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Rumour PlayStation Store Back Within 24 Hours
Update: Sony squashes rumours
Edit: PlayStation Store will not be returning tomorrow, PlayStation blog manager James Gallagher has confirmed: The latest information I have on PlayStation Store is that we are aiming to have it live by the end of May. Contrary to popular rumours, it will not be reopening tomorrow but we will let you know here as soon...
News Sony America Welcomes You Back with These Games
Hard choices ahead
The North American PlayStation Blog has let loose with details of the free games you'll be able to claim as part of its Welcome Back programme when PlayStation Store service is restored in the near future. PlayStation 3 owners will be able to choose two of the following five games: Dead Nation inFAMOUS LittleBigPlanet Super...
News Sony Aims to Have PlayStation Network Back Up Before June
Never give up
On 1st May Sony said some PSN features would be restored before today's date, but at the time of writing the network is still down. Sony hasn't given any further details on a timeframe for the restoration of PlayStation Network services, but Bloomberg is reporting that the company's aim is to have the whole network up and running...
News Some PlayStation Network Features to Return This Week
Official update arrives
Last night Sony held a press conference to give an update on the ongoing PlayStation Network outage, with some good news announced: the service will return this week, albeit not in its full form. According to the announcement, the following services make up the first part of the feature roll-out: Restoration of Online...
News Now You Can Share Your Best Yoostar Moments on YouTube
Upload away
Yoostar 2 built its whole world around a social experience but one vital piece of the puzzle was missing: access to the world's biggest video-sharing community, YouTube. Not any more though, as the publisher has just announced an update bringing YouTube support to the movie karaoke game. Now you can upload your performances to the web...
News Try MAG with Full Game Trial for All on PlayStation Store
Hope you're patient
If you've held off from trying Zipper Interactive's 256-man shooter MAG, now's your chance to see why it lives up to its name of Massive Action Game with a 5.5GB demo available on the North American PlayStation Store. While you'll be able to jump into battle with those who own the full game, your progress will be capped at level...
News Move Games Go Cheap in European PSN Sale
Up to 50% off
PlayStation Network has stacks of Move-enabled games to download, but if you've been holding off on some until a substantial price drop and have a European account you might want to load up the PlayStation Store and see what's on offer. As part of Sony's "Let's PlayStation Move!" event, from now until 30th March selected...
News Funky Lab Rat Drops in Price in US Store Update
Rat goes cheap
As well as the Killzone 3 single-player demo, a few pieces of Move-related DLC received price reductions in yesterday's American PlayStation Store update. Telekinetic puzzle-platformer Funky Lab Rat dropped in price to $6.99 from $9.99, and downloadable content for R.U.S.E. and MAG also had a healthy amount snipped off their price...
News DualShock and Move Players Will Square Off in Killzone 3
Plus more sharpshooter info
Will they, won't they? The ongoing saga of whether DualShock 3 and Move users will be able to pit their skills against each other on the battlefields of Killzone 3 has taken many a twist and turn, but now the word has come from the
News Fire Up the PS3 Browser for a New, Move-Enabled Experience
New look for European homepage
If you launch your PlayStation 3 browser today you might notice a few changes to the standard homepage, which has been redesigned to look better on HDTVs and feature support for PlayStation Move. You'll be able to use the motion controller to browse through a range of trailers, news and features, with Sony promising...
News The Fight's Transparency Patch is Out Now
See through it all
The Fight: Lights Out is very much an acquired taste, with many reviewers criticising the lack of transparent fighters to make landing your punches easier, and now developer Coldwood Interactive has released a free patch making a few tweaks to the title. The biggest of these is the ability to turn your pugilist see-through, which...
News Sony Could Update Move to be More Accurate, But Probably Won't
Would be as simple as a firmware patch
Move's technology is super-accurate, but according to Sony engineer Anton Mikhailov most studios aren't yet using the controller to its full potential, something we'd expect after just three months on sale. When they do maximise the controller's precision, they may find Sony moving the goalposts, as Mikhailov...
News Deadstorm Pirates Leads This Week's European PSN Update
Plenty of new DLC for other titles too
Deadstorm Pirates is already available as part of Time Crisis: Razing Storm, but for gamers who fancied taking this nautical shooter for a spin they can now do so via the PlayStation Store. Released yesterday for £15.99/€19.99, Deadstorm Pirates was one of the stronger parts of Namco's Blu-ray shooting...
News The Fight to Get Patched with Transparency and More
Lights on after all
A while ago, Coldwood Interactive spoke about The Fight: Lights Out and its lack of transparencies in the player character. The developers hinted that they would listen to player feedback and consider implementing the feature if enough fans requested it, and now it seems dissenting voices have been heard as the studio is set to...
