Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has announced the release date and new screenshots from the highly anticipated downloadable game Zombie Apocalypse. Coming to the PlayStation Network on September 24, Zombie Apocalypse drops players in an epic battle between the dead and the living. Equipped with ample artillery, players’ dual analog stick shooting skills will be put to the test in the thrilling arcade style shooter.
Check your inbox as LittleBigPlanet Water Beta invites are being sent out. If you are lucky enough to be given a beta invite, you will be rewarded with exclusive items such as Beta Test Vest as a thank you for your participation. It will also be possible to earn a Beta Bug Blaster Hazmat costume, a prize we give only to those testers who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide us with bugs and feedback, or generally make themselves very useful.
The Yellow Light of Death is becoming an increasing problem, according to BBC’s Watchdog. The YLOD was featured on BBC’s Watchdog show last night with a number of users experiencing the issue. The BBC pinned the issue down to a hardware issue present is most consoles, and we know from most cases it is in fact a hardware issue. In response, Sony sent a letter to the BBC detailing the returns policy and commenting on the hardware failure. If you are interested in reading this incredibly long letter, we’ve included it below.
In the third part of the motion controller Blog series, Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov break down their E3 on-stage demo in more detail. From plasma whips and drawing, to abstract domino snakes and real time strategy-style games, you’ll see some things you’re already familiar with, as well as some never before seen applications that didn’t quite make the show. More details are included in the video below.
This week on the US Video Store you can find X-Men Origins: Wolverine which includes a bonus featurette. Hugh walks through what it was like to take on the role of Wolverine/Logan again in this pulse-pounding action thriller.
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If you are awaiting the release of Team Ninja’s latest game, Ninja Faiden Sigma 2, we have a interview and walkthough of the game courtesy of PlayStation.Blog. The 10-minute long interview/walkthrough should answer all your lingering questions on Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 before its release in less than two weeks on September 29th 2009. If Ninja Gaiden history has taught us anything, there’s some insanely hard Trophies to be had.
This week on the PlayStation Store, three new downloadable games have been added to the Euro Store and two new games are available on the US Store. The Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 demo is available to download in Europe and the PSOne classic Final Fantasy Tactics is available to purchase on the US Store. This week, you can also find a selection of premium (non-animated) themes and free wallpaper from both stores.
Mercury Award Winner Dizzee Rascal will be launching the SingStar Rooms: VIP space in PlayStation Home on September 24 2009 at 20:00 BST (UK time) 21:00 CEST (Mainland Europe). This is part of the launch of his new album ‘Tongue n’ Cheek’. He will be performing six of his chart topping tracks exclusively for the PS Home/SingStar community, including ‘Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem’ for the first time in the public domain.
With the release of Sony’s motion controller in Spring 2010, the PlayStation 3 could see a number of Wii titles being ported to the console. Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi (of Resident Evil 5 fame) divulged this information in an interview with 1Up, leading up to the TGS: “Speaking to other developers in Japan, I’ve heard a few of them say they were delighted by the Sony motion controller because they can just port over their Wii titles to the PS3.”
Capcom is offering PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience a piece of the Tokyo Game Show action from the comfort of their own living rooms this year by offering the Lost Planet 2 demo available exclusively for download from PSN starting the first day of the show. Beginning September 24, PS3 owners will not only be able to engage in the frantic battle against the enormous G-Type Akrid, the boss Akrid of the episode 1, but will also get the exclusive experience of two additional missions in an online co-operative extermination of the Akrid of E.D.N. III.
