Niko's PSP Blog May 2008 Archive

If you're in the US and pre-order Secret Agent Clank from GameStop, you can get a nice little Clank figure as a bonus. Alas, this is a US-only offer. I'm ... Read More

North American PSP owners should be getting both the GPS peripheral and a keyboard for their PSPs, according to a Gamasutra report on Sony senior marketing manager John Koller's comments ... Read More

PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: May 26: Ford Racing Off Road (Empire Interactive) May 27: World Championship Cards (Crave) PSP games scheduled to be released in the ... Read More

screenshot © Taito Taito has given the old arcade classic Space Invaders an update for the PSP. Looks like a lot of fun in these screenshots. Space Invaders Extreme Screenshots Space Invaders Extreme ... Read More

Here's what you can expect to find on the PlayStation store this week: Game: The Con ($19.99) Demo: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 Beginner Demo (free) Demo: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee ... Read More

The good news is, North America is getting a very nice new PSP color--metallic blue. The not-so-good-news? You have to buy a Madden NFL 09 bundle to get it. OK, ... Read More

The Japanese PlayStation Store now has a PSP demo of Valhalla Knights 2 available for download. The full game will be in stores May 29 and--great news for some--it should ... Read More

A while back I reviewed Joytron's System Skin Case for PSP-2000 (aka Slim). Joytron also makes a case for older model PSPs, which is the subject of this week's review. ... Read More

PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: May 19: UEFA EURO 2008 (EA) PSP games scheduled to be released in Japan this week: May 22: Dai Senryaku VII: Modern ... Read More

screenshot © Konami I've just added ten more screens to the Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops gallery. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Screenshots Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Profile

North American gamers who pre-order Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 and are members of The Hokage's Room (the official game website) can get a Naruto figurine and a chance to ... Read More

Here's what you can expect to see from Sony in North America in the coming months: June 3: Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 June 17: Secret Agent Clank Fall: Buzz! Master Quiz (Via ... Read More

If you're in Japan and have Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, you're in luck. Capcom is releasing yet another downloadable quest via their website. This time it's a quest against ... Read More

The new PSP Content Available on the US PlayStation Store (via PS3 or PC) this time around is: Secret Agent Clank free game demo echochrome free PSP theme (Via PlayStation Blog.)

screenshot © Square Enix I have to admit, I haven't played Crisis Core yet, though it's way near the top of my list. I have been spending some time looking at ... Read More

PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: May 13: World Championship Cards PSP games scheduled to be released in Japan this week: May: Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 May: Ikuze! ... Read More

Hit Japanese PSP game Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is getting 3 new downloadable quests. There will be two new Event Quests and one Challenge Quest. PSP Updates has a ... Read More

In an article on GamesIndustry.biz, SCEE president David Reeves commented: Hand on heart, would we like more PSP games? Yes, we would. We really would There seem to be fewer and fewer ... Read More

SCEE has announced a release date for the Go!View download service for PSP. It'll be out (only in Europe, remember) June 30 on a subscription or pay-per-view basis. So if ... Read More

Gamasutra has a Q&A with D2C Games' Scott Orr in which he says: I believe given its installed base and increasingly strong sales, the PSP platform is a sleeping giant just ... Read More

Accessory maker Thanko has a new product out for keeping your PSP (or your DS, iPod or cellphone) charged on the go. It's a battery-pack bracelet that you can plug ... Read More

It looks like Sony has filed a new trademark for some kind of interactive video gaming magazine. According to a note on PSP Updates, the trademark was filed on April ... Read More

Not only are there differences between the PSP and PS3 versions of Sony's puzzler echochrome (those differences amount to two different sets of puzzles, so players can get both and ... Read More

PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: May 06: R-Type Command (Atlus) Release dates are collected from a number of sources, so there will occasionally be errors. Please ... Read More

Gamespot's got some great Secret Agent Clank video interviews: Secret Agent Clank Video Interview 1: David Goodrich of High Impact Games Secret Agent Clank Video Interview 2: design director Lesley Mathieson If you ... Read More

SCEI has announced a new PSP headset, this time with a remote. The headset will be released in Japan on June 19 this year, with a suggested price of 3800 ... Read More

E-Learning developer Atlantic Link has released a set of e-learning authoring tools specifically designed for creating content on the PSP-2000 (aka PSP Slim). The software authors at the native screen ... Read More

R-Type Command, a tactical space shooter, is due out soon. If you pre-order via GameStop, Amazon.com, GameCrazy, or EB Canada, you'll get a nice little model of an R-Type R-9A ... Read More