Commander Fury

Welcome back! I hope that your holiday break was as fulfilling as mine (and by that I mean I finally wrapped up <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/persona-4-golden/">Persona 4 Golden</a>). Did you clear out your backlog at all? Or maybe you got more games as gifts, that are now contributing to that pile? During the break, we got some holiday cards from developers such as <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/27/happy-holidays-from-superbot-entertainment/">Superbot</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/25/happy-holidays-from-naughty-dog-2/">Naughty Dog</a>, we got a first ears-on with Soul Sacrifice's <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/27/the-music-of-soul-sacrifice-recorded-at-skywalker-sound/">Skywalker Sound scoring sessions</a>, got you a holiday-themed <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/25/have-a-very-tearaway-christmas-with-this-papercraft-reindeer/">papercraft reindeer</a> from the Tearaway team, and plenty more. With Persona 4 Golden finally finished (no Platinum Trophy... yet), I'm moving on to one I probably should have played by now: The Walking Dead. More...

Happy New Year everyone! Ring in the New Year with this week’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psn-spotlight/">PSN Community Spotlight</a>. For the unfamiliar, this is where PlayStation gamers tell their unique stories/experiences/thoughts, as submitted to this section in the <a href="http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PSN-Community-Meets-the-PS-Blog/bd-p/22802">PlayStation Community Forums</a>. Those that make it all the way to the PlayStation Blog will receive a $50 PlayStation Store voucher via private message on the forums. Last week we asked for your PlayStation stories, and gamer <a href="http://us.playstation.com/publictrophy/index.htm?onlinename=smashbrosmk">smashbrosmk</a> wrote in to tell us about how PlayStation games inspired him to pursue art. More...

It may only be the first week of January, but to us at San Diego Studios that means we are just two months away from bringing you the latest installment of the number-one selling and rated Major League Baseball video game franchise, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/mlb-13-the-show/">MLB 13 The Show</a>. We’ve been hard at work improving the best baseball video game on the market and we want all of you to check out our first trailer. We can’t wait to show you more in the upcoming months. But, before we do, don’t forget to vote for one of these seven ballplayers to be on the cover of MLB 13 The Show next week by <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/covervote/app.jsp">clicking here</a>. If you can’t get enough of The Show, you can visit <a href="https://theshownation.com/">theshownation.com</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mlbtheshow">facebook.com/mlbtheshow</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtheshow">@mlbtheshow</a> on Twitter for more baseball coverage. More...

Hello everyone! We hope you had a great holiday and are enjoying the new year. It’s a light week for new music releases, but we wanted to remind you to check out the Music Unlimited service’s <a href="https://music.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/gochannel/725f78c0ac1012862cbb439701b1ff8a/Best_of_2012">The Best of 2012 Premium Channel</a>. Also, don’t miss the service’s <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/12/19/video-round-up-best-of-2012-top-songs/#more-6288">top 10 songs of the year</a> and the <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/12/20/throwbackthursday-best-of-2012-top-artists/">top 10 played artists of the year</a>. In the PlayStation Store’s new video releases, own House at the End of the Street before it arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, or rent the futuristic action thriller Looper for just $3.99! 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/57_Episode_057__A_Non_Sequitur_New_Y.mp3">here</a> on PS3, PS Vita or PC (Right-Click->Save As)</li></blockquote> We're (mostly) back in the saddle with the first <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-blogcast/">PlayStation Blogcast</a> of 2013, an admittedly looser affair. First, we ring in the new year with next week's new PSN and retail releases, scintillating holiday travel discussions, lots of movie talk, board games, and a recap of the top picks from the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/19/here-are-your-winners-playstation-blog-game-of-the-year-awards-2012/">2012 PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year Awards</a> (as well as <em>your</em> most-anticipated titles). More...

