The PSB, SOCOM.com, Insomniac & Killzone.com Recap

MotorStorm Monday: The Inspiration for Pacific Rift - yes, we’ll be doing MotorStorm Mondays.Go Hands-on with Valkyria Chronicles this week! - Did anyone attend this? Please let us know how it was. (We love this game!)Get Your BUZZ! Face On Tomorrow! - Buzz was quite popular at our Orlando meet-up last night.The Punisher: No Mercy [...]

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PLAYSTATION Store Video Content Update

Hi again! The weekends here time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PLAYSTATION Store.This week weve added new video content from the following television series:American Chopper, Season 3Black Gold, Season 1Dice: Undisputed, Season 1Prison Break, Season 4Robot Chicken, Season 3Rumbling Hearts, Season 1Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Season [...]

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Geon Emotions: Questions Answered

In answer to the various comments regarding “Geon” PSN (in no particular order):The game took so long to port because it wasn’t a port. We spent time redesigning and coding key elements of the game in response to feedback we got after launching the XBLA version so that the PSN version has a much better [...]

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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

If the reading list seems a bit shorter than usual, it’s because I’ve been on the road (LittleBigPlanet@Parsons, Resistance 2 press event, PSB Orlando Meet-up). That means I’ll need your help with links - please let us know what you’ve been reading in the comments below.The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 9/22)Famitsu: Level-5 [...]

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Update on PSN Cards

As many of you have been asking for the PLAYSTATION Network Cards (especially in light of the huge PLAYSTATION Store content update yesterday)), we are excited to let you know that we have a full roll-out at major retailers on the way. The PLAYSTATION Network Cards will be available at Walmart, Best Buy, select [...]

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LittleBigPlanet: Public Beta Madness!

We have Lift-Off!!As you may or may not have heard, the burning question recently has been - “HOW THE HECK DO I GET ON THE LITTLEBIGPLANET PUBLIC BETA!?!?”Some of our friends in Europe found out this week and are still recovering. If you have been frequenting sites like GameInformer.com, GamePro, and GameSpot you might have [...]

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Mega Man 9 arrives today on the PSN!

What a big day, huh? It has got to be the best week ever for the store. (Ro Hernandez told me to write that.)I am honored to announce that Mega Man 9 will be available today on the PLAYSTATION Network for only $9.99. Our beloved Blue Bomber returns to his 8-bit roots in this 9th [...]

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Resistance 2: The Latest

If youve read updated (and glowing) impressions of Resistance 2 this week, its down to the fact that Insomniac Games demonstrated all 3 modes (campaign, online co-op, competitive multiplayer) in LA and New York over the past few days.Ill leave the commentary to the professionals, but with the open beta on the horizon, I asked [...]

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GEON Emotions: Feel it today on PSN

Arrrrgh … your messing with my emotions!!!!Today sees the launch of an emotional rollercoaster in arcade gaming. GEON Emotions comes to the PLAYSTATION Network and includes trophies.Bliss, rage, envy or fear … use the power of your 8 emotions to compete against your opponent and master the unique sport of GEON. Its a game of [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.Downloadable GamesWipEout HD ($19.99)It was there back at the beginning and now its taking the franchise into the future: WipEout HD is set to deliver 1080p High Definition visuals running at a breathtaking 60-frames-per-second. WipEout HD features a selection of the best tracks taken [...]

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Parsons LittleBigPlanet Levels Blow Away Media Molecule

You may have stayed up a bit late last weekend but not like 150 or so students at Parsons The New School for Design did. Thats how many talented/lucky/dedicated people participated in the 24-hour LittleBigPlanet GameJam.The goal: produce the best level in that short amount of time.The results: awesome enough to surprise even the [...]

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The Punisher: No Mercy Your Questions Answered

Yesterday, Zsolt Kigyossy of Zen Studios introduced the upcoming PLAYSTATION Network exclusive The Punisher: No Mercy on the PlayStation.Blog. Knowing our readers, we expected that you might have a few questions for him about the game Today, Zsolt sent us the answers to those questions from Hungary(!) I hope you find the answers youre looking [...]

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Bioshock PS3: Of Little Sisters and Ferris Wheels

My names Grant and Im an animator for the BioShock Add-On Content Challenge Rooms. I was asked to spearhead any animation tasks that was needed for this project. The development team has been working hard here at 2K Boston on these new rooms and we are closing in on the finish line. But, it has [...]

