Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?

Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?

Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?

If the answer is “yes,” then don’t wait another minute. Pick up the phone and call the professionals…Ghostbusters.

“We’re ready to believe you.”

Fans of this 80’s classic rejoice! Finally, fresh from their video game release and after a week or so of tease images, GHOSTBUSTERS finally hits LittleBigPlanet this Thursday as individual costumes ($1.99) and as a full costume pack ($5.99) that includes all 4 costumes and bonus stickers!

We are looking forward to more great tribute levels like these-

“Back in 2008, I said that Patapon was the greatest game on the PSP; this year, that torch has been passed to Patapon 2.” – Greg Miller, IGN 9.5 “Editor’s Choice Award”

“There’s no doubt that Patapon 2 is as graphically stylish and addictive as the first game. It retains the core gameplay that you love while adding a ton of new features and concepts. Get it and you’ll soon find yourself humming the various Pon songs as you go about your daily business.” – Heather Barton, GamePro 4.5/5 Stars “Editors Choice Award”

“Patapon 2 will reward with you one of the most enjoyable music and game experiences on the PSP.” - Garnett Lee, 1UP A-

And according to Gamasutra because of your support we aren’t doing too bad.)

To celebrate the return of the Patapon we wanted to give the fans something fun. If you didn’t catch the post last week, PlayStation HOME got flooded with some free Patapon gear.

Since people really liked’em we are going to make at least one of them into a real shirt and give you a chance to score one for eternal Patapon glory. These won’t be for sale so this will be a one of kind piece of Pata-schwag reserved for the Patapon faithful. So how do you score one? Show us the Pata-love people! :)

To get things started above are some fun PATAPON Masks, perfect for Halloween, discount Cos-play action, or for Pata-fan who wants to properly express the Pata-love and devotion.

Here’s how it works:

• Download your favorite Mask or Masks
• Use the Mask or Masks and take a Patapon Fan photo or video
• Post that photo or video by clicking “add photos” on our Facebook Fan Page between now and May 20th.
• Email us the link to your photo or video to playstation_community_support@playstation.sony.com with “PATAPICS ENTRY” in the subject line.

Be sure to include your:

• Name
• Mailing Address
• Shirt Size Preference

Out of all the entries we get, we will select 100 and hook them up with a Patapon shirt. We will make the most popular style based on the HOME forums and Blog comments so let your voices be heard!

To sweeten the pot, some winners might score some extra Pata-luv.

Want to Pata-ize Your Window or Fridge? Want a PATAPON warrior of your own?

Here are some Sample Pics to give you an idea:

Official Rules for the contest can be found here.

Greetings Blog-Watchers and EOJ Friends,

I’m happy to announce the next official EOJ Online Tournament, The Dioskuri Tournament, will begin on Thursday next week! In the past, players of official tourneys went head-to-head competing for the best rank on the leaderboard in a given amount of time. The highest ranked players at the end were usually given a special title for eternal online glory.

But this tournament is different.

Since the release of the EOJ Set 3 Expansion, we’ve received many requests for the very rare Set 3 Promo cards, most specifically the Dioskuri card, because of its one of the most powerful cards in the game. These cards are highly sought after since they aren’t available at retail. That is why this new official tournament is so exciting. In The Dioskuri Tournament, the overall winner still gets a special online ranking of “Dioskuri King,” plus all three SET 3 Promo cards … including the Dioskuri card!

But it doesn’t stop there.

If you manage to be one of the top 100 ranked players in the tourney. You get all 3 Promo Cards too! (EBAY not necessary)

So there you go. Now all EOJ players have a chance to get these valuable promo cards so they can add them to their EOJ collection!

Take a look at the official announcement below, prepare your deck, and get ready for battle.

The action begins next week!

The Eye of Judgment: The Dioskuri Tournament

The Next official THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ PLAYSTATION®Network tournament, The Dioskuri Tournament, will start on Thursday, March 19th at 12:00 GMT and will run for one week as before. You’ve still time to plan and build your ultimate deck and you will still be able to play as many matches as you like until the tournament closes.

The top player will receive an exclusive online ranking title- “Dioskuri King” plus all three Set 3 promo cards, including the ultra rare and extremely powerful Dioskuri Card, and, of course, the sweet pleasure of bragging rights over all others.

The top 100 Players will also receive exclusive Set 3 Promo Cards.

Taking part is easy, just follow these simple steps:

• Log in to PLAYSTATION®Network and go online with THE EYE OF JUDGMENT in the usual way from Thursday, March 19th at 12:00 GMT
• Select ‘Online Tournament’ from the Online mode select screen.
• Players will be matched up with another player to battle just the same as the regular way of Ranked Match.
• That’s it – You’re entered into the tournament!

