Just a quick reminder that the PlayStation Network will be undergoing maintenance on Thursday, 1st March. Maintenance is expected to start at just after 16:00 GMT and will last for several hours, until approximately 06:00 GMT onFriday, 2 March. Unlike typical maintenance events, consumers who are already signed in to PSN will be signed out, and consumers will be unable to sign in for the duration of the maintenance window.
According to the latest PlayStation Blogcast, Guerrilla’s first person shooter, Killzone 3, will see its multiplayer portion appear free of charge on the PlayStation Network Store. The free version will be a slightly limited version of the full multiplayer experience, with the only limit bring a level cap.
Another PSN maintenance window has been scheduled for March 1st 2012, between 4pm and 7am the following day. As usual, your SEN Account, the PlayStation Store and associated services will be offline during this time. However, unlike normal, users who sign-in before the maintenance window will not be able to stay online.
Starhawk is finally entering the Public Beta phase today. If you haven’t already done so, you can download the Starhawk Multipler Beta from the PlayStation Store today. Over the next coming weeks, the beta will be getting lots of updates including a new map, new vehicles, new weapons, 32 player max matches and more.
A new trailer for Borderlands 2 has been released! The trailer features the four new playable characters and a glimpse of the colourful new environments and areas you’ve been playing in. In addition, the trailer also revealed the release date for the game: September 21st 2012. Check it out below.
The Top PSN, PS3, PSOne and Add-on sales data has been revealed by Sony for January 2012. NFL Blitz was on top for PSN / PS3 downloads, while Corpse Party went for its third straight month at the top of the PSP charts. In PSone Classics, Final Fantasy VII reclaimed its spot at the top. Lastly, Battlefield 3 DLC earned two spots on the Add-Ons category.
Sony stopped uploading comics to the PSP Comic Store in July last year, but it looks like the entire service will be shutting later this year. If you have any comics on your account, you should back them up to your computer using the MediaGo program before they are removed from the Store.
A new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 has been released. The mandatory update brings the system to version v4.11 and improves certain aspects of system software.
As launch day for the PlayStation Vita approaches, Sony has announced another deal to entice users to splash out on the new portable console. The latest initiative from Sony promotes the cross-play compatibility between the PS3 and PS Vita, and gives gamers a chance to own both versions of the game for one price.
Konami has announced that Metal Gear Online will close its doors on June 21st after four years of service. The game made up the multiplayer component in Metal Gear Solid 4. At one point, the game has around 1.3 million users, but numbers have obviously shrunk over the years.
