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News: New 360, PS3 BlazBlue in development

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“We’d get booed if it doesn’t release.” Japanese developer Arc System Works has confirmed that a brand new PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 BlazBlue game is in development. The fighting game maker’s announced release slate includes Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Portable ports of Japan-only arcade fighting game BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2 and PS3 and Xbox 360 ports of Arcana Heart 3. Now, we can add a …

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Dragon Age II Review [PC Xbox 360 PlayStation 3]

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It isn’t the wonder its predecessor was, but Dragon Age II is still a quality role-playing game that focuses on the element of choice to great effect.

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PlayStation 3 Set Free in Europe

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A court decision made today will allow the large quantity of PlayStation 3 systems that had been seized upon their arrival in Europe to be freed. Sony will be allowed to continue their distribution to retailers. This latest court order follows February’s move that blocked the importation of PS3s into the Netherlands (where all European PS3 imports come through), leading to the seizure of what’s …

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Review: Fight Night Champion

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Solid and well designed gameplay combined with an interesting storyline and solid multiplayer means if you have even a passing interest in boxing, or would like to have a crash course in it, Fight Night Champion is the game for you.

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MLB 11: The Show Review [PlayStation 3]

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MLB 11: The Show is another great baseball game, but it doesn’t add a lot to last year’s feature list.

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Thrustmaster T500 RS Review

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There is a mathematical fact about the Thrustmaster T500 RS racing wheel that I just can’t wrap my brain around. At its suggested retail price of $599.99, it is nearly twice as expensive as a 160GB PlayStation 3 and a copy of Gran Turismo 5, the game it was built to support. So there’s that…

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Kinect Bundles Dominate PlayStation Move in February

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Sony wasn’t willing to share hardware numbers with the release of the lightweight NPD figures yesterday. According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, it turns out the PS3 sold 403,000 units in February, trailing behind the Wii’s 454,000 and the Xbox 360’s 535,000. What’s a more striking contrast than that is Pachter’s estimate that 360/Kinect bundles outsold PS3/PlayStation Move bundles …

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Wirefly Now Taking Pre-Orders for Xperia PLAY Gaming Phone, Offers Bonus $25 Android Market Card with Every Purchase

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Wirefly is now taking pre-orders for the World’s first PlayStation certified smartphone; giving away a $25 Android Market Card with every purchase — so the fun never ends!

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Wirefly/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_PLAY/prweb8469294.htm

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Battlefield 3 Beta Dates And PS3 DLC Exclusivity

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:30:00 +0000

This is Tommy Rydling from DICE, coming to you, the readers of the PlayStation Blog, with two exciting pieces of news.

First, we are very happy to announce the dates for the eagerly awaited Battlefield 3 Open Beta. The Beta is open to all and will run from September 29th to October 10th. You can join it by simply going to the going the PlayStation Store and navigating to the Demos section, followed by the Latest PlayStation Demos option – from there you’ll see the link to download the Battlefield 3 demo!

Prepare for battle in the bombed-out metro tunnels on the outskirts of Paris in the upcoming
Battlefield 3 Open Beta!

Alternatively, if you have redeemed a Medal of Honor: Limited Edition or Tier 1 Edition Online Pass, you will receive early access via a personal email invitation from DICE that includes 48 hour early access, which allows you to start playing on September 27th.

The Open Beta is your chance to play Battlefield 3 early, try out our free social platform Battlelog, and give your valued feedback directly to those of us at DICE. You participating in the Battlefield 3 Open Beta means that you are not only helping us load test the servers, but more importantly helping us fine-tune the final components of the multiplayer game.

During your time in the Open Beta, you’ll be playing on the map Operation Métro – a map you might have seen coverage of from E3, where we won the Best Multiplayer Game award.

But that’s not all for our PlayStation fans! You’ll be happy to know that, starting with our first expansion pack Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (released later this year), all full-blown upcoming expansion packs for the game will appear one week early exclusively on PlayStation 3!

As you may or may not have heard, Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a themed expansion pack containing four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine. It also features new weapons and vehicles, unique in-game dog tags, new persistence, and new Trophies.

Be sure to stay tuned for more on the PlayStation version of Battlefield 3 and all things related. And do let us know what you think of the Beta once it’s up and running. For more stories on Battlefield 3, feel free to check out the official Battlefield blog where I post from behind the scenes under the name “H Brun”.

I also wanted to say thank you for your continued support for DICE and Battlefield 3. Meeting our fans in person is always very rewarding and exciting. We went to GamesCom with the PS3 co-op mission Exfiltration, and at Tokyo Game Show we let visitors play the single player mission Operation Guillotine. The response so far has been overwhelming, and we look forward to showing you more action from Battlefield 3 before the European launch on October 28th
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Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Luminopolis Trailer

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One of the frequent questions we get is how the evil Dr. Nefarious ended up with Ratchet, Clank, and President Qwark. We actually explain this at the beginning of the game: Ratchet, Clank and Qwark have arrived on the planet of Luminopolis so that now Galactic President Qwark can pick up an Intergalactic Tool of Justice Award. Of course, there is no such award as it’s all an elaborate ruse by Dr. Nefarious to lure our heroes into a trap. Dr. Nefarious’s plan goes awry, and when your plan involves a giant light-eating Z’Grute, you know it’s going to be bad. Nefarious realises he has no choice but to begrudgingly help our heroes to save his own skin.

