Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus content subscribers can expect in May. Unfortunately, there will be no PSOne Classic title included in next month’s update, instead, you can get your hands on the PS2 Classic Max Payne. There are also a massive 17 new full game trials for you to try out too.
PSN maintenance is scheduled to take place today, 26th April 2012, from 16:00 until 23:00 BST. Unlike other downtime periods, this maintenance will not cause any disruption to game play however it is possible that there may be intermittent effects on a small number of users.
PlayStation Home received a new update yesterday, bringing the client to version v1.65. The update brings improvements to speed and ease of use on the menu screen, graphical UI tweaks, clearer representation of furniture limits, and much more.
PixelJunk 4am and the free PixelJunk 4am Viewer will be released and available for download on thePlayStation Store from May 15th. In addition, the PixelJunk 4am Live Beta will start from May 1st and run for two weeks, so keep an eye out for further details very soon on how you can get in.
A new God of War title is heading to the PlayStation 3. Sony Santa Monica Studios has been working hard on God of War: Ascension, a PS3 exclusive title, and have released the very first trailer of the game (below).
Remember the official 3D Display released in North America last year? Well, Sony’s press release from this morning reveals that the 24″, 1080p 3D Display in now available in Europe. For its European release, the display is bundled with a couple of games – Platinum versions of Killzone 3 and Gran Turismo 5 as well as an HDMI cable and two pairs of rechargable 3D glasses.
Sony is looking for an intern to help with developing a voice recognition system. Since the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita don’t have a ‘voice recognition system’ then it’s a pretty safe assumption this can only be for a future PlayStation product (or indeed a future firmware update for either of the existing products).
LittleBigPlanet 2 will be getting a patch this week, bringing the game to version v1.12. The patch will introduce a few tweaks to the game to address user feedback, including removal of negative feedback from the Level Rating System. Check out the changelog below.
PlayStation Network is offline for scheduled maintenance from 14:00 on Monday 16 April 2012 until 02:00 on Tuesday 17 April 2012, BST. During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the PlayStation Store and other PlayStation Network services.
Another remove about the PlayStation 4 / Orbis has been circling recently. This new rumor suggests that Orbis will support OpenGL natively. “OpenGL is a layered API on the PS3,” source have told TheSixthAxis. “It’s much easier to use than LibGCM, which is the main PS3 system.”
