 Gaming Union | These Are The Games To Pick From Sony's List Of Free PS3/PSP Titles For PSN ... lalawag LittleBigPlanet (PSP) – A portable version of the PS3 game – it's got completely different levels if you were worried about getting both LittleBigPlanet titles. ModNation Racers – A GoKart racer (Think Mario Kart), but with the ability to create and ... PlayStation Network to Be Fully Restored This Week, Says Sony Sony and Sony Computer Entertainment Announce Full Restoration of PlayStation ... Sony's horrible year is not over yet |
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
These Are The Games To Pick From Sony's List Of Free PS3/PSP Titles For PSN ... - lalawag
PS3 PSN Store back online by end of the week - Punch Jump
 Reuters UK | PS3 PSN Store back online by end of the week Punch Jump The company said users can now purchase and download games and video content from the Playstation Store on the PS3 and PSP. Restoration of Video on Demand and Music Unlimited services powered by Qriocity will be announced later. ... Full PSN service to be restored by the end of the week PSN services to be fully restored this week Sony: 'Full PSN Services' return this week, including store |
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sony to "Remaster" PSP Games on the PS3
New HD graphics, cross-platform multiplayer, saved game that travel between devices: Sony's PlayStation Portable Remaster Series is the real deal. ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Sunday, May 29, 2011
PlayStation Fans: Watch E3 Online Right Here
Last year, we invited three hundred fans into our press conference. This year, we’re shooting for a million.
You’ve been requesting it, so for the first time, we'll be broadcasting the entirety of the PlayStation press conference directly into this Blog. Additionally, we're setting up a mini-studio in the PlayStation booth, and we'll be bringing in developers while the show floor is open for interviews, live demos and to answer your questions via a built-in chat module. It all starts right here on June 6th.
UPDATE: We’ve got several hundred more entries than we’ve got spots open, so we’re cutting off the entries now. We’ll grade the papers over the next few days and contact winners by email. Thanks for entering!
Since this is an LA event, we'd still like to do something for some of our Southern California fans. Because our press conference is already at capacity, we unfortunately won't be able to get anyone into building (again, everyone can watch the livestream right here). However, we were able to secure over one hundred 3-day passes to the E3 Expo, where attendees can visit our booth and go hands-on with NGP and our stellar PS3 lineup as a guest of PlayStation.
We want to make sure only the biggest local PlayStation fans get in, so instead of having folks queue up in the unpredictable Spring weather (as has been the case in past years), we've created a web quiz you can take from the comfort of [wherever you are sitting].
Here are a few things to note:
- E3 takes place from June 7-9th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, so you'll obviously need to be in SoCal during that time to attend. Don't bother taking the quiz if you won't be there!
- You must be 18 or older to attend E3 – that's their rule! Your ID will be checked when you go to pick up your badge, so if you're under 18… don't bother taking the quiz!
- E3 badges are non-transferable, so if you're not sure if you're going to be able to attend… don't bother taking the quiz!
- The information we're asking for (name & email address only) is required for all attendees by the ESA, who run the E3 Expo. We won't ask for any additional info!
- We'll grade quizzes and select winners by late next week, and contact winners via email with information on how to pick up your passes.
Good luck!
PlayStation Blog Red Dead Delivers
Rockstar Games loves its sandbox games and I love Rockstar Games. This is one of the best PS3 games I've played in a very long time and I'm certain I'll still be playing for a long while to come. The single player has an involved story that keeps your attention and is entertaining. It actually felt like I was watching a western film in the cutscenes. The gameplay is fun and addictive, like ... ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Resistance Dual Pack Deploying This July
Missed out on the first two Resistance games? Don't worry, I'm not mad. I'm just here to tell you that soon there will be a way for you to catch up on the war with the Chimera before the epic third chapter, Resistance 3, comes out on September 6th. All the cool kids are doing it. Plus, you'll get some pretty sweet exclusive bonuses.
Introducing the Resistance Dual Pack! Releasing in the North America this July 5th, you'll be able to purchase Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 together in one convenient package – at one convenient price. For only $ 39.99 (MSRP) you can experience the thrilling journey of Nathan Hale as he fights back the invading alien force known as the Chimera. And it comes just in time for you to be ready for Resistance 3. How could it get any better?
