Official Playstation Blogcast

Gamescom is in the air! Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida joins us to discuss PlayStation's creative DNA and Gamescom announcements, The Last of Us stars Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson (aka Joel and Ellie) share the secrets of videogame acting, and United Front Games reflects on Sleeping Dogs' long road to release. Plus: North American PSN releases for 8/21/12, Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified PS Vita impressions and much more.

No guests, no nonsense, just an internet podcast about four grown men who play video games and enjoy them. Said men discuss Sounds Shapes, Papo & Yo, and the new PSN releases for 08/14. Stick around for a Mass Effect 3 spoilercast at the end, if you dare.

Podcast Beyond's Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty join the crew to chat about the best games of 2012 so far, and look ahead to the most promising of the Fall. And of course, the new PSN releases for 08/07, a new PSN Gem, some Player Inquiries, whatevs!

The Unfinished Swan's Creative Director Ian Dallas spills his ink on the game, while Assassin's Creed 3's Lead Game Designer Steve Masters goes overboard on the game's ship combat. Puns! Plus the new PSN releases for 07/31, and a slew of Player Inqueries!

Interviews ahoy! Sid catches up with Randy Pitchford for a Borderlands 2 update, Jeff and Nick dive deep into Dyad with creator Shawn McGrath, and actor Kadeem Hardison talks about going from sitcoms to Beyond: Two Souls. Plus the 07/24 PSN releases!

Phwoah! Sid's back from EVO 2012 with a PlayStation All-Stars update from SuperBot's Omar Kendall and a meaty discussion with MK grandpappy Ed Boon on his upcoming project, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Plus the new PSN release for 07/17 (Dyad!) and MOAR.

The new Tomb Raider looks great, right? We think so too, so we nabbed Global Brand Manager Karl Stewart to tell us all about what goes into relaunching a franchise and Lara 2.0. Plus the new PSN releases for 07/10 and plenty of other bits and bobs!

The braaaains behind The Walking Dead: Episode Two - Director Dennis Lenart and Lead Cinematic Artist Nick Herman - stop by to discuss episodic development and the story so far, while we dish on the BLAZING HOT summer PSN sale and new releases for 07/03!

Dead Space 3 Level Designer Warren Price talks about designing for frights, co-op, and how he landed such a sweet gig. Also the new PSN releases for 06/26, a new PSN Gem of the Week, and less Jeff Rubensteins than ever!

A homecoming all around! We're home from E3, Nick is home from his African sojourn, you're home from work listening to this (hopefully). We catch up and wrap up E3 2012, argue about Prometheus, and dish out the new PSN releases for 06/19. Woo!

The Blogcast team reflects on their favorite games and moments from E3 2012 with special guests Seth Killian, Colin Moriarty, Dan Amrich, Jack Buser, and more. Plus: new PSN releases for 6/12 and more!

E3 2012 is days away and the pressure is on! Gary Steinman from Games Radar lays out his case for his most-anticipated games: The Last of Us, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and many more. Plus, new PSN releases for 6/5/12 and user questions.

PS Vita's in the spotlight this week when Sanzaru Games stops by to talk Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, recently confirmed for a Fall 2012 release on both PS3 and PS Vita. Then Zen Studios kicks off a discussion of its PS Vita-exclusive rhythm combat game KickBeat, followed by new PSN releases for 5/29 and a farm-fresh crop of user questions and tips. 

A late-breaking interview with the creative director and game director of Naughty Dog's survival opus The Last of Us, a visit from Lorne Lanning and Stewart Gilray to discuss the promising PSN future of Oddworld, and new PSN releases for 5/22.

Live (sort of) from Toronto! Sound Shapes' Jonathan Mak shares his origin story, first details on Lights, Camera, Party (and Zombie Tycoon 2), Minority updates us on Papo & Yo, details on A Game of Thrones, plus the new PSN game lineup for 5/15/12.

Lead Designer Mark Simon spills his guts on God of War: Ascension's new multiplayer mode while Treyarch Studio Head Mark Lamia gives us some surprising reasons to be excited for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Plus the new PSN releases for 05/08 and more!

PHWOAH. Lead Combat Designer Paul Edwards dissects PS3 brawler PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Telltale Games Designer Jake Rodkin speculates on the future of The Walking Dead, Co-Directors Harvey Smith and Raf Colantonio talk Dishonored. Plus the new PSN releases for 05/01!

Capcom's Seth Killian is back to give us the latest on SF X Tekken Vita, Resident Evil 6 and more, while Blog Correspondent Andy Burt regales us with tales of Ni no Kuni and other Namco happenings. Plus plenty of upcoming game impressions, and the new PSN releases for 04/24!

Jeff and Nick hold down the fort while Sid gets hot new deets on Starhawk's single-player from Dylan Jobe and Dust 514's ambitious spacefaring from CCP's David Reid. Rey is also somewhere. Of course, new PSN releases for 04/17, a new PSN Gem and more!

With the gang hopped up on maple syrup and no guest to pull us back from the brink, we descend into the depths of madness…and bring you the new PSN releases for 04/10 while we're down there! Along with a new PSN Gem, listener questions, user tips + more!