[V_Ben]

https://twitter.com/#!/DoctorWhoTEC/...081664/photo/1 Eternity Clock is getting a limited retail release in the UK. But where the fuck is the release date?

I'm starting to wonder that myself. How very bizarre and secretive.

[GeoramA]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-of-psns-dyad/

New blog post from creator of Dyad. Coming out this Summer.

Hope we hear more about what else was shown at the NY event last week.

[Zia]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-of-psns-dyad/ New blog post from creator of Dyad. Coming out this Summer. Hope we hear more about what else was shown at the NY event last week.

Shawn's starting to look a bit like Minter.

What I've played of this game has been fantastic. It was totally overlooked at IGF, and I'm not entirely sure why (don't remember, but the build might've required a dev kit). Very excited.

[kassatsu]

Datura news:

TTP spotted this on the UK PlayStation site.

I found the trailer on HK PSN.

[DoctorWho]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...-new-releases/

So no Eternity Clock this week either? I'm salty.

Darkstalkers 3 PS1 is tempting.

[Tizoc]

No offense but why would anyone want to get an indecent port of Darkstalkers 3? Like many other 2D fighter ports on the PSX, it has many frames missing from it.
I can understand getting Alpha 3 due to it's many modes of play though (World Tour mode FTW)

[V_Ben]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...ntenders-sale/

Following the announcement of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, I thought it would be good to offer you some great discounts on games and downloadable content for characters featured in this game. So you can expect to see the following on sale when the PlayStation Store update goes live on Wednesday afternoon: PS3 CONTENT God of War HD Was €17.99/£13.99/AUS$27.95 – Now €13.99/£10.99/AUS$21.95 God of War II HD Was €17.99/£13.99/AUS$27.95 – Now €13.99/£10.99/AUS$21.95 God of War: Chains of Olympus Was €17.99/£13.99/AUS$27.95 – Now €13.99/£10.99/AUS$21.95 God of War: Ghost of Sparta Was €17.99/£13.99/AUS$27.95 – Now €13.99/£10.99/AUS$21.95 God of War Collection Was €29.99/£23.99/AUS$49.95 – Now €19.99/£15.99/AUS$29.95 God of War Collection Volume II Was €29.99/£23.99/AUS$49.95 – Now €19.99/£15.99/AUS$29.95 Kratos Pack (Modnation Racing) Was €1.75/£1.49/AUS$2.95 – Now €0.89/£0.75/AUS$1.25 Kratos Costume – (LittleBigPlanet) Was €1.99/£1.59/AUS$3.45 – Now €0.99/£0.79/AUS$ 1.75 Kratos – (Everybodys Golf) Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 Killzone 3 Multiplayer Was €0.00/£0.00/AUS$0.00 – Now €0.00/£0.00/AUS$0.00 (Yes that’s correct, it costs €0.00!) The Sly Trilogy Was €24.99/£19.99/AUS$39.95 – Now €12.99/£9.99/AUS$19.95 Sly Raccoon Was €9.99/£7.99/AUS$15.95 – Now €4.99/£3.99/AUS$8.45 Sly 2: Band of Thieves Was €9.99/£7.99/AUS$15.95 – Now €4.99/£3.99/AUS$8.45 Sly 3: Honour Among Thieves Was €9.99/£7.99/AUS$15.95 – Now €4.99/£3.99/AUS$8.45 Sly Cooper Pack – (ModNation Racing) Was €1.75/£1.49/AUS$2.95 – Now €0.89/£0.75/AUS$1.25 Fat Princess Was €9.99/£7.99/AUS$15.95 – Now €4.99/£3.99/AUS$8.45 Fat Princess: Supersize Anniversary Bundle Was €14.99/£11.99/AUS$23.95 – Now €7.99/£6.49/AUS$12.95 Sweet Tooth Pack – (ModNation Racing) Was € 1.75/£1.49/AUS$2.95 – Now €0.89/£0.75/AUS$1.25 PSP Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake Was €7.99/£6.49/AUS$12.95 – Now €3.99/£3.19/AUS$6.95 PSONE Twisted Metal Was €4.99/£3.99/AUS$8.45 – Now €2.99/£2.39/AUS$4.95 HOME In additional to our PS3 and PSP content, we also have the Radec armor from PS HOME available, so dress up like one of the best and show your fellow homies who is boss! Radec’s Body Armour Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 Radec’s Combat Trousers Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 Radec’s Helmet Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 Radec’s Tactical Gloves Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 Radec’s Combat Boots Was €0.99/£0.79/AUS$1.75 – Now €0.49/£0.40/AUS$0.90 This sale is for 1 week only, starting on 2nd May 2012, and it will end on 9th May 2012, so don’t miss out!

Killzone 3 MP for FREE, and the entire Sly trilogy for £9.99? Seriously people, jump on that shit.

