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Sony Reveals ‘Only On PSN’ For October Only

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Sony revealed today a new program, “Only On PlayStation Network”, that will run throughout October on a weekly basis.

The program will start tomorrow following a PSN update and it will provide excusive content to PlayStation Store every Tuesday. InFamous: Festival of Blood and PixelJunk: Sidescroller and two of the video games that have been confirmed so far.

If you’re a PlayStation Plus member you will be able to get 20% off Only On PSN products during the first week.

Senior Director of PlayStation Network and SCEA, Susan Panico, commented on Only On PSN.

“‘Only On PlayStation Network’ is our line of great exclusive games that users can count on to deliver exciting game experiences that can’t be found anywhere else.”

“This strong initial content offering, combined with the day one discounts for PlayStation Plus subscribers and the ‘Spend $60, Get $10 Back’ promotion, makes PlayStation Network the premier destination for digital content.”

Here’s what Sony has in store for Only On PSN in October.

October 4:

Eufloria – Developed by Omni Systems, Eufloria is an addictive ambient game of space exploration and conquest, plant growth and bio mechanical evolution. Explore a beautifully realized universe rendered in a style that is unique and compelling. Conquer asteroids in deep space and use their resources to literally grow and nurture semi-organic plants and creatures to do your bidding.

Rochard™ – Developed by Recoil Games and published by Sony Online Entertainment LLC, Rochard is a unique gravity-defying, side-scrolling, puzzle-platforming, astro-mining action adventure game. Featuring a resourceful hero, ominous villains, rugged machinery, big explosions, even bigger stunts and sharp one-liners, Rochard tests players’ coordination and wits as they use gravity to their advantage, changing it at will to solve environmental puzzles and advance through each level.

October 11:

Sideway: New York™ – Developed by Playbrains Inc. and published by Sony Online Entertainment LLC, Sideway: New York is a 2D adventure platformer set in a 3D world. Sideway offers players the chance to leave their mark on the city as they help rescue friends and defeat Spray, a sinister tagger who wants to dominate both Sideway and the real world in this unique side-scroller.

October 13:

Sodium Collection – This PlayStation Home value pack includes the SodiumOne Pilot’s Jacket, which unlocks the full 50-level tank combat Salt Shooter game, and weapon upgrades for your SodiumOne tank.  Also included is a variety of upgrades for Sodium 2: Project Velocity, a high-speed, free-to-play, futuristic multiplayer racing game exclusive to PlayStation Home, and the wildly-popular Blaster’s Paradise personal space, which hosts a tabletop version of Salt Shooter.  Buy from the PlayStation Store and play in PlayStation Home.

October 18:

Okabu – Developed by Hand Circus, Okabu is an action-puzzler, where players will guide Kumulo, Nimbe and four cloud-flying heroes as they battle to save their people and their world from the industrialized threat of the Doza. Dive into a hyper-tactile toybox world filled with a huge number of puzzles, playthings, adorable creatures and devious machines spread across an epic co-op campaign.

RocketBirds – Developed by Ratloop Asia, RocketBirds offers players the chance to annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns with stereoscopic 3D support.  Destroy enemies with a slew of weapons and illuminate the secrets to his past while uncovering the real enemies of Albatropolis.

October 25:

inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood – Developed by Sucker Punch, inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood explores the darker side of the inFAMOUS universe as vampires swarm New Marais, and revered superhero Cole MacGrath has been bitten. To save his soul and city, he has just one night to find and kill the head vampire.  inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood features hours of new gameplay, PlayStation®Move compatibility, themed environment settings and new characters/enemies.

PixelJunk Sidescroller – Developed by Q-Games, the popular PixelJunk series goes old-school with a completely retro side-scrolling shooter that reinvents the genre from the ground up while maintaining that nostalgic feeling. Dodge flurries of alien bullets and strategically upgrade weapons while battling through sweeping stages full of hazardous fluid and endless shooting mayhem.

Uncharted 3 Will Require PSN Pass For Online Play

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Sony España Software Manager Juan Jiménez revealed in an interview with The Vault that Naughty Dog’s upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will require a PSN Pass to experience its online features.

Fans will have to enter a one-time code to play Uncharted 3 online.

“Yes, we’ll continue working with the PSN Pass in order to make a definitive stand against piracy, which basically means we can expect every important Sony release to feature the aforementioned code,” commented Jiménez.

PSN Pass was introduced with the release of Resistance 3 to fight against video game piracy and make profit from copes sold second-hand. If you purchase a used copy of the game it will cost $10 from the PlayStation Store to get a new pass code.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will hit retail shelves on November 1, 2011.

Qriocity service back online for PSN

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Electronics giant Sony has announced that on Thursday the company will fully restore all Qriocity services following a lengthy period of downtime which occurred as a result of a massive security breach back in April.

The restoration will see full functionality returning to Qriocity’s Video On Demand and Music Unlimited services across all compatible devices.

In a statement released in Tokyo on Thursday, Sony said it will “fully restore all Qriocity services today June 9, 2011, in all serviced territories, excluding Japan.” It continued: “As a result, all PlayStation Network and Qriocity services which were shut down on April 20 will be available. In addition to full PlayStation Network services as well as “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” for PlayStation 3 (PS3), PSP (PlayStation Portable), VAIO and other PCs which have already resumed, full restoration of Qriocity services will include:

•Full functionality on “Video On Demand powered by Qriocity” across all compatible devices
•Full functionality on “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” across all compatible devices”

Many of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services were restored last week, so today’s announcement sees things getting almost back to normal (users in Japan are still being kept waiting for some services).

The April security breach, which saw the details of millions of PlayStation Network and Qriocity users fall into the hands of hackers, has cost the electronics giant somewhere in the region of $170 million. As for its reputation among gamers, only time will tell how that’s been affected, although in a bid to try to placate users affected by the security breach, the company has offered a Welcome Back package which includes various free games and services.

Following the attack by hackers, Sony has spent weeks working on a new security system, and even created a new position within the company – that of Chief Information Security Officer. Whoever took on the role certainly has their work cut out – last week Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed it had suffered at the hands of LulzSec, a group of hackers that has been gaining increasing attention in recent weeks.

PlayStation Network Now Has 69 Million Users

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Almost 70m PlayStation Network accounts have been registered worldwide since the service launched.

Speaking at the PSP2 reveal press conference this morning, SCE president and CEO Kaz Hirai said that over 69m accounts had been opened before January 25th.

He also revealed that over 80 per cent of all PS3s are connected to the internet, as reported by Eurogamer.
“PS3 has won its place as the centre of the living room,” Hirai said.

The 69m PSN figure represents accounts registered across other Sony products including TVs, PS3s and PSPs.