88w ago - SCEE's European Product Manager Adam Grant is back with the latest Studio update, which includes video demos of new Static and Dynamic PSP and PS3 Themes heading to PSN today.

To quote: Here is an update of the latest Themes from The Studio that are releasing today on the PlayStation Store.

The Studio brings to PlayStation a collection of Static and Dynamic Themes for PS3 and PSP from some of the world's greatest artists to create one of the best showcases of digital art anywhere in the world and they are all available for you to download.

We have partnered with Studio Output, one of the world's most tuned-in creative design and production companies, to help us curate The Studio collection and ensure only the finest offerings in everything from urban street art to illustration are included.





In case you are new to The Studio or missed the latest releases here is a quick video showcasing the Themes from cutting edge graphic and digital artists, illustrators and graphic designers around the world that have released onto The Studio over the last few weeks.

With more Themes being added each month...

128w ago - Naughty Dog Community Strategist Arne Meyer has introduced the arrival of Uncharted 3 to Sony's PlayStation Store, and announced a PSN Avatar and UC2 DLC sale below.

To quote: Late, late last night, the PlayStation Store published a special update that was chock full of UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception content! Below is a rundown of everything that went up. Go grab it NOW - well, if you like the content that is.

• UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception worldwide reveal trailer
• UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception PS3 Wallpaper

UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception Dynamic theme

• UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception PSN Avatar of Nathan Drake
• UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception - The Reveal, a behind-the-scenes video by 2 Player Productions

We've also got an UNCHARTED 3 PS3 Static Theme you can get for FREE - just head over to the UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception Official Game Site and register for updates. Once you've registered, you'll get an e-mail with a PSN voucher code you can redeem for the PS3 Static Theme.

We haven't forgotten about UNCHARTED 2 yet either - we've put together a special sale of ALL UNCHARTED 2 multiplayer...

224w ago - Creat Studios Director of Communications Michael Robinson gives us a heads-up on upcoming add-on content for Magic Ball, Cuboid, and Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom for PS3 today:

Booster Packs will be available soon and will include tons of new levels, additional themes, level editors, more trophies, and lots of other exciting gaming goodness!

So be on the lookout for those Booster Packs, and producers from Creat and Tik will be coming atcha soon with more juicy details with some action-packed blog posts.

But in the meantime, as a token of our appreciation for the tremendous response we have received from our recent releases on PSN, and since we are in such a giving mood, I'm happy to announce the release of FREE Themes for your PS3 available tomorrow on the PlayStation Store!

So, instead of starring mindlessly into some wacky swirling color mass on your XMB, why not be the envy of all your family and friends by downloading a FREE Theme from one of your favorite Creat/Tik PSN games?

How can you go wrong? Check out some screenshots for the Themes below, and remember, friends don't let friends have boring XMBs!

262w ago - To quote from Sam Fletcher: Browsing my Hong Kong PSN account today, I noticed that the Dark Mist theme cost money to download. $7.00 HKD, translates to $0.89 USD (or £0.45) but thats still a lot more than downloading the themes for free.

X-Box 360 users already pay a dollar or two for themes, and maybe now Sony are following suit.

Whether this will become a trend followed by the other stores is yet to be seen, but maybe all official themes from now on will come with a price.

Oh well, I'll stick to the classic XMB wave, or failing that, a user made theme. :P