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<a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-littlebigplanet-playstation-vita.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">LittleBigPlanet PS Vita</a> is now hitting store shelves across the globe and everyone has begun playing through Sackboy’s new adventure in Carnivalia, creating some brand new games on their moon and some have even begun to publish their own brand new portable games for the community to play! The LittleBigPlanet PS Vita community is already filling up with loads of amazing user-created games and levels, so be sure to get online and check out just what the community has to offer. And how exactly would you go about finding all those great levels? Well, we have just the thing for you… That’s right! <a href="http://lbp.me/">LBP.me</a> has expanded to include a separate section for all of those levels that are being published in LittleBigPlanet PS Vita! More...

We’ll be launching four Amazing Spider-Man DLC packs on the PlayStation Network tomorrow, starting with the Stan Lee Adventure and Rhino Challenge, as well as two new packs – The Lizard Rampage and Oscorp Search & Destroy. In deciding what new content would interest fans of the game, we realized the only thing that could compare to playing as the webhead himself was to let players step into the shoes of other notable characters: The Lizard, Rhino, and my personal favorite, Stan Lee. Plus, you can also fight crime within cool retro-arcade inspired mini-games through Spider-Man’s in-game smartphone. Here’s what you can expect from each of the DLC packs coming your way. In <strong>The Lizard Rampage Pack</strong>, you’ll play as The Lizard on a quest to stop Oscorp from releasing a cross-species virus blast into the city. With your devastating attacks and speed, you can create chaos throughout the city on a massive scale, using your powerful tail swipes to rip through Oscorp guards or claw strikes to knock down the toxic towers placed around the city. The more you destroy, the more bonus points you’ll earn! More...

<p style="text-align: justify;">LittleBigPlanet's critically acclaimed "Play, Create and Share" experience makes its way to the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a>, in a completely new Sackboy adventure that takes advantage of the innovative and powerful feature set of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a>. Play through loads of included levels and collect prizes, costumes, and create materials. Create your own levels and challenges with familiar and easy-to-use pop-it tools, which are made even more user friendly through the PS Vita's front and rear touch screens. Once complete, share your creations online with the whole*LBP*community.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Also on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> this week is Tokyo Jungle, the acclaimed and celebrated urban animal survival game that lit up sales charts in Japan. With over 50 playable animals to choose from, unleash your inner beast to hunt your way to the top of Tokyo's post-apocalyptic food chain. Whether in Story or Survival Mode, you never know where your next meal will come from or the dangers you'll face, so be prepared for anything and everything. Forage through this desolate but dangerous city to complete story-based challenges using a variety of survival skills, from all-out attack to stealth. *Enjoy this week’s <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a>.</p> More...

With <a href="http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english/">Tokyo Game Show 2012</a> now in the books, the major gaming shows and conferences are now wrapped up. There's only one thing left to do: play the games we've been seeing since E3. The big new release weeks are underway; you'll see the full list for September 25th in a few hours with this week's <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/the-drop/">The Drop</a>. As far as TGS coverage goes, I've linked out to a number of stories below. <em>The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 17th, 2012)</em> <ul> <li><A HREF="http://www.psnstores.com/2012/09/sound-shapes-sample-tracks-september-21st-2012/" ADD_DATE="1348378934" PRIVATE="0" TAGS="">Sound Shapes Sample Tracks – September 21st 2012 - PSNStores</A></li> <li><A HREF="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/20/hands-on-street-fighter-x-tekken-vita-ps3-crossplay-bear-extrav/" ADD_DATE="1348378906" PRIVATE="0" TAGS="">Hands on: Street Fighter X Tekken Vita/PS3 crossplay bear extravaganza - Joystiq</A></li> <li><A HREF="http://www.giantbomb.com/news/yes-the-new-playstation-3-can-stand-vertically-and-weve-got-the-shots-to-prove-it/4379/" ADD_DATE="1348378646" PRIVATE="0" TAGS="">Yes, The New PlayStation 3 Can Stand Vertically, And We've Got The Shots To Prove It - Giant Bomb</A></li> <li><A HREF="http://kotaku.com/5945195/the-unfinished-swan-may-be-the-next-journey" ADD_DATE="1348378497" PRIVATE="0" TAGS="">The Unfinished Swan May Be The Next Journey - Kotaku</A></li></ul> More...

