141w ago - Producer Filipe Pina has shared the first video for Under Siege today alongside PlayStation Move details!

To quote: Hi everyone! We're proud to present Under Siege today. In a nutshell:

• Under Siege is a real-time strategy game exclusive to the PS3 and the PSN store.
• It includes a juicy single player campaign as well as online and local multiplayer content.
• The in-game Editor enables players to create their own maps and share them with the world!

What's that you say? How juicy is the campaign?

For starters, the single-player campaign in Under Siege does not include those pesky grinding levels many other strategy games have; You don't have to spend half an hour getting wood to then build a base, and so on.

Your army is always there with you, growing persistently from level to level. Your army also gains experience ranking up as they fight, so it's important to keep them alive because when they die... well, we like to think that they were somebody's son.

Oh, and you found a new race in the swamp that wants to join your cause? They can! Because in Under Siege, your army is made up of every race found in the game. This makes for some interesting strategy tactics for...

144w ago - Producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda has shared details on the Gran Turismo 5 PS3 announcements from GamesCom 2010 today.

To quote: Guten Tag Gran Turismo fans! We're coming to you semi-live and sort-of on-location from ze lovely German city of Cologne, site of this year's gamescom, with a quick update on the latest news on Gran Turismo 5 and some of the features we'll have ready for you come November 2nd.

Below are some brief notes on these features, but for a more detailed break down, brand new screenshots and some cool historical bits, visit the official Gran Turismo website.

Single Player Career Modes: A-Spec and B-Spec
In A-Spec, you are the driver and it will be your driving skills that decide where you stand on the grid.

B-Spec, you are the Team Director, and your job is to study the competition and properly play to your driver's strengths to come out on top. Winning will be a team effort, with every race a chance to improve your driver's technique and help him develop into a top-tier driver. This is a brand new style of racing.

Garage: A Virtual Rolodex for Your Rides
Gran Turismo 5 gives you the chance to own over 1000 hyper-detailed cars, and the Garage section will be their home, complete...

144w ago - VidZone's Head of Production Ben Creasey has revealed that this weeks VidZone PS3 updates includes the arrival of EMI and NERD exclusives on PSN.

To quote: As you will know we have just launched our new patch and announced that EMI records videos are now live on VidZone (at last!).

So whether you like Katy Perry or Iron Maiden, Coldplay or Daft Punk (and 1000's in-between) go check them out.

As a thank you to you all for being so patient, we have a very special and very exclusive gift to all of you, and it doesn't come much better than NERD.

Not one, not two, but FOUR exclusive videos spread over four weeks to keep you N.E.R.D. hungry for the album "Nothing" released on the 6th September.

• 19th August - Episode 1: N.E.R.D. - Hot N Fun (Starsmith Remix) Video
• 26th August - Episode 2: N.E.R.D. - Hot N Fun (Boyz Noise) Video
• 2nd September - Episode 3: Exclusive video to be announced in the next update blog!
• 9th September - Episode 4: Exclusive video to be announced in the next update blog!

What else we got? Well I'll tell you...

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151w ago - SCEE's Home Community Lead Alex Weekes has unveiled two Veemee pool tables and several new spaces are arriving in PlayStation Home this week.

To quote: If you've not been to the Audi Space for a while, drop by this week! Audi are celebrating their victory at Le Mans 2010 with their latest update.

Headlining the updates, Vertical Run is revised with all-new - and more challenging! - boost and hazard placement, new reward for expert drivers, and a new car based on the Detroit Motor Show version of the e-tron.

Hot on the heels of the Darts board released last week, VEEMEE bring us not just one, but two pool tables! Head to Stuff to pick up the pool table bundle, priced at 2.49 € / £1.99 (discount applies for owners of the London Pub).

These stylish tables look great when not in use. Step up to the table and you'll find three rules variants available: English on one table, American and 9-ball on the other.

For those enjoying the '80's themed Playground space, this week sees the next in our releases of clothing and furniture. Check out the screenshot below for a sampling of what will be available this Thursday!

Once you're done checking out the '80's costumes, why not browse through the new Fantasy Fashion available at Alter...

156w ago - SCEA's Product Marketing Specialist Mick Perona has announced today that this weekend a new Uncharted 2 multiplayer playlist dubbed The Lab arrives alongside the recently announced PSN avatars.

To quote: This weekend - May 28 to June 1 - we're introducing a new playlist that will mix things up and maybe, possibly lead to updates or additions to the existing playlists in competitive Matchmaking. We're calling this playlist "The Lab."

We'll be running "The Lab" Playlist roughly every other weekend for the foreseeable future.

During each weekend "The Lab" is active, we'll be running a playlist featuring one or more custom-tuned gametype variations from the tons of variables we can tweak in our multiplayer gameplay settings.

Here's the current schedule and description for the first event in our "The Lab" Playlist series:

May 28 - June 1
2 vs. 2 Team Deathmatch
Grab a partner for this small- to medium-size map mow-down. You've got 15 minutes to rack up 25 kills, or more than the other team, to prove your small-team superiority. I'm going to recommend now that you're going to want pick a reliable teammate...