published in June 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema


Sony 3D PlayStation branded monitor

Sony has announced that it will be launching a 3D monitor specifically designed for the PS3 this Autumn, with a 240Hz panel. The “quad speed” panel design allows two players to view separate 3D content simultaneously - which in gaming, means split screen multiplayer without the cheating. It could, potentially, also be used for four player 2D [...]



published in June 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Gaming


PlayStation Network 'Welcome Back' pakage

If you’ve been a victim of the disaster with Sony’s server hacks it’s unlikely that you’ve felt much joy thus far. However, things are on the up, and Sony has now launched the ‘Welcome Back’ pack; you should also have received an email by now if you’re a PSN user. If you are such a [...]



asusdesign-teaser

It has emerged this week that the Asus TF101 (Transformer) is capable of using its USB host ports to let you use any gamepad for a spot of Android gaming. It really is as awesome as it sounds, the only downside being that this only works over USB – no BlueTooth support. Video after the [...]



published in May 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Gaming


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 cover art

Following up on the Modern Warfare 3 preview we got the other day, here’s some more good news for you gamers: Call of Duty: MW3 has become available for pre-order on the Tesco website. And don’t forget that Tesco is the company renowned for shipping pre-orders before the release date. Release date will be 8 [...]



PSP Remaster series of games for PS3

Sony have announced that to tide over their loyal gamers in the time between now and the launch of its new portable games system, NGP, it will be remastering select PSP games so that they can be enjoyed in HD (and even 3D) on players’ PS3s. Furthermore, you’ll be able to sync the save game [...]



Hyperkin Remotext PS3 and Blu-Ray remote, gamepad, and QWERTY controller

Now that PSN is back up and running, perhaps you’re scouting around for new accessories for your neglected PS3. Hyperkin is rushing to the aid, armed with aptly named ‘Remotext’ remote controls for your PlayStation – be it used for games, or Blu-Rays and other media. As pictured above, the Remotext (Remo-Text, or Remote XT [...]



published in May 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Gaming


PS3 mandatory system update 3.61

Sony have just released into the wilds a mandatory software update for the PS3, taking you to version 3.61. Once installed, you will be prompted to change your password, and “as an added layer of security”, this can only be done on the PS3 on which your PSN account was activated. Try to refrain from [...]



published in January 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Mobile Devices


Sony has unveiled a new addition to the PlayStation franchise. Coupled with the Xperia Play it looks as though they really want to push mobile gaming still. The new PSP (codenamed NGP – Next Generation Portable – although as above, branded PlayStation) will not feature a UMD drive – but unlike the PSP Go which [...]



published in June 2010; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Home Cinema


Make room Microsoft! PlayStation Move just rolled into town. An accessory for the PS3, Move will attempt to perform the tricks we associate with the Wii – and it’ll do so fairly well, if of course you trust those Engadgety editors when they got an exclusive on the Show.