The PlayStation Home equivalent for the PSP, PlayStation Room, has been scrapped according to Sony. The service was first announced at TGS 2009 last September, allowing users to interact with each other in a virtual world similar to PlayStation Home. The official site stating that all development of the service has been cancelled, bringing the closed beta to an end.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is almost here, exclusive to the PSP. The game pick up where Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater left off, with Naked Snake (Solid Snake’s father) returning as the lead role. The game is set in 1974’s Central America, in a war-weary time at the tail end of the Vietnam Conflict, exploring the philosophical and political ramifications of war as commerce, as well as its longterm deleterious effects on society, the economy, and ourselves.
John McLaughlin, producer on the new PlayStation Move brawler The Fight: Lights Out, has released a Developer Diary Video talking about the upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive. The game is currently in alpha state but the developers have done a good job in conducted a ton of motion capture to ensure that every punch, every hit reaction, every dirty move and every hard-hitting knockout makes the player feel right in the thick of the action.
We recently reported that the day on which the PlayStation Store is updated for Europe is moving to Wednesdays from May 2010. It has now been confirmed that the US PlayStation Store update day is moving too, but to Tuesdays from May 2010. The news was revealed in this week’s episode (4/15) of PULSE.
Sony have confirmed that the first set of 3D games for the PlayStation 3 will be available June 2010. In addition, the 3D firmware update for the console will also be released in June, though the exact release date is yet to be announced. To mark the occasion, Sony will be giving away 3D games and Blu-ray videos along with the HX800 3DTV, Sony’s first consumer TV set.
PlayStation Home is being updated today with lots of new content. The Ghostbusters Firehouse personal space, which we previously announced two weeks ago, will be releasing this week along with the Neptune Suite personal space. The Neptune Suite personal space is situated deep under water, and comes complete with the multiplayer Blast Zone mini-game, and the rather puzzling Scramble.
PlayTV hasn’t been updated in a while, but James Thorpe, PlayStation Network Product Manager, as given us a head-up that a major update will be coming by the end of the year. Testing of the new update has already begun but no details about what to expect were revealed except for one particular feature. Thorpe did tease that other “great enhancements to PlayTV and brand new features will also be included in the update.”
The second episode of FirstPlay is released tomorrow, and is packed full of new HD content and a free PSP Minis title. Episode 002 features a review of Super Street Fighter IV alongside previews of explosive racer Split/Second: Velocity and dog ‘em up Dead To Rights: Retribution. The PlayStation Network Highlights include a countdown of your best FIFA goals and a first look at Shinji Mikami’s new shooter Vanquish in the screenshot galleries. Check out a trailer of Episode 002 below.
The highly-anticipated, long-awaited release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (including both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC packs) for PlayStation 3 is now available to download from the PlayStation Store. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is two complete game experiences as episodes set in Liberty City: The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Enterbrain have revealed that the PS3 has now sold over 5 million units in Japan since it was first launched back in November 11th 2006. Sales up to April 11th 2010 put the exact number at 5,001,598 units in the region. Enterbrain also listed the top selling games for the PS3 and unsurprisingly, Final Fantasy XIII has sold the most copies.
