ESRB is the entertainment rating system used in the US (PEGI for Europe), familiar to most gamers and parents. In order to educate parents about the rating system, SCEA are integrating a guide into the PSPgo device. The built-in guide provides a overview of the rating system and a step-by-step walkthrough of the device’s parental control features and settings.
This week on the PlayStation Store, three new downloadable games have been added to the Euro Store and two new games are available on the US Store. The Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 demo is available to download in Europe and the PSOne classic Final Fantasy Tactics is available to purchase on the US Store. This week, you can also find a selection of premium (non-animated) themes and free wallpaper from both stores.
Mercury Award Winner Dizzee Rascal will be launching the SingStar Rooms: VIP space in PlayStation Home on September 24 2009 at 20:00 BST (UK time) 21:00 CEST (Mainland Europe). This is part of the launch of his new album ‘Tongue n’ Cheek’. He will be performing six of his chart topping tracks exclusively for the PS Home/SingStar community, including ‘Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem’ for the first time in the public domain.
With the release of Sony’s motion controller in Spring 2010, the PlayStation 3 could see a number of Wii titles being ported to the console. Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi (of Resident Evil 5 fame) divulged this information in an interview with 1Up, leading up to the TGS: “Speaking to other developers in Japan, I’ve heard a few of them say they were delighted by the Sony motion controller because they can just port over their Wii titles to the PS3.”
SCEE has announced that SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 will be hitting the shelves on Tuesday, November 24 2009. In time for the holiday season. Gain the upper hand in multiplayer gameplay with two powerful new multiplayer units outfitted with new lethal weapons when you pre-order your copy of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3. See details below.
Capcom is offering PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience a piece of the Tokyo Game Show action from the comfort of their own living rooms this year by offering the Lost Planet 2 demo available exclusively for download from PSN starting the first day of the show. Beginning September 24, PS3 owners will not only be able to engage in the frantic battle against the enormous G-Type Akrid, the boss Akrid of the episode 1, but will also get the exclusive experience of two additional missions in an online co-operative extermination of the Akrid of E.D.N. III.
The Pro Evolution 2010 demo will be available to download from the PlayStation Store after tomorrows update. The demo will allow you to try the game with six teams: two club teams and four national teams. The playable teams include Liverpool, Barcelona, Spain, Italy, France and Germany.
Looking forward to Assassin’s Creed for the PSP? You’re probably wondering how it will translate into the PSP game, right? Producer Frederic Lefrancois and Senior Producer Dan McAuliffe some questions about the PSP version of the game, including how the controls work, tweaks to the game and more. Check out the video below.
SCEE has announced that the PlayStation Network title, WipEout HD, is coming to Blu-Ray on October 16th 2009. The release will include the original game, as well as the recently released Fury expansion pack, all for £19.99 / €24.99. The resulting package will give racers 14 reversible racetracks to race solo, against friends or against eight players online, 12 teams to choose from, a huge arsenal of combat weapons to take opponents down with, two whole campaigns to complete and a soundtrack packed with some of the biggest names in dance music.
