Commander Fury

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile, is now available to download from PlayStation Store for $9.99 as part of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ps2-classics/">PS2 Classics</a> collection. That’s the original game in digital form, and to complete the nostalgia, we’ve made the map that was originally packed in the game box available as a hi-res jpeg for you to print out and peruse next time you’re lost in Little Havana. We’ve also got the maps for <a href="http://media.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/img/global/maps/gta3map.jpg">GTAIII</a> and <a href="http://media.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/img/global/maps/sanandreasmap.jpg">San Andreas</a>, both of which are already available to download from PS Store. Ten years have passed since Vice City was originally released on PlayStation 2. More...

It’s been a good month for Platinum Games and SEGA titles. Just a few weeks ago saw the release of Anarchy Reigns on PS3; later today will mark the digital release of one of the finest action games ever created. Bayonetta is coming to PSN! If you have yet to try this iconic action game from the mind of director Hideki Kamiya, your time has come as Bayonetta is debuting at $19.99. Of course, Bayonetta truly shines when you see it in action. So here’s a trip back to the year 2010, when a certain Launch Trailer was just arriving… More...

Since it was announced for North America, and as new assets and details are rolled out to eager fans worldwide, excitement for <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-soul-sacrifice.html">Soul Sacrifice</a> has only increased. No other title for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> combines the same frantic real-time combat, thrilling sense of scale, smartly interwoven cooperative multiplayer, or meaningful character customization… Not to mention the contributions of legends of gaming like designer Keiji Inafune or composer Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama. For weeks, fans have asked for more info about the game’s North American release, wanting a final date and box art, and details about possible pre-order extras. Finally, those questions can be answered! Soul Sacrifice for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> launches in stores and via <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> on April 30th, 2013. More...

Today our latest DLC pack – Home Turf – went live! Home Turf is our sixth DLC and brings with it the biggest addition to DC Universe Online since the launch of the game two years ago – Player Bases. Bases are a player-created and controlled space that can be used as a venue of self-expression in addition to being a place for combat. Perhaps the most important part of your Base is the Mainframe. Through it, players can unlock several new abilities. In a lot of ways it’s like having your very own Bat Computer. The thing you’re likely to notice when you first enter your Base is a terminal on the wall next to the front door. This is your Base’s Control Panel, and by interacting with this you can relocate or rename your Base, or enter Decoration Mode. Decoration Mode pops you into a first-person camera, allowing you to easily zoom around your Base, placing and moving items and amenities. The latter can include things like an R&D Station, Broker, Mailbox, or Bank. Basically, the things that you otherwise would need to visit a Safehouse or HQ to use – in the convenience of your own home. More...

The release of Hitman: HD Trilogy today on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> brings Hitman: Blood Money onto the PlayStation format for the first time. With it come two additional classic Hitman games – Silent Assassin and Contracts. More than anything else <a href="http://www.ioi.dk/">IO Interactive</a> has created in the past decade and a half, Hitman has been the defining series for the studio. Five titles in the franchise have been released in the last 12 years, across most AAA platforms available within the same time period. The combination of the assassin fantasy, game mechanics and freedom of choice makes the Hitman series the most original set of games we have made at IO. Nobody had ever really seen a game like Hitman before -- not even the developers who were about to create it. More...

January is almost over, and we have one more Plus update for you, but first let’s reminisce on this month’s offerings, shall we? Plus member freebies included <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/31/playstation-plus-update-2/">NBA Jam: On Fire Edition</a>, <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/14/playstation-plus-update-become-war-in-darksiders-free-for-members/">Darksiders</a>, <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/07/playstation-plus-update-join-the-god-of-war-ascension-multiplayer-beta/">Mega Man 9 and 10</a>, along with <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/21/playstation-plus-updates-75-off-many-acclaimed-titles-free-foosball/">Foosball 2012</a>, and we there were some awesome deals with the <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/21/playstation-plus-updates-75-off-many-acclaimed-titles-free-foosball/">13 for ’13 discounts</a> (last day is today). Topping it all off was access to the <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/07/playstation-plus-update-join-the-god-of-war-ascension-multiplayer-beta/">God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta</a>, and the 12+3 Plus promotion where you can buy one year of Plus and get three extra months at no additional cost; which is active right now. We’re sending January off by welcoming <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-ninja-gaiden-sigma-plus.html">Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus</a> for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a>, free for Plus members! There are also some amazing <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> gems at fantastic prices that you may have missed. Read on and enjoy the update, which takes effect when the PlayStation Store updates on January 29th. More...

