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When I think about my history at Santa Monica Studio I see it as the past 15 years condensed into a cerebral photo album filled with remarkable moments. I am talking about both happy occasions and situations where we overcame struggles and surpassed expectations as a team. Santa Monica Studio exists and thrives due to the contributions of every individual who has ever been a part of our family. Every line of code, brush stroke, and character motion lives on to drive and inspire future talent to create unique games which have elements that seem familiar. As a technical artist I interact with every individual on the team. I remember their faces, their names, and ultimately their personalities. When you work on a large team it is crucial to find the right approach for each individual. Some people are quirky and others are known to be grumpy before lunch. I really enjoy meeting new team members, particularly those who are fresh out of school. They tend to bring so much positive energy and enthusiasm, and they tend to surprise me with their proficiency and professionalism. I certainly don’t remember being that sharp when I first walked through the Santa Monica Studios’ doors. In 2009 I made the tough decision to leave the studio, and after being away for almost a year I found myself with the urge to come back. On occasion I think about why I came back, and there are many intricate reasons, but a few stand out. Simply put, I was drawn back to the people and the studio culture. When I started working at Santa Monica Studio the team was small but we already had grand aspirations. This meant that we had to work efficiently, which resulted in boundless communication and the need for individuals to be involved beyond the boundaries of their discipline. At first it seemed strange, but then I found myself (a junior technical artist at the time) having discussions with the likes of David Jaffe, Tim Moss, and Mark Anderson. These guys were already industry legends and there I was, learning from them and collaborating on God of War. They were approachable and always made me feel like I mattered. This was my first exposure to a professional environment where I truly felt like I was part of a team. I grew up with this studio and quickly learned that successful game development is not about pushing pixels to the screen, it’s a reflection of the journey and soul of the team. The game industry is always changing and the team has grown both in size and talent. We’ve had tremendous success and learned from failures. People have come and gone but all of them contributed to establish an environment which encourages inclusion, communication, and respect for every individual on the team. I would like to leave you with some advice which can come in handy for some of you who are just starting out in your career. Game development is exciting but does not come without challenges — remember to have fun along the way. Take care of your teammates and treat them as if they are an extension of your family. Set people’s expectations and make sure to follow up if the expectations can’t be met in any way. They will understand and appreciate your professionalism. Please visit sms.playstation.com/creatives or follow @SonySantaMonica to learn more. Santa Monica Studio Creatives is a series focusing on 4 unique individuals of our family whose journey to our studio is as inspiring as their creative talents within. While their stories are candid, raw, and anything but normal, their expert crafts and collaboration within our creative walls hits the heart of what matters most to our studio culture – the team is everything. View the full article

“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.†Have you ever felt trapped within a nightmare you can’t wake up from? Well, we have. And that is why we created Lithium: Inmate 39. We are a small team with the idea of creating a game that gamers have been waiting for when it comes to psychological thrillers and challenging puzzles in a 3D world. We are very excited to present this intriguing story which will keep you glued to your seat. Even though we are experienced with developing games for advertising and games for educational purposes, we decided to develop our first console-focused game this time. Lithium tells the story of a psychiatric patient who must find the way back to his origins, discovering his past and getting answers to understanding what is going on in his mind. So we brought to life a character based on a humanoid lemur which represents how he sees himself due to his many mental issues. Inmate 39 will need to overcome many perils, traps, and puzzles throughout the different chapters of the game. Each chapter is inspired by and set in Inmate 39’s vision of his world. Different cutscenes will lead you to your own conclusions. While developing the game we have taken into account elements from classic horror games that we have enjoyed ourselves and that genre fans will recognize when playing. Around 30 different types of enemies and creatures are cleverly designed and each one has a meaningful connection with the main story. Most of them are inspired by drawings created by real psychiatric patients. We are introducing a game with an unsettling, gloomy, and intriguing atmosphere. It is designed in grey scale colors with vivid blood red being displayed in dangerous and deadly situations. In order to increase the sense of claustrophobia and panic, fixed camera angles have strategically been placed to force the main character to confront his worst nightmares. In moments like this a very powerful ally will be helpful to furiously tear apart and destroy your enemies. In addition, the music has been carefully designed and selected to perfectly fit each one of the situations depending on the stage. We are pleased to bring to you this game which will be available soon. Additional DLC will also be available. The game has been created with a lot of passion and effort. We really hope you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed the creative process. We are looking forward to hearing your comments and opinions, as well as answer any questions you might have! View the full article

The crisp wind through an open stadium. The crack of a bat against a fastball. And the eruption of cheers from the crowd. The celebrated baseball sim series returns with MLB The Show 16, out this week on PS4 and PS3. MLB The Show 16 continues the series’ long-running tradition of gorgeous visuals, deep gameplay systems, and a staggering number of modes for any baseball fanatic. Slow down key moments in the game with ShowTime, and engage in the most personalized, rewarding iteration of Road to the Show yet. For a full list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop! New Releases: March 29th, 2016 Adam’s Venture: Origins PS4 — Digital (Out 4/1) Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20’s, you’ll explore ancient ruins and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted accomplice Evelyn you will have to outsmart the evil Clairvaux company. Arcade Archives Life Force PS4 — Digital Life Force is a shooter originally released in 1986. Players challenge the aggressions from the Bacterian special force known as Salamander. This game includes “Salamander†which is the Japanese version of the game, and “Life Force†which is the rearranged version released in 1987. Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus PS4 — Digital Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus fuses together action adventure and RPG elements with lavish visuals to create a nostalgic world unlike anything you’ve seen before. Navigate your way through hordes of nefarious monsters and massive boss battles in retro pixelated 2D glory! Solve puzzles, converse with locals, and gain skills to restore hope to the once peaceful Exidus. Fenix Furia PS4 — Digital Fenix Furia mechanics are unique yet simple — infinite jump and dash paired with instant restarts. Race through hundreds of increasingly difficult levels with new mechanics like fire, ice, and jump portals. Gryphon Knight Epic PS4 — Digital Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval shoot ’em up that mixes elements from classical shooters, including exploration and duel-like boss battles. It tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again. Knight Solitaire PS Vita — Digital The new Knight Solitaire! Become the champion of a royal tournament! 12 luxurious locations and entertaining gameplay. Make chains of cards, use bonuses, and get real royal rewards! Maliya PS Vita — Digital Hidden from the world, the card and strategy game Maliya delivers fun for centuries to those who know it. For the first time developed for portable consoles with different options to keep you amused. MLB The Show 16 PS4, PS3 — Digital, Retail MLB The Show 16 is a more immersive and exciting baseball experience than ever before. MLB The Show 16 delivers sports fans the most immersive, and authentic baseball game on consoles. This year The Show offers even more gameplay improvements, new game modes, and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience. Nights of Azure PS4 — Digital, Retail Save the world or the life of one girl… The world was once ruled by the Nightlord. In that world lived a Saint, destined to become a sacrifice to the Nightlord, and a Holy Knight, with incredible power. The meeting of the girls changed the fate of the world. No Time to Explain PS4 — Digital No Time To Explain is a game about shooting the ground, putting on weight, and setting your body on fire. Blast yourself through time and alternate realities to rescue your future-self from a giant crab sent by your evil time-twin from another dimension! Organic Panic PS4 — Digital Organic Panic is a super-kooky platformer with totally destructible environments and dynamic fluids. Smash through earth, create and turn into water, control gravity, and set it all on fire as you battle and puzzle your way through more than 200 levels. PieceFall PS4 — Digital (Out 3/31) The floating islands of PieceFall were once the site of ancient spiritual monuments dedicated to tranquility. Since then the islands have fallen out of balance, and you must rebuild the land piece by piece to restore the monuments. PieceFall is a geometric puzzle game set in an abstract floating world. Are you ready to accept the challenge, and restore harmony to the islands? R.B.I. Baseball 16 PS4 — Digital Make the play with your favorite Major League Baseball team and win the World Series! R.B.I. 16 features enhanced lighting and graphics, revamped defensive AI, an improved batting system, and the ability to sim through games in Season mode. Resident Evil 6 PS4 — Digital, Retail Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 is a dramatic horror experience that cannot be forgotten. Now in high definition, the game offers multiple characters, including fan favorites and new faces, along with solo and co-op modes and new challenges for players. Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 Plus PS Vita — Digital Lead a civilization from the dawn of man to the modern age, and go head-to-head with history’s most intrepid leaders as you wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known in a race for ultimate supremacy. Tachyon Project PS Vita — Digital Tachyon Project is an action packed twin-stick shooter with lots of weapons, enemies, and some innovative stealth gameplay mechanics. In the game you take control of Ada, a software program that has to hack into the most secure servers on Earth to find out about her creators. Trillion: God of Destruction PS Vita — Digital, Retail In this groundbreaking strategy RPG, fight alongside six Overlord candidates to keep the Underworld from being destroyed! Through rigorous training, you can turn the tide of battle and stop Trillion from consuming the Underworld! UnEpic PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy) Daniel was just an average guy. Videogame player, big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination. Eager to keep playing within the RPG to create his own adventure, he decides to go along for the ride until his delirium comes to an end. Weezer — The White Album Moderat — III Black Stone Cherry — Kentucky Norm of the North Justice League vs. Teen Titans WWE: Fastlane 2016 Deadliest Catch — March 29 at 9/8c (Discovery) Archer — March 31 at 10/9c (FX) Wynonna Earp — April 1 at 10/9c (Syfy) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

