130w ago - Square Enix Brand Manager Rob Rutter has shared a new Lord Of Arcana trailer for PlayStation Portable with fans today.

To quote: I just wanted to share our new trailer with you for LORD of ARCANA, which is coming out early next year for PSP. Set in the world of Horodyn, players take on the role of slayers trying to get their hands on the incredible power of Arcana.

We've also updated the game Web site at www.lordofarcana.com with more info on the game, the monsters you'll face and the arsenal of weapons at your disposal. Take a look if you'd like to find out more.

We'll have lots more news to share with you very soon about LORD of ARCANA, so stay tuned to the blog in the coming weeks!

130w ago - Today Sony European Product Manager Cristina Giuliano has announced news of a 20% discount on Dead Nation for PlayStation Plus Members.

To quote: I am happy to announce that Dead Nation will be available with a 20% discount to Plus members from day one.

The surprises don't end here guys: from 8 December, Plus subscribers will also be able to download two free awesome (or fearsome?) Dead Nation zombie avatars: the hero and the heroine. Below is a sneak peek.

And by the way, if you are a Plus subscriber and you didn't download your free Dead Nation dynamic theme yet, make sure you do it before the offer ends on 4 January 2011. Enjoy!

130w ago - The PS3 E3 Card Reader is a normal card reader for the PC, but with additional firmware installed on it you can turn this device in a PS3 JailBreak clone mod-chip.

Hello and welcome to another review I am making for PS3News.com!

This time I will be reviewing the E3 Card Reader from Team E3.

First some details from the product:

Flash size: 128K
Flash memory onboard: 4 MB
Dual-Firmware support: Yes
Easy use: Yes
LED: 2 blue and red

Pros:

• The production is from a high level
• Quality Built Hardware
• Easy To Upgrade
• Dual-boot option inside

Cons:

• 4Mb flash is very small, but you can overcome that with another normal USB stick inserted with the packages on it!

Features from the E3:

• 32bit processor with 128k flash
• MicroSD SDHC supported
• Multi-System supported - (WinXP/vista/Win7/MacOS/Linux)
• 4M programable onboard FLASH - (Accessed as 4M USB drive)
• Support Multi-System - Super-Drag-Drop Upgrade -Nothing more than a file copy

Shipping info:

130w ago - Today NZHawk has shared on his blog (linked above) what he calls a little find, specifically how to place PS3 apps into different PlayStation 3 XMB categories.

To quote: "Well I was talking to DarkHacker about param.sfo files and that. He asked me to try changing the CATAGORY string to 'HM' and see what it did.

It made the package install under the PlayStation Network catagory on the XMB. DarkHacker and I then worked out the rest of the catagories that its possible to install and run hombrew applications to the XMB, and found them all except Users, Settings and Friends (which all seem to be filled with the XML files in the VSH flash folder).

String / Category
HM / Playstation Network
CB / Network
HG / Game
AV / Video
AM / Music
AP / Photo
AT / TV

I thought this was quite interesting, and would be great if we could add a Hombrew catagory to the xmb and make all hombrew apps install under it to make some hombrew standard, much like the wii has. (Also has anyone though about making a database of hombrew Title IDs to keep track?)

Oh, and its possible to change this location after install via application settings."

Thanks to PSGroove for the news tip and to Jes03 for posting this a...

130w ago - Sony's Senior Social Media Specialist Rey Gutierrez is here with the PS3, PSP and PSN releases for this coming week today, as follows:

Gran Turismo 5. Enough said.

Years in the making, thousands of hours in development and a healthy dose of excitement amongst the gaming community and racing enthusiasts -- the ultimate driving simulator that is Gran Turismo 5 arrives on store shelves this Wednesday, November 24th. You can breathe now.

Keep your eyes on the rear-view mirror though, we've got an exclusive un-boxing video of the Collector's Edition debuting tomorrow, which begs the question -- did you reserve your copy yet?

Your inner Picasso and Deadmau5 take center stage on the PlayStation Network with a sensory overload that comes in the form of Auditorium HD and Beat Sketchers.

You may need to stock up on cleaning supplies, your house may see a drop or two of blood splatter with the arrival (finally) of Splatterhouse. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Also, your criminal activities may seem extra smooth this week, when the King...