PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September

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PlayStation Home will be getting a serious upgrade this fall. The main improvement will be Universal Game Launching, allowing you to launch into any game directly from within Home. Titles that fully support game launching (like Street Fighter IV, Resistance 2, MotorStorm, Far Cry 2 and Warhawk) will be identified by separate icons that appear over an avatar’s head and will have varying degrees of additional multiplayer functionality built in. Simplified game launching will take you from Home to the start menu of your favorite games with ease.

The Presentation Podium Opens Its Doors For GamesCom

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Remember the Presentation Podium from E3 2009 in PlayStation Home? Well, its opening its doors again for GamesCom. GamesCom is being held next week in Cologne, Germany from August 18th, which is the same day as Sony’s Press Conference. Just like at E3, the conference and other footage will be streamed live into PlayStation Home.

GI Joe Arrives In PlayStation Home

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Paramount Pictures International has launched its latest summer blockbuster, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, in PS3 Home. PlayStation Home residents will be able to download four G.I. JOE costumes for free, exclusively from Threads Store. Available for a limited time only, Home residents will be able to download the iconic costumes worn by stars Channing Tatum (Duke) and Sienna Miller (The Baroness), or become rival G.I. JOE or COBRA ninjas, Snake Eyes or Storm Shadow.

PlayStation Home Gets 10-Screen Movie Theater

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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.

Buzz! and Fight Night Game Spaces Launch Today in PlayStation Home

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Today, new games spaces are to launch in PlayStation Home. The Buzz! Game Space is finally launching in the US, whereplayers can take part in a massive 64-player game of Buzz! trivia. In addition, EA Sports are updating the EA Sports Complex and launching the Fight Night Game Space. This swanky boxing-themed night club space launches with an interactive DJ game, rewards, and plenty of places to chill with your friends.

Photo Sharing Coming to PlayStation Home

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PlayStation Home is about to get a whole lot better. Photo sharing, the first feature to support user-generated content, is finally coming to PlayStation Home starting today. You will have to purchase a photo frame from the Shopping Mall, but you can then upload photos from your hard drive or select from a gallery of default pictures, and then display them in your personal apartments. Now you can really customize your home in a unique way.

E3 Comes to PlayStation Home

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The Presentation Podium will be available for the entire duration of the expo (that’s three full days). So whether you’re a morning bird or a night owl, you can come into PlayStation Home and check out this hot footage. Sony will also be giving away limited-time, exclusive virtual items.

Buzz! Comes to PlayStation Home

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Very soon, Sony is launching a brand new space in PlayStation Home called Buzz! HQ, where you can chat and meet up with other quiz fans in a new lobby area or take part in a multiplayer Buzz! quiz game extravaganza. The game space will feature a huge game stand with four coloured answer buttons are laid out on the floor. When asked a question, you must be standing on the right answer when the time runs out.

Resistance Game Space Coming to PlayStation Home

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In a press release yesterday, Sony Europe announced that a Resistance themed Game Space is invading PlayStation Home. The Game Space area in Home features a recreation of the Chicago Railway Station level from the current PS3 hit Resistance2, which sees America under siege from the Chimeran hordes. The Game Space will be available later on today in PlayStation Home. The Resistance Game Space will feature awesome turret-style FPS mini-game, reward items, leaderboards and full-on game launching support. Check out the video below.

PlayStation Home Patch v1.21 Coming Soon to Europe

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Europe is soon to get a big PlayStation Home update consisting of many changes, improvements and bug fixes, including improved user interface features, as well as a much-needed crash fix when should you get disconnected while making a purchase. The patch is expected to go live on May 21st, along with the improvements to the EA Sports Complex and the additional avatar hair styles. Looks like SCEE has already started delivering on their promise to bring PlayStation Home in line with other regions. See below for all the improvements and bugfixes.