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Capcom will open The Gathering Hall, the UK’s first and only dedicated Monster Hunter gaming centre, this July. The area will be dedicated to Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, the latest instalment in the long-running PSP RPG series that outsold all other games in Japan last year. The game debuts on …
Read More »Sony targets girls with purple PSP
Sony and Disney have announced details about the Hannah Montana PSP bundle first revealed at E3. Due to arrive in the PAL territories in October this year, the lilac-purple PSP-3000 will come packaged with Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show, which is the first game based on the Disney license …
Read More »New iPhone can top PSP’s power, says mobile dev
Apple’s new iPhone 3G S has the potential to outdo Sony’s PSP in terms of graphical capabilities. That was the assessment of Michael Schade, CEO of the Germany-headquartered mobile phone developer Fishlabs. Speaking to Pocketgamer, Schade reasons that the new iPhone’s OpenGL 2.0 support can allow developers to craft games …
Read More »Capcom and Sony unite for PSP bundle
Capcom has united with Sony to bring a PSP bundle to retail promoting the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series. The bundle will include the new Mystic Silver PSP-3000, a copy of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a Monster Hunter-branded PSP carry-pouch, screen wipe and branded skin that fits …
Read More »New iPhone can ‘surpass’ PSP power
Fishlabs CEO excited by the iPhoneâ??s OpenGL 2.0 support, cautious on financial viability
Read More »Perry: PSPgo mobile phone is the next logical step
Shiny founder David Perry believes that the next logical evolution of the PSPgo is to include Sony Ericsson’s mobile phone service for the device. Perry – who proclaimed the potential of a PSPgo-like device as far back as 2007 – offers his view as part of Develop’s panel discussion on …
Read More »Resi PSP is totally different
Publisher Capcom has pressed the big red button on its pre-release hype for the already hugely anticipated Resident Evil Portable for PSP, claiming that the game is a radical departure from any other title in the series to date. Other than the fact that it exists, details regarding Resident Evil’s …
Read More »PSPgo not getting Trophies
Sony has confirmed that it will not be introducing Trophies, its equivalent of Microsoft’s excellent Achievement system, to its PSP platform. Many had hoped that the impending launch of the new PSPgo and its increased focus on internet connectivity would lead to Sony announcing a Trophy system for PSP that …
Read More »PSPgo â?? the developers’ verdict
Those in the know react to Sony's next handheld iteration
Read More »Sony arming PSP to directly take on the DS market
Sonyâ??s handheld enterprise transformed to allow cheaper development on smaller, casual and niche titles
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