26w ago - Sony Senior Manager Sarah Thomson of Content Acquisition announced today that the PlayStation Mobile Developer Program has officially launched and those who register can download the SDK.

Below are the details, to quote: I'm one of several members of the team leading our new platform, PlayStation Mobile, working to get you fun, engaging titles on a multitude of PlayStation-Certified smartphones and tablets.

Since we launched PlayStation Mobile on October 3rd, we've been receiving a steady stream of positive responses from both developers and consumers. All of your feedback is crucial to the success of PlayStation Mobile, and we've been working diligently these last few weeks to bring more titles to the newest PlayStation platform.

Get ready to see this library expand in the coming months, because today we are happy to announce the launch of the PlayStation Mobile Developer Program, which provides an enhanced and open environment for content developers to create and release their content on PlayStation Mobile.

The...

29w ago - Assistant Producer Nicolo Accordino has shared a video today announcing that Smart As launches Today on PS Vita today and inviting fans to see where they stack up.

Below are the details, to quote: Our new social brain training experience for PlayStation Vita, Smart As, officially launches today. We've had a great time making the game, but the fun really starts now that you get to play and we get to see your scores climb the leaderboards.

With Smart As, our goal was to create a cool compilation of puzzle games that let you have a blast while testing your skills at the four key areas of Logic, Arithmetic, Language and Observation.

We also wanted to create a truly social experience letting you compete and prove that you are smarter than your friends, family, your city, country and ultimately the entire world via our online leaderboards.

You can also share and compare all your stats with other Smart As fans and brag about how smart you are on your favorite social networks like Facebook and Twitter, all without leaving the game.

We designed Smart As from the ground up for PS Vita, so the game utilizes all of the system's features, which means you can take on the world with never-before-seen brain twisters.

We've had a great time trying to get the...

38w ago - Sony Senior Vice President of Business Development Philip Rosenberg has announced today that DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket is returning to PS3 with a September launch scheduled.

Below are the details, to quote: NFL SUNDAY TICKET is returning in time for the NFL's regular season opening weekend on September 9th.

All existing DIRECTV subscribers who have the NFL SUNDAY TICKET MAX plan will be able to download the PS3 application from PlayStation Network for free, and live stream every out-of-market NFL football game every Sunday afternoon this season in full HD.

In addition, you will have access to DIRECTV'S the RED ZONE CHANNEL at no additional charge. RED ZONE delivers the final yards of every scoring drive and other exciting moments from all Sunday afternoon games as they happen, and it's a great way to stay on top of the day's highlights.

For all of you fantasy football aficionados, the NFL SUNDAY TICKET app also includes up-to-the-minute stats to help you keep track of every play on the field. If you play NFL.com fantasy, you can follow your fantasy team in real time while watching games Sunday afternoon.

PS3 owners without access to DIRECTV will also be able to receive...

49w ago - Game Director Keiichiro Toyama has announced alongside a video trailer that Gravity Rush launches today on PS Vita with the inside DLC scoop below!

To quote: To help celebrate today's U.S. launch of Gravity Rush for PlayStation Vita, I'm excited to share this new trailer which will give you a taste of what the game has in store for you.

Gravity Rush was based on the inspiration I received from the artwork I saw in a magazine when I was a teenager. When I joined the industry, I thought that someday I would want to create a game with a world setting as vivid as that piece of art.

It's been awhile since Japanese videogames have carried the clout that they used to in our industry. When I began my career, I was striving to find a way to break through.

I thought about making a game based on the top global marketing strategies, major genres that were popular at that time, and even based on a character that would be widely accepted in the Western market. However, none of those concepts produced the results I desired, which is when I realized I was trying to put the cart in front of the horse.





After that, my ideas began to gain more momentum. The Gravity Rush project started with the simple...

56w ago - This weekend the XCM Team have announced the launch of their XCM X1 Wireless Controller Shell for XBox 360 console users, which feature a new diamond-shaped guide key, crazy fire function and the ability to change colors as demonstrated in the videos below.

To quote: X1 Wireless Controller Shell will be launched next week – the powerful and premier gear is here!

Features:

1. Built in new motion function: Crazy fire function - press the trigger and flick your controller to the right or left. It's like holding a machine gun and spraying the whole area with bullets. Feel crazy and exciting.





2. Three new D-pads: one of them is the new design D pad for easy to use with the fighting game. Includes two (2) chrome D-pad with LED light and one (1) crystal D-pad with LED light.

3. New diamond shaped Guide key – the diamond shape GUIDE key will emit the brilliant light once lit up.





4. The auto fire function on two triggers buttons are enabled.

5. Includes four (4) LED analog thumb sticks (2pcs of Concave and 2pcs of Convex) and LED kit set to light up...