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Tales From Space: About a Blob Adds Free Costume Editor
Posted by Ryan MacLean in DrinkBox Studios, PlayStation Games, PS3, PSN, tales from space: about a blob on March 8th, 2011
Hello all you munchy morsels of Mankind meat. This is your favorite orange blob with some exciting news. A brand-new patch for Tales from Space: About a Blob is set to crash land on PSN later today, March 8th! About a Blob is a game where you play as a little blob that grows and grows until he consumes the world. Think of it as a puzzle-platforming game set in a 1950’s monster-movie. Your goal is to get from the beginning to the end of every level by eating and growing, and along the way jumping, running, and squishing through puzzles and bosses.
It’s the Brady…..er; BLOBBY Bunch!
Today’s mouthwatering patch adds a sweet new Costume Editor to the game for free! Once the patch is installed, head over to the in-game pause menu and select the new “Blob Costumes” button. There, you’ll find a fun in-game editor that lets you dress up your blob with all sorts of tasteful accessories like hats, glasses, ears, skin textures and more!
Kanye Blob approves of 90s Blob’s ugly sweater pattern.
You’ll probably notice that some costume accessories aren’t available right away. Never fear! These are unlocked by collecting the yummy little points that are located throughout the levels. Finally, a new reason to snag those hard-to-get floating blue dots of joy.
Bird Blob does NOT approve of Pig Blob.
And if that wasn’t enough, March 8th will also see the release of a Premium Costume Pack for anyone who wants to show off a REALLY stylish blob. This pack doubles the available accessories for a fashion feast fit for a king. We hope you enjoy it!
TestYourself: Psychology Hits PSN Today, Will Reveal Full Psychological Portrait
Posted by Bill Fryer in creat studios, PlayStation Games, PSN, TestYourself: Psychology on March 8th, 2011
Hey everyone! Bill from Creat Studios here with a very exciting news: All you fans that are looking for a deeper understanding of yourselves look no further than TestYourself: Psychology coming soon to PSN. Test Yourself introduces audiences to a unique mental experience on the PlayStation Network and will be released as a series of packs, each devoted to specific areas of psychological activity. The first pack, Test Yourself: Psychology contains two initial blocks of tests – Nervous System and Intellect – and will be available for download on PSN on March 8th in North America $2.99 – practically free!
The goal of TestYourself: Psychology is to provide users with an affordable, professional assessment of various aspects of their personalities and psychological abilities. After the release of the initial pack, new blocks of tests will be available for download on a monthly basis, each focusing on different elements of psychological health. Users who complete all 12 blocks will receive a full psychological portrait and will understand the complex characteristics of their states of mind.
TestYourself: Psychology is a serious scientific product developed by a team of professional psychologists and counselors. The product’s affordable price is part of an effort to support increasing public interest towards psychology. By combining a scientific approach with the fun of the PlayStation platform, TestYourself: Psychology offers an accessible and enjoyable experience for audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
UNCHARTED 3 Lights Up GDC With 3D, Villainess Katherine Marlowe
Posted by Arne Meyer in gdc11, naughty dog, PlayStation Community, PlayStation Games, PS3, UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception on March 8th, 2011
Last week, Naughty Dog and SCEA held a packed-to-the-rafters press event at the PlayStation.Blog lounge at GDC 2011 focusing on UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception. The anticipation from the invited press was palpable as they all filtered into the PlayStation.Blog Lounge – afterwards, word on the street was that we delivered.
Evan Wells, Christophe Balestra, Richard Lemarchand and yours truly were to give the demo and speak with the press – the embargo just lifted this morning, so be sure to visit your favorite gaming media outlet for their take on the event and the reveals.
