With all of the PSP2 rumors that have been floating around the past few months, it seems likely that somewhere, someone at Sony is working on a new version of the PlayStation Portable. Videogame developer Dave Perry recently opened his mouth and said some things. Things like “I know this guy who does this thing and his cousin has a PSP2 and it has no UMD drive.” Of course, Perry is the father ofEarthworm Jim, so we just had to listen....

The day after PS3 Firmware 3.0 launched, the expected slew of complaints came tumbling in. The PS3’s latest update saw isolated but aggravating issues, with copies ofUncharted: Drake’s Fortunerandomly freezingand DualShock 3 controllersrefusing to work. Fortunately for the afflicted, Sonyhas acknowledgedthat problems exist, and that they are being worked on. “SCEA is aware of reports that PS3 owners are experiencing isolated issues with their PS3 system since installing the most recent system software update (v3....

The various online modes forPlayStation Vitahave been discussed in great detail by Sony Europe manager of R&D Phil Rogers. Speaking to Eurogamer at Develop 2011, he gave an overview of Near, Party, LiveArea, and Activity. First up is Near, which is “a location-based gifting system” not unlike the 3DS’ SpotPass feature. Gifts can be left for others to find, and aren’t restricted to items; you could issue a challenge using Near, for instance....

To have your job hanging by a thread, especially in these worrying financial times, is not a good thing, but 8,000 Sony workers are about to feel the pinch as the PlayStation 3 manufacturer looks tocut its staffdown to size. As Sony allegedly continues to lose money on the PlayStation 3, one analyst has suggested that a staff cut of this size won’t help the company out very much: “This staff reduction won’t be enough....

Yesterday, GameSpot revealed the teaser trailer for Activision’s upcomingSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. What we know — the game will take place across four dimensions with four different Spideys. Two have already been revealed: Noir and Amazing. Now a new Spider-Man variant has been revealed via pre-order bonus — Cosmic Spider-Man. Playable in-game across all four universes, the pre-order bonus adds four new costumes to the game. Additionally, the character gets an exclusive charge attack....

According to Ubisoft,the day-oneSplinter Cell: Convictionbughas been squashed via a new patch. In a conversation withKotaku, the studio declared, “The issue has been resolved, you should now be able to play without further problems” It added, “You can download the update now and be able to play the game without it freezing or needing to be unplugged from Xbox Live.” Users have been reporting a freezing issue since the game hit this morning, claiming that the second level was impossible to complete because of it....

Nintendo is happy to tell you how many gazillions of DS systems they sold, but Fortune magazine sees things a bit differently. They think that Apple is creeping up and gnawing off some of Nintendo’s portable market share. The Apple App Store is blowing up and the iPad is riding the bumpers of all the mobile gadgets out there, according to a study by Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty. Her study shows that gaming handhelds are a candidate for cannibalization....

People love Mario. Japanese gamers made that clear this week as the debut of Super Mario Collection: Special Pack. This re-release of Mario goodness in celebration of Mario’s 25th anniversary outsold everything this past week in Japan.Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Vanquishand evenPokemon Black/Whitewere beat out by this Wii release, which sold over 300,000 copies in a week, October 18th through 24th. This release likely sold well because it’s limited, and it comes with a lot of games for a low price....

Next in the line ofsomeone’s working on somethingnews is Team Ninja. And just like before, the news comes from a Japaneseclassified adlooking for a graphics programmer for an unnamed Xbox 360 and PS3 project. So what is it? No idea. We know they’re cracking away at the newMetroid,so it’s not that. Look, this is the company that specializes in things like wall running and breast bounce physics. We don’t need to sit around and guess what it’s going to be....

iPhone point-and-click adventureHector: Badge of CarnageEpisode 1 – We Negotiate with Terroristsis making the transition to more platforms. On April 27, it’ll hit PC, Mac, and iPad. Telltale Gameshas pre-ordersfor the Mac and PC versions up now — your $9.99 also includes a free copy ofPuzzle Agent, and ten percent of the purchase will be donated to relief efforts for Japan. What’s more, new episodes are planned for this fall....

Look, E3 was an absolute overload of info, so I don’t blame you if you missed out on seeingForza Motorsport 3‘s brand new video editor being demo’d. The crew at Turn 10 showed off what could be created using the in-game toolset, and theresults were astonishing. A bit long, admittedly, but impressive nonetheless. How long did it take to create the trailer, you ask?Kotaku askedthe game’s developers that very question, and their response was “about a month....

What a bomb shell. Itagaki leaving Tecmo was a total shock when I heard about it. Especially over the reason why he’s leaving. Wonder what will happen to theDead or AliveandNinja Gaidenfranchises now. My best guess: Less jiggly boobs. Monthly Musing promotions kicked off today and Nick Chester brought to us tons on new info on upcoming Capcom games such asResident Evil 5, Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, and plenty more....

There’s a rumor floating around that Nintendo still hasn’t learned their lesson when it comes to making online fun and easy and will be implementing their awful friend code system for the 3DS. Wouldn’t that be just dandy? There’s a new Jimquisition, an 8-Bit Aliens game was unearthed, GameStop wants access to your online network accounts and a whole bunch more happened on 16-05-2025 Destructoid Originals:Why is Mistwalker Tweeting about Last Story in English?...