If you need something to tide you over before the June 29 release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, this might be the ticket. Activision has announced that five song packs will be released throughout this month. Starting on yesterday, two of the five packs are from Motörhead and three headline acts from the 2007 Isle of Wight festival. Read more…

As seems to be the norm this console generation, not all games can hit that elusive 720p HD resolution.  First Halo 3, then GTA4 (PS3) and now the PS3 exclusive Haze. Read more…

After the successful launch of the new Playstation Store, there’s a feast of content to get your teeth into this week. Read more…

Well here’s some great news for the often forgotten Europeans.  Although North American’s must pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4 to access the Metal Gear Online Beta, Europeans will be able to download the Beta for free, and with no need for a code. Follow the jump for more information. Read more…

We were right!

When we reported on the PSN Release Schedule leak story and the possible truth behind it, the dates and content listed were still only speculation. After recent revelations, it’s now clear that the schedule is in fact true. Read more…

Geoff Keighley of Gametrailers promised “something special” from Insomniac and Sony in this Friday’s GT:TV episode, along with a number of other exclusives (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed being the stand-out.) Many hoped it would be the first trailer of Resistance 2, and those hopes have not been dashed. Read more…

Over the next couple of weeks things will function as usual on the PlayStation Store, but no new downloads will be made available as Sony is in the middle of updating the store’s interface. Read more…

You’ll be able to buy the new Warhawk Pack very soon - in April actually (adding more evidence to the leaked release schedule) and we can provide you with some nouveaux screenshots.  Sadly importers of the game will once again find it hard to buy the pack. At least there’s a free patch. Read more…

A PS3 and PSP demo for Echochrome is on the Japanese Playstation Store. Along with first impressions, I’m here to help you out with how to control the monochrome world that guides your elegant mannequin. Read more…

The sublimely simple, yet ingeniously enchanting indie game flOw is making its way to a PSP near you. Read more…

The day of love brings love in the form of downloadables. A few demos and a few videos. What more could you ask for? How about Patapon on the PS3? If only… Read more…

It may be cold outside, but there’s no excuse for not turning on your PS3 and downloading some digital goodness. Europe gets a Devil May Cry 4 demo, the US gets a Conflict: Denied Ops demo and we all live happily ever after. Read more…

“What’s up?”

Here is this weeks US and European Playstation Store Updates. Though the likes of me don’t get the DMC4 demo without jumping over to Japan or the US, we’re all treated to the hypnotising and addictive PixelJunk Monsters. Read more…

Get in!

Can it be? Can the words I read be true? Is a Metal Gear Solid 4 demo coming to the Playstation Network next month? I do not believe it. Read more…

This week brings us the hilarious visuals and gameplay of Fifa Street 3, new Motorstorm tracks, and a dinosaur demo, even though people said it wouldn’t come to the PS3 until February… Read more…

What would you say if I said that Street Fighter was coming to your PSP? Or even that Rayman, that little guy with detached limbs, was jumping onto your portable machine? I think you’d be a tad surprised. Sony hasn’t announced any such marriage, but from my snooping, I’d hazard a guess that both will be on your PSP very soon. Read more…

Here’s this weeks US and European Playstation Store updates, bringing Motorstorm downloadable content to one, and filling out the other with old foreign store content and an old classic. Read more…

That’s right. No rest for the wicked during the holiday period. At least not in Euro land. There’s been a mini update with a surprise appearance. Read more…

Over 10 days ago we reported that the ESRB had rated a Warhawk game for the PSP. I suggested that instead of being an exclusive PSP title, it would be the original PS1 Warhawk. I was right. Read more…

We have the full European Playstation Store Update here at Ripten and Sony seem to have gone Christmas crazy again. The Warhawk Omega Dawn Booster pack was free for a limited time in Europe, and now it appears that Snakeball is free also - it could be a demo, or it could be the full game. Read more…