Commander Fury

Greetings! As you've seen lately, we've released some additional information here and there on Gravity Rush and I wanted to give you all a bit more info on this <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> exclusive. You'll be assuming the role of our cel-shaded heroine, who wakes in a strange city with no memory of how she got there. While exploring the town, she encounters a black cat (clever, huh?), who grants her the ability to control the gravity around her. More...

Thundering warriors and a new girl highlight what’s new this week! <em>New Releases</em> features the summer blockbuster <strong>Thor </strong>featuring Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek) in the title role. The mighty warrior is outcast by his father from his privileged life in Asgard and must adjust to a humbled life on Earth. Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Tom Hiddleston (Midnight in Paris), Anthony Hopkins (The Wolfman) and Stellan Skarsgård (Angels & Demons) join the cast. You can even extend the action into the third dimension under Available in 3D. You can catch the pilot episode of the hilarious new sitcom <strong>New Girl</strong> starring Zooey Deschanel ((500) Days of Summer) this week for free in <em>TV Shows</em> before the series premieres next week on Fox. The new girl Jess moves in with three single guys to revamp her life after her surprise breakup with her boyfriend. <strong>99 cent Movie Rents</strong> continues in <em>Rent Now</em>, featuring awesome low prices for variety of titles including White Chicks, Joe Dirt, 13 Going on 30 and The Punisher. Just 99 cents in SD or $1.99 in HD! More...

Story by Brian Ashcraft @ Kotaku.com. The newest core entry in Capcom’s popular survival series Resident Evil is Resident Evil 6. The game was revealed at today’s Tokyo Game Show. The above clip was shown today at Capcom’s TGS theater, which is running trailers for all its upcoming games. It opened with the Resident Evil (née “Biohazard” in Japan) 15th anniversary logo, before showing the Capcom logo on the screen. On a black screen, the following words appeared: “The world has seen all kinds of horror… Bio-organic weapons have taken over.” A spinning blue earth appeared on screen. “And one place has the key to stop it all,” read the next title card. An image appeared on the screen momentarily. It looked like some sort of lab or industrial area. On the final title card, the following numbers appeared: 48.415802,-89.2673. The camera pans up through what looked like falling debris to the Resident Evil 6 logo. Back in 2009, it was mentioned that the inevitable Resident Evil 6 was going to be a complete reboot. Apparently, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi is not helming the sequel. In fall 2010, former Capcom producer Keiji Inafune said there would be news about RE6 “shortly”. The video was originally uploaded by YouTube user sdx4life. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Liam Dunne @ XboxDailyNews. THE BUZZ:*Several people (Including myself) are being sent virus e-mails claiming to contain a beta code for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The e-mail seems to of come from Microsoft, with Call Of Duty: Mw3 Beta in the subject line.*You can view the e-mail here: *http://i.imgur.com/DnNXC.png and here:*http://i.imgur.com/E9T01.png If you click on any one of one of these links your information will be sent to the people who sent the e-mail. GamerJunkie.net also wrote about this e-mail, however they called Microsoft and got several pieces of information backing up the fact that this is a phishing attack. 1. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Beta Codes were sent in June. 2. The email is sent from an address that has been hacked. 3. All of the links in the email are to phish your information. 4. The bottom of the email mentions Treyarch which has nothing to do with MW3. 5. The beta ends September 31st 2011. September 31st 2011 does not exist. EGM’S TAKE:* While Phishing attacks are common nowadays, these hackers may come across someone who so desperately wants to play Mw3 they might click it, or they might come across a person who doesn’t know what’s going on, click the e-mail then get their info taken. We would just like to warn you if you get a message fitting this description don’t open it, just delete it straight away. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