A lot of unusual things go on here at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/atlus/">ATLUS</a>, and as a publisher known for delivering great JRPG content, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/demons-souls/">Demon's Souls</a> represented something unique even for us: runaway mainstream success. In the years since its release, Demon's Souls went far above and beyond our usual humble offerings, partly because it's such a special game. It's a Japanese-developed RPG, made by From Software, but it has a distinctly Western look and feel in the weight of its movements and the ruthlessness of its enemies and environments. It's a single-player title, but it has a strong online component unlike anything that came before it, where you can summon other players as friendly ghosts to give you a hand, or be invaded by hostile marauders without warning. Its unsparing difficulty seemed to mark it as destined to be appreciated only by a select few, yet it's been universally lauded (and awarded Game of the Year by a few, including GameSpot) and remains our highest-selling title ever. More...

With the holidays wrapped up and a new year ahead of us, now is the perfect time to share some of the best content the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/littlebigplanet-karting-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a> community has to offer. In that spirit, the following list contains ten user-created tracks (in no particular order) made since Karting’s launch that have seriously impressed us one way or another. Have some favorites of your own? Let us know in the comments! Remember, these are just the tracks we really like. There are <a href="https://karting.lbp.me/v/team_picks">tons of others</a> worth exploring too -- have fun! More...

At PlayStation, we’re always looking for new opportunities to give our fans the best entertainment options on our devices. Today we’re proud to share that <a href="http://www.epixhd.com/">EPIX</a>, the premium entertainment network, will bring its library of more than 3,000 new release and classic feature films, world-class concerts, comedy specials, sports, and other original programming to <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> owners across the U.S. this year. Select events and other special content from EPIX original programming will be offered exclusively to PS3 and PS Vita owners. In case you’re not familiar, EPIX is currently available across cable and satellite TV providers, online, and via other devices. More...

It’s almost time for 2013! Ring in the New Year with even more Holiday Essential deals! PS Vita owners can pick up Chronovolt, Jetpack Joyride and an AR Holiday bundle packed with content. PS Plus members can enjoy deeper discounts and two new games for their PS3 & PS Vita. 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...

Happy (almost) New Year! The <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> team is gearing up for another banner year in 2013 as we continue to deliver free games, discounts, and access to events, betas and more to give PlayStation fans the edge when it comes to their gaming lifestyle. This week, we welcome PS3 Game NBA JAM On Fire Edition and PS Vita Game Chronovolt to the Instant Game Collection. You’ll also find deeper discounts with the last week of the PSN Holiday Sale. Important note: We’ll be updating the PlayStation Store today (Monday, 12/31) due to the New Year holiday. Therefore, this Plus update will be live later today when the update has published. More...

With the New Year about to start, we’re setting up one last week of great discounts on your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/holiday-essentials/">Holiday Essentials</a> – the games that you may not have played yet but wanted to try out. We’ve had two weeks of amazing games at awesome prices and this week is no different. With the last week of our Holiday Essentials sale, we’re bringing you the best of the best for your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> to ring in the New Year. With this week’s lineup, you can feast your ears on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sound-shapes/">Sound Shapes</a>, which features Cross-Buy, meaning that when you purchase either the PS Vita or PS3 version, you get the other version for free. You’ll also be able venture around superhero game <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/batman-arkham-city/">Batman: Arkham City</a>, and test your survival skills in action-packed Tokyo Jungle. More...

If you’re reading this, then the world has not ended. Hooray! You can celebrate by reading the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psn-spotlight/">PSN Community Spotlight</a>. For the unfamiliar, this is where PlayStation gamers tell their unique stories/experiences/thoughts, as submitted to this section in the <a href="http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PSN-Community-Meets-the-PS-Blog/bd-p/22802">PlayStation Community Forums</a>. Those that make it all the way to the PlayStation Blog will receive a $50 PlayStation Store voucher via private message on the forums. Last week we asked for your PlayStation stories, and gamer <a href="http://us.playstation.com/publictrophy/index.htm?onlinename=Locke_VI">Locke_VI</a> wrote in to tell us about how his friend & PlayStation games helped him through a rough time. More...

There is a phenomena described by serious mountaineers who, having finally struggled to the crest of a vertiginous peak, experience not the sense of elation and celebration that was perhaps visualised back at base camp, but instead a blank numbness; a complete inability to think anything at all. Bodies and minds are wracked with exhaustion and ravaged by hypoxia, to the point where mental faculties are reduced to those of a small child. One might well wonder why anyone would choose to put themselves through this at all. This is the closest I can come to describing the feeling of finishing the development of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/clever-beans/">Clever Beans</a>’ first game, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/when-vikings-attack/">When Vikings Attack</a>! More...

