Commander Fury

Strong, witty, and a little rough around the edges, Ellie from The Last of Us played a tremendous role in making the critically-acclaimed PS3 game shine. Her endearing dialogue and emotional connection with Joel provide The Last of Us with several layers of narrative. But there's more of her story to be told. More...

Heyo! Welcome to the weekend. This week was a good one, with the official unveiling of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/03/ps4-system-update-1-60-official-headset-support-gold-wireless-headset-out-soon/" target="_blank">Gold Wireless Headset</a> (check out <a href=" " target="_blank">these fancy photos</a> that <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/author/rgutierrez/" target="_blank">Rey</a> and I took), the release of PS4 frightfest <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/04/outlast-out-today-survival-horror-on-ps4/" target="_blank">Outlast</a> and PS3/Vita amazingfest <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/04/dustforce-launches-today-on-ps3-ps-vita/" target="_blank">Dustforce</a> (seriously, <a href="http://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">dat soundtrack</a>), the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/02/06/gran-turismo-documentary-kaz-now-available-everywhere/" target="_blank">Gran Turismo documentary</a> KAZ being released in lots of easy-to-find places, and more. More...

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://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/c/f/1cf8abe06f914b90/108_Episode_108__The_Brave_and_the_G.mp3?c_id=6800787&expiration=1391827089&hwt=62387f6587e1366231412e898067a824" target="_blank">download here</a> On this week's show, we highlight next week's massive PlayStation Store bounty, running through <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii/" target="_blank">Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc/" target="_blank">Danganronpa</a> to <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/04/24/cult-studio-llamasoft-blazes-onto-ps-vita-with-txk/" target="_blank">TxK</a> on PS Vita, as well as more Dark Souls and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition talk. More...

I’m Pascal Bestebroer, the indie developer known as <a href="http://www.orangepixel.net/" target="_blank">Orangepixel</a>. I’ve been developing games since 2004, which have appeared on older mobile platforms like J2ME, as well as newer ones like Android and iOS. That said, it's likely you don’t know Orangepixel... yet! More...

For those new to Frozen Synapse Tactics, it’s an evolution of the acclaimed, turn-based, PC strategy game by Mode 7. Players control an elite strike team of futuristic soldiers, from shotgunners and snipers to grenadiers and machine-gunners. Matches take place on procedurally generated, virtual environments, or players can create their own, choosing the amount of rooms, walls, windows, cover and so forth in the creation area. All battlegrounds are fully-destructible. More...

Hi folks. Today I’m here to reveal a brand new video showing alpha footage of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/velocity-2x/" target="_blank">Velocity 2X</a>; to talk through some of the things we’ve been working towards; and to outline what we’re going to be adding next! More...

Next Thursday, February 13th, the Daily Grind Spot will be the Base Amateur 5 Spot. So, if you have unlocked it, get practicing! If not – crack on with career mode until you can access it (then rinse and repeat!). King of the Daily Grind for the day will win a custom OlliOlli skateboard, helmet and first aid kit. More...

Hi everyone, my name is Tamir, Director of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/kaz-pushing-the-virtual-divide/" target="_blank">KAZ: Pushing The Virtual Divide</a>. it’s been over a year since we started the journey in documenting the evolution of Gran Turismo with Kazunori and his team. Since its debut on <a href=" " target="_blank">Hulu</a> on 1/22, the response of the film from the PlayStation and Gran Turismo community has been overwhelming. KAZ has earned the #1 spot for the Most Popular Documentary and Video Game category for two weeks. More...

Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry, originally released as a DLC add-on to Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, is launching later this month as a standalone game for PS3 and PS4. Now’s the perfect time to set sail as a master assassin! More...

Hello again, PlayStation aficionados, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku" target="_blank">Miku</a> fans, and gentlemen and ladies with fine taste in music games. Aaron from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sega/" target="_blank">SEGA</a> here, and we’re excited to confirm with you all that <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/project-diva-f/" target="_blank">Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f</a> will be releasing for your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a> this March! More...

Hi everyone! Dave from FuturLab here to remind you that <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/surge-deluxe/" target="_new">Surge Deluxe</a> launched yesterday, exclusively for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_new">PS Vita</a>, for the stupendously good price of $4.99! If you missed it last week, <a href=" " target="_blank">here's the launch trailer</a>. More...

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Let me start by thanking everyone for patiently waiting for news about <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/drakengard-3/" target="_new">Drakengard 3</a>. We've been quiet for a long time, but today, we're dropping some huge news -- the silence is no more! More...

Now live on PlayStation Store: Outlast on PS4 (free for PS Plus members), Dustforce on PS3/Vita, Surge Deluxe on PS Vita, Dark Souls II pre-orders, and more. More...

I have a theory that it originated in Japanese games (where many of the great gaming traditions started) and their disregard for A being the first letter of the alphabet. Whether or not that's true, the tradition of Capcom platforming lives on in <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/dustforce-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_Dustforce_Launch_Post_2_4_14" target="_new">Dustforce</a>, which launches 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>. Originally made by Hitbox Team and released for PC, Dustforce caught our eye because it shares a few elements of the best platformers we've made: challenge, design, and soundtrack. More...