It’s been a long road in the*development*of Urgent Frequency Television, but the hard work has paid off… In Episode 9, Jack “UK” Dellhouse gives you the fist look at LightBox Interactive’s StarHawk, Tim Cox comes back with part two of his Infamous 2 Trophy hunt in NewbTube and then we shed some light on Twisted Metal. We also have a special Bullet Points you don’t want to miss. Remember once you log in to PlayStation Home, all you have to do is scroll down on the featured spaces and the Community Theater is at the bottom. And this week while you are there, you can pick up a gift from PlayStation Home in honor of the millions of Zombies killed in the Dead Island promotion over the past few weeks. You can catch past episodes by visiting www.blip.tv/ufreqtv or just watch below: Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Hello everyone! This is Rich Bantegui, aka <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/filthierich">@FilithieRich</a>, Community Manager for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/namcobandai/">Namco Bandai Games America</a>. Many of you have been following me over the last year looking for the latest details on all of our games. This week, you may have also been listening into what we have happening on our Facebook and Twitter for news coming out of the Tokyo Game Show for big fan-favorite series like Tekken, Soulcalibur, Ace Combat and even the upcoming action-epic, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/02/04/dark-souls-qa-variety-is-the-spice-of-death/">Dark Souls</a>. While there’s plenty of news flying about for all of our biggest titles, we wanted the PlayStation community to be among the first to get the scoop on the latest entry in a series that’s dear to all of our hearts, and one that features the tiniest of heroes. More...

