Sid and Rey are en route back to the Bay Area after a week in Japanland for Tokyo Game Show. While they prep the next batch of TGS content for you (an interview with Ueda-san and more), I’ll step in for Mr. Shuman with this week’s recap.
He does also like to share what he’s up to, doesn’t he? Here goes.
- I’m playing: Tumble, Sports Champions, Valkyria Chronicles II (you can download Selvaria now!), Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
- I’m watching: The Phillies re-take 1st place in the NL East on MLB.tv, Football – both NFL (Eagles) and EPL (Arsenal), looking forward to the season premiere of HIMYM on Monday.
- I’m reading: the new Game Informer with BioShock Infinite on the cover (great art)
- Introducing Tumble for PlayStation Move — Available now for $9.99, Tumble is a great purchase for new PlayStation Move owners.
- Hustle Kings – On the Move and More! — Already own Hustle Kings? Picking up PlayStation Move this weekend? You’re only a liquor license away from opening up your own billiards hall.
- Heavy Rain on PlayStation Move Comes 9/22 — Enjoy the light fun of Sports Champions and Kung Fu Rider this weekend, descend into a vision of Philadelphia even darker than after an Eagles loss (I’m from there, so I can say that ^_^).
- Dead Space 2 for PS3: Multiplayer Screens and First Info — Taking control of a Necromorph, finally feel what it’s like to have your limbs removed by pinpoint plasma cutter blasts. Not so fun now, is it??
- PAX Encounters: Hoard Multiplayer Dissected in New Videos — When we met with the devs at PAX, we complained that the trailers didn’t do a good job of explaining how the game works. Hence this new video of complete rounds being played. BTW, multiplayer is hella fun.
- ModNation Monday: The Artist Spotlight Returns! — Tanner and Tyler bring their real-life trick driving experience to the ModSpot.
- Meet the Complete Season 2 Cast of The Tester! — You may have picked your favorite to become the next Tester, but the more pressing question is: Who’s going to be this season’s Barmy?
- Sports Champions Week: Archery — Remember that E3 2009 demo where Anton was shooting arrows at zombie skeletons? That made it into Sports Champions.
- PlayStation Store Update — Worms 2, Move demos, Soviet Strike, a Castlevania sale, Phantasy Star Portable 2… a pretty damn good selection this week, it’s got to be said.
- Six Reasons to Pre-Order God of War: Ghost of Sparta! — I think most of you only need one reason to pre-order God of War: Ghost of Sparta: It’s God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
- Fallout: New Vegas for PS3: Meet the Companions — What, you thought you were going to be trekking around post-apocalyptic Vegas by yourself?
- Enter the Dragon’s Green – PlayStation Home’s Newest Full-Length Game — PlayStation Home adds yet another full-on gaming experience.
- DmC: Devil May Cry for PS3 Revealed in New Trailer — Capcom’s big reveal at TGS, this one has proved divisive among you readers. Some of you don’t seem to like a dark-haired, younger Dante, but personally I’m excited to see what Ninja Theory will do with the Devil May Cry universe.
- Sports Champions Week: Gladiator Duel — Here’s the move you need to master: headshot>launcher>air-hit combo>follow-up jump attack.
- Kevin Butler: “There’s a New Pet in Town” — Puppies: your days are numbered. Eyepet will *never* soil the carpet.
- Digital Comics Store Update — New Locke & Key, Sandman, and Silent Hill join a couple dozen new comics available for download.
- Blu-ray 3D Disc Playback Support Coming to PlayStation 3 System Next Week — If you own a PS3, you already own a 3D-enabled Blu-ray player. The functionality-enabling firmware update hits next week.
- Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection hits PS3 Spring 2011 with 3D — You demanded it; HD, 3D versions of these classics are mere months away!
- The Last Guardian Coming to PS3 Holiday 2011, Watch the New Trailer — See another tantalizing bit of Fumito Ueda’s upcoming opus; we’ll have an interview with him on the Blog next week.
- SingStar Dance Track List — La Roux’s “Bulletproof?” Yes, please.
- Sports Champions Week: Disc Golf — Someone asked if it’s impossible to get a hole-in-one (and the corresponding Trophy). I’m living proof, it can be done (twice)!
- ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West Coming to the PS3 on October 5, Win a Limited Edition Statue — The team that brought you Heavenly Sword are starting to receive some excellent buzz on this game, which now has a release date.
- Gran Turismo 5 at Tokyo Game Show: Community Features, Legacy Tracks, Weather Effects, X1 Prototype — It’s real, and its spectacular.
- PlayStation Move Launches at Stores Across North America — It’s all been leading up to this: pick up your PlayStation Move this weekend!
- PlayStation Network Video Content Update — Download your free pilot episode of Outlaw today.
