Commander Fury

Story by: CritiKiL As the saying goes, ‘cheaters never win’. While it doesn’t always prove true, a huge number of cheaters definitely won’t make it to the end of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Infinity Ward has banned more than 1,600 players from MW3 for cheating using glitches uncovered in the new game, and that’s just soo far! Yes, there will be [more] Bloodshed. *Infinity Ward has been on a mass-banning spree as numerous glitches are being found and exploited by cheaters in Modern Warfare 3.*Upwards of 1,600 players, and we expect many more to come.*Posting on Twitter, Infinity Ward’s community man Robert Bowling said: “Any attempt to cheat, hack, or glitch in #MW3 will not be tolerated. 1600+ bans issued. Updates in works. Please cont. to report offenders.”*He later added: “We are doing mass bans on PC as well while we work on updates…” and has repeatedly promised a “Hot fix already in the works”for multiple glitches reported by agitated Twitter users. Despite its issues,*Modern Warfare 3 has broken movie box office, book and game sales records for five day worldwide sell-through in dollars.*Modern Warfare 3 has been a massive hit, breaking not only records for game release, but also book and box office openings. In its first day, the game*sold 6.5 million units for a total of $400 million in sales. By Thursday, Activision had nearly doubled that figure. The company announced that in its first five days, Modern Warfare 3 generated more than $775 million in sales, smashing the*$650 million record*set a year ago by its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, in addition to the the $500 million record established two years ago by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. So you see, there’s alot of necessity for keeping a well developed game that’s making soo much money, to be protected from exploits. Best believe that money is going to be put into keeping it ‘Cheat, Glitch and Exploit-Free’… More...

Greetings all, hopefully you’ve been getting to spend some quality time with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception</a> these past few weeks. We are grateful for all the positive fan feedback and thank you for the support! I’m not here today to talk about U3, though. We’ve been getting many, many requests asking about <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/jak-daxter/">Jak and Daxter</a> coming to <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/">PS3</a>, and I’m happy to announce that the series will make its PS3 debut this February with the launch of the Jak and Daxter Collection. The Jak and Daxter Collection features three of our favorite Jak and Daxter titles - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 – all remastered by Mass Media, working closely with our team at <a href="http://www.naughtydog.com/">Naughty Dog</a>. With the launch of Jak and Daxter Collection, you’ll be able to experience the adventures of Jak and his Daxter in 720p high definition with crisper visuals, smoother gameplay animation, and in full stereoscopic 3D. And, I’m sure all of you hardcore collectors will be happy to hear that each game in the trilogy features full PS3 trophy support. More...

Hi <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation.Blog</a> readers! We wanted to share first details on the Guild Update (game version 1.01) for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/white-knight-chronicles-ii/">White Knight Chronicles II</a>. The update will radically enhance your online play options and provide more than 100 pieces of new downloadable content along with some other new features; read on for an in-depth dissection. <h4>Guild System</h4> One of the most exciting features is the new Guild System. By purchasing the commerce item “Guild License†at the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-store/index.htm">PlayStation Store</a>, you’ll be able to create your own Guild -- a collective of GeoNet communities built by players that enables them to interact with each other online as they play. Create a Guild and you will have your own personal Guild page, which will allow you to participate in online Guild rankings, access the Guild's exclusive HomeTown, and more. Once you create your Guild, you can pick your favorite character as a concierge (Guide) by purchasing a Concierge ticket item. Your concierge is a sort of Guild mascot that helps run day-to-day operations by managing your guild's HomeTown, its guild tokens and GeoStones, and providind information about designated quests. More...

