PlayStation E3 Experience 2016 Announced

With E3 just around the corner (wow, is it really only two weeks away?!), I’m excited to announce that the PlayStation E3 Experience is coming back on Monday, June 13, to over 85 movie theaters across the US, Canada, and for the first time, Latin America!

In 2014, we had this crazy idea to partner with Fathom Events and broadcast our E3 Press Conference LIVE to some theaters North America, not knowing if this was something people would even be interested in attending. Two years later, and we’ve had to more than double our seating capacity to accommodate everybody!

There’s just something special about watching the news and excitement of E3 together with fellow PlayStation fans that makes this an event I look forward to every year. Between the loud cheers that, honestly, probably ruin movies for people in adjacent theaters (sorry not sorry), and the camaraderie felt in the air from being surrounded by the PlayStation Nation, there’s no better way to experience E3.

In addition to getting to watch an HD simulcast of our E3 Press Conference, fans in attendance will go home with special PlayStation goods, including a commemorative Coca-Cola E3 Experience Cup and #37 from the PlayStation Collectible Card series first introduced at PlayStation Experience 2015! This is the only way to get your hands on these exclusive collectibles, so don’t miss your opportunity.

Of course, we didn’t forget about the digital gift basket this year, but the contents of that will have to remain a surprise for now…

Tickets for US and Canada

Tickets, as usual, are absolutely FREE and will be available at http://ift.tt/1BdZT4a starting Tuesday, May 31 at 10:00am Pacific Time, so set those alarms. Once tickets run out at any particular location, we’ll be taking names down to go on the waitlist. We have a select number of seats reserved for waitlist attendees, who will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Here’s a list of participating theaters:

Theatre Name	City	State
Anchorage 16 with XD	Anchorage	AK
Trussville 16	Birmingham	AL
Colonel Glenn 18 with Xtreme	Little Rock	AR
Deer Valley 17 with IMAX	Phoenix	AZ
Park Place 20 with XD	Tucson	AZ
Century City 15 with IMAX	Los Angeles	CA
Mission Valley 20 with IMAX	San Diego	CA
Van Ness 14 with IMAX	San Francisco	CA
Daly City 20 with XD	Daly City	CA
Greenwood Plaza 12	Englewood	CO
Pavilions 15	Denver	CO
Brass Mill 12	Waterbury	CT
Gallery Place 14	Washington	DC
Brandywine Town Center 16	Wilmington	DE
Sunset Place 24 with IMAX	Miami	FL
The Avenues Stadium 20	Jacksonville	FL
Sawgrass Stadium 23 with IMAX	Fort Lauderdale	FL
Waterford Lakes Stadium 20 with IMAX	Orlando	FL
Hollywood 24 @ North I-85	Atlanta	GA
Dole Cannery 18 with IMAX	Honolulu	HI
Davenport 18 with IMAX	Davenport	IA
Boise Stadium 22 with IMAX	Boise	ID
River East 21	Chicago	IL
Galaxy 14	Indianapolis	IN
Hollywood Stadium 14 Topeka	Topeka	KS
Tinseltown Louisville	Louisville	KY
Elmwood Palace 20 with IMAX	Harahan	LA
Solomon Pond Mall 15	Marlborough	MA
Fenway 13 with RPX	Boston	MA
Rockville Center 13	Rockville	MD
Brunswick 10	Brunswick	ME
Lansing Mall with RPX	Lansing	MI
Brooklyn Center 20	Minneapolis	MN
Kansas City 18 Cinemas	Kansas City	MO
Cinemark 16 Gulfport	Gulfport	MS
Gallatin Valley Cinemas 11	Bozeman	MT
Brier Creek Stadium 14	Raleigh	NC
Stonecrest 22 @ Piper Glen with IMAX	Charlotte	NC
Oakview 24 with IMAX	Omaha	NE
Fox Run Stadium 15 with RPX	Newington	NH
Hamilton 24 with IMAX	Trenton	NJ
Seacourt 10	Toms River	NJ
Albuquerque Rio 24 with XD	Albuquerque	NM
Village Square 18	Las Vegas	NV
Empire 25 with IMAX	New York	NY
Union Square Stadium 14	New York	NY
Transit Center Stadium 19 with IMAX	Buffalo	NY
Western Hills 14	Cincinnati	OH
Georgesville Stadium 16	Columbus	OH
Tinseltown USA	Oklahoma City	OK
Lloyd Center 10 with IMAX	Portland	OR
Cinemark Robinson Township with XD	Pittsburgh	PA
Riverview Plaza	Philadelphia	PA
Columbiana Grande Stadium 14	Columbia	SC
Sioux Falls Stadium 14	Sioux Falls	SD
Opry Mills 21 with IMAX	Nashville	TN
Northpark Center 15 with IMAX and ETX	Dallas	TX
Houston Marq*E Stadium 22 plus IMAX	Houston	TX
Cielo Vista 18	San Antonio	TX
Metropolitan 14	Austin	TX
Salt Lake City 16	Salt Lake City	UT
Lynnhaven 18 with IMAX	Virginia Beach	VA
Westchester Common 16	Midlothian	VA
Pacific Place 11	Seattle	WA
Lincoln Square Bellevue 16	Bellevue	WA
Tinseltown Kenosha	Kenosha	WI
Morgantown Stadium 12	Morgantown	WV
Fox Theater 6	Laramie	WY
Scotiabank Chinook	Calgary	Alberta
SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas	Burnaby	British Columbia
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto	Toronto	Ontario
Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal	Montreal	Quebec

