The torrent of holiday-season games is finally starting to ebb (with one major exception), but the same can’t be said for the gaming news cycle. DLC is being worked on, titles are being patched, and one upcoming PSN exclusive will allow you to buy your way into the character lineup (for charity, of course). Read on, fellow PlayStation fans.

PS – Less than 3 days!

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 15, 2010)

• Dragon’s Lair Coming Out Next Week – PSNStores
• Blueside Demos Kingdom Under Fire II Controls For PS3 – Siliconera
• Kingdom Under Fire 2 marches toward PS3 in 2012 – Joystiq
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta Second Opinions – PlayStation Portable Feature at IGN
• Kung-Fu Live preview: You are the controller – Joystiq
• Tetris Comes To PS3 With 1080p Puzzle Block Action – HotHardware
• BioShock Creators Won’t Let PS3 Lag For BioShock Infinite – Kotaku
• Pick Up Red Dead Redemption’s Soundtrack – In Vinyl – Kotaku
• Costume Quest – Grubbins on Ice First Look – GameSpot
• Slam Bolt Scrappers Naming Rights Auction! – Penny Arcade
• Five great PS3 games for the holidays – msnbc.com
• R.U.S.E. Getting Free DLC – PlayStation LifeStyle
• PS3 Touts 50 Per Cent Software Growth For Sept – NowGamer
• Vudu Comes to PS3, Hulu Plus Cuts Price to $8/Month – Wired.com
• NIS America announces Phantom Brave PSP- Destructoid
• Dead Nation Launch n’ Brain Munchin’ – PlayStation 3 Feature at IGN
• In-Depth: Sony Threatens Microsoft’s Non-Gaming Dominance – Gamasutra
• The Sly Collection Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
• Sony: Latin America Ready to Explode as Next Major Market – IndustryGamers
• The PlayStation 2 Is Still Japan’s Most Used Piece Of Hardware – PushSquare.com
• Review: Who’s That Flying? – Destructoid
• Move-enabled Funky Lab Rat coming to PSN – Destructoid
• PlayStation Home v1.4 Hands-On, Say Goodbye to Loading Times – PlayStation LifeStyle
• Mediatonic: behind the scenes with minis dev – PS3 Attitude

Here’s a quick look at the news that *didn’t* involve Gran Turismo 5 this week :)
Let us know if you’ve found something good that we missed.

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 8, 2010)

• Hoard review: Go for the gold – Joystiq
• See The 3rd Birthday TGS Trailer Again, This Time With English Subtitles – Siliconera
• Hoard patch to fix small text size issue – Joystiq
• Killzone 3 removes the ‘lag’ but keeps the ‘weight’ – Destructoid
• Fight No More Heroes 2 Bosses On PS3 In Heroes’ Paradise – Siliconera
• The Fight: Lights Out Review – Gaming Age
• Modern Combat: Domination Storming the Front in Early 2011 – PSNStores
• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Commercial Is Creepy Good – Kotaku
• Under Siege Preview – Edge Magazine
• PSU visits the PlayStation Lounge – PlayStation Universe
• Hoard Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
• PS3 Shaves 1.4 Million Units Off 360′s Lead in Just 6 Months – IndustryGamers
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
• God of War III: Playing as Kratos’ Brother – PlayStation 3 Preview at IGN
• Killzone 3 for PlayStation 3 – Preview – G4tv.com
• Review: Hoard – PSNStores
• Heavy Rain’s deleted scenes exposed, reveal ‘supernatural’ connection for origami killer – Joystiq
• The Divnich Debrief: PS3 Will Overtake Xbox 360 Worldwide by 2012 – IndustryGamers

If your RSS reader says that this post went up at 9am (Pac)/noon (East), then you may have forgotten to set your clocks back. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve showed up at work early on this day during my high school and college jobs.

Today, I’m using the extra hour to finish up the MoH campaign, which I took a weeklong break from when Red Dead Redemption’s Undead Nightmare pack came out. Finished that up last night – it’s a great reason to jump back into John Marston’s boots, especially if you like zombies.