We kicked off the press event with the first-ever demo outside of Naughty Dog halls of UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception in stereoscopic 3D. We chose to present a portion of the burning chateau sequence we premiered in late December. Since most people would already be familiar with the way the sequence looked and played, we thought it would make all the more evident the stellar work the Naughty Dog team has put into making the 3D presentation part of the core Naughty Dog Engine. In my opinion, with this small snippet of gameplay we’ve proven that we’re able to perfectly retain all of the spectacular visuals and effects that you’ve come to expect from an UNCHARTED game into the 3D presentation. Playing in 3D gives you some added benefits to gameplay as well, such as improved aiming around corners and an excellent read on depth for all traversal sequences, no matter how tricky. Unfortunately, until you get to see UNCHARTED 3 running in 3D at an event or in your home this November, you’ll have to rely on impressions from our attending media for how good it looked and played.
The real meat of the press event was the unveiling of the central antagonist that will try to foil Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan at every opportunity – meet Katherine Marlowe in the video above.
Marlowe is definitely not one you want to get in the way of, or worse, double cross! To give you some background, Katherine Marlowe is the coldly calculating leader of a secret society whose roots date back over four hundred years to the court of Queen Elizabeth I. She has a long-standing rivalry with Nathan Drake over Sir Francis Drake’s ring – something they both contend is rightfully theirs and is also the key to an ancient mystery. As you can tell from the cutscene above, Marlowe is a much more cerebral enemy than Drake has confronted in the past, using both psychological and physical tactics to get what she is after. Marlowe also has the assistance of her team of highly trained agents in this secret society – they are far more elusive and dangerous than the hired guns Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan have faced in the past.
Additionally, we’ve uploaded a set of stills from the cutscene, a high-resolution render of Katherine Marlowe and concept art of the agents and thugs Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan will face in UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception.
We hope you’ve all enjoyed meeting Katherine Marlowe in our GDC 2011 reveal. Stay tuned as we still have a ton of information we want to reveal – with little to no spoilers! – over the next eight months leading up to UNCHARTED 3’s PS3 release on 11-1-11.
MLB 11 The Show – Available Now!
Posted by Eric Levine in mlb 11: the show, PlayStation Games, PS3, san diego studios on March 8th, 2011
Sports fans –
The wait is finally over as today marks the equivalent of our Opening Day with MLB 11 The Show hitting store shelves everywhere! This year’s installment is shaping up to be the best yet and early reviews have agreed with extremely positive impressions coming from various media outlets, including GamePro (5/5), PlayStation: The Official Magazine (10/10), Game Informer (9.25/10), GamesRadar (9/10), and Crave Online – just to name a few. The reviewer for GamePro specifically called MLB 11 “one of the best and most complete sports games I’ve ever played.”
Reviews will continue to come in this week, but I’d also like to point out a few other recent media hits for MLB 11, most notably a feature in this past Sunday’s New York Times highlighting our good friend Hans Smith and his help in establishing the ADVA (Assoc. for Disabled Virtual Athletes) setting in this year’s game. Additional coverage has included IGN’s reveal of MLB 11′s top rated players and teams, ESPN.com’s exclusive image gallery, our Joe Mauer/Kevin Butler TV commercial, and our recent GameSpot demo at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
So, as you can see the whole team has been busy, but before I go, I’d like to share our latest trailer in celebration of our launch, entitled “What a Great Game.” Thanks again to all of fans and friends in the media for your continued support.
Don’t forget to pick up your copy of MLB 11 The Show today. For more information, visit www.TheShowNation.com.
Welcome to The Show!
EDF: Insect Armageddon Brings Co-Op, 300 Weapons to PS3 in July
Posted by Brian Etheridge in d3publisher, earth defense force insect armageddon, PlayStation Games, PS3 on March 8th, 2011
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is the follow-up to the highly regarded Earth Defense Force 2017, and we’re bringing three-player co-op and six-player Survival Mode over PSN to this fight! The series comes to the PlayStation 3 for the first time on July 5th, 2011.
First, some history. The Earth Defense Force series originated in Japan and started out with two titles appearing on the PlayStation 2 known as The Earth Defense Force (2003) and The Earth Defense Force 2 (2005). America’s first dose did not come until 2007 when Earth Defense Force 2017; Prior to that, only a handful of savvy importers knew what the series was about; insane numbers of huge insect enemies, massive destruction, boatloads of crazy weapons, and non-stop arcade action.
