The best part about BUZZ!: Quiz Player is that for the first time ever, anyone can get in on the quiz action by using either BUZZ! Buzzers or DualShock 3 wireless controllers to answer questions. Just download BUZZ!: Quiz Player from PSN and you’ll have everything that you need to challenge your quiz skills in the single player mode or square off against up to four of your friends in local multiplayer BUZZ! showdowns. For added fun, you can even use BUZZ!: Quiz Player’s Facebook integration feature to publish the details of your games online for all of your friends to see.

PlayStation Network continues to be the premiere entertainment hub for the entire family and with new content added every week, there’s never been a better time to login and discover the latest and greatest in games, movies, TV shows and sports programming. While you’re exploring PSN’s growing library, be sure to check out the BUZZ!: Quiz Player and enjoy a few free rounds of trivia with your friends and family when you’re celebrating this holiday season!

Additional new features in the 3.50 update include:

• Facebook Integration: Developers will be able to create PS3 games that have deep interaction with Facebook. Once compatible PS3 titles are available, PS3 users can choose to access their information on Facebook – including user name, profile, photos and friends list – to enhance their gameplay experience.
• Grief Reporting Function: Users can send claim reports directly from the XMB for any inappropriate messages they receive from other PlayStation Network users. This feature is accessible from the option menu of the messages list in the FRIENDS category.

For more details and instructions on how to update the system software for the PS3 system, please visit http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Features/SystemUpdate.

As always, we look forward to your feedback.

Today, in our inaugural edition, we’re highlighting the internal PlayStation ecosystem — the studios, personalities, and games that make up PlayStation. In future editions of Follow Friday, we’ll begin to flesh out this list with PlayStation third-party publishers, game developers, writers, and community members. Our goal is to create a definitive directory of the best sources of PlayStation news and discussion.

Got a recommendation for us to include in next month’s edition? Speak your mind in the comments, and we’ll take notes for the next column. Let us know what you think!

Twitter

• @PlayStation
• @PlayStationEU
• @Naughty_Dog
• @InsomniacGames
• @Zipper
• @SuckerPunchProd
• @MediaMolecule
• @Killzonedotcom
• @thatgamecompany
• @TheKevinButler
• @P_TOM (PlayStation: The Official Magazine)

Facebook

• PlayStation
• Zipper
• Naughty Dog
• Killzone
• Sucker Punch Productions
• PlayStation: The Official Magazine

Blogs and Sites

• PlayStation.Blog
• PlayStation.Blog EU
• NaughtyDog.com
• InsomniacGames.com
• RatchetandClank.com
• SuckerPunch.com
• Killzone.com
• GranTurismo.com
• SOCOM.com
• MAG Blog
• GodofWar.com
• ModNation.com
• QuanticDream.com

UPDATE: Thanks for all of the feedback. Just a quick update, 3.40 has been released. In addition, PlayStation Plus is now available in the PlayStation Store.

We’re thrilled to hear that many of you are excited about the five star rating feature. This feature is retroactive for all of your PlayStation Store activity, so you can jump into the store right now and start rating all of your past purchases. Look for a “Rate” button on the product pages.

The PSN App on Facebook is also live. You can find it here: http://apps.facebook.com/playstation.

Hi everyone, once again we’re adding new features to the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system via firmware update to ensure we’re bringing you the best, most comprehensive entertainment experience possible. PS3 system software update (v3.40) will be available soon, adding the PlayStation Plus subscription, enhancements to the connection between your PlayStation Network and Facebook accounts and more. Additionally, we’ll be launching system software update (v6.30) for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system simultaneously with PS3 system software update (v3.40), adding PlayStation Plus compatibility as well as other new features.

We’ve gone ahead and provided a few highlights from PS3 firmware update (v3.40) below:

• PlayStation Plus: PlayStation Network users will be able to purchase membership to PlayStation Plus; a new subscription service on the PlayStation Network that provides you with new options to expand and enhance your gaming experience and enable you to gain an exclusive set of features and content. Friendly reminder, all of you PlayStation Network users will continue to have free access to PlayStation Network’s unmatched and expanding suite of new and exclusive features while PlayStation Plus subscribers will gain access to an exclusive and expanding set of gaming features, content and functionality.
• Photo Gallery: A new network based photo sharing feature is now available on the Photo Gallery. The enhancement allows you to upload, browse and comment on photos on Facebook and Picasa Web Album. You can also opt to share your photos between your PlayStation Network friends as well as print photos from Photo Gallery.
• Video Editor & Uploader: Video Editor and Uploader is a new function found on the XrossMediaBar (XMB), which enables you to edit, save and upload video files stored on the PS3 system to sites such as Facebook or YouTube.
• Five Star Rating Support: Users can rate the PlayStation Store content they have purchased with one to five star ratings.
• Power Save Settings: The default setting for PS3 System Auto-Off will be set at 2 hours, providing you with additional power save options and further improving power save features on the PS3 system.