How are you using that extra hour? Sleeping?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of November 1, 2010)

• Tactics Ogre: Mass Effect on the PSP? – IGN
• Killzone 3 pad lag measured – Eurogamer
• Peter Dille Talks PlayStation Move Success And PSP Plans – Siliconera
• Sony’s PlayStation Network Steps Up Original Content Effort – The Hollywood Reporter
• Interview With Meredith Molinari From The Tester – Mahalo Games
• God of War 3′s Deleted Scenes Video – GameVideos
• My Experience With The PlayStation Move – Platform Nation
• First impressions: ‘Killzone 3′ multiplayer – USATODAY.com
• Sackboys Love A Parade – Kotaku
• The Surprising Ways Japanese Games Are Changed For Americans – Kotaku
• The Kick-Ass Game Is New And Improved – Kotaku
• Average PlayStation Home User Spends 70 Minutes In Sony’s Virtual World – Siliconera
• Adrianne Curry Is Surprised That Contestants On ‘The Tester’ Aren’t Completely Lame – MTV
• Aya Plays Dress Up In These Screens From The 3rd Birthday – Siliconera
• The Tester 2: “Series Premiere” Liveblog: A Brave New Cast – Kotaku
• Sessler’s Soapbox: Sessler at the Supreme Court – G4tv.com
• Take A Peek At God Of War III’s Gorgeous Art Book – Kotaku
• ESA confident on ‘historic’ day of Supreme Court hearing – News at GameSpot
• Insomniac Games’ Ted Price Talks Gaming, Violence, And The Law – G4tv.com
• Our favorite SCOTUS quotes with commentary from the NBA Jam guy – Joystiq
• 3D Patch Coming To NBA 2K11 For PS3 In January – G4tv.com
• PSN director: The Tester is a ‘foundation for something much bigger’ – Joystiq
• PS3 Sales Hot on Xbox 360′s Heels – The Escapist
• Interview for God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP) – UGDB
• Review: Ys: The Oath in Felghana – Destructoid.com
• Third Badman Game Exits Dungeon, Surfaces On PSN This Tuesday – Siliconera

It’s not often that we have reason (or desire) to talk politics here, but Tuesday is shaping up to be an important day for gamers in California and around the country. This week’s Supreme Court decision could have major repercussions on not just the gaming industry, but many other forms of protected speech, including movies, TV shows, music, comics, and just about any form of entertainment you probably enjoy now. We’ve had a couple of guest posters on the topic and we’ll have another update for you later this week.

In news from this past week, 2 major themes emerged. 1 – Gamers from around the world shared their favorite PlayStation 2 games on the 10th anniversary of the PS2 in North America, and 2 – God of War: Ghost of Sparta is pretty damn awesome.

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 25, 2010)

• Field Report – Killzone 3 Beta (Part One) – Shacknews
• Rush Limbaugh Defends Video Game Free Speech, “This is Where the Battle Is” – Kotaku
• “I think one day we could bring you another Demon’s Souls”: From Software tackles your questions – guardian.co.uk
• See an epic boss battle in Ys: The Oath in Felghana – Destructoid.com
• Killzone 3 Multiplayer Beta Video Preview – IGN
• Shadow of the Colossus – #1 Top PS2 Games – IGN
• Original Uncharted novel in the works from Del Rey Books – Joystiq
• PS2 Retrospective: The PlayStation 2 turns 10, Feature Story from GamePro
• Ghost of Sparta: good god – New York Post
• ‘God of War: Ghost of Sparta’ fills in the blanks – CNN.com
• The Fight: Lights Out Delivers a Calorie-Burning Knockout – fitsugar
• Sony Raises Full-Year Profit Forecast, Citing Demand for Games, Computers – Bloomberg
• Simon Pegg lends voice to EA’s Spare Parts – Destructoid.com
• Fallout: New Vegas patch now out for consoles – Destructoid.com
• Street Fighter Alpha designer working on PS Move game – Destructoid.com
• The Supreme Court Of The United States, Video Games, And You! – G4tv.com
• Joystiq remembers the PlayStation 2 – Joystiq
• Red Dead Undead Nightmare Disc Dated – IGN
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta – More, More, More – Siliconera
• See Ys: The Oath In Felghana Limited Edition Images Inside Xseed’s Office – Siliconera
• Top 100 PlayStation 2 Games – IGN
• Back to the Future: The Game confirmed for PSN – Scrawl
• Preview: Dead Nation – PSNStores
• Netflix Tests Streaming-Only Subscriptions in the U.S. – Mashable
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta Review – PlayStation Portable Review at IGN
• Ghost Of Sparta Review: Kratos Delivers More Epic Handheld Action – GameInformer.com
• Review: God of War: Ghost of Sparta – Kotaku
• Review: God of War: Ghost of Sparta – Destructoid.com
• REVIEW: Time Crisis: Razing Storm for the Playstation Move – ASG GAMING
• A new way to rock: Ars reviews Rock Band 3 – Ars technica
• News: Sony: PS3-exclusive devs are hitting console’s ‘full potential’ – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
• Ys: The Oath In Felghana – My Two Trips Through Tigray Quarry – Siliconera

