When Hulu Plus launches later this month the service will not require PlayStation Plus subscription, as previously thought. Hulu has gone on record and stated that “the PlayStation Plus service is only a requirement during the preview period.” Once the preview period is over, the service will be available to all PS3 users, regardless of subscription status.
The July episode of Qore hits the PlayStation Store later today and features a look at Killzone 3, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom and the PlayStation Move. Veronica Belmont visits Guerrilla Games and takes a look at the pre-Alpha version of Killzone 3 and speaks to managing director and co-founder Hermen Hulst, and senior producer Steven ter Heide.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that they will discontinue the online mode for the PlayStation Eye-enabled turn-based card strategy game, The Eye of Judgment. Although the online component will be turned off, the game will still function offline so you can continue to enjoy the game.
Check out the below exclusive game play run-through of inFamous 2 which was premiered behind closed doors at E3 this year. As you may have already read, Cole MacGrath makes a dramatic journey to the historic Southern city of New Marais in inFamous 2, in an effort to discover his full super-powered potential.
The Video Store is finally available in Canada this week. To celebrate Sony is offering a voucher for a free download of Charlie’s Angels just for visiting the Canada store before July 14th. Vouchers will be mailed out a few days after you visit. While you’re there, you can also find many of the latest Hollywood new releases like She’s Out of My League and Hot Tub Time Machine, plus episodes of some of your favorite TV shows.
Hulu will be available on the PlayStation 3 later this month, but the there’s a catch – you must be a PlayStation Plus subscriber in order to access the service. Hulu can be accessed on the PlayStation 3 through a downloadable client, much like the PlayTV application in Europe.
PlayStation Plus content will be added to the store through the month, and not just on the first publish of every month according to a tweet from the Official US PlayStation page. The tweet said that content will “continue to roll out all month, so stay tuned!” However, in Europe all the content will appear at the start of each month.
Now that Final Fantasy XIV has been dated, Square Enix has also revealed the contents of the Collectors Edition and Boxart for the game. The price for the Retail version and Collector’s Edition has not been revealed yet, but the PC versions will cost $49.99 and $74.99 respectively.
Square Enix has announced that the PlayStation 3 version of Final Fantasy XIV will be released in March 2010, but the PC Special Edition version will be available on September 22nd in Europe, while the Standard Edition will be available on September 30th 2010.
Sony has updated the Media Go application for the PC once again. The application has been updated to version v1.5 and now supports video playback for content downloaded via the PlayStation Store and allows you to queue multiple items for download. You can find the changelog below.
