New Ratchet and Clank game fact sheet screenshots and trailer - PS4

Spacesuit up for this reimagined, adrenaline charged adventure packed full of new gameplay, bosses and levels not seen in the PlayStation original.

Save the galaxy with an arsenal of Ratchet’s trademark crazy guns and gadgets – and enjoy it all with amazing footage from the movie itself and glorious in-game visuals that take advantage of the PS4 system’s world-shaking power.

Ratchet and Clank PGW 2015 Official game trailer - PS4

Ratchet and Clank PGW 2015 Official game trailer - PS4

Official Strategy Guide for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

BradyGames reveals the official strategy guide for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, the latest installment in the Ratchet & Clank series. As quirky as ever, the heroes struggle to reunite after Clank’s disappearance at the hands of Dr. Nefarious. This guide helps lead players to the answers they are seeking.

Ratchet and Clank Future - A Crack in Time - World Exclusive teaser trailer

GameTrailers have published the first video game trailer from Insomniac Games’ for the next Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time platform-shooter video game.

This trailer, which appears to show off Ratchet with is dad, hints the safety of the world is in your hands, once again.

The video confirms the game will release this Autumn.

Ratchet and Clank are back on PlayStation 3 with - A Crack in Time

Get ready for time-bending fun and intergalactic mayhem with Ratchet and Clank - A Crack in Time

Ever wanted to travel back in time? This Autumn Ratchet and Clank are back on PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) in the UK like you’ve never seen them before – and they’re on a mission to save the future!!

Get ready another round of intergalactic chaos with Ratchet and Clank - A Crack In Time, the latest addition to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s multi-million selling Ratchet and Clank franchise.

Concluding the events that began in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will answer some of the franchise fans’ biggest questions. After discovering that lovable robot Clank’s disappearance was engineered by Dr. Nefarious, the Wrench-swinging Ratchet races to save his best friend. Along the way, both will finally uncover the hidden truth behind their origins, and discover their ultimate destinies. As the duo come closer to reuniting, they’ll have to ask themselves the biggest question of all: Do Ratchet and Clank’s destinies lie with each other? Or is it finally time for the universe’s greatest duo to separate for good?

If you haven’t played Ratchet & Clank before and are new to this successful franchise, prepare to be immersed in hilarious action-packed galactic capers and discover how time travel will entertain you in ways never before experienced.

Powered by Insomniac Games’ fourth-generation PS3 technology, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will continue to bring the experience of playing your own computer generated animation movie to PS3. Expect all the laughs and witty banter of a Ratchet and Clank title, as you enjoy all-new space gameplay that gives players the opportunity to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectables... You’ll come head-to-head with a brand-new cast of baddies, and some old favourites, and obliterate them with cool new weapons and abilities.

Get ready for a brand new time-bending, laugh-out-loud adventure when Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time arrives in stores in Autumn 2009. It’s the newest addition to the smash-hit Ratchet and Clank franchise, with eight titles across PlayStation 2, PS3 and PSP (PlayStation Portable) platforms. With Ratchet and Clank, the future is never certain!

Limited Edition Rachet & Clank PSP (PlayStationPortable)Pack

Size takes many forms. The PSP system itself is still sleek and portable. This limited-edition pack includes the all-new PSP-3000 system in Mystic Silver. The system features an advanced LCD screen with the widest color gamut, highest contrast ratio, and response time available in a portable LCD. It also has anti-reflection technology too. Additionally, it has a built-in microphone to enhance both multi-player gaming and enable Skype calling. With all of this capacity you can play Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, watch Disney's National Treasure 2, or download and play echochrome from the PLAYSTATIONNetwork on the included 1GB Memory Stick Duo. Games, movies, music, Internet and Skype. It's all here. Watch it all on the dazzling widescreen LCD screen or use the video-out feature to connect to a TV. And place your personal music and movie collection on the 1GB Memory Stick Duo. Size matters indeed.

The Limited Edition Ratchet & Clank PSP Entertainment Pack includes:

PSP-3000 system (Technical Specifications)
Mystic Silver (limited edition color)
Light, slim and portable
Dazzling, all-new, vibrant LCD screen
Built-in microphone
Play on any TV using video out (cables sold separately)
Play games, movies, music and more
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters UMD game
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets UMD movie (Rated PG)
PlayStationNetwork voucher for echochrome game (Rated E)
1GB Memory Stick Duo
AC adaptor
AC power cord
Battery pack

Sony's games division continues to bleed money

Follow up to earlier blog post...

Sony managed to pull out another profitable quarter despite poor results from its games division.

Sony Computer Entertainment's sales rose by over 42% in the quarter on the back of a strong PSP lineup. Despite the rise in sales, the division lost $845 million, its seventh consecutive losing quarter.

The loses did not affect Sony's bottom line however as the company posted an operating profit of $450 billion for the year to March, 2% higher than a year ago. Net profit also soared this quarter up 12.3%, which was a new record for the quarter.

Nintendo raised its yearly outlook as its April-September operating profit nearly tripled. Their profits were up 144% from a year earlier on the back of strong DS and Wii sales.

Microsoft will report their quarterly earnings later today. The company hopes that Halo 3 will lift the games group to their first profitable quarter since Halo 2 shipped in 2004.

Analysis:

Sony has to ride out this dry period and hope that their recent price cuts can boost Holiday sales. By cutting the price of the Playstation 3 hardware, the comapany shows that that they are willing sacrifices losses this year to gain a greater marker share, and eventual profitability for their games group.

Although the games division is posting negative numbers, the rest of the company is stepping up to support it, posting profits across the board.

Sony should be confident this Holiday. They have a great lineup including Guitar Hero 3, Rachet and Clank, and Uncharted which could lead to strong software sales, which should in turn lead to stronger hardware sales.

It's imporant that the Playstation 3 succeeds. The console is Sony's opportunity to put a media device in the living room of every household, and by including Blu-ray in every console, they hope to be the standard format for next-generation high-definition movies