With every passing week more and more awesome games arrive into the ever-expanding world on PlayStation Home. And this week promises to continue in this rich tradition of compelling content and exclusive gaming experiences, as we release three highly-anticipated games for use in your clubhouses and personal spaces.

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By popular demand, our friends at VEEMEE are delivering special versions of Darts and Pool that you can share with your friends in the personal location(s) of your choice. To sweeten the deal, those of you that have already added VEEMEE’s London Pub personal space to your collection will receive a discount on each of these games ($1.99 for Darts, $2.49 for the English and American Pool package), which will be available from the Exclusives store beginning this Thursday, July 15th. So take this as your “cue” to “dart” on over to the PlayStation Home Mall and prove once and for all that you are the King (or Queen) of two of PlayStation Home’s most popular games.

Fans of the recently-released Midway space will finally be able to add the Trigger Happy-in-a-Box game to their collection of personal games. This game will be available at a discounted price of $0.49 for players that have purchased the Midway Bar Key (similarly, if you purchase the Trigger Happy-in-the-Box game at its full price of $2.99 you will receive a discount on the Midway Bar Key). Be sure to add this game to your collection by visiting the Midway space or the Exclusives store in the PlayStation Home Mall starting this Thursday.

Last but not least, the long-awaited Killzone 2 Radec costume will be made available this week along with additional Monkey Island 2 items. You can pick up the former from the Threads store in the PlayStation Home Mall while the latter can be found in the LucasArts store come this Thursday.

See you in Home!

Between the release of Killzone 2, the Behind The Bullet demo, the three DLC map packs and the PlayStation Home content, this has been an extremely eventful year for all of us here at Guerrilla. We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to you, the fans, for supporting us throughout 2009 – by cheering us on, by playing our game, by giving us feedback and by sharing your passion. Without your enthusiasm, there simply wouldn’t be a Killzone 2. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and an exciting New Year!

We hope you’ll come visit us regularly at Killzone.com.

November 26 will be a very special day for all of us here at Guerrilla. On that day, exactly five years ago, the very first Killzone title for PlayStation 2 hit the shelves in Europe. Sure, the game had already been released in the US three weeks prior, but hey…Guerrilla is based in the Netherlands. We commemorate the 26th because that’s the date that we were finally able to see the fruits of our labor in Dutch stores.

Of course, it would be a shame to leave this occasion unmarked –- and I’m not talking about the champagne and strange Dutch snacks we’ll undoubtedly be having at the studio. We also want to celebrate it with you, the fans. After all, the Killzone brand wouldn’t be where it is today without your support. So here’s what we have in store for you over the next few days:

Looking back at Killzone 1
Later this week on Killzone.com, Seb “Motherh” Downie and I are going to play through the first Killzone game for you. We’ll be commenting on our favorite sections and wallowing in beer-induced nostalgia.

Killzone 2 retro tournament
This weekend (November 27-30) Guerrilla will host a Killzone 2 retro tournament, using only the Beach Head and Southern Hills maps from the second DLC pack. And there’s more to be gained than valor alone, because…

Double XP Weekend returns
…the tournament will take place during a Double XP Weekend! Just like last time, any game created in the weekend of November 27-30 will yield extra XP to help you boost your ranking.

Killzone 1 and 2 side-by-side
Finally, Killzone.com editor Victor Zuylen will compare various features of Killzone 2 with its predecessor next week, illustrating exactly how far we’ve come since the first Killzone game was released.

And starting today, Killzone 2 DLC goes on sale on the PlayStation Store — Flash & Thunder is now $2.99 and the Map Pack Bundle is down to $9.99 — until December 10. I hope you’ll join us in celebrating the fifth anniversary of Killzone! In the meantime, I’m going to put on my Top Hits of 2004 album and try to remember how I partied five years ago. Eric out.