As part of our gameplay series of videos, we wanted to show you some of the spectacular bosses and co-op moments that you’ll find when you play Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. This video shows you the sequence starring the Z’Grute, as it terrorises the city of Luminopolis.

We hope you are as excited as we are about Ratchet and Clank‘s first four-player co-op adventure. It’s only a few weeks away, so to stay up to date on all the latest news

Ruin for PS Vita: Lairs, Relics, and the Social Web

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:48:00 +0000

Lairs, Relics, And The Social Web

Ruin is still early in development, but it’s being eagerly anticipated for its PS Vita-to-PS3 cross-compatibility, addictive action-RPG gameplay, and expansive social features.

Ruin (working title) was last seen on the E3 2011 PlayStation stage, when the presenter wirelessly transferred his PS Vita game session to a PS3 without missing a frame of the action. As technically impressive as Ruin’s cross-platform compatibility is, I’ve learned that it’s only the beginning of what co-developers Idol Minds and SCE San Diego Studios are planning for this ambitious multiplayer action-RPG.

Ruin’s developers are quietly building a wide, deep social network designed to keep you interacting whether you’re on the couch, on the bus, or someplace in-between. Travis Williams, Ruin’s energetic senior producer, walked me through the game’s social ambitions several weeks ago at a media showing in New York City. From the earliest days of Ruin’s development process, Williams told me, the development team was motivated to find a way to make its multiplayer competitive mode accessible and socially sticky — important considerations given PS Vita‘s always-on wireless connectivity and the game’s Vita-to-PS3 cross-platform support. “We were obsessing over find a better way to do PvP (Player vs Player), a better mechanism for getting items that you wanted from other players,” Williams said.
Enter the Lair. The Lair is your inner sanctum, your pride and joy, your seat of power. “It’s an extension of you. It’s an outwardly facing construct that other players interact with,” Williams explained. “You’ll spend as much time equipping your Lair as you will your character.” The significance of your Lair is twofold: it adds to your offense when you’re playing, and it acts as your defense when you’re not. “If you and I were rivals, you wouldn’t attack me,” Williams said with a mischievous grin. “You’d attack my Lair.”

Your Lair enables you to enhance your offensive power – but it serves as a tempting target for other players. Luckily, you can assign monsters and boss creatures to guard it while you’re away.

Your Lair is deeply customizable, enabling you to tweak everything from its physical layout and visual style to the types of monsters and bosses that protect it while you’re off conquering the world. As you earn enchanted relics, you’ll be able to place them in your Lair to grant synergistic bonuses that enhance your character’s defensive and offensive options. You’ll be able to swap these items in and out of your Lair’s sockets at will, and where you place them in your Lair can radically change their effects. “There’s a relic called the Poison Ivy Trophy, and you could place it in your Armory and any weapon you use will drip poison,” Williams elaborated. “Or you can put it in your Beastiary to enhance your Lair’s monsters with poison damage.”
As you encounter other players over PSN, your Lair also becomes a vehicle for advertising your social status. Case in point: If you meet another player who is adorned with spiked armor, it’s a visual clue that his Lair is equipped with a powerful relic called Heart of Titan. “If you want to take that item from him, you can challenge him,” Williams explained. “You can bet on his Heart of Titan with another valuable item. If he agrees, the game will put both items into escrow while you beat the hell out of each other’s Lairs over the next 24 hours.” And, 24 real-world hours later, the player with the highest aggregate score will claim both items – and bragging rights. “The best part,” Williams said, “is that the competition and stakes were mutually agreed upon.”

A first look at two of Ruin’s relics, the Heart of Titan and the Reaper. Where you place them in your Lair determines what enhancements they grant your character.

Though Williams confirmed that Ruin will include a co-op element of some kind, he kept our conversation firmly planted on the game’s competitive mode. “It’s important for us to create an environment that’s helpful,” Williams said, “so our matchmaking service works a bit like a dating site. We match you up with players who are the Yin to your Yang.” The ultimate goal is to pit you against other people who play at the same times as you do, who have the items you want, and who provide a good match for your skill level. Meanwhile, in the background, Ruin’s social system will serve as an instigator, goading you into action against other players with an in-game messaging system and notifications. “We’re in the role of the kid who starts trouble on the playground,” Williams said. “We’ll say, ‘sure, you could go and attack that random dude on your friends list and we’ll give you 100 XP…But this other dude just hurt you, he attacked your Lair. We’ll give you 1000 XP to go hurt him back!’”

Your Lair is comprised of different sections, from an Armory and Beastiary to the Library shown in this new screenshot.

