It’s here! Well, almost. The launch of Resistance 2 is now only days away, so we hope you and your Bullseye are just about ready to go huntin’ for some Chimera. The game officially hits store shelves in North America on November 4, and to help celebrate Resistance 2’s arrival, we’ve got something extra-special planned:

Midnight Launch Event: That’s right, Resistance 2 is taking over the PlayStation Store in San Francisco’s Metreon for the night of November 3rd (and early on the 4th). In addition to being one of the first to pick up a copy of the game, attendees will be able to meet a host of Insomniacs (including Ted Price, our President and CEO, and members of the community team), receive some cool swag, get their copy of the game signed, and have their picture taken and placed on the cover of Resistance 2. Oh, and if you’re planning on purchasing the collector’s edition, you definitely want to come to this event. Trust us; your wallet will thank you for it. You can purchase the game at 12:01 am, but fans that show up a bit early can meet us and get that photo of yourself on the R2 cover.

While November 4 has been etched in the minds of Resistance fans, here’s another one to mark on your calendar: November 7. That’s the date of our first-ever community day here at Insomniac. Fans will be treated to a studio tour, Resistance 2 competitive multiplayer sessions against the dev team, a panel discussion about our latest title, and other fun activities. If you are at least 17 years old and live/plan to be in the Los Angeles area on November 7, e-mail us at [email protected] for more details on the event.

Well, that’s it for now. I hope you use this weekend to get in a few extra rounds with the beta (we just extended it until Monday). See you soon on the battlefield!

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Phew! Another big week, here at Criterion Games, but it’s great to be back on the blog! Today, we made the first of a series of announcements calling out our 2009 Burnout Paradise content.

So first up, we’re talking about the in-game browser for the PLAYSTATION 3. We always like to embrace the great hardware innovations for PlayStation. We’re using the browser to bring you closer to your friends and also to get you the latest news on what we’re working on – it’s like having criteriongames.com inside the game.

We’ll bring you all the latest on this PlayStation-exclusive feature over the coming weeks, but for now all you need to know is it’s called Burnout Paradise Network and it’ll be ready in Feb ‘09.

Next up let’s talk Burnout Paradise Party Pack.

Burnout’s an awesome social game, but the action’s all online. With Party, we wanted to create something for when all the players are in one place – gathered around a single screen.
Fans of the classic Crash Mode from Burnout 2: Point of Impact will know that this is not the first time we’ve done something like this. And we hope the response to Party is as warm as it was for Crash mode.

So, if you like to get together and play games, it’s time to break out the drinks, party hats and balloons!

Now you can enjoy Burnout Paradise in a completely new way.

1. Get together with up to 7 friends and gather round your PLAYSTATION 3. Here you can see some of the Burnout team lining up for a little Halloween-themed fun. You can see the full session in our latest Crash TV video podcast - it’s The Halloween Special!

2. Start Burnout Paradise and get the Party Pack update from the Store

3. Pause to admire the excellent new Party Edition visuals and atmosphere! We’ve overhauled not just the presentation screens but also the in-game visuals, which are now brighter and more colourful in recognition of Burnout’s new party theme.

4. Select 8-player party and get ready for the action. If you’ve got the PlayStation Eye add your picture now.

5. It’s pass-the-pad, so you’ll only need one controller to play, no matter how many players are involved!

6. The game selects a player at random and drops them into Paradise with a simple, fun challenge to complete.

Land a barrel roll!

Survive racing oncoming traffic!

Race a circuit of the dirt track in the best possible time!

There are 3 types of challenge to take on – Stunt, Speed and Skill. Stunt involves jumps and tricks. Speed features quick time trials and timed challenges. Skill includes racing through oncoming traffic and drifting your car.

7. Pick up the winner and run around cheering / commiserate the loser

8. Give it another go! Don’t forget, there are extra trophies and achievements available within this pack, as well as a stack of other enhancements.

You’ll be able to purchase this awesome premium Burnout Paradise content from February 2009, but if you haven’t got Burnout Paradise already, there’s never been a better time to buy.

We announced today that we’re bringing all the 2008 innovations as well as Party to something we’re calling Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box. It’s a new packaged game that’ll be available in Feb 2009!

Look out for more soon – either here on the awesome PlayStation Blog, back home on the Criterion Games Web site and in our video podcast – Crash TV.

