The Tester Episode 4 Available Today

Hey The Tester fans. It’s Thursday, which means the wait is over for the next episode of The Tester. Game developers know that the ability to thrive in almost any situation and use creativity to problem-solve are key qualities necessary to work in quality assurance. Testers must be able to adapt and create scenarios to fully analyze a game. So, what better way to take people out of their comfort zone and assess their creativity than with a surprise live-action role play? That’s right, things definitely get dramatic this week as the remaining 7 gamers use random props, their wits and sheer guts to entertain and impress the panel. And to help evaluate the performances, PlayStation Home ’s Katherine de Leon joins Brent Gocke and Hal Sparks on this week’s panel. Katherine oversees the creation of environments and virtual merchandise for the platform. An RPG veteran and former US Marine, she brings strong opinions and her d20 to this challenge. Don’t miss Episode 4. Thanks again for downloading and watching. Enjoy the show !

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PlayStation Network Service Restored

We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally. If the time displayed on the XMB is still incorrect, users are able to adjust time settings manually or via the internet. If we have new information, we will update you through the PlayStation.Blog or PlayStation.com . We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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The Tester Coming to PSN for Free in February

Thanks everyone for all of your comments about The Tester . I know many of you are excited about the upcoming launch of The Tester. I am here to share great news – it is premiering on February 18th exclusively on PlayStation Network ! We’re also welcoming a new celebrity judge to our prestigious panel on The Tester – Hal Sparks ! Most of you know him as an actor and comedian, but he’s also a diehard gamer. You can watch contestants face off against Hal throughout the eight-episode series – it’s going to be brutal. The Tester is an original competitive reality series that PlayStation fans can really get into. Produced in partnership with one of the biggest names in reality TV ( 51 Minds ), this is a program for gamers, about gamers who are competing to win a job as a game tester on PlayStation’s first party development team – the team that has introduced history-making franchises such as God of War , UNCHARTED , LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo . This is a golden opportunity for gamers to launch a career in gaming – in fact, some of the most recognized developers in the industry started out as a game tester. From day one, the goal of PlayStation Network has been to provide quality content specifically for our PlayStation audience – including thousands of movies, TV shows, digital comics, games and add-on game content to choose from – and offering the flexibility to control when you want it, where you want it. Original content has consistently been a huge part of that vision, from first-party games such as Flower , flOw and Fat Princess to exclusive video content such as Qore and Pulse . And now, we are going even further by offering an original high-quality, reality series. With the largest network of first-party game studios in the industry and deep partnerships across the Sony brand already in place, look for us to continue to build out our stable of original content in the future. PS3 and PSP owners can download The Tester from PlayStation Store starting February 18th for FREE. PlayStation Home users will also be able to watch the series with other PS3 owners in the PlayStation Home Theatre . We’ve added more details on The Tester at www.TheTester.com , including photos, cast and panel details, and more. In the meantime, check out the trailer of The Tester below or from PlayStation Store .

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UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Single-Player Demo and PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack DLC

Many of you have been waiting anxiously for news and details about the downloadable content we at Naughty Dog have been working on and we have been saying you’ll hear about it “soon.” Well, soon is finally here. You may have gotten a glimpse of this initial DLC release as part of some news that made its rounds around the internet yesterday, but that wasn’t the full story. So, what is going to be available on the PlayStation Network Store on January 28, you ask? Thanks to our friends at Guerilla Games , Insomniac Games and Sucker Punch Productions , we’ve been able to a pull off something unique within the UNCHARTED 2 competitive multiplayer modes – our first DLC release is the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack. The PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack contains seven new skins featuring some key personalities from other major PlayStation first-party titles – Sev and a Helghast soldier from Killzone 2 , Nathan Hale and a Chimera from Resistance 2 , and Cole (both good and evil variants!) and Zeke from inFAMOUS . The UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack will be available for purchase globally on the PlayStation Store on January 28, 2010, for $4.99 in the US. If you’re outside of the U.S., check your local Store or announcement for region specific pricing. We have another release that’s appearing on the PSN Store on January 28 – the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves single-player demo will be available to all, free of cost. Now you can tell your friends who haven’t played our game yet (slackers!) that they can easily check out UNCHARTED 2 for themselves by downloading the PSN demo starting next Thursday. As you can see, a little bit of the information you may have spotted yesterday is different and that should let you know that not everything you may have read is accurate and up to date. There is no doubt that we have some long-term plans for DLC and that we need to share those plans with a lot of people so we can all do our jobs properly. The fact of the matter is that game development, even for downloadable content, is a fluid and sometimes unpredictable process until you get closer to releasing whatever is being worked on. We don’t share our DLC plans publicly from the beginning because things can and will change over the course of development and we absolutely don’t want to create any unrealized expectations for millions of fans of our game. It’s incredibly important to us at Naughty Dog that our fans have the best and most accurate information about anything we’re up to. There will be more info coming in the months ahead about our future DLC content once we have everything solidly locked down – and, trust me, there are a lot of very cool things in store for UNCHARTED 2.

