PLAYSTATION NEWS AND REVIEWS
November 15th, 2008

The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone Recap

Courtesy of David “Point Man” Brothers

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Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

November 9th, 2008

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

With the last 2 weeks being the absolute busiest on the game-release calendar, most of the links I’ve shared are reviews: Resistance 2, Valkyria Chronicles, and some late-arriving stories on MotorStorm Pacific Rift and LittleBigPlanet.

What are you reading this week? Share your links below.

BTW, look for some changes to come to the blog late next week.

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 11/3)

November 8th, 2008

The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone Recap

Courtesy of David “Point Man” Brothers

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Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

  • The Exodus – Historical records from the Helghast 13th Scholastic Battalion reveal why the defeated Helghast colonists eventually left Vekta for Helghan.
  • Gotta Squash Them All – In his latest blog entry, Senior Programmer Frank Compagner describes the how and why of bugfixing during the development process.
November 2nd, 2008

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

Did you have a good time during Halloween? Did you dress up as a recognizable PlayStation videogame character? Did you take a picture? Then send it in to participate in our costume contest. And, lest you think you can just troll Google Docs - we’ll need you to be holding a PS3 controller or a PSP in the shot. And yes, I can tell a Photoshop fake pretty darn well. Click here for more details - you could win some good stuff.

If you’d like to share a link, please do so in the comments below - but be aware, it may take a little while for the comment to appear.

And wooooo Phillies!!!

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 10/27)

November 1st, 2008

The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone Recap

Courtesy of Cindy “Abigale” Bowens

This week in the SOCOM community, the big news was the latest patch! On Tuesday, Seth Luisi announced that Patch 1.20 was in production and would be launched as soon as possible. Later that day, he was able to announce that it would be available for download the following day (Wednesday) and he released the details of what this patch would address.

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Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

  • New Killzone 2 Single Player Trailer – The brand-new Killzone 2 Single Player trailer is out, and we’ve got streaming and HD downloadable versions available for your viewing pleasure.
October 26th, 2008

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

I wanted to use this space to specifically call out this link, written by fellow San Jose Earthquakes fan Owen Good of Kotaku:

Activison’s Ex is Now Playboy’s Miss November (And She Prefers Rock Band!)

Like well over 100,000 other readers, I clicked on the story for the article. And… eventually… I noticed the following quote:

She owns four consoles, a Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Xbox 360 and Xbox. But — and Sony fanboys, go get a glass of ice cold water for this next paragraph — she only plays on the PS3.

“Really, the PS3 or the 360? It’s like comparing a Lamborghini to a Pinto,” Grace said. She started playing on the PS3 when a now-ex boyfriend loaned one to her, and bought her own when Sony cut the price to $399.

-D Hey, my gf is in Vegas, I’m allowed to read these stories. Until tomorrow.

As usual, share your favorite links of the week in the comments area below.

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 10/20)

October 25th, 2008

The PSB, Insomniac & Killzone Recap

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Courtesy of Bryan Intihar - Community Manager, Insomniac Games

  • Full Moon Show: Episode 35 Live! With Ryan away this week, the Full Moon cast welcomes back a suddenly well-rested Marcus Smith to the podcast. We discuss the Resistance 2 public beta and take a look back at this massive game’s journey from the concept phase to going gold. We also go nuclear with this episode’s “Mystery Guest” segment, as Fallout 3’s Executive Producer Todd Howard calls in to talk about Bethesda’s highly anticipated role-playing game. Download the podcast here.
  • Beta.MyResistance.net: The Resistance 2 beta isn’t the only news coming out of this Chimeran-infested universe these days. We’re also on the verge of launching a new community site; an early version is available for your viewing pleasure right now. The current features (user profiles, the “Resistance ticker,” customizable leaderboards, news section, etc.) are really just a small taste of what the full site will offer. It goes live on November 4, the same day that Resistance 2 reaches U.S. store shelves.

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Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

  • The Helghan Era – An update to the storyline section reveals why the defeated Helghans traded their lives on Vekta for a new future on Helghan – and how they were approached by a mysterious third party called the ICSA.
October 19th, 2008

PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

Lots of travel = not a lot of time to read. Help me, and fellow readers of the PlayStation Blog, by sharing your favorite links of the week in the comments below.

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 10/13)

October 18th, 2008

The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone Recap

Courtesy of David “Point Man” Brothers

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Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

  • Imperfect Hero – We look at the design and animation of Sev, the new player character in Killzone 2. Will he be able to follow in Templar’s footsteps?
  • From Infancy to Maturity, Part 1 – Game Designer Simon Larouche talks about good multiplayer map design, starting with the high level design phase.
October 12th, 2008