Ubisoft’s version of the PSN Pass to access online multiplayer content has been priced in a press release from the company. Uplay Passport is, according to the statement, “a new program designed to provide players with access to bonus content, exclusive offers, and online multiplayer play.”
Version 1.1 of the Official PlayStation Mobile application is now available to download for the iOS and Android. Since the last update, a lot of changes have been made to the application. A list of all the changes to version v1.1 can be found below. In addition to the below changes, Sony has also fixed a issue with siging into the PlayStation Network.
This week on the US PlayStation Video Store, you can find Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in the thrilling blockbuster Limitless. Top Downloads is full of all the hottest movies, including Tekken, Insidious and Arthur. Plus, you’ll find top television shows like the first episode of the new Mortal Kombat: Legacy series.
So for those of you that missed the announcement of all the different Resistance 3 retail options a few months back, Insomniac have releases a brand new trailer for the Resistance 3 Survivor Edition. The game will be available in three flavours: The standalone version, the Special Edition, and the premium Survivor Edition for hard-core fans.
Call of Duty: Black Ops gets a new DLC Map Pack towards the end of July. The Annihilation map pack features for new multiplayer arenas and will hit the PlayStation Store on July 28th 2011. The pricing for the pack hasn’t been revealed but its expect to cost the same as the previous two Map packs.
Ubisoft is following suit by releasing it’s own ‘online pass’ in the form of Uplay Passport, it’s been revealed. Driver: San Francisco will be one of the first to use the system, which will lock out multiplayer to anyone that hasn’t got a code, mainly affecting the second-hand games market.
Sadly, the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta had come to an end, racking up over 1.53 million unique players participating! This makes Uncharted 3 the largest online beta to appear on the PS3. Naughty Dog have revealed some jaw-dropping stats from the beta, which you can find below.
Sony confirmed the PSN Pass last week, but it unclear how the system will actually work, since not a lot of information has been revealed about the initiative. James Stevenson, Community Manager for Insomniac, divulged some new information about the service, saying it “will allow dual-login and any user on the system to play online.”
A new PS3 model is bring shipped out to retailers this week, but this new model features a slight change for the worse. The new model, referred to as “K” chassis, actually removes a video output feature preventing HD Movie playback using component cables. If you want HD support, you need to use an HDMI cable.
The PlayStation Network has several successful exclusives, including Joe Danger, Critter Crunch, Flower and the PixelJunk series. Sony want to continue this success by investing a further $20 million dollars over the next three years to develop more exclusive titles.
