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/

Well now is your chance.
The lovely people over at square enix have given me 3 copies of Kane & Lynch 2, 5 PSP versions of Final Fantasy IV Complete Edition which will be released on April 22nd and 5 copies of The 3rd Birthday also for PSP to give away at my will, so how can you win them….well read on!

First let me give you some info about each game so you know what to expect:

Kane & Lynch 2
Dog Days has players take control of James Seth Lynch for most of the game (while the second player in co-op is Adam “Kane” Marcus). After the Venezuela incident, the pair part ways. Lynch starts a new life in Shanghai with a girlfriend named Xiu although being involved in a crime organization led by English-born ex-pat Glazer. After Glazer tells Lynch about a high paying operation involving smuggling guns to Africa, Lynch calls Kane for aid in return for a split in the deal. Not only the job would help them retire but also benefit Kane’s estranged daughter Jenny (who survived the events in Dead Men).
It’s also the kind of game where you experience a whole lot of fun online!

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Edition:
Not only is this game not out for another 2 weeks in the UK but , for the first time, the characters and storylines from FINAL FANTASY IV and its sequel THE AFTER YEARS™ are united in one beautifully crafted adventure. Featuring both classic games and an all-new scenario linking the two together, with enhanced visuals and a Gallery Mode with illustrations by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano. FINAL FANTASY IV: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION delivers the definitive version of one of gaming’s greatest sagas.

…and finally here is info on The 3rd Birthday:

The game is an action role-playing game described by Square Enix as a “cinematic action RPG”. Director Hajime Tabata noted that the gameplay and plot are intertwined due to a newly introduced ability called “Overdive,” an ability that lets you switch bodies with one of your team members, allowing the player to control friendly NPCs. Teammates can be ordered either to target specific enemies or to defend themselves in combat. The player is able change their controlled character in real-time, intermixed with their combat actions. The game has third person shooter elements both in and out of combat. The game is played over-the-shoulder, comparable to games such as Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, and Resident Evil 5. An array of different costumes will be available to Aya to choose from throughout the game.

So how do you win these?
Simple just head over to our Facebook page and tell me who is your favourite gaming character is and why then one lucky person will win the game of their choice out of the selection above.
You have until the end of APRIL 22nd and this competition is for UK folks only.

For the next 5 days Amazon say that this is whats instore….

- Over 60% off Nintendo Wii Consoles

- Over 60% off Flip Mino High Definition Camcorders

- Over 60% off Microsoft Xbox consoles

- Canon PowerShot Cameras at less than half price

- Over 60% off Eternity Moment Eau de Parfum

- Over 70% off Pearl Necklaces

- Sony TVs at half price

- Coronation Street Golden Anniversary Collection DVD at less than half price

*All discounts from RRP or Amazon.co.uk selling price

Customers can keep track of all the deals by visiting www.amazon.co.uk/blackfriday

The offers on Amazon.co.uk will take the form of ‘Lightning Deals’with a limited quantity of an item being offered at a discount for a short period of time. Once that quantity has been reached or the time limit elapses, the ‘Lightning Deal’ will end. There will be more than 200 great deals available over the five day period.

What is Black Friday?

Black Friday (sometimes Green Friday) is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Depending on the source, the term dates either from the 1980s or back as 1966, although its usage was primarily on the East coast. The term has become more common in other parts of the country since 2000. Because Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, the day after usually occurs between the 23rd and the 29th of November. On this day many U.S. retailers open very early, with most of the retailers typically opening at 5AM or even earlier, at midnight.
The day’s roots may have originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Others claim it was part of mid-1980s anti-consumerism backlash, when people took a pledge to “blackout” that day – staying home, rather than shopping.

Supermarket Mania 2 is an entirely fresh experience with new graphics, new music, new customers, new devices, new game mechanics, and new special levels for hours of fun. Nikki and her friends Clarence, Wendy and Max are ready for adventure as they arrive in Tinseltown where Uncle Ross needs help with his troubled supermarket chain, and Mr. Torg is plotting revenge.

