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Feb 09 2012 James Marsden's Avatar

Futurlab’s Space Shooter VELOCITY Revealed, Free via PS Plus at Launch

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Hi folks! I’m here today to show you our awesome new teleportation shoot ‘em-up that is packed with innovative features – and it’s a game that YOU named! We had hundreds of entries, which we were very grateful for, and settled on ‘VELOCITY’, as it described the concept and gameplay very well – and is a cool word!

Here at FuturLab we don’t think it is good enough to churn out cloned games. We wanted to do justice to the nostalgia of early games in the shoot ‘em-up genre, so that people can pick up Velocity and feel right at home, but also feel the excitement of playing something completely new!

After many months prototyping, we knew we had something special with Velocity – the teleporting mechanics had never been done before – so we wanted a big sound to complement the gameplay experience.

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Jan 31 2011 Nick O'Leary's Avatar

PAC-MAN Championship Edition Hits minis Tomorrow

+ Posted by Nick O'Leary

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I am happy to announce that Namco Bandai Games is releasing PAC-MAN Championship Edition for PSN tomorrow! You will be able to find it in the PlayStation mini section of the PSP system’s PlayStation Store for $4.99. We are excited to bring this title to the PlayStation family as it has certainly made an impression [...]

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Dec 09 2010 Martin Brouard's Avatar

A Space Shooter for Two Bucks! Blasting Off December 21

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Hello again PlayStation.Blog universe! Since we last stopped by to exclusively reveal the new trailer for Young Thor here back in August, we’ve been hard at work on the next game for all you Sony fans out there. We’re happy to report that it’s nearly complete and most certainly continues our tradition of delivering some [...]

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Nov 22 2010 Ro Hernandez's Avatar

Get Prepped for the Holidays with the PlayStation Network ‘Stock Up for Winter’ Sale!

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With Thanksgiving and the winter break quickly approaching, it’s time to escape the cold and curl up with some of your favorite PSN titles. The PlayStation Network team is celebrating the holiday season with some great deals on PS3, PSP, and minis titles. But you’ll need to act quickly, as the PlayStation Network “Stock Up [...]

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Nov 17 2010 Grace Chen's Avatar

Coming to PlayStation Plus: Discounts on Dead Nation and PSone Classics

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Hi everyone, At the end of November, Housemarque, the developers of Super Stardust HD (the first game to ever feature trophies), returns to the PlayStation Network with the widely-anticipated title, Dead Nation. PlayStation Plus subscribers can take it to the zombie apocalypse for 20% off. Also, for our trophy hunters out there, Dead Nation has [...]

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Sep 06 2010 James Marsden's Avatar

Mystery Teaser Puzzle Reveal: Name FuturLab’s New Game!

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Hello folks! James here from FuturLab, creators of the hit PlayStation minis game Coconut Dodge! Our newest game is quite different than Coconut Dodge, but there are some strong similarities: A tried-and-tested game mechanic with a new twist Extremely addictive gameplay Quality throughout and value for money These things have made Coconut Dodge one of [...]

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Aug 25 2010 Johnny Coghlan's Avatar

minis: Angry Birds is Visually Optimized for the PSPgo

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Hi everyone, my name is Johnny Coghlan and I’m Head of Publishing for Chillingo. I’m posting on the PlayStation.Blog to confirm that Chillingo’s record-breaking physics game, Angry Birds, is going to release for PlayStation minis! In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of different birds as they attempt to retrieve their precious eggs [...]

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Aug 05 2010 Martin Brouard's Avatar

Maximizing minis: Young Thor & Frima’s Love for All Things Tiny

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Developer of fan-favorite Zombie Tycoon and the recently launched Young Thor talks about rethinking just how big a mini can get. Last week’s launch of Young Thor has been a tremendous occasion for our studio, and finally launching one of the biggest mini titles to date has brought up a lot of warm praise and [...]

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