PlayStation Around The Web: What We Read

I think this past week went pretty well, yes? When I watched the PlayStation gamescom 2012 press conference rehearsal a week ago, with its reveals of Tearaway, Until Dawn, Rain, Killzone: Mercenary and Puppeteer, I knew we were looking at special event. Based on the tweets we received that evening, and the large list of articles and previews below, it would seem that many of you agree.

If you missed any of our gamescom 2012 announcements, you can find them all right here. We’re back home now (and missing Kolsch), but that doesn’t mean the convention coverage is over. This week, look for interviews on Until Dawn, Dust 514, Diggs’ Nightcrawler, Dishonored, Soul Sacrifice, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, and more.

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of August 13th, 2012)

• gamescom: Charming, challenging new Ni no Kuni gameplay – Destructoid
• Review: Sound Shapes (PS3) – PSNStores
• ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ demo automatically downloads to PlayStation Plus subscribers on August 20th – The Verge
• Sound Shapes Sample Tracks – August 17th 2012 – PSNStores
• gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better – Destructoid
• New Ni no Kuni screens, and a Ninostarter update – Joystiq
• Remember Me’s Art is a Beautiful Warning of a Dangerous Future – Kotaku
• ‘Most Wanted’ on Vita is a 30-frames-per-second wonder – The Verge
• ‘Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time’ includes playable Salim in ancient Arabia – The Verge
• Assassin’s Creed Liberation could quietly top AC III – Destructoid
• Five Hong Kong Crime Movies You Should Watch Before Playing Sleeping Dogs – Kotaku
• ‘Until Dawn’ puts the fate of the dumbest teens ever in your hand – The Verge
• You can papercraft all of ‘Tearaway’ in the real world – The Verge
• Seen@Gamescom 2012: LittleBigInflatable Sackboy – Joystiq
• Exclusive: The Art of Persona 4 – Kotaku
• Black Ops: Declassified Has A Promising Gamescom Debut, But The Jury’s Still Out – Kotaku
• Dishonored’s Harvey Smith on the risk of letting players break your game – Joystiq
• There’s A Little Bit Of Castlevania In Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation – Siliconera
• Woman Hopes PlayStation Game About Her Abusive Dad Can Help Others – Kotaku
• The Latest Okami HD Footage Shows Off A Familiar Area And Puzzle – Siliconera
• Review: Retro/Grade – PSNStores
• Best Of Gamescom 2012 – GameSpot
• Gamescom 2012: Best Games Of The Show – NowGamer
• Until Dawn Gamescom 2012 Preview — Putting the Move in Slasher Movie – G4tv.com
• How Sony Won Gamescom Before It Even Started – IGN
• Gamescom 2012 – review – The Observer
• Puppeteer Gamescom 2012 Preview — LittleStringPlanet? – G4tv.com
• What Capcom Learned From Ninja Theory While Making DmC – Siliconera
• Sleeping Dogs focuses on “better” instead of “more,” and the result is an engrossing crime drama – The PA Report
• Papo & Yo is heavy-handed with its metaphors, but bittersweet and beautiful in execution – The PA Report
• ‘Sound Shapes’ Creators on Making a Video Game With Beck and Deadmau5 – Rolling Stone
• Tokyo Jungle Gamescom trailer — Enter the pomeranian – GamesRadar
• The manic world of ‘Puppeteer’ demands your attention – The Verge
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted: Vita’s Hidden Gem – IGN
• How Sony Won Gamescom Before It Even Started – IGN
• Table Ice Hockey Brings Video Game Hockey To Its Roots – PSNStores
• Review: Puddle (Vita) | PSNStores
• What You Won’t See in Assassin’s Creed III – IGN
• Papo & Yo Review • Reviews – Eurogamer.net
• Sleeping Dogs Review – IGN
• Papo & Yo: The Kotaku Review
• Review: “Sound Shapes” Brings The Thump That The Vita Needed – Complex