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Rockstar’s “The Warriors” arrives on PSN next week as PS2 Classic

by Shane Willoughby - on May 22nd 2013 - No Comments
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Rockstar will release “The Warriors” as a PS2 Classic on PSN as of next week. The game will be available on the US branch of the PlayStation store May 28th and in Europe the very next day on May 29th. The game was originally released way back in 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was ported to PSP in 2007. ...

Manhunt coming to PSN as PS2 Classic next week. The Warriors to follow

by Shane Willoughby - on May 10th 2013 - No Comments
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Rockstar has announced that the infamous Manhunt will be added to the publisher’s already impressive PS2 Classics roster on PSN as of next week. Originally released on PlayStation 2 back in 2003, Manhunt will set you back $9.99/€9.99/£7.99 on PSN respectively. In addition, Rockstar has also eluded to the fact that they will...

ICO & Shadow of The Colossus HD and Demon’s Souls go free to PS Plus EU users in June

by Shane Willoughby - on May 8th 2013 - No Comments
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ICO HD, Shadow of the Colossus HD and Demon’s Souls will join Sony’s PlayStation Plus service as of next month as free downloads to users. ICO and Shadow of Colossus HD released as a single retail blu-ray release back in 2011, with Demon’s Souls following shortly thereafter courtesy of Namco-Bandai picking up the rights...

Katamari Damacy rolls onto PSN as PlayStation 2 Classic next week

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 26th 2013 - No Comments
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Namco-Bandai’s Katamari Damacy will be available on PlayStation 3 as a PlayStation 2 classic as of next week. The third-person “roll em’up” originally released on PlayStation 2 way back in 2004. It has since spawned seven sequels. The release has only been confirmed for the North American PSN. We’ll send an email...

Sony’s second “Evolution” video reminds us why the PS2 was so awesome

by Shane Willoughby - on Feb 16th 2013 - No Comments
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Sony has once again updated their PlayStation Meeting website with a brand evolution video, this time reminding us all as to why the PlayStation 2 was so awesome up it’s release back in November 2000. Yesterday, the original PlayStation got the evolution video treatment video. Our guess is that tomorrow we will see a PSP video,...

RIP old friend: Sony confirms that PlayStation 2 manufacture has ceased worldwide

by Shane Willoughby - on Jan 7th 2013 - 2 Comments
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The PlayStation 2 is offically dead. Long live play. Sony has confirmed that not only has PlayStation 2 manufacture ceased in Japan, but the console will not longer be produced anywhere else in the world. The PlayStation 2 was originally released in Europe back in November 2000. It is the best selling console of all time and as such, is regarded...

New Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two video shows the reconstruction of the wasteland

by Joseph Murphy - on Nov 5th 2012 - No Comments
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Disney has served up a new gameplay video for Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The video shows the power of both the paintbrushes Mickey can yield – with one removing features from the world, and one topping the world back up. We’re currently working our way through the game, so have a goo and see what you think. ...

The ESRB now rating Cave Story for PS3, 360, Vita, PS2 and PSP

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 30th 2012 - No Comments
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The wonderful Cave Story could well be coming to a bevy of additional hardware formats, if an updated ESRB rating is anything to go by. The listing for Cave Story now shows the game rated for PS3, 360, Vita, PS2 and PSP alongside existing ratings of 3DS, Wii and DSi. ESRB ratings tend to be water-tight, so the appearance of Cave Story...

PES 2013 coming to PS2 & PSP next month. Wii U & 3DS versions to follow

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 10th 2012 - No Comments
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Konami will continue to show Sony’s PS2 and PSP Pro Evolution Soccer love, by releasing the 2013 edition on both pieces of hardware next month on October 26th in Ireland. Additionally, a Wii U edition will be available from November 16th. A 3DS version “will follow shortly afterwards”. The game released last month on...

The original PS2 Killzone is heading to the PSN this month

by Shane Willoughby - on Jan 11th 2012 at 8:58 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Sony have just turned up the heat on their PS2 PSN classics range by announcing that the original Killzone will be available on the Playstation Network from January 24th.

Bioware Release New Mass Effect 2 'The Arrival' DLC Screen

by Shane Willoughby - on Mar 15th 2011 at 4:23 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Yesterday Bioware asked for your Facebook impressions and retweets for new Mass Effect 2 DLC screens and in reaching their goal they have released another new screen for the ‘The Arrival’ DLC.

Playstation 2 Ships 150 Million Consoles Worldwide

by Shane Willoughby - on Feb 14th 2011 at 10:05 am (IST). This post has No Comments

Forget the current gen consoles. Playstation 2 is still the daddy.

If You Loved Metal Gear Solid 2 Then You Should Read This

by Shane Willoughby - on Jan 9th 2011 at 6:44 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Loved Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty? Got a couple of hours to spare? Well, I suggest you download Hideo Kojima’s original design draft of MGS2 that has just become available online.

Happy 10th Birthday In Europe Playstation 2

by Shane Willoughby - on Nov 23rd 2010 at 7:31 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Tomorrow, November 24th 2010, marks a double celebration for Playstation in Europe. Not only does it mark the release of Gran Turismo 5 but it also marks the 10th birthday of Playstation 2 in Europe. Over the last decade, the Playstation 2 has had an unfathomable impact on the gaming industry and ten years on the console still gives the likes of Xbox 360 and its successor Playstation 3 a run for its money.

Sony Reminds Us That Before Kinect, There Was The EyeToy

by Shane Willoughby - on Nov 3rd 2010 at 10:32 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Subtle Sony. Subtle………..

With Microsoft’s Kinect less than 24 hours away from release in North America, Sony has released a video detailing the history and evolution of the humble EyeToy. The video just goes to dhow just how ahead of it’s time the Eyetoy really was. It really makes you think. Watch it and wonder why Kinect costs €150.