If you haven’t already heard, the PS4 has now surpassed six million units sold worldwide following the successful launch in Japan just over a week ago. This means that Sony sold around 700,000 units since the last figures were reported on February 8th 2014 – in the space of just three weeks.
If you haven’t already downloaded the Killzone: Shadow Fall multiplayer client, what are you waiting for? The multiplayer portion of the game is free-to-play this week, even without a PlayStation Plus membership. The multiplayer mode can be enjoyed with no limits this week, starting today at 5PM PST (1am GMT, on Tuesday 4th March).
2K Games has announced that the servers for NBA 2K13 will be shut down at the end of the month, on March 31st – 18 months after the game released. The announcement was made on Twitter, with confirmation that players won’t be able to use the online features or play ranked games after the shutdown.
Telltale Games has released a trailer for episode two of The Walking Dead Season Two, called “A House Divided”. The trailer doesn’t mention a release date, but Episode 2 will be releasing next week, on March 4th in North America for $4.99. Unfortunately, a release date for Europe was not confirmed.
SCEA has confirmed that Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition (PS4) and Tomb Raider (PS3) are also coming to the North American Instant Game Collection in March. In addition, the US will be getting four other titles, including Thomas Was Alone (PS3), Unit 13 (PS Vita) and Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite (PS Vita).
Sony Europe has confirmed the PlayStation Plus line-up for March 2014, revealing Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition (PS4) and Tomb Raider (PS3) will be coming to the Instant Game Collection, along with three other titles. The line-up means the rumour earlier this month was spot-on.
In addition to the usual sales and promotions on the PlayStation Store, Sony has introduced a recurring “Deal of the Week”, discounting titles for a limited time only, on a regular basis. The “Deal of the Week” starts with discounts on FIFA 14 on the PS3 and PS Vita, available until March 5th 2014.
Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition has been confirmed for the PS4 via the Asian PlayStation.Blog. The game will join the Instant Game Collection in Hong Kong in March, available to download for free if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, from March 6th 2014.
Konami has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes will be getting a price drop on PS4 and Xbox One, reducing the price to match the digital versions of the game on next-gen consoles. The price has been dropped from the original RRP of £39.99 to £29.99. The cost of the digital version for PS3 and Xbox 360 will remain at £19.99.
The PlayStation Wireless Stereo Headset 2.0 was expected to release in Europe around two weeks ago, but branded as the “Gold Wireless Stereo Headset”. Sony has tweeted that the headset will now be available to purchase on February 28th (this Friday) and that you can pre-order the headset from Amazon.co.uk.
