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Posts From August, 2010

Aug 08 2010 Rey Gutierrez's Avatar

The Drop: Week of August 9, 2010 New Releases

+ Posted by Rey Gutierrez

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This week’s The Drop delivers a variety of options for all your gaming needs. Apparently, there’s a big NFL licensed game dropping this week — I’m sure you may of heard of it. The PlayStation Network has an offer you can’t refuse, a PlayStation fan favorite kart racer returns this week as a PSOne Classic, [...]

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Aug 08 2010 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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A lot of… interesting stories this week. What else can you call it when the our own Kevin Butler receives an apology from an entire island nation? I suspect the news will become more on-point as we get closer to Gamescom and PAX (we’re planning something fun for the latter), and as major titles start [...]

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Aug 07 2010 Sid Shuman's Avatar

The PlayStation Recap

+ Posted by Sid Shuman

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Not a bad week, despite the fact that we’re in a traditionally quiet season. But with Madden NFL 11 coming out next Tuesday, and PlayStation Move and major game releases in the following weeks, the craziest time of the year is nearly upon us. The excitement builds! Speaking of which, if you have game suggestions [...]

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Aug 06 2010 Grace Chen's Avatar

PlayStation Network Video Content Update

+ Posted by Grace Chen

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Hi Everyone, time for this week’s video store updates. On The US store: This weekend, purchase Kick-Ass in SD or HD on the PlayStation®Store and receive an exclusive first look at the Kick-Ass digital comic book as your gift-with-purchase. This limited time offer ends next week so act fast! New flicks on the store: Diary [...]

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Aug 06 2010 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

Mafia II’s PS3-Exclusive DLC: The Betrayal of Jimmy

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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Last month, the name “Jimmy’s Vendetta” leaked out, along with a list of PlayStation 3 Trophies that appeared to be from the previously-confirmed PS3-exclusive Mafia II downloadable content. As it turns out, that DLC will be coming down the line. Before Jimmy can get going on that vendetta – he’s got to be double-crossed. That, [...]

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Aug 06 2010 Derek Hartin's Avatar

PlayStation Move: The Precision Swing In John Daly’s ProStroke Golf

+ Posted by Derek Hartin

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A good swing is probably the single most important component in the entire game of golf. Professional golfers spend most of their lives trying to generate the perfect motion and the biggest challenge at Gusto Games over the course of developing John Daly’s ProStroke Golf has been to translate this key mechanic into something the [...]

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Aug 06 2010 Randall Lowe's Avatar

Flower Power: Art Contest Winners, New Demo

+ Posted by Randall Lowe

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who spun their creative gears and submitted entries to the Flower fan art contest. We here at the Santa Monica Studio and the team at thatgamecompany really enjoyed seeing all the great pieces you submitted. TGC has chosen the five best pieces, which [...]

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Aug 05 2010 Martin Brouard's Avatar

Maximizing minis: Young Thor & Frima’s Love for All Things Tiny

+ Posted by Martin Brouard

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Developer of fan-favorite Zombie Tycoon and the recently launched Young Thor talks about rethinking just how big a mini can get. Last week’s launch of Young Thor has been a tremendous occasion for our studio, and finally launching one of the biggest mini titles to date has brought up a lot of warm praise and [...]

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