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Newly released today:



features
Wield great powers with over 200 cards at your disposal - Use cards to summon powerful allies such as warriors, wizards, mages, and more. Build defending walls and healing fountains. Boost your army’s strength and speed to gain the advantage. Earn more powerful cards as you complete each boss battle and assemble the ultimate deck.
Strategic and unique mana collecting system – Battles take place on grids made up of squares. Walk over squares to collect mana needed to use your cards. Tactfully positioning your armies and collecting mana is critical for each battle.
Challenging Boss Battles – Foes hold unique and powerful decks, and fight in different ways. Learn the different combinations of strengths and weaknesses to combat them to become a true card master.
Advanced Character Customization – unlock new cards in the story mode and build your own decks for epic multiplayer battles. Trade cards with friends and create personalized decks full of your favorite cards.

description
The continent of Neverland: a place where humans and demons battle for supremacy. It all happened untold ages ago...
One god, unable to look on in silence as the world was engulfed in chaos, attempted to obliterate the root of the conflict - to destroy all the humans in the mortal world. They called him the evil god Hellgaia.
However, there were other gods who did not approve of Hellgaia's plan: the Divine God Koriah, the Cherubim Epsilon, the twin goddesses Euro and Mercedoa...and finally, the Overlord Janess.
These five deities sealed away the evil god Hellgaia in the alternate-dimension shrine "Cardinal Arc."
Afterwards, fearing he would be revived, the five deities divided Hellgaia'sealed powers into many cards. The wielders of the cards were called "Dominators" and it was said that through the cards they could gain godlike powers. That legend remains to this day.
Eons passed and hundreds of nations rose and fell on the continent of Neverland. Far from flickering out, the flames of war have continued their dark dance....
One day, the wandering traveler Galahad is summoned by the demon boy Egma. The boy, who calls himself a shrine guardian, tells Galahad that if they don't stop the revival of Hellgaia, the living world will perish. With his usual casual ease, Galahad has stepped into the midst of war.

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Newly released today:



features
Wield great powers with over 200 cards at your disposal - Use cards to summon powerful allies such as warriors, wizards, mages, and more. Build defending walls and healing fountains. Boost your army’s strength and speed to gain the advantage. Earn more powerful cards as you complete each boss battle and assemble the ultimate deck.
Strategic and unique mana collecting system – Battles take place on grids made up of squares. Walk over squares to collect mana needed to use your cards. Tactfully positioning your armies and collecting mana is critical for each battle.
Challenging Boss Battles – Foes hold unique and powerful decks, and fight in different ways. Learn the different combinations of strengths and weaknesses to combat them to become a true card master.
Advanced Character Customization – unlock new cards in the story mode and build your own decks for epic multiplayer battles. Trade cards with friends and create personalized decks full of your favorite cards.

description
The continent of Neverland: a place where humans and demons battle for supremacy. It all happened untold ages ago...
One god, unable to look on in silence as the world was engulfed in chaos, attempted to obliterate the root of the conflict - to destroy all the humans in the mortal world. They called him the evil god Hellgaia.
However, there were other gods who did not approve of Hellgaia's plan: the Divine God Koriah, the Cherubim Epsilon, the twin goddesses Euro and Mercedoa...and finally, the Overlord Janess.
These five deities sealed away the evil god Hellgaia in the alternate-dimension shrine "Cardinal Arc."
Afterwards, fearing he would be revived, the five deities divided Hellgaia'sealed powers into many cards. The wielders of the cards were called "Dominators" and it was said that through the cards they could gain godlike powers. That legend remains to this day.
Eons passed and hundreds of nations rose and fell on the continent of Neverland. Far from flickering out, the flames of war have continued their dark dance....
One day, the wandering traveler Galahad is summoned by the demon boy Egma. The boy, who calls himself a shrine guardian, tells Galahad that if they don't stop the revival of Hellgaia, the living world will perish. With his usual casual ease, Galahad has stepped into the midst of war.

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Newly released today:



features
12 Urban Circuit Tracks designed for mayhem and destruction - crush taxi cabs in New York, smash through double-decker buses in London, crash through strip malls in Minneapolis and more
All New Mini-Games - Catch massive air and inflict maximum destruction in Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike
The Newest Monster Trucks - All of your favorites plus the hottest new trucks on tour

description
Monster truck action has broken past the stadium barriers - drivers will now be able to wreak havoc on city streets around the world in Monster Jam: Urban Assault. Taking Monster Jam monster trucks onto the streets and other urban settings and being rewarded for the scale of the damage and destruction is one of the new key features of Urban Assault. Feel the crunch of twisting metal underneath as you drive legendary and world famous monster truck favorites like Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, Monster Mutt, El Toro Loco, Captain's Curse, and Blue Thunder, or select from newer stars on the Monster Jam tour like Stone Crusher, Backwards Bob and Spitfire Monster Truck. Your goal is to demolish every vehicle you see. For purists, Monster Jam: Urban Assault still offers stadium racing and stadium freestyle competitions with gameplay much improved over the original game. Mini games have also been added, including ones brand new to the franchise like Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2zpf.html ...