Master new game mechanics as you stock shelves, make milkshakes, brew coffee, bake croissants, squeeze fresh juice, and serve fresh pizza to keep your customers happy. Hire assistants to help you, purchase over two hundred equipment and décor upgrades, deliver goods in the neighborhood, battle shoplifters, and serve impatient celebrities. Open new stores in busy downtown, quiet suburbs, on sunny beach, the ski resort, and even in the tallest building in town! Play over eighty levels to achieve expert score, and watch the story unfold in front of you in beautifully-drawn comic-style pictures.

With millions of downloads, the original Supermarket Mania is one of the most popular time management games ever, and has been a hit on PlayStation®Portable, Nintendo DSi™, iPad and especially iPhone, where it has sold several hundred thousand units alone.

For more information, please visit the Supermarket Mania 2 home page at http://pc.g5e.com/games/supermarket_mania_2

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In LORD of ARCANA (PSP) players are plunged into the dark depths of the underworld to fight vast and powerful creatures of legend in their quest to obtain the power of Arcana. Combat is simple yet rewarding, brutal moves can be performed simply and swiftly as you take on a huge variety of stunning and fantastical monsters. A host of gaming design legends have let their imaginations run wild with a bestiary of thrilling creature designs that will prove a fearsome challenge for brave players.

Under the new agreement, THQ has the right to develop and publish interactive games based on the SpongeBob SquarePants property for the Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles, the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP handheld systems, and the Xbox LIVE for the Xbox 360 video game system, PlayStation Network and Nintendo Wii Virtual Console online gaming portals. Scheduled for release in 2011, the first game to be developed under this agreement is being designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of Nintendo 3DS, THQ’s highly anticipated uDraw GameTablet for Wii, and Kinect for Xbox 360, no controller required.

“Over the last eight years, THQ has been creating quality gaming experiences based on everyone’s favorite animated character who lives in a pineapple under the sea,” “We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Nickelodeon and excited to deliver more SpongeBob SquarePants video game offerings for the multitude of fans worldwide.”

said Martin Good, THQ Executive Vice President, Kids, Family, Casual and Global Online Services.

“THQ has consistently demonstrated the ability to seamlessly bring the world of SpongeBob SquarePants to life in the interactive space with quality titles that are memorable and engaging for gamers of all ages,” “We look forward to introducing the next SpongeBob game adventure via THQ’s innovative new platform, the uDraw GameTablet for Wii, which will bring the gaming experience to another exciting level.”

said Manuel Torres, Senior Vice President, Global Toys, Video Games & Consumer Electronics, Nickelodeon Consumer Products.

THQ has been developing video games based on SpongeBob SquarePants since 2002, and recently launched top performing titles across all genres, such as SpongeBob Boating Bash (2010) and SpongeBob Truth or Square (2009).* Global life-to-date games shipped for all published SpongeBob video game titles total more than 29 million units.

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Worms, the now iconic franchise from Britsoft stalwarts Team17 has been providing quality gaming for over 15 years, and this month sees the announcement of Worms: Battle Islands as a digital download title for the PSP this winter. This title boasts several new features that are all-new to the series; an especially exciting new gamestyle being the multi-player focused Tactics Mode.

In Tactics Mode, the player takes control of their very own Secret Island Base made up of many different islands, each island imparting a tactical advantage for the player to use at the beginning of a Worms™ game. For example, the player could recon a battlefield before the war commences, or snipe an enemy worm to gain the upper hand; each one of the 16 islands available in game can be used to compliment the player’s individual play style. Take the fight online and, should you be victorious, you will have the opportunity to steal an item from your opponent’s island for your own personal use!

