[US] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Get Ready for Independence Day in PSHome

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/26/get-ready-for-independence-day-in-playstation-home/

"There’s a lot of great new content to share with you all, so let’s not delay and jump right in!" -Tempest_Fire

X7 UPDATE

VEEMEE updates their x7 selection this week with new Street Style items, Bicycles and Domestic Cats, as well as a few other nifty locomotions.

4th of July Comes to Home!

Fire up the grill because summer is here! Just head to Pier Park to experience the 4th of July in Home in all its glory. Ride the Ferris Wheel, earn brand new rewards from this classic space, play our brand new minigame Charcoal Champ, and even introduce yourself to the Grand Marshal – Ribbie the Rib.

SCEA’s Charcoal Champ

Join Ribbie the Rib for the Independence holiday, and grill up some fun in this new minigame. It’s a scenario we’ve all been a part of: you’re in charge of the grill at your backyard BBQ; can you cook everything to perfection while keeping your impatient guests happy? This original time-based puzzle game combines your love for gaming and BBQ and we’re very excited for you to play it. There are plenty of prizes to earn, including Ribbie himself. You can even purchase a guitar and amp which playsthe songs from this game’s custom blues inspired soundtrack recorded by SCEA’s own Jeremiah Wallace.

VEEMEE - MiniPlanes, InVerse Sneakers and Wrangler updates

Chocks away, throttle up and take to the skies with these Mini Plane locomotions from VEEMEE. Or strut your stuff with the new inVerse Sneakers from VEEMEE. Step forward with these Classic Low Top Sneakers in ten bold styles for both men and women. Wrangler however has all the answers as the Chambray Shirt and Leela Tank release this week.


VEEMEE - Updates Acorn Park

VEEMEE is proud to announce the first update to Acorn Meadows Park. Now you can take to the skies and get a bird’s-eye view with one of three remote controlled planes. Or, for those of you looking for a more tranquil way of passing the time try visiting out picnic hamper vendor on the main walkway. If you don’t have the appetite for a full picnic you could always pick up some candy floss or a pretzel to snack on and wander over to the Dog Park Activity Course.


Evil Tree Studios - Warrior’s Way furniture

Decorate your personal space win the style of the samurai with Evil Tree Studios’ Warrior’s Way furniture. These ancient Japanese themed items are perfect for your dojo, and come in a bundles!

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Enjoy Serenity Plaza, a new public space

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/06/25/playstation-home-update-enjoy-serenity-plaza-a-new-public-space/

PS Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 26th June for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Juggernaut Games – Serenity Plaza
Looking for a new place in PS Home? Check out Serenity Plaza, the new public space in Home. Party on the dance floor with Party Machine 9000, shop the full range of Juggernaut Games offerings, and collect weekly free items. If you’re looking for a challenge, jump into the MiniBots Arena to battle other players and even design your own maps!




MiniBots Arena
The next evolution of the MiniBots experience is here! Design your own custom maps, battle other players and rank up in this 3rd person shooter. Customise both your own MiniBot and build your own levels to challenge other players!




Landvernd – Icelandic Environment Association
Lockwood have teamed up with the Icelandic Environment Association (Landvernd) to support them in protecting Icelandic nature and landscapes. We’ll be donating $1 for every purchase of the Icelandic Animal Pack directly to them – so dig deep, adopt these companions in PlayStation®Home and help Landvernd protect Icelandic habitats and nature.




Strutting Heels
Its prime time to get out and about with friends, so join us and pull some summer favourites out from the back of the wardrobe. Whether you’re going shorts and bikini top, skinny jeans and slouch vest or skirt and crop top, this week, Lockwood have the shoes for you:



And… Who says that these incredible customisation options must be exclusive to women?

Granzella Content Update June 26th 2013 – Sexy Swimming Suit, Baseball, Delinquent Fashion.

This week in PlayStation Home from Granzella: Sexy swimwear comes to Europe and Asia regions. The next 2 Baseball attire colours comes to NA Home. Along with new Delinquent Fashion also coming to the NA region.

