PlayStation Home: Walk Like An Egyptian

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.

This week in Sodium2 it’s Payback time! New rewards, rivalries and explosive launch boosts are all coming your way in this massive update.

We’re introducing a huge array of new rewards for your avatar and personal space. From Thursday November 24 you’ll be able to unlock up to 28 unique Sodium2 rewards by levelling up in Sodium2. As new XP levels are reached you’ll receive awesome new Sodium2 rewards, and those of you’ve who’ve already made it to the top of your game will get rewarded upon entering the Sodium2 launch grid!

But that’s not all. We’re also excited to introduce our new Rivals system! Now you can test your skills against more than just your friends in quick race mode! That’s right, now you can go head-to-head against any other player in the scene as well as the last 20 players you’ve challenged in multiplayer mode.

Finally we’ve added a new way for you to gain an advantage over your opponents with the Sodium2 Launch Boost system. Time things right and you’ll receive an explosive boost off the starting grid allowing you to surge ahead of your competitors to seize the lead!

The Sodium2 Payback update will be live this Thursday so don’t miss out!

Make your Novus Prime Mech Suit sparkle! A Novus Prime drop-ship has placed a proximity-based Mech Recharger onto a plinth in Home Square. Any Novus Prime Mech Suit that gets near it will instantly energize and emit crackling lightning for a good while afterwards.

Milton the Lion wants nothing more than for everyone to support his favourite American Football team. He’s a cheerful, energetic little fellow and would love for you to join him in his sporting endeavours. Head down to the Lockwood Store today to pick up some Lockwood Lions uniforms from Double Time.

Become the star quarterback, with the Lockwood Lions Football Uniform, and lead those Lions to victory! Or get the crowd onside by shaking those pompoms in a bright Lions Cheerleaders outfit. It’s a great way to warm up in the chilly winter weather!

After all that exercise, you’ll probably want to head back to your apartment and relax. Why not take Milton with you? He’s fun to be around and he’ll gladly follow you wherever you go.