The PlayStation Network is going offline for scheduled maintenance this Thursday, lasting until Friday morning. The maintenance window will begin at 16:00 on Thursday 26th July 2012 until 08:00 on Friday 27th July 2012, BST.
Sony has revealed the top selling PS3, PS Vita, PSOne and PSP games and DLC for June 2012. On the PS3, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 takes the top sport with The Walking Dead – Episode 1 dropping to 2nd. On the PS Vita, Gravity Rush was the top downloaded game followed by Table Top Tanks.
Sony has revealed the release date for Malicious, an original action game for PS3 from Japanese studio Alvion. The game will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on July 24th 2012 – only two weeks away – for $9.99.
Episode 2 of The Walking Dead was released in North America back in June, and only just arrived in Europe yesterday. Telltale Games have revealed Episode 3, Long Road Ahead, will be available to download sometime in August.
PSN Downloads may become transferable in the near future after a European Court ruling. The European Court today confirmed that end-users are legally allowed to sell on second hand digitally downloaded video games. This could mean that Sony will make PSN titles transferable to comply with the ruling.
On Tuesday, July 3rd PSN begins offering up the hottest deals of the season! The Summer Sale will go live in North America tomorrow, with 11 great titles to choose from – all on sale for 30% off and available at a straight up scorching 50% off forPlayStation Plus Members.
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection is now available to download exclusively from the PlayStation store. The collection features both Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and is available for just €26.99 / £21.99. Both titles have been re-mastered with HD graphics and PS Move compatibility so that you can immerse yourself fully in the intense, shooty world of Resident Evil.
Despite Sony cancelling the PlayStation Network maintenance on Wednesday, the network still went offline unexpectedly last night, leaving many gamers frustrated. It also interfered with our LittleBigPlanet Beta Give-Away last night too. It seems that only some users experienced the issues, and it looks like the issues are still there this morning.
The new BBC Sports App for the PlayStation 3 is now available to download from the PlayStation Network, Sony have said. The app is currently in the public beta stage, but can be downloaded for free. The app is focused on the Olympics, but will offer content from Wimbledon and the F1 too.
The PlayStation Network downtime scheduled for later today has been cancelled. It’s unclear why the maintenance has been cancelled, but at least gamers can continue to enjoy multiplayer gaming and download the latest PlayStation Store content.
