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First Zone of the Enders HD screenshot’s a bit of a tease
Zone of the Enders HD producer Yuji Korekado tweeted the first shot of the game yesterday, which teased the masses horribly. The shot was taken of the game’s demo build with his phone, so it’s not very good, but go have a look anyway over on Andriasang. A demo for the game, which includes Zone [...]
Long Live Play PSN Community Spotlight
Hey everyone! It’s the latest edition of PSN Community Spotlight, where it’s your chance to get your PlayStation story featured on the PlayStation.Blog. By reviewing the dedicated space on the PlayStation Community Forums, we find compelling PlayStation stories and commentary, then deliver a $50 PlayStation Store voucher code to the winner every week. Remember to [...]
Far Cry 3 Burning Building gameplay trailer released
A new gameplay video for Far Cry 3 has emerged on GameTrailers. Watch it below. A multiplayer beta for the game will be held for two weeks over the summer on PS3 and Xbox 360 and those who purchase Ghost Recon: Future Solider through GameStop and are PowerUp Rewards Members, will have guaranteed access to [...]
PlayStation.Blog Recap
Hey everyone, I hope you’re having a good weekend so far. First up, a quick introduction. As you’ll no doubt have noticed, our much-loved blog manager James Gallagher has moved on to pastures new. Since a few of you wanted to know who was behind last week’s mysterious ‘Contributing Editors’ recap post, we thought we’d [...]
Sega Vintage Collections dumping lots of old games on PSN and XBLA next wek
Way, way more Master System and Genesis games are on the way to PS3 and Xbox, including the long-awaited release of Monster World IV. Sega announced the next few “Vintage Collections,” which will be sold individually on PSN and in bundles on XBLA.For XBLA, the Monster World Collection brings together Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]
‘Time Traveler’ is another playable character in Double Fine’s mystery game
Double Fine’s Ron Gilbert has revealed another character from his puzzling new title, this one called “the time traveler.”She is one of “three playable characters” that Gilbert has unveiled in three days on his personal gaming blog, Grumpy Gamer. Yesterday and the previous day Gilbert revealed the monk and the hillbilly.The time traveler’s silhouette is [...]
‘Time Traveler’ is another playable character in Double Fine’s mystery game
Double Fine’s Ron Gilbert has revealed another character from his puzzling new title, this one called “the time traveler.”She is one of “three playable characters” that Gilbert has unveiled in three days on his personal gaming blog, Grumpy Gamer. Yesterday and the previous day Gilbert revealed the monk and the hillbilly.The time traveler’s silhouette is [...]
Hackett, EDI confirmed for Mass Effect 3 ‘Extended Cut’ DLC
On top of providing “further clarity” to Mass Effect 3′s ending, some more details regarding the upcoming “Extended Cut” DLC have come out. “Extended Cut” will include cameos from both Admiral Hackett, who is played by Lance Henricksen, and EDI, voiced by Tricia Helfer.”I just did another session with them. They were saying there’s a [...]
Expiring trademarks suggest trouble for Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 may be in trouble. Some lapsing trademarks for the its title intimate the Gearbox-developed game is all but abandoned (or the name is changing), and our inquiries into Gearbox Software have yet to be answered. “We don’t have anything to share at this point in time,” an Ubisoft representative told [...]
Former NCAA athletes’ lawsuit against EA is so on
EA’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit from former NCAA athletes has been denied, meaning the trial will movie forward and EA stands to lose more than $1 billion if found at fault.The former NCAA athletes claim EA conspired with the NCAA and the CLC to have players sign away their likenesses and names [...]
Rock Band Weekly: Iron Maiden
The “Maiden Epics” pack of Iron Maiden tunes coming to Rock Band next week has things that sound like they wouldn’t be metal, but are, in fact, totally metal.Like “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” Sounds like some old epic poem, right? Well, it is epic in that sense, as well as in the sense of [...]
Beenox Wants to Give You A Web Rush With This New "Amazing Spider-Man" Trailer
The upcoming tie-in gets limber with its new spider-line zipping, time-stopping mechanics. It looks like developer Beenox will be drawing on some of their experience with previous Spider_man titles for the upcoming console versions of the summer movie tie-in. Specifically, the new “Web Rush” feature which seems to combine Peter Parker’s spider sense with navigation. [...]
SEGA Vintage Collection 3 hits XBLA and PSN starting next week
SEGA has announced a third collection of vintage titles from the publisher will arrive on PSN and XBLA starting next week. Get the list below. All PSN games will be available individually, while XBLA games will be available in several package deals: PlayStation Network – Release Date: 5/22 ($4.99 each) Wonder Boy in Monster Land [...]
Borderlands 2: Your Questions Answered
Hello again! You were so nice to me the last time around, I thought I’d come back for another visit. We at Gearbox were delighted to see the enthusiastic response to our recent Borderlands 2 posts. But that wasn’t enough. You see, Borderlands 2 is all about MORE. More weapons, more enemies, more story, more [...]
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Sneaks Onto PS Vita and Has the Trailer to Prove it
By Jeffrey Matulef Sony has announced their upcoming stealth/platformer Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (That’s Sly 4, for those keeping track) will be coming out for the PS Vita alongside its PS3 release later this year. The game is being developed by Sanzaru Games, who handled the HD conversion of the Sly Cooper Trilogy. The [...]
Ubisoft – Over 600,000 players participated in Ghost Recon: Future Solider beta
Ubisoft has compiled some figures for the Ghost Recon: Future Solider beta, and according to the firm over 600,000 people participated in the tester. Here’s a list of stats, courtesy of MP1st: 1,706,013 hours played 2,387,377 melee kills 3,021,628,150 bullets shot 3,040 level-50 players 9,816,310 data hacks 16,101,668 long-range kills 99,474,068 kills Average lifetime for [...]
PlayStation Experience on Tour Now
I’m excited to announce that the PlayStation Experience is back on tour for 2012 and we have some awesome games and experiences planned for you, our community. For those of you new to the PlayStation Experience, every year we tour the country’s biggest concerts and festivals to show off all of our latest games and [...]
Dead Island Dev’s Off-Road Racer ‘Mad Riders’ Coming May 30th
By Jeffrey Matulef Ubisoft has announced their upcoming off-road arcade racing game ‘Mad Riders’ developed by Techland (of Dead Island fame) will be released May 30th on XBLA, PSN, and PC. The game will cost 800 Microsoft points ($10) on XBLA, and while no North American price has been determined for the PSN and PC [...]
38 Studios successfully pays $1.125 million to Rhode Island
38 Studios’s $1.125 million check to the state of Rhode Island has cleared, governor Lincoln Chafee announced during a press conference this afternoon, thus fulfilling the first required payment on the studio’s loan from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.Rhode Island is changing its legislation on tax breaks, closing loopholes pertaining to state funds being [...]
Techland’s Mad Riders touches down on PSN May 29, XBLA/PC on May 30
<!–If you’ve somehow managed to get your fill of Trials Evolution’s dusty peaks and valleys already, Techland’s latest, Mad Riders, may be perfect for you. And hey, the game is set to launch on May 30 according to the latest trailer. That’s pretty soon!Like Trials before it, Mad Riders is a digital-only title, but unlike [...]