Ruin’s sturdy social backbone also gives the developers an opportunity to correct a host of longstanding gripes with social gaming, beginning with public enemy number one: the meaningless social game updates that clutter so many Facebook and Twitter news feeds worldwide. “Tom earned Gold, Tom earned Gold, Tom earned Gold,” Williams groaned. “Why can’t they just say, ‘Tom earned a lot of Gold today’ and leave it at that?” Williams wants Ruin to add context to your activities and accomplishments in a new and useful way without spamming you and your friends. Though the details are still being finalized, Williams envisions an “uber town crier” that intuits trends based on your play style and behaviors, then broadcasts it to your social network. “We can essentially craft a story from the way you interact with other players,” Williams said, “creating some context around these everyday social interactions.” Williams points to an example involving two imaginary players called Travis and Tom. “If Travis attacks Tom 10 times in one day, we may broadcast that as ‘Travis is being a jerk to Tom.”

Two more relics: the Unfinished Warrior and the Goblin Idol. Wonder what they do?

But Ruin’s social rabbit hole goes deeper still. “There’s a reason why we want to attach importance to your in-game activities,” Williams continued. “Status reports in social games tend to tell you what somebody has done rather than what they are doing. If you’re building the ultimate sword in your Lair, and it takes a long time, we’re going to put that out there so others can see it – they might try to attack you, or steal something from you,” Williams said. “And if you acquire something huge, we’re going to make that loud. ‘Tom just found the Golden Rod of Power!’ and you’re going to be like, ‘SHHHH!’”
“Ultimately, we want Ruin to be your story,” Williams said. “When you start this game, we’re going to say, ‘This is the story of how YOU became the baddest warrior on the planet.”

The Weekend Debate: Where’s My Hoverboard?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:44:00 +0000

Following this morning’s reports from Cern that subatomic particles called neutrinos have broken the speed of light, this weekend’s debate focuses on the fascinating world of science or, more specifically, science fiction.
Science fiction has provided fertile ground for video game creators over the years, influencing storytelling and design. All the way back to Spacewar! in 1961 people have been playing depictions of alien invasions and intergalactic conflicts. Racing to the modern day, we’ve seen genetic cloning and nuclear mecha in the Metal Gear Solid Series; body modifications, as seen in Deus Ex; the rise of a sport based on the development of anti-gravity vehicles in WipEout; a man that can heal bullet wounds by leaning against walls in The Getaway; and much, much more.
My question to you is:

Which fictional scientific or technological discoveries in games do you think will become reality? Or, can you explain an example of it already happening?

It’s a tough one this week so grow a beard and get stroking. The prize is worth it though: I’ve got 15 voucher codes for the beautiful PSN god game From Dust, courtesy of Ubisoft. As usual, the 15 most interesting comments will be chosen by our independent judge and the vouchers will be sent via private message at http://community.eu.playstation.com on Monday.
Best of luck!

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Brings Jet-Pack Poultry To PSN

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:19:00 +0000

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Brings Jet-Pack Poultry To PSN

Being the creator of the Rocketbirds and being the only European team member of Ratloop (I’m the Belgian) it gives me great pleasure to post something here about our upcoming cinematic platform game, titled “Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken”!
Rocketbirds gets its stylistic influences from the European comics I read when I was growing up – When I started reading comics, it was Ravian, Tin Tin, Asterix, Storm, Lucky Luke, then later, as a teenager (and beyond), I started following comic book artists such as Jean Giraud, Simon Bisley and Jamie Hewlitt. I’d always liked reading the absurdist tales of the 2000 AD comics (Judge Dredd, ABC Warriors etc.), so I decided to tell a dark, absurdist tale of my own in Rocketbirds.

Hardboiled Chicken, a chicken so tough he survived being boiled as a foetus, jet-packs into Albatropolis on his way to kill the totalitarian and ‘fearless’ leader of the penguins: ‘Il Putzki’. Unfortunately, he crashes in the wrong place and must run, shoot and climb the rest of the way. With your help, many penguins will lose their lives, a revolution will be sparked and much ammo will be wasted!
The available power of the PlayStation 3 allowed for a vast improvement on the controls, visuals, and gameplay compared to our browser game “Rocketbirds: Revolution!” which became a triple Finalist game at the 2010 Independent Games Festival. Here we were given another chance to further iterate on the original, polish and get things right. New features such as a jetpack mode and a couch co-op mode have been added on top of new weapons, new enemies, new levels, new movies and new tracks by LA based indie band, New World Revolution. The environments and artwork have undergone a complete 3D makeover and the game also offers stereoscopic 3D support, running at a super smooth 60 Hz at 720p.

I hope you guys will have as much fun playing the game as we have had making it!
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken will launch exclusively on the Playstation Network in the SCEE territories by the end of this year. Launch date will be revealed at a later date.

