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Store Update: 12th February 2013 (North America)

12th February 2013 (North America)

Take a break

If your wallet's in need of a breather after the deluge of releases in recent weeks, then you're in luck – there's very little of note on offer in the latest North American PlayStation Store update. New arrivals include the handheld port of Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, the Twisted Metal Birthday Bundle, and PlayStation All-Stars...

News: Sweet Tooth Celebrates Birthday with Twisted Metal Bundle

Sweet Tooth Celebrates Birthday with Twisted Metal Bundle

Squashed tomatoes and gloop

Twisted Metal’s excellent PlayStation 3 reboot is officially a year old this week, and Sweet Tooth is planning to commemorate the event by washing his polka dot pants. Apparently, they’ve got a bit messy over the past 12 months – we’ve told him to be careful where he squirts the strawberry sauce. While the...

News: Guess Which Game Got the Most BAFTA Nominations

Guess Which Game Got the Most BAFTA Nominations

Yeah, you're right

In an announcement about as predictable as an episode of Columbo, BAFTA has revealed that thatgamecompany’s stunning PlayStation Network exclusive Journey has topped the nominations list for this year’s awards. The critically acclaimed title is up for contention in eight categories, including artistic achievement, original...

News: This Is What Happens When Vikings Relax

This Is What Happens When Vikings Relax

Hairy holiday

Vikings don’t head to the seaside and sip on piña coladas when they want to relax. Instead, they do much the same as they would on a normal day – attack each other. The twist is that they embark on this antagonistic pastime in brand new locations, such as on golf courses, cruise ships, and, er, giant chess boards. Of course,...

News: Journey Misses Out on Prestigious Grammy Award

Journey Misses Out on Prestigious Grammy Award

The one that got away

Given the sheer amount of awards that Journey has scooped up over the past 12 months, we suppose it’s about time that the title stopped hogging the limelight. Despite being the first ever video game to be nominated for a Grammy award, Austin Wintory’s scorching score lost out to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ e

News: Dead Nation 2 Concept Art Stumbles into Sight

Dead Nation 2 Concept Art Stumbles into Sight

Bullet to the brain

It seems like a sequel to Housemarque’s popular dual-joystick shooter Dead Nation was on the cards at one point. The official website of concept artist Amar Djouad features three pieces of artwork from the hypothetical follow-up, one of which includes dinosaurs. Sadly, according to the employee’s CGHub portfolio, the...

News: Journey Is Not Just a Great Game, It's a Life Changer

Journey Is Not Just a Great Game, It's a Life Changer

Dry your eyes

Many of us can point to a piece of media that has helped us through a difficult time. For some it may be a song, others a book – but for Sophia, a 15-year-old gamer, it's Journey. Speaking during a panel at DICE earlier this week, thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen read aloud a letter that the company had received from the...

News: Journey Sweeps DICE Awards, Scoops Eight Gongs

Journey Sweeps DICE Awards, Scoops Eight Gongs

On top of the world

Journey got no less than eight honours caught up in its scarf at the DICE awards last night. The stunning PlayStation Network exclusive swept up accolades for sound design, innovation, and online gameplay. It also floated away with the coveted ‘Game of the Year’ gong. Telltale's excellent The Walking Dead came closest to...

Store Update: 6th February 2013 (Europe)

6th February 2013 (Europe)

Alien greed

It’s been a quiet couple of months on the European PlayStation Store, but there are signs that things are starting to pick up this week. In addition to the likes of Dead Space 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, there’s also the arrival of Alien Breed, Wake-Up Club, and Bent

News: Yes, Bentley's Hackpack Does Include Trophies

Yes, Bentley's Hackpack Does Include Trophies

Binary bling

Seeing as the mini-games from the recently revealed Bentley’s Hackpack are already included on the full retail release of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, we encouraged you to exercise caution before picking up the cheap and cheerful title yesterday. But product manager Cristian Cardona has now

Store Update: 5th February 2013 (North America)

5th February 2013 (North America)

Real steal

There are three new retail releases available as part of this week’s North American PlayStation Store update – and they’re all heavy hitters. New arrivals include Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Dead Space 3, and Fist of the North Star 2: Ken’s Rage. We hope that you’ve been saving up, because this is going to be an expensive week...

News: Alien Breed Stalks the European PlayStation Store This Week

Alien Breed Stalks the European PlayStation Store This Week

Showing its teeth

Team 17 will pay homage to James Cameron all over again this week, when its Amiga classic Alien Breed fires onto the PlayStation 3 and Vita in Europe. The top-down blaster will set you back just £6.49 for both versions, and will be buoyed by a further 20 per cent discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Those of you in North...

News: Bentley's Hackpack Breaks Out Sly Cooper's Mini-Games

Bentley's Hackpack Breaks Out Sly Cooper's Mini-Games

Turtle target practice

One of the best things about Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time – as evidenced in our recent preview – is the title’s constant desire for variety. The campaign is practically bursting with different gameplay mechanics, and you’ll be able to sample some of those for yourself courtesy of a new cross-platform application...

News: Zen Pinball 2 Finds the Force, Loses It Again

Zen Pinball 2 Finds the Force, Loses It Again

Into the garbage chute

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, developer Zen Studios revealed that it was working on a new batch of Star Wars themed tables for its free PlayStation 3 and Vita application Zen Pinball 2 – but the announcement was yanked faster than the Millennium Falcon in hyperspace. Still, there’s nothing stopping us from...

News: Guardians of Middle-Earth Free for NA PS Plus Subscribers

Guardians of Middle-Earth Free for NA PS Plus Subscribers

Irkwood

North America’s slightly less exciting PlayStation Plus offering continues to play catch up to its infinitely superior European counterpart this week with the addition of Guardians of Middle-Earth, the Monolith developed MOBA that stars characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s dreary universe. Maybe if you pretend that you're excited about this,...