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18 CommentsAmalur, Demon's Souls, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus coming to European PlayStation Plus
By Griffin McElroy on May 15, 2013 05.15.13
The European PlayStation Plus service will have its Instant Game Collection expanded with Kingdoms of Amalur: Recknoning, Demon's Souls and more later this month, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. On May 29, European Plus members will be able to grab three (technically four) games for free: EA and 38 Studios' action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Recknoning, From Software's hardcore RPG Demon's Souls and the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection. On the same day, three games will be leaving the Collection to make room: Hitman Absolution, Joe Danger 2 and Dead or Alive 5. One week later, Rayman Origins and Coconut Dodge Revitalized, two PS Vita titles, will be added to the Instant Game Collection for European subscribers, while shmup Sine Mora will be removed.
Ubisoft discounts long list of games on PSN, Joe Danger 2 now free for PS Plus members
By Tracey Lien on Mar 11, 2013 03.11.13
Ubisoft is discounting a long lineup of games on the PlayStation Network, taking 30 percent off select titles for all PSN users, and 50 percent off for PlayStation Plus members. The sale begins today and lasts one week only. The following titles — which range from PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable versions — will receive discounts: Shaun White Snowboarding (PS3) Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3) Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3) CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (PS3) Michael Jackson The Experience (PS3) The Adventures of TinTin: The Game (PS3) Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands (PS3) Prince of Persia Trilogy (PS3) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD (PS3) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3) Tom...
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13 CommentsSpec Ops: The Line, Joe Danger 2 and more free this month for PlayStation Plus members
By Tracey Lien on Mar 04, 2013 03.04.13
PlayStation Plus is introducing five new games to its Instant Game Collection and discounting many more for the month of March, according to the PlayStation Blog. For this month, PlayStation Plus members will be able to download the following games for free: Spec Ops: The Line, Joe Danger 2, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, The Cave and Tekken 6. A number of PlayStation Vita games will also be discounted as part of week two of the Vita anniversary sale for all PSN users. Among the discounted titles are Army Corps of Hell, Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend, Dokuro, Knytt Underground, Lego Lord of the Rings. Sine Mora, Retro City Rampage and more. The full list of games on sale this week on PSN can be viewed here. The following games are leaving PlayStation Plus this month: Guardians...
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12 CommentsJoe Danger's last stunt: How Hello Games brought Joe Danger to iOS to send him off in style
By Dave Tach on Jan 10, 2013 01.10.13
Sean Murray thought he had another day. Hello Games' founder chose Joe Danger's Jan. 10, 2013 iOS release date well in advance. It seemed reasonable. People would have new devices after the holidays, and the studio didn't seem to be launching their first iOS game against any big competitors. But it was just a guess, and as they scrambled to wrap up development, they learned something surprising. Jan. 10 in the App Store is not the same as Jan. 10 at the studio's headquarters in Guildford, U.K. The studio had lost a day it was counting on. "We're totally new to this — we're naïve," Murray told Polygon in a recent interview amidst a chortle. "We didn't realize that when we chose the tenth of January to release the game, that means it gets released in our timezone on the morning of...
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22 CommentsMassive Xbox Live countdown to 2013 sale starts Dec. 18
By Emily Gera on Dec 13, 2012 12.13.12
Dozens of Xbox 360 games are scheduled to go on sale starting Dec. 18 as part of Microsoft's Countdown to 2013 event first announced by Major Nelson in a round-up of Xbox Marketplace updates. From Dec. 18 to Dec. 31, sales will be themed around a certain game series, genre or publisher. Sales prices have not been announced as of yet; However, the full list of games set for discount (as spotted by NeoGAF) is available below. Dec. 18 to Dec. 31 sale items: Frogger: Hyper Arcade EditionJoe Danger 2: The MovieZuma's Revenge!The Simpsons Arcade GameWreckateerPlants vs. ZombiesPegglePeggleNights Content PackFire Pro WrestlingSONIC 4 Episode IISonic The Hedgehog 2RAWA World of KeflingsA World of Keflings: Sugar, Spice and Not So NiceA World of Keflings: It Came From Outer SpaceKinect PartyJ...
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1 CommentJoe Danger 2 gets October 9th PlayStation 3 release
By Dave Tach on Oct 05, 2012 10.05.12
Joe Danger 2: The Movie, the bike-based platformer starring its titular stuntman, is riding onto the PlayStation 3 October 9th, developer Hello Games' managing director, Sean Murray, announced on the PlayStation Blog. The PlayStation 3 version comes with 10 hours of exclusive content. Murray said that the hardcore levels were born when the four-man development was creating the original Joe Danger. "The sad thing is, no one ever got to play this prototype game we now refer to as 'Joe Danger Gaiden,'" he wrote. "It was an alternate Joe Danger for a true fan, and I still play it every now and then. When we came to make the PS3 version ofJoe Danger 2, I thought it would be a great opportunity to let our original fans play this unseen version." The Joe Danger Gaiden levels come to the...
'Joe Danger 2: The Movie' coming to PSN with 'over 10 hours of exclusive content'
By Samit Sarkar on Sep 26, 2012 09.26.12
Joe Danger 2: The Movie, Hello Games' sequel to its 2010 stuntman platformer, will launch on PlayStation Network "in the very near future," the studio announced today. The upcoming PSN version will have "over 10 hours of exclusive content," according to Hello Games, "as a thank you to all the fans of the original [Joe Danger]." The studio didn't provide any further details, but managing director Sean Murray said, "I think fans of the original will really love what we've done." Joe Danger first launched exclusively on PSN in mid-2010; it was followed by a special-edition release on Xbox Live Arcade with extra content last December. The sequel came out exclusively on XBLA earlier this month. In Joe Danger 2: The Movie, our daredevil hero performs stunts for a Hollywood film. Each level...
'Joe Danger 2: The Movie' coming to Xbox Live Arcade on September 14th
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Sep 05, 2012 09.05.12
Joe Danger 2: The Movie, the sequel to platform-racer Joe Danger, is coming to Xbox Live Arcade on September 14th, developer Hello Games announced today. Joe Danger 2 will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 for 1200 Microsoft Points. The game has been expanded from the original, including 40 hours of new content and 100 levels to tackle in over 20 available vehicles. In honor of the sequel's release, Joe Danger Special Edition will be available for 600 Microsoft Points on XBLA. Joe Danger Touch, which will offer a different control experience than the series' console versions, will be available on iOS this fall.
'Joe Danger: The Movie' coming to XBLA this month
By Emily Gera on Sep 04, 2012 09.04.12
Joe Danger: The Movie is headed to Xbox Live Arcade this September, developer Hello Games confirmed on Twitter. The upcoming sequel to the popular platformer-racer original went gold, the studio announced on the official account: "OMG! Everyone! Joe Danger 2 has just gone GOLD! It's going to be released this month. TELL EVERYONE! This is happening :)" The game is to be released exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade; however its predecessor was also made available on the PlayStation Network, and mobile devices. Joe Danger Touch will be available on iOS this fall, it was announced earlier in July. The title is said to offer a different experience to its sibling games, as well as entirely unique mechanics.
