Commander Fury

Today is an exciting day for gamers everywhere. As you may have seen live with millions of others across the world, just moments ago we introduced PlayStation 4 (PS4), our next-generation console that will deliver breakthrough gaming experiences for our fans starting this holiday season. PlayStation 4 is centered on all of you – the gamers. It redefines rich and immersive gameplay with powerful graphics and speed, intelligent personalization, deeply integrated social capabilities, and innovative second-screen features. When we designed PlayStation 4, we focused on building an architecture that will allow the greatest game developers in the industry to push boundaries and dig deep within their imaginations to create the most immersive and unique games for you to enjoy. More...

Watch_Dogs is back. In reality it never really went away, but it has been a while since E3 2012. A lot of development has been done on our side. We know you have many questions. Believe this: we’ll do our best in the upcoming months to answer all of them… well, most of them. For now, though, the whole development team is very proud to show you this new gameplay demo where you’ll get to see yet another facet of Watch_Dogs in action. In it, you can see that Watch_Dogs will be a game of opportunities and choices; of connections and consequences. As we continue our march towards launch you’ll get to know Aiden Pearce, our mysterious protagonist. Learn what drives him and what makes him tick. More...

When I joined Evo nine years ago, the first concept I worked on was for a racing game that was all about racing with friends. It combined the best cars (and they would have to be real ones), on the most breathtaking roads in the world, with gameplay that was totally focused on team-based racing. I loved the job from day one. The game was all about utter car passion. It was about connecting people who are as in love with car culture as we are, and creating a universe for these impassioned racers to all play together. We created web design concepts that showed how you could connect with people and access your club when you were away from the living room, and we created prototypes of the most immersive, detailed vehicle interiors and exteriors possible. More...

So what’s new? I mean, what have you been up to? Cool. Us? Not much. Just a new character, new city, new powers, and all designed especially for the new PlayStation 4. I hope you’re excited – because we really are! Actually, for us it’s probably one part excitement and one part pure terror, but that’s just the way of things I guess… But here we are at last to break the months of silence: All of us at Sucker Punch are very pleased to introduce you to Delsin Rowe, and our new title Second Son! Let’s cut to the chase! Delsin Rowe is the star of Second Son, and you probably know someone like him: A 24 year-old who is absolutely convinced he’s destined for greatness; though so far that greatness has managed to elude him. He grew up just outside Seattle, where his great – if accidental – calling comes crashing into his life. More...

Today we are happy we can finally show you what we have been working on. It has been an amazing journey for us so far, being offered the opportunity to be a launch title for the new PlayStation, and the subsequent mild panic to figure out how to best handle all of that. But being able to now share it with you is both a scary and proud moment. We are hoping you will like what we have created, and are happy to present you with the first glimpse of Killzone Shadow Fall. The piece of live gameplay we presented at the PlayStation Meeting 2013 shows you a new world, a new situation and a new hero. More...

Hi, PlayStation fans! I’ve been looking forward to this day for quite some time. It’s true, PlayStation 4 is coming! I hope you enjoyed watching our PlayStation Meeting live on PlayStation.Blog (you can <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/20/today-watch-playstation-meeting-2013-live-at-6pm-eastern-time/">watch it here</a> if you missed it) and getting a sneak peek at the future of PlayStation gaming: Watch_Dogs, Killzone: Shadow Fall, inFAMOUS: Second Son, and many more. Are you as excited as I am?! PlayStation 4 will be incredibly powerful but elegant and easy to use, empowering game developers to create innovative gaming experiences we can only begin to imagine. As we prepared for today’s PlayStation Meeting, we asked some of the top game designers in the world to share their inspirations and ambitions for PlayStation 4. Please watch the video below to see the shape of things to come. More...

