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Hi everyone! As you may remember, this year we announced that we were bringing a revamped digital version of SingStar to PS4 Well, I’m very excited to share with you that the new addition to the SingStar franchise will be coming out on October 28th. The wait is over! This new, updated version of SingStar will be available in North America (as well as Canada, Brazil and Mexico!) as a free digital download, exclusively on PlayStation Network for both PS4 and PS3. With this download you will get the game client with direct access to the SingStore so you can easily browse through and purchase songs to build your library. If you are new to SingStar you can check out the available free demo songs and see what all the fun is about. As we promised, the price for songs and song packs will remain the same as they did in previous versions of the game. You can purchase songs from the in-game SingStore or directly from PSN — individual songs are $1.49 and song packs containing five songs are $5.99, thus giving you the ability to customize and build your library however you wish! The best news is if you have already purchased songs from the SingStore or PSN for SingStar on PS3, then if the song is available on PS4 you will be able to download it to your PS4 at no extra charge as long as you are logged in to the same SEN account. No mic? No problem! We will also be releasing a SingStar companion app, SingStar Mic on the same day and will be available for free for Android, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The SingStar app will allow you to use your smart device as a microphone and is compatible with both the PS4 and PS3 versions of SingStar. You can also use the app to create playlists from your SingStar library to play in game. We will have more details to share as we get closer to the release date, but in the meantime start warming up your vocal chords and get ready for SingStar on October 28th. View the full article
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With PlayStation TV’s launch right around the corner on October 14, I’m pleased to confirm that nearly 700 games will be available in the U.S. and Canada to play on PS TV on Day One, including established, popular franchises like Killzone: Mercenary, cult hits like Persona 4 Golden, and classics like Metal Gear Solid. In addition, I’m pleased to announce that Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom from Little Orbit will also be available in November for PS TV (as well as PS Vita). Our library will continue to expand, with other fan favorites like Minecraft and more. We’re proud to bring such a broad array of content from multiple PlayStation platforms to PS TV, a small console at a great value. On October 14, you can pick up a PS TV starting at $99.99 (MSRP) for the standalone system, or $139.99 (MSRP) for the bundle that includes a Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 3), 8GB memory card, and The LEGO Movie Videogame. For a limited time, you can find an exclusive PS TV bundle at Walmart, which comes with everything in the PS TV bundle plus Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, also for $139.99 (MSRP). PS TV has a large and diverse lineup of games for players of all types, including: Rayman Origins Persona 4 Golden God of War Collection Killzone: Mercenary FINAL FANTASY X / X-2 HD Remaster Dragon’s Crown Spelunky FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: WAR OF THE LIONS Metal Gear Solid Patapon Twisted Metal Borderlands 2 Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom PS TV plays select content from PlayStation systems past and present, including: PlayStation Vita – PS TV plays select titles from PS Vita, which can either be downloaded to the device or inserted directly into the system using a PS Vita card. PlayStation Classics – Download classic games from PS One and PlayStation Portable, like Wipeout and Metal Gear Solid. PlayStation 3 – Our game streaming service PS Now is coming to PS TV, which will let you play many PS3 games on the device over the Internet*. PlayStation 4 – If you’re a PS4 owner, use Remote Play to stream a remote play enabled PS4 game from your console to a PS TV over a wired internet connection. If the living room is tied up, just use Remote Play to send your PS4 game up to the bedroom and keep playing on PS TV. *PS Now service may not be available in all areas. For details, see http://us.playstation.com/playstationnow You can find more information on the games available for PS TV here: The list will continue to grow as our library expands, so stay tuned for more. PlayStation TV may be a small platform, but it’s got a big PlayStation heart. We hope you get a chance to experience it when it launches in North America on October 14. View the full article -
Hi folks, my name is Nadim and I do game design at Pastagames. We are launching Pix the Cat on PS4 and PS Vita (with cross buy support) in early October, and we have a new game mode exclusive for PS4 players: the Arena! Call me old-school, but the most outrageous fun I have when playing games is with friends, at home, facing the same screen, hearing laughter or frustration after a quirky situation. I grew up with Bomberman and am still playing Towerfall just to enjoy shoving my buddy’s controller away when he’s winning or whining too much! We’ve been wanting to make a nervy, rewarding couch-multiplayer game for years at Pastagames, and Pix the Cat turned out to be the best opportunity to satisfy this multiplayer urge. In the Arcade Mode, you control a restless cat in a dimensional maze. You collect ducklings that line up in a tail behind you — and then deliver them on targets to open the gates of the next level. The core Pix gameplay sets solid grounds for a feisty Arena brawl. So we added three other cats to make a party of (up to) four players that fight to be the last PixBot standing. You will collect ammo-eggs that make your tail longer (and slow you down) and then use them to destroy your opponents. Three egg-types grant you different weapons: the white stun-shots, the green proxy-mines, and the purple amok-rockets. You can also choose to consume your ammo-eggs for a continuous “Dash†to ram through your opponents. Dashing is colorblind and will burn through purple, green, and white ammo-eggs alike. Find your own style to go with each of the seven Arenas — they cater to all! From Trap-Tsar to Lean Mean Missile Launching Machine, through the Insta-Head-First-Rusher without forgetting the Unstoppable Dash Train, every strategy has its place… and its score screen medal. Don’t underestimate the power of white eggs and minimalistic strategy. Collecting a lot of ammo is not always wise. A carefully timed stun shot followed up with a tiny-one-egg-dash can be extremely effective. Some of the Arenas feature nested sub-levels you can hide in to avoid oncomers. Or use them to change battlegrounds