Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America
Demonstrates
Breadth of
Software
Content at
E3 Media &
Business
Summit 2008
SCEA Unveils
Extraordinary
Showing of
Genre
Defying
Titles
Across
PLAYSTATION®3,
PlayStation®Portable,
PLAYSTATION®Network
and
PlayStation®2
Platforms
Los Angeles,
Calif., July
15, 2008
– Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
(SCEA) today
unveiled a
broad line
up of
software for
PLAYSTATION®3
(PS3™), PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable),
and
PLAYSTATION®Network
during a
press event
to kick off
the annual
E3 Media &
Business
Summit 2008.
In addition
to revealing
new content
for over 20
first-party
software
titles
previously
announced,
SCEA gave
attendees a
look at over
10 never
before seen
titles
including
PS3 system
titles God
of War®3 and
MAG, Ratchet
& Clank®
Future:
Quest for
Booty for
PLAYSTATION
Network and
Resistance:
Retribution™
for the PSP
system. An
extensive
look into
Resistance
2™, the
highly
anticipated
sequel of
PS3 launch
title,
Resistance:
Fall of
Man®, was
given by
Insomniac
Games
President
Ted Price to
kick off the
show.
“The
PlayStation
family of
products is
unsurpassed
in 2008 with
a lineup of
exclusive
content for
all
platforms
developed by
the best and
brightest
development
teams in the
world,” said
Scott A.
Steinberg,
vice
president of
product
marketing,
Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America. “We
are
dedicated to
driving the
industry
forward
leveraging
our
technology
and
development
resources to
offer
consumers a
wide variety
of
innovative
titles, from
casual games
to hardcore
games.”
PS3 titles
showcased
during E3
2008 include
Sony
Computer
Entertainment’s
next
generation
open world
adventure
inFamous
from Sly
Cooper
creators
Sucker Punch
Productions;
LittleBigPlanet™
which allows
players to
create, play
and share
entire game
levels via
PLAYSTATION
Network; the
wild
tropical
racing
action of
Motorstorm™:
Pacific Rift
from
Evolution
Studios; the
much
speculated
God Of War 3
in full
1080p high
definition;
NBA’09: The
Inside
featuring
the detailed
and engaging
NBA
experience
both on the
court and
behind the
scenes; the
ultra
realistic
“Theater of
War” epic,
Killzone™ 2
from
Guerilla
Games; and
SOCOM: U.S.
Navy SEALs
Confrontation,
the return
of the
defacto
online
shooter
experience
with up to
32 players.
The
highly-acclaimed
Ratchet &
Clank®
series makes
an
appearance
with a fresh
title
created
specifically
for
PLAYSTATION
Network by
Insomniac
Games,
Ratchet &
Clank®
Future:
Quest for
Booty. Other
original
content
available
through
PLAYSTATION
Network was
also on
display,
granting
guest access
to
previously
unseen
footage of
the
experimental
PixelJunk™
Eden from
Q-Games,
independent
gaming
experience
of Flower,
the episodic
Siren: Blood
Curse and
previously
unannounced
games like
Crash
Commando and
Fat
Princess.
SCEA also
announced
some of its
most
entertaining
titles
making their
portable
premieres on
the PSP
system with
the quiz
show fun of
BUZZ!™
Master Quiz,
an updated
and portable
version of
the classic
arcade game
Super
Stardust
Portable and
sequels to
two of the
most
innovative
platform
action games
to hit PSP;
LocoRoco™2
and Patapon™2.
Unveiled to
the public
for the
first time
was
Resistance:
Retribution™,
a third
person
shooter
developed by
SCEA’s Bend
Studio based
in the
Resistance
universe and
featuring a
proprietary
control
system
designed
specifically
for the PSP
system.
In addition
to SCEA’s
robust
first-party
line-up,
PlayStation
fans will
have further
reason to
get excited
about
expanding
their game
libraries as
over 350 new
titles from
their
publishing
partners
will be
released
this fiscal
year for the
PS3,
PLAYSTATION
Network, PSP
and
PlayStation®2
systems,
encompassing
industry
leading
franchises
as well as
new
intellectual
properties
from
Capcom®,
Midway®,
NAMCO BANDAI
GAMES
AMERICA, and
Sega®.