- Swords & Soldiers Coming Soon to PSN — Make sure to watch the trailer of this upcoming 2D RTS (what?), it looks like this could be a fun one.
- PSN-Exclusive Rock Band DLC Sale Next Week — We know you were looking for an excuse to download that REO Speedwagon/Styx Tour ’09 track pack. Your time is nigh.
- Sports Champions Week: Table Tennis — Learn how to fend off a robot attack with nothing but plastic balls and a paddle. Thank us later.
- TGS 2010: Tour the PlayStation Booth — Rey jams a few hundred shots of Tokyo Game Show into 90 seconds. We love this guy.
- Dead Space Extraction: Hands-on (and Limbs off) with PlayStation Move — Extraction is shaping up to be a hell of a bonus for PS3 owners. Don’t forget: it comes with your copy of the Dead Space 2 limited edition this January.
Courtesy of Jeremy Dunham
- Influence MAG: Should Domination Go “Faction-Neutral?” — Zipper’s next question could be the most controversial yet: Should the Domination game mode become faction-neutral?
- MAG 2.0 Coming Soon — Coming soon: PlayStation Move support, an increased level cap, a revamped Skill Tree, a brand-new in-game economy with “Supply Depot” and more.
Courtesy of Arne Meyer
- REMINDER: The Lab – Desert – 5 Shootout — All players spawn with only the powerful Desert – 5 pistol and one Mk-NDI grenade in this new episode of “The Lab.”







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+ SpyDudeFX on September 18th, 2010 at 12:18 pm said:
High Velocity Bowling Move add-on will be free for everyone? EU added it for everyone for free but Plus gets it on Tues.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 7:59 pm said:
We’ll have details on this soon.
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+ Frazz on September 18th, 2010 at 12:20 pm said:
I would like to hear a response from capcom about the DMC love/hate (mostly hate).I love the direction they took it and the reboot is rad but smoking emo Dante is awful.
Still on the fence for move.When a good Elder Scrolls type game comes out for move I will probably be all over it.
Man fall out and Medal of Honor are gonna break me in a few weeks.
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+ MLZ911 on September 18th, 2010 at 12:20 pm said:
Hey Jeff, great week for Playstation! However there are a bunch of us getting error codes when trying to sign in to PSN (its mostly the 80710B23 code). Is something up with PSN, because this is not just a isolated issue, I know at least a dozen people from across the country (Canada) having problems. Thanks
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:00 pm said:
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but I’m not in customer service. Definitely try calling them – they’ll know better than I.
Anybody else having this issue?
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+ edyrfaciola on September 18th, 2010 at 12:30 pm said:
Hey Jeff, so sad here, my PS3 got YLOD.
Did you saw Arsenal’s goal today? Now that’s called pure luck
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:00 pm said:
Yeah, but I’m a little more peeved about the 95th minute equalizer.
Sorry about your system.
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+ KiLLaNoiZ_P on September 18th, 2010 at 12:31 pm said:
I got the ps move bundle at walmart n went 2 gamestop 2 buy 3 mOre but they only had 2 in stocke left lol but next week I’ll get the next 1 n move is very fun any demos coming to the ps store like a first persons shooter I really anticipated to try killzone 3 and socom 4 w the move and by the way I live in chicago big city and pretty amazing for the motion controller 2 b sould out her great job Sony
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:01 pm said:
We’ll have more Move demos hitting over the next few weeks.
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+ BlooodyCow on September 18th, 2010 at 1:03 pm said:
The Last Guardian and Team ICO Collection for the Win.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:02 pm said:
When you’re happy, everyone’s happy, BloodyCow.
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+ DEWON305 on September 18th, 2010 at 1:05 pm said:
I love the fact that SCE is coming up with new concept for gamers.Only thing i dont like is the console wars to me it dont make any sense to compare console or to determine what console is better.I think that is XBOX concept to come up with something new and playstation try to beat it or find a way to outbeat them leaving all the possibilities the ps3 have behind. Truly I thnik sce have not even scratch the surface of the potential of the ps3.Only because a what other console are coming up with.And i think the other console have too only because they see the possibilities of the playstation 3.Dont get me wrong IM a SCE gamer for life and proud to be part of the family. Keep up the good work but dont get caught up in the race because we will lose if SCE dont focus on your playstation gamers like me.I have been part of the SCE family sence ps1.
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+ fedex682 on September 18th, 2010 at 1:12 pm said:
Got PS move on friday…Awesome device! love it love it love it!
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:02 pm said:
Excellent to hear!
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+ KingDubin on September 18th, 2010 at 1:28 pm said:
Yes! GT5! Finally it is so close!!!
