EA have said that they are to shut down servers on old games on the Xbox and the PS2.
“Servers for the games listed below will be shut down on the indicated dates…You may continue to play the games online up until these dates, but certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates.”
Take a look at the list, if you’re still playing them that is.
February 2, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
UEFA Champions League 07 PC and x360
Facebreaker x360 and PS3
Fantasy Football 09 x360 and PS3
FIFA 07 PSP, PS2, PC
Fight Night Round 3 PS2
Madden 08 Wii
Madden 08 PC
Madden 09 Xbox1
Madden 09 Wii and PSP
March Madness 07 x360
NBA 07 PSP, x360
NBA 08 PS2, PSP, Wii
NBA 09 Wii – Europe only
NBA Street (2007) PS3 and x360
NCAA Football 08 PS2
NCAA Football 09 PS2
NASCAR 08 PS2
NASCAR 09 PS2
NASCAR 09 PS3 and x360 – Europe Only
NFL Tour PS3 and x360
NHL 07 PSP and x360
NHL 08 PC
Tiger Woods 07 PC
Madden 09 x360 and PS3
Madden 07 Xbox 360
The Digital Comics application on the Playstation Store has now gone live.
“PlayStation Network launched a new digital comics service for the PSP system today”
“As you already know, PSP firmware update v6.20 included a Digital Comics reader application that is accessible under the Extras icon on the XMB…Starting today, you can access hundreds of digital comics on PlayStation Store, directly on the PSP or via MediaGo (on the PC). You will notice a new ‘tab’ for comics, next to the game and video tabs.”
Applications are now open for the FFXIV Online beta on the PC right here!.
It has been promised by Square Enix to steal the MMO crown from World of Warcraft. Applications for the PS3 beta are promised to be opening soon aswell. Keep an eye out.
Check out the new trailer for Square Enix’s Kane & Lynch 2: Dog days, it’s looking brutal. The game is scheduled for released next year on the PS3, 360 and PC, and is looking heaps better than the original!
Microsoft have launched a Games on Demand service for PC Games for Windows games. The service was released earlier this year for the Xbox 360, which gives gamers the oppertunity to buy and download games, rather than going out to the shop.
Click here to take a look at the service, and pick up a free game (Tinker) while your there too!
Activision have sent out an official release for it’s new game in the True Crime series, take a look.
Santa Monica, CA – December 14, 2009 – It’s time for gamers to take on a new undercover assignment with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) announcement of True Crime – an all-new open-world game inspired by classic Hollywood and Asian cinema style action thrillers. Built from the ground up by developer United Front Games to look, feel and play like a true Hong Kong action flick, True Crime follows the story of detective Wei Shen as he infiltrates one of Hong Kong’s notorious Triad crime syndicates. The title was revealed exclusively this past Saturday, December 12th during Spike TV’s 7th Annual “Video Game Awards 2009″ show.
As a newly hired thug within the Triad organization, Wei must do whatever it takes to stay undetected and survive, balancing his moral duty as a cop with the objectives of the assignment. In order to ascend the ranks of the underworld gamers will engage in visceral, fast-paced martial arts combat and explosive gunfights, along with high-octane driving sequences and acrobatic free-running chases as they go deeper and deeper undercover.
“We’ve been waiting for the right story and opportunity to bring True Crime to a new generation of gamers in 2010,” said Maria Stipp, EVP and GM of Owned Properties, Activision Publishing. “United Front Games has the vision to bring this new undercover game experience to life, where fans will play out their own epic Hong Kong action thriller!”
“We’re excited about the opportunity to deliver a complete reboot of the True Crime experience,” said Stephen van der Mescht, Executive Producer at United Front Games. “As our Spike TV VGA reveal trailer shows, we are dedicated to creating both an exceptional open-world gameplay experience through our combat, free-running, shooting and driving mechanics, as well as a rich story with memorable recurring characters. We want players to feel like an undercover cop experiencing the moral dilemmas and life and death situations of the HK underworld.”
Set in Hong Kong, True Crime takes gamers through diverse neighborhoods, ranging from the high class Central HK to the bustling fish markets of Aberdeen and beyond in a wide variety of story missions and sandbox activities. The game also introduces handfuls of intriguing characters for gamers to interact with as they navigate through a truly unique and dangerous city.
Gamers can go undercover and “become one of them” when True Crime arrives in Fall 2010 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and the Games for Windows. The game is currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB.