Another first in the world of 2D Worms is a comprehensive weapons editor. Create your ideal Worms™ weapon, tweak and tune via with a multitude of adjustable elements and then take it to the battlefield to lay waste to the opposition! Melee weapons, grenades, missile weapons and airstrikes are all available to create, meaning that each Worms™ player has the opportunity to field an entirely individual armoury in every match. With enhanced worm customisation elements including masks, backpacks and custom power bars, and an extensive landscape editor, Worms: Battle Islands is a feature-rich and long-lasting game for PSP that is sure to keep Worms and strategy fans happy for days on end.

Martyn Brown, Business Development Director at Team17, says; “Battle Islands is a fantastic PSP® title that is packed to the rafters with features and content, easily the most feature-rich portable edition of the game to date. We know fans have been waiting a while for this and so it’s a pleasure to finally confirm its forthcoming release.”

Andriasang also reports that while a Candy Pink PS3 is seemingly not on the horizon, a DualShock 3 controller in that colour will be released on November 18th and will cost ¥5,500.

In addition both Black/Red and White/Blue limited edition versions of the PSP are on the way, both of which will arrive on November 18th and will cost ¥17,800. The Blossom Pink SKU has also been promoted from limited to standard edition and will roll out on November 18th at a cost of ¥16,800.

A limited edition Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PSP has also been revealed. It will launch on December 1st and retail for ¥19,800.

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Sporting more than 40 state of the art aircraft, ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT goes full throttle with edge-of-your-seat action and will be available throughout PAL territories for the PSP™ and PSP™go systems on September 24th , 2010.

Developed by Project Aces, ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT blazes onto the PSP system with fast-paced dogfights, fantastic new visuals, real-world locations and the most robust multiplayer options seen yet from the world’s number one flight-action series. Take to the skies and reign supreme through multiple real-world locations including Tokyo, San Francisco, and London. A sophisticated dogfighting system, increased sense of speed and photorealistic graphics make ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT one of the most intense experiences ever on a handheld system.

Additionally, ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT features action-packed adversarial and team-based multiplayer modes via ad hoc or infrastructure. Team up with three friends to take down the forces of evil in campaign mode, featuring the specially designed Joint Assault Mission System. Players break off into two teams and simultaneously complete objectives on two separate maps. Objectives completed on one map will affect battle conditions on the other. ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT also includes intense eight-player adversarial matches across a variety of locations.

For more information on ACE COMBAT™ JOINT ASSAULT, please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.

Now im going to get a haircut before I look like one of the Arctic Monkeys.

However, due to the launch of the slim PS3 the sales of PlayStation 3 hardware were up during the year from 10.3 million units to 13 million. Also, sales of PlayStation 3 software increased to 115.3 million units during the year, up from 103.7 million the previous year.

PSP sales were down from 14.1 million to 9.9 million, while 7.3 million PlayStation 2 units were sold in 2010, compared to 7.9 million the previous year.

The division recorded an operating loss of ¥83.1 billion ($889.1m / £597.3m), down ¥4.4 billion compared to last year. While PSP and PS3 hardware sales were down, this was offset by cost reductions on the PS3 hardware, increased software sales and improved profitability from Walkman digital music players.

PSP titles were down to 44.4 million units, compared to 50.3 million last year, and PS2 game sales down to 35.7 million units, compared to 83.5 million.

Sony have said that they expect the software sales across all formats to remain the same in the next financial year ended 2011, despite an expected increase in PlayStation 3 sales.

Sales for the division were ¥1,578.8 billion ($16.8bn / £11.3bn) during the full year, but despite the performance of the Network Product and Services division, results for the entire group were much more positive.

Sony Corporation recorded an operating income of ¥31.8 billion ($339.7m / £228.1m) in 2010, compared to a loss of ¥227.8 billion the prior year, with the Financial Services division and sales of LCD TVs in Consumer Products & Services as highlights.

For the full year ended March 2011, Sony expects an operating income of ¥160 billion, with an improvement in operating loss of the Network Product and Services division due to better game sales and VAIO PC sales.