• SCEE & SCEAsia Region

Stylish, sexy swimwear for men and women has arrived! Granzella introduces the Cross Strap Bikini and Swimming Trunks. Stylish, sexy bikinis are here for you!

The swimwear for women features a cross strap with a butterfly decoration on the back. Available in Aqua Blue, Olive Green, Purple Pink, Gold, and Blue Silver.

The Swimming Trunks for men features a fitting stripe pattern. Available in Black & White Stripes, Red & White Stripes, Pink & White Stripes, Gold Stripes, and Silver Stripes.

This summer, head out to the beach in a sexy, stylish swimsuit!

• SCEA Region

Baseball locomotion items and Uniforms have arrived!

Granzella introduces the Locomotion – Bullpen Cart, Locomotion – Baseball Set, and Baseball Uniform. With these locomotion items and baseball uniforms, you can now pretend to play baseball!

The Pitcher, Catcher, and Batter locomotion items are available in a 3-piece set deal. By changing between three types of motions for each position you can pretend to play baseball along with other players. In addition, you can enjoy a ride in the Bullpen Cart

Baseball Uniform color variations will be released successively, one after another! By combining colors on the uniform pants, baseball cap, helmet, glove, and bat, you can create a team of your own!

Enjoy baseball with everyone, wherever you like, and in any uniform!

Digital Leisure Content Update - June 26th 2013: The Casino's Season 3 Leaderboard Jacket Event and Personal Closet

This Week from Digital Leisure in PlayStation Home:

This week marks a very active one for Digital Leisure, and all our Casino players!

In addition to the free Personal Closet, Wednesday June 26 marks the start of Season 4 at the Casino. Congratulations to all the players who won leaderboard jackets for Season 3, including our first repeat Overall Casino Leaderboard Champion, WEASEL182 and  renault74 (EU)! He, along with every player whose name appears on the any Casino leaderboard, will receive an ultra-exclusive Season 3 Leaderboard Jacket for their six months of tremendous effort to be in the top 10.

The Casino has had a tradition of hosting a special "Leaderboard Jacket Event" to award our winners and recognize their accomplishments. The Season 3 Event will take place on Tuesday, July 2 at 5:00pm PDT/8:00pm EDT/19:00 BST/20:00 CET (check your time zone!) But unlike previous seasons, this Jacket Event will be held at our new Leaderboard Winners Event Room! Although a public space, entrance to this room is by invitation only. So invitations to the Jacket Event will be extended to all our Leaderboard Jacket winners for Season 3.

If you didn’t win a leaderboard jacket, but you still want to check out the Leaderboard Event Room, starting Wednesday, July 3, we'd be happy to give you a tour of this special room. Heading up the team will be Mermaid-KT, who's previously given you tours of the Digital Leisure Space Station and Casino Penthouse personal spaces. Also giving tours will be superlatives, CasinoSecurity99, CasinoSecurity_2, CasinoSecurity_0 (EU) and  CasinoSecurity_1 (EU)

Our Leaderboard Winners Event Room has almost all of our Casino games for you to play, including a sneak peek of a new game coming soon to the Casino! And, as a bonus, all first-time visitors to the Event Room will receive an exclusive Event Room t-shirt!

In the case that there is a heavy demand to see the Event Room, we will start by giving tours initially to Home users who either already own the Casino Penthouse, or have a friend who own the Penthouse. Why? Not to show preference to Penthouse owners, but because the only way to enter the Event Room is through Casino Penthouse.

For those who don't have the Penthouse or a friend who owns it, don't worry, we will eventually offer tours to you too. We have plenty of t-shirts to go around! :-)

Stay tuned to this thread for more info on when tours will be available! (http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Home/The-Casino-Season-3-Leaderboard-Jacket-Event/td-p/40794793) or (http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Home-General/The-Casino-s-Season-3-Leaderboard-Event/td-p/19224392)

In other Casino News:

The Casino is giving away a FREE personal closet! With this active item you can show off all of your Digital Leisure outfits in any personal space. Everyone will start off with a basic clothing rack and as you accumulate more outfits you’ll unlock more exquisite closets.