Lots of games to play equals lots of news to read. This weekend I completed Enslaved (one of my Top 10 favorite games this year, no doubt), and am trick-or-treating my way through the very charming Costume Quest. What are you playing? What are you reading?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 18, 2010)

• Blacklight: Tango Down PSN Exclusive Content Announced – PlayStation LifeStyle
• New The 3rd Birthday Videos Show Off Liberation And Crossfire Abilities – Siliconera
• 3D Dot Game Heroes Sells Six Times Expectations, Demon’s Souls Does Double – Siliconera
• Gran Turismo 5’s Red Bull X1 Prototype Revealed (w/Specs!) – gtplanet
• Netflix Accounts For 20% Of Peak U.S. Internet Bandwidth: Study – Multichannel News
• DC Universe Online gets even more super voice actors – Joystiq
• Capcom: Dante Needed to be ‘Completely Different’ – PlayStation 3 News at IGN
• inFamous 2 for PlayStation 3 – Preview – G4tv.com
• Sony moved 2.5 million PlayStation 3 Move controllers in first 30 days – Los Angeles Times
• Sony sells 1 million Move units in Americas – Yahoo! News
• Eurogamer: An Audience With Media Molecule Part One – Game Rant
• Sony’s PlayStation Move Shooting Attachment hits the bulls-eye – Ars Technica
• My Chemical Romance does intro song for Gran Turismo 5 – Destructoid.com
• “80% willing to game with 3D glasses” PlayStation 3 News – Eurogamer.net
• Ys: The Oath in Felghana goes gold, is fantastic – Destructoid.com
• A look at the PlayStation Move ‘Shooting Attachment’ – Destructoid.com
• Vanquish Review for PlayStation 3 – GameSpot
• Sony CEO on Playstation Move – FoxBusiness.com
• A Challenge to the Press – Insomniac Games – Blog
• PSN Swords and Soldiers getting Move support – Destructoid.com
• Guest Review: The Shoot (PS Move) : DualShockers
• Social Media Battle: Xbox vs. PlayStation – Kirsten’s Social Web
• PlayStation Move Designers Speak Out – 1UP
• First impressions: ‘God of War: Ghost of Sparta’ – USATODAY.com
• How To Beat Demon’s Souls In Under An Hour – Kotaku

Quick bit of housekeeping before we get to the week’s reading list…

As you may already know, the updated, disc-free Netflix app is due to hit North American PS3s tomorrow. Some of our Canadian readers asked if their application is being updated with the new interface and features (such as 5.1 surround sound). The answer is yes; you’ll be prompted to patch the when you launch the Netflix app after the update goes live. Look for the update to hit before noon Pacific (don’t expect it at 12.01am tonight).

Here’s the other big news from around the web this week:

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of October 11, 2010)

• Prinny 2 adds a difficulty setting for all the crybabies – Destructoid.com
• The 3rd Birthday Brings Back One Of My Favorite Gameplay Mechanics – Kotaku
• A Popular PSP Game Was Among September’s Best-Selling U.S. Titles – Siliconera
• A Medically Recognized Condition – Penny Arcade!
• UNCHARTED 2 One Year Anniversary Event Details! – Naughty Dog
• Enslaved PS3 title update adding 5.1 surround sound for optical output – Joystiq
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja: Storm 2 Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
• 10 Of Our Favorite LittleBigPlanet User Created Levels – G4tv.com
• LittleBigPlanet 2: Catching Up With Media Molecule – G4tv.com
• gamrFeed Holiday Buying Guide: PlayStation 3 – gamrFeed
• Prinny 2 heading stateside in January – News at GameSpot
• PS3′s Move Selling ‘Extremely Well at Retail,’ says Sony – IndustryGamers
• Sony Sees `Strong’ Europe Christmas Sales on PS3 Rise – Bloomberg
• The Science Of InFAMOUS: Extended Cut HD | Video Clip | Game Trailers & Videos – GameTrailers.com
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PS3 patch incoming – Joystiq
• Split/Second gets minute on PSP this November – Joystiq
• Echochrome 2 Hands-On – PlayStation 3 Preview at IGN
• Cladun: This is an RPG Review – PlayStation Portable Review at IGN
• Pre-Comic Con Exlusive Sony Event – GamerFitNation
• PlayStation Feature: The 7 best PlayStation exclusives of all time – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
• Riding an anti-gravity Segway: hands-on with LittleBigPlanet 2 – ars technica
• Book Review: The Art of God of War III – VGBlogger.com

You might’ve known that we’ll be in Canada this week for a metrically-huge meetup (RSVP here), but here’s something you didn’t know: We’re also going to be in NYC this week for a super intimate, exclusive PlayStation Move meetup event. Shhh! Don’t tell anyone!

