As the PSP creeps ever closer to its inevitable end, Sony still attempts to do little things to encourage people to pick up games for the system. It doesn’t try to extend its lifespan or make its demise more comfortable with really awesome, last minute games. Instead, it releases dual packs of existing games at budget prices. The next round, which will be released in January 2012, includes a Motorstorm: Arctic Edge and Twisted Metal: Head-On pack, a Patapon and Loco Roco pack and a Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee and Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip pack…

The Great PlayStation Network Outage of 2011 first went down on April 20, 2011. North American, European, Australian and some Asian gamers went 24 days without any PSN services until they were restored May 15, 2011. They had to wait until June 1, 2011 to get access to the PlayStation Store again. Of course, that seems like nothing compared to what Japanese and other Asian territories have had to go through. Initial PlayStation Network services only first resumed there on May 28, 2011 and now, after over two months, the Japanese PlayStation Store is finally back online….

Fans of popular Playstation Portable title LocoRoco will soon have the opportunity to maneuver those colorful blobs once again. Sony announced that this title’s sequel, appropriately labeled , LocoRoco 2, will see release on February 10, 2009, just after the holidays and right after the gaming community is recovering from either purchasing, playing, or completing the wide variety of releases distributed over the previous year.

According to the Playstation Blog, this sequel is expected to feature items including “story-driven stages, unlockable quests, and a new twist to the game’s catchy music.” The game is also expected to employ multiplayer features via…

Title: PataponPrice: $19.99System(s): PSPRelease Date: February 29, 2008Publisher (Developer): Sony Computer Entertainment America (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan)Genre(s): Rhythm/Music, Action, 2-DESRB Rating: “Everyone” for mild cartoon violencePros: A cute and fairly easy to play game that will appeal to gamers of all ages. Takes a fairly unique approach to the music game genre with a bargain price release.Cons: Repetitious beat tapping can become a bit monotonous.Overall Score: 8.5/10

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