Shameless Self Promotion

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:41:00 +0000

Shameless Self Promotion

LittleBigPlanet creators, here’s your chance to get your masterpieces out to the masses and perhaps pick up some of those chest-warming Hearts along the way.
We did this a few months ago and the idea is simple: you post lbp.me links to your creations in the comments section below, I play all of them on Saturday morning with a bucket of coffee and then I’ll tweet my favourites from @PlayStationEU, meaning they’ll go out out to 180,000+ people, not counting retweets. It’s like having the SCEE marketing team promoting your creations (well, my laptop and I).
Seeing as the LBP2 Move Pack just came out, there are legitimate bonus points going out to those eager beagles with their fingers and toes on the motion control pulse.
If you haven’t used lbp.me before, it’s as easy as tickling. Just sign in with your PSN ID to see all of the levels that you have published, played and hearted, and generally find out what’s going down in the creating community. You can also view other people’s levels and add them to your queue so that they’re ready and waiting next time you boot up the game on your PS3. To help you practice, I’ve made a laughably terrible game minigame called the Kitten Chucking Challenge. Oh how I wish I was better.
So there you have it! Creators start posting your levels in the comments and, if like me you don’t have that kind of brain then play along with me. I’ll be tweeting how I get on via @PlayStationEU and @Jallagher.

Resident Evil : Code Veronica X HD Hits PSN

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:38:00 +0000

Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD Hits PSN Wednesday, 50% Off for Plus Members

More classic Resident Evil horror is heading to the PlayStation Network next week with Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD! Claire Redfield, after narrowly escaping Raccoon City, is searching for her brother Chris.
Captured while sneaking around an Umbrella facility and snooping for leads, Claire is hauled off to a maximum security prison installation on Rockfort Island. While making her escape, she realizes the island is being overrun by zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons. Claire meets another prisoner, Steve Burnside, who is also looking to escape … but will they be able to work together to make it out alive? The island is veiled in secrets and the family behind the Umbrella Corporation has a deadly agenda of their own. Relive the survival horror classic available via PlayStation Network on Wednesday, Sept. 28th.

As we mentioned last week, we’ve got even more RE deals for PlayStation fans to help celebrate Resident Evil‘s 15th anniversary. For PlayStation Plus members, we’re offering the same 50-percent-off promotion for Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD that you enjoyed for Resident Evil 4 HD last week. That means you can score both games for under €20! And non-Plus members are in for a great deal too – anyone who purchases Resident Evil 4 will be able to buy Code Veronica X HD for the next two weeks at half-price. Happy zombie slaying!

Burnout Crash!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:54:00 +0000

Hi All,
This is Dan McDonald, Producer at Criterion Games. By now you should have heard about the new game from our studio, Burnout CRASH! and I am sure some of you are scratching your heads a little wondering what we have been up to… well let me tell you… Burnout CRASH! is a spin off from our much loved Burnout series but this time focusing solely on the Crash Mode gameplay which you may remember from previous Burnout games.
A lot of games take themselves too seriously, sometimes all you really need is to just kick back, relax and blow stuff up. With that in mind we designed Burnout CRASH! with a tongue in cheek style, harking back to the arcades we all used to hang around in. Our inspirations were manic Pinball gameplay, over the top Game Show style presentation, all tied up with our favourite music tracks from yesterday.

But I hear you ask, “I loved the original crash modes, will I like this?” But of course! We have kept the spirit of the original Crash mode alive, with its simple gameplay of drive into a junction and smash as much traffic as you can – layered with deeper puzzle elements to work out the highest scoring strategies. The perfect game to sit on the sofa passing the pad back and forth with your friends, showing action that is as fun to watch as it is to play.

Looking back at previous versions of Crash mode, probably the single biggest request from our fans was to keep the crash going for longer… so that’s the first thing we did, giving you much more than the single crashbreaker of old. This in turn lead to many more scoring opportunities and craziness, so just a like a pinball table it’s easy to play but you need to know your stuff to rack up the really big scores. As well as the standard scoring methods of smashing traffic and multipliers, we have made all of the buildings destroyable, get smash chains from hitting street furniture, added lots of different skillshots, explosion combos and many more crazy new features. Some of which help rack up your score such as the Lightning storm and some of which get in the way like the Bulldozer clearly a path for other cars to escape through.

Of course, this being Criterion we couldn’t leave out Autolog, as first seen in our last hit game Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. Autolog adds that essential element of personalisation to Burnout CRASH!, as your high score tables (Crashwalls) will only be populated with your friends scores.
We still have the Autolog staples of Recommends based on what your friends have been doing, with Friends Recommendations to help build up your PSN friends list.

We’ve also taken the social competition one step further with the new Autolog Challenges. This is a much more direct mode of play where you can select any of your PSN friends and challenge them to a one on one challenge. You each get one go on a level, with the winner taking the cup. Sounds simple but it works a treat… I have been battling some of the other guys in the studio for some time now, the trash talking alone is gold (Doug I am coming for you)! And of course one of the Trophies is for beating a friend 3 times in a row in Autolog Challenges.
If you like having pure mindless fun, then come and check out Burnout CRASH! out now on PSN £7.99 / €9.99

PlayStation Home

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:59:00 +0000

PlayStation Home: Get Fit with PlayStation Home

On Thursday 22nd September from 8AM BST PlayStation Home will be briefly offline for scheduled maintenance. Here are some details on what to expect after the update.
Audi are delighted to announce the release of their new game in the Audi Home Terminal. Become the Audi Gecko, avoid hazards, get the powerups, increase your score and see how far you can go! Try to beat the hi-scores on the global leaderboard as you battle to unlock 9 trophies in the new Audi Gecko Reward Cabinet for your personal spaces. Stay sticky!
The Lockwood Publishing Showcase is scheduled to launch soon! Visit Caramel in the Plaza for a limited time Lockwood Emote reward and don’t forget to head over to the Showcase Lobby to pick up your FREE shopping bag in preparation for opening night.