As the fourth game in the series, Insect Armageddon stays true to its predecessors. The Ravagers, an insectoid race from the stars, has come to Earth to dominate it and extinguish all human life. You play as Lightning Alpha, the leader of Strike Force Lightning and a downright badass. This elite squad of the EDF is equipped with four upgradable armor types and over 300 unlockable weapons to help kick the Ravagers off of Earth.
If you’ve never played any of the EDF games, then you might not know that the series is all about trimming the fat and distilling gameplay down to the purest fun. This isn’t some dramatic space opera with a convoluted twisted RPG storyline and moral choices. You are dropped into a level and enemies (LOTS of enemies) come at you. Your only option is to shoot!
EDF has always been about destruction, too! Pretty much everything you shoot blows up in some fantastic way. Skyscrapers come down with a single rocket and the feeling of sheer power is undeniable … if not slightly ridiculous. In EDF Insect Armageddon, we’ve kicked it up another notch with way more stuff to blow up!
The last piece of the EDF equation is the arsenal. When creating the weapons, we strived to make them as fun and destructive as possible. We utilized different shot patterns, spreads, visual effects, sound effects, and rates of fire to give weapons feel significantly different from one another. Because weapons are such a heavy focus of the EDF franchise, we wanted to allow players to expand their arsenal if they felt that 300 weapons just weren’t enough. We’re bringing out two DLC packs that players can get if they pre-order the game from Best Buy or GameStop. Fifteen far-out new weapons are included in each pack.
The first pack is called “Death From Above” (available at Best Buy) and focuses mostly on new weapons for the Jet Armor (a nod to the character Pale Wing from EDF2). In the video, you’ll see some of the offerings like the Neptanzer QH Proto; somewhat of an electric flamethrower. There’s also the Wallagis 1776L which is a heat-seeking missile launcher that sends missiles on divergent trajectories, but has super high accuracy.
The second pack is called “Pounds of Pain” (available at GameStop) and brings a slew of new weapons to the EDF’s all-new Battle Armor! The video shows off the five-shot-spread rocket launcher known as the Grimhegern Splitzer B. For fans of the Trooper Armor, there’s the RLF-17 Floorboard Rocket Launcher which shoots a volley of warheads straight upwards before they come back down and decimate everything below.
If you’re hungering for more, we’ll be writing more blogs like this leading up to launch. If you just can’t wait any longer, go pre-order the game, then come by and get a sneak peak of the game at PAX East in Boston from March 11th – 13th. It’s going to be epic with a Survival Mode contest and giveaways. I hope to see you there!
MLB 11 The Show Arrives Tomorrow, Meet the Challenge of the Week!
Posted by Ramone Russell in contests, mlb 11: the show, PlayStation Games, PS3, san diego studios on March 7th, 2011
Only 1 more day before the MLB 11 The Show hits stores! It’s our pleasure to present the newest feature in MLB 11 The Show: Challenge of the Week!
Challenge of the Week is a fast-paced and fun arcade-style mode where the goal is to score as many points as possible. You’re the batter and you get thre outs with thre strikes per out. Your overall score consists of your points and Momentum (aka multiplier). The longer the hit, the more points you get. The better the hit and the more momentum you earn. There will also be weekly bonuses to help with racking up points. Challenge of the Week will feature the hottest batters and pitchers during the MLB season so check back to see if we feature a player from your favorite MLB team.
To play, simply go to the “Challenge of the Week” option on the main menu of MLB 11 The Show and select the current Challenge.
So what do you get if you’re #1 on the leaderboard at the end of the week? Real-world prizes! We’re talking about signed MLB gear, Sony Electronics, gift cards, the works!
Challenge of the Week #1 triggers thoughts of “Yankee Killer,” as none other MLB 11 The Show Cover Athlete Joe Mauer faces one of the league’s best, hard throwing lefty C.C. Sabathia. Week #1 begins on Tuesday March 8 at 9am PST and ends Monday March 14 at 4:30am PST. Come out on top of the Leaderboard for Week #1 and you could win a Signed Joe Mauer jersey and Limited Edition MLB 11 Dual Shock 3 controller!
