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Limbo, Final Fantasy Tactics PSP added to PSN; big sale on Borderlands GOTY bundle

Posted on July 20, 2011 by John Scalzo

The atmospheric puzzle-platformer Limbo was added to the PlayStation Store yesterday. It’ll be joined by light gun shooter Fast Draw Showdown, the zombie defending sim Dead Block, and a pair of NeoGeo classics: Baseball Stars 2 and The King of Fighters ’95. Both NeoGeo titles can be downloaded on the PSP as well.

Also available this week is Kyuiin, a wild PSone Import where you control a sentient vacuum in a side-scrolling shooter battle against dirt. On the PSP side of things, Square Enix has added Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions to the PlayStation Store.

Finally, if you’re a Borderlands fan, or even if you’re not, you might want to know that all Borderlands content will be 50% off this week. And if you’ve never played Borderlands, the store has an even better deal: The Borderlands: Game of the Year bundle for just $14.99! That’s the original game and all four expansions, a package that goes for $60 regularly. Whoa!

Hit the jump for more details on all of this week’s releases and check out the PlayStation.Blog for a complete list of this week’s add-on content and PlayStation Plus perks. (more…)

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Duke Nukem Forever takes a number two on June bestseller list

Posted on July 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Duke Nukem Forever gives players the option to fish a turd out of the toilet bowl and smear it all over the walls of the game world. So it seems rather fitting that Duke’s latest adventure has landed in the #2 spot in The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games for the month of June. The Mighty Duke was toppled by Rockstar’s L.A. Noire; the detective yarn is celebrating its second straight month at the top after it lead the May NPD report as well.

A trio of other June releases also earned their way into the top ten. Sony’s InFamous 2 took the #3 spot, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D hookshotted its way into #5 and Cars 2 stopped for gas at #9.

You can find the full top ten after the break. (more…)

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EA shutting down more multiplayer servers

Posted on July 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Electronic Arts is planning to perform another of their periodic server shutdowns next month. On August 11th, online play for nearly a dozen games will be retired. Two more shutdowns will follow in October. About half of the titles are EA Sports games that have long since been replaced by newer editions. But if you still play action games like Army of Two or Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, your online time will be coming to an end.

And sadly, any multiplayer Achievements/Trophies associated with these games will be forever unobtainable very soon.

The full list of server shutdowns can be found after the break. (more…)

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PlayStation Move Ape Escape added to PS Store; Uncharted 3 beta available to all

Posted on July 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with a new Move-enabled game, two PSone imports straight from Japan and a quartet of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Oh, and the Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer beta is now available for all.

Move owners will get the chance to download PlayStation Move Ape Escape, a new take on the series that very closely resembles a light gun shooter. Import fans have two new games to choose from this week: Rapid Angel, a beat ’em up/platformer; and Yakiniku Bugyou, a cooking sim.

If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll receive several free games this week including:

  • Alien Zombie Death (PSP Mini, $3.99 value)
  • Bomberman Ultra ($9.99 value)
  • Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (Exclusive to Plus)
  • Medievil (PSone Classic, $5.99 value)

More details about this week’s new releases can be found after the break. A complete rundown of new Store content can be found at the PlayStation.Blog. (more…)

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PSN’s “Welcome Back” program extended to July 5

Posted on July 4, 2011 by John Scalzo

After you finish celebrating the 4th of July today, Sony wants to remind you that there’s just one day left in their “Welcome Back” program. The program was actually scheduled to end yesterday, but it’s been extended, so the last chance for all you PS3/PSP owners to get your free games is Tuesday, July 5 at 9 AM Pacific Time.

In addition to the free games, Sony is offering a variety of other freebies to make up for the month-long PlayStation Network outage including a 30-day PlayStation Plus subscription and 100 virtual items in PlayStation Home.

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Daily Scoop: June 29, 2011 – More Uncharted 3 than you can handle!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Did you make it into the beta for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception? No? Well we’ve got some good news – we have an extra beta code we’re giving away. Click here for more details! And let me tell you… this is a beta you don’t want to miss. I played a ton of it last night, and it’s fun!

For all of you crazy SRPG fans out there, Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Square Enix’s Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the PSP. It’s $27.99, and if Mike Gutierrez can be trusted, it’s pretty freaking amazing.

As for the t-shirt scene today, well, I want four of them – the shirt.w00t meme shirt, the Tee Fury Rorschach shirt, and Qwertee‘s Portal 2/Pokemon mash-up (gotta test ’em all!). But today’s clear winner is over at Ript Apparel. It’s aptly named “Yet Another Pixel Shirt,” and is pretty cool:

Wow. Love. <3

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Alien Zombies arrive and Killzone 3 expands in PlayStation Store 6/21 update

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

The PlayStation Store had one of its sparser updates last night, but managed to bring a couple gems to the people. The E-Rated Alien Zombie Mega Death debuted, coming chock full of adventure levels and survival modes. Killzone 3‘s From the Ashes pack also arrived, bringing a nice mix of new wave and old school multiplayer maps to the game. Finally, all you early adopters can check out a 3D demo of Virtua Tennis 4 in all its PlayStation Move compatibility.

For the full list of updates, head over to the PlayStation Blog.

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New Releases: FEAR 3, Dungeon Siege III, Shadows of the Damned, More

Posted on June 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

After multiple delays, FEAR 3 will be scaring gamers on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this week. The game was developed by Day 1 Studios, who took over for original developer Monolith Soft. FEAR 3 will be joined in stores this week by another threequel that has switched developers: Dungeon Siege III (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). The Dungeon Siege series was originally created by Gas Powered Games but the third entry was developed by sequel specialists Obsidian Entertainment.

Sequels aren’t the only games releasing this week as EA will be bringing Shadows of the Damned to the PS3 and Xbox 360. A collaboration between Grasshoper Manufacture’s Suda 51 and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the hellbound tale will be nothing if not original. But for a complete change of pace, this week also sees the release of the movie-to-game adaptation Cars 2 (DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).

Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)

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