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PlayStation Store Update

Hi Everyone – it’s Thursday. And that means it’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update . Updates PlayStation Network 10 for ’10 Game Sale If you scored a PS3 or PSP system this holiday season, PlayStation Store is making it easy to load up on great games to kick off 2010. For one week only, get HALF OFF 10 handpicked titles during the PlayStation Network 10 for ’10 Game Sale. It’s a perfect start to getting the most out of your gift. Offer valid through 1/27. PS3 Games: Gravity Crash (now $4.99, original price $9.99) ZEN Pinball (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Critter Crunch (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Braid (now $7.49, original price $14.99) Burn Zombie Burn (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Tank Battles (now $3.49, original price $6.99) Uno (now $3.99, original price $7.99) PSP Games: Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Crystal Defenders PSP (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Creature Defense (now $3.99, original price $7.99) Kurulin Fusion (now $2.49, original price $4.99) Thexder Neo (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Downloadable Games Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment ($14.99) Konami’s legendary tactical RPG series returns! On the continent of Sostegaria, two rival kingdoms stand on the brink of war. Caught in the tide of battle is young orphan Tobias Martin. Driven to defend his homeland, and to avenge those already fallen, Tobias enlists with his comrades to fight for peace. But all is not what it seems, and they face a threat far deadlier – and closer – than they know. ESRB Rated T File size: 581 MB PS one Classics Championship Bass ($5.99) Hit the lakes in this realistic bass simulation. You have many tricks in your arsenal, but do you have what it takes to reel in the big one? ESRB Rated E File size: 151 MB Add-on Game Content SingStar Viewer (free) Download the SingStar Viewer today and get access to the best interactive online SingStar content straight from the XMB Menu. Check out hot new tracks at the SingStore, the best performances from the SingStar community at My SingStar Online and everything in between – only on PlayStation 3. File size: 93 MB Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Warriors of Justice (free) “Dragon Ball: Raging Blast” Character Pack #5 is now available! The fifth release is the “Warriors of Justice Pack!” This pack contains Kid Gohan, Gohan, Kid Trunks, Goten and Videl! They fight, in the name of justice! The power of justice will conquer it all! File size: 116 KB WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2010 Stone Cold Steve Austin DLC ($0.99) Download this pack and play as WWE Legend, Stone Cold Steve Austin. File size: 5.02 MB Guitar Hero 5 For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com . “Broken Man” by Scott McKeon ($1.99) “Lonesome Road Blues” by Joe Bonamassa ($1.99) “Who I Am” by Tyler Bryant ($1.99) New Blues Masters Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack featuring “Who I Am” by Tyler Bryant, “Lonesome Road Blues” by Joe Bonamassa, and “Broken Man” by Scott McKeon. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. “Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” by Dethklok ($1.99) “Still I Rise” by Shadows Fall ($1.99) “Twilight of the Thunder God” by Amon Amarth ($1.99) Metal Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack featuring “Still I Rise” by Shadows Fall, “Twilight of the Thunder God” by Amon Amarth, and “Laser Cannon Deth Sentence” by Dethklok. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. File sizes: 32 MB – 67 MB (singles), 128 MB – 136 MB (track packs) Rock Band Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com . “1901″— Phoenix ($1.99) “Lisztomania”— Phoenix ($1.99) “Blue Jeans”— Silvertide ($1.99) “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) “Breakdown (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) “Century City (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) “Jammin’ Me (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) “Nightwatchman (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) “The Waiting (Live)”— Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ($1.99) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 2 ($9.99) – Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 2. This pack includes: “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) (Live),” “Breakdown (Live),” “Century City (Live),” “Jammin’ Me (Live),” “Nightwatchman (Live),” and “The Waiting (Live)” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. File sizes: 24 MB – 37 MB (singles), 180 MB (track pack) Game Videos (free) Pulse 1/21 Edition Join host Christina Lee for PULSE presented by the PlayStation Network. This edition features the massive action of MAG, the new billiards simulator Hustle Kings, add-ons for Assassin’s Creed II and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, new video releases, and a taste of PlayStation Network’s new reality series, The Tester. File size: 260 MB (HD) 451 MB (1080) Dante’s Inferno Developer Diary – Fraud File size: 185 MB (HD) Dante’s Inferno Developer Diary – Violence File size: 136 MB (HD) Army of Two: The 40th Day “Demo Trailer” File size: 49 MB (HD) Fairytale Fights Trailer File size: 58 MB (HD) Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Happy Holidays Trailer File size: 62 MB (HD) Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Adrenaline Trailer File size: 50 MB (HD) Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Gameplay Trailer 2 File size: 42 MB (HD) Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Gameplay Trailer 3 File size: 43 MB (HD) Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Gameplay Trailer 4 File size: 62 MB (HD) Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Gameplay Trailer 5 File size: 38 MB (HD) Hasbro Family Game Night Trailer File size: 37 MB (HD) Darksiders Mayhem Trailer File size: 44 MB (HD) Darksiders Launch Trailer File size: 60 MB (HD) Darksiders Heads Will Roll Trailer File size: 46 MB (HD) Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Announcement Trailer File size: 38 MB (HD) Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Trailer File size: 58 MB (HD) Medal of Honor Announce Trailer File size: 41 MB (HD) PS3 Themes Banana Girl Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99) File size: 3.27 MB Devil Vixen Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99) File size: 3.87 MB School Girl Hook-Ups Theme ($1.99) File size: 4.31 MB Liquid Metal 2 Theme ($1.49) File size: 6.18 MB PlayStation Store for PSP Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 storefront) METAL GEAR SOLID PSP Bundle ($29.99) The METAL GEAR SOLID PSP Bundle features three PSP titles from Hideo Kojima’s legendary series that redefined the stealth action genre. Included within this extraordinary bundle are METAL GEAR SOLID PORTABLE OPS, METAL GEAR SOLID PORTABLE OPS PLUS, and METAL GEAR SOLID DIGITAL GRAPHIC NOVEL. ESRB Rated T- M File size: 2.01 GB DJ Max Fever ($19.99) The beat jamming sensation that started the music game craze comes to the PSP system in its most complete form ever. ESRB Rated T File size: 1.38 GB Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance ($29.99) An enhanced version of the original Valhalla Knights 2, “Battle Stance” streamlines gameplay by reducing battle parties from six to four members for more party control, as well as adding warp points in various locations for expedited travel. Combine this with added customization options, new weapons, armor, quests and monsters, and this becomes the most complete Valhalla Knights experience yet. ESRB Rated E10+ File size: 696 MB Game Videos (free) Pulse 1/21 Edition File size: 50 MB Army of Two: The 40th Day PSP Trailer File size: 10 MB Dante’s Inferno Game Trailer File size: 25 MB PSP Themes (also available from PS3 Storefront) Liquid Metal 2 PSP Theme ($1.49) File size: 606 KB Dita Von Teese PSP Theme 3 ($1.49) File size: 588 KB Dita Von Teese PSP Theme 4 ($1.49) File size: 556 KB Banana Girl Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99) File size: 380 KB Devil Vixen Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99) File size: 415 KB School Girl Hook-Ups PSP Theme ($1.99) File size: 367 KB

