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The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of February 22, 2010)

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Soundtrack Review – G4tv.com
• Yes, You Can Play Deadly Premonition In English On PS3 – Siliconera
• God of War III Blow Out – Kotaku
• God of War in Five Minutes – IGN
• 3D Dot Game Heroes Hands-on – IGN
• From customized systems to the return of “NBA Jam,” the Association’s biggest stars — including Kobe and LeBron — break down the league’s gaming scene. – ESPN
• 3D Dot Game Heroes Enhanced For North America – Siliconera
• Reaction Time: Insomniac Games Reflects On Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time – G4tv.com
• God of War III Lead Combat Designer Interview – G4tv.com
• Metareview: Heavy Rain – Joystiq
• Dragon Age’s Return to Ostagar DLC finally coming to PSN in two weeks – Joystiq
• Sony Computer Entertainment CEO on Motion Controls and the Year of the PlayStation 3 – Fast Company
• Hideo Kojima Joins Twitter, But You Won’t Be Able To Read It – G4tv.com
• Naughty Dog moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky – Destructoid
• Review: Soak up the experience of ‘Heavy Rain’ – Game Hunters
• 70MB of additional RAM unlocked for PS3 developers – Joystiq
• Footballers Pray For Heavy Rain – Kotaku
• Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Planned as MGS5 – PlayStation Portable News at IGN
• Review: Heavy Rain is unforgettable and intense – Examiner.com
• God of War III contest series — Week 1 – Destructoid
• Heavy Rain Taps Real Anxieties for Massive Story – GameLife
• Uncharted 2 Scribe Wins Writers Guild Award – GameLife
• God of War III eats up 35 gigs on a Blu-ray disc – Destructoid
• How An Insomniac Games Failure Created Today’s Ratchet & Clank – G4tv.com
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ Breaks Away and Flees with 10 Awards — PRNewswire
• PlayStation 3 Slim sweeps the 2009 Engadget Awards – Joystiq
• Geekadelphia Presents: Little Big Philadelphia « Geekadelphia
• PS3 Takes Home Three Awards in the 2009 Engadget Awards! — Engadget
• Preview: I want 3D Dot Game Heroes even more now – Destructoid
• Final Valkyria Chronicles DLC coming Feb. 25 – Destructoid
• ‘Uncharted 2′ prevails at awards show – USATODAY.com
• Heavy Rain looks like a video game breakthrough – SFChronicle

So if you follow the SonyPlayStation Twitter feed, you might have noticed this and this yesterday. For those who missed it, the first person to catch the correct BioShock 2 character reference (just for clarification, only I know the correct answer and it’s fairly straightforward) in this post – and submit it via comment IN THIS POST – will get this insanely cool Splicer mask and Box, courtesy of 2K (US only). Have at it! We’ll DM the winner via PSN, and will update here when we have one.

