A new game, When Vikings Attack, has been announced for the PS3 and PS Vita. In this all-action fighting adventure, a battalion of Viking invaders, 1200 years late to the party, are causing havoc in your town. Imagine getting together a posse of local citizens, then ripping up a phone booth or picking up a car, and hurling it at the advancing Viking hordes.
Foosball 2012: PS3-to-PS Vita Cross-Platform Play
A new video showing off the PS3 to PS Vita cross-platform gameplay and features of Foosball 2012 has been released. First of all, when you buy Foosball 2012, you’ll get it for both the PS3 and PS Vita for a price of a single PSN game. The same applies for DLC content that you will be able to buy.
Ubisoft Announce E3 Line-up
Ubisoft have announced their E3 2012 line-up, which consists of Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3, Rayman Legends and Rocksmith. Unannounced games will also revealed at their invite-only press conference on June 4th 2012. “This year’s E3 promises to be one of our biggest and best yet,” said Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft.
PlayStation Network Scheduled Maintenance Tomorrow
The PlayStation Network will be offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:00 (BST) Thursday 24th May until – 08:00 (BST) on Friday 25th May. During the maintenance window, the PlayStation Store will be inaccessible along with other PSN related services like the PlayStation Blog.
EU PlayStation Store Update for May 23rd 2012
PlayStation Plus
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier Signature Edition (PS3) – 15% discount until June 20th
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC Now Free in Europe
Earlier this month, all the Uncharted 2: Among Thieves DLC was made available in North America for free. Today, SCEE is following suit by making the same DLC available in Europe for free. The DLC will only be free until June 27th 2012 so be sure to grab it before then.
Adobe Flash and the PSP / PlayStation Vita
When it comes to Flash content, the PS Vita can’t compete with smartphones and tablets. Although the console is still very new, Flash compatibility is one of the features that can help the PS Vita compete against the likes of the iPhone and Android smartphones – of the two platforms, only Android smartphones support Flash.
US PlayStation Store Update for May 22nd 2012
PlayStation Plus
Full Game Trial | Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Full Game Trial |
PS3 Games | Flow (PS Plus Price $3.91)Flow Bundle (PS Plus Price $4.40)
Flower Music & Theme Bundle (PS Plus Price $1.25) ModNation Racer (PS Plus Price $15.00) |
PSP Game | Flow PSP (PS Plus Price $3.91) |
Avatars | Flower Avatar Bundle 1 (PS Plus Price $0.38)
Flower Avatar Bundle 2 (PS Plus Price $0.38) Dragon Dogma Avatar Bundle (PS Plus Price: $0.99) |
Theme | Flower Dynamic Theme (PS Plus Price $0.75) |
Add-On | Flow Expansion Pack (PS Plus Price $1.46) |