The PlayStation Recap — Post-PAX Depression Edition

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The PlayStation Recap — Post-PAX Depression Edition
Sid Shuman (he/him) Senior Director, Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications
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And just like that, PAX is (just about) over. Where does the time go? This year’s show was great fun: I battled Major Nelson in Super Password, watched Jeff lead the God of War: Ascension panel, experienced a Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes demo narrated by Hideo Kojima, and went hands-on with Metal Gear Solid Revegeance (look for a preview soon!). My only regret: eating too much of the tasty but uber-heavy crab macaroni and cheese I ate on the first night in Seattle. Urp!

This week was a big one on the PlayStation front. In addition to a gigantic Store update, Double Dragon Neon was confirmed as a free PlayStation Plus game later this September, Fuel Overdose announced its PSN intentions, Mass Effect 3: Leviathan and Lights, Camera, Party! and Rock Band Blitz launched on PlayStation Store, Heavenly Sword’s Nariko and MediEvil’s Sir Daniel joined the cast of PlayStation All-Stars, free-to-play RPG Mercia hit PlayStation Home, we got a peek at The Unfinished Swan’s King, Okami HD revealed an extensive Trophy lineup, United Front Games released a new Game Jam video for LittleBigPlanet Karting,

What are you playing this weekend?

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    • Exalted_Knight
      September 2, 2012 at 4:49 pm PDT

      Wow.. I have a lot to catch up on.. I have been very busy with school recently.. Hey Blog team! Long Live PlayStation. Can’t wait for the new PlayStation AllStars Battle Royal..

      Side Note: How is Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance?
      More Action? Still have a stealth feel? I know its not a MGS title, but I hope it lives up to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

    • Beast780
      September 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm PDT

      What I’m Playing: (Just Finished Sleeping Dogs), Transformers Fall of Cybertron, Madden 13
      What I’m Watching: Baseball
      What I’m Reading: Edge Magazine
      What I’m Listening to: Giant Bombcast

    • ASC2175
      September 2, 2012 at 7:02 pm PDT

      Playing: Walking Dead The Game
      Watching: Random TF2 videos
      Reading: Heh…..reading
      Listening to: My sound mods for Left 4 Dead 2.
      Still bawling over: The loss of my Mario Party 4 disc.

    • PsychoSploosh69
      September 2, 2012 at 8:35 pm PDT

      •I’m playing: Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus, Red Dead Redemption
      •I’m watching: Breaking Bad, Hell On Wheels, Purple Rain (Blu Ray)
      •I’m reading: Playstation Blog and Blood Oath by David Morrell (Creator of Rambo)
      •I’m listening to: Van Halen I & 2, Trooper-Two For The Show & Honeymoon Suite-Clifton Hill

      Just bought the Sly Collection. What a great job they did remastering this in HD. Can’t wait for Thieves In Time. Is Crash Bandicoot gonna be available for ps1 classics this week? just curious.

    • X_SUB_Z-R0_X
      September 2, 2012 at 9:08 pm PDT

      i’m playing mw3, & tf:foc
      i’m watching: man vs wild , clevver games,
      i’m reading: mgs ground zeros, and news
      i’m listening: z-ro, bullet for my valentine, and trae.

      really looking forward to ps all-stars battle royale also mgs ground zeros

    • df2506
      September 2, 2012 at 9:37 pm PDT

      I’m playing: Ratchet & Clank HD Collection! Really great. I’m currently playing through the first game & having a blast. Can’t wait to play the second & third ones again.

      I’m watching: I saw Hell on Wheels & Copper tonight. Both were good. I’m watching American Pickers & Grimm tomorrow night.

      I’m reading: Midnight Nation by J. Michael Straczynski

      I’m listening to: not much right now.

      PAX was very interesting this year. Especially the Metal Gear Solid Ground Zero news! Whoa. I’m a huge fan of the MGS franchise so can’t wait to play the new one.

      Also: the more I hear about Playstation All-Stars, the better it sounds. Hoping North American Plus members get the All-Stars beta soon! :)

    • SirBeck
      September 2, 2012 at 11:37 pm PDT

      I’m playing: Random games of MTG: 2013 and some DUKE NUKEM FOREVER.

      Not enough time to do anything else, buckin’ hay on my property, and to tired to do much after that but sleep.

      I can’t wait to get my hands on Borderlands 2, almost here, in two weeks. Looking forward to Assassins Creed III. Also Dishonored and Lego LOTR but will wait an hope for a holiday sale on those two. Would have gotten Dishonored day one if had a collectors edition.
      Sid, do you know if all the main/big retailers will be pre-ordering the collectors edition of GOWA, mainly Best Buy ?

    • TwinDad
      September 4, 2012 at 8:01 am PDT

      I’m bummed I miss talking to Sid at PAX. I was hoping for a farm fresh conversation.

      @Sid
      See
      They had Sleeping Dogs playable at the SQueenix booth. Very fun.

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