Japanese Role Playing Games are a dime a dozen - in Japan. In the West, the general consensus is that only the best of the best get released, and only then after huge wait times that can span months or even years. And then there's Australia. Some of the better JRPG's that are produced in the Land of the Rising Sun are fondly known as the Tales series. Games like Tales of the Abyss and Tales ... more.

Sony will close down PlayStation Network this week and upgrade all accounts to it's new platform called "Sony Entertainment Network". Doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Actually, the idea is a good one; Sony intend to get rid of the failed Qriocity brand and bring all your Sony devices and products under the Entertainment Network umbrella. For users of the current PlayStation Network, noth... more.

The mainstream media is baffling. Even in Nintendo 3DS' worst sales weeks last year, it never saw numbers Sony PlayStation Vita is experiencing on such a sliding scale, and yet as another week proves Vita is not selling well at all, the media has been deafly silent. Yes; another week, another batch of Japanese sales numbers and PlayStation Vita managed to sell through only 15,000 units, down 3,... more.

Sony's new Swiss Army-handheld is seeing hard times in Japan, selling less than 20,000 units last week, cementing the downward trend seen since the Vita's launch a month ago. Total sales in Japan - the only country on Earth the console has been released - for last week were 18,386 according to data gathering firm Media Create in Japan. To be fair, it was a pretty average week for game console s... more.

Sony have unveiled their latest "PlayStation Certified" mobile phone at the Consumer Electronics Show today. The new phone, which is the second in the PlayStation Certified series, is amusingly titled the "Xperia S". But don't get too excited - this is a classic Android smartphone first and foremost and does not feature any slide out controllers. Since it's PlayStation Certified, you will be ab... more.

Sony have opened the Tokyo Game Show week by launching their own press conference. Like all conferences/announcements this week, the news is mainly concerning the Japanese market, but considering Sony have a new console - the PlayStation Vita handheld - to launch, the expectation is on to announce details and, above all, new games. As the old saying goes, on with the wrap! The Big Announceme... more.

Konami have announced the release of two demo versions of PES 2012, coming your way in October. The demos will show off how the game looks so far and will be free to download on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The first demo has been dropped today and is based on a preview build of the game. Some of the areas in the game have been refined, but the demo does not give you a clear idea of the fina... more.

Sony have announced a brand new PSP model at Gamescom in Germany overnight. The new PSP E-1000 comes with an all new price tag at only AU$139.95, but has one glaring omission. There's no WiFi. Meaning the E-1000 is able to play the entire back catalogue of PSP games but will never be able to connect to the internet. Online multiplayer, downloadable expansions, the web browser and other online f... more.

Sony has committed a further $20 Million in funding of PlayStation Network exclusive titles, which will be used to publish new games for the online distribution service. The funding is an extension of 2009's "Pub Fund" which was an injection of money from the company in hopes of luring new game concepts to the service. Since the announcement, the Network has enjoyed hit exclusives such as Burn ... more.

Go take a look at your video game collection - how many of those titles bares the "EA Games" logo? Probably more than you first imagined. Regardless, EA have announced that a bunch of games will no longer feature the online multiplayer mode as the servers are being shut down to focus on bigger, newer games. For the most part, no one will really notice, but there are a couple of intriguing games... more.