• Brütal Legend’s Tears of the Hextadon DLC Launches for Free on PSN! — The Brutal Legend Tears of the Hextadon downloadable content pack is free for two weeks exclusively on PSN!!
• God of War Collection Ships November 17th, Plan Your Trophy Hunt Now! — Trophies and HD added to two absolutely amazing games, now dated: It’s November 17!
• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Out Today + Insomniac Community Day Recap — Insomniac Games Community Day was amazing. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and if you couldn’t make it, check out the recap video for a rundown of the festivities.
• Call of Duty: World at War Map Packs 50% Off, New Playlists! — For one week only, get Call of Duty: World at War map packs for half price! Go!
• Winners of the UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition! — We know you’ve been asking…for a while. Well, here’s the giant list of the Fortune Hunter Edition winners. Congrats if you hit the jackpot!
• Celebrate Halloween PlayStation Home-Style at the Zombie Rally — Zombies are invading Home. Don’t believe us? Head Home now!
• District 9 Forged Together With God of War III — Pick up the District 9 Blu-ray on December 29, and you’ll get the God of War III E3 2009 demo included on the disc. The first of it’s kind!
• Update: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 — The new FTB3 PSP release date is January 12. Get much more details in the coming months.
• Developer Diary #2: The Saboteur for PS3 — Number two in our developer series for the Saboteur for PS3. Tom French is back, this time describing what it’s like to recreate the in-game city of Paris.
• MLB 09 THE SHOW’s World Series Prediction: Phillies Stun Yankees in 7 Games — Philly wins in our simulation, Jeff’s happy. But really, I’m hoping the Phils win in five so my avatar can go back to normal operation.
• Zombie Tycoon Shambles to PSP Minis Today — Frima Studio drops by to tell us all about their brand new PSP mini, Zombie Tycoon for $7.99!
• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Launches Today! — Your pal Tsubasa is back on Loco launch day to talk about the new global LocoRoco leaderboard and more!
• Fat Princess: Her Majesty Gifts Unto Thee … — The Fat Princess demo and patch are out now! To New Pork and beyond!
• PlayStation Store Update — Another big update this week brings plenty of new games and more. Don’t forget to check out the Ratchet demo for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, and there’s a great sale on Super Stardust Portable and other PSP games!
• PlayStation Network Video Content Update — If you haven’t picked out a dynamic theme for your PS3, may I suggest the new South Park dynamic theme?
• God of War III Ultimate Edition and Pre-Order Items Announced — Presenting the God of War III Ultimate Edition. This thing looks epic thanks to everyone who took the pool earlier this year.
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Celebrates Halloween with a Title Update and a Double Cash Weekend — An update to UNCHARTED 2 makes the game even better (is that even possible?), plus the first double cash weekend!
• The 7th Annual Gran Turismo Awards at SEMA Coming November 4 — And check out Autoblog to win a GT PSP pack each day next week!
• LittleBigPlanet: Sack it to Me – LittleBigHalloween Edition — Get free Halloween digs for your Sackboy, plus updates on LBP PSP, community picks, and free stuff!

Courtesy of Ken Chan

• God of War Collection ships November 17th, Plan Your Trophy Hunt Now! – Still wondering when you’ll be able to get your hands on the God of War Collection? Well, wait no more. The God of War Collection has gone gold!
• District 9 Forged Together With God of War III – Come December 29th, when you snag your copy of District 9 on Blu-ray, included on the very same disc will be the highly sought after God of War III E3 2009 Demo.
• God of War III Ultimate Edition and Pre-Order Items Announced – SCEA and Santa Monica Studios are thrilled to announce the first Ultimate Edition for God of War. Earlier this year, we polled a number of fans on what would make an awesome collector’s edition for God of War. Well, we took your advice and created something epic and filled it with premium collectible and exclusive digital content.

Attn: Killzone 2 fans. We’ve seen you in Central Plaza all decked out in your Helghan wares. We’ve seen you in the Bowling Alley showing your love for the ISA. We’ve heard you proudly boasting your Warzone rank in the Gamer’s Lounge. So we know that this Thursday, August 27th, you’ll be rushing into PlayStation Home to grab the new KZ2 content we’ll have waiting for you – specifically, the Killzone 2 Visari Throne Room.

This special personal space is based on the final stage of Killzone 2 in Scolar Visari’s Palace and is the absolute ideal gathering space for you and your KZ2-obsessed friends. Releasing in tandem with the Visari Throne Room will be a variety of virtual items that you can use to customize your area (including the Helghan Defense Painting – my personal fave). Check out the video below for a sneak peek of this space and other Killzone 2 items available in PlayStation Home.

