PlayStation.Blog Recap

Hi everyone!

I hope you’ve all had a good week and enjoyed all our latest updates.

As most of you will know, the biggest video game event of the year – E3 – kicks off next week in Los Angeles. This year, you’ll be in the very capable hands of Simon Bramble and Katy Macdonald, who will be keeping you updated on all the latest news here on the blog, and also filling you in through Twitter and Flickr.

Usually Katy and Simon inhabit eu.playstation.com, but this year they’ll be providing updates, interviews and the latest news on PlayStation.Blog too. Stay tuned for the all the gossip from the show and don’t forget to tune into the SCEA press conference which will be streaming live here on PlayStation.Blog from 2am BST on Tuesday 5 June.

We hope you’re as excited as we are and we look forward to sharing our announcements.

• Sack It To Me: Starhawk Invades LittleBigPlanet! – Presenting to you these awesome costumes which will be available now!
• 30th May In The SingStore: Adam Lambert, Jeff Buckley and Tina Turner – How can you resist with hits like ‘Steamy Windows’, ‘Private Dancer’ and ‘The Best’ included?
• Resistance: Burning Skies Pre-Order Offers – The wait is over, Resistance: Burning Skies hit European shelves and the PSN Store this week.
• Cool Summer Gaming On The Go With The Brand New Ice White PSP-E1000 – Portable gaming on the PSP-E1000 is about to get a lot cooler with the arrival of the brand new Ice White body colour.
• Gravity Rush PSN Demo And Competition Prizes Can Be Yours! – Ever experienced the incredible sensation of falling upwards?
• Resistance: Burning Skies Launches Today; Brand New Trailer! – Ushering in a new era of portable first-person shooters by introducing dual-analog control for the first time.
• Get The Latest From E3 On PlayStation Store – Well, it’s that time of year again when the games industry is buzzing with excitement and rumours leading up to the biggest gaming event of the year, E3!
• ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 30 May 2012 – The much asked for Gravity Rush demo reached European shores this week!
• FuturLab’s Velocity – The Soundtrack Story – Reveal how Velocity’s soundtrack came to be, and how it’s absolutely essential that you don’t give up on something you believe in, ever.
• Travel, Ecology & Music All Coming Soon To PlayStation Vita – Personalise your very own travel bug and give it travel-based missions to complete.
• Mad Riders Developer Interview With Marek Sobol, Lead Level Designer – It’s a super-fast, super fun arcade racer with beautiful environments, incredible stunts and unrivalled speed.
• Ratchet & Clank Return This Autumn In Ratchet & Clank: QForce! – Fun-sized Ratchet adventure that will be available to download from PlayStation Store or purchase on Blu-Ray disc across Europe.
• Guacamelee! PS3! PS Vita! Pub Fund! Chickens! – Announcing the new Mexican-themed co-op-multiplayer dimension-swapping Metroid-vania beat-em-up platformer!
• VIDZONE UPDATE: A Flotilla Of Fun In The Sun – From Calvin Harris to Jack Beats, Jeff Buckley to Benga, we have a flotilla of videos that the Queen would approve of for her Jubilee afterparty.
• Sports Champions 2 – Announced! – time around you’ll be Skiing, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, Bowling and an all updated Archery experience.
• The Hunt For Stillman’s Journal Is On – It’s up to you to find them. Think you can crack his clues and find his codes?
• First Look: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 For PS3 – This year, the PES team has lots of new people onboard who are sure to inject new life into this football simulation game, which already has millions of fans around the world.
• YouTube Coming To PS Vita Soon – Coming this late June, YouTube will be available as a free downloadable application for PS Vita in You Tube serviced territories via PS Store.
• Soul Sacrifice For PS Vita Is Coming To Europe – To celebrate this news, Inafune-San has kindly sent us the following video and comments about his vision for Soul Sacrifice.
• GT Academy 2012 Demo Now Live Across Europe – The first stage of this year’s driver search – the online qualification round – is now in full swing!
• Access Episode 36 – Check out exclusive gameplay footage of the premier handheld shooter in action in Game of the Week.
• Foosball 2012 Developer Diary #3: Multiplayer And World Tour – Real-world table football is the most fun when you play it with friends, and that’s something we definitely took into account when developing Foosball 2012.
• PlayStation Home: Get Set For E3 – The E3 2012 Theatre and Booth is available to download from the Navigator from this week.
• Sign A Limited Edition Messi For Your FIFA 12 Ultimate Team – From Friday June 1st 7pm BST to Sunday June 3rd 11:59pm BST, Ultimate Team players will have a chance to get this 99-rated special in-form player.