Hello gamers! I’m Philippe Morin, one of the co-founders of <a href="http://redbarrelsgames.com/" target="_blank">Red Barrels</a>. Our first game, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/outlast/" target="_blank">Outlast</a>, is coming to <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_2_4_14" target="_blank">PS4</a> next week, and I’m excited to share that those of you who are <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/?CMP=soc_us__pn_psblog_dotcomplus_02_10_14">PlayStation Plus</a> subscribers will be able to download it completely for free. More...

Hi, Playstation.Blog readers! 10tons is back this week with another <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_new">PS Vita game</a> -- a unique and eccentric, skill-based puzzler called King Oddball. As the title states, King Oddball is... unusual. Sure, the Angry Birds comparison comes to mind quickly, but King Oddball stands on its own handsomely. Like Angry Birds, King Oddball is about clearing the level of enemies by squashing them with lobbed objects. And the way it's done is all about physics. More...

It’s a wrap! After liters of coffee and buckets of sweat, I’m really thrilled to be able to scream it from the rooftops: THIEF IS DONE! That’s right – Thief has gone gold and will be available on February 25th. To find out everything you need to know about the game we’ve created a new 101 trailer that we’re releasing today. More...

We’re kicking off February with a little something for everyone, regardless of what PlayStation console(s) you own. <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_2_3_14" target="_blank">PS4</a> owners can give themselves a good scare by nabbing Outlast, a survival horror game where you’ll play as a freelance journalist investigating a psychiatric hospital. Not really a job I’d take, but hey, times are tough. There’s no fighting back in Outlast, you can climb or hide, and that’s it, so proceed with caution. If you’re a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_blank">PS3</a> owner, you’ll be able to explore post-apocalyptic Russia in Metro: Last Light. A first-person shooter with the option to be stealthy, your decisions throughout the game will impact the story’s outcome. Finally, our <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/20/ps-vita-play-4-new-vita-games-ps-plus-discounts-and-more/" target="_blank">PS Vita Play</a> sale also continues this week with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/05/cleaning-up-with-dustforce-on-ps3/" target="_blank">Dustforce</a>, which you can grab for $7.99. More...

Hello PlayStation Nation! The next system software update for <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_2_3_14" target="_blank">PlayStation 4</a> (version 1.60) will be available for download beginning late tonight, bringing support for the PULSE and PULSE – Elite Edition wireless stereo headsets to PS4. We know you’ve been patiently waiting for this update, which means PS4 owners will now be able to enjoy an enhanced gaming experience with 7.1 virtual surround sound and crystal clear voice chat with our official PlayStation headsets. PlayStation headsets are created for PlayStation gamers, by gamers – and designed to truly provide the audio that game developers intended. It’s truly how games were meant to sound. More...

Word on the (dark, abandoned) street is that Outlast frightens people. Intensely. PlayStation gamers can experience that for themselves when the hit survival horror game comes to PS4 this week, bringing with it a torrent of nightmares and cold sweats. More...

Bethesda stopped by to answer some <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/28/the-elder-scrolls-online-on-ps4-your-questions-answered/" target="_blank">questions about The Elder Scrolls Online</a>, PS4's upcoming Tamriel-based MMO (check out its slick <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/29/the-elder-scrolls-online-imperial-edition-pre-order-bonuses-announced/" target="_blank">Imperial Edition</a>, too). And speaking of MMOs, Final Fantasy XIV is getting a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/27/final-fantasy-xiv-ps4-coming-april-14th-collectors-edition-revealed/" target="_blank">rather desirable Collector's Edition</a> on PS4. More...

Wales Interactive is a BAFTA Cymru award-winning indie developer and publisher which I co-founded back in 2012 with my friend and colleague Richard Pring, Technical Director. Our team has grown to 14 strong and we are Wales’s biggest game developer and publisher. We even have a display dedicated to us at Cardiff Wales Airport! We are passionate about games and our aim is to create original titles that entertain the world as well as put Wales on the video games map. We started out primarily as an app developer, but have now made the leap to console development and we’re very excited about next month's release of our first PS3 title. More...

Hi there! This is Alexey Menshikov, CEO of Ukraine-based Beatshapers. I’m excited finally back to PlayStation.Blog and announce our new project – Ready to Run. In case you're not familiar with Beatshapers, we're a small developer and digital publisher from Kiev, Ukraine. To date, we've published 19 games on PlayStation Store. The most significant are BreakQuest series (minis), StarDrone Extreme (PS Vita), Jetpack Joyride (minis) and Furmins (PS Vita, made together with Housemarque). More...

We've been developing Sherlock Holmes games for over a decade now, and the recent reinventions of Sherlock Holmes in the new movies and series have put a spin on the character and the world he lives in. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is a detective game; it needs you to think. More...