Sony Announce New SingStar Features Coming This June

Sony have announced new features coming in the June SingStar update. SingStar Remote allows players to connect a PSP to the SingStar game, whilst its running, and create a playlist of up to 20 songs, from a carousel of songs. the playlist can also be edited whilst people are singing.



Another new feature is the enhanced gameplay that will give the player feedback when trying to use extra style in your natural vibrato.


Sony have also announced that SingStar Clubs will be expanded to up to 1,000 members and you will be able to join up to 5 clubs. The SingStore is getting some minor updates, you will be able to view a users video gallery from a song in SingStore.

From EU Playstation Blog

PopCap Announce The "Show Your Bejeweled Love" Contenst Begins Today

In Continuing the 10 year celebration of Bejeweled, PopCap have announced the "Show Your Bejeweled Love" Contest has begun. This contents, which is open to residents of the US, Canada (except Quebec) and the UK, and only requires fans of Bejeweled to submit a 2 minute long video of themselves illustrating or describing their affinity for Bejeweled. $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to the top 10 entries, including a limited edition notebook and two iPads.

Press Release

SEATTLE, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, maker of some of the world's most popular video games, today announced the inception of its "Show Your Bejeweled®Love" contest as part of the company's celebration of the 10th anniversary of its flagship franchise. The contest begins today and ends May 26th, 2010 and is open to residents of the US, Canada (except Quebec) and the UK.

Participants must submit a YouTube video illustrating or describing their affinity for Bejeweled in two minutes or less. From the weird and wacky to the fun and fanatical, all sorts of submissions are welcome. US$5,000 in prizes will be awarded to the top 10 entries, including a limited edition notebook PC and two iPads, each with custom-designed, "Bejeweled 10th Anniversary" engravings.
"More than half a billion people worldwide have played Bejeweled over the past decade, which still blows our minds," said Jason Kapalka, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at PopCap and co-creator of Bejeweled. "Their enthusiasm for the game is unquestioned, and we thought it would be fun to reward that incredible devotion in some way."

Members of PopCap's art and game design teams will comprise the judging committee. Judging will occur throughout the contest period and will be based on three equally weighted criteria: enthusiasm, presentation and knowledge of Bejeweled. Top entries will be posted on the site throughout the duration of the contest. Complete contest rules and the official submission form can be found at www.bejeweled.com/

About PopCap
PopCap Games (www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform provider of fun, easy-to-learn, captivating video games that appeal to everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 260 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, PopCap's games are played on the Web, social platforms, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices (cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod, iPhone, iPad and more), popular game consoles (such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap is the only "casual games" developer with leading market share across all major sales channels, including social, Web portals, retail stores, mobile phones, MP3 players, and game devices.

The PopCap logo and all other trademarks used herein that are listed at www.popcap.com/trademarks are owned by PopCap Games, Inc. or its licensors and may be registered in some countries. Other company and product names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners.

Sony Announce Championship Manager 2010 is Coming Out 29th April On Playstation Mini's

Sony have revealed that the Playstation Mini's version of Championship Manager 2010 is coming out on 29th April for £4.99/€5.99. The new screenshots also reveal that the game will have real team and player names. A new trailer has also been released revealing more screenshots from the game, but the release date on the trailer is wrong.

You can click on the screenshots to see them bigger

From EU Playstation Blog

Sony Online Entertainment Announce Maljaran Frontier, The 13th Expansion For PoxNora

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that Maljaran Frontier, the 13th expansion for PoxNora, is out for both the PC and Facebook game. All PoxNora players will get access to 3 of the 8 campaigns in this expansion for free.

Maljaran Frontier Features:
• New Runes: Utilize 78 new runes, including new champions, spells, equipment and relics
• New Single Player Campaign: An all-new campaign with eight missions
• New Races: Leoss, Kanen, The Stitched and Tortun races break traditional boundaries and can ally with more than one faction
• New Player Avatars: Player Avatars will now be able to reach a level of 50, providing new looks and abilities
• Disconnect Protection: Players will no longer be kicked out of a game if they are disconnected from the server. Disconnect Protection allows players a fixed window of time to reconnect to their current game.

Character Art


Press Release

WHAT: Find adventure on the mystical island of Maljara in the 13th PoxNora expansion, Maljaran Frontier. Available to players at PoxNora.com and through the PoxNora Facebook application, Maljaran Frontier is PoxNora’s largest and most exciting campaign ever.

