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Niko's PSP Blog May 2006 Archive

By Niko Silvester, About.com Guide to PSP

PlayStation Signature Line for Japan

Tuesday May 30, 2006
Sony Japan has introduced a line of items called PlayStation Signature. The line includes PSP accessories such as headphones, a stand, a pouch and a case, plus other items like ... Read More

Read Comics and 'Zines

Monday May 29, 2006
If you're new to the PSP, or if you've been using it for games and not much else, you might want to explore what else your handheld can do. This ... Read More

PSP Mod Chip

Sunday May 28, 2006
There have been rumours in the last day or two that someone will be coming out with a PSP mod chip that allows homebrew to run on any PSP. Now, ... Read More

New Releases This Week

Sunday May 28, 2006
PSP games scheduled to be released this week: Puzzle Challenge: Crosswords and More! (Crave) TOCA Race Driver 2 (Codemasters) UMD movies to be released this week: Date Movie (20th Century Fox) It looks like a ... Read More

Myst for PSP

Saturday May 27, 2006
Midway Games has announced a publishing agreement with Cyan Worlds to bring the classic adventure game Myst to the PSP. From the press release: The Myst adventure is like no other, ... Read More

PSP-Formatted Hiking Guides

Thursday May 25, 2006
Here's something cool that bodes well for the future utility of the PSP: iHikes has a library of videos -- including trail guides for National Parks -- formatted for mobile ... Read More

Gitaroo Man Lives!

Wednesday May 24, 2006
Koei has annonunced that the sequel to the popular PS2 game Gitaroo Man will be a PSP game called Gitaroo Man Lives!: With his unique collection of battle songs and his ... Read More

Tetsuya Mizuguchi Interview

Tuesday May 23, 2006
Pocket Gamer has a great interview with Tetsuya Mizuguchi, designer of PSP puzzle games Lumines II and Every Extend Extra, which includes more information on these two upcoming games. If ... Read More

New Releases This Week

Sunday May 21, 2006
PSP games scheduled to be released this week: 2006 FIFA World Cup (EA) Field Commander (SOE) Lemmings (SCEA) Monster Hunter Freedom (Capcom) Puzzle Challenge: Crosswords & More! (Crave) UMD movies to be released this week: The Boondock ... Read More

UK Gets Official PSP Magazine

Friday May 19, 2006
PSP: The Official Guidebook has finally come out in the UK, after some delays. The bi-monthly magazine was originally scheduled for a late April release, and intended to replace a ... Read More

Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2 Updates

Thursday May 18, 2006
Neuros has released a firmware update for their MPEG4 Recorder 2 that fixes the incompatibilities with PSP firmware version 2.70. When PSP firmware 2.70 was released it was quickly discovered ... Read More

Pocket Games All-PSP Issue

Wednesday May 17, 2006
Okay, Pocket Games issue 20 isn't really an all-PSP issue, but it is mostly PSP. A full third of the issue is devoted to a celebration of the PSP's one-year ... Read More

PSP Camera Pics (E3 2006)

Tuesday May 16, 2006
The folks over at Joystiq managed to snap some pictures of the PSP camera attachment (announced a while ago) at Sony's E3 booth. I can't say how useful (or usable) ... Read More

Upcoming Titles From LucasArts

Monday May 15, 2006
Even though E3 is over, the news keeps trickling in. LucasArts has these PSP games to look forward to: LEGO Star Wars II (September 2006) Thrillville (Fall 2006) Traxion (Fall 2006) Looks like fun.

New Releases This Week

Sunday May 14, 2006
UMD movies to be released this week: When a Stranger Calls (Sony) Other UMD videos scheduled for this week: Journey: Live in Houston 1981 - The Escape Tour (Sony) Yes, you read that correctly; ... Read More

Konami's Upcoming Titles (E3 2006)

Friday May 12, 2006
Konami wins the prize for most newly-announced titles, with 16 (yes, sixteen!) upcoming games announced: Bomberman (Fall 2006) Brooktown High: Senior Year (Spring 2007) Coded Arms Contagion (2007) Death Jr 2 (Fall 2006) Gradius Collection ... Read More

Bigger and/or Better Memory Sticks

Thursday May 11, 2006
SanDisk will be releasing a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo -- the biggest PSP-compatible memory stick yet. Apparently, this will allow the storage of over 60 hours of music, 20 ... Read More

Greatest Hits for PSP (E3 2006)

Wednesday May 10, 2006
If you play PlayStation 2 games (are there any PSP gamers out there who don't?) you'll know that many of the best PS2 titles are re-released as "Greatest Hits" with ... Read More

Entertain Dome Review

Tuesday May 9, 2006
If Entertain Dome had been the first comic I read on my PSP, I might very well not have bothered to read any more. It's not that it's bad, exactly. ... Read More

New Releases This Week

Monday May 8, 2006
PSP games scheduled to be released this week: NBA Ballers: Rebound (Midway) UMD movies to be released this week: Goodfellas (Warner) Grandma's Boy (20th Century Fox) X-Men (20th Century Fox) X-2: X-Men United (20th Century ... Read More

Free Comic Book Day

Saturday May 6, 2006
It's Free Comic Book Day today, but if you don't feel like making the trip to your local comic shop, or if you're still looking for more free comic book ... Read More

Upcoming Atari Titles (E3 2006)

Friday May 5, 2006
Veteran game company Atari has revealed these upcoming games: Arthur and the Minimoys BattleZone Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics HOT PXL Looks like some pretty cool stuff to add to the already long list of announced ... Read More

THQ's Upcoming Titles (E3 2006)

Friday May 5, 2006
Here are the PSP games that THQ has just announced: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Fall 2006) Disney Pixar Cars (Fall 2006) Juiced: Eliminator (June 2006) WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 (Fall 2006) Looks like something ... Read More

Upcoming Title From SNK (E3 2006)

Friday May 5, 2006
SNK Playmore has announced a single upcoming title for the PSP: Metal Slug Anthology (Fall 2006) It's a 10th anniversary celebration title, featuring 6 Metal Slug arcade games.

Upcoming EA Titles (E3 2006)

Friday May 5, 2006
Electronic Arts has also announced its upcoming PSP games: Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover Madden NFL 07 NASCAR 07 SUPERMAN RETURNS: THE VIDEOGAME Somehow, I'd expected more sports titles. EA has quite a ... Read More

Midway's Upcoming Titles (E3 2006)

Thursday May 4, 2006
Those upcoming game announcements just keep coming. Here are the titles from Midway Games: Blitz: The League (October 2006) Mortal Kombat: Unchained (September 2006) NBA Ballers: Rebound (May 2006) RUSH (September 2006) They're got an ... Read More

Upcoming Sony Titles (E3 2006)

Thursday May 4, 2006
It looks like the PSP will be getting a nice lineup of new games from Sony over the next year or so. Here are the upcoming titles: ATV Offroad Fury Pro ... Read More

Upcoming Titles From Crave (E3 2006)

Thursday May 4, 2006
Here are the recently announced PSP titles from Crave Entertainment: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge Hard Rock Casino World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In" Crave focusses on console tites for the casual gamer, ... Read More

Upcoming Titles From Namco (E3 2006)

Wednesday May 3, 2006
Namco Bandai has announced their upcoming titles for PSP. They are: Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Fall 2006) Charlie Brown's All-Stars (Spring 2007) The Fast and The Furious (Summer 2006) Pac-Man World Rally ... Read More

New PSP Flash Portal

Tuesday May 2, 2006
Newgrounds.com, the largest community of Flash authors online, has just added a PSP Flash portal to their content: We are ecstatic about the thousands of fans who have already used our ... Read More

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