Sony has revealed the six new games coming to PlayStation Plus this February. The games, including Transistor (PS4) and Thief (PS3), will be available to download on February 3rd in North America, and February 4th in Europe. Be sure to download January’s games before they are removed.
It’s a minority sport, but some people use their PS3 for accessing the web. Admittedly it’s not the most straightforward way to go about getting online. But – and here’s the good news – thanks to the way sites are increasingly being designed for tablets it is becoming less of a chore than it used to be.
Sony has announced that it has partnered with Spotify to bring its digital music service to the PlayStation Network this spring, and will be launching in 41 markets around the world. The new app will be called Spotify on PlayStation Music and will give you access to Spotify’s 30 million song catalogue. The app will also be usable during gameplay, letting you soundtrack your gaming sessions.
If your subscription to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has expired you’ll be happy to know that Square-Enix has announced a free weekend. The free weekend begins this Friday at 8am, until 8am on Monday, but will be available only to those who’ve previously subscribed to the game.
Grand Theft Auto V has managed to hold it top stop in the UK Games Chart for a third consecutive week, beating both Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and FIFA 15, which are in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Saints Row IV: Gat Out of Hell debutes in 4th place, while Call of Duty: Ghosts as made a surprising return to the top 10, finishing in 5th.
If you haven’t experienced PlayStation Home on the PS3 yet, now is the time to make the most of it before Sony closes it’s doors at the end of March 2015. You’ve got just over 2 months to explore the virtual world and various game spaces PlayStation Home has to offer, and unlock those trophies.
Telltale Games has announced that the second episode of Game of Thrones will be releasing in early February. The second episode is titled The Lost Lords and will be releasing on PC, Mac and PlayStation Network on February 3rd 2015. Telltale has also released a new trailer for the upcoming episode.
Sony has released the 10% discount code to compensate gamers for the downtime suffered during the Holiday period last year. The code is available from today until 9am GMT on January 26th 2015, and will give you 10% off on purchased (with some restrictions).
Sony’s PS4 was expected to launch in China on January 11th 2015, after a 14-year ban on foreign game consoles was lifted in September 2014. However, Sony has delayed the launch with just days to go, citing “various factors”.
The first PlayStation Store update for 2015 is live in North America, although its a small one. You can find a new PS3 game and two PS Vita games in this week’s update, in addition to January’s PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection.
