82w ago - SCEE Manager James Gallagher has made available a video today showcasing the motion capture technology utilized in Uncharted 3 PS3 behind the scenes.

To quote: I don't need to remind you that the release of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is less than a week away and you may have seen that the reviews are rolling in, including perfect scores from IGN, PlayStation Official Magazine UK, Destructoid, The Guardian and more.

These critics have all highlighted narrative and, in particular, the actors' performances as particular strengths.

It's unusual, when you think about it, to be talking about performances in the context of a game, but it's that marriage of technology and human acting, along with a great script and a skilled team of animators, that brings Drake, Sully and co. to life in such a believable way.





While we were in Jordan a few weeks ago - you may have seen our Treasure Hunt video here on the blog - we spoke with Nolan North and Emily Rose, the actors behind Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher, as well as Taylor Kurosaki and Arne Meyer from Naughty Dog, about how this performance capture process works.

Update: This week, we're...

101w ago - Ubisoft PR Coordinator Alex Monney has announced that Outland is now on PSN, and shared some Behind-the-Scenes Housemarque video footage on the title below.

To quote: The day has finally come and we are ecstatic to have released Outland on the PlayStation Network. Many of you first heard of this platformer/Ikaruga mash-up when we first announced it at our Digital Day event last year and got a deeper dive when PlayStation.Blog's Sid Shuman gave a quick preview from PAX East 2011.

The idea of the game is simple: you are following in the footsteps of an ancient hero looking to prevent the destruction of the world at the hands of the goddesses of chaos. However, mix in the polarity switching and you have one amazingly challenging game.

Housemarque, known for their work on Dead Nation and Super Stardust HD, has been receiving a ton of praise on Outland, including 1UP calling it "one of the best downloadable games this year". Let's take a deeper dive into the development of Outland:





Be sure to check out Outland now on the PlayStation Store. For $9.99, you can pick up a critically acclaimed platformer with epic boss battles and online...

130w ago - SCEE Senior Producer Mark Green has shared some videos today spotlighting TV Superstars for PlayStation 3: Behind The Scenes.

To quote: Behind the facade of celebrity is where the real work begins: TV Superstars was created specifically for the new Move controllers and the PlayStation Eye.

In these 'Making of TV Superstars' videos you can go behind the scenes with the development team to see just how they made the game.

In the first video the team talk about the design considerations behind making a Move game; what worked well and what was changed.

In the second video, the team discuss their inspiration for the game and the mechanics of how you can become the ultimate TV Superstar, and in the third and final video, the developers talk about the way in which the game captures your facial likeness and shout-out and presents you as an avatar in game.

133w ago - SCEE European Product Manager Phil Lynch has shared some more behind the scenes footage today of Invizimals for PSP.

To quote: Earlier in the week we had a video of Brian Blessed and Sebastian Campbell taking a break from filming the story sequences for Invizimals: Shadow Zone to talk about their roles.

Today we have the second video in this short series, featuring Matt McCooey, who plays Kenichi Nakamura in the game, and Suanne Braun, who plays Professor Michaels.

Invizimals: Shadow Zone will be released on PSP across Europe from 10 November.

Those interested can check out the video below!

133w ago - SCEE UK Software Product Manager Phil Lynch has shared a behind the scenes video peek today at Invizimals for PSP with Brian Blessed.

To quote: A couple of weeks ago we saw what happens when you use a giant trap with Invizimals, the critter-catching augmented reality game on PSP.

Now it's time to go behind the scenes of its sequel, Invizimals: Shadow Zone, with Brian Blessed, who plays Doc.Dawson in the game, and Dougles Reith, who plays Sebastian Campbell.

We'll have another behind the scenes video later in the week. In the meantime, feel free to yell "Gordon's Alive?!" in the comments.