The PlayStation Network has been back for a full day now, but for the wounds so deep that only free stuff can mend them, Sony has now implemented its Welcome Back program.

As previously reported, you can pick two PS3 games from a list of five (Infamous, Dead Nation, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust HD, and Wipeout HD), plus two PSP games from a list of four (LittleBigPlanet PSP, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force, and Killzone Liberation). Read more »

Super Stardust HD may be almost four years old, but Housemarque is still supporting it with another downloadable content pack, due this spring. Sony has announced "Impact Mode," which lets you boost into meteors and enemies rather than shoot them down. As long as you're smashing into stuff, your boost stays active.

The mode can also rack up much higher scores than the traditional game modes, since score multipliers keep growing as long as you're recklessly crashing your ship into space rocks and hapless enemy pilots who must be wondering if this is some twisted game of chicken. Read more »

Not long ago, Ubisoft revealed that a new game called Outland would be appearing at this weeks' Penny Arcade Expo, though provided few other details.

With PAX 2010 beginning tomorrow, IGN has previewed the Housemarque-developed offering, described as "a cross between retro platformers like Prince of Persia or Out of This World and the color-switching of shoot 'em up Ikaruga." Housemarque is also the studio behind PSN's Super Stardust HD and the upcoming twin-stick zombie shooter, Dead Nation. Read more »

Three-dimensional gaming is hitting the PlayStation 3! PlayStation.Blog reports that a handful of games and demos that support 3D capability will arrive via the PlayStation Store tomorrow.

3D gaming is undoubtedly on the rise this year. Guerrilla Games' upcoming shooter, Killzone 3, has already been announced as 3D capable. The Fight: Lights Out, a new brawler utilizing the new PlayStation Move controller, will also support 3D functionality. Nintendo's handheld 3Ds invades the market next week as well. Read more »

Andriasang reports that Japanese PS3 owners will gain access to 3D gaming on June 10, following some patching or purchasing of downloadable games.

The initial offering is WipEout HD, Super Stardust HD, and Pain. The latter will require an additional purchase to unlock 3D support for around $3. Read more »

The fine folks at Digital Foundry have a great write-up on the technological trickery going on under the hood of the PlayStation 3 to make existing games 3D.

If the following excerpt interests you, I suggest you read the full article:

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Sony has announced that it will launch its first 'Bravia 3D' stereoscopic 3D television set in June with four free 3D downloadable PlayStation 3 games, in Europe at least.

Consumers who purchase the Sony Bravia 3D HX800 launch model or later Bravia 3D TVs will score free copies Wipeout HD, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, PAIN and Super Stardust HD for download from the PlayStation Network, with full free stereoscopic 3D trimmings. Read more »

Sony today updated the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store, adding Housemarque's Super Stardust HD (pictured left), a free demo of Omega Force's upcoming slash 'em up Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM, and the new Grand Theft Auto 4 trailer to its offerings. Building off Housemarque's 1993 Amiga shooter Stardust and its 1995 followup Super Stardust, Super Stardust HD brings the series into the modern era with high-resolution graphics and new weapons. Players defend the game's five different planets from both oncoming enemies and asteroids, with their best scores uploaded to the online leaderboards for global competition. Offline cooperative play is available for two players as well. Super Stardust sells for $7.99. The free demo of Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM allows players to get a taste of the upcoming hack and slash, which combines the rich mythology and characters of Sunrise' Gundam with the gameplay and epic battles of Omega Force's Dynasty Warriors series. Published by Namco Bandai, Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM is slated to arrive on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this summer. Several screenshots and pieces of character art are also available.