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News: Laughing Jackal's Orbit Takes Flight In Early December

Laughing Jackal's Orbit Takes Flight In Early December

After a mix-up earlier in the month, Laughing Jackal has confirmed that its latest PlayStation Mini, Orbit, has set course for the PlayStation Store

The game's officially set to touch down on December 6th in North America and December 7th in Europe. It'll be available as a free download for PlayStation Plus subscribers. In Orbit, the reality of the credit-crunch sends the national space program..

News: PlayStation Network's Fall Sale Offers Up To 50% Off Top Titles

PlayStation Network's Fall Sale Offers Up To 50% Off Top Titles

With the Winter months fast approaching, Sony wants you to stock up ready for the cold

The North American PlayStation Blog has announced a Fall sale, offering up to 50% off a bunch of top PlayStation 3 titles. Those with a PlayStation Plus subscription will get the best discounts, while everyone else will still receive a reasonable 30% off. Discounted titles include Limbo, Gatling Gears and Might..

News: Harry Potter Heads Up New 3D Themed PlayStation 3 Bundle

Harry Potter Heads Up New 3D Themed PlayStation 3 Bundle

We always suspected Sony would sell more PlayStation 3s if it put more images of Emma Watson on the system's box

(Pre-horrific haircut, of course.) It's taken a while, but it turns out SCEA's finally gotten the message. The platform holder's announced a new bundle for North America, sporting a 160GB PS3, a Blu-ray edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two in both 2D and 3D, and a..

News: Orbit Sets A Course For The PlayStation Store

Orbit Sets A Course For The PlayStation Store

The latest in Laughing Jackal's long string of PlayStation Minis titles, Orbit, is set to release today on the European PlayStation Store

It will be offered as a temporary exclusive for PlayStation Plus subscribers, before going on sale for £2.49 on November 23rd. Those in North America will get to check out the game from December 6th. After an economic crisis sends the space program into..

News: Purchase PlayStation Plus, Get Jurassic Park: The Game For Free

Purchase PlayStation Plus, Get Jurassic Park: The Game For Free

There are two types of people in this world

Those that Plus and those that don't. Regardless of which camp you fall into, SCEA might have an offer that will twist your arm. It's offering a free version of Telltale's Jurassic Park: The Game (that's all four of the game's episodes) to anyone that purchases a year of PlayStation Plus between November 1st and November 8th. The game doesn't release..

News: Hydrophobia Prophecy Finally Splashes Onto PlayStation Network Next Week, Free For PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Hydrophobia Prophecy Finally Splashes Onto PlayStation Network Next Week, Free For PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Back before the PlayStation Network went down Dark Energy Digital promised us a PlayStation 3 release of its former XBOX 360 exclusive Hydrophobia Prophecy

Having been hit by poor critical reception, Dark Energy's frequently gone back to lick its wounds and has stayed faithful to its ambitious water-driven adventure game concept, promising reams of improvements for the PS3 release. Finally the..

News: PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Early Preview Of Video Unlimited

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Early Preview Of Video Unlimited

Sony's announced that it's launching a preview of its Video Unlimited application for PlayStation Plus subscribers today

The app — which provides a new interface for browsing the content on the PlayStation's Video Store — will be available in North America and Canada. Users will be able to browse content via genres and other categories. It also includes a search function. Don't worry if you're..

News: PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD On The Cheap Too

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD On The Cheap Too

We agree, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X doesn't have quite the same gravitas as Resident Evil 4

But it's still a great game that we're looking forward to playing in HD. And just like Resident Evil 4 HD last week, Capcom will be cutting the title's price by 50% for PlayStation Plus subscribers — making it pretty hard to say no. "Claire Redfield, after narrowly escaping Raccoon City, is..

News: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception To Get PlayStation 3 Bundle (Of Course)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception To Get PlayStation 3 Bundle (Of Course)

Sony's announced that it intends to release an Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception hardware bundle alongside Nathan Drake's latest adventure in North America

The package includes a 320GB PlayStation 3, a copy of Uncharted 3 the game, and a month's free access to PlayStation Plus. The bundle will run you just $299.99, which is actually a really good deal. You're essentially getting the game for free. Hit..

News: Resident Evil 4 To Be Bargain Price For PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Resident Evil 4 To Be Bargain Price For PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Now you have no excuse

Resident Evil 4 is one of the best games of all time. And with the downloadable HD remake getting a 50% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers — making the classic a ridiculously cheap £7.99 / $9.99 — we'll literally demand legitimate excuses if you pass up on an offer this good. Sony's even going throw in a set of Resident Evil 4 avatars to those that purchase the..

