Aug 20 2009

Gamescom Virtual Booth Tour: MAG

On day one of Gamescom Cologne, even the jet lag of a 40-hour day couldn’t keep me from stumbling my way over to MAG in the PlayStation booth. There, I found Seth Luisi, Director of Development at SCEA, who walked us through a 128-player “Acquisition” mode Valor map that’s playable on the show floor. Check [...]

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Aug 19 2009

PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September

+ Posted by Locust_Star

As announced at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, PlayStation Home’s core client will be getting a serious upgrade this fall. And when we say serious, dear readers, we’re talking excessive and impressive in quality, extent, and degree. This is the for real deal upgrade! I got three words to start us off: Universal. Game. Launching. That’s [...]

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Aug 19 2009

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – the New Gamescom Trailer

+ Posted by Taylor Kurosaki

Hello from Naughty Dog! All of us here are working feverishly to apply the final polish to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I think I can speak for the whole team and say we’ve never been more proud of anything that has come out of this studio. One word we throw around here quite a bit [...]

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Aug 19 2009

Introducing LocoRoco Midnight Carnival

+ Posted by Tsubasa Inaba

Helloooo PlayStation Bloggers! Long time no speak, Tsubasa here with breaking news! We have a spin off of our favorite LocoRoco franchise coming down the pipe real fast! LocoRoco Midnight Carnival just made its world premier at gamescom going on in Cologne, Germany this week. The product will be for the PSP platform via the [...]

(Average: 4.36 out of 5)

Aug 19 2009

Digital Comics Store for PSP Coming in December

+ Posted by Grace Chen

Hi Everyone – You may have heard the recent announcement out of gamescom that digital comics for the PSP are coming to PlayStation Network (for the U.S.). This December, you will be able to purchase and download from over 1000 digital comics on PlayStation Store (on the PSP and Media Go). We’ve partnered with one [...]

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Aug 18 2009

PlayStation 3 now $299, slimmer version coming September 1st

+ Posted by Jeff Rubenstein

News just in from gamescom… It’s confirmed! The PlayStation 3 is now available for $299. Yes, NOW! Today, Kaz Hirai also announced a new, slimmer form factor 120 GB PS3 (available September 1st). SCEA President and CEO Jack Tretton shows off the new hardware in this video. Itching for a closer look at the new [...]

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Aug 18 2009

PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update

+ Posted by Eric Lempel

Hi everyone, PlayStation 3 (PS3) firmware update (v3.00) adds a number of great new features that we’re excited to share with you. The latest update incorporates changes that improve navigation on your PS3. First, you’ll notice some cosmetic changes to the design of the XMB (Xross Media Bar). We’ve enhanced the look and feel of [...]

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Aug 18 2009

Sack it to Me – the “Big Announcements” Edition

+ Posted by Mark Valledor

Hey guys – With all the hustle and bustle of all things GamesCom, wanted to share the LittleBigPlanet news in the air. We hope you don’t mind us moving this week’s “Sack It To Me” up a few days but we couldn’t wait to reveal some great news. So…are you ready to get WET? Introducing [...]