The rumors about the PSP 3000 being released soon are now no longer rumors. Sony officially announced the PSP 3000 at their press conference at Leipzig. The system will have a built-in microphone, an enhanced LCD screen and will be the same size as the PSP 2000. It looks like the system will be launched on October 15 in PAL areas and will cost an estimated $292. While the system looks sweet, I think I’ll wait for the price to come down a bit before I upgrade…

Via ConsoleSpot

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If you’re looking for some old school flavor with some new packaging, then Bionic Commando: Rearmed is your present.  This week the PlayStation Network is “choc full of goodies.”  There’s also Street Fighter Alpha, which should keep you tamed until Street Fighter IV.

My 60gb PS3 is running a little low on disk space, but I NEED those playable demo’s!  Tiger Woods ‘09 and BC: Rearmed are in my cart as we speak.

Downloadable Games

Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($9.99)
PS1 Classics for PS3/PSP

Street Fighter Alpha ($5.99)
Add-on Game Content

Rock Band

* “Constant Motion” - Dream Theater ($0.99)
* “Aesthetics of Hate” - Machine Head ($0.99)
* “My Curse” - Killswitch Engage ($0.99)
* “Clouds Over California” - DevilDriver ($0.99)
* “Runnin’ Wild” - Airbourne ($0.99)
* “Sleepwalker” - Megadeth ($0.99)
* Roadrunner Records Pack 1 ($5.99) - includes “Runnin’ Wild” - Airbourne, “Clouds Over California” - DevilDriver, “Constant Motion” - Dream Theater, “My Curse” -Killswitch Engage, “Aesthetics of Hate” - Machine Head , and “Sleepwalker” - Megadeth.

File sizes: 22.5 MB - 48.8 MB (singles), 221 MB (track pack)

Price Promotion: these tracks will become to $1.99 on 8/21. The track pack will become $9.99 on 8/21.

Game Demos (free)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed Demo
1942: Joint Strike Demo
NHL 2K9 Demo
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 Demo

Game Videos (free)

The Last Guy Gameplay Trailer 2
Bionic Commando: Rearmed: The Making Of - Part 3
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Launch Trailer
Saints Row 2 – Gangs Trailer
Vampire Rain Gameplay Trailer 1
Vampire Rain Running Alley Trailer
Legendary Behind the Scenes Teaser Trailer
Madden NFL 09 Buzz Video
Madden NFL 09 Announcers Video
Madden NFL 09 Presentation Video
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 : Fusion
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 1
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland FMX Jam Session
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland Skate Thrills
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland BMX Highlights
AST Dew Tour - Hear it from Nyquist

PS3 Themes (free)

BioShock Theme
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme (x2)

PS3 Wallpaper (free)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed Wallpaper (x2)
PLAYSTATION Store for PC

Here is this week’s content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There, you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, please click here.

PS1 Classics for PS3/PSP
Street Fighter Alpha ($5.99)

PSP Themes (free)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme (also downloadable via PS3)

PSP Wallpaper (free)
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 Wallpaper (x2)
Madden NFL 09 Wallpaper (x2)

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Alpha, AST, Bionic, California, Commando, Demo, Dew Tour - Cleveland, Dew Tour - Hear, Fighter, Guy Gameplay, Madden, NFL, Pack, PC. To, Playstation, Rain Gameplay, Rain Running, Rearmed, Saints Row, Sony PSP, store, Street, Tiger Woods, Trailer, Wallpaper

Thought gaming on the iPhone was a joke? Check out the following video of ‘GTS World Racing’ and it may change your mind. While I don’t think the iPhone will take much business away from the Sony PSP or Nintendo DS, it’s certainly going to take some. The quality of gameplay and graphics really surprised me with this title. I am so accustomed to crappy mobile games over the years, but it looks like the iPhone has really set a new standard…

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: business, Gameplay, gaming, GTS, iPhone, joke, mind, Nintendo, quality, racing, Sony, Sony PSP, Thought, video, world

New images of the “PSP-3000″ originating from China have been all over the internet today. Many sites are claiming that this is proof that there is a new PSP model currently in production. The photos aren’t high quality enough for me to decide, so believing is up to you.  If these are correct by chance, it looks like it has a built-in mic and several changes to the physical appearance of the system.

