This account change is a change in name only. Which means that you do not have to do anything and your username and password will not change.

This transition is based on Sony’s goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering. As a series of these activities Sony started last September, PlayStation Network will be aligned with “Sony Entertainment Network”. This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from one convenient account.

Your Sony Entertainment Network account also enables use of Sony’s non-game services such as Music Unlimited, Video Store of PlayStation®Store and PlayMemories Online (previously called Personal Space) across a variety of network-connected devices.

For FAQs and more detail on this change please visit http://eu.playstation.com/support orhttp://en.support.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/

Both Portal 2 and Skyrim were nominated for Game Of The Year as one of their nods. The other Game Of The Year nominees are Rocksteady Studios’s dark superhero game sequel Batman: Arkham City, FromSoftware’s immersive hardcore RPG Dark Souls, and Eidos Montreal’s acclaimed franchise update Deus Ex: Human Revolution, also all multiple award-nominated.

Other titles with multiple nominations include Naughty Dog’s action adventure Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and Team Bondi’s detective title L.A.Noire. A diverse set of overall nominees include titles with digital-physical crossover (Toys for Bob’s Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure – for Innovation), free-to-play elements to the fore (NimbleBit’s Tiny Tower – for Best Handheld/Mobile Game), and even no visual display at all (Die Gute Fabrik’s Johann Sebastian Joust – for Innovation).

Overall, the Game Developers Choice Awards are open to any video game, with no restrictions or payment for game submission, with open nominations from a plethora of game professionals helping to choose this year’s finalists. Winners will now be selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), which is an invitation-only group comprised of 500 leading game creators from all parts of the video game industry.

The complete list of nominees for the 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are as follows:

Best Game Design
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

Innovation
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)

Best Technology
Battlefield 3 (DICE)
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)

Best Audio
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best Downloadable Game
Stacking (Double Fine)
From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Outland (Housemarque)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)

Best Narrative
Portal 2 (Valve)
The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
Saints Row: The Third (Volition)

Best Debut 
Supergiant Games (Bastion)
Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
Re-Logic (Terraria)
BioWare Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Best Visual Arts
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)
Battlefield 3 (DICE)

Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

In addition to the awards for individual games, the Game Developers Choice Awards committee will be announcing its Special Award recipients in the near future, including honorees for the Pioneer, Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement Special Awards – as well as revealing the identity of this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards host.

Winners in all major categories will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards show, attended by more than 3,000 of the world’s leading video game developers, and taking place Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30 pm at the Moscone Convention Center during the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

In 2010, the Game Developers Choice Awards added a sister ceremony, the Game Developers Choice Online Awards which honors online and connected games, held during Austin’s GDC Online . Highlights from the 2011 ceremony, which awarded Trion Worlds’ Rift as Best New Online Game and Mojang’s Minecraft as Best Live Game, will be shown during the main Choice Awards ceremony in March.

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However as the video shows, that is not the case at all.

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Bad Sony….go sit in the corner.

Four Categories were voted for by the viewers these were:

• Character of the Year
  The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
• Most Anticipated Game
  Mass Effect 3
• Trailer of the Year
  Assassins Creed Revelations
• NFL Blitz Cover Star
  Ray Rice

The main list of awards and winners are as follows:

• Game of the Year –  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Studio of the Year – Bethesda Game Studios
• Best Xbox 360 Game – Batman: Arkham City
• Best PS3 Game – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Best Wii Game – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Best PC Game – Portal 2
• Best Handheld/Mobile Game – Super Mario 3D Land
• Best Shooter – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Best Action Adventure Game – Batman: Arkham City
• Best RPG – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Best Multiplayer – Portal 2
• Best Individual Sports Game – Fight Night Champion
• Best Team Sports Game – NBA 2K12
• Best Driving Game – Forza Motorsports 4
• Best Fighting Game – Mortal Kombat
• Best Motion Game – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Best Independant Game – Minecraft
• Best Adapted Video Game – Batman: Arkham City
• Best Song in a Game – “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb
• Best Original Score – Bastion
• Best Graphics – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Best Performance by a Human Male – Stephen Merchant as Wheatley: Portal 2
• Best Performance by a Human Female – Ellen Mclain as Glados: Portal 2
• Best Downloadable Game – Bastion
• Best DLC – Portal 2: Peer Review