I'll tell you how it can get better! Bonus content, that's how! Alongside the first two games you will also receive:
- The Resistance 2 Aftermath Multiplayer Map Pack
- Resistance 2 Skin Bundle
- Resistance 2 Wraith Skin multiplayer weapon
That's $ 10 worth of content for free. Or, as I like to think of it: Being able to buy a really big sandwich at lunch – for free!
But settle down, folks. That's not even the best part. Also included in this bundle is an exclusive multiplayer skin for the upcoming Resistance 3. Take a look for yourself.
Yes, the beanie is back! Exclusive only to this dual pack is a voucher code for the Capelli SRPA skin. So, if you want to dominate your foes in Resistance 3 multiplayer as the gruffer and buffer version of Capelli from the Resistance 2 days, you need to pick up this Dual Pack.
When I said I wasn't mad at you if you haven't played the first two Resistance games, I was telling the truth. In fact, I'm ecstatic that you now have the opportunity to play both of these critically acclaimed titles at a great price with great bonus content. Heck, even if you have played the label off of the first two, you could buy it for your friend and get them addicted (You can keep the Capelli Skin for yourself – I won't tell). So, if you are new to the Resistance universe or want to relive the thrill all over again, you can't go wrong when you pick up the Resistance Dual Pack. After all, September 6th is right around the corner…
PlayStation Blog inFAMOUS 2 Hero Edition
 | Buy New: $ 99.99 New (1) from $ 99.99 | |
| True superhero experience as you discover what it means to be a true superhero with epic boss battles and powerful cinematic sequences, Collectable set of inFAMOUS extras included with this special edition, All-new open dynamic world explore a vibrant world in the city of New Marais with increased interactivity and destruction using dynamic parkour moves, Create and share original missions with a built-in tool set that function as side quests (more) | ||
Saturday, May 28, 2011
PS3 Gets a Wireless Surround Sound Headset From Sony
Sony today announced a new PlayStation 3 headset/headphones it will be releasing in September. It features a retractable microphone so that it can be used purely as headphones for those times you don't need the mic in getting in the way (like listening to music or playing offline games). The PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset also includes 7.1 virtual surround sound. There are buttons for volume and ... ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Friday, May 27, 2011
GT Academy: Silverstone, Here We Come!
The time has come! We are now a little more than a week away from crowning the first winner of GT Academy here in the US. This weekend, the nation's top 16 Gran Turismo 5 players will be making their way across the ocean to participate in the final phase of GT Academy, an intense week-long racing camp to be held at the Silverstone Circuit in the U.K. Participants will be judged by an expert panel of racing veterans, judging each competitor's performance behind the wheel of real Nissan race cars, as well as through other grueling challenges designed to push their physical and mental stamina to the limits. The person who is judged to have the most natural talent and potential to succeed as a professional race car driver will be crowned the first GT Academy champion in the US.
Watch a recap of what went down in March at the National Finals event, where the nation's top 32 GT5 players, who made it through a field of over 53,000 entrants, faced off to determine which 16 would make the trip to Silverstone to compete in real cars for a shot at being GT Academy champion.
The GT Academy champion will go on to train with elite race coaches and drivers before competing as part of a professional racing team. If the champion truly has what it takes, he will go on to take part in major international races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, just like the first European GT Academy winner, Lucas Ordonez, who will race at Le Mans in a few weeks. In just three short years, Lucas has gone from grad student to making his first appearance on Le Mans… and the US GT Academy champion could be joining him there in a few years!
Congratulations from Sony, Polyphony Digital and Nissan North America to these truly amazing 16 individuals. We wish them all good luck.
The top 16, in no particular order:
Bryan Heitkotter, Christopher Roberts, Jason Miller, Andre Gomes, John Wilding, Christopher Morton, Kris Norris, Gregory Russell, Connor Clifford, Phillip Arscott, Nick Fontana, Rich Pratt, Glenn McGee Howle, Steve Driscoll, Sean Johnston, Jose Cedeno
Join us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and happenings direct from Silverstone next week, and watch for the GT Academy reality show to debut on the Speed Channel this fall.