Tickets for Latin America

If you’re a PlayStation fan in Latin America, check
PlayStation.Blog Latin America soon for more details on which theaters are participating and how to get your tickets.

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No Man’s Sky Coming to PS4 in August

Hello, Sean Murray from Hello Games here, working extremely hard on our game, No Man’s Sky.

The game really has come together, and it’s such an incredible relief. As we sit an play it now, and as I watch playtesters every day, I can finally let myself get excited. We’re actually doing this.

However, as we approached our final deadlines, we realized that some key moments needed extra polish to bring them up to our standards. I have had to make the tough choice to delay the game for a few weeks to allow us to deliver something special.

After a short delay, No Man’s Sky will launch in North America on August 9, in Europe August 10, and in the UK August 12.

We understand that this news is disappointing. Making this game is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but we are so close now, and we’re prepared to make the tough choices to get it right.

The universe of No Man’s Sky is incredibly vast. More than you can imagine. This is a type of game that hasn’t been attempted before, by a smaller team than anyone would expect, under an intense amount of expectation.

And despite all of that, development is genuinely going well. This is the hardest working, most talented team I’ve ever worked with, and I’m so proud of what we’re doing. For all our sakes though, we get one shot to make this game and we can’t mess it up.

To the loyal community who’s stuck by our side since the unveiling of No Man’s Sky years ago, we hope you’ll accept our sincere apology and I am humbly asking that you’ll still look forward to exploring our universe despite the slight delay.

Thank you so much,
Sean

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BlazBlue: Central Fiction Launches this Winter on PS4, PS3

Brace yourselves, brawlers! Aksys Games and Arc System Works proudly announce that BlazBlue: Central Fiction is coming to the PS4 and PS3 Winter 2016!

The latest entry in the BlazBlue franchise, Central Fiction introduces an all-new story and features tons of characters, new and old alike. Demon/cyborg hybrids, vampires, cat people, berserkers, and science experiments run amok are but a fraction of what you can expect to see on the packed fighter roster. Familiar faces return to wreak havoc while new challengers emerge from the sidelines with flashy moves and insane techniques.

Blazblue is a series that has always been known for its over-the-top gameplay and Central Fiction continues that tradition with two new game mechanics. Players have even more strategic possibilities for combat with the additions of Exceed Accel and Active Flow. Exceed Accel is activated during an Overdrive and unleashes a chaotic attack that deals massive damage to the opponent. Active Flow utilizes the Heat Gauge and once activated, boosts your attack power as well as your Exceed Accel damage.

Adding more mechanics and offensive weapons to your move arsenal might seem overwhelming, but options are a fighter’s best friend and one can never have enough to add to their bag of beat down tricks. Still not convinced? Fear not! If you’re getting clobbered on the learning curve, simply choose Stylish mode and tune up the competition with simplified move inputs. A fighting game is nothing without battlefields to brawl on and Central Fiction weighs in with tons of arenas and level variations. New locales and familiar stomping grounds are all rendered in 3D and offer a unique contrast to the intricately hand-drawn 2D fighter sprites.

