The free demo of The Last of Us, included with copies of God of War: Ascension won’t be available until the end of May, Naughty Dog has confirmed via Twitter. This means the demo will be available just two weeks before the full game is released.
The second Wonderbook title, Diggs Nightcrawler, will be coming to the PS3 this Summer, Sony has revealed. In addition, Sony will be releasing a series of Developer Diaries so you can take a behind-the-scenes look at how the game was designed and developed. The game will be hitting stores in May 2013.
Sony has released the Top 10 PSN Chart for February 2013, once again revealing a number of re-entries in the chart. New title Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch enters the chart at no. 3, while Darksiders 2 and Darksiders take the no. 1 and no. 2 spots, respectively. On the PS Vita, new comer Urban Trial Freestyle debuts on the top spot.
A new report from Digitimes claims that Sony is planning to ship a massive 16 million PS4 units before the end of the year, with mass shipments starting as early as August. The ambitious target suggests that a European release of the console could be on the cards, and appear on shelves just towards the end of 2013. The report also points out that the console will be manufactured by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Pegatron Technology.
As mentioned on Friday, a new Assassin’s Creed title is on the way in October, and we’ve got the first details about the game. The player will take the role of new protagonist Captain Edward Kenway in a entirely new setting during the Golden Age of Pirates in the early 1700s. Kenway commands a mighty ship in the dangerous waters of the West Indies, equipped with multiple pistols and twin wicked cutlasses.
The PS4 is set to be the front-runner in 4K technology, with the console being able to support 4K videos and photos. According to The Verge, Sony will be releasing a 4K video download service alongside the PS4, becoming the first service to offer downloadable 4K content. However, initial content downloads will exceed 100 GB.
March is going to be a big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers in North America. Subscribers can look forward to five new titles being added to the Instant Game Collection, including Spec Ops: The Line and Joe Danger 2: The Movie. You can look forward to a total of five new additions this month, which includes two PS Vita titles too.
Sony has confirmed that Quantic Dream’s upcoming title, Beyond: Two Souls, will be releasing on the PS3 in October. The game was expected to release in May, but has been delayed. Sony has also revealed that Willem Dafoe has joined the cast, playing the part of Nathan Dawkins, a scientist working a government division studying paranormal activities.
The PlayStation Network will be going offline next week for some scheduled maintenance. The maintenance will start from Monday, March 4th at 16:00 GMT and will last until 3:00 AM on Tuesday, March 5th. If you wish to play online during the maintenance window, you’ll need to sign-in to the PSN before the network goes offline.
Sony has released high resolution screens (or mock-ups) of the PS4’s user interface show at the PlayStation Meeting last week. The new interface looks similar to the XMB used in newer Sony televisions and also the updated PlayStation Store, with larger icons and a horizontal layout. The new screenshots also show what the user profile and PlayStation Network will look when viewed on other compatible devices, including mobiles and tablets.
