27w ago - Sony's VP of Home Console and Handheld Platform Marketing John Koller has unveiled some exclusive Black Friday deals for PS3 and PS Vita fans today!

Below are the details, as follows:

As we've noted in the past few months, PlayStation stands for gamers. And because we stand with you, the PlayStation Nation, we want to offer you incredible deals on Black Friday to show our appreciation.

If you don't own PS Vita or PS3, now's the time. PlayStation platforms will be paired with the biggest and best franchises in gaming, proving once again that PlayStation is the best place to play.

PS Vita

PS Vita's game library is growing rapidly, and some of the biggest franchises in gaming are launching on the platform this holiday. In addition to the PlayStation Plus announcement providing an instant game collection for PS Vita, we are also celebrating the holidays with several incredible deals.

The Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified, and Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes PS Vita bundles will be available for $199.99 (MSRP)* on Black Friday and Saturday only. Here are the details (check your local retailers for availability):

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Bundle
$199.99 for Black Friday

47w ago - Telltale Games Manager of Public Relations and Social Media Alan Johnson has posted up a video today showcasing The Walking Dead Episode 2, Starved for Help, which hits PSN this Friday.

To quote: The Walking Dead, Telltale Games' continuing story of adventure horror based on Robert Kirkman's Eisner Award-winning comic book series, continues this week for PS3!

Episode Two - Starved for Help tears through flesh and bone and onto the PlayStation Network this Friday for $4.99 or will be available as a download from within the game's menu for existing season pass owners!

We're really excited to continue the story of Lee Everett; players will have to deal with the repercussions of the choices they made in Episode One and they'll be confronted by more difficult and sometimes gut-wrenching choices in Episode Two.

Remember, the decisions you make means that your story of The Walking Dead could be substantially different from someone else's - this is what we call 'tailored narrative'.





Our game engine has been tracking every choice players made in Episode One - A New Day. From course-altering life-and-death decisions...

77w ago - This weekend Sony PlayStation 3 hacker naehrwert has released a PS3 SCETool based on the fail0verflow tools, an Isolated SPU binary POC dubbed Friday and some EIDTool work in progress updates for PlayStation 3 developers interested in remarrying Blu-ray drives, motherboard keys, QA tokens, etc via Twitter.

Download: PS3 SCETool / Friday Isolated SPU Binary POC / PS3 SCETool v0.0.3 and VSH.Self Output / PS3 SCETool v0.0.4

Below are the details from the ReadMe files and Tweets, as follows:

SCETool (C) 2011 by naehrwert - This tool will see more features in the future.

Notice: THIS CAN DO NOTHING NEW, IT'S CURRENTLY JUST A REWRITE OF f0f TOOLS.

Keyfile format:
A sample keyfile is included.

Shout-outs:...

79w ago - Today EA Community Manager Coulter Mulligan has announced that Need for Speed The Run on PS3 is officially out, and that a 24 Hour marathon begins on Friday with details below.

To quote: Hey guys - Need for Speed The Run is out! Finally you can take to the streets as Jack and race for your life across the United States.

Of course, you can also start competing with your friends via Autolog. Speaking of Autolog, it makes its return and is much improved from the previous iteration. You'll be able to track your entire career and compare your times against your friends as you continue to play and compete.

Oh, and let's not forget that the multiplayer is absolutely awesome. You can create your own playlist of races to play with your friends, or you can jump straight into a race in progress!

As you keep playing you'll be leveling up and earning access to vehicles, upgrades, and abilities, giving you plenty of reasons to stick with it and get an edge over your friends.





And as you most likely know, we have a very special treat for PS3 owners. The following...

129w ago - Today Producer Matt Morton at Santa Monica Studio has sent out a call seeking PixelJunk Shooter 2 PSN testers who will be in LA on Friday.

To quote: We are looking for PS3 owners in the Los Angeles area to help us test the latest and greatest installment to the PixelJunk series -- PixelJunk Shooter 2: The Belly of the Beast!

We want to get a solid mix of PixelJunk enthusiasts, as well as people who are new to the franchise. The purpose of these focus tests will be to help us balance and polish the game to make sure it's as fun and exciting as it can be.

As you can guess, we've got a TON of exciting things to offer in this sequel to the already amazing PixelJunk Shooter, but we need your input to help make it the absolute best it can be!

As you can guess, we've got a TON of exciting things to offer in this sequel to the already amazing PixelJunk Shooter, but we need your input to help make it the absolute best it can be!

What will we need from you? Your honest opinions on the game as you play through segments of each of the three new environments and encounter new challenges along the way. You will also get to go head-to-head against other testers and experience the online Battle System in which you fight 1-on-1 taking turns being the hunter or the hunted!