Jet Set Radio Is Making A Comeback

It's time to get up and get FUNKY! That's right ladies and gents SEGA has just released a teaser trailer which indicates we might see the return of the popular Sega Dreamcast title. Jet Set Radio is a classic hit among those of us who lived through the Dreamcast era and has clocked in numerous of gameplay hours.

The teaser trailer does confirm that the game will be a downloadable title for the PSN and XBLA. So strap on your roller-skates and get your spray cans ready because it's time to take on "The Man" once again with killer tunes and ludicrous speeds.

Sony plans to change the name of the PlayStation Network on Feb.8th

Over the weekend Sony announced that on this Wednesday, February 8 our "PlayStation Network Accounts" will no longer go by that name. The new name for the once PSN will now be going by "Sony Entertainment Network account." If you are wondering if this will affect your PSN accounts it wont.

The name change is purely just for a face lift of sorts and you will have no need to change your username or password. Also the PSN will remain unaltered so there is a sigh of relief there.  Sony says "Changing the name 'PlayStation Network account' to 'Sony Entertainment Network account' helps clarify the unity between PSN and other Sony Entertainment Network services." Sony also stated that "The goal is for there to be one networked log-in for all Sony services."

I for one think the new name change is a bit dumb and asking friends what is their SEN account name doesn't roll off the tongue so smoothly. Oh well i'm just glad that nothing besides the name is changing and that I will still be getting the quality services that I love for my PSN... oh I mean my now SEN experience.

PSN Store Releases for 12/20

The most recent episode of the Playstation Blogcast revealed what games will be available on the Playstation store next week.

Demos

Trine 2

Sonic CD

Apples to Apples

PSN Games

Trine 2 $14.99

Sonic CD $4.99

Apples to Apples $9.99

PS3 Games

Just Cause 2

NCAA Football 2012

LA Noire

Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

PS1 Games

Centipede

DLC

Batman: Arkham City: Arkham Bundle $14.99

Batman: Arkham City: Challenge Map Pack $2.99

Patapon 3 Mission Pack #3 Free

Gran Turismo 5: Car Pack 2 $3.99

Twisted Metal "Revenge" Trailer

Looks like we are adding Twister Metal to the list of "Pre-E3 Game Trailers" with their new "Revenge" Trailer.  Hint, it has robots.  You can expect Twisted Metal to come to the, hopefully still up, PSN Store October 4th.

Sony's "Welcome Back" Program Now Available in Playstation Store

If you're one of those people, which I don't doubt, that have been itching to access the Playstation Store to get your demos, DLC, and etc., then you may be happy to find out that the Playstation Store has already returned. What about the "Welcome Back" program that Sony had promised us since they had begun rolling out restoration worldwide? Well, you're in luck because the program is now available!

Today, the official Playstation Blog announced that it had finally launced its program! To refresh your memory, on the PS3, you wil be able to select 2 of 5 games Sony has picked out for us to download for free! This goes for PSP as well; choosing 2 of 4 PSP games.

The following list are the games you will be able to pick 2 of, previously detailed by Sony in our recent article detailing the program:

Playstation 3

• LittleBigPlanet
• InFamous
• Wipeout HD/Fury
• Super Stardust HD
• Dead Nation

PSP

• LittleBigPlanet
• Modnation Racers
• Pursuit Force
• Killzone: Liberation

PS3 users will also be able to access Playstation Plus for 30 Days Free as well. Along with that, Sony has also set up a FAQ section explaining Playstation Plus for newcomers, like me, for example that have never used the Plus service. This FAQ section can be seen in their announcement they made today, right here

Now this whole PSN outage has finally ended, we can all return to our daily PS3 gaming lives!