[DoctorWho]

WTF at the Euro discounts.

SCEA Give me this shit!

[V_Ben]

WTF at the Euro discounts. SCEA Give me this shit!

I mean, for less than £32 you can own every god of war except 3. That's insane.

[jvm]

I mean, for less than £32 you can own every god of war except 3. That's insane.

The Google tells me that's about $52. That really is pretty amazing.

[randomlyrossy]

The God of War deal has been live since sometime last week, I bought the HD Collection over the weekend.

[LakeEarth]

A bit back I bought a $20 card for PSN for the Final Fantasy sale, but missed the sale by a day. Is there any talk of a similar classic PSone RPG sale like that in the future? I just have $20 sitting in my account doing nothing.

[Carl]

SCEE is getting good at these sales

[V_Ben]

Live In Canada? Want to play some PSN stuff before it comes out?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...vited-toronto/

So here’s the formal invitation: Please join us next Tuesday for our “PlayStation <3 Canada” meetup in Toronto. You’ll get first crack at playing Canadian-born PlayStation titles such as the stereophonic side-scroller Sound Shapes (PS Vita), glorious 8-bit homage Retro City Rampage (PS3 + PS Vita), the brain-meltingly beautiful Dyad (PS3), and more that will be revealed at the event. We’ll have refreshing beverages on hand and maybe, just maybe, a musical act. Best of all, you can leave the Loonies, Toonies, hockey dollars and maple money in your wallet - this event is completely free.

Yay!

[randomlyrossy]

They really shouldn't have included the Killzone 3 multiplayer on that list, it's just the trial version that is already free anyway (though to be fair it shows that with the "was £0.00"). Just causes confusion.

[SxP]

PixelJunk sale

Racer: $1
Monsters: $1
Eden: $1
Shooter: $1
Shooter 2/Sidescroller/Monsters Deluxe: $5

[Impeccable]

Time to check out Racer.

[bede-x]

PixelJunk sale

Very cheap. I also noticed that the video said that PixelJunk Monsters is coming to Vita on May 15.

[Impeccable]

Very cheap. I also noticed that the video said that PixelJunk Monsters is coming to Vita on May 15.

I didn't even see the video...

Even if that is just Deluxe, if it has trophies... I'm buying a Vita, my GF and I love the game.

Edit: Appears they are 'enabling' certains games, including Monsters via firmware? Sadness ensues.

[androvsky]

I'm assuming Replika got canned? Haven't heard anything for a while, and the official site doesn't exist anymore.

[phosphor112]

PixelJunk sale Racer: $1 Monsters: $1 Eden: $1 Shooter: $1 Shooter 2/Sidescroller/Monsters Deluxe: $5

Is that for SCEA?

Will buy...

[Cold-Steel]

Awwww man, can't they discount the DLC for those games since I already own them :(

[V_Ben]

Wow, that is one hell of a sale. If you even have a passing interest in those games, i'd recommend picking up all of them. Especially the 4 1$ games. Crikey.

[kassatsu]

If only monsters deluxe worked on vita

[Carl]

Brilliant sale. Terrible trailer, though.

Hope SCEE has a similar sale.

[V_Ben]

If only monsters deluxe worked on vita

What does the video say ;)

(May 15, the game will work on Vita from then.)

[kassatsu]

What does the video say ;) (May 15, the game will work on Vita from then.)

I will believe it when I play it.

[kassatsu]

Zombie Tycoon 2 ditching headed to PSN. PS3/Vita and not Minis! Has cross play support.

[jvm]

Zombie Tycoon 2 ditching headed to PSN. PS3/Vita and not Minis! Has cross play support.

Parse error.

[Carl]

Posted? Deus Ex PS2 games coming to EU

Deus Ex will launch on 16th May for £7.99, while Conflict Desert Storm 2 will follow on 23rd May for the same price. Conflict Vietnam launches on 30th May for £5.49.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ng-to-ps3-soon

[Curufinwe]

The top game downloads for April have been released.

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...pixeljunk-4am/

[jvm]

Posted? Deus Ex PS2 games coming to EU http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ng-to-ps3-soon

I really wish I understood the whole software situation with SCEA/SCEE.

It appears that SCEA gets lots of new PS3 software earlier.

However, SCEE gets minis and more PS2 classics earlier.

Is there a simple explanation for this? I understand there are many minis devs in Europe, so that makes some kind of sense. But why PS2 classics? Is the team doing these conversions somehow an EU team?

[STG]

But why PS2 classics? Is the team doing these conversions somehow an EU team?

Licensing stuff I guess.

[jvm]

Licensing stuff I guess.

I thought about that. You'd think in EU, with so many different territories, that the licensing would be harder, not easier.

