You might have seen a post earlier today announcing The Studio. To coincide with the launch of this new category in PlayStation Store, a brand new gallery is opening its doors in PlayStation Home on April 14.

Here the collection comes to life and you can peruse the work of The Studio’s top artists and designers in a unique circular gallery. And if you find something that tickles your creative fancy, you can purchase is as a theme for your XMB there and then.

Also, purchase any theme from The Studio before 11th May and get yourself an exclusive The Studio T-Shirt for PlayStation Home at no additional charge.

While you’re feeling cultured, the long-awaited Paris Clock Tower apartment is here. Also be sure to check out the Furniture store for a wide selection of accompanying Classical Parisian furniture. There are several great value bundles available for anyone looking to make a saving. For an extra classy touch, pick up one of five checkers tables available from Stuff.

Meanwhile, the folks at Lockwood have sent over the following detailing their latest update:

Fool Throttle is back with a vengeance!

After the sedate adventures of the Bunny Baron, Lockwood are bouncing back with something a little more high octane in the form of a fantasy dress-up twist to two well-known uniforms.

With a wicked cut and sassy style you won’t find our police woman and naval officer reporting for duty in any unit or fleet. The word around Home is they went rogue, playing by their own rules. So you would think these no-nonsense ladies would keep a low profile and conform to the norm.

Low profile? Ha! Officer Offbeat and Admiral Admired intend to become world fashion icons who are worshipped as goddesses. Think you have what it takes to pull off this look? The gauntlet is thrown! Admiral Admired and Officer Offbeat outfits are available as value packs for those who accept the challenge.

Also this week, become one of a strictly limited number of players to gain early entry to upcoming high-energy racer Sodium2 – exclusive to PlayStation Home.

Visit the commerce point in the new and improved Sodium Hub and, for a limited time, claim your free beta access teleportal. This will give you access to the adrenaline fuelled world of the Sodium2 beta via the teleportal entrance in the Sodium Hub. Don’t miss your chance to become one of the privileged few – test pilot a Sodium2 Velocity Racer today.

If you’re still reading you may already have missed out.

Elsewhere, Heavy Water brings a new collection of outfits to Home under the Heavy Ink brand:

Our classy Pin-up girls are perfect for a night out on the town. Full of fun and curves, these pin-ups will turn heads with their custom walk animations and more. Get out there and be a Pin-up – Heavy Ink style!

New outfits and separates will be made available in the near future – stay in the loop by going to www.heavyinked.com to see what’s in development, or follow us on Twitter @heavyh2o. Comments, ideas or requests? Drop us an email at communityinput@heavyh2o.com“>communityinput@heavyh2o.com.

FuturLab has provided the very latest in coconut clothing; and THQ is bringing their Hot Dog and Snazzy Suit from Saints Row 2.

PlayStation Home will be updated at the regular time on Thursday.

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A few months back, Valve announced some initial details of Steam’s debut in the version of Portal 2. While people were excited to hear about the PS3 game’s inclusion of Steam access to Portal 2 on any PC or Mac, they also had a bunch of questions.

So, here’s a bit more info about Steam on the PS3.

Portal 2 for PlayStation 3 is the first title to support Steam on a console. Specifically, that means it offers cross-platform matchmaking, gameplay, friends, chat, and achievements, all powered by Steam. Steam on the PS3 also saves co-op game progress and single player saved games to the Steam Cloud, enabling players to pick up where they left off on any PlayStation 3.

Steam makes its appearance on the PS3 as an overlay within Portal 2. Here, the Steam overlay provides access to Steam Friends, displaying their in-game or online status and providing a quick pathway to text chats, player profiles, friend requests, and game invites. Steam Achievements are earned in lockstep with PSN Trophies and are also accessible within the Steam overlay.

Steam on the PS3 provides access to all of these features once the player has linked their PlayStation Network account with a Steam account, which is done right within the game. A Steam user can login to an existing account, and anyone new to Steam can create an account with the click of a button.

With all these features, Portal 2 on the PS3 is the best console version of the game, just as it was suggested it would be back at E3 last year. If you’re still hungry for more details, head over to steampowered.com and learn more about Portal 2 for PS3.

Portal 2 will be available from next Tuesday, April 19th.

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Yesterday in Los Angeles, we presented a new demo of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One to an audience of US and European journalists. While we presented some new levels and weapons/gadgets, we also wanted to show once again that All 4 One is a sprawling new Ratchet & Clank adventure, with a full story, big arsenal, and tons of co-op mayhem. Further, in All 4 One, we like to say there’s an “I” in team: work together, but reward yourself. You all have to help each other out, but at the same time, the winner will earn the best rewards and get the first chance to buy the newest weapons in the game.

We illustrated this in a new level of the game, set in the Terawatt Forest on Planet Magnus. It’s the home of a scientist named Dr. Croid — who holds the key to the mystery of the Creature Collector. The plants and animals here are mutated thanks to the presence of a strange meteor – and players will also have to look out for Dr. Croid’s giant Guardian robots that patrol the area (which you’ll see in the video above!).

As we showed previously, all the weapons have a co-op function to them. For instance, if everyone uses the new Darkstar Fission Rifle at the same time, it amplifies the effect – and we give players a bolt multiplier for co-op kills. But we also reward players for specializing. For instance, Ratchet can use the Arc Lasher to stun enemies while Clank finishes them off with the War Monger rocket launcher.