Hello! We, Thekla, Inc., are a small independent development team located in San Francisco, California, USA. Our current project is a game called <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-witness/" target="_blank">The Witness</a>, where you explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles. Thematically, it's a game about epiphany, that leap your mind makes when you instantly go from confusion to understanding. The game takes place in an open world, so that you can go wherever you want. For a puzzle game, this is nice, because it means we can include real puzzles that challenge and surprise you. In a linear game, if you get stuck on a puzzle, you are usually just stuck unless you look up the answer; this is why many linear games shy away from puzzles with non-obvious solutions. In The Witness, we can make puzzles as difficult or as subtle as we want, because if you are stuck in an area, you can simply go somewhere else. More...

It was a great pleasure to be able to introduce the title at the PlayStation Meeting in New York. With our new project, Knack, we are really trying to take advantage of everything that the PlayStation 4 supports, from the graphics capabilities of the platform to the physics simulation necessary to handle our very unique hero. Over the years I’ve been involved in a number of character-based action titles – Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank – and with the gameplay of Knack, we’re trying to focus on the essential fun behind the action/platform gameplay. I’m hoping that we can make something that excites those that played the classic games back in the day, as well as something that attracts new fans to the genre. More...

Earlier this week, we officially announced that Destiny would be shipping on PlayStation 3. Tonight, from the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, we stood on a Sony Computer Entertainment stage for the very first time and shared a simple message with PlayStation fans around the world. More...

Today in the Community Theater, we’re live-streaming PlayStation Meeting 2013 straight from New York City to your PS3 via PlayStation Home, starting at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern. <em>*Note: The stream will start no earlier than the times listed above, so arrive promptly. If you arrive and no stream is running, simply reset the video stream by walking out into the Theater Lobby, then re-enter the Community Theater (theater 1).</em> As for this week’s slew of new goodies, highlights include some superpower locomotions from Lockwood and selection of new Billabong fashions as early-access for members of exclusive nightclub x7. Granzella releases new weapons for the Setsubun Ogre Extermination, and Heavy Water has released <del>the kraken </del>, errr...<em>Dragons,</em> as rideable mounts (active items for your personal space) and companions. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation2013/">PlayStation Meeting 2013</a>: it’s finally (almost) here! The festivities begin today, Wednesday February 20th starting at <strong>6:00pm Eastern Time (3:00pm Pacific Time)</strong>....and you’ll be able to watch live right here from this humble PlayStation.Blog post. Set those bookmarks and timers! If you simply must leave the warm, soothing embrace of PlayStation.Blog, you’ll also be able to follow along live on <a href="https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/">PlayStation.com</a>, inside the virtual world of PlayStation Home, and even via your PS3’s Xross Media Bar -- just look for it under the “What’s New†section. More...

It seems people can't get enough of the undead. <a href="http://www.laughingjackal.co.uk/">Laughing Jackal</a>’s OMG Zombies -- the last of our <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/16/grab-a-free-playstation-mobile-game-every-wednesday-for-six-weeks/">six free PS Mobile games</a> -- casts you as the sole survivor of a police team that has been attacked by (you guessed it) zombies. Your mission: tear through hordes of zombies across a maze of levels, and escape the city. Your progress in this game depends on the amount of chained combos you get from killing zombies. This game is an upgraded version of the OMG-Z game that was released by Laughing Jackal as a PS mini back in 2011. There are weapon upgrades, branching levels, rewards, and various zombie types to encounter. This game is the easiest -- and safest -- way to take out zombies. More...

Crysis 3 returns with the biggest and most explosive arsenal in franchise history, and you can grab it now on PlayStation Store. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has combined its digital copy with its Season Pass for a great bundle offering available this week on the store. If first person shooters aren’t your cup of tea, Urban Trial Freestyle brings physics-based motorbike action to PS3 and PS Vita. There’s also Skyrim DLC, Devil May Cry weapon packs and Assassin’s Creed II add-ons to check out in this update. The PSP also gets some love with Generation of Chaos 3 and Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi. As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments below. You can also chat about this update in the <a href="http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Network/bd-p/22599">PlayStation Community Forums</a>. More...

