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Hey God of War fans. We are excited to unveil Path to Olympus today, a new exclusive feature on GodofWar.com.

So what is it?
In short, it’s a primer to get you prepared for March 16 when Kratos will storm retailers. Kratos has come a long way since his days as Captain of the Spartan Army, and the Path to Olympus episodes will take you through some of his most prolific and darkest moments, while providing the back story leading up the beginning of God of War III.

Who is it for?
This feature is for you if:

• You are a new player and want to learn what all this Kratos mania is about.
• You’re a gamer who has played the God of War games but are scratching your head trying to remember who Kratos killed, who has killed Kratos and everything in between.
• And lastly, if you’re a hardcore fan that wants to experience, once again, some of Kratos’ most exciting and brutal moments before plunging into God of War III.

What to expect
We will be releasing new content leading up to launch that will quickly get you up to speed on the story, preparing you to take control of Kratos as he catapults towards his destiny in God of War III.

Take a look at some of the video content from the first chapter:

Click to begin!

One last thing to share. Many of the God of War developers are now on the GodofWar.com forums answering questions. Head on over to the community section of God of War and hear what they have been saying.

Hey everyone, happy Monday! Mick Perona here again with your “This Week in DLC” goodness! And because it’s been crazy busy in the world of PlayStation, this week we’re combining the usual “Sack it to Me” post with today’s DLC update. Here’s what’s going on with LittleBigPlanet.

New This Week

St. Patrick’s Day Costume for LBP PS3 (FREE) – Celebrate St. Patty’s Day in your favorite LittleBigPlanet levels with this FREE costume!

In Case You Missed It

Canyons Costume for LBP PSP (FREE) – Get a sneak peek of what’s in the Canyons Theme Pack with this FREE Canyons costume!

Canyons Theme Pack for LBP PSP ($2.99) – Download a new set of goodies to create your own Canyons themed levels. The Canyons Theme Pack includes 2 Costumes, 19 CREATE Materials, 15 Stickers, 1 Music Kit, and 1 Background.

What’s New?
A heartfelt welcome to all the folks over at Media Molecule as they join us as part of SCE’s global development operation, SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).

Ever Wonder “who’s who” over at Media Molecule? Allow us to introduce our new family members!

Workshop of the Week

At LittleBigWorkshop.com, it’s time to get in on the fun for their March contest, and this time up it’s a sports theme! Have at it, SackPeeps!

Dell has said that it will launch a family of tablets , the first of which will be a PlayStation Portable-sized device with a 5-inch screen codenamed Dell Mini 5. Dell hasn’t disclosed pricing or availability for its product yet. Apple’s iPad …

Gone are the hours of exploration found in Final Fantasy 12, the turn-based battle system of Final Fantasy 10, and the sprawling towns found in every Final Fantasy since the original. To hear more, let’s turn it over to our review roundup. The linear …

If this isn’t the longest reading list in recent memory, please forgive me – we’ve been prepping like mad for GDC. Speaking of next week’s Game Developer’s Conference, I hope you’ll be joining us in-person; but if you can’t, we’ll have live coverage beginning at 3pm (Pacific Time) on Wednesday.

Also, bit of housekeeping: we know the blog login system has been jacked up over the past several days. Everyone should be able to log in, but if you’re still appearing as the wrong name, let us know in the comments (also, let us know what your real PSN ID is if you’re appearing incorrectly). I want this thing gone forever by this time tomorrow

Oh, and God of War III reviews hit soon. Keep an eye out for those (we’ll be linking out on the right rail of the Blog).

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of March 1, 2010)

• Insomniac’s Ted Price On Mistakes, Having Limits, Learning From The Competition – G4tv.com
• Platinum Developing Vanquish on PS3 and 360; PS3 Lead SKU – 1UP
• VU Meters and psp’s – Tailor Made Toys
• Amazon Slashes Prices On Blu-Ray Anime Box Sets – Siliconera
• Swag Sunday: Age of Zombies eats your braaaaaaains (PSP Minis) – Joystiq
• ModNation Racers Deep Dive – IGN
• MLB 10 The Show cover athlete Joe Mauer’s all-time favorite sports video games – USATODAY.com
• MLB 10: The Show Review – IGN
• Naughty Dog’s Wells: GoWIII Is Worth A PS3 Purchase – PSXextreme
• Interview: Adam Puhl, Lead Combat Designer, God of War III – Gamervision
• Interview: Yakuza 3 – Gamervision
• ModNation Racers trailer introduces devastating props – Joystiq
• The PS2’s First Ten Years: A Timeline – Kotaku
• Report: FFXIII on 360 “Isn’t Anywhere Near As Impressive” As PS3 Version – Kotaku
• PS3 is the lead platform for Vanquish – Destructoid
• God of War III contest series – Week 2 – Destructoid
• Get your free God of War III track here! – Destructoid
• Final Fantasy XIII Producer Had A Hard Time Hunting Mission Monsters – Siliconera
• PSP Pro-Tips – IGN
• UNCHARTED 2 DLC – Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer Pack Review – Pads & Panels
• ‘Heavy Rain’ tips from the developers – USATODAY.com

