Commander Fury

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...

What that means is that not only is DUST a full-fledged MMOFPS in its own right, with unrivaled persistence and customization, it also coexists on the same servers as its older PC sibling, EVE Online. DUST and EVE share several game systems such as mail, text and voice chat, corporations, the in-game market and more. Not only are the players of the two games able to communicate with each other and belong to the same social institutions, they can also interact in real time. Spaceship captains of EVE Online are able to provide real-time support in the form of orbital bombardments to the boots on the ground, the DUST 514 mercenaries, all while coordinating in a shared voice chat. More...

Do you like old school first person shooters? Do you own a PlayStation Vita or a certified PlayStation Mobile device? If the answer to both questions is yes, then we at Green Hill have some great news for you! We’re very proud to announce the release of Gun Commando, an “old-school, new-cool†first person shooter, developed in collaboration with Abstraction Games & Ripstone Publishing, and coming to your PlayStation Mobile device this week! Gun Commando is a distinctly classic first person shooter that combines 8-bit graphics with visceral game-play, in the vein of Wolvenstein and Duke Nukem. You play Jack Bennett, a weapon-loving alien-hating gun-for-hire; who is called in to save the world from invading aliens. Alongside the story -- sublimely visualized by comic book legend Romano Molenaar -- and the great retro look, it features a unique weaponry upgrade system that rewards players’ skill and accuracy, allowing you to upgrade to the big guns faster if you’ve got what it takes. And you’ll be needing the big guns, as the aliens are a force to be reckoned with! More...

Greetings all! We’re super excited that Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories is coming to PSN later today as a PS2 Classic! I’m dropping by today to talk briefly about the title and to answer any questions you may have for us! First let’s talk about the Disgaea in general for those that are new to the series. Disgaea is a turn-based strategy role-playing game series that is well known for its over-the-top attacks that give you the ability to inflict <em>millions</em> of points of damage on your enemies, its cast of hilarious and memorable characters, and lastly its deep customizable gameplay and seemingly endless replayability. If you’re an RPG fan and new to the series, this is an opportune chance to try it out on your PS3 for only $9.99! More...

This April, fire up your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a> and dive into Defiance: a massive open-world third person shooter in development at <a href="http://trionworlds.com/en/">Trion Worlds</a>. Today, we announced a full array of editions (and some sweet pre-order bonuses) but before we dive into that, let me give you a rundown on what Defiance is all about. Decades ago, arks that carried the six species of the Votanis Collective to Earth. Their star system had been destroyed and they needed a new home. Unfortunately, their peaceful intentions led to a planet-wide war that culminated in the complete destruction of their ships. Their great terraforming machines crashed to earth and the face of our world was changed forever. Fifteen years later, you take on the role of an ark hunter, a specialized scavenger who digs through the rubble of the fallen arks to uncover advanced technology, weapons, and other valuable loot. More...

Announced earlier today, we’re excited to bring you plenty of discounts this week as part of the 13 for ’13 sale starting tomorrow in the PlayStation Store! In addition to the sale, which offers a 75% discount for <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> members on all the featured games, we’ve also got an addition to the Instant Game Collection for both PS3 and PS Vita with Foosball 2012. Read on to find out all the details this week for PlayStation Plus members and then let us know what you think with the poll, as well as the comments. We’re not done ringing in the New Year yet! Kick off 2013 with some of the best games available on PSN. PlayStation Plus members get the best deals on these with an astounding 75% off on all the featured titles. Amazing titles like the critically acclaimed The Unfinished Swan, Warp and even the classic Psychonauts will be all on sale. More...

It’s Monday, and although our favourite feline is well-known for hating Mondays, hopefully this week he can make an exception since the Garfield and Odie Minipack is making its LittleBigPlanet debut! The Garfield and Odie Minipack will give Sackboy two brand new costumes for his <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/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> adventures, as well as providing him with a variety of stickers just perfect for creating your own Garfield comic book stories. We also have a special new theme on PlayStation Store to spruce up your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> with! This dynamic theme features a set of 12 rather nifty backgrounds, one for each month of the year. More...

Continuing our tradition of offering <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/16/introducing-playstation-networks-12-for-12-ps3-game-sale/">a great PSN sale</a> to start the year off right, we’re back in 2013 with the “13 for ‘13†sale on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a>. Starting tomorrow, January 22nd, and running through January 28th, we’re bringing you 13 great <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> games at 50% off their regular price, and <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> members can save even more with 75% off each title. Additionally, we’re upping the ante this year by bringing you 13 of the hottest, most critically acclaimed films of the previous year at great prices! More...

Urgent Fury is notorious for enhancing the tournament experience with their Signature*Scenario Based*TacMap Tournaments. Over the years these events have had various twists to make the tournament event more interesting and POW II is no different. Prisoner of War was by far one of the most popular adaptations to the TacMap experience added by creators [...] More...