News Get a Sneaky Advantage with The Fight: Lights Out DLC
Leading the charge in this week's US update
So you've bought The Fight: Lights Out and you're finding it a bit tough – why not download some extra content from the PlayStation Store to give you a fighting chance? For $0.99 a pop you can buy yourself the ability to wriggle from grapples, extra stamina and harder punches, amongst other combat...
News Plenty of Move Videos and Themes in This Week's Store Update
Head on in to see what's up
A bumper crop of Move content this week, with trailers, videos, a patch for PAIN and even a full game to download. Sports Champions gets a reverse disc golf course, High Velocity Bowling gets a digital compendium of all content and TV Superstars themes jump up and down screaming "pick me! Pick me!" in a manner...
News TV Superstars Hogs the Limelight in Europe's PSN Update
New avatars and themes up now
Yesterday's US PlayStation Store update brought with it Heavy Rain videos and a playable demo of The Shoot, but the European update isn't quite so interesting, unless you're crazy about TV Superstars that is. The upcoming small-screen party game gets a pre-release boost in the form of a brand new premium theme and...
News The Shoot Demo and Move Videos Hit the US PlayStation Store
Heavy Rain, NBA 2K11 and Kevin Butler all inbound
If your Move has gone disappointingly underused in the field of on-rails shooting games set in television studios, it's about to get a free taster of the high life in the form of a demo for The Shoot, available now on the US PlayStation Store. The game itself was released yesterday, but several...
News PlayStation Plus Members Get a Trial of Hustle Kings Today
And a discount, in fact
If you fancy a virtual game of pool on your Move you're not exactly spoilt for choice at the moment, but Hustle Kings is going to be a hard act to follow. Subscribers to PlayStation Plus across Europe may have held off on giving the game a go, but those members are about to receive a free trial of the game along with a...
News PlayStation Store Update Brings Extras to EyePet and Sports Champions
More DLC for Move titles
We brought you the news about Sports Champions' Haunted DLC pack, but it's not the only Move-enabled game getting extra content in this week's PlayStation Store update. Sports Champions receives the Haunted DLC, adding creepy new characters and eerie items to the game, but the second downloadable is a little cheekier. If you...
A huge line-up of improvements made
MAG is enjoying something of a resurgence lately, with a sizeable price drop in North America and now the launch of a brand new 2.0 patch adding plenty of new features, including support for PlayStation Move. With an increased level cap, new skill trees as well as around 100 extra tweaks and changes, it's one of...
News Brighten Up Your PS3 with Sports Champions Avatars and Theme
Amongst this week's downloadable delights
Whilst this week's update may not quite match last week's in terms of Move content overload, it does bring some brand new additions to the discerning Move gamer's options in the form of (nearly) chart-conquering title Sports Champions. For £1.59/€1.99 you can grab a Sports Champions Dynamic Theme, or...
News Patched for Move: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
Tiger gets to Move on the fairway
He may have had his ups and downs in the past twelve months, but Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is definitely on an upswing now the Move-enabling patch has gone live for free. Here's the official press release: SWING LIKE A PRO IN TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 WITH THE PLAYSTATION MOVE Motion Control and HD Visuals Combine in...
News Browse the Internet Using a Move Cursor in Update 3.50
Get online with the glowing ball
The PS3's Internet browser isn't bad – it works great for Movemodo for a start – but it doesn't make sense that you can't use the Move controller as an on-screen cursor for clicking links and so on. Well, now your prayers have been answered and all your dreams have come true, as the firmware update 3.50 adds Move...
News Move and Masses More Comes to MAG in a Month
Big 2.0 update on the way
MAG, aka Massive Action Game, is Sony's online multiplayer game on a brand scale, pitting hundreds of players against each other simultaneously. The game receives new content on a regular basis, but it's about to get one of its largest updates yet, adding Move controller support amongst other new features. Although...
News Resident Evil 5 Move Trailer Lurks Behind this Creaky Door
Classic mansion and helicopters in Move-o-vision
The Move-enabled update for zombie slayers is now available, and to celebrate Capcom has put together a launch trailer for Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, showing the new controls in all their waggle-tastic glory. Don't forget this update will only work with Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, not the...
News PlayStation Store Updated with Move Content A-Go-Go
Demos, patches and more good stuff
Today's the day that users all across Europe – except the UK, that is – can Move into the next generation of motion controlled gaming, with the controller and games launched across the mainland continent. If you haven't made it to the shops yet, or your pre-order hasn't popped through the post, consider whiling...