What better way to prepare for the start of the holiday shopping season than with the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-store/">PlayStation Store’s</a> annual Fall Sale? Starting tomorrow, you can feed your hunger for great games with discounts on exciting PS3 titles such as <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/limbo/">Limbo</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gatling-gears/">Gatling Gears</a>. For one week only, you can catch up on some of the great titles you may have missed during the past year at a 30% discount. <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> subscribers will get a special 50% off the regular price. There’s never been a better time to login to PlayStation Network and download Limbo, a game PlayStation: The Official Magazine is calling “one of the most impressive titles that PSN has to offer…an experience that no gamer should pass up.†Or maybe <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/might-magic-clash-of-heroes/">Might & Magic Clash of Heroes</a> is more your speed. Take it from IGN, who said “this is a game to get lost in, providing hours and hours of single-player and multiplayer fun.†More...

<div style="text-align: justify;">As you hibernate next to your towering stack of games this week, make sure to finish off with a delicious slice of pumpkin-pie topped off with the wispy cream delight of this week’s new releases this Thanksgiving.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Returning to the spotlight, WWE ‘12, Tekken Hybrid and The King of Fighters XIII headline this week’s title bout, each franchise known to bring countless hours of combos, take-downs and finishers in their individual brawling arenas. Speaking of epic franchises, Final Fantasy returns to PSone classics and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ratchet-clank-all-4-one/">Ratchet and Clank</a> (including Dr Nefarious and Qwark) arrive on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> as a full digital download in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ratchet-clank-all-4-one/">Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One</a>. Gobble gobble, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a>. </div> More...

Quick question for you readers out there - do you use <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114766887193183719117/114766887193183719117/posts">Google+</a>? Like a lot of companies, we set up an <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114766887193183719117/114766887193183719117/posts">official PlayStation presence</a> there once that became possible last week. The question we're facing right now is - for those of you on G+, what do you want to see there? Right now, G+ seems like a stripped down Facebook - not unlike when Facebook first started. One of the big differences is Hangouts, a sort of livestreaming app that's native to Google+, so we're sort of looking in that direction. Of course, all that matters is what you all want to see - let us know in the comments, please. <h3>The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 14, 2011)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//venturebeat.com/2011/11/18/10-great-playstation-network-games-for-under-5/">10 great PlayStation Network games under $5 - VentureBeat</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/8879061/How-to-turn-a-gamer-into-a-racing-driver.html">How to turn a gamer into a racing driver - Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/redirect?url=http%3A//blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2011/11/16/playstation-3d-tv-review/">PlayStation 3D TV brings technology within reach of gamers (review) - A+E Interactive</a></li> More...

Story by: CritiKiL We are slowly becoming more and more plagued with those that cheat in Modern Warfare 3 and utilize ways to get the upper hand on other players. This upsets the most when playing multiplayer, so NOW something is being done about it.*The past Call of Duty games have been overrun by cheaters, and Infinity Ward are now taking a firm hand in MW3, which has been shown in a recent tweet that explains anyone exploiting hacks, glitches and cheats will likely see a ban. They are closing in on 2000 bans being issued, and are patching the current issues. Robert Bowling (Creative Strategist*@InfinityWard), has been updating his 268,000 followers on Twitter about the current problem with MW3 cheats by asking for our help. Now, if you wanted to report those that you feel are ruining the game you can so “directly within the MW3 game”, and the reports immediately goes to the security team and are processed.*You can read the latest updates via*Bowling’s Twitter page, in which he continues to explain that hot fixeswill correct most problems in MW3, and they’re having daily meetings at Infinity Ward to “investigate causes and solutionsâ€. Interestingly he also states that bans are different for each user, and the “greater the douche†equals a longer punishment. More...

