Just a quick reminder to all Metal Gear Online players. Pre-orders for the SCENE expansion pack is already available, and will last until the release date. It's worth it, if only for the "cardboard man" head gear you'll get with the pre-order.

Since we're getting closer to the release of Metal Gear Online's SCENE Expansion Pack, Konami has released a new trailer you can watch after the link. A nice upgrade from the screenshots they released last week.

Capcom has laid out its timetable for the North American release of the alternative costume packs that'll act as the first batch of DLC for Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360). Each pack will be US$ 4, except for the discounted combo pack - which, incidentally, hasn't been dated yet - that contains all of the costumes. The schedule's in the full article.

Big things are coming out today with Europe's PlayStation Network update. For one, the long-awaited LBP costumes for Kratos Sackboy is here - and the GoW level kit too. Mirror's Edge's PS3-exclusive DLC is also available as well. Two PSP games are also going live, one of them being Fight Night Round 3! An FF13 trailer is also available for download - I'm sure you guys would want to watch it on your TV rather than on a compressed video embed, right?

Time for another round of new goodies on the US PlayStation Store. For this week's batch, we've got the usual shower of Guitar Hero and Rock Band tracks, a new edition of PULSE, new demos and new downloadable games. Check out the complete list in the full article.

After hearing the story of the Swede teen collapsing after 24 hours of playing Wrath of the Lich King, this news comes to no surprise for me. World of Warcraft's second expansion pack has sliced its way to second place in the UK charts, topped only by fellow newcomer, Call of Duty: World at War. In other news, LittleBigPlanet shot down form fourth place to 19th place. Ouch.

The rest of the top UK games after the link!

Guitar Hero got Aerosmith, and SingStar got ABBA, but Rock Band studio Harmonix got the cream of the crop. According to their press release, the studio got the rights to make a Beatles music game, with the blessings of Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, Yoko Ono, and Olivia Harrison. Details after the link.

Is there an AC/DC expansion pack for MTV Games and Harmonix' Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2)? A memo from Wal-Mart, leaked by an employee himself, appears to say so. See what it's got to say over at the full article.

Twenty-five years and still going strong, Jeopardy!, one of the most famous television quiz shows, will soon be stepping on to the next-gen platform. Shalom Mann, Studio Head for Sony Online Entertainment, was happy to announce the game's upcoming arrival on the PlayStation Network this September 11.

Time to shoot for the stars! If you're lagging behind the Trophy race, here's a couple of quick tips to get you started pew-pew-pewing your way to some Super Stardust HD Trophies. Sony's posted some video tutotials straight from one of the top SSHD players out there.

Visit: PS3 forum Super Stardust HD Trophies Help thread