Happy Friday! I spent most of the past week jamming on Paragon, Epic’s new PS4 MOBA. As a newcomer to the MOBA genre (I’m old), I thought it might be helpful to throw together some handy tips to help get you started — please leave your own tips in the comments below! Basic Terminology Lanes: Basically, the path you take to the enemy’s Core. There are three lanes: left, right, and middle. Depending on your strategy, you and your team can concentrate down one, or split up across several lanes and fight several battles at once. Lane strategy is a defining gameplay feature of Paragon. Minions: Both teams get an endless supply of these meat shields. Minion packs drive forward mindlessly, attacking any enemies or Towers they encounter along the way. They’re easily killed, but present a constant threat because they autospawn in waves every 30 seconds or so. Towers: Along each lane lie several dangerous towers that will inflict humongous damage if you get too close. You can’t directly damage a Tower; you have to destroy the crystal that rests next to it. Hero Highlights Howitzer is a straightforward Caster and an ideal choice for beginning players. His basic attack (R2) is an explosive projectile that squashes enemy Minions efficiently, and his R2000 Missile (Square) gives him extra range and damage. His land mines (Circle) and grenades (R1) help control enemy movement, too. And his Ultimate ability (Triangle) lays down a radius of destruction. Twinblast is another popular choice for beginners. His basic attack (R2) allows you to steadily peck away at enemies and Minions, while his Ultimate ability (Triangle) brings the pain. Remember to amp up his attack speed by triggering Nitro (Square). Sparrow is also worth a try. Like the other Ranger heroes, she dishes out high damage with her basic attack (R2). She lacks durability, and her other abilities don’t pack quite the punch of the Casters. But if you play defensively and remember to stick and move, she will lay waste. Other Tips Minions serve as the heartbeat of a Paragon match. They respawn like clockwork, and their constant waves apply pressure to a lane. They can hold ground against an enemy offense until player heroes can reinforce the battle lines.When you’re on the offense, help push your team forward by efficiently squashing enemy Minions and driving forward to gain ground. If you can crush the Inhibitor near your enemy’s core, your team’s Minions in that lane will get much stronger and more fearsome — it can easily tip the scales in a heated match. The Tower will always* target your Minions first — allowing you to get closer to the objective and hammer it. When approaching a Tower, let your Minions enter attack range first so they soak up damage.*The one exception is important! If a player attacks an enemy hero while that hero is under the enemy turret, the turret will immediately target the aggressor. Avoid damaging enemy players while they are protected by their turrets. You have to get fairly close to a Tower’s crystal to inflict damage. Watch your crosshairs: when they turn red, you’re in range. The lanes are loosely connected by a jungle, allowing you to cut across from one lane to another. The jungle is home to many tight, twisty corridors, so it’s not a great place to get caught unprepared.Always keep an eye on other lanes — it’s quite possible to cut away from a big battle and quietly push down a lane your enemy isn’t expecting. Some heroes are sneakier than others. Gideon, for example, can teleport himself and teammates to other locations on the map. Kallari can cloak to get close to enemies, leaving them vulnerable to her devastating melee strikes. But stealth can benefit any hero. Look for the Shadow Pads in the jungle near the lane shortcuts. Stand in one to mask your presence from enemy players, letting you get the drop on them. Paragon is notable for its many mind games. Pretending to run off, only to lead your pursuers into a trap, is a common technique. I hope some of these are helpful! Give your own tips in the comments below. View the full article

Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Ladies and gentlemen, there’s almost too much show for this one episode to handle. Our series of interviews continues as we talk to the minds behind Golem, Dirt Rally, and King’s Quest. Plus, we reminisce on the first game we ever beat — which was a long time ago, by all accounts. Was it even possible to beat games back then? Join us, and enjoy the show! Stuff We Talked About Golem Dirt Rally King’s Quest The first games we remember beating Steven Universe No Time to Explain MLB The Show 16 Fallout 4 Automatron Destiny’s big April update PlayStation VR Recent Episodes Episode 201: Music, Magic, and Marvel Episode 200: PS We Love You Too Episode 199: Praise the Sky The Cast Sid Shuman – Social Media Sr. Manager, SCEA Nick Suttner – Lead Account Manager, SCEA Ryan Clements – Social Media Specialist, SCEA Spherical Image – RICOH THETA Send us questions and tips! blogcast@playstation.sony.com Leave us a voicemail! (650) 288-6706 Thanks to Cory Schmitz for our beautiful logo and Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.] View the full article

Ever since we announced the renewal of Powers you’ve been eagerly awaiting more details on the second season of the first PlayStation original scripted series. Well, I’m proud to announce that the second season of Powers will premiere in the US and Canada on May 31st with new episodes available each week on PlayStation Store. And PlayStation Plus members can watch it all for free!* The team behind Powers has been hard at work making season two more action-packed than the last. In fact, to whet your appetite for the May 31st season premiere we’re debuting a new trailer from season two right here. With fan-favorite actors like Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars), and Wil Wheaton (The Big Bang Theory) joining the talented returning cast led by Sharlto Copley (District 9) and Susan Heyward (Vinyl), we know PlayStation fans are going to love season two of Powers. So, who killed Retro Girl? And what happens to the Powers world when its greatest superhero is murdered? Find all that out and more on May 31st when we release the first three episodes! Every week after, we will then release a new episode of the 10-episode series. In the meantime, be sure to follow the Powers Twitter and Facebook accounts and visit the official site for more trailers and behind-the-scenes videos from seasons 1 and 2. *Active membership required to access PS Plus features and benefits. Only available to PS Plus subscribers 18 years and older. View the full article

