Commander Fury

There are literally <em>hundreds</em> of treasures and artifacts in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-golden-abyss/">UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss</a> that help tell the backstories of the game's locations and characters, and all are tied to Trophies. To provide some extra incentive to explore every nook and cranny in the game, we added hidden paths throughout every level -- finding everything will be a challenge! But we also decided to create Treasure Maps for those who want all the game’s Trophies but who aren't keen on exploration, or just want a hint now and then. Since <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-uncharted-golden-abyss.html">UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss</a> is a portable game, it's not always easy to hop online and look up an FAQ. For that reason, we decided to offer DLC that integrates the Treasure Maps directly into Drake's Journal. More...

Now that the first (thousands) of you have PlayStation Vita in your hands, we’re going to begin keeping you posted on any changes to system software here on PlayStation Blog. In preparation for Wednesday’s wide release of PS Vita, tonight we’re making System Software Update (v1.61) available for download. If you are just turning on your PlayStation Vita for the first time, this update will add the following features: <ul> <li>A new application, (Maps), has been added to the home screen.</li> <li>In addition to photos, you can now take videos using the photo application.</li> <li>You can now publish stories about the products that you rate in PlayStation Store to Facebook.</li> <li>In near, players' information is now displayed on the Discoveries screen. On this screen, a list of the online IDs of up to 100 players that you have encountered, and the number of times that you encountered each player, are displayed. Tap an online ID to display that player’s profile screen.</li> <li>The Mac OS version of Content Manager Assistant for PlayStation has been released. The Windows version has also been updated.</li></ul> More...

What a great week to be in the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/modnation-racers/">ModNATION</a>! <ul> <li>New kickin’ portable handheld <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> portable: check! </li> <li><a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/modnation-racers-road-trip/">New ModNation Racers: Road Trip</a> – your new favorite fun kart racer: yep! </li> <li>New <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/modnation-monday">ModNation Monday</a> blog: fresh! </li> <li>New members of the ModNation community: boo-to-thee-yah! </li></ul> We present you our labor of love - <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-modnation-racers.html">ModNation Racers: Road Trip</a>. She’s* all yours now so take care of her. Bring her to nice places. Introduce her to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Take pictures with her and post them to your Facebook page. Treat her right and she’ll stay by your side forever, most importantly… take her for a spin at least three times a day! Trust me, she loves it! More...

The launch of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> is just two days away and hopefully your thumbs are twitching at the prospect of getting it into your hands and enjoying what we believe is the strongest launch line-up of games in PlayStation history. One man that has had a part to play in that history is <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/18/meet-playstations-president-andy-house/">Andy House</a>, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. I recently spoke to him about life in Japan, the imminent launch of PS Vita and how we as a business are welcoming this proud new addition to the PlayStation family. <strong>PlayStation.Blog: This is your second time working in Tokyo, how has the Japanese games market changed in the time you’ve been away?</strong> More...

Let’s get right to it -- <a href="http://www.retrocityrampage.com/">Retro City Rampage</a> is coming 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>! I couldn't be more excited to finally share the news. For those not familiar with RCR, it's an over-the-top open-world crime game that combines everything you loved in classic games and mashes them up into a “toon town†of nostalgia and parody. Steal cars, and then jump on pedestrians for big shiny coins. Collect power-ups and outrun the law while rampaging the city, shooting a light gun or swinging your bionic arm. Fans of Grand Theft Auto will feel right at home with RCR, but the missions extend far beyond driving and shooting. They fuse classic gaming and modern mechanics to span virtually every genre, from stealth to platforming, adventure, rhythm and more—there are even underwater levels. What I’m most proud of is that everything flows together using the same mechanics and visuals. Even missions inspired by ’80s coin-op games seamlessly take place in the open-world. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/03/20/the-drop-week-of-march-21st-2011-new-releases/the-drop-logo/" rel="attachment wp-att-47931"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-47931" title="The-Drop-Logo" src="http://blog.us.playstation.com/files/2011/03/The-Drop-Logo-300x190.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="190" /></a> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> is only days away from arriving in North America, and we’re continuing the celebration with another phenomenal week of releases on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The quirky and addictive worlds of Plants vs Zombies and Touch My Katamari roll onto the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a>. On <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a>, we are introduced to the science-fiction worlds of Asura’s Wrath and Syndicate. <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> brings demos to one of the most anticipated games on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> with Unit 13 and SSX for the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">New York City, are you ready? I’ll be in the big Apple with Jeff this week, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/17/join-us-ps-vita-midnight-launch-events/">ushering in PS Vita</a> to the gaming world this Tuesday night at*<a href="http://g.co/maps/d9zxe">550 Madison in Midtown New York</a>, see you at 8PM!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy this week’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a>!</p> More...

