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Latest info on PlayStation Network Status- Check with the PlayStation.Blog for when it’s safe to turn on your PS3.  Long story *sigh*, but I believe it has something to do with the leap year and settings on the PS3’s internal clock.  Unbelievable!

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GRID: Reloaded and DLC announced- New Prestige pack in addition to the 8-Ball  pack DLC to be bundled with the platinum-selling game.  Hits the PSN in the PAL region on March 11.  For me though, if there’s no Trophies, then no deal.  That’s how you’d get more people playing such a great, under-rated title.

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Next wave of EA game server shutdowns detailed (Joystiq)- Some of these games are fairly old, so perhaps it’s about time.  Still, it’s a sobering thought if you rely on an online service for your regular gaming fix.  There’s a full list over on Joystiq.

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Reading 2K Marin: Console wars: ‘drown out creative discourse’- Joystiq.  Some wise words there.

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In an announcement that surprised no-one, Rockstar finally divulged that the Episodes From Liberty City would be making their way to the PS3 and PC on the 30th of March 2010.  Microsoft pays roughly $50 million to develop these episodes, but PS3 gamers get them in the end anyway.  Works for us.

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It’s here!  It’s finally here!  Video will be available to purchase/rent on the PlayStation Store tomorrow (19th), or as SCEE like to call it: the video delivery service.  I accidentally came across the information just now when reading a SCEE press release on one of my old email accounts.  In the future, I can see [...]

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Compare Trophies with a Friend and more on eu.playstation.com- You name it; comparing Trophies with friends, checking overall or per-game leaderboards, viewing online statuses, viewing and filtering your friends list by different criteria- it’s all there.  A great update to eu.playstation.com

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PlayStation.Blog.Europe now live- These guys are my new best friends in the world of PlayStation news.  Billed as “Your daily fix of PlayStation news from across the SCEE region”, I look forward to reading all the great content that’s going to be hitting my screen from now on.  Fantastic.

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Access to Uncharted 2 Multiplayer beta with inFamous- Well, this confirms the Uncharted 2 multiplayer rumours.  Still, I’d have much rather had a single player demo of Uncharted 2.  I guess this is better than nothing.  See also: all of Kotaku’s Uncharted 2 coverage.

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PlayStation.Blog details PSP Firmware (v5.50) Update- Tighter integration with the PlayStation Network via the Information Board just like the PS3, but Trend Micro web security for the browser?!  Fair enough I suppose, the web can be a dangerous place.

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2K to release BioShock 2 simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC- Equality rules!  I haven’t managed to get started on the original yet, so personally, I hope the release date is far away.  2009 is going to be a game-tastic year for me.

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Amazon moves into casual gaming in a very big way- This could actually work.  Amazon certainly has clout.  But I wonder how it will fare against Valve’s own Steam client?  It’ll also be interesting to see in future their success measured against Apple’s App Store.

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