Category Archives: PS2

Manhunt has released on PSN Europe, courtesy of publisher Rockstar Games. The mega-controversial kill-em-up comes with all the PS2 content intact and unedited.

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with demos for Resident Evil: Revelations, Terraria, Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold, and Star Wars Pinball. You can also pick up the Psycho character for Borderlands 2, pre-order FUSE, download DUST 514, and all other sorts of goodies. Get your full update below.

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Sony has released the April 2013 PSN Top Sellers charts for both the US and UK, and Guacamelee! topped the US combined charts and the PSN chart in Europe.

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Another nail has thumped into the PlayStation 2′s coffin as the one-time king of consoles gradually fades into nostalgic memory.

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Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly’s series director Makoto Shibata has said the game’s story was based on a dream he had after the first game had been completed.

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Katamari Damacy will be released as a PS2 Classic through PSN next week. Expect it to be made available with the PS Store update on April 30 for PS3. We’ll ask about Europe. Thanks, Joystiq.

IF you’re one of those people who are still investing in PS3 digital downloads you won’t be able to play on the PS4 (like all of us), then you will be happy to know that the PS2 versions of Grand Theft Auto portable entries Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories will be available for digital purchase next week in North America and Europe for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99. Roll Tide.

Sony has published this week’s PSN Europe update, kicking off with a full digital download of the utterly brilliant BioShock Infinite and Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel.

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with Darkstalkers Resurrection, Mountain Crime: Requital, Atelier Ayesha and plenty more. There’s also demos on-hand for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, Mountain Crime: Requital, Darkstalkers Resurrection and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. DLC for Dead Space 3, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Sound Shapes, and Sleeping Dogs are also available.

Hit up the break for your update.

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Midnight Club: Street Racing and Midnight Club 2 are listed on the regular upcoming release post on the US PlayStation Blog as PS2 Classics. The pair have not been priced, but other Rockstar classics have been priced at $9.99/€9.99/£7.99. Details will likely arrive with the PlayStation Store update. The first Midnight Club arrived in 2000 and its sequel hit in 2003.

Before making the transition from retail to downloadable and mobile titles, Nihilistic Software was working on various titles for PS3 and Xbox 360, and a God of War Home space, according to a LinkedIn resume.

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Sony will offer buyers of Ratchet & Clank: QForce two free Vita games after the handheld version of the game received a second delay.

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Sony’s retrospective Evolution of PlayStation series continues with an episode focused on the platform’s most memorable and innovative games.

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Naughty Dog learned from the PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3 transition, co-presidents Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells have said, and is better prepared for the jump to PlayStation 4.

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Sony has released a second episode in its Evolution of PlayStation series, which kicked off with a loving tribute to the PSOne. Glory in the original Big Black Box in the PS2 follow-up through the break.

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PSN is hosting a Twisted Metal sale. From today and for the rest of the week, you can pick up Twisted Metal PS3 for $29.99, Twisted Metal (PSone Classic) for$4.99, Twisted Metal 2 (PSone Classic) for $4.99, Twisted Metal Black (PS2 Classic) for $7.99, or you can pick up all the above through the Twisted Birthday Bundle for just $39.99. The sale was not noted on the EU PS Blog, so as of press time, it appears to be for North America only. We’ll keep checking.

PlayStation 4 looks set to happen sooner rather than later. Brenna looks back at a brand that grew up alongside her.

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The PlayStation Blog has announced in The Drop that various goodies are heading to PlayStation Network this week.

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Pokémon Black & White 2 were the best-selling games in Japan during 2012, Media Create has revealed via it Top-30 of 2012 chart. The Nintendo titles were followed by Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and New Super Mario Bros. 2, respectively. The tracking retail firm also listed the best-selling hardware in the country to-date, and the clear winner was PlayStation 2 with 21,833,215 units sold. The full chart is below, courtesy of Siliconera.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will release on PSN next week as a PS2 Classic, Rockstar has announced.

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