• PlayStation Network Status Update — Thanks for bearing with us. We’re back to business as usual.
• Latest info on PlayStation Network Status — Did you follow us on Twitter for news Monday?
• PlayStation Network Service Restored — And we’re back! Commence marathon MAG and Heavy Rain sessions!!
• Score Tickets to the Final Fantasy XIII Launch Event in San Francisco! — You wouldn’t even believe how many submissions we had for this. Seriously, you really wouldn’t. Apparently Square Enix has a popular game on its hands. Who’da thunk?
• Media Molecule Officially Joins the PlayStation Family — And we welcome SackBoy with open arms! In all seriousness, how could you not be stoked about this? Mm does some absolutely amazing work.
• It Only Does The Show — This is definitely one of my favorite Kevin Butler segments yet. My question: What do you have to do to get banned from Mexico?
• LittleBigPlanet: This Week in DLC — The Canyons costumes and pack hit LBP PSP, plus a couple last chance offers that you don’t want to miss!
• God of War III Blood & Metal EP Out Now — I’ve got less than a year left until I hit the big three-zero. But until then, I can destroy my ears with a little metal.
• New PlayStation Pavilion at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Provides the Ultimate Gaming Experience — Get your PlayStation fix at the PlayStation Pavilion in Orlando, FL!
• Pillar of the Skies – A New World of Topatoi on PSN Tomorrow — Topatoi expands into a completely new world. Take a gander at the gameplay video for a peek into the new episode.
• Patching You Through – Patchwork Heroes Demo Out This Thursday — Free demo? Where do I sign? Check out Patchwork Heroes, another incredibly unique title out of Japan.
• Coming to PSN Next Week: Rocket Racing PSP mini — Phil Larson from Halfbrick drops by with all the details on Rocket Racing, hitting the PlayStation Store this Thursday.
• New Star Wars Content Comes to PlayStation Home + IREM Seaside of Memories, Two New Personal Spaces + More! — Locust_Star knows that opening with Star Wars is a smart move. But that’s not all that’s new to Home. You also get a couple new personal spaces and more!
• God of War III Interview with Design Director Todd Papy — At the God of War III media event in LA, I sat down with the incredibly cool Todd Papy to talk “wow moments,” collaborating with Naughty Dog, what it’s like to be done with the game and much more.
• Naughty Dog at GDC – We Want Your Questions! — Naughty Dog is all about GDC. So much, in fact, that they’re going to take your questions during a Thursday, March 11 session!
• The Tester Episode 3 Available Today — Things are heating up in the game-testing battle. Jaffe returns this week!
• PlayStation Comics Store Update — Over 50 new comics hit the Comics Store this week including Star Trek Nero and much more.
• SOCOM 4: It’s Official! — You’ve been waiting. Well, here’s the official word from Zipper on SOCOM 4!
• Want to Play God of War III Early? Come to our GDC San Francisco Meetup! — As of today, well over 200 yes’s. Wednesday will be a very fine day, indeed. See you on Wednesday!
• PlayStation Store Update — The Tester Ep. 3, Just Cause 2 demo, MLB 10: The Show add-on content, RE5 add-ons, new Pulse, The Show on PSP, 5 minis and a lot more!
• PlayStation Network Video Content Update — Another huge update of TV shows, trailers and movies, including Where the Wild Things Are. Anybody catch it? Started slow for me, but really picked up in the second half.
• Coming to PSN: Joe Danger — I am really, really impressed with this gameplay trailer. Seriously, looks right up my alley.
• God of War Unearthing the Legend Winners! — Here is the official list of winners and the video proof that you’re forever stamped on the God of War franchise.
• SOCOM 4 Teaser: Director’s Commentary — If you didn’t catch the SOCOM 4 teaser trailer, you can watch it here! Plus, Zipper does a special bit of developer commentary over the trailer.
• Gran Turismo Does NASCAR – Polyphony Digital At Texas Motor Speedway — NASCAR coming to GT5. Plus, video proof that Kazunori-san and company do their research in the real world!
• Become the Ultimate MAG Solider on GameBattles.com — Pwn in MAG? Head over to gamebattles.com and sign up for the MAG tournament!
• Lights, Camera, Play Ball! Create Your Own Highlight Reel with MLB 10: The Show’s Movie Maker — Psh, Sportscenter…that’s so yesterday. Make your own highlight reel wit this amazing feature in MLB 10: The Show!
• ModNation Racers PS3: Dynamic Props – More than Just Speed Bumps — United Front Games’ Mark Riddell is back! This time he’s talking about dynamic props. And oh yeah, a new trailer…

Courtesy of Jeremy Dunham

• SOCOM 4 – It’s Official - The world’s great tactical shooter is back, and Zipper’s making it!
• SOCOM 4 Teaser: Director’s Commentary – Creative Director, Ed Byrne, drops some inside information.
• MAG on GameBattles.com – Become the ultimate soldier, win prizes!
• MAG.com Leaderboard Beta – Start tracking your status as a killing machine right now.