if you think it is to your advantage. The warps can be your saving grace! But watch out, as soon as all PixBots are in the same dimension, the camera will zoom down, closing warps on its way. If you’re having a three or four player party, killed PixBots will come back to life as ghosts. This way, you never stop playing… because if a ghost hits a live PixBot, they’ll switch, one coming back to life as the other fades away into a grudgeful ghost. Ghosts may not be speedy but they pack a punch. If you or your ammo-tail gets caught you’ll regret it. Don’t try shooting them either, you might be in for an unpleasant surprise. There’s too much to say on the many strategies and tricks to adopt in order to win with the various setups and settings you go about in the Arena. So you’ll have to find your own! Please do share them if you’ve invented new ones. It’s the first time at Pastagames that we stay after hours and fight for a controller to play a game we’ve been working on for ages. We hope you’ll take as much pleasure blasting your friends away as we did in making this mode! Pix the Cat — Arena is a local multiplayer combat game mode. It’s friendly and beastly, hectic and strategic. It’s very simple to tame and have fun with, even when playing with experienced players, but if you stick with it you’ll find many levels of hidden depths — pun intended — waiting to be explored. So dash on, fellow PixBots! View the full article
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Fans of LittleBigPlanet will know that we have long supported the previous titles in the series with a fantastic line-up of fun content and you can be rest assured that we plan to support LittleBigPlanet 3 with regular content updates too. Some of you have been screaming to see more costumes for Sackboy’s new friends, so fresh from the Tokyo Game Show this past weekend, we are pleased to give everyone an exclusive teaser of some of our content plans for LittleBigPlanet 3. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zero Costume PackComing Soon!Metal Gear Solid was one of the very first content packs that we released for the first LittleBigPlanet, so it seemed only fitting to team up with our good friends at Konami to bring you some brand new Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zero costumes for LittleBigPlanet 3! Our upcoming costume pack makes sure that the entire gang can join in on the fun and we have costumes for Sackboy, OddSock, Toggle and Swoop! Did you ever imagine you would see Sackboy and friends in such cool costumes? Let us know which is your favorite in the comments below! The Order: 1886Coming February 2015!Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that we snuck in a very brief cameo of Sir Galahad into our LittleBigPlanet 3 Announce Trailer for E3 and many have been wondering if that meant we would be releasing a costume for him later. What kind of mean teasers do you take us for? Of course we will be bringing Sir Galahad to LittleBigPlanet 3 with a special costume just for him! This costume will be arriving February 2015, just in time for the release The Order: 1886 next year! Coming SoonWe’re still working hard on finishing the game for its November 18th release but we thought that this blog post would help whet your appetite for some of the exciting costume ideas we have for Sackboy and his new friends! We hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of some of our content plans for LittleBigPlanet 3 after its release and be sure to stay tuned to the PlayStation Blog for more news and updates on LittleBigPlanet 3 including an exclusive insight into the Game Jam that we recently held with some of our top creators! View the full article
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Even though it’s only Monday, we’ve got something for PS4 gamers to look forward to this weekend. Starting Friday, September 26 at 12:01am Pacific through Sunday, September 28 at 11:59pm Pacific PlayStation Plus is opening up online multiplayer to our PS4 owners, so you all can play with your friends. This gives owners of recent titles like Destiny, Madden NFL 15, FIFA 15 and Diablo III a chance to try out their great multiplayer components. Simply log on during those times, fire up a game and enjoy playing with your pals. Although we’re opening up the multiplayer portion of PlayStation Plus, our members receive a lot more than just that. If you’re curious, you can check out everything a Plus membership has to offer here. Enjoy the weekend, and let us know what you’ll be playing in the comments below! View the full article
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Did you catch any of the news coming out of Tokyo Game Show this week? We published our fair share of stories on this here PlayStation.Blog, so if you’re looking for a little Sunday reading feel free to head to that there front page and scroll down a bit. Two of my highlights: Bloodborne comes out in February (that’s pretty soon!) and Destiny is officially the biggest PS4 release yet. Makes sense — I’ve played it every day with no intention of stopping soon. My pals and I are taking on the Vault of Glass today… wish us luck! What are you playing? I’m playing: Destiny, FF14 I’m watching: Parks and Recreation, Community I’m listening to: Shigeto, Lorde This Week’s Top 10 Posts Bloodborne Coming 2/6/2015 to PS4, Collector’s Edition Detailed Destiny: PS4’s Biggest Software Launch Yet Gran Turismo 6 Update 1.12 Released; New Cars, Tracks, Game Modes PlayStation Now Open Beta Comes to PS3 Today Resogun: Save the Last Pirates! The Tomorrow Children: New Gameplay Details Anomaly 2 Launches on PS4 Tuesday Super Mega Baseball Coming to PS4, PS3 this Fall Blood, Blades ‘n Bullets: Bringing Shadow Warrior to PS4 New Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Trailer ft. Hammerlock, Torgue This Month’s Free PS Plus Games This Week’s PlayStation Store Update Most-Watched Video of the Week PlayStation Blogcast 135 View the full article
