When Rockstar Games put up a digital pre-order for Grand Theft Auto 5 in the European PlayStation Store, the net was immediately awash in spoilers and leaks from the soundtrack to sound bytes and other assets being leaked.

Head of Communications at SCEE Nick Caplin has revealed that the digital pre-order file has since been removed. On the Official PlayStation Blog EU, Caplin stated that, “Regrettably, some people who downloaded the digital pre-order of Grand Theft Auto V through the PlayStation Store in Europe were able to access certain GTA V assets. These assets were posted online.

“We have since removed the digital pre-order file from the PlayStation Store in Europe. We sincerely apologize to Rockstar and GTA fans across the world who were exposed to the spoiler content. GTA V is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year with a very passionate following, and we’re looking forward to a historic launch on September 17.”

Rockstar Games has since announced that Grand Theft Auto V has gone gold after noting its disappointment with the leaks and spoilers. It has since warned against the posting of spoilers on its official site, lest one’s posting privileges become revoked. GTA V will be released on September 17th for Xbox 360 and PS3 worldwide.

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“Hi Everyone,

It’s Rich from Capcom here with some exciting news about another PS3 exclusive for Lost Planet 2. Hot on the heels of the Monster Hunter skin announcement earlier in the week we now have more very special guests making their presence felt on the PS3 version of Lost Planet 2…

E.D.N.III is a harsh place, a planet where you must fight against vicious akrid and the hostile elements. It takes a particularly double hard bastard to take on these odds and they don’t come much tougher than the Helghast Assault and Helghast Scout troops.

The most feared units from Killzone now get to take on Lost Planet 2’s pirate factions and the deadly giant Akrid. These skins will be available to download for free on PSN from the end of June.

I also wanted to say thanks to all of you who posted comments on my last post. In answer to the question from LAClennell, yes, Frank West is also available in the PS3 version of the game!”