MAG Developer Tips: Sniper — Yes, the one you’re been dying to see. Or perhaps the video you didn’t want to see. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, snipers are a key part of MAG. LittleBigPlanet: This Week in DLC — Loads of White Knight goodies hit LBP this week, plus Savannah PSP action and more. The State of PlayStation Home — Your head of Home drops the lowdown on Home, the huge steps it has made and where it’s headed in the future. Coming to PSN this Week: Darksiders Demo — Many of you have been asking for a Darksiders Demo. Well, you got it! MAG Developer Tips: Leadership Roles — Are you a born leader? Can you take that leadership in to the Shadow War? I thought so. Coming to PSN this Week: echoshift — I’ve been waiting for this game. Verdict? It’ll get that brain of yours working. Realism of MLB 10: The Show — Let’s face it – MLB 10 shines in so many areas, but here you’ll see just how realistic this year’s Show is. Heavy Rain Out Today! — Just sinking my teeth in to it. Joy! Sweeping the Interactive Achievement Awards — UNCHARTED 2 sweeps up at the Interactive Achieve Awards. Don’t even try to act surprised! Coming to PSN this Week: Grandia PSOne Classic — And now we know there are lots of Grandia fans out there! MAG Developer Tips: Squad Leader — Next up in the tips department, Zipper Audio Manager, Mary Olson talks Squad Leader strategies. Coming to PSN Tomorrow: Age of Zombies PSP mini — Here’s the deal. Professor Brains wants to unleash a zombie apocalypse via a time portal. So you’ll have to smack down zombie trash and bust heads like Chuck Norris. Any relation to Jacob Norris? Coming to PSN Tomorrow: Greed Corp — This game appears to be all the rage. I *just* downloaded. Drop me some thoughts! Mall Madness Hits PlayStation Home with Hundreds of Items on Sale + New UNCHARTED, SOCOM, and Warhawk Costumes! — A humongous sale and a chunk of new costumes. And lots more of course! ModNation Racers PSP – Join the Nation & Score a Limited PSP Theme! — Theme it up with ModNation Racers on the PSP. MLB 10: The Show Joe Mauer Trailer, Themes & Best Buy Demo — Another heap of MLB 10: The Show news, and leading off is a new Joe Mauer trailer. MAG Developer Tips: Platoon Leader — Software Manager Mike Nicolino and Designer Marc Janas drop in to give you Platoon Leaders some great tips. The Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack Releases Today for UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves — Get old-school with this Drake’s Fortune MP pack on the PlayStation Store. PlayStation Comics Store Update — Check out We Will Bury You, which includes audio commentary from the creators Brea and Zane Grant. Plus, lots more in the land of digital comics… Castle Crashers for PSN: Progress Report — Many of you have asked about Castle Crashers, in this very post, mind you! Well, we tracked down The Behemoth and they responded. The Tester Episode 2 Featuring David Jaffe Available Today — Mr. Jaffe gets intimate with the crew of potential game testers in episode 2, free on PSN! Warhawk on PSN for $14.99 (Bwhaaa?!?) — LightBox Pres Dylan Jobe gives the down and dirty on the HUGE Warhawk sale on the PlayStation Store. THE EYE OF JUDGMENT LEGENDS Free Demo Available Today on PSN — Yes, it’s in demo form…and free, of course! PlayStation Store Update — Lots and lots of great content this week including echoshift, the God of War III demo, Greed Corp, UNCHARTED 2 DLC and so much more. God of War III Goes Gold, E3 Demo Now on PSN and New Gameplay Revealed Tonight on Spike’s GTTV! — Who caught the new gameplay on GTTV? PlayStation Network Video Content Update — Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, The Informant!, Everybody’s Fine, and The Box top the list of new movies this week, plus tons more movies and TV shows, to boot! MAG Developer Tips: OIC — The very last in our three-week tips series from Zipper is on the OIC, Officer in Charge. MLB 10: The Show – Road to the Show Enhancements — Check out the giant list of upgrades and enhancements Road to the Show gets in MLB 10: The Show. LittleBigPlanet: Sack it to Me – The “ZOMG, Two Million Levels!” Edition — Two million levels, plus featured levels and more from LBP.

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Patch Alert: MAG v1.03 – Does it change your strategies? You bet it does! MAG Represents on PSN – Extra, extra! Come get your official MAG themes and avatars now! MAG Developer Tips: OIC – Designer Ben Jones finishes out our Zip-Tips with the biggest job of them all. MAG Developer Tips: Platoon Leader – Zippers Marc and Mike unleash mad 32-boss knowledge. MAG Developer Tips: Squad Leader - Our resident Audio Manager, Mary Olson teaches you the basics. MAG Developer Tips: Leadership Roles – Audio Lead, Keith Sjoquist introduces you to the world of command. MAG Developer Tips: Sniper – UI Manager Steve Harris and Design Lead CJ Heine hook you up.

Else you will get the "You do not have enough free space" message even though it looks like you do.  So to download the 2671MB God of War III demo, you need 5342 MB free.

Hi everyone! It’s Kumi again. First, I wanted to thank everyone for reading the last post announcing the THE EYE OF JUDGMENT LEGENDS. Today, I’m back here to tell you that the free demo is available today on the PlayStation Store. So be sure to download it and start playing!

Once again, THE EYE OF JUDGMENT LEGENDS is a digital card-based game that lets you collect, trade, and battle magical creatures on the move that combines card trading, magic, and adventure with the freedom to play wherever players want. Today, I’d like to inform you about the details of two exciting features!

Story Mode:
Yes, there will be Story mode in the PSP version! Story mode is the core single player mode in THE EYE OF JUDGMENT LEGENDS. The story contains an intricate plot and is divided up into a series of chapters. In the demo, you will get to experience the first three chapters of the story mode. If you play all three chapters, it will unlock a rare demo-specific card which can be carried over to the full game, so make sure to play all chapters!

Multiplayer Mode:
Both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes are supported in the full game. In Ad Hoc mode, you can enjoy head to head battles with other players and trade game cards. Infrastructure mode lets you battle against other players from around the world as well as accessing online ranking. In the demo, you will have a chance to experience the Ad hoc mode (excludes card-trading feature).

And another cool surprise, is that the save data you create when playing the demo can be carried over to the full game (excluding the story mode progress).

