PlayStation.Blog.Europe Weekly Content Recap

• Win Tickets To Play UFC Undisputed 2010 – The competition is now closed, but some lucky winners will be playing UFC next week!
• This Week On The SingStore (22 April 2010) – The latest songs added to the SingStore.
• FirstPlay Episode 3 – Take a sneak peek at episode 3 of FirstPlay.
• Huge Announcement: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Trailer Revealed! – Did you hear? Marvel Vs Capcom 3 exists! Take a look at the first trailer here.
• Official PAL Facebook Fan Page Now Open – Now you can Poke, Like and Facebook stalk us!
• ModNation Racers Event – Unfortunately the Volcanic Ash put a stop to the Irish ModNation Racers event.
• Help Us Make PlayStation.Blog A Better Place – Our reader survey. It’s ongoing, so if you haven’t taken part, you should definitely do so now.
• Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Coming to PSN – Lead And Gold is out now on PSN. Go on, what are you waiting for?
• PlayStation Home: Sodium Update, FF XIII Clothing, Monkey Island and More! – The latest items added to PlayStation Home.
• The People Vs Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess – Get your questions answered by the minds behind Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess.
• UNCHARTED 2 Siege Expansion Pack Coming This Thursday, Double Cash Weekend Returns! – Half a year after release (wait, what?!) and Uncharted 2 just keeps getting better.
• PS3 3.30 System Software Update – The latest firmware update for PS3.
• ‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Store Update (22nd April 2010) – A bunch of new content now available on the PSN Store.
• Lost Planet 2 Demo Now Available! – You can play a small slice of Lost Planet 2 now. For free.
• Digital Comics Store Update (22nd April 2010) – The newest comics available now from the Digital Comics service.
• Coming To PSN This Week: Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess! For PS3 And PSP – Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess is out now!
• VidZone Launches ‘VidZone TV’ – VidZone evolves, adding a huge list of various channels to the service.
• MAG Free DLC: Fast Attack Pack On April 29! – Prepare for the MAG Fast Attack Pack.
• Iron Man Q&A Update – That Volcano has a lot to answer for!
• More FINAL FANTASY XIII On PlayStation Home – An in depth look at the new FFXIII Home items.
• ‘Turbo! Pack’ Development Diary 3: ‘Construction Derby’ & ‘Turbo! Pack’ Development Diary 4: ‘Construction Derby’ – The second batch of dev diaries for the LittleBigPlanet PSP Turbo Pack.

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With the release of its very own movie in theaters, KICK-ASS is now on your PSP. That’s right, the greatest super hero comic of all-time is finally here!

Before you hit the movie theaters, read the entire comic story from the superstar team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr!

KICK-ASS #1
WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE’s team of MARK MILLAR (CIVIL WAR) and JOHN ROMITA JR. (WORLD WAR HULK) reunite for the best new book of the 21st century. Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Dreamed of donning a mask and just heading outside to some kick-ass? Well, this is the book for you–the comic that starts where other super hero books draw the line. KICK-ASS is realistic super heroes taken to the next level. Miss out and you’re an idiot!

KICK-ASS #2
Sickening violence…just the way you like it. The most screwed-up superhero comic of all time continues in what’s sure to be the most exciting launch of 2008. What would happen if you tried to be a super hero? What would happen when an ordinary man in a latex suit comes face-to-face with the criminal underworld? Read about super heroes like you’ve never seen them before and feel happy that you are living here right now when this book is being published. Your grandchildren will only envy you. Comics just don’t get better than this.

KICK-ASS #3
You were wowed by the first two issues of this comic. But wait until you read issue three. Mark Millar (Civil War) and John Romita Jr (World War Hulk) only up the odds here and the pace is breathtaking. I read it weeks ago and I’m still having nightmares. Never have I seen such sickening violence sold to readers in the name of entertainment. If it wasn’t selling so well we’d have to stop publishing this monster. Follow Dave’s journey from zero to hero as he becomes a youtube celebrity. He sure kicked the ass of those drop-outs, didn’t he? Join us this issue where he inspires others to dress up and hurt people.

KICK-ASS #4
The most exciting new character of the year debuts as Hit-Girl slashes her way into the pages of Kick-Ass. She’s nine years old, loves Hello Kitty and could rip out your windpipe before you even get a chance to plead for mercy. But where did she come from? And who is Big Daddy? Plus, Kick-Ass starts to find out what happens when you tick off the real-world criminals who have ignored him until now. Things turn ugly and that can mean only one thing…God, this comic is so good I could cry. And I’m very butch.

