Cristian Cardona writes: "Finally, the Bend Studio is going to participate in a live chat, here on the PlayStation Blog. John Garvin and Chris Reese will be on hand to answer your questions about making the game, the story, working with Insomniac, etc. Come back by the blog at 12:00 Noon PST and check it out."
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The week ahead belongs to the portable gaming systems, with several big titles for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, and nothing new for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. Rockstar Games brings Grand Theft Auto to the DS with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. PSP gamers can look forward to Resistance Retribution. Don't forget to link up to Resistance 2 on the PS3! There are a couple of bundles from Ubisoft and a few RPGs to check out as well.

This week's new video game releases:
(subject to change)

Wii
Marble Saga Kororinpa
No More Hereos/Red Steel Bundleicon
Pro Evolution Soccer 09
Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution (Ready 2 Rumble T-shirt pre-order bonus)
Rune Factory: Frontier

Nintendo DS
Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Exclusive Bulletproof Infernus car bonus)
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
History Great Empires: Rome
Scrabble
Suikoden Tierkreis (Soundtrack and Artbook pre-order bonus)
TrackMania DS (3-Months of Free Online "TrackMania United Forever" for PC)
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

Sony PSP
Air Conflicts
Prince of Persia Rival Swords/Prince of Persia Revelation Bundle icon
Resistance: Retribution
Scrabble
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GamerDeals.net writes:

"For a change of pace, the hand held systems dominate the new game releases for the week.

Highlights this week include Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Nintendo DS), Resistance: Retribution (PSP), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, Pro-Evolution Soccer 2009 (360/PS3/Wii), plus a few more gems...

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of March 15, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Resistance Retribution PSP Console Bundle includes:

* Silver PSP Console
* Resistance Retribution PSP Game
* Resistance Retribution branded black pouch
* Resistance Retribution PSP Skin

Official announced for Australia. First images of silver 3000 PSP console, to be sold in Australia and other European countries.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has revealed the finer detailsof the Resistance: Retribution Collectors Edition, ahead of the game's release on March 20th, 2009.
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In Joystiq's recent review of the upcoming PSP game, Resistance Retribution, they mistakenly take Sony to task for locking out PSP-1000 owners from using the DualShock 3 connectivity that R:R features. This seemed suspicious from what we were familiar with, so we talked to Jeff Rubenstein from the PS.Blog who set matters straight.
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Dana Olson on TAWKN.com writes: "If you're looking to get your hands on Resistance Retribution, you may be able to do so right now. At least one Blockbuster store in Ontario, Canada is selling it already. I know, because I have it in my hands."

The street date is supposed to be March 17th.
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With a copy of "Resistance 2," PSP owners can enable a unique feature for "Resistance Retribution" turning on Sixaxis support for the PSP shooter.

At a multiplayer event for "Retribution" in San Francisco this week, Sony confirmed the feature is not compatible with the game's multiplayer modes.

"Games would be too unbalanced with some people using the controller and some using PSP," explained a Sony spokesperson to MTV Multiplayer.
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Jeff Rubenstein writes:

We've talked about PSP Connect, Infected Mode, and the storyline of R:R - but multiplayer is the mode you'll be coming back to time and again. On Monday night, SCEA and Bend Studios invited gaming media to go hands-on with R:R's multiplayer modes for the first time, and I chatted with Lead Multiplayer Engineer Darren Chisum. Lots of gameplay video inside:
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John Garvin from US Playstation.Blog writes:

"We are just under a month from Resistance: Retribution hitting store shelves which means - we went gold last week! The Bend Studio is really excited to be able to share the final game with you PlayStation.Blog readers. We've been out on the road the past few months hitting shows like CES, and most recently New York Comic Con where we ran into the writer and artist for the Resistance Comic Books. Someone found a camera and I asked them a few questions. Check out the video below."
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