That's All for this week

Serenity Plaza & Minibots Arena Coming July 3rd (US) and June 26th 2013 (EU/UK) From Juggernaut Games

Juggernaut Games introduces Serenity Plaza and Minibots Arena coming to PlayStation Home! (US: July 3rd, EU: June 26th)

Serenity Plaza

Looking for a new place in PS Home? Check out Serenity Plaza, the new public space in Home. Party on the dance floor with Party Machine 9000, shop the full range of Juggernaut Games offerings, and collect weekly free items.

In Serenity Plaza you can ......

Go Dancing!

Serenity Plaza features an interactive dance floor powered by Party Machine 9000 – choose your favorite song and dance the night away! The dance floor also changes depending on how crowded it gets.

Check out The Park & Cafe

While away the hours with your friends by playing on the swings or carousel, or just hang out on one of the many benches and enjoy the lovely views! Sit and chat with friends at one of the many Serenity Plaza cafe tables.



Compete with MiniBots Arena

MiniBots Arena

Join the Battle in MiniBots Arena! This free-to-play third person shooter will test your skills against 7 other players in a free-for-all brawl – host or join a game with friends, or drop into any open game to test your skills against the community. See below for more information about whats new with MiniBots!


Go for the Rewards! Explore!

There are over 70 rewards to be found in MiniBots Arena and Serenity Plaza. Play and explore to unlock them all!

[US] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Virtual E3 Booth Rolls On and the Fourth of July Is Near

Hi, Al here. Going to make quick notes.

Not posting the details this week. but rather a List of stuffs that is already live in the US Regional.
For now you can click this link for detailed information here:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/19/virtual-e3-booth-rolls-on-and-the-fourth-of-july-is-near/

Here's some list thats is live on PlayStation Home

• X7 updates

VEEMEE - Mini Planes, Classic Sneakers and a new Wrangler update. 
Evil Tree Studios - Warrior’s Way furniture set and more
nDreams - Retro Outfits
Konami - CUTE companion! *in Heavy's Voice*

• VEEMEE - Street Style Items and Ugly Animals
• Hellfire Games - new batch of Aqua Mounts
• Atom Republic -  Discotheque Apartment and Clubhouse
• JAM Games - Occasions Collection
• nDreams - Apartment Pets
• Granzella - Summer Yukata and Baseball Items
• Konami - GoGo Dancer
• Codeglue & dani - 'Express Your Color' clothing line
• Virtual Item Showcase Vol. 92 [LINKABLE]

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: [Insert Title Here]

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/06/18/playstation-home-update-19th-june-2013/

PS Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 19th June for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Granzella – Yukata
New Rhinoceros Beetle and Stag Beetle patterns are here for Granzella’s Yukata. Following a summer tradition in Japan, Rhinoceros Beetle and Stag Beetle Yukata patterns were created for the summer. The characteristic silhouettes float a vivid background. Available in red, green, blue, pink, and black. Wear a Yukata made up of these insect patterns and enjoy the summer!

Hellfire Games – Aqua Mounts
A brand new batch of Aqua Mounts arrives this week from Hellfire Games! Swim through the air and instantly boost your speed to 150% with the new Sea Turtle and Seahorse Aqua Mounts, available in the Home Tycoon Train Station and Novus Prime! Simply access Aqua Mounts from your Inventory, and your speed boost will automatically engage when moving at full running speed.

Lockwood – 4th July and Canada Day
It’s the battle of the continents in the run up to 4th July and Canada Day! Lockwood are providing all you need to celebrate and some fantastic gifts so your friends can join in with the festivities too!
Embody freedom as America’s original leading lady with the Liberty Outfit! Do your friends with stars and stripes with the patriotic and Uncle Sam bundles from the Gift Machine. What celebration would be complete without a themed cake? The expertly iced Independence and Canadian Cakes are delicious AND patriotic! Yum.