Although your comment in the intro to the GT5 article is a bit outdated. may i suggest something a bit more modern, something like this line from one of my favorite actresses:
“When you have a threesome, one of the girls has to be a stranger!”
-Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), “Gossip Girl”
Now on to What Am I Doing (something I have never tried before):
Playing: Nothing until Wednesday (F1 2010!!!!!)!!!!
Watching: Gossip Girl Season 4, 90210 Season 3 (PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE put this on the PS Store), Hellcats Season 1, E! News, ESPN, Notre Dame-Michigan State Football Tonight, NFL RedZone Free Weekend on Comcast Digital Cable Tomorrow.
Reading: Nothing yet, but waiting for the GT5 Apex Magazine when it comes out Nov. 2.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:03 pm said:
Well, *I’m* old and outdated, KingDubin.
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+ df2506 on September 18th, 2010 at 1:31 pm said:
The Tokyo Game Show has been OK, but nothing has blown me away like the Gamescon announcements of the new Ratchet & Clank and Mass Effect 2 on PS3.
For me, the best announcement this week was that we’ll be gettting the Enslaved demo on Tuesday! Can’t wait to play that.
I wish there was going to be a Spider-man Shattered Dimensions demo. I haven’t got a chance to play that yet and may not for awhile. It would be cool to get a look at that one.
Anyway, as far as PS3 games right now, I’m playing a lot of LittleBigPlanet. I’ve been finding so many great levels lately. It’s so amazing the levels people have come up with for LBP1. I think the levels in LBP2 will be mind blowing stuff. Man, I wish November was already here! lol.
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+ OnesOwnGrief on September 18th, 2010 at 1:34 pm said:
Anyway you guys can post a list of what games are being patched with Move and the date of the patch? I know there’s a handful of games out there not no idea when exactly they are being patched.
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+ Thrasher20 on September 18th, 2010 at 2:00 pm said:
This is my list:
Playing: 3D Dot Game Heroes, Red Dead Redemption, Castle Crashers
Watching: Nothing.
Reading: Wikipedia articles
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+ perrandy on September 18th, 2010 at 2:18 pm said:
rumor has it that the upcoming firmware update will only have two additions and these will not be robust at that.according to a guy in the forums that posted stuff on the sony’s japanese site/blog?hope the guy is dead wrong though
in any case,i’m currently:
playing: disgaea 2 on psp
watching:speed grapher and hellsing
reading: this blog and the nisa forums
hope that you and everyone else is having a good weekend! :0)
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+ Powie on September 18th, 2010 at 2:36 pm said:
Why does EU store have Heavy Rain, and High Velocity bowling “Move” updates and once again, the US PlayStation store lags behind?
Also what’s up with this PSN Beta in the drop down menu on the main Playstation web site? We’ve all been waiting a long time for a better PSN, how about leaking a few details. I really dislike how Sony tries to keep everything a secret, and you end up reading about it on Kotaku.
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+ Zezzler on September 18th, 2010 at 3:27 pm said:
Things I personally liked about TGS were the awesome new DmC trailer (I hope Ninja Theory makes it Rad), the Team Ico collection for spring 2011, Shadows of the DANMED and the Project Dark announcement.
Cannot wait to see some awesome interviews (hopefully one with Suda51 :D )
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+ Nedley_Mandingo on September 18th, 2010 at 4:21 pm said:
Another week gone by with no mention from Sony to add cross game voice chat to their PS3 that does ‘Everything’. Well, at least your PS3 can do what a wii does.
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+ digitalman123 on September 18th, 2010 at 4:34 pm said:
I got a platinum in Uncharted 2 yesterday!! YAY!!!
I’m playing: Assassin’s Creed 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Killzone 2
I’m watching: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
I’m reading: Notes From the Midnight Driver
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+ Zarxce on September 18th, 2010 at 4:36 pm said:
Playing: Transformers War for Cyberton (5x EXP this weekend!), Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
Watching: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood on Bluray
Reading: Lord of the Rings
BAAHH at you for having Valkyria Chronicles 2. I’ve spent all weekend looking for Phantasy Star Portable 2 and Valkyria Chronicles 2 and everywhere seems to be sold out. I checked like…10 places. I know I can just download them but I like to have the UMDs in my collection. Hopefully Sega will ship more out soon…
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+ Kchow23 on September 18th, 2010 at 5:41 pm said:
new info on MGS: Rising for PS3?
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+ jimmyfoxhound on September 18th, 2010 at 6:17 pm said:
Still playing the HECK out of Valkyria Chronicles 2.. best.. PSP.. game… EVER!!!!!!!!! Love it!! Thank you Sega!!!!!
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:07 pm said:
Have you popped in the Selvaria code yet?
