Commander Fury

When a small team of seven -- five guys and two pretty amazing gals -- set up to create Contrast in a small solarium a few years ago, we didn't think we'd be launching on a brand new console, across several continents, or get as much attention as we did. 2013 was as exhausting as it was rewarding. More...

Season's greetings from Japan. 2013 has been a very busy year for Japan Studio. We launched four titles this year, including my own <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/puppeteer-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_HappyNewYear_Puppeteer_12_31_13">Puppeteer</a>. So we're all looking forward to a few well-deserved days off. Although you might be surprised to hear that, here in Japan, we don't get Christmas off. The 25th of December is just a normal working day. More...

Let’s face it, you probably have some time to kill before New Year’s Eve. Starting tomorrow <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/urban-trial-freestyle/" target="_blank">Urban Trial Freestyle</a> is free for <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/?CMP=soc_us__pn_psblog_dotcomplus_12_30_13">PlayStation Plus</a> members, so download it on your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a> before heading out to celebrate. If you find yourself in a boring conversation, excuse yourself to the restroom and mess around with some bike trials where you’ll attempt to pull off tricks like backflips, ollies and 360s. For those with a more competitive streak, you can challenge other riders with Ghost Mode. As addictive as Urban Trial Freestyle is, try not to spend the entire party in the bathroom. That can give the wrong impression. More...

As perhaps you can imagine, it’s been an incredibly busy year here at PlayStation. Duly, just before everyone signed off for a few days of well-earned festive respite, I spoke to a number of key figures from SCEE, Sony Worldwide Studios and our partners in the indie world, to find out what their highlights of the past 12 months were, and what they have planned for 2014. 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/Episode_102_Clip_Show.mp3" target="_blank">download here</a></em> Happy holidays! Here's a festive yule log for you: Our very first clip show, complete with our favorite interviews, from Ken Levine and Ron Gilbert to Nate Fox on inFAMOUS Second Son and the first five minutes of our very first show. Enjoy! More...

It’s almost time for the New Year, and we’re ready to kick-off 2014 in a big way. January’s Instant Game Collection will offer PlayStation Plus members loads of amazing titles, starting off with a new PlayStation 4 title — Don’t Starve. A wilderness survival game wrapped in a cute art style, you’ll take control of a Gentleman Scientist trying to make his way home from a mysterious place. More...

2013 has been a year worth celebrating for the gaming industry, and for us at XSEED as well. A mere two weeks in, we got our year started less with a bang and more with a meaty squish as Corpse Party: Book of Shadows scared its way onto the North American PlayStation Store. More...

The first half of 2013 started off with the big news of Uncharted 3 Multiplayer going <a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/games/uncharted_freetoplay/" target="_blank">Free-to-Play</a> and the <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/the-last-of-us" target="_blank">critically</a> and <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-09-sony-declares-the-last-of-us-a-success-with-over-3-4-million-global-sales" target="_blank">commercially</a> successful launch of <a href="http://www.thelastofus.com/" target="_blank">The Last of Us</a>. In the second half, we marked the two-year anniversary of <a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/uncharted_3_two_year_anniversary/" target="_blank">Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception</a>, dropped new <a href="http://www.thelastofus.playstation.com/abandoned-territories.html" target="_blank">The Last of Us DLC</a>, and managed to nab the first of we hope many <a href="http://www.spike.com/vgx/studio-of-the-year" target="_blank">Studio of the Year</a> awards. More...

With 2014 fast approaching and the holidays in full swing, we, the humble dudes and dudettes that make up Aksys Games, would like to wish everyone a happy holidays and safe new year. 2013 has been a great year for us, and we have our ardent fans to thank. It's because of you, who are willing to go the extra mile and experience new styles of gaming, that we continue to thrive. So, a big Aksys Games thanks across the Aksys Nation who have supported our endeavors and allowed us to buy the occasional "pat-on-the-back" office donuts. As we head into 2014, let's take a look at what's been going on, as well as what's to come. More...

Unless you live in a dungeon, it's probably been impossible to miss all the awesome Square Enix Japan titles we've enjoyed talking to you guys about here on PlayStation.Blog. As the new year is almost upon us, who's up for a quick stroll down the 2013 memory lane? Earlier this year, we brought you <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_SqEnix_YearInReview_12_25_13" target="_blank">Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX</a>, which was in and of itself a walk down memory lane as you relived the story of Sora and his friends. Our launch event drew some incredibly passionate fans to Anaheim, California, to check out the new HD look, take pictures holding the official keyblade, and get the game in their hands for the first time. More...

Now live on PlayStation Store: Zen Pinball 2 on PS4, free Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS Vita) for PlayStation Plus members, and a slew of new discounts. Happy holidays! More...

It has been a busy year. We released three major downloadable content packs – introducing new powers, Legends Characters and storylines – and made an abundance of quality of life improvements to the game. Of course, the biggest accomplishment was launching on the PlayStation 4 system and bringing more friends into our ever-growing community. More...