Okay, now go and play the demo today! Enjoy!

It’s been so long since I’ve posted here on the blog it feels like a bazillion years ago!

OK, maybe not a bazillion but… its more than two years after our initial release and tons of players around the world are still having a blast playing Warhawk. We in the industry call that “sticky” and I assure you it’s not as gross as it sounds ;-)

But we want even more players to enjoy the fun of Warhawk’s fast-paced warfare, So…

I’m posting here today is to announce a sale of inflatable gorilla proportions! Starting today here in the United States, you’ll be able to download Warhawk for $14.99!

BWHAAAA?!?!

And…the Booster Packs are just $4.99 each (or you can get all three expansions for $9.99)

Omega Dawn Booster Pack

Operation: Broken Mirror

Operation: Fallen Star

Now of course it’s for a LIMITED TIME as all great offers are, so you’ve got only two weeks to get your hands on one of the best multiplayer games on the PS3 for only $14.99.

We can’t wait to have a bunch of new players join our community and if you’re a Warhawk player that just hasn’t picked up all the Boosters — Now’s the perfect time!

A lot has changed for us over the last year — we started our new studio LightBox Interactive, moved to Austin, and we’ve been cranking on the development of our new game that both our Warhawk fans *and* new players are going to love! The team and I are wicked excited about how it’s shaping up and we can’t wait to tell you all about it.

Be sure to stay tuned to the blog for more info on our upcoming game!

…and our next Warhawk Tournament :-)

Rock on,

-dylan

Hello PlayStation.Blog residents. Emil Ayoubkhan here from The Behemoth. We were graciously granted access to the blog to update everyone on our progress with Castle Crashers for PSN.

I’m here today to talk about our new volleyball minigame that we will be including in our upcoming version of Castle, but before I get into that, let’s talk about the release date. This is pretty straightforward actually as we don’t have one yet. We’re looking to finish sometime this year and as soon as we can narrow it down to a specific month, we will be able to talk about this more.

Now back to the to volleyball minigame. Here are some of the finer points:

Play co-op or vs your buddies

It’s basically like playing volleyball with your friends but you get to replace good sportsmanship with explosions, magic, and weaponry. As we get closer to the release, we’ll start revealing some more features and additions. What will they be? How will they work? What will they do? Stay tuned for more.

-Emil

As we revealed over at IGN two weeks ago, the new “Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack” for UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves is available today on the PlayStation Store.

The “Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack” includes two maps and six character skins inspired by Nathan Drake’s debut adventure, UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune. The six skins are available $2.99 and the two maps are available for $3.99 – or you can get all of skins and maps in a convenient, value-priced bundle for $5.99.

Check out some of the new character renders of the skins included in the Pack:

You can view and download the full set of character renders from the Naughty Dog Flickr page.

So, you may be thinking to yourself, “What are these skins and maps exactly?” We’re glad you asked. Read on for detailed descriptions of our “Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack” content.

TWO new maps, available in all competitive multiplayer game types and in the co-op arena game types, inspired by locations found in UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune.

The Flooded Ruins
Based on UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune Chapter 10 – The Customs House, players will find themselves fighting in the midst of a thunderstorm, complete with rain, thunder and lightning. The Flooded Ruins is an asymmetrical map centered on the Customs House building, which is surrounded on one side by multiple two-story buildings and many flanking routes – you’ll need to stay on your toes and watch your back. The Customs House itself provides the advantage of higher ground if you manage to take the center sniper perch, where you can dispatch your opponents or call out their positions to your teammates. Watch out for incoming grenades!

The Facility
Based on the submarine bay in UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune Chapter 18 – The Bunker, The Facility is centered on a rusted out U-boat that has been left to rot in its dry dock. This fairly symmetrical map works well with all game types. Players can hide in dark corners, snipe from the control tower, or go guns blazing into combat. Look out for the moving cargo on the upper levels – it can block your shots or cut off an escape route at a very inopportune moment!

SIX new multiplayer skins based on characters from UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune.

The Multiplayer Pack also unlocks 12 NEW Trophies – 11 Bronze and 1 Silver – to earn as you play:

Downloading the either the maps or the bundle unlocks the Trophies within the in-game multiplayer menu. You can gain progress towards completing these new Trophies in any game type that fits the Trophy criteria.

Purchasing the skins only will NOT unlock the additional Trophies.

We’ve also made sure that all our players can play from the same matchmaking pool regardless of whether they have purchased the maps or not – head over to NaughtyDog.com to read about how we’re doing this and how to change your profile settings.