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District 9 with God of War III – Own it NOW on Blu-ray
Posted by Ken Chan in blu-ray, district 9, god of war III, gow, news, PlayStation Games, PS3 on December 22nd, 2009
Yes, it’s the holidays… a time for giving and of course, the best part… receiving! =)
Adding to my Christmas Wish List this year (Hint to any of my family and friends reading this blog) is long awaited Blu-Ray release of District 9.
Starting with a gorgeous 1.85:1 1080p transfer, and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio Mix, the District 9 movie disc include a Interactive Map feature “Joburg from Above: Satellite and Schematics of the World of District 9,” which provides a highly detailed environmental exploration of the world through a series of interactive satellite maps, technology schematics and photo-real files; and movieIQ, which allows viewers to immediately access continuously updated information on the cast & crew and explore relevant trivia such as production facts, music and soundtrack information all tied to scenes within the movie.
But what makes this Blu-Ray release really special, is the inclusion of the highly sought after God of War III E3 2009 Demo! For the die-hard God of War fans, be sure to add this Blu-ray to your library collection as those that complete the demo will unlock an exclusive making of featurette about God of War III.
God of War: Blood & Metal EP announced
Posted by Anthony Caiazzo in god of war III, PlayStation Games, PS3 on December 21st, 2009
For those that have been waiting for another reason to pre-order God of War III Ultimate Edition, this might just be your tipping point =)
Announced today through Roadrunner Records, the EP titled God of War: Blood & Metal, will be released in March as a part of the God of War III Ultimate Edition, and will feature five exclusive unreleased songs from Roadrunner artists, including KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM THEATER, TRIVIUM, OPETH and TAKING DAWN.
For those that recall the original announcement PS Blog post, in addition to the raged fueled God of War: Blood & Metal EP, consumers who purchase the God of War III Ultimate Edition will also receive a voucher code to download the God of War Trilogy soundtrack, a special code to download a director’s cut of God of War: Unearthing the Legend, a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise, access to an exclusive God of War Challenge Arena environment with up to seven unique challenges, an exclusive Kratos skin, and a limited edition art book. The God of War III Ultimate Edition will retail for $99.99 (MSRP).
“Music has always been an important part of videogames and can help bring titles to life,” said Stig Asmussen, God of War III Game Director. “Our goal is to make God of War III a special release in all areas and this just another way to offer fans and newcomers a worthwhile experience.”
For more details, here’s the press release.
The PlayStation Recap
Posted by Chris Morell in god of war III, MAG, PlayStation Games, recap, uncharted 2 on December 19th, 2009
- PlayStation’s VGAs Weekend — 100 of YOU came out, and won lots of great PlayStation prizes. But best of all, the Naughty Dogs hung out all night and signed autographs! Thanks for making it a success!
- Get Ready to Race! The Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Challenge Starts This Week! — A brand new GT5 demo, the Time Trial Challenge hit PSN on Thursday!
- Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign – Invading Your PSP this Month! — Savage Moon on the PSP is not a port of the PS3 version. Check it out for a PSP-tailored tower-defense game.
- LittleBigPlanet – Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean DLC Announced! — The long-awaited Pirates DLC hits the store next Tuesday. Check out all the Sacktastic costumes in the post.
- Flower Wins VGAs Best Independent Game – A Huge Thank You from thatgamecompany! — Congrats to thatgamecompany and Flower for taking the Best Indie Game award at the VGAs! Here’s what it was like to be at the show…
- Are You the Ultimate God of War Fan? — Are you? Well, prove it! Make a video showing why you’re the ultimate God of War fan and be forever immortalized in God of War III.
- PSN Digital Comics Launch Today! — The Comics store is officially live on the PlayStation Network. Hit the post to see what you can get!
- This Week in PlayStation Home: Star Trek, Monty Python, LBP, SingStar Xmas VIP Room & UNCHARTED 2 Contest — The weekly Home update brings Star Trak, some Monty Python jokes (anyone?), LBP, SingStar and another chance to grab a Fortune Hunter Edition.
- SOCOM Confrontation Cold Front DLC Available Tomorrow — Cold Front is officially live on the PlayStation Store. And it’s on sale for $9.99 for a limited time!
