Development on Heavy Rain is complete and is off to manufacturing. This psychological thriller will be available at retail on February 23rd, 2010 in North America and February 24th, 2010 in Europe. Don’t forget to pre-order your copy now so you will receive the first chapter of Heavy Rain Chronicles at no cost.
We’re less than a week from the US release of White Knight Chronicles International Edition on February 2, we have a lot of new information to share with you. Staring off, the first of several White Knight Chronicles Dynamic Themes will be available from the PlayStation Store next Thursday, February 4. Also, you will be able to unlock a PlayStation Home costume and figurine by playing the game.
This week on the PSP Comic Store, the UK has received 12 issues of The Incredible Hulk (1999) with more coming next week, and the story of Wolverine is available with all 6 issues of “Origin”. Disney are also offering another free comic called “Ultraheroes #0: Prologue” featuring Scrooge McDuck. The US has received similar new titles as Europe, including new issues of G.I. Joe: Cobra and The Avengers.
If you have a copy of Gran Turismo for the PSP, you will be happy to know that a free car pack will be available to download from the PlayStation Store today. The car pack included five new cars for you to race around in, including the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari ‘02 Giallo Modena and Lamborghini Countach LP400 ‘74 Arancio.
If you finished playing through Assassin’s Creed II, then you may recall there were a couple of corrupted sequences that Desmond wasn’t able to access in the Animus. Well, this week, you’ll be able to play through the first of two “repaired” sequences, as The Battle of Forli hits the PSN on Thursday.
The secret door behind the jumbo screen in the Presentation Podium Space will be opening its doors today unveiling a brand new space – The Backstage Pass. If you make it through the security door, you will be able to take part in the Heavy Rain: Evidence Analysis mini-game. If you manage to complete difficult puzzle, you will be rewarded with a special prize.
George Hotz, a iPhone hacker who unlocked Apple’s iPhone, recently discovered a exploit on the PS3. Speaking to the BBC, he said the exploit “gives full memory space access and therefore ring 0 access from OtherOS.” He has since released the exploit on his blog, hoping to ignite the PS3 homebrew scene. The exploit is currently too complicated for just anyone to use it, but it could allow users to play pirated games.
Bayonetta has a serious loading problem on the PS3, as we mentioned on our review. Tomorrow, a new patch will go live allowing PS3 users to install game data to their hard drive, which should dramatically reduce the lengthy load times in the game. The installation of game data will be optional, so those of you running out of space on your console can continue to play the game as is.
With the release of MAG just days away in Europe and the UK, most of you are probably wondering what has changed in the game since the last beta, which took place earlier this month. Luckily, Jeremy Dunham, Senior Community Manager for Zipper Interactive, has detailed the changes over on the PlayStation.Blog.
This week on the UK PlayStation Video Store very few new titles have been added. Only two new movies are available to rent: Funny People and Band Slam; and six new movies are available to buy, including Sorority Row and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