OMG you guyz, it's nearly Vita Time! Honestly, it really is exciting for us to see your reactions over Twitter and the the blog comments. Most of you who have picked one up seem really happy with your purchase, and for those on the fence, we'll still aim to answer as many questions about the device as we can (including in the comments - though please note that I'm out with the family today, I'll check back tonight). And for those of you who haven't picked up a PS Vita yet, we'd be honored to have you join us at one of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/17/join-us-ps-vita-midnight-launch-events/">Sony Store Midnight Launch Events</a> this coming Tuesday night. Rey and I will be in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/337100832988156/">New York</a>, where the first 200 people who purchase a Vita will walk away with a free copy of ModNation Racers: Road Trip. If you're in the area, I hope to see you there! <h3>The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of February 13, 2012)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://techland.time.com/2012/02/13/sony-playstation-vita-review-beautiful-expensive-and-worth-it/">Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Beautiful, Expensive and Worth It - TIME.com</a></li> <li><a href=" ">Headshot - Uncharted 3 with Chris Lockey (Flashback Map Pack #1) - Machinima (YouTube)</a></li> <li><a href="http://vita.ign.com/articles/121/1219032p1.html">Escape Plan Review - PlayStation Vita Review at IGN</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.siliconera.com/2012/02/17/army-corps-of-hell-interview-how-goblins-and-rock-n-roll-came-to-vita/">Army Corps Of Hell Interview: How Goblins And Rock 'n Roll Came To Vita - Siliconera</a></li> More...

The big day is almost here! This Wednesday (or Tuesday <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/17/join-us-ps-vita-midnight-launch-events/">night</a>) sees the launch of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> -- the most powerful and versatile handheld gaming machine on the planet. PS Vita's imminent launch stirs up some powerful memories for me, including January of 2011 when Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. revealed <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/01/27/next-generation-portable-ngp-all-the-early-details/">NGP</a> ("Next Generation Portable") to a small group of journalists in Tokyo, and the night of PlayStation's E3 2011 press conference when Kaz Hirai announced that PS Vita's <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/06/06/e3-2011-introducing-playstation-vita-starting-at-249/">$249 to $299</a> retail price -- a shocking development at the time, as many <a href="http://www.industrygamers.com/news/could-sonys-ngp-retail-for-400/">analysts</a> and <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/sonys-next-generation-portable-much-will-cost-7739930.html">editors</a> were predicting a price <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20029760-1.html">closer</a> to <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/27/analyst-sony-ngp-will-be-300-500.aspx">$399</a>. Time flies, and it's hard to believe that PS Vita's long gestation process is nearly complete. But it's <em>so</em> exciting to see PS Vita making its way into the wild for the first time and hear first impressions from early adopters enjoying the launch lineup. If you're picking up PS Vita next week, be sure to tell us whether you're getting a 3G/Wi-fi system or a Wi-Fi system, as well as what games and accessories you're thinking of buying! More...

Have you guys heard about this <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> thing? Top sources tell me that it packs a luscious 5’’ OLED screen, dual analog sticks, console-quality graphics and a host of social networking features. And it launches wide next week on February 22nd, 2012! To celebrate the impending launch, today’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-blogcast/">Blogcast</a> is dedicated to all things PS Vita: Our game recommendations, our favorite hardware and OS tips, and some suggestions to make sure you have MAXIMUM FUN next Wednesday. If you’ve already snagged a First Edition Bundle, hop into the comments and let us know what you think so far! More...

I go through a sequence of phases when a big electronics product is announced. Starting with mild interest, I quickly transition into research mode where I find out everything I can about the device. By the time launch day rolls around, I’m worked into a frenzy and inevitably end up waiting in a line for midnight release. I’m Jeff Rubenstein, and I’m an early adopter. And I know that I’m not alone. If you’re like me, please join us this coming Monday night for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Sony?sk=events">Sony Store midnight launches</a> in the following locations: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/144167609035139/">Towne Center at Boca Raton – Boca Raton, FL</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/351625594857975/">Houston Galleria – Houston</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/373953105954782/">Fashion Valley – San Diego</a> Century City Mall - Los Angeles <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/143969729055729/">Valley Fair - Santa Clara, CA</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/337100832988156/">Flagship Sony Store - New York</a> More...

The release of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/unit-13/">Unit 13</a> is just a few weeks away now, officially launching on March 6th, but you don't have to wait that long to get your hands on the game! On Monday, February 20th, Unit 13 is going to take over all eight <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/vita-hill-social-club/">Vita Hill Social Clubs</a>, giving you the chance to dig in to the full Unit 13 experience and find out what it's like to play a console-caliber shooter in the palm of your hands. The top scoring players at each location will be eligible for some pretty awesome prizes, so play as much as you can during the limited-time event and try to get your name to the top of the leaderboards. For locations and times, check out the official <a href="http://us.playstation.com/events/vitahillsocialclub.html">Vita Hill Social Club page</a>. If you can't make it to one of the club dates you might miss out on the prize opportunities but you can still get an early taste of Unit 13 by checking out the downloadable demo via the PlayStation Store on Tuesday, February 21st. The demo gives you access to one of the game's Direct Action missions and includes all six operatives and online leaderboard support. Perhaps best of all is that your scores and level progress earned in the demo will carry over to the full game once it's released on March 6th! More...

