Thursday, March 22, 2012

New PS3 and PSN Releases for the Week of March 12, 2012

Sony Senior Social Media Specialist Rey Gutierrez is here with the new PS3 and PSN releases for the upcoming week today, as follows:

Bridge the gap between art and video games with ThatGameCompany's latest PSN adventure, Journey. Bend reality and transform the world around you into a fighting arena, using the PS Vita and its augmented reality cameras in Reality Fighters.

Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins and fears in the strange world of Silent Hill, in Silent Hill: Downpour.

The PlayStation 3 exclusive, Yakuza: Dead Souls delivers a unique experience of Tokyo's red light district with an undead twist. Enjoy this week's The Drop.

PlayStation 3

Silent Hill: Downpour - Staying true to the franchise's original roots, this eighth installment of the Silent Hill franchise returns with an all new thought-provoking horror storyline.

The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road, leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill. Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles, as well as horrific creatures and other world terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies.

The natural response, fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a dark, thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early, classic Silent Hill series, as well as anyone who enjoys a deep, psychological horror experience.

In addition to the main storyline, players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style, revealing unknown evils within the town.

FIFA Street - Play with and against the stars of the most popular clubs in the world- or real-life street players- and compete at more than 35 locations around the world. From one-on-one battles in parking lots and parks to prestigious 5v5 tournaments on the streets of the world's biggest cities, FIFA Street will replicate the unique street soccer style.

Plus, it will feature a host of modes and online features that will be revealed in the months ahead that will make the game a social, connected experience.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations - Based on the popular animated Naruto Shippuden series, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations offer a vast selection of playable & support characters spanning every generation of the Naruto saga, alongside incredible online functionality to take the Naruto ninja fight onto the global stage in the much-beloved fighting series.

The game powers the Ultimate Ninja series into the future by revolutionizing online play and ramping up the number of playable and support characters far beyond any Naruto game in the wildly popular franchise. Players will compete in a variety of online battle modes with their favorite Naruto characters, including Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto fans have been waiting to see more of Zabuza and Haku since the launch of the original Manga, and now they will have their chance!

Yakuza: Dead Souls (PS3 Exclusive) -- The streets of Kamurocho have never been more dangerous, because now they're overrun by hordes of zombies! Yakuza: Dead Souls is set in the infamous red light district of Tokyo, which is under attack from hordes of zombies.

Players will not only face armies of the undead and incredibly powerful mutants, but a treacherous Japanese underworld that is just as merciless.

Playing through the eyes of four of the most infamous characters of the series, witness allegiances shift quickly and the line between friend and foe lost. If you thought zombies were bad... meet the Yakuza!

Takes of Graces F (PS3 Exclusive) - The popular RPG series by Namco Bandai returns to PlayStation 3 with this port of the Wii hit Tales of Graces. In addition to the full game refreshed for this HD console, PS3 owners can look forward to additional costumes, new story elements and new battle skills.

PlayStation Network

Journey (PS3) - The pioneers that brought you the award-winning PlayStation Network titles flOw & Flower are back with another title that challenges traditional gaming conventions. With Journey, thatgamecompany (TGC) continues its tradition of delivering simple gameplay and accessible controls in a rich interactive environment that invites players to explore and experience emotional chords that are still uncommon in videogames.

An exotic adventure with a more serious tone, Journey presents a unique vision of an online adventure experience. Awakening in an unknown world, the player walks, glides, and flies through a vast and awe-inspiring landscape, while discovering the history of an ancient, mysterious civilization along the way.

Journey's innovative approach to online play encourages players to explore this environment with strangers who cross their path from time to time. By traveling together, they can re-shape the experience -- creating authentic moments they will remember and discuss with others.

Reality Fighters (PS Vita) - Delivering the most customizable fighting experience on the go, the world around you comes into the fight with Reality Fighters.

Using augmented reality technology, take pictures of yourself and create your own personal fighter, complete with unique fighting and visual style. From kitchen tops to parking lots, the world is literally your arena as the stages you fight in are determined by the environment around you.

Bioshock 2 - Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock.

Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a unique multiplayer experience that can only be found in Rapture.

Warp - Warp is a unique stealth action game that feature a top-down sci-fi world with a distinctive art style, addicting levels, hazardous traps and challenging puzzles.

Time Machine: Rogue Pilot - Time Machine: Rogue Pilot offers a brand new approach to puzzle games genre taking the best from classic match 3 experience and combining it with the innovative hidden objects gameplay.

Dozens of fascinating story mode missions and a special multiplayer mode that can be played with a friend online or on the same screen! Plus the game also offers several bonus modes -- all of this coming along with dazzling full HD graphics, ambient background music and rich visual effects.

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game - James Cameron's Avatar: The Game is the official videogame based on the highly anticipated film James Cameron's Avatar. The videogame will take you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination.

Gamers will encounter the Na'vi, Pandora's indigenous people and discover other life forms the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video games before.

When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na'vi, gamers will find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization.

Shoot Many Robots (Demo Available) - Shoot Many Robots follows P. Walter Tugnut on his mission to kill as many robots as possible after a factory begins to ominously produce killer robots.

With an RV full of guns and beer, gamers will experience a four-player co-op run-n-gun side-scrolling RPG shooter filled with tons of weapon and item customization. Shoot Many Robots will also feature two game modes: Traversal, where players must progress linearly through a level, and Survival, where players fight against waves of robot hordes, delivering hours of robotic carnage and fun.

Phineas And Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension (PS Move Compatible) - Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension is a fun-filled platforming and combat game where players can be one of eight characters including Phineas, Ferb or Master P as they use gadgets and combat maneuvers to defeat the evil Dr. D and his minions.

In addition, the PS3 version features PlayStation Move's motion controller compatible gameplay, giving the game a whole new level of fun and dimension.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Sony on 5 Reasons Shoot Many Robots is Better with Friends

Lead Designer Josh Glavine has shared 5 reasons Shoot Many Robots is better with friends via Sony's PlayStation Blog.



You can play with up to four people cooperatively online. If you don't already have an excuse to make three friends and kill some robots, we've provided five:


More, More, More

It's a simple formula. As you add more players to Shoot Many Robots, you'll encounter more robots, more explosions, and more chaos. Playing with co-op partners increases the number of robots in each level which means more things to kill... and more ways to kill them.

And more dead robots means more Nut pickups, which enable you to buy new guns and gear. All of the randomly dropping items like powerups and loot also drop more frequently. In co-op, everything is just more fun.

Co-opetition

At the end of each mission, the players with the highest kill counts are rewarded with more Nuts. This means you must work cooperatively to complete a mission, while also competing for the most kills - hence, "co-opetition."

Pick-Me-Ups

In co-op, you can revive your partners if they are downed. Having squadmates to keep each other alive will help you get through the more challenging robot battles.

Tutu Strategy

You can equip anything from a tutu to a shark fin, jetpack, tighty whities, and a grenade launcher (to name a few of the hundreds of items available). Each item affects your character's stats differently, but the real strategic fun starts when you learn to coordinate your getup to complement your squadmates.

Crafty teams will coordinate lethal weapon combos like "fire and ice," where one player slows the robots with a freeze ray while the other annihilates them with a flamethrower (and a raccoon hat that boosts critical hit chance).

Drinking Games

The best reason to play with friends is for the games you can make up outside of Shoot Many Robots. Every time you have to drink to gain health in-game, you have to drink in real life.

The player with the lowest kill count at the end of each mission has to wear a tutu... in real life. Get creative, and have fun killing robots with your friends!
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PSN Spring Fever 2012: New Games, Discounts, Call of Duty Sale

Sony Network Entertainment Digital Distribution Manager Ro Hernandez has posted up some PSN Spring Fever 2012 deals today, which include new games, discounts, and news of a Call of Duty sale!

To quote: The sun is starting to shine brighter and the days are longer, which can only mean one thing: Spring Fever is back on PlayStation Network!

Every year, Spring Fever brings a bouquet of fresh new downloadable PS3 games to PSN with some special offers and discounts in the PlayStation Store each week for three weeks. This year, we're also offering discounts on tons of content from some of the biggest franchises in games, with a new franchise featured each week.

