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Unleash your creativity with LittleBigPlanet 2, win your own 3D cinema screening and vote in the PlayStation Community Awards. Who says January's quiet?

Sackboy's back!
Make sure your imagination gets plenty of rest in the run-up to the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 on PlayStation 3. With an expanded Play mode whisking you away on an unforgettable journey, the tools to build whole games and even more ways to interact with the LittleBigPlanet community via PlayStation Network, you're going to need every last brain cell to be fit and firing.

For all the latest on the launch of LittleBigPlanet 2, keep your finger on the pulse at blog.eu.playstation.com. Play, create and share with LittleBigPlanet 2 this week, only on PlayStation 3.

Shepard's warning
Travel the galaxy, get to grips with powerful weapons and assemble your own trusted fighting force to scour space for lethal enemies in Mass Effect 2 for PlayStation 3 this weekend. With mankind facing the prospect of annihilation, you must step into the breach as the legendary Commander Shepard to stave off the threat.

Space sagas don't get much more sweeping than Mass Effect 2. The adventure launches on PlayStation 3 this week. 

Hack and smash
If the mental gymnastics of last year's cinema sensation Inception left their mark, you'll want to check out MindJack on PlayStation 3. A global tale of conspiracy and mind-based warfare, you join an elite group of agents as they hack into enemies, vehicles or civilians.

Take the action online by hacking into any open single player game for a thrilling co-operative experience via PlayStation Network when the game launches this week.

Junk and disorderly
When unlucky robots Chip and Mar-T are dumped with the rubbish on an unfamiliar planet, they must work together to overcome its strange inhabitants and begin their journey home in a salvaged space ship. Team up with a friend locally or via PlayStation Network to discover all the parts needed to power your escape in Spare Parts, downloadable from PlayStation Store for your PlayStation 3 now.

Move out, soldier
Prepare to fight on an online frontline featuring 16 players in Modern Combat: Domination, and throw yourself into one of the most immersive shooters on PlayStation 3. Use PlayStation Move to shoot, scramble around the battlefield and carry out melee attacks for added realism. 

Enlist by downloading Modern Combat: Domination from PlayStation Store today.

Step into the white
Brain-bending puzzles are the order of the day in SHIFT extended, the best-selling game available to download for your PlayStation 3 and PSP as part of the minis range. Guide your hero through stark black and white environments, flipping the scenery to solve conundrums. 

Win a personal 3D cinema screening
We're giving you and up to ten of your friends the opportunity to win an exclusive 3D cinema screening of The Green Hornet, the crime-fighting flick starring Seth Rogen. Find out how you could be in with a chance of bagging this unique prize by heading to eu.playstation.com/competitions. Good luck!

Community spirit
This Friday, 21 January 2011, the nomination stages for the PlayStation Community Awards begin. It's your chance to vote in categories ranging from the Funniest Member of the official PlayStation Forums to PlayStation 3 Game of the Year. You can even vote for the Best PSN Online ID or Best Trophies, as the awards are divided into two categories: the Community Awards and the Game Awards.

Head to community.eu.playstation.com to see the full list of categories right now.  

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