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PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in PlayStation Community, recap, What We Read on September 19th, 2010
With Tokyo Game Show and the launch of PlayStation Move both taking place over the past week, we read tons of views, news, preview and reviews. Share your links if we missed anything (which is likely!)
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 13, 2010)
- TGS: Hands-on with The 3rd Birthday – Destructoid
- TGS: Valkyria Chronicles 3 is all I hoped it would be – Destructoid
- Hands On: 3rd Birthday a Shooteriffic Sequel to Parasite Eve – GameLife
- Q-Games Talks PixelJunk Shooter 2, Teases Future Projects – GameLife
- Comic lobby rallies against California game law – News at GameSpot
- Disgaea 4 condemns PS3s next summer – News at GameSpot
- TGS: LittleBigPlanet 2: Playing With a Japanese Girl – IGN
- The Tech Behind PlayStation Move – IGN
- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Beta Details – G4tv.com
- TGS: Valkyria Chronicles 3 Preview – PlayStation Portable Preview at IGN
- TGS: Final Fantasy Agito XIII Quick Look – PlayStation Portable Preview at IGN
- PlayStation Move Video Preview – SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs – IGN
- Feature: Why Move IS a day one purchase – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
- Can Sony’s Move Satisfy the Hardcore Gamer? – ABC News
- PlayStation Move moves early; takes on the Wii starting today – msnbc
- Sony says likely to meet annual PS3 sales target – Reuters
- Sony’s Peter Dille discusses PlayStation’s 15-year legacy – Joystiq
- PlayStation Imports Store To Open Shop Next Week – MTV Multiplayer
- Impressions: Zombie-Filled Yakuza Packs Heat, Cabaret Clubs – Wired
- TGS: Project Dark is for Demon’s Souls Fans – IGN
- Ni no Kuni (PS3) preview: Another Another World – Joystiq
- The Tester Season 2: Handicapping the cast – Joystiq
- MAG is getting a huge update next month – Destructoid
- What *Is* PixelJunk Lifelike, Anyway? – Kotaku
- What You Should Buy With PlayStation Move – PlayStation LifeStyle
- The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1 – Techland
- Sedentary Gaming Gets a Shot in the Arm With Move – ABC News
- Sports Champions Review (PS3) – Gaming Age
- Analysis: PlayStation Brand Reclaims Madden Crown – Gamasutra
- Sports Champions Review – PlayStation Universe
- Initial Impressions of PlayStation Move - PSNation.org
- Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Move Update Is a Go – Capcom Unity
- 15 Years Of PlayStation Domination – Kotaku
This Friday in SF: Experience PlayStation Move, Win Prizes and Lounge in Kevin Butler’s Office
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in Events, Inside PlayStation, kevin butler, meetup, PlayStation Community, playstation move, PS3 on September 14th, 2010
As you know, the PlayStation Move will be available this weekend, and to help give you a preview of the fun times ahead, we’ve set up “PlayStation HQ” locations in cities throughout the U.S. so you can get some hands-on time with the games before launch.
I haven’t had a chance to drop by and prop my feet on Kevin Butler’s desk, so I’m planning to rectify that this Friday. Why don’t you join me? I promise to bring along pizza, schwag, and even some PlayStation Move bundles and software to raffle off to those who visit.
The cool thing about these venues is, we’re granting hands-on time with some of these Move-enabled games that most people have never tried. Here’s the title list for Friday night’s meet-up:
- LittleBigPlanet 2
- Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
- The Shoot
- Time Crisis: Razing Storm
- Singstar Dance
- Tumble
- Sports Champions
- The Fight: Lights Out
Plan to arrive early, as we only have space for about 200 friends. You can RSVP here.
The details:
Friday, September 17
Location: 658 Market Street, San Francisco
Time: 6 – 9 pm
RSVP: on Facebook
What do you like on your pizza?
Hope to see you there!
PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read
Posted by Sid Shuman in PlayStation Community, recap, What We Read on September 12th, 2010
Off to Tokyo! In 24 hours or so, Rey and I will be flying to the Land of the Rising Sun for Tokyo Game Show. We’ll be prowling the event floor for new PS3 and PSP game news, interviews, and play sessions. Have any requests for game coverage while we’re at TGS? Let us know in the comments and we’ll see what we can do!