After 11 or so days on the road, I'm finally back home in California -- and burning to crack open every conceivable loot chest in <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/borderlands-2/">Borderlands 2</a>. So regrettably, I'm going to cut to the chase in this week's Recap and get back to Gunzerking as fast as possible! If you're playing Borderlands 2, be sure to share your character and strategies in the comments. Read on for the week's 10 most popular PlayStation.Blog posts. In other news highlights this week, fans lined up to get <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/17/watch-the-new-littlebigplanet-ps-vita-trailer-early-review-highlights/">LittleBigPlanet for PS Vita</a> at participating retailers (the North American PSN launch date is this Tuesday, 9/25), <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/21/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-out-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-february-5th/">Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time</a> got a release date of February 5th for PS3 and PS Vita (with Cross-Buy), <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/21/final-fantasy-iii-coming-to-psn-tuesday/">Final Fantasy III</a> was confirmed for a Tuesday PSN launch, Atlus USA announced a November 20th release for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/21/persona-4-golden-set-for-november-20th-on-ps-vita/">Persona 4 Golden</a> on PS Vita, <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/19/tgs-2012-watch-the-new-puppeteer-trailer/">Puppeteer's new trailer</a> debuted at Tokyo Game Show, Inafune filed a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/21/soul-sacrifice-takes-tokyo-game-show/">Soul Sacrifice TGS update</a>, the LittleBigPlanet team announced a new <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/19/sack-it-to-me-calling-all-video-directors/">TV spot competition</a>, DC Universe Online released the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/17/hand-of-fate-new-dc-universe-online-dlc-adds-heroic-and-villainous-episodes/">new expansion Hand of Fate</a>, PlayStation Home laded out <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/17/playstation-home-update-the-casino-adds-free-texas-hold-em-free-bacon-companion/">new content</a>, and the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/17/playstation-is-coming-to-a-college-near-you/">PlayStation On Campus Tour</a> officially kicked off (get the most up-to-date schedule <a href="http://us.playstation.com/events/psoncampus.html">here</a>). Phew! Not a bad week, all things considered. More...

It’s almost like this ‘Saturday’ thing happens every week. That means it’s time for the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/psn-spotlight/">PSN Community Spotlight</a>. For the unfamiliar, this is where PlayStation gamers tell their unique stories/experiences/thoughts, as submitted to this section in the <a href="http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PSN-Community-Meets-the-PS-Blog/bd-p/22802">PlayStation Community Forums</a>. Those that make it all the way to the PlayStation Blog will receive a $50 PlayStation Store voucher. Last week we asked about your favorite PlayStation franchises, and gamer <a href="http://us.playstation.com/publictrophy/index.htm?onlinename=cobrarc13">Cobrarc13</a> wrote in to tell us about how he grew to love PlayStation exclusives Gran Turismo 5 and LittleBigPlanet. More...

One of the key factors for a game to be successful revolves around the charisma and empathy of the lead character, a task that seems easy in essence, but which can be an endeavour of epic proportions. The first step in creating our main character was to try and think of a character who would be full of charisma, and who would have natural abilities that would empower them to move around the world and adapt to the kind of mechanics we wanted to build into the game. After a lot of brainstorming, coffee, comic reading, watching cartoons and lots of other inspirational tools, we thought that it would be interesting to play around with a small spider with big eyes that would be able to bring some “human†emotional rapport to the game. We also decided to stick six legs on him -- instead of the standard eight -- to make the character a little more friendly looking and little less creepy, as there are a lot of people with arachnophobia. See, we do care! More...

PlayStation fans are no strangers to the FINAL FANTASY brand, and have continued to be devoted supporters over the series’ 25 year history. Last fall, we brought two additional classic entries in this franchise to the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> catalog as part of our <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/03/announcing-square-enixs-winter-of-rpgs-campaign/">Winter of RPGs</a> campaign. This time, I’m here to help close out summer with a bang. The list of numbered FINAL FANTASY titles available on the PlayStation family of consoles has been incredible, but alas, it has also been incomplete. That changes on September 25th, with the release of FINAL FANTASY III on PlayStation Network. Now, PSP owners will be able to experience a piece of FINAL FANTASY history as they embark on a journey with the four Warriors of Light -- Luneth, Arc, Refia, and Ingus -- as they battle to save the world from being engulfed in Darkness. A dangerous mission, to be sure; to accomplish their task, they will need an incredible set of skills. More...