We know that you guys and gals love collecting personal spaces, furniture, and gear for your avatar, which is why we’ve been working night and day to make this publish the biggest ever virtual items content release in PlayStation Home. In addition to the Killzone 2 Visari Throne Room, we’re also dropping an all-new, all-original personal space on you. The new Post-Apocalyptic Apartment is sure to appeal to your inner Road Warrior, and to celebrate its unveiling we’re offering a value bundle of furniture that runs the gamut from chairs to couches to tables to flooring to storage to assorted décor all at a special introductory price that just can’t be beat. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. We have approximately 70 items total being released just for this personal space, so the customization options for this area alone are virtually endless.

But that’s not all. No siree. Come this Thursday, you’ll also be able to rep your favorite big cities with the release of some new animated t-shirts that broadcast your hometown pride. And are those animated glow sticks I see too? Watch the video down there and let me know that my mind ain’t playing tricks on me.

As always, this week is jam-packed with events – and we’re counting on seeing you at all of them. Head on over to the official Home Clubs and Events sub-forum at www.us.playstation.com for more details about our daily game launching parties…and a special celebrity look-a-like event planned for this Thursday in PlayStation Home where you can win some of the rarest items ever to appear in our world.

See you in Home!

• Announcing: LittleBigPlanet – Game of the Year edition – same price, much more content on the disc. Good thing those Blu-rays are spacious.
• Additional PS3 Greatest Hits Titles Available Now – Nathan Drake’s half-tuck is now half-price. You’ve got less than 2 months to pick it up and beat it before the sequel!
• This week on the SingStore – Get your George Clooney on ! This awesome song is part of the update.
• Sack it to Me – the “Big Announcements” Edition – water among the the most abundant substances on earth, and in the world of LittleBigPlanet, it’s going to mean some big changes.
• PlayStation 3 Firmware (v3.00) Update – sure those animated themes look awesome, but admit it – you’re secretly ecstatic that the battery indicator won’t cover the clock.
• PlayStation 3 now $299, slimmer version coming September 1st – the two biggest pieces of news you’ve been expecting all year, combined into one awesome console.
• Digital Comics Store for PSP Coming in December – Marvel is already on board. Who’s next?
• Introducing LocoRoco Midnight Carnival – attention future PSPgo owners – you’ll be able to play this one in the ‘closed’ position.
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – the New Gamescom Trailer – I hear it’s an awesome trailer, but I’m totally on spoiler-lockdown until the October 13th release date. Someone describe it to me please!
• PlayStation Home v1.3 Coming This September – Joystiq’s Andrew Yoon put it best – with the upcoming coin flip ability, Home is about to be filled with Harvey Dent wannabes.
• Street Fighter Hadoukens Zen Pinball Today – fireballs and pinballs, perfect together (just like New Jersey and You… in the 80’s)
• Gamescom Virtual Booth Tour: MAG – see what the beta will have in store for you September 17th.
• PlayStation Store Update – The bad news is, Andy Dick is involved. The good news is, you can throw him at stuff.
• Gamescom Virtual Booth Tour: Heavy Rain – A new scene is debuted, and a fine bottle of bubbly goes upside some dude’s head. Breathtaking.
• PlayStation Network Video Content Update – Attention Buffalo Bills fans: The T.O. Show is on the PS Store. Also, he’s your problem now. Go Eagles!
• Gamescom Show Floor Report: LittleBigPlanet PSP – Play. Create. Share… in the bathroom. Sign me up!
• SOCOM: Confrontation Patch 1.50 coming Tuesday – The patch you’ve been asking for, all the details are here.

Courtesy of Ken Chan

• Kratos unleashed in Germany! – Be sure to check out the newly released God of War III images from Gamescom!

Courtesy of David “Point Man” Brothers

• SOCOM: Confrontation Patch 1.50 – Patch 1.50 is almost here. How close? How about… Tuesday! Come see the details.

