Category Archives: Home

Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 05:24 BST

Killzone: Mercenary beta, PS3 themes up for grabs at PS Home E3 booth

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During E3, Sony will give away a number of exclusive goodies through its virtual E3 booth in PlayStation Home.

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Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 00:52 GMT

Pottermore headed to PlayStation Home

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Free-to-play Harry Potter social network and experience Pottermore is coming to PlayStation Home. Sony has promised more information soon, for now leaving us wqith this teaser trailer.

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Tue, Feb 05, 2013 | 16:13 GMT

PlayStation Home Arcade app announced for Vita

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Sony has announced a new application for Vita offering access to arcade classics available through PlayStation Home.

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Sun, Dec 02, 2012 | 23:04 GMT

PlayStation Network maintenance scheduled for Monday

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Sony has announced an eight hour PlayStation Network outage kicking off later today.

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Tue, Nov 06, 2012 | 05:15 GMT

Dyad developer contibutes new arcade game to PS Home

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A new game from Right Square Bracket Left Square Bracket will grace PlayStation Home’s arcade cabinet collection this week.

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Wed, Jul 04, 2012 | 01:15 BST

Home to allow player-designed housing

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PlayStation virtual world Home is about to get a little cosier thanks to a system called Blueprint: Home, which will allow players to design their own apartments. Currently, user housing is restricted to a generic template or premium themed housing, and although you’re free to decorate as you see fit (and can afford), it doesn’t scratch that “I want seventeen windows” itch. The system will be detailed more full in a few weeks as launch draws near. In the meantime, hit the break for an announcement trailer, and visit the PS Blog for more info.

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Tue, Jun 05, 2012 | 06:02 BST

Sony giving away 10,000 all-access beta keys for Dust 514, Vita companion app revealed

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CCP Games has announced a number of details regarding the premier beta event for the PlayStation 3-exclusive massively multiplayer shooter Dust 514, including a special giveaway in honour of E3.

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Wed, May 09, 2012 | 02:35 BST

Sony opens E3 2012 livestream site

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Sony has opened a dedicated mini-site for its E3 2012 livestreams, which will include the main press conference along with other content from the show floor later in the week. The presser kicks off at 6:00PM PT/9:00PM ET on June 4, which is 2:00AM BST/11:00AM AEST on June 5. If Sony follows the pattern of previous years, highlights from the show will also be broadcast inside PlayStation Home.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Wed, May 02, 2012 | 15:07 BST

PSN to be brought down for maintenance this evening, next week on May 9

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Sony has announced the European end of PSN will be brought down for maintenance this evening starting at 4.00pm and will be brought back online around midnight. Customers will not be able to log into the PS Store, Home, or account management systems. If you sign in before maintenance starts, you should be able to continue playing online. If not, you will have to wait, so plan your play time accordingly. The service will also be brought down next Wednesday, May 9 for maintenance as well.

Wed, May 02, 2012 | 13:47 BST

EU PS Store update, May 2 – Skullgirls, Awesomenauts

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with Awesomenauts, MUD, Prototype 2, Skullgirls and more. Get updated below.

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Tue, May 01, 2012 | 21:11 BST

US PS Plus and Store update, May 1 – Velocity, Awesomenauts, Mortal Kombat Vita

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Sony has updated the US end of the PS Store and PS Plus with Awesomenauts, Mortal Kombat Vita, Velocity, a full trial for Bad Company 2, the Pixel Junk 4am Closed Viewer Beta and of you are a Plus member, Trine 2 is a free download. Get the full update below.

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Tue, May 01, 2012 | 16:41 BST

PlayStation Store Royale Contenders Sale starts tomorrow, ends May 9

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Sony has announced a PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale sale to celebrate the announcement of the game. Below the break you will find a list of discounts on titles such as God of War GD, Killzone 3 multiplayer, Sly 2, and more. The sale starts tomorrow and runs only for one week, so don’t procrastinate.

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Wed, Apr 25, 2012 | 22:17 BST

EU PS Store update, April 25 – Dragon’s Dogma demo, Walking Dead trial, God of War sale

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Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store with a demo for MUD – FIM Motocross World Championship, a God of War sale, Bejeweled 3, The Walking Dead trial, and some other bits you’ll be interested in. Hit the break.

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Wed, Apr 25, 2012 | 12:20 BST

PlayStation Home gets updated to 1.65

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Sony’s pushed the button on update 1.65 for PlayStation Home. The update includes brings a new menu screen, while the personal voice chat replaces the telephone call system. Furniture slots have also been refined depending on the item of furniture itself.

More details on the update itself is on EU PS Blog.

Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 00:03 BST

PlayStation Network down for 13 hours tomorrow

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Sony has scheduled an extensive maintenance window early this week, affecting all PlayStation Network services including websites.

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Wed, Apr 04, 2012 | 01:47 BST

US PS Store Update, April 3 – I Am Alive, free Plus games, Canabalt

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Not a heck of a lot happening in this week’s PlayStation Store update, but what is there is worth checking out.

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Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 20:06 BST

Sony launches first of three new freemium titles through PS Home

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Sony has announced three new freemium games will be heading to PlayStation Home, which it hopes will “help showcase the ability for PS Home’s developers” to create experiences on the platform unmatched by the social games space.

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Wed, Mar 21, 2012 | 01:23 GMT

EVE FanFest Dust 514 keynote streamed through PlayStation Home

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Catch all the action live from EVE Fanfest 2012 directly from Sony’s virtual hang out, Home.

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Sun, Mar 04, 2012 | 21:27 GMT

PlayStation Network down for extended maintenance

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The 14 hour PlayStation Network downtime which was postponed last week is now in effect.

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Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 05:48 GMT

PSN Maintenance scheduled for Thursday

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Sony has announced yet another PlayStation Network maintenance window this Thursday, March 1 – and it’s a biggie, clocking in at a minimum of 14 hours.

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