Hello everyone! I can’t believe the end of the year is here already. Needless to say, this was quite a momentous year for us at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/superbot-entertainment/">SuperBot</a> with shipping our first title, <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale</a>, and announcing our game’s first DLC pack with incredible new characters Kat and Emmett, and a super awesome Heavenly Sword/Wipeout level. We have been thrilled with all of the positive response the game has been getting, especially from the fans, as this love letter we call PlayStation All-Stars was ultimately crafted just for them. We are so proud that we are able to work on, and deliver, such a cool and long awaited title for you all. More...

If asked, most of us can recall a favorite scene or two from a movie, a shot or sequence that lingered with us long after the lights came on and we left the theater. We retain the visual, but often it isn’t until we see that same scene muted that we discover that the music, the aural accompaniment, was a far greater part of our experience than we realized. Just as in cinema, music is a huge part of what makes many gaming memories so rich. It’s a significant ingredient in creating a sense of grandeur and making something feel epic. <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-soul-sacrifice.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Soul Sacrifice</a>, the next title from legendary developer Keiji Inafune, has such aspirations. It may be a handheld action title, but there is nothing portable or small about the game’s scope or presentation. Case in point: the game’s soundtrack is composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama, two of the most recognized composers in the industry. More...

If you were to visit the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/media-molecule/">Media Molecule</a> studio, you’d see that it’s very <em>us</em>. The pink carpets lead you through to a work space that’s filled with bright colours and interesting or curious things to look at. In a bid to keep our surroundings inspiring and as conducive to creativity as possible, we’re spoiled rotten with creature comforts and toys to play. To a visitor, all of this can make for quite a tour. As a visitor though, you’d only get to see a brief glimpse of the studio - enough to take in the big picture, but not enough to truly get a feel for the place, and they say; the devil is in the detail. If you were able to spend more time here, you’d start to notice all the little things that are perhaps less immediately enticing as a ping pong table, but are far more interesting, and quite often, downright odd. More...

As 2013 starts to dawn and we all know we survived the 2012 phenomenon we wanted to wish you a very happy holidays from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/naughty-dog/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/naughty-dog/">Naughty Dog</a> studio! 2012 was jam packed with breaking news about <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-last-of-us/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us</a> and fresh content reveals for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception</a>. On the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3/">Uncharted 3</a> front, we recently announced our holiday items and we’ll have even more content inbound in the New Year. Additionally, we have some very exciting information about multiplayer around the start of next year. Get ready for all the big news by checking back to the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation blog</a> and <a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/blog/">Naughty Dog blog</a> once 2013 hits. More...

It's Christmas! Time to hang up our stockings, stuff ourselves silly, and fall asleep in front of the fireplace. But before we do all that, we'd like to wish all of you a very merry Christmas. Now It's not much, but we've got you a little pressie, ooh! To set you all a little creative challenge, perfect for the holidays, we’ve given the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tearaway/">Tearaway</a> Papercraft Elk a little festive makeover! Once made, we think it makes for a rather unique Christmas ornament, take a look… So grab your scissors and glue, and build yourself a Tearaway Reindeer using <a>these papercraft plans</a>, to add some Christmas sparkle to your home. If you do happen to make one, please send a picture to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mediamolecule">our Twitter account</a> - or post them in the comments below, so we can collect them all for a nice festive gallery. More...

Munch the Gabbit is now in HD! The team at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/just-add-water/">Just Add Water</a>, with help from the programming staff at <a href="http://www.fourdoorlemon.com/">Four Door Lemon</a>, worked hard over the last 18 months to bring you an updated version of Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee on PS3. Gamers met the crazy planet of Oddworld back on the original PlayStation, with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/28/behind-the-classics-oddworld-abes-oddysee/">Abe’s Oddysee</a> and Abe’s Exoddus quickly becoming classics. If you played those games, you’ll remember the reluctant hero’s destiny to rescue his fellow Mudokons from corporate slavery at the hands of Glukkon Companies Rupture Farms and SoulStorm Brewery. More...

