Sony preps Develop 3D showcase as Japan freezes on TV upgrades

Sony is preparing to stake its case for 3D gaming at Develop in Brighton this month, despite a Japanese survey today showing that nearly 70 percent of those questioned have no intention of upgrading to 3D TVs this year. Why? Because the glasses are turning them off.

Japanese hardware charts – DS goes top as 360 receives Slim boost

Another week, another win in Japan for P… hold the phone. Best sit down for this.

DSi LL’s new colour scheme has properly done the trick for Nintendo: sales of it rocketed, giving the handheld the top spot with 41,000 last week.

Jaffe: Twisted Metal in development for 18 months

David Jaffe has revealed that Twisted Metal has been in development by Eat, Sleep, Play for around 18 months.

Battlestar Galactica composer to score SOCOM 4

Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary will compose the original score for SOCOM 4.
McCreary announced the news on his blog.He’s no slouch when it comes to soundtracks in games, however: he composed the scores for Dark Void as well as its spin-off, Dark Void Zero.For SOCOM 4, though, he say’s he’s written “”musically, a franchise re-boot” that features over eight hours worth of original stuff.
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve dreamt of a video game score that would feel as if it were being composed specifically for each player, adapting and shifting perfectly to capture the mood of the individual gamer,” said McCreary.
” Thanks to the powerful technology available today, and the talented artists and programmers at Sony and Zipper, I was able to write a score that fulfills this promise.
”Good stuff.
SOCOM 4’s out this fall for PS3.

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Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow hitting PS2 in June

John Garvin, creative director at Bend Studio, has announced over on the US PS Blog that Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow will be made available for PS2 on June 1.

Euro PSN update, May 5 – UFC 2010 and Split/Second demos

Sony has updated the European end of PSN, and two rather nice demos are available – note the headline and you got it.

Other highlights include the Flower soundtrack, some sales, and quite a few premium themes.

Get more below, and as usual, be sure to check for availability before getting too excited over something.

Yet more Alpha Protocol movies detail protagonist, old man, fit woman

Sony’s reportedly released a hardware update for PlayStation 3, adding in an improved, cheaper RSX graphics chip that makes the console less likely to be affected by YLOD and uses 15 percent less power.

ModNation Racers PS3 to release on May 21 in UK

ModNation Racers for PlayStation 3 will release on May 21 in the UK, VG247 can exclusively reveal. Sony’s just confirmed the date to us via email just now. The firm insists that the date for the PSP version, announced back in February, is still “TBC”. The racer from United Front Games will now launch in the UK and Europe before it does in the US: it’s due to launch there on May 25.

Musician mentions “Sony” and “LittleBigPlanet 2″ in tweets

A tweet from musician Ochre has said he’s licenced a song for an upcoming first-party PS3 game. The game in question: LittleBigPlanet 2. The tweet in question seems to have been deleted since then, but LittleBigLand screencapped the tweet before being removed. “Pleased to announce the licencing of ‘Infotain Me’ to Sony for Little Big Planet 2 on PS3,” the tweet reads.

Nolan North: Uncharted 3 is “common sense”

Uncharted 3 is an almost certainty, yes? Nathan Drake himself Nolan North isn’t going to come out and say it, but he tells us to use “common sense” on it.

“I’m not supposed to talk about that,” North said on the most recent episode of the PlayStationChat podcast when asked if a sequel from Naughty Dog was inevitable.

“I’ve been told I can’t say one way or another. But I will ask a question back: Do you think it would be financially responsible of Sony to not make a third game that has made hundreds of millions of dollars for their company?

“You’ve just got to use your common sense. What do you think? I’m not supposed to say one way or the other. I would encourage everyone to tap into their common sense.”

North further added: “I’m sure if we all used our common sense, I’m sure that decision from Sony will be very, very soon.

“Not that I would know anyway. I would think that we would just have to hope that our senses are finely tuned into how the industry works. Not that I’m saying anything one way or the other. You should understand that… You should all think about what would be sound decisions.”

So it’s “common sense” to assume there will be Uncharted 3, then? Would it be “common sense” to see it at E3 as well, eh? Please do, Sony.

Via PSU.

Uncharted 2 “the perfect example” of storytelling, says Crysis 2 writer

Halo? “Bullshit”. Modern Warfare 2? “An immense disappointment”. Uncharted 2? According to Crysis 2 writer Richard Morgan, it was “the perfect example” of storytelling in games.

“There is absolutely no reason why you can’t weld a really good narrative to a really cool shooting game,” Morgan told NowGamer.

“Uncharted 2 is the perfect example…it’s tongue-in-cheek, but it’s a compelling story and it’s a very straight-forward gameplay dynamic.

“Crysis 2, fine, it is fundamentally about firefights – about shooting stuff – but so was BioShock. The whole point about BioShock was the texture that made it.

Crysis 2 releases this Holiday season for PS3, 360 and PC.

AI in GT5 to be “more human-like”, says Yamauchi

Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that the AI in GT5 will be more “human-like” than previous entries.Speaking with PS3M, Yamauchi hinted that it would be less robotic than before.

Killzone 2, inFamous, Resistance 2 joining PS3 Greatest Hits in US

Killzone 2, inFamous and Resistance 2 are set to join the ranks of the Greatest Hits collection for PS3 in the US.

Firmware 3.21 to disable PS3’s ability to run other operating systems

The cross-media bar is great and all, but did you know that your non-Slim PS3 can eschew its Sony heritage and run operating systems like Linux as well?

PlayStation Move demoed live on Engadget Show at 9pm GMT

You can never have enough of Move already, can you? If not, hit the break: the motion controller is about to be demoed on The Engadget Show.SCEA research bod Richard Marks is to appear on the show at 9pm GMT, showing off the controller and possibly some games. Get the live feed below.Move was announced at GDC last week. It’s due out by the end of the year.
For the heads-up, we give thanks to the EU PS Blog.