Gamers in Europe received invites to PlayStation Home extended beta last month, and now US gamers are getting their invitations too. People who downloaded the PlayStation Home PS3 XMB Theme were eligible to participate in the extended beta, but as there are a limited number of spaces, gamers were chosen based on their PlayStation Network participation. Those who have been chosed to take part in the beta will receive an email directly to their registered PSN email address (the email address you sign-in with).

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­The first PlayStation Store update­ for September is in! The US has received a fairly large update while Europe has received a small one. Both stores have received the PURE playable demo as well as the Haze Destruction add-on pack. Europe has also received another new demo and the Warhawk triple combo pack (which the US got last week). Qore Episode 4 is now available to purchase from the US Store and there are also over ten new videos to download. Check out the list below.

European Additions:

• Playable Demos
  • NHL 2K9 Demo
  • PURE Demo
• Game Add-on Content
  • HAZE DESTRUCTION PACK (£3.49)
  • Warhawk Triple Combo Pack (£7.99)
• Wallpapers
  
  • SOULCALIBUR Wallpapers (4)

US Additions:

• Qore Digital Magazine
  
  • Qore Episode 04: September, 2008 ($2.99 Issue, $24.99 Annual Subscription)
• Playable Demos
  
  • PURE Demo
• Downloadable Games
  
  • NFL Head Coach 09 ($49.99)
• Game Add-on Content
  
  • HAZE Destruction Pack ($9.99)
  • Rock Band
    
    • Skullcrusher Mountain – Jonathan Coulton ($0.99)
    • Shhh . – The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets ($0.99)
    • Livin at the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe – MC Frontalot ($0.99)
    • PAX Pack 1 ($2.99) – includes Shhh . by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, Livin at the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe by MC Frontalot, and Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton.
• Game Videos
  
  • JEOPARDY! Trailer
  • Super Stardust HD Tips Video 1
  • Super Stardust HD Tips Video 2
  • PAIN Call Da Shot Mode Video
  • Brothers in Arms: Hell s Highway – Making Of #3:
  • Legendary Behind the Scenes Episode 1
  • Midnight Club Los Angeles Trailer 2
  • Midnight Club Los Angeles Trailer 3
  • Red Baron Arcade Trailer
  • Saints Row 2 Uncle Gary Motorcycles Trailer
  • Saints Row 2 Uncle Gary Taunting Trailer
• Movie and Blu-ray Trailers
  
  • The Ultimates Featurette
  • Nick & Norah s Infinite Playlist Trailer
  • The Fall Trailer
• PS3 Wallpaper
  
  • The Last Guy Wallpaper

Life with PlayStation has been delayed yet again, as Sony are still pushing paperwork to get the service live. According to Noam Rimon, Sr. Development Manager SCEA R&D, the service will be available soon and will be part of the Folding@Home project. The service will be free and accessible directly from the XMB. Life with PlayStation will feed live content to your PS3 with updates
on news and weather on a visually stunning and interactive global map.

­We’re going to offer this as a free service that will be easily
accessible directly from the XMB. Life with PlayStation will feed live
content to your PS3 with updates on news and weather on a visually
stunning and interactive global map. Imagine being able to wake up to
your PS3 to see if you need to pack an umbrella for the day. Or just
relax as you listen to your favorite tunes while reading up on top news
from around the world.

Details about the release date will be available soon.

The PlayStation Video Store update­ for this week is in, adding 12 new television series to the catalogue and over 30 movies. The new television series include Burn Notice, The Unit, Xam’d and Rescue Me. The movies include Just Married, Police Academy 7 and Rocky I. This weeks top 20 downloads have also changed, with Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay on top, followed by 21 in second place and The Bank Job in third place.

New TV:

• American Dad, Season 1
• Ben 10: Alien Force, Season 1
• Burn Notice, Season 1 & 2
• Crime 360, Season 1
• Futurama, Season 1 & 2
• Galaxy Railways, Season 1
• MADtv, Season 13
• Rescue Me, Season 4
• The First 48, Season 7
• The Unit, Season 2
• Til Death, Season 2
• Xam’d: Lost Memories, Season 1

New Movies:

• Alien 3
• Be Cool
• Blade Runner – Director’s Cut
• Broken Arrow
• First Sunday
• From Hell
• Garden State
• Garfield
• Hide And Seek
• I Heart Huckabees
• Independence Day
• Just Married
• Kinsey
• Memento
• Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
• Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
• Planet Of The Apes
• Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow
• Predator 2
• Prom Night
• Robots
• Rocky II
• Romeo + Juliet
• Saw
• Sideways
• Sphere
• Superman III
• Swimfan
• Taxi
• The List
• The Ninth Gate
• The Other Boleyn Girl
• Thirteen
• Toy Soldiers
• Uptown Girls
• Vegas Vacation
• Vertical Limit
• Woman On Top

The last PlayStation Store update for August is in, and its a big one for the US, and an average one for Europe (as usual!). The Last Guy is now available to purchase from both stores and there are also new demos available. Warhawk booster pack, Operation: Fallen Star, is also available to purchase from both stores. The US has also received a large selection of new videos and trailers, while Europe has received a smaller selection. Check out the complete list below.

