2010 is looking to be a big year for Sony with many exclusives and hotly anticipated titles. In fact, Q1 of 2010 is likely to be a expensive period for PlayStation gamers, with the likes of MAG, Heavy Rain and Gran Turismo 5 scheduled for release. We’ve put together a list of five titles every PlayStation gamer should experience in the New Year.
If you are looking to give your trophy collection a boost, here are some games that contain trophies that are easy to obtain as well as titles that have easy Platinum trophies. Now, not all of the below games are worth buying and others are must-have games (see our recommendations below), so we recommend you rent some of these games to save yourself some money. If you think we’ve missed out some games, feel free to include them in the comments section.
NIS America have re-releasing some of their past PSP titles to celebrate the launch of the PSPgo. And what’s really awesome about this is that our past PSP titles will be 50% off for the whole week. The discount will only be valid for one week starting today, so don’t miss this chance to get their past titles on your PSP. Prices range between $4.99 and $9.99.
As the PlayStation Network is available in many countries with different currencies, it’s natural that the prices of games and other content varies on the PlayStation Store. The games in North America are slightly cheaper than those in Europe and the UK, though this depends on the currency fluctuations. Earlier today, we came across a big discrepancy in Sony’s pricing which has nothing to do with currency fluctuation.
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The PlayStation 3 Platinum range has been expanded this month with a handful of new titles. Games that reach over 400,000 sales are added to the Platinum range for an unbeatable price of £19.99 / €29.99. This month, some very popular games have been added to the list including MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2, Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4. All the aforementioned games are available to purchase in the platinum range now.
For those of you who are Ratchet & Clank fans, Sony has officially announced , that Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time will be available in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 27. Sony are offering some cool Ratchet & Clank goodies for those who pre-order their copy of the game participating retailers. A highlight of some of the items you’ll receive when you pre-order Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time can be found below.
Get ready for some high-end mutliplayer toy car racing action! TikGames and Creat Studios have announced that Smash Cars, a PS3 follow-up to the original PS2 game will finally be heading to PlayStation Network on August 20th. Smash Cars is a tricked-out single and multiplayer online RC toy car racing game featuring real-time physics simulation and vehicle customization.
Some amazing games are coming the PlayStation 3 and PSP this year, many of which were show off at Sony’s E3 Press Conference. You can download all the E3 trailers from the PlayStation Store, but we have a few in this post, courtesy of the PlayStation.Blog. Below you will find trailers for Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted 2, Gran Turismo for PSP, Hustle Kings and more.
A patch for Crash Commando is now available to download. The patch makes a lot of game play and UI improvements to the game (details below). In addition, a demo of the game will be available to download from the PlayStation Store after today’s update. The demo will let you try a level in the single player offline mode. Olof Gustafsson, CEO at EPOS Game Studios, has also announced that downloadable content is on the way.
Noby Noby Boy v1.1 patch is now available on the PlayStation Network. You can update your version of the game by booting it up and downloading the update. The patch fixes a number of bugs in the game and adds some new features. According to Keita Takahashi of Namco Bandai Games, “Honestly, debugging it was hard for multiplayer as it was a hotbed for bugs. So, if you run into a bug or two, please laugh that off. Since there are more silly updates aside from multiplay, I hope everyone has fun with the game as a whole.”
