Sony Announce PSN Maintenance, Starts 4pm Thursday And Runs Until 8am Friday

Sony have announced PSN Maintenance. during this maintenance, you won't be able to sign into the PSN. this downtime will start 4pm Thursday and it will run until 8am Friday. the USA times are downtime starting 8:00 am PDT / 10:00 am EDT on Thursday, running until 11:00pm PDT / 2:00am EDT Friday.

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Zero Punctuation - Sniper Elite V2

This week sees Yahtzee returning to World War 2 shooters with Sniper Elite V2. he was cautious with it being from Rebellion, but will the game be better than he expects...watch and find out!

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation : Sniper Elite V2

Ubisoft Reveal The Far Cry 3 Insane Edition, Includes A Bobble Head, Unique Missions And More

Ubisoft have revealed the Far Cry 3 Insane Edition. Coming 7th September, this will be available on the Xbox 360, PS3, And PC and it includes:

· A 12cm Vaas Wahine with bobble head!
· Monkey Business - Discover Hurk, a new memorable character and quest giver, and his four unique missions (1 hour additional gameplay)
· The Lost Expeditions -Two suspenseful action packed missions totaling over 40 minutes of additional gameplay and an exclusive weapon (The Japanese gun)
· The Hunter Pack – The M700 hunting rifle and its three collector’s skins.
· The Warrior Pack - A handcrafted dagger and two exclusive tribal tattoos.
· The Predator Pack - Four exclusive rare predators and a multiplayer bow.
· An ‘Insanity Guide’ containing hints and tips to help you survive the island

The Insane Edition has a list price of £49.99 on PC and £59.99 on consoles Via Ubisoft's Store.



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Ubisoft Announce Babel Rising Comes ToThe PSN And XBLA On 13th June, 14th June To Mobiles, And 27th June To PC

Ubisoft have revealed the release dates for Babel Rising. it comes out first on the PSN and XBLA on 13th June. these console versions support Kinect on Xbox 360 and Playstation Move on the PS3. Babel Rising 3D comes to the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android on 14th June. a downloadable PC version is set to come out on 27th June. a Windows Phone 7 version is planned but no release date has been announced.

In Babel Rising players are God and you have to stop humans from building the Tower of Babel. you use your divine powers against the Babylonians. the two videos are for the Console versions. they have the same in-game action but show the different Kinect/ Playstation Move Controls.





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Sega Have Announced Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz Comes To The PS Vita On 23rd October

Sega have announced Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz is coming to the PS Vita on 23rd October. Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz has over 100 stages and 8 mini-games to play through as as well as PS Vita specific features. you can use the tilt controls, the cameras can be used to take pictures of real world objects to create stages with. there is online multiplayer and global leaderboards.

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Nintendo Have Revealed Ways Fans Can Keep Up To Date With E3 Across The Web, TV, And Social Networks

Nintendo have revealed their plans for consumers to experience Nintendo at E3. Nintendo's press conference starts 9AM 5th June and people can watch it live on TV, via Spike TV and MTV2, and on Facebook. as well as the press conference, Nintendo will be using social networks like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook to keep fans up to date with announcements, reveals, and the Wii U. Nintendo have provided the following breakdown:

• Web: Starting today, fans can go online to visit the Nintendo All-Access @ E3 2012 website at http://e3.nintendo.com for the latest information about new and upcoming games and hardware from Nintendo. The site will be optimized for smartphones, so people can keep up-to-date while on the go. Visitors to the site also can watch a live stream of the Nintendo All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012 starting at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, June 5.

• Television: Nintendo is partnering with Viacom as the exclusive television broadcaster for the Nintendo All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012. Viewers with access to the Spike TV or MTV2 networks can watch the presentation live with no commercial interruptions.

• Facebook: Facebook users can visit and Like the Nintendo page athttp://www.facebook.com/nintendo to get regular updates from the E3 Expo and connect with other Nintendo fans. A special E3 Expo tab will make it simple to access E3 Expo content, including video clips and a Nintendo Instagram gallery. The Nintendo @ E3 Expo app will also allow users to stream the Nintendo All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012 and other events on Facebook.

• YouTube: Nintendo will be posting video updates from the show on its YouTube Channels at http://www.youtube.com/nintendo. The lineup of videos will include sneak peeks at upcoming hardware and software as well as interviews with game developers.

• Twitter: Twitter users can follow Nintendo (@NintendoAmerica) to receive tweets from the show. Nintendo representatives will also be live-tweeting events such as the Nintendo All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012 on June 5.

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Sony Announce Uncharted 1 And 2 Are Coming To The PSN For Download, Free Uncharted 2 DLC Until 26th June

Sony have announced Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drakes Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves are coming to the PS3 PSN from 26th June. in celebration of this, Uncharted 2 DLC will be free on the PSN to download. this has gone live on the USA store already but it will go live worldwide when the PSN Store updates. the Uncharted 2 DLC will stay free until 26th June. The DLC includes:

• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves “Drake’s Fortune” MP Pack
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves “Golden Guns”
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves “PlayStation Heroes” Skin Pack
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves “Sidekick Skin Pack”
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves “Siege Expansion Pack”

Source: USA Playstation Blog