Mark April 29 on your calendars now, because it’s the day you’re going to see our next 100% Free MAG DLC add-on! Known as the “Fast Attack” Gear Pack, our latest downloadable extra will likely cause marksmen to swoon.

Why? Two big reasons. First, we’re adding three brand new Special Edition Sniper Rifles (Raven’s HM 90 SE, SVER’s SASR M, and Valor’s MK 14 Mod 1 EBR) that include a number of performance adjustments and visual variations to our already-popular long-range weapons. Second, you can expect to get your hands on a collection of new armor types! All three factions can now choose to equip Improved Light Armor in their loadouts for the bargain price of just 400 in-game credits.

Oh, and did we mention that the “Fast Attack” Gear Pack is free? Yes, we did, but we’re saying it again anyway. Look for it to appear in the PlayStation Store the afternoon of April 29, alongside all other scheduled PSN updates.

For more MAG-related news and updates, be sure to visit the Official MAG Blog or check out our Official Zipper Interactive Twitter and Facebook pages.

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Less than a year since VidZone launched on June 11 2009, we are extremely excited to announce VidZone can offer our very own music TV Channels and many more new features and improvements.

The timing could not be better as VidZone on PlayStation3 has just clocked over 3 MILLION USERS who have played over 350 million streams. Just to put it in perspective, this is over 2500 years of videos streamed!!

What is ‘VIDZONE TV’?

Just so there is no confusion – the VidZone we all know and love will still be available and re-named ‘VidZone On Demand’. ‘VidZone TV’ is a new feature and a different way to enjoy VidZone.

We have dreamt of having over 100 music TV channels at your disposal for any mood or occasion at the touch of a button – this dream is now a reality. Via a small update to your existing application, VidZone TV gives you all the music you can wish for. Channels will fall under 5 categories – Artist, Genre, Year, Label and General (for everything else!)

We think you’ll enjoy VidZone TV just as much, or even more, than VidZone On-Demand because, just like regular linear TV, it means you can simply select pre-programmed music TV Channels and let the music roll. No need to search the VidZone catalogue and no need to create your own playlist. In other words, prepare the party or get lazy and let VidZone do the work! Some of our favourite channels include Pop Punk TV, 80s TV, Rock Legends TV, The VidZone Chart TV, All Time Classics TV, Celebrity Playlist: Dizzee Rascal TV, Dave Grohl & Friends TV, VidZone Interviews TV and Video Of The Day TV (where all the exclusives and premieres will feature). There really is a channel (or three!) for everyone. And more – VidZone TV has also launched Kids TV, Teen Pop TV, Karaoke Favourites TV and Music Divas TV!

MORE NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS

New main menu carousel – Sparkly brand new look carousel screen for selecting links to VidZone: TV, Featured, On Demand, Settings and upcoming other new upcoming features.

Search function is improved – It is now possible to perform ‘like’ searches – e.g. “Kill” for The Killers.

In-store game purchasing – Purchase selected PlayStation Store games / content advertised in VidZone without exiting the VidZone application.

Full screen experience enhanced – It’s now possible to see which video is coming up next. There is also a key for all functions and ticker bar available to provide valuable information to users about new/must see content.

Video of The Day TV – The music industry is helping us offer one ultimate video of the day, every day. It will play immediately after opening the application.

Clickable pre-rolls – Some pre-roll advertisement videos are now clickable and launch the Internet Browser.

Title changes – “Related Videos” has been renamed to “More by this Artist” “Home Page” renamed to “Featured”.

Email settings – It’s now possible to sign up or unsubscribe to emails in Settings > Help menu. If you want to receive updates or competitions from VidZone you need to be registered by email.

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Hi Everyone!

Today we’re super pumped to announce that our first PSP Mini, ‘Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess!’ is now live on the PSN store!

The game is available on both PS3 and PSP worldwide for the price of £3.49 / €3.99 – so you can head to the store and grab it today!

For those who aren’t familiar with the game, here’s a short summary:

Monsters have (Probably) Stolen Your Princess! Those fiendish and misshapen fools have (as far as we know) made off with your true love – and they haven’t even had the good grace to leave a shred of evidence to follow. Only sweeping accusations and devastating style can save her from the fate she will (possibly) face now!

Available exclusively from the PSN store, MPSMP comes with a full story mode, 6 unique stages, awesome animated cutscenes and an incredible soundtrack the Duke himself would approve of. With 24 levels of monster pounding justice, this is (probably) the best deal ever.

