PLAYSTATION NEWS AND REVIEWS
February 23rd, 2010

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 - DS (E 10)

The Dark Signers return seeking eternal supremacy over New Domino City and the citizens of Satellite. Based on the immensely popular Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated series and building off the success of Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2009, duelists pick up the action after the Fortune Cup and begin deep within the secret society Arcadia Movement. 5D’s Story Mode offers new stages torn from the animated series with all new characters to interact with or jump into Free Duel mode to get right into one-on one-action. Added and upgraded features include turbo duel racing, puzzle solving maps, and race challenges never before seen in previous World Championship titles.

Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo & Kazooie - Xbox 360 (E)

Join Sonic and Sega All-Stars in an all-new, high-speed, racetrack showdown! Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle under lush rainforest canopies and tear through bustling cityscapes. Jostle against 20 challengers including Super Monkey Ball’s AiAi, Amigo from Samba and the evil Dr. Eggman in your unique character vehicle. Stay ahead of the pack by dodging traps and launching outrageous character moves such as the invincible Super Sonic or the Banana Blitz assault of monkey balls!

  • Party racing fun Battle it out in single player, challenge your friends in 4 player split-screen or compete in 8 player online action! Game modes include Grand Prix, Arcade and Time Attack.
  • All your favorite racers Choose from 20 different characters from the Sonic & Sega universe including Sonic, Tails, AiAi and Amigo.
  • High Velocity Vehicles Every character drives their own unique vehicle including sports cars, bikes, monster trucks, planes and even a giant banana to perform special maneuvers!
  • All-Star moves Race by a competitor with a variety of pick-up weapons (missiles, mines and other obstacles) or one of the 20 unique character moves such as Tails’ tornado, Samba’s conga line, and much more!
  • Stunning visuals Race over medieval castle ramparts, under lush rainforest canopies and through bustling cityscapes as you battle through 24 challenging tracks from the Sonic and Sega Universe.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - PS3 (E)

Join Sonic and Sega All-Stars in an all-new, high-speed, racetrack showdown! Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle under lush rainforest canopies and tear through bustling cityscapes. Jostle against 20 challengers including Super Monkey Ball’s AiAi, Amigo from Samba and the evil Dr. Eggman in your unique character vehicle. Stay ahead of the pack by dodging traps and launching outrageous character moves such as the invincible Super Sonic or the Banana Blitz assault of monkey balls!

  • Party racing fun Battle it out in single player, challenge your friends in 4 player split-screen or compete in 8 player online action! Game modes include Grand Prix, Arcade and Time Attack.
  • All your favorite racers Choose from 20 different characters from the Sonic & Sega universe including Sonic, Tails, AiAi and Amigo.
  • High Velocity Vehicles Every character drives their own unique vehicle including sports cars, bikes, monster trucks, planes and even a giant banana to perform special maneuvers!
  • All-Star moves Race by a competitor with a variety of pick-up weapons (missiles, mines and other obstacles) or one of the 20 unique character moves such as Tails’ tornado, Samba’s conga line, and much more!
  • Stunning visuals Race over medieval castle ramparts, under lush rainforest canopies and through bustling cityscapes as you battle through 24 challenging tracks from the Sonic and Sega Universe.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Metal Slug XX - PSP (T)

Metal Slug XX for PSP system is the new addition to the famed Metal Slug series that captures all the glory of the arcade experience and more. Classic Metal Slug characters return to take on General Morden and his new and improved Rebel Army. With its unmistakable style and personality, nostalgic gameplay, 70 unlockable missions, and the ability to play with a friend, it is the definitive portable Metal Slug experience.

  • The full glory of the Metal Slug arcade experience has been perfectly captured on the PlayStation Portable with signature off the wall military run and gun gameplay, colorful, cartoony humor and the opportunity to play together with a friend.
  • Get the full Metal Slug experience that recalls the good old days of gaming with your friends when you join up over local wireless to take on missions in 2 player co¿op ad hoc mode.
  • Choose between 3 difficulty modes and 6 playable characters that offer unique weapons and attacks. 7 levels with diverging paths challenge you with different enemies and obstacles.
  • Combat School tests the true Metal Slug fan with 70 mission based trials that determine military rank.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Last Rebellion - PS3 (T)

Last Rebellion is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) that blends stirring storytelling with an engaging and addictive battle system. A PlayStation 3 exclusive, it features two main characters, Nine and Aisha, who although they work together as a team in battle, can each be played separately. Features include a unique battle system that allows for tagging of enemies, ensuring focused and efficient attacks and turn flow, as well as gorgeous watercolor-like character art and event scenes.

