This just in from the European PS3 Blog (and it's about time!)... the Video Store is coming to PlayStation Network in Europe tomorrow, as follows:

You’ve been waiting for movies to come to PlayStation Network and we can finally confirm some exciting news! Video Store will be available in the UK, France, Germany and Spain starting tomorrow November 19! Are you ready?
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As a follow-up to the recently posted Guide on unnbanning 8955 XBox 360 consoles from Live comes another countermeasure against HDD crippling.

Godzivan has made available an XBox 360 NAND write protection diagram which simply write-protects the NAND Flash in the XBox 360 by connecting WP to a ground pin.

To quote: "While this modification will certainly be against the terms...

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Today Sony announced that Europeans are finally getting an official PlayStation Network Video Store, similar to the North American PSN service.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have confirmed that the European PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service will commence on November 18, which is next Wednesday.

To quote from Kotaku (linked above): "To begin with,...

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Earlier this year we reported that the Entertainment Software Association of Canada was seeking to jail pirates and target mod-chips.

Today, the ESA has praised the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and York Police Service for a recent raid on retailers selling pirated software at Pacific Mall in Markham, Ontario.

To quote: After a two month investigation, authorities seized...

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Today PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen has revealed that Disney's selection on PSN is way 'Up', meaning that Disney Pixar's Up will indeed be available tomorrow on the PSN Video Delivery Service.

To quote: Starting tomorrow, November 10, you can purchase Disney Pixar’s Up from the PlayStation Network video delivery service — the same day it’s released on Blu-ray...

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PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen has shared this weekend's PSN video content update today, as follows:

Here’s the list of new arrivals on the Video Store this week.

We have a few new releases to note: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I Love You, Beth Cooper, and The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3. Plus, we released free episodes of Full Metal Alchemist and Late...

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Here comes the US PSN update, courtesy of PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen.

To quote: It’s time for the weekly PlayStation Store Update.

Downloadable Games
Critter Crunch ($6.99)
Critter Crunch is an award winning, arcade-style puzzle game, starring the loveable Biggs. Using his long, sticky tongue to grab critters from vines, he feeds them to each other...

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Today Mike Kebby of the SCEE PlayStation Store Team has posted up the European PlayStation Store update, as follows:

So, we’ve finally arrived to this week’s update – I hope you’re all ready for the rundown, as there’s a lot of content on offer this week.

Usually I list the PS3 specific content first, but seeing as this week we’re all excited about the PSP...

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Just over a month ago it was reported that the Pirate Bay acquisition by Global Gaming Factory was starting to sink.

Today CEO Hans Pandeya of Global Gaming Factory, the company aiming to buy the Pirate Bay, has suffered yet another loss -including a luxury car, a motorcycle and a luxury boat- all to tax authorities over unpaid debt.

To quote: "Having failed to pay a debt of...

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It appears Eidos is attempting to combat piracy of Batman: Arkham Asylum by disabling the all-important Glide ability if you aren’t running a legitimate version.

In the official Eidos forums under a thread called ‘Problem with Glide’ a (pirated version) user explains his frustration that when holding space bar on the PC version of the game Batman’s Cape remains closed and he...

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