PlayStation

What began simply as the name of a gray console from a newcomer to the game hardware business has grown into one of the most powerful and recognizable brands in entertainment.  Sony's original PlayStation was borne out of a failed development deal with Nintendo for a CD-ROM add-on for the Super Nintendo.  However, rather than scrap the project, Sony pushed ahead with it, turning an add-on into a full-fledged console that would come to be synonymous with gaming, much the way Nintendo itself defined and was identified with gaming starting in the 1980s.

The console ran against the Sega Saturn and later the Nintendo 64 console, but a versatile software line-up and well conceived marketing eventually gave them a lead that would last through the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and only began to lose steam during the early years of the PlayStation 3.  It was during that time that Sony started making some bad decisions, used unfavorable viral marketing campaigns, and made lofty assumptions about how willing consumers would be to pony up the $500+ asking price for the new machine.

Regardless, the brand name has stood strong through four consoles and, while it has slowed a bit, it's nowhere near defeated.  

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• Critter Crunch Dev Has Kind Words for Sony

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  Remember Critter Crunch ? The “out-there” game that included rainbow barfs? Well, the development team behind Critter Crunch, Capybara , recently had some extremely kind words for Sony , and their help throughout the development process. Speaking to Gamasutra, Capybara’s Nathan Vella had this to say, ...
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• ModNation Racers Allows You to Express Yourself

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  Since the surprising new PS3 exclusive, ModNation Racers , was shown at Sony’s E3 conference gamers across the globe have been waiting with baited breath for any glimpse of this game. Well have no fear we have the latest trailer to help wet your appetites. The latest trailer does not show a whole lot of new ...
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• PS3 Review – KontrolFreek FPSFreek & SpeedFreek

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  KontrolFreek is all about tweaking your gameplay and giving you an edge whether you play online of offline. A newcomer on the block, their initial products offer an alternative to the traditional controller configurations. Each product is geared toward delivering the most leverage and control. The FPSFreek and ...
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• Man who sued Sony over Resistance ban now suing Microsoft & Nintendo as well

  
  GAMER.BLORGE — Authority: 433
  Some people never learn. The man who sued Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) after being banned from PSN is now suing Microsoft and Nintendo as well. He wants compensation for the “stress” and “sadness” caused by the Xbox Red Ring of Death and the loss of the Homebrew Channel from his Wii.In July, Erik ...
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• Zombies Invade Borderlands Next Week

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  If your like us you loved Borderlands and if so you probably can not wait to get your hands on the newest expansion The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. Well if you thought your were anxious before feast your eyes on these simply frighting screens. Be prepared to fight the undead November 24th when the DLC hits PSN for ...
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• PlayStation Deals Update 11/22/09

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  Welcome to our weekly PlayStation Deals. With Black Friday looming just days away a few stores seem to be getting into the mood a little earlier. This week see’s a lot of the same deals as previous weeks at both Amazon and Game Stop , but what is new this week is Target offering 10 titles for $44.  Madden NFL ...
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• PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

  
  PlayStation.Blog — Authority: 743
  This week’s a short work/school week for most of you, including us at PlayStation. So, as it has gone down the past two Thanksgiving weeks, the PlayStation Store will update on Tuesday this week. So look for a (rather substantial) Store update on the afternoon of the 24th (PST). On Thursday, as we did last year , ...
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• No More Publisher for No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise

  
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  Earlier this year, PS3 owners were delighted to hear that an HD version of No More Heroes would be coming to PS3 and Xbox 360, called No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise. No More Heroes received favorable reviews, and was one of the best games available on the Wii in 2008. The game is scheduled to be released in February ...
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• Thoughts on Assassin’s Creed II

  
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  I hope that you’ve figured out by now that I don’t do reviews (even if I’m guilty of filing these articles in the ‘review’ category).   In my mind , a decent review takes considerable time: exploring every square inch of the game, playing through on multiple difficulty levels, and analysing both audio and ...
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• Need for Speed: SHIFT DLC: Team Racing Pack

  
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  Destructoid is reporting that Need for Speed: S HIFT will be getting its first downloadable content: the Team Racing Pack. As it implies, it’ll allow co-op racing, and includes five new cars to boot: The new mode will allow players to go online with up to six friends and make a team of cars. The goal of team ...
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• Top 5 Most Anticipated RPG’s Not Named Final Fantasy

  
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  For the first part of this generation’s life cycle there was not a lot for the PS3 in terms of RPG’s. The PS3 now has a few gems with Valkyria Chronicles and Disgaea 3, as well as a former Xbox exclusive in Eternal Sonata. With age the PlayStation 3 seems like more attractive platform for RPG developers and ...
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• UbiSoft Says No to 360/PS3 No More Heroes

  
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• Sony to introduce new online service to encourage “brand loyalty”

  
  Geek With Laptop — Authority: 579
  Sony has plans to launch a new online service next year that will enable people to download all sorts of content across a range of gadgets in order to help build Sony brand loyalty and improve sales. The online service is part of Chief Executive Howard Stringer’s goal of pulling together all of Sony’s electronic ...
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• PS3 sales booming in October

  
  That VideoGame Blog — Authority: 654
  Remember the days when the PlayStation 3 was in third place in console sales? Well, it still is, but that won’t be the case for long if Sony sustains the strength of sales its console had in the month of October. Compared with October 2008, sales of the system were up 70% last month. That’s not the only good news ...
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• God of War Collection Review

  
  SCRAWL — Authority: 678
  One of PlayStation 3’s biggest flaws these days is its lacking ability to play PlayStation 2 games, for newer systems at least. With the release of God of War III just around the corner in March 2010, there are a lot of gamers out there who still haven’t gotten the chance to play the first two games. So, Sony ...
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• Firmware 3.1 Adds Diagnostics to PS3

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  Details continue to come out of the new 3.1 firmware update. In addition to Facebook and more colorful gamercards, this updated has added additional diagnostic features. Error reports can be sent directly to Sony in the event the PlayStation 3 is improperly shut down. If your PS3 freezes and your are forced to ...
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• Give Your Child A Mental And Emotional Boost

  
  My Green Meadows — Authority: 440
  Give your child’s mental and emotional health a boost with these yogasanas As with everything else in life, starting young is the best route in fitness too. So if you want your child to be smart, alert and healthy, take him/her to a yoga session. Introducing kids to yoga can help them imbibe its benefits ...
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• Wounded Dragons Get Revenge with a PS3 Exclusive

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 630
  While it is always great to have multiplatform games so that a bigger audience can experience them, it still rocks having those solid games exlusive to your system.  Well it looks like PS3 owners may have another exclusive coming to the table in the future according to a recent ESRB Listing. The title is called ...
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• Death Knights – WoW’s first class of heroes

  
  Games & Entertainment Blog — Authority: 126
  Death Knights are the latest class in the World of Warcraft. With the expansion ‘Wrath of the Lich King’ from 2008 this class became available to all WoW players. In the World of Warcraft, the DKs were introduced as a “Hero” class. This doesn’t mean that this class is more powerful than other classes, it ...
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• Retro Review: Conker’s Bad Fur Day (Nintendo 64)

  
  Gameolosophy — Authority: 423
  At the time, Rareware was known for making a lot of cutsey platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64.  So you can imagine they were working on another one.  Just as Banjo was taken out of Diddy Kong Racing and given his own game, the same deal happend with Conker.  This cute, cuddly squirrel was given a ...
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