This Wednesday, December 17th, Atari’s 40th birthday invades PlayStation Home, the winter holidays begin, Domo dons some cute new outfits, Granzella hosts some special events and more!
Atari – 40th Birthday!This fall, Atari celebrated its 40th birthday—longer than many of us have been alive! And something is invading the Action District that looks like retro fun could be on the horizon. What does it mean? We shall find out…
Brisk winds have blown into PlayStation Home and the mysterious and festive winter island has appeared again just off the coast of Pier Park. What wonders will it bring this year?
You are cordially invited to the the 2012 Winter Holiday.
Take on the role of a distinguished party guest and become both spectator and participant in events at the Holiday Ball. Head to the island first thing Wednesday and get your first reward, a stylish mask to help you slip into character. Throughout the rest of the holiday, play your role and earn XP while dancing, dueling, voting on each others’ fashion sense in a costume parade, kissing under mistletoe, and more.
Meanwhile over in Pier Park, there’s something dark going on! Begin investigating, starting this Wednesday to discover the meaning behind all this…
Save big in Home Tycoon this week! For a limited time, get 40% off the high-octane Stunt Pack expansion, and save 35% on the mega-popular Luxury Life Tower, on sale again by popular demand!
Drive like an animal with two new zoo animal cars this week in Home Tycoon: the Pink Bear Car and the Silver Giraffe Car! These new cars can be found in the Home Tycoon store under Vehicles > Animals.
Kung Fu Factory – Domo Holiday Friends 2012Domo jumps right into the Holidays with six brand new Domo Holiday Companions! See who’s been naughty or nice with Santa Domo or take to the ice with Winter Domo!
You’ll also get to see what Domo did for Halloween! Six new Domo Halloween Companions are also coming your way! Rise from the dead with Mummy Domo or scare some players with Ghost Domo!
Spend your Holidays with Domo and have some fun!
Granzella introduces the Inner Tube and Swimming Float Series. Able to be used while swimming at the Glittering Sands Beach, the Inner Tube (can be used by one person) and Swimming Float (can be used by two people) have arrived. Each is available in aqua, pink, yellow, and green.
Additionally the Swimming Floats can also be used with Everyone’s Picture: On the Beach. Choose a pose on a Swimming Float, try taking a picture of yourself!
Granzella Winter EventsAt GZ Burger, invite your friends and feast side by side! The Southern Island Hideaway and Great Edo of Nippon lounges have also been changed completely with winter scenery.
Game Mechanics has you covered with more cool stuff for your personal spaces and clubs. Adding to their Contender Series are a Racing Chair, a matching Racing Couch, plus a coffee table and an end table each made out of an engine block. They have an ice filled cooler made from a tire, a sports canopy, tailgate chairs, plus chairs and couches made from the front end of a bug car. Last, but not least, they have a fully functional grill that is carved out of an engine block.
In addition they are also introducing their new Elegant Line of more stylish furniture pieces for those with a more wealthy taste. They have an Elegant Chair and Sofa, plus table/chair combos and an Elegant Canopy to keep your friends from being exposed to the elements when you entertain. The featured item is an Elegant Dining Table that you can configure with 1 to 4 place settings. You can also change the color of the tablecloth to one of four colors.
Ring in the New Year in style with Juggernaut Games! The PartyMachine 2013 active item (5 slots) is the ideal DJ and comes with a great selection of party music! Bring life to the party with the Party Spotlight (5 slots), a unique customizable spotlight packed with tons of features. Celebrate the big moment with the Confetti Bomb (6 slots), which showers your guests with multi-colored confetti (and may have some other surprises in store!) If you feel like dancing, the PartyMachine 2013 companion is the perfect partner.
Lockwood Publishing – Arctic Voyage + Party Season Arctic VoyageGive your friends the journey of a lifetime with The Dream Yacht: Arctic Voyage, including 20 onboard rewards. This amazing space is only available from the Gift Machine for 768 tokens.
