Hi Toadies,

You’ve been downloading the free Episode 3 of Blue Toad Murder Files in your droves since we released it on the Store three weeks ago. I just wanted to drop by to remind you that it’s only free until the Store Update on Thursday 25th March so make sure you get it whilst you can. The new episodes, including the season finale, launch on 8th April so make sure you’re up-to-date with the sleuthing of the Blue Toad Detective Agency before then – episodes 4, 5 and 6 will be available to buy individually or as a pack of three.

Thanks for reading and happy investigating.

Jade

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Hi everyone

As you all know, God of War III has now launched across all PAL Territories! For those of you who bought the game I hope you guys are enjoying Kratos’ brutal and pulse-pounding quest for revenge. For those who haven’t… what are you waiting for? Go and get the game right now!

Just wanted to show you the media kit we’ve distributed to a limited number of journalists across PAL Territories. It consists of:

• Worn ‘Omega’ wooden box
• God of War III game
• Illustrated brochure
• Kratos metal coin
• DVD with screenshots, artwork, concept visuals etc
• Art cards
• Mini poster

Now… the good news is that I’m looking to give some kits away through a competition that will run on the eu.playstation.com early next week. I will let you know when the competition is live, don’t you worry

For now, here are some visuals of the actual media kit itself. Hope you like it, any comments let me know.

Thach

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It’s kind of late for big news here in Europe, but if I know you guys as well as I think I do, you’re probably still awake and eager to hear it. So here’s Jeremy Dunham from Zipper to introduce to you the first DLC pack for MAG, which will be available for free before the end of the month!

On behalf of everyone here at Zipper Interactive, I’m pleased to announce that beginning March 25, our first official MAG downloadable add-on will be made available to players worldwide absolutely free of charge!

Dubbed the “Trooper Gear Pack,” our first DLC addition to the MAG universe will offer a number of cool goodies for veterans and first timers alike. Out of everything in the pack, the most popular will likely be the oft-requested “Flashbang Grenade” that can be used to confuse, disorient or distract your enemies in a single throw.

Of course, there’s more to the Trooper Gear Pack than Flashbangs. We’ll also be including new special edition Light Machine Guns for each PMC. Raven’s APEX 100SE, SVER’s RTK-74 Vla, and Valor’s Mk 46 Mod 1 weapons will provide both a new look for your favorite LMGs and a number of performance adjustments as well.

The last element of the pack will be two additional uniforms – “Trooper Dark” and “Trooper Light.” Available to all three PMCs, these uniforms are specifically designed for urban and interior combat situations and give you two more aesthetic options to diversify your character with.

The best part of the Trooper Gear Pack? It’s just the beginning of our ongoing commitment to MAG. In the coming months, you can expect to see plenty of other add-ons and goodies that we can’t quite tell you about yet (but know you’ll enjoy).

But that’s not all. To commemorate the release of our DLC, we want to throw in a little extra. And so, as a thank you to all of our fans, we’re offering Double XP to any and all MAG players starting March 25. Simply log in at 12am Pacific/ 3am Eastern/ 8am GMT and play MAG as you normally would. Every time you complete a game your experience doubles, and yes, this bonus stacks for Veterans who already have an XP bonus to begin with! Just make sure you actually complete the games you play – if you quit early, your bonus won’t apply.

Expect the Double XP promotion to run until 11:59pm Pacific time on Sunday, March 28. Be sure to take advantage of it as much as you possibly can until then.

For more MAG-related news, don’t forget to visit the Official MAG Blog on a regular basis, or check out our Official Zipper Interactive Twitter and Facebook pages. Enjoy your weekend everybody!

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Sony Corp’s new brand messaging, make.believe, has been around for a little while now, acting as an umbrella motto for the entire company. It’s a simple idea — believe that anything you can imagine, you can make real. This has inspired thatgamecompany, creators of two awesome PSN games, flOw and Flower, to the point where they took part in creating a brand video for the company. It shows where they came from and how they got to where they are now, and you can check it out below.

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Another Thursday, another batch of Digital Comics. But before I go in to the details I want to share some new publisher news. I’m very pleased to announce that Markosia Enterprises have joined the Digital Comics family and will be releasing their content on the store very soon.

‘These are exciting times for us,’ says publisher Harry Markos, ‘there is no denying that the digital comic is here to stay and it will have a major say over the next year or two. We are delighted to be partnering with Sony in this venture and from what I have seen so far; this is very much an exciting step forward. The graphics look amazing on PSP, crystal clear and surprisingly user-friendly thanks to the AutoFlow feature.’

Markosia bring our publisher tally up to 12. We’ll be announcing more publishers over the coming weeks.

Okay, so on to this week’s highlights:

IDW and EA have teamed up to bring you the Dragon Age comic book series. Written by the acclaimed Ender’s Game novelist Orson Scott Card, the comic is in the store ahead of its release in the shops.

From IDW we also see the last of Transformers: All Hail Megatron and the final episode of Locke & Key: Head Games. Don’t worry though, Locke & Key Crown of Shadows starts next week and comes with a lot of excellent audio commentary.

Marvel release 5 more issues of vintage X-Men (1963) and from Titan we have Shaun the Sheep #4.

You may have noticed that we changed the store structure a little last week. We have introduced two new categories “Staff Picks” where we highlight some of our favourite comics (zombie themed at the moment) and “Featured Hero” where we collect various series based around a particular character. Give us a shout if you wish to see anything specific.

That’s enough rambling from me here’s the complete list:

• 2000AD Prog #1671 2000AD 15+
• Archie & Friends #137: A Night at the Comic Shop #2 Archie Comics 3+
• Donald Duck and the Anger Expert Disney 3+
• Dragon Age #1 IDW 12+
• Dreamland Chronicles #3 IDW 3+
• Gladstone Gander Tries His Luck Disney 3+
• Little Ducks Disney 3+
• Locke & Key: Head Games #6 IDW 17+
• Scrooge McDuck and Secretary’s Day Disney 3+
• Shaun the Sheep #4 Titan 3+
• Star Trek: Nero #3 IDW 9+
• Transformers: All Hail Megatron #16 IDW 12+
• Wallace & Gromit Comic #8 Titan 3+
• We Kill Monsters #2 Red 5 Comics 3+
• Weekly World News #2 IDW 17+
• The X-Men (1963) #6-#10 Marvel 3+
• Wolverine (2003) #62-#66 Marvel 15+
• X-Mickey #9: The Christmas Present Disney 3+

Prices in your currency can be found on www.playstationcomics.com

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