Got an eighties training montage to complete but lack the suitable attire? Not anymore! Slip into the Retro Fitness shorts and bodywarmer and pound those stairs. Made it to the top? Well what are you waiting for guys? Get back down there! Rock hard abs don’t make themselves.
Ladies, why not don a cute vest top, a funky visor and some sweatbands and throw some shapes on the dancefloor. Don’t remember the eighties? You don’t need to! Just shake it like you mean it and you’ll have the time of your life.

This week we also welcome new PlayStation Home publisher Granzella Inc, who have this to say about their debut release:

Explore the Southern Island Hideaway!
You have washed ashore on an isolated Southern island. Fortunately, this is not a deserted island. Shining sun, and calm, beautiful waters. What’s this? You have been searching for this paradise, and now in front of your eyes…
Personal Water Craft Race
Challenge the water craft race accessed from the pier. Take the lead when you race with your up to 4 friends!

Ocean Floor Treasure Hunt
If you look closely at the seabed, there are bright and sparkling areas. Reach to the glitter that might be a nice reward. Don’t forget to hold your breath!

Head over to the Southern Island Hideaway on the PS Home navigator to see all that the island has to offer.

In other news, Konami releases another instalment into their popular Gladiators line up. This time the set includes classic gladiator gear such as the Murmillo helmet and Roman style helmet. You’ll find that you can customise these items just by changing your hair colour!
Lastly, now is your last chance to take advantage of the LucasArts PS Home sale. Pick up the Stormtrooper outfit, Blue or Black Lightsaber or Everything Empire Strikes Back Bundle with a massive 50% off. But hurry – this offer is only available until the maintenance starts on 22nd September.

Napolean Dynamite DVD (UMD for PSP)-review

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:37:00 +0000

Twentieth century Fox Home video, comes from the version of one of the most popular films in decades Napolean Dynamite. This is the new mini UMD (universal media disc) format for the PlayStation Portable (PSP).

Napolean Dynamite Star: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, & MoreDirector: Jared HessEncoding: region 1 (United States and Canada) rated: PGStudio: twentieth century Fox Home video

As deadpan comedy, Napoleon Dynamite is in a class all their own. Played by John Heder, the title character is proposed (in the words of the Critic Roger Ebert) "the kind of nerd other nerds to avoid" dweeb mouth breathing with a mangy nest of orange hair and clumsy features, by a permanent state of half-conscious depression. He lives in Preston, Idaho (former home of 24-year-old Director Jared Hess) with thrill seeking Grandma and 32-year-old brother and his time at high school consist mainly of, abused or ignored by indifferent classmates. Napoleon's sad sack offers history not the crushing, passionate humor of welcome to the Dollhouse, because Hess (who almost cheap screenplay with his wife, Jerusha wrote) has a fear to rub axe-ridden. Instead, the comedy (which in a sticky universe of the battered rural suburb) is so low that some may find it difficult to laugh, while others (i.e. those, the Napoleon superior feel) may enjoy at Napoleon's expense. The result of a curiously uneven is left out sometimes, but hampered by his own sense of affectionate ridicule. An audience at the Sundance Film Festival, Napoleon Dynamite favorite may not quite endearing, but it is definitely unique. -Jeff Shannon

Order Napoleon Dynamite UMD/DVD for Sony PSP

Personally Napolean is dynamite, one of those movies where you receive, or not. A lot of people, especially in the MTV crowd is one of the best movies in a long time. For others it is not worth the $5. If you grew up in a small town or outside the city, you should enjoy Napolean Dynamite - it is fun at a lot of things that we thought, "cool" back in the day.

About Sony PSP UMD discs: Universal media disc (UMD) are playable only in the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) and are not compatible with contemporary DVD player. The UMD is an optical newly developed compact, high capacity format, which can store up to 1.8 GB of digital data on a 60 mm disc or an entire movie on a single UMD video. Movies on UMD are in 16: 9-widescreen aspect ratio and encoded advanced AVC compression, which offers a high level of image quality.

Other UMD movies for the Sony PSP, which you might like...
Curse of the Caribbean
Hellboy, cut of the Director
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Napolean Dynamite UMD movie for PlayStation Portable review
Reviewer: Robert W. Moore (Chicago, IL United States) - I love independent films, but the truth is that you have some of them to cut a little slack because of their lack of resources. But not NAPOLEON DYNAMITE. See, which was one of the most beautiful, unexpected delights in a film, I had in a long, long time. The most high school comedies, which are dealing with school nerds a bit as a cheater, as the nerds never really so nerdy like that, we all knew or (or perhaps were) in high school. My favorite TV show is BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, but I could never really buy the ultra-cute Alyson Hannigan as a school nerd. But not as Napoleon Dynamite, his friend Pedro, or deb, which reserved and shy girl has he an eye on.

