The PlayStation Recap – Calm Before the Storm Edition

Not a lot of time for game playing this week, as pre-E3 planning and a busy Blog publishing schedule) have kept me surprisingly tied up. What did I miss?

In other news this week, PlayStation’s cross-country tour has officially hit the road through November, Netherrealms dished out Mortal Kombat tips for you, Sorcery revealed members of its monstrous menagerie, the GT Academy competition moved to Round 3 and 4, PixelJunk 4am launched on PSN with a free viewer app, Lightbox Interactive showed a new Starhawk development diary chronicling the final hours of development, indie legends Superbrothers and Jim Guthrie announced their participation in the PS Vita musical platformer Sound Shapes, and the team behind upcoming Foosball 2012 revealed the nuances of their PlayStation Move support (Protip: It’s extensive).

What are you playing this weekend?

I’m playing: Mortal Kombat for PS Vita, Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer,

I’m watching: Homeland

I’m reading: Borderlands 2: Your Questions Answered

I’m listening to: Official PlayStation Blogcast 025: The Last of Us Explore the Future of Oddworld

Most-Watched Video of the Week: Smart As… for PS Vita – Developer Walkthrough

The PlayStation Recap – Calm Before the Storm Edition

The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week

PlayStation Store Update — PixelJunk 4am, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Prototype 2, Rock of Ages, Jam Live Music Arcade, GoldenEye 007 Reloaded and more.

More PSP Titles and Minis Coming to PS Vita Starting Today — The first batch is already live, with more coming to PS Store this Tuesday and beyond.

April 2012 PSN Top Sellers: I Am Alive Survives The Competition — A strong debut by The Walking Dead and continued interest in Journey couldn’t hold off Ubisoft’s survival tale.

Ubisoft Sale: Deep Discounts on PSN Starting Today — Now’s the time to cash in on this one-week sale, which applies a steep 30 to 50 percent discount across a wide array of Ubisoft PSN titles.

The Last of Us Cutscene: The Sky Has Turned Grey — Joel and Ellie get into a jam in this dark new video from Naughty Dog.

Sack it to Me: Meet the Men in Black’s New Recruit – Agent S! — The latest happenings in LittleBigPlanet straight from Media Molecule.

PS Vita and Carmelita Revealed for Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time — Big news for Sly Cooper fans – watch the video to see the PS Vita version in action!

Coming to Home: Step Right Up to Midway 3…and $25,000 in Prizes — Midway 3 launches with 10 games, each with 10 levels of difficulty, and more than 100 unique virtual item rewards.

Smart As Brings Next-Gen Brain Training to PS Vita This Fall — Brag about your IQ on a global level in this upcoming PS Vita puzzle game.

Table Top Tanks Bringing Explosive AR to PS Vita May 22nd — Perhaps the coolest application of PS Vita’s Augmented Reality technology yet.