Recently, we gathered select members of the media and swept them off to Hong Kong for a special preview event. These lucky journalists had been flown half way around the world to see the brand-new game from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/square-enix/">Square Enix</a>, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sleeping-dogs/">Sleeping Dogs</a>. While you’ll start to see their previews pop up online shortly, we thought we would give you a glimpse of what’s to come by walking you through the action-packed mission “Mrs. Chu’s Revenge.†This is not for the faint of heart... <h4>Mrs. Chu’s Revenge</h4> You play as Wei, an undercover cop trying to infiltrate the Hong Kong triads. In this chapter of Wei’s story, you begin in a Chinese restaurant owned by a distraught and saddened Mrs. Chu. She sits in the back of a grimy kitchen, hunched over a table, alone and in the dark. A close relative has been murdered and she wants you to deliver the man responsible. More...

In the last PlayStation.Blog post I introduced you to the three weapon classes in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/dust-514/">DUST 514</a>: Heavy, Light and Sidearm. In this post, I wanted to pick a few weapons that changed the way that the development team played when we added them to the game. Gamers don’t always realize how long it can take for a weapon to make the leap from the drawing board to being fully functional and kicking ass in the game. It needs to be concepted, built, textured, animated, weapon logic needs to be engineered, sounds created, various values set up, tested, debugged, and tweaked. As you can imagine, all this takes quite a while, which means you spend a lot of time playing your game with a limited set of gear. Over time, we add new weapons to the game and they can radically alter the balance of play because they open up new possibilities in combat. Below are some examples. More...

Head over to the new <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/">Sony Entertainment Network Blog</a> today for the latest updates on new movies, music and more! The Music Unlimited Service welcomes <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/02/14/new-releases-on-the-music-unlimited-service-21412/">new releases</a> from Islands, Eisley and Amos Lee. We’re also celebrating all of the winners of The 54th GRAMMY Awards in our <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/02/13/the-54th-grammy-awards-wrap-up/">premium channel</a> and asked GRAMMY nominees Foster the People and others, “<a href="https://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/02/16/artist-spotlight-if-you-could-create-a-new-genre-what-would-it-be-called/">If you could create a new genre, what would it be called?</a>†This week, the Video Unlimited service adds the spy spoof sequel <strong>Johnny English Reborn</strong>. Plus, rent Johnny Depp’s new film, <strong>The Rum Diary</strong>, and laugh it up with five-buck comedy flicks including <strong>The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Big Daddy, Date Movie, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail</strong> this week in <em>Own $5 Films</em>. See this week’s update <a href="http://blog.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/2012/02/14/new-in-the-video-unlimited-service-this-week-21412/">here</a>. More...

Few things are as universal as the lust to drive fast and destroy expensive machinery. Everyone likes driving and crushing things, so when given the green light, Gelid Games leaped at the creation of Wheels of Destruction. A lot of inspiring games came to mind, and we wanted to make our mark on the industry [...] More...

Watching the launch of PS Vita in Japan on December 17th was a fascinating experience. It was thrilling and, at times, inspiring to see tens of thousands of diehard gamers filing into retailers in the hopes of scoring the most sophisticated mobile console in video game history. Now, with all eyes on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a>’s US launch date of February 22nd, we wanted to begin providing definitive answers to your many questions about <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/">PS Vita</a>. Behold: The PS Vita Ultimate FAQ! Of course, this FAQ is only a start and plenty of details are still being finalized. Rest assured that we’ll continue to update this FAQ leading up to launch, integrating new answers to your questions and additional details as they are verified and confirmed. Read on to get answers to your questions regarding PS Vita, covering everything from the specs of the state-of-the-art OLED screen to support of Bluetooth peripherals and more. And remember: Please leave your burning questions in the comments and we’ll address them in a future update. More...

As you may know from my recent tweet, the development of our latest <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> game, <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/journey/">Journey</a>, is finally complete. And today, we’re very excited to announce the official release date for Journey. You will be able to download it from the <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-store/">PlayStation Store</a> for $14.99 starting March 13th, 2012. Three years ago, our last game, <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/flower/">Flower</a>, was part of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/spring-fever/'>http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/spring-fever/">Spring Fever</a> event on PSN, and this year Journey will kick off this year’s Spring Fever. Look for more information on the highlight games and sales of this year’s Spring Fever event on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation Blog</a> in the coming weeks. More...