Every four weeks a monthly prize will be awarded to the player with the most Challenge of the Week points. We really wanted to give this winner something special for putting in their dues. Special like say … a 46″ Sony HDTV with 3D (two pairs of 3D glasses included)!
Finally, monthly scores will be added from launch until May 30th 4:30am PST for a chance to win Grand Prize #1, a Trip for Two to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game!
Each week you’ll get 1 FREE attempt. Additional attempts can be purchased through the game or on the PlayStation Store for just $0.25 per attempt.
New weekly and monthly prizing, leaderboards, contest rules and details can be found at the NEW home of MLB The Show at TheShowNation.com.
Good luck battling against The Show Nation.
Today is the last day to get a FREE 30 Days of MLB.TV when you reserve and purchase MLB 11 The Show! Be sure to go to ps3.com/mlbtv to redeem your MLB.TV subscription.
Good luck battling against The Show Nation… Welcome to the Show!
ModNation Monday: It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World!
Posted by Mark Wilson in modnation racers, PlayStation Games, PS3, united front games on March 7th, 2011
Over Two Million Creations!: check
“Greatest Hits” Price $29.99: check
Available On PSN For Same Price: check
Free Trial For PSN+ Members: check
The Nation Doing All The Hard Work Making Over 2,000,000 UNBELEIVEABLE Creations: check
More Great Stuff To Come: check
Our Sincere Gratitude: check-ity check check!
If you didn’t have the chance to see our Two Millions Creations video please click here.
Really though, we built the game, YOU made it what it is. Our thanks to you from Level 1 Rookies to Level 30 Elites, we luvs you all!
I Love Making MNR Tracks And I Really Want To Win A New HDTV!
If that thought has passed through your mind even once, you’re in luck, check this out…
Progressive Insurance recently sponsored a free parts pack download and you can use these parts to enter the “Progressive ModNation Gran Prix” contest for a chance to win a 46” Sony Bravia 3D HDTV or PlayStation Move Sports Champions bundle. Here’s how to enter…
So don’t forget to check the PlayStation Store for this FREE DLC which includes…
Office Building, House, Billboard, Semi Truck, Jump Through Hoop, Inflatable Overpass, Ramps, Balloons, Hot Air Balloons, Blimps, Ad Board and boxes
Upcoming DLC
This is one “Papercut” you are going to be glad to get. He’ll be available on the PlayStation Store Tuesday, March 15th. Buy the Papercut mod for $.99, the kart for $.99 or both for only $1.75 (bandages not included).
Let The “Palooza” Begin
Last week we mentioned we’d be bringing you some fun new stuff to do in the ModNation community and here are a few just to start…
- Wednesday, March 9th – ModNation Votes. A fun monthly poll about all things MNR. Rock the Vote!
- Thursday, March 10th – ModNation Fun Races. No pressure here. Just some of the community players coming together for some casual racing. It’s a lot of fun! I know, I have been racing with them the past few weeks. Great group! (sign up here)
- Monday, March 14th – ModNation Fun Races. Different racing venue, same fun! (sign up here)
Remember to always check this ModNation Monday blog as well as our rockin’ ModNation Facebook page. Our Facebook fan page will have info on upcoming events, host MNR videos and pictures, as well as links to the ModNation at large.
Forgive Us, We Are Greedy Like That
2,000,000? Awesome!, but we want more!. We practically drool over the new ones like a kid on Christmas morning. If you are interested in submitting your mod, kart or track for consideration as “Creation of the Week”, please visit us on the official ModNation Community site and who knows, you might see your hard work on the PlayStation ModNation Monday blog or in-game on the Hot Lap section of the Modspot.
MODNATION CREATIONS OF THE WEEK:
This week’s track submissions were collectively the best I have had the pleasure of playing so far. IMHO this was an All-Star caliber week.
