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Ruin for PS Vita: Lairs, Relics, and the Social Web
Ruin is still early in development, but it’s being eagerly anticipated for its PS Vita-to-PS3 cross-compatibility, addictive action-RPG gameplay, and expansive social features.
Uncharted 3: L’Inganno di Drake
Nathan Drake vi sta aspettando per una nuova ed emozionante avventura. La Naughty Dog è al lavoro per gli ultimi ritocchi a quello che si preannuncia l'ennesimo capolavoro di questa fortunata serie.
Introducing DUST 514, A Persistent Shooter From CCP
Hi everyone! I’m the Community Manager for DUST 514 , an upcoming title from CCP . This is the first time you’ll have seen DUST 514 highlighted on the PlayStation.Blog and we’re happy...
Sony Online Entertainment Issues Security Press Release
Some of you may have heard today about an announcement from Sony Online Entertainment confirming that they were also victims of a malicious hack. As this could affect those of you with SOE...
Fighting games are Facebook-bound, says Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono
Filed under: Other Games The man behind Street Fighter 4 3D Edition for the Nintendo 3DS sees Facebook as the future home of fighting games, Siliconera reports . Finally, Facebook users can duke...
Anna Hazare inspires social gamers for social good in India
Filed under: Other Games If you thought the Facebook-fueled revolutions in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere were impressive, then check this out. Several games on Indian social networks like Ibibo have seen record boosts...
Social gaming will be $5 billion industry by 2015, Parks Associates says
Filed under: Other Games OK guys, we get it, social games are going to make lots of money in the next five years. I'm sorry, did you say $5 billion by 2015? Alright,...
Nintendo 3DS gets FarmVille this summer (with Harvest Moon 3D)
Filed under: Farmville The ultimate mobile gaming cage match is about to begin: FarmVille for iOS versus Harvest Moon 3D: A Tale of Two Towns for 3DS . According to G4TV , the...
Final Fantasy Tactics artist launches Traveling Fairy mobile social game
Filed under: Other Games With the help of Square Enix , the character artist for the Final Fantasy Tactics games on the Nintendo DS has launched a mobile social game in Japan titled...
Need For Speed SHIFT 2 Unleashed Designer Interview
This week, the latest game from the Need for Speed garage, SHIFT 2 Unleashed is launching on PlayStation 3 . I recently caught up with the Lead Game Designer at Slightly Mad Studios,...
Zynga’s Brian Reynolds: Open Feint and Game Center are ‘awkward’
Filed under: Farmville , FrontierVille Zynga' Chief Game Designer Brian Reynolds recently met with Games.com - The Blog! to talk about FarmVille , Zynga and the state of the social gaming world.
Syfy Channel beaming up to social games business
Filed under: Other Games Soon, the omni-nerds--you know, the folks who watched Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in its entirety and enjoyed it --will flock to Facebook to see what SyFy is up...
Heavy Rain And God Of War III Celebrated By BAFTA
Heavy Rain and God of War III are just two of the PlayStation 3 exclusives that have been lauded by critics and loved by you, the PlayStation fans, in the last year. Both...
IGN social games channel possibly in development, News Corp says
Filed under: Other Games The videogame news site, IGN, could be News Corp 's target for its social gaming efforts rather than the obvious choice, MySpace, Reuters reports .
Quote of the Moment: ‘Nintendo president Iwata is wrong about social games’
Filed under: Other Games Iwata-san has done an incredible job rebuilding Nintendo over the last few years. He is a great leader of that company, but in this particular case he is wrong
FirstPlay Episode 47
I’m back to tell you what’s coming up in episode #47 of FirstPlay , which hits the Store this Wednesday. Funny story, actually. This week’s episode represents the closest we’ve been – and,...
LOLapps’ Ravenwood Fair nears 11M monthly players, but how?
Filed under: Other Games LOLapps is not afraid to display its methods of success. In fact, it flaunts them in adorable infographics involving flagship game, Ravenwood Fair
PlayStation Store Video Store Update
I have some exciting news to share with you this week. In addition to all the best new releases available, we also have a few exclusives for you too! We are also offering...
Is the future of mobile social games cross platform play?
Filed under: Farmville , Other Games Recent headlines certainly suggest that mobile games will be developed for multiple mobile devices at once. OpenFeint creator Aurora Feint announced today that its mobile social network...
Angry Birds Vs. CityVille: The birds are soaring to social networks
Filed under: Other Games , CityVille And here we were, calling out to the heavens, "Who will stand up to the mighty CityVille ?" Unsurprisingly, Angry Birds creator Rovio mentioned at the Mobile...
FarmVille fashion : Vegetable hats from Japan
Filed under: Farmville FarmVille officially arrived in Japan in December 2010, and their version of the game is slightly different than the game we know and love. Instead of FarmVille, the Japanese version...
NPG: i giochi che potrebbero essere sviluppati
In questi giorni tanti sono i forse ed i potrebbe e tutte le possibilità che circondano la new generation portable, la nuova console portatile di casa Sony che uscirà a fine anno non...
Test out social games discovery service TeePee Games to win an iPad
Filed under: Other Games Well, at least you'll have a chance at an Apple iPad. TeePee Games , the upcoming London, UK-based games discovery service is offering every beta applicant an entry to...
Are mobile social games and Foursquare meant to be?
Filed under: Other Games We hate to sound like a broken record , but social games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars are becoming increasingly prevalent on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Developers...
Spend those free Facebook Credits before they expire Feb. 15
Filed under: Other Games You freeloaders better get to spending fast, because any Facebook Credits received for free from Facebook will expire Feb. 15
Hospitopia on Facebook will give players a cause to ‘Share’ [Interview]
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Filed under: Other Games While social game developers like Zynga have been leveraging their millions of fans to contribute to noble causes, it's only recently that games devoted entirely to a cause have...
Dragon Age Legends on Facebook kicks off closed beta
Filed under: Other Games One of the big trends in Facebook gaming is that more and more 'name' franchises are finding their way onto the social network.
Dynasty Warriors social game to get feudal for free in Japan
Filed under: Other Games Soon, social gamers will once again be called to slay limitless hordes of Chinese soldiers in Dynasty Warriors, but this time it will be for free . Oh, and...
Nintendo president says, ‘social elements are nothing new at all’
Filed under: Other Games In a recent call with investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata assured them that "Nintendo has been developing social entertainment in the field of video games for a long time,"...
Dragons of Atlantis for Facebook unleashes the Dragons’ Attack
Filed under: Other Games Alright, so it's not a Kraken , but no one can deny the cool factor of dragons.