This account change is a change in name only. Which means that you do not have to do anything and your username and password will not change.

This transition is based on Sony’s goal to enhance its unique digital entertainment offering. As a series of these activities Sony started last September, PlayStation Network will be aligned with “Sony Entertainment Network”. This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from one convenient account.

Your Sony Entertainment Network account also enables use of Sony’s non-game services such as Music Unlimited, Video Store of PlayStation®Store and PlayMemories Online (previously called Personal Space) across a variety of network-connected devices.

For FAQs and more detail on this change please visit http://eu.playstation.com/support orhttp://en.support.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/

One thing I don’t do is post rumours, however when info hails from someone actually involved with a game franchise hails interesting news, it’s not a rumour….so lets continue
When Mass Effect 2 was released you had the option to import your character from Mass Effect, I believe there was some other bonuses too but can’t remember – my brain has gone all 8-bit recently. Anyway,  Mass Effect executive producer, Mike Gamble has told a few people NOT to delete their game saves. Mr Gamble is being very tight lipped about why he came out and said this. It has been said a few months back that Bioware is not done with Mass Effect. They may be done with Commander Shepard but Mass Effect as a series is not finished.

So how do we know Mass Effect ain’t finished?
Well this quote from a recent Gamerzine article with Mike Gamble suggests that Mass Effect is far from over:

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea (to keep your ME3 saves),”“Obviously I can’t say anything, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea…”

Then there is the quote at the end of the recent trailer released for Mass Effect where Martin Sheen/The illusive man says:

“Stay Tuned. I aint done yet”

Here is the full trailer or you can click >http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hfvo5ueKJY8#t=216s and see for yourself.

No smokes, no shotguns, only Torque Bow pickups and single shot Snub. Just like last week, the Snub is loaded with just one shot capable of popping heads! Don’t forget to use the Thrashball Drone if you’re on the Locust team. There are only a few days left to play with this exclusive skin.

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In RAGE: Campaign Edition you will take on bandit gangs and hordes of mutants with an arsenal of exotic weapons and special items, such as Wingsticks, personal turrets, sentry bots, and remote-controlled bomb cars as you play through the game’s full unaltered single-player campaign. The Mac version will also include bonus equipment formerly exclusive to the RAGE Anarchy Edition, including a Double Barrel Shotgun, the Rat Rod Buggy, Fists of RAGE and Crimson Elite Armor. You’ll also have access to the Wasteland Sewers Missions which feature additional mutant blasting gameplay and looting opportunities.

Todd Hollenshead, President of id Software:

“Aspyr has been a great partner, bringing id Software’s games to the Mac platform for years,”

“We’ve worked closely with them again to offer the amazing graphics and intense combat that RAGE is famous for to Mac gamers.”

Developed by id® Software, the creators of DOOM® and QUAKE®, RAGE features intense first-person shooter action, breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore and jaw-dropping graphics powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology. Set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, you emerge into a vast wasteland to discover humanity working to rebuild itself against such forces as bandit gangs, mutants, and more.

RAGE, originally released for the Xbox 360® video game entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PC, was awarded ‘Best Console Game’ by the Game Critics at E3 when first presented. Electronic Gaming Monthly said RAGE is “A must play”, scoring the game a 9.5 out of 10, while Game Informer gave the award-winning shooter a 9 out of 10, calling it “Triumphant”.

For more information on RAGE: Campaign Edition for the Mac, please visit: http://www.aspyr.com/games/rage-campaign-edition

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Mitsugu Kikai from Japan has the largest collection of Super Mario Memorabilia. As of the 15th July 2010 when his items were counted he had exactly how many unique items relating to Mario?

• 5,400
• 4,800
• 250’000

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The township of Riverspring will be one of the many places the 2 heroes of the game – Mors, sworn brother of the Night’s Watch, and Alester, the Red Priest – will have to explore but also to fight through. From King’s Landing and Red Keep to the Wall, an Epic quest awaits our heroes, guided by revenge, loyalty, honor, and family, along a twisting plot filled with betrayal and violence.

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Discover all of this in May 2012 with Game of Thrones on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC!

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Just to recap what Syndicate is about here is some info then the screenshots below.

In 2069 the world is divided into regions controlled by three mega-corporations known as Syndicates. Starting the end of Januarywith the release of the four-player Syndicate™ co-op demo*, gamers have the power to create their own Syndicate to take down the competition. Some takeovers will be more hostile than others. The co-op missions tell the story of a new Syndicate on the rise, Wulf Western. As agents of Wulf Western, gamers must dominate their rivals – Cayman Global, Aspari and Eurocorp – by acquiring their technology and headhunting their senior executives. Just like in the single player campaign, at the frontline of this war are the Agents, the Syndicates’ bio-engineered and chip-augmented enforcers. Through the DART6 bio-chip technology implanted in their heads, they can breach anything in the wired world – enemies, weapons, even the environment – making them the most efficient and deadly technological weapons in the world.

Tom Nichols, North America Director of Publishing, Aeria Games.

“We’ve upgraded Repulse with four brand new maps to celebrate its commercial launch as an intense, hard-hitting sci-fi shooter,”

“With twitch-based action moves like the Boost Jump, Wall Jump, and Dodge, Repulse sets the standard for brutally futuristic online combat.”

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Repulse fires up the free-to-play FPS genre with explosive features:

• Special Action Moves – Use the dodge step ability and quick reflexes to avoid incoming enemy fire. Quickly jump in and out of combat with the boost ability. Overcome obstacles with the wall jump or sneak up on your enemies by cloaking. All these features and more are available in the Action Mode channels.
• New Content Added – Four new, exciting maps with multiple gameplay modes have expanded the game since the Closed Beta. Utilize the new teleporters to test your skills in the Memorial and Arena maps but watch out for energy-draining static fields in the Castle map!
• High Ping Kick Safeguard – In order to ensure lag-free gameplay, a second East Coast server will be added (select the server closest to you for the fastest gameplay). In addition, a high ping kick feature has been implemented to automatically remove players who are severely lagging from the game in order to provide a better experience for everyone.
• Customize Your Game – The Repulse web mall features a variety of items to enhance your Repulse experience.

Visit the official Repulse website to download the game:http://repulse.aeriagames.com/. Like all titles at Aeria Games, Repulse is free to download and free to play.

The book will be available to the US later in the US and as of the date of post the UK publisher is unknown. DARKSIDERS: THE ABOMINATION VAULT is written by author Ari Marmell and will take place millennia before the events of the first game of the Darksiders  series. Random House Worlds, the Random House Publishing Group’s intellectual property creation and development group, will also develop the IP bible for the  Darksiders universe.

In DARKSIDERS: THE ABOMINATION VAULT, the Horsemen of the Apocalypse (beings charged with maintaining the Balance between the forces of Heaven and Hell) have uncovered a plot to resurrect ancient weapons of unimaginable power. Death, with the help of his compatriot War, must track down and neutralize the mysterious individuals behind the scheme before the entire universe is plunged into a devastating conflict.

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