Exclusive PSN titles include obscure PS2 titles
Get ready to blow some serious cash on the PSN because Sony announced "Only On PSN" today, a promotion for the month of October that will give gamers exclusive content on the PlayStation Network. Starting tomorrow, October 4, new titles will be released every week this month.
After three years of no details, Ubisoft's mysterious adventure title will be released in the 4th Quarter of 2011
Ubisoft announced today that I Am Alive, a title first announced during E3 2008, will be released for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this winter.
The title is due on XBLA, PSN, PC, and Mac but is little more than an updated port of the old standby.
As it turns out, Counter-Strike: Source wasn't enough of an upgrade to the original Counter-Strike for Valve. Today, the company announced the latest iteration of the series, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, yet another incremental upgrade to the original formula. Coming to XBLA, PSN, and Steam for both PC and Mac in early 2012, players will be able to execute the same team-based gameplay in classic Counter-Strike maps as well as brand new ones. Additionally, new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and other yet to be announced content will be included in the game. As of right now the only specific confirmed additions are balance tweaks and a special decoy grenade that will set off bullet sounds in an attempt to trick enemies. Gamers attending PAX Prime and London Games Festival will be able to play the latest from Valve.
VALVE ANNOUNCES COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE (CS: GO)
It's RE's 15th anniversary already? And I didn't get them anything...
According to andriasang, Capcom will be selling a comprehensive Resident Evil 15th anniversary boxset of the following games through their e-Capcom website:
Just in time to shop for Father's Day, Toys R Us has sent out some flyers offering impressive savings.
Want a Nintendo Points Card to grab some downloadable Wii and DSi games? Need some PSN wallet funds now the network is back online? Xbox Live points? An XBL Gold Subscription? You do? Good. Toys 'R' Us is offering 15% off of all of those items and iTunes giftcards for this week, as part of a Father's Day sale.
The Welcome Back program, however, is still not available.
Today, Sony announced via the PlayStation Blog that the PlayStation Store functionality has been restored. With the store back intact, Sony has released the first offering of content which includes sale items, new releases, and downloadable tracks for the popular rhythm titles. For a full description of what's available, be sure to check out the announcement.
A Sony press release confirms a full return of PlayStation Network functionality, though an exact date still has not been specified.
Sony confirmed today that thePlayStation Network will be fully functional once again some time this week. According to the company, this includes the PlayStation Store, in-game commerce, ability to redeem vouchers and codes, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, Vaio, and other PCs, and Media Go services. Online multiplayer services have already been restored across all regions, with Asian territories only having returned three days ago on May 28.
PSN is free for everyone except Sony.
As a precursor to its fiscal year 2010 earnings report this past Thursday, Sony released a revised earnings statement announcing an estimated $171 million price tag for the shutdown of PlayStation Network. This is a “reasonable assumption,” and Sony states it will have to spend this on its “personal information theft protection program,” not to mention “welcome back programs,” customer support, network security, and legal costs. In addition, Sony has taken into account potential revenue loss from the outage and recovery.
A recent update on the PlayStation Blog offers up more bad news to Sony console owners.
Today, Patrick Seybold, Senior Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media confirmed that the PSN outage will continue indefinitely. While the team has been working feverishly to bring things back online, according to Seybold, the process is "time insensitive." The outage disables players from going online in any capacity and has disabled some online-heavy games in the process. Sony is also currently investigating possible credit card theft after their system was recently compromised.
Boom-Shaka-Laka! This arcade classic gets a second shot.
EA Sports has just announced that it is working on a sequel to their very popular reboot of NBA Jam. This time the only difference is that it’s only available through download. NBA Jam: On Fire Edition brings back the high flying dunks this October for both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.
