WorldsinMotion: "The last time we mentioned OGPlanet's side-scrolling MMO La Tale it was in mid-September after the title launched -- and they announced that prepaid game cards for the title would be available in Blockbuster.

Since then the title has been rumbling along in its position as (perhaps) the most direct competitor to MapleStory currently available, and now OGPlanet has announced that they are running, throughout the month of October, "Beast Bingo" -- an unusual promotion where players must take screenshots of their character standing with 25 different monsters (thankfully, one at a time) and then arrange those in a 5x5 grid."
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Playstation.Blog writes: "Hey, everyone. It's time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update."

Downloadable Games

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ($39.99)
The best-selling racing franchise returns with the intense precursor to Gran Turismo 5, featuring over 60 cars from worldwide car manufacturers. With an all-new interior dash view, online racing with up to 16 players, Drift mode and more, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue unveils revolutionary advancements that deliver the ultimate racing experience.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 1.78 GB

Add-on Game Content

Warhawk Broken Mirror Pack ($7.99)
Download the "Operation: Broken Mirror" Booster Pack and increase the effectiveness of your team's ground assaults with the new Armored Personnel Carrier and the Vaporfield Glacier Battlefield!
File size: 131 MB

Warhawk Booster Combo ($11.99)
Booster Combo includes the Warhawk "Operation: Omega Dawn" and "Operation: Broken Mirror" Booster Packs.
File size: 274 MB
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The Hong Kong PlayStation Store receives a brand new Lair demo. The weight of the demo is around 1919MB and fully English.
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Great news for those who couldn't get to grips with Lair's motion controls: the patch for analog flight controls is now live, and also brings crosshairs as a menu option. The patch is 147MB, and is up now for European Lair owners.
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A new free add-on pack for PS3's dragon shooter Lair is set to be released on April 17th via the Playstation Store. The pack updates the game to support the new Dualshock 3's rumble feature, dual analog stick flight control as opposed to the generally panned motion control, updated Remote Play for playing Lair on your PSP, and most interestingly, two new dragons, Wind and Poison. Players not interested in downloading the whole ...

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A free update for Lair will come on Apr 17th in Japan.

It adds control by the left analogue stick (instead of SIXAXIS), DualShock 3 support, better aim function, 2 bonus dragons (Wind Dragon and Poison Dragon) and custom themes that change randomly on startup.
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Gamedaily.Biz reports that RipTide Music announced today that it will represent the soundtrack for the game Lair. The score was composed by John Debney, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on The Passion of the Christ. Lair's soundtrack and other aesthetic elements of the game were well received by critics last year, even though the overall gameplay and control scheme were not.

"Riptide Music is uniquely positioned to deliver our music to television, movie trailers and advertising in a way that will separate it from the pack," said Chuck Doud, Director of Music for SCEA. "The videogame industry is producing some of the best, unique and most exciting music out there, and is a perfect companion to compliment other media."
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TheBitbag writes:

"I played Lair today and the controls wouldn't work. Why? They reconfigured it for analog use. Now you can choose which controls you like. It's too bad so many Lair owners balked at the innovation. It's still good to have a choice. The patch will be available sometime in March for download."
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Ripten:

"One of Lair's biggest criticisms was that it's motion controls were compulsory. The rumour of a patch adding analogue stick control caused a sigh of relief among Playstation 3 gamers."

"Now one fellow has claimed that he's experienced the patch at GDC and that it will be released in the coming months"
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Kotaku reports:

"The International Film Music Critics Association have announced their 2007 award winners, and this year sees the debut of their Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media award, which recognizes the increasing importance of music in gaming and gaming as an entertainment medium. This year's winner is John Debney for the wonderful score to Lar for the PlayStation 3."
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