Dust off your knuckles, fighting fans! Like a well-timed 2D punch, Central Fiction bashes massive amounts of content into one slick title that hits hard (in all the right places!) and keeps the pummeling steady. Coming to PS4 and PS3, BlazBlue: Central Fiction steps onto the battlefield this winter!

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Smite on PS4 Launches May 31

It’s official –Smite, the world’s No. 1 action MOBA, will exit beta and launch May 31st on PS4.

Never heard of Smite? Wondering if it’s the right game for you? Here’s a quick quiz:

Do you like action? ✔
Do you like games that are easy to pick up, but tuned for competitive play?✔
Do you think most MOBAs look way too slow/boring/complicated? ✔
Do you think FREE is the perfect price?✔

If you said yes, you’re just like the 20+ million players who have entered the Battleground of the Gods.

In Smite, you become a God from ancient mythology like the mighty Zeus, Greek God of the Sky or the magical Kukulkan, the Mayan Serpent of the Nine Winds. Then it’s all on you to unleash your deity’s unique fighting style, legendary weapons, and earth-shattering powers to defeat your foes.

Smite pioneered – and perfected – the third-person perspective MOBA. Smite puts you into the heart of the action, not looking down at a tiny character or floating behind a lumbering oaf.

If you’re new to MOBAs, there’s no better game to start with than Smite.

Already, millions of PS4 gamers have tried Smite during our ongoing beta test. But if you haven’t played Smite since beta began, you might be surprised at what’s changed:

Doubled Frame Rate

Smite is now optimized at 60 FPS!

Divine Trophies

Show off your godly play with awesome Trophies.

New Game Modes

Our small-scale 5v5 Clash and Siege modes are a great, streamlined introduction to MOBA-style gameplay.

New Gods

We’ve added four new gods to Smite during beta, bringing our total count to 75.

Activity Feed

Let all your friends know when you master a God, earn an award, or hit max level.

While this may seem like a lot of change for a beta, frequent and free updates are a way of life for Smite: We introduce new content every two-to-three weeks, year-round. There’s always something new awaiting you in the Battleground of the Gods, like our Viking Invasion event starting next week.

We want to thank our strong PS4 community and the hundreds of thousands of people who play Smite daily on the console. If you would like to become part of our community, follow Smite on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram – and you can unlock some free God skins while you’re at it.

See you on the Battleground of the Gods, officially launching May 31st on PS4!

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Moon Hunters Launches on PS4 July 12, 2016

At long last, Moon Hunters is trekking to PS4, to be released in North America and Europe on July 12, 2016 through PlayStation Store.

I’m the design lead on the team of five-ish making this game. We call ourselves Kitfox, and we’ve been working for years on this little world. It started as a doodled idea in 2013, inspired by old surreal and occult-looking paintings from our artist. Almost a year later we were Kickstarting, and when that was a clear success, BAM! We could afford to bring the game to PS4.

It feels strange to think it’s been so long since we made that announcement [LINK: http://ift.tt/1v4e1MT] – time passes really quickly when you’re working hard, I guess. It’s a little bit later than our original target of winter 2015, but we wanted to make it the best possible version of the game.

The game itself has changed a lot since the original concept, but the whole time, we’ve been driven by this fascination with “mythology,” and what it means for a person to become a legend. We knew we wanted to make a “party game”-style RPG, about 45 minutes long each session. So rather than make each session epic in and of itself, we ended up focusing on the constellations and legends you create, which are saved across playthroughs.

We only have a couple of months left until the PS4 launch, but there’s still lots of little details to tweak and fix, cooking to make more delicious, familiars to make more adorable, constellations to make more sparkly, etc. I’m sure it’ll be July 12th before I know it, but all we can do is buckle down and get it done.

Part of the joy of being an indie developer is getting to have personal contact with your fans – and we’ve had our hearts warmed by all of your fan letters and fan art. Keep sending them, through Twitter and Facebook! Thank you!

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