After nearly a decade of being the one-stop shop for Sony gamers, the PlayStation Store in San Francisco's Metreon will be closing.

While this is practical news only for San Fran residents, this also means that we won't see PlayStation-specific stores pop up anywhere else if Sony's giving up such a prime location.

LA is the place to be this February 12, for the launch event of Street Fighter IV. What? You don't live in LA? Sucks to be you then. What you can do though, is get yourself a chance to win a free plane ticket courtesy of Capcom. Details after the link.

Bring out the popcorn, invite your sweetie over. It's time to give you PS3 a break from all the gaming and use it for other recreational things. This week's PlayStation Network Video Store content update has Underworld (just the first one though), if you guys want to catch up before watching the new Rise of the Lycans movie. There's also the new TV series, Fringe, which I heard some good things about but never actually got to watch yet. Oh and of course some classics, American Psycho and Carrie. (Perfect if you want some cuddle action!)

Capcom really went all out on the promotions for Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360) with their series of Fight Club events. In the full article is a video of their San Francisco Fight Club where fans and rookies of the game got together and fought it out. Jeff Rubenstein also got a few words from Mr. Street Fighter IV, Seth Killian, as well as John Diamonon and talked about the game and the event.

November 4. Keep that date in mind if you want to be one of the first to get a copy of Resistance 2. With their legion of Chimeras, Insomniac Games will be invading the the PlayStation Store in San Francisco's Metreon for their midnight launch event.

Details after the link.

Remember the California video game law? The one that wants to restrict violent video games? Well it's back, and it may even go as far as the US Supreme Court. More in the full article.

The resistance is on! With the Resistance 2 open beta now in full swing, some leaked shots of the beta test have made their way online. Check out the full article for a few shots of the Orick and San Francisco maps.

THQ and Volition are cooking up something new for Saints Row 2's (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) Multiplayer Mode. They want you to have fun, and they want you to have fun holistically. They're implementing a new "all-in" mode, which you can find out about after the jump.

The game's already out in Japan so you guys may already have an idea of how it plays out, but those looking for a more hands-on experience will be able to demo Valkyria Chronicles during the pre-release event Sega of America has planned later this week. Details in the full article.

If you live in San Francisco, or if you happen to be there on the night of the 15th, then you might want to drop by the Best Buy down at 1717 Harrison St., where Sony and LucasArts are holding a big shindig for the release of Star War: The Force Unleashed, which will be released the next day. Details in the full article.