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This week is not for the faint of heart! Slender: The Arrival hits PS3 this Tuesday, alongside the strategic and exhilarating CastleStorm Definitive Edition. Slender: The Arrival is an adaptation of the original horror phenomenon, forcing players to face the chilling entity known as Slender Man. This collaboration features a brand new storyline, enhanced visuals, and a new way to experience survival horror. Dark rooms and quality headphones come highly recommended for this one, folks. If that sounds a touch too scary, CastleStorm Definitive Edition brings its unique blend of tower defense and brawling to PS4. Build up your dream castle, but be ready if and when it comes crashing down. For a full list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop! New PlayStation Games This Week Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star PS3 — Digital, Retail Human… Robot… Enter a space fantasy showing the search for truth from two extremely different viewpoints. Introducing a new RPG that links to the story developed in Ciel Nosurge and Ar Tonelico! Challenge innovative game systems and original gameplay and see how far your feelings can take you! Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! PS3, PS Vita — Digital, Retail An explosive, fun-filled 2D fighting game from the companies that brought you Guilty Gear and BlazBlue! Choose between 23 cute, cuddly angels and up to 23 arcana, celestial beings who can change the balance of your character and stop the evil Drexler Institute from destroying Japan! CastleStorm Definitive Edition PS4 — Digital Enjoy a unique take on medieval warfare in Zen Studios’ light-hearted action-strategy game. As rival fortresses attack your own, you’ll use a ballista to fling an assortment of weapons at enemy towers and spear approaching enemies, while sending your own troops and unleashing powerful spells. Defense Grid 2 PS4 — Digital The next evolution in tower defense. Defense Grid 2 offers dynamic content where gameplay is constantly changing. There are a million different ways you can beat a level, so your solution is truly your solution. The addition of cooperative and competitive multiplayer brings a whole new experience to Defense Grid. FIFA 15 PS4, PS3, PS Vita — Digital, Retail FIFA 15 brings football to life in stunning detail so fans can experience the emotion of the sport like never before. Witness the intensity of crowds chanting and cheering like on match day, and listen to commentators guide fans through the story of the game with Dynamic Match Presentation. Flockers PS4 — Digital New from the creators of Worms, Flockers is a modern day take on the classic A to B puzzle genre with a generous helping of dark humor for good measure. Held in captivity within the evil thrall of their diabolical masters, the sheep are finally making a dash for freedom. Frozen Synapse Prime PS Vita — Digital Take on the role of Tactics, leading a small rebel faction to overthrow a powerful corporation controlling the city of Markov Geist. Control an elite strike team of futuristic soldiers from shotgunners and snipers, to grenadiers and machine-gunners in the ultimate turn-based strategy game. Slender: The Arrival PS3 — Digital You’re on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official videogame adaptation of Slender Man, re-created from Mark Hadley’s original nerve-shattering sensation. WALL-E PS2 Classic — Digital After 700 years alone on Earth, WALL-E has found a friend in EVE. Adventures are afoot as they board the spaceship Axiom and try to save humanity. Demos and BetasPro Evolution Soccer 2015 — PS4, PS3 Demo The information above is subject to change without notice. View the full article
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Oh no! Sid and Nick are gone, but fear not — Justin and I soldier on with some Destiny tips and tricks. Are you fighting your way towards exotic gear? Trying your hand at the Crucible? Listen in for all this and more, along with listener letters and new releases for September 23rd. Enjoy the show! Subscribe via iTunes or RSS, or download here Stuff We Talked About Destiny tips ‘n tricks Final Fantasy XIV Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Mindy Kaling Orphan Black Recent Episodes Episode 134: It’s Destiny, Baby Episode 133: PAX++ Episode 132: Prime Evil Send us questions and tips: blogcast@playstation.sony.com or leave a voice message! 650-288-6706 The Cast Sid Shuman – PlayStation Social Media Manager Nick Suttner – PlayStation Account Support Manager Justin Massongill – PlayStation Social Media Specialist Ryan Clements – PlayStation Social Media Specialist [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.] Thanks to Cory Schmitz for our beautiful logo and Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. …also, thanks to the Destiny Trophy which inspired the title of this week’s episode! View the full article
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Ready, set, go! Get over to PlayStation Store as fast as you can because we’re discounting more than 25 racing games as part of our Flash Sale starting right now. If you think you might pick up a couple of these titles on sale, act fast, because the Flash Sale ends at 12:00 PM Pacific on Monday, September 22nd. Snag a ton of great racing games like Cel Damage HD, Need for Speed Most Wanted, GRID Autosport, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and more at up to 75 percent off as part of this Flash Sale. Check out the full lineup: TitleSale PriceOriginal PriceAsphalt: Injection (PS Vita)$6.49$26.99Burnout Crash! (PS3)$2.49$9.99Cars 2: The Video Game (PS3)$4.99$19.99Cel Damage HD (PS3)$2.49$9.99Cel Damage HD (PS4)$2.49$9.99Cel Damage HD (PS Vita)$2.49$9.99Crazy Taxi (PS3)$2.49$9.99Driver ’76 (PSP)$4.99$19.99Fast & Furious: Showdown (PS3)$9.99$39.99GRID 2 (PS3)$7.49$29.99GRID Autosport (PS3)$12.49$49.99How To Train Your Dragon 2 (PS3)$7.49$29.99ModNation Racers (PS3)$4.99$19.99ModNation Racers: Road Trip (PS3)$3.49$13.49MotoGP 13 (PS3)$9.99$39.99MotoGP 13 (PS Vita)$7.49$29.99MotorStorm Apocalypse (PS3)$4.99$19.99MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship (PS3)$8.49$34.99MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship (PS Vita)$7.49$29.99Need For Speed Carbon (PSP)$4.99$19.99Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (PS3)$4.99$19.99Need for Speed Most Wanted (PS3)$4.99$19.99Need for Speed Most Wanted (PS Vita)$4.99$19.99Need for Speed The Run (PS3)$4.99$19.99ATV Pure (PS3)$3.99$14.99Ridge Racer 7: 3D License Ver. (PS3)$4.99$19.99Ridge Racer (PS Vita)$5.99$24.99Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS3)$9.99$29.99Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS Vita)$9.99$29.99Split Second Digital (PS3)$4.99$19.99Tour de France 2013 – 100th Edition (PS3)$7.49$29.99WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship (PS3)$8.49$34.99WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship (PS Vita)$7.49$29.99WRC 4 – FIA World Rally Championship (PS3)$15.99$39.99WRC 4 – FIA World Rally Championship (PS Vita)$15.99$39.99Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition (PS3)$2.99$14.99Don’t get left in the dust, make your way over to PlayStation Store between now and Monday, September 22 at 12:00 PM Pacific. View the full article
