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This press release just hit the wire – PlayStation Store and related services (like voucher redemption) back this week:

SONY AND SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE FULL RESTORATION OF PLAYSTATION®NETWORK SERVICES

Tokyo, May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week. The company will also resume Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™ for PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), VAIO and other PCs. Details for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea as well as the remaining services on Qriocity will be announced as they become available.

The company implemented considerable security enhancements to the network infrastructure, as well as conducted testing of the payment process and commerce functions. The first phase of PlayStation Network and Qriocity restoration began on May 15 in the Americas and Europe/PAL territories, followed by Japan and Asian countries and regions on May 28, when the company brought partial services back online. With this partial restoration users were able to access to some of the services such as online game play, account management, friend lists and chat functionality were restored. The full restoration of PlayStation Network as well as part of services to become available on Qriocity will include:

• Full functionality on PlayStation®Store
• In-game commerce
• Ability to redeem vouchers and codes
• Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and
other PCs
• Full functionality on Media Go

Customers will be able to purchase and download games and video content from the PlayStation®Store on PS3 or PSP. In addition, consumers will have full access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity through PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PC’s. Service restoration of Video on Demand powered by Qriocity™ and Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for a variety of network-enabled Sony devices will be announced later.

“We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love,” said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation. “We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time.”

The company will be offering customers a “Welcome Back” package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network* and Qriocity account services. The details of this program will continue to be detailed regionally.

* Only available for those countries with access to PlayStation®Store.

We will update the PlayStation Blog when the PlayStation Store is once again open for business.

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On Tuesday, April 19, shooter fans will be dropped into the middle of a brutal revolution as they start their journey through SOCOM 4. You’ll have two great ways to play single player, multiplayer, and co-op: using the DualShock 3, or my personal favorite, the PlayStation Move sharp shooter.

Shame on you if you don’t have PlayStation Move or the sharp shooter already. But, you are in luck, because for a limited time, we are offering the SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Full Deployment Edition. Get all the components you need to play SOCOM 4 with PlayStation Move in one slick package! We just received our first retail-ready Full Deployment Edition, so here is a peek at what this awesome bundle has to offer.

Inside the SOCOM 4 Full Deployment Edition, you’ll find:

• SOCOM 4 on Blu-ray Disc
• PlayStation Move motion controller
• PlayStation Move navigation controller
• PlayStation Eye Camera
• PlayStation Move sharp shooter

The Full Deployment Edition launches with SOCOM 4 on April 19 for 9.99 MSRP, providing over in savings compared to purchasing all the components separately. Only one question remains unanswered – how will you play SOCOM 4, with the DualShock 3 or the sharp shooter? Maybe you will be a true master of the game and finish it with both!

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Here is a great infographic of the upcoming titles to be released in 2011. There are so great video games on this list!

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According to the Official Playstation Magazine, Kratos will be featuring in the upcoming ‘reboot’ of the Mortal Kombat saga, exclusively for the PS3.

Kratos will be a full character with his own move sets and fatalities to inflict upon his opponents.

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We just got out of the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 in downtown Los Angeles and it’s been an amazing day for us! We hope all of you were watching on TV or through the live stream on Spike.com to watch the FULL announce trailer AND catch the reveal of the release date – UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception will hit stores on November 1st, 2011!

Earlier today, Evan, Christophe, Amy and Justin walked the red carpet, getting their chance to say a few words about the imminent showing of our announcement trailer before heading into the Los Angeles Convention Center to attend the Spike Video Game Awards. The rest of us met them inside as we witnessed an incredible show that the Spike folks put together for all the nominees and games that were announced today – they really did a great job showing our industry in a positive fashion and showing not only the developers, but the diversity of creativity and innovation we are all capable of producing.

At the tail of end of it all, we got to see a brief recap of UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune and UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves before the big moment – the first time our full trailer for UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception has been seen publicly. We’ve embedded our announcement trailer above in case you weren’t able to watch the Spike VGA show this evening.

If you didn’t catch this earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly revealed some details about UNCHARTED 3 – but there’s more to come!

We’re hosting a bunch of journalists tomorrow in Los Angeles to discuss our game and show them a bit more than you’ve been able to see so far. You’ll be reading (and seeing) about what we presented to them over the next few weeks in your favorite online web sites and print magazines around the world.

