Hi PlayStation Blog. The day has finally arrived – tonight is our exclusive The Last of Us event with GAME and IGN UK. It won’t be long before the doors open and over 200 lucky community members join Naughty Dog for an exciting look at The Last of Us, including hands-on time with the game weeks before its release!

We know that not everyone can join us tonight, so the great news is that you’ll be able to watch the whole event via livestream tonight, starting at 19:30 BST. So sit back, relax and tune in to see myself and the Naughty Dog team live from a secret location in London.

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Hi PlayStation.Blog! It’s been a busy few weeks making all of the arrangements, but we’re excited to confirm that Access PlayStation, GAME and IGN have teamed up to host a fantastic community event for Naughty Dog’s latest PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last of Us.

Those of you who follow us on Facebook and Twitter may have noticed that over the last few weeks we’ve been giving you a chance to win tickets to this money-can’t-buy experience.

Sadly not everyone can win a spot, but the good news is that we’ll be livestreaming the entire event across PlayStation Blog, GAME.co.uk and IGN.com. Tune in to watch exclusive interviews with Naughty Dog, see a live gameplay demo from the team and take part in our live Q&A with not only the Naughty Dog team, but also Hollywood actress Ashley Johnson, the voice of Ellie.
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Back in December we asked the SCEE community to submit any questions they had for Akihiro Hino, President and CEO of LEVEL-5, the developer behind Ni No Kuni. The Community Team picked their 10 favourite questions and today we have the answers for you.

Don’t forget that those who are feeling inspired by Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch can still enter our familiar design competition and win themselves a one of a kind custom Kigu in the style of their creation.

Right, over to Hino-san…

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It’s that time we know you’ve been waiting for: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is available now in shops across Europe and Australasia and for digital download from PlayStation Store.

The game, described as “pure, sweet RPG nectar” by Official PlayStation Magazine, is from the talented Japanese development team LEVEL-5 with animation from the legendary Studio Ghibli. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch follows the heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world in an attempt to bring his mother back from the dead.

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Today, everyone here at Namco Bandai is pleased to announce that after much excitement, speculation and community feedback, a demo for our upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is now available to fans across Europe through PlayStation Store.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an epic adventure created by the talented Japanese development team at Level-5, with animation by the legendary Studio Ghibli, the company responsible for countless animated  masterpieces, such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and Ponyo.

Following its Japanese release in late 2011 for PlayStation 3, the game is coming to European fans on 25th January 2013, with both Japanese and English voiceover, and text localised in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

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