Sony Announce PS3 Firmware Update 3.60 Brings Online Storage For Game Saves For PS+ Members

Sony have announced Playstation 3 Firmware update 3.60 comes out tomorrow. the update brings Online Game Save Storage to Playstation Plus Members. each member will have access to 150MB of storage space, which should be enough for 1000 game saves. if a game has copy protection, you can still copy them to online storage but they can't be accessed for 24 hours.

To copy a game save to online storage, highlight the game save you want to store in the [Saved Data Utility (PS3)], press the triangle button to bring up the options, select “copy” and then select “Online Storage” as the destination. In turn, you can access your Online Storage list via [Saved Data Utility (PS3)] when signed into PlayStation Network on a friend’s PS3 and download your stored game saves to carry on your game from where you left off.

If your Playstation Plus Subscription expires whilst you have game saves in the Online Storage you won't be able to access the saves until you renew your subscription. Game saves will be kept online for 6 months.

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Level-5 Announce White Knight Chronicles II And White Knight Chronicles: Origins Are Coming To Europe

Level-5 Have announced they are brining both White Knight Chronicles II and White Knight Chronicles: Origins to Europe this May. White Knight Chronicles II is a PS3 game and the sequel to White Knight Chronicles. again you play as Leonard in a new 30+ hour campaign. the game has a new combat system and online play for up to 6 players.

White Knight Chronicles II


White Knight Chronicles: Origins is a PSP Game that comes to the PSN and Retail in May. White Knight Chronicles: Origins is set 10,000 years before the first PS3 game and has a 30+ hour single player campaign and online for up to 4 players.

White Knight Chronicles: Origins


Source: EU Playstation Blog

D3Publisher Have Released Screenshots And 2 Gameplay Videos For Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

D3Publisher have released new screenshots and 2 new videos for Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. the first video reveals the games Survival Mode, which pits you and up to 6 other players against swarm after swarm of enemies. the second video is a general Co-Op Trailer. the screenshots are also in-game and from both Survival and Co-Op.


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Nintendo Announce Pokémon Black And White Break USA Sales Records, Sell More Than 1M Combined In A Day

Nintendo have announced that the combined sales of both Pokémon Black and Pokémon White in its first 24 hours on sale are 1.08 Million. this is a new record in the USA, beating Pokémon Diamond Version And Pokémon Pearl Version which sold 780,000 combined in 24 hours back in April 2007.

Press Release

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two new Pokémon™ video games went on sale on March 6 and promptly shattered all previous U.S. Pokémon sales records. The Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems became the fastest-selling Pokémon video games of all time, selling more than 1.08 million units after just one day of availability. That surpasses the previous one-day sales record of more than 780,000 set by the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games in April 2007.

“These sales numbers illustrate the continued strength of the Nintendo DS family of systems. Already established as the nation’s best-selling video game platform of all time, the installed base of more than 47 million makes it the ideal hand-held for developers to reach a huge gaming-focused target audience.”
“Longtime Pokémon fans are attracted to the new Pokémon, new battle systems and a new region to explore, while newcomers enjoy the ability to jump in and have fun right away,” said Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of America’s senior director of Corporate Communications. “These sales numbers illustrate the continued strength of the Nintendo DS family of systems. Already established as the nation’s best-selling video game platform of all time, the installed base of more than 47 million makes it the ideal hand-held for developers to reach a huge gaming-focused target audience.”

Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version feature more than 150 new Pokémon for players to catch, train and battle. The never-before-seen Unova region gives players a whole new world to explore. For the first time in the series, in-game environments change with the four seasons. The games also introduce Triple Battles and Rotation Battles, which give players even more choices when battling.

For more information about Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, visit http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™ home console and Nintendo DS™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 3.5 billion video games and more than 577 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.

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About Pokémon

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit http://www.pokemon.com.

D3Publisher Have Released Screenshots And 2 Gameplay Videos For Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury

D3Publisher have released new screenshots and 2 gameplay videos for Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury. the first video shows Co-Op gameplay whilst the second video shows in-game action from both single player and Co-Op. the screenshots are also in-game.


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This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update

Sony's EU Playstation Blog has detailed the comics coming out today on the Digital Comics Store on the PSP. In all there are 70 comics released today as well as new Bundles made available.


* 2000AD Prog #1716 2000AD
* Baby Boomers #2 Markosia
* Batman Beyond Vol.2 #4 DC Comics
* Dark Avengers (2009) #1-6 Marvel
* The Dreaming #18 TOKYOPOP
* Dungeons Dragons: Dark Sun #2 IDW Publishing
* Ex Machina #33 DC Comics
* Fables #49 DC Comics
* Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1 #12 DC Comics
* Hack/Slash #5 Devil’s Due Digital
* Hero Squared #1-4 BOOM! Studios
* I Luv Halloween #17 TOKYOPOP
* Imaginary Boys #2 DC Comics
* inFAMOUS #1 DC Comics
* Infantry #1-4 Devil’s Due Publishing
* Infestation: Star Trek #1 IDW Publishing
* JLA #41 DC Comics
* Justice League: Generation Lost #21 DC Comics
* Lamorte Sisters #3 DC Comics
* Legends of the Dark Crystal #11 TOKYOPOP
* Legends of the DC Universe #7 DC Comics
* Lily of the Valley #2 DC Comics
* Powers (2004) #18-22 Icon
* Return to Labyrinth #7 TOKYOPOP
* Sandman #25 DC Comics
* Slaughterman’s Creed #2 Markosia
* Sonic the Hedgehog #141-143 Archie Comics
* Star Trek: The Manga #17 TOKYOPOP
* Superman/Batman #52 DC Comics
* Supernatural: Beginning’s End #4 DC Comics
* Tomorrow Stories #4 DC Comics
* Top 10 #4 DC Comics
* Transformers #16 IDW Publishing
* Transformers 3: Movie Prequel – Foundation #1 IDW Publishing
* Transformers 3: Movie Prequel – Rising Storm #1 IDW Publishing
* Undertown #10 TOKYOPOP
* Van Von Hunter #8 TOKYOPOP
* Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #24 DC Comics
* Y: The Last Man #31 DC Comics
* Young Avengers (2005) #11-12
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Bundles
* Army of Two BUNDLE IDW Publishing
* Breathe BUNDLE Markosia
* Dragon Age BUNDLE IDW Publishing
* Haven BUNDLE Markosia
* Hero 9 to 5 BUNDLE Markosia
* The Indifference Engine BUNDLE Markosia
* The Lexian Chronicles BUNDLE Part 2 Markosia
* N-Guard BUNDLE Markosia
* Ritual BUNDLE Markosia
* Silent Hill: Dead/Alive BUNDLE IDW Publishing
* Silent Hill: Dying Inside BUNDLE IDW Publishing
* Silent Hill: Sinner’s Reward BUNDLE IDW Publising

Source: EU Playstation Blog

D3Publisher Have Released New Screenshots And A Gameplay Video For Dream Trigger

D3Publisher have released a new video and screenshots for their upcoming Nintendo 3DS game, Dream Trigger. the trailer shows in-game action as does the screenshots.


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