Australia has a day? Who would have thought? Nah, I’m joking… I knew that. Well we couldn’t let this one slip by without contributing something to the party. Now what do you think we could give to the Australian people to help them celebrate? Alcohol? Nope, BBQ food? fraid not. Party hats? don’t be stupid!… Not got it yet… A PLAYLIST OF COURSE!!!

We have videos from everyone that is anyone in the Australian music scene. From Pendulum to Powderfinger, Hilltop Hoods to Hunters and Collectors.

This one is only available to Australian VidZone users (for obvious reasons) and will be available on Monday 25th of January which I know is a day early, but it gives you a day to check out the videos before the main event.

Hope you all have a “Bonza” day (sorry I had to put one in…) Let me know how it went!

Right I’m off…

Ben

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The PSB.Europe weekly reading list (week commencing the 18th of January)

• Heavy Rain PS3 Dynamic Theme unveiled | The Lost Gamer
• VG247 » Blog Archive » God of War III Gaia level screens shit the bed
• GameSetWatch – Sound Current: ‘Keiki Kobayashi’s Orchestral Ace Combat’
• Hands-on: This is God of War III
• God of War III’s Wildest Moment (So Far) Explained – god of war III – Kotaku
• Latest God of War 3 video emerges | GamesRadar
• PS3 Takes Charge Of 2010 – TheSixthAxis
• Preview: ‘Resonance of Fate’ – Digital Spy
• Resonance of Fate Hands On | PS3 | Eurogamer
• MAG tournament invites going out Article | PS3 | Eurogamer
• Sony shows off 3D LittleBigPlanet News | PS3 | Eurogamer
• A day with MAG – Wonderwallweb.com
• MAG Event – London, January 20th – TheSixthAxis – PS3 and Xbox 360 News, Trophies And Opinion
• Eurogamer beats IGN at MAG event News | PS3 | Eurogamer
• Tournament players give verdict on MAG News | PS3 | Eurogamer
• Rockstar Games | Rockstar News Wire | Asked & Answered – Re: Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire, Rockstar San Diego and More
• Bone-idle.ie – SAVAGE MOON PSP
• Is There A Beta Game Than ModNation? – TheSixthAxis

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PlayStation.Blog.Europe Weekly Content Recap

Hopefully those of you who joined us for the MAG256 event have fully recovered by now and are looking forward to the game’s release next week. We’re still waiting on some video from the event to be finalised before I get my wrap-up post up, so expect that early next week sometime. In the meantime, check out our posts from this week, which cover a bunch of great games that you may or may not have heard of. We’ve laid it all out in a handy list for you below, as usual.

• UK Video Store Update — This week’s Video Store update.
• LittleBigPlanet Contraption Challenge #9 – Vote Now! — Vote for your favourite contraption in this LBP forum competition.
• Submit Your Final Fantasy XIII Interview Questions — Many of these questions were asked to Final Fantasy XIII’s director and producer. The embargo ends on February 8th, so look out for the full interview then.
• Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess — A look at Mediatonic’s upcoming minis title.
• Patchwork Heroes — Introducing Patchwork Heroes, coming soon for the PSP.
• PlayStation Home Update: Tekken 6 Costumes And Ornaments — This week’s Home update.
• ModNation Beta Release — You missed it! The ModNation Racers beta was released on the PSN Store to the first 100,000 people and, like locusts, you picked us clean. But in a good way!
• Fat Princess: All Hail The Fans With Patch 1.04 — Details on the Fat Princess patch, which includes a new map.
• VidZone Update: Summer For Some, Winter For Most… VIDZONE FOR ALL! — This week’s VidZone update.
• Love Timelapse Videos? Here’s One From Our MAG256 Event — A short look at our MAG256 event. Look out for our full wrap up early next week.
• ‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Store Update (21st January 2010) — This week’s PSN Store update.
• Digital Comics Store Update (21 January 2010) — The latest comics added to the PSN Comics store.
• GT Academy 2010 – Closing Stages — An update on what’s going on with the GT Academy competition.
• Vector TD Minis Available Today! — This week sees the release of CandyStand’s first mini title, Vector TD.
• Heavy Rain Official Website Update — The Heavy Rain website is now fixed and everyone should be receiving their download codes for their Heavy Rain Home T-shirts soon.
• Just Cause 2 Video Capture Feature Is Exclusive To PlayStation3 — Just Cause 2 on the PS3 will include exclusive video capture and Youtube functionality.
• FINAL FANTASY XIII – Limited Collector’s Edition — The Final Fantasy XIII collector’s edition is finally revealed!
• New UNCHARTED 2 DLC Out Next Week! — Look forward to some great Uncharted 2 DLC coming next week, which includes some familiar faces.
• A Look At Disgaea 2 — Plus Prizes! — Find out what’s new in Disgaea 2 PSP.

