[BREAKING NEWS] PLAYSTATION®HOME DISCONTINUATION OF PUBLISHING NEW CONTENT FOR JAPAN AND ASIAN COUNTRIES

Source: http://scei.co.jp/corporate/release/130830_e.html

Tokyo, August 30, 2013–Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that PlayStation®Home in Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) will cease publishing new content after September 2013 for Japan and March 2014 for Asian countries and regions.

PlayStation®Home in Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will continue to fully support their vibrant PlayStation®Home communities with full weekly publishes, new public spaces, virtual items, and platform features.

SCEI would like to thank our respective communities for many years of dedicated participation inside of PlayStation®Home and look forward to their continued involvement.


Here's initial concerns from Alphazone4's view

• What does this announcement mean for me?

For the European and American regions, there is no effect on you. There are no plans to shut down the SCEE or SCEA regions and updates are going to continue as normal as well as updates to Home itself.

For Japanese and Asian regions, no new spaces or items will be added to PlayStation Home after September 2013 in Japan and March 2014 in Asia. PlayStation Home will continue to run and be available online for the Asian regions after these dates.

• What will happen to the Japanese Home developers?

PlayStation Home will still be online in Japan and Asia hosting developer’s content. However, if they are not allowed to publish in their home regions, many of these developers may look to the European or American PlayStation Home regions as their primary publish location.

Al's Note: Granzella and O-Two/Peakvox will continue with updates outside of Japan and Asia

• What happens to all our purchased PlayStation Home items on Japanese accounts?

While PlayStation Home is still online, all this content will be accessible. PlayStation Home in the Japanese and Asian regions will remain online after their last publish dates.

• Why are some PlayStation Home regions closing and not others?

Every region of the PlayStation Network is a separate organisation. SCEE, SCEA and SCEJ (SCEJ and SCEAsia merged into one organisation in April) operate independently of each other. The decision for the Japanese and Asian regions (which both fall under SCEJ) is unrelated to the decisions of SCEA and SCEE.

As mentioned in the sourced press release, “Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will continue to fully support their vibrant PlayStation®Home communities with full weekly publishes, new public spaces, virtual items, and platform features.” There is currently no plan for SCEE or SCEA to follow SCEJ with this decision.

[US] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Allons-y! New Doctor Who Gear Comes to PSHome

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/28/allons-y-new-dr-who-gear-comes-to-playstation-home/

Al's Note: really, Tempest_Fire. wheres the introduction?!

BBC/LOOT Dr. Who Update

Want to find out what die-hard Doctor Who fans think of the Doctor Who experience in PlayStation Home? BBC Worldwide sent two prominent Doctor Who YouTube bloggers, Chris Foxx and J.P. Fox, to discover the mysteries and wonders of Doctor Who, brought to life as never before by LOOT Entertainment in Sony Computer Entertainment’s 3D virtual world. Join them as they explore the TARDIS, hang out with other users, and even create their own movie scene inspired by the BBC’s storied franchise!

The second wave of Doctor Who virtual goods for PlayStation Home, including Daleks, Cybermen and more has just been released – it’s the perfect time to create your own wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey Doctor Who adventures — Allons-y!



VEEMEE Footwear, Mythical Avatars, Morphsuits, and Billabong Updates

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Atom Republic Hip Hop Moves Update

Check out Volume 2 of Atom Republic’s Hip Hop Moves!

nDreams Throme LMO and Light Projectors

The Throne Locomotion is the perfect item for showing off in PlayStation Home. Run around in your favorite spaces and when you stop a throne magically appears for you sit on and look down upon your subjects. You will also have the chance to bring some color and movement to your apartment with the two light projectors from nDreams. With one Static and one Spinning projector you can shine different shapes and colors into you apartment.

Digital Leisure Colosseum Ornament

The Lucky Fountain at the Paradise Springs Casino has a brand new reward just waiting for you to win. This month, if you’re lucky, you will receive The Colosseum ornament. Take home a little bit of Italy and place it in any personal space. All you need to do is head to The Casino’s Concourse and throw a chip into the fountain for a chance to win this item.