VEEMEE - inVerse Sneakers, Mini Plane and moar Wrangler
VEEMEE releases more content from both the Wrangler and Street Style collections as well as introduces Mini Planes; pint sized, flying locomotion items, inspired by real world classic aircraft design.
Please Note: Some of the VEEMEE Releases may come depends on what Region


Codeglue – Express your color
The second collection by Codeglue and Home user Dani, designer of the u love green clothing line, is a fact! Express your color with these colorful light dresses and complement them with beautiful matching shoes, purses, bracelets and some stylish glasses. The collection comes as separate items as well as a selection of great-value bundles! Dani, designed for Home’s women by a Home woman!

That’s all for now. See you in PlayStation Home!

The AL2009man Website Update - June 6th 2013 - once again, The Theater Lobby 2 is open for E3

QUICK NOTE: During E3 2013 (June 10-June 14th 2013) we will not post any blog post untill next week. If you want PlayStation Home News I suggests going to the Official PlayStation.Blog US or EU and keep you're eye out

Hello, First Update for The AL2009man Website Redesign (i gonna call it v.2.05).

• The AL2009man Theater - E3 2013 Livestream

We re-open the Theater Lobby 2 as a Portal to E3 Livestream. As always we always prepare the decorations to our Website, Backgrounds, Header as usual.

With the newly updated Theater You can watch Gamespot's Twitch Livestream and comment there. while you can get to visit other Live streaming Channels by clinking their Logos (Opens in New Window)

• The Blog - New Comment Selection

As last mention in our First Blog Post in our new blog, you can't login to your Facebook account tocomment. i find this a problem for me. 

So i dedided to look at DISQUS's Comment Selection. i actually like it alot and replaced IntenseDebate with DISQUS. now you can login as Guest, DISQUS, Twitter, Facebook and even Google! Amazing!

as last mention in our tweets (@AL2009manWebs) it's already live. for Help and how to use DISQUS Comment well 'DISQUS' Help Selection do the job: http://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/topics/215154/articles?page=1

Other Changes/Fixes

• Replaced RSS Reader with FeederNinja widget
• Twitter Feed size corrected.
• Linkable Headers (which link you as New Tab) is now linked to the same page
• The Main AL2009man logo now links you back to the Home Page
• The Blog - Search Bar added

[US] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Take a Virtual Tour of PlayStation’s E3 Booth

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/05/take-a-virtual-tour-of-playstations-e3-booth-in-ps-home/

This week in PlayStation Home, we open the Virtual PlayStation E3 booth for pre-registration, earning you an exclusive BEYOND: Two Souls PS3 theme and other Home rewards. Code Mystics surprises us with a retro-style arcade personal space, Game Mechanics introduces a horse racing game, and summertime is here in the Granzella Teahouse. Also, don’t forget to register for the Paradise Springs Poker Tournament —it’s on Saturday, June 8th!

Virtual PlayStation E3 Booth Opens for Pre-Registration 

(NOTE: GLOBAL EVENT)

The biggest video game event of the year, E3, is almost upon us! Following tradition, we’ve taken the actual schematics of this year’s physical PlayStation booth and recreated it in PlayStation Home, right down to the finest details. Few are fortunate enough to attend the real event, but we love sharing the experience with all the PlayStation fans out there. This E3 is shaping up to be an extraordinary one — you don’t want to miss it.

Al.' Note: I've already created a Separated Post, you can check it out here: http://al2009man.blogspot.com/2013/06/global-event-virtual-playstation-home.html

Code Mystics – Mystic Arcade Bundle

With the Mystic Arcade personal space bundle, return to a day when old school arcade games ruled the land. Mystic Arcade is a cosy throwback, a movie theatre lobby with plenty of space to organize your own personal arcade games. Mystic Arcade’s bundled-in accessories include a theatre poster and garbage can, as well as an exclusive, animated glow-in-the-dark Mystic Arcade T-shirt (in both male and female variations). You can also add your own custom images to your movie poster frames, with plenty of wall hanging space to show off your theatrical taste. Visit the Mystic Arcade Theatre Lobby often; the movie marquee sports a new title every week, each an ’80s-themed movie homage. Mystic Arcade makes a perfect venue for your classic arcade cabinets such as Centipede, Frogger, Asteroids, Time Pilot, etc. (sold separately).