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PlayStation Comics Store Update

Happy new year everyone! Here’s this week’s update on the new comics being published to PlayStation Store today. Just like we do with the game and video stores, we’ll be providing weekly updates of all the new content coming to PSN . Just a couple things to note: this week we are releasing The Avengers, Daredevil and Civil War #1- #7 from Marvel . If you haven’t tried digital comics for the PSP yet, this is just a friendly reminder to update your PSP firmware, download the digital reader (which you can access under the Extras icon on the XMB) and visit the Comics tab on PlayStation Store . There are over a dozen free comics to download. Enjoy! 2000AD Prog # 1661 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 1 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 2 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 3 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 4 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 5 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 6 – $1.99 Civil War (2006) # 7 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 81 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 82 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 83 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 84 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 85 – $1.99 Daredevil (1998) # 86 – $1.99 DoubleDuck # 0 – $1.99 Fethry Duck and the Ghost Writer # 0 – $0.99 G.I. Joe: Cobra # 2 – $0.99 G.I. Joe Origins # 3 – $0.99 Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft # 2 – $0.99 Mickey Mouse in: “War of the Worlds” # 0 – $1.99 Nanovor: Game Day # 2 – $0.99 Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie # 1 – $0.99 Star Trek: Countdown # 1 – $0.99 Star Trek: Countdown # 2 – $0.99 Star Trek: Countdown # 3 – $0.99 Star Trek: Countdown # 4 – $0.99 Superduck: Robber Against His Will # 0 – $0.99 The Avengers (1998) # 56 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 57 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 58 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 59 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 60 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 61 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 62 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 63 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 64 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 65 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 66 – $1.99 The Avengers (1998) # 67 – $1.99 Transformers: All Hail Megatron # 8 – $1.99 Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse: It Only Hurts When I Pee # 5 – $0.99 X-Mickey: The Day of the Forget-Me-Rats # 0 – $1.99

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