Commander Fury

May 8th is finally upon us and Starhawk is now available in stores all over North America! The team has put a lot of work into this game and we hope you all enjoy it! To celebrate the release of Starhawk, here's a look at our launch trailer... Secondly, and this is the announcement that you guys probably were *NOT* expecting…there was a lot of discussion here at LightBox Interactive and Sony Santa Monica on how best to support the community and keep our player base all together as one cohesive group. We really didn’t like how in Warhawk when we released a new map pack, it forced these divisions on our players. And after we released three expansions, our player community was pretty fractured. With Starhawk that ends! We are incredibly excited to announce that all map packs for Starhawk will be free. Yeah, you read that right…FREE. Whenever we release a map pack you won’t have to pay a friggin’ dime! And we’ve already started the early stages of our next map pack for you guys. Check out these very early sketches from the new planet of Cypress! A lush, swampy world that’s home to an abandoned research facility that many years ago was responsible for researching the mysteries of Rift Energy. More...

My name is <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/author/mmorton/">Matt Morton</a>. I'm a Producer at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/santa-monica-studios/">Santa Monica Studio</a> and I wanted let you all know how excited I am about the release of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/datura/">Datura</a> for the <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a>, which will be available later today on the <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> for $9.99. I can't tell you how fortunate I feel to be working here at Santa Monica Studio. We are constantly searching for titles that bring interesting and unique experiences to the gaming community, and having the opportunity to present Datura to you is yet another huge honor. Datura is the second offering from <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/plastic-studios/">Plastic</a>, a group of amazingly talented developers in Poland. This project started awhile back, after they released <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/linger-in-shadows/">Linger in Shadows</a> for the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/">PS3</a>, which was an interesting step for us as a studio. We honestly weren't sure how the public would react to an interactive art house project, but our fears were soon laid to rest as our hunch that our gamer were a savvy bunch was proved correct. More...

Tonight, MLG and PlayStation are bringing you an exclusive first look at tomorrow’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> epic <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a> with the Starhawk Arena Exhibition Powered by PlayStation. Starhawk is the spiritual successor to the PSone classic Warhawk. This third-person shooter allows online combatants to approach the fight in ways never before possible thanks to the all-new Build-and-Battle combat system. This new mechanic adds a layer of complexity to the battlefield that is constantly changing, and allows new tactics to develop as the match progresses. In order to show off all the crazy action, MLG and PlayStation are bringing two pro gamers, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsquared">Tsquared</a> and Hastro, to the MLG Arena studios to get a first look at all the intense action. Tune in to the broadcast as these pros go through each element of the game, including single-player campaign, co-op, and the highly anticipated multiplayer modes. Acting as captains, Tsquared and Hastro will hop online to provide the first true showcase of competitive multiplayer action in all its glory. More...

Hey everyone, it's been awhile since I wrote a Blog entry but today I have a really good reason to. In order to celebrate TEN years of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/q-games/">Q-Games</a> we decided to set up the ultimate BLOWOUT <a href="http://pixeljunk.jp/">PixelJunk</a> sale! The PixelJunk series has been a huge success for us, so to celebrate Q's 10th anniversary (and also PixelJunk’s fifth), for a limited time we are slashing the prices of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-racers/">Racers</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-monsters/">Monsters</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-eden/">Eden</a>, and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-shooter/">Shooter</a> to just ONE DOLLAR. Yes, you heard correctly! On top of this, we are also slashing the prices for PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP), <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-shooter-2/">PixelJunk Shooter 2</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-sidescroller/">PixelJunk SideScroller</a> by HALF! You have no choice but to snap them all up the very moment the sale goes live tomorrow afternoon with the PlayStation Store update! Spread the word and let's go PixelJunk crazy for a week! More...

Palloza-mania has hit <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/modnation-racers/">ModNation</a>. Can you feel it? Can you feel the love, people? This is week two of our Anniversary Celebration and this shin-dig is just heating up. Check it out... <strong> The “Moddysâ€: Our Favorite Mods</strong> This week we begin the uber-popular “Moddys†Celebration 2.0. We searched through thousands upon thousands of Mods. Karts, and Tracks to present you with some of our favorite amazing, scary, and wacky creations. More...

