ModNation Racers Trailer

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It’s been over a month since ModNation Racers was first announced, at E2 2009. In case you missed Sony’s Press Conference at E3, the PlayStation.Blog has now released the ModNation Racers trailer for everyone viewing (see below). If you are unfamiliar with the game, its follows the same concept as LittleBigPlanet: play, create and share; except its a racing game. You create a player and design a car and then even design a track. Everything can be shared via the online community. Once you are done, race on your newly made track or many of the available right out of the box.

PlayStation Store Update For July 16th 2009

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This week on the PlayStation Store, both the US and Euro stores have the Trash Panic demo available for download. On the US Store you can now also purchase Namco Museum Essentials, the full game. As for new game add-on content, the Ghostbusters Costumes for LittleBigPlanet are now available for purchase, as well as new tracks for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and new packs for Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires. A new episode of PULSE is also available for download on the US Store.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Trophy Guide

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Most of the trophies in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 are self explanatory so we’ve only provided help with the difficult ones. Most of the trophies are easy to achieve and can be unlocked in a single playthrough of the game with each nation. The other trophies can be unlocked in skirmish or online modes. There are lots of trophies available in the game, including the all-important Platimum trophy.

VidZone Update

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VidZone has received an update today, with new playlists and over 160 new music videos. A featured playlist this week is Madness, which features all their best videos including Baggy Trousers, Our House and It Must Be Love. Also new this week is Workout Music – a collection of up-tempo videos to get you off the couch and pumping those muscles. It includes videos from Freemasons and the C&C Music factory. Other playlists include Eurodance, Chillout Music, Pop Punk Classics, RnB Slow Downs and Breakup Music.

Sony Developing PlayStation Eye Facial Recognition Software

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Some of the advantages boasted by Microsoft’s Natal controller are already in the PSEye, Sony said today at the Game Developers Conference in Brighton. Sony has developed new facial recognition software for the PSEye camera which has been put together the SCEE R&D team and other developers.

Sony’s PS3 Motion Controller “Tracks True 3D and Depth”

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At the Game Developers Conference in Brighton this morning, Sony once again showed off their upcoming motion-tracking controller technology during the keynote speech, this time with the emphasis on showing off its “true 3D movement tracking and accuracy”. The device, which was unveiled at E3, uses a wand-like peripheral with built-in accelerometers and a coloured ball at one end which is tracked by the PSEye camera.

SCEJ Releases First Pay-To-Play Game For PlayStation 3

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Trash Panic is a PSN game released by Sony earlier last month, which costs for £3.99 / €4.99 and includes trophies. Today, a modified version of the game has been released in Japan. Gomi Bako, as the game is known in Japanese, has been released as a pay-to-play game much like real arcade games. It costs ¥100 (approx. 69p) to play and you get 3 lives, but unlike the original game this version unlockes rewards in PlayStation Home.

Buzz! and Fight Night Game Spaces Launch Today in PlayStation Home

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Today, new games spaces are to launch in PlayStation Home. The Buzz! Game Space is finally launching in the US, whereplayers can take part in a massive 64-player game of Buzz! trivia. In addition, EA Sports are updating the EA Sports Complex and launching the Fight Night Game Space. This swanky boxing-themed night club space launches with an interactive DJ game, rewards, and plenty of places to chill with your friends.

SCEE Making PS3 Dev Kits For Educational Institutions

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Sony is extending their support for schools and universities with courses geared towards computer engineering and programming. At the Develop Conference 2009, Sarah Lemarie, SCEE R&D’s education contact and support infrastructure development manager, revealed that a PS3 dev kit designed for academic use is in the works and is currently in the closed beta phase. The PS3 dev kit includes a consumer-sized PS3 and a full SDK. Sony’s cross-platform game engine PhyreEngine will also be made available as part of the program.

Rumor Alert: PlayStation Network Connect

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PlayStation Network users could be getting a better online experience soon, a newly registered website suggests. PlayStation gamers could be getting a more connected experience with the launch of PSN-Connect. Although the website is currently blank, the domain belongs to SCEA as a simple whois search reveals. Of course, this doesn’t prove anything. It could just be a holding page to protect the PSN Trademark.