Weekend Essentials - Issue 20

Experience ultimate fighting on PS3 with BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, this year's BAFTA Video Games Awards winners, Greed Corp plus the latest downloadable content in this edition of Weekend Essentials.

2D ass kicking

Hailed as the "game that every self-respecting console fighting fan should play", the highly acclaimed 2D fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger hits PlayStation 3 this week. Created by Arc Works Systems, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Guilty Gears fighting franchise, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger has already enjoyed huge success in Japan and North America. Experience respect, honour and ultimate fighting on PS3.

And while we eagerly await the release of the highly anticipated Just Cause 2 on PS3 next week, download the demo from PlayStation Store now which gives you a massive 35 square miles to explore and explode. Experience complete aerial freedom while you leap between buildings, scale walls and hang from helicopters.

BAFTA Video Games Awards 2010

This year's BAFTA Video Games Awards, held on Friday 19th March 2010 in London, recognised the best in innovation and talent over the past 12 months in the videogame industry, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves took home an astounding 4 awards, followed by Batman: Arkham Asylum and FIFA 10 – both picking up 2 awards. Other winners included Flower, LittleBigPlanet (PSP) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

New to PlayStation Store

At PlayStation Store, you can download new games or add to your favourites. This week, check out the Greed Corp demo and get a taste of the strategy game that asks you to strike a balance between harvesting the land and destroying it.

MAG, the game that brings you online warfare for up to 256 players, gets the Trooper Gear Pack this week, adding new equipment for all three Private Military Companies, absolutely free. Sackboy can dress up as another platforming icon as the Sonic the Hedgehog Costume Kit for LittleBigPlanet on PS3 hits PlayStation Store.

There are also new Challenge Rooms for the BAFTA award winning Batman: Arkham Asylum; the Time Savers Pack for Hustle Kings, allowing you to unlock all items in the game without having to pot a ball; a new table for Zen Pinball; the Master Pack for THE EYE OF JUDGMENT LEGENDS on PSP; and a host of Heavy Rain Avatars, so all of your PlayStation Network friends can see where your allegiances lie in the stunning interactive drama from Quantic Dream.

Stereophonics rock PlayStation Home

There's extra reason to head to The SingStar Rooms in PlayStation Home this weekend - Welsh rockers Stereophonics have an exclusive performance playing in the space now and you can pick up merchandise celebrating the occasion.

While you're there, pop over to the updated AUDI space to play a new mini-game and watch a video lecture from the luxury car manufacturer.

Community

The Buzz! Friend Quiz on Facebook has been updated with new functionality; check it out now and see how much you know about your friends... and the people you vaguely remember meeting at parties.

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