Many of you have asked if each of the characters will play differently in All 4 One. For the first time yesterday, we showed that each of our characters will have a special gadget that only they can use. These gadgets are special, powerful, and can turn the tide of a battle. For instance, Ratchet can use his Doppelbanger ability to create a decoy that draws enemy fire – but it’ll also upgrade over time into a powerful Turret. Clank, meanwhile, has a Time Bomb that highlights his Zoni heritage and also allows him to slow a fast enemy or extend the amount of time the team has to revive a fallen comrade.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is on course for a 2011 release and can be played by one to four players, with drop-in, drop-out co-op that can be enjoyed same-screen or online (and in any combination of online/same-screen players as well!). To keep up with all the latest, stay tuned to Insomniac’s Facebook and Twitter pages!

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Ever since we announced the Killzone 3 Helghast Edition, one of the questions we’ve been asked most frequently is “will there be more Killzone action figures?” Today, we can answer that question with a proud and unequivocal yes.

Today will see the release of Killzone Series 1, an action figure series consisting of the Helghast Assault Infantry and the uncloaked Helghast Sniper. Creator DC Unlimited is no strangers to PlayStation properties: Last year, it released awesome plastic renditions of the characters from Ratchet & Clank and Resistance.

This time, DC Unlimited has turned its exquisite attention for detail to two of Killzone’s most recognizable antagonists – the Helghast Assault Infantry and the Helghast Sniper:

Standing at 6.5″ high, each action figure comes with multiple points of articulation and a faithful reproduction of the character’s in-game weapon. As owners of the partially cloaked Sniper figure from the Killzone 3 Helghast Edition can attest, these figures boast realistic sculpts based directly on character art by Guerrilla, as well as paint apps so detailed they include the individual rivets on the uniforms.

Whether you’re a Killzone fan, completist or toy collector, Killzone Series 1 will make a great addition to your toy shelf. Look for it at your local comic book shop and online retailers today.

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Hi there – here’s another comic store update for you.

Two great game IPs continue in comic form this week. In the series finale God of War #6, Kratos faces his greatest test to date—the behemoth Gyges, the living island! The adventures of bike messenger turned superhero Cole MacGrath also continue in inFAMOUS #3, featuring a monstrous super-being who won’t rest until Cole is dead!

Make sure you check out other comics from our Video-Games range: Resident Evil Vol.2, Ratchet & Clank, Castlevania, Silent Hill, Sonic the Hedgehog, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and more.

The untold origin of Iron Man continues in Ultimate Iron Man II (2007)! When last we saw him, young Tony Stark was nearly blown to bits. How much of him survived his initial Iron Man trial run, and where does the young genius go from here? Issues #1-5 of Ultimate Iron Man (2005) are also available in the store if you need to catch-up, along with other Ultimate Marvel series.

Devil’s Due Digital deliver more quality content this week, with more Hack/Slash, Voltron, and new series Spooks . The Spooks team, a secret branch of the government that guards humanity from things that go bump in the night, desperately tries to track down the Lord of the Vampires before he and The Witch can carry out their plan to conquer the Earth… And they will have to face their worst nightmares along the way! Volumes 1 and 2 are both available today, as well as more Devil’s Due Digital series.

Here is the full list:

• 2000AD Prog #1722 2000AD
• Batman Beyond Vol.2 #9 DC Comics
• Battle Bears #1 Devil’s Due Digital
• Bayou #14 DC Comics
• Black Harvest #1-6 Devil’s Due Digital
• Charmed #3 Zenescope
• Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life #1 IDW Publishing
• Doctor Who: The Forgotten #1-6 IDW Publishing
• Doctor Who: The Forgotten BUNDLE IDW Publishing
• Ex Machina #39 DC Comics
• Fables #54 DC Comics
• God of War #6 DC Comics
• Grimm Fairy Tales #8 Zenescope
• Hack/Slash #12-13 Devil’s Due Digital
• The Incredible Hulk (2008) #600 Marvel
• inFAMOUS #3 DC Comics
• Infestation: Ghostbusters #2 IDW Publishing
• JLA #46 DC Comics
• Judgment Day #1-5 Devil’s Due Digital
• Justice League: Generation Lost #23 DC Comics
• Legends of the DC Universe #12 DC Comics
• Neverland #3 Zenescope
• The Nye Incidents #1-5 Devil’s Due Digital
• Promethea #7 DC Comics
• RE-EVOLUTION #1 DC Comics
• Resident Evil Vol. 2 #4-6 DC Comics
• Return to Labyrinth #12 TOKYOPOP
• Return to Wonderland #4 Zenescope
• Sandman #30 DC Comics
• Slaughterman’s Creed #5 Markosia
• Spooks: Vol. 1 #1-4 Devil’s Due Digital
• Spooks: Vol. 2 #0-4 Devil’s Due Digital
• Star Trek #5 Devil’s Due Digital
• Superman/Batman #57 DC Comics
• Tales from the Clockwork Empire #2 Markosia
• Tom Strong #7 DC Comics
• Tron: Original Movie Adaptation (2010) #3-4 Marvel
• Ultimate Iron Man II (2007) #1-5 Marvel
• Undertown #15 TOKYOPOP
• Van Von Hunter #13 TOKYOPOP
• Voltron: Defender of the Universe: Vol. 2 #1-12 Devil’s Due Digital
• The Waking #3 Zenescope
• What If? (2009) #1-3 Marvel
• Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #29 DC Comics
• X-Factor (2005) #5 Marvel
• Xombie: Reanimated #1-6 Devil’s Due Digital
• Y: The Last Man #36 DC Comics

Please visit www.playstationcomics.com for prices and to see the whole catalogue.

Have a good week!

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