Hey everyone. It seems incredible that we’re just three weeks away from the debut of two great PlayStation heroes on PS4. We’ve joked that Ratchet & Clank for PS4 is the game based on the film based on the game… and that’s actually pretty accurate! The film and game are designed as complementary pieces. They tell the same origin story of Ratchet & Clank battling Chairman Drek, with the same major beats and character arcs. The film focuses a touch more on character development and the game is a bit more focused on the action that happens between the scenes. Our goal was to take advantage of what each medium does best. But the game has a major departure from the film: the game is narrated by Captain Copernicus L. Qwark. So you get Qwark’s skewed self-serving version of events to set up a different way to experience the story. He gets all the big details right, but the little asides are all him. As you watch our new trailer for the game (And play it for yourself next month!) — you’ll have to ask yourself: can Qwark be trusted? We’re hoping that when you fire up Ratchet & Clank you’ll feel the rush you felt the first time you played a Ratchet & Clank game. But we’re going beyond that nostalgia with a gorgeous Ratchet & Clank that holds up to modern standards and is a fitting debut for the franchise on PS4. We wanted to tell the ultimate version of Ratchet & Clank’s origin story, completely synced up with the feature film. The game will be available on April 12th and the major motion picture from Gramercy Films follows shortly thereafter on April 29th. For fans of the series we also have a pretty sweet pre-order bonus. You’ll gain access to one of my favorite Ratchet & Clank weapons of all time, the Bouncer, if you pre-order the game on PlayStation Store or at a participating retailer by April 11th. We’re looking forward to seeing you in the Solana Galaxy in just a few weeks. View the full article

Hey everyone! This is Alex Nichiporchik, CEO at tinyBuild. When we announced Party Hard for PS4 last month, I told you we’d be back very soon with even more PS4 announcements. It’s time for me to act on that promise. When tinyBuild began in 2011, it was the success of our first game No Time to Explain that allowed us to expand and become an indie publisher, helping other developers to bring their games to the masses. Now I’m finally going to fulfill my dream of seeing No Time to Explain on PlayStation. And it’s coming March 29th! I am you from the future, there’s no time to explain!Picture the scene: you’re minding your own business and dancing a merry jig when all of a sudden the walls of your living room explode, your future self bounds into view, and he (You?) tells you (Yourself?) that you need to come with him. There’s no time to explain! Then he’s plucked from the ground by a giant crab claw, and dragged kicking and screaming into oblivion. Fortunately your future self drops a strange future cannon/jetpack device on the floor, which you can use to chase him down and attempt to save his life. Or your life. Wait, if he dies, do you still exist? Will any of this have happened anymore? Okay, this is getting a little confusing. Let’s back up a moment. Coming to terms with the Future Cannon.No Time to Explain is a 2D platformer with a twist: your weapon is also your means of movement. You can fire the cannon at giant enemies to kill them, but you can also fire it at the floor to boost yourself into the air. This allows you to leap high walls, dodge around deadly obstacles, and generally try to stay alive. You won’t stay alive though. You will die over and over again. Trust me. No Time to Explain is an extremely silly game, and the further you get into the game, the more ridiculous it becomes. Sometimes your weapon will change, or your hero will morph, or the world around you will make no sense, or maybe you’ll just get really fat and eat a bunch of cake? All bets are off, quite frankly. Along the way there are secrets to find in the most challenging places. When I say “secrets†I obviously mean “hats.†Wanna play through the game as a fox? A dinosaur? A pirate? Why not balance a hotdog on your head? Why not just take all the hats you’ve unlocked and balance them all on top of each other? I know you love hats, don’t lie to me PlayStation.Blog readers. Oh, and get this: you can play through the entire game with up to four players. It’s incredibly chaotic, and may cause you to throw your friends through a window head-first, but they probably weren’t great friends anyway so who cares, right? So, to reiterate: No Time to Explain is a game about killing giant alien crabs, eating cake, fighting sharks with frickin laser beams on their heads, dancing really hard, and generally trying to work out what is actually happening. Does anyone find it weird that I actually had quite a lot of time to explain this?So that’s No Time to Explain. I can’t wait to see it finally released on PlayStation very soon, and get it into your hands via a violent thrusting motion. And if you thought Party Hard and No Time to Explain weren’t crazy enough, just wait until you see all the other games we have on the way to PlayStation very soon. Expect to see me pop up again on PlayStation.Blog in the coming months! View the full article

