‘recap’ Posts
Forget the Grammys, Tonys, and Oscars – videogames have their own award season, and we’re in it. We’ll be attending both the Inside Gaming Awards and the VGAs this week (vote for your Most Anticipated Game here), and you should find both worth watching.
Also, I wanted to take the chance to thank all of you who have listened to our new podcast (or better yet, subscribed). Thanks!
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 28, 2011)
- 3D Dot Game Heroes dev adds Vita support to its Orochi engine – Joystiq
- Urinal games make a splash in a British pub – Joystiq
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer shows off combat system improvements – Joystiq
- Heavy Rain: By the Numbers – PlayStation 3 Feature at IGN
- Four More SSX Screens to Keep You Warm Until Valentine’s Day – Kotaku
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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 your feedback: this is your show.
If you’ve enjoyed the Official PlayStation.Blogcast so far, we encourage you to rate the show in iTunes. Among other things, it helps introduce new listeners to the smooth, dreamy sounds of Nick Suttner. Thanks again for your support!
In other news, major announcements have been light given the recent holiday. Still, this week 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 your own 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 feature.
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Quick question for you readers out there – do you use Google+?
Like a lot of companies, we set up an official PlayStation presence there once that became possible last week. The question we’re facing right now is – for those of you on G+, what do you want to see there? Right now, G+ seems like a stripped down Facebook – not unlike when Facebook first started. One of the big differences is Hangouts, a sort of livestreaming app that’s native to Google+, so we’re sort of looking in that direction. Of course, all that matters is what you all want to see – let us know in the comments, please.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 14, 2011)
This week, I chased lightning bugs, picked flowers, flicked fire from my fingertips, and crafted a sweet leather helmet. Like many of you, Jeff, Rey and I spent (too) much of our week wrapped in the warm, numbing embrace of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. If you’re playing Skyrim, let’s trade some war stories in the comments! If you need help or support for the game, head here.
Otherwise, this week saw the release of three new PlayStation Move games — Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest (from the creators of Move classic Sports Champions), Carnival Island (from team members Boom Blox and Guitar Hero), and Eyepet & Friends (from the creators of…Eyepet). We also got a final peek at Assassin’s Creed: Revelation’s Sentinel character, news of a Harry Potter-themed PS3 bundle that includes 3D Blu-rays and movie downloads for several Harry Potter titles, and a launch trailer for PSN retro revival BurgerTime: World Tour.
Lastly, this week also marked the five-year anniversary of PS3 in the United States, so we asked 21 leading game designers to name their three favorite PS3 games. Read the full list, then share your three favorites in the comments. Be sure to tell us why!
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PlayStation Around The Web: What We Read
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Jeff‘s on some well-deserved R-and-R, so I’ll be helming this week’s reading list. No surprises here: The launch of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: MW3 dominated mindshare, while UNCHARTED 3 continues to earn top marks.
One more thing: Some PlayStation.Blog readers have mentioned encountering issues with our new YouTube-based video platform, particularly videos that require an age verification to see (i.e. Mature-rated videos). Below, we’ve embedded a video. If you don’t see it, please help us by leaving a comment outlining a) your operating system (Windows, Mac, Android, etc) b) your web browser and version number c) a description of the problems you are seeing (missing video, non-functional video, error code, etc) and d) any other information that seems important.
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These days, you’ll most often find me hunched on the carpet in front of my PS3 surrounded by maps, game guides, and empty Diet Coke cans as I struggle (mostly in vain) to keep up with this fall’s imposing software lineup. I’ve been punctuating my lengthy Skyrim sessions with Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer matches (nice to see it supports splitscreen MP) and chapters from UNCHARTED 3‘s well-paced narrative. In my 20-year history of game playing, I can’t remember a fall game lineup that tops what we’re seeing on the PS3 right now. Inspiring!
What are you playing this weekend? What’s your all-time favorite fall lineup?
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I hope you remembered to set your clocks back an hour this morning. Rather than banking the extra hour for sleep, I invested it in a bonus hour of Batman: Arkham City. If you’ve played it, you already know how incredible a game it is, but I’d still like to finish it off before the next 9 days bring us Skyrim, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Modern Warfare 3.
It’s been a great launch for UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception, and more Drake-centric stories came through this week. You’ll also find pieces on Need for Speed: The Run, Battlefied 3 and Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the reading list below.
The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 31, 2011)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 Reads Your Final Fantasy XIII Save Data – Siliconera
- Ninja Gaiden 3 Isn’t All Bloody Swords, There Are Fire Dragons Too – Siliconera
- Our First Look at Battlefield 3′s Intense Back to Karkand Maps – Kotaku
- Want to find all the treasures in Uncharted 3? Use this – Destructoid
- Watch Need For Speed: The Run Through the Eyes of Michael Bay – Giant Bomb
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! San Francisco is suffering a bit of a cold spell, so it’s the perfect excuse to stay inside and finish UNCHARTED 3. And Batman: Arkham City. And Rage. And Dark Souls. And Shadow of the Colossus. And Dead Island. And Battlefield 3. All in preparation for this Tuesday, with the arrival of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Wish me luck!
In other happenings this week, Jeff took guest turn on Pulse with a valuable UNCHARTED 3 tip, Capcom showed off its 2012 PS3 lineup, the developers of upcoming PSN horror game Amy showed that survival is within reach, IO Interactive narrated a sequence from Hitman: Absolution, PSN announced a price reduction in the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket app for the remainder of the season, Naughty Dog released the full soundtrack to all three UNCHARTED games on PSN and iTunes, Brazil PlayStation.Blog manager Fabio Santana dished out new details on King of Fighters XIII, “Where is my Heart?” was revealed as a free PlayStation Plus title for 11/8, RPG Fate/EXTRA hit PSP, 2012 strategy RPG Rainbow Moon was confirmed as a PSN exclusive, and the creators of DUST 514 showed off the future of war in the form of the imposing Mobile Command Center.
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