On Monday, we’re incredibly humbled (and I’m a bit proud) to see Evan and Christophe appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on your local NBC station. Trust me when I say you won’t want to miss it – we’ve got something great lined up for our appearance on the show.

That’s not all. The PlayStation Store will be updated soon with some UNCHARTED 3 content for our announcement – wallpaper, dynamic theme, PSN avatars and more. We’ll also reveal part one of a special behind the scenes look at the making of our announcement shot by the extremely talented crew at 2 Player Productions. There will be plenty of interviews, screenshots, concept art, even gameplay video on the way – and we will have only barely scratched the surface of everything in UNCHARTED 3.

These past few days have been extremely exhilarating for us to finally reveal UNCHARTED 3 to the world. All of what you’re hearing about and seeing so far are the culmination of a few months of incredibly hard work by many of us at Naughty Dog to pull everything together. We’re glad to be able take a quick breather and check out all of the impressions that are being formed about UNCHARTED 3 and where we’re taking Nathan Drake next. There is no doubt that we still have a lot more to do ahead of us before you can purchase your own copy of UNCHARTED 3 next year, on November 1, 2011 – we’re looking forward to helping you “uncover the truth” over the next year!

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Sony has announced the full track list for the upcoming Gran Turismo 5.

The full track list follows:

• Fuji Speedway F
• Fuji Speedway GT
• Suzuka Circuit
• Suzuka Circuit East Course
• “Superspeedway – Daytona
  (Daytona International Speedway)”
• “Road Course – Daytona
  (Daytona International Speedway)”
• Tsukuba Circuit
• Circuit de la Sarthe 2009
• Circuit de la Sarthe 2009 (No Chicane)
• Circuit de la Sarthe 2005
• Circuit de la Sarthe 2005 (No Chicane)
• Nürburgring Nordschleife
• Nürburgring 24h
• Nürburgring GP/F
• Nürburgring GP/D
• Nürburgring typeV
• “Superspeedway – Indy
  (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)”
• “Road Course – Indy
  (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)”
• Autodromo Nazionale Monza
• Autodromo Nazionale Monza No Chicane
• The Top Gear Test Track
• Laguna Seca Raceway
• High Speed Ring
• High Speed Ring / Reverse
• Cape Ring
• Cape Ring Inside
• Cape Ring Periphery
• Cape Ring North
• Cape Ring South
• Autumn Ring
• Autumn Ring / Reverse
• Autumn Ring Mini
• Autumn Ring Mini / Reverse
• Deep Forest Raceway
• Deep Forest Raceway / Reverse
• Grand Valley Speedway
• Grand Valley Speedway / Reverse
• Grand Valley East Section
• Grand Valley East Section / Reverse
• Trial Mountain Circuit
• Trial Mountain Circuit / Reverse
• London
• London / Reverse
• Rome
• Rome / Reverse
• Circuito de Madrid
• Circuito de Madrid / Reverse
• Circuito de Madrid Mini
• Circuito de Madrid Mini / Reverse
• Tokyo R246
• Tokyo R246 / Reverse
• Special Stage Route 5 / Night
• Special Stage Route 5 / Reverse / Night
• Clubman Stage Route 5 / Night
• Clubman Stage Route 5 / Reverse / Night
• Special Stage Route 7 / Night
• Côte d’Azur
• Eiger Nordwand Short Track
• Eiger Nordwand Short Track / Reverse
• Eiger Nordwand K Trail
• Eiger Nordwand K Trail / Reverse
• Eiger Nordwand G Trail
• Eiger Nordwand G Trail / Reverse
• Eiger Nordwand W Trail
• Eiger Nordwand W Trail / Reverse
• Chamonix Main
• Chamonix East
• Chamonix West
• Chamonix Mini
• Toscana
• Toscana / Reverse