Napoleon's name is white, that in the 1980s years he explains, would dynamite no longer with Elvis Costello called, but instead as Napoleon, under which name he published what may have been his last major album BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE no explanation from, but all Elvis Costello fan. The producers have declared independent that they knew, and chose the name without reference to Elvis Costello. This is of course completely absurd, as credible, how someone to make a movie with the main character with the name Anna Karenina but say ignorant, that Tolstoy had a character with this name.

The film shows the private hell, life of Napoleon Dynamite, a hopelessly outsider at Preston is incapable of high school in Idaho, seemingly without any friends at all until he is on a new pupil of the Spaniard Pedro, hits to speak which is obviously not in the position, each word with more than one syllable or smiling (up to the end of the film) is. Napoleon makes cool nerds look. School is this hell for Napoleon, it seems quite normal for a child as he is him in the hallway, Bodyslam against his locker. It simply not is that he no idea he is cursed; He says not only is it unwrapped things Tater Tots in the Pocket in order, that, for snacking on later, it is inevitable that it be destroyed another child in his pocket when he refuses to share.

Napoleon's life is terrible in school, it's so bad at home. We are helpless the whereabouts or the fate of his parents, but his brother Slacker and equally nerdy companions nor solace offers and with his grandmother in an ATV sand dune accident injured his uncle Rico, a fortyish Peter Pan, which is so urgent, longing for 1982, that he ordered a House time machine over the Internet, travel, so on his own way as Napoleon or his brother Kip pathetic.

Plot is not really important in the film; the process which is Napoleon's life. This would easily have a terrible film, but Director Jared Hess (born, by the way, Preston, Idaho), wrote the screenplay with his wife Jerusha, shows a deft touch to keep things interesting and funny, instead just stupid. Are all excellent, but for the most part in the vicinity of unknown. I know of only two artists, with which he would have a being Diedrich Bader, who perhaps more remarkably was neighbour, in a number of roles over the years, in OFFICE SPACE as the protagonist next door conversations through the wall. Here, he has a hysterical stint as absurd martial arts teacher. I knew Tina Majorino, who was in a number of films over the years, primarily as a child. You doing a good job as Deb, although their role (as Napoleon) a bit of a fraud on the public. They make it up to be as unattractive as possible if it in fact is a Cutie, as the improved hair-do at the end of the film. The cheat with Napoleon is the fact, that he... well, I don't want to spoil things. Let's just say that he is at the end of the film, not the helpless nerd we imagine. I especially enjoyed Efren Ramirez as monosyllabic Pedro. He underplays his role to the point of parody.

I recommend very, that this film. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is a thoroughly unique, fun and funny, this is not quite like anything I've seen. One could say that it is no different from a male-oriented version of welcome to THE DOLLHOUSE in the middle of the rural Idaho.

Labels: dvd, Jon Heder, film, Napolean Dynamite, PSP movies, UmdPosted byCoryH

New SLAPPA PSP case

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:37:00 +0000

SLAPPA distribution LLC., was today the launch of its new SLAPPA ® PlayStation Portable (PSP) storage case. As tangible materials described the row combined to SLAPPAS website (www.slappa.com), very good and a must-have for any avid player-on-the-go is a unique design, safety, this new PSP case.

(Press from PRWEB) September 19, 2005 - SLAPPA distribution LLC., portable (PSP) PlayStation ® today announced the launch of its new SLAPPA-case. As tangible materials described the row combined to SLAPPAS website (www.slappa.com), very good and a must-have for any avid player-on-the-go is a unique design, safety, this new PSP case.

The daily SLAPPA HardBody PSP case is designed to protect your PSP from the elements, and at the same time innovative, sleek look. This case has the same xEVA stuff on the award winner CD and DVD case rows, as well as rain zipper pulls zippers with rubber SLAPPA, memory dividers, cargo storage networks, Xtra-wide rubber band for ultra-secure PSP-storage and super-soft lining. A D-ring with replaceable features this case Carabineer clip and an adjustable velcro memory for multiple transport options.

"We believe, the PSP remain force is positioned in mobile digital devices and as such concentrated we owners can trust us to a case, the PSP, in order to protect their investment in the long run," says Dustin Garis, Director of marketing for SLAPPA.

SLAPPA HardBody PSP daily case is now available for pre-order for just $14.99 at www.slappa.com (EIA $19.99). Product shipped 20 September.

