Uncharted 2 was updated this week, bringing the game to version v1.08. The patch was released in Europe on Saturday, May 29, 2010, and in the remaining regions worldwide on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. The patch fixes a number of issues in the game but has also removed the twitter update functionality found in the game. The changelog for the update can be found below.
Episode 009 of FirstPlay is now available to download from the PlayStation Store. In addition, the third Minis title (of four), Age of Zombies, comes free with this episode and a exclusive Ghost Recon XMB theme – all for just 99p. As for the videos, this week you can find a huge, in-depth HD review of Rockstar’s monster Western Red Dead Redemption, as well as a verdict on customisable karter ModNation Racers.
If you are looking to purchase a PSPgo, June is the best time to do it. SCEE has announced that starting from June 9th and for a limited time only, new PSPgo owners (aged 18 and over) will get a head start on their game collection with ten games to download from PlayStation Store, absolutely free.
A new Red Dead Redemption patch, released over the weekend by Rockstar Games, has added a number of new trophies to the game. The patch adds 10 co-op trophies, but will only be unlockable later this month when the free Outlaws to the End co-op downloadable pack is released.
A number of new screens for recently announced Killzone 3 have appeared. In addition, there is also an interview with Guerrilla Games producer, Steven Ter Heide, available to watch. Check out the 10 new screens and PlayStation.Blog interview below.
Just like the God of War Collection, Team Ico is expected to bring out their own collection consisting of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. TheSixthAxis was told unofficially that the collection is on the way and is due in early 2011. Both titles will be available on Blu-ray disc for the PlayStation, presumably on the same disc and with optimised graphics.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has confirmed their plans to introduce the often-rumored premium PSN service in a recent fan in question & answer post. The premium PSN idea was revealed by Kaz Hirai a few months ago, and House has confirmed that more details will be available soon.
Following up on the launch of the popular ModNation Racers event in the PlayStation Events Space, the recently released kart racer has got a dedicated space in PlayStation Home this week. The space features a fun of the Sticker Wall and a addictive built-in kart mini-game.
According to analysis published by Strategy Analytics, the PlayStation 3 increased global market share to 31% in Q1 of this year. The report, “Games Consoles: Sony’s PS3 Increases Global Share In Q1 2010,” predicts that full year global sales of the PS3 will reach 14 million, compared to 17.5 million for Nintendo’s Wii and 10.5 million for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.