This Wednesday, May 9th, is an exciting time to be a member of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-home/">PlayStation Home</a> community. Look for a new arcade game, another week of exclusive early-access items from x7, a sale from HellFire Games, new Medusa from Lockwood, a sneak peek at Midway 3 and more! Let's begin with the most exciting news: VEEMEE is releasing a new game called Superhero Madhouse! With its side-scrolling 8-bit charm, Superhero Madhouse is sure to please the retro-minded gamer. Head to Indie Park to play, starting Wednesday, or head to the VEEMEE store to pick up your very own cabinet to take home - your Harbor Studio never had it so good. Don’t forget to earn some rewards to round out your collection. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/derrick-the-deathfin/">Derrick the Deathfin</a> is the world's very first underwater papercraft game. The action – of which there is plenty - takes place in an irreverent aquatic world full of paper, goofy fish, paper, arcade action, paper, wanton destruction, and paper.* After Derrick’s parents are brutally turned into soup he sets forth on a worldwide rampage of destruction in order to make himself feel a bit better. On his travels he eats all manner of dopey delights for dinner, duels with paper enemies and decimates man-made cardboard monstrosities. Derrick also has a distinct fondness for picking up diamonds and jumping through burning tyres in the sky. Just like a real shark! Derrick journeys through 32 beautiful, vibrant levels set across 11 environments and four continents. He is in a constant battle against his metabolism, needing to constantly eat to stay alive. He must move, groove, jump, race and puzzle his way through increasingly crazy challenges to attain paper-shark certified glory. More...

Our media friends recently got to have a hands-on play of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/littlebigplanet-karting/">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a>. Check out this video to see what <a href="http://www.ign.com/">IGN</a> has to say about Sackboy’s leap into the racing arena! At the same event, <a href="http://www.gametrailers.com/">GameTrailers.com</a> interviewed William Ho, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/united-front-games/">United Front Game’s</a> Design Director for LittleBigPlanet Karting -- as well as showcase some new gameplay from LittleBigPlanet Karting! Take a look at just what was said about the LittleBigPlanet Karting experience! More...

Discover a new type of shooter with Starhawk and the new "Build and Battle" system, which lets you gain the tactical advantage by calling upon an arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and fortifications delivered from an orbiting drop ship. <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a> arrives and dominates your <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> this week.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In the world of Datura for <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a>, you can expect the unexpected. This curious forest will have you on the edge of your seat as you explore your surroundings and try to figure out why and how you've ended up there. Also on PSN, Need for Speed: The Run and Saint's Row: The Third arrive as full PS3 digital downloads. Enjoy this week's <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a> More...

This week's top media hits include first looks at upcoming PSN-exclusive indie The Unfinished Swan, impressions of God of War: Ascension's recently revealed multplayer modes, and reviews of Mortal Kombat Vita and Awesomenauts, which is currently available for free for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The team is now en route to Toronto, where we'll stop telling you about the upcoming Canadian-made games like Soundshapes and Dyad - and start showing you them in person. If you can make it to this free, open event, we'd love to meet you. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/354305297959274/">Details here</a>. <strong>The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of April 30, 2012)</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/unfinished-swan-preview-first-look-indiest-indie-game-ever-indie/">The Unfinished Swan preview - First-look at the indiest indie game to ever indie - GamesRadar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-director-talks-roster-selection-and-more-in-this-interview/">PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Director talks roster selection and more in this interview - Digital Trends</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/ragnarok-odyssey-and-orgarhythm-north-american-vitas/">Ragnarok Odyssey and Orgarhythm coming to North American PS Vitas - GamesRadar</a></li> <li><a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/05/01/god-of-war-ascension-multiplayer/">'God of War: Ascension': Director Todd Papy talks multiplayer - EW.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/5/1/2990927/scion-iq-smartcar-comes-with-free-playstation-vita">Scion iQ smartcar comes with free PlayStation Vita - The Verge</a></li> </ul> More...

Here we are, the last weekend before Starhawk releases on Tuesday May 8th, and it has been an exciting ride for sure. We have met a great community. But don’t fret there is still plenty of exciting things to do before release day. It started with the much-anticipated Top 14 Questions compiled by HawkStarJay after [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cnjP959f82wHCB9wozUNAtgenqw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cnjP959f82wHCB9wozUNAtgenqw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cnjP959f82wHCB9wozUNAtgenqw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cnjP959f82wHCB9wozUNAtgenqw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=Yp3SpnilSmY:raNtSwdLvbg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=Yp3SpnilSmY:raNtSwdLvbg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=Yp3SpnilSmY:raNtSwdLvbg:Ly1H5S7uc7A"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=Ly1H5S7uc7A" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrgentFuryUnleashed/~4/Yp3SpnilSmY" height="1" width="1"/> More...