Story by Mike Fahey @ Kotaku.com. Have you agreed to the new PlayStation Network terms of service yet? If you have, then you’ve agreed not to take Sony to court or participate in a class action lawsuit against the company. You really should read things before you sign them, even digitally. Today Sony Network Entertainment America transfers its online services to Sony Network Entertainment International, and PlayStation Network members are being asked to agree to an updated terms of service document to reflect that change, but they’re agreeing to much more than a new global Sony Entertainment Network. They’re agreeing to not take any Sony Entity to court regarding any Sony online services or the use of any devices sold by a Sony entity to access those services. It’s right there in section 15 of the document: Other than those matters listed in the Exclusions from Arbitration clause (small claims), you and the Sony Entity that you have a Dispute with agree to seek resolution of the Dispute only through arbitration of that Dispute in accordance with the terms of this Section 15, and not litigate any Dispute in court. Arbitration means that the Dispute will be resolved by a neutral arbitrator instead of in a court by a judge or jury. In summary, in order to use the PlayStation Network, you must agree to settle any dispute with the company outside of court. That’s not all. There’s also a class action waiver in section 15, which states that those agreeing to the terms of service are also agreeing to setting their disputes with Sony entities one-on-one. That means they cannot participate in a group action, unless that group action was set in motion before August 20, 2011. It’s a rather sneaky move on the part of Sony’s legal department, though it isn’t quite as nasty as it sounds. I mean, they did give us a way to opt-out of the agreement: RIGHT TO OPT OUT OF BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER WITHIN 30 DAYS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THE BINDING ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER IN THIS SECTION 15, YOU MUST NOTIFY SNEI IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION MUST BE MAILED TO 6080 CENTER DRIVE, 10TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045, ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT/ARBITRATION AND MUST INCLUDE: (1) YOUR NAME, (2) YOUR ADDRESS, (3) YOUR PSN ACCOUNT NUMBER, IF YOU HAVE ONE, AND (4) A CLEAR STATEMENT THAT YOU DO NOT WISH TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WITH ANY SONY ENTITY THROUGH ARBITRATION. Ah, written notice, the pleasant way to say, “Fuck you, buy a stamp.” It’s an inconvenient out, but it is an out. Otherwise you’re not only bound for the duration of your agreement, but until the end of time, thanks to the continuation clause at the end of the section. So your options are send a letter, deal with it, cancel your PlayStation Network account, or wait until such a time as a judge deems this illegal or unenforceable, which I can’t imagine will take too long. I’ve contact the PlayStation folks for comment, and will update the post should they respond. Update: Sony’s Patrick Seybold responded to my inquiry with the following: “This language in our TOS is common and similar to that of many other service related Terms of Service Agreements. It is designed to benefit both the consumer and the company by ensuring that there is adequate time and procedures to resolve disputes.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Brian Crecente @ Kotaku.com. The first thing I notice when I maneuver Sgt. Henry Blackburn, 1st Recon Marine, through the smoking door frame of the Tehran apartment complex isn’t the smoldering bodies lying on the ground nearby, it’s the piece of paper drifting through the room. I follow it with the tip of my gun, watching it drift around the run down entry way, past an old wooden chair, a slightly flattened box, chipped and dirty walls. Someone took the time to create this piece of imaginary paper and the path it takes as it floats on imaginary crossdrafts in a video game about a future fictional battlefield in Iran. I stop to jot down a few notes. “Make my way to the apartment entrance,” I write. “Kinda skudgy. Debris and trash lying around. Paper fluttering the air. Carpet on the floor is rolled up in one corner. Old mattress lying in the hallway.” Played on a Playstation 3, Battlefield 3 is a solid first-person shooter with tight controls, immersive sound and a hectic, driven storyline. But it’s the density of the game’s visuals that always stand out to me when I play this game. This morning I had a chance to play a snapshot of the game, a ten minute or so demonstration of a level called Operation Guillotine. Hours earlier Luke Plunkett played and enthused about his time with the very same demo in Tokyo. So when I take the PS3 controller in hand here in New York I decide to meticulously pick my way through the brief time with the game. Battlefield 3 takes place in a 2014 where the U.S. Marine Corps is fighting along the Iran-Iraq border. This particular missions opens up on what appears to be the evening of Oct. 31, 2014. Blackburn is hunkered down among a group of other members of Misfit 1-3 preparing to storm a city in Iran’s Tehran Province. The particular build I’m playing on is a couple of weeks old, but still more than a month newer than the one Plunkett and I played in Germany at Gamescom. The level opens with a low whistle. One of the other marines, looking with me at a massive city lit by bursts of gun fire, flak and explosions says, “That’s a big city. No gun truck yet.” “Nope,” another marine says. “The wheels of change move slow.” Seconds later we get the call to move down the hill, into the outskirts of the city and take the Khojir Apartment complex. These opening, controllable moments of the level don’t give me a chance to fire a single shot. Instead I’m running down a hill with a mortar in both hands. Explosions shake the ground as I run, some hit so close that I can feel the force of them pushing Blackburn slightly off course, like a boat hit by an unseen wave. Trees shudder in the wake of the blasts, some trees topple over, others burn, their leaves engulfed in flames, their trunks checkered with red embers. The screen is flaked with smudges of dirt and mud. Blackburn makes it to a clearing near a wall and drops the mortar on a spot, watching another marine drop a round into the tube. The round launches into the air, lighting the sky with a floating green flare. I run Blackburn to the wall, to a man with his back against it, and press a button to get a boost over. When Blackburn lands on the other side he’s got his weapon out. Down a hillside I can see marines in a firefight with opposition across a small gully. The enemy have taken up positions on a road, firing off pot shots at the men below. I drop Blackburn to a knee and sight down the gun. I fire off three bullets, taking out two enemies with head shots and apparently winging the third. I’m aiming for a third headshot when another marine takes him down. Moving Blackburn down the hillside I notice a group of enemies setting up much further down the gully, setting up an ambush along the path I’ll be taking once I get him to the floor below. I drop Blackburn to his knee again and take aim. I squeeze the trigger and run into the only disappointment I end up finding in the brief demo. The bullet seems to miss. I aim carefully and fire another headshot. Nothing. I pump out an entire clip in short bursts at the distant enemy. Nothing. Later I mention this to the public relations folks manning the demo. What’s the distance of rounds fired in Battlefield 3, I ask. The answer is a little vague and involves mentioning that the developers brought in ex-SAS operator Andy McNab to help with things like firing distance. In theory, rounds can’t go forever in the game. But I’m not convinced they lose trajectory over time. It felt more like they hit an invisible wall. EA says they’re looking into it for me. It was a very distant enemy and not something I suspect you’d run into much in the campaign, so it felt more like an oddity than a problem. Back in the game, I push Blackburn down the hill, into the gully and around the bend to face off with the enemies lying in wait. Running toward the enemies, a nearby blast momentarily blackens the screen, but I manage to take the enemies out quickly by switching to a shotgun. Running Blackburn up a set of stairs out of the gully culvert and within sight of the target apartment complex. But first there’s a group of enemy shooting at us from a sandbox foxhole. I take them out and proceed to the outskirts of the apartment complex. Running up the entrance stairs, I’m walking toward the doors when another marine runs up and tosses a grenade through a side window. The blast shoots three or four bodies through a wall of windows. A second later the door bursts open and a burning man runs into the clearing dropping to my feet before dying. I walk through the door and for a moment I’m distracted from the death, the gunshots, the timbre of war, by a floating piece of paper. I take my notes and then push Blackburn forward, down a dirty hall littered with newspapers, boxes, mattresses, furniture. I move him toward a door, noting for a second the bugs flying slowly around the light. At the door, the game tells me to press a button to knock it in. When I press it, the door kicks not in, but back toward me, knocking Blackburn on his ass. Time slows for an instant and I see another man, not a Marine, standing over me with a rifle, he’s moving it down toward me, when I hear a gunshot and he’s blown off his feet and back. As I fell I apparently pulled the trigger in surprise and hit the guy in the chest. Laying on my back I aim and take down two other men in the hall before getting back up. I run through the hallway, past the dead and through a back door. A humvee awaits me. On the ground nearby a marine is on his knees leaning over the prone body of another, slowly, methodically giving him CPR. I count to 15 chest compressions in my head before turning away and boarding the vehicle. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