Happy holidays! It’s a light publish this week due to the holiday season, but you can still pick up some great new deals via our Holiday Essentials Sale. If you’re a PS Plus member, you can enjoy deeper discounts on those deals, plus Retro City Rampage for free. It’s also worth noting that a couple things have been updated in the PS Store navigation. We’ve incorporated some of your feedback and you can now filter Add-ons by game title and the Weekly Deals section has been placed more prominently. We hope these changes will help you find what you’re looking for. 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...

While we’re smack-dab in the middle of the holiday season, we thought we’d drop in and deliver some new content for PlayStation Plus members. Don’t forget that you still have time to make Plus <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004RMK5QG/ref=nosim/6553221-rg1864-00-20">a great stocking stuffer for the PlayStation gamers in your life</a>. You can buy online, get the voucher code, and then give that voucher code to your friends and family. Now, to business! Plus members will be getting the wonderfully hilarious 8-bit styling of Retro City Rampage free, as well as extra savings on the continuation of the PSN Holiday Sale. Important note: We’ll be updating the PlayStation Store today (Monday, 12/24) due to the Christmas holiday. Therefore, this Plus update will be live later today when the update has published. More...

Happy holidays from all of us here at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/guerilla-games/">Guerrilla</a>! As 2012 draws to a close, we look back at an eventful year for Guerrilla and the Killzone series. In February we released </a>Killzone 3 Multiplayer</a>, a standalone version of Killzone 3’s online mode and DLC maps, on the PlayStation Store. In August we announced a new handheld title for PlayStation Vita called <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/killzone-mercenary/">Killzone: Mercenary</a>, which sees its protagonist fight on both sides of the ISA-Helghast conflict. And in October we simultaneously released <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/killzone-trilogy/">Killzone Trilogy</a>, a bundle containing all three first-person shooters in the Killzone series, and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/killzone-hd/">Killzone HD</a>, a high-definition remaster of our original Killzone game. More...

I hope you enjoyed your first week of deals on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> games for our <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/holiday-essentials/">Holiday Essentials</a> Sale. As I mentioned in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/17/holiday-essentials-huge-discounts-on-40-must-have-games/">our previous post</a>, we’re bringing you some of the best PlayStation games at great prices to help you stock up for the holidays. This week we’re providing you with 16 awesome action/adventure games along with other essential PlayStation titles. For great prices you can take part in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a>'s frenetic space combat and multiplayer battles, relive two of Kojima's most acclaimed titles in the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/metal-gear-solid/">Metal Gear Solid</a> HD Collection, or bend your mind with the award-winning Journey. In addition, PlayStation Plus delivers an extra special deal this week – we’re offering members Retro City Rampage for absolutely nothing. Moreover, Retro City Rampage features Cross-Buy, which means that when you purchase either the PS Vita or PS3 version, you get the other version at no additional cost! More...

Christmas Day is but one sleep away now, so hopefully your presents are all wrapped and under the tree, your stockings are hanging up over the fireplace and you are all ready for your annual visit from everybody’s favourite jolly old fat man! Before you all head off early to bed though, we have some festive cheer to spread around the LittleBigPlanet community including some wonderful levels and a few other treats for everyone. <h4>Sackboy’s Winter Wonderlands</h4> With Christmas approaching, the LittleBigPlanet community have been out in full force with their festive creations to bring some holiday cheer to the Sackfolk across LittleBigPlanet. More...

Are you in Canada? Did you score some sweet gift cards over the holidays? If yes, you’ll want to check out PlayStation Canada’s Boxing Week sale. Between December 25th and December 31st, you can pick up a 160GB <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a> system for $199.99 at Best Buy, EB Games, Future Shop and Walmart. This console is perfect for a new PS3 owner, or is a great second system if you already have a PS3. But, that’s not all we have on sale for Boxing Week – one of our favourite games is also available at a discount. You can pick up <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/littlebigplanet-karting-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a> for $29.99. Playing this year’s biggest and best games on PS3 is a great way to spend the rest of the holidays. More...