With Christmas just around the corner, Santa needs your help – in PlayStation Home that is. The Winter Wonderland Space will open in PlayStation Home on December 10th 2009, featuring elves, presents, Santa’s grotto and more. Final preparations are underway, however some of Santa’s helpers seem a bit … well, less than useful. Santa and his elves will need your help to complete the preparations and make sure this festival is one to remember.
On Nov 30th, LittleBigPlanet will get it’s biggest game update so far, and it will be for free. The patch is packed full of great new functionality and improvements. Update 1.21, also known as Leerdammer, contains new features such as Online Create, increased profile space, improved networking, and better saving functionality. A lot of improvements will be made to the game – see all the details are below.
A free update is available for EyePet allowing you to share your special video moments with other EyePet owners. You can also view and rate videos made by other players. All of these options can be found in the ‘EyePet Online’ option on the Main Menu. You will be prompted to download the update next time you boot up the game.
The US PlayStation Video Store hasn’t been updated this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday but the European Store has been. See the list of new titles for the UK, Spain, Germany and France below. The Dan Brown promotion is still running on the European Store until the end of this month. If you buy Angels & Demons from the store, you will recieve a voucher code to download The Da Vinci Code for free.
This week on the European PlayStation Store, the first two episodes of the Uncharted 2: Eye of Indra motion comics are now available download – the first episode of which is free. Two new playable demos are available too along with a new downloadable game and a PSOne classic. The US PlayStation Store was updated yesterday, in case you missed it.
Guitar Hero 6 has been confirmed to be in development, but not by publishers Activision. Tesla‘s guitarist, Dave Rude, has confirmed that their single, Modern Day Cowboy, will be a track on Guitar Hero 6. Guitar Hero 6 has yet to be officially announced by Activision, but it’s no surprise really.
Feedback from Ubisoft latest Assassin’s Creed title has been “overwhelmingly positive”. Ubisoft has revealed that the game has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide within its first week of release. While its not the same number as Modern Warfare 2 sold, the figure is up 32 percent on first week sales for the original Assassin’s Creed.
Square-Enix released the last Final Fantasy XIII trailer earlier today. Showcasing never before witnessed segments, this is the final trailer set to be released before the official release in Japan in just three short weeks. With everything leading up to the launch, Square-Enix certainly went out with a bang with the trailer. Some of the trailer features previous footage from older trailers, but a lot of the content is new. As with previous titles, Final Fantasy XIII should be one of the most emotional entries of the legendary saga.
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Yesterday, many websites reported that Sony reduced the number of consoles you can use your PSN-purchased games on from five to three. This was incorrectly reported, and was only a typo on Sony’s part. Content you purchase from the Store can be used on up to five PS3 consoles or PSPs (depends on compatibility). Some titles do still have restrictions, but these are clearly stated on the product information page.
This Friday, Naughty Dog will be releasing the first downloadable content for Uncharted 2‘s multiplayer mode. A patch update will add “The Fort,” a brand new multiplayer map supposedly based on the “Fortress” chapter of Drake’s Fortune. According to the press release, “The Fort is a long rectangular map with wide open spaces and excellent flank routes.” Best of all, the update will be free – a perfect way to end the week.
