Weekend Essentials – Issue 39

This weekend, use your virtual driving skills to be in with a chance of winning a one-off, real life BMW, download a PSP racing classic and join the discussion at PlayStation.Blog.

Four wheels good

To celebrate the release of blur on PlayStation 3, Activision is giving one lucky PlayStation fan the opportunity to win a 125i BMW Performance car. This spectacular piece of automotive design comes in Alpine White, features racing-style carbon trims, striking BMW Performance accent strips and, most significantly of all, the BMW Performance aerodynamic kit.

If you like the sound of that, and want to be the envy of all your friends and family, visit PlayStation Store, download the blur multiplayer demo and rank up to Level Five. Once you have reached Level Five in the demo, you will be automatically entered into the competition. It's that simple.

So what are you waiting for? Head to PlayStation Store and download the blur multiplayer demo today!

Download treats in store

Ridge Racer, one of the launch titles at the release of PSP in September 2005, races onto PlayStation Store this week. Head over there now on your PSP or via Media Go to experience drift racing on the go.

While you're there, why not snap up Tekken 2, one of the highest rated games in the popular and long-running Tekken series? Released on the original PlayStation in 1996, the game is now available to download from PlayStation Store.

Rounding off a fantastic trio of full game downloads this week, LittleBigPlanet for PS3 can now be downloaded by all, having previously been available to PlayStation Plus subscribers only.

Also new in PlayStation Store, pick up the latest Marvel Costume Kit for LittleBigPlanet on PS3, download the Robin Hood Costume Kit for LittleBigPlanet on PSP, grab the ModNation Racers Nukular Pack for PS3 and bring music to your ears at no extra cost with the Super Stardust HD soundtrack.

Visit PlayStation Store now to download these and more treats direct to your PS3 and PSP.

Join the debate

On PlayStation.Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com, the Friday Debate this week is all about trophies: do you want to grab them all? Do you compete with your friends to see who can get the most? Which ones are the hardest to get?

If you missed it, there's also news on the Gran Turismo 5 Special Editions, with details of what you can look forward to in either of the two packs that will come out when the Real Driving Simulator roars onto PS3 later in 2010.

For lovers of themes on PS3, catch up with one of the online designers at PlayStation as he reveals his hints and tips on creating your very own unique look and feel for the PS3 XMB™ (XrossMediaBar).

Disc is king

With gamescom 2010 just around the corner and the release of the PlayStation Move motion controller less than two months away, why not take the chance to check out some of the best-selling titles of 2010 to date? On PS3, experience the brutal High Definition debut of Kratos in God of War III, or mount your trusty steed for some high plains drifting in Red Dead Redemption.

If gaming on the go is more up your street, then get into pole position for some fun and frantic racing in ModNation Racers or experience an all new tactical espionage adventure in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, both on PSP.

Keep an eye on PlayStation Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com for the latest PlayStation news as it happens.

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