Weekend Essentials - Issue 21

Extend the world of Heavy Rain and indulge in some sensational PlayStation Store downloads this weekend.

What's new at PlayStation Store?

Whether you've finished Heavy Rain or not yet enjoyed its thrilling interactive drama, Heavy Rain: Chronicle 1 is the ideal way to explore the PlayStation 3 epic in a new and different way. Chronicle 1 is the first in a series of playable extra scenes which let you extend the engaging Heavy Rain experience. Set before the events of Heavy Rain, Chronicle 1 lets you play as journalist Madison Paige, investigating a shady character's home full of dark secrets and danger. Can you escape alive?

Fancy a bit of Easter fun with your magical best friend? Then the EyePet Easter Styling Pack is ideal to get you and your EyePet into the mood with three exclusive new outfits for him to try on.

Co-operative PS3 shooter, Army of Two: The 40th Day, gets a reload of content this weekend with the launch of Chapters of Deceit, a downloadable map pack. Putting you in the middle of war-torn Shanghai, the pack features two new co-op campaign maps where you have to escape alive from an onslaught of assaults. Watch your buddy's back and prepare yourself for a deadly game of cat and mouse...

Brilliant and frantic PSP puzzler, Patchwork Heroes, is already wowing anyone who has dived into its manic gameplay, so if you've yet to join in the fun how about checking out the trailer to see what you're missing? There's also the chance to download some funky themes to bring the PlayStation 3 and PSP XMB (XrossMediaBar) to life with some Patchwork Heroes artwork.

It's dynamic action all the way in the official trailer to Bethesda's forthcoming first person shooter, Brink. Hitting PS3, this is one blaster which aims to bring you the most energetic and agile player movement yet seen in the genre.

A new range of content is ready to download for Dragon Age: Origins on PS3. The Feastday Gifts and Feastday Pranks downloads (also available together in the Feastday Combo Pack) allow you to indulge in a few curious goodies for the massive role-playing game.

Can't get enough of the ever-watchable XMB (XrossMediaBar) dynamic themes on PlayStation 3? Well a new one is ready to download, this time based on classic vehicle based online combat title, Warhawk. Fire it up and watch it go.

Visit PlayStation®Store now to download these and a host of other goodies for your PS3™ and PSP™.

Bring an assassin to PlayStation Home

Ubisoft's majestic stealth title on PlayStation 3, Assassin's Creed II has tiptoed its way into PlayStation Home to provide new spaces for you to enjoy. Can you discover all the hidden messages and escape Abstergo Animus Labs using Eagle Vision to crack the codes and unlock the security systems? Or survive against other PlayStation Home players in the unique multiplayer tower defence game, Vendetta?

There's also a vast amount of Assassin's Creed goodies for your entertainment in the shape of concept artwork, databases on the locations and characters from Assassin's Creed II and developer diaries. Don't miss your chance to find out more about the shadowy world of Assassin's Creed in PlayStation Home.

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