A new publisher joins the PSP Comic Store this week. BOOM! Studios is one of the most innovative comic books publishers today, specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of genres. This week they bring us 28 Days Later. Another highlight is Marvel’s mini-series Ultimate Iron Man (2005) #1-5, revealing Tony Stark’s early life and origins.
A new PSP Firmware Update will soon be available. Bring the system software to version v6.35, the minor update prepares the PSP system for the upcoming launch of “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” – a new, cloud-based, digital music service from Sony that will give music lovers access to millions of songs stored and synchronized through the cloud.
Ahead of the official release date for Gran Turismo 5, a patch for the title has been released. The game isn’t officially out until tomorrow, but the patch enables the online portion of the game and adds lots of new features mainly revolving around the internet community.
If you live in the US, you can now download the VUDU application which allows you to stream cinema-quality movies in the comfort of your home theater, complete with full 1080p HD with 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus sound. The movies are available on-demand and you only pay for the movies that you watch. Also, when you sign up for a VUDU account, you will receive a $5.99 credit on your account for one free HD rental.
Your copy of GT5 should be on its way to you if you’ve pre-ordered it (you might already have it sitting at home). If you ordered the US Collector’s Edition of the game, check out the video below to see what to expect. The US version of the Collector’s Edition is far superior to that found in Europe.
This week’s episode of FirstPlat comes with a free Minis title, and also includes reviews of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, PlayStation Move titles TV Superstars, The Fight: Lights Out, Time Crisis: Razing Storm, and The Shoot. In the Network Highlights section you can find a personal take on the pleasures and pitfalls of scoring games, and a review of FIFA 11‘s online offering.
Since Final Fantast XIV was delayed on the PS3 a few months back, we haven’t heard much about the game. Citing “memory issues”, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV was delayed to March 2011. But according to the latest issue of Famitsu, however, Square Enix has finished development of the PS3 version and is looking to make a fresh start for the MMO.
Building on our story from last week about GT5 taking up 6.4GB of hard disk space, we have learned that the option is actually optional and not a requirement to play the actual game. According to Sony, however, even if you choose not to install any data at the beginning of the game there’s a built-in auto-install feature that does it in incremental chunks.
A new update for PlayTV is now available to purchase from the PlayStation Store. The new update not only adds the ability to record a entire series automatically, it also allows you to chat with friends on the PlayStation Network while watching your favourite show.
We’ve just confirmation that over copy of GT5 has shipped so we should be playing it early next week, hopefully a few days before worldwide release. If you are expecting your own copy next, be warned: the game could take 40-50 minutes to install on the PS3.
