New Media Manager for PSP

Today we are launching a new version of Media Manager for the PSP that allows you to organize and sync your music, photos and other digital content. The new media manager also grants access to the PlayStation Store through the PC and is designed to accommodate the expanding functionality of PSP. With the recent [...]

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LittleBigPlanet: Were Up, Online and Official!

UPDATE: Pre-order codes are now activated and are able to be redeemed now!Great news! Media Molecule has unveiled that the LittleBigPlanet servers are up and running and ready for the world to start posting new creations and levels. Click over to www.mediamolecule.com to see the original post.In addition to this big news - due [...]

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MotorStorm Pacific Rift: Lunatics Unite!

Its launch day for MotorStorm Pacific Rift in North America tomorrow (w00t)!It means you all can enjoy MotorStorm Pacific Rift and we can all go on holiday. Except by this point, the UK is accelerating into winter in typical rainy, cold fashion. So its the Southern Hemisphere for the sun worshippers amongst the team, and [...]

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PlayStation Pros Give MotorStorm A Go (You Can Win Their Hat)

MotorStorm Pacific Rift crashes into stores today, and if you early adopters think you’re going to be cleaning up online - be warned: the athletes on the Dew Action Sports Tour have been practicing. The Dew Tour recently wrapped up with the PlayStation Pro - the final event of the year for this traveling BMX, [...]

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NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Hits Next Week, Only on PS3

Hello, PlayStation.Blog readers, Im Hiroshi Matsuyama from CyberConnect2, the developer of NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM. Im very excited to have this opportunity to speak with you all about the game. Since this is my first post, Ill cover the basics today.Im sure some of you that have seen our trailers for the game have thought [...]

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PSP 3000 update

Based on ongoing discussions with our retail partners and the feedback they have received from their customers, SCEA has seen significant interest in the Ratchet & Clank Size Matters PSP Entertainment Pack in North America, which includes the updated PSP-3000. As a result, we will be streamlining our PSP hardware lineup and will no longer [...]

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Valkyria Chronicles Update: Demo, Q&A, More

Hi Everyone!Im Christopher Kaminski, the US Producer on Valkyria Chronicles, here to update you on a couple of things. First of all, weve released a few new trailers recently that showcase some of the main characters: Squad 7, Welkin and Alicia. As we approach launch, well be showing off more of the key units who [...]

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Important Resistance 2 Beta Dates

With the Resistance 2 public beta now in full swing, we wanted to make you aware of a few important dates for those in North America. The open application process will close today at 4 p.m. PDT. If you havent applied yet, head to http://beta.myresistance.net/apply.Today is not your last chance! Much like with the LittleBigPlanet [...]

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A Very Special Message from David Hasselhoff

Hello everyone, its your friendly neighborhood David Hasselhoff here. I know youre probably wondering What in the KITT am I doing on the PS Blog? right? Wellsettle downsettle down! Im here to let you know straight from the Hoffs mouth Im coming to PAIN! And it hurts so good! Don’t believe me, [...]

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PlayStation Network Video Content Update

Hi again! The weekends here time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PlayStation Network.This week weve added new video content from the following television series:2008 Presidential Election Biographies, Season 0American Dad, Season 1, 3 & 4Assy McGee, Season 1Ben 10: Alien Force, Season 1Cops, Season 19E.R., Season 15Friends, [...]

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Grand Theft Auto IV PS 3 Trophies this Monday

You’ve probably already heard the news: this coming Monday, October 27th, there will be an update made available on the PlayStation Network to unlock the entire Trophy system for Grand Theft Auto IV on PLAYSTATION 3.Rockstar Games asked that I share a bit more info with you.Make sure to download and install the update before [...]

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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

I wanted to use this space to specifically call out this link, written by fellow San Jose Earthquakes fan Owen Good of Kotaku: Activison’s Ex is Now Playboy’s Miss November (And She Prefers Rock Band!)Like well over 100,000 other readers, I clicked on the story for the article. And… eventually… I noticed the following quote:She [...]

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LittleBigPlanet x Mirrors Edge

Here is EA's Mirror's Edge recreated in the wonderful world of LitlleBigPlanet...

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PlayStation Store weekly update.Downloadable GamesPenny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One ($14.99)The first installment in the RPG-adventure game series based on the web comic Penny Arcade. Create your character in the classic comic style, and join Gabe and Tycho in the alternate 1920s [...]

