7w ago - Sony Social Media Specialist Justin Massongill has announced today that Divekick: A Tale of Two Buttons is coming for both PS3 via PSN and PS Vita consoles.

To quote: If you follow the fighting game community, you probably already know all about Divekick. If not, take a moment to read this intro post from Iron Galaxy to get up to speed.

Talk of Divekick at GDC last week was impossible to ignore, but how does it actually play? The game's minimalist design invites skepticism, but rest assured: this is a deeper, more addictive experience that you might imagine.

Divekick shrugs off the fighting game genre's longstanding barriers, creating a sleek, streamlined competitive experience - it's the primordial essence of what makes fighting games fun.

This is a game about outsmarting and outmaneuvering your opponent. Gone are complex input commands, phalangeal acrobatics, and superhuman timing windows. There are only two buttons: Dive and Kick. You won't be using the D-pad or analog stick. You can't block.

You can't even move... at least, not traditionally. To advance towards your opponent you tap Dive (a vertical leap), then Kick to propel your fighter feet-first.

A tap of the Kick button while on the ground results an evasive hop backward. Connecting...

7w ago - Sony's Jawad Ashraf of the European PlayStation Store is here with this weeks PSN updates below, as follows:

Leading the way this week is a demo for Injustice: Gods Among Us - a bold new entry in the fighting game genre from NetherRealm Studios, creators of Mortal Kombat, featuring DC Comics icons such as Batman, The Joker, Green Lantern, The Flash, Superman and Wonder Woman.

Heroes and villains engage in epic battles on a massive scale in a world where the line between good and evil has been blurred.

Elsewhere, one of the finest hidden-object adventure games you'll ever play is now available in a sumptuous high-definition edition! In Voodoo Chronicles: The First Sign, help out James Voodoo as he investigates mysterious attacks through the forsaken hamlet of Ravenhill, the wealthy city of Richtown, and a variety of breathtaking sceneries inspired by major fiction genres!

If you're looking to save some pennies this week, please keep an eye on our ongoing Egg Hunt promotion and check out a number of healthy price cuts...

8w ago - Following up on their initial PS4 announcement and PS4 video trailers, today Sony has officially launched the PlayStation 4 Web site in both US and UK among other regions.

Those interested can register as of today to receive related PlayStation 4 news and product updates. Additionally, users can navigate the site to view PS4 specifications, the PS4 controller, PS4 game videos, and 'be the first to know' as Sony states about their 'See the future' promotional PS4 video game campaign.

Finally, for those who weren't aware, we have added a PlayStation 4 / PS4 News Forum section several weeks back and also a PlayStation 4/ PS4 Portal news filter to find related articles quicker. As Sony's PlayStation 4 video game console is officially launched we will also redirect our current PS3 News domain to www.PS4News.com to sync with the next-generation...

8w ago - Sony PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen has posted up this week's PS3 and PSN updates below, as follows:

PS3 Full Game

Defiance ($59.99)

Arktech. Some die for it - everyone kills for it. Join a futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.

Hunt alone or with others as you improve your skills and level up unlocking powerful weapons that will help you survive the massive battles that await.
ESRB: M // 4.9 GB

PSN

Ion Assault ($1.99)

In ION ASSAULT HD the player controls thousands of ion particles that he can use to blast, fry and blow up anything off the screen!
ESRB: E10+ // File Size: 385.9 MB

PS2 Classics

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories ($9.99)

There are a million stories in Liberty City. This one changes everything. Once a trusted wise guy in the Leone crime family, Toni Cipriani was forced into hiding after killing a made man. Now he's back and it's time for things to be put right.

Forced to fight for his life, Toni must use any means necessary to secure his place in the leadership of the Leone family in a town up for grabs.
ESRB: M // File Size: 3.8...

8w ago - At this year's GDC, Sony has unveiled some new PlayStation 4 / PS4 details including optional real names, a larger friend's list, CPU and HDD updates and more as outlined below!

To quote: Sony shared new details on PlayStation 4 during a developer overview session at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

System

Sony is targeting PlayStation 4 to be the “central device in the living room,” and are building the system around core gamers, its “primary audience.”

There are five core principles to PlayStation 4: “Simple, Immediate, Social, Integrated, and Personalized.”

The PlayStation 4 CPU boasts a 64-bit x86 architecture, low power consumption, low heat, 8 cores, 8 hardware threads, 2MiB L2 cache per 4 core group, 32kib l1 I/D-cache, PlayStation Shader Language, and features DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0 support.

The GPU will offer tessellation to add “geometric detail to smooth edges or create more organic shapes.”

The system’s RAM is 8GB 256 bit GDDR5, a high-end graphics memory only found on PC graphics cards.

The PlayStation 4 developer environment...