PSP Weekend Warrior: of digital game rentals, music downloads, and more ports than you can shake a stick at

It feels like the calm before the storm is here. News has started to come in smaller amounts this week as we get closer and closer to next month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Everybody’s trying to keep their cards close to their vests so they can present the best E3 they can. Let’s just all hope the awesome parts far outweigh the disappointing parts. Anyway, it may have been a bit of a slow news week, but that doesn’t mean there was no news to speak of. Read on for the PSP Weekend Warrior.

It feels like the calm before the storm is here. News has started to come in smaller amounts this week as we get closer and closer to next month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Everybody’s trying to keep their cards close to their vests so they can present the best E3 they can. Let’s just all hope the awesome parts far outweigh the disappointing parts.

It may have been a bit of a slow news week, but that doesn’t mean there was no news to speak of. After laying low for the past couple of weeks, rumors grabbed the spotlight again this week with some rumblings about a new PSP game rental service and music downloads on PSN. Some changes in Sony Ericsson even brought the old PSP phone rumor back to life again.

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The Hardware:

• Sony asks: PS Store gaming rental for PSP okay? Link.
• SCEE targeting younger demographic for PSP. Link.

The Games:

• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 4 brings in the 5D’s. Link.
• Natsume brings new RPG, Adventures to Go, on PSP. Link.
• MotorStorm Arctic Edge to have eight player multiplayer mode, more spicy details. Link.
• Media Molecule teases more LBP games for PSP. Link.
• ESRB: New Star Wars Battlefront game coming to PSP, DS. Link.
• New Metal Gear game to be featured in Famitsu PSP+PS3?. Link.
• PSOne Classics:
• Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil rated for PSN by ESRB. Link.
• Resident Evil: Director’s Cut PSN release confirmed, dated, and priced. Link.
• Tenchu 3 Portable
• From Software goes port crazy; bringing Tenchu 3, more to PSP. Link.
• Tenchu 3 Portable website now live, promo video released. Link.
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite:
• Capcom teaches the basics of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Link.
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite demo now available in the US, two demo versions coming to Europe. Link.

The Rumors:

• Sony Ericsson drops Walkman and Cybershot phones, inching closer to PSP phone? Link.
• Is Sony planning to add music downloads to PSN? Link.
• Studios briefed on PSP game rental service during GDC? Link.

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Well, that’s it for this week folks. Check back again next week for the next PSP Weekend Warrior.