Posted on 14 June by Elliott Linger – European Product Manager
Hi Guys,
For those of you that haven’t seen it already, check out the brand spanking new DC Universe Online trailer.
Coming to PS3 and PC later this year, check out for more information on this stunning new massively multiplayer online experience.
Posted on 14 June by James Gallagher – Blog Manager, SCEE
The announcement of LittleBigPlanet 2 is some of the best news we’ve had here on the PlayStation Blog. You can’t wait to see what Media Molecule come up with and they can’t wait to see what you do with it. I’m just thrilled about the whole lot!
I recently visited their new offices and caught up with Alex Evans and Mark Healey; check out the video below to see what we spoke about.
While I was there, the team had invited the best LBP creators in the community to drink lots of energy drinks, eat barbecued food and spend 24 hours on LBP2. How cool is that? We’ll hopefully be seeing the fruits of that mass create-a-thon here on the PlayStation Blog very soon.
Posted on 14 June by Nina Scherer – SingStar/DanceStar Content Manager
Hi all!
Lots of great stuff on the SingStore this week so I’m gonna start by picking and choosing a few of my personal favourites like ‘Common People’ by Pulp, for example.
I’m also pretty excited about Steppenwolf, more Diana Ross & The Supremes plus The Kinks, Girls Aloud and, yes, of course ‘Word Up’ by Cameo (not only for the amazing trouser-like-things he is sporting in the video).
Also this week some German, Dutch and Spanish tracks including ‘Lass Die Sonne Rein’, ‘Onderweg’and ‘Causa y Effecto’.
And another bit of news for you: we will be making SongPacks available on the European PlayStation Store from Wednesday 16th June. Watch out for more content being added there in the coming months!
Finally, keep your eyes peeled for some very exciting announcements from SingStar at this weeks E3 games conference in sunny LA.
Oh…and good luck to all of your teams in the World Cup. Don’t forget to celebrate with all the cool footie songs we have on the SingStore!
Nina xx
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Posted on 13 June by James Gallagher – Blog Manager, SCEE
E3 2008 was another low key affair but there was a moment of adorable genius as Sackboy joined Jack Tretton on stage for what must be the cutest financial presentation ever seen.
There were also on-stage presentations of Resistance 2, Killzone 2, MotorStorm Pacific Rift and inFamous, and teaser trailers for God of War III and MAG. By this stage more and more people were interested in downloading their games from PlayStation Store and titles like Fat Princess and Flower made this even more attractive.
With the PlayStation 3 firmly established more third parties were releasing games, resulting in the strongest line-up to date. Standout examples include Mirror’s Edge, Dead Space, Street Fighter IV and Fallout 3.
And then we get to 2009: the last in this series, my first visit and a return to the old format as Los Angeles Convention Centre welcomed tens of thousands of eager gamers.
The SCEA press conference had a bit of everything including new hardware in the unveiling of PSPgo; epic gameplay demonstrations, featuring God of War III and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves; and the shock revelation that Final Fantasy XIV was coming exclusively to PS3.
We also saw ModNation Racers, The Last Guardian, Assassin’s Creed 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the first time.
And that brings us rather neatly to E3 2010 which is about to unfold before your eyes and ears right here on the PlayStation Blog. Thanks to everyone that has commented on this nostalgic odyssey; keep smashing the refresh button into oblivion over the next few days as we bring you latest news from the City of Angels.
Posted on 13 June by MusterBuster – PlayStation Access Community Manager
Ahoy there Blog-ites!
The Official PlayStation Community forums are literally rampant with stuff to do. With regular community events, big prize competitions and hilarious discussions taking place every day of the week, we figured it’s about time we started putting it all into one, shiny plate for you guys to munch on.
And so the OPC Weekly Round-up is born!
Each week we’ll be reminiscing and celebrating all the lovely stuff that’s been happening in our community. We’ll be covering the best gaming discussions, showing you our frag-filled community events line-up and talking you through any ongoing competitions to satisfy that insatiable gamer’s appetite for free stuff.
As this is a bit of a test drive, the content you’ll see below relates to our English Language forum only. Stay tuned for similar updates from our continental buddies 
So! Let’s tuck in…
Discussions
In this section we’ll be covering the greatest debates, opinions and idle banter from our forum members. Just click the links to be taken to each discussion thread.
Show us yer Mod!
Ah, the glories of user generated content. 118 Mod? Check. Austin Powers Mod? Check. Postman Pat Mod? Check. Find all these and show off your own in our ‘Show us yer Mod’ thread!
The E3 Board
E3 is nearly upon us! We’ve set up a discussion board for E3 news, events and general banter.
Getting Personal with your Avatar
Just how personal is your Home avatar? Is it a glowing re-creation of your stunningly attractive self? Or is it a hideous creation spawned from the deepest depths of your imagination?! Let us know and check out the general consensus here.
ModNation Racers: Trophy List and Trophy Tips
Mmmm… shiny. We’ve got a spankin’ new trophy board at the Official PlayStation Community especially for all you trophy hoarders out there. Check out our ModNation trophy list!
ModNation Racers Track of the Week
We pick our favourite ModNation Racers user-made track and slap it onto the forum for all to see! Check out our top-dog this week.
Red Dead Redemption – Cowboy Small Talk
Yeeeehaw! Whether you’re hunting Lobo the Legendary Wolf or on the trail of the Incredible Donkey Lady (search youtube ), this thread is for Red Dead Redemption banter and funny stuff.
Upcoming Community Events
Here, we’ll be looking at what’s going down next week on the PlayStation Network. Events come in 2 types, in-game and out of game, with the latter taking place on the forums. For a detailed line-up of all community events, just visit http://eu.playstation.com/psn/events
Modern Warfare Monthly Social – In Game event
Duke it out with members of the Official PlayStation Community in Modern Warfare 2. Just be sure to bring along a riot shield for community favourite: Free for All on Rust! It all kicks of at 8PM BST, click here to take part.
ModNation Monday – In Game event
Join us every Monday for our weekly ModNation mash-up!
MAG Mondays – In Game event
Up for something more frag-friendly? Join us for our weekly multiplayer frag fest as we team up and take on the world as part of the SVER faction. Getting involved is easy, you’ll need a PSN ID which is registered to the SVER faction and you’ll need to be able to join our clan (OPC). Just send the PSN account ‘OPC_SEED1’ a friend request and we’ll invite you to the clan before the event starts (8PM BST Mondays). For details, check here
Hustle Kings Snooker Tournament – In Game & Out of Game event
We’re organising a Snooker tourney for all you Hustle Kings out there. No special chalk allowed! Register your interest here.
Competitions
Wanna win stuff? Be it glory or games, check out the links below and satisfy that competitive streak.
The ModNation Mods’ Mod Challenge
We quickly realised something in the Community Team after the release of ModNation – why make stuff yourself when you can get others to make it for you! Read mine and the moderator’s profiles in our competition thread, then make us a Mod to suit and we’ll use it as our own. Make the best Mod out of the lot, and we’ll send you a little Mod figurine to hold and treasure.
Red Dead Redemption – The Manhunt Challenge!
OK, OK, so there’s something you should know about this one. It’s slightly impossible. We’ve challenged you to kidnap a patron in any saloon on Red Dead Redemption without being seen by an eye witness. Errr… good luck!?
Be a Brutal Bard – Win a God of War Novel and the God of War Collection!
Kratos: not the typical subject for a poem. Make us laugh with your lyrics and you could win a copy of the new God of War novel from Titan Books, along with a copy of the God of War Collection on PS3 to boot. Click here.
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