Commander Fury

<em>Subscribe via <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/official-playstation-blogcast/id483223024?mt=2" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOfficialPlaystationBlogcast" target="_blank">RSS</a>, or <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/playstation/114_Episode_114__Batfriends.mp3" target="_blank">download here</a></em> The gang is back together! This week, we've got plenty of inFAMOUS Second Son and Dark Souls II talk, new Batman: Arkham Knight details (dat Batmobile!), Mercenary Kings (free on PS Plus in April!), and an extra-beefy interview with the Sportsfriends themselves. All in addition to the new releases for April 1st, 2014. More...

Hi everyone! March is almost over and time is flying by. Take a break this weekend and grab some great PS3 games from EA at up to 75% off. The Flash Sale starts right now and ends on Monday, March 31st at 12:00 p.m. Pacific. We’ve got a little bit of something for everyone with top EA games like Battlefield 4, EA Sports FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, Dead Space 3 Ultimate Edition, Need for Speed Rivals and more available at some sweet discounts over the next couple of days. Check out the full lineup below. More...

Here at <strong>VidZone HQ</strong> we love variety and we know you do too. So this week we have made sure to bring you the very best from across the Zones – whether you’re a <strong>JT</strong> super fan, like your Hip-Hop to ALWAYS include some <strong>Pharrell</strong> or simply wish you were a part of The Black Parade. We make sure that there’s always something here for you. Read on for more info and to find out what else is new! More...

Mind Zero is a first-person dungeon crawler where you fight with your MINDs (literally and figuratively). We're here today to touch upon the story and get into a bit more details about the battle mechanics of Mind Zero. More...

PS4 has been met with an amazing amount of enthusiasm and excitement from both gamers and developers alike since its launch back in November, and the 6 million gamers who have already bought PS4 have really embraced this next-generation gaming experience. We've got <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/26/ps4-games-in-2014-the-ultimate-list/" target="_new">more than 100 games scheduled to launch on PS4 this year</a> alone, including Watch_Dogs, The Elder Scrolls Online, Destiny, and The Order: 1886. More...

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, Batman! Yes, that is the sound of Batman: Arkham City coming to <a href="http://us.playstation.com/playstation-plus/?CMP=soc_us__pn_psblog_dotcomplus_03_31_14">PlayStation Plus</a> in April for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_blank">PlayStation 3</a> owners. Arkham City garnered praise from gamers and critics alike, as evidenced by its cumulative 96/100 score on Metacritic. With the recent announcement of Batman Arkham Knight, this is a great way to catch up on Batman’s adventures. More...

For those of you who haven't heard of Hand of Fate, it's a roguelike that blends tabletop card gaming and video game magic. Inspired by tarot and fantasy, all bets are off as you create your own journey by building a collection of cards used to deal out a boardgame-like dungeon teeming with enemies, treasure, and adventure. Upon entering combat, the cards come to life as the player is propelled into a beautiful 3D environment to brawl it out with foes. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate. More...

With the freedom afforded by Disrupt, an impressive new game engine exclusive to Watch_Dogs, Ubisoft has created a version of Chicago that is almost impossibly alive. Learn all about the new engine and how we’ve created a living, breathing Chicago inside Watch_Dogs. More...

Since taking over as stewards of the Spider-Man console gaming franchise, we've seized the opportunity to explore new territory with each game release. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_new">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps4/" target="_new">PS4</a> created a great opportunity to build and improve on something rather than starting from a blank slate. The gameplay walkthrough we've prepared for you today shows off some of the ways we've gone about doing that, but I'd also like to briefly flesh out some of those details with a little more context. More...

Integrating the Batmobile married up with our design philosophy at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/rocksteady-studios/" target="_blank">Rocksteady</a>: to focus on features that improve the very core of the game, and hence continually refresh the experience. Anyway, enough waffle. I thought I’d share three of my favorite features of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/batman-arkham-knight/" target="_blank">Batman: Arkham Knight</a> Batmobile, and how we are hoping this helps to deliver a unique experience. More...

Check out what’s new on Sony Entertainment Network’s ultimate entertainment services! Read more below. More...

Alone, unprepared, and unarmed, Amanda Ripley is forced to match wits with death itself in Alien: Isolation. The Creative Assembly’s deeply immersive and fanatically detailed survival-horror game returns to the roots of the Alien film franchise -- no pulse rifles or space marines here, just you, your wits, and the galaxy’s most feared predator. More...