PlayStation Blog PSP Games Getting Remastered for the PS3
It's looking like Sony wants to try and extend the life of some of its portable titles by announcing a new "PSP Remaster" program. What it does is take existing PSP games and then remaster each one for the PS3 , adding in support for the DualShock 3, HD graphics, and even some stereoscopic 3D graphics. The games will be released on Blu-ray discs though I feel some should go the downloadable ... ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Thursday, May 26, 2011
LA Noire [PS3 / Xbox 360 / PC] - Exclaim!
 Develop | LA Noire [PS3 / Xbox 360 / PC] Exclaim! By Joshua OstroffRockstar Games will always be known as the Grand Theft Auto guys, but the house the Houser Brothers built has always had higher ambitions than the political uproar over dead digital hookers would indicate. ... 'LA Noire' LA Noire review L. A. Noire stumbles in the end, but is still worth the attention |
PS3 Game Resale Prices Suffering During PSN Downtime - Report
Gamers are understandably upset after three weeks of PlayStation Network downtime, developers are losing out on potential sales, and the resale value of PS3 games is reportedly taking a hit. According to VideoGamePriceCharts.com , which tracks the prices of videogames sold through online shops like Amazon and eBay, the average resale price of 10 select PS3 games has dropped 7.4% since the ... ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
God of War III: How to Make a Monster
Call me late to the party, but I've been flipping through Ballistic Publishing‘s 272-page opus The Art of God of War III — and I like it. It reads like a cookbook for wannabe creature creators, chronicling God of War III's evolving monster designs throughout the game's extensive development process. The luscious artwork is accompanied by insightful commentary and anecdotes from the game's visual development artists and the phenoms at Sony Santa Monica Studios.
In addition to pages and pages of unseen concept art and reference sketches, The Art of God of War III showcases characters and creatures that didn't make it into the final version of the game, including several monster designs that were (sadly) left on the cutting-room floor.
Which creature design is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Art by Andy Park
Chimera
"This is a creature I initially designed way back during the previous game, God of War II.… I designed the Chimera thinking of the three personalities of the creature: lion, goat, and snake. They are one being, but they have three different brains and therefore, three different personalities. This illustration showcases the creature in all its vicious glory; with three heads vying to be the one that gets to kill the infamous Kratos. It's a battle against Kratos and its inner self." — Andy Park, Visual Development Artist, God of War III
Art by Izzy Medrano
Argus
"Definitely the tragedy of the game for the character department….After lots of sketches, including a pretty bad-ass multi-limbed elephant, the final design was a monstrosity covered with eyes meant to look like a very uncomfortable viral outbreak. It was this freakish frog-type thing with no mouth. I imagined that it would make an awful deep rumbling when out of camera, and all you would hear aside from that was the buzz of blood-bloated flies that follow it everywhere it went. I gave him the name Argus to tie in with the hundred-eyed shepherd from the old myths, and it stuck.
After he was modeled and built, he got scrapped because it was felt that he was too alien-looking. So I went back to the drawing board and came up with a hulking monster with one huge arm that also had tons of eyes all over his body in a herpes-like pattern. We even got the tech working so that all the eyes would follow Kratos, but he was scrapped again due to time constraints." — Izzy Medrano, Visual Development Artist
Art by Andrew Kim and Cecil Kim
Hades
"The God of the Underworld needed to be a big imposing guy….There were a lot of discussions regarding what would be revealed when Hades' helmet was finally pulled off in the game….Here, we experimented as if Hades took the souls into his own body and used them as some kind of weapon. The original concept called for these horrifying tentacles — each with their own head — almost as if Hades had all these demons within him trying to escape. In the end, this design felt out of place and we gave Hades a simpler, but still terrifying, skeletal burn-victim-like face." — Andrew Kim, Visual Development Artist, God of War III
Art by Andy Park
Centaur General and Female Centaur
"I wanted to create a look that was a departure from the original Centaur in the first God of War. I designed a more intelligent, and more imposing, Centaur that would act as a general in the Olympian army…He ended up feeling raw, brutal, and very intimidating.
