Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PSP, bringing the monsters of the Nintendo Wii exclusive to Sony's handheld. The game was announced today at a Capcom press event in Japan. Of course, this isn't a direct port of the Wii game, which has yet to release in the States, with new moves and monsters making their way to the PSP. Sadly, the Wii's water-based levels won't make the... more.

The PSP has been having a rough time in the US as of late, lagging behind other video game hardware sales and coming up short on the software side due to piracy. The UMD-less PSPgo hasn't been having that good a go of it either, with a high price scaring away many a consumer. Gavin Cheshire, vice president of Codemasters Studios, puts the blame on a negative consumer experience, telling Edge: ... more.

Play.Create.Share continues it's truly sharing theme today with a couple of limited edition PSP themes for the upcoming title, ModNation Racers. As many of you know, MNR is set to release on the PlayStation Portable and in order to promote that, Sony is giving away very cool themes to members who register on the official site. Simply go to ModNation, register in the top right-hand corner and So... more.

Today, Sony has announced that PlayStation Portable owners will finally have the ability to take advantage of the PSP Comics feature just resting on your XMB. The service is being activated across several countries as well as the United States and United Kingdom. According to the European Blog, PSP Comics are already available in Europe and are slated to become available in North America in rou... more.

The UMD-less PSPgo is not a sign that Sony is leaving physical discs out of their gaming devices. Digital distribution is certainly on the up and with the PSPgo joining the iPhone as a download-only gaming platform, it wouldn't be a stretch to believe that all future devices will reject the disc. However, boxed video games are "not going away any time soon," according to SCEE boss Andrew Hou... more.

It seems the recent love for Sony's portable console is still going strong. Revealed in the recent issue of Famitsu, the makers behind the 2-D fighter BlazBlue are bringing out a portable version for the PlayStation Portable. BlazBlue is set to release in Japan on February 25, 2010. As of now there is no word for a North American release, however, giving the recent success BlazBlue saw earlier ... more.

I'm a huge fan of the Persona franchise and I can't get enough of the remake on my PSPgo (That's right, I bought the stupid thing even after the issue I had with customer service -- I'm a schmuck). With that said, Persona 3 and 4 have been two of my favorite games over the last two to three years and I was elated to find out that Persona 3 was going portable earlier this year. Now, the developers ... more.

It's not too shocking to see one company discuss its competitor in an unhealthy light, so it doesn't come too much of a surprise to see Nintendo of America's President, Reggie Fils-Aime, discussing the PSPgo has a handheld that carries very little benefit to the consumer. In a recent discussion with the Washington Post, Fils-Aime touched base on the PSPgo and discussed one of the fundamental issue... more.

According to some reports Sony's all digital handheld, the PSPGo will be taking a drop in price within a week of it's release. As reported by Eurogamer the PSPgo will see a price drop from the current £250 to a cheaper and more accessible £200. Retailers included in this price drop are Amazon, HMV, Play and GAME. However, it seems that ARGOS and ShopTo will be dropping the price to £219.99 a... more.

We're not sure how the guys over at the Official Sony Blog are going to do it, but they're going to have their work cut out for them this week. Last week's PlayStation Store update took up quite a long page, but this week is the launch of the PlayStation Portable Go! and Sony has claimed 16,000 pieces of downloadable content will be available for it. It's hard to imagine that the blog is going to ... more.

It's starting to become more and more apparent that Hideo Kojima may just be immortal and made of pure win. During the Tokyo Game Show, Kojima Productions has released a 10 minute trailer for its upcoming PSP exclusive, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Words won't do it justice because it's everything you'd expect from something Kojima produced. Thankfully, Joystiq.com has released a high quality v... more.

Sorry UMD owners but according to Sony there will not be a way for you to convert your UMD’s to a digital state in order to play it on the PSPGo. When asked by Gamer blog Kotaku on reasons why the option wouldn’t be available upon launch, a Sony spokesperson replied "We were evaluating a UMD conversion program, but due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this ... more.