99w ago - PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen is here with this weeks US PSN updates today, as follows:

Happy day after 4th of July! Calling all Ape Escape and PlayStation Move fans be sure to check out the latest addition to the franchise - PlayStation Move Escape.

Other games releasing today include (2) Japanese PS one Imports - Rapid Angel and Yakiniku Bugyou. Also, the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Multiplayer Beta is now available for all. Add-ons to note include Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime Challengers Pack, Dirt 3: Horn Pack & the LittleBigPlanet 2 inFAMOUS 2 minipack.

On the PlayStation Plus side, the free games include the PS3 game Bomberman ULTRA, (2) minis: Alien Zombie Death and Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar! & the PS one title MediEvil. In addition, Qore Episode 38: July 2011 is free. Download today!

Here is the weekly PlayStation Store update:

PlayStation Plus

New Release Games & DLC

• Bomberman ULTRA (Free with Plus, a $9.99 value)
• Me Monstar: Hear Me Roar (Free and Exclusive Plus)
• Medievil PS one title (Free with Plus, a $5.99 value)
• Alien Zombie Death mini (Free with Plus, $3.99 value)
• MotorStorm Apocalypse Outlaw Vehicle Pack (PlayStation Plus price $1.99; a 20%...

99w ago - Today Aaron Lee of DigiTimes.com (linked above) reports that according to Taiwan makers Sony is rumored to start production of the PS4 console at the end of 2011.

To quote: Sony will have Taiwan-based partners begin production of PlayStation 4 (PS4) featuring body movement-based control like Kinect at the end of 2011 for launch in 2012, according to Taiwan-based component makers.

Foxconn and Pegatron Technology, assemblers of PS3, will undertake assembly of PS4 as well, the sources pointed out.

The planned shipment volume of PS4 in 2012 is at least 20 million units, the sources indicated.

99w ago - Today Ross McGrath of the SCEE PlayStation Store Team has posted up this weeks European PSN Game Store updates, which include the following content to quote:

PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)

Loads of fun stuff today - if you missed Dungeon Hunter, which published just before our outage, it's now available in Trial and Unlock flavour, so be sure to give it a whirl. We've also got EA's new twin-stick shooter (from the creators of Greed Corp) Gatling Gears for you to get your shoot'em up fix.

Motor Toon GP2 PSone also hits the Store today, which is one of your requested titles. Okay, it might not be Tombi but it's a step in the right direction...

We've also got a few select bits of DLC, some avatars and a few XMB themes for you to brighten up your PS3, so check those out below too.

Short and sweet from me this week, I'll be around for some comments this afternoon and more tomorrow. Enjoy!

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100w ago - PlayStation Store Director Grace Chen is here with this weeks US PSN updates today, to quote:

You've waited long enough, we're proud to announce the release of Beyond Good and Evil HD with a special limited time Avatar gift with purchase.

Also, (3) other PS3 games are available now - Gatling Gears, Puzzle Dimension and Streets of Rage 2. For PSP, we have (3) PSP Game Dual Packs available - Daxter and Secret Agent Clank, SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo and Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror & Killzone: Liberation and Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow.

For PlayStation Plus subscribers, be sure to check out the deep discount on Funky Lab Rat and the various EA Welcome Back Special Offers including sales on Shank, DeathSpank & Tetris.

Here is the weekly PlayStation Store update:

PlayStation Plus

Featured Games & DLC

• UNCHARTED 3 Drake's Deception Multiplayer Beta (Free and exclusive to Plus)
• Streets of Rage 2 (Free with Plus - a $4.99 value)

Discounted Games

• Dead Space Ignition (PlayStation Plus price $2.50; a 50% discount)
• Deathspank (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
• Deathspank Thongs of Virtue (PlayStation Plus price $7.50; a 50% discount)
• Funky...

100w ago - Update: The Sony PlayStation Official App version 1.1 for both Android and iPhone is now available!

Sony Portal Manager Emmanuel Orssaud has announced today that the PlayStation Official App v1.1 is coming soon from the iTunes and Android Market.

To quote: I'm pleased to announce that the next version (1.1) will include some of the most requested features.

This new version will be available for download in a few weeks from iTunes and Android Market. Let's take a look at the new features and improvements.

In the MyPSN section you'll be able to order your friend list based on their online status and search for friends.

You will now have the ability to compare trophy information with your friends in more detail, as shown in the screenshots below.

In the Blog section, you'll now be able to comment directly from the app and also rate the posts in portrait and landscape mode.

Share & Discuss

There is a new section in the app called Share & Discuss. In there you'll find all our official
PlayStation updates from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Please note that this new version will not support Android 1.6 anymore. Please upgrade your firmware before installing the new version of the PlayStation...