This fall, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-move/">PlayStation Move</a> is set to deliver a new batch of compelling experiences that get you on your feet and put you directly in the game. As we mentioned to you <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/12/17/playstation-move-approaching-50-supported-games-more-to-come/">previously</a>, the number of PlayStation Move games released or in development have surpassed 80 titles and continues to grow. When coupled with 3D, PlayStation Move continues to set new benchmarks in immersive gameplay experiences. Already you’ve seen AAA titles such as <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/resistance-3/">Resistance 3</a> incorporate PlayStation Move compatibility and you can expect more to come soon, including downloadable expansion packs for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/littlebigplanet-2/">LittleBigPlanet 2</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/infamous-2/">inFAMOUS 2</a>. Today, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/13/sack-it-to-me-littlebigplanet-2-move-pack-hits-psn-today/">LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling</a> kicks things off with five giant story levels and seven side levels, making it LittleBigPlanet’s biggest Downloadable Content Pack to date. More...

<a href="http://cubixxhd.laughingjackal.co.uk/">Cubixx HD</a> is the sequel to the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psp-minis/">PlayStation minis</a> game <a href="http://uk.playstation.com/psp/games/detail/item254208/Cubixx/">Cubixx</a>, and it’s coming exclusively to PS3 on September 20th for $9.99 (plus 30% off in the first week for PlayStation Plus subscribers). Cubixx HD is a modern-day take on classic area-capture games such as Qix, but with an awesome twist: instead of a 2D game field, Cubixx HD expands this addictive game concept across all six sides of a three-dimensional cube. That's six times the danger! Following on from the success of the original Cubixx we’ve added more - lots more, in fact. Cubixx HD now features 50 levels of arcade action playable in both single player and seven-player co-op. All these levels are also playable in Time Attack, Score Attack and Line Attack modes, with up to seven players competing at once and featuring over 150 online leaderboards and 50 addictive Challenges. Ruthless players can engage in the cold-blooded mayhem of Deathmatch mode, again supporting up to seven players. More...

Hello all! You may remember <a href="http://www.mediatonic.co.uk/">Mediatonic</a>’s work from such audacious adventures as <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/04/22/coming-to-psn-this-week-monsters-probably-stole-my-princess-for-ps3-and-psp/">Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/11/15/who%E2%80%99s-that-flying-out-tomorrow-for-psp-ps3/">Who’s That Flying?!</a> Today, we’re massively excited to reveal details of our third, rum-soaked PlayStation minis title 1000 Tiny Claws for PlayStation.Blog readers! The response to our previous games has been overwhelming and hugely appreciated – and as with those minis titles, we’ve tried to load as much of what you loved into 1000 Tiny Claws as humanly possible. First, a short-and-sweet summary for those who are too busy to read a rambling blog post from some guy at some games company: <BLOCKQUOTE> Your legendary sky-pirate crew <em>may</em> have been responsible for unleashing an apocalyptic curse of giant insects upon the world – and now there’s only 24 hours to save their necks from the hangman’s noose! First Mate Rana sets out to smash her way through the relentless scuttling horde in a sword-swinging arcade battler set against an epic backdrop of sky-islands and piracy! </BLOCKQUOTE> More...

