Greetings, PlayStation travellers,

Big thanks again to everyone who’s tried FirstPlay episodes 001 and 002 so far. They’re both still available on the Store for the princely sum of 99p, and include good things like a Super Street Fighter IV review, a free minis game, and as many jokes as we could write in a week without going mad.

Episode 003 will be up on the Store from this Thursday, featuring an HD review of EA Sports’ 2010 FIFA World Cup, and previews of bad-tempered arcade racer Blur and 2K’s elegantly hatted gangster epic Mafia II. There’s also another round of Network Highlights – including a look at PS3’s best online shooters and the latest downloadable movies – and the latest screenshots of UFC Undisputed 2010 andDead Rising 2.

As ever, this is all yours for just 99p, or even less if you sign up for a 90-day subscription.

We’re also looking for ways to get FirstPlay more involved with the PS3 community. If you’ve got any PS3 videos you’d like to share – maybe you’ve captured some awesome Modern Warfare 2 kills, or a flawless WipEout lap, or anything at all – we want to hear about it. You can get in touch with us through our new YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/FirstPlayUK, email us at FirstPlay@futurenet.com or hit us up on on Twitter at @firstplay_uk.

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Hi all!

The time has come… the Lady Gaga SongPack hits the store on Thursday including ‘Bad Romance’ and ‘LoveGame’. These are also available for download as singles in case you already bought ‘Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)’, ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’.

I know a lot of you have been waiting for this so I fully expect to see some amazing Gaga-style performances in the coming weeks. I’ll be watching!

Island Records is our SongPack number two this week and it contains five crackin’ tracks from the likes of The Christians, Pulp, The Fratellis and Mika plus ‘With Or Without You’ by the mighty U2.

If none of the above is getting you in the mood for some serious singing and dancing then you might want to throw on your leathers and rock out to a little Alice Cooper or get into the swing of things with some Peggy Sue or Lionel Richie. As usual, see below for the full tracklist. Enjoy!

Also keep your eyes peeled for a great new competition (UK only) in game this week.

Nina xx
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At the end of this month we’re going to be holding an exclusive UFC Undisputed 2010 hands-on event in London and we’ve got 10 places up for grabs for PlayStation Blog readers.

At the event you’ll be able to play the game, chat to Producer Neven Dravinski and meet British UFC fighters… Paul Kelly, Ross Pearson, Paul Taylor, Andre Winner, Terry Etim and Nick Osipczak. Rumour has it that the PlayStation Blog team will also be in the house!

If you want to come along and be one of the first to play UFC Undisputed 2010 (one month before it hits stores), ponder the question below and send your answer to ukwebmaster@thq.com.

Paul Kelly fought Matt Veach at UFC 112 last weekend, but who won?

You’ll need to be able to get to London on Thursday 29 April for midday and you must be 18 years of age or older to enter. Get your entries in before the end of tomorrow, we’ll pick 10 people at random on Wednesday 21 April.

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PlayStation.Blog.Europe Weekly Content Recap

Jam packed week on the Blog this week, with some nice ModNation Racers posts and a look at some upcoming minis titles. Of course, we’ve got the usual weekly updates and the great news that Heavy Rain has sold over a million copies worldwide (a big thankyou to you guys for helping us make this happen!)

• ModNation Racers In Ireland: A Call For Questions – The developers of ModNation Racers will be in Ireland next week. This is your opportunity to have your questions answered.
• PlayStation Home: Meet & Greet With Iron Man 2 Director Jon Favreau! – Iron Man 2 is coming soon! Celebrate by meeting Jon Favreau in Home.
• MAG Q&A with Zipper Interactive – An in-depth Q&A with Zipper.
• Heavy Rain Hits 1 Million Sales – One million copies of Heavy Rain are now in the hands of PS3 owners worldwide.
• Magic Orbz DLC – Some new DLC for Creat’s awesome PSN title, Magic Orbz.
• Hamsterball Coming This Week – A look at the upcoming PSN title, Hamsterball.
• When The Mods Meet Ratchet And Clank! – Ratchet and Clank get girlfriends when Insomniac’s Ted Price takes ModNation Racers for a spin.
• Everybody’s Tennis Out For PSP This Summer! – Introducing Everybody’s Tennis for PSP, coming this Summer.
• UK Video Store Update – The latest videos added to the Video Store.
• Introducing Episode 2 Of FirstPlay – A sneaky peek inside this week’s issue of FirstPlay.
• Coming to PSN This Week: ZEN Pinball: Excalibur – A new table now available for your favourite PSN Pinball game.
• PlayStation Home: Neptune Suite Personal Space, plus Alien vs Predator Furniture and more! – This week’s Home update.
• Major PlayTV Update Due Towards The End of 2010 – A heads up to let you know that more PlayTV features will be coming later this year.
• Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype Coming To PSN In May – The followup for Soldner-X will be available on the PSN Store this May.
• PlayStation “minis” Game Hysteria Project Available Now On PSP And PS3! – FMV gaming makes a return with Hysteria Project, a minis title for PSP and PS3.
• ‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Store Update (15th April 2010) – This week’s PlayStation Store update.
• Digital Comics Store Update (15th April 2010) – The latest comics now available on the Digital Comics Store for PSP.
• VIDZONE UPDATE: Is That a TV in Your Pocket or… – The newest music videos now on VidZone.
• Championship Manager 2010 Comes To Minis – Championship Manager will be available as part of our minis lineup very soon.
• ModNation Racers PSP: Final Polish and Detailing in Track Studio – Take an in-depth look at the Track Maker in ModNation Racers.
• PlayStation Move Developer Diary – The Fight: Lights Out – John McLaughlin, the Producer of the Move game, The Fight: Lights Out, takes you on a tour of the game.

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Hi everyone. I’m John McLaughlin, and I’m a producer on the new PlayStation Move brawler, The Fight: Lights Out.

We had a really positive response from everyone who played the game at the Game Developers Conference under the working title, “Motion Fighter,” and since then we’ve been working hard on getting the game together. We’re currently in an alpha state and things are starting to look sweet.

We’ve conducted a ton of motion capture to ensure that every punch, every hit reaction, every dirty move and every hard-hitting knockout makes the player feel right in the thick of the action. So get ready to go blow-for-blow in the fight of your life because now, only with PS3 and the PlayStation Move motion controller, you’ll be able to throw punches with total precision. Throw jabs, hooks and uppercuts any way you like, just as you would in real life. Duck, bob and weave in real-time with the PlayStation Eye tracking your head movements.

Don’t think you’re much of a fighter? Well, it doesn’t matter — just fight dirty instead! Launch a two-handed ear drum burst to stun your opponent and follow up with a sly elbow to the face. Grab hold of his ears, head-butt him and then finish him off with a backhander. This is The Fight, and you can fight any way you want to – just make sure you win! All of this is only possible with the freedom of movement available with PlayStation Move.

That’s all from me for now. Be on the lookout for more on The Fight at E3. In the meantime, check out this new video to the get the low down on how PlayStation Move helps deliver the ultra-realistic brawling experience of The Fight.

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