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Hello to everyone who plays games! We must first introduce ourselves. We are Glitchy Pixel, a small development group from Colombia, South America. We really love to make games! Glitchy Pixel is composed of 50% Diana Pacheco (artist, designer) and 50% Italo Capasso (programmer). We are writing to to tell you about our game Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror, and also to write about the challenge of developing games in Latin America. Poltergeist is a puzzle game. Your objective is to scare the tenants that live in a haunted manor with the help of certain powers at your disposal. That’s right! You can now call it payback time for all those other games where you were the scared one! But be careful, it will not be easy. In each level, you’ll have a limited amount of powers and objects to use to scare the tenants. Possessions, spectres, and portals are just a sample of the powers you can use. You must be clever and not waste away your powers, or you will lose. Poltergeist is more of a calm puzzle game, than an endless, action type of game. But we hope you can feel like geniuses each time you manage to solve a level. In Poltergeist, you’ll witness the history of the manor across a variety of eras. You will scare people from the 30′s, the 80s, even in an office! The basic idea is to create nice environments of the different periods of time from the past century. You will take advantage of the objects of each era, and you will face different bosses, each one representative of their time period. We’ve been working on Poltergeist since November of 2011. It started from a very small prototype that barely worked. From that moment we’ve worked at every opportunity we can so we can build a great game that everyone can enjoy. From a Latin American point of view, the idea of creating video games seemed to be an impossible one a few years ago. But now, the world is increasingly interconnected, and with the rise in technology, and increased digital distribution systems, it has become a reality. Now there are opportunities that we from Latin America are able to take. Poltergeist had its first great breakthrough when it won the Square Enix Latin American Game Contest 2012 with a 20 level prototype. The current game has about 60 levels. At that point, we discovered that not only does Poltergeist have great potential as a game, but also that in Latin America, there is a lot of talent and passion, willing to work in the video game industry. We plan to bring Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror to PS Vita this October. This was a long process that took lots of dedication, effort, and many long nights. Developers in Latin America are just beginning a big journey order to become big player in the video game development world. For the moment, we think that we’ve had a good start so far. We hope you’ll enjoy Poltergeist when it launches. -Italo Capasso & Diana Pacheco View the full article
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Eh up y’all! Pat from Honeyslug, the dream team behind Frobisher Says and Hohokum, here to chat about the best game about exploding animals you’ll play all decade: Super Exploding Zoo, our new game coming to PS4 and PS Vita! That old family favorite, the Super Exploding Zoo, is under attack from evil aliens who’ve come to devour all the lovely, tasty animal eggs! Only the rampaging herd of explosive animals can save the zoo in this arcade-y tower defence-y explode-em-up. Gather up herds of exploding animals and blast your way through 80 destructible levels as you defend your precious eggs against those greedy alien marauders by slamming into and blowing them up. Before we get into the meat and potatoes of the game, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and see where the fledgling game began. It all began with this humble prototype first knocked up back in the mists of time: As you can see the art style has totally changed since way back then, those rubbish rabbits got bumped out in favor of the far superior penguins. Menacing, cold hearted robots were replaced by nasty greasy aliens (Why would a robot want to eat eggs anyway, no one knows?). We’ve been pushing to fit as much lovely art into the game as we can with 30+ animals to unlock in 9 different skill classes so you’ll never be short of tactical ways to solve these levels. Those different animal classes can help defeat aliens with the terrifying roar of the Lion and the disgusting gooey spit missiles from the Llama, or open up new areas with the bridging ability of the Crocodile or the digging ability of the Meerkat. It’s not just more gormless animals we’ve added since the prototype — now there’s levels lovingly hand-crafted by steely unfeeling algorithms in our fabulous random mode where you can test the might of your herd against an unending stream of new levels. How many levels can you beat before you are overwhelmed by those nasty aliens?! Upload your score and impress your Nan with how high you got on the super important leaderboards! Once you’ve beasted round puzzle mode and found your way through the endless labyrinth of random mode, you can show off your animal herding skills to your friends in the thrilling multiplayer mode. Race against your friends on PS4 or PS Vita via cross play to gather up the biggest herds you can before slamming into each other and watching the carnage unfold! You’ll be able to blast your way around the zoo and save the eggs from those slimy alien scumbags at the Eurogamer Expo in London next week! View the full article
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Hey everyone, it’s Rob from Curve here. You know us by now, right? Here’s a reminder: we’ve developed some of the most well-known PlayStation indie titles including The Swapper, Thomas Was Alone, and Lone Survivor. We’re also massive PlayStation fans and we’re all about helping indie developers bring their games to console. Today I’ve got the honor of announcing a brand new title that we’re developing for PlayStation in 2015. It’s called Nova-111 (pronounced “Nova-one-eleven†if you were curious), and it’s something very special. We fell in love with the game the very first time we played an early preview version, and we think it’s going to be a perfect fit as an accessible but challenging puzzle game on PS4 and PS Vita. Nova-111 is a sci-fi themed adventure game that cleverly combines turn-based gameplay with real-time action, forcing players to utilize both real-time decisions and turn-based strategy to fight enemies and solve puzzles. The combination of two very different methods of interacting with the world creates a game that allows for that sense of urgency you get from real-time games while providing the depth of strategy and methodical combat decisions you might typically associate with turn-based titles. Designed by Funktronic Labs, the game has already been making a name for itself in the indie scene. The guys over at Funktronic are no strangers to PlayStation either — the head of the Studio Eddie Lee also worked on the popular PixelJunk series of games for PS3. Nova-111 will be a cross buy title and will be heading to PlayStation Store in early 2015. We’re already knee-deep in development of the game, so we’ll have some more information for you, including a shiny new trailer, in the next few months. View the full article