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+ bkpsu on September 18th, 2010 at 6:59 pm said:
Eagles, Phillies, and…Arsenal?! You do realize we have an MLS team in town now? ;)
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:06 pm said:
Yeah, but I’ve been an Arsenal supporter since ’99.
I do have a Union shirt that I picked up this Spring in Philly.
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+ TwinDad on September 18th, 2010 at 7:20 pm said:
Busy week.
I wouldn’t think of Jeff as a Gunners Fan. Do love watching the EPL.
+ Jeff Rubenstein on September 18th, 2010 at 8:07 pm said:
Up the Arsenal!
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+ The1stMJC on September 18th, 2010 at 7:21 pm said:
Playing: MLB 10 The Show, my pitcher is in 2017 and is dominating. Also playing Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep.
Watching: Boardwalk Empire’s season premiere on Sunday. And watching my White Sox self-destruct.
Reading: Y: The Last Man and Sandman on PSP Comics
Seems like Chicago is finally getting events which makes me happy.
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+ SyphonFilter- on September 18th, 2010 at 7:54 pm said:
Hey Jeff, not sure if this is right to ask you or Eric lempel but here we go. Is there new features in the works for the PS website friends list,trophies,etc? Also wondering why they took out the ability to see how long ago someone was last on. It was on the site before but they when the redesign happened they took it out.
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+ lofiweapwn on September 18th, 2010 at 7:56 pm said:
Any decision on fixing the FTB3 server boot yet??
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+ BlooodyCow on September 18th, 2010 at 8:28 pm said:
@Jeff Rubenstein
thanks :)
My two favorite games of ALL TIME is being remaster in HD with 3D? The ICO Collection have force my hands to buy a SONY 3D TV when the collection is release.
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+ jimmyfoxhound on September 18th, 2010 at 9:05 pm said:
Hey Jeff, thanks for the heads up on the Selvaria code!! Just got it, so cool!
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+ userfriendly on September 19th, 2010 at 12:26 am said:
You guys should let Canadians participate in the Subway contest too!! :P
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+ Kenshin71 on September 19th, 2010 at 2:14 am said:
Did anyone ask at TGS if the Level 5/Ghibli game Ninokuni is getting localised for the US/EU? Given Miyazaki films enjoy some popularity in the West it would be a disappointment if it didn’t. Hope we can get an answer on this soon.
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+ rawstory on September 19th, 2010 at 6:03 am said:
I’m so psyched that I spent fifty on a Move controller yesterday but “network problems” prevented me from downloading any demos so so far I have yet to be able to use it.
The same network problems that besiege users all the time, then “magically” clear up a day later.
Every computer and Wii and Xbox works fine…through the router and directly through the cable. Only the PS3 times out every time before I can get an ip.
But, of course, even though googling all over the net shows people having intermittent problems for three years, Sony does nothing and we pretend it doesn’t exist.
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+ rawstory on September 19th, 2010 at 6:06 am said:
If you cheap jerks who don’t understand that demos should be free and widely accessible put a demo disc in with my Move controller then I could at least enjoy it.
But no…
The company that charges game firms to put demos on their servers, and now holds back their paltry amount of demos for playstation plus subscribers….think it is better that people who own the Eye already should call up friends who buy the packs and ask to borrow the demo disc.
Or wait patiently, as Sony puts demos it already has on its server slowly.
What should I expect? Sony suckered me into buying Eye of Judgement just for a camera which it neglected for the last two years.
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+ Berae on September 19th, 2010 at 7:36 am said:
Jeff
Yeah me too i’m having trouble with the PSN
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+ SpiritThief on September 19th, 2010 at 8:08 am said:
I’m hoping Legacy of Kain series get put on sale next week or sometime before its over. I have the discs but would love to have them on my drive.
That needs a collection itself.
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+ NURADEEN on September 19th, 2010 at 8:48 am said:
Im playing : snes emu roms from my ps3
Im watching : all the latest hacks
Im reading: How to get other os back on ps3 (work in progress)
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+ lxatruch on September 19th, 2010 at 8:57 am said:
ho ho ho!!!
looking forward to kick some ass in that Desert Lab!!
Pretty amazing!! i will purchase my move device when i have about $250 so i can get for everyone in the fam. Maybe for Xmas!!
Excellent work!!
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+ mickeyar on September 19th, 2010 at 9:08 am said:
Hi
I have tried to play the tiger woods demo with my new move :-) but when I should press “press start” nothing happens?
Can you help?
thanks
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+ DeMolay88 on September 19th, 2010 at 9:09 am said:
Where in Philadelphia are you from Jeff???
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+ valley428 on September 19th, 2010 at 4:10 pm said:
ive gotten 2 hole-in-one’s in disc golf too. Pretty awsome!