This is Alexey Pajitnov, creator of the world-famous <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tetris/">Tetris</a> game. In the past 27 years, <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/tetris-ps3.html">Tetris</a> has reached over 50 different platforms, is played in more than 185 countries worldwide and reached over 132 million paid mobile downloads. When I created the game in 1984, I never imagined the game would be so popular, and I’m so pleased to know that people around the world love <a href="http://www.tetris.com/">Tetris</a>. The Tetris brand is more relevant today than ever before and has truly become a lifestyle to many of our fans. What better way to bring people together to celebrate the game, than a worldwide tournament for the ultimate Tetris champions? Last year, we sponsored the first <a href="www.tetrischampionship.com">Tetris World Championship</a> tournament at the Downtown Independent Theater in LA. We had over 400 of our fans attend to either participate or watch the best of the best compete for the title of Tetris World Champion. More...

Hey everyone! Last night on <a href="http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/716388/starhawk-gameplay-check-out-our-exclusive-video">G4</a> we premiered Starhawk’s Space Combat trailer! And if you happen to be too busy tracking the orbit of <a href="http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/128708798.html">ELENIN</a>, and didn’t get a chance to see it on <a href="http://www.g4tv.com/games/xplay/">X-Play</a>, then shame on you! But don’t worry! Don’t despair! We’ve got the full, extended version of the Starhawk Space Combat Trailer right here. Click it! Play it! Let it burn its shooter-goodness deep into your <a href="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/lasagnacassidy/SteveBuscemiEyesMEDIUM2.jpg">eyes</a>! So this video was cut together by our team in San Diego, California and was captured from gameplay on our Capture the Flag Small Orbital Platform map. The trailer gives a really great taste of what our space combat is like in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a>! You may have seen some of our previous gameplay vids that were recorded on one of our Acid Sea maps with its cool-looking terrain, jagged spires, and noxious acid. But what’s really awesome about the Orbital Space Platform maps is that they feel urban, with city and street combat and that’s something that we’re really happy about! More...

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since we visited these hallowed halls to talk about our upcoming <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> game <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/oddworldstrangers-wrath/">Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath</a> HD. If you’ve been following the game’s development closely, you may have caught our announcement that we delayed the release of Stranger’s Wrath HD on the PS3 into the summer from its intended spring release. While summer is almost at an end, we wanted to tell you that the game is in the final part of development right now. We’re in beta and fixing bugs, and doing some last-minute optimizing where we can. It’s been a long road for us, and we’ve made a whole truck full of updates. We’ve updated EVERY one of 83 characters in the game, the vast majority of the environmental textures, and a lot of the environment geometry. We’ve also completely updated the user interface, added some easter eggs into the game, and a whole raft of unlockable extras -- some never seen before, and some rarely seen. More...

Hello PlayStation Nation, We work day-in and day-out here at PlayStation to ensure that you never run out of reasons to be a proud PlayStation fan. It’s our way of saying “Thank you†to the millions of you around the world who demonstrate your passion and dedication to PlayStation on a daily basis. However, sometimes a simple thank you just isn’t enough to truly show our gratitude and that’s why we’re ready to take things one step further. I’m joining you today to announce that we’re looking for a few good gamers to help us with a special assignment related to our new <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/30/long-live-play/">Long Live Play</a> campaign (yes, we are intentionally being Chimera-like stealthy to pique your curiosity). I’m talking die-hard members of our PlayStation Nation from all over who are ready and willing to proudly wave the PlayStation flag for all to see. If you think you’re the ultimate PlayStation gamer, then we want to hear from you! More...