In addition, there will be special PlayStation Plus benefits throughout the event, including awesome early access and huge discounts (up to 75% off!).

This week Spring Fever starts off strong with one of the most highly-anticipated and best PSN games ever, Journey, and one of the biggest game franchises of all time, Call of Duty. PlayStation Plus subscribers have already been enjoying Journey, thanks to the early access they've had to the game for the past week. 

Today is the last day for PS Plus subscribers to take advantage of this special offer, so head into the PlayStation Store today to download it if you haven't already.

The Call of Duty franchise sale starts tomorrow when the Store publishes, so check out the full list of discounts below. The other featured franchises will be Final Fantasy and Tom Clancy.

We'll be offering up to 50% off various games, map packs, add-ons and bundled content, with up to 75% discounts awarded to our PS Plus subscribers.

Each week, we'll be revealing the full list of Spring Fever franchise deals in the Store Update blog post every Tuesday, so check back to see what content from your favorite franchises will be discounted. Spring Fever continues to bloom with new offers each week through April 2nd, so there's a lot to look forward to!

SPRING FEVER NEW RELEASES:

3/13 - Journey: Enter the world of Journey, the third game from acclaimed indie developers thatgamecompany and presented by SCEA Santa Monica Studio.

Available one week early to PS Plus subscribers - Includes an Exclusive Free Theme - One day left!

Available to ALL PSN USERS starting tomorrow

3/20 - Rayman 3 HD: Rayman 3 HD takes Rayman on an epic journey through diverse worlds. This classic is remastered with HD and Trophy support.

PlayStation Plus subscribers - 20% off

3/27 - Closure: In Closure's dark and foreboding universe, the only things that exist are what you can see. Featuring 100 puzzles, an award-winning soundtrack and hand-drawn art.

PlayStation Plus subscribers - 20% off

SPRING FEVER FRANCHISE SALE:

Call of Duty (3/13 - 3/19)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

PS3 Game + Variety Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus $14.69)
PS3 Game (Reg. $19.99, Sale $13.99, PS Plus $9.79)
Variety Map Pack (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty Classic

PS3 Game (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

PS3 Game + 2 DLC Bundle (Reg. $59.99 (value), Sale $41.99, PS Plus $- $29.39)
PS3 Game (Reg. $29.99, Sale $20.99, PS Plus  $14.69)
Stimulus Package - (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)
Resurgence Pack - (Reg. $14.99, Sale $10.49, PS Plus $7.34)

Call of Duty: World at War

Map Pack Bundle (Reg. $24.99, Sale $17.49, PS Plus $12.24)
Map Pack 1 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
Map Pack 2 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)
Map Pack 3 (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6.99, PS Plus $4.89)

Call of Duty: Black Ops

PS3 Game (Reg. $49.99, Sale $39.99)
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PS3 BD Tool: JFW DH 3.56 MA CFW Add-On By Blackdeath Arrives

Hello, here I bring users a PS3 BD Tool add-on utility for JFW DH 3.56 MA CFW, which allows you to quickly and simply obtain the information of the PlayStation 3 BD reader from JMB without Linux.

Download: PS3 BD Tool: JFW DH 3.56 MA CFW Add-On

How It Works:

This tool will take out the HRL both the default reader as currently used by the console and leave you in a log with all the information pertinent to this besides dumps an important part of them to USB, plus it also includes the possibility that if a movie BD inserted before running this tool you MKB_RO.INF the dump in the usb along with HRL and the log where you can cap your version have direct current MKB.

Mode Of Operation:

If you are going to use the tool you ought to connect a usb port closest to the reader (dev_usb000), It will dump you there the HR
It is not compatible with the rest of CFW.

More details are available on the DH site here with a rough translation below: demonhades.org/foro/viewtopic.php?t=6283&f=297#p47245

Good friends, this time with another utility come more attuned to those researching on the subject or more BD playback on BD so here you have an addon for MA only with a simple but useful power and this addon will allow MA to get information about the BD quickly and easily from the JMB without linux as before with the sg3-utils.

