Hello all and welcome to another ‘Heads Up’ store update.

I’m afraid Mike can’t be with you this week as he’s having some much needed time off, but normal service will be resumed at the start of March.

In the meantime, if you loved last week’s update we’re continuing strong this week with the launch of the highly anticipated FIFA Ultimate Team 10, which sees you trading players and managing your chosen squad to victory on the pitch.

We’ve got W!Games‘ quirky, turn-based strategy, Greed Corp for you to enjoy and for all you demon slayers out there, a demo featuring one whole dungeon from Vigil Games‘ apocalyptic hack & slash, Darksiders.

Relentless bring us the latest episode of Blue Toad Murder Files, The Mystery of the Concealing Flame and better yet, it’s absolutely free (but you will need to own at least the first episode to play). If you’re still playing catch up in Little Riddle, there’s never been a better time to get involved.

As if that weren’t enough we’ve got new content for all our favourites, including a new styling pack for the BAFTA nominated EyePet and some old favourites return to Uncharted 2 via the new Drake’s Fortune Multiplayer pack, with skins and locations from Nathan Drake’s first adventure. White Knight Chronicles invades LittleBigPlanet in the form of a new costume kit and Borderlands turns things up to 11 with its third add-on, The Secret Armoury of General Knoxx, which brings new challenges and a newly raised level cap.

On the PSP front we’ve got a whole host of titles for you, including the launch of echoshift - the sequel to last year’s mind (and perspective) bending puzzle game, echochrome, and from tomorrow you’ll be able to go to hell without leaving the house, as we make the brand new PSP version of Dante’s Inferno available for download from the 26th.

That’s all for this week – I’ll do my best to field some of your comments but apologies if they’re not up to the high standard set by Mr. Kebby. I know he’ll be reading them with interest so please do make yourself heard.

Until next time guys, enjoy the update!

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This week in PlayStation Home we bring you an exclusive White Knight Chronicles event, as well as Lumines clothing and the third episode of Home TV!

You’ll need to get together with three friends to form a fearsome guild for your chance to win an exclusive White Knight Chronicles figurine for the Photo Challenge, while in Home TV we find out more than we wanted to know about the host, Perry Flynn, and Llamas.

White Knight Chronicles arrives this week, and to celebrate we’ve redecorated The Gallery area of the PlayStation Events Space. Well worth a visit just to see the huge backdrops that dominate the space … or for your chance to win big! Your challenge is to get together with three of your friends, pose against each of the resplendent backdrops and use the special camera to immortalise your fearsome guild in our virtual photo competition.

Once you have captured your fiercest poses, grab the images off your PS3 and email your photos to home_photo@scee.net to enter. The sender of the five greatest photos will receive a special, limited edition real-life White Knight statuette – so make sure you dress to impress! The space will be available in Home for four weeks, so there’s plenty of time to get that perfect shot.

Threads updates this week with Lumines clothing. There’s a range of coloured t-shirts and hats available, so if you enjoy Lumines head over to Threads to take a look.

Home TV returns this week, with episode 3 airing in the Theatre. This week our host, Perry Flynn, reveals the winner of the Best Dressed Apartment competition. They’ve got the lowdown on an upcoming competition with a piratical theme, reports on recent community activity, and the usual mix of jokes that are so bad they’re good. For a sneak peak at what’s coming, check out the promo trailer:

Don’t forget that your event can be featured on Home TV! Simply email us at HomeTV@scee.net with all the details. Remember, the earlier you get your email to us the better!

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Hello, PlayStation Bloggers!!! we’re back to talk about the downloadable PSP game echoshift which is being released on the PlayStationNetwork store this Thursday 25th February and will also be available in stores this week. This innovative puzzle game will bring a fun and refreshing style of game play to PlayStationPortable fans of all ages.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the title already, echoshift is a spin-off of the PSN hit echochrome for PS3 and PSP, and shares a similar artistic design. It features a new challenge for gamers to learn how to interact with your past actions. The soundtrack to the original echochrome, which was sort of a modern take on classical music, was one of its strong points, and echoshift is no different with an all-new soundtrack composed by a new group of musicians that elegantly sets the pace for the unique game play.

The game is based on solving the puzzles and obstacles in each level to reach the exit, but within a short or limited amount of time. Luckily the game records an “echo” of your actions, which replays itself when time runs out so you can then try again from the beginning alongside all of your previous echoes. So basically you are cooperating with all of the echoes and actions you just did to complete challenges you couldn’t in a single run-through! Check out this trailer to see echoshift in action:

This creative approach to solving puzzles is easy to learn, but harder to master, with over 30 different kinds of puzzles to wrap your brain around. You’ll have to quickly plan your actions and echoes in order to beat all 56 levels. The game also comes with three different game modes for each level, which will challenge you to find new ways to solve puzzles faster than you have before. Buyers can take all of this content on the go with them for just €16.99 (PSN) or €19.99 UMD starting this Thursday!

Whether you’re looking for a quick portable puzzle fix, or hours of mind-bending puzzle madness, I hope everyone enjoys echoshift. Stay tuned for future updates!

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Hey guys, this is Phil Larsen from Halfbrick checking in to give you some details for the newest addition to our range of minis – Age of Zombies!

You’ll step into the shoes of our hero, Barry Steakfries, who is thrown into a lab where Professor Brains is taking the next step to creating a zombie apocalypse – by sending them through time portals!

Barry doesn’t take too kindly to this news, and after dispatching Professor Brains, ventures forth into the portal to save the world from a history of eating brains. Along the way, he’ll crack bad jokes, have fun blasting heads and deal all kinds of destruction with a wide array of weapons.

Age of Zombies features the single player Story Mode starring Barry Steakfries, which takes place over five time periods containing three levels each. You’ll visit the Prehistoric era, Ancient Egypt, Feudal Japan and more!

You can also unlock Survival mode, where hordes of undead will attack relentlessly in a level of your choice. Aim for the top score by killing zombies in quick succession to gain combo points, and wield a huge arsenal of weapons including the shotgun, SMG, flamethrower and minigun.

Age of Zombies will be released on February 25th for €4.99/£3.99, and we’re looking forward to this tongue-in-cheek game designed to make you laugh while doing what everyone loves doing best – kill zombies! Through time!

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We know you like Kahoots and we do too.

So we have created a Kahoots Theme for PS3 and PSP and we are giving this away free as part of minis month.

The wallpaper of the theme is a photo taken when a few of the Kahoots went for a picnic in the park. We catch them just as they have having tea, sitting on a fallen tree.

We have 5,000 of both the PS3 and PSP version available, and you can download them via the following codes:

PS3: N54G-HNBG-6KT4
PSP: 39JE-2QBF-ALPE

As this is part of the minis month promotion, the code will only work up until the end of February. So get downloading now.

To apply the theme to your PSP or PS3:
1) Choose Settings on the PS3 or PSP Home Menu and select the Theme Settings option
2) Press the CROSS button to display the Theme Menu, then press the CROSS button again to display a list of available themes
3) Scroll to the desired theme and select Apply

Enjoy.

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