wipEout Pulse December Update

+ Posted by Daimion Pinnock // Producer, SCEA

Hi everyone, I thought I’d say a quick hello before the start of the Holiday Season. We’ve been pretty busy here trying to iron out a couple of gameplay issues, and making sure that we provide a fantastic game experience for all of our consumers. We really do feel that this is by far the [...]

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Filed: Title Spotlight

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A Holiday Gift to All Folklore Fans!

+ Posted by Eric Fong // Associate Producer, Folklore

To celebrate the holiday season, I’m happy to announce that we will be releasing a free holiday-themed Folklore add-on pack this week on the PlayStation Network!
The pack will come with 2 new winter outfits for our heroes Ellen and Keats, a new quest to play with Keats called “Holy Night Visitor”, and a [...]

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Filed: PlayStation Network, Title Spotlight

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New Folding@Home Features Coming

+ Posted by Noam Rimon // Sr. Development Manager SCEA R&D

As we approach one million PLAYSTATION 3 consoles participating in the Folding@Home program, we continue to improve the FAH client. With the new Firmware v2.1 we also prepared an updated version of FAH, which can soon be automatically downloaded by clicking on the FAH icon. This updated version includes the following new features:

If you happen [...]

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Filed: Hardware

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Warhawk: Omega Dawn FAQ

+ Posted by Dylan Jobe // Game Director, Warhawk

Hi Everyone!!
Before I jump-in with the FAQ, I wanted to let everyone know that our V1.2 patch will go-live on December 19th at 10:00 GMT (that’s 2am pacific time). We will be bringing our game servers off-line while we roll-out the patch from 10:00 to 16:00 GMT (that’s 2am to 8am pacific).
Also, the Warhawk: Omega [...]

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Attention Music Lovers: PSP Firmware (v3.80) is Live

+ Posted by John Koller // Director, Hardware Marketing

From the PSP’s launch, we’ve been discussing its multi-functional strengths, and with the addition of Internet Radio in firmware update 3.80, PSP owners will be able to access thousands of stations in a wide range of diverse genres. Interested in Top 40 Pop? Check. Country? Check. Talk radio? Check. Ultimately, this addition speaks to how [...]

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Filed: Hardware

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Firmware Update (v2.10)

+ Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Firmware Update v2.10 is now live. This new system update enhances media playback on the PLAYSTATION 3 in a number of ways that the PS3 community has indicated are important.
We are introducing a much-requested video playback format with this update: DivX and VC-1 (WMV) videos become playable in the Video section of the XMB. This [...]

Filed: PlayStation Network

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PLAYSTATION Network Cards Update

+ Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

If you stopped by one of of the major gaming sites in the last day or so, there’s a good chance you’ve seen one of these stories confirming the existence of PLAYSTATION Network cards, or the debut of such cards in Japan.
We’ve heard the call - usually around the time we update the PLAYSTATION Store [...]

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Filed: PlayStation Network

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NPD: 1.5 Million PlayStations sold in November

+ Posted by Philip Rosenberg // Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development, SCEA

Hello everyone, the new NPD sales numbers are out, and I wanted to share some new sales stats that have us excited here at PlayStation central.
For the month of November, PlayStation hardware unit sales exceeded 1.5 million units, including close to half-a-million PLAYSTATION 3 consoles. That’s means nearly 4 times as many PS3s ended up [...]

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Filed: Industry Outlook

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PlayStation Store Update

+ Posted by Grace Chen // Senior Manager, PLAYSTATION Store

Hey, everyone. It’s time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.

Demos

Burnout Paradise Demo (free)
Welcome to the Burnout Paradise Demo. Explore Motor City, Big Surf Beach and Ocean View. Find the Burning Route junction in Motor City. Discover Jumps, Stunts and Smashes all over the map and if you’re online, invite friends to join you for [...]

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Filed: PlayStation Network

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Live Chat Today: DC Comics + Syphon Filter

+ Posted by Brian Keltner // Public Relations Specialist

Later today, DC Comics will be hosting a live chat with Greg Rucka to talk about his experience working on the script for Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow. Greg has been a highly respected author penning nearly a dozen novels including the Queen & Country series, stories for Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman, and most recently [...]

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