Public Beta codes for Starhawk will be included in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception when the game is available next month. However, the Open Beta won’t start until Early 2012, but in the meantime, a closed beta is planned, starting in November. Warhawk players will be receiving closed beta invitations via email in waves to access the Starhawk private beta.
Episode 5 of Access is now online and available right here for your viewing pleasure. This weeks episode includes EA’s eye-meltingly beautiful first-person destruct ‘em up, Battlefield 3. The rest of the show is also stuffed with hi-def excellence, including an inside look at the recent Access Live event in Bristol, a round up of the latest news and all the best content from the PlayStation Store, including hot servings of DLC for both Resistance 3 and Dragon Age 2.
DICE have revealed some information from the recent Battlefield 3 Open Beta, as well as improvements made to the game as a result of the beta. But it’s not all network load balancing and matchmaking algorithms; check out the info graphic below for some quick facts on the Open Beta.
A new firmware update was released yesterday, bringing the current system software to version v3.73. In order to download PS3 system software version 3.73, you will need a minimum 186MB of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media.
Last night the first Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception trailer was shown off at five select AMC Theaters from coast-to-coast, and today we have it here for you to view online. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception launches in a couple of weeks away, but in the mean time, check out the new trailer taken entirely from in-game footage.
The official PlayStation Store for PlayStation Certified devices launches today. It is available immediately on Sony Corporation’s “Sony Tablet S.” At launch, 10 PSone games will be available on the PlayStation Store for €4.99 / £3.99 each. A great line-up of PSone classics and favourites will be available on the PS Store for PlayStation Certified devices at launch.
Sony’s Playstation Vita has long been slated for a December release in Japan, but Sony has just announced at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco that their new portable will be hitting shelves in North America and in Europe on February 22 2012. We already knew the PSVita was expected in early 2012, but it’s good to get a confirmed date.
SOCOM: Special Forces is getting a blast from the past with two new DLC packs just announced. The first of the two packs revisits the past and brings back what is perhaps the series’ most popular mode, “Demolition”, alongside this much loved mode you will get new maps weapons and character skins as well.
Need for Speed The Run is an illicit high-stakes cross-country race from San Francisco to New York. You’ll be playing as Jack, who is a marked man and his only way out is to battle other 200 racers for a sweet $25 million dollar prize. Starting October 19th, PS3 owners can get their hands on The Run demo!
Starting today, Uncharted 3 is getting a a revamped map in the Multiplayer Experience. The Facility map was first revealed at the New York Comic Con, and will put your new skills to the test on a fresh new level. If you haven’t got access to the Multiplayer Experience yet, you can get in on the action from participating Subway restaurants in North America.
