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.
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.
This week’s UK PlayStation Video Store update was slightly delayed for reasons unknown. The update is finally live and is the biggest update to the video store since it was first launched. A total of 26 new movies are available to rent and 39 new movies are available to own this week. Check out the complete list of new titles below.
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.
We recently revealed that Episode 2 of FirstPlay will contain a free PSP Minis titles for customers. Sony has now officially announced what that PSP Minis title will be: Gameshastra’s D-Cube Planet, a classy action-puzzler in which players must manipulate sliding blocks in order to recover an alien spaceship. The title will be compatible on both the PSP and PS3.
