The first 3D videos hit the PlayStation Store this week, including Resident Evil: Afterlife, Step Up 3, and Disney’s A Christmas Carol. New movie releases include Dinner for Schmucks, Machete, The Last Exorcism, plus, rent Despicable Me and Eat Pray Love now in SD/HD!
Kicking off the PlayStation Plus update on January 18 are discounts on two PlayStation Network titles, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Modern Combat: Domination. You can also get 25% off new DLC for real time strategy title, R.U.S.E., and a free download of Hero of Sparta, a popular PlayStation mini from Gameloft.
A new Tomb Raider title was revealed in the January 2011 issue of magazine Game Informer, but if you are feeling a little nostalgic, you will be happy to know that the three previous titles are coming to the PS3. The Tomb Raider Trilogy will contain remastered HD versions of Anniversary, Legend and the final chapter Underworld.
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You’ve probably already seen the gameplay trailer for Killzone 3, as well as the multiplayer trailer from GamesCom 2010. Now, meet the key players of the Killzone 3 campaign mode in this explosive new story trailer. Along with familiar faces from Killzone 2 such as Sev, Rico and Narville, you’ll find a couple of fresh ones: the resourceful female ISA member Jammer, as well as the hopeful heirs to Visari’s throne, Jorhan Stahl and Admiral Orlock.
Those lucky enough to be at CES 2011 today were treated to a special extended 3D trailer of Naughty Dog’s latest installment: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. The trailer is pretty similar to the VGA trailer revealed last month, but with a few extra scenes added towards the end.
The PlayStation Network community officially surpassed the 50 million mark last year, but a new milestone was reached this year. At CES 2011, Sony announced that the PSN has over 60 million users now using the service, up from 38 million users from last year.
It’s only been a few days since the PS3 ‘root key’ was discovered and already a Custom Firmware has been created by homebrew developer KaKaRoTo. Naturally, due to legal issues, the developer has refrained from releasing the firmware to the public but has made available all the tools needed to create your own custom firmware (providing you have some coding knowledge).
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Episode 39 of FirstPlay is now available on the PlayStation Store, making it the first issue of 2011. This episode includes look at the upcoming titles for 2011, including a in-depth look at Bulletstorm and a review of Scott Pilgrim Vs The World on Blu-ray.