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Become a real explorer with the Sodium Blimp!

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/08/27/playstation-home-update-become-a-real-explorer-with-the-sodium-blimp/

Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 28th August for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Sodium Blimp

Have you ever gazed out across Sodium’s baking desert landscape and wished you could get out there and explore? With the Sodium Blimp, Lockwood enables you to do just that. Search the salt flats for treasure, complete VICKIE objectives for stacks of Sodium Credits, or just drift around the sunny skies taking in the views.

Wellies

You may live in a part of the world where festivals mean good weather; where blue skies and warm evenings are guaranteed. But Lockwood HQ’s in the UK, where a rainstorm’s never far away. That’s why Lockwood created the perfect festival footwear – fashion wellies! Available in several colours in the store and Gift Machine, keep festival mud at bay without putting a dampener on your outfit.

Gardening

With this new range of plants and gardening outfits you can tame the outdoors, or even bring it indoors for a totally unique look. In the store you’ll find a great range of colourful flowers, attractive plants and even a garden ornament or two.

Killzone: Mercenary
Mercenary is coming to Home this week, with unique rewards coming straight from the guys at Studio Cambridge. Own poster art for your apartment by taking a look at the brand new trailer of the game!

The AL2009man Website Update - August 19th 2013 - Gamescom 2013 Livestream and Small Update

QUICK NOTE: We're not doing any Blog Posts until Next week (August 26th 2013) Sorry about that

Hi, Small Update:

Gamescom 2013 Livestream:

Gamescom 2013 time, like last year we're doing Gamescom 2013 livestream on our website via emdled video. (StuffWeLike Ustream channel) you can watch it by Clicking the link "here", on the Picture on the right to redirect or on our Main Website > Theater [via Lobby 3]

Here's the list of stuff we added:

• in AL2009man's own Personal Accounts, a deviantART, Twitch and Ustream (He may use it for PS4 Gameplay pretty soon) accounts is added
• Some Page/titles has been renamed
• That's it :(

That's it for this update. pretty small heh?

[US] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Goes Back to School With New Updates

Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/08/14/playstation-home-goes-back-to-school-with-new-updates/

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Granzella Nostalgic School Days

Granzella introduces the new Nostalgic School Days personal space. Now, a school where you can have fun conversation with your classmates is available as a personal space.

Lockwood Prairie Expansion

Well, partners, them Lockwood folks thought it was high time you broke them horses to saddle. The Prairie Ranch provides everything you need to tame those wild mustangs, from a place to put ‘em, to a big ol’ open space to ride ‘em in. And if you’re the sort who likes to entertain, then you need the Prairie Saloon. All the benefits of the Ranch, but with a bit more space for your club members.




VEEMEE Summer Sale Pub Bundles

The VEEMEE Summer Sale is all about Pub games this week. Get the Dart Board in black, chrome, and flaming skull in the Darts Game Bundle. If pool is your preferred choice, get the American Pool Table in purple, pink, green, yellow, blue, flaming skull, and Judge Dredd logo — as well as the English Pool Table in the Pool Game Bundle. You can also get both at a discount in the Darts and Pool Bundle.

The London Pub and The Irish Pub are the perfect places to keep all of these games! Luckily, you can get both in the great value Pub Apartments Bundle. Finally there is the Pub Mega Bundle, the ultimate in Pub entertainment, all dart boards, all pool tables, the London Pub, and the Irish Pub, at a massive discount.




VEEMEE MyBathroom, Billabong, Street Style and Cats Updates

VEEMEE continues to deliver with updates to four of their top lines: MyBathroom, Billabong, Street Style, and Cats. Be sure to check the video, then check the store for these new twists to old favorites.




nDreams’ Harajuku Fashion

Brightly colored and slightly quirky, Harajuku Clothing is the perfect way to stand out from the crowd. With male and female clothing as well as the amazing ‘Poser’ Locomotion item these are the perfect items to show off with.

