Final Fantasy XIV is currently in phase one of the closed beta for the PC, but Square Enix has revealed that the first phase is unlikely to reach the PS3. However, Square Enix believe phase two will be available on the PS3. Registrations to enter the beta have been running for some time now, including priority access to those who purchased Final Fantasy XIII.
If you purchased the first episode of FirstPlay, which was released on Thursday, you may have found it a little weak and lacking original content and downloads. Well, you will be glad to know that the second episode will include a free downloadable Minis title, however, the title is not yet known.
Fans of Naughty Dog’ multiple award winning Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be happy to know that new DLC is on the way. The ‘Siege Expansion’ pack will be hitting PSN later this month, and will cost €5.99 / £4.79. The expansion pack will include 6 character skins, a new co-op game mode for 2-3 players, 2 new maps and 11 additional Trophies (10 Bronze and 1 Silver). You can find the list of trophies and some screens below.
The Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package was released on the Xbox 360 last month, and broke the record for the most downloaded DLC in Xbox history. As for the PS3 and PC, Activision and Infinity Ward has finally revealed the release date. Robert Bowling has confirmed that the DLC pack will be available to purchase in May 2010.
Retailer Amazon has offered a partial refund to a European PS3 owner following his complaint about the removal of the console’s OtherOS feature. Firmware 3.21 removed the ability to install other Operating Systems (such as Yellow Dog Linux) on the PlayStation 3, and such violated the European Law Directive 1999/44/EC. The partial refund was made to the customer without them having to return the console.
The Official PlayStation Magazine recently revealed that Red Dead Redemption may have the “greatest multiplayer lobby in the history of video games.” Apparently the lobby will be the actual wild west setting from the game. The lobby looks like a “wild west MMORPG” where gamers can walk around and talk with NPCs and live gamers. RockStar have now released a trailer of the Multiplayer mode in action – check it out below.
Warner Bros. has officially announced the third iteration to the F.E.A.R franchise also known as F.3.A.R. The horror first-person shooter will be coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in Autumn 2010. Alma returns in F.E.A.R. 3 but this time her sons Point Man and Paxton Fettel introduce divergent co-op, giving players distinctly different abilities affecting their own play as well as the experience of their co-op partner.
SingStar will soon be getting a big update, enabling online multiplayer for the first time, allowing players to take part in Online Battles against. When competing in an Online Battle, you’ll send an invite to one of your PSN friends, match songs (you both need to own a song to play it) – pick-up the mic and commence singing.
The Flower soundtrack, originally scheduled to hit the PlayStation Store this week has been delayed due to “technical difficulties.” The soundtrack was pulled from the European PlayStation Store at the last minute after failing the Quality Assurance tests from Sony, and will now be released at a later date.
Last month there was rumor going around that the PlayStation Store update day for Europe would soon be changing. The rumor has now been confirmed by Mike Kebby on the PlayStation.Blog. The usual Thursday updates will continue until the end of this month, and from May they will be moving to Wednesdays.