- Introducing Sodium One: The Next Evolution of PlayStation Home — The next huge achievement in PlayStation Home, a 50-level vehicle combat game! The video is a must-see.
- 2009 American League MVP Joe Mauer Named Cover Athlete for MLB 10 The Show — Mr. Mauer looks all action-packed on the MLB 10 The Show cover, and you know The Show team will be taking the game to the next level in 2010!
- BUZZ! Quiz World Launches Today on PSP! — Portable quizzing couldn’t get any better. Hit up to Store to grab BUZZ! Quiz World for the PSP.
- PlayStation Store Update — An amazing update this week, bringing sales, games, demos, Metal Gear awesomeness and much more.
- PlayStation Network Video Content Update — The 12 days of Christmas bring you 12 awesome holiday deals on the Video Store!
- UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Title Update #3 — A post dedicated to telling you exactly what’s in store for the latest UNCHARTED 2 update from your resident Naughty Dog, Arne Meyer.
- Pre-order Heavy Rain and Get The Heavy Rain Chronicles — A little bonus for those of you who pre-order Heavy Rain. Find out just what The Heavy Rain Chronicles are.
- ModNation Racers Beta Now Open! Voucher Giveaway Starts Today — I know I’ve been playing. I did my best to recreate Lil Lightning from The Simpsons “Saturdays of Thunder.” What did you make?
- UNCHARTED 2 Takes Game of the Year at VGAs — Behind the Scenes with Naughty Dog’s Evan Wells — Naughty Dog Co-president Evan Wells tells you all about what it was like to win Game of the Year at the Spike VGAs!
Courtesy of Ken Chan
- Are you the Ultimate God of War fan? – Want to be forever immortalized within God of War III Ultimate Edition? How about getting a copy of God of War III Ultimate Edition signed exclusively by the development team? If so, here’s your chance to prove your worth by creating your own video telling us why you think you’re the Ultimate God of War fan.
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- MAG Developer Interview: Software Leads – How did Zipper know that it could pull 256 players into a single game and when?
- MAG on Facebook – Raven – The official page for Raven Industries. Connect with fellow operatives, share resources, voice your opinions and find out the latest news.
- MAG on Facebook – S.V.E.R. – Join up with S.V.E.R. and its relentless pursuit of victory with constant updates from CEO Priya Khan and Field Commander, Sergei Maslov!
- MAG on Facebook – Valor – Follow the private military corporation that has committed itself to improving today’s economic and political conditions. Updated often!
- The Official Zipper Interactive Fan Page – Do you like Zipper’s games and want to tell the world? Then have we found the place for you!
- Follow Zipper Interactive on Twitter – Jump on the bandwagon and follow the MAG developer’s tweets.
Are You the Ultimate God of War Fan?
Posted by Ken Chan in contests, god of war, god of war III, Inside PlayStation, PlayStation Games, PS3 on December 15th, 2009
Want to be forever immortalized within God of War III Ultimate Edition? How about getting a copy of God of War III Ultimate Edition signed exclusively by the development team?
If so, here’s your chance to prove your worth by creating your own video telling us why you think you’re the Ultimate God of War fan. Remember, be creative! At the end of the contest, the development team will select the top 20 submissions to be included within the ending credits of God of War: Unearthing the Legend – a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise. All the selected winners will also receive a copy of God of War III Ultimate Edition signed by the development team.
Check out some examples of what fans have done in the past (even the God of War development team gets into the act). Remember, you don’t have to dress up like Kratos to win. We’re just looking for the most unique and creative video our fans can come up with for the Ultimate Fan Contest.
So if you think you’re truly worthy of this challenge, simply fill out an online submission form and upload a short video telling us why you deserve to be forever immortalized in the God of War III Ultimate Edition.
God of War III Status Update
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in god of war, god of war III, PlayStation Games, PS3 on December 10th, 2009
On Tuesday, SCEA and a number of our publishing partners (2K, Capcom, EA, SEGA, and Square-Enix) filled a SoHo art gallery with many of the best games you’ll be playing in early 2010. Before things kicked off, Sony Santa Monica Studios’ Director of Development John Hight showed me a brand new scene from God of War III. We’ll be sharing a detailed look at that scene next month, but I thought you might want an update from the team on how the game is coming along.
