning to play as the original Snake, who has become ‘Big Boss’. Unlike Portable Ops, the title is considered as official canon in the universe. The gameplay follows the basis set out by prior games, with a large emphasis on stealth and espionage. The over-the-shoulder angle shown in Metal Gear four debuts in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, making a mixture of the finest features of past titles.

Peace Walker’s gameplay is based on a co-op core, by following suit with lots of today’s games by placing greater importance on teamwork. This is implemented thr ough Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker in solo campaigns and multiplayer games, with a variety of alternate ‘Snakes’ to make a choice from. These differentiations go from a stealth bias to heavy weapons expert, allow ing players to co-ordinate abalanced troupe.

The game is the first of 2 titles to be released into the Metal Gear universe during this year, with the Raiden-centric Metal Gear Solid Rising being released for next generation platforms later on. Kojima productions have created a fantastic little title in the form of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, combining all classic components of prior games into an innovative new gameplay. Its graphics and audio are polished to a superlative quality and the plot seems as if it will be, as always, rather epic.

The new AVP videogame is out after numerous poor attempts at Alien, Predator and AVP games, begging the question have producers Rebellion at last fashioned a game to satisfy the serious AVP followers?

The verdict in short is yes. Launched for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC the new AVP videogame comprises three campaigns, permitting the gamer to control the hunter, survivor or prey. Starting on the Colonial Marines missions, you start as the new recruit of the team on a small ship that witnesses a gigantic Predator ship eradicate your mothership. Of course the only choice available is for your ship to dock on an unchartered planet.
The Various Campaigns And Aliens Offered Within The New AVP Videogame.

The following cutscene features your character coming to after blacking out from the drop, and being advised by Tequila (remarkably resembling Vasquez from Aliens) that this mission will turn into a “bug hunt”. The following few stages are just for the gamer to become familiar with the controls, which might be familiar to most FPS users. Players will be warding off hordes of xenomorphs whilst waiting for an elevator to deliver you to safety.

It’s throughout this instance users will discover how impressive the lighting of the new AVP videogame is; was that a vent falling down? or was it a xenomorph on the wall? The answer is that you just won’t know until it might be too late! Lighting has been employed to master effect in crafting tense and uncertain gameplay. The weapons look and sound genuine to the Alien saga.

While the Marines campaign is the closest to an FPS as possible on this AVP videogame, then the Aliens campaign is the most different from that. The story begins with an Alien breeding laboratory with test specimens being harvested for their bioweapons research. However your Alien is special, as you resolve to make your escape via your surrogate parent’s throat, this signifies you’re a more intelligent breed of Alien. A power failure offers you the perfect distraction to make your escape. Mission objectives are supplied to you telepathically from the Alien Queen, and your Alien itself is a moving weapon, armed with razor tipped tail. Alien gameplay favours stealth and shock attacks from the shadows, and it is the most versatile of the three.

The Predator campaign is a mixture of the Marine and Alien campaigns. Being a Predator you rely closely on your advanced technology and use of stealth to eradicate your prey. The predator campaign on this AVP videogame is to locate and retrieve the remains of numerous “youngbloods”; Predators that have gone missing. The Predator is probably the most popular of the three campaigns in this AVP videogame, on account of all its weaponry and utterly grotesque steath takedowns.

In all, the new AVP videogame will satisfy the hardcore followers because it remains devoted to each the Alien and Predator franchises. The graphics could have been enhanced slightly yet the lighting and sound work far make up for any graphical problems. Fusing these elements with an excellent multiplayer mode has created the very best AVP videogame to date.

Just before the production of the new Playstation 3 Slim, back in September 2009, Sony were actually beginning to worry about PS3 sales. The lead competition; Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360, wereboth outselling the console together with their various software. The problem was attributed to Sony’s refusal to move on the big price ticket, and thus the other consoles became popular due to increased afforability. Sony’s luck then changed quite drastically though, with the inception of the new Playstation 3 Slim.

This redesign isnot an additional model, the new Playstation 3 Slim has totally replaced the older models and thus is regarded the sole official Playstation 3 console. As before, the system is offered in both 120GB or 250GB, offering purchasers the same options in memory as before. Further additions include EasyLink, which augments the HDMI capabilities of both your Playstation and the TV it is hooked up to.

As the name may reveals, the Playstation 3 slim is a lot more compact and space-friendly than what its progenitor is. It is over 30% lighter and smaller; a nice decision as the scale of the first was always a sore point. Furthermore, the reduced size also burns much less power, which suggests the console doesn’t heat up as fast. Overheating was never amassive issue for the original, particularly compared to rivals, but a cooler system is always a better system.

And lastly, Sony granted a reallylarge price reduction on the console. Clearly what the public was ready for, sales rocketed in the Autumn and Sony were absolutely back in the battle. The Playstation 3 Slim console represents a really smart and unified step forward for the company- offering the same great system in a smaller, more fan friendly compack package and cutting the cost makes everybody extreamly happy- Sony get their sales and we get a new and improved Playstation 3!