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iPad and tablet gaming is on the rise. Most games for tablets are normally under $10 in cost, but as tablet games become more robust like console games for the Xbox 360 system, the apps will cost more to develop, so game makers would want more money in return to cover those higher costs, according to the video game news website IndustryGamers.

image courtesy of Famitsu.com Last month, Japanese video game develop Konami announced a brand-new PSP title from Nudemaker, Terror of the Stratus, that should give SJRPG lovers plenty of incentive to finally take their PSP 3000s out of their carrying case. Although not much has been revealed yet at this time, including whether or not it will ever see a release in the U.S., the Japanese video game magazine Famitsu has provided gamers with an update on the story. Set in Imperial Tokyo in the year 2058, humanity is approaching…

Read what each of the three big game platforms had in store for this year’s E3.

Sony will lose approximately $171 million due to the PlayStation Network hack, the company said yesterday.

Although the PlayStation Network is mostly back, the PlayStation Store remains dormant. While Sony continues to work on restoring the PlayStation Store, Sony created a program to gain back the trust from its user base with free stuff.

CyberConnect2′s latest Naruto game to get localized overseas.

Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation Network online service has been down for almost seven days now. As frustrating as it’s been for PlayStation 3 users, it’s possibly even more maddening for the entire community of independent developers who’ve made games for PSN and rely on download revenues as part of their business model. Video game website IndustryGamers spoke with Dylan Cuthbert of Q-Games where he told the website he’s already taken a financial hit in the past few days.

Will this newest Parasite Eve installment be worth the hype?

Less than a month after Sony announced its next handheld game console, codenamed the “Next Generation Portable” (NGP), the corporation will slash the price of its current-generation PlayStation Portable. Starting Sunday, the PSP-3000 system will cost $129.99, down $40 from $169.99, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog from Sony Computer Entertainment America Vice President of Product Marketing, Scott Steinberg. The PSP Entertainment Packs will receive a price reduction as well, slashing the price of the bundle packs to $159.99. The cut places the PSP-3000 at the same price…

The registration for E3 2011, possibly the biggest annual gaming trade show, is starting today.

With Nintendo launching their next generation handheld gaming device, Nintendo 3DS, it hasn’t been long since rumors of the next PSP have emerged. Since Sony loves to use the number system for every generation of their product this handheld gaming device might well be called PSP 2. The PSP 2 is expected to have a completely new design, hardware and a whole new set of games. Since the 3DS has 3D capabilities it seems pretty evident that the PSP 2 will have 3D displaying capabilities as well. It is also…

With the gaming capabilities of the smart phones now days I am not surprised by the introduction of the Playstation Phone.