Gunning its way into the Game of the Week slot on Access Episode 21 – available on YouTube today – is EA’s futuristic blaster Syndicate. There’s a stack load of dazzling new gameplay footage to enjoy, and the game’s Blade Runner-esque art style looks simply beautiful.

Elsewhere in the episode, the team visit the Access Magazine for an Olympics-themed cover shoot, which stars some really in-shape people and a brilliant handheld console you might have heard of called the PlayStation Vita.

There’s also an interview with David Jaffe to look forward to, as the opinionated dev talks all things Twisted Metal in the run up to the game’s much-anticipated UK release.

As usual, there’s a rundown of the very latest PlayStation news and a look at all the week’s best content from the PlayStation Store, including an interview with SSX director Todd Batty, and a sneaky first look at DiRT: Showdown. Enjoy!

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

To sign up for future Access events or to hang out and chat with other members of the Access community, then visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/PlaystationAccess, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PSAccess. Don’t miss out.

Questions? Suggestions? Random Friday musings? Stick ‘em in the comments, you know I love a bit of a chat

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Speeding you into the weekend this Friday is Access TV episode 20, now available on YouTube and featuring shiny Vita racer Wipeout 2048 as Game of the Week. There’s a ton of new gameplay footage showcasing Studio Liverpool’s gravity-bothering blockbuster, including a look at the innovative ‘touch & tilt’ control functions.

Also worth checking out is footage from the recent Glasgow Vita Rooms, where Sony’s new handheld was on public display. There’s plenty of reaction from the Access Community (that’s you), plus guest appearances from Glasgow Rangers hotshots Maurice Edu and Alejandro Bedoya. Not only that, rap ace Lethal Bizzle drops in for a performance – don’t miss it.

Elsewhere the team brave an interview with UFC hard-man Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett, as he reveals what he really thinks of his nose, plus tells us which PlayStation character he’d most like to have a brawl with in real life.

There’s also your usual serving of PS3 news to get stuck into, plus a roundup of the week’s essential content on the PlayStation Store, which this week includes crazy shooter Gotham City Impostors, plus buckets of cartoon violence with Shank 2.

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

To sign up for future Access events or to hang out and chat with other members of the Access community, then visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/PlaystationAccess, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PSAccess.

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There’s nothing like a bit of Nathan Drake to get you pumped and ready for the weekend, eh? Good thing Access TV Episode 19 features PlayStation Vita flagship title Uncharted: Golden Abyss as Game of the Week then. Prepare to stuff your eyeballs full of ace new gameplay footage, plus get a first-hand glimpse at Vita’s incredible touch-screen controls in action. Handheld gamers have never had it so good.

Keeping with the Uncharted theme, the Access crew head to Naughty Dog HQ in Santa Monica for a tour of the developers’ motion capture stage. There are interviews with Creative Director Amy Hennig, plus the team chat with Nolan North about the filming for Golden Abyss.

T3 magazine’s Rhi Morgan also drops in to give her opinion on the Vita from a tech perspective, plus there’s your usual juicy roundup of PS3′s tastiest news morsels, which this week include a look at Resident Evil 6 and some clever men who’ve made a real-life WipEout track. We want one.

Lovers of all things digital have the PlayStation Store roundup to look forward to, featuring the all-new Twisted Metal demo plus DLC from Assassin’s Creed Revelations.

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

To sign up for future Access events or to hang out and chat with other members of the Access community, then visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/PlaystationAccess, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PSAccess.

…by the way, Access TV has been nominated for a Shorty social media award under the category of Best Web Show. If you’re a fan of the show and want to show us some love, you can nominate us for the award here.

Until next week!

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If you could reach out and touch this week’s episode of Access TV it would feel small, sleek and curiously curvy. That’s right, episode 18 of Access is on YouTube now, and it’s decidedly PlayStation Vita-shaped, with our headline spot devoted to showing off the tricks, tech and awesome launch titles of the glorious new handheld. Check out the likes of Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Little Deviants and Reality Fighters right now.

And it doesn’t end there. We’ve also got a report from the first PS Vita Rooms event in Manchester, where gamer crowds joined a packed line-up of celebs and performers in checking out the machine (and if you like what you see, make a date in your diary for the last PS Vita Rooms in London next month).

It’s hard to top Manchester for glamour locations, but the team managed it this week with a visit to Rome, where we caught up with Vigil Games honcho and comic book star Joe Madureira about his work on Darksiders II.

As ever we’ve also got a round-up of the biggest PlayStation news and a guide to the best of the Store, which this week include a chat with the guys behind PS Vita’s WipEout 2048 and the long-awaited assassinate-’em-up Hitman: Absolution.

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

To sign up for future Access events or to hang out and chat with other members of the Access community, then visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/PlaystationAccess, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PSAccess.

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Here’s something that’s sure to give you that Friday feeling – Episode 17 of Access TV is now available on YouTube complete with mega PS3 exclusive The Last of Us as game of the week. The team flew out to Naughty Dog towers in Santa Monica to bring you exclusive access to PS3′s most talked about game of 2012, including interviews with creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley.

Also on the agenda is super-powered action sequel Prototype 2, as the Access TV crew fly out to Canada (they’re really wracking up the air miles) and catch up with developers Radical Games.

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane is also on hand to talk about his latest project – the sprawling delights of fantasy RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Everything from the design of monsters to the landscapes has been overseen by the comic book ace, and it really shows.

There’s your regular does of PS3 news and PlayStation Store content to feast upon, including all the info you need on Access’ ongoing Vita Rooms events, which let you get hands-on with PlayStation Vita before its UK launch on February 22nd.

Access TV is available every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and never miss an episode.

To sign up for future Access events or to hang out and chat with other members of the Access community, then visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/PlaystationAccess, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/PSAccess.

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