To get yourself ready for the Battleborn Open Beta, wrap your mind around what’s at stake. Set in the distant future, you’re fighting to save the last star in the universe. You have 25 heroes — each with wildly different personalities, powers, and play styles — at your disposal as you dip into the action-packed Story Mode or go five-on-five in Competitive Multiplayer matches. Experience the natural progression of the game as you rank up and unlock new heroes, skins, taunts, Helix mutations, and more during the Battleborn Open Beta. The BasicsWhen is it? Opens April 8th at 10:00 AM Pacific Closes April 18th at 7:00 AM Pacific PS4 Beta Players As a thank you to PS4 players who participate in the Open Beta, they will receive the first Battleborn DLC Pack 1 and instant access to Alani upon release. In addition, PS4 players will have access to the Battleborn hero, Toby, during the Open Beta. Pre-load Date Rev up your PS4 because pre-load begins on April 6th at 5:00 PM Pacific! Approximate Download Size 8.5 GB Where to Download The Battleborn Open beta will be available through PlayStation Store. You just download it straight from the store — no sign-up or code required. Available Regions The Battleborn Open Beta will be available worldwide! PS Plus PS Plus is not required to participate in the Open Beta. Feedback and Bug Reports Feedback and bug reports are an essential part of the Battleborn Open Beta. Log into the Gearbox Open Beta Forums and send us your feedback! The ContentDuring the Open Beta you’ll be able to experience the natural progression of Battleborn, including two Story Mode episodes, two Competitive Multiplayer Modes, 25 heroes (some instantly available, some will unlock as you progress), and as you play you’ll rank up on three different progression systems. Story Mode Go in solo or co-op with up to 5 players in two full Story Mode episodes: The Algorithm and Void’s Edge. The Algorithm: Take on The Algorithm mission to debug and unlock the rogue Magnus AI, ISIC. If you played in the Closed Technical Test last year, you’ll notice Geoff, the Spider King, has made a few changes to his lair. Void’s Edge: Bring a jacket, ’cause the ice planet Bliss is mighty cold. A Varelsi portal has opened and it’s up to you to fight your way through the invasion and deliver the payload. Competitive Multiplayer Modes Challenge other players to duke it out in two Competitive Multiplayer modes: Incursion and Meltdown. Incursion: (Overgrowth map) Destroy the enemy’s two Spider Sentry Drones before they get to yours. Meltdown: (Paradise map) Send waves of minions to their death and score points for every minion who throws themselves into the incinerator. The team with the most scrap metal wins! Party Up with Fellow Badasses Conscript your friends for a truly badass Open Beta experience! Party up with friends or search for random players to join them in Co-Op Story Mode episodes. Play Split-Screen in either Story Mode or Competitive Multiplayer Modes. Communicate with your teammates through in-game Voice Chat. Create private custom matches with friends to get a handle on controls and practice with new characters as you unlock them. Battleborn Heroes Battleborn has a large starting roster of 25 playable heroes, which will continue growing with five additional, free heroes after launch. In the Open Beta you’ll start with 7 unlocked heroes and the rest will be unlocked as you rank up and complete objectives. In the meantime, here’s a quick rundown of the main character types: Attackers, Defenders, and Support. Attackers: charge into the fight with a variety of offensive Battleborn heroes. Throw punches, slice ’em up, blast ’em down, or break out the big guns with Rath, Deande, Phoebe, Whiskey Foxtrot, Mellka, Thorn, Marquis, Oscar Mike, Benedict, Caldarius, El Dragón, Orendi, Shayne & Aurox, and Ghalt. Defenders: take a hit for the team (or two, or three) with the likes of Attikus, Galilea, Kelvin, Boldur, ISIC, Toby, and Montana. Support: shields, heals, and still more firepower — Miko, Reyna, Kleese, and Ambra can help the team in the fight. PlayStation Nation, remember: you’ll have Open Beta access to the adorable penguin in a mechsuit, Toby! Progression Systems Experience Battleborn’s multiple progression systems during the Open Beta. Playing either Story Mode or Competitive Multiplayer Modes will earn you XP towards temporary Helix augmentations as well as persistent Command Rank and Character Rank levels. Helix: During a single Competitive match or Story episode, each level you gain activates a new Helix augmentation opportunity — all the way to level 10. Each level has two augmentation choices and a character’s Helix resets at the beginning of a new match or episode, meaning you can tailor your character’s abilities to the situation at hand. Character Rank: Each character ranks up the more you play them up to rank 15. The Character Rank levels persist across all Modes, and unlike Helix augmentations this experience does not reset at the end of a match or mission. Increasing Character Rank unlocks Mutations, which are extra Augments that become available on the Helix Menu. The higher the Character’s Rank, the more Helix augmentations, taunts, titles, and skins you can unlock for that character. Command Rank: Command Rank persists across all Modes and all characters played. Every Competitive match (excluding bots) and Story episode grants XP towards your player Command Rank. Rising through the ranks in Open Beta will unlock characters, new Gear options, titles, and more up to Command Rank 100. What to Build On every map and in every Mode you’ll find strategically located, buildable tactical structures. These buildables can be purchased — and upgraded — using Shards found throughout each level. Here are a couple samples of what you can build over the course of any given match. Automatic Turrets: Turrets have different types of offensive armaments and will attack any foe in sight — enemy minions and Battleborn alike. Healing Station: The Healing station will regenerate health over time in an area around the station for the team who purchases it. Accelerators: Accelerators give a speed boost to friendly Battleborn and minions when passing next to them. Super Minions: Super Minions can be purchased in the team’s base and are well worth the Shards. Their ability to sustain and deal more damage than other minions adds additional firepower to your team. Other InformationIs there an NDA? Nope — it’s an Open Beta which means you can stream, record video, and play Battleborn to your badass heart’s content! Can I stream or record video of Battleborn? Hell yes! Tweet at @Battleborn and let us know you’re streaming Battleborn live! Do I need a Shift account for the Open Beta? Nope! Will there be any kind of maintenance scheduled during the Beta? No, there is no planned downtime or maintenance during the Open Beta. If something comes up and maintenance is necessary, we will let you know via the Battleborn Twitter. Will my progress carry over to the retail game? No, Open Beta progress will not carry over to the retail game. View the full article

PlayStation Store has “got your six†in week four of the Franchise Sale series. Now through Monday, March 28, save more than 60 percent on select Call of Duty titles and Planet of the Apes movies. PlayStation Plus members save even more, with discounts up to 70 percent. Featuring PS4, PS3, and PS Vita titles, there’s never been a better time to expand your collection of the prestigious first-person shooter series. Games PlatformTitleSale PricePlus PriceOriginal PricePS4Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Digital Pro Edition $63.99$54.99$99.99PS4Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Gold Edition $34.79$24.59$59.99PS4Call Of Duty: Black Ops III$49.79$39.59$59.99PS4Call Of Duty: Black Ops III – Digital Deluxe Edition$89.99$79.99$99.99PS4Call Of Duty: Ghosts Digital Hardened Bundle$54.99$44.99$99.99PS4Call Of Duty: Ghosts Gold Edition$29.39$19.79$59.99PS3Call Of Duty : Advanced Warfare – Digital Pro Edition$63.99$54.99$99.99PS3Call Of Duty : Black Ops II With Revolution Map Pack $29.39$19.79$59.99PS3Call Of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 With DLC Collection 1 $24.79$19.59$39.99PS3Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare $14.79$9.79$19.99PS3Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Bundle$23.69$19.79$29.99PS3Call Of Duty Classic$14.79$9.79$19.99PS3Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Gold Edition$34.79$24.59$59.99PS3Call of Duty: Black Ops & Black Ops II Game Bundle$39.59$29.69$109.99PS3Call Of Duty: Black Ops Complete Bundle$49.13$39.68$94.49PS3Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Season Pass Bundle$53.99$43.99$99.99PS3Call Of Duty: Black Ops III $39.49$29.49$49.99PS3Call Of Duty: Black Ops With First Strike$29.49$19.49$49.99PS3Call Of Duty: Ghosts Digital Hardened Bundle$54.99$44.99$99.99PS3Call Of Duty: Ghosts Gold Edition $29.39$19.79$59.99PS3Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 With Stimulus Package$19.79$14.69$29.99PS3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ultimate Edition$48.99$38.99$99.99PS3Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Game Bundle$39.77$29.82$76.49PS VitaCall Of Duty Black Ops Declassified$24.49$14.49$49.99Experience entries from the iconic science-fiction series, Planet of the Apes, all at great prices. But don’t wait too ­long to snag these movies, the apes will be taking over soon! Movies TitleSD Original PriceSD Sale PriceHD Original PriceHD Sale PriceBattle for the Planet of the Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Beneath the Planet of the Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Conquest of the Planet of the Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Dawn of the Planet of the Apes$14.99$9.99$14.99$9.99Escape from the Planet of the Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Planet Of The Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Planet Of The Apes (1968)$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes$14.99$8.99$14.99$8.99Check back next Tuesday when Metal Gear and Mission Impossible join the Franchise Sale series. View the full article

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Day of the Tentacle first hit store shelves back in 1993. We’re excited that — 23 years later — Dr. Fred’s Mutant Purple Tentacle is once again poised to take on the world! We’re hopeful that our remastered version of this classic LucasArts point and click puzzle adventure game will delight fans new and old; with high resolution artwork and high quality audio complementing the celebrated dialogue and clever puzzles that made Day of the Tentacle an instant classic back in the day. To celebrate launch day we put together a little making-of featurette that follows the development of the game here at Double Fine. You’ll see the lengths we went to when making sure the remaster was recreated as faithfully as possible. Whether you are a long-time fan or you’ve never played it before, we hope you enjoy playing Day of the Tentacle Remastered! Launch Party is our annual celebration of fine digital games (you may remember it by its former name, Spring Fever). Pre-order any (or all) of these games to save 10%. Enjoy! View the full article