More details soon.

In other news, I finally went hands on with NBA 2K11 (they were demoing the full version of the game on a trio of giant Bravias at the SonyStyle Store around here), and I’ve got to say – it’s pretty damn awesome (IGN agrees). Don’t forget… it’s also PlayStation Move compatible.

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 27, 2010)

• Yummy SRPG: New Tactics Ogre trailer is delicious – Destructoid
• Yakuza 4 screens keep us hungry for the game – Destructoid
• NBA 2K11 Review – PlayStation 3 Review at IGN
• Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together’s TGS Trailer Now Has English Text – Siliconera
• Valkyria Chronicles 2 codes collected – Joystiq
• The 3rd Birthday TGS trailer speaks our language – Joystiq

The 3rd Birthday: Aya’s Lightning Costume – PlayStation Portable News at IGN

• Inside PlayStation Home With Cade Peterson – Gaming Target
• Feature: The PlayStation console – A brief history – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
• PSLS Presents – Patrick Seybold, Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media, SCEA – PlayStation LifeStyle
• PlayStation Plus Cards Hitting Retail Stores – Ubergizmo
• Oddworld’s Stranger getting a makeover for PS3 remake – Joystiq
• Sony’s ‘EyePet’ captures your heart – USATODAY.com
• The Playstation and Me: Hermen Hulst, Part 1 – Techland – TIME.com
• Review: Heavy Rain Move Edition – VGBlogger

There are a crazy amount of games coming out over the next few weeks (and, well, months), so I’m feverishly trying to finish up my unbeaten campaigns. With any luck, I’ll finish up Mafia II today (loving the story and voice acting in that one) in between football watching and PSP sessions of Valkyria Chronicles II.

Rey will be by with the full list of upcoming PS3, PSP, and PSN games later this afternoon. What have you been playing this weekend?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 20, 2010)

• Dead Space Extraction for PlayStation 3 – Preview – G4tv.com
• Netflix on PS3 Impressions – PS3 Preview at IGN
• PS3 Games of Fall 2010 – PS3 Feature at IGN
• Latest Explodemon trailer looks, er… explosive? – Destructoid
• Q-Games’ Dylan Cuthbert considering PixelJunk Monsters 2 – Joystiq
• PSP Games of Fall 2010 – PSP Feature at IGN
• Sony: Perfect Accuracy Can Make Motion Games ‘Unplayable’ – GameLife
• Time Crisis: Razing Storm goes gold – GameSpot
• Zero Punctuation on Zero Regulation – Video Game Voters Network
• Dead Space 2 multiplayer beta invites going out to PS3 fans – Joystiq
• Space Invaders Infinity Gene Review for PlayStation 3 – GameSpot
• The Playstation and Me: Scott Rohde, Part 1 – Techland – TIME.com
• Trinity: Souls of Zill ‘Oll Coming In First Quarter Of 2011 – Siliconera
• Tumble Review for PlayStation 3 – GameSpot
• The Fashion Imperative – Penny Arcade!
• Deal North: Cheap PS3 RPGs – Destructoid
• No poop to scoop when your kid’s first pet is digital – Technolog
• The Playstation and Me: Evan Wells, Part 1 – Techland – TIME.com
• Getting a Move On – NBC Bay Area
• ‘Gran Turismo 5′ Is Only Six Weeks Away – NYTimes.com
• Hands-On: Deft Visuals, Deep Gameplay Make Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll an RPG to Watch – GameLife
• Designing PlayStation Move – Edge Magazine
• Virtua Tennis 4 TGS 2010 Preview – G4tv.com
• This Week in Game Deals: PlayStation Move Edition (September 19th-September 25th) – G4tv.com
• Interview for John Daly’s Prostroke Golf – UGDB
• Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida – gamesindustry.biz

With Tokyo Game Show and the launch of PlayStation Move both taking place over the past week, we read tons of views, news, preview and reviews. Share your links if we missed anything (which is likely!)

