This week’s episode of FirstPlat comes with a free Minis title, and also includes reviews of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, PlayStation Move titles TV Superstars, The Fight: Lights Out, Time Crisis: Razing Storm, and The Shoot. In the Network Highlights section you can find a personal take on the pleasures and pitfalls of scoring games, and a review of FIFA 11‘s online offering.
Since Final Fantast XIV was delayed on the PS3 a few months back, we haven’t heard much about the game. Citing “memory issues”, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV was delayed to March 2011. But according to the latest issue of Famitsu, however, Square Enix has finished development of the PS3 version and is looking to make a fresh start for the MMO.
Building on our story from last week about GT5 taking up 6.4GB of hard disk space, we have learned that the option is actually optional and not a requirement to play the actual game. According to Sony, however, even if you choose not to install any data at the beginning of the game there’s a built-in auto-install feature that does it in incremental chunks.
A new update for PlayTV is now available to purchase from the PlayStation Store. The new update not only adds the ability to record a entire series automatically, it also allows you to chat with friends on the PlayStation Network while watching your favourite show.
We’ve just confirmation that over copy of GT5 has shipped so we should be playing it early next week, hopefully a few days before worldwide release. If you are expecting your own copy next, be warned: the game could take 40-50 minutes to install on the PS3.
PlayStation Plus subscribers have a early Christmas present coming early next month – the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta trial. MediaMolecule will be expanding the LBP 2 beta with a new batch of beta trial invites will be sent out, though the exact date is yet to be confirmed.
This week on the PSP Comic Store WoW fans can find World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #1, elsewhere, Markosia brins Turkey Grove Farms. IDW deliver the next instalment of a personal favourite, Locke and Key: Keys to the Kingdom, and Marvel deliver the first episodes of Son of Hulk.
PlayStation Network is offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:05 on Thursday 18 November 2010 until 01:00 on Friday 19 November 2010, GMT. In addition, you will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from eu.playstation.com. If you wish to play online during the maintenance, please ensure you sign in to PSN before 16:05 on Thursday 18 November 2010.
PlayStation and Polyphony Digital have teamed up once again with Nissan North America to bring you GT Academy, a competition using Gran Turismo 5 to win the ultimate prize – a chance to become a professional race car driver, starting December 20.
Being a PS3 owner just keeps getting better and better. In the last few weeks we’ve seen the additions of Hulu Plus in North America and LOVEFiLM in the UK. Now, another streaming service will be heading to the PS3 beginning next week. VUDU, the HD movie streaming service, will be available to all PS3 users in the United States that are registered to PSN, making it the only gaming console to offer the service.