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Hi everyone ! It’s Allison from NIS America who is flipping that she’s back on the Sony Blog to talk about Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days. And, CONTEST ALERT! Yes, there are prizes to be had, which I’ll tell you about in a bit. But, a tad more patience, please…

You might believe that Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days is just another re-release of a fantastic game, but what some of you might not know is that NIS has improved on the fantastic part. The programmers and designers got together to create some goodies to render the game play even more interesting and the story hilarious: 4 new chapters, Axel, a new main character, Magichange, and a ton of cameos from your beloved Disgaea cast of suspects.

The most important addition is the 4 new chapters featuring Axel, the has-been pop star with a crushing family responsibility. Pining to be at the top once more with hordes of screaming fans anxious to get a piece of him, Axel stumbles upon an opportunity to take part in a superhero show popular among kids. He sees himself already at the top only to… well, you’ll be able to find out what destiny has in mind for him when you play the game.

Next lovely addition: Disgaea 2 has Magichange, the newfangled weapon system from Disgaea 3. This tricky little system enables monster allies to transform into a weapon. What’s even trickier is that you, the gamer, will gain the different skills depending on the type of monster / weapon, which will enable you to inflict massive amounts of damage!

But, did they stop there? Oh noooo! If you place a monster-type character next to a Magichanged human-type character, and then execute the Magichange command again, voilà: you have now performed “Magichange 2,” which helps you gain 100% (yay!) of the EXP and Mana gained through defeated enemies for all three characters. So, the choice is yours: defeat by weapon techniques or by system manipulation. There’s got to be something political in that…

And, now, let’s get down to the contest business: I’m sure that when you’re playing Disgaea games, you can’t help but think, “But if Laharl had this weapon, he’d annihilate this tossa!” Well, let us know what that weapon is. Email us your 100-word description of the ultimate weapon for your favourite Disgaea character with a picture to illustrate (if you so choose, but it’s not necessary) to eu-contest@nisamerica.com. Please put “Ultimate Weapon” in the Subject field. The contest starts TODAY and finishes at the release of the game, 5 February. And what are the prizes?

First prize:

• 1 full game of Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days, the World of Disgaea 2 art book, and a Laharl Prinny (unexplodable…sorry!)

Second prize:

• 1 full game of Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days and an unexplodable Laharl Prinny

We’ll post the winners on our new Facebook, NIS America in Europe and Australia. And, in the meantime, please check out the official Disgaea 2 website.

And, don’t forget to sign up for our Twitter account,NISAinEurope.

P.S. Next post, we’ll talk more about our next PS3 title, Last Rebellion, the story of two fighters who share fate and battles.

P.P.S. I still have no word concerning the Disgaea 3 trophies. As soon as I do, I’ll let you know here, on Facebook and Twitter. Promise.

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Hi all

I’m Richard Yap, European Product Manager at SCEE and I’m looking after the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves DLC. I have some fantastic news to share with those of you who haven’t yet experienced the joys of this award winning and high-acclaimed PS3exclusive: you will be pleased to hear that a demo will be available on PSN store next week! This is your chance to revel in the much talked about action blockbuster. Make sure you download it, you won’t be disappointed.

For existing fans, well… we have a special treat in store for you as well. The guys at Naughty Dog have spoken to a few of their friends at Guerilla Games, Insomniac Games and Sucker Punch Productions, and have been able to a pull off something unique within the UNCHARTED 2 competitive multiplayer modes – their first DLC release is the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack!

The ‘PlayStation Heroes’ pack will give you the chance to run and gun through the UNCHARTED 2 online multiplayer maps with some Sony PlayStation favourites! The pack includes seven incredible character skins, where you can battle it out as good Cole, evil Cole or Zeke from inFamous; tear it up as Sgt Nathan Hale or a Chimera Hybrid soldier from the Resistance series; and defeat your enemies as a Helghast Trooper or Tomas “Sev” Sevchenko from Killzone 2.

Both will be available to download from PSN when the store is updated on the 28th January (the demo is, of course, free and the PlayStation Heroes pack will be €4.99). In the meantime check out the Heroes screenshots!

I look forward to answering any questions you may have.

Cheers

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