As you may know, the PSN services have been down for the past few days now meaning no online gaming over the Easter weekend. Sony have released an update on the issue, indicating its a problem with the network infrastructure. Sony are working around the clock to restore service, but it could be a few more days before the PSN is up again.
The PlayStation Network has been down since Wednesday, for what seems like some unscheduled maintenance work. However, it now turned out that the PSN was hacked so Sony took measures to protect the network by shutting it down to investigate the intrusion. Sony has today released an official statement about the downtime.
PlayStation Plus members can benefit from new offers and free content in April’s mid-month update. The first mid month treat was the day-one discount from Ubisoft on Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes which came on the 13th. You can also get 100% discount on PSN title PAIN.
SCEE has confirmed that they are officially delaying the release of ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Collection and The Last Guardian from their respective launch timeframes of Spring 2011 and Holiday/Winter 2011. Sony will provide more information regarding release timing at a later date.
PlayStation Home is proud to announce a brand new client update to the platform this week. Version 1.50 is available to download now and it gives developers a suite of exciting new technology that enables them to create more sophisticated and realistic multiplayer gaming experiences for you.
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Episode 54 of FirstPlay is now on the store, featuring a review of Operation Flashpoint: Red River, and previews of two of our most anticipated games of the year: Batman Arkham City, and Battlefield 3.
Watch 12 minutes of gameplay from Battlefield 3 in the full Fault Line reveal from EA. The trailer featuring never before shown footage.
You may be wondering what the Uncharted 3 multiplayer mode has in store for you. Well, first off, the Uncharted 3 multiplayer is a complete evolution from the initial foray in Uncharted 2. The new multiplayer trailer below will offer the best crash course on everything Naughty Dog has revealed about the competitive multiplayer modes.
Congratulations are in order for everyone who has played LittleBigPlanet 2. Thanks to all of you, MediaMolecule has recently hit a very cool milestone – more than four million LittleBigPlanet levels have now been shared by players around the world.
