Posts From September, 2011
PlayStation Store Update
+ Posted by Grace Chen
It’s another great week for PSN games as the third week of PlayStation Network PLAY starts today with the release of BloodRayne: Betrayal! Developer WayForward takes the franchise in a bold new tough as nails 2D direction, and a beautiful art style that shines in HD. If you haven’t pre-ordered yours already, give the demo a spin. And as part of the PLAY event, if you purchase before 9/20, you’ll receive an exclusive BloodRayne: Betrayal Dynamic Theme, as well as an exclusive PlayStation Home shirt!
NFL fans have reasons to rejoice as well with DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket now available on PlayStation Network! Get access to live streaming video of every out-of-market Sunday NFL game and access highlights, stats, standings, and schedules. The subscription also includes the Red Zone Channel, which gives you live coverage of Sunday’s most exciting moments. Purchase NFL Sunday Ticket on your PlayStation 3 in the Store; you can find it under the Media section.
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Happy Resistance Day! The September 6 edition of PULSE kicks off with Resistance 3, of course, and also features the latest games in the PlayStation Network PLAY program – BloodRayne: Betrayal and Renegade Ops. This edition also features a preview of the September episode of Qore with Veronica Belmont and looks back at the Top 10 downloads of August. The new video releases section includes Hanna, starring Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana, and Red State, directed by Hollywood bad boy Kevin Smith.
Watch the full episode of PULSE right here, and in PlayStation Home, or download in HD to your PS3 (SD to your PSP) when the PlayStation Store updates later today.
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It’s with a lot of pleasure that I write today’s post. It has been nearly three years since you last played Resistance 2, and in a studio where we keep up a game-a-year schedule, that seems like a very long time to wait. I’m very happy to announce the release of Resistance 3 in North America today, as well as the release across Europe over the next 2-3 days. The team here has poured three years of their lives into bringing you the heroic survival of Joseph Capelli on his cross-country trip to New York.
This brutal alternate 1957 America is our most polished take on the Resistance universe yet. Along the way, you’ll see the dust storm from a Chimeran Terraformer, a flooded town, young rebels fighting to take back St. Louis from the Chimera, haunted mine towns and a snow packed New York City. To make it even better, you can experience the whole game in 2-player co-op, either split-screen or online. Still not sold? Check out the launch trailer –which gives you the first-ever glimpse at the 12th and final R3 weapon: The Cryogun:
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We hereby announce exciting news for Dead Nation players around the globe! We’ve been hard at work creating a new downloadable expansion called “Road of Devastation”! Before we say more, we’ll take this moment to acknowledge an epic milestone in the number of zombies killed worldwide: over 11,700,000,000 – and counting! To put that number in perspective, that’s more than 1.5 times the entire world’s population of today (though the game takes place in the near future where Earth’s population has grown much bigger…so don’t worry, there’s still plenty of zombies left).
From the ashes of the apocalypse, an organization has worked in the shadows, tampering with the human gene, modifying and improving upon it to create the perfect soldier, the ultimate zombie-killing machine – you! Continuing from the events where the original game left off (or, is it actually the other way around…), Road of Devastation will put your skills to the ultimate test. You’ll find yourself waking up in a laboratory with only one way out. Outside the door you’re presented with a choice – a crossroads leading to three different paths, each with their own unique environments, challenges and enemies waiting for you. If you manage to overcome the challenges, just when you think it’s over, you’ll make a startling revelation…
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We recently announced our partnership with DIRECTV to bring their most popular sports subscription service, NFL SUNDAY TICKET, directly to you via your PlayStation 3. Starting later today, you can access the direct link in the My Channels category under the TV/Video Services icon on the XMB (XrossMediaBar) or head over to the media category of the PlayStation Store to download the app in anticipation of the new 2011 NFL season.
This Sunday, PS3 owners without access to DIRECTV will be able to live stream every out-of-market Sunday NFL game on their PS3 with a subscription to NFL SUNDAY TICKET. You’ll be able to enhance your NFL experience with live multi-game scoreboards and field position trackers, which also allow you to access highlights, stats, standings and schedules, as well as the Red Zone Channel, which gives you live coverage of Sunday’s most exciting moments. The subscription for the 2011 season can be purchased directly through the app for $339.95. Existing subscribers can use the PS3 as an additional receiver in their home, as part of their NFL SUNDAY TICKET To-Go package, which is purchased through DIRECTV.
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Qore in September: Ratchet and Clank, Naughty Dog, the Team ICO, and Neverdead
+ Posted by Kevin Furuichi
Like UNCHARTED
Qore Episode 40’s lead story provides an in-depth preview of Insomniac’s Ratchet and Clank: All for One. Jump right into this true 4 player experience that features a brand new co-op mode with tons of those crazy weapons we’ve come to expect. Don’t miss the weapons guide gallery to get a peek at all the gear you’ll want to enjoy when the game drops on October 18th.
If you enjoyed Qore’s profile of Ted Price back in July, we hope you’ll also enjoy the quality time Veronica Belmont spent with Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig. Qore profiles the career of this industry leader from her beginnings as an artist/animator to how the PS3 system allowed her to realize her vision for the UNCHARTED series.
Qore also checks out Neverdead and subscribers have access to an exclusive ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection theme.
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MLB The Show Challenge of the Week #27
+ Posted by Ramone Russell
Challenge of the Week #27 is an NL East match-up. The Phillies’ recently acquired Right Fielder faces the Atlanta Braves’ veteran pitcher. Climb the leaderboard and get as many hits as you can for a chance to win a $250 MLB.com gift card.
Week #27 begins on Monday, September 5th at 5:30am Pacific Time and ends Monday September 12th at 4:30am Pacific Time.
To play, simply select the Challenge of the Week option in the main menu.
This week kicks off a new August monthly prize period – $2000, cold hard cash. Every 4 weeks a monthly prize will be awarded to the player with the most Challenge of the Week points.
Before we get to what’s coming to PlayStation Plus, we wanted to let you know that starting today, we’re making a slight change to how we communicate PlayStation Plus updates. Instead of posting twice per month on what’s coming to Plus, we’re going to be making one post that gives an overview of all the content that’s hitting Plus in that particular month. So today’s post will cover content coming in September, and the next post will hit in the first Monday of October.
Now to the good stuff! We’ve got some great content this month coming free to Plus subscribers including PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies, the furious shoot-em-up Astro Tripper, and the final game in the SEGA Genesis Collection, Altered Beast. This month also marks a special occasion as we’re celebrating the Resident Evil 15th Anniversary with PSone Classics: Resident Evil Director’s Cut, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3, all free to PlayStation Plus subscribers starting 9/20, for 2 weeks only. In other PSone Classic news, Jet Moto will also be free starting tomorrow, 9/6.
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