PSN application launches on Facebook

Want to give your Facebook profile a PlayStation Network make-over? Find out how…

If you enjoy the Facebook features PlayStation 3 offers, allowing you to proudly show off your hard-earned trophies and share game and event related information with friends, then you're in for a treat. Facebook integration on PS3 is about to get even better.

Once you've linked your Facebook account to your PlayStation Network online ID and a PSN application has been installed to your Facebook profile on your PC from apps.facebook.com/playstation/, you'll have a world of options available to you from your Facebook profile page. You can browse your PSN friend list, check their PSN status to see if they're online, skim through their trophy information and compare it with yours, and invite Facebook friends to become PSN friends as long as they have the app installed. All your activity will be published to your Facebook newsfeed, so all your friends will be kept bang up to date on your PSN excellence.

There will be even more features for this application over time, so install the new Facebook app at apps.facebook.com/playstation/ to enhance your Facebook profile with PlayStation 3, and remember you can become a fan of the Facebook PlayStation fan page at facebook.com/sonyplaystation.

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Demo Guide: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Master Naked Snake in this guide to the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo now on PlayStation Store.

Konami has unveiled a demo on PlayStation Store of its hugely anticipated latest instalment in the Metal Gear series. Check out this guide to mastering the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo.

Choose your control system

At the outset of the demo you're given the option to choose your control scheme. Selecting the right one simply depends on your playing style as a Metal Gear fan. Shooter Type allows you to control the camera with your right hand, which is similar to the configuration system of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on PlayStation 3. Action Type lets you control the camera with your left hand, in a similar way to Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.

Fists of fury

While you will have a small arsenal of weaponry at your disposal during the demo you'll need to familiarise yourself with Peace Walker's hand-to-hand combat attacks. Tapping the R button initiates a single punch. Pressing it three times chains a flurry of punches together followed by a low sweeping attack that knocks your enemy to the ground.

Tilting the analog stick in the direction of an enemy while pressing the R button executes a quick throw, whereas holding it down when close to an enemy allows you to put them into a choke hold. You can throw them in any direction using the analog stick, or if you hold them for long enough they'll simply pass out. Should you find yourself surrounded by a number of opponents, grab one and throw him into the others to knock them all out before quickly making your escape.

Weapons of a warrior

One of your most useful weapons in the demo is the Stun Rod. It's perfect for silent attacks should you not wish to alert any nearby enemies. To use it, simply equip it from the menu by pressing the left directional button and scrolling through the options using the Square and Circle buttons. To aim, hold down the L button and quickly tap the R button. Your enemy should be sleeping like a baby, which means you can sneak on to the next area of the demo.

Other weapons on offer throughout the demo include grenades, which are perfect for blowing open gates and blockades, a silenced pistol loaded with tranquilizer darts and an M16 assault rifle. Once you have completed the tutorial at the beginning of the demo, you're given the chance to play around with these tools of destruction on a sun soaked Costa Rican beach before venturing into a mission.

Download the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker demo from PlayStation Store now.

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Obsession Confessions: PlayStation Move

The PlayStation community decides which classic games they'd like to see remade for PlayStation Move.

We asked you, the PlayStation community, to tell us which classic games you would like to see remade with PlayStation Move motion controller compatibility. Without further ado, here are the top ten choices and some of the best quotes from the official PlayStation Forums and the PlayStation Blog.

1. God of War III

"Can you imagine playing God of War with PlayStation Move? We are in for some muscle building!" (Jeanbodin, Portugal)

2. Killzone 2

"Maybe it wouldn't be too much to ask for a Killzone 2 patch? That would be incredible." (Bradach333, UK)

3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

"I cannot imagine what it would be like to shoot enemies, hidden behind the sofa. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the title that deserves this upgrade." (Cr0wSeb, France)

4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

"I would like to play Star Wars with a lightsaber and if I turned to the dark side, the sphere would change from blue to red." (jiieehaaa_, Russia)

5. Ape Escape

"It would be good fun to catch the monkeys with the PlayStation Move motion controller..." (FULMINE43, Italy)

6. Heavy Rain

"Even before PlayStation Move was announced, it was clear that this game would be lifted to new heights with the motion controller." (Spurvugle, Norway)

