x7 – Wednesday marks the grand opening of x7 – the nightclub for the PlayStation Home elite! This VIP nightclub is for PlayStation Plus subscribers and collectors of the PlayStation Home Exclusives line and is packed with premium content not available anywhere else. All x7 members get early access to select content before it gets released to the public, special discounts, and even free items!

Hit the dance floor or mix and mingle with the hottest members of the PlayStation Home community with FLIRT, a game for singles and socialites where you can compete against others for a chance to be crowned king or queen of the x7 nightclub!

Novus Prime 5.5 Update – Novus Prime gets its newest shipment of game-enhancing outfits and virtual items this week! Suit up as the new Obsidian Bladewalker foot soldier with four custom animations, holographic weapon, and a 5% experience boost in Novus Prime! You’ll also get 20% off the price if you own the Obsidian Pilot outfit.

Gain the golden touch with the new gold-plated Midas Reactive Defense System and get a 25% Nebulon collection bonus when you own the entire outfit! Power up your avatar with the sleek new Ion Stream Power Armor, and don’t forget to show off your deadly side with the newest Obsidian technology available to the Earth Fleet: the Obsidian Throwing Star. Warp to the Novus Prime space station today to check out all the new gear and Join the Fight!

Members of x7, the new VIP nightclub, will gain exclusive early access to these new Novus Prime 5.5 game enhancing virtual items and bundles, including the Midas Reactive Defense System bundles, Obsidian Bladewalker Suit, Obsidian Throwing Star, Ion Stream Power Armor, for one full week before becoming available to the public.

Defend the Great Edo of Nippon – Edo is a peaceful city. There is, however, another Edo that you have yet to see. This alternate world is very similar to the Edo you know, but horrible Mononoke (evil and mischievous spirits), such as Oni and Hitodama, roam the streets. Samurai may take on this mission alone or battle in a group, and can use the free bamboo sword or purchase more powerful weapons and armor. In the fight against the Mononoke you can attack, defend, crouch, and jump.

Be sure to make full use of these various actions. Use vertical cuts, side cuts, and other various attacks against the Mononoke. Accept the mission goals and destroy the Mononoke!

Drey Prop Pack – The Drey collection doesn’t create just clothing, they create stars! Know how it feels to be a high fashion model with the Drey Prop Pack, as used by Lockwood in their Drey fashion campaigns.

Create dark, masculine scenes with the vintage leather sofa and cushion, or dreamy feminine vignettes using the swing bench and the frilled parasol. Or combine all the items at your disposal to create a completely unique place for your avatar to preen and pose. There’s even a horse!

In other Lockwood Publishing news, If you want to dress like a winner, you have to BE a winner – Sodium2 Legendary Racers coming soon to PlayStation Home.

Spring Fling Quest – Complete the new Spring Fling quest, which will test your attention to detail as you race around Home in search of clues, so keep your eyes peeled! And remember to check the Activity Board regularly for new quests.

There is so much new content coming this week – what will you check out first?

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Snow has begun to fall in the Lockwood Publishing Showcase, transforming it into a magical winter scene. Visit the Lockwood Publishing Showcase this Thursday to dance with Timmy the Gingerbread Man, marvel at the new festive Stitchkins and get a sneak peak at what Figment and Iron Fusion have in store for the future. And if that’s not enough, there’s a fantastic winter spa area where you can have chill out in a hot tub with your friends… not to mention a new batch of limited time rewards! Pro tip: pay attention to what Locky says, as he’ll give hints on how to unlock the rewards. Some of his clues may help, some may confuse, but one way or another, they will eventually lead you to the prizes – just be sure to keep checking back in order to collect all the Holiday rewards.

In other Lockwood news: Vintage and Athletic clothing packs are being released as part of the Drey collection. Give the gift of impeccable style with Drey items available this week exclusively from the Lockwood Gift Machine!

The newest additions to the LOOT EOD screens (available in the LOOT EOD Theater public space, Sunset Yacht personal space, and the Hollywood Hills House personal space) will arrive this week as part of Crackle’s monthly catalog update, which brings new movies to you free-of-charge (and some excellent movie poster rewards) . Don’t miss out on your last chance to catch Cruel Intentions, Rudy, Bat*21, Krull, Loser, Silent Hill, Starship Troopers, Striking Distance, Tekkonkinkreet and Universal Soldier: The Return before the new batch arrives. December brings you awesome titles like: The International, Quarantine, Fright Night and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo!