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 13, 2010)

• TGS: Hands-on with The 3rd Birthday – Destructoid
• TGS: Valkyria Chronicles 3 is all I hoped it would be – Destructoid
• Hands On: 3rd Birthday a Shooteriffic Sequel to Parasite Eve – GameLife
• Q-Games Talks PixelJunk Shooter 2, Teases Future Projects – GameLife
• Comic lobby rallies against California game law – News at GameSpot
• Disgaea 4 condemns PS3s next summer – News at GameSpot
• TGS: LittleBigPlanet 2: Playing With a Japanese Girl – IGN
• The Tech Behind PlayStation Move – IGN
• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Beta Details – G4tv.com
• TGS: Valkyria Chronicles 3 Preview – PlayStation Portable Preview at IGN
• TGS: Final Fantasy Agito XIII Quick Look – PlayStation Portable Preview at IGN
• PlayStation Move Video Preview – SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs – IGN
• Feature: Why Move IS a day one purchase – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
• Can Sony’s Move Satisfy the Hardcore Gamer? – ABC News
• PlayStation Move moves early; takes on the Wii starting today – msnbc
• Sony says likely to meet annual PS3 sales target – Reuters
• Sony’s Peter Dille discusses PlayStation’s 15-year legacy – Joystiq
• PlayStation Imports Store To Open Shop Next Week – MTV Multiplayer
• Impressions: Zombie-Filled Yakuza Packs Heat, Cabaret Clubs – Wired
• TGS: Project Dark is for Demon’s Souls Fans – IGN
• Ni no Kuni (PS3) preview: Another Another World – Joystiq
• The Tester Season 2: Handicapping the cast – Joystiq
• MAG is getting a huge update next month – Destructoid
• What *Is* PixelJunk Lifelike, Anyway? – Kotaku
• What You Should Buy With PlayStation Move – PlayStation LifeStyle
• The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1 – Techland
• Sedentary Gaming Gets a Shot in the Arm With Move – ABC News
• Sports Champions Review (PS3) – Gaming Age
• Analysis: PlayStation Brand Reclaims Madden Crown – Gamasutra
• Sports Champions Review – PlayStation Universe
• Initial Impressions of PlayStation Move - PSNation.org
• Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Move Update Is a Go – Capcom Unity
• 15 Years Of PlayStation Domination – Kotaku

Off to Tokyo! In 24 hours or so, Rey and I will be flying to the Land of the Rising Sun for Tokyo Game Show. We’ll be prowling the event floor for new PS3 and PSP game news, interviews, and play sessions. Have any requests for game coverage while we’re at TGS? Let us know in the comments and we’ll see what we can do!

On another note, the PlayStation.Blog team was pleased to see the widespread PAX coverage of upcoming PSN head-turners like Slam Bolt Scrappers, Retro/Grade, Eat Them!, and Hoard (more on that soon) in addition to PS3 heavyweights like inFAMOUS 2, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Heroes on the Move, and Killzone 3′s debut showing on PlayStation Move. What was your favorite PAX game news?

The PS.Blog weekly reading list (Week of September 6, 2010)

• We were not ready: the PlayStation turns 15 – ArsTechnica
• Sony celebrates PlayStation’s 15-year anniversary – Destructoid
• This Day in History: Sony’s PlayStation Launches in the U.S. – 1UP
• The 15 best PlayStation games of all time – GamesRadar
• The PSone: 15 Years Later – IGN
• PlayStation turns 15: share your favorite games – USA Today
• PlayStation turns 15: Share your memories – Joystiq
• Fifteen Years Of PlayStation Domination – Kotaku
• PlayStation Anniversary Fun Facts – PlayStation LifeStyle
• PAX Impressions: Retro/Grade – PSNStores
• PAX Impressions: Slam Bolt Scrappers – PSNStores
• Mega Man Universe Has Customizable Mega Men – IGN
• inFamous 2 Preview from GamePro
• PAX 2010: Insomniac Panel – G4tv.com
• PAX 10: Hands-on with Slam Bolt Scrappers – Destructoid
• A Yakuza 4 Trailer Made For America – Siliconera
• Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Doubles The Size Of The Super Famicom Script – Siliconera
• Eat Them! preview: War of the Rampage – Joystiq
• Move-ing Forward: What’s On Tap For The PlayStation Move – G4tv.com
• Photos Of Japan’s PlayStation Concept Stores – Siliconera
• Review: Valkyria Chronicles II – Destructoid
• PAX: The First Night – IGN Blog
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Review – IGN
• Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath targeted at PS3 – GameSpot