Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has confirmed their plans to introduce the often-rumored premium PSN service in a recent fan in question & answer post. The premium PSN idea was revealed by Kaz Hirai a few months ago, and House has confirmed that more details will be available soon.
Following up on the launch of the popular ModNation Racers event in the PlayStation Events Space, the recently released kart racer has got a dedicated space in PlayStation Home this week. The space features a fun of the Sticker Wall and a addictive built-in kart mini-game.
According to analysis published by Strategy Analytics, the PlayStation 3 increased global market share to 31% in Q1 of this year. The report, “Games Consoles: Sony’s PS3 Increases Global Share In Q1 2010,” predicts that full year global sales of the PS3 will reach 14 million, compared to 17.5 million for Nintendo’s Wii and 10.5 million for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
Insomniac has previously developed games exclusively for the PlayStation, with titles including Resistance and Ratchet & Clank. Insomniac has now announced a partnership with EA for a new unannounced game, coming to both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Insomniac will still continue to work on their existing franchises in addition to new PlayStation exclusive titles.
FirstPlay episode 8 is on the Store tomorrow, and there’s never been a better time to subscribe. This week you can find the third free minis title Blast Off, and there are two more minis titles to follow in the next two eps. You can also look forward to exclusive demos, themes and avatars on the way very soon.
Naughty Dog has confirmed that the PlayStation Network will be getting new Uncharted 2 avatars later today. The PSN Avatars were created from renders made from Uncharted 2 and include Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, Victor Sullivan, Chloe Frazer, Jeff, Tenzin, Karl Schafer, Zoran Lazarevic, Harry Flynn, and an image of the Phurba dagger.
The development of Gran Turismo 5 has been stuck at 90% for a while. MVC UK now reports that the stalled development is because of the implementation of 3D and PlayStation Move support. Personally, I think it good to have 3D and Move support from the start, rather than waiting for patches to the game.
Sony has officially confirmed the return of its iconic first person shooter, Killzone, to PlayStation 3. Killzone 3 is set to be an explosive cinematic experience more intense than ever before. Loaded with more vehicles, explosive high powered weapons and a vicious close-combat system, resume the fight against a remorseless Helghast Army of colossal proportions.
After the delay to the release of Gran Turismo 5 back in March, a final release date was never revealed. With E3 just weeks away, a new “final” release date may be announced at Sony’s Press Conference. In the last update, Gran Turismo 5 was still in development but a unconfirmed September release date was revealed by some retailers.
CVG has learned that several PlayStation 3 titles will be getting free patches to upgrade them to 3D. The 3D patch launches this summer – rumored for a June release, and four games will be update to support 3D from launch. The four titles, WipEout HD, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, SuperStardust HD and PAIN, will also come free with Sony’s 3D Bravia televisions.
