Sales of the PlayStation 3 edges closer to the Xbox 360. A spokesperson has confirmed to IGN that Sony sold has sold 35.7 million units worldwide as of March 2010. The 2009 fiscal results from Sony also revealed that 13 million PS3 consoles were sold for the year. In comparison, the Xbox 360 has sold 40.2 million units world wide narrowing the gap to just 4.5 million units.
ModNation Racers has not been released to the public yet, but the game has already received it’s first patch. The patch updates the game to version v1.01 and is 28MB in size. Unfortunately, the changelog for the patch has not been revealed yet so we are unsure of what has changed in the game.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is now available to purchase and comes with four challenge maps that were previously released as paid DLC (check the list below). In addition, the game also comes with two pairs of 3D glasses that allow you to play the game in 3D on any television.
Ubisoft announced the next iteration in the Assassni’s Creed series: Brotherhood last week. The first trailer of the game has also been released, and you can find it below. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood follows Ezio in his struggle against the Templar order. The series also gets multiplayer gameplay for the first time.
EyePet was launched in Europe last yer as a PlayStation Eye title, but with PlayStation Move on the way, the title will be revamped to use the motion controller for the North American release. EyePet’s creative director, Nicolas Doucet, talks about the evolution of the title and how it came to be, and with the introduction of the Move, how EyePet is more accurate and precise – see the video below.
LittleBigPlanet has been dominating the news this week, with the announcement of LittleBigPlanet 2 and now with the a brand new Game Space and Personal Space in PlayStation Home. Two new locations featuring mini-games and a easy place for you to launch LittleBigPlanet multiplayer sessions from. The LittleBigPlanet PlayGround Game Space features the King’s Snap Happy Photo Challenge, a Creator mini-game to create wallpapers with your friends and the LittleBigDerby mini-game.
The PS3 version of ModNation Racers, the upcoming kart-racer from United Front Games, will be getting a demo soon. If you didn’t get a chance to join the Beta back in December, this will be your chance to try out the game before release. The demo doesn’t have a confirmed date yet but Chuck Lacson, Associate Product Marketing Manager for SCEA, did let slip that the demo will be available “very soon”.
It’s clear that LittleBigPlanet has been a success for both Sony and Media Molecule. Sony not only announced the sequel earlier this week, they also revealed that LittleBigPlanet has sold over three million units – not a bad start for Media Molecule’s first PS3 title. In addition to selling 3 million units, over 2 million levels have also been created.
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 later this month. The game will be available in North America from May 18th 2010 and in Europe from May 21st 2010. Red Dead Redemption is an epic battle for survival in a beautiful open world as John Marston, a former outlaw, struggles to bury his blood-stained past, one man at a time.
EA is all prepped for E3 2010 next month, and has officially announced their games line-up. A number of games have been confirmed for the expo including Dead Space 2, FIFA 11 and The Sims 3 Console. The press conference will take place on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM, and will be hosted by John Riccitiello, John Schappert, and other EA execs.