I'm running late for a matinee screening for The Avengers, so we'll keep it short. This week, SideQuest Studios revealed a scintillating <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/04/rainbow-moon-watch-the-new-trailer-now/">new trailer</a> for PSN strategy RPG Rainbow Moon, LightBox Interactive showed off the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/03/starhawk-top-ways-to-kill-or-die-full-trophy-list-tips/">full Trophy list</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/02/pre-order-starhawk-for-lots-of-free-stuff/">pre-order bonuses</a> for Starhawk, Sony Santa Monica Studios shared a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/04/the-making-of-sorcery-the-magical-technology-of-move/">new dev diary</a> for PS Move spellbinder Sorcery, Dakko Dakko release its new minis title <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/01/floating-cloud-god-saves-the-pilgrims-is-free-for-plus-subscribers-on-may-1st/">Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims</a> (free for Plus members this month!), Media Molecule shared a new batch of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/30/sack-it-to-me-littlebigplanet-a-community-across-the-globe/">top LittleBigPlanet creations</a>, Free Realms celebrated its <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/30/free-realms-three-year-anniversary/">third birthday</a>, and PlayStation Blog announced a big <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/01/playstation-loves-canada-youre-invited-toronto/">Toronto-based community meetup this Tuesday</a> that will feature a host of playable games: Retro City Rampage, Sound Shapes, Dyad and many more. More...

It’s Saturday morning, which means it’s time for another <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psn-spotlight/">PSN Community Spotlight</a>! Powered by your stories on the PlayStation Community Forums, it’s your chance to be get your PlayStation story featured on the PlayStation.Blog. Remember, if your post is selected, you’ll be getting a $50 <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-store/">PlayStation Store</a> voucher code. Remember to read the posting best practices for more info. This week’s spotlight is from PSN member IMA_BEAST_AT_IT, who tells the story of finding love from being a PlayStation gamer. Check out his story below, and share your thoughts in the comments! More...

It’s a truly historic day here at the House of Ideas, as Marvel’s The Avengers is finally making its way to American theaters. I’ve seen it. It’s awesome. I’m pretty sure you’ll agree with me soon. (Maybe you already do.) As Interactive Manager at Marvel, it’s been my pleasure to work with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/zen-pinball/">Zen Studios</a> on the video-pinball adaptation of the film, which, as one of four great tables in <a href=" ">Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles</a>, should be headed your way in just a few weeks. It looks a little something like this... Cool trailer, I know, but you can see it pretty much anywhere. When Sid Shuman and Jeff Rubenstein – who preside over the PlayStation Blog with legendary Thanos-ian tyranny – demanded I present “a li'l somethin’ extra for our minions,†who was I to say no? More...

This week, the Music Unlimited Service welcomes new releases from Carrie Underwood, B.o.B, and Norah Jones. Other featured titles this week include Rufus Wainwright, Marilyn Manson, Pennywise, Kanye West, and Usher. This week – two weeks before it’s DVD release, Liam Neeson’s suspenseful survival adventure <strong>The Grey</strong> hits the Video Unlimited Service’s New Releases. Also, trek on over to Rent Now and find New Year’s Eve, and it’s all about Comedy movies in Own $5 Films this week. For only 5 bucks, own great flicks in SD Advetureland, White Chicks, Talladega Nights, and many more. Get the full details on this week’s highlights here. More...

Last November, I had the opportunity to <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/02/rainbow-moon-psn-exclusive-strategy-rpg-coming-in-2012/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/02/rainbow-moon-psn-exclusive-strategy-rpg-coming-in-2012/">introduce you to Rainbow Moon</a>, our upcoming strategy RPG for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a>. Since then, we have received amazing feedback from all of you. In the lead up to the release, it gives me great pleasure to tell you more about the game's battle system. You also have the chance to be one of the first to watch the Rainbow Moon trailer, available first via the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation.Blog</a>. Although much of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/rainbow-moon/">Rainbow Moon</a>’s appeal is in its exploration and character development, the battles are what matter most. Akin to our Soldner-X game series, we have taken an innovative approach by combining classical elements with new ideas. An example is the triggering of battle encounters. Random encounters? Yes or no? Well, how about both?! In Rainbow Moon you will find foes roaming the surface of the planet and have a chance to battle in additional random encounters. The latter, however, are 100% optional and can be disregarded if you so decide. More...

This is the first post in a four-part series from the development team about the making of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sorcery/">Sorcery</a>. In this video we talk about how artists, engineers, and designers at The Workshop designed the game to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/playstation-move/">Move controller</a> in order to create a completely original spell-casting experience. While some motion-controlled games feel like you're playing "Simon Says", the gestures in <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/sorcery-ps3.html">Sorcery</a> are fluid and organic. Aiming spells and chaining them together into powerful combos requires both creative thinking and quick reflexes. Here's a look... More...