This Thursday, September 15th will see the release of one of the most luxurious personal spaces to ever be published in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-home/">PlayStation Home</a>. The ultra-modern Tycoon Penthouse sits atop a towering skyscraper, overlooking a world-class city teeming with action. Releasing alongside a suite of sleek and chic furnishings and amenities (my personal fave being the Jacuzzi), the Tycoon Penthouse is the perfect addition to your collection of rare and exotic properties around the world. Those of you who enjoy the finer things in life can pick this premium locale up this Thursday from the Estates store in the PlayStation Home Mall. The 2011 Tokyo Game Show is coming to PlayStation Home this week. Visit this space on Thursday, September 15th and pick up exclusive rewards based upon some of the most highly anticipated games that will be coming soon to your PS3 – such as the The <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ico-and-shadow-of-colossus-collection/">ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/uncharted-3-drakes-deception/">UNCHARTED 3</a>! More...

Story by Johnny Cullen @ VG247.com. Capcom’s dropped the TGS gameplay trailer for Street Fighter x Tekken, New characters confirmed for the fighter in the video include Rolento, Ibuki, Heihachi, Kuma and Zangief, all of Street Fighter and Tekken fame except new character Rolento. The new gameplay modes include 2 on 2 Dual Battles, Scramble Mode – think of this as SF’s version of the Tornado tag matches in the old WWE Smackdown games – online training mode Briefing and Pandora, where you sacrifice your partner for a huge power boost. This is properly looking awesome. The Capcom-Namco collaboration is out next year for PS3, 360 and Vita. The video’s below. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Mike Fahey @ Kotaku.com. After being sorely disappointed by the helicopter combat of Apache Air Assault last year, it’s nice to see there’s still some hope for the well-armed whirlybird enthusiast in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. One thing becomes crystal clear while watching this video: This is not a realistic helicopter simulation. Apaches do not roll like that at low speeds. Not unless there’s electric guitar music in the background. Not that I’m complaining. If I wanted realism I’d have become a pilot. I just want to shoot things while hovering. Looks like Assault Horizon has me covered. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Brian Crecente @ Kotaku.com. PS3 James Bond fans are getting a special bundle in November, Activision announced today. The GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Double O Edition comes with the game, a PlayStation Move motion controller, a navigation controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and Sharp Shooter peripheral. The still-to-be priced bundle hits Nov. 1. The PlayStation 3 version of the game also includes an exclusive downloadable character. The notorious villain from the 1979 film Moonraker, HUGO DRAX, will be playable in split-screen and online Classic Conflict multiplayer modes while wielding his Moonraker Laser Pistol. “Working closely with Sony, we’ve created a great bundle that arms fans with all the vital secret agent equipment right off the shelf,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing. “We can’t wait for gamers to pick up the PlayStation Move and Sharp Shooter to experience a James Bond video game like never before.” Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Michael McWhertor @ Kotaku.com. Career ninja Ryu Hayabusa is going to have a busy year, now that Team Ninja has officially unveiled Dead or Alive 5 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the form of this “pre-alpha” gameplay trailer. The star of Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden 3 is also prominently featured in our first look at Dead or Alive 5, which Tecmo Koei unveiled at this week’s Tokyo Game Show. Team Ninja describes the concept of DOA 5 as “fighting entertainment.” The console fighting game is expected in 2012. This is the fighting game series’ first entry on PlayStation console hardware since Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore, released on the PlayStation 2 in 2000. Team Ninja also released a “key visual” for the game, which appears to feature either Hitomi or Kasumi, one of Dead or Alive‘s many female fighters. Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

Story by Stephen Totilo @ Kotaku.com. Grant Theft Auto IV. Red Dead Redemption. L.A. Noire. For the last few years every console game from Rockstar Games has been a big deal, creatively and commercially. Next up: Max Payne 3, whose debut trailer hit today and you can see right here. GTA is Rockstar’s baby. Red Dead and L.A. Noire were the types of games no other studio was brazen enough to try. Max? That’s a shooter. That’s the kind of game everyone is trying to make. So can Rockstar’s be special? Can it be great and important? Max Payne 3 will be out for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in March of next year, nine years after the last Max Payne was released. Rockstar is developing without the involvement of original series creators Remedy. The trailer implies that Max’s signature bullet time is back and it sure looks like this game is going to be all about the gunplay and hard-boiled crime. Graphically, it looks superb. Max Payne fans, do you like what you see? And can you spot any small details us non-experts may not have caught? Score: 0 (0 votes cast) More...