Check out the trailer to see the game in action:

Thanks for all the great feedback and support we’ve had – we’ve had an awesome time making the game. We’ve written a bit more about it on our blog here. [LINK TO BLOG TO COME]

Be sure to let us know your best level scores – can anyone beat 2,300 on the first story mode level?

For more information on the making of the game check out this blog post on our website or follow Mediatonic on Facebook / Twitter.

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Another week, another bumper crop of digital comics. Let’s see what we have in store

I can see from last week’s sales figures that a huge number of you downloaded Icon’s Kick Ass . Well this week Icon release another classic – Brian Michael Bendis’ Eisner Award winning “Powers”. Heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battle over the night-time sky. And on the dirty city streets below, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate the murders of the world’s most powerful and popular POWERS.

From IDW we see the start of a new series “Dead, She Said”. Written by Steve Niles and drawn by industry legend Bernie Wrightson, the series follows Detective Coogan who wakes up dead one morning and then sets out to find his murderer. This comic comes with insightful audio commentary from Mr Niles. Also from IDW we have a new Transformers series – Nefarious , a new issue of staff favourite Locke & Key and issue one of Kill Shakespeare.

Archie Comics bring us the legendary Sonic the Hedgehog. Follow Sonic’s adventures as he tries to foil Dr Robotnik’s evil plans. I know that at least ESPGANESAIII will be happy with this news!

Finally check out the Digital Comics blog for more info on Disney’s Earth Day green comics and Markosia’s Ritual & Lexian Chronicles.

Here’s the list:

• Kill Shakespeare IDW 12+
• 2000AD Prog #1676 2000AD 18+
• Abyss #4 Red 5 Comics 12+
• Archie Marries Veronica #2: “The Wedding” Archie Comics 3+
• Army of Two #4 IDW 17+
• Atomic Robo Vol. 2: Dogs of War #3 Red 5 Comics 9+
• Bill Willingham’s Pantheon #3 IDW 12+
• Dead, She Said #1 IDW 17+
• Donald Duck and Fethry Duck in “Operation Seaweed” Disney 3+
• Donald Duck and the Ultralight Challenge Disney 3+
• Kong: King of Skull Island #2 Markosia 12+
• Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #5 IDW 17+
• Magica De Spell and the Unscheduled Trip Disney 3+
• Powers (2000) #1-#6 Icon 18+
• Ritual #2 Markosia 18+
• Runes of Ragnan #4 IDW 12+
• Scrooge McDuck and the Grastronomical Bills Disney 3+
• Scrooge McDuck and the Mystery of the Sunken Ship Disney 3+
• Serpent Wars #1 Markosia 12+
• Sonic The Hedgehog #0 Archie Comics 3+
• Superduck #11: The Eracolator Disney 3+
• The Beagle Boys and the Eco-Friendly Day Disney 3+
• The Mystery of the Black Pond Disney 3+
• The Strange Case of Doctor Duckell and Mister Duckhyde Disney 3+
• Transformers: Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream #5 IDW 9+
• Transformers: Nefarious #1 IDW 9+
• Ultraheroes #4: Dream and Reality Disney 3+
• Vampire Hunter D Volume 1: Chapter #3 IDW 17+

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

Volcano Gods willing, I’ll be on holiday for the next couple of weeks, so take it easy and you’ll hear from me when I get back.

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Hello all,

It’s Rich from Capcom here to let you know that you can download the brand new multi-player demo for Lost Planet 2 from PSN today.

The multiplayer demo gives you the opportunity to take on all challengers on the Jungle map in 2-16 players versus mode. You’ll also get a taste of the extensive customisation that is in Lost Planet 2 and be able to try out some of the many, many weapons that are in the game as you hunt down your friends and strangers in the death-match mode. If you download the demo you will also access a unique weapon when you play the full version of Lost Planet 2!

You can check out the below trailer to get a taste of the huge level of customisation that is available to your own personal pirate in the game. As well as the large arsenal to play with you can customise the look of your pirate (with some quite frankly, crazy options), change your special abilities and even select unique in game emotes (once again, some of these are mental).

If you haven’t yet tried out the co-op demo for Lost Planet 2 where you and three friends can take on the mighty Gordiant Akrid you can download this today for both the PS3 and XB360.

Keep your eyes peeled for more information and trailers on the game in the coming weeks on the PS Blog. In the meantime you can head over to www.lostplanet2game.com to satiate all your Lost Planet 2 needs. . .

Happy hunting!

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