Welcome back! If you were traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, you might have missed the launch of our long-awaited weekly podcast (now on its second episode). Planning, taping, and editing the Official PlayStation.Blogcast has been a lot of work, but hearing the constructive feedback, suggestions, and reactions from PlayStation.Blog readers has been immensely rewarding for Jeff, Nick, Rey, and I. Call it a labor of love! Have a great idea for an upcoming Blogcast? Never be shy about leaving ideas: this is your show.
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In other news, major announcements have been on the light side this week. Still, we did see some interesting PlayStation developments: Our intrepid EU correspondent James Gallagher learned more about MotorStorm RC for PS Vita and PS3; MLB 12 The Show revealed its first screenshots for PS3 (and yep, it’s coming to PS Vita, too); Insomniac Games revealed two ways to win a pair of ultra-rare Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One arcade cabinets; Sucker Punch shared tips for creating custom graphic novel cutscenes in inFAMOUS 2 and inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood; and the team behind ModNation Racers: Road Trip for PS Vita released new details for the Track Studio.
What are you playing this weekend?
- I’m playing: Sound Shapes (at our PS Vita Social Club in San Francisco, now open), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception
- I’m watching: Stake Land on Blu-ray, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: ‘The Meat Planet’
- I’m reading: Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion by Janet Reitman
- I’m listening to: The Official PlayStation Blogcast Episode 002 (please subscribe and rate us on iTunes!)
Most-Watched Video of the Week: Yakuza Dead Souls – Character Trailer
The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week
PlayStation Store Update — Digital editions of The Sly Collection and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Voltron: Defender Of The Universe, Scene It? Movie Night, Darkstalkers (PSone), Tak 2 Staff of Dreams (PS2), plus loads of new DLC and PlayStation Plus discounts. Vehicle Dynamics in DUST 514 — The PSN-exclusive multiplayer shooter reveals its plan for vehicular combat with hints at armor specs, weapon details, and faction technology strengths. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand hits PSN Tuesday with New Guns, Vehicles, Assignments — Battlefield 3’s first expansion is coming to PS3 one week early; get more details on the Official PlayStation Blogcast. Exclusive Best Buy PlayStation 3D Display Offer — A new Kevin Butler ad meets a killer new discount: Pick up a 3D Display at Best Buy and score a new PS3 for just $100! San Francisco: PS Vita Meet-ups Kick Off This Week — Thanks for coming out to support for the grand opening of our San Francisco PS Vita Social Club! We had a blast showing off PS Vita to so many PlayStation.Blog readers and Blogcast listeners in one place. This Week in PlayStation Home: Novus Prime 1-Year Anniversary Event, Holiday Specials, New Movies — PlayStation Home’s exclusive multiplayer space combat shooter serves up freebies and discounts this week; Crackle serves up new free movies like The International, Quarantine, and Fright Night. Developer Origins: Irrational Games’ Ken Levine — BioShock Infinite Creative Director Ken Levine discusses his formative years as a geek youngling: his favorite movie monster, his favorite books, and his very first piece of fiction. NBA 2K12 Brings the Legends Showcase DLC Today — Ten bucks scores you this ambitious expansion pack for NBA 2K12, which introduces a new fantasy court, a sweet retro cel-shaded visual style, and new players from the pantheon of basketball’s legends. More Eco: Naughty Dog Remembers 10 Years of Jak and Daxter — It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 10 years since Naughty Dog’s original classic trilogy landed on PS2. Co-president Evan Wells remembers the good old days in a new post. Exclusive Look At New Characters In New Yakuza: Dead Souls Trailer — “If You Thought Zombies Were Bad — Meet the Yakuza”
still playing loads of skyrim. not even on the main quest line yet…
Uncharted 3 is on my shelf for a bit, but i ll be back to finish crushing and get that plat
Great minds think alike here.