Pata-Pata-Pata-Boner

With a perfect combination of addicting rhythm and psuedo-RTS elements, Patapon is one of the more unique and lovable series on the PSP. Much to my delight, the series has done well enough to warrant a third entry in the franchise, and it’s coming stateside next month!

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How Is Sony Off the Hook (White Sense)?

Sony recently announced its successor to the PlayStation Portable, the NGP. The device itself looks off the hook (black sense), but one thing stood out that bothered me. Kaz Hirai himself stated that every NGP title released would be available on both physical media and on the PlayStation Network Store. But wait, wasn’t Sony’s last portable system one that required downloadable games off PSN, saw meager availability, and full on dismissal on new games from even the biggest publishers?

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Sony’s Next Generation Portable Announced

Sony held a press conference this evening to talk about direction and market performance, but also to unleash this little nugget on the gaming world: the successor to the PSP, codenamed Next Generation Portable, is ready to roll… this holiday season.

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Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Isn’t Cannon Fodder, After All

Most developers shower their upcoming releases with praise and tears of joy, sometimes to the point that the hype overshadows the quality of the game itself (I’m looking at you, Molyneux). Developer of Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder, iFun4all, decided to approach their hype in a different light by calling it the “worst game ever,” a self-proclaimed title that doesn’t seem to follow through, according to a recent review on pspminis.com, in which it received a perfect score of 10/10.

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“Worms: Battle Islands” Inching Over to the PSP this Winter

I hope everyone is ready for more crazy happenings while you wait at the airport (or, personally, in the holy sanctum known as my bathroom), as industry veteran Team17 has announced a new title in their iconic Worms series, due out this winter for the PlayStation Portable.  This time, the series exhibits a load of new features, the most notable being the new game mode entitled “Tactics Mode.”

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Angry Birds Speading It’s Wings

The number 1 downloaded app from the iTunes store is spreading its wings, quite literally.  Soon PSP, Palm Pre, and Android users will get the chance to see what iPhone and iPod Touch owners have known for months.  After selling 6.5 million copies on the iTunes store at the low, low price of $1, it is now available for the Palm Pre and is expected to hit the Android Marketplace within the next couple of weeks, and will also be available on the Playstation Store this Fall. Continue reading…