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Posted on 25 July by Charlotte Large – Contributing Editor, SCEE

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This Week On The SingStore (23 July 2009) – This week SingStore update with all the classic hits you’ve asked for, like Depeche Mode and many more
UK Exclusive Premiere Of U2 Video On VidZone Today – The first ever Vidzone video exclusive was released on Thursday with the premiere of the new great U2 video
Spanish Buzz! World Quiz Winner Found – We have a finalist in Spain for Buzz! : World Championships Grand Final. Lucky Juan María will represent Spain in the final contest. You all wished him good luck!
WipEout Fury Developer Diary – Creating The New Zone Tracks – Rita tells us all about what it’s like to work on WipEout and create new Tracks in the Developer Diary
LittleBigPlanet Community Reaches One Million Creations! – There are now more than 1 millions levels to play in LittleBigPlanet, thanks to all the community members who constantly create, play and share!
PlayStation Store Update – 23rd July 2009 – Anticipated WipEout Fury expansion pack which is now available? Or the third map pack for Killzone 2, Napalm and Cordite, with two new weapons and two new maps, as well as a bundle pack of all three packs for anybody who has yet to try any of the previous maps. As for the two new games available for you, they come in the form of Shatter and Crystal Defenders, both taking well known gameplay styles and each giving them their own individual twists.
Hustle Kings… The King Of Pool Games –
Unpredictable AI and amazing ball action, so take a cue and pot some holes with Hustle Kings. Complete knock out!
New Music Coming To SingStar: Universal Music For The SingStore, Motown and Take That Disc Releases – This will bring hits from Universal to the SingStore across SCEE territories starting with the first instalment on August 8th from the likes of Elton John, The Police and Nirvana through to more recent acts such as The Killers, Scissor Sisters and Girls Aloud.

Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

Killzone Bundle And New Trailer — Checkout this action packed trailer for Killzone 2, also find out when the next Bundle packs go live.
Killzone 2 Double Points Weekend – Get extra XP points by playing Killzone 2 this weekend.

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Posted on 19 July by Charlotte Large – Contributing Editor, SCEE

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The PSB.Europe weekly reading list (week commencing the 13th of July)

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Posted on 18 July by Charlotte Large – Contributing Editor, SCEE

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SingStore June Download Chart — Evanescence proved popular once again, taking the top two spots in the SingStore Download Chart, with Ray Charles’ classic “Hit The Road Jack” and the Roxette songpacks close behind.
Gran Turismo PSP — Your Questions Answered — The US producers of GT PSP answered readers most frequently asked questions about Polyphony Digital’s upcoming game.
VidZone Update — Madness were this week’s featured artists with a playlist including Baggy Trousers, Our House and It Must Be Love. New content arrived in the form of Rage Against The Machine, Cypress Hill, Celine Dion (VidZone guilty pleasure!), plus all the live videos from Jerry Lee Lewis and the brilliant hair styles of DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince in “Summertime”.
Update: Buzz! HQ And Studio Spaces Are Back — Rob Rutter made a brief appearance to confirm that the Buzz! HQ and Studio Spaces were back in action.
PlayStation Store Update – 16th July 2009 — While Mike waxed lyrical about the Eagles of Death Metal tracks for Guitar Hero: World Tour, we also saw two new full PSP games this week – Tomb Raider and Brothers in Arms D-Day, and dressed Sackboy up in a varity of Ghostbusters costumes!
ModNation Racers Trailer — A great new video from the developer of ModNation. Ninety seconds of footage that captures the core values of ModNation — Racing, Creating and Sharing made fun for everyone!
WipEout Fury Developer Diary – New Game Modes — WipEout HD programmer Zico Liu told us the lastest news on the WipEout HD Fury expansion pack, with an in-depth update on the three new race modes in the game – Eliminator, Zone Battle and Detonator.

Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

Killzone 2 DCL Napalm & Cordite; The Weapons Pack — “Seb Downey from Guerilla Games dropped by to show us some new Killzone 2 video and tell us about the latest downloadable content pack – Napalm & Cordite: The Weapons Pack.”

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Posted on 12 July by Charlotte Large – Contributing Editor, SCEE

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The PSB.Europe weekly reading list (week commencing the 6th of July)

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Posted on 11 July by Charlotte Large – Contributing Editor, SCEE

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This Week On The SingStore – Thursday 9th July 2009 – Lots of great tracks this week from Radiohead, Blur, Ashford & Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Erasure and Lily Allen, plus a Coldplay SongPack. Nina will be joining us again on Monday with the download chart for June.
3-and-a-half Minutes With Polyphony Digital’s Kazunori Yamauchi – Jeff speaks to the head of Polyphony, Kazunori Yamauchi, about how he and the team managed to squeeze the full GT experience onto PSP and, amongst other things, the famous Top Gear GT-R vs Bullet Train race.
MAG Developer Diary – Episode #4: Command & Control System – Here’s Zipper to explain the gameplay system they’re implementing in MAG to prevent it descending into a crazy free-for-all. Sadly this is the final part in our video developer diaries, but we’ll be sure to bring you more information on MAG as we countdown to release.
WipEout Fury Developer Diary – Environment Design – Another great dev diary from SCEE Liverpool Studios, this time it’s all about how the team piece together the stunning futuristic environments of WipEout HD. This post also includes answers to your questions from last week’s update.
PlayStation Store Update – 9th July 2009 – The arrival of Battlefield 1943 on the Store this week might be grabbing all of the headlines, but there’s loads more great content to keep us all busy: demos for Ghostbusters and Fuel, the “Adrenaline” expansion pack for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift and plenty more.
An Introduction To Trine: Coming Soon To PSN – Publishers Nobilis Games give us a preview of the much-anticipated Trine, a new puzzle game coming to the PlayStation Store this summer.
The Summer Of PSP Arrives In The UK – Lots Of Fun In The Sun, Competitions And More — The PSP tour bus will be wending it’s merry way to UK theme parks and festivals throughout July and August, and you could win a holiday in Florida on the Summer of PSP website. (Be sure to check out MobileTone’s excellent song in the comments!)
Killzone 2 DLC #3 – “Napalm & Cordite” (and flames and bolts) – A look at all the new features and fixes coming up in version 1.28 of Killzone 2, as Guerrilla Games make their preparations for the Napalm and Cordite DLC pack.