Sony has filed a new patent on June 26 2008 for a “hand-held device with touchscreen and digital tactile pixels”. Details of the patent can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Questions most asked are “Is Sony getting into the phone game” and will utilize its PSP technology?


Check out the Patent filing here

April 4, 2008 - The latest in that brand of Japanese titles featuring anime chicks and lots of dialog has a World Ware II theme, complete with girls in bikinis that sport symbols from the Third Reich.

There’s nothing to be alarmed about, though, as the PS2 and PSP versions of Moe Moe World War II should be as harmless as their Windows predecessor, which was known for its character designs from Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross) and Hiroyuki Kitazume (Gundam ZZ).

Like the PC version of the game, the PS2 and PSP versions feature a blend of strategy and adventure, although publisher SystemSoft Alfa has added a new scenario, a new character, and made a few gameplay and visual adjustments. The PS2 and PSP versions are said to be identical in terms of content, so you’ll only have to pick up one when the both hit Japan this Fall.

And if you do pick the PSP version, please cover your screen when scenes like this show up:

Boston (dbTechno) - Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that they will begin to shut down the servers for many PS2 and PSP games. The games announced will all go offline as of June 30, 2008.

The full list of games is mostly made up of PS2 offerings, with the moret popular releases being Jak X, Amplitude, and Twisted Metal Black Online.

The only two games which will not work after the servers are shut down include EyeToy Chat and Twisted Metal Black Online due to the fact that they have no offline modes.

The full list is below.

PS2 Games

Amplitude
Destruction Derby Arenas
Everybody’s Golf
EyeToy Chat
F1 ‘04
Jak X
Lemmings PS2
My Street
Syphon Filter Omega Strain
This is Football 2004
This is Football 2005
Twisted Metal: Black Online

PSP Games

Lemmings
World Tour Soccer 2