While UMDs won't be able to make the leap into the NGP generation, PSP owners that own games available on the PlayStation Network will be able to take advantage of NGP's backwards compatibility support. A report on Eurogamer confirms that NGP will be able to play all PSP games currently available on the PlayStation Network.

(Not all PSP games are available to download. Some noteworthy exceptions include Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, and Lumines.) Read more »

Chrono Trigger (also known as one of the best games ever made) has been rated by the ESRB for the PS3 and PSP, Joystiq discovered earlier today.

The SNES classic role-playing game has made its way to a number of formats--in North America--since its original 1995 release: Square nearly ruined it with load-times in the Final Fantasy Chronicles collection in 2001, while Crono and his allies ventured through time on the Nintendo DS in 2008. Read more »

[Update 4/21/11] Though the device is being discontinued in Japan and Europe, America apparently plugs onward. Joystiq reports that an SCEA spokesperson has said they are "continuing production of PSP Go for North America." So there you go.

[Original Story] Following yesterday's report, Sony has confirmed that it is ceasing production on the PSP Go to Japanese site AV Watch (via Kotaku). A spokesperson said the company is now focusing production on their next handheld, the NGP. Whatever stock remains of the PSP Go will be sold until it's depleted. Read more »

Sony may have halted production of the PSP Go, according to Andriasang. The site translates a Japanese blog from a Sony Shop employee, claiming the store won't be getting any more shipments because production is ceasing. Meanwhile, some models of the Go are at least temporarily out of stock in Japan and Europe, though it's still listed for sale in the North American Sony Store.

Stirring the pot further is a statement issued to Eurogamer, vaguely promising to continue to meet demand for the "current generation of PSPs." The company was mum on whether the PSP Go is being discontinued. Read more »

With its Next Generation Portable on the horizon, Sony might want to consider clearing out some warehouse space.

Perhaps related, Sony has announced it will cut the price of its PSP-3000 to $130. News of the $40 drop comes from the PlayStation Blog, which revealed so many other discounted items we're surprised the site didn't include video of Howard Stringer screaming "everything must go!" into a camera. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features Bulletstorm, Captain America: Super Soldier, Major League Baseball 2K11, Fight Night Champion, Total War: Shogun 2, Operation Flashpoint: Red River, Champions Online, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Mortal Kombat, Valet Parking 1989, Shift 2 Unleashed, MotorStorm Apocalypse, Radiant Historia, SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition, Natural Selection 2, Love & Order, Vindictus, Top Shot Arcade, and Virtua Tennis 4. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features a pile of new media. Check out new content for Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2, Total War: Shogun 2, NeoGAF's Dudebro, Elements of War, Okamiden, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Painkiller - Redemption, Shoot Many Robots, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Testament of Sherlock, MLB 11: The Show, Cities in Motion, Realm of the Titans, Rango The Video Game, League of Legends, NASCAR The Game 2011, and Naval War: Arctic Circle. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features Dead Space 2, LEGO Battles: Ninjago, Post Apocalyptic Mayhem, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Two Worlds II, and A Game of Thrones: Genesis. Read more »

Sony announced the PlayStation Network Gamers' Choice Awards today, offering a chance to snag discounts on whichever PSN games snag the top honors. Voting for the four categories will begin on February 22 and run through March 1, and users will cast votes by downloading free XMB themes corresponding to the games.

The winners will be revealed on March 7, and the winner of each category will be discounted during the PlayStation Store Spring Fever sale. Each winning game will be 30% off for everyone, and 50% off for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

For this special "Valentine's Day" edition of the Daily Filter we've got a slew of new content that's sweet as candy. New media for today includes Portal 2, Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, Okamiden, Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle, Cars 2: The Video Game, Rift, the Fall of Setarrif expansion for ArcaniA, MindJack, MotoGP 10/11, Shadows of the Damned, the newly announced movie-based title Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, Warriors: Legends of Troy, Swarm, Rock Band 3, Monday Night Combat, the alpha version of A Valley Without Wind, Yars' Revenge, The Flying Dutchman, The Rockin' Dead, Amazing Zombie Defense, and Mactabilis. Read more »

I wanna take you for a ride! On this ride, we shall tour the range of video games being released next week, from vintage RPGs to state-of-the-art face-punching.

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Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for Dragon Age 2, Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Magic: The Gathering - Tactics, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, Total War: Shogun 2, Mortal Kombat, Country Dance, World of Tanks, Dirt 3, Fight Night Champion, WWE All Stars, and Infamous 2. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features new media for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Dream Trigger 3D, Salem, Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, Dead Space 2, Moon Diver, The Kings' Crusade, Pirates of Black Cove, The Sims Medieval, Radiant Historia, Mytheon, NASCAR The Game 2011. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Dragon Age 2, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, The Next Big Thing, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2, Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble, Rift, Hyperdimension Neptunia, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Overgrowth, and City of Heroes. Read more »

Sony's weekly PlayStation Store update arrived yesterday, delivering heaps of goodies including the release of Double Fine's Stacking, explosive platformer Explodemon and PopCap's lawn defense game Plants vs. Zombies.

PlayStation Plus owners were treated to Stacking for free, for now. They also got access to the Killzone 3 single-player demo a week earlier than everyone else. The KZ3 demo comes in 2D and 3D editions, with the former being downloaded automatically. Read more »