Story by: CritiKiL Activision*plans to have*Call of Duty: Elite*fully operational by December 1 2011! This is my birthday, so of course this is a good thing for me to here. In speaking with*G4, Daniel Suarez (Activision’s VP of Production), attempted to reassure users that the service will be functional in the coming weeks. His quote:*“It was our fault that the service wasn’t up and running the day [fans] put in their token or the day they bought it…”*and,*“They kind of have to bear with us while we bring this all back up, but for us it’s literally ‘Give us those couple weeks, we’re giving those to you for free and come December 1 the goal is that we’ll have everything up and running’.” Suarez was referring to the*extended month of*Elite*service*users will receive due to its current problems. He*also provided insight into how the situation got out of hand, despite extensive beta testing. No need to quote everything he said, just rest assured that by 12.01.11 you won’t see anything but a fully functional website! But some other explainations he said worth mentioning is: “When we ran our beta, [it] was strictly on the PC, and a lot of our assumptions were based around [the idea] that a larger majority of users were going to use the PC [interface] since it’s a more robust version of the service than the console app… / Some of that may have been incorrectly analysed, because we’re seeing 80 to 90% of our users coming straight from the console app.*Right now we’re retrofitting that so that that works better across the board rather than the way it was set up…”.* This explains alot, since the majority of Activisions Fans are Console gamers. Many users have had difficulty signing in and using*Call of Duty: Elite,*since it launched earlier this month alongside*Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Also, if you’ve all been wondering what’s up with the COD Elite “Mobile Apps“? These have been delayed,*while Activision works on the console apps.*The iPhone and Android applications of the social networking service have been delayed until further notice while server issues continue to be worked on.*“Since we do not want to add even more stress to the back-end servers, we are holding back on launching the*Elite*mobile applications until the service is stable and our players can easily access it… / We will have the apps ready to launch as soon as we are comfortable the experience will be a great one, and will update with more information soon…” ~ read a Q&A on*Activision‘s website. For the ‘Bad News’, the PC version, which has*already been delayed indefinitely, may never be released despite the developer’s efforts.*“We are working towards a universal*Elite*experience but we cannot guarantee if or when a version will be available for the PC…” ~ the firm wrote on Twitter in response to a user inquiry. To sort of compensate us, Activision has since given*paying members an additional 30 days’ subscription*as a result of the ongoing issues. I can’t wait, COD Elite to be Fully Functional on my Birthday! Now there’s another present I can add to my collection on that day To remind you of why we are ALL waiting for things to be fixed, enjoy the*Modern Warfare 3*Tango Behind the Scenes – Connect video below and leave us a comment or two to tell us what YOU think about this awesome accomplishment of a Gaming Franchise: More...

This week, I chased lightning bugs, picked flowers, flicked fire from my fingertips, and crafted a sweet leather helmet. Like many of you, Jeff, Rey and I spent (too) much of our week wrapped in the warm, numbing embrace of <a href="http://www.elderscrolls.com/skyrim/" target="_blank">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a>. If you're playing Skyrim, let's trade some war stories in the comments! If you need help or support for the game, head <a href="http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/forum/182-playstation-3/" target="_blank">here</a>. Otherwise, this week saw the release of three new <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-move/">PlayStation Move</a> games -- <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/14/master-your-medieval-moves-in-deadmunds-quest/">Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest</a> (from the creators of Move classic <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sports-champions/">Sports Champions</a>), <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/15/step-right-up-to-carnival-island/">Carnival Island</a> (from team members Boom Blox and Guitar Hero), and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/08/eyepet-is-back-and-this-time-hes-got-company/">Eyepet & Friends</a> (from the creators of...Eyepet). We also got a final peek at Assassin's Creed: Revelation's <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/14/assassins-creed-revelations-multiplayer-meet-the-sentinel/">Sentinel</a> character, news of a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/15/coming-this-week-harry-potter-3d-experience-movie-pack-and-ps3-bundle/">Harry Potter-themed PS3 bundle</a> that includes 3D Blu-rays and movie downloads for several Harry Potter titles, and a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/14/burgertime-world-tour-serves-up-retro-evolution-tomorrow/">launch trailer</a> for PSN retro revival BurgerTime: World Tour. Lastly, this week also marked the five-year anniversary of PS3 in the United States, so we asked 21 leading game designers to name their <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/16/ps3-turns-five-game-developers-name-their-favorite-ps3-games/">three favorite PS3 games</a>. Read the full list, then share your three favorites in the comments. Be sure to tell us why! More...