In the past few weeks, we've seen a ton of new PS4 game announcements on the Blog -- so many that we challenged ourselves to build a list of all known PS4 games scheduled to release in North America in 2014. You'll find our initial findings below. Of course, the usual caveats apply here: schedules can shift and plans can change. But we’re going to keep this handy-dandy list updated all year long with the necessary adjustments. Let us bask in its warming glow. More...

Now live on PlayStation Store: Fez (PS4, PS3, Vita cross-buy), Destiny of Spirits (Free-to-play on PS Vita), new PS Vita apps (Hulu Plus, Redbox, MLB TV), BioShock franchise discounts, and more. More...

Champions! This month, we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/god-of-war-ascension-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_GOWAscension_AnniversaryGifts_3_25_14" target="_blank">God of War: Ascension</a> in such epic fashion that even the gods of Olympus are impressed. At Santa Monica Studio, the players come first in every decision we make. We have supported God of War: Ascension Multiplayer since its release on March 12, 2013, as a result of the unrelenting passion and everlasting “fire†you have poured into the battlefield since Day 1. More...

Hey guys! This is Frank "Bo" deWindt II, director of production here at Aksys Games. Today we're celebrating the release of the long-awaited BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_new">PS3</a>. Everyone is ecstatic to get the chance to play the fighting portion of the game, but another great aspect of Chrono Phantasma is its visual novel inspired story mode. More...

In The Witch and the Hundred Knight, you play as the legendary Hundred Knight -- a demon summoned by the swamp witch Metallia to help her spread all her neon green, swampy badness across the land. More...

It's safe to say that no other game in the world contains as many ways to kill and hurt enemies as <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/deception-iv-blood-ties/" target="_new">Deception IV: Blood Ties</a>, which is out today on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_new">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_new">PS Vita</a>. More than 100 different traps allow you to slice, hit, launch, trip, and otherwise torment your victim in a variety of imaginative ways. Dropping a flower vase onto the head of a powerful hero as a giant high heel descends from the ceiling to crush him is not the kind of experience you can have in most other games. More...

Following a fantastic reception to the PS3 and PS Vita release of <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/hatsune-miku-project-diva-f-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_ProjectDivaF2nd_ComingToNA_3_25_14" target="_blank">Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F</a> in North America and Europe, SEGA is proud to announce that we will be bringing Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd to the West later this year! More...

Trials is known for its high-flying, face-smashing, precision platforming races, but get ready to take it up a notch (maybe several notches) with the all new FMX Tricks System. More than simple flips and twists, FMX will have you pulling moves like the Dead-Body, Going Up, and everyone’s favorite: The Superman. More...

“Today is special day,†indeed: <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/fez/" target="_blank">Fez</a> is finally available for <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_3_20_14" target="_blank">PS4</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_blank">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a>. We can’t possibly be any more excited, as we have been working towards this release for a whole year! More...

Hi everyone. <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/destiny-of-spirits/" target="_blank">Destiny of Spirits</a> is launching today exclusively on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a>! It's free to play, so you can download it once PS Store updates and start your game. Every day, we'll be giving away a login bonus, so check back daily to see what bonus the day will bring! For those of you who haven't heard of Destiny of Spirits yet, it's a free-to-play location-based strategy and RPG game in which you work together with friends and other players across the globe to summon, trade, merge and rent Spirits to use in battle! More...

Starting today, PlayStation owners who are <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/games/battlefield-4-ps4.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_Battlefield4_NavalStrike_Post_3_25_14" target="_new">Battlefield 4</a> Premium members can experience the ultimate sea-to-sea warfare on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_new">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps4/" target="_new">PS4</a>. Battlefield 4 Naval Strike, the third expansion pack, takes the intense and dramatic water-based combat introduced in Battlefield 4 to four all-new maps set in the South China Sea. More...

<a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/star-wars-pinball-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_StarWarsPinball_NewTables_3_25_14" target="_blank">Star Wars Pinball</a> is expanding! Four (yes, <em>four</em>) new tables are on their way to PS4, PS3, and PS Vita later this spring. Tables include Han Solo, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars Pinball: Droids, and Star Wars Pinball: Masters of the Force. Today we are sharing a few details about the table dedicated to Han Solo, packed with his most memorable lines and gadgets -- and of course his fuzzball sidekick, Chewbacca. More...

Hi everyone! The next system software update for PS Vita, version 3.10, will be available for download beginning later today. This update brings some anticipated and useful features to PS Vita, including the ability to display more than 100 applications on the home screen (we know you’ve been waiting patiently for this one), and a new Calendar application. More...