Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Zombie Tycoon 2 free on PS Plus this week; BioShocks, Metal Gears, God of Wars on sale]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/zombie-tycoon-2-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-bioshocks-metal-gear/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/zombie-tycoon-2-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-bioshocks-metal-gear/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/29/zombie-tycoon-2-free-on-ps-plus-this-week-bioshocks-metal-gear/#comments PS Plus madness Zombie Tycoon 2 free, AllStars for $20This week's free PS Plus game is Zombie Tycoon 2, launching tomorrow as a PSN download on PS3 and PS Vita. Zombie Tycoon 2 is the sequel to Frima Studios' real-time strategy game pitting two mad scientists against one another, each with an army of zombies at his beck and call, as they try to invade the town of Finkleville.

In addition to the free game, the usual discount trumpeting will take place tomorrow. Spring Fever concludes with arguably its best week yet, offering up discounts themed around PlayStation All-Stars ($20 for PS Plus members) and its featured combatants. Many notable series are on sale, including entries in Metal Gear, Sly Cooper, BioShock, LittleBigPlanet, Devil May Cry, God of War, Infamous, Ratchet & Clank and Twisted Metal. The full list is available over on the PlayStation Blog.

JoystiqZombie Tycoon 2 free on PS Plus this week; BioShocks, Metal Gears, God of Wars on sale originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bioshockdevil-may-crygod-of-warinfamouslittlebigplanetmetal-gearplaystationplaystation-all-stars-battle-royaleplaystation-plusplaystation-vitaps-plusps3pspratchet-and-clanksly-coopersonyspring-fevertwisted-metalvitazombie-tycoon-2Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time animated prequel steals our hearts]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/26/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-animated-prequel-steals-our-hearts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/26/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-animated-prequel-steals-our-hearts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/26/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-animated-prequel-steals-our-hearts/#comments
This animated prequel for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time brings players up to speed on the mishaps of Sly and the gang. The game is coming to PS3 and Vita February 5, and a demo is available now for PS Plus members.

JoystiqSly Cooper: Thieves in Time animated prequel steals our hearts originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>animatedplaystationplaystation-vitaps3sanzaru-gamesSCEAsly-coopersly-cooper-thieves-in-timeSONYvitaSat, 26 Jan 2013 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time stealing shelf space at retail this fall]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-stealing-shelf-space-at-retail-this/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-stealing-shelf-space-at-retail-this/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-stealing-shelf-space-at-retail-this/#comments Hey, you! With the sticky fingers! A new raccoon-based simulator to help enhance your craft is coming, and you'll want to pay attention. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time has been given the less ambiguous release window of "this fall" on PlayStation 3.

Though the game is developed by Sanzaru Games and not the franchise's creators at Sucker Punch Productions, it's not in unfamiliar hands. Sly Cooper's HD debut, which brought the trio of PS2 originals to the PS3, was developed by Sanzaru, and they did a mighty fine job with it.

The fourth installment in Sly's universe gives players control of his family tree, throwing players in multiple locales, including ancient Japan. But wait, you ask as you Google the same information as us, weren't raccoons only introduced to Japan in the 1960s? Clearly the game is not as realistic as we thought. But the animals talk, so that makes it slightly more realistic.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time also features collectible costumes, granting the bandit bold new powers, as well as a continuation of the franchise's open-world design philosophy, according to the PlayStation Blog.

We sure hope Bentley, the wheelchair-bound turtle, isn't jumping through time for this adventure. We're not sure how accessible ancient temples are.

Gallery: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (Gamescom 2011)

JoystiqSly Cooper: Thieves in Time stealing shelf space at retail this fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fall-2012playstationps3release-datesanzaru-gamesSly-Coopersly-cooper-thieves-in-timeThu, 01 Mar 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Sony working on a Smash Bros-esque fighter featuring Sony all-stars]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/rumor-sonys-got-a-smash-bros-esque-fighter-in-the-works-featur/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/rumor-sonys-got-a-smash-bros-esque-fighter-in-the-works-featur/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/rumor-sonys-got-a-smash-bros-esque-fighter-in-the-works-featur/#comments The hat of "Sony Mascot" has been worn by many, many different critters and folk since the days of Crash Bandicoot and, uh, Croc. In fact, Sony's stable of lovable household names is so fully stocked that they've decided to pit their creations against one another to determine who lives and who dies.