It's my pleasure to announce that we have just launched a limited beta for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/ratchet-clank-all-4-one/">Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One</a>. Our team in North Carolina has been working hard to build the ultimate co-op Ratchet & Clank adventure, and we hope that in the coming weeks you’ll get to try out the one- to four-player mayhem. The beta will enable you and up to three friends to go online and play through two sections of the game. The first scenario is the opening level of Luminopolis where Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark and the evil Dr. Nefarious are forced to band together when Nefarious’s light-eating Z’Grute is unleashed upon the city. The second area of the beta jumps you deeper into the action with The Vertigus Cliffs, set in the N.E.S.T. area of the treacherous Planet Magnus is a unique area full of vertical views that look stunning in 3D. The Vertigus Cliff level will also give you a chance to check out some mechanics from later in the game, including use of your weapon wheel and many of the crazy Ratchet & Clank weapons you’ve come to know and love. <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/25/ratchet-clank-all-4-one-weapons-more-ways-to-up-your-arsenal/">New weapons</a> like the Frost Cannon, Plasma Bomb Launcher and Warmonger give you a great assortment of guns to play with, but <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/28/ratchet-clank-all-4-one-up-your-arsenal-with-these-tools-of-destruction/">old favorites</a> like the Combuster are back as well. There are LOTS of weapons in the beta, as well as character’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/31/the-special-weapons-of-ratchet-clank-all-4-one/">special ability</a>. More...

So here we are creeping up onto yet another <a href="http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english/">Tokyo Game Show</a> and we have a big announcement to make... and an unusual one at that! We are announcing a name change - I'm sure many of you have seen information about <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/pixeljunk-lifelike/">PixelJunk Lifelike</a> over the past year or so, including some live demo performances we did during E3, and a few of you might have noticed how much the core concept of Lifelike expanded and shifted since it was first announced as we explored more and more ideas. Well, after long deliberation we are changing the name to "PixelJunk 4am" to better match the atmosphere we are trying to create. And for more information about that, I have asked some questions and translated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiyon">Baiyon</a>'s answers for you: More...

It’s been many, many months in the making, but as you’ll have noticed yesterday, we’ve unleashed <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/renegade-ops-ps3.html">Renegade Ops</a> onto <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/">PSN</a> as part of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psn-play/">PSN PLAY</a> promotion. We’re incredibly pleased to be part of this new promotion, and hope that you are ready to help General Bryant and the Renegades defeat the tyrannical Inferno and thwart his dastardly plans. Hopefully you already have a good idea of what the game is about, you may remember I did ramble at length in previous blog posts such as <a href="http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/08/08/renegade-ops-meet-the-team-2/">Meet the Team</a>, and <a href="http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/08/15/renegade-ops-lets-talk-about-upgrades/">Let’s talk about upgrades</a>, but if not allow me to give you a quick reminder; Inferno is threatening to detonate bombs in capital cities around the world, unless his demands are met, and it is in the hands of the Renegade Ops team that the safety of the world now rests. General Bryant and his crack team are taking their range of vehicles, weapons and various specialities to the battlefields to destroy the Inferno threat once and for all More...

This week’s update brings the final title of the PlayStation Network PLAY event: SEGA’s Renegade Ops! Blending frantic top-down gameplay, a crazy variety of vehicles and weapons, and lest we forget the 4 player co-op; Renegade Ops ends PSN PLAY with a bang! As part of PSN PLAY, PlayStation Plus subscribers can snag the title for 20% off, while everyone will have free access to a Vehicle & Character DLC Pack, if the game is purchased or was pre-ordered before 9/19. Another PSN title coming in hot is <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/08/from-dust-coming-to-psn-on-september-27th/">From Dust</a>, hitting the Store today. From legendary game developer Eric Chahi, comes an award-winning strategy game that puts you in direct control of world shifting elements to help a noble tribe regain the knowledge of their ancestors. PlayStation Plus subscribers take note: this one will be 20% off at release! More...