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This week, we've got an extra-juicy PlayStation Store update for those who survived the lean times of the last couple of weeks. There is, of course, the Mass Effect 3 demo, as well as Grand Theft Auto IV available for a full game. More »
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The best physical attributes of the PlayStation Vita are the machine's big screen and twin analog sticks. More »
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The reboot of the car combat standard-bearer Twisted Metal arrives on Valentine's Day for PS3. Also, though you can't play them until Feb. 22, many of the launch titles for the PlayStation Vita become available in North America this week. UFC Undisputed 3 for Xbox 360 and PS3 also arrives Tuesday. More »
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When Sony was hacked in 2011, it was major news. People's personal information was put at risk. This latest PlayStation password story is not major news. It shouldn't even be on television. More »
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The most recent PlayStation Store update has quietly delivered five PS Vita titles—discoverable by search—that show the digital versions costing between $3 and $5 less than their retail versions. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883573&view=rss&microfeed=true The Killzone official Twitter feed today said the PlayStation Network release of the original Killzone has been indefinitely delayed. It had been scheduled for a Jan. 24 release. [h/t LulzJager] More »
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This week, there's a good amount of solid stuff new at the PlayStation store; it ain't the horn of plenty that we've seen in the past, but it's certainly better than the cursed wasteland that was last week's PlayStation Store update. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883442&view=rss&microfeed=true PS3 exclusive Journey, from Jenova Chen's Thatgamecompany, is now done, with Sony "working on" a release date. Can't. Wait. [Kotaku AU] More »
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Check out the latest trailer for Shoot Many Robots, the upcoming XBLA, PSN, and PC downloadable that casts you as a survivor of the robot apocalypse. More »
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A routine bit of maintenance on the PlayStation Network last week has gone a little pear-shaped, it seems, with users in Europe complaining that post-update they've been unable to access content they've already paid for. More »
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38 Studios' action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leads the list of new titles deploying this week. Other big names include Resident Evil: Revelations and The Darkness II. More »
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Skullgirls, Revenge Labs downloadable game coming sometime soon ("early 2012" is the latest word) on PSN and Xbox Live, is a 2D fighter with a heavy multiplayer component. That doesn't mean it doesn't have a story explaining who its characters are, how they acquired their skills and powers, and just what the heck "Skullgirl" means, anyway. More »
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In an email to PlayStation Network subscribers, Sony told subscribers that their PlayStation Network accounts will now be known as "Sony Entertainment Network" accounts. Not that this does away with PlayStation Network as a name. Sony says PSN "will be aligned with Sony Entertainment Network." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882250&view=rss&microfeed=true According to Sony, the PlayStation Store's search function is buggy and not working. The Tokyo-based electronics company is investigating and working on a fix. Sit tight. [PlayStation Japan] More »
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Konami has confirmed that the beloved beat-em-up The Simpsons Arcade is coming to consoles, and sooner than you expected. Not only does it get here, like, Friday (on Xbox Live), it'll be available free to PlayStation Plus subscribers when PSN gets it on Tuesday Feb. 7. More »
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Some weeks, the PlayStation Store has a whole bunch of cool new digital content. Other weeks, not so much. This week falls a bit into the latter category, though there are two exciting demos out—the Syndicate co-op demo (which looks pretty cool), and the multiplayer demo for the new Twisted Metal. More »
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The first big release week of 2012 gives us Final Fantasy XIII-2, NeverDead and SoulCalibur V. Downloadable content includes an extension for Dead Island. More »
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Kyoto-based Q-Games revealed today that its PSN title PixelJunk Eden would be headed to Steam. More »
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Coming later this month to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, Puddle is a fluid dynamics platformer that follows various fluids as they travel through a garden hose, a rocket engine, the human body, and more. More »
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Sony's PlayView tech is bringing truly high def imagining to the PlayStation 3. As with most new applications, somebody's figured out that one way to show off this new tech is not necessarily only with Monster Hunter strategy guides, but also with photos of, yes, pretty ladies. More »
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ScaryGirl, a platformer based on Nathan Jurevicius's graphic novel, has been released on Xbox Live Arcade, with a PSN release scheduled for next week and a "coming soon" release date for PC. More »
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Some good stuff in this week's PlayStation store update. We've got full-game downloads for a number of solid titles, including Crysis 2, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and individual downloads for the HD versions of both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. That latter one, in particular, is certainly worth $20, even if you played it on PS2. More »