On another note, the PlayStation.Blog team was pleased to see the widespread PAX coverage of upcoming PSN head-turners like Slam Bolt Scrappers, Retro/Grade, Eat Them!, and Hoard (more on that soon) in addition to PS3 heavyweights like inFAMOUS 2, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Heroes on the Move, and Killzone 3′s debut showing on PlayStation Move. What was your favorite PAX game news?
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 6, 2010)
- We were not ready: the PlayStation turns 15 – ArsTechnica
- Sony celebrates PlayStation’s 15-year anniversary – Destructoid
- This Day in History: Sony’s PlayStation Launches in the U.S. – 1UP
- The 15 best PlayStation games of all time – GamesRadar
- The PSone: 15 Years Later – IGN
- PlayStation turns 15: share your favorite games – USA Today
- PlayStation turns 15: Share your memories – Joystiq
- Fifteen Years Of PlayStation Domination – Kotaku
- PlayStation Anniversary Fun Facts – PlayStation LifeStyle
- PAX Impressions: Retro/Grade – PSNStores
- PAX Impressions: Slam Bolt Scrappers – PSNStores
- Mega Man Universe Has Customizable Mega Men – IGN
- inFamous 2 Preview from GamePro
- PAX 2010: Insomniac Panel – G4tv.com
- PAX 10: Hands-on with Slam Bolt Scrappers – Destructoid
- A Yakuza 4 Trailer Made For America – Siliconera
- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Doubles The Size Of The Super Famicom Script – Siliconera
- Eat Them! preview: War of the Rampage – Joystiq
- Move-ing Forward: What’s On Tap For The PlayStation Move – G4tv.com
- Photos Of Japan’s PlayStation Concept Stores – Siliconera
- Review: Valkyria Chronicles II – Destructoid
- PAX: The First Night – IGN Blog
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Review – IGN
- Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath targeted at PS3 – GameSpot
15 Years Later: ENOS Lives On [INFOGRAPHIC]
Posted by Sid Shuman in Inside PlayStation, PlayStation Community, playstation15 on September 9th, 2010
Fifteen years ago today, PlayStation crawled out of the primordial ooze and took its first tentative steps onto North American soil. Being 15 at the time, I remember this moment with the kind of crystal clarity that only comes with youth (and way too much free time). Above all, I remember the TV advertisements. PlayStation’s 9/9/95 release was accompanied by a barrage of now-legendary TV and magazine spots peppered with confounding messages like “U R Not E” and “ENOS Lives” (which I recently learned stands for “Ready Ninth Of September,” in case that particular mystery was still haunting you).
Well, ENOS still lives. Fifteen years later, we decided to ask 3,000 North American PlayStation users what PlayStation means to them. And while the results are by no means scientific, they are entertaining — and, in at least one case, somewhat surprising. Enjoy, and feel free to share your own PlayStation 15-year anniversary memories in the comments below.
PlayStation: 15 Years In The Making…
Posted by Rey Gutierrez in final fantasy, god of war, Inside PlayStation, killzone, metal gear solid, PlayStation Community, playstation15, twisted metal on September 9th, 2010
Today we celebrate 15 Years of PlayStation, the gaming industry and most importantly, the PlayStation fan. It is an honor to officially kick off our celebration on the PlayStation.Blog with a retrospective journey and history lesson 15 years in the making.
The PlayStation, the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation Portable, the PlayStation 3 — these aren’t just names to Sony gaming products — these are milestones in every gamers’ coming of age story. Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, Killzone and God of War, aren’t just clever titles to PlayStation classics — but defining moments in gaming history where PlayStation stands above the rest, delivering memorable experiences and jaw-dropping moments.
Sitting at PlayStation and being part of this amazing journey as a gamer and now working with the PlayStation team, I can’t help but recollect my first encounter with Metal Gear Solid. Within moments of popping in my PlayStation Underground disc, and booting the MGS demo — I knew right there and then what I wanted to do with my life. I must have shredded through several layers of protective coating on the PlayStation disc, playing the MGS demo over and over, patiently waiting for Hideo Kojima’s classic. If I can define my favorite PlayStation moment in two words, it would be: Pyscho Mantis.
Where were you on September 9th, 1995?
PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in PlayStation Community, recap, What We Read on September 5th, 2010
As I write this, we’re still in Seattle for PAX (look for some more stories next week). So as many articles as we have read this week, we don’t any PAX impressions on it. Please feel free to pitch in. And, of course, enjoy your labor day weekend!
