The PlayStation Recap — Spring Fever Edition

Just four days into the start of spring and my allergies are already in full bloom! With my nose dripping like a leaky faucet and my throat feeling like extra-coarse sandpaper, I plan to keep a low profile this weekend and catch up on my backlog.

Gaming news was light this week, headlined by first official news of LittleBigPlanet Karting and other top stories you can find below. And we saw smattering of other big news with the announcement of Epic Mickey 2, a new trivia-themed episode of The Tester 3, and a new enemy for the BioShock Infinite menagerie.

What are you playing this weekend?

I’m playing: Mass Effect 3, Mortal Kombat, Unit 13

I’m watching: The Wire Season 3, The Hunger Games

I’m reading: (**MEGA SPOILER ALERT) Mass Effect 3 Ending Analysis (**MEGA SPOILER ALERT)

I’m listening to: Official PlayStation Blogcast 017: Warren Spector Slips Us an Epic Mickey

Most-Watched Video of the Week: Quantic Dream’s “Kara”: Behind the Scenes

The PlayStation Recap — Spring Fever Edition

The 10 Most-Viewed Posts of the Week

PlayStation Store Update — Rayman 3 HD, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Warriors Orochi 3, Sumioni: Demon Arts for PS Vita, big discounts on Final Fantasy and more.

LittleBigPlanet Karting is Coming to PS3! — The legends are true! Sackboy is set to get behind the wheel this year in a kart racer from United Front Games.

Special DUST 514 Event Comes to PlayStation Home — PS3’s exclusive multiplayer shooter got the red carpet treatment in Home this week. Who tuned in?

February 2012 PSN Top Sellers: The Simpsons, Escape Plan Soar — The latest PSN sales data includes PS Vita downloadable titles for the first time.

First Look at Resistance: Burning Skies Story Trailer — Includes a sneak peek at a new weapon and enemy, the monstrous Executioner.

The Making of Kara: Behind the Scenes of Quantic Dream’s PS3 Tech Demo — Kara isn’t Quantic Dream’s next game, but it has captured the hearts and minds of gamers. See how Kara was made with this intriguing featurette.

Sumioni: Demon Arts Inks Its Way to PS Vita Today — XSEED’s action platformer uses PS Vita’s touchscreen in some interesting ways — if you picked it up, let us know what you think!

Foosball 2012 Coming to PS3 and PS Vita, with PS Move Support and Cross Play — It’s okay to feel skeptical, but you’ve got to watch the video before making any snap judgments.

Starhawk Brings Back Splitscreen Head-to-Head and Co-op Multiplayer — Starhawk’s senior producer outlines the game’s approach to splitscreen gaming and confirms dual PSN logins.

Putting the Finishing Touches on Starhawk — Our very own Rey Gutierrez shot this eye-catching behind-the-scenes featurette showing the final hours of development.