PlayStation.Blog Recap

Phew, I’m spent. That was a busy week. Disney’s Epic Mickey 2 revealed for PS Vita, awesome savings on Telltale’s brilliant The Walking Dead, yet more indie gold announced for PS Vita (Luftrausers, Open Me, Nun Attack), an update on Final Fantasy X HD… the hits just kept on coming this week. Oh, and the whopping April update for PS Plus. You didn’t miss that, did you?

If you’re in need of a recap, please check out the full weekly digest below.

Next week is shaping up to be an absolute whopper. It’s the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, so expect plenty of exciting news. Word from the wise – if you’re into your indie gaming, you’re in for a very happy week ;). See you on Monday!

• Video Store update: Dredd, End of Watch, Silent Hill – Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where the street cops called “Judges” have the power to act as judge, jury and executioner.
• Community update: PlayStation forums vs. Naughty Dog! – Our community went a step further and challenged Naughty Dog themeselves to Uncharted Multiplayer.
• Big savings on The Walking Dead this week, get episode 1 free – Discounts will go live as soon as the store updates on Wednesday 20th March and run until Wednesday 3rd April, so make sure you grab them while you can.
• Holy guns! Nun Attack out for PS Vita next month – The beloved gun-wielding nuns from the hit mobile game Nun Attack is coming to PS Vita.
• Pottermore is coming soon to PlayStation Home – Play, socialise with thousands of gamers from around the world and discover new PlayStation experiences.
• Sack it to Me: It’s Springtime on LittleBigPlanet! – Time for Sackboys and Sackgirls across LittleBigPlanet to work together to bring their new creations to life with a true Spring-time feeling to them.
• Assassin’s Creed III: The Betrayal DLC takes flight – check out the new trailer – The single-player DLC series is now available on PlayStation 3!
• Defiance – PS Plus-exclusive beta and launch discount – A ground-breaking entertainment experience which connects the TV world to a multi-platform, multiplayer online video game.
• What we learned while making The Walking Dead: Survival Instincts – Game was planned as a labour of love: an endeavor to create a relatively intimate The Walking Dead game experience for fans.
• UNCHARTED 3: Multiplayer gets a little Oddball! – This month we’re recognising Extraterrestrial Abductions Day – by unveiling Oddball-themed character parts for your UNCHARTED 3 Multiplayer characters.
• Zeus and Isaac join PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale tomorrow – Zeus and Isaac Clarke are now live on the PAL PlayStation Store, along with our new stage “Graveyard”!
• PlayStation Home update: Step into No Man’s Land – No Man’s Land receives an update which includes new tactical shotguns together with a variety of new armour and weapon variants.
• Star Trek: The Next Generation warps to The Pinball Arcade tomorrow – It’s an amazing table and on pretty much everyone’s top 10 all-time list.
• Defiance: Ark Hunter Chronicles – episode 5 – The fifth Episode, titled “Risk versus Reward”, states: to get the loot and the gulanite you seek, you have to stick your neck out and face some formidable foes.
• ‘Heads-up’ PlayStation Store update, 20th March 2013 – Uncharted 3 Game of the Year Edition is now available to download this week, along with many other titles!
• New Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time trailer – Greetings from Sly – Almost time for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time to hit the shelves, the imminent launch is set for 27th March.
• Ingenious AR puzzler OPEN ME! coming soon to PS Vita – The goal in OPEN ME! is simple – open the box and collect items inside. This may sound easy but boxes are full of traps and players will need to look at them from every angle to find the slightest hint.
• VidZone update: Very Important Playlists! VIP Zone Refreshed – You get beautifully crafted VidZone playlists full of the musical inspiration and current loves of that artist that you adore oh so very much.
• Tales of Graces f gets a digital release next week – An epic adventure of unimaginable proportions awaits you!
• Vlambeer: why we’re bringing Luftrausers to PS3 and PS Vita – Can’t wait to see which of over 125 airplane combinations will be your favorite.
• BEYOND Official Selection by Tribeca Film Festival! – BEYOND has been chosen as an Official Selection by Tribeca Film Festival, the first such selection of this kind for a video game.
• LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita internship winner announced! – LBP assembled a select team of portable gaming enthusiasts from across Europe to test and review each of the mini-games that were entered in order to pick the best of the best and what a hard job you gave them!
• PlayStation Plus: Your April update – It’s that time of the month again where we update you on all the new PlayStation Plus content coming your way in April.
• FINAL FANTASY X and FINAL FANTASY X-2 coming soon to PS3 and PS Vita – Do you prefer to play your game lounging around or on the go? Bundles are available for both!
• The Weekend Debate: What’s your favourite niche? – A 12-month subscription to PS Plus is up for grabs.

• Weekend Essentials – Get a first taste of Defiance on PS3 and buy Dead or Alive 5 Plus on PS Vita this weekend… here’s our pick of the latest releases on PlayStation.
• Get more games for less money – Download Mass Effect 3, and supercharge your PlayStation Plus subscription with an amazing 90 extra days in our special offer.
• The Unfinished Swan: your questions answered – The Unfinished Swan’s director Ian Dallas answers questions from the PlayStation Community about the BAFTA award-winning PS3 adventure.
• System software update 4.40 for PS3 – Download PS3 system software update 4.40 for headset improvements and general bug fixes.
• The best downloadable soundtracks on PlayStation – Music Unlimited has launched a new video games soundtrack section, so why not whet your appetite via PlayStation Store?