Any points you earn from playing “Online Tournament” ranked matches before the close of the tournament will contribute to your position on the tournament leader board. The tournament scoring system is exactly the same as that used for regular online ranked matches. Please note that tournament matches do not contribute towards your regular ranking.

Good luck to you all and please remember, play fair, have fun and may the best players win!

LocoRoco DEMO is Available!
First of all if you still haven’t gotten LocoRoco 2 because you want to try it out first, be sure you roll to the PSP Store to grab the demo. Then you’ll find out what all the buzz is about!

Check out what USA TODAY just said – “this is a game that makes you feel good” – 5 Stars (out of 5).

More Ways to keep your PSP and PS3 Loco!
For those of you haven’t kept up with the crazy shower of free LocoRoco content on the PS Store you might have missed this new theme for both your PSP and PS3!!

“It’s big…it’s yellow…it’s all Loco”

You Can Still Win Loco Prizes!
For those of you who still haven’t signed up for the “Don’t Worry, Get Loco!” sweepstakes…all I have to say is..”What are you waiting for?!”

It’s FREE! It’s Easy! and best of all you can win these –

(ok…its the same thing I know…but you get my point.)

Just go to the sweepstakes page and get your chance to win! (Remember – You can enter once everyday to increase your chances!)

FUN STUFF at LocoRoco.com
LocoRoco.com certainly has a ton of stuff for every LocoRoco fan.

For those of you who have already bought LocoRoco 2, and you need some help, be sure to check out the Fan section for some helpful Hints and Tips!

If you use Facebook you can get embed a LocoRoco Calendar to spice up your FB page.

There is also a fun (and challenging) flash game that you can play and post your high score. My personal best is 71570 so consider this my official challenge to you to beat it. :)

I want to take this time to thank all of your support and Loco-love we’ve seen on the comments. Great games like LocoRoco 2 are only possible through passionate fans like yourself!

This won’t be the end of the LocoRoco posting tho. Our boy Tsubasa is already prepping a some sweet walkthroughs for you LocoRoco 2 players who are looking to score 100%!

Keep on the lookout!

Today LocoRoco 2 starts shipping to stores near you so it will be just a matter of days before you’ll be able to get this wonderful game on your PSP. As promised in last week’s post, we want to give you all a chance to get more great LocoRoco prizes. As part of our celebration, we are kicking off an online sweepstakes today to give everyone a chance to “Get Loco!” So what cool prizes can you score? For those of you who have been wanting to try out LocoRoco but don’t have a PSP, well here’s your chance to win one!

A slick Piano Black PSP-3000 with all the new features no less (And we’ll include a copy of LocoRoco 2 of course!)! Did you know that you can get LocoRoco on your cell phone too? Yup! For those of you who accidentally leave your PSP at home, the new LocoRoco Hi game lets you can take the “tilt and roll” experience with you on your handset.

So we are giving you a chance to score a new Sony Ericsson w760 handset with the game already pre-loaded so you have no excuse to get more Loco in your life! If those prizes weren’t enough, we got these “one-of-a kind” LocoRoco items that you won’t be able to get anywhere else.

Now this pen won’t improve your handwriting, but watching your favorite LocoRoco character float from left to right as you tilt your pen will definitely put a smile on your face. And last but not least, my favorite item, the official LocoRoco Stress Reliever!

100% biodegradable, too!

With less than 500 of these in existence, this irresistible item is a “must-have” to all LocoRoco fans out there. LocoRoco has always been one of those games that instantly make you happy – it makes total sense to have an item like this to hold on to on those crazy stressful days! So how do you enter?

Go to www.us.playstation.com/GetLoco or better yet, just click this link to get the sweeps page. It costs nothing to enter and you can enter once a day you if you want to increase your chances to win!

So good luck to everyone and stay on the PS Blog for an update on how the press feels about LocoRoco 2!

“…just the kind of game you want in your pocket.” – IGN Score: 9/10 Editor’s Choice Award”

A NON-STOP SHOWER OF LOCO-LOVE!
If you haven’t checked out the PlayStation Store yet, you will see we got more Free Loco goodies this week…and not just for PSP owners but for PS3 owners too! For the Loco-loving PS3 owner we have a special treat, a PS3 theme based on the Mui Mui house!

Who doesn’t want to seet the Mui Mui’s dancing around on thier XMB?

If you are a PSP owner and weren’t satisfied with PSP wallpaper selection last week we got some slick “retro style” wallpapers this time you can try on for size! And the love doesn’t end there my friends! Stay tuned on the PS Blog and you just might see more opportunities to get Loco-Goodies that might help you squeeze the stress away in true Loco fashion. Don’t worry, you won’t have to wait long, we’ll be posting more details “write” away.