All players will receive complimentary access to three of the eight new campaigns. These campaigns will automatically be displayed in the campaign lobby, while the remaining five will be available for purchase in the PoxNora marketplace.

FEATURES: All new runes and abilities heighten the war between factions as it expands to a new jungle island where new races join the battle for power. A new map and soundtrack bring the battle to the Shores of Maljara, which includes the tragic death of one of PoxNora’s heroes.

Maljaran Frontier Features:
• New Runes: Utilize 78 new runes, including new champions, spells, equipment and relics
• New Single Player Campaign: An all-new campaign with eight missions
• New Races: Leoss, Kanen, The Stitched and Tortun races break traditional boundaries and can ally with more than one faction
• New Player Avatars: Player Avatars will now be able to reach a level of 50, providing new looks and abilities
• Disconnect Protection: Players will no longer be kicked out of a game if they are disconnected from the server. Disconnect Protection allows players a fixed window of time to reconnect to their current game.

WHEN: Maljaran Frontier is now available. Players can access PoxNora at www.PoxNora.com or through the Facebook application at http://apps.facebook.com/poxnora

For more information, visit www.PoxNora.com.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, PlanetSide®, and Star Wars Galaxies, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free Realms™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development across various platforms and genres for audiences of all ages.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, PlanetSide, and Legends of Norrath are registered trademarks and Untold Legends are trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Sega Announce Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack For The Nintendo Wii

Sega have announced Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack for the Nintendo Wii. Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns are machinegun shooter adventure games that have been adapted from the original arcade machine games to make use of the Nintendo Wii controller, and Wii Zapper. Some new features have also been added to the game, including a new Chain Combo System, ans a unlockable weapon toggle that helps unlock hidden extras. The Trailer Sega have released shows in-game footage from both games, and the screenshots are from both games and also show in-game footage.



Gunblade NY Screenshots


LA Machineguns Screenshots


Press Release

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (27th April, 2010) -- SEGA® Europe Ltd., and SEGA® of America, Inc., today announced Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack™, a double pack of fast-paced machinegun shooter adventures exclusively for the home video game system Wii™. Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack will be in stores late this year.

Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns has been adapted from the original arcade machine games to make full use of the Wii™ controller. Whilst interacting and shooting on the streets of New York and Los Angeles the Wii Zapper™ compatibility provides even more immersion for the players. Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack also contains new features such as the Chain Combo System which enables even higher scores, and the Unlockable Weapon Toggle which uses game ranking to unlock hidden extras such as wide shot, rapid fire and heavy shot.

True to the original arcade games, Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns for Wii™ is set in the airspace above some of the United States’ most well-known locations. Players will be able to combat android invaders in New York City with their Gunblade helicopter gunship or take their flying gunship to battle a new force of android enemies in some of America’s most well known locales such as Los Angeles, Alcatraz, Yosemite and Las Vegas.

Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade will be releasing for the home video game system Wii™ in Summer 2010.

About SEGA® Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe Ltd. is the European Distributor arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The SEGA Europe Web Site is located at www.sega-europe.com.

About SEGA® of America, Inc.:
SEGA® of America, Inc. is the American Publishing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA® Corporation, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America’s Web site is located at www.sega.com .

Trademarks are property of their respective owners. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo.

Sega Have Released New Screenshots And A Trailer For Iron Man 2

Sega have released new screenshots and a trailer for Iron Man 2. the new trailer appears to be from a couple of in-game cutscenes and the video shows Iron Man and War Machine interacting and fighting together, and Nick Fury talking to Iron Man about the new S.H.I.E.L.D Headquarters. All the new screenshots are in-game and show Iron Man or War Machine fighting various types of enemies.



360/PS3 Screenshots


Wii Screenshots


DS Screenshots

Sony Have Released A New Playstation Move Dev Diary For Brunswick Pro Bowling

Sony have released a new developer diary with FarSight Studios and their upcoming game, Brunswick Pro Bowling. In this video, the developers discuss the benefits of using the Playstation Move for their game in comparison to other technologies, namely the system Natal uses, and how the Move is able to make the bowling game more realistic with the way it detects the slight movements of the arm. there is new in-game footage shown as well as videos of the developers playing the game. FarSight also reveal that Sony approached them last year at last years E3 to show them the Playstation Move.



From USA Playstation Blog