PlayStation Home: Winter Wonderland

On Thursday 1st December from 8AM BST PlayStation Home will be briefly offline for scheduled maintenance. Here is what to expect after the update…

Covering the full range of emotions this week we have MadBlocker, the latest arcade cabinet to land in Home. This fast and frantic match-4 game may make you laugh or may make you cry but either way it never fails to please, get it now in Stuff or Indie Park!

It’s not Christmas without sales – even in PlayStation Home! nDreams are joining in the Christmas frenzy and dropping the price of many fantastic items. You can get up to 50% off items such as Thing in a Box, Funkster ’74 clothing bundles and the hugely popular Apartment UFO. nDreams wishes you all a very merry Christmas! The sale can be found at nDreams’ store and will run from 1st December 2011 until the 12th January 2012.

Audi are pleased to announce the launch of the Audi Concert Hall. This beautiful new space contains an all-new version of the Audi design Bosendorfer piano game A variety of rewards can be won as you play your way through three new classical tracks. Unlock 9 new trophies in the Piano trophy cabinet and compete to appear at the top of the Global Leaderboard. Visit the Concert Hall the day after you appear on the top 5 ‘Yesterdays High-scores’ leaderboard to receive your very own limited edition Audi design Bosendorfer piano for your apartment.

Snow has fallen in the Lockwood Publishing Showcase, transforming it into a magical winter scene. Dance with Timmy the Gingerbread Man, marvel at the new festive Stitchkins and get a sneak peak at what Figment and Iron Fusion have in store for the future! As if that’s not enough, there’s a fantastic winter spa area where you can have a hot tub party with your friends, and a new batch of limited time rewards.

Pay attention to what Locky says, as he’ll give hints and clues on how to achieve the rewards. Some of them may help, some may just confuse, but one way or another, they will eventually lead you to the rewards, just be sure to keep checking back in order to obtain everything.

Vintage and Athletic clothing packs are now available from the Drey collection, give the gift of style with Drey gifts available exclusively from the Gift Machine – it’s your turn to be the life of the party!

The long-awaited Winter Vacation Villa personal space releases this week. Experience the frills and chills of winter in this ski chalet, nestled neatly in between a white-capped cliff and snow-dressed forest and overlooked by an icy cascading waterfall. Complete with its own outdoor Jacuzzi, indoor fireplace, and veranda bedroom, this is how the winter was meant to be spent!

In Alter Ego, B’Loons are back and better than ever! These B’Loons are high and mighty with their custom emotes and animations. Float helplessly as the emo B’Loon, moon walk as the astronaut, show off your kicks as a martial artist, sneak around as a commando, stumble around as the pirate, hula as the hula dancer or headspin as the breakdancer.

Fancy yourself as a bit of a virtual interior designer? Then check out this week’s offerings from MyDeco. There’s everything from a fabulously wonky “Old Bird” bookcase, to a groovy VW LoveBus. There is also an update to the existing Hot Tub that now features some new improved animations. Available in the MyDeco store now!