Exclusive
titles that
will only be
found on the
PS3 system
this holiday
season
include
Valkyria
Chronicles™,
a
ground-breaking
tactical RPG
from SEGA®’s
Japan
Studios;
Naruto™:
Ultimate
Ninja Storm®
from NAMCO
BANDAI GAMES
AMERICA
which
introduces
full 3D
ninja combat
and all-new
free-roaming
gameplay;
and Disgaea
3, a new
twist on the
Disgaea
battle
system in 3D
from NIS
America,
Inc.
Activision®,
Bethesda®
Softworks,
Electronic
Arts, Lucas
Arts™,
Ubisoft®,
and Take Two
Interactive
also
provided
attendees
with an
inside look
on how their
development
teams were
utilizing
the power
for of the
PS3 system
for some of
this year’s
most
highly-anticipated
titles
including
Call of
Duty®: World
at War,
Quantum of
Solace: The
Game,
Fallout 3,
Madden NFL
09, Star
Wars®: The
Force
Unleashed™,
Far Cry 2,
Prince of
Persia: The
Fallen
King™, and
Bioshock.
PS3 system
owners
looking for
a bargain
can
celebrate as
SCEA
introduces
the PS3
Greatest
Hits program
beginning
July 28.
With 10
titles as
the initial
inductees,
PlayStation
fans have
the
opportunity
to
experience
the best
titles
created for
the platform
at a reduced
price of
$29.99. The
initial
titles into
the Greatest
Hits program
include
Warhawk™,
Motorstorm™
and
Resistance:
Fall of Man®
from SCEA;
Call of
Duty® 3,
Activision®;
Need for
Speed:
Carbon,
Electronic
Arts; The
Elder
Scrolls® IV:
Oblivion™,
Bethesda®
Softworks;
Ninja Gaiden®
Sigma,
Tecmo® ; Tom
Clancy’s
Rainbow Six®
Vegas and
Assassin’s
Creed™,
Ubisoft®
First party
games shown
during the
event
included:
PLAYSTATION
3
BUZZ!™ Quiz
TV
God of War®3
Gran Turismo
5 Prologue
Heavy Rain
inFamous
Killzone™ 2
LittleBigPlanet™
MAG
Motorstorm™:
Pacific Rift
NBA '09 The
Inside
Resistance
2™
SingStar ™
Volume 2
SOCOM: U.S
Navy SEALs
Confrontation
PSP
BUZZ! ™
Master Quiz
LocoRoco™2
NBA '09 The
Inside
Patapon™2
Resistance:
Retribution
™
Super
Stardust™
Portable
PSN
Fat Princess
Crash
Commando
Flower
PAIN
PixelJunk™
Eden
Ragdoll Kung
Fu™
Ratchet &
Clank®
Future:
Quest for
Booty
Siren: Blood
Curse
About
Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
continues to
redefine the
entertainment
lifestyle
with its
PlayStation®
and PS one®
game
console, the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system, the
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, the
ground-breaking
PLAYSTATION®3
(PS3™)
computer
entertainment
system and
its online
and network
services the
PLAYSTATION®Network
and
PLAYSTATION®Store.
Recognized
as the
undisputed
industry
leader, Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
markets the
PlayStation
family of
products and
develops,
publishes,
markets and
distributes
software for
the PS one
game
console, the
PlayStation
2 computer
entertainment
system and
the PSP
system for
the North
American
market.
Based in
Foster City,
Calif. Sony
Computer
Entertainment
America Inc.
serves as
headquarters
for all
North
American
operations
and is a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc.
Visit us on
the Web at
http://www.us.playstation.com
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“PLAYSTATION”,
“PSP,” and
“PS one” are
registered
trademarks
and “PS3”
and
“SIXAXIS”
are
trademarks
of Sony
Computer
Entertainment