Weekend Essentials - Issue 54

Check out our essential guide to what's new on PlayStation this weekend.

Join the Brotherhood

Become a Master Assassin this weekend as you take on the role of the deadly Ezio in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on PlayStation 3. Enter the unpredictable city of Rome and rally other assassins to form your Brotherhood. If you can't get enough of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, check out the exclusive and free downloadable mission, Copernicus Conspiracy, available from PlayStation Store.

Start your engines

Get behind the wheel of some amazing supercars this weekend as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit races onto PlayStation 3. Go wheel to wheel with other racers and share your experiences, pictures and challenges.

It's a kind of magic

Wands at the ready, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1: The Videogame releases this weekend on PlayStation 3. Battle against Voldemort's army of Snatchers, Death Eaters and Dementors using an arsenal of magic spells.

Play it again with PlayTV

Have you enjoyed the brilliant PlayTV yet? Enabling you to record, pause and watch digital television on your PlayStation 3, the little black box is the perfect bit of kit to unlock the potential of your TV. And now it's even better than ever with a range of new features, such as Live Chat which lets you text chat with friends and other PlayStation Network users while watching live TV. Download the PlayTV Live Chat Upgrade from PlayStation Store today.

New SingStar website launches

SingStar.com, the official SingStar website, has been revamped and is packed full of great new features for you to enjoy. You can now take a look at the full SingStore Catalogue online, preview each track and even check out some of the SingStar Community's pictures and videos of their song performances, plus heaps more!

Free film screening with MUBI

See the Mexican cinema masterpiece, Revolución, at the same time as cinemas around the world for free with MUBI on PlayStation 3. In a world first, MUBI invites you to host your very own premiere of the brand new festival hit, for one day only on Saturday, 20th November 2010.

The hottest house party of the summer

Jamiroquai is the headline act at what is set to be Sydney's most glamorous summer party event, the Take 40 Stars of Summer party presented by SingStar®, where Jay Kay and his band will perform live to Australia's celebrity set and just five lucky Take 40 and PlayStation® fans. The event will take place tomorrow at an exclusive mansion in Sydney. Stay tuned for a wrap-up and photos from the event.

New to the PSP Essentials range

PSP Essentials is a range of top PSP games re-released at low prices to give you access to great titles. At only AUD$14.95RRP each in shops and to download from PlayStation Store, the latest additions to the range include Ape Escape, Lemmings, Ape Academy, Ridge Racer, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception and Everybody's Golf 2.

This week on the SingStore

Some great tunes have been added to the SingStore this week including David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, Miike Snow's Silvia, Morrissey's Irish Blood, English Heart, Mudhoney's Good Enough and heaps more. There's also a bunch of downloadable add-ons for SingStar Dance including Bananarama's Venus, Dead or Alive's You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), Gloria Estefan's Rhythm Is Gonna Get You and more, plus you can also get add-on tracks by Placebo and Texas for SingStar Guitar.

Get in gear with Gran Turismo 5

The wait is almost over. The game we've all been waiting for is due to arrive next Thursday, 25th November 2010. If you haven't already checked out the impressive list of over 1,000 in-game cars or the full track list that were unveiled, then you should probably do so now.

Don't forget to check blog.au.playstation.com next week for full coverage of the launch of Gran Turismo 5, including all the news from the huge Madrid launch event.

Win stuff

Don't forget to enter one (or all) of our awesome competitions where you could get your hands on all sorts of great prizes.

Up for grabs is a Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition which includes a copy of the game, remote control surveilance car, Black Ops limited edition medal, Black Ops PlayStation Home Avatar outfit and four playable cooperative maps.

There's also a bunch of Blu-ray movie giveaways so head to our competitions page for more info.

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