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.
Time for this week’s US PlayStation Video Store update. This week’s Deal of the Week (up to 50% off!) has a RACING theme, so check out Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Rick Bobby and Driven. New to the Store is Marvel’s Ironman Extremis and there is a free episode of the new CMT series, Danger Coast. Finally, the HD version of the full UFC 112 event is coming to PlayStation Store on Saturday.
This week on the Comic Store, the comic from the major motion picture, Kick-Ass is available to purchase. Other highlights this week include the fourth and final episode of Insomnia’s majestic Burke & Hare, another Vampire Hunter D from Digital Manga Publishing, and the long-awaited follow-up to Sláine: Book of Invasions from 2000AD. In addition, there’s more Wallace & Gromit, more Disney, and The One Where Archie Marries Veronica.
On The PSP Store this week, you will find a number of games discounted the European Store and there are lots of new Minis titles available for both Europe and the US, including Monopoly. PSone classic Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is available to purchase in Europe and Mimana Iyar Chronicle is available to download from the US Store. Finally, there is a selection of videos and DLC content for various games. See below for the complete list.
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.
This week on the PlayStation Store, FirstPlay Episode 002 is available to download in the UK and a number of new dynamic themes have hit the store. The GTA: Episode from Liberty City DLC is available to download from both the US and European Stores as are a number of new Minis titles. There is also new DLC for titles including Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dead to Rights and Just Cause 2.
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.
