
E3 is right around the corner, so we here at PSLS are as excited as a bunch of kittens and crack. To help relieve some of the tension, we’ve come up with our ultimate E3 wishlist for Sony’s 2012 conference.

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.
** Note for other regions **
European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.
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Have you ever wanted to learn more about the gaming industry and the people who help it run? Then you are in luck, as PlayStation LifeStyle is starting up a brand new feature called Industry Spotlight, where we hand pick an elite member of the gaming industry and force them into answering some extremely tough questions. To be honest the questions aren’t that tough.
Our first victim, I mean guest speaker, is Ryan Phillips of NIS America fame. We recently sat down with this Prinny lover to see just what he does for NIS America and what it is like working in the gaming industry.

Escape Hatch Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer Garry Gaber realized his goal for the funding of an original space combat game, after having a Kickstarter come down to the wire. Garry previously wrote a guest post about Starlight Inception (PC & PS Vita) on PSLS readers and gave us an interview about his plans for the game. In this new interview, Garry talks about the Kickstarter experience, when fans might be able to expect to see the game, what Escape Hatch has planned for the future, and more.

With the Vita out for well over a month now, you’ve probably turned off the menu music, changed the background pic and played all the games you could until it crashed. What next? Read on to take a look at all the hottest and biggest upcoming Vita games to find out just what’s in store.

Each week Sony brings PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners new content, add-ons, games and more. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday and Wednesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation Store Update.
** Note for other regions **
European PSN is updated on Wednesdays.
Read More »

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS reader Kick_in_ur_Face, who says a fond goodbye to Metal Gear Online, which is sadly shutting down on June 12th, 2012.

It’s time for another edition of POWERon, the PSLS-only webcomic. With Max Payne out in North America, we take a look at how the world’s most blatantly named gunfighter finds life once he’s defeated all his enemies.

This week, get ready to create and share some trippy tunes with PixelJunk 4am. Sonic speeds through with the second episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4, and there’s plenty more goodies for the PS3 and through PlayStation Plus. The Vita, however, is still stuck in a dry spell, but that will soon turn around when Resistance: Burning Skies releases in two weeks. See the rest of the upcoming Vita titles in our Coming Soon section.
This Week’s Highlight: PixelJunk 4am
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It’s Friday, and that means that we’ve had a long week of hard work to get all annoyed at life. To help vent our anger a little, Cameron Teague and I have compiled a list of things that get us all irate.

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS reader Jay Cochran, who explains how Call of Duty went from a great shooter series to shameless cash cow.

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS member kyuubi_clone, who discusses how online anonymity has ruined multiplayer gaming.

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS member irishglass, who paints a bleak future for disabled gamers if the next generation is all about motion-controls.

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS member Ariana H., which questions why we all crave old ‘classic’ games.

Editor’s Note: The following is a community post by PSLS reader Oversun, who talks about what you should take into consideration before you dedicate your life to the awesome profession of game development.