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Niko's PSP Blog October 2009 Archive

By Niko Silvester, About.com Guide to PSP

PSP Games Half Price at the PlayStation Store

Saturday October 31, 2009
Before you get too excited, it's not all games on sale, just a handful, but it's still a good opportunity to save some money if you were going to buy ... Read More

This Week's PSP Goodies from the PlayStation Store

Friday October 30, 2009
PSP Minis Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam ($4.99 USD) Zombie Tycoon ($7.99 USD) Downloadable Games Crystal Defenders ($9.99 USD) Darkstalkers Chronicles: The Chaos Tower ($19.99 USD) LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival ($14.99) USD Mega Man Maverick Hunter X ($19.99 USD) NBA ... Read More

Inexpensive Gifts for PSP Gamers

Thursday October 29, 2009
Chances are, if you're reading this site you're either a PSP gamer yourself, or you know a PSP gamer. Or both. And maybe you have a PSP gamer on your ... Read More

Zombie Tycoon Hits PSN in Time for Halloween

Thursday October 29, 2009
The full PlayStation Store update hasn't hit yet as I write this, but it has been announced (on the PlayStation.Blog) that PSP Minis game Zombie Tycoon will be available today. ... Read More

Sony's Traveler Case for PSPgo Reviewed

Monday October 26, 2009
Did you make the jump to the PSPgo when it came out? Need something now to protect your pricey new toy? Or do you have a PSPgo gamer on your ... Read More

Aksys Bringing New RPG to PSP: Mimana Iyar Chronicles

Monday October 26, 2009
Aksys Games has announced a new RPG for PSP, available in Spring 2010 on UMD and as a download from the PSN. The game is Mimana Iyar Chronicles, written by ... Read More

New Releases This Week (October 26 - November 01, 2009)

Monday October 26, 2009
PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: October 27: Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks (D3) October 27: Petz: Dogz Family (Ubisoft) October 27: Petz: Hamsterz ... Read More

Prinny Gets a PSP Sequel

Saturday October 24, 2009
According to Dengeki Online (via PSP Updates and Kotaku), Nippon Ichi has confirmed a Prinny sequel for PSP, including a Western release. There's no word on a release date, but ... Read More

Shadow of Destiny for PSP

Saturday October 24, 2009
Konami will be bringing the PS2 classic Shadow of Destiny to the PSP sometime in 2010, according to a recent press release. In the game, the player takes on the ... Read More

This Week's PSP Stuff from the PlayStation Store

Saturday October 24, 2009
Here's what's new this week for PSP gamers from the PlayStation Store: PSOne Classics Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee ($9.99 USD) Oddworld: Abe's Exodus ($9.99 USD) Downloadable Games Armored Core 3 Portable ($14.99 USD) Capcom Puzzle World ($19.99 ... Read More

Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack Details

Thursday October 22, 2009
Yes, it's another PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack, this time for Gran Turismo PSP. The Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack comes with the following: PSP-3000 in Mystic Silver Gran Turismo PSP on UMD a PSN ... Read More

A PSP for the Holidays: How to Choose the Right PSP Model

Wednesday October 21, 2009
With two different PSP models (or three, depending on the stock at your local stores) at retail this holiday season, and another (or two) available used, you may be wondering ... Read More

A PSP Knockoff Almost as Good as the Real Thing (Maybe)

Wednesday October 14, 2009
PSP Updates has a great little story on the latest PSP knockoff to come out of China. This one rips off the PSPgo--so well it looks like the case could even ... Read More

OK, Maybe the PSPgo Hack Isn't Fake After All?

Monday October 12, 2009
PSP Updates has a report of a video that supposedly proves the hack of the PSPgo executed by homebrewer Freeplay isn't a fake after all. The video comes from MaGiXieN ... Read More

New PSP Goodies From the PlayStation Store This Week

Saturday October 10, 2009
Here's what's new for PSP at the PlayStation Store this week: PSOne Classics Pandemonium! ($5.99 USD) Downloadable Games NBA 10 THE INSIDE ($29.99 USD) NBA LIVE 10 ($39.99 USD) Add-On Content Rock Band Unplugged: "Know Your Enemy" ... Read More

Amazon Offers Another Way to Buy Downloadable Games

Thursday October 8, 2009
Amazon.com is now offering download codes for PS3 and PSP games from the PlayStation Store. They offer a similar service for XBox Live and Wii Ware games. If you head ... Read More

I Got Mine!

Tuesday October 6, 2009
image © Sony Yeah, so I'm a little slow. I pre-ordered my PSPgo from Future Shop because they were offering a free case. They shipped it out pretty quick, but I ... Read More

Sony's PSP Minis Strategy

Tuesday October 6, 2009
If you're thinking about maybe developing a PSP Minis game, or if you're just interested in how the games industry works, Gamasutra has a thoughtful article on Sony's strategy with ... Read More

Watch This!

Tuesday October 6, 2009
This week's "Well Played" column by Brian Crecente of Kotaku is on Why Everyone Should be Watching the PSPgo. Sony faced quite a few hurdles in launching their download-only gaming platform. ... Read More

PSN vs Used UMD Games

Tuesday October 6, 2009
A lot of people have been hoping that games on the PlayStation Network in downloadable form would be less expensive than UMD games, depite Sony's aim of having the prices ... Read More

New PSP Releases This Week (October 05-11, 2009)

Monday October 5, 2009
PSP games scheduled to be released in North America this week: October 06: Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising (Namco Bandai) October 06: NBA 10: The Inside (Sony) October 06: NBA 2K10 ... Read More

No UMD Rewards for North America

Sunday October 4, 2009
PSP World reports that, unlike Europe, North American gamers won't be getting any free games for buying a PSPgo. The SCEA region will not offer a UMD rewards program at this ... Read More

PSPgo Already Set Up for Game Rentals?

Sunday October 4, 2009
Fareo over at The Retail Gamer discovered something interesting when trying out the PSPgo's functions in preparation for a hardware review. When he tried to re-sort game folders by pressing ... Read More

PSPgo Kinda, Sorta Hacked, Maybe

Sunday October 4, 2009
PSP Updates is reporting that homebrewer FreePlay has sucessfully hacked the PSPgo using a previously-known exploit that had been abandoned when better prospects came along. They're saying FreePlay ran a ... Read More

Uncharted for PSP, Eventually?

Sunday October 4, 2009
Examiner has an interview with developer Naughty Dog that hints that someday, there might be an Uncharted for the PSP. We'd love to see Uncharted grow beyond the PS3. It would ... Read More

Downloadable Games Now Available at the PlayStation Store

Thursday October 1, 2009
To celebrate the release of the PSPgo, which as you probably know can only play downloaded games, the PlayStation Store has just been loaded up with downloadable games, many of ... Read More

This Week's PSP Stuff At The PlayStation Store

Thursday October 1, 2009
This week the amount of new stuff available for PSP is gargantuan, thanks to the release of the PSPgo. Because the list of downloadable games now available is so huge, ... Read More

More PSP Downloadable Games on Sale

Thursday October 1, 2009
To celebrate today's launch of the PSPgo, one PSP game gets a permanent price drop at the PlayStation Store: TV Show King (now $7.99 USD) Plus, there are a bunch more downloadable ... Read More

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