  • A PlayStation 3 exclusive, featuring classic turn-based RPG action.
  • Two main characters that players can toggle between in combat.
  • Tactical battle system utilizing the strengths of both characters and allowing for the tagging of enemies for focused combat across multiple turns.
  • A combination of dual wielding sword and magic combat.
  • Gorgeous watercolor-like character art and event scenes.
  • An engaging story of revenge featuring a dark anti-hero.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Heavy Rain - PS3 (M)

Experience a gripping psychological crime thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns, where even the smallest actions and choices can cause dramatic consequences. The hunt is on for the Origami Killer, named after his calling card of leaving folded paper shapes on victims. Four characters, each with their own motives, take part in a desperate attempt to stop the killer from claiming a new victim.

  • A unique emotional experience that makes you “feel” as if you’re IN a psychological crime thriller.
  • Stunning graphics, animation and technology combine with a strong narrative that delivers a movie-like experience.
  • Mature content, reflecting a realistic world setting that explores powerful themes.
  • Accessible gameplay via intuitive, contextual controls and interface.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Foto Showdown - DS (E)

Use the DSi camera to take photos that’ll spawn monsters and bring them to battle! As you win and grow, you’ll collect better cameras to snap more photos and create more powerful monsters! Adventure through a universe of over 100 levels snapping photos using the exclusive Nintendo DSi camera function. Advanced color recognition will take your photos and generate monsters which you can take and battle other monsters throughout the game. Build your monsters, upgrade their powers and provide increased weapons and fighting power to wreak havoc on your duelist partners! It's an adventure that encourages creative photography, where the photos you take have lasting effects on the total gameplay.

Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 23rd, 2010

Deadly Premonition - Xbox 360 (M)

Deadly Premonition is a third-person survival-horror-action game that blends gritty crime investigation gameplay, with a topnotch story and classic melee and ranged combat. Set across an expansive and persistent open world game environment filled with more than 30 non-player characters (NPCs), side quests and multiple types of deadly supernatural enemies, Deadly Premonition offers a unique and haunting interactive gaming experience unlike any other.

  • A living, breathing persistent world of investigative mystery, featuring NPCs with their own individual mysteries to uncover.
  • Dozens of side quests that will further immerse the player and reveal more of Greenvale’s secret underbelly.
  • Engage in open world adventure as you go sightseeing and explore the town of Greenvale while you solve the mysteries within it.
  • A combination of over-the-shoulder shooter action, driving, and 3rd person adventure/exploration offers a variety of gameplay.
  • Use your profiling prowess to recreate the crime with the various clues and items found at the scene.
  • Dozens of melee, ranged and hidden weapons to defend yourself from the onslaught of evil.
  • Lengthy campaign with over 20 hours of gameplay.


Release Date:Tue, 23 Feb 2010
February 22nd, 2010

Endless Ocean: Blue World - Wii (E 10)

Endless Ocean: Blue World builds on the ocean experience first introduced with Endless Ocean.While the last game emphasized relaxation, this one is designed with more adventure in mind. Divers might find themselves escaping from or calming down attacking sharks, exploring shipwrecks or finding treasure. Endless Ocean: Blue World also has more creatures and improved graphics designed to fully immerse players in an ocean environment that they can freely explore at their own pace.

  • The ocean is teeming with life. Hundreds of real-life species are there to be discovered, from seahorses to giant whales.
  • Are the local fish sick or agitated? Players can view their health status and then use a tranquilizer-like tool to zap the ones in need of rehab with healing energy.
  • The game also includes a storyline that players can follow as they choose. The plot involves Oceana, a woman who investigates the "Dragon’s Song," which her father, a prominent ocean explorer, was searching for just before his death.
  • While at Nine Ball Island, players can become friends with a dolphin and teach it some new tricks. When ona dive, players can even bring along the dolphin, which players can hold onto for extra fast swimming.
  • For the first time in the series, friends who have broadband Internet access can connect and dive with one another via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, while using the Wii Speak microphone to converse.
  • Players: 1, 2 via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.