Okay so, that last part might be a little hyperbolic, but the rumor mill is operating at full capacity over Title Fight, a Super Smash Bros.-ish cross-franchise brawler reportedly in development at SuperBot Entertainment, according to The Paul Gale Network. If rumors are to be believed, the game will feature a cast of Sony-console specific characters like Nathan Drake, Sweet Tooth, Sly Cooper, that guy from Killzone and Fat Princess. Fights will take place in various Sony related locations such as Sandover Village or a golf course from Hot Shots Golf.

The gallery of images below, which shows Sweet Tooth, a blank female form that may or may not be Heavenly Sword's Nariko and a debug screen that mentions Kratos, were tweeted (and subsequently deleted) by SuperBot Entertainment's senior level designer Chris Molina. Apparently, this hullabaloo is also what that franchise-rich teaser trailer from September was all about, which would also indicate the inclusion of Parappa the Rapper, as well as a representative from FOXHOUND.

If all this pans out, Title Fight will be the latest in a long, proud history of SCEA-published fighting games like Battle Arena Toshinden and Cardinal Syn. We'll keep our ear to the ground for more as this story develops.

Gallery: Title Fight (Tentative, Leaked)

JoystiqRumor: Sony working on a Smash Bros-esque fighter featuring Sony all-stars originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>crash-bandicootcrocfat-princessheavenly-swordjak-and-daxterkillzonenarikoparappa-the-rapperplaystationps3ps3-exclusiverumorsly-coopersuperbot-entertainmentsweet-toothtitle-fightMon, 28 Nov 2011 18:40:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sly Collection breaks into PSN on Nov. 29]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/16/the-sly-collection-breaks-into-psn-on-nov-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/16/the-sly-collection-breaks-into-psn-on-nov-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/16/the-sly-collection-breaks-into-psn-on-nov-29/#comments The Sly Collection, a high-definition bundle of the raccoon's most daring heists, will be available though PSN on November 29. Sanzaru Games president Glen Egan made the announcement deep down in the comments of a PS Blog post about the upcoming Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. The digitally distributed version appears to include everything that was in the retail title, with support for Trophies and stereoscopic 3D.

Launched as a retail pack last year, the collection can be purchased as a bundle on PSN for $29.99, or as individual games for $9.99 each. The HD collection is currently available on Amazon for $19.99.

[Thanks, Colin.]

JoystiqThe Sly Collection breaks into PSN on Nov. 29 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>playstationps3psnrelease-datesanzaru-gamessly-coopersly-cooper-collectionsucker-punchSucker-Punch-Productionsthe-sly-collectionWed, 16 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Sly Collection drops into retail November 9]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/the-sly-collection-drops-into-retail-november-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/the-sly-collection-drops-into-retail-november-9/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/28/the-sly-collection-drops-into-retail-november-9/#comments The Sly Collection will be available for five-finger discount beginning November 9. If you're in the mood to actually pay for the thievius raccoonus bundle, which includes Sly Cooper, Sly 2: Band of Thieves and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, that'll cost you $40.

The bundle will also include four new minigames for use with the PlayStation Move controller (or DualShock controller), each focusing on Sly, Bentley, Murray or Carmelita. According to Glen Egan of Sanzaru Games, which handled the port of the PS2 classics, each minigame captures "an aspect of the character and presents it in a way that's great fun to play."

Beyond all that, the games are presented in widescreen with stereoscopic threeeeeeeee-deeeeeeee. We would have typed "3D" there, but then it just looks like our keyboard broke. See: 3333333333333-DDDDDDDDDDDD.

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JoystiqThe Sly Collection drops into retail November 9 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>playstationps3q4-2010release-datesanzaru-gamesSCEAsly-cooperSucker-PunchSucker-Punch-Productionsthe-sly-collectionThu, 28 Oct 2010 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Preview: The Sly Collection]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/preview-the-sly-collection/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/preview-the-sly-collection/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/preview-the-sly-collection/#comments With an HD compilation of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus sadly nowhere to be found at E3, we could still find solace in the fact that three of the PS2's best action-platformers -- the Sly Cooper trilogy -- are being "remastered" for release on PS3 as The Sly Collection. Sanzaru Games, which last worked with Sony on the PS2 port of High Impact's Secret Agent Clank, is on the case, providing the thieving raccoon in HD, 3D and even the realm of PlayStation Move.

