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Posts From July, 2011

Jul 25 2011 Ramone Russell's Avatar

MLB The Show Challenge of the Week #21: Unlikely Match-up

+ Posted by Ramone Russell

MLB 11 Challenge of the Week #21

MLB 11 The Show’s Challenge of the Week #21 is an unlikely match-up of two stars, playing well! The Dodgers’ young ace (the most K’s over the last seven days) faces the White Sox’ first baseman (in the top 10 in home runs and RBI’s) .

Climb the leaderboard and get as many hits as you can for a chance to win a $250 MLB.com gift card!

The new challenge begins on Monday, July 25th at 5:30am Pacific Time and ends Monday, August 1st at 4:30am Pacific Time.

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Jul 25 2011 Mark Wilson's Avatar

ModNation Monday: It’s Gettin’ Hot In Here!

+ Posted by Mark Wilson

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No, keep your clothes on, thank you very much. We meant that there is a lot going on in the world of ModNation Racers this time of year. Have a seat, grab a cool beverage and relax because YOU have a lot to do this week!

New DLC

Junkyard Part Pack is available in the PlayStation Store on July 26th for $4.99.
This pack includes: Doberman, Crushed Car Cube, Car Pile, Tire Pile, Office Shack, Conveyor Belt Ramp, Car Crusher, Car Compactor, Giant Magnet, Incinerator, Oil Drum and Oxy Acetylene Tanks.

Oil Stain Mod & Kart will be available in the PlayStation Store on August 2nd.

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Jul 24 2011 Rey Gutierrez's Avatar

The Drop: Week of July 25th 2011 New Releases

+ Posted by Rey Gutierrez

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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona will feel right at home when our friends over at Atlus, bring their unique style of horror, puzzle-platformer and adventure to the PS3 with Catherine. Travis Touchdown arrives stateside with the help of the PlayStation Move in the cult hit, No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, when its demo drops on PSN this week. Axe wielding dwarfs, fearless future soldiers, flying DeLoreans, and legendary warriors join the PSN cast of characters, expanding our digital library of classic titles and fresh new games.

Stay out of the blazing heat and enjoy this week’s The Drop, as I continue editing and finalizing some great video highlights from all of our Comic Con 2011 panels.

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Jul 24 2011 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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Today is the final day of San Diego Comic-Con, which continues to become a bigger and bigger gaming show. As we publish this post, Dylan Jobe and the Starhawk team are presenting their panel in front of a crowd of fans and media. Of course, we’re filming this, and will show you highlights from it and other panels this week.

Oh, so have you tried Global Resistance yet?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of July 18, 2011)

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Jul 23 2011 Hisaharu Tago's Avatar

SoulCalibur V At Comic-Con: Ivy, Natsu, Z.W.E.I. Detailed

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Hello! My name is Hisaharu “Heath” Tago, Producer for SoulCalibur V and a member of Namco Bandai GamesProject Soul development team. I wanted to go over the SoulCalibur V news we announced at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con to the PlayStation.Blog and all of its fans.

SoulCalibur V (SCV for short) is a bit of a particular project. There are two main reasons for this: The first one is because Project Soul, the development team behind the SoulCalibur franchise, was disbanded after the release of SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny for the PSP system. The members were spread throughout Namco Bandai Games to work on other projects within the company. Soon after that happened, Katsuhiro Harada, the Director of the TEKKEN series, called on SoulCalibur fans to speak up.

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Jul 23 2011 Sid Shuman's Avatar

The PlayStation Recap — Comic-Con 2011 Edition

+ Posted by Sid Shuman

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And the PlayStation Comic-Con panel fun continues this weekend: At 6pm tonight, Twisted Metal co-director David Jaffe will reveal a Twisted trailer and a new boss in room 5AB; at 10am on Sunday, Starhawk’s creative director, writer and senior producer will discuss the genesis of the game’s sci-fi universe in room 25AB. And iff you’re admiring the UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception limited-edition cover art poster shown above, it could be yours this Sunday: celebrated artist Adam Hughes will be signing them in room AA3 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

If you attended one of PlayStation’s Comic-Con 2011 panels this year, give us an overview — and your thoughts — in the comments below!

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Jul 22 2011 Mark Anderson's Avatar

DC Universe Online at Comic-Con: “Fight for the Light” DLC Revealed

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Greetings from San Diego Comic-Con! Here on the show floor we’re happy to be showing DC Universe Online’s first expansion pack – Fight for the Light. Light powers have been a huge fan request since before launch, and we’ve created an entirely new power set from the ground up with new abilities that deliver on the power fantasy of wielding light constructs in combat. We’ve put way over-the-top weapons that you could only imagine right into your hands! We’ve worked hard to build on the existing gameplay mechanics that players love, and to apply them in unique ways that give the new powers a look and feel all their own.

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Jul 22 2011 Jeff Rubenstein's Avatar

Inside the Twisted Psyche of Catherine

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

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There are plenty of Mature-rated games. But look past the killing and the cursing and you’ll see that many Mature-rated games are anything but. Catherine is an exception, the rare Mature-rated title that tackles a truly mature theme – infidelity – in a thought-provoking and unusual way.

If you’re a gamer, you’ve likely heard about Catherine. Whether you read the somewhat skewed early impressions or the more recent glowing reviews, Catherine is probably not the game you think it is. It doesn’t help that early screens of the game played up the sultry, eponymous co-star of the game. If nothing else, Catherine is unique: a puzzle game with fast, tense pacing and a well-developed storyline that has something to say.

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