At current count, Kratos <a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/04/19/the-olympians-kratos-has-killed.aspx">has decimated</a> 23 of Greek mythology's most important gods and people. And so far, the God of War Facebook community has voted three of those from Kratos' "Olympian Hit List" (Zeus, Cronos, and Thanatos) on to our "God of War’s Top 5 Epic Moments" list. What's the trend? The most epic moments in the God of War: Saga are always when Kratos is fueled by revenge, moving mountains, and defying impossible odds to destroy any mythological super power that gets in his way. We're on to our #3 greatest epic moment -- this boss battle is arguably the <em>grandest</em> of them all. The word "epic" doesn't always mean large in a physical nature, but the battle at the beginning of God of War III personifies the term handily. When I think of God of War III, I always remember the first 45 minutes of the game before anything else because of this epic boss battle. What about you? I dare you to disagree with me... More...

BREAKING NEWS! <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-persona-4-golden.html?CMP=soc_us__gm_sm_05_21_12">Persona 4 Golden</a>, Japan’s BEST SELLING PS Vita game of ALL darn-tootin’ time, finally has a North American release date: November 20, 2012, in stores and via PlayStation Store. Did you hear that? That’s the sound of millions of Vita owners screaming in joyous union. They know, as you might too (or will soon learn), that when it comes to a deep role-playing game experience with TONS of monsters to slay; Personas to collect and fuse; areas to explore; well-written characters with which to interact and develop bonds; and a terrific, highly memorable story, there is NO substitute. More...

It's been a few weeks since we've had some news come out about <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-sly-cooper-thieves-in-time.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time</a>! Hopefully, you've already seen the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/15/sly-cooper-thieves-in-time-gamescom-trailer-cross-play-details/">sweet trailer</a> we released at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gamescom12/">gamescom</a> and are itching to learn even more about Sly, the gang and their upcoming adventure. Well, today we're happy to announce that Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will be releasing in North America this February 5th, 2013 both at retail <em>and</em> on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PlayStation Network</a> (that's right, day and date!). In case you didn't catch it, if you buy the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a> version of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (through traditional retailers or on PSN), you will be able to download the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> version of the game from PSN at no additional cost! Now that's a -- wait for it -- a <em>steal</em>! More...

Hi everyone. I'm excited that those of you who are attending <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tgs12/">Tokyo Game Show</a> will finally be able to have some hands-on experience with <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psvita/games-and-media/psv-soul-sacrifice.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Soul Sacrifice</a>! Once you play the game, I'm sure that you'll have a better sense of the world I've been wanting to create. You'll be able to face the dilemmas, tough decisions, and the agony of choice that I've been wanting to portray in a game. I believe the TGS demo does a great job of conveying this new concept. In the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/06/05/soul-sacrifice-e3-2012-trailer-revealed/">trailers</a> and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/24/hard-choices-inafune-talks-soul-sacrifice/">interviews</a> released so far, we've shown the game's dark world setting and shared some of the story elements revealed in the single player mode. We've also shared a few of the back stories from both the monsters and sorcerers that you'll encounter during gameplay. During TGS, I'm looking forward to showing you what the multiplayer mode can offer. More...

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Hello again, PlayStation fans! Today I’m happy to share some big news on the mobile games front that we revealed late Tuesday night at the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tgs12/">Tokyo Game Show</a>. PlayStation Mobile is coming to a number of PlayStation certified mobile devices and <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> on October 3! You might be asking yourself, what is PlayStation Mobile, exactly? Allow me to explain: PlayStation Mobile is a brand new platform for tablets, smartphones and PS Vita, that offers PlayStation-like experiences on a number of different mobile devices. When PlayStation Mobile launches on October 3rd, we will have around 30 titles available from a range of developers, including games from indie devs as well as our own Sony Computer Entertainment World Wide Studios. PlayStation Mobile game prices will range from around $2 to $20 and be available in a variety of popular genres, including Adventure, Action, Puzzle, Sports, and Simulation. More...

