PlayStation Network will be offline for routine scheduled maintenance on Thursday, January 19th from approximately 8am until 9pm PST. That’s a massive 13 hours of downtime. As usual, PlayStation Network services will be unavailable during this time. Users who are already signed into their account on PlayStation Network before the start of the maintenance should be able to stay signed in to their online session, but will not be able to access any of the services listed below.
Sony have launched two college sports applications on the PlayStation Network today to complement your sports entertainment experience. Through the XOS College Sports and SEC Digital Network applications, PS3 users now have access to a customizable college sports platform to stream current and classic content on-demand, and make the PS3 the first and only gaming console to offer these applications.
Telltale’s latest epic adventure, Jurassic Park: The Game, is now available to download in Europe from the PlayStation Store. Jurassic Park: The Game takes players back to Isla Nublar – the site of Jurassic Park – during the events of the first movie. It allows you to experience Jurassic Park as they never have before in an interactive format.
Some more PlayStation Network downtime has been scheduled to take place tomorrow, Thursday 15th December. The PlayStation Network will be offline between 16.00PM until 02.00AM GMT on Friday 16th December. As usual, you wont be able to sign into any PlayStation Network services, including the PlayStation Store and Account Management sections.
Last week Sony mentioned that the PlayStation Vita only allow only one PSN account to be linked to the portable console, and that changing this account would require a factory reset. It seems that Sony has taken a u-turn on their initial statement and has provided new information on multi-accounts.
The top 20 PSN and PS3 sales for November 2011 are now in. inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is at the top of the PS3 list, but you may be interested to learn that it’s also now officially the fastest-selling PS3 digital game ever launched on PSN. On the PS one Classics front, newly released RPG classic Chrono Cross lead the pack, while Corpse Party is top in the PSP download chart.
Similar to the ‘12 Deals of Christmas‘, PlayStation Plus subscribers can also look forward to 12 gifts through December. Starting today, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download one title from PlayStation Store at no extra cost, every two days – this will include 8 PSN titles, two minis and two PSone Classics.
With Christmas just around the corner, Sony has some amazing deals for gamers on the PlayStation Store. The 12 Deals of Christmas will run throughout December, up until Christmas Day, featuring 12 amazing deals for you to unwrap. However, each deal will only be available to redeem from PlayStation Store for 48 hours.
Don’t forget… The PlayStation Network is offline for scheduled maintenance from 16:00 on Thursday 17 November until 02:00 GMT on Friday November 2011. During the maintenance, you will be unable to access any PlayStation Network services including the PlayStation Store and Account Management areas.
Look out for a good 11 hours to downtime to the PlayStation Network next week. The PlayStation Network will be unavailable on November 18th 2011 for approximately 11 hours, between 16:00PM and 3:00AM. As usual, you will be unable to sign-in to any PlayStation Network services.