7. Resident Evil

"It would be awesome to bring some zombies to life again and revisit the Resident Evil saga. With the new PlayStation Move motion controller it would be sick!" (goyotheonly, Spain)

8. Crash Bandicoot

"...But only if it's made by Naughty Dog!" (MoeRonimoe, Germany)

9. Okami

"Okami would be a natural fit for this with the brush movements being done with the PlayStation Move motion controller and movement on the navigation controller." (xONEWINGEDANGELx, UK)

10. Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey

"With the amount of funny things Abe does in the original it'd be hilarious to have a game where the player actually has to do incredibly dumb things just to progress through the game." (funnydude6556, UK)

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Obsession Confessions: PlayStation Move

The PlayStation community decides which classic games they'd like to see remade for PlayStation Move.

We asked you, the PlayStation community, to tell us which classic games you would like to see remade with PlayStation Move motion controller compatibility. Without further ado, here are the top ten choices and some of the best quotes from the official PlayStation Forums and the PlayStation Blog.

1. God of War III

"Can you imagine playing God of War with PlayStation Move? We are in for some muscle building!" (Jeanbodin, Portugal)

2. Killzone 2

"Maybe it wouldn't be too much to ask for a Killzone 2 patch? That would be incredible." (Bradach333, UK)

3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

"I cannot imagine what it would be like to shoot enemies, hidden behind the sofa. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the title that deserves this upgrade." (Cr0wSeb, France)

4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

"I would like to play Star Wars with a lightsaber and if I turned to the dark side, the sphere would change from blue to red." (jiieehaaa_, Russia)

5. Ape Escape

"It would be good fun to catch the monkeys with the PlayStation Move motion controller..." (FULMINE43, Italy)

6. Heavy Rain

"Even before PlayStation Move was announced, it was clear that this game would be lifted to new heights with the motion controller." (Spurvugle, Norway)

7. Resident Evil

"It would be awesome to bring some zombies to life again and revisit the Resident Evil saga. With the new PlayStation Move motion controller it would be sick!" (goyotheonly, Spain)

8. Crash Bandicoot

"...But only if it's made by Naughty Dog!" (MoeRonimoe, Germany)

9. Okami

"Okami would be a natural fit for this with the brush movements being done with the PlayStation Move motion controller and movement on the navigation controller." (xONEWINGEDANGELx, UK)

10. Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey

"With the amount of funny things Abe does in the original it'd be hilarious to have a game where the player actually has to do incredibly dumb things just to progress through the game." (funnydude6556, UK)

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The Karate Kid Preview Screenings

Be the first to see The Karate Kid with Sony Pictures and See Film First

Thanks to our friends over at Sony Pictures we have access to some preview film screenings for The Karate Kid on the 4th July

The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. The Karate Kid officially release on the 28th July.

Click here to book your tickets

Screenings take place at 10.30am on the 4th July at the following Vue Cinema UK locations:

Basingstoke FP

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Cardiff

Cheshire Oaks

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Edinburgh Ocean

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PlayStation answers community questions from E3

Read highlights from the E3 2010 live web chat on the official PlayStation Forums.

Deep in the heart of the Sony Computer Entertainment Europe booth at E3 2010, a host of special guests dropped in over 90 minutes to reply to questions submitted via the English community Forum at community.eu.playstation.com.

Read on for the pick of the responses and for answers to some of the questions we weren’t able to cover off during the chat itself.

Gran Turismo 5

Is there going to be any more surprising news like the GT5 release date? (sp33dking89)
Penrose Tackie, brand manager, Gran Turismo: A November 2010 release is planned for Europe and we will be confirming the specific date very soon.

MotorStorm Apocalypse

Could we see a level where we drive up and down a building several times, noticing it falling apart as the race goes on? (Icematt12)
Simon Barlow, assistant game director, Evolution Studios: Yes. The race environments not only change dynamically as you race them, they're also persistent - which means when you return to the same location in a later race, you'll see the destruction caused previously still there. Nothing is reset when you play through one of the characters' storylines.