Last week we released the Garfield and Odie Minipack. Since we’re such big fans of this lovable duet, we have put together this special wallpaper to celebrate the release of the new pack. The Garfield and Odie Minipack includes the two costumes pictured in the wallpaper, along with an assortment of Garfield and Odie stickers to help fulfill your creative needs. Don't miss this new wallpaper, and if you fancy adding a little comic humor to your corner of LittleBigPlanet, head on over to PlayStation Store and check out the Garfield and Odie Minipack. This coming Saturday is Groundhog Day! To celebrate the occasion, the Groundhog Costume will be making an appearance on PlayStation Store. This cute costume is free and will be on the PlayStation Store for one week only. So don’t miss out on picking up this cheerful groundhog from the store before it scurries away for another year. More...

We’re continuing to bring you great offers here at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation/">PlayStation</a> to start off 2013 right, and our latest deal can help you take advantage of everything <a href="hhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-plus/" target="_blank">PlayStation Plus</a> has to offer for the rest of the year and beyond. For a limited time, we’re giving you three extra months of Plus at no additional cost when you sign up for a one-year membership. The time to become a PlayStation Plus member couldn’t be better. We ended 2012 with the addition of PlayStation Plus and the Instant Game Collection on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a>, for a combined savings of $2,472 for the year. That includes free games and discounts for both <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/" target="_blank">PS3</a> and <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/" target="_blank">PS Vita</a>, and we’ve got plenty more plans for PlayStation Plus in 2013. Yesterday we released our brand new <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/17/limited-edition-white-ps3-bundle-hits-january-27th-with-1-year-of-plus-2/">Classic White PlayStation 3</a>, which comes with a huge 500 GB hard drive (plenty of room for your Instant Game Collection). More...

Blurring the borders of good and evil, this cinematic and stylized adventure stars Bayonetta, a heroine bent on sending supernatural forces to the depths of hell. Armed with her four enchanted guns known as Scarborough Fair, she battles both monstrous behemoths and angelic enemies. This PS3 classics, comes to PSN as a full-digital download. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a PlayStation 2 classic and demos for the PS3 and PS Vita version of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time are available for download on this week’s The Drop. More...

This week on PlayStation.Blog: the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/21/psns-13-for-13-begins-tomorrow-top-games-movies-great-prices/">13 for '13 sale</a> went live (check out those prices!), PS Vita is getting <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/21/ps-vita-reels-in-lets-fish-hooked-on-february-5th-for-19-99/">its first fishing game</a> on February 5th, we launched the PlayStation Store <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/24/introducing-the-new-sony-entertainment-network-online-store/">on the web</a>, the God of War: Ascension Multiplayer Beta very briefly <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/19/god-of-war-ascension-mp-beta-open-to-all-psn-users-for-a-very-limited-time/">opened its gates</a> to all PSN users, Beats Slider is <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/23/beats-slider-free-this-week-on-playstation-mobile/">free on PlayStation Mobile</a> for just a few more days, and lots more. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is finally out (both on disc and downloadable on PSN)! I've only just started playing it, but between its luscious art style, charming story, and impeccable voice acting, it's a breath of fresh air for the traditional JRPG genre. Between that, finishing Far Cry 3 (one of 2012's best games), and new PS Vita release escapeVektor, my free time this week has been committed to my couch. No regrets. More...

Although the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/12/psn-community-spotlight-how-i-met-the-love-of-my-life/">former Community Spotlight</a> ended earlier this month, it’s back this week in a new form. Welcome to the evolution of the weekly Community Spotlight. We’re transforming it and providing you more of a weekly go-to source for what’s hot and what’s happening. Join us, the PlayStation Community team, as we share what’s going on, new events, give mad props to some fantastic gamer creations, and more. There’s so much going on in the PlayStation universe, and we’re here to lead you on that journey. I’m your host this week, though you’ll see my buddies <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/author/mharo/">Morgan</a>, <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/author/ksteimer/">Kristine</a>, <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/author/psullivan/">Paul</a>, and maybe even <a href="blog.us.playstation.com/author/mharper/">Matt</a>, take turns at the helm. Let’s go! More...

The toughest question to answer is “How do you write for a BioShock game?†Wait, let me back up. I started at <a href="http://irrationalgames.com/">Irrational</a> almost a year ago. At that point, there wasn’t a “writing teamâ€, it was just Ken Levine. Luckily, Ken is a smart guy and knew that this upcoming game was going to be big. Bigger than any game he’d worked on before. So I tricked him into hiring me, and a couple months later we realized it was still a <em>really big game</em>, so Joe Fielder tricked us into hiring him as well. And the three of us, along with Jordan Thomas, tried to wrangle the beast that is <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/bioshock-infinite-ps3.html">BioShock Infinite</a>. The writing team at Irrational is structured a lot like a television writing staff. (At least I assume. I’ve never worked in TV, so maybe they <em>don't</em> have a special room for footrubs and/or quiet sobbing.) More...

