Over 100 New Pieces of Content Releasing Tomorrow in PlayStation Home

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A whole load of new content is coming to PlayStation Home tomorrow. First off is a new personal space based on the last stage of Killzone 2 – Scolar Visari’s Palace. Releasing in tandem with the Visari Throne Room will be a variety of virtual items that you can use to customize your area. Another personal space, the Post-Apocalyptic Apartment, is also coming, as well as accompanying furniture. Approximately 70 items in total are being released just for this personal space, so the customization options for this area alone are virtually endless.

Smash Cars Coming To Europe August 27th

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Smash Cars, from TikGames / Creat Studios, is already available to purchase in the US and it’s finally coming to Europe this week. Smash Cars is a tricked-out single and multiplayer online RC toy car racing game, with real-time physics simulation and vehicle customization. Players can twist and turn, grind and gear up, perform aerial tricks and stunts while racking up points as they knock friends off the track and race to the finish.

Heroes Over Europe Trophies

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Dogfight in the skies above Europe as you follow the stories of three Allied pilots during WWII in Heroes Over Europe.

Guitar Hero: Van Halen Trophies

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Activision’s next band-centric rhythm game will feature a wide variety of hits from the hard-rock supergroup’s three-decade catalog, including tracks from Queen.

Rumor Alert: PS3 Getting New Boot Screen [Confirmed]

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With the recent logo changes to the PlayStation 3, Firmware 3.0 is likely to bring about a change to the boot screen. A video was spotted on YouTube showing the new boot screen already on the pS3 Slim console, sporting the new logo. Currently, the PS3 boot screen says ‘Sony Computer Entertainment’. Only PS3 Slims could have this new boot screen, but it’s difficult to tell at the moment.

Crash Commando Getting DLC and Patch This Week

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This week a bunch of new stuff is coming out for Crash Commando including a patch, new characters and a new map pack. On August 27th, a patch will go live with a number of new improvements (see below) as well as some cool new downloadable add-ons for you. Three character add-on packs will be released this Thursday, each containing two new playable characters, and a new map pack.

Second Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC Pack Announced

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Its only been a few weeks since the first Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC pack, Demons of the Badland, was announced, and already a new pack in inbound. The second downloadable content pack will deliver destructive new multiplayer modes and maps. The Multiplayer Pack will feature two new modes, Bagman and Team Bagman, along with eight new maps, playable across all multiplayer modes.

NHL 2K10 Trophies

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2K Sports brings the fun back to hockey video games with an intuitive control scheme and hard-hitting action in NHL 2K10. There are a total of 50 trophies to unlock including a platinum, one gold, 13 silver and 35 bronze trophies. The trophies are fairly easy to unlock so if you are a trophy whore, this game is definitely worth a play.

Fallout 3 Trophies

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There are 51 trophies in Fallout 3, and more in the DLC content available from the PlayStation Store (total of 73 trophies including DLC content). The basic game has 38 bronze trophies, 10 silver trophies, 2 gold trophies and a platinum trophy. The platinum trophy can be earned without purchasing the downloadable content.

PLAYSTATION 3 Logo Was Replaced Due To ‘Visibility’ Issues

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At GamesCom, the PS3 wasn’t the only thing that got smaller. The entire PlayStation 3 branding was revamped to improve visibility. According to Kazuo Hirai, “when you have PlayStation 3 spelt out, the aspect ratio was such that if you wanted it on a billboard it became tiny. It didn’t work in terms of visibility.” The logo no longer uses the Spiderman font to sell out the entire system name; instead, it is now just “PS3” and uses a new font.