PlayStation Home is relaunching tomorrow. You can expect to see some pretty big changes too, with Sony's socially networked virtual world now being broken into themed districts. You can see it in action if you don't want to wait, thanks to yesterday's video.
The video also runs through some of the free games that will be available to play from within the new Home. More details on those games emerges this morning in text form, compliments of Sony (via Destructoid). You can check it all out after the jump.
- Bootleggers ’29: Set in the seedy underbelly of the Roaring Twenties, this PlayStation Home exclusive first-person shooter found in the Action District pits cops vs. criminals in a Prohibition-era game of Capture the Cask. Boasting real-time multiplayer action, a variety of vintage weapons and unlockable rewards, and the unique ability to play as your PlayStation Home avatar, Bootleggers ’29 is a 100% free-to-play game that introduces a classic narrative to the modern shooter genre.
- PlayStation Home Hold ‘Em: A series of backroom poker tables hosted in the brand new Sportswalk district, PlayStation Home Hold ‘Em squares players off in a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all battle of the bluffs. Only the best of the best will progress to the high stakes tables and collect all the prizes in this free version of the wildly-popular Texas Hold ‘Em card game.
- PlayStation Home Sports Trivia: Test your sports expertise against the PlayStation Home community and unlock a series of themed rewards in this massive sports trivia game, found in the Sportswalk. Packed with over 10,000 trivia questions, this game will challenge the memories of even the most die-hard sports fans.
- RC Rally: Build and customize your own remote controlled car and race against friends over multiple courses, performing stunts and tricks and unlocking numerous upgrades along the way. This fast-paced PlayStation Home original game can be found in the new Pier Park.
- Cogs: A 3D version of Lazy 8 Studios award-winning Steampunk puzzle game, Cogs can be found front-and-center in PlayStation Home’s new Hub. Build a variety of machines from sliding tiles and unlock exclusive PlayStation Home rewards in this highly-addictive puzzler.
- PlayStation Home Theater: The PlayStation Home Theater sports an ultra-modern architectural design and hosts a wide range of videos programmed specifically for PlayStation gamers, including episodes of Pulse and Qore, trailers and interviews from the PlayStation Blog, and exclusive user-generated videos in the popular Community Theater.
- PlayStation Home Mall: The PlayStation Home Mall is loaded with thousands of pieces of content from some of the most popular game and entertainment IPs in the world. Shop for PlayStation Home games, extravagant personal spaces, costumes, clothing items and other avatar enhancements, and tons more in the redesigned Mall.
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7xsPD
Hopefully I don't lose the stuff I got over the years. I would really hate having to get all that rare free stuff again.
cschaff
I think they should incorporate your trophy level into home with rewards and unlockables and maybe even make a sort of Sims RPG
cardinalsfan1122
I've played bootleggers its not very good but the sports bar is really nice, and a place I may actually hang out in Home. Home will not all of a sudden explode in popularity after this update but it adds some new things, and is slowly moving forward.
Wildcard273
I agree with JohnnyBuku. Hopefully they will set it up so people can actually get a chance to play in the games. I hate waiting in real life and I don't want to wait in my digital life.
TD_ThA_MoNsTa
This actually might make me use home more than just a few times out of the year between E3 and GamesCom. Sounds pretty awesome, will definitely check it out come tomorrow.
H0TSHELLZ
Bootleggers 29' and RC Rally sound too cool and gotta check em out.
JohnnyBuku
OK - i will give it a try someday when i have a lot of time to waste for updates and downloads, but i am not holding out much hope. I guess $ony gets kudos for trying though...
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