147w ago - PlayStation Home Online Community Specialist Locust_Star has announced today that virtual AlphabeTees are hitting PlayStation Home this Thursday alongside the best of the PlayStation Home Community.

To quote: Last week we offered you a preview of a brand new game known as AlphabeTees - a social trivia game exclusive to PlayStation Home.

The reaction from the community was, to say the least, incredibly positive. Your overwhelming enthusiasm is the reason why it brings us such pleasure to announce that AlphabeTees will be releasing this Thursday into the wide world of PlayStation Home.

AlphabeTees takes the standard trivia game to a whole new level. Think: Scrabble (or a crossword puzzle) that requires teamwork, with you and your friends using clothing to answer VeeMee's trivia questions. Here's a quick overview of the AlphabeTees game play:

• Buy the AlphabeTees Game Pack from Central Plaza (or Threads in the PlayStation Home Mall).
• Look out for questions on the Central Plaza Jumbotron screen.
• Find friends who own the AlphabeTees game pack.
• Solve the question by lining up with your friends and spelling out the answer using the AlphabeTees shirts.
• Take a photo of you and your friends spelling out the answer using your PlayStation...

148w ago - PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen has announced today that Mushroom Wars and 2Xtreme will be part of the content hitting PlayStation Plus for subscribers next week.

To quote: This is the last week to download some of the free games that are currently available because they will be replaced with new games next Tuesday.

So make sure to download Critter Crunch, Syphon Filter or Kahoots, if you haven't already. And stay tuned for next week's publish of PlayStation Plus. Here's a peek of what's on offer for next week:

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 8/24:

Free Games
Mushroom Wars - FREE
2Xtreme - PS One - FREE
Vempires - mini - FREE

Early Access Game Demo
TerRover

Game Discounts
Soldner-X2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelstrurmer Bundle (PlayStation Plus price $10.79, original price $17.99)
Soldner- X2 : Final Prototype (PlayStation Plus price $9.09, original price $12.99)

Last Chance, Get Them While You Can - Coming down next Tuesday (8/24):

Free Games
Critter Crunch (original price $6.99)
Syphon Filter - PS One (original price $5.99)
Kahoots - mini (original price $4.49)

Discounted Games
PixelJunk Racer...

151w ago - SCEE's European Product Manager Adam Grant has shared news today of three new PlayStation Minis hitting PSN this week from Bigben Interactive- namely Tetraminos, Labyrinth and Brick Breaker.

To quote: Three new minis this week, all from BIGBEN INTERACTIVE. If you're a fan of classic arcade and puzzle games then this is your week.

Tetraminos

So you thought you were the 'pro' of arcade games? Swot up on your classics!

6 shapes of 4 blocks that drop without ever stopping, lines to complete and make vanish, 3 levels of difficulty, static blocks to hinder your progress and gradually increasing speed... There's nothing like a bit of quick thinking to get rid of the stress.

Labyrinth

In this game the carnivorous plants have been let out! To escape from their insatiable appetite, you must devour all the seeds in the labyrinth, trick them, change direction, accelerate, go down the secret passages and eat up all the magic fruit to increase your strength and become the new predator of the labyrinth.

Brick Breaker

In this ultimate version of the classic there are 50 levels in classic mode, 12 levels in dual paddle mode, dozens of unusual bonuses, a rocket launcher, bouncing balls, a platform hazard, a screen...

178w ago - SCEA Marketing Specialist Brian Chou has announced today that Patchwork Heroes is hitting PSN for Sony's PSP console, as follows:

Here's a first look at Patchwork Heroes, a new title that will be flying onto your PSP this spring via the PlayStation Network.

Patchwork Heroes puts the fate of a city in your hands as massive warships threaten innocent citizens. Come to the people's defense by dismantling each level's warship quickly before the ships can strike. Rescue trapped comrades along the way by releasing them from their confines.

Act fast or each ship will quickly close in on its victims in a matter of minutes. You can defeat each ship by cutting through its parts and chopping it down to size so that it can no longer fly.

To make things tougher you'll have to stop the enemy's repair workers from fixing the damage you've made mid-flight, all the while dodging enemy fire on board.

Once you've cut down a warship to a certain size it will no longer able to fly and the city will be saved.

Stay tuned for more details about the Patchwork Heroes!

179w ago - Recently old XBox 360 XDK's have been hitting the China market, in case any 360 Devs were interested in grabbing one.

After Microsoft released the new XNA, all XBox developers are entitled to get a free upgrade from their old one.

Where do the old ones go? Microsoft will pass them along to labs to destroy them before being thrown away.

The labs, however, often just breaks all the ports and front panel and then sends them on to China to be melted down. Instead of just melting them down, people there actually rework them and are beginning to resell them now.

If you know people who live in China or via the Internet, it's a good chance to get an XDK considerably cheaper!