The PlayStation Home Mall will host a Community Appreciation event this week with prices on select items being slashed and a variety of free items being hidden within the stores, so be sure to log in this Thursday and start the treasure hunt. This is just the first of many special Community Appreciation events scheduled for the Holiday season in PlayStation Home – keep your eyes on this blog for more details!

Konami expands their popular B’Loons line this week with the new Breakdancer, Pirate, Hula Dancer, and Martial Artist costumes —each with custom animations. Also available this week from Konami is the new Urban Camo line. With these outfits you will be able to hide in plain sight. Grab your friends and change the look of your environment or pull a prank on the unsuspecting with these hilarious new costumes!

While the cooler days here in San Francisco make me bust out my winter hoodies in real life (yes, I arrange them according to season), we have some new virtual hoodies hitting the shelves of the PlayStation Home Mall that will help keep you warm in the winter months. Choose from among the Glowing Star, the Checkered, and the Atomic designs in our new line of animated hoodies (available for both men and women).

To help kick off the Winter Holidays in PlayStation Home, some classic holiday outfits are being brought back to the shelves of the PlayStation Home Mall- including the Elf outfit, the Christmas Tree outfit, the Ms Claus outfit, Reindeer Horns, tons of statues and ornaments, [cue singing] and a Partridge in a Pear Tree [/singing]. Log in this Thursday to stock up and deck your halls (and yourself) out with these festive fashions.

Finally, be sure to head to the PlayStation Home Community Theater this Thursday to check out the latest episodes from HomeCast Rewind and SOCAST. This week HomeCast Rewind covers what’s new in PlayStation Home, while SOCAST returns with a discussion of the new SOCOM 4 Demolition DLC!

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After a little movie magic, make your way to the Lockwood store in the Mall as they have brought several new and exciting items—the new Drey and the Retronaut collections. They are sure to appeal to both the fashionable and the futuristic in all of us.

Drey is about living life without limits – a life of social events and being the person who lights up the room when you enter. Drey deals in the fascinating, incredible, shocking and amazing. It’s not just about how you look; it’s about how it makes you feel… like a million dollars. Inspired by New York, London, Paris and Milan runways, Lockwood presents this exclusive high fashion collection only in PlayStation Home. It’s time to celebrate in style – say hello to the new you!

Also in the Lockwood store, Fool Throttle introduces more off the wall fashion with the Retronauts, a bunch of stylish space travelers who wear only the finest vintage space suits. They’re all about accessorizing, so even their space helmets and their ray guns are in colors that compliment their outfits. And what’s the point in travelling if you don’t bring back a few souvenirs to show off in your apartment? The Retronauts have lugged some attractive crystal formations back from the far corners of the galaxy – they make great ornaments.

Thanksgiving celebrations continue this week with Turkey Chase yielding another item to your collection of things to be thankful for. Head to Pier Park and pick up your second piece of tasty goodness.

In the PlayStation Store, there are two new value pack bundles—the PlayStation Home Military Pack and the PlayStation Home Heroes and Villains Pack, each with the sweet price tag of just $4.99. Each bundle comes with over 30 indiviual items and/or outfits, making them quite a deal. To find them, on the XMB go to the PlayStation Network icon > PlayStation Store. Once in the Store, select View All by Title > H Titles > PlayStation Home. Enjoy!

The PlayStation Home Community Theater gets its weekly update with three new, exclusive videos from Hip Hop Gamer, Replay with Doc, and Urgent Fury. Hip Hop snags a great interview covering House of the Dead with the PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, while Doc and Hippe interview Tim Cox from Brady Games, and finally Jack Dellhouse from Urgent Fury shares insight on the recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and its subtle changes and additional polish that enhance everything that fans of the COD franchise will love. Head to screen 1 in the Theater to enjoy the show.

Following that, there are some new sale items in the Mall. Get them while they’re hot! Also be sure to search for the 10 new free items of the week. Magnus and co. are in the generous spirit a little early!

As you all know, the recent Fall Blowout Item Sale has ended, and though all the included items were scheduled for permanent retirement, the community has spoken. The Hamster suits that were scheduled to go with the rest of the “last chance” items will continue to be available going forward. Long live Hamster Freedom!

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Over the course of the next three weeks, players will be pitted against waves of enemies developed from character models straight from UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception. Progress through challenges to unlock special PlayStation Home rewards, such as collectible weapons; complete all 10 challenges to unlock the Kickback Endurance Booster for use in UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer when the game releases on November 1st. That’s not all – players that pre-order UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception directly from PlayStation Home will receive an exclusive Nathan Drake costume with custom shooting animation for their PlayStation Home avatars. Don’t miss out – log into PlayStation Home this Thursday to take advantage of this special offer!

