Episode 30 of Qore hits the US PlayStation later today and features a look at Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, with Veronica Belmont spending some hands-on time with the game. With Kratos returning to your PSP system in the new God of War: Ghost of Sparta tomorrow, Veronica talks with Game Director Dana Jan.
The loveable Sackbots are AI-controlled Sack-people that populate the levels of LittleBigPlanet 2‘s Story Mode. But it’s in Create Mode that they really come into their own. Shape, resize and style them, and then bring them to life by choosing their behaviour patterns, recording actions and even dialogue. Friends or foes, robots or zombies… Sackbots can be whatever you need them to be, and this featurette gives you a little taste of the possibilities.
The 360GB PS3 system has only been available as a bundle package, which includes the PlayStation Move controller, PlayStation Eye and a copy of Sports Champions for £399.99 (MRSP). Soon, the 360GB PS3 will be available as stand-alone console for a cheaper price of $349.99.
The MAG 2.0 patch has been available since the end of September, but the DLC portion of the beta has remained unreleased — but not for too much longer. Starting November 2, the three-faction gunplay whirlwind, the “Escalation” Add-on Pack, will be available for download from the PlayStation Store for $9.99 (US)!
On February 22, 2011, Killzone 3 will storm store shelves in more ways than one. Guerrilla Games have revealed a limited Helghast Edition of the game in additon to the standard edition. The Killzone 3 Helghast Edition ($129.99) comes with a collectible replica of a Helghast Helmet containing an art book, Super Voucher (see below for contents) and the Killzone 3 game with bonus content.
PlayStation Network will be offline later today for scheduled maintenance from 16:00 until 00:30 on Friday 29 October 2010, BST. During the maintenance window you will be unable to access PlayStation Network services on all devices and play games online, unless you sign-in before the maintenance period.
Today is the launch of PlayStation Rewards, a new program that recognizes and rewards users for simply doing what they love – playing games and interacting with the entertainment content that PlayStation has to offer. The beta starts today and will be an invitation-only beta to all eligible PlayStation Plus and Gamer Advisory Panel (GAP) members.
Blacklight: Tango Down hits the PlayStation Store later today, and to celebrate its release, Sony have released a brand-new, exclusive gameplay video and a piece of never-before seen concept art. Blacklight is a fast-paced, action-oriented, first-person shooter that takes place in 25 years in the future.
The PSPgo was released just over a year ago and Sony hasn’t been doing to well selling the UMD-less PSPgo, so this news doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Sony Japan has announced a substantial price cut for the portable console today affecting both North America and Japan.
The 30th episode of FirstPlay will be available to download from the PlayStation Store this Wednesday. This week’s issue follows the horror theme with Halloween just around the corner. You can find previews of F.3.A.R. and Shadows Of The Damned, a look at the meanest video nasties on the PSN Store, and play-throughs of three of the scariest LittleBigPlanet levels.
