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Posts From August, 2007

Aug 31 2007 Patrick Seybold's Avatar

New Blog Features Arrive!

+ Posted by Patrick Seybold

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Hey everyone, you may recall last month we wrapped up our reader poll asking what features you’d like to see added to this here blog. Downloadable high-resolution images, a desktop widget and a subscribe-via-email option were the top 3 requests – and that’s exactly what we’re adding here today. Take a quick peek at the [...]

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Aug 30 2007 Mark Valledor's Avatar

Heavenly Sword Prequel: Episode IV – The Divine Birth

+ Posted by Mark Valledor

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With the launch of Episode IV of the Heavenly Sword Animation Series on the PSN, we wanted to provide a nugget to those asking about the production of the series. Let us know your questions and we’ll return with answers from Ben Hibon, the Creative Director of the series. Also, check out the *early* storyboards [...]

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Aug 30 2007 Grace Chen's Avatar

What’s New in the PLAYSTATION Store?

+ Posted by Grace Chen

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Grace Chen here, senior Manager for the PLAYSTATION Store. It’s been a big week for the PLAYSTATION Store, with the launch of Warhawk on Tuesday and tons of great new content today. We know you guys want playable games and demos, and we want to get them to you. So with that said, here’s a [...]

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Aug 29 2007 Shu Yoshida's Avatar

The Making of a PlayStation Game

+ Posted by Shu Yoshida

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Hello, my name is Shu Yoshida, I’m a Senior Vice President of Product Development here inside SCEA, and I oversee the product development group in the US for SCE’s Worldwide Studio, headed by Phil Harrison. For a little perspective on the US portion of the Worldwide Studio group, you should know we have eight studios [...]

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Aug 28 2007 Dylan Jobe's Avatar

Warhawk Launch!

+ Posted by Dylan Jobe

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Well…after staying up way too late last night playing, I’m here to say that Warhawk is LIVE and available on the PlayStation Store AND at retailers across the country! There were some crazy intense games last night and it was great to see players having a great time, earning medals and ranking up. I did [...]

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Aug 23 2007 Sheila Bryson's Avatar

PAX 2007 Approaches

+ Posted by Sheila Bryson

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PAX 2007 kicks off tomorrow and ends on Sunday. Is anyone here attending? This is my first year hitting PAX, so if you have any advice for a noob, let me know. As John Garvin pointed out yesterday, we have Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow comic book cover signings scheduled with Greg Rucka. We’ll be in [...]

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Aug 23 2007 Mariam Sughayer's Avatar

Industry Sales Climb, PS3 Sales Climb Too

+ Posted by Mariam Sughayer

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Hey everyone, I’m Mariam Sughayer, analyst relations manager here at SCEA. I’m the gal who works with those guys you see quoted in newspapers and news sites all the time talking about the industry; folks like Michael Pachter and Billy Pidgeon. Today, the much anticipated NPD numbers were released and we’re very excited about how [...]

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Aug 22 2007 John Garvin's Avatar

Greg Rucka Appearing at Penny Arcade Expo

+ Posted by John Garvin

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Hey everyone, I’m John Garvin, Creative Director at Bend Studio. I wanted to give everyone a heads-up that Greg Rucka is going to be at the Penny Arcade Expo this coming weekend in Seattle, signing promotional materials for Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow. This guy is awesome. I’ve been writing Syphon for 10 years now, and [...]

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