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Here’s a gameplay trailer of Heavy Rain.

Trailer of Heavy Rain all in game engine.

The European Playstation Store has updated, January 28 2010 and the following has been added:-

Special Offers

(Available from the 21st January until the 4th of February)

• Smash Cars (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
• Digger HD (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
• Cuboid (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Interpol (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Unbound Saga (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £14.99/€19.99)
• Elemental Monster TD Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
• LocoRoco (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Super Stardust Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)

Downloadable Games

• Thexder Neo (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

Trial and Unlock Key

• Polar Panic (trial free, unlock key £7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, and Russia

Demos (free)

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: Not available in Germany

• Thexder Neo Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

Add-On Game Content

• Assassin’s Creed II – Sequence 12: Battle of Forli (£3.19/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

• PAIN – Hilde Gunnagrope Pack (£0.79/€0.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

• LittleBigPlanet – Groundhog Day Costume (free) Rating: PEGI

Availability: All locales

• Rock Band
  • Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Godzilla by Blue Öyster Cult (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Hair of the Dog by Nazareth (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Killed by Death ’08 by Motörhead (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Levitate by I Mother Earth (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Master of the Universe by Hawkwind (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Transmaniacon MC by Blue Öyster Cult (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

• Guitar Hero 5
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) (contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)
  • Bad Moon Rising (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Proud Mary (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Travelin Band (£1.59/€1.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Videos (free)

• Final Fantasy XIII International Trailer
• Pinball Heroes Trailer
• FIFA 10 Director’s Cut Trailer
• Dante’s Inferno Violence Developer Diary
• DC Universe Jim Lee Vlog

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go

Special Offers (also available via the PS3 store)

(Available from the 21st January until the 4th of February)

• Unbound Saga (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £14.99/€19.99)
• Elemental Monster TD Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
• LocoRoco (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Super Stardust Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

• Mytran Wars (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal and Russia

• MX vs ATV Untamed (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Portugal

Demo (also available via the PS3 store) (free)

(Locale Addition)

• Army of Two: 40th Day Rating: PEGI

Availability: Added to New Zealand

Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

• Gran Turismo – Special Vehicles Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• LittleBigPlanet - The Gardens Theme Pack (£2.39/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

Videos (free)

• Pinball Heroes Trailer

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EA Sports has revealed their next football game, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa which is due to be released on the 27th of April 2010.

Here are some screenshots of the game.

Here is first 9 minutes for highly anticipated PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain.

The latest listing on ESRB shows that there are three new PSone classics to appear on the Playstation Store in the near future.

The games are:-

• Extreme Pinball
• Hi-Octane
• Sim Theme Park

There’s already a horde of PSone classics, these three add to that collection.

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The Massive Action Game (MAG) beta has been underway and many people have posted their feedback to Sony. What most people are wondering is the cost and how it will be distributed.

Jill Webber, PR representative for MAG said:

MAG is available only on Blu-ray and will be priced at $59.99.

It will not be available on the Playstation Network.

MAG is due for release on the 26th of January 2010.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed that they plan to put Uncharted and Uncharted 2 back on the market in a gold slipcase. The pack will cost around 7,980 yen and will be released on the 18th of Feb 2010.

With regards to downloadable content, the list is below.

January 28
Demo (free)
Additional content pack 1 (free)
- Multiplayer Skins from Resistance 2, Infamous, and Killzone 2 characters

February 25
Additional content pack 2 (price TBA)
- Two Multiplayer maps, one from Uncharted 1’s ruins
- Multiplayer skins from Uncharted

April 15
Additional content pack 3 (price TBA)
- Multiplayer cooperative mode
- Four multiplayer maps
- Five multiplayer skins

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Yakuza 3 will be released in the UK afterall. Sega has confirmed the release date of the 12th of March 2010, so the wait is almost up!

Gary Knight, Marketing of Europe said:

Yakuza 3 was one of the most requested titles for localisation by our European SEGA community, so we are delighted to be able to fulfil their wishes with this announcement.

As well as delving even further into the rich narrative of the Yakuza universe, the development team have pushed the PlayStation 3 hardware to the limits to produce a beautiful and startlingly realistic depiction of the Japanese underworld.

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The European Playstation Store has updated, January 21 2010 and the following has been added:-

Special Offers

(Valid until the 4th of February)

• Smash Cars (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £6.29/€7.99)
• Digger HD (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
• Cuboid (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Interpol (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
• Unbound Saga (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £14.99/€19.99)
• Elemental Monster TD Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
• LocoRoco (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Super Stardust Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)

Beta (free)

• ModNation Racers (limited to first 100,000 users who download, the bet will, then will be removed from the store) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

minis (emulated for PS3/PSP)

• Vector TD (£2.49/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Switzerland

Add-On Game Content

• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast – Warriors of Justice Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

• Rock Band
  • 1901 by Phoenix (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Blue Jeans by Silvertide (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Lisztomania by Phoenix (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live Anthology Pack 2 (£4.99/€7.99)
  • (contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)
  • A Woman In Love (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Breakdown (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Century City (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Jammin’ Me (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)
  • Nightwatchman (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)
  • The Waiting (Live) (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