LOOT – Hollywood Hills House

New from LOOT Entertainment: imagine an estate with free Entertainment On Demand, swimming and a stunning view of the Los Angeles skyline! Welcome to the Hollywood Hills House, now available in nighttime as well as daytime variations as both an estate and a clubhouse! Throw a giant pool party, meet with your club, or simply entertain a few select friends – if you want to live like a PlayStation Home celebrity, then this is the place to own.

NOTE: Due to contractual and rights agreements, some EOD channels are nation specific. Crackle content is only available in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. RadioIO is only available in the United States and Canada. In addition, due to rights issues, countries may not receive the same content selections within the channels. Only one TV can be active at a time. The LOOT™ EOD will work in any private space, UNLESS the space comes with a video screen you cannot turn off.



nDreams – Animation Dance Pack, Volume 3 + Street Wear Collection

nDreams Animation Packs – Volume 3

If you have been in PlayStation Home recently you will have definitely seen nDreams’ amazing range of Dance Animations. Filmed at the world famous Pinewood Studios these fully motion captured dances and gestures have taken Home by storm. Now get ready for a brand new pack of Dances in the nDreams Animation Packs – Volume 3.

Dance Packs include (3 dances in each pack):

• Attitude Dance Pack
• Sexy Dance Pack
• UK Dance Pack
• Kung Fu Dance Pack
• Capoeira Dance Pack

nFashion – Street Wear Collection

Stand out from the crowd with this amazing collection of Street Wear clothing from nDreams. For those who want to be fully kitted out why not try the four full body outfits each for male and female that include their own motion captured Dance Animation. Or you can purchase clothing items individually and for those who just want to strut their stuff you can purchase two Dance Pack which includes the dances from the full body outfits.

[Global Event] [US] Virtual PlayStation Home E3 Booth Opens for Pre-Registration

The biggest video game event of the year, E3, is almost upon us! Following tradition, we’ve taken the actual schematics of this year’s physical PlayStation booth and recreated it in PlayStation Home, right down to the finest details. Few are fortunate enough to attend the real event, but we love sharing the experience with all the PlayStation fans out there. This E3 is shaping up to be an extraordinary one — you don’t want to miss it.

Starting Now until Tuesday June 11th 2013, everyone who pre-registers in our virtual E3 booth will earn exclusive rewards, including a Beyond: Two Souls PS3 theme. This is only available for those who pre-register this week!

Log into PlayStation Home to pre-register and snag this exclusive bonus 

When E3′s doors open on Tuesday June 11th at noon Pacific (3:00pm Eastern), the virtual doors open too.
This year, we have even more awesome rewards, which you can snag by completing various quests. Here are a few:

Exclusive The Last Of Us PS3 Theme

Two free PlayStation Mobile games: Rymdkapsel and Haunt the House

Free trial of Music Unlimited

Exclusive Destiny PS3 theme

Free trial of PS Plus

Exclusive first wave beta access to Killzone: Mercenary, available later this year on PS Vita

Jump into PlayStation Home before Monday night and pre-register to earn your Beyond: Two Souls exclusive PS3 theme, then get ready for opening day, June 11th. See you there!

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: The Kikai Machine Empire event continues

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/06/04/playstation-home-update-the-kikai-machine-empire-event-continues/

PS Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 5th June for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Lockwood Venue
Ever thought you’d be the ideal person to run the latest social hotspot? Why not give it a try with the LKWD Venue? Bright and breezy, or dark and atmospheric? Choose the décor from a large range of wallpapers, floor coverings and wall decorations. Hard rocking, or elegant sophistication? Set the mood with some music. Will you put on a play, dance the night away, or show off your most fashionable outfits? Decide between a stage, a dance floor or a runway. When all those difficult decisions are made, there’s still plenty more to do.



Gestures Pack
Also from Lockwood, pick up a conversational gestures pack from the store or head over to the Gift Machine for a limited time sale!

Granzella – The Kikai Machine Empire
The Kikai Machine Empire Invasion event began on May.29.2013 in the Neon Downtown lounge and has been held in many of the Granzella’s lounges. Now that the halfway point of the event has been reached, the new Power-Up Battlesuit makes its debut! This black, valuable, battle suit boasts a high defensive power. There’s only one week left in the event! Some people haven’t participated yet, and some are competing for top ranking… So what are you waiting for?