When <a href="http://www.ghostbot.com/">Ghostbot</a> was first approached by <a href="http://www.sanzaru.com/wp/index.php">Sanzaru</a> to work on <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-sly-cooper-thieves-in-time.html">the next installment of Sly Cooper</a>, I had to do a double take. I was already a big fan of the original games, and I couldn’t believe what a great honor it was to have an opportunity to work on it. Being a lifelong gamer myself, I have a lot of respect for Sucker Punch and the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time/" target="_blank">Sly Cooper</a> story. There are legions of devoted Sly fans, so we wanted to make sure our addition to Sly’s journey respected the fun and charm of the original games. At the same time, we wanted to push the quality of the art and animation to the next level as well as bring the audience something they hadn’t seen before. Working on the 2D cinematics for the game with Sanzaru was loads of fun. One of our goals was to convey the twists and turns of their story in an entertaining way. We also wanted to inject some real thought and dimension into each character’s personality. More...

Everyone Sing launches Tuesday on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a>, featuring 35 tracks from top artists including Nicki Minaj, The Wanted, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessie J, Michael Bublé and loads more! Everyone Sing supports up to four microphones and multiple party modes including Pass the Bomb, Group Mode, Know Your Song and more, you can throw the perfect party with your friends and family. Every song has a different treatment to support one to four players, so every time you sing it you'll get a new experience. And with lead and backing singer breakdowns included, you can still join in even if you don’t feel like Mariah or Madonna. 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/2013/01/15/new-releases-on-the-music-unlimited-service-11513/">here</a>, here are this week’s highlights: <a href="https://music.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#album/777eaa7c63134a3d804351ccbc73616c/Trapt/Reborn_Deluxe_Edition_">Trapt – Reborn</a> The dust has settled a bit after two major departures from Trapt, drummer Aaron “Monty†Montgomery and Rob Torres. While Reborn features Torres for the last time, lead singer Chris Taylor Brown took on the lion’s share of guitar work on top of his regular duties, which includes producing the album. The band has chugged along since their breakout single, “Headstrong,†and in spite of the shifts of these members and others, they’ve managed to be “reborn†all the way to this, their 5th album. Trapt kicked off their tour late last week and will end in Upstate New York on February 10th. More...

<blockquote><strong>Subscription Links:</strong> <ul><li>Subscribe via <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/official-playstation-blogcast/id483223024?mt=2">iTunes here</a> </li> <li>Subscribe via <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheOfficialPlaystationBlogcast">RSS here</a></li> <li>Download the MP3 <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/playstation/60_Episode_060__A_Light_Dusting.mp3">here</a> on PS3, PS Vita or PC (Right-Click->Save As)</li></ul></blockquote> Amid the fanfare of today's long-awaited <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/">Sony Entertainment Network Online Store launch</a>, we humbly serve up the 60th installment of PlayStation Blogcast for your listening pleasure. On today's slightly slimmer-than-usual show, <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/cid=UP5018-NPUB30643_00-DUST514EVEONLINE">DUST 514</a> <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/author/blaurino/">Executive Producer Brandon Laurino</a> dishes on the latest dirt from the free-to-play MMO shooter's new PSN open beta. More...

We’re excited to announce today’s launch of the new <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/">Sony Entertainment Network online store</a>, allowing you to browse and buy PlayStation Network games, add-ons, movies, TV shows, and more for PlayStation 3, PSP, and PlayStation Vita through the web. Following the redesign of the PlayStation Store, the new online store offers similar filter and sorting features -- making it easier than ever to find what you’re looking for and discover new digital content. Here's how it works: <ol><li>Sign in to <a href="https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/">https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/</a> with your Sony Entertainment Network or PlayStation Network username and password.</li> <li>Browse or search for PlayStation Network games, add-ons, movies, TV shows, or whatever else you're looking for.</li></ol> More...

In just a few short months, <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/the-last-of-us-ps3">The Last of Us</a> will launch and put the fate of Joel and Ellie into your hands, as they embark on a brutal journey across a post-pandemic United States. <a href=" ">May 7th, 2013</a> might seem like a long way away, so to help assuage the excruciating wait we’re announcing today that players who pick up <a href="http://www.godofwar.com/en-us/preorder/">God of War: Ascension</a> will be able to get their hands on a demo of <a href="http://thelastofus.com/">The Last of Us</a> when it becomes available at a later date. We teamed up with the development crew at <a href="https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica">Santa Monica Studio</a> to include access to a chapter of The Last of Us in every copy of God of War: Ascension, so you won’t have to wait too long to get your hands on two of the biggest games of the year. More...