The Guns Up! development team would like to give a shout out to our community for being super passionate and helping shape the future of the game. We’re continuing to develop new features and content, and we’d like to take this opportunity to share some of the things we’re cooking up. If you’re not familiar with Guns Up! check it out in the free section on Playstation Store. About Guns Up!Guns Up! is an action-packed tower defense/RTS mashup where you go up against other players. Build a base, defend it, and take to the road to crush your enemies with your unstoppable army. What have we been up to?Guns Up! is an ongoing project and the dev team has been going full steam since launch. We’re working on improving and expanding the game while paying close attention to what the community wants. Since launch we’ve added new Heroes and regular Units to the game as well as new Perks and Command cards. We also expanded the Building levels and reduced the amount of resources needed for each upgrade. Daily Rations (login rewards) was another community request that was just added. Missions and Defend waves have been a big focus due to popular demand and more of this is on the way along with some of the larger features described below. With the support of our great community, we’ve continued to optimize the network and game performance quite a bit since launch. As we move forward this will continue to be an important focus for the overall quality of the experience. Looking to the FutureAfter today’s update there is still quite a lot we plan on bringing out in the future. Here’s a little sneak peek at just a few things we look forward to releasing in the not too distant future. Replays This has been one of the most requested features by the community and something the team has been hard at work to bring to you. We’ve learned some great tactics watching players stream Guns Up! and we’re excited to see what will happen once everyone can see how their bases fare during attacks. AI Improvements Our new AI system is getting close to launch and with it your units display better target selection and specialized behaviors. We’re excited to see what strategies emerge once the community gets its hands on the new and improved AI! With this update we also hope our higher-level users see smoother performance in the heat of their gigantic battles. And much more… We are working on many more features than we can discuss here, and are looking forward to sharing more details as they near completion. Here are just a few more things: New Trophies Air Support Command Cards New Traps Veteran Units Base Reset Alliances Vehicles If you’re not already part of the community, please join the forums and let us know where you think we should go next! View the full article

The future is looking bright for PlayStation VR, PS4’s upcoming virtual reality platform launching this October. The PlayStation.Blog team recently had an opportunity to play a host of new demos, each showcasing impressive variety and ingenuity. Here are our thoughts so far: Rez Infinite One of gaming’s most beloved audio + visual symbioses, Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s classic on-rails shooter is a perfect candidate for an updated VR incarnation. Even if you’ve played Rez a hundred times since its original release in 2001, being directly embedded into its trippy, synaesthetic world is an experience that must not be missed. This is how Rez was always meant to be played. — Justin Massongill Cool VR Detail: Being able to look behind you when a boss goes off screen to keep attacking it. Total game-changer! Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives PlayStation VR | PlayStation.com Just plain cool, and a good demonstration of how PS Move motion controllers can transform the PS VR experience. Simply put, Job Simulator tasks you with completing a series of comical office challenges by interacting with various props. Each PS Move represented an independent hand; by moving my hand and pressing the trigger, I picked up and moved a coffee mug, turned on a coffee maker, and ate a donut. All in a day’s work! The atmosphere is seriously funny, and the final game will include other jobs like chef and convenience store clerk. — Sid Shuman Cool VR detail: Job Simulator is essentially a big, fun VR toybox. I had tons of fun just poking around my cubicle, finding hidden jokes and subtle gags. SuperHyperCube One of my favorite PlayStation VR experiences thus far, SuperHyperCube is a first-person puzzle game that tasks the player with rotating a 3D shape to fit through a hole in a slowly advancing wall. Each success yields a more complex shape, and slimmer chances of success. Since the hole is in the middle of the wall, you’ll need to peek around the shape floating in front of you to see it. This subtle use of VR lets the player focus on the task at hand, while feeling no less immersive and natural than larger-scale experiences. This isn’t just a great VR title, it’s one of the best puzzle games I’ve played in years. — Justin Massongill Cool VR Detail: If you want to access the Options menu, just turn to your left and you’re there. Cool! Battlezone Tron on tank treads! This tank shooter provides a glimpse into the future of the VR shooter genre, playing more like a traditional shooter than any of the other VR demos I played. Loosely inspired by the 80s arcade and Atari classic, Battlezone plops you in the cockpit of a high-tech tank and sets you loose on a play field teeming with enemies. The game notably takes great advantage of VR’s verticality. I craned my head back to target high-flying aircraft with minigun fire, then glanced down at my virtual dashboard to spot enemy tank locations. The shooting mechanics felt tight and satisfying, too. — Sid Shuman Cool VR detail: Calling out two for this one! First, looking to the left and seeing your tank’s cannon move up and down as you aim with the right stick on your DualShock 4. Also, sitting in an honest-to-goodness tank cockpit, complete with panels upon panels of flashy lights, knobs, and buttons. Thumper On paper, Thumper sounds like the kind of game that would be way too intense to play in virtual reality, but thanks to its track-based gameplay and constant focal point (the shiny space beetle you control) it’s actually one of the most comfortable VR experiences I’ve had. After trying Thumper on PlayStation VR, there’s no question that that’s how I’m going to play through it this October. — Justin Massongill Cool VR Detail: Leaning forward to lower your vantage point and get right behind that chrome beetle — everything feels faster when you’re right on top of the track! Golem This one’s exciting because a) it’s unapologetically ambitious and it’s being designed by veteran developers including Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell. In this PlayStation VR exclusive, players are cast as a bedridden character who can control towering, sword-wielding creatures. The game’s full scope is still shrouded in mystery, but I did face off against another golem. As my foe swung his enormous sword, I adjusted my PS Move to parry its incoming attacks. This one could be very, very cool. — Sid Shuman Cool VR detail: To move your character, you simply lean forward, back, or to the side — and it works really well. These kinds of gameplay advancements will prove vital to the growing VR movement as developers and players adapt to the medium’s wider palette. Headmaster Placed into a mysterious “Football Improvement Center†(read: a dark, unsettling soccer field), players are made to hit balls into a goal using only head movements, tracked via PlayStation VR’s high-precision sensors. It takes a little getting used to, but before long you’ll be heading oncoming soccer balls into strategically placed bonus switches around the goal and field. Throughout the demo, things get progressively tougher… and progressively stranger. Let’s just say a piñata is involved. — Justin Massongill Cool VR Detail: Looking up at the lone spotlight on the field and watching the light flare across my field of vision. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood This one came out of left field: an on-rails shooter based on PS4’s surprise hit Until Dawn. Featuring appearances from Until Dawn’s masked murderer and other unfriendly guests, plus nods to light-gun shooters of yore like shootable ammo crates that yield upgraded firepower, Rush of Blood plays like a midway attraction designed by John Carpenter. I got a strong House of the Dead / Time Crisis vibe, right down to shooting off-screen or flicking your wrist to reload your weapon. Rush of Blood carves out its own identity though and, get this, has me pining for a revival of the light gun shooter genre. I’ll take it! — Justin Massongill Cool VR Detail: An on-rails shooter where you can actually look around! I spotted lots of little secrets while playing Rush of Blood, just by looking for them. Wayward Sky Wayward Sky proves that not everything in virtual reality needs to be first-person. Using a wonderful laser-guided point-and-click mechanic, players guide the story’s main protagonist indirectly but with impressive precision. Upon reaching one of Wayward Sky’s frequently placed puzzles, it switches to a first-person viewpoint so you can reach out and solve it using your PlayStation Move motion controllers. Keep an eye on this one. Cool VR Detail: Being placed directly into the game’s cutscenes — it’s like standing on stage during a play instead of sitting in the audience. View the full article

