God of War: Ghost of Sparta’s box art was revealed earlier today via the Playstation Blog and not surprisingly it has Kratos looking like a badass with the world crumbling behind him. Along with the box art reveal, Sony has also released images of the God of War entertainment pack. They also announced that they will be providing more detailed information for each of the pre-order elements starting next week.

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Earlier today, GameStop listed a PlayStation 3 Slim with a 160GB hard drive, available alone for $299.99 by itself, as part of a $404.97 God of War 3 bundle, or as part of a $379.97 accessory bundle. Any mention of the 160GB SKU is now absent from the website. According to Joystiq, GameStop’s front page labeled this particular SKU on the front page as “Just Announced” even though Sony hasn’t said a word regarding a 160GB PS3 for North America. Currently, Sony has a 120GB PS3 Slim for $299.99. We’ll report with updates as they come from Gamescom tomorrow.

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Throughout this week Marvel.com gave everyone previews of what the next LittleBigPlanet costume pack will look like and I don’t think fans will be disappointed when it hits next week. The LittleBigPlanet Marvel Costume Pack 4 will feature The Hulk, Storm, the Punisher, Green Goblin and Magneto. The Hulk sackboy looks awesome with it’s muscle suit and who knew the Green Goblin could look so cute! Check out the first screens for each of the 5 characters featured in the upcoming DLC. Marvel Costume Pack 4 will be available on August 17 on the PlayStation Store.

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Today Sony announced that God of War: Ghost of Sparta, the second PSP God of War title, will be releasing on November 2^nd. The upcoming PSP title has won many E3 awards and will take fans through the origins of Kratos. Along with the announcement of the release date, Sony also revealed two pre-order packages that will give fans free DLC at launch and a PSP bundle with a specially designed PSP that will also include Chains of Olympus.

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I’ll admit that I was very late to jump on the LBP bandwagon, but having read about all the amazing potential the sequel proclaims, I’m looking forward to it.  Aspiring game designers have even more too drool over now that an official release date has been set (November 16, 2010 – “Just in time for the holidays”) and an excellent limited-quantity Collector’s Edition has also been revealed. (more…)

At first glance people might think Dead Nation is another run-of-the-mill zombie shoot-em-up game and completely dismiss it. But when they hear it’s from the same people who made Super Stardust HD, arguably one of the best PSN titles out there, and they’ll immediately gain interest. Dead Nation looks to take the same Super Stardust formula but bring it to a flat space and instead of having asteroids flying at you, you’ll have a ton of zombies to contend with. Today Sony released a new trailer for Dead Nation and some new screens that feature the hero fighting off a horde of baseball players who are infected with the virus.

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Holy Flash, Batman! There has been a lot of talk about DC Universe Online, Sony has finally revealed a teaser for their very hyped super-hero game. DC Universe Online is a very ambitious title. Using the DC license players will experience the universes of their favorite DC characters like never before. DC Universe Online offers a ton of MMO action which includes an emphasis on PvP. Releasing on the PC and PS3, players of either console will be able to play together and those who choose to play on the PS3 can use a mouse and keyboard or the PS3 controller. Although the teaser shows no real gameplay, it’s still pretty kickass. Check it out and see for yourself!

If you want to learn more about DC Universe Online head over to the game’s official website, where you can also sign up to be apart of the beta for both PC and PS3.

[Source: Playstation Blog]

Throughout last week Marvel.com released images of the new Marvel characters that gamers would see for the second LittleBigPlanet Marvel Costume Pack. The 2^nd add-on pack is now available on PSN but if you missed Marvel’s coverage last week, we got all the images for you right here. Marvel Costume Pack 2, as you can see, features Thor, Spider-Man, Elektra, Human Torch and Ghost Rider.

If you missed the first pack you can check out the screens here. Again as a reminder all of these costume packs will be compatible with LBP2. Both packs are available now for $5.99 each pack or individually for $1.99. Stay tuned for more character reveals in the coming weeks.

[Source: Marvel.com]

MotorStorm Apocalypse is the upcoming PS3 exclusive racer from Evolution Studios. Today the EU PlayStation Blog held a Live Chat with Matt Southern (Game Director), Paul Rustchynsky (Lead Designer) and Phenom_Evolution(Community Manger). They answer user submitted questions and talk about 3D, the customization and new vehicles. Check out the transcript here and if you still have any questions feel free to head over the EU PlayStation Blog and post them in the comments.

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Last year Netflix Instant Streaming finally hit the PlayStation 3 but in order to access Netflix you had to use a DVD that brought you to the streaming application. At the time everyone suspected that this was the only way Netflix could get around the exclusive deal they had with the Xbox 360, which has a native app. Now that the exclusive license is sent to run out, Netflix is finally going to offer an app which will not require the disc for the PS3.

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One of my primary concerns with games that put a huge focus on player-created content pertains to the medium with which said content can be utilized. Can a title actually deliver both an expansive set of creation tools and solid gameplay that makes the crafting worthwhile? The team behind ModNation Racers definitely had this goal in mind, though they expectedly fell a bit short of one those two major concepts.

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Killzone 3 is definitely one of the most anticipated games for early next year. The follow up to the popular shooter, Killzone 2, looks to improve on everything from controls, gameplay and yes even graphics. I got a chance to play it at E3 and even in its pre-alpha stage it looks and feels great. We are still many months away but Guerilla Games doesn’t want you to forget about Killzone 3, so today they released a set of new screens that highlight the new jet pack that plays a big role in the upcoming title.

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Last week Sony announced that Marvel characters would be making their way onto Little Big Planet. Judging from the silhouette image shown there will be around 20 Marvel characters transformed into sackboys and sackgirls. This week Marvel.com has been releasing images of what appears to be the first set of characters available for download on July 6. The first 4 characters revealed include Iron Man, Daredevil, The Thing and Mystique. Check out the first screens of these iconic characters and be sure to check Marvel.com for tomorrow’s reveal of a classic Spider-Man villain, which could be Doc-Ock. [Updated: Added Doc-Ock Screens]

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I didn’t get a chance to play every PlayStation Move game at E3 but the few that I did gave me a good idea of what I could expect from the Move. For those who don’t know what the PS Move is, its Sony’s new motion control peripheral. Working in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye (camera), the Move controller with the ball at the end of it can sense almost every movement the player makes. I was able to test out the Move playing Time Crisis: Razing Storm, Resident Evil 5 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. Each of these games shows off a different way to use the PS Move and, more importantly, are geared towards the more “hardcore” audience.

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Recently James Thorpe, Sony Europe’s PlyaStation Network Product Manager, detailed what PSN EU users can expect from the PlayStation Plus service. For the first month of service, everyone will get a free copy of Little Big Planet. The new premium service will cost €49.99 or 39.99 GBP for a years’ service and will go live on June 29^th. Other than a free copy of LBP, EU gamers can expect to see discounts on add-ons, free PSN games, exclusive items (dynamic themes, avatars and demos), Full Game Trials and Automatic downloads.

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