I also got to design a female version of the Centaur that was unfortunately not used in the game. This time I gave the horse part of the creature white fur and tried to have a more slender feel to it while still maintaining a bulk necessary to keep it intimidating. These were really fun to design." — Andy Park, Visual Development Artist, God of War III
Art by Andy Park
Satyr
"The Satyr is half-man and half-goat. I did a bunch of variations on what this character could look like, but I also kept in mind that this creature needed to be very agile, and even acrobatic…In the end, I gave the Satyr a more man-like, creature-esque face, and gave the armor a more goat-like feel. I saw it as the Satyr hiding his true visage with him denying his more human side." — Andy Park, Visual Development Artist, God of War III
Art by Izzy Medrano
Cerberus
"The Cerberus was a really exciting project. I eventually came up with this really awesome burnt and tortured beast that was pregnant with little magma fireballs that would launch out of the central blind head's throat. I wanted them to feel like they were so violent and aggressive because of they constant pain they were in, hence the chains woven through and underneath their skin and the awful burn scarring. In the end, this version got scrapped in favor of a concept from the very first game. I was really sad to see her go." — Izzy Medrano, Visual Development Artist
Art by Andy Park
Poseidon Tentacles
"This is the design of the tentacles that protrude out of the main body of the Poseidon creature. It's an amalgamation of the Hippocampus, crustacean parts, and water. In its open state, I designed the crab-like legs protruding from its back to mimic the shape of Poseidon's Trident. In its closed state, it acts simply as a crazy claw-like creature that then opens up to reveal the sea horse within." — Andy Park, Visual Development Artist
Want to see more monsters, character concept art, environment paintings and weapons that didn't make the cut? Check out The Art of God of War III from Ballistic Publishing and let us know what you think!
PlayStation Blog Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Some PSP Games to be Playable on PS3, Also Remastered in HD - Nerd Reactor
 USA Today | Some PSP Games to be Playable on PS3, Also Remastered in HD Nerd Reactor Remastered games will be playable with the Dual Shock 3, have exclusive content, and even 3D support. The PSP and PS3 games will share save data, so you can play at home, or anywhere else without much interruption. So far the program has only been ... PSP Games Go HD To The PS3 PSP games coming to PS3 via Remaster series PS3 Playstation Store likely to be back online tonight |
PSP Games Go HD To The PS3 - Co-Optimus.com
 Gaming Union | PSP Games Go HD To The PS3 Co-Optimus.com Sony is launching a campaign for popular PSP games to be remastered in HD on the PS3. The first game to be remastered from PSP to PS3 is Monster Hunter Portable 3rd- in Japan. We're not sure what games will be released from PSP to PS3 in North America ... PSP games coming to PS3 via Remaster series Sony announces PSP Remastered Games for PS3: Monster Hunter 3 Sony to "Remaster" PSP Games on the PS3 |
Monday, May 23, 2011
PSP Remaster Series Coming To PS3, First Title Announced
Today Sony announced a new line of PS3 games it's dubbing the PSP Remaster series -- PSP games that have been upgraded with HD graphics and much more. Here are the first details. Those who are worried that Sony intends to release a bunch of lackluster PSP ports can rest easy: In addition to the HD visuals, Sony is promising new content for the games, plus control schemes designed for the PS3 ... ps3 games - Yahoo! News Search Results
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Sony to "Remaster" PSP Games on the PS3 - PC Magazine
 Gaming Union | Sony to "Remaster" PSP Games on the PS3 PC Magazine You got your PSP in my PS3! Sony has just announced plans to transport titles from its PlayStation Portable library to the PlayStation 3—but this isn't just going to be an emulator-style port. The games in Sony's new PlayStation Portable Remaster ... PSP Games Coming to PS3 With HD Visuals, Extra Content Sony to offer HD remastered PSP games on PS3 "Remastered" PSP Games Coming To PS3 |
UNCHARTED 3: A Peek Behind the Digital Curtain
The blockbuster success of James Cameron's Avatar proved what many gamers and game developers already knew: Motion capture is the future of performance. The film's groundbreaking use of mocap technology caught the attention of Hollywood and the game industry, raising interest in perfecting the nascent craft with a combination of new technology, refined processes, and good old-fashioned acting chops.
"We've developed a unique process for motion capture and performance capture for games," UNCHARTED 3 Creative Director Amy Hennig explained during a recent tour of Naughty Dog's cutting-edge new mocap studio in Culver City, California. "We're kind of ahead of the pack." Hennig described the evolution of the UNCHARTED series' motion capture technology, beginning with the humble stage used to record UNCHARTED: Drake's Fortune. It was an outdated, uncomfortable place to perform, equipped with a camera array that painted the room with eye-searing red light. And its poor acoustics made dialog recording impossible, so in-game speech had to be added later.