(Possibly on a Tuesday…when a certain game launches, maybe?)

:)

This week marks the beginning of a LocoRoco celebration! With LocoRoco 2 hitting PSP’s in just a matter of a weeks, we’ve been reading a lot of great things online with awesome previews on GameInformer.com and cool interviews with LocoRoco-creator, Kouno-san on GameZone.com, and to celebrate all the Loco-Love we are going to offer a ton of awesome LocoRoco Playstation store goodies, and when I say, “awesome” I mean FREE! So be sure to check out the PlayStation Store every week till launch! (Heck..we might even go past launch…who knows?)

To begin, we are kicking-off with some lovely LocoRoco-themed PSP wallpaper!

Whatever mood you are in, these are sure to put a smile on the face and brighten up your PSP system.

So what are you “hanging” around for?

Head to the PlayStation PC Store later today to get hooked up!

If you want to get the full download on what’s new and fresh about LocoRoco 2, be sure to check out our last Loco-Post where our producer, Tsubasa Inaba, dishes on what he loves about LR2, like the new multiplayer and shows you how it feels to get whooped on it!

Check us out next week for more Loco-Love on the PS Blog!

Today is a big day as Set 3 finally releases on the PlayStation Store and just like Set 2, Set 3 will be priced at $14.99. We’re also happy to announce a new EOJ Set 2 and 3 Bundle that will release today as well. The EOJ Set 2 and 3 Bundle will include both download packs at $19.99 which is a great value for 2 Expansion Packs.

So if there are EOJ players who haven’t expanded their decks, this gives them a great chance to catch up with the rest of the players out there.

As you probably heard already, we have partnered with Upper Deck who will be distributing Set 3 cards! You can order your cards Upper Deck Online store beginning today. Set 1 and 2 cards are still available at retail outlets and online. (Remember all Sets are distinguished with it’s own color- Set 1 (BLACK), Set 2 (Red), and now Set 3 (BLUE)).

Be sure to look out for more EOJ updates and promotions right here or on your favorite Official EOJ Community sites including-

• LBShooters.com
• myeyeofjudgment.com
• I Love Judgment
• EOJManager.com
• EOJCollectors.com
• Official EOJ Forums
• The “new” EOJ Community Site Facebook Page

Till then, check our last installment of the Set 3 Sneak Peek from our own Jason Greeson from FPQA!

Heavy Metal Monsters
Finally let’s show off a few of the new Biolith cards. They’re known for being the most destructive cards of all the elements, and the new Set 3 Biolith cards live up to that reputation.

Scion’s Peace (card #283)
Oh the irony of this cards name! When on a Biolith field, this satellite gets perfect dodge which by itself is great, by it doesn’t stop there. Every resolution phase Scion’s Peace gets stronger by 1 attack! Yea, it loses 1 hp every phase until you get down to 1, but when you have perfect dodge it can still be tough to take him out. Now if you really want to pour it on, bring out Scion’s Peace with Scion himself on the board. With this combination of deck 1 and deck 3 cards, Scion’s Peace can be activated for 0 cost! You’ll see a theme here that the combination of deck 3 cards with deck 1 and 2 cards can really make some powerful decks.

Dioskuri
If there ever was a single creature that could change a game in an instant, it’s Dioskuri. This creation is unique in Eye of Judgment in that you must combine 2 cards to summon him. When you combine a Kastor (card #285) and Pollux (card #286), just the summon animation alone is cool enough to want to make this happen, but that’s just the start. If you are able to score the very rare Dioskuri promo card, you can use it on top of either Kastor or Pollux to get him out even easier, so there’s multiple ways to summon him. Dioskuri’s magic attack attacks all enemy creatures for 2 plus both player’s combined mana. Now that is just brutal, but that’s not all! Depending on if you put Pollux on top of Kastor or Kastor on top of Pollux, Dioskuri will do different things. If you put Kastor on top of Pollux to create Dioskuri, the creature steals exit mana from enemies on Biolith fields. If you put Pollux on top of Kastor, all allied creatures on Biolith fields gain 1 HP in each resolution phase!

EOJ Fans – As you may have discovered already, the wait is finally over. Set 3 is slated for an October 16th release on PSN giving players not just 100 new cards, but more gameplay options and features that will change the way EOJ is played.

To introduce the new features that Set 3 will include we thought it would be more interesting for someone from our FPQA (First Party Quality Assurance) team to give you a sneak peek!