Story by: CritiKiL Electronic Arts*is facing a class-action lawsuit over a recent*Battlefield 3*promotion.*Legal firm Edelson McGuire has filed a complaint against the studio on behalf of customers who were promised a free copy of*Battlefield 1943*when they purchased the PS3 version of the game.*EA later changed the terms of the promotion, announcing via Twitter that those who preordered*Battlefield 3*on the Sony console would receive early access to DLC expansion packs instead.*In the filing of the lawsuit, it alleges that EA “misled and profited from thousands of their customers by making a promise that they could not, and never intended, to keep.”</p>According to the lawyers, all that those signed up to the class action want out of EA is the free copy of 1943 that they were originally promised.*The customers affected are said to only be seeking their free copy of*Battlefield 1943, reports*Kotaku.Battlefield 3*was released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in October. The game sold almost 2 million copies in its first month in the US alone.*EA as of yet, has not responded to these allegations. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-home/">PlayStation Home</a> is proud to announce the release of Crackle on all LOOT EOD Screens this week. Now you can watch hundreds of full-length Hollywood movies and thousands of television shows with your friends for free. The LOOT EOD Screens can be found in the LOOT EOD Theater, Sunset Yacht, and the Hollywood Hills House. Catch up on these must-see movies available from Crackle: Step Brothers, Cruel Intentions, Snatch, Resident Evil, A Few Good Men, Final Fantasy: Advent Children, and many more! What will you watch first? After a little movie magic, make your way to the Lockwood store in the Mall as they have brought several new and exciting items—the new Drey and the Retronaut collections. They are sure to appeal to both the fashionable and the futuristic in all of us. More...

After many, many months of hard work we are happy to announce that the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a> Private Beta will be live on PSN beginning Tuesday, November 22nd! As you may have read in Dylan’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/21/sweet-sweet-starhawk-beta-news/">last PlayStation.Blog post</a>, a selected a number of loyal Warhawk players who have opted-in to receive <a href="http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/index.htm?a_id=936">PlayStation emails</a> will will receive Private Beta keys, so if you played Warhawk there's a chance that you'll have a voucher invitation in your email in the upcoming weeks! If you don't get on day one, don't get discouraged: our Private Beta will be "slow rolled." That means that we'll slowly add more fans and features as the Private Beta progresses. Making a game is hard work, but it’s also a lot of fun! To show you what I mean, check out this new Behind the Scenes video to give you an inside look at the SCEA Santa Monica/LightBox Interactive working life! We really, really appreciate the Warhawk faithful joining us in our Beta efforts. Hopefully this video will give you all some insight into our day to day lives. You Warheads are always at the forefront of our thoughts, as you will see. More...

Laugh it up this week with <strong>30 Minutes or Less</strong>, the hilarious comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and Aziz Ansari (Parks & Recreation), available in <em>New Releases</em> before it hits DVD later this month. Follow the comedy as two renegades played by Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down) and Nick Swardson (Jack & Jill) trap a pizza delivery man to do their dirty work. We have a winner in the second bout of our <strong>Theatrical Throwdown</strong> and your votes made the difference. Rent the champion X-Men: First Class this weekend for just 99 More...

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Hey guys - <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/need-for-speed-the-run/">Need for Speed The Run</a> is out! Finally you can take to the streets as Jack and race for your life across the United States. Of course, you can also start competing with your friends via <a href="http://www.needforspeed.com/therun/autolog/dashboard">Autolog</a>. Speaking of Autolog, it makes its return and is much improved from the previous iteration. You’ll be able to track your entire career and compare your times against your friends as you continue to play and compete. Oh, and let’s not forget that the multiplayer is absolutely awesome. You can create your own playlist of races to play with your friends, or you can jump straight into a race in progress! As you keep playing you’ll be leveling up and earning access to vehicles, upgrades, and abilities, giving you plenty of reasons to stick with it and get an edge over your friends. And as you most likely know, we have a very special treat for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> owners. The following seven cars are <strong>exclusive</strong> to PS3 owners in North America! You get seven amazing supercars just for being you! Here’s the full list More...

