Well we’re a few months into our new venture and we’ve put out a lot of gaming in that time. Dezaemon Plus! and Blockids will mark the fifth and sixth additions to the MonkeyPaw classic European game portfolio on the PlayStation Network. And we have a lot more surprises planned for our retro-gaming fans.

But we’d like to ask your assistance. We need you to tell your friends about what we’re doing and get the word out. We know our core fans are dedicated gamers and that you’ve picked up some titles already. But we need a bigger response so that we can influence more Japanese companies. We need to show them there is a viable market in Europe and that licensing is worth their effort. It is like voting with Euros. Spend more on the candidates of your choice!

Here’s a good choice for shooting fans. Dezaemon Plus! is a chance to play game god. You get to create a game using a robust game editor that allows you to form sprites, level designs, boss characters, music and more. Use parallax scrolling and other game design techniques to create a completely original game. Then play or trade with friends using a memory stick on the PlayStation 3 and PSP (PlayStation Portable) systems.

For puzzle fans, we have a new title as well. It is hard to put a premium on a game mechanic that keeps on giving but surely the Breakout mechanic (to give it a name) is one of the most enduring in all gaming. There is something so retro to sliding your paddle along that horizontal plane. Just about anyone could pick up a joystick and play.

So how can you improve on the mechanic? Gather some great game minds, throw in a little Japanese spice and you can actually pull it off. Japanese industry has a penchant for copying (does your Lexus look like a BMW?). But they manage to make improvements so that the copy becomes better than the original. So two games might look similar but the play of the new and improved version is quite remarkable when you sit down and play. And that is what you get when you play Blockids.

Dezaemon Plus! and Blockids are now both available for the low price of €4.99/£3.99 on the PlayStation Network under the Import banner. Pick them up today and support our efforts to bring you the best lost treasures from the Land of the Rising Yen.

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A brand new patch for White Knight Chronicles II featuring game fixes is live now, and next week sees the launch of over 100 pieces of DLC content. The DLC launched this week in the US, but due to our necessity as an EU publisher to localise the content for multiple languages, unfortunately this means that we’ll be following one week later.

The biggest DLC addition is that you will now be able to create your own Guilds so you can join up with your friends online, compare your Guild stats against other Guilds and even build your own exclusive Guild HomeTown on the Georama.

As a Guild member each day you will be provided with three Guild tokens, whilst Guild masters receive four.  Guild tokens can be used when creating or joining in quests, and should you do so, completing the quest will earn GeoStones and prestige points for your Guild, raising your reputation in the online rankings. You can only carry up to three days’ worth of guild tokens at once, so you’ll need to log in frequently to use your allotted tokens. However by purchasing a Guild Token Storage Ticket, you will be able to keep up to seven days’ worth of Guild tokens. Within your Guild you can also now purchase the right to choose your favourite WKC character to act as your Guild concierge, and they will manage your HomeTown and provide information on particular quests.

The update features Prism tickets now available for purchase, allowing you to use them to acquire statues for your Georama – choose the right combination of statues and you will receive stat bonuses. With 5 Prism tickets you can also re-customise your game avatar for a brand new makeover.

Georama receives a big update with lots of new items available like trees, fountains, shops and many more. Collect them all to make your HomeTown the envy of your friends!

And finally there are more colour palettes for you to choose from for your Incorruptus, plus artifact plans that will allow you to create additional Incorruptus armours.

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On Thursday 24th November from 8AM BST PlayStation Home will be briefly offline for scheduled maintenance. Here is what to expect after the update.

This week sees the release of the enigmatic Pharoah’s Tomb, a sanctuary fit for a king! Bask in the mysterious wonders of ancient Egypt and Homenkhammun’s final resting place on the banks of the Nile.

GAME are pleased to announce the release of Electrokid, the next in their series of exclusive-to-PlayStation Home arcade cabinets. Electrokid is a 2D, 8-Bit, side-scrolling platformer with 4 fantastic levels to play through, 15 medals to unlock and 6 fantastic animated clothing rewards to win. Can you help overcome the evil Company and destroy their top secret headquarters? Play Electrokid in the GAME Moonbase and Indie Park using Arcade tokens or buy the “Electrokid – Arcade Cabinet” for unlimited plays in your personal spaces.
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Powerful forces collide in a mysterious land, in this epic cinematic CG trailer for the forthcoming complete sequel to FINAL FANTASY XIII. Due for release on 3rd February 2012, FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 will take players beyond time, beyond fate and beyond imagination!

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PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)

Hello fellow gamers and welcome to another edition of the PSN Store ‘Heads-Up’ blog post.

This week we have a BD release extravagander! With Call of Duty4: Modern Warfare, Rayman Origins, Medieval Moves, Motorstorm Apocolypse and much more! So check them out today.

So here is a question for you, who wants to be a millionaire? Well if you do why not download the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Game available on the store from today, there are also 2 DLC question packs available for movies and for South Park! Sadly you will not will a million if you finish the game but at least you get bragging rights.

Also the classic arcade game Daytona USA is available from today, this game brings me back to my youth and it’s a game that is still as awesome now as it was back then!

And finally we have a new PSN Store layout for games going live today with new banners and thumbnails. I hope you like it but let us know what you think.

Well that’s a quick recap for you, enjoy the content and see you in the comments.

P.s. DISCLAIMER – Any comments I feel are disrespectful I will ignore, so please be polite.

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