PlayStation.Blog Recap

Good morning all. I hope you’re having a relaxing weekend, and enjoyed 2013’s first full week of PlayStation Blogging. It started off sleepily enough, but we ended on a bang with a couple of pleasing PS Vita reveals – an EU release for dashing platformer Sumioni, and a first look at Velocity Ultra from high-achieving indie Futurlab.
On top of that, we also took the wraps off LittleBigPlanet 2: Extras Edition, launched the new God of War: Ascension beta and debuted a fresh Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time trailer. Not a bad week, I’d say.
There’s lots more good stuff in the pipeline for next week too. Look out for a guest post from Retro City Rampage creator Brian Provinciano, word on a handful of new PS Vita titles, and plenty more besides. Oh, and we’ll be welcoming irrepressible Derrick the Deathfin developer Gordon Midwood back onto the Blog too! See you back here tomorrow!

Video Store update 7th January 2013 – Check out the three new releases to hit the Video Store this week.
Whet your appetite for DmC Devil May Cry with new trailer – Take a look at a brand new CG action trailer for Capcom’s revamped series.
Music Unlimited – your “Best of 2012″ revealed – Your favourite tunes of 2012 ahve been collated into a new MU playlist – find out what made the cut.
PlayStation Mobile spotlight: Life of Pixel – An old fashioned platformer with modern twists and puzzle elements, now available in PlayStation Store.
PlayStation Home update: Happy New Year! – This week in PS Home: Avalon: The Village of Hexalon, a Big Science Expansion in Home Tycoon, a new High Roller’s Lounge in the Casino, and more.
PlayStation Home: Introducing Peakvox Ninja – A new, fast-paced, free-to-play action game out now in PlayStation Home, and the European debut for Japanese publisher O-Two.
PlayStation Store January Sale starts today – The first wave of deals include savings on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Spec Ops: The Line, Mafia 2 and Borderlands.
New F1 Race Stars DLC hits the road today – Three new track packs are available now.
Official PlayStation Community Awards 2012: Your nominations please! – Place your votes!
PlayStation Mobile spotlight – Haunt the House: Terrortown – A spooky, bite-sized new adventure title for portable gamers.
‘Heads-up’ PlayStation Store update 9th January 2013 – Auditorium HD, God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta, and more debut this week in PlayStation Store.
Brand new Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time trailer sneaks in – Sly and the gang are back on the 27th March – whet your appetites with a brand new gameplay video.
PlayStation Store PAL charts: December 2012 – As always, December’s Store charts make for some interesting reading…
God of War: Ascension PS Plus beta starts today – More details on what to expect from Kratos’ multiplayer try-out.
Top T@g tips – how to make your mark in the PS Vita app – Now that you’ve got to grips with t@gging, we thought it was time to give you some tips on how to get ahead of your rivals!
VidZone update: Hold on to your face, it’s the bass edition! – The new Maximum Bass Zone features Neosignal’s remix of Noisia’s Stigma – and that’s just one new addition this week in VidZone.
MUBI update 11th January 2012 – In this week’s MUBI, Danny shares some special films to kick off 2013, including ‘We Can’t Go Home Again’ and ‘Don’t Expect Too Much’.
Access episode 64: Ni No Kuni! BioShock Infinite! Anarchy Reigns! – BioShock creator Ken Levine and Japanese animation heroes Studio Ghibli star in the first Access episode of 2013.
Sumioni: Demon Arts paints a picture on PS Vita next week – It’s official: Acquire’s action-packed PS Vita platformer is slated for release on 16th January.
LittleBigPlanet 2: Extras Edition coming soon! – Grab LBP2 and a booster pack of goodies and bonus content from next month!
FuturLab reveals Velocity Ultra for PS Vita – A native PS Vita version of the multiple award-winning PS minis game Velocity is on the way!
Weekend Debate: New Year’s resolutions – What would you like to change about your gaming habits in 2013? Share your thoughts for a shot at a Borderlands 2 goodie bag.
The Weekend Playlist – 12th January 2013 – Share your weekend entertainment picks in our new weekly feature.

Weekend Essentials – God of War: Ascension, Anarchy Reigns and the January Sale… enjoy another fine PlayStation weekend.
Demo Guide – God of War: Ascension – Learn how to fight as if you were taught by Kratos himself in the God of War: Ascension Multiplayer Beta, exclusive to PlayStation Plus.
Game On – It’s your last chance to get a big chunk off PlayStation Plus membership, and BioShock’s Big Daddy is remodelled as a blockhead.
The best of 2012 on PlayStation – Relive the best of 2012, PlayStation style.