Can you believe that it’s already been two years since PlayStation Home was first released? PlayStation Home first emerged back in December 2008, starting off as a limited public beta and now having grown to over 17 million users worldwide.
The 37th Episode of FirstPlay hits the UK PlayStation Store this week, bringing you a hands-on preview of Dead Space 2 and an interview with the game’s art director Ian Milham. You can also find reviews on another batch of PlayStation titles in the review round-up, including Blood Stone 007 and EA’s mysterious new puzzler Create.
The BBC iPlayer has enjoyed much success in the UK, sitting on the PS3 XMB for some time. If newspaper The Guardian, is to be believed, the XMB video streaming options are set to expand further this week, adding two new channels: ITV Player and 4OD.
Last weekend the first Uncharted 3 trailer was unveiled at the Video Game Awards in the US. We showed off a teaser trailer ahead of the VGAs but now have a full version for you to watch below. Uncharted 3 will be available to buy on November 1st 2011.
Insomniac Games have released a brand spanking new Resistance 3 trailer, which includes the very first look at some of the stunning new gameplay in this highly anticipated title. The main protagonist in Resistance 3 is Joseph Capelli, the Sentinal who was forced to kill Nathan Hale at the end of R2. Capelli was dishonourably discharged, and four years later is living in hiding with his wife, Susan, and son, Jack, along with other survivors in the town of Haven, Oklahoma.
As of 6 December, more than 5.5 million units of Gran Turismo 5 have been sold worldwide. This remarkable figure has pushed the series past the 60 million units mark since the series first launched on the PlayStation around 12 years and 11 months ago, back in December 1997.
The VGAs are over and once again the game of the year has been chosen. This year, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has walked with the ‘Game of the Year’ award, in addition to two other awards: Best Original Score and Best DLC. The list of other winners can be found below.
SNK PLAYMORE and SCEE have announce the European Release of high-quality NEOGEO ports for download via the “Latest” and/or “ALL GAMES A-Z” category of the PlayStation Store, beginning this month. After its release in 1990, the revolutionary “NEOGEO” videogame system has fascinated millions of fans worldwide with its unforgettable fighting, action, shooting, sports, and other arcade genre titles.
Earlier today, SCEE officially announced the third title in the Uncharted series: Drake’s Deception. The title is once again being developed by the team at Naughty God Inc, and exclusive to the PlayStation 3. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception blurs the entertainment boundaries, delivering the cinematic scale, adrenalin rushes, thrills and mystery that are the UNCHARTED trademark.
