Episode 17 of FirstPlay will be going live on the Store from Wednesday, and this week we lead off with a fantastically sharp HD preview of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Alongside that we’ve also got a feature on 3D on PS3, including an interview with Sony UK boss Ray Maguire, a reviews round-up including Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Toy Story 3, and a review of claustrophobic thriller Exam on Blu-ray. Because we’re nice like that.
In this week’s PlayStation Network Highlights we take a look at downloadable games Hamsterball and Fret Nice in our Best Of PSN video, and we preview the multiplayer modes of some upcoming triple-A titles, including Call Of Duty: Black Ops, Medal Of Honor and Gran Turismo 5. We’ve also got a round-up of the best minis, and a new section called Personal in which members of the FirstPlay team and occasional guests will be talking us through some of their most memorable gaming experiences. This week it’s some handsome scoundrel called Nathan, talking about playing Heavy Rain as a (permanently frantic) father. Be nice.
Lastly we’ve got our screenshot galleries, which this week include new Konami actioner NeverDead, American invasion shooter HomeFront and blockbusting sequel inFAMOUS 2. Oh, and Middle Earth RPG Lord Of The Rings: War In The North, which we like because it’s the only one that’s spelt properly.
All of this comes at our regular price of 99p per episode, which falls to less than 75p if you take out a 90-day subscription for £8.99.
We’d love to hear all your feedback, suggestions for content, and makeup tips for looking great on camera, and you can get in touch with us on Twitter at @firstplay_uk, FirstPlay@futurenet.com, or the official EU forums.
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sory but not interested in 3d at all as ive just picked up a new 50 inch samsung hdtv lol .not much has changed with firstplay it needs to be part of psn plus or offer a small goodie for ost people to even consider buying it . sorry
Now this is an impressive issue, and a must have for a lot of people due to it’s variety, if you can keep this level of awsomness then FirstPlay will really take off big time and attract less negativity :) see when the content is good the bundeled DLC is not required to distract users ;) good job, cant wait to get my hands on this issue!
one suggestion though, you should add IE to the countries list here on the blog when posting as it’s available in both GB and IE regions ;) and your posts dont show up on the IE feed, and they should :)
Great content as always guys :)
my truthful views must have hit a nerve with blog mods ,
I still can’t get hold of last weeks episode, doesn’t appear on my store. When I search it the icon appears but when I click it it just says “no content found” Anyone else had this problem before?
Would love to read that awesome issue, if I only could.
:-C
Nevermind sorted now ;)
Hmm… Medal of Honor and GT5… might pick this one up. Or rather, pull it down.
Thanks for listening from last week guys, this is more like it, interviews and something a bit different, this is what you need to mix things up a little.
We can read reviews and previews everywhere, so these new features will really help to add value..
Now all we need is a reader letters section :D
I still wonder why they cant just release it in other countries in english.
Not everyone wants it subbed or dubbed .. and people who want it english spoken can at least buy it then.
Which gives them more money so they can sub it faster too :)
I’m really looking forward to the 3D feature, I’m buying a 3D Panasonic soon so it’ll be nice to see :-)
Sounds like a great issue, I hope the AC preview shows game footage and not just trailer footage!
That only GB and IR can get this is just ridicules. SCEE take ACTION!
First signs of improvement
You’re not missing anything, LarZen. Trust me. Just log in to any reputable gaming blog, fanzine or website to receive most of Farceplay’s aged news before it even airs on the PSN.
Is there a reason we can’t get this with psn+ and the Americans can get the equivalent in their country.
Yes, because Sony don’t make FirstPlay and it isn’t up to them.
Sony don’t make Qore either.
Both Qore and Firstplay are by the same company – Future Publishing. So if one is allowed to be part of PS+ then so should the other? I’m assuming it’s either a content issue or a monetary issue. Or it could be in the pipeline but it’ll develop at a snail’s-pace, much like the rest of the European content.
Firstplay needs to be part of psn plus if it’s going to stick around :)
Making different content available in different countries is just retarded and ridiculus, this is 2010, Europe is one. Everyone knows english and there is no need to adjust content to each country. Country specific content can be released later anyway.
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Hello all. Thanks as ever for the feedback. Qore is created by the same company that makes FirstPlay, but it’s created as a contract publishing deal with SCEA – which means essentially it’s made under license from Sony. FirstPlay is an independent product.
Do people prefer seeing interview content over pure gameplay footage then?
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We prefer you work with Sony to secure some kind of incentive for those that have adopted PS+.
Remember not to gloss over THOSE requests, Tim.
I’m not glossing anything. Your request is received and understood, and will be passed on to the people who are involved in those kind of discussions. But mine and Nathan’s job is to deliver the best editorial we can, which is why I was asking about the content people prefer.