Party SeasonIt’s party season! Stun your friends with the new Zipper Dress from Lockwood, perfect for hitting the dance floor. For a subtle look go for The Sarah Hairstyle, or don the Party Top Hat available in black or sparkling purple – perfect for hitting the dance floor. For the guys there’s the Sharp Suit Jacket and Trousers, this funky cut will draw attention especially when finished off with Rose Tinted Glasses.
Uproar Collection 2: Winter RiotThe latest Uproar collection is here! With new weapons, taunts, rewards and a level cap increase – there’s even a few quirky seasonal items to get you in the festive spirit. Visit the Uproar arena now to claim your FREE head tattoo rewards!
Get your hands on the RadPetz, a new generation of advanced companions complete with complex behavior, sound and visual effects! The first batch of Radpetz are Skully and his friends, Skullbat, Skulette and Scalaca: those cute and spooky pets fly, snore loudly and spawn little trails of Zzz particles as they doze off. Buy all 4 companions and get a free grey t-shirt and, a special t-shirt with a nest on the shoulder, where you pet will land to incubate its eggs and take a nap.
Also discover the new biker jackets, they are the first item from our Neon Design collection. They come in 5 colors, both for male and female avatars.
A Big update for Blueprint: Home this week — There are two new style packs available: Asian Fusion and Nightclub; two new Skies: Night Time and Chameleo and also two new environments: Snow Capped Mountains and City of the Future.
There has been an update to the lighting when inside the apartments making it better than ever. You can now select any floor or ceiling for use in any room and also an issue which aw furniture not fitting in some corners has been rectified.
Finally there is a range of furniture that is perfect for use in your Blueprint apartment. Create the garden of your dreams with the Great Outdoors Range including hedges to make amazing hedge mazes. Also available is a range of Patio furniture that will help complete your perfect Blueprint: Home.
This week also sees the release of outfits inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey To The West. With four characters from the novel with different colour variants including a limited edition full body outfit for each one available for a short period of time there will be something for everyone.
Out with the old and in with the new! The Casino’s fountain is now handing out a new reward! If you’re lucky enough after tossing some chips in you’ll be rewarded with the Elizabeth Tower ornament. This will go nicely with the other landmarks of the world that are rewarded elsewhere in The Casino. So head on over and get tossing!
Codeglue’s popular LED TV’s with mood light are now available in a whopping 80″! They come in various aspect ratios, like landscape, portrait and even square ones! Besides new LED TV’s Codeglue has released two leggings bundles, each with 7 fashionable leggings!
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer on PlayStation Home? Then Codeglue might have just the thing for you! Starting this Wednesday, the 19th of December, they will be having a little Holiday Sale which will run all the way until the 2nd of January.
Home might not have many chimneys for you to go down, but regardless that our Santa on a reindeer costume will make sure that your Christmas Eve is complete! He even brings his own dance moves to the party. For the girls they have selected the more fashion-forward “u love green” bundles. These are filled with a dress, one-shoulder top, leggings, a pair of heels and to complete the whole look, a pair of earrings. They are available in green and black and will surely make you look perfect for the holidays.
Community Theater – UpdateAnother star-studded week in the Community Theater! PSTALENT premieres season 2 of the long-awaited hit series, The SPOTLIGHT! What will become of our beloved Director? Will the Junk Guy seek medical attention? Who is Nurse Sharome? Find out this Wednesday, December 19th at 6:00 p.m. PST for the SPOTLIGHT season premiere. The JUNK GUY has a very special gift for you – a free virtual item download: The JUNK GUY Xmas Butt-Huggers!
PlayStation Home Mall UpdateMagnus is back in his 71st volume of the Virtual Item Showcase. This week he showcases Secret Agent outfits from Konami as well as some new tats to help ring in the new year of the Snake, cute new Peeptoe shoes for ladies from Lockwood, a sleek new suit for the men, Domo dresses up for the holidays, sled or skate around with new locomotions or throw snowballs at your friends. Check out the video below for all the details.
See you in PlayStation Home!
