91w ago - Today Sony Senior Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has announced that PS3 exclusive title Elevator Action Deluxe ascends to PSN tomorrow!

To quote: Back in the 80s, it wasn't uncommon for restaurants to have a lone arcade cabinet sitting by the entrance. I've got fond, but hazy memories of a suburban Philadelphia diner where I discovered an innovative title called Elevator Action. I also recall a bacon cheeseburger...

In the 80s, most games confined you to a simple side-scrolling plane - it was akin to being on rails. Elavator Action enabled you to traverse a building vertically. It was a revelation. It was true freedom. It was, well, a different time.

So when I learned that Elevator Action Deluxe was on its way exclusively to the PlayStation Network, my nostalgia was inflamed. With the game available tomorrow, Square Enix offered me the chance to ask a few questions of Producer Yosuke Tsuda.

PlayStation.Blog: Would you categorize Elevator Action for PSN as a straight remake or more of a reinterpretation?

Yosuke Tsuda, Producer, Elevator Action Deluxe: We began the development process based on three concepts:

• Have visuals that allow people to instantly recognize this as...

94w ago - Following up on the recent PS3 Cinavia DRM Check Fix for PS3MFW comes some ready-made PUP files from bitsbubba called NFW (Newbie Friendly Ware) for PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware users, which include the Kmeaw CFW Cinavia disabled patches and 3.66 spoof followed by version 2 below and a PS3 3.55 NFW (Newbie Friendly Ware) Bug Fix.

Download: PS3 3.55 NFW (Newbie Friendly Ware) / PS3 3.55 NFW Unspoofed / PS3 3.55 NFW v2 / PS3 LV2 Patcher BD Region Changer

Below is the changelog, to quote:

3.55 NFW v2 Features Enabled:

• Change PUP build / version
  

Patch LV1 hypervisor

• Allow mapping of any memory area (Needed for LV2 Poke)
  
• Peek/poke support (unused lv1 calls 182 and 183)
  

97w ago - With rumors that Sony could start PS4 production at the end of 2011, Joseph Dumary has shared some interesting PlayStation 4 concept renders complete with futuristic technology included.

Below is a summary of potential PlayStation 4 features and specs based on the PS4 concept renders from Joseph Dumary, as follows:

PS4 Concept Render Features:

• PS4 will be part of the PlayEco line which uses 0 watts in standby.
  
• ECO Restart function allows the player to save their game and turn off the console, turn it on and resume the game without loading where they left off.
  
• PS4 will automatically shut off primary power after each 30 minute period of playtime and draw energy from a rechargeable battery for 5 minutes.
  
• Playr (PlayReserve) rechargeable battery also assists in preventing data loss during a power outage.
  
• PS4 offers retro appeal - looks like a mix between a PlayStation 2 Slim and a Memory Card.
  
• PlayStation 4 will be made of 60%...

97w ago - Sega of America's Public Relations Manager David Bruno has unveiled the box art and details on The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut for PlayStation Move in 3D.

To quote: Today we are proud to reveal the box art for The House of the Dead: OVERKILL - Extended Cut, the latest b-movie blood fest from SEGA and Headstrong Games.

We announced The House of the Dead: OVERKILL - Extended Cut just before E3 this year, and were amazed to see that there were so many who were eager to take aim at the mutant infection springing up in Bayou County.

This is the first time we have released The House of the Dead on an HD console, and we feel that the PS3 is the perfect home for an arcade-style shooter like OVERKILL. With 3D and PlayStation Move support, two brand new scenarios added, and all seven stages of the original remastered, the 'baddest' just got bigger! We are really working hard to make this the best in the series to date.

These posters and our box art pay homage to our signature retro b-movie look, and hopefully you recognized the legendary Agent G and Detective Washington. This time around, we also...

98w ago - Sony's Senior Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media Patrick Seybold has announced today they are extending the AllClear ID Plus Identity Theft Protection offer through July 31, 2011.

To quote: A friendly reminder to all eligible PlayStation Network and Qriocity account holders, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International have made arrangements with Debix, Inc., one of the industry's most reputable identity protection firms, to offer AllClear ID Plus at no cost for 12 months from the time an account holder registers for the program.

This AllClear ID Plus Identity Theft Protection offer in the United States has been extended through July 31, 2011.

The details of the program include, but are not limited to:

• Cyber monitoring and surveillance of the Internet to detect exposure of an AllClear ID Plus customer's personal information, including monitoring of criminal web sites and data recovered by law enforcement.

If his/her personal information is found, the customer will be alerted by phone and/or email and will be provided advice and support regarding protective steps to take. The customer will also receive monthly identity status reports. Debix works with an alliance of cyber-crime experts from the government,...