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Posts From August, 2009

Aug 24 2009 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

See More of Batman Arkham Asylum’s PS3-exclusives Tonight

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The calendar may still read “August,” but I think this is the week that the summertime gaming lull is officially dead and buried. And it’s pretty clear what the biggest game is this week: Batman: Arkham Asylum. The game isn’t just racking up some really rave reviews, it also comes packing some compelling exclusives for [...]

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Aug 24 2009 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

Gamescom: Interview with Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream

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We hope you enjoyed witnessing the latest scene and characters revealed from Heavy Rain at last week’s Gamescom. But what’s that you say? You have questions? European Content Producer James Gallagher (aka “Chris Morell with a Fantastic Accent”) anticipated this. For more news from the Old World, have a look at the excellent European PlayStation [...]

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Aug 23 2009 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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Slow news week, amirite? In the event that this gargantuan list of links didn’t hit on your favorite story of the week, please share yours in the links below. The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of August 17, 2009) Marvel shows us digital comic service on PSP – Joystiq Batman: Arkham Asylum Joker Hands-on [...]

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Aug 22 2009 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

The PlayStation Recap

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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Announcing: LittleBigPlanet – Game of the Year edition – same price, much more content on the disc. Good thing those Blu-rays are spacious. Additional PS3 Greatest Hits Titles Available Now – Nathan Drake’s half-tuck is now half-price. You’ve got less than 2 months to pick it up and beat it before the sequel! This week [...]

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Aug 21 2009 Mark Rogers's Avatar

SOCOM: Confrontation Patch 1.50 coming Tuesday

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We know you guys have been anxiously awaiting further information on SOCOM: Confrontation Patch 1.50, and today we’re happy to announce that the 1.50 Patch will be deployed on Tuesday morning (Pacific time). Patch 1.50 includes many new and diverse features including but not limited to: Clan Ladders, Tournaments, Calendar, Follow-A-Friend, and Private Games. Along [...]

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Aug 21 2009 Chris Morell's Avatar

Gamescom Show Floor Report: LittleBigPlanet PSP

+ Posted by Chris Morell

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Stationed on a seesaw in the PlayStation booth at Gamescom 09 was Sackboy, alongside stations of LittleBigPlanet PSP. As you know, a lot of LittleBigPlanet news came out of Gamescom in Cologne including the PS3 Game of the Year edition and the water gameplay addition. But it wasn’t all about LBP PS3 in Germany, and [...]

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Aug 21 2009 Grace Chen's Avatar

PlayStation Network Video Content Update

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Hi Everyone – Let’s kick off this week’s Video Store post with some good news for all of our European readers … PlayStation Video Store will be launching in Europe this coming November! Congratulations!! For the US Video Store it was a busy week of big box-office hits and TV Shows, so here’s the full [...]

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Aug 20 2009 Chris Morell's Avatar

Gamescom Virtual Booth Tour: Heavy Rain

+ Posted by Chris Morell

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Meet Detective Shelby, a brand new Heavy Rain character revealed and demoed at Gamescom Cologne. On day one, we scored some time with writer/director and Founder/CEO of developer Quantic Dream David Cage, who was kind enough to take you on a tour of the playable Gamescom demo. As Detective Shelby enters a convenience store to [...]

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