Can you tell what films are referenced in these three viral videos?(Check the first two related videos or click here to see two and three in the series). Sony Entertainment Network created them along with creative agency Studio Output to promote the PlayStation Store Video Store, with the aim of showing how a great movie can fill a room and make you feel like you’re at the heart of the experience.

The videos were all filmed in one take, with no post-production or any other SFX trickery, and were achieved using an innovative new image projection technique called immersive imaging, along with some smart design and choreography. What you can’t tell from watching the video alone is that the effect is reliant on the camera looking onto the scene at a particular angle at all times. We had to find a way of tracking the camera while it was moving and eventually realised that the answer was sitting on our desks and in our living rooms: PlayStation Move.

I’ll leave you with this behind the scenes video showing how we turned a plain living room into classic movie scenes using light and creativity.

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Yesterday, more than 60 members of the gaming press piled into our Vita Hill social club  in San Francisco to go hands-on with a slew of updated PS Vita games. The event showcased everything from Escape Plan, MotorStorm RC, Super Stardust Delta, and UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Army Corps of Hell, FIFA Football… even Plants vs. Zombies (now confirmed!) joined in on the fun.

In other news, today also sees the release of  a lot of new PS Vita gameplay trailers — 9 in all — covering the game’s launch software lineup and beyond (see the full collection on our PlayStation Youtube channel). When you’re done watching the new vids, read on for a full debriefing from PS Vita’s leading developers, starting with Bend Studios’ Creative Director John Garvin and UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss.
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Unless you’ve been far, far away from the internet this weekend, you should already know that the VGAs afforded us our very first look at Naughty Dog‘s The Last of Us. If you haven’t, watch the trailer now! Then come back.

As soon as Zachary Levi walked off stage and the lights came up (I think the credits were still rolling!) we grabbed Naughty Dog co-presidents Christophe Balestra and Evan Wells to ask them about their next title.

You surely haven’t heard the last of The Last of Us; stay tuned to the PlayStation.Blog for more.

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Hi there, on behalf of all of us at Codemasters we’re very excited to be able to reveal to you for the first time the latest title in our award winning DiRT series, DiRT Showdown.

Before I tell you a bit more about the game, why not take a look at our newly released announcement trailer to give you an idea of the kind of high-octane action you can expect to see in the game.

DiRT Showdown is due out on PS3 in May 2012, and is brought to you by the same team that brought you the other titles in the award winning DiRT series. The game combines pick up and play controls with electrifying events, frenzied crowds and stunning graphics to deliver high octane, dive in and drive thrills straight from the first event.
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Festive greetings, everybody in SingStar/DanceStar Party land!

Not sure where this year has gone but here we are with the last SingStore update of 2011. Don’t be sad though, because we’ll be back with more in January and there MIGHT even be a special surprise release for you before the year is out.

I’ll have another word with the big bearded man in the red and white coat. Keep your eyes and ears peeled, my friends! (Hint: Following us on @SingStarHQ is probably your best bet)

On to the update. As you can see below we only have one real Christmas song for you this year thanks to Coldplay but I am hoping that the seven Song Packs more than make up for that. Five of them are brand-spanking new and exclusive, and we put together two Essentials packs just for you, showcasing the best in the SingStore with ’80s Part 3′ and ‘The Best Of The Noughties,’ so you don’t have to go looking for it.

We’ve got new Elton John, Billy Idol, Take That 3 and Def Leppard Song Packs plus ‘Mosh It Up!’, a compilation of tracks you’ll love if you like it a bit heavier. Please be careful with the furniture when moshing inside. We don’t want injured SingStar players on our conscience!

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