Via Exophase

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: appearance, aren, Chance, China, gallery, Internet, model, New, Photos, production, proof, quality, Rumor, Sony PSP, system, Today

In tribute of this past weeks announcement of Mega Man 9, we’re going back to 1987 to bring you how it all started… Mega Man part uno.  Known to some as Rockman, Megaman, developed by Capcom, was a side scrolling action NES game.  Mega Man was the only NES Mega Man title to feature a score counter.  I consider Mega Man to be one of the first strategic games due to the Robot Master attributes you gain after you defeat them.  For ex. The easiest way to kill CutMan relies not in your Mega Buster, but in your Super Arm that you got from GutsMan in the last stage.

Characters

• Mega Man — Tool assistant, originally known as Rock (or Mega in the remake), created and modified by Dr. Light to combat Wily.
• Dr. Albert W. Wily — The antagonist of the game, his goal is world domination. He appears as the final boss in a hovering ship (at first a tank-like machine in the remake).
• Dr. Thomas Light — Creator of Mega Man, aids Mega Man on his adventure to stop Dr. Wily.
• Roll — Mega Man’s sister, she makes her debut in this game, though in the NES version her name is not mentioned. She is only seen at the ending of the credits in the NES version, but she can be downloaded in the PSP remake as a playable character.
• Robot Masters — Cutman, Gutsman, Elecman, Fireman, Iceman, and Bombman.

Mega Man is made up of six stages, with a Robot Master at the end guarding a weapon. The stage select screen allows the player to choose from these six stages, and when they are all completed, the seventh and last stage appears in the middle of the menu, replacing the text “Stage Select, Press Start”. This last stage is in fact more like four regular stages linked together, some a bit shorter than average, but with bosses that are considered harder than usual.

Mega Man 9 is due out on the XBox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.  We’ll keep you updated with all the news “Mega Man 9″ related.

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: announcement, Dr. Albert W, Dr. Light, Dr. Thomas Light, Dr. Wily, Edition, game, man, master, Mega Man, Mega Man 9, NES, Old, part, robot, Rock, Rockman, School, Sony PSP, stage, Tribute, uno, version

When I first heard that Space Invaders Extreme was coming to the PSP, I wasn’t excited at all.  Does the PSP really need more 2d shmup titles?  For the most part, the PSP homebrew community has me covered in the genre.  After playing the demo, I realized that this was actually a damn good game and probably one most PSP owners should pick up.  Unless you’re in an Asian arcade somewhere, it’s unlikely you’ll even play a recent Taito game, so it’s kind of cool to see them releasing titles again.  Space Invaders Extreme has the same style gameplay you have loved from all the other SI releases from the past, but this time the graphics have been boosted and the weapons and power-ups are a little more interesting. This certainly will not be the greatest PSP game out there, but it’s worth a look.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Arcade, community, Demo, Extreme, game, genre, homebrew, Invaders, part, Screens, shmup, Sony PSP, space, Taito, wasn

An incorrect July launch for Sony’s PlayStation 3 PlayTV service mooted by Amazon earlier this week has now been shifted to later in 2008.  It seems that HD problems have caused the launch to be delayed.

In case you’ve never heard of PlayTV, I’ve included a description of what it’s all about here:

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Amazon, device, DVR, July, launch, Playstation, PlayTV, service, software, Sony, Sony PSP, television, TiVo, USB, Week

‘Mana-Khemia: Gakuen no Renkinjutsu Shitachi Portable’ will be shipping at the end of this month.  If you didn’t get a chance to play the PS2 version, the PSP port is a great option. The official website has been updated with new information concerning gameplay and 2-player mode.  Apparently the game will support 2-players via ad hoc.

Order Here For $48.90!

Via Official Japanese Site

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Chance, didn, end, Gakuen, Japan, Khemia, Mana, month, port, Portable, Renkinjutsu, Shitachi, Sony PSP, Updated, version, Website

I’m not really sure what to think about this, but it is kind of interesting. The Japanese are always coming up with products that wouldn’t fly in United States. We’d probably have every special interest group picketing GameStops around the U.S. if we dropped a product like this on the market. I certainly don’t support what the Nazis stood for, but I do support creativity and things that poke fun at the darker sides of life.

Check out the screens from IGN HERE!

You probably will not be able to pickup the game from anything other than specialty shops in the U.S.  Your best bet is to check out Play-Asia.com and pre-order the Fall release.

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Bathing, Girls, Nazi, Sony PSP, Suit