PS Fanboy Week in Review: 10/29 - 11/4

Congratulations, halcyonTwilight! A winner is you! You get a copy of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions and a black mage chocobo plushie. Check out some of our big reviews and interviews from the previous week, and stay tuned. You're going to get first official details on PS3 firmware 2.00 later this week. Finally, because we love you, we put the rest of the news after the break. Happy, now?

Features

• Jon Mak and the Inspirations of Everyday Shooter
  A list of the music that inspired the PSN game.
• PSP Fanboy interview: Alien Versus Predator
  Details on the upcoming PSP-exclusive shooter.
• PlayStation Fancast 12.5: Phone Call Edition

Downloads

• PS Fanboy Wallpapers: Volume 9
  Devil May Cry 4 wallpapers. For download on PS3 and PSP.
• Huge collection of new Gran Turismo 5 Prologue images
  37 new images from the upcoming racer.

Reviews

• Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)
  "With the best port of Symphony of the Night to date, it's hard to pass this one up."
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
  "Consider it the best reason to own a PS3 yet."
• SOCOM: Tactical Strike (PSP)
  "One of the most compelling games of the year."
• Wipeout (PS1)
  "There's very little reason to pick up Wipeout from the PS Store."

PS3 Headlines

• Would you get dragged to protect a PS3?
  GameSpot employee versus robber: on video.
• Bravo UK gets Uncharted special
  At least it's not on SpikeTV?
• Resistance patches some old wounds, so to speak
  New patch adds rumble, in-game screenshots.
• PSN game Dark Mist revealed
  From the creators of Folklore.
• Sony considers selling 50% of animation division
  The Japanese company seeking to recoup losses.
• Gran Turismo creators make actual car interior
  See their work on the Nissan GT-R.
• Licensing indeed at fault for SingStar delay
  Don't expect to karaoke any time soon.
• Uncharted ARG begins today
  Get involved before the game's release.
• PlayStation customer care gets two awards
  At least Sony's winning something.
• NY Times sings praises for Ratchet & Clank
  Mainstream media makes Insomniac's latest their darling.
• PS3 Remote Start confirmed for firmware 2.00
  You can turn on your PS3 from anywhere in the world with your PSP. It's very necessary.
• Capcom apologizes for Monster Hunter platform switch
  At least the Wii version will look as good as Monster Hunter PSP. Maybe.
• Blasto returns ... in trademark form
  Don't get excited. Phil Hartman is still dead.
• Reggie Fils-Aime thinks LittleBigPlanet is on the wrong console.
  Maybe it should be on Xbox 360?

PSP Headlines

• New York Giants star to promote PSP in new campaign
  And the "Annoying Guy" returns. Seriously, that's his name.
• Europe gets Final Fantasy remakes in 2008
  It's what the industry calls "throwing a bone."
• Star Ocean limited edition PSP revealed
  Square Enix fans, get some more money to burn.
• Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G due in March
  Sony's last Monster Hunter game EVAR?
  

PS3 Videos

• Best in Show at GT Awards gets immortalized in Gran Turismo
  The winning car gets to be in the next Gran Turismo game.
• Lost Planet on PS3 -- sometimes no change is good
  Capcom's PS3 surprise is so familiar.
• See the promise of PS Eye software
  The camera gets used in a variety of innovative ways.
• It's a wonderful world: the Ratchet & Clank ad
  A good PS3 ad? Really?!
• Uncharted's Halloween trailer features no pumpkins, only awesomeness
  Headline says it all.
• Ever wonder what a cheap PS3 knock-off looks like?
  We wonder what a cheap PS3 would look like.

PSP Videos

• New Metal Gear Solid videos look not-so-new
  But I guess it does feature Old Snake ...
• Star Wars: Force Unleashed to feature exclusive levels on PSP
  Console owners will be jealous.