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Get your own Paradise Springs Casino!

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/08/13/playstation-home-update-get-your-own-paradise-springs-casino/

Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 14th August for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Digital Leisure – Casino
The Paradise Springs Casino experience is now available in a personal space format! The Personal Casino allows you to play all of your favourite table and machine games with all of your friends. The space has built in games, and it also comes bundled with active item versions for you to place in any space. If you just want the games, they are all available for sale individually, and they have new rewards to be won. Now you can the boss of your own casino!

Lockwood – Prairie Update
Well, pardners, the Lockwood folks got to thinking it was high time you broke them thar horses to saddle. The Prairie Ranch provides everything you need to tame those wild mustangs, from a place to put em, to all the hay and apples they can eat to a big ol’ open space to ride ‘em in. Good horse owners will be rewarded, and so will those who take the time to return to the Prairie and enjoy the wind in their hair once more. There’s a whole herd of new horses to get to know, some saddled, some wild and free, some colours not usually seen in nature…

Granzella – School Furniture
A blackboard, desk, chair, cleaning tools, grand piano, anatomical model, science room desk, and a home economics desk are the new furniture items Granzella introduce this week. In addition cut out character panels, in the shape of students and teachers, are available for free at the shopping mall.

Summer Costumes
For women there is a new slim, cut and sewn layered top design emphasizing the chest, shorts, and flower strap sandals are available as a three piece set in red, blue and green. For men, a plaid tank top, chino pants rolled up to the knees, and cross-belt sandals are available as a three piece set in blue, red, and yellow. Show your skin and feel free… its fashion only for summer!

Hellfire Games – Moodies
Give into temptation or let your conscience be your guide with the newest Moodies release: Gabe & Bael, your own personal angel and devil! Show your sweet side by conjuring Gabe the guardian angel, call forth Bael the demon when you’re feeling wicked, or summon both at the same time. Comes with five custom emotes, including fight scenes between Gabe & Bael!

[EU] PlayStation Home Blog Post: Let’s dance in the Bon Festival!

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/08/06/playstation-home-update-lets-dance-in-the-bon-festival/

Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 7th August for routine maintenance. Here’s what to expect after the update…

Granzella – Bon Festival
Let’s dance in the circle! From tomorrow until next Wednesday 28th August, Bon Festival 2013 will be held in the Great Edo Lounge. With things like fireworks shooting up into the night sky, the Bon dance, and shooting gallery, the lounge is sure to be filled with an atmosphere of fun! Also, the Bon Festival Dance locomotion item is available for free for a limited time at the store. Get it and you’ll be able to participate in the Bon dance circle around the base of the tower.

VEEMEE Summer Sale
The Summer Sale turns its attention to Age of Swords this week. Get all four male costumes and two female costumes at a huge discount with the Age of Swords – Outfit Bundle. Or get all six costumes, 21 furniture items and the Wolfhound companion for a massive discount:



Billabong
Look cool in the Neo Blue Heather Balance Hoodie for men or cute with the Cool Wip Lite Hearted Denim Shorts for women. You can get the new items individually or all of them in one great value bundle.

Cats
They say curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction is said to bring it back, and there is certainly satisfaction to be had with these new feline friends. Owners of these cuddling companions will be accompanied by two adorable kittens in a selection of various colours!

MyBathroom
This selection of bathing furniture comes in a dark teak colouring with a smart fine wooden finish that can be arranged freely as you wish. Purchase individual items that take your fancy or if you feel that picking just one is too much of a hassle, purchase the whole set in a bundle for a discount.

Street Style
The seventh selection of the Street Style clothing range has a female theme. There are a number of jackets and dresses in a range of colours, all styled off the hip-hop and urban fashion world.

Atom Republic
The Atom Republic Discotheque space has been updated with extra rewards, on top of the Jump Guitar move at 100,000 points: score 500,000 points to win the Zombie Dance, and get the Diamond Glove with 1,000,000 points!