The PlayStation Store is finally live (at least in North America), and has been updated with a bit of content. To see the entire update in full, check it out on the Official PS Blog .

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PlayStation Store is Live and Updated

It’s rare to see actual PlayStation staff or developers play games. It’s even more rare to see them play against gamers online unless it’s some kind of a presentation or you happen to be the select random few they accept as a friend and get added to their friends list. Well, Jeff Rubenstein is the Social Media Manager for Sony Computer Entertainment America. His role at SCEA includes running the North American PlayStation Blog website. He was caught playing Mortal Kombat online and did a pretty decent job playing. I’m no Mortal Kombat expert, but his gameplay reminds me of Sentinel mouth lasers and Sentinel drones if you know what I mean. Watch the video below. One more video after the break. Via dualpixels

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PlayStation Blog’s Jeff Rubenstein Fights by way of Mortal Kombat

Bethesda has so many great looking upcoming titles, that there are new goodies for us almost every day. Hunted: Demon’s Forge, is their, and inXile Entertainment’s, take on a new breed of dungeon crawler, and is looking great. This time, they take us deeper into the sound design in the game. Pedro, hopefully we get an explanation on the “magically reloaded bow” sometime soon. Hunted is slated for release in North America on May 31, 2011 and across Europe on June 3, 2011.

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Hunted “Around Dark Corners” Trailer Shows More Behind the Scenes

The official KZ3 Blog announced that they will be offering double XP this weekend. “To celebrate the return of the PlayStation Network and welcome you back to Killzone 3’s online battlefield, we’ve got a Double XP Weekend lined up! Starting this Friday, May 20 at 17:00 PM UK time, and lasting until Monday, May 23 at 10:00 AM UK time, all XP you earn in Killzone 3’s multiplayer matches will be doubled.” I’ll probably hop on some if I can pull myself away from L.A. Noir.

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Killzone 3 Double XP Weekend Starting Now!

Dark Souls will have a Collectors Edition available for pre-order only at $59.99 and will include the following: – Custom-designed metal case. – Limited edition art book containing premium illustrations of characters and environments from the game – A mini-strategy guidebook. – Behind-the-scenes videos from the development studio detailing various stages of game concept, design and building. – Dark Souls game soundtrack digital download. You can pre-order HERE Original announcement NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES DARK SOULS™ RELEASING OCTOBER 2011 Pre-order Incentives and Collector’s Edition Details Revealed SANTA CLARA, Calif., – May 11, 2011 – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced the exclusive pre-order incentives and Collector’s Edition of Dark Souls™, releasing in North America and Europe in October 2011 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. A new action-role playing game (RPG) developed by FromSoftware, Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to 2009′s critically acclaimed Demon’s Souls. The Dark Souls Collector’s Edition can be pre-ordered for $59.99, the same price as the standard edition, and will include a limited edition art book containing premium illustrations of characters and environments from the game, a mini-strategy guidebook, behind-the-scenes videos from the development studio detailing various stages of game concept, design and building, and the game’s soundtrack for digital download. All of this will come packaged with the standard edition game in a custom-designed metal case. Spiritual successor to PlayStation®3 system exclusive Demon’s Souls – winner of GameSpot’s “Overall Game of the Year” and “Best PS3 Game”, and IGN’s “Best RPG for PS3″ awards – Dark Souls also brings that game’s uniquely challenging and rewarding style of gameplay to the Xbox 360® for the first time. Stricken by the curse of undead, gamers are abolished to the northern realms and must battle hideous demons and unimaginable monsters to collect souls and find the Eternal Flame of Life, which is losing its light, to survive and cure the curse of undead. With tense dungeon crawling and fearsome enemy encounters, the seamlessly intertwined world of Dark Souls is full of extreme battles, rewarding challenges, nuanced weaponry and magic, and the flexibility to customize each character to suit any desired play style. The innovative online component allows gamers to draw from the collective experience of the Dark Souls community as they either help or sabotage each other on the journey through the Northern Realms to save the land from darkness. With a massive, seamless open world design, Dark Souls encourages deep exploration and an adaptable gameplay experience. Read more: http://www.gamingbits.com/xbox-360-news-bits/dark-souls-to-be-packed-as-collectors-edition-for-standard-edition-price-available-starting-october-2011/#ixzz1MAIlSGEN Source: Gamingbits

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Dark Souls Collectors Edition $59.99

Yesterday G4TV announced that the blu-ray version of the sci-fi flick Battle: Los Angeles will come with a 30 minute demo of Resistance 3. The R3 demo takes place during the much talked about boat scene in which Joe Capelli and company are travelling through the Mississippi river when they are ambushed by Chimera forces. This offer is only for North American copies of Battle: Los Angeles, which arrive on blu-ray ( and DVD ) on June 14th. Insomniac noted on Twitter that they plan to reveal details on how those outside of NA can gain access to the SP demo soon.

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Buy Battle: Los Angeles, Get Resistance 3 Single Player Demo

Bethesda Softworks just released a behind the scene video of Hunted: Demon’s Forge, entitled, “Descent Into Mystery”. In the video, “Lucy Lawless and the team at inXile Entertainment delve into Hunted’s storyline and its characters.” This game is really looking good. The co-op feature sounds really interesting, and I can’t wait to try it out. Hunted is slated for release in North America on May 31, 2011 and Europe on June 3, 2011.

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Behind the Scenes with Hunted and Lucy Lawless

Rockstar just released this Pop-Up Edition of their most recent trailer. It gives further information on the game, based partially on true events. L.A. Noire will be released for the PlayStation 3 on May 17th in North America and May 20th in Europe. Here’s some more info to along with this trailer. You may have read about the Vice desk case, “The Set Up” – in which Phelps and his partner Roy Earle investigate the disappearance of a boxer following a fixed fight that’s left a few crooked gamblers and mob types a bit miffed. Fixed boxing match scandals were a current affair back in ’47 – most famously with this incident, in which both Frank Sinatra and ‘Raging Bull’ Jake Lamotta were alleged to be mixed up with a mob scheme. Syrettes are found at the scene when Phelps and Earle investigate the apparent overdose of two junkie musicians in a squalid apartment. Syrettes were notably used for administering morphine to wounded soldiers during World War II, and in the post-war years many veterans tragically wound up addicted consumers of black-market dope to fill their fix. The 1940s saw rampant accusations of LAPD corruption – something that was blown wide open by ex-LAPD Vice Squad officer Sgt. Charles Stoker’s expose Thicker’n Thieves, published in 1951. Source: Rockstar Games

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L.A. Noire Trailer #3 Pop-Up Edition

The official PS3blog , just announced a release date of May 3 for MotorStorm Apocalypse, across North America. They also hinted at an upcoming demo. Check out the following video with Game Director Matt Southern, “as he talks about his vision for MotorStorm Apocalypse and how the game will deliver one of the best racing experiences to date on the PS3″:

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MotorStorm Apocalypse Will Be Releasing on May 3

To celebrate the launch of Dynasty Warriors 7, Tecmo Koei America and Omega Force have a couple of surprises for everyone. The Japanese voice track will be available as free DLC for both versions in North America, along with a collection of free costumes. There will also be a paid DLC coming soon. More details to come, so check back here often!

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Dynasty Warriors 7: Free DLC Costumes and Japanese Voice Track