PlayStation announced today that Starhawk would receive a boat load of goodies with the next Patch. Lightbox followed that up with a more detailed post outlining many of the changes coming with 1.04 as well. Not only that, as the*fan base*has asked for many times, we are seeing the release of a digital version as [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PZSkkHA17VnanAWjQe3lAplLrtI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PZSkkHA17VnanAWjQe3lAplLrtI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PZSkkHA17VnanAWjQe3lAplLrtI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PZSkkHA17VnanAWjQe3lAplLrtI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=5SrlaUn6d3U:9Fm9gp6GVWw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=5SrlaUn6d3U:9Fm9gp6GVWw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?a=5SrlaUn6d3U:9Fm9gp6GVWw:Ly1H5S7uc7A"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/UrgentFuryUnleashed?d=Ly1H5S7uc7A" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UrgentFuryUnleashed/~4/5SrlaUn6d3U" height="1" width="1"/> More...

PlayStation announced today that Starhawk would receive a boat load of goodies with the next Patch. Lightbox followed that up with a more detailed post outlining many of the changes coming with 1.04 as well. Not only that, as the fan base has asked for many times, we are seeing the release of a digital version as well. I did check with Harvard to clarify if Coop would be included in the Multipayer version, and he explained the two apps are either All Solo or All Multiplayer. He also confirmed the Single Player only is currently available to PS Plus users in response to a question posed on the blog. Well we have more coming as well, Commander Fury will have Andrew Weldon who is the design lead on the unannounced DLC joining us for the next podcast. Commander Fury will get down and dirty with Andrew about the new content, if there is more than meets the eye and how the DLC will work. I hear there is a truckload of DLC coming so I think Dylan may be holding out on us. If you want to provide any questions for the interview, please comment below and we will select a few of the questions for the interview. View the full article

Realms of Ancient War has been in development for over two years, inspired by our deep love of hack ‘n slash games. We’ve played practically every game in the genre (including some pretty obscure PS2 games) to seek out the best ideas from the past. The rest of our inspiration comes from our designers, who came up with crazy ideas to give our title its own signature fast-and-furious style of action. Every decision was met with one simple question: “Is this a fun idea?†<ul><li>Do you want to spawn dozens of huge swords from the ground? Yes!</li> <li>Should the screen be covered with hordes of enemies, all bent on killing you? Oh yes!</li> <li>What about controlling the minds of gigantic enemies, making them pound the crap out of their minion buddies? Hell yes!</li> <li>Maybe you could ride a flashy pink pony and battle your enemies with a giant toilet brush? Uh… let’s forget that idea…</li></ul> More...

As many of you know, the team here at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/lightbox-interactive/">Lightbox Interactive</a> has been hard at work developing all of the free <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/starhawk/">Starhawk</a> Updates to help support the Starhawk Community. With today’s announcement, we’ll help grow that community even more with something that a ton of players from around the world have asked for -- a digital-download version of Starhawk, and not just the original version, but one that is packed with all of the awesome updates we’ve made since our initial release! Yeah, you saw that right. We now have three, <em>three</em> ways for you to download the exact type of Starhawk experience you’re looking for on <strong>September 25th</strong>! More...

While we wait patiently for Spike’s airing of <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gt-academy/">GT Academy 2012</a> this fall, we have three new pieces of DLC and Update 2.08 releasing on Tuesday, September 25th to keep you guys battling in <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/gran-turismo-5-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Gran Turismo 5</a>. <h4>Nissan GT-R N24 GT Academy '12</h4> ($.99) Relive the victory with the Nissan GT-R N24 GT Academy '12, winner of the SP8T class in the 2012 Nürburgring 24-hour race. The GT-R N24 GT Academy was developed by the GT-R development team of Nissan, and set up by software engineers of Gran Turismo. Driven by Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi and the first European GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez, Team GT Academy won top victory in the SP8T class. Relive the victory at the Nürburgring with this signature GT-R N24. More...

