PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

Wow, looks like we read *a lot* this week. Lots of great post-CES impressions out there, lots of reasons (between nine and 50 million) to look forward to what 2009 has in store. Please share what you read and heard this week with us in the comments below.

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OK, the Eagles are kicking off!

The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of January 12, 2009)

• Killzone 2 PS3 to blast more than 100 death animations – Punch Jump
• Characters you never knew had the same voice actor – GamesRadar
• Coming to a headrest near you: Playstation 2 – Sarcastic Gamer
• Skate II Game From Electronic Arts Makes Failing Fun – WSJ.com
• Sony confident following 40 per cent rise in PS3 sales – gamesindustry.biz
• Valkyria Chronicles DLC Coming “Soon” – Siliconera
• The Best of the Creative Economy: Peter Molyneux on Little Big Planet – c&binet
• Penny Arcade 2 Patched! – ps3evolved.net
• Join Konami’s GTI Club+ today on PSN – Joystiq
• Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden brawls to PS2 – Gamespot
• The most anticipated PSP games of 2009 – Destructoid
• 9 reasons why Blu-ray will succeed – CNET Reviews
• Cyberconnect: .hack Is Coming Back On PSP – Kotaku
• Play Resistance 2 with Insomniac this Friday – PS3 Fanboy
• Create-a-Superstar patch for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 is now live for PS3 – Destructoid
• Uncharted 2 is smarter than you – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
• MS vs Sony vs Capcom, Final Round! – Capcom Unity
• IGN PlayStation Editors’ Favorites of 2008
• Interview: An Audience With Q-Games’ PixelJunk Team – Gamasutra
• Exclusive: Virtual Tour Of New Yankee Stadium, Rendered On PlayStation 3 – MTV Multiplayer
• Interview: Sony’s Koller On 50 Million PS2 Sales In North America – Gamasutra
• The most anticipated PS3 games of 2009 – Destructoid
• Wireless TV-out comes to the PC… via the PS3 – ars technica
• CES 2009: PlayStation Goes to the Ballgame – IGN
• CES 2009 Eyes-on with Sony’s Real 3D games – Joystiq
• LittleBigPlanet Level-Lovers Anonymous (01.12.09) – IGN
• BBC NEWS | Technology | Games will ‘eclipse’ other media
• Gamasutra – The Most-Awaited Games Of 2009: PlayStation 3
• Cuboid Review – IGN
• CES 2009: Flower hands-on – Sarcastic Gamer
• Killzone 2 vids from CES, “…you’re in for a treat.” – PS3 Fanboy
• Loads of new Fat Princess clips from CES – Gametrailers
• Resistance Retribution PSP Infection Interview and Demo – Gametrailers
• CES 2009: Sony teases with high-quality PS3 3D – ars technica
• That Tecmo Flavor: Kikuchi And Shibata On Surprising The Audience – Gamasutra
• Meet Hilton Hotels, Your Neighborhood PSP Developer – Siliconera
• FLOCK! Demo on Qore! – Capcom Unity