If you still throw down in years-old PlayStation exclusives, you need to get your multiplayer time in while you can. Sony has announced that some of its older online multiplayer servers will be shutting down later this year, including MotorStorm Pacific Rift and a handful of PSP games.

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Atlus, the US publisher of the ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls, has pledged to keep the multiplayer servers for the US version of the game online through the second anniversary of the game's domestic release. This means US gamers will get to enjoy online Demon's Souls until at least October 2011.

Additionally, the company has announced that it will be running a Pure White Tendency event from December 20th until "just into 2011," which should "allow newcomers their best chance to ease into the treacherous, brutally addicting world of Boletaria while also offering hardcore gamers access to many secrets and otherwise inaccessible paths unlocked by the tendency shift. Read more »

Three-dimensional gaming is hitting the PlayStation 3! PlayStation.Blog reports that a handful of games and demos that support 3D capability will arrive via the PlayStation Store tomorrow.

3D gaming is undoubtedly on the rise this year. Guerrilla Games' upcoming shooter, Killzone 3, has already been announced as 3D capable. The Fight: Lights Out, a new brawler utilizing the new PlayStation Move controller, will also support 3D functionality. Nintendo's handheld 3Ds invades the market next week as well. Read more »

Sony has announced that it will launch its first 'Bravia 3D' stereoscopic 3D television set in June with four free 3D downloadable PlayStation 3 games, in Europe at least.

Consumers who purchase the Sony Bravia 3D HX800 launch model or later Bravia 3D TVs will score free copies Wipeout HD, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, PAIN and Super Stardust HD for download from the PlayStation Network, with full free stereoscopic 3D trimmings. Read more »

The North American release of Rhino Studios' PlayStation 3 photography game Afrika has gone gold and entered manufacturing , publisher Natsume revealed this morning.

Described by the company as a "visually stunning safari experience," Afrika will mark Natsume's first PS3 release when the $49.99 title hits stores on October 6.

Rhino Studios' long-awaited photography-based title Afrika has finally been confirmed for a release in North America, according to an IGN report.

Publisher Natsume will handle distribution of the title. Afrika was released last August in Japan, and is expected to exclusively hit the PlayStation 3 this year in the States.

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The next eight weeks will each see the release of free DLC packs for Evolution's racer MotorStorm Pacific Rift. The packs will each add new color schemes to three of the game's cars.

Evolution also notes that a new update has added "microbadges" to the game, which act like small racing trophies that appear above cars during an online race.

A sizeable update to Evolution Studios' PlayStation 3 racing sequel Motorstorm Pacific Rift is on the way, according to the PlayStation Blog.

Among other fixes and enhancements, the patch will remove restrictions on the copying of saved data, while also decreasing the chance of saved data corruption. Read more »

Evolution Studios' racing sequel MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has recorded over one million sales worldwide, according to Sony Worldwide Studios Europe chief Michael Denny.

Pacific Rift was released on October 28 in North America--too late in the month for its sales to make an impact on the October list of sales tracker NPD. November sales data has not yet been released.

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MotorStorm Pacific Rift (PS3), Evolution Studios' freshly released off-road racing sequel, is set to get a whole lot of downloadable content in the form of weekly updates.

"Once we're all rested its back to the development bunker to finish off the DLC we have lined up for you guys in the coming months," said director Nigel Kershaw to CVG. "You'll be glad to know, a lot of it is free," he added. Read more »

It's been nearly one month since the MotorStorm Pacific Rift demo was made available, but only for paying subscribers of Sony's downloadable video magazine Qore. This week, that demo will get opened up to the general public when the PlayStation Store gets its weekly update on Thursday.

"The demo includes Rain God Spires, one of the 16 courses exclusive to MotorStorm Pacific Rift," reads a post on the PlayStation Blog announcing the demo's availability. "Race against the computer in single-player mode or grab a friend for some split screen multiplayer action. Log on to the Store from your PS3 system and download it this Thursday, Oct. 16th!" Read more »

Evolution Studios' off-road racer sequel MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3) hits October 28, and in preparation, publisher Sony has provided screenshots of its various hazards.

The latest screenshots from Evolution Studios' off-road racer sequel MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3) offer a look of the game's split-screen multiplayer and further our knowledge of the various environments found in its tropical island setting.

Bringing monster trucks, 16 new tracks and more online players to the franchise, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift hits PlayStation 3 on October 28.

Evolution Studios' sequel to its offroad racer MotorStorm (PS3) will hit PlayStation 3 on October 28, publisher and studio owner Sony has revealed via the PlayStation.Blog.

Instead of the original's desert setting, MotorStorm Pacific Rift features an island environment that has a number of different terrains across its 16 tracks. Other additions include monster trucks, support for up to 16 online players, and 4-person offline split-screen.

Publisher Sony has provided a new trailer for Evolution Studios' Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, showcasing the various environments of the PlayStation 3 racer sequel due this fall.