No, this isn’t a dream; Final Fantasy XIII is finally here! To celebrate, we’re taking a look at the Collector’s Edition, which is chock-full of Final Fantasy related goodies. As with Heavy Rain, this version of the game is exclusive to the PAL region, but fortunately is available from a variety of retailers in each participating country.

In this second episode of Special Edition Unboxed, we’re taking an in-depth look at the Special Edition of the incredible Heavy Rain. This version of the game is exclusive to the PAL region, and in the UK is only available in HMV.

Yesterday, it was announced on the Bioware forums that the Return to Ostagar DLC for Dragon Age: Origins will finally be released on the PlayStation Store on Thursday 11th March.

With the release of Heavy Rain this week, I thought I’d revisit some of the most innovative games that have graced the PlayStation 3 in the last few years.

Nowadays, it feels like every other game is a direct copy of Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto, so it’s refreshing when a game pushes the boundaries and pioneers something which is genuinely new.

Last Thursday (18th February), FIFA 10 was patched to version 1.03. However, it soon became apparent that some users were experiencing problems and were ultimately unable to successfully download it.

The official Red Dead Redemption website is now listing all of the various pre-order bonuses for US and UK retailers. Rockstar are clearly going all out to promote this game and give consumers as much choice as possible.

The shortlist for the BAFTA GAME Award 2009 has just been announced, and you can now vote for your favourite! This is the only award at the British Academy Video Game Awards which is voted for by the public, so it’s fitting that it’s also the most prestigious.

Some great games have been nominated, including seven titles on the PlayStation 3, one of which is exclusive (bet you can’t guess which one).

I’m normally not a big fan of online multiplayer, but after reading our awesome MAG Monday feature, I was encouraged to give MAG a shot. However, just getting hold of a copy proved to be a bit of a mission in itself, as it seems a lot of stores are currently out of stock.

Ever wanted a game, but weren’t sure which edition to get? Then PS3 Attitude is here to help, in a new occasional feature known as Special Edition Unboxed!

With special editions of games becoming increasingly more common, you’ll be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choice gamers are subjected to these days. Exactly what you get in the box can sometimes be a little unclear, so the purpose of this new feature is not only to let you know what you get for your money, but also to give our impressions, and ultimately decide whether it’s worth getting over the standard edition.

To kick off this new feature, we’re going to hell with the Death Edition of the awesome Dante’s Inferno.

A couple of days ago, I gave three examples of how NOT to do DLC, so for the sake of karma I thought I would also give three examples of how to do DLC. Thankfully, I found that there were a lot more games to choose from for this article than the last one, which at least proves that most developers and publishers do appreciate their fans.

As part of a worrying trend, last week Dante’s Inferno joined the increasingly long list of games that have had a patch on the first day of release. The 1.01 patch was apparently already live last Thursday for the Australian release of the game, and lo and behold, was there when we fired up the game on Friday, so US gamers will have it to look forward to tomorrow.

Weighing in at 21MB, it is still unclear exactly what the patch does. Trophies? DLC? Bug fixes? At the moment your guess is as good as ours, but regardless of the reason for it, it is still not a particularly good indication of where things currently are in the industry.

Whether we like it or not, downloadable content is now a major part of the videogame industry, and it won’t be going away any time soon. Of course, PC games have had add-ons and expansions for years, but it’s only in the current generation that developers have seriously been able to bring DLC to consoles.

I’m normally completely in favour of some extra content for my favourite games, even if I have to pay for it, but occasionally I can’t help but feel slightly conned after I’ve made a purchase. Three examples would be the games listed below; I’m a big fan of all of them, but regrettably they are also all examples of how NOT to do DLC.

If you were lucky enough to be selected for the LittleBigPlanet Water Beta several months ago, then you may want to check your emails, as Media Molecule have just sent out the reward codes.

Back in December, EA revealed that the hugely popular Ultimate Team DLC released for FIFA 09 earlier this year will also be coming to FIFA 10. They have now also revealed that it will be released on the PlayStation Store in just a few weeks time, on February 25th.

Earlier yesterday Lego Rock Band was patched in Europe, bringing the game to version 1.02.

The features seem to be the same as the recent 1.01 patch released several weeks ago, but for unknown reasons it was later withdrawn by the developers leaving some users without the all-important bug fixes.

Boolat Games have just announced that the second game in the Topatoi series, Pillar of the Skies, will be released next Thursday (4th February) on the European PlayStation Store. Along with the announcement, Boolat have released a new gameplay trailer, which shows off the new environments of the game, as well as a co-op mode.

Ubisoft have just released a trailer for the first of two Assassin’s Creed II DLC packs.

The Battle of Forli will be released tomorrow on the PlayStation Store for $3.99/€3.99. It will include six new missions that make up Memory Sequence 12, which did not appear in the original game due to a ‘corruption’ in the Animus.

Everyone likes DLC, especially when it’s free, so here’s some equipment for Dragon Age: Origins that you may have missed.

A lot of users are having difficulty in redeeming their export codes for Lego Rock Band.

Once successfully redeemed on the Rock Band website, the user should be presented with another code, which will then allow them to export all Lego Rock Band songs onto the HDD for use on Rock Band 2.

But this isn’t what is happening according to owners of the game.

When I first started writing this story, the idea was to have a list of ten PS3 games which have made me laugh. Unfortunately, after I got up to four, thinking of any others suddenly became about as easy as completing Demon’s Souls single-handedly (i.e. not very easy at all). I honestly couldn’t think of any other games which I can legitimately describe as being funny (excluding games like Damnation and Rogue Warrior of course, which are funny for a completely different reason).