SPOTLIGHT TRACK OF THE WEEK
Solaria by prob_alex
prob_alex says: “HEY all… this imo is my most beautiful track I have created.. as it’s a complete fantasy allowing me to create anything I liked… so… I created large floating islands for all of you to race upon.. hope you enjoy this 1”
PatrickJames777 says: “Another masterpiece Alex!! I really enjoy the creativity and style you put into your tracks. Also thanks for another great tutorial…(Keep them coming…) Finally, The Battle of Port Duisburg (last week’s winner), where you race on the big ship was also epic!! Really enjoyed the intricacies and variance of the paths. Keep up the great work!!”
hound247 says: “Really like the design on this one. It also flows really well which always helps. One of my favourite downloaded tracks actually”
Mark drools (again): prob_alex has created back to back “Tracks of the Week”. Last week many including myself deemed his Battle of Port Duisburg track “epic” and it is. NOW what do I say?… this track is “epic’er”?, “epic-est”?, “post-epic”?. Thanks prob_alex, now I have to go out and buy a new thesaurus!
Let me illustrate my review of this track.
Me (approx. 6pm PST): Wifey, kids I’m home!
Fam: yea! How was work?
Me: Wait until you see the track I played today!
(end scene)
Honorable Mention: Shrines of the Jamaicans by BlackSamich
I had a really hard time not voting this a “Track of the Week”. BlackSamich obviously had a distinct vision in his mind with this design. I was still intrigued by the atmosphere he created with each proceeding lap. Nice job! Great track!
Tracks of the Week
Monday: Solaria by prob_alex
Tuesday: Shrines of the Jamaicans by BlackSamich
Wednesday: Diabolo’s Wild West by dane9261
Thursday: Big Timbre Rush by Tecnoboy1
Friday: Suburban Sprawl by atheistsw
Saturday: Arctic Meltdown by hellstorm0157 (chosen by www.psnation.org )
Sunday: Caverns Run by PH1LThy31 (chosen by www.modnationracershq.com)
PS3 MOD AND KART OF THE WEEK
Mod Name: Royston
Creator: villain29
villain29 says: “This is Royston, Supermods nemesis and he plans Modnation domination!”
Mark says: “villain29, I liked this mod so much that it inspired an upcoming ModNation-palooza event.” (Hint… start working on his “Superhero” story).
Kart Name: Level 30
Creator: eloy960
eloy960: The ideal kart to use once you finally reach Level 30 !!!
Mark says: That’s one van I looking forward to jumping in!
Well Nation, that’s all for now. Good luck in the Progressive contest!
Be kind, rewind!
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Disappearance Hits PSN Tuesday
Posted by Alex Monney in assassin's creed brotherhood, dlc, PlayStation Games, PS3, ubisoft on March 7th, 2011
Hello my fellow assassins! This Tuesday, Ubisoft will be releasing its largest DLC offering for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, the Da Vinci Disappearance. This DLC is bringing more AC: Brotherhood goodness with both single player missions and multiplayer content.
As the title suggests, Ezio’s old friend and confidant is in trouble. Now Ezio has taken upon himself to rescue Leonardo Da Vinci. The Da Vinci Disappearance will include eight missions, which will be accessed through markers on your map of Rome (similar to the Copernicus Conspiracy). Ezio will also travel to two new locations and meet Leonardo’s assistant, Salai (who may not have as high of moral standards as Leonardo).
But we didn’t stop there, as we’ll be making updates to multiplayer, including adding four new playable characters. Check out our new trailer showing off some of the new assassins that will be available:
The Da Vinci Disappearance will also include one new map and two new modes. The new map will bring the battle of assassins to Alhambra, a multi-leveled Spanish city featuring outdoor and indoor areas. Also, we’ll be bringing a classic free-for-all death match mode called Assassinate and team mode called Escort where teams must protect/assassinate a VIP target.
Look for The Da Vinci Disappearance to go live on the PlayStation Store tomorrow. Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more Assassin’s Creed updates.