Japanese Tea House
The sun shines on the small Tea House in the mountains. Wind blows through the bamboo grove and the sky is blue and clear. Cool Japanese sweets and a colourful flower arrangement, hospitality that only summer can bring. Now that the seasons have changed, let emotions surround you as you spend a peaceful moment here.

Yukata
New patterns for Granzella’s Yukata series have arrived. Set against a refreshing white background, the Hydrangea pattern for women and the Lotus & Frog pattern for men garnish these Yukata.

Lockwood Publishing Content Update June 5th 2013 – The LKWD Venue, Conversational Gesture Pack, and more

This week on PlayStation Home from Lockwood Publishing:

The LKWD Venue arrives in the EU and Asia regions of Home. New Conversational Gesture Packs come to all regions. New Lock-a-Doodle Packs arrive in US and Asia Home. And a Half Price Sale comes to the Gift Machine.

• SCEE & SCEA Regions – The LKWD Venue (The Venue will be available in the US from 12th June.)

Ever thought you'd be the ideal person to run the latest social hotspot? Why not give it a try with the LKWD Venue?

Ever thought you'd be the ideal person to run the latest social hotspot? Why not give it a try with the LKWD Venue? Bright and breezy, or dark and atmospheric? Choose the décor from a large range of wallpapers, floor coverings and wall decorations. Hard rocking, or elegant sophistication? Set the mood with some music. Will you put on a play, dance the night away, or show off your most fashionable outfits? Decide between a stage, a dance floor or a runway. When all those difficult decisions are made, there's still plenty more to do. Vote on your friends' performances, serve them some drinks, or preen in the mirror. For the full range of customisation options, buy the Ultimate Pack, containing the Venue itself plus five customisation packs. Or buy the Venue on its own -- it comes with two free customisation packs and you can always buy the other packs separately at a later date. There are also three giftable packs in the Gift Machine to trade with your friends. Happy hosting!

Happy hosting!

• All Regions – Conversational Gesture Packs

The new Conversational Gesture Packs hit all regions of PlayStation Home tomorrow. Check out the Lockwood Store for these new items

• SCEA & SCEAsia Regions – Lock-a-doodle packs

New Lock-a-doodle packs can be found in the Lockwood store in the form of the Dream Universe and Delirious Squid Doodle Packs. Also in the Lockwood gift Machine, will be the new Safari Doodle Pack. Available to gift to all your artistic friends in Home.

•  All Regions (except Japan) – Gift Machine Sale

in June 5th 2013. you will find some half price treats for all of your friends in the Lockwood Gift Machine.

Granzella Content Update June 5th 2013 – Japanese Teahouse Update, Power-Up Battlesuit, Yukata

This week in PlayStation Home from Granzella:

The Japanese Teahouse gets a Summer Update. Along with matching items for this popular personal space. And new Yukata patterns come to all regions, except Japan.

• Japanese Teahouse Update - All Regions (except Asia)

A hot summer day. Inside the Japanese Tea House is a cool Tea ceremony. Summer is coming to Granzella’s Japanese Tea House personal space.

The summer sun shines on the small tea house in the mountains. Wind blows through the bamboo grove and the sky is a clear blue. Spend some quiet time in elegance. Cool Japanese sweets and a colorful flower arrangement, hospitality that only summer can bring.

Now that the seasons have changed, let emotions surround you as you spend a peaceful moment here.

*This personal space’s landscape changes with the seasons.

• Yukata - All Regions (except Japan)

New patterns for Granzella’s Yukata series have arrived! Set against a refreshing white background, the Hydrangea pattern for women and the Lotus & Frog pattern for men garnish these Yukata. Spend the approaching hot summer in a refreshingly cool Yukata!

• Kakai Machine Empire - Power-Up Battlesuit and Robot Partner - SCEE Region

“Proof of strength. Only for those who have earned it”. A new Power-Up Battlesuit to help in the fight against the invasion of the Kakai Machine Empire