News: Section 8: Prejudice DLC Shooting Up The PlayStation Network

Section 8: Prejudice DLC Shooting Up The PlayStation Network

Not done with the excellent Section 8: Prejudice yet? Secretly hoping for another jolt of content? TimeGate studios has announced a fresh batch of DLC for the downloadable FPS due to release on September 13th (US) / September 14th (EU) for $3

99. Entitled the Frontier Colonies Map Pack, the content includes two new stages — Desolation and Overseer — which are playable in all of Section 8's game..

News: God Of War: Origins Collection Demo Lands Now

God Of War: Origins Collection Demo Lands Now

PlayStation Plus subscribers will a little extra time and a lot of extra love can access the God of War: Origins Collection demo as early as today

Ready at Dawn's graphical update collection, known as the God of War Collection Volume II in Europe, is a PSN and PS3-ready repackaging of PSP titles God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta. The demo hits the PSN today for Plus..

News: Laughing Jackal Takes Over The PlayStation Store

Laughing Jackal Takes Over The PlayStation Store

British developer Laughing Jackal is celebrating the release of three titles on the PlayStation Store today: Cubixx HD, Fighting Fantasy: Talisman Of Death and OMG-Z

</a>. Those of you that aren't PlayStation Plus subscribers will get the opportunity to find out exactly why we fell in love with OMG-Z!, with the chain-reaction zombie blaster now available for £2.49 / $3.49 from the..

News: Sony Announces PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.70

Sony Announces PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.70

If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, then Sony's got some neat new goodies heading your way as part of today's scheduled firmware update

Firmware 3.70 will unlock the ability for automatic trophy syncing as well as automatic save uploads to the cloud. When playing a game you'll be asked if you want to automatically upload saves for it and, voila, the PS3 will then do the business at the time..

News: Sony Announces PlayStation Network PLAY Initiative

Sony Announces PlayStation Network PLAY Initiative

Sony's announced a contender to Microsoft's highly successful Summer Of Arcade initiative

The promotion, dubbed PlayStation Network PLAY, is an annual program designed to highlight the very best PSN content. Similar to Summer Of Arcade, PLAY will feature four titles with a fifth given away free (assuming you buy all four titles). There are additional perks though. Each game will come with an..

News: European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get More Goodies Today

European PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get More Goodies Today

Just a heads up to any European PlayStation Plus subscribers: Sony's got another wave of goodies to give-away this month

Most of which revolve around Section 8: Prejudice, which launches on the PlayStation Store this afternoon. PlayStation Plus subscribers will get access to the exclusive Hunter Armour should they decide to pick up the game. The first 1,000 to purchase the title will also receive a..

News: Euro PS Plus Members Get Free Castle Crashers Today

Euro PS Plus Members Get Free Castle Crashers Today

All that bickering and moaning seems to have done the trick, as Sony has revealed the first of its "anniversary treats" for European PlayStation Plus subscribers this morning

On top of the huge roster of content currently available for July, Sony is also giving away free copies of Castle Crashers — The Behemoth's awesome looking four-player beat 'em up. Sony's also promising more rewards for next..

Feature: What Do You Mean You're Not Playing SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars?

What Do You Mean You're Not Playing SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars?

The online communities of PlayStation Network titles tend to dwindle quickly

But despite being released in the hazy days of 2008, the obnoxiously titled SuperSonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is still brimming with activity. Given a new lease of life via PlayStation Plus this month, we hopped into the part-racer, part-soccer title to find out what all the fuss is about. As far as gameplay..

News: PlayStation Plus Is A Year Old, Celebrates With Cake

PlayStation Plus Is A Year Old, Celebrates With Cake

Sony has updated the PlayStation Plus content for July, announcing the service's one year anniversary with images of cake

Sadly your PlayStation Plus subscription does not include a slice of the iced delicacy. Sony reckons that since it launched the service last July it's delivered over £700 worth of content. There are a few cheeky stipulations in the way it's calculating that number, but the main..

News: European PlayStation Plus Content Detailed For June

European PlayStation Plus Content Detailed For June

The PlayStation Store is back, and with it a bumper PlayStation Plus update

As Sony is giving a 30-day free trial to all PSN members, we're sure this month's update is going to carry a little bit more interest than usual, so let's get to it. First of all Sony's confirmed that PlayStation Plus subscribers before April 21st will be getting an additional 70-days added to their account. Sony had..