Weekend Essentials - Issue 6

Two new arrivals hit PlayStation 3 and there's a free PS3 demo for Bayonetta and a PSP demo for LittleBigPlanet to download from PlayStation Store.

More entertainment in Store

Download the Bayonetta demo and experience the revolution in action gaming. Alluring, stylish, graceful, Bayonetta is the last survivor of an ancient witch clan keeping the balance between light, dark and chaos. With over-the-top action in extreme environments, Bayonetta will lure you into new realms of intensity and push your senses to the limit while you perform hundreds of deadly combos and gruesome torture attacks thanks to the intuitive and fluid combat system. Being bad never felt so good.

If you've still not got your hands on LittleBigPlanet for PSP, then now's the perfect chance - there's a free demo available from PlayStation Store for you to get a taste of the wonderful worlds of the Creator Curators. And if that's not enough Sackboy for one weekend, you can download Assassin's Creed II Ezio Auditore, Santa Boots and Trousers and Santa Hat and Beard costumes to wear with pride in the PS3 version of LittleBigPlanet.

Also available to download from PlayStation Store, the Buzz! Rock Idols Quiz Pack will see if you know your Black Sabbath from your Skunk Anansie. Just bear in mind that you'll need a copy of Buzz! on PS3 to use this Quiz Pack.

Welcome to Pandora

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, a spin-off to the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster, is available on Blu-ray Disc for PlayStation 3 this week. Immerse yourself in Pandora, an alien planet from the imagination of James Cameron, and engage in a conflict between the RDA Corporation and the Na'vi.

From an imaginary world to the streets of Nazi-occupied Paris, The Saboteur is also out on PS3 this week. Take control of Sean Devlin, an Irish racing driver, and explore a stylised world of action, espionage and resistance against the Axis Powers. Free to explore this beautiful city, you can snipe from the top of the Eiffel Tower, climb Notre-Dame cathedral and brawl on the Champs Élysées.

Groove into PlayStation®Home

Break out your virtual dancing shoes as VidZone presents Groove Armada - an exclusive music gig in PlayStation Home. The Presentation Podium in PlayStation Home is the only place to be where Superstars Groove Armada perform exclusively to celebrate the launch of their new album, Blacklight. The space has been redecorated specially and everyone who enters will get a one-off gig T-shirt for their Avatar. There's a brand new mini-game to play in-between dancing and you can unlock hidden VidZone Home Rewards if you explore the space.

GT Academy announced today

Nissan Europe and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have joined forces again to bring gaming and motor sport fans the ultimate racing competition. GT Academy 2010 will go live on 17 December, 2009 and will use the virtual world of Gran Turismo® 5 to find a real-world racing driver. The stakes are high, with an intensive race training programme and a season-long drive in a full race-spec Nissan 370Z in the European GT4 Cup as the ultimate prize. Also announced today is the first time involvement of Australia and New Zealand.