KICK-ASS #5
Since he put on the green wetsuit and became Kick-Ass, Dave Lizewski has broken both legs, shattered his back; been run over by a Mercedes, smashed by garbage cans, and clobbered by gangsters; become a YouTube phenomenon and inspired a wave of costumed vigilantes…but none of that can compare to what’s going to happen now that John Genovese knows who he is. The super hero sensation of 2008 continues, courtesy of Mark Millar (CIVIL WAR, WOLVERINE, 1985, FANTASTIC FOUR) and John Romita Jr. (WORLD WAR HULK, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN)!

KICK-ASS #6
This is it—the moment Dave Lizewski has spent his whole brief career as KICK-ASS preparing for. When the chips are down, when everything’s at stake…whose ass will be kicked? KICK-ASS’ origin story unfolds as the smash hit super hero comic of 2008—by legends MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.—continues!

KICK-ASS #7
Dave Lizewski has had better days. When he first pulled on the Super Hero suit, it was the thrill of a lifetime. Since then, he’s been banged-up, beaten, broken, bludgeoned, and all sorts of other b-words. He’s met a 9-year-old assassin and been on a super hero team-up. He’s watched people die and seen himself become an internet celebrity. But all that means nothing—compared to tonight. MARK MILLAR and JOHN ROMITA JR.’s foul-mouthed super hero saga continues!

KICK-ASS #8
THIS IS IT!!! The final confrontation as KICK-ASS and HIT GIRL test their mettle. Bodies will fly and bad guys will die as the biggest surprise hit super hero comic of the twenty-first century reaches shocking new heights! Who will live? Who will be morally outraged? MARK MILLAR (WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN) and JOHN ROMITA JR. (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) know the answers—and they hold NOTHING BACK in what’s sure to be the most talked-about single issue of the year!

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Sam Dickinson, Designer
Smashing stuff up can be great fun, but the challenge in building something is often a whole lot more rewarding. Come to think if it, that’s probably why so many people enjoy making their own levels in LittleBigPlanet! When we were kids, some of our favourite toys were those little construction site vehicles that lift and grab things. We could use them to build whole construction sites from bits and bobs lying around the bedroom. So this is what we’ve made, a bunch of construction site vehicles for you to play with and piece together your adventure as you go.

The first was the Forklift Truck. It worked exactly how we wanted, but unfortunately it was prone to falling over when lifting a heavy load. So what we did was attach some peach floaty material to each load, to make it a lot lighter and stop the forklift falling over. Just like in real life, the pallet was essential to allow loads to be lifted easily.

Next, we wanted to pick up some really big things. So we made the Crane, with a hook. Then we realised that it would be even cooler to be able to pick things up if they didn’t need something for the hook to attach to. So we made a claw attachment and now we can grab almost anything – as long as it’s not gigantic! THEN we thought it would be great to make something which would allow Sackboy to reach new areas and move things around with him, so we made the platform attachment. Finally, we wanted something to act as a wrecking ball (because we just couldn’t resist a little tiny bit of smashing things up), and had lots of fun attaching random objects to the crane arm with a winch, like wheels from other vehicles, toy soldiers etc. So we thought we’d leave you to do the same.
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Hello, blogsters!

A while ago we promised to bring you more FINAL FANTASY XIII goodness to PlayStation Home. Well, today we’ve done it.

The long-awaited characters costume sets are now available in the Home stores, and we cannot wait to see you going around dressed like Lightning, Snow, Vanille, or sporting a fancy Chocobo Chick like our gunslinger Sazh.

Along with that, we’ve released some funky furniture pieces to bring more of Cocoon into your personal spaces.

Here’s a list of the new items:

Costumes:

• Snow Costume Set
• Lightning Costume Set
• Vanille Costume Set
• Sazh Costume Set
• Sazh Wig with Chocobo Chick

Furniture:

• Cocoon Ball (Balance Ball)
• Lightning’s Gunsword (Sword Model)
• Lightning’s Gunsword (Gun Model)
• Airship Model

Enjoy, and let us know what you think about it!

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Sadly, we have become the latest casualty of the ash plume from last week’s volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Due to circumstances beyond its control and the ongoing flight restrictions, Paramount Pictures International was earlier this week forced to cancel the London junket and world premiere of Iron Man 2 this weekend. Unfortunately this means Jon Favreau will not be able to pop into PlayStation Home for our previously announced Q&A session.

Do not be disheartened though, we have a VERY special Iron Man 2 related announcement next week.

In the meantime, head over to Home Cinema where we have three screens dedicated to Iron Man 2 content and check out the updated mini-quiz in the Audi Space – answer correctly and you can grab a free limited edition Iron Man t-shirt!

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