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Have you ever dreamed of your perfect game? Does it include a huge cast of lovably quirky shinobi girls whose fighting skills allow them to mow down armies of opponents? Can they unleash special attacks that crush their foes with giant pancakes? Do they hide the armories of entire militaries beneath their clothes? Is their entire epic saga of good versus evil set to the tune of a heart-pumping metal soundtrack? Well, we have heard your wishes, you people of frighteningly-specific desires! A follow-up to Senran Kagura Burst, Shinovi Versus on PS Vita kicks the series up a dimensional notch. Beefing up the formerly side-scrolling beat-em-up into a full-fledged 3D experience, there are now plenty of expansive environments for you to traverse — dashing, slashing, and smashing every enemy along the way. Bringing back the fast-paced, combo-heavy combat from the first game, Shinovi Versus makes use of all that extra space by packing it with even more adversaries and high-flying boss battles. Plus, while the first game sported two different routes to play through, Shinovi Versus has doubled the roster, including four different shinobi squads for a total count of 20, sparring shinobi, all with their own unique fighting styles and special moves. Returning from the first game are the heroic Hanzo girls and the morally ambiguous Hebijo girls, the latter of whom now go by their new moniker: Homura’s Crimson Squad. Taking their place back in the ol’ alma mater is a new Hebijo Elite team, and rounding out the roster is the immaculately good Gessen squad — both of which add their own perspectives to the story. Get ready to see the twisting Senran Kagura plotline play out in four very different ways as you search for the truth of good and evil shinobi and the purposes for which they all fight. On top of that, you can experience each of the girls’ personal side-stories through their individual arcade modes. Shinovi Versus also brings multiple 4-player battle royale modes to the table. On top of being able to go head-to-head against 3 of your friends (or completely random strangers online through matchmaking), you can opt instead to do 2v2 team matches. Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus launches on PS Vita this October 14th, 2014! There will also be a Limited run “Let’s Get Physical†Edition bursting with a 144-page art + strategy guide, and a 39-track musical selections disc, all in a shiny foil collector’s box. So if you want your copy in the flesh, make sure to pre-order! View the full article
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We are extremely honored to be part of Tokyo Game Show 2014. We’ve been humbled by the feedback we’ve received from all the Japanese fans and are excited to be here to reveal the next video in our Behind-the-Scenes series. With a growing number of weapons manufacturers around the world and Nikola Tesla as their chief scientist, the Knights of the Order have a vast array of armament at their disposal. The inclusion of Tesla into the game allowed us to ground many of the technological advancement we wanted to add to our history in reality. We used weapons based on existing technology in the Victorian-Era but also created others that stretched the realm of what was possible at the time. Because our Industrial Revolution is a result of the war between Humans and Half-Breeds, many of the inventions of our timeline are primarily focused on ways to aid in this fight. Guns such as the Carbine, the Coach Gun or the Maschinenpistole are common occurrence in the game and represent the technology of the era. While others based on electricity such as the Arc Gun, or based on alternate ammunition such as the Aluminum Iron Oxide of the Thermite Rifle, provide a way for us to use real technologies and materials of the times, while building weapons that did not exist. Whether real or invented, we always made sure that every weapon we designed followed specific guidelines regarding their assembly, their material use and their craftsmanship. They needed to feel grounded in the real world of the late 1800s. The end goal behind fusing all these weapons into the game was to provide diversity in combat and a fun-factor for the player by showcasing their advantages in different combat scenarios. Some of these weapons were even purposely designed to feel somewhat dangerous not only to your target but to the user as well. We made sure they retained the feeling that they were still in their prototype stage and being field tested. This also reinforced something that was true of the era as often inventions and innovations would find themselves in use well before they were deemed safe to the public, very much unlike the stringent testing and safety regulations that are required today. To find out more about the process Ready At Dawn went through to create the weaponry of The Order: 1886, I invite you to watch our latest Behind-the-Scenes video titled “Tools of the Trade.†View the full article
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You can now instantly watch the latest Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV episodes* from Video Unlimited on Windows and Mac OS PCs** through Sony Entertainment Network’s new web video player. The web player eliminates the need to download and view Video Unlimited content through a separate PC application and offers Mac OS compatibility for the first time. Simply navigate to the Sony Entertainment Network online store, rent or purchase a video, and select “Watch Now.†The in-browser web player window will open, offering easy to use playback controls and the ability to enter into full screen mode. You can also immediately watch owned and previously rented content through the “My Videos†section accessible in Account Settings. The new web player is available to all Video Unlimited countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. In addition to Sony Entertainment Network online store, you can access Video Unlimited’s vast library from the PlayStation Store on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita, under the Sony Entertainment Network icon in the main menu of Sony connected TVs and Blu-ray Disc devices, and under the Movies app on Xperia smartphones and tablets. * Content varies by country ** Supported devices include:Windows 2.33GHz or faster x86â€compatible processor, or Intel® Atomâ„¢ 2.0GHz or faster processor for netbooks Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit) Internet Explorer 10 or later, Mozilla Firefox 17 or later, Google Chrome 34 or later (recommended) 512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended for netbooks); 256MB of graphics memory Flash 14.0 or later Web connection with 1.5 Mbps download speed or better Mac OS Intel Coreâ„¢ Duo 1.86GHz or faster processor Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, v10.8, or v10.9 Safari 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 17 or later, Google Chrome 34 or later (recommended) 512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory Flash 14.0 or later Web connection with 1.5 Mbps download speed or better View the full article
