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• Sony reveals that Trophies will now sync faster and the first thing people do is bring up PSN name changes

  Sony has made an important and grand change to PSN overnight: making Trophies sync faster with its servers.

• PSN reaches 70 million monthly active users, PS Plus subs over 26 million

  Sony has revealed updated data about the health of the PlayStation Network, and PlayStation Plus.

• PSN maintenance scheduled for tomorrow

  Sony will be performing brief maintenance tomorrow on PSN.

• PlayStation Store Golden Week Sale discounts Final Fantasy 15, Nier Automata, Gravity Rush 2, more

  There are a lot of good deals to be had in this week’s PlayStation Store Golden Week Sale.

• PlayStation Network original series Powers has been cancelled

  Powers, the superhero series exclusive to PlayStation Network, has been cancelled after two seasons.

• PlayStation Network is down again

  It’s not just you.

• PlayStation, Xbox and Steam sales will tie-in with The Game Awards

  Awards show gets dedicated sales events later this week.

• If you tolerate the PS Plus price rise, your subscription could be next

  The PlayStation price rises don’t affect you, huh? Your favourite console, service or game could be next.

• Reminder: PSN will be down for routine maintenance today

  You have been warned: PSN will be down for maintenance later today.

• PSN will be down for 6 hours today

  Do not adjust your console: PSN will be offline for six hours today.

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD disappears from Xbox Live and PSN

  Capcom fighter JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD has disappeared from Xbox Live Marketplace and Sony’s PSN store in Europe

• GTA 5 is now the biggest ever PSN digital release

  Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to break sales records, as Sony has now announced that Rockstar’s game is the biggest ever digital release on PlayStation platforms. The game was sold as a download alongside hard copies on shelves.

• Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse - new gameplay shows first level in action

  Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse is getting a new lick of paint with an hd-remake of the once classic platformer. Watch some exclusive gameplay of the first level after the break.

• Superfrog HD dated for PS3 & PS Vita

  Superfrog HD is the spruced-up edition of Team 17’s classic Amiga platformer, and it’s just been dated for PS3 and PS Vita.

• EU video store update live, four new releases announced

  The EU PSN video store update for this week is live, and it has bought four brand new blockbuster movies with it. Lincoln, Bullet to the Head, Silver Linings Playbook and Stolen. You can get the complete release and pricing details after the break.

• Deep Silver bringing side-scrolling action brawler Sacred Citadel to PSN

  Deep Silver has detailed Sacred Citadel, its upcoming side-scrolling action brawler, over on the US PS Blog.

• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 arriving on European PSN this month, XBL and eShop release to follow

  Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be available to download digitally through European PSN on November 21. Namco Bandai has also confirmed the alliterative fighter is heading to Xbox Live Games on Demand in late December, although no specific date has been given.

• Vanquish comes to the PSN next week

  The latest PlayStation Blogcast reveals that hyper-fast action title Vanquish will be hitting the PlayStation Store next week, on November 6.

• Derrick the Deathfin splashes towards PSN on October 9

  Different Tuna is doing things a little differently. The team have been working on Derrick the Deathfin, a papercraft action game. Everything across the game’s 32 and four continents has been lovingly handcrafted.