I’ve got shocking news for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation.Blog</a> readers: Tomorrow marks the five-year anniversary of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a>’s launch in the United States of America. Just think -- our beloved black box was born into a primordial world where online multiplayer modes were the exception, not the rule; HDDs were a side option for game consoles, not a standard feature; standard-def DVDs were the only choice for home video; and Nathan Drake <em>wasn’t</em> a household name. It’s unthinkable! To mark the big day (which technically hits tomorrow, November 17th), I asked an army of industry-leading game developers to share their top three “must play†PS3 games. The result is a a definitive list of*PS3 games by some of the best game designers in the business. And stay tuned: more developer selections may be on the way! More...

At long last, THQ and our friends at PlayStation are proud to unveil additional content for <a href="http://www.saintsrow.com/">Saints Row: The Third</a> owners on PS3. For all players that purchase Saints Row: The Third on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a> and redeem their online pass codes within the next 90 days, they will receive a digital copy of Saints Row 2 (a $19.99 value)… absolutely free! Go back to a simpler time, when the Saints were vying for control of Stilwater, before they were global icons, a household name, and a criminal empire. Before Professor Genki and the Syndicate, there were the Westside Rollers and the Brotherhood. Enjoy classic Saints Row activities like Septic Avenger, where you spray new homes with sewage in order to devalue property. And of course, enjoy a number of DLC packs brought to you by Volition’s favorite Saints Row 2 producer, Tera Patrick. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> will be offline for routine scheduled maintenance on Thursday, November 17th from approximately 8am until 10pm PST. During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the following services: <ul> <li>PlayStation Store on PS3 and PSP.</li> <li>PlayStation Network Account Management.</li> <li>PlayStation Network Account Registration.</li> </ul> In addition, you will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from <a href="http://us.playstation.com/">us.playstation.com</a>. However, some users may be able to play online during the maintenance. During this maintenance, you can continue to collect in-game Trophies and these will be updated on your profile once PlayStation Network is back up and running. More...

Coming to the PlayStation Store this week is a new category called PS3 Full Games for games that were previously disc only but are now available to download on PSN. Not only will this make it easier for you to find those larger previously disc-only experiences, but you’ll also find DLC, add-ons, demos, and any other content associated with games in this category all housed in the same area once you click on the respective game. Games that are developed and exclusively available via download are now in the newly created PSN Games category. Kicking off the new PS3 Full Game category is the release of Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare Collection. You can either download these 2 standalone titles separately, or save some money and pick up the bundle including both Red Dead Redemption (Full Game) and its zombified expansion Undead Nightmare Collection (Add-on). All Red Dead Redemption content is 30% off, or snag a 50% discount if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber. In PSN Game new releases; check out <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/11/jurassic-park-returns-to-isla-nublar-this-tuesday-on-psn/">Jurassic Park – The Game</a>, from the episodic masters of gaming: <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/telltale-games/">Telltale Games</a>. This 4 episode experience brings gamers back to Isla Nublar to deliver a new take on the Jurassic Park experience. If you took advantage of the Plus subscription offer from a few weeks back, you’ll find a voucher code to download Jurassic Park (all 4 episodes) waiting for you in your PS3 inbox. More...

<a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/jurassic-park-the-game/">Jurassic Park: The Game</a> launches today on PSN and will be available for free to all new <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> subscribers who purchased a one-year Plus subscription <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/31/get-jurassic-park-the-game-free-with-1-year-of-ps-plus/">between 11/1 and 11/8</a>. In honor of today’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> launch, we wanted to give players a sneak peek of the dinosaurs that roam the park and menace the player. Many <em>new</em> prehistoric creatures await you in the full game, but below are five of the big-league thunder lizards that you will face later today. <h4>Tyrannosaurus Rex</h4> The frightening Tyrannosaurus Rex, often known as the king of the dinosaurs, stands over 13 feet tall and is 40 feet from its snout to the tip of its tail. With Jurassic Park's T-Rex having been clocked at 32 miles per hour, this carnivore is not one you'd want to come face-to-face with. <em>Especially</em> not while searching for a lost can of Barbasol shaving cream filled with stolen embryos! This deadly dino is never more than a few colossal footsteps away from the heroes of Jurassic Park: The Game. Park veterinarian, Gerry Harding, and his young daughter Jess have the first run-in with the T-Rex as they attempt to coax a Triceratops out of the road. This meeting results in an epic battle between two of the most famous dinosaurs known to man. More...

