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Jul
3

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Create a Comic, Get into our Exclusive Comic-Con Events (And Score Some Schwag!)

Posted by Jeff Rubenstein // Social Media Manager

You know that one of our goals here at the PlayStation.Blog is to grant you access to all things PlayStation. Usually that means access to speak with a developer in a live chat or a Q&A, or, in the case of E3, access to some of our special events.

With San Diego Comic-Con coming up, we’ve got room for both. Sure, we’ll be hitting you up for your burning questions, and then getting them answered on camera. But how would you like access to a couple of sweet PlayStation VIP events? We’ve got your back - but you’ll have to earn your way in.

RCF: ACIT Ratchet Wrench

In conjunction with Comic-Con, on Wednesday, July 22, Insomniac Games and SCEA are planning to host a community event, co-sponsored with G4, to unveil the winner of the “Captain Qwark’s My Blaster Runs Hot” weapons contest and present them with a real-life replica of the weapon they created. In addition to the contest winner unveil, there will be a special reveal and maybe you’ll be cool enough to be one of the first to go hands-on with new Clank gameplay.

The next night, you’ll be one of the few with access into an exclusive PlayStation event where you’ll get to go hands-on with some of our biggest upcoming PS3, PSP and PSN titles.

Space is extremely limited, so how do we decide who gets in? Well it *is* Comic-Con, so we want to see your comic strip creation skills. You don’t necessarily have to be a Penny Arcade-caliber comic creator (though this strip was definitely an inspiration!), we just want to see how creative you are.

Using the template below, create your own Ratchet & Clank comic based on “time.” Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time features all-new Clank gameplay and special “time” abilities that bring meaning to “past selves.” So where will Clank go? What happens when we meets his “past selves?” Well, that’s up to you.

You can print out the template and draw the comic by hand, or do it all digitally, just make sure you send it to rcfcomiccon@gmail.com by 11:59pm (Pacific) next Friday, July 10th. Please include your name, address, and indicate whether or not you’ll be in the San Diego area on July 22nd.

Use the .jpeg template below, or if you’d like a higher-res version, download the .pdf template here.

RCF Comics Template

Once we receive and process all of the comic strips, we’ll be putting them all into a Flickr folder on Monday, July 13th. The comics with the most views received from July 13th – July 17th will be granted access to PlayStation events on July 22nd and 23rd in San Diego, along with a guest.

“But hey,” you interject, “I’m not going to Saint Diego for this Convention of Comics.” Ah yes, we foresaw that. Send in your comics anyway, and the top rated (again by page view) artists will receive a Comic-Con Schwag Bag, including a bad-ass Ratchet item. After the contest is over, we’ll be tossing shout outs to our favorite submissions, so what do you have to lose? Get cracking!

And please, check out the official rules here. Must be a US resident 18 or older to win.

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Jul
3

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Sack it To Me - The “Liberty” Edition

Posted by Mark Valledor // Marketing Manager, SCEA

Happy 4th of July weekend LBP‘ers! Check out some of the latest happenings and have a wonderful break.

FREE COSTUME: The Sacktue of Liberty (Limited Time Only)

LBP - Sacktue of Liberty

If you have been keeping up with LBP news, you most likely scored the lovely Summer Solstice Druid costume that was available for free until this week. If you missed out, not to worry, because in celebration of Independence Day, our friends at Mm are paying tribute to Lady Liberty with one of the sweetest costumes to date — The Sacktue of Liberty. Since Liberty should be free for all, so is this costume, so grab it while you can! It’s up now until July 9th so be sure to download this before you light your bottle rockets and start up the BBQ!

Don’t forget that the Artist Sticker Pack by Jon Burgerman ($1.99) is also available now. If you need to give your level some flair, score some sweet sticker action designed by artist Jon Burgerman. The guy’s done toys, and his art is on clothes and galleries all over. Your level might be next!

THE ADVENTURES OF ARNOLD DRAKE

LBP Arnold Drake

Not to be confused with Nathan Drake of Uncharted fame, Arnold Drake is a Sackboy who blogs about his adventures around the planet. If you ever asked the questions:

What do you do if you have a camera, some imagination, and were lucky enough to score a limited-edition European Sackboy plushes?

This is your answer: You start a sweet blog to chronicle some Sackboy adventures! Forget that traveling gnome dude, he’s got nothing on Arnold Drake.

Check out more pics and adventures on www.arnolddrake.com.

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Jul
3

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WipEout Fury Developer Diary - Ship Design

Posted by Daimion Pinnock // Producer, SCEA

Daimion Pinnock here, SCEA Producer for the WipEout franchise. As some of you may be aware, the WipEout franchise has been around for a while now, and continues to improve with each new update. We released WipEout HD last year in stunning 1080p for $19.99, and it received strong reviews. This year we have a new release for you all, which is called WipEout HD Fury!! We announced it the day before E3, and I’m sure that you’ll be very impressed with what the guys at Studio Liverpool have been able to do.

Starting off a small series of posts, I’m happy to introduce some cool exclusive information about the making of the game and the Fury add-in, coming straight from Dave Glanister, WipEout Fury Ship designer on the WipEout HD development team.

Hello everyone, my name is Dave Glanister and I’m the WipEout Fury Ship designer, here to give you a little insight into how we created the look of the ships.

Our main aim for the new WipEout Fury ships was to modernize their visual look whilst keeping the DNA of each existing individual team. On previous WipEout games, a key feature for ship design was its dynamic straight edge and triangular silhouette. For PSone and PSP this key element was the best way to achieve a great design without using a huge amount of polygons.

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Our approach for the Fury ships was to keep the dynamic straight edge design but add to it by dividing the ships body panels up into three main layers. This new addition to the ships allowed us to overlap, interlock and weave the main ship panels together to achieve a more complex look.

By taking this approach it allowed the designs to show gaps, grooves and negative windows of space that were in-turn filled with real time PS3 self shadows. This made the ships appear lighter and more hover like without reducing the ships scale or bulk.

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Jul
3

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PlayStation Network Video Content Update

Posted by Grace Chen // Senior Manager, PlayStation Store

Hi Everyone -
Here are this week’s new releases and top downloads for the Video Store.
This week we’ve added the following new content:
HD Movies

Hoodlum
An American Haunting
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Memoirs of a Geisha
H2 Theatrical Trailer
Inglourious Basterds Theatrical Trailer
The Pink Panther (2006)
District 9 - Theatrical Trailer
12 Rounds
12 Rounds EXTREME CUT
Street Fighter: The Legend of [...]

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Jul
2

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PlayStation Store Update

Posted by Grace Chen // Senior Manager, PlayStation Store

Hi Everyone - It’s time again for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.
To commemorate the availability of the Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li movie on the Video Store, we’ve gathered all our Street Fighter-related items under one category. Find them all housed under the New Releases category. Check ‘em out and get your Hadouken on!!
Qore
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