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Season three of Sony's The Tester sees competitors doing completely ridiculous things for a chance at a production associate at PlayStation's Santa Monica Studio. What sort of ridiculous things? See for yourself. More »
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What if I told you Square Enix and Tik games were coming out with a game based on the celebrated and psychedelic characters of Nathan Jurevicious next week? What if I told you I've played it and it was a ton of fun? What if I told you it reminded me of one of my favorite PS1 platformers of all time? Would you be as curious as I am as to why nobody has been talking about this game? Of course you possibly might! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876096&view=rss&microfeed=true On January 24, Killzone - the original PS2 entry in the series - will be released on the PlayStation Network. It'll cost $10. [Game Informer] More »
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Plenty of updates as usual to the PlayStation online store, with full downloadable games Choplifter HD, Crazy Machines Elements, Toy Story 3: The Video Game (There's a Toy Story 3 video game? Hmm.), as well as the earlier-than-expected demo for Capcom's Asura's Wrath. More »
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Every night across the globe, kids log into Xbox Live and game online. They should be studying or sleeping, but they're gaming. Except in South Korea. More »
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The new year is still getting off to a slow start. Highlights this week are entirely downloadable titles, for PS3, Xbox 360 and on the 3DS eShop, where Zen Pinball releases on Thursday. More »
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The creepy survival-horror game Amy, about a psychic girl caught up in a zombie-like pandemic, is due for release on Wednesday on Xbox Live, where it will cost 800 Microsoft Points. Alright. It's due out on Tuesday on PlayStation Network, for a price of $12.99. That means the game is effectively $3 more on the PS3. More »
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Sega announced this morning that both House of the Dead 3 and House of the Dead 4 will be coming to the PS3 as downloadable titles on the PlayStation Network. Both will include Move support. More »
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It's slim pickings this week for new additions to the PlayStation store, with a full-game download of the often-overlooked but quite enjoyable Darksiders leading the way for full retail releases. Rock Band 3 gets some good-times pop rock tunes, and Rocksmith gets a whole bunch of Black Keys DLC, which I would imagine is a lot like Jimi Hendrix DLC only not quite as good. (Zing!) More »
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While the final PlayStation Store update of 2011 might not be the overstuffed smorgasbord of new content Sony fans are used to, it makes up for its short stature with the star power of Sam Fisher and the Stranger. More »
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This week on the PlayStation store, we've got a bunch of new stuff—the gut-check approved Trine 2 is available as a download, as is the venerable Sonic CD and a digital version of the popular party game Apples to Apples. L.A. Noire joins a hefty list of full-game downloads, along with a ton of updates and bundles for just about every game ever. More »
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Though many have plunged in with early access privileges, Tuesday is the official launch date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, one of the most anticipated MMOs in years. Other releases include Trine 2 on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live and, yes, Postal III is still listed for release on Tuesday over Steam. More »
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I Am Alive's promising a more intimate type of post-apocalypse and this tenderly narrated teaser gives a fresh look at the game's world and hazards. The clip also offers glimpses of how ravaged the world's become after the ill that's befallen it and how you can help other get through the future's tough times. Be sure to check out Kirk Hamilton's preview for more details on I Am Alive. More »
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This week on the PlayStation store, the pickings are slimmer for new games than they've been, but there is still some fun stuff to be found. Alice: Madness Returns arrives as a downloadable game, with a full-game trial for PlayStation Plus users. Rocksmith owners will have a chance to download some killer Megadeth tracks, which is never a bad thing, and there are a whole grip of game videos (yay!) to tide you over through the holidays, including the trailer for Naughty Dog's just-announced The Last of Us, which beats trying to watch it on YouTube. More »
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You can keep your Command & Conquer Generals 2 and The Last of Us; for me the biggest news out of the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards wasn't a new game but the return of something old: Tony Hawk. More »
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Downloadable content for Battlefield, Assassin's Creed, and Gears of War highlights an otherwise slow week for new releases. Don't forget the Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue series coming to the PS3 and in Pinball FX2 on the 360. More »
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Can't get enough Duke Nukem? (That's—I say, that's a rhetorical question, son, you're not supposed to answer it.) Well, good. Gearbox done whomped up even more DLC for the game. More »
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Even though it lived under the radar when it first came out, FPS/third-person hybrid Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath managed to win a loyal cult following in the years since its 2005 release. So, news of a remastered HD edition was met by joyous surprise by those who loved the Western-inflected shooter from Oddworld Inhabitants. Stranger's Wrath HD is being handled by Just Add Water and they're showing off the work done so far in a new post on the official PlayStation Blog, accompanied by news that the game's going to be available for download on 12/27 for $14.99 More »
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