Sony Computer Entertainment of America has officially announced the new PlayStation 3 system with 250GB HDD. The new model will be available on November 3 for $349.99 USD. Sony’s new PS3 Slim model has sold well since its launch in September, and this latest 250GB unit will offer the same form and functionality as the 120GB model, but with a larger hard drive. Sony has sold some 1 million units worldwide in the first three weeks of its launch.
This week on the PlayStation Store, a number of new downloadable games are available in both Europe and the US, including .detuned and Mushroom Wars. Both stores are also having price promotions on several titles so be sure to check them out. New add-on content this week includes a new Buzz! Quiz TV game pack, new High Velocity Bowling packs and new tracks for Guitar Hero 5 and Rock Band. If you are looking for more dynamic themes, the European store has three new themes available for purchase.
The Ratchet & Clank: Gadgetron HQ space will be launching into PlayStation Home later today. The game space will feature three mini-games, like the massive Skunk Works’ tower defense game. The space will be jam-packed with things to do, rewards to win, virtual items to collect (like a full-on Ratchet outfit), and sheep to wrangle.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has only been available for a few days now and already Naughty Dog are making additions to the game. Naughty Dog have revised one multiplayer playlist, and added two new ones. The ‘Deathmatch’ playlist has been revised, and consists of standard game types only (variants such as ‘RPGs only’ have been removed).
Sony is promoting inFamous in Japan with a God of War 3 demo coupon. Japanese gamers can get their hands on the demo by redeeming the code on the PlayStation Store. The demo will be available to download from November 19th 2009 until February 2010. Unfortunately, there was no mention if the demo would also be available in the West.
Mushroom Wars, a Real Time Strategy game, will be available to purchase from the PlayStation Store tomorrow for €9.99 / £7.99. Mushroom Wars is a fast-paced and accessible RTS, with a quaint, anime-inspired visual style, where you send your cute armies into battle, upgrade your mushroom bases, improve your weaponry and fight skirmishes in close-quarter maps.
VidZone has bagged another exclusive video – the DJ / Producer Tiësto. The Dutch dance super heavyweight is exclusive in all VidZone Territories, apart from the UK and Ireland. The video will be available very shortly after in all territories, though. The video is now available to view and the single is out on November 23rd 2009.
Introducing players to an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule the club scene by creating original mixes of popular songs and music from the world’s most exciting artists and DJs. This game features an amazing variety of music across genres. Using its authentic turntable controller, you spin and scratch more than 100 songs into unique mixes and become the life of the party.
Read MoreThe Uncharted 2 demo has now come to a end, after two weeks as a public demo and two further weeks as a private demo for those who pre-ordered the game. The full game launches tomorrow in North America and later this week in Europe. If you didn’t get a chance to play the demo you will get another chance once the game launches.
Sony Ericsson launches the Aino today, the first handset from Sony Ericsson to feature Remote Play which enables users to seamlessly access and control their PS3 media content anywhere, anytime using Remote Play with PS3 on Aino. The mobile phone features 3G Wireless Internet access so you can access your PS3 whenever you need.