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Go Hands-on with Valkyria Chronicles this week!

Jeff invited me to do a little guest blog post to let you know about the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles pre-release event later this week. The game is looking great (see the trailer below so you know what Im talking about), and Im really excited about this event because its such a special treat.You might [...]

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Get Your BUZZ! Face On Tomorrow!

Hey all you BUZZ! fans - the big day is tomorrow! We officially launch BUZZ! Quiz TV for PS3 and BUZZ! Master Quiz for PSP in North America. Hopefully you have been enjoying creating quizzes on the MyBUZZ Web site (looks like youve all been busy!) and by now, Im sure youve all read the [...]

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MotorStorm Monday: The Inspiration for Pacific Rift

So a quick catch up. We finished MotorStorm, we thought it was pretty damn good, we knew we needed to make another one, but feeling a bit knackered, we decided that a bit of a vacation was in order. Skip forward a month or so to us sunning ourselves in Hawaii, beautiful place, lovely ladies, [...]

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WipEout HD Approaching, Dust Off the Trophy Case

Well, it’s been a while, but WipEout HD is almost out the studio door and on the virtual shelves of the PSN. What started life as a simple port has grown into a full-fledged game in its own right, with an extensive list of features. One of the things we’re very happy to support is [...]

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The Punisher: No Mercy Coming Exclusively to PSN

In case you havent already figured it out, there is a new Punisher game coming! We here at Zen Studios are super excited to announce that were bringing Marvels storied franchise The Punisher to PLAYSTATION Network. Just a quick FYI EVERYONE here at Zen Studios is a massive Marvel True Believer, so the entire [...]

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Change Channels in Life with PlayStation

Here's how you change from the standard Live Channel in Life with PlayStation to the folding@home graphical interface. Hold down the Square button and you can switch between both interfaces.

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Help Save Gotham! Limited Edition PlayStation 2 LEGO Batman Bundle on Shelves Today!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that the limited-edition LEGO Batman: The Videogame PlayStation 2 bundle is now available at retail. You can find it at all major retailers for $149.99 (MSRP). We are excited to team up with fun, exciting partners such as LEGO Batman and Justice League to [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.Price PromotionCall of Duty 4 Map Pack 1-week price promotion @ $4.99 (from 9/18/ - 9/25)Note from Infinity Ward: Were kicking off a full week of promotions for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare this week, starting on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 2pm (PT). Well [...]

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Start your Life with PlayStation

If you’ve ever wished you could find everything you need to start your day on your PLAYSTATION 3, Life with PlayStation give you one more reason to do so. This free service delivers a new way for you to utilize your PS3 to instantly access real-time news and information like weather updates from over [...]

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Its Official! - LittleBigPlanet on shelves 10/21/08!

For those of you who’ve pre-ordered and are anxiously waiting, we’ve received great news from Media Molecule - the game code has gone ‘GOLD’ and we’ve started manufacturing the PS3 cases, manuals and most importantly Blu-ray discs. Meaning, LittleBigPlanet will hit stores in North & Latin America on October 21 (With Europe releasing the [...]

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Mega Man 9, Coming Soon to PLAYSTATION Network

UPDATE: Mega Man 9 coming to PSN on September 25!!New exclusive boss artwork.New website : http://megaman.capcom.com New game package.Mega Man 9 coming soon to the PSN for $9.99. Nuff said.

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Custom Music in Life with PlayStation

Here's the custom music player from Life with PlayStation. Press the Square button twice and the mini player will pop up. It also shows you the folding@home progress.

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The New School for Design Becomes LittleBigParsons This Weekend

Do you remember when you were little and could craft entire worlds out of just what was laying around the backyard? Its that feeling of the world being a big old place and that it was time to go on an adventure. Thats how I feel playing LittleBigPlanet.Allow me to introduce myself, my name is [...]

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PlayStation Home Beta Extended Today

If you’ve applied for the PlayStation Home closed beta, but have yet to receive an invite, you may want to check your inbox again as we’re opening PlayStation Home’s expanded closed beta again to thousands of new beta testers. The closed beta test is going quite well, so please don’t sweat if you didn’t [...]

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PLAYSTATION Store Video Content Update

Hi again! The weekends here time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PLAYSTATION Store.This week weve added new video content from the following television series: Burn Notice, Season 2 Crime 360, Season 1 Deadliest Catch, Season 3 Married with Children, Season 6 Miami Ink, Season 5 Most Shocking, [...]

