PSP Archive

Review: Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy

Posted on July 6, 2011 | No Comments
In our discussion review for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, both Mike and I agreed that it was a fun and rewarding hybrid mix of one-on-one 3D fighting and Japanese-style role-playing that simply lacked the depth and staying power it needed to be a mandatory purchase. Jump...
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$15 PSP Dual Packs Hit UMD, PSN This Week

Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
Serving as an extension to Sony’s budget-conscious “Greatest Hits” and “Favorites” PSP software offerings, the new “Dual Pack” line, launching nationwide this week, pairs fan-favorite titles into two-in-one bundles of PSP gaming goodness. Each Dual Pack bundle, retailing for a cool $14.99, will be available...
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PlayStation Store is Back Online With Loads of New Content

Posted on June 2, 2011 | 11 Comments
Finally it appears that the PlayStation Network drama is coming to an end! More than a month after being taken down after hackers breached the system and compromised the accounts of millions of PSN users, the PlayStation Store is officially open for business once again....
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Review: Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection

Posted on May 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
Like most Final Fantasy games, my first experience with Final Fantasy IV (hereafter FF IV) was on a handheld – the excellent GBA version, to be precise. I later played the DS version, which took all of the great stuff they added to the GBA...
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Remastered PSP Ports Coming to PS3

Posted on May 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
Here’s a cool bit of weekend news to pep up your Sunday afternoon! This morning, Sony revealed its plans for a “PSP Remaster” series, a new initiative to port PSP games over to the PS3. This series will consist of certain ‘blockbuster’ PSP games being...
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PSN “Welcome Back” Freebies Announced

Posted on May 16, 2011 | 4 Comments
For anyone looking to cash in on some make-good freebies for the personal information breach and inconvenience of not having online play for three weeks stemming from the PlayStation Network hack, Sony has plenty of goodies it would like to give you as part of...
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Phased PSN Restoration Underway in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East

Posted on May 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
Finally there appears to be light at the end of the dark and seemingly never-ending PlayStation Network outage tunnel! As of a few hours ago, Sony’s phased PSN restoration plan has gone into effect in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East, beginning...
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Phased PSN Relaunch Begins This Week With Enhanced Security and “Welcome Back” Freebies

Posted on May 1, 2011 | 4 Comments
Finally it appears that we are getting closer to the end of the PSN outage drama (excluding all the lawsuit nonsense that will likely play out for months and months to come). Sony has issued a press release early this morning on the first day...
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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Simul-Launching on 3DS, PSP

Posted on April 16, 2011 | No Comments
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II, an enhanced version of the original Continuum Shift first released in arcades before getting PS3 and Xbox 360 console ports last year, is due for a simultaneous portable launch on Nintendo 3DS and PSP on May 31st. An update for the...
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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Posted on April 14, 2011 | 3 Comments
It is very common to use acronyms to condense longer titles – LotR: RotK for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, SW:KotOR for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and so on. The Legend of Heroes franchise is not new to the...
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