Hello to all the PlayStation.Blog readers! This is Yoshinori Kitase, the producer of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It's been very busy this year, as Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has already launched last month in Japan. But the team here is currently working hard to make sure the game is available in the United States without a hitch on February 11th, 2014. More...

For all music lovers across the nation, we have exciting news for you today. VidZone, a free music video service, is now available on <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/index.htm?CMP=soc_us__gm_Vidzone_PS4_12_24_13" target="_blank">PS4</a>! For those of you who have familiarized yourselves with the app on PS3, you will find that the new and improved VidZone has been fully optimized for PS4 to offer faster start up times and quick navigation. This means no more waiting to get to the music videos, your playlists, TV channels and everything else you already know and love about VidZone. More...

2013 has been a very memorable year for PlanetSide 2 – we released a slew of new features and major game updates, enhanced the game’s performance, celebrated our one-year anniversary on the PC, and announced our plans to come to Sony’s most powerful platform – the PlayStation 4. More...

While the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/games/drive-club-ps4.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_Driveclub_Holidays_12_24_13" target="_blank">Driveclub</a> team continues to work hard to create an outstanding racing game for you and your friends to enjoy in 2014, we're taking a moment to thank you all. We wish you well for the holidays, because your support and enthusiasm have kept us fired up all year. More...

In case you thought we were done with Kingdom Hearts news for the year, you thought wrong! As a holiday present to you all, and on behalf of the Square Enix team, I’m happy to unveil the next Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX trailer. Picking up from where Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX ends, this trailer continues the journey of awesomeness and is chock full of some of your favorite characters like Roxas, Xehanort, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Terra, young Hercules, King Mickey, as well as Captain Jack Sparrow -- just to name a few. The trailer spans over the three titles bundled in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. More...

Some people who own Season One basic on PS3 were not able to purchase the discounted Season One pro on PS4. To those waiting on that Season Pass discount in North America: expect a fix by Tuesday the 24th! More...

Your votes have been tallied; below lies the full list of the second annual <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-game-of-the-year-awards/" target="_blank">PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year Awards</a> winners as voted by you, plus Editors’ Choice picks from the PlayStation.Blog staff. Also, be sure to listen to our <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/19/playstation-blogcast-102-dark-and-stormy/" target="_blank">new episode of PlayStation Blogcast</a> for more discussion and insight into our picks. More...

Christmas is such a wonderful time of year, and it really encourages our community to come out in full force and show off their creative spark by developing some very festive levels to help celebrate this special time of year. More...

This year has been insanely awesome. I can’t put it any other way. It started with the release of <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/star-wars-pinball-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_ZenStudios_Holidays_12_23_13" target="_blank">Star Wars Pinball</a>, and hasn’t slowed down since. Sometimes I still can’t believe how fortunate we are that we’re able to work with so many super talented people and brands, as well as create our own unique titles -- it’s beyond amazing! We just wanted to take the time to thank you, our fans, for such an incredible year. Looking back now, Zen Studios has been publishing on PSN for almost five years. Your support has helped us come so far, and we really want to say THANK YOU. More...

This week, <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/?CMP=soc_us__pn_psblog_dotcomplus_12_23_13">PlayStation Plus</a> members can take to an ever-changing race track when Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed enters the Instant Game Collection. The ‘transformed’ part references the fact that your go kart isn’t always cemented to the pavement – if your route should all of a sudden require your little kart to, say, fly, it will. Yep, your vehicle is constantly morphing back and forth between kart, plane and boat, so you’ll have to master each type if you want to win. More...

2013 has been an absolutely phenomenal year for all of us here at Guerrilla Games, from launching <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-killzone-mercenary.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_SeasonsGreetings_Guerrilla_12_23_13" target="_blank">Killzone Mercenary</a> - the go-to shooter on the PS Vita - to the honor of launching <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/games/kill-zone-ps4.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_SeasonsGreetings_Guerrilla_12_23_13" target="_blank">Killzone Shadow Fall</a> alongside PS4 this November with unprecedented love and affection from fans old and new. More...

We have seen your tweets, emails and Facebook posts, and the answer to those burning thoughts and nagging questions revolving around how the end of Beta is going to affect BLR players is at hand. What will happen to your ZCoins and what, pray tell, will the future hold for your inventory? Fear not, Agents! The answers you yearn for are at hand. Behold -- the end game for BLR Beta! More...

It's that jolly time of the year, when the whole family gathers around the fireplace, fibrillating in anticipation of the long-awaited unwrapping ceremony, with the secret hope of finding a majestic PS4 (or better yet, a majestic PS4 AND a Playstation Plus subscription) instead of a boring wool sweater. Why, you ask? Because <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps4/games/resogun-ps4.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_Housemarque_Holidays_12_23_13" target="_blank">Resogun</a>, that's why! More...