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Orlando PlayStation.Blog Meet-up Details

UPDATE: The Facebook event page - which was inexplicably down for a bit - is back up. RSVP now!Don’t let me hear that the East Coast gets no love from us. As mentioned earlier, I’ll be attending a blogging conference in sunny Orlando next week, and I’d like to meet you well-tanned PlayStation fans. Here [...]

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The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone.com Recap

This week we finalized and released the info you’d been looking for on WipEout HD, released Life with PlayStation, expanded the Home beta by thousands of people, and LittleBigPlanet finished production. I think that qualifies as a “pretty damn good” week. More good stuff on the way over the next 7 days!WipEout HD Officially Dated, [...]

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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

For you Trophy… Hunters out there (yeah, we’ll go with “Hunters” ), this week was the best since Super Stardust HD debuted the system. Over the past few days, the road to platinum was revealed for LittleBigPlanet, WipEout HD, Bioshock, and several other games. If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop for all your trophy [...]

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U.S. MyBUZZ Launches Prize Opportunities!

Hey Everyone - Were just a couple of weeks out from the launch of BUZZ! Quiz TV for PS3 here in the United States, but today were excited to announce that MyBUZZ for the U.S. is now live. For those of you who arent aware of whats to come in BUZZ! Quiz TV, you will [...]

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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

Wow, looks like I did a lot of reading this week, bookended by Alone in the Dark PS3 stories. Looks like good things may come to those who wait, in this instance. The large amount of interesting is a sure sign that things are picking up for the holiday season - an incredible amount of [...]

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PAIN AMUSEMENT PARK OPEN!

The Amusement Park is OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Im really happy to announce the release of PAIN Amusement Park today. If you have been on the PAIN Train since the beginning you know this has been a long time coming. If you have never played PAIN before, its about time you found out why we have [...]

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SOCOM: Confrontation Deploys for Qore Subscribers Tomorrow

What are you playing this weekend? If you’re a Qore subscriber, I’m confident that the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation beta is in your plans. How do you get in? SOCOM.com just posted this nugget:Greetings all Qore Episode 1 and Annual Customers, We have some great news for you - the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.Qore Digital MagazineJust a quick note to let you know that the MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo is now available to all Qore annual subscribers and those customers that have purchased Episode 04.How to get the MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo:-Go into Qore Episode 04 under [...]

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Burnout Bikes Dated!

We’re finally able to announce that our latest free downloadable Burnout pack bikes will be out 18th September!!!It’s tough to give specific dates on downloadable content, because we dont know for certain until the last minute. But hey, we’re really excited about bringing bikes to Burnout, so we’re going to take a chance and tell [...]

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Jeopardy! Coming to PSN

My name is Shalom Mann, Studio Head for Sony Online Entertainment Los Angeles. You may not have heard of our small studio before, but we have produced more than 45 games for PCs and mobile phones, including Ratchet & Clank: Going Mobile and God of War: Betrayal. For 2008, weve been hard at work on [...]

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PLAYSTATION Store Video Content Update

Hi again! The weekends here time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PLAYSTATION Store.This week weve added new video content from the following television series:American Chopper, Season 3 & 4Bones, Season 3Chriss Angel Mindfreak, Season 3Elite Forces, Season 1Gene Simmons: Family Jewels, Season 3Human Weapon, Season 1Intervention, Season [...]

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Moto GP 08 from Capcom

Here are 28 awesome screenshots from MotoGP 08 from Capcom. We can't wait for this game to come out. Also check out the gameplay footage all the way down.

Hopefully Polyphony Digital will step up with a Tourist Trophy for the PS3.



























Thanks Imageshack.us and AltPlusF4.com!

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MotorStorm Pacific Rift Crosses the Finish Line October 28th

Hi Everyone! Im happy to announce the official release date for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is October 28th, 2008.This time around, the MotorStorm races will take place on a tropical island set amongst the lush jungle, emerald lagoons and towering peaks in the Pacific Ocean. Why is this important? The original MotorStorm introduced [...]

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The PSB, SOCOM.com & Insomniac Weekly Recap

No Killzone 2 update this week… fortunately Insomniac picks up the slack.Novastrike Update Brings TrophiesRight Now - A host of gameplay tweaks included in the patch as well.Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on PlayStation Platforms Next Week - Make sure to tune back in Monday (noon Pacific) for a chance to win some Star Wars [...]

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