Newly released today:



features
12 Urban Circuit Tracks designed for mayhem and destruction - crush taxi cabs in New York, smash through double-decker buses in London, crash through strip malls in Minneapolis and more
All New Mini-Games - Catch massive air and inflict maximum destruction in Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike
The Newest Monster Trucks - All of your favorites plus the hottest new trucks on tour

description
Monster truck action has broken past the stadium barriers - drivers will now be able to wreak havoc on city streets around the world in Monster Jam: Urban Assault. Taking Monster Jam monster trucks onto the streets and other urban settings and being rewarded for the scale of the damage and destruction is one of the new key features of Urban Assault. Feel the crunch of twisting metal underneath as you drive legendary and world famous monster truck favorites like Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, Monster Mutt, El Toro Loco, Captain's Curse, and Blue Thunder, or select from newer stars on the Monster Jam tour like Stone Crusher, Backwards Bob and Spitfire Monster Truck. Your goal is to demolish every vehicle you see. For purists, Monster Jam: Urban Assault still offers stadium racing and stadium freestyle competitions with gameplay much improved over the original game. Mini games have also been added, including ones brand new to the franchise like Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2zpf.html ...

Newly released today:



features
Team up with the popular classroom pets Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling and Turtle Tuck
Help a Bengal Tiger, Panda Bear and Chimpanzee in need
With the DS stylus and microphone, you tap, drag, blow, speak and circle your way through activities like pulling a thorn from the tiger's paw, building a ladder to rescue a baby panda and towing the chimpanzee's space capsule to safety

description
In The Wonder Pets! Save the Animals!, you team up with the popular classroom pets Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling and Turtle Tuck to help a Bengal Tiger, Panda Bear and Chimpanzee in need. With the DS stylus and microphone, you tap, drag, blow, speak and circle your way through activities like pulling a thorn from the tiger's paw, building a ladder to rescue a baby panda and towing the chimpanzee's space capsule to safety.

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Newly released today:



features
Your Favorite Shrek Characters - featuring cast favorites from all 3 movies
28 Hilarious Mini-Games - including Gingy's Crazy Cookie Conveyor, Mudslide Madness, Three Wheeled Thrills, Rapunzel's Hair Climb and Wild Waterworks
Intuitive controls designed to take full advantage of the Wii's motion sensing capabilities
Players can work together as a team or take each other on in head-to-head or group challenges

description
The twisted fairytale humor of Shrek meets the fun of the renaissance midway in Shrek's Carnival Craze. This game includes 28 hilarious carnival mini-games. Play as your favorite Shrek characters and compete to become the King or Queen of the carnival.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-319u.html ...

Newly released today:



features
12 Urban Circuit Tracks designed for mayhem and destruction - crush taxi cabs in New York, smash through double-decker buses in London, crash through strip malls in Minneapolis and more
All New Mini-Games - Catch massive air and inflict maximum destruction in Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike
The Newest Monster Trucks - All of your favorites plus the hottest new trucks on tour

description
Monster truck action has broken past the stadium barriers - drivers will now be able to wreak havoc on city streets around the world in Monster Jam: Urban Assault. Taking Monster Jam monster trucks onto the streets and other urban settings and being rewarded for the scale of the damage and destruction is one of the new key features of Urban Assault. Feel the crunch of twisting metal underneath as you drive legendary and world famous monster truck favorites like Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, Monster Mutt, El Toro Loco, Captain's Curse, and Blue Thunder, or select from newer stars on the Monster Jam tour like Stone Crusher, Backwards Bob and Spitfire Monster Truck. Your goal is to demolish every vehicle you see. For purists, Monster Jam: Urban Assault still offers stadium racing and stadium freestyle competitions with gameplay much improved over the original game. Mini games have also been added, including ones brand new to the franchise like Monster Jump, Truck Trickster, Skee Ball and Air Strike.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-319r.html ...