PlayStation Around The Web: What We Read

It’s kind of hard to believe that it’s nearly September, but that means both football and PAX are imminent. PlayStation will, of course, be in attendance; more details to come tomorrow. With the travel involved (I’ll be in Santa Monica to prepare for the God of War: Ascension panel before heading to Seattle), I’m looking forward to trying out Madden on PS Vita (find a review below).

At the show, we’ll be tracking down developers for in-depth interviews (which we’ll be sharing on the blog), and I’m really hoping to score some more hands-on time with Dishonored. Are any of you coming to PAX?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of August 20th, 2012)

• Ni No Kuni Will Mend a Broken Heart – Gameplay Demo Gamescom – GameSpot
• Rejoice shoot-em-up fans: Under Defeat HD is set for PSN! – Destructoid
• Review: Papo & Yo – Destructoid
• How Sony plans to make you want a Vita – The Verge
• Review: Madden NFL 13 – Destructoid
• Review: Madden NFL 13 (PSV) – PSNation.org
• Gaming and relationships: A pixelated love story – VentureBeat
• PS Vita has no games? Think again. Here’s 10 promising titles coming this year – PlayStation Universe
• Retro/Grade is a pulpy sci-fi rhythm game shooter that moves backwards in time, and you must play it – The PA Report
• Saving the Monster: what the ending of Papo & Yo can teach us about abuse (SPOILERS) – The PA Report
• Sleeping Dogs Review – GameSpot.com
• Darksiders II Reviews – GameSpot.com
• Retro/Grade Reviews – GameSpot.com
• Comforts of violence in Papo & Yo – Joystiq
• Welcome home, Sackboy: LittleBigPlanet is improved by the Vita hardware – The PA Report
• Review – Legasista – Terminal Gamer
• ‘Retro/Grade:’ If I could turn back time – The Verge
• Sony bounces back at Gamescom 2012 – guardian.co.uk
• COPS: Skyrim – Episode 1 – YouTube
• Additional Street Fighter X Tekken Vita features – Official Capcom Blog
• ‘God of War: Ascension’ is the story of how Kratos loses his humanity – The Verge
• The most interesting new stars of upcoming games – GamesRadar
• Shuhei Yoshida interview: can Vita Tearaway? – VG247
• Need For Speed: Most Wanted on Vita is ‘exactly the same’ as console versions – Videogamer.com
• Academy Award winners discuss bringing wonder to PS3’s Wonderbook – The Verge
• This is Why You Need to Play Papo & Yo Right Now – Kotaku
• Red Johnson’s Chronicles: One Against All Coming To PSN Next Month – PSNStores
• If You’ve Ever Wanted To Climb Around Inside A Beck Song, This Game’s For You – Kotaku
• The Top 25 PlayStation 3 Games – IGN