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.
Qore Episode 24 is now available to download from the US PlayStation Store today and includes a early look at LittleBigPlanet 2. The team visited Media Molecule in the UK to understand how the creativity of the community inspired them to push the boundaries in the sequel to transform the platform game into a platform for games.
Episode 006 of FirstPlay hits the PlayStation Store this Wednesday, marking one and a half months since the the first release. This week, you can find HD video of Lost Planet 2, a preview of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and a review of of twinkle-eyed retro adventure 3D Dot Game Heroes.
The PlayStation Network in Europe was experiencing issues last week, preventing users from adding money to their PlayStation Wallet among other issues. Sony Europe has confirmed that the issues have now been resolved via their twitter account. The original issue list can be found in the original article.
The Rapture Metro downloadable content pack and the “Kill ’em Kindly” downloadable mode for BioShock 2 hits the US PlayStation Store later today. Both of the DLC packs are multiplayer-focused. The Rapture Metro Pack contains a rank increase to 50 and, when you reach it, you’ll win the opportunity to begin anew with Rebirth mode. This resets you to Rank 1 with a Golden Bunny Mask, and a prestigious indicator next to your name to taunt lesser organisms.
Firmware 3.30 added new Remote Play functionality that could be used from Sony VIAO PCs allowing you to remotely access your PS3. Sony has officially announced the first laptop to make use of this new functionality, the new Vaio P (P11S1E) ultraportable. Now, not only can you connect to your PS3 using a PSP, you can also use a PC.
The Split/Second demo hits the PlayStation Store tomorrow as part of the weekly US PlayStation Store update. In Split/Second, you build up your power meter through skilled driving techniques and then trigger something call “Power Plays” to take out opponents and alter the track. All this takes place in the premise of a huge global broadcast event where you play as a contestant trying to win the season championship.
Sony have officially announced that Sackboy will be returning to your PS3s in LittleBigPlanet 2. Sony also released the first trailer to LBP2, which you can find below. LittleBigPlanet established the Play, Create, Share creative gaming genre and has enjoyed tremendous success, with well over 2 million levels created since launch and growing by the week.
According to a comment from the official FirstPlay PSN account, the downloadable magazine will be making its way to Ireland from Issue 7 onwards, after being exclusively available in the UK since early April. The first episode of FirstPlay will be available to purchase in Ireland on May 19th 2010 for approximately €1.19, though official pricing has yet to be revealed.
Lost Planet 2 will be available to purchase tomorrow when it hits stores in the US and Europe. Unfortunately, PS3 owners will have to perform a mandatory install of game data before you can play the game, so be sure to have enough free space available. Hopefully, this will mean better loading times compared to the Xbox 360 version.
