Official PlayStation Magazine subscribers will soon be offered discounts to purchase episodes of FirstPlay. The announcement of special offers was mode via the official FirstPlay twitter account, but details of special offers were not revealed. This should save consumers a bit of money, but ideally we would love it if FirstPlay was free to subscribers.
Grand Theft IV has been out for a good year and a half now and yet the title continues to sell well. To date, the title has sold more than 17 million units world wide on all platforms combined. Take-Two revealed the sales figure in thei Q2 earnings report earlier this week.
Final Fantasy IX is already available to download in Europe and Japan for a few weeks now, and is finally heading to the US PlayStation Store. Sony has announced that the PSOne classic will be available to purchase from June 15th 2010, for $9.99. Final Fantasy IX is playable on the PSP and PS3, but be sure to have at least 2GB of free space available.
With E3 just around the corner, Sony has announced yet another new title for the PlayStation 3: MotorStorm Apocalypse. In the same way that the first MotorStorm was set in Monument Valley, and MotorStorm Pacific Rift was set on ‘The Island’, inspired by Hawaii and other Pacific islands, we’ve set this MotorStorm in ‘The City’, inspired by the West Coast of America, and, in particular, the Bay Area of California.
Sony has revealed the first trailer for Dead Nation. The title was first announced at Gamescom in Cologne last year but you can expect more news on the title at this year’s E3. Developers Housemarque and Sony Computer Entertainment have been pulling out all the stops over the past year to make this game a nerve shredding, atmospheric and action packed experience. Check out the trailer below.
The first set of 3D games are now available to download from the PlayStation Store. By downloading the 3D Collection you can play WipEout HD, SuperStardust HD, PAIN and a MotorStorm Pacific Rift demo in amazing stereoscopic 3D. If you already own the games you can upgrade for free or you can download all four for the bargain price of €29.99.
FirstPlay Episode 10 is now available to download from the PlayStation Store. Episode 10 features the last of four free Minis titles, the super-addictive sci-fi arcader, Aero Racer (worth £3.99). This week’s videos features two hands-on HD previews. The first is with Tecmo Koei’s meaty sci-fi shooter Quantum Theory and the second is Backbreaker.
The PlayStation Network will undergo scheduled maintenance today, June 9th from 8am PST / 4pm GMT. The PSN will be down for several hours, during which time users won’t be able to access the PlayStation Store or Account Management, and may encounter some difficulty while signing in to PSN.
SEGA has announced that the four title in the Yakuza franchise will finally be heading to the West in 2011. 4 is a very powerful number in this particular installment as not only will you experience the gritty atmosphere of Kiryu Kazuma’s experiences, three other characters will also be available to play. Each of them with their own engaging backstory and a gripping interwoven plot.
THQ Inc. has announced the next title in the Red Faction franchise, Red Faction: Armageddon. Red Faction: Armageddon moves beneath the surface of Mars as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As Darius Mason, players fight to save humanity from an even greater evil that threatens to extinguish all life on the planet.
