The PlayStation Recap — Reaper Madness Edition

Just typing the date “March 6th” gives me goosebumps! This Tuesday marks the release of Mass Effect 3, the long-anticipated finale to BioWare’s RPG space opera that’s coming to Blu-ray and PSN. As a series devotee, I’m dying to see how my storyline plays out, especially how it will build upon the (often poor) decisions I made in Mass Effect 2. If you want to hear more early impressions for Mass Effect 3, listen to our discussion on the new episode of PlayStation Blogcast.

In other news this week, Namco Bandai Games confirmed a March 13th US release date and free DLC for Ridge Racer on PS Vita, Q-Games announced a Spring release date for PixelJunk 4am (and a San Francisco community play session this Tuesday), Atlus USA updated us on Persona 4 Arena, thatgamecompany released a new dev diary for PSN sensation Journey, MLB 12 The Show demonstrated its deep PS Move support in a new video (and confirmed a $20 discount for buying the PS3 and PS Vita versions together), I shared hands-on details of this fall’s Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, the Papo & Yo team revealed a new design for Monster, PS Vita stunner Gravity Rush was confirmed for a June 12th US release date, and a long-lost PS2 classic was given new life on PSN.

What are you playing this weekend?

I’m playing: Journey, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Street Fighter X Tekken

I’m watching: The Wire: Season 2, Archer, Futurama

I’m reading: The Sinners by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

I’m listening to: PlayStation Blogcast 014: Street Fighter X Tekken X Journey X Mass Effect 3

Most-Watched Video of the Week: StarHawk: Build to Kill Trailer

The PlayStation Recap — Reaper Madness Edition

The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week

PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards 2012 Nominees: You Decide Tomorrow — This ends on March 6th — not long! Vote on Best PSN Exclusive, Best PS3 Full Game, Best PSone Classic and more. The winning games get 30-50% off!

PlayStation Store Update — Killzone 3 Multiplayer, four new PS Vita demos, Foursquare for PS Vita, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest PS3 full games and more.

UPDATED: Standalone Killzone 3 Multiplayer Hits PSN Today, Double XP Weekend — This multiplayer shooter serves up all 16 maps from Killzone 3 and lets you play for free up to the level of Sergeant I.

Trophy Hunters: Here Are Your Top 10 Platinums — What’s the number one most-Platinum’ed game on PS3? Find out in Jeff’s exclusive report.

BioShock Infinite PS3 Release Date Announced — Mark your calendars! BioShock Infinite will hit PS3 on October 16th, 2012 (10/19 internationally).

The Last of Us – The Latest Info in One Place — Learn more about Naughty Dog’s next game, including how Joel and Ellie coordinate in their hostile new world.

Pick Up MLB 12 The Show on PS3 and PS Vita, Save $20 — A good excuse to try out PS3-to-Vita crossplay support, which lets you take your PS3’s save progress to your PS Vita and vice-versa.

Call of Duty Elite: 2 New MW3 Maps Now Available on PS3 — Elite subscribers get two new Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer maps, Liberation and Piazza.

The Battle Continues in PlayStation Home with Street Fighter X Tekken + Weekly Update — The E3 sweepstakes continue, SF X Tekken opens up Home avatar brawls, and new personal spaces are revealed.

Primal: PS2 Cult Classic Comes to PSN Tuesday — The game’s original developers explain why this 2003 horror-drama attracted such a loyal fanbase.