PlayStation.Blog Recap

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Heres the latest news from the PSN Team:

Hey there everybody, hope you’re all enjoying your weekend. Should you have already chewed your way through the Saturday papers, we’ve get plenty of juicy content right here to help you through the rest of your cornflakes.
It’s been a busy week on planet PlayStation. We offered up a firm release date for LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita, heard from the team behind quirky PSN effort Puddle, got the scoop on new DLC for PS Vita favourite Escape Plan, checked in with the PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale team for word on the forthcoming beta, and saw more of the lovely-looking Sound Shapes on PS Vita.
See below for a full run-down of what’s been happening. Oh, and if you haven’t chimed in on the Weekend Debate yet, get on it – we’ve got download vouchers for thatgamecompany’s wonderful Journey precursor Flower up for grabs.

• Retro/Grade Blasts Off On PSN 22nd August – Award-winning rhythm/shoot’em up, Retro/Grade makes its way exclusively to PS3 on 22nd August
• Darksiders II: Meet The Creatures – Take a look at a world first gameplay trailer for Darksiders II, featuring some of the title’s amazing creatures
• Sony Make.Believe Puts One UNCHARTED Fan In Nathan Drake’s Boots – One lucky fan gets immortalised as an Uncharted 3 MP character in this incredible make.believe competition
• Sack it to Me: The First Disney Princesses Arrive – See the Disney Princesses come waltzing into LBP and footage of the LBP Karting Beta in this week’s update
• Had A Problem With Ghost Recon Future Soldier Arctic Strike DLC? – Issues with the Ghost Recon Future Soldier Arctic Strike DLC have been fixed. Find out more here
• Passionate About Portable Gaming? LittleBigPlanet Needs YOU! – Fancy winning an internship at the studio behind Little Big Planet Vita? Here’s your chance
• In Papo & Yo, Grafitti Is Part Of The Experience – Learn about the inspiration behind the incredible imagery in upcoming PSN title Papa & Yo
• The Summer Sale Is Here! – “Big discounts on LA Noire Complete Edition and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition, with more to come!”
• Lights, Camera, Party! Delivers PlayStation Move Fun On August 29th – The Funzinis are coming! Lights, Camera, Party! brings you 50 PlayStation Move mini-games on 29th August
• PlayStation Home – Blueprint:Home Goes Live – Get all of the details on the huge amount of customisation options in Blueprint:Home in this week’s PlayStation Home update
• Puddle Makes A Splash On PS Vita Today – Sébastien Chipot from Neko Entertainment tells all on the newly launched Puddle for PS Vita
• ‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Plus Update – 1st August 2012 – Dead Space 2 and Rock of Ages are now available at no cost for PlayStation Plus subscribers!
• ‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 1 August 2012 – Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Payday: The Heist and more are the stars in this week’s Store update
• Payday: The Heist Pulls The Trigger On First DLC – New weapons, a new character, new trophies and a higher level cap are all part of Wolfpack – the new DLC for Payday: The Heist
• Sound Shapes’ Level Editor And Trophies Take Centre Stage – Get the inside track on how to become a master of Sound Shapes’ level editor, as well as the range of trophies on offer
• The Monsters Of God Of War: Ascension – The Elephantaur – A hybrid minotaur? Oh yes… the monstrous Elephantaur smashes its way into God of War: Ascension
• All Aboard! Escape Plan: Underground DLC Arrives On PSN – Going underground! The Underground DLC for Escape Plan pulls up for a discounted price of just €1.99/£1.59 for two weeks
• LittleBigPlanet PS Vita Release Date Revealed – Little Big Planet Vita is coming. Find out when, and more about pre-order bonuses here
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Public Beta This Autumn – Take control of your favourite PlayStation characters this autumn and get battling in the public beta this Autumn
• Access Episode 44: PES 2013! Gran Turismo 5! Expendables 2! – Access Episode 44 brings you the latest on Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, an incredible track day at Silverstone and a trip to racing legends Codemasters
• Summer Sale – All The Deals – The wait is over. View the complete list of summer sale titles here
• gamescom Is Coming! – It’s just a few short weeks to gamescom 2012. Get a sneak preview of what we’ve got in store here
• Weekend Debate: Gaming One-Liners To Remember – Share your favourite ever line of gaming dialogue for a chance to win Flower on PSN
• The Best Of The LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta – Check out the highlights reel from the LittleBigPlanet Karting Beta

• Weekend Essentials 137 – Treat yourself to a PlayStation Store bargain and show off your video game sports knowledge this weekend.
• Enjoy great discounts at PlayStation Store – Grab a bargain in the PlayStation Store Summer Sale with fantastic offers on over 50 games and movies.
• Game On – Get your gaming week off the starting blocks in fine form with some great goodies from the world of PlayStation.
• Devise your next Escape Plan – Help Lil and Laarg plot their route to safety in three deliciously devious add-on packs for the hit PlayStation Vita title.
• London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games – Dive into the Games with our What It’s Like To Play feature – and find out how to make your own golden moments.

• The future of gaming is already here. Check out 7 reasons why The Last Of Us is where next gen starts.
• And the Grand Theft Auto torture continues. The latest news says GTA 5′s release date is still TBA. Sad face.
• Want to uncover a classic? Here are 7 PlayStation shooters that should have sold more.
• Okay, so we’re impatient but here are some PlayStation sequels we can’t wait for.
• The next Skyrim 1.7 update paves the way for a Dawnguard PS3 release. Hopefully.

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