Courtesy of Arne Meyer

• UNCHARTED 2 Title Update 1.06 and Multiplayer Updates – We released an update to the multiplayer modes of UNCHARTED 2 earlier this week. The Title Update and live updates we pushed performed some additional balancing to player hitboxes, some weapons and one Booster that we felt was warranted after Title Update 1.05 was released. As part of these updates, we also pushed some geometry updates to prevent intentional glitching.
• “Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog” art show opens this weekend – Twenty Naughty Dog (and UNCHARTED 2) artists are doing a group show of their art work at the Gnomon Gallery in Hollywood, California. The opening reception for the show is on the evening of Saturday, March 6, and will run for at least a month.

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The Monkey Island series is a particular favourite of mine – the subtle, dry humour, the brilliant script, the devious puzzles – and last year’s Special Edition of the first game was a big hit but never saw the light of day on the PS3, despite …

Hello, Mark here back for another developer post. Since we last talked, our North American and European Public PS3 Betas have exposed ModNation Racers to the world. These previews generated lots of great feedback and have helped us focus on key issues in these final months. I’m happy to say that frame rate, load times and race cameras have all improved.

In my last update, I talked about some of the more advanced features of Track Studio that we’ve used to create the tracks for the game. Today I’d like to talk about some of the cool props you can add to your tracks to make them fun, challenging and memorable! Dynamic Props are interactive objects that you can place on your track to enhance the gameplay.

We’re including a load of exciting things to place on your tracks, such as barrel launchers that shoot crushing or exploding barrels.

There are also ModBots, robots that move back and forth across your track and attack karts that get close. Some shoot flame, some will bounce racers off the track if they aren’t careful. They can be scattered anywhere, so it’s a nice touch if you want your racers to watch the road.

We’ve also included ramps for cool jumps, and launchers for shooting the kart over huge distances. We have barriers that pop out of the ground to test a driver’s agility, and flame vents to make any careless driver extra crispy! We designed them to be customizable, reusable and effective in a variety of different scenarios. The devilish setups we’ve put in our tracks are just the beginning of what can be done!

Highlighting a Dynamic Prop in Track Studio and pressing the Square button will pop up a dialog where you can adjust settings on how the prop behaves. For instance, you can dial in the height of a ramp, or change the direction of the Twister (a giant rotating platform). Adjusting these things gives you the power to customize your track to make it as crazy as you want.

Dial your ramp just right or you might hit some humps!

These dangers work well with gameplay incentives such as item pods or boost pads – give the racers a reason to brave the danger! For instance, use a Devastator (a giant stomper) and boost pads in combination with a popup ramp to let them jump clean over it, versus the faster, more treacherous route under the Devastator.

A whole gauntlet of Devastators to slalom through!?!

With so many Dynamic Props, and so many possible combinations, I can’t wait to see what the community comes up with.

Until then, check out our new trailer (above) that gives you a taste of all the insanity you can create with the toys we’ve built for you.

Sports fans, what could be better than the Highlight Reel from MLB 09: The Show, where the game chooses the most significant plays and presents them back to you in a television broadcast presentation style? How about the ability to choose your own plays of the game, your own camera angles, and present them in a highlight reel fashion with your own personal touch? Move over ESPN, in MLB 10: The Show, the new Movie Maker feature allows you to do just that! Be the cameraman, the editor, and the overall director of your own personal highlight reels.

With the new Movie Maker feature in MLB 10: The Show, save up to 10 of your most memorable plays of the game. You can do this by using our extensive Replay Filter System, sorting those highlight quality plays in any order that you desire. You can show your offensive feats first, including every double, triple, or home run from the game. Followed up by your defensive gems, including diving catches, clutch strikeouts, and double or triple plays!

The user has total camera angle freedom by using our free-floating camera controls to place the lens exactly where you want it using close-up or far-out perspective angles to capture the action in any way you see fit. Need some help from the experts? Then go ahead and choose from 10 unique Camera Presets, already built into the Movie Maker.

You can set up to three Edit Points for any play to capture the action from different camera perspectives, editing at the start and finish point of any play. The Movie Maker can also be used at the Post Game Menu, or at any time during your current offline game. The feature works in any of our gameplay modes, including Road to The Show, and from the Post Game menu of any completed online game. After you finish editing your movie, save it to the Hard Drive, and share it as you see fit, the only limit is your imagination!

Welcome to The Show!