"We cast very carefully, that's step one in any project. If you cast hastily or badly, you're screwed forever. If you cast well, you can write any piece of crap and they'll make it sound wonderful. Trust me, I've done it!"
— Amy Hennig, Creative Director, UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception
Following UNCHARTED's breakout success, Naughty Dog upgraded to the vastly more sophisticated facilities at the House of Moves for UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves, a game that further strained the boundaries of cinematic game storytelling. The House of Moves facilities featured an integrated sound stage that enabled Naughty Dog's team to record dialog while simultaneously capturing the actor's physical performances — a then-unheard of process that is quickly becoming the gold standard for video-game performances.
An array of 86 infra-red cameras capture the actors’ physical performances with eerie precision. The studio's integrated soundstage lets the actors deliver their lines seamlessly along with their movements.
Now, with UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception, the team is shooting on its very own cutting-edge mocap set, the culmination of years of pioneering experimentation in game storytelling. Though the sets and props are largely virtual, Hennig and her team make frequent comparisons to shooting for television. "We don't have the luxury of writing a big script in an ivory tower," she explained. "We have an outline that we work from and we write the scenes as we go." That looser approach gives Hennig and her storytelling team the flexibility to adapt to script changes or make tweaks based on a performer's strengths. "As the writer, I get to learn the actor's voices — their cadences, their idiosyncrasies, and I write them right in," Hennig said. "Their characters become infused with their personalities."
UNCHARTED 3's high-tech motion capture process converts the actor's movements into 3D datam which displays in real time over a simple approximation of the game environment. Later, animators and artists adjust the mocap data and drop it into the final game.
Actor Nolan North — who performs as series frontman Nathan Drake but also boasts an impressive resume of film, TV, animation and game performance work — raved about working with Hennig's team on the UNCHARTED series. "I find that movie stars aren't that interested in doing games, but actors are. There is a freedom and a beauty of doing this that's like going back to the roots of black-box theater. It's collaborative; it's the true actor experience." North also pointed out a rapid shift in the perception of video game performances among actors. "It's changed. I know people who used to do video games and told me, 'oh, eventually you'll move on to animation.' And now they're trying to get back into games!"
"This might surprise some people, but we don't just play Drake and Sully. Sometimes I'm mocapping the guy whose neck I'm breaking! Sometimes we play as the bad guys…in UNCHARTED 2's train sequence, you'll notice that one soldier runs with a bit of a limp. That's me, chasing me, and getting blown up by propane tanks."
— Nolan North (as Nathan Drake)
This humble array of sandbags and carpentry will be transformed into a realistic vehicle in the digital world of UNCHARTED 3. (Right) Naughty Dog pioneered the process of capturing motion and dialog simultaneously for video game performances, eliminating the disjointed feel found in some other game performances.
"Amy writes a great script. It's like a strong tree, and we just branch from it," Nolan North says. "If you let actors go too much with ad-libbing, when you don't have a strong story structure, it becomes a mess. We do our thing, and then Naughty Dog takes it and makes magic."
PlayStation Blog Saturday, May 21, 2011
Mortal Kombat Now Playable Online on PS3 - 1UP.com
 Gamepur | Mortal Kombat Now Playable Online on PS3 1UP.com Even with the PlayStation Network returning last Saturday, bringing with it the ability to play PS3 games online for the first time since April 20, Mortal Kombat remained an offline game for many. That's because online play ... Mortal Kombat Online Pass Waived Free Mortal Kombat Multiplayer Weekend While PS Store Is Down |
Friday, May 20, 2011
Some 'LA Noire' Players Report Overheating, Unwanted Shut Downs - PC Magazine
 Globe and Mail | Some 'LA Noire' Players Report Overheating, Unwanted Shut Downs PC Magazine On its support forum, Rockstar said it has received "a few tickets about some isolated crashes/freezes," and posted a few suggestions to get the game working again. First, users should delete their "LA Noire" game data from the PS3 Game Data Utility, ... PS3 Review – LA Noire Rockstar Games Claims PS3 Firmware 3.61 is Overheating Older Models LA Noire Video Game Crashing Xbox 360 and PS3 Consoles |
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