Sanzaru started out its work on the trilogy with Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, a game that was originally designed to be in 3D, but ultimately only shipped with select levels playable while wearing retro red-and-blue glasses. For the E3 demo, one of the game's boss fights was chosen, and had me squaring off against my foe in a bamboo forest. It was a good choice -- the green stalks really helped drive home the sense of depth, and the colorful, crisp HD visuals made it one of the better 3D experiences I've had with Sony's console.

Gallery: The Sly Collection

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JoystiqPreview: The Sly Collection originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You've been waiting for a PlayStation Move-based party game featuring Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, and "others," right? Right?! Well good, because Sony dropped news of just such a game this afternoon at it's E3 2010 press conference. Very little is known about the title -- other than it being one that employs the forthcoming snowball wand -- but we'll be sure to let you know more as soon as we can. For now, take a look at that Jak above, eh? He's a real looker!

JoystiqHeroes on the Move coming to PS3, features list of Sony mascots originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Sly Cooper Collection will be revealed tomorrow as part of the Sony press conference. A blurry image on 1UP, taken at the as-yet-unopened PlayStation booth, not only announces the title but also touts 3D support as one of its key features. An independent source confirmed to Joystiq that Sly Cooper Collection is very much a real thing, and that other PS2 HD remixes are likely to be seen during the show.

It seems like we can cross at least one box off our bingo card.

JoystiqSly Cooper Collection coming to PS3, in HD and 3D originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3De3-2010playstationps2ps3sly-coopersly-cooper-collectionMon, 14 Jun 2010 21:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Sly Cooper makes glorious return ... in ModNation Racers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/26/sly-cooper-makes-glorious-return-in-modnation-racers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/26/sly-cooper-makes-glorious-return-in-modnation-racers/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/26/sly-cooper-makes-glorious-return-in-modnation-racers/#comments Sorry if we got your hopes up, but we couldn't help but highlight Sucker Punch's recent addition to the ModNation Racers universe. Using the character creator, the team was able to whip up a Mod recreation of its PS2 mascot, Sly Cooper. While he may not be thieving on PS3 quite yet, we're glad to see Sucker Punch hasn't completely forgotten about the anthropomorphic, rascally raccoon.

Of course, Sucker Punch couldn't forget to also pay homage to its PS3 hit, inFamous. A new "Artist's Spotlight" video for ModNation features a Mod version of Cole MacGrath and his lightning-themed kart. However, more impressive is Sucker Punch's track creation inspired by Empire City, complete with blast crater. With play-testing and careful attention to detail, this addition could undoubtedly be one of the most polished tracks you'll be able to play in the ModNation online community.

Check out the video after the break.

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JoystiqSly Cooper makes glorious return ... in ModNation Racers originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>empire-cityinfamousmodnation-racerssly-coopersucker-punchMon, 26 Apr 2010 14:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Sly Cooper 4 spotted in inFamous demo]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/08/sly-cooper-4-spotted-in-infamous-demo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/08/sly-cooper-4-spotted-in-infamous-demo/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/08/sly-cooper-4-spotted-in-infamous-demo/#comments Those who have access to the early inFamous demo will want to go Empire City's cinema. At the top of the list of fictional titles on display is Sly Cooper 4.

This where you scream "OMG!" and run around like a man on fire. We'll wait.

Done? Good. Of course, this tease may be a simple Easter egg, placed to simply stir up fanboy passions. Or, it could be a hint at what's to come ... We'll let you decide in the comments.

[Thanks, Noshino! Via TAWKN]

JoystiqSly Cooper 4 spotted in inFamous demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 May 2009 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>easter-egginfamousSanboxSCEsly-coopersly-cooper-4Sony-Computer-EntertainmentSucker-PunchSucker-Punch-ProductionsFri, 08 May 2009 10:33:00 EST