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September has arrived and brought along with it, a whole heap of new videos for you to enjoy this week! In addition to the latest from Aussie hit-maker Iggy Azalea, VidZone has the massive comeback video from British Pop/RnB star Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, and a moving tribute from LA’s Five Finger Death Punch to the 300,000 homeless war veterans in the US. Read on for more info and to find out what else is new check out the latest Highlights video trailer above! Artist Of The Week: Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift is back with the fantastic new single ‘Shake It Off’ and its hilarious music video featuring all manner of dance moves. The up-tempo pop hit is from Miss Swift’s recently announced forthcoming album, 1989 and the video was directed by Mark Romanek who also worked on Coldplay’s ‘Speed of Sound’ and Jay-Z’s ’99 Problems’. So we suggest you watch it now along with all of her previous videos in her Artist Of The Week Playlist! And here are the highlights from the hottest Zones… RnB ZoneAfter an amazing and heartfelt performance at this year’s VMA’s, Sam Smith continues his reign as the hottest new star out of the UK to storm the US charts. And now the British singer-songwriter is back with the heartbreaking ‘I’m Not The Only One’ with its video featuring Dianna Agron, from TV’s Glee portraying the tragic tale of a cheating husband. Watch it now as well as the massive track ‘Stay With Me’ and more in his Artist Focus Playlist. Sam Smith – Artist Focus Chris Brown – Artist Spotlight Usher – VidZone Recommends Jasmine V ft. Kendrick Lamar – Must See Video Hip-Hop ZoneIt’s undeniable that 2014 belongs to Iggy Azalea and so VidZone thinks it’s time to put the Australian hip-hop star Center Stage as her brand new video ‘Black Widow’ arrives. The cinematic Kill Bill inspired video sees the rapper pick up a sword and flex her acting skills alongside the UK’s Rita Ora. Check it out now in her playlist which also includes the No. 1 hit ‘Fancy’ with Charli XCX and her awesome collaborations – ‘No Mediocre’ with T.I. and ‘Problem’ with Ariana Grande. Iggy Azalea – Center Stage Nicki Minaj – VidZone Recommends Juicy J – Artist Spotlight Lil Wayne – Artist Focus Metal ZoneHeavy metal five-piece Five Finger Death Punch return with the striking new video for ‘Wrong Side of Heaven’ to coincide with their campaign to benefit organizations assisting war veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. The band has enjoyed tremendous support from their military fans over the years and has decided to give back to veterans with the video. Check it out now in their Artist Focus playlist. Five Finger Death Punch – Artist Focus Chelsea Grin – Artist Spotlight Mushroomhead – Must See Video Crown The Empire – VidZone Recommends Latest VideosCheck out our great selection this week… Taylor Swift – Shake It Off (Pop) Juicy J – Low (Hip-Hop) EXPLICIT Enrique Iglesias – Bailando (Latin) Florida Georgia Line – Dirt (Country) The Color Morale – Prey For Me (Rock) Counting Crows – Scarecrow (Alternative) EXPLICIT Elle Varner ft A$AP Ferg – Don’t Wanna Dance (RnB) EXPLICIT VidZone brings you a world of music videos tailored completely for you. Download it now for free from PlayStation Store under the Apps category. As always, please keep in touch on YouTube, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. We read everything and love your comments, so don’t be shy! Got any requests for VidZone? Let us know! View the full article
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Ahoy, me hearties, I be writin’ you this message, t’ inform you of new treasures to be found! If you be playin’ Resogun between the dates of September 18th and September 20th, you will find one of me very own ship mates has joined your crew… and you can keep him, I don’t be wantin’ that traitorous dog back! Now that that bit is over, and I can type like a normal person again, we are of course celebrating the incredibly important and internationally recognized Talk Like a Pirate Day. Everyone who plays Resogun between the 18th and 20th of September will receive a pirate themed human for free and to keep forever (well as long as you have your save data). The pirate skin will only be available at this time, so if you miss it, you miss it. For those of you that are still frequent Resogun players, you will of course know that this will be the third themed human that we are releasing. We still have a bunch more human themed skins to release through the rest of this year and the next, so here are a couple of images to whet your appetite. I’m not giving away any dates though, that’ll spoil the surprise, although you can probably guess… View the full article
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Hi fellow sorcerers, it’s time to hit the download button again! We have a special treat for you today in the form of the mighty Marduk of Gods Eater 2 infamy. Your mission, if you accept it, is to take on the role of Gods Eaters and hunt down this blazing fiend. If you are to play as God Eaters you might as well look the part, so you will find nice leathery outfits in the Men and Women sections of Carnatux’s Shop. Defeat the Marduk not once, not twice, but three times and these frocks are yours to keep, ladies and gentlemen. Victory alone won’t be quite enough if you want to get your hands on the Red Lupine Ruby and Red Lupine Wing offerings, however and you will have to destroy the fiend’s cursed parts to claim the powerful spells. To Geoffrey Chaucer’s quote “All good things must come to an end,†Thornton Wilder added “[…] but all bad things can continue forever.†The Eternal Recursion could have been the inspiration for these words of wisdom. I also believe they are a fitting conclusion to the last blog post update for Soul Sacrifice Delta, for the dreaded time for long goodbyes has finally come, my fellow sorcerers. The very last Additional Pacts (number XII for those of you who keep count) will be released in 2 weeks and will conclude the series of updates. So on behalf of all involved in the game, let me thank you for your support and wish you the best of luck in your future quests. View the full article