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LittleBigPlanet: early copies spotted

Looks like a lucky few LittleBigPlanet fans have started to receive their copies over the weekend. We wanted to provide a quick update for the those eager to get online. Whether you want to start playing with your friends, sharing your creations online or getting your mitts on the pre-order goodies… hold tight. Looks like [...]

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The PSB, Insomniac & Killzone Recap

PAIN: DA-WOOD & DA-MOCKRACYTHE EYE OF JUDGMENT RETURNS!- An Insiders Look at SET 3 (PART 4)LittleBigPlanet Release UpdateResistance 2: The Latest TrailerPLAYSTATION Network Video Content UpdateWeekend Plans? Join PlayStation on the Pavement or in the AirRPG Eternal Sonata Composes New PS3 Features TomorrowMotorStorm Pacific Rift: One Week Until the Invasion!PSP (PlayStation Portable) v5.01 UpdatePixelPatch: PJ [...]

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New DLC for HVB Fans!

Hello everyone! Team RamRod is here again this week to introduce some new High Velocity Bowling (HVB) goodness. I know its gonna be tough to compete with last weeks release of the FREE HVB Online Play update in North America, but we have more great news for our fans here in the States. [...]

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NBA 09 The Inside: The Jukebox

Hello again. Its Steve Bolender, producer for NBA 09 The Inside for the PlayStation 3. Another great new feature weve added to NBA 09 The Inside is the Jukebox. Whats the Jukebox you ask? Its a music player that allows you to assign songs you have on your PlayStation 3 for use in NBA 09 [...]

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Qore Episode 5 Hits PSN Thursday

Hey everyone, my name is Kevin Furuichi and Im the new Executive Producer here at the PlayStation Network. The Qore teams put together a spook-tacular, monster-themed Halloween Special for Episode 05 available in the PlayStation Store on Thursday, October 9, here’s a preview.Fallout 3Nuclear winter in Washington, D.C. and mutated humans and beasts are really [...]

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MotorStorm Monday: The Vehicles All of Them

There is something deeply satisfying about a vehicle designed and built to be driven off-road. Call me weird, but forget Ferraris, Porsches and such - give me an old Land Rover (not your modern shiny SUV, I mean your old series 3 boneshakers with leaf springs and bench seats, preferably covered in dirt, and a [...]

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PlayStation.Blog Readers: First! to 100,000

I’ve been out of the office almost the entirety of the past 3 weeks (New York, Orlando, Tokyo), so I’m a bit behind on some of the paperwork. But on September 21st, 2008 at 4:43 pm, user “jskillzball” commented:thanks for the post i always feel better after i come home from football and read these [...]

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What Do You Want to Know? TGS Edition: LocoRoco 2 & Patapon 2

Japan’s a strange place: 400 year-old temples alongside incredibly modern malls; cantaloupes are significantly more expensive than sushi; and the toilets have controls. And since I’m writing this post on Wednesday in hopes that you’ll read it Tuesday morning, please consider this request to be coming from the future.In a few hours I’ll be at [...]

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PLAYSTATION Network Video Content Update

Hi again! The weekends here time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PLAYSTATION Network.This week weve added new video content from the following television series:Damages,Season 1Suzuka, Season 1The Closer, Season 4The Venture Bros., Season 3Weve also added the following feature films:48 Hrs.AbandonAmerican BeautyAn Everlasting PieceAnnapolisBabelBarbarellaBeavis and Butt-head Do [...]

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The PSB, SOCOM.com & Insomniac Recap

MotorStorm Monday: Crashing in Pacific RiftOrlando Blog Readers Meet-up Recap (plus a little something for those who couldnt make it)NBA 09 The Inside: Become the FranchiseVoulez-Vous to Sing? ABBA Coming to SingStarShadow of the LittleBigColossus Proves The Only Thing Little About LittleBigPlanet Is Its NamePixelJunk Eden: Welcome to our Garden - An Interview with Baiyon [...]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hey, everyone. Its time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.Note: Qore Episode 05 debuts next week on Thursday, 10/9 celebrating Halloween with a scary game roundup featuring Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, and Dead Space. Plus monster snowboard and skate master, Shaun White takes us on a tour of his new game. Episode [...]