• Sackboy @ Comic-Con: A MARVEL-ous announcement!!! — Original Iron Man, Wolverine and Captain America content in LBP? Who am I to complain?
• Fat Princess: Worth the Weight (Here’s the Date) — I’m pretty sure you’re playing it right now, but if you’re off somewhere where princesses run skinny, I suggest hopping on to the PlayStation Store post haste!
• The King of Fighters XII Ignites Your PS3 this Week — KOF XII dropped on Tuesday, plus Ignition sparked our Twitter feed with Mercury Meltdown vouchers.
• Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny – New Interview — More Kratos, more problems…for other Soulcalibur opponents, that is. Hear more about what the Spartan brings to the PSP.
• PixelJunk Shooter Ice Stage Walkthrough with Producer Matt Morton — A must-see…check out lots of new footage from the ice stage in PixelJunk Shooter from Comic-Con.
• Ratchet & Clank Comic-Con Recap (with Videos!) — A mega recap, if you will. See the Clank’s time-based gameplay, the winner of the My Blaster Runs Hot contest, and more!
• Demon’s Souls Pre-order Bonus Expands, Now Also Includes Full Soundtrack — If you’re thinking about exploring your inner Demons, the pre-order bonus should have you covered.
• Unbound Saga – Going Digital (plus free codes!) — Vogster talks Unbound Saga, and even drops a little code hacking contest on us.
• The Curtain Rises on the 10-Screen Movie Theater in PlayStation Home, MotorStorm Game Launching Crashes In, and Fat Princess Needs Cake! — And the PSB has it’s own theater (woot!) where you can view all our original Blog videos!
• DC Universe Online Comic-Con Walkthrough — It’s been a while, but this check-in with DCUO was well worth the wait.
• PlayStation Store Update — Demos, add-ons, themes…ah, who am I kidding…FAT PRINCESS!!!
• PlayStation Network Video Content Update — A Fast & Furious update, plus one of my all-time favorite movies — Parenthood — hits the Video Store.
• A New PS3 Platformer “topatoi” Coming to PSN This Fall — A new platformer coming to PSN, video and screens included.
• Sack it to Me: The “Back from Comic-Con” Edition — More LBP updates than you can shake a stick at, including lots of Comic-Con Sackboy pics!
• Gran Turismo PSP Cover Revealed — The official packfront, four pics of the Corvette ZR1 and a special message from Mr. Kazunori Yamauchi himself.

Courtesy of Ken Chan

• God of War III playable at All Points West New York Music Festival! – Forget the mosh pit and come out to the All Points West music festival from Friday, July 31st through Sunday, August 2nd.

• Resistance 2 – Making Her Mark(sman) — Check out the amazing replica of the Marksman that this Resistance 2 fan created!
• Retro/Grade Coming to PS3! — Another clever PSN game…this retro shooter let’s you reverse time, and even use a guitar controller to man your ship.
• PlayStation and Green Day on Tour! — If you catch a show on Green Day’s nationwide tour, be sure to stop by and see PlayStation to win VIP passes and Rock Band DLC vouchers.
• New Katamari Forever Trailer! — Rolling mayhem in what could be the best Katamari game yet!
• SingStar Update: Kasabian, The Hold Steady and More — Your SingStar update for the week, with one of my personal faves, The Hold Steady.
• EVO 2009: You Just Don’t Know — Our own Jared Rea heads out to Vegas for EVO 2009. See how the event played out…
• WipEout HD Fury Expansion – Zone Tracks — WipEout artist Rita gives us a ton of details about the HD Fury expansion Zone tracks.
• LittleBigPlanet Community Reaches One Million Creations — Special guest Sackboy announces that the LBP community has reached one-million creations! Thanks for all your hard work!
• Killzone 2 DLC “Napalm & Cordite” and Map Pack Bundle Releasing Tomorrow — Guerrilla’s Seb Downie drops details on the new map pack, plus a combined set with all six DLC maps.
• Lots of UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves at Comic-Con — Brand new footage and an awesome panel with the Dogs and the actors behind the game. Was anyone there this week?
• God of War III at Comic-Con, plus Blades of Chaos Replica! — Oh sweetness. Just look at those blades, will ya?
• Hustle Kings – The King of Pool Games — Some very intense details — including spin, shot types and more — on the upcoming billiards game for PSN.
• Play with the Developers – Guitar Hero Smash Hits — A chance to get your rock on with the people who made Guitar Hero Smash Hits.
• Comic-Con 09: Uncharted 2’s Gold Rush Revealed — Naughty Dog’s Arne Meyer walks us through the brand new co-op gameplay mode “Gold Rush” in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
• PlayStation Store Update — I am so addicted to Shatter. Seriously, it’s going to become a problem.
• PlayStation Network Video Content Update — Special Green Lantern clip, plus a host of new movies and TV shows in the video store.
• Killzone 2 Double XP Weekend starts now! — You heard right! Get fraggin’!
• Castle Crashers Coming to PSN — We are very very excited that Castle Crashers is coming to PSN, announced at Comic-Con.
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – “Team Missions” Co-op (with video!) and More — New in Sigma 2 is online/offline co-op! And Team Ninja details costumes, a comic and more!