In other news, VEEMEE will release a brand new arcade game, Savage Cosmos, into the wide world of PlayStation Home this week. This single player arcade game is a top-down, run and gun shooter that includes over 40 rooms/levels to explore, 15 unlockable medals, leader boards, and a host of special rewards. Grab your X1VM Plasma Rifle and enter the doomed SS Cosmos ship where hordes of alien combatants dedicated to your destruction await you. Will you be able to fend off the onslaught and escape the ship in time or will you succumb to the horrors that lie within? Pick up the Savage Cosmos arcade cabinet from the Exclusives store in the PlayStation Home Mall this Thursday to experience a true blast from the past with this fresh take on the classic arcade games of old.

Of course, the PlayStation Home Mall receives an update this week with new canine companions, additional Halloween costumes, more Granzella beachwear, and some ultra-premium “Diamond” clothing and furniture items in the Exclusives store – check ‘em out!

The Extra Life 2011 gaming marathon charity event starts this Saturday, October 15th. Gamers that register through the PlayStation portal at Playstation.Extra-Life.org will receive a voucher for a special PlayStation Home virtual item. Extra Life is an annual 24-hour video game marathon that raises money to help kids at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. It’s never been this much fun to do this much good. Register today to get your own personal page and begin tracking your progress. To learn more about the Extra Life charity event, click HERE.

Get over $35 worth of games and content for the low price of $9.99 with the Sodium Collection, available this Thursday exclusively on the PlayStation Store as part of our Only On PSN promotion. This PlayStation Home value pack includes the SodiumOne Pilot’s Jacket – which unlocks the full 50 level tank combat Salt Shooter game – and weapon upgrades for your SodiumOne tank. Also included is a variety of upgrades for Sodium 2: Project Velocity – a high-speed, free-to-play, futuristic multiplayer racing game exclusive to PlayStation Home – and the wildly-popular Blaster’s Paradise personal space, which hosts a tabletop version of Salt Shooter. Buy from the PlayStation Store and play in PlayStation Home!

Last but certainly not least, the PlayStation Home Community Theater receives an update this Thursday with new videos from the PlayStation community, for the PlayStation community. Log in the Thursday to watch as Urgent Fury returns with a look at Namco Bandai‘s Ace Combat Assault Horizon, followed by the third installment of their inFAMOUS trophy hunt and the ever-popular Bullet Points!

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This Thursday, September 8th will see a new Resistance 3 space invade Home, bringing its own public space complete with mini-games, rewards and more. What better way to celebrate the launch of Insomniac’s well-reviewed shooter than to suit up, win some rewards, and deck out your personal space with the spoils of war?

Home is also updating several core spaces, including Central Plaza (check it for a heavy surprise), and arcade cabinets for the Theater.

Magnus returns with a very interesting mixed bag of goodies ranging from a Monster Lizard Outfit to some cute Kitsune ears to the new Sweet Treats furniture bundle. Check out these sweet deals!

In Lockwood news, a new batch of Medusa hairstyles will hit the shelves of the Sodium store this week and a slew of new Sodium 2 items will be released, including racer upgrades of a most patriotic nature. Check ‘em out!

The PlayStation Home Mall is updated this week with new D.O.G. companions from LOOT, then meet Dusty, the new addition to Mass Media’s line of Brimstone Dancers. Head to the Mall this Thursday and add these items to your collection!

Starting soon, new episodes of both Ugly Americans and Deadliest Warrior episodes will arrive in the Theater. To be updated Tuesdays and Thursdays, several episodes of each will be there for your enjoyment. Bring your popcorn and some friends!

The PlayStation Home Community Theater receives an update this Thursday. Tune in this week and watch as HomeCast Rewind gives us the lowdown on all that’s up and new. Next up, Gamer Indepth interviews special guests, the Assassin’s Guild, a rather large clan based in the Home community who love everything Assassin’s Creed. While you are there, you’ll notice that Scribble Shooter arcade cabinets have been placed throughout the Theater, so step on up and give this critically-acclaimed PlayStation Home-exclusive a play!

Where to start? There’s so much coming this week. Check the Navigator for the New and Recommended places to go, then hit the Mall and Theater for more great stuff. Also, please join us in the Gamer’s Lounge every night of the week for our Featured Game Nights. Come meet and hang out with the Home Community Volunteers who host them from 4-8pm Pacific Time (7-11pm Eastern Time). For the schedule of events, either check the posters in the Gamer’s Lounge itself or on the calendar at the bottom of the PlayStation Home page.

