Just two working days left until I shove my feet in front of the fire for a fortnight. A well-earned rest is within kissing distance and I hope that you’re all looking forward to Christmas as much as I am. That’s not to say the blog is signing off though – we’ll be going at full steam until Wednesday, when we kick off a special programme of content to keep you entertained between screenings of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. Until then, here’s your recap.

PlayStation.Blog.Europe Weekly Content Recap

• Resistance 3 First Gameplay Trailer - A stunning blend of live-action and gameplay footage makes for a very impressive trailer.
• UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception Trailer And PSN Treasures Revealed - I don’t need to tell you about this by now, do I?
• FirstPlay Episode 37 - The latest video features from the FirstPlay team.
• A New Website Launches On PS3 - A new way to check out eu.playstation.com on your PS3 browser, and this blog is going to be included soon…
• Step Into Their Worlds - The MUBI team explores the idea of visiting ‘other worlds’ in film.
• Dead Nation Metagame: Your Nation Needs You! - Every kill counts!
• This Week On The SingStore (15 December 2010) - A bumper selection of songs just in time for the party season.
• A New Kombatant Joins Mortal Kombat 9 On PS3 - We can’t wait to see what fatalities Kratos has in store for Mortal Kombat 9.
• Introducing I Must Run! - A stylish new mini comes to PlayStation Store.
• ITV Player And 4oD Are Now Available On PS3 - UK TV viewers now have even fewer reasons to switch of their PS3s.
• Introducing Mushroom Wars: Online - The popular RTS gets a mulitplayer mode and some new maps.
• LittleBigPlanet 2 Contraption Challenge 12 – Vote Now! - Which LBP boss did you vote for?
• Second Round Of PlayStation Plus Treats For December - How are you enjoying the DC Universe Online beta?
• Eat Them! Developer Diary: Week Four - Did you know how much thought goes into the humble power bar?
• Supercharge Your PSP This Festive Season With The Digital Comics Festive Fifty - A selection of top comics, hand-picked by our expert team.
• ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 15th December 2010 - “When?!” cry the masses, and Ross McGrath endeavours to answer them.
• Digital Comics Store Update (15th December 2010) - A batch of brand new comics to read on PSP.
• See the Skyline Track from MotorStorm Apocalypse in Action - See what it’s like to race a superbike through a collapsing skyscraper in MotorStorm Apocalypse.
• PlayStation Home: Relive Old Favourites In The PSN Sphere! - PSN gets its own place in PlayStation Home.
• New PixelJunk Shooter 2 Video Shows Online Battles, 20 Weapons, New Boss - Check out this new trailer for the stunning PSN schmup.
• Modern Combat: Domination Interview With The Producer - A new PlayStation Move enabled FPS is coming to PlayStation Store.
• The Official PlayStation App, Coming Soon To iPhone And Android Handsets - Very soon, you’ll be able to read this blog, access your PSN friends list and more via an iPhone/Android app.
• Resistance 3 Trailer: Director’s Cut - A beefed-up version of the amazing trailer debuted earlier in the week.
• How To Lose Pounds With Punches - See how one player of The Fight shed the pounds with hooks and uppercuts.
• What Is DC Universe Online? - Everything you need to know about the superhero MMO.
• The Friday Debate – What’s Under Your Tree? - What do you want for Christmas?

• Weekend Essentials 58 - Tis the season for giving, so why not shower yourself with gifts courtesy of PlayStation this weekend…
• Are you the next legend in DC Universe Online? - Do you have what it takes to save the DC Universe… or conquer it? eu.playstation.com has the tools to help you take your first steps into this incredible universe.
• Game Talk: Top Darts - Throw yourself into some sharp Top Darts info with game director Steve Oldacre.
• Play Like a Pro: Dead Nation - Find out how to survive the zombie apocalypse in Dead Nation on PS3 with Housemarque’s tester Tuukka Meklin.
• PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX - Read on our preview of the updated version of this gaming classic, available to download now from PlayStation Store.

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This will be the last Friday Debate for a little while as SCEE HQ shuts down for Christmas and I take a holiday to recharge my blog batteries for the new year.

What do you want for Christmas?

We recently asked a bunch of games industry figures the same thing and here’s what they came back with. On 27 December and 3 January respectively, hit up eu.playstation.com to see which games the guys enjoyed most in 2010 and what they think is going to set 2011 on fire.

“It will be later than Christmas, but I’d love Santa to make an additional January trip and bring me LittleBigPlanet 2, please?” (Andrew House, president, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)

“I already own most of the great PlayStation games and services, so I would wish for a 52 inch Bravia 3D TV from Santa.” (Shuhei Yoshida, president, SCE Worldwide Studios)

“I want a 100TB external hard drive for my PS3 TV tuner, Torne. I address that wish to Santa because recording anime every week has filled my hard drive to the brim!” (Hiroshi Matsuyama, president, CyberConnect2)

“I’m most looking forward to spending time with my family with a break from the meetings and spreadsheets, and plenty of time to settle down and play the games we’ve been working so hard on over the last 12 months. Would a copy of GT5 and a brand new 3D TV be too much to ask for as well?” (Michael Denny, senior vice president, SCE Worldwide Studios, Europe)

“I would request a BRAVIA 3D TV to play WipEout HD.” (Mie Kumagai, director, Virtua Tennis 4)

“Since racing has had more titles than I could possibly keep up with, I’ve not yet played Gran Turismo 5. I’ve purposely not even had a look at it being played in the office as I want to be able to give it a few days in a row – and Christmas seems a perfect time for me, if not for my family!” (Jason Ried, producer, Split/Second: Velocity)

“Without a doubt, The Sly Trilogy. I may not even wait for Santa to bring it.” (Greg Goodrich, executive producer, Medal of Honor)

