29w ago - Sony Associate Product Marketing Manager Patrick Chen has officially unveiled a new PS Vita and PS Plus bundle available next week.

Below are the details, as follows: To celebrate the release of PlayStation Plus on PS Vita, we are bringing you an all new PS Vita bundle just in time for the holidays.

The PS Plus Instant Game Collection PS Vita Bundle is a terrific value for those of you who want to take full advantage of all the benefits and features you get with a PS Plus membership.

This bundle contains everything you need to get started, including a PS Vita 3G Wi-Fi system, 1-year membership to PS Plus, a Unit 13 game voucher and a 4 GB Memory Card for only $299.99 (MSRP), a combined savings of over $99.

PlayStation Plus is the ultimate service for any PlayStation fan! Your active membership in PS Plus gives you unlimited access to the PS Plus Instant Game Collection, a regularly refreshed selection of hit games to play on your PS Vita and PS3.

The Instant Game Collection currently features six PS Vita favorites, such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, WipEout 2048 and more, with new games arriving every month throughout the year.

If you already own a PS3, you'll also automatically unlock 12 hit PS3 titles including inFAMOUS 2, LittleBigPlanet...

31w 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

38w ago - Sony's Andy Stewart of the PlayStation Store Team has unveiled that PS3 Essentials are coming to the PlayStation Store today!

To quote: The PlayStation Store is home to an amazing selection of incredible games, and now you can get even more value for your money with PS3 Essentials: a diverse range of critically-acclaimed games at pocket-friendly prices.

Whether you're searching for a bargain, aiming to fill the gaps in your games collection or looking for something a little different, you'll be able to find the perfect title for your needs.

However that is not even the best bit; I am pleased to inform you that these games will be priced starting at €14.99! However this saving will vary from game to game.

Here is a list of the first wave of PS3 Essentials coming to the PlayStation Store today:

Assassin's Creed
£15.99.00/€19.99/AU$24.95

Assassin's Creed 2
£15.99.00/€19.99/AU$24.95

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
£15.99.00/€19.99/AU$24.95

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
£15.99.00/€19.99/AU$24.95

Darksiders
£9.99/€14.99/AU$17.95

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
£9.99/€14.99/AU$17.95

Driver: San Francisco
£15.99.00/€19.99/AU$24.95

43w ago - Atlus Manager of Public Relations and Sales Aram Jabbari has officially unveiled the Persona 4 Golden: Solid Gold Premium Edition today for PlayStation Vita fans.

To quote: Persona 4 Golden. It's so hot right now. It's Japan's hottest PS Vita game of all time, selling more than twice as many units as the next bestselling title.

In the weeks following P4G's release, PS Vita hardware sales in Japan saw a dramatic spike, larger than at any time since the start of the year.

Perhaps it's because the original Persona 4 became such a phenomenon, winning tremendous critical acclaim and adoration from consumers. It could also be because Golden, the enhanced and expanded PS Vita version of the game, dramatically improves on the beloved RPG classic in so many gosh darn ways.

Did you know I speak PS Vita? True story. I can hear yours from here, musing aloud, longing for something amazing; it's practically begging to be loved. It wants copious oodles of Persona and it wants said oodles right now.

It wants 100+ hours of interacting with fleshed out, sharply written characters. It yearns for a rich world to get lost in, for intense battles, for blazing fast load times. Translation: your PS Vita has a fever, and the only prescription, is more Persona 4 Golden.

We...

44w ago - IO Interactive Community Manager Nick Price has unveiled the Contracts Mode in upcoming PS3 video game title Hitman: Absolution today.

To quote: One of the best things about working with a vibrant and productive community, such as the one attached to the Hitman games, is that you can learn a lot by just watching people play.

Going back to the previous games in the Hitman series, we've always enjoyed watching videos of how the fans tackle the different levels; both in terms of strategy and approach to the emergent systems within the game but also in terms of how they change the rules by going against the core of the level.

A great example is when we see people trying to set up mission parameters all by themselves. The previous games didn't really support this - you were supposed to play a level in one of several different ways but targets always remained the same - but the fans pretty quickly started setting up conditions for completion themselves.

Kill everyone with a particular weapon. Don't get spotted by anyone. Only wear the chicken outfit. Kill that waiter in the bar at the Meat King's party.

Sometimes these conditions would be extremely hard to fulfill but equally satisfying when they did get completed. So for...