Looking ahead to a great year for killing monsters and blowing stuff up, we’re tickled by the forthcoming drop of Qore – Episode 8, which should be appearing in at least one store by the morning of Thursday, 1/8. Naturally, we’re excited about the slew of announced titles for the PSP3, and this great publication will lay out an overview of twelve months that’s certain to be rich with innovative gameplay and eye-exploding visuals.

We’re looking forward to the Parisian information hunt for tidbits on Heavy Rain, the title that’s spearheading a new sensibility in interactive cinema. Adventure games are about to get a ton cooler; at least, that’s what the big-wigs have been saying all over the Internet. We hope it combines the epic noir of the first half of the last century (of course, none of us have a clue what that was all about, but we’re learning) with the enriching, hair-raising gameplay of mystery-adventure staples like Myst.

There’s a ton of new stuff in Episode 08. Check it out at the Playstation Store and elsewhere. As for downloadable goodies, don’t miss a new, Qore-exclusive Killzone 2 theme and Qore-only access to the F.E.A.R. 2 demo (Expected Availability: Mid-January).