PlayStation Home has been updated with a brand-new 10-screen layout, a new lobby, and the ability to unlock rewards in select screening rooms. Exclusive new videos will be shown off in the new theater as well as the possibility of full length TV shows and movies in the future. In addition, there is a new game space for Burn Zombie Burn featuring a mini-game and exclusive rewards.
This week on VidZone you will find 1,000 new videos available for streaming. You can checkout a handful of new videos by going to Menu > Features > Latest Videos. Beyoncé is the featured artist of the week and a new ‘Best of Acoustic’ playlist is now available for a listen, featuring songs from Jack Johnson to Counting Crow’s.
It’s the last PlayStation Store update for July and there is lots of new content for you to enjoy. Fat Princess and Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 is available to purchase from both the Euro and US stores. There is new game add-on content for Rag Doll Kung Fu, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, Rock Band, Guitar Hero and more. A new episode of PULSE is available to download from the US Store as well as a selection of new premium themes.
This week, inFamous costumes will be available to purchase from the PlayStation Store for LittleBigPlanet. You will be able to dress up your Sackboy to look like the Cole MacGrath, whether you are feeling evil or nice. No prices have been mentioned for the SackCole costumes yet. Check out the cool looking costumes below.
Fat Princess will make her royal appearance on the PlayStation Network this Thursday, July 30th for $14.99 / £11.99. The game will be released simultaneously worldwide in N. America, Europe and Asia, but Japan will be receiving the game at a later date. If you are wondering what the game is about, check out the video below and the trailers on the PlayStation Store.
This week on the PlayStation Video Store, Sony has put together a collection of movies, TV shows, exclusives and specials, all inspired by the sold-out Comic-Con. You can download the trailer to Green Lantern: First Flight and purchase or rent the feature film from July 28th 2009. As for this week’s top movie downloads, Watchmen is on top, followed by Knowing and Push.
Next week the PlayStation Network will be going offline for some scheduled maintenance, specifically on July 28th and 29th. The PSN will be inaccessible between 5:00AM BST and 8:30AM BST on Tuesday, 28th July and between 5:00AM BST and 9:00AM BST on Wednesday, 29th July. During the maintenance window you will be unable to sign-in, and if you are already signed-in during this period you might get randomly signed-out.
It’s a big update to the PlayStation Store this week with the release of WipEout Fury expansion pack and the new Killzone 2 Napalm & Cordite map pack. Both packs are available to download from the European and US stores. The US Store has some new PSOne classics available as well as a selection of premium XMB themes. New downloadable games include Shatter, available from both stores, and Crystal Defenders, available only on the Euro store.
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If you haven’t picked up the game yet, a new version of LittleBigPlanet will be coming out soon. Nick Robinson, Senior Product Manager for SCEE, over at the PlayStation.Blog recommends you wait until August 18th for a special announcement.
The WipEout HD expansion pack, Fury, will be available to download after tomorrows PlayStation Store update. To prepare the game for the new features, a patch for the game is now available to download. The patch is 109MB in size and include a redesigned interface, new community functionality and some changes to the single and multiplayer game modes.
