There are no voucher codes on offer this week, I’m afraid, as next week I will be accompanying a group of competition winners on a treasure hunt across the desert in Jordan, visiting some of the locations that inspired Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (look out for coverage next week).

However, I had an idea for a question I thought you might be able to get your teeth into. It came to mind when I was playing ICO this week and considering the current surge in demand for HD remakes of classic games. This week’s question is:

Feel free to elaborate on your response in the comments and talk about how you feel. Get involved!

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Episode 2 of Access was released on Wednesday on the PlayStation Store but from today is viewable in full here:

Leading the way is an in-depth look at Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection – a pin-sharp remake of two fantastic games guaranteed to let you all misty-eyed and nostalgic.

As always, you can look forward to a round-up of the latest titles available for download on the Store, which this week include on-rails rhythm actioner, Child of Eden, plus colourful platformer, Rochard.

Access also gives you an inside look at PlayStation’s Access Live Events, with Episode 2 taking you behind the scenes at the recent Resistance 3 event in London, with an interactive surprise from immersive theatre group, punchdrunk.

There’s also a chance to see how the lads at Bath Rugby fared when we paid them a visit with Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge in tow.

You can check out more PlayStation Access video content and interact with other members of the Access community at our Facebook page.

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As you know, over the past weeks we’ve had a great series of videos showing off the different elements of the game. Most recently, these videos have focused on big moments during All 4 One, the last showing you the light-eating Z’Grute boss that our heroes (and villain) must battle in the city of Luminopolis.

This latest video we want to share takes place on the Aldaros Plains, one of the first areas you’ll explore on Planet Magnus. This is an area of the planet where the rules of gravity seem to be bent, and floating islands of rock make up the shifting landscape. The boss here is a gigantic creature called an Octomoth. If the name doesn’t give you an immediate idea of what this fearsome creature looks like, the video certainly will.

We hope you enjoyed today’s video, and are looking forward to playing the game. To keep up with the latest happenings, be sure to Follow Insomniac Games on Twitter and Like Us on Facebook!

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This is Pawel Lekki from EXOR Studios in Szczecin, Poland. It is my first post on the EU PlayStation Blog – nice to meet you everyone!

After months and months of hard work I am proud to tell you that Zombie Driver HD will soon be coming to the PlayStation Network. Zombie Driver was originally released on the PC and after lots and lots of improvements it will soon be ready for you to enjoy on the PlayStation 3.

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Starting today, we are happy to invite all PlayStation 3 players to the much anticipated Battlefield 3 Open Beta!

Played on the Operation Métro map in Rush mode that won us Best Action Game and Best Multiplayer Game at E3, this is your chance to experience one of many flavors of Battlefield 3. To download the Battlefield 3 Open Beta, just follow these instructions:

From storefront, click on Demos
Click on A-C or the ‘latest demos’ section
Locate the Battlefield 3 Beta

Alternatively you can search for the Open Beta by typing in the key word “Battlefield 3″ into the search tool.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your great interest in this Open Beta. By joining, you will help us stress test servers, and allow us to run important tests on the game’s back-end and Battlelog. Remember that this software is in Beta and does not represent final quality. For a full FAQ on the Open Beta, head here.

Please leave any feedback to us at DICE via the forums in the social platform Battlelog. Make sure to also head to our free social platform Battlelog to check your in-depth stats progression, start your own Platoon, and see how your friends are doing in the news feed. To get you started on the Operation Métro map, here are some playing tips straight from us at DICE. You can also study the PS3 control scheme in the image below. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!

DICE’S TOP 10 BATTLEFIELD 3 OPERATION MÉTRO TIPS

1. Stick to your team mates, and remember to spawn on them to stay close to the fight.
2. Use your kit specific abilities to help your team mates. Assault can hand out med kits, Engineers can repair vehicles, and Support can hand out ammo.
3. Make sure, when you have armed an M-COM station, that you defend it to make sure it is destroyed.
4. The bombed-out tunnel section in Operation Métro is an excellent place to use a flashlight as one of your weapon attachments. Use it to light the tunnels up – and to blind your enemies.
5. Attach bipods to your weapon and deploy it automatically by pushing up against cover or going prone and zooming in – this gives you a huge increase in accuracy and stability.
6. Use suppressive shooting (fire close to enemies behind cover) to negatively effect the enemy’s fighting capabilities.
7. Watch out for falling debris as this can hurt you. But you can also hurt your enemies by taking out buildings with the Engineer’s RPG.
8. Shotguns are excellent for CQC (Close Quarters Combat) in the tighter tunnels sections.
9. Fire automatic weapons in short bursts for accuracy, or switch to single fire mode if applicable.
10. To grab your enemy’s dog tag as a souvenir, do a stealth knife kill from behind.

You can also find more Battlefield 3 tips from the developer over at eu.playstation.com

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