Also revealed during the VGA Awards show were some World Premiers. Here are those along with titles so you know what you are watching:

Hitman Absolution
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Tony Hawks Pro Skater
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2
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The Last of Us
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Mass Effect 3
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Command and Conquer: Generals 2
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Rainbow 6 Patriots
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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare World
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The Amazing Spiderman
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
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Fortnite
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Diablo III
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BioShock Infinite
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
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“The problem is we don’t want people to experience the game through a crappy YouTube video with a 320×200 resolution, or something like that,” Troedsson told VideoGamer.com. “We want people to see this game in the great HD way that we want people to see it, of course.”

“I’d follow that up by saying that they don’t have to worry. The game is going to look really, really good on 360 as well, and we want to show them that now and up until launch.”

Addressing those who have already seen the footage, Troedsson added: “I would ask them a question, and that is, ‘How can you even make that judgement by looking at the quality of those videos?’ – which I’ve seen, by the way.

“I’d follow that up by saying that they don’t have to worry. The game is going to look really, really good on 360 as well, and we want to show them that now and up until launch.”

Troedsson also responded to concerns about the lack of Xbox 360 footage for the game thus far.

“I mean, we have to select which platforms we’re going to show it on, and there might be a lot of reasons behind it, but I don’t think people should worry about the 360,” he explained. “We do have the beta coming out very shortly now, we haven’t got the final date but it will be coming out in September, then people can play it themselves on 360 and hopefully can see that it looks and plays really well on 360.”

Good news for Xbox 360 gamers then, but we’ll hold out until we see the Xbox 360 version before getting too carried away.

Hear more from Troedsson by checking out the complete Battlefield interview.

Battlefield 3 will be released October 28 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Source: http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/battlefield_3/news/battlefield_3_on_xbox_360_looks_really_really_good.html

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Backbreaker: Vengeance marks the first time the series has been available as a digital download via Xbox® LIVE Arcade and PlayStation® Network, featuring non-stop, hard-hitting arcade action; bone-crunching tackles; and tons of swagger from end-zone to end-zone. Unprecedented, hard-hitting tackles using NaturalMotion’s euphoria engine and jaw-dropping graphics complement the distinct pick-up-and-playability that proved so infectious with Backbreaker Football’s “Tackle Alley” mini-game.

“Backbreaker has caught the imagination of players around the world with its fresh approach to the sports genre. Backbreaker Vengeance focuses on the aspects of American football our fans love: incredible euphoria animations, gut-busting tackles, deceptive juke maneuvers and a pick-up-and-play feel,” said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion. “This intense spiritual successor to Tackle Alley will show gamers across the world that when it comes to delivering no-frills football action, Backbreaker: Vengeance is where it’s at.”

Since its arrival on the mobile platforms in 2009 and on console in 2010, the Backbreaker franchise has garnered over six million fans across the world, testament to its proudly accessible approach to American football.
Whether you takedown or touchdown…it’s Vengeance!

For more information on Backbreaker: Vengeance, please visit http://www.facebook.com/Backbreakergame or follow the official news account on twitter @backbreaker

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The return of the PlayStation Network in Japan and other Asian territories has faced legal problems not evident elsewhere in the world, with the Japanese government demanding specific reassurances from Sony before allowing it to return.

According to a report from Andriasang these issues have now been resolved and the PlayStation Network and Qricoity services will return in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malasia, Indonesia and Thailand.

As in the West users will be forced to change their passwords when they log in, but they will also be able to download free games as part of a Welcome Back program for both PlayStation 3 and PSP.