Drumroll, Please – The Winners of the 2011 PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards are…
Posted by Pierre Gravereau in age of zombies, castle crashers, dead nation, gamer's choice awards, god of war ghost of sparta, PlayStation Games, PS3, PSN on March 7th, 2011
We’ve tallied up the votes, slipped into our tuxedos, polished up the trophies and are finally ready to reveal the winners of the first-ever PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards.
First off, we want to thank all of the nominees for participating. All of the games that we showcased were the highest user-rated games released in 2010, so that is an honor in and of itself. Second, and most importantly, we want to thank all of you – the PlayStation Network community – for participating. We had a great turnout during the voting period which made for an intense competition. For instance, the battle for the Best PS3 Downloadable Game literally came down to the last day between Castle Crashers and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game.
As a reminder, the 20 nominated games competed in four categories – Best PS3 Downloadable Game, Best PSP Downloadable Game, Best PS3/PSP mini and Best PSN Exclusive Game. So, without further ado, the winners are…
Best PS3 Downloadable Game: Castle Crashers
Best PSP Downloadable Game: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Best PS3/PSP mini: Age of Zombies
Best PlayStation Network Exclusive Game: Dead Nation
Of course, this isn’t the end of the awards ceremony! The celebration continues as the award-winning titles will be featured during the first week of our Spring Fever event, kicking off tomorrow, with the winning games discounted 30% in the PlayStation Store and available for a 50% discount to PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Thanks again for making our first-ever PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards fun and exciting. Enjoy the discounts on these great games!
SOCOM 4: The Trophies
Posted by Jeremy Dunham in PlayStation Games, PS3, socom 4, trophies, zipper on March 7th, 2011
Outside of our gameplay features, one of the most asked questions we get about SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs these days is, “what kind of trophies can we earn?” Well, ask no more! Listed below are all of the visible trophies you can earn along with the number of hidden trophies you can earn per category.
Enjoy the directory, and don’t forget to check back with us again later this week for even more SOCOM 4 information.
Bronze
- Elite Ops – Complete a Story Campaign mission on Elite Difficulty
- N00b – Complete a Competitive Multiplayer game
- Good Game – Complete a Competitive Multiplayer game of every gametype
- Combined Assault – Complete a Custom Campaign mission in Co-op
- Extra Credit – Complete a Custom Campaign mission in Single-player
- Government Spending – Call in a total of 10 airstrikes during your career
- Death From Above – Eliminate 5 enemies with a single airstrike
- Repo Man – Destroy a total of 50 vehicles during your career
- Unseen Strike – Stealth kill a total of 10 enemies in a single mission
- Grenadier – Eliminate a total of 25 enemies with explosives during your career
- Crowd Control – Eliminate 3 enemies with a single explosive
- Century Slayer – Eliminate a total of 100 enemies during your career
- Melon Hunter – Eliminate a total of 100 enemies with a headshot during your career
- Hat Trick – Eliminate 3 enemies in a row with headshots
- Vorpal – Eliminate a total of 25 enemies with melee attacks during your career
- Combat Medic – Execute a total of 25 teammate revives during your career
- Armed to the Teeth – Unlock all weapons for use in Campaign Mode
- I Call Her Vera – Master a weapon in any mode
- Oracle – Collect an Intel item in a Story Campaign mission
- Hidden Trophies (15)
Silver
- Covert Ops – As Forty-Five, successfully maintain stealth in a Story Campaign mission
- Over Achiever – Complete a Custom Campaign mission on every map in either Single-player or Co-op
- Millennial Slayer – Eliminate a total of 1000 enemies during your career
- Expert Tactician – Complete a Story Campaign mission using only your teammates to eliminate enemies
- Information Warfare – Collect all Intel in the Story Campaign
- Hidden Trophy (1)
Gold
- Best of the Best – Complete the Story Campaign on Elite Difficulty
- Above and Beyond – Complete a total of 100 objectives during your career
- Shiny! – Master a weapon of each class in any mode
- The Elite 45th – As Forty-Five, stealth kill a total of 45 enemies in the Story Campaign
Platinum
- All is Said, All is Done – Obtain all Bronze, Silver, and Gold Trophies in SOCOM 4