From dressing up your Sackperson in the latest styles to tricking out your Kart with the new hotness, customization is one of the most rewarding parts of playing LittleBigPlanet Karting. It provides a powerful, dynamic way to express yourself while you’re venturing through the abundance of tracks, arenas, and other fantastic content that Karting has to offer. However, the LBP universe is vast. So vast, many of our biggest Karting fans are also huge fans of our other LittleBigPlanet titles, such as <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/littlebigplanet-2-ps3.html">LittleBigPlanet 2</a> and <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-littlebigplanet-playstation-vita.html">LittleBigPlanet PS Vita</a>. So instead of limiting your wardrobe to what’s available in Karting, we’re adding a new feature to the game that will allow you to bring your other LBP DLC costumes along for the ride – entirely for free! More...

It’s that time of the year again! Today, we have the pleasure of announcing this year’s lineup of great titles for the third annual PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards. As we have in previous years, we’re opening up the polls and hoping that you’ll make your voice heard to determine the best downloadable <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> titles. We’ll again have three nominees across 10 categories that will feature the top-rated and most popular games of 2012. Starting later today through February 25th, you can visit PlayStation Store or the <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/">Sony Entertainment Network Online Store</a> to cast your vote in any of the categories by downloading a free XMB theme. Remember, your votes will determine who wins in every category – not to mention that winning titles will then go on sale for a limited time. More...

The teams at Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital are thrilled to announce that the pixilated brutality and neon hyper-violence of Hotline Miami will be testing the will of gamers on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> this spring. Through unknown black magic and dark arts, our friends at Abstraction Games are crafting an absolutely perfect version of Hotline Miami for both PlayStation 3 and PS Vita and are taking great care to take advantage of both systems nifty features. For those unfamiliar with Hotline Miami, it’s the debut commercial effort of prolific indie developer Jonatan Söderstrom and artist/designer Dennis Wedin. Hotline Miami almost immediately garnered praise from both gamers and press for its distinct visual presentation, driving soundtrack, breakneck action, and schizophrenic narrative that leaves players with more questions than answers. More...

This week it’s time for your Sackboy or Sackgirl to join the LittleBigPlanet Emergency Services and do their part to keep their fellow Sackfolk safe throughout their everyday lives. The LittleBigPlanet Emergency Services offers promising careers as a Policeman, a Fire Fighter, a Medic or as a member of the Sea Rescue. These great costumes will be available across LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet PS Vita and LittleBigPlanet Karting. More...

We’ve got a monster update to the Instant Game Collection today as not one, but two fantastic games are coming to <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PS Plus</a> members for free! By now, you’ve got your hands on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/11/playstation-plus-update-closure-joins-the-instant-game-collection/">last week’s addition</a>: Closure. Dungeon Defenders is still free in PlayStation Plus, and has a PS3 Community XP Event coming up this Thursday (<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/15/playstation-community-update/">register here</a> for more info). With tomorrow’s PlayStation Store Update, you’ll be able to download <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/vanquish-ps3.html">Vanquish</a> and <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/mega-man-maverick-hunter-x-psp.html">Mega Man Maverick Hunter X</a> free if you’re a PS Plus member. We’ve got more including special content for Dust 514, and a launch week discount; so without further ado, let’s get to the goods. More...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance takes the renowned Metal Gear franchise into exciting new territory by focusing on delivering an all-new action experience unlike anything that has come before. Combining world-class development teams at Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising brings two of the world’s most respected teams together with a common goal of providing players with a fresh synergetic experience that combines the best elements of pure action and epic storytelling, all within the expansive MG universe. Enjoy this week’ The Drop. More...