Sony will also give all PlayStation Network owners 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access, as well as 30 days free Platinum membership of the Japanese Weekly Toro Station news app.

Users will also receive free personal space for PlayStation Home and free video rentals, although all of the Welcome Back gifts are dependent on the return of the PlayStation Store – which is not yet available again in any country.

Sony has previously indicated that all online services, including the store, will be back online by May 31. Although this has not been confirmed, PlayStation Network maintenance is currently scheduled in Europe between 19:00 GMT on May 31 and 01:00 GMT on June 1.

During these times network services will still be available if already logged in, but account registration and management will be taken offline.

Toshihiro Nagoshi said:

“What I wanted to create this time was a dramatic and energetic sci-fi shooter. When you hear sci-fi you may think of cold, clinical environments but with Binary Domain I wanted to combine this with a deep human drama”

“The keyword we have in mind for this project is “Life”. I wanted to make something that will be accepted by both the Japanese and Western markets and this fundamental theme is something everyone knows, but which the full extent of can be difficult to grasp.”

Binary Domain’s central theme of life is also key to the way the innovative AI system is being developed.  The highly advanced AI will make the battlefield a more compelling experience than ever before and players will have to plan their moves strategically and carefully in order to progress through the hostile environments of the game.

Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA of Europe and SEGA of America stated:

“We are excited and proud to have Toshihiro Nagoshi working on Binary Domain,” commented “The game is being developed in Japan yet it is designed for a global audience and will take players into an exhilarating story wrapped into a unique, action-packed shooter experience in a fresh new setting.”

Binary Domain is being developed by SEGA Japan and Yakuza-creator Toshihiro Nagoshi for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

For the next 5 days Amazon say that this is whats instore….

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*All discounts from RRP or Amazon.co.uk selling price

Customers can keep track of all the deals by visiting www.amazon.co.uk/blackfriday

The offers on Amazon.co.uk will take the form of ‘Lightning Deals’with a limited quantity of an item being offered at a discount for a short period of time. Once that quantity has been reached or the time limit elapses, the ‘Lightning Deal’ will end. There will be more than 200 great deals available over the five day period.

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday (sometimes Green Friday) is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Depending on the source, the term dates either from the 1980s or back as 1966, although its usage was primarily on the East coast. The term has become more common in other parts of the country since 2000. Because Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, the day after usually occurs between the 23rd and the 29th of November. On this day many U.S. retailers open very early, with most of the retailers typically opening at 5AM or even earlier, at midnight.
The day’s roots may have originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Others claim it was part of mid-1980s anti-consumerism backlash, when people took a pledge to “blackout” that day – staying home, rather than shopping.

Kazunori Yamauchi, President of Polyphony Digital Inc. had this to say about Gran Turismo 5:

“Gran Turismo 5 is an ambitious project, with challenges and complexities which have made it our version of the Apollo Space Programme!”

along with:

“When we created the original Gran Turismo back in 1997, we wanted to set a completely new precedent for the racing genre. With the technological leap onto PlayStation 3, our objective with GT5 was to create another great revolution which would not only satisfy our own high expectations, but would meet or even exceed the anticipation of the fans. Satisfying the loyal Gran Turismo followers is at the heart of all of our efforts, which is why it was such a difficult decision to delay the release of the game, and one which we did not take lightly. I can only apologise to everyone for making you wait so long, and I hope that when you try out the wealth of driving experiences available in Gran Turismo 5, you will not be disappointed.”

In Gran Turismo 5, you can tackle the world’s most famous racetracks, rendered in high definition that is as vivid as the real thing, and get behind the wheels of some of the most legendary cars in motor racing from past to cutting-edge present. Today, the impressive complete list of over 1,000 in-game cars was unveiled, including the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce, the Lexus LFA and the McLaren MP4-12C. The full track list was also revealed, which will see players going head to head on famous legacy circuits such as Autumn Ring, Deep Forest Raceway and the Grand Valley Speedway, plus renowned real-life circuits such as Nurburgring and the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

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