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• A Perfect Circle – “The Outsider”
• Aerosmith – “Cryin’”
• AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday”
• Alice Cooper – “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
• Alter Bridge – “Ties That Bind”
• Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag”
• Anthrax – “Indians”
• Arch Enemy – “Nemesis”
• Atreyu – “Ravenous”
• Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
• Bad Brains – “Re-Ignition (Live)”
• Band Of Skulls – “I Know What I Am”
• Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave”
• Blind Melon – “Tones Of Home”
• Blue Öyster Cult – “Burnin’ For You”
• Bush – “Machinehead”
• Buzzcocks – “What Do I Get?”
• Children Of Bodom – “If You Want Peace… Prepare For War”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
• The Cure – “Fascination Street”
• Deep Purple – “Burn”
• Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)”
• Dethklok – “Bloodlines”
• The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants”
• Dire Straits – “Money For Nothing”
• DragonForce – “Fury of the Storm”
• Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
• Edgar Winter- “Free Ride”
• Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
• Five Finger Death Punch – “Hard To See”
• Flyleaf – “Again”
• Foo Fighters – “No Way Back”
• Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time”
• George Thorogood and The Destroyers – “Move It On Over (Live)”
• The Hives – “Tick Tick Boom”
• Interpol – “Slow Hands”
• Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
• Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”
• John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte”
• KISS – “Love Gun”
• Linkin Park – “Bleed It Out”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Call Me The Breeze (Live)”
• Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
• Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
• Megadeth – “This Day We Fight!”
• Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – “Paranoid (Live)”
• Muse – “Uprising”
• My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
• Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World”
• Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
• Night Ranger – “(You Can Still) Rock In America”
• Nine Inch Nails – “Wish”
• The Offspring – “Self Esteem”
• Orianthi – “Suffocated”
• Pantera – “I’m Broken”
• Phoenix – “Lasso”
• Poison – “Unskinny Bop”
• Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Queensrÿche – “Jet City Woman”
• Rammstein – “Waidmanns Heil”
• The Ramones – “Theme From Spiderman”
• Red Rider – “Lunatic Fringe”
• R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
• Rise Against – “Savior”
• The Rolling Stones – “Stray Cat Blues”
• The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”
• RX Bandits – “It’s Only Another Parsec…”
• Silversun Pickups – “There’s No Secrets This Year”
• Slash featuring Ian Astbury – “Ghost”
• Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
• Slipknot – “Psychosocial”
• Snot – “Deadfall”
• Soundgarden – “Black Rain”
• Steve Vai – “Speeding” (Vault Version)
• Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
• Strung Out – “Calling”
• Styx – “Renegade”
• Sum 41 – “Motivation”
• Tesla – “Modern Day Cowboy”
• Them Crooked Vultures – “Scumbag Blues”
• Third Eye Blind – “Graduate”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Listen To Her Heart”
• Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
• The Vines – “Get Free”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
• ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man (Live)”

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Microsoft will be launching Microsoft Kinect on November 4, but they have already announced the games that will be available to buy at launch.

Here’s the full list:

• Kinect Adventures: This is the game that is included with every Kinect device. It helps introduce gamers to the Kinect interface, letting them transverse the rapids, float around in space and challenge their friends to races, among other minigames.
• Kinectimals: Think Nintendogs, but with no controller.
• Game Party: In Motion: This includes a collection of party minigames like Darts.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 The Videogame: You can now control Harry’s magic with your hands.
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved: A fitness game from Ubisoft that is similar to Wii Fit.
• Dance Central: This game, made by the creators of Rock Band, tracks your dance moves. We’ve heard good things about this one.
• The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout: A game from THQ based on the TV show.
• DanceMasters: Konami’s version of getting your groove down.
• EA SPORTS Active 2: A fitness game with body tracking, heart rate data and the ability to share workout data. EA has gone all-out with this game, which sort of explains its 0 price tag.
• Zumba Fitness: See a pattern yet? This is a dance fitness game.
• Kinect Sports: Microsoft’s version of Wii Sports.
• MotionSports: This game from Ubisoft includes live in-game commentary and 40+ sports challenges.
• DECA SPORTS FREEDOM: While this game only has 10 sporting events, there is a focus on making it feel as real as possible. Figure skating should be interesting.
• Kinect Joy Ride: Controller-free kart racing.
• ADRENALIN MISFITS: This racing/battle game focuses on fantasy worlds.
• Fighters Uncaged: Fulfill your Fight Club fantasy without the bloody concussions and stitches.
• SONIC FREE RIDERS: Yup, Sega is bringing Sonic the Hedgehog to Kinect.

I would liked to have seen more large titles, not just a bunch of Wii Sports and Fitness games. Where is my racing and first person shooter games?

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It was reported yesterday that some retail copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops was stolen from a printing press in Alabama. Now it seems that a video has appeared on YouTube showcasing the stolen disks and the loading screen of Black Ops.

WARNING: If you don’t want to see the first few moments of Black Ops, do not view the video!

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