96w ago - Digital Leisure Supervising Producer Paul Gold made available a new video trailer and confirmed that Fast Draw Showdown launches this July 19th on PSN.

To quote: Howdy Y'all! I'm really excited to officially announce that arcade classic Fast Draw Showdown is launching July 19th on the PlayStation Store.

We've completely redesigned this shooter from the ground up, so get ready to unholster your PlayStation Move motion controller and show'em all who the fastest draw really is!

We've included a bunch of new features exclusive to the PS3. One-by-one you'll get to take out these vicious gunslingers, and post your fastest draws to the worldwide leaderboards. You can also bring a friend along to play 'Quickdraw' and 'Showdown' multiplayer modes and see which one of you really has the fastest hands in the west.

On top of the remastered HD video, leaderboards and multiplayer features we've designed exclusive western clothing to outfit your PlayStation Home avatar! Cowboy hat, boots, shirt and even riding chaps! Put on the whole outfit or individual items - the choice is yours.





We're very excited for Fast Draw fans and those new to American Laser Games, to try out the PlayStation Move version of this arcade classic next...

96w ago - Activision's Social Media Manager Dan Amrich has announced today that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Annihilation maps will be hitting PS3 on July 28, 2011.

To quote: First Strike was fun. Escalation rocked. But Call of Duty: Black Ops fans want more - they crave new battlegrounds and new experiences.

Black Ops developer Treyarch knows this, so they've been busy creating another fresh batch of DLC maps: Annihilation. The newest add-on content will be ready for download from the PlayStation Store starting Thursday, July 28th.

Annihilation features four new standard multiplayer arenas - Silo, Hangar 18, Drive-In and Hazard - and the deadly jungle Zombies experience, Shangri-La. "The goals we set were about quality and variety," says Treyarch's Online Director, Dan Bunting. "We wanted to make everything feel unique and distinct."

Annihilation delivers on those goals with five all-new environments:

Drive-In: This one-time American movie paradise once showed war movies; now it's the location for one. The holes in the screen have been filled with snipers. The popcorn is stale, but they're still serving up hot lead in the concession stand.

"Drive-In is a small map, very fast paced,"...

96w ago - TimeGate Studios Community Manager Bryan Perez has announced today that Section 8: Prejudice is hitting PSN on July 26 with extra weight, and shared a video trailer for the PlayStation Network title today below.

To quote: It's been a long time coming, but Dropping, Jetpacks, Overdriving, Deployables, and every other kickass Section 8: Prejudice feature are making their way to the PlayStation Network starting July 26th in North America for only $14.99 and July 27th for our European friends for £12,99.

While it was a difficult decision to delay the PS3 release for three months, we knew it would be worth the wait in order to take the time to optimize the game for the platform.

We've also added new content to the PS3 version, including two additional multiplayer game modes, Assault and Skirmish, as well as exclusive content for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you're not a PlayStation Plus member, no worries, we have some free content for you too!

• For the first week, anyone who purchases Section 8: Prejudice on the PlayStation Network will receive the Blitz Armor Pack and Overdrive Map Pack for free! This includes two armor skins, early unlocks, and two additional multiplayer maps.
• The first 1000 PlayStation Plus subscribers to purchase Section 8: Prejudice...

96w ago - SCEE's Ross McGrath is here with this weeks European PlayStation Store updates today, as follows:

Dead Nation is now available to try before you buy, in case you were still on the fence, and we've also got a demo for PixelJunk Shooter 2, so you can now give that a whirl with no money down.

There's also some pretty awesome DLC coming today in the form of a new case for LA Noire, and the 'anticipated for as long as I can remember and incredibly awesome' Final Fantasy VII character costumes for LBP2!

A quiet one this week then, sorry about that. Hopefully there are some bits and pieces for you here and now, and if not you can save your pennies for the release of Limbo on the 20th.

I'll be around for comments from tomorrow morning as I'm working on some promotions for you lovely people this afternoon, but since it's a quiet week for you all, hand on heart I'll make time to respond to lots of your questions. See you later!

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Dead Nation (£9.99/€12.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: Not available in Germany

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Arcade Pool & Snooker (£3.49/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 3

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97w ago - Sony's PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is here with this weeks US PSN updates today, as follows:

Hits like Hard Corps: Uprising and Chime Super Deluxe are now 30% off during our Summer Sale. You get 50% off if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber. See all the Summer Sale Games here.

Notable releases this week include Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Catherine Demo, L.A. Noire: "Reefer Madness" Vice Case, Worms 2: Armageddon Puzzle Pack and LittleBigPlanet 2 Killzone 3 Minipack.

On the PlayStation Plus side, be sure to check out the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Full Game Trial, Golden Axe, and the PlayStation Plus 1st Anniversary Dynamic Theme.

Here is the weekly PlayStation Store update:

Summer Sale

• Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• PixelJunk Shooter 2 - Full Game (now $6.99, original price $9.99, PlayStation Plus price $4.89)
• Hard Corps: Uprising Full Game (now $10.49, original price $14.99, PlayStation Plus price $7.34)
• Hard Corps: Character: Harley (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus price $1.23)
• Hard Corps: Character: Leviathan (now $1.75, original price $2.49, PlayStation Plus...