Braid lands on PS3 Nov. 12

Braid is finally coming to PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Store. Jonathan Blow’s Braid will make its way to the PlayStation Network in North America on Nov. 12 with a European version to be announced shortly thereafter.

Players explore the human condition and manipulate time as hero Tim who explores the lush, painted world of Braid, a puzzle-platformer that takes you from a house in the city on a journey through a series of worlds to solve puzzles and rescue the princess by manipulating time using a unique series of ,mechanics like the ability to rewind, create parallel realities and utilize time dilation to overcome obstacles.

Braid has been rated “E 10+” for Everyone 10 and older by the Entertainment Software Rating Board for all platforms. The PS3 game will be published by Hothead Games.

Military Madness: Nectaris assaults PlayStation Network

Hudson Entertainment’s re-imagined classic turn-based strategy game, Military Madness: Nectaris, is now available on the PlayStation Network for $9.99. Based on the classic TurboGrafx-16 war game released in 1989, Military Madness is played out on a distinct hex grid, on which players take turns moving their units in an effort to win by destroying all enemy units or taking over the enemy headquarters. The new game features 3D graphics, online multiplayer mode, a brand-new customizable Commander unit, and more.

The game also features four-player online or local team and vs. multiplayer and multiplayer maps specifically designed to be balanced for 2, 3 or 4 players.

Find out more about the game by visiting www.MilitaryMadnessGame.com. The game is already availble on Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo WiiWare.

MLB, LucasFilm content now on PlayStation Network

MLB and LucasFilm content is now available on PlayStation Network’s video delivery service, if you care. This means that a variety of downloadable entertainment and sports content will now be available from the PlayStation Store. The first piece of content from LucasFilms will be the StarWars: The Clone Wars animated series that airs on Cartoon Network.

Meanwhile, MLB is offering the current 2009 World Series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees (in case you’ve missed any of the games so far), and also a section with classic games.

A new partnership with Image Entertainment also brings feature films like Powder Blue and Management, whole a deal with MPI Media Group brings in such classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and a deal with ContentFilm International delivers Hurly Burly and Interstate 60 to the PlayStation Store. Look for this and other new content on the PlayStation Network beginning today.

Call of Juarez: Bound in Bloodtitle update deployed

Having trouble with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood? Then may the freshly released title update for the game will solve your problems. The title update supposedly improves the quality of multiplayer connections and matches and refines the overall balance of multiplayer classes and modes. Specifically for PS3, the patch will significantly reduce checkpoint loading times. The Spy, Gunslinger, Hombre, Veteran and Sniper classes have been balanced to offer the best experiences possible. as well, says Ubisoft.

The Spy class gets an increase in health and damage output, the Gunslinger’s recoil has been reduced and his accuracy has been improved, the Hombre’s recoil and reload time has been increased and his damage at long range significantly reduced, the Veteran’s health and accuracy have been decreased and additional pistols have been removed, and the Sniper’s no-scope accuracy and damage were significantly reduced, health has been decreased and the sidearm Ranger has been swapped for the Classic Gun.

Turn on your Xbox 360 or PS3 and play the game to get these new updates.

Brütal Legend map pack in Nov.

Electronic Arts and Double Fine Productions announced plans to release new downloadable content for Brütal Legend in Nov. Tears of the Hextadon , a new double map pack, will be available on Xbox LIVE on November 3rd for 400 MS Points and on PlayStation Network on November 5th, where the two-map pack will be downloadable for free until November 19th, then costing $4.99 after November 19th.

The Brütal Legend Tears of the Hextadon map pack expands the Brütal Legend Stage Battle multiplayer experience with two new multiplayer maps. In the first map, Circle of Tears, vile waters have carved a rough-hewn circular battlefield into a forsaken land that players must circumvent to destroy their opponent. In the second map, Death’s Fjord, players find themselves on an icy mountain pass with a dense cluster of fans that lie below, waiting to be harvested by those brave enough to capture them without cover from enemy attack. All players who download the new map pack will receive a free axe, the Blade of Ormagöden.

Look for the maps in early Nov.

Atlus deploys select PSP titles to PlayStation Network

Atlus U.S.A. has released a number of titles from its PSP UMD library on the via PlayStation Network this week including Crimson Gem Saga, Hammerin’ Hero, Yggdra Union, Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament, R-Type Command, and Riviera: The Promised Land. The game can be downloaded via PSP, PS3 and PC in the usual fashion. And now the comedic stylings of Atlus PR Manager Aram Jabbari:

“We’ve finally reached a point where, according to our physicians, any further laughing at our masterfully executed plan of never making enough copies of our games for everyone poses risks to our health,” admitted Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales at Atlus. “In order to prevent illness, and because, hey, sometimes you just want to change things up, we’re very pleased to offer PSP system classics via digital download. It may mean that we’ll have to shut down our numerous online auction accounts, as we won’t be able to hoard large quantities of our hard-to-find games and then slowly trickle them out at obscenely high prices anymore, but the end result will be better for everyone.”

Now if we could just get them to release some of their PS2 classics on PSN (Steambot Chronicles, anyone?), then the world would be a perfect place.

Armored Core 3 Portable lands on PlayStation Network

FromSoftware’s Armored Core 3 Portable, the latest in its mecha action game series, is available for download in North American on PlayStation Network. In Armored Core 3 Portable, players battle as members of the mercenary organization known as Raven piloting customizable mecha Armored Core (AC) units. The ACs are customizable with different weapons and machine parts that can be reconfigured as necessary to complete a variety of missions.

AC3 Portable promises over 50 missions, an enhanced menu interface and better in-game visibility, a highly customizable AC unit at your command (like other AC games you can configure weapons, parts, armor color and emblems), over 200 parts to choose from (including parts from the previous games in the series) PSP Ad Hoc Network support for multiplayer with up to four friends using a wireless connection, support for Ad Hoc Party on PlayStation 3, a brand new opponent from the Japanese Armored Core novel, and the promise that your data and saves will be transferrable to future AC titles on the PSP.

Find out more by visiting http://www.fromsoftware.jp/en/ or check out the screens after the break.

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