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Posts From August, 2010

Aug 25 2010 Johnny Coghlan's Avatar

minis: Angry Birds is Visually Optimized for the PSPgo

+ Posted by Johnny Coghlan

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Hi everyone, my name is Johnny Coghlan and I’m Head of Publishing for Chillingo. I’m posting on the PlayStation.Blog to confirm that Chillingo’s record-breaking physics game, Angry Birds, is going to release for PlayStation minis! In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of different birds as they attempt to retrieve their precious eggs [...]

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Aug 25 2010 Jeremy Stieglitz's Avatar

Dungeon Defenders: Coming to PSN with Move & 3D Support

+ Posted by Jeremy Stieglitz

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“Welcome brave heroes to the dungeons of Etheria!” Or so says the “Spirit of Champions”, your tour guide in Dungeon Defenders, the new swords-and-sorcery action game coming to PSN this winter! Let me introduce you to the basics of what DunDef (as we affectionately call it) is all about. Inspired by the cooperative antics of [...]

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Aug 24 2010 Grace Chen's Avatar

PlayStation Store Update

+ Posted by Grace Chen

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Hi Everyone – It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update. PlayStation Plus Mushroom Wars (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) 2Xtreme (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Vempires – minis (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers) TerRover Demo (Early access to PlayStation Plus subscribers) Two-year PS3 PlayStation Protection Plan (PlayStation Plus price $44.99, regular price $59.99) Soldner-X2: [...]

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Aug 24 2010 Grace Chen's Avatar

Coming to PlayStation Plus: Discounted PlayStation Protection Plan

+ Posted by Grace Chen

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Earlier this year, we introduced the PlayStation Protection Plan, an extended service plan for the PlayStation 3 and PSP system. This service was introduced to give gamers peace of mind by providing an additional one or two years of coverage on top of their one year limited manufacturer’s warranty. Some of the plan benefits include [...]

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Aug 24 2010 Kevin Furuichi's Avatar

Meet The First Cast Member of The Tester, Season 2

+ Posted by Kevin Furuichi

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After four intense rounds of voting among more than 28,000 registered participants, we’d like to congratulate the winner of our first-ever online casting contest for The Tester: Mickey Paradis (aka 8bitmickey) from Denton, Texas. After receiving a majority of the 350,000+ community votes, he will join the rest of the cast this Fall for the [...]

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Aug 24 2010 James Gallagher's Avatar

MotorStorm Apocalypse Video Interview

+ Posted by James Gallagher

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Walking around shows like gamescom, talking to journalists and developers, you pick up on certain ‘buzz phrases’ each time, and this year, one of those was “MotorStorm Apocalypse in 3D”. Those that had played it were encouraging others to do so with anecdotes of physically ducking out of the way as a racing truck tumbles [...]

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Aug 23 2010 Ramone Russell's Avatar

ModNation Monday: Community Artist Spotlight, Secrets of a “Super Creator”

+ Posted by Ramone Russell

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Today’s post is our first Community Artist Spotlight. Every other week or so, ModNation Monday will spotlight a community creator who is producing outstanding original content. We’re happy to introduce Myles Gordon our first ModNation “Super Creator!” Myles specializes in making unique-looking and technically sound tracks. Game Informer’s August issue features a piece on Mr. [...]

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Aug 23 2010 Eva Jando's Avatar

Coming Tuesday to PSN: Press Your Luck for PS3

+ Posted by Eva Jando

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Get ready for an invasion of Whammies in Press Your Luck, coming tomorrow to the PS3. Just like on TV, the loveable but mischievous caped cartoon character pops up everywhere in the game, which is based on the classic Press Your Luck television game show. Play as one of three contestants competing to win by [...]

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