5w ago - Sony European Brand Manager Penrose Tackie announced today that GT Academy 2013 officially kicks off in July with a Gran Turismo 6 demo!

To quote: Buckle up, Gran Turismo fans - our annual GT Academy competition will return for a fifth season this year, and it's set to be the biggest yet, with more countries than ever before participating.

The online gaming element of the competition gets under starter's orders this July via a demo of the just-announced Gran Turismo 6 exclusively on PlayStation 3.

Since it began in 2008, the acclaimed virtual-to-reality competition has attracted over two million entries, with gamers and motor sport fans battling it out in Gran Turismo for the chance to become real Nissan racing drivers. Six former winners of the competition, which now runs in Europe, the USA, Germany, Russia, the Middle East and South Africa, are now Nismo Athletes competing in top-level motor sport on behalf of Nissan.

Nissan's Director of Global Motorsport, Darren Cox, revealed the plans for GT Academy 2013 today at the famous Silverstone Circuit, at the same event where Kazunori Yamauchi announced Gran Turismo 6.

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6w ago - Today the XCM Team have made available a demonstration video showcasing their new XCM FPS Black PCB for the Nintendo Wii U gamepad with details below.

To quote: XCM FPS Black PCB for Wii U - Installation Manual (English)

The XCM FPS Black PCB for Wii U, equip all the specific modes for the Wii U tablet controller.

• Drop shot mod: prone and rapid fire.
  
• Fast reload mod: quickly reloads the gun, change gun/weapon, gives you a plenty of time to shoot your opponent.
  
• Burst mod: changes from single shot to rapid fire.
  
• Sniper breath mod: Automatically hold on to breath.
  
• Turbo Melee: Melee and shoot.
  
• Auto Zoom Zombie: Zoom and locks down the enemy.
  
• Akimbo: When the mode is activated, gamer only need to press the RT button and it will automatically press the LT button simultaneously as well for shooting with 2 guns
  
• Quick scope: aim then quick shot.
  
• Jitter Mod: After shooting, it rapidly auto reload the bullets, this mode is to reload a small amount of bullets for rapid respond in combat (best for shotgun weapon)
  
• Jump shot: You are able to jump and throw the grenade more...

6w ago - Aksys Games Director of Production Frank "Bo" DeWindt posted up a video today showcasing those seeking the Demon Blade in Muramasa Rebirth on PlayStation Vita.

Below are the details, to quote: Muramasa Rebirth, the action-packed RPG from the developers of Muramasa: The Demon Blade brings the beautiful imagination and art of George Kamitani, creator of Muramasa, to life on PS Vita!

In this exclusive trailer, brought first to PlayStation.Blog, we're showing off the main characters - Momohime and Kisuke - as well as some sweet Demon Blade action!

In the world of Muramasa Rebirth, the princess Momohime is possessed by an antagonistic spirit, who desires his lost legendary Demon Blade and the power it holds.

In her captive state, Momohime travels West in order to accomplish the spirit's goals. With the power of the Demon Blades at her disposal, and the spirit's sword wielding prowess, demons and gods alike will experience her wrath.

Kisuke, the amnesiac fugitive ninja, finds himself on the run for a crime he has no memory of as he travels East. During a mission for his former lord, he comes across his target, a beautiful woman, who immediately recognizes him. Will Kisuke remember this beauty from his past and survive the onslaught of his pursuers? Only the gods...

6w ago - Following up on his previous release, today PlayStation 3 homebrew developer nathanr3269 (aka Nathan_r32_69) has made available PUAD GUI v1.5 which is a PS3 PUP Unpacker & Decrypter for Windows.

Download: PUAD GUI v1.5 Simple x86 / PUAD GUI v1.5 Simple x64 / PUAD GUI v1.5 Installer x86 / PUAD GUI v1.5 Installer x64

To quote: After some weeks of hard work I finally finished the new PUAD GUI, aka PUP Unpacker and Decrypter. Works without Cygwin, directly from Windows, if anyone see any issue please tell me.

Notes:

• Pictures created by J-Martin
  
• Tested by largand79 y Dantezteam
  
• cospkg and cosunpkg modified by Estwald
  
• KaKaRoTo and ZiNgA BuRgA for RCOMAGE
  
• Thanks to all
  

Features:

• Unpacks/Repacks PUP file
  
• Decrypts/Unpacks/Repacks CORE_OS
  
• Decrypts/Unpacks/Repacks...

7w ago - Frima Studio's Laurent Mercure posted up a video announcing that Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge invades PSN today.

Below are the details, to quote: We are proud to announce that Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge is launching on PlayStation Store today. Since it's Cross-Play and Cross-Buy, you'll get both PS Vita and PlayStation 3 versions for just $9.99. PlayStation Plus members in the US can pick it up for free!

Here's a quick recap, in case you didn't read our earlier posts. Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge is a real-time strategy game. However, it's not your classic RTS with resource gathering, base building and tech-tree climbing.

No, it's pure, unadulterated tactical zombie assault! You've got two zombie packs, a mobile base and a monster at your beck and call, each controlled using a different symbol button on the controller.

In multiplayer mode, both teams start out at the opposite ends of the map. As they move across town toward an inevitable confrontation, they capture buildings that grant diverse benefits. The more buildings you take, the more zombies you have and the more special zombies you unlock.





Trophy hunters out there will be happy to hear that Zombie Tycoon...