• Guitar Hero 5
  • Metal Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) (contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)
  • Laser Cannon Deth Sentence By Dethklok (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Still I Rise By Shadows Fall (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Twilight Of The Thunder God By Amon Amarth (£1.59/€1.99)
  • The New Blues Masters Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49)
  • (contains the following tracks which are also sold separately)
  • Broken Man By Scott Mckeon (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Lonesome Road Blues By Joe Bonamassa (£1.59/€1.99)
  • Who I Am By Tyler Bryant (£1.59/€1.99)

Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

(Locale Additions)

• SOCOM: Confrontation – Cold Front Map Pack (€9.99) Rating: USK 16

Availability: Added to Germany

• Fallout 3
  • Broken Steel (€9.99)
  • Operation Anchorage (€9.99)
  • The Pitt (€9.99)
  • Point Lookout (€9.99)
  • Mothership Zeta (€9.99)

Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Added to Switzerland

Videos (free)

• DC Universe Doomsday First Look Trailer

Dynamic Themes

• Heavy Rain Dynamic Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Singstar Dynamic Theme (£1.59/€1.99)
• Buzz! Dynamic Theme (£1.59/€1.99)

Wallpapers (free)

• Dante’s Inferno Violence Circle Wallpaper
• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Party Wallpaper

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Go

Special Offers (also available via the PS3 store)

(Valid until the 4th of February)

• Unbound Saga (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
• Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) (was – £19.99/€29.99 now – £14.99/€19.99)
• Elemental Monster TD Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
• LocoRoco (PSP) (was – £14.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
• Super Stardust Portable (PSP) (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

• Need for Speed Underground Rivals (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

• The History Channel: The Great Battles of Rome (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic and Poland

• Ben 10: Protector of Earth (£9.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: Not available in Belgium, Netherlands and Russia

(Locale Additions)

• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (€29.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: Added to all locales (already available in the UK)

minis (also available via the PS3 store)

• Vector TD (£2.49/€2.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Switzerland

Themes (free)

• Savage Moon Theme Red
• Savage Moon Theme Weapon
• Savage Moon Theme Tower

Wallpapers (free)

• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Party Wallpaper
• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Christmas Wallpaper

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Sony Computer Entertainment has released some information regarding it’s motion controller, including a release date. The controller will be released fall of 2010 in Japan, Asian regions and countries, North America and Europe/PAL territories together with an extensive line-up of exciting software titles.

Kazuo Hirai said:

We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users,

We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from [Sony] Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expands and defines the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home.

Let’s see what sort of games we will be playing this Christmas.

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Aliens Vs Predator will get a special edition in the UK, for those that want the premium version of the game. HMV, Game and Play.com will have different content in the their special editions.

HMV

• Alien Vs Predator game in steelbook packaging
• Replica facehugger model
• Four multiplayer maps – docks, outpost, machine & hive
• Weyland-Yutani material patch
• 3D lenticular postcard

Game

• Alien Vs Predator game in steelbook packaging
• Four multiplayer maps – docks, outpost, machine & hive

Play.com

• Predator Skin: The Serpent Hunter. The mask worn by the most formidable Xenomorph slayer of all-time.
• Marine Skin: SGT. Kaneko. Veteran of 27 drops, including post-incident quarantine of Fiorina ‘Fury’ 161.
• Alien Skin: Number 6. Personally selected by Karl Bishop Weyland for the infamous ‘Program’

Game will be released on February 19th 2010.

Which do you think is the best deal?

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For those of you keeping a close eye on BioShock 2, you’ll be glad to hear that there will be downloadable content. Kent Hudson of 2k Marin said:

Absolutely! We are working on pretty aggressive plans for DLC and that’s actually something that is already under-way. That is something that is mostly being run out of the Marin studio because like I said the Australian studio is already ramping up on the next big thing.

I think we all predicted this but it is now officially confirmed.

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Grin was a title in the works secretly by Square Enix, the unannounced Final Fantasy project codenamed Fortress is a sequel to Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.

The game is being developed by another studio, possibly Eidos Montreal. Check out the tech demo.

That’s right, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the 4th best selling game of all time. Anita Frazier of the NPD group said:

The best selling game of the month was Super Mario Bros. Wii, which also captures the third spot on the annual top 10 list for 2009,

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the fourth best selling game of all time. In fact, three of the top ten games of all time are Call of Duty games.

Well done to Activision and Infinity Ward!

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You can now play through the campaign mode with a friend because the latest update is available for Tekken 6 that will enable this very mode.

The update weighs in at just 16MB, the next time you play the game you will be prompted to download the update.

Available co-op Stages:

1. Seahorse Grand Hotel
2. Mishima Industries, Biotech Research Station Ruins
3. Container Terminal 7
4. Mishima Zaibatsu, Central Subway Line
5. 16th Archaeological Expedition’s Excavation Site
6. Deserted Temple
7. Subterranean Pavilion
8. G Security Service, Operations Headquarters.
9. Mishima Estate
10. G Corporation, Millennium Tower Heliport

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