This Friday, Naughty Dog will be releasing the first downloadable content for Uncharted 2‘s multiplayer mode. A patch update will add “The Fort,” a brand new multiplayer map supposedly based on the “Fortress” chapter of Drake’s Fortune. According to the press release, “The Fort is a long rectangular map with wide open spaces and excellent flank routes.” Best of all, the update will be free – a perfect way to end the week.
As you may already know, the God of War Collection is now available in the US but has yet to see a European release. SCEE has now confirmed that the God of War Collection will be hitting Europe in 2010, but not in Q1. Europe has a long wait, but at lease this clears up any speculation regarding the European release. The actual date remains a secret for now, though.
This Thursday, PlayStation Home gets updated with a bunch of new content. First and foremost, the next phase of the wildly popular Red Bull Island will be released in PlayStation Home. To complement the existing Red Bull Air Race World Championship mini-game, Red Bull will unleash two brand new spaces that will appeal to sports fans and beach bunnies alike. New events will also be taking place over the next few weeks including one for Fight Night.
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The US PlayStation Store has received a early update this week to celebrate Thanksgiving. On the US Store this week, you will find a number of games discounted until December 2nd as well as Episode 2 of the Uncharted Motion Comic. Three new downloadable games are available for purchase as well as a number of PSOne classics and playable demos. You can expect the European PlayStation Store to be update as usual tomorrow.
In the last update for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog added a penalty for quitting online matches, deducting $40,000 for leaving a game, whether it was a Internet issue or your system froze. It’s fair if you quit the game deliberately, but for other issues its not. The update has resulted in many users complaining about the new rule, but unfortunately, Naughty Dog are standing their ground.
Remember the PSPgo exploit we reported on a while back (see here and here)? Unfortunately, the exploit has now been patched in the latest Firmware update from Sony. FreePlay has revealed that the exploit used a gamesave exploit in Archer Maclean’s Mercury. If you still have Firmware 6.10 installed and own a copy of Mercury, you can still make use of the exploit.
Buzz! Junior: Dino Den is a mini-game collection that uses Sony’s Buzz! controllers. Dino Den is the latest game released for kids and features cute dinosaurs competing against each other in a tournament.
Last week, we reported that Sony will be starting subscription access to the PlayStation Network but core services will remain free. Kaz Hirai has confirmed that premium access will be added on top of the current services for the PS3 and PSP. Sony is planning a two-tiered subscription model for the PlayStation Network similar to – but also fundamentally different from – Xbox Live. Kaz has confirmed that online gameplay will remain free as will access to all the services the PlayStation Network currently provides.
Sega and Sony are working together to bring Sonic into the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet. In December, five Sonic the Hedgehog costumes will be available to download via the PlayStation Store. You can get Sonic, Sonic the Werehog, Tails, Dr. Eggman, and Knuckles as individual costumes or together in one pack.
Firmware 3.10 has added a useful feature which should have been included some time ago. If your console crashes or restarts for no apparent reason, you can now send a error report to Sony. The report includes your PSN account information, your email address and details of any content that was being used during the time of the problem.