Calling all dance commanders across the spacetime continuum! My name is Alexander Birke and I run the indie studio Out Of Bounds. Together with my publisher Excalibur Games I have been looking forward to announcing the groovy, procedural, twin-stick, laser-dodging, bullet hellish, disco-infused hodgepodge that I call Laser Disco Defenders. On a stage, in a galaxy far far away…The Intergalactic music contest is in full swing to decide who will win the mighty Mirror Moon. Whoever holds it can project their music across the galaxy and affect billions so a lot is at stake. Unfortunately the evil Lord Monotone has stolen it and is using it to wreak havoc on countless unsuspecting civilizations across the cosmos. Your task is to help the Disco Defenders fight their way to Monotone and get the Mirror Moon out of his cold, steel hands. The game is inspired by the science fiction and music of the late 70s. After the success of Star Wars a supernova of cheap, hilarious knock offs came out and even disco music — the pulse of the decade — started to use space themes and sound effects. Dodge lasers, stay alive!Every shot fired bounces around the level indefinitely and also hurts you. To start with this is easy but as you progress it quickly becomes a challenge to avoid your own shots when dodging your way towards the portal to the next level. Murder on the procedural dancefloor.Not knowing what the next level will look and play like is a great way to keep a gaming experience fresh and that’s why I have chosen this approach for Laser Disco Defenders. The game will feature both an endless score based mode and a story mode where you have to survive a certain amount of caves before you can take back the Mirror Moon from Lord Monotone. Dude, nice rags!Disco is all about bringing the most outrageous outfit to the dance floor. Choose what accessory, outfit, and shoes to wear into the game. Each item changes how you play and even looks different for each character. I hope you are as excited for this game as I was making it. I have wanted to make my own games for a long time and having one of them now coming out on PS Vita is something I’m looking very much forward to. Hit me up on Twitter and visit the dev blog if you want to follow me on this groovy journey. And if you have an idea for a cool outfit or have any questions let me know in the comments. View the full article

PlayStation Vue is now available in all cities across the U.S., and we wanted to share some useful tips with you so you can quickly access the shows and channels you want to watch. For those of you who are new to the service, PlayStation Vue is designed to give you more control over your viewing experience with a powerful user interface and a lineup of more than 100 of the most popular channels — and it’s got a seven-day free trial. So check it out. And here are some tips to get you started! Short Cut to Full Screen TV If you’ve got PS Vue menus open while navigating the service, we’ve got an easy tip for you to get back to full screen. Hold down Circle, and all menus will clear out of your way. Get to “My Shows†Quicker Get a full look at all your tagged shows on My Shows with the press of a button. Click on L1 and everything you’ve saved to My Shows is there. Shortcut to Guide The Guide prioritizes your favorite channels first, then all other channels in alphabetical order. Use the Guide to launch Live TV or go back in time and check out thousands of hours of on-demand programming. The PS Vue guide can be accessed by selecting Options on DualShock 4 or Start on DualShock 3. Press Up on the D-pad within the Guide to go back to earlier in the day to see what you might have missed. Watch Some Live Programming from the Beginning You can start select live programming from the beginning, even if you joined half way through the live airing. While the show is on, press Down on the D-pad to open the player menu. Look for the backwards arrow (<) on the player menu to start from the beginning of the program. See What Others are Watching Right Now Live TV is shown in order of the most popular live programming other PlayStation Vue users are watching at that moment. These are the top results of everything that is on right now on every channel that you have access to on PS Vue. Press Triangle to go to the home screen, hit Down on the D-pad and you will find Live TV. You can press R2 to get to the end of the row and hit Right to get to “More.†Now you will see every show that’s airing right now. What a view of Vue! Easily Save your Favorite Shows You can save top programming with just one button. There are no DVR scheduling conflicts so you can save the top sports, TV shows, and movies you want to watch for later. Shows are saved for up to 28 days after airing. Use R1 when you are on the guide or on any show or movie. If you see something you like but it’s not airing yet, just press R1 so you won’t miss a thing. Continue Watching a Recent Show You can go back to a show you were watching easily from the home screen. Press Triangle to go to the home screen, then go Left on the D-pad and find all of your recently watched shows and pick up where you left off. Create and Access Multiple Profiles Customizing your own user profile and adding profiles for others in the home is super easy on PS Vue. Press Triangle to access the home screen, then press Up on the D-pad to get to extra features, and go Right until you see Settings. Build new profiles for others in the home from your primary profile. When you login to PS Vue, you can choose who is watching and customize the experience just for the user. Save Your Favorite Channels A quick way to save you favorite channels so they appear first in the front of the guide, and first on the channels row on the home screen, is as easy as a press of a button. Press Triangle to bring up the home screen, press Down until you see Favorite Channels. Find your favorites and press R1 to pin them to the front of your list. Another way you can do it is to select any channel from the home screen by clicking X, and on the channel page you can click the heart at the top of the page to add the channel to your Favorites and prioritize it above the others. We hope you find these tips useful. For more information on PlayStation Vue please visit the official site. View the full article

In many ways gaming is a magical medium. The interactive elements of games make them unique in the world of entertainment. Games are always a two way street — a conversation between the talented people that created the game and the passionate people who are playing it. Here at PlayStation we have seen that gaming magic play out between Game Makers and Game Players for more than twenty years, but all too often that dialogue ends when gamers reach the end credits of their favorite games. But what if that wasn’t the end? What if those incredibly talented game creators got the chance to meet their most dedicated fans to keep the conversation going? This is the core idea behind a series of short films we are producing this year: can that gaming magic happen in real life and in person? PlayStation is inherently a brand filled with great storytellers with narratives that inspire us all. To that end, I am very proud today to show you the first film in this new series: Makers & Gamers: Journey. Makers & Gamers: Journey was directed by Jesse Moss, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker behind The Overnighters, Full Battle Rattle, and many more. This inspirational journey is an emotional story that shows the true power of PlayStation narratives. Are there any stories about amazing game players or game makers that you would like to see told? Did you enjoy our first film? Would you like to see more documentary style videos from PlayStation in the future? Let us know in the comments below! View the full article