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In anticipation of the upcoming Dead Island TGI (total game integration), pop into PlayStation Home this Thursday, August 4th to check out the Zombie Survivor Quiz to determine your level of cunning against the hordes, and you’ll be rewarded for it. Be sure to check out the Dead Island swag too, including some horror-inspired blood splatter wall art for your personal spaces and some rudimentary weaponry so you will be best prepared for the undead invasion coming very soon.

Lockwood Publishing is releasing a new collection of very trendy hairstyles for both women and men. Whether you’re a Sweet Lolita relaxing in the park or a foxy punk ready for the ultimate festival, the Medusa collection will offer something for everyone.

Tomorrow afternoon, some special guests are coming in to play the recently released Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012. Popular Canadian sketch comedy group, LoadingReadyRun’s seven members will be logging in tomorrow to game launch with the Home community from 4-6pm Pacific (7-9pm Eastern). Be sure to check the Message of the Day tomorrow for details.

Konami celebrates the 30th anniversary of the beloved Frogger series with Mascot Heads, an Animated Frogger T-shirt for men and women, and even a Frogger companion!

Codeglue is releasing some slick blazers for the guys and dainty dresses for the ladies, as well as some adorable T. Rexes: Trixie, Tiffany, Theodore and Tommy Rex. Head to the Mall to and find something that strikes your fancy and adopt a new, scaly friend.

While in the Mall, check out our new selections, completing your individual look from hairdo to high-top.

Finally, the Theater has some great updates. Platinum’d’s ninth episode releases, ever nearing the finale. Who will win, collecting every single PlayStation trophy? D-Edge or BZBee continue to battle it out, right to the end.

In the Community Theater, Gamer Indepth shares their E3 thoughts, interviews, Scribble Shooter, and more. Next up, LittleBigPodcast shares more of their Mind The Gap contest finalists’ levels. Finally, PSXextreme returns with some interesting breakdowns on historical game releases and their wishes for HD re-releases of some fantastic PlayStation classic games.

What an exciting week! See you in Home!

PlayStation Home v1.5 was developed with one singular goal in mind: high-quality games. The 1.5 update will introduce a suite of new technology for developers with tools that will provide their future games with real-time multiplayer, improved physics, as well as more realistic graphics and animations. PlayStation Home v1.5 is packed with tools and features that will enable developers to expand the types of games possible on the platform – from first-person shooters with real-time, peer-to-peer multiplayer to racing games and more.

Also coming with v1.5 are more avatar save slots (24!), new facial building features, better furniture management, various graphical tweaks to the Navigator, improved object placement options within your personal space, increased Chat Log options, and more. For full patch notes, please visit the official PlayStation Home forums.

This week, the highly anticipated Sodium Blaster’s Paradise personal space will be released. Head to the Sodium Store in the PlayStation Home Mall to pick up this lush, sub-tropical personal space which includes the awesome Sodium TankTop 1.0 mini-game – a maddeningly addictive game where you can blast away waves of enemies with an array of explosive weaponry and fight your way onto the leaderboards.

The latest additions to Lockwood Publishing’s Cucumber’s line will hit the shelves of the Sodium store this week. These wide arrays of items are available in a variety of shades which will leave you with a huge amount of scope to create an apartment that is personal, comfortable and stylishly decorated. Pro-tip: The Cucumber Value packs make it even easier to create the look you desire without spending precious time searching the Sodium store.

From now until May 1st in the mega-popular Aurora game space, nDreams will pit the North American community against the European community in a duel to determine which territory has the most hardcore PlayStation Home gamers in the “Battle of the Atlantic” competition. Here’s how it will work: Each day nDreams will take an average of the top 50% of scores from each territory using both Orbrunner and Aurora Defense scores. The running total will increase as the average scores are added from the previous days and will be broadcast on the ticker in the Aurora space as well as on a special website set up for the event: AuroraWar.com. The prize? The top two best players from both North America and Europe will both be inducted as the first “Generals of Aurora.”

This week in the PlayStation Home Community Theater, we introduce PS Talent, a long-standing Home-centric machinima, print and video group that specializes in showcasing the most talented members of the PlayStation Home community. For their first episode, the PS Talent team interview Heavy Water CEO, Tammy McDonald, and talk about the recently-released Pin-Up outfits.

Next up, PS Nation returns with some of their awesome coverage from GDC – including pieces on Pixel Junk Shooter 2 and Super Chime Deluxe.

Last but certainly not least, Urgent Fury releases their fourth episode. Watch as host Jack Dellhouse reviews the recently released Homefront, followed by Wolfie D’s Newb Tube and coverage from PAX East.