Hi guys, back again to give you an update on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/puppeteer/">Puppeteer</a>. First off, please let me thank you all for your wonderful, supportive comments after <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/14/the-curtain-is-raised-on-puppeteer-a-new-ps3-adventure/">our announcement</a> at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gamescom12/">Gamescom</a> last month. It's dedicated PlayStation fans like you that make the incredible amount of hard work that goes into making games worthwhile. You never know what reaction you will get from your work, and it seems that Puppeteer has hit the right nerve with gamers. So, when I got back from Germany, I started getting ready for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/tgs12/">Tokyo Game Show</a>. We aren’t showing a playable demo on the show floor, but I have put together another trailer for the show. This one is longer and shows a little bit more of the story, without giving too much away and ruining it for you all. Have a look up above. More...

A <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/littlebigplanet-karting-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a> TV spot is coming soon, and it will be created by you -- the LittleBigPlanet community! Starting today, we’re inviting you to create and submit a 25-second TV spot for LittleBigPlanet Karting, to share your excitement for the game with the world. To help you get started, we’ve prepared a whole bunch of goodies for you, including game music, video footage, and much more. All of these can be used in the creation of your entry. You're not limited to what we're providing though, so feel free to follow your creative instinct! Once you’ve finished your masterpiece and sent it along to us, we will review all the submissions and choose our 10 favorites as finalists for the contest. At that point, it will be up to our wonderful community to vote on the TV spot they feel most deserves to win the grand prize: $25,000 and a slot on national broadcast television! More...

Hello PlayStation fans! My name is Daryl Allison, Sr. Producer at Bluepoint Games, developers of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PlayStation Vita</a> version of <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale</a>. Since Sony’s announcement at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gamescom12/">Gamescom</a> of their awesome promotion pricing program for PlayStation All-Stars - where gamers who purchase the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PlayStation 3</a> version also get to download the PS Vita version at no additional cost - it has been great to see gamers getting excited for the PS Vita version, so it’s time Bluepoint gets into the blogging ring. As fans of Bluepoint know, the studio has worked hard over the years to give gamers the highest quality remasters for classic titles God of War, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, and Metal Gear Solid. Now, for PlayStation All-Stars, we’ve taken our passion to the next level. Our mission: To create the full PS3 experience of PlayStation All-Stars on PS Vita. More...

We announced back at <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gamescom12/">Gamescom</a> that <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/09/18/street-fighter-25th-anniversary-collectors-set-has-tons-of-extra-content-on-ps3/">PlayStation Plus is coming to PS Vita</a>, and today we’re pleased to announce that our premium game membership will make its debut on <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps-vita/">PS Vita</a> in November, providing an Instant Game Collection to PS Vita owners along with the same features that many of you already enjoy for <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/ps3/">PS3</a>. If you’re already a <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> member on PS3, you will automatically be able to enjoy all the PS Plus features on PS Vita at no extra cost. PlayStation Plus features for PS Vita available in November will include: More...

Tokyo Game Show is always an exciting time for gamers everywhere, as we all look forward to new games and other news being unveiled during the show. This year is no exception. We are always looking for ways to create better experiences for our gamers, and to that end, we just unveiled a smaller, lighter PlayStation 3 at the show. The new PS3 will be available in two different models, with 250GB and 500GB HDDs which will allow you to store even more of your digital life. It also features a smaller, streamlined design that will look great as part of any entertainment system. The new model is approximately 20% smaller and 25% lighter than the current PS3. In order to maintain the superior gaming experiences that you expect from us here at PlayStation, we are always looking for ways to change and evolve with your gaming behavior. More...

<a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/borderlands-2-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Borderlands 2</a> releases today, and we’ve got a copy here for you on the PlayStation Store. Team up with friends and start shooting and looting immediately. You can also purchase the Season Pass to get all DLC for less than you’d pay for them individually. <a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/jet-set-radio-ps3.html?CMP=soc_us__ac_sm_05_21_12">Jet Set Radio</a> was available last week for <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/">PlayStation Plus</a> members, but now it’s available for everybody to download. This week Plus members will receive a free dynamic Jet Set Radio theme, along with a free Double Dragon dynamic theme. Plus members also have access to a full game trial of SSX and some discounted Rock Band content. If you love soccer, you’ll be happy to hear that you can now pre-order FIFA Soccer 13. Those who do will get an exclusive theme to spice up their dashboard. Also of note is the Resident Evil 6 demo – try it out before the game releases on November 20th. More...