PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star has unveiled news of an EA's upcoming The Godfather II space, Capcom's Resident Evil 5 space, and some Special Events today.

To quote: Tomorrow, April 9th, is shaping up to be a milestone date in the ever-evolving world known as PlayStation Home...and we can't wait for you all to log in and check out all the cool stuff we've had brewing!

First up, http://www.ea.com/ is launching their first PlayStation Home game space to support the newly-released The Godfather II game. This space will have a Texas Hold 'Em table and will allow you a place to gather with your fellow PlayStation Home mobsters and tighten up your poker face before EA launches its highly-anticipated Sports Complex.

To celebrate the launch of The Godfather II space, we'll be throwing our first Celebrity Poker tournament in-world Thursday night and we're inviting you along to play a hand (or lose a hand, if you can't settle your debts!). Decorate your avatar to resemble one of your favorite celebrities and then get ready to throw some cards. The party starts at 5:00pm PT (8:00pm EST) and ends when it ends.

On a similarly awesome note, http://www.capcom.com/ is further demonstrating their support for all things PlayStation Home-related by refreshing the Resident Evil 5 game space. A new mini-game quest and a souvenir shop with new costumes will be available within the space, and much more.

But the best part is that all of you Resident Evil 5 freaks will get a chance to further sharpen your zombie-slaying skills on Thursday, April 16th. Between the hours of 3:00pm and 7:00pm PT (6:00pm and 10:00pm EST), PlayStation Home Community Management team members CydoniaX, BuggieTechnica, and Locust_Star will be joining up with Capcom staff to launch into co-op games of RE5 with PlayStation Home users.

The sessions will last for one chapter or 20 minutes - whichever comes first. To participate, just be sure to show up at the Resident Evil 5 game space and have the game loaded into your PLAYSTATION 3.

We'll be looking for users with the game launching icon over their heads, and if we see you we'll jump into your game. We'll be dressed in either the new Chris or Sheva costumes. The question is, will you?



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