We’ll be sharing more from our Q1 event soon, so keep an eye out!
Behind the Scenes with the SCEA Music Department
Posted by Chris Morell in god of war III, Inside PlayStation, music, PlayStation Games, uncharted 2 on December 1st, 2009
If you ever though that music in PlayStation games is an afterthought, think again. I spent an afternoon with a trio from the music team here at SCEA and found out quite the contrary. Games like UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves, inFAMOUS and the upcoming God of War III are proving just how amazing game music can be.
This definitely ranks up there with one of my favorite interviews I’ve been a part of. You’ve already met Jonathan Mayer. This time we’re adding Senior Music Manager Clint Bajakian and Music Editor Scott Hanau, who discuss all things music here at PlayStation. In this six-minute video, the team touches on topics including what it’s like to work alongside game developers like Naughty Dog, the huge orchestral sessions at Skywalker Sound and beyond, how the music was crafted for the UNCHARTED 2 train sequence, the percussion in God of War III and much more.
And you’ll also notice UNCHARTED 2 composer Greg Edmonson doing his thing along with Leslie Ann Jones, Director of Music Recording and Scoring for Skywalker Sound.
Hope you enjoy it!
God of War Collection Spartan Army Sweepstakes
Posted by William Weissbaum in contests, god of war, god of war III, PlayStation Community, PlayStation Games, PS2, PS3 on November 24th, 2009
In celebration of the recently released God of War Collection, and to show our continued support of true God of War fans, we’ve put together an incredible sweepstakes exclusively for the God of War Spartan Army. After all, it was the fans that convinced us to offer the God of War and God of War II experience in stunning HD on the PS3.
Now onto the prizes!
One Grand Prize: The Grand Prize winner will receive an autographed “Gold” disc (a first pressing of the game created when the assets were finalized and reached “Gold” status. These copies rarely reach the public.), exclusive artwork created and signed by a God of War team member, a Limited Edition Kratos T-shirt, and a never before released Limited Edition 10” Figurine!
Five First Place Prizes: A copy of God of War Collection signed by the Development Team
To enter the sweepstakes simply go to the ‘Sign Up’ page within www.godofwar.com and enter your email address and date of birth — that’s it! If you’re already a Spartan Army member, don’t worry, you’re already included in the sweepstakes. All we ask is that you’re over 18 and within the United States. Click here for sign up and rules on the sweepstakes.
Just be sure to enter it before December 11, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. We will announce the winners of the sweepstakes right here on the PlayStation Blog and www.godofwar.com on December 17, 2009!
The PlayStation Recap
Posted by Chris Morell in god of war III, PlayStation Games, recap on November 21st, 2009
- Talking Super Street Fighter IV with Capcom’s Seth Killian — Seth Killian is better than you at Street Fighter. Deal with it. So when he talks about Super Street Fighter IV, you better listen!
- Behind the Scenes with God of War Collection – Developer Commentary — The two teams behind the amazing remastering of God of War and God of War II give five minutes of commentary on the making of the Blu-ray.
- Coming to PSN this Week: Peggle & Peggle Nights — I’m a huge Peggle fan, so I’m stoked to see it come to PSN. Hopefully, you’re like me.
- PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.10) Update Preview — Get a preview of the latest PS3 firmware straight from Eric Lempel, including Facebook integration and more!
- Get to Know Dark Void on PS3 with Capcom’s Morgan Gray — This is probably the first time you’ve seen Dark Void running on PS3. Vertical combat, FTW!
- 3D Dot Game Heroes Goes Retro on PS3 this May — As AtlusAram puts it, “The ultimate love-letter to retro gamers, the definitive homage to the action-adventure legends we all grew up with.” We like what we hear.
- God of War Collection Launches Today for PS3! — Trophies, HD visuals and a chance to relive the complete and utter destruction that Kratos brings on the PS3? Count me in.
