Category Archives: PSN

Sony has confirmed to VentureBeat that Susan Panico, former US head of the PlayStation Network, has left Sony. Patrick Seybold confirmed the departure and wished Panico the best, but gave no indication of her reasons for departure or identity of her replacement. The executive was probably best known to PSN members for her regular contributions to the PlayStation Blog, but behind the scenes, helped steer the PSN to its current membership of over 77 million globally.

Namco has released a set of screenshots showing off the DLC slated for Soul Calibur V. The content will include wings, face paint, music from Soul Blade and Soul Calibur, animal heads, breastplates, kimonos, and bikinis. A second set is coming on Valentine’s Day, which will include music from SCII and SCIII, and a third round will be released later with more masks and face paint, as well as camouflage, and skull offerings along with music from SCIV and Broken Destiny. The first batch hits on launch day, and each pack will run you 160 MSP/€1.99/$1.99. game’s out next week.

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The Call of Duty Elite team has announced it’s “putting Vengeful Beast’s prizes in Beast Mode” tomorrow, January 20. Called “100k Day”, those who log onto Elite can participate in matches were those with the highest total kills in Team Deathmatch could win rather nice prize. The first place winner will receive a 2012 Jeep Wrangler: MW3 Edition, second place gets the Gamer’s Entertainment Bundle, third place a Canon EOS T3i Digital SLR Camera Kit, and fourth place will receive an iPad bundle. The 360 match starts at 12pm EST and the PS3 match starts at 3.00pm EST. You can enlist through here.

PEGI has rated both Silent HIll 2 and 3 HD as discrete entities, suggesting individual release via the console networks is likely.

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Warner and DC Entertainment have announced the Gotham City Impostors console public beta is now available on PSN and the Xbox Live Marketplace. Those interested in joining the Xbox 360 version can sign up here for a chance to receive a key. The PS3 version is available in the PSN and can be downloaded without a key. The trailer for the beta is posted below, courtesy of Pixel Nation. Gotham City Impostors is slated for a February release.

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with quite a few goodies. Get everything below the break.

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We’re back into bumper season with a host of new content on the US PlayStation Store this week.

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Sony has provided a list to Game Informer of the top 10 best-selling PSN titles for 2011 to Game Informer, and game downloaded the most was Tetris, while the best-selling DLC was the First Strike Pack for Black Ops.

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Creat Studios has released a new video for its minis title Mecho Wars, based on the characters, world, and visual style created by Luc Bernard. The turn-based strategy game allows the player to command troops into enemy territory, to control and collect resources, and to conquer enemy structures. Originally released through the App Store for iPhone, the game includes a new and extended soundtrack, a set of individual challenge maps, and local multiplayer support on a single device for both PS3 and PSP. It releases tomorrow on, January 25, through the European end of PSN for €4.99 on and will be available for a discounted price through PS Plus on February 1.

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New gameplay footage of Shank 2 has been released showing uncut gameplay footage on the shipping docks. The video is posted below and on the game’s official website. Shank 2 releases for PC, PSN, and XBLA on February 7 in the US and February 8 in the UK.

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A demo for UFC Undisputed 3 has landed on PSN and XBL. The demo features a matchup between current UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. In addition, the Pride Mode rivalry between champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Wanderlei Silva is included. The demo also offers mirror matches against another player or AI as the same fighter for the “ultimate test of skill.” UFC Undisputed 3 is currently scheduled for release on February 14 PS3 and Xbox 360.

Ubisoft’s launched the Mediterranean Traveler Map pack for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. The pack includes three new maps with Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers, as well as three fan favorites from Brotherhood, such as Firenze (Florence), San Donato and Siena. The pack will set you back 800 MS points on Xbox Live and £7.99 on PSN and PC. There’s a video of it in action below.

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Sony looks set to release Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as PS2 Classics on PSN, according to recent ESRB ratings. As noted by Siliconera, San Andreas wasn’t rated, however. Sony Computer Entertainment America is shown as the publishers in the ratings, not Rockstar. PS2 downloadable classics have been available since last year in the US, but have yet to make the jump to Europe.

Media Molecule has announced the Muppets Premium Level Kit will be released for LittleBigPlanet 2 next week.

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Attention Trekkies: Deep Silver, doublesix digital and CBS have announced Star Trek: The Original Series – Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Edition for PSN and XBL.

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Sony has posted a list of the top-selling content in the US for December 2011, and Sonic CD topped the full game downloads chart. FIFA 12 scored big with the number of folks who purchased add-ons, and three Final Fantasy titles took over the PSone Classics list. Get the full list of top sellers below the break.

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Konami has announced Puddle, the Neko Entertainment-developed, physics-based puzzle game, will land on PSN and XBLA next week.

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Atlus has announced the European release of Trine 2 on PS3 will be delayed “a short while longer” after having already missed December release window.

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Activision has released a handful of new shots for Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD, rekindling our nostalgic love of the series and leading us back to happy, child-filled placed of 1998. Good times, good times. Shots are on AGB.

The Robomodo effort, which combines the first two games in the THPS series, launches on PSN and XBL this summer.

Yes, it’s true – we’re so desperate for a look at EVE Online tie-in shooter Dust 514 that we’re willing to get excited over half a minute of future.

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