Hey there PlayStation Assassins!

We have something really exciting to announce today: thanks to a special partnership with Sony, we are offering a full version of the original Assassin’s Creed for free if you’re one of the first to buy Assassin’s Creed Revelations! Supplies are somewhat limited, however, so you’ll need to act quickly (pre-ordering might help ;D) in order to take advantage of this special offer.

As you know, Assassin’s Creed Revelations will see Ezio follow in the footsteps of the legendary Assassin Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad on a quest to understand the true nature of what it means to be an Assassin. To prepare you for this journey, we thought it might be a good idea for you to have the game that started it all on-hand just in case you needed a quick refresher on Altaïr’s history.

To further ensure that you are completely up to date on the lore of Assassin’s Creed, we’ll also be discounting Assassin’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood by 30% in the PlayStation Store!

Vittoria agli Assassini!

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Hiya,
I think we can safely say that summer is (sadly) over but of course that doesn’t stop us here at SingStar. If you have been out and about enjoying the last warm rays of sunlight you might not be aware that we just announced the full tracklist for the ‘Back To The 80s’ SingStar disc this week.

What? You missed it? Don’t worry, just head over to singstar.com and you’ll find out all about the songs that are included on the disc. Hope you like what you see!

And while we’re at it, we thought we might as well reveal the tracklist for our brand new dance game, aptly named DanceStar Party, too. It just seemed fair ☺! It’s out in October and includes 40 hits, 160 dances and much much more cool stuff – find out all about it here (link to blog announcement).

In the SingStore this week we have all the songs from the very popular ‘Songs From Andrew Lloyd Webber‘ song pack and I know a few of you have been awaiting them eagerly.
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Here is an update of the latest Themes from The Studio that are releasing today on the PlayStation Store.

The Studio brings to PlayStation a collection of Static and Dynamic Themes for PS3 and PSP from some of the world’s greatest artists to create one of the best showcases of digital art anywhere in the world and they are all available for you to download.

We have partnered with Studio Output, one of the world’s most tuned-in creative design and production companies, to help us curate The Studio collection and ensure only the finest offerings in everything from urban street art to illustration are included.

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Tokyo Game Show took place last week and, while I didn’t manage to get out there this year, I followed the news online and was excited to hear that my second favourite series, MGS, is coming to PlayStation Vita in the form of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. I also spotted that a Zone of the Enders HD Collection is coming to the handheld but I never caught those games first time around. What are they all about?

What do you think about the Final Fantasy X HD remake coming to PS3 and PS Vita? I know that game tends to divide FF fans but I personally enjoyed it and it’s the only one in the series I have completed. My pick for ‘one to watch that you might not be watching yet’ is Rayman Origins, coming to PS3 and PS Vita. I checked it out at E3 and it’s a great combo of stylish graphics and cute co-op mechanics.

Finally, it’s the Eurogamer Expo next week and I’m thinking of popping along on either the Thursday or the Friday. MusterBuster has asked me to let you know that, if you’re attending too, you can register for a Fast Track ticket over on the PlayStation Access Facebook page. Basically, it means you’ll be able to jump the queue and get your hands on PlayStation Vita, and if gamescom is anything to go by, it’s going to be a long queue…

Here’s your recap:

• Arcade Essentials Evolution – Arcade Essentials Evolution is a collection of 5 arcade games, remakes of the classic arcade hits of the 80s that we all know.
• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – Party Of One – Watch the Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One single player trailer.
• Double The Destruction – God Of War Collection Volume II – God of War Collection Volume II will be available Wednesday 14th September!
• Sack It To Me: LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack Is Here! – The LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack is available on the PlayStation Store!
• ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store And PlayStation Plus Update: 14th September 2011 – Kick off the final week of PLAY with the release of the highly anticipated Renegade Ops from SEGA.
• Renegade Ops – Out Now! – Renegade Ops is now available as part of the PSN PLAY promotion.
• PixelJunk Lifelike Becomes PixelJunk 4am – After much deliberation PixelJunk Lifelike Becomes PixelJunk 4am
• PlayStation Home: TGS News And Kasabian Come To Home – PlayStation Home Makes Some Updates
• MUBI Update: 15 September 2011 – MUBI talks about new film festivals
• Debut Trailer: Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD For PS3 – Check out the Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD For PS3 Trailer
• Hawks… In… Spaaaaaaaace!!! – Check out the extended Space Combat Trailer for Starhawk!
• 1000 Tiny Claws Coming To PS minis This October – Take a look at the new PS mini, 1000 Tiny Claws
• DanceStar Party – Full Track List Revealed! – Today is finally the day we can reveal the full track list for DanceStar Party.
• Road of Devastation: New Weapons, New Enemies, New Rules – Take a closer look at Dead Nation: Road to Devastation
• Gravity Rush For PS Vita: Everything You Need To Know – Meet Kat and learn everything you wanted to know about Gravity Rush
• Resident Evil 4 Is Coming To PSN; Plus Subscribers Get 50% Off – Are you a PS Plus member? Get 50% off Resident Evil 4 on PSN
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss TGS Playthrough – Take a look at the Uncharted: Golden Abyss trailer from the Tokyo Game Show
• The Weekend Debate: Vintage or Vinegar? – Care to chime in on this Weekend Debate?

  

• EA SPORTS FIFA 12 – Cover every blade of grass in our exclusive guide guide for the silky football simulation, available now from PlayStation Store.
• God of War Collection Volume II – Take a look at the impressive back catalogue of Ready at Dawn, the developer responsible for Kratos’s latest explosive outing.
• Kasabian – Listen to ten of the band’s live tracks for free, only with Music Unlimited.
• Ten of the Best: Gaming villains – Just who are the most formidable foes to have terrorised PlayStation?
• Weekend Essentials 92 – Your must-read guide to getting the most out of your weekend with PlayStation.

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With God of War Collection Volume II launching this week, ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Classics HD just around the corner, and series such as Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil and Final Fantasy getting facelifts in the near future, we are in the age of the remake and Memory Lane is a whorl. How do you feel about this?

From time to time, I’ll boot up my original PlayStation and raid the game archive here at SCEE HQ and it’s interesting to observe which titles have aged well and which less so. Some of my favourite games from the age now seem angular and clunky, while some that were barely on my radar hold up well. Shaq Fu is the only one no better or worse than the day it released.

Which games have aged particularly well or particularly badly, and what aspects of the games are the most common deciding factors?

There it is: which titles do you keep in the cellar and which do you splash on your chips? The 15 most interesting comments, as decided by an independent judge, will receive a voucher code to download God of War Collection Volume II from PlayStation Store. As usual, the code will be sent via private message at community.eu.playstation.com.

Best of luck!

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