Last week we gave you details on the Killzone 2 downloadable content “Steel and Titanium”, which is scheduled for release at the end of the month. The downloadable pack will be available on the US PlayStation Store next week for $5.99. The European PlayStation Store price is still to be confirmed. The pack will contain two brand new multiplayer maps with new gameplay elements and strategic twists. The two new maps are “Wasteland Bullet” and “Vekta Cruiser”. See below for a trailer on the new pack.
Geon Emotions Trophies
Geon: Emotions is a psychedelic, pick-up-and-play game of rapidly changing tactics. Playing as one of eight emotions players must race to collect pellets and score goals, using power-ups and their emotional strengths and weaknesses.
Magic Ball Trophies
This downloadable game is a 3D take on classic Arkanoid-style gameplay. You move a robotic-looking paddle back and forth on the bottom edge of the screen and keep a ball bouncing around in play, destroying things in an attempt to clear out the play space.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trophies
In the game, players will return to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. They will also have a chance to engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory.
PSP System Software Ver. 5.50
Overall
- The number of folder levels that you can view under Photo, Music and Video has been increased.
Game
- If you select [Internet Search] from the options menu for a game, you can now perform an Internet search based on the name of that game.
Network
- [Trend Micro™ for PSP™] has been added as an option in the Internet browser.
PlayStation®Network
- [Information Board] has been added as a feature under PlayStation®Network. The Information Board displays news about games and the latest information about PlayStation®Store.
- You can now access PlayStation®Store even if you do not have a PlayStation®Network account.
- An option to sign-in automatically is now available for PlayStation®Store. Set [Sign In Automatically (Auto Sign-In)] on the PlayStation®Store sign-in screen.
- [Download All] has been added as an option for use when multiple items are purchased from PlayStation®Store.
- Less free space is now required on Memory Stick Duo™ media when downloading games from PlayStation®Store. Previously, it was necessary to have free space on the Memory Stick Duo equal to twice the size of the game to be downloaded. With system software version 5.50, you can now download games from PlayStation Store to Memory Stick Duo media if there is free space equal to the size of the content to be downloaded.
PSP Firmware 5.50
The latest firmware update for the PSP is now available to download. Firmware v5.50 introduces an Information Board on the PSP system’s XMB (XrossMediaBar) interface. Those of you who have a PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) may be familiar with this feature, which displays news and updates from the world of PlayStation in a scrolling ticker in the upper right-hand corner of your TV screen. In addition to this, you will now be able to create and access subfolders for photos, music and videos.
SingStar Trophies
SingStar PS3 takes the successful interactive singing experience established with the multi-million selling global franchise to the next level with personalization and community taking center stage.
PlayStation Network downtime on April 21st
The PlayStation Network will be taken offline on Tuesday, April 21 for some essential maintenance according to Community Team Leader MusterBuster over at the Official EU PlayStation Forums. The maintenance will begin at 7:00 AM (GMT +1) during which time the entire network will be unavailable. The maintenance time frame was not mentioned so it could take several hours before the network is back online.
PlayStation Store update for April 16th 2009
This week’s PlayStation Store update is in and there is a whole load of new game add-on content available to purchase and download. There are two new downloadable games on the European PlayStation Store, and both stores have some new wallpaper and XMB themes available for download. New game add-on content includes LittleBigPlanet costumes, Rock Band and Guitar Hero tracks, Roster updates for Smackdown vs RAW ’09 and add-ons for Valkyria Chronicles. Check out the complete list below.
Killzone 2 Downloadable Content coming April 30th
Killzone 2 downloadable content was announced a few weeks back but we though we would wait until now to give you the details. The downloadable pack “Steel and Titanium” will be available at the end of this month but the price has yet to be confirmed – it will not be available for free. The pack will contain two brand new multiplayer maps with new gameplay elements and strategic twists. The two new maps are “Wasteland Bullet” and “Vekta Cruiser”. See below for more details on the two new maps.