Courtesy of Victor Zuylen – Editor, Killzone Community

• DLC 3 ‘Napalm & Cordite’ Trailer – DLC 3 is now available from the PlayStation Store. View the trailer to get a glimpse of the action.
• Introducing the Helghast Boltgun 4400 – Check out the Helghast infomercial for the Boltgun 4400, then pick up DLC 3 to wield it.
• OUR WORLD – Killzone 2 Exhibition – Killzone 2’s visual design becomes the subject of an art exposition in Haarlem, The Netherlands.
• Rank Up During Extra XP Weekend! – This weekend only, receive extra XP points in all online matches. Why are you still reading this?

Courtesy of Ken Chan

• United Cutlery Blade of Chaos Announced – This week we announced a cool partnership with United Cutlery who will be creating an authentic Blade of Chaos. The scaled replica of Kratos’ Blade of Chaos, stretches 20 13/16” overall and is designed with a 12 7/16” blade constructed from solid-cast zinc aluminum with a custom-etched mold texture, and unique fantasy grindings that mirror the piece used in the game.
• Kratos at Comic-Con – Kratos is bringing chaos to Comic-Con this week. Fans are getting their hands on playable code and taking away limited edition God of War III lanyards and the God of War Comic-Con poster which features the art from the cover of the issue #1 comic. Spartan Army fans were also treated to several guest appearances. Marv Wolfman (writer of the God of War comic ) and Andy Park (Senior Concept Artist from Santa Monica Studios) are signing Thurs-Saturday at the Comic-Con booth. In addition Kratos himself made a surprise appearance to unleash chaos everywhere at the con.

Hey All!

It has been a exciting week at Guerrilla Games with the release of the third DLC map pack “Napalm & Cordite”, the release of patch 1.29, the latest update to www.killzone.com, the announcement of the “Map Pack Bundle” and the opening of “Our World” an art exhibition here in the Netherlands based around the visually creative process of making the Killzone 2 universe and those that inhabit it.

So to celebrate all this we have decided to give back to the folks who have supported us through thick and thin since the release of Killzone 2: You. The most attractive and charismatic fans any video-game can have. (Yes, flattery won’t get me anywhere) And what better way to thank ones loyal fans than with POINTS! This weekend from Friday at 17:30 GMT till Monday morning at 09:00, any games created will give extra XP points to let you guys rank up quicker and unlock those Badges and climb up the Leaderboard. That way you get more buck for your bang, more meat on your sandwich, more points for your prizes, more sauce on your fries, more … okay I think you get it.

A Win will earn you a 2.5 multiplier and a Loss will still grant you the normal multiplier for a Win: 1.5. This applies only to individual points, not Clan Valor and will be available in all regions during this time. We hope all those coming new to Killzone 2 and the veterans alike will take part in this celebration and make sure to keep an eye out for people with [GG] in front of their handles. We’ll be rocking the new DLC this weekend too.

Hey all, tomorrow our third DLC “Napalm & Cordite” will be released, allowing you to nail or toast your enemies with the addition of the Boltgun and Flamethrower. For those of you that might have only just picked up Killzone 2, or have not jumped on the DLC wagon yet, we’ve got an announcement to make.

Also going live tomorrow is a Bundle of map packs Steel & Titanium, Flash & Thunder and Napalm & Cordite combined. And we are calling it the ‘Map Pack Bundle’, original I know, but it does what it says on the lid. The bundle is being offered as a “3 for the price of 2″ ($11.99).

So enjoy all the destruction and beauty of Killzone 2 Multiplayer DLC with these 6 great maps.

Seb, MotherH, Downie