The day is approaching for you to finally get your hands on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a>! For some of you, that day is already here with the delivery of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/27/special-launch-day-ps-vita-3gwi-fi-bundle-announced/">First Edition Bundle</a>. As we’ve discussed in several previous Blog posts, the connection between PS Vita and PS3 is one of the most compelling features that sets gaming on PS Vita apart. Because we want all of you early PS Vita owners to check out the cross-platform gameplay experience, we’re offering content on both platforms for one promotional price with two launch titles, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/hustle-kings/">Hustle Kings</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/wipeout/">WipEout 2048</a>. Our friends at Capcom are also offering shared content for no additional cost with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/marvel-vs-capcom-3/">Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3</a>. More...

Later tonight we’ll be releasing an optional system software update (v4.11) for PlayStation 3. This minor firmware improves certain aspects of system software, and is not mandatory to connect to PSN. Again, this update is optional in the US and Canada, and can be downloaded by selecting System Update from the Setting column of the XMB. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/wipeout/">WipEout 2048</a> for the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> is available at retail stores and on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-store/">PlayStation Store</a> starting today, February 15th. And to help celebrate the launch we have a brand new trailer. -- check it out below! I also wanted to tell you a little about the ships that you’re going to get to play in the new game. Choosing the right ship couldn’t be more important. Take the wrong ship to the track, and you’re going to struggle. So here’s some insider information to help you make those all-important ship choices as you get started with <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-wipeout.html">Wipeout 2048</a>. More...

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Hey everyone, it’s Graham from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/drinkbox-studios/">DrinkBox Studios</a> here again, and today we’ve got some seriously rockin’ news for you soon-to-be <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> owners and for you <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> owners, too. We obviously want everybody to download and play <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tales-from-space-mutant-blobs-attack/">Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack</a> for PS Vita, and so we’ve decided to release the game at a great price. Starting February 21, 2012 in North America, PS Vita owners will be able to download Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack from <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-store/">PlayStation Store</a> for $7.99. Make sure to watch the official trailer above to check out some of the awesome stuff we’ve packed into the game. More...

On March 6, we’re bringing <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-move/">PlayStation Move’s</a> fun-filled <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/start-the-party/">Start The Party!</a> franchise back for a brand new adventure with a heroic twist in <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/start-the-party-save-the-world/">Start The Party! Save the World</a>. Available exclusively for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a>, this PSN downloadable title uses PlayStation Move and the latest augmented reality technology to turn you and up to three of your friends and family members into super heroes for the ultimate party experience. It’s up to you to save the world by thwarting the unbearable Dr. Terrible and his evil schemes while competing in 20 madcap mini-games. Using the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/accessories/playstation-eye-camera-ps3.html">PlayStation Eye camera</a>, you can snap a photo to put your face in the center of the action and then use your PlayStation Move motion controller to save stranded divers, defuse bombs before they explode, splat mutant piranhas, battle dangerous dinosaurs and zap abominable alien invaders! More...

Welcome to this month’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/top-20/">PSN Top Sellers</a>, where we break down the content that moved the most over the past month. Looks like a lot of you had football fever as a ton of PSN gamers picked up NFL Blitz, EA Sports’ revival of the arcade and console classic and a perfect accompaniment to the end of the NFL season. On the handheld front, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/corpse-party/">Corpse Party</a> went for its third straight month at the top of the PSP charts, but the imminent release of PS Vita may spark a new surge in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/09/how-to-download-psp-titles-to-ps-vita/">PSP title downloads</a> -- check back next month. In PS one Classics, while Final Fantasy VI enjoyed the top spot last month, Final Fantasy VII reclaimed its (rightful?) spot at the top. Lastly, Battlefield 3 DLC earned two spots on the Add-Ons category. Will <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/02/first-mw3-maps-hit-ps3-call-of-duty-elite-premium-members-on-228/">Modern Warfare 3 DLC for Elite members</a> hitting in February move the needle? More...

We’re so proud to have launched the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/21/jak-and-daxter-collection-coming-to-ps3-with-hd-3d-trophies/">Jak and Daxter Collection</a> exclusively on <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/">PS3</a> last week, and we hope that you’ve been having a blast playing through the original Jak and Daxter trilogy in HD. To help celebrate the release of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/jak-daxter/">Jak and Daxter</a> Collection,<a href="http://www.2playerproductions.com/"> 2 Player Productions</a> and our team here at <a href="https://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/naughty-dog/">Naughty Dog</a> put together a video highlighting some of our favorite memories, trials and tribulations while working on the franchise. There’s also a look into the challenging and wonderful job Mass Media did in re-mastering this collection to run beautifully on the PS3. More...