PlayStation 3 News

Square Enix to Publish Supreme Commander 2

Kris Erickson • November 13 2008 • 0 comments

The Japanese publisher Square Enix has been on the prowl for Western game properties in an effort to expand its market in the lucrative North American and European...Read more

Micropayments Come to LittleBigPlanet

Kris Erickson • November 12 2008 • 0 comments

While many gamers wait for Media Molecule to smooth out online connectivity issues that have made the online portion of the game suffer from lag, the company has...Read more

Would You Pay $20 to Beat the Final Boss?

Kris Erickson • November 11 2008 • 0 comments

In a week when game developers are set to receive record cash bonuses, publishers are looking for more ways to charge gamers for their products. Last week a...Read more

SackBoy's Costumes: Limited-Time Offer

Kevin Brock • November 7 2008 • 0 comments

Earlier we reported fans purchasing LittleBigPlanet before its release date would receive bonus offers and additional content to celebrate SackBoy's launch. Today, Sackboy has liftoff and a haunting...Read more

Atari Revives Ghostbusters Game

Kris Erickson • November 7 2008 • 0 comments

Does anyone remember Ghostbusters, the game that was ingloriously cancelled in the wake of the Activision/Vivendi merger? Well, Phil Harrison, the new CEO of Atari certainly does. He...Read more

Does Rock Band 2's additional track list rock-eth?

Kevin Brock • November 6 2008 • 0 comments

If you registered Rock Band 2 to receive an additional 20 free tracks to download, you may become slightly disappointed with the playlist. These songs are from lesser...Read more

GTA IV Outsells LBP in Japan According to Charts

Kris Erickson • November 6 2008 • 0 comments

What an amazing week for PS3 gamers in Japan. The release of two massive titles -- which couldn't be more different from one another -- meant that gamers...Read more

Where They Stand: Console Sales in US and Europe

Kris Erickson • November 5 2008 • 0 comments

Who says that key software titles don't move systems? The following internal marketing graphs from Nintendo show the effect of specific game releases on hardware sales for all...Read more

Capcom Exec Explains Talisman Cancellation

Kris Erickson • November 5 2008 • 0 comments

Director of production for Capcom, Adam Boyes spoke to Eurogamer about the recent cancellation of Capcom’s quirky board game Talisman. The cancellation was due to problems inherent to...Read more

Economic Crisis Hits Game Studios

Kris Erickson • November 4 2008 • 0 comments

No sector of the economy is safe from the current financial crisis, not even the escapist video game industry. A plethora of studios have announced major job cuts...Read more

Burnout Paradise: Party Pack & More!

Kevin Brock • November 1 2008 • 1 comments

In all our days of gaming, Criterion Games is the first known to honorably continue to provide updates, expansions, and innovations to a game: Burnout Paradise. So what's...Read more

SackBoy's Proposition Pluto

Kevin Brock • November 1 2008 • 0 comments

As if the Blue Planet (Earth) wasn't already aware of SackBoy's astounding presence from LittleBigPlanet, he has launched a new viral marketing campaign to grab our attention even...Read more

Belgium Outlaws Game Rentals: Is America Next?

Kris Erickson • October 31 2008 • 6 comments

When we think of Belgium, we usually picture quaint little towns filled with jolly Belgians, munching on chocolate and waffles. If you pictured a jack-booted foot stomping down...Read more

New Sony Controller Features Balls, Wands

Kris Erickson • October 31 2008 • 1 comments

It's a good thing that we are professionals here at PS3 Informer. Otherwise, the newly-revealed Sony controller patent -- which shows a series of both smooth and hairy...Read more

LittleBigPlanet Servers off to a Slow Start

Kris Erickson • October 28 2008 • 0 comments

Multiplayer servers for Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet finally went live yesterday, as the game prepared to slowly creep into shops worldwide. Everything was going according to plan for about...Read more