This week on PlayStation.Blog, <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/11/sack-it-to-me-its-valentines-day-on-littlebigplanet/">LittleBigPlanet</a> and <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/13/valentines-day-in-playstation-home/">PlayStation Home</a> got some Valentine's Day DLC, Inspector Carmelita Fox <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day-from-inspector-carmelita-fox/">tried her luck</a> in the online dating market, we talked about the <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/15/soul-sacrifice-tough-choices-colossal-bosses/">tough choices</a> you'll have to make in upcoming PS Vita epic Soul Sacrifice, Urban Trial Freestyle on PS3 and PS Vita gets an <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/13/urban-trial-freestyle-customization-and-challenges-2/">off-the-wall challenge mode</a>, and lots more! I got to play some <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/">Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance</a> this week, and though it's my first <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/platinum-games/">Platinum</a> game, I'm suddenly very interested in checking out the dev's earlier work. I also grabbed <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/closure/cid=UP2067-NPUB30722_00-PS3CLOSUREFULLGM">Closure</a> since it's free on <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a>, and it's making for some relaxing (but sometimes disturbing) nighttime gaming. Rounding out my week is the smoothly animated new PS Vita release Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken. What are you playing this weekend? More...

PlayStation's arrival to the world of gaming signaled a change in the status quo and a sign of things to come. The original PlayStation system emerged in 1994 in Japan as a dark horse challenger, a seemingly outgunned newcomer entering a crowded field dominated by legends of the 16-bit era. PlayStation’s advanced technology and innovative controller design won raves with critics and gamers, and in 1995, the system expanded to North America, Europe, and Australia. Accompanied by a powerful salvo of titles including WipEout, Crash Bandicoot, and Gran Turismo, PlayStation’s rapid rise marked the end of one era of videogames and the dawn of another. The world was never the same. Be sure to visit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playstation">our YouTube page</a> in the coming days as we present the evolution of PlayStation and recap our greatest moments. Then, <a href="https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/">be the first to know</a> on February 20th, 2013 at 6:00pm Eastern Time. More...

This week, we’ve added a number of new albums to the Music Unlimited service. You can get the entire download on the Sony Entertainment Network blog <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2013/01/29/new-releases-on-the-music-unlimited-service-12913/">here</a>, <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2013/02/12/new-releases-on-the-music-unlimited-service-21213/">here</a> are this week’s highlights. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a screaming, thrashing, mosh-pitting fourth album from metal stalwarts Bullet for my Valentine for you and your loved one. The UK-based band has been cranking through the scene since 2005 and have shared the stage with the likes of Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold and as part of tours like Taste of Chaos. The band kicks off their exhaustive tour on Thursday (of course) in Orlando, travelling through Australia’s Soundwave Festival and all across the globe, winding down at the end of June in Sweden. More...

In the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games/dungeon-defenders-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_dungeondefenders_community_02_15_13">Dungeon Defenders</a> community, we do things a little differently. If you need a refresher, Dungeon Defenders blends the looting and leveling of action-RPGs with the strategy and objectives of tower defense. You and up to three of your friends can team up to protect the precious Eternia Crystals from an ancient evil. Haven’t played Dungeon Defenders before? Now is a great time to start! It’s currently <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/games/dungeon-defenders/cid=UP2050-NPUB30251_00-PS3ST_DUNGEONDEF">free for PlayStation Plus subscribers</a>, and next week, we’re hosting another fantastic Community XP Event for our PS3 community. <a href="http://forums.trendyent.com/showthread.php?95600-Community-XP-event-Sign-Up-Thread">Click here</a> to register, or read on to learn more. More...

<a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-soul-sacrifice.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_soulsacrifice_music2_02_15_13">Soul Sacrifice</a> is, as its name suggests, a game that asks the player to make an ultimate decision. It happens every time you defeat an enemy, actually -- a choice to either save the enemy’s soul, or sacrifice it for your own gain. How you customize your character in this regard is crucial, since you’re going to go up against some <em>very</em> large enemies. That scale, and the importance of making the player truly feel it, is at the heart of this piece from composer Wataru Hokoyama. Because there are gigantic, powerful enemies, it's important to build your character's stats and levels. Your decision of saving or sacrificing will affect what type of character you want to build. When you defeat an enemy, it will be in critical condition. You can approach it and decide to either Save it or Sacrifice it, each with differing consequences. More...

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