As you may or may not know, our testers get the sweet job of playing our games way before they release getting the inside scoop. So without further adieu, it’s my pleasure to introduce- Jason Greeson:

Hey everyone, my name is Jason ‘USMCOgre’ Greeson and I’m going to give you all an inside look at The Eye of Judgment: Set 3. I’ve been lucky enough to work on EOJ for a while now and have been playing Set 3 for the past few months. I’ve seen EOJ come along and progress into what it is today.

The first thing that’s really going to stick out to you veteran EOJ players is the new Bonus Features in the main menu which not only includes some great artwork, but incredibly in-depth storylines for all the elements and all the decks. If you ever wondered what the Eye of Judgment world was like, you’re about to get your answer.

Didi, one of the testers’ favorite cards, has one of the coolest stories of any game character I’ve ever seen. All of the Set 1 heroes have great in depth stories.

And the story behind Scion? You have to read it all to believe it.

Now let’s talk about what really brings everyone here: the new cards and gameplay features. In general, the evolution of the cards as far as abilities from Set 2 to Set 3 is huge. There are so many new creature combinations and spell cards that Set 3 is going to add a ton of new strategy to a game that was never short on strategy to begin with. To give you a taste, here is one of my favorite new Biolith cards.

This chainsaw wielding machine is just downright mean. If your opponent has any cards out with a large amount of HP, they won’t have it out for long if you have a Toxic Intruder ready in your hand. His attack does 2 damage, but here’s the best part: the creature you attack loses half, yes HALF of their HP if they survive the initial attack, even if the initial attack is dodged! This card will get the full attention of any opponent after you use it to take a Fist of Juno from 9 HP to 4 in one quick attack.

There is over 10 new abilities that are going to change the way the game is played. Some of the new abilities allow you to change a cards affiliation. Another makes it so your opponent cannot sacrifice a creature (sorry cubic!). Another even lets you see the opponent’s hand! That’s only 3 of the new abilities. There’s a bunch more and I know you want details on everything, but then what would you look forward to?

But don’t worry, more to come next week when I post more about my favorite Set 3 cards

We hope people have been working on their summoning skills since our last post because we are happy to announce that the Official North American EOJ Tournaments starts this month! You may have noticed our friends in Japan and UK been having their own, now North American players get their chance to prove their skills and their decks!

We reached out to the EOJ community and asked what you wanted the first tournament to be like and got a great response. No Biolith was definitely a common theme as well as limiting Ultra Rares and Mana cost. After considering all that great input, the “CHILDREN OF JUNO” tournament is ready to go live next week on July 17th (6:00 PST) all the way until July 24th! (Check out the official rules after the jump.) You all have 7 days to prove who is the best in North America. The top two players will earn special online ranking titles as proof of their summoning mastery.

We want to thank the great folks at the Official EOJ sites for sharing the great ideas. Be sure to visit them for all the latest EOJ chatter and updates:

http://myeyeofjudgment.com/
http://eojmanager.com/
http://www.eojcollectors.com/
http://www.lbshooters.com/

We wish everyone luck and be sure to look out for more Official EOJ tournaments already in the works!

Have a great weekend.

- Chuck

Announcing the 1st Official PLAYSTATION®Network
THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ Tournament
CHILDREN OF JUNO

At long last the Official North American PLAYSTATION®Network tournaments for THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ begins this month!

Starting on Thursday, July 17th (6:00pm PST) for all online THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ players in the North American region. The tournament will run for one week until Thursday, July 24th (6:00pm PST).

Our first tournament, ‘CHILDREN OF JUNO’, will call upon players to create a mixture of both cards from either SET.1 or SET.2, and face opponents with the following rules:

• No Biolith Cards!
• No Ultra Rare Cards!
• No Cards over 7 Mana Cost!

The top 2 players at the end of the tournament will walk away with eternal glory as well as “exclusive” online ranking titles on the global leaderboards!

Taking part is easy, just follow these simple steps:

• Log in to PLAYSTATION®Network and go online with THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ in the usual way from Thursday, July 17th (6:00pm PST)
• Select ‘Online Tournament’ from the Online mode select screen.
• Players will be matched up with another player to battle just the same as the regular way of Ranked Match.

That’s it – You’re entered into the tournament! Any points you earn from playing “Online Tournament” before the close of the tournament will contribute to your position on the tournament leaderboard.
The tournament scoring system is exactly the same as that used for regular online ranked matches.
You can play as many matches as you like until the close of the tournament on Friday, July 24th (6:00pm PST).

So start building that perfect deck! For both novices and experts alike, there’s no better time to join in the fun. Good luck to you all and please remember, play fair, have fun and may the best player win!