The PlayStation Network will be undergoing maintenance next Monday, for over 12 hours. The maintenance window will start on September 10th at 16:00 BST, lasting until 5:00 BST on Tuesday morning, September 11th 2012. As usual, you won’t be able to play online, access the account management features or the PlayStation Store.
To celebrate the release of Firmware v1.80 on the PS Vita, SCEE has discounted many PSOne classics for you to enjoy on your PS3 or PS Vita. But that’s not all – Sony has also added PS3 games, PS3 DLC, minis titles and a PS Vita title to the sale. The sale starts from tomorrow, after the PlayStation Store has been updated.
PSN title Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been delayed in Europe but will be releasing very soon. The game is already available in North America, and seems to have missed it’s launch window in Europe. Sony Belgium has tweeted a new release date of September 12th 2012, just over a week away.
The PlayStation Network will be undergoing downtime today as part of a scheduled maintenance window. The PSN will go offline at 5:00PM BST (10:00AM MDT / 11:00AM CDT / 12:00 noon EDT) and will last for approximately 7 hours, until 12:00AM midnight (5:00PM MDT / 6:00PM CDT / 7:00PM EDT).
As part of yesterday’s US PlayStation Store update, Konami have released Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty HD and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD as separate downloadable titles from the PlayStation Store on both the PS3 and PS Vita. Konami has also confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will be available on the PS3 next week.
The fourth and final Summer Sale update in Europe goes live tomorrow, give you discounts on a number of PS3 titles and DLC, PSP titles, PS2 titles and Minis. Unfortunately, there are no new PS Vita titles included in the sale this week. The sale will finish next week on August 28th to be sure to grab the deals before they’re gone.
As announced at Gamescom earlier this week, Japan Studio is working on a new PSN title called rain. In this dark, mysterious world, you take on the role of a boy who becomes invisible, so his figure can only be seen in the rain. A new “announcement” trailer for the game has been released, which you can find below.
Last night, there were rumours that the PlayStation Network was hacked for a second time, and 50GB of emails and passwords were leaked. However, Sony was quick to confirm that the claims “completely false” and that no user data was compromised.
Week 3 of the PSN Summer Sale in Europe begins tomorrow, and Sony has added lots of new titles and DLC to the sale. Week 3 includes PS3 games and DLC, PSOne and PS2 titles, and five PS Vita titles too. Check out the list of new titles below and be sure to check back again for next week’s update.
Sony has revealed the top selling games and DLC in July 2012, with The Walking Dead – Episode 2 taking the top spot on the PS3, and Table Top Tanks moving up to the top spot on the PS Vita, followed by Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Check out the latest downloads chart below.
