Remember that Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 bundle we heard about earlier today? It’s going to have a friend on store shelves this summer. Sony’s also just announced a new PSP bundle. This limited edition entertainment pack doesn’t have an official name, so let’s just call it the Gran Turismo and MLB 11: The Show bundle…

If you buy a PSPgo in North America, all you get for your money is the PSPgo, a USB cable and the adapter to plug it in and charge it up. For a while, you also got a voucher for Rock Band Unplugged Lite. When Europeans purchase a PSPgo between today (December 1, 2009) and January 10, 2010, they get a full, additional game. Kind of makes you wish you lived overseas, doesn’t it?

The latest PSPgo European promotion was just announced today on the European PlayStation.Blog. For €249 you not only get the PSPgo system, with power cord and USB cable, you also get a free copy of Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Gran Turismo or MotorStorm Arctic Edge. Nice selection of games. I like that they went with three very recent releases from two different genres (racing and action).

The real winners here are people living in Germany and who pick up a PSPgo while this promotion is running…

And this week is also very typical. Yeah-yeah, a Condemned 2 demo and another one for that Sega Tennis mashup thing, if people actually still give a damn about Sega anymore. Standard-issue Rock Band stuff. Water, rinse, repeat.

That is, except for the announcement of a special edition Blu-ray of Gattaca.

So, for the rest of this space, allow me to make a Public Service Announcement to the more tech-savvy who are actually into this whole “new format” tripe. Gattaca, if you haven’t seen it, is quite the gem. It’s a grand dystopian epic of…

Added to the Playstation Store this week, available for download through the PS3: Joust ($4.99) – The arcade legend makes way to the PS3 via the Playstation Store. available for only $4.99, this button mashing classic will have you hopping, flapping and bouncing off other flying ostriches (or whatever giant foul they might be). Three more »