Release Date:Mon, 22 Feb 2010
February 12th, 2010

PlayStation Network Video Content Update

Hope you’ve been enjoying your week so far. Personally, I’m ready for the weekend. We have some great new movies that became available this week on the Video Store, including Couples Retreat, The Stepfather and the latest in the Saw franchise, Saw VI.

We’re also excited to announce a new content partnership with Sports Illustrated. This week, we launched two brand new segments to the video store: Sports Illustrated – Making of Swimsuit 2010, and Sports Illustrated – On Location with 2010 Swimsuit Models. Both programs provide you with exclusive, behind-the-scenes access, and are available in HD – check out the clip below for a preview. In March we’ll also be releasing a Sports Illustrated dynamic theme, so be sure to check back then too!

FREE NEW ARRIVALS

  • The Bannen Way: Part 10: The Chase
  • The Tester – Preview Episode
  • The Tester – Trailer

HD MOVIE NEW ARRIVALS

  • Couples Retreat
  • The Time Traveler’s Wife
  • The Stepfather
  • A Dangerous Man
  • A Serious Man
  • Bronson
  • Dante’s Inferno
  • Hurricane Season
  • Saw VI
  • Dare
  • Free Style
  • 12 Monkeys
  • Moon
  • Forrest Gump
  • Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls
  • Apocalypto
  • Clerks
  • Coyote Ugly (Unrated Version)
  • The Guardian
  • 3:10 To Yuma

MOVIE NEW ARRIVALS

  • Couples Retreat
  • The Time Traveler’s Wife
  • The Stepfather
  • A Dangerous Man
  • A Serious Man
  • Bronson
  • Dante’s Inferno
  • Hurricane Season
  • Dare
  • Free Style
  • The Incredibles
  • Apocalypto
  • Clerks
  • Coyote Ugly (Unrated Version)
  • The Guardian
  • Kiltro

HD TV NEW ARRIVALS

  • Saturday Night Live | Season 35 - Ashton Kutcher – February 6, 2010
  • Til Death | Season 4 - The Not-So-Perfect Couple
  • Til Death | Season 4 - Independent Action
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | S1 - Highlights 2/1/10 – 2/5/10
  • 24 | Season 8 - Day 8: 10:00- 11:00pm
  • Damages | Season 3 - Flight’s at 11:08
  • Heroes | Season 4 - Brave New World
  • House | Season 6 - 5 to 9
  • How I Met Your Mother | Season 5 - Rabbit or Duck
  • Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit 2010
  • Sports Illustrated: On Location with 2010 Swimsuit Models
  • Lost | Season 6 - What Kate Does
  • Leverage | Season 2 - The Three Strikes Job
  • Mercy | Season 1 - I Have a Date
  • Psych | Season 4 - A Very Juliet Episode
  • UFC Fights