European Additions:

• Playable Demos
• The Last Guy Asakusa Level
• NHL 09
• Downloadable Games
• Buzz! Junior Jungle Party (£3.49)
• The Last Guy (£4.99)
• Game Add-on Content
• Warhawk – Operation Fallen Star Pack (£3.99)
• Game Videos
  
• HAWX Trailer
• Far Cry 2 – E3 trailer
• The Last Guy Launch Trailer
• PS3 Platinum TV Ad
• Super Stardust HD top tips solo trailer
• Super Stardust HD top tips arcade trailer
• PS3 Wallpaper
• The Last Guy
• XMB Theme
• Graffiti, FREE

US Additions:

•  Playable Demos
• NHL 09 Demo
• SOULCALIBUR IV Demo
• Downloadable Games
• The Last Guy ($9.99)
• Game Add-on Conten
• Warhawk Fallen Star Pack ($7.99)
• Warhawk Booster Combo ($15.99)
• Rock Band
• "She Does" – Locksley ($0.99)
  
• "Don’t Make Me Wait" – Locksley ($0.99)
• "All Over Again" – Locksley ($0.99)
  
• Locksley Pack 1 ($2.99)
• Game Videos
• SOCOM Confrontation Extraction trailer
• LittleBigPlanet Leipzig "Sackzilla" Trailer
• Motorstorm Pacific Rift Leipzig Trailer
• PAIN Trauma Mode Trailer
• GT5 Prologue Play the Pros with Tanner Foust!
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Machine Gun & Bazooka Video
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Squad Gameplay Video
• Facebreaker Audition Video #1
• Facebreaker Audition Video #2
• Facebreaker Audition Video #3
• Madden NFL 09 Gameplay Trailer
• Madden NFL 09 Madden Moments Trailer
• Madden NFL 09 Play Call Trailer
• Top Spin 3 Player Creator Trailer
• Movie and Blu-ray Trailers
• Quantum Of Solace Trailer
• Prom Night Trailer
• PS3 Wallpaper
• The Last Guy Wallpaper (2)

The fifth Warhawk patch is now available to download. Warhawk patch v1.5 adds trophy support as well as in-game music. The patch is only 66MB in size so it shouldn’t take too long to download. The new Warhawk booster pack is also out now. Operation: Fallen Star can be purchased from the PlayStation Store and adds lots of new features to the game, including a Jet Pack and new map.

There is an entirely new level – Tau Crater, a smoky, forested island that features lots of vertical elements to give players tons of cools places to use the jetpack. In total there are 10 new layouts for Tau Crater, as well as a massive 30 new layouts for the original maps.

­The patch is free to download while the booster pack must be purchased from the PlayStation Store. ­You can download all three Warhawk booster packs for a discounted price of $15.99 or buy Operation: Fallen Star for $7.99.

A huge update for the PlayStation Video Store this week, with new content for 17 television series and 21 new movies now available to rent or purchase. New TV series include The Unit, Season 2; Chuck; American Dad; and American Chopper. New movies include Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Romeo + Juliet; Shaft; The Exorcist; and White Chicks. As for this week’s top 20 video downloads, Drillbit Taylor is still on top for the third week running, followed by The Bank Job in second and Family Guy, Season 6 in third place.

Jumper, from last week’s top three has dropped to fourth place, and Meet the Spartans has dropped to fifth place.

New TV:

• Afro Samurai, Season 1
• American Chopper, Season 3
• American Dad, Season 2
• Astro Boy, Season 1
• Babylon 5: The Lost Tales – Voices in the Dark
• Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero
• Chowder, Season 2
• Chuck, Season 1
• Criss Angel Mindfreak, Season 3
• Everest: Beyond the Limit, Season 2
• Ice Road Truckers, Season 2
• Metalocalypse, Season 2
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Season 1
• Modern Marvels, Season 2
• Nip Tuck, Season 5
• Speeders, Season 1 and Season 2
• The Unit, Season 2

New Movies:

• 3000 Miles to Graceland
• Across the Universe
• Air Force One
• Are We Done Yet?
• The Batman vs. Dracula
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Desperado
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Feel the Noise
• Full Metal Jacket
• Just Married
• March of the Penguins
• Memento
• Natural Born Killers
• Romeo + Juliet
• Shaft
• Sleepers
• Space Cowboys
• The Exorcist
• The Mask of Zorro
• White Chicks