SLAPPA distribution LLC.
SLAPPA distribution LLC. is a distributor of digital storage bag and accessories for the digital products that are sold under the brand name "SLAPPA". SLAPPA products as "Ground-Breaking" and "best available" have been recognized, and see branches around the globe. SLAPPAS innovative team continues to produce quality savvy look for digital devices such as CD/DVD storage case. See more information about the SLAPPA on the website at www.slappa.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Kylin Clevenger, SLAPPA distribution
704-248-7734

Accessories PSP, PSP case, labels: Accessories, SlappaPosted byCoryH

Get rich or die tryin ' film for Sony PSP, with 50 cent

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:37:00 +0000

Largest images designs first film page for PSP aligned, Curtis "50 cent" Jackson's "get rich or die tryin' cm"

(Press from PRNEWSWIRE) 9. October 2005-Paramount Pictures interactive marketing the first film site built specifically for play station portable (PSP), Vice President was announced today by Amy Powell, of interactive marketing at Paramount Pictures. PSP users, who downloaded the PSP 2.0 operating system be wireless surfing on http://www.50psp.com/ and access to the PSP-exclusive site for "get rich or die tryin'," with Curtis "50 cent" Jackson and directed by six time Academy Award nominee Jim Sheridan.

Built specifically to the PSP aspect ratio and browsing functions use, the site will contain trailer, pictures, webisodes, and images, you can download the PSP users directly on their PSP devices.

Commenting on the announcement, said Powell, "we are excited that first film related to PSP-specific website created - there is just one example, seek to achieve as we always for new opportunities to the online audience." Note how we us move in a mobile world, the way it is important, and way advances in technology affect access to information. Furthermore, ' get rich or die tryin', cm is a perfect match for the first PSP-exclusive movie site; "the PSP is huge in the hip-hop community and 50's fans are avid PSP user."

Prior to website "get rich or die tryin '" PSP PSP users to play the movie trailer wanted to first download to their desktop trailer and transferring the file to the handheld device. With the release of PSP OS 2.0, users can now download information directly to your PSP on the Internet with the device to browse. With the introduction of http://www.50psp.com/, Paramount Pictures is the first movie website specially designed for the device.

Sony has worldwide over six million PSP units with an expected total sales of 12 million by the end of 2005, a rate which already far surpassed the introduction of the iPod. Also, a recent report by Sony showed that by the end of the year, make the PSP who's fastest-growing anyway, against the first year pay multi media platform during the introduction of the iPod and the DVD player combined are sold expected 250 million dollars of UMD movies.

The main website for the film is http://www.getrichordietryinmovie.com/. The film begins on 9 November in the cinemas.

Curtis "50 cent" Jackson, one of the largest and most popular stars in the hip-hop, is the charismatic, the driving force behind "get rich or die tryin'," a hard-hitting drama directed by six times Oscar(R) of nominee Jim Sheridan about an orphaned street kid, the power of its brand in the drug trade, but finally dares to violence leave behind himself and by the rap artist, that he should be.

Paramount Pictures presents an Interscope/shady/aftermath and MTV films production of a starring Curtis "50 cent" Jackson Jim Sheridan film. Director: Jim Sheridan from a screenplay written by Terence winter, the film directed by Jim Sheridan, Jimmy Iovine, Paul Rosenberg, and Chris lighty is produced. The Executive producers are Stuart Parr, van Toffler, David Gale, gene Kirkwood, Arthur Lappin and Daniel Lupi. Paramount Pictures is part of the conversation of Viacom, Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media company and leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.

Contact information
Nancy Kirkpatrick
Executive VP, worldwide advertising, Paramount Pictures
(323) 956-5872

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PSP Gretzky NHL 2006-game review

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:37:00 +0000

Created by Sony Computer Entertainment, PSP Gretzky NHL 2006 comes. This latest version was created commonly known PlayStation Portable handheld gaming-system for Sony, as the PSP.

Description: NHL hockey fans enough thrills, chills and memories of a life long gave. From legendary game 7 Stanley Cup finals on a group of college kids, that the Olympic gold medal in 1980, NHL hockey has thrived as a result of sports core components: teamwork, speed, and strength. This same harmonious form the basis of the PSP in Gretzky NHL 2006, a game developed by hockey players and fans the core values of the game stay driven to deliver an ice hockey simulation which mimics fun and accessible to all.

Features: Wayne Gretzky exclusive license - the ONLY Sony PSP hockey video game available, Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey player of all time included. Connect up to four different versions of the great in your roster as you watch the Stanley Cup. Try one # 99 to dismantle several NHL records, or, if you dare against the large to face. Wayne vs. Wayne mode - a new game with an arcade-style twist and intensive rapid action. "99 Time" enable for a maximum of Gretzky 99 seconds and go suddenly overwhelmed by six to five against your opponents. You expect on your line with Gretzky dominate passed the action with thundering shots, crushing, hits and flawless. Chemistry - a new, unique way your roster manage team. Great team to play, rather than individual game is what leads to success. Players with attribute bonuses for the exchange of Puck, play rewards large "D" and the lamp lighting. The better the guys on the team, the better to play the team.New franchise mode - control over all on and turning off of the ice decisions to a successful NHL franchise go. To make rent a coaching staff, sign free agents, shops, make concession and ticket prices, and design the ultimate hockey power plant to build the stars of tomorrow. Licensed AHL - play in any mode as or against every 30 AHL team in the actual with all the AHL player. availability: ready in 1-2 business days by GameStop
Rating: Everyone (content suitable for persons aged 6 or older).

