Heavy Rain and God of War III are just two of the PlayStation 3 exclusives that have been lauded by critics and loved by you, the PlayStation fans, in the last year. Both can now add recognition from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to their list of accomplishments.
Sucker Punch revealed the first details on inFAMOUS 2 UGC a couple of weeks ago at GDC. Well, lucky PlayStation Plus members will be getting access to the inFAMOUS 2 Limited Release UGC Beta exclusively to PlayStation Plus subscribers on 12th April 2011.
It’s been two months since DC Universe Online was released in stores across Europe, but its only been available in stores. Sony has today announced that DC Universe Online is also coming to the EU PlayStation Store, as a digital download. The game will be available to download for €49.99/£39.99 with a 30 day subscription included at no extra cost.
Arkham City is the sequel to the first Batman title, Arkham Asylym. The biggest difference between Arkham City and its predecessor is the move to a more open setting. In the intervening 18 months, Quincy Sharp, who was the warden of the Asylum, is elected Mayor of Gotham and transfers all of the inmates to Arkham City. Batman has been watching all of this happen and he knows that he’s going to have to deal with it.
The latest version of the Official PlayStation App (1.05) is now available to download from the iTunes App Store and Android Marketplace. The App is compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch (OS 4 and above), or most Android compatible handsets (OS 1.6 and above).
In response to overwhelming demand from the PS3 community, Sony are pleased to announce that Online Storage for Game Saves will be available to PlayStation Plus members from tomorrow, 10th March 2011, allowing you to store your game saves for peace of mind and easy access from any PlayStation 3 system in the world.
The MotorStorm Apocalypse Demo is out to download on the PlayStation Store today. In the demo you can race one of the lightning-fast Supercars or extremely agile Superbikes, both available for action racing in MotorStorm for the first time. Also new, (but not playable in the demo), are Choppers, Superminis and Muscle Cars, plus the legendary mix of diverse vehicle classes from previous MotorStorm games.
The PlayStation Network is wil be going offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:05 on Wednesday 9 March 2011 until 03:00 on Thursday 10 March 2011, GMT. During this maintenance, you can continue to collect in-game trophies and these will be updated on your profile once PlayStation Network is back up and running.
Last week, Naughty Dog and SCEA held a press event at the PlayStation.Blog lounge at GDC 2011. The press event began with the first ever demo outside of Naughty Dog halls of UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception in stereoscopic 3D. The real meat of the press event was the unveiling of the central antagonist that will try to foil Nathan Drake and Victor Sullivan at every opportunity – meet Katherine Marlowe in the trailer below.
In this week’s episode of FirstPlay, you can find a look at the latest game from Team Ico, The Last Guardian, including an interview with chief creative director Fumito Ueda. Episode 48 will be on the Store from this Wednesday, and apart from the awesome Last Guardian it also includes a preview of PlayStation Move title No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise.