What possible harm could a power-hungry mutated tentacle really do? A classic LucasArts adventure returns with Day of the Tentacle Remastered on PS4! Featuring all-new art, remastered audio, and enhanced effects, Day of the Tentacle Remastered once again hurls players through a time-hopping adventure to stop an evil purple tentacle from taking over the world. With its well-loved characters and writing, Day of the Tentacle Remastered is a great way to relive the early 90’s classic. There’s much more coming to PlayStation this week. For a full list, read on. And enjoy the Drop! New Releases: March 22nd, 2016 101 Ways to Die PS4 — Digital In this puzzle-platformer you’ll need creativity, cruelty, and an absolute lack of morals as you help the evil Professor Splattunfuder complete his life’s work — to create the most horrific recipe book ever: 101 Ways To Die. Catlateral Damage PS4 — Digital Catlateral Damage is a first-person destructive cat simulator where you play as a cat on a rampage, knocking as much stuff onto the ground as possible. See the world through the eyes of a cat! Day of the Tentacle Remastered PS4, PS Vita — Digital (Cross Buy) Originally released by LucasArts in 1993, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world. Dragon Fantasy: The Black Tome of Ice PS4 — Digital (Cross Buy with Dragon Fantasy: Book II on PS3, PS Vita) Join Ogden and the heroes of Westeria in this classic JRPG epic. Travel through the frozen wastelands of Tundaria, experiencing action packed battles without random encounters, using spatially aware Area-of-Effect attacks and power moves. Travel by pirate ship, defending against enemies in thrilling ship-to-ship rock monster combat! Defeat oncoming hordes of demons and huge bosses that threaten the entire world of Dragon Fantasy. Okage: Shadow King (PS2) PS4 — Digital In an unexpected twist of fate, the spirit of an Evil King is unleashed and possesses the shadow of an innocent young boy named Ari. Wielding the burden of the evil ghostly being, Ari and his friends must journey across a wonderfully animated, whimsical world. Paranautical Activity PS Vita — Digital Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky. Republique PS4 — Digital, Retail You receive a call from Hope, a woman trapped inside an eerie totalitarian state. By hacking into an elaborate surveillance network, guide her through a web of danger and deception. Developed over 5 years by industry veterans, Republique is a thrilling adventure that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet age. TrackMania Turbo (+ Trial) PS4 — Digital, Retail Available for the very first time on PS4, Trackmania offers you the ultimate arcade racing universe where everything is about reaching the perfect racing time. Test your skills in more than 200 tracks, experience immediate fun by challenging your friends at home (offline splitscreen) or online. Warhedz PS4 — Digital (Out 3/24) Challenge your friends, online, locally, or play against AI to rule the world! In this epic strategy game, invade territories and devise tactics to defeat your opponents and take over the world. Domo Genesis — Genesis Asking Alexandria — The Black K. Michelle — More Issues Than Vogue The Revenant The Forest Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Pre-Order Dancing with the Stars — March 21st at 8/7c (ABC) Stitchers — March 22nd at 10/9c (Freeform) Portlandia — March 24th at 10/9c (IFC) The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article

Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here We’re two Blogcasters down this week, but that doesn’t mean less content. No no, dear reader, we’ve got a straight-up cornucopia of gaming goodness for you in Episode 201, including impressions from our big PlayStation VR GDC extravaganza and no less than three (count ’em!) interviews. Please — listen in. Stuff We Talked About Interview: Disney Infinity — Marvel Battlegrounds Interview: Thumper (in VR!) Interview: Golem (in VR!) Lots and lots and lots of VR talk SuperHyperCube The Division Destiny PlayStation Vue Recent Episodes Episode 200: PS We Love You Too Episode 199: Praise the Sky Episode 198: Plants vs. Paragon The Cast Sid Shuman – Social Media Sr. Manager, SCEA Justin Massongill – Social Media Manager, SCEA Send us questions and tips! blogcast@playstation.sony.com Leave us a voicemail! (650) 288-6706 Thanks to Cory Schmitz for our beautiful logo and Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.] View the full article

Hi everyone! Spring is right around the corner, and we’re getting a fresh start on the season with up to 90 percent off rarely discounted titles, as part of our Deals from the Vault Flash Sale. Starting now, save big on games like Peggle 2 Magical Masters Edition, Ride, Sword Art Online RE Hollow Fragment, as well as movies like Chappie and more. Check out the full lineup, then head over to PlayStation Store through the weekend. But act fast – our flash sale ends Monday, March 21th. 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Hi Playstation Nation! Today is the start of Paragon Early Access — we hope you join us on the battlefields of Agora. Everyone on the Paragon team is looking forward to watching the game grow with our players. As we’ve written before, Early Access is new to us. It’s a real commitment to listen and refine the core game of Paragon alongside early players. Sure, you’ll notice rough edges, but we’re building and improving at a rapid pace. Join us and you’ll be able to play new Heroes, earn new cards, and more every few weeks. While Paragon is designed to be completely free-to-play in Open Beta this summer, our Founder’s Packs let you get in early. You can play in Early Access today by purchasing a Founder’s Pack from PlayStation Store and join us on our journey. Our first new hero, Sevarog, ships in a couple of weeks with Iggy and Scorch to follow. These Heroes, like all our Heroes, will always be free to play. More active cards (think in-game items) are in the pipeline as well. And never forget: all cards in Paragon are only earned through gameplay. Whenever you choose to join us in Paragon, we hope you’ll follow along on PlayStation.Blog as we reveal new Heroes, cards, and more surprises. Founder’s Packs are available on PlayStation Store starting at $19.99. We’ve designed them to deliver an exceptional value on in-game content as well as letting you play early. Progress earned in Early Access is real and permanent, so get in and level up. The Founder’s Packs start with access, then layer on more and more Master Challenges and boosts. Each Hero has his own Master Challenge that is designed to give you extra rewards for playing that Hero. These include exclusive skins and emotes that can only be earned through Master Challenges. They also include a permanent XP boost for that Hero. The higher-level Founder’s Packs also contain a unique skin and an extra Founder’s Pack you can give to a friend. Paragon will also be available in stores on June 7th. The Essentials Edition is designed to deliver a phenomenal value as well, and includes a unique Twinblast skin. Please join us now in the Early Access Season or later this Summer in free Open Beta! Good luck, have fun! View the full article

It’s been an exciting week for PS VR, but we still have more news to share. Starting at 7:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, March 22nd, pre-orders will open for the PlayStation VR Launch Bundle at participating retailers. Exclusively for pre-sale and in limited quantities, this bundle will include: All contents of the PS VR core bundle: PS VR headset PS VR cables Stereo Headphones PlayStation VR Demo Disc PlayStation Camera 2 PlayStation Move motion controllers PlayStation VR Worlds (disc) PlayStation VR | PlayStation.com At $499.99, this bundle provides an unbeatable value for those of you looking to get right into VR gaming with your PlayStation 4. Since we’re including one of our top PS VR launch games, PlayStation VR Worlds, we know you’ll have a great experience right out of the box. This bundle will also be available in Canada for $699.99 CAD. If you miss out on this wave of pre-orders, fear not – we’ll have another wave in the summer. The core PS VR bundle, which has a suggested retail price of $399.99 USD / $549.99 CAD, is not available for pre-order. We’re thrilled with the response to PlayStation VR so far, and can’t wait for all of you to get your hands on one. View the full article

