Commander Fury

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...

<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/107_Episode_107__Dark_Souls_2025.mp3" target="_blank">download here</a></em> This week's show has it all: Our first thoughts on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/30/dark-souls-ii-hands-on-die-harder/">Dark Souls II</a>, an insightful interview with the team behind February's PS3 insectoid shooter <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/28/earth-defense-force-2025-hits-ps3-in-february-2014-pre-order-details-revealed/">Earth Defense Force 2025</a>, and a banner week of new PlayStation game releases including <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/10/outlast-will-scare-the-s-out-of-you-on-ps4/">Outlast</a> on PS4 and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/11/05/cleaning-up-with-dustforce-on-ps3/">Dustforce</a> for PS3 and PS Vita. More...

Spider-Man is pretty incredible among super heroes. Rather than hide away from the world when confronted with the death of a loved one, he uses that very personal loss as motivation to invest even greater in society. Spider-Man can tango with street thugs, mutant hybrids, and mechanical monstrosities, but he's not above your everyday cat-in-tree rescue. He doesn't have a secret lair or concealed base of operations; he's just a guy in bright blue and red tights doing mid-air somersaults down Fifth Avenue. He wants to be seen. He enjoys this. More...

Fear not! Based on my initial hands-on experiences, Dark Souls II is proving to be even more fiendishly challenging than its famously difficult predecessor. I learned this when the very first enemy in the game, a monstrous ogre-like creature sporting a pendulous gut, lifted me into the air and gnawed on my head like a Tootsie pop. I died kicking and screaming. More...

What do fallen gods and iconic ninjas have in common? Bandai Namco, of course! Earlier this week, the publisher held a showcase in San Francisco to exhibit its 2014 lineup. A diverse sampling of games made an appearance -- some for the first time since their announcement. More...

Typically when you think of February, your mind goes to chocolates, flowers, and other lovey-dovey things. So we thought we’d celebrate this sappy month by scaring the bejesus out of you with Outlast on <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_1_29_14" target="_blank">PS4</a>. More...

It’s the last blog of January and VidZone is the gift that keeps on giving with yet MORE fantastic music videos! Pharrell Williams is riding high as one of the most watched videos on the service right now, and we have two of 2013’s biggest break-out stars with the stellar videos that helped them earn that status. Read on for more info and to find out what else is new this week! More...

Hello all! Dave from FuturLab here. I'm excited to announce that Surge Deluxe will be released on February 4th, 2014, exclusively for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a>! Check out the electrically charged game play trailer here. More...

Hi everybody, my name is Shannon Studstill, Director of Santa Monica Studio! It’s hard to believe we started this studio 14 years ago with Sony veteran Allan Becker, who now heads up Sony Japan. The original core team formed together in a bunch of small cubed offices at PlayStation’s old headquarters, in what was the former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/989_Studios" target="_blank">989 Studios</a>. It was here that our small team established the foundation and vision for a new studio. More...

It’s time for more discounts on some top <a href="https://us.playstation.com/ps4/?CMP=soc_us__gm_PS4_PSBlog_1_29_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> games. Get up to 50% off a great lineup of titles starting right now. If you think you might pick one (or two, or three, or four) of the games on sale, act fast, because this Flash Sale ends at 6:00PM Pacific on Friday, January 31st. More...

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

Hey PlayStation community, January was a great month for PlayStation Mobile. We not only had a decent showing at CES, but we also launched some really cool games over the last few weeks. On January 22nd, we kicked off a promotion with Sony Mobile to celebrate the launch of the <a href="http://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/Xperia-z1s/" target="_blank">Xperia Z1S</a> smartphone and finished up our Festive Giveaway promotion. Going forward, we will be changing our weekly posts to a monthly format in order to highlight the best content, features and promotions for your consumption. Enjoy! More...

Today we released an all-new cinematic trailer, <a href=" " target="_blank">The Arrival</a>, to celebrate the announcement of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-elder-scrolls-online/" target="_blank">The Elder Scrolls Online</a> Imperial Edition and The Explorer’s Pack pre-order bonus. More...

Hey everyone! Rob here from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/curve-studios/" target="_new">Curve Studios</a>. We’re probably one of the most active indie studios on PlayStation right now -- we released five indie titles for PS3 and four titles for Vita in 2013, and we’ve got at least four more coming this year that we’ll be announcing very soon. More...

Now available on PlayStation Store: Tomb Raider Definitive Edition on PS4, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z on PS3 and PS Vita, tons of big discounts (especially for PS Plus members), The Firemen 2 PSone import, and more. More...

GT fans! For those of you recovering from the release of Toyota FT-1 Concept and most recently the GT documentary, <a href=" " target="_blank">KAZ: Pushing the Virtual Divide</a>, today's 1.04 Update will surely keep you busy for the rest of the week. More...

The War of the Light has begun! The first of a three-part series of DLC Packs, War of the Light Part I will incorporate several of the fantastic additions to the Green Lantern canon of the past few years. We’ll be adding even more Green Lantern depth to <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/dc-universe-online/" target="_blank">DC Universe Online</a> over the course of the trilogy. Part I will feature new four-player and eight-player Operations, new Legends characters, and a new Red Lantern-inspired power – Rage. More...

<a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/games/tomb-raider-definitive-edition-ps4.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_TombRaider_Launch_Post_1_28_14" target="_new">Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition</a> is often declared a passion project at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/crystal-dynamics/" target="_new">Crystal Dynamics</a>, and in my opinion it shows. Lara's next-gen debut united three studios -- leads from Crystal, longtime partner Nixxes, and Sleeping Dogs' United Front Games -- to usher Tomb Raider into a new generation of gaming. More...