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5 more days till <a href="http://starhawkthegame.com/">Starhawk</a> drops in-stores! As you can imagine we are pretty excited in the office that everyone will get to finally experience the GLORY that we call the POD KILL. “What’s a POD KILL?†you ask? Well let me demonstrate (above). The POD KILL, is one of many inventive ways to take out your enemy in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a>. Even if you have been playing shooters for years, you’ll be surprised at how many new ways you can be take out your enemy (and get completed served as well). And the fun is when you find a new way to kill, you can name it! More...

The easiest part of showing off <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/littlebigplanet-karting/">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a> is just getting to play it outside of <a href="http://www.unitedfrontgames.com/">United Front Games</a>. We don't make fun, fresh, addictive games just for ourselves. We make them for you, your friends, your brothers, your sisters, Little Timmy and even for Crazy Uncle Larry. So it's incredibly important for us to get the game in the hands of real people -- real gamers -- like we did in Los Angeles last week. Thanks to everyone who came from the four corners of globe to get hands-on time with <a href="http://www.littlebigplanet.com/karting/">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a>. Merci, France! Gracias, Mexico and Spain! Spasibo, Russia! Cheers, Australia! No worries, Canada! More...

Well after a little break Commander Fury is back with the latest from the Tournament Command Center with special guest FEARLESS1 from Soulless Corps and Shane Drop in to talk about the 2012 Tournament Season. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvuaVmzQRfyR7DP1gpbloK_LOYk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvuaVmzQRfyR7DP1gpbloK_LOYk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvuaVmzQRfyR7DP1gpbloK_LOYk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LvuaVmzQRfyR7DP1gpbloK_LOYk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=dzoKVe1C1Yw:AEPb2eUud0o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=dzoKVe1C1Yw:AEPb2eUud0o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=dzoKVe1C1Yw:AEPb2eUud0o:Ly1H5S7uc7A"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=Ly1H5S7uc7A" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrgentFuryUnleashed/~4/dzoKVe1C1Yw" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Yes, you heard it. Activision and Treyarch have revealed the sequel to the highly anticipated, Call of Duty: Black Ops, it will not be set in the past, or present… But the future! 2025 to be exact… Another interesting leak is that there will be a “Quadrotor” that both FPS Russia and In-game photos have [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3I-e1bMqjk1bPSf4vD2--ibmKm0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3I-e1bMqjk1bPSf4vD2--ibmKm0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3I-e1bMqjk1bPSf4vD2--ibmKm0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3I-e1bMqjk1bPSf4vD2--ibmKm0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=p7cZu-9wJ7Q:i5SxGyz4oIc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=p7cZu-9wJ7Q:i5SxGyz4oIc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=p7cZu-9wJ7Q:i5SxGyz4oIc:Ly1H5S7uc7A"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=Ly1H5S7uc7A" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrgentFuryUnleashed/~4/p7cZu-9wJ7Q" height="1" width="1"/> More...

PlayStation Blog, Look at it. Just look at it. Your <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a>. It’s so sexy, isn’t it? Those sleek, glossy curves...Those adorable analog sticks...That gigantic OLED screen. Oh my goodness, dat screen. Wouldn’t it be amazing if there were some RPG, some massive RPG with dozens and dozens of hours of tried-and-true gameplay and a captivating story to tell? Sure, it takes a while for every system to really get to that meaty part of its lifecycle, but luckily for PS Vita owners, their new handheld is going to get that game this fall. More...

With <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gravity-rush/">Gravity Rush</a> releasing on June 12th, I wanted to share how the artwork of this game came together as well as how the style of "Bande Dessinee" influenced the title’s art direction. <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-gravity-rush.html">Gravity Rush</a> incorporates the theme of Bande Dessinee (BD), a popular Franco-Belgian comic book art style. There are various types of BD style and they can be perceived in many ways. We first approached an element of BD we thought would fit well into the pre-existing game art. One of the differences between realistic expression and schematic expression represented by BD is that BD exaggerates the information that author wants to convey to the audience. By doing so, it conveys more of the accurate information that the author wants to be recognized. While considering the gravity mechanic in the game, we brainstormed with these elements in mind. If a player can move around freely, the level should not only be big horizontally, but also vertically. Therefore, we designed the city with multiple levels of layers and structures. More...

Starhawk Fans! As you know Starhawk will be released far and wide starting Tuesday, May 8th. We announced a while back that you can get over $20 worth of BONUS DLC content FOR FREE if you pre-order the game from GameStop, but what you haven't seen is what these FREE items actually look like in-game before today. So, I'll let Dylan Jobe, the President of LightBox Interactive, explain it and show it all off in the game - FOR FREE!!!! If that's not enough, click on this FREE It's a deal that's really too good to pass up...unless, you know...you don't like great deals....but I would not FREELY admit that... Here's what you get in old-fashioned text typy stuff if you don't have the FREEDOM to click the link. More...