The PlayStation Recap – Ascension Edition

This week was notable for two big reasons: Firstly, I had the pleasure of meeting some of you during our Resistance: Burning Skies multiplayer tournament in San Francisco. Secondly, God of War: Ascension made its public debut with a debut trailer and more details to come during our April 30th livestream event. We’ll also be posing your questions to the development team during the livestream, so Tweet your God of War: Ascension questions to @PlayStation on Twitter for consideration (and include #godofwarascension in your Tweet so we can find it!).

In other news this week, NIS America stopped by with an update on PS3 exclusive RPG Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland, One of Swords interviewed Infinity Ward Executive Producer Mark Rubin to learn about Modern Warfare’s massive new DLC pack, Sega talked collaborative play for Sonic 4 Episode II, the Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time team announced a contest to digitize user-created treasures for inclusion in the final game, Q-Games revealed a May 15th release for interactive music game PixelJunk 4am (and word of an upcoming beta), Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed first details on the second season of GT Academy, the creator of psychedelic PSN title Dyad revealed the game’s 52 leaderboards, Namoco Bandai shared a video and details for PS3 exclusive One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and I shared my hands-on experiences with Resistance: Burning Skies for PS Vita.

I’m playing: Killzone 3 Multiplayer, Starhawk, Resistance: Burning Skies multiplayer

I’m watching: Homeland, Religulous

I’m reading: ‘5th Avenue Frogger’ is exactly what it sounds like (incredible, that is)
I’m listening to: PlayStation Blogcast 021: Capcom Crossplay

Most-Watched Video of the Week: God of War: Ascension Announce Trailer

The PlayStation Recap – Ascension Edition

The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week

God of War: Ascension is Coming to PS3 — No surprises here. Watch the full HD trailer here, with a special introduction from Game Director Todd Papy.

PlayStation Store Update — The House of the Dead 4 and new full games for PS3, plus StarDrone Extreme, Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, and new free apps for PS Vita.

Paint Park, Treasure Park and Wake Up Club Coming to PS Vita for Free — The latest details on the next batch of free PS Vita apps, including the world’s most unusual alarm clock.

Dragon’s Crown Update: Atlus Assumes Publishing Duties for PS Vita, PS3 — This beautiful side-scrolling action-RPG gets a new publisher in the US and Japan.

Twisted Metal Update: Axel Available to All Tomorrow, Starhawk Sweet Tooth Skin — The perfect time to give multiplayer another crack. Protip: Jump over obstacles by pressing R1 and L1 at the same time!

Sack it to Me: A New Update And A Lot Of Yays — LittleBigPlanet gets a new software update and Media Molecules shares a new batch favorite user levels.

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of The White Witch Hands-on Impressions — Learn how this gorgeous PS3-exclusive RPG fuses the expertise of Level-5 and Studio Ghibli.

Star Trek Teleports to PS3 With Co-op and 3D — First details on this co-op third-person shooter that will bridge the story between 2009’s Star Trek film and the upcoming sequel.

Namco Bandai Gamers Day 2012: Tekken Tag 2, Ni No Kuni, and More — In a glance, learn what’s next for Namco Bandai games in 2012 and 2013.

Hands-On: Sound Shapes Brings the deadmau5 — Watch five unedited minutes from this upcoming PS Vita musical sidescroller in this exclusive hands-on video.