In addition to the latest features introduced in PS3 system software update (v3.40), a separate, new PlayStation Network application on Facebook.com will be made available. This builds upon what was previously launched with Trophies and the ability to publish purchases from the PlayStation Store. Now you can further integrate your PlayStation Network and Facebook accounts with this new application. The application allows you to display your PlayStation Network profile on your Facebook account, find out which of your Facebook friends have a PSN account and send them a PlayStation Network friend request, view your PSN friends’ online status and add the PlayStation Network application tab to your Facebook user profile.

We’re very excited to be able to provide you with continued system software upgrades, which ensure your PS3 and PSP systems remain compelling offerings for years to come. For more details and instructions on how to update the system software for the PS3 and PSP systems, please visit http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Features/SystemUpdate and http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/psp/.

Let us know your thoughts. Enjoy!

To get in on the fun, just sync your PSN account to your Facebook account by signing into PSN via the XMB, opening the account management menu, selecting the Facebook option and choosing to share game event information.

Once your accounts have been synced, you’ll be offered the option of posting stats like what place you finished in and what buzzer noises your friends used, once you’ve completed a BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 game. All you have to do is hit the red button on your BUZZ! Buzzer to accept and these fun stats from your game will be added to your Facebook wall. So fire up your PS3, hop into a game of BUZZ! Quiz World and get ready to tout your triumphs to all of your Facebook friends!

If you’re a BUZZ! Quiz World PSP buff, I’ve got great news for you as well. We’ve been busy publishing PSP-optimized versions of your favorite downloadable Quiz Packs. Check out the PSP-optimized Rock Idols, Comedy and Sci-Fi Quiz Packs, now available on the PlayStation Store. Test your trivia skills with fun questions like these:

Rock Idols PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

WHICH BAND TOOK ITS FANS BY SURPRISE WITH ‘BLACK ICE’ IN 2008?

• BLACK SABBATH
• AC/DC
• MEGADETH
• NINE INCH NAILS

Comedy PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

IN WHICH 2006 CAPER DOES JACK BLACK GET IN THE RING WITH SATAN’S CAVEMEN?

• NACHO LIBRE
• NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
• THE BREAK-UP
• TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY

Sci-Fi PSP-Optimized Quiz Pack

WHAT SPECIES IS THE ‘STAR TREK’ CHARACTER WORF?

• FERENGI
• ROMULAN
• KLINGON
• VULCAN

With the addition of these recently released Quiz Packs, the PlayStation Store now offers well over 1,000 additional questions for BUZZ! Quiz World PSP, so you’ll never run out of questions while you’re on-the-go!

Thanks for checking in! Stay tuned to the PlayStation.Blog for the latest and greatest BUZZ! news.

This is just the beginning of our integration with Facebook and we are looking forward to adding new features enhancing the experience in future updates.

Additional highlights from update 3.10 include:

• The Photo category on the XMB has been revamped to make it easier to see more of your photos stored on the PS3.
• The PSN Friends List has been modified based on feedback we received after update 3.00. Additionally, you can now choose a color for your PSN ID on the XMB.

To get a preview of what’s coming in update 3.10, check out the video below:

We’re looking forward to releasing firmware update 3.10 soon. As always, we appreciate your feedback.

As of late, Facebook’s been cracking down on unofficial fan pages throughout the site, including those pertaining to PlayStation. Since we *are* PlayStation, we’ve decided to open our doors to all the PlayStation fans on Facebook, and have gathered everyone in one place. You can now find us at www.facebook.com/PlayStation. If you are an existing fan of the fan page formerly known as “PlayStation.Blog,” you’ve already made the move. That was easy, yeah? If you’re not, no time to join us like the present. Go on, I’ll wait.

With all these new fans (300K and counting), this is a good time for us to make updates to the fan page… but we want to get your input first. After all, it’s you who are our fans. So what should we do with our Facebook page? Please take this 1-question survey to let us know your thoughts on the subject.

We look forward to reading your replies!

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!

As a bit of extra incentive we’ll be randomly giving out Killzone 2 Strategy Guides from BradyGames (we’ll select the lucky photogs a week from today).

We took a few Killzone 2 pics around the office today to get things started. So share your experience – and enjoy the game!

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: yet *another* company jumping (late) onto the blogosphere twitter social networking bandwagon. Like the title says, we’re on Facebook now – but we’re not there “just to be there.” We’ve re-created everything you find here on the PlayStation.Blog – news, pics, videos, links – all in one central location. We’re all about flexibility – find the PlayStation information you want in the way that you want – and here’s another easy option for you.

So you’re the type of reader who subscribes to the RSS feed, gets the email updates, and still drops into the site just in case… what does this page offer you? PlayStation Events.

Our promotions department will use Facebook to let you know every place they’re going to be (Coachella this weekend!), and in turn, you can let them know you’re coming through the app’s excellent event system.

Another reason to join us? To let everyone on your friends list know that you’re a loyal fan of PlayStation.Blog. Because you *know* they obsessively read your mini-feed. Find our Facebook page here.

PS – Keep in mind, this is our first go at this, and Facebook is pretty darn flexible. Any applications you’d like to see on the page? Should we build our own apps? Let us know.