Cory Barlog Talks With Ryan Payton About PSP Gaming

Cory Barlog, the famous game director of Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War II joins Kojima Production's Ryan Payton to discuss PSP gaming, game balance, and the return of rumble.

Listen to their conversation at the link below.

[Listen To: Cory & Ryan]

Console Gift Guide Line-Up

Ho-ho-ho! That time of year is near, the one whos been watching you closely wants to know what you want this holiday. So why not take a look at these Holiday Gift Guides for the PLAYSTATION consoles and decide yourself? Theres Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, & God of War, plenty of games for a wonderful holiday indoors. So take a look at the guides, and pick a game, and maybe you'll wake up with a special present marked your name.




And hey, if the PLAYSTATION consoles aren't the only systems you own, give a hint to someone about these titles, and maybe they will throw you a bone.








And if you've yet had a console to play, maybe this Christmas will be your lucky day.

Cory Barlog (GOW II Director) Leaving SCEA, Mentions GOW III

According 1UP, the video games website, Sony Computer Entertainment of America's Santa Monica Studios' game director Cory Barlog is leaving the studio.

Barlog was the famed director of God of War II, which was a hit nearly everywhere. Word is that Barlog is departing to follow other opportunities. According to a SCEA speaker:

"We can confirm that Cory Barlog, Game Director for God of War II, is leaving the SCEA SM Studio and we are grateful for his work and creative vision for the critically acclaimed God of War franchise... Moving forward, we are confident in the God of War team, as they are an extremely talented group of people that are passionate about the franchise and dedicated to creating even more epic content with God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP and God of War III for PS3."

It's sad to see a great director such as Cory Barlog leave the company. But wait, did you see what I saw there? Sony just publicly confirmed God of War III for the PLAYSTATION 3 console.

Can you say Kratos in 1080p with amazing graphics? I can. Ten times fast to be exact.

[Via Kotaku]

Level Up: David Jaffe Interview

NewsWeek has recently done an interview with Eat Sleep & Play's David Jaffe. They started:

You were just telling me that you're walking into your soon-to-be old office. How does it feel to be leaving Sony?

Let's see. It's weird because in so many ways not a lot is changing. I mean, I'm still working with the same team, in the same capacity. I've worked with those guys at Incognito; we're just in the same company now. Me and Scott [Campbell], the co-presidents of Eat Sleep Play, are still reporting to Allen Becker who runs Santa Monica, so the day-to-day operations of our new business don't really change. So I don't think that part feels any different.

When I first told my boss that we were leaving, there was a little bit of nostalgia; not sadness because we're totally excited to do this and there's never been a question of should we do it. Once we made the decision to do it about eight months ago, we've never been like, "Yeah, let's rethink that." But I do remember driving from, Santa Monica back to San Diego and I had, downloaded the "Dreamgirls" soundtrack—it was kind of big at the time and I don't know if you've seen the movie, but there's this song they sing that on their farewell tour and that was playing right as I was driving away from Sony after I told my boss, "Okay, we're leaving." And I got a little misty eyed. What the hell was that song called?

Read the full interview at the link.

[Read: David Jaffe Interview]

Heavenly Sword: God of War II Easter Egg In-Game

If you've played Heavenly Sword, you might have seen this and payed no regards or missed it. If you look at the picture above, this is found during Kai's mission in the armory. Look at the picture below.

It seems that Ninja Theory was showing some love towards their inspiration by displaying his gear. Thanks XxBigP123xX.

[Via PS3Forums]