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Hey Folks, We’re getting very close to the release of Frozen Synapse Prime, and I wanted to go over what is really the biggest aspect of the game – the online multiplayer. Online multiplayer in Prime is both synchronous and asynchronous, as the game is hosted off Double Eleven’s set of dedicated Amazon cloud servers. In other words, two players can either play against each other at the same time when they both have a PS Vita in hand, or they can play it like chess by post, where turns can be taken minutes to days at a time. So you could quick-match against an online opponent now, or take a weekly turn against your friend if you’re not able to meet at the same time to play. The asynchronous multiplayer aspect allows you to have several games on the go at once, against friends and opponents around the world. The game alerts you when a turn has been made in one of your matches, and players can track and manage their matches via their Active Matches area. There’s a variety of online modes to choose from; from classic deathmatch style of play to protecting VIPs, rescuing hostages, infiltrating and controlling areas of the map, collecting items to score points, and more. Extermination – Classic team deathmatch Hostage – Cover and escort hostages to safety Disputed – Collect and extract data cells safely off the battlefield Infiltration – Get one of your team into the enemy zone Secure – Control and defend your zone against the enemy Charge – Bid against an opponent as to how far you believe you can make it The person who takes the most risk becomes the attacker, the other the defender Dark Mode – For a deeper challenge across all of these modes. In Light matches the opponent’s squad can be seen on the map at all times. In Dark matches opponents can only be seen when entering one of your unit’s line-of-sight. Typically squads will contain a mix of different units, but players are free to customize their squads, in multiplayer and vs AI matches. The battlefield and match rules can also be customized. Leaderboards score and track player performance in all multiplayer match types, and allow you to inspect another’s match stats. Every individual online match is also saved on our FSP servers, allowing you replay the action, control the camera, toggle each squad’s plans, and learn tactics from the pros. Using the in-game Replay Theatre you can browse specific channels to replay your multiplayer matches, your friends’ victories, or the top matches chosen by the game. Each match generates a unique code, so you can share your coolest matches with friends. Finally, offline Skirmish matches allow you to battle against the AI, with all the squad and battlefield customization options available. The FSP AI think like human players do, they survey the map, consider the strengths of their squad against that of the player’s, predict the player’s moves and utilize built-in strategies to cover each other, flank, suppress, clear rooms and hold areas. That’s a quick overview of online multiplayer; hope you guys find it useful — thanks for reading! View the full article
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I’m excited to be at TGS announcing more news about The Tomorrow Children. As we continue to build and perfect The Tomorrow Children’s open world concept, we wanted to expand upon the details we revealed at Gamescom and share more about the game. The Tomorrow Children is an online game, combining synchronous and asynchronous gameplay. This is to encourage a fresh style of play. If you just want to explore by yourself you can and other players can’t see you. But if you want to interact with other players, your actions in the world will begin to pop up in their worlds. The world itself is synchronized too, so your interactions appear in both your own world and theirs. For example: if you dig a hole, that hole will be dug in the same place for other players in their world. It’s pretty interesting to see people working together within this system, digging out to find resources and using them to build up their towns together. People have asked what kind of roles players can assume in the game. The Tomorrow Children is a sandbox but there are some loosely defined roles you can take on such as Radio Officer which is a kind of scout role, and Engineer Commander who likes explosives and building roads, but you can mix and match your tools and weapons any way you like. The policemen around town will assign you roles and give you a default tool if they feel there is a shortage of a particular type of player. You can always ask them for advice, too. Sharing is a vital aspect of the game, whether it’s with resources or information to create a more connected community. In addition to helping build each other’s towns in online gameplay, there are a number of ways to communicate with other players, such as blowing a whistle, or gesturing, or using a megaphone, and later on we will be adding the ability to hijack the tanoy speaker system in the town to really get what you want to say across to other players. The back-story to the game involves a huge experiment performed in Soviet Russia in the late 1960s, an experiment to try and unify the entirety of human sub-conscious thought as one. However, it went wrong and nearly obliterated all living things on the planet, and the white void is what’s left of mankind and its dreams. The things that are created from the void come from those lost dreams… and of course nightmares too, in the case of the Izverg (Giant Monsters invading your town). Fast-forward almost 100 years and the remaining scientists have, while artificially extending their own lives, managed to rebuild society to some extent and they have invented a “projection clone†technology. However, the scientists can’t risk venturing out themselves because they are the only original human beings left. This is where you come in. As one of these clones, you’re tasked with searching out and discovering as much human DNA (stored safely in Matryoshka dolls) as possible and bringing it back to the town to restore it to human form again. Well, I hope that gives everyone a little insight into everything! View the full article
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Buy Minecraft PS4 Edition Hello everyone! As many of you already know, Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition has been available from PlayStation Store since the beginning of the month. Following the successful launch, we are pleased to announce the retail disc version will be available starting on October 7th. For those looking for the ultimate Minecraft experience, the PS4 Edition features worlds 36 times bigger than the ones you might be used to on the PS3 system. Existing players are able to import PS3 saves to the PS4 Edition, allowing them to continue work on their immense structure or delve even deeper towards the Nether. Also, to ensure you have the best Minecraft experience possible on the PS4, be on the lookout for a day 1 patch available on October 7th. In other Minecraft related news, for those waiting for the PS Vita Edition, we’ll have more information on this in a few weeks and will include all the proper info on how the cross-buy works between the PS3 and PS Vita Editions. Thanks for reading and see you in the world of Minecraft PS4! View the full article