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Progression Players for NBA 09 The Inside

Hi again. Its Steve Bolender, a producer for NBA 09 The Inside for the PlayStation 3. This year we have expanded the functionality of our Progression system. We are now supporting up to five Progression Players! A Progression Player is a created player that you make and grow simply by [...]

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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

In addition to sharing my weekly reading list, I wanted to specifically point out Extra Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon to support the Texas Childrens Cancer Center in Houston. We all like to play (a lot), and it’s really cool to see gamers turning a hobby that some (misinformed) people decry into results that everyone [...]

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Coming Out of the Shadows: Rusty Buchert Talks Latest Project

Hi all, my name is Rusty Buchert and I am the Sr. Producer for Linger in Shadows. Some of you may have heard about it already from coverage here and there, but there are a lot of questions surrounding this unique title. It will be releasing on the PlayStation Network on October 9, so I [...]

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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Update Available Now! And Includes NEW CARS!!

Hello Blog Readers and GT Fans! I enthusiastically return to the blog with very good news. Hitting on our promise to continue to evolve the GT series, a new update for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is NOW available. This update adds three new vehicles to the game’s line-up, plus a number of gameplay [...]

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THE EYE OF JUDGMENT RETURNS!- An Insiders Look at SET 3

EOJ Fans - As you may have discovered already, the wait is finally over. Set 3 is slated for an October 16th release on PSN giving players not just 100 new cards, but more gameplay options and features that will change the way EOJ is played. To introduce the new features that Set 3 [...]

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Life in LittleBigPlanet: Episode 2 (Plus Some Beta Keys for You)

FINAL UPDATE: Everyone who’s going to receive a beta key from us should have already received it. I’ve noticed a lot of, um, pointing out that “I sent mine in before [that guy] and I didn’t get one and he did.” The way we did it is - we gave keys out in the order [...]

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See the Official PlayStation Bluetooth Headset

Hey PlayStation fans! Thanks for your enthusiastic response on our first blog post on the advanced features of the official Bluetooth Headset for the PS3. We have put together a feature video for the Headset and wanted to post it here so that you can see it firsthand.As you may already know, this headset will [...]

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Orlando Blog Readers Meet-up Recap (plus a little something for those who couldnt make it)

When we started planning our Orlando blog readers’ meet-up, I can’t say that I set the bar that high. 30 people would be stunning. After all, our previous meet-ups took place alongside industry events such as PAX and E3; we had a built-in audience. Last Friday in Orlando was just that: a Friday in Orlando.And [...]

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PixelJunk Eden: Welcome to our Garden - An Interview with Baiyon and Q-Games Tomi

It’s Dylan Cuthbert here again with more info about PixelJunk Eden, which released July 31, 2008 on the PLAYSTATION Store. If youve played the game, youll no doubt notice that the music and visual style are crucial elements to the feel of Eden. If you havent yet played the game, we really hope that youll [...]

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MotorStorm Monday: Crashing in Pacific Rift

Today the staff at Evo are doing a little dance and breathing a huge sigh of relief. For today is the day of our fist gold master candidate, which as I write this is winging its way to assorted testers around the world ready for them to give MotorStorm: Pacific Rift one last hammering. [...]

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Shadow of the LittleBigColossus Proves The Only Thing Little About LittleBigPlanet Is Its Name

Hello everyone, my name is Kunal D. Patel and I am a graduate student in the MFA Design + Technology program at Parsons The New School for Design. I was also a member of Team Good Sportsmanship, which won the top prize in Parson’s LittleBigPlanet 24-Hour Game Jam. All of us - Zach Gage, Meejin [...]

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Voulez-Vous to Sing? ABBA Coming to SingStar

Hello all! Aaron Orsak here again with some very exciting news on the SingStar front. I’m here to officially announce the release of SingStar ABBA coming this December to both the PS3 and PS2. SingStar ABBA will feature all of your favorite ABBA songs such as “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” “Fernando,” and [...]

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NBA 09 The Inside: Become the Franchise

Hi all. I am Steve Bolender, a producer for NBA 09 The Inside for the PLAYSTATION 3. This year we are introducing Franchise Mode. All us hoop fans love to grab a quick game of video b-ball, but when youre ready to invest some time and really dig in, our Franchise mode delivers.There [...]

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