It’s a snowy day here at PSM HQ, but thankfully we have Flower to help bring us to a warmer place. Also, don’t forget that tomorrow’s PlayStation Network update will bring with it another curious new game, Noby Noby Boy. Check out today’s headlines.

• Update 1 for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is now available for download, adding a ton of new features and fixing a number of issues and bugs.
• PSM favorite LittleBigPlanet has been nominated for an amazing 8 awards at the upcoming GANG audio awards.
• A few lucky regions are able to download the legendary cars pack for Burnout Paradise early, that is, if they can part with $8.
• Though the game may not make it over here, a demo for Yakuza 3 will soon be available on the Japanese PSN. So those with Japanese accounts can at least give the game a try.

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Today in PlayStation: February 18, 2009

Today brings with it some news of demos, new game releases, a fancy new PS3, and some great new screens from a pair of high profile games. SO let’s not waste any time and head straight into the headlines.

• A special, limited edition (only 10,000 will be released) ceramic white, Yakuza 3 PS3 is being released in Japan. If you want one, get ready to pay some extremely high eBay fees in the near future.
• Board game fans are in luck, as EA is bringing the classic word game Scrabble to the PSP in March.
• If you want to get early access to the Killzone 2 demo, it looks like you will have to pre-order the game from GameStop. Otherwise, the demo will be released alongside the game on February 27.
• According to Sony, PS3 sales increased by an impressive 130% over the holiday season.
• Though it had been forgotten by many, it looks like the shooter WET hasn’t dried up yet, as evidenced by this new batch of screenshots.
• Speaking of screenshots, some new images of the ever-elusive Final Fantasy XIII have popped up. Now we just need a release date.

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Today in PlayStation: January 6, 2009

If you’re a fan of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (and let’s face it, who isn’t), today is a great day as a sequel has officially been revealed. Unfortunately, to get an early glimpse of the game you will have to brave through the always terrible Spike Video Game Awards. Anyways, on to the headlines:

• Naughty Dog has finally revealed the sequel to Uncharted, with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Check out the January issue of Game Informer for more details.
• If you can’t wait for Kratos’ next adventure, be sure to tune into the Spike Video Game Awards, where you’ll be able to get a sneak peek at God of War III.
• Yakuza 3 will be getting the bundle treatment in Japan, as it will be paired alongside a ceramic white PS3.
• The PS3 is getting yet another firmware update. The latest one should fix some of the issues the web browser has dealing with flash based video, including the addition of full-screen support.
• Resistance 2 isn’t doing so well in the UK. In fact, the game has sold less than its predecessor so far.

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Today in PlayStation: December 2, 2008

Hopefully all of our American readers enjoyed their big turkey dinners yesterday, and are gearing up for some great deals today. Up here in Canada things are business as usual, so let’s check out todays headlines.

• Super Stardust Portable is coming to the PSP next week as a PlayStation Store download, and will run gamers just $9.99.
• Good news for Yakuza fans, as Yakuza 3 is expected to be finished by February. Unfortunately, we still don’t know if it’s coming to North America.
• The PS3 version of the latest Destroy All Humans! game has been cancelled, though not in Europe.
• Speaking of Europe, the European version of SOCOM: Confrontation has been pushed back until early in 2009.
• The director of PlayStation Home, Jack Buser, has said that the service should be out of beta and available to all PS3 users soon.

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Today in PlayStation: November 28, 2008