LittleBigPlanet 2

How will levels be sorted? (Seedhouse)
James Spafford, community manager, Media Molecule: We're building a new site called lbp.me where every level and player will have a unique page. Additionally, in-game we have a set of new search features including streams which allow you to follow friends' activities and see which levels they are rating highly or new things that they are publishing. All of these features will work for all levels existing now and from the original. It's important to us to make it easy to find cool stuff.

PlayStation Move motion controller

Will PS Move have a vibration function? (Nyoro-n)
Gavin Russell, producer, SCEE Worldwide Studios: The PS Move motion controller features vibration functionality and this is used in games such as The Fight and Sports Champions to give feedback to the player.

SingStar

Can you tell me about the new SingStar update and can I have a release date for this? About SingStar Dance, can you sing and dance or only dance? (litterature)
Dave Ranyard, game director, SingStar: As for the update I can say it will be in the next two to three weeks and it will contain Online Battle, Vibrato and Remote Play. We're really excited and the online play will work with SingStar Guitar and SingStar Dance, which is a great addition to those new titles. On Dance, two people can sing and two people can dance all together at the same time; same with Guitar.

And there’s more…

Later in the day, our guests kindly answered some of the questions they didn’t have time to reply to during the chat itself.

How many new vehicles are going to be in MS3? (Quender)
There are 15 unique vehicle classes, each of which has three distinct types of vehicle – so that’s 45 in total. You can then customize each of these to your heart’s content.

Will costumes created in LittleBigPlanet be transferable to LittleBigPlanet 2? (nerfherderhunter)
All costumes, downloads and, in fact, anything created in the first game by players can be transferred to LittleBigPlanet 2.

Can we expect a bundle with a PlayStation Move motion controller and a navigation controller? (UmiChan_88)
Mark Bowles, product manager, PlayStation 3: The PlayStation Move navigation controller offers gamers an alternative method to control character movement to the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller in some titles and will be sold separately from the motion controller as a standalone peripheral.

I noticed in a video that when changing games is Sports Champions you need to recalibrate the PS Move motion controller when switching games. Was this just an alpha build or do you actually need to calibrate the controller by placing it in certain positions when switching games?
(Roxas598)
Nick Robinson, product manager, PlayStation Move software: Each sport involves a completely different range of movements and so we quickly recalibrate the motion controller when you change over to ensure it is accurately set up.

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Obsession Confessions: PlayStation Move

The PlayStation community decides which classic games they'd like to see remade for PlayStation Move.

We asked you, the PlayStation community, to tell us which classic games you would like to see remade with PlayStation Move motion controller compatibility. Without further ado, here are the top ten choices and some of the best quotes from the official PlayStation Forums and the PlayStation Blog.

1. God of War III

"Can you imagine playing God of War with PlayStation Move? We are in for some muscle building!" (Jeanbodin, Portugal)

2. Killzone 2

"Maybe it wouldn't be too much to ask for a Killzone 2 patch? That would be incredible." (Bradach333, UK)

3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

"I cannot imagine what it would be like to shoot enemies, hidden behind the sofa. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the title that deserves this upgrade." (Cr0wSeb, France)

4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

"I would like to play Star Wars with a lightsaber and if I turned to the dark side, the sphere would change from blue to red." (jiieehaaa_, Russia)

5. Ape Escape

"It would be good fun to catch the monkeys with the PlayStation Move motion controller..." (FULMINE43, Italy)

6. Heavy Rain

"Even before PlayStation Move was announced, it was clear that this game would be lifted to new heights with the motion controller." (Spurvugle, Norway)

7. Resident Evil

"It would be awesome to bring some zombies to life again and revisit the Resident Evil saga. With the new PlayStation Move motion controller it would be sick!" (goyotheonly, Spain)

8. Crash Bandicoot

"...But only if it's made by Naughty Dog!" (MoeRonimoe, Germany)

9. Okami

"Okami would be a natural fit for this with the brush movements being done with the PlayStation Move motion controller and movement on the navigation controller." (xONEWINGEDANGELx, UK)

10. Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey

"With the amount of funny things Abe does in the original it'd be hilarious to have a game where the player actually has to do incredibly dumb things just to progress through the game." (funnydude6556, UK)

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