Hey PlayStation Nation! We’re a few weeks away from the release of <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/crysis-3-ps3.html">Crysis 3</a>, the premier sandbox shooter of 2013. In order to give those fans that can’t wait any longer a preview of what’s to come, we’re launching a worldwide cross-console beta. The Crysis 3 beta will be available for download on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> on Tuesday, January 29th and lasting until February 12th. Get ready to suit up! The beta is designed to give you a taste of the full Crysis 3 multiplayer experience, and help the development team collect your feedback. Read on for answers to some common questions regarding the Crysis 3 Beta, and for more information visit <a href="http://www.crysis.com">www.crysis.com</a>. More...

Last week saw the launch of a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-mobile/">PlayStation Mobile</a> promotion that will offer <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/16/grab-a-free-playstation-mobile-game-every-wednesday-for-six-weeks/">six free games over six weeks</a>, starting with Samurai Beatdown. This week, the free PlayStation Mobile game is Beats Slider. Master the puzzle gameplay by sliding different note blocks into sequences to create catchy electro tunes and compete for the best times online! Recently we invited FuturLab’s Managing Director James Marsden to explain the ins and outs of the game on PlayStation.Blog. Here’s what separates Beats Slider from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/10/04/playstation-mobile-futurlabs-beats-slider-and-fuel-tiracas/">its contemporaries</a>: Each block of the sliding puzzle represents MIDI data, which is basically musical notation that computers can read. More...

Today, Wednesday, January 23rd, Granzella unleashes quite a storm of goodies, the Galaxy Express collection expands, The Casino has a new reward tier, and more. Check out all this and more this week in PlayStation Home. Winter is coming to Granzella's Japanese Teahouse Personal Space. Snow flurries falls on the small, mountain secluded Teahouse among snow blanketed trees. When looking at the protective ropes on the trees and the frozen pond, a unique winter tranquility can be felt. Also, seasonal Japanese sweets and flower arrangements have arrived. As the season changes, why not ponder your thoughts while taking in a moment of peace? Granzella introduces the Street Dance gesture item. Enjoy using the Street Dance gesture item anywhere! By pressing the R1 button and selecting Street Dance, you can freely choose from 6 possible actions. Choose from Backflip, Frontflip, Head Spin, Scratch Spin, Backspin, and Crouching Roll. Also, when moving forward you'll make a forward diving roll. More...

The adorable <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-the-white-witch/">Ni No Kuni</a> makes its way to retail and PSN today. Rounding out the full game options are Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Just Dance 4 and Racquet Sports. DoubleFine’s latest adventure, The Cave, is also out today along with Mad Dog McCree. There’s a new PS Vita game, escapeVektor, and if you’re looking for free content, there’s the DUST 514 open beta. The 13 for ’13 sale also kicks off today – and if you’re a <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> member you’ll get a deeper discount on the titles. Take a look at the selection below and see if there’s anything you like. Snag it now for a low price! 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...

Survival horror fans! I’m super excited today to announce that Resident Evil Revelations is heading to <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> this May. I know a lot of you guys have been patiently waiting for this one so we’re happy to be bringing you the definitive Resident Evil Revelations experience along with some new extras. For those that haven’t heard of RE Revelations, it’s a little bit different than some of the other Resident Evil titles you may have heard of or played recently. Revelations harkens back to the classic “survival-horror†style gameplay where you’ll be exploring dark, creepy areas with little (and sometimes no) ammo to protect yourself from whatever might be lurking around the next corner. More...

<a href=" http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-last+of+us,135" target="_blank">The Last of Us</a> is coming May 7th, 2013, and we’re celebrating the impending arrival by announcing two very special editions of the game available in North America. First off, <a href="ttp://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-last+of+us,135" target="_blank">the Survival Edition</a> will be hitting retail shelves packaged with some very cool extras. When you get the Survival Edition, you’ll be able to explore over 170 pages of the incredible artwork and designs that went into making The Last of Us in <em>The Art of The Last of Us</em>, a full-sized hardcover art book by Dark Horse. Also packed in from Dark Horse, artist Faith Erin Hicks, and The Last of Us Creative Director Neil Druckmann is The Last of Us: American Dreams #1, the first issue in a series of comic books that dives deeper into Ellie’s backstory. The version you’ll get features a variant cover that can only be found in the Survival Edition. More...

Greetings! The team here at <a href="http://www.doublefine.com/">Double Fine Productions</a> is pleased to announce that <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-cave/">The Cave</a>, our latest game led by legendary adventure game designer Ron Gilbert, comes out today on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a>. In The Cave, you'll choose three characters - from a possible seven - to descend into the depths of an ancient and mysterious cave, each of them in search of something they desire above all else. This is no ordinary ancient and mysterious cave, however: The Cave happens to be alive, watching their every move, narrating their stories, doling out wisdom and mockery in equal measure. What could his true motive possibly be? He's not telling. "Mysterious" just means "not telling". Depending on which characters you choose, you'll puzzle your way through a Victorian mansion, a museum from the far future, a desert island, a nuclear missile silo, and much more... all buried deep within The Cave. See? We're being mysterious too! More...