93w ago - As a follow-up to the OpenPStore news, Spanish PlayStation 3 developer blipi has shared an update on RNA - Real Network Access for PS3 JFW DH Custom Firmware and a video of RNA v0.0.1 Fade Effect in action this weekend.

To quote, roughly translated: INFORMATION

As you can see in the picture this will be the design (for lack of making a decent logo) to RNA. Also if you can observe the list of functions that will bring its first version:

Friends:

• Add your friends see your profile, avatar and information. Browse through their trophies and compare with yours.
  

Trophies:

• Updates trophies for other friends to see. In later versions will add support for social networks can post your trophies on sites like facebook and twitter. Maybe when I get Thegra be able to update facebook and trophies at the same time to win.
  

Network:

• Do not come in the first version, but it will be the meeting point. Create rooms and join them will be just some of the options available there.
  

Inbox:

• Send and receive messages from your friends. In future it will be possible...

95w ago - THQ Social Media Manager Craig Wien has shared news today of a 50% off content sale on PS3 DLC currently underway on PlayStation Network.

To quote: THQ and the PlayStation Network are happy to announce an incredible 50% off sale this week on most of THQ's online downloadable content and several hit games!

This private sales event is exclusively for PlayStation Network users and will officially end on August 2.

For select games, the half off sale will also include lots of downloadable content! This promotion will offer PSN users a massively extended game experience for extremely cheap prices.

PSN users will be able to purchase these full games from THQ at 50% off:

• MX vs. ATV Untamed
• MX vs. ATV Reflex
• Red Faction Guerilla
• Red Faction Battlegrounds
• Stacking
• Costume Quest

THQ will also offer tons of select half-price DLC from many of our hit Franchises.

• MX vs. ATV Alive & Reflex DLC
• MX vs. ATV Reflex DLC
• Red Faction Guerilla DLC
• Red Faction Battlegrounds DLC
• Saints Row 2 DLC
• UFC Undisputed 2010 DLC
• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 DLC
• Stacking DLC
• Costume Quest DLC

96w ago - Creat Studios Marketing and PR Coordinator Bill Fryer has unveiled a video of the new Test Yourself DLC packs that will be hitting PSN next week.

To quote: The next two test blocks Test Yourself: Attention and Test Yourself: Memory will be available July 26th.

As their names imply, these add-ons will measure the user's attention and memory through a series of tests. These packs will be available in North America for $1.99.

The goal of Test Yourself is to provide users with an affordable, professional assessment of various aspects of their personalities and psychological abilities.

After the release of the initial pack, we received a ton of positive feedback about this game and we are very excited to release the next part of the Test Yourself experience. Users who complete all of the test blocks will receive a full psychological portrait and will better understand the complex characteristics of their states of mind.





The initial game Test Yourself: Psychology, which included test packs for Intelligence and Nervous System, was one of the top five downloaded games on PSN and is available for $2.99.

Test Yourself is a serious scientific product developed by a team of professional psychologists and counselors....

98w ago - SCEA Producer Kumi Yuasa has announced that PlayStation Move Ape Escape for PS3 is hitting PSN today alongside sharing a new video trailer below.

To quote: I hope you had a great July 4th weekend. Did you all get to try the PlayStation Move Ape Escape demo last week and experience catching monkeys with the PlayStation Move motion controller?

I hope you're ready for even more mayhem, as the full PlayStation Move Ape Escape game hits the PlayStation Store today! We've put a video together introducing the full game, so please take a look.

Let me tell you a little bit about PlayStation Move Ape Escape. There are a total of 15 levels and you will cross between the past and present in pursuit of Specter, the leader of a monkey invasion.

At the end of each mission, a review of your performance will display regarding how many monkeys you caught, your score and the details of any bonuses you have earned.





You have a chance to compare your scores with players around the world, so try uploading your score every time you complete a mission and check the online leaderboards! Don't forget to earn trophies as well.

As you progress through the game, you will unlock mini-games. Each of these use the PlayStation...

99w ago - Today International Affairs Manager Lucy Khatajaeva at Lesta Studio has posted up a video on Time Machine: Rogue Pilot for PlayStation Network which outlines details on the PSN title.

To quote: Today is the big day as we're releasing an official preview video for our upcoming PSN game Time Machine: Rogue Pilot!

The video reveals some gameplay details and is supposed to help you get some better understanding of what our game actually is and what it looks like.

But a new video is not enough, is it? That's why I'll reveal some more details and cover two big questions with this blog post: what this game is and what it is not.

What Time Machine: Rogue Pilot IS

Time Machine: Rogue Pilot is a Match3/hidden-object game with a number of innovative features, including unique mechanics of repainting tiles instead of replacing them with each other. I know this sounds simple, but it helps bring a fresh feel to the classical match3 genre.





For example, the Mood-o-meter. Sounds weird, huh? The Mood-o-meter shows how your character feels. The better you play, and the more bonuses you activate, the faster your character's mood increases. Once the Mood-o-meter is full, you get a Superbonus that destroys...