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PlayStation Home high rollers will get a chance to preview the Mansion Garage, the latest installment of the Home Mansion, when our Community Volunteers begin giving tours of this highly-anticipated expansion space this week (note: this luxurious addition will release to the entire community in just a few weeks). For more information on how to sign up for a sneak peek, click here.

The PlayStation Home Mall receives yet another update this week with SOCOM 4 clothing items, Red Faction Guerilla and Saints Row 2 costumes, and even flying carpets, ninja costumes and new active items. Check out this video for a look at some of the latest and greatest items to hit the shelves of the PlayStation Home Mall.

Lockwood Publishing’s Fool Throttle line is back this week with a vengeance. These high-octane versions of two popular uniforms sport wicked cuts and sassy styles and are available individually or bundled together in a value pack with a price that can’t be beat!

Heavy Water brings a new collection of outfits to PlayStation Home under the Heavy Ink brand. Visit the PlayStation Home Mall this Thursday and pick up these head-turning Pinups costumes. Storm the streets by land, air or sea with the military Pinups. Or how about take to the streets with biker babe Pinups – they are sure to cause people’s jaws to hit the pavement. Feeling a little more casual? Check out this video to get an up-close look at these classy Pinup girls in all their glory.

This week in the PlayStation Home Community Theater: HomeCast Rewind uncovers the mysteries of Aurora and dispels the myths surrounding the mega- popular Heavy Water Peeps while the one-and-only Hip Hop Gamer returns with a special episode focused on Shift 2: Unleashed.

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First off, LOOT releases their brand new Space Station – a public space devoted to videos and special events. Check it out when it releases this Thursday into the wide world of PlayStation Home.

You’ll notice a few changes to the Sodium Hub including a brand new extension to Scorpio’s bar, teleporters (get ready for the impending launch of Sodium Two), and other desert mysteries. Head to the Sodium Hub this week and see what you can find.

Jet Set Games delivers a batch of new items, sure to help you sneak your way through a crowd (or at least help you appear to not be part of the ongoing Conspiracy) all while allowing you to continue #WINNING!

Poor Lucy the Goose has been robbed and the thief, Baron von Eggenschtealer, is still at large! Let the egg hunt begin by picking up the Baron’s Eggcellent Plan Active Object – available this Thursday in the Sodium store. And while you are there, be sure to pick up the Spring rain gear, guaranteed to help you survive the April showers.

Come this Thursday you can transform your personal space into a true rockstar’s pad with a selection of new instruments, throw a fiery birthday bash with our new active items, or even deck your avatar out in Judge Dredd gear. Check out this video for a look at the newest additions to our long line of PlayStation Home original virtual items.

The PlayStation Home Community Theater receives another update this week first with a new episode of HomeCast Rewind where the staff interviews HellFire Games about the recent major update to Novus Prime. Next up, Replay with Doc delivers interviews with Sodium One’s reigning world champ, Grimm, as well as the winner of the recent MLG MAG tournament, TheLastNinja-.

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This Thursday, March 3rd, PlayStation Home welcomes the second expansion to the Home Mansion. This week, everyone will be able to get their hands on the Second Floor with Game Room. Like the previous parts of the Mansion, it comes complete with its own gift machine, ready to hook up your friends with a handful of glittering gold items. Unique to this floor, it comes with its own pool table and dart game.

Landing the same week as PixelJunk Shooters 2 on PSN, PixelJunk is bringing new content to Home related to sister titles, PixelJunk Monsters and PixelJunk Racers. Included are a variety of fun racecar suits for men and trackside attire for the ladies, and to decorate your pad Monster-style, there are more than twenty furniture items, including cute miniature trees and various miniature characters from the game. Head to the PixelJunk Home space tomorrow to check it all out.

From our own collections, this week we bring several wild outfits. Whether you’re into Mech, Battlesuits, or Desert-style camo, you’re bound to want these.

Lockwood is introducing a new brand line. Figment is about being able to stride confidently into any party, room or restaurant knowing you look great. But most of all, Figment is about imagination and the ability to combine separates in ways you hadn’t considered before to produce even more incredible looks and outfits. You may find Figment in the Mall, starting tomorrow.

And last but not least, the Home Community Theater is being updated this Thursday with a couple new videos. First up is HipHopGamer’s newest video, where he enthusiastically reviews Killzone 3. If you stick around for the whole episode, you’ll be granted some blinged-out swag that represent the way only HipHopGamer could before. Next up, Gamer Indepth’s own Doc brings his latest episode where he and Sami interview Luge on her experiences at the record breaking LittleBigPlanet Guinness Book of World Records event in New York City.

See you in Home!