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"Gretzky NHL ' 06 for the PSP system offers a chance to play their sport hockey fans anywhere, at any time," Sony Computer Entertainment America said Sharon Shapiro, senior Director, promotions, and sports-product marketing. "By combining the unique capabilities and skate with the best players each on the ice, along with several Ameplay, Gretzky NHL ' 06 for Sony PSP system the perfect blend of ice hockey and arcade-style gameplay for gamers is on the way."

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Labels: Gretzky nhl 2006, PSP games, sports, hockey, Wayne GretzkyPosted byCoryH

Sony PSP Frogger: Helmet chaos game review

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:37:00 +0000

PSP Frogger:
Helmet chaos

Created by Konami, is PSP Frogger: helmet chaos. This latest version of Frogger established commonly known PlayStation Portable handheld gaming-system for Sony, as the PSP.

Availability: Within weekdays from 1-2 days
ESRB rating: All (content suitable for persons aged 6 or older).

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Description: Frogger is back on its classical origins with a game for the whole family. The top-selling franchise in one of the best-known brands in the history of video games has developed since the introduction of the Frogger, more than two decades. "Hop and Dodge" is classic gameplay, PSP Frogger inspire players of all strengths and classical fans with innovative progress, including new moves, characters and special unlockables delight.

Features:

"PSP Frogger game has new moves, characters, and special UnlockablesFeatures classic ' hop and Dodge"Style of gameplay 1/2Hx4Wx7L"; 0.4 kg.

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Dogtown of boys - UMD mini for PSP

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:37:00 +0000

Released for the Sony PSP in September 2005 the skateboard flick Lords of Dogtown (UMD mini for PSP), comes from Sony Pictures.

Cast: John Robinson, Victor Rasuk, & more.Director: Catherine HardwickeStudio: Sony Pictures rating: PG-13

OF REDOG downtown tells the Lord the radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, to the extreme skateboarding and changed the world forever. Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, the girl next door) of the Z-Boys, a series of Nobodies, are until they create a new style of skateboarding, is a worldwide phenomenon. But if your hobby is a business, the success of their friendship is destroyed. Director: Catherine Hardwicke (thirteen) and written by Stacy Peralta, Lords of Dogtown "...""a dazzling daredevil ride."-Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE

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Labels: Lords of Dogtown, PSP movie, UmdPosted byCoryH

PSP the Sims 2 game review

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:37:00 +0000

PSP the Sims 2

Created by electronic arts, PSP the Sims 2 comes. This latest version was created commonly known PlayStation Portable handheld gaming-system for Sony, as the PSP.

Description: PSP the Sims 2 allows you to create, customize and various neighborhoods to control, because diving you enter in the secrets of Rod home and are eager to uncover its secrets. However, you your SIM sanity meter to the saving of a nervous breakdown and connect with other players to trade secrets and head-to-head mini play. With PSP the Sims 2 for handheld, now you can take it everywhere.

PSP the Sims 2 can a whole new world with yoru SIM - one to explore, you can with you on your Sony PSP! Discover bar town and discover the secrets of this classic Sims objective, as you work to build your House. You hold out your health meter high, the fulfillment of your desires and fears, so that you no nervous breakdown. Use the capabilities of the PlayStation Portable to participate in the development of the reality Gaming.PSP the Sims 2 features: reality and your own world to create, as you cast your Sims characters and give them personalities give, memories and experiences directly character life or let them to butt into chaos; Either way, it is always funny to see, what problems they mode availability can get in the game with a friend in the Splitscreen-, two players: published 13.12.05. ships out and target sold.
Rating: Pending review

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Labels: PlayStation portable, PSP games, SIM, the Sims 2Posted byCoryH

Daxter for PlayStation PSP game review

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:37:00 +0000

Daxter for the PSP

Created by Sony Computer Entertainment, for PlayStation PSP Daxter comes. This spin-off of the popular Jak (and Daxter) series for the PlayStation, was specially created for the PSP handheld gaming system.

Description: Daxter is the co-star of the popular Jak & Daxter games his own adventure on the PSP! Playing perspective, from its animal Chronicles of its history in two alone in haven city spent. Daxter is a Ottsel and no one is to have a unique Moveset with agile skills that players like Daxter can crawl on all fours, fit in small places and vehicles to maneuver. You need to get all these skills through this unique platform!

Daxter for the PSP features:

Use the Daxter Slapper and bug spray gun for unique game mechanics. In beast mode to go, so that Daxter walls climbing and can creep up on enemies. Learn you, like Daxter in haven City 2 years spent and how he managed to release yak. Connects to PS2 via USB for combined games - use the PSP to drivers, vehicles, and graphics for Jak X - unlock secret features in Daxter open combat racing or connection to their PS2

Availability: In stock
Rating: All 10