Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday 31 December 2008 @ 5:12 am
Filed under: News
PSP Fanboy has been making predictions every year for the last two years now. We found incredible success the first time around. Did we strike gold in 2008? Let’s find out.
PSP Prediction #1: New limited edition PSP bundles with high-profile games and peripherals.
“SCEA will release a special gold PSP-2000 system that includes God of War: Chains of Olympus and a Memory Stick for $200.” Yes! We got that one right … almost The God of War bundle came with a red PSP and — we guessed it — retailed for $200. Unfortunately, we were wrong that “Sony will release a PSP system bundled with GPS in the US.” Drats.
PSP Prediction #2: The PSP Store will debut a huge franchise exclusively for download.
The PlayStation Store was successfully launched this year, so we get that right. The Store includes Network-exclusive games like Syphon Filter and Super Stardust Portable. They’re not “huge” games, but they’re still pretty big titles. Japan has also fully embraced the Store, offering all first-party titles as downloadable games.
PSP Prediction #3: Square Enix will bring tons of PS1 love to PSP.
“PSP fans will find that Square Enix will resurrect many of its long-forgotten PS1 franchises back to the PSP.” We were right about that one … but
only in Japan. However, Square Enix showed some more love for PSP by moving games like
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep,
Dissidia: Final Fantasy,
The 3rd Birthday and
Final Fantasy Agito XIII to our favorite handheld.
Continue reading A look back: our predictions for 2008
A look back: our predictions for 2008 originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tuesday 30 December 2008 @ 3:12 pm
Filed under: Disgaea
Considering the effort that was put into the first Disgaea game on PSP, it’s no surprise that so much is being added in the upcoming PSP port of Disgaea 2. Nippon Ichi’s cult SRPG hit will be getting all sorts of new content. Players can expect a new chapter for Axel, and new party members. There’s new weapons skills for the bow and the spear, and a new magic spell.
In addition to the added content, the PSP version of Disgaea 2 will also feature enhancements to the gameplay to make it easier to play on the go. Your characters will be able to move faster than before, and menus will be adjusted to make it easier to find characters, items and magic. A new camera system will also be implemented.
All in all, it looks like PSP fans are in for a treat. Check out the official Japanese site for screenshots.
[Via PSPHyper]
Disgaea 2 port features tons of enhancements originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tuesday 30 December 2008 @ 3:12 pm
Zach, the drummer for the band STS9, asked me to remix a song of theirs. His drums from “Beyond Right Now” ended up inspiring me to make a whole new tune. I’ll update here when I know where/when it’ll be available to download. I got a ton of emails from friends telling me to check these guys out so I was excited when they contacted me and I owe thanks to them for inspiring me to create this collab tune. They have some great jamz and interesting sounds. Check them out:http://www.sts9.comMy Second album is still in the works - taking longer than I thought. Albums are tough when you’re going about it by yourself. LOL. But so far so good. I’m truckin along and HOPING for a December digital release (unfortunately a physical CD will be available 6 weeks after I release the digital copy).you can download my first album here: http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/music-store
Author: ronaldjenkees
Keywords: ronald jenkees music STS9 sound tribe sector remix jam band drums keyboard solo Motif XS XS8 Korg Triton le FL Studio LOL
Added: October 17, 2008
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Tuesday 30 December 2008 @ 2:12 am
Filed under: Fan Stuff
PSP may not have had a lot of games this year, but it certainly had a lot of great games. But only ONE can be PSP Game of the Year. What is it? Well, find out here.
PS Fanboy Best of 2008 Awards originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Monday 29 December 2008 @ 5:12 pm
Filed under: Final Fantasy
Surprising no one,
Dissidia was numero uno on last week’s Media Create Japanese sales charts, selling an astonishing 489,126 copies. Did it have the best debut week ever for a PSP title in Japan? Of course not, not even close — that honor belongs to
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which managed to push 820,000 copies out the door in its first week, according to
PSPHyper. However, it did beat out another
Final Fantasy spinoff,
Crisis Core, by 3,000 units.
On the hardware side, it was also a healthy week for the PSP: our beloved portable saw 145,957 units in sales, though it was still bested by the DS, which sold 204,144 units. Now the real question is, does Square Enix’s fan-service brawler have the momentum it takes to be top dog again next week? Sales numbers and ranking for the top 10 Japanese games of the week are after the jump:
Continue reading Dissidia is #1 in Japan, sells nearly half a million copies
Dissidia is #1 in Japan, sells nearly half a million copies originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Monday 29 December 2008 @ 4:12 pm
(playingforchange.com)From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. This and other songs such as “One Love” will be released as digital downloads soon; followed by the film soundtrack and DVD early next year.Sign up at www.playingforchange.com for updates and exclusive content available only to those who…Join the Movement to help build schools, connect students, and inspire communities in need through music
Author: PlayingForChange
Keywords: “roger ridley” music blues marley world R&B
Added: November 6, 2008
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Monday 29 December 2008 @ 4:12 am
Filed under: Software
There are no new games coming out this week. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since New Year’s is just around the corner. We’ll see the return of new titles come next month. For now, it’s time to catch up on all the other titles you might have put off playing during the year.
NA Games:
EU Games:
Asian Games:
Also, don’t forget to make a good New Year’s resolution! We have one in mind for Sony. Can you guess what that is?
Worldwide PSP releases for the week of December 28 originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sunday 28 December 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Filed under: Store
So what’s new in Asia? More PSOne classics came out this week, including Resident Evil 3. There’s some free Prinny add-on content, too, plus a whole bunch of LocoRoco 2 wallpaper. Check out the full list after the break.
You can catch the weekly Asian PS Store update every Sunday, while you can still enjoy EU and NA updates every Thursday. For PS3-related content, please check PS3 Fanboy.
Continue reading Asian PSN update for the week of 12/22 - 12/28
Asian PSN update for the week of 12/22 - 12/28 originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sunday 28 December 2008 @ 9:12 pm
Filed under: Disgaea
Ah, so the
rumors were true. Nippon Ichi has announced that
DIsgaea 2 will be headed for the PSP on March 26th in Japan. This upcoming portable version of the SRPG will feature a 30% longer story as well as new characters. A screenshot also suggests that the Magichange system found in
Disgaea 3 will be added to the port, but this has not been officially announced. No word yet on a stateside release, but we see no reason why there wouldn’t be one.
[Via Siliconera]
Yep, Disgaea 2 is coming to the PSP originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Saturday 27 December 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Filed under: News
Is the game drought over? We hope so. Capcom’s John Diamonon hinted at increased PSP support in 2009 in a recent post on the PlayStation.Blog. “So what’s in store for 09? Well, I’m working with Grace and Ro at SCEA to come up with some innovative ways we can offer games and programs on the PlayStation Store. You can expect to see a whole slew of downloadable PSP and PSone titles from our vault next year.”
Capcom has released a number of great PSP games which we’d love to see re-released on the PlayStation Store. Mega Man Powered Up, anyone? However, their PSone offerings have us even more excited. Let’s not forget that they released Breath of Fire, Marvel vs. Capcom, a whole slew of Mega Man games, Resident Evil and Street Fighter games during the PSone era. Having them on the go would be perfect.
‘Whole slew of downloadable PSP and PSone titles’ coming from Capcom in 09 originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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