We're now two weeks into the release of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception</a> and you're all part of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/18/uncharted-3-join-the-fortune-hunters-club/">Fortune Hunters' Club</a> now, right? If so, awesome because we have a gift this week for you! If you're not, you can still sign up and it's a terrific deal at $24.99. As a member you'll be getting a total savings of 45% off the seven multiplayer packs (three character skin packs, four map packs) that will be released for UNCHARTED 3. This membership includes all currently available and upcoming DLC packs for UNCHARTED 3 as well as an exclusive Fortune Hunters' Club theme that will let you know when new UNCHARTED 3 DLC hits right from the XMB of your <a href="http://us.playstation.com/">PS3</a>. Today the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-store/index.htm">PlayStation Store</a> will be loaded with a new DLC pack for your multiplayer adventures with Drake and crew. Load your AK47, grab your Para 9, equip your favorite boosters and kickbacks and get ready to take the fight to the Helghast. <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/killzone-3/">Killzone 3</a> skins are coming for UNCHARTED 3 and suddenly your buddy who liked to play multiplayer as Elena all the time might not look so friendly anymore. More...

It’s been quite a while since I posted to the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/">PlayStation.Blog</a> - after the busy summer tradeshow schedule we have hunkered down to concentrate on making <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time/">Sly Cooper: Thieves in Times</a> the best game of 2012! Over the summer, I spent a lot of time showing our progress on the game and talking about how we are making sure we stay true to the core of the Sly Cooper series - but now I want to start talking about the NEW things we are bringing to <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-ps3.html">Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time</a>. When we played the old Sly Cooper games on the <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps2/">PS2</a>, we loved the stories about the Cooper clan ancestors and their various thieving abilities. Something that is really exciting and fun for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time is that you can not only travel back in time to <em>meet</em> these ancestors but you will also have the ability to <em>play</em> as the Cooper Clan ancestors! As you proceed through the game each episode you encounter features a new time period with a new playable ancestor. More...

Greetings out there in <a href="http://us.playstation.com/">PlayStation</a> land! I’m Mark Tsai, president and co-founder at <a href="http://www.magicpixelgames.com/">Magic Pixel Games</a> in Los Angeles. Our name’s new, but the team’s not – we’re industry veterans who have worked on many well-loved franchises such as Stephen Spielberg’s Boom Blox and Guitar Hero, among many other titles in our combined resume. But enough about us – I’m really excited to introduce you to our newest production: <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/carnival-island/">Carnival Island</a>, which we produced in collaboration with <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/santa-monica-studios/">SCEA Santa Monica Studio</a>. We’ve taken the physical accuracy of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-move/">PlayStation Move</a> motion controller, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/magic-pixel-games/">Magic Pixel</a>’s expertise in motion-controlled gaming, and the fun of the carnival…and rolled them into a truly family-friendly, instantly-accessible experience. It’s all the fun of the fair without having to find parking! More...

The holidays are just around the corner and we have already started to roll out some new and exciting announcements for the fall. If you don’t already own a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a>, we’ve got the perfect bundle to add to your Christmas wish list. We’re happy to introduce a brand new PS3 bundle to coincide with the recent release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 on Blu-ray. The Harry Potter 3D Experience Movie Pack PS3 bundle will be available starting this week for $249.99 (MSRP) and includes a 160GB PS3 system, a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Blu-ray Disc (both the 3D and 2D versions included), and you’ll also receive a voucher to download Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. As a special bonus, you will also get a 30 day free trial for <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a>, which gives you access to free PSN games, great discounts, and exclusive content. More...