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Here at Curve we’ve had the pleasure of bringing a variety of games to PlayStation in the last two years, made by a great mix of different indie developers. Thomas Was Alone was the very first of those games, and its ubiquitous creator Mike Bithell was the first indie developer who we got in touch with. A lifelong PlayStation fan, Mike was genuinely excited by the idea of having the game appear on PS3 and PS Vita, and we had a great time creating that version. With that in mind, we’re now happy to announce that we’re bringing Thomas Was Alone to PS4, and it will be available to everyone as a cross buy title. That means if you picked up Thomas on PS3 or PS Vita at any point last year, you’ll be able to grab the game completely free on PS4. If you missed Thomas Was Alone the first time around, the PS4 version will give you a chance to play one of the most popular independent games ever made. A game about rectangles and friendship, Thomas Was Alone’s graphics may be minimalist, but its gameplay is engaging, and the story it tells is quite unlike anything else in gaming. It also has the added bonus of being narrated from start to finish by the BAFTA-winning comedian, Danny Wallace. It’s great to be able to offer the game to a whole new generation of PlayStation fans who may not have had the chance to pick up Thomas on console before, and we’re also happy to be able to give people who have supported the game in the past a shiny new copy for their collections. Thomas will be arriving on PS4 later this year. View the full article
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Hi, Playstation.Blog! I’m Olga from Frogwares. After having explored Holmes’ new skills in previous trailers for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments — coming from September 30th on PS4 and PS3 — I’m delighted to introduce today the complexity of not only the cases, but the people of Crimes & Punishments. It’s a trailer about empathy, blame, and punishment — not of the suspect, but of Holmes himself, as he lives with the decisions made throughout the game. Crimes & Punishments introduces moral changes to the Sherlock Holmes series. Not only are you charged with selecting the suspect who committed the crime, but also what to do with him, either handing him to the police or empathizing with his or her situation, setting them free after a dressing down in true Holmes style. Their fate will be left in your hands, with all the responsibility on Holmes’ conscience. Behind the guise of the prim and proper, Victorian England is a characteristically dark place, with its denizens as layered in extravagant clothing as they are in lies, deceit, and jealousy of their brethren. As culture revolves on an axis of polite euphemism, Holmes teeters on the edge, looking in, interjecting with a sport-like enthusiasm and surgical precision, manipulating the elements like a puppet-master on a stage. Through six unique cases, and up to five suspects per case, take advantage of many of Holmes’ famed skills. From the socially unacceptable character judgment sequences, allowing you to piece together information about a character from their clothing and appearance, to his ability to piece together a crime-scene from nothing but sharp observation and imagination, embark upon 6 dark and treacherous mysteries across London. View the full article
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For a little more than a month, the PlayStation Now Open Beta has allowed PS4 users to quickly access and play games from a rich and expanding library of PS3 titles directly from our cloud servers, without the need to wait for game downloads, installs, or patches. I am happy to announce that the Open Beta will be available to PS3 users* in mainland U.S. and parts of Canada starting today. PS3 users will now see PS Now titles integrated into PlayStation Store as part of the Open Beta. The library of PS Now games has grown to more than 150 titles, and will continue to grow as the service expands over time. I’m pleased to announce that God of War: Ascension, inFAMOUS, and the recently released Ultra Street Fighter IV are all coming soon to PS Now. PS Now offers a variety of rental periods depending on the game, and in most cases, you can rent a game for an entire week for about $1 a day. We are still in the early days of PS Now, but it’s been great to hear from users that have been pleased with the service’s performance. We want to thank everyone who has tried out PlayStation Now and encourage everyone to check it out. The service is still growing and evolving based on the feedback we’ve received from PS Now users. We recently reduced the pricing for select 4-hour rentals, and we are still working towards a PS Now subscription option. We will continue to collect feedback from PS3 and PS4 system Open Beta users and refine the service, so please keep your feedback coming! *Service not available in all areas. A steady broadband connection greater than 5Mbps hardwired is HIGHLY recommended. See us.playstation.com/playstationnow for details. View the full article
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Holy crap, guys, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is coming out so soon. We’re less than a month away from release, and there’s still so much more exciting stuff we have left to show off. Today, we have a new video featuring Mr. Torgue (Explosions!) and Sir Hammerlock (Scientific research!) explaining the ins and outs of life on Pandora’s moon of Elpis, ranging from new enemies and the impact of low gravity to our new playable Vault Hunters: Wilhelm, Athena, Nisha, and Claptrap. You’ll also get your first details about the Grinder, a new machine that lets you turn your crappy busted old guns and equipment, into shiny new ones. Beyond that, we’re also finally talking about some of the rad new characters you’ll meet this time around. There are plenty of returning favorites like Lilith, Roland, and Moxxi, but there are also a few new faces you may have spotted in a few of the previous Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel trailers, if you’ve been looking hard enough. For example, Janey Springs is a junk dealer who was mauled by Kraggons before you arrived on Elpis. She now owns the Grinder, and she’s super nice to all the Vault Hunters… especially Athena. Like, she really, really likes Athena. You’ll also meet Nurse Nina, a medic who thinks your pain is kind of hilarious. As described by Gearbox writer Anthony Burch, “she’ll always heal you, but she may zap you with a cattle prod just to hear the funny noise you make.†That’s just a tiny taste of what’s new; I’ll let Hammerlock and Torgue dive a little deeper into the other features and characters since they’re a lot more exciting to listen to than I am. But there are still plenty of surprises left before Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel comes to PS3 on October 14th, so keep an eye out for even more in the weeks to come. View the full article