EU New This Week In Ps Home Eu - 9/12/12

PlayStation Home will briefly be offline from 8.00am BST on Wednesday 12th September for routine maintenance. The PS Home client will be updated to version 1.7, details of which can be found here. Here’s what else to expect after the update…

To celebrate the 25% discount on the annual PS Plus subscription that is happening right now, we have a special treat for PS Plus users in PlayStation Home this week. Users will be able to sign up to the annual subscription in Home Square and for one week only from 12th to 19th September. They will be able to get a discount on some choice PlayStation Home content, worth collectively up to €80! Several items are even completely free, so don’t miss out!

Th new Home-Grown Laboratory. HGL was a top-secret facility tasked with creating super soldiers. Designed for combat in a post-atomic war battlefield, the resulting Creatures were superb fighters but terrible soldiers. You are invited to the HGL Public Space where every player gets five free turns of the combat game, allowing you to try fighting with all four Creatures. Owners can purchase Creatures to continue to fight with at the nearby Shopatron2000 store. The large, three-level HGL Creature Habitat apartment is also available for purchase, along with a variety of clothing items to support on your Creature.




Match your Creature against another in frenetic five-round, two-player battles. Time your attacks, protect your health and build your momentum to smash your opponents. Owners who do well in the HGL Combat game receive a trophy cabinet with nine unlockable achievements as well as a number of special Winners reward items. This stylish HGL cabinet displays all of the trophies you have unlocked in HGL Combat and can be placed in any Personal Space




The HGL Creature Habitat is the perfect place to unwind and look after your Creature. The apartment comes equipped with a huge pen for your Creatures to exercise in, the ability for owners to change Creatures (also known as the Envirochangeotron), update their dynamic backgrounds, a viewing platform, leaderboards and lots of space to set up your experiments….

The Space Apartment (Plugged-In) is coming to Europe! Enjoy the luxury of the future with this three-story apartment with loft. Experience the expansive views of Earth, space and the LOOT Space Station. Watch jellyfish swim in the two-story aquarium located in the centre of the apartment. Relax in the aquatic meditation environment located on the bottom level. This wonderful personal space is also equipped with your own Space Apartment Remote Access (S.A.R.A.). With S.A.R.A.’s help you can: View up to five different Twitter feeds on a news ticker and choose out of 8 screen locations to view your LOOT EOD. S.A.R.A. also lets you control your environment with retractable ceiling, automated blinds and dynamic lighting options.

Also, when you buy the Space Apartment (Plugged-In) 45 items will be unlocked as FREE in the LOOT store: The Comfort Bundle, The Sleek Bundle, Space Cubes (4) Bundle, The House Plants Bundle, The Space Bed and the D.O.G. – Red Companion!

This week sees the release of four new Street Moves characters, all female, who are looking to dance anywhere and everywhere within Home; Rebel Raver, Dancing Diva, Clubwear Cutie and 80s Icon.

The Shimmer Sphere and BoxBeats is also new this week from nDreams. See our NA update below for more info and a video.

There are some new arrivals in the Alter Ego store this week, with two outfits in the form of the Stick Up Kid and Agent 77. There’s also a Miniature Toy Car companion to follow you in hot pursuit.



Granzella’s new item releases include the Sexy Chain One-piece Swim Suit, a 9 piece Chinese banquet and the Mandarin Dress. See our Granzella update below for more.

Look out for Lockwood's new range of fantastic footwear this week, with Giftable variations soon to follow! Share if you know a friend who could use a new jacket by visiting the Gift Machine for Biker and Aviator styles. For a close up look at Lockwood’s separates throughout September, check out the video in our NA Home update below.

Just after bringing you Mercia: Fractured Realms, Lockwood have another surprise up their sleeves! Later this year the new, free-to-play, fast paced, action packed third person shooter Uproar will be released in PlayStation Home!

This proper shooter allows you to free roam various maps, playing as the renowned Swyfts or the notorious Outlaws. There are a wealth of customisation options to look forward to including clothing items, projectile and melee weapons and more! Interact with other PlayStation Home users in a whole new way in an experience unlike anything seen on the platform before.