This tool will take out the HRL the reader both the default (empty) as currently used by the console and leave you in a log all the information relevant to this besides dumpearos an important part of them to USB, plus it also includes the possibility that if a movie bd inserted before running this tool you MKB_RO.INF the dump the USB with the HRL and the log where you can cap have your version of MKB directly today.

This can be used in addition to guide recovery of reproduction to stop here: demonhades.org/foro/viewtopic.php?t=6172&f=297#p46282

As you see new facilities unique to MA for community members to research the BD.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Sony unveils PSP Power Sale

Sony’s unveiled a major sale on downloadable PlayStation Portable games via the PlayStation Store, with some games dropping to as low as £7.99/9.99 Euros.

Unfortunately the firm didn’t provide any actual prices for the games included in the sale, a partial list of which you can see below.

Be sure to head over to the PlayStation Store to see if any of the new bargains tickle your fancy. In the meantime, have a gander at the list below to see what you can expect (note the PS Vita-compatible titles are marked with an *).
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101-in-1 Megamix*

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Ace Combat Joint Assault*

ARMORED CORE 3 Portable*

ARMORED CORE LAST RAVEN Portable*

ARMORED CORE SILENT LINE Portable*

Army of TWO: The 40th Day

Asphalt : Urban GT 2*

Bakugan: Defenders of The Core*

Ben 10: Protector of Earth*

BEN10 ALIEN FORCE: VILGAX ATTACKS*

BIGS 2*

BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2*

Blazeblue Calamity Trigger Portable*

BLOOD BOWL*

Brothers In Arms D-Day*

Castle Rustle*

Chessmaster: The Art Of Learning*

Corpse Party*

Cover Girl*

Crystal Mines*

Dante's Inferno

Despicable Me*

Driver 76*

DYNASTY WARRIORS*

DYNASTY WARRIORS VOL.2*

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce*

FIFA 11

Free Running*

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2*

Gladiator Begins*

GODS EATER BURST*

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus*

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony*

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9*

Manhunt 2*

METAL SLUG XX*

Michael Jackson The Experience*

MYST*

MYTRAN WARS*

Need For Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0

NEOGEO HEROES -Ultimate Shooting-*

Prince of Persia Rival Swords*

Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands*

Prince of Persia: Revelations*

Pro Cycling 2009-Tour de France*

Pro Cycling 2010 - Tour de France*

Rugby League Challenge*

Samurai Warriors: State Of War*

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona Full Game*

Splinter Cell Essentials*

Street Riders*

The Red Star

THE WARRIORS*

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10


TOM CLANCY GHOST RECON PREDATOR

TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND*

Warriors Orochi*

Warriors Orochi 2*

Ys I & II Chronicles*

Ys SEVEN*

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

22 PS3 and 41 Xbox 360 development kit/debug units up for auction

U.K. independent game studio Monumental Games is currently in administration and is expected to be fully dissolved by the end of the year after a number of gaming projects failed to work out.

As part of that process, the former Moto GP developer is having all its existing stock and intellectual property put up for auction by Jones Lange LaSalle to pay off its debtors.

That includes 22 PlayStation 3 development units/test stations and 41 Xbox 360 debug units.

The units are only available for the next 48 hours and, at the time of writing, there are no bids. Now that the Xbox 360 and PS3 are heading toward the end of their respective life-cycles, test kits aren’t in as much demand as they used to be, but this horde will no doubt be snapped up by the modding community and people in the homebrew scene.Quantcast
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DC Universe getting Battle for Earth DLC tomorrow

DC Universe Online is getting a hefty DLC pack. The Battle for Earth includes three Duos, an Alert, two Raids, new gear and rewards, and the Earth Powers for the tank role. In the Themyscira raid, home of Wonder Woman, you and your friends will have to work together to takedown Brainiac’s Avatar of Magic before taking down Braniac.

DCUO continues to attract thousands of new players every day. The team is working through more player feedback and providing regular updates to address any issues. Look for this new DLC pack tomorrow on the PlayStation Store.

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