Get ready for the next battle. Time's-a-tickin' Tekken lords! We're just a week away from finally getting our Tekken on at home. We're not the only ones hyped up about the arrival of Tekken 6 for the PS3 and Xbox 360, fighting game fanatics down at Hawthorne, CA are just as eager to get their game on. That's why they've come together to hold this kick-ass launch event this Saturday. Read up and learn more.

Worried that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will not have enough single-player experience, or if there will even be one at all? Put your worries to rest cos Sean Eyestone of Kojima Productions has confirmed that there will indeed be a single-player mode.

If you happen to live in LA, live near there, or just happen to be there on June 4th, then you might be interested in this contest from Capcom Unity. They're inviting an unspecified amount of lucky folks to an E3 Unity party on the said day, where you get to enjoy all good things Capcom first-hand. Hit the link to find out how.

It's official. Ziff Davis has sold 1UP to UGO Entertainment and has closed EGM. This was confirmed by no less than an official press release from both camps earlier today. The axe has fallen, and it's fallen hard. GameVideos.com and others take the hit as well. Full details right after the jump.

After Frank Provo's decision to leave the GameSpot ship comes another quite saddening news: Alex Navarro, the GameSpot reviewer famous for his podcasts, also decided to hand in his resignation from the gaming site. Details in the full article.

We just love making our handhelds do all the stuff our PCs can do, and subscribing to RSS feeds using the PSP is only just one of them. For those looking for other RSS solutions for the PSP, here's another one, Alligator, from Japanese developer voice-bank. Alligator lets you sync your PSP to the PC and manage RSS subscriptions, media podcast playlists, and more.


Download the application at the full article!

The latest episode of the 1Up podcast has dropped the bomb on the rumor mill about two Square Enix franchises. Firstly, we could possibly expect more news and announcements about the fabled Kingdom Hearts prequels coming out. They've speculated about the rumor before, saying that the KH prequels would be acting like what Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core are for the FFVII universe. On a related note, Crisis Core gets a bit of mention in itself - and a hint of what to expect in the FFVII franchise's future.

Shane, editor of EGM, had said something rather specific toward the last fifth of the podcast. It took a while to catch it, as it is very brief. Especially since the whole podcast runs for almost two hours, trying to catch that 5-second mention of KH is pretty tough. Right after talking about the FFVII-remake rumors sparked by the Crisis Core ending cinematic, they went off at a tangent, somehow squeezing in something about the Kingdom Hearts prequel (1:25:50 mark):

The other big announcement that you should look forward to is Kingdom Hearts Zero... for PSP... among some other Kingdom Hearts Zero games for other platforms...

They exchanged a couple of "Hmm..."s and "Hrrrmmm..."s by the time Shane ends his KH stint, but that's pretty much it. The way the whole thing sounds, it's as if it's only a matter of time before it gets confirmed.

Meanwhile, for those keeping tabs on the FFVII-remake rumors, Shane mentions that, during the Square Enix party, they found out that Crisis Core is not the last game in the FFVII universe. So what's the next FF7 game? Could it be the remake of the original itself? Or something else entirely? Oh no, wait. Don't tell me. It's Kingdom Hearts: Crisis Core! Ha! We jest.

It's up to you how you want to read into this, but for now, we'll neatly pile all of these loose strands on top of the Rumor bin. You may click the Read link below to check out 1Up's podcast.

You've got to hand it to those indie developers, they always have something up their sleeve to give us more bang for our buck with the gadgets that we have. A free application called Dot.Tunes does that and more.

It basically extends the serviceability of your iTunes library so that you can stream it on the net and play it right off your PC. What the application actually does is turn your iTunes library into an SQL database and sends it from your PC to the web using an Ajax front-end and multi-layered security system.

While the basic service of the application is free, plug-ins to stream your iTunes through your Wii's, PS3's or PSP's browser are also available at US$ 10 a pop. Also, there's another plug-in available that gives you a custom interface for your iPhone which extends the amount of music you can fit in it for US$ 20.

DotTunes, an Australian-based company, encourages people to open up their iTunes library to friends through the use of their products. They had this to say regarding the matter:

Why pay to podcast or for internet radio streams, when you can publish your own radio shows, TV programs or music mixes directly to your loyal fans? Dot.Tunes is not some lightweight iTunes utility. It's a fully developed web server application that supports mp3, AAC, aiff, .wav, mpeg, mp4, and .mov files, allowing you to share your iTunes library contents with your friends in other cities, your classmates across the dorm or the coworkers scattered throughout the building.

A lot has been going on lately in the video gaming industry, and fortunately The PSP Show's  been keeping abreast of things.

This latest show podcast (#49) will be delving into some the week's more timely topics, specifically on the matter of Sony's insurance scheme for the PSP, as well as a review of the commercial release of Codemaster's Heatseeker game - the latter is a follow-up to the show's previously conducted interview.

Lastly, this podcast will also tackle the topic of Manhunt 2, focusing on the game's ongoing censorship and withdrawals woes, and how these incidents may impact the industry as a whole. That's the summary of what's to come in Ewan's latest podcast - just head on over to the Read link for the whole low down on it.

Here's The PSP Show #42. And  for this podcast episode, you'll hear the Codemasters team talk about more about Heatseeker. The game's already been out in North America since a couple of days back, but Europe would have to wait a few weeks more before Heatseeker careens itself over the blue European skies.

This podcast interview will hopefully whet your appetite in the meantime, while waiting for the game to land safely and fill your PSPs with much joy and action. Anyway, the interview takes up a full 14 minutes and 51 seconds of your time. So if you're really interested to know more about Heatseeker, you'd be glad to know that you can get the podcast interview right here.

Oh, and the guys at Codemasters admittedly love their explosions, too. Right, then. Enjoy!

Listen: The PSP Show #42: Heatseeker Interview