Is it possible to give gamers that magical, musical feeling of being “in a groove?†How do we sync graphics and sound so they combine into something more powerful than the sum of their parts? Most importantly, can we do all of this and still make something that is fun to play? 15 years ago when I set out to create the original Rez with my team at United Game Artists, we challenged ourselves to answer these difficult questions. Luckily we had a few key inspirations to help us find answers. Core InfluencesOne was my first real experience with good techno music at the 1997 Street Parade music festival in Zurich. The power of simple, driving beats perfectly matching colorful lights and abstract imagery was a spectacle unlike anything I had ever experienced before. …or had I? In a strange way, it reminded me of another inspiration from a totally different medium. I had always been a huge fan of the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky who tried to evoke sound through vision (tied to a concept more generally known as “Synesthesiaâ€). He meticulously placed shapes and colors in a way intended to create an impact beyond their visual qualities — to resonate with the other senses. And the soul. The last key inspiration were the arcade-style shooters of my youth. Xevious made the lasting impression that this genre could be accessible to anyone, but at the same time include deep gameplay and replayability. Years later, playing Xenon 2 on a friend’s Amiga in college was the first time I realized that a rich, evocative soundtrack could help a game transcend technical limitations and become almost like a new form of media altogether. And Now, 15 Years Later…All this reminiscing isn’t just for nostalgia’s sake (and it isn’t just about the Rez post-mortem talk I gave today at this year’s Game Developers Conference) — the developers at Monstars and Enhance Games are working hard to keep these core inspirations in mind every single day as we develop Rez Infinite for PS4 and PS VR. The same ideals we followed back then guide us now as we remaster assets to 1080p, remix the sound for 3D audio, and consider control options and other tweaks now that the game will also be (optionally) fully playable in PlayStation VR. And the spirit behind the creation of the original Rez is especially important as we create the all-new, original content we teased at the end of our debut trailer: “Area X.†We aren’t ready to talk about this just yet, but hopefully the image says enough on its own. Keep in mind this is concept art and not actual screenshots; right now we’re deep in experimentation, unsure of exactly where we will end up, but thrilled at the possibilities — just as it was with the original Rez all those years ago. View the full article

By now you’ve probably heard the big news out of the annual Game Developers Conference — PlayStation VR launches this October for $399 U.S. dollars. We’ve spent the better part of a year talking about PlayStation VR from a largely technical perspective. But as cool as the technology is, it’s always going to be about the games. And that’s what has so many of us at PlayStation excited about the VR revolution. Because VR is going to change everything that we know about games, and even entertainment, on a fundamental level. Everywhere I go I’m surrounded by veteran developers who are dazzled by the potential offered by PlayStation VR. I’ve invited some of them to provide their own perspective here: “At Media Molecule we spend most of our effort making imaginary worlds that we want people to explore and, for a while, believe in. However there still remains a feeling that we stand on one side of the TV screen and these worlds are trapped on the other side, achingly out of reach. “PlayStation VR lets us dissolve this barrier. The worlds we make then stop being something that you witness but something you experience.†–David Smith, Dreams, Media Molecule “For me, one of the most powerful aspects of PlayStation VR is the personal emotional connection we can create with game characters. Whether they are realistic or fantasy-looking, characters can look at you in the eyes, follow your movements, and react to your proximity in believable ways. That alone is mind-blowing and a huge evolution from traditional video games.†–Nicolas Doucet, The Playroom VR, Japan Studio “PlayStation VR is so inspiring for us as creators because it allows us to bring the experience of Until Dawn: Rush of Blood into the player’s personal space. Surrounding and immersing them completely in it and amplifying the emotion and intensity, especially for horror, way beyond what is possible via a TV screen. We can remove the barriers of interaction mechanics — this allows us to dissolve away pressing buttons and moving sticks and morph them into natural and intuitive actions for the player.†–Simon Harris, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, Supermassive Games “Day by day we are looking at original mechanics and concepts that force us to redefine many of our fundamental design philosophies. As gamers, PlayStation VR is providing us with new ways of both engaging and interacting with the medium and is fundamentally breaking the experiential barrier we’re conditioned to. “We’re at an amazing moment in development charting new territory. We don’t really know where the limitations are and we’re probably only just seeing the tip of the iceberg in terms of opportunities.†–Piers Jackson, RIGS: Mechanized Combat, Guerrilla Cambridge Our third-party development partners are equally excited about the possibilities of VR game development and its potential to transform the DNA of gaming forever. “VR allows developers, for the first time, to empower players to become actors inside of the experience. This sense of presence — combined with unique mechanics that VR hardware like PlayStation VR allows us to create — will lead to new gaming experiences that were previously either not practical, or simply not possible. “At Red Storm we’ve focused our games on the concept of shared presence. When a group of players see each other’s real world movements reflected in real-time, they truly feel like they are playing right next to each other, even though in reality they may be half a world apart.†–David Votypka, Werewolves Within, Red Storm Studio, Ubisoft “For me, it’s that look people get after they try PlayStation VR for the first time. You can see the thrill in their eyes, still marveling at what they just saw. And on top of that there’s also this… it’s like a sense of wonder, of awe at the possibilities… It’s that look — and helping make that experience possible — that’s what inspires me as a creator.†–Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Rez Infinite, Enhance Games “Creating environments for games is about lighting, it’s about composition and leading the eye. You move this rock here and that column there until, you know… until it feels right. But in VR, you don’t have a frame, there’s no TV to frame the view. “In VR the world is all around you, you can look anywhere and it all has to look composed and beautiful… so you have to get creative. You have to go back to real world architecture and design spaces that make sense to someone walking through them.†–Vic DeLeon, Golem, Highwire Games “In a way, virtual reality is a total reset for developers. A typical, run-of-the-mill shooter set-piece — let’s say firing a tank turret while it drives off a cliff into an exploding blimp — would never work in VR. It’d be a cacophony, totally overwhelming, you wouldn’t be able to process it as anything but noise. “But in VR even walking through an empty basement can be intense… on a TV that would be nothing, but when you are there… your skin starts to crawl, and when floorboard creaks behind you, your adrenal glands kick in, your fight-or-flight response takes over… it’s scary. As a designer, you have to recalibrate your expectations.†–Jaime Griesemer, Golem, Highwire Games “At CCP our goal has always been to create the most meaningful virtual worlds. With the PlayStation VR we now have a fantastic tool to accomplish that goal in a way never before possible. When you play EVE: Valkyrie you are no longer a gamer staring at a television; you are a space fighter pilot. You are there, it is real.†–Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, EVE: Valkyrie, CCP Games Thank you for joining us on the first step on our historic journey as a company and an industry. View the full article

Hello PlayStation fans, Dominic Matthews here from Ninja Theory. Today I’m very happy to be sharing with you a scene from our upcoming PS4 game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. In this scene we are revealing a new look for Senua based on our aim to make her one of the most believable characters ever seen in a video game. Senua is a Celtic Warrior who journeys into Viking heartland while struggling with trauma and psychosis. It is important for us to portray the physical, emotional, and mental trials of her quest in both the character model and the representation of her reality. An example of this is the voices that Senua hears in the scene. These voices have been recorded binaurally which means that if you listen to them with headphones on they will sound as if they are in the 3D space around you. But there’s more to this scene than meets the eye. We are showcasing a world-first: a new technology that allows our actress to perform the scene live and in real-time directly within the game world. As far as we know no one has done this with a character of such fidelity before. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is our first independently developed and self-published title. We have a small team of 16 people creating the game, but we believe that independence has given us the freedom to try to push our creative ideas and technology further than we ever have before. The creation of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice continues at full pace, with exciting developments taking place in many areas, which you can catch up on in our development diaries. You can look forward to new diaries in the coming months covering our new combat system, how we’re building out Hellblade’s world, and our continued work with representing Senua’s visions. Thanks for your support so far! View the full article