The release of Hitman: HD Trilogy this week on PS3 and PlayStation Network brings Hitman: Blood Money onto the PlayStation format for the first time. With it come two additional classic Hitman games – Silent Assassin and Contracts.

More than anything else IO Interactive has created in the past decade and a half, Hitman has been the defining series for the studio. Five titles in the franchise have been released in the last 12 years, across most AAA platforms available within the same time period.

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Hi PlayStation Bloggers, Rupert Ochsner from Deep Silver here! Nice to meet you all!

My role at Deep Silver is Brand Manager for Sacred, which includes both Sacred Citadel as well as the upcoming action RPG Sacred 3.

We have been fans of classic action brawlers for a long time. And it grieved us a little that, in recent years, there has been a lack of quality titles that truly harken back to the golden age of brawlers. Remember the fun you had with this kind of game, especially when playing co-op with your friends? That is exactly what we want to bring back with Sacred Citadel!

We said to ourselves: Let’s create a fresh, sparkling, side-scrolling hack and slash game that not only brings back the joy of the old days, but also sets a new standard for the future of this genre.

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Are you rad enough to outrun the law and carjack the ’80s? Then power-up your POWER-UPS, because you’re about to go on a RETRO CITY RAMPAGE!

Retro City Rampage is finally coming to Europe on PlayStation this Wednesday after its legendary (and lengthy) development. I greatly appreciate everyone’s patience. Your wait was not without merit, and you’ll be enjoying the best possible game from day one. It boasts an additional month of development, polish and improvements since the original North American release, which has dominated the charts; sitting at #1 on PS Vita downloads since it was released.

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Good morning all! Just a quick note from everyone here on the PlayStation Blog team to wish a very happy Christmas to all those who celebrate it. And for those who don’t, our best festive wishes to you too, of course.

I do hope everyone has an enjoyable day, gives and receives lots of great gifts, stows away plenty of turkey/nut roast, and manages to stay awake during the Downton Abbey Christmas special. If you can spare a minute between shovelling the next chocolate reindeer down your neck, do let us know if you found any new games under the tree, or even a PS Vita perhaps?

While I’d love to give you all a personalised Christmas parcel (well, most of you anyway ), as way of thanks for coming on here and making the Blog such a fun, lively place, obviously that’s just not practical. So, instead, I’m going to give you the next best thing – the gift of data! Everyone loves data, right?

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Hey again, PlayStation faithful! Scott here from Creat Studios to remind you all that our next PlayStation Network title, Labyrinth Legends, comes out in Europe on 21st December – this Friday. Everyone here is very excited to bring you our new fast-paced, quirky, addictive, hackin’-slashin’ dungeon crawling adventure.

We’ve packed as much hidden treasure and weapons, concealed traps, tricky puzzles, mummies, zombies and monsters into those ancient tombs as we can to give you your €9.99 worth! Enjoy spanning the globe and unearthing the buried wealth of long-lost civilizations.

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