But then it occurred to me that perhaps the EU licensing was so flexible (because of the inhomogeneity of the laws in each country) that it was somehow more amenable to digital distribution.

[LiquidSolid]

I really wish I understood the whole software situation with SCEA/SCEE. It appears that SCEA gets lots of new PS3 software earlier. However, SCEE gets minis and more PS2 classics earlier. Is there a simple explanation for this? I understand there are many minis devs in Europe, so that makes some kind of sense. But why PS2 classics? Is the team doing these conversions somehow an EU team?

Minis is simple, it was yet another SCEE idea that SCEA didn't give a shit about and let flounder, despite its success in Europe (see: Singstar, Eyetoy and Buzz) and at the time, the impending collapse of the PSP market.

I'm pretty sure SCEA gets PS3 software earlier because a) SCEE QA can be dicks, delaying games like Trine 2 for months, and b) The US is a higher priority for most developers and publishers. I've read a few interviews where the interviewee said they'd submitted their game to SCEA and would only submit to SCEE once that was done. I imagine it's done to save money (better to pay for one and find out about any bugs than to pay for both) but yeah.

As for PS2 classics, I'm not sure. SCEE pushes them through QA faster I guess? Licensing could be a reason I guess, since most of the EU PS2 Classics lineup is comprised of Midas Entertainment shovelware and they probably don't have many licensing issues.

The whole thing would work a hell of a lot better if they actually worked together on a unified PSN and games only had to be submitted to QA once. But this is Sony, shitty communication between divisions is their thing.

[V_Ben]

Well, that's another EU PS.Blog manager gone;

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...ystation-blog/

Sad to see James go, he did a good job.

[Joni]

I'm pretty sure SCEA gets PS3 software earlier because a) SCEE QA can be dicks, delaying games like Trine 2 for months, and b) The US is a higher priority for most developers and publishers. I've read a few interviews where the interviewee said they'd submitted their game to SCEA and would only submit to SCEE once that was done. I imagine it's done to save money (better to pay for one and find out about any bugs than to pay for both) but yeah..

SCEE doesn't accept SCEA QA, that is why for instance Mortal Kombat got the okay in America and a no in Europe. They're a bit more strict about bugs.

[V_Ben]

SCEE doesn't accept SCEA QA, that is why for instance Mortal Kombat got the okay in America and a no in Europe. They're a bit more strict about bugs.

The differing QA processes in SCE regions still continues to baffle the ever loving fuck out of me. Its a video game, so if it gets approved in one place, release the damn thing in the other place. Mental.

[STG]

SCEE doesn't accept SCEA QA, that is why for instance Mortal Kombat got the okay in America and a no in Europe. They're a bit more strict about bugs.

Is that so? that would explain why we still don't have Pinball Arcade... interesting

[Kafel]

The top game downloads for April have been released. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...pixeljunk-4am/

I would have thought MRC would be the first Vita game.

[Speedymanic]

The top game downloads for April have been released. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...pixeljunk-4am/

Why is TWD counted twice?

And wow at IAL at #1. Didn't expect to see it in the top ten, let alone at #1.

[V_Ben]

Why is TWD counted twice? And wow at IAL at #1. Didn't expect to see it in the top ten, let alone at #1.

You can either buy the first episode separately, or the season pass.

[Pandaman]

The top game downloads for April have been released. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...pixeljunk-4am/

nice to see persona and skullgirls doing well.

[Carl]

Well, that's another EU PS.Blog manager gone; http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/...ystation-blog/ Sad to see James go, he did a good job.

Yup, that sucks, James is a great bloke. Did a great job.

[Speedymanic]

You can either buy the first episode separately, or the season pass.

Ah, makes sense.

[DoctorWho]

Anyone in the UK know if the Doctor Who PSN game was released at retail today?

Edit: NVM, It looks like they've now moved the retail release back to the 25th.

[GeoramA]

I'll be purchasing I Am Alive if it's part of the "huge" Ubisoft sale next week. 50% off everything if you have Plus.

[Joni]

Is that so? that would explain why we still don't have Pinball Arcade... interesting

Is Farsight Studios licensed as a European publisher? The game is self-published so they wouldn't just need a license to develop, but also to publish.

[the chris]

I'll be purchasing I Am Alive if it's part of the "huge" Ubisoft sale next week. 50% off everything if you have Plus.

If both I am Alive and From Dust are included in the sale then I am so there.

[Carl]

Looks like the date of Dr Who is finally confirmed?!

http://www.shoptonews.net/2012/05/14...tes-confirmed/

BBC Worldwide has confirmed the PS3 and PlayStation Vita versions of Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will be released on PSN for PS3 on May 23rd, with the boxed versions hitting retail on May 25th. The Vita version will be released digitally on June 13th.