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#music Seven45 Studios reveals agreements with Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, and Kid Rock to provide exclusive music to real guitar powered rhythm game Power Gig, along with the innovative Airstrike drums that will accompany said real guitar. More »

Speaking to MCV, SCEE CEO Andrew House categorized the digital-only PSP Go as an experiment of sorts. "One of the reasons we launched PSP Go was to understand where that consumer behavior was going," House said. "We were getting signals from consumers that this was the kind of device that they wanted. But we need to recognize that consumers like their packaged media library."

Of course, House is omitting most of the reasons that the PSP Go isn't the best value proposition. Sure, people like to collect and display game cases and other retail bonuses. But they also like buying games on their release dates, rather than several weeks later -- or not at all -- as is the case with many digital versions of PSP games. They also like having the choice between digital and packaged versions of games, as is possible with every version of the PSP hardware but the Go. What they don't like is paying an $80 premium for the privilege of being limited only to digital releases.

We admit, we haven't commissioned as much research into consumer behavior as Sony has -- but we think we have a handle on this particular phenomenon.

#podcast Kotaku Talk Radio will be recording live on Wednesday. 11am Kotaku Time. 1pm ET. 10am PT. Host: Me. Guests: Matt Tieger talking about his new game, Transformers: War For Cybertron. Call-in and live-streaming details will be on Kotaku at showtime. More »

The road to Nintendo DSiWareTM goes on for BiP media Following the success of Viking Invasion, BiP media announces the release of its second game on Nintendo DSiWareTM, called Advanced Circuits. It will only be available via the online shop of the Nintendo handheld. Complete the circuits In this original game, win through puzzles of increasing ingenuity. Thanks [...]

Punchers Impact announces first multi-player beat 'em up game for PlayStation Network.

A guitar controller trailer.

Meet the Cazador.

PlayStation Home is about connecting gamers through a universe of games, and this week will mark the launch of yet another powerful addition to our arsenal. The brand new PlayStation Home Community Theater serves to bring players closer to their favorite gaming websites, blogs, podcasts, videocasts (and other media outlets) while further uniting the enormous audience under the shared interest of awesome PlayStation games. This dedicated screen in PlayStation Home’s 10-Screen Theater provides a channel for bloggers and journalists to connect with the huge and diverse PlayStation Home community through exclusive videos specially crafted for PlayStation Home.

This week will see the introduction of our first partners in this new venture — PS Nation. As one of the most respected independent sites focused on PlayStation games, we consider this group of hardcore gaming aficionados to be a perfect introduction to our quickly growing roster of Community Theater participants. Glenn Percival of PS Nation had the following to say when we caught up with him the other day to discuss the launch of this exciting new community initiative:

“Our number one goal was to always include our community in what we do, so what better venue could there be than PlayStation Home? The biggest PlayStation community available! We can’t wait to bring our love of Minecarts, Sportsball, Torgo-Hype, and ‘Trophies Yo!’ to the PlayStation Home community.”

Stay tuned for more announcements regarding the PlayStation Home Community Theater. But for now, make sure you log into PlayStation Home now to check out the high-quality (and hilarious) content in the Community Theater, courtesy of our friends at PS Nation.

Launching this Thursday, June 10th are two new Disgaea 3 spaces, set to bring Nippon Ichi’s famed RPG franchise into the always-expanding, rapidly-growing, ever-evolving world of PlayStation Home. The first space — The Nether Institute, Evil Academy — contains six Prinnies (“Dood!”), Disgaea trivia games and tests, and more. Mao’s Room, the second space, has two games — including the Netherworld Millionaire card game. Players will also be able to collect a variety of clothing and furniture items related to Disgaea 3 as well as unlock three rewards from the title: gold, silver, and bronze “trophies” for your personal spaces! If you’re a fan of penguin-esque creatures with bat wings and a penchant for exploding when thrown (and if you are not then, really, get a sense of humor!), be sure to head into PlayStation Home this Thursday and immerse yourself in these two new Disgaea spaces.

Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (nds, uk) Rooms The Main Building (nds, uk) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (wii, uk) Egokoro Kyoushitsu DS (nds, jpn) - commercial 1 - commercial 2 Thanks to Cadaver for the heads up!

#clips Michael Jai White as Jax? Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade? Baraka and Reptile as homicidal maniacs? This footage from what looks to be the next Mortal Kombat game or movie trailer is brutal, disgusting, and perfect. More »

#review Everyone's favorite canine aviator, Snoopy, takes to the skies to shoot machine guns, rockets and a whole host of weapons at small children (and the Red Baron!) in airplanes. This is war with the gang from Peanuts. More »

Was your taste of the new peripherals in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock not enough to whet your appetite for customizable plastic peripherals? Well, the attached video should satiate your need, actually showing you how the aforementioned customization goes down. It's all very Transformers like.

If all of the CGI wizardry in video, found after the break, isn't your style, feel free to give our high-res images in the gallery below a looksee. Just don't look too closely -- we wouldn't want you transforming into a ManBearPig or something.

EA will not be showing new project from West and Zampella.

EA will not be showing new project from West and Zampella.

Mega64 goes behind the scenes to uncover the secret behind the new logo in Rock Band 3.

EA will not be showing new project from West and Zampella.

Punchers Impact announces first multi-player beat 'em up game for PlayStation Network.

Would you rather be a lover or a fighter?

More screens here - clicking on a characters face allows you to poke, prod and manipulate their features - Preset options are also available - sliders (for things like body weight) - use the DS touchscreen to draw walls, paint walls, and drag and drop items into the environment - craft your own stories - pick your Sims’ traits and Lifetime [...]

#review Everyone's favorite canine aviator, Snoopy, takes to the skies to shoot machine guns, rockets and a whole host of weapons at small children (and the Red Baron!) in airplanes. This is war with the gang from Peanuts. More »

CAUTION - FOUL LANGUAGE Start listening around the 2:10 mark to get the full reference