A new firmware update is now available for the PlayStation 3. Firmware version v3.42 doesn’t add anything new to the software, but simply includes security fixes for the console. The new update disables the use of the recent USB dongle hack, whether it’s the Groove, the Jailbreak, or the PS Freedom.
The biggest 3D game of 2011 has finally got a release date. Guerrilla Games and Sony have revealed that Killzone 3 will be available to purchase in North American from February 22nd 2010. Guerrilla Games has been hard at work making the most explosive shooter possible on the PlayStation 3 system.
On the US and Canadian Video Stores this week you can find Campus Classics under Featured Collections to brush up on all time back to school classics including Accepted, Road Trip, Hoosiers, Revenge of the Nerds, Superbad. Check out the new release of UFC 118 packed solid with some of the sport’s best and fiercest in Ultimate Fighting. Also, check out incredible action sports films from WAX formally VAS Entertainment, their new page launches this week on PSN.
A big update to the European PlayStation Store this week, with the final episode of Sam & Max now available for download. You can also find four new Minis titles, two new PSOne classics and two new playable demos. There is also a large selection of new game add-on content, videos, XMB themes and PSN Avatars.
Those eagerly awaiting the release of Top Gun will be happy to know that SCEE has finally revealed the release date and price point for the game. The game will be available to download from the PlayStation Store next week, on September 8th 2010. The game will will cost £7.99 / €9.99.
Episode 22 is now up on the Store and available to purchase and download. This week features an all-new hands-on with LittleBigPlanet 2, the the second part of the PlayStation Move playtest, and a preview of Ubisoft’s under-the-radar strategy contender, RUSE.
Today at IFA 2010 in Berlin, Sony announced that Music Unlimited Powered by Qriocity, a cloud-based digital music service, will be coming to PlayStation 3 later this year. The service will give you access to millions of songs that are stored and synchronised through the cloud and can be accessed via a range of Sony devices, with one single account and without the need to manage digital files.
This week on the US PlayStation Store you can find lots of new discounts on various games. There are also three new playable demos available and two new downloadable games. You can find lots of new game add-on content, new wallpapers and XMB themes, and new PSN Avatars and game videos.
The latest PlayStation Plus content is now available on the PlayStation Store in Europe. If you haven’t subscribed for a 1-year membership yet, you can get a free copy of Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty, by signing up. The new PlayStation Plus content is available until October 5th 2010, so be sure to check out the list below and download what you want before October.
With Gran Turismo 5 just over two months away from release, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has recently made public the install details for the game. Yamauchi revealed on Twitter that a mere 256MB is the minimum hard drive space needed to run the game.