“Never mind Santa, I want Hugo from our PR office to send me another three Move controllers and Navigators.” (Matt Southern, game director, Evolution Studios)

“I think I may spend some time over the festive season blasting the undead hordes in Dead Nation. I was lucky enough to be on the Beta trial and this PSN game is so atmospheric and fun to play. A little bit scary with the surround sound speakers on too… Then what better way to work off the post Christmas excess than with a few rounds on The Fight. Move gaming has never been so tiring!” (John McLaughlin)” (John McLaughlin, producer, XDev Studio Liverpool)

“I hope that Gran Turismo 5 or Demon’s Souls will be waiting for me!” (Jean Francois Dugas, game director, Eidos Montreal)

“Santa, please give me all of the PlayStation Move compatible games and PlayStation Move controller! They would always give me new experiences to play with my child next year.” (Norihiro Nishimura, producer, Time Crisis : Razing Storm)

“Gran Turismo 5 is the title I’ll be playing on Christmas morning! It could be the closest I ever get to driving a Ferrari, and hopefully the closest I get to crashing one.” (Travis Steiner, lead designer, Zipper Interactive)

“Gran Turismo 5 – Unfortunately I haven’t had time to get this yet as we are incredibly busy on the production side. But I really want to check out the graphics and I hope that this is a title that Santa brings me!” (Ryota Niitsuma, producer, Marvel vs Capcom)

“Santa Claus is too slow… I already bought my BRAVIA 3D TV and GT5!” (Kazutoki Kono, producer, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon)

“Some more Move controllers and a large case of wine please.” (Simon “Barlos” Barlow, associate game director, Evolution Studios)

“I’m looking forward to some Christmas goodies for my PlayStation Home avatar, maybe a new Personal Space? I’ve also filled up my PSN wallet ready for the family Christmas SingStar Dance session. It has been such a busy year I’ve not had the chance to pick up a copy of COD: Black Ops and Red Dead Redemption and with zombies in both of these games, I’ve left major hints that they should make their way into my Christmas stocking.” (Mike Rouse, senior producer, SingStar)

“I’ve probably got all the games I need. But my kids are secretly hoping for Move – and that should be entertaining.” (David Rutter, producer, FIFA 11)

“My number 1 wish was a Fender Stratocaster 6-string guitar controller… Since they’ve postponed that until March, I guess I’m hoping for a gift certificate now!” (Brian Fleming, co-founder, Sucker Punch)

“I love watching independent and foreign films, so a MUBI subscription just before the holidays would be much appreciated.” (Hermen Hulst, managing director, Guerrilla)

“It goes without saying that Gran Turismo 5 is on my Christmas list this year, it seems like only yesterday that the original was bundled with my first PlayStation – in actual fact it was 13 years ago! Suffice to say it’s a title that’s close to my heart and the epitome of the racing simulation genre.” (Karl Reader, UK product & community manager, CAPCOM)

“Hopefully, as I have been a good boy this year, Santa will drop Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty Black Ops or Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit down my chimney.” (Paul Rustchynsky, senior designer, Evolution Studios)

“If Santa can bring me a couple of days where I can just sit down and play Gran Turismo 5, I will be very, very happy!” (Miles Jacobson, studio director, Sports Interactive)

Just in case I don’t get chance to say this before the 25th, Merry Christmas and thanks for reading and commenting on PlayStation.Blog in 2010.

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Keep hearing about DC Universe Online? Not entirely sure what an MMO is? Don’t know your Batman from your Superman?

Click here to find out more about DC Universe Online, which launches on PS3 and PC in early 2011, over at eu.playstation.com.

And in case you didn’t know already, if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can exclusively download the PS3 beta which is live right now. Let us know what you think of it here in the comments or over at the DC Universe Online forums.

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Workout games are all the rage these days, but rarely do they cater for those of us who don’t want to wear Lycra, or repeatedly step on and off a plastic plank.

If you’re lucky enough to have the PlayStation Move at home you’ll have heard about The Fight already. It’s the world’s first true 1:1 motion fighting game starring you as an up and coming street boxer and the irrepressible Danny Trejo as your no nonsense trainer.

Unlike other fighting games where you can tap buttons in a frenzied fashion to destroy an opponent, or optimistically waggle your controller to land a decent blow on your opponent, The Fight makes you do it for real, and the rewards of this are clearly visible not only in the game but in the real world too, as YouTube user ScruffyExaminer demonstrates below:

The Fight not only gives you a great fighting game, but also a great workout, so if you’d rather get into shape by beating a digital opponent to a pulp rather than strapping on legwarmers and prancing around to the commands of an aerobics instructor, pick up The Fight.

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Hey everyone!

While Insomniac is off for the holiday break, we did want to stop by with the Director’s Cut of our VGA trailer. The trailer originally called for three scenes, each showing a different aspect of the game, and the initial sequence was meant to tie it to the GamesCom trailer. Alas, live television demanded a two-minute run-time, and we wanted to give you as much gameplay as possible, so some of the live action hit the cutting room floor.

This restored Director’s Cut features a lot of the extra live-action that Prologue shot – including a dark warehouse scene at the beginning. Each of the live action moments does represent a section of the game, despite the only gameplay footage occurring during the boat. Check the Director’s cut out below:

We hope you also got a chance to see the new screenshots we released with the VGAs. We feel like they are some of the best screens we’ve ever taken.

We’re off for the holidays as a company, but we did drum up a few blog posts, and record a special episode of the Full Moon Show discussing everything R3 that will air right here on the PlayStation blog during the holidays, so keep your eyes peeled for that on December 29th!

Until then, happy holidays to everyone, and thanks for all your support of Resistance 3, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, and Insomniac Games.

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