- Happy 3rd Anniversary PS3 and PlayStation Network! — Man, time flies when you’ve got games, movies, TV shows, UNCHARTED2, MW2…and the list goes on. Happy three, PS3!
- Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta launches tomorrow! — The PS3-exclusive Bad Company 2 is live. Did you snag a code?
- LittleBigPlanet Goes Portable! — Play, Create, Share makes the jump to PSP!
- Special Thanksgiving Event in PlayStation Home + UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition Contest — A special Turkey Day event in Home to kick that post-pie coma. Plus, yet another chance to win the Fortune Hunter Edition!
- Vote today for PlayStation’s 17 VGA Nominees — PlayStation’s got a whopping 17 nominees at the Video Game Awards. Vote now!
- PSP Firmware (v6.20) Update — Update 6.20 adds the Digital Comics Reader, and you can export video and audio playlists.
- Military Madness: Nectaris PSN Game Night — Did you partake in the 4-player versus matches over on PSN last night?
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Players…Unite! — Now you can officially get down with adhocParty with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite!
- PlayStation Store Update — This week’s update brings adhocParty, Peggle, RE2, and new episode of Pulse and much more!
- adhocParty for PSP: The Walkthrough — Get to know adhocParty with Kristin’s very informative walkthrough.
- PlayStation Network Video Content Update — The weekly update of new TV shows and movies…a big one this week. Plus, free content!
- It Only Does Blu-ray Movies — Kevin Butler fans, rejoice! The latest commercial is here for your viewing pleasure.
- Digital Comics Reader Now Available for PSP – Get a Free Issue! — Update your PSP with the free Digital Comics Reader! And get a free Star Trek issue right now!
- God of War Collection Reviews: IGN Bestows a 9.4, Gamepro Praises with 5 Stars – We are pleased to share the amazing reception God of War Collection has been getting from both fans and critics alike. Here are some of the things people have been saying about this fall’s must-have action title.
Courtesy of Ken Chan
God of War Collection Launches Today for PS3!
Posted by John Hight in bluepoint games, god of war, god of war III, PlayStation Games, PS2, PS3 on November 17th, 2009
God of War fans,
Kratos has finally come to the PS3! Just in time for the holidays, fans can now enjoy the award-winning God of War and God of War II in stunning HD. To give you a refresher on specifics, God of War Collection includes both critically acclaimed games remastered in full HD resolution complete with 2X anti-aliased graphics running at 60 frames per second — all on a single Blu-ray disc. And if this ultra smooth gameplay wasn’t enough, we’ve also added PlayStation Network (PSN) trophy support to the franchise for the first time (included for both games).
Our team did an exceptional job supporting the release of God of War Collection while at the same time tending their work on God of War III. It’s inspirational for us to see the critical acclaim and the overall positive reception we’re receiving for this package. We take pride in everything we do and it’s cool to see that our fans appreciate the effort. An Olympic-sized thank you goes out to the entire Santa Monica Studio, as well as Bluepoint Games, for this momentous accomplishment. With the God of War III launch getting closer everyday, we’re hoping the God of War Collection will get you fired up to reconnect with Kratos!
Here’s another look at our trailer, as well as some of the reviews that have hit so far. In the end there will be only chaos!
God of War Collection Reviews
Behind the Scenes with God of War Collection – Developer Commentary
Posted by Chris Morell in bluepoint games, god of war, god of war III, playstation eye, PlayStation Games, PS2, PS3 on November 16th, 2009
One day. That’s all there’s left to wait until you’ll be slashing it up with your Blades of Chaos, soaking up orbs and hording Trophies like nobody’s business in God of War Collection. So to get you riled up while you wait, we have a very cool treat — a director’s commentary-style video with the team(s) behind this incredibly impressive remastered Blu-ray collection that includes God of War and God of War II in glorious HD, along with two full sets of Trophies and more.
Joining me via PlayStation Eye is developer Bluepoint Games President Andy O’Neil and CTO Marco Thrush, along with Santa Monica Studios Director of Technology Tim Moss. The trio dishes over five brand-new minutes of HD footage, revealing some great info on the development of God of War Collection and how they made the magic happen.