TV NEW ARRIVALS

  • Back at the Barnyard | Season 2 - Arcade of Doom/Rodeotis
  • Back at the Barnyard | Season 2 - RoboPeck/Puppy Love
  • Saturday Night Live | Season 35 - Ashton Kutcher – February 6, 2010
  • True Jackson, VP | Season 2 - True Valentine
  • Xtreme 4×4 | 2010 - 69 International Scout Part V – Wiring Basics, Gauges, Schematics, Troubleshooting
  • Air Gear | Season 1
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Season 8 - Rabbot Redux
  • Bakugan | Season 7 - All or Nothing
  • Blade of the Immortal | Season 1 - Dream Bomb
  • Blade of the Immortal | Season 1 - Changing Face
  • Til Death | Season 4 - The Not-So-Perfect Couple
  • Til Death | Season 4 - Independent Action
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | S1 - Highlights 2/1/10 – 2/5/10
  • 24 | Season 8 - Day 8: 10:00- 11:00pm
  • Damages | Season 3 - Flight’s at 11:08
  • GT Bonus Round | Season 4 - The State of the Industry Part 1
  • Heroes | Season 4 - Brave New World
  • House | Season 6 - 5 to 9
  • How I Met Your Mother | Season 5 - Rabbit or Duck
  • Intervention | Season 7 - Marquel
  • Kell on Earth | Season 1 - The Show Must Go On
  • One Tree Hill | Season 7 - My Attendance is Bad But My Inentions are Good
  • Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit 2010
  • Sports Illustrated: On Location with 2010 Swimsuit Models
  • The Buried Life | Season 1 - #74 Help Deliver a Baby
  • Two and a Half Men | Season 7 - Aye, aye, Captain Douche
  • Blue Mountain State | Season 1 - The Drug Olympics
  • Dirty Jobs | Season 4 - Bone Black
  • How The Earth Was Made | Season 2 - Earth’s Deadliest Eruption
  • Lost | Season 6 - What Kate Does
  • Naruto Shippuden Uncut | Vol. 1 - Chiyo’s Secret Skills
  • Past Life | Season 1 - Pilot
  • Past Life | Season 1 - Dead Man Talking
  • White Collar | Season 1 - Home Invasion
  • NBA Games Of The Year | 2009-2010 - L.A. Lakers vs. Cleveland 01/21/2010
  • Campus PD | Season 1 - 110
  • Farscape | Season 3
  • Ghost Hunters International | Season 2 - San Lucas Prison
  • Human Target | Season 1 - Run
  • Leverage | Season 2 - The Three Strikes Job
  • Man vs. Wild | Season 4 - Shooting Survival
  • Mercy | Season 1 - I Have a Date
  • Modern Family | Season 1 - My Funky Valentine
  • Nip/Tuck | Season 7 - Dr. Griffin
  • Psych | Season 4 - A Very Juliet Episode
  • Cities of the Underworld | Season 2
  • The Batman | Season 2
  • The First 48 | Season 10 - Cut Down / 9-1-1
  • The Real Housewives of Orange County | Season 5 - You Can Dish It, But You Can’t Take It
  • The Sarah Silverman Program | Season 3 - The Silverman and the Pillows
  • Winter Olympics 2010 Ceremonies - Top 5 Athletes to Watch in Vancouver
  • Winter Olympics 2010 Snowboarding - Shaun White Profile
  • UFC Fights

Top Movies

  1. Couples Retreat
  2. Zombieland
  3. Surrogates
  4. The Hurt Locker
  5. Planet Hulk
  6. Gamer
  7. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
  8. Paranormal Activity
  9. More Than A Game
  10. The Invention Of Lying

Top HD Movies

  1. Couples Retreat
  2. Surrogates
  3. The Hurt Locker
  4. The Stepfather
  5. Gamer
  6. Paranormal Activity
  7. Planet Hulk
  8. More Than A Game
  9. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
  10. Inglourious Basterds

Top TV Episodes

  1. Family Guy | Season 8 - Dial Meg For Murder
  2. Smallville | Season 9 - Absolute Justice
  3. Lost | Season 6 – Season Premiere, Part 1
  4. Lost | Season 6 - Season Premiere, Part 2
  5. Supernatural | Season 5 - The Song Remains the Same
  6. Naruto Shippuden Uncut | Season 1, Vol. 1 - Sasori’s Real Face
  7. The Office | Season 6 - Sabre
  8. Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit 2010
  9. Fringe | Season 2 - Jacksonville
  10. Lost | Season 6 - What Kate Does

Top HD TV Episodes

  1. Lost | Season 6 - Season Premiere, Part 1
  2. Lost | Season 6 - Season Premiere, Part 2
  3. Family Guy | Season 8 - Dial Meg For Murder
  4. Sports Illustrated: Making of Swimsuit 2010
  5. Sports Illustrated: On Location with 2010 Swimsuit Models
  6. Lost | Season 6 - What Kate Does
  7. The Office | Season 6 - Sabre
  8. 24 | Season 8 - Day 8: 10:00-11:00pm
  9. Heroes | Season 4 - Brave New World
  10. 24 | Season 8 - Day 8: 9:00-10:00pm