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of August 30, 2010)
- Enough to forget the Wii? A week with the PlayStation Move – ars technica
- Sony PlayStation Move Review & Rating – PCMag.com
- Review: Ace Combat: Joint Assault – VGBlogger
- IGN Video: PlayStation Move Gear Review
- PlayStation Move review – Engadget
- Tech Watch: Better than the Wii – msnbc
- PS3 Interview: Alex Evans (LittleBigPlanet 2) – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
- EyePet Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
- First living room impressions: PlayStation Move – Destructoid
- Valkyria Chronicles 2 review: big strategy, war and drama in a handheld package – Joystiq
- Start The Party Review: Reality Improved, Ridiculously – Kotaku
- Move Is A Great Addition To Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – Kotaku
- How To Mount That PlayStation Eye Camera With Minimal Fuss – Kotaku
- Tumble for PlayStation 3 – Reviews – G4tv.com
- Move Sports Champions Review: A Cut, A Spike, A Toss Above the Rest – Kotaku
- Playstation Move Review: The Motion Controller Wars Start Now – Kotaku
- Valkyria Chronicles II Review – IGN
- New Move for Sony PlayStation – CNN.com
- Sony: Expect game discs for at least 10 years – CNET
- The God Of Sneakers – Kotaku
- Sony Move to compete with Wii system – ESPN
- Trapped Chilean Miners Get Sony PSPs to Escape Reality – DailyTech
Extended Demo of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One at PAX
Posted by James Stevenson in insomniac, pax10, PlayStation Community, PlayStation Games, PS3, ratchet & clank: all 4 one on September 3rd, 2010
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Hey everyone, James Stevenson from Insomniac Games here. We’re very excited to see you at PAX this weekend, where we have a couple of panels that we are very excited about. This will be your first opportunity to get a look at the never-before-seen extended demo of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One:
Saturday, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Serpent Theatre
Insomniac Games: Behind the Scenes on Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Insomniac Games, the development team behind the critically-acclaimed Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, discuss their next Playstation 3 project, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.
Attendees will be treated to the first official U.S. demo of Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One and will also have the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A with Insomniac.
G4TV’s Adam Sessler will be moderating a panel featuring Insomniac Games North Carolina Studio Director Chad Dezern, and Production Director Shaun McCabe. In addition, you can look forward to hearing Insomniac Games Senior Writer TJ Fixman’s wit and Jersey-accent, as he discusses not only All 4 One, but the upcoming comic series as well!
For those of you who are fans of the Full Moon Show – please join us for a live taping of our next episode on Sunday:
Sunday, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, Unicorn Theatre
The Insomniac Games Full Moon Show LIVE
One of gaming’s most beloved and long-time developer podcasts brings the show live to PAX Prime. Join host James Stevenson (Senior Community Manager, Insomniac Games) and key leaders from Insomniac Games as they record the next episode of the Full Moon Show. Also on tap will be a special mystery guest, and a new Behind the Scenes look at Insomniac Games. The live show will also feature a segment of “I Want Your Job!” as well as plenty of time for you to ask questions – and perhaps even win some rare swag!
We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Seattle this weekend, so please make sure to drop by and say hello!
JS
PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in PlayStation Community, recap, What We Read on August 29th, 2010
Two meetups in a week; we just returned from Washington DC’s Move Meetup, and we’re about to take off for the other Washington – the one where Seattle is found. If you couldn’t make the first one, I hope you can make the PAX Meetup. If not, we’ll still have all kinds of video interviews from the Expo.
We’ll definitely be covering our first party games like Killzone 3 and inFAMOUS 2 – but are there any other titles you’d like us to investigate on your behalf? Let us know in the comments.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of August 23, 2010)
- Heroes on the Move for PlayStation 3 – Preview – G4tv.com
- Let’s Look At Gran Turismo 5 Parts – Kotaku
- Telltale Games is bringing a DeLorean time machine to PAX – Destructoid
- A Horde Of Localized Z.H.P. Screens – Siliconera
- All About Trinity: Souls Of Zill O’ll And How Tecmo Koei Designed It For The West – Siliconera
- Ys Seven for PlayStation Portable Review – G4tv.com
- Why inFamous got a new Cole (and why he was changed back) – Joystiq
- Back to the Future Trilogy Finally Coming To Blu-ray – G4tv.com
- EA boss: MOH won’t submit to ‘Taliban’ outcry – Develop
- This is what UFC Undisputed 2010 looks like on PSP – Joystiq
- Video: John Daly’s ProStroke Golf – G4tv.com
- Resistance 3 Coming 2011, Skipping PAX – IGN
- Red Dead Redemption’s Liars And Cheats Pack Is Two Packs In One – Kotaku
- NBA 2K11 Supports PlayStation Move and 3D – IGN
- Shank review: Always Be Murdering – Joystiq
- PAX: PS Blog and IGN Meet & Greet – IGN
- Feeling your way through thatgamecompany’s Journey – Destructoid
- Dead Rising 2: High Stakes Edition Announced – IGN
- Planet Minigolf Receiving Move Support – IncGamers
- All About the PlayStation 1′s Design – 1UP
- PlayStation Move Meets Top Gun – IGN
- Eyes-on With Infamous 2′s New Cole, New Tricks – Kotaku
- GOW III Ultimate Edition Giveaway – GamesOnSmash
- Ys Seven Review for PSP – GameSpot
- What Killzone looked like before it was Killzone – Joystiq
PlayStation and IGN Team up for PAX PlayStation.Blog Beyond! Meetup
Posted by Jeff Rubenstein in Events, IGN, meetup, pax10, PlayStation Community, psp on August 26th, 2010
During Comic-Con a few weeks ago, IGN’s Greg Miller asked me if I had my PSP and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with me. As it turns out, I did. Greg, a dude named Dennis Miller (not *that* Dennis Miller), and I then proceeded to take down Metal Gear Rex in an intense co-op match. Oh yeah, this was in the middle of G4’s party.
In that moment, an idea was born.
A few days later, Greg asked if I was interested in getting a bunch of Peace Walker fans together to tackle the hardest levels – the ones that are best handled cooperatively. Sounded good to me. As we began to plan it, we realized that such a group is already going to assemble… next week at Penny Arcade Expo.
So here we are, doing this thing, and you’re invited. We’re renting out Top Pot Donuts in downtown Seattle next Thursday evening and will fill it with new and upcoming PSP games such as Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep, Valkyria Chronicles II, Split/Second, and God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
Also, we have ordered 34 dozen donuts. They’re tasty. Very tasty.
While it’ll no doubt be fun to try out those games, we also strongly encourage you to bring your own PSP for friendly competitive or cooperative matches in games like Hot Shots Tennis, SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3, and, of course, MGS: Peace Walker. We’ll even lend you a copy if you wanna jump in but don’t already have one.
Are you sold on this yet? Wait, there’s more!
As you sample the games, we’ll be keeping track of the best players, and the top performers will get a special behind-the-scenes tour of our media-only area, where you’ll be able to check out games that won’t be on the show floor like inFAMOUS 2 and the recently announced Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.
And every attendee will walk out with a voucher to download the demo for God of War: Ghost of Sparta – before anyone else gets to play it. Please tell me this is reason enough to attend.
Still want more? Ok, I’ll give: Greg Miller will autograph your bare chest if you ask politely.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Thursday, September 2, 2010
- Top Pot Donuts (2124 5th Ave., Seattle, WA 98121)
- Time: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
- RSVP here
RSVP today, and don’t forget to bring your appetite for fried dough – we’ve got 408 donuts and we’re going to make Rey eat any leftovers.
Meet The First Cast Member of The Tester, Season 2
Posted by Kevin Furuichi in PlayStation Community, PlayStation Network, PSN, the tester on August 24th, 2010
After four intense rounds of voting among more than 28,000 registered participants, we’d like to congratulate the winner of our first-ever online casting contest for The Tester: Mickey Paradis (aka 8bitmickey) from Denton, Texas.
After receiving a majority of the 350,000+ community votes, he will join the rest of the cast this Fall for the launch of the newest season of The Tester.
If you’ve been following our ten-week long Summer casting contest, you’re probably familiar with 8bitmickey’s hilarious and well-admired video submissions. Well, he’s got one more for all of his loyal supporters to say “thanks.”
Check back with us on the PlayStation.Blog, follow us on Facebook and, as always on